i am here to read a letter from matt holt and elizabeth frock. dear members of the board. good evening. we reside at 1133 19th street. we have lived there since 2004. our home is located across the street from the manabat's house at 1120 19th street. we could not be here tonight but have submitted this letter for your consideration. if you wish to follow up with either of us, please contact us at your convenience. we have known the manabat family for years. we met them almost immediately after we moved there and developed a nice relationship with them. ron and rose are wonderfully nice and good people, and their boys are adorable children. we are aware that they are tenants in common. the manabats have shared with us they are seeking to subdivide the problem in order to refinance, pull out equity and make repairs to their house. we are supportive of their efforts to seek a variance to allow the lot to be split. we were made aware that the variance permit required for the lot split was previously denied. that came as a surprise to us. from our perspective, and we literally