or -- >> hi, i'm mike buehler, executive director of san francisco architectural heritage, and i just how fortunate we feel to be entrusted with this responsibility and i'd like to attest to the partnership that's already been developed between the arts commission and the nonprofit bayview opera house, inc. in discussing and reaping -- coming to terms on this easement and i'm here to answer any questions you might have. thank you. supervisor maxwell: yes. could you explain to us exactly what it is we're talking about? somebody mentioned art and pictures, and i don't believe it's that. will you -- >> yes, preservation easements is an agreement between the property owner and the easements holding organization -- that's us -- that identifies significant features on the historic property and requires us, as the easement holding organization, to review and approve all changes to the building, in this case for a period of 50 years. supervisor maxwell: so when we talk about the building, we're talking about parts of the exterior, parts of the interior, we're talking about the building itself

mike buehler on behalf of san francisco architectural heritage. san francisco heritage has attended all but one of the h.p.c. meetings over the last two and a half months where revisions to articles 10 and 11 have been deliberated. i think all will agree, of those who participated in the process, that h.p.c. approached its charge very deliberatively and thoughtfully, seeking to strike a balance between a mandate intent of proposition j, and the interest of property owners. the throughout h.p.c.'s review guided by best practices drawn from model ordinances and policies as well as the language of the city charter. i'd just like to address a few points summarized in the staff presentation and also addressed by some of the speakers before us. with regard to the initiation process, the proposed initiation process in the revised ordinance models best practices in other cities such as los angeles, where, for example, the commission has the opportunity to screen and reject frivolous nominations before moving them forward. likewise with regard to the admin