mr. baldauf that's limited as specified in the staff memo specifically that it's only applicable to the entities listed in the waiver request that it's only applicable to situations where other members of mr. mold ups firm couldn't reasonably make the communication. and additionally the waiver should be limited only to communications made on behalf of bcp plus interiors or its clients. thank you and i'm happy to take any questions and as i mentioned mr. boulder is here and able to speak as well. thank you for that. i have no questions but i can just share my thinking and then we can pick up mr. baldauf and that way you have the benefit of what we're thinking as you talk with us. i was just going to ask that madam deputy city attorney can we take public comment now? just so we have the benefit of the extent we have any comment as we move on we don't have to wait too long, right? >> no, you can take great. >> does anyone in the gallery wish to make public comment on this item? seeing none. mr. clerk, would you check if there are any callers? >> chair from that we're checking to see if there are ca

. >> commissioner baldauf i mr. vergara yes. mr. right yes. commissioner foley and commission president masuda yes. >> this item passes 5 to 0 moving on to our only item on the calendar and our regular calendar which is the proposed department budget and work program. >> good afternoon commissioners. deborah landers deputy director of administration here to go over our proposed budget and ask for your recommendation that the planning commission recommend to the mayor's office what we are proposing this year. so it's going to sound very familiar to anybody who's been through this more than once in the last few years. >> so let's just jump into it and i'm happy to answer any questions at the end of the presentation we're going to do the mayor's office overview some background and highlights volume trends, revenue expenditure, the historic preservation work program and then the overall calendar. >> so as you've heard for the last few years and as you've probably read in the papers and heard on the news as well, the city is looking at a deficit ov