mr. blackman's words, the cooling fans on the new boxes in it a sound equivalent to an electric toothbrush all day long. competition is a great thing and we could use more of it. but at what cost? with all the advances in technology and considering how innovative the bay area is, does it make sense to put these all over? >> i am representing the rebel we could neighborhood association. -- the eurkea valley neighborhood association. we want to know what the alternatives are. we don't except there are no alternatives. -- accept there are no new alternatives. we are talking about technology. it does not go away. the city should be looking at this in a broadway about how to provide the technological advances to the residents without creating like and possible hazards to pedestrians , and putting impediments in the public right of way. maybe the eir is not even going to be sufficient to do what is necessary to prepare for the future here. but it certainly is a step. all the alternatives will be able to be looked at through the eir. by doing a categorical exemption, it simply doesn't make sense