mr. cordoz. colleagues, any questions or comments for mr. cordoz? there is not a b.l.a. report. let's open it up to public comment. is there any member of the public that would like to comment on that? seeing none, public comment is closed [gavel]. >> chair fewer: thank you, mr. cordoz, for a very good presentation of what this matter is about. i would like to move this to the full board with a positive recommendation. [gavel]. >> chair fewer: madam clerk, can you please call item 15. [agenda item read]. >> chair fewer: thank you very much. we have jeremy spitz here from the department of public works. >> hello, supervisors. my name is jeremy spitz, from the department of public works. the original contract was from 1996 to october 2016. as the contract was coming to a close, public works put in an r.f.p. for a new contract, and j.c. decaux was the only respondent. decaux' design was approved by the specific design review committee and arts commission, but we received some negative feedback from the members of the public, board of supervisors and historic preservation commission