mrs. hester's point about outlaws. we don't want to encourage them and don't want to reward them for their activity. but we also don't want to encourage penalizing people and stopping projects at the expense of the neighborhood and people who happen to see this special si site. i was initially in support of not taking d.r. and moving forward. it seems like i don't know if there is enough interest in t t that. the motion on the floor to continue seems to be somewhat of a middle ground. but i think the message sent to the project sponsor is that these mistakes are costly in time and money. here we are spending more time and money. i would be willing to support the motion on and go back to the 1998 drawings. president olague: i also support the motion to continue. my main reason is that it was acknowledged that the p.r. requester didn't receive -- d.r. requester didn't receive certain types of communication. i think that is what i heard staff acknowledge. given that we need to make sure because i do hear that, i'm never s

mr. colon knows that. president olague: i don't support the appeal, but do endorse the comments of ms. hester. i have been hearing these for years from bike coalition, tom, and i have been having these convictions as long as i have been here and it is time we start tackling the issue. call the question. secretary avery: commissioners, the motion on the floor is to uphold the preliminary mitigated negative declaration. on that motion, commissioner antonini. >> yai yai. >> commissioner borden. >> aye. >> commissioner miguel. >> aye. >> commissioner fong. >> thank you, commissioners. that motion passed unanimously. commissioners, you are on item 14a andb, 2004.091ck for 899 valencia street. the item on the calendar, 14a is the conditional use authorization and 14b the shadow. and i think you will hear them both together, but you need to take your action on the shadow first before you take your c.u. action. >> good afternoon, commissioners. ben fu, planning department staff. the 899 valencia on planning code 134, 151, 175, and to allow the demolition of existing service station and construction of