ms. burrell's part. she cani am happy to answer anyr questions. >> which of the two mitigated schemes -- >> i am sorry? i did not hear that. >> which of the medications -- mitigation stood your client favored? >> i have four pieces of paper i have looked out over five minutes. i do not understand there are two distinct schemes. >> one was the corner, presented to you previously. then he had a variation which added the little. >> we ask t make a mock up so we could take a look at what they had in mind. when we take a look out, we will know if it is satisfactory or not. they declined to do that because he was out of town and ms. burrell added birthday party -- had a birthday party. we can come up with a solution now but the answer is that either compromise would be accessible. >> just wanted to respond why we did not get back to them. it was over a month and they responded to the day i was supposed to be submitting my appeal. to delay that would have meant missing the deadline. it so happened we had alread

ms. burrell wrote to dr. maxon's house tenant, house sitter, i guess you'd call him in october of last year. i will read it to you and then i will show you the mail itself. it is died -- dated october 23, 2011, 9:00 a.m. >> i appreciate your e-mail. we certainly do not want to add to mary's stress. i understand and hear your concerns and i assure you that we will have permits in place soon. the deck work you saw, pipes, etc.. to put a dent in your neighborhood consensus and permits and also we would not think of putting on a deck that would in any way interfere with mary's view. i am precariously close to over speaking. i will sit down and let dr. maxon address you. >> good evening. my main -- name is mary maxon. i am on temporary assignment in washington, d.c. and my detail and snacks monsoor will be returning permanently to san francisco in august. i brought -- bought my home in 2009 after looking at approximately 75 houses. when i walked in, i was struck by the view and by the privacy afforded by a second

ms. burrell, suggest a meeting, and try to work out this issue voluntarily. mrs. burrell responded by saying she did not want to me with a lawyer. we all understand the reputation that lawyers have in some circles but it was a problem for us. there was no way to get her in the room with the design in front of us and work something else -- something out. we find ourselves in front of you tonight. unfortunate. i should make it clear that we're tonight still willing to consider alternatives but we believe that whatever alternative might be adopted by the board or agreed to by the parties, it must eliminate the problem and the prospect of a degrading of the few and the privacy at the second level. i want to bring to your attention an e-mail that ms. burrell wrote to dr. maxon's house

ms. burrell added birthday party -- had a birthday party. we can come up with a solution now but the answer is that either compromise would be accessible. >> just wanted to respond why we did not get back to them. it was over a month and they responded to the day i was supposed to be submitting my appeal. to delay that would have meant missing the deadline. it so happened we had already planned, and neither of us were available on the weekend. this is a modest approval for allowable. we met all of the requirements. it was with and all of our entitlements to build a deck off of her family room. she also has living space, she has a family room that has a small balcony off of it. and enough space for a barbecue. it is very modest. we tried to meet with them before and we did not have a response. the neighborhood has much larger decks to out it. you are allowed to have 9 feet deep, this is very small. >> could you address the offer to work out a resolution today? >> he has seen that. >> is that something that is still on the table? >> es. -- yes