ms. rosenberg, do you have a presentation for us? >> yes, i do. it's up on my screen. >> supervisor cohen: i'm sorry, you don't have a handout? >> i apologize, yes, i do have a handout. as you know the board makes a wide range of determinations for city boards and commissions and our mission is to provide a final administrative review process in a fair, efficient and expeditious manner before an impartial panel and we are a very small department, we have five board members. the department head, myself a legal assistant and three legal process clerks. we have five full-time employees. our strategic goals, just to give you a brief summary to enhance the appeal process for participants, make it more accessible to the public and through the increased use of technology. goal two is to foster workforce development. we are small, so we cross train our employees to be able to perform all functions and goal three is to analyze and amend the board's rules of procedures to modernize the a process. we have two revenue sources. our primary source is through su

ms. rosenberg, if you would help me. on the two permits that relate to the lower floor, you can insert the permit numbers for me because i get confused with the number, but i would move to deny the appeal on those two permits. >> we have four permits total. >> are you taking these in separate motions? should we do this in spro separate motions? and if you are pulling anything out. >> let's start with the first two floor permits and to suggestion is the motion to deny the appeal and those permits were issued appropriately and according to and properly. >> can we clarify, president fong, which two appeals because the first -- 18-017 concerns the second through fifth floor. 18-018 also contains work on the third floor as does 18-040. clearly 18-041 is upper floor. >> 818 is work on the fifth floor. >> it just talks also about work on the third floor. >> 040 is third floor. >> 18-018 talks about mdf room, if you see the last sentence. >> i would equate those two permits as those that perhaps are less -- >> contractor, do you

ms. rosenberg is director of the energy and economics security program at the center for new american security. she is a veteran of the treasury departments. she is an expert on sanctions policy. we also have a new member who is a policy fellow at the european leadership network and he will address european concerns and concerns about the trump decision for the u.s. alliance in europe. we have an old friend of the program, the iranian budget the i ranho -- project director -- deer ran project director. in his senior fellow at our global energy center and veteran of the state department. i believe also the nsc, where he worked on developing the sanctions that are now going to be returning. so, it promises to be a very, very interesting our and a half. i would like to ask you to silence your cell phones and invite ambassador sullivan to come make some preliminary remarks. thank you. youssador sullivan: thank very much, barbara. good morning. good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. it is seven minutes past 12:00 so it is no longer the morning. i will not hide from you that it is with a slightly hea