this is patrick ryan. can you hear me? >> clerk: yes. we can. >> caller: this is patrick ryan, i'm the vice president of coo committee. thank you for taking the time to listen to us today. this has been a three-year process and i want to mention two people and that's darrell and davis who are two black women owners who have led this charge and this has been a grass roots effort. it has really been an amazing journey to be on with my fellow l.b.e. community members, specifically the microcommunity members and the board should be very enthusiastic about passing this and should have a sense of urgency about passing this because it's going to leave a lot of pain that a lot of small businesses that have been facing this during this time that has been amplified during the pandemic and other issues that we face. this really has been an effort that has galvanized a lot of folk who is have previously been ignored or left behind and it's very much needed and it has been vetted and it is something that everybody can get behind and i feel very proud