my name is paul wormer. i wanted to talk to an issue that relates very much to the combination of the covid crisis and the recent fires. this is a very specific request that's happened in my neighborhood to legalize a ground floor retail. and because of the location of that space -- and excellent idea. it's not a good space for retail. however, it's a ground floor unit. the only ventilation required by code is an opening window at the sidewalk level, and that, to me, poses a number of problems when you think about the issues of shelter in place and your only ventilation is an opening work. from gas heaters in the unit to cooking to other problems are significant without ventilation. we have not been able to open our windows in our much larger building for several days. last night, finally, we could, and it was wonderful. but on a small unit, that's problematic. when you factor in the ground-floor unit at the sidewalk, many occupants will not be comfortable relying on an open window. i think it's a problem, a