. >> i am sam nakamura. the property was purchased in 2004. supervisor elsbernd: i'm sorry if this comes across wrong, but we are talking about a significant gift of taxpayer dollars. when you purchased the property, was the substructure issue disclosed to you? >> no. supervisor elsbernd: when you did your own inspection before you entered into the sale of the property, did you not discover that? >> no, because we didn't realize that the mortar was -- because a lot of it is behind interior walls. supervisor elsbernd: and when you purchased the property, you were aware it was a landmark? >> yes. elsbernd yems and i assume you were a wear of the costs associated with maintaining a landmark piece of property? >> yes. supervisor elsbernd: ok, thank you. >> but the seismic retrofit is something that we had not considered. supervisor elsbernd: i understand that part. i'm fine with the chair's recommendation that the reduction down to the maintenance level, which was $22,000 -- supervisor avalos: $22,617. supervisor elsbernd: if we need to make a mot

hester and sam nakamura first down themselves in this situation, and so they applied more than a yeargo for this program. what makes this important is that this home requires structural work. the contract in front of us requires more than $250,000 in foundational repairs to make it earthquake-safe. i wanted to ask the planning department to present on their recommendations, followed by the assessor's office to share their work with you. >> tara sullivan from the planning department. the item in front of you is a historical property contract. it is individual landmark 916-447-call 55. it was constructed in 19 -- 1876. the application was filed on december 1, 2008, and the historic preservation commission heard this item on june 3, 2009. the h.p.c. recommended approval with a vote of 5-0. they found specifically that 1818 california quasi face for the program because it is an individual landmark under article 10 of the code. it is valued at over $3 million. however the h.p.c. determined the building is significant due to the style and the people that live there. they found that the main