i am joined by sarah dennis phillips, project manager for this project. i am here before you to discuss the 2009 housing element update. quickly, i have a brief presentation. i understand that you guys had a substantial discussion about this last week at the full board. quickly, the housing element itself, which was approved by the planning commission unanimously on march 24 is a component of the city's general plan. it helps guide discretionary decisions our commission makes or other decisions about housing projects. it is required to be updated by the state every five years. we think about it as our chance to show the state what good work we are doing with our planning surf as market, octavia, the eastern parks and other things the development area is doing. there are six general categories that the state asks us to report on. those include adequate sites, a couple of issues around affordable housing, and issues around preserving existing housing stock. in addition, the housing element before you includes policies and objectives around three san francis