my name is sarah jones. i am with the planning division. i am the coordinator for the transit center plan and the transit hour. from our environmental planning staff, i am joined by the transportation coordinator. the draft eir analyzes the draft transit center district plan which would change the zoning regulations and promote improvements to support the new transit center facility that is located at the site of the former transbay terminal. it also has an analysis which has proposed 1,070 foot office building which would be constructed on mason street between fremont and first street immediately to the north of the new center. before you are review and comments on the draft eir for this project which was published on september 28th. comments will continue until november 28th, 2011. yesterday, we held a hearing at the preservation commission where they prepared comments for the draft eir. this concluded that it would have the unavoidable environmental impacts. aesthetics, historic resources, transportation, noise and vibration, air quality