i am seeing john mccormick and shelley dyer and anyone else who would like to speak can line up overe on the right side. i am going to say a few things about public comment before he let you start. speakers have two minutes. we as he state your first and last name and speak directly into the microphone. if you have prepared a written statement, you encourage -- you are encouraged to leave it with the committee clerk. no applause or booing is permitted. in the interest of time, we encourage speakers to avoid repetition of previous statements. >> my name is john mccormick thank you for having us here today. i just wanted to say that it is a corner store that is a staple in the community and it is a neighborhood that does not have access to healthy foods and vegetables. unfortunately, it is a reality that the viability of the business depends on selling liquor, and we wish that was in the case and we wish we didn't have to ask for this license, but we want to increase the amount of fruits and vegetables that can be sold in the neighborhood, and i just had a resident in the other day tel