i'm tim culler, i live across the street. even though i have a sacramento street, i live and work there. i look out at the proposed place where this building is supposed to go up. i sent you all a letter, i hope you received it. i like to refer to it because there's photographs in here that i think will make it easier to make the points i like to make. it is not one person in the neighborhood objects. you heard the count, it is 20 people opposed and zero in favor of. so there are a lot of people that couldn't make it. people here had evening engagements. there's strong opposition to this. i'm speaking for people that could not be here. we would like to work with these people and we would love to be a part of the discussion. i -- they tossed a flier in our lobby friday before a national holiday and said we're having a meeting on a national holiday, please come. most of the people were out of town two days later and didn't make it. then the next thing we know about the end of this year, we get a note in the mail saying the proj

tim culler. >> good afternoon commissioners. my name is elka jarvis. the proposed height is neither desirable, necessary or compatible with the present neighborhood. a large percentage of the buildings post a 94% of the buildings are either three stories or less in that neighborhood. to allow this project to go further, it would have a severe negative impact. for each approval given, to construct a building -- a building higher than current three story buildings, which are majority of the buildings, that will set a precedent in the future for some other developer to come over and add -- ask or request a -- for further height to their new buildings. this will have a profound negative and devastating impact on the neighborhood. any type of allowance criteria should be based on value the project is giving to the neighborhood, and in this case, i see none. the architect claimed they have met with the neighbors and i'm one of the neighbors, and i'm not here when this meeting was held, how much advance notice was given to the residents, to attend that meetin