part of the design team working for the city of san francisco that is to be housed in the old united states meanint. i know his interest and commitment go back much further than that. he would be a worthy addition, and i hope you will act on his behalf. the seat that he is nominated for, the question is left open whether it should go to a historian and a larger sense, or the historian in the professional sense. his tenure on the museum in addition to the other experience should qualify him in the broader sense. thank you. >> i have been in the historian's seat for the last year-and-a-half and wanted to share my experience with you. as to why there are particular requirements, the hpc deals with a very specific type of expertise. there is a position for a generalist, but other seats are reserved for specifics. why would we need a historian? to local, state, and federal governments, these designations can lead to significant amount of money that can renovate are maintain or restore buildings. these buildings represent our past and our future. the possibilities for business in the future. in order to