brian, he will be here for legal advice tonight and at the controls is victor pa chico, i'm gloria, we're joined by representatives that have cases before the board, scott sanchez is there, he's representing the planning department, roger duffy is here representing the building inspection and john quan is here, he's the manager of public works, bureau street and mapping. at this time, mr. pa check koe, if you could go over the board meeting guidelines and conduct the swearing in process. >> the board request you turn off all cell phones and pagers, please carry on conversation ins the hallway, the board rule of presentation are as follows, appellant, permit holders and department representatives have 7 minutes to present their cases and three minutes for rebuttals f, people affiliated with these parties must include their comments within the 7 or three minutes, they have up to 3 minutes each to address the board but no rebuttal, to assist the board in the accurate preparation of minutes, members of the public who wish to speak on an item are asked but not required to submit a speaker card