you will see letters there, including from the small business commission, that unanimously voighteded in favour of the legislation without modification as well as letters from the jackson square historic district association, which is a combination of businesses and residential letters as well as from homeowners associations in the area asking for our support. and with, that colleague, i respectfully request your support for this item. >> thank you. supervisor safai. >> just to clarify -- i know you said this pretty clearly but i want to understand -- this is to protect the area from additional restaurant and bars coming in and displacing existing restaurant bars and other uses or to ensure that existing retail that is nonrestaurant bars and uses are -- >> why don't we have diego sanchez come up and give the staff report. i just wanted to note, madame chair, that our former board member, bevan duffty is in the chambers. >> welcome. >> supervise so as mentioned, the planning commission heard this ordinance on january 11 of this year. they voted 6-1 in support of the ordinance without a