Dear City Councilman New, City Councilwoman Kniech, City Councilwoman Ortega and Staff, Registered Neighborhood Organization Representatives, and Community Planning and Development Department Staff:

Good afternoon. My name is Steve Elkins, and I am an Associate City Planner with the Community Planning and Development Department.

I am the case manager for the attached zoning permit application to establish a small residential care use (transitional housing) in the Congress Park neighborhood. This application is located in City Council District 10.