confined to the adequacy and accuracy of the information and analysis contained in the draft eir. i would also like to request that you speak as slowly and clearly as possible so that the court reporter can produce an accurate transcript of today's hearing. also,, two should state their name and address so they can be properly identified and then receive a copy of the comments and copy of the response document when it is completed. after general comments, we will receive comments on the draft eir by the members of the commission and board. public comment for this eir began on july 10 and extend until august 6. the historic preservation committee held a presentation on the draughty and are on june 24 and determined there were no comments. however, members of the commission expressed their desire for the project to

include a monument to those who served on the island during its military. , perhaps employing materials used from that era, such as the cannon at the entrance to treasure island. at the hearing, they readily agreed to pursue this project element. this concludes my presentation on less commissioners, board members have questions. we can open up the public hearing. >> thank you. project staff. >> we have no additional comments. >> we have a number of speaker cards. when i read your name, if you would wind up in the center of the aisle. michael. karen perce. bernie chilton. kim colon.

three minutes time on everyone. >> [inaudible]

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>> excuse me for interrupting. the court reporter cannot hear you. >> the microphone is not on. >> is that better? i will repeat. my name is bernard chilton. i am a san francisco to more representative, whether due

diligence has been exercised regarding title to treasure island that must be cleared in a court with federal law, the arkansas act of 1850, that said lands belonging and high time, including louisiana, texas, florida, along to the state of california for ever and in perpetuity. clear that is foremost because the litigation that will be required to pay for and the environmental defense of the island will not be operable. also, federal law will put certain operational constraints that need to be cleared first. then you can do your job. my second question deals with my background as an architectural engineer, as to whether there is sufficient tests regarding compaction of the sand, for

example, from the earthquake. under mild conditions, it can cause much of the pipe on the island to be damaged. you have got your answer. a severe earthquake, in effect, this proposal will not stand. if you have copies, there are various legal correspondence that i had come as a representative of the state, representing the severity of the title. thank you for your attention. >> good morning, tim colon. executive director of the san francisco executive housing coalition.

we have been watching this for a couple of years now and we are excited about it. this project, as much as any we have seen, will push the envelope, expand what is possible. where the direction of the new housing and communities will go in the united states. one of the curious features about the island, its relative isolation in terms of its connection to the bridge, i think that will turn out to be a huge plus for it because of the way the project is approaching transportation, minimizing the influence of cars. we love this project. we hope it will move forward as quickly as possible. we are heartbroken about the current economic conditions that are holding it back. i think anything you can do to move it forward quickly is all to the good. thank you. >> manny flores.

paul currier. >> danny flores. we are here in full support of the project. it is a no-brainer. we are excited about it. we would like to plant the seed now and get going. we are currently already up there. the united brotherhood of carpenters, we are partners with the job corps out there, so we have a training facility there. we have already landed. we just need the jobs. we are currently looking for more women in the program also. we will be looking for your blessing for the treasure island project. thank you. >> thank you. >> sherry williams, executive director of the treasure island

development agency. we are proud to make comments today as this next milestone is before you. the plan represents a real opportunities to provide housing and jobs for formerly homeless and low-income san franciscans. the eir sites the housing that will be available for tida and john carpenter news that will be created for redevelopment. we look forward to expanding the number of formerly homeless people who will now have a place to call home, as well as those who earn an income through the tida middle of that. a key component for us is none of the existing residence will be displaced. all will have an opportunity for housing. in a land use section, tida occupies the fitness center and gymnasium. for the record, we no longer operate the gymnasium. however, we do use the former fitness center as a community center. this is a critical resource for

existing residence. it is the site of numerous community meetings, events, a food pantry program, computer workshop, a venue for residents to come together as a community. beyond our sights there is space allocated for community center and redevelopment, and we are pleased to see this. over the past 13 years we have tried to create and support communities by providing at least basic services such as child care, your programming, recreation programming, and so on. it is important to us and the future of the new treasure island community to have such things in place. we assumed the 48,500 square feet allocated to the community center and the 30,000 square feet for community services will be used to support everything from youth programming to air on the center to general purpose community center, like we have currently. it will be important to keep these basic services in place to support existing residence as

construction occurs until their replacements are developed. we are supportive of the project, and we, too, are looking forward to implementing it. >> thank you. >> nick rossi. i have reviewed the draft eir and i have the following comment. we believe there is no mechanism for the perimeter burned. it is not addressed in the hazards and hydrology section. storm waters and floods are done to make sure that they can maintain future operations -- i am constrained by the three minutes. believe the future operation and maintenance should be included

by the product description and further analysis should be evaluated. in the previous staff reports, i would refer to to be an addendum of the commission meeting from friday august to, north coast district item f4a, local coastal program amendment crcmaj-1-09, for the alliances and purposes of the sale of all rate of 3 p per century is going to be used. you mentioned in the report tsunami hazards should account for sea levels of 3 feet 26 p per century, however, project plans only accommodate 36 inches of c rise and an additional 6 inches of freeboard. however, we believe it will not be adequate for the lifetime of the project. no definitive publication had

been produced that addresses the sea level rise, which makes it impossible to determine the appropriate height. it is conceivable in the lifetime of the project, the sea level may increase more than a product design. see level is problematic for treasure island. we believe the coastal commission, because this project involves rezoning plan amendment, a discussion of its requirements should have been included. under government code 6560a, it requires a land use as authorized the under programs and general specific uses in the general plan. we think the omission of the coastal commission's involvement is a serious violation. i mentioned before -- [inaudible] tsunami location. not think their response plan respond adequately to that or

provide a corporate responses. with respect to the waste water pull the discussion, as you may know, the regional water quality board will permit a new facility, however, there has not been a discussion about the waste reduction, as required under the waste management act of 1999. that plays into the greenhouse discussion. we would like to have a further study on how the greenhouse gases are going to be studied, with respect to waste reduction. may i have one more minute? >> thank you. as you know, -- >> may i have 60 more seconds? >> you may not. comments may be received in her writing until the 26th of this month. certainly, you and anyone else

should feel free to submit those. they will be considered as oral comments. >> i will do that. as a parting shot, regional housing needs proper allocation -- >> thank you. >> good morning, ladies and all men. my name is paul courier. i am an internet community organizer. some of the people who will be watching this nomy nationwide as one of the obama organizers. i want to run as mayor in san francisco in 2011. i am speaking in the public house, on behalf of the public interest, and i am shocked. it is nice to be here in a room that is owned by the people and city and county of san francisco. it is nice to see you people in

the chambers of the elected representatives and using this facility for the planning and development of treasure island. i would like to ask a simple question. are we going to turn ourselves for what we already own? are we going to delegate that to corporations through charge us read for the resources that are already ours? is that what we are going to do? are we going to disrespect the fact that this property was owned by the federal government and there is a title claim that one of the other dunham and has already spoke about today? we are going to disregard the people and city in the state of california, the claims of the coastal commission to regulate the coast properties and waters. that is what we are going to do? i would caution us to pay attention to what is happening here. i want to talk about reasonable concepts. one of them is called secrecy,

the next one is craft. another one is called crash and. maybe some of you have profited from it. maybe not. how come there is no inspector general function and this? we are privatizing 150 acres in napa county of san francisco. there is money at stake here. this is public property. where are the cops, oversight? secrecy. i went into the planning commission, i sat down yes today, and they sent me over to another department, and i was able to get two volumes. this is just one of them. in references two more, it is called the design for development planning guide. those other two documents, four documents, are not available on- line. how come they're not available? how come i cannot look at the

pictures of the high-rises in the financial district that you are proposing to build? how come people from berkeley and alameda and sacramento and stockton cannot look at what the bay bridge will look like when we yolose the view of the golden gate bridge when they drive in? how come the secrecy? maybe because there is a lot of money in those high-rise developments. i want to close with a concept. it appears that we have an organized theft of public property going on with a process of methodology, where incrementally, we take this and that, and then 30, 50 years, what is left? treasure island is a gem.

it belongs to the people of the bay area. hopefully the next supervisor in the district 6 will speak up more. i do not think the environmental impact report should be improved -- approved until it has been open to sunshine and the people in the state of california can see what you are doing. thank you very much. >> thank you. richard willard. can masters. karen weeks. >> good morning. richard willard. i represent the pile drivers of san francisco. we have a long history of development since the gold rush , had the foundations for the

buildings of san francisco. i am the negative, only the positives. jobs are needed in california. for every construction worker employed, it creates many j+residual jobs in the process. the engineering feats in this day, if they can put people on the moon and drive trains under the day, i am sure we can support treasure island to be a positive addition to'róñi the a. a bit of trivia. i worked on the dock to the west side of treasure island in the mid 1980's. there is the longest continuous, 1-npiece i am happy to be able to support treasure island with many new jobs. if they could just create8u construction work. thank you for your time.

>> thank you. >> has my name in as karenweiss. i am speaking on behalf of the bay conservation and development commission. i wanted to draw attention to a letter that was written by our executive director in support of the project and in support of the work that tida had done with us on sea level rise. also, the letter written by the governor in support of the project. thank you. also, we will be providing further comments, written comments, before the time period ends. >> thank you. >> ken masters. i hope you enjoyed nick's 3 minutes. i probably pay $2,000 for him to do that.

time and again the voice of the residents have been shut down. my opposition to this plan starts with a contradiction in the mission statement, which includes, to create community and identity, when actually it will destroy the community and identity that exists. also, the precedents that this creates further empowers for the developers and politicians and weakens the individuals and communities within san francisco. as an example, i called 15 law firms before i found an attorney. all of them had consulates. how does an individual get access to justice if every law firm does not want to take a case, either because they are already employed by the developers or city, or because they believe it is bad for business? furthermore, there was a

councilmember who stated, what i hope is a career-limiting opinion, that there are no nimbys on treasure island. we have no representation on the council. where is chris caly? -- chris daly? he has been absent for how long? furthermore, this will tear us apart and scattered along the island indefinitely, not keep us together as a group, and then make it so onerous, that we have no interest in staying. i expect to move from a 3- bedroom apartment to a 1-bedroom apartment on treasure island. after that, priced us up out of the ybi.

why not price have the land to accommodate the residents that are there today. we know we have somewhere to come back to. we can take care of ourselves during redevelopment. furthermore, the cab has failed us. it ignored us and shut us out. each time that i attended a cab, after an over presentation, what to do one resident was on the board, who joined, six months ago? rolling every time he speaks about our concerns. >> thank you.

>> commissioners, good morning. tony ganter. for many, it is startling to see the one ring bridge when they approach. are we not comfortable with the historic scale of the building is currently on the island? is this not something to be maintained? and do we want to alter the island profile with towers and jutting up from the day, including a central tower exceeding the height of the bay bridge? and we should not forget the impact of the earthquake on the island. the army corps of engineers dredge several hundred million cubic yards of material, most of its and, from the bottom of the day to build the island.

brown the motion was among the strongest in the bay area, despite being 60 miles from the epicenter. what could happen during a similar, if not more powerful earthquake along the san andreas or hayward fault with an jgias the report compiled for te navy, it could cost substantially more shaking on the island and that live with occasion could be expected to9.e widespread. be wary of terms like geo technical stabilization when the forces of nature are so great. we do not need high rises. >> melanie williams, michael lynn, holly burke.

>> good morning. my name is melanie williams. i live at 1215 bayside drives. i have been living here since 1995. i really appreciate everything you are doing. when we first came out here, i was pregnant with my son, and i really want to see something nice. i want to see the bridge. i have been there for a long time. i really >> we have community meetings. the programs is out there. and where i come from is a better place for me to be. so i just am glad you-all can get together. put the work together. and make it happy home for the families. thank you so much.