>> this is an informational hearing and one of a series of informational hearings, testimony will be limited to one minute.

>> that is not fair. >> can i in told you for just one minute on the item on the italian opera. i just wanted to share with you what we did with the italian opera. [singing in foreign language]

[normal voice] our children love the italian opera. i don't want to take away from the one minute but the kids loved the italian opera. i am here to raise my voice in protest on the part merced plan. the developers talk about replacing town homes and apartments but they don't talk about the increased density. the residence of parker said it will be impacted should have more control and assistance to over the development design, the agreement, and any approval of

the developer of agreements which are in limbo and they need to be cleared up for our residents. the fact is that this is making it like manhattan. if you go to any street in the city of manhattan, you will see this on 27 blocks, tell them and half -- tear them in half and then put up more towers. thank you. >> it has been a long day for all of us and i am thankful that you are here. i am a resident of park merced. this is one of the few multi- cultural low neighborhoods that you have in san francisco. this has toddlers' and seniors.

there are recently displaced african americans so that they can remain in hyde funding. thank you. >> thank you. >> the city agrees that in that the washoe and dryer will replace patio and balconies .

i had open space in my front yard and there is the up in space of the prime. and this developer had the image should be looked at in tandem with eir. they make all of these promises and the developer agreement does not work. things can never be built in this project and there is some -- and i suggest that you get a -- >> thank you. >> one minute is unfair. we have been here since 1:30 this afternoon.

>> we will have a series of hearings. >> i am a resident of park merced and i oppose this project. i think that this could have been done better. this is over dense. people are trying to use their transportation and i don't see how it will be. i understand that the project has been taken over by for trent in assessment group- fortress investment group. they have major financial problems. >> what will happen within a year, two years, 10 years? i don't think that it will be around anymore. then there is a major problem.

think you. >> thank you. >> take a picture. bring it here. >> thank you. >> well, i am predicting difficulties and dangers. you have a very earthquake prone area. i gave you copies of the map. this area will get hit the worst, you have high density.

i have read the stuff that they have been earthquakes, this is very superficial. in any event, you have the map. there is much more available. there is the u.s. to logical survey. >> thank you. >> tiny them an architect and i have a small -- in the city. i have had a remarkable process that the owners and architects

engage din. a number of the small firms in the city have come together to test some of the principles of the plan and in that process, there is a lot of engagement and discussion about the study of how these things work relative to the water patterns, the wind patterns, the solar shading. these buildings have been placed very specifically in a very impressive way. they have been vetted by a number of people. >> thank you. >> good evening, commissioners. i am an architectural educator in san francisco. i commented on the hearing and i have looked at documents on a

website. the principals in the plant that half urban and natural systems, a variety of housing types, open spaces, neighborhoods that have a well thought out and this is important for san francisco to keep making progress on adding diversified housing within city limits, housing that is closest to places of employment. housing that is supported by transit and services, housing that is well designed. i think that the park does this and it does this in detail. thank you. >> thank you.

>> this project it ignores a lot of issues and we will not have the time to talk about this. but i will put this on the overhead. the interior courtyards, there are multiple photos. i will show you what it looks like. there is a beautiful landscape. this should all be labeled courtyards. there is no fine grain analysis on what is available. i submitted drawings like this which shows options and alternatives.

this book's for adequate development along the eastern side and providing direct transit. anything else is not acceptable. thank you. >> i am here today for san francisco and planning. these are four very different aspects of the project. this replenishes the lake. we are enthusiastic about the

open space plans and we have gotten plenty of active recreational space. also the community gardens and the york and the gardens. we are very interested in a plan that brings transportation- oriented development to the west side of the city and we have definitely approve the gentrification. this project has been endorsed and we sent you a letter. thank you. >> i have come to you before. every time i come to this meeting, i feel that even though you are appointed by the mayor of san francisco, i feel that you have some responsibility. last time i was at one of these

meetings, you spoke to us with such contempt. i see one of the supervisors all close to the developer i am not insinuating that people have you in their pocket of seeing strange because you are appointed officials, you get to talk to us differently than elected officials. i want you to take a look at fortress investment group. please. i am going to city college and getting back into school. i have a bachelors of arts degree in public relations. thank you. >> a pleasure to speak with you.

i made 20-year resident of park merced. i am in support of this plan. i am excited about the plans to make the small parks and this is a thriving community. i think that it can be even more vibrant, you can have people who are hanging out and socializing. i also wanted to let you know that his plan is a result of many community meetings. we went to many many meetings over the last couple of years and i do feel that the residents had an opportunity to get feedback. not all of this will be reflected but i think a lot of

this is in there and this is a result of a lot of work. >> thank you. >> thank you for hearing me. i have been a resident for 16 years. i was against this at first but i think it is prefer bolted be sustainable. i do not want to lose my garden. i've changed my mind as i heard the plan. i like a lot of things that they were planning to do. i like the fact that they have communication. they are thinking about putting in native plants that attracts native animals and making sustainable buildings and retail for the seniors and four all of us. i am for this and i liked the

idea of the garden. this is really important that we start thinking in terms of the future. thank you for hearing me out. >> thank you. >> good evening, commissioners. i am a resident of park merced. i would like to speak about the development agreement. this contract is missing some essential components to make it legal. this is not include the agreement of the people at parker said in -- park merced. you are entering into a legally binding contract claiming that this would benefit the community.

the draft a tenafly's potentially difficult and environmental impacts. thank you. >> are there additional public comments? >> good evening, commissioners. i will say something about sustainability. i would agree that this needs to be the core. the character of this neighborhood is a very specific neighborhood and it has a very futuristic quality. this will completely wipe that

out and change this very rapidly. there needs to be a real time line for the development and we need to make these smaller because there are other parts of the city better downtown closer to transit which are more corporate for this level of density. to keep from demolishing some much and getting rid of rent control, we need to adopt a plan that keeps much of the existing infrastructure in place and does this much more slowly. >> bernanke. >> if people are only going to get a minute, they should not have to wait hours. of >> good evening. on behalf of the housing action coalition, we are going into our fourth year following this project. i am not speaking for myself but

rather for the dozens and dozens of our members that have been following this. we would like to acknowledge the extraordinary length that this project has gone to to solicit input and get feedback on it. not all of this has been accepted but this is exceptional. finally, as we all well know, there are deep cultural prejudices against increasing heights of density on the west side of san francisco. when an opportunity like this presents itself, it cannot be ignored or taken lightly. i would like to say how deeply the principles and designed features of this project satisfy our endorsement guidelines. thank you. >> is there additional public comment?

>> yes, thank you very much. thank you. i wanted to say that there were many things that were presented but not much financial disclosure about what type of grant will be charged. it will be charging for the water, the garbage, the homeowner association. how will those individuals withstand that? they will not be able to. they will be forced out. this will be very difficult. we did not discuss anything about what the sizes of those new apartments would be or the size of the condominiums. they did not say anything. they might be smaller than what we have now. there is no telling what is in store for us.