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obliteration obligation >> (calling names) >> looks like age before beauty. can we have the overhead you've all received copies of our hand out. notwithstanding the program like st. luke's there's two substantial flaws like sequa
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. that needs to be done for the official approval of the development agreement either that pipeline exists or it doesn't it has to be mitigated. secondly there's a lack of enforcement. only for the city attorney may sue the only real enforcement that's available to you is trust equity. that's ownership of the land. the other entitlements maybe the agreement of consider for the
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city that would produce the rate and the urban development krorms. it's done in new york city. those are 3 aspects we submit those in detail they're not a part of your records. i have substantial background as planning director >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please >> hi i'm linda i have been at st. luke's hospital and on frontline of health care there. i see there are many needs in our community that are not being
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met presently. it concerns me. i agree with everyone there needs forbid a collaborative agreement and it's important we have a say of what kind of care we're going to provide at st. luke's. we have a lot of psych patients coming in and we see them come and go with basically, no services after they leave us. but there's also a certain about some sub acute are the patients who are ventilator dependent.
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many of them maybeable be equivalent to go home. we have a sub acute but there are a total of assess of services in san francisco. the pacific and davis gnaws at that particular time those patients to our icu. the nearest comfortable sources are in distant city's and that's not okay, but the community around us needs to have some say. we want a full hospital at st.
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luke's we are not talking about health care. i have a couple of things from other speakers who were not able to be here today >> thank you. after the next speaker michael (calling names) >> linda chapman i'll speak for others when with he had an architect on our board they were helping staff to do a better job than this. i think it's great we're next to
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the alternate 3 a but as i recall it doesn't propose to the hospital when cut back half size would be one hundred feet over the height why can't it be closer to the 1 hundred and thirty heights thirty height. e they want to preserve height and encourage heights that are defined by the exist buildings. not having something up over one hundred feet they tried to stop that. additionally the parking is only 18 percent less and that induced more traffic. the mta verified that the
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existing parking in the parking garage it's 25 percentage under utilized. the subway is one the long-term objectives and the pedestrian interferes with. >> i know the commissioner asked a question but the city infrastructure includes an intent to create a light rail line along the waterfront that and it would provided vehicular traffic. the 2 most important boulevard after market and it carries all the 101 traffic in conflict with that. i would suggest that you look at
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why is this business about cv d other than the polk neighbors. not in any document that went before that organizations. those are the people who promoted what you call the lovely street art we're concerned about the pot businesses to a degree i mean, they get approval there and the bars. is that what we need they can have more money and promote all of that. if they actually succeed in putting this in? >> thank you. >> good afternoon. commissioners i'm steve i've a registered nurse.
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our be patients come in n open jur in the cause. so can't lift a figure yes, we see medical migraines but those miracles don't happen on their own. four years ago we moved into a world-class facility. yes miracles can happen but only with world-class facilities. the issues can be debated forever. those opportunities will pass us by. san francisco needs world-class facilities across the city without delay. thank you >> thank you. >> good afternoon commissioners
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i'm here to offer any enthusiastic support for the st. luke's hospital. i currently - i had the privilege of practicing arts in boston longing and 17 years in san francisco and all 3 places i worked on public ground and urban projects supported by agricultural. the project is a kneeling design for upper design. this revitalizes the dormant area and setting up the promise
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for the chavez project. the outdoor rooms will promote community interaction and the proposal is sensitive to and places building masses where they belong. in addition the public functions are well placed to enlighten the rooms. those achievement are wonderful this balances the complex functionality. so the st. luke's hospital seems appropriately sized and in support of the general is state of the arc facility will improve
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health care for san franciscans by dedicated professionals. i say the city will benefit greatly. thank you >> thank you. >> good afternoon michael from the electrical workers 6. i want to congratulate the supervisors and for all the work they did to develop a plan that is really the best for the city. this has been going on for a long to depreciate a hospital. we have members working so update the other hospitals throughout the city and we need
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to move this hospital for a larger plan i ask you to take action today and move this forward >> come up i'll call a few more names (calling names) >> good afternoon, commissioners i'm state and federal with the local 6. we believe that the revisions have been made st. luke's has been increased and enhanced the cathedral hill has been reduced and the traffic issues have been addressed. we think it's time to start the project so we urge the
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commission to please pass this project and move it forward. thank you >> good afternoon commissioners thank you for this opportunity to speak on behalf of rebuilding the hospital hill. i'm a structural engineer of the data coffee engineers. i'm a member of various boards. i'm very pleased this the projects are back on track we certainly needs those projects to support san francisco after the next earthquake. we know this could happen this after that. we're expecting causalities in
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the tens of thousand dollars. the recovery of our city is dependent upon a disaster responses plan we need to keep people in town in support of the long term recovery. i'm proud to say that san francisco is becoming resistant. and mayor resistant safety improvement program are working to stash a program that means quick recovery. san francisco needs it's hospitals to be, if you knowable. as you know a major kwaerth today will leave san francisco
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with few beds. and we need all our hospitals. when the next he earthquake occurs the san franciscans deserve to have save hospitals for help. the time to improve that plan is now. thank you >> good afternoon thank you for lowering any tospectro speak. i'm the policy director and i'm here to speak in support of the agreement before you today. we represent the 11 non-profit community health centers in san francisco. collective we serve l about 10 people v. of the san francisco's
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population. i know you've heard a lot about the health care reform. we feel we've been working on preventive care and we offer many, many languages we serve many sub populations and with our partners with the health department. we're happy to have a pie to be used to help the clinics to help our april work in expanding assess as more and more get assured more will come to the clinics and we want to make sure we're keeping people out of the hospitals and into the doctors'
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offices for the best care >> thank you members the planning commission. i'm john and over ten years ago, i was the architect for this project. since that time i've been an independent consultant. i was the facilities represented to the strategist california hospital board and i'm now the chair of the california facilities forum. it's important to understand the significance of those locations first, it is the ability for cvc to build buildings and the buildings must be maintained. it's critically important that
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our most vulnerable people about housed in save buildings. constructing those new compliant buildings will fulfill the cities health care system. second is to understand the care with the affordable care act the ambulance services the patients have stabilized. that will increase the bed requiring major designs those are positive changes. with the state mandated date for licensing the design team must meet the deadlines. fortunately cvc has a managed system. i ask for your approval today.
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thank you >> thank you for your patience building trade council. i do regrets the overall sooirgz of the projects and i worry about the projects that are so vital to a seismic active facility. i said it would result in a two year delay but i welcome the deal that the supervisors have worked out with c pmc and i ask you to move it forward as soon as possible. thank you
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>> i'm jeffrey i'm the principle and director of the transportation planning and that worked with c pmc project. first of all, this is the right location for a medical facility yes major medical facilities need a lot of the trips but there's no better place then in the intersection of our major transportation system. this would generate more vehicle trips and greater impacts on transit lines. the project is the right size the components spread identity is better to concentrate them
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together. .3 is this the the right transportation with management additional contrary to the 2011 management plan that is committed to in addition it reduced all trips for the reductions programs like charging for motor vehicles up to $1.50 a day and face passes and nearly $5 million to the transit services in the city of is no san francisco. this will incorporate annual surveys and a $75 million budget in case the program does not
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work. thank you >> thank you for hearing us we serve san francisco residents. let me begin the support the city board of supervisors to rebuild. i'm a san francisco rent of two neighborhoods i live in pacific heights. this has enhanced our administration program. they vest a lot of time to train our students for the past try merpts. they talked about the importance of project planning to examine
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every step. without a doubt that project will be successfully completed under the care of an accomplished team and most importantly it will put our san franciscans to work. this is where our staff supported the client. they hired many of the folks who are serving as administrators and engineers and they hired our folks. we need to diverse the residents the opportunity to build a structure that will eventually provided care important as a san franciscan i should be able to assess the hospital whether it's the mission or pacific heights please vote yes
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>> let me call a few more names (calling names) >> hi i'm dr. lisa i'm the chair of st. luke's. i come together to make 3 points and that st. luke's is a special organization and it needs a viable hospital. and if you look at the plan as a whole it is an credible piece of work. you came together to put together the folks primarily
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needs. he urge you to support the plan as quickly as possible. we need to help the community grass the fact that st. luke's it going to be rebuilt which i hope it will be. we need to recruit the personnel we need. thank you >> good evening. i'm nick i'm the construction platform. i want to urge you to support the plan as written now. our engagement with herself restraining order over the engagement of the plan i can
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imagine once this plan is accepted the community bends are going to be wonderful. so as a partner in the community we believe that they urge you to support the plan as written >> thank you, commissioners for hearing this important item today. i'm ann i'm the coordinator. on behalf of the elderly i'm here to ask you to rebuild c pmc. c pmc has been supportive of the services. rebuilding the hospitals is crucial to serve our seniors in the community as a whole.
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natural disasters are unpredictable. we need hospitals with strong infrastructure that could withstand earthquakes. and so on behalf of the 36 hundred seniors i ask you and earthquakes don't wait for anybody. this process has taken looked at. thank you >> i'm rose i'm the president of the board of the apa services. we have worked together for over a decade to support the clients and the tenderloin is ready for a new hospital. please move quickly in approving
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this project. thank you >> good afternoon. i'm a resident and homeowner in the san francisco mission neighborhood. i'm the director of nursing at the pacific gnaws of c pmc. the time is now to rebuild that. i oversee patient care operations on a daily situation. imagine raising your family two. folks in a small place and trying to keep a high traffic utilization space free and no place for our computers. the c pmc was built