to give opportunities to our young people. i have been working with universities on this and other projects. we have lilly, who will be surprised that i'm calling out her name. we need students like her. we need students in our universities to participate in this project. i'm going to do that on my own with the help of the sfpuc end with the help of other universities, so that's why i'm here. i think the next time, before we even start, if you read the agenda, we should try to follow what is on the agenda, okay? thank you very much. supervisor maxwell: any further public comment on this item? ok. >> walter paulson, land use, good afternoon.

♪ we both found once you were better than it was before with the sword to call our own we will have a happy home and you, for i know you will find what a sewer in the city will shine some people would turn this item away and i do not listen to a word they say they do not see the sioux were like i do i wish they would try to and then knowing all round the sewer of the city will be fixed i used to say the sewer is no good but we have got to fix it up when you fix it up and all

around this city is going to shine in every so were all around -- every sewer all around we will fix it all in all will shine the sewer will be divine ♪ [applause] supervisor maxwell: all right, next speaker. singing is not required. >> in just a law student, so i cannot follow that very well -- i'm just a law student. i'm here representing the bayview/hunters point community advocates. has long been the location of much industry that impedes the quality of life for residents. southeast wastewater treatment plants is located directly across the street from many

residential areas, and residents have been negatively impacted by odors and noise from the facility for years. as the city of san francisco plans for the new treatment plants that will serve the city for the next hundred years, its first consideration should be environmental justice issues. the long-term safety and health of the residents must be a top priority in the decisionmaking process. as mentioned earlier, and in doing the right thing. thank you. supervisor maxwell: thank you very much. absolutely right. any further public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> maybe we could take a moment to address the issue of b iosolids compared to the rest of the plants. the liquid treatment side was most recently upgraded in the 1980's.

the proposals to the improvement program are replacing oxygen- producing units, upgrading electrical and controls. we are not rebuilding the whole liquid side of the plan. it is really just of rates to make it visually improve, safer, more reliable, and contained voters and improve the over treatment, so it is not looking at rebuilding both sides

. . please stand by please stand by

please stand by please stand by

please stand by please stand by item three, ordinance designating 2000 mason street, north beach branch library, as a landmark. supervisor maxwell: someone from planning on items two and three. ok. then -- oh, planning. supervisor -- they are not here yet. why don't -- oh, good.

be called items two and three together. >> great. tara sullivan from the planning department. my co-workers will be joining me. they are in the overflow room. good afternoon. i had prepared presentations for both libraries separately, but the historic preservation commission had the same vote for both as well as the same criteria, so i will try to consolidate them. supervisor maxwell: you do not have to necessarily. you can start with item two. we just read them together for public comment. >> the historic preservation commission initiated designation of the library on october 7, 2009. they had requested that the entire library system of that architecture firm be looked at

and reviewed as a possible historic district. since that time, they decided that only the north beach library and the marine of branch library should be designated as individual landmarks -- the marina branch library. for the marina branch library, the commission recommended approval on june 16 of this year. the historic preservation commission uses the california register of historic resources when evaluating whether a building qualifies as an individual landmark under article 10. with the marine a branch library, it was constructed in 1954 -- with the marina branch library. it was eligible based on two criteria. it was designed and constructed during a time of unprecedented commitment at the local, state, and federal level towards the development of a public library system. the marina branch library

conveys the broad trend of the social and cultural shift in post-war american library programming and design, and it represents the city's greatest capital expenditure in the city in the library modernization movement. under the second criteria of architecture, the hpc found that the design embody the principles of mid-20th century library design. that is eligible both as a significant architecture firm in san francisco and as a building that possesses high artistic value. the building design expresses a residential character, and scale that draws from informal scandinavian architectural design, such as scale, space planning, use of natural light, a craftsman chipped, color, and texture of materials. the library itself was rehabilitated in 2007 and retains its integrity. the defining features are outlined in the historic

preservation's motion dated june 16. the hpc voted 4-3 to recommend approval of the building as an individual landmark. i will stop there, and we can do 3 afterward. i'm here for questions. supervisor chiu: i was just going to see if there are other presentations related to the marina branch library. i have a couple of commons before the north beach library. >> good afternoon, supervisors. deputy city librarian. i'm here on behalf of the library. san francisco public library supports the designation of landmark status for the marine a branch library. it was originally designed by apple and will further in 1963, as you heard, and was renovated with a small addition in the front entrance -- originally designed by appleton and

woolford. we agree it has a functional layout on a single level, which is important, has natural light provided by abundant patterns of vertical windows, it is accessible and seismically updated and demonstrates a relationship with the adjacent park on which it is situated with ample landscaping and connection inside through the windows. it has an outdoor patio area adjacent to a large children's playground. it has already been upgraded, renovated, and expanded with the involvement of the community, and we agree with the recommendation as a land war. supervisor maxwell: -- as a landmark. supervisor maxwell: do you have any pictures of it? >> i do. this shows the engines level with the small addition in the front. -- this shows the entrance level. this shows the windows that are

looking over a large patio that is adjacent to the playground with the landscaping as well. supervisor maxwell: that is in the back or outside? >> it is to the side and back of the library. supervisor maxwell: thank you. any more pictures, or is that it? >> that is it for marina. supervisor maxwell: thank you. supervisor chiu: unless there are any other city presentations, i would like to make a couple of prefacing remarks before i ask the city departments to make presentations with regard to the north beach library. i know there are many people in this room who have been working long and hard on the issue of the north beach library, and i want to thank the staff and city of planning, of hpc, of the library, and of rec and park for all the work you have done.

i also want to thank the community in the north beach area for helping us move forward to address -- to find a solution to address the library needs for our neighborhood. i believe every single one of you cares deeply about the past, present, and future of the north beach library, and regardless of your opinion, i want to thank you for being here today. with that, i'd like to invite back again the planning staff, who will present the hpc's case, and follow that up with presentations from the library and from recon park -- rec and park. >> the historic preservation commission initiated designation on october 7, 2009. on september 1 of this year, they recommended approval with a vote of 4-3 to designate to the north beach library.

again, just to reiterate for the record, the historic preservation commission uses the california register of historical resources criteria when they evaluate a building or historic district for inclusion in article 10. they did so here with the north beach library. they found that the north beach library in particular was eligible under two separate criteria. the first being events and the second being architecture. the north beach library was designed and constructed during a time of unprecedented commitment at local, state, and federal level towards the development of a public library system. the north beach library conveys the broad trend of social and cultural shifts in the post-war american library unit, and the north beach library represents san francisco's greatest capital expenditure in the library modernization movement. we felt that for those three

reasons, it met the criteria. and architecture, the commission found that the north beach library's design embodies the principles of mid-20th century american public library design. it is eligible under this criteria both as the work of a significant architecture firm and as a building that possesses high artistic value. the building design expresses a residential character and scale that draws from its formal scandinavian architecture design. still, faced planning, use of natural light, custom chip, color, and use of natural materials -- craftsmanship, color, and use of natural materials. there have been few cultures -- few alterations since its billing -- building. i do not know if you want more

detail. supervisor chiu: colleagues, questions? thank you very much. if i could now ask if we should hear from the library on your perspective. >> thank you, supervisors. the library strongly opposes the historic preservation commission's recommendation to landmark the north beach branch library. san francisco public library currently oversees seven branch libraries designed by the firm byappleton -- firm of appleton and woolford. the north beach branch, built in 1959, is least representative of an most lacking in architectural characteristics of the style. it lacks the single-level styling, window patterns, like and openness, and connections that can be seen at the marine

all or part side branches -- the marina or part side -- the marina or park side branches. the design does not embrace the park site, nor offer a specific presence, but instead features large, blank walls facing the streets and parks. this photograph actually shows the [inaudible] on the side facing the tennis court as a side drop as opposed to the marina branch that you see next to it. the historic preservation commission debated this potential landmarking at the meetings between july 2009 and september 2010 and voted three times before forwarding this recommendation on a split vote of 4-3.

the library opposed landmark status on numerous grounds. as you just heard, the north east region north beach branch does not merit plan marks that is based on architectural quality of the building, nor does it exemplify the character of the library will operate. our second reason is the north beach neighborhood needs an expanded and improved library. i'm going to show you the current layout. in 2003, the library began its usual community design process to discuss the planned renovation for a seismic strengthening and accessibility compliance with the americans with disabilities act. due to the constraints of the site and the lack of space on the adjacent playground, the reality of the renovation was that the branch would have been closed for approximately two years and would have yielded an equal or less amount of public space than the existing public

library. the community made it clear they wanted a bigger library with more space for books, computers, seats, tables, and a program. alternate the needs of the densest community in the city with the greatest need for adults, and active student population, and story time for students and families, and a reduction in services or functionality of the library would not be acceptable to the community. the library work closely with our architects to develop and consider numerous options for renovation of the existing building. our project architect is an aia fellow with a great amount of experience, and she is here to answer specific questions you may have. we looked at a number of options. the two-story option.

the impact to library functions and a reduction in program rooms, the adults and teen areas, also a low a level that is underground with little natural light, and in terms of functionality, the increases library staffing costs in order to provide services on two levels. a. no. expansion was examined. -- a northern expansion was examined. this necessitates that the addition would continue downward. creating an even more levels to the building accessible through lifts or elevators. eastern expansion wraps around the tennis courts and displaces the existing children's playground. it creates an l-shaped

library, and it is still on four levels. our project architect is here if you have any questions. from the perspective of the library, each of these options has the effect exacerbating problems of the existing building, resulting from the extreme constriction of the site and the extreme great change. for a busy library moving thousands of items and people everyday, these functional layout issues are very and have full -- very impactful. the cost of operating services on multiple levels would create a direct impact on the services we can provide the community. the finding that the building has historic integrity in the report means it has not been changed or renovated. it is important to note that the reason it has not been renovated is because renovation would yield a subset of library and negatively impact the surrounding parks, which leads to our fourth reason for opposing a landmark status. every expansion option also

impacts the job the maggio playground on which the library is located. -- the joe dimaggio played ground on which the library is located. that was important that we create a plan that benefits the community by improving both the library and the park. these were the project goals. to this end, the library and recreation and parks department entered into a six-month master planning process that examine a number of locations and configurations with the library and playground. public meetings were held in may, july, and august 9, 2008 and resulted in a recommendation to place a new library on the triangular parcel to accommodate a new 800 -- 8500-square-foot library and to redesign the playground to not only retain

all the amenities of the playground but to enhance the layout, improve the top lot and children's playground, and at 12,000 square feet of open space and greenery. to achieve this plan, the existing library would be demolished and removed. master plan recommendations were discussed again in public hearings, and both commissions voted unanimously to support the recommended plan in september 2008. our partner from the recreation and parks department is here as well. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i just have a couple of things i want to talk about in regards to the need for the part in this particular community. our resources in the north beach and joe dimaggio neighborhoods are very limited. the community engaged in a several-year public planning process and put forth a master plan which, by relocating the library, provides for a bigger,

better, organized fraud with thousands of feet of additional open space, a larger playground, and safer, more visible layout of facilities. the communities -- community's need for open space is very significant. just want to highlight some of the aspects of the neighborhood. north beach/chinatown residents have only 5% of the open space of other neighborhoods in san francisco. they have 1 5 acres for 1000 residents compared to a citywide average of 9 acres for 1000 residents. it is one of the densest neighborhoods in the country. there are over 3500 people below the poverty line within a half mile radius of the park and library, and we know from studying the way for users use their parts the people of lower income are more likely to use their local parts then travel to another area. the majority of the interest and

an annual household income of $6,530.48490 $4. it is for these reasons that this neighborhood and this project qualifies to potentially receive $5 million in state funding to renovate the park. there are little or no back yards for housing in north beach/chinatown neighborhood. this is one of the projects where we can start to make north beach and chinatown better for open space, so there are many advantages of this plan, which the general manager will list in a couple of minutes. thank you. >> upon completing the master planning process, the department's initiated with the department a major environmental analysis division