ts would justeatthese jcoidered fairly. peisor c thank you. next speaker. >> od afternoon, commissioners. my name is kar and i have been in noh bchor 2 yea ash a rident and more recently as a siness owr, and i am here to ask you not aprove lamark status for the north beacbrch. ddition whai have just saidaboumyself ia alsothe associate arcct andir degner ttdid a renovation of anotr anch anoth builng which will be opening on satuay, so i hope that y will come see it andha ildings a realine example of that office's work ithink it attests to the elegance of the plan t it was very ey r to epand at bing andpde

comptely and add a wteen ro anall of theseices to the community with a very light touch tohe building. itas beaiful light views e park that is adjacent and it also has a very strong presence on t street,so it eay was y topresve thatuilding. it ally is a jewel, and if you want to landmark a building, i wod say hat mae youshould conser ts one. the xisting nortree-- noh achbranc is ped and out of date. as manypeople here e tested, it does not servethe community. t does not serve the isabd cmmunity -- asmany people re have teed. really uld not serve the communy any betr, so i urge you to eject landmark status forisngndllows told a new buiing

t side supervor cu: - on this site. supvir chiu: before more speakerslet me call some more names. [ad nam] this peon ready spok [eang mes] thanyou. ftno, rvisors. my name is -- i ha two cwho tend elentary school and they are wy sitorsf the library at joe dimaiopk. i managed the renovatnof historic structures, andthe north beach ary does no haveeep< oer lry has an sou not be lamaed.

noctor 25 submitted a letter a to findingss o why the nort beachlibrarsuld nobeate inarch-- should nobe landmarked the city has a right to clude structures fom historic presvaon betteofhe same sty t not emonstratehe samdefiniteetails of othe stctures f the same styles. this is the caseof responsible deloent. the north beaclibrary doot avethe same defini design that otheribraries have and othe speakers are presenting testimony regarding that issue as well. te isting library is not hicle toaccolish this goal andere isnothing in the designor structure t reques preservation. thaou vy mu.

pervisor chiu: thank you. extak >> goodafternoon, peaker -- survisors. my ne is -- i am 23-year redent of the mmunit i have someone i oick up ve soon,so tnk youor letting me get in . today, i e behalf a oron atteto uprthe ew libra. the mide schooluden frdiveeducation and ecomicbackgrous who de tibry. approximaly 6%of the students are chinese 2 latinoor africaerican manreceivfreelunch. ey cant afford to go to baes &oble. under t no ild left behind acer theguidae of t newpncipal hey had beer test scores,

t ma are arning engsh as asecond ngge. these stentscay need theeareof a new library withn areaorteenagers to welcome the into the lib which a wcomed tem tothe brary. i live in there -- with n area for teenageowmetm to libra i live in northea nmae gobbling/h wch chdren also espera ne. iam strongly posed amarking the rtbeac librar hank y. >> my name is chaury. i rent --ame is

audria- audrey wre askin you tplease t landmark his liary. it i wort. howev the peop a wor it so we ca allo so ooks getha clead wel liged pla. please not bandon nor beh. i fee that wee been aandod anthat ifthe bryis m march, iill go down -- iftibrais lamaed itillgodown. we are still herebe y todayo ask you tocontie thisrocewa ao bring waa ne liary

an leus move foard in living an ital neighborhood that all love so mh. thanyou. supervisor chiu thank you next spker. >> name is ibm opposed of e landrking apo yo ca lso located on a broade sca. nroscal eexisti buildi hasbee alre significanand a uple of peoplealked abouthat. aiencewas change the courtyard is now a tot and something elsewas removed by the installationf steel fe. iyou want t pr the exiingbry and make n addion it wouldeduce a signifant amntf space from abroadesee

pepective, is an issue north beach. yo argue that he ryg to would moothe project, but we he o example of tinggo pas h beachcurrtlwhich a completeot workable -- " -- twamples of triale pksinrth beac currtl i poses. >> ok commissioners. my name isrene. am a member of north beach ans afor commisoner. am here askyouodayto olandmark the exisng buildi. - p[sof would like to ocus on ban dnssuesurrounding the sion - like to cus on uan design issues.

orriente ildings-- ulingserare any historic emples of the along columbus avee toda y aregoing toanto lk your g in a triangular park. t not work for many things. thessue i ally e quality of the on spac i inkit was stoied t that whave two triangular rk thatre orntal n natu. the are notuseful. pple do not re ilso lito pointout at here haveeen so mmts that ink are misguidedn inapopriat oe i the comment that itis always mor sustainable treus

eing. thats nota ctual fnding. theis no daton that. we oy ed tok at exeslike the emal of he embardero reew to see if you remove strture an ope an entire neighbhoand ats actly wt we are focusingn right now. removing existing bung buegain is tremendous. weet a muchbr neighborho s today ease ayou please not landmar istructure. --i askou please doot ndmahiscture. goodfterno upeors. my name is beverly it i am the westemofthsan nccoibra commission -- name isberly, andi and the newestmember. i amy pud d iam the stember. we are exemelyftunate in the itedst to ha the sy tt weo.

inhe cess ofbecoming inted th the stem,i have ted all oft branthave to say that as shkeat the dingy, rkcrampe utdecpit state of torth bea library -- in decpistate -- anddeepit steo thenorth beach brary, andi cannotsee why anyoneulwa i preserv. we have d a grea dea in r city wever, eveingthat i oldis wory of being preser articular ithis e o communieeds. when i isited t ib i listened ty, many folks that echoed what e ve heard isfternoon. mothers and peowho live in the neighborhood child who

rely vethat is appropriate for them when they visithe brary -- who really heno sce that sroprfor em wn they visit library. ask ut look theutur an fnciscothis wt the new library isout. not vote for the lama stus thk yo > god aoo survisors. my nameikathandm concerned community er who live rthbeach fr 18 year and i ao a librari the mane brah. iere ony own me. dring therenovatn of the arinaranch, word rth h branch there isnotnoughspace at the or beach

branch to efely eth degrhi. the stoms are the lower level, making it dficultor paons, notoos who have disabilities. te north behbranch ysfunctionate as a library, a i do not seeow islrinfunctional lrary hatill eneficial to th community for generations to come. it nneeilydaptedfo ectivess,ot menti accessility. it isa waeful u o he libraryresva fun nd i wosuggestthat the materials from tnorth bch branc coul put to good u in e j dimaggio masterlan. iue you torectandmark status. thank you ve mucyour me

>>hi, myameimk. aa ben. onthing i foundouwh s became brn -- am a sband. urge you toreject th ldmarkistat wen was a k weiv rnsi. k weadca that wa ggern isibry lt's geriofhis stuff. survisor chiu: ha you. xtpeaker. > i ha come tobur the ary, not to praiseit. in the 50 yes at iave ticed architecture have watched a l of buildis as like this one is being trashed, ut ms. drbl-- but mr. appleton

- i gota ch f arctes try solve the oblem, and we have e etrouble the library architect had. it is h figurou wefinallt it when rembed when there wasa il und the ouvre one of my clsmatesuta buildi uer the palace of the legion of honor. when i got that in my hand i triedto put an honestibrary underath this lovy building anyou caput a bigger library under their th more exndability, more light and moeverything that y can by doing what isessentiallyn obsolete building on e ying "--a triale.

westartedtudying what is changing inibraries and, beeve me ha iangul ibry is bsolete fo iis buil >> things were said before, and i gng tstic to y script. ile e k fr the north aclibrary. ie been there for 25 years and i wish to s that i am aly in vor oflandmarng it. herere some of the reasons indepeen historians and e anning deparen concur tt the northeach ibas high achitectu storical and cultural significance andhas

the hig integrity of all of the applican. the north beach library egible or t nati register ostoric places and e califora regist of historial esourcesa l as themacally relatedmultiple property listings fom 1988 uil 2008 the liary's suctul report n ch libra ivement m annefor rebiliting -- and a anch bry improvement ogram plned rehabitating the library. ;filling up acious piece of landthat e triangle s,#v togetr with the magnicent

ees, and adding the wall a combus intersection, thatil createa wall at gs across combus because the and librar is two-storyliary antakes away from ospace. thank you. survisorhiu: thank you lemeone o ad some more cards. [readgnames] i thinkone woman already spoke. [names] >> h on in -- am theauthor of thmulple propty stament. th is the basis he larksignation for t more wenoth --ethemarina

and the north beach branch. hey share t same history. thatis importa. lamarking a buil is not abou whethey like it o tei it is not about unctionali or stctur integri. landmarking is a the bu's imrtance to e inrptation of our history, anbo ofthese buidings are not only importantf their apance ir ateure, theare also eally impornt as venty are associated ith and is is suextsiarch. mattewhat you do today plese acknowledgehe importance o9c proper as it may e the most infoation compiled morn lrari in bay area and perhapsev inthe state, a ver few exesof these brariessurvive intac y. fy, iwod keo lve you with quotefrom 1952 of

wat brarians anticipatedor the fure of their buiing. convertilityin -- inverbility. its rge, openareascan easily cveed to coercial urposesand will have a ood resale value in the future. h for ather 20 minus or so if you ave any more questions about the historyof thesbuildi supervis cu: tha you. xtpeer. > supervisors alte park. soany comments are well me and heartfelt. i am a member of an orgazation

of abou15isabil organizatis mem he boarofdirectors, which rm that deals withthese disabili questis, cuently a er the ppeals mmission in san frcisco. i not represtng tha group. iwould like to underlinea commenthat wasad by somebo in aheelchr,w testified eaiethisafoon againstt landmar of his ilngbut who als asking you to act today iwoulli underline her commenthat the time to act is no. there has been a very ngthy puic proce. ieciatethat process. thais he way we dothings in sanrancis andheay we should, but it is time to ke a decision. i pe y wouldmake a remmenda this afternn. s a fodingirector rthe mayor's office on disalityi to a thorougwalk

through of this rticular library to look at it for possib modifications as parof t pla --eve with any modifications that i caimage, inudgthe whic ar xpensive w probably shoulnotmake, there arspaces the library w ot be used well for people withdisabilities,including children with disabities the bathrooms dostairs are a orr. there are enoou probms and i hope yougosupporti e nsuction oa ne builng. i would like to underline the coent by he womanho said s criedhenheleaed t rnesobnotewas abou e closedand i wld lke recommend hat she and her son who rea 1. ookswhe hewas waitg to sak hey vedone

a great ob this afternoon. treas a lengthy, detailed leer aing many specific uestis but they came to he councilnd blew themff and i many ways cread quite a problem within the communi for heir ckatteio you. orours. supeor chiu: hankou ne speaker. > good afteoon, supervisor maxwell, andrse bod. my name is e. i am a husband t we have ved intheighborhood for the enreime we have raised our family -- we have livedn e neigorhood. ougirls are now coege. they learned how o ead andthe

brary. th waso e main floor whichwas accessible. hey learnehow tooller skate and deikes. or yeart site where th current playound s as bn atered slowly over time. peor chiu: c ave e prector,plse? hishows e olope o the y. i am not su whaisns coer but know itisot e brar recy, heitwas timeo dtermine whetheror noto condemn he trialendeal wi o who wanted to ild cndominiumshere the was an aritect who was also a fellow at astitut and his design he recognized the mrtancethe back rn of the rk in the ddle of the playgund between the pool he nts

cwatch th sash at the same time they were playing with he young os in the playndkids dbe doing multlethings aom woul have total ro. this is all 15 feet below the corrj oejoe dimaio deserves a place inthis park. te comni deserves a modern library. n bathroo that meet a requirements, withn elevator tt takes everyone toll vels of is. evenwhen the librarys se and our neighbors and residents anvisitors alike -- loudnd neighbors and residents and tors alike --llowin neighbor and dent

upervis cu: thk ifheiaone elsewho wantto sak we are unning out ocards so please ine .>> iss paid orby t taxyers in every doar we spe --llar we spend shou go to ttaxpayer and community. i is t the children's nurseryrhyme.

enoughcomputers. ere ly three ompute. i ked younot landmark ofce duringood we eea w ar -- i askyo noo la mk th we need a newibrary >> i rresent the rt beach at our may 1neighbors board meetinge mawhoverse the ra spe,nd

they vote torecou supporto theprosals ohee liy. theorth acreaffisthat ey amoliing he cnt libr relocatingon the ying galton-- the iale the t envionmeal iact rept een chalnged. thereasoitas challeed isecause ofall of the misimation. evebodyerwnts aigg ibry,includin t nor ach neigs, ut ifyouare going ke away one substandd library and g anothe sbstaardib, it ot wor t money we ae going topay for it.

this is thwlibra they were putti up. i've put up a new desig this is ahuge librybut it is also a triangle. there is only 2% lessthanthe library we aling y. iwouldsgg please planto mark e ilng. itcuen -- fix it. i could make a etter libra >> the remaini cards i he