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i believe it is from 10 in the morning until 8:00 that night. these are the hours that they are going to work there. i believe it was a thin market. -- was fifth and market. vice president marshall: we will see what happens. >> it was great for us. it is great to have them as partners. president mazzucco: anything
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further? please call item d. secretary falvey: item number d, commission announcements and scheduling of items. president mazzucco: do you have anything? secretary falvey: no. president mazzucco: we were at over 70 cases, and now we are in the teens. during the hearings, we take this role very seriously, but i really want to commend the commission. this was a very, very drastic situation, and it is a more than manageable situation, so we want to thank you for that. we are down to 16 cases. thank you. commissioners? commissioner chan? vice president marshawn: --
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marshall: people did not think we could do that. >> i apologize. this cheap has made it clear. he has gone and told the officers. the message is clear. if you have made a mistake and are having a tough time, this commission will work with you, but if you lie, you will be gone, and that is pretty clear. commissioner chan: i wanted to ask about language access. i thought we had scheduled it for another week, but i cannot find it. i know the occ has been involved, so if the occ would like to co-present, i would
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welcome that. we had asked for an update on where they are, what they have implemented. president mazzucco: commissioner slaughter? commissioner slaughter: thank you, president mazzucco. this goes into your priorities matrix, to speak. the idea that we as a commission ought to consider how often we need to meet, a big part of why we regularly meet is to handle what had been a very serious disciplinary caseload.
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they could be meeting rather than four times a month. i think it is something we ought to consider as a group. i think there was a reason why we were meeting every week, and i think having a little more time would provide some thoughtful meetings.
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president mazzucco: commissioner? commissioner turman: they have reported on things tonight, and it is not the we are by any means -- i think it is about time allocation. president mazzucco: commissioner kingsley? commissioner kingsley: i think that should be part of the discussion, both of them together. what we are trying to do is get
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our arms around what are the fixed obligations of the commission and putting that into our schedule as well as the variable. i put mine on that. president mazzucco: any comment on these items? >> i have something to do about those cleaning up the backlog, and jim hammer who sat right there. these people were frontline. jim hamer was the one. if you remember, mr. president, he had the one to streamline it. these people are not here now. they moved onto other things, but they deserve some credit, as well. president mazzucco: i agree? any public comment on any of
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these line items? i bet you want to talk about patrol specials? ok. >> i just want to follow up with some items with chief suhr. >> i talked with you the day after i was arrested. again. it turned out to be a false arrest. you have now had over 60 weeks. criminal acts that they have perpetrated.
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this is what i was told. as a humanitarian gesture, police force him, this man who works for an illegally operated beach, -- beat, as the attorney porter mentioned. it has been shown that he will violate the law. the entire beat has been illegally operated. we are not sure for how long but for some time. apparently the only people who
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can stop him, we need to be stopped. i should not be arrested. i am an innocent person. this is the third time they have done this to me. this is the first time they have absolutely no made up evidence to use as a cause, so they had to let me go. it took $50,000 of my money, soon to be your money, city of san francisco, but a long story short, you have had weeks to consider this. i have seen you do nothing. i should take that back. they are marching a little more tightly, but they are still committing crimes. please do your duty. thank you. president mazzucco: next speaker. with reference to a, b, c, and d. >> public comments on item
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number two? would you make a special exception? occupy sf. let me fourth say that i am the council for -- let me say first that i am council for -- counsel for occupy sf. there was a problem with unilateral initiative by police officers. we were told at that time with his last comment that he was the one you gave the orders, and there would be no unilateral -- by the police force. that we would be given notice and a chance to cure any default
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or any problem that there was. i know that the police chief, greg suhr, were not there. two officers took down a tent. one officer did not know who her supervisor was. when her partner came up, saying things like, "i hope i am not causing a problem drinking a starbucks coffee year because it was a corporation," he did know who the supervisor was. a lieutenant has on its own initiative done this more than once. today's breaking of the agreement to work together should be addressed by this august commission, and i hope that you will take appropriate steps immediately. thank you. president mazzucco: thank you.
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any further public comment on line items 3 a, b, c, and d? seeing none, item number four. secretary falvey: public comment on the minot -- items in a closed session. president mazzucco: today we are discussing an item that is confidential. there will be no comment on that. secretary secretary falvey: ok, we are
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back from a closed session. these are the members we have. president mazzucco: do i have a motion to disclose? any comment? next item. secretary falvey: the next item is adjournment. president mazzucco: all in favor? adjourned.
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this is a regular meetg of the san francisco planning commission. i would devise everyone to turn off their electronic devices during these proceedings. we have a crowded room today so just let me make an announcement. we will not accept any disruptions. we ask that you take any discussions outside. there is no standing in this room. find a space or go outside. once overflow has been established, we will let you know where this is that. he may not stand in this room. moore? sugaya? fong? olague? antonini?
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miguel? borden is abscent. we have the calendar items proposed for a continuance. item number one is case 2009. 01. this shows the proposal for the continuance for january 12. the staff has informed me that they are looking to a continuance to february 9, 2012. this is for 1111 california st., proposed for a continuance to january 19, 2012. case 147 south park avenue, for a continuance to january 19. case 2010. 1013 thd, proposed for continuos
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to december 15, 2011. 13, 14, and 15. this is for 3218 mission street. we're asking to continue this item to january 26, 2012. case 2010 for 5358 mission street. and item 15, case 2010. january 26, 2012. the city attorney will have a statement to make, regarding the last three continuances. but with that, i am not aware of
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any other items on the calendar proposed for continuance. >> and are there any other items proposed for a continuance? -- >> bob barney? -- >> i represent the knob hill association. i want to thank you for granting the continuance and we look forward to seeing you on january 19. and is there additional public comment on the items proposed for continuance? seeing none -- >> i am robert garcia.
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i am the president of the merchants association. i would respectfully request that you take a look at this. they have done their own study, -- >> this has to do only with the items proposed for a continuance. and is there additional public comment on the items proposed for a continuance. scene 9, public comment -- >> -- >> the coalition for san francisco neighborhoods ask me to give this to you today. does is for the continuance for 1111 california st., to look at the conditions and the documentation that have been given to you about the actual
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use of the site. there were very concerned about the misuse of their name and their organization names, theoretically in support of these conditions negotiated last year. what i am giving you is there a letter, saying that there is a problem if you need these conditions and regret that this was done without the proposal. -- >> do you support this condition? public comment is closed. at this time we would like to hear from the city attorney -- >> good afternoon. i am qaeda stacey from the city attorney's office. we recommend the continuance of these items because of the recent case law. a recent court of appeals'
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decision ruled that the city's permit and requirement for the medical campus facility and federal lobs makes it illegal to distribute or possess marijuana. the city at issue with long beach -- the court of appeals addressed the permitting scheme in long beach and the city could limit where medical campus dispensaries are located but could not permit the dispensary from either the authorizing ordnance or this scheme. and this decision is different from the other californian ports and how they address this question, no other published california description as addressed the local permitting requirements as part of the regulation for these dispensaries.
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several jurisdictions in california are concerned that long beach has appealed this decision to the california supreme court. we expect the court of appeals decision would have no effect on the supreme court and their review. if they do not grant review, we will work with the city to conform with the court of appeals decision. we recommend that this city now may get a permit decisions until makes a decision about whether to review the case. we recommend -- recommended on january 26, it may be necessary to continue this another time. that is why we are recommending
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the continuance until we know if they will review this decision. -- >> i move that the continuance should go to the date specified by the secretary. the final dates -- >> this is seconded. -- >> on the motion to continue item one until february 9, item 2 to january 19 time --, item four until december 15, and items 1314 and 15 to january 26, 2012. antonini? fong? moore? olague? the items are continued.
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you are now on the consent calendar -- >> should we be keeping these or will we get new materials -- >> -- >> you are now on the consent calendar. item #5 in the consent calendar is considered to be routine and will be decided upon by a single roll call vote. there will be no separate discussion and thus a member of the commission discusses -- and then this will be removed from the consent calendar at this and future hearings. item #5498 west portal avenue is a conditional use authorization for a new wireless television -- telephone service, located on the rooftop of a financial
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services building. this is a commercial structure within a minute -- individual neighborhood commercial district. this is part of the wireless communications network. following any public comment that would remove this from the consent calendar, this item is on that hands. -- >> is there any public comment on this item? public comment is closed. -- >> i moved to approve. -- >> on the motion for -- motion for approval -- >> thank you, commissioners. the item has been approved. you are now at item number six, consideration of the adoption of
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the meeting's minutes, following any corrections you may have an public comment, we would ask that you adopt the draft minutes. -- >> and is there any public comment? public comment is closed. -- >> i moved to approve the draft minutes. the motion to approve this draft minutes -- miguel? olague? are there any other commissioner matters? >> the other night i was fortunate enough to attend the opening of an exhibition which is that the legion of honor. they had an incredible sculpture that had never come out of italy until recently and we are fortunate enough to beat one of
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the two american cities where this will be displayed. if you have not seen this you would be well to go and see this. he did a lot of other things, and was an architect -- and a lot of other beautiful things. but i think what we can learn is how great the architecture and sculpture and the design was during the renaissance and for a long time -- we can learn some lessons and not be critical of modern architecture, if they can do those things with chisels, centuries ago we should be able to create beautiful things in this era as well. hopefully, we can continue to move forward and see that we are supportive of the arts and also supportive of moving the
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city into another renaissance. we have this in the early part of the 20th-century. >> some interesting things this week. there is a temporary stay on the street boxes. this is by a superior court, this was before us with the informational while ago. i saw a presentation regarding a project that will be coming to us in the future. 134 housing units, they have had
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this for many years and the presentation of the project that is going up on third street, i attended the chinatown broadway design workshop, in chinatown last afternoon. it was fairly well attended. the department did an excellent job. the mandarin and also the english. this is the design of the last three major box is coming out of the tunnel and this looks very good. this will be an improvement in my estimation. this is on fulton street, and the interesting article, i
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referenced that this morning. the san francisco rental market, this is at the most crowded. this is since 1999. this is 3.2%, and then the cost of rental is up 9% in san francisco. the projects that come before this commission, the pipeline will speed itself up, there was a court decision and i don't have all the details on this. this is on the washington street projects. there was a legal action filed against this. this