>> i would like to thank everyone for having me here. as was mentioned, i had the absolute privilege to work and live in the tenderloin for two weeks last summer, and i worked in every facet of st. anthony's, public store, the dining room. i ate every day in the dining room, shared a meal with fellow guests. and i would like to share a story with you that i think really exemplifies the hope, love, and dignity that is present in st. anthony and its volunteers and guests. it was the third day of my service at st. anthony's. we slept on mats every day.

and this day, i slept funny. i had a pain in my neck, and i do not feel like working. i bussed tables and was quiet. i took a trade from one man and walked away to give it to the dishwasher. i am so happy that this man did this. he grabbed my shirt and said -- he asked me what my name was. and i said, kevin. i asked his name. and he said his name was and geronimo. and from there, a friendship really started and grew. i am so proud to be able to call that guest my close personal friend.

we're all of the drummers. we talked about that. the last day, second to last day, i was sitting down with him having my lunch, and he tell me how he has been trying so hard to get a job and he had no luck, because he suffers from mental illness. he told me that even though he is unemployed and has to rely on welfare, he still volunteers every day. he finds ways to give back to the community, and that was so inspiring. here was a man who some might say hit rock bottom, but he had so much in dignity and so much love for his fellow human beings that he would go, even in a

situation, and go and work for the betterment of mankind. it was that point that i said there are no excuses. i in my presence here is a challenge to all young adults, teenagers. you're never too busy. you're never too busy for social justice. you are never too busy to address poverty and to fight it. so i challenge my fellow students. please, even if it is not what the st. anthony's, find some way to go and serve, just serve. serve your fellow man. then you know what dignity means. i would like to thank st. anthony's for this opportunity. and geronimo and i look forward to the new dining room with open minds and open -- open minds and

open hearts. thank you. [applause] >> i like that no excuses motto. that is a good one. thank you. over the years, and i think i have heard it today, many people, when they come here, they referred to it as sacred space or holy ground. people from different backgrounds come together, and like kathy and kevin a share, they share a meal. together, we find our common humanity. that is what really binds us together and transforms us for the better. and i think that there is no greater model for that kind of service, that dedication and devotion to bringing that, and humanity to the fore than our franciscan friars who are responsible for funding at st.

anthony foundation. they have given san francisco and st. anthony's dining room a place where all are welcome just as they are. as we mark this special day for st. anthony's, i now invite father john harden, now the provincial for the order and the president of our board of trustees. father john. [applause] >> ok, linda, you can start your clock to see how long it is going to take. [laughs] before i start crying. christina olague is here with us, and other supervisor just came in. [applause] 26 years ago, this was my room right here. and i had the privilege of -- i

hope uyo -- i hope you're not taking me, because you can cut it. i was living here with father tom was the little that i know when i was living with father alfred that i would be following in his sandals, not his footsteps. i had so many wonderful conversations. this was a genius, and he had more ideas than carter had pills. his nephew joe is with us today, and he can vouch for that. his model was you visualize, organize, dubie dies, and supervise. i said, then you agonize. he said, no, you never agonize. and down through the years now as we are at this kind of bittersweet moment, i was down in the dining room and associated with the st. anthony said different levels of ministry and a leadership for

16, 17 years. and i was down there today and -- this is a funky old building, you know? i am going to miss that. building something new is wonderful, because i think it shows that we believe in the dignity and respect of every individual the comes to st. anthony's. but there is just something about those walls down there. i had a privilege to talk to volunteers and ask them what they were going to be taking across the street in the temporary dining room. they always talked about dignity and respect, hope and compassion and love. i remember one of our former client safety servicers, richard, and he says, we're going to let you until you learn

to love yourself. and that is what st. anthony's does in spades. i am just looking forward to this. father alfred wanted to end world hunger in 2000. it was an ambitious bill and did not happen. unfortunately, we're serving more people every day. but i think what people here in this room and so many people that will see the news coverage, not only in san francisco that literally a around the world, we will be here to help stop poverty and homelessness and hunger. it is so important that we have to do our part, not only to continue to serve meals with dignity and respect, but to wipe out hunger. it is so important to the i am so excited about shari's leadership. i cannot have left the foundation in better hands. she has hit the ground running,

and i look forward to seeing this new building come up. unfortunately, i might be complaining, because i live right next door. larry, if you could keep the noise down when you're building, i would really appreciate it. or ed least cut it off so i can sleep at night. god bless you all and thank you for coming. [applause] >> again, i want to make sure that we recognize the fire chief. hopefully we have not exceeded the number of people in our space. [laughter] and i know we have a member from the police chief's office as well. thank you for joining us today. one of the things i also want to make sure is that getting all of this work done takes a lot of hands, a lot of people working together. i want to acknowledge suzanne sw vice-presidentift, of our board.

[applause] and then i want to also ask all of the staff who are here to please raise your hands, because day in and day out, raise them high. [applause] day in and day out, they're the ones that are truly making sure that everything runs very smoothly and gets done, and we cannot do it by ourselves. this is truly a team effort. we talked a lot about teens and putting together a winning team. certainly, this is a winning team in st. anthony's. as we wrap up our press conference today, i just want to display for you, this is our final tourre for service today. and then it will go on display. this will be the inaugural tray

for our new dining room at st. anthony's in 2014. meantime, we will fill it with that final $5 million for the capital campaign. off we go. [applause] thank you. >> for those of you who would like the opportunity --

>> before i take role, if i can just remind everyoneç to turn f their cell phones and an electronic devices that may sound off during the proceedings. [roll-call] we have a full commission today. the first category on your calendar is items proposed for continuance. item number one is 376 castro st.. your calendarok shows a proposal for continuance until march 1, 2012. it is my understanding there is a request for indefinite continuance. item #2 is a menace to the

planningç code, adding to a new section to establish the art and design special use district at 11118 street. and demanding their relevant map associated with that. the item is proposed for continuance until april 5, 2012. item #3 is 89 palgrave ave. proposedç for a continuance unl march 22, 2012. further on your calendar, i believe that commissioner moore would like to consider continuance on items 15 and 16. uses,, buildingq area, ratio, parking and

compliance in specified used tem number 16 is a zoning map amendments for the washington- broadway special use district. çspecial districts for sign elimination and for district streets. i mention this to president miguel. it is his desire the commission here the islands -- hear the items and consider continuance after you hear the items. further on your calendar, item number 17, 721 beach street. both sides on this case are requesting or agreeing to continue its of this item until march 8, 2012. commissioners, i am not aware of any other items on your calendars being proposed for continuance. president miguel: is there any public comment on items proposed for a continuance?

>> good afternoon, commissioners. speaking to item 721, i am representing the sponsor. the sponsors purchased the property about two yearsç ago d have been working to craft the project in a way that will meet their needs and allay any concerns of the neighborhood. they want to create a project the community can feel good about and everyone is happy with. they have been doing extensive outreach with the neighborhoodr and some additional dialogueç s needed at this point. we have scheduled a tentative meeting with that aquatic park later this month.

we respectfully request a continuance. we are happy with what ever the commissioner gives us. president miguel:ç any other public comment on items proposed for continuance? commissioner antonini: i wanted to ask about 376 castro. do we have any information on the request coming from project sponsor, staff -- ç president miguel: i will try to get back to you on that if we can. çcommissioner moore: which plee

let the public know that if this item is continued that items 15 and at 16 what not close the public's participation at the çótime when it is being heard? >> my only intent on calling that item is to make some comments myself and here if others have any particular comments. a fur of -- a full hearing will be held in the future and it is my understanding that the board president who is proposing this legislation is willing to accommodate that. >> i appreciate your summarizing that. çthe reasonç i asked for continuance is the explanation from the supervisor's office only came in last night, after closing time. that is 7:35 and since the study

of both items are quite extensive and require going back and determine where we were last time, where are we going -- that requires more timeç. i got support from the supervisor's office, it just happened as it is. commissioner antonini: i agree that it's good we're going to hear it. there are a lot of things that are complicated and it would be good to ask for it. that would be very good and the public can do the same. >> i believe the reason for the

indefinite continuance is the project sponsor wanted some time to work out issues they have not been able to agree on and they don't know when that might happen. we will have to notice the prpresident miguel: is there any other public comment? commissioner antonini: i will move number one for indefinite continuance. items two and three for the dates specified -- for the dates specified. item number 16 -- 17ç until mah 8. >> second. >> on the motion for a continuance, --

>> item #ç5 is for 1050 south v an ness ave. that provides care to 13 or more children. the expansion would beç to 825 square feet to serve up to 33

children in total. item #6 is for 21 at 38 irving st.. and -- a request to allow small self service restaurantsñr, the urban street restaurant and fast-food district. item #7 is for 1415 ocean avenue. a request for conditional use authorization to convert vacant commercial space into a formula retail use. item #8 is a case for 38 01 18th st., for commercial use

authorization to convert a vacant space into a self-service restaurant with an accessory small brewery. the following -- falling public comment, which would remove the items from the consent calendar, these items are in your hand. president miguel:ç is there any public comment on the consent calendar? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> i moved to approve the items on consent. >> the motion on the floor is for approval of the items as they are proposed. [roll-call] those items are approved as proposed. you are now on item number nine. commission matters. are there any commission concerns? commissioner antonini: as is the

case with most of you,ç i watch the super bowl. having been on indianapolis and that not too distant past, i wanted to see how it worked with that many people there. it's a city with a population not much below san francisco, but it is more spread out. çthere downtown area is pretty dense. i did not notice a lot of traffic even though they have three great facilities within walking distance of each other. the thing that they do and something that was instructive was as people are entering the area off the freeways and expressways, they have easy çaccess into garages where it's not confusing to park their cars

and take public transit. that's one thing we have to look at. not everyone is going to take public transit into san francisco, particularly people from outlying areas or visiting from other parts of the company and we have toç make easy for themç to get around on public transportation. that worked quite well in indianapolis. i don't know in the context of something we are discussing later on, that is an important thing to look at as we look at future planning. president miguel: i had meetings during the past week with people from a project that may be coming to us at 20th and connecticut street. i attended a meeting that was put together byç supervisor

campo'os'department at which we sentç back to do more neighbor and our reach. i had a very interesting article in the new york times last week regarding formula retail and how they hope to handle its and it has --ç they are handling it by ground floor with spaces, 40 feet, financial institutions --w3 it takes up as

much as three-quarters of a blocked frontage. if any ofç the commissioners ae interested, iq i thought it wasç a different approach and it would be interesting to see howç that happens there. i had the pleasure ofç having lunch with the commissioner pointy un til she is sworn in this afternoon --ç i will probably make more comments when it she joins us next week. it is going to be a very welcome addition to the commission. ç>> if we could move on to the directors' report -- before have directors announcement, item number 11, a resolution commending john billovits -- he

is not here. he had to go out of town for a family emergency. i will put that back on calendar when he is back in town. >> thank you. i also want to welcome sandy to the commission. çshe will be joining us next wk at the commission. my only other announcement is both for the commission and the public, it is to announce the kicko connections program. i believe the commission received invitations to this. this will happen on february 15 çat 1800 market street. this is a program we are working on in conjunction with the parks department which was the results of the road identified in thexd recreation and workspae

as the item with a thousand dollar grant from the state to work on this. it is intended to betterç connt the city -- there will be a focus on the first year of establishing broad connections and on the second year on the design of particular streets to reinforce these connections. itç is a program staff is very excited about and we were lucky to grants and other place on this to work. that concludes my announcement unless there are any questions. commissioner moore: would you mind resending that announcement? i don't think