concern, and i have no factual evidence to provide a request for denial for the applicants on either location. >> we have the same position of checking with you on security, and that would fulfil anything? 3z>> dr requester? çó>> for the record, i am goingo go ahead and state that the saturation on this lot is of serious consequencepáh#ar as i am concerned, and i will not tell you that i will not file appeals, because i think it is important but wexd have to set some standards. commissioner borden said it.

commissioner miguel houshas tole we have to goñr to the board of supervisors. i feel backed up on this, but i would like to read one of the gentleman who was here is a merchant on mission street, and he had to leave. it is a tax preparation season, and he owns a business. this is not my opinion. it is what he wrote. iona attacks keeping officer -- are known -- i own a tax position on mission street. my business would be affected having this, and i strongly believe that this impactç -- ts

will impact the neighborhood based on newspaper articles of research i have done, from increased theft and wagering too high -- and loitering to a high potential of abuse. my own business is badly affected because of individuals smoking marijuana and often drinking beer in front of my office. the smoke filters in. my clients complain they are put out by it. i even find myself reading poorly. qi with -- leaving poorly -- breathing poorly. i would like to point out one thing. the owners are from l.a.. they do not know san francisco.

i have a grave concern about that. ççthe other ownerç actually e owner's daughter was going to open it. something happened, and a few weeks of for the proposed november hearing, she called and said she was going to run it. my concern is what experience do you have, and she said none. she did say she would hire someone who knew about that kind of business,w3 so those are my concerns for that particular block, and i will leave my comments there. xd>> speakers in favor of the dr requester, opposed to the project? ç>> hello from the merchants ad residents association.

i first want to address the question about whether there were any dispensaries in daly city. there are not. there are only delivery services. çyou haveu! two dispensaries. you are going to have increased traffic. a block down is the number one transit center in the city. there are a number of kids going from an bayview over to the other side of town, so youç hae a large collection of students and children. i understand your hands are tied, but understand the community. i understand it is great and everything is hunky dory, but we do not know what is going to be coming in. they say they are not going to grow marijuana, but they were

stealing electricity from pg&e. they had a fire. once you give the ok, the community is left to police the situation, and i do notç think that is fair to the community, who is trying to bring in new businesses. i do not think this is the economic development we were thinking of. if there were twook starbucksçd wanted to open, you know that down this would not happen in pacific heights. they would not allow it. >> thank you. are there additional speakers herrmann -- an additional speakers? >> i sit on the board. i have lived there all my life,

and i want to staay 3000 signatures means something. it is the voice of the people, the community, and if we oppose something, it is kind of amazing that 3000 signatures of not relate to anything, so i am hoping with these -- does not really do anything, so i am hoping with the signatures it is not approved. >> thank you. >> thank you for the opportunity to speak. this strikes closer to home. and we do have a lot of facilities. we have seen your housing, and one thing i wanted to bring out new region we have seen your housing, and one thing i wanted to bring up is in regards to the

outbreak on the project in general, and commissioner womwu brought this upq language. i noticedç thatç the informatn that they are applying to open up at thatç location, it is in english, but there is only a tiny blurb that clearly states under the planningok code. it concerns property at mission street. a hearing may occur. a development approval may become final unless appealed by 2001. for most people who mightç receive this alert in spanish,

and they are thinking, i do not know what it isç aboutç. the same thing about in chinese. i know we have an ordinance where we need to notify people properly in multiple languages, and i have concerns about how many neighbors, though they have other responsibilities, whatever it might be, they would be out here if they knew more information about this. it is 2900 in opposition. i am sure the numbers would be more slanted in opposition is people were properly notified. thank you. >> additional speakers in favor of the dr against the project? if not, the project sponsors,

any one of you first? >> good evening, commissioners. i am here this evening to speak on behalf of mission organic center, a collective set operates at mission street. mission organics goal is to provide high-quality, lab tests and medical care and a bus to qualified patients live inç -- medical care and of does -- cannibusç to qualified patient. we will address their specific ailments. we will give discounts to veterans and terminally ill patients. the founding members previously managed the sunset center and

are well trained in operating illegally compliant, saves medical care of this -- medical cannabis a dispensary. we will eliminate a vacant ground-floor space in a commercial corridor. the location would be fully renovated so patients can access medicine. we will provide employment for betweent 10o 20 full or part- time residents. they will all be paid a fair wage. we will not allow on-site smoking, consumption, or cultivation of medical camembert's. it includes an on-site security team as well as cameras that will reduce crime overall.

in addition, it advances general planning. we are committed to volunteer planning. qwe will listen to people in the neighborhood. okwe will do everything to impre the voskhod -- improve the facade. several hundred residents signed a petition in support of the project, and we received numerousw3 letters of support, çmany of which havei] been submitted to this commission. i would like to briefly discuss a couple of points like addressing other concerns the

burberry who important to us. çthe first regards safety. we will have to on duty officers during all hours of operation. they will secure the location as well as ra(i=1 area. this will provide a net positive benefit. our teams architect will speak in greaterç detailç. the second regards theçó proximity to the facility. it meets all requisites,ç becae it is not located within 1,000 feet of an elementary school or active recreation buildings or community centers that primarily serve people under the age of 18. the third concern regards whether the use complements the neighborhood, and this has been a lot of discussion.

we will occupy activated ground- floor and adhere to all requirements. and we will provide employment opportunities and work alongside city officials, police to better the neighborhood and make it safe and clean. there are medical cannabisç stations that are in need of this service and will be well cared for by the service we will provide. they will be given to all organic has. we suspect lay -- now we respectfully ask the commission to approve this. thank you 3 much. >> speakers in favor of the private sponsor. i think actually we will hear the other dr. >> if i could respectfully

request we do one at a time. >> no, we are going to do them together. >> the project sponsor. >> is there another dr file? >>ç no, but there is on anothe, and we called them both. >> you have won the are filed and one project sponsorxd. >> you are right. >> excuse me. there are outside ers on both applicationsi]. >> i do not know whether to say good afternoon or good evening. i am one of the attorneys at 5234 mission. it will be two years but we applied for our dispensary

application, the first in the neighborhood. i believe the first in a whole squadron. it would apply to all planning standards. we have met with the government, the police apartment, local citizens, and this club will be run by neighborhood people. she will run its. xdshe owns the property, and she owns the largest tourist co. in san francisco. she knows what she is doing. we have done everything weç can to comply with rules and the safety and convenienceç of our çclientele last but certainly t least, we have hiredv: and they are well aware of thoreau's and

the way to do it right. without any further ado, i would like to introduce my partner and a leading authority of medical marijuana in northern california. >> good evening, commissioners. our office has been working for about a year and a half now, and we have focused on a particular objective. the first was to build an experienced team to operate treatment safely and effectively and comply to all laws and regulations. we were able to buildko a workig relationship with a consultant and a patient advocate, mr. wilson. secondly, we hired a security consultant who specializes specifically in security planning, staff training, and plan implementation.

mr. bradley has planned a subsequent security plan, which he submitted. we have it available. it was also distributed to officer mccarthy. both mr. wilson and mr. bradley are going to speak tonight, and we will be available for any questions you have. the second priority has been to reach out to establish communications and to take steps to address their concerns. specifically, we began with çmeeting with supervisor of a los -- supervisor avalos. we have met with him several times to update him and get him familiar with our applicant. we walk the neighborhood and spoke with merchants, neighbors. we attended the merchants and residents association meetings. iñt(we did achievement of the project at the association

meeting. every day we did the treatment of the project of the association meeting here again we discussed our security plan and working relationship with sfpdym. we agreed to provide patrols in and around the facility, particularlyç at the onset when there is concern until we are able to gauge the impact. patrols will be present in the éeighborhood and around the facility. lastly, we organized a meeting to give the neighbors opportunity to meet the applicant, and address any concerns. we send out this mailer, a 300- foot radius, which was sent to notify the neighbors of the application. at the meeting we had 22 attendees. there are five attendees in opposition of the project.

the rest were ini] support or neutral, but primarily and support. weç believe this is the collectiveç resources and expertise to build and operate a medical campus dispensary -- medical cannabis dispensary where it is needed. q tremendous volume of business, but if we get busier, we can expand their arrogant, which %ei ffi the street and prevent people from loitering and would make it much easier to regulate traffic. we respectfully request is commission not take discretionary review and approve the project as submitted. ç>> thank you. speakers --

your basic kind is up. good -- your basic time is up. a speaker in favor of the project, and youç have three minutes. what's my name is a problem. i am a former -- >> my name is$ nathan bradley. it saved my life a couple years ago, which is how i got involved. i have worked with clubs as a consultant in oakland, sacramento, roseville. the issue and i mainly cover, besides public safety, is kids getting access to it zeroth. each employee is trained on the version measures. -- diversion measures.

i will!qlways work with law enforcement. we will set up plants with the sheriff's office where if they catch someone everting -- everting medicine they will be able to make sure that person gets removed from our database, and it is no longer allowed there. nbanother issue that was brought up was the camera system itself. çi work with people up north, d i amç going to meet with san francisco police department down here to verify what works best with video systems and editing systems, so if something does happen we can work hand in hand. when it comes to the violence issues,ççi] it( believe that y

years. i believe a lot of the opposition is based on fear. if you look at issues whereç ty have regulated clubs,ç of oakld for example, i have talked with staff, and they described in the area where they seei] a dispensy that has been licensed, they will draw a circleç around it d say this is a crime free area. çi believe if the dispensary is regulated and enough, we can reduce the amount of kids that can gain access to it. without this there, it is just salter high-school. i am here for any questions at all. ç-- it is just sold through wih their high school.

>> my name is david abernathy. i am a medical marijuana advokaue who works around the state of california. my concern is medical cannabis movingç forward, so patients cn get affordable, safe access. i want to make sure theyç opere legally and serve the needs of a to commit patients. ymñrwhen i first started working with the mission organic center team, i was informed a local neighborhood organization had voiced some resistance to the project. i went to a meeting andsspoke to them. the president informed me there was no support for the project in the outer mission community and no need in the neighborhood. i decided to conduct my own investigation to determine çwhether there was truth to the claims. if i have found these assertions pannedxdç out, i would have a immediately withdrawn and advised them to find another location for the project. after talking to members ofxd te

community and attendingw3 public outreach programs, i found there was widespread support and t(excitement about the project. many localq expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that all the san francisco has -- althoughç san francisco has mcd's, non-are accessible from that part of town. and many of their conditions impaired mobility. many were excited about the prospect of new jobs and added security. throughout my time working with the mission organic team, i have beenç impressed with their dedication and level of commitment toward the outer mission. they have organized free yoga in the park, park cleanups, and reached out to local church groups. the have made themselves available to discuss any concerns members of the neighborhood may have. çi would like to speak on behaf

of someone who could not be here today, due to scheduling conflict, a police officer who could not attend the hearing today. he asked me to speak on his behalf to express his support for this project. i spent a day walking around the neighborhood with him, talking to local business owners and employees. he found nothing but overwhelming support for the project and looks forward to making this one of his regular beats. i am willing to provide his personal conduct information if you would like to speak with him in more detail. i strongly encourage you to grant this team a permit to operate and thank you for your time. if i could make one additional comment, one ofok the people in opposition to the project said they would not even allow two starbucks on the(s@me block in san francisco. there are many such blocks. it is a completely separate issue, whether you would allow to separate copy shops to exist

in the same neighborhood -- whether you would allow two separateç coffeeshops toi]ç eo give people a choice. ç>> i am speaking on behalf ofç 3254 mission. i speak on behalf of the largest çnonprofit that focuses on the access ofñr medical cannabis patience. -- patients. i have had the opportunity to meet with hundreds of dispenser is all over the country, in nevada, colorado, michigan. i will be able to take that experience in working with established and starting dispensaries and bring that here to help them with their community outreach, working directly with patients and the community, bringing not just the medicine, but services that they use. i work with quite a few

dispensaries in the bay area that offer more than medicine. they offer counseling, yoga, çmassage, and acupuncture. i will be able to bring that expertise to them. i have had the experience of working in banking for over 15 okyears, and have worked with thousands of startup businesses, seeing how they grow to become a successful business. i willç be able tow3 bring that experience to treatment as well, åçwith day-to-dayxd operations, hiring employees, doing inventory and cash control. those are some of the expertise i willç be able to bring. the team is trying to bring in experts in different areas, so we have a top-notch team. thank you. >> my name is jerome altman. i am the architect for the 3258 mission project.

i will speak about the security system. çóin the course of working on this, and that neighboring merchants. security was a major concern for them. my design for this, security was aç big criteria. it became the basis for how customers arriveç, and to the facility, and conduct business while inside. the front door of the facility will be locked at all times. regular customers need to show their id and their prescription recommendation letter prior to entering. nto the lobby and wait for the receptionist to confirm their recommendation. once approved, they will pass through another locked door into çthe act will dispensary. -- actual dispensary. after hours, there is a security

gate which will close the entire facade. there are no doors in the rear of the building. there is one window to the balcony, which will have bars on it. there is also involved located right here -- there is also a valut -- vault qlocated in back, right here. there will be manuals describing the security system, and they will receive initial training and follow-up on a quarterly basis. security cameras, which are shown as little red arrows, will operate 24 hours a day and record the information for later review, if necessary. we will also work with police to set up a