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there are negotiating with neighbors and i thought that was a positive comment and should be acknowledged. the fact that it followed street scape a improvements -- and -- streetscape improvements. overall, it is a much better project aside from the details of size and environmental impact. commissioner antonini: thank you to staff, in particular. the executive summary and the commissioner questions and staff responses were very well done. as a health-care professional, i am particularly proud of this project and i also very appreciative to efforts by staff
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and the mayor's office in working on getting on the development -- getting the development agreement together. harkening back to the jack tarp, it was the first hotel built in san francisco since the 1920's. a couple of years later, they said it was the box that the jack tar came in. i would like to move to certify the final eir. >> second. >> commissioners, the motion on the floor is to certify the final eir. commissioner antonini: aye. commissioner borden: aye. commissioner miguel: aye. commissioner moore: no. commissioner sugaya: aye. president fong: aye. >> that motion passes 5-1, with commissioner moore voting against. commissioner antonini: commissioner moore, did you want
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-- deduce a one and this by campus? >> the amendments need to be made in a certain order as prepared in the agenda. you could not take them item by item, but they cannot be taken by campus. commissioner antonini: should we do each one individually? what's the next item is ceqa findings. the development agreement is the last item. you make a recommendation and you do not have final authority on the d.a. you could take items a-m and n separately. >> i will make that motion for it we will move for approval of items a-m and i will not go into what each of these is.
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>> wait a minute. hold on. >> i want to point out that there were two sheets that were submitted to the planning commission for conditions of approval and the development agreement. i would suggest that that be incorporated into the approval motion. second, there was discussion about adding a transportation demand management for all the campuses. that also could be added. there was also discussion of adding a construction management strategy or program for the davis campus. finally, in a project like this one, with many documents, there
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are always technical changes that the staff finds as they are preparing to bring this to the board of supervisors. i would also recommend that a motion -- that the motion include delegation for staff to make the technical corrections as they find them in the various documents. commissioner sugaya: i would agree. i was going ask if you wanted to talk about the transportation management. >> i think he hit that straight on. it would be applied on the three additional use applications and would be on the davies campus to elaborate the construction management plan to allow distribution of a draft specifically to the neighborhood but also to any neighborhood organization that chooses. when it had asked to make that plan available to all campuses
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and all neighborhood organizations who so choose. commissioner antonini: the motion would be a motion to approve with the transportation management plan as part of the c.u.'s for the 3 campuses but available to other campuses. finally, staff having the ability to make technical adjustments but not to change the overall significance of any particular motion. that is a through m. that is a motion for it >> i would second that. commissioner sugaya: unfortunately, i have to vote against the whole thing. i was prepared to vote for certain things like 2a. commissioner antonini: we could
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separate 2a. president fong: we have been here since 10:00 a.m.. if you want to go through each one, that is fine. commissioner antonini: i modify my motion. i'm not going to repeat the motion, but where applicable, on the record, we have talked about, conditional uses or whenever, i'm going to move what has been mentioned and agreed upon. we will sever 2a, adoption findings of ceqa. >> so you're taking this separately at this point? the motion is for item 2a, the adoption of ceqa findings. on the motion to adopt ceqa findings. commissioner antonini: aye. commissioner borden: aye. commissioner miguel: aye. commissioner moore: no.
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commissioner sugaya: aye. president fong: aye. >> the motion passes. commissioner antonini: now we move to 2b, st. louis general plan amendment. -- st. luke's general plan amendment. >> did someone have their microphone -- on the motion to approve -- recommend approval to the board of supervisors the general plan amendment to the st. luke's campus. commissioner antonini: aye. commissioner borden: aye. commissioner miguel: aye. commissioner moore: aye. commissioner sugaya: aye. president fong: aye. >> the motion passes
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unanimously. on the 2c, the request for general plan amendments for the general hospital. to recommend approval to the board of supervisors for the general plan amendments commissioner antonini: antoniniaye. commissioner borden: aye. commissioner miguel: aye. commissioner moore: no. commissioner sugaya: no. president fong: aye. >> that motion passes 4-2. item 2d. commissioner antonini: the consistency of the long-range development plan. >> that is fort st. louis, cathedral hill, and davies.
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on the motion for adopting the general plan and consistency findings. for st. luke's, cathedral hill and it davies. commissioner antonini: aye. commissioner borden: aye. commissioner miguel: aye. commissioner moore: no. commissioner sugaya: no. president fong: aye. >> the motion passes. item 2e. planning code text amendments and planning code map amendments for the st. luke's hospital. on the motion to recommend approval to the board of supervisors for the planning code text and map amendments for the st. luke's commissioner antonini: campus antoniniaywe. commissioner borden: aye. commissioner miguel: aye. commissioner moore: aye. commissioner sugaya: aye.
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president fong: aye. >> that passes unanimously. item 2f, the request for a conditional use authorization with amended conditions to include demand management. this one is for st. luke's hospital. on that motion -- commissioner antonini: aye. commissioner borden: aye. commissioner miguel: aye. commissioner moore: aye. commissioner sugaya: aye. president fong: aye. >> that motion passes unanimously. item 2g, request for development authorization for the st. luke's hospital campus. commissioner antonini: aye. commissioner borden: aye. commissioner miguel: aye. commissioner moore: aye. commissioner sugaya: aye. president fong: aye. >> that motion passed unanimously. item 2h, consideration of a
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motion for the general plan referral for the st. luke's campus. commissioner antonini: aye. commissioner borden: aye. commissioner miguel: aye. commissioner moore: aye. commissioner sugaya: aye. president fong: aye. >> thank you, commissioners. item 2i. planning code text and map amendment for the cathedral hill hospital. commissioner antonini: aye. commissioner borden: aye. commissioner miguel: aye. commissioner moore: no. commissioner sugaya: no. president fong: aye. >> that motion passes 4-2. item 2j. a request for additional use authorization for the cathedral hill campus. that includes the transit management modification.
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commissioner antonini: aye. commissioner borden: aye. commissioner miguel: aye. commissioner moore: no. commissioner sugaya: no. president fong: aye. >> that motion passes 4-2. item 2k. this is a request for development authorization for the cathedral hill campus. commissioner antonini: aye. commissioner borden: aye. commissioner miguel: aye. commissioner moore: no. commissioner sugaya: no. commissioner antonini: -- president fong: aye. >> the motion passes 4-2. item 2l, consideration of motion for the general plan referral for the cathedral hill campus.
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commissioner antonini: aye. commissioner borden: aye. commissioner miguel: aye. commissioner moore: no. commissioner sugaya: no. president fong: aye. >> thank you, commissioners. that is a 4-2 vote. item 2m. this is a request for additional use authorization for the davies campus. with the trend the demand management alteration or modification. and construction management plan. commissioner antonini: aye. commissioner borden: aye. commissioner miguel: aye. commissioner moore: aye. commissioner sugaya: aye. president fong: aye. >> on the cpmc long-range development plan, 2n.
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on the motion to recommend approval to the board of supervisors. commissioner antonini: aye. commissioner borden: aye. commissioner miguel: aye. commissioner moore: no. commissioner sugaya: no. president fong: aye. >> the motion passes 4-2. thank you. president fong: this adjourns our special meeting. we will pick up on our regular meeting in a couple of meeting -- in a couple of minutes, after a break.
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>> if everyone can turn off their cell phones or of least silence them. it is kind of crowded, so if you feel the need to engage in secondary discussion, i'd to ask that you take it outside, because it is extremely disruptive when multiple discussions are going on in the room. [roll-call] commissioners, the first calendar item, item one, 41528
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pine street, a request for a continuance. item #2 is 42735 baker street. with that, i am not aware of any other item on calendar that calls for continuous. >> is there any public comment on these items? commissioner sugaya: i moved to continue item one and item to to the dates noted. >> second. >> on the motion to continuance as they are proposed on the calendar. [calling votes] thank you, commissioners. those items are continued as they have been proposed.
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you are now on item 3, the consent calendar. this is considered to be routine. id would be our third upon by a single roll call vote. there will be no separate discussion unless a member of this commission request, and then it will be to remove and considered as a separate item. item #34990 valencia's street is a request for use to allow for the establishment of an outdoor activity in the rear of the property for an existing restaurant that is doing business as the blue favoig in e zoning district. following any public comments, which would automatically removed them from the consent calendar, this matter is in your
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hands for consideration. >> is there any public comment on this item? seeing none, commissioner borden? commissioner borden: >> moved to approve the motion. [calling votes] thank you, commissioners. the item has been approved as proposed. you are on item 4a, b, and c, 4601, dolores street. as you consider the request and a mandatory staff review, the zoning administrator will hear the request.
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>> good evening, commissioners. i have just been informed the neighbors would like a continuance of the matter. i am not sure if that has been brought to your attention at all. >> no. >> shall i continue? >> yes. >> the request for additional use authorization of the planning code to convert a former church that is currently being used as a single-family dwelling into a private elementary school, which is currently operating to and a half blocks north. cbds would maintain both campuses for 200 students in
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grades five through grade eight. the project include interior and exterior tenant improvements. exterior includes converting our garage into a primary pedestrian entrance, adding a roof deck to the southwest corner, adding associated screening, and adding an elevator penthouse along the eastern edge of the building. interior tenant improvements include new partitions and other support functions for the school. in 2003, the condition granted authorization to install three portable question -- portable classrooms on the existing site. at the recommendation of the board, the portable classrooms were authorized for our use not to exceed 10 years.
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this would provide more space for the school, allowing them to transition students out of the classroom and remove the buildings altogether from the site, in compliance with the 2003 conditions of approval. the department has received 50 letters and e-mails in support of the project, primarily from parents. now the department has also received 21 letters in opposition to the project from neighbors. their concerns are about how activity could impact noise and privacy to adjacent property that shares the same space and the potential impact it could have on parking and traffic in the neighborhood, including 19 straigheet and parking that woue eliminated as a result. they would like to see the
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rooftop removed and the white stone moved to delores street frontage. it was submitted yesterday but seemed untimely. the department is recommending support of the project for the following reasons. the project promotes the reuse of it difficult to building type. the project is for the continued operation of a neighborhood school. it would preserve the exterior and interior character. it would result in a dwelling unit that is not affordable for the residents. the project is compatible with the surrounding neighborhood, and it will allow for additional choices and educational opportunities for neighborhood and city of residence. this concludes my presentation.
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>> project sponsor. >> thank you. i am the head of children's day school, and i want to thank the commissioners for what has been a very long day for you, and also the city staff and the other planners who have gotten to this point in the project. children's day school has been looking for more space for a number of years, and the school did not want to put additional buildings. we are thrilled to be proposed this lovely church and return it to institutional use. independent schools make a wonderful custodians of these buildings and provide the highest and best use of space. the building is a very tight fit for our middle school program, but it meets our needs, and our students think the brick facade
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and chandeliers looks just like hogwarts. and it is wonderful to hear them speak about the building and see how it plays into their imagination. i think it is important that there is a strong neighborhood partnership and community-based learning program. students work side by side with people from other nonprofits to better our communities. 40% of our students are on sliding commission. many of our students walk to school, and as the city tries to maintain families in san francisco, children's day school offers and nurturing environment, complete with a farm and garden. this will allow us to double the size of our middle school
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program and provide education to more of the families moving into the neighborhood. mark jensen will speak on behalf of our project. we are lucky to have them on our team. and he is an award winning architect. mark design the fabulous roof garden space at the san francisco museum of modern art. goothe agricultural program is o important. markey and his team have been able to provide learning spaces for our middle school students while maintaining elements the city thought it was important to save. we have three middle school students who would like to say a few words about the project, so
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we will start with angelie. >> i am a current seventh grader, and i have the privilege of attending for the last eight years. it is such a unique and inspiring school and deserving of a learning environment that is equally stimulating. the move will allow twice the number of students to have the experience i have been lucky to have and to learn in a building that is so beautiful and so inspirational. the move will put the future learning experience of the next generation of students in very good hands and will leave our remarkable legacy for the community and the city. thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> i am occurrence 6 greater. i am the lucky beneficiary of a full tuition scholarship because of the partnership between the
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children's day school and the boys and girls club of san francisco. cds gives a scholarship to of boys or girls club member, and i cannot tell how thankful i am for this opportunity they have given me. they have shined a light on new possibilities for me and for other students like myself. thank you for your time. >> your name and? >> maya? >> my name is sam fisher. this is my ninth year at cds. i highly support is being turned into a school. 90% of eighth graders graduating from our school have gone to their first choice high school, and the high schoolers tell us they really like our students. right now our middle school is only made of 88 students.
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cds will be graduating double the amount of students who will be academically per turn -- prepared to change people's lives for the better. we can change twice as many people's lives. i would like to invite mark jensen up to the podium. >> that is a tough act to follow. my name is mark jensen, the architect. good evening, commissioners. we are here to discuss the conversion of a beautiful church from a private house to a school. it seems self-evident this is a higher and better use for this beautiful building. the question is how we accomplices in the most thoughtful and sensitive way possible.
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to start with, the exterior facades along dolores and 19th, the sanctuary space, the tower, and the entry. our challenges is withing the classroom into this structure. that meant putting these rooms inside the outside walls but outside the primary sanctuary space. in addition, our goal also included a seismic upgrade of the building to make the building fully accessible, to provide life-saving and code upgrades, and to provide a sustainable design approach. to address each of these, the upgrade involves bracing the existing grid wall. they are deep in their analysis for this project, and