take back some of the feedback they heard. that is from the public and reconsider some of their plans for the development. of like the sponsor to take into consideration the transit goals and the impact of the loss of recreation. we have heard a lot of discussion around that. >> that is where i am. i look forward to continuing this conversation. thank you. >> thank you. it's just a few comments. we have had a lot of testimony today and tonight. i am glad to shorten my comments. there a lot of issues that have been raised on a number of assets from building height to parking to public space. i want to address something that

has me concerned for quite a while. relating to the tenants club, i remember going there as a child with the friends that live in the area. a. ni know a lot of families tht are there. the concern was how this would impact them. i certainly talking a lot about keeping families there. in matters to me. i think it's a matter to all of us. also, i think a lot of information has not been gotten out there to a lot of the members. the fact that the bay club will be able to be used during this construction. the fact that there is more pull them there is now out. doubling of the indoor facilities. there will be a loss of tennis courts. as i have talked to many of my

residence, the thing that i struggle with is what the government's role? what is government's role? isn't the role of the local government to come in and tell a private clomclub owner you canno your part because you're taking away a certain amount of tennis courts? i struggle with that. if it is publicly, that is different. this is public development. this is an issue with their members. should the government is sticking our hands in there and say no to the entire project tax that is what i shall go with. ultimately i believe the answer is no. this is a club that will be much better going forward. i understand the loss of the tennis facilities. i do not think that is a regiorn

to reject it deat. let's get those jobs moving. >> i am not support a continuing for a number of reasons. i do feel like we have discussed this. the project has been discussed from a land use. i feel like they're are things that many of us will be doing behind the scenes. i still remain committed to trying to ensure this for the

luxury units of $2 million a to $7 million. it is the amount that would be paid the same by any development. it is usually much less expensive. my understanding is the model we current news calculates this. it assumes that. my hope is that given the developer is your requesting an additional 50 ft. height increase has additional stories for what most likely will be the most expensive unit. it brings in additional value to the project. if the developer decides not to provide this, they should be expected to contribute a fair

level of amount for the affordable housing fees. i will be advocating for that. i think -- i have been mulling over the design study that involved a number of community based groups. initially, my impressions were of that a lot of the vision was promoting opposition in a project that was much different. i see a lot of benefits from existing projects. the connecting of neighborhoods and creation of more public, open space. in addition to the other discussions of the initial one. my hope is that they look to consider the means and the wishes of the residents in the neighborhood. i'm going to do my best to continue advocating for less

bulk and height and increased this. >> i support the comments. like you, i will continue to work with the developer to obtain some further medications, especially as it relates to parking. i do believe there is an excessive amount of parking. also as it relates to affordable housing. i refer to them as medications.

lecky, i think this is something we can continue. i support you and your efforts. >> i just want to mention one thing on the record which i have stated now. this impacts planning unit developments. one of the criteria for whether we would support a conditional use is the following under section 304 that states explicitly under no circumstances shelf height limits be accepted unless the exception is authorized by the terms of the code. even if we were to vote, it does not actually go into affect until after june the 12th.

i am just mentioning that. people wonder if it will have an impact. it does not. they can continue at the meeting they have. there is nothing that we would be delaying with the continuance. nothing in the planning code would be affected. i would ask those to support a mission. >> i think it gives us a good avenue to get more for affordable housing. i think it is a good tool that we can use to move forward. i am hoping it can do this together.

>> one thing i forgot to note with respect to the issue besides the one i outline, one of the things i found compelling was the testimony from workers about the finality of trying to figure out what is going to happen here. i understand the substance will come to us. hopefully they'll have an opportunity to change that. i think that some white you have to cut it. that is my reasoning behind it. >> no, no, no, no, aye, aye, no, aye, no, aye, no

4 ayes and 7 no. >> motion to continue is defeated. >> i do not want to belabor this matter any more. i was contemplating asking you to vote on a number of amendments. i have heard by their three you directly or indirectly through folks who have been working on this that many of us who are sitting here still have concerns about the project. i would ask folks to think about what is important to see in this project, whether it be affordable housing. whether it be reducing heights. whether it be dealing with parking.

we have focused on this for the first tieme. i ask you to take this obligation very serious for all the folks who have a lot of stake in this. >> thank you. i want to thank the supervisor for all these tiny have put into this. i know this has been an incredibly different process here in i do not envy you. i will be supporting the conditional use tonight. how did touch on two topics. i want to second the remarks.

and mentioned this in my questioning. this is the most personal for a lot of people. this is the impact it has had on our day-to-day life. it is difficult talking to people who of the members of this club. i want to make some remarks about some of the attacks on this project. they have a lot of opinions about what they should be. i do not know whether it is smile or be a little bit annoyed, but when i hear people

talk about the need for middle class housing, i recall that i held this. there were a lot of people from affordable housing who showed up in demonized me for having the gall to call a hearing. some of the same people who were either absolutely oppose, thought it was the worst thing ever or were silent on that are now the champions of middle- class help when it comes to this. let's be real. when it comes to moderate-income housing, this is not about middle and modern housing. we're going to be serious about our work force. it will allow people to do renovations. there are not wealthy enough to

stay here. it is about our zoning. it is not just about huge units. it is about a city wide approach to how we approach housing. i just ask people to not use that particular argument. if we're serious about middle- class housing, we need to put our money where our mouth is all the time and not just when it is convenient. project. supervisor chu: i haven't -- listen to a lot of comments and i appreciate the conversation we have had a. we have not yet spoken about the financing district that will be created and that is something i look forward to discussing.

so, i wanted to say i appreciate the people who have come out to speak to us on this issue. i know it is difficult. i appreciate supervisor cohen of farrell's comments. i think people have the misconception that it will not be that way any longer. that is not the case. i look forward to talking about the financial components in the june hearing. supervisor wiener: i will move - 13 and table items 14 and 15. president chiu: tabling items 14 and 15. is there a second? seeing no members on the roster, roll call. supervisor farrell: aye. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor olague: aye.

supervisor wiener: aye. supervisor avalos: no. supervisor campos: no. president chiu: no. supervisor chu: aye. supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. >> eight ayes, 3 nos. president chiu: the motion passes. colleagues, we have a couple of items left at 12:29. i want to thank the stenographers who are here and the staff and members of the public. hopefully we can go through the remaining items and get everyone home. could you call the adoption? >> items 24 through 28 without reference. they will be acted upon by a single vote unless they remember -- a member requests it be

called the separately. president chiu: would anyone like to sever these items? supervisor farrell: aye. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor olague: aye. supervisor wiener: aye. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. president chiu: aye. supervisor chu: aye. supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. there are 11 ayes. president chiu: the motion is approved. could you read the in memoriam. >> the meeting will be adjourned in the following for the late mrs. dorothy johansson, the late mr. james earl lee. president chiu: is there any

more business in front of the board? it is 12:30 pm. good morning. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to city hall. this is one of those special days that i gets a chance to not only swear in the people, but to also think so many members of our community throughout this wonderful city of barours to hep

with how we run the city and what policies and values we set forward. and how all these individuals are going to help all of us make sure that we are connected to all of our constituents. a big thank you to everybody here today. thank you very much. [applause] i want to welcome supervisor wiener, the chief of police, thank you for being here. i will miss other officials, i am sure, because my age and height are always working against me. [laughter] our district attorney, george?

you are right behind the bright lights. [applause] we have members of our community -- john burton is here. i have a lot of people giving me some great advice of how the city can be run better. it can always be run better. no matter what i am doing, how hard i am working, there are always people who can help us. whether it is on a police commission, a veteran affairs, all the numerous departments, we can always do better. that is what i will be asking you to help us do. we have 24 appointment today. they span 16 appointed bodies. 12 of them are reappointment,

and 12 of them are new appointments. i want to mention a few because they are exciting. they will end up with a lot of hours of your time. it is not to say that every commission here today is as important as the other. they are extremely important to the citizenry of our city. allen, you will help us. a lot of hours doing that. there are a lot of people looking forward to open space and improvements in their communities. he will be spending a lot of hours doing that. suzy and thomas, a police commission. public safety, it is selling pour into our city. it is -- it is so important to our city. we want a safe city. thank you for stepping up.

malcolm, taxis. when is my taxi going to be here? you have already spent hours and dino you will contribute quality hours -- and i know he will contribute quality hours to our transit system. as we approach memorial day, i want to signal our contribution to the veterans affairs. you were going to use all of your expertise, not only in the employment development area and the work force area, but your presence, your commitment to our country and for veterans, he will signal to them that we care about are returning veterans. we want them to look -- we want them to succeed.

to each and every one of you, all the commissions are important to me. you are my a conduit to my constituents. everyone of you are heeding the call to be an additional voice for our citizenry. i want to thank all of you for your contributions that you are about to undertake. to just representing the diverse fabric of our city. you come from all walks of life and some of you -- come out of safety havens and coming to a public dialogue about what is important. how do we think and act and feel about the city? you'll hear it raw and in a very nice way, e-mails, texts.

can i have a word with you? this is our great city, this is why we have so many commissions. i celebrate all of that with you. if you are ready, please stand up and raise your right hand. and repeat your name in unison after the word "i." repeat in unison at the commission's you are about to join. i do solemnly of firma but i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california against

all enemies, foreign and domestic, that will bear -- to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. i will faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter during such time as i hold the office of -- for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations and thank you. [applause]

>> i tried to think about this room as the dream room, where we dream and bring some of those dreams to life. i feel very blessed that i have been able to spend the last 31 years of my life doing it my way, thinking about things better interesting to me, and then pursuing them. there are a lot of different artists that come here to work,

mostly doing aerial work. kindred spirits, so to speak. there is a circus company that i have been fortunate enough to work with the last couple of years. i use elements of dance and choreography and combine that with theater techniques. a lot of the work is content- based, has a strong narrative. the dancers have more of a theatrical feel. i think we are best known for our specific work. in the last 15 years, spending a lot of time focusing on issues that affect us and are related to the african-american experience, here in the united states. i had heard of marcus shelby and had been in join his work but never had the opportunity to

meet him. we were brought together by the equal justice society specifically for this project. we were charged with beginning work. marquez and i spent a lot of time addressing our own position on the death penalty, our experiences with people who had been incarcerated, family members, friends of friends. pulling our information. beyond that, we did our own research. to create a picture that resonated with humanity. it is the shape of a house. in this context, it is also small and acts like a cell. i thought that was an interesting play on how these people make these adjustments,

half to create home. what is home for these people? the home is their cell. people talk a lot about noise -- very noisy in prisons. that is interesting to me. looking at the communication level, the rise of frustration of being caged, wondering, where does redemption fit into the equation here? [singing] i think both of us really believe the death penalty is wrong, and is flawed for many as