been subdivided into two package. it is different than what was approved by the board previously. that is where i see the violation of ceqa. the information presented to the board is not the same information on which you will be moving forward and endorsing this project. turning back to the diagram just for a moment, this revolves around the issue of character. i mean the character of the neighborhood and the character of the new addition to the neighborhood. this is a modern glass and steel structure. adjacent to it is a single-story building. we are talking about a structure in the front. this is a substantial change to the neighborhood that was largely built in the late 1900's. thank you.

president chiu: are there any members of the public here to speak on behalf of the appellants. i know it has been a late night. why do we not go to the department called presentations? >> good evening, members of the board. i am the joined by the project planner from the planning department. also the city, county surveyor. as you have heard, this is a tentative parcel map subdivision. you are very familiar what what that means. presidio has been split and it divided into a two parcels. the project itself has not changed in any respect. the project would be the same project you reviewed a year ago. it would have 50 affordable housing units.

it would have the community facilities. the gym, day care center, and all of the other supporting uses. there has been no change to the project. the only change that i saw was the photo that was put on the overhead is an thephoto that does not represent the project. we have more accurate photos that could be posted. last year, the same appellant raised the same questions. you considered both the ceqa appeal and the conditional use. the board resoundingly up healthy eir and it reissued the conditional use authorizations. since last year's hearing, the appellant has kept up and taken the matter and challenges your approval before the superior

court. in april of this year, they in its entirety. the court found that the eir is adequate and the conditions the u.s. permits were properly issued. that included the termination of this project is a consistent with the plan. our staff reviewed consistency findings. that was part of the cu application. this project is consistent with the general plan. unless there is some significant reason why the project has changed and subdividing a project does not change a project. we know you have a three-unit building carrying it is currently apartments. that does not change the fact of the intensity of the development or the height of the

development. we do not even consider a partnership when we are revealing something for planning purposes. we have submitted nearly 300 pages of documentation that would fourth buy our general plan findings. i will spare you guys that summary tonight unless there are questions. if i have a full list of the general plan policies. it provides the transition from the intense development around the muni to some of the more residential districts. i would be happy to explain the need for affordable housing. if you have questions, i will provide more information. >> any questions to planning? any other points to be made by any city staffers? ok. at this time, why do we not hear

from the project sponsor? >> members of the board, i am the attorney for booker t. washington. i do not have anything to add to what the planning department has spent -- stated. you spend a lot of time last year, a little bit over a year ago on the project itself, on the mapping, on the general plan of compliance as well as the eir. every aspect was taken apart and put back together. they would affirm the decision to in may last year in terms of the eir and the project itself. this is the subdivision map. there is absolutely no change to the project. it is the same building, the same designed, at the same uses.

this particular appeal has absolutely no merit. i urge that this board denied the appeal. president chiu: are there any members of the public who wish to speak on behalf of the project sponsor? why do we not hear is the appellant has any rebuttal that he would like to make? >> the only rebuttal i would make at this point is that the bank project sponsor had wanted to subdivide this from the beginning, they should have done it from the beginning. the subdivision after the fact calls into question the actions made by this court previously in approving the contest to use as well as the special use district on this project. as icy it, if the project had

been intentionally brought as a solid project, sold to the board as a package, why are we not building it as a package? what was brought as a package has now been split up. what exactly is the intention of the sponsor on the subdivision? thank you very much president chiu: any questions to any of the parties? and this hearing has been held enclosed. this matter is in it the hands of the board. supervisor farrell: thank you, president. i appreciate the appellants in being here. i do not see merit to the appeal. we had a debate about the project last year. it was finished. the time is to move forward with this project and support it. i think we need to do that as a boarder. i am going to make a motion to move forward on item 37 and

table items 38 and 39. president chiu: supervisor farrell has made a motion to approve. is there a second? seconded by supervisor campos. supervisor campos: just a quick question to the city attorneys office. this is a pruitt -- pretty frivolous appeal. is there any possibility that the city can try to recover attorneys' fees and staff time on something as frivolous as this? >> john from the city attorney's office. unfortunately to your point, any interested party under state law is allowed to bring an appeal to the board of supervisors, regardless of what you consider the merits of the appeal. there is no cost recovery issue.

supervisor olague: i just wanted to mention that i hope this is the last time we have to hear an appeal on this project. it is very tragic that we are sitting here listening to this given that the nature of the project is very good. that has to deal with housing transition and a former foster housingyouth housing. to continue to delay a project that has such merit is deplorable. i hope that the next time we hear about this project is breaking ground and they are getting ready to house those individuals that deserve that type of housing and the it. president chiu: any further discussion? a roll-call vote on approving the decision? supervisor wiener: aye. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. president chiu: aye. supervisor campochu: aye.

supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor farrell: aye. supervisor kim:aye. supervisor olague: aye. >> there are 11 ayes. president chiu: madame clerk, could you read the and memorials. >> the meeting will be adjourned on in the memory of mr. scott. president chiu: is there any more business in front of this body? >> that concludes our business for today. president chiu: we are adjourned.

>> this lodge is home to some of the best fly casting pools in the world. these shallow concrete pools don't have fish. this is just a place where people come to practice their fly casting technique. ith was built in the 1930's and ever since, people have been coming here to get back to nature. every year, the world championship of fly casting is held in san francisco and

visitors from all over the globe travel to be here. >> we are here with phil, general manage of san francisco rec and parks department at the anglers lodge. what do you think about this? >> it is spectacular, travis from oregon, taught me a snake roll and a space cast. >> there are people from all over the world come to san francisco and say this is the place to be. >> yeah. it's amazing, we have teams from all over the world here today and they are thrilled. >> i flew from ireland to be here. and been practicing since for the competition. all the best casters in the world come here. my fellow countryman came in first place and james is on the current team and he is the head man. >> it's unique.

will not see anything like it where you go to compete in the world. competitions in ireland, scotland, norway, japan, russia each year, the facilities here in the park are second to none. there is no complex in the world that can touch it. >> i'm here with bob, and he has kindly agreed to tell me everything i need to know about casting. i'm going to suit up and next, we're in the water. >> what any gentleman should do. golden gate angling has free lessons the second saturday of every month. we have equipment show up on the 9:30 on the second saturday of every month and we'll teach them to fly cast. >> ok. we are in the water. >> let me acquaint you with the fly rod. >> nice to meet you.

>> this is the lower grip and the upper grip. this is a reel and a fly line. we are going to use the flex of this rod to fling away. exactly as you moved your hands. >> that's it? >> that's it. >> i'm a natural. >> push both arms forward and snap the lower hand into your tummy. push forward. >> i did gave it a try and had great time but i might need some more practice. i met someone else with real fly casting skills. her name is donna and she is an international fly casting champion. >> i have competed in the casting ponds in golden gate park in san francisco. i have been to japan and norway for fly casting competition. i spend my weekends here at the club and at the casting pond.

it's a great place to learn and have fun. on a season day like this, it was the perfect spot to be. i find fly casting very relaxing and also at the same time very challenging sport. takes me out into the nature. almost like drawing art in the air. and then i can make these beautiful loops out there. >> even though people from across the globe come here to compete, it's still a place where locals in the know relax and enjoy some rely unique scenery. until next time, get out and play!

>> welcome to "culturewire." today we are at recology. they are celebrate 20 years of one of the most incredibly unique artist residency programs. we are here to learn more from one of the resident artists. welcome to the show, deborah. tell us how this program began 20 years ago. >> the program began 20 years ago. our founder was an environmentalist and an activist and an artist in the 1970's. she started these street sweeping campaigns in the city. she started with kids. they had an exhibition at city hall. city officials heard about her efforts and they invited her to this facility. we thought it would coincide with our efforts to get folks to

recycle, it is a great educational tool. since then, we have had 95 professional artists come through. >> how has the program changed over the years? how has the program -- what can the public has an artist engage with? >> for the most part, we worked with metal and wood, what you would expect from a program like ours. over the years, we tried to include artists and all types of mediums. conceptual artists, at installation, photographers, videographers. >> that has really expanded the program out. it is becoming so dynamic right now with your vision of interesting artists in gauging here. why would an artist when to come here? >> mainly, access to the materials. we also give them a lot of support. when they start, it is an empty

studio. they go out to the public area and -- we call it the big store. they go out shopping, take the materials that, and get to work. it is kind of like a reprieve, so they can really focus on their body of work. >> when you are talking about recology, do you have the only sculpture garden at the top? >> it is based on work that was done many years ago in new york. it is the only kind of structured, artist program. weit is beautiful. a lot of the plants you see were pulled out of the garbage, and we use our compost to transplant them. the pathway is lined with rubble from the earthquake from the freeways we tour about 5000

people a year to our facility, adults and children. we talk about recycling and conservation. they can meet the artists. >> fantastic. let's go meet some of your current artists. here we are with lauren. can you tell us how long have been here so far and what you're working on? >> we started our residency on june 1, so we came into the studio then and spent most of the first couple weeks just digging around in the trash. i am continuing my body of work, kind of making these hand- embroidered objects from our day-to-day life. >> can you describe some of the things you have been making here? this is amazing. >> i think i started a lot of my work about the qualities of light is in the weight. i have been thinking a lot about things floating through the air. it is also very windy down here. there is a piece of sheet music

up there that i have embroidered third. there is a pamphlet about hearing dea -- nearing death. this is a dead rabbit. this is what i am working on now. this is a greeting card that i found, making it embroidered. it is for a very special friend. >> while we were looking at this, i glanced down and this is amazing, and it is on top of a book, it is ridiculous and amazing. >> i am interested in the serendipity of these still life compositions. when he got to the garbage and to see the arrangement of objects that is completely spontaneous. it is probably one of the least thought of compositions. people are getting rid of this stuff. it holds no real value to them, because they're disposing of it. >> we're here in another recology studio with abel.

what attracted you to apply for this special program? >> who would not want to come to the dump? but is the first question. for me, being in a situation that you're not comfortable in has always been the best. >> what materials were you immediately attracted to when you started and so what was available here? >> there are a lot of books. that is one of the thing that hits me the most. books are good for understanding, language, and art in general. also being a graphic designer, going straight to the magazines and seeing all this printed material being discarded has also been part of my work. of course, always wood or any kind of plastic form or anything like that. >> job mr. some of the pieces you have made while you have been here. -- taught me through some of the pieces you have made while you have been here. >> the first thing that attracted me to this was the

printed surface. it was actually a poster. it was a silk screen watercolor, about 8 feet long. in terms of the flatwork, i work with a lot of cloddish. so being able to cut into it come at into it, removed parts, it is part of the process of negotiating the final form. >> how do you jump from the two dimensional work that you create to the three-dimensional? maybe going back from the 3f to 2d. >> everything is in the process of becoming. things are never said or settled. the sculptures are being made while i am doing the collages, and vice versa. it becomes a part of something else. there's always this figuring out of where things belong or where they could parapets something else. at the end goal is to possibly

see one of these collage plans be built out and create a structure that reflects back into the flat work. >> thank you so much for allowing "culturewire" to visit this amazing facility and to learn more about the artists in residence program. is there anything you like our viewers to know? >> we have art exhibitions every four months, and a win by the public to come out. everybody is welcome to come out. we have food. sometimes we have gains and bands. it is great time. from june to september, we accept applications from bay area artists. we encouraged artists from all mediums to apply. we want as many artists from the bay area out here so they can have the same experience. >> how many artists to do your host here? >> 6 artist a year, and we receive about 108 applications. very competitive. >> but everyone should be encouraged to apply. thank you again for hosting us.

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