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(calling names) >> your name has been called you can come up to the podium. >> any of the people who have been called already can come up to the podium and make their comments. >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is ann china i'm a member of the westward association. i'm submitting a package and a copy of the view of the project design. retention of our historical site and garage conditions.

this will not address the feelings of others but as a member of the westward park ask you that you take this unique project into account. thank you >> thank you. next speaker, please >> good afternoon, commissioners i'm kathleen and i'm a thirty year resident. i'm here today to commit on 3 lemons of the proposed ocean project the design the pillars and the design site. we appreciate they took the time to look around the neighborhood and try to incorporate many of

the elements of our neighborhood. we're happy for that. we're grateful that they will keep the mrir and it was designed by a 19 golden gate museum. however, we feel the need to express our concerns about the residential project. as it's present the proposed 4 story building would sit at the entrance of the park. on the opposite park entrance corner as you can see from the photos there's a laundromat.

if i look at behind that there is the relationship to the home. now you if you can see hope it

preserve the aesthetics of our neighborhood that make up our great city. thank you >> good afternoon, commissioners president fong and commissioners and staff. sound like i'm a thirty year plus resident and homeowner on merry march avenue. i support the project although we're going to miss the gas station. but it is providing n some badly needed housing. i i know with respect to the

balboa plan was working with that plan was our association. but the homeowners groups that becauses the entrance in the concern portion of the neighborhood because we're the

which doesn't say have a character aspect to it. i have copies. there's mentioned about signatures the vice president of our homeowner association did some research we have about 15 homeowners the balance may or may not be effected they were able to get folks inform come into the gas station did sign it. i thank you for the time >> thank you. >> iology think granada avenue kitty corner from the proposed site. i want to expand on this.

but there are several real concerns about this project. i think it's awesome to have this on the corn. we talked about height. when we say we have families and most of the buildings around the proposed site have people who live at home all day long and maybe their elderly or live mostly at home. the building is going to block the light and that's a real certain for us are i don't know what can be done to mitigate that but that's a real issue for us. secondarily it's a very vulnerable population.

there would be like for assurance so mitigate the toxins that are likely to be raised on that site per overall we want have the - it will effect the community and while i live it that way we want more assurances. that commercial space proposed we want to make sure it will not take up the whole block. but a shop of this size is going to be hired by large chain operations that are counter to the character and the benefit of the community. we really need the small shops

not giant chain stores. that's the chief of that and i thank you for your time >> president fong and commissioners. mime mark >> i'm a resident of the westward homeowners association. i did not know that the gas station or the plans - those plans were underway until the walk by the gas station that this meeting was planned. this was my 1 awareness avenue what's going on. my basic feeling is that the westward park homeowners association and our architectural guidelines

basically should expend from flying mouth avenue and keep everything within one or two stories. buildings have been burning down. and the density while from some people from the city and the transit authorities may consider the density for the neighborhood my feeling is

>> commissioners. i'm a resident and a business owner own two property part of westward property. so-called westward association. those people i don't know where they come from. i've been running a business for

more than 20 years. this project has increased our business significantly. i own a property right across the street from the gas station. i'd rather see some neighborhood business where maybe an ice creme shop or maybe a small bookstore that where parents are waiting for car - kids to come out. i really hope that you approve the project because slowly we're moving that way either in this

corner. none of the apartment building i think on the old bus turn around >> so i don't think you know that this commission should be just maybe overlook thirty this project and say this is too big or too small. about the height by looking at the building itself the way they drew out yeah. maybe it looks big but if you stand back and look at all the other ones you look at the apartment buildings and a couple of down the block and across the street i think this is where it's heading. you know, it's a matter of time ocean avenue is finally opened the door. now people what walk around the

street you guys approve the project. thank you >> thank you any additional public comment on this item? >> i'm a business owner those ocean avenue. i believe this project will go to great lengths this advance this community. my family has owned the properties here 50 years. i know the area very well, and it's suffered for many, many decades of being under developed. this will give ocean off avenue to bring more commercial vitality area to ocean avenue.

i think you should approve this project >> thank you very much for your time. >> thank you. >> commissioners my name is gilbert and i'm a reserved transportation planner and a resident of the organization m i neighborhood for over 40 years. i've worked with a non-housing corporation into trying to raise housing in san francisco. this project will further improve neighborhood housing. it's keeping our neighborhood in fact. i was running a lot late coming here and i stopped by a coffee shop and she says well gilbert we're out of brand muffins

today. we know each other and will continue to shop. ocean avenue has had a struggle all the time. it's been one of the issues it's faced over the years not only today. i've worked on those projects. and the project further supports transit which the balboa plan is, in fact, and the balancing - cal listen stops directly in front of project. so they can come downtown and it opens up the whole region of transit to the resident of this project. number 54 is another transit line within two blocks. it's a location that's surround

by education institutions. i live out there and i encourage my kids to go to school driver's license but they decided dad we're going to some other place and dad you're going to pay for the tuition. i understand a bag is supporting a design in which people can walk. and in my professional career i walked a lot. there was no senior services there important all the services people need are within walking distances of this facility. and someone mentioned housing. well, the avalon project was

much bigger. i remember when we built a facility down there was commercial on the ground floor. and with the commercial on the ground floor it makes it possible for people to stay within the neighborhood. this project has 3 bedroom units. people in san francisco when they have more than 2 children they have to leave. this project will support those people who want to remain in san francisco that have families >> afternoon. i'm frank. i lived in westward park over 35 years and i own 2 buildings.

one of them is as at all as the one proposed. it takes up a quarter of a block and it's been through over 70 years. i see no hesitancy that's going to benefit the block. we have a whole foods that is 4 stories and a new this that's going to be over 4 stories. that's my building there. it's a very large building. we have the juxtaposition of those buildings so it doesn't create a problem not for the tenants or the owners. an example of what we need - i was going to speak to the jean

sense the thing that's most neat the ocean avenue corridors is the homes. this is a transit district. nobody goes there at night time but if we have people using the businesses. but aside from that she owners a gas station and there are two other gas stations on ocean avenue so the remove of one gas station won't impact the neighborhood one bit. bus the impact of this building is the well-being of the neighborhood it's a incentive to the businesses to the very vitality of the city particle when the city t is crying for

development. we're going to put 15 - i'm not involved by the way. she's going to put - i'm not involved in any way because i think this lady's project is a worthwhile project. i think commissioners you should really give this a thought and vote for this worthwhile development. thank you very much >> thank you. is there any other public comment? >> if you haven't already spoken. >> i think you've spoken i'm sorry everyone gets. >> i want to say one of the speakers came from the parks association. >> if it's a written comment

you can leave it there. any other speakers who have not spoken yet? >> i'll try this again. good afternoon, commissioners. i've spent thirty years operating service stations in san francisco wrenching on cars and pumping gas. i purchased it in 1989. i had an opportunity to buy the land. i went down to the commission to make sure that i could build my building. and i went off and purchased the land and pit my life saves and continued to operate it and

repaired cars. is building would not be feasible to build if i build a floor. i would appreciate it if you consider the amount of work we went through to accumulate the community the wood tracks i've gone through every step. i was told everything was fine i get a letter that you have a copy of they say it's not fine they want to remove a floor. there's not much more i can do but not remove a floor. please consider the building as it sits and i appreciate you give me the time today

>> thank you. any additional comment. seeing none, public comment is closed and opening it up to commissioners >> i really like this project and particularly like the design. as one speaker said we've seen so many cookie cutter designs. it's wonderful to see the bungalow -- strike that style and they have actually eliminated some of the features by putting in the relieve allowing it to be the kinds of things that make this looks like it fits into the rest of the neighborhood. the flower boxes the pitched roofs the tiles all the things you come to sober with the

westward park. you need the one to one parking for sure and if you can put a single car space in there that's good. and saving the pillar is really important because miramar is the elaborate street. it should remind people of the twin peaks tunnel. i live in one of them but i really appreciate the kind of architect that was done in those days giving each house an adequate amount of space and

backyard. so i'm fine with the 4 stories. but the project sponsor said it doesn't work but we have to look at it in the context of ocean avenue. many of the four floors they're not nearly as well, pointed as this one is. i agree within westward park then the two-story limits in the parts of the cc n rs are totally appropriate. and i know that you've codified part of that. by ocean avenue is the commercial district and having that additional height on the corner is fine. the other thing that makes it possibly is miramar is an ocean

- it was built in the 20s probably that's as big bus it's on the narrow street of granada. and this will fit in better >> i'm very much encouraged by some of the things that will make ocean avenue and the retail strip that will have new businesses go in and they'll draw in other parts of city maybe some restaurants and that can revitalize the neighborhood quickly. i like the fact that you used the services of robert buckner who goes by the nickname of man of color he's very good at what

he does. so i'm in favor of this and see what the other commissioners have to say >> commissioner moore. >> i appreciate the intent of fully understanding the work that has been done for balboa park including the expansion of the university i actually appreciate the diversity of the community weighing in on this. there was a broad range of comments made and it's appropriate. the business owners talking about the relationship on