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(laughter). >> about how we he can - i don't want to see this come back and back and back. let is community figure out this and could be but i'd like to see there being stronger language than intent >> if i might here and then we have a disagreement within the community; right? >> uh-huh. >> by the way, we've got e-mails but they didn't come here today. throwing it back to the community because they have a disagreement i feel more comfortable if we left here today not sending it back to the community >> that's fine. >> so if we can craft something here that would be fantastic.
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>> if i might though commissioners let's also go in order right now please at the 9 a. any other comments on the historic context statement >> i want to say it's really well done there was a lot of work. >> and we had a motion on say flower. >> second. >> i'm sorry the denying the motion was from the motion - i didn't hear the motion for 9 a. >> it's straight approval. >> i didn't hear who made the motion and a i did. >> okay for clarity sake you talked about including the preif
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his. >> it's updated 2011 when this is updated to do some beginning analysis of how the implementation of the information that we passed in resolution h b resolution 0698 can be included to strengthen - what did i say shelly strengthen. >> i wrote down to include a purpose to acknowledge the one 2011 and today is it sufficient? >> on that motion then as mainstreamed to include a previo statement. >> (calling names). >> so moved commissioners that motion xraufg the context
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statement passes 9 to zero. >> one of the things it does is a hero be it further received that the recommendations be endorsed. so you're saying there are things not in here - . if we enforced this this becomes part of the resolution that you think knows this additional time and additional clarification would be useful to have? >> i think the reason why those particular buildings wore called out in addition to the peas plaza was because of hits history in the japanese-american community. you know, because those probably are buildings that are - need protection landmark designation
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status but within that same paragraph that instead of calling them out specifically just adding some language to say that to add peace plaza as well as i don't know other properties that are noted in the j h s statement as japan cure all - what is it - the japan resources - i don't know how it's worded. >> that building is of - what is it? >> not only look at those particular buildings but others as well. >> community identified buildings of importance. >> yeah. maybe that. >> commissioner highland.
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>> can we add those buildings to our work plan. >> they're not on there. >> can we audits this resolution even today ask those two buildings to be added to the plan. >> it's a terrific audit. isn't that what the resolution the proposed changes was doing? >> and that will be our support to encourage the property owners to move forward and that's a good idea. >> (laughter). >> okay. so we don't need to do that under the resolution. >> you know it should be part of the resolution and a can we add that then. >> you want to. >> yeah. we're going to do peace plaza >> isn't it in that originally.
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>> the peace plaza is in the j h s not to the work plan. >> no, but i think isn't that resolution adding the peace plaza. >> yeah, but your work program doesn't. so adopting it will take care of that >> that's pretty direct. >> and we're - >> so add those two believes into this paragraph. >> we could do that but my understanding is the opposition to that is the community that spoke today thinks they don't have consensus enough but we can take the motion. >> we can yeah. >> because we want to encourage the property owners to work with staff. >> it doesn't mean it's a
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landmark and i want to reiterate what mr. pearlman just mentioned it's not putting those buildings on the track for designation just to let the community know whether or not it's a good idea. >> perfectly good and so who wants to step forward on this one. >> that's got to be commissioner wolfer (laughter). >> it's on the last page first paragraph. >> add the two names of those buildings. >> as part of the work program. >> yeah. to work with the recession. >> to add peace plaza. >> and to add the two properties called out as part of their work program. >> so add peace plaza. >> we'll need to list those.
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>> yeah, the ymca. >> that's listed in one of those arrest those buildings are known by a common name. y w c a not ymca >> and the 2131 bush. >> i'm sorry what was the second one. >> k i m mo n g. >> the building. got it >> so do i have a motion. >> i ask we adopt and endorse the g h s with that provision. >> second.
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>> thank you. so shall i call the question on the motion to amend excuse me. to adopt the resolution as adopt by commissioner wolfer to include on the fifth page of the first full paragraph be it further rofdz that the planning commission can add the peace plaza and the y w c and as the other building >> it's k i mo n. it's the building on bush street to that first paragraph. on that motion (calling names)
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so move commissioners >> thank you everyone. >> it passes unanimously 6 to zero. >> and 5 minutes andbreak. >> we're going to call this meeting of historic preservation back to order. commissioners you left off under your regular calendar. excuse me. on item 10 for the spur historic heritage report my understanding is those members had to loaf and so if you care to continue the matter >> okay. >> so we hear a motion to
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continue. >> second. >> i believe the recommended date was october 16th. >> so do we have much choice (laughter). >> more the benefit of the public. >> (laughter). >> commissioner (calling names) so moved commissioners. that motion passes unanimously 6 to zero and places you under case 13 for the case. the historic resource survey consideration to adopt or disprove the fbtd of the historic preservation survey.
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>> good afternoon. i'm mary before a department staff i have a power point presentation. i'm presenting with the recommendation of adoption results the sunset district the historic survey that focused on sage family houses constructed in the sunset district pr that was developed by planning staff and certified by a california grant. a total of 2 thousand and 6 hundred family houses looked at on city blocks were evaluated for the - in the context statement that the commission adopted in april of this year. the survey was conducted and
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looked at it by hvnt. it bend from preservation court reporters and members of the survey advisory group which included (calling names) who is the co-founder and a contributeor of the team. a solid team spent a lot of time entire special thanks i quick recap on the survey report. 84 buildings are included in the national registers and those
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include the sunset the track historic district which contains 2 hundred and 53 buildings and in the historic district that are 94 buildings. and in addition 2 thousand 2 hundred and 89 building or 83 percent in the area don't qualify as individual properties or as contributors to the historic district. finally 1 hundred and 12 buildings were not evaluated because they were contradicted after 1950 or whatever they were not a financial family house. and during the survey process activities included creating a
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website and a mail insert for property owners and the supervisors officials and hooiment the project in the director's report. media coverage included articles in the chronicle and we led a walker tour. our activities associated with the sharing the stylists and regaeblg the community was developing a searchable online map and developing a project f f q and leading two additional walking tours and posting interactive community you meetings and briefing the directors office and posting flyers. community members and property
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owners were expressing support & in learning more about formal designations. they explicit receive any factual additional information. and two members the architectureal committee of speak outlined here concerns about the goek graph of the area. and i'm available to answer any of your questions >> commissioners any questions. >> i do have a question about the overwhelm from enigma. what does one do about this when this is significant but they're in 1916 and 1912 so they're not
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within the period of significance 710 do we expand it? >> think there's a few optioned also from 1925 to 1950 we wanted to understand track houses because that's the type of property that the department gets proposals for altering. and the buildings that ingood mentioned is the parkway terrace it's adjacent to golden gate park and sliefl in the future there should be a contact statement and funded by the committee or is department and a survey as well. and the same goes for expanding the scope of the geographic areas but in the future pending
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additional funding it would be fantastic to increase the areas that we're looking at. >> so in terms of what can you do i think recommend in the future is add to the future recommendations. in one of the reports it has a large black or white photo on the front you could >> the clerk will read the journal from the previous day add that to the recommendations or look at the parkway terrace or include the early properties. commissioner >> we have one public speaker card. >> hi i live in one of the houses in the historic districts and i just wanted to talk about how living in this area a lot of
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the people out there we really feel like the city doesn't remind us. i've lived in vindicate to be sworn and everyone was like offer this is a san franciscan house. living in the sunset you get the stack same feeling our houses have character but more important than they were inspirational. if you wanted to know why the sunset is sunset come here and look out our windows in her opinion built with the right focus and the right type of character there's hand details on the inside and outside. all we're asking is please
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accept and adopt this to protect what's out there are that we'd hate to hear in 50 years their turned into home depot houses. i want to thank mary before a before i was on two of the tours and they were overwhelmed by the number of people who showed up on the first tour. and it was posted they're to talk about the sunset and people got excited. our neighborhood have not stopped talking about about that. so there's community excitement about this project >> thank you. any other public comments. seeing none, we'll going close and bring it back to the commission >> i also want to thank mary. just our slide show right now
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was great. you know, having lived in the richmond district we'll also compared to the sunset. we look at a number of different properties. but i also wanted to get back to what commissioner pearlman was talking about in terms of adding a number 8 to the survey report to include as a recommendation examining parkway terrace a consideration for future surveys but thank you. i'm ready to make a motion >> well, it sounds like you were (laughter). >> we're ready. >> okay commissioners? it's wonderful.
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nice work >> makes you have a new as you say a relook at the sunset. everyone makes fun of me because i grew up in the sunset district >> i will say something. i've been in the city and i lived in a victorian once and it's a pain in the butte but i'm not that familiar with the sunset i've been through there that many times and loved the variety in particular it's really vast and we should thank the citizens and others who are getting those kinds of disobedience from the architect at the time for the consistency of the neighbor is really impressive and mary the work is fantastic. i did the modern context
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statement it dovetails with this. so i think we're starting to get some, you know, some boarder look at the city of san francisco and like one of the speakers said when we talk about marcus books how do we know our place. it's a privilege to be here reading them and frost about this place i call home. so certainly thank you to the staff. >> well, i'm happy to make a motion and thank mary and staff (laughter) and with the inclusion of number 8 unless, you know, sounds good. >> do we have a second. >> second. >> so commissioners on that
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motion as amended to include number 8 as suggested. on that motion (calling names) so move forward commissions that motion passed sdoums 6 to zero. and that ends our agenda today. with that we'll
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>> good morning, this is the regular meeting of the building commission, and i would like to remind everyone to turn off all electronic devices. the first item on the agenda is roll call. >> president mccarthy. >> here. >> mccray. >> present. >> lee. >> here. >> melgar. >> here. >> walker is excused. we have a quorum and the next is the president's announcement. >> before i get into the announcements i will do a little bit of housekeeping.
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line item six, i would like to move to the second to last item just before ten here. >> okay? >> okay. >> and then, so with that, president's announcements. obviously welcome everybody, and thanks to dbi staff for staffing this year's annual sunset community festival. i believe that is going to be on the september 20th,; is that correct?? >> yes. >> where they will answer the customer questions about inspections and code enforcement and dbi matters. the big commissioner mar has indicated that he plans to visit the dbi and it will be available for most of the questions there that afternoon and he put in a request for the other commissioner to show up. so that he does not have to deal with it all himself. it is time for the third employee of the quarter award. and those were recently set and
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in the all memo and requesting new nominations for thethieringth and one we have the new nominations for the committee and we will meet and select the third quarter winner and plan to introduce the second quarter winner and the third quarter winner in the october meeting. we will do that then and finally the dbi and the big joint response for the 2013 grand jury report was delivered to the proceeding judge of the superior court on the 11th and a copy of the responses are posted on the dbi website and we are expected to be part of the hearing on the grand jury findings and the responses at the government, audit and oversight committee and this is more than likely going to take part in some in october and so with that, madam secretary, that is all of my president's announcements for the next item. >> agenda item. please? >> is there any public comment on the president's announcements
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>> item number three, general public comment, the bic will take the public comment on the matters in the jurisdiction that are not part of this agenda. >> and with that i would just like to read into the members of the public, may address the commission on items not appearing on the agenda for a period of time not-to-exceed three minutes. >> speakers shall address the remarks to the commission, as a whole and motto individual commissioners or department personnel. thank you. >> first speaker, please? >> so you are saying that i can't speak, you are saying that i can't speak on the possibility of mr. hewe y being appointed a director because it is not an agenda. >> yes, you can speak on it on that... >> on the closed session. >> there is public comment prior to the closed session. >> i think that i am going to procedural error, i apologize.
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>> next speaker? >> item number four, discussion and possible action on the following new proposed administrative bulletin, ab, 106, strengthening of the five story wood building and procedures. >> we are here to get your approval for the ab 106 and this, procedure on the soft story program. and you could have a copy of this in front of you and i am able to page it in red so we can follow it. and the main portion of ab 106 is the screening form and i just wanted to fill out one in front of the commissioners today. and so eric is going to help me, and the inform starts on page six and so if you can start on page 6, so, on the
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15th we sent out 6,000 to the home owners and on page 6 it starts. the block and lot number actually is automatically populated from the data base. so, after it is filled out. >> if you could speak into the mic. >> okay. >> that is already filled out. now, let's go to the next. okay, so the home owner has to fill out sections 1, and 2. and the engineers fill out section 3 and 4, and then the engineers and home owner will fill out section 5 together. and so, let's go to section one and this is to be filled out by the home owner and we will ask the commissioner mccarthy to help us on this. >> thanks for the advanced notice. >> so the telephone number will put 999 on here.