low income to making the property affordable? >> as part of prop c, one of the futures that we hope to implement in the future is housing preservation program that we talked to your office about as well as the voters during the lead up to the election. the mayor's office has a set of programs that related to home buyers to rehab loans to other sources such as single family loans. at this time we don't have any programs to address this particular situation. we clearly could explore that in the future, but that at this time we don't have anything in place that would address this. >> i think it would be good, i understand that's the case. i think it would be good to be able to use this experience in a way that might inform future

programs and services relative to people on disabilities and on fixed incomes and on the housing fund. i don't think there has been that in this program, i think it would help a lot of people in san francisco. >> supervisor kim? >> thank you. are we jumping the gun. my questions are for the city. >> if there are any other questions, we have one more individual for public comment and then we will go to the city's presentation. sir, if you would like to make your presentation now. >> tom gilberte. bravo. for 400

units plus in south beach marina, the only way i got in was take the bathroom door off. no other unit in a different style can get my wheelchair in. we may get very territorial. we are lucky when we can find something. i believe initiative is called for. i would like to see the initiative have a wave. this is what we are trying to do. this is what she's trying to say. is economic, 10 percent of people in wheelchairs work, 90 percent are unemployed. you lose your benefits. it's a disaster. you know, we can get it done here in san francisco. there should be an initiative, there should be an amendment. amendment makes things better. it's what we are after. let's get it done. >> thank you, next speaker.

>> hello, my name is edmond jessie. i used to stay at 12 b sanchez. i know it was taken far out. i'm now the beginning to become an organizer instead of an activist. what we learned yesterday is that san francisco has in the city to the blight, which means from central valley to counties would be coming to more up living. i will object to them building condominiums where we are building them all over downtown. the areas where they stated to be people of color and people with low income. i don't think that area is on the map for that. and you can contact chu.org to see those nine counties in the areas that were determined the

people of color and low income should be built over. because of the green grass growing out of these urban countries, san francisco people bike and don't drive as much. so people want to move here because it's pleasant and they won't get green gas. i don't think it's a good idea to take her apartment and make a condominium. thank you. >> next speaker? >> i always feel we got a conversion fee. could you keep it low on please. i always feel like we have a conversion fee. could you keep it low please. when i come home at night, i vote the condominium door real tight. people call me on the

phone. i'm trying to avoid. can the people on tv see me and am i condominium paranoid. people think i'm crazy. maybe we need a low fee and thank you so much. i always feel like we have some kind of conversion fee. could you keep it low please. we feel like we have a conversion fee. keep it low please. >> thank you. are there any other members of the public who wish to speak on public comment in support of the appellant. please step up. >> my name is lean collins. i'm a disability person and property -- person too. i'm

not in a wheelchair. five years ago i had affordable house, about the disability i had and we are supposed to work this stuff out and help somebody. every time your paper comes out, it seems like there is more than i can afford. i have to work until my daughter finishes college before i can afford a house. you all have meetings and sit down with people. this is not nothing new. this lady should be able to keep her place and be able to own her own place under her disability. >> hey, brian bays ger. i'm here as a disabled person who was able to purchase my home on disability as well. i also spent time in a wheelchair as

my partner and i was able to buy mine because i got hit by a car too. i have permanent brain damage. however as much as i relate to you, i want to be very careful about this slippery slope. when i bought my condominium, i paid my special assessments, i was glad to do that and paid for school district fees even though i don't have children and never will because i support the goals of this society. when i sold my condominium, i paid all of my fees and taxes and willingly. i want to be really thoughtful about trying to remove this tool that we have in place and then also, one of the things that does pop into my head because that is on sanchez street, i don't know about the eviction history of the building, but i also wonder

about the potential that disabled people with aids were displaced in order to create those tic's and i think we should do a little bit more research so we are not inadvertently rewarding higher income disabled people and their partners from taking homes of lower income people. >> are there any other members of the public that wish to speak in public comment in support of the appellant? okay. at this time, why don't we hear from a presentation by city staff. i think i will turn it over to mr. ole's son from the mayor's office. how do you want to divide up time? >> very briefly. i will just give you the nuts and bolts. this is a three unit condominium conversion. bruce city and county is survey or. we received the application

august 23rd, we deemed the application submittal on the 23rd. we circulated it to city agencies on the 23rd and we granted tentative map approval on october 4th. >> director mayor's office of housing. so in taking on this responsibility of reviewing the appeal request, we researched both the ordinance with the assistance of the city attorneys office and to determine the basis for the appeal and whether the appeal had a merit under the ordinance. the law requires the appellant to show an absence of any reasonable relation between the impact of the condominium conversion and the amount of the fee. and more importantly

the law does not provide for hardship exemption to grant the fee waiver or reduction. in the correspondence between the appellant and the city, the appellants case does not challenge the finding of the nexus study per say. the condominium conversion and the need for the affordable housing cost are not being challenged in the particular appeal. as stated earlier converting from tic to condominium creates the requirement for the impact fee regardless of whether the future condominium is sold or not. the nexus talks about both the impact of the conversion, but it doesn't hinge on whether the conversion actually happens

today or tomorrow. in fact, the delayed conversion is actually more impactful to the affordable housing. the fee was established below the amount justified by the nexus. the fee is $20,000 per unit. there was fee relief provided to tic owners who previously participated in the lottery. there is a 20 percent to 80 percent reduction per unit. this particular unit received a reduction from $20,000 to 8,000 per unit, a 60 percent reduction in fee. there is a deferral process that is allowed for owners under 120 percent needing income, there is an eligible expedited

process for next year. the appellant does not meet the waiver standard for the reduction. the appellant is receiving a 60 percent fee reduction. the ordinance does not specify how the co-owners divide the conversion fee across units. they can be unequal, they can be equal. it's up to the owners. the fee deferral option was not pursued by the appellant and lastly using this appeals process to grant hardship waiver which is not permitted under the ordinance will create a certain potential for a confusion in future appeals. >> colleagues, before we go to questions of city staff, we have a 3:30 commendation from

the office that most of you would like to go and recognize the individuals that have been waiting. why don't i suggest that we go to commendation and probably in about an hour reconvene back to this hearing. why don't we go to that. colleagues, as you know we have once a year period of time in october to acknowledge the many incredible restaurants that we have in the capital of the country in our city of san francisco. what i would like to do we typically have an order in which we recognize the restaurants, i would lie to go in reverse in alphabetical order and we start with supervisor yee and wiener and end with supervisor avalos. with that supervisor yee from district center. >> thank you president chiu. supervisor yee district have.

-- 7. today we are honoring john and efey lopez were here. i think they had to leave because they are opening up the restaurant for service within the next 10 minutes. and what happened was they opened the doors just a little over a year ago in west portal. the place they have called their home for 20 years. rexi means appetite. it offers a warm fine dining experience with distinct flavors from the mediterranean. west portal is a vibrant corridor with a strong appreciation for small locally owned businesses. i can say it a great addition and we are all

grateful for it's presence and it's own homegrown roots. earlier this year, we had a water pipe burst that caused flooding and significant damages to homes in the neighborhood. we immediately needed a place for neighbors to convene an emergency meeting with our office, the mayor and the city agencies. without hesitation, john and efey graciously offered their place as a meeting space and hosted all of us. we want to extend our gratitude and appreciation for being so engaged and bringing a culinary gem to our district. congratulations, we wish you success for the many years to come and i wish we could have offered this acknowledgment to them personally. i will go out to their restaurant within the next few days and present this to them personally. thank you

very much. [ applause ] >> continuing in reversal alphabetical order. let's go to supervisor wiener. >> thank you, mr. president. today i am honoring an institution in the castro and of no favor to the clerk of the board. anger oyster bar. anchor oyster bar which is on 18th and 19th street is locally owned and operated by roseanne grim and serving fresh shellfish, crabs and really amazing seafood dishes in the castro for over 35 years. coming from

a long family of fisher man and experience in the restaurant business, roseanne opened the anchor oyster bar since 1979. also by coastal on the living magazine for the best seafood. tables are decorated with fishing photos and her parents ran an oyster bar. the clam chowder has a long history of bringing everyone to the table bridging people to the background where the castro identity was rapidly transitioning. we experimented with different basis and temperatures until we got it right. we try and stay true to what i this i that dish should

be. people don't want surprises. this is food 80-year-old irish grandmothers. representing castro for over 16 years, this is one of my favorite restaurants. i don't like to go very much because it's so hard to get seated because it's so popular. i'm pro you had to honor anchor oyster bar and i wish them many more years of the continued success. ken malley will receive this award. >> thank you, on behalf of their not being able to be here asked me to step in for here and because i was their first customer when the restaurant opened and spent many times with your late harvey milk. and

managed fishing in fisherman. wharf. she's happy that after all of these decades she's still chucking. [ applause ] >> thank you supervise or wiener. >> thank you. i would like to call john and may from sushi. we get to hear about all the great restaurants in the district. today i have the

honor of giving this commendation to jockey gene. i know you are rushing back to get to your dinner service tonight. thank you for your patience. they have done so much to bring life to this lower portion of judea streets. we want to thank them for that. they have also in the past donated a lot of money to our playgrounds and schools and been very supportive to the community. they have done so much to contribute back to our neighborhood. it's a family operated business. they cater very much to our neighborhood and our children. and as one yelp reviewer said they are comfortable and delicious. they have very high quality food and service. john always greets you

with a smile while zachey delivers amazing sushi. it's one of my favorite places. i'm glad you are here in the sunset district. with that i want to thank you for your service and i wanted to give you an at some point to say a few words. thoo >> thank you very much. i want to thank everybody for picking our restaurant. it's a good family restaurant. come by and see us. thank you for choosing our restaurant. thank you very much. [ applause ] a thank you very

much. let's go to supervisor mar. >> kas ba is an amazing place in the sometimes cold sleepy and foggy out are balboa area from the balboa theatre. they have been warming it up in the neighborhood and i will just have to say that chris and yuk

an are bringing this place together and giving a character and an amazing feel of small businesses and unique places in our neighborhood. so owners, yucca and toll io opened kas ba and standard their asian can -- they have a beer and wine license and i can't wait to try the sacki tasting. it's more than a cafe or bakery. they really integrate not only japanese inspired cooking but also asian fusion and i even see a lot of french influence as well. christopher and yuka

have been featured not on the only in the chronicle but i have seen them in sf for their great business. christopher is trained in japanese style cuisine and a great presentation and kas ba offers friendly experience that is stretching that outer balboa area. since 2012 my staff and i have worked closely with them in helping the whole neighborhood. there was a kick starter campaign where neighbors stepped it collectively to raise money for outdoor heating which is need in the richmond area. he's a great leader in the small business example to transform that part of the business. they not only run this highly

popular small business and bake ry and cafe, but also working to make the outer balboa area a destination spot not just for movies but a place for small businesses and eating an a place where families and businesses can gather. when the chronicle featured them in august it helped to bring what great awareness this place is. also they have been involved with complete street planning and other activity to make that area a thriving one. arigato. kas ba.com is the way to find out about all the great things going on up there. the sackey tasting is coming up on

november 9th. thank you for being such a great district in the richmond district. chris and yucka. >> thank you very much. we are blessed to have neighbors to have achieved the success we never dreamed of. thank you, your office has been great to work with and even a great help. thank you. i'm glad that we made a choice to open our business in richmond and i think it's very under rated and i think it's coming up. thank you. >> thank you board members and supervisor mar for recognized our neighborhood and restaurant as well. >> please give it up for kas ba bakery. thank you. [ applause ] thank you supervisor mar.

why don't we go now to supervisor kim. >> i don't see my restaurant in the audience. can i be referred back? thank you. >> why don't we now go to supervisor ferrel? >> thanks, president chiu, colleagues i'm really excited. i get to honor one of the restaurants i get to most and one of my favorite ones. that is socially. socially has become a staple in district two

and one of the most incredible restaurants that we have. it's located on sacramento street in the presidio heights neighborhood. david opened it with his cofounder who owns i believe the first u.s. woman owned butcher shop in the united states and in san francisco. who is not here today. socially is incredible in a small alley. i knew previous owners that i went to grammar school. this is a restaurant that david inspired. they have the most incredible wine list and jim who is their wine director is such an incredible host to the restaurant along with david and his staff. i spent so many memorable events there. my wife and i just celebrated our anniversary. if you ever want

to have an intimate evening with friends, it's the most wonderful place to go. it's great for me personal and everyone in our neighborhood. i'm so proud to be able to bring you here today and thank you for having such an amazing place to be. congratulations and look forward to many years to come. so thank you, david. >> this is a couple things i would like to say really quickly. it's kind of funny just in recognition of tia, my partner, she just gave birth a couple weeks ago to a young strong boy named at titan. it's an amazing scene. i'm not sure if you have seen it. but we have these whole pigs

getting wheeled down sacramento street and it's really funny and they come down the alley. it a fun, a lot of the old ladies that are walking by kind of turn the other way. it's a fun business. thank you very much. we really appreciate the recognition. and hopefully see you soon. >> [ applause ] >> thank you. supervisor ferrel. our district 10 colleague supervisor cohen is our next presenter. >> thank you very much mr. president. i would like to honor today all good pizza for