comes before us what ought to be done in order to preserve the property if it reasonably fits within the secretaries standards or in this case, the standards set forth in article 10. >> commissioners any other comments? seeing none, i have one speaker card (calling names) >> i'm thankful for the privilege of the perfumed i want to simply ask you to support the recommendation to the board of supervisors designation of 1712 to 1716 street historically noeng known as marcus book store

and jim boss bob of section of the planning code. this is a historic moment for me. i was working behind the counter of marcus book store. i think the next step needs to be national landmark designation. thanks >> thank you. two more speaker cards (calling names) >> morning, commissioners. i just wanted to ask for a little bit of clarification on the commissioners condominiums regarding flexibility and referring to article 10 as a guideline. as you're aware there's litigation surrounding this property. we're certainly in support of

preserving his history and we don't want any of the commissions decisions made on this property to influence the outcome of litigation. that would help both parties in that common understanding. thank you >> thank you good afternoon. i'm mr. anderson. i recently helped to save the landmark of marcus book store it was a 9 month battle against city bank and we raised $175,000. i understand how important the marcus book store is to the african-american community. it's crucial it's not just

african-american history it's naturally nationwide history. i would go to the marcus book store with my father. i feel if we preserve the name and the legacy of marcus book store it will serve the generates of san francisco citizens and people across the world. a lot of times the african-american legacy gets separated with the american league and that's wrong. the world legacy of america is intooend with the america society. if we continue to allow marcus book store to function it will serve the community >> any member of the public wish to speak? come on up to the

microphone. thank you >> many of us are here because we want to emphasize. >> would you like to give your name? >> rick. >> when the book was jim bosses and on washington and because of the militia order the japanese communicated had a hardship. they had to reestablish their lives and the japanese community came back together. during the 50s students came together to help with the education. this established the first

historic department and they got together to share the space. the marcus book store is supporting the housing initiative and people in difficult situations besides did historical locates to help with their houses. and, of course, you've heard about the offices that have been there. the main thing i want to thank the historic preservation for sporting the african-american heritage. and i want to thank you for the japanese complexity statement. that was after the marcus book store back in september i went back and evolved the session afterward and i wanted to say thank you for supporting the japanese-american community also

for all the years they've put into it was amazing i thought that was a great part of the process. it's wonderful to see the things that make san francisco strong. mainly those are the efforts i thank you and thank you for supporting marcus book store designation. thanks >> thank you. >> good afternoon. i'm karen. i'm very pleased to be here today. this is really a special believe and institution for san francisco and to have it recognized by this commission is very, very important. it's significant not only to the african-american community but to san francisco as a whole

because we're looking not just to preserve buildings but to preserve our community our legacies of the cultural institutions and people who make san francisco such a unique and important place. i'm very much i want to xrets envy admiration for the report it quadriplegics that sense of how this embodies a place that gives us the cultural life and this city is acting to a protect and recognize those sorts of institutions. that's really an important thing so thank you for doing that. i want you to know this is part of a larger continuing efforts.

we are he letting you know, too, we hope you'll attend the human rights commission hearings on november 14th at 6:00 p.m. in city hall on the gym both bob's city not only for the particular building but how it relates to other buildings in san francisco that are losing their economic, their institutional pieces and how we as a city can apply ourselves to keeping that vitality going and certainly the work you've done as a commission that ms. brown as your staff will be part of that because we're pleased with what you've done and thankful you've he will taken this you object up.

i have some information about the hearing i'm give to clerk >> thank >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i'm desiree smith. as you recall we are we were here and we're here again to reiterate our comments and data we're still in support of the nomination of the designation of marcus book store and jim boss bob city. we've reviewed the second draft of the report and believe the planning department did the great job you all brought up and we think overall the additional japanese interim time and between the japanese-american

and african-american communities has made the report stronger so we you're going to you support in >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. i'm trying to figure out we haven't, you know, a commission hearing for the landmark building or are we having a hearing a meeting for the marcus book store landmark are they trying to tie up together because that's going to influence the litigation that's going on. we asked you before to give us time to wait until the litigation is over we don't want any litigation to effect that.

we aren't saying that we should have wait until the litigation is over. we ask you it's been in the planning department for two years. we don't know what - let us hold until the litigation is over we can't falsify one person over another. so, please let's hold on until the litigation is over. so that's what i'm going to say. it's going to be on your conscious to affect one over another >> thank you do we have any other member that wishes to speak p seeing none, we'll bring it back to the commission.

>> commissioners? >> commissioner pearlman. >> i want to say one thing i wrote the landmark for the designation for the memorial and it was an old theatre building originally and the designation did not include the fact by the time we designated the quilt had moved inform atlantic right now it's a seafood restaurants. it's relevant to the city of san francisco that the aids quilt was made there from the activities in the 80s and 90s around the aids crisis. mary brown mentioned the fact that the tendency, you know, is not related to this be landmark designation it's specifically for the building a physical

building itself. so i believe that is clear ms. brown. i mean this is clear that the marcus book store is, you know, it's tenancy because of the fluid nature of history says that the marcus book store didn't exist; is that correct >> that's correct and the intent of the memo for all parties. >> again, i'm not party to the litigates i don't know what the issues are but for your clarity the marcus book store section shouldn't be an influence like that. >> commissioner. >> move to adapt the resolution. >> second. >> commissioner. >> yeah. could you have an

opinion from the attorney's office on this issue. >> absolutely and there i'm here as the deputy attorney. that's correct i reviewed the memo and article 10 is regarding the physical characterized. the building is significant because of it's past events. as marcus book store and as a jazz club but it's not protected under article 10 only the physical characteristics >> any other comedies. >> seeing none. >> on the motion to recommend approval (calling names) so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 7 to

zero and concludes your calendar. >> thank you very much we'll bring this meeting to a