eir because that's dirty pool but structured to people said what the project is that is coming especially on a complicated area plan or i give you the academy of arts you're about to have the academy of arts eir which is 60 sites and 12 areas that are geography areas and the world's most complicated eir in my opinion the academy of arts you need to do some ground rules. >> is there any additional public comment? okay seeing none, public comment is closed commissioner antonini >> i'd like to thank sarah john's for on excellent presentation and tend to agree especially i don't know you've mentioned an initial study and presentation with a notice of

preparation and i think if we have a situation as we will later today, we're to hear about a project long before the draft eir comes down i think the public should know what it contains as sue hester said i see the reason to expend the comment period if we have the information ahead of time unless there's errors or new information possibly multiple sites for the 4 reasons the fourth a lot of holidays but as you pointed out the eir comment period for both hunters point shipyard and park merry kidney were shorter periods of examine but it's important if there's

any of the above we allow a few more days if there's a problem that on the environmental does it could have catastrophic consequences if an appeal is supported in the future basically can end a lot of projects so adding a few days is not the worst thing in the world i totally agree with the perimeters you've set and the more we can learn about projects ahead of time we tend to shape the scope of the project particularly larger projects than the environmental piece didn't come as a surprise because people can fourth about traffic and other impacts of those projects we have. >> director ram. >> i wanted to reinforce one

recommendation part of the lack of clarity on that issue, the commission when the commission has requested a request it is a table we have discussed which she is recommended we're recommending a table vote which like a continuance vote and have to that on the calendar so a vote to extend the comment period it's within our authority to do that so our recommendation just to again reinforce the clarity i take a vote when you choose to extend the period. >> commissioner richards. >> ms. jones this is a great memo he appreciate how it works especially the 5 m we have a process it could be complicated because of the extension criteria on and on on

the grounds i don't in the make every hour 60 days and forget about the process. >> i guess we can i think that - you know this is sort of a question that i thought about a little bit as i was preparing this sequa indicates that 45 days is considered an adequate amount of times under normal circumstances so i not think scliend without cause to go longer than that i think you know making sure that we've provided that consideration about times with the time period sufficient is an important step but you know we

stick closely to the sequa guidelines and will stay with them and i'm coming from in light felt project planner takes several months we can subsequential 15 days in the light of a project didn't seem long tell you. >> in the predictability is a big thing for project sponsors so i'm not suggesting the reason not to do it because project sponsors won't like it is more our compliance with sequa. >> thank you. i do want to ask that the memo be hyper linked to today is agenda this morning it wasn't there. >> i tried to do that weigh make sure of that and i'll post it for general reference on our website. >> okay. thank you. >> sxhovks. >> thank you

thank you, ms. jones i definitely agree with the departments recommendation we take an objection o action for the motion on extension of examine period and i wanted to say a couple of other things but in the comment period i definitely agree we should be following sequa guidelines 45 days minimum that shouldn't be within the pressure view of the staff to say now it is 60 i think the commission has to take action to extend it but beyond extending it i made a recommendation that the excision should make finding if they want to make that the case can you give example of findings i personally synthesis we have a lot of eirs published during the difficult times of the years and not only winter but summer

months i'm struggling to get a real good set of criteria for finding to extend beyond 60 days if you get could give us examples. >> the only thing i can tell you sequa says there's unusual circumstances in terms of but this is is not defined within the status or the guidelines this is you know something to look at the city attorney for guidelines i don't know if ms. burns wants to add anything at this point. >> deputy city attorney marilyn burn it is not a bright line test it is very fact specific because it is unusual circumstances about the project or something to do with the

circumstances surrounding the project that would be what the commission will look at if the commission step up to the plate it beyond 60 days our office recommends it includes the unusual circumstances that are presenting itself to the commission that makes sense. >> okay. thank you. >> thank you commissioner moore. >> i'm glad that i wrote the memo and were standing her pretty much standing up for our practice the question i want to ask you in our using the word subject to the quality you're not lvns to the circumstances surrounding c p 1930 c is one example that requires an extension it is circumstances but a complicated project and was mentioned by you on the other hand, for example in the particular case of 5 m it

involves multiple sites it involves more than 5 or more special use districts which all needs to be considered it involves a larger area plan still to be determined so i think even that what sequa says is generalized for the state of california where primarily you have community and circumstances multiplied as context as the city of san francisco and since i think the city practices are rigorous the department is vote to it sequa practice i assume you'll broadened the definition of what you consider means the sites like 5 m would automatically fallen into the definition and again, i hope that we find more common grounds

i'd like to say that large parts of san francisco, california is there a clear areas where the entire story has been recorded and reviewed previously with a lot of public input it's easier to do the eir and practice the practices that you are successful with but when things are a unclear in the details and i think the 60 day period is more appropriate i'd appreciate if you'd ghetto it a lot of thought and come forward and possess the question whether 60 or 45 or courage the department to bring it forward we'll have the same thing with western - with central selma.

>> deputy city attorney marilyn burn if i could jump in i want to note ms. jones notes it is the prerogative of the commission to extend the comment period as with 5 m it gets the commission in their judgment the comment period should be extended the commission takes a vote simply because the ero went through her analysis not to exceed didn't mean the commission can't do so. >> thank you commissioner richards and i think hester mentioned something about the mayor's office with the mo d would you that that is extraordinary circumstances with multiple files and places hard

to get to them. >> that's really a case by case question you know the draft eir is intended to contain the information this is the review period of the draft eir specifically. >> i think the access to file you know an important issue in its own right may or may not have any bearing on whether the review period for the draft eir is sufficient okay. thank you. >> commissioners that place you under general public comment not to exceed 15 minutes all matters listed hereunder constitute a consent calendar, are considered there will be no separate

discussion of these items which event the matter shall consent calendar and considered as a separate item at this or a future hearing. i have no speaker cards but i see one in the box. >> any general public comment. >> sue hester back again i sent an e-mail to all of the commissions two weeks ago telling you i thought i needed to have on our calendar revision of the rules because the staff has changed practice when documents are due to come to the commission without bending the rules that's one of the things you have to have before you

i asked you all to look at our own rules and the amendment process because a lot of people don't understand how the commissions rules are amended it's different than announced today are your amending them next week, and, secondly, some things i think are needed i found the practice for the two weeks recorded to be lacking because the planning commission has a miss understanding why the tweaks are important it it allows the public to submit comments on the staff report it's innovate a convenient for the commission it is a convenient for the public and when i have a large project that you get the staff report after the deadline for submitting comments have you no idea what's in the staff report and the final project it because it comes out on friday afternoon

when the agenda comes out and the deadline is for submitting comments is the monday before how do you submit the comments you have to be a mind reader so accrual rulings rule that's gone backwards every single authorization for all offices should be tweaked every project that is massive not this tiny projects the planning commission has begun backwards on that with the advent of two or three hundred reports occasionally you need an index as exercise are forcing the staff numbers and put package numbers i

occasionally only read three or four different motions or whatever have to print out the 3 hundred packages to photo where they are some discipline from the staff needs to be that they have an index and you can't issue hundreds of packages of documents on one link without an index i'll pleading with you to amend the rules of law for those 3 issues reconcile the fact of the index and into the reporting. >> thank you. is there any additional public comment seeing none, public comment is closed. . >> commissioners that places you back under our regular excuse me. on our regular claend complained u calendar we will be taking up the one case pulled off 6 calendar at 80 missouri

street condominium conversion. >> commissioners, i said to introduce you to another staff person that joined us in september as a planner one in the east quadrant she has a batch of arts tb berkley and has experience in the rec and park department she is originally from los angeles but lives in the north and her first public transit automobile has kept her in the bay area we welcome her to the department. >> welcome. >> good morning commissioner president wu and fellow commissioners before you is a request for a conditional use to allow a give him navm that exiting space is underutilized and the proposing proposal is minor tenants like the restrooms

and exercise areas that changes the fingertip is proposed during the public notification period we received two comments the first was from margaret filipinos the alliance for 2nd district that go wishes to establish a gym and no concerns regarding the project the latter was received after the draft motion but i've printed the e-mail forwarded to the dependent on december 16, 2014, the establishment of that gym requires they retain a permit and in the urban if i could mixed district up to 4 hundred feet are planned a conditional

use authorization are required when going beyond the project this will not change the fingertip of the building this is providing a use and currently within a vacate tenant space that concludes my presentation. and i'm available for comments show s should you have questions. >> thank you project sponsor. >> commissioner president wu commissioners director ram i'm larry of back in the day in her urban planning i represent fitness a new locally and minority owned business the two folks are san francisco residents worked in local gimmicks and their dream to open a local gym training gym the gym will serve the local area with

numerous employees in the area with pdr employees and many new residents coming out the area we think this is a great opportunity for a non-formula retail gym space was vacate whole thing it was leased to fitness but the brothers that are the owners the property to the so bone they're not mr. haney experts and didn't realize the sizing size of the gym will require conditional use the original use of the site was a calory over time without the benefit of permit it transitioned to a party place to hold he wedding didn't function as a pdr space or warehouses space they rented two fitness

as merry relayed noted it's before you because the size the conversion of a pdr space so a retail space in the urban mixed use it allowed as a right under 4 thousand square feet site would not be before you the improvements they're proposing are minimal we're not putting in high-end finishes this is an advanced studio it is very low key in terms of the improvements the investment did not precluded the pdr space leases up i think other than thanking the planner for a great job i have nothing to add i'm happy to answer any questions you may

have. the project sponsors are here. >> thank you opening it up for public comment any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed commissioner moore. >> move to approve. >> second. >> commissioner antonini. >> yeah. i'm in favor of it hydrait has all the right things supportive and commissioners there is a motion and second on that motion. >> commissioner antonini commissioner hillis commissioner johnson. >> commissioner moore. >> commissioner richards commissioner fong and commissioner president wu so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 7 to zero and places you on item 8. >> thank you happy holidays and for case the mixed use development at mission bay south blocks 21, 32 this is an

informational presentation. >> good afternoon, commissioners david with the planning department staff you have a major proposal for the golden gate warriors a matter of the a plan that incisions an 18 thousand feet arena two 11 story office buildings containing half a million square feet of space and 51 thousand square feet of retail and restaurants uses as well as 3.2 acres that has open space 1 on third street and one on the southeast corner of the site facing the waterfront that intend to correct the waterfront sites on 11 acres bounded by third street and cherry walk boulevard and 16th street and south street the project will

employ sustainable building materials and goals the major phase provides the substantial building on the center the community investment will review the major phase an january 6, 2015, this is an overview of the phase and preview of two office buildings that will come back to you for allocations section office of community investment and the infrastructure and the planning department staff have worked collaboratively with the golden gate warriors and the design steaming team in workshops over the past months to arrive and a at the - that integrated with the mission bay and two provides light uses to

enhance designed to insure that is active at all times as well through inclusion additional third reusable access space and four multiple transportation option and 5 embarrassed the architecture he design it represents the appropriate balance of the structural along with the signature design the sign will continue to be refined in more detail it is in ocii planning area the commercial zoning district in mission bay setting it is regulated by itself design for development since the regulations are blocks 31 and 32 office spaces the design for development will require it for the golden state

warriors the privilege height of the center building massing the number of towers and separation in no case will the golden state warriors project be inconsistent with the mission bay south redevelopment grant the proposed design will be adapted prior to approval of the major phase that's been submitted and the design of the building will be brought back to you for design approval with resolution 1702 that concludes my presentation. project sponsor rick welts and the architect are here for a brief presentation and the city project team that includes katherine and albert miller and myself are available to answer

questions. >> thank you project sponsor. >> good afternoon, commissioners happy holidays and you know at the outset commissioners tiled is thank you for recognizing jim at the outset of today jen was a special person in the city of san francisco smart and creative and tough at least on us and she will be miss she'll be miss terribly i'm rick the chief executive officer of the golden state warriors things have changed number one our site ems last april we entered into an agreement with saifts to purchase a site in mission bay that's now the project we're going to be seeing today and at the time it was a

difficult decision we had an emotional and financial involvements thirty 32 i can tell you in recent weeks eave spent time defending our worrisome and sanity to people outside of san francisco that questioned whether or not buying a titled piece of property with a size and price and building one completely fined project makes sense in the backdrop of cities across the country providing million dollars dollars and those are the projects in california doing that i couldn't say we can't be happier since we did the mission bay we've been overwhelmed by the support from the neighborhood and the larger san francisco political community as a whole as well i have to

tell you we've been expressed with the level of commitment from our staff and ocii i think the project has benefited what you see has it's fingertip of their work on it and i mean that sincerely we are working with the community leaders and meeting with those with interests in mission bay we are positive about the momentum we feel we are very much heading in the right direction the real need of our presentation is going to be from our colleague i want to let you know we're here to answer questions related to the warriors our vice president

of public affairs is here and our director of public affairs david our project which you have and jessie the principle for us without further ado i'm happy to introduce our leader in the public project david. >> good afternoon david president of the earth thank you rick and david for this incredible introduction i'm humbled to be the voice of what's been a collaborative project and process for this project behind this voice is a thousand people that have been working hard day and night to bring you what you i've been pleased blessed to get to show you it's coming from 3 groups i want to highgh