there is a stigmañ1 that stigmas a negative one and no judgment an whether or not it is right or wrong but will effect our business because it is a neighbor essentially actually john addressed the back corridor we utilize for restrooms and concerns will be not necessarily the customers or not the customers excuse me. the patients that are visiting that are getting their prescriptions our concern will be theft, robbery and the easy way that backdoor to assess not knowing the security or lay out you're concern is sharing that back entryway and our online business that will be affected thank you

>> hello monotony project manager and the shopping center at fisherman's wharf bounds by james weldon johnson and other streets when the applicant was asked to provide a reason to why they wanted to open a pot dispensary in the heart of the tourism it was sited a lack of pot dispensaries our contention that refraining and other concern the residents of barbary coast and other dispensaries located in the setting on howard and first our our understanding that the placing pitting a pot dispensary looking lombard and peers modern in addition to the existing 25 brick and mortar dispensaries throughout the city 45 companies that deliver

marijuana to the doorstep we're concerned the dispensary will impact the high leasing rates one property owner shared one pots dispensary was so aggressive and wanting to get a footprint asked for a double rent rate and some of the highest rates in the city particularly alarming they're small businesses that can't compete with a businesslike a pot dispensary in summary we don't want a medical cannabis there we don't need one thank you. >> hello my name is brandy i represent two restaurants at fisherman's wharf i'm on the

fisherman's wharf cv d this it is clear that the dispensaries close to the schools for children 18 and under is a southern as written to into the criteria for determination within 2 thousand 0 feet we have francisco and galileo high school and the headstart program no recreation but we want to ask the commission it to expand the idea of a reservation for those under 18 we believe that the entire fisherman's wharf district a reservation facility for children under 18 the surveys in 2006, 2010 and 2014 we know that the wharf welcomes 3 million kids within a thousand foot radius of taylor street is the san francisco

evolving and believe it or not and the spy shot unique to the wharf it the fact we allow the small groups that participate in programs with the national hyde street pier and other shakespeare's furthermore, we have a large number of children coming in and out of the district because of hotels in the area not conference hotels their family hotels consider also there would be family entertainment venues added to the wharf currently family owns and others to open arcades and team building sources for companies and small groups many talk about investigating recreational marijuana but essentially, we have that now and can go to an evaluation and

tell the doctor you have a problem and have a prescription get a membership cards only thirty to 40 minutes making you're decision consider the bye product of a dispensary at fisherman's wharf currently not medical marijuana clinics in fisherman's wharf but that will likely change with the pot dispensaries opening and targeting the visitors workplace the state of california one only look to convenience us beach imagine had the future with pot doctors and machinery solicitation how proud of the wharf will we be there then please consider these thank you.

>> good afternoon, commissioners i'm rachel brown i work to the fisherman's wharf communities benefit district i also have done contract work with 8 different businesses within the thousand mile radius of taylor street and i'd like to say i have been in strong opposition of that business since we've received notice of application alu both our organization and the petition online and within the communities our petition was shared within fisherman's wharf and the mc-3 district one hundred and 13 signatures business owners and property owners and hotel general manager and workers and residents people with truly vested interest in the well-being of the neighborhoods the applicants online petition received a large

number of signatures the vast majority of signatures don't live within the state of california let alone fisherman's wharf and it's neighboring districts they are medical marijuana videocassettes from all over the world not locals that understand the unique nature the proposed location how it threatens the neighborhood identity of the few san franciscans is as i understand the petition excuse me. >> oh, of the few san franciscans is as i understand the petitions on the residents they listed they already have pot dispensaries much closer to handle their needs we believe the intention to get the foot holds for the time when pot will think legalized in california as

members of the planning commission plan ahead for the fire chief currently 12 pieces of legislation that may result in the recreational shops in the future if using colorado as an indicator of what is to come we saw a large increase of pots for recreational use not colorado has recreational uses in clusters not a good fit we have the had an to avoid the same situation now to be clear i myself as a fisherman's wharf district organization and our board of directors have no problems are marijuana erma distinctly use or otherwise many of the board members are not opposed, however, we are all in

agreement the proposed location on taylor student is not appropriate thank you. >> is there any additional public comment? okay not seeing any, public comment is closed. and opening of up to commissioner antonini >> thank you all for your testimony very interesting i put a lot of credence in the positions by the traditional businesses from fisherman's wharf to fisherman's wharf association the communities benefits district and many business owners that have been a significance and important part of the economy we want to make sure we don't disturb their ability to do business a few points were made the idea that patients will buzz in and out and park easily is often it is tough to find a parking space in the wharf the the citing is not

a good one and also the other points that was brought up could be any kind of neighborhood serving the business that i might be opposed they're serving the those who are coming tourist and other to the wharf for attempt not a lot of neighborhoods serving use within this particular dense part of fisherman's wharf area that is an important part going through the petition the last speaker made the point a large percentage a majority of those signing the address outside of san francisco and daily and brisbane and reds wood city and many are quite. >> distance some people that work he live in the area are supportive buses putting in

positive comments in work or live in the area they make a good point there are problems as pointed out the dispensary maybe well run once patient is out there with cash or product on the street it is another opportunity for criminal elements just as they pick on tourists it is easy enough to rehab people and grab cash and the product we approved the one on lombard and polka whole butch california street most are delivery but an onsite element we already have closed to thirty in san francisco i think and tech the city hall's like francisco and galileo are within 15 hundred feet their away but a

lot of kids this was denied in 2006 i remember that case and there are no dispensaries in marin or san mateo we get as many as question possible can within san francisco so apparently either people in marin or san mateo don't need the medication but those counties don't feel it is appropriate to have more dispensaries i want to see it region listed another interesting thing the pharmacies in the area are not parliaments the cvs and walgreens don't have dispensaries and medication so the same thing can apply for the same reasons the area didn't seem to be well laid out a shared presence there the gray line and other businesses in the

same location that's a little bit christmas eve i'm not sure it is laid out the best and another point brought up not discussions we have formula retail use formula retail they have at wherewith all to drive out small businesses had this industry is a lack active one that's why you're seeing so many they have the big bucks and a start to think are we driving away renters at a lower rents by allowing those kinds of thing they're not formula retail but some of the things we have concerns exist with medical marijuana dispensaries so i'm opposed to this location it doesn't sound like the right one that's how i'll be voting and commissioner moore. >> it's an interesting conversation it gets more interesting as we hear

additional applications prop 21 has a 1996 supported overwhelm majority of 67 percent in 2006 i started to sit in this seat at a point it was a discussion by which many of the arguments that were made for it were highly relevant and appropriate including some of the krechlz about prejudice they're not the same one this commission has except for one or two i'm not sure anymore in the last 10 years approved every mcd and given attention to the adding conditions that are responsive to particular neighborhood conditions and those were the

things we're focused on today's discussion it is about land use not about the real estate and opportunity to fill space but it is about land use vanity that can before and after have to be complimented or perform better or impacted i feel it is a conflict the people who spoke defines against it made arguments it resonated with me the roof and as a san francisco recipe i don't go down there as often this is an open space an area of people really experiencing an open space aspect the open space from the america's cup to the dead on arrival fin clubs and warner club and other things

sometimes the golden gate bakery to watch how bread is made that has an attractiveness i'll step back and is the bar of supporting mcds since 1996 has seriously shiftsd not about location and radius with saying and quarter of a mile radius is nothing it is an inappropriate comment but since some of the businesses have shifted into online and delivery with the person that needs cannabis cable of choosing the disinterest and the type of medication he building the brick and mortar of further and furthers fading into the background now location

and i like to address the gentleman who actually was representing today's applicants we just approved not too along a location on california street light in the lower blackstone block of california which has a large set of office suits in the support of the online targeted high ends highly quality control delivery of marijuana so i'm asking myself we're pressured for brick and mortar i believe the wrong place at the wrong time and wear not taking into consideration we're also simultaneously supporting the online clearing time of the office space in the financial district that someone a can walk

and pick up marijuana so looking at all the factors this location isn't quite the right one for me i don't think i'll support it. >> commissioner richards. >> the last commission nearly 16 months i've never voted against a mcd any of them i think two of them or 3 of them i led the charge to have the business on lombard against fierce opposition a month ago personally i absolutely support safe assess with medical cannabis dispensary 3 blocks from my house church and marketed a business for the neighborhood it is i think completely independent of the homeless or is vac vagrancy

crossing a vacant street it is causing the vagrancy so i think that vacant storefronts are causing for vagrancy, however, mr. campbell cited this in a different lens in the parallel of other issues identify been personally involved with the starbuck's and mission and the spade store and really trying to understand here the sflabdz and the businesses this is one of the few places in san francisco where i personally think that an mcd doesn't belong cast a vote to disapprove the project other things that weigh on me it is walgreens and cvs didn't have a pharmacy i think that active use

this will discourage the foot traffic and so like a private club absolutely support mcds this is the only time this is an xierldz exceptional circumstance to vote no, my advise to the folks at fisherman's wharf protect our business district and ask you're supervisor to require a cu in the future so i'll vote no on this. >> let me add a couple of thoughts here in 2006, i was actual on the odds and part of group that was opposed to the cannabis dispensary up north beach which i think you're sitting in the same seat as supervisor mar so

the commission was opposed and denied that they're the same if not stronger for the reasons from a land use issue many anymore accessibility in the city the delivery component is there people sort of juggle i say this more mcds in san francisco so we're not lacking we approved within in the northern part of district a couple of questions first of all, i appreciate all the speakers an long time audience in patience and absolutely everyone of the stores he hope i don't become in a physical condition but look for that as a medication or my family does the way the stores is laid down with the generous ground floor lobby that is inviting to the public

didn't speak to me there for patients like yourselves many chiropractic office this is an incredibly if not the district in san francisco to it varies between ground floor and second floor by 5 fold so takes so much of the ground floor space i think that is that you serve those types of patience it is a retail business and intend to be a retail business so i have a concern about that and maybe sir, can you address did ada question about the managers and other on the second floor with direct assess.

>> actually there's a storage over on the ground floor where the dispensary will actually be that can actually be - hold the cannabis in the back this with regards to the comments about it being not safe the individuals come into the front door here and there is a counter they'll show their valid id. >> my question if it is ada compliant and the upstairs office is for storage. >> the upstairs is the project manager office and storage where the cannabis will be distributed and common barrooms in the building. >> i met with the mayor's office they're coming plenty and we'll have a list.

>> thank you. >> commissioner hillis. >> so, i mean those are tough issues we get a lot of people arguing on both sides some of the good things about the location here is it is not directly on the main drag of fisherman's wharf but it is fairly small and narrow storefront i share some of the commissioner president fong's concerns he august for them to be a little bit more open than typical there is gates and bars and a sometimes guards there but i think if we were to approve something here the design will actually be for the district two open and welcoming in shouldn't look the way it is but - there is no other mcd fairly close by

had issues with cluster which we don't have necessarily in this district the question of kind of i've argued in the past available shouldn't be going into retail districts shouldn't be considered retail in nature we try to discourage medical offices in districts we don't - these but they share similar traits 33 we should discourage them and encourage on the second floor having medical office space the codes encourages you to be in retail districts, of course, when we broadened this discussion it is ineventual this will be legal we'll have more of those in places especially along retail corridors what do we do in retail areas but it is acute

here in fisherman's wharf where it is one of the most heavily trafficked retail districts and having better areas with non-retail space is problematic i agree with commissioner johnck's that a lot of what we heard about crime or homeless don't resonate with me i live 2 1/2 blocks from mcds i have 3 kids 10 and under not a big impact on us but the biggest impact i see is actually from people dough it takes up a retail space so this is the cvs brought that up my biggest concern of the heavily trafficked corridors having the use there

one question for the project sponsor which came to me why is this location for something that is serving you know more neighborhoods serving you're in our kind of central tourists designation as some pointed out not easy to get there and park and go in and have a neighborhood where we see neighborhoods serving trader joe's or parking lots are there why choose this area i mean is the green zone having broader areas and reducing the radius around schools and things like that it tends to restrict the number of mcds and that's why wear seeing the clustering in south of market but have you looked at year ago did you

choose that location and have you looked at other districts around the city. >> there are many reasons he spent the first 6 months of this year working closely with the planning department andññññ÷÷÷÷y pulled four lñ o directors throughout the intent city that was based on my own going through every neighborhood of the city under served for the >?bove fisherman's wharf and another reason one thing i haven't heard anyone talk about they've recently opposite side up the hardware story 40 feet from my store an hr their businesses that are residents focused in the neighborhood and another reason is that i followed the

guidelines laid by the mayor's office and city planning that was deemed you know and agreed upon by the l o d for the green zone to open. >> but you mentioned those 4 kind of adjacent neighborhoods in the city that i think people referenced in you're petition showed people that also in the neighborhoods are they off limits fair not part of green zone but did you look at those neighborhoods. >> i did and the area where i am on trailer street was the pretty much the only green area on that whole side of the city in district 3. >> okay. thank you. >> i mean that is something that we've got to address thank you

you know because it is probable i don't think so that is the best area in the city to put on mcd it not serving one because of he heavy retail nature and not serving the people it is not residential you're drawn to it because it is in the green zone and we've put-down those kind of arbitrary restrictions on the green zone like the over concentration a fisherman's wharf it is part of green zone but like the excelsior and soma vaunt the one or more thing i want to go back to the accessibility in parking in the area there is actually an empty not an empty but parking lot directly across the street from the storefront that housed 2 hundred cars within one plain clothes radius 4 additional parking garages and in my business plan you'll see where i

offer that parking validation to individuals. >> thank you commissioner wu. >> i kind of want to pick up on the conversation that commissioner hillis is having the green zone is very limited and i think the challenge ahead of us will be to find a way to have sorts of kraebl distribution and my guess on a few anymore neighborhood locations that will you know that can meet the criteria in the green zone ensue not having clustering challenges so that leads me to be clients in support of project i agree storefront changes that seems quite open and there needs to be ways to talk about garbage it is in the motion garbage and recycling and communities

liaison and all that what will happen we'll continue to see mcds proposed and we may then start to see the position we can't say supports any of them that indicates something needs to change with the way we're beginning the green zone to the questions of land use it is challenging that the underlying land use e.r. zoning is c-2 so you know fisherman's wharf should be treated differently i wish we could look at it in the light of this name irving and every neighborhood has named district and this is the toughest area a definition by fisherman's wharf is not a c-2 the way that the rest of downtown is c-2 not downtowns but the c-2s function it makes without the distinction it makes

it harder to talk about it definitely than land use. >> if i may i want the public to know this commission we hear those mcds items once a month sometimes twice a month and every single one we spend as much time their addressed by address and we'll see the commissions not necessarily acting in the same way we're thinking about each one and given tare circumstances i don't mean to put director rahaim but the last two comments about the green zone and also i've mentioned that at the last meeting some marijuana become legal on the 2016 ballot are we as a city prepared and how will we approach that that pvrld when it becomes legalized what's the

measures if i'm poster of a moratorium put one on these in the city until is it so legalized with a plan in action. >> yeah. commissioners a couple of interesting questions i'm not sure i have a great answer by the green zone is, of course, some clustering as many of you may know in some parts of the city some the supervisors require a conditional use rather than a mandatory discretionary review the conditional use is the higher bar that the bar is necessary and desirable but troirldz circumstance that is one factor if our stand point as commissioner hillis said we've discussed the possibility with the supervisors loosening up the requirements we think that is unfortunate that some of the mcds have been clusters and the

commissioners have raised that concern respect to the legalization it is hard to know until the actual legislation move forward but i suspect a transition that allows for addressing of the issue the mcds and the on that allows for time for cities like san francisco or any 71 to understand the relationship two the existing mcds and the potential legal locations to buy marijuana so the city i believe is setting or set up a task force to look at that on or about i think to date that task force has not zealot with land use issues it is time it does and get a seat on that task force a lot of unanswered questions at this point we don't know until legislation at the state level move forward. >> i think i speak for the

fuel commission we would like to assign someone to follow that and whatever variations of the ballot measures and if anyone should pass how we treat that going forward. >> commissioner johnson. >> thank you very much yeah. for that question commissioner president fong and was actually going to say something i love to see us move towards a moratorium we need more clarity and between a rock and hard place on the decisions and then adding the commentary i appreciate the fact that the committee sew doing that work and hope we get a seat apple that i envision it will not answer all the questions but look at the zoning codes and planning code not going to

change anything about that so i'm glad we're starting to look at this - i you know like to keep things simple a lot of times this is one of the civic center yes don't i worry about that this area would not zoned c-2 or potentially a special use district donna today worry about that maybe the resource had a bar of a cu yes there are a lot of facts on the ground i wish were in place they're not we have a circumstance this is an area within the so-called green zone i don't necessarily see new extraordinary circumstances that is compatible with the type of clientele that comes in or a detriment you believe that is

crime risks and problems enough and having this land use there contributes to or x base those problems whether i believe that this use is not at this meeting a general population going from storefront to storefront that normally anyone can but now where it is a specific use you believe that that is compatible or not none of those are part of decision about a discretionary review it would be different if it was a sud but unfortunately not the case overwhelm to supports it today i don't know if this is before this if it sounds like support for this i definitely think there are conditions that i would want to see around clarifying security of retail space and clarifying

the layout i think that is open so from a physical stand point that is good because you don't have what we see in others mcds go where tare closed off with boards on the windows and guards with guns standing outside the goorz did you with that and not to have the staff will overwhelmed so we'll see where we end up there is conditions i would want to impose on this space otherwise because of the zoning we have here because of the rules we have where mcds can go locate themselves and the fact on the ground the type of level of decision we're asked to take i have to support it. >> commissioner antonini. >> well, the unusual and

extraordinarily conditions pointed out to the analogy between market and grant avenue and chinatown you could say the and were around at&t park where the warriors arena and certain areas for lack of a better word people come if all over the world i think this can be disruptive to a six situation that is precars and all the merchants don't feel it is right here he tend to agree with them it is speed limit to be neighborhood serving and people of whom are in the area and some outing outside of the area and loektsd somewhere else i know we

don't have a lot of not like we have a lot of dispensaries not the appropriate i'll move to take dr and disapprove. >> commissioner moore. >> perhaps that application comes to us after state law passes this would be an oxygen position but that's not the case i think that is get is not quite there because of physical requirements for asking you the space is not typical for this particular area not the rights dedication at this very moments and for those reasons he can't support that. >> commissioner hillis. >> yeah. i think i mean i mean, i agree with the comments it a fine-grain land use on the second floor i think that is was a block off in a less of a retail area you know we could

support it i do want to note on the courage we should get a spot on the committee that is looking at the owner of legalization it is coming obviously and i know land use is important because i think we can't have this issue we're arrest trig limit because of the green zone doesn't make sense and puts us in the positions we're looking at clustering or no mcds in spaces in questions if you have an mcd did it automatically move you into allowing that as a recreational spot we looked at mcds under a different somewhere so i think we should broadened the place and not necessarily have the differentiation but if so legal and recreational should be allowed in fisherman's wharf downtown and in the outdoor

sunset or richmond's it is important to get a seat at the table. >> if i may quickly aaron is corrected me to tell me the task force is meeting starting next month under supervisor wiener's supervision we have a seat at the table i stand corrected. >> sxhifshgs. >> two commissioners heard possible myself mentioning the interim controls i would suggest i don't know how the process will work but under planning code section this commission initiating the controls we have clarity on the legalization i want to put that out there and have a hearing on that. >> perhaps i'll suggest what happens with the task force i'm sure the interim controls b will be discussed. >> commissioner moore. >> that was a robust

discussion i'll ask the direction to have a transcript that might help you as you're starting to have this into the upcoming dissuasions commissioner johnson. >> i'll take interim colsls it is moratoriumols speaking to changing the guidelines for the cases before us i think as we got rid of in 2016 not see the case for a while and finally i agree with commissioner antonini actually on some of the comments he made about the comparison of fisherman's wharf neighborhood to other uses the attempt sorts of district we have and again going back to any comments if we want to change the facts on the grounding i would propose that the supervisor for the districts or those interested in that push for that in the example the warriors arena as part of

approval forlgz that project the successor agency those are the sources of zoning districts that really clarify the types of uses and a pathway here. >> commissioners there's a motion to move forward. >> commissioner antonini. >> commissioner hillis commissioner johnson marry no commissioner moore commissioner richards. commissioner wu no are and commissioner president fong so moved, commissioners, that motion passes passes 5 to 2 >> the commission will take a lunch break andhour.

>> good afternoon and welcome back to the planning commission welcome to the regularly scheduled meeting of the one-size-fits-all during the proceedings. and when speaking before the commission, if you care to, do state your name for the record. commissioners, we left off under our regular calendar on item 13 for case no. projecting signs in the neighborhood regional transit. >> again aaron manager of legislative foyers that amends the planning department force the signs in the district up to one and 25 square feet in size and 60 feet in height, however,

the maximum height it is the features the sign they must be is arranged verizon and must be interrupt the features the building and projecting signs in the district are 24 square feet and 24 feet in height those controls were draft with the financial in mind that is sunday evening to add a marquee sign those controls can you used by other businesses provided they meet the retirement on the neighborhood and architectural integration 3 modifications to strengthen the sign controls which require the signs to have a tormentor with a profile to be at narrowly narrow and structurally as feasible and require the sign forces assassination during business housing as hallow leslie one per

building for the occupant of the building to strengthen the controls to make sure the signs will be of qualify staff recommendation for modifications and that concludes my report. >> i'm sorry supervisor conner johnson from supervisor president london breed office is here. >> good afternoon conner johnson lavrdz the the item before you is per legislation the district 4 mr. star did an excellent job you'll talk about the context of this legislation the of him corridor fillmore neighborhood is a real currently and historic jewel in san francisco gave us the fillmore or the harlem of the west excuse me. and the financial auditorium

a critical component and a landmark that tells us such arrived in the neighborhood that is why supervisor president london breed feels that is important we have a reserve from the lower organization i wanted to briefly men's we ethnicity support this and she reiterates the point the first name is a welcoming gateway to the neighborhood much in the same way the potrero theatre it the welcoming feature to the potrero it serves the same function on behalf of supervisor president london breed i'm here and i'll be happy to answer any questions project sponsor. >> there is no project sponsor opening it up for public comment i have gone speaker card andrea

barker. >> okay. >> hi commissioners, thank you for giving us the time i'm the general manager that was born when i served on the mcd and the community came and said they wanted to clean up the corner from tourist in the neighborhood a subject of merchants meetings so we did 0 don't ever that the code requires the as i understand to be low on the ground i ground we engaged supervisor breed and the planning department on a way to get that sign up and properly represent the building and the entrance to the corridor thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> is there any additional public comment? okay public comment is closed. commissioner antonini >> yeah. a question looks like this is going to be a blade sign

and any other signs were allowed for other businesses will be blade signs two probable. >> that's correct the lettering has to be vertical. >> okay sounds like fine i'll move to approve. >> second. >> with modifications suggested by staff if they're okay with the supervisors office. >> very good supervisors a motion be seconded to disappointing adopt a recommendation commissioner antonini commissioner johnson commissioner moore commissioner richards commissioner wu and commissioner president fong so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 6 to zero and places you on item 14 bay street conditional use authorization. >> good afternoon. brittany of the department staff you have

before you a question for conditional use authorization to demolish a chevron automobile service station with a residential building on a property greater than 10 thousand square feet in a c-2 zoning district it is approximately 49 thousand square feet and 42 off-street parking and 40 bicycle parking spaces the corner configuration the project requires the rear yard modifications for dwelling unit exposure that will be heard by the city administrative, however, the rear yard modification is not properly noticed the variance request has been continued to the january 27, 2016, variance hearing and will be heard by the zoning administrator at this point given no opposition and

that the project compiles with the zoning code with the general plan the department is comfortable moving forward with the conditional use with the recommendation of approval that concludes my presentation. i'll be happy to answer any questions thank you. >> project sponsor. >> honorable planning supervisor and staff and ladies and gentlemen, i'm mark i'm the president addressed founder of presidio partners the 16-year-old san francisco real estate company and the project

sponsor been a real estate developer and built on and on over 200 projects we're doing over nine hundred projects in san francisco we had the fox plaza block from here i've lived close to the subject property for the past 16 years two blocks from the property where i raised my too young sons i care deeply about what happens in the marina i've been involved in the community and serving on the child abuse council and services to the homeless and preschooler and was instrumental in helping to get the jazz concert hall builds our company is condominium to building projects in the surrounding neighborhood as with autumn the projects we reached to the neighborhood to

understand and design a project that addresses them and anymore specifically in the past summer a community outreach meeting with 10 separate meetings with those who wanted additional information this rebuttal in receiving 9 letters of support 40 from the neighborhood adjacent to the site and a letter of support from the marina inconsistent association as a result of the feedback if the neighbors we redesigned the building to increase the setback from our neighbor to the east resulting in our building 35 feet from their knowledge that actually is what triggered the split in the variance hearing because it was conforming before it was originally before the building come forward to the neighbors concerns the setback as a result for - our goal to design a high quality this that

is with the adjacent historic this and have a timely building will be a beautiful addition to the marina architect i'll introduce our architect to give a brief oh, overview and ask for your support today thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners and the practice of our small san francisco firm has been to do and design buildings that are connectingly beautiful the site being located in the center of the aerial view in the lower right hand corner and the unit

there is a live called the heritage on the marina any brick building that has great historical character here you can e get a sense the upper view on bay street address the lower laguna on the left as you can see the gas light building on the corner and slightly different expressions take the next here's the slightly aerial justify of the street on laguna the building is designed as four stories 40 feet high and along bay street modules 25 feet typical san francisco module and bay windows and slots and size to make distributions between the laguna

here's the site i'm sorry - thank you. >> mark. >> site plan so you can see the corner the corner is a mixing tooth in the fabric of the block human resources here's the ground level plan the main library is off the bay street to the right-hand side and the auto ramp off the buchanan on the ned of the block due to several reasons improves of bike safety and it is the lower elevation the site a 6 feet sloping to the east next a compact one level basement with 42 parking spaces next. >> the elevations the principle materials are brick

glass, some metal detailing, and here as you can see on the top elevation that is bay street the vertical slots of glass to give the building a townhouse or neighborhood character that is projected and wrapping the corner of buchanan next so those are the what i call the inside elevation the lower one of the east elevation that faces the apartments we've widened the setbacks as mark said i'll call the courtyard view think the top the section on the upper section the two-way to enter buchanan street they help give privacy to the grades activating the street and this is a view in the

buchanan side as you can see the garage entering the for ground and lafco at the courtyard we with we call the greenhouse and the peeked roof in the for ground and again, we choose to have a glass her expression on the north side of the building to give the impression that the massaging it step down toward the site and finally i'll leave you with this one that is a shot from the you know the principle corner where the two streets enter second and to the side of corner with that, i'll leave it to you folks to ask any questions aid last week thank you. >> opening it up for public comment one speaker card

(calling names) public comment? >> eugene lynch i'm the the same block and on the paper it is equal it out out vacant for so long it would be nice to have something go in there the gas station served it's purpose at the time it would be a great addition to the block i formally spoke to this gentleman during recess they have their plan definitely together and answered a couple of any questions i would say one issue and this might be more traffic than parking there's a tremendous amount of traffic there the 43 safeway trucks and there's buses he private buses to fort mason and the goodwill that has a lot

of traffic people parking anywhere they want and basically breaking the rules parking in the head or yellow zone to congestion on the northeast corners i want to brought to your attention and also i won't see you probable have a merry christmas. >> thank you very much. >> is there any additional public comment okay not seeing any, public comment is closed. commissioner moore. >> sense 209 that particular lot is disruptive to the feeling in the neighborhood the neighborhood it requirement low rise and the street is rather wide and across the street is a huge park in the edge of the park the cause of it being less populated has actually been a problem over the past few years

ago seeing this building step in not the loss of another gas station that's another subject but a fabulous project to have at that site i like about it, it is so understated pet e yet so lovnt contemporary it eases you're prospective of architecture i apologize not knowing that is laguna and bay hopefully. >> heritage and it is absolutely a fabulous building and coming down and seeing this now blend into to make the building on the corner of laguna a ranch large are apartment building tracking would be upgraded to presence of a

high-end building i couldn't be happier to see that i'm aware the problems with goodwill there could be providing some people including myself to have coffee on the way we go but to mitigate the conflict with perhaps 28 whatever numbers should have a response that is a collective responded i'll suggest we find a way to really ask that there is no furtheres probating situation so for a fall back to have people round into goodwill but that's a 10 minute time i'm in full support of project and move to approve with conditions. >> second. >> let me share some thoughts

i know the block very good my gather built and developed the building next door it was probable not architectural interest rate you're looking for but out find his back pocket in 72 or 73 but obviously the retail place will be great i see parking improvements along bay street with diagonal but what is cool they separate is it from the curve to have a protected bike lane that is great i'm supportive and i hope you don't find any underpinning problems commissioner antonini. >> yeah. i very much like it two in particular 61 percent two bedroom and three bedrooms i was hoping to stay with the brown

rust masonry and keep it uniform so one does it was all red but all the same color and the clay black on the window that is long time and the combination make that blend in with an historic building so - >> commissioners, if there's nothing further location to approve that matter with conditions. >> commissioner antonini commissioner johnson commissioner moore commissioner richards commissioner wu and commissioner president fong so moved, commissioners, that motion passes 6 to zero and places you on item 15 for case mission street it is an office development authorization.

>> good afternoon, commissioners rick department staff the the item before you is an office development authorization for 35 thousand plus square feet at the mission street the proposal the change in use of a approximately 35 thousand from auto garage less repair to office use the basement an first and second floors the proposal will undertaking under take the facade the replacement with a new system stone the ground floor replacement of the windows observe the upper floor with compatible windows and the removal of a guardrail i've provided copies for your review and this incorporate the title block and a title page after

analyzing the instead of recommends approval with the planning code in the general plan the project is in a zoning district that encourages the growths of office development and represents 3.2 percent of office space for allocation and current rates that pays the impact fees and the project sponsor is available for questions that concludes my presentation. i'll be happy to answer any questions thank you. >> project sponsor please. if you commissioners john with reuben, junius & rose here on behalf of the project sponsor the project the item before you eliminates a parking space to convert to the structure to an office building the existing building consists of 36 thousand square feet of paid parking and modern automobile repair use and

to exert to a office that was built in 1927 the building is undergoinging and seismic upgrade the project significantly fulfills the goals of vision zero policy and this is for over the last couple of years to eliminate traffic fatalities by 2024 soma is one of the highest levels of death and injury and mission street is a high injury corridor the projects eliminates all angling automobile access to the student and 50 foot's curb cuts and reduces the conflict of pedestrians and bicyclist and the first policy and an active

use for the experience along the street so in short the project eliminates a parking garage and improves the bicycle safety and a high corridor and reverse the look of the 1927 building for those purposes we ask for your support. >> opening it up for public comment. >> not seeing any, public comment is closed. >> commissioner richards and that is a great project for all the reasons all of mentioned he love the look of the, and especially last week the fact their donating a curb cut so i definitely support. >> commissioner moore. >> i have a question for the gentleman have - again, you know my propensities towards finding a way to protect pdr has there been any discussion with but and

you're client regarding the 101 replacement and identifying new sites or anything like that you know this building is for all intents and purposes to help with pdrs this is near and dear to my heart and oh, someone will take care of this has there been an active engagement in replacing the pdr. >> certainly something we discuss during the process because of this exact issue commissioner moore with the sensitivity around the pdr in the south of market it is mostly a parking garage a tire repair tinker with you're motor vehicle in the basement and so space the building owner had other than the paid parking not an intelligent pdr use outside of that with difficult years we're

converting to an office space and the kind of use that is not generally consistent with other pdr use on the site the short answer that is something we've looked and we know that is something to consider but ultimately this is the project that the project sponsor settled on. >> commissioner antonini. >> move to you approve. >> commissioner moore. >> and was p,z&e, finance governance over with you said i want to ask the director perhaps that maybe an opportunity for starting to formulate policy we cannot continue to displace pdr even if the parking garage is displaces a number of jobs and employment at the core of protecting pdr

we find quite curious by indeed a beginning of formulating how we deal with displacement and where i think we - i urge all of us to take that seriously because we are cranking up our discussion on housing how to solve the housing problem we need to start talking about simultaneously the issue of job loss and displacement of employment. >> happy commissioners just as what we are doing on the front the central soma plan has a one-on-one replacement having that discussion with folks in want mission and the mission 2020 and also probable time to come back with an update on pdrs we're actually there is actually three or four thousand square feet of space that is under construction or in the pipeline

it is the first time we've seen the pdrs use we're encouraged that is in any pdrs space being built in the city potential more than half a million square feet so i think that is time to update you and that accumulation how we're trying to protect the pdr and the office of economic workforce development has a policy to try to relocation the businesses in the city with redevelopment we're sensitive to that on or about we're concerned about pdr as well i'm happy to have that discussion moving forward. >> and interested if we take a look at our own track read into the record in the last two or three years to see what is it the new pdr spaceless and what the basically only capture what

we lost so holding the conversation a little bit what we're discussing not effects the decisions right now but in the future of replaceing will make it easier for me to support the building design a fabulous no questions there but other issue remains unanswered and commissioner antonini and yeah. i think that is an area where a lot of residential being built not far away in trinity plaza and the soma grants not too far in the other discretion is 5 m a other was use sits well, not saying we don't need to protect and promote pdrs but pick and choose our areas that is better

stevedored by issues in the existing parking facilities there is a a lot of parking in soma that the available. >> commissioner johnson. >> yeah. just a quick comment and question so i agree that i think we need to be thinking how we are replacing pdr space around the city and obviously we're looking at certain neighborhood and auto garage and we've been thinking about whether else we're putting the space the only this thing e thing i'll say he definitely supporting forgot about the zoning presentation and auto garage and repair i support that and i'll ask a question mean the staff when we have oh, what was the address 553 third street and .

>> oh, 663. >> 663. >> 663 and we end up splitting that half-and-half between harry reid pdrs and office space did we use the office space for the whole space or just a half. >> for the half in case 663 came in as a large cap from the project sponsors request and the staff recommendations to reduce it to they'll quality under the small cap and the commission approve a smaller amount so - as you what was the the zoning for the rest of that what was left. >> so the project sponsor from what i understand is trying to figure out that they're basically allots whatever uses by the zoning district. >> okay. okay. so they're trying to figure out what the

land use as a place for the other asset building. >> that was ss o so you as a commission roughly 45 thousand it was a small cap they couldn't put the office on the other floors to the remaining floors is whatever uses that are permitted. >> okay got it for this building they're going for the small office cap for the whole space that cap includes light industrial spaces per cap way within the pdrs use their permit as a right so the owner elected to pursue a passenger door spates they're okay and i definitely support the project for this reason i think that this space in terms of where the

neighborhood going is definitely a place for a whether he says uses the way they've set up the building didn't chapping that structurally so it couldn't have tenants you can use it we're looking at when we are mentioning 63 and other areas obviously we cannot bind the project sponsors to do the business and it is separate and if we're displacing pdr where are those heavier in 10 words going i think we need to think about that and not pushing it off down the future. >> commissioner antonini and move to approve. >> second. >> commissioners there is a motion and a second with conditions on that motion. >> commissioner antonini. >> commissioner johnson commissioner moore. >> commissioner richards

commissioner wu and commissioner president fong so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 6 to zero and places us on general public comment when i have no speeder. >> any general public comment this evening okay not seeing any, the commission would like to adjourn in memory of mary brown and i did see some service information or information about a service on saturday. >> okay. the meeting is adjourned. >> happy holidays everyone. >> same to you. >> - >> good morning, everybody.

thank you for coming to city hall first of all, thank to all the departments it under the general umbrella of the emergency management public works and area our economic & workforce development office including our faith cbo community and penguin and others we've been explicit expecting some big storms to come our way as conversations with meteorologists i think that's their property name and scientists warn us of the el nino storms that are coming here that will certainly our city and our area will be a focus of what necessary expect to be flooding i haven't seen any rain yet but i want to be and so our

department desirable reduce if we lucky we'll be offeringly prepared we deal with unexpected dangers about you it is good he appreciate the departments and our direction coming together and doing everything we can to prepare not only themselves and their operations but to the public to the medium large and small businesses particularly to the residents for most now we know that with the exceptions we've been working in the private segment and public sector as well as with the faith based partners to make sure we're all ready and reemphasis that everyone should continue at their time when there isn't a big flooding going on to assess sf 72.org that is where there is

good information we work on that site very well to prepare everybody and again thank our department of emergency services for putting out robust sets of information for i cannot we will definitely be taking care of people on the streets as much as possible and hear more detail but 11 hundred more beds more than the shelter beds and in addition to the winter she will not beds that enter faith council is helping us to identify that are human services will identify an additional 11 hundred shelter beds for those people that that she will not should that large storm come our way we're preparing those sites and want to make sure that people who are on the streets

know we have your outreach teams letting them know we have additional shelter so we simply do not try to experience the effects of a large storm by themselves but reach out to as much as possible thank you to public works and the public utilities commission for work together i've seen the crews and done videos with their volume trucks i know how loud 38 they are they've been looking every catch bacon and with all the leaves they'll be plugged so we have to refresh those catch bacons by unfleg influencing them and any residents that see them plugged for trash or leafs report those to 311 and those

agencies will get out to take care of them and make sure our infrastructure can go as much as they can to deal with 9 emergency our office of economic workforce development i want to thank them they've been in communications aimed at our small businesses that are particular flowed prone areas their preparing and making sure we know what they can do and the services we office public works and other agencies working on those sites we'll have those sites up where residents and visitors can object 10 i think 10 free he moomd for their use at locations that convenient for them this is one location we'll have them at a number of

locations nearby historically identified places of flooding but i do want to say our attitude as city hall is one we want everyone to know that alert sf and the 72 hours.org is there we're preparing for a disagreeing discharge that is man made or otherwise we're prepared and want to put out as much free information as possible so when people plan for those disasters it is less changing more before corning sea making sure they take care of the communications and their families and businesses and their neighbors i want to say again, thank you to our event our police department they'll be out there making sure they respond to any specific needs that are there

along with public works as we have our deniable that can assist people in inspecting areas the city or the homes and apartments what might be needed as well as public works we emphasis that if there is any life-threatening emergency people for sure call 9-1-1 but when no life-threatening emergency please call 311 steady and that will be taken care of and the distinctions are in the tree branch falls on the street none it hurt that's the 311 but if a life wire ryan falls and people around that that is a 9-1-1 it is life-threatening we need to distinguish that so we don't have our lines filled with

inappropriate calls to those lines we want the public to be read i again offer my thanks to the departments that are here today they are ready and they're willing they're able to engage in the departments and we want our city to be safe and prepared and doing what we do early and often so again, thank you and up now with more details along with the other departments is ann from our department of emergency services. >> thank you, mr. mayor and good morning in the early 80s and the late 90s we had huge storms here in the bay area well, actually throughout california according to a recent released e released report 46 days of rain in january and february of 1998 that's a lot of rain we learned

from each experience each large storm that go things happy you you know you have downed power lines and the mayor said and power outages and flooding all sorts of thing we need to prepare we've gone through 4 years of drought a lot of trees coming down they don't have the root structures and the mudslides we have been preparing for this the impact is on the whole community of san francisco we started developing plans last fall working with all of our city departments agency and our nonprofit partners in the faith community and developing a game plan for el nino this year our concept of proclamations or game plan is continuous

operations through a storm it if a severe storm tweezer in constant contract with the national weather service that provides us with information on point telling you the impact and severity of the storm and the potential hazards to san francisco we will queen a conference call with the city storm incident management team or i m t to update the partner agencies what to expect with the upcoming storm if necessary we'll open our emergency operations on 1011 turk to make sure we're court reporting our response activity with rains as the little spitting rains out p there and right now our city is preempt twenty-four hour to make sure that the residents and

citizens and the visitors to san francisco are safe our game plan relies on the corridor response at all levels of government navigate our lead integer managers my lead el nino plan is meeting with fema to talk about our court reporting response effort our success relies on all our partners like pg&e, and our community-based organizations who are integrated with us at all levels of emergency operations in the field on the tv monitor you'll see sf 72 hour or city now the information hub and find information updates i'd like to take the opportunity when not an emergency this is a live site i

encourage people to go check it out and finally with alert sf our text merchandising service in san francisco we have a new feature that will make that easier for people to sign up all you have to do a text 888777 triple 8, triple 7 and type in alert sf you're connected to this environmental service i encourage all people in san francisco and visitors to sign up for alert sf by registering you'll be able to keep yourselves save. >> what to expect as we approach the el nino storm on that note i'm going to turn it over to trent roar the director of our emergency services. >> thank you. i'm trent the

human services and hsa is the lead agency for providing shelters in emergencies and we're stepping up for el nino on both ann and i were actually involved that the shelters in the 7, 98 a lot of lessons we learned the biggest one we don't want a single shelter with one thousand plus people but shelters where the homeless are and a plan as the mayor said 11 hundred shelter beds with others depending on the demand located throughout the neighborhoods in san francisco admission and south of market, tenderloin, civically and southeast part of city and bayview and the hatred golden gate park but the process we'll undertake when we prepare

for this storm will be meeting with the national weather service we'll look at winds and temperature and duration and amount of projected precipitation based on those factors we'll decide whether or not to activate the shelters we'll prepare in phases so if we do make the determination we need to activate for our long phases do it in phases the way we stage the locations allows us to bring the shelters up to two or three hours so that excludes mats and partnering with meals on wheel easy this salvation army and others meals on wheels and staffed with city staff as well as the nonprofits the shelter will operate on to a

form 700 to project how long it will last and probable a half or a day after the transitioning out of the shelters the types of location the first thing we look at where are the existing be shelters are providing shelters for folks our emergency shelter some is 15 hundred and 25 beds right now at hsa and that's 1 hundred plus for single adults women and families and some have drop in areas or cafeterias to allow individuals that's the first place we'll look and activate and have our partners with the rec and park department their 3 rec centers that will be used and then the nonprofit partners and others who have facilities we can use and lastly other facilities ymca for

example, has stepped up to provide their give him nature in the western edition and activating weasel be learning was a as we go it is hard to anticipate but in 1998 we had a thousand beds that seems to me you looked at sort of the homeless places in the at any given time 3 thousand people on the streets some don't want to good indoors and at risk of our harming themselves partnership with other agencies and temporary accommodations for two or three nights and others for the homeward bound the transportation program in other cities and shelter the remainder as we assess the storm and the

demand and already have contingencies for hundred additional beds should we need that the facilities will not be some discussion or word on the street to have tents they're not tempts those are permanent structures that will be adding mats and other things to - some of the facilities some of the bigger sheds might be heat and in those cases erect a tent inside of a structure but no plans for tents on the city streets and thanks to the partnering with tdm and others nonprofit partners with the department of health we'll be doing the street outreach and the hope sf so we feel that we're prepared and almost finished with the memorandum of understanding and contract for locates we'll be ready to activate within a couple of

weeks we anticipate the weather is hard to anticipate but the heavy el nino rains from january so february we'll be prepared for the homeless residents thanks. >> thank you's interpreting we'll hear from barbara garcia. >> good morning the district will have roving teams to make sure that the medical needs and the mental health needs of clients are taken care of we're working with the outreach teams for the serviced to make sure they know that the sheltered will be available particularly our homeless outreach team that have mooeveng relationships with the people over the years will have the ability to get the people into is the she recalls we feel confident about that and our teams will insure that any individuals that needs services

and ongoing support will be provided by the teams the roving teams are ready to go thank you very much. >> thank you bearing now we'll hear in mohammed nuru the director for public works from san francisco. >> thank you like the mayor said over the last few months all the agencies have been working to present prepare for the upcoming storms as part of work we've done over the last few weeks had a couple of sandbags give away gaze and 15 thousand sandbags were given out we still have a large supply of sandbags and any residents feels their vulnerable to any kind of flooding through the garage or door or the back of

their house come to our yard chavez a large number to supply people and in addition our crews are scheduled to work around the clock performing inspections of trees any potential tree hazard that the public seize they should let us know when we have storms we're vulnerable to branches and trees falling so call 311 number will allow us to get and work on that emergency preparation for the storm it is fall and with the fall we all see the leaves with a little bit of wind the wind leaves can clog our cap baselines so if you see

any catch by an that has a number of leaves again call the 311 number the 311 comes through the system to us we'll have crews that will be out there to clean up the catch baselines with the rain like el nino can flowed pretty fast and if that catch by an is not clean quickly water raise and jumps the curbs and gets into homes the public can help us you know when you see a situation like that it is an easy job get a rack or broom and put the leaves in a bag so we're ready for the storms and we'll be working around the clock but possess importantly the public eyes on the streets so when you see things you believe that creates a situation please call 311 and we'll be out

there thank you. >> thank you, mohammed next michael deputy general manager of the public utilities commission. >> michael. >> good morning so we're you're wart and power providers in san francisco and the bay area many of the remarks are my remarks on that and i think to emphasize with the mayor said we need to be prepared we are we have been working on this for quite sometime and corridor with the public works and actually working with the city attorney's office if we do get into a situation where there is damage in the city one of the things that mohammed said i want to emphasize you'll help yourselves by clearing storm drains 25 storm drains in san francisco we

can get to 9 thousand plus so many we'll not be able to get to if you get out there and make sure that the water goes away from buildings and protects the property the other thing in a low lying area you're there elevate our belongings and put them up high to not get disadvantaged i don't know wants to lose their prized possessions and fled insurance you can take out flowed insurance and lastly we have a grant program at the public utilities commission for eligible pertaining to help to protect their property from flooding and finally if flooding 311 we're monitoring that our crews without with the department of public works and that's the best way to respond

to our concerns thank you. >> thank you very much, michael this time i'd like to acknowledge our partner here with us today ashley from the meals an wheels, bruce makinna with the corporation thank you. >> major sheryl with salvation army and marty with project open hand thank you. >> and charles from st. anthony's and berry anderson from pg&e that concludes our press conference we'll stick around and answer questions if i want to do individual interviews thank you all for coming thank interviews thank you all for coming thank ui want to do indi interviews thank you all for coming thank want to do indivi interviews thank you all for coming thank

>> hello, i am with the recreation and parks department. we are featuring the romantic park location in your backyard. this is your chance to find your heart in santa and cisco with someone special. -- san francisco with someone special. our first look out is here at buena vista park, a favorite with couples and dog walkers. both have a significant force.

a refreshing retreat from urban life. the romantic past that meander up and down the park under pines and eucalyptus. hang out in this environment and you might see butterflies it, fennel, and then the lines. -- dandelions. is ada accessible. public transit is plentiful. we have conquered the steps, we have watched the dogs, and we have enjoyed a beautiful view. this is a place to take someone special on a romantic stroll and enjoyed a beautiful look out. welcome to corona heights

located in the heart of this district. it offers a view of the downtown skyline, the bay bridge, and the east bay. it is one of the best kept secrets in the city. it is hardly ever crowded. on any given day, you will run into a few locals. , bought a 37 bus to get there without any parking worries. for legged friends can run freely. there is also a patch of grass for the small box. >> it is a great place. it is a wonderful place to have these kinds of parks. that dog owners appreciate it. >> take time to notice of the wildfires that are on the grassland and keep your head out on the lookout for hawks and other bird life. be sure to take your camera and be prepared to take a view of the city will not forget. it has a beautiful red rock

formations. you could watch the sunrise over the bay. this is another one of our great lookouts. we are at mount davidson. 928 feet. this is the place for you to bring someone special. to not forget that dogs and enjoy all of the pathways and greenery that surrounds you. it provides a peaceful oasis of open space and great hiking trails. the spectacular view offers a perfect place to watch the sunrise or sunset with someone you love. >> it is a good place to get away from the hectic life of the city. come up here and listen to nature, i get some fresh air. that view is fantastic.

>> where sturdy shoes. hikers get the feeling of being in a rain forest. mount davidson is also a great place to escape the noise and the bustle of the city. take the 36 bus and it will drop you at the entrance. it is quite a hike to the top but the view is worth every step. this is the place to bring that someone special. golden gate park's largest body of water is an enchanting place. is a popular spot for paddling around in boats, which can be rented. created in 1893, it was designed

for these your boating -- for leisure boating. it is named for the wild strawberries that once flourished. there is also a waterfall, two bridges, and trails the climb to the summit, the highest point at more than four hundred feet. you can catch glimpses of the western side of the city that make this hilltop a romantic look out. for public transit, i take the n train. the lad the ad -- lake is ada accessible. watch many ducks, swans, and siegel's. -- seagulls.

it is a great place to stroll and sail away. many couples come here to take a ride around a lake, going under the bridges, passing the chinese pavilion and the waterfall. for a quiet getaway, making for a memorable and magical experience. located on 19th avenue, this growth is the place to where you're hiking boots, bring the family and the dog because it has so much to offer you and your loved ones. it is a truly hidden gem in the city. the park is rich with eucalyptus trees. long paths allow you to meander, perfect for a dog walking in a wooded environment. >> i enjoy the history.

the diversity of nature that exists in such an urban city, concrete streets, cars, we have this oasis of the natural environment. it reminds us of what the history was. >> there is a section for dogs and plenty of parking. transit is available on the 28 bus to get you very easily. the part is ada -- park is ada accessible. it is also a natural lake. this is your chance to stroll around the lake and let the kids run free. it also has many birds to watch. it is a place to find and appreciate what you -- a wonderful breath of fresh air.

come and experience in this park and enjoy the people, picnics, and sunshine. this is a lovely place to take a stroll with your loved ones. in the middle of pacific heights, on top of these hills, it offers a great square, a peaceful beauty, large trees and grass and greenery. it features tables and benches, a playground, restaurants, and tennis courts. there are plenty of areas for football and picnics. it is very much a couple's park. there are many activities you can experience together. stroll on the pathways, bring your dog, or just picnic at one of the many tables and enjoy all that it has to offer together. many couples find this is a

perfect park to throw down a blanket and soak up the sun. it is a majestic place that you can share with someone you chairs. lafayette park is also easily accessed from the 47, 49, and 90 buses. it is ada accessible. we are here at the historic palace of fine art in the marina district. originally built for the 1950's exposition, the palace is situated on san francisco's number waterfront. it is ada accessible and is reached by the 28, 30, and 91 bus lines. set against the reflecting

waters of the lagoon and eucalyptus trees, the palace is one of san francisco post most -- san francisco's most romantic spots to relax with that special someone while listening to the water and gazing at the swans. a beautiful to view from many locations along the mattoon, an ideal place to -- all -- lagoon, an ideal place to walk with a loved one. reservations for weddings are available at sfrecpark.org. discarding contains plants referred to by william shakespeare's plays and poems. welcome to the shakespeare garden here in the famous golden gate park. located near the museum and the

california academy of sciences, the garden was designed by the california spring blossom and wildfilower association. here is a truly enchanting and tranquil garden along a path behind a charming gate. this garden is the spot to woo your date. stroll around and appreciate its unique setting. the gorgeous brick walkway and a brick wall, the stone benches, the rustic sundial. chaired the part -- share the bard's word hundred famous verses from a shakespearean plays. this is a gem to share with someone special.

pack a picnic, find a bench, and enjoy the sunshine, and let the whimsical words of william shakespeare and floats you and your loved one away. this is one of the most popular wedding locations and is available for reservations. take a bus and have no parking worries. shakespeares' garden is ada accessible. located at the bottom of this hill, it is a secret garden with an infinite in captivating appeal. carefully tucked away, it makes the top of our list for most intimate pyknic setting. avoid all taurus cars and hassles by taking a cable car. or the 30, 45, or 91 bus.

the garden was designed by thomas church in 1957. grow old with me, the best is yet to be is inscribed on a sundial. it is anchored by twin white gazebos and flowers that bloom year-round. this is the place to tell someone special or the place to declare the commitment you two share. weddings and the event reservations are available for this adorable hidden gem. we know there are many other romantic parks in san francisco. we hope you have enjoyed this torre of lookouts, picnics, and strolls that are available every day. until next time, do not forget to get out and play.

for more information about reserving one of these romantic locations or any other location, call 831-5500. this number is best for special events, weddings, picnics, and the county fair buildings. or for any athletic field, call 831-5510. you can write us at -- or walk in and say hello. and of course you can find more information moresfrecpark.org. --

>> good afternoon i'd like to call the meeting of san francisco public utilities commission to order before i ask the commission secretary to do the roll call welcome mr. anthony valdez the new secretary for the environment welcome and good luck with our new position next item. >> >> roll call vote commissioner president vietor commissioner courtney commissioner caen is on her way the approval of the minutes pr the approval of the minutes of the november 10, 2015. >> so motio