g.r good afternoon and welcome to the san francisco planning commission and recreation and park commission joint hearing and i would like to remind members of public the commission doesn't tolerate any disruptions and please science silence any mobile devices and when speaking before the commission, to state your name, for the record. planning commission president fong? >> here. >> planning commission vice president wu. >> here. >> commissioner antonini. >> present. >> commissioner hillis. >> here. >> commission richards here. >> commissioner moore will be absent. >> commissioner buell. >> here. >> commissioner low. >> here. commissioner bonilla. >> here commissioner

harrison. >> here. >> commissioner mcdonnell? >> here. >> commissioner levitan has an excuse the absence. >> please note the joint commissions will hold one public hearing for the public to provide testimony on all items listed below. following the public hearing, the recreation and park commission will act joinly with the planning commission in adopting findings under the california environmental quality act and recreation and park commission will consider making a recommendation to the planning commission regarding the possible adverse impact of shadow on gene friend recreation center. following action on those items the recreation and park commission will adjourn and planning commission will remain in session and separately consider all other items. items 1a, b, c, and d for case numbers 2011-0586k and x at 363

6th street. item is a is the discussion and possible joint action by the planning commission and recreation and park commission to raise the cumulative shadow limit for gene friend recreation center pursuant to the planning code section 295 [-eurpt/]ation memo adopted in 1989. this will be a planning commission/recreation and park commission joint action. item 1b is the discussion and possible action by the recreation and park commission to adopt a resolution to recommend to the planning commission that the new shadow cast on gene friend recreation center by the proposed project at 363 6th street will not be adverse to the use of the park as require by planning commission section 2956789 this is a recreation and park commission action only. following items 1a and b, the recreation and park commission will adjourn and the planning commission will remain in session. to separate consider the following items: 1c and d. for case numbers 2011-586k and x, adoption of findings and

large project authorization. >> good afternoon, commissioners. rich sucre, department staff, joineded by our shadow specialist from the planning department and stacey bradley from the recreation and park department. under the large project authorization, the project is seeking modifications to the planning code requirement for rear yard, permitted obstructions over the street, dwelling unit expose [kwra-urpb/] off-street park. per plasing code section 295 the planning commission and rm cc must grand authorization to you new construction projects that will cast shadow or shade upon any property under the jurisdiction of the recreation and park commission. the project will cast new shadow upon gene friend recreation center since gene friend recreation center poses shadow budget, to one, increase the shadow budget of the gene friend center.

and two, adopt a motion that additional shadow caused by project will not be adverse to the use of gene friend recreation center. additional information on the shadow and its impact on gene friend will be provided by state. in it'lleds demolition of the existing two-story warehouse currently used as a church and the residential building with 104 dwelling units and approximately 700 square feet of ground floor space. 45 off-street parking spaces below gray. 102 class 2 bicycle parking states and seven class it [#2*-/] bicycle spaces. including dwelling unit mix con sifting of 56 two-bed radio room units, et cetera. the project includes common own space via ground floor, roof deck and private open space for three dwelling units via private terraces on ground floor. the entrances to the off-street parking through a 10' wide opening through clara state.

to-date the department has received numerous correspondences about the proposed project both in support and in opposition. since publication of the commission packets on october 8th, i provided the additional correspondence received by the planning department to both commissions. the project has elected onsigh affordable housing alternative and since the project contains 104 dwelling units the project will provide 12 affordable housing units on-site will will be available for rent. since it's involving a rental agreement, the project sponsor has entered into an agreement with the city. in compliance are ordinance 70-15, the project sponsor reviewed the entertainment project can the entertainment commission and the entertainment commission requests that the planning commission adopt an additional condition of approval involving measures for noise attenuatation. the department notes that the ground floor retail use at [ko-erpbt/] of 6th and harrison

street has han 18' floor-to-ceiling height and meets the requirement of planning code section 145. just it to note only non-residential use on the ground floor are required to have a minimum of 14' of ground floor height. further the floor to sealing height of the average residential plate is 8'4" and compliant with both building and planning code. the department staff recommends approval with conditions. specifically the project complis with the applicable requirements of the planning code, the project is consistent with the objectivity and policies of the gp. the project is located in zoning district where residential and ground floor uses are principally permitted. the project produced 104 dwelling unit and ground floor corner retail. the project is consistent with and respects the existing neighborhood character, and provides an appropriate matching and scale for a large scale block and will fully utilize the plan control and pay the appropriate development

fees. the project sponsor and the recreation and parks commission staff are present and have prepared short presentations. this concludes my presentation. i am available for my questions. thank you. >> >> good afternoon, commissioners. stacey bladey deputy director at planning unit at rec and parks to discuss the shadow impacts on gene friend recreation center. as you know the site planning code section 295 from the voter-approved prop k, sunlight ordinance that voters approved in 1994. 1987-1989 two memos adjacently approved by the commission -- that define how's the shadow can qualitative and

quantitative criteria and includes the definition of "solar year," and "day," the day from one hour after sunrise before unhour before sunset [ inaudible ] this map shows you the project at 6th street in relation to our two parks. [ inaudible ] >> do me a favor, wiggle the base. sorry, is that better? >> yes. much better. >> okay. >> you can see the map here -- with 363 6th street --

gene friend to the north. the project was analyzed to see if any new shadow hit either both and no new shadow -- the rest of my presentation delves into gene friend rec. the park details now -- just over an acre and existing shadow load is 22.94% of the total theoretical annual available sunlight on the park, on the open space of the park. it is 60.67 -- there is a shadow load of 60.67% when you

include the recreation center building, which is always in shadow. this shows where the new general location of where the new shadow will be. the new shadow is . -- roughly .03% of the task. and would increase from 22.94 to 22.97 on the open space to 60.67% when the rec center building is included. now rpd trust for public lands to do a feasibility study on concept plan for the site. we're looking at redesigning the entire site. it is likely that the building will be roughly where it is now along the 6th street corridor and probably extend to folsom street. we'll also have similar features in the open space as it does now. the recreation center may or

may not have outdoor recreation space on the rooftop. this provides a summary of the shadow analysis. the new shadow would occur in the morning within 30 minutes of the solar day, so that is about one hour after sunrise. and will occur no later than 8:40 in the morning. this is important as the park is currently opens at 9:00 a.m. and closes at 6:00, currently closed sunday and monday, although it's available for afternoon programming and rentals on sunday and monday. the shadow, the new shadow will be on the park 20 days between september and march. the new shadowranges from one minute to 23 minute and average is 12 minutes. the largest footprint october 25th from 7:30 to 7:38 and will shadow just over 6,000 square feet of the park. it's approximately 13% of the total park area. the maximum shadow cast is 822

square foot hours on 10/25 and total square foot of the new shadow is just over 36,000 or .03%. location of the shadow is in the southern part of the property along folsom street -- right now it has a lawn area south of the playground. this shows you cumulative projects that we know in the pipeline. there is 363 6th street is highlighted in orange. just south of that is 988 harrison interest and has been determined that project will cast no new project on the park. that would have a minimal shadow of .07%. these two shadows interact. so the information of these

projects is -- it lays over each other. so they may cast similar shadow. 999 folsom street is north of 345 6th street and estimated to have 1% shadow load on the park. then 980 folsom street is lightly to the west along folsom and pending shadow studly, but will likely have a shadow impact as well. this image shows the worst-case scenario of 363 6th and also shows 345 6th street. i'm here with planning staff

and we're available for any questions that you may have? also the project sponsor is here as well with a presentation. thank you. >> thank you. project sponsor. >> good afternoon, commissioners, alexis pelosi. the project sponsor and the president who is here today, we would like to thank you for the opportunity to present the project at 363 6th street. we have been work on this project with planning department staff and community and reflects the invaluable insight by both group and project that will bring much needed housing. real tek was formed with the focus to build housing that is affordable by design and housing that responds to and reflects the community and the neighborhoods where it is located. real tek has engaged if its neighbors and local businesses, non-profit and citywide entitis to design and integrate

projects that weave into the local san francisco. cody, a real tek team member will be provide a summary of the project at 363, 6th street and i will provide an overview of the shadow and cody will conclude the sponsor's presentation with a brief summary of real tek's community out reach and community benefits. before turning it over to cody, we want to thank the planning department staff, and in particular rick sucre and david for their professionalism and guidance and we want to thank community members for working with real teks on the 363 6th street project and their comments and staff's work has resulted in a better project and one that we're honored to receive a favorable recommendation for approval from staff. here is cody, who will walk you through the details of the project. >> good afternoon, commission members. executive vice president of

real tek. i would like to express my gratitude for the planning department's positive recommendation of the project and the hard work that they have put into this project to make it a better place to live, work, and play. as described by mr. sucre, 363 6th street is located at corner of 6th and clara street. thank you. our proposed project is an 85' tall mixed-use residential build. we envision our project transforepersoning this important, but underutilized gateway to downtown. given our proposed project provides a total of 104 luxury residential units, comprises of 28 studios, 21 bedroom and 56 two-bedroom units including 12 on-site inclusionary affordable units, 54% of our units are two-bedrooms far exceeding the 40% requirement.

we have worked extensive with the planning department staff to activate the street, after meet communitying multiple one-on-one meetings with community leaders we have incorporated many of the changes into the project, and it's helped us improve the pedestrian experience. the ground floor fronting 6th street include a lobby, community room, 700 square foot commercial space, with frontages on both 6th street and clary clara street. it will be available for community members for meetings and events and were working to donate to local non-profits. working with david winslow we designed the clara street frontage to integrate the residential feel of clara street. the building is setback 10' above the 4th floor with three residential units fronting clara street on the ground-level. these units have raised entries and are setback 14' from curb

creating separation from the street and privacy for the residents. our project provides approximately 8,000 square feet of combined open space, comprised on-grade rear yard and rooftop deck. now i would like to ask alexis pelosi to return and discuss the building's shadow and the relationship to the two parks located near the project. >> hi. i'm going to talk about shadow and i know stacey did a great job with overview of it. victoria manalo draves park and gene friend park. amd noble is here prepared a shadow study and based on the analysis it was determined it would not have a shadow impact on vped victoria manalo draves, but would catch a small shadow on gene friend recreation center. as indicated by stacey, gene

friend is open tuesday through friday and 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on saturdays and closed on mondays and sundays. at its maximum, the project's new shadow covers 13% of the park and averages for approximately 12 minute and located in passive recreation areas. in total, the net new shadow cast by the project is 0.02% increase in the existing shadow load on the park. to help visualize, the project sponsor has prepared a video of the worst shadow day, the day with the greatest new shadow and largest new shadow by area. the video is not required, nor proposition k or ceqa, but prepared and is being provided to help visualize the duration and location of the net new shadow.

gene friend is outlined in yellow. and 363 6th street is in blue. as you can see the shadow has already left the park. the shadow occurs first thing in the morning, as you can see. and quickly moves off of the park. so off the park by 7:55 a.m. this is a still of the worst shadow day, which stacey also showed. on this day, again, this shadow covers 13% at maximum. and is gone by 7:55 a.m., which is over an hour before the park opens. to get a essence sense sense of where the shadow is cast, you can see the shadow cast on passive recreation areas such as walkways on the southeast corner of the park. the shadow cast before gene friend center is open, the latest shadow that occurs on the park at 8:41, 19 minutes

before the park opens and covers at maximum 13% of the park. for all of these reasons and because of the limited size and duration of the shadow in relation to gene friend recreation center and existing shadow load, we agree with staff's determination it's nod adverse and does not interfere with use of park and to increase acl for gene friend center by 0.08%. here is cody to talk more about the project's community benefit and community outreach. >> real tek is contributing a combined 1.8 million dollars to the community in the form of impact fees, including $185,000 in contributions to local parks and youth programs. project provides 12 new below market-rate affordable units,

54% of the units will be two-bedroom and we're committed to hiring local, skilled trades people for the building's construction. since the inception of the project real tek has met with over 25 community organizations and providing letters of support from local neighbors. we developed a strong supportive relationship with seven major community organizations including walk sf, san francisco bicycle coalition, united players, city crossroadssom art, national federation of filipino-americans -- meeting with community leaders one-on-one has helped us understand the community's needs and shaped our project's design. recognizing the importance of local parks we have formed a partnership with the san francisco parks alliance to found youth sports program at gene friend rec center and sponsor a monthly movie night

at victoria manalo draves park. we supported with san francisco bicycle coalition's bike and roll to school day, walking sf pilot program, part of their safe routes to school andsom arts and sponsor a south of market youth collaborative, which provides summer programs for 175 at-risk children. we have engaged the filipino community with health symposium and proud sponsor of the victoria manalo draves vmd plaque that had an unveiling ceremony and support the asian-pacific islanders fundraising efforts. many closing i would like to thank the staff of the the planning department for positive recommendation on our project. thank you.

>> we will open up to public comment. read something cards here. rudy, carlos. rudy asuncion. natasha r.. [ reading speakers' names ] >> i'm with the national federation of filipino-americans and i'm here to support realtek's project. realtek has proven themselves to be supportive of the community. and they have proven to be a valid community partner for the south of market area.

but one of the things that i would really like about realtek is that they supported our project -- to us that is very important because filipinos have the highest rick in risk in the united states. i support their project strongly and ask that you also do the same. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> good afternoon commissioners, my name is rudy also. i personally like shadows -- it's been hot lately. i am here to support realtek, they have willing to support our organizations and 175 kids for the next five years to help fund all of our fieldtrips for

all kids, 175 kids. we we have been having genuine relationships and conversations with them. there were three requests that we made. we requested three and they did two out of the three, which is good. we're here to support the project. i also know there are a lot of people here who have construction work that they need done and hopefully they can help the brothers out, too. thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. any name is natasha -- i'm here to actually support this

project under realtek because i believe it will not only be beneficial for the community and they are going to provide i believe 300 jobs that are going to be -- they are going to be using local laborers and unions that will help the local economy and also help the middle-class and also low-income families. because we do really need it here in san francisco. also we are happy that they are supporting the filipino community. they have mentioned that they did support our health symposium that was done at the filipino consulate and victoria manalo draves -- that is close to me because it's also

empowering filipino-americans and also empowering women. so i do truly support this project. thank you and have a good day. >> thank you. next speaker, please. come on up and i will call a couple more names. [speaker not [ reading speakers' names ] >> good afternoon commissioners, former member and president of the san francisco community college and port and public utilities commission. i'm here not to repeat what has already been said except to also express my support that those who support the filipino community in the south of market, which badly needs support, like realtek will get the support of the filipino community. so we endorse this project whole-heartedly. thank you.

>> good afternoon commissioners. thank you for your time in allowing me to speak in favor of this project located at 363 6th street. i'm carlos duran and field representative for the carpenters union of which approximately 3,000 belong to local 22 here in san francisco. some of those members are here behind me today. carpenters local 22 fully supports this project for the following reasons, the vermont realtek has made a commitment to hire union general contractor to build this project. this will create good jobs that provide living wages, health, and pension benefits. this project also creates real opportunity for local san francisco residents to enter the carpenters apprentice project. furthermore this project completes 104 family units that

addresses the crisis in affordable housing and middle-class housing in our great city. in conclusion i urge the commission to raise the cumulative shadow limit to push this project forward. thank you. >> thank you. >> good afternoon, my name is heather phillips executive director at city crossroads located on 6th street across the street from howard on this project and also a community resident and friends of victoria manalo draves and gene friend rec center group. realtek has been engaged in the conversation for almost a year with the community asking in anticipation of the shadow how they could be of benefit to the community looking at the long-term? as rudy said they have supported youth collaborative, which city crossroads is a part by supporting fieldtrips for 175 kids for the next five summers. they have contributed funding

to the friends of the park group through the parks alliance in order to fund youth sports at gene friend. and so i really feel like they have reached out and tried to create partnership in the community and not just trying to bump up the shadow limit, but to really look at mitigating those impacts with real things that address the needs that shadows on our park create. so i would urge you just to look at the way that this project affects and the way that this developer has looked to benefit the community. thank you. >> hello, my friends. my name is michelle alevis, resident of south of market and service provider and parent. i'm speaking today in support of the 363 project. development is a huge issue in our community, but i wish more folks would come to the table like these folks have and try to engage the community and

find out what they can do to be a benefit? one of the things that i really appreciate is the interest and willingness to commit long-term to a five-year investment instead of just an investment upfront. when the project is being created, anthat will provide services for young people for a few years to come and not just once the building is built. so we are confident that they will continue to be a member of the community, and find ways to contribute past the construction of this project. and so i just wanted to share my strong support. thank you. >> good afternoon commissioners, thank you for being here. my name is kelly gross and i'm a member of both walk stanley morgan and the san francisco bicycle coalition. and they supported to letters of support i wanted to read into the public record. first from the bicycle coalition. thank you for your engagement in the community, the zero vision catalog and san

francisco bicycle coalition as part of your outreach around the 363 6th street product. the project is located on a high injury corridor and on routes [tphrao-ebgt/]ed by people walking and biking. we appreciate your focus on ensuring that current and future residents have safe and attractive places to walk and bike. many of the current members of the community have been asking for safety in connective improvements for years. in particular we were excited to join you and your outreach team for community safety walk around the project. being able to walk the streets surrounding the proposed site location with members of vision zero coalition, help our coalition members discuss the importance of safety treatments with realtek team and share the vision that they have for a safer 6th street. this project is on a high injury corridor and located in communities of concern. so it's particularly critical you that addresses community safety concerns. we also very much appreciate your support and engagement with the carmichael school for bike and roll to

school. this week was our most popular ever. finally, we are pleased to see that both projects provide significant bicycle parking space for residences and makes it possible for residents to have safe and healthy transportation options. we appreciate the chance to work with you and look forward to continuing work together to improve safety and provide safe, convenient and affordable transportation areas. sincerely policy director of the san francisco bicycle coalition. the next letter from walk san francisco. thank you for realtek's sponsorful of the betsy carmichael program. realtek's donation will support goals of safe routes to school to encourage children to walk

to and from school and create safer environments in the neighborhood. walk san francisco is part of a growing movement to promote safe, sustainable and healthy transportation. thank you very much. >> hi, my name is fred. i own the insurance company and ensure about 250 small businesss in the geographical area we're looking at developing. i want to applaud realtek for reaching out to the community.