>> good afternoon i'd like to call roll at this time. of the san francisco public utilities commission to order can we please have the roll call commissioner courtney commissioner vice president moran commissioner courtney commissioner kwon and commissioner caen will arrive shortly. >> approval of the draft minutes is there a motion to approve the minutes of the 6 additions, deletions, or changes

public comment? >> all in favor, say i. >> i. >> opposed? that motion carries next item, please. >> >> item 4 general public comment francisco da costa please. >> commissioners, i want to wish you all a happy new year so. >> happy new year to you. >> thank you so we are now amending the taxpayers they're going to be seeing a lot changes in 2016 whether we like it are not and what i'm requesting is not too many people have the time to come here time is precious

so we all have our own projects and if you see less and less public comment here given it is less and less experts from the community i can mention a few like steve lawrence and john and another passed away and dr. espanola jackson who is not doing well very sick it is because somewhere along the line we don't have the proper kind of dialogue and so if you don't have the proper type of dialogue and the so-called experts think they know is it all what is going to happen is there's going to be a big divide and chases going to happen lack

of transparency and other we already see it we rarely don't know what is happening in mountain tunnel we really don't know at eir ton town and lake merced we really do not know what is happening with the $2.6 billion investers proper dialogue and through are changes happening so quickly at 18 hundred oakdale it is unbelievable the nurses will be moved away and pate money and moved away the contracting center will go to another place that is fine they have a long lease what about dialogue with the community? so we're not going to come here

and waste our time we can watch it on tv it enboldz us to write about the assets that is what's going to happen >> thank you, paul please. >> good afternoon i'm paula former puc employee operations manager for the system and projection for wsip until i retired a few years ago i'm here to make a request regarding part of the infrastructure and it is related to the bay town that was recently completed we conceived the bay tunnel to

replace the pipelines are a seismically related pipe and put in something that can be maintained they're related to in the don edwards wildlife refuge are not maintained because of the lack of access roads because of the salt company removed the access road so the tunnel is now in serve we've capped and abandoned the two lines 5 miles of surface pipelines and lady paint by steering wheels we've abandoned them, no the don edwards wildlife refuge we've talked with don edwards i've

taken part in the meetings we removed the pipes and the cover sheet that i've handed you explaining the way to remove the pipe there is the lowest price is the most valuable but the project component early on to save money i understand why cost savings are one of the most important goals but a bait-and-switch it is important for us to step forward and remove those pipes from the wildlife refuge the money is baselineed from the project the remain money is probable not enough nearly enough to remove the pipes i'm requesting the commission and instruct staff to start the process of removing the pipes i'll be happy to

answer any questions you may have. >> >> may i ask a question i might have missed it a halt to the project you mention a bait-and-switch. >> we've told a number of sfrrldz after we built the tunnel we'll remove the pipelines we decided not to remove the pipelines and bait-and-switch a dirty word it's not the intent of the staff but to save money to build the project as efficiently has possible i was one of the wanted o of the people that did that ever change but in this case our obligation to rove the pipes. >> i'd like to get more information how toxic and toxicity and the cost price range might be and the feasibility of the removal of pipes is that possible.

>> what we'll do additional meet we have the technical memo he's distributed and in contact with don and in contact with kathy and steve we'll come back to the commission to give you an update and price of options and also, if there are savings that are realized the feasibility of it as well and if it does not look great to have those pipes going to it we want to be good environmental stuart's. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> any other public comment? hearing none next item, please. >> >> next item please is item 5 communications i'd like to note on item 5 b the

commission has received an update to the letter summary that includes a letter from sunday on the sierra club san francisco bay chapter and california sports fishing protection alliance strongly requests restore hetch hetchy and the holy water regarding the participation and also update in the public findings. >> convicting on communications? public comment? hearing none next item, please. >> >> item 6 other commission business. >> commissioners. >> yes. >> thank you i'd like to request that at a future meeting we calendar for consideration possible action a more close linkage between go solar and the cca.

>> that would be great do we have a sense of when that could happen. >> let me check and see i think you wanted to have a conversation here or talk amongst the staff to come up with some proposals what you're looking for. >> my end desire so have something that is part of our role out especially to residential customers and if we can get to a point of having a proposal in the next meeting or two pent that would be great. >> i know we talked about 2, 3, 4 in a merging or two ago i was thinking and hopefully,

we'll put our heads together to come up with something. >> seems to me as part of budget deliberation during the energy we want to have something. >> that's part of that. >> the president of the united states that's coming up pretty quick i'll suggest to the calendar the conversation sooner than later we'll be looking at something it would be nice to know how go solar fits into programs we'll work on that and recommendations for that. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> any other commission business? >> yes. >> so to earlier comments if francisco i have concerns about dr. jackson i know i think for those of us who feel related to dr. jackson for me personally you know one of the most important roles in government is

the role of the people that come to those meetings and participate and keep everyone honest dr. jackson schooler and those to make sure we have every opportunity to reach out we have to consider something nice to do as the commission not just out of respect for dr. jackson but the elderly so i want to say that. >> thank you very much for those comments any other commission business? public comment? next item, please. >> >> item 7 the revenue bond oversight committee annual report. >> mr. sandler cfo i want to introduce kevin chang the co-chair we've had an opportunity to serve together and want to thank him for his

dedicated service. >> hello mr. chang. >> hello commissioners my name is kevin chang the co-sponsored the oversight committee on behalf of the members i'm proud to present the 2015-2016 annual report the committee was established in 2003 pursuant to proposition pi want to give you quick highlights of what is in the annual report this year past year arock worked for the management were pipes away system improvement program on time and budget we look forward to apply those same best practices to the sewer system improvement program and to keep the public involved in the work as the puc as well as arock by

quoting the activists activities for the oversight bodies and our role in the program and lastly our organization suntsz every three to four years and worked with the board of supervisors in order to get our committee extend to 2019 we've greatly precedent the support of general manager q c and bosca enclosing our situation as well as what we received from staff we look forward to continue work with the puc and also serving publics interest thank you for the opportunity to present our annual report. >> thank you. >> questions or comments? hearing none next item, please. >> >> general public comment on item 7. >> public comment on item 7.

>> i took the opportunity to come to it this meeting in the morning to attend a couple of meetings where in general they discussed about the revenue bond and so forth one of the state man's met i heard it clearly that best practices linked to the water system improvement project this is a heavy duty statement best practices linked to the water system improvement project when we know brand new bubbles have burst open and millions of gallons of water have spilled on construction and our last summary we were

blind those who were members the commission we did have contractors would come here and tells you about very poor we couldn't have done it without you on the pipes and so forth we need real transparency much like we're facing at mountain tunnel we need real transparency the other thing is we can talk all we want to about the sewer system improvement project not an easy project when you promise the public that they will be participating in certain of the booshgz with the task force was created and those have not yielded been met

and the commissioners think that all is okay. it is not okay we are monitoring you how are we monitoring you we're collecting input data we know of people that can do risk management on any project we know of people that do qualify control they're not dump this is a $6 billion project where are the best practices? now we have this committee that plays the general manager and i've played him, too that is not part of valuation we want standards and booshgz we want valuations and transparency on the 13wek9 we're living in a digital world thank you very much >> thank you

it's a good transition to 9 next item. >> item e the technology progress report. >> commissioner president vietor and commissioners cfo for the puc i have the next installment in your yearlong effort to look at the recommendations we have with respect to them so today, we're talking about the technology policy it was so adopted in september of 2012 and it really establishes four areas by principles and criteria by which

to consider that adopt and implement the technology there are 4 basic areas the first relates to economic consideration essentially this is making sure there is a solid business case for the deployment of technology and very little impact for example, you're looking mobile field technology that allows field forces to operate for efficiently and drive less and reduce the green house gas emissions that is a very well impact and the social and workforce development how it aligns with the policy or staff development opportunities and finally leadership and transparency and that really is oriented towards conducting pilots and making sure there is democr

democratab demonstrable technology - the puc is responsible for the technology and the various projects and chaired by the deputy project sponsor and comprised by the puc there are a numbering number of subcommittees i've listed a few here and then we cooperate and collaborate with agencies and boards within the city and with other utilities in a range of ways directly through industry organizations when we look at the policy we thought overall assessment it seems like to be relevant for

over investment and certain principles and criteria are more measurable and actionable than on the economic criteria and consideration and the leadership takes into account were more tangible in terms of evaluating technology but the others environmental and social workforce impact are equally as important one of the things we've found that a lot of the work tend to be focused an information item and while it is tough to separate the technology from other intelligence we focus has been much more information on the technology we also came up with two areas we think warrants consideration we are already doing but we think this is important to address the information security and business information we want to propose a modification of a

leadership set of criteria to focus on really traditional information that drives improvement in the surface level of efficiency from the commission is set we would like to return this to the business technology council to look at implementing those types of changes >> power it's all around us in the sun and the winds and caves waves power that lights our homes while protecting our natural resources clean power will provide power to san

franciscans how about works right now our power is from pg&e from non-renewable systems that comes over pg&e maintained lines with clean power your energy about think generated by caesarean more renewable sources come to our home e.r. businesses to the pg&e lines as a society we've basically failed big portion of our population if you think about the basics of food, shelter safety a lot of people don't have any of those i'm mr. cookie can't speak for all the things but i know say, i have ideas how we can address the food issue.

>> open the door and walk through that don't just stand looking out. >> as they grew up in in a how would that had access to good food and our parent cooked this is how you feed yours this is not happening in our country this is a huge pleasure i'm david one of the co-founder so about four year ago we worked with the serviced and got to know the kid one of the things we figured out was that they didn't know how to cook. >> i heard about the cooking school through the larkin academy a. >> their noting no way to feed themselves so they're eating a lot of fast food and i usually eat whatever safeway is near my

home a lot of hot food i was excited that i was eating lunch enough instead of what and eat. >> as i was inviting them over teaching them basic ways to fix good food they were so existed. >> particle learning the skills and the food they were really go it it turned into the is charity foundation i ran into my friend we were talking about this this do you want to run this charity foundations and she said, yes. >> i'm a co-found and executive director for the cooking project our best classes participation for 10 students are monday they're really fun their chief driven classes we have a

different guest around the city they're our stand alone cola's we had a series or series still city of attorney's office style of classes our final are night life diners. >> santa barbara shall comes in and helps us show us things and this is one the owners they help us to socialize and i've been here about a year. >> we want to be sure to serve as many as we can. >> the san francisco cooking school is an amazing amazing partner. >> it is doing that in that space really elevates the space for the kids special for the chief that make it easy for them to come and it really makes the experience pretty special.

>> i'm sutro sue set i'm a chief 2, 3, 4 san francisco. >> that's what those classes afford me the opportunity it breakdown the barriers and is this is not scary this is our choice about you many times this is a feel good what it is that you give them is an opportunity you have to make it seem like it's there for them for the taking show them it is their and they can do that. >> hi, i'm antonio the chief in san francisco. >> the majority of kids at that age in order to get them into food they need to see something simple and the evidence will show and easy to produce i want to make sure that people can do it with a bowl and spoon and burner and one pan.

>> i like is the receipts that are simple and not feel like it's a burden to make foods the cohesives show something eased. >> i go for vera toilet so someone can't do it or its way out of their range we only use 6 ingredients i can afford 6 ingredient what good is showing you them something they can't use but the sovereignties what are you going to do more me you're not successful. >> we made a vegetable stir-fry indicators he'd ginger and onion that is really affordable how to balance it was easy to make the food we present i loved it if i

having had access to a kitchen i'd cook more. >> some of us have never had a kitchen not taught how to cookie wasn't taught how to cook. >> i have a great appreciation for programs that teach kids food and cooking it is one of the healthiest positive things you can communicate to people that are very young. >> the more programs like the cooking project in general that can have a positive impact how our kids eat is really, really important i believe that everybody should venting to utilize the kitchen and meet other kids their age to identify they're not alone and their ways in which to pick

yours up and move forward that. >> it is really important to me the opportunity exists and so i do everything in my power to keep it that. >> we'll have our new headquarters in the heart of the tenderloin at taylor and kushlg at the end of this summer 2014 we're really excited. >> a lot of the of the conditions in san francisco they have in the rest of the country so our goal to 257bd or expand out of the san francisco in los angeles and then after that who know. >> we'd never want to tell people want to do or eat only provide the skills and the tools in case that's something people are 2rrd in doing. >> you can't buy a box of psyche you have to put them in the right vein and direction

with the right kids with a right place address time those kids don't have this you have to instill they can do it they're good enough now to finding out figure out and find the future for

test, test, test, test, test, test, test, test, test, test, test, test, test, test test, test, test, test, test, test, test, test test >> i'd like to call roll at this time. commissioner president wolfram commissioner hyland commissioner hasz commissioner johnck commissioner johns ask commissioner matsuda and we expect commissioner pearlman to be absent today commissioners, the first item on your agenda is general public comment at this time, members of the public may address the commission to the public that are within

the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission except agenda items. with respect to agenda items, your opportunity to address the commission will be afforded when the item is reached in the meeting. each member of the public may address the commission up to three minutes. i have no speaker cards. >> does any public comment wish to address the commission on non-agenda decided amends interest seeing and hearing none public comment is closed. >> under department matters director's announcements. >> commission tim frye the director's report was included there our packet happy to we are any questions should you have them. >> seeing none, commissioners we can move to item 2 past fence amazements. >> good morning tim frye department staff a few items to

sharing share last week the board of appeals heard the brt certificate of appropriateness issued by in commission no november and the board of appeals heard from the appellant as well as mta and the planning department staff on behalf of the hpc the board of appeals had a number of questions as you recall the appeal around the removal of the trolley poles and also the removal of trees as part of project the board of appeals did raise concerns about the removal of all the trolley poles and the line of questioning was towards the direction of wanting to save more but the board of appeals felt that this commission decision in asking mta to retain

4 was appropriate and defers to you on this matter the board of appeals also had a number of questions why the trees were had to be removed however, mta did talk at one point about the number of trees and the fact there will be more trees replanted in this area after completion of project so we have a quorum the board votes 3 to one to deny the appeals to the commission is upheld in this case and as you may know the mta will be coming back to you within 6 possess to discuss the redesign the bus short term and have a panning plan how to rehabilitate those trolley poles there was a lot of discussion at that previous hearing two other items more

updates one to remind you the cal house is still pend at the board of supervisors with the new year and some discussions with the supervisor were seeking sponsorship of that to move forward to the land use committee the supervisor of that district is interested in a site tour we are trying to arrange the site tour prior to any further discussion and second in 90 second street the board and building is pending another the board of supervisors and again, we're working with the specifies office in this district to seek sponsorship and more information hopefully at the next hearing that conclude any announcements for you unless you have additional questions thank you. >> thank you. >> commissioners, that places

you under your amazements you no announcements. >> considerations of the draft minutes for 2016-2017 excuse me. >> any comments of the minutes does any wish inform comment on the deficit of 2016-2017 not seeing any, do i have a motion to adopt. >> move we adopt the makes sense thank you commissioners on that motion for january 6th commissioner hasz commissioner johnck uncommon commissioner matsuda commissioner hyland and commissioner president wolfram so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 6 to zero commissioners that place us on commission questions or comments. >> are there any dollars commissioner johns. >> job have a disclosure i've

become quite interested in the magnum the building the latter of two located on the south west corner of stockton and geary i learned today didn't seem to be protected other than in a district i think that was started in so 03 or 5 rather and rebuilt after the fire and earthquake and then the substantial totally removed by timothy in the late 40s i think we should address appropriately designating that can so that it can be preserved and not filled filled he will with in the future. >> commissioner johnck. >> i want to let the commission know it a great educational experience with the stone foundation an

international foundation stone nation they carbon dioxide a series of lectures at the museum regarding the series of stone in the san francisco landscape we studied it 1847 is anyone imagines what it is on corner of montgomery it was a hotel built by mr. par even though in 1857 i thought perhaps 4 point might have been something but the next, we studied the u.s. knit as well as the james shred building a great lectures on texture and how stone with the power of stone and the landscape and as we concerned the public realm here today, i think that is very timely to think about

stones so i learned a lot and met a lot of great stonemason sons i let the commissioners know about that anytime we have future discussions on stone i'm an expert. >> commissioner hyland. >> for all ellen and i and commissioner johns on the waterfront plan update working group and we had our second meeting last week it was just the general overview of the entities that will be coordinating are bcdc and state lands the port of san francisco, planning department and a few others nothing to report on that but the mergers are continuing we'll give updates as appropriate second thing i've spoken to

supervisor campos office as well as supervisor peskin office about the agendized the legacy registry fund and lastly recusing myself on the regular item episcopal my former firmer. >> thank you. i have one disclosure i spoke today, today with lacey if the trinity church. >> commissioners, if there's nothing further we can move on to item 6 election of officers. >> this can be had believed a variety of ways generally, we receive the nomination and consider the nominations in the order you receive them. >> commissioner johns. >> well, i nominate our present officer to continue for an additional term that is

commissioner president wolfram as president and commissioner hyland as the vice president. >> second. >> thank you any other nominations or do we need to take public comment. >> we should are there any public comment on the election of officers seeing none, and hearing nun back to you, commissioners. >> sounds like we have a motion and fwlrs a motion seconded to nominate commissioner president wolfram as president and commissioner hyland as vice president commissioner hasz commissioner johnck commissioner johns commissioner matsuda commissioner hyland and commissioner president wolfram so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 6 to zero and congratulations to the both of you. >> i wonder if i can appoint

two committees the architecture all called review. >> review committee. >> what's that r stand for the review and the cultural committee i'd like to appoint to the architectural review economy commissioner hasz and commissioner pearlman and commissioner hyland and . >> commissioner president wolfram will be remain as the "x" off so we generally appoint four 4 members 3 in the case their numbers are not called excuse me. very good. >> very good commissioners public school commissioners, if there's nothing further we can move on to the regular calendar i don't see director rahaim in the audience if you want to introduce the work program and budget to you so if it is all

right with the commission we'll call item 8 out of order to allow him time. >> very good. >> calling item 8 out of order for case at 16g 68 bush street a certificate of appropriateness and commissioner hyland and we need a motion to recuse commissioner hyland. >> thank you on the recusal of commissioner hyland from item 8 commissioner hasz commissioner johnck commissioner johns commissioner matsuda commissioner hyland and commissioner president wolfram so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 6 to zero good afternoon, commissioners tiffany department staff the application a request for as cops to enact building upgrades

added triage episcopal church if i could have the screen located in the western edition neighborhood at the sgrshgs of bush and golf street the subject property is logged on on approximately 17 thousand square feet lot in a r four district the down slope to the east resulting in a released basement continue at the rear the lot in close proximity to an adjacent office building it was designed in 1893 by arthur page brown with the architecture remedy as an that is referred to as norman revival clad in a stone and the roofline has towers and orient

mental stock exchange with the arched wails have an art class with these windows the main churchtructure is separated from the north wing by a courtyard it opens up to golf streets the courtyard is a primarily entrance with 3 points of entry to the building attribute was designated as an individual to a landmark in 74 for one and 20 years for home for 19peter's and this consists of reroofing all the surfaces to match the memory before an with the shishlgz and the maintenance of the interior exterior

sandstone i'm sure the project architect will talk about the blocks with the vetting plans vertical so the delast names occurring in parts of the this the masonry will be cleaned in the area bilingual growth and where needed with an appropriate line order replacements on non-oriented windows to wood elements and exterior repainting are proposed no work is proposed for the figurative art class windows in the church two new egress stores with proposed at the rear the property the first requires a new left opening within the rear waltz seen on the churches north wing the east elevation of the

church property on existing parking pad a new metal stair will be down to grade level the is it correct new egress will say located at the rear the property from the basement area currently used as the social haul it is be created by dropping the windowsills to create a lower threshold images of the interior not subject i subjected to proposal are included to describe the overall purpose saeblth upgrades it the inner series of a restroom off the north wing this photo shows the sliding pocket doors had or that will retained and fixed within an open position in the cavity

above a new ramp will be added at the surveillance this is irreversible not attached to the buildings the size of the program for the building proposed to strengthen the undporsz by 6 vertical concrete within the south wall and through the use of concrete share walls in 5 areas of main floor indicated on this plan. >> vertical coerce are proposed non-drilling to prevent damage to the non-restricted stained wall it was designed with flat finishes that can be easily replicated are doors fixed in

place to hide did sheer walls behind them the front is proposed to be strengthened along the north wall by adding a sheer wall that converts an existing double door to a single arced door residence staff has demonstrated with the recommended proposed work is in xhoofrps with the secretary of interior standards for rehabilitation the exterior work and the seismic reimbursement is to be conducted in a manner that is conducive to the building the project provides greater access to the entire through the reserveable a ramp like the sanctuary and courtyard with new he regress stores on areas the rear elevation that are of

visible materials and schematic upgrades with the sheer walls designed into locations to minimize mayor public viability this has a proposal to stabilize the north wall the church in a location that is outside of the main sanctuary but still on a pubically visible portion the sponsors preferred designs that the screen here would maintain a pact of circulation at the north wall by incorporating a rough oh, my god with an arced door designed to be comparable with the hectic building the new areas of concrete surrounding did replacement door will be finished that in a cone finish to match the sandstone

the disadvantageous with this promoted destine it result in is also of historic fabric there the removal of double doors and reduce the historic left opening requiring a greater captains of visual in fill material and results if a noticeable altercation on a area the landmark building that has high viability from the street by craft the design proposal for the north share wall will retain the doors in a different length staff feels this will result in a more subtle change with the existing double door configuration that is consistent with the golf street and the side door return would reduce the amount of in fill materials had been required around the reinsult double dota

doors - that will not please be advised assess from the other 3 functioning doors on the west wall based on this analysis staff recommends approval with the following conditions the sponsor have pursue the additional designs for the sheer walls for the historic double doors or doors to minimize the alteration with hi public viability and two the project architect will work with the staff to make sure the sheer are partially on the interior on the north wall possible to minimize the exterior walls and retain as much the exterior sandstone and

feasible and to avoid obstructing historic building fabric ♪ location since the commission pact were directed or distributed the department has received two letters and one of these should have been forward by e-mail and the other i print her per for the members of the commission lacey with ar g is here toy provide additional background as well others members of the team in ar g and the background user background of the proposal that that concludes my presentation. i'm available to answer any questions >> thank you so project sponsor come down we have 10 minutes for our remarks focus on the areas of questions.

>> thank you. good afternoon. i'm atlantic ocean i didn't and here representing architectural resources group we've been working with the trinity st. peter's since 2011 and happy to be here and present this project with an economic schematic strengthening design alyssa gave you a great overview but ask questions if you want clarification background about the building and the schematic design and conclude with the clarification about the proposed in fill at the north wall of the

project combbld due to concerns for safety by the school diocese the services have not yielded been held within 5 historic sanctuary since 2010 at the moment, no events are permitted inside the sanctuary they will this is complete that project has been pushed forward a small con congregation with limit support if the disexcess - from long time people and arthur page and

brown assumed that may not be the case unfortunately original drawings no longer exit 0 but how task at the residential design team and thankfully we identified the extremely sesteel reimbursement inside the building you'll see the steel cast iron and portions the ceiling and side walls we revealed steel beams that appear to be and this picture right here an enormous column resting often others granite foundation moving up the building with the steel towers as you can see we found a embedded in the golf student side of the building we believe

that the 4 corners of tower are support by the pilars and finally concerned how the large masonry building was support on all four sides we cut an opening in the roof and identified steel columns at the four towers you'll see in the photos a prospective of those steel beams it to investigation allows us to look at the retrofit and reduce the impact and ultimately reduce the construction costs by more than half this lout the project to move forward with that in support and that brings me to the detail at question at the north wall of the decks the only detail to be seen inside the

kwrgd courtyard it is difficult to see the angles here you'll if you are looking at deregulation into the courtyard it is directly on the right as discussed planning want to see we designed this detail as proposed this specific location requires the intervention due to the wall length outside the door opening as you can see we have less than it feet of it is holdings up the full masonry above it to not possible to move the details to another opening your proposed detail sets a sheer wall off the exterior and interior of the bays a two inch reveal from the outside own

knowledge edge the opening and a flat wall we'll finish with plaster and aged wall referencing the detail immediately framed a new wall opening a single arched door at the building the detail was specifically designed to retain the use of opening of the door for circulations and egging regress the door in question is for the building and frequently used today a number of reasons that door is important include at the primary don't worry about as golf street those are assessed stairs in an example the number of stairs as you see those doors have stairs although not the official assessable entrance to the building this door is used for this for people

unable to crimp and security reasons not desirable to open all the main doors facing golf street during events this door is a primary entrance and for security reasons this security gate as you can see are with typically closed with the building is not in use this leaves the courtyard with the path of circulation between the building compose not a strong entry and circulation pact path the go or building is not only used by the congregation but all who want to benefit the community and the circulation path for community events and church events finally at the such a large area of assembly outside the congregation we are uncomfortable eliminating a path

completely alls reasons with we prioritize the design includes a door opening and investigated some alternatives it was rejected he will early in the design we studied push did concretes wall further into the building adding a foundation that effects the interior and requires expensive excavation work below important cost reasons we're on the final detail we feel when looking at the official artificial strengthening the complex and numerous masonry we have the the impacts and the storm is a minor impact to the building the overall construction to the

character in summary we'll to talk about the leaving the door this is a building not a fade and after the small location has struggled within in their bucket we don't want to restrict their finally able to move back in i want to leave with the original rendering for the building that was published in november 18, '84 in the american architect the congregation has been an credential steward and for the past 20 years are eager to have the main sanitary attorney-client thank you for your time. >> colleagues new questions. >> is there anyone from the public that wishes to speak on item number if i wish to please come forward and have 3 minutes and warning bell at 30 seconds. >> good afternoon, commissioners i'm patricia

cunningham i'm the person in charge at the church we're talking about trinity 19peter's episcopal church, i have i am grateful to be here to speak future and grateful for the city planners where you have the plans that is favorable for us one exception being the north space at the north x in fill as you've heard from over architect that that door is frequently used in the functions we have, of course, the services but concerts that can have upwards of two or three hundred people we use the courtyards and set out food and keep at gates locked to prevent random

passersby coming in uninvited i read the report it seems to me the outlooks were hard to interpret the primary objections seems to be the loss of historic fabric obviously the vast jofk o majority will remain in place and the second objections the noticeable altercation that is true the primary feature of that front of the building arrest the 3 uniform doors that face golf street and everyone passing by didn't see that door hidden into the courtyard so for the passersby i feel not a significant difference you have to ask users is this building a

museum behind a facade or is this building being preferred to be part of communicated fabric and open to dependent o events that can be held in safety and comfort your decision to go with ar g plan will help us to insure the safety and comfort of flow throughout the building thanks so much. >> is there anyone else who wishes to speak on item number

and see. >> we've been been working diligently to preserve the historic church awfully utilize the building in a safe manner towards that end we've been warranted to raise funds and move forward with the schematic retrofit based on the plans prepared by ar g we do concur with the staff recommendation and except for the promoted condition of closing that door between the north wall and courtyard while we understand staffs position we as yours building the door providing circulation and egging debris to the courtyard it critical to the church functionality and good use we will request the commission approve the original ar g design and not go with the staff

recommendation for that north door thank you for your time and consideration. >> thank you is there any additional public comment? >> on this item. >> good afternoon commission i'm george thank you, very much for the opportunity to comment ♪ preceding i have been a member of trinity 19peter's for 10 years and i wish to talk about just the closure of that door that is being discussed her or here it seems to me staff criticized the plan that reduces the size of opening but staffs alternative suggestion to reduce to zero and essentially put a wall for a place of one hundred

and 20 years people are walked through it does we have to understand that there are essentially two classes of people who perceive the building the people that use it and the people that drive by staff says the door is highly visible you have to be landmarking looking for it from the street a second literally of walking by your aware of that door so people that are unused to using the building is used to the ironic 3 red door in the fronts people say oh, that's the one with the 3 red doors none outside this church mentioned the fourth door that is obscured by the building there is a

historic pattern of movement essentially closed off by a new facades i believe that staff's recommendation to preserve the allusion of the double doors but instead build a wall so the doors are completely destroyed one question which is the better approach to keep it ask scientific precision the appearance of door not noticed by none not familiar request the door or continue it to be a door it has been mentioned that it is convenient at times to close the 3 sets of doors in the front of the building facing the cross street and another reason is that the sanctuary is many my view and the view of other mitigations in the city one of

the finest acoustic places to sing or perform and closing o 3 red doors allows the street noise to be reduced that will no longer be an know if we are required to follow staffs recommendation thank you very much >> i'm sycamore i cynthia a member the saint peter's i want to put 0 on record the other folks (calling names) i just want to state my support what we stated more loren than i

can thank you very much. >> any other member of the public please step forward. >> thank you very much commission for our consideration of this my name is patrick anderson and i'm a member of the trinity saint peter's the equivalent of the board of directors and a member of the church for 28 years i also serve on the capital campaign committee trying to raise the funds to complete this retrofit and he want to make the point any change in plans at this point is going to put a tremendous burden on us raising several million dollars and it is not at all easy and any changes in the plan creates further issues and could endanger the project thank you very much.

>> is there any additional public comment? >> wish to please be advised i don't see any back to you, commissioners. >> >> commissioner hasz thank you i totally see where and understand staffs reasoning behind this, however, my experience on other seismic retrofit you're trying to create a strength and any opening takes away from that and has to be extra work has to be done to support it i'll shocked this is all they need to the not have to fill in more of the openings that is a fantastic treatment of the building and actually understand their need for that door i'll ask leave the original plan and ask not to paint that door red so not pay attention to it

otherwise this is a great plan and i would approve that without any conditions. >> thank you commissioner johnck well the original plans sound possible to me i'm curious about the discussion at the the architecture all review committee. >> no - oh, uh-huh. okay great but anyway, along with commissioner hasz i tolerantly see the rational what the original complaint was needed and i'll support that i know the motion supporting staff's recommendation and we'll take off the condition. >> okay. >> commissioner johns. >> you know i read the underlying materials and i understand and very much respect our commission staff and the way they carefully approached this

this is a somewhat close call but i think on the whole the church has the better of argument i would think i'm in favor of approving this but without the conditions. >> thank you i would last week to say i'm pleased that the church is going forward retrofit it is important to insure the effort for a small congregation i concur with the other commissioners. >> do you have a motion. >> move to approve no conditions. >> okay. i'll second that. >> okay. thank you. >> thank you, commissioners on that motion to approve this matter without conditions. >> placing commissioner johnck commissioner johns commissioner matsuda and commissioner president wolfram so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 4 to zero. >> commissioners we will now

go back to item 7 fiscal ye fiscal years 2016 to 2018 proposed work budget and informational presentation. >> good afternoon, commissioners john ramming with the department we're at that point of creating our budget and seems like we finished the last one this year a go year budget in the city's new policies presenting a two year fixed budget up into the last capture of budget so we'll be apprehending our budget for 2016-2017 starting july 1st as well as 2017 and 2018 as in the last four years our budget numbers are increasing every year ambassador we have seen no let down in the growth

of new applications and in proposing another sewer place and 40 percent increase in the budget next year the budget has more than doubted years this is extraordinarily i will ask tom to pack a ma a presentation we'll focus on the stable affairs in our current budget with the focus on the aspects the 4 o'clock the changes we're proposing in the budget not a full proposal yet in terms of total departmental budget prep that and come back in early february for the details for that i will introduce tom who you know our chief financial officer and wanted to introduce you to deborah our new finance officer that started last week and

deborah our improve has moved on the department of public works we wish him well and she is replying keith and has been working in the departments for several years with that, i'm going to turn it over to tom. >> thank you. good afternoon. i'm tom the departments administration going to do a financial update the current year budget and an overview of the next two year's budget the mayor realized the budget instructions as john mentioned in addition to the enterprise depends like mta and the airport a large number of department go to 20th century two years budgeting that is also the planning department unlike the two rolling budget the second

year budgeted will not be opened up a process to amend that project the mayor's office is figuring it out it if if is a large small supplemental but baeveng in a two year buckets and difficult to amend the second year the budget the budget instructions called for a 1.5 percent reduction to the general fund in both fiscal years as going back the department has $2.6 million in funds that is $38,000 reduction and $76,000 in 2017, 2018 in the current year we're again seeing large vacuums of applications and permit coming through the department last year, we understand with 14.6 percent increase over the prior

year this year we are projecting overall 13.8 in bricht and applications that is at that particular time into a refer sewer placing plus we're going to end with the $5 million revenue surplus we approached the mayor's office budget office about a supplemental appropriation to we can fund the large projects with that one time money and circling in conversation with them to that end i'll is what we downey done that the prior years converter in the revenue estimates to we've taken the actual from the prior year and seemed that is flat when we the revenue projections for the preceding fiscal year so sewer plusses and minuses in the last year's the act wulz the vitamin

continue to grow we'll be presenting with the full budget we'll assume a 4 percent growth next year and we have the k pi in 9 code with cpi 2 will the 7 and one percent next year and assume a 4 percent growth in revenue based on the current year os those are some of the volumes it is continued to increase the 12 and 13 percent increases in the volume have results in huge sewer plusses and minuses we've seen and again in the case in permit volume we'll assume a 4 percent increase over the cotter projected and then flat in 2017, 2018 in the current year that is the director of transportation of the ftes about 200 and 24 ftes

in the department this year allocated amongst 5 divisions and proposing a number of new positions to address some housing policy architecture all review a number of positions to deal with application processing so that will come forward a new resolution planner proposed in the budget and tim will go over that shortly and that's where we are is tim will go over the resources. >> good afternoon commissioners tim frye department staff a couple of things in this table as first, the preservation survey latin-american a sharp there i can't believe remember the technical part of amortization the survey cooperated for the

citywide survey a position that was in last year's bucket we hope to post that position very, very soon and then this now shows that that position will be part of our general make up of the staff for the survey program that is the one point zero in fiscal years 2016-2017 and, 2017 and 2018 the additional change you'll see in the thirds from the bottom the preservation planner we've seen you know just increased demands for preservation staff presence at the planning information center and done the best to accommodate but we're in a good position to fly staff it to have smoking gun anyone that giving advise throughout the day that will be that position you can see as you can see in the first floor the 77 fte and that

happens in the next fiscal year other than that we've anticipated that all positions as part of bathroom, will remain consistent one item that will probable come up for discussion later than today is agenda the legacy registry we don't have a good idea of how much staff time that may make depends upon the small business commission role and the commission you know any other took assistance the public may need in filling out proclamation or bringing those items to hearing that is something up for discussion that reluctance in half a person or full person we don't know the volume of applications to for the small business to participate in the registry part of funds

and then. >> can you clarify for the commission the in this chart this these ftes doesn't include the preservation planners within the quad responses citywide planning. >> actually, well let me double check that'ct will we have preservation enforcement? yes, that's correct then there are you know as you may know two preservation quadrant planners not rescued in the line item for the divisions application and entitlements work >> thank you. >> and again, this is to give you an idea of what the pipeline

will look like in the upcoming fiscal years the first, testimony ceqa hr e work ends fiscal year 2017 and 2018 and $75,000 allocated to assist our environmental preservation team more fairly large project like bonds initiatives for instance, a bond flinch if rec and park requires us to elevates 38 clubhouses that is contracted out by a consultant or done in house by a preservation staff it takes a good amount of time this allows us a small pile of money to hire our consultants to get that work complete the second line item the article 10 pot program reis saved money for a pilot program this is the

11 thousand 2 volunteering we're anticipating everyone wants a plague so the city will provide not only technical assistance but also provide the plaques to those for installation an article 10 buildings the additional survey contract we are always over the last couple of years put a small amount of money in the budget for any survey pilots or additional survey work to get the citywide survey europe and running in the initial fiscal year as a pilot program and into the development methodologies in the next fiscal year we may be looking for more money to get the project underway but we believe that is sufficient to initiate the project

the go grant is a variety of projects often a context statement we'll anticipate we'll receive that in the upcoming years and friends of city planning gives the preservation team a grants for the library this is helpful in assisting us with the in house research and used by the entire department with the focus on historic preservation and the department of the exterior interior that is the grant we received and this is primarily to hire a consultant to prepare national register for the church and the women's building and the ymca in japantown the second part of program we'll be to develop a work program for the commission bans social and cultural

heritage foresight in the 5 most holistic statements this is an opportunity for us to expand and look for ways to memorialize and recognize those resources with that, i will let tom continue. >> thank you also want to mention the last item one not it on the property budget coming through the $50,000 in each year to provide transcription services for about the historic preservation commission and the planning commission i didn't put it on the slide that is a shared cost not 100 percent for hpc but that is in the proposed budget and the rest of calendar we'll come back to the commission on february 3rd with the full departments budget and ask for

the recommendation of the budget and work probation officer program on the fourth and 11 we'll present the budget to the planning commission, the budgets to the mayor's office on february 22nd it will be introduced to the boards at the boards an june one and at the ends of july the full board approves the budget and that concludes my presentation. i'm available to answer any questions you may have. >> thank you. >> any questions. >> does any member of the public wish to speak on this matter seeing none, and hearing none back to the commissioners public school commissioner johnck. >> i want to say that what is expressive to me since allison park or i've been on the commission is that the examination the capacity of

planning department and our departments particularly preservation work to rise the the public ability we've had to add staff to assist the draft environmental impact reports and this whole legacy business program that, you know, that will be an additional work but i think all of that, of course, the ceqa influence too is really important so i would just is i'm impressed with what we've accomplished in increasing the erect it means additional money but money well worth our eventual value. >> commissioner hyland. >> i wanted to point out that having the preservation planner full-time at the station is a

great idea and don't understand exactly but a public facing person to basically get over-the-counter reviews that is really important we should support that we should be talking about the legacy business in an later agenda item we need to ask for something for staff in my understanding small business commission will ask for two staff people and as we get into the discussion at the next agenda item it appears that's why i reached attest 0 supervisor campos as well as supervisor peskin we need to understand and work with regina the staff person where the r with the small business commission to iron out the differences and the hpc can support the small business but

our staff will have a large roll in elevating the aspects of the businesses so at a minimum one i don't know if we're going to be overcaution and ask for two to be added if we don't get it in we have others power things that maybe dazed we'll have the legislation prop j allows three hundred legacy businesses to be recognized in advance of the provided per year that if mean only three hundred applications maybe 6 hundred the first year thank you, no other comments thank you for your presentation. >> commissioners we've

screwdriver itconsidered item 8 at van ness avenue for your review and comment. >> good afternoon, commissioners. >> department staff the national park service asks the planning department to participate in the memorandum of understanding for the proposed schematic upgrades for this pursuant to the chapter of the national historic action requests them to comment on the late version which was received january 5th, 2016, a letter

documenting the comments maybe prepared if so the letter some preclude the historic preservation commission agents with the area the of ap e and from the treatment measures all the mitigation measure the director of the planning department will have a letter containing the letter to the national parks service with the preservation offers and the project sponsor and any other interested parties the planning department seeks the recommendation from the hpc on whether or not the planning director should seek this agreement pump station is at the end of conveniently a van ness in the flaet corner now known and a as fort mason within the golden gate recreation area that was in 1913 a component of water

as long as is a w s f it pumps from the golden gate bay pump station two a rectangle building of concrete designed in the mission style the two salvation have the painted windows and spanish style clad in red tile just south of pump station number two, two 50 thousand watertank to the northwest and attached to the bay garage that will have the you upgrades and the building foundation walls and roof requires seismic retrofitting and some of the equipment needs to need to be removed and the project sponsor is here to talk about the scope of work in the presentation.

>> and this is the declaration adopted on september 10, 2009, for the seismic fit a minor modification to the scope of work for pump station number two was issued no 2015 and it should be noted the measures are similar to the culture mitigation setback in the negative declaration the following are the staff vshgdz for the project the area of the potential pump number two is individually listed in the register of historic places as of 1975 and structures have been

identified with the national hectic district additionally pump station two is a fort mason district - within the fort mason strip the proposed undertaking is a adverse effect on pump station number two as has a adverse effect on the windows and garage the interior walls will be reimbursed under the columns and the facade had been reigned in place the rear boilers will be replaced 10 small rectangle windows are approximately 7 nymphs closer to the outside way the garage will

be repaired or reconstructed the adverse effect is in detail on panning 9 the finding to address do adverse effect on pump station number two the siding for the historic preservation commission and the city and county of san francisco would execute and implement an memoranda of agreement that requires the dollar that's a good question those mitigation measures are to address the historic reservoirs and included include the understanding that pump house will be the subject bit affirmative and drawings following the american building survey and the historic engineering records a number of the historic features with the building will be preferred or relocated westbound the building additionally signs will be installed and this explains the

function of this during the project exterior empire could like the original pumps and the narrow band of between the steel columns will be protected to void damage in conclude the department staff agrees with the review and staff concurs with the definition of the project depiction and undertaking provided in the effect of staff concurs with the existence of the area of potential effect and staff concurs with the finding the project will have an adverse effect on the property staff concurs with the execution of moa the litigation measures that reduces the adverse of undertaking and it is appropriate we agree with the comments relaid and since the 2010 letter

should be maintained to repair rather than replace the existing windows and staff encourages the upgrades in the drawings with having and repairing those existing windows in conclude we're asking the health commission to comment on the late version and comments on the language this will go to the ship 0 and asking a remains from the hpc on whether the planning director should be a snitchy on this agreement here to talk about the project. >> in the past the planning

director was a signatory with this just substandard procedure. >> commission tim frye the city attorney may have additional advise but our understanding the director shows - >> would you like me to address that par victor deputy city attorney our advise is not necessary but it is fine from the director worries about to sign the ordinance as required but the hpc reviews the signatures. >> sir good afternoon, commissioners i'm scott an environmental manager and the

sfpuc and dave meyers the projector person and with the san francisco public utilities commission and half a been assist us with the design. >> can i get the screen please sfgov go to the computer so the a w sf is a pump station number two one of the pump stations in the city and one south of market that will pumpkin bay water into the system in a a w ss pumping system normally the system spilled by a reservoir on twin peaks but if it fails the two

pump station can be used a fail-safe and it is provided to have the system that might be unavailable zalewski two pictures of hydrants those are the a w s f hydrants the smaller one is from over the water system and the a w ss system is designed could work after a seismic events where some systems might not two hydrants are in front of city hall right now as pointed out the pump station number two is on van ness at forts mason it was constructed in 1913 that was was it looked in 1920 this

is interesting you can see the bay going you will 80 up to the mr. building before the maritime facilities were contradicted of constructed. >> this is what that looked like in 1915 when it was built fort mason was under the jurisdiction of other agency it is owned by the government the city didn't own the property and they operate a pump station by an act of congress.

>> there was an upgrade in 1975 it was run by oil fat boilers and here's another view the interior in 1975 the boilers on the far side and the pumps are in the foreground when was upgraded in the 70s the steam turbines were replaced with diesel engines and the smokestack was replaced and the boilers have been inoperable since then

some of the equipment that was taken offline they were rained in the eastern wall the activated electrical walls and panel that was retained in place looks at interesting. >> that's a little bit better the hectic status and justin talked about that i'm going to point out we're not proposing anything any work to be done on the concrete walls to the south the garage was actually built after the pump station was from the neighborhoods by al extras owned by the park service the project again is not proposing but m t s wants it put spot case

review to taken down and looked at it a at a later date so justin went to the purpose we have to retrofitted the building this would be a pretty bad building and also to bring a note to ada requirements the existing floor plan you know large sized sheets in the agenda packet as you can see the barrels on boilers on top those will be rental unit eventually that is the proposed project the

biggest difference is union square there are sheer walls constructed at the corners it turned out to be the original location to construct and those are where the smaller windows were headed most of boilers are from the facade it - we're

retaining the features for the windows we'll talk about in a second and the skylight roof needs to be replaced an old concrete in danger of being collapsed the smaller rectangle windows are recessed about 8 inches those needs to be enclosed to fit if the sheer wall the windows will become inoperables are similar on the outside and but that will be painted in black and hopefully not seeing a difference this is solved this is will show the old

positions and as is m bs state we're going to try and especially in those specifications to keep as much of the old windows we don't know the conditions we don't know if oversee are on the same pageable or not this is a picture of the crane on the left side of the picture the crane meets up with the eastern wall and sees crane is on two rails one rail is close to the windows and that is the constraint we have we have to built the sheer wall between the wall and the train rail

the material features a lot will be retained but other interior features we need to work on a little bit the interior walls will be covered to strengthen them along with portions the trim the there's metal trench place of residence around the boilers and materials around that those trenches need to be filled in otherwise they represent a avoid not ready for retrofitting and the crane will be restricted the pipe demolition on those in our packet as well electrical will be removed but examples for interpretive purposes the original electrical panel will be moved about 5 feet

and skip to the rest of this fast it is a complicated project the basement equipment will be moved it is another avoid it needs to be filed and it will be moved behind the facades in the same alignment jason went through the alignment litigation so i don't think i fled to do that that's it. >> thank you i have one question will the it. rhyme in operation. >> the pumps station will not be in operation during construction we're actually working on a pump station number one in the basement of the fire department haudz heads whether that job is complete there will be one pump station operable.

>> thank you. >> commissioner johnck. >> this is a fascinating project i'm occurs any public interpretation from around this i don't recall any. >> there is not people asked. >> this is exciting i thought that was a key roll in history of the city and the region and the state of california 0 so when i read the cultural landscape a couple years ago i thought fort mason we'll get it out to the public thank you thank you. >> commissioner president lazarus. >> i have i guess we're before us whether we want to sign on as signatorys the type of questions whether this is future study the

building envelope that has the adverse effect over and over the equipment to the size and a. >> it is a combination of historic features we looked at various options on trying to retrofit the balls but the chiropractors are the only place to do that the as i said we're trying to figure out a way to a safe with an the boilers that turned out not possible as well. >> is it possible for the sheer walls. >> i find is - >> it decreases the strength of the sheer walls but it pretty dense load on the ceiling so that was actually a question that both our staff had and m bs had to which is why we underwent the modeling.

>> it this an acceptable facility than. >> yes. >> any other questions. >> i know we'll move to public comment thank you very much is there anyone else who wishes to speak on this tem if so please step forward. >> serging and hearing none xhovk. >> i'd like to move we accept this the question before us the only question whether to agree that our director should sign the moa. >> if we have comments we concur with staffs comments. >> well, i concur with staffs comments and recommend the director sign the moa report. >> yeah. >> i don't know where you need what sort of a a motion those

are my comments. >> are we are doing much with the comments. >> you can there is no official motion a recommendation to staff to the director to add on a signatory so you can do that during the consequence. >> i move to the director of the department sign the my mind of agreement with the folks. >> thank you commissioners a motion second to remedy the director add himself as a signatory are you commissioner hasz commissioner johnck commissioner johns commissioner matsuda commissioner hyland commissioner president wolfram so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 6 to zero. >> commissioners we can move

on to item 10 the landmark designation program. >> good afternoon susan parks department staff the item before you the quarterly reports others on the landmark to december 31st of last year as usual i'll go through the work program and others items that come before you in the next few months i'm give you an update on the survey of the projects and the performance measures we are tracking as you saw a busy quarter this commission death penalty the lgbtq hectic context statement one designation university ladies home was approved by the board of supervisors and as i said by the mayor becoming landmark and as tim mentioned

the cal house were approved by the historic preservation commission and forward to the board of supervisors and the historical contract were approved at the board as far as on the landmark designations the presbyterian church and the great code of witnesses come before you with the building on the agenda the initiations for the sailors union remains on hold and staff received did landmark designation applications during the quarter 1 r 815 but that item was not added staff intelligence to work with the landmark district to finalize the designation for the port since the landmark designations

application we received 5 applications which accounted our 15 this course of staff time each in order to handle the hours we spent on the community generated applications you are idea to bring those in the form of a fact sheet for a full designation report and provide you with information about the property included in our packet is how it will work and if you want to pass those out jonas so as you can see once the application is submitted to staff we'll bring that forward to you as forwarded with the staff memo attached but, take action to add to the the program

like other project we're to follow the program with an notice of violation or initiation with a case report if it is initiated that precedes in a fashion to the board of supervisors once submitted the application you may also decide not to add that to the work program in the designation process or may direct the applicant to work with the staff as on valencia street this is where the process is slightly different you can list the designation from the fact sheet the hearing will move to a recommendation hearing over and over the property not up for designation and end the process you may direct the project sponsor to work with the staff it will come back you, you as a fact sheet until you reach a

decision whether or not to end the designation. >> a requirement under the choice number one number one where we add to the program we require the designation can we add to the project practicing panel and not prioritize. >> i can add it it will not be a priority. >> thank you. >> but the nominee you'll see the fact sheet will present application that was submit for the landmark district as you may know in addition to the work program to the historic preservation commission we are currently w working with the health commission on the report the african-american historic plan pa plan was on website and up for public comment and expected to come before at the february 7th hearing for

adoption we're curiosity looking at the reports for sacrificed heart church and the heats and so you're aware of other staff projects coming ♪ quarter the historic statement has a resource survey coming in february for adoption and in anticipation a context statement and survey staff will be doing community outreach and conducting outreach in march as far as the performance measures we said we're prepared by the landmark one and 50 hours the months recent designation for the haul exceeded the number and 200 and 17 hours our goals of the, was complete in 73 hours and he university old ladies home 84 hours the second the article 10 and

application was submitted last april to the site third, that we provide comments to landmark designations within thirty days as of this quarter no new applications and lastly the quarterly report will be sent to >> some of the items moved to the pipeline that concludes my presentation. i'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. >> thank you, commissioners my questions. >> mr. fry and commissioners tim frye department staff two questions for you one is that maybe beneficial to amend the landmark designation application with the hearing flow chart we've shared way a better way to give me the public the

understanding of the steps to bringing something through the landmark process the reason we suggest that because it technically adds an additional hearing depending on the department but minimize the information to provide us to schedule it now they don't dr. the burden of the fact sheet we believe will be enough for the commission to days whether or not to take action and certainly seek our direction on whether to do that. >> thank you, commissioner fry and imcommissioner matsuda ii have a question is there a replacement or someone phil in for a colleague he was assigned a number of project.

>> yes. tim frye department staff we are right now holding interviews for the backfill for kelly wong's position once that is filled which we hope to fill in the next couple of weeks d h.r. will help us backfill the position we're hoping in february. >> seeing no other questions move to public comment thoikz if so, please come forward serging and hearing nun back to you, commissioners. >> commissioners first of all, do we want to take mr. fries suggestion of adding. >> that had been added to the chart. >> in the landmark designation application for the public currently sort of a list of the steps it takes to bring something to a hearing i think this would be helpful to explain

to them exactly what steps would be - change based on the commission action. >> sounds like a good idea to me and any other comments before the programs priorities in the program? no thank you very much for the presentation also i think this flow chart is very helpful and again, it is good to organize the information in terms of the processes you're going introduce the performance measures was very good done presentation >> nothing further move on to the civic center plan informational presentation. >> commissioner president wolfram and commissioners good afternoon and my name is neil thank you for the opportunity to come and give you this presentation to you today, i

manage the city dialogue group for the san francisco ethics commission for the planning department and the urban designers for the city under our that you have we have 3 main tracks urban design disorder the developments we have overlap with the commission and public work and take until and temporary plaza that the festival that was on market street last year one of the zones which i believe will be coming to you at our next meeting and do ground work in terms of the broadway and castro and market street and public realm plans we'll talk about this is the first time over staff had the opportunity to come before you and take a moment of who we are and our breath of work and very much look forward to having this conversation

we from the beginning working closely with the preservation staff to understand the opportunities that the civic center presence presents and thoroughly understand the public contact and work with tim and a wonderful relationship and wonderful tremendous insight given the main presentation is lucky perry the leader in our streetscape work and the p m for the public civic center plan. >> thank you neil and good afternoon commissioners gary urban designer with the planning department it is exciting do present this new project so coming i you because of importance of civic center as a historic landmark and i'll talk about an overview we'll start is the general introduction and

good evening to historical highlights some design challenges the civic center faces and basically the scope of the project is civic center public realm plan is one components of a larger work program that the long run citywide mraerngz is articulating on the initial looking at the future the downtown for the social and economic and urban design prospective the plan on the area showing the area in blue roughly from market street on the east to golden gate on the north and golf street on the west it enincumbrance the landmark district in red and also bright yellow focus areas we'll talk about more later so a bit of history as you may know your familiar i'll pull out

a few highlights the civic center has its organizing in 1919 this is a birds eye view largely influences as we know it and the public realm and carried it through the great depression in 0 world war ii this is has new planning for the public realm a modern night in 1953 and followed in 1948 the largest change to the civic center is what the excavation the civic center plaza for the facility and the parking garage and the resulting reconstruction of plaza in 19 61 the plaza we have today in the 1980s and 90s new plans the relatives of those plans are focused on the program in the the civic center those simple

phone haul the public realm was completed in 1998 a is almost 20 years old since the 1990s it's grown and as a residential neighborhood the a.c.t. c one example of the arts venues that opened in the civic center in the last couple of decades and in the middle one conversion of one hundred van ness that speaks to the emerging residential neighborhood that is growing to the south of civic center and in fact, the city is looking at that area and increasing the hub study a historic reference to a historic area near the golf section 2015 is the centennial city hall by the way, the center we know and in 2015 a bunch of milestones for planning that

happens with for the center a few you're familiar with the historic district landscape inventory our adopted i like to acknowledge the people in the audited that plan will greater for the public and the civic center playground innovation which it is the certificate of appropriateness for in 2015 and variety of work done by mta and the puc and the office of economic workforce development focus on the civic center will what will the goal plan side to build the plans for the civic center and create within cooperated interdepartmental plan for the street and other public spaces the planning department is leading but working closely with public works and the mta and puc given

their recent planning and the division of real estate and also building partnerships are the department of public health and the office of economic workforce development outreach will be robust there are many civic center stakeholders for people that live and work with the area and the organizations there are located and because it is the serving everyone has a stake in its future we're planning a robust series of outreaches in 2016 and developing a link list of stakeholders so going more into the step of the plan step back we talk about public realm talking about the streets and plaza and parks and other unusual public places underneath the civic center has as i mentioned san francisco

civic center plays a unique part in the hearts so the next section i'll talk about some of the challenges repreliminarily talked about to identify the civic center street design well the streets in the civic center picture of grove street they serve as barriers as safety issues and lack the landmark how to design overseeing streets to be more as places not just corridors but an important reflective your parking and street design this photo shows the area around the monument that oftentimes serves as a parking lot how to be more efficient in the parking and loading in active ground zero the civic center is beautiful historic but oftentimes at the ground floor is inactive it creates dead zones what can we do to create

transparency on the ground floor more activation between the buildings and sidewalk i mentioned public spaces and public spaces were a united public space from market street to city hall their frathd design and lack a long term design for though how to balance the competing desires for those civic center places par unwelcomed public spaces seating was removed from the plaza few years ago due to concerns over havingcy to nobody what wee can we do to create a welcoming space in civic center how to work with public health and other agencies to look at the issues of homelessness in the area and how to make those

spaces welcoming for all users streetscape and materials you often see a patchwork in terms of paiflg and lighting and landscape how to create a unified material so any agency don't go work it results in something that is better sorry a better streetscape there you go under utilized public seats that is brooks haul the storage area the pipe organ for the exposition on the right side of the photo how might we create the used to activate the public realm and we're frequently going to activate that speculation 3 scales of activation in the center there is the. >> (repeated.) >> the constitution of the united states. neighborhood and

even though weekly like the farmer's market. >> small steps to city hall to large events like pride or the giants when we win the world series how to function those well for all of those evening environment is very important if in the serving due to the cultural services how to improve latin-american and safety etc. so the plan compose the first 0 components we'll be working on the author analysis how people use the civic center through the october's how many people are using the space are restanding or lingering or spending time in the public spaces and using those data to to the design decisions streetscape design standards working closely with the public

works develop a sit down of standards for lighting and landscaping the mta to look at the streets how to be better designed and the conceptual designs areas we have identified 10 percent of conceptual designs for the improvements those areas i'll briefly mention the civic center plaza and on the united nation plaza and grove street and programs alleyways we haven't divided which alleys and finally, the rear the courtyard you see as gateway to the civic center on the north side this is another components within thing to have great public space how

to create the stewardship and the physical changes to make them more active and implementation strategy working with the communities to develop priorities what are the most important priorities for phase one and hopefully to secure did securities for the faengs and finally, the environmental review includes the environmental review with the environmental impact reports which will bring us closer to the implementation so the plan schedule we're currently finalizing the scoping and will do that in the spring and start the analyze in the late spring and through the summer and he did conceptual development will occur in the fall we anticipate there the architectural commissioner lee to share designs and continue to

have the review and refinements in the early 2017 and anticipate the desirable review in early 2017 in june of 2019 with plan adoption in the summer and i mentioned earlier the outreach will be ongoing to the plans and anticipate our project in the late spring or latest summer that concludes my presentation. i'm available to answer any questions >> commissioners any questions for mr. perry. >> no we will take public comment and have more later is there anyone else who wishes to speak on this tem i have one speaker card for mr. hayes. >> two items i'd like to share

but i'm dwlltd to be here more than two years since i lobbied perhaps with the mayor into funding this project which i have alluded to you in the past it is now real a good deal of staff devoted to it and commitment the time it has taken not reflective of the serious neglect i'd like to share two documents. >> jonas. >> that's been going on for decades the first document is a letter i wrote to the rec and park commission after they cleared and approved the playground which you saw i was dismayed in the could you say they didn't mention it is appointed history which i recall a hundred years of

responsibility and 50 years of neglect on their parts i point

out that is- the other documents i'm sharing the letter i sent to the mayor pointing out in april of 1941 the board of supervisors designated the civic center is h james ralph and since the world war ii i recommend to the mayor and others that we implement that i think bringing the civic center together and the responsibility for 8 of the 12 buildings of the 10 years in office given the civic center a appointee to it i hope you'll support implementing that ordinance

thank you is there anyone from the public that wishes to speak on item number commissioner johnck this is terrific project because of institutions renovated over the last 25 years so many people are around here and came into from all over the region and people fly in from austria and place like that i didn't see anywhere i see you mentioned mta but what about bart and this is the access areas from our public transportation system is it end and bart is key

to the whole system i want to make sure that bart is added as inclusion to the stakeholder and i was curious to talk to the thinking the director of the veterans war memorial and as well as a gentleman who was in favor had in charge of the security this was prior to the landscape inventory i had great comments about what was how to balance out the historic preservation commission and securities carry down things like that this was awhile back and trees that are a heritage asset but security issues so i was very much taken with their needs and how for those types of