tests your remember we're counting on you regular hearing >> regular hearing for thursday, january 12, 2017, any kind. proceedings. and when speaking before the commission, if you care to, do state your name for the record. i'd like to call roll at this time. sdmifks commissioner vice president richards commissioner hillis commissioner koppel and commissioner moore. >> we do expect commissioners commissioner johnson and commissioner melgar to arrive and commissioner president fong to be a little bit xhirgz with

the time of issuance and to this moment, no items proposed for continuance so we can monarch to our all matters listed hereunder constitute a consent calendar, are considered to be routine and may be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the commission. there will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the commission, the public, or staff so requests removed from the consent calendar and considered as a separate item at this or a future hearing. item one case at 201 second street conditional use authorization and item 22141 cellist street conditional use authorization onion market street conditional use authorization i have i have no

speaker cards. >> is there any public comment? open the items on the matters listed hereunder constitute a consent calendar, are considered to be routine consent calendar seeing none, secretary if we account separate one and 12 from the superior court 3 i have a conflict on the property. >> very good do i hear a motion. >> no, i pushed the button. >> exposure. >> move to approve items one and two. >> on that to approve the items commissioner hillis commissioner koppel commissioner melgar commissioner moore and commissioner vice president richards so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 5 to

zero and we will need a motion to recuse commissioner vice president richards from the superior court it >> thank you, commissioners on that motion to recrews schematics from item 3. >> commissioner hillis commissioner koppel commissioner melgar commissioner moore and commissioner vice president richards so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 5 to zero. >> places you on item well. >> still a motion to approve. >> commissioner vice president richards you're not part of this portion of the hearing commissioner melgar i make a motion we approve the item. >> second. >> thank you, commissioners on that motion to approve item 3.

>> commissioner hillis commissioner johnson commissioner koppel commissioner melgar and commissioner moore. >> so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 5 to zero. >> thank you that will place us under commissioner matter questions or comments. >> very good all right. >> commissioners that places us in department matters director's announcements and case no. 2008 for mission street informational presentation. >> commissioners no new announcements this week i'll defer to marseille. >> department staff before you is an it possible item for a project on 706 mission i'll

provide an approval and requirements and christian and (calling names) the artist will provide an overview of the - the market street was approved by the city and commission in 2013 for the arson building at the 43 tower adjacent to that building to include a nine hundred unit and retail formula and others property to the mexican museum the valuable equal to one percent of the hard construction costs for the project the sponsor is working with the mexican museum will be occupying several floors the museum has commissions the artists to develop this proposal jefferson the public art is an

art wall to be installed at the screen like element separate from the walls and visual from market street jesse square at the north side leaving the section for visibility. >> the project conditions of the approval require the locations be submitted for the planning director in communication with the commission that concludes my presentation. i'm going to turn it over to project team for more details and i'll be here for questions thank you. >> good afternoon. my name is christian park ranger on the mission street prestige as mentioned that is the historic rehabilitation the arson building and the tower in the adjacent parcel the two buildings will be corrected with the museum entries and retail at

the first floor the mexican museum from the three and four underscore we started did construction in mid-2016 and well underway with the rehabilitation and started the project the mexican museum has mr. apprenticeship restriction from mexico city that will enhance the overall project and the artist installation will be wrapping the tower building of the mexican museum we're working closely with the team to accommodate and be able to integrate that existing piece we're honored to have ours guests here with that, i'd like to ask him to come up and continue with the presentation

thank you. >> thank you for having me. here and i'll probably start ramping halfway or start from the beginning correct me if i'm overtime i know your busy - this is going to be maybe focused. >> i'll just want to go through the presentation that i think you all have printed and you have seen before; right? >> so that is a quick one we'll just first of all, a bit of a curriculum things have been done we're working in the field of the working with, architects and buildings negative impact different mexican worlds over the last 15 to 20 years i'll go

through this is this is information of what i've done and where i've done that when i see a list it tires mitch pleats through god bless a few this is mexico city - part of the university that was claims to be i think is the finest university in the arab world that is a fully or a piece for a square in pablo mexico the museum in mexico is a march to the children who died in the holocaust and genocide in the century i--i don't know if it is

a lamp or skwurp for a culture center in mexico that was partially from massive old factory that used to process tobacco. >> this is for a school just inaugurated with the same architecture that was working on the budget of the mexican museum a design school in mexico and the staircase is black and white model. >> an open air theatre on a mexican this is a big city in the north of mexico that looks like a place for people to not a little bit a lot of people to unite and reunite and get together with fun and book fairs and all that sorts of activities

so a lot of the work with is in the cultural atmosphere i'm happy to say i got invited probation officer work in that fantastic project and we developed over the last two years developed an idea that would be the facade this is a small model which say you have to imagine the tower going up 13 or 14 floors on mission street and right on the corner with the mexican museum there are 3 floors will will be the mexican museum and thinking about what to do and researching and making all sorts of plans and working along with a lot of ideas i came

up with the idea to abstract this whole facade not to make a figurative representation of that mexican what is mexican-american what is the relationship i thought we should talk about and work with migration in this case the first approach of a clear idea working with typography with mexico and san francisco and it is a double layer the other layer is the maps to traveling over water that connects but then he went on with the research and came up with the idea of water migrates and air migrates and animals all sorts

of animals the research we can gone and get different ideas and different topographical maps to paul is the engineer shouldn't do that we're developing the whole engineer of this project you get all sorts of topographical maps we'll continue wind and water, and some of them the more we research the more faifks they become this project is in the phase of how to break down the facade and make that reflect active and lots of conditions what california be done and what can't be done in the practical matter and the engineering matter so these are all models for the

skin of the building and we're getting closer and closer i think that it is we're getting to a point we have to fine-tune what we know and then create a field that is composed of those migrations because it is in essence of what connects us here and there and me myself i was born in holland i'm a may not and live in mexico for 40 years i think we're all a part of that a mexican museum is such a skin migrate i think surprised people sometimes, i look at the piece and say it has an oriental

feel like a stone cove fin lots of different sensations and one of them might be mexican but important to create a space that invites everybody and that's - the skin should help everybody to get curious about that and want to enter. >> as you can see this model has a black finish the models on the place have a black finish that basically didn't mean anything we're working on a scale model here right here that might x apply the scale of the drawing we're still - what sort of finish we have to still work

on that there is a technical situation the orange is the cut out metal skin the blue is glass which encalifornia's the building - here renders to give you an idea of the transparency of that skin. >> as those are made in plexiglas and film they look like glass. >> thank you your time is up. >> i thought see i'm ramping. >> we may have questions.

>> i have no speaker cards. >> open up for public comment to general public comment on that item any general public comment seeing none, commissioners commissioner moore. >> i'll be happy to say something i think i appreciate the dialogue this is a difficult building the building is a point of many cultural and civic buildings on the corner old fire is new the discussion on the arson building was a difficult one because many people in the generation communities have lots of questions in the end this piece of art needs to be deep enough to listen and saying we're doing the right thing as you're saying not the final one i'm encouraged but the deputy of the questions and the artists approach how you're

moving forward and happy have seen our presentation. >> i'm interested in having you continue on the challenges. >> on the what. >> when you were interrupted by the bell. >> oh, i was interrupted oh, yes well basically, we're getting now to a phase we have to join engineering the budget obviously and that's the one that is pushing us towards all sorts of decisions that have to be practical on the created - imaginary i still want to explore such as and push it as far to develop ideas on those migrations the whole idea of migrations to keep it flowing through any head it is important

nowadays more so i think it is something i gladly and happily incur i'll try to make as much changes as - the people who surrounded me let me which means at a certain moment stop our time is up. >> (laughter). >> and i'm very happy the way it is going you mentioned the building the historical building that is an issue as well that maybe can be addressed through the finishes of the materials and it it will have to be considered very, very important for the functioning for even maintenance even very simple things to have a good and long

life and all that of more importantly these are about works as a - magnet for the passer but it is a great project it is - i won't say i'll do it for free they won't pay me anything i'm passionate because i'm an immigrant. >> thank you director rahaim. >> one of the factors we looked at public artists one percent for our products the acceptability and in this case

is this is the art most visible in the yerba buena not only on mission but the square an interesting fact within an artists district this is the most prominent the factors i want to reinvite and recommend with your comments. >> wonderful disclosure. >> the additional question i want to ask the director or commission we have a tendency of being static of yerba buena on the north side static windy and the open space whatever that will be i hope will bring all the pieces together you flow to the space rather than arriving as another piece of art at the front door a fluid from one

museum without having to think too much about where your arriving and i'm sure you all are talking about it will be interesting to see that dialogue coming as we move forward. >> commissioner hillis thank you for your presentation a wonderful piece and a lot of time those are take on to the project as a way you're thinking about that and it is like the facade of the museum is your piece that works well, just a question on what's the thought how is that viewed from inside the space i'm not sure how a museum works are those blank walls or windows are you looking at that. >> how it will be perceived from inside the space. >> the issue is there is a close-up view the inside and

there's a far away view the streets, etc. at the jesse square and yerba buena park etc. we've been thinking about that and have been working with - there are two facades one the cut out metal and the glass facade that is wraps the building and gives that the temperature inside and outside we'll definitely do a thin curtain that will block off a little bit the harshness of the stood that puts us inside - if i remember on mist going to be a sculpture gathering on that level so that's like a longish space that is not going to be a big problem if you do temporary shows you'll have to have

curtains to cut off the shadows on the other side you might get a benefit from the shadows on the inside if someone is inside way more an abstract very abstract sensation than the other side >> okay. thank you. >> thank you very much one quick comment i'm fascinated how artists can take migration and translate it into something that's well done thank you. >> thank you. >> best of luck. >> commissioners, if there's nothing further, we'll move on to item 6 review of past from the board of appeals and nun structured for today. >> good afternoon,

commissioners aaron starr, manager, legislative affairs. the committee considered the urban design guidelines that adds language to the implementation of vision zero commissioners you heard this on october last year and recommended approval at the hearing supervisor peskin expressed the concerns the neighborhood were for the posted and prior to coming to the board chinatown and fisherman's wharf and union square and district 3 particularly in the needs for developing the streetscape during the public comment one speaker that represented the community group of chinatown trip he wanted language added to the amendment to insure the community engagement supervisor peskin said he supported the property change in the ordinance and concerns were not significant enough to vote against the amendment, however,

expressed the follow-up and add language about community engagement to the vision zero policy the committee voted to remedy the item to the full board next was supervisor farrell ordinance that requires conditional use authorization for medical services in the sacramento free commercial district commissioners you heard this on november 17th at the land use only clarifying questions the committee voted to recommend to the full board also the general code for the two san francisco port commission commissioners you heard this in november of last year and recommended approval at the hearing significant public comment and support for those who live in the project and other members of the community after expressing support for the project and public process the committee voted to remedy the items to the full board and

lastly were interim controls sponsored by the mayor that sponsored conditional use authorization for the california voter that legalized the medical cannabis dispensary to - so that the new industry doesn't negatively impact the manufacturing sector the sdrmdz will be in effect for 6 months and then permanent controls for the non-rail side of the cannabis the interim controls also allowed the fats to expand and allow fats that have submitted the permits to proceed without permission and the authorization the city is in the process of drafting the controls on the rail side those controls will be introduced by september

of this year significant public comment from the representative from the cannabis groelg industry about the interim controls and asking for more - with the grandfathering provisions and the 6 month - at the special use district and the mayors ordinance on the inclusionary housing program for the small site program program passed their second reading the building designated for the district sponsored by supervisor peskin passed it's first reading and the determination for the project on fulsome street continued to march 31st and the conditional use authorization appeal for the same project was removed or withdrawn by the appellant and finally the board considered

the vision zero during the hearing supervisor peskin reiterated his concerns of the neighborhood groups and wanted trailing legislation for the engagement and development of public realm and supervisor yee expressed concerns about the current methodologies about the high injury corridors and supervisor tang has concerns about the policy in the element that says the city will maintain the presumption against the signals that's where the pedestrian pushes the button to go across the street. >> and supervisor kim indicated shields to amend the planning code that is for pedestrian improvements along with the scombrp amendment the board is required to act on the amendments one 90 days failing to do so will deem the

amendments approved and the board is not permitted to make amendments in the concerns the supervisors voted 10 to one to approve the amendment with only supervisor cowen in support and the last thing on the agenda for the board of supervisors and no introductions that concludes my report. >> just one question or item to note the new land use committee what appointed by supervisor breed and supervisor farrell the chair supervisor peskin is the vice chair and supervisor tang is a member. >> that's correct. >> commissioners on behalf of the zoning administrator assistance the board of appeals met and considered two items 2328 plus north street was heard and granted a jurisdiction request for this project was

considered dr in august of 2015 the project was granted but the issuance was not permit by the department of building inspection and the issued permit didn't accurately reflect the condition the memo omitted one of the conditions for the roof terrace and it was corrected and the sponsor will comply that the conditions requirement and 333 fremont street the board heard the letter of determination this property be allowed a number of parking spaces for the residential building the commission approved the project in 2005 with a maximum of one parking space for each dwelling unit for the applicable controls the appellant said this limited the number of parking spaces but not the number of cars that can park in the building and their proposal to add valet parking will not require cu which is

required by the county interim controls the board unanimously upheld the letter of determination and the appellant will have to seek a cu if they add more parking facilities. >> if no questions move on to general public comment comment not to exceed 15 minutes. 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 reached in the meeting. each member of the public may address the commission up to three minutes. i have no speaker cards. >> is there any general public comment? any general public comment seeing none, public comment is closed. general public comment is closed. >> places us under our regular calendar for 2016, 24th street

101 conditional use authorization. >> good afternoon, commissioners veronica flores the item before you is a request for a conditional use authorization to allow a new medical service use doing business as go health urgent care on 24th street between vickburg and church street the property is located within a 24th street innovating commercial zoning district and a 40 height and bulk go heartache urgent care has been in

operation with 47 clinics throughout the country the urgent medical care for preventive medicine and treatment laboratory services and displays additionally go health actively partners with the community to provide educational programs like cpr clinics the hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. monday through friday and 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. saturday and sunday the the subject property building is for the four story mixed use this that succeeded construction in 2016 a rear yard modification in 2013 in order to build beyond the raiding setback no expansion as part of proposal the project site is currently

just the building shell and a big tenant space 2000 in size go health will be the first tenant in this frequency constructed building to date the department was one communicates from the noah valley merchant and professional association the project sponsor was reaching out to the neighbors and conducting door to door meeting the department recommend approval with conditions and building the project is desirable for the following reasons the proposed project will increase access to prooik and as well citywide the project provides for an opportunity for city resident the proposal is a recent conduct

the - on balance the project meets all applicable items of the planning code that concludes my presentation. and i'm available for any questions afterward. >> project sponsor you have to 10 minute presentation if you like to make one. >> hello commissioners. >> hello commissioners my name is juan with the architecture with go hill we have nothing to present everything we've done or seen in the neighborhood active i'm from

noah valley a resident over 20 years have been positively i have the go health clinic for any medical use and i have to tell you this facility bar none excellent because the follow-up the care they have here is very professional i believe the product that's why not only i go physically to the facility but i'm the architect to the facility. >> any questions that you may have for go health or myself and maybe after public comment. opening up for public comment on this item. >> any public comment?

>> hi, my name is brian the property owner i want to let you can this space has been vacant for a year and a half and in january 2016 i had received a few proposals to rent the space two from urgent care and one from a national company i saw go health and throughout the use is more desirable than a reality company for the neighborhood as was mentioned by ms. flores the project got approval from the noah valley merchant group and also received support from the neighbors especially given that the location is quite a way from kaiser permanente and c pmc and

i'm here to ask you to approve that conditional use. >> any other speakers on this item from the public seeing none, commissioner moore. >> i have a question the question for me is that in neighborhoods corridor corridors we see new buildings coupling coming in and encourage them to be mixed use and increasing for small-scale retail the retail character of the neighborhood and a comment in the staffs report i want more clarification the comment is under the bullet points of - on page 1, 2, 3, 4 where it says being that the the subject property property is a

null constructed building in a neighborhood commercial area the needs will be high making that difficult for mom and pop used to steady at the project site therefore go health is an ideal tenant i'm concerned about that as the comment because the medical use requires a cu in a commercial corridor and this is somewhat in contraction to the premise how we like new resident ground floor buildings to be appointed in these areas we took on the rent c r and that was not supportive of the overall prevailing character and noticed it is the area of the hospital and the presence of medical office and all surrounding

building has a somewhat deaf eagle effect i'm concerned this comment is not public health in the right direction that maybe a use of words but i'm concerned about that. >> commissioner johnson. >> thank you i'm supportive of this use here although i'll say i agree with commissioner moore on the comment in the staff report i when i read that i thought at the end of the day what counts is the vote amotion and text itself to me there is a couple of things here one i didn't compare it as the lengther project for the health care needs that was not typical of the retail care of the van ness

street as well as the size of the project itself took uppermost of block and not a lot of break up in use and activity so there were a lot of competing facts one thing i'll say here where we have an opportunity to have a vacancy filled that makes it a stronger argument for the argument of ground floor where i'll be looking ground floor the more vacancies that is harder to make the argument for new spices spaces for that reason i support the project but you know, i would caution staff against making comments that commissioner moore pointed out because it is not always a given the leases will be high and therefore those are slightly leading to things we can see we

have to support strong commercial districts that you have retail and other uses with a higher velocity of pedestrians assess and activity. >> my thoughts and comments on this kind of mixed i looked at the one last night all over the place walked around the block face that the proposed project is on didn't have a lot of retail presence and i - i know we approved we approved the building next door to the west the little cottage we approved to demolish and he saw what was here proposed here with what was around the corner from a former radio shack where people buy parts and things and electronics

they're saying i don't know exactly what brand but that type of business as radio shack has an effect between cafe flores and the cbs you hardly see anyone in under i think that is a use that is necessary in the neighborhood i'm not sure i'm convinced the use is important for the commercial district i want to hear with the other you commissioners think i saw in the paper it taunted this health care and retail is there a retail component can you come up one we had on van ness had a retail component inside as well as we added a retail on the outside to try to make it flow better with the commercial make it better activation is there

any retail component. >> not a retail component at that particular location the retail preference is based on the design with the new health care is delivered to traditionally a hospital based on predominantly and taking that into an external view and two years ago this was the focus of the design be taking in the implication within health care we didn't see delivering a retailed feel and within a community still having the access to health care not a failed component specifically. >> sure in our 09 projects around the 47 the u.s. are they all on major commercial strips so this kind of retail. >> that's correct. >> none of them are a block or two away they're on the commercial strips.

>> that's correct so a common project target for us for our business model will be a mixed use grocery anchored center where people live their lives. >> thank you director rahaim. >> my understanding is that you offer classes in the space; is that correct. >> that's correct we are going out to the schools and doing on outreach with monroe elementary our goal to make that into an individual center for the community. >> commissioners for commissioner moore comments your comment is well-taken the idea of that comment in the case is simply rents are higher in the facility so granted and that's not a given the other reasons we recommended approval that is a modest storefront in the mid

block when the groceries take up - it is a standard storefront not a significant impact on the street as otherwise if this was a larger facility on the corner. >> thank you commissioner moore. >> i appreciate the directors comment what is at root of my comment the speculative or more and more into play these days that's what we're trying to avoid so. >> the one question that is based on i see empty storefronts in upper market empty storefront in construction and the developers and i talked about why is this the commercial space was not included to kind of this is gravy on the marched potatoes

and some storefronts sit vacant for 15 years literally 16th street under construction i kind of have trouble with it was or wasn't included in the performa in terms of all construction roasted off the banks formula retail and health care mr. kendall the developer. >> it is important to note that the development that i did was at the end the retail strip in noah valley the space is also large at the 2000 square feet and so i was marking it to traditional retailers one of the main things that retailers didn't like because i had to do a certain size entrance on the right and an emergency exit on

the left the storefront is only 13 feet wide and the space not deep the requirement to have ground floor retail the space has the 13 wide space and the windows that's why i have - it is important to note i have of family members this is my first development we'll all be living off the income not gravy that is what my family will be living on. >> you could have put parking there so really the space could be dead the garage door. >> absolutely i actually lost quite a bit of money on the facade it took me 6 months to sell they didn't dr. parking spaces and i bought the lot i wanted the retail space for

myself so - >> thank you very much. >> sure commissioner johnson. >> not to belabor the point and my comments i think that is that a helpful from a broader view or policy perspective that we marry this with the conversation about a much larger project that is on grant street when we were talking and having a report about the retail sector and changing that landscape and los g don't just impact the major retail areas in the city like declared it also impacts our nc t where i'm going with that, i think as the commission that would be helpful to have a lens

that also prioritize the pedestrian assess the reason we want retail we want people to live and work in the neighborhood but see people on the street coming and going and more ways to produce that than just a traditional retail so we can keep in mind not that i'm disagreeing not being a great idea to have office and health care and all of that but we need to broaden our minds he and ask do you have classes and things that bring pedestrians into the facilities and look at first page that lens rather than what is the actual product and services their offering we'll see more of this in the future as we keep on going retailers are selling physical products a need for lots and having deep

shops will not be for a lot of smaller retailers not going to be the kind of space they can utilities. >> a couple of additional thoughts a great example of a larger retail in upper market district and market street where the bankers first of all, the - the relationship in that parcel that worked this parcel 16 feet i can only imagine how montgomery anything can work it is too narrow i find on this one the hours of operation are reasonable from 8 and on wednesday until 5 noah valley kind of gets dark i think shuts down early so they'll activate the space a good part of day.

>> commissioners, if there's nothing further, there is a motion that has been seconded to approve that matter with conditions on that motion commissioner hillis commissioner johnson. >> commissioner koppel commissioner melgar and commissioner moore and commissioner vice president richards so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 6 to zero. >> commissioners that places. >> we'll take a 5 minute break. >> proceedings. and when speaking before the commission, if you care to, do state your name for the record. commissioners, we left off under our discretionary review calendar on item 8 dr p - 928 mission street a

discretionary review. >> huh? >> good afternoon commissioner vice president richards and commissioners deanna a department staff the item before you recommended to two requests for discretionary review for a building permit proposing a change of use from a roll call to an institutional use for nonprofit at 928 mission street this will occupy the four story mixed use condominium building and provide onsite kitchen services and other services the project includes the improvements the subject property is located on the west side of mission street between 1 and 16th street

within the transit zoning district the proposed institutional use is principally permit per the planning code 736 point ti and satisfies the requirement for the active use the first dr is the homeowners association that are homeowners located on the the subject property on floors two to four and includes the residential condominium on the the subject property site the second dr requester the mission street to a homeowner adjacent by 924 mission street and their property is going for a change of use from a body shop to a commercial building collectively the drs concerns the ground floor commercial use and lines of people that will be waiting outside of the project site

the violation of the good neighbor policy of the mixed use and south of market mixed use district, the introduction of hundreds of homeless people in the immediate place, the use is the purpose to serve a negative clientele the use will be detrimental to future development and da's disregard the characterization the lack of a study to determine where the needs exists within the neighborhood the use should be located outside of the area because of the priorities and office of disabilities the violation of the residential design guidelines and the homeowners cc&rs to date the department has to phone calls and letters of support and a petition over 19 thousand signatures 2000 from local san franciscans and provided are the

80 additional letters of support in your inpatients 41 in local businesses and had letters of opposition the department recommends the conditions not seek discretionary review and approve it, it is principally permitted and meets the goals and objectives an item by item in short this is taking up the social services to be a tiny mission in the general plan the mission plan and the security taking over the soup kitchen into the tenderloin where they have been displaced and a secured a location at the site through the charitable purchase the condominium forever the soup kitchen has hours and managing in and out the facility in order to be a good neighbor that concludes my

presentation. i'm available to answer any questions and i'd like to introduce supervisor ronen who would like to speak. >> good afternoon, commissioners i'm excited to be here on any fourth day on the job on this incredible project at a time we're seeing so many families struggling in the mission i'm deeply deeply grateful for the people here today and to tony robin for stepping up for the families and community members the sisters have a proven track record of serving communities with compassionate in neighborhoods in the tenderloin and bayview and is civic center i couldn't be more excited they're bringing their general residential hotel in a time the services are

greatly needed the mission district in my humble opinion is one of the special neighborhood because of diversity of our neighborhood and the fact that people of all income level are welcome in the mission that makes that the place we all love and as the mission continues to develop i'll venture to say the majority are looking to preserve this special character of the neighborhood i couldn't disagree more with the homeowners association in in their i quote allowing a permanent site for homeless to line up for lunch and dinner will deter future condominiums in the neighborhood and defer destroys like the italian restaurant that is slated for 1910 mission street i find it iconic and disturbing that they have no concerns for a

food establishment attempting to on up in a neighborhood while simultaneously opposing a service for people for food for people in need you couldn't disagree with the project sponsor i quote will be serving retail used by an install use to serve a clientele that will bring crime and substance abuse on church street where that is located allowing the proposed use will cast a dark shampooed of the bright future of the mission district i would caution this developer seeking to build anything in the mission district is not good as a new supervisor of district

9 let me be crystal clear i know that neighbors are pulled from by the homelessness crisis and mix emission has born the brunt of that i'm as frustrated as a the neighbors but homeless are forced to live in combchlts i work tirelessly tirelessly to build more navigation centers so we can solve the crisis in a humane way and a permanent way and as i work with mission residents and homeless to advocate for the resources we have to solve the problem the sisters work is essential to help to solve the process

they're helping to prevent families at the margin to fall into crisis we need this as we face the crisis i'm 100 percent of the sisters in the mission and ask you to deny the discretionary review thank you very much. >> welcome to the planning commission. >> (clapping.) >> through the chairs discretion the drersz will receive a 5 minute and supporters will receive 5 and the sponsor 10 minutes and supporters tpublic testimony an a two minute rebuttal for the dr requesters. >> for the requester for one.

>> you have 5 minutes. >> dr requester? >> persons who filed the discretionary review or their representative. >> good afternoon commissioners it is really an honor to be here glad to participate in this, you know, in a democratic use of our powers to you know show the right thing to do in case like this first of all, i want to say i'm a supporter of homelessness i volunteer at the soup kitchens myself like la jolla yell i peeled potatoes and am a supporter of religion community my brother is an ordained priest

and from the homeless stand point when i was living in new york city i - i was homeless and since then i've turned around my situation i've been a resident and owner in 2, 3, 4 building since 1999 it is really not the right place for this particular soup kitchen it belongs from the mission district but not below a 15 unit residential building i'm shaking like in the past year a horrendous situation in my neighborhood i routing step offer hyper derpg needles i'll then what did you do outside of high building and prop shorthand for prostitutes this is not the

type of use weekly i go out in a protected suit and clean up the bottles and needles like i mentioned human fees and i do this weekly it coming back comes right back this is not the best location tony robins thought that should be a mobile soup kitchen that's a wonderful idea it will be good as a mobile location in an industrial building not residents sitting in one of our roifrnts had a new born baby it is just a life safety issue we don't know that is the right use for this soup kitchen thanks very much. >> (clapping.) >> we'll caution no applause or outbursts dr requester number

two. >> sir. >> you have 5 minutes. >> thank you i had a presented speech i think i'll sort of abandon that and speak right here to you, you have our document in front of you what we submitted i'd like to say first that i'm a hubby release the homeless problem is a big one citywide all of us know that we see daily in what you look at it and projects probably complain all the time i'm an architect my name is jerry an architect and urban design eerie like you to look at this project not just from an emotional point of view but how do we meet the needs of everybody here in a reasonable and organized fashion i know that i'm here certainly

to representing our 11 proposed condominium and right now, we're having trouble findings one of our partners because of the soup kitchen maybe our 11 units will be off we'll see what happens he kind of look at what we say objecting to this is a lot worse since three years ago, the thing is urban design eerie say does that match the area plan for the mission i personally am looking through it i personally don't think that is you'll see this as my fellow designers from that stand point maybe not a good fit but the second is a thing not

part of my profession i don't profess to be a social planner how does 24 fit within the framework that is needed by the kitchen is dealing with the women that run the kitchen are hard working and real people with needs but it needs to be fit in an overall context they can support all of the people's needs bathroom and shower facilities and a place to live and food i think what we're doing is let the tail waging the dog in terms of location if we're going to say this area is the homeless center you you know whatever that will become we need to say that and set up a plan but to simply say this is the place i think that note not a good argument to say this will not change or bring people i've

gotten photos their fine is that meeting the needs of the community at large and the people trying to come in and meeting the housing needs or is it meeting the social needs we ask you to consider both of those and look at from an overall plan rather than i think a food kitchen is great do we want to to happen an mission street i think those are questions you need to answer with that, i ask for your hopefully helping them to find a better place thank you. >> (clapping.) >> please again excuse me - folks refrain from outbursts. >> opening up for public comment speakers in support of the dr requester.

>> hi, my name is a david i live a unit kitty-corner from the proposed development living in the mission for a long time and initially we had welling done house was for non-mission residents for the mission area as a result and also with the navigation center the sidewalks have become congested the challenge is here that it is not really the project it is a negotiable project the city needs it but as the person bringing the complaint here has said is it not the right space to do that the reason there is only seating for 40 people they've proposed to serve three

hundred 3 times a day 80 percent will linger in the street that is a huge issue for women's and children their marshall elementary is around the corner so do we need a soup kitchen absolutely is this the right location i don't believe it is they make the right decision a rich city i think i would urge the people that want to develop the kitchen go back and think about the impact people coming in and out. >> thank you very much. >> additional speakers in support of dr requester and positions to the project. >> you can actually any other speakers can line up against the wall so we can save a little bit

of time. >> sammy live on mission kittie corner to the adjacent building we're just moved in there about a year ago and my wife we found out we're having a child and our bedroom and kitchen actively look out to mission street it is basically basically everyday it there's been a line from the navigation center going down mission street to 1920 people are candle out every night they don't move they stay there all day exactly it has to be 9 wrong place for the soup kitchen

everything else i mean, i think this is the best idea is a mobile soup kitchen where they can serve people from any place thank you. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> hi there how about my name is joanne an owner in in particular building on mission street and over the past 2 1/2 years i saw the block community-based from bad to 12r50e8 bad and simply ask you not allow this soup kitchen now the navigation center that is directly next door i think has had a direct impact in increasing the homeless and transient population on the block and while i'm philosophically in support i

think this particular addition of this social service on a distressed blackstone block is catastrophic i'm squalling harassed everyday catcalls whatever all that stuff i seen everyday defecation and feces and every time we call the police they don't do anything they camp out over night the one time i asked someone not to place music i was physically attacked and they continued to throw themselves against the glass and try to attack me hopefully, there is understandable concern and with

the social service we want to increase the amount of homeless and i - want to emphasize our particular building is filled with caring and normal people that have invested their life savings into the unit and tried very, very hard to - historically had a number of setbacks. >> thank you ma'am, your time is up. >> . >> next speaker, please. >> hello commissioners my name is brandon a resident on mission street a few thoughts although i - putting at soup kitchen in a residential building is inappropriate especially mission people there is a long line that viciniti

violates the city code and the navigation center next door go it temporary and will be gone before people monarch our building as myriad problems and it is million dollars in repairs our building is not set up to handle all the problems are food preparation and every single person didn't want a soup kitchen regarding the amount of letters people all you have to do is sign something no sacrifice i like them to choose a different location or a mobile location that won't unfairly impact the residents i like what tony robins said that shouldn't be a problem. >> in depth. >> hi commissioners, i live on

church and mission street i think that is imperative. >> this is not in support of soup kitchen you support it or not. >> i support it. >> you need to speak in support. >> next speaker, please. >> when i start calling the names for people that support the project i don't understand whether you support it or not but take them out of the crew cue and live on mission street and don't support this project looking forward to the housing project built next door thank you very much. >> any other speakers that next speech. >> good afternoon, commissioners my name is a john robison on

mission street a property owner since 1999 everybody in mission street supported the navigation center there was no opposition to it while we live in an urban environment we understand there are things that can go wrong with that said given the fact that is a mixed use building we strongly believe this type of soup kitchen will be better served in a commercial property with no residential units attached to it i want to also i think that is - the soup kitchen is needed in the area but prefer tony robins and others work together to get a soup kitchen.

>> next speaker, please. >> my name is a glen an owner in the building and a resident for the last 4 years and speaking out against this primarily because of the safety issues that have been brought up before there is on numerous occasion i've been blocked from any building and my wife goes to the backside to enter the garage my wife felt front yard to come home at night not to say the soup kitchen by itself will cause the problem the problem exists my main concern is while this will you know while certainly nobody that has spoken against this has spoken out against the need for a soup kitchen i think you know, i think the residents here have concerns about safety that i would like the commission and the city to address

you know disheartened to hear supervisor ronen speak for the owners about the homeless situation i'm hoping that we artists kind of overly bearing the brunt of a citywide discussion thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> >> my name is john i'm a resident on 1 street stre5 stre opposing first of all, god bless you sisters this place is not the place to do it is overrun with everything you can think of you can't walk any 5-year-old

granddaughter down the street think about that and having to watch her every move so i strongly oppose this i know there's a need everybody thinks that and god bless you and maybe find a better appropriate place thank you. >> thank you. >> next speaker i'll call 3 names people may not have spoken but in opposition to the project (calling names) if you haven't spoken now is your time to speak please. my name is edith elizabeth i oppose the location of the soup kitchen since i moved in i've watched 20th century the situation from

bad to worse and called 9-1-1 there was open prostitution and discussing going on and the police did nothing my concern the mission is not managed overall for a protection point of view or a homeless point of view so, now we have a small relative to the amount of folks served a relatively small spot we're asking folks to come in and be served three hundred meals a day common sense that the impact to the streets is already over the top frightening and scary and out of control i've yet to see an actual plan how this will be managed and my final thought when the tenderloin situation seems to be the point of view of the resident who co-existed with the service in the past if it didn't

happen there why will it happen here and will the police step up protection in the area and final final thought are our chief of police he'll erase the murders didn't care about needles but we have to we live there. >> thank you. any other speakers in opposition to the project. >> seeing none, i'll call - >> project sponsor you have 10 minutes. >> good afternoon, commissioners my name is steve the project architect i have some can i have the overhead, please?

i'm with the age neighbor design with the design self-center and we became engaged with the san francisco interface council as well as our work with the mayor's office of housing and community development the plan shows the interior work 14 hundred square feet with the 10 high feet ceiling with a commercial space and direct frontage to mission street included access to on existing toilet that is part of overall building used that is a used by the building program our proposed design consist of the dining area in yellow directly off the street by occupancy under the code approximately 36

to 42 individuals we are adding a new acceptable toilet room for the users access to them the rear the area in brown an all electrical kitchen and consists of hot plates and conviction ovens and kitchen appliances there will be a large walk in refrigerator to store the items and a rear storage in the back all there will be compliant with the 4ug9 requirement and all systems are compliant when we started this project a mandate impacts staying away from lightwell we were able to come up with a

system that exhausts this through a system directly to the facade on the storefront the - food will be served by a current to the front operators will have full usual and oust into the spates and finally - the new space will be finished out in materials and the layout we designed is simple and efficient awhile starting to be inviting and comfortably and we hope you'll approve this project. >> additional speakers. >> good afternoon. i'm tony

on behalf of the reuben, junius & rose the frarlt of noting are dam focusing on soup kitchens and hospitals and schools and over and over france they operate on church street since 2008 an enormous success providing a service to the community they have significant rent increase and the generosity of tony robins with the soup kitchen on mission street mr. robins and his team started helping the sisters one year ago and thousand this process has taken a long time their support has not wavered the sisters will operate on church street according to the police department tenderloin commander the soup kitchen is designed in

an orderly manner not cried cited for regulatory contrary to the concerns the sisters operation of the soup kitchen will address loirtd and trash and nuisance in the area the sisters run a tight ship and will do a grateful to help the character of the neighborhood the- this is over 10 months and attempted to address all the concerns one of the principle observations the kitchen didn't have lightwells or common areas and a great expense the sisters have a vent and stove and work with the hov when faced with eviction from the church locations we searched for a new

soup on 1928 this is the best and most practical one vacant for over 3 years the location is ideal geographyly and assessable to the clientele and the affordable housing project next door and no other - i first met the sisters one year ago and witnessed sister marie work tirelessly over the last year to bring the soup kitchen a fruition walked door to door day to day and everyone in the mission knows sister marie we worked with the sisters to find help them with tax matters we've come to profound appreciation of their mission and who they are as people this process has not been easy and many setbacks to

spend time you look at the world in a different way this had included the dr requesters and others who have concerns the sisters are assert disciplined women that care deeply and service the mission it is singular to care for the marginalized in the community and bring them hope where hope is an inacceptable luxury we urge you to approve the soup kitchen an mission street thank you. >> any additional speakers on the project sponsors team. >> good afternoon commissioners i'm sister mary it's been fined in 1971 by john

he had a divine inspiration to take care of the poor, the off - and the sicken the bible 200 and 32 instances when you invite the poor and the crippled and the lamp he lame and blind jesse said sell all you have and give to the money to the poor and you'll become the owner of a treasure in heaven and come back and follow me looking at the disciples fortunate are you that are poor and the kingdom of god is yours and stretch out your hand to the poor and you'll receive a blessing from the lord thank you for your time god bless you. >> thank you.

>> any additional speakers on the project team no. >> opening up to public comment in support of project sponsor (calling names). >> go ahead. >> if your name hesitate has been called please line up on the screen side of the room. >> i'm a resident of the mission district in economically that many patronize the so-called soup kitchen i'm familiar with the history of san francisco treatment of the homeless i'm aware that - many

people are not that the grand jury addressed this this is under control of the executive of human services who crushed that and made is to the board of supervisors never had the report of the grand jury to respond that is required by law to respond either challenging the findings or - where they agreed with the recommendations which should have been answered by the board of supervisors also the public health department and the - human services director. >> they were never answered

that way they were just denounced by the person who is in charge of human services that is a hot subject and needs expiration with outside evaluation and not simply the economic needs of the so-called serving the homeless maybe we don't need all the homeless if we treat them right in good health this would be an norman yee good thing and where the department in san francisco to find how to serve people with food. >> thank you, ma'am. >> thank you, very much. ma'am. >> next speaker, please. >> good morning, commissioners

how many times whe were license and everyone wants to support the soup kitchen when it is not near them i'm a fourth generation native san franciscan and here to support the sisters in their attempt to on the soup kitchen a long history of serving the people of san francisco the main opposition of the property owners to the owns and their fear of value of the property failing is a problem the sisters have been evicted in the tenderloin by a greedy landlord do look at speck last year's needs who don't care about the needs of san francisco thank you. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. my name is

mike i work daily picking up donations from safeway delivering homeless people especially feed the homeless he ran into the sisters doing their work on church street i was thinking food and appreciate what they do they're supportive their hunger the sisters do a good job of feeding them you know they're doing a very good job they should be supported not given a hard time god bless them they're good people. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> good afternoon hi commissioners from mission regional center so i want to - we're in absolute support for

the mission for our community neither for the tenants that live in the immediate surrounding we actually serve 200 and 50 people a day is migrate to the tenderloin to have lunch are diner so we have people with serious disabilities and elderly this will be been my dream for 15 years to have the food facility to serve the community we're here to support the sisters and deny the request for a dr because it is not - to say never a good place for our services we tried to open before we had 5 blocks saying this is not a good block we went block by block until neighbors saying we're ready to serve the community 15 years later not on cap street we clean the streets

3 times a day and with the acids we are working closely to - have work at the one hundred block and next to us 15 actually 20 rentals and 4 condo across the street with 80 people our neighbors work together please support the sisters and deny the dr thank you. >> thank you very much. >> next speaker, please. >> hi commissioner good afternoon my name is moe ii live one block away from the actual location where the sister run their the joint on church street

i'll tell you i walk by and people are coming in and out and there is no - i never saw any body like you know hanging on the wall or piece out of place like all say those people they can't bring to the mission bay i'm going to be a little bit upset if they move from church street i don't know where will they go a lot of people also in the neighborhood of tenderloin they don't even have to go and stay there because the sisters have a small box to go so i've seen personally people coming in and getting their boxes and going back to their sro room so safety

the people in the opposition i didn't hear they say safety if you care about safety that is an issue of scooter not a problem of this - the problem that of mission this has to do with with the food benefits we have to i hope you make the right decision and give them - these people plus the food where else can you get fresh food in san francisco for free come on. >> i'll call more names (calling names). >> please line up against the wall. >> good afternoon,

commissioners i'm father from 19jones episcopal a short block into the sisters kitchen i live with my family in the midst we have a homeless encampment just a few steps from any front door and had homeless encampments around the church i'm familiar with many of the challenges that a crisis like this in our city presents to all of us and yet i'm also hoping that our better angels will govern how we respond to a crisis like this it is difficult for all of us and more difficult for those who have no home and especially living in the elements with the wind and rain with no place to go let me tell you a quick story and homeless empowerment when diner time came they'll share their food one night on that

block thirty people lined up in need of food many of them had homes to live in but no food the lack of food is a serious science issue in my community i'm hoping the work that our church does responding to the - there are people not only with compassion and professional women very competent they know what they're doing i welcome them to the neighborhood they'll be wonderful neighborhoods i hope you'll approve. >> next speaker, please. >> iris a nurse lived in the mission for 40 years i approval

enthusiastically - i'm unfortunately too low tech to blow up the pictures of children who are hunger living in san francisco and many in the mission the mission continued to be one of the hardest location of gross inequitable people - it increased in san francisco and i know in the mission in addition to people that are living in the streets many are marginally living in cars including families with children 57 of one person households and others have inadequate income for a basic standard of living in san francisco this is includes seniors who are increasing becoming homeless in 3 shelters in the mission only south van ness 23rd people that

are homeless and marginally have increasing savior health problems poor nutrition as a nurse i find this alarming and a call to action i hope the people that oppose this will join us in the fight more affordable housing for people who live in the street will have housing and food 1928 suspicion is a good spot for the soup kitchen with a difference population of people the sisters soup kitchen will serve a vital need thank you. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> good afternoon my name is eola strong i represent of the christian church of scientists and we have submitted a letter of support and i'm here to read the support for the substantial

services for the sisters they're so selflessly providing we unite with the christian efforts to provide the foods nutrition for those in need thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> my name is don and these sisters they're commissioned by a their hired for the multi god they doing a job that god called them to do to feed the hungry and help the poor and help the city that's what san francisco stand for st. francis of assisi let me say this these sisters what cook they hands blessed by god i think the real problem is the italian restaurant is scared

the competition (laughter) their scared the customers going next door and eating from them the food is good i think if at the took take the food all people put on a hoody and you'll step over needles and homeless people being the first if line they can cook. >> so i don't see why they oppose the great cooks i'm for the acids their blessed and thank you for hearing me and put on a hoody and try they can cook they really can cook thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> next speaker, please. >> and my name is eileen a case manager and speaking on behalf of the community i'll read the letter i'd like to

submit so on behalf of the hospitality house we urge you to please supports the sisters of the notira a safety net for san francisco's vulnerable residents that are struggling to make ends meet or currently living in the street since 2008 the sisters are an interval part of community serving free meals in the tenderloin due to the dramatic rents the sisters must find a new site to do the good of the community and the city and county of san francisco those emphasized by the sisters to serve the poor they have an

ideally place they've demonstrated over the years the sisters now how to create a safe and clean environment by he having person relationships with the people that come to them for help the sisters represent all the values that makes san francisco a welcoming place for all people regardless of their income or situation please vote yes to our project as they strive to improve the lives of the most vulnerable population in san francisco community. >> thank you very much. >> next speaker, please. >> hi there i'm alice from the interfaith council food and security means you don't know where their next meal comes from

since 2008 the the sisters are an integral part of san francisco serve free meals an church street they have to find found a new place through a generous location they found mission the sisters know how to run this food kitchen and create personal relationships with the people they serve those people love the sisters they love the sisters i urge you to approve that project the bible says their bless they share with the poor those sisters do that thank you. >> i'm a third generation san franciscan and a small business

owner and resident within a two block radius of the site i want to show my support for the sisters while i understand my neighbors opposition this base our neighborhood has been overrun with extensive numbers of homelessness and crimes while the city works on the complex issues for housing services i believe that we must offer support services to this directly impact who is happening on the street and i believe this is something we should protect and support so i urge you to grant permission to move forward with this project thank you. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> i'll call some more names

(calling names). >> i'm a - one that you called at the end of the opposition i don't know my card got mixed up. >> i did call your name. >> somehow, i got in the wrong pile. >> there were 3 names left i said in oppositions. >> i'm for it. >> oh, go ahead. >> i'm sorry it you a you bet. >> pastor of the homeless church of the assembles of god in san francisco i'm full-time i'm saying the service not the wonderful french pastries which

have faithfully offered to the people in the city they're a blessing to the city and also a credit to the city itself they're great love for the poor and personal commitment to the welfare they truly exemplify the heart of the city it bears the name of st. francis of assisi one man tony robins on the first floor on 1928 he understand the value and exemplar work i ask you to grant the permission and the blessing for their services to the poor on 1928 mission street. >> thank you in depth. >> father paul from the church

the advent the episcopal church i don't know on south street we have our challenges in the neighborhood people don't believe that anymore we do i think this is thank you for listening to us this is such an important conversation as we deal with the humanitarian crisis we all watch everyday those sisters are not part of the problem they're part of solution this is not about just food it is about friendship, love, human dignity, to those who most of us pass by without knowing their names or stories the sisters are offering hope and the first step often in getting out of that situation not only about quote/unquote homelessness but about hunger

and passport many people that come have jobs and children that won't only attract certain kinds of people we're afraid of so deny this change of zoning is not going to keep the problem away i think that will perpetual the crisis the sisters presence in the neighborhood can actually make it better. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> hello my name is melody and i'm here to tell you i love the sisters very much and when i look into marie icy feel like i'm no heaven and can't harder wait until we're all in heaven together after the

east mission community meeting he walked past 1928 mission street and watched them joy fully house those the love with them knows no income range what i hope on turk street i observed people coming to them with joy in their faces seeking to help in some way and often seen the hope physicalness after the sisters are tucked away for the night money can't buy love can't pay a human being to care i'd rather spend one minute with the sisters than 99 percent of the 17 years i've spent trying to obtain and never ref appropriate help in the city and

county of san francisco in 1975 and my drivers ed class courtesy can take us the sisters don't put up with crap they do it in a loving manner and observed that loving manner makes people of all income brackets respond to them in kind i'm a san franciscan since 1978. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> well, that's a tough act to follow my name is gary i'm a retired police captain i served 3 years in the tenderloin in command time i was introduced to the 2008 to their soup kitchen and the effects it had in the community and particularly on

the block church street i've likened to speakers on both sides but the people have not described the positive effect the sisters have their operation the cleanliness, the orderliness and the tremendous positive influence that they bring through the service they provide is very impressive and has combrefd me as the champion of the police and the fact they're willingness and help with the community policing and bringing that positive influence that helps the community make it a better and safer place i served 10 years working in the mission district i'm familiar with the 19 hundred block of mission and not because of the number of service calls there i can tell you this is what the 19 hundred

block of mission street needs a positive influence thank you. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> male my name is john, i rise to speak on behalf of the going backal project and the executive director laura and our support for the sisters effort to open up the soup kitchen at the site they have been our neighbors in the tenderloin since a number of years now and speak to they're being a good neighbor they have as our previous speakers have indicated improved the neighborhood resources and cleanliness and the respect in the location where they're related to. >> district 8 in the mission per the san francisco food

safety test study 2013 has the third largest number of homeless and the 6 number of unshelters homeless resident a 43 percent is un12rer8d and that means they have no assess the shelter or meals or homelessness this is not a question of bringing more people to the location but providing services to people that are already present if in location they're in desperate need and the sisters already have a collaboration with our stefz and the churches and the neighborhood centers and any, any other society services that desire their presence do you have any bread those are words i hear everyday for the going backal project for the episcopal

church they come from people that are housed no sros within a several block radius i hope that san francisco, california find a way through the sisters to say yes, we have bread for all to live here thank you very much. >> thank you next speaker, please. >> good evening, commissioners chair i'm tom i'd like to show my undying and unwavering support for the sisters i'm a recipient to the flowers organization i'm 6 year sobriety through an sro none would be possibly without the nuns that follow before and after her i'm here to address security manner