>> i just want you to kind of explain to us how forceful that water is and how important it is to get it out before you -- >> go ahead. >> an i think i know where you are going with this. we have large streams, hose stream, small hose streams, small line, big lines, and deck guns, and when we dpo in, we're -- when we go in, we are generally hitting with 1 3/4. and very rarely 2 1/2 is a handheld offense i have attack. when we hit from the outside with larger appliances, that is considered defensive. it is very, very rare we would ever do a combination attack. the main concern at the fire building that night was to make sure that the department was

complete and that everybody was out there before we started putting lines into that building. if there are large home streams, it can push the fire into the tenable area where the rest of the personnel may be, so there might have been an impression that at that fire that there was no water on the fire, but there was water being put on the fire inside the building on the second and third floor with four hose lines. they weren't making headway. therefore, they had to get out, but they had to make sure that everybody was accountable outside of that fire before we started putting big lines into that building from the outside. >> so the four hose lines were not visible from the exterior of the building. >> where most of the people were, they were in the square across the street on columbus, the four hose lines went into the residential entrance on powell street. >> good. and you made reference to a heavy fire load.

could you talk a little bit more about that please? >> it is just more fire -- the amount of water that you have is going to put out. it's not going -- you don't have enough water. not going to put it out. the fire is taking over. not enough steam is being produced. you are not going to put it out with what you had inside. and headway meaning it had a head start before the members got in with hose lines in place, so the fire was entrenched in the building. it had already made itself known. we weren't going to stop it, not from the interior from where they were and not with all the hazards that i mentioned. >> and this is with everyone arriving on scene in under two minutes. >> correct. >> it was already pretty fully -- >> it was exposed joists, exposed studs. no wall coverings on anything, so it was all exposed woods and open door. that door would stop a fire

right there from penetrating that open. that open door would not, so the fire would go uncontrolled through the door. >> so had a lot of room to expand -- >> correct. >> and did so quickly. i would like you to tell how many members were there on the fire ground and how many pieces of apparatus. >> i believe 130. let's see. >> about 40 apparatus. >> 38 to 40 units. >> i'm sorry, again? >> 38 to 40 units. >> i commend everyone and i wanted to thank the chief of the department with sirens from across town while visiting her dying friend.

and i think and i want to thank you, too, chief, because i did see you being extremely live. and i think everyone did what they were supposed to do, did it by the book as a result of it. >> the last thing is the most important thing. >> and it is. and that is what i would like to remind people of no loss of life. that is a plus. >> thank you, commissioner covington. commissioner hardeman. >> thank you, mr. president. thanks for your update. i was washing on television and heard a lot of comments from a variety of people. and i thought that leadership of the fire department and saying all the right things and everything i heard was very happy to hear the responses that

you brought up how quickly to work and the firefighter in new york city was caught in one of the situations where you try not to get into it. he was in zero visibility and his partners just couldn't find him. that was very -- real example of what happens when you get into a situation you should haven't people in and i am not saying that was a situation where you should not go in. and the situation might have called for it, but at least we didn't have anybody in a situation oen that union street fire that shouldn't have been there. so you erred on the side of caution. very good. the interesting comments that were heard from some folks when i first became a commissioner,

one of the things that i was stressed and told is commissioners do not micromanage. we don't tell people what to do. the people we hire tell people what to do. our job is to do the things we do in this meetling at other times and i think that people in other government decisions that have strong authority and take that into consideration. you are not supposed to tell people what to do. this is a paramilitary function and this chief is selected to run the department and that is who runs the department, not any of us during a fire and

certainly shouldn't be telling the department how to manage the operation. i was very proud of the way everybody handled themselves. >> thanks, commissioner. >> thank you very much, commissioner hardeman. chief gonzales, thank you very much for this report. commissioner covington, thauch for suggesting this be part of the agenda. for a point of information for myself the presentation as listed is a generic presentation of how we the fire department assesses the plan of attack on a working fire so i appreciate that educational level. i know that the discussion has filtered to the most recent north beach fire. and i know that the chief in terms of the operation report will also be able to dwif us more -- give us more in detail. and i know you gave us quite a

bit of detail this evening about that particular north beach fire. i want to thank in terms of the generic education piece for the audience and for the public to how we deal with that. and i have been on the commission with every incident and every situation and with the fellow commissioners and the colleagues and one alarm, two alarm, and three alarms. and we learn and observe how the men and women handle it and say the command staff deals with it. and there is a whole lot of stuff going on at the same time. and one of the things i learned right away is be atentative. don't get any way. and when we come back to this commission, if it's a budget issue and a hose, an engine, and we know what we're talking about

and with the commissioner veronese and you were out there. and commissioner have beens to other fires as well. i wanted to say that the presentation at the next commissioner meeting when we can ask other issues. and there are areas about the command staff and who is in charge as the rig comes and with the prerogative to take the educational pieces there. and the bottom line with the commissioners is thank you very much all the men and women with the work that you have done. with that, thank you very much, chief gonzales. >> thank you very much, mr. vice president. >> madam secretary. item six, resolution 2018-01.

resolution acknowledging the heroic efforts displayed by members of the sffd who responded to the four alarm fire on march 17, 2018, at 659 union street. >> colleagues, i'm going to ask commissioner veronese to introduce this and it's not unusual that there is the incident over a fire and commissioners have commented at various fires. i am not sure if we sent letters within that. perhaps we have. and it doesn't mean that the commission doesn't appreciate that work. this is a high recognition in terms of what occurred on a particular fire. >> commissioner veronese. >> thank you very much. i asked for this item to be placed oen the menu -- the menu -- the agenda for tonight.

the menu for tonight. i asked it be placed on the agenda because having been at that scene that night, recognizing the heroics of the members of the department and the leadership of our chief and her command staff and everybody down the line that i had mentioned earlier that this was really an extraordinary fire. this was not something that happens very often. we are a city of match sticks. our homes are built of wood. that's good for earthquake, but bad for fires. the way these ladies and gentlemen of the department attacked this fire was extraordinary. it ended where it began. no lives were lost. the only building lost was the building next door with some water damage which is reasonable given the circumstances. we had one firefighter, as i mentioned, who fell the next morning and is recovering and we wish him well.

before i make a motion, i would like to hear from the chief on the request to speak list. i would cede the floor to the chief at this moment. >> thank you very much. chief? >> thank you, commissioner veronese. i wanted to echo what the vice president nakajo said. this is totally appreciative that you are acknowledging us for this fire. we don't get a lot of four alarms and that is because of the great work that the members do and into the course of the year, that is what we appreciate the resolution and with the heightened tension and the kr d criticism and i was very proud of the members and we were, too. i don't know that the incident commander has been named, and he

did a very good job under the circumstances and distraction on the fire ground. and we totally appreciate it. but i am proud every day of the professionalism of our members and how well trained we are and the bravery as well. so going into a burning building and not something that a lot of people do. and that is how we are trained and we will do that and time after time is with the resolution and a great thing. and not necessarily but very much appreciated. >> i would like to call for public comment first. and to read the resolution. >> and with the restated and amended version of it. and asked her to clean up the

language and a little bit like to amend the to make it all more. to make it a little more appropriate. >> commissioner, you are in the position to narrate that with the amendments that you have written. >> i have written it out. and i can hand it to the secretary. i can read it myself. but it's written. >> if we could so as ask you, commissioner, since you were able to offer it, let me do public comment first and then the commissioner cans chime in. public comment on this resolution. seeing none, public comment is closed. >> narrate the amendment. >> an i would move to amend and restate the agenda item. the resolution as currently written to read as follows.

whereas the san francisco fire commission acknowledges the heroic and life saving efforts and coordinated response of chief joanne hayes-white, the command staff, the members of the department, and the fire reserve who is responded to the four alarm fire on march 17, 2018 at 659 union street. whereas, the san francisco fire commission further acknowledges the san francisco police department and other city agencies who were part of life saving and coordinating efforts. whereas, the commission wishes a quick recovery to the member who was injured and the best intentions to his family. be it resolved that this resolution be share ed electronically to all members of the department adopted at that regular meeting of the san francisco fire commission on march 28, 2018. >> thank you very much, commissioner. commissioner, any comment on that as we move into a vote? >> commissioner covington. >> i would like to move this

item. >> thank you very much, commissioner covington. do i have a second on this resolution? >> second. >> thank you very much, commissioner hardeman. i call for the question. all in favor say aye. none opposed. unanimo unanimous. thank you very much, commissioners. thank you very much, commissioner veronese, for that work that you have done on that. at this particular time, commission secretary, can we have a continuance of the agenda? >> item 7, commission report, report on commission activities since last meeting on march 14, 2018. >> commissioners, is there anything to report at this particular time from any of your? i have one report on the updated meeting on guard yans of the city. -- guardians of the city. commissioner covington, please. >> thank you, mr. vice president. i would like to thank you for inviting me to the japan center 50th anniversary ceremony which was held late this morning.

and just a wonderful gather iin and a very wonderful celebration artistically and heartfelt and very, very good turnout. it was a pleasure to be a part of it. and we have a new consul general from japan. he's only been in his post for one month. it was very nice to be able to greet him and to greet many of the japan town friend and everyone was in very, very good spirits. thank you for that. >> thank you, commissioner covington. commissioner veronese, you have a comment. commissioner hardeman, at this point, i just wanted to report to you, colleagues, that on march 20, we have a meeting with the guardians of the city to

follow up on the presentations and the guardian did at this last commission meeting. and we had chief rivera attend and captain sorano as well. we had director corso, myself, from guardians of the city we had three members. and four items and one as improvement of communication and coordination because of the recent towing of the antique rigs to t.i. as well as the wrap of the antique rigs in terms of security as well as preservation. the other item that we talked about was the request from the commission and the department for a reimbursement for the cost of the towing and the wrap of the antique rigs that was voted down by the guardians of the city at their meeting with a memo to us on march 11. at that meeting i asked that if the representatives through

james lee take back the request of the department back to the board of directors to re-request the reimbursement for the department in terms of the tow and the wrap. the wrap took on an individual discussion to assure some of the members that the wrap was the best decision by ourselves and the chief and the department. and that everybody understood clearly this is a temporary arrangement. the other thing that was real clear is we wanted to make sure our memorandum of understanding with the guardians which has never been complete. i believe it's about three years now. we need to request from them and the compliance by which they will submit by april 26 their financial statements, they insurance, and that the inventory request we made as well. but basically we hope that they will come through and submit all of these so that we can move to the memorandum of understanding. i offered to appear at the

guardians of the city board meeting to make a request personally from the department in terms of the reimbursement dollars. again,

>> is there an agenda item or does the secretary have items? we are open to that if there is some suggestions and we will take it at this point. if not, we are going to the regular presentations of operations and the chief's report. all right. thank you very much, commissioners. i want to, please, madam secretary, move on to the last item. >> item nine, adjournment. >> we're going to adjourn in memory and passing and prayers for battalion chief mark groshan, and we pray for his family as well. thank you very much to everybody. this meeting is adjourned. thank you, commissioners. >> thank you.

♪ >> supervisor jeff sheehy and i represent district eight, the castro, diamond heights. ♪ ♪ for me i think district eight is different than other districts because of the castro, right? that is really the birth place of lgbtq civil rights movement in san francisco. it's historic for that reason. it's a great district because it's very diverse. you have booming night life in the castro, a lot of families,

we have an amazing array of parks, rock climbing wall in glen canyon is super cool. it was the first facility with a rock climbing wall. the book stores are treasures, charlie's corner is unique. >> charlie's corner is a children's book store but so much more, community space where care takers and children come together over storytelling, books, it's a gathering center. i am charlotte and we are at charlie's corner on the corner of castro and 24th. the type of books we carry at charlie's corner range from prenatal to young adult, 18. we have musical books, art books, all built around children of course.

history, nonfiction, we have a wonderful picture book section. >> i love going to charlie's corner, number one, because you can find a whole range of books. my kid loves to read books. >> i always envisioned a space like this, surrounded by children's books and storytelling. we offer storytelling four times a day. we do curate well, we do a lot of time reading, researching, beyond the story time, it's going back to picking out a book, helping someone find the perfect book, unwrapping it and sending it off. there are people from all over the world and that's what i find so exciting. you see that every day in our story times. it's literally a melting pot. >> more and more families come

into the district, whether it's the castro, strollers every where in the valley and tons and tons of kids in glen park now, with the canyon and a great library. >> i describe it as this village, i tell people i live in a town but i work in a village. >> one thing i really think is great about this district, it's a safe district, it's a clean district, it's great for kids, it's great for families and has a bit of wild life in it, too. >> i look forward to watching these kids in this neighborhood grow up and new kids come in and meeting new people from all over the world because that's what we're all about. ♪ ♪

>> clerk: all right. good afternoon, everyone. welcome to our land use committee meeting, monday, march 19. i'm katy tang, chair of this committee. to my left, ahsha safai, my right, jane kim. mr. clerk, do you have any announcements? >> clerk: yes. please silence cell phones. and any documents should be submitted to the clerk. items adopted on will appear on april 3 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated.

>> supervisor tang: item 1 is changing 1600 block of galvez avenue to sam jordan's way. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i'm from the office of supervisor malia cohen and i'm here to give our enthusiastic support on behalf of this name change. it's been a straightforward process. the outreach done to the businesses in the area yielded no negative responses. sam jordan was an incredible community member, not only for the bayview, but also for san francisco generally.

one huge accomplishment in his day is he was the first african-american to run for mayor in san francisco. beyond his personal and political leanings, he was a person that treasured creating space for community to gather and be engaged not only in the immediate neighborhood but in citywide politics. supervisor cohen asks that you join her in supporting this and moving it to the full board. >> supervisor tang: seeing no questions or comments, we'll go to public comment. any members of the public that would like to speak on this item? no? okay. seeing none, public comment is closed. i'm sorry. we will reopen public comment. anyone else, come on up. >> good afternoon. i'm alan jordan. sam jordan was my father. my sister, ruth, is here also. we'd like to come and thank you

for putting this on our menu to make this thing finally come about. for years, my father was very committed to the bayview. this is something of pride for my family as well as the neighborhood. this goes hand in hand with the legacy program. last year we were -- we made a legacy business, one of the first ones to be in the state of california and, actually, in the country. like i said, it's a source of pride for me, my family, and our neighborhood, that this is finally coming about. and thank you. >> supervisor tang: thank you very much for being here. any other members of the public that wish to comment on item 1? seeing none, public comment is closed. supervisor kim? >> supervisor kim: i just want to thank supervisor cohen's

office for working on this. i always really enjoy these ordinances because i get to learn a lot about san francisco's history and the people that make our city great. i want to thank the jordan family for all of your father's work. and excited to support this and i want to add my name to the ordinance. >> supervisor tang: is that a motion? >> supervisor kim: yes. i make a motion to move it forward with positive recommendations. >> supervisor tang: we'll do that without objection. item 2. >> summary street vacation-portion of panama street sidewalk acceptance in the niantic street. accepting an irrevocable offer for public sidewalk between panama street and saint charles avenue. dedicating the public sidewalk

for pedestrian use and designated it public right-of-way and accepting it for city maintenance and liability. establishing a new sidewalk on niantic street. >> supervisor tang: we have javier rivera here. >> good afternoon. javier rivera from public works. this legislation street vacation and sidewalk maintenance. due to errors during the construction at 10 niantic, 40 feet was built over the sidewalk. to not complicate title, we were asked to vacate the right-of-way. the community and various situations came together and determined that in exchange for the vacation area, the developer had to construct a new 500-foot

sidewalk on the southerly side of niantic street. this provides the neighborhood with an ada-complaint, direct path to the overpass that leads to the bart station. as usual, we circulated this to all agencies and no objections were received. if you have any questions, i would be happy to respond. >> supervisor tang: thank you very much for that. seeing no questions or comments, we'll go to public comment on item 2. any members of the public? >> hi. jeremy schaub from schaub lee architect representing the project's sponsor. i've come to the project rather late, but there's a history of this house being built, over 10 years ago. and we look forward to clearing this up. let me know if you have any questions. >> supervisor tang: thank you very much. any other members of the public

that wish to comment on the item? supervisor safai? >> supervisor safai: i'm curious how this actually happened. how is it that the project sponsor built in the public right-of-way? >> to be honest with you, i'm not sure. it could have been a surveyor's mistake when they were staking out the property or it could have been the contractor that misread what was going on during the construction. >> supervisor safai: it wasn't a fault of b.s.m.? >> no, sir. >> supervisor tang: seeing no other questions or comments? >> supervisor kim: i don't think there's been a good response as to why the project sponsor built on public land. i will be voting against this. i think we need a better explanation of that. also, i think there's a number of issues with this property, including evictions that are now

on the record that have now vacated three units. and three households from san francisco. and i know they're attempting to legalize one of the units at planning. there are active complaints at the site at building suspension. so if this is going to move forward from land use, i will not vote for it, but i think we should make a motion to continue this item until we have actual answers as to why the project sponsor and property owner built on public land without approval from the city prior. >> supervisor tang: thank you, supervisor kim. i'm okay with a continuance if you want more information at the next meeting. >> supervisor safai: i met with the head of public works. i wanted you to be on the record saying it wasn't your department. but i know that there was some misreading of the plans and in terms of how they, when they constructed it, they found out about it after the fact.

they spent a long time working with the community and they constructed a significant portion of the sidewalk in exchange for this mistake. i'm okay with that in terms of how the resolution was and i'm okay with the explanation from the head of the department of public works. >> supervisor tang: thanks, supervisor safai. i think we can, one, continue it. another, send it to the full board without recommendation. and we don't have a board meeting next tuesday anyway, so it would be quite a bit of delay, so i'm okay either way. >> supervisor kim: i will be voting against the motion. >> supervisor safai: i'm okay to send it to the full board. >> supervisor tang: can we take a roll call vote, please? >> clerk: on the motion to send the item to april 3 without recommendations. >> supervisor kim: no. >> supervisor safai: aye.

>> supervisor tang: aye. >> clerk: there are two ayes and one no, vice-chair kim in the dissent. >> supervisor tang: so the item will go to the april 3 board meeting without recommendation and we would like the information that supervisor kim request requested. if we can call 3, 4 and 5 together, please. >> clerk: agenda item 3 plan to amend the map for the music project at 200-214 van ness avenue, item 4, amending the planning code to examine a height exemption. it will be used to enclose or screen features from view. increased roof height. and provide visual interest. amending zoning map to change the height designation for 811.

numbers 10 and 12 from 96x to 120x, affirming the ceqa determination and make any necessary findings. and number 5, development agreement between site and county of san francisco and can conservatory of music, including student housing, faculty housing, activation of a neglected portion of van ness avenue. one for one replacement of 27 dwelling units, including clear right to return to a comparable unit and voluntary rent control and waiving rights under the ceqa. setting impact fees and actions said forth in the development agreement.

confirming complains with or waiving certain items, 14b and 56. and ratifying within the ordinance. >> supervisor tang: thank you very much. we'll turn it over to supervisor kim. >> supervisor kim: thank you, chair tang. colleagues, thank you for your consideration for the legislation before us for the san francisco music conservatory music project. this called for 113-room group dorm that would accommodate 420 students. it's a private music institution and has provided music education for over 100 years and has been a critical part of our cultural district along the van ness corridor, where we also have the san francisco symphony, oprah

and ballet and maybe one day a san francisco school of the arts as well. we know that student housing and the construction of student housing is an incredible need, especially in this housing crisis. at this board, we've talked about how to build more housing so students are not competing with our everyday households, families, seniors, in our competitive housing stock here in san francisco. i first want to acknowledge the san francisco conservatory of music for answering our call and looking to build housing near their campus, and also ways for students to walk to school and not increase congestion in the area. also to make sure that in procuring a site, where there's rent-controlled units, that they had spent this time over the last couple of years individually meeting with all of the tenants, assuring that they would get adequate housing

during construction and that then a right to return with rent control back to a unit in this actual building. it was a very sensitive subject and i know when the conservatory first came to my office and i was hesitant to support because this board has shied away from removing rent-controlled units in san francisco. it's a position that the board has taken several times that we don't want to demolish our middle and working class housing. once we demolish rent-controlled buildings, it never comes back. the actions that you've taken, i really appreciate. i also know it took a tremendous amount of time. so i appreciate your patience in working with us. i'm really proud of the project before us today. it will build housing for 420 students that will not be on the market competing with other residents and securing our

existing community on the van ness corridor. their relocation is at 150 van ness, so just down the block. so services and community that the tenants dependent upon, they will have it both during construction and when they return to the new building. so i'm just pleased with the project before us. it has multiple community benefits and no displacement of residents. this is an example of one of our responsible institutions that you partnering with the city to help to solve our housing crisis today. i want to thank the project team for working with the van ness neighborhood council. the building will have new performance and rehearsal spaces that will compliment the arts and cultural offerings in the area. music education is not just

learning about playing an instrument, but performing. we have less and less performance space every year, and so that will be part of this project. i want to thank the staff at planning as well as the mayor's office of economic and work force development. i want to recognize moses for coming on staff and helping to shepherd forward. i have minor amendments that i have circulated that i will reference today. with no further comments, i want it welcome up the planning staff to present. >> good afternoon. the actions before you today are three ordinances to enable the san francisco conservatory music to construct a mixed use project

at 200 van ness avenue and include a general plan amendment, planning code and map amendments and development agreement. it would revise map 5 of the downtown area plan to reclassify from 95 to 110 feet. it would allow for obstructions, ground floor, open space, group housing and exposure as well as create a height limit. on february 8, the planning commission voted to recommend approval of the general plan, map amendment and ordinance. this concludes planning staff's presentation, but i'm happy to answer any questions. >> good afternoon, chair tang

and supervisors kim and safai. office of workplace development. thank you for your time and consideration of this project. before i begin, i wanted to make one correction to the document -- >> supervisor kim: we've circulated those. >> it ensures that the conservatory of music will provide the community benefit and requirements in addition to the key provision, the one for one replacement of the 27 rent-controlled units that occupy the site. it will be modern apartments with the secure entrance and elevator for tenants. the conservatory will allow them a clear right to return at current rents and to the ongoing jurisdiction as long as the ordinance or any other ordinance

remains in effect. these protections will be reported in the notice of special restrictions as exhibit g. project sponsor has worked closely with the tenants for relocation plan, as recorded. it appears as exhibit c. it establishes the following. prior to and in condition to commencement of the project, the conservatory will provide comparable housing. they've entered into the agreement to provide temporary location. they hope this will minimize disruption for the tenants. additionally, the conservatory will pay the tenants' costs to move to temporary housing and to

the newly constructed units once the building is ready for occupancy. the conservatory will pay for utility reconnection fees and work with the housing authority and continue to be eligible during the temporary displacement period and current units. the sponsor is working with tenants to include concerns or barriers that provide relocation for all services the project sponsor has spoken to them to answer any questions and concerns. finally, the conservatory has developed a comprehensive noticing and moving protocol for the tenants that receive ample notice. this includes opportunities for the tenant to tour the sites, review units, provide floor plans. thank you for your time. and i will be available for any

questions. >> supervisor tang: thank you so much. >> >> supervisor tang: is there another presentation? is this from the project sponsor? okay. great. >> good afternoon, honorable supervisors. i'm suzanne brown equity community builders, project managers for the project. wanted to mention the president of the conservatory will come up. i've been working with the director of public affairs for the conservatory over the last 2 1/2 years to meet with tenants. we've had several community meetings at 200 van ness and trudi has been meeting with tenants directly. we had a relocation consultant

that we brought on board 1 1/2 years ago and found that trudi is a much better -- she has a relationship with many of the tenants, so she's been working with 'em there -- with them. we had a meeting and want to assure the three of you and the tenants that they will maintain the same rights that they have now as far as rent control, right to return, and the conservatory wants to be a good neighbor and make sure that the tenants are taken care of. with that, i would like to introduce david stolle. >> it's an honor to be here. if we can cut to the slide deck, we can go to a couple of slides.

this is the site as it is today. we're excited to being able to, first of all, make sure that the existing tenants are able to return to the site. and we've worked closely with our friends to make sure that we can accelerate this transition. the conservatory itself is excited about this new building. it's a rendering of what the building would look like. this will, in fact, be not only an excellent source of student housing, which builds community for them and walking distance to the school, but does have the performance spaces. there will be 600 performances a year. more than that. of the performances, 9 out of 10 are open and free to the public. it gives a chance for families and people that want to engage

music to come into the space. the space at the lower level is highly transparent. as we come back away from the space that it has a low profile and provides a wonderful penthouse on top. it is also open to the public. 9 out of 10 concerts will be free and will provide a beautiful evening for people that wish to engage music. the floor plans, this shows you essentially in the southwest corner, this gorgeous recital hall. it comes to the corner that you will be able to see, master classes. the school is the only stand-alone conservatory offering music degrees west of the mississippi that's fully

accredited, but we also have programs for children and adults. i should point out that 98% of our students are on financial aid. we give back 53 cents of every $1 we collect. we're the most diverse and top five in the world and 38% of our students come internationally to study at the school. this is from inside the performance space. it gives you a sense of how bright and light that space will be. it's the entry lobby that takes you into the space. this is a student center. it will provide them a place to have meals, get together, play ping pong. it gives you a sense of the activity in the building. this is looking at the performance space and restaurants that will be on the corner that faces davies hall. live jazz and chamber music and concert lectures. this gives you an outline of

replacement housing. everyone comes through the front door. there's a private elevator that takes you up to where the units are located. all of them are facing the street and have light. you see the student housing design plan. there are suites that are quads. 62 students will be housed per floor. on the very top of the building, you will see a performance hall. the vista to the north is spectacular. you will see city hall in the distance. to the west, glass sweeps up and you look out to the setting sun. and this is a public performance space. we look forward to welcoming families and visitors from the community here on a daily basis. this is the rooftop garden and this will look out towards the city, finding a wonderful view of the city.

from davies, this is how you will see the building as you look off to the east. there's the building at night. the project for us has been a labor of -- a great effort. i want to thank the team that's worked on this. i really would love to thank supervisor kim and district board of supervisors and city for working so closely with us. we're committed to getting our students into the space and also assuring that the tenants have a phenomenal experience in this transition. we appreciate their help and cooperation. >> supervisor kim: thank you. and i want to thank you for your work as well. when the project sponsor first came to my office, i was very skeptical about any project that would demolish rent-controlled units. and efforts have been extraordinary to get us to the place where the residents and you are in agreement and moving forward. so i'm happy this is moving forward. at this time, we'll move forward

with public comment, via the chair. and i do have some comment cards. i have so many pieces of paper, i lost it. so i do want to first bring up sive vanderhorst, lead tenant, working with the households. demarcus davis. jorge turkoo. alicia sandoval. >> hi. i just want to thank you for everything that you did. when randy kwon and i showed up at your office to meet danny, you were really great. the conservatory has been great. we're getting ready to go to beautiful units and to have the opportunity to live in such a

nice place after living in a dump for so many years, is really nice. i'm not going to take up a whole lot of time. i just want to say that at first when we found out that our building was being torn down, we were so squared that we would be homeless and in the street and we all met downtown stairs and we decided that we wanted to stay together as a community and that we wanted to live where we live. because we had decided this together, i -- you know, it's important to acknowledge that this was a community effort. and i speak up because i'm that kind of person, but i don't want to pretend that i was something better than my neighbors because, you know, they stood

up, too. and i just hope that this gets passed so we can get across the street. and this time next month, laying by the pool. >> supervisor kim: thank you. thank you for your efforts. >> good afternoon. i'm demarcus davis. i'm study violin performance at the conservatory and serve on the student council. i'm here on behalf of students to show our support for the project. this is a special place for us. we're the most diverse conservatory in the country, or perhaps the world. of all the students enrolled, we have 423 enrolled. 98% of us are on scholarships. that's a huge, drawing factor to get top talent and students to study with world-class artists that teach at the conservatory. what the