on this. and now, i think we're going to have kevin give a demonstration on how these wonderful things work. take care. >> one, two, three, go! [inaudible] >> they tend to come up here and drive right up to the vehicle and in and out of their car and into the victim's vehicle, i would say from 10-15 seconds is all it takes to break into a car

and they're gone. yeah, we get a lot of break-ins in the area. we try to -- >> i just want to say goodbye. thank you. >> sometimes that's all it takes. >> i never leave anything in my car. >> we let them know there's been a lot of vehicle break-ins in this area specifically, they target this area, rental cars or vehicles with visible items. >> this is just warning about vehicle break-ins. take a look at it. >> if we can get them to take it with them, take it out of the cars, it helps. meeting tord to order. can you please rise for the pledge of allegiance. [ pledge of allegiance ]

>> president turman, i'd like to call roll. >> president turman: please do. [ roll call. ] >> clerk: commissioner turman, you have a quorum. also present with us today is the chief of police, william scott, and for the department of police accountability, miss sandra marian. >> president turman: okay. members of the public, welcome to the may 2nd, 2018 regular meeting of the san francisco police commission. this evening, we have a long closed session calendar, so -- which is likely going to be very time-consuming, so due to

the complexity and the length of closed session, public comment is going to be limited to two minutes. and with that, i'm going to turn it back over to secretary kilshaw for the first item. >> yes. thank you, secretary kilshaw, i'm going to interrupt the president of the commission tonight because this is a very special night, and it is a very hard night for some of us. tonight is president turman's last night on the commission, and he may not know this but tonight is a very special night for him. i have with me a proclamation from the mayor of san francisco, and julius, he may not know it, but today is julius turman day in san francisco. [applause]. >> president turman: it would have been nice to know that at the beginning.

>> well, you know, plenty of time left in the day. i'm going to read the proclamation. it's actually very appropriate. whereas the city and county of san francisco traditionally recognizes individuals who have made significant and remarkable contributions to the vitality of our city, and the dedicated and vital work of l. julius turman sincere rerepresenting the city of san francisco at its best. he has served the city and county of san francisco in various capacities, joining the police commission in 2011, stepping into the vice president, and then serving as the president of the body over a year. president turman might run commission meeting with a pragmatism of suffers no fools demeanor, he has been witness to comments delivered as jives,

poems, raps and beats, whereasture mass was instrumental in overseeing the police reform efforts, successfully revising several key policies, including use of force, body worn cameras, written communications and complaints against officers, ensuring the department operates the highest national standard, and whereas recruitment is often an arduous process, turman exercised his acute judgment of character, supporting chief william scott after a tremendously long and collaborative journey that included public input as well as filing key positions at the dpa and the commission office. whereas according to the sometimes ungodly hours of the julius turman e-mail which we've all received, he doesn't sleep, ladies and gentlemen. he's been known to land in your box that seems to need no more

than 45 minutes of sleep a night, which means that the remaining 23 hours and 15 minutes are split between his time at his firm and helping the sfpd reaches the highest pinnacle, making sure every person knows in the department how important his or her service is, and everybody feels safe and able to live their best san francisco life. therefore be it known that i mark e farrell do here by proclaim may 4, 2018 to be l. julius turman day in san francisco. [applause]. >> and we're not done yet. we have some special guests here, too. so on behalf of the san francisco police commission, i'm not going to read this certificate of appreciation.

this is to you, julius, for your hard work, and for everything you've done as a commissioner, and you know, i give this to you with great pride. you know, our friendship. i see former president susie loftus is here today. you know, in my career, i have served with some notable and incredibly successful people. on this commission, president loftus, president sparks. i've served in the department of justice with judge ryan, robert mueller. i served in the d.a.'s office with kamala harris, and you're there in my life as people who have defined who we are and who the city is. i have to tell you from the day i first met you, i found you to be honest. the first day you meet someone, you go he's okay, or no he's a

blankety-blank. you know, in a city that believes in a lot of identity politics, you are a michigan wolfe wolferine, a former u.s. assistant attorney out of michigan, a managing partner of a law firm. you are a family man, your whole family comes out to celebrate with you. you're a great person, and a great police commissioner. you're really going to be missed. you're a great commissioner, and on behalf of the commission, i'm going to miss you, buddy. i think former commission president loftus has a few words she'd like to add. >> commissioners, good evening. i don't think this is the public comment section of the agenda, otherwise this would have been my first time to make public comment to the police commission. >> two minutes and you're out of here. >> your time is up. i wanted to give you that

opportunity, president turman. it's so wonderful to see everybody, hello. president turman, i'm here for you. i haven't been back since i left the commission a year and a half ago, but i couldn't miss a chance to come back and honor what you've given to this city. i think it was former chief greg sur who used to remind us sometimes, you know, julius is a really fancy lawyer, and he would ask how much you actually get paid every hour. i think it's high up there. as a government lawyer, please don't tell me. i don't want to know. but over the seven-plus years you've been on this commission, the hours that you have spent in discipline hearings, in time when we've been in closed session struggling with some of the biggest issues this police department has faced, you have been dedicated every single moment so what is best for this city, what is best for this department, and you have shined in your integrity, president turman. you make the decisions for the right reason, you care deeply about this city, and you have

given a tremendous amount. it was an honor to serve with you, and thank you for the kindness and the partnership you showed me and you've shown all of your colleagues over the years because you've made things better, and the city is very grateful. thank you. [applause]. >> president turman: are we done now? >> i think we're done now. president turman wants to get back to the agenda, and i'll -- >> president turman: i was just going to say thank you to everyone, and i will come back during commission comments and make my comments, so thank you so much. thanks so much. >> should we tell him now? we were going to save this, but you're invited to come back to every police commission and talk in public comment moving forward. >> president turman: thank you so much, but you know, be careful what you ask for.

all right. madam secretary, we'll start with the first line item. >> line item one. [agenda item read]. >> president turman: commissioners, in your packet are the meeting minutes from those dates, march 14, april 4, april 11, and april 18, 2018. hopefully, you had a chance to peruse them. if you have any comments or revisions to them, please let us know. if there are none, then i will entertain the appropriate motion. >> move to accept. >> second. >> president turman: all in favor? any opposed? thank you. those minutes are adopted. next item, secretary kilshaw. [agenda item read].

>> president turman: okay. chief, did you want to say anything further? >> nothing -- nothing further. >> president turman: okay. all right. so as i understand it, la casa de la madres is receiving this from dignity health, and they've sent us $10,000 connected with participation in the bayview domestic violence high risk program. i'll entertain the appropriate motion. >> move to accept. >> second. >> all in favor cler.

>> clerk: can we have public comment on that, commissioner? >> president turman: i'm sorry. public comment on that, item 2. seeing none, public comment is now closed. with public comment now closed, i will reopen the floor for the appropriate motion. >> i think you just call the question. >> president turman: okay. call the question. all in favor? any opposed. okay. that is now approved. secretary kilshaw. [agenda item read]. >> president turman: good evening, chief scott. >> good evening, commission, commissioner turman. i'll start out with crime trends for this week and start off with violent crime.

homicides are down 28% from this time last year. we had 13 homicides as of the last reporting period. our shootings -- shooting victims, i'm sorry, are down 17% with a total of 39 year to date. homicides with firearms, we've only had six for the year, which is 54% below where we are last year, and our toting gun violence is down 25%. our total violent crimes, that includes all the part one violent crimes, we're down 36%, and part two violent crimes, we're down 14.55%. auto blaerz are down 25%, which is equivalent to 2,000 less auto burglaries than last year, and all the strategies that we've put in place will continue, and hopefully, we can continue to push that down in the right direction.

in terms of special events, items of interest, the department continues to provide opportunities throughout the city as part of our youth engagement efforts. our youth wilderness hikes is one of those things. this happened this past week, and that was at our lady of visitacion. students went to angel island, and st. john's students went to mou mount -- i'm having trouble pronouncing this. tamalpais. one event to report this week, our peace parks is a continuing effort. i spoke about this in a prior meeting. it's a collaboration with rec and parks and the san francisco police department to give programming in some of the parks around the city in

concentrated in various rec centers, so it's really gotten off to a good start. we believe this is part of the solution to address some of our violent crime, giving young people activities and programs in the parks, so that will continue. the next peace park event for this week is tomorrow -- actually, tomorrow through sunday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at hearst park in the ingleside district. and cinco de m 5 yo events occur this sunday at 10:00 a.m. it's an annual street events celebration. we don't -- we anticipate we'll be adequately staffed for that event. and that concludes the report for this week. >> president turman: thank you. chief. any questions for the chief?

hearing no questions, thank you, chief. let's go directly to the report by dpa director henderson. [agenda item read]. >> certainly. we are currently at 258 pending cases. last year this time, we were at 407 cases. i'll continue to -- every week to that similar update when we meet. we are still at 34 cases that are past the 270-day point. as a reminder, the majority of those cases are cases that are being tolled from other civil or criminal pending charges. we are continuing to fill folks in the management positions so we can continue to process the contract that we had from the department of technology to take over our department and

bring the department current, both with software and with hardware. our -- the majority of the investigation unit right now is at a training, one of the things that folks had asked me to do was to provide more training for our investigators, so i've sent the majority of the investigative team to aele training, which is use of force training, so they're in vegas right now, but i'm sure they're watching us on sfgov tv. this week, one of our lawyers who are here in the audience with us today, samra marian, spoke on dr. maeshrshall regarding violence -- biased policing. those are my updates for this week.

>> president turman: thank you, commissioner henderson. sorry -- director henderson. any comments, questions for director henderson? no? okay. hearing none, let's move to the next item, please. [agenda item read]. >> president turman: well, as commissioner mazzucco has said, today is my last day with the police commission, and this is -- the kind of work we do here, i guess you can never say, my work is done because there is plenty to always do. but it's been seven years. i'm proud to have had the opportunity to serve with such talented, intelligent

commissioners. out of all those list of priorities -- high ranking officials that commissioner mazzucco named in his remarks, i want to tell you that susie loftus, who was my friend and in whose foot steps i followed was probably the most instrument in helping me learn how to do this job. and this has been good work. i'm proud of the san francisco police department. i'm proud of its leadership and its chief. i'm proud of the department of police accountability. every day, they strive to make transparency and public interface, and the work we do even more accessible to the city and county of san francisco. and the people you don't see

behind -- the behind-the-scenes people, you don't see what they do every day, the people who serve on our commission staff, the people who advise us from the city attorney's office, and others who work hard to make sure we live up to the mandates of the charter of the city of san francisco. they deserve our highest respect and thank you. and thank you to the citizens of san francisco who have constantly given me reminders in many, many forms of what they believe san francisco should be, and i hope to some measure i have lived up to that in the last seven years. thank you for the time, the attention, and the ability to serve. thank you. commissioners, and i'll say --

commissioner dejesus, i'm sorry. >> commissioner dejesus: so i also want to say thank you to commissioner turman. you've been refreshing, you've been plain speaking, you've been pretty blunt with us. it was refreshing to have that bluntness, but you also had understanding of complex and difficult issues that we faced. you know, you and commissioner loftus led us through some pretty trying times in the community and some trying community meetings, but i think most of that was successful, and we have come away with a body of policy for this department that really moved us into the 21st century, and we have to continue that march into the 21st century and best practices, and hopefully by doing this, we're going to be changing the culture of the department. so i want to thank you for your dedication and long hours. as you said, people have no idea what goes on behind the scenes, so thank you so much. >> president turman: thank you. commissioner hirsch? >> commissioner hirsch: i also want to thank you. i've only been on the

commission for a year, but you've been the president for that year. and i've learned a lot from you, actually, in the year. ands and as i told you, your bedside manner can be rough, but your heart and your mind is admirable, and i appreciate your leadership. >> president turman: okay. next line item, secretary kilshaw. [agenda item read]. >> president turman: anything anyone needs to schedule? >> no. >> not for me. >> commissioner? >> president turman: go ahead. >> i was just going to mention for the members of the public, the commission will be dark next weekend. we do not have a quorum. >> president turman: and please check your website because we're not quite sure

how long we will be dark. so there are some commission appointments that need to be filled to bring the quorum levels back up to speed, so please make sure you're checking our website. >> we should be clear with the public. it's not that the commissioners here are not willing to attend. we are willing to attend, but we will not have a quorum with commissioner turman leaving -- the president turman leaving. we have two commissioners pending reappointment, and we have two -- we have two openings, so we don't have a quorum. as soon as the board of supervisors moves on that, then hopefully, we can recon convenient oreconvene our meetings. >> president turman: all right. public comment on-line items 3-a through d. any public comment? 3-a through 3-d? hearing none, public comment is now closed.

[ gavel ]. >> president turman: secretary kilshaw, public comment. [agenda item read]. >> clerk: please limit your comments to two minutes. >> president turman: any general public comment? >> hello. hi, everyone. good evening or good -- you

know, i just wanted to say i'm sorry that you're leaving also, and i know we had a few brushes together, but thank you for being here. and i also want to say i want here last week, and i know last time you were on the board, you said you were going to have a letter written for dpw. you weren't here, so the vice president said he would sign it. but i guess they had to wait until you got back. >> president turman: i signed the letter today. >> okay. thank you. and the other thing is can i use the overhead, as i come every time to talk about my son who was murdered august 14, 2006, we still have no -- no closure, no one's come forth.

i bring the names all the time of the people who murdered my son. thom thomas hannibal, marcus carter. we're still looking for closure, and i always talk about our posters being out there, say where was you when i was murdered? we still need to see you for our children to be out there, so the perpetrators can see their victim. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. >> president turman: thank you. any further public comment? all right. hearing none, public comment is now closed. next line item, secretary

kilshaw. [agenda item read]. >> president turman: all right. so ladies and gentlemen, members of the public, what we're about to do is we are going to consider our closed session agenda which has some personnel matters on it. now, what we're doing now is we're about to vote as to whether or not to go into closed session. we're giving you the chance to give us public comment on that-dwthat that -- the vote as well as whether or not we should go into closed session. so with that, public comment is now open on that. any public comment? all right. hearing none, public comment is now closed on item six. [ gavel ] [agenda it

[agenda item read]. >> so moved. >> second. >> president turman: okay. all in favor? any opposed? all right. ladies and gentlemen, we thank you for attending the first half of the open session. we are now about to go into public -- or closed session. we'll return after

>> clerk: commissioner, you're back in session on an open record and you still have a quorum. >> president turman: okay. next line item. [agenda item read]. >> move not to disclose. >> second. >> president turman: all in favor? all right. nondisclosure, we are in -- that is a unanimous vote. thank you. >> clerk: item nine, adjournment, action item. >> well, i'm going to move that we adjourn in honor of commission president julius turman, who you are he going -- who's going to have julius turman day in san francisco, so i think we should have a par aid -- parade. a lot of good things was said tonight about julius, but one of the best was integrity, and he was able to make good decisions despite disparate political forces. he's totally a straight shooter. so god bless, and i'd

good afternoon. this is the historic preservation committee. the commission does not -- please silence your mobile devices that may sound off. when speaking before the commission, if you care to, state your name for the record. i would like to take roll at this time. [ roll call ] >> commissioners, first on your agenda is general public comment. at this time, members of the public may address the commission within the subject matter of the commission september agenda items with respect to agenda items. your opportunity to address the commission will be afforded when the item is reached in the meeting. each member of the public may address the commission up to 3 minutes. >> does anybody wish to comment on a nonaend a item? if so, please come forward.

hearing none, we'll close public comment. >> that will place us under department matters. director's announcement. >> good afternoon. no formal report from the director this afternoon. eye would be happy to forward any questions you have for the next hearing. >> item two, review of past events of the planning commission and announcements. >> department staff just a few items to share with you this week. one is your recommendations regarding the pending districts for central soma area plan will be heard at the planning commission on may 10th, next week. and as you know, the planning commission evaluates those proposed designations based on several factors related to bay area regional transit, any potential amendments to the general plan that may have to

occur, along with a few other sort of broader policy findings, but we will certainly keep you posted on any comments they have and forward them to you before we transmit those recommendations to the board of supervisors with the full package. also, i passed out some -- the section from the budget and finance committee meeting, a report on cultural districts. this is related to the pending cultural district legislation response ored by supervisor ronen. tomorrow, they are having a general discussion about next year's budget. i wanted to keep abreast of the information regarding the proposed legislation and the planning department mayor's office of housing, oewd

commission will be there in attendance should the committee have any questions. we understand that the legislation is still being revised by several members of the community, a working group in the various city departments. we don't have any -- we don't have any revised language to show you just yet, but once we did, it will be brought forward to this commission. i also wanted to bring to your attention, as you may have seen in the paper, the full board did pass the resolution establishing the lgbtq and leather cultural district located in the south of market neighborhood. this has been under revision for, i would say, almost a year, but this final resolution, the department's reviewed it. we think it looks fantastic. and as you can see towards the

end, there are further duties or asks of this commission in your work-related to cultural heritage work and to support these districts as they move forward, which hinges on the passing of that legislation i spoke about. i wanted you to have a copy of what was passed in case you have questions. our cultural heritage specialist is happy to present or give you or the assets committee an update on that information at any time. and then finally, as you're aware, we, along with the arts commission, filed a joint request for rehearing for the c of a related to the pioneer monument. we forwarded a copy of the joint brief we submitted, and we understand that the hearing will be scheduled at the board appeals on june 13th. so we'll keep you posted on that outcome.

that concludes my comments unless you have any questions. >> i just wanted to make a quick comment. i thought that was a -- the response letter was just very well researched and thought out. i was just very impressed with the depth of understanding of what is a very complex and complicated web of rules and things. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> we can move on? >> very good. that will place us under commission matters. president reports and announcements. >> i don't have a formal report today, but i would like to, for members of the public and commissioners, inform you that we had a request to continue item 9, the 3333 california street. so when we take that up, it may well be continued. >> commissioners, item 4 consideration of adoption draft minutes. >> any comments on the minutes?

>> at this time, we'll take public comment on the draft minutes for april 18th, 2018. does any member wish to comment on the minutes? seeing and hearing none, we'll close public comment. do we have a motion to adopt them. >> i so move. >> second. >> thank you commissioners. there's nothing further, there's a motion that has been saided to adopt -- seconded to adopt the minutes. on that motion, commissioners. [ roll call ] >> so moved commissioners. motion passes unanimously 7-0 and places us on item 5. commission comments and questions. >> that will place us end the regular calendar. the conserve ace district, this is for your initiation of a change in designation.

>> if i could have the powerpoint up on the screen, please? good afternoon, commissioners. i'm department staff. item before you today is to initiate and recommend article 11 designation of the mint-mission conservation district and the change of article 11 designation of properties within the district as part of the central soma area plan. the mint mission conservation district was identified through the survey and is compriseds of industrial commercial and residential hotel properties constructed between 1906 and 1930. this district is a rare remaining enclave of these building types. the district is notable as it a survivor of the extensive redevelopment of soma in the late 20th century during which much of the buildings dating to the period when the area was served as the industrial center was raised.

the district was identified through the serv -- survey. it was post 1906 earthquake and fire reconstruction. this slide includes a map of the resources survey area. existing historic resources are in red, orange, and black and eligible resources identified through survey efforts are green and blue. the conservation district is located in the northwest corner of the study area. listed to the right are the outcomes of the survey efforts. 31 are eligible for the california register. 26 proposedded for a rating. the survey and historic statement was adopted on march 16th, 2016. in 2018, the commission recommended designation of three individual article 10 landmarks and one article 10 landmark district identified through the

soma survey efforts. they include the pullman hotel, hotel utah, and iron workers ion none 77, and the warehouse district. the hpc recommended the change in article 11 designation of the 26 buildings noted on the slide. the mint mission conservation district includes 22 properties. the majority of which are not currently rated under article 11 or classified as category 5 or unrated buildings. one property is eligible for designation as a category one significant building and 15 as category 4 or contributory. 3 designated as categories 1 and 2 significant and three category 5 unrated buildings will be located in the district. dpr forms included in your park et cetera provide photographs and an overview of the properties. please note in your case report and resolution the candy factory at 54 mint street was identified as an unrated building.

this currently is designated category 1. that designation will not change. an updated resolution has been prepared for the commissioners and for the public and for public review. the candy factory are remain category 1. i have a copy of the resolution for the commissioners and it's also provided for the public's review. as mentioned, the district is compriscomprised of small and mm properties constructed between 1906 and 1930. the buildings reflect the evolution of land use patterns of the neighborhood dating to the 19th century. the district embodies the function of the blocks south of market street which served as a transition zone along market street and the industrial uses to the south. the land use was replicated during the reconstruction following the 1906 earthquake and fire. the industrial and commercial buildings included in the district range in size from

multi size warehouses such as the candy factory to 966 mission neighboring two story commercial structures. the district's buildings are smooth finished stucco or brick with some stucco and concrete. industrial buildings commonly feature cornices, flat facades, ornament and punch window openings. three residential hotels property type one common in soma are located in the district and include the 1915 chronicle hotel notable for brick work and tiles and the piedmont in 1907. they featured storefronts and cornices. detail along the motifs and relief panels are found on the district's multi story buildings. the third residential hotel located in the mint mission conservation district is the 1907 oak wood hotel at 40 to

48 5th street. it's the only building category one. building is eligible for category one designation are mormon humidity al in scale and are corner properties and feature elaborate ornamenttation or architectural detail. the district also includes three currently designated category one or two significant buildings. much the 1916 remedial loan association and the 1907 california casket company. both pictures here the and candy factory is featured on an earlier slide. similar to category one, the properties proposed for category four ratings feature range of ornamentation from the carpet

and drapery building featuring and 980 mission street to the modest character of the supply company located at 972 mission street. category four properties possess a high level of architectural detail and decoration but are located mid block, possess less ornate ornamentation. throughout the development of central soma survey, outreach efforts were connected beginning with the launch of the survey web page in 2014. this was followed by public presentations during 2014 and 2015. most recently a public mailing notifying them of this hearing were sent out april 12th. staff provided technical assistance regarding the benefits including transferable development rights, the mill's act and use of the california

historic building code and the responsibilities of designations such as the permit to alter as well as how the protections help fulfill policies outlined in the plan. in closing, the designation of the district fulfills policies included in the plan to recognize and protect the cultural resources. the policies include supporting the preservation of the resources, protecting significant heritage properties through designations to article 10 of the planning code and supporting the preservation that reflect the legacy of the neighborhood f approved, a number of benefits are tied to designation, including eligibility for a transferable development rights, the mills act, and california historic building code. responsibilities tied to designation include the requirements and review process associated with permits to

anotherrer. the department determines they might the eligibility requirements for conservation district designation and the properties meet the requirements for change in designation, from not rated under article 11 or unrated category 5 to categories 1, significant through category 4, contributory is wanted. staff recommends each initiate the designation and the change in article 11 designation of properties within the mint mission conservation district. this concludes my presentation and i'm happy to answer any questions. >> thank you. commissioners, questions? >> i just have one quick question. it's just out of curiosity. the old mint is neither included in this district or the adjacent district. i forget the name of the adjacent district. is that because it's a landmark in and of itself and you typically don't include that? >> we could have included it. i mean, there are some buildings that are both article 10 and

article 11. it just seemed to make sense to have the article 11 districts ring around the mint, but yeah, it could have gone both ways. >> it overlaps, so it doesn't really matter. >> commissioner johnck. >> i really appreciate the staff's efforts to detail your outreach efforts, particularly your -- i'm going to call them house calls. explain the benefits of these designations, and what's been the success rate of reception to that? have you been able to, you know, contact and actually speak personally with all of them? >> not all of them. notification and we've recently had several meetings with property owners. we had conference calls and in person meetings in the office, answering questions, once this process got underway. so we've had a got bit of

contact with property owners and provided additional information on the benefits and requirements through -- and tdr program, mills act, and minor and major permits. >> that's terrific. great. thank you. >> commissioner matsuda. >> just a follow-up to that. we received in our packet this memo from mr. lee about some questions that he had specifically regarding the benefits. were you able to touch base with him. >> we met yesterday. >> great. then another question about the information contained in the case report. the second bullet on page 2 talks about the examination of 134 parcels and of the 72 were not documented. then it says because they were vacant or not eligible. so what happens in the case of vacancy? >> in the case of a vacant property or vacant site?

>> yeah. >> if they're located within a district, they would be under the per view of this commission for new development along with code requirements. however, if they're outside of any of the districts, the central soma plan controls who apply to that location. >> okay. that's what i wanted to know. thank you. >> commissioner johnck. >> on the subject of notification of the owner, if it's possible, i would really like to see what it was that you sent them that explained what was going on and the benefits and so forth. that does come up from time to time. i just would like to be up to date on what we're giving them. >> okay. >> thank you. if there are no further questions, we'll take public comment on this item. please come forward and you'll have three minutes. there's a warning buzzer 30 seconds before.

>> good afternoon commission. so i represent a parcel of 3704035. it's right behind the old mint. my family has owned this building for over 40 years. my parents have passed away, but it is now owned by the three brothers. we would -- we also have a business we run out of the basement of the building, a security company. we have a vision that maybe ten years from now we might want to go up to match the surroundings buildings that are five stories, 12 stories tall. we don't want to have any restrictions. not to say we're going to do anything. we love our building, but we would like to have that opportunity to be exempt from this conservation district. i have a handout i would like to present to everyone. then that's it. thank you very much. thank you for having me here. this is very important, and i

would love to talk to this gallon on the side and have her come -- gal on the side and have her come to our office and meet with her and talk separately. we're concerned about the property. >> can you tell us your address again? >> 444 jesse street. right behind the old mint off jesse street. >> all right. thank you. >> is it okay to hand this -- >> sure. >> thank you so much. i appreciate that. thank you so much. that's all i have. thank you. >> thank you. >> any other memmer about of the public want to speak in come forward. >> i'm craig rice. i'm one of the unit owners in 6 mint, which is item listed as 6. just that i bought into the area two years ago. this is honestly the first i heard of it.

much the mailing that went out on the 20th. any way, no real general concerns about the creation of the district, but i have two detailed questions as a property owner. so one would be one of the benefits are the tdrs. menhow transferable are those? to adjacent parcels within -- across the city? in other experiences, they don't have -- they can't transfer far and may be of limited benefit if the area is built out. i don't know if this is a question for commission or staff. other question is exterior improvements, the permit process for exterior improvements, we might have rooftop equipment, window replacements. i'm curious about the impact on routine permitting to exterior items that may be burned by the

creation of the district. those are my questions. again, i don't know if that's for this commission or staff. >> we can ask -- after we finish public comment, we can ask staff to address your comments. any other member of the public wish to comment? please come forward. >> good afternoon commissioners. i'm representing supervisor jane kim's office. we would like to express our full support for this designation of the district. we do hear the concerns of the one property owner who took the time out of their day here to be here today. but we do feel that the historic preservation measures and part of the central soma plan are a necessary component of that plan and we're supportive of all of the designation that's are moving forward both today and the previous hearing and i think there might be a couple more in the future coming down the proverbial turnpike. we're supportive and we look

forward to having the department reach out and explain as they have been in other areas the benefits as well as responsibilities of having that designation. so thank you. >> thank you. any other member of the public wish to speak to this item? seeing and hearing none, we'll close public comment. i wonder if you could just respond to the questions about the tdr process and how that would be applied. then maybe just a little bit about the permit process for alterations. you can describe the minor permit alter as well. >> i will point out i did francis mcmill inis in contact with -- mcmillan is in contact with them. [ stand by for change of

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>> it's very frightening. so i am really supportive of the work that's been done to designate this area and encourage, of course, staff to continue communication with the property owners. i thank the property owners for accepting the responsibility. we're honored, ok. we're honored to have you.

good. >> i want to add that being in a category for building, it doesn't prevent additions from being made though these buildings. it's possible to extend them. >> i move the resolution, but i don't have the resolution to initiate designation -- >> it's in our packet with the one change with the one buildinr what it was. it will continue to be a category 1 building. >> ok. i move the resolution to initiate designation of mission conservation district. >> yes, i just had a comment and asked mr. frye if he could confirm. whether these buildings are in the district or not, they're still resources under sequa and would need to have similar evaluations and assessments to any changes that occur. having them as part of the

district provides other benefits that you wouldn't have otherwise. the t.d.r.s for this district are an immense benefit that other historic properties in our city may or may not have. that's a really a great benefit. >> that's correct. >> we have a motion and a second. >> i did not hear that, thank you. >> very good commissioners. there's a motion that has been second today' to adopt resolutio initiate. commission black. >> jonck. >> yes, highland,. >> so moved, commissioners, that passes 7-0. places us on item 7 for case number 17. 011-5755 at 1942 sutter street. this is a se