in itself, there's nothing wrong with the building. the only thing i question, and i would like the commission to open the drawings to page 82, is that the first floor in the back looks as if it is set up for an additional unit. the reason being that it has ample windows, it has all the right exposure to the rear yard, and it is labelled as storage. there is 414 square feet, and i am wondering why this space could not be actually considered to become an a.d.u. normally storage does not require windows of this kind. storage does not require doors going downstairs into the garden and coming in from the breezeway i think this is somewhat unusual

and i would like to ask staff as to whether or not that was discussed, considered, or was the applicant asked on what the storage space already entails. >> the option would be to not have this wall dividing the storage area. you could have a three car tandem garage, although that is not very feasible for moving cars around. and a.d.u. would trigger new requirements under the building code, which might make this project unfeasible for the applicants. there is a narrow lot. they would have additional egress requirements. when this project started, i believe in a.d.u. was not possible until you would need at least three years to add it, so at the time it could have been added with thought for the

future, but i believe the staff and the project architects can speak more directly on the requirements under the building code because they did investigate this. >> so if no one else has questions, i do have questions about the existing tenant and i do not see anything in the packet. i see that her lease -- his lease goes to august -- is there an agreement that she is coming back, or has she put anything in riding that she is no longer a tenant? i would like -- i don't want a permit that we are, you know, approving to be causing the eviction of a tenant. >> absolutely. that is not the intention. i am 56 years old and named julio. i was born and raised in that neighborhood. the idea is to enhance it and not do anything to detract from it.

specific to your question, the property sat vacant for about a year and recently, in september, we wanted it out to a couple that is, one of them is an employee of ucsf and the other one was trained at ucsf. the lease agreement that we signed, i informed them there were plans in place to create a different structure there and i told them that if the plans were approved for demolition, the earliest anything would be done would be in three years. in fact, that timeline may be pushed out, but i told them at least they could be there for three years without any action at all. i don't anticipate any action. i am a very open to a grace period if there is difficulty in them finding another place, even if they stay for the full three years.

>> okay. thank you. commissioner richards? >> i like the explanation that was given. i think we should at least put in the findings that we approve this that we acknowledged that the tenants to have three years. that is one of the reasons why we are going ahead and doing this with a tenant and it. i moved to approve with that finding. >> second. >> if there is nothing further, commissioners, there is a motion that has been seconded to approve this matter with conditions. with the correction read into the record by staff and an additional finding regarding the tenant and tenant see. on that motion... [roll call]

so moved. that motion passes unanimously 6 -0. placing us on item 243501 geary boulevard. conditional use authorization. >> good evening. >> one moment. i believe commissioner johnson needs to request a recusal. >> i am requesting to be recused because i live within 500 feet of the subject property. >> i will acknowledge that request and motion to recuse commissioner johnson. >> second. >> thank you. on that motion to recuse commissioner johnson... [roll call] so moved. that motion passes unanimously 6 -0.

>> good evening, members of the planning commission. i am with planning department staff. the agent before you is a request for conditional use authorization to convert a vacant ground for commercial space with approximately 1,866 square feet of floor area to a formal retail use doing businesses t-mobile, a wireless communications store. the proposal will involve interior tenant permits to the ground floor space. they would be no expansion to the existing building envelope. the proposed store will consist of a sales area of merchandise, display areas, fixtures, sale and service counters, two storage rooms and two restrooms. the proposed store will sell or rent to customers, various telling munication projects, information service, personal communication services or products.

currently there is approximately 5,300 t-mobile store locations worldwide, of which approximately a dozen are in san francisco. the proposed project will allow for the option of a new tea mobile store location and within the inner richmond neighborhood and first time tenant for the subject commercial space. the similar retail findings are included in the draft motion for the commission to consider. the department has not received any letters of opposition to the project. the department has received correspondence from three people which asked about the status or expressed support of the project as long as the business signage is compatible visually. the project sponsor has conducted a preapplication meeting on the project in february of 2019 to persons other than the project sponsors that were present at the pre application meeting. the planning department's recommendation for the project his approval with conditions. this concludes my presentation.

i am available for any questions thank you. >> thank you very much. do we have a project sponsor? >> hello. thank you, commissioners, for your time and consideration today. i own a company called mobile one. we started our journey into thousand and eight selling t-mobile part since -- products and services out of a kiosk in the mall. we have grown our company to 132 retail locations and employ over 900 employees. almost half of our employees are employed here in the state of california. many of whom in the bay area. we operate 45 stores in the san francisco bay and sacramento areas. we operate the t-mobile store inside of the galleria were many of our employees also attend the university of san francisco which is located up the street. we are very excited about the opportunity to open a store in the inner richmond neighborhood and continue to be a job creator for local residents.

100% of my company's management and team members have been promoted internally. i am proud to be part of the t-mobile brand for almost 20 years. in 2013 we launched the carrier campaign where we solve customer price points and have eliminated contracts, termination fees, fees for using to do much data. we also offer discounts to senior citizens and first responders. we set provide a lower cost option to the other wireless carriers out there and i think we will be an excellent addition to that richmond neighborhood. thank you for your time. we look forward to your approval of the conditional use authorization. >> thank you very much. do we have any public comment on this item? public comment is closed. commissioner koppel? >> motion to approve. >> second. >> thank you. if there is nothing further, there is a motion that has been seconded to approve this matter with conditions. [roll call]

so moved. that motion passes unanimously 4 -0. that will place us on your discretionary review calendar. item 21 was continued to november 14th. placing us on item 22. 1132 avenue. -- 1130 potrero avenue. >> the idea before you as a public initiated request for discretionary review. to construct a horizontal side addition and a third story vertical addition to eight two story over basement and one family residence. the d.r. requester is from 325 nace street, and adjacent owner of the property to the south of

the proposed project who is concerned with that. the project conflicts with the city's priority policies preserving neighborhood character and preserving affordable housing. and the proposed rear addition is incompatible with the residential design guidelines. respecting the existing pattern of side facing buildings and articulating the buildings to minim eyes impacts to light, air , and privacy on adjacent properties. to date, the department has received no letters of opposition and no letters of support. to this end, the department's residential design advisory team as we reviewed the project and confirmed this addition does not represent any exceptional or extraordinary circumstances with respect to preserving affordable housing, privacy, sound and light to the adjacent neighbor to the south. the project sponsor has

submitted an affidavit attesting there is no unauthorized dwelling unit. the rent board has no records in their database regarding the existence of a rental unit. and furthermore, a letter from a firmer -- former tenant a test they shared the house. they report that the authorized use of this is as a one family dwelling. with respect to the impacts of the d.r. requester's property, since the subject property is north of the d.r. requester and extends only 5 feet beyond the depth of the d.r. requester's building, it is also set back three and a half feet from the side, our team proposes they meet the residential design standards with respect to scale, light, and privacy in relation to the d.r. requester's property to the south and the property to the north. specifically because the proposed third floor addition is set back from the high front

parapet to be visible from the street. it shows a modest floor to roof height of 9 feet and procreates the front -- front deck that is tucked between -- behind a parapet. as well as a rear deck that is minimal and also set off the adjacent property lines. staff deem the third story addition is minimal to his impacts to light and privacy. furthermore, the d.r. requester asserts that the proximity of building a property line wall close to his would impact sound. the property line walls in san francisco are pretty typical and when constructed to current standards of separation and insulation should not present an issue with respect to sound transmission. however, there is no provision in the planning code to regulate such issues. as such, staff does not find any exceptional or extraordinary conditions and recommends the commission not take the d.r. and

approve the project. this concludes my presentation and i'm happy to answer questions. thank you. >> thank you very much. we will now have -- here from the d.r. requester. >> start speaking. >> good evening. my name is diana gomez and my husband has owned this home since 1984. there are two big picture items that we would like to bring to your attention today. the first is the alarming loss of starter homes in our neighborhood. the proposal seeks to turn age quote 1200 square-foot house with enough solar unit that had been providing additional housing in our housing for over four decades into a 3,000 square-foot mega- home. at the house was purchased 10 years ago for $749,000 and is now valued by a public website at $1.5 million. the project sponsor seeks to

turn it into a sickle family home that may push the value of up to $3 million. a home that only very wealthy people can afford. second, there are existing loopholes that make it easy to eliminate auxiliary units. the only thing that was provided to planning to satisfy the removal of the auxiliary unit is a letter from a former tenant. the letter does not mention the fact that the unit itself is fully self-contained that has no direct access to the house. the letter uses a plan simply stating that the tenant rented it as part of a main house. allowing this massive expansion will make this home much larger than any other single family home in the immediate square block area and create a terrible precedent that will change the charm and the character of our historic walk. there are single family homes that make up the majority of the buildings on our block. not one of them has a third

story. all of the homes that make up the mid-block area were built in the 18 nineties and incorporated large side setbacks. that isn't what we now refer to as green building techniques. that makes these homes environmentally friendly. this proposal seeks to remove a large south facing setback that is the best source of light and air to both of our homes. if you feel this expansion is necessary and desirable, there are some modifications that we respectfully request you consider. first, the east facing roof deck should be reduced in size and the wall between the deck and our home be raised to the height of the front parapet to reduce noise transfer to the main living area of our home. second, the light well provided for a bathroom window should be increased from 7 feet to 8 feet.

this would reduce the proposal by less than nine square feet. this modest change has been made -- has made a big difference to our home. the third floor rear deck should be eliminated to preserve privacy to the rear yard open space and finally, the existing first floor rear deck should be replaced with a conforming landing and stairs and includes a fire rated wall. as it currently exists, the deck is an extreme infringement on our privacy as it encroaches into backyard open space. and since it is built on the property line without the required safety feature, it poses a real safety hazard. with that, my husband would like to make additional comments. >> i would like to add. i never agreed to anything to the meeting i attended where a plan to address the light well for my bathroom window was first presented. i was asked for letter of endorsement, at which time i informed the project sponsor it

would not be forthcoming. until i saw specifics on how they would address the privacy issue involving a glass of rail on the terrace that overlooks our bathroom window. i also asked for specific information on why a variance would not be required if they chose to replace existing nonconforming deck. despite repeated requests, no alterations were made to the railing until three weeks after the notice was sent out. information on the variance requirement to replace the existing nonconforming deck was not provided to me till two days prior to the d.r. finding the deadline. at this time, i offered to support a variance which would include a deck that would be 5 feet from my property line and 4 feet into the rear yard open space. however, i also indicated that if a variance was denied, project sponsors should replace the existing deck with a code compliant landing and steps.

this was rejected. i'm still willing to support a variance as previously stated and under the same conditions. thank you very much. i would be glad to answer any questions if i can. >> thank you. do we have any public comment in support of the d.r. requester? >> i am with the latino cultural district. this home falls within the district. we are in support of the d.r. record discretionary review. we are not in support in this type of building. it is a monster home, we have seen them all over the neighborhood. it does reduce privacy and light for the existing neighbors. i grew up a block away from this house. this block has many historic buildings. this particular sight is a historic building and the façade will be improved. that is what we haven't seen in

the neighborhood. as far as removing the auxiliary unit, i think we need to really think about that we are removing housing from this particular sight. it is a place where elderly folks can live, families can come and stay. a lot of these homes in the neighborhood, these older homes have these lots to provide housing for a lot of people. we are opposing this design and supporting the d.r. thank you. >> thank you. any other public comment in support of the d.r. requester? okay. project sponsor? you get a presentation. >> thank you, commissioners. i am the owner of this property, along with my wife julie. i bought this home nine years ago at a very different time in my life. i was single. at that time to help cover the mortgage, i rented out rooms. since that time, a lot has

changed. one of those roommates is actually now my wife. we replace our other ruminants -- remains without two daughters i think we can all agree this is probably a bright spot in the history of landlord and tenant relations in san francisco. bad jokes aside, we have made this house our home and we have found a community here. our doctors go to preschool down the street. my wife and i both work in the neighborhood now. we know the business owners around our neighborhood and like most parents, we eventually had the conversation which is, you know, can we raise our children in the city or do we need to move? we really couldn't think of anywhere else we could go. this is our home now. so knowing we were in it for the long-haul, our only option was to invest in trying to remodel this house to accommodate our very different needs now. from there we hired our architect who is here today and can probably answer some more technical questions. he helped us come up with a

design that we felt was very respectful of the historic character of the house, which we have always celebrated, and we tried to be mindful from the beginning of the impact of this will have on the neighbors who we know and are generally accepted. no other neighbors aside from mr. gomez who owns the property medially to the south, and voiced any concerns. this includes george who lives to the north of us who mr. gomez also claims will be impacted. he offered to have his daughter write a letter of support, but i didn't follow up on that. since then, we have spent a considerable amount of time trying to accommodate mr. gomez 's evolving demands. in the early plans, our design had infill in an acceptable light well. we recognized immediately that this was going to impact mr.

gomez because there is a nonconforming bathroom window on his property line. and so we thought, okay maybe there is a way for us to offer a skylight as an alternative. that was not acceptable to him. we reworked our designed to accommodate that and provide a light well for his nonconforming window. we sat down with mr. gomez and his wife and discussed it. he agreed the solution was acceptable. he said specifically he didn't have any other issues with the property. i recall you saying you would write a letter of support, and we don't need to litigate that here, but at that time we made it clear we were really trying to address all the concerns upfront to avoid this. so wasn't until the 30 day neighborhood notification in june that we started hearing from him again. i will acknowledge there was a privacy issue with that side deck that should have been addressed. that was something we discussed. we did follow up on that.

they was reducing the size of the other roof deck, adding clearance around the nonconforming window, replacing full-sized windows and clerestory windows to eliminate sightlines into his nonconforming window. we did all of this. we followed up with this in a very timely manner. would try to do everything. we felt like we could a cup -- we could accommodate him without compromising the designer extensive cost, we did that. but finally, the final straw was this rear yard to deck that he pointed out that is up against the property line. he asked us to either move it away from the property line or to tear it down. like i said, we compiled all these requests with the exception of being able to remove the deck because this was never part of our permit application. it is an existing feature of the property. it was there when i purchased it in 2010. i imagine it was there for a

long time before that. our understanding is we cannot simply move the deck. we would do that if we could, but it encroaches into the rear yard setback and that would require a variance. we don't believe that variance would be approved. so we did not adjust our plans that we would make that change. is an important part of the house. it is part of our family's living space. we couldn't agree to that. explained all this to mr. gomez and we made a genuine attempt to find other solutions like adding a privacy screen to the deck. we thought this would provide a level of privacy should he ever decide to move in or rent the home. and when we went to mediation, he said we should tear it down or else he would file a request for d.r. here we are. we made a good-faith effort to work with him every step. i hope that you will see and approve this as is. >> thank you. your time is up. >> okay. i'm here to answer any questions >> thank you. do we have any public comment in support of the project sponsor?

okay. public comment is closed. d.r. requester, you have a two minute rebuttal. >> i think i would just like to add a couple points. irony. prior to seeing any plans or anything, the project sponsor was at our home and they mentioned that they would make some alterations to their home because they had been shopping in the neighborhood and they were shocked by how expensive the larger houses were. it is a problem. it really, really is. only the very wealthy can afford the size of the home that they are proposing. so it is ironic that instead of being part of the solution they chose to be part of the problem. the other thing that is an irony is they are mentioning, when i asked them to reduce the roof deck, that why was i asking for that? because it was the one and only place that they had true privacy

so they want a sanctuary, privacy, and yet they are proposing a deck in the rear that inferences on all of our privacy, in addition when i pointed out that they are on the benefit side of having the deck that looks right into your neighbor's yard, and to consider , you know, i told them i would provide a variance. none of that went to fruition. i thought they were playing games when they put a glass railing on a terrace that looked right into my bathroom window. and the fact that it went into the 311 notice and took three weeks after to even send me a correction for that, that was egregious. thank you. >> thank you. project sponsor, you have a two minute rebuttal. >> i would like to apologize for that. there was miscommunication in how that glass railing was

handled. there was never meant to be an issue. we have operated in good faith this entire time. i also quickly want to mention the downstairs, you know, it came with the building. we used it. my parents stay down there when week -- when they come to visit. i have had friends stay down there when they come through town. it is a space that has been used it doesn't have a kitchen when people stay. they come upstairs. if you go down there, the ceiling is low. it is not a great place to stay. so that's what that is. >> okay. thank you. commissioner fung?

>> i am prepared to support staff's recommendation. i don't see anything extraordinary here and i am prepared to -- to deny the d.r. and approve the permit. >> commissioner moore? >> the only thing i would like to ask, our staff architect, what exactly prompted the inclusion of so many alternatives that reading the application is really quite difficult. i see alternatives in here. >> what do you mean by alternative? >> options, two options here. >> for how to deal with the? >> can you be more specific and page number? >> it is just like the way you put it together. you don't know what the final is because they are all tumbled together. >> are you talking about drawings? application drawings.

>> application drawings. unless i got an extra package here in mind. >> i am not clear. >> we are starting withdrawing said s.p. switching to drawings that are labelled. it is confusing to read. i'm curious how you put these packages together. >> i believe the first one with the red bubble options represent the changes that were made post the 311. so things that were done to address further refining and address the issues with request -- with respect to the bathroom and the property line window. the jack -- jack -- deck

adjacency at the front and, yeah , the elevation. >> it would be helpful if staff could help you with that and put the final on there so this commission immediately can move to those drawings, which are really being discussed in front of us. i appreciate background in helping us understand the evolution of your thinking. for us to review this, and i am quite familiar with reviewing drawings. it is hard to read. >> there is a page in front of those that say the plan revisions were submitted -- received from mr. gomez. they were suggested. is that correct? they were suggested from mr. gomez. they were not -- [indiscernible] >> thank you. >> that was the only thing i

wanted to ask. >> i want to ask about, so, i have lived in this neighborhood for very long time and i have actually been to that house before you bought it. that was a unit. i have been in it. i am wondering what is -- we know this commission has been very consistent and when we allow horizontal additions and there is, you know, the potential for maximizing density , we will want another unit. there's something about this that strikes me wrong, of permitting this expansion without legalizing this unit, which had been a unit in the past, even if it hadn't been legal. that is one thing that bugs me. the things that i heard from the d.r. requester are not outside the scope of what we have done in this commission when it comes

to privacy of roof decks, specifically, and it seems like these are modest things. it is 1 foot in the light well. and then, you know, the roof deck, the firewall also seems like a pretty modest request. so i am ready to grant d.r. and add at least some of these things. it doesn't seem like it is such -- it is outside of what we have done before in this commission during d.r. i would like clarification about the policy on unauthorized a.d.u.s. that is important to me. >> yeah, so from the department standpoint, we have done our due diligence. when we suspect an issue on an authorized dwelling unit, we have -- we sent a screening form to the project sponsor who

silence an affidavit. we can't go on here -- we can't go on hearsay, with all due respect. we are not the ultimate arbitrators of every last fact in the universe about these things either. so sometimes people come to things and they aren't used as unauthorized dwelling units. i think the project sponsor described it quickly. i could go out there and tell you what i see and report back, but in addition to that, we perform voter registration rolls we see if there is anybody living there. and there is another rent board check to see if there is a rent board record on dwelling units. that is our screening. that is what we do. >> but the questions i asked specifically is what our policy is for unauthorized units.

do we just not count them? >> if they are determined to be unauthorized dwelling units the policy is to legalize them. >> to legalize them. >> they are unauthorized dwelling units. in this case, the screening that we did did not yield a determination that this was an authorized dwelling unit. >> i see. i will take issue with that screening determination methodology. if it is about the rent board, we know that there are false records and they are not a great methodology. so it strikes me wrong that we are dismissing the units when i knew it was a unit. okay. commissioner richards? >> i think one of the things that rubs me the wrong way is i had to submit recusal form because they lived within 500 feet of a project and it was

under penalty of perjury, yet we have project sponsors not saying anybody is lying. we have falsified plans, we have demos that are -- >> it blows my mind that i have to do, under penalty of perjury, but nobody else does. i think any documents submitted to the city should have that. i will work with supervisors to get this on here and go after some people who actually put in fraudulent -- fraudulent offers that we see nearly every week. commissioner melgar saw a unit and i thank you are making this house a very, very big. i think there's room to add a small and modest a.d.u. unit to give benefit to the housing stock. i would approve the project with some modifications to ease the livability issues next door as well as to add to the housing stock. you clearly were a landlord before and have had great tenant relations. i hope we continue to do that with the new a.d.u. >> if i may, this document in

the packet has -- i certify under penalty of perjury. >> i apologize. >> moved to deny d.r. >> is there a second? is there an alternate motion? >> commissioner richards? >> i will take d.r. and refer to some of the livability issues, but also add an a.d.u. unit of modest size of 750 square feet in and the most appropriate place. >> is there a second? >> i will second that, but the requests that i heard were for the expansion of the light well

by 1 foot to 8-foot six is what i heard. come up to the mic, please. >> the roof deck has a wall that appears to be maybe five or 6 feet in height and the roof deck is directly in the main living area of the home. so one of the requests i made.

>> let me clarify. the rear deck is not part of the budget. it is one story above grade and has stairs down to the rear yard >> so then we are just talking about the roof deck. >> i'm looking for friendly amendments.

>> i have a motion that has been seconded and accepting those amendments. >> the motion is to take d.r. and approve the project as proposed, adding an a.d.u. of at least 750 square feet, expanding the light well by a foot and a half and extending the wall on the roof deck. on that motion... [roll call] so moved. that motion passes 4-1. >> okay. we are done. thank you.

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construction team and the city of san francisco. as many special guests i want to acknowledge. of course, the san francisco mayor, london breed. welcome. thank you for being here. airport director. thank you for being here as well. we have some airport commissioners. it is a pleasure having you here. hyatt's purpose is to care for people so they can be their best. it is our incredible team standing all-around here going to make this come to life. i couldn't be more proud of this team having opened this amazing building. [applause.] >> i want to thank them from the bottom of my heart for what they have done and what is to come in this amazing knowledge. we will welcome so many amazing guests from around the world and our local community, of course. we look forward to welcoming all

of you to our beautiful hotel in the future. without anything further i would like to welcome mr. pete sears, group president of hyatt for the americas. [applause.] >> good morning. thank you all for joining us on this very special occasion. on behalf of the hyatt family, we are so proud today alongside with our partners and supporters to help make this happen today. director saterro. arts commission and mayor breed and so many others. i would like to thank you for your support and trust over the last few years. the cooperation and collaboration between hyatt and sfo is nothing short of amazing.

i want to thank you. i couldn't be prouder to be a partner. thank you. (applause). i would also like to congratulate and thank henning and this amazing team with the hotel for a very short period of time. the beauty of this remarkable building is self-evident. it is this team that will bring it to life. you will see hundreds of thousands of guests in the building every day. your spirit will bring that to life. we are with you and congratulations. [applause.] grand hyatt and sfo is one of the most highly anticipated projects through the bold and vibrant design and architecture, the hotel tells the story of the evolution of air travel with the

northern california spirit. we are very thrilled to introduce the grand hyatt brand to sfo. we know it will be a tremendous success. this is evident from my recent travel in asia. i had a number of questions about the grand hyatt at the san francisco airport. it is good news there is a lot of interest and a lot of people looking for the success of this hotel. hyatt was founded in 1957 with airport hotels with the goal of making air travel more comfortable and more convenient. 60 years later we are thrilled to partner with sfo with the shared goal to lead the world in air travel experiences. grand hyatt hotels are all over the world with new york and tokyo. they reflect the unique culture of each location by celebrating

destination and delivering moments of more. we are to celebrate with you and our visitors everything that making san francisco the greatest and most iconic city in the world and what makes sfo the greatest airport in the world. thank you for being with us to support this new hotel. we look forward to welcoming you in these doors shortly. thank you all. (applause). >> opening hotels is a difficult task. thanks to you, we did it. we were part of an sfo community. that is very special. it is my pleasure to welcome the leader of this amazing community up to the podium. [applause.] >> is this this is an incredibly exciting day for us, and mayor

london breed, thank you for being here to celebrate the ribbon-cutting. our commissioners and vice president of the commission, rich animal come. it is -- and it is unfortunate the president of the commission wasn't able to make it. i have to acknowledge the incredible leadership and persistence larry showed over the years to have an incredible hotel at a world class airport. we owe larry a debt of gratitude if we can give him a big round of applause. [applause.] this is a vision, the culmination of a vision from 30 years ago when we tore down the previous hotel to make room for the construction. i think about the desire to get here. today is the date and it is

exciting. you can see just how incredible the design is and how incredible the care for the passengers is. i brought my mom here for a latte on sunday and had to show off the total. the hyatt team was caring and gracious and took good care of us. we thank you for that. the food offerings. we hope this will be a destination. the food is incredible. you have to meet the chef. no one mor more park -- i think about the care of the community this hotel represents. we had over 1500 construction workers involved in the construction of this hotel. it provides up to 300 new

permanent jobs for the community. it is a major economic benefit. we are pleased to have san mateo county supervisor per visor. thank you for being here. it is such an important part of our community. thinking about the care of the community. this is a lead gold hotel. it is 30% more efficient than baseline hotels. it is very important to the city and airport and very important to hyatt. i have so many things to give. thankings to the airport team. incredible work. [applause.] tire less work. mckr construction managers. i have to thank the hyatt. what an incredible partner.

pete, jordan, henning. without henning the last six months wouldn't have come about as they have today. thank you for your tire less work as well. we want to thank web core builders. wsp on the air train station. we are proud to be here. 30 years in the making. thank you all for being here. let's hear from our mayor. i am so proud. here is mayor london breed. [applause.] >> you do the work, i cut the ribbon. first of all, let me just say i am excited to be here today. i remember when i was on the board of supervisors and we approved the believe of this new hotel -- the building of this

new hotel. we worked with mayor ed lee. he was here during the groundbreaking and would have been so proud of this major accomplishment. what is so exciting today is that no only do we celebrate opening the hotel. it is a new milestone in the future of sfo and what it will deliver for millions who come through those gates on a regular basesis. the fact this is so close to the airport, connections through air tran and how people will come here to stay here in order to get to the airport on time in the mornings, it is going to be an incredible persons. especially people who come from all over to the take flights. i want to thank the project

managers, construction team, people who worked on delivering this hotel on time and budge get. almost on budget and the hard work you put into really making this a beautiful place for each and every one of us. i hope to stop by. i heard about the restaurants and the food is supposed to be absolutely incredible. what is being offered here is definitely an example of what you would get all over san francisco. i know we are not directly in the city and county of san francisco. we have an opportunity to make sure a taste of san francisco is experienced right here in sfo. i am excited about that and the fact this is such an incredible

environmentally friendly hotel with the solar roof panels, charging stations for electric vehicles. we thought about everything in the future of what hotels should be like all over the country. not to mention the incredible artwork to really represent the bay area here is a true testament to a great partnership between the client and the city of san francisco. i do want to take a moment to acknowledge the work that was done to do outreach to higher people from this community to work in this hotel. the outreach that is continuing to happen to reach out to people to work in this hotel. yes, we are still hiring. the office of economic