>> there is probably money out there. one thing i could do is speak to private sources of funding that can be used. [indiscernable] a one stop shop. >> okay. thank you, ruby. i see no other hands up. that ends the discussion. i guess we can ad we can add ju. >> i hope you have a happy thanksgiving and connect with your friends and family and keep safe. thank you. >> thank you everyone.

>> thank you all. >> this is the planning commission remote hearing for sures, december 3, 2020. on april 3, 2020 the planning commission received authorization from the mayor to reconvenremotely through the end

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kid to speak. best practices are to call from a quiet location and speak slowly and mute the volume on your television or computer. i would like to take role. >> commission president koppel. >> here. >> vice president moore. >> here. >> commissioner chan. >> here. >> commissioner diamond. >> here. >> commissioner fung. >> here. >> commissioner imperial. >> here. >> commissioner tanner. >> here. >> welcome back from the thanksgiving holiday. first on your agenda is consideration of items proposed for continuance. number one is temporary use of hotels and motels for permanent supportive housing proposed to tip to december 10, 2020.

155 5:00 street is proposed to continue to january 21, 2021. 3a and b for 2013.0511dnx and 3b are proposed to continue to march 4, 2021. i am going to check my e-mail. staff is also requesting a continuance, commissioners for the last item on the agenda today 13 at 1760 ocean avenue. conditional use authorization that you have already heard. staff is requesting continuance

to december 17. this is hot off the press. commissioners those are the only items for pro posed for continuance. we should take up comment. members of the public this is your opportunity be to speak for the members proposed for continuance. press star 3. i see one person requesting to be recognized. you have two minutes. >> i am a little off. it took me a little time to get on. i am trying to comment on item 10. 598 brannon. i will call back. >> you don't have to call back. i will mute you and clear the queue. then you can press star and 3 when that matter comes up. >> members of the public this is

your opportunity to speak to any item proposed for continuance including did last minute item 13 at 1760 ocean avenue. i have no members of the public to speak. public comment is closed. >> i may being a motion to continue the items to the date proposed. >> second. >> thank you, commissioners. on that motion to continue as proposed. commissioner tanner. >> aye. >> commissioner chung. >> aye. >> commissioner diamond. >> aye, commissioner fung. >> aye. >> commissioner imperial.

>> aye. i want to clarify it is also in our chat. the number 12 item is in the chat. >> no, that is wrong. iit is not 12. it is 13. the 1760 ocean avenue. i don't have a request to continue item 12. >> i think item 12 was to be continued as well. >> i don't recall a request to my office. >> a request for january 7 or

21st. >> okay. thank you. commissioner imperial, in that case we will also take up the matter of 560 valencia item 12. 2020-006575 c.u.a. to january 21st. we will have to take public comment on that matter. members of the public if you wish to speak to continuance proposed at 560 valencia stree. i see no members of the public to speak to this matter. public comment is closed. if we could have a new motion. i do apologize. >> i move to continue the items as proposed including item 12 to the dates proposed. >> second. >> thank you, commissioners. on that motion to continue items

as proposed on the continuance calendar to january 31st and january 13 to december 17th. >> commissioner tanner. >> aye. >> commissioner chung. >> aye. >> commission they diamond. >> aye, commissioner fung. >> aye. >> commissioner imperial. >> aye, commissioner tanner. >> aye. >> commissioner moore. >> aye. commissioner koppel. >> aye. >> that passes 7-0. your agenda has gotten significantly shorter. item 4. consideration of draft minutes of november 12 and november 19. i see no members of the public

to speak. the commissioner is now closed. >> commissioner diamond. >> i move to approval the minutes. >> second. >> on that motion to adopt the minutes. commissioner tanner. >> aye. >> commissioner chan. >> aye. >> commissioner diamond. >> aye. >> commissioner fung. >> aye. >> commissioner imperial. >> aye. >> commissioner koppel. >> aye. >> that passes 7-0. item 5. commission comments and questions. commissioner moore. >> i want to acknowledge the public about their concerns regarding immediate or spending projects. i would like to ask when you write that you please write closer to the date at which your item is being heard. there is a significant amount of e-mails we all receive. sometimes things that are

important get lost in the large stream of other e-mails. when it comes to the date when your project is being heard, we may have forgotten a e-mail came in three or four weeks. i would ask you write to us closer to when your item is being heard. thank you. >> let me just echo commissioner moore's comments. we have enough to deal with weekly and it is a lot helpful for us if we have the official packet completed that we can reference while we are talking to members of the public. i am in full agreement with that, commissioner moore. >> very good. seeing no further deliberation from the commissioners we can move on to department matters. item 6.

directors announcements. >> no comments today. >> 7 review of past events at the board of supervisors, board of appeals and historic preservation commission. >> good afternoon. aaron starr manager of legislative affairs. the landmark for the royal baking company. this wases heard at the land-use committee in september. due to clerical issues it had to come back. it wealth smoothly and quickly for the royal baking company. sprue peskin and preston joined with a positive recommendation. at the full board this week the board appealed 617 sanchez street. proposed demolition of two story family home and 4200 square foot single family home.

you heards this as discretionary review and approved without review. after public comment, supervisor mandelman noted the proposed plans were amended after the dr hearing and made the motion to change the project description based on those changes. in short, the project size shrunk slightly from 4028 square feet. instead of one large unit it now includes 2800 square foot single family home and dwelling unit. after those changes were accepted supervisor mandelman made a motion to deny and upheld the project based on proposed revisions that is all i have for you today. thank you. >> there is no report from the board of appeals. historic preservation met yesterday for a short hearing

and considered five legacy businesses and for approved for all five including bimbos, pizza, surfaces, georgio pizza rio and japan video and media. if there are no questions, commissioners we can continue with your agenda to general public comment. at this time members of the public may address the commission within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission except agenda items. your opportunity to speak to the item when it is reached. you may speak for three minutes. enter the queue by pressing star and 3.

>> i am so sore re. sorry. i would like to comment on 598 brannon. am i still too early for that? >> yes wait for me to call that item and press star 3 and you will be added to the queue at that time. we are on general public comment for matters not on today's agenda. >> good afternoon. it is georgia. i sent you some slides but my second slide. they are about the mediterranean revival homes and why they are important to san francisco. >> georgia. the slides are up. >> well slide two is basically

my thesis statement which is in there. it explains why i think they are important. i kind of learned this thanks to the mary brown study. they are built in a specific period of time and they have very efficient layouts and very attractive homes. i think mary brown said they should be studied further because there was a meeting at the h.p.c. before the holiday about the cultural resource survey. the staff did a good outline, and i look forward to further discussion and i hope these homes get highlighted. slide three if you can see it. that is one of those mediterranean homes and the large picture as it was. you can see it is quite attractive. the other two pictures show, lower right shows during the

work and then now it shows as it is. it is a big old single family home. it should be demolition. it has a pocket listing for $6.6 million. it was originally $2.2 million in 2015. slide four is on the street. that is not on the market yet. from the records, the submission was revived during construction. i think both of these illustrate why the homes should be adjusted per section 317b2d. slide 5 is across the street from me. i will say it is not occupied. it is empty except for exchange students from ireland since my neighbor died in 2017. if they had done a more simple plan to keep the layout on the main level and did it below on

the ground level as a.d.u. or second unit, maybe this house would be on the market or someone would be living in it now. slide 6 and 7 are examples. i think what they show is the infill that these are. there is the bell. slides 8 and 79 from th 9 are fy brown study. there are hri that mediterranean style is most important homes in san francisco. i hope we can have further discussion of them. thanks a lot. take care. be well. be safe. good-bye. >> thank you, georgia. members of the public last call for general public comment. you need to press star 3 to enter the queue.

i have no members of the public requesting to speak at this time. we can move to regular calendar. item 8. 2020-008417cwt. recovery strategy's framework. informational presentation. staff, are you prepared with your presentation? >> i am. >> very good. director hillis. i will pass you the ball. >> thank you, commissioners, for the opportunity to present to you today. i am doing work on the recovery effort. the planning department is working with the office of economic and work force development, the mayor's office of housing and community development and other departments for a coordinated work program with short and long-term strategies to help the city respond to the pandemic and economic downturn.

i am happy to be joined by the director of oewd and the director of ocd who is are instrumental in the effort. in october you heard both from the city assessor who talked about the economic recovery task force which has sense then been published. you heard from the city economist who provided data to show the economic challenges we tip to pays. today we will give you more detailed look at how our work program is evolving to continue to address these conditions and how our work to the city's overall strategy. we will follow up at future commission meetings with more detailed discussions on individual topics we discussed today. at the center of our work both planning and city-wide is a structure that must address the disproportionate impact of the

current crisis on the committees of color. together we saw a month ago and we will see today. the pandemic and economic impacts on employment business closures have disproportionately impacted communities of color. we must mitigate to the vulnerable communities. i want to thank our director of community equity, boy the strategies for all of the work to focus on these priorities. they are here to answer questions you may have. i will turn it over to the director torres. thank you. >> can you hear me okay? >> we can. >> i don't know if i can see the slides that are up right now. >> they are starting.

>> i am the director of the office of economic and work force development. i am glad to be here with all of you this afternoon together with director shaw at the mayor's office of community development. i am grateful for how quickly all three of us have been able to work together quite effectively to address the crisis that we have and also very closely with the staff of the planning department to implement and begin to implement both frameworks and the actual implementation of the work as well. so as director hillis was mentioning as you have seen previously. the pain of covid-19 has been felt in every community, every

neighborhood, every industry and every demographic in san francisco. our businesses especially small businesses are facing unprecedented pressures and rates of closure. unemployment rate 6.9% is more than twice as high as pre-covid numbers. it is a significant improvement over this year in april and may when we were 12.6%. when you talk about the impact to individual residents, 39,000 less residents have jobs versus december of 2019. 29,000 more san francisco residents were unemployed, four times more than last december. every community felt the pain. the effects on covid-19 is far from equally distributed. among the latino, black, indigenous populations we have seen more severe health and economic impact. that is true in san francisco and across the state and

country. especially with more essential workers and higher density, the rate much biotransmission is significant be lehigher. it is a trend that is visual in the latino communities. they may being up only 15% of our population. the impacts are apparent in the economic effects. the industries hit hardest. hotels, restaurants, bars, arts, entertainment are most likely to about the communities of color. they are down one in three pro-covid jobs with recovery highly contingent on re-opening. we know where we are today that the governor shared today. national data shows post-covid jobs lost almost every group. recovery is slower for groups

vulnerable before the pandemic. young people, those with children, workers without college degrees, black, latino, asian workers deeply affected. they haven't recovered the same degree as wealthy white educat educated. in addition, structural issues threaten equitable of our recovery. children of color and low income families are disproportionately affected, public transit critical for those without means to purchase a car is in jeopardy. it has impact not only on those that use it for work and more significant how to rebuild without that infrastructure in place. ongoing housing affordability crisis is placing low income

residents at risk of displacement and driving racial and economic separation. this has informed our response and relief efforts for every step that we have taken. just to highlight the examples. we have dramatically increased the testing and tens of millions of dollars leveraging philanthropy to food and housing security for workers and families, set up right to recover which subsidizes two weeks of wages for those who test positive for virus. supporting the most economically vulnerable. new investment funds like the reinvolving loan fund to promote

black entrepreneur and ownership in wealth building in san francisco. investments will be integral to the efforts to build a strong economic recovery. our city's previous expansion did not offer equal opportunity for all. one of the mayor's main points when she began her first time in terms of increasing opportunities. it could not be more important than the environment we are in towed. during this period of historic growth in the city we know many communities were left out of that wealth and affordability crisis. despite the pain that this has caused it has searched as a weakening -- wakening of so many of us being demanded as unacceptable. that is why our recovery strategies this time around are censured in racial and economic justice and why we left the opportunity to join with the

planning department and staff to do this work together and give it shape and meaning with intentions and impacts through implementation. those theme s shape the economic recovery task force and many of you have seen the recommendation focusing on the industries to bring us back through the covid crisis. the community leaders and advo cats that made up that task force highlighted the need to prioritize our vulnerable residents and communities of color with baseline services of health, housing, food security. the mayor and city agencies are doing that in partnership in capacity building we have been doing in the communities the latino task force and equity coalition and black coalition

together with the human rights coalition and cheryl davis. from longer term the need to improve the city processes around equitable investment, housing and neighborhood and small business support. these areas of focus are critical for us. if we want to be able to deliver an equitable recovery to address these intentionally geographic and racial disparities. what does that mean? serving and investing in geographies to support low income communities and communities of color, housing especially affordable housing, lower segregation and increase accessibility to resources, ensuring all neighborhoods have access to key services and goods and amenities.

investing and expanding in economic opportunities for historically excluded groups of discrimination and geographic lens to work and investments. using the strategies in the past the departments investment funds, expanded work force development, neighborhood support, small business technical assistance and the city and partners can help the vulnerable communities through job training and placement, key services like child care, transportation and health services. any meaningful strategy to the resource neighborhoods cannot succeed without significant housing component. i will hand it over to director shaw in the mayor's office of housing and community

development. for economic expanse san francisco must restructure the approach to housing and be more aggressive and inclusive. the red lining, exclusionary zoning with structural racism and education, wealth building, political power and capacity, affordable crisis driven by opposition to housing lowering the accessibility of high resource neighborhoods that are white populations that have the greatest barriers to entree. limited housing, availability. to correct red lining the city can take constreecan take concr.

with you, rich or shall i keep on? >> thank you very much, director torres. just to reemphasize the principals guiding our work. clearly we are responding to the planning commission's resolution and the city's overarching principal to center the work on racial and social equities. we need to respond to specific community needs, deer conversations with our neighborhoods and integrating community engagement strategies within the department and across the agency. a lot of this is collaborating across the agencies to joint

priorities, ensuring alignment and actions, short and medium term strategies and long-term plans across agencies. i talk about our specific strategies. in the groups the that recovery is in four topic areas. housing small business recovery. more immediate needs and impact critical to recovery in neighborhoods and workspaces. it is long-term in overall health and vitality of the city. these don't stand alone. this is not meant to compartmentalize. there is clearly overlap as we talk about the strategies. it is a good way to our priorities in focus. i will start with workspaces.

as we know, covid our response is dramatic and swift and the nature of our work. some industries have completely or partially shut down. tourism related business -- tourism and entertainment and cultural institutions. others continued at high risk to essential workers such at healthcare, utilities, public sector operations, pharmacies and groceries. nationally and in the bay area in san francisco, higher percentage of essential workers or people of color exposing to higher health risks. other sectors they were able to work from home. remote work enabled many businesses to survive. it tends to be more successful for larger businesses and white color workers. statistics show 50% of whites and asian employees are able to

work from home. 33% of blacks and 30% of latino employees have the same opportunity. we need to continue to analyze and monitor the rapidly reshaping workplace from the geography of work. pandemic amplified recognition that diversity of job type, wage level and operating types are essential for the city's reef silience. -- resilience. the medical service sectors to the health crisis. pdr is more resilient during the crisis. some of the strategies include. studying long-term impacts on potential works and hotel, tourism and pdr. focus on preserving low wage

jobs including zoning to t to accommodate. pdr spaces and lowering administrative barriers for small businesses. we need to look at possible reuse of hotels, assessing life science labs, office space needs and changes in labor force. we need to analyze the overall evolving work centers including existing downtown, union square, civic center and other job collection densities. working from home, closure of schools and closure of community centers presented challenges across the city. focus should ensure

neighborhoods have equitable access and proximity to resources such as healthcare, transit, education, technology, care giving, social services and open space. our effort to do this will include engaging investing in geography and reimagine neighborhoods more equitably served. key priorities include new and improved open space, ground projects, activating open space and mapping open space and recreation. we need to ensure digital resources, educational programming, affordable connection and internet services are accessible. we need to support health

service uses including expansion of substance abuse disorder. support caregivers and children including accessible, affordable child care systems and facilities. we are keenly aware of the impact the pandemic had on small businesses including retail, restaurants and coupletural venues. many have had to close and layoff workers. we have seen disproportionate impact on small businesses located in communities of color. this is evident in the mission, tenderloin and bayview neighborhoods that have heavily impacted resulting in economic impact and cultural impact as well. these are compounded by the stress of the retail sector that existing prior to the pandemic due to online commerce and the

changing names tur nature of re. the vacancies were an issue. we must support small accidents. we must prioritize resources in neighborhoods that are underserved. some strategies include increase flexible ground floor commercial space, explore modifications to allow more temporary use of ground floor retail, identify neighborhood commercial districts within geographies to provide supportive resources working with the neighborhoods, finding community adviser role and path razoo -- pathways.

process reforms with prop h. develop a permanent shared spaces program for long-term business vitally and to furtherren life vencommercial districts that struggle with vacancies. resources in neighborhood priority geographies. also we need to examine the larger economic patterns for retail and pdr uses across the city and impacts to employment. for housing recovery. obviously this is a topic we talk in here about weekly at the commission. it will provide additional detail on the city efforts. pre-covid housing needs were already stressed. we were facing significant

afford built issues and concerns. our priorities remain what they were pre-covid more urgent. stabilization, afford ability, opportunities for wealth building, new construction and focus on our lack of new construction in many projects and inability to finance new construction. especially small and mid sized projects. again, recovery strategy will prioritize housing stabilization measures rent assistance, funding to right to council programs, seeking sustainable funding for supportive and subsidized housing projects, supporting construction of multi-family buildings and streamlining for projects and

expand the dens too the dens ci. targeting housing density and streamlining the process. i will turn it over to director shaw to talk more specifics about these efforts. >> thank you. good afternoon, planning commission. i am the director of mayors office of housing and community development. we are committed to supporting policies with the long-term recovery goals especially pertaining to housing measures to continue construction of the multi family housing pipeline. our office recognizes pandemic that has affected people much color, inequities that existing locally and nationwide for decades. housing is a key part of how the city will builds back better and

the recovery strategy with the overall health of the future housing ecosystem here in san francisco. when covid hit the city funded immediate efforts with grants, direct retail subsidies and retail rental assistance for housing stabilization which provided aid to 1400 households. we are the funders of the program. we continue investments in the community including crip includ. we also lead the digital equity initiative for the city to increase access to vulnerable communities. we are soliciting additional resources to maintain direct financial assistance including rental assistance. we will continue the small site

housing stabilization programming. we continue to partner and invest in building capacity of local nonprofit organizations and the implementation of the program. the strategies are focused on the additional measures that enable the housing projects to complete the housing expediently esand ongoing housing including hope sf. the 20 year initiative. keeping housing in production means the priority for the city given the crisis well before the pandemic. we recognize the challenges are disproportionately impacting black and brown. the affordable housing pipeline will be crucial to the san francisco economic recovery t.the pipeline is growing and

earlier this week we issued a r.f.q. for affordable housing across san francisco. we are seeking those proposals. i would like to thank the planning staff for the review of 100% affordable housing projects. we continue to invest in building the capacity of nonprofit housing organizations and implementation of the goals. i am confident the strategies today have us on the path to recovery. housing is crucial we will about any and every possible solution today. concern nation among oewd and planning essential for success of the strategies. thank you for your time today. it is part of our synergy over the past few years. thank you very much. >> thank you, director shaw. there is one more slide to talk

to you about this work is ongoing and evolving. we want to make sure you know we intend to come back to continue to talk to you and get public feedback both here and elsewhere to this work. that is the key principal is continued and deep engagement with the community as well as working across the agencies. thank you, director shaw and torres and deputy director and we are happy to take any questions after public comment. >> that concludes the staff presentation. we will open up for public comment. this is your opportunity to address the commission on this matter. you can enter the queue by pressing star and three.

i have one request to speak. you have two minutes. >> good afternoon, corey smith on behalf of the housing coalition. i want to express our appreciation to director hillis, torres and shaw for this continuing conversation. we are obviously paying attention to all of this with a focus and really appreciate pretty much all of the recommendations coming from the directors, thinking about ways to incentivize more housing on the west side of san francisco. we also very much recognize a lot of the challenges associated with achieving the goals and the recommendations and however we

can collectively get on the same page as the city, and i think through the commission as a whole to be able to put the entire commission's force behind the recommendations, i think there is a much like more likely positive outcome. thank you so much for all of the work put into this. it is fascinating and we appreciate the work. >> it is georgia again. i want to thank you for the presentation. i felt my public comment was an entry to talk about this. i focus on preservation and you do, too. that is a good thing. i am thinking back to what happened the last time we had economic melt down and we didn't have a pandemic but economic

melt down. that was the beginning of everything that happened that i talked about. in neighborhoods but i focused on notic -- noey valley p.2226 y there was redone. now it is one unit for sale. 3942 to 26th street next to karl jensen. they were put out. one unit is for sale there. so 68noey before the plat policy to a single family home. not sold. sanchez you had before you is redone and reconfigured and one unit. 466 to 460 elizabeth street they kept the second flat but now

they are showing entitlement p.164 sanchez is two units. they kept the second and sold it as one unit. how do you solve that. going back further 330 3301 cesr chavez is empty for years. people live there and you want to keep them in their homes. thank you. take care, be well. >> hello. i am a member of the san francisco tenants union and newly-formed race and equity in all planning coalition. this is the wonderful start, director hillis and mocd. it is a framework that we can move through and work with,

however, it is up to the planning commissioners themselves to get their head together and see when a project comes in front of them weigh all of the considerations that you are bringing out right now and what is best for the community that it is going to serve? because we see the black and brown people, low-income people, communities of color that have special needs. this is the priority that needs to be taken into consideration especially at this time. any kind of legislation you can put for word would be great and any kind of consideration the commissioners can give to this would be wonderful especially since it is all in our actually housing element right now.

thank you. >> thank you, commissioners for this opportunity to provide comments on the city recovery strategies and for the staff who worked on this very detailed report. i am gabriella, policy and planning manager. i would like to emphasize points brought up in the report and really acknowledge that covid-19 hit communities where inequities were pronounced differently than other neighborhoods. while every run has been affected. those starting from minnesota mallorie source -- minimal resources have a different pain. we see that not only on the ground but in the data. we cannot just focus on economic recovery but continue to bring equity to the center t to ensue sure we address injustice before covid-19.

the tenderloin needs to be paid attention to in a much different way. we cannot have a one size fits all approach. we need to prioritize life's necessities as a package. we need a holistic approach to recovery. for residents in the tenderloin who need affordable housing and food and services annette work . this pandemic shed light to everyone in our community that we were leaving this neighborhood behind because providers responded to the needs felt reality there was never enough support from the beginning. while we come up with a plan to recover, we need to ensure we are considering prevention and how our low income and vulnerable communities are better prepared in times of

crisis. explore to the individual topics to provide more specific recommendations in the future. thank you so much. >> good afternoon, commissioners. thank you for the opportunity to speak about the city recovery plan. thank you for all of the work done on it. i am the chair of the tenderloin peoples congress. i want to say today i appreciate the presentation and i look forward to what we can do in the framework we can build on in the future. again, much as the previous caller said i want to speak about ensuring we keep equity at the center of the conversation and all decisions we make to begin the planning around recovery. all decisions should be looked at through the lens of equity

and recognizing inequity existing pre-covid. it was emphasized more dramatically during covid. different communities did suffer differently. it was disproportionately impacted, marginal and low income and communities of color. the tenderloin have carried a much heavier burden much this in their daily lives. when we start with recovery we need equity in the center. tenderloin needs extra help. we need to builds a stronger healthier community so they are more resilient in the future. we saw how devastating this wases. i hope you can keep this in mind as you begin the process and keep the resident and community voices in the conversation. they have the solutions for the

challenge we are going to pays. thank you. >> last call for public comment. you need to press star 3 to be added to the queue. i see one additional caller. >> hello, commissioners, this is jeremy paul commenting. i appreciated the directors, all of the destruction of bringing the application. i wanted to take an opportunity to invite you to stick around for the next case on the agenda where you will see a situation where a black owned business

employer was threatened by a code situation and how the planning department was able to aggressively find a solution to keep the employer and the black business healthy. thank you very much for your work and keep it up. >> commissioners, that concludes public comment. i see no additional members of the public requesting to speak. public comment is closed. the matter is now before you. >> let me just start by thanking all involved. what a great group working on this project. thanks director hill less, director torres and a warm welcome to director shaw. great to have you with us. commissioner moore. >> actually i only had one quick

question. a question for all and i do want to thank everybody for having this. my question is the new cycle of covid that we are just about to enter together with the new restrictions most likely will be as severe as in march. do those considerations make your task more difficult including the immediate recovery strategy? that is the first part of my question. >> this is torres. absolutely, it does. we are waiting for additional details around how the new restrictions and framework as announced by the governor will be interpreted in san francisco and applied in the greater barrier region.

when you see additional continue does industries to struggle to make a line item of revenue increase to see a setback when they were at the breaking point for progress. it may beings it very difficult. it makes alignment with and necessary complement of state and federal resources more important. that is why there is a lot of frustration but hope we will see this dual phase approach of federal relief move if congress can get over themselves and deliver a package that affects state and local jurisdictions with resources to help build those small business communities and something later on after what you have been reading about. >> for one thing, director torres, i was concerned about it. i very much welcome an uptick in

the vulnerable population. i happen to believe they will be impacted and bringing the numbers up to the very bad numbers of early march and april. that is a concern because of instead of seeing the gradual uptick in opportunity and relief and concerns much of what you have been talking about will be delayed again and will make it harder for the city to manage. [please stand by]

>> we are, for the first time -- i can make sure that the r.f.q. is shared with

director hillis and shared with you all as the commission. we are, once again, looking to make sure that we do the appropriate timing, but right no now, we are supporting just the full property development for the team, and then, we'll be investing predevelopment dollars, and looking at the timeline for three years for predevelopment and three years for construction. we realize that because some timelines are tied to impact fees, we may have some delay in the timelines as we tie economic recovery along with the full financing that goes with those projects. >> vice president moore: thank you for that. this is a project that i consider critical for not only

its use, 100% affordable, but also for completing a very large site. we want districts that are complete versus districts that are permanently under construction, so i'm glad that you are heading in that direction under director hillis' leadership on that point. >> director hillis: and i think we are happy to provide information on the progresses. >> vice president moore: i have to turn my camera off because my computer is reminding me that my c.p.u. usage is too high. my question is for director hillis. i'm interested in the potential

usage of office buildings, and generally the ideas of where these buildings might be and how the commission as a whole can be more involved, fully understanding the physical problems that you are going into examining the building as a body. with you on the helm, this is a bright light shown on the problems that we can solve together. thank you so much. >> president koppel: commissioner imperial? >> commissioner imperial: thank you very much, president koppel. yeah, this report is really comprehensive, and i echo other public commenters when it comes to this kind of comprehensive

strategy and commenting on district 4, there's future goals short-term and future renters long-term. and here in the planning department, as we are still in the process of our racial-social-equity framework, we really need to emphasize the equity part of it as we are moving parts of the short-term with parts of the long-term, we need to create a metric system that tracks our marble, social, and equity goals. one thing -- tracks our racial, social, and equity goals. one thing that i'm not sure if it said in the presentation, but it's in our report, is the pipeline advancement, including the assessment fee deferral. there wasn't that much explanation on this, but i'm wondering if there's going to be more discussion on these fee deferrals, because -- and

director director show would be more appropriate to answer this. i would like to hear more on this assessing fee, and what are being assessed, and in terms of extending the entitlement beyond the state extension, we are aware there are many entitlements that are not being used or not being constructed, and really, to explore the position of use it or lose it at that time, as well, so i'd like to hear from director hillis if that will come to the planning commission sometime when it ucomes to deferral. >> director hillis: yes -- [inaudible]

>> director hillis: go ahead. does somebody else want to talk? commissioner imperial, certainly, those are ideas being kicked around. they're not at the level of proposal, but certainly, they would come here to have you weigh-in and make recommendations on. and i think in both instances, the discussion is what is the impact to the over-raul fee revenue and how do you mitigate some of the potential issues about deferral and funding affordable housing projects. so i think those are the issues that are exactly being worked on, so that when we come to you potentially with those, we have answers. >> commissioner imperial: and it's important. we -- it's part of our housing goals, it's part of the rhna goals, and it's terms of the building goals, in terms of more housing. so when it was in the report

about the fee deferral, i was hoping that there would be more explanation. another thing is the streamlining entitlement, and in this, i think, again, there has been discussion on this streamlining housing entitlement whether by market and for affordable housing, and i think we need to make a distinct between the streamlini streamlining between the affordable housing and the market rate development. we know in the areas of soma, in the areas of mission, in bayview, we know there are additional heights or larger lots, so we need to look into that. and i know that's further

statements on equity, and i see that [inaudible] is part of a long-term goal, and that's why we need to censure this type of discussion. when we're looking into the multifamily or construction of the multifamily, we also need to have a strong mechanism, but there will be created a permit affordable housing. i think there's certain things that of course we would like to see, you know, desegregation in the areas, you know, in higher resource areas, but we need to have that kind of metrics. those are my comments when it comes to the housing recovery, and how we should be framing this kind of work, whether coming from the short-term going to the long-term to make sure as we are going through this process again.

but i'm happy to see that the issue of land bank is being considered, as well. it sounds like it's going to be another process for another legislative process meeting, so those are my comments. thank you. >> president koppel: commissioner chan? >> commissioner chan: thank you. thank you, director hillis for your thoughtful presentation and bringing this topic before the commission today. something that caught my eye was the performance metrics, and i'm just wondering if you could share some of your thinking behind these metrics, how they came to be, and how you could get this metric integrated, and so the department work flow. >> director hillis: yes. i think data performance metrics are key to call this, and i think when i talked about overall principles, i may have skipped over, you know, the fact that our actions have to

be rooted in data and analysis, and that's beefing up our capacity to do it, and being able to report to you about that data. and i think we've got a ways to go in order to build our infrastructure so we can provide you with that data, especially around housing and small businesses. but it's part of the principle of all of this, and the data and the metrics may look different as they relate to kind of our work with housing as opposed to small business, but again, i agree. i think it's a key principle to all of this, is rooted in our action and data. >> commissioner chan: okay. so i just wanted to ask that, some of systemic investments in the neighborhood, is that part of the economic recovery task force or is this more something the departments kind of came together, kind of thinking this would be the way we would

measure. >> director hillis: definitely, that principle was in the economic recovery task force. again, some of the recommendations from the economic recovery task force were specific, and some of them were general and incumbent on us to provide the specificity in any detail to those. >> commissioner chan: okay. thank you. so i just wanted to share a couple of thoughts. first of all, i think the memo to the planning commission was really well written and detailed. i think it's a good starting point to address the impacts on communities color. the reason why i asked the metrics is a topic that's top of mind me for is how do we

turn the [inaudible] into database work so it's not a special program of data recovery strategy, it's incorporated into all aspects of our day-to-day thinking. i wonder if there's an opportunity to evaluate the ongoing work that's more short-term, and how we're tieitying these to the overall goals and the strategy that we want to do? and the second thing, i think it's great to talk about what we want to do, but also, don't forget that we do work [inaudible] iterative process as we move forward with the

strategies, and especially if we are talking about centering equity, how do we make sure that the impacts communities are at the table and the conversations are not just about them but with them, and that they have meaningful opportunities to really provide input and to make sure that they're partnering with us to shape these solutions moving forward. thank you so much for this work, and i look forward to the future conversations. >> president koppel: great comments, commissioner chan. commissioner fung? . >> commissioner fung: thank you, directors, for your presentation. had some thoughts on this area. when we discuss strategy, much of your presentation had

overarching goals, and there's no disagreement with those. i would like to ask staff to also examine more of what i call immediate near term goals that focus primarily on the housing recovery and the small business recovery areas in the following ways. we recognize that those two areas, especially in the housing recovery on smaller projects, small business recovery, where 40% of the small businesses in san francisco are owned by minorities, that enhancing and accelerating their ability to

be able to get their entitlements to do their work. it's more likely that they would use local labor. it's more likely that they would use local vendors and services. it's more likely that they would purchase commodities locally. the schedule that the director brought forth is fine for such broad long-term type of goals that would act as a framework for the planning department's efforts. however, i think we also need

to have an immediate short-term answer to procedural problems that stretch out the entitlements for small projects, small approvals for small businesses, and to see if we can get those things done that brings more economic relief immediately, and i would be interested in further discussions with staff as to how they see this and how we can do this, and not stretch it out over the next year, but to bring it forward within the next month. >> director hillis: commissioner fung, thanks for those comments, and i think you're spot on. we're not -- you know, this isn't meant to be the -- we're not waiting to implement aspects of this until some

overarching plan is adopted, and some of the things you've mentioned as priorities, certainly small business and housing, and especially smaller housing projects are things we're working on. something mentioned, shared spaces and prop h implementation that are immediate and ongoing as well as procedural changes for us in d.b.i. to implement, so during covid and post covid to implement the process. you mentioned legislative changes and rules around demo and prioritizing smaller projects, and smaller projects with increased density. so we're with you, and we're -- you know, we're not waiting for

those kind of ideas to come back to the commission. they certainly meet commission approval, but we're not waiting before we move on with aspects of the plan. >> commissioner fung: understood. >> director hillis: yeah. >> president koppel: commissioner tanner? >> commissioner tanner: thank you. i want to thank the staff for a really excellent report, great presentation, certainly, a very challenging topic, and one that we're all, i think in our various lives, professionally and otherwise, trying to figure out how do we as a city move forward, how do we in our life move forward, and when does forward start? it starts now, but we have a long ways to go as a country and as a planet to move forward from the pandemic.

i'm curious, director hillis, if you have a sense of how those metrics might be incorporated into planning staff reports, how a program does or doesn't advance certain metrics or get us towards a goal that we may have, if there's any thought that you may have or how we may operationalize as a commission examine how we're moving or not moving towards goals that we have for certain areas. >> director hillis: no, absolutely, and part of this is building our base data, making sure we have the data so we can provide you with adequate metrics and analysis of the data. but things like social and racial equity and analysis, and making sure that that's grounded in data, in implementing phase one and phase two, we'll have metrics associated with it so we can

report to you not just quantitatively but quali qualitatively on things that are important. certainly, that's where we're headed. >> commissioner tanner: and one question related to the permitting process and the streamlining, whether it's the streamlining that's going to come from prop h or certain n.c.s or housing or affordable market rate, has there been progress with d.b.i. on how to effectuate more digital or on-line, you know, nonin-person permitting? i know that's been an issue, and i worry if that persists much longer, we will have an inability to recover because we can't access and permit the application? >> director hillis: yeah. there's definitely been progress.

are we there yet? no, but we continue to make progress. i think we may have mentioned before that we've kind of taken on the intakes and in the initial review for a.d.u.s, so they've kind of switched to entirely electronic in the submittal and approval process, so that's good because that helps us kind of ramp up that scale in d.b.i., and we're looking at potentially doing that with prop h projects and then additional projects beyond that. >> commissioner tanner: okay. and hopefully, i hope that our colleagues in d.b.i. are advancing their ability to work electronically and remotely for the safety of their employees and ability to get work done. >> director hillis: they have

been our partner in this and are making strides. >> commissioner tanner: thank you. i did have a question for director shaw about housing, often, we talk about housing being a cyclical investment, when the market rate is going good, the market is doing good, and more housing is being built, and how to use the housing and public housing as an economic stimulus during times like this and also how to get lower construction costs or maybe land at cheaper values. are you seeing any opportunities there, be it whether it's through our small sites acquisition program? obviously, you have the r.f.p. out for the nine sites. are you seeing opportunities to advance more affordable housing or to purchase hotels or things like that that are made available now because of the economic downturn that we can take advantage or is it happening too rapidly to really assess if that's kind of what we're heading into, you know, and is it time to invest in

more affordable housing. >> so commissioner tanner, thank you for that question. our priority right now, at least on the hotel side, is what's called the project home key, which is a project that we received funding for the granada hotel and the diva hotel, to get those closed. i can say that h.s.h. is getting a lot of unsolicited requests for the use of its funding to purchase other -- to purchase other available units that you invest in available au units. i can tell you that we've seen home purchase prices have actually been stable, if not going up. we are trying to understand the market rate and b.m.r. rate differential, but for the other side, i think people are just trying to understand how prices are going to stabilize as it

relates to small sites, and part of that, too, is we do have funding available, as i mentioned in the presentation, through past projects, but we're trying to ensure stability, as well. we're trying to work with other mart ners, making sure they serve the community -- partners, making sure that they serve the communities that they have. right now, i'm just going to say the resources that we have, i'm just saying strategic acquisitions, and how we're going to be able to align with h.s.h. money is the way to go forward. >> commissioner tanner: i think during this pandemic, it changes so rapidly, it makes sense of the data because as soon as you have a sense of where you are right now, some new information, like the vaccine, comes, and you wonder, okay, how long are we going to last? i think a lot of folks have been hedging their bets, to

buy, sell, etc., and real estate prices have gone up, if not stabilizing during this time, which i think is a bit of a surprise to many folks, including myself. so thank you for the presentation and thank you for all the work that you're doing. it's not easy, but we really appreciate your work and your staff's work. thank you. >> president koppel: commissioner diamond? >> commissioner diamond: i, too, want to thank the directors of all three departments for the really great work and the report, and to my fellow commissioners for they very, very thoughtful questions. -- their very, very thoughtful questions. i want to explore with the commission something that wasn't talked about, and that's the budgetary report. i want to talk about two areas,

and that's one, if staff in the department is currently sufficient to carry out the tasks listed in the report, and how covid might affect the ability to carry out the responsibilities in the departments. >> director hillis: i can address that. we've got to make some decisions on allocation of resources within the department, and we're doing that now. we're using the budget align we talked about in past meetings to look at our budget and how we're allocating resources, focused on our work here, again, with a focus on racial and social equity. so that's -- you know, a big

issuer attackling within the department because i don't think we've got the resources to do everything as we're currently staffed, so there's going to need to be some reallocation of resources within or some additional resources externally, and we recognize the difficulty in doing that now. i think as i mentioned in the past, our budget shortfall is about $19 million this year, and that's the budget fee revenue in the $45 million range. we're hoping that the things that we're working on with d.b.i. is going to help us with some of that, but some of that is the economic downturn and the lack of fees coming in. so we'll continue to keep you updated on that, but i can't say with confidence we have the resources currently to

undertake everything here, but through allocations of resources, i hope we can get there, and then asking for funding for affordable housing and then additional initiatives kind of on the more macrolevel, which will entail conversations with policy makers to figure out how that's possible. director torres, i think you're on mute. >> i can go in the interim. >> director hillis: okay. >> okay. >> director torres: commissioner diamond, we don't rely on general funds for a lot of our staffing. it comes from administrative cost that we charge, and then, we have housing trust fund dollars.

and then, i think where the funding that's available for affordable housing comes through the fund and is dedicated. so i can say our pipeline is pretty full and very tight prior to additional bonds, but the funding in the future, the capital plan now has part of the component working closely with the planning commission to tie our programs together to under how to align those resources for 100% affordable for the new construction, but we're also in the end trying to work smart and hard at the same time, and making sure that we're aligning timelines, aligning cash for one another, and giving back to the respective departments to make sure that we can sort of [inaudible] that there's an

awareness of what's going in our pipeline for future work, as well, commissioner. >> commissioner diamond: okay. >> director torres: and then, commissioner awe teen torres from oewd. the realities of the staffing constraints are -- are both -- in terms of the volume of work that we're being asked to do, but also the level of the depth that many of our staffs in particular in the neighborhood section, invested neighbors department of the office are [inaudible] because we have the relationships in the community, and we've been asked to deploy should have those staff because they're the best to be doing the work on the ground because of the layers of community relationships that have been built up by those staff in

particular, specifically in the mission, the bayview, and in the chinatown a.p.i. communities. so we're getting something in return for their presence. in community, we're advancing these holistic efforts that speak to racial equity that we have. but in terms of covid pressures, and as they continue to increase, and to have the number of staff in a day with the hours without being squeezed is certainly a challenge. we're going to have conversations with our partners around emergency management is what is the amount of flexibility that we can provide to staff to accommodate both. that speaks to work in the tenderloin. certainly, the community and neighborhood response work, whether it was the testing, to

safe access and pathways for families. again, we're working specifically along those lines, engaging with the merchant community and others to facilitate that neighborhood economic development work. so it's been ago ongoing conversation for us. and then, the big one is the importance of aligning those resources and getting those resources in large dollar amounts from the state and federal government. you have the government jorch announcements later this week in terms of hiring tax credits that can be given and stabilizing jobs, rather than bringing new workers back into a particular sector or industry. through our partnership with the human services agency, the

$500 million amount that was announced by the state, right now, we're seeking to get information on how those dollars will be deployed, and how do we deploy that with the philanthropic that have supports tens of thousands of workers and about 1150 small businesses. that work has only been possible, and the flexibility necessary has only been made possible because of being flexible with our existing funds and programs, but also because of philanthropic investments that have been made to date that would allow us to be flexible and very specific about who is going to benefit and how. so that work will be continuing as we kind of deal with this new pause that we're anticipating. >> commissioner diamond: and thank you to all three of you, i really appreciate the honesty and the complexity, and most of all, the coordination among the

various departments. >> clerk: commissioners, if that concludes your deliberation on this matter, it appears as though we can move onto the next item on your agenda today. okay. thank you again to all the directors for your presentations and responses to questions. >> director hillis: thank you. >> director torres: thank you. >> clerk: commissioners, that will place us on item 9 for case 2020-009008 pca for the light manufacturing and wholesale storage uses in the 24 street mission street neighborhood commercial transit district. this is a presentation. staff, are you prepared to present, and veronica, do you need the ball? >> no. this will be a verbal presentation, and in a moment, can i have you unmute miss amy

beinhart? >> clerk: amy is in as a panelist, so she can mute if she chooses. >> okay. thank you. this legislation was sponsored by supervisor ronen, and amy beinhart is here to speak from our office today. so i'll invite her to share a few words, and then, i'll follow with the staff presentation, so give us a moment while amy unmutes. great. thank you. >> i believe i'm unmuted. can you hear me? >> yes. >> fantastic. so good afternoon, president koppel, commissioners. a amy beinhart, legislative aide to supervisor ronen.

thank you for hearing this today. it won't take much of your time. the report prepared by planning staff is comprehensive, reflects the intent of supervisor ronen in sponsoring the legislation. the issue first came to our attention that a small black owned p.d.r. business could be at risk because it did not conform to current code even though it was in a building with a long history of p.d.r., and even though our office and the years-long map 2020 process that planning has sponsored and guided was aimed at preserving p.d.r. we appreciate being able to work with planning staff and the city attorney to come up with a very straightforward fix that will allow this business to remain and others that may face similar conditions to operate in compliance with code. as you know, in addition to

being strongly committed to using zoning as well as other tools andum practicing to support working class job opportunities through p.d.r. job preservation, we are equally protective of the latino district and what the cale 24 cultural district has done to preserve and protect that community. the legislation before you today did complement the f.u.d. and the calle 24 cultural district. >> thank you, miss beinhart. i just want to highlight the two circumstances that would allow the light manufacturing or storage uses in the district. the first is if a property does not have any frontage on 24 street, and the second is the property was originally constructed for production, distribution or repair or p.d.r. use. so if the property complies with these two items, then,

they would be permitted to provide light manufacturing or wholesale storage uses at the site. and additionally, such uses would not be subject to the storefront activation or transparency requirements. as written, the ordinance would benefit the property at 1174 and 1176 potrero avenue would impact a business doing business at the site. to date, the department has not received any public comments regarding this ordinance. the department recommends the commission approve the proposed ordinance because it supports the commerce and industry element's goals to support existing commercial businesses

and also supports the mission area plans and the mission area action 2020 or map 2020 goals to preserve p.d.r. uses. the department also promotes the usage of the vacancy in the c.b.d. this concludes the staff presentation, and miss beinhart and i are available for any questions. thank you. >> clerk: thank you, veronica. since that concludes staff presentation, we should go to public comment. members of the public, this is your opportunity to submit your opportunity by pressing star and three to get into -- to enter the queue. i do have a couple of callers in the queue. members of the public, you'll have two minutes. caller, are you prepared to submit your testimony? >> i'm waiting for 10.

>> clerk: okay. well, when we call on item 10, that's when you press star, three. >> sorry. >> this is jeremy paul calling. i am working with retrocity fashions, the principal party of interest in this matter, and this is a terrific outcome, president koppel. i really want to express my appreciation. supervisor ronen's office and amy beinhart, as well as planning staff. i also want to thank shakir smiley of the mayor's office of racial equity. when she stepped in and told the basis owner, cynthia --

business owner, cynthia anderson, that help was on the way, and she would not need to shutdown her business as a result of a code enforcement action by city planning, the solution here was arrived at with some hard work and hard thinking by zoning administrator corey teague, and i especially want to thank dan sider for his creative and persistence in this, but i also want to take the opportunity to clarify how it got here. this was a very desperate situation. this business came -- they spent tens and tens of thousands of dollars emptying out their warehouse as a result of the code -- of the planning code enforcement action, which came out of a -- an anonymous complaint in november, so this was really down to the wire,

and this really hurt this business. in the context of the previous case, i would really encourage the commission to make a planning code enforcement policy and looking creatively at ways of solving problems rather than slapping fines on small businesses that are trying to keep our community alive. thank you very much for supporting this piece of legislation. >> clerk: okay. members of the public, last call for public comment. seeing no additional requests to speak, commissioners, public comment is closed, and the matter is now before you. >> president koppel: commissioner moore? >> vice president moore: i am very happy to support this particular code amendment, including that it comes at such an opportune time to reflect on

when to enforce penalties and when not. thank you, mr. paul, for giving us a little bit more feedback and background, and thank you, miss beinhart for the unusual circumstance that this is not even accessible from mission street. i do not recall seeing a map, but i clearly understand that this is an unusual situation, and i move to approve. >> president koppel: commissioner tanner? >> commissioner tanner: i would join support for this, as well. i did have one question or two questions for miss florez, -- miss flores, as well. because this is not exiting

onto mission street, [inaudible]. >> this is written such that very few properties would be impacted by this ordinance, and the addresses on potrero is one of the ones that we are aware of, but of course, we want to make sure that we don't exclude any others that would be compliant with the ordinance, so this is one that we are for sure aware of. >> commissioner tanner: certainly, and that just leads to my next question, which is should another address or parcel have the same situation, how will we know or develop this p.d.r.? will that be what we develop top or define p.d.r. as, and that would be when the building was originally constructed? are we looking back in the records for its original use? i just worry about the term original in a city that has the history such as ours, and applying that and how we would

be able to determine that easily. >> yes, and that's a very thoughtful question, again, and part of that does include researching any of the records that we have over at department of building infection, any of our records that we have here at the planning department. we also have the aerial images to help see what was included there in the past, and as always, we can do the best research with the best information that we have available at the time. >> commissioner tanner: okay. thank you very much. i'm happy to support this. thank you for your work. >> president koppel: commissioner moore, did you want to add anything else? >> vice president moore: miss flores, given the fact that large portions of the neighborhood was [inaudible] would you agree with that?

>> thank you, commissioner moore. i haven't looked at that data closely, but i'm happy to go to your staff and verify the information that we do have on hand. >> vice president moore: i was intimately involved on the commission already when we did the eastern neighborhoods, and we were very careful at looking at it parcel by parcel, so you would confirm at some point, and i'm sure that you would help so that commissioner tanner and other commissioners would feel comfortable in fully embracing this legislative change. thank you. >> thank you. >> clerk: okay. commissioners, there is a motion that has been seconded to approve the proposed code amendment. on that motion -- [roll call]

y . >> clerk: so moved, commissioners. that motion passes unanimously, 7-0, placing us on item 10, 2012.0640-ofa-2 for 598 brannan street. this is an office development authorization. is staff ready to make their presentation? >> yes, i am jonas. >> clerk: do you have slides to present? >> i will forward my slides following the presentation. >> clerk: okay. >> good afternoon, president koppel and members of commission. linda ajello hoagland, planning department staff. before you is a proposal for 598 brannan street. it's a request for office

development authorization for phase t phase -- pursuant to planning code sections 321, 322, and 848, for phase two or approximately 211,601 gross square feet of office use of the approved project at 5 # 8 brannan street, which was authorized by the planning commission on june 6, 2019. phase two includes new construction of a of a mixed use office building. the project sponsor also agreed to construction and maintain a public park, which will help

improve pedestrian networks between brannan and branch streets. it includes demolition of the forward facing buildings and construction of three mixed use buildings in two phases. in this action, the planning commission authorizes face two or approximately 211,601 square feet of office use at the site. phase two authorizes construction of a mixed use office building reaching a height of nearly 150 feet, with 211,601 square feet of office use, 11,054 square feet of combined retail, and p.d.r., and 5,546 square feet of child

care facility. as stated in the draft motion, the project meets the criteria to draw from the central soma incentive reserve. proposition e created the central soma reserve to allow central soma to obtain an office allocation, even if there is not enough large cap office space technically available. however, it is not technically a separate office space from the standard large cap, and the space allocated from this reserve must be accounted for over the ten following years. authorizing this project will draw the large cap down to zero. the remaining 63,000 square feet will be taken from the central soma reserve. then beginning in august 2021,

that 63,000 square feet will be deducted from the reserve for ten years. the central soma reserve will be drawn down by 63,000 square feet, with, so this would exhaust the existing 149,000 square feet available to other projects, although there are currently no other projects pending out of central soma for a large cap allocation. to date, has received one letter in support of the project. in conclusion, the department finds that the project is on balance consistent with the central soma plan and consistent with the general plan. it will allow the construction of phase two, or building three, which will provide 211,601 gross square feet of office, 11,054 square feet of

p.d.r., and 5,546 square feet of child care space. i would also like to introduce the project sponsor, who has also prepared a presentation. this concludes my presentation, and i'm available to answer any questions. >> clerk: great. linda, i'm sorry. who is the project sponsor here? >> it is carl brannan from tish and spire. they should be on the line. i don't want to say their phone number out loud. >> clerk: sorry, folks. bear with me one second. >> 4340 is the last four

digits, if that helps. >> clerk: it doesn't. it only shows me the first six with an area code. [inaudible]. >> clerk: okay. sorry, staff. >> can you hear me? >> yes. >> okay. great. good afternoon -- >> clerk: there is a slight echo. you might want to mute the volume on your computer or your television if you're following us that way. go ahead. >> we do not have either a computer or a t.v. on, just the phone. >> clerk: okay. well, we'll have to bear with your echo, then. you have ten minutes.

much better, thank you. >> did we lose them? >> clerk: maybe. >> director hillis: i think they dropped off. >> clerk: oh, yeah, they did drop off entirely. well, let's wait for them to call back in. i'm sure they will in a moment.

>> jonas, can you hear me? it's carl shannon. i'm going to do this without the slide, so if we get out of order, let me know. good afternoon, president koppel and members of the commission. good to connect with you over webex. really sorry we can't be here in person, but we have members of our team available if you have any questions, but given the challenges we've already seen of webex, i'm going to be the sole person making the presentation. we began working with the san francisco planning department and the planning commission on this project back in 2012. after numerous design

iterations and revisions with the urban design team at planning, five community workshops, dozens of smaller group and individual meetings, and contact with over 260 residents and stakeholders, we received unanimous approval for our project with three commercial buildings, a park, back in june 2019. that approval included the prop m allocation for buildings one and two, but not building through due to a prop m allocation at the time. since receiving approvals for buildings one and two last year, we've been working with d.b.i. to get measures in place. we've also been working on

changes mandated by covid-19, specifically, ventilation systems in the building. the buildings will come back for final approval, and it's my understanding that mohcd just issued the r.f.p. for this site, with the expectation that a nonprofit will process that and come forward with it. we're pleased to be back before you today for the final approval of the commercial portion of this project. you will recall, we always envisioned this as a holistic project, a mixed use project with a vibrant ground plane, a public realm, and office and residential uses all centered around the new one-acre park. this approval will bring that closer to reality. as a refresher, and for the benefit of the commissioners who were not part of the 2019 approvals, we'd like to bring you briefly through the project as a whole, the various pieces of our site plan, and our public benefits package.

can we go to the next slide, please? as you can see, our project site is located at the very center of central soma, half a block from the new c subway stop at bran on, two blocks from caltrain, but in a bit of what is today an open space desert. next slide, please. this slide is out of the central soma plan itself. our project took its inspiration directly from the central soma process, which called for a new park at the center of this block with links to central soma's alley network. next slide, please. to make this happen, we needed to acquire not only three private parcels, but the parcel controlled by the san francisco p.u.c., who owned most of what would be the ultimate park site. but to be able to accommodate

the needs of the san francisco p.u.c. and their growth, we worked with them to relocate them to 2000 marin, down off of cesar chavez. that gives them better access to freeways, and we bought 2000 marin to make this swap work based on a handshake more than three years before we were able to effectuate the swap. next slide, please. we completed the swap of the parcels earlier this year, and now, p.u.c. owns 2000 marin, a space for its lay down and expansion yards, and a critical part of their long-term infrastructure needs for southeast san francisco. as farther of that swap, we also built out temporary facilities for them at two port properties and moved them into those new facilities this summer. this fully enables us to create not just our project but a one-acre park and the 13,000 square foot affordable housing

parcel. next slide, please. here is our overall project site plan as approved last june. a mix of uses envisioned by the plan, jobs, housing, ground floor retail, ground floor p.d.r., new posts, and alleyways. next slide. last june, there was not sufficient prop m allocation at the time to allow our project to come through, as well. economic woerk force development and planning asked us to phase our project. we agreed. fact, we were the first developer in central soma to work collaboratively with the city on phasing, and we brought forward a plan that delivered key improvements in the first phase. almost 50,000 square feet of

square floor p.d.r. and retail, lining the surrounding streets and alleyways. we are looking forward to teneting a good portion of this -- tenanting a good portion of this site with our partner, soma pilipinas. we're working through the purchase and sale agreement with mohcd to dedicate that land now, and home to complete the transfer when our subdivision map is approved. we hope that the future housing project can support some of the community's housing needs, including neighborhood preference, multigenerational families, and affordability at a broad level of affordability levels and commercial community use space that prioritizes the needs of low-income and multigenerational residents in the neighborhood. two new alleyways along freelawn and welsh, and

ancillary open space totaling 16,000 square feet, share of kraukz connecting the alleyw crosswalks connecting the alleyway to the flower mart. at the time, we weren't sure how long it would be until we received approval for phase two, so we brought forward a number of ideas how we could use and activate that dedicated space in the interim with a temporary pop up park, walkway, for the future site. as you can see, the final design involving all three buildings in the park creates

an incredibly cohesive network with open space through the block. phase two, which we hope you will approve today, will allow that plan by creating 212,000 square feet of office, another 10,000 square feet of p.d.r., over 5,000 square feet of child care, enough to support 100 children. so now, linda, if you could take us through the rest of the presentation. the building three, which we hope will you grant an allocation for, is deliberately

different than buildings one and two. we can go forward to the rendering of the project and put through them. we should be on the overall site design slide, but if you can see, it's important to us that this development be a diverse set of experiences. like the city itself, it's intentionally complex. the difference in architecture is important. the heart of the project is the park, and the building's act is a set of individual forms with unique materials and design that frame it. just to close, i want to note that this approval finally brings forward the full picture of what we promised to the

community. we're committed to this neighborhood, we're going to be part of it for the long-term. we want it to thrive economically and socially. that means creating good jobs, both during construction and in ongoing management. we're a strong partner with organized labor, ensuring diverse groups with construction and management, and we're continually developing best practices to implement those principles, making sure that the park meets the community's needs, and embodies the community, [inaudible] including park ambassadors that come to and from. we have been lucky enough to develop great relationships with neighbors on free lawn

alley, who understand the needs to make people feel safe and thrive in the neighborhood, with several organizations that have served soma for years and help us understand how we can be a benefit to the community, including soma filipinos, and west bay. we're here to answer any questions that the commission has. thank you. >> clerk: great, thank you. commissioners, that concludes project sponsor's presentation, so we should go to public comment. members of the public, this is your opportunity to submit your testimony by pressing star then three to enter the queue. you will have two minutes. >> hi. good afternoon, commissioners. we have been serving the

community for 52 years now and are happy to support 598 brannan project. we came out to support it back in june 2019 when it first came up, and overall, we still support it. we are a excited about the park it's going to create and the partnership that we've been able to have with tischman spire and all the great work they're doing. right now, they're currently helping our organization to have stable roots and have our own permanent home. they've also gone above and beyond to not just be a partner and help the community but really be a part of the community, so support 598 brannan, fully support the project, and just want to thank all the project sponsors for all their hard work on it. thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners.

my name is misha olivas, and i'm a soma resident. i'm speaking in favor of 598 brannan street. we have a really long-standing relationship with tischman spire, and we are really appreciative of how they're building their buildings into the existing community. they work really hard to reach out to the residents around their projects, and i really appreciate how they thoughtfully create 100% affordable housing buildings next to the other buildings that they build. and one thing that we're super excited about with this new project is the park. as was stated in the presentation, soma is really the area in the city with the least amount of open space, so this new amenity will be huge for this area, and just cannot thank carl and henry enough for

their partnership and their commitment to soma and every area that they build a project in, so i urge you to support 598 brannan. thank you. >> hello? >> clerk: yes, ma'am. >> hello? should i speak now? >> clerk: yes. >> okay. hello, commissioners. my name is marjorie. i live at 152 freeland, and that's right next to the project. i have no problem with the office buildings at all. they can do whatever they want with them. my concern is the affordable condo that is being proposed literally smack dab right next to my little house. when you put that monster structure up, you're going to block out every light i'll ever use for the rest of my life as

well as everybody that is on freeline. we are a very small residential street. we've been here since -- some of my neighbors, the 70s. they're small little buildings. the building that you're proposing, that's going to be up -- i believe the address is at 160 freeline for the affordable housing. that's right next to these buildings and right next to the house that i've been living in 40 years. i urge you to please, please relook at that plan for that building. set it back, put it in another space near the park. but you have so much to work with. you have to please, please put it to where you're blocking every bit of sun light for me and my neighbors? i live on freeline. i realize there are other

people that supported the project for the office. build it, i don't care, but please rethink that condominium project, please, and let us know what's going on with the developer who decides to build it. and i want to special thank sarah. she is fantastic. thank you, sarah, for all your input. thank you, commissioners. >> hello, commissioners. my name is david wu with soma filipinas, soma filipinas cultural heritage district. this project is really needed and is lacking and deeply needed, and we worked with the project sponsor to come to an agreement regarding joint advocacy 100% affordable housing site, asking mohcd to

prioritize project preference, prioritization of this project's strong housing linkage fees, and community service and ground floor uses. we look forward to much needed new open space, with soma having some of the least open space per capita in the city. issues of racial and social equity in planning continue to be present. we appreciate the openness and dill nens of the developer to collaborate with the community to help ensure that the design programming and activation of the park will be accessible, welcoming, and beneficial to the filipino community, and all seniors, families, and youth in the neighborhood, with also opportunities for place making to enhance the cultural district. the community was able to work with the developer to make the project more responsive to the needs of the community, but it took a lot of time and capacity

to develop and convene with community stakeholders and the developer to come to agreements in the future, we hope that the city and the project planning and staff will be more responsive to community needs and all development would be primarily community serving. thank you. >> clerk: okay. members of the public, last call for public comment. if you wish to submit your testimony, please press star, three to be entered into the queue. commissioners, i see no additional requests to speak by the public, so public comment is closed, and the matter is now before you.

>> president koppel: yes. before i call on the other commissioners, tischman and spire has had a long relationship in working with the community. there's going to be a long history in san francisco, employing local residents. they're making higher wages, and this is going to add to the resilience and recovery because we don't know where this economy is going, so it's a blessing that we do have projects like this to count on. commissioner diamond? >> commissioner diamond: thank you. i have a question for mr. shannon, and then, a follow up question for the zoning administrator, so i'd like to start with the prom sponsor first. this project obviously made a great deal of sense when it was approved precovid, and i like the grouping of the difference uses around the park, and i understand that they need to work together and they're

synergistic. i wonder if you could address the role as it is today, and your thoughts on the need for all of this office space, the status of any preleasing efforts, why you think in light of what appears to be a surplus of office space in the rest of the city, that this office space will attract tenants. and then, if it doesn't, what are you going to use the space for instead? >> great. can you hear me? >> commissioner diamond: i can. >> look, there's clearly a significant uncertainty brought on by covid. i will say the companies that drive our economy are in incredibly good shape. if you look at apple, google, salesforce, tesla, the companies that are driving the

bay area economy continue to do really well. this project is designed and we feel very attract tiff to technology users through its large floor plates, through its open space, and through its connection to not only the heart of san francisco but to the south bay through caltrain and through access to the 280 and the 101. we are looking for tenants for this project. it is fully funded with debt and equity. we have built several projects in san francisco before, 555 mission, boundary square 3, and 222 second, all of which were started on a speculative basis, and we would certainly start this project from a speculative basis at the right time. this allocation would allow us to present to a potential tenant all three buildings, the possible of just leasing the

third building, so it provides us greater flexibility and enhances the marketability of this project, and, you know, we fundamentally believe that the disruption that is caused here is short-term, and that we hope that once there is widespread medical solution, that people will want to come back to work, and they will want to come back to work in san francisco, and given the scarcity that prop m creates, we think that this location is an exceptionally good place to concentrate jobs near transit in san francisco and, quite -- as an anecdote, we literally are breaking ground as we speak on a new housing complex in mission rock and a new business building in

mission rock. being able to pick up our permits from d.b.i. puts the project in a better commission. >> commissioner diamond: so i understand all that, and it makes good sense. specifically, are there -- are any of the buildings preleased at the moment? >> none of the buildings are preleased at the moment, no. >> commissioner diamond: okay. and if it turns out that you build the buildings, but the office space does not return in the way that we all hope, can these buildings be used for other purposes? might that be possible? >> you know, they're designed -- the ground floors are retail and p.d.r. the upper space is office space. that could include, like, science tenants, which are growing quite rapidly right now. and, you know, the one thing you can't do is work from home is do any kind of lab work,

but, you know this is, from our perspective, a temporary disruption, san francisco is an incredible place to live and work. we think that because of the central subway and the transit, we think that this is a great location long-term for office jobs and would expect to build this and -- you know, it's an economic question for us, but we do think this will be attract tiff and received well in the marketplace. >> commissioner diamond: okay. one more question for you before i turn to mr. teague, and that is, when you change the order, you know, are you set on buildings one, two, and three in that order or with this approval, is it possible that you would change the phasing, and if so, what underlining settlements would also need to be changed at that time? >> as i alluded to before, one of the specific things that this agreement does is it gives

us the allocation for building building three, and i'm not saying this is what we are going to do, but what we could do is build that bryant street building, building three, first. we would do that if that were attra attractive to a specific tenant, so that gives us flexibility in that regard, which makes it more appealing in the marketplace. >> commissioner diamond: yes, that does make sense to me. i guess i was asking about the availability and funding of the park and the housing site. if you went forward, for example, with building one and not phase two, would the documents need to be amended? >> the affordable housing, we're working with mohcd right now to be able to transfer that parcel to them, and as i said in my opening comments, they

just issued an r.f.p. out to the community for an affordable housing developer to come in and develop that project, and rest assured, marjorie, that they will bring it to the planning commission so that everyone can understand it. building three, if it's tied to phase one, we can work with the planning department on that. the intention is to get all three buildings and the park built and provide much needed open space to san francisco. >> commissioner diamond: okay. thank you very much. mr. teague, a question for you on how we track this much needed modified office allocation. although we don't have any other projects that we might otherwise give it to, we don't

know that that's the case going forward. i know there are 18-month time frames on part of the office allocation, but how do we actually monitor this, and i think that's within the z.a.s department, and i'm curious of how you keep track of it, start and stop, particularly when we have a building department that might be processing things more slowly. and also, if they do decide to use any of these things for the lab space, so that we have allocated them more office space than they would otherwise need, if they were going to use some of this space for lab space, what's your process for tracking that and taking that excess space and putting it back in the pool? a lot of questions. wanted to get it all out.

>> thank you. sure, that was a lot, but i think i can answer all that for you. good afternoon to all the commissioners. corey teague, zoning administrator. i'll answer the last question first, which is, you know, the planning code basically states that the planning commission may revoke an office allocation for various reasons, including lack of use, and so this can happen in one of two ways. we actually had a number of revocations happen last year. one way is that it can be a formal hearing at the planning commission, and the commission can vote to revoke some or all of an allocation if that allocation has been effectively abandoned or in this case, if a project received a certain amount of office allocation but then actually decided to change their model and not use all of it and use part of the building space for a complete different use altogether, it would be in

the purview of the planning commission to take back that abandoned or unused allocation and then kind of reapply it to the large cap. similarly, and this has happened in the past and last year, as well, sometimes, there may be a very clear example where an allocation has fully or partially not been used, and there's no plan to use it. the property owner can also voluntarily forfeit that back into the cap, and i issue a letter documenting that evidence, and that it's being forfeited back into the cap. so there's processes in place to kind of recapture unused office allocation in the future. so your first question about tracking, you're correct, that my office is maintaining office

allocation program, and that is something that we post on our website, and we update periodically, just depending on office activity. specific to the 18 months, you're correct, the planning code and as it was adopted in prop m, states that a project has 18 months from approval to commence construction. that can be an extremely tight timeline. most of our entitlements allow three years just to receive a site permit and not to commence construction. the planning commission in the past has adopted two resolutions, and the second resolution is still in effect, that essentially recognizes

this and instructs the planning department staff not to bring back office allocation projects even if they're past their 18 months, as long as they're staying active. if it remains that an office project is diligently pursuing their permits and construction, to not bring that back for revocation, and so we have not brought those projects back. but for those projects that have essentially haven't taken any action for a long period of time, we do bring those back for revocation. >> commissioner diamond: great. well, thank you to both you and mr. shaw for your very, very complete answers. i'm very supportive of this project and wish tischman spire the best of luck in building this and leasing it as quickly as possible so we get the benefits -- robust economy and housing and the park. but given that our office cap is now negative, i do think we

need to keep a sharp eye on projects that aren't using it so that we can reallocate it to others if it comes to that. but i am supportive of this project. thank you. >> president koppel: commissioner moore? >> vice president moore: for memory lane's purposes, i'd like to remind this commission that the previous commission spent a significant amount of time not only looking at central soma and the approval that went into it, but particularly at a number of projects, among which this particular project was one of the stronger and more convincing projects that this person is speaking on for me. the project provides not only a significant great arrangement of buildings on a large opportunity site, but ittic at thats great advantage of bringing a requirement for afford -- but it takes great

advantage of bringing a requirement for affordable housing on this site, helping affordable housing to be built. what impressed me from the very beginning is not only the sensitive approach to variety and architectural design but also how the buildings create space, create place in what otherwise would just be unrelated sites on which individual buildings would be plopped out without necessarily relating to each other. it's particularly important when you think about the housing component, and i'm delighted hearing director shaw this morning from mohcd saying that this site is one of the nine sites that are -- [inaudible] >> vice president moore: when i heard about this project last year, i asked mr. shin why they

would not be able to pursue the timing of this particular housing project, and he at that time pointed to the possibility of scheduling, and today, indeed, this project is scheduled in an r.f.p. process, and in response to the -- the public comment made on other people on the alley, i have to believe that not only the planning department will work with mr. shaw but also every effort will be made by not to let the existing housing on the alley be negatively affected by a project that 100% serves the public good, and that is affordable housing in an area where it's desperately needed, together with a large extremely overdue open space or neighborhood park. [please stand by]

>> especially in central soma projects. i am happy to hear that the intent of the project sponsor is in the community, ab.

>> second. >> okay, commissioners if there is no further deliberation, there is a motion seconded to approve the matter with conditions. commissioner tanner. >> aye. >> commissioner chung. >> aye. >> commissioner diamond. >> aye. >> commissioner fung. >> commissioner imperial. >> aye. >> commissioner moore. >> aye. >> commissioner president koppel. >> aye. >> commissioner fung. >> aye. >> thank you. that passes unanimously 7-0. that places us on items 11a and b at 2030 polk street and 1580

pacific avenue for conditional use authorization. is staff prepared to make a presentation? >> yes. >> do you need to share slides? >> i will once the project sponsor is up. >> very good. >> good afternoon, commissioners. the project before you is request for conditional use authorization. 2030 polk street also known as 1580 pacific avenue. at is noter east corner at the intersection of polk street and pacific avenue. it is the border between nob hill. the project is a building and associated lot. a 65-foot tall mixed use building.

with 7264 square feet of ground floor retail. garage access with 27 residential parking spaces, four commercial paces and one car share space. it would include a bicycle room for 54 class 1 bicycle places and 6 class two bicycle parking spaces. one is occupied by a legacy building the junk shop. it intends to be closest to the intersection. the project requires conditional use authorization pursuant to code section 121.1 with development of the lot larger than 2500 square feet. pursuant to 121.2 creation of three larger than 2000 square feet. additionally, the project seeks approval using the individually

requested state density program pachiefing 23% density above the 43 units for the site. the program is project is requesting waivers which does not seek incentives or concession. commission must make findings to the requested waivers. the department requires the commission to make shadow findings. new shadows from the proposed project would not have an adverse effect on the use of the park. on november 19th, 2020 the recreation and park commission considered the project and recommended the planning commission find the shadows would not be adverse to the use of this project. in accord, the project is providing 12% of the units or five units. [indiscernable] this qualifies for up to 23% density bonus.

providing those on site the project will be affordable housing obligation for on site and payment of affordable housing fee. total will provide nine affordable units. two at 105% a.m.i. and two at 130%. [indiscernable] these nine units set aside 75% of the project's requirements. balance to be paid for the through which satisfies inclusionary requirement on the bonus unit. the balance of the fee is estimated $1,040,000 for this project. the staff has received support from the following organizations. polk neighbors, russian hill neighbors, corridor neighborhood coalition and discover polk cd.

the staff has received four communications with concerns about the project. project concerns include impacts from noise, dust and street access during construction. in fact, the traffic parking and live ability in the area result of the density. overall height of the proposed structure and resulting loss of use from the newly purchased unit on the southwest corner. the park in the proposed development. the proposed project is on balance with the objectives and policies as necessary, desirable and compatible with the surrounding neighborhood. it provides housing including nine so on site affordable uni units. [indiscernable] the project creates retail

opportunities and more active frontage on polk street including replacement for legacy business. the area is served by transit and electrical infrastructure and reasonable parking and one car share within the project for those residents that find it necessary to use an automobile for travel. the project design reinforces the street wall on the front ages and provides upper level sesetbacks and massing of the structure. the project will pass the shadow. it creates 0.6% of the available annual rights on the park. it will occur in the afternoon during fall and winter at a time when many areas of the park are in shadow and the children's play toward the middle of the park is used less frequently. the department recommends the

commission make the shadow finding and grant approval. i am available for questions. that concludes the staff presentation. >> thank you, andrew. is the project sponsor prepared to make their presentation. >> i am. >> you have five minutes. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i am the project manager. i would like to start by introducing who we are san francisco based residential development and construction with a long track record of creating modern projects. it focuses exclusively in san francisco we contribute to the environment of the city. it is the construction of multiple projects in san francisco including lombard, condo project. two months completion of the

golden gate project in civic center. we are currently building 1523 franklin and 20 seventh street in soma. an additional project in valencia and two additional projects. we are proud to present our latest project. we would like to thank the staff which helped us through the project. we would like to thank the neighborhood groups and concerned citizens who helped shape the project. of particular note is the jug shop which has been very helpful which anchor the neighborhood for the years to come. our design team in collaboration with neighborhood groups developed the project that stands up to quality of design

and compliment the context. it is located at intersection of polk and pacific avenue. under utilized one story parking lot. it may beings it ideal for dense project. the proposed project is a 6 story mixed use building with commercial ground floor and five stories of residential units. it will add 53 units housing, nine will be on site, 25 of the 53 are family sized bedrooms making up 47%. 1580 pacific has three ground floor commercial spaces to strengthen polk street and create a strong presence at a naming or intersection with the additional housing retail spaces increasing the depth. it will be a catalyst for growth

in the neighborhood. i would like to introduce the architect of the project who is going to run through the plans. >> good afternoon, commissioners. thank you. i am the architect. as the project sponsor mentioned, the project is one in a series of residential projects. this particular project if you can go to the next slide, please. you will see an overview of the project. here we can show some of the constraints and goals. we have two frontages we were trying to address distinctly. pacific avenue is more of a residential component as it has ground floor residential

townhome units and entry to the garage that is articulated into the building façade. the polk façade speaks to the storefronts and commercial character of polk street. it also speaks to the topography change that we have to deal with as we step up the street towards pacific. all of these components serve to cradle the corner which we are trying to create special emphasis to to brick break of some of the patterning that we have on the façades. the cadence of the building at the top is punk yo with more seo the building. here you can see a site plan. this describes what the project

sponsor is referring to. we are working with the site that naturally creates an l shape building to maintain the street walls on pacific and polk street. then if we work up the building you can see how we are working with the topography, two commercial spaces on the lower were part of polk street followed by residential lobby that has access to the bicycle parking area. as we work the way up the building towards pacific avenue you can see the residential. the commercial space on the corner and residential units two story spaces on pacific avenue. here you can start to see the typical l shape of the floor plan and the units have street

frontage exposure or to the rear yard. it has private open space and common open space along with the planter that will create a nice landscape and screen for privacy between the units and ad jay sent property. the building contain in the l shape format as you continue up. next slide please. >> how much more time do you need? >> maybe just one more minute. if you want to skip ahead. here you can see the setback at the top floor followed by the roof on the next slide. then if you go to the next slide again, please. we are using a brick veneer panel to wrap the bay windows and corner components and glass

in the store fronts. this is the pacific avenue frontage where you can see the stepping up of the building and articulation between townhome and garage entry and how it is positioned into a distinct building geometry. this is the cross section to show some of the children in elevation that we are contending with to put the building together on split level. just briefly through some sketched up views of the building. you can see polk and pacific street frontages. here is a view looking down pacific avenue towards polk street. this is a view from broadway looking towards the park.

here you can see the rear yard and how the l shape again captures the rear yard and combination of private and open space and how we try to work with those spaces together to create proper privacy usable space. that concludes our presentation. we will be happy to answer any questions. >> thank you. commissioners, with the conclusion of the presentation we should open up for public comment. members of the public this is your opportunity to enter the queue. we have two callers. you have two minutes. >> i am chris show man. i am a member of the neighbors though i am not speaking on behalf of the neighbors. i support the neighborhood organization in support of this

project. i have followed it through the process. i believe it is a very strong project. in particular, i am very pleased the project sponsor will continue the relationship through this project and re-opening in the location. i encourage the honorable commission to support this project. thank you so much. >> this is nathan highland, local resident and architect in san francisco and member of the russian hill association. i wanted to voice support by the project. i am impressed how they reached out to the community for support and taken feedback to heart. this is going to be a great development for this corner that will be incredible when you combine the new site with the

jug shop. also the new retail. this development has my full support. i hope to get it passed here. thanks for hearing me. >> okay. members of the public last call for public comment. seeing no additional requests to speak, commissioners, public comment is closed and the matter is now before you. >> before i call other commissioners. it is mys to see this part of town materializing. we did have contentious hearing about lombardis. there were time talks of developing the jug shop site so it is good to see this successfully coming to fruition.

along the way keeping the local businesses surviving as best we could. commissioner moore. >> delighted to support this project. it is the fourth piece in this intersection in the polk pacific corridor. it is part of my neighborhood, and i could not see a better and nor sensitivity designed building occupying an under utilized site. it is important to have the legacy business on the corner. the building addressing the corner in the way it does is typical for this intersection and it is a great way of engaging the neighbors on all four sides. the unit design is exceptional. exposure to the rear yard and sufficient open space. in this particular case which is unusual for me i do not see the

shadow impact out weighing the benefits of the project. i think there is a balance. i see the use of the open space primarily in tennis and basketball with a small component of children's playground. however, tennis as well as basketball has a bias towards south exposure. i am comfortable on the shadow. this is a small shadow impact to benefit both games which are frequently played on this open space. i do in this particular case no real negative impact of the shadow. it has my full support. i want to thank the developer, architect and planning development and everybody else from the surrounding neighbors spending time to make that a

neighborhood based project. thank you. >> commissioner diamond. >> there are many, many features of this project that i like that commissioner moore has numrated. i think we need to take to heart the recommendation of the rec and park commission. it recommended that the planning commission and the sponsor explore if it is feasible to reduce the shadow on the park. it is to say it would need to be limited to a single story not to have any new shadow. i would like the target to explain in more detail what it would take to not eliminate the shadow but reduce the shadow impacts in the afternoon. what would that do? how many units would we use so we understand what is involved?

>> i am the project sponsor. it is not cut and dried question with how many units you would lose per se. we did some analysis and the shadow consultant is on the line. for example if we took off one story which would make the project from our perspective unfeasible you would go from 41.9% shadow to 41.66% shadow. with the adjustment, the benefits are pretty minimal. there is no real small changes

that we can make that would have any significant impact on the points. i think it is ..161% shadow with the project. >> that is helpful. i wonder if the shadow consultant could weigh in instead every moving the whole floor are there corners if you removed would have some beneficial impact on the shadow on the playground in the afternoon in the fall?

>> adam, are you there? >> perhaps the architect could answer. >> adam was on the call. apparently he is off now. >> this is adam if you need me to join. >> thank you. did you hear it or do i need to repeat it? >> if you wouldn't mind. i was switching so there was a delay. >> i understand from the sponsor eliminating the top floor did not mak make a huge difference n terms of shadow impact. something smaller are there corners on the top floor we could drop off that would improve and the time of day is the afternoon on the children's

playground in the fall when the kids would be out there? >> certainly. the two changes to any project that will affect the amount of shadow generated would be either a setback or a reduction in height, basically, because at that time of day the solar angle is coming accrues the building. the two steps you could take. now, certainly if those steps were undertaken that would reduce the shadow again to the earlier comment without sort of a specific target, it is hard to know exactly what that balance of benefit versus loss of units the project is. that would require a little bit more direction and a little bit more analysis on our part.

you know, again that is a general rule. that is how you reduce shadow make them shorter or set them further back. >> you have no sense as to what it might take right now? >> again, yeah, there are certain portions of the project more in line with the park that setbacks or reduction height in those sections would affect the amount of shadow cast on the park. >> which sections are those? >> it would probably be the sections if you take a look -- let me pull up this diagram to make sure i am oriented correctly here. if you take a look at this would be in the interior courtyard

area, it would be the leg of the building that is parallel to polk street on the interior courtyard side. the setbacks along that edge would probably be the area that would be most in line with the shadows that would be cast into that park. that would probably be the area in terms of bang for your buck in terms every deduction of shadow, shows would be the areas most likely to generate those changes given the time of day, solar angle that could affect shadow cast on the park. >> thank you. i am interested in my fellow commissioner's views on this. the planning commission did approve it but did recommend that we explore this with the architect or with the project sponsor, and to me this project

produces a very large number of benefits, but this is a negative drawback to the project. i feel like we need to weigh the benefits versus the small amount of additional shadow. it is shadow on a children's playground. i was intrigued to hear commissioner moore with a long history on the shadow history. she is willing to make the trade-off. that is important and persuasive. i am curious what other commissioners think. it is incumbent on us to recognize the trade-off and understand what we are getting. >> commissioner moore: these are hard surface playgrounds, tennis court from property line to property line. that applies to the basketball court. the tennis court is hard surface

and so are the basketball courts. that may beings a big difference who would use the facilities. the open space for the population is extremely important. it is basically younger people from 10 to 18 or 20 who play there. it is not the multipurpose or multigenerational space that we normally defend when it comes to shadow. the bias nature of playing tennis and basketball gives it a slightly different meaning. i want to add that because i happen to know who plays on the courts and the purpose. >> thank you. >> definitely backing up commissioner moore's standpoints on this project. definitely a great project we are looking at today.

commissioner chan. >> thank you. i do support the project. i support the discussion about the shadows. i think the benefits out weigh the small shadow that we would potentially have and would not adversely affect it with the different types of users. i think this project makes a lot of sense, it is desirable. i would be glad to see the housing at the site. i am glad to see the commitment to the legacy business. there is parking for half of the units. this may beings sense. it is the intersection of two bus lines. in terms of weighing the benefits, i think the project makes sense here. >> commissioner moore, anything

else? >> you must have observed or confirmed the type of people you see using the open space, is that correct, commissioner chan? >> sure. i walk by. i do agree. >> thank you. >> commissioner tanner. >> second what commissioner chanand commissioner moore said. the type of use there is just active. people may welcome shade from time to time in terms of working up body heat and so the shadow is real. i am glad we are discussing it. i think the benefits outwait and it is minimally increased. given all of those factors, i

support the project. thank you. >> commissioner fung. >> i haven't played at that park both in terms of ten -- i played at that park on fridays tennis and basketball. i would find that the shadow impact is minimal. in terms of the c.u. for the housing, i support it. >> i would accept the motion to approve. commissioner moore. >> i move to approve. >> second. >> okay, commissioners on that motion to adopt shadow findings and approval conditional use authorization with conditions,

commissioner tanner. >> aye. >> commissioner chan. >> aye. >> commissioner diamond. >> aye. >> commissioner fung. >> aye. >> commissioner imperial. >> aye. >> commissioner moore. >> aye. >> commissioner president koppel. >> aye. >> so moved that motion passes unanimously 7-0. thathat the last two remaining items, your workday here is done. >> thank you. >> have a good day, everyone. >> good-bye. thanks.

>> clerk: on february 25, 2020, the mayor declared a local state of emergency related to covid-19, and on may 29, 2020, the mayor authorized all commissions to reconvene remotely. this will be our 12th remote hearing. remote hearings require everyone's attention, and most of all, your patience. if you are not speaking, please mute your microphone and turnoff your camera. sfgovtv is broadcasting and streaming this hearing live, and we will receive public comment for every item on today's agenda. public comment is available by

calling 415-655-0001, entering access code 146-902-9771. when we reach the item you are interested in, please press star, three to be added to the queue. when you hear your line is unmuted, that is your cue to begin speaking. each speaker will have two minutes to speak. you will hear a chime when you have 30 seconds, and another chime when your time is up. best practice is to call from a quiet location, speak slowly and clearly, and mute the speaker on your television or computer. i'd like to take roll at this time. [roll call]

>> clerk: thank you, commissioners. first on your agenda is general public comment. at this time, members of the public may address the commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction. commission except agenda items. with respect to agenda items, your opportunity to address the commission will be afforded when the item is reached in the meeting. each member of the public may address the commission for up to three minutes. we should open public comment. members of the public, if you wish to submit testimony for items not on today's agenda, please press star, three to be entered into the queue. seeing no members of the public requesting to speak, commissioners, general public comment is closed, and we can move onto department matters. item 1, director's announcements. welcome, director hillis.

>> director hillis: good afternoon. thank you, jonas. just a couple of announcements. one, i wanted to announce that liz accepted my offer to be our new director of current planning, and liz is here today, so just to congratulate her and let you all know that that's happened. thank you. liz is obviously no stranger to the planning department and the historic preservation commission. she's been with the department since 2014, started as an intern, moved through planner one, two, and three. she's been acting director since august, and she was deputy director of current planning for the past seven years. so she even spends her free time in planning and zoning work, so we're excited to continue working with -- with

liz. and then, one of her priorities is definitely working on our residence permitting and budgeting this year. we continue to have problems with our revenues, which we're currently projecting to be about $19 million short for the year. we're hoping we can improve on that. liz has been working, as i have, too, with d.b.i. and the permit center to be able to open up and accept applications than we currently are allowing today. obviously, that is 's a challe with covid and the environment that we're in, but we'll keep you updated on that. that's all the updates i have. happy to answer any questions, and looking forward to the meet being.

>> clerk: okay. seeing no questions for director hillis, item 2, review of past events at the planning commission, staff report, and announcements. >> director hillis: none. >> clerk: okay. seeing none, we can move onto commission matters. item 3, president's report and announcements. >> thank you. congratulations, liz. we're excited for you. we have one very important item to discuss today, and that is our holiday party. as everyone knows, this year, 2020, is virtual, so ours will be. jonas, if we can, i think we're going to just do it after our next h.p.c. meeting in two weeks, so the 18th of december. >> clerk: yes, i'll send out a

virtual invite. >> great. that's all i have. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. item 4, consideration of adoption, draft minutes for your november 18, 2020 hearing. >> move to approve. >> public comment -- is there public comment? >> clerk: there will be. we should take public comment. thank you, commissioner pearlman, for that reminder. members of the public, this is your opportunity to comment on the draft minutes. you should enter the queue by pressing star then three. seeing no members of the public wishing to speak at this time, commissioners, public comment is closed, and the matter is now before you. >> all right. so we have a motion. can we have a second? >> second. >> clerk: thank you. commissioners, on that motion to adopt the minutes from november 18, 2020 meeting -- [roll call]

>> clerk: so moved, commissioners. that motion passes unanimously, 7-0. item 5, commission comments and questions. >> it doesn't appear there are any. >> clerk: very good. moving right along, commissioners, we can go to your regular calendar. for items 6-a, b, c, d, and e for case numbers 2020-010196 l.b.r., 2020-on -- 01 on 0250

l.b.r. and 2020-010253 l.b.r., and 2020-010197 l.b.r., and 2020-010198 l.b.r., for five addresses, 1025 columbus avenue, 420 castro street, 1942 ocean avenue, and 151 clement street, and 1737 post street number 305.

>> good afternoon, [inaudible] in 1951, bimbo's moved to the location where it is today. the property was included within the wilgbtq context statement. as one of the oldest surviving night clubs in san francisco, bimbo's 365 club is a lasting legacy to san francisco and north beach history. staff is very supportive of this application and recommends a resolution to add bimbo's to the legacy business registry.

> >> hello, commissioners. ernest wu, planning commission staff. the next business we have is marcello's pizza has san francisco for 42 years. they actively support the lgbtq community with the platform they have. some nonprofit organizations, they have supported are the san francisco aids foundation, sisters of perpetual indulgence, a.c.t., and many more.

we recommend including marcello's pizza in the legacy business registry. the next is surfaces by david bonk, and they provide a range of wallpaper and grass wall coverings. they also hire locally, and instill people with an interest in interior design and give them real world experience. we recommend adding surfaces by david bonk to the legacy business registry.

>> good afternoon, commissioners. gigi gunther, planning district staff. giorgio's pizzeran has served san francisco for 48 years from the prime minister location --e location at third avenue and clement. [inaudible] diners that stop in are greeted friendly faces and are treated to lunch and dinner in plush red booths with red

checkered table cloths while being able to observe the pizza being made in the kitchen. [inaudible] and a resolution recommending that the business be added to the legacy business registry. the next business is japan video and media. [inaudible]. >> clerk: i'm sorry. i'm going to interrupt you just for a second. you might try turning your camera off because we're having trouble understanding you, and whoever's phone is ringing, you might want to mute your

microphone. >> okay. is that better? >> clerk: that's better. >> he opened his store with a vision of helping americans and others learn more about japanese culture through japanese t.v. and films with english subtitles. since then, their inventory of japanese and korean videos and t.v. shows and film have grown to include thousands of titles in numerous generres. in 1999, the owner organized the first anime costume parade, becoming an annual event. it attracts thousands to japantown each year.

japan video and media continues to give back to the community it serves, donating large amounts of anime merchandise to california's [inaudible] to the san francisco buddhist churches [inaudible] each year. staff is supportive of this application, and a resolution recommending the business be added to the legacy business registry. this concludes staff presentations, and we're available to answer any questions. thank you. >> clerk: great. thank you. we should go to public comment. members of the public, this is your opportunity to address the commission, and you can do so to enter the queue by pressing star then three. we'll go to the first caller. you'll have three minutes.

>> hello. first, i'd like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to present japan video and media for legacy business program. i'd like to tell you about myself and speak about two reasons why we should be nominated. i was born and raised in japan. when i was senior year in college, i came to the united states, which was my dream to see the u.s. through my own eyes. after graduating from university, i decided to stay to practice my english in the right place. in september 1984, i opened the japan video with a strong conviction of a promising future for the video business. i'm sure you are probably wondering how does a video

store stay in business nowadays? well, i have found that many people still want to own a copy of their favorite movies. today, we have become one of the best sources for animes, drama, and special interest films from japan and asia. in addition, we have expanded our product line from d.v.d. to a large collection of anime merchandise, such as posters, key chains, plush dolls, figures, and many more. literally, we made another store inside video store. ever since we opened the store, our company mission has been to introduce and promote japanese culture to the american people. for that purpose, all d.v.d. title we carry come with

english subtitles. another point i wanted to let you know about is our strong emphasis and commitment to community events. in 1999, we organized very first anime costume event in the country to help bring the younger generation to the cherry blossom festival. anime has added a contemporary culture to the traditional festival. it has been very successful and one of the more popular events of the festival today. in addition, to bring more people and revitalize economic activity of the japantown, we organized summer festival and japan center anime fair. every year, we donate a number of the popular anime goods to

children's festival and many items to san francisco [inaudible] church to show our support from the japanese american community. thank you again, and i deeply appreciate your consideration for my addition to the legacy business registry. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is steve nakajo. i'm the executive director of the japantown task force. as a point of information, i'm a member of the san francisco fire commission. i would like today to talk and ask for your approval and support in terms of mr. onichi japan video and media application to the legacy business registry. as you have heard from mr.

onishi, his long involvement in our japanese community, his vision that he had in 1984 to bring the various kinds of media exposure to may i approach tain our community and bridge the gap between san francisco and japan. he also has contributed greatly to the community, particularly to the cherry blossom festival and several nonprofit organizations. the fact that mr. onishi created the first festival in the united states, the anime festival, is a point to his vision and the younger generation, as well. the fact is that japantown has enjoyed several businesses that are a part of the legacy business register, but it is very important that mr. onishi's business be considered

because of the bays of his japanese speaking origin, his japanese base, and to maintain all of the cultures that are there in terms of our japanese community. i very much hope that, again, you can support this long-standing business that has been in the japan center malls. recently, it was called the kontitsu mall, and now, it's called the west mall. thank you, commissioners, for your support of all of our legacy businesses in japantown. thank you, commissioners. steve nakajo. >> hello. my name is tony martin. i'm from giorgio's pizza, and we are so honored to be considered for a legacy

business in san francisco. i think this distinction is deserved mostly because we are all about legacy and maintaining tradition for better or for worse. we are not going to change, and our great customers would be disappointed if approximate we ever did change our -- our booths, our display kitchen, our green awning on the corner of third and clement. we are just so appreciative of our -- of our business opportunity and being part of san francisco community and seeing generation upon generation come through the doors, and it's just -- it's just a great business and a great situation that we have, and we look marched to maintaining that the same way that our parents did when they started the business, and it

will be bestowed on our kids going into the future. thank you so much from giorgios on clement street. >> clerk: members of the public, this is your last opportunity to offer public comment. you may enter the queue by pressing star, three. commissioners, seeing no additional requests to speak, public comment is closed, and the matter is now before you. commissioner matsuda is being asked to be recused from one of the items for consideration as

she works within 500 feet of a location. >> is it too early to make that motion? >> clerk: i don't think so. >> second. >> >> clerkokay. >> clerk: commissioners, on that motion -- [roll call] >> clerk >> clerk: what i was going to

suggest, as commissioner mat sued mat -- matsuda is recused from the post street property is to discuss that first and decide any recommendation and then move onto the remaining four. >> okay. works for me. >> commissioner matsuda, we'll see you in a few minutes. all right. looks like commissioner so, did you want to kick us off? >> sur, but i'd like to talk -- or should i actually just talk about japan video and then, i'll talk about other ones when commissioner matsuda comes back? >> yes, please. >> clerk: now, we'll take up the post street support. >> i'd just like to say i'm in full support of japantown

video, to get the designation of the legacy business. it is a landmark -- well, i'm speaking for myself for friends from asian and hong kong. it is a place where you can find some cultural just -- a bridge of the cultural understanding and also learning and the entertainment and the japanese animation and video media is just a lot of favorite for a lot of asian communities, and i'm really happy to see this store and also what it does to the community, and i hope that with this legacy business, it will allow the company to carry on the legacy forward and also continue and maybe perhaps even expand more of the people to japanese culture and unite all the

cultures together. i'm in full support of this. >> great, thank you. commissioner foley? >> i just want to second that, what commissioner so said. i also want to say that my daughter loves anime. i don't really understand it all, but it's great. >> you've made a point. >> commissioner hyland, so do -- or jonas, do we then just recommend -- like, a motion to recommend? >> clerk: yes. >> i'll ask for a motion as soon as i'm done with my comments. any other commissioners have any other comments? i just wanted to point out, i think that i really support this legacy business, but i

learned something today through this nomination, and that is how a small business within, you know, an important place like japantown can actually support festivals. i didn't know that they brought this animation costume festivals or event to the -- to the cherry blossom festival. our legacy businesses are very part and parcel to our communities and our neighborhoods, and we all know the cherry blossom festival, and we will be seeing some challenges this coming year as japantown gets back into business this next year.

so i just wanted to say that, and if no other commissioners have a comment, i'll entertain a motion for this one. >> motion to approve. >> second. >> clerk: thank you. commissioners. seeing no additional deliberation on this matter, there is a motion that has been seconded to adopt a recommendation for item 6-e, for the post street property, the japantown video and media. on that motion -- [roll call] >> clerk: so moved, commissioners. that motion passes unanimously, 6-0. and we'll welcome back commissioner matsuda, and i will remind her that you have ten days to file with the ethics commission as to the reason of the recusal.

commissioners, you have four remaining legacy business registry applications before you. >> all right. commissioner pearlman? >> thank you. i was chuckling about this particular group because of the two pizza places, both of which i frequent. marcello's was the first pizza place i ever went to in san francisco, and when i was working in the castro back in the late 80s and early 90s, and volunteering for a lot of gay and aids charities and organizations, marcello's, a carried a lot of pizza boxes from them. giorgio's, the first project i worked with them was temple emanuel, and that was the place i would stop when i worked with them over there.

so i think as a side piece, we should have a pizza historic noncontiguous historic district. i think that would be appropriate since there are so many pizza places in san francisco. but i heartily endorse these two, as well as the others. all of them represent the best, you know, of san francisco, and, you know, the best part of why we're here. you know, i don't know anybody, any real san franciscan that would go to a pizza hut or a domino's pizza when we have these kind of places in our neighborhoods throughout the city, so heartily endorse them, endorse them all. >> thank you, alex. commissioner johns? >> thank you. well, you know, commissioner pearlman and i share many things in common. one is giorgio's pizza. by the way, i happened to have

giorgio's pizza for lunch, so -- and i've been familiar with them for many years. i'm familiar with two others of the businesses, as well. one is surfaces. i used to represent a number of very, very high end decorators in san francisco, and frequently, they chose surfaces for our wall coverings on nob hill and russian hill and down in atherton, so it 's a very nice company, and it's so nice to have a wholesale business that's recognized. and finally, is bimbo's 365. i've had a very long association with it, and i did want to share with you a song,

which i got from my mother's piano bench. i hope you can see it. i'm in love with a gal in the gold fish bowl at bimbo's 365, in 1965. the former tenant at that building received the first liquor license after prohibition, so that's another little factor that makes this a historic operation and a -- a real legacy in the drinking community of san francisco. so i support all the businesses, but i am familiar with those three. >> thank you, commissioner johns. i was hoping to hear the song when you said you wanted to share it with us.

commissioner so? >> hello. i wanted to speak to the giorgio pizza. it's always have been my favorite pizza place and also my daughter's and also her girls soccer team, and also just most of the parents of san francisco, glad to hangout at giorgio pizza saturday or sunday after soccer practice, and also, we always frequent there. my favorite pizza, tony. i would hope that you carry that legacy on through generations. it's a very special clam pizza. it's the best in san francisco. actually, i think it's the best in the entire region of the bay area because you can never find anyone make the best perfect clam pizza, so i envy you,

commissioner johns, that you just had a slice today. i really wish that i could bring myself up and get over there after we're done, but this is a family business, and it just permeates from staff level, and also the chef and the cook and everyone. we've been going there for 15 years or longer, and i am in full support. i'm -- would love to see and hear this almost like a community gem continue to thrive and also pull its timeless place in the corner of the inner richmond. it's so nice to have a place to gravitate towards and hangout and also have memories. very happy to hear tony speaking today, and i look forward to seeing you over there soon.

my other thing i wanted to talk about is bimbo. it's just, like, a no brainer. bimbo is not only -- had a long cultural history about music, but it's also having -- they are one of the very few vendors in san francisco with that kind of space that are also accepting the new band that is otherwise not known. i know it for a reason because my friend created the dad band, and they had problem finding places to play because it's just a bunch of dads playing 80s songs, but bimbo's is, like, come on in, you know? we'll welcome you. without bimbo's, i don't think my friend's dad band would have thrived as much in the past six years. so i'm happy to be there after we get out of this pandemic, so

i am in full support with all the recommendations the staff put forward today. they're all really great. i only want to speak about these couple ones that i have personal memories and connections with, but all the other ones are so important to the city. so i want to leave my air time to commissioner foley now. >> have y >> very good. commissioner foley? >> you know, i'm actually familiar with both the pizza places, and i'm actually familiar with the surfaces, and as you all can probably figure, i'm quite familiar with bimbo's and the bar. i just want to give a shoutout to the businesses, because the fact that we're in covid, and they're still surviving, and the fact that they're excited about their business and they're excited about the

legacy, it just touches me. the other thing i learned, commissioner so, is i've never had clam pizza, so i'm going to have one, and maybe i'll drop it off at your house, commissioner so, so you don't have to leave. >> oh, that would be so great. i'll pay for it. >> all right. how about commissioner black? >> well, commissioner foley stole my comment. i'm always so impressed by the legacy businesses, and one of the things that really strikes me is these guys are constantly back. when i was on the board of an aids services commission back in the late 80s, early 90s, they were always providing us with free pizza. they give so much back to the community, and it's really important for us now to give back to them, so i can't

encourage people enough, go order takeout from any restaurant, coffee place, any kind of business that you can do to keep the other businesses -- to keep them going during this really awful time. and i just can't stress that enough. and we've been doing our part. >> excellent. thank you. well, i'm in full support of all four of these additional businesses. i do want to say that while we urge you to keep your brand and maintain your business and your space, you are welcome to evolve and change. while i'm sure that people don't want to see the green awning go away, the legacy business doesn't prevent businesses from evolving. are clams going to be the new

pineapple? i don't know, but keep what makes you special, special. commissioner johns, did you want to add something? >> yeah, i would like to move that we forward the application of bimbo's, marcello's, surfaces, and giorgio's for approval. >> second. >> second. >> clerk: thank you, commissioners. seeing no further deliberation, there's a motion that has been seconded to adopt recommendations for approval. on that motion -- [roll call] >> clerk: excellent, and commissioners, thank you for joining us today. that concludes your extremely lengthy agenda today. >> all right. we we'll see you in two weeks. we're adjourned. >> thank you.

>> clerk: on february 25, 2020, the mayor declared a local state of emergency related to covid-19, and on may 29, 2020, the mayor authorized all commissions to reconvene remotely. this will be our 12th remote hearing. remote hearings require everyone's attention, and most of all, your patience. if you are not speaking, please mute your microphone and turnoff your camera. sfgovtv is broadcasting and streaming this hearing live, and we will receive public comment for every item on today's agenda. public comment is available by calling 415-655-0001, entering

access code 146-902-9771. when we reach the item you are interested in, please press star, three to be added to the queue. when you hear your line is unmuted, that is your cue to begin speaking. each speaker will have two minutes to speak. you will hear a chime when you have 30 seconds, and another chime when your time is up. best practice is to call from a quiet location, speak slowly and clearly, and mute the speaker on your television or computer. i'd like to take roll at this time. [roll call]

>> clerk: thank you, commissioners. first on your agenda is general public comment. at this time, members of the public may address the commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction. commission except agenda items. with respect to agenda items, your opportunity to address the commission will be afforded when the item is reached in the meeting. each member of the public may address the commission for up to three minutes. we should open public comment. members of the public, if you wish to submit testimony for items not on today's agenda, please press star, three to be entered into the queue. seeing no members of the public requesting to speak, commissioners, general public comment is closed, and we can move onto department matters. item 1, director's announcements. welcome, director hillis.

>> director hillis: good afternoon. thank you, jonas. just a couple of announcements. one, i wanted to announce that liz accepted my offer to be our new director of current planning, and liz is here today, so just to congratulate her and let you all know that that's happened. thank you. liz is obviously no stranger to the planning department and the historic preservation commission. she's been with the department since 2014, started as an intern, moved through planner one, two, and three. she's been acting director since august, and she was deputy director of current planning for the past seven years. so she even spends her free time in planning and zoning work, so we're excited to continue working with -- with liz.

and then, one of her priorities is definitely working on our residence permitting and budgeting this year. we continue to have problems with our revenues, which we're currently projecting to be about $19 million short for the year. we're hoping we can improve on that. liz has been working, as i have, too, with d.b.i. and the permit center to be able to open up and accept applications than we currently are allowing today. obviously, that is 's a challe with covid and the environment that we're in, but we'll keep you updated on that. that's all the updates i have. happy to answer any questions, and looking forward to the meet being. >> clerk: okay.

seeing no questions for director hillis, item 2, review of past events at the planning commission, staff report, and announcements. >> director hillis: none. >> clerk: okay. seeing none, we can move onto commission matters. item 3, president's report and announcements. >> thank you. congratulations, liz. we're excited for you. we have one very important item to discuss today, and that is our holiday party. as everyone knows, this year, 2020, is virtual, so ours will be. jonas, if we can, i think we're going to just do it after our next h.p.c. meeting in two weeks, so the 18th of december. >> clerk: yes, i'll send out a

virtual invite. >> great. that's all i have. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. item 4, consideration of adoption, draft minutes for your november 18, 2020 hearing. >> move to approve. >> public comment -- is there public comment? >> clerk: there will be. we should take public comment. thank you, commissioner pearlman, for that reminder. members of the public, this is your opportunity to comment on the draft minutes. you should enter the queue by pressing star then three. seeing no members of the public wishing to speak at this time, commissioners, public comment is closed, and the matter is now before you. >> all right. so we have a motion. can we have a second? >> second. >> clerk: thank you. commissioners, on that motion to adopt the minutes from november 18, 2020 meeting -- [roll call]

>> clerk: so moved, commissioners. that motion passes unanimously, 7-0. item 5, commission comments and questions. >> it doesn't appear there are any. >> clerk: very good. moving right along, commissioners, we can go to your regular calendar. for items 6-a, b, c, d, and e for case numbers 2020-010196 l.b.r., 2020-on -- 01 on 0250

l.b.r. and 2020-010253 l.b.r., and 2020-010197 l.b.r., and 2020-010198 l.b.r., for five addresses, 1025 columbus avenue, 420 castro street, 1942 ocean avenue, and 151 clement street, and 1737 post street number 305.

>> good afternoon, [inaudible] in 1951, bimbo's moved to the location where it is today. the property was included within the wilgbtq context statement. as one of the oldest surviving night clubs in san francisco, bimbo's 365 club is a lasting legacy to san francisco and north beach history. staff is very supportive of this application and recommends a resolution to add bimbo's to the legacy business registry.

> >> hello, commissioners. ernest wu, planning commission staff. the next business we have is marcello's pizza has san francisco for 42 years. they actively support the lgbtq community with the platform they have. some nonprofit organizations, they have supported are the san francisco aids foundation, sisters of perpetual indulgence, a.c.t., and many more.

we recommend including marcello's pizza in the legacy business registry. the next is surfaces by david bonk, and they provide a range of wallpaper and grass wall coverings. they also hire locally, and instill people with an interest in interior design and give them real world experience. we recommend adding surfaces by david bonk to the legacy business registry. >> good afternoon,

commissioners. gigi gunther, planning district staff. giorgio's pizzeran has served san francisco for 48 years from the prime minister location --e location at third avenue and clement. [inaudible] diners that stop in are greeted friendly faces and are treated to lunch and dinner in plush red booths with red

checkered table cloths while being able to observe the pizza being made in the kitchen. [inaudible] and a resolution recommending that the business be added to the legacy business registry. the next business is japan video and media. [inaudible]. >> clerk: i'm sorry. i'm going to interrupt you just for a second. you might try turning your camera off because we're having trouble understanding you, and whoever's phone is ringing, you might want to mute your microphone.

>> okay. is that better? >> clerk: that's better. >> he opened his store with a vision of helping americans and others learn more about japanese culture through japanese t.v. and films with english subtitles. since then, their inventory of japanese and korean videos and t.v. shows and film have grown to include thousands of titles in numerous generres. in 1999, the owner organized the first anime costume parade, becoming an annual event. it attracts thousands to japantown each year.

japan video and media continues to give back to the community it serves, donating large amounts of anime merchandise to california's [inaudible] to the san francisco buddhist churches [inaudible] each year. staff is supportive of this application, and a resolution recommending the business be added to the legacy business registry. this concludes staff presentations, and we're available to answer any questions. thank you. >> clerk: great. thank you. we should go to public comment. members of the public, this is your opportunity to address the commission, and you can do so to enter the queue by pressing star then three. we'll go to the first caller. you'll have three minutes.

>> hello. first, i'd like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to present japan video and media for legacy business program. i'd like to tell you about myself and speak about two reasons why we should be nominated. i was born and raised in japan. when i was senior year in college, i came to the united states, which was my dream to see the u.s. through my own eyes. after graduating from university, i decided to stay to practice my english in the right place. in september 1984, i opened the japan video with a strong conviction of a promising future for the video business. i'm sure you are probably wondering how does a video

store stay in business nowadays? well, i have found that many people still want to own a copy of their favorite movies. today, we have become one of the best sources for animes, drama, and special interest films from japan and asia. in addition, we have expanded our product line from d.v.d. to a large collection of anime merchandise, such as posters, key chains, plush dolls, figures, and many more. literally, we made another store inside video store. ever since we opened the store, our company mission has been to introduce and promote japanese culture to the american people. for that purpose, all d.v.d. title we carry come with

english subtitles. another point i wanted to let you know about is our strong emphasis and commitment to community events. in 1999, we organized very first anime costume event in the country to help bring the younger generation to the cherry blossom festival. anime has added a contemporary culture to the traditional festival. it has been very successful and one of the more popular events of the festival today. in addition, to bring more people and revitalize economic activity of the japantown, we organized summer festival and japan center anime fair. every year, we donate a number of the popular anime goods to

children's festival and many items to san francisco [inaudible] church to show our support from the japanese american community. thank you again, and i deeply appreciate your consideration for my addition to the legacy business registry. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is steve nakajo. i'm the executive director of the japantown task force. as a point of information, i'm a member of the san francisco fire commission. i would like today to talk and ask for your approval and support in terms of mr. onichi japan video and media application to the legacy business registry. as you have heard from mr.

onishi, his long involvement in our japanese community, his vision that he had in 1984 to bring the various kinds of media exposure to may i approach tain our community and bridge the gap between san francisco and japan. he also has contributed greatly to the community, particularly to the cherry blossom festival and several nonprofit organizations. the fact that mr. onishi created the first festival in the united states, the anime festival, is a point to his vision and the younger generation, as well. the fact is that japantown has enjoyed several businesses that are a part of the legacy business register, but it is very important that mr. onishi's business be considered

because of the bays of his japanese speaking origin, his japanese base, and to maintain all of the cultures that are there in terms of our japanese community. i very much hope that, again, you can support this long-standing business that has been in the japan center malls. recently, it was called the kontitsu mall, and now, it's called the west mall. thank you, commissioners, for your support of all of our legacy businesses in japantown. thank you, commissioners. steve nakajo. >> hello. my name is tony martin. i'm from giorgio's pizza, and we are so honored to be considered for a legacy

business in san francisco. i think this distinction is deserved mostly because we are all about legacy and maintaining tradition for better or for worse. we are not going to change, and our great customers would be disappointed if approximate we ever did change our -- our booths, our display kitchen, our green awning on the corner of third and clement. we are just so appreciative of our -- of our business opportunity and being part of san francisco community and seeing generation upon generation come through the doors, and it's just -- it's just a great business and a great situation that we have, and we look marched to maintaining that the same way that our parents did when they started the business, and it

will be bestowed on our kids going into the future. thank you so much from giorgios on clement street. >> clerk: members of the public, this is your last opportunity to offer public comment. you may enter the queue by pressing star, three. commissioners, seeing no additional requests to speak, public comment is closed, and the matter is now before you. commissioner matsuda is being asked to be recused from one of the items for consideration as

she works within 500 feet of a location. >> is it too early to make that motion? >> clerk: i don't think so. >> second. >> >> clerkokay. >> clerk: commissioners, on that motion -- [roll call] >> clerk >> clerk: what i was going to

suggest, as commissioner mat sued mat -- matsuda is recused from the post street property is to discuss that first and decide any recommendation and then move onto the remaining four. >> okay. works for me. >> commissioner matsuda, we'll see you in a few minutes. all right. looks like commissioner so, did you want to kick us off? >> sur, but i'd like to talk -- or should i actually just talk about japan video and then, i'll talk about other ones when commissioner matsuda comes back? >> yes, please. >> clerk: now, we'll take up the post street support. >> i'd just like to say i'm in full support of japantown

video, to get the designation of the legacy business. it is a landmark -- well, i'm speaking for myself for friends from asian and hong kong. it is a place where you can find some cultural just -- a bridge of the cultural understanding and also learning and the entertainment and the japanese animation and video media is just a lot of favorite for a lot of asian communities, and i'm really happy to see this store and also what it does to the community, and i hope that with this legacy business, it will allow the company to carry on the legacy forward and also continue and maybe perhaps even expand more of the people to japanese culture and unite all the

cultures together. i'm in full support of this. >> great, thank you. commissioner foley? >> i just want to second that, what commissioner so said. i also want to say that my daughter loves anime. i don't really understand it all, but it's great. >> you've made a point. >> commissioner hyland, so do -- or jonas, do we then just recommend -- like, a motion to recommend? >> clerk: yes. >> i'll ask for a motion as soon as i'm done with my comments. any other commissioners have any other comments? i just wanted to point out, i think that i really support this legacy business, but i

learned something today through this nomination, and that is how a small business within, you know, an important place like japantown can actually support festivals. i didn't know that they brought this animation costume festivals or event to the -- to the cherry blossom festival. our legacy businesses are very part and parcel to our communities and our neighborhoods, and we all know the cherry blossom festival, and we will be seeing some challenges this coming year as japantown gets back into business this next year. so i just wanted to say that,

and if no other commissioners have a comment, i'll entertain a motion for this one. >> motion to approve. >> second. >> clerk: thank you. commissioners. seeing no additional deliberation on this matter, there is a motion that has been seconded to adopt a recommendation for item 6-e, for the post street property, the japantown video and media. on that motion -- [roll call] >> clerk: so moved, commissioners. that motion passes unanimously, 6-0. and we'll welcome back commissioner matsuda, and i will remind her that you have ten days to file with the ethics commission as to the reason of the recusal. commissioners, you have four

remaining legacy business registry applications before you. >> all right. commissioner pearlman? >> thank you. i was chuckling about this particular group because of the two pizza places, both of which i frequent. marcello's was the first pizza place i ever went to in san francisco, and when i was working in the castro back in the late 80s and early 90s, and volunteering for a lot of gay and aids charities and organizations, marcello's, a carried a lot of pizza boxes from them. giorgio's, the first project i worked with them was temple emanuel, and that was the place i would stop when i worked with them over there. so i think as a side piece, we

should have a pizza historic noncontiguous historic district. i think that would be appropriate since there are so many pizza places in san francisco. but i heartily endorse these two, as well as the others. all of them represent the best, you know, of san francisco, and, you know, the best part of why we're here. you know, i don't know anybody, any real san franciscan that would go to a pizza hut or a domino's pizza when we have these kind of places in our neighborhoods throughout the city, so heartily endorse them, endorse them all. >> thank you, alex. commissioner johns? >> thank you. well, you know, commissioner pearlman and i share many things in common. one is giorgio's pizza. by the way, i happened to have giorgio's pizza for lunch,

so -- and i've been familiar with them for many years. i'm familiar with two others of the businesses, as well. one is surfaces. i used to represent a number of very, very high end decorators in san francisco, and frequently, they chose surfaces for our wall coverings on nob hill and russian hill and down in atherton, so it 's a very nice company, and it's so nice to have a wholesale business that's recognized. and finally, is bimbo's 365. i've had a very long association with it, and i did want to share with you a song, which i got from my mother's

piano bench. i hope you can see it. i'm in love with a gal in the gold fish bowl at bimbo's 365, in 1965. the former tenant at that building received the first liquor license after prohibition, so that's another little factor that makes this a historic operation and a -- a real legacy in the drinking community of san francisco. so i support all the businesses, but i am familiar with those three. >> thank you, commissioner johns. i was hoping to hear the song when you said you wanted to share it with us.

commissioner so? >> hello. i wanted to speak to the giorgio pizza. it's always have been my favorite pizza place and also my daughter's and also her girls soccer team, and also just most of the parents of san francisco, glad to hangout at giorgio pizza saturday or sunday after soccer practice, and also, we always frequent there. my favorite pizza, tony. i would hope that you carry that legacy on through generations. it's a very special clam pizza. it's the best in san francisco. actually, i think it's the best in the entire region of the bay area because you can never find anyone make the best perfect clam pizza, so i envy you,

commissioner johns, that you just had a slice today. i really wish that i could bring myself up and get over there after we're done, but this is a family business, and it just permeates from staff level, and also the chef and the cook and everyone. we've been going there for 15 years or longer, and i am in full support. i'm -- would love to see and hear this almost like a community gem continue to thrive and also pull its timeless place in the corner of the inner richmond. it's so nice to have a place to gravitate towards and hangout and also have memories. very happy to hear tony speaking today, and i look forward to seeing you over