>> good afternoon commissioners, deputy director. may 21 financial report includes revenues and expenditures for 11 months for fiscal year 2021. that's july 2020 through may 2021 and it includes a brief summary on therevenue guide . our revenue continues to make improvements . right now we selected $49 million and reaches 54 million. we're steadily seeing our

revenues increase and hopefully we will continue to see this trend. however we still remain below our full-year revenue. on the expenditure side where about $5 million. we do have to, we're waiting for additionalinformation from the department . we're at 16 million so far and we've projected we don't have a lot of billing from them but then we get more information up tothe board members .and then the next thing i want togive you a brief update on the budget . the mayors budget to the board ofsupervisors on june 1 , our budget, there was slight changes from when we first approved it i think in february so there are some decreases in overhead of about maybe $700,000 and there's also about

$2 million increase in book orders so our public order budget is about $25 million. i put a proposed budget increase of $89.9 million and our budget hearing on monday, we are currently working with the budget on this to go over our budget and the process that the board has to budget is reviewing so we are working withthem . we will go back to our final hearing on monday the 21st and i'm happy toanswer any questions . >> good news on the income side here. >> our next item is 10 b, local legislation. >> john wright, legislative

affairs. supervisor melgar's oversight meeting was heldjanuary 12 . we have a few upcoming hearings and supervisor ronen called for a hearing on san bernardino avenue on code enforcement. we don't knowyet when this will be scheduled . we're assuming it could be a sign to the land use committee supervisor he needs hearing is scheduled for 8 july and it will be held at the public safety. supervisor peskin also called for delays on over-the-counter permits . this item has been referred to land-use but it's our understanding it may combine with haiti so it may end up

getting dropped and that would bejuly 8 . finally, supervisor mar is appearing on the analyst report and residential buildings have been assigned but have yet to be scheduled. i'd say probably early july but i'm not sure whenexactly . as you may recall supervisor preston's gao on conditions of housing development at the conclusion of that hearing, it was supervisor preston continued it and communities continued untiljuly 17 for follow-up discussion . we were served anupdate on what's going on . and supervisor madeleine's ordinance expends the water resource program in land-use

and the small is this recovery act which would extend the permit streamlining for purposes to all permitted commercial storefront cases citywide is still pending action inland-use . and the ordinance and climate goals are on the 30 day calendar and you may recall one of those goals was the elimination of greenhouse gas emissions from large commercial businessby 2035 . i expect there will be a robus conversation around emissions . so finally, supervisor mandelman increased and ordinance which would introduce housing services for an edu, reviewing the proposed language but to answer your previous question regarding the notice to tenants, the ordinance

requires property owners to post a notice totenants 50 days prior to the permit application . also it does not commend the building code, it only and ends the property owner applying for the permit would have to provide evidence that these notification requirements to the department. with that i'm happy to answer anyquestions . >> any questions? >> i have a question. thank you for your report. this is not about anything you put on but a question if you know if there's a conversation happening and if it pertains to dvi at all regarding air quality standards and rules during fire season and i don't know if that's more of a public health area or if there's anything that pertains to hvac

systems that would require changes in code. >> feel free anybody to step in if it's wrong but we would have jurisdiction overprivate schools . i have not heard anything about the department of public health issue. then the ust wouldhave jurisdiction on that . >> all right john,yes . >> no more comments, thank you. >> the next itemis item c, update on major projects .>> good afternoon president mccarthyand commissioners . i'm here to present a summary of our major projects . there has been a .3 percent increase in total construction evaluation in may over april that represents $72.4 million in construction valuation.

while there has been a 35 percent decrease or 163 in total number of units compared to april. i'm availablefor questions . >> if there's nofurther comment . >> next item is can be, update on code enforcement. >> good afternoon president mccarthy and commissioners. joe duffy. i think the director for administration services and i' like to give you some updates on inspection activity . the activity has remained constant through the year and last month in may we had 2666 inspections performed. the division was 2377. building inspection division was 282 for a grand total of 9295.

our building inspections were 352 and with 260 complaints received. and 232 of those were responded within 24 to 72 hours. on our code enforcement division we had 37 cases sent to a directors hearing. we performed code enforcement inspections of 221 and we had 13 order abatements issued. that's it and i'm available for anyquestions . >> thank you. if there are no commissioners comments, is thereany public comment on the directors report ? >> there is no comment. >> thank you, next item is item 11, approval of the minutes of the regular meeting 2021.

>> motion to approve the minutes. >> is there a second? >> second. >> and public comment from the minutes ? all commissioners in favor. any opposed? okay, thank you. all the minutes areapproved . next item is item 12, adjournment. is there a motion to adjourn. >> so moved. >> all commissioners infavor . >> aye. >> we are now adjourned at 2:15 p.m. >> thank you staff.

>> please mute your microphone. to enable public participation, sfgov tv is brau cast and streaming this hearing live and we'll receive public comment for each item on today's agenda. comments are opportunities to speak during the public comment period are available by calling 415-655-0001 and entering access code, 146 569 1685. when we reach the item you

are interested in speaking to, please press star and then 3 to be add to the queue. when your line has become unmuted that is your indication to begin speaking. each speaker will be allowed up to three minute and when you have 30 seconds remaining you'll hear a chime. when your allotted time is reached, i will take the next person queued to speak. best practices are to call from a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly and please mute the volume on your television or computer. i'd like to take roll at this time. [roll call] >> thank you, commissioners. we expect commission president koppel to be absent today and commissioner chan is on leave. first on your agenda is items for continuance. item one for 530 sansome

street, there is a proposed continuance for june 24, 2021. items 2a and b for case numbers 2019-0120611c.u.a. until july 8. and items 2019-201611var to discretion review and variance are proposed to continuance on july 8. item four, review of large residence developments planning code amount is proposed for continuance until july 22, 2021. item 5, case number 2015-009955cua, at 1525 pine street and conditional use authorization is proposed for

continuance for july 22, 2021. further, commissioners, under your regular calendar, item 12, at 4034 20th street, continuance until august 26, 2021. and finally, i'm pleased to inform you that under your discretionary review calendar, case number 20 at 2269 francisco street, that discretionary review has been withdrawn. which significantly shortens your agenda today. we should go to public comment.

members of the public, this is

francisco street, that discretionary review has been withdrawn. which significantly shortens your agenda today. we should go to public comment. members of the public, this is your opportunity to speak to all items proposed to be continued. only on the matter of continuance. and through the chair, you'll have two minutes. again, when you hear that your line has been unmuted that is your indication to begin speaking. >> hello, commissioners. this is ryan paterson calling regarding item number one, appeal for 530 sansome street. we did not receive proper noticed and learned of it only one week before the deadline. we would appreciate a one-month continuance or longer. thank you very much. appreciate your consideration. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i'm expressing concerns over the continuance of the item that wasn't on your agenda, but it was just added today 4034 20th street. in case you have not noticed this is a 330 project and, according to sv-330, a project cannot have more than five continuances. so far we have two. and i am concerned that this project will be -- at this rate if it is continued, we'll lose our opportunity. i think it would be worth while to understand the reason for continuance. is it because the sponsor wants to continue the case to further negotiate with the neighbors or is it from

issues with the department? so, i would appreciate it if the public could be notified of the reason for continuance in a case such as this one that is only allowed to be continued up to five times. we've already done two. and we don't have more than three to go forward and who knows what else is going to come up if it's going to be continued further or heard. so, i appreciate it. if the department could tell us why this case is being continued in light of the fact that this is an sv-330 project. and we have a limited number of times that we could continue. thank you. >> linda chapman regarding 1525 pine continuance. when it was up for actual discussion, through nobody's fault, there was a technological problem and i wasn't able to test it which i will want to do when it comes up again. so my concerns are, one, that planner is also incommunicado and i had questions regarding the record. what i see on the website for all i know, it might have been updated. two, you know, there might be information that isn't there from the may 6 hearing that's

been added. two, when i look at that pack, it has a false height limit maps. now whether or not the height limit on this particular site was correct or not, you know, how can you be making decisions on packets when you don't even put in the correct height limit map? i mean, the planner. not you, of course. i was sent a copy of the correct height limit map last december and i have been informing you about that problem. from almost a year before that. two, has wind been addressed wliek a study or anything. i ask because the wind conditions that have been created at that site by having approved that next door are potentially fatal. i'll come back to that later. three, there are no letters in the file. it mentions that there are 17 letters of support.

it doesn't talk about, you know, letters that are not supportive. i want to see those letters. it's important to me. especially since at least one of them, and maybe two, are from lower pope neighbors which charge good money, which was, you know, going to try to extort more money because there was opposition to this project at the meeting i went to. you know, pay to play, which is what your commission inadd tently encourages is not all right. two, i would like the know how to dakt people who are opposed to it. and there are a number of historic issues. this is an historic resource that ought to be landmarked. i just talked to -- >> ok. thank you. that is your time. ok. last call for public comment on matters proposed to be continued. you need to press star and then 3. ok. seeing no additional requests to -- always one, isn't there?

go ahead, caller. >> caller: hi. this is benedict roosevelt. i'm a land use council for related to 530 sansome project and i just wanted to say that the sponsors understand the appellate's position with respectfully request and agree to a three-week continuance and that is it. thank you. >> ok. since the project sponsor chimed in agreing to a three-week continuance, i would just like to mention to this commission and if the product sponsor and appellate are listening, that was a joint hearing for the project scheduled months in advance. takes a little bit of coordination with rec park commission and their staff.

so if you do choose to continue this matter, three weeks, it will impact your advanced calendar three weeks from now. it would put us where -- let's see. jug 8 or july 15, neither of which president commission koppel will be in attendance for. again, your calendars are essentially closed through the end of your break. and it would really depend on the availability of rec park commissioners in order to hold that joint hearing for the entitlement. the appeal of the declaration would need to be considered before those entitlement actions are considered. alternatively we could cancel the joint hearing which is going to be published tomorrow and we've been kaoshd nating for. and then just simply have the

appeal of the preliminary negative declaration considered at one of your hearings and then schedule the project entitlements at a much further date, probably after your break in september. so, public comment on matters proposed to be continued are closed or is closed. and they are now before you, commissioners. >> secretary, could you resummarize for us your suggestions on the 350 sansome street project? it is a little bit confusing. can we hear the appeal and get that over with and then continue the project itself until getting back from our break? >> well, the request, commissioner, is from the

appellate of the preliminary negative declaration. so, the appellate of that staff determination is what is being requested to be continued. and if we continue that matter from next week's scheduled joint hearing with rec park, then you certainly could not hear the entitlements jointly next week. to consider the shadow really, not the entitlements. they are before you. it's the shadow that needs to be considered jointly with rec park. but you couldn't take that up until the preliminary negative declaration appeal that has been resolved. >> so, just for clarification for item number one, it's more on the -- sounds like the hearing is more of an issue in terms of rescheduling it

in putting it on the calendar. you're proposing whether july 8 or 15 and the entitlement will be until -- not until september. >> i don't know if rec park could accommodate our schedule. right? so we -- we've been planning this joint hearing for several months now. both our staff, rec park staff. so yes. one alternative is to continue the appeal to a date certain today and then those project entitlements and the shadow joint hearing with rec park, we'll have to find a new date and that is what i don't -- i can't be certain at all about. >> commissioner moore, could we ask the project sponsor to weigh fwhak now that he has the options to see if they still agree to a three-week continuance? in light of this explanation, perhaps they are no longer

amen tonight that. >> project sponsor for 530 sponsor, you need to raise your hand again by pressing star 3. i don't know what your phone number is. is the attorney representing the project sponsor for 530 sansome still with us? you need to press star 3. sorry, commissioners. i don't see anybody raising their hand. >> commissioner fung. >> this project has been there for a while. and i'm not prepared to support a continuance. >> second. if that's a motion. >> was that a motion? >> i'll move that the proposed continuances in total be maintained. >> second.

>> this is a very complicated project and i personally feel that if that is reasonable request for this to be [inaudible] discuss environment in support of doing so. we're doing many other [inaudible] i know from past experiences that it's very complicated to schedule rec and park. it has been complicated forever. and i empathize on that. i would rather have all is and ts crossed before getting involved in issues between those departments. >> commissioner? >> thank you. i also support commissioner moore's comments in terms of the continuance for item

number one that either we continue the item for appeal on july 8 or 18. and perhaps later on we can discuss that with the rec and park in terms of the joint hearing. but i have another comments, question to the staff in terms of item number 12. because there was a public comment regarding the item number 12, whether we can explain to the public why this is being [inaudible] just in light of the sb-330 that we have been discussing. we have discussed before. from the planning staff, can explain the continuance? >> yeah. director of current funding. i'm happy to jump in there. for this item, there are three existing units on the property and under sb-330. they are subject to the replacement provisions of sb-330 which do require that we understand what the income

levels were of the previous -- of the tenants who lived in those three units. we were hoping to get the adequate documentation that we needed in other words to be able to determine the replacement unit pricing levels by today's hearing. but unfortunately we were not able to get -- to finalize that information in time for this hearing. so, as a result, the sponsor has proposed a continuance as we discussed previously. they are -- i forget the exact language that we have, but effectively waving this as counting as a continued hearing under sb-330. we have an e-mail from the sponsor, i believe, certainly congress if i'm wrong on that. but we have an e-mail in hand waiving the rights for continuance and we hope to have that information in short order so we can come back before you. >> and commissioner diamond? >> the reason that i seconded commissioner fung's motion is that in light of the

complexity of trying to schedule both commissions and the knack this night drag on for months until the end of our august -- end of august or beginning of september, i would prefer to hold the hearings and maybe we can continue them after we hold them if the issues arise that need further discussion. but i believe we should go forward. as scheduled. >> commissioner, since we do not have full agreement on one of these items, can we first make a motion or get a motion for all other items to be continued and call a separate vote on 530 sansome street? >> certainly, we can do that. >> thank you. >> does that make your motion amenened? >> yes. >> and a second? >> yes. >> very good. >> and just to confirm, does that include item 12 for continuance? >> yes. >> yes. we're only into item one separately from what i understand. so, the motion to continue

all items as proposed and we'll be taking up item one separately next on that motion -- [roll call] >> this for item number one only? >> no, this is for all other items. >> aye. >> so moved, commissioners that. motion passes unanimously 5-0. there is still a niecing has been sected to continue item one as proposed. shall we call that question now? >> i withdraw that motion. >> ok. and i would move to hear item one to deny -- move to continue item one as proposed by staff. >> [inaudible] could we state

please what those are? >> item one is proposed for continuance one week to june 24. >> [inaudible] continuance to what date, july 15? >> a three-week continuance would put us to july 8. >> july 8. july 8 or we could do the 8th or the 15th. it's just that both of those hearings will be short, too, commissioners. >> ok. i heard a second. if there is a second for the june 24 continuance. on that motion, then, commissioners item one to june 24. [roll call]

ok, commissioners. that motion fails 2-3. with commissioners tanner, imperial and moore voting against. is there -- >> yeah. maybe i want to forgive myself for -- ask forgiveness for maybe not understanding. sorry for the complexity. i want to make sure that i can understand exactly what's happening. so, if i can repeat it, that is considered three weeks and then i would be on a day when we have two commissioners which would be similar to today and i understand looking at this could be a couple of weeks where we do have two commissioners missing.

and then we don't want to reschedule the hearing with rec and park because that's quite complex to reschedule and then would basically push that out possibly several more months? >> well, commissioner tanner, sorry to interrupt. to clarify, for everyone's sake. if you don't continue the appeal to june 24, then the rec park joint hearing that is scheduled for next week can't happen. >> got it. so, we have to reschedule that to a difference time. >> that will have to be rescheduled. again, we have to coordinate with rec park commissioners and their staff. and depending upon what date we fall on, we'll probably have to reshuffle all the projects scheduled for the date that it will be rescheduled to. which, you know, it's not like we haven't done it before. >> can i make a motion? >> please. >> commissioner imperial? >> move to continue to july 8. for item number one. >> do i hear a second? >> i'll second. >> ok. very good, commissioners.

on that motion to continue 530 sansome to july 8 -- [roll call] >> ok, commissioners. this is a procedural matter and so that motion carries 3-2. it does not require four votes. it only requires the majority of commissioners present. so, item one for 530 sansome has been continued to july 8. rendering your joint hearing with rec park moot and so we will have to reschedule that for the entitlements. thank you, commissioners. that concludes this section of your hearing. agenda. facing us under commission matters, item six.

adoption of minutes for june 3, 2021. members of public, this is your opportunity to speak to the minutes by pressing star and then 3. seeing no members of the public requesting to speak that the time, public comment is closed and the minutes are now before you. >> commissioner imperial? >> move to adopt the minutes. >> second. >> thank you, commissioners. on that motion to adopt the minutes, commissioner tanner? [roll call] so move, commissioners. that motion passes unanimously. 5-0. placing us on item seven. commission comments and questions.

>> commissioner tanner? >> my only comment is i'm happy to see things re-opening in san francisco. it's coincided with a strong heat wave so maybe more cause to get outside and just hope everyone is enjoying a little bit of more fun and hopefully a fun summer to come. >> if there are no additional comments from commissioners, we can move on to department matters. item 8. director's announcements. >> hi, there. we have no announcements. thanks. >> ok. thanks. i thought you had some. item 9, review past event at the board of supervisors, board of apeels and historic preservation commission. there is no report from the board of supervisors or the board of appeals. and so i'm a little caught off guard here. i did not have the results from yesterday's historic

preservation commission hearing open. so, if you would bear with me for one second. let me open that document. i know it's only been a day but i forgot what we discussed yesterday. 400 california street was approved with their second option for the entriway solution. for that certificate of appropriateness. that project will actually be coming to you, planning commission, and the historic preservation commission indicated a strong recommendation for an on-site interpretive program and they were going to make it a condition of their approval. but staff appropriately suggested thats that might be better added to a condition of your approval when that matter comes to you. so, when it does, please remember that the historic preservation commission strongly recommended an on-site interpretive program to be installed as part of that promise.

-- project. they also took or considered the preservation alternatives for the portsmouth square improvement promise and then they approved a certificate of appropriateness at 940 battery street. if there are no immediate questions for this related to the historic preservation commission, i do see one member of the public requesting to speak at this time. members -- >> caller: hi. i would [inaudible] in the general public comment portion yet. >> ok. we have not reached the general public comment portion of the hearing yet. but we are almost there. so, if you'd bear with us for a few more short moments. >> would you be so kind to basically tell us what form california street is. i cannot look at any map right now. i do not know what building that is.

>> it's a historic significant building and they're redoing the entry. i don't recall too many more specifics. but it is a beautiful building. >> thanks. >> again, it will be coming to you. so you'll see it. commissioners, that will place us on general public comment. at this time, members of the public may address the commission on items of interest to the public exempt with agenda items. with agenda items your opportunity the address the commission will be afforded when the item is reached in the meeting. each member may address the commission for up to three minutes and when the number of speakers dpaoed 15-minute limit, general public comments may be moved to the end of the agenda. members of the public, if you wish to speak to the commission on matters not on today's agenda, which is your opportunity to do so by pressing star and then 3. you'll have two minutes. >> caller: hi, commissioners.

my name is tracy o'neill and i'm a san francisco resident and small business owner. i recently submitted a conditional use application number 2021-005709cua for european wax center at 2241 market street in the castro. i'm calling because i received feedback that it will be 12 weeks before we're even assigned a planner. and i'm incredibly concerned about this. given the already lengthy and arduous c.u.p. process. our application is pretty simple and straight forward. we have no exterior changes to the location. we're not displacing an existing tenant. the former tenant was another formula chain occupant and we have no opposition from the community or our neighborhood groups. my application in all likelihood takes 15 minutes to review and move along and would be a simple consent calendar item.

the city is overflowing with vacancy and i'm a proven business owner who lives in the community i'm trying to do business in. it just feels to me like there should be a fast track option for application like this. i have the ability to employ 25 individuals as soon as i can open, but the planning department is really making it financially untenable to go through this process. the land lord is only going to wait so long before we have to start paying rent and, as a small business owner, i just can't afford pay rents when i'm not open. at this point, i have to really consider terminating my lease because i can't afford to wait for this process. my biggest question is why is there nothing in power to review the applications as they're received and move this process along. it seems to me the city's number one priority should be filling vacancy and revitalizing neighborhoods after covid. i appreciate your time and consideration and hope you will take all measures possible to expedite this process. if there is anything else we

can do as applicants to streamline it, we're willing to do that. thank you. >> caller: hi, good afternoon, commissioners. i sent you some photos with the e-mail on tuesday. these protons are not part of the five-project sample in the december of 2015 that found that 40% to 60% of those projects should have been reviewed as demolitions under the existing [inaudible]. i think the pictures speak for themselves. there is the photos -- well, one project had [inaudible] and they were odd. and didn't make any sense.

and the photos, there's three sets of photos. the large photo shows the project, the house as it was and then the top right is during the construction demolition and then the outcome is the bottom right photo on all three slides. the first up there is the one that that is demo calcs. the other two do not have published demo calcs. they all have the same thing. they have horizontal and vertical expansion and facade change. the other thing is in the e-mail. if you look at the price change, that one on the screen at least that i see, that one's two units and the first one was supposed to have a second unit but it didn't. there is no door and it was internally adjacent. there'ss no demo calcs for the last slide two or three. they all had big price increase and they were

speculative projects and the average increase of all three averaged together is $4.43 million. in fact, the third slide sold twice in 2015. it sold once in february. that one i'm seeing now and one against in march and then sold for $5.5 million when it was completed. and that is [inaudible] illustrating the speculative nature. so i still think that the demo calcs can be add justed. thank you. i'll hang up now. >> good afternoon, commissioners. catherine howard on behalf of the san francisco land use coalition. we are concerned about the planning department's rules for general public comment at your commission. we believe these changes will not only severely limit immediate public input but will also in the long run discourage public participation at the planning commission.

the first change states that the chair can limit all testimony to 15 minutes. the way it is worded now and with the elimination of the second public comment item in the proposal, could be interpreted to mean in total general public comment for the entire meeting. to be limited to 15 minutes this. s will severely limit equitable public participation. i assume this is not the intent. but that is the way it reads. the second change states that the president or chair may move the general public comment to the end of the agenda. in this case t public would have to attend meeting from the very beginning and find out when public comment would be heard and if it isn't at the beginning of the meeting, wait to the end of meetings and then determine and as you know a possibly lengthy amount of time to speak. both changes will both limit and discourage public participation in the planning process. we suggest the following alternative -- place all general public comment at the

very beginning of the moting as it's done at the historic preservation commission or set a time certain for all general public comment and do not limit the number of speakers. in either case, general public comment must remain open. thank you. >> caller: linda chap man. i began addressing the subject of when the last meeting you had because of the problems that you're now creating in the pulp gulch area that previously didn't exist and i ran into them when, just by chance, i was passing the austin. i was actually doing a little tour of the massage establishments to see if they were still there because i had been testifying at that meeting and i was one of those days that we had recently there were a little bit blustery. not blowing a gail even. and as i passed rumstake

where i was thinking of getting something to eat but couldn't get back there and i kept trying to proceed up toward vanness where there was a hotel that had a whole stable of streetwalkers in it to check it whether it was residential and whatnot. as i approached it, i couldn't move. i was pushing my little shopping cart, which didn't yet have any weight of shopping in it, but i guess a tote bag which made a little bit of wind friction. i absolutely could not proceed. at first i kept pressing into it trying to go by and finally i gave up. and then when i turned around, i was terrified as i was trying to retreat. now this may seem to you like a fantasy. when my mother told me she had been blown down in the street one time when i was growing up, i could hardly believe it. it didn't seem feasible. but when it happens to you, as it did to me one time, i live down near southern street and would be passing that hotel at sutter and

stockton that has a breezeway, which is very charming usually, but one day as i was trying to go down there, all of a sudden i was blown across the sidewalk and down into the gutter. two men picked me up out of the street and then i tried to proceed and i couldn't and they stood one on each side of me and walked me through the wind that was coming through there. now on that -- that is not even a windy part of knob hill, not usuallis a problem. joan street where the high-rises are was the area that was a problem. but now you've already created one down in the gulch area putting in the 130-foot building. >> thank you. >> ok, members of the public. last call for general public comment. need to press star and then 3. ok, commissioners.

seeing no additional requests to speak from members of the public, general public comment is closed. commissioner diamond? >> i wonder if she could respond to the first public that was made about the 12-week delay to get a planner assigned and to talk a little bit about departmental resources and how the type of situation generally addressed? >> sure. absolutely. certainly we're not thrilled to have a 12-week backlog for planner assignment. but a couple of things that are worth pointing out. the planner assignment we did recently change -- actually i guess about a year ago we change our assignment protocols so that we do not assign projects until a planner is ready work on a project. our managers hold the backlog rather than planners who held it in the past, which helps us be able to assign the next available planner. the application brought up during public comment is a

former retail application and a large formula retail application. they ares from retail projects that have up to 20 locations and eligible for our community business priority processing program which is a 90-day to hearing commitment so those heel are fast tracked. but when formula retail establishments have over 20 locations they're just considered your run-of-the-mill formula retail and we process those in the order that we receive them. so you know, we do not prioritize those above and beyond, you know, residential remodel that comes in or any other type of development application and, unfortunately right now during covid, we are predominantly a revenue-driven enterprise agency for the most part and we relie on application fees to cover our staffing resources. due to attrition and some reallocations to our equity division, our current planning members are down right now and we haven't been able to [inaudible] so unfortunately we have more volume coming in right now

than we have people to work on it so wes have a 12-week backlog. >> ok. thank you. >> ok. thank you. commissioners, that will place us under your regular calendar, item 10. case 2021-000947prj at 555 through 585 bryant street. this is an informational presentation. staff, are you prepared to make your presentation? >> yes. thank you, jonas. good afternoon, commissioners. s the items before you is for a project located at 555 and 585 bryant street and supposed to combine seven lots between [inaudible] and walsh street and will replace the existing p.d.r. buildings with a mixed use

multiresidential building with 500 units and 23600 units of p.d.r. spaces and 125 accessory parking spaces and 202 class 1 and 27 class 2 bicycle parking spaces. [inaudible]. the project is seeking an expedited ministerial approval process.

[inaudible]. the leading group [inaudible] requirements of the planning code. in the past few months, staff have worked with the project sponsor on multiple on design review. particularly on the sign and improvements on walsh street. the project compliance [inaudible] of section 415 of the planning code. and providing 78 affordable units. in the future, the project sponsor may use the [inaudible] which allows it to be exempt if the project receives affordable housing credits. planning staff will work with

the project sponsors to determine the final number of corresponding units and to ensure that the project complies with the bonus program and the h.s.b. program. again, the project is not here for an entitlement vote today. the commission's review of promise is provided to limiting comments on the proposed resign. no formal approval is needed. the sponsor may provide additional revision in response to commissioner's comments or revise the program. the planning director [inaudible] final review of the project. the project sponsor is here and has the presentation. i'm available for any questions. thank you. >> thank you. project sponsor, you are with us? >> yes. can you hear me? >> yes, we can. you have five minutes.

>> thank you. good afternoon, commissioners. on behalf of the sponsor, this is will goodman. i'm a managing director at strata investment group and i have here with me today michael cohen, principle and founder of strata as well as mike kale, the architect on the project and we're pleased to be here today to frenlts 555-585 bryant street project. if you could go to the next slide, please. as you mentioned, the project is 500 units with active ground floor uses on bryant and welsh street and at 160 feet tall is in conformance with the plan. we welcome add rigorous design review processage they did an excellent job of leing that process that included multiple rounds of review and feedback in other words to

arrive at the final designs. we are exploring the use of affordable housing credits from south beach marina on this project and some of you may be familiar with these credits when arrived, they permanently preserve existing affordable units at south beach marina and i has been a real priority of the city and the mayor's office to expeditiously apply these credits. they aren't applied until first building permit so out of an abundance of caution, we have included alternatives with or without the fee credit in our package. it is in compliance with section 415 as well as the affordable requirements of the state bonus program mehsc. we have a few slis to

highlight the key design elements of the promise. this is a primary entrance on bryant street which shows a widened sidewalk and pedestrian run, active ground floor uses and you start to get a sense of architecture here, which features angle bay windows and vertical glass section that helped break up the scale of the massing on bryant street. next slide? on welsh street, we tried to create a more of a quieter residential al lee feel and this includes ground floor residential units with entries and expanded sidewalk and landscaping with street trees and a brick tile facade that we think helps warm up this side of the building and create that residential feel. next slide. while this is a mid block site coming out of covid, we recognize the importance of

trying to maximize light, air and open space for residents. i mentioned that on both frontages, we have an exhans and expanded public realm. we also have interior court yards and balconies on the well, street facades and a communal indoor-outdoor space and we think will be a wonderful amenity for this project. so, we're excited to be here and excited to use the h.s.t. and deliver critically needed housing units at such an important time in the city and thank you for your questions. >> members of public, this is your opportunity tos speak to this manner by pressing star and then 3 to be entered into the queue. you'll have two minutes. when you hear that your line has been unmuted that is your

indication to begin speaking. [rustling] >> ok. we'll take the next caller. >> this is sue hester. this is at 500-unit state density bonus promise. state density bonus plan from this building grant height for the life of the project. it is critical. life of the promise. the number and level of affordability are planning approval decision. when these community-based nonprofits owns building, both the owner and board are committed to enforcing affordability for the life of the promise. more profit developers want to make money. they often do this by selling the buildings or selling the entitlement.

it is crucial for the planning commission to understand and impose conditions on the project that guarantee for the life of the promise it will be operated and provide tooerable housing for at least 55 years. questions you should be asking who is going to ensure that te thans qualify for the affordable units. what is needed? for group housing, which is not this promise but other projects could [inaudible] really fast and would provide services. how is that enforced? 10 years, 20 year, 40 years? 50 years? what notice is provided to the new owner?

how is it enforced? what has to be done by the planning department for anyone else in the government. what is the planning department transition and the permit to d.b.i., do they force the conditions? and then the mayor's office for enforcement of the housing conditions. what conditions are opposed and how are they opposed? we have to sign up. thank you very much. >> ok. thank you. members of the public, last call for public comment on this matter. you need to press star and then 3. seeing no further requests to speak, commissioners, public comment is closed and this matter is now before you. again, this is not an action item for you. rather your ability to review and comment.

>> commissioner fung? >> i have two technical questions for the promise sponsor. first question is the interior courtyards, do they conform with the building departments revised bulletin on courtyards dimensions? >> they do. >> and do the length of your [inaudible] conform to the building code? >> they do. yeah. >> ok. thank you. >> commissioner diamond? >> yes. i have a question for the project sponsor as well. i was delighted to see that you have included some balconies on the welsh street side and in light of the high

desirability of private space in balconies shown to us by the market and even before covid and especially during covid, had you pushed yourself to see whether there is the opportunity for additional balconies on welsh and perhaps also on the bryant side? i recognize bryant is less residential in character, but i'm questioning why there are no balcony there is at all. >> thank you, commissionerment we generally agree with your comments on balconies, particularly post covid. we have added more balconies on welsh street and would continue to those areas where we can have balconies. on bryant street, you know, you highlighted one issue that is a little less residential in character. we values air quality issues on bryant street looking at the freeway. so that was probably, you know, why we focused those balconies on welsh street. >> ok.

i would just encourage you to work with staff to continue exploring that. potentially especially on the upper stories at -- on bryant. the issues regarding noise and how quality might be a little less severe. overall, the projects are beautiful. and i would just encourage you to continue opportunities for more private [inaudible]. >> commissioner tanner? >> thank you. i want to second commissioner diamond's observations. it is a very beautiful building and i think it will adjust a really very pretty building in our city's skyline. i did have a few questions and comments if you want to also uplift commissioner diamond's advice to try to add more balconies and private open space to extent feasible, understanding it's facing a freeway. i want to step back and have a moment outdoors, especially

like today. i did want to ask about the bike parking that is being provided. at least from what i can understand from the members i saw in the report, it seems like it was less than one bike parking space for housing unit. but i want to understand that correct. what is the number of bike parking spaces proposed. i thought it was in the 200 amount. is that right? >> that's correct. there are 200 class one spaces in the building and 30 provided on bryant street. >> ok. so just given what we were hoping to promote and show folks biking and walking and given the location, you know, really in the dense part of the city where there is a pretty good bike network and continues to improve, just encouraged to have enough bike parking spaces for each unit to have at least one bike there which, of course, households may have more than one bike per household and need to be stored within those units.

that would be an encouragement that i would suggest and some of those may be the double stacked ones and think we worked with other projects to ensure that there is a percentage requirement for how it's distributed in our code and to ensure that adding more kind of double-decker bike parking doesn't throw you off of your percentages of the required parking that you are providing. we did receive -- one other thing i wanted to know, i'm intrigued by the two-level town homes. that is the wonderful building type to provide. just curious if the project considered either in the town homes or other parts of the building having any three-bedroom units. i didn't see any on the floor plans i was looking at. can the project sponsor speak to the possibility of three bedrooms or for three-bedroom town homes, it could be good family-sized housing if those have more bedrooms. >> sure. yeah. you're correct. that is in the current plan. the town homes will r two

bedrooms. they're pretty generously sized two bedrooms and i think there could be some opportunities, kind of two units on the end in particular that could be candidates for adding an additional bedroom and we have some generously sized two broums on a t penthouse level and upper stories of the building and there could be similar candidates and we continue to exmroer that as we advance the design. >> great. i would encourage that. it doesn't always means that a family will live in that household. but especially as you have some of the units, maybe below market rate and they could be tooer tonight a family. for it to be focused on living together which is also fine. but just having that building be there is important just for the long-term priorities

of this neighborhood and what we want to see distributed throughout the city. last few questions. we got a letter from the public sdg about how this promise will be built, who will be building it. please just give any insight into whether there might be union labor or local hire or any kind of [inaudible] how this project has benefited the communities through this construction. >> yeah. sure. we have not committed yet to the general contractor who had built the project. but we absolutely would only consider contractors who are signatoris to labor agreements and the project would be built with union labor. >> ok, great. are in any hire preferences that are included as par of the project? >> at this time, we don't have any. but we would need to work with the city on any other additional requirements.

>> i certainly would encourage that. so those are my comments. thank you. >> commissioner imperial? >> question to promise sponsor regarding the commissioner. have you already [inaudible] in terms of unit sizes of this inclusion of affordable housing units? >> yes. we are continuing the discussion on the affordable programs. but we have committed to the affordable units and the same distribution as the market rates. so, the same distribution of studio, one bedroom and two

bedrooms and that includes 40% two bedrooms, 45% one bedroom and 15% studios. >> well thank you for that. i guess my question is trying to be more specific as to how many four units are -- you are saying 1% are. for 50% a.m.i., what are the unit sizes for that sounds like it hasn't been -- or it hasn't been really -- ok. >> i'm sorry. yeah. i thought we were talking unit types. a.m.i. level, in our 78 on-site units, 13% are at 50% a.m.i., 4.5% are at 80% a.m.i. and 4.5% are at 110% a.m.i. so that honors the section 415 inclusionary to the peers. >> ok.

i guess just my general comment in terms of inclusionary housing still in discussion to provide more family units, not just one or two bedroom but to have more two bedrooms. so yeah. that's just -- especially when it comes to 110% a.m.i., that may be more for family sizes and 55% a.m.i. to have it more options. but that is all my comment. thank you. >> alike the thank the architects how we're speaking. this project is part of the central soma housing sustainability district. at this moment, it is basically a major transformational building and i would like a few moments

stepping back about the context in which you're designing realising this building. why is the building what it is. out of deal with adjacencies of smaller buildings. what transformational impact does it have because it 's a large consequential building. it is otherwise a low rise, older development pat thener that area. >> those are great questions. obviously this neighborhood is changing and, you know, the first building of a different scale will bawls noticed but we have taken pains to have varying heights of the building and have it step down towards the building in the south.

we're using material reality that is found elsewhere in the neighborhood. and we area using san francisco vernacular bay windows with a modern twist to help settle that building down. and we're providing open space for a neighborhood that has sort of a lack of it. so the residents have open space in the building. that they can use. >> ok. >> obviously without drawings, it is harder to understand. all i can sate's large and it is partially because of the type of drawings we're having printed out here. the building looks rather monotonous because there is no color variation or change in building hues. are you intending that this building is uniformly colored

in this very light whitish color? >> currently the white color is intended for the bryant street facade. on the north and south -- sorry, on the east and west facade of the building, the interior lot line facades, there are courtyards that are going to be multicolored. have a lot of high lights. and then at the ground floor, there is going to be different materials and colors, both at bryant street and welsh street in the pedestrian route. >> the bryant street facade is a west-facing facade and in bright afternoon light t variations which you give to the building will hardly be noticeable. given that white colors are very much flattened out by bright light. have you thought about that? >> certainly.

and we are continuing to study and refine the color palate. we'll be doing studies about, you know, quality of light and thinking about the glass and all those things to help make sure that the facade is the best it can be. >> what is your -- what is the material of your facades panels? must have skipped over that by accident. what are you suggesting for the main facade? >> currently we're suggesting that it's aluminum panel and glass for the main facade. but we haven't made a decision yet. >> that is an important decision, particularly aluminum panel on the west facing facades can quickly lose its sculptural expression based on the colors we're choosing. i hope that you'll find ways to further discuss with the department of how that street and whether or not it would be the entire along the facade of the building is all

the same color without any variation in tone. >> thank you so much. >> i see commissioner tanner requesting to speak again. >> i just wanted to ask staff about the credits versus the affordable housing fee and just to verify what was shared, which is at the point of building permit issuance or consider vacation whens that fee would be -- or the credits would be either allow to be used or purchased by this project. if not, would they just pay the fee inste at that time or just what could happen as the final project takes shape and how it might relate to the credit. >> sure. thank you, commissioners. so, we're still working closely with the project sponsors on the details. if they needed to use the credits in terms of saying

the number of affordable housing units. but because this project is using the expedited fees, it needs to be 120 days so when this project heads up early in the stage to review, but either way currently the project that the commissioners review is a fully compliant project that will comply with the bonus and inclusionary as well as

access fee requirements. and as we continue to work with the project sponsors on the credit versions of the design, we'll make sure that the project sponsors, the design and then also the structures of the fee and number of units are continuing to come mine with the bonus program and h.s.t. program. >> thank you for explaining that. >> i would like to follow-up. code compliant means [inaudible] density bonus because if you make as many exemptions as you do, because many of the things that we normally expect, for example the [inaudible] and the alley diagram, don't mean anything. because the project was a conception sketch, granted things which normally would not happen and that is why i always very careful look at [inaudible] bonus of not being necessarily in all aspects supportive of what we want the city to look like. >> ok, commissioners. that concludes your deliberation on this matter, we can move on to your next item. number 11.

2019-023105ahb at 2800 geary boulevard. this is a home-sf authorization. are you prepared to make your presentation? >> i am. we have a member of supervisor stephanie's staff with us who would like to speak on this. i will turn it over to her. >> good afternoon, commissioners, and planning department staff. i am a legislative aide to supervisor catherine stephanie in district 2 and i'm here today on behalf of the supervisor who would like to express her strong supporter for this project, including the proposed variance and before i move on, i just want to apologize in advance for any background noise that i might have. we just had a fire drill at city hall so i'm currently remote. so as you'll later hear, this iss a [inaudible]ed home-sf

authorize stha*ition will add dwelling units and affordable housing is very sorely needed in our city and the supervisor could not be more thrilled for this project to come forward to district 2. her office would also like to acknowledge the street neighbors for their incredible support. of course many of those who live on wood street and [inaudible] regarding a proposed new [inaudible] for a garage entrance on wood street. wood street is a narrow residential street off of geary boulevard and where [inaudible] living is located with over 100 seniors and residents. it's also where is the [inaudible] flooring company is located. ottawa streeted suits the [inaudible] and the flooring company and is also accessing ambulatory care for the residents. the neighbors con thaenlds a new [inaudible] present significant transit

challenges, particularly [inaudible]. additionally concerns have been expressed regarding the creation of a new [inaudible] on wood street which would add a new touch point [inaudible] where cars potentially interact with pedestrians. the promise sponsor has presented an alternative proposal which would view [inaudible] off of geary boulevard for the sfwraons the garage of the project. this is afforded by the neighbors [inaudible]. i am more than happy to take any questions and provide any clarification on the supervisor's report for this project and the project variance and thank planning commission staff for their time on this promise as well as the project sponsor and for meetings.

and i thank you for your time. >> jumanji jungle. >> thank you, dominica. i will jump into my presentation now. good afternoon, again. matt dido. the product before you is requesting authorization to permit the construction of a six-story mixed-use building containing 42 dwelling units over a ground floor commercial use in 23 below grade sparking spaces. the program has modification by right to tex poe sure requirement of the planning code which the project is seeking. additionally the program allows exceptions to the [inaudible] planninging coe if the commission finds the exception does not substantially reduce or increase the overall building envelope. the project is also seeking that exception. at the home-sf project, greater levels of units are required. five will be priced at 80% of the area median income, or a.m.i., which is 80%.

four units will be priced at 105% of the a.m.i. and four units will be priced 13509% of the a.m.i. with 13 proposed affordable units the project has an affordable dwelling of 31%. 2800 gory boulevard is a corner lot at the northwest street of wood and geary boulevard. as proposed it's consistent with the affordable housing guideline in term of [inaudible] while also providing streetscape improve. s as required by the code. the project has an underground parking garage at wood street as its primary proposal. at the home-sf bronl, it's larger than its surrounds toing facilitate the higher levels of affordable housing. the product was extensively reviewed to assure it's consistent with the affordable housing guidelines and meets goals and all other code required criteria for authorization.

for these reasons, they recommend that they grant a home-sf authorization for the project with conditions. now i'd like to address an unusual part of the case packet. this proposal contains the project variant which is have one major functionalty complain the primary proposal that we're recommending approval of. the variant, in the variant proposal, the access to the underground garage is proposed for geary boulevard. this very proposal is outlined in the memo and draft motion. the department did not support the variant proposal for a variety of transit, design and policy reasons. outlined in the memo. analysis has been done for the variant proposal included in the case pack s. however t project sponsor sub myed a proposal yesterday that they will present to council shortly. it is highly problematic from a practical and policy perspective.

the department used parking as an accessory to development that could only be created to the extend it creates no conflict, be it with building design, use, transsister, city policy or any other topic. parking is not required or necessary for this promise and therefore we riments inclusion with the driveway on wood street, not geary boulevard as wood street presents less conflicts with the previous factors of geary boulevard. while au in the case packet, neither variant proposal has undergone the in-depth reviews. the planning department reviewed the variant proposals with sfmta staff and typically these proposal go to the street designed a vie sorry team which allows for review from all relevant city agencies. environmental planning staff, sfmta staff and myselfs are available to answer any questions about both the variant proposals in depth following pub comment. for the purposes of this presentation, i'd like the

just high light that approving the project as proposed needs approving the curb cut on wood street. they would need modify if approval allowing for the variant. should if commission wish to approve the [inaudible] in the street, the department would respectfully request that the item be continued. this concludes my presentation. thank you. >> thank you, mr. dido. members of public, if you wish to speak to this matter, press star and then 3 to be entered into the queue for public comments. i'm sorry. thank you, mr. dido. to the sponsor. project sponsor, you have a fives-minute presentation. >> thank you. could i get that first slide up? before i start?

s ok. your slides are up. >> thank you very much. my name is jonathan pearlman of elevation architects. this project is a mixed use development replacing a vacant tire retail shop with 42-unit residential building that takes advantage of the home-sf density bonus program. second slide, please. a quick orientation. besides located at the north west corner of gary boulevard and wood street west of the tunnel under may sonic. and across the street on wood is a four-story senior living center. the site currently has an 8,000 square foot firestone tire center that was in operation for 67 years, begining in 1952 and it has been vacant since 2019. slide, please. under the existing zoning, the project should have a maximum of 19 units with required four b.m.r. units.

it consist of 42 one, two and three bedroom units with 13 b.m.r. units and increase in the number of b.m.r. units of 325%. next slide, please. next slide. please? thank you. due to the i allowance of additional two floors under the home-sf program. go back one please, sorry. thank you. due to the allowance of two floors usually the design of the building focused on ways to reduce the impact of the sale of the building. that includes breaking down the massing. using varied material to emphasize smaller parts of the building. stepping down the massing as a transition to smaller scale and creating a vertical orientation with [inaudible]. s the building will be environmentally sensitive with an ample p.v. solar array on the roof and will be

all electric, ill aluminum nating the use of gas. for landscape there is a total of 10 street tree, large planting areas around the base of the building and larger yard with an area for community garden for the residence denzes. next slide, please. the basement plan shows the entrance on the upper part of the slide. off of wood street for 23 cars and 42 bicycle parking spaces. next slide, please. the first floor includes active uses with retail space at the corner, community room next the lobby and one residential unit that's raised these steps off of geary and set back and as i mentioned there are planting areas all around the base of the building. next slide, please. the typical floor plan for the second to sixth floor includes a mix of unit sites. they don't don't meet the technical definition of expose sure requirements the access to light and air far exceeds the minimum 25 dimension with 32 feet from

the property line for units facing west and almost 75 feet for the units facing north. and the mix of units here is shown in blue. if the three units yellow -- or three bedroom, yellow is the one bedroom ands the orange are the two bedroom units. next slide, please. the roof includes a 2500 square feet of open space with large planters for screening. the area set distant from residential neighbors and as you can see here, there is a large p.v. solar array at the south end of the route. next slide, please. as mr. dido has outlined in the wood street neighbors as well as the director of sagebrook and the supervisor and ask to reconsider the garage entrance to geary bailiff. the project sponsor is in agreements with this so we're providing this variant for your consideration. wood streets a narrow -- has a narrow drive lane that is

already difficult to navigate. the sage brook senior center has frequent traffic with staff, visitor and paratransit pickup and drop-off. frequently ambulance and fire trucks as well as u.p.s. and fedex delivery and it has been approved for an additional 20 living unit which is will exacerbate this condition. next slide, please. the first floor plan illustrates our proposal and, as mr. dido said, we had suggestion add bulk out there. we don't need to have that and i can talk about the specifics, but there is ample space. this entrance includes two-way enterg and exiting. and there is ample space for a car to be fully top of the drive lane if there is queuing. so, we are proposing that -- i mean, like i said, we were proposing that a street parking space could be provided for additional queue

'ing, but that is not necessarily for this proposal. next slide, please. the impacts of the project variant, according to sfmta are a potential hazard for buses entering from geary access ramp and a delay for public drans sit. but based on the transportation study, there will be 93 auto trips from this garage. over a 16-hour period from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., that is an average of one car per every 20 minutes entering when queuing might be a problem. that seems hardly a hazard for a skilled muni bus driver t. study conclude it is project variant would have a less than significant impact and would not result in potentially hazardous conditions for people driving or public transit operations. >> thank you. that is your time for presentation. but the commissioners may have additional questions for you. >> ok. >> go to public comment. members of public, this is your opportunity to speak to this matter by pressing star and then 3.

you'll have two minutes. >> good afternoon, commissioners. commissioners, as a home-sf promise, this development overs a unique opportunitis for on-site b.m.r. units that enable low-income and middle class folk to live alongside upper crust neighborhoods such as jordan park and lower village. they have been devoid of diversity. i was a case of lucky penny where the developer committed 20 pocket of b.m.r. units on side and shortly after they became back to you asking to [inaudible] instead. luckily a home-sf project cannot do that and that is why we're very much supportive of this development. also, geary boulevard is one of widest streets in san francisco that can support the added height on this project. we do recommend, however, to make some of the units

availables to 50% of the e.m.i. to include low-income san franciscans and provide rate and social equity. we support changing the entrance to the geary boulevard and not on wood street. kaiser permanente 's garage has its entrance on geary and so should this project. thank you. >> caller: good afternoon, commissioners. my name is richard frisbee. we support this affordable housing project. i want to speak about the request from the developers and neighborhoods and move the garage entrance from wood street back to geary where it's resided for 70 years without creating a conflict with geary street buses. [inaudible] since 1950 on access has always been on the geary street down ramp. there is no indication that this is ever caused a problem for geary street buses.

according to the manager of firestone that averaged 50 to 60 customers per day, cars, advance and trucks that entered and exited from the down ramp on geary boulevard. in addition, wreckers would deliver cars on a regular basis. and miraculouslis the geary street buses continued to operate effectively. delivery trucks were off loading tires, batteries, oils, etc. and customers were dropped off and picked up by taxi and ride share. so conservatively over 100 vehicles, a mix of sun cars, vans and trucks are going in and out of the site on a daily basis. and now there seems to be a suggestion that somehow 23 cars are going to pose a bigger threat to the muni schedule than over 100 cars, trucks and wreckers. this is simply not a rationale conclusion. so, let's build the

affordable housing in 2800 geary boulevard now and let's put the garage entrance where it belongs on geary boulevard down ramp where it's operated conflict-free for over 70 years. thank you. >> >> caller: my name is jerry dratler with the san francisco land use commission and i support this project to repurpose the former tire service center into 42 new dwelling units. 13s of which will be on site, affordable units. it's nice to see new affordable housing in a middle-income neighborhood. i'm also tired of seeing last-minute meeting materials being presented at planning commission hearings which are not available to the public. this is a clear violation of the brown act and should not be allowed today and in future planning commission meetings.

thank you. >> caller: good afternoon, chisingers. my name is chris hue. i live directly adjacent to the proposed project at 2800 geariment i'm supportive of the affordable housing project. but i also agree with the project sponsor and other members of my community about the project variant which is relocate the driveway to from wood streets to geary. as many mentioned, it is a narrow two-way street with parking on both curbs. as is two sedans going opposite directions can barely squeeze by each other and if one car is larger than an s.u.v., it effectively becomes a one-way street. as mentioned, it services also the sagebrook senior home community. that means there are frequent ambulances, freight trucks,

box trucks making deliveries, etc., effectively turning it into a one-way street. i sent all the commissioners this morning an e-mail with photos to evidence of real-world situations that all happened within the last one to two days. most noticeably just yesterday, a fedex box truck facing north caused another fedex truck traveling souths to block the entire ride. this caused two cars traveling north of geary north up today with have to reverse and back up over 100 maoers back on to geary in reverse. the current proposal is set to introduce a driveway in this 100-metre stretch. which would introduce at least 20 new cars coming and going. this would basically make this intersection inaccessible to the residence denlszs that live there. thank you. [please stand by] [please stand by]

where all parties, the neighbors, the project sponsor, the project's architect, the supervisors' office and until frankly recently, as far as i can tell this week, we have a neutral position on the location

of the driveway between wood and geary from the planners themselves, that's since changed, as you've heard, we're there now backing this wood street location. so, we have, you know, except for the sfmta, all of us, all of these groups are in favor of the project and the driveway relocation from wood to geary which is dangerous. there's so much development in our neighborhoods with lucky penny, sage brooke happens right now and we're just asking for a little relief, honestly, to help us with this relocation of the driveway from wood to geary and we're then in support of the project. thank you for your time. >> members of the public, last

call for public comment. seeing no additional requests to speak from members of the public, public comment is closed and this matter is now before you. >> i'd like to weigh in for starters. and express my support for the project. i'd like to be more specific and express my support for the project with the geary street entrance minus the carve out. when i looked at the plans very carefully i realized that the wood street ramp very much impairs first-floor residential unit while the geary street enter trance creates a balanced layout of that entire floor. since the corner is occupied by an auto-oriented use and has been for the last 60 years, i believe that the cars coming and going out of the building will be fewer than what currently the

firestone operation does and for that reason i'm in full support of the area not including the details that requires further study and i don't think it will be necessary. commissioner diamond, please. >> i think i might have been ahead of commissioner tanner. >> i said commissioner diamond. >> i'm sorry. so, i too am very much in favor of this project and i'm very excited to see the densification along geary. i believe this is exactly where we should be doing this kind of housing. and this project is designed, i think, to begin to start that process and hopefully in conjunction with lucky penny. we'll see more proposals that

allow for this down geary. i do have a number of questions for m.t.a. about the wood versus geary entrance and i'm wondering if we have a representative from m.t.a. on the phone? >> yes, sarah jones planning directing for the sfmta and i'm happy to answer questions. >> hi, ms. jones. so, a couple of questions for you. maybe i'll ask them all and you can address them as you believe appropriate. i think the neighbors made a very reasonable point, about firestone operated here for a number of years, decades, without any apparent interference and why do you feel so strongly, based on your member oh that it's necessary to change to wood given that firestone operated there,

apparently without much incident, although there's not much in the record that addresses that. if you could, that could be great. that's one point. the second is, so drive through that tunnel frequently and i'm happy you can't turn when you exit the tunnel along to wood. it precludes you from turning on to wood. the signage doesn't preclude from turning on to geary and i have anxiety about the safety of cars coming through that tunnel and then crossing into the entrance, presumably, they did that with firestone but i would like you inform address the safety issues involved with that. and then, third, your memo was quite strong in its conclusion that you really do pro fer to pe wood rather than geary so can

you elaborate on that as we talk about supervisor stefani's age comments and the neighbors comments. >> sure. thank you so much, commissioner diamond, and all commissioners. i'm happy to start this from a place of talking about it as policy because, i think a lot of the conversations have been around the technical and operational side. and this really is for us, our position is very much coming from a policy place. so first of all, i want to say sfmta echoes the support for the idea of housing, affordable housing in this location, you know, last time our agency was before you and we were talking about putting a large amount of housing on one of our bus yard renovation sites and i don't think anybody can question our agency's commitment to the needs

for more housing supply in this city. there is really clear policy direction as well about transit-only lanes and transit priority streets and that is policy direction that comes from the m.t.a. and also from the planning department itself and from the planning code and going up to the board of supervisors adopted policies and our own city's charter many of this is a strong policy matter. this project is of a size that qualifies for streamlined review so a lot of the issues that have been raised have involved a lot of additional staff time from mta that we spent reviewing it beyond our initial review because despite that and it's

brought forward by the sponsor. we've paid close attention with a lot of our engineers and further efforts around handling

it's not about the driveway location at all and we feel like the driveway on geary would exacerbate those problems which daniel and my staff can get into. you know, we also do understand that it makes it more complex for the building construction to have the drive on wood street and you know, that is certainly a legitimate concern of the project sponsor. you know, going back to the policy issues, they're there for a reason. our focus on avoiding all obstacles for transit on the street like geary is really one of the core tools the sfmta has for giving san francisco useable transit service on a very heavily used line like this and i want to be clear, as i said, in the memo, that this is an

equity issue and part of an equitable city is something that this commission has very strongly committed to is around transportation equity and transit is our core equity program at the sfmta and we have a didn'ted the policy of transit priority streets and where it is possible and that is including the situations where it's not the most convenient solution to do so so we really feel strongly that exceptions such as the one being pursued here are made to this policy, it erodes the policy and it makes it use less over time and it's the core of our concern. i will turn it over to daniel

who is a senior planner on my team and he it talk about the technical issues. >> good afternoon, commissioners, danielle with the sfmta and just to follow-up on some of sarah's responses there and the you are right to observe the prohibition at wood street from tunnel traffic westbound tunnel traffic and the geary phase 1 of the geary project is implementing some striping and signage changes this summer to further reinforce that prohibition so that's independent of this project that just to mention that project is well aware of that issue there at the under passat wood street. and then, just to clarify, one of sarah's notes that if the driveway is on geary, traffic is

not prohibited from merging as you observed, commissioner diamond, from the faster-moving lanes down the ramp to access the driveway. that is from an operational perspective, where we do have concerns around side-swipes and right-hook collisions in front of muni buses who are traveling down front age road. if the driveway is on wood street, those turns would occur in a normal way at the key intersection and that merging conflict would not occur. and so, while there's not much on the record as to collision history with the auto shop there, we do have an opportunity with this project to eliminate that merging hazard going forward and the relatively small garage and modest trip projections for the garage, you know, we feel that it would

function well on wood street and those conflicts on geary can be eliminated or reduced significantly. >> did i look at extending the barrier so it would be physically impossible to turn from the tunnel into the geary entrance? >> yes, the project engineer has considered just starting with some plastic delineators or posts in that kind of transition there coming out of the tunnel to extend the concrete separator past the intersection and so, that's something that is not proposed for this summer, as part of the work that mta shops will be doing but it can be considered in the future and could potentially be implemented ahead of this project. >> i don't know where the commission will end up on this issue yet, we'll see in a little bit.

if we did end up with that enters trance on geary i would like to see that some kind of physical barriers explored by m.t.a. and in order to reduce the possibility or eliminate the possibility of anybody coming through that tunnel and thinking that they can have fairly rapid speeds. i walk this area frequently and someone coming out of the tunnel turning right on to geary, it's an accident waiting to happen. >> just to note, where this driveway ends up if this project is approved, our engineers would be reviewing the entirety of the street changes and you know, calling for whatever is needed, they would also be reviewing the proposal that shows the bulb out although their preliminary analysis indicates that is

problematic but we just saw it today. >> that's true. i'd like to hear what my fellow commissioners have to think about this particular issue and the project in general. >> thank you, very much. i'm similar to commissioner diamond trying to weigh the different aspects of the project on its space. the proposal to have the driveway on geary as vice president moore indicated allows for more housing, which is great. and the building since we're happy to see this project over all and thrilled to see it coming to fruition. what i'm trying to weight is the existing condition of the auto shop, which there are not accidents there, it's a place to bring your car, get a car and leave with a car. if that type that is use that is

car centric has not resulted in very many accidents, i don't find the collision -- it's a concern but to be persuasive i hope the 25 folks who have vehicles at this future home, that's the safest ways to return home and to the conversation that just happened, perhaps other barrier extensions to eliminate or reduce the threat of people turning right and suddenly when they're coming out of the tunnel. i feel like that concern about collision could be addressed. where i have a challenge with the enter trance on geary is the transit priority streets and so, having that policy and putting it front and center it's to reduce the delay because every

little delay adds up over the course of the bus' head way and can delay the transit for the 56,000 folks who are riding the 38 and 38r every day. hopefully soon riding it again as we come oust pandemic. that leaves me thinking, ok, then, you've got nine peak hour trips coming out of this driveway during this busy head way times and trying to wave that exception against kind of our city's trying to have transit be prioritized on geary and elsewhere. so back to this question that you raised ms. jones, about solutions on wood street to solve the issues raised about wood street. i would like to know what solutions you would propose on wood street and what assurance do we have as a planning commission those solutions would be implemented because the only tool we have at our disposal, is

the location of the driveway and so, you are not under our jurisdiction and we could have great ideas today and they could never be implemented and the problems that are concerning the residents and the supervisor, could come to pass. help me understand what the solutions are and how or when they could be implement. >> i'm going to let daniel answer the questions about this solutions and i might add on how about how they're implemented. >> some items we have in our toolkit. one of them was already recommended to the sponsor through the ask that review of the project. the street design advisory team reviewed the project and that would be a two-space loading zone on the geary front age and environmental review but it was

recommended to the sponsor and that would provide curb space to visitors to the project for pick up and drop offs and not direct folks to turn on to wood and make those loading activities on the side streets there. and the availability runs counter to having an extra wide two-way driveway on geary and there's less space available for that loading zone particularly as shown in the sponsors' proposal today and there's additional red zone per vehicles turning into the garage. without the driveway on geary there would be four parking spaces total available. two of those could be allocated to loading. moving to wood street specifically, there are existing yellow and white zones on the eastside of wood street. parking, there still would be --

check my notes. i believe five spaces -- four spaces on wood street, even if the driveway is located on wood on the project front age so there are further opportunities there to lock at what is the best way to use that curb space for additional passenger loading or commercial loading -- >> i'm sorry. not to interrupt you but just to make sure i'm following you. it would basically be on geary and on wood to have more passenger and commercial loading zones? is that what i'm hearing correct? is there would still be additional spaces available for parking, even if some curb space is utilized for the loading zones? is that correct? >> yes. just to clarifying the initial recommendation is only for passenger loading on the geary front age under the proposed projects wood street driveway. as the project begins to open

and operate and our curb management team has additional strategies that could be a employed to wood street if there's still double parking that some have observed and over those exiting spaces that are on the eastside are over subscribed and so that's the main thing to create more loading zones and in order to minimize and double parking and that wood street which is a street from getting blocked for vehicular traffic traveling north and south. is that correct? >> correct. >> is there anything else that we would want to do to solve the issues the neighbors are concerned about increasing?

>> just one additional thing, sarah jens from sfmta and one additional possibility that we explore working in coordination with the supervisors' office because we wouldn't -- we don't look to a project sponsor to pursue broader solutions beyond their project site. there are a lot of locations in the city where there are narrow streets with a lot of activity on them in some cases it does make sense to explore making the street one way and this is all work and the curb management and any kind of traffic and it's work that we do in connection with the neighborhood but you know, we've heard speakers who

indicated there are already issues going on with wood street and it's a little bit and then, i think that matt dido from the planning department has a further response around your questions around firestone. >> great. thank you. >> thank you, sarah. commissioners, i'd just like to briefly explain our perspective on the firestone versus this project comparison. we don't view it as apples to apples because there's a curb cut now the same sort of result will apply. the firestone site, as it is now, has a 28-foot curb cut and it's an open lot and we don't

have any data on the number of trips that were going in and out of there, it is conjecture around customers. the site was mostly used as a cueing station for cars to be serviced. it's not a retail auto drop. you drop your car off to get service and you pick it up hours later. just to highlight again, the two main differences, the size of the curb cut, 28 photo versus 18 is being proposed and because it was an enclosed parking lot, there's a lot more visibility as you are coming out of the lot now compared to what a residential garage would have and and i want to show the plan real quick and demonstrate the one discussed in the packet.

the plan called out an approach lane right here on the southern sight of the projected site. that's not included. it would be either loading or parking. it can't be a dedicated turn lane for the garage. so, that's just something to consider during this review and then if you have any other questions about that, i can expand. >> the only question i have to sfmta staff would be about if it's a loading zone and loading and and i don't know and a certain amount of red curb as the approach to the curb lane but geary or wood street and i don't know the use of red curb to indicate where people can park and provide some visibility for the vehicles and

pedestrians. can you speak to that? >> i would defer to m.t.a. on that if they don't mind. it's too technical for me. >> daniel, the response to that question, um, the kind of standard, it's not done in every case but, there are four-foot wings or red zones that can be applied to either side of the driveway to improve site lines there pulling out of the driveway. that is the standard practice to implement what is in place to

improve the bus head way and are there spacial conflicts between this improvements or is it simple as those car that out would enter the bus-only lane for a certain period of time. is that the main conflict? i want to understand what is in place and what would be planned for future improvements that could be a conflict with this curb cut. >> zar a. do you want to take that one first. >> i can speak to it. i'm not familiar with every detail of the design of the project. it's my understanding, for the most part, other than some of the restriping and things that daniel mentioned. the geary project basically everything that is going to be in place for the geary project

is in place. there's a bus stop at cook street. there was a lot of back and fourth about that stop during the geary approval process and i believe although do quote me on this but i believe it's a stop for the local and the rapid. i know that it was a high priority for people that there be a stop at cook street, as part of the project. so, it's an important and well-used stop and i think it's one point is that every bus trip is also two pedestrian trips and so people using that stop are walking on geary. that's one factor with having a curb cut there and we do, obviously, there are always pedestrian conflicts where there's a driveway. and then another factor is that anything that's going on with cars entering or existing a lane

that a bus is using, you know, has the potential to slow, even just slow down a bus or cause hard breaking of a bus which is really hard on the people riding the bus or the worst-case scenario is a collision and even a little in this particular location there's not a red line for geary because it's the ramp coming back on and it's a situation where the bus does not have a protected lane to use and is mixing for traffic and.

>> we'll like to hear for my fellow commissioners. thank you. >> commissioner fung. >> i had two questions. one for mta and one for the project sponsor. for mta, perhaps you could discuss if there are any future plans for changing geary from masonic westward noting that significant changes have occurred on geary from van ness to filmore with expensive bulb outs for the bus stops and also the dedicated bus lane?

>> yes, thank you for that question. the first phase of the geary project extended all the way west to stanion so it's all, that's essentially all in place right now. i'm not sure the pavement is red yet. i believe it is in some places. for the most part, everything that is going to be there is there and in this spot it's wonky and the under pass and the ramp and so there's really not an opportunity to have the dedicated bus only lane here so that's you haven't seen it in other parts of geary but we're not, a lot this appointment in timer we're not considering making any changes with that under pass in masonio and over the longer term, we are

anticipating on the lapped use e side and if things get exciting on the transportation side, some pretty significant changes on geary. we don't really have a way to assess how that is going to affect this site at this point. >> no, there's been many studies done for geary. dating back 30 years. thank you. the question for the project architect, your response in terms of the geary variant and rationale came quite late. i wasn't able to study it this morning in detail. paragraphs you'd like to finish your comments where you were lead to go your rationale and as to why mta was wrong?

>> is my mic on? >> yes. >> do you want me to pull up your presentation? >> that would be fine. i can respond to a couple things that have been said actually before that comes up. is one of the things that creates loading zones is kind of the opposite of the issue for the neighbors and and now we're adding a new building here and and we are providing a white space loading space so we have provided for pick up and drop off in particular for taxis, uber and lift kind of pick up because you want to be able to stand by a lit space for your own personal safety at night and

be by the front door of the building for pick up and drop off. having additional loading spaces on geary doesn't really it takes up two spaces. i wasn't sure how there could bs actually getting worse because there's additional visitors to the facebook project and additional staff, et cetera, so, i'm not sure how the measures that were mentioned would have any effect and in fact, would maybe exacerbate the problems that are there. so that was one comment. i did want to just sort of also just note that this was a retail auto service fire center and it was a gas station before that. so, it is not something where

you only get drop off in the morning and only get drop off and pick up at night. this was a place where there was all through the day, there were people coming and going and there were tow trucks coming and going, there were service trucks to deliver tires and other supplies to it and again, i don't have any data but there didn't seem to be a problem, at least we don't know yet, if there was a significant problem and based on the transportation study, the quantity, the number of cars that would be coming and going from this garage with a two-way entering and exit so there's little issue for cueing, would be so timing. so small, the number, in

comparison that at a rate of one car per 10 minutes which is the kind of average that could be applied to the transportation study determined, seems like you know, again, i'm not a transportation planner so maybe i'm making this up but it doesn't seem like one car, six cars in an hour would present a significant problem for.

>> thank you for your comments. >> commissioner fung, are you done? >> that was my two questions, thank you. >> thank you so much. commissioner imperial. >> thank you and thank you to the project sponsor and other commissioners questions as well when it comes to this wood versus geary boulevard entrance. and i understand where sfmta is coming from in terms of implementing the city wide policy of the transit-only lanes but as i'm also reading this package, which i think

meaningless impact as well. in terms of the -- in terms of the looking into the impacts, it sounds like the geary boulevard would not have that much impact in terms of cueing wait north this project variant as put into our packet. it sounds like to me that the reason why it's being implemented was because of since there's geary improvement projects happening, is that mean that as there are more developments coming in on this geary boulevard, that many of the proposals or many of the garage entrances will be on them

in small streets is it or allies instead and how is sfmta, i'm sorry if this is more problem like and a city wide question to sfmta but how is the study on alley ways and we have seen here in the planning commission where it's becoming an entrance and we always hear to the residents how much has problems for the parking and becomes like a main street and alternative on the main street and also i'm familiar with what happened with the red lanes in the mission and there were comments in terms of the lack of community input into it so as we are going to see, is

that what sfmta is trying to plan in the future as well? >> certainly, so that's a big question and i'm happy it talk about it. i don't want to kind of ground the back and fourth because i feel we're talking on different levels and we recognize this is not a large project and the context of most of what we've seen in the city and i would not think most people would and that much more one more step in doing so you are not coming from a place we think there's going to be and we are coming from a place of first of all, when you

introduce this opportunity or this situation, there is a potential for issues to happen and when those issues do happen, they're really problematic for everybody who chosen to use the bus or needs to use the bus as their means of travel. and that is something that when we are -- when we are working to create, you know, the kind of transit system that the people of san francisco deserve, we tryto avoid those situations so we're kind of talking about it from a place of policy and principle not about the likelihood of issues from this

proposal here. i want to clarify that. in terms of your question about whether this would happen in other locations, particularly around geary, yes, the city has prioritize the geary as a transit corridor as one of its most important transit corridors and has invested a very considerable amount of money in optimizing transit on geary and these are very, very high ridership loins and a lot of people depend on this and if there's a garage for a project and there's an ability to access it from a street other than the transit priority street one like geary we would want to -- m.t.a.'s position is we don't want driveways on transit priority streets, particularly

geary. most of the streets -- just one thing. most of the streets, most of the cross streets are not near this ner owe and so this not but yes the cross streets should be used for access. >> it looks like mr. shooter would like to comment as well. >> thank you, daniel, i wanted to chime in on the configuration of the loading zones if that's ok. would that be ok, commissioner imperial. >> yes. >> thank you. our color curb program manager, as well as the disability access coordinator hasn't reviewed the

design for a mid-block white zone that is a sponsor is showing on their plans there. so i did want to note, just in my quick review it doesn't meet accessibility requirements as shown and there would likely be additional parking lots to accommodate making that white zone acceptable and ada compliant and given it's located in the mid block, it wouldn't operate very well as a single-space since it would be very tight for a vehicle to maneuver into a 20 to 22-foot white zone. there may be double-parking issues and other blockages of wood street associated with that so that's why geary was recommended and would be m.t.a.'s preference for that loading off of wood street. and preserve more parking over all. >> thank you, mr. shooter.

i do recognize that the project sponsor just sent their proposal and it needs to be reviewed by sfmta still, however, for us in the planning commission here, we have, so if we propose -- if we put a motion for the project variant, what i herds from mr. didle is it needs a ceqa clearance? >> no, sorry. i can clarify that. the variant in the case packet, which did not include the bulb, is approval today although we haven't given it the same level of review that we would have if it was a primary proposal. the variant with the bulb cannot be approved because we haven't done ceqa for it. without the bulb it has been given clearance for ceqa, that

one is on the table. >> thank you for the clarification. those are my questions and i believe as we are looking into this specific project, as i'm looking into the 23 under grouped parking spaces there art we have is that it's still going to have less significant impact compared to wood street and there are pedestrians coming across the street which say senior housing and not just there but i'm pretty sure if the area has a lot of pedestrians that and turning right to wood street mean a challenge too and as far as for many of residents personal experiences, i am more

of approval for the project variant. >> before i call on commissioner dime opened, i'd like to add a comment. it's not long ago the planning commission actually approved ann expansion for sagebrook and i'd like to ask the mention that one their seniors walking on the street and two, there are often conflicts with ambulance and other vehicles coming and going. is that anything you have considered or does that ever come up at any other circumstances when you talk about priority streets and basically trying to push additional driveways on to critical streets?

is your question did we review the sage brooke? i don't believe it was large enough to have triggered review by m.t.a. but,s daniel may have that. >> we did not review it in detail given the scale of that project but in reviewing this projects, it considered the adjacent land use at sage brooke and in our review of the driveway locations and. >> our engineers and planners are not in agreement and the geary street alternative is safer in this context with

seniors. >> my question was very focused on the growth at sage brooke including that we are already dealing with an exceptionally narrow street. whatever we do, there's impact. the question is how do we minimize the impact, leave the street functioning and safe and still have full support for the project that is actually in front of us today? those are the kind of questions that sound in conflict and i think i got what i wanted just to hear from you. thank you so much. >> and just to make it clear, our assessment is that the solution that would achieve that set of goals, would be a driveway on wood and some additional curb management steps taken to deal with loading and parking. >> i appreciate your position

and i'll call on commissioner diamond to ask for questions. >> did you say which alternative was safer with respect to seniors and their presence of seniors at sage brooke. i couldn't hear what you were saying there. >> yes, this was referenced in the transportation memo that was done but essentially, in terms of the over all safety, there's a bus, particularly since there's a bus and and there's a bus stop at collins so seniors

and other pedestrians using that bus stop would be passing by a driveway and on geary so, that's a -- that would be a potential safety issue and there's not a -- i mean, this is -- again, this is not a large enough scale that we're really talking about something that we see as a significant problem and of course, we would be reviewing to require that any design was providing for adequate safety but you know, the most attractive and likely destination for people in this vicinity would be that bus stop. >> how about the seniors at sage brooke would have to cross wood street to get to the sidewalks. >> yeah, but turning into a street versus in and out of a

driveway is just a more organized operation. >> i see, ok. my other question is for mr. dido and this is a tough issue. we have strong and sensible city policy favoring allowing the buses to flow as smoothly as they can because they've been at that so many people. and that bus line is incredibly popular and you've just, we as a city have tried to have that bus line flow as smoothly as possible. on the flip side, we have a combination of the very narrow street and a senior facility in the question -- the choice we're all facing as commissioners, how do we balance the issues around those two competing needs which would lead us in opposite directions. if we were to chose the geary street option, are there additional conditions you would want to see attached to the project? >> i appreciate the thought and

the question. to be honest, if the conditions were related to sort of ensuring that this driveway was safe, and that it causes as minimal conflict as possible or none, i don't know that we could crash those on the spot right now. i hesitate to say that we need to continue this because i don't think anyone wants to have to do this again. that is a technical topic we would need to look at. i don't doubt that we can do that on the spot. >> that's really the question i'm asking you, which is if the preference of the commission the geary street entranced not with the bulb out, if that's the preference of the commission, would you prefer that we do a motion of intent because, if we go that way, i really want to make sure we've really looked at

what additional conditions might be appropriate, if any, and if you are prepared to adopt them on the spot, i too don't like continuances but i want to make sure that we are taking into account, you know, if that's our direction, would m.t.a. and the planning department want the opportunity to draft additional conditions that they're not prepared to do so today? >> i think the main concern would be making sure that the lead up to the driveway, the street space, is carefully and thoughtfully designed. the parking and the loading and all those issues. so, if there was a way to give us the opportunity to do that with a notice of intent to improve, i think that would be preferable. that is the main concern. >> are those the kinds of issues you would take care of normally with design refine manies necessary. was it necessary to hold up the approval for that? >> and those sort of issues and

topics usually come up in the street design advisory process. which when we look at this originally, and the driveway was proposed for geary, the guidance was get it off geary and put it on booed. wood. the sponsors did what we requested. we didn't have a back and fourth about the narrative of geary. it only came up the last few months are with the geary idea resurfaced and we haven't had the opportunity to go to every department, urban forestry, d.p.w., all the sorted members of our street design team to look at this variant proposal. it goes a little bit beyond the normal design process, if we were to give a full approval today, then a regular project so it's a little more involved than what we typically would do. >> thank you, very much. >> mr. dido, perhaps following up on commissioner diamond's

question, do these garage have sound elements like the way you have it downtown when people are moving along a curb cut on bush street or so, you immediately know to stop and kind of interact with an exiting or entering car? >> i can't speak for -- geary would be treated differently. it was on wood street, mta confirmed the audible warning system would not be required for a project of this size. >> it would probably be possible and it needs one measure to consider that on wood street. sometimes flashing or sometimes with sound. i'm just throwing it out if there are means that we all experience and we all know to help to make pedestrian movement more safer but i want to call commissioner tanner. i'm not hogging the time here. >> thank you. i see you want to speak but if i can ask really quickly, i wanted to hear from ms. donovan, we

heard some different solutions today to problems on wood, to problems on geary and some of which are beyond the planning commission's role quite frankly and would be beyond the jurisdiction that we would have to this project. i just wondered if you have any feed become on behalf of the supervisors regarding any preferences and also any possibility of continuing to work on transportation, parking, loading on wood street and geary at this intersection beyond this project as vice president moore indicated there are issues with the senior home, which is not before us and we can't solve those issues today. but i did hear some solutions. can you help us understand what might happen outside of the balance of this project to improve the parking and loading on this block in an area? >> sure. catherine stefani and you know, as the project was presented to us and when the neighbors first approached us with their concerns regarding the placement of the garage on wood, you know,

as we contemplated, the traffic concerns that are already existing on wood and the traffic concerns that are already existing on geary, we sort of determined that these are problems that are already occurring independent of the project and that they are concerns that have been in existence for some time now and i think on wood street for the proposals that were presented by ms. jones with respect to commercial, converting the street to a one-way street, these are things that should have been completed independent of this project. parking is a significant issue. ambulatory care and senior center is a significant hugh and as it was indicated to us by those who live on that street. there are already commercial

loading zones that exit on wood that are not being appropriately managed adequately used and i think that independent of this process, that there needs to be some additional curb management strategies -- [please stand by]

>> because of issues that already exist. by the neighbors. geary attempting to utilize for over 70 years by the customers of firestone with a good amount of in and out traffic off of geary and an earlier conversation this year, there's not a record of incidents. there are challenges that need to be addressed with coming out of the tunnel additional

striping or cones. >> i think that helps us understand where you're coming from. i think i will join commissioners moore and imperial without the proposal. i do share commissioner diamond's concerns about working on the fly and i hear

mr. dios saying while not wanting to continue the project, we want to have time to make sure it looks like maximizing safety and peds. i love the idea of the audible sound, hopefully not too annoying to alert pedestrians and have been high visibility and additionally other things to really prevent anyone from trying to turn right from the tunnel out of the geary tunnel across that lane of traffic and go right. i think those would be necessary. i don't know if the project could support that or it would be something that the mta would have to do. just because of the known challenges of people trying to get over perhaps too quickly. so i'm not sure if it's something that will come back

to us, but that's where i'm leaning. in part the impact that this particular project has in peak hours because it is a home sf project that's bringing forward affordable housing at a significant level on site, that's very important and i want to make sure that our city is doing everything we can to help these projects come to fruition. we don't have very many of them and they're really important. so those are my comments. >> commissioner tanner, is that a motion or a comment? >> it's just a comment. i'm not sure if it would be the informational or if other commissioners are leaning towards that as a method to deal with it. i hope we have a motion soon. and if the chair would entertain sharing with her feedback. >> ms. jones, was there anything else? i saw your name early on and it kept moving up as people were calling. so i'm not sure. i will call on you to verify if

i need to skip you or you're speaking. >> yes. thank you very much. i did want to weigh in if there's discussion about additional conditions or additional work or all of that. we have already spent a significant amount of unfunded staff time on this issue and this project and so i would hope that if there are, you know, if there's any additional work asked for that that explicitly be funded by the developer. that's it. >> okay. commissioner diamond. >> commissioner: so i think i'm with commissioners tanner, moore, and imperial on this and

i think given this particular conversation given the narrative would support an exception to an otherwise civil policies. hopefully we don't see too many of these cases because otherwise the exceptions will lead up the rule and undermind the whole point of doing the rapid bus zone on geary. i also don't like the idea too much of continuing this. it is a really important project and i would rather that the condition if we're going to add one indicates that staff will work with all of the departments in order to look at additional measures that are traffic measures that are necessary in light of the location of the garage entrance at geary and i don't know how to respond to ms. jones.

>> i think that, you know, just to be more specific about that, you know, we would need goes beyond the boundaries of the project site in terms of curb management, in terms of zones that the aadjacent land use usually pays for in terms of street improvements. you know, we have some funding sources when a request like that comes from a supervisor's office, but those are very limited and so, you know, essentially i don't know

exactly whether these are applications that are usually not submitted by a landowner who's not adjacent, but and i don't know exactly how to craft it in the context of a condition, but, you know, if the planning commission could even encourage or have language in there that supports solutions that involve. >> commissioner: mr. ionin. >> i was simply going to say you have the ability to require that the developer pay for these sort of traffic improvements. you could draft strong language encouraging that the department pursue traffic calming

measures, you know, preventing right turns out of the tunnel working with sfmta. again, i don't believe in this process, you have the ability to require that the project sponsor pay for any of those improvements. and, at this point in time, i don't think sfmta could outline specifically what those improchlts are so language that is a little more encouraging might be more appropriate for this matter. >> okay. let's take a pause. >> i was going to take a stab at a motion if you feel it's appropriate at this point, commissioner moore. >> organizing supervisor stefani to take on the seismic investigation in order to

guarantee together with our project here in order to make it a safe new extension of a neighborhood. >> dominica donavan from supervisor stefani's office. we are more than happy. >> right. commissioner, i did not take your comment to mean you wanted in the condition or the finding? >> i just wanted to create an additional avenue to basically spread the burden of responsibility to address second ionin very well outlined, we have limited capabilities for the type you would like to see we can ask the supervisor's office to take this further. >> i definitely agree with that and i'm glad to see the supervisor's office respond.

so i would move to approve the project variant without the bulb out. work with staff and all the applicable departments to address traffic coming safety and loading measures as necessary to try to preserve to the extent possible and the goals of having geary as a rapid transit lane and reduce interference with the senior facility across the street. >> second. >> i was just going to suggest that the whether it be the condition to tailor which is

what sounded like happened. so never mind. >> yeah. i think i caught myself half way through there. it's the obligation of the applicant to work with it. >> that is what i heard as well. there's a motion that has been seconded to approve the project with conditions as have been amended to approve the geary boulevard entrance with no bulb out and directing the project sponsor to pursue appropriate traffic calming measures to mitigate any disruption of the b.r.t. and/or senior housing facility nearby. i mean, to include, you know, preventing right turn coming

out of the tunnel and so forth. on that motion, then commissioners, [roll call] so moved commissioners. that motion passes unanimously 5-0 and concludes your hearing today. >> i'm hearing in the background that somebody said it is variant. spelled out which is the variant. so i heard somebody that you didn't mention that. we are proving the variant which happens to be the geary street entrance for this project. >> i thought that's what i indicated. >> you didn't use the word "variant." >> okay. sorry. >> okay. i thought we'd be able to get

to the baseball game. but it's almost over. thank you all and no rec park commission joint hearing next week. so next week will probably be shorter as well. take care everyone. >> thank you so much. >> bye.

>> restaurants will be open for take out only, but nonessential stores, like bars and gyms, will close effective midnight tonight. [♪♪♪] >> my name is sharky laguana. i am a small business owner. i own a company called vandigo van rentals. it rents vans to the music industry. i am also a member of the small business commission as appointed by mayor breed in

2019. i am a musician and have worked as a professional musician and recording artist in the 90s. [♪♪♪] >> we came up in san francisco, so i've played at most of the live venues as a performer, and, of course, i've seen hundreds of shows over the years, and i care very, very deeply about live entertainment. in fact, when i joined the commission, i said that i was going to make a particular effort to pay attention to the arts and entertainment and make sure that those small businesses receive the level of attention that i think they deserve. >> this is a constantly and rapidly changing situation, and we are working hard to be aggressive to flatten the curve to disrupt the spread of covid-19. >> when the pandemic hit, it

was crystal clear to me that this was devastating to the music industry because live venues had to completely shutdown. there was no way for them to open for even a single day or in limited capacity. that hit me emotionally as an artist and hit me professionally, as well as a small business that caters to artists, so i was very deeply concerned about what the city could do to help the entertainment committee. we knew we needed somebody to introduce some kind of legislation to get the ball rolling, and so we just started texting supervisor haney, just harassing him, saying we need to do something, we need to do something. he said i know we need to do something, but what do we do? we eventually settled on this idea that there would be an independent venue recovery

fund. >> clerk: there are 11 ayes. >> president walton: thank you. without objection, this resolution is passed unanimously. >> and we were concerned for these small mom-and-pop businesses that contribute so much to our arts community. >> we are an extremely small venue that has the capacity to do extremely small shows. most of our staff has been working for us for over ten years. there's very little turnover in the staff, so it felt like family. sharky with the small business commission was crucial in pestering supervisor haney and others to really keep our industry top of mind. we closed down on march 13 of

2020 when we heard that there was an order to do so by the mayor, and we had to call that show in the middle of the night. they were in the middle of their sound check, and i had to call the venue and say, we need to cancel the show tonight. >> the fund is for our live music and entertainment venues, and in its first round, it will offer grants of at least $10,000 to qualifying venues. these are venues that offer a signature amount of live entertainment programming before the pandemic and are committed to reopening and offering live entertainment spaces after the pandemic. >> it's going to, you know, just stave off the bleeding for a moment. it's the city contributing to

helping make sure these venues are around, to continue to be part of the economic recovery for our city. >> when you think about the venues for events in the city, we're talking about all of them. some have been able to come back adaptively over the last year and have been able to be shape shifters in this pandemic, and that's exciting to see, but i'm really looking forward to the day when events and venues can reopen and help drive the recovery here in san francisco. >> they have done a study that says for every dollar of ticket sales done in this city, $12 goes to neighboring businesses. from all of our vendors to the restaurants that are next to our ven sues and just so many other things that you can think of, all of which have been so negatively affected by covid.

for this industry to fail is unthinkable on so many levels. it's unheard of, like, san francisco without its music scene would be a terribly dismal place. >> i don't know that this needs to be arrest -- that there needs to be art welfare for artists. we just need to live and pay for our food, and things will take care of themselves. i think that that's not the given situation. what san francisco could do that they don't seem to do very much is really do something to support these clubs and venues that have all of these different artists performing in them. actually, i think precovid, it was, you know, don't have a warehouse party and don't do a gig. don't go outside, and don't do this. there was a lot of don't, don't, don't, and after the

pandemic, they realized we're a big industry, and we bring a lot of money into this city, so they need to encourage and hope these venues. and then, you know, as far as people like me, it would be nice if you didn't only get encouraged for only singing opera or playing violin. [♪♪♪] >> entertainment is a huge part of what is going to make this city bounce back, and we're going to need to have live music coming back, and comedy, and drag shows and everything under the sun that is fun and creative in order to get smiles back on our faces and in order to get the city moving again. [♪♪♪] >> venues serve a really vital function in society. there aren't many places where

people from any walk of life, race, religion, sexuality can come together in the same room and experience joy, right? experience love, experience anything that what makes us human, community, our connective tissues between different souls. if we were to lose this, lose this situation, you're going to lose this very vital piece of society, and just coming out of the pandemic, you know, it's going to help us recover socially? well, yeah, because we need to be in the same room with a bunch of people, and then help people across the country recover financially. >> san francisco art recovery fund, amazing. it opened yesterday on april 21. applications are open through may 5. we're encouraging everyone in the coalition to apply. there's very clear information

on what's eligible, but that's basically been what our coalition has been advocating for from the beginning. you know, everyone's been supportive, and they've all been hugely integral to this program getting off the ground. you know, we found our champion with supervisor matt haney from district six who introduced this legislation and pushed this into law. mayor breed dedicated $1.5 million this fund, and then supervisor haney matched that, so there's $3 million in this fund. this is a huge moment for our coalition. it's what we've been fighting for all along. >> one of the challenges of our business is staying on top of all the opportunities as they come back. at the office of oewd, office of economic and workforce development, if you need to speak to somebody, you can find

people who can help you navigate any of the available programs and resources. >> a lot of blind optimism has kept us afloat, you know, and there's been a lot of reason for despair, but this is what keeps me in the business, and this is what keeps me fighting, you know, and continuing to advocate, is that we need this and this is part of our life's blood as much as oxygen and food is. don't lose heart. look at there for all the various grants that are available to you. some of them might be very slow to unrao, and it might seem like too -- unroll, and it might seem like it's too late, but people are going to fight to keep their beloved venues open, and as a band, you're going to be okay. [♪♪♪]

>> coping with covid-19 with chris manning. >> hi. i'm chris manners, and you're watching coping with covid-19. my guest today is tanya peterson. she's the director of the san francisco zoo on sloat boulevard, and she's here today to talk about how the zoo's managing during the pandemic and how they're reopening. tanya, thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> i'm really pleased to hear that the zoo has reopened again. that's great news. can you tell us what changes you've made to make visitors to

the zoo feel comfortable and safe when they're there. i understand now you have to make reservations, and there's only a limited number available each day. >> we were making changes before shelter in place. fortunately, because we work with animals, and we have a vet hospital on-site, we have the safe coverings before the shelter in place. while we were closed, we made some internal and external changes. the first one, i guess, would be on-line reservations. you now need to make reservations to visit the zoo, just like your favorite dinner restaurant. that is an effort to slow down congestion. try to keep everything smooth, and we can control the number of families coming in over the course of time. >> that's great. what about the indoor exhibits

and the playground. are those off limits now? >> well, they're not off limits, but the playground, we had -- we had started child care program for essential workers even when we were closed, and the playground is used exclusively by our child care programs. so if you can think of the zoo, 100 acres, about a good third of it right now is reserved for child care, so what we do is we have the -- we've got the children in their safe pods. they're with each other for three weeks. they're in a controlled environment, and in the morning, one pod has the playground, we disinfect, and in the afternoon, another pod comes. all indoor spaces were closed before the shelter in place. the one thing i'm asked most frequently about is the train. we have a 100-year-old train, and as soon as we can disinfect

that, we'll get that open, because that's the number one question i guess, when is the train reopening. >> is there a map how you're supposed to walk around the zoo? >> yes. in certain areas, we created a one-way path. we try to make it fun. they're generally in the shape of bear paws and colored -- you know, follow the blue bear paws, follow the red bear paws -- but we've tried to make it fun. when children have not been out for three months, they were climbing anything and everything. we didn't anticipate that, so we put coverings open water fountains, statue signs.

kids had been cooped up, so they went crazy the first few days. more control in place. >> that sounds great. how did the zoo's residents respond to a lack of visitors. did you observe any behavioral differences? >> absolutely. we have some shy residents, gorillas and orangs. we have a male orangutan, he would blow me kisses. the rhinos, they would come out when i would feed them. >> how does it feel to have the zoo open again to the general public, even if it's a limited fashion? >> it feels fantastic. i'm a mother, and i know it's been hard on kids. to be able to open safely

outdoors -- we're one of the few zoos on an ocean, so you've got the coastal air coming through. we see families or self-ascribed pods coming through. it's been great for our staff and for our visitors. it's been heart warming, all the true experiences the first few days. >> clearly. you have a lot of mouths to feed. how did you cope with the pandemic so far? were you able to get some financial assistance, and how can viewers contribute if they'd like to? >> well, thank you. we received some help, but we burned through that quickly, and we received some financial

donations. we burned through a lot of our funding, and we were really feeling it. all of the people who supported us and hung in there, i thank you. you can join as a member. it's a tax deduction. david attenborough said it best. if the zoo becomes extinction, we all do. in the wild, poachers are getting the best of the wild

animals, but i think with the help of the zoo and the community, we can save the animals. >> where can i go if i want to donate? >> you can go to sfzoo.org. you can join, become a member or make a donation. it takes about $30,000 a day to feed all of our 2,000 animals, so you can pick how you want to help. >> well, i appreciate you coming onto the show today, miss peterson. >> thank you. the animals and i thank you from the bottom of our hearts. >> you've been watching coping with covid-19. for sfgovtv, i'm chris manners. thanks for watching.

>> there's a new holiday shopping tradition, and shop and dine in the 49 is inviting everyone to join and buy black friday. now more than ever, ever dollar that you spend locally supports small businesses and helps entrepreneurs and the community to thrive. this holiday season and year-round, make your dollar matter and buy black. >> happy pride, san francisco. are you ready for june? yes. with're reopening. city hall is reopening. i am the executive director and

the first and only transled and government focused office right here in san francisco and in the country. i want to thank you everyone for being here today to celebrate the annual lgbt pride month kickoff and flag raising. a beautiful ceremony and symbol of our resiliency and strength. although this year's event looks different, we are coming to th to celebrate pride and share our commitment for the continued fight for lgbt equality. i want to thank sf pride and everyone who helped make today happen and possible as we come together to celebrate pride month and reopen city hall. special thank you to mayor london breed for hosting us and being our fierce elected leader who have fought to i a dress the

pandemic. our consulate general and to share their global support for lgbt equality. and special thanks to the performers and the gay and lesbian freedom brand and the beautiful voice of bringanna sinclair who can sing even without a mic when it goes out. from day one the community has worked to make sure we are test and to support those most

impacted in the tenderloin and the vaccine drives and trans mental health services and the critical service from food delivery to virtual calls and pickups and more. with the vaccine pride campaign and congratulations, ma i yor breed. although this last year has been hard we never gave up because that is who we are, right, san francisco? i am so grateful for our city and the resident who is did their part to keep themselves safe in one another. now we can come together and celebrate the reopening to build towards the stronger and more

effective and this wouldn't be possible with the with the pedestrian mayor london breed. >> thank you, claire. i want to say to claire who is the leader of the office of transgender initiatives is taken the role to a whole other level and is currently a grand marshal for sf pride. congratulations. when i say taking it to a whole other level, not only did we launch two years ago trans-home sf to provide subsidies to brothers and sisters in the trans community, but this year we're doing one of the first anywhere. we are always doing the first of

something. but for people who are part of the trans community with the universal in this year's budget. supervisor mandelman will be contacting you and the other members of the board to keep it there. a lot of great things happening in san francisco. happy pride, everybody! with 50 years, pedestrian has sell prated pride and during the course of the pandemic, you would often hear officials talk about how we have weathered this storm. there is no coincident when san francisco is leading the number of cases and people to get vaccinated. what we have done here has everything to do with the challenges we faced in the aids

crisis. from the forefront is a gay man, dr. grant colfax. thank you so much for your leadership. >> i don't know if he is here today. to thank him in the 80s and here for us now with the incredible leader and dr. colfax, can we please open? thank you so much for being here as well. two amazing people leading this response. a lot of uncertainty and what will happen on june 15? we're going to open san francisco officially on june 15. as long as the state gives us the ability to do so. large scale events will continue

to be challenging. the large, large events. when you party, get vaccinated. that is right. when you party, do your best to party with a mask on. sip and mask. sip and mask. and anyway, here in san francisco, we've already as of june 1 launched pride in our city. you see the flags and the beautiful colors going up. i am looking forward to seeing these colors to not just signify pride at the absolute best. and san francisco is bright and beautiful. we plan to celebrate like no other to keep one another safe. we are still in this pandemic, although, shoot, i am tired of saying we are still in this pandemic. i am excited to party myself. with the leadership and

celebrating, supporting and if it were not for the partnership that exists and the resource we invest, it would be difficult to do it and involves part of the community. people who are talking about supporting the community and putting our money where our mouth is by investing the necessary resources. in san francisco and the hitch history with the lgbt history and is what everyone takes and uses and discusses and talks about and reads about that is all started at thes coto reand the glbt museum to unveil one of

the original flags that gilbert baker carried ohm hand it started in ever san francisco and the aids crisis and the pink triangle to not just lit up for the night but the entire month to celebrate pride month. and the official band of san francisco. we have a rich history is an appropriate place to celebrate and uplift and remind ourselves of the rich history. this is why it was so important that i along with the have the

appropriate museum in our city. and our senator is with the extra money we have in that space and so many great things and an exciting time and to look forward to the parade and 1999 and 2021 and the grand marshal and a party on the block. is that okay, carol? so thank you to carol and fred for the work they are doing for

sf pride. and i am looking forward to making sure that san francisco is alive and coming back, what waiter way to open up the month of june to open san francisco to celebrate pride. this is where the favorite times of year. we're going to celebrate and have a good time and keep smiles on our faces because we survived a pandemic, y'all. we're still here. we're still kicking. city hall is hope. today i am going to perform some marriage ceremonies. i got benefits. i work for the city. anyway, thank you, all.

now y'all want me. happy pride, everyone. and i will turn it over to claire and it is just so wonderful to with here. such an honor to be your mayor. i am feeling so good about what we accomplished with the pandemic and wouldn't have been able to do that for keeping us safe and celebrate pride and enjoy san francisco and come alive again. thank you. >> give it up for mayor breed. and my honor to note sf pride. and fred lopez and caroline and board president have done so much work and from pride at home

to celebrate the strength of the city. join me in welcoming fred and caroline to the stage. >> good morning, everybody. happy pride. thank you so much to everybody. so many amazing people behind me. thank you so the mayor, of course, for kicking us off in just the best possible way. and senator waner, supervisor mandelman, gosh, and the list goes on. good morning. hello. . ill really does feel like pride, doesn't it? the city is coming whack bahhing to life. the rainbow flags are up and down market street and looking at all of you, i am hopeful. i'm filled with hope. we all know we just spoke about how difficult the last 16 months have been, but we can see that the end is near.

and you know why that is is because we as san francisco never lost hope. today we raise the flag first unveiled in 1978. and back then it was called the gay freedom dade and as we know, members here were snaited. and after the bright spark of harvey milk on top of the car and waving at everybody, after that right spark, but our communities never lost hope. four decades later the flag is an international symbol of joy, of resistance, of visibility, of hope, and of queerness itself. so let's give it up for the rainbow flag. as mentioned, this is the second

year that we at san francisco pride have been unable to and hundred of thousands of people on market street and almost just as many right here in civic center. usually there is a stage going up in front of us. nonetheless, even though we are not gathering the way we have in the past, we have named amazing grand marshals and melny, joe farley. that are the epitome and the pink triangle is lit and everybody at illuminate, get out after sunset and see the pink triangle. it is amazing that it's lit for

an entire month reminding us all of the dark path that we have come from. and also inspiring us to think of how amazing our communities continue to be. u.n.ing to thank major breed for the great effort that the city goes to every year to display our pride from the rainbow flag above me to the lights on city hall which also feature the colors of the trans flag. let's hear it for the trans flag. right over there. and i also want to thank all the people in the city agencies and departments who and is important to keeping our city inspired. thank you all of you as well for celebrating and to join san francisco pride at our first ever pride celebration at oracle park. we have some great partners in

the san francisco giants and is and it's happening this and "in the heights" on friday and "everybody's talking about jamie" on saturday. however, before the movies begin, we are bringing the spirit of the pride parade to oracle park, and mfrm and everything that you are missing, you will see there. come down. tickets are available. sf pride.org. the last leer and we all remained hopeful, like i said before. so let's treat each other with respect. with dignity. and especially now as we're reopened the ti during this

pride season. so continue with me to be bee cons of hope for the entire world and soon enough, we prb and we will be maback on market streets in the tens of thousands shotting and loving and hugginger. happy pride, everybody. >> thank you so much, fred. and i will do and a couple of you in the crowd will know how to do it. turn and look at your neighbor. look at your neighbor and tell them, we made it. and look too another and i think some people would know. and i will be careful with my

words. i stood her in february 2020 and and with san francisco pride and pride is who we are in our hearts. pride is who we are in our community. but we also understand that we are the ones that galvanize that every year. and and we have this opportunity and i got pushed at a by my trayvon martin's mother. and that is not a shocker.

you need to make sure next year and we are all in this together. so to battle specific oppression and policies and we are all as one people and marginalized and we are it will cally all in this together. and to keep that in mind and thank you so much. happy pride. >> thank you, sf pride and the board. and next is my honor to to

introduce one of the grand marshals and car ra jackson and the executive director and share a few words and ongoing work and violence against the trans community. welcome, kira jackson. >> good evening or afternoon or good morning. and good morning, everybody. my name is kira jackson. and all right. i deserve it. going to switch now. good morning, everybody. and i can't believe it's 51 years of pride. and honestly as the mayor was saying to be ready to socialize and have a drink without the mask on and we're coming out of covid.

to come out of covid and the cut of us being back in person and just so grateful to actually have been actually to be a grand marshal for pride. and i feel like a lot of that area. this is really hard and with the endless zone. i will be at every event we have and would love to see y'all faces. happy friday, y'all. i'm hot and ready to go. >> thank you so much. now it is my honor to invite two

legislators up here. first is senator scott waner doing work on the state level and important bills to support the transgender community as well as our only out gay supervisor here in san francisco, supervisor rafael mandelman. please give them a hand. thank you, thank you, claire. and we are all proud of the vaccination and i have to say it's been a team effort getting vaccinated. and we love our vaccine. we're already, like, when can we get the booster shot. and to think back to what would have happened with a vaccine one year within learning about h.i.v. and if society had taken our community as seriously as it

took covid-19. we have to get vaccinate and continue to lead the nation there. i want to thank to pride community for persevering. we will have a great next year and so excited about that and excited about the movie night. the folks have been working so hard. and optimism and of being optimistic that we're going to be able to tackle the huge challenges facing our community. firefighters. because we still have big challenges and the trans kids at

heightened risk for idea and to be homeless and a tax on the trans kids and to not use the restroom and can't get health care. and people are still getting sick and dying. 40 years into this pandemic. we are working with the mayor and supervisor mandelman and we're working hard at the state level to have california going the opposite direction. we are making an historic investment in housing for the most at-risk youth and by investing $250 million in housing for our most at-risk youth. we're making historic investment to model the state on what san francisco has done to tank new

h.i.v. infection with ending the epidemic investment in this year's budget. we are making an historic investment in the health and well being of the trans community and not overall with the access to fight with specific funding for the health and well being of trans people from the state of california. and so a lot of work to do and anger and hostility and around the country and the world. we will continue to lead in california and happy pride, everyone. happy pride, everyone. and take the microphone away. and the queer out board of

supervisors and to be extended to the entire pride board and i keep forgetting through an awful year last year and to do this virtual ways and limited in-person and with the best pride and this is an already pretty damn good one. and for me it started before june. kind of started around the harvey milk birthday and shortly after the developers and the 29 market and beach market street and senior housing development. put into the budget a couple of years back. i see marcy and with the folks

hard to find. senior lgbt aging stuff in marcy's case 20 plus years and was a big lawyer and affordable housing and marcy and her wife with this vision and lgbtq senior and made it real. thank you, madam mayor. and 250 units and to do that about 10 times more and we will be good. also, marcy and open house have had the -- and daniel redman and tom nolan and all the time who do -- and roy, and the people who do the work to think through that is wonderful to have this challenge and thank you, madam mayor, for your investment and

mental health resources for folks in that aging population. and critically important. and we will get a museum and we're making nowhere else in the world investments in the trans community. and madam mayor a great, fantastic start to prid and super excite and great to have the building open and happy and to acknowledge the colleague melgar here from the board. not queer, but has a queer daughter and shows up to lots of the queer stuff and is a fantastic colleague and happy pride, everyone. thank you so much, scott, and supervisor mandelman. we also have some really incredible department heads here and we have our last speaker. thank you so much to chief janine nicholson for being here.

the first lgbt chief from sfmta, caroline from our department of human resources and so many other amazing community leaders and thank you so much for being here. now it is my honor to get that area and to an incredible leader on the national stage with the director of nclr. >> good morning, everyone. happy pride. i would like to thank mayor breed to allow me to participate in this occasion. there was a time when not so long ago that people that live like us and love like us and look like us couldn't live our

truth. we had to live in the shadows. and we didn't get to see the flag raised at city hall, and so i'm proud today. and honored to live in the city and to take long to realize that not lgbtq person has that experience in the country. this legislative session and introduced 250 and the horrible bill and while the diskrim tear bills hurt everyone, and transgender kids to keep them from playing sports and receiving the medical care they need. it is not just cruel and is unethical and unlawful and organizations across the country are coming together to say this isn't right. i am proud that nclr is one of the organizations leading this fight. thank you. [applause]

we all need to do the same thing. we need to show up for transgender kids and say that these bills do not determine your worth. we need to show the beautiful kids and are fighting for the world. and that doesn't just let them live but lets them stride. let's show them that they should haven't to fight but let's also show them that they're worth fighting for. i am standing in front of you right now and this is the first time we are speaking in-person since i started at nclr. happy pride. i -- well, thank you. i started my roll at the start of the pandemic. and in many ways it upended everything that i knew was true. in some ways it crystallized

what i know is right and that we are all better when we are all better. this global pandemic has reminded us that our health is tied to each other. if your health is tied to mine like mine is to yours, so, too, must our collective liberation and freedom. this is why we need the equality act. in 29 states the lgbtq people do not have the protections we need and face discrimination and this matters because last year in 2020, one in three lgbtq people experienced discrimination and nearly two in three people face discrimination. the equality act would provide federal legal protections for all lgbtq people and that would make every single person safer.

so i'm thrilled we get to celebrate every june. and it's okay that our pride looks different. our pride wasn't created to be floats and parades. our pride was started by the trailblazing transgender women of color that told us that we deserve better. we deserve access and freedom and we deserve quality. because of these visionaries and the work of activists and organizers, our brave legislatetors and elected officials and the organizations that make our lives better, we have a reason to celebrate. but let's do one bet they are year. let's fight more. let's fight for better pause we deserve it. let's remember the lgbtq equality isn't separate from variable justice and let's remember that our fight is an intersectional one.

let's leave this world better than when we found it. i am so happy to be in your presence this morning. i wish you all a beautiful and transformative summer. happy pride, everyone. >> thank you. and also, and we want to make sure to honor the city administrator carmen chiu and the treasurer and our aseser to recorder bhoind behind scott with the assessor. before we wrap, we want to make sure to give the certificate of honor to the pride grand marshals and so mayor, please join me. >> thank you. >> i hope you are not trying to take away my float now. i like to party during the

parade. i as the mayor declare the entire month of june sf pride month and the city and county of san francisco. fred and caroline, come on up. and at this time i want to bring up all the grand marshals to honor them for their work in the lgbtq community of san francisco. and you are in charge of the pride parade. and i'm not the mayor or san francisco for five minutes? when they were nominated, they

were asked, where are the two people? when you get one, you get the other. so melny and malor green with the community grand marshals. aki are, a jackson, another elected grand marshal. with another board and elected grand marshal as well as nicole santa maria. and claire farley. the board elected grand marshal.

deputy mayor. deputy. >> all right. we need some music now. let's celebrate pride! happy pride..

>> my name is angela wilson and i'm an owner of the market i worked at a butcher for about 10 years and became a butcher you i was a restaurant cook started in sxos and went to uc; isn't that so and opened a cafe we have produce from small farms without small butcher shops hard for small farms to survive we have a been a butcher shop since 1901 in the heights floor and the case are about from 1955 and it is only been a butcher shot not

a lot of businesses if san francisco that have only been one thing. >> i'm all for vegetarians if you eat meat eat meat for quality and if we care of we're in a losing battle we need to support butcher shops eat less we sell the chickens with the head and feet open somebody has to make money when you pay $25 for a chicken i guarantee if you go to save way half of the chicken goes in the enlarge but we started affordable housing depends on it occurred to us this is a male field people said good job even for a girl the interesting thing it is a women's field in most of world just here in united states it is

that pay a man's job i'm an encountered woman and raise a son and teach i am who respect woman i consider all women's who work here to be impoverished and strong in san francisco labor is high our cost of good ideas we seal the best good ideas the profit margin that low but everything that is a laboring and that's a challenge in the town so many people chasing money and not i can guarantee everybody this is their passion. >> i'm the - i've been cooking mile whole life this is a really, really strong presence of women heading up kitchens in the bay area it is really why i moved out here i think that we are really strong in the destroy and really off the pages kind of thing i

feel like women befrp helps us to get back up i'm definitely the only female here i fell in love i love setting up and love knowing were any food comes from i do the lamb and that's how i got here today something special to have a female here a male dominated field so i think that it is very special to have women and especially like it is going at it you know i'm a tiny girl but makes me feel good for sure.

>> the sad thing the building is sold i'm renegotiating my lease the neighborhood wants us to be here with that said, this is a very difficult business it is a constant struggle to maintain freshness and deal with what we have to everyday it is a very high labor of business but something i'm proud of if you want to get a job at affordable housing done nasal you need a good attitude and the jobs on the bottom you take care of all the produce and the fish and computer ferry terminal and work your way up employing people with a passion for this and empowering them to learn

>> thank you to i think the members of the board of supervisors joining us today. i see superintendent safai, budget chair matt haney, supervisor mandelman. thank you for joining us as well as our treasurer, our assessor recorder torrez, the district attorney bodine, and i'm not sure. i think agot all the elected officials here. thank you so much. good afternoon to all the community members, the city staff, elected officials, i can