as part of the application. the proposed use and character is compatible with the existing surrounding area and is on balance in compatible with the general plan and use. a building that historically has been used as such. additionally, the project will restore a historical use building. i'd now like to introduce the project sponsor who also has a brief presentation for you. >> secretary: thank you. you have five minutes. >> thank you. can you hear me? >> secretary: yes. we can hear you. >> great. thank you. good afternoon, commissioners. john here on behalf of the

project responser. rivion is an exciting new company. due to this larger size, they are expected to replace gas powers commercial business leads to move away from gas powered vehicles. they expect to release vehicles this fall. what you're seeing is renovated restored property. next slide, please. 340 fell is a perfect fit for rivian. it's operated that way ever since. for its customers, for things such as tire changes, wheel alignment. their service operations will be much cleaner and quieter and more consistent with the commercial neighborhood district.

next slide. rivian's proegs will include an accessory sells area. model cars will be displayed and sales associates can conduct sales. if we can go back to the first slide, thank you. rivian will restore and enhance the facade of the historic building and continue its use for another generation. the conditional use authorization is required to merge the three existing tenant spaces. the small store front character will be unchanged. left bay will consist of pedestrian traffic and the right bay will be maintained as a primary vehicle access to the service areas. also note it will be established along linden street. when the second generation owner decided to sell the building in february, the tenants were contacted immediately. all tenants were on month to

month leases and rivian's purchase was a real opportunity for securing and stabilizing these businesses long term. one of the businesses was essentially no longer functioning and the tenant asked for time and financial help to dispose and remove his equipment from the building. starting in march, the owner allowed him to stop paying rent and we're working right now with him to wind down his operation. we actually continued the originally scheduled planning commission hearing in may to provide them more time to provide new locations. both businesses have now identified new locations and are in the process of moving. the owner has abated rent for them since the beginning of the summer and they have the ability to stay in the space rent-free in the end of 2021. finally, while the owner wouldn't have otherwise been able to utilize the financial support. provided the ability to pay these tenants financial compensation for all costs and

establishing the business at new locations. they are essentially starting at the new locations in the same situation they are today, with long-term leases ensuring the long-term stability of their leases. you should have seen the letter that i e-mailed to you this morning from the tenants expressing the background of our conversations and their support for this project. so the project before you will one restore the existing historic garage building. two, reduce the noise and order of the out service operation at the site. three, improve the street frontage and, four, it will help secure and stabilize the existing businesses into the future. for these reasons, we respectfully request your support for the conditional use and i'm here if you have any questions. thank you. >> secretary: thank you. that concludes project sponsor presentation. we should open up public comment. members of the public, this is

your opportunity to address the commission on this item. >> commissioner: just a second. i need to make a disclosure at this time. i just want to disclose in my work, we have process permits for rivian but that will in no way impede my ability to have a fair public hearing today. thank you. >> secretary: thank you. so again members of the public, this is your opportunity to address the commission on this item by pressing star then 3 to be added to the queue. through the chair, you'll have two minutes and when you hear your line has been unmuted and that's your indication to begin speaking. >> hello, commissioners. my name is lloyd silverstein, i'm a board member of the neighborhood association and president of the hayes valley merchant association. i'll also the immediate and past president of the friends. i'm here solely in my capacity as a linden street merchant. my business is directly adjacent to these properties.

our commercial corridors have undergone a dramatic change over the last few we'res. it's grown to include many national retailers. they legally exploited a loophole in a retail. many have come into our neighborhood for the business opportunities provided by our resident and demographics but do little to be apart of our community. perhaps, i'm naive, but based on my conversations with rivian, i think they can be different and set an there was a lot of concern when they announced coming to hayes valley. i participated in these community meetings. rivian and their representatives described this as well and we also answered questions from the public. the concerned expressions had more to do with big business than the actual use of the

space. specifically, my concerns were how were the long standing and well utilized buildings going to be treated as part of this process. most importantly, would rivian commit to being an active and contributing participant of this community. rivian gave us their insurances they would work to find acceptable solutions. as you were just told, they've done so. i've spoke with the tenants and they are pleased and satisfied. regarding linden alley. the intent of this program was to take underutilized alleys. rivian's restoration of these buildings is much. the vehicle access onto linden are trying to increase the traffic, not remove it. there's a history of the rear alley being moved. we need the street parking for our customers and the traffic

minimized for pedestrian safety. secondly, i would like to ask rivian to consider carving out space for another small retail store. >> secretary: thank you. sir. that is your time. >> hi, my name is sarah buker. i am a 24-year resident of hayes valley as both a renter and now a homeowner. i appreciate and support the existing businesses. i've taken my truck to sal street auto for years but as california leads the way in addressing global warning, electric cars and trucks will be replaced. i mean will replace gas vehicles and my husband and i placed our reservation for a rivian truck almost two years

ago. we are happy that rivian has decided to become apart of haze valley and i appreciate the comments before me that they conducted their community outreach in such a proactive way. i'd like to say one of the letters that was received by the planning department described itself a haze valley safe and i get their e-mails, but i don't feel it's a representative organization. there's no sort of way of leaders. and so that letter that says while the haze valley residents is really representing the office [inaudible] thank you. >> okay. last call for public comment on

this item. >> secretary: sir, i believe you conducted your public comment. >> yes. >> secretary: commissioners, that concludes public comment and this item is now before you. so my only concern was going to be the potential displacement of the existing businesses. i'm satisfied with what i'm hearing today. so i'm supporting the project. commissioner tanner do you have anything more or do you want to disclose upfront. >> commissioner: i did have one question for the project sponsor which is about the exit onto linden and that if it is essential for the business and the way it would operate? it does strike me that the city has with the spot and have that

pedestrianized environment and so i wonder if they could speak to the efforts to get cars off of linden and if that would be detrimental to the function of their operation with needing to have cars come in and out there. >> thank you, commissioner tanner. let's, you know, get into the specifics here. those bays have a rear door that cars can fit through. so just to make clear on the left bay where the accessory sales operation is going on, that will almost always serve as a pedestrian entrance. the letter determination confirmed we can have no more than two model cars on a site at any given time. so there will be a small time access to have two cars on. that's very minimal vehicular use of the rear door on the left bay. the rear door on the right bay as the president of the merchant's association said,

lloyd, this has been something we've discussed in neighborhood meetings. it is necessary to maintain that door for movement of cars to the building, but we've already been working and having conversations about directing the vast majority of the traffic in the right bay out onto fell street and so really the goal here is consistent with the comments made which is we're going to direct as much traffic out to fell street. we're going to limit that as much as possible. because we have had those conversations and rivian is very interested in particular working on further enhancing linden street as much as possible. >> commissioner: i would imagine one thing would be to try to encourage certainly the folks who are commenting the patrons, i guess you would say to not use that door. i could certainly see it throughout the day, the staff may need to maneuver cars in

and out there, but if that's not seen as the main entrance for service when folks are bringing their vehicles to service, i think that can go a long way of reducing healing or other types of driving behavior for those who come to get their vehicles serviced or something like that. i'd like to hear what other commissioners have to say about that. >> secretary: commissioners, i do see another member of the public requesting to speak. should we take that caller now? >> president: yes. >> secretary: you have two minutes. >> hi, my name's dan don patrick. thank you very much for taking this. i know i just missed it. my wife and my family live at 5 oak and we strongly support this proposal by rivian. we've lived in san francisco about 20 years, we have three kids. the two are in public schools. recognize it's change, it's hard. but i strongly support it.

thank you. >> president: commissioner moore. >> commissioner: i would like to ask commissioner silverstein who got interrupted on his talks to complete his sentence. he's a person speaking for the public. mr. silverstein, if you're still there, would you please dial again and complete your statement about what you saw to be important for the linden side of the operation. >> secretary: mr. linden, your line has been unmuted. >> thank you. thank you for allowing me to continue. a couple of comments. second, i'd like to ask rivian for carving out the space on the retail side. who worked hard to remove the back alley. the rear entrance on linden has little to do with that. i think they've done a

wonderful job with what they've shown so far. third shgt linden avenue is known for its street art. i'd like to see them make some effort to save some of the art on the existing walls. lastly, only time will tell if rivian makes good on their commitment to engage with our community. but so far they've been very true to their word. thank you for your time today. >> commissioner: thank you. i would like to see you continue speaking with mr. silverstein on some of these ideas. they're very subtle l. they're very site specific they're very linden avenue specific and if that's acceptable, i would like to ask that you do that. >> yes. thank you, commissioner moore. absolutely. in fact, the plans that are in your set as well as that was in my presentation, these are really the bare bones distinction between auto service and auto sales that we did for the letter

determination. in fact, in recent weeks, we've been digging in to how do we, you know, connect this space with the community further. we've been talking about retail, we've been talking about potential community space and so, everything that mr. silverstein and you just mentioned is on the table and the team is already working on it and so thank you for that direction and rivian's listening to the hearing today and that is certainly their goal. >> commissioner: i feel it's difficult to make this part of a condition and often at least having witnessed it myself in the past large use. corporate users have a tendency of making progress in this change projects often fall under the table. i'm not about to mention one in particular i'm thinking about, but i would put it into your trusting hand to basically keep your finger on the pulse of what's important in this community. i was originally not going to

support this project, but i see the benefit of historic preservation of an important building which is a great contribution to & that is a modern contemporary building, but maintaining this building and its current configuration will be a part. however, the devil's in the details and your attention to detail, that's what i will be asking you to become responsible for as this project moves forward. thank you. and i will support the project. make a motion to approve with conditions. >> president: okay. >> secretary: seeing no additional requests to speak from members of the commission. there is a motion that's been seconded to this matter on conditions. on that motion, [roll call]

so moved commissioners. that motion passes unanimously 6-0. placing us on item 12 for case number 2020-008959cua 376 hill street. this is a conditional use authorization. mr. warren. >> thank you, commission secretary and good afternoon president koppel and planning commission. jeff warren planning department staff. item before you is a request for conditional use authorization to allow residential density at a ratio of one unit per 3,000 square feet of lot area. the project site is located at 376 hill street which is on the north side between sanchez and church streets and is located within r.h.1 zoning district and 40x bolt district. the 7,300 or 236 square foot

lot has 66 inch officer frontage and a varying depth of 9' and 114'. the lot slopes deeply upwards towards the rear of the lot and laterally along the west of the street frontage. 2,317 square-foot. and the lot's rear yard is developed with a pool and a noncomplying one-story 449 square foot dwelling unit. the eastern half of the lot is mostly underdeveloped. subject property is located in the delores heights neighborhood in district eight. the subject block exhibits a great variety, architectural styles, scales, and mapping. and hr1 and additional loss has been the delores heights district. the building determined in 1907

was determined not to be a historical resource. the project proposes the demolition of the existing 2,317 gross square foot and the pool within the rear yard to construct a new three-story over basement. 7,986 gross square foot two-family dwelling which includes a 5,458 square foot main square bedroom dwelling unit. one bedroom, second dwelling unit and a 1,401 square foot garage providing storage for both units and two vehicle parking spaces. the project is located within the boundaries of the delores heights special use district and complies with the additional development control.

and a max and planning code section 209.1, one dwelling unit is principally permitted and one unit per 3,000' square feet of lot units. there shall maximizing the density allowed. as a site with two units for proposed demolition and replacement provisions are dependent upon the income levels or the current and previous tenants. it's a rare unit that's been vacant for over five years. it shall be replaced with the main unit. but the current owner has rented out the unit. income levels of the tenant currently in the main unit are above 80% of ami and therefore may be replaced with a record

unit. therefore, both of the units to be demolished will be replaced with rent control units. the project sponsor in august of 2020 and in comment letters in support of the project and no letters in opposition. there are two corrections i would like to make to the draft motion. the first is within finding 8f. the last sentence of staff's findings states both the project sponsors are willing to offer to impose a restriction on the broj such that three of the new units will be subject to rent control and this should be corrected to stay the two new units and conditions approval of number 17, title replacement unit. the language reads three of the four proposed units shall be subject to the city's ordinance and the project sponsor shall record a restriction on the

property. three units as presented, the project is proposing two units and the conditions should be corrected. the project's proposed unit shall be subject to the rent control and the project sponsor shall record a restriction on the property that these two units shall be subject to the city's rent control ordinance. the project finds that the project is unbalanced consistent with the objectives and policies of the general plan in the delores heights. the proposed new building is compliant and neighborhood character along hill street. projects includes the demolition of two units. the project would create two new larger units with one additional bedroom on the site while created in additional housing. found to be necessary and desirable and compatible with the surrounding neighborhood.

and i'm available for any questions. this concludes presentation. >> secretary: thank you, jeff. project sponsor. you have five minutes. >> can you hear us? >> yes, we can. >> hi. good afternoon. good afternoon president koppel, commissioners. i'm tom tony on behalf of the project sponsor. michael musculino who is available for any questions you may have. our architect also is here. in greater detail in a moment. as described by mr. horn, the proposed project replaces two nonhistoric poorly functioning units and separate structures with two new units and a single

subject maximizing density. the project scale by comparison is smaller. the f.a.r. of the two units campaigned is 0.90 where the project ranges from 1.11 to 1.26. if you can hold with the slides for a moment, please. just keep it at slide 1. the new second unit is much improved over the existing unit replacing a code deficient 449 square foot detached accessory structure located in the rear yard that functions in the pool house. the new unit is up 1120 square feet with its own independent entrance. removing the old structure from the rear yard opens up the mid block open space. the project has been designed to have no light, air, privacy impact on neighbors and the connection to the street has been significantly improved. with that, i'll turn to

mr. ranzino. >> thank you. hello commissioners. my name is ron. and i'm the design partner, the architect of the residence. in addition to the homeowner's program, it's been all about community outreach in addition to the doors and heights in san francisco. our intent is to design a building that's both beneficial and sensitive to the neighboring contracts. we believe all these attributes are clear in the proposed design and hope that you agree. the homeowner has enjoyed being personally involved with neighboring and community outreach as future residents of the community. as the architects, we've prioritized and talked to the neighbors very early on in the design process. letters of support received from both the adjacent neighbors on hill street as well as the neighbors across the street. we've also been in contact with

the neighbors north of the property and are continuing to collaborate as the projects develop. slide 2, please. so shown in this diagram of the uphill portion of the block, the proposed design encourages the mid block open space through masking and landscaping in the rear yard. the uphill neighbor has a beautiful english hawthorn tree which attracts birds to the mid block open space and we hope to encourage a natural urban setting with our proposed landscape as well. [please stand by]

the step planters connecting the two entrances continue the prominent pattern of sidewalk landscaping on hill street. slide nine, so lastly, due to the -- the sloping nature of the property from north to south and also from west to east, lessens the development on the two lower below grade, meaning there are only two levels above grade of the house. we hope to have your approval and are excited to add to the

san francisco neighborhood. thanks so much for your time. >> clerk: thank you. if that concludes project sponsor's presentation, we should go to public comment. members of the public, if you wish to enter public comment, press star, three. when you hear your line is unmuted, that is your signal to start speaking. >> [inaudible] with delores improvement club.

the unit is much larger than most, and i note that the size ratio between the larger and smaller unit is about 5:1. it compares favorably to a project you approved last week in [inaudible] 1:1, and it differs from the project that you will be seeing next on the agenda. third, even though we're getting huge newhouses, there's the benefit of newly reclaimed open space. thank you. >> good afternoon. my name is robert, and i live in district five.

you should absolutely not approve this project. this is -- it's a ridiculous project to demolish existing houses which are already big enough, 2,000 square feet and 900 area feet to build a 5,400 square foot mansion. san francisco does not need mansions. we do not need housing which is so far beyond the pale unaffordable to everyone in san francisco except for the very richest people who might live here. we do not need to build $10 million residences, we don't need to build $9 million residences. this is an atrocious project.

i think it's important that the planning staff even consider it consistent with the general plan. i find nothing redeemable about it. it does not add anything to the fair housing. this is a neighborhood which has plenty of opportunity. it's a perfect place to build apartments instead. i ask you to reject this project. thank you. >> clerk: okay. last call for public comment on this item. you need to press star then three to be added to the queue. seeing no additional requests to speak, commissioners, public comment on this matter is closed, and it is now before you.

>> these buildings are -- even if they're owner occupied, as is, they're already subject to rent control. the same thing would apply to this project. the unit would be subject to rent control, if they're owner occupied, there is no rental agreement involved, but should the owner of that building at any time choose to rent either of the units out, the tenant that moves in would be there by protected by rent control for the length of the tenancy. >> vice president moore: the second part of my question is

if this owner would build a building as is, the obligation for rent control would remain if the owner chooses to sell the building, is that correct? >> correct. that would be recorded with the property, not with the ownership, but again, enforcement of the rent control would be different jurisdiction of the rent board. >> vice president moore: and i assume there's nobody who can force you to rent a unit.

for me, the real problem is understanding densefication, understanding liveability, and understanding the property sized housing is not addressed in this property that we approved earlier, together with the fact that the obligation for these two units to be rent controlled doesn't really mean anything, so i just want to let that part stand in the room as we deliberate. i will not support this project. >> president koppel: commissioner tanner? >> commissioner tanner: i have to join commissioner moore in expressing my deep concerns about this project. notwithstanding, i think, a

very well designed project, very thoughtful, i certainly appreciate a lot of aspects aesthetically of the project, especially the greening, that will make for a pleasant experience for people walking along the sidewalk. i do find myself troubled by just, you know, essentially, as one caller suggested, a mansion that we're supporting, and similarly, i think the rent controlled unit is important as a way that we're trying to include and moderate rent increases for future units as they are moderated through the rent control ordinance, but i do find myself very troubled, so i wonder for the project sponsor, if they're willing to increase the size of the second unit or to give size to that

second unit to increase it, but the smaller unit to increase in size and the primary unit to decrease in size, i just find a very large imbalance between the two, and again, a very large house in the future that is not affordable. i am struggling to support is this project, and -- to support this project, and i'm wondering if the project sponsor could comment on the size of the two units between each other. is there any comment -- >> sure. this is tom tunney on the project sponsor team. we're absolutely open to doing that. the way it's been designed, it's a large second unit as is. the way it's been designed is to take an entire level, and then, the second unit, the

larger unit is above. and maybe our -- i'll allow our architect to chime in here if there is a design solution to increasing the side that's easy for that's doable, given the -- the programming as is. we're absolutely happy to do that. >> commissioner tanner: yeah. certainly with the slope and the topo graphy, i don't know if you can do it on one floor, but i'm just troubled, and i want to see if there's a way to get to a more favorable outcome or even possibly creating an accessory dwelling unit on one floor as part of one floor so there's three units that are part of this building instead of just the two. and again, if you want to keep each unit being on a contained

floor, maybe that's the way to do it, doing an accessory dwelling unit -- maybe on the third level up, if you're looking at the part that has the rec unit and office, perhaps that would give to that third unit, three units total for the building. i don't know if the architect or the sponsor want to speak to those ideas. >> let's see...yeah, this is the architect. i want to say, when we designed the unit above, we were trying to make this second unit a very liveable real unit that truly cannot rented out. this isn't tacked onto a back corner or anything like that. i think looking at the planning guidelines and the code, i think we felt like we really

went beyond, you know, what is -- is asked for by the city, and honestly, when i hear these conversations, look, it's not to say it couldn't be bigger or there could be, i suppose, another unit, but i feel like these are conversations that should be had within the city in terms of just changing the code. i mean, if this is what the city wants, rather than, i think, make an owner -- i think he's going beyond what is required, have to even go further, so why not approve

this project? >> president koppel: commissioner imperial? >> commissioner imperial: i appreciate commissioner moore's comment earlier regarding the idea of rent control and a.d.u.s, and at the same time -- or the size of the unit for the a.d.u.s. i remember from our previous hearing before, and i think this is something that we talked about, i think one of the projects in between the

areas where it was around 5,000 square feet, and then, during the a.d.u. that was about 900 square feet, and i think the next issue that we're going to have is that kind of dilemma, as well, in terms of the relativity of the main unit to the accessory dwelling unit. and i do think that in terms of -- and perhaps this is for more of a policy level in terms of our local a.d.u. program and how to be more intentioned in terms of the racial and social equity of this unit, if we do have a good local a.d.u. unit, like this project should have three units. like, one main unit and two additional a.d.u. units that are. that's how i can see this project is. unfortunately, we don't have that right now with the local

a.d.u., and what we have right now and how we're making this decision is based whether this is a -- should be a rent controlled, and it's being put as a rent controlled, so we are in a position where the current codes we have right now is not really allowing us to be more -- to look into the liveablity size of the accessory dwelling units, and even before the items before us earlier, the 478-484 has really tied us in a position okay, what are we giving up and what are we gaining at the same time? and i think because i see this right now in terms of [inaudible] and at the same time, you know, what are we being accountable to right now is the current local a.d.u. program that we have. i am also struggling in how to decide on this, but i'm kind of

leaning to support this just because our local a.d.u. program is still not as robust as we would like to have it, so that's my initial thought right now. >> president koppel: commissioner diamond? >> commissioner diamond: could staff clarify if this is one unit in an a.d.u. or if it's a two-unit project? i'm not sure it makes much difference at the end of the day, but i want to make sure i'm understanding technically what we have here? >> sure. thank you, commissioner. jeff horne, planning department staff. it's allowing two units into an rh-1 zoning unit, so the second

unit is a conditionally premised unit based on lot size. so there's a secondary approval based on zoning, one unit for every 3,000 square feet of lot. this lot, at 7200 square feet. gets to about two units -- or gets to two units. so it is not an a.d.u. that is currently being proposed on-site. >> commissioner diamond: okay. thank you for the clarification. >> the building is also completely code conforming as designed. >> commissioner diamond: that's what i was going to get at. this is a code compliant project? >> that's correct. >> commissioner diamond: and they have done something that we have requested of other large projects, which is to make sure that the project is amply sized relative to other units, and it's another floor and not just tucked into the back, so in my opinion, this is

a code compliant project, it's met, you know, the goals of what we previously stated on other projects, which is to have -- make sure that the second unit is well sized relative to the size of the first unit, and therefore, i am in support of this project. if, in fact, we want these kinds of lots to produce more units than they are, then i think that's a policy change that should be accomplished through legislation, but we shouldn't be doing it through attaching those kinds of conditions to this type of project, so i would move to approve as proposed. >> president koppel: second. commissioner fung? >> commissioner fung: i had similar comments that commissioner diamond just made. the discussion on large homes

that we've had and consistency of this commission's actions dealt with the two issues. one, did they maximize the density on that particular parcel, and secondly, was the conditional unit of a sufficient size instead of the 300 or 400 square feet that we've seen in some of these cases. in fact, it was either last week or the week before, the results of this commission's actions was to increase it to 600 square feet, so i'm supportive of this project and allowing them to do what is code allowed. i will second commissioner

diamond's motion. >> clerk: very good, commissioners. there is an additional request to speak from a member of the public. shall we take that person now? >> president koppel: yes. >> clerk: go ahead, caller. you have two minutes. >> yes. my name is kirsten mccloud, and my husband and i have owned the house across the street from the project for 25 years. i would like to point out that what was said about the current schoolhouse is true. it's only 400 school square feet. it's never been used or rented by anybody in the 25 years we've lived here, so i do feel that you are succeeding to increase your density with the new apartment that's located above the garages. i would actually be against making that second unit larger because i think that the -- the owner and the architects have worked really hard to minimize

the impact of that second unit on the streetscape and also on the neighbors directly across the street. that's been just a green area for the 25 years i've lived here, so the fact that they've done such a good job of keeping it green at the street level and even up to the second floor level of my house, i really appreciate that, and i appreciate all the plantings they've done where the patio is on that unit above the garage. the fact that they've included plantings there is a positive. so i just want to support this project strongly. i have thought that the homeowner and his architect were very responsive to our concerns. >> clerk: okay. commissioners, with that, there is a motion that's been seconded to approve -- commissioner moore, did you need to say something? >> vice president moore: no, it has resolved itself. thank you.

>> clerk: very good, commissioners. then there's a motion that has been seconded to approve this item with conditions. on that motion -- [roll call] >> clerk: so moved, commissioners. that motion passes 5-1, with commissioner moore voting against, placing us on item 13, 2020-006406-cua, at 3757 21 street. staff, are you ready to make your presentation? >> yes. >> clerk: okay. the floor is yours.

>> thank you. commission, my name is jeff speirs. the project will construct a new four story over basement approximately 4400 gross square feet single-family unit with an accessory dwelling unit. the project originally started with an alteration permit that included permission for one unit with no accessory dwelling unit. through discussions with department staff, the project sponsor withdrew the variance application and applied for the project you see today. the executive summary page 2 and draft page 3 stated that the homeowner held two meetings

with neighbors, however there were two additional meetings and two virtual meetings with the neighbors. also, commissioners, today, the homeowner has proposed to increase the a.d.u. from 375 square feet to 475 square feet. this change will be further elaborated during the project sponsor's presentation, as well. today, the department has received no correspondence in support of the project while three correspondence in opposition of project are contained in your packet.

the project does provide a well defined placement dwelling with an additional accessory dwelling unit which is a goal for the city. the department finds the project to be compatible with rh-1 zoning district and immediate neighborhood and that the proposed residential building will be compatible with the development pattern, size, density, and height of the neighborhood. this concludes staff's presentation. i'm available for questions, and david winslow from the planning department is also in attendance to help with this. thank you. >> clerk: thank you, mr. speirs. project sponsor, you have five minutes. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i'm here to request approval for project at 3757 21 street. just to be clear, i'm representing the owners and occupants of this dwelling unit. this is not a spec build.

we're proposing to demolish an existing single-family residence with no historical significance. the project that we're proposing is in the delores heights special use district, zoned rh-1. can you do the slide show, please? >> sorry. i've stopped sharing. apologies. one second. is it sharing now? >> yes. perfect. pages one through three, the demolition will greatly improve the feasibility of the project as well as assuring the project, from a construction project, much safer for my staff and the adjacent neighbors. the demolition of this will also expand the rear yard open

space. we're proposing to construct a four-story single-family home over a basement to include a two-car garage and two bike parking. we are proposing the two stories below rear grade, which would include a one-bedroom-like a.d.u. along with two bedrooms below grade. we've worked extensively with mr. speirs and with the planning department and have received numerous comments from rdat as well as neighbors to approve this design. the rear deck as currently proposed is slightly below grade, page five, and we've incorporated a 3'6" side yard set back on the western side of the property in order to respect the architectural massing at the western side of the property, page six. as you can tell, this is an

upsloping lot and a large percentage of the home is below grade. we've also incorporated a 14-foot front set back at the first, second, and third floor and an additional ten-foot-plus set back to virtually eliminate visibility from the sidewalk. page seven. we believe this home has been designed according to the architectural guidelines of the adjacent homes and neighborhood. the family that will be occupying this home is a nuclear set of three family members with two aging parents. while we have received some opposition to the project, as most projects that come before the commission, we've done or utmost to appropriately address and mitigate these concerns. we understand these concerns

about the southern magnolia tree and have consulted with an arborist to preserve the tree and is something that we're willing to do. please let me know if you have any questions or comments. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. that concludes project sponsor's presentation, we should open up public comment. members of the public, this is your opportunity to address members of the public by pressing star, three to enter the queue. when you hear your line has unmuted, that's your indication to begin speaking. you have two minutes. >> good afternoon, commissioners. this is bruce bowen from the delores heights improvement club. i have comments on two items that i believe the commission should take action on in this project. the project now includes

significant excavation deep into the required set back. it should not be allowed to cause damage to neighboring properties, including trees. the protection is realized by the minimum of a required 45% rear yard. because of the excavation of the rear yard and the proximity of the neighbor's trees because of letters that you've received on both sides, there is a concern of the mature trees located on both sides of the excavation. i would propose that condition be added to the excavation would include tree monitoring. the second issue is the meager size of the a.d.u. even with a larger a.d.u. as

proposed, it is only one-ninth the size of the main unit. when the a.d.u. was originally proposed, it was along with six bedrooms. just as you can with 35 belgrade, i believe the a.d.u. should be increased in size. there's plenty of room in the new house. thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is mark kajar. thank you for the opportunity to speak on this application. i am an owner of 3761 21 street, which is the property that is adjacent and on the west side of the applicant's property. that property has four trees running along our shared property line as well as landscaping and one large pine with a 24-inch diameter trunk that is within 8 feet of the property line and fence.

the attachment i provided has photos of the trees and an ariel photo of the site diagram of their locations. all of these trees are well over 60 years old and are in good health. they are as risk due to -- at risk due to the excavation, fence replacement, and retaining wall the applicant has proposed. i ask the commission to attach a condition to any approval that requires the project sponsor to hire an arborist to

monitor the condition of the trees throughout this process, and i thank you for your time. >> oh, hi. it's georgia schiutish. in my correspondence, i think i raised issues of the context of the development on the block, which has been pretty intense, but mostly, my concern is with the transformation of this project. from an alteration with six bedrooms to a demolition with five bedrooms and a teeny a.d.u., which has obviously added because it became a demolition, and this is obviously a sound house. why and how did this happen? why did the project sponsor originally think they could create a project this way and without the potential for a hearing facing them? did it have to do with the thresholds of the democalcs? remember back in march of 2009, when the c.i.d. was before you,

the staff said they would be coming back to you within a year, which would have been 2010, with adjustments to the calcs, which never happened. if that happened, where would we be now? would we have all these projects that are super sized and super moneyed. i disagree with the 317 criteria. you don't tear down a perfectly fine house because it sits along a bunch of expensive homes, and especially since you eliminated section 317-d-3-a, the demonstrably affordable section, so that's it. thanks. take care, be well. >> hi. my name is robert bruckman. i live in district five.

i oppose this project because i think there's no reason to build a 4400 square foot house. i think this is in mansion territory. i think it's -- to stay on the subject of this item, i think that this is within the commission's discretion whether to approve this project or not, so yep, i'll leave it it at that. thank you. >> clerk: okay. last call for public comment on this item. >> hello. this is jonathan randolph. i have to say i sort of disagree with a lot of the

commenters here that unit equity is -- is, you know, sort of an important goal. i think unit diversity is just as important as unit equity, and when we have projects like this that provide both, yes, an unaffordable unit, a large unaffordable unit but also a small a.d.u., it provides an opportunity for people to rent in this neighborhood who would never be able to rent if it was a unit equitable, if it was an equitable 2,000 unit upstairs and 2,000 square foot unit down stair. i think the a.d.u. provides value in allowing people who would not otherwise be able to live here to live here, and we should consider that as one of the benefits of diversity of units. thank you.

>> hi. my name is debra nelson. i am the next door neighborhood immediately adjacent to 3757 21 street on the east side? my concern is how the substantial excavation aspect of this project for the subterranean floor affects my backyard and the health of a large and majestic magnolia tree located on my property. i'll note that the architectural plans do not show the actual location of this magnolia tree. the tree is immediately next to the fence between the two properties. i'm relying on the planning commission to provide a tool to protect my tree. i'd like the planning commission to make a condition of approval for this project,

which is that an arborist consult on the health of my tree during the excavation and construction process, and for the project sponsors to pay for the arborist's services. i sent the commissioners a copy of the arborist's report that supports this condition and contains photos of the tree and its location. thank you very much. >> clerk: okay. members of the public, final last call for public comment on this item. seeing no additional request to speak on this item, public comment is now closed, and this item is now before you. commissioners? >> president koppel: commissioner diamond? >> commissioner diamond: yes. i wonder if staff has potential language that we could use with respect to trees on both sides

of the property if they were to approve this project that we could attach it as a condition. in the case of one neighbor, they did an arborist's report that showed that the tree could be saved. in the case of the other, i haven't seen any underlying reports, so i don't know about the root structure and whether it's possible to save it, but i'm wondering if there's one kind of -- this is really an important issue, and i'm wondering if there's some kind of language that you could propose that we could attach? >> yes, thank you, commissioner. we have consulted with the city attorney's office on some language. from my understanding, the language that we can provide, it will be added as detailed, and finding [inaudible] located

at 3753 21 street. also, this language can be modified to avoid damage to the tree during this construction. project sponsor will also implement measures that such arborist may recommend to protect the magnolia tree located on the site. >> commissioner diamond: i would favor language that would address the trees belonging to the neighbors on both sides, and i'm interested in what other commissioners have to say. >> president koppel: i would support that request, commissioner diamond. commissioner moore?

>> vice president moore: [inaudible] >> vice president moore: i am in support of the added conditions that commissioner diamond read into the record. i would like you to address how that addition in square footage would be achieved? >> we actually showed it on

slide number four. we basically just deepened it, so it only has exposure to one side of the building. one thing we wanted to do because this is a multigenerational home is we wanted to keep access to the elevator without reprogramming the entire space since we are having -- we do have an entire set of aging parents living on the lower level. >> vice president moore: could you take the cursor and kind of describe where the enlargement is? as it is proposed, the garage space is actually larger than the unit itself from what i could see, so you're enlarging in that area? >> correct. >> vice president moore: okay. you don't have a drawing plan on that, though, right?

>> say it again. i'm sorry. >> vice president moore: you do not have a plan drawn up showing us what that means. it's just a dark space. >> yeah, there's windows at the front. >> vice president moore: right, but no additional windows in the back. >> no. >> vice president moore: okay. thank you. that's all i wanted to know. thank you very much. >> president koppel: i've got a motion and a second. >> clerk: okay. if there's no further commissioner matters, we've got a motion -- commissioner tanner, did you have other comments or a second?

[inaudible]. >> clerk: add language to identify both property line trees. so on that motion, commissioners, to -- [please stand by]

>> their letter in opposition which was sided here in the packet. in total, six letters of support have been received from various neighbors and individuals. to the improvement of the existing building that the garage would get another car off the street and the project express concerns for compatibility. the material, the presence of

balconies and the roof top penthouse among other items. this letter also stated that the new garage should be eliminated. the project is on balance, consistent with the projects and policies with the surrounding neighborhood and will not be detrimental or adjacent properties in the vicinity. this concludes my presentation. the project sponsor's here to provide further insight. and we're both happy to answer any questions. thank you. >> temporary iter ration of the iconic san francisco home and

incorporates features that are harmonious -- >> secretary: project son spore. i'm sorry to interrupt you, but you were not unmuted to begin your presentation. so you have five minutes starting now. >> thank you. good afternoon, president koppel and fellow commissioners. my name is david matsul of 472 greenwich street which my wife and i own with our son. this will house our multi-generational family including our 93-year-old great grandmother. it incorporates features that are harmonious, compatible and common place in this neighborhood and addresses accessibility issues for all family members. please allow me to turn over this presentation to our architect ms. dawn law. thank you very much for your kind relation.

>> thank you, david. good afternoon, commissioners. this is dawn, your architect for the project sponsor. next slide. thank you. the building currently has two floors. one for each unit. the proposed expansion will create two larger family of five multigeneration dwelling. the building currently has no garage and is posing an accessible issue for grandma who will be living on the upper unit. the garage will provide safe interior access to take her to the top floor or the lower units to see her grandson. while it allows for one off street parking unit, we decide to just stick with one. from the outside, the single car garage which mirrors the uphill neighbor with the addition of the one last car parked on the streets, we

believe this is an enhancement to the street gate to the court tower. if you remember, almost all garages are found on our side of the block as you can see from the survey below. next slide. this is a floor plan for the two upper level units. the addition story has pulled back 14' with an outdoor rear deck in its place. next slide. there is a roof access provided by an interior staircase. the roof itself will be constructed with the one rate assembly for the upper unit occupants. even though it's not required by code, we've added this in the worse case. we purposefully positioned the stairs so the stairs are not visible from the trees across which you can see on the

sideline analysis. next slide. the footprint of the stair access is at its minimal. we plan to install a chair lift for grandma so she has equal access to the roof as well. so for that reason, we're providing a four by four landing as well as any future caretaker we need to assist her. given the standard ada wheelchair turn around diameter is 5', this is below that standard. here's a block survey of all the existing stair access within our block and you can see half of the buildings already have them. next slide. we carefully surveyed the surrounding block buildings on the front side. upon confirmation from preservation determination, the project is consistent with many reviews of property in the historic district throughout the city.

with restraint to a form that retains the access of the neighboring block and alter immense improvements. we're stepping down following the sloped typography the one story neighbor would still be higher than us. next slide. we cataloged all the existing windows around the block and followed the optimal windows. next slide. the front balcony is a designed decision to reduce overall glazing which was recommended and we thought it was a great idea. this also can be found in the next neighborhood. next slide. the final existence of the last summary of all the comments including windows, entry portals, these same elements

which we promptly responded and made revisions to the drawing. we just want to thank planning for the collaborative efforts that we've come together on eye mutually agreeable design. thank you. >> secretary: thank you, that concludes project sponsor's presentation. we should open up public comment for members of the public. this is your opportunity to address the commission on this item by pressing star 3. when you hear your line has been unmuted, that's your indication to begin speaking. you have two minutes. >> hello. can you hear me? >> secretary: go ahead. >> we are adjacent property owners 1714 grant avenue. we've seen the plans. we're supportive of this project. it's got our thumbs up. thank you.

>> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is mark russian, i am the real estate agent who worked with the matsuls when they purchased the property. i'm familiar with the condition of the property at the time that they bought it and the livability and their plans will definitely make it livable for everyone including obviously the great grandmother who was mentioned, but for future owners of the property as well the accessibility with the garage really enhances it for any people who might have mobility issues climbing both the hill and the stairs located at the property. i think it's very important for usability for both the current occupants and then any future occupants that would live in the property. that's all i have to add.

thank you. >> secretary: okay. members of the public, last call. there's another. >> hello. i am maurine mcginnly. i work with mark russian and i saw the property when he helped z the current owners buy it. i live in the 1,000 block of greenwich and i want to emphasize what mark talked about with the accessibility improvements in the building and there are relatively few buildings that are accessible to motion motion disabled seniors and i think that it's important that we when possible make adjustments as more buildings and more residences

are available. >> secretary: okay. last call for public comment. seeing no additional request to speak from members of the public. public comment is closed and this item is before you now, commissioners. >> president: commissioner moore. commissioner moore, you may be muted. >> commissioner: sorry. i'd like to ask a question that we mostly don't address when we're looking at a project of this kind. i like to look at the architects to explain to the commission what happens to the public realm on the sloping street adding a garage because you start to warp the sidewalk in a manner that the passage for pedestrians who do not enter this building becomes

rather uncomfortable. i happen to live on a street where that happens and i'm finding it more and more difficult to contend with the warping sidewalk. >> yes, commissioner moore. so there are a couple of strategies dealing with the natural state of the site. so first of all, the sidewalk is 19' wide. it's relatively spacious. again, we're following what the uphill neighbor already has and we are actually raising the building by 2'7" to minimize the warping of the regrate grading of the garage.

we're doing our best. >> commissioner: wouldn't the raising of the building make this not a renovation, but a demolition? >> no. with the cal observations that because we're retaining the side to side as well as the horizontal elements, we actually made the demolition. >> commissioner: yeah. i appreciate your explaining this and previous discussions. i am wondering, we're starting with a building that's basically too flat and ideal relevant size for san francisco units in this particular part of town. we're increasing the height of the building and we're creating two two-story flats instead of another unit. i just want to put that out

there for the commissioners to consider. again, there's no real identification to achieve there. i want to leave was that comment and thank you 23r your explanation regarding the sidewalk and the warping. appreciate it. thank you. >> thank you. >> president: commissioner diamond. >> commissioner: i'm supportive of the project. every other house from this one moving east up the hill has this kind of garage, in fact, some of them even have two car garages and i believe the renovations are reasonable within the realm of the neighborhood, so i would move to approve this proposal.

>> second. >> commissioner: second. >> president: commissioner imperial. >> commissioner: i just have one question. so this is not a demolition, this is a remodel? i mean, this is what i'm looking to what we have is a remodel, but is that really what is in our demolition, in our section 317 or -- >> i can answer that question. that's correct. so we've put out a number of these today and in some cases it's not. the two other components for demo and it has to be special space to have horizontal as well as vertical elements. it's not one or the other, it's a combination of both. because we are raising the building, 100% horizontal elements are being removed but their vertical removal is not hitting the threshold they would need to under 317.

>> commissioner: okay. so it is a remodel. okay. thank you for that clarification. in terms of the additional of or remodelling are against its remodelling of the garage and in terms of like in the slope that it is, i do find it, i'm trying to visualize that in terms of the garage and how it's going to be adding into that and then people walking by. so that's something that i'm also concerned about in terms of -- i am actually more leaning towards not adding the garage in this space or in this area. i'm leaning against it. >> secretary: right. and correct me if i'm wrong, jonathan, i believe to answer the commissioner's questions directly, it's the addition of the parking space that's before

them, right? >> that's correct. the only aspect of this project that is subject to a conditional use authorization here today is the addition of the garage. but, of course, it is before you. it's been triggered by the garage as a demolition. >> secretary: commissioner imperial, if there are no further questions from you, there is a motion that has been seconded to approve this matter with conditions. on that motion, [roll call] so moved commissioners. that motion passes 4-2 with commissioners imperial and tanner voting against. that concludes your meeting today commissioners. we're adjourned. see you all next week. >> president: thank you.

and, thank you for joining us. i am sister roma. a 34-year member of the san francisco sisters of perpetual indulgence. [applause] >> it says "hold for applause." thank you. thank you. i am truly honored to join you today for this historical event. as your host, as we recognize the nation's first transgender history month right here in san francisco. [applause] >> i would like to begin by thanking our wonderful san francisco mayor london breed for hosting us today and your incredible support of the trans and lgbt community and also the

transgender for making this historic month possible. thank you to all the city and elected official leaders who are here joining us including dccc chair honey mahogany. supervisor rafael mandelman, si cilia chung and many more. so i moved to san francisco after graduating from college in one thousand nine hundred eighty-five and within two years, i met the sisters and sort of was propelled head first into the front lines on the war against hiv and aids and began fighting for civil rights and the thing that has impressed me most about san francisco is our community, we are intelligent, we are compassionate, we are creative

and we are determined. the sisters of perpetual indulgence started here in san francisco. we are the first ever gay men's chorus. we fought for the right to serve. we have laid down and screamed i can't breathe and black lives matter and worked with women and gun control. so it's very fitting that san francisco has celebrated this historic milestone. the birthplace of the transrights movement. this month markses the 55th anniversary that took place in august 1966 in the tenderloin. the riot was a response to the ongoing violence and police harassment of transwomen and

transwomen of color. the incident was one of the first lgbtq up risings in protests perhaps the riots gang on a against the ongoing attacks injustice, and discrimination. san francisco has come a long way in strong policies and innovative programs. the transcivil rights heroes whose shoulders we stand on. this includes legendary

transleader who are no longer with us that we recognize in spirit jazzy collins, fe leash shall flames, bobby jean baker many more one of our transelders and heroes. so thank you all. but also impressed me about hour we couldn't do any of this alone and we're very fortunate to have such an amazing powerful ally right here at this beautiful in this wonderful city, please welcome the amazing mayor of san francisco london breed.

[ applause ] >> thank you so much, sister roma and thank you to everyone who is joining us here today. it's so good to see you, donna, you're always here at all these amazing events and we appreciate your work and advocacy over the years. i want to recognize commissioner chung and thank you for your work not on behalf of just the trans community, but the city and county of san francisco. we're here today to celebrate an incredible milestone and supervisor mandelman, we appreciate you so much so work for your work here in city hall, but i want to take this moment to just reflect back and just realize our assess joaquin torres is joining us. joaquin, why are you sitting down, you should be standing up. standing up for the trans

community, buddy. an incredible ally. i want to take this opportunity to really recognize two really incredible people who have been extraordinary leaders in san francisco. first, aria sayed who has been just really amazing in leading the transgender district and really advocating and pushing and coordinating and collaborating and bringing people together to help push the city in a direction where we are doing incredible things. her leadership along with claire farly who is the director of the first transgender initiative. but i've got to tell you, it's women like this, who are the reasons why we have been able to launch extraordinary

programs that no one ever thought of. it is because of their advocacy and many of you here today that we launched the first program providing universal income for the transcommunity. so many gangs. but so much more work to be done. that's here in san francisco. it's not happening in other cities across this country and we know that this movement goes back to 1966 as sister roma

talked about. everybody likes to talk about stone wall as the catalyst, but we all know here in san francisco that it started right here and it took three years before it catapulted into a movement that continued on and to support and uplift the transcommunity. i have a very dear friend that i truly in the past '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s to allow your child to be who they are born to be would not have been possible. had it not been for the extraordinary advocacy of this community. so it is so that we honor that

history, that we honor that legacy. that we make those investments. that we continue to push and san francisco continues to be that example. this past budget season thanks to supervisor mandelman and other members on the board of supervisors and i see supervisor matt haney. this year, we put forth $12 million to make sure that we are investing in the first ever lgbtq museum in san francisco to highlight and document and maintain the history of this community in our city. because it's such a rich history. because it is where the movement started. because we continue to be leaders in advancing the goals that are necessary to be supportive and inclusive and to make sure this community is not

forgotten is not discriminated against, is protecting and supported and uplifted. it all sounds good in san francisco, but the reason why we recognize these milestones and we highlight them is to continue to make sure people know that there is more work to be done because there are still women and men and mostly transwomen who are being killed just because of who they are, and in san francisco, we recognize them, we honor their lives and we make sure that we highlight the need for justice and highlight the need for changes, policies, to hold people accountable who would attack this community. in san francisco, we pride ourselves on being inclusive. we pride yourself on being the first. we talk about all the great

things that we want to do, but we also need to make sure that with those words, there are deeds, there are policy changes. there are investments. there are things that will show a difference in peoples' lives, and so i really want to thank you all for being here today to celebrate what we will continue to do in the month of august to recognize this community and the person that i must credit for all of the knowledge and the understanding and the information about the transcommunity is felicia flames. my relationship with her started many years ago before i was even on the board of supervisors, her telling me they always forget the "t" in the lgbt movement and i'm not going to let them forget the

"t." she had a lot of courage along with donna and others who just would not back down and were not afraid at a time when they were not treated with a lot of love and respect, but they still stood strong and you're still here with us today, donna, and we're so grateful to you and we're so happy to have you and we're so grateful to felicia and her legacy and her work. she would be so proud of the many gangs that we've made. i know i'm proud of san francisco and i really want to take this moment too to recognize our former mayor ed lee who started this first office of transgender initiative as a way to highlight and support this community and, claire, as i said has done an extraordinary job of bringing the community together and helping to make sure that me as mayor and other

policy makers do the right thing and put our money where our mouth is. and so today, we're going to sign this proclamation to declare it officially transgender history month in the city and county of san francisco. so aria, before you say a few words, the rest of you, sister roma, please join me. [ applause ] >> that's a lot of whereas clause. are we ready? ready? let's do this.

[ applause ] >> it's official. [ applause ] >> thank you, mayor breed. thank you everyone. this is so exciting. this is history. this is our history. [ applause ] >> i would also just like to recognize the mayor's unprecedented leadership in this crazy time of the pandemic when who could have foreseen we would find ourselves living through this once in a century catastrophe and you have rose to the occasion. keeping us all safe. so, you guys, we really have to appreciate our mayor. many of the women who started here before her, she is destined for more. we need to thank her while we

still got her because she's going places, baby. [ applause ] >> so as we mentioned, we have some amazing leaders in our community and this next person has proven to be absolutely outstanding in everything and looking good while she does it. please welcome aria sayed. >> hi everybody. oh, no. that was a permission to respond. hello everybody. i get really nervous actually when i'm asked to publicly speak and, you know, during the pandemic, we had the luxury of zoom and so i was able to do these speaking things in a room alone and now it's even more nerve racking because this is

family. thank you so much, mayor breed, if for this moment. it's such a beautiful day today that it is transgender history month. it is also marsha p. johnson's birthday, a mother of our movement who famously said i want my gay rights now. and so it's very special to not only be celebrating the 55th anniversary of the compton's cafeteria rights and the amazing incredible history that we have as trans people. and so all my trans siblings in this space, i want us to know how powerful we are and how resilient we are and how we are more powerful than our minds can digest and it was harvey milk who actually advocated for san francisco pride. once upon a time it used to happen in golden gate park and he fought tirelessly before,

you know, but he fought tirelessly for pride to actually happen at city hall every single year because he said that queer people and trans people deserve to be at the seat of power in the city. and so i'm so grateful that we have this moment and that we have mayor breed and the office of trans initiatives truly advocating for trans peoples' history and our experience and culture and all the contributions that we've made to the world not just since 2007, but for the last hundreds and hundreds of years to be known. and i want to also acknowledge some very special people that were also going to be honoring today which is ms. talara chang who was at the compton cafeteria riots who has been fighting for over 55 years for

trans people and ms. si cilia chung since the 80s and 90s. and ms. camille moran. and i'm just so grateful to be soaking up this moment so i don't want to hold al. i do want to introduce a very special lady. she's a trans latina advocate. she's also undocumented and a doca recipient and she is actually a huge reason why today is happening. she has been fighting and advocating and harassing me and claire and everyone in between to make this moment possible and for trans people to be heard during this month in this way. and so i'm going to ask that the ladies of the trans district come up with ms. jupiter peraza who is the director of our social justice initiative. [ applause ]

>> sorry everyone. very beautiful earrings, but very hard to navigate. can you hold these? thank you so much. thank you aria. thank you, mayor breed for this wonderful opportunity. and, i just wanted to say that this is a step in the right direction. in order to understand our community, we must understand the history. and, in a society in which trans people are regarded with so many misconceptions, it is time that we alleviate those misconceptions with education, candor, and legitimacy.

when we learn about others, we learn about ourselves. what we have here is an opportunity, an opportunity to embrace how similar we are from one another. an opportunity to deseminate and uncover how much my community, the trans community has given up for the well being of all of us. trans people are my past, they are my present, and they are my future and they are yours as well. as we have proven, we are capable of transending what is imposed on us to attain a life in which we are authentically

and exquiz italy us. i talk about us and being us because we should talk about that more. and with transgender history month, we will talk about that. the goal is to remind every single transperson whether you're thinking about transitioning or you've lived years as the person that you were bound to be, how vital and how critical you are. you are a cornerstone. you are a beacon of progress. thank you to all the leaders in this room. to mayor breed for welcoming this proclamation. you always know what the best san francisco looks and feels

like. thank you to claire farley and everyone at the office of transgender initiative. you are representing us with might and cleverness. to honey mahogany for spearheading and breaking down barriers and most importantly, an immense thank you to the co-founder and president of the transgender initiative aria sayid for being the leader our community needs. you are brilliant, relentless, when it comes to what direction progress is. and, to the ladies that stand

beside me, we have a very bright future ahead of us. happy transgender history month everyone. [ applause ] >> i'm so motivated and inspired today. we're going to if you're following the program, we're going to change it up just a little bit. i would like to welcome -- it looks like she's being interviewed. sicelia, would you like to come up and say a few words? >> hello everyone. thank you, sister roma. interestingly, i think in san francisco 1985 i started college. so we just dated ourselves i think. it's really wonderful to be

here to be able to talk about the rich history and all the stories that san francisco represents for the transcommunity. i still remember the first time when i got to the city, i came here because i know my community was here. and i could find someone to understand what i was going through. san francisco will always hold and is still holding a very special place in my heart. this is the city where i began my transition. this is the city where i became homeless. this is a city where i found a way out and this is a city who gave me these communities, you know, to serve in this privilege to be on different commissions to lead by different positions. i was lucky enough to be appointed to the human rights

commission and then the department of public health, the health commission, i really am grateful for the opportunity to serve and to show the world that transpeople can lead too. it's not an accident that we see such a big and beautiful community here in san francisco. it was because of all the resilience we endure and all the fights we got into. by the way, i think we're also the first city that the community actually fought with and made the supervisors apologize to the community. and to be able to see the

progress means a lot and i'm old in a grateful way because i get to see all the young leaders emerging. and also to celebrate some of the names that maybe you have never heard of or maybe you know such as ms. major and marilyn robinson who recently just passed away. their leadership helped to save the movement today. without them, we wouldn't have so many, social justice organizations that are being led by these beautiful transwomen. that shows we're capable of doing more.

or and maybe one day, we will see a trans president. you can be as big as you won't because of the rich history because of all the giants who paved the way for us and thank you for being here and thank you mayor and making the office of transgender history month. [ applause ] >> so we've seen some great leaders, we've acknowledged that we have new leaders who are giving us all hope for the future. i think one of the talents of

our community is we've been compelled to re-elect them. please welcome supervisor from district 8, rafael mandelman and omar runcon. oh, well, he's an important person. sorry, rafael had to leave. i'm glad you're still here, mayor. thank you. should we do the awards? >> what would you like to do, ladies? i'm always happy to introduce ms. honey mahogany. i like to always watch her meteoric rise to leadership and

power here in san francisco. please welcome honey mahogany. [ applause ] >> thank you mayor breed, thank you claire farley. one of my truly best friends and one of the reasons why we are all here today jupiter peraza for her advocacy. i just want to say a few brief words about how we ended up here today. when we founded the transgender initiative, that have been serving the transgender community for decades here in san francisco. that includes organizations like t.j.i.p.. it includes organizations like st. james infirmary and it also includes organizations like the

q foundation. we all banded together because we saw what was happening to our beautiful city of san francisco. there was rapid gentrification and development that was displacing so much of our community from our beloved venues to our residents. back then, i was actually working as a social worker and one of the most heart breaking things that i would see is the transpeople who are displaced from housing in the city to places like pittsburgh and antioch who were displaced from resources, family, transportation, unwaebl to get jobs and i saw many of our clients evolve and self-medicate and some even attempting to that he can their own lives and create

opportunities for transpeople where we have been for more than a generation. so i amex streamly proud of the work the transgender community has been able when it was just getting started. since aria has taken leadership it has become an organization that's been internationally known. people are being housed, people are being given jobs, people are creating change in the physical environment of the tenderloin and fighting for a brighter future where we can all still be here. so i just want to give a shout out to the entire transgender team. an ally to the trans community.

he's an honorary trans. and, of course, the leadership of our mayor, claire farley, and all the supervisors who invested so heavily in the transcommunity. thank you for believing in this vision for continuing to fight for what is right for not just trans people, but for san francisco. so thank you. it's an honor to be here. [ applause ] . >> of course, honey is the first elected black transchair of the d.c.c.c. [ applause ] >> the first trans president. where do i vote. i'm ready. so i believe that concludes our program. do you have something? >> sorry everyone. we didn't want to leave here

without giving certificates of honors to members of our community that have truly shown their dedication, resilience and tenacity making sure our community is advancing and progressing. we have required certificates of honor from supervisor haney's office. we'd like to recognize and her monumental role in health equity and social empowerment spaces for and by transgender people over multiple decades as a transgender activist. cecelia chung. [ applause ] next, we would like to give

this in recognition of the tremendous contributions that she has made to the transgender community making institutional strides for equity during a time where opportunity and change for transpeople were limited, socially challenging and fatal. we award this to camille moran. and, finally, in recognition of her role as a transgenderer and queer freedom fighter at the cafeteria riots in august of 1966 and continued activism and public service for the transgender community spanning over 50 years, we thank tamara change for her advocacy in the community. thank you, honey. and, we meant to supply cecilia

chung with a certificate of honor not just from supervisor haney's office, and we have omar rincon who is here also to extend his certificate of honors to these three lovely individuals. however, cecelia, you already heard from her. but we wanted to present these certificates of honor for all they've done. >> that's wonderful. i'm glad you were able to do that. thank you all for joining us. let's mingle safely and if you are invited we will be doing the flag raising on the balcony outside the mayor's office. you're invited to watch it from below. happy transgender history month. [ applause ]

>> all right. are we ready! [ applause ] [cheers and applause] >> how i really started my advocacy was through my own personal experiences with discrimination as a trans person. and when i came out as trans, you know, i experienced discrimination in the workplace. they refused to let me use the women's bathroom and fired me. there were so many barriers that other trans folks had in

the workplace. and so when i finished college, i moved out to san francisco in the hopes of finding a safer community. >> and also, i want to recognize our amazing trans advisory committee who advises our office as well as the mayor, so our transadvisory community members, if they could raise their hands and you could give a little love to them. [applause] >> thank you so much for your help. my leadership here at the office is engaging the mayor and leadership with our lgbt community. we also get to support, like,

local policy and make sure that that is implemented, from all-gender bathrooms to making sure that there's lgbt data collection across the city. get to do a lot of great events in trans awareness month. >> transgender people really need representation in politics of all kinds, and i'm so grateful for clair farley because she represents us so intelligently. >> i would like to take a moment of silence to honor all those folks that nicky mentioned that we've lost this year. >> i came out when i was 18 as trans and grew up as gay in missoula, montana.

so as you can imagine, it wasn't the safest environment for lgbt folks. i had a pretty supportive family. i have an identical twin, and so we really were able to support each other. once i moved away from home and started college, i was really able to recognize my own value and what i had to offer, and i think that for me was one of the biggest challenges is kind of facing so many barriers, even with all the privilege and access that i had. it was how can i make sure that i transform those challenges into really helping other people. we're celebrating transgender awareness month, and within that, we recognize transgender day of remembrance, which is a memorial of those that we have lost due to transgender violence, which within the last year, 2019, we've lost 22 transgender folks.

think all but one are transgender women of color who have been murdered across the country. i think it's important because we get to lift up their stories, and bring attention to the attacks and violence that are still taking place. we push back against washington. that kind of impact is starting to impact trans black folks, so it's important for our office to advocate and recognize, and come together and really remember our strength and resilience. as the only acting director of a city department in the country, i feel like there's a lot of pressure, but working through my own challenges and barriers and even my own

self-doubt, i think i've been try to remember that the action is about helping our community, whether that's making sure the community is housed, making sure they have access to health care, and using kind of my access and privilege to make change. >> i would like to say something about clair farley. she has really inspired me. i was a nurse and became disabled. before i transitioned and after i transitioned, i didn't know what i wanted to do. i'm back at college, and clair farley has really impressed on me to have a voice and to have agency, you have to have an education. >> mayor breed has led this effort. she made a $2.3 million investment into trans homes, and she spear headed this effort in partnership with my office and tony, and we're so proud to have a mayor who continues to commit and really

make sure that everyone in this city can thrive. >> our community has the most resources, and i'm very happy to be here and to have a place finally to call home. thank you. [applause] >> one, two, three. [applause] >> even in those moments when i do feel kind of alone or unseen or doubt myself, i take a look at the community and the power of the supportive allies that are at the table that really help me to push past that. being yourself, it's the word of wisdom i would give anyone. surely be patient with yourself and your dream. knowing that love, you may not always feel that from your family around you, but you can

good morning phil. good morning san francisco. i am san francisco mayor london breed and i am so excited to be here with each and every one of you because san francisco although we're dealing with some challenges with this delta virus, we're still coming alive

again, we're still re-opening, we're still wearing our masks. and what's most important, what's most important we are enjoying our city and we are making these cable cars available to the public, to san franciscans, for the month of august at no charge. so what does that mean? well, you know what happens when someone gives you something free. that means you have to be patient because during the month of august, typically what will be happening is these operators that are with me today would normally be testing the equipment, making sure things are running smoothly, making sure that they are safe and making sure that the public is safe, so, please, listen to your operators, be patient, be understanding. this is a process. there is not going to be a complete time schedule, right.

yes. but there will be fun and it is worth the wait. you know, san francisco, i can't think of this city without cable cars. and i can't think of this city without all of the great things that we know, love, and treasure. when people come to visit our city, they come downtown here in union square. they go to pier 39 and the fary building. they visit the crooked road on lumbard street. no trip to san francisco is complete without a ride on our cable car. so today, we are officially and i see people are already lined up and waiting to go. we are officially making them available and, as i said to you all before, please be patient. please be understanding. we have just been through a very challenging 16 months with this pandemic and what that means is things won't just go back to the way that they used

to be automatically. it requires all of us to be patient, all of us to be understanding and all of us to do everything we can to just really appreciate the fact that there were lives lost during this pandemic and we are still here, we're still standing and we're still able to enjoy the beauty of san francisco. so, with that, i'll just say have a good time and know and before i introduce jeff actuallin, you have to wear your mask on the cable cars and on muni at this time and please make sure you get vaccinated. it's like this delta variant is like covid on steroids and it's important that people get vaccinated and most of the people coming through our hospital doors are not

vaccinated. we want to get back to normal life. we don't want to shut this country down any longer than we have to so thank you all for being here today and without further adieu, i want to introduce the director jeff tumlin. >> thank you mayor breed. my name is jeffery tumlin and i'm proud to say that on this day, 148 years ago, andrew holiday tested what was then called holiday's falling. adapting obscure gold rush mining technology in order to try to make a form of transportation that can bring san franciscans up and down our crazy hills. no one thought it would work. and cable cars became one of the most popular forms of

public transportation in the city and allow the city to develop beyond the tiny clusters of buildings. we're so pleased that not only did the symbol of san francisco's enginuity survived, but the symbol of our resilience has survived as well. we're many efforts to try to shut them down so i'm so happy to be bringing these services back and i have so many people i have to thank. i need to thank all of the cable car operates and administrators most of whom worked keeping the vaccination clinics running and doing a thousand other jobs as disaster service workers throughout the pandemic. and, they are here. we are so grateful to them.

there are so many people who during the pandemic work to maintain our fleets and rebuild historic ancient cars but i particularly want to thank all of the crews, arnie hanson who delayed his retirement to make sure all of these services made it through the pandemic stronger than they were before so we can continue sustaining this great symbol of san francisco's resiliency. so, without any further adieu, i want to make a couple reminders. first of all, things are going to be a little rough. all three things are operating. they'll be operating from around 7:00 a.m. to around 10:00 p.m. yes, you do need to wear your masks and without any further adieu, i want to invite all of you to join me and the mayor riding the cable cars half way to the stars and beyond. thank you so much.

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>> good afternoon, everyone. good afternoon. [speaking in foreign languages] as we transition