stick. (♪♪♪) >> good afternoon welcome to the san francisco planning commission regular hearing thursday, october 6, 2022. sfgovtv broadcasting and streaming this live and we will receive public comment for each

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for those attends nothing city hall, come forward and lineup on the screened side of the room. il ask we silence mobile devices that may sound off. at this time i like to take roll chair moore. >> here >> commissioner braun. >> here. >> commissioner diamond. >> here. >> commissionerism imperial. >> here. >> commissioner koppel and ruiz and tanner. >> here >> for condition for conscience to november third of twoochlt item 22021-4987 at 2760 divisidero dr for conditionance to november 10 of 22.

item 3 case neighborhood commercial and mixed use planning code no, ma'am continue to november 17th of 2022. item 4continue to november 17th of 2022. item 4 castro neighborhood planning amendment at the time commissioners were proposeed be continued to december 8 joint hearing with historic preservation. at this time you will hear from supervisor mandelman's aid but we are requesting a continue to march 16 of 23. as we are for item 5. [reading fast]. cu authorization proposeed continue to december 8 for the joint is you in proposed to continue to march 16th, 2023.

i have no other items proposed to be continued. i -- can, excuse me. under your dr calendar i am pleased inform you item 17, 3059, 25th it has been with drawn >> we should take public comment, members. >> sorry. i did receive an e mail from the supervisor safai staff asking for item number 9 on the consent to be continued i don't know if others received that message? >> would you like me to include naunder items propoedz for continuance, now. >> i would. >> item 9, 48 fine mission street we received a late request from the supervisor's office to continue, is there a

date? i don't see a date proposed in the request. i don't know if their staff is visible >> may be continue to. >> i would go a month. i talked to the office earlier. >> november third? 2022? . okay. commissioners. so, with those additional continuances, we should open up public comment for all items proposed to be continued. throughout chair each member will be provided 2 minutes and -- for those in the chambers come forward. if you are calling in remote you need to press star 3 to be added to the queue. thank you. good afternoon. jacob on behalf of supervisor mandelman the legislative sponsor for item 4. this is an ordinance that will

allow night time entertainment use on second floor in the castro street. this is an ordinance that the supervisor put forward to accommodate possible programming changes. castro 30 recognizing the fact some changes men needed ensure the viability of the theatre, however i'm sure you are aware, there is a robust conversation now in the community about what level of change is appropriate. yesterday, i was here at historic preservation commission, to relay a request to separate them out a bit to hear landmarking of h pc earlier than the entitlement that request was granded yesterday. that h pc action is on for march 15th. i'm here to relay the request to continue these the planning commission item the ordinance before you to a date not to i concur with this date or after

the h pc action the be beneficial to the body to is history irk preservation weigh in the prior to your consideration of this item. i'm here in support of staff recommendation. thank you very much. >> hello i'm motorcycleal i'm holding a sign that says, save the seats. refers to the integrity of the interior of the historic castro theatre. i want to speak against this continuance. we in the community waited since january to have any public discussion about another planet

and greg desire for more profit by removing the orchestra seats. now, mandelman's office is prosecute posing that we wait 6 more months until there is an actual hearing where another planet is here in the room and explaining themselves. that means tell be 15 months since the news came out that the nassar family was turning over management of the castro theatre to this terrible organization, another planet. i ask to you stop continuing this discussion. put it on your agenda now. this year. before december 31st. i also have to denounce mandelman and his staff they

failed to hold a single town hall meeting. they claim that their newtality prevents them from holding a town hall. not true. the 2 supervisors out in the richmond and sunset spoken about the united artist theater and does in the jeopardize their neutrality. it is time for rafael mandelman to hold a town howl in the castro about the another planet plans. thank you. we will go to the remote callers. when your line is unmuted you can begin speak. >> good afternoon. i'm david hooper.

i'm call nothing today in support of supervisor safai's request for continuance on the proposal at 4849 mission street. there are several issues regarding this proposal that still need to be vetted through the community. thank you very much. last call for public comment on the items proposed to be continued. seeing no requests, commissioners public comment on the continuance is closed. it is you in before you. continue as proposed. on that motion to continue commissioner braun. >> aye. >> commissioner ruiz. >> aye. >> commissionerism imperial. >> aye.

>> commissioner koppel, >> aye. >> ruiz. >> aye. >> tanner. >> aye. >> policing under consent calendar. all matters under constitute a content calendar are considered to routine and may be acted upon by a single vote of the commission. there will be no separation discussion unless a member requests it. then will be removed and considered at this or future hearing. item 6. excuse me. we have one recusal. 20223334 sacramento steet a cu. item upon 7, 615 grant avenue a c u authorization. item 820 forty-four fillmore

street a cu authorization. item 8 there was a late amendment provided you instructor:ing condition 13a that does in the, mroo i to this project. item 9 has been continued to november third. and so i do believe that american ruiz you have a request to recuse yourself from item 7? >> yes. >> my employer china town community development center is associated with item 7 i would like to recuse myself. motion to recuse commissioner ruiz. >> seconded. >> commissioner ruiz from item 7 on grant avenue, commissioner braun. why aye >> commissioner ruiz. >> aye. >> diamond. >> aye >> imperial >> aye. >> koppel. >> aye. >> tanner. >> aye. >> chair moore. >> aye

>> this passes unanimously you have 10 days to file with ethics commission. >> commissioners, we have item 6 and 8 remaining we should take up the matters first and then we should take grant avenue first separately. and take up the other remaining items. move item 7. >> second. >> thank you. on that. >> a question if there is public comment. >> i'm sorry. >> i'm sorry. on item 7. take public comment on the entire consent is there a member withhold like to have any consent item removed from the consent and considered as a separate item at this the ends of today's agenda or future hearing. come forward or if you are call

nothing press star 3. no requests to speak, commissioners, >> there is a motion. >> does she have to leave the room. >> she should get up. [laughter] unfortunately. so commissioners a motion seconded to approve item 7 on consent. on that motion commissioner braun. >> aye. >> commissioner diamond. >> awe. >> commissioner imperial >> aye >> koppel >> aye. >> and commissioner tanner. >> aye. >> and chair moore. >> aye. >> that motion passes 6-0. commissioner ruiz if you could rejoin us now. >> good exercise. is there a motion for item 6 and 8? >> commissioner imperial >> yes. >> move to approve items 6 and 8. >> second. >> and as amended for item 8.

>> yes. >> yes. with ma'ammed. >> on that motion to approve item 6 and 8 as amended on your consent commissioner braun. >> aye >> commissioner ruiz. >> aye. >> commissioner diamond. >> aye >> commissioner imperial. aye >> commissioner koppel. >> aye. >> commissioner tan and moore. >> aye >> that motion passes will unanimously 7-0. now that will place us on commission matters for item 10 election of rate of speed. we have been short one officer and so to round out having 2 officers through the remainder of this term. we should take public comment. members this is your opportunity to address the commission on the election officers. >> no questions to speak. public comment on the election of officers is closed.

>> commissioner diamond. >> yes. i'd like to nominate commissioner tanner as president and commissioner moore as vice president through january of 2022 to pick up where we left off. >> second. >> commissioner diamond, tanner. >> i want to thank commissioner diamond for the nomination and moore for the second and help to serve as president for you remainder of the year. gi will be delighted to serve and make the best out of it. >> very good, commissioner fist there are no others. i will call the question on the motion seconded to elect commissioner tanner as president and moras vice president commissioner braun? >> aye. >> commissioner ruiz.

>> aye. >> commissioner diamond >> aye >> imperial >> aye. >> koppel >> aye >> tanner. >> aye >> moore. >> aye. why that motion pass the 7-zero. >> thank you very much, commissioners appreciate that and will do our land acknowledgment now before the minutes while i have the microphone here. thank you all for continuing this practice that is serve reminder for all of us. we heard from equity council the important acknowledgment as a way to start in our proceedings and thoughtful about where we are stewarding the city and the resources that we have. ramaytush ohlone acknowledgement the planning commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush ohlone, who are the original inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula. as the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the ramaytush ohlone have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who

reside in their traditional territory. as guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the ramaytush ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples >> thank you. >> thank you. commissioners item upon 11 consideration of adoption of draft minuteses september 15, 22. commissioner moore submitted some minor punctuations and so -- that was amended reflect those punctuation amendments no words were modified. members of public this is your opportunity to address the commission on the minutes. if you near the chambers come forward. calling in press star 3.

public comment is closed and they are before you. >> commissioner imperial >> move to adopt the minutes. >> second. >> thank you. on that motion to adopt the minutes commissioner braun. >> aye yoochl commissioner ruiz. >> aye. >> commissioner diamond. >> aye >> commissioner imperial y. aye >> koppel. >> aye >> commissioner moore >> aye >> commission president tanner. >> aye >> that passes 7-0 and item 12 commissioner comments and questions. >> commissioner diamond. >> thank you. i had a question for director i have been reading in local publications about the downtown recovery plan. and in my conversations with staff about the housing element there were references to the work going on in planning deputy and oawd and i wonder if we could get a presentation at the commission on not only the w by the planning department but also

oewd and be interested in having a hearing happen before we get too far along in the hearings go to housing leadership i foal they are related. >> sure. >> i made the request. they are leading the effort we got a fairly large role in that looking how we are all returning to work and what that means from a land use standpoint with offices downtown and conversion potential to residential or other uses that is in the works we will schedule that in the next month. >> great. >> thank you. >> vice president moore? >> very mundane comment. i get repeated requests that we all speak clearly and slowly in the microphone. any of us turning like this can't be heard. that holds also for people calling in last week there were

for you or 5 people call nothing they were too close to the microphone. they were literally inoddability. >> thank you. gi don't see other commissioners with comments. >> thank you. >> good, commissioners department matters item 13, director's announcements. >> good afternoon my mother said i mumbled and talked too fast. i will slow down. >> just so you know the housing leadership the redraft of the housing element in response it comments we received from the public they will be posted on the website today. by the close of business. so that will be there for official low 7 days for public comment before we submit it. obviously we are looking for comment from the public and you and the board. from now to adoption. so. we will also have a document

posted that will point to what has been changed significantly in the document of so that will be available tomorrow. thanks. >> okay. there are no questions to the director we can move on to item 14. review. past events at the board of supervisors, board of appeals and historic preservation commission. >> good afternoon. manager of legislative affairs land use considered the ordinances for development at trans bay block 4. this change include a general plan amendment for height change from 450 to 315 feet. and minor adjustments to the language around bike parking, routing. >> it includes a zoning map amendment to adjust the height map [inaudible] the planning heard this item on july 27 and recommended approval to the board. this was a unique situation for land use after the planning

department transmrit mittal indicated they needed more time to negotiate with the sponsor due to changing financial circumstances. would require taking it back to oci commission per planning code must enacted on 90 days of transmit or or deemed approved. negotiations with the sponsor and ocii were going to take longer the lands use recommended to the full board that the general plan amendment be rejected. this was done with understanding this staff would ask this commission to reinitiate and reapprove the amendment when the rest of block 4 the block 4 project was red for board action. and the zoning map amendment was tabled. this week the 2 version of the 4 plex back at land use. they were continued from the committee meetings 2 weeks prior. first included density exception

on interior lots and 6 on corn are lots the second ordinanceup zoned single family to 2 family zoning districts. supervisor mandelman spoke first and recognize thered is like low not a political path for ordinance that up zoned rh1 to 2 it would eliminate the use of sb9 he recommended continuing to the call of the chair did think the mayor would support it with density program if 4 year look back was amended one year. he asked to make the amendments before forwarding to the full board. after back and fourth and public comment the committee voted continue the ordinance thatup zoned rh1 to 2 to the call of the chair and amend the density exception ordinance to reduce the ownership look back if 4 years to 1 and recommended the amended ordinance to the full board. the density bonus ordinance the

board will consider allowing 4 units on interior and 6 on corny. 30% yeariard density exception. 3 year post construction intends to occupy upon requirement to get the fee waiver or condo the unit when is existing building is retained. require no unit left in one third the size of the largest or 2 vied one -- one unit with 2 plus bedrooms. directing plan to look objective residential design standards. requiring rent control near bonus units and requiring ownership of the property for a year prior to application. and the board meet thanksgiving week was cancelled. that concludes my presentation. >> i had a question. can i we request a sort of a

memo or summary from the board's discussion? is -- um -- from the board discussion on 4 plex? >> sure. like a sum row. >> like a summary what you said so that i can fully read it. >> sure. >> okay. if there are no questions. i did in the receive a report from the board of appeals historic preservation did meet yesterday and the significant item they discussed the continuance of the castro theater they separated landmark item from the certificate of appropriateness continuing the landmark amendment to december 7th. and then continuing the certificate of appropriateness to march 15th of 2023. commissioners that will place us

on general public comment at this time. members may address the commission on items of interest within the subject jurisdiction of the commission except agenda items. your opportunity will be afforded when the item is reached in the meeting. each member may address for up to 3 minutes. and when the number of speakers exceed the 15 minute limit general public comment may be moved to the end of the agenda. >> i would like 3 minutes and have everyone i think everyone to given 3 minutes. we'll continue with 2 minutes have you your time. >> thank you very much. >> 3 minutes? >> 3 minutes. [inaudible]. we will continue with 2 minutes. >> chair indicated we am continue with 2 minutes. >> hi michael again i'm telling

you getting public comment time is really difficult in this building. what i want to address though is, um, the complaint i foiled with the sunshine ordinance task force. um, against um, jonas p. inyou know, um, your secretary, um, you guys did not properly agendaize um, having a joint meet nothing december about the castro tloert. under the um, um, um, agenda item of um of council business, commission business issue he said he had already pulled the historic um preservation commission and they had agreed to this joint meeting and jonas said, he was doing this behalf of the public. so this we would not have the burden of queueing up 2 day in a row. >> we the people deserve to know

that was on your agenda. you should have proper low agendized it so we could have been here to address the matter and to say we don't approve of you reducing what would have been 2 opportunities for public comment about a matter of intense discussion in this town. that is my complaint with the sunshine ordinance task force you did not properly agendize this matter of the joint meeting in december and you did not give we the people, the chance to address it. um -- there needs to be a commitment from this body to hold meetings this year about the castro theater. and every time you are taking public comment, we deserve 3 minutes.

um, by the way, i have a statement of 150 words you are required to put in your minutes i will leave it here for the secretary to include in the minutes. thank you. >> good afternoon georgia. at the general public comment the end of the agenda on february 20, 2014, this member of the public presented photos of oolterations that locked like demolitions there have been 18 commissioners. throughout 2015 i presented more photos raising questions about extreme alteration this is should have been considered demo or tanld emout to demo. by the winter of 2015, a former american requested staff it rereview a sample of 5 projects

approved as alterations the conclusion, 40% should have been reviewed. planning staff concluded section 317 was inadequate to the growing problem and fall 2016 proposed would have eliminated a definition of demolition in the planning code. however alterations continued. the section 317 has mechanism intended goals of section 317 as stated in the findings by adjusting the calculations, [reading fast] when section da was remove in the the spring of 20 between the a commissioner suggested eliminating the and's in january of 2020 another commissioner asked a former director about the demo the answer the staff is wing on it.

one year ago october 21 in response to a letter with questions about the demo 2 other commissioners asked for informational hearing on section 317. early 2022, proposed by the director. every week the planning commission confronts the housing crisis yet existing house system in the preserved as a group of individuals the planning commission works hard to arrive at a consensus. using the tools in the planning code arriving at a decision rowelling and approving code compliant projects. the commission should please, discuss their legislative authority granted under section 317b2d since it is a tool to be used by the commission to preserve existing housing. thank you very much. here is my minutes. you never started the clock. >> sorry georgia. i'm sorry i should have told you. >> [laughter].

>> thank you. last call for general public comment. >> if you are in the chambers come forward. if you are calling in press story 3. seeing no requests to speak, commissioners comment is closed move to the regular calendar item 15, 77 beale and 50 main street an informational presentation. through the chair, this informational presentation will have 15 minutes. >> good afternoon. commissioners department staff am an introduction at this time overhaul of the downtown block that served the headquarters for pg and e. this is bound my market to the north. mission south. main to the east and beale the western border.

7 building it is 215 and 245 market street structures formed on the northern edge with annexed structures along main and beale. 50 bean a parking garage occupancy the middle portion of the cites issue main front frontage with existing 475 foot tall office tower at the rear of the block. upon ~ifiablely a service structure can be found the interior portion adjacent to the eastern end of 245 market and annex. as proposed the project dem oat service structure and 50 main as well as remove the core of the office tower. a portion of the 215 market annex building would be removed. following this, the site redeveloped with 4 primary components. first, additions to the historic structures at the interior side of the block with open space

left between them of through the state density bonus program, 50 main street location home to a new 992 foot tall residential tower, 808 units. the existing office reenforced and reskinned up to 49, 9999 square feet of office space and crown feature increase height to 535 feet. finally a publicly accessible park throughout the block with connections proposed from all 4 sides. the existing under grounds parking would be reused and expanded with the space dedicated to the residential tower. with the project under going review the department is seeking early feedback and entered members of the public. upon sponsor in attendance with a presentation so i will conclude in hope so of avoiding too much

redundancy. staff are happy to answer questions to the extent we are able to at this time. >> thank you. >> commissioners. i'm paul and our team will tell you about our new project this we named the city grove. it is a mixed use in the financial district and an entire city block. provides over 800 for rent apartments. on the same block as the

embarcadero bart stop and 2 transformed office woulding totalling million and a half square feet. connecting and enhance thanksgiving is a new public park. an urban fore~est with 75 towering wed wood trees the city grove demonstrates confidence in and committed to the future and vitality of our great city. personally the rental apartments are linked to the work accomplice and all of this accelerates downtown san francisco's evolution in a 24 hour/7 city. the team that we assembled the world's talent the architects and engineers. this includes m k a and turn are construction will be our general contractor. here i will introduce john

founding partner. >> thank you. palm. commissioners. i'm honored share our vision for 200 mission the historic complex at the city grove. the transformation is prosecute posing a sensitive alteration of the historic buildings and create the vital public realm. we designed the site to reach out and there are a series of 3 gateways that literally invite the public in the site. we deliver over 70% of the site is available for open landscape space. the historic buildings revitalized lead by our restoration page and turn about the ball they willard renewed dignityo market street. there is an urban connector

being proposed which is sympathetic to the historic architecture and provides a vital link connecting market street in the heart of city grove. >> we are proposing 2 very elegant urban losts, which offer a thoughtful counterpart to the historic architecture and the sirreen losts embrace to the new redwood forest. the ground plain characterized by active use over 45,000 square feet. bike hub. winter garden. restaurants and retail bringing vitality to the center of the city. the >> historic buildings need to be transformed to meet modern tenants. and also practical efficient planning efficiencies. i think one thing we are excite body is doing more. making places people want to return to and use. there are the blue boxes those are an airport. what we learned from the

pandemic it brought new focus on desire for access to fresh air and natural light and nature and the new air porns are new they provide a claimant adaptable space to allow access to nature. glass doors had open in the sum and close in the winter. we are taking the building at 77 beale and doing a modern transformation. >> so when we are doing is removing the enclosure. reenforcing the system. what is exciting is that we are by saving the structure and restoring and using the existing concrete foundation, we are able to dramatically increase, reduce our carbon footprint. far beyond if we were to build a

new building. we think that is an important contribution. the building will engage the city. the restaurants and dining and bistro and winter garden with a proud front door for 200 mission. bike hub reaches out to the corner of mission and main. and sweeps you in to the site. and i think what is critical is to bring tenants back to downtown we need to provide a place they can recruit, wetretain and engage translatent it is in the can any old office building. upon gender neutral restrooms. bring nothing daylight it is essential to create a next ninety-seven generation office space. at the top of thetur we have i landscaped garden lead by adam from pwp. it it is an accomplice that will really promote health and well being. in conclusion i really believe

that this city fwroef will create a landmark to live, work and play in the heart of san francisco. >> good afternoon i'm rebecca i'm a partner and here to present the residential component of this transformtive project. >> 50 main street you see here is high density residential tower. that takes provides new standards for high density living near transportation hubs. 808 units. 100 are affordable market below market rate. in terms of the street, we are removing the parking structure on the left. and raising the tower up to provide a more powerous ground plain providing access to the

urban park. this other view, which is in front of the front door shows activation of the site which is key to the 24/7 activation and provides view in that urban garden. >> the height of the tower is achieved using the state density bonus program and it is also articulated as a tower expression in 3 blocks we have a low rise, medium and high rise. the blocks are i separated by the seismic structures that provide stability to the tower. at the top of the tower an elegant crown and the surrounding skyline. we have a diverse offering of unit sizes provides different types of unit dwellings for

different types of residence the anxietiling of the units prosecute vised privacy for the residents and also to the office workers adjacent. >> angle facades provide out door terraces providing for each unit. on the view here. the left you see one of them the adjacent living spachls part of the benefit of angling the facades and the unit its created an artic lagz on the tower. provises solidity and the horizontal floor provides solar shading and provides the building has slightly more solidity and contrast. the saddle back shape for the

downtown core and the tall cluster on rincon hill this view itself shows the approved but in the built ocean and parcel f towers. in conclusion including a residential frequent as one of the elements in the skyline provides the vitality and a bright future for san francisco downtown core. happy to be here about the project. we than this is in dynamic part of san francisco the changing respectidly we know is that in an area that has limited amenities today. there are few large green open spaces available to people in the area. we thank you is an opportunity here to add something that will be a benefit to the people on our block and the people of san

francisco. in the plan today many much of the center of the block is filled by private uses and buildings. our proposal aims to remove the buildings open up and invite the public inneen though this is in the a requirement of the project. the great redwood grove in the center could use the space shelter friday north winds by the removal of the buildings to create a place that is unlike any other in the city and allowedent row and arrival of the public if all the streets and buildings around it. >> one thing we are excite body is the quality of light and the delicate nature of space under a forest canopy. i think you are familiar with the shade of redwood forest we live in the bay and familiar with the shade of san francisco. because we are downtown you know now. and the great thing about redwoods and the under story is that they are suited to the condition this is we are going

to have here when we open up the centers of the block. both redwoods and associated under story ferns and flowering materials are things that grow here and bring life and change to a place unexpected. what you see in the section is how a great redwood forest has a purthis can stand up to the buildings on the other side of it. >> dloezer in the redwoods create and make an out door room where columns and trunks are like columns and canopy like the seals and this can be a space this feels comfortable and cozy at all times of the year and the day. >> when you look at the plan, we have 2 levels of public open space one on the groungdz level and the over look. the redwood grove holds

everything together. that is also does is allows for different landscapes and guardens fit within the over all space. what i was going to do is start on one corner on mission street to the mission tower. and move around the site to explain the different spaces andent rows that we provide for. this is main and mission of over look in the bike hub. bike hub calls to attention the importance of bike use in the city and creates a memorable landmark at the corner of the block. this statute other corner at mission street and beale street. where a restaurant from inside the 200 mission building flows out on to a plaza and creates activity and energy day and night. at this wide opening between the buildings on beale the public invite in the but the landscape

and the park like space begins at the curb with the addition of the paving. in the distance, you see the park, theater and that something we are developed to being both a place where individuals spends time at lunch or gather with friends this is can be programmed for larger events and with digital art. over look area in sun all day and open to the public. you get to that through the park theater and up into this space via stairs and elvirt. and then engage in spaces private and quiet garden spaces and open and sunny spaces for large are groups to gather. on main street the 50 main residential building, the redwood grove come out to the sidewalk as well as the custom lighting and the lights we think, will be almost theater

cal to create the race whether the sun is coming through or not. during the day as well as the night. there will be retail and food and beverage that spill out on the space. and day and night can be active with the addition of special furnishings, heater and the light of different the states you are in. this is from market street we hope to engage visitors with the redwood story through that passage to invite them in and again you see the gathering space beyond where people spends time eat nothing that image. >> i think the most exciting things about this urban forest it is supported by reclaimed water streeted on site in our proposal. black water and gray water are

collected, tree exclude used on the site so the city does in the have to deal with storm water in the storm or sewer system here and the project uses 50% less potable water then and there a project of a similar size. thank you for letting us show you the city grove am during my 33 years i have been fortunate to lead great projects like the jp morgan building and others the city fwroef is a special project it is thoughtful and [inaudible] grace the city for men years the city grove is coming at a time when a project like this is just what the city needs. thank you. we will open up to public comment this your time to call

in for public comment. or if you are in the chambers come forward. >> good afternoon, corey smith the housing action coalition exciteded be in support today. forral the reasons the presenter said this is i downtown revitalization project. jobs, people, retail. i think it is a winner. it is the project i having since 2015 it is cool projects i advocated for are getting built i with k see them now. our office used to be on brady street we're on otis. and there is a bunch going upright there. it is exciting. and watching the designs, it is beautiful, i have that same feel, right. you see if this is done the right way and if they achieve the vision they are talking about. how transformtive this can be. and how additive it can be not

just for the direct communicator san francisco but the bay area. the region is look to san francisco to lead on a variety of issues and this project upon reports a fantastic opportunitiful in support and look forward to your comments. thank you. if there is no one elsement to speak we will go to remote callers when you hear your line is unmuted, begin speaking. >> this is [inaudible] i am a 13 year resident of the neighborhood. i live in one rincon as a resident and owner. i love the idea of this project and most low baz i consider my neighborhood a bit of a food

desert and love to see retail accessible during evening and weekends. to bring more life to the neighborhood. everyone knows that your is quiet during those times. so -- building more residential, more commercial that is easy low accessible and and accessibility. the trees and the nature sounds like an exciting vision. and a great add to the community. >> for my comments on this, i will be brief it is i feel there needs to be more housing i live in the west side of san front

for 8 years, it is challenge to get enough housing out here. for me to move. where i work is in the possible. places that are affordable that's my comment. last call for public comment if you mean are here come forward if you are call nothing press story 3. seeing no requests, public comment is closed and the merit is before you >> next. i had breakfast yesterday at the west ends hotel joined by mayor breed and planning director hillis. and large scale developers in the big topic of discussion was

the downtown revitalization. and i don't think a better project could have come in front ofs today. so, i really if a finish of the project. it fits in the skyline. the design is second to none. and this will credit a lot of temporary j.w.s during construction and permanent jobs later on. and you know along the way those workers will be patronizing their local stores and instructs to again begin this revitalization in this person part of our town. in support. commissioner imperial >> thank you. and thank you for the presentation. i do have question in terms of

the unit mix in the residential tower. it says that half of the units would be one bedroom and mix stewed combroes 2 bedrooms are there a total amount one bedroom or maked studios and 2 bedrooms in the residential tower? >> it is believed, do you have the count on the plan? roughly 404 bedroom it is not an exact 25% for the 2 and studio it is close. and top floor is, 4, 3 bedroom

units. that statute only location for 3 bedroom. >> um -- it is in the plan it is a tw00 page plan we don't have it it roughly 200 studio, roughly 2002 bedroom, 400 for 1 bedroom and the 3 bedrooms >> and 20% will be on site inclusionary. joy want to be clear on this point given the realities of the bonus program, the inclusionary is tied to the base project. so the base project is in the exceeding the 20.5% inclusionary in part because they need to have at least 15% at the very low ami level to get the density bonus. but that is the base. once the density is addod top,

that percentage drops down to 15% on site that is the nature of inclusionary is tied to the base. well is an additional in lieu fee that the density does have to pay that is now 23 million dollars to the city. good to know. thank you. i guess my comment in terms of the unit mixes because we had discussions here before in terms of the need for family unit sizes. half units one bedroom and learningtory 2 bedroom especially if there issol site inclusionary people apply are families as well. i would like to emphasize that something to think about for the experience. when we are talking about the residential tower. i am impressed of the division

of the redwood forest in the city. i am looking at the pictures and i'm trying to think as well, as to i have been to the redwood and they are huge and tall. i'm sure you are think burglar in terms of the financing of this and teaming of the redwood forest t. is something if it is something this really materialize it is very a great treasure for the city. i'm looking forward but i homehope it materializes and maintained and yes. and i hope we see more of a forest garden in the city. thank you. commissioner diamond. >> thank you. i want to respond to your request for feedback and tell you about all the aspects of the project i find exciting.

share -- a couple questions and then relay a significant concern. >> i will story with the fact that i love seeing this level of investment in the downtown. and i think that so many aspects of this project individually are exciting butt whole that i'm most pleased to see. we need more residents dun town to create a mixed use environment this is, live 24/7 and combination of office, retail, the gorgeous park and residential most important low. i think is a unique aspect of the project and excited see it come to fruition. i appreciate the investment in the renovation and the historic rehab with the buildings market

street. you used the term dignity and he i look forward to more on what you are doing there other aspects i thought were original were the air porches. several of us on the commission commissioner continue and i raised questions with the number of projects the out door space for each unit. we learn friday covid how important this is. and i also appreciated making the bike hub front and center instead of wheel it in the basement of the building. that is a fabulous idea. so i could go on and on. may be you would like me to gui would like to turn to the questions and then the concern. the question has to do with

phasing are you build thanksgiving at once. residential first? talk about had we can expect to see in what order. if some are department of one another that would be important to understand. >> thank you. so the intention is it do all the projects at the same time. they are all innertwined and so doing this at the same time is the best way to do it. the office buildings exist it it is in the like ground up you finds an anchor 10ent the buildings are there. it was the existing buildings. be don't wit for prelosing on towers. >> just to confirm a different

way had is in the a project which you will seek a development agreement? in order to look in the period of time? >> that's correct. >> thank you. >>. second question the office tower feels like incredible level of investmentful peal the skin. take out the floor. put on the new skin. talk about what justified that level of expense for men in the a seismically updated building but a functional office building. >> 2 things one the existing build system in the a good building it is in the safe and to get at the structure we have to take the face off to get at the steel to work with the steel and we have to put a tremendous aim of new snow it. and since we are doing that, we are going to transform it to a new building one of the dynamics going on now in the post covid world is the companies making

commitments to office space are making it to the very best buildings. they demand new system. great buildings, trying to keep employees safe and attract them become to work. have you to have a great build to lose. that's when we are doing. taking the opportunity to fix it and make it a new great building. we are making such an investment. >> i tick it you run all the financial models and rents you are expecting justified the level of investment this will that i can? >> correct. yes. >> okay. i did have a number of questions abouted redwoods i think commissioner imperial raised them. beautiful design. want to make sure that your choice of trees and maintenance allows that design to be preserved and ewe utilized for decades to come.

i will end boy raising my concern. upon i am i believe in increasing the density of downtown and all cross the city. i have no problem in general with the additional height that you will obtain through the state density bonus. as we get denser, our access to parks with sunshine, remains critical. and -- we have not yet seen the shadow fans from the building. i would be interested in seeing shadow fans for the base building that you could build without the entire project without the state density bonus and the incremental may or may notes that come when you'd in the height from the state density bonus. i'm not a purist or saying i would be opposed if you add a

square foot of shadow any time the day to a prop k p but i want to see the times of day. the duration of the shadow. the times of year. for all of the protected prospect k parks. those are very doctor to many in the city. and your presentation talked about sunshine on your own plazas and we want to make sure you take into account how important the sunshine is to all of the other limited number but important parks that are elsewhere and may be my concerns are all amount to nothing. when we see the shadow upon fans and they will know early in the morning or late at night or the winter. i do know this is an area of tremendous interest going forward. so i would ask that when you come back to us, that you are taken this concern in account and come become with a design

that shoes as you refind it little to no additional shadow from the project on the prop k protected parks. thank you. may be i should not conclude there i should ask whether you have done studies so for. do you have information for us where this issue lie sns >> thank you, commissioner diamond. we are under gather environmental review and shadow is a topic. we have done early studies. slight's a different height and different massing we know we will cast some shadow but we don't have the final results now. our shadow is doing that with planning. so, certainly, tell be per of the ceqa review when we come become we have final rus. >> okay. it is important we see the shadow fans with and without the height from the density bonus. why understood. >> thank you. thank you.

commissioner braun? >> yes. i have a few comment and couple questions i will run through them. on the whole i'm pleased see it especially with the transition of the uses that include the residential and office. and as we e merge from the covid-19 pandemic and our office market is soft, i'm glad to see we are thinking seriously with the project and adding residential uses to what is our financial district i'm happy to seat core of the business district that way. and -- i'm excited to see this project includes within 18 inclusionary units on site including the low income units. that are offered and in order to get the density bonus. i have a couple of small are questions about design of the

project. first, the air porch urban loss i'm thrown off where that is in the building? was in the clear on this from the plans. >> yea, it it is -- new concept we invented. basically the air porches occur in a tenant's space where they want it. it is optional. part of feloniant improvements if a tenant wants an out door experience they plan in an air porch we engineered the wall of the building to acomdate in many locations on the face of the building the glass the be switched with sliding glass and safety wall and we don't know where hay will be it is an option for the tenant to include where they need it in their space. these would be in the addition to the historic building? >> they being issue either in

mission tower 200 mission or in the new face of historic complex. so. where you see the new facade we engineered this concept. >> i see, thank you. >> i had questions about the plaza and open space. something i'm thinking about is if we are transitioning to more residential uses in our downtown area, well is a net there is not a let of partial and open space in the your. a lot that is there is public low owned. i'm curious about one, are there limitations in the hours of access to the plaza and open space? >> yes. so first i will say we had no >> reporter: to provide open space this entire public accessible open space we did it to make the project better. we are thinking it needs to be

open at sunrise and the evening shots in the grove open later in the evening. but we have not picked exact times yet. >> i see. >> my other thought it really looks like a financial district oriented daytime worker kind of open space for people to take lunches. which is good. and i -- but the theme of expanding the mix use in the downtown area and adding more residential. i would be curious if it makes sense or a way to work in more active uses or uses that are more family oriented. with the vision of long-term change that includes more residents in the your. it is something i about and -- if i'm wrong if it is in there i would like to know >> i will address that clearly we are early in the approximate process. but we have enengaged a group to

help with programming. the upon person thing with public low accessible park system copeingly them clone and safe and programmed. and so with the programs, we will bring in activities for people to do play chess or kids to jump around and -- it is those programming activities that will add the diverse mix of activity this is we will see in the park. it is same group that does sales force park we engaged. >> well is no play ground or amenity with 11 00 residents in the tower, i'm curious if than i have access in evenings to the open pace and family friends low uses open later. i know it is early days but something i'm thinking.

i did not hear the question. residents have access to open space. >> absolutelies. we don't have getos beale and main the space will be open -- and not have gates closing it down. we will secure it with security in the wee hours of the night but it is open. >> thank you. i had a few more thoughts. no more questions. you know other things i liked and appreciate are that i understand about skinning and reskinning and seismicly retrofitting there is a framed construction at the office tower and heard to see what damage happen friday over the decades from the steel construction. i'm glad to see the historic building repair. i do want to note the benefits is the levels of affordable, number of affordable unit in the

rential tower. i would be curious to watch whether the decision made to get a condo track map expect what that may mean for the affordability levels down the road. otherwise, 83. those are my thoughts on the whole it is a great project and make a great contribution to downtown. >> thank you commissioner braun. >> vice president moore. >> everything my fellow commissioners said resonates with me and thank you for also forwardly in thought and questions i do share the praise and the questions. this project is an opportunity one of a kinds opportunity there are no full block in san front that allow you to do what you are venture to do it is wonder and will i think transformational for the part of town in which is still mostly a scattering of somewhat unrelated

building its is getting better but this project will transform this entire part of town. it is sensitive e designed. a variety of approaches. it is thrilling in the one size fits all but a careful crafting of what is visually interesting. reminds me of what was done back when the bank of america allowed the path way through the buildings to all 4 sides of the block. the few buildings that occupies the big block. i have a question and the question is not easy. you are presentlying an attitude you sit on the transit hub however the explanation about the use of 600 something cars in the parking garage, somewhat does not explained. could you talk about that?

>> you want mow to address the amount parking. why do you need it you say you are on top a transit hub why do we need 600 cars in the your? >> the apartment building we have 25 which -- we had in the previous project we developed. it it is a little concerning because only 1 of every 2 units gets a parking spot but that was adequate barely that is a good number for the residential tower. as far as the office, we are staying in the guide lines of the city. and trying to provide the ping that the tenants require. we are in the looking for exceptions on ping but providing what is allowed. >> we all know that parking drives up the cost of the build and you are having a rental

building when i see the location of your block versus the market of hub, based on market in the hub we have.25 ping which is reflecting the concerns about d emphasizing the use of personal cars in dun town. public transportation over laid with lyft and uber and other move ams, seem to be almost not to require more people to own cars. there are other forms of joint car ownership can substitute and alleviate the need for large garage as you are proposing. i assume the environmental impact report will pick that up when it come to financing and burdens on the project because this is a reasonal project with high bmr, i would be interested to see that potentially the parking ratio would be widdled

down. >> if i could add a bit to the design and operation of the p. it is permitted amount but i hear your pin about the amount of parking still given the transit friend low location. we are emphasizing other modes including the bike hub at the mission corny. in terms of the parking itself all of it is located below grade. none at grade it it is it is not taking space away from retail or other uses it it is a vallet park. i hear your point about the amount it is out. >> i really referring to the below grade parking significant cannot low more expensive than other ping that we build. i say it is a thought. other question i have is entitlement and programming.

the was building being retropit exclude reskind and seismic up grid is that square footage vestage or a new entitlement for office? >> most of the was is existing and can remain as is and built the historic building a long time ago and kneel 200 mission build negligent early 77s the thing we are adding is just one square foot short of 50 thousand in the 200 mission tower that requires a small cap prop america allocation. >> you are grandfathering the largest amount and staying in the small cap a square foot below. >> intentionally. yes. >> this is important for our other commissioners asking that question. i'm excited i look forward to it

and electric forward for on going discussion. thank you. >> thank you vice president moore. director hillis? >> i wanted know we had a chance to tour the site with the sponsor and staff and i encourage you before this come become to the commission to do that. i'm sure many of us have been there but it is unforgettable the way it is you in. there is space that is open but no open space in what i appreciate the attention to the design and residential design and the reskinning of the tower and historic rehad been, had is impressive is what is happening on the ground plain it was approved by a suburb an planning commission. look and walk i'm sure the sponsor is happy to tour you or take the plans and wuk yourself.

they are thinking of this block in the entirety. and transforming the experience. we most low have on the street and the block. so, happy to arrange that if you like to -- >> would it be possible to have someone from pafrj turnbalaccompany us i would like toned parts of the historic building. >> yes. why excellent. thank you. i have of a couple comment and questions i agree with everything that the other commissioners have said and stated about the project very exciting project it see before us. i wonder building on commissioner koppel's comments, walk me through the analysis that you did to say, we will reskin this office building at great expense but appreciate the reusing it and theed reduced carbon footprint. why not use that to transform it to residential.

i say this as somebody excited see office workers return but skeptical about the constraints that workers have commute times from place where is they live. to downtown and so i -- i'm excite about theed investment but wonder if what you see that says, yes. people will return to offices a rate enough we can build this and lose it successfully. share a bit of your thoughts that would be helpful. >> first in converting the office building to residential, we study third degree on buildings and it is admit as simple as it seems or viable as we would hope. we do that anywhere in the country. the floor plate, it is not ideal for residential, residential floor plates are smaller you get more light in the units it is

just in the a fit in this regard. plus, having the ability to deliver 800 units we felt that was a let of residential. may be the block residential what was not when we were looking for. in terms of the viability of office. there are 2 in the mentioned this before i will repeat there are 2 -- really person trendses going on now. one is cutches this are making condominiums to office space they need great buildings and as we look in the markets in u.s. seattle, san francisco and los angeles the top buildings during covid performed limp stayed full and demand for those buildings the older buildings are not doing so well. this skews the data everybody gets you say, the office market is terrible. there is no sense invest nothing office. it is in the true when you electric at the very best

buildings. when we are producing here are the very best buildings. when we are excited about is that not many are doing that. i mean some think you have to be crazy to be doing office now. but we think that because of that dynamic the fact there is no office built and the best office in serious demand 3-for you year when is we deliver there will be an imbalance and huge thirst for quality office pace and there will not be any and we will deliver it. >> that gives me more confident and hope and i thank you for saying that and as i read the head lines will cope this in mind the older buildings and newer buildings coming on line. i want to line myself with commissioner moore about parking. understanding it is within the code but -- we love to see fewer cars in the dense downtown the

few are cars we have parked the fewer driving around. i want to aline myself with her comments. appreciate the discussion on the angled units i thought this was odd but makes sense and i wonder perhaps if mr. greenspan can talk about the trees and the forest and life the redwoods spent, let of time there this pandemic enjoying nature and concerned how do you min tain them as a grow and increase in size and you know not having to cut others to accommodate onces growing. what is the life span of the tree in a plaza like this? >> what we have done here and worked with the designers on the sales force park which has redwood in the park and talked to and worked with a number of arborists a number of ages work nothing san front for 50 years

and less. and what we have been able to do is, no. what we know from here and that trees grow related to the volumes of soil they have available. and that trees plant in the single pits one tree, one soil zone don't tloif or grow well. creating volumes ever trees roots and forests innerstwien are ways to get healthiest system. what will happen that eventual low when trees max out the volume of soil they are in, and really the water that is visible in the volume of soil they will slow down in growth and than i can live for a language time as they 3 down and you know virtually stop growing if they maxed out these will not get as tall at all but they will live

for a very long time. i think with more water and if the amount of water put on them relates to the requirements that they have as well as you in triens fed through water they have can live long and growing more than the informal volume of soil would give them n. design we show a wood deck across the mrs.asm that it is allowing us to create soil vol unanimous connected across the beams and the your and they will all be innermingling and connected and the benefit of the shared soil that each neighbors have and the communication between the rots and the trees themselves. we see this as a many decades life span if desired or felt that some need to be reduced or removed this is something we see

could help and there are ways to min tain and manage and management and maintenance of the forest is manage we talked through and worked through and accounted for in prosecute jections and in the design of the deck and everything else. >> great. thank you very much that was educational and i then and there you have done your home w to appropriate and have this for us to be in the city. thank you very much for your thoughtfulness. a few more comments. i think that i dpo agree having the bike hub central is wonderful and either line myself with commissioner braun in addition to passive use in thes park is there a place for kids and accomplice for dogs. i know those are tw easy way it activist spaces. people will dm frommal over and enjoy it in the evening hours when workers are home but time tom go take the dog for a walk or hang out with kids. i think they can be intgritted

with forest and the amenity system important for family friend low san francisco and activation i'm excite body not having gates. this will make operational challenges given theess the city is inform hopeful low had the building miss the issues resolved and reduced but appreciate that commitment to openness and being available. with this i i don't have anything else. okay i think we are done. thank you for your time and presentation. look forward to tours and seeing you back shortly. >> commissioners that is on the final item on the agenda today item 16, sfo shore line protection program a draft

environmental impact report. net that written comments on the draft eir accepted. or the planning department until 5 p.m. on october 17th 2022. >> good afternoon. president tan and members of the commission. will michael lee from environmental planning. this item is a public hearing on the draft eir for san francisco international airport shore line protection program. the purchase today's hearing is to receive comments on the adequacy, accuracy and completeness of the draft

pursoup to the environmental equality act and chapter therein of the san francisco administrative code. the of draft was publishod august 31, 2022. the comment period begone on september upon 21, 22 and ends october 17th 2022. sfgovtv can we go to the computer? >> shore line protection program an infrastructure product protected airport against flooding and sea level rise. site 7 and a half miles of shore line divided in 15 segments the shore line protection program removing the existing shore line features and constructing a new shore line system a combination. concrete and steel sheet pile

walls depending on the location the height the wall range 4 feet to 14 feet. reeve 16 by the yellow dashed line adjacent to highway 101 is the west side boundary. it is unknown whether they need to construct a wall there. that would depends on whether the shore line protection program can connect to shore line protection systems constructed by adjacent cities to the north and south of the airport. begin tht draft eir reached 16 while reaches 1-15 analyzed as a project level. the draft eir concluded the project's construction air quality impacts would be significant can and unavoidable even with implementation of all midgation measures. but impacts for all other environmental resource topics

less than significant can with or without mitigation. the draft studies 6 alternatives to the project. the alternatives focus on reducing the project's significant can air quality impacts and reducing less than significant can impacts relate today biological resources and hiderology and water quality. commentos the eri will be expected until 5 p.m. october 17 of 22 after it ended the planning department will appropriate and publish a responses to comment's document. will include responsibles its all comments received during the comment period as well as present revisions to the draft eir. together, the draft eir and responses to comments document institute the final eri presented the planning commission for certification at a future hearing.

today's hearing is transscene of the crimed by a court reporter. scientist your name and speak slowly and clearly so the court reporter can produce an accurate transcript of today's proceedings. written comments sent to me michaelly at planning 49 south vaness suite 1400, san francisco 94103 or e mails c pc. sfosppeir at sfgov.org. with david kim the project manager. tonya and i will be available to answer questions. thank you. >> thank you. >> member of the public this is your opportunity to comment on the draft eir in the chambers come forward if you are call nothing press star 3. again you need to press story 3

if you wish to submit comments if you are calling in. seeing no requests to speak. public comment is closed. and this merit is before you. >> commissioner diamond. thank you. incredible amount of work and the eir was fascinating. the division of work to reaches made it understandable. and the organization was extremely helpful and allowing us on this major project to get our arms around the extent of the work river exclude the importance of the w that is required. my questions all relate to process. if you are able to answer them now that would be great but i understand than i are in the required and you may choose to answer in the response to comments document. were was first one is is our

only role as a commission to certify the eir? is there entitle am we are asked to consider? jot planning commission's role in this process is to reveal comment on the eir and certify the final eir all approvals the project approval go before airport commission and appropriate agencies for work in the bay. >> okay. >> i'm correct my understanding is our only job is review of the eir and certification? >> that's correct. >> i noted that there are any number of federal, state and renaling nap agencies that need to grant approvals for this project. and because a federal agency was involved, the project is subject to nipa i did in the see reference in the document to this being a joint eir-eis is there a second eis prepared?

tr the be a second document prepared occurring separate low. nois in the a joint document >> the third was, i saw a chart at the beginning that was helpful and noting the phases of construction. i also saw an explanation of each the other agencies that needs to grant approval in the nature of their approval. i did in the see anything this indicated the order of the approvals. you know the work of the like airport lands use versus bcdc and state lands. it will be helpful if in there it point it out or you could credit a chart that indicates in what sequence each occurs. and what time frame prior to the construction. >> i will like to check with the city attorney is this something

we can respond to day or the responses and comment document? >> i'm sorry commissioner i was unable to hear your question. >> give me a question. >> no small >> i will repeat the document did a good job of laying out the agencies other agencies that are involved in the niling ams that are necessary. it indicated the sequencing of construction. i did not see anything the sequencing of approvals. where does the airport land ooze commission approval occur relative to bcdc and state land and quality control board. it would be helpful to understand the sequence. i did not know if it is in there and i missed or you can tell us or in the response to comments

documents. >> i think it is staff's question whether you can include it. why whether we can answer that question now or if we had defer to the responses and comments's document. >> you can do both if you have ready answer you can put on the record can you do this verbaly but it is also useful to put it in writing in the response to comments's document. >> okay. clear clear we don't have information about the specific se86 a lot are pursued concurrently. but will address in the document. thank you. >> vice president moore? >> i have i question this is technical question. in your description of the

different measures involving a shore line protection. you are speaking about the use of steel shoring. correct? >> steel shoring you said? >> yes. >> waiting for the blue angels to pass. can you clarify your question? >> i'm trying to ask you are using steel shoering in the description of parts of your protection plan and my question is, the use of steel and corrosion of steel was salt water over time is this considered or is there a steel that will resist? corrosion? jury room vice president moore. with respect to the steel

palettes enstalled they will be corrosion resistant and corrosion resistant coating. this hen taken in account especially the inneraction with sea water. >> are there other examples around the world where that has been tested? >> steel sheet piles are used for shore protection for infrastructure. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> are there other comments from other commissioners? >> okay. thank you staph for combrur presentation and thorough draft eir. >> that concludes our hearing today. >> okay. we are adjourned. clear clear

>> after my fire in my apartment and losing everything, the red cross gave us a list of agencies in the city to reach out to and i signed up for the below-market rate program. i got my certificate and started applying and won the housing lottery. [♪♪♪]

>> the current lottery program began in 2016. but there have been lot rows that have happened for affordable housing in the city for much longer than that. it was -- there was no standard practice. for non-profit organizations that were providing affordable housing with low in the city, they all did their lotteries on their own. private developers that include in their buildings affordable units, those are the city we've been monitoring for some time since 1992. we did it with something like this. where people were given circus tickets. we game into 291st century in 2016 and started doing electronic lotteries. at the same time, we started electronic applications systems. called dalia. the lottery is completely free.

you can apply two ways. you can submit a paper application, which you can download from the listing itself. if you apply online, it will take five minutes. you can make it easier creating an account. to get to dalia, you log on to housing.sfgov.org. >> i have lived in san francisco for almost 42 years. i was born here in the hayes valley. >> i applied for the san francisco affordable housing lottery three times. >> since 2016, we've had about 265 electronic lotteries and almost 2,000 people have got their home through the lottery system. if you go into the listing, you can actually just press lottery results and you put in your lottery number and it will tell you exactly how you ranked.

>> for some people, signing up for it was going to be a challenge. there is a digital divide here and especially when you are trying to help low and very low income people. so we began providing digital assistance for folks to go in and get help. >> along with the income and the residency requirements, we also required someone who is trying to buy the home to be a first time home buyer and there's also an educational component that consists of an orientation that they need to attend, a first-time home buyer workshop and a one-on-one counseling session with the housing councilor. >> sometimes we have to go through 10 applicants before they shouldn't be discouraged if

they have a low lottery number. they still might get a value for an available, affordable housing unit. >> we have a variety of lottery programs. the four that you will most often see are what we call c.o.p., the certificate of preference program, the dthp which is the displaced penance housing preference program. the neighborhood resident housing program and the live worth preference. >> i moved in my new home february 25th and 2019. the neighborhood preference program really helped me achieve that goal and that dream was with eventually wind up staying in san francisco. >> the next steps, after finding out how well you did in the lottery and especially if you ranked really well you will be contacted by the leasing agent. you have to submit those document and income and asset qualify and you have to pass the

credit and rental screening and the background and when you qualify for the unit, you can chose the unit and hopefully sign that lease. all city sponsored affordable housing comes through the system and has an electronic lottery. every week there's a listing on dalia. something that people can apply for. >> it's a bit hard to predict how long it will take for someone to be able to move into a unit. let's say the lottery has happened. several factors go into that and mainly how many units are in the project, right. and how well you ranked and what preference bucket you were in. >> this particular building was brand new and really this is the one that i wanted out of everything i applied for. in my mind, i was like how am i going to win this? i did and when you get that

notice that you won, it's like at first, it's surreal and you don't believe it and it sinks in, yeah, it happened. >> some of our buildings are pretty spectacular. they have key less entry now. they have a court yard where they play movies during the weekends, they have another master kitchen and space where people can throw parties. >> mayor breed has a plan for over 10,000 new units between now and 2025. we will start construction on about 2,000 new units just in 2020. >> we also have a very big portfolio like over 25,000 units across the city. and life happens to people. people move. so we have a very large number of rerentals and resales of units every year. >> best thing about working for

the affordable housing program is that we know that we're making a difference and we actually see that difference on a day-to-day basis. >> being back in the neighborhood i grew up in, it's a wonderful experience. >> it's a long process to get through. well worth it when you get to the other side. i could not be happier. [♪♪♪] . >> i love that i was in four plus years a a rent control tenant, and it might be normal because the tenant will -- for the longest, i was applying for b.m.r. rental, but i would be in the lottery and never be like 307 or 310.

i pretty much had kind of given up on that, and had to leave san francisco. i found out about the san francisco mayor's office of housing about two or three years ago, and i originally did home counseling with someone, but then, my certificate expired, and one of my friends jamie, she was actually interested in purchasing a unit. i told her about the housing program, the mayor's office, and i told her hey, you've got to do the six hour counseling and the 12 hour training. she said no, i want you to go with me. and then, the very next day that i went to the session, i notice this unit at 616 harrison became available, b.m.i. i was like wow, this could potentially work. housing purchases through the b.m.r. program with the sf

mayor's office of housing, they are all lotteries, and for this one, i did win the lottery. there were three people that applied, and they pulled my number first. i won, despite the luck i'd had with the program in the last couple years. things are finally breaking my way. when i first saw the unit, even though i knew it was less than ideal conditions, and it was very junky, i could see what this place could be. it's slowly beginning to feel like home. i can definitely -- you know, once i got it painted and slowly getting my custom furniture to fit this unit because it's a specialized unit, and all the units are microinterms of being very small. this unit in terms of adaptive, in terms of having a murphy bed, using the walls and ceiling, getting as much space as i can.

it's slowly becoming home for me. it is great that san francisco has this program to address, let's say, the housing crisis that exists here in the bay area. it will slowly become home, and i am appreciative that it is a bright spot in an otherwise >> when i first started painting it was difficult to get my foot in the door and contractors and mostly men would have a bad attitude towards me or not want to answer my questions or not include me and after you prove yourself, which i have done, i don't face that obstacle as much anymore. ♪♪♪

my name is nita riccardi, i'm a painter for the city of san francisco and i have my own business as a painting contractor since 1994 called winning colors. my mother was kind of resistant. none of my brothers were painter. i went to college to be a chiropractor and i couldn't imagine being in an office all day. i dropped out of college to become a painter. >> we have been friends for about 15-20 years. we both decided that maybe i could work for her and so she hired me as a painter. she was always very kind. i wasn't actually a painter when she hired me and that was pretty cool but gave me an opportunity to learn the trade with her company. i went on to different job opportunities but we stayed friends. the division that i work for with san francisco was looking for a painter and so i suggested

to my supervisor maybe we can give nita a shot. >> the painting i do for the city is primarily maintenance painting and i take care of anything from pipes on the roof to maintaining the walls and beautifying the bathrooms and graffiti removal. the work i do for myself is different because i'm not actually a painter. i'm a painting contractor which is a little different. during the construction boom in the late 80s i started doing new construction and then when i moved to san francisco, i went to san francisco state and became fascinated with the architecture and got my contractor's licence and started painting victorians and kind of gravitated towards them. my first project that i did was a 92 room here in the mission. it was the first sro.

i'm proud of that and it was challenging because it was occupied and i got interior and exterior and i thought it would take about six weeks to do it and it took me a whole year. >> nita makes the city more beautiful and one of the things that makes her such a great contractor, she has a magical touch around looking at a project and bringing it to its fullest fruition. sometimes her ideas to me might seem a little whacky. i might be like that is a little crazy. but if you just let her do her thing, she is going to do something incredible, something amazing and that will have a lot of pop in it. and she's really talented at that. >> ultimately it depends on what the customer wants. sometimes they just want to be understated or blend in and other times they let me decide

and then all the doors are open and they want me to create. they hire me to do something beautiful and i do. and that's when work is really fun. i get to be creative and express what i want. paint a really happy house or something elegant or dignified. >> it's really cool to watch what she does. not only that, coming up as a woman, you know what i mean, and we're going back to the 80s with it. where the world wasn't so liberal. it was tough, especially being lgbtq, right, she had a lot of friction amongst trades and a lot of people weren't nice to her, a lot of people didn't give her her due respect. and one of the things amazing about nita, she would never quit. >> after you prove yourself, which i have done, i don't face that obstacle as much anymore.

i'd like to be a mentor to other women also. i have always wanted to do that. they may not want to go to school but there's other options. there's trades. i encourage women to apply for my company, i'd be willing to train and happy to do that. there's a shortage of other women painters. for any women who want to get into a trade or painting career, just start with an apprenticeship or if you want to do your own business, you have to get involved and find a mentor and surround yourself with other people that are going to encourage you to move forward and inspire you and support you and you can't give up. >> we've had a lot of history, nita and i. we've been friends and we have been enemies and we've had conflicts and we always gravitate towards each other with a sense of loyalty that maybe family would have.

we just care about each other. >> many of the street corners in all the districts in san francisco, there will be a painting job i have completed and it will be a beautiful paint job. it will be smooth and gold leaf and just wow. and you can't put it down. when i first started, it was hard to get employees to listen to me and go along -- but now, i have a lot of respect.

>> let's begin. we'll start off with 90 second opening statement in order. welcome, candidates and thank you for participating. introduce yourself. tell us which neighborhood you live in and why you are running for district 6 supervisor. i will start with ms. billie cooper. >> hi. everyone i'm ms. billie cooper. i'm a 53 year old [inaudible] >> use the microphone. >> hi. everybody i'm ms. billie keeper a 63 year old black transgender woman. i lived in district 6 for