through a slight curve upper and includes a horizontal and brick patterning and the design includes a parapit that increase knowledge the top of the building. here is more information on the materiality we envisiond and have samples if you want to see as well. and this it is before and after we feel the design is much more a big improve am and consistent with the guidelines than the design. new ground floor plan a dedicated office off of market in blue and new interior off the on whiches lob in light blue and break update retail in small are footprints as need.

we decided with mag it is everevermrarj the best location is on market street. this requires a variance from the zshg a to district over subscribed with 20%. we envision this as an inviting respite without indoor options the nearest is 55, second

street. there are 3 roof tops ours will offer an easy in and out from market without the need to check in at a security desk or wait for an elevator. designed with table and stools for sipping coffee, people watching on market ownership an escape from rain and cold in the months. at the beginning of the project we study variety of uses for the upper floors including apartments, condos, hotels more retail and office space. had is worked out we loved to build residential here. and i know this is what the commissionersment as well. the fact is it just due to the physical constraints residential does in the work you need a

large set become from the build to get light in all of the units. and you need to will build out a search core to so there is access. and this just decreases the efficiency of the build and obstructless the retail layouts. we believe that personal corner nopeds to prioritize the retail and residential upper floors. also higher construction costs and lower rents and lack of on sight parking make it infeesable. thank you for your time and i welcome questions. thank you open up public comment.

>> hi. everyone. upon i'm sam a commercial real estate broke upper. i specialize in office leasing. appreciate everyone's time. i list for maked buildings and proponent for office in the submarket. union square had a strong amount of demand in a market that has not seen a lot. it is amenity rich and 24/7 environment. users of officeful space of go on the street and further support the retailers. rising vacancies everybody reads the bad nows. tenabilities have more choice.

this the attract use and users look at the area from all over and will benefit community from increased activity from [inaudible]. will supportist variance and thank you for your time. . i'm [inaudible] speaking on behalf of [inaudible] and organization focussed on high

quality experience supporting [inaudible] and attracting victims. [inaudible] requirement [inaudible] redevelopment subject of consideration >> reporter: 350 square feet. [inaudible] [the option consistent with sudden front guidelines is [inaudible] on stockton street. alliance not viewed the option useful or desirable addition. preference the developer [inaudible] in the of 350 skwas foot posts love to work to send improve am of open space and number of opportunity iary alliance identified in the strategic plan. i know that in lieu fee option is not available in the district [inaudible]. full support and in lieu fee in districtless we work with the

city to prioritize where dollars utilized [inaudible] open spaces and [inaudible] experience. supports the develop temquestion for variance and supportive of the prosecute pose is indoor serve pedestrians. we believe the design enhance the neighborhood and ask the commission to approve as proposed. thank you. >> last call for public comment. press star 3. no requests to speak, public ment is closed and the merit is before you >> thank you very much. i appreciate this project. fwlad to see this bodiesing getting red for next life. i had a question for the sponsor. in terms of repositioning the

building how this will be it is office spaces and go a bit how you seat future of the building used and the users you hope to retain? >> i think, there has been bad news but we are hearing san francisco is a [inaudible] to office marks now the different office space, the new with more sustainability, performs well and then the commodity space this is vacant. y believe this will knowledge in the foreman are category. due to alegality of component this is we talked bh amazing seals heights. 15 feet floor to floor. windows allow natural light appealing. private terrace on the top that is appealing. on top of transit.

beautiful low new design building we think that and next it union square and the amenities there for the workers. we think this is achievable size for occupy the floor or 50,000 square feet a single tenant take all the office space as limp architecture firms engineering firms and that type of boutique use are a great fit. >> could you tell us when you see in the retail market what you might expect and time before it is on the market. what you are hope to see in the retail side? now it is occupied on a short term lease. we are work on reposition of 48 stockton the form are barny's

building. and that has you know the basement grounds floor and mezzanine on the leasing market and had, lot of great interest in that. 4 must level retail temperature is encouraging losingum that building and reposition thanksgiving to do this. >> grit. excellent. commissioner imperial. i have a question hard regarding the variance you locked in others siteds can you expand that. what are the others. locked at different optionless for the posts the first of which was. stockton. it is a designated pedestrian corridor a code compliant option there. the alliance mentioned they did not like that and shut it down when it went before. stockton is busy and nobody

likes people sitting on the street and want to encourage pedestrians there. we also talked about on the roof. i think the general plan guidelines envision the minimum size is 800 square feel that 330 square feet less than half of that and we felt like the private roof top was a leaping difference for office as well. dismissd that. we talked to planning staff about improve ams to the palos street promenade but that is in the allow today is improve am of existing out door square footage and not new. all of those were considered and that is how we ended up with when we have now planning. we are excited about what we are propotion. we want to make it coalsef

feeling like a cafe without buying anything you can stop and easy low in and out. >> thank you. pif thank you for the explanation and when you are trying to planful my concern was about the interior. this would be for za to consider asspeventh out doors access to light something part of redesigning. in a way i -- you know the access special interior can be a problem, the access is one thing the outside as well times can be a problem. i understand thap you will not put security but as let you'veed having an out door in interior i

thank you is what i'm trying to how i feel as well. i would prefer an outside. yea. important to be clear true the am propose the on the ground floor it triggers a variance that does not mean the nature of them is not under the purview of planning in the 3 entitlements and because. would nuance of the code the 8020 provision this is in the variable. it is i project that is proposing indoor and you know for the variance i would be

looking at input of the commission for the project over all and the nature of it. i think the over all context described the code allows to you do it on site out door in a manner at grade plaza or roof deck or indoor and the general plan provides guide lines how to do it. and allow you to do off site within 900 feet. not a lot of vacant land and the public right-of-way is accounted for that did not work out. it seems like on this property some level of officer terrace or deck or indoor -- off the street other 2 options and it is a question of the context and quality of either one of the optionless. >> the like what was mentioned in the requirement for a roof

deck. it it is small. in terms of -- and imagine like a deck. you know. . like a 360 square feet deck which makes me think that sometimes how viable that is. and access believe this is as well. so -- i am like thinking in terms. at least the interior -- is to be how transparent like -- in the design looks like transparent it it is so it is really known as this is a public open private open public open space. those other elements i'm trying to look into for the interior i prefer -- but it is i small one. those are element of how public

it it is transparent it is the people know that isa i private/public open space. it was something i had questions about i wonder if the sponsor could describe. like a sign a sign but one thing i'm interested is the operations. i imagine that corridor is busy. a busy place. people are out running eran and shopping. could be great it is accessible opposed to the out door roof tops you may not know how to get there and concern to have something unstaffed. if you talk how tell operate anybody guess in. you come in the morning and look and up clone up or how will that operate so it is welcoming for all folks who want to use it and not a source.

challenge for visitors and users. >> a strait separate entrance our market money and out the benefit television on the grounds floor it it is adjacent to the security desk for the office lobby. there is will be eyes on it at all the time and i think our thought is that tell get more use on the ground floor than an up were floor where people can come in out and there is that oversight from security office as well. i think there are different ways we don't have the hours nailed down and or anything. we talked about like ways to make the public then and there is sgon there is signage and have the signage and i think it it is also we are within the district and our design needs to be consistent with the the guidelines we could leave the doors open on nice days.

this is the public space. come in and use it. >> thank you very much. i will go to commissioner braun and then -- >> a butt more and i have other thoughts. thank you now the hours of operation are not known. hopefully a substantial amount of time. and the question of -- the them being indoors. and ground level i have taken a vacation to go to every in downtown san francisco including the roof tops are hard to get to and involve a lot of security. i found the indoor ground level to be the most welcome and useful cites for people who need to take a break or do work. seems like a good solution for a

small and constrained area. i like the idea. of future approximate consideration. otherwise, i'm in favor of this project i like that you know as much as we think of short term challenge in san francisco we are aware there is a long-term restructuring challenge with retail all over the nation and the world. of fwrit to her there is interest in the retail spaces in this area i'm excited. and -- but -- the same time we need to recognize the retail market and having this office use seem like a way to reinvest in this property and continues to functionar san francisco for

a long time. e approximately in a place with transportation access. i proernlt this project. thank you. this we have quite a queue. i see that. just a moment just quickly i did want to just oako what we heard the big challenge with this is how to ensure that the grounds flower will read and be understood. by the public. how will people know it is public and if you go in how is the interior programmed. is it separate enough from the lobby up don't continuing is public and walk in and be confused if you can stay there. the rep with the lobby is helpful for the security but may get in and see there is security

and may be think you are not supposed to be there long. it credited a challenge for the interior design. other challenge i like the sponsor to speak to a bit is worked with preservation staff.

put in on the projects had developed. when you add to an existing belling that is different you have that wedge this in an existing building envelope and existing developed context. but if for these situations additions in the downtown core if we want an in lieu fee option we have to amend the code. window sticker or art washing that is communicating something

inside visible from the street those are ways not to change the building but have better signage. if they are speak to that and what process or any thought or work you have done on making more read more as public low open either external low from the street or inside. appreciate that. there were has been a baptist diawilling i wonder if you can condition sighsly position the question. part of the challenge this is an existing building has i ground police officer and street front system and don't think the prosecute pose the grount floor will in the bust out and credit a separate part of the ground floor that will scream this is

something different example part of this is offend this is existing and historic building. now there are one set of doors. internal connection to the lobby and i wanted to know like do you feel like what propose side the extent to when you can do base on the preservation constraints or other ideas you could consider to make it read more public low accessible. how do people know they go and not the lob competence can hang out there. >> can i start. we have not designed it is in the toll low designed yet. i think we are open to working with planning staff when it come to that point about what they think is the right way to make this show as you know as the possible space it is we want it to be a successful public space. we are on of the same page.

we want it to read the public pace it is. and would w with planning staff it adheef in a way that is consistent with the neighborhood. i suggest to come back as an informational item to see what is selected weather small are things like art work or signage or things that could help this read as public but may not be selecting at this point. you have anything to add. >> i say it come down to the interior finishes. our firm about 22, second street. the finance the art work it tells i different story than the tipical lobby. i think through this design can indicate >> speak closer to the mic. people can you speak closer to

the mic. referencing another project our firm has done a larger scale but through design we indicate how it should issue used and welcoming to passerby >> commissioner koppel, moore and back in the room >> i have i'm proud of our downtown the architect europe in our retail in union square i view possible usage i like to keep things as in tact as can i. that said, i thjs it is a good addition to the neighborhood. i buildings on market street and hit corners like stock tan that are big in the city are high prior and think the distinguish upper did their best with the layout of the building they had. so i'm in support.

commissioner moore. >> share the occurrence about the not only small size but ingrigz in i building. in intersection highway plea problematic this is the pores intersections transition to union square. you have old navy on the far side. when you come across and stockton a gate way to union and always something on that corner. failing retail, banks or whatever had has been the last 8-10 years in light where the transitioning from covid office and retail a request remains unanswered i like to ask the applicant as to whether or not they are committed attentives for office and retail. we don't have sign loses yet.

>> one quill question the building does in the on stockton street prevennes interesting proportion of the building a facade you are e lim nitting a large number. windows there is no light provides for the interior of small offices and circulation in the building have you looked at that and talked with [inaudible] about what your building was adding additional floor does to the building? we are setback from the building on the floors where we dw up a 10 foot set become it allow a light well for their windows and

have talked to them we were group of from our team touring the building the other day with ownership and i will say the build suggest an example they are 90% lease and office floor they are performing really well. >> it it is a building of certain office and size and structure. could you pin mow to the drawing where i see that light well i must have over locked it. i saw -- your building on the property line. i may have over lookd that if so, aye i apologize.

a i was corrected 18 plus set become you see it right there the build suggest on screen hatched and the upper floors which are taken back from that. thank you. i opened the drawing and see it i'm delighted see it has been opened my question is is there a possibility of pulling it to another dreshgz of where participate upon in a form or another with ground floor light well, is this possible?

there syrup not a ground floor light well. it is built out to the property line. no way of creating any possible >> i think the configure egg of the floor complaint buildings it is in the feasible in plan to introduce a light well to level one. because the officer you are seeing in the plan is level 4. we would create a light well through 4 levels of retail. it it is not feasible. >> the reason why i say that is the type of people who are we we need to consider are people who would not necessary low be courageous enough to come into this open space they go to open

spaces that are accessible to light and air or which are more open to the street and not so the integrated in the build thanksgiving looks like an exception of a lobby that is the impression that will retain [inaudible] i don't think it it is materials or art work i think the social and racial equity demand when it miss to this is in the fully met in when i see. that's a big question. i'm wondering as to whether or not the building xr ambitious facade treatment has taken in consideration what a challenging intersection this one is. i think it is the most difficult ones. and the upon southern east and west side of the intersection

are all rather buildings come don't tie this in a positive way. i'm concerned about the viability of office and retail of the scale youure proposing in this location. >> thank you, commissioner moore. commissioner diamond. with thank you. i had all of the same concerns that everybody expressed. i would spchlt the department upon thinking about an in lieu fee this this situation. and propotion legislation for very tailored to the solution because in general than i are incredible feature of our downtown. i share with you commissioner braun how special men of these

space are. they are i have brnlt and beautiful and creative. and attract people and serve as an asset to the downtown i'm having a hard time see thanksgiving one function in the same way. so -- my first thought is i would be support of as a policy matter if the department wanted pursue legislation that would allow for alternative use of the fund this is would go in the project here i don't know if you do it broadly but tailored. assumption this does in the wroshg or we can't do did fast enough. i had asked about the fact that this is there is nothing in the staff packet showed temperature i saw the presentation and showed vague idea its looks like a cafe.

not inspiring. i want to see more work done. i asked if she being directly a condition in case we landed there. i don't know do you want to share that language? >> sure. >> >> rebecca planning staff i have copies. can you take your mask off. >> sure. >> sorry. i have copies of a draft modified condition of approval. if you would like to see those copies. dp then i can also possible low share it on the over head. that would be helpful. it is condition of president

trump for a standard condition of approval we have for this and then it was in the staff report i updated p it with additional language.we have for this and ts in the staff report i updated p it with additional language. i will leave it for the commissioners to electric at and see whether or not they near agreement. it seems a minimum if we do this we need have it come become to see what they developed. an effort to get there. and a different line of questioning can the sponsor come forward. so i was dis, pointed not to see a residential project. i was thrilled see the new design that you were going higher and you have filth in retail and you want the bottom 3

floors to be retail. i was in the excited about the office on topmost low we have so much unlose the office space about to expire. and i was hoping this will be an example of a project it is in the a conversion you do residential add after talking with you early 30 week and hearing your explanations today i understand this is in the the right building for residential the floor plates and the cut the customer throughout belling and result unless inefficiency space. i see dwr you propose office space on top. i know you do many projects and will considering others in the downtown area that conversions. i wonder if you can talk about for a moment as we are as a commission considering whether or not it is a good idea to encourage conversions of buildings downtown. what you locked at in this

building that had you come to the conconclusion it is not going to work and how other buildings may have the potential for the conversions if we did things. shirr a mobile home or 2. this is in the exact low this building but. i happening it would be useful yoochlt i do think. it is something i will tell you i think you mentioned we build a ton of residential finish being 500 on market and brid and he started another 500 unit 1200 in the pipeline love residential and residential in san francisco. for this project all the reasons it does in the work here we looked studied in detail. i think that there it is it it is something this we are talking about as a firm on these commodity office building to give them new life if it is to convert to residential there are

concern physical @electronicallies a building needs to have to make that work. i proernlt the you enengaging on this it important in how we look at the fee and time lines for approval and thing this is help push the conversions forward. i don't have answers now but personal conversations we should have. why thank you i hope you will be in conversation as we go forward commoning about this. >> and we talked about this in past hearings. that we are working with oewd on downtown revitalization effort this includes one projecting what future demand for office space and what types of space. part of that is looking at what buildings could convert and what

it would take and what are like low to convert and things like what -- strata encounter in this building will are part of this floor plates. windows. light list. we will have that and come back and talk to you early next approximate year the broader strategy. i should say we are working with union square association on strategies that include am upper floors and how to reuse for office or residential. filling vacant ground flower retail paces that are could be code tweaks but economic development. and also issues around public realm. all stuff we are talking b. >> thank you. en of excess commissioner dimon.

commissioner ruiz. >> i agree with when everybody has said so far. i personal low like the idea of indoor i think the question in terms how the public know that it is a public space for use. and it is important and so i'm looking forward to this coming become to the commission. the reason why i like it the idea of a place of refuge for a wide variety of folks i imagine use the space like shoppers. xr workers, meeting for lunch expect folks unhoused. i want to make sure that. is something that we consider because the only other space i can think of for folks who are unhoused or trying to escape extreme weather whether hot come

ch we have seen happen or with rain is the main library. and so with an indoor and with the implementation of security i will ask the sponsor but i hope that is a conversation had with security that as folks come in to use the pace it is a pace for everybody. so i wanted add that and i'm supportive of the project and look forward to hearing more about it. >> commissioner koppel. make a motion to approve with commissioner diamond's request to may be have an informingal item come become back >> thank you. john on behalf sponsor. not a surprise that this conversation is had about it. we spent a lot trying to figure

out how to add upon figure this out. and the fee is a problem it is in the available here. we had in tefrms of figuring out how to make it work i want to make clear when we were talking about the feet on the street. would vehicle code compliant. there were half a dozen involved with this conversation because of the things this commissioner moore said there are challenges at this intersection and alost people and you got the union square group saying we love for this to invest elsewhere. point being that i think there is still a sdeenl amount of conversation had. and the concern is there is interest in inllow fee from the commission and us and the neighborhood. i would suggest this the

condition of approval has this come back for informingal hearing in the event the groups decide a legislative amendment is appropriate wepate fee without coming become to the commission. that does in the have to come back and thursday be an option to full fit like a pregrand fathering. >> so is the maker of motion okay with adding this condition with the caveat if in lieu option the project takes advantage. >> and to clarify if it was an option that would have to come back. the code change come become to

the commission when we have the code change we and address the issue about the. the code amendment would come here well we want to look at it more broadly and work with the association to receive what types of public realm improve ams they want to make it broader it does criminality a significant amount. we get notion either has to come back. will smoegz to approve with the

condition and i would i don't know amend it further but if there is a legislative change we could do it at that time. whatever you want to do, joel. i will leave that door open. we amend the approve project with the amendment as condition 14 and if there is a change for in lieu fee could take advantage. >> yea. yes. >> thank you. commissioner diamond. 2 things are say you go don't want to design it until you know whether you gate the amendment. or. i think a timing question. we will design it and move forward i think if the we knew

it was not an option it would be manage we would reexamine. >> you will move on both. continue to design. >> we can't in lieu fee the track working with the department. we can get that. >> yes. i need ton the language that you are supposed about are you may be the city attorney can help us how we amend the conditions. if an in lieu fee is public they don't have to grant permission to use that. >> is this with the -- >> it is typical the code changes before a project has a permit. this would be no different we affirm should the code change that is an option. >> are we putting that in the condition? >> yes. >> since we agreed this will be

a prime site for that. >> i agree. i want to make sure the language is clear when we dot manslaughter. why i was going to suggest that clause included in condition 14 if in lieu option the experience can like or select it. it if they take vvenlth fee they are not required do it at all. of also on the timing issue the language drafted now that design and the informational hearing to planning has to happen before they submit the first permit? and i did in the know that's -- we could change that to before the planning department approved

or before issued. i don't know if that timing is relevant to the commission -- especially in the sense of if the projectment its must have with the option of in lieu aor if the sponsor has the timing when you plan to submit first mitts. not before we did the site permit that is soon after entitlement. the process takes a long time. the later that can be pushed back the more time will design the space and bring back a better design. >> okay. >> these conditions it is more in line with part of the planning review once we receive permits. if the commission interested in changing that super submit at prior to approving that may

allow flexibility in timing. it would be amended design of the public open space submitted for review prior to did you say? planning department approval of the first building. instead of submittal. >> prior to planning approval. of -- okay. and then everything else the same and if in lieu available this project could take advantage of this. excellent. working hard today, guys. >> before we go i want to add and you know we will vote anyways employees i'm not comfortable in terms of the adding the pregrand fathering because i sounds like the project sponsor going to design

and work with a planning in terms of temperature it leaves me uncomfortable of giving the option of inform pollute fee and createds more confusion. and so regard everregard was tell economic back to planning i'm more in terms of what the earlier condition that we had today i'm comfortable with this. but you know the pregrand fathering thing part of the motion and it is uncomfortable for mow. thank you. >> commissioner moore i see you put your anymore in the queue but don't think you have questions? >> i never had a question for the record mr. teague is fwhlding would be adaptive reuse with added office floor would this require one?

ure asking if this was conversion without going 50,000 opposed to physically aciding the office stories. >> this build suggest a demolition, first it is a new building ify understand this correctly. no. that's nocorrect. >> can a partial floor approximate building -- the first floor remains. >> the addition of office on top. >> yes. there is a motion has been seconded to approve with

conscience as have been amended. and submitted in the record >> submitted revision to strike acceptance and replace with planning approval of the first building or site permit application and adding a sentence, if in lieu option the sponsor exercise it. on this motion commissioner braun. >> ruiz. >> aye >> commissioner dimon. why aye >> commissioner imperial >> no >> commissioner koppel >> aye >> commissioner moore. >> aye >> and president tanner. aye. >> that motion passes 6 to one with imperial voting against. thank you i will close public hearing on the variance and grant the variance with the conditionss well as coinsiding condition regarding design and

in lieu. >> thank you. commissioners our dr was a hard stop at 6 o'clock and i believe staff is on their way to replace them if we may take a 5 minute recess. sounds great. 5 minutes. sfgov? thank you. commissioners item 10 case 2021-004967, 27 stick divisidero a dr.

staff had a prior engagement and had to leave will will got on requestor's presentation. you have 5 machines. . i need to make a disclosure i was not awir that council for the neighbor was mr. @kin son a form are partner with my husband in a law practice. sent an e mill to the case manager and asked him it let her know this did in the make it through.

i aapproximately jiez. good even or early evening i'm gordon representing his family the adjacent homeowners to the project this is up for consideration. this i will say this project has been massive and credited know amount of disruption already. the house was put on stills the contractors did 2 story dope in bed rock. during covid they were home schooling the project started 3 yearsing on and no end in sight limit anded within the envelope. but the reality is that there

ask nothing left of the original house. the facade is entirely gone. tell is just almost inconceivable this could have been big are then and there they envisioned it. in addition to the deck in question. we should note there is a deck already planned on the northwest corn 30 is big are and will serve the needs of the deck we are here to discuss and a smallish deck on the front side of the house. this additional deck is in the necessary. we are told that we have been told tht reason the learning deck does in the suffice because -- the owner -- father is in the able to walk up use it because there is a small rise with the room that it is off of

and the deck itself. my client offered to pay for recollect its tick a look and so if there is not another way on the other hand it that was a reasonable and generous offer but fallen on deaf ears. the deck will provide a direct view to the cline's house on the left you see that is the sun's bedroom and on the right you see -- it -- the proposed deck looks straight in his bedroom. the paraphernaliaace bedroom a flower higher has problems that there is direct views from that and here we are looking out of the pirnt's bedroom on this deck. you could see the ceiling and

that it was not did not impose problems you tell no you see in the broom. they can't change clothes. it is really, really intrusive. and um -- barrier does not help because if the barrier is solid enough to avoid vow its is also solid enough to block all the light. block the views. and it is very, everywhere intrusive. in addition to the privacy concerns there is noise occurrence daytime and night time gathers feet away from the bedrooms of the house.

they are raising it to make it flush with the room where you step out of that room on to the deck and combuoyant that with the railings and everything else it is in the flat. there are simple fixes available. we have not heard why they will not simple low move it back from the property line 10 or 15 feet. reaction to this said that they prefer not to. i'm sorry this is intrusive and to say they prefer not to without role rational is just should be unacceptable. i think simple solution is to disallow that deck. but i minimum out to be force today move it back. way from the property line.

with this. this is my client i'm sorry if i does not introduce him. we are visible for questions. thank you may have some later. we'll heart project sponse you have 5 minutes. face the slide issue thank you. >> hello i'm steven and architect for the project. with mow the owner of the house. the project is an extension of the existing terrace important typeset point out. the existing terrace is in blue.

. and extension this we are discussing today is in green. the reason we are here it is prosecute poseed project in the 30% required rear yard open space. the teresa a level down from the officer top of the building. there san alley or garden passage between the 2 buildings. was in the visible in when we were looking at with the presenter the dm education dimension is 3.4 inches. this is a detail of the terrace. and to the right of the required roar yard listen this is the portion of the terrace this is already, proved the left is a proposed extension the guard ris

open metal work for access to light and air. keep met with the neighbor several times in person and phone visited his house to vow the 2 buildings. after we offered to revise the design. this does accomplish when the presenter is looking for it steps back the terrace from the property line. the highlighted area in bright grown is a suggestion for compromise to accomplice a planter area that would be nonoccupiable at that side of the terrace. a smallef part of the planting your that makes the portion of the terrace 7 foot 10 inches, way from the neighbor house and

the larger portion 11 foot 7, way from his house. these are mock ups will photos that we did together. with them and the left is one showing human figure and the wold to simulate the height of the planting and other is showing the shape wedge of the planting and pleasants we borrowed show when they would be like. the rep between the husband system off set. if sads not in the same line. than i are staggered this helps the person would electric become it view toward the neighbor windows. the facades ever staggered up the hill the slide shows how each house up the hill looks

over their northern mac roof top. andum so we think the extension of the terrace in i portion of the roar yard is come patable with design guidelines and property have is space for light and air with the space between the buildings if we step terrace become we have light and air and -- there are lots of windows in both rooms that was showed all face to the east. none would be affect in the terms of light and air with this proposal. also the niche to the east across the open space the open yards faces in both ofnies houses there is privacy concern the realm between the buildings to begin with. i will leave that at this for now. thank you. why thank you. that concludes presentation take

public comment. any member wish to dress on this merit come forward. or if you are call nothing remote press story 3 or raise your hand via web ex. when you hear your line is unmoued you can speak. good evening members of planning i'm william a redent 2576 green street. i'm here to represent my interest family mechanic live at 2576 green. i endorse anything the 7 major admissible the affectless on neighbors. i'm aposeed approval of further building at 2760 until they mitigate harms they have done to our property my family live thered since 1960 and the fourth generation is growing up in the

home. our discussions about the construction one thing is clear there has never been invisive and disruptive project then and there the one under way. worse we never responsiblesed indifference and unlegalness to mitigate the news ax our house is covered with dirt and suit. and family member suffer friday gust. cat called house guest and crash in the cars. reserved parking on the block for equipment and workers p in the remaining spots and block our driveways the noise is impossible and gone on for 3 years. we cannot slope in the morning and cannot tick naps stories at 7 a.m. and weekendless. i had surgery for cancer and suffered because of noise. our home life is a nightmare i

tried spoke to the owners about the occurrence they did nothing but blow us off and dismiss occurrence. in the past neighbors [inaudible] before, during and after to hear concerns and offer mitigation measures. when we have under taken projects we have didn't same. than i have done nothing at all. thank you, sir. last call for public comment on the matter. dr requestor a 2 minute. >> rebuttal was said. 2 minutes. >> first of all the pictures they showed of an existing terrace that was never a deck. there were never people out there. the notion it is incremental

change is wrong. second issue even with the way they proposed cutting the per of the property and move the deck and at an angle does not solve the privacy occurrence you can see in both program bedrooms the fact there is buildings to the east that compromise the privacy issue they are for away they are not buildings 3 and a half feet away. and they said there is bedrooms or window in both bedrooms that is false. this it is false. there is additional window in the parent's bedroom no window in the son's bedroom. when everyone is out there than i have his blinds close exclude a dark room. fact they think this 3-1/2 feet of the open space between the 2 is sufficient to provide light

and air. that is this distance. that is in the enough and it is not enough to iffect the privacy occurrence before am thank you. project sponsor you have 2 minutes. >> thank you. i want to mention a couple things one is this there was an offer to for design services to see if we make the terrace. accessible the truth is the other terrace is in the and cannot be accessible for structure ral reason and historic preservation reasons acornis and riing this is replace in the kind. and this it is height that presents lowering the it it a position make it accessible this it is a for to making accessible for his parents. we can look at the arial there

are otherses in the facade the one in the son's room an open to a sun room. true that is the only window in the bedroom there are other windows in the sun room that benefit that bedroom. >> thank you. concludes public hearing portion of this merit and dr is before you, commissioners. why thank you i have a question for the sponsor. heard discussion about on going construction work seems like going on for years can you talk about what is happening at the home? >> the construction was affected boy covid it the duringation extended. in a way that would not have been were in the for covid the foundation was significant cannot on a hell side and required a replacement and excavate low are necessary to replace the foundation that was per of the project by design.

they are noisy and difficult to will live through i understand this come completely sent condition tractor and pride themselves on courteousness and so i understand it is hard to live next to a project like this. but the part of life in san francisco in terms when i see and we are doing everything we can it mech it clone and courteous as possible. >> i don't see anything unusual about this project but add vise yourself exclusive sponsor to roach out or talk to the contractor and see if they can improve practices and speed it up it be concluded which you would like it done as well. hopeful low that is go a way it smooth over things. open to hear but i don't see anything extraordinary i will

call on commissioner moore. thank you for summarizing your position i share, president tanner. and there is nothing exceptional and extraordinary, unfortunately to restate construction noise in residential yours can be extreme low amplified by the quiet neighbor of our residential area. i live it one myself and absolutely nightmarish but in my case the site does in the clean and impacting the street n. this case i think i move to approve >> second. >> i want to skw i want to make surety project plans this reflect the trapezoid? it shows a small planter.

i want to have the right plans with the trapezoid compromise versus the previous narrow planter and i want to make sure staff has this. i don't know when is in your packet. i think -- commissioner tanner. i see that on show a 2.5. yes. >> yes. >> that is indicateod -- yes. >> great >> sometimes we have the versions but i want the most recent version on file. thank you. >> commissioners i have a motion to not take dr, and approve commissioner braun. aye >> ruiz. why aye >> dpi-month-old. >> aye >> imperial y. aye jam koppel >> aye >> commissioner moore. >> aye >> and president tanner >> aye. >> that motion passes 7-zero and places us on item 11.

264 diamond street requestor you have 5 minutes. we are asking for a 5 foot setback long the northern property side of the property. wing asking to mid block open spachls planning agreed the

mentes asked for a side set become confirmed after meetings can the planner the act and senior management we did not hear it today but recommendation is also to accept dr and approve the proposal with the modification of a setback. the sponsors refouz to the implement a set become. they think the residential design guidelines should not apply to them. ficould put up. this is when we are looking at here. the left side is our property the left is their property on top of this where they build a second floor. they refer to this as a first floor it is a full story above the ground.

i want to dru your attention to the bottom here, there is i learning play room window. this window is in the in the rendzers on the 311 notice and not in the shadow study the experience submitted to planning i'm not sure why. you see the shouldedo impactless and the light from the south will be substantial. will. there are windows on the other sides well that will be impacted we ever concerned visual access it mid block open space this is outside the kitchen window. and if the project, puffed wuft a side set become this is when we will lose. it is guide lines are directly on point.

the design principles say ensure to respect the mid block open space main tien light providing set become this is is when we are asking for here. the guy lines in the roariard it light provide set become on upper floors and i'm sorry. thank you. you see with their proposal there are no set becomes they have not complied with this guideline. similar share light wells e eliminating the cut out on their property. and the guide line for visual access to mid block open space setback upper floors rear yard setbacks or provide from the side property lines. they have chosen to ignore these design guidelines. and in his analysis concluded the residential guide lines quote, clearly illustrate

conditions and responses similar to this situation. that's when we are asking for a side setback the sponsors don't think the guide lines should, ploy to them. they say that the project could have been birth. i agree everyone project could have been big exert worse per neighbors this does in the mean you get a big pass it ignore the design guidelines for this project. that's the rowel they play by the rules everybody has to play by. pin to 2 changes they made early in the process. i want to emphasize the timing. in the typical situation modifications some after the 311 notice. heater changes were required by the department to get to the notice stage not vol tailor we

did not know about them until we saw them in the 311 notice should not have been part of the design and buzz they removed them does in the give them a free pass to ignore the residential design guide lines. if anything confirm happened defense designed wourt regard for the guidelines. we are not trying to block the project we are asking for a modest side setback on the northern side of the property them is called for in the guide lines. thank you. >> thank you. >> project sponsor you have a 5 minute presentation? president tanner and the commission. thank you for sticking it out today it hen a long day and here we are at the end. i'm betsy bayer and here

representing my part near heidi or son who is 16 years old and joined by our attorney scott emblanche and architect, kyle brunchel. 2 neighbors to spoke in favor of our project and may have john on the line. a goal with the modest reasonination to create a kitchen and family room that feltorn it our home. we needed a fungal kitchen layout. improved access it real with regard and enhanced privacy for ourselves and our neighbors to the north. our proposal accomplishes all of those goalless. you received 9 letters of support from our neighbors representing 10 of our neighbors. 4 of these live in a building next door. to the south. 2 others have a clear vow in our

backyard open space. this case boils down to one question. is it equal, frir and reasonable to require changes to our very small project to under mine the purpose to preserve our neighbor's view of our backyard? view of our backyard was the issue in his filing devoted photos and many pages of text to this topic. protection of vow is not a reason to seek dr. furthermore the dr requestor enjoys a sweeping view in fr his family room windows shown in the document. s sfgov.org

i like to point out our houses have identical footprints not narrow footprints but twin footprints. he enjoys a 5 and a half foot light well next to our construction. staff proposed a 3 foot setback as a compromise because our project expansion is so small it is a 10 foot by 12 foot infill area on the north side a 3 foot setback undermine the room we want to construct this bottoms evidence when you put furniture in the space. this is a look at the first floor showing the propose the construction to the property line. functional utility space on the left. living space in orange on the right and flow of foot traffic is in blue this is a closer view

of the kitchen and family room that is when we would like to build. this is built to the property line. you can see that even building to the property line there is bear low enough space to accommodate a small family room this shoes the impact of the 3 foot setback. had wall we are required bring it up to code and add a parapit. what that will do is create a

dead space. there didn't parapit and our wall you have 3 feet of dead space difficult to access hard it min tain and get animals on the roof of overhaul existing garage. we have to put metal influentialing on it and that is not manage that will be attractive to look at. staff has design guidelines to the project. the principle is small. a 3 foot setback it may seem mall is huge reduction in when we like to do. matching set become it is possible. >> that is your time. that may be present. >> thank you. don't take dr is my final

comment. >> open public comment. if you wish it address now is your town to do so. i'm matthew live at 278 diamond to the south of hide and he betty's home. i want to emxhndz you all president tan and commissioners having the word, equity in your discussions around electric vehicle charging water front resilience and consideration coming to teach are compensation. after visiting earlier this week to discuss this issue i concluded he is misusing the dr it block this project and hoe is/khrer he wants to preserve his view of the backyard and our backyard from his bedroom. window. even though he has a view of his yard come heidi yard from his

family room next to his kitchen and bedroom the request for 3 foot set become will ruin their project and defeet the purpose it was tended for it create a living pits in the family room next to the kitchen for themselves and teenage son. it is in the a fair compromise and violates the duty of planning department it balance the rights of the homeowner against the dr requestor. this is a matter of equity. hide and he betsy requesting the footprint and space that gabe enjoys with his family and child. what is good for the goose is good for the gander. thank you for your time and service to the city. >> hello it has been a language day. i'm not a great public speaker. i don't think there is ambigutey

about what is going on here. i lived my math awe carter i lived in the castro for 30 years. as i think about this project i'm struck this it is about the view out of powder room bathroom. if a tiny look in my garden i did not know i was scenic i have to be careful what i do out there. so -- when you off set the lots of having a dynamic social space you don't know the project but they are social. they have people over. and um they need the space they are great neighbors and to take small rooms which are small to begin with and make them smaller it vergeos having a large closet or hallway it is in the a social pace and the furniture

interferes with the door. although it seems like 3 feet it a world of difference whether the project ws or does in the work. it was explained to me that it was about the view. he said this it might affect his property values which is odd. you know views of me gardening and pulling weeds i had no idea i was so special and the final thing they think is new is they spent thousands it get to this point and i think we see there will be in a loop every step of the way they will hit a wall of complaint. how long is a family supposed to strug toll stay in the city. i don't want to lose them they are wornful people it would be easy for them to say forget it we are out of here. i really think we have to stop

harassing people. >> we will got g to remote caller press story 3 or raise your hand on web ex. soing no requests it speak commissioners, dr requestor a 2 minute rebuttal. >> thank you. there were inaccurate stip it is in the comments i don't think i need to degrees them. our concerns about the side this fitses our property andure windows i would in the expect them to share the concerns we have. i did in the raise image we showed earlier. if i could switch to the over head, please from the kitchen window this is in the a bathroom window the property owner don't want to comply with the design guide lines you heard nothing about this on their side not a

pos that was same as planning this was in i letter the planner sent to mr. winds slow. property owner pushed become on need to comply and requested another meeting that is in the referred in your packet. there was discussion of vow. they try third degree argument in may and again the plan are responded them the view of city view is different than the question of visual access from the mid block open space. not protected visual to mid block is called for in a residential design guidelines that has to be locked at t. is something this is called the residential design guide lines refer it it significant can public amenity or community amenity. i'm sorry. the last piece i like to address, is this the plans are

not the same. there was i built out long before we came on our property the conditions ever different well is a 9 foot driveway and we have a cut out. we have a side set become that is when we are asking for on the other side we ask you tick dr. >> thank you this is your time. project sponsor you have a 2 minute rebuttal. . look i med a recommendation arguing against him is playing one one against steph curry. daveit an mvp steph is but sometimes steph turns the ball over. i think this is a time combh david got it wrong i will explain why. is this project better then and

there the prosecute pose the project. the propose the project yes it goes to the property line and allows the functionality you saw before this sacrifices a living space for this notch here. up usability notch that really if you look at the studies gives no benefit to the neighbor. that is when this is about. residential design guidelines are guidelines guideline they show this is is one way of approaching an issue about side setbacks. having a matching setback. depends on the context. here there is already a 5 and a half foot setback on the property. the bring thanksgiving over to the property line is in the creating a hardship. other hand it is creating a hard ship to the modest edition they

are putting forward here. so i understand there is can be a knee jerk reaction a set become here should have one there you gotta look at context if you look the original proposal works better for bets and he hide and he does not create hardship on the nature. in addition when we met with staff the sponsors met to begin with than i said inllow of a side set become e eliminate this window parapit. they should not have the worse of both by losing the window and the side setback >> that is your time. commissioners, this is before you and as was pointed out staff recommends to take dr approve with modifications with a 3 foot setback >> thank you. >> being you share about the project in terms of the staff recommendation and how the

guidelines are applyd and in lieu of him being here you came to this. >> happy to. i the start oust by saying this is a small project this project and debating on recommendation taken a dispropotionate amount of staff time. i will show you tht project is routine, considering it a very small projects. during this press it guess to the normal processes we asked for a requirement of 3 foot setback. got escalated to me honest low and to be candid to tuck through the details i to being a look at it before it went out for notification. thinking the benefits of having things get ~esque litted is i'm not looking at it one item after another i look in a broad are context and for me, i looked at

fact they are shallow building to start with. down the 45 deep building they are shallow. the addition is shall will i. . with that i allow third degree to go out for 311, add clarity and add a bit so if it was a standard do a 3 foot set become it says in extraordinary circumstance this is is one of the mitigation measures i felt there was in the the need for i side set become it was dr's the requestor highlighted the fact

we checked asked for it and stick to. in and we went become and forth and saw each other's perspectives this is a line call. and we felt we had to give a recommendation not up to you that is where we wanted to go this is a close call in a black and white decision and the code the residential guidelines give you have fleckable. our typical for being consistent champions the big children is how critical to be consistent. our typical recommendation on deeper additions go 5 feet out and set become 3 feet this . is shallo that would be a 3 knife 5 notch at the corner. more line to do 3 feet we are also toggling with consistency

and consistency and cuts both ways. so the end of the day i said move forward with the recommendation you feel comfortable employmented to share that context that in the all decisions are straightforward. joy agree with the consistency point this is important in and that is the circumstances. i am not one often for taking d r nor often for going against staff recommendations i go the with will of the commission it is a modest addition compapered to others we see and do approve. and that go forward. i would be okay with maintain will original project without the notch. the notch due to the size it is a portion of the addition would, e eliminated from that

particular room. i'm open to hearing others. >> you can read my minds i was thinking the same way and rare low go against david winslow. i don't see anything i will make a motion to approve without the modifications so as proposed and not take dr >> second. are there commissioner comments, commissioner moore. >> i called mr. withins low to go over his ration with him and there are indeed 2 recent past projects similar where for how westerly we -- ultimately supported a setback and consistency, i appreciate you were menninging this is an

important guiding principle would apply to this project t. is i hard struggle we neat to look at it from the inside of the applicant to the reaction of the ajoining neighbor temperature is a small house but don't believe it is what we typically do. i would support mr. wins low recommendation which it is well founded in experience in similar projects. and would add this we uphold unfortunate staff is in the here today and would help us kinds of frame this discussion would be better. so we can decide tonight and have or continue the project

until proper staff. >> thank you. why we would be willing it return y. thank you, sir. in the not take dr and approve as proposed >> motion commissioner braun y. aye >> commissioner ruiz. >> aye >> dimon. >> aye >> imperial. >> no. >> koppel >> aye >> commissioner moore >> no. >> president tanner >> aye. that motion passes 5 to 2 with imperial and moore voting against and concludes your hearing. we are adjourned. thank you.

>> goovend, everybody. >> how is everyone doing today? >> awe some. great weather we were dreading it would rain today and look at the sky behind me. gorgeous. this was meant to be. my name is natasha i'm the executive vice president the development at bridge. for northern california. i will also be our mc today. on behalf of bridge and ken lombard could not be here today.

i want to welcome all of you and thank you for take the time to celebrate the grounds breaking for potrero block b. bridge was seconded by san francisco to partner with the residents of the potrero community and literally redesign the landscape that you see here. together, we embed on the long over due and critical task of figuring out how to figure out the potrero terrace andaneck. hours of discussion, design charettes and focus groups with the community resulted in rebuilt potrero. an ambitious vision to redevelop the site in a master plan with 1600 housing units, parks and open space, new street grid other thanning retail and community serving space that grand vision is surely taking shape before our eyes with the

development of the second phase with 150, 7 units of affordable family housing and infrastructure. [applause]. 1101 connecticut the building behind you, this you see across the street is 72 family housing units that opened in 2019 as phase one of potrero. potrero block b includes a 6,000 square foot child pace and provide a home notoriety cross cultural family center a childcare provider serving the communities for many years out of 2 existing apartments. in addition the block b development will include 4,000 square foot public minipark. the first of several parks in community serving open spaces that are an important part of this master plan.

our mission is to communities. i have been with bridge for many years. i joined the potrero team earlier this year. this is really personal for me. i upon really want to take this opportunity to thank the residents of the potrero community and all the other stake holders including supervisor walton and his staff. mayor breed, staff at mayor's office of housing and oewd. the san francisco housing authority, i see tonya here and staff. hope sf for welcoming mow to the team and post in the our collective effort to rebuild potreroism look forward to working with all of you to further our mission. lastly, a shout out to the small and mighty bridge team. april tale. susan newfeld. t. j. bryce.

listen all instrumental in bringing us together. give everybody on the stake holders the community let's give everybody a round of alaws. [applause] i would like to welcome supervisor walton who has been the champion of the rebuild potrero project. good morning, first of all welcome to the beautiful district 10 the sun is always shining. even with the expectation of rain. this is truly a beautiful day for us here and community to be breaking ground on another building more housing and affordable housing in san francisco and in potrero hill. my conversations with bridge

start in the 2007 and 8 when i was the director of the family resource center and talking about development and talking about how we would rebuild potrero we are 24 years later, we have first unitings up. more units on the way. this is what we really call fulfilling a promise. and we will make sure we continue to finish all the units that are going to be replaced here on the hill. when we replace units we are not replacing community. we make sure community can stay, live here in the same neighborhood where they have been raising family and work for the last decades. i'm excited to be on the board of supervisors to see this enter fruition. i look at members in communities and folks, note only lived here for their lives and worked here and been a part of making sure

we got to this day and thank the community and residents, they have of course had to endure all of the changes and designs. all of the different models before we got to this date and to see the work coming. thank you for your resiliencey to the community and thank you for showing up today. looking forward to had this is finished, we'll be back to cut the ribbon and people are moving in. thank you. [applause] >> thank you supervisor walton. i would now like to invite eric shaw to say a few words, potrero with the other hope sf project in san francisco would not be possible without the on going support of the mayor and certainly her staff at mayor's office of housing. eric? [applause].

>> thank you very much. and also proud to say i'm interim director of hope sf. i wear 2 hats and proud of both and want to thank and blessed and fortunate in that initiative as well. i'm proud to be here to celebrate the construction of another building of affordable home in potrero hill. it reflects the promise we made to the potrero public housing this no residents be displaced as we transform this to a racially and economically inclusive neighborhood. this is a vision of hope sf to create new possibilities and for a city on aging public housing cites this anies back years and guess back to previous mayors. promise deliver on the vision pass friday mayor to mayor. because while the city and the person in city hall may change the community deserves these projects. original buildings built 80 years ago and not built to last

for as long as they have. we worked to rebuild the community surrender way with residents move in the 72 new homeos 1101 connecticut. this will be here will be the seconded affordable housing to break ground as part of potrero hill master plan. will bring 157 new homes to the neighborhood. 117 of those reserved for current residents already call potrero home and will create 40 additional affordable homes new housing opportunity here as we reimagine this neighborhood. includes 10 units servesh reserved through the preference program so they are not displaced. the building will have on sight property management and service. community gathering spaces and on sight minipark and the public. affordable childcare approximate this is just the beginning.

i am honored gather to break ground on the next step for the community and i can't wait to be here for the grand opening the next decade planning up to 1700 new home in the neighborhood and 65% will be affordable. and as we invest more in potrero and build the housing we the great new community spaces, job ands transit opportunity. celebrate >> moment and lift up our communities and create tunes for all regardless of backgroundses. and for recognitions. i like to thank everyone involved in hope sf. raise your hands. >> [applause] i would like to thank bridge housing and team's architects, contractors and service providers took the time to gather feedback from the community. your work made sure the voices were heard and the needs were met. i want to thank the san francisco housing authority and are tonya? who has been an amazing partner

through this whole journey. and ultramarathon if we call it that we are coming in mile 25? thank you very much for your leadership as well. i want to thank the city departments including all my teams and the mayor's office of housing community development. can you raise you were hands? mocd? and our funders it is all about money and by the way we need more. thank you very much. i always have to ask. the supervisor that was your talk happening points to ask for more money. we will do that off line. i want to thank the california department of housing and communities development. provides fund to the california housing accelerator to allow this project to move forward this is one of 5 projects hope sf that are funded. i want to thank you very much. and finally i want to thank the community.

you put your faith in us and work for us and without you none of this will be happening. continue to work to commit it possible as we strife for a san francisco that is affordable to everyone. and with that i will bring my fellow partner and development and financials from the stage. ditransition. [laughter]. hands it over. >> okay. there you go. all of us should ask for funding. it takes a village in that space. thank you very much for your partnership as well. [applause]. before i start i need to take a picture from up here. i -- all of you etch raised your hand and i am getting pictures one at a time. congratulations your victory! good job! thank you. >> of course eric. good morning, everybody.

i'm hernandez deputy director for communication at the california d. housing and community development. it is my great pleasure to be here today. [applause]. on behalf of governor newsome, yea. don't record that. acd director valasciiys wanted to be here today and our entire departmentive want to wish a congratulations and honest low a thank you. i will go off script as i was upon listening to the speakers and eavesdropping on the side conversations, what really resonateed me and is at the core of great investment is community. theancy displacement efforts for this project are critical, they are so important and they speak to when we really care about that is giving people safe,

affordable homes for long-term. thank you for this hard work. thank you to the community. i know it can be tough to trust government. and work with government. and i hope today you feel some success. we cannot be here without you. [applause]. so as you heard, we invested through our housing accelerator fund approximately 94 million that mean this is project within 6 months went from the, ward to today this . is unpresidented, record breaking and critical to keep this project moving. we put in another 20 million with the california growth council for investment in infrastructure, bike ways, walkways and making better transit connections the under production of house nothing general and affordable housing coupled with historic red lining

and other policies made housing unaffordable for far too many in our state and for too long. we need more communities like this. the housing accelerator will provide approximately 5,000 new housing units throughout the state they will come online extreme low fast. developers like bridge and per ins like in the mayor's office. want to thank mayor breed, eric, your team. we need that commitment. this project is years in the make. and we need that dedication so no matter who is in office the projects move forward and represent the community who deserve and over looked for too long. look forward to victim in the city of san francisco. look forward to more opportunitiful i will get prishths after this. i'm looking forward to. thank you again and i cannot wait to be back. our director wants to back when

we cut the ribbon and welcome more residents home. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you. we appreciated both the state and the mayor's office of housing for the funding they have provided this and other projects. i would like to invite jonathan, executive director of j. p. mother abchase. >> chase bank provide financing for block b. in addition to the subsidy funding reach out to the banks and our investors always to get more funding and we want to thank you for your support. >> thank you. jonathan beach with chase community development bank. an honest torto be here thank you for inviting me.

just to start, i joined chase 4 months ago. prior i managed santa clara affordable housing department of i want to admit i have didn't least amount work of anybody here but get the honor of speaking at the ground break. that said, i want to thank bridge. and all of our partners here today and congratulations on the ground break. i have been a fan of bridge for a long time at the city and at chase. and i could not think of a better development team to tackle a complicated and master plan development on a site like this the oldest public housing sights in the city. you know chase roll roll was to provide 150 million dollars in construction financing and 50 million dollars in permanent financing and despite the big number there is is no may the project is feasible without the mayor's office, housing authority.

monica mentioned, this project here is an example of the success of the state's housing accelerator program to fund projects that would have been stuck in the bottle neck to get tax credits. this projects this otherwise may not have been funded. who knows where the project would be today without the accelerator program. chase, we funded a number of fais phases through hope sf. we are prud to be a part of the broader initiative. but what is happening at potrero. i want to thank bridge for having us here today and block b is part of the larger goal to the larger goal to increase access affordable housing for everyone. i think we are looking forward to seeing your vision realized here. and come become to see this master plan development fulfilled. thank you and looking forward to

communities thrive here. [applause]. >> thank you. i would be remiss if i did not mention the housing authority as always one of the providers for all the projects here. housing authority [inaudible] and i want to reach out and thank my colleague, tonya, for her leadership and partnership and looking forward to working with you to expedite when we have here. thank you. [applause]. and last but not the least, i want to invite april tality tow come and say a few words. and acknowledge and village of folks you tell we partnered with to make it happen. >> i want to thank april for her dedication approximate hard work in piecing together the

financing, you all just heard how much it takes to put the projects together. and as monica said, and i think eric you mentioned this and jonathan; we applied multiple times for financing throughout state under a different program and not successful. and the govern obviously upon his priority is to increase the amount of affordable housing and expedite building housing. i want to thank april she was curating the applications and trust mow they are not easy. lots of details. i don't know april how many times you applied, twice. >> okay. >> i really would like for to you come up here and say a few words about the projects, your experience and we want to acknowledge everybody. instrumental to work here today.

thank you. >> good afternoon, everybody. i think we can do better. good afternoon, everyone! >> thank you. i'm april tally senior project manager at bridge. i am delighted to be here as it has been a challenging and yet rewarding time. on behalf of bridge housing i would like to take a few moments to thank several team members for make thanksgiving development a reality. i like to acknowledge the residents of potrero public housing. thank you for your patience with this process.

we also like to acknowledge the neighbors of potrero public housing as well. we looic to thank our community based organizations that support and uplift residents such as the chant shanti project, care. stand in peace, neighborhood house and rdj. >> our architects paul, jeffrey, alisa and anthony for the creative design. thanks to gary string and the team at gls for landscape design. i like to thank our consultants at ph pc for financial consultation throughout the predevelopment through construction closing. next i like to thank acc, sunlight and power. concord group and way point our construction managers on this project. thank you to matt irwin.

robert and the kay hill team for partners in the redevelopment of potrero. you all know kay hill was the gc for connecticut as well. we appreciate supervisor walton and his staff for supporting the project and a huge thanks to the california department of housing and community development for helping us >> yes. helping us put your funds from the california housing accelerator. they were in lieu of traditional 4% tax credits and bond [inaudible]. this project would not have been able to start construction and create jobs without them. once again, thank you to the mayor's office of housing and community development for providing both predevelopment and gap funding. i want to thank ryan.

sailor abrendzon dwyer. sarah, lydia and eric shaw. additionally, i like to thank staff at oewd for support and asisterance with needlement approvals and the permit process which can be crazy. special thanks to hope sf staff for your community development effort. thank you to our construction and lendser chase bank for funding the development. i would like to thank acknowledge -- henry, wendy richardson and linda for their hard work and next i like to thank the staff at bridge. we could not have reached such a mile stone without you our accountant. and also a some thanks to our community and residence dents

services team for their work to support potrero residents. thank you to jeffrey mccormick and bpmc for letting the potrero hosting and available to answer questions. and finally i want to lynne and ellen for host thanksgiving events. thank you all. [applause]: >>ing events. thank you all. [applause]: >> music music [music] >> you know, i remember when i

was a teenager, they did i think it was on the grammys, boss scags narrated the san francisco scene and they did a spot on it and how it's evolved and convergence of multi culture and the emergence of gay community, lgbtq, it was not even called that then. >> so like any good listening back then, i played softball and a friend on the team said, the fire department is recruiting women. i took the test in 88 and 89 i got hired. and i always say this, it was like a perfect career, it was like social work, i love that connecting and helping people

aspect and physical. so i was like a social worker with an ax basically. and i just thought, this is like, this is it, i hit the jackpot. part of my story is, i grew up across the street from a fire station and as a young girl, i use today love going in there and would go in there whenever my parents voted, they the old fashion voting machines. sxifs in awe of the place but i never saw anybody that looked anything like me. it was all men, it was all white men and so, i never knew that i could do that. this was in the 70s. and i worked in several different things and i was at the pride parade in 1991. >> and the chief of the department, she i did give her courtesy card to come in, i remember it to this day, june

30th. the hand and hand together and i was with a friend of mine and fire fighter named anita prattly came up to me and we had a mutual friend and we didn't meet. and she came by the table and as soon as i looked at her, i said hi o to my friend, i could see she was super athletic. >> and she knew my friend and she said hey, do you want to be a fire fighter, here's an interest card, join us. >> there was something about her that could roll with the punches and also give a few punches. she would be great and i just knew it. i did give her the courtesy card. it was my greatest achievement. >> and it was something i saw myself, yeah, i love a good crisis. and i'm good in crisis and i'm

good on thinking on my feet. and i'm you know, super fit and physical, maybe i can do this awesome. >> but just in terms of pride in general, being able to go to pride and be who we are and be who i am, it's like the sense of digity and equality and inclusion. i was always incredibly proud to represent the community and to be doing service for the community, because that's what i love doing. >> coming to san francisco for me, was really key because i love the city. the city is so vibrant and diversity is really, it's one of its treasures. so being part of a department that represents diversity is huge and so important to me

that we welcome everyone. and not just face value, truly to integrate to have diversity, have representation not just on the fire fighter level but all levels in this department, all ranks up and down the chain of command. it's huge and it's, stepping in as a woman of color as part of the lgbtq community, means more than just myself, right. i represent more than just myself. but as a leader, other people in this department, other people in the community that are looking at me and seeing that there is space for them. and so that is really creating space for everyone. >> when i first joined the military, it was still under don't ask don't tell. i had to be super cautious about what i was doing.

i was still figuring out what i was doing. i joined when i was 19, i knew i was part of the community i was not accepting yet. my first duty station was officer guam and that's where i got to explore who i was. and being under the umbrella of don't ask don't tell, and having a friend being separated because he was gay. it was very rule. had you to make sure that you were following the rules you needed to do everything you need today do. i was fortunate to be there when don't ask don't tell was repealed. you find people who are making a big deal about it, the next day everybody went to work like nothing happened. we were accepted and nobody made a big deal about it. work performance was even better because you didn't have

to hide something and worry about hiding. the transition from that world into this one is basically the exact same. i was able to just jump in and just you know, not even test the waters. >> i grew up with firefighters, my uncle and cuss infor a volunteer department in canada. here it's quite different, bigger department, a lot of different people. you know, just working with san francisco i really enjoy having all the different personalities, background, experiences, i'm a pro lead rhyme now. i'm a year into my probation and i'm already finished. and i felt like everybody has brought me in and show me what they know. and regardless of my sexuality, my gender, my race, i was 28

when i decided to change my career and go any different direction. i'm 35 now just starting out in a whole different field. >> san francisco has a large population of lgbtq community in general and our department is reflective on that. the one thing i love about the san francisco fire department, is we do look like the community we serve and we're making every strife to reflect that. so even in our out reach, recruitment efforts, we're trying to make sure that every single person including the lgbtq community has an opportunity to become a member of our department. soz a subpoena officer, it's important to make sure that i welcome my crew. that includes every single member that is on my apparatus, i feel we can do a better job. >> my dad was a football coach

and he taught me to persevere and be committed and i'm showing that i'm doing that. i'm very proud to say that i get to start my career off as a fire fighter for the san francisco fire department. and i'm proud to be who i am, proud to be all the colors that i represent, proud to be, you know, i love being a woman in the department and to feel comfortable with who i am and very secure and excited to come to work. >> you know, one thing my mom also en grained anything we set our heart to and anything we wanted to do, the only thing stopping us was us. it's my dream to be a fire department member and i'm here, being changed because of who i was and now being able to out and proud of who i am, it's, i feel it should mean something. >> it's important as a san

francisco fire fighter, that we understand the community that we serve. it's important that our department is made up of different genders, different ethnicities, different sexual orientations, because the community that we serve need to reflect the apparatus. >> i've seen, i've seen the evolution of this department, i've seen it change through the years. we're in a better place than we were many years ago. i think we continue to evolve. i'm really hopeful for this next generation of leaders who do smart, determined, lead with heart and i'm hopeful for our future for this department going forward. >> we're your department. we're here for you. we're you and that, and i really believe that san francisco really embodies that. i tell you, it was the greatest decision i ever made.

i kept thinking, my gosh if i didn't play softball i wonder if i would have heard about it. it's funny you plan in life and gu to college and you plan your next steps, but the most profound decision nz life, is how you meet people are random. i was meant to be i think and it was such a great fit being that social worker with the ax, that's it. >> so i see san francisco and san francisco leadership and government as a beacon for the entire country. because we are so up front about what we believe in, we're really up front about inclusivity and i know that, others look at us, many look to us. we've had other departments, contact us in terms of how do

you, how do you do this? how do you create a diverse equitable and inclusive workforce? and so, but i would be lying if i said that we don't have any problems in california or in san francisco or in the department. we are out liars, sure? are we doing our best again to address those things with implicit bias training? with changing the culture, our department has made huge huge leaps as has the city and i really feel like san francisco is part of the solution to moving forward in a better way. people are individuals, there are a lot of different types of people in this world and celebrating our differences is what pride is all about.

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robust public engagement process since 2018, the port and city and federal agency partners have developed waterfront adaptation strategies for public review and engagement. adaptation strategies are a combinationf construction projethss and policies to defend san francisco against flood and earthquake riskbs to create a resilient sustainable equitalb waterfront for the next 100 years. we'll need to use different approaches dependling on the unique characteristics of each neighborhood and shoreline. continuing to defend locations against current and future flooding at the shoreline while defending further inland in other locations to create space for our expecting future fwluding. the port is committed to insure adaptation strategy create students for san francisco historically underserved communities. we want residents to engage in decision making and benefit directly. we have a once in a generation chance to

defend waterfront jobs, housing and public spaces from floods and earthquakes and reiman jts with more pub luck open space, better access improved mobility somewhere enhanced ecology. join the port of san francisco and let your voice be heard on the future of our waterfront. learn more at sfport.com/wrp. >> i love teaching. it is such an exhilarating experience when people began to feel their own creativity. >> this really is a place where all people can come and take a class and fill part of the

community. this is very enriching as an artist. a lot of folks take these classes and take their digital imagery and turn it into negatives. >> there are not many black and white darkrooms available anymore. that is a really big draw. >> this is a signature piece. this is the bill largest darkroom in the u.s.. >> there are a lot of people that want to get into that dark room. >> i think it is the heart of this place. you feel it when you come in. >> the people who just started taking pictures, so this is really an intersection for many generations of photographers and this is a great place to learn

because if you need people from different areas and also everyone who works here is working in photography. >> we get to build the community here. this is different. first of all, this is a great location. it is in a less-populated area. >> of lot of people come here just so that they can participate in this program. it is a great opportunity for people who have a little bit of

photographic experience. the people have a lot, they can really come together and share a love and a passion. >> we offer everything from traditional black and white darkrooms to learning how to process your first roll of film. we offer classes and workshops in digital camera, digital printing. we offer classes basically in the shooting, ton the town at night, treasure island. there is a way for the programs exploring everyone who would like to spend the day on this program. >> hello, my name is jennifer. >> my name is simone.

we are going on a field trip to take pictures up the hill. >> c'mon, c'mon, c'mon. >> actually, i have been here a lot. i have never looked closely enough to see everything. now, i get to take pictures. >> we want to try to get them to be more creative with it. we let them to be free with them but at the same time, we give them a little bit of direction. >> you can focus in here. >> that was cool. >> if you see that? >> behind the city, behind the houses, behind those hills.

the see any more hills? >> these kids are wonderful. they get to explore, they get to see different things. >> we let them explore a little bit. they get their best. if their parents ever ask, we can learn -- they can say that they learned about the depth of field or the rule of thirds or that the shadows can give a good contrast. some of the things they come up with are fantastic. that is what we're trying to encourage. these kids can bring up the creativity and also the love for photography. >> a lot of people come into my classes and they don't feel like they really are creative and

through the process of working and showing them and giving them some tips and ideas. >> this is kind of the best kept secret. you should come on and take a class. we have orientations on most saturdays. this is a really wonderful location and is the real jewel to the community. >> ready to develop your photography skills? the harvey milk photo center focuses on adult classes. and saturday workshops expose youth and adults to photography classes. >> right before the game starts, if i'm still on the

field, i look around, and i just take a deep breath because it is so exciting and magical, not knowing what the season holds is very, very exciting. it was fast-paced, stressful, but the good kind of stressful, high energy. there was a crowd to entertain, it was overwhelming in a good way, and i really, really enjoyed it. i continued working for the grizzlies for the 2012-2013 season, and out of happenstance, the same job opened up for the san francisco giants. i applied, not knowing if i would get it, but i would kick myself if i didn't apply. i was so nervous, i never lived

anywhere outside of fridays fridays -- fresno, and i got an interview. and then, i got a second interview, and i got more nervous because know the thought of leaving fresno and my family and friends was scary, but this opportunity was on the other side. but i had to try, and lo and behold, i got the job, and my first day was january 14, 2014. every game day was a puzzle, and i have to figure out how to put the pieces together. i have two features that are 30 seconds long or a minute and a 30 feature. it's fun to put that al together and then lay that out in a way that is entertaining for the fans. a lucky seat there and there, and then, some lucky games that include players. and then i'll talk to lucille,

can you take the shirt gun to the bleachers. i just organize it from top to bottom, and it's just fun for me. something, we don't know how it's going to go, and it can be a huge hit, but you've got to try it. or if it fails, you just won't do it again. or you tweak it. when that all pans out, you go oh, we did that. we did that as a team. i have a great team. we all gel well together. it keeps the show going. the fans are here to see the teams, but also to be entertained, and that's our job. i have wonderful female role models that i look up to here at the giants, and they've been great mentors for me, so i aspire to be like them one day. renelle is the best.

she's all about women in the workforce, she's always in our corner. [applause] >> i enjoy how progressive the giants are. we have had the longer running until they secure day. we've been doing lgbt night longer than most teams. i enjoy that i work for an organization who supports that and is all inclusive. that means a lot to me, and i wouldn't have it any other way. i wasn't sure i was going to get this job, but i went for it, and i got it, and my first season, we won a world series even if we hadn't have won or gone all the way, i still would have learned. i've grown more in the past four years professionally than i think i've grown in my entire

adult life, so it's been eye opening and a wonderful learning >> first let me acknowledge paul we left outside. he is under the tent, which is good. he is an ambassador. cudos he is amazing. [applause] thank you and to acknowledge another doctor carol tang director of the children's creativity museum. put a nice roof over our heads appreciate it, carol >> welcome to the