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proposed continuance. item one, 300 page street a cu authorization is proposed to march 16th of 23. item 2, 330 rut lage a dr proposed to march 23 of 23. and further commissioners under the regular calendar item 12, for the water font plan certification of the final impact report we received another request for conditionance from the port to march 9 of 23. i have no other items 2 posed to be continued. we should take public comment. if you are call nothing press

star 3 or raise your hand via web ex. >> good afternoon i'm norma garcia we are prepared to go forward we will defer to your choice on whether or not this should be continued. thank you. we other dr requestors. >> last call for public comment on continuance. public comment is closed and the continuance is buffer commissioner imperial. move to condition 1, 2 and 12. >> second. >> on that motion to continue items, commissioner braun y. aye enthusiasm commissioner ruiz. >> aye >> commissioner diamond. >> aye >> commissioner imperial. >> aye >> commissioner koppel. >> aye >> commissioner moore >> president tanner. >> aye. why that motion passes unanimously 7-0o and will place

us on consent. all matters here institute a consent are rutone by planning and may be acted upon by a role call vote of the commission no separate discussion unless a member of the commission, public or staff requests. then the matter shall be removed and considereds a separate item at this or a future hearing item 3, for 601 towns end i cu authorization. item 4, 1700 california street a cu authorization. and item 5, for 1700 pine street a cu authorization. members of the public this is your opportunity to request any consent items be removed in order for them to be heard

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they lowered their hand may be they were interested in another item. >> i'm calling about 1700 pine street project. to be pulled off consent calendar and i have been in advanced notice and i [inaudible]. okay. >> [inaudible]. >> [inaudible]. >> is this you are requesting 1700 pine? >> pineful item 5 will be pulled off scent had we come to that through the chair. at the end tell be heard at end of today's agenda. can we hear it after item 14 before dr >> sure. will be heard for the mfbt public pulled before the drical dar after item 14. >> okay. so -- anymoring member. public

withhold like to ask that the other 2 items on content be pulled. seeing novenl public comment on consent is closed. commissioner and items 3 and 4 are still buffer under condition cent. >> move to approve 3 and 4. >> second. >> thank you. on is that motion commissioner braun. >> aye. >> commissioner ruiz. >> aye. >> commissioner diamond. >> aye >> commissioner imperial. >> aye >> commissioner koppel >> aye y. xhr moore. why aye >> commissioner president tanner. >> aye >> that motion passes and places us under commission items the land acknowledgment. commissioner imperial will read it fir us. ramaytush ohlone acknowledgement the planning commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush ohlone, who are the original inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula. as the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the ramaytush

ohlone have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. as guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. 1we wish to pay our respects by 1acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the ramaytush ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples >> thank you. >> indeed item 7 consideration adoption of draft minutes february 9 of 23. members this is your opportunity to address the minutes from february 9 of 23 if you are here come forward. if you are call nothing press star 3. or raise your hand. seeing no requests, your minutes are before you.

commissioner imperial >> move to adopt the minutes. >> seconded. >> thank you on that motion to adopt commissioner braun >> aye yoochl commissioner ruiz. >> aye. >> commissioner dip monday. >> aye >> commissioner imperial >> aye >> commissioner koppel. >> aye >> commissioner moore. >> aye >> commissioner president tanner >> aye >> that motion passes 7-zero now item 8 commission comments and questions. there are no comment system questions from the commission indulge me, commissioners, as of march first, the mayor's office and the state and everybody from the covid restrictions and brown act relaxations reminds you as of match first you need to apore in person unless you have

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remain with the status quo given people are used to temperature i believe the major's office with the city add administrator's office and board of supervisors the issue direction to commissions such as ours, for consistency but until we hear that, i suggest we just move along as we have been. >> certainly i see handses up and on the comment of remote public access i think it hen successful and i don't think we had obviously will sometimes the technology challenged us but the most part it has been effective and you sometimes can't hear. but not a problem from it. and if it enableings people to give comments i hope we continue this practice thank you for facilitating that and sfgovtv and others who support that effort it was in the ease but

running smooth. i push none of the buttons and make it g. commissioner morand imperial? >> i support what president tanner said. this is a public forum and i think we have been successful in inviting public comment and making ourselves available to be transparent. this was not the reason why i press my button i wanted to remind staff and repoe my request to have a discussion on how we are extending the use of parking lots. i like to see policy including the time frames we a lot 2, 5, 3 years. some cases i see it repeatedly over a few year and is think we need to look at land resource in a different way. i would like a follow up discussion with staff, backgrounds and encourage the rest of my commissioners to support that as an idea.

>> spicht. thank you. >> commissioner imperial. >> i would in terms of the remote access i support that. i believe enemy there are some discussion in other committees the rules committee people with disabilities and seniors having come to the city hall is can be challenging. i think having this option of remote access for public hearing should be open sxichl do support what commissioner vice president moore and looking in the. sights we have and how to identify this and looking in as well as an extension of those why hucan we. the plan and in other city agencies cannee the parking

space in a more productive that aline our goals with the housing element. thank you. >> i think that's all, du have anything else commissioner moore. >> no. thank you. >> no worries >> very good that will place us under department matters for 9 director's announcements >> good afternoon. director of planning. no announcements other than drerpth hillous a deserved vacation this week. >> review of past events at the board of supervisors and appeals and historic preservation. as far as i understands there are no reports for any of these bodies sew we can move on general public comment. members of the public may address the commission on items of interest to the public in the jurisdiction of the commission except agenda items your

opportunity to address the agenda items when the item is roached in the meeting each member may address for up to 3 minutes. >> good too often issan verse row today for me and you because on february 20 of 2014 was the first time i came to talk about alterations that were really demolitions. . you can watch it on sfgov.org it is 6 hours in the olds days you had general public comment at the beginning and the end. it was nice. the this time i mentioned a letter i had written top mr. met calf in the head spur about affordability and i knelt my sthament and since then with the @rigzs creating big fancy homes, that affordability was the

issue. and little did i know in 2014 i would see 2-4 million dollars increases but 5-7 million dollars increases in some of the properties and noe valley declared the epicenters of defacto demolition. i want to read some that was said at the 2009 march 26, hearing when it is commission approved the c iv the first fwron 2009 what was said was we intend to return in a couple months after report on the first year of operation of section 317. that's what the ci did implements 317 passed the year before. and continuing, may make recommendations for adjustment of the thresholds that the code empurs you. the commission, to make. about the thresh holds for

alteration projects that are tandz emout to demolition. thank you and i'm visible for questions. i want to understand that in here is the. front of of his working folder and here is the statement. i think the cap should be adjusted twice and thrice. thank you very much. anyone else wish to address the commission under general public comments. come forward if you are call nothing press star 3. commissioners issue public upon comments is closed. we can move on to your regular calendar 11a and b. for the office project stutz

presentation. for the down ton recovery informational presentation. >> good afternoon president tan and commissioners i'm director of city wide policy for planning we have 2 items under 11 item b first will set stage "city's downtown recovery project. staff prom vied an update on approved office projects and i like to start off on behalf of the director acknowledging the importance of the downtown and the engines the city san francisco. not only the engine is important but like tall is important to fine tune and maintain temperature our report notes the downtown businesses generated half of the sales tax ref now in 95% of business tax. and the downtown is more. it is is reflection of the city's vitality and ingentutey.

the pandemic has taken a toll. san francisco downtown is in the alone in the slump. we are not alone in thinking about a better future. plan and staff researching and reaching out and lynch to downtown stake holders and have been talking with experts. you may remember at the start of the pandemic not much was clear. it was unclear hat public health emergency would be and unclear what trendses would e merge from it. once the emergency subsided. from how long covid last to question about the affects. we wondered were the affects temp rare and dissipate and retournament normal. we asked if we were seeing an acceleration of trendses in place prepandemic.

and wonder federal we were sighing new things that will be permanent changes to the city. time provide more clarity. and there is still much we are learning. economy is reacting and evolving and one thing we learned at this spoinlt there is no silver bullet. thereof is no one or 24 or 10 actions needed. . there are dozens or hundredses of actions the stele is taking and will continue on take. >> you may have seen the new york times had mother-in-law emotional baggage that cloppedoir think with covid. the before days and it is after days sounds like a clear were demarcation but than i are a foggy experience. we hope that pores that fog today we share the city avenue efforts to responded and advance a new vision for the downtown. start with kate the oewd

executive director and jacob the america of economic recovery in their presentation about the road map. lilly and planning staff will describe efforts. the item will conclude with presentation from the za on the status of the office projectses you approved so we have a full teaming and introduce them before it is over but look forward to sharing this with you and hearing your ideas for action. now director? >> good if afternoon. office of economic and workforce development. skw >> i wanted give a few framing slides to before we dive in detail and start with one of the most obvious questions something

we been is why focussing on downtown deeply and i will say had we talk about downtown some of us that moneys the financial district or subset of when we might see as the economic court greater downtown. what i wants to knowledge about today when we say dwoun town think of its had the as the greater downtown the areas of inner core had comprise the heart and soul where people works and major offices are. footage district for sure and south of market and mid market the market street spine is important in public transit notes. sxf civic center. so again the question, why

downtown and now inform as many of us moves through the pandemic and saw with the shut downs people coming in work and people manage to the center for dining and shows and recreation. we have a sthaft is snot going back to how people work. and how people think about coming in to work. coming to work in our economic core but this is a trends reflected cross the country and the world. in san francisco, part of the reason we have seen jump a quick move to more remote work is our industries technology centric we had an easy in many sectors to pivot to remote work and continued ease to allow mealpeople it work remote the trendses settle in the to a

pattern. that if is changing how people think about make a decision to come to downtown. historically before the pandemic downtown represented more than 80% of our gdp, where most frans san franciscans were coming to work stlchl an important kwe question with work place and neighborhoods. it represents a large part of your tax base. the tax base that feeds our general funds. and -- beyond just the boarders of our city it is the city connected through transportation and supply chains and congress ties to the region we play a role as well as one that is local. covid has many impact this is is the road monopoly we will go through with you is designed to push back against and really

layave future path way forward. we have been of major u.s. ecstasy the slowest to recover in terms of our office use. that is an important thing to bear in mind. people were manage in the downtown first am to work. and then to do all the, things that have an impact whether dine nothing a small restaurant or whether going through take advantage of arts, entertainment or shopping the industries have suffered as our use of our downtown has been far low are than was prepandemic. we had the will dual impact of the office workers coming in les and the same time due to travel restrictions we had an immediate hit during the shut down to travel and tourism which it is our other largest sectors the good news that is coming back

more quickly than our office work. but still had a significant impact on tourism exclusively visitor and the economy. and on our business travel which is also historically important part of when powerhouse our downtown. we are facing a budget short fall 700 million dollars in the next fiscalier that is due to the impacts on the tax base. so. i think we and i will say we as a city government and community in the business community and our neighborhoods i think we are

at a moment in twhiem we recognize the opportunity to not look back but now forward. ically will back the a road map a combination of work happening under the direction the mayor cross our diameters including planning, oewd, dpw, rec park and everyone working together and across opportunity community with businesses, resident and ordinance of bars and restaurants and art's organizations to put together a plan that will focus oat 5 key visionary pill arts. condition to double down clone and safe pedestrian and working and living environments on

streets. creating much more of an all hour dynamic dest nigz that will be a shift where we were bfrment downtown with more something that was more a daytime come to work and go home. really taking advantage of our center of our transportation system and continuing to push forward in the fits of the budget short falls that public transit agencies are face to push forward to a transportation prushth approximate doing all of this with equity competence inclusion in minds. the last thing suggest that you will see now is a road map not a plan or thing we're embarking on a journey when we endeavour to do is build out a website that

we can condition toityerate on bring new place and community across the city and community about progress against the different mile stones. and dash board we worked on with the city controller so we look at economic indicators as we go forward. this is the beginning and we are excited have this body in plan and other diameters with us. and so with this i like to introduce jacob who will talk a bit more about high level in the plan and in our road map today. office of economic and w force development. good to be with you all as always. and as kate mentioned i the go when is in the road map the mayor reasonable doubt out in

her state of the city around 9 strategies and 50 initiativesil not go through all 50 of them. i could. i won't. first strategy is as kate mentioned foundational everything else making sure this people perceive and experience downtown clean and safe environment. we than we victim work to do there. this strategy includes initiatives that are learning low under way in coordinating function its does include enhanced public safety influence having adequate police staffing and nonpolice response including the ambassador programs and i think 10 different street response and out reach organized by the d. emergency management and homelessness and supportive housing one i will flag new this

year is something the d. emergency management is rolling out. people understand how to take advantage of the resource i could rattle off 3 team names. people need to be what call to make when they see something that is a piece and building on and making sure the teams have resources they need. iot next is attracting and retaining a range of industry and employers this is about doing the basic economic development work this most cities do all the time in san francisco, we will had it easy we have not done a lot of this week because we have been able to attract new industries without going and seek them a study hacommissioned a competitive industry assessment to identify the most promising and high growth potential industries attract to san francisco will need in a campaign that oewd the business

team will lead to go out and attract the new sectors and major players to come to san francisco. relates to the tax code. the mayor introduced last week package of tax incentives and reforms on the tax relief it is one part delaying increases in the gross receipt tax and creating new office space industries that locate in san francisco to get a tax break. 2 million dollars per company. up will through 2028. asking the krelltory do a scan of the trax structure and make stewart is competitive and it is broad based as possible.

>> the third strategic new use in building the area that is the planning department and your team and dbi. liwill talk about a bit i will not steel too much i mention it is making sure that our zoning is flexible. not just for office to housing conversion. yes well is work there that liel tuck about and making sure our baseline zoning allow many uses and reduce barriers there for people to change things up in our buildings or a new building. one piece is that we are working with planning department and your steam to look at the projects entitled and interesting done to make it aedz to make changes.

i think the next isys to start and grow business in downtownful i think we talk about downtown we talk about corporations and offices butt your that suffered the most small businesses the ecosystem that grew fruaround this foot traffic and struggled and suffered. this is focusing on mall and large businesses but doing everything. building on prop h and the recovery act your planning staff has been great and working with oewd to get store front permits out in 30 days. and it is also if you know look at going on with the free program waves fees in the first year.

planners interested in the vacant to vibrant perform. this will be working to match businesses with a vacant store front. and make it easy to get in one part is matching and techical support top do air pop up. and this is a really easy way for a new business and idea to start. which is the 30% on good market. you know ghaen feeds in the vibrancy people impression of downtown an active place to help businesses start and grow. this it is going to include on going work with oewd, mall business. per mist center and plan to get

permits out. we have been talking about the businesses involved in our recovery. the next looks at the other half the w force this . >> includes a number of initiate if i was the workforce commission will work on to make sure our training and support programs are tailored the needs the businesses very much everything is shifting around and stretching up out roach to the hard to reach workers. people this dropped out of the workforce and don't have the skills they need in the current environment t. is talking about housing. you know people want to work here they need a place to live. . will included is implementation and housing for all plan and congratulations again torn here at planning. make sure we build the u nits.

make sure downtown is not just a place where i came to workil do manage it is the other way around. am when people have the choice to work in come in buzz they have tickets to a show and meeting with friends. this is did about make sure down town is i dest nigz for night life, art and entertainment not just to work.

could be fee embarrass zoning changes or permit issues but creating a hot pot and have a troen come downtown. the next 2 initiatives are strategies are about leveraging our existingly infrastructure. to make downtown inviting. the first is our network of public spaces that we have throughout downtown. one item i want to note is implementing the permanent shared space planning staff done incredible low on. and now we are on the verge of it permanent. it is bring nothing new design elements. lighting or some public art in existing space. this is crediting new anchors or points of interest. one thing that we are building is landing [inaudible] which is to try to take alley ways down from the transamerica pyramid

can turn it to a pedestrian plaza environment. the other key piece is our transportation network centerses dun town and makes downtown the accomplice that is easy to get through. we need to build on that and invest in it. this strategy complsd on going work to make sure they are restoring service. bring service back. speeding up service and big picture things we have dead lines high speed rail in the transit centers. infrastructure we invest in the and also i think personal i hear about people talk about bicycle dun town. them statute mta will look how fwoldum downtown bike network north of majority work in the south of narcotic and nought financial district as well on a bike. final low the last strategy we

have this is about leveraging the w to promote a positive message about san francisco and reinviting people from people which don't live near downtown, come downtown or around the world to reminds them we have incredible assets to offer. natural beaut and he culture and history. we minding people here that is one thing a visitor attraction come campaign launched with the advance sf social mead why come pain about promoting all the things not just going to be off set happening. we can see and feel and be inviteed check out. it will change every day. that strategy is about tying our story together. thank you for your timer and i will turn it over to litow talk about hayour team is working on

for recovery. thank you. >> thank you. i will zoom in nor talk about planning thinks and the things we have been focused on.

at the time the plan was praised as an effort to manage growth and address impacts to housing, transportation and the loss of historic buildings. plan centered growth the your in red and despoit the mall size in religion to the city contains jobs city wide. dun town plan supported house negligent neighborhoods and set goals for transportation and created new requirements for steled with benefits related arts, childcare, open pace and affordable housing. the plan called on neighborhood plans around downtown to preserve existing neighborhood and add more house and jobs.

majority of housing built since 1985 a mile of the c3 district. the graph illustrates the thinking and planning taken place since the 70s to shape mix we see today and this history is important as we consider what is the right to ensure downtown is inclusive for the next 50 years. corel touch on more buff a high level the city allocated 30 million square feet of office. 2 third system in the c3ic sdr. most pedestrian office that has been built in the last 20 years south of market. largely in soma. and in the last 3 years a shift toward small office projects. because the large cap has been contrained with central soma and prop e. corey will touch more on that. given this backgrounds and

history i think covid has forced upon us the upon opportunity to reimagine downtown. and when we think about covid impacts we organized them in 3 buckets. >> the first is the way that covid irrelevant heightened prepandemic trendses changes to brick and mortar with competition and brought changes to the economy and high rents and rising vacancies dun town relative to the city. second, can i haved caused change to the economy that the hope in when we see the trendses will revert back to prepandemic trendses. tourism, conference dining and cultural and arts activities near low seize in march of 2020 now seeing an upward trend in the activities. the nird is the most unknownful new trendses of that we don't

know the answer to yet. most note believe the frequency and intensity of physical office space. flexible worked changes demand for office result nothing high vickancey rates and had dramatic affects on all asspects of city limp eyeos street. retail and businesses that support office and commute patterns. many are grappling with remote work policy and think about this design of the office. if we look at office attendance in san francisco at the beginning of the pandemic there were differences among ecstasy. sudden fran is now ahead of san hose and he philadelph wra on parwith dc and below new york. will austin, texas a higher rate of office attendance. planning for downtown under way for many years mull pull plans are in place to direct office

downtown and prosecute mote housing in neighborhoods. and while zoning controls are flexible and, lufor housing as well as other mercial uses like labs the bustle is not returning as quickly what is the right mix and when incentives does the city need to support the changes. to answer our work is organize in the 4 buckets. the first is of the future of office. and jacob mentions a study under way and the goal is to identify the industries san francisco should focus energy for diverse ifkdz or have an advantage to grow the jobs back. both filling space and adopting to the business types. part of this work we'll explore code and other development incentives it attract the jobs

become to downtown. the second is expanding housing downtown. we are working with spur to understands had buildings might be suitable and what incentives coaching needed to facilitytate to ensure they are feasible. and looking at supporting amenity and facilities need said to ensure downtown is inclusive. the findings and recommendations near is expect in the march and we are working with db oishgs and fire to identify the barriers to residential conversions open space. rear yard and developing legislation to address it to help conversion. the third buck set around public life and retail. we noted that the changing nature in the impacts on street life and economic activity great work that are is happened around

public realm with the downtown partnership and the program around activation and part inning grounds floor businesses with space we support the programs. looking at grounds floor uses the c3 district is fleckable taking a look at zoning and process improvements to see if there are changes to be made to activate the ground floor to support businesses and eyes on the street. the last is union square. union square played an international role. remember different from the rest of downtown a center for shopping, entertainment and serbs. november of last year the union square alliance published the plan highlighting actions they would like to make x. we have been working with them to identify planning code changes to maximize flexible of use and

ensure well is a diverse mix of uses to create a strong economy this work will be done by summer. i out lines themes the department is wing on this is when we are focusing on. meeting with community based organizations to hear had hay are doing and interests and priorities. survey what other cityers doing to address recovery. collaborating on studies the covid impactance witness they are done we will develop a path to advance. we are develop being legislation to support downtown recovery allow are more flexibility will and all c3 and changes to the controls to support office to housing conversion.

we are working with other departments to advance recommendations for sinltives and parts inning with uli and spur on technical panel a service that brings together experts from feeleds and this path will take place in may. i know downtown is to which minds for many of us and feels different when we walk around. to address the challenges we were responsiblesing we identified short term actions needed and long-term view. the planning department help to advance legislation using the tools we have available to address land use flex abltd and changes to development controls to support conversion. we heck niez is part of the solution and lawyer other factors that impact the economy and take time for the market to responded. we will work with other department its understand prior

and trendses. and i want to acknowledge the interest of the. commission on the top and i can look for the to hear burglar your prior and it is public. i will turn it over to core tow talk about office and we will open it up. thank you. >> thank you. lilly and kate and jacob. good afternoon will corey teague planning department of the my role is smaller heave if you recall last october when we were buffer update happening you and over vow of the office allocation program. the commission requested we come back and provide more about those projects that have been allocated office space but not under construction. we monitor and electronic project this is received allocations to keep track of status had they started completed construction we

compile d that and provided that fer you today. the purchase this was not to come today and get in. fine level details about each project and s it was to provide you the over arching information about the project its begin haconversation. so, as was alled out in the memo and table that were sent to you we have 22 office projects now this have been allocated of by planning and are not under construction yet. there is an even split. upon 11 projects allocated the small cap and 11 that were allocated out of a large cap. small cap 500 square feet allocated about not under construction and the learning cap 5.5 million square feet of office of space allocated bye-bye not upon yet under construction. woeful have projects the allocations are part of long-term development agreements tell take longer to be billed

out. we had a couple in soma that are phased. phase one al sxagz phase wo. they show up in in the am tracking 2 separate but they are one project had that means is -- in the city now we have 5.9 million square feet of projects al indicated but not under construction. we have several projects theory technically in some state construction but not many. and then -- it was of -- helpful to point out we have 2 large office projects theory technically under construction. they have demoed the existing buildings or started construction on office building that are recognized on hold. that is in the a well defined term, lot are in different states now. were significant enough to point out the first being 51st street.

a large project we'll points out a typo that called out that project 1.5 million. table represents 1 penalty 05 million square feet. and then we have the former tennis club site that dem lagz lilgz is but in the started the construction of the new building >>. look at that remember is the full lives projects allocated this are not under construction. happy to go to details or question about thes project and huwe track those. if you are questions about the number themselves. thank you. approximate that concludes staff presentation open up public comment. members this is your opportunity

top address the commission on the informational presentations. hello this is dave you inned with [inaudible] we hear about the plan it is important this we have an understanding of past plans such as central soma mravenl may of this year over 2 months from now be 5 years since the passage of cements roll soma plan from may 18. there has been no monitoring

plan report produced by planning required by ordinance. as detailed a monitor report was of schedule to know released in twenty 21 followed by updates every 5 years we are now approaching 5 years since the passage of the soma plan we request plan happening urge the commission produce the required cents roll soma plan report to be released by the 5 year mark. may 23 this year. trainingor plans have to prioritize and driven by working clasdz residents and imgrants residents putting aside displace am of the tech boom focusing on growing the tech sector is a huge mistake.

. we need prioritize getting working class in living wage jobs that support families we need to ask how can we rebuild in a twha supports low income and communities of color and not try to get back to a downtown a driver of economic inequality n san francisco. thank you. last call for public comment. public ment is closed and this is interesting topic is buffer, commissioners. why glad you are interested mr. secretary. commissioner moore. call you first am i have 2 quick

questions first question, i would be interested to see the number of delay in fees. base on the project that the planned and we are not receiving ref now and how the nonreceiving of revenue affects other projects and plans that we have been developing concurrent to numbers it is sfwhag 2 projects large projects totalling more than a million square feet are not just under construction they are stopped and we really read different articles why they may never surface. i like an believing about the impact of expected fees and how they are hindering growth and recovery in other areas city.

we can look and bring back in a future hearing don't have the information for all the projects in total number and where they would be dedicated to go and theed impacts we don't have that available today that is something we can get back to you on. >> could you briefly answer the question are weave remember deratifying income from upon nonprojects other then and there property tax for unbuilt parcels or fees for delayed construction? >> in terms of impact fees they are assessed at permit issuance and not collected newscast first construction document that will is the first permit issued to allow construction to begin the foundation permit. for any in the yet under construction we have not received fees there. the fees are indexed you want the de feos to close to

construction costs at this time. it is not where the feeers staying stale they are getting indeksd every year. in the projects that are under construction they valid paid their impact fees. insights would be helpful for you to understands the magnitude of the problems. my second set of question is for [inaudible] this is a question you may have asked yourself i would like to you consider building them in as you move forward. a mrarj part of dun town recovery is the act ever engagement of participation citizens and ultimate. noticeable absence of our own citizen in downtown as well as in the neighborhood corridors.

the reason for that is, obviously, online shopping. and while during covid this was a way to protect yourself and really still be able to sustain yourself this time is over. i live if a multiresidentialing building there are 60 units where i live x. everybody is continuing justs they did during covid. every item from the most simple basic household things paper toughs, to everything else is butt on upon line. and until we encourage people to stop dog this we will continue to the lag to bring city back. includes neighborhood stores and everything else. in the meantime weep don't which shops have gone out of business

downtown. upon i go downtown and the store does not exist anymore do we need a downtown festival with 5% off. how do we bring people back and raise the responsibility. upon reinstatement commitment to the city and wean themselves from buying everything online? anybody want to respond? we often talk -- on across the teams working on this as well with our down city council stake holders that -- in the new era keep need tong about everyone as

towerist in our downtown that includes people on the west side of our city. what will make the difference with someone deciding to get off their couch and municipal and he head dun town. whether this person is a 17 year old individual might make a decision where she guess or someone working from home and making a decision to come in to the core. some retail trends were beginning before cosxrid covid accelerated them. trends for people to buy things onlineful things that small items was a shift before covid. twrop retail we see a bright spot is new forms of hybrid

brick and mortar is curating the product it is they have in the storm to be thing catharsis not as easy or not u nobodying to get online. we see a doubling down on retailers trying to create an experience that includes shopping. and as someone who spent time before i came to the city, we are still seeing strength in the retailers connected to local manufacturing use that location not as a myself have all inventory but consnurm to try something or design something that might still be sent to you were home. i k ea will be the firsture ban

city location. in the country. and what is interesting about it is that the miscellaneous this they are trying to really invent here in san francisco is trying to look at the again having retail be an experience where you come in and try and sdpien somebodying and on site be able to buy or design and be have it shipped to your home. they are also looking at new ways to combine working or coworking with retail. and i use that as an example that is a big company we see the same with our smaller retails. it does 19others that really accelerated such as ability to pick up or drop off or order something and go to the store to guest same day. those hybrid shopping experience

will be more than norm than the exception. implications huwe think about street level access and loading and drop off to retailers. i believe well is hope. and i do believe we create more of the models tell push back on the laziness with which many mark for identification us approximate press order on amazon. upon commissioner braun. thank you for the amazing work and thought in the efforts so far. great to guest this i know there is more and look forward to rollreading thank you for not sharing them all here today. the krsz coordination in the of effort and tomorrow gives me heart and confidence of this this is going to be on going press that will be one of learn and adopting as we go.

nice to see this is not i work in economic development strajs for ecstasy 5 to 10 year plan and great to have one coordinated plan by their city councils but at the same time there is a dharn it is narrowing the scope of the ability to learn and adopt over time. i like this it is a road map and the details we flush out as we g. i'm appreciative of the fact we are studying the opportunity. upon twhoing with downtown recovery is had are the assetss a dun town. we have a lot. the one this stands out the most

is our transportation connections. bart connections and -- caltrain as well. and -- so -- as we think about changing the nature and character. dun town and i realize we talk about the greater area. there are different aspects but it is the core office. core employment centers in 2019 majority of dpeem not live in san francisco. and i want to make sure what changes to land use, plan and code we make we are considering the importance of our downtown as a destination. and a place where people get the jobs that are not possible anywhere else. and a place where -- we --ment to make sure the ability to

leverage those transportation connections and i think that this iss we reenvision and have more housing conversion. try to make it in a 24/7 community. i want to make sure we don't lose site of the green house gas e missions and the other benefits of the transportation connections in the area. upon one think burglar our ancientors for downtown. as some of the. prospects shift over time. i think it is time to get creative and what is an anchor that bring in foot traffic this may be medical office and anything generateingly foot traffic in the day and evening. we have the night life and entertainment.

good to see that. tell is a gent rirt but i'm curious and terms of thinking about anchors and my last thought is just i appreciate the points made about the retail flex at in response to the transition toward the experience dining and drinking uses in retail this can't be replicateod line. i think one thing for planning been is the different way in which retail may get used and making sure that serve mix of businesses and retail space accommodated and accysts such as make a small business might be doing things like small scale production and shipping nogz selling goods in this space and i don't think we had a lot of this in our area the vol

unanimous for shoppers has been high this it is a strategy in secondary areas and other ecstasy. i think tell be person to see if there is anything in that approach and complimentary business office. i look forward. >> thank you. an area we have expertise. glad to have you here with us. commissioner diamond. thank you to staff for a well coordinated presentation that touched on all the big picture, and showed where the follow up work is happeningly i appreciate that. i skr a number of question and comments in no order. first i want to start say, du

get a job promotion or change jobs last time you were with supervisor mandelman. round 3. department 3. >> congratulations. >> we are lucky to have you question for, ewd, can you explain a little more how the gross receipts tax works. are businesses located in their concern offices and have fewer employees do they pay less in gross receipts then and there they used tochlt brought in by a

business that operates here and where the payroll is located. where the physically where the wars are located that can be attributed to the production of revenue. so what that means is in practice. incentive or a benefit economically to a business when their workers are not in san francisco. all the time if this worker lives outside of the city. the way to think of it the gross receipts we bring in is in the depending on having businesses. if we have office vickanceys we are not generating gross receipts. with the hybrid work environment where many of their employees live outside of the city or upon chosen to work outside of the

city, we receive less gross receipts tax the apportionment is less because of where the workers are located. and so when we didn't go into it today. additional. hope system we can under go another revision of over all gross receipts tax press in time for the next 2024 cycle. any changes would go to the ballot. it is a continued work in progress to able to take in account in our own way we think about doing taxes. the reality we were not plan being. the left time we went through the process to end up with our current gross receipts. we embarkod and used to be 100%

payroll tax base. we still are novelty distributed widely enough with which businesses pay more gross receipts than ~ess less. we have few businesses adopt and then when you have that introducing the hybrid environment it made our predictability and security around how much tax webling it to a business less predictable. why a couple follow ups. very helpful. does this mean the businesses that have remote workers are paying less over all in gross receipt taxes or less to us and more to other jurisdictions where employees are located? >> i wish i could say that other jurisdictionless tax the businesses in the way we do. we already have a greater tax burden than other jurisdictions. what happens is the quick answer is no.

they save money by having workers not domicile in the san francisco. puts nus a disadvantage. and dom we alone as a city have the ability to change the gross receipt's tax. completely in our scope. weave it is pret the much our city but voter enabled not something we can at a legislative level. we ever able to do things suspend or reduce taxes combu anything @ers the way we cathtaxes and anything that would raise tax on one versus another. because of different tax rates with business sectors.

second with the class b and c office buildings to residential which i know spur is logsesadment that you did nod hear and i assume they look at it in fire code and building code and electrical and physically how do we accomplish this. am but what i did not hear you sdurps the fees that we assess. when somebody chooses to do a conversion. and i wonder if we have on the table for discussion. either forgiveness or deferral of affordable housing fees if we switch from office space to housing? i recognize that we have an obligation to deliver not only am 82,000.

we need the funding for t. and -- we get no funding. i'm curious in the case of downtown where we have not only 2 goals going of one increase the i have better thans and he achieve a 24/upon 7 downtown whether or not in this instance the desire to achieve that conversion over the next few years is more important than affordable housing fees from the projects if this is to jump start is this discussion on the table? yea. i think the first day we focus on the control piece, what are the barriers and codes and second feasibility. part of the work keving different typologies.

our plan to bring first legislation to just get over with in terms of planning bear scombrers a second conversation around upon fee and feasibility. i want to make sure we are not losing site. we can change the codes we want. we are achieving no benefits. i get how important typeset is to have affordable and we need to do everything they can. mike appropriate. if it jump starts the use of the class b and c ofgs bodiesings empty or mostly and are not productive for you was from an economic perspective. okay. next question is somewhat

related commissioner braun's comment about institutional uses. so i did not see anywhere in the plan you presented today a discussion or focus on -- trying to attract expand institutional use. academic institutions. you have been we have a city that got world class academic institution in it. when role do they play. ir will be specific. ucsf is expanding per nasis heights they were in front of us and presented and subyekt it state's rules more than ours. beg your pardon complering putting some of their use downtown. may be student housing or office space. that december not depends upon colocation.

the i'm wondering where you are. kate, i'm glad you brought this up, commissioner, because it it is our view housing conversion is debate in the the media. looking at where some of our buildings make sense to be converted. setting aside pencil ability a serious consideration. they are too can't get light in the core and set thanksgiving aside. we believe that we need to be looking at the whole spectrum of ways to have people enemy our building in downtown. so that means housing. it also means looking at every possible commercial or institutional use that could work in the bodiesings.

when we look at the work the benefitted work to look at diversifying if the economic februaryric we include looking at institutions from medical. to museums to anchor manufacturing we have example in cities. detroit is manufactured on 5 floors. so i think our prop we look at hozing and look at all of the other way catharsis still commercial in ways but different from the single 10 at technology company. another bright light is more coworking. an office use but people using the floors different low than a

single 10 apt we hear from national and local coworking companies that they are doing well and have more demand. i think this part of the when we will see is new kindses of commercial users, as well as new ways demiegz space in our office buildings. allow people to work the way they want to now when people come in work is it to collaborate. we are seeing trendses on really remake the way the pace is within the offices work and looking at the things in city government at city hall. i am hopeful that what we collectively end up weapon is yes conversion of the buildings but also more flexibility with how we let people use many other office buildings knowing the economic drivers of the region

and the city. come from jobs the dinsity of people when they work is far greater.

i would in the say anything concrow but we are connected to those major anchors as well as our museum and we have a museum pop up under way now. we have museums not in the core who are already look at activations the vacant to vibrant program lends themselves to large are institution experiencing with space in the core. i'm focused on ucsf they were here not seek input. foals like they have not groindz they were trying to cross examine a lot in the space and if there is an opportunity to

have a discussion about how the project could contribute to the city. if there are use they were planning on maintaining whether they could be redirected downtown it is worth the discussion. >> i think that is the only point i'm making. >> we'll be happy to take that. >> okay. >> next question is. i'm intrigued how you are flipping the way we think of dun town on the head instead of people come and stay to take t advantage of instructs and entertainment that we need to think about people come downtown for other purpose. and i'm reminded about haa success sales force park is that it is the attraction i feel the

ferry building falls there as well. too and focus on and enhancement of the many -- ways we cannot take advantage of waterfront downtown especially i know how it used to be the free was there that we have this u naek resurface when we do to enhance that this . is a planning issue. would be -- important. i think about that as we were about it approve the waterfront plan that it complained rules including the one you are talking about which is the

attractants that bring people downtown. and the last thing i say i think your emphasis on tell our store secritical. and that our story can't be framed by national press. and i my guess is i'm not alone if this room in someone who pinches herself when wuk nothing the city and can i'm luck tow live here. i see buildings and cites and active random kindness. some vow where i think this is the most magical place. sure it has problem and we need to focus fixing them let's not lose site what a gorgeous place this is. with a compassion of population that tries to fix things.

one thought about this is -- even though the downtown surface the people used to work downtown are they in neighborhood restaurants or meeting for coffee in cafes are than i in markets and neighborhood theatres they did not used it. the focus here is on having a ribran downtown. that is an important fact that will be out as we tell our story. i don't know if there is work done or a way to measure that. i feel like that is important per of this story, too. i will invite our director of

economic recovery to talk about exactly when we are seeing on the data. thank you. to address your question around the neighborhoods we robbery tracking sales tax data across all of the neighborhoods including downtown. and so what we have seen is that, yes our neighborhoods are performing much bfrment mark for identification our neighborhoods are upon 10 to 15%. as compared. downtown remains below 25%. despite the fact they are doing better and this is a theory is

because. work from home and the point you are making about meeting at coffee shop and going to lunch. we do have aet net loss the fact this both tourism is down and office commuting from outside of san pran is significant cannot lowdown. and while the people concentrate in the downtown they would then sometimes go out to the neighborhoods and spent and so we are still sustaining a loss but most acute in downtown. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. commissioner imperial? why thank you and i believe i -- support men of the comments of the commissioners here so far.

and you know our downtown is will mall and we have big [inaudible] and so i remember back then there was a vo you tube video where this person tried get a quiet place in san francisco and every where he goes to a park and cafe. and now -- we are that is the big challenge for us, right. but -- it also reminds me as well in terms of back a couple of years when the former or latest mayor was doing the the -- remember the twitter tax make and how it also created a lot of tension in san francisco in terms of the businesses also this closed down. there were also gentification this happened.

of all of the sudden the rents went up. and so as we are also think burglar and i think there were issues back then that i still feel like still resonate. in terms of the issue of transportation. transportation infrastructure. you know during this time our transportation is you know i think -- it needs improvement and until now. and cause delays as well. so i think i just want to be mindsful of as we are trying to of course, recover the downtown the main infrastructure as well need to believing planned as well. as i remember the mission bay are more developed the issues of access to grocery stores. schools those are things that were a challenge, too. um but this is covid.

i feel some of the issues are coming badge and i also still want to eye light that as we are trying to -- happened what is the future of office. i want to think about our local economy. what is our economy? and -- like when you south korea i want us to be mindsful like as during the twitter tax break there were artists and musicians displaced. and night clubs closed. there were in terms of the local economy are being replaced. i want us to be mindsful we need in terms of the racial and

social equity we need to highlight the economy we will really need to support and worn thing this is the strug cell we wanted to have making a small business in san francisco is hard. so i'm looking forward in this pop ups you know projects; ewd is starting and promoting theim grant owned businesses. and the cost of creating a business. there is one cafe this is a block away where i live and complains how she is latina and grateful that she got to -- have her own business but took a couple years for her to -- settle that. and that is as we think about the cost of businesses a main part the costs are the rent.

there are many acceptabled and i think the reason we have legace business is that the costs are really expensive and that is also to think about the current programs we have that we need to strengthen more.

the oewd is here. you know hopefully there is 19 avenue and taraval and that is manage i would like to try to and as we are trying toful at this time store i think -- i really -- sympathize with a lot of the artists. san francisco has that dpeech rotisserie with art and many local musicians come, janice joplin we name a lot of artists from tan san francisco. combh one day we with dealt a presentation this focus on the

office revenues and i think are projects are still under way. in terments of office conversions to housing i want to be mindsful in the needs of the families we are trying to accommodate every. we think about student housing think about family housing as well. this is a big plan. but i'm look forward to it.

and i hope in some part of downtown plan we put a quiet place as we visit ourselves i remember before pandemic that was my where can i have a piece of minds as i go to church. thank you very much. looking forward to the plan. thank you. >> commissioner koppel. thanks to everything staff presented today. and you know, i try to stay hope. and like most things in the early 2000's could have not been busier 08 and 2010, things dried up. people were out of work for years and not just the highest paid workers the medium paid and low are wage blue collar workers this hits whom them a lot their

upon benefit and health care is department on work hours. people don't have paycheck and don't have benefits. it is dire as it may seem. i think it is starting to sink in this is not going to bounce back like we hoped. again we need to be relying on assets and don't forget downtown has the tall buildings and open pace and a lot of plaza that has a lot of areas for convocabularying and i remember there was ridging pers on front street every st. patrick's day.

everything everyone said. i knowledge the interesting things the way it is framed in recovery. and touching on what commissioner koppel said it going back. i don't think we are going become we are reestablishing and reimagine magging downtown.

i think a couple things i want to highlight what if we imagine a long turn and instead of court businesses that to move here how do we start businesses. that is starting different art's and tech buildings and whatever strep how do zee investments of businesses here locally of all types. we need to close the gap of restric approximate riality. we want you to start a business and not star a business if we have that we can say start a business but people say, i can't or that message am is strong are than reality of cernel points who will want to start a business here.

you have to want to come downtown to have fun we talked about this. this is the shortest cut to ribrancey is events. having events they take w to put on but if we have good events this is draw people from the city and the region i think we can get traction and belief downtown can be a ribrandt place and that will transact more of people saying i want my office well there is fun stuff to do. the anchor conversation i love the idea of education and medical office and a physical you want to come there and be

able to take part in services or medical or something this is more entertainment bryn like a museum hudo we have them stand out and physical presence in the street. last week after the hearing i walked down this is interesting little study i need something i wuked down to go to macy's i will go to nordstrom ridiculous it was closed at 7 clock i got to macy's looked around they did not are had i wanted than i said we used to sell it we don't sell it on line.

that experience sdpt street lights at night is not where we need t. we have to close the gap with the idea will have the people and grit and reality on the street when we are out there in the evening. figuring out how to ton put resources well and make it a place people want to come. had they do come they feel safe and excited come. it is one question i'm curious if the studies coming up. or the study this has been done look at what draws people to downtown right now. what is bringing people from the east bay or peninsula or san francisco. do we have it when i don't want is do things we think people will like them and come and don't know what is drawing

people to downtown. >> thank you. the bay your council foundation teamed up k is doing a survey we don't have data sources about that now. that information is too fresh they are dog a survey one of employers in downtown and one of bay area residents including the 9 county bay area to ask them those questions. how long has it been since you within dun town. what caused to you go downtown. why would you go downtown. why are you not going downtown. all of those we hope to have some insight based on this in the next month. >> i think i'm glad to hear you are asking the question its reflected on responsibles. you ask pep when they want than i say one and had they have done they say a different thing.

the dash board is on the biebs now. and you see we have a series of dash boards. we are tracking migration and tourism like hotel occupancy and employments. domestic and international. we are tracking employ am in the unemployment rate of san francisco and the number of jobs that san francisco based companies are producing. how this is recovering we are talking indm after house and who it come per ses to other cities and office vickancey rate and

bart. and a couple other. that is good. do you have data or part of the analysis or looked at or not important where people are coming from. i have this thinking around as the tech industry heated up and the housing crisis, many left the city to live and commuted dun town and now that was not necessary or not to commute as they once were and live where it is cheap exert have more amenities when sense of where are the hot spots and people who are coming in to downtown >> upon looking at that fromir data perspective. . parts inning with the transit

agency. an hour and a half commute is in the bad when it is 2 times a week. this is nonviable 5 days a week. we are looking at this. we have through the partners community based benefits districts. some of them have access to cell phone did thea how many come in to their district. will where the people are coming from.

we have folks who have large lose hos are themmeen if than i are not full turn over released a new company or new low relocating when are we looking at in terms of may be trying to increase the night life to we are getting the 24/7 with day and night time uses. being i have brandtful i will take a crack at this. so we are looking at&t lest a 5 year recovery in terms of irrelevant. you in we have a 25% vacancy rate in offices and we have never filled up this this is millions of square feet of offices that need to be filled. so.

just reality the logistics of fill thanksgiving space is going to take years. irthink this we are operating in what the recovery plan attempts to present is short, medium and long-term when we do to implement all of that at one time recognizing that the things will move firefighterer. lay grounds work for medium and long-term to take holds and some are going to take an amount of time. i think that now projections are 5 years. why thank you. why my left is looking at planning department and thank you for presenting the information of when we are doing. one top area around office torrential condition versions. i know item we are excited but

don't know if it is a place to put that men resources the number of buildings eligible from number physically and owner who wants to do it seems marginal. compared to the problem we are trying to the solve. in terms of the scale hathat can money for the downtown i want to issue cautious about this. we had not look but i'm not sure how big of a solution that is to the problem. that we are trying to solve and so knowledging about our resources being limited and

mindsful where we put them. with that said, i think thez are my comments. we had a -- left thing and talk to staff later is mr. with you's comment about the reportings of the soma plan got put on hold. how the plan funds have been spent. there is good new there is. this was machiney that a lot of the community before the pandemic and spent and seen a lot built. matt has a presentation for planning we can give this to you when the secretary is finds time. the use of staff on reporting is a good question. the pandemic caused us to look about where we put staff

resources and how it makes sense. our data group has been work to move things to more of i dash board component like what you see. oewd so there is dynamic live and information available instead of sinking resources and laid out of the and designed beautiful documents but time after you know one lead the first week of publication they don't get use on the website. that is manage they are looking at and we can talk about this. >> yea. great and good for folks like parking lot of cents roll soma to understands how our thinking is and prosecute void had they hope to see and when we hope to see to keep track of what is happen being there. do we have that last public upon meanter. press star 6 to unmute yourself.

them is sue hester thank you for letting mow speak i have been waiting since david spoke. i wanted follow up on when he said. downtown area has had a surrounding the downtown area had a lot of middle income and low income housing for decades. and concern this he has and i have is this we have concentrated too much on building high end condos in parts of south of market. and so it is one of the yours that we should dig in on. impelementedation in the housing element needs to be more than gets mechanic mum amount of upper income housing. it is a huge issue. you had a big hearing last week

went on for hours about san browno avenue. and one of the problem this is hit me is people were talking about how much they were waying for market rate housing and approximate illegal. i don't know i assume planning was paying attention. people paying for small apartment in the port ola district. 3 and 4 thoulgdz. ridiculous. one sthing we need to focus on that was a case offing corruption in dbi that allowd that to happen you have another hearing on san bruno avenue. we need to pay attention to housing for working people.

in the downtown area. filipino community is hugely impacted by office building this is are going in and upper income housing close to south of market. please, pay attention to housing. i look for people around i was involved in the downtown plan that when she showed the book i had. . become in 1980 on the downtown plan, but we are really committed to keeping lo income attentive in thes city and housing in the city and increasing the supply of low and moderate income housing people

who work in the city needs housing in the city. i will let this go but it is basically 2 sides of the same issue. >> thank you. okay. final, final last call on this merit if you mean are here come forward. if you are call nothing remote "pledge express" star 3. raise your hand via web ex. public comment is closed. and >> we have mr. rogers will make one more comment. >> thank you very much for your thoughtful questions i learned a lot. we brought the team here to hear and be able to responded i thank awfuls in addition to speeshs josh washing alison and dylan hamilton. >> thank you for being here and thank you for your work. we will take a short break and

come become for the remainder >> welcome back to the planning commission for thursday february 23 of 23. commissioners we left off on your regular calendar item 12 the waterfront plan report was has been continued to march 9. so that will accomplice us on item 13 for there are 34, 17th street. this is a conditional use authorization. >> thank you. before maggie speaks i want to introduce maggie. the planner 2 at the department started a year and a half ago maggie fell in love with the

city and went to guard school. masters in city planning berkeley and interned with rec and park planning prior joining the department during covid. we are thrilled have her on staff. thank you. >> good afternoon i'm maggie. planning starch. the item is a request for conditional use authorization pursuant to section 762 and 3 where are 3 to allow a public parking lot use in a portion of existing parking lot access row to doug an's funeral service for a period of time not to exceed 5 years the public lot golden state parking provide 21 stalls available to the general public. doug ans reserve for funerals and events the public let would be located within lot 13 approximate 14 to the east andk

sesz via existing curb cut on 17th street n. january of 2020 the sponsor conducted a parking demand study demonstrate a continued electric of access ping capacity within a half mile. including during peek evening and weekend period in the valencia neighborhood commercial transit district. the planning department received communication in opposition to the project concerns centering on adverse impactos period of time cyclist safety on 17th features bike lane and highlighting presence of transportational alternatives including municipal and he the 16th mission bart station. the department received 3 letter in support from business owners emphasizing the limited availability of on and off treat park for example customers and staff. and has the project of atendsant

impacted the street. cu granted for public lot in april of 2016. prior authorization. for a term not to exceed 3 years and golden state park the site configuration included access on al bion and movable planters. there were delays with the building permit and demonstrate in come mroins with that. so the planning department recommends and i distributed amended conscience of approval. to shorten the period of time time to vest the prescription from 3 years to one year. the d. findses to to be necessary, desirable special compatible with the neighborhood. provides amenity and the site would be under utilized access

row parking for you it is funeral service the project isom balance, kinlts with objectives and policies of the general plan and mission area plan. this conclods staffy presently egg i'm happy to answer questions. >> project sponsor. >> good afternoon. >> justin from behalf of golden state parking operator of the facility on 17th street the operator is here with me for questions. since this item is [inaudible] i will focus on the opposition. i think most folks know this property. it hen for the worse the site of doug an's funeral service since 1932 the residence denials kim it pay respects to the departed before their last stip south to [inaudible]. in 1912150 thousand bodies were

remove friday san francisco decoma with mission delores accept tear the last accept tear in the city the presidio is federal land. extent for the better i safe, scour place to park one's car in congested part of town without sufficient parking known for car break ins. doug ans the many motor iaries on valencia because it was rich in transit. until the 40s a trolley ran down the street to daily city to transport the dead. and special train cars were utilized the need for transit makes sense given the service customs involve door to do processions. comments received concerned about traffic fatal ities there have been in the been any on 17th since the operations began.

the project provides a necessary approximate sdirable service. doug ans begin priority use had they hold service. golden state provides vali services i significant benefit for patrons who are disabled. the area is short on parking. numerous restaurants utilize the parking lot and submitted letters of support. for these reasons we urge you to grant conditional use authorize for this temporary park let use for 5 years. before ending i want to share historic photos i found when research thanksgiving property. and their vow from the southwest. this is 1929. we have one upon from the late 90's. that concludes my presentation. the importance and i are available for questions. members of the public this your

town to address the commission. come forward if you are here. if you are calling in press star 3. thank you for a great staff report. i think this seems reasonable. certainly real like to see parking lots turn over the same time having the dual use of used for funeral home is typically a vehicle heavy events the way we do funeral in thes united states and a to be used for something cells a good use of hawould be a parking lot if we don't have this. so. those are my thoughts commissioner braun.

i have a question. to staff do i understands that the entrance is moved when paid parking from al bion to 17th street. >> so. the previous way suggested that instead of the way that the funeral home used the lot for parking 17th street an existing curb cut to mitigate impacts to like pedestrian and bicycle traffic, that mercial patrons would turn on to al bion and enter through the curb cut there. i think this we had issues verifying that configuration was ever enacted on the site. following the congresses of approval from that cua? the project before you prosecute poses that the access is just off 17th street and the lot that connect its al bion street north

of doug an? is in the a part of this project. it is simple low not involved. >> the lot that is north of it is that -- can you access this from within. it is one surface lot when you are in. >> i do not believe there is any physical barrier between lots 13 and 47 and 16. i would defer to the sponsor. you wondering about access throughout the entire porking lot y. my proirm suspect why access from 'll bion in part because the turn to al bion allow this is is in the desirable for folkos al bion allows the cars to queue up if necessary on 17th street to make the right turn to queue up in

bike lane. and 17th street bhiek lane is heavily used. i use it a lot myself i used to live on dearborn across from this. and so i am that was never execute the upon entrance has been on 17th street and i think the by product the doug an's property is 4 separate parcels. the parking lot we are talking about are 2 separate parcels the build suggest another thirds

parcel and the al bion strip of parking this is a fourth parcel. and the lose is for the 2 parcels that are officialing on 17th street. and that is why i mentioned in the presentation there has been no incidents since than i have taken operation at the property am one thing i think is a reason for this is there is an attentive there to address queueing when people in up the atendsant takes the car that reduces the opportunity for queue to come up and result in becomingum in the bike way. i get i don't have an answer i speculate there hen no incidents and no commrinltss by the operator. >> okay. i say from experience it is related had there are funerals that is a tricky bike lane. but novemberigate but regardless. i think this is a continuation

of a greater use of afternoon existing parking lot and so i'm i don't have strong occurrence at this time. >> thank you. we have one public commenter i will go to that and the commissioner. >> you need to press star 6 to unmute yourself. just a quick thing i'm not going to call to oppose or support it but i want to note and encourage you to the sponsor to add electrical vehicle charge to the project. as you are aware san francisco has an e very close parking lot ordinance only for 100 space. as we see project sponsors

moving forward with things like this. it is its useful to been what we can use the processes to expand our ev charging infrastructure which is looking throughout the city. over all. thank you for your time. commissioner koppel. >> want to follow up. are there plans or just entertainment of the thought of instuling charging stations? thank you. commissioner. we never had a request in the past. it is something we can look into. there are 21 space at this parking lot whoo swon a car share it helps serve the mounts in this way.

motion to approve. >> second. >> there is a motion and seconded to approve with conditions. commissioner braun. >> aye >> commissioner ruiz. >> aye. >> commissioner diamond. >> can i clarify that is with the conditions as amended >> yes. >> yes. >> aye. >> commissioner imperial. why aye >> commissioner koppel. why aye >> commissioner mor >> aye >> and president tanner. >> aye. >> that motion passes unanimously. placing us on item 14 for 258 cumberland a conditional use authorization. >> good afternoon president tan and are vice president moore and the commission. i'm vincent page planning staff am the project before surequest for cu authorization pursuant to planning sections 229 president 1303 and 370 to legal ice

demolition of a home at 258 cumber land on june of 2019 building permit was issued it allow a vertical and here zantal expansion to the property in the approvals and resulted in removal of sxae % of horizontal elements and seventy-four % of it meets demolition in planning code 317 of the building permit was suspendod june of 21 and planning code case was opened. the proposal would not change the design the project the department approve in the 2019. as for the sponsor the product result in construction of a 3 story, 3, 994 square foot 5 bedroom dwelling with open space and exposure on the front and

roar of the building. the project site isch with the learning residents special use district, it is in the subject to the controls exceeding 3,000 square feet it was accepted for rehave you in twenty 21. when the project was noticed included [inaudible] on the west property line they were removed by the sponsor in response to neighborhood feedback the department is not, wear of opposition. we received one letter in the left week reaffirming i desire to ensure it not contain a roof deck reflected in the plans before you. the department is recommending the addition of second dwelling to maximize density. with minimal to no impact on the design, the building could acomeidate a second with exposure on the front and roar and access to more open space

than required by code. plans before you exhibits b were submitted by the sponsor and don't show a second unit. if the project is nullified as recommended staff would w with the sponsor to modify the plans as need. the department findses the project to be necessary issue desirable and compatible with the neighborhood and consistent with the goals and policies of general plan as maximize density in rh2 district and. modified recommend by staff. would help, bait a violation of the planning code it is a development project stagnant for 2 years. this concludes my presentation and i'm visible for questions. thank you. why project sponsor you have 5 minutes. >> justin from rose again on behalf the ordinance of 258 cumber land who purchased the

property from the prior owners i will turn it over on aaron and jump back in. . i bought the property in 2019 if i'm not sure. in the beautiful neighborhood of delores park and -- i'm hoping the committee will help me accomplish this -- this -- target it has been sitting for 2 years and -- thank you. the alteration permit came ever a significant amount of out roach with the neighborhood result progress i dr request and variance hearing. agreement was roached for the

project the same as proposed today to achieve agreement a roof deck and stairs were removed. not appreciating that prior engagement after the ordinance purchased the property they reincorporated the elements not well received by the neighborhoods. including discussions with mr. sin cota you will hear from insure low the owners have appreciation and removed those elements. there were opposition letters submitted before they were removed the comments received support the original design which is what is before you today. the 2019 ateration included horizontal exceeded the threshold vertical was not close to being xoeded. during construction elements that were expected to be present were not. i think i understand.

home was conduct constructed in 1910 on 22nd and relocate in the 1948. to relocate the home it was dismanualed, trans portd and the puzzles put together. the puzzle was put become in the promotely. dbi conduct an inspection on april 19th 2 years ago. after dugsz it was determined the lack of framing was deemed a removal. coupled with approved beam resulted s2 and 7 the demo tripling from 24% to 74%.

the plans called for work this result in increase the 317 numbers the plans were fill in the the case do you to insertion of i biome and electric of fripping the vertical wall removal exceeded threshold this is is not where someone is trying to pull the fleece over planning eyes to achieve something this could not be achieved. the property is in an rh2 zoning. this application was filed timely such this a single family home pursued is per missable. we have modification to the conscience of approval we can share. accordingly. we ask this commission grand conditional use authorization so

the project mech complete exclude the eye soar and target removed. today surrenderals broke in for a fifth time we are thankful for the quick action from nashes alerting us. that concludes my presentation would the architect porns and i are visible for questions. >> thank you. upon this is your opportunity to address the commission on this matter. come forward. if you are call nothing remote press star 3 or raise your hand. i'm david sin cota. and i want to thank mr. zuker and clines for working with us to bring this project become to what it was. at that time the condition to remove the roof deck from asked

for by neighbors was didn't condition for removal of the stairs as well. and those reapaired. inform kidnap case, i want to appreciate today to work withous this. i have suggested some language to mr. mainlying on has been cooperative on this. that -- am these -- conscience under the new notice of special restrictions required repeat the conditions that no officer deck be there. that secondly, no stairs will be added. we will not go through this againful there was a condition in the variance decision that required working together on the location of the fence and the details of the fence and i asked for this, too.

i'm going to give you a copy of the examples i reviewed these with mr. zuker and he has no objection to the added to the on notices. i can give these to you and that's all i have. thank you very much. sfgovtv can we go to the over head, please? thank you very much. i'mric correl 39 years ago my wife exit bought a mall victorian here. .

the old sands bourn maps show that activelies built on 50 foot wide lot. it was subdivided 2, 25 foot lots around world war ii. my former neighbor moved the house to the 258 lot in 1948. a tight fit the 2 straddle a common property line and built a fence and retaining with you for the western upon boundary in the rear yard. 258 was sold in 20 scent to a real estate speck later had developed the plans for this building. we spent thus around and hours with lawyers and consultants to mitigate the impact of the monster home in our lives. worked with the new owner, architect and the neighbors to resunrise the project to meet everyone's needs. will the design changes include a 5 foot setback.

demolition of the western stares e eliminate of the officer deck. fence height and exchange, the neighbors with drought the dr application and supported a vicious required for president trump in 2019. the agreements were documented in the plans and the vicious decision letter i will am trying to show here. >> so we thought. upon in the latest cua package the original sponsor was exploring ways to kirkum venn changes we agreed to for support of the variance we no longer trust them on honor their agreements. the stairs and officer deck are removes an active application exists it add them. we ask planning deny this permit and accomplice a notice of

restriction to prevents the roof deck and stiers be add instead future. and codify the height of the property line fencing does in the exceed the height of our existing felonies we have been living next to this site for 3 scombroers wish to see it completed. thank you. and vincent page has been great. a great staff member we appreciate his time. thank you.

ir thank mr. page and miss burger on this case. i c.j. hunt a thing in the mail the other day and included 4 sets one from 2017 and the 2018 variance and 2 post enforcement the the one from 2017 looks like it should have been a demolition. i don't understand how it passed. the 2018 vicious than i were different. today in your packet mr. zuker's brief included the witness through from 20 then can part of the [inaudible]. but this is 2 side thing the permit tracking and the sale and arrow in how things used to work in dbi this is a speck welltive

project and may be it still is, i don't know i know that the 20 snaen am if someone locked they should have00 autothing was i demo from the get ghchlt is my take. given going on in those years with development in noe valley and delores heights that falls in the pattern. so you are here to aushg proust cua which obviously you doll. could there have been a different outcome if they were adjusted. could the house have been fixed. it was relivable people lived in it for years.

>> thank you, that's it. last call for public comment. need to come forward, raise your hand or press star 3. seeing no requests to speak. commissioners, public ment is close third degree is before you. >> i will give my comments first. i think that i appreciate staff bring the proposal having a second unit. i'm pursuaded by the discussion urined the demo versus

intentionally going boost scope. i don't think adding a second unit does much but continue this to be under construction for more years. i don't think is a benefit to the city, neighbors or sponsor i'm okay with as is. i'm okay with the nsr restlikzs, number 3 i don't like setting a height to something theles could chink in the future if we set it to the neighboring's property if than i change their fence this obgetting to change their fence sight. i'm okay with 1 expect 2 but 3 does in the make sense. those are my comments, commissioner koppel. >> this could be seconded or not a motion to approve with the ns restrictions 1 and 2. i will second this. >> call on commissioner diamond.

that question for the sponsor. is your cline opposed or supportive of the second unit. >> they are opposed would not suit their family needs they have 4 kids. why i'm having a problem with the staff's suggestion we add a second unit it feels it is an rh2 i get this. butt decision to require people to meet a minimum density is a big policy decision approximate one we should have with the housing element and them ip uncomfortable in impetz thanksgiving requirement and one off base i. in certain projects that come before us men not aural of them. and that i believe it is worthy of -- further study and we should be looking at this as a

real policy question. and if we want to go this way, should be done through the adoption of an ordinance. not through an informal policy that is imposed based upon the comp sifthz commission. i recognize we might have done in the past on certain projects and staff is responding to what we have done but i feel now that we -- have the housing element in front of us the way to proceed on this subject a big and important subject. not just a second unit make tlour there are 3 in rh3. this is where the analysis is at this time consequence of doing minimum dihns density and my preference is to do that virtue of an ordinance where crediting

know center. i would not be in spchlt adding the second unit under the is shes in this case. if you set a height. relative to the fence. there is in the vicious decision

it requires the ordinance of both to agree to the design. tell be resolved. >> this would -- okay. motion no second house. yea. commissioner braunful i do agree with the potion and agree on including the 2 restrictions and not asking for the second unit here. general low speaking, i would like to push density i agree with the comments this is is manage we need to #ow as a broader policy decision. i thought it was -- from mr. page, will will we spoke earlier

and thought it was hearing the project,llowed i'm supportive of the project as is because of the time the application came in and approved under the existing rowels to the your at the time. but today the project could not be, proved under the upon special use district. could you walk through how things have changed since snen >> resident 3,000 square feet in special use district. large residents special use district you need a cu authorization where the commission rivered consider whether [inaudible], prufing the cu increase density. >> thank you. i think it is fwhg if this came today we would have more of a leg to stand on for asking for second unit but i don't see that the case for this project. >> thank you. du have snog add. >> followingum on commissioner diamond.

we are a staff more than happy to take that direction at a level. makes our direction to applicants much more straightforward. gives us manage to points to in the code. we strug welasking for a second unit when not in the code. we don't have chapter and verse to site. and i think you hit the nil on the head we received direction through various actions over the years on the commission it we were intercepting were direction. we are here to take your direction and understands the concept of requiring a robust legislative conversation if we want to have minimum densities rather that than if you are out to demolition we'll require it. we appreciate the discussion and happy to take that feedback.

there are large houses that when before xus had i pattern of folks adding a second unit. and i think that was something we lookod and adjust the unit. i say for myself this case is different is a project coming back because of the tandem out to demo and the defacto demolition versus fresh and starting. i think to commissioner diamond having a conversation what is our direction. not through this case but through the discussion of when do we want to see as a commission and body and use our authority working with other tors have legislation. i hope you don't take this from the commission but schedule this conversation to make sure the projects in the cue.

i love to see it if they are eligible. i don't think we would be sad it see that i think we talk about it pace by case versus a noose is in the fair. why we are planning on bringing back demolition controls. i think this is the right mobile home for this discussion on and we do encourage pokes to add a unit. and will continue to. >> thank you. >> i will speak on behalf of a number commissions before this one. there was a learninger element with over limited partners commissioners who all served for longer type and there was enough collective discretion to push for a second unit when there was no protection over a large residential district.

and did will result for housing in new units not learning are than 2,000 square feet. and past commissions i speak about commissions i served in previously for the commission was not going to reward am malfeesance by allowing an over sized u nit is not typical approximate what was referred to megamansioning. i believe this is the case here as well. for this very reason including i think the cloinlt in his letter to us expressed the support for a second unit. there is a comment the city needs more house and have in objections to the second unit

for 258 cumber left-hand side as recommended i recommend commends planning staff for bring it out i regret the sxhigz in the using discretion in light of the pressures on us. and any one unit makes i difference and the commission realized the last 16 years i have been sitting in this seat. >> thank you. why do we have someone else for public comment? >> there is. i think there is. let comments today. caller press star 6 it unmute yourself. it skounds like you are talking about a project on cumber land?

>> yes. i dial in the at end. i'm not calling about that. >> no worries. >> commissioners, there is a notion seconded to approve the project. as a single family dwelling. >> did you have something? >> having heard the direction regarding it remain a single familyip want to bring condition of president trump in the staff report. that would apply if it were to be a 2 unit building but would not i want to call direction to approval 8 mandate dwelling unit density 2 units. upon page 18. left at 2 units fiknow the

direction gigmented to flag along with the bicycle park requirement of 2 for 2 units. thank you. >> perhaps amend the megz to have a motion reflecting one unit at the property. >> indeed. i thank you is language thought the motion. refers to 2 units that will have to be replaced. >> yes. >> approximate a motion the motion would be to approve the project proposed a single family with suggested conscience 1 and 2 striking any reference to 2 units through the the motion. >> on that motion commissioner braun. aye yoochl commissioner ruiz. >> no. >> commissioner upon dimonday. >> aye >> commissioner imperial >> no >> commissioner koppel >> aye >> commissioner moore. >> no >> president tanner

>> aye that passes 4-3 with ruiz, imperial and moore against. commissioners that will place on item 5 from our consentical dar. for case 2022-00 five 559, property at 1700 pine street a cu authorization. >> good upon afternoon. commissioners president tanner on behalf of kimberly. the item before you is a conditional use authorize 1700 pine streechlt at cornef franklin for a change of use at the site from the previouslies autorepair use to fleet charging and greater than 6,000 square feet. report is bia tw story over basement with 2 garage openings on franklin.

project involves electric charging infrastructure and would allow the servicing and storage up to 40 fleet charging vehicles exterior will not be altered. as the date of the motion staff had not received public comment regarding the project. the project was noticed. and posted properly. the department believes the project size will be desirable for the neighborhood and recommends approval with conditions. this concludes my presentation the experience is here to answer questions and provide you with information. thank you. sponsor, have you 5 minutes. president tan and members of the commission and planning staff.

i'm hannah. i represent [inaudible] power the violent of real estate and development. we are the ordinance of 1700 pine street and responsible for the conditional use application before you today. >> can you poke in the microphone more? so we are here to ask you for support in granth the cu authorization to allow the ev fleet charging project to proceed at 1700 pineful a part of the application requirements we submitted plans and responses to relevant code. and communicated how the project promotes the policy of the sudden fran general plan. i believe it is important to note in our mittal we attempted address occurrence approximate issues raised during the commission hearings to consider the ev charging legislation by the board.

issues equity competence traffic activity vehicle miles traveled at the site and pest safety were discussed in the required upon findings. the project is our first, in san pran fran we hope to develop more similar to it the fooin pine street project is similar in scale to the project approved by the commission 85555 geary. both are part of cruise network and this will be the fourth. we believe this will this location allows ride sharing to the western and northern neighborhoods of san francisco. we agree with the recommendation of planning staff and ask to you grant the conditional use authorization for the project at 1700 pineful our tenant and development team are available if you have questionless. we are excited for the

development. were were upon that concludes the presentation open up public comment. member fist you wish to address the commission you need to do so coming forward in the chambers or raise your hand. pressing star 3. . no members in the chambers go to remote callers. >> good afternoon [inaudible] i want today call and let you know this the project sponsor has made a commitment to ensure that the ev charging installed boy skilled and trained work ishsz practicing the highwayest level safety as one of the of first fleet charging ev facilities in the neighborhoods.

surrounded by. am [inaudible] and [inaudible]. upon concrete building. and ev charging does present hazards. it is important it make sure the people installing have training. my understanding the contractor they are selecting is certified with electrical training program reflected in state law as well as the federal infrastructure package and gold standard for electrical safety [inaudible]. thank you.

this is sue hester. i want to from raise the question of what is the level of hazards on the street for no driver electrical vehicle capps. this is a cap that is not have a driver. and this will is the fourth time you have been asked to approve a project like this. we have had very interesting stories. this was an intfrns admission for muni. everything halt exclude had a hard time no driver to alert them to pull up to the side. there was a large interference with muni operations in mission. the intersection because muni is going around the corner.

also there was a fire intfred with the san francisco chronicle, i believe that planning needs to have a conversation with the fire department and with people from muni. because if it is a hazzard to muni operations and fire trucks, because they think the people don't have read fire hose on the street. you can see the fire homes if you are a real driver. if you are doing cruise operations, you don't have gone see on the street and understands you are interrupting fire operations i ask planning to take seriously the conflict

with [inaudible] cabs no driver in there. this operate at night and the operationless of muni and the operationless of the fire department. thank you very much. >> okay. last call for public comment. you need to press star 3 to be added to the queue. seeing no requests to speak. public comments. i see a hahn. i thank you that was the previous caller. this is an issue tool the street as suggested. nef labor unions used in disruptive to our community.

very good. okay. final left call for public comment. no request its speak public comment is clezd and this merit is before you. >> thank you. il say i had similar questions in terms of the actual vehicles themselves and i don't know fiwill hop in i driverless vehicle. from left-hand side ouz they are in the stele and permitted beyond the leverage of this body and our board of supervisors. it is the state puc this regulates driverless vehicles we have a lirmented resource here. conversations and things like that but where they can charge that to me is speaking about how we look at congestion and the locations of challengering accomplices and the vehicles can park and driveway in the city. take her comments seriously but not sure this project or what

venue is appropriate to have discussions to solve the conflicts. i will call on commissioner cop and he will imperial. >>mented to put more context this theville tear's first job in the establishment new technologies we need to make sure they start off well without a hitch. and will just some backgrounds regarding that tp program in 2012 had vehicles started being produced that were electric and there was of the first generation in challengering stations, there were a number of dpiers whether it was due to the vehicle not functioning sometimes the charge cert not basement initial radar. so the automanufacturing industry in detroit with many stake holders and contransacting and install are groups took lead

and maez made sure save was importance in installing the challengering stations when the years go on they increase in vollage and less in charging time and just can't stress enough this we are novelty talking about our household 110 volts in the wall. the next level up is had you see downtown in office buildings for lighting 277 and the next level is 480. which sell extremely highly dangerous p. copper wiring is so dangerous when it shorts out this high vollages. the -- copper the solid copper bias the liquid state and vaporizes and explodes and beyond dangerous. i'm thrilled see vol tear here to make sour it is safe and

correct. we seen items here things are not inspectd and people live nothing buildings. this is a big commitment you are making and not taking it lit low because safety is of importance. we don't anyone hurt or buildings it burn. in san francisco we have stricter fire build pregnant, electric, seismic and plumbing codes stricter than anywhere in the world because of how close our buildingers and if there is an accident or recall fire things spread quicker then and there they would normally. thanks for take all of the considerations seerly they are a big deal and i'm in full support. >> commissioner imperial >> thank you commissioner koppel for this explanation. i'm not aware about how are these ev chargers are monitored and pithink that is also -- i guess since ev is now industry

there is a lot of hesitation about this x. if we are talking about transportation i do think that public transportation citizen number one option. i guess my question in terms of the out reach, there are concerns from the member says how they are intalled looks like notification. you know mailing and newspaper i wonder if the department makes effort itself to educate when there are not ifshgzs like this if anywhere had we have a meeting. thank you. this project did in the require preapplication meeting. we didn't we get general questions about this type of use. i know that kim did field general questions about ev

charging. what entails and kidnap legislation as well. i money it looks like the planning commission will educate the public for the ev. ivement to be proactive in this general inquiry. in terms of the safety and installation and -- other accidents. that's t. >> thank you. >> thank you. move to approve. >> second. >> commissioners, there is a motion and stekdzed to approve with conditionos this motion commissioner braun. why aye >> commissioner ruiz. >> aye. >> commissioner diamond. >> aye >> commissioner imperial. aye >> commissioner koppel >> aye >> commissioner moore >> aye >> president tanner >> aye >> that motion passes unanimously. commissioners that will place us on your final item on

discretionary review. number 15, the property at 1600 lake street this . is a discretionary review. >> good afternoon. david winslow staff aushth this is a public request for discretionary review to expand a grounds level garage add a garage door and replace windows to a 2 story over basement single family. a category d. age eligible resource built in nine 1909 the requestor is 47, 17th avenue a neighbor across is concerned the project is historic resource and historic resource evaluation should have been conducted before approval. the project needs to be renoticed the 311 notice failed

to disclose the garage expansion which he contended require a ifrnls varment there are 2 letter in support and no letters opposing temperature staff supports as complies with planning the design guide lines historic review and properly reviewd and noticed. despite address the location of the front entrance faces establishth and the rear lot. property with the rear yrsd of properties facing 17th avenue. planning code 130 allows projects on corn are lots to elect frontage for determining regard everyards and set becomes the roariard line is taken parallel to 70th avenue. 171 square foot addition of the garage in the 311 is went

buildable area of the lot and not in need of a variance. the garage addition is partially below grade and set bab behind an existing walt property lineful historic district was proposed but never doomentd. historic resource evaluation is needed in historic districtless in category a buildings. this project proposed -- limit to the mod efchanges of openingos secondary and not highly visible. moderate expansion of existing garage not easily visible from the street. preservation staff reviewed it and determined the work meets standardses and appropriate for the building and would not result in a significant change to the building elevations or detransact from the over all

design and not have a negative impact to potential district. staff deems there are not extraordinary sergeants. >> i have materials. pleas. if you would hand them out before i start. go hedz and start. i like them to have the materials when i go through the slides. thank you. >> thank you. this project illustrated what happens with a permit

consultance ws with planning to misrepresent a 250 thousand dollars remoss of the historic building the permit scope includes adding large are windsos and extending the depth of 1600 like by 2.5 feet without historic resource evaluation report the w is visible from the street. i believe there are significant conditional lessons upon learned if planning mission accepts dr. preapplication meeting materialless show the xhafrj in depth from 35 feet to about 37 and a half feet. the open space with the building materials on the east side of the property the site of garage expansion. 311 materials did in the disclose 171 square feet expansion and the proposed new rear garage wall. april posed new rear wall

maintain 5 foot setback the green arrow from stefani peek's house. 1600 lake is historic resource and potential historic district. or block. many city documents acknowledge 1600 a history irk resource and the most significant xrment historic blovenlg confirming planning documentation is in the dr application. . this is a sum reof the permit, 250 thousand dollars larger kitchen and dining room windows, roar wall expansion visible from the street. the project is immediatest with little financial impact is the material mischaracterization. 250 thousand dollars building permit is the first face of air remodel to complete the scope of the remodel the property owner

victimed to submit a series of permits. a new permit should be submitted for the scope of work. new permit determine if hr is required. entire scope of work is if described to neighbors includes addition of a deck. large eleven windows and remodel requiring demo. the entire scope of w is on the next slide. this slide is upon an exterior depiction of the remodel where you see the new kitchen windows new dining xroom doors. and the deck visible from the street. you also can see that the entrance to 17 -- 1600 lake street is in the on 17th upon

avenue. that is the little white thing in the corner and the gate. so -- to say it is on 17th is wrong. and as the planning commission upon pointed out a variance would be required to be code compliant. planning department analysis mischaracterized the lake street project. the windows and the expansion were not in the review analysis. he were is the ceqa scope of work you see that planning department dr analysis is a subcest ceqa and the building permit scope of work. planning department 311 notice failed to disclose the 2-1/2 increase in depth and the 171 square foot expansion. the planning department required send a notice because of the of proposed expansion.

311 materials failed to include the exist pregnant proposed square footage from page 800. zero of the permit plans you see a subset of that page why was this not disclosed. february of 22 planning department plan check letter called out the environment at analysis or evaluation. 1600 lake street could not be completed the project sponsor failed to provide the information. how was planning department able to conclude the proposed windows are compliant when you don't have the materials? i believe them is why the windows are missing from the planning department dr analysis. thank you for the opportunity to present.

i nevermore seen plans it is additional work we were going to dom we have 3 children i w. why you have to use sfgovtv go to the over head. i work in know fran upon downtown where i have for 25 years it was interesting to be here for the beginning. my husband was a park steward we live instead precylinderiel for 19 years and bought 1600 lake, 2019. as our family house. 3 children dog was not cared for and we spent time and money irrelevant reto the original state. the front poefrn was falling

off. got a per notice replace that w in the garden and other things we are perplexed why hoe is here because he did show up in a premeeting and indicated support as did all of our neighbors. i'm going to turn it over to deborah who is representing us. hi. deck raholly. thank you for your time i'm perplexed as well boy the plans he showed are you. those as i hope you understand are not the plans. that have been submitted and approved by planning. i hope you can focus on the actual plans. . we don't why mr. dratler is opposed to our project. he attended the preapplication

meeting last year. told us that the project is nice and have you considered landmarking the palm trees. so. project has noted changed between the time that he received the preapplication meeting plans and the 311 notice plans. basically, the project consists of a small garage addition of 171 square feet and elements. and new windows. so -- in yellow you see the small garage expansion. into the side yard not the rear yard. and this will allow the family to park their honda civic along side their tiny 1967 minicooper which is only car that can fit in the garage.

. the garage and the new garage door not visible from public right of way because the garage is partial low below grade and behind the gate alcohol be replaced. garage will xanltd in a small area of the side yard. this aryell shows the open space will on site. that will remain. which have is out line in the red. the affordability of home could be learning are under the code the family's proposing a small addition. shown in the next drawing the project includes window replacement on the western elevation. you see that in yellow. . the project has not impacted him or other neighborless.

as shown on of the arial photo mr. drat ler's home is 80 feet away and cross the street from the project. project has min xhal considerable distance from the site he is just not impacted. we have support from many neighbors. and mr. dratler is the only neighbor who raised objections. . mr. dratler's request is incomplete, inaccurate and does the not meet standards required take dr. he made no effort to resolve his concerns with staff. or our team. refused to meet with us and does not except the offer to meet. the hearing could have been avoided had he reached out. not only does mr. dratler's dr fail to identify exceptional or extraordinary circumstances, his

application is incommolest. does in the bother to answer the 3 questions on page 1 of the application. instead he accuseds planning staff of. improper noticing and improper plan and preservation. >> thank you you have a 2 minute rebuttal. >> member this is is your opportunity to address this matter. if are here in forward. if call nothing press star 3. no other members of public in the chamber we gallon to remote callers. press star 6 to unmute yourself. >> good afternoon will commissioners san francisco coalition. i would like to bring to your attention the issue here is in the about the vows or height, and garden variety not in my backyard complaint this is

following the process and compliance with the planning code. this it is highly unusual to propose enlarging windows on a historic resource without the certifications. and are without the preservation evaluating the appropriate knowledge of the window replace am. when one of our colleagues was replacing 5 [inaudible] steps in front of her house and preservation team had to spent tw to 3 monthses review the 5 steps. and you know the house was in a historic district. will it was not main corrector to that historic district n. this case this house is a type ahistoric resoutherlies and it

should have been studied much upon more rigorous low and any replacement of materials should have been considered more vigorous low. also i dhoong mr. dratler's upon points about it is scope of work this does in the look like a modest remodel this is much learning are than special we are concerned this could turn out to be [inaudible] situation i than this commission is in the a fan of. that is why the dr needs to be accepted. and reurge to you pay attention to what should be followd and what should be the process and. >> thank you. this is your time.

i live at 28, 18th's on the assignment block as the subbeject property and i have a full video of the house from the back of my house and i'm calling to support application. i think that they have done improved the house in appropriate and quality manner since they purchase today in 20s 19. description of the fact tfgs become dilapidated historical resource was accurate and their project is appropriate and would encourage plan to approve their request. thank you.

i'm a house owner i'm here to speak in support my neighbor who have faced difficulties. i known them for years the most honest competicaring individual i met. nksz ever[inaudible]. it is is voilths to take recautions to property. not only provides secure place to park of the vehicle and prevent them from being easy target for thief who may be targeting occur parked on the street. our community has been affected over the past few scombreers neighbors sdoided add a garage is proactive step to protecting their vehicle and property. our neighbors are improving

their protection and contributing to the safety and security of our neighborhood. so far moreover. the garage will enhance the peaceful neighborhood as we all know a well main tained property criminality significant cannot low to over all look and the if he felt community. but investing in their property my neighbor are not only improving their quality of life and eli having the value of the property in the neighborhoods. i urge the commission to consider my neighbor's positive contribution to our community and recognize the effort it improve their property. there have also always conducted themselves with respect and integrity. they deserve a fair and just residence tlougz this matter. thank you.

good afternoon i'm catherine i'm an architect history yen and preservation planner. i have a brief comment. in spchlt dr this has more to do with process than the proposed project. approximate i'm concern in the upon general we are seeing levels of review with regard to historic resources and though historic district has not upon been adoptod lake street. in the past planning department treated the your as if it was a historic district. i prepared an hre for a property at 1650 lake a block south at 18th and lake. activelies a similar project with 2 street facing elevations but as a lesser innervention

than here inform this case historic resource evaluation have have been required. built in 1909 is a contributor to a potential historic district and resource evaluation should be required thank you. i ni ti ei ri [inaudible].i [inaudible].i [inaudible].

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seeing no questions to speak d r requestor have you 2 minute rebuttal. >> your time is running. your time is rung. okay. the xourt needs to be on. i file third degree to ensure there was know hre and there is a comprehensive building permit. there are no neighborhood letter in opposition to the project for the following reasons. 6 days after i filed my dr mr.

tailor sent an e mill to his neighbor i was copied the first part mr. tailor accused me of invading privacy. the end of the e mail explains why applying for a permit between their house and mrs. peek's house with a 10 foot feloniesful mr. tailor accused mow of ini having privacy and false 3 claims to file aid police department. am remembers justifies the talitier fence claiming miss peek allowed an elderly man to spy on them. the police were never involved. it is in the possible for me to invade their private easy. bedrooms are on the west side of the house and grand jury on the east side where i took the

pictures. don't look in bedrooms. mr. tailor and miss mccormick did in the file a police department they could not send the police to visit me. she did not call 911 is inarcerate the next is the upon upon transcript of the cull they were asked if they wanted press challenger and said, no the call was about an on going dispute with the neighbor. wrn other thing the quality of the work is irrelevant good y. that's your time. >> thank you. >> project sponsor you have 2 millions. i will go quick low. first we done askure neighbors to call in we irrelevant didn't believed why this was happening i'm touched that they saw and call in the anyway. it was life low. second mr. deteriorateler and

others who seen him on our niche's house taking pictures including our children's bedrooms we contacted the pleas that is prit from this merit. we don't know why he has been dog this we tried reach out to him to mote with him in person sprit from the process we have good relations and we want to have good religions and don't know why hoe did in the meet. i wanted to say that. just a moment there are many things to independent to number one we are not engage nothing serial permitting and hopeful low you understand the plans that we submitted and are in file are not the plans that mr. dratler handed you. i just have in the even been able to review that other than

on the screen approximate it is -- some other plan. the upon portfolio was separating from the building. we received i got received an emergency permit to replace the materials and in kinds and -- receive third degree >> dbi. we have not we have done everything by the boovenlg and -- hopefully mr. winslow can inform you further on the thorough preservation review that michelle from the preservation team completed. thank you. commissioners. project is before you. of thank you. i certainly. the project was reviewed proper

low with policy and the historic preservation review seemed to be appropriate and the,dition is immediatest i don't see exceptional circumstances related to the project. commissioner koppel and commissioner imperial. >> make a notion support staff's recommendation. >> second. >> commissioner mor? >> i would like to have mr. wins loam explain one more time why no hre was required and regarding the windows. it is interesting to read the partial preservation report it was informtive and hope you find closure to that matter we want to make sure this building falls within all of the guidelines that apply and restate them it would make it comfortable for all of us particular low the

commission supports the justification of historic district. thereupon is nobody stepping out of line >> so. this is an age eligible building. has not been determined whether an historic resource on its own or in the district that have been put forward but not finalized. that was put on hold the initial applied for it. however, staff's preservation staff review treated it has if it could or could have been a resource in terms of a ploying the same starnlsd the civic interdwror for historic buildings. those other compatibility with the upon window and existing openings.

the visibility of the garage expansion which is not only partial low below grade but setback felony to 20 feet and separated boy a 6 foot high felonies of rendzerring it visibility at all. this is the same standard we apply for an historic resource whether you are putting on a third story addition. the criteria is the same you want to make that visible and oaf00 other oolterations on the build being compresidentable. r view was done by preservation staff. am that's the review that took place as far as historic review did not guilty require an hre. >> thank you that answer your question. >> only combhoenlt. i agree with staff saying that

while the building is acorn are lot it is what a primary facade will not when you look at interior plan the sekwenls of theent row white porch is diagonal makeings the people move in western direction puts the masdz or the circumstantial ligz element the primary facade on 17th street that is clear when you look at interior. i want to be careful when preservation architect weigh in i want to make sure we are always in the roles that makes the building sensitive in changes. and not imper seeing what larger of the neighborhood. that's all. thank you. you appreciate the comments as well. i don't see other comments >> if there is nothing there is

a motion to in the tick dr and approve on that motion. commissioner braun >> aye >> ruiz >> aye >> diamond. >> aye >> commissioner imperial. aye >> commissioner koppel. >> aye >> moore. >> aye >> tanner >> aye >> the motion passes umly. we are adjourned thank you. force force

dev mission's goal is aiming to train young adults, youth so we can be a wealth and disparity in underserved communities like where we are today. my name is leo sosa. i'm the founder and executive director for devmission. we're sitting inside a computer lab where residents come and get support when they give help about how to set up an e-mail account. how to order prescriptions

online. create a résumé. we are also now paying attention to provide tech support. we have collaborated with the san francisco mayor's office and the department of technology to implement a broad band network for the residents here so they can have free internet access. we have partnered with community technology networks to provide computer classes to the seniors and the residents. so this computer lab becomes a hub for the community to learn how to use technology, but that's the parents and the adults. we have been able to identify what we call a stem date. the acronym is science technology engineering and math. kids should be exposed no matter what type of background or ethnicity or income status. that's where we actually create magic. >> something that the kids are really excited about is science and so the way that we execute

that is through making slime. and as fun as it is, it's still a chemical reaction and you start to understand that with the materials that you need to make the slime. >> they love adding their little twists to everything. it's just a place for them to experiment and that's really what we want. >> i see. >> really what the excitement behind that is that you're making something. >> logs, legos, sumo box, art, drawing, computers, mine craft, and really it's just awaking opportunity. >> keeping their attention is like one of the biggest challenges that we do have because, you know, they're kids. they always want to be doing something, be helping with something. so we just let them be themselves. we have our set of rules in place that we have that we want them to follow and live up to. and we also have our set of expectations that we want them to achieve.

this is like my first year officially working with kids. and definitely i've had moments where they're not getting something. they don't really understand it and you're trying to just talk to them in a way that they can make it work teaching them in different ways how they can get the light bulb to go off and i've seen it first-hand and it makes me so happy when it does go off because it's like, wow, i helped them understand this concept. >> i love playing games and i love having fun with my friends playing dodge ball and a lot of things that i like. it's really cool. >> they don't give you a lot of cheese to put on there, do they? you've got like a little bit left. >> we learn programming to make them work. we do computers and

programming. at the bottom here, we talk to them and we press these buttons to make it go. and this is to turn it off. and this is to make it control on its own. if you press this twice, it can do any type of tricks. like you can move it like this and it moves. it actually can go like this. >> like, wow, they're just absorbing everything. so it definitely is a wholehearted moment that i love experiencing. >> the realities right now, 5.3 latinos working in tech and about 6.7 african americans

working in tech. and, of course, those tech companies are funders. so i continue to work really hard with them to close that gap and work with the san francisco unified school district so juniors and seniors come to our program, so kids come to our stem hub and be exposed to all those things. it's a big challenge. >> we have a couple of other providers here on site, but we've all just been trying to work together and let the kids move around from each department. some kids are comfortable with their admission, but if they want to jump in with city of dreams or hunter's point, we just try to collaborate to provide the best opportunity in the community. >> devmission has provided services on westbrook. they teach you how to code. how to build their own mini robot to providing access for

the youth to partnerships with adobe and sony and google and twitter. and so devmission has definitely brought access for our families to resources that our residents may or may not have been able to access in the past. >> the san francisco house and development corporation gave us the grant to implement this program. it hasn't been easy, but we have been able to see now some of the success stories of some of those kids that have been able to take the opportunity and continue to grow within their education and eventually become a very successful citizen. >> so the computer lab, they're doing the backpacks. i don't know if you're going to be able to do the class. you still want to try? . yeah. go for it. >> we have a young man by the name of ivan mello. he came here two and a half

years ago to be part of our digital arts music lab. graduating with natural, fruity loops, rhymes. all of our music lyrics are clean. he came as an intern, and now he's running the program. that just tells you, we are only creating opportunities and there's a young man by the name of eduardo ramirez. he tells the barber, what's that flyer? and he says it's a program that teaches you computers and art. and i still remember the day he walked in there with a baseball cap, full of tattoos. nice clean hair cut. i want to learn how to use computers. graduated from the program and he wanted to work in i.t.. well, eduardo is a dreamer. right. so trying to find him a job in the tech industry was very

challenging, but that didn't stop him. through the effort of the office of economic work force and the grant i reached out to a few folks i know. post mates decided to bring him on board regardless of his legal status. he ended his internship at post mates and now is at hudacity. that is the power of what technology does for young people that want to become part of the tech industry. what we've been doing, it's very innovative. helping kids k-12, transitional age youth, families, parents, communities, understand and to be exposed to stem subjects. imagine if that mission one day can be in every affordable housing community. the opportunities that we would create and that's what i'm

>> first it's always the hardest and when they look back they really won't see you, but it's the path that you're paving forward for the next one behind you that counts. (♪♪♪) hi, my name is jajaida durden and i'm the acting superintendent for the bureau of forestry and i work for public works operations. and i'm over the landscaping, the shop and also the arborist crew. and some tree inspectors as well. i have been with the city and county of san francisco for 17 years. and i was a cement mason, that was my first job. when i got here i thought that it was too easy. so i said one day i'll be a

supervisor. and when i run this place it will be ran different. and i didn't think that it would happen as fast as it did, but it did. and i came in 2002 and became a supervisor in 2006. and six months later i became the permanent supervisor over the shop. >> with all of those responsibilities and the staff you're also dealing with different attitudes and you have to take off one hat and put on another hat and put on another hat. and she's able -- she's displayed that she can carry the weight with all of these different hats and still maintain the respect of the director, the deputy director and all of the other people that she has to come in contact with. >> she's a natural leader. i mean with her staff, her staff thinks highly of her. and the most important thing is when we have things that happen, a lot of emergencies, she's right by me and helps me out every time that i have asked. >> my inspiration is when i was a young adult was to become a

fire woman. well, i made some wrong decisions and i ended up being incarcerated, starting young and all the way up to an adult. when i was in jail they had a little program called suppers program and i -- supers program, and i met strong women in there and they introduced me to construction. i thought that the fire department would turn me down because i had a criminal history. so i looked into options of what kind of construction i could do. while i was in jail. and the program that i was in, they re-trained us on living and how to make the right decisions and i chose construction. and cement mason didn't require a high school diploma at that time so i figured i could do that. when i got out of jail they had a program in the philmore area and i went there.

my first day out i signed up and four days later i started to work and i never looked back. i was an apprentice pouring concrete. and my first job was mount zion emergency hospital which is now ucsf. and every day that i drive by ucsf and i look at the old mount zion emergency, i have a sense of pride knowing that i had a part of building that place. yeah, i did. i graduated as an apprentice and worked on a retrofit for city hall. i loved looking at that building and i take big pride in knowing that i was a part of that retrofit. my first formen job was a 40 story building from the ground up. and it's a predominantly male

industry and most of the times people underestimate women. i'm used to it though, it's a challenge for me. >> as a female you're working with a lot of guys. so when they see a woman, first they don't think that the woman is in charge and to know that she's a person that is in charge with operations, i think that it's great, because it's different. it's not something -- i mean, not only a female but the only female of color. >> i was the first female finisher in the cement shop and i was the first crew supervisor, in the shop as a woman. when i became a two, the supervisors would not help me. in the middle, they'd call me a rookie, an apprentice and a female trying to get somewhere that she don't belong. oh, it was terrible. it was terrible. i didn't have any support from the shop. the ones who said they supported me, they didn't, they talked about me behind my back. sometimes i had some crying, a lot of crying behind doors, not

in public. but i had a lot of mentors. my mentor i will call and would pick up the phone and just talk, talk, talk, please help me. what am i going to do? hang in there. it was frustrating and disheartening, it really was. but what they didn't understand is that because they didn't help me i had to learn it. and then probably about a year later, that's when i started to lay down the rules because i had studied them and i learned them and it made me a good supervisor and i started to run the ship the way that i wanted to. it was scary. but the more i saw women coming through the shop, i saw change coming. i knew that it was going to come, but i didn't know how long it would take. it was coming. in the beginning when i first came here and i was the first woman here as a finisher, to see

the change as it progressed and for me to become a permanent assistant superintendent over the cement shop right now, that's my highlight. i can look down at my staff and see the diversity from the women to the different coaches in here and know that no one has to ever go through what i went through coming up. and i foster and help everyone instead of pushing them away. i'll talk to women and tell them they can make it and if they need any help, come talk to me. and they knock on my door and ask how i move up and how i get training. i'm always encouraging to go to school and encourage them to take up some of the training with d.p.w. and i would tell them to hold strong and understand that things that we go through today that are tough makes you stronger for tomorrow. although we don't like hearing it at the time that we're going through all of this stuff, it

helps you in the long run to become a better woman and a person. >> shop and dine the 49 promotes loophole businesses and changes residents to do thirds shopping and diane within the 49 square miles of san francisco by supporting local services we help san francisco remain unique and successful where will you shop and dine shop and dine the 49. >> my name is neil the general manager for the book shop here on west portal avenue if san francisco this is a neighborhood bookstore and it is a wonderful neighborhood but it is an interesting community because the residents the neighborhood muni loves the neighborhood it is community and we as a book sincerely we see the same people here the

shop all the time and you know to a certain degree this is part of their this is created the neighborhood a place where people come and subcontract it is in recent years we see a drop off of a lot of bookstores both national chains and neighborhoods by the neighborhood stores where coming you don't want to - one of the great things of san francisco it is neighborhood neighborhood have dentist corrosive are coffeehouses but 2, 3, 4 coffeehouses in month neighborhoods that are on their own- that's

>> rec and park commission, would the secretary please call the roll? [roll call] >> this is recreation and park commission meeting of february 16, 2023. the san francisco recreation and park commission acknowledges we acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula. as the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the ramaytush ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. as guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors and relatives of the ramaytush community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples.