interesting. the common2023.) >> good afternoon, everyone. >> >> welcome to the san francisco historic preservation commission meeting this afternoon at 12:30 pm., wednesday, may 17, 2023. to enable public proclamation live and we'll receive comment for each item limited to 3 minutes per speaker and we have thirty seconds you'll hear when you time is up and next person needs to speak take public comment those persons in city hall and open up the access line.

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be afforded when the item is reached in the meeting. each member of the public may address the commission for up to three minutes. in the chambers please come forward. >> calling in remotely to comment, press * 3 (star 3) to "raise your hand" or raise your hand via web didn't general public is closed and move on to the department matters those items raised at public comment. in response to public comment, the commission is limited to: >> rich, happy to provide an update on recent happenings at the board of supervisors introduced landmark initiated the landmark designation for the park so that will be before you on that and staff will be handling that and incorporated the item when it is rode and as

you've seen not news the castro theatre passed under the land use and do land use committee made a recommendation 2 to one to includes as part of the landmarking and that item is before the board before the sub board yesterday they continued the item until june 6th and as such we need to make sure that the board has weighed in on the landmark and hearing on corvette theatre on may 18th and have another joint hearing between the planning commission and so this will that concludes my report. and i'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. >> if no questions for the gentleman move on >> c. commission matters: consideration of adoption:• draft minutes for april 19,

2023. >> members of the jury, this is our opportunity to address the commission in the chambers please come forward and locally call to comment, press * 3 (star 3) to "raise your hand" and no requests to speak commissioners public comment is closed. >> so moved. >> second. >> thank you, commissioners. on that motions to adopt the minutes commissioner wright, aye. >> commissioner foley. >> and president matsuda so moved. >> the motion carries. 4 to zero and places us on. >> 3. commission comments & questions. disclosures. >> any commissioners questions or comments? >> seeing none, move on very good and. >> d. consideration of items proposed for continuance. currently no items proposed for continuous move to the regular calendar for abc for cases

2023-003663lbr, 2023-003658lbr and 2023-003662lbr for the property at balboa street. >> hyde street and 889 2nd street before that i want to introduce one of the staff that is new one of the new planners on the enforcement and district 5. >> jaw grew up in chinatown and became interest in finance. >> he is happy to be here and i hope we'll provide a fair application to the planning

department to welcome. >> hello commissioners from staff. >> we have three legs league of womens and business representatives and members of the public will have a chance to share their stories i want to note we have added a new section to the executive legacy businesses fits this into the preservation equity and you touches on housing and league of women voters and note any

culture associations with the business they're working on as well as for businesses gives back to their community so is if you have in any questions or comments we're happy to answer that in the presentation. >> thanks. >> good afternoon, commissioners brandon plan hermosa to present league of women simple pleasures cafe located north side between 35th avenue and 36th avenue. has been operating in the richmond since sandy gold in 1978 to become a staple dedication for old world coffees in 1994 and transferred

ownership to the current owner and a long time member of coffee destroy is an immigrant and met his wife at the coffee shop and he's further to off space for communities to gather and has coffees supported by the atmosphere and simple pleasures cafe for the physical features and the surrounding community staff regions a resolution to add simple pleasures cafe to the legacy business and next staff. >> hello commissioners. plan hermosa the second legacy business is swensen's of san

francisco south beach harbor building just off the embarcadero and townsend streets, assessor's block 9900, lot 040 (district 6) in the neighborhood and 75-year-old ice cream shop and known for - that on his return bought this in 1948 and renamed it honored the original with the neon sign but kept the rights for the san francisco location over the years swensen's of san francisco has had several locations and some have closed but swensen's of san francisco is in it involving locations in 1959 hired 15-year-old gentleman that became a manager and el mar

passed in 1996 and three daughters sold the business to richard and continued to own some part of in r9z richard daughter began managing the icing i'd like to make a motion /* and swensen's of san francisco gave back to the russian community by hiring teenagers and swensen's of san francisco offered like interest in educating those how ice cream is made and a supervisor dorner part of store and in the local community swensen's of san francisco had an international impact by hosting a fundraiser for the people of ukraine we ask to add swensen's of san

francisco to the regulatory and i'll talk about - >> thank you dakota and good afternoon for today is third legacy business the 44 south beach yacht club had humble beginning in a tractable in 2006 located north side between stockton and powell streets, assessor's block 0285, lot 005a (district 3). the club provides affordable and accessible water activities opportunity address for youth the disabled and more recently the department sports in application and recommended add the south beach yacht club

to the rogue regulatory and do you wish to address the board of supervisors and calling in remotely to comment, press * 3 (star 3) to "raise your hand" or raise your hand via webb x. >> good afternoon a resident of san francisco in pacific heights and talk about simple pleasures cafe i moved to san francisco thirty years ago and not for the views and activities if i moved because i was in the neighborhood and pulp street and union street and the reason i was drawn so this is the fact had a neighborhood local mom and pop owned the business and here, here to be san francisco and

over thirty years san francisco lost its ways but the neighborhood feel has changed completely i believe in my heart a true neighborhood san francisco at the top of the street 100 percent mom and pops no box stores and no chains every other street has that that year the story of the neighborhood to prefrsz what san francisco should want and always be i was begin in pacific heights and wanted simple pleasures cafe to obtain part of that community and have closed long term friends simple pleasures cafe is lost in time and has not changed i hope it never does we have an grogs and

simple pleasures cafe is unique it is store i hope that my children will reach the age of 50 and we go to simple pleasures cafe and we'll have an opportunity hoping will be. i wish kind of praised the businesses including simple pleasures cafe they are such an historic california lark and simple pleasures cafe is one of them thank you for having me. >> thank you. >> good afternoon my name is j.t. i lived in san francisco since 1996 and i go to simple pleasures cafe everyday. literally 7 days a week i'll

stop other simple pleasures cafe and, yes have the best coffee in san francisco that is sandwiches and incredibly friendly staff but it is the community center of my world. and i've lived in my neighborhood since 2006 and simple pleasures cafe is just like it is a touchstone he need to stop in there everyday just to see who is there and every time i see great friends and advertised an incredibly violent and diverse community and i've met dina have fostered openness and such openhearted people. and the place has been around like i said in 1978 and not changed like michael said and by the way, i met michael at simple pleasures cafe and we're great friends now a whole host of

people in my drive simple pleasures cafe is my name is historic office space spot i hope? there for many, many years whenever i leave san francisco and i have a flight yeah. i think of my house but i go to simple pleasures cafe if i'm not in simple pleasures cafe it bad news me out if i can't stop as simple pleasures cafe thank you for listening. >> come on up. >> hi. >> when i came to san francisco about 40 years ago maybe less um, in the mid 80s i found my city. and when i drop by simple

pleasures cafe toward the end of the 80s, it just felt like i found my home. i've been there over the last thirty years and during the earthquake was no computer and i just expected to derivative there and found hundreds of people walking in and out of cafe and i like oh, coffee is the place to inspire because fire department the police department, and that is like riots and people walking in and out that's how the police and fire department said what will happen. and it was i don't know they had power i'm not sure how they were able to serve coffee they are just open in the mongering they needed to serve

the community. >> i tried to keep it tradition alive. i did all the things we need to do during the pandemic but we stayed open. i had nobody working just became me. and my wife everyday. and we kept the place on because i knew if we close we'll never open again. >> please simple pleasures cafe is so important to the city this is the soul of san francisco that's what the city learned during the pandemic. box stores and shoe stores still they left they broke leases didn't care they're not here for us small places will i simple pleasures cafe we have to open because we or not only serving customers we are serving our family those

people that are here because not because of me it is because of the institution we created. northbound comes to san francisco they want to see i don't know name a chain they come because that's who we are (bell ringing) . thank you very much. >> (clapping) any other members of the public would like to make public comment? >> hi, good afternoon my name is mary, i wear several hats i'm a long resident the irish monday and a co-founder of merchants association which simple pleasures cafe is very active and contributed member and also diana were my neighbors and my sister and i opt in the studio it didn't say make it during the

pandemic but i'm glad simple pleasures cafe did i went the time i just described during the pandemic and that was the true then simple pleasures cafe everyday. trying to keep some sort of normalcy settlement is the first spot for any husband if they didn't go to simple pleasures cafe the day is off. we as merchant association it is hard to be part of the merchants hard enough to run and business and give of yourself to difficult for our key event in the corridor like the becky dole like the art walk simple pleasures cafe is oh, well diana by name they're always at the front of line to contribute to that is happening in the

neighborhood i remember when my family moved back to the richmond in 2006 and we were telling our friends where we're moving oh, wait is that likes in richmond that's exactly where it is every time i need though meet a friend or have coffee with a neighbor simple pleasures cafe is the first word out of my mouth i think they deserve a legacy business a that's a home a place where previous speaker talked about his kids my kids have not known a life without simple pleasures cafe they go there for the rain and blue berry muffins i think for simple pleasures cafe as a business as a member of the community and as an actual neighbors for many of

us, we are we want simple pleasures cafe to be around liaison possible (bell ringing) . thank you. >> anyone good afternoon s i'm going to have a ride do simple pleasures cafe sounds a great place. um, thank you to the legacy business for telling that story about our shop and like to acknowledge a couple of people here. working in swensen's of san francisco and not to many people cancy and worked in the same place for 50 years so the second one. second we have allen he is just a fan of the neighborhood and a fan of

san francisco and pushed us to do this legacy business so thank you, al appreciate it. my wife we are shorthanded i doubt she's - you probably wouldn't be working if not for her. today, i'm here to prefer preserve our business and simple pleasures cafe located north side between 35th avenue and 36th avenue. it is important to san francisco and provide hundreds and hundreds of high school and college students taught them responsibility and customer service to earn money. i like to thank the neighborhood and the surrounding areas of the city is throughout the pandemic they are the ones that kept us going from the locals didn't keep us going we wouldn't be here and from the

1950s is our ingredients and the business model is there treat the customer right. >> we have an amazing people in our store and people coming to our stores for thirty, 40, 50 years they keep on coming back the customers tell us what an historic old school san francisco establishment we are. and our customers enjoy the some of the businesses are going away that is a shame. we serve tourism all over the world they know the name swensen's of san francisco and surprised this is the original store started here in san francisco i know my wife and i took over management three years ago that the ice cream connects people and it means

something to people and bringing their families in three brings people back to a diversity save time diana and i will operate and pass it off to folks just as passionate as we are (bell ringing) and one scoop at that time and thank to the committee for hearing our story. >> thank you. >> (clapping.) last call come on up folks if you're speaking lion up on the screen side of room. >> i'm forest a - i co-founded a nonprofit in the community we organized event and support local businesses and building a

community of support. in my work you get to know a lot of small businesses i'm and small business owners and do a story covid with the city bureaucracy everything and working with the community and doing countywide work and i state your name for the record on simple pleasures cafe and service to my parent immigrants fell in love with the bay area those are the background of our legacy in our community and i only been to simple pleasures cafe a couple of times but i'll tell you the coffee is strong and their bagels are really good they are to go we eat more than two. >> and small business i know that it is legacy business

states simple pleasures cafe. >> thank you. >> my name is mark you spent first 12 years of my san francisco life in simple pleasures cafe i also like have a lot of people coming from out of town to visit san francisco and play tour guide a lot i have a list of places i take people from the east or wherever and, you know. the golden gate bridge with alcatraz and we'll go by farmz and one so simple pleasures cafe to see the san francisco neighborhood usually hoping can have fog. >> so having lived near to

simple pleasures cafe it is part of san francisco to me i want to think of historic preservation commission those are two businesses that qualify for legacy business. >> anyone else of the community want to make any more public comment. >> final last call. >> seeing none, no questions to speak commissioners public comment is closed and legacy business applications before you. >> commissioner foley i say this a lot all the small businesses are the fantastic i've never been to simple pleasures cafe i will be going. and a disclosure i lived next to there every time i stop and i've seen the young 0 people are asking it is really great so

motivated with the businesses and thank you for all you do. >> thank you vice president nageswaran so i live near simple pleasures cafe for 9 years and go through often and definitely and starting in 1996 that was when it was the neighborhood store and in many area i walked by a get ice cream so that's a great place thank you and simple pleasures cafe i've not been there why drink coffee but i'll make friends there. and we didn't hear anyone from the club that serves the community and in the community and the things will always gets me i appreciate

what one of the speakers said about the park but, you know. the fabric of our neighborhood role it is true. and the character of our city creates community pride and yeah there is so many i'm just glad they have it pleasure program and hoping help get you promoted in a lot of different easterns they're visible to all that come to the city and we have, you know. less spaces for the world so, thank you. >> thank you, commissioner wright. >> yes. it is clear that the theme is community engagement. with the three businesses so thank you to all three of you and it has been really, really

inspiring to hear the meaning of those places to the community members today. um, sounds like i need to make a trip to simple pleasures cafe i've not been there yet but love my coffee and a good neighborhood cafe so that is now on my list and i also really like there was a time when in any parents came to visit we made the trek from across the city and happen to be a dharp closed but (laughter) so we had to come back the next day (laughter) but really appreciate all the three legacy businesses. thank you. >> i too am very, very happy that all of you have here today and i know we all support all of the nominations here and i wanted to thank the south beach

yacht club they built they're building from scratch and don't hear of anyone doing that no more. and swensen's of san francisco i didn't know super in san francisco but my true angle and grew up are a chinese-american friend up the block and after we ate chinese we went swensen's of san francisco and hoping to get samples (laughter) but the commissioners know i was born and raised in the outer richmond done down the block before simple pleasures cafe i don't know if you have three on sunday nights the jazz things my father had parkinson's i would whole him up to hear sunday night and towards the end he

didn't swallow well but demanded to have coffee it is special place in my heart thank you, thank you for all you do and know how hard it is to keep small businesses alive we want to thank rick had a small legacy business business get together; right? a legacy business and able to meet a lot of the legacy businesses and meant a lot to have an opportunity to talk with you and share the stores we hope rick will have another one soon and have the informal conversation. >> do i hear a motion? >> second. >> thank you, commissioners. there is motion been second to approve on that motion. >> commissioner wright, yes. >> commissioner so and vice

president nageswaran. >> president matsuda motion passes. 4 to zero (clapping.) congratulations. >> commissioners on item 5. >> 5. 2018-011365pta 420 sutter street. a request for a permit to alter. >> good afternoon, commissioners. >> planning department staff the item to demolish an existing commercial building and have a construct a new 12-story, 149 room hotel with one hundred and 49 rooms and in an approximately three hundred and three three within did article 11. the

subject property is located north side between stockton and powell streets, assessor's block 0285, lot 005a (district 3). the the subject property was build built in 1909 for the fire conservation district did property will be ineligible for the historical resources and article 11 outlines the requirements that the commission shall use for the cargo 5 and including one, if the building has not been historical siltsz e silths will make that eligible for cart one and two and the replacement building with the conservation indict which the property is located and staff was determined that the subject property has not historic architectural significance to make that eligible additional staff has determined that the

structure is compatible with the appendix c of article 11 with the scale and materials and colors and specific standards to review the structure within the district and further open october 19th the project began. on and those comments are outlined not executive summary and to date one public comment. >> the department has determined it is in performance of planning code and the secretary of state and the proposed building that will be - the demolition is 5 buildings

and a replacement structure and damaged or destroyed or the character of district and recommendations approval with conditions that concludes my presentation. and hand it over for questions. >> thank you project sponsor you have 5 minutes. >> i'm the sponsor we have incorporated with the review board and did this hotel we think will be a eminent contributor and we work hard to meet the standards and we have the exhibits and i'd like to talk about the responses with the property group ask a long time property owner in san francisco owned 1 on sutter street and took this project to make sure that the structure is consistent with sutter and

supports the medical office and the hotel accommodations. so with that, i will be reserve the rest of my time to field any questions? the commissioners have had and that is a nice project we work hard to make it noise and hope we get done quickly. thank you. >> any members of the public wishing to speak trolling to submit our public comment. if you're calling in remotely to comment, press * 3 (star 3) to "raise your hand." >> there is a presentation. >> certainly can be. >> as far as my wife said we

can't talk without it and we'll run through this quickly you can see a non-residential three story building and altered vacant second floor and basement the proposed building is um, shown here in the rendering. a difficult block to deal with the scale of the building because 450 and the marriott is a tall scale building. we adopted the bay window we have detailed in the way to make that consistent and in the package we submitted to you for review we gave you an example of why they're

compatible the materials will be to cover the pile the appeal will alternate between now and to give the ab an rhythm and slab edges manufactured stone with the character of the neighborhoods and with metal surrounding around the window and note that the entrance is second floor and a couple of reasons one, to 450 sutter but the second reason we're looking at to incorporate art contributions or the second floor above the entrance and see that on the outdoor but like to treat the art as a inhale part of building rather than pop art

on the roof. we work hard to generate a little - thanks chuck we work hard to generate the building to work with the neighborhood and top level that is essentially the parking organization we like to see and is recessed he uplift in a way to give a glow to the rest of the neighborhoods and another shop - more detail aids entrance as and mentioned and treated that but done a lot of the work here's the place with the archive and a distinguished art collector for the building will feature additional public art and in the lobby and in the minimal requirements. here's a

couple of shots of model but helps me to understand what we're doing i'm not sure there is anything else we need to present oh, go to the - >> the roof of the hotel will function as a public open space and will function as (coughing) for the hotel guests we have shoe honored in and an express elevator to the roof so many of the additions with the rooftops in san francisco are going to be addressed because a nice separation been the building and hotel for safety and the public to have access to the roof and incorporating a small that panel with a name of hotel and the jordan hotel in that partly because to give the property

some amenity all around that, if you will, the side and the roof will not be far simply have some events for - but otherwise was it locals and with that, i hope that presentation helps and again, any questions? i'll be glad to field them now after public comment or as required. >> i apologize i heard you say you're yeld your time. >> the commissioners asked me to unyield own this matter if you're in the chambers please come forward or calling in remote to comment, press * 3 (star 3) to "raise your hand"

seeing none, for my member of the public public comment is closed. and that matter is before you. >> did you see with the package? >> thank you. >> that always helps. >> i believe that the panthers is one one hundred percent like the paper you can look at and flip through. >> thank you. >> so i believe the agenda item is before this commission; is that correct? >> okay. thank you. >> commissioner foley. >> i walk a lot. >> i walk a lot and walk by this all the time and i walk by 450 sutter is beautiful and what we're doing it super encounter

great and applaud the staff for the project for coming to death and bring to your attention and thank you very much. >> vice president nageswaran. >> um, so um, i know that you had and some of the dmrmz the architectural review committee can you highlight those for us? >> um, here are the screen shots of comments we the earth committee and the responses we have i'm going to since i - i don't have any reading glasses by memory we maintain the quality of the material on the east side of this building a 4 story building and it is km s

building and not changing the facade and west moves westter sl board extend it concrete panels on that facade and the like. there were other questions as i recall what we have excuse me - microphone. >> we're - for the. >> that was discussed. >> and also talking about alternating design on the plantation which will take another like opposite that the commission liquor store and also some at an color based. >> thank you. >> as you as you recall those at the previous prediction

presentation we presented a different - went to the review committee preferred and met the color appellant that mobility more interesting and by and large can bright colored in the stone and terracotta the only bright color we need to go a lighter direction in quick summary those are the modifications we made. >> thank you. >> any other member of commissioners have any questions or comments? >> i just wanted to circle back with the commissioner so i know you had that before you the arc and i think are a little bit more tensely and any comments to the modifications that were made? >> and the comments made today.

>> commissioner. >> um, can you hear me? yes. >> so thank you for coming back back and very clear where our response was and how what were our comments and how you respond. thank you for eating and drinking incorporating local artist if you're going to put in an art piece to the building and in the interior or exterior of the building. >> as mentioned your first preference to move away from the thing you put a piece of sculpture that is a attraction but like to have a more integral skyline to our preference to put a piece of art in the second floor space at the entrance. and

if it is didn't work out for the reasons we have a second floor atrium inside of that vestibulae and as mentioned earlier the properties it has a very distinguished collection of art and art attraction taking this seriously. >> but say didn't work out how do you see that happening? >> well um, the i'm wearing an important hat. but i'm not selecting the artist and not - please trust me they wouldn't let me if i was willingly. >> (multiple voices.) >> i was wondering (laughter) any procedural can you hear me? what kind of procedure will be my - influence in the features

of the building. >> hello, i am from the planning department staff and intermediate of the planning commission. and the public art is required as part of this and the conditions of approval for the art requirement will be included in the commission recommendations. >> oh. okay. so can be going through the art commission but it is in front of planning commission. >> i need to verify i don't know. >> yeah. in general gentile goes to the planning commission. >> role the arts commission will schedule the public art. >> right. >> an element of the money. >> okay. great. thank you. >> my other question the last question thank you for addressing the rc panel on the

black walk and part of comment will be by itself some time before the next build out i'm seeing inconsistentcy in terms of how joint patterns will be so which one are you going to build which version. >> you are talking about the east side. >> a o-3 the bottom right where you see all the joint pattern and- >> (multiple voices). >> the pdf and that is more uniform. >> that will be a more developed joint pattern. >> well um, i'm not sure who is more uniform i want to move this

project forward i wanted to know the pattern that you have on a o-3 is um, basically we have one six panel cross but than the one on slow down 13 is much more no vertical joint but actually matches on the finished pattern on the main side. it matches the roof you set up with the windows and the opening so i'm curious which one are you using. >> i'm using to answer your question with a question do you have a preference? >> so for a 13 one so more consistent with the pattern language that you have in the front building but didn't the second request on the revised rendering shows on table three. >> we will move in the

direction 13 pattern and the material that goes to the planning commission about three weeks have that modification along with whatever else is out of by the way, we agree on. >> all right. thank you. >> thank you for pointing out out that discovery and any other questions or comments commissioner foley and question for. >> we have a second? >> second. >> very good commissioners nothing further motion second to approve with conditions commissioner wright, yes. >> commissioner foley, yes. >> vice president nageswaran, yes. and president matsuda. >> that passes unanimously. >> 5 at the zero on item 6.

>> 6. 2021-011368des parkside branch library (within mccoppin square park, 1200 taraval street) before start my presentation i believe that the supervisor aid was also going to join us and has comments. >> thank you and good afternoon president matsuda and historic preservation commission commissioners, thank you for hearing this item today i'm joe biden goldberg for supervisor joe. and the politics maybe fleeting but the politicians is not the supervisor is proud to continue to sponsor larking for the celebrated

park, 1200 taraval street) -northwest corner of 22nd avenue and taraval street; a portion of lot 001 in assessor's parcel block no. 2351 (district 4) parkside branch library designed and apple were part of modern building campaign and constructed in 1951 world war ii the principles of american library association design by the form and openness and the layout them a scale environment and acknowledge the long gift of this process and commitment by historians in the work to research and study the parkside branch library began if 2008 and we wouldn't be here without tireless commitment for parkside branch library of district four

advocates launched by organized - in the summer of 2020 and this group of parkside branch library came to work on the projects and address the neighborhoods underserved location in the historic alleges the first campaign is the official depreciations for the clubhouses and enacted by the board of supervisors in april of 2022 and quickly had hero eyes on completing the landmark for the parkside branch library and thank the work of the department for ongoing work to support and assisted provided to the members of parkside branch library with formaler supervisor and staff rec and park department and san francisco public lobby and thank

you for the consideration and hope we have your support today. >> good afternoon, commissioners staff. >> before you today is consideration of the recommendation for landmark presentation taraval street) -northwest corner of 22nd avenue and taraval street; a portion of lot 001 in assessor's parcel block no. 2351 (district 4) parkside branch library designed by lawrence park by the firm of as soon as possible architect was constructed built on the focus building campaign of the library expansion between 1951 and 66 and opened the library received national family with the architectural records um, site plan an excellent example of

modern libraries. library was built during the period of unprecedented commitment at the local and state and modernization of services and programs at the part of the construction was nationally noticed and adopted the ideals. >> parkside branch library historically significant for its association with the culture and for american lobby programming and design and with the modern public like library with saeblth and adopt built is also significant with the principles of the mid 20th century public library design with the characteristics that is

functional lay outs and representative of the architectural firm and with the collaboration with the collapse artists through over the summer were - the library was or not many of the principles through the america public lobby design and innovate development for the branch libraries this includes do residential elements and natural light and gathering spaces and patios a modern suburban home incorporated types of window and typical hotel establishment. the department believes that the parkside branch library meets the

eligibility requirement and provides the status though the renovation to that in between 2008 and 515 north lake avenue the building residences the physical integrity of the historic significance. characteristic pictures of the significance is features for the spaces have included in the draft owners in the packet. >> the department regions the commission approve the regions for the lark designation and this is the recommendation we would ask you recommend the modification to the draft ordinance specifically item 2-e 6 line 24 we recommend striking the language specific to describing the light fixtures not original so 2-e page 6 line

23 and 24 and 25 reads the ceiling light fixtures and now children's area installed within box in sets in the kerrville that concludes my presentation. i'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. >> i believe that represent of library as well as the park are on the line and the library might have something to say i'm open for questions. thank you. >> thank you. >> . okay. >> concludes the staff presentation open up for public comment members of the public you're opportunity to address the commission on that matter in the chambers please come forward and remotely to comment, press*- 3 (star 3) to "raise your hand" through webb x bridget here for another item but expressing my support for this library

designation. all and commend staff and all of our volunteers on that effort to get this to this point. >> and i hope you'll support this designation. thank you. >> last call for public comment. seeing none, additional requests to speak from members of the public public comment is closed. and this matter is now before you commissioners. >> thank you. >> motion to approve. >> (laughter.) >> second. >> thank you, commissioners. on that motion to adopt a recommendation for approval. >> commissioner wright, yes. >> commissioner foley. >> commissioner so but has

something to say. >> with the amended- >> (multiple voices). >> yeah. >> thank you. >> very good. >> commissioner wright, yes. >> commissioner foley, yes. >> commissioner so and vice president nageswaran and president matsuda so moved. >> >> that passes unanimously. >> 5 to zero and places us on item 7. >> 7. 2022-000112env islais creek bridge. this is opportunity to review and comment. >> staff is working on this project we move to item 8 please. through the chair. >> sure. >> very good item 8. >> 8. 2016-013156srv-03 the panama-pacific international exposition and the development of the marina district. this is opportunity to adopt move or

disapprove. >> good afternoon, commissioners. the item is consideration to adopt the the panama-pacific international exposition and development up in the marine district historic content statement. the graphic adopt within the framework (clearing throat) according to the california historic presentation they're intended to provide an analytic framework for the explanation significantly shape the development of the community and more important property types

and why they're important and what to be considered of their type and context. marine district historic content statement provide a framework for the irish and will be through the effort and make sure that the property valuations with consistent with the a state and federal and state standards creating materials though the context statement roving the barriers and this marine district historic content statement is a living document and to refine the document as required and suggested to recognize the history and significance of the neighborhoods as part of the citywide culture survey or evaluation for local, state, and federal elevation and address comments resulting in the hearing and the facts of the

historic preservation commission. um, the context statement offend by stephanie and was reviewed by myself and preservation planners and elaine moore and the historic statement is the prelandscaping construction and clarence of fair and the first and second phases of district and also included framework eligible requirement and scombith consideration for the historic preservation commission and evaluation of the district and finally includes an attention for builders and agents architects and with the this was posted on the website and the final draft will be posted that

on the website pending an option by the historic preservation commission. the planning department received one letter from the attorney suggested anywhere relations you have a copy of that letter with the full revisions and staff - the department recognizes the historic preservation commission adopt it exposition and the development of marine district historic content statement because the document was prepared by qualified historians and secretary of state and publication and instructions for read into the record the historical resources and the publication and need to be a established guidelines for the national state of california and with the office of historic preservation commission and the city and county of san francisco. it maybe a planning tool to evacuate the theme and character of the buildings and

group housing and that concludes my presentation. i'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. >> and stacey is here if you have any questions. >> thank you. >> thank you, um, members of the public this is your opportunity to address the commission on that matter again, if you're in the chambers come forward or remotely to comment, press * 3 (star 3) to "raise your hand." >> can you use the overhead. >> you certainly may and sfgov please. thanks and i want to thank staff and the team for working on this um, project statement it is very thorough and i'm thrilled it is word for word and want to make one point i would in the future with the marine district historic content statement do one-a-day and one at a time i didn't have time to look at the

next item on the agenda but focused on the marina so in the future one for each meeting people can spread out their review time a couple of things we recommend we add and not in the sort of forward section where there is a discussion of current um, interpretation of potential historic district so with the property information map on page one and all the information in the document about the this is great and maybe focused more effort on um, the um, sort of the development of residential area. after the patty certainly think that the in fact, on pages three three through hi for example, would be wonderful to leave more of that

information about the architect developers buildings in the appendix in the narcotic and have a few for the i'm happy to have someone reach out to me with my ideas i - i concur with the statement on page 48 um, not going to read the whole thing but in the conclusion the last part of paragraph says very clearly that there is a sort of cohesive um, grouping of buildings in the map and i agree with the statement on page 50 when enforces this i'll read in the middle of page the historic significance of those types of building is recognized through the historic district could be support by the department planning of the cohesive

grouping and constructed by early and 85 in the district or contractor when it conveys the private sector history (bell ringing) of theal neighborhoods i'm having a hard time on paragraph page 67 under the first bullet point the insistence while those observations of general cohesive are adequate they don't appear following the research and evacuation including in the context statement to the level of california ability (bell ringing) for those swaths of marina i would very much like for you to locate that simply. >> ma'am. >> that's your time. >> as you deliberate and to point out. >> this building i'll showing on the screen - quickly go

back. >> i'm sorry your time is up. >> this building is no longer the building is. >> ma'am. >> thank you. >> great any other member of the public? >> my name is ann representing the historical society and want to address the issue how the information is collected for the community there is no documentation from the research has been done with the historians or my the context. >> ma'am, i'm going to interrupt you for one second i think. >> no, no, i. >> okay. okay. >> i have been at public hearings before i want to say something that is missing i haven't look at it but part of

what we're talking about later on is the supporting porta rico club with the world exposition this is why would what you're legislation or policy has president matsuda that is it drawing from the creativity and because we're connected to the historic figures and what they established in that period of time i want to encourage you that you should take a look at the criteria that is going out on the context statements especially in the city safer that is connected to the community the object community to show and thank you very much. >> okay. any other member of the public who would like to address the commission on this

matter? >> can if you calling negative impact to comment, press * 3 (star 3) to "raise your hand" seeing none, no requests to speak commissioners public comment is closed. and this matter is now before. >> thank you. >> commissioners? >> commissioner foley [off mic.] >> i want to say that everyone has worked on that and effects everyone else and they've done a lot of work i appreciate the work. >> thank you vice president nageswaran. >> um, and i'm going to follow up on yeah, it is yeah. >> - on um, the gentleman's comments on three san francisco i know that in the document and report noted it was not addressing the social equities

for the area that was developed in the marina i think will be, you know. appropriate to depth that a little bit more. to include u - the demographics of those in the revisions and where they might live and where they work. displaced, you know. coastal areas where sizeable other than those resided there later on. but i think those would be helpful to include as well as any history regarding the puerto rico club and other groups were presented as this exposition that um, and - the racial equity thing is not only, you know. the correct thing to do but as part of the our

history and i - thoroughly joy the different histories and makes that more interesting i would love to hear more. >> thank you, commissioner wright. >> yeah. totally agree with vice president nageswaran. >> on those points and there is - since those are kind of living documents; right? i think that um, the work has been done so far is great but room for addition and if the lady has additional information that is helpful or anyone else, you know, i'll encourage to beef up the document more particle the

social equity items. >> thank you. >> i also wanted to support vice president nageswaran comments the document talks about the president to attract more toward asian crises and where many anti asians lie. when this was happening so i'm assuming were probably few communities of color actually allowed to participate i that is mentioned in the participation at the exposition was very cost to love people some of those points should be brought up. >> because as you know, we have made social equity a part of this one. >> any other comments from the

commission? >> do i hear someone would like to make a motion? to. >> to approve. >> with? >> approve an additional comments for social equity. >> is that enough information or guidance to help further. >> because it so many times a significant modification to adopt. >> yeah. >> commissioners, i and what have enough clarity to make sure we're appropriately representing the past issues were presented in the conference so i feel confident our staff has handled or handed that appropriately. >> i have one comment.

>> thank you for the presentation and thank you for coming over here - to voice out our concern that is true with the other comments we have created with the intent to have everyone have a clear combines what we're looking at no longer as a guesswork and also acknowledged that every statement emphasiss and i want to continually open for refinement and have that it is as living document so sharons team will be very embracing more

input we can definitely use in the community like you're community and my community a lot of the history have never been fully documented role through all the history that is about the right time we're doing this so we can embrace all the histories. >> thank you for advocating for the community. and i really applaud the departments staff work into embracing everything to thank you for doing all the work and fully approving this and really emphasiss i wish to say that is a life document and this is our multiple steps and will be many more going forward. i hope that will help to

accumulate this is not set in stone but will view as we gather more people coming out to speak and share they're old history the chinese history will never be documented. and we consider hearing more to share and embrace them all. >> okay. >> thank you. >> commissioner wright. >> just a question is this a standard practice when constitutional additions or changes to the document are made there are shared with um, the commission again? >> and maybe not at a hearing but a notice that updates have been made. >> (multiple voices). >> we'll have to come back to that. >> we can come back to that commissioner. >> if i understand correctly commissioner foley you made the

motion with a second. >> second. >> thank you, commissioner wright so if i understand a motion to move with the direction from the commission as it relates to social equity correct. >> commissioner wright, yes. >> commissioner johns, yes. >> commissioner so, yes. >> president matsuda, yes. >> president matsuda. >> that passes unanimously. >> unanimously 5 to zero and now back to item 7? for. >> 7. 2022-000112env islais creek bridge. this for our review and comment. >> good afternoon. homecoming commissioners apologizes for my

tardiness. i'm justin with the plan hermosa the item before you is review and comment on for the islais creek bridge as a reminder this item doesn't require an approval but an opportunity for commissioners to provide comments and recommendations providing the opportunity. and i'm joined by any md 5 clearing the preservation planner and manager and joining through web x i believe that thomas will be joining us from public works. so we can move on to - a take a look at at the project it is the islais creek bridge located on third street and general in the bayview neighborhood and at map showing the location of bridge and over the creek channel and as you can see surrounding

neighborhood is industrial adjacent to the free a double bridge in the attach draw bridge it incorporates that makes the draw bridge raising lower and into light rail on the upper right the operation of function how it takes place and the official name is the levon hagop nishkian bridge has a rewarding of 20 out of one hundred by the national inventory. and note the structure is zero. and so the bridge was completed in 1915 but the plans are drawn up for the 1914 bridge for the project delayed during world war ii and

- and in 1997 the bridge was evaluated and determined to be doomed in the mat register and the for the distinct qualifies it is also automatically and the pier significance is 1950 the bridge is the date of completion so the bridge residences the integration so allow for the q to cross the bridge and not effecting the design of the feature. and speaking of the features they include the bridge tiff that is a double back draw bridges with the concrete abutments and includes the above

deck pop up associated with the - and those includes the side and central box on the top left. in the photo that is the housing element with the - by the bottom left and the guardrail in the upper right corner. the character features continue to have a staircase on the southeast and has a store. >> the tower is considered a capturing feature and for the proposed project um, those are the projects objectives that include increasing the distance between the bridge lowest point and the elevation to have protection against sea level rise and the construction times

to reduce the hunters point and includes new light rail and the standards for the traffic volume in the course of construction and allowing the bridge to be incorporated. >> further proposed project super structure and replace that with a new bridge a single concrete bridge and have a concrete deck at a higher elevation and will be 4 types to protect the light rail and four traffic lanes for biking paths and pedestrian paths on both sides the control tower will be demolished to allow a new mroermd and because it had

demolish the contents we anticipate a significant and unavoidable impact and the ceqa guidelines will be explored that accomplishes the objectives of the project along with the board one or more of the project and as a reminder this item before you didn't require an approval but an opportunity for commissioners to provide comments and recommendations regarding the opportunity. so along with it in project alternative we identified one observation. so it in public alternative a requirement in ceqa the bridge had retain in the current condition and the features will be maintained clearly didn't meet the objectives for upgrades and addressing sea level rise and other things cross is bridge.

the preservation alternative will be the salvage or reinstall the work through the character to find - the draw bridge functionality not maintained similar to the proposed project, however, all the above deck elements associated will be salvaged and or represent can do in-kind like the steel boxes last year replicated and this is minor. guardrails are replaced coming in with the safety upgrades and lastly, the control towers associated with the features will be maintained. so the alternative will meet somehow most of the project but the timeline for construction will be increased to meet and

elevate the feasibility of that defining features. and exploring the ceqa alternatives the project sponsor and planning department staff will meet the project goals and draw your attention to the draw bridge functionality and a design to pressor and the retention will not be - meeting the projects objectives and the bridge to meet the goals of addressing sea level rise and enough characteristics of defining feature f the towers have my features should be raised to the height of bridge or kept in place. we also explored the feasibility of including a full bridge rehabilitation to the explored and the previous project had received some type of funding and tied to approvals

in 1917 and - but because of previous project was a rehabilitation for the possibility of the previous project but maintaining the goals was national a feasible alternative not meeting with the project objectives and raise the bridge for sea level rise and maintain the gutterer operations. but additionally was unnecessary element of project and that portion is not used as a navigable waterway and um, so as a reminder an opportunity for the hpc to weigh in and ability to reduce the impacts while we meet the project objective and

staff recommended changes and will prior to the publication of draft eir we'll bring that back for the comments and owe anticipate the final eir in early 24 so that that concludes my presentation. but myself and staff are available for any questions? you might have. >> thank you. >> indeed. >> we should it can public comment. >> members of the public this is your opportunity to address members in the chambers come forward or to comment, press * 3 (star 3) to "raise your hand" final last call surrendering public comment is closed. did matter is now before you 2024 review and comment. >> commissioners. >> vice president nageswaran. >> um, so i have an opportunity to kind of look at this and

earlier in a week so at, you know. the rehabilitation option does not seem feasible because of condition of the bridge itself and as well as not meeting the sea level rise though one would note that the area around this bridge will be underwater when the bridge will be the only thing above the water. but that having said that, you know. we have the funds to be able to do those projects um, you know. it does bleed into areas so the characteristic distinctly features in the um, partial

preservation and what staff said an interpretive part that original to the original bridge not use the bridge this is no false history in that and i think those features are the characteristic of the bridge of the other alternative upgrades the full design has no specific character to that and as it really conveys the area that particularly history if that area having a draw bridge in the creek so having the defined features is an appropriate alternative and thank you.

>> thank you. >> commissioner wright. >> yeah. i did have um - i'm curious can you provide give you a little bit of background on the discussion of the full bridge rehabilitation? that was previously had um, and yeah. it sounds like that was determined not to meet the project goals but um, what really were the limbs limitations and the commissioner said raising the bridge to provide sea level rise will not help when everything around it is underwater but rehash that part of that a little bit for me. >> and the planning department staff the previous rehabilitation project was a

full rehabilitation that would have met the secretary of state standards but wouldn't have raised is elevation of bridge and maintains the bridge that determines it unnecessary and i'll say in light of there - there is a large planning effort to how to deal with the sea level rise next year so is a part of conversation evolved around how we incorporate the new bridge or the bridge location within that plan. and i think one of the sort of pats of that conversation wouldn't be spending millions of dollars or dollars do relocate the bridge but an underwater plan to address the sea level rise in the surrounding neighborhoods so i think that is the project is actually a step in the right direction in terms of getting the agencies to talk together

and come to a more fully means of addressing and addressing how to address the sea level rise in the surrounding neighborhoods. >> yeah. it is it seems to me that um. >> that those two components are tied together and that um, kind of going on this process to plan for um, you know. higher bridge is really um, kind of needs to be part of this - needs to be a holistic discuss and hard to look at this, you know. by itself. outside of the larger plan for how sea level rise will be addressed in um, on both sides of the bridge and the

surrounding area. so i guess that's one comment that i think - would be um, the larger environmental review and needs to be considered. just what the point of moving forward with a new bridge um, you know. how will the the neighborhood and the surrounding areas um, however, that is responding to sea level rise a complete a link how the bridge will perform i'm curious. well - i also want to say it seems to me i agree that the salvage and reuse for the interpretation of the characteristic defining features is an idea the new proposed project were to happen. i would

like to say though even with those the new bridge appeared to um, vaguely resemble the current bridge um, it is clear that the new bridge and i think, you know. it just didn't won't convey the significance. anymore so i think that we need to make sure that um, the people understand that and that people airport pretending like it is going to and then - last question at this point at least i think that in there were in the discussion or options were considered and i might have

missed it but for- i don't know, there is a no project alternative or a separate preservation alternate there is a different location cross the creek is that explored for, you know, all this other infrastructure consulted while maintaining the current bridge that might be a preservation alternative? >> so justin planning department staff to clarify the reason we're doing this full eir we acknowledge the significant amount will impact the historic resource to the demolition and construction. um, and to the second point i think we - we didn't discuss that in the detail because of the bridge on

third street will create a significant difficulty in figuring out how to i don't know construct a new bridge in a different location is that what you mean. >> i mean, i think that - the current bridge function; right? will be with the community running cross now. so i guess i'm curious - so many times a new bridge is an order when it was, you know. i guess when the folks were 0 crossing that before but i'm not suggesting moving the meeting or anything but if a second crossing somewhere else my accumulate the requirement for such an expansion of this bridge in this location. >> um, justin planning

department staff one of the projects objectives around increasing any thing cross the brim and go to the power point preservation i tried to show the difficulty that the trains have crossing the bridge not a perfect solution to say hard to see but the muni tracks show you that and slow down 5 mile-per-hour on each day the goals to increase the operation and then accessibility to neighborhood like the - by the way, and hunters point so in a connection to downtown for those residents and one of the things one of the most important components of this project increasing that to an operation i think to -

>> (unintelligible). >> great. thank you. >> thank you. >> commissioner foley. >> thank you. >> um, i want to say a few things i've driven by that a lot and i want to mention the city staff will get together and work on this is really something i want to pay respect by the commissioners comments but the city has hundreds of millions of in allocation and looking at the aerial view of that costs zillions of dollars and lastly, bring up the operations what we're trying to do on the commission. and you really need to connect the - by the way, in a better way around the connection between the - and the only thing i want to say.

thank you very much. jeff 2024 work. >> commissioner so. >> thank you for the presentation and the eir containment of this bridge i appreciate the fellow commissioners comments about the integrity of the bridge and the locality but in my view similar to commissioner foley this my experience personal xrerpgsz with the t lion and connected all the way through chinatown has been an undertaking for that to happen and i would love to see that a lot more people riding it and more um, communities that are underserved communities and riding muni and

public transit is their life lion and for them to conveniently seeing what to see doctors and so really important. i'm aware in my capacity of the previous capacity sitting on the review in the other commission had seen a lot of very radical approaches in the city infrastructure and addressing the sea level rise. and maiden we can of the find he and puc built a lot of infrastructure and every single one of those are implemented to either elevated or 36 inches i don't know three for the 6 and i just have the luxury to our the

control power point if affordable housing and mixed-use life survives building they volunteered to go build a robust seawall to mitigate the - we're all doing our part to try to keep the city functions and for people life lives lines to get where we want to be and in the bridge is something we can to to enable that with some adjustment i'm all for. it. i do like to be able to see that we can find a very am casual decision to move forward without the other elements we need to um, consider

so i really love that line. >> my favorite line i see that all the time with my children. thank you. >> i had a question similarly in the document with the city and county of san francisco staff. were there any charrettes conducted in that area? >> good afternoon, commissioners. >> i'm thomas the project manager for the islais creek bridge project we're talking about and the sheriff let's an out flow of multi agencies studies in the creek area looked

at the various mobility and um, other issues that would be impacted by the sea level rise in the future not just on third street but along the registration and the shore lion i believe at that time was community compensated through the prior study to get feedback from the community about what some of the top concerns and those concerns were raised and contemplated when they did their analysis and developed the potential mitigation for the problems in that area. >> and would the bridge was it parallel discussed that conversation. >> yeah. the bridge was several projects or infrastructure

components were being vulnerable and needed further study the sheriff let's was done to look at the bridge and ultimately the proposed projects. those were an out flow of that previous study. >> sea level rise a real so we thoroughly understand supporting the public policy that effects the community we want to make sure that the communities understand that the bridge will be about their community and i just so that community needs to be wore more in sync need to some anything like that like they need to run to if a tsunami

hits i need to see more of a community connection. >> i think you maybe if i can just address commissioner wright comments how the bridge toys in orange countyly so the so the assumption now at the end of the lifespan of that bridge had measures along the surrounding shoreline will be put in place they don't know the exact design that different options but one includes harboring the shoreline to raise it to a level to prevent flooding and having a bridge at the higher elevation have a tie-in point with

becoming in 20 or thirty years doing a regional adoption as opposed to locking in a allow elevation bridge eventually see the low part in a levi around there that's the reason for the capital improvement already built in at the higher elevation and ties into what you're saying about involving the community the bridge is not only intended to serve the transportation function but provide a link to any future um, development in that area around the park on each corner and so on and so forth. we will be building something that venice beach is conducive to tying in the enhancements in that area

[off mic.] >> any other questions or comments from the commission? >> is that enough information to - okay. >> thank you. >> okay. commissioners nothing further we should move on to the final item on today's agenda. >> it's okay and item 9. >> 9. 2016-009960srv nuestra historia: san francisco pan-latino historic context statement. we received a request from the item in spanish if you're joining us in-person it is on the table by the door and

one of the interpreters request we speak clearly and slowly to provide for realtime and interpretation and which is time for public comment i ask you line up on the right side of screened room and for those calling in. >> phone number: +1 (415) 655-0001 access code: 2598 693 1641## and ask that is translated into

spanish. >> (speaking spanish.) >> >> phone number: +1 (415) 655-0001

access code: 2598 693 1641## . >> to comment, press * 3 (star 3) to "raise your hand". >> >> link to webex password: hpc2023 . >> i'm sorry, i have a question before we start interpretation will be simultaneous or

consecutive. >> we'll be starting and pausing other than public comment it's as far as i know. >> okay. we'll just been translating public comment. okay? >> thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners molly planning department staff um, before we begin our presentation we have a representative from supervisors office. thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners ann legislative aid for supervisor ronan and here on behalf of the supervisor and the agency in support for this item today and i'm in gratitude to the planning department staff and so many people who are behind this

interpretation tremendous work and the research and work and so many detail to describe um, the experiences in san francisco. that has not been covered before. um, you know. just to be not mentioned in history books and to finally have this effort coming from the grown up is really take care immune and thank you and looking for your

approval. thank you. >> okay. >> (laughter.) >> my name is ann i'm architect and the small business owner and thirty years this year and advocate in the san francisco social my motivation to voice for those considered invisible. okay. >> i want to thank president matsuda and former commissioner martinez for the adoption of this and documented the ethic in the city and also want to thank the san francisco heritage month former um, direct the san francisco heritage and um,

former employee december december ray for and especially 0 jonathan who created an administrative document and san francisco historic preservation commission planner staff like melanie so support the voice to keep the goals of this as the historic aspect. um, the community statement is the largest because of the lack of historic period 11 years of research writing and editing was because of policies developed by president matsuda and allen martinez that community

community-based organizations can partner with other organizations and the san francisco historic society was started because of 515 north lake avenue historic report was missing a lot of history in the modern er it era the political voice was heard and the time that the community was organized rotted in work and community organizing the goals of community-based organization were collected oral history based on the cheerptsd created a document and our approach to the team development to certify the members of the communities by

the latino leadership and then from then recommended the stakeholders group elders and families to include art and included the lgbtqai+ and 261 and local 22 the carpenters union in the historic assets workshop the context statement is different than any on that we used the community organize marlin and terry to assist the stakeholders and our members dr. lauren and i have been part of global history that's why we contributed to the document we were there and part of the

social just and affirmative action with the community out of poverty and establishing the generational wealth that a more work to be done on the 0 draft to have that document as a living document. the contributions to the development is not been documented properly. and our research before the era we had the flattened corners since the change in the bored and number one, the editor two was a refugee that arrived in the late 18 hundreds a lowered

of hispanic and assisted in tracking of the displacement of latino businesses like. >> (calling names.) >> a spanish book store with latino music in north beach and finally the location in the district this is where the ordinances sylvia rodriguez was provide and gave the inspiration for the fabric are 24 street. this statement begins to document after tackle and intangible voice and not from what we term in our community a come neither - in 2014

developed the legislation for the first hispanic integrity in san francisco and since 19 then in providing the background information for mission center the landmarking the culture center was dr. was one of the founding members and who marine was part of voice there and captain san she can a good friend and doing the background and gave the memorial at the california art and for 2022 we had supervisors ronans office the carnival and the memorial on

24 and van ness those are important assets for the community in 2002 next is donning which is ready to be submitted for the mexican restaurant has identity the latino unclassify in the south of market for that property owner for 85 years you'll hear more about that and also the mexican amount was established in 1970 which is in 24 and clubs san francisco on mission street establishing in 1912 the articles of corporation and established in 1945 and port

authority smith what the location for the mexican government and where our city grid was established areas. and the last one is the gallery that was liberated by artist michael who is the artist for carlos santana that is will soon. and i thank you for that and like to introduce to you um, former commissioner allen martinez will talk about the vacancies of the historic preservation commission. >> thank you. >> (clearing throat). >> good afternoon president matsuda and commissioners. this narrative for different reasons we're doing this context statement and one before you is reflex on the historic

preservation commission of the united states and what is behind it and the purpose that serves and the history is hard to trace but history not at one time who ought to be here or deserves to be a u.s. citizen and - neither americans are not citizens until 1924 and tonight they've contested barriers lastly to vote and through the u.s. history competing ideas after the civil wars lead to a dominated culture by english and eastern europeans and latino maermz or americans and on the slaves how they fit into the society kurltd and historic

preservation commission emerged in 19 century. and this is the instance by creating on monticello to support a narrative and a white anglo nation and similarly the status of confederate children you see plantation houses and in california the first historic preservation commission project the project undertaken by the golden west was to be a shine to the quote/unquote white immigrants from upper to live in mexico and the historic preservation commission in california in 19 to 76 and the narrative the last 209 expanded

to be be more expansive of the hit are reflecting the history for the people actually here if we invite the historic preservation commission is conveys a public publication who have people have the right to be be here and staking a claim who and was for this context statement is part of this project and project has told stories not east so west and south to north and the native americans and thank you. >> depended staff have garcia

speak. thank you. >> thank you. commissioner for the time to speak today and had a former federal commissioner with the amount of latino medical examiner and the art commissioner for san francisco and the other half i won't go into first, the first document as mentioned in significance early in my life i was given an important expect that continues to - culture writer advocate and artist and art and culture person that is empowering the relevance to my areas of our utilize and first fort is a concept derived from the 1960s at a person or community speaks for itself and let me state

others outside of our culture executive and legislative committee context that may assume they're best to represent given their acquired areas ever study or expertise and because of this marriage derived in the horses mouth we were adequately unfold responsibly and under direct experience and today consider an historic document of the latino u latino community and as it adequately chronicles and drawn from our own expertise enrich and interpretation that maps and prefers our culture

assess and a living document must have this document u79d and corrected by future culture voice contribute and helps the community identify and embrace resources how those shape the history and doing so those resources zone the interrelationships without communities that shared this home we call san francisco. and the culture context document before you is forwarding that goal and thank you for your review of this consequent i can't tell document i want to introduce my long time colleague

a please welcome koorsz and good afternoon buenos dias is really an honor to be here and over the reach projects locating the methodology that i followed at as i was the load researcher and so we followed this insiders perspective. we came cross a number of interesting finding for example, the fact that was a san francisco neighborhood over the years how the - 0 and this was really quite interesting. to have a clear knowledge with the insiders perspective to categorize and develop categories to san francisco and

as well as the culture social economic and empowerment latino neighborhoods and ethic citizens in san francisco. and it is imperative to know this historic california is applicable to the laich experiences in san francisco and not conform to the studies research team critically flaftd that impacted san francisco is from the historic periods throughout the beginning of 20th century and 101 though the political and other struggles to the period of affirmation and resistance and presenting the displacement process footprint in the latino community some of the factors in the few categories are ongoing and have not stopped over time as a result of latino immigration parents or patterns

did diversity of latino populations this process was possible for extensive permanent interviews and community forums conducted throughout the years with the latino in the area and for individual that have played an important discipline and in addition spanish speaking newspapers and new letters were a project analysis and social and political movement for the encampments the tax was a difficult one not easy at all so latino history has been goinged and with an invaluable resource

and help was in a the analysis. thank you very much. >> i like to thank larry and carlos and allen for your presentation and quickly like to talk about things that holds us accountable to the community and we like to engage further with the actuating and like to move forward our outreach draft this material in spanish and as ann mentioned previously following the approach that was going back to the focus groups. >> making sure we have consent on those moving forward and to

hold us accountable we want to return to the historic preservation commission for adoption hopefully later on in 2023 at pace of the community and upon final adoption we'd like to transcript that in spanish but as ann mentioned previously like to come up with a plan for maintaining in living document like to continue to contribute and will continue to revise so seen previously with the culture statement read into the record and any of them addressed latino context statement will benefit from further discussion or expand the research? does the commissioner removed any specific advocates or other groups for public

engagement? and finally more importantly the department staff to how the department by itself support of outreach and maintains this document. that that concludes my presentation. so the project team here is objective for questions but have jonathan that contributed to the online well, thank you very much. >> thank you very much for the preparation. >> can you keep the questions on the screen for - >> at this time open up for public comment members of the public if you're in the chambers please come forward if you like to submit any kind of comment and if you're joining us remotely to comment, press * 3 (star 3) to "raise your hand" via web x. >> good afternoon. i'm andrew

and ann invited me to address i'm the chair of the board at the museum we completed did core of $38 million so there is no public fund needed for that and very instrumental as helping us as an architect and the head of the building community that's important. and let me give a couple of comments important in support of what was discussed we're flavor that and have a collection that is historic at the same time can be used for future generations in the culture center that is begun in 1970 and 75 pushed further for the development mexican museum we're seeing the result of that with the 70 thousand

fourth floor mexican museum structure at third and mythics, inc., we hope to open up before the spring of 25 and we received a great deal of support golf and private destroy and the public support. allows the museum to present in the latino community over the united states and mexico and the exhibits mexico city originally my home as well additional opening artist for the present time at the website they have to site we decide to build a permanent structure and we believe that we're going to be a center for tourism and in

the whole bay area for the mexican and latino art as well and we have great support also from willie brown the mayor that initiated the property and provided to us as well nan pelosi for the mexican museum site i thank anne tremendous for her guidance and in terms of dealing with (bell ringing) the political community as well and um, we really above on behalf of the mexican amount we're supporting this and. thank you for your time. >> . thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners and we are

supportive of this and like to talk about the republican advance and the mexican museum is (unintelligible). >> this is specific one of the most important locations of what recent termed the chicano go movement in the last 1960s and 70s and rejected as an art form and the movement has changed the landscape over 50 - california is the most powerful location of this movement we um, is (unintelligible). >> in san diego. >> and like the early 1980s this art is accepted and none

better locations from california. in the sentenced chicano movement changed the city rapidly and support the public art not part of this era and the movement also - increased in chicano (unintelligible) using a range of mediums for the sculpture and performing art and the mexican museum in san francisco literally changed the landscape the purpose latino art in the united states and in terms of the california and international centers all mexican-american chicano and (unintelligible) that concludes my presentation.

. thank you for your time. >> good afternoon my name is tracey i'm the board chair of the many location of schools as known as the - i want to thank the people putting in the hours working and in particular the gentleman has harassed everyone i know about information to get into this report so thank you for that because it is so important for me and my children and my children's children, you know. came here my mom was an immigrant and came here she came to the united states and i have i'm a native and any kids are natives my grandkids for important to know this history the voice of a who created

agencies and for example, in the location of schools came out of a political movement out of a necessity to help latinos get jobs to joe san valves is congratulate i went to there and i didn't for the record to go to college. - but this is so important; right? because they're agrees would have been there in my life growing up and my children as a child who went with her mom to the mission presbyterian church, i, actual tell you stories that are documented about that church love go work came out of that and i didn't put out this

information somewhere by glad it is here. and it is forever document that will outlive me and survive past my children's children can read it and want to know who the agencies that supported us were and it is i guess at mission city hall important for the agencies that people may have forgotten i want to point out during the pandemic the place where everyone came for service the only place people can go there is live people and city workers and thank you all for being the people (bell ringing) actually embrace that culture remembrance so thank you for the work you do as well. >> thank you. >> good afternoon, everyone my

name is sami arrived in san francisco in 1991 the city was completely before us so i lived a transformation of the city and that all of us um, that we had policies community and part of this tree mentioned mention effort effort and bringing are perspective to you. and while we really need for each every group in the city - i think that all of those have created i have been part of different board of trustees or board of directors in san francisco and those parts of mexican museum have given me

opportunity to continue seeing how can the work of many 40 years ago from 1975 to today continue bringing forward the love, the commitment and all of that by each of us, we inspire for one of those bringing forward as a said to have that completed. i remember are the latino history was never reported. and i'm an latino but been here quite some time but bringing to the table i think that tree menacingly important not just for latinos but culture to know that absolutely a

necessity and essential for the future for our children and all of us to learn about everything so i locating you and as human being one is so preserve the integrity of the city and the city can't live without read into the record each of our - it hurt where we are today (bell ringing) it is. thank you very much for giving me the time to express any love and commitment. >> thank you. >> any other member of the public in the chambers wishing to comment? >> seeing none, let's go to the remote callers.

>> (microphone distorted) (unintelligible). >> so many work and information the community is beautiful and of the people (unintelligible) (microphone distorted) a planner formally worked with a project manager along with (microphone distorted) and also commissioner did a chapter for the document and (microphone distorted) staff is happy to be here for the environmental accomplishment and i also have a ways to go (unintelligible) (microphone distorted) the work is important and

significant. >> as mentioned earlier so many of san francisco history about the documented (microphone distorted) thank you, for the contributions that the community has made (microphone distorted) is work a labor of love (microphone distorted) that is a robust community engagement and thanks to ann and carlos others and thank (microphone distorted) thank you to the latino advisory board and of the meeting came

out 6 meetings (microphone distorted) and had interviews and needed work shop (microphone distorted) engagement the history is unique and (microphone distorted) (bell ringing) visible and culture and the political and community organizing that takes place was celebrated (microphone distorted) he looking forward for the project moving forward. thank you. >> thank you. >>. okay. final last call for public comment again in the chambers please come forward and remotely to comment, press * 3 (star 3) to "raise your hand"

seeing none, public comment is closed. and this matter is now before you. >> excuse me - president matsuda there is one late request to - let's go to that caller please. good afternoon. my name is a eric the president co-founder for the district and my son came to san francisco in 1928 and in the mission integrity. we heard stories to preserve in the future i wanted to thank ann the society and h p heritage. because they (microphone distorted) for the latino district the type of culture aspects the document provides the latino community

which has been the attraction to san francisco and the (microphone distorted) a document we could be used to enhance in the you. >> thank you. >> with that commissioners public comment is closed and this matter is now before you. >> dmaubz. >> i don't know where to start i think i should start i look at this note - i mean how do you do that? and how to actually that is stunning and all the folks that worked other than this is pretty amazing and know that is a work in progress pulling it together but truly amazing and i've been working with the three different nonprofits over the years and to own real estate if you don't have any debt i have been

working for about 17 most with the early child and education center the great thing with the structure and that was about a year and i want to apologize that as much i look like a white guy i'm not that white guy and a lot of white guys saying really horrible things i apologize for that and want to work on that. thank you. >> thank you. commissioner rice commissioner wright i want to follow up by thanking ann and the whole team thank you, as part of that but we heard from a lot of people already and this is hugely important for the h

hugely important i'm excited about that and this is a really feel good moment for me and for the commission. clearly for the community. and um, this ethic ethic report came back statement role brings new meaning to the it takes a village i mean that is clear took a - but it is just role great and it is epic covers to many so many to cover not even done a whole list of things that plans for the final document. which is really wonderful. and i think going about this in all the right ways

as evidenced by the first voice approach that comes from the community itself and um, yeah. i think that is great. thank you. >> thank you vice president nageswaran. >> you know. reiterate what some of the speakers said always believed the, you know. the remedy brans of the community is directly related to the absolute scholarships and passion we see this in all the work that everyone at done and shown for, you know. bringing over the best qualities and efforts specifically to community that don't necessarily use staff limitation but have oral histories and acknowledge and

respect for heritage. this is um, especially, you know. pin i do not moment and, you know. it is i think that will um, not only for planning for but also the other community the need the understanding what is that? and not so obvious um, you know. that we remember group of people that provided the interaction with the community and i think really surrounded by latino culture but the thing that is bringing about and flipping through that oh, that's what

that is about oh, this is what that is about. we agree in the past any but now, you know. conflicting voices where they feel that, you know. voicing groups that are considered minorities is um, somehow confronting that other groups really not about that it is about enriching all the things we know been in the community and voicing the things we don't know yet and want to know more about i enjoyed meeting the history, you know. of the origins and my and enjoyed the

bio fees you guys are the experts of what else can be included and one person an architect was um, albert who outcome was a prolific architect in san francisco and his father was french but his mother from mexico so, you know. other people that were across the culture that made, you know. enriched the um, that would be fantastic. and i know you're going to put american indian culture district as mentioned an

organization i'm glad that is being done. and i know if it is controversial but maybe there is pieces and part in records and military records that would, you know. bring to there are some additional information. um, and um, yeah. i was a consensus i'm sure you've gone through two or three i'm not an period of time but trying think of things you guys have done so many research and it was a lovely document i appreciate all the work. thank you. >> thank you. commissioner so. >> thank you for being here. it is an amazing group of leaders and advocates. and i knew this

kate has been a very advocate for a lot of art and minority with the asian americans and being myself an immigrant i'm fully aware how we thought how we don't exist. but the documentation like through like multi generation knowledge and expertise but the advocacy to get where we are and this document is latino historic connection statement is long overdue document we need to have in the city agencies that cover land use and heritage so 0 thank you for being here. and thank you for serving the city and our country. and our country; right? in the capacity you all stepped

forward i live in the mission and i'm so thrilled to see that why we have a document to start with two learn and to about - where we are and where we were and also tell stories to our children in the next generations to come and also aware that statement looks like over the entire san francisco not just a few blocks that highlight but also instrumental in setting a good task how we have our future development in the city and i'm really appreciate melanie how we hold people accountable that is a living document a beginning of and won't end like this but continue to always be a legacy

and continues to expand further and we can learn more and by learning more we help each other better and cherish each other you culture heritage and ultimately that our city perhaps also a role model for other cities. and thank you for the real power and thank you for allowing to be here and friend of mine thank you for pending our proficient time. i'm constantly going to the carnival outside of my house i'm wondering if you're asking any other - considering having a booth there. alu. >> i'm not going to sign you up for doing anything (laughter) but curious like for me walking up and down the street in the outer mythics, inc., going to a

chinese bakery i hear and other way to um, engage the community and also, if i'm excited about a mexican museum. and so looking forward to it opening and see all the amazing programming but the programming because the programming is people engaging the community and also people who are vista san francisco to understand that um, latino was part of made up of san francisco. you were all here; right? in the beginning i'm just thrilled to be here today and witness this piece of witnessing the history thank you for the work hard and you can hair more stories and my

children but take it to another level to make a live document to encourage people to latino oral history the real history. >> thank you. >> and i hope i don't get emotional but loving you for a long, long. time and really feel your love in every single word you support and - >> (laughter) and allen and i were on the commission long ago and this was one of the dreams to make sure we start to create history by people who lived the history and so i so - i hope that allen you that have seen progress here at the commission that really

trying to have people be good to history and as part of the history part of story and have people help us to create those documents i really feel this is definitely a very shinning example of the community coming forward and making sure that we are no longer going to hear a one-sided story what you said about giving voice to individual isn't invisible community i really really um, understand and appreciate and respect that because there are so many both sides in parallel when i saw a document with my own community parallel the development the site interpretation and just to be there are people that um, have different history and

cultures and shouldn't think their lacking people in others and december ray on the phone brings back a lot of great memories but you knowledge we have - for people to tell their own stories it is actually codified by local government to start to really realize what it is that we want for our community and just in terms of sharing your documents one area that came to my mind that i think you should pursue is the school district. school children need to know that people that look like them are part of this history and the way we see that don't see that at all so ethic studies - and as well as making

sure that we have those very important information available. >> allen and thank you all for our hard work i know it took a lot to get here and just appreciate all of your love and all our dedication to do this. >> planning department staff one last comment if that's. okay. >> i wanted to address one thing i forget about - and what was important in collecting our history old history and locating the efforts is a document that joimg was talking about that was

the social heritage form. and i wish the commission and - sorry don't mean to put on the pressure we need to administer the steps and based on the social herbal form we can tissue that at a state level the documents is. okay. to have that two but it can't proceed further; correct? >> because not a administrative document? so you want to address xhaukdz commissioner so especially in and brian is what you'll find point communities of color during that period of the development all had connections to each other and creating that movement didn't stop it they were successful because oergdz

for community approach. which was really wrought to us available in 61 and find that more but also, we met with the elders and what you'll find is friendship and a friend of mine was latino from mexico was roots and able to trace her family back and develop that story so about our history to really correct the tragedy of the community of color not documented. thank you. >> this is an non-action item so any further comments

(clapping.) we are adjourned. [meeting adjourned] >> my name is julie maw. i am a captain in the san francisco fire department. i didn't grow up thinking i

would be a firefighter. i didn't realize it was an option. i didn't see other people who looks like me in the fire service, so i didn't have an idea that this was a possibility for me. what inspired me is i had a few friends from the hip -- hawaiian community who were applying for the job at the time and they encouraged me to apply as well. we are a pretty tightknit community. we are like a family, the fire service is like a family. food is essential -- is central to our gatherings in the fire service as well. and teamwork and being part of something bigger than yourself and really having community. that is what inspired me to be part of the fire department. when i was applying for this job and i was going down that route of the hiring process, i looked around and i started looking at the different engines and the rigs driving around the street and i said, you know what, there is somebody that looks like me.

there is somebody that looks like me. to me, that was really important. and that representation, what i saw, the light bulbs went on and i could see myself in the job. for me, being in this position as a captain, and being on the track and going around to her neighborhood, even when we are doing the most mundane of tasks, it is important that they see me in the role, right? asian pacific islander woman in a leadership position, that i am in this job. and even ringing the bell for the kids in the neighborhood, they see me, they cs, they see my crew and it is huge. that lightbulbs can go off for them as well like it went on for me. it truly is important to me to be part of an organization that supports diversity and representation. being in a job where we serve the community is really important that we represent the

community. i think visibility, representation is key to opening doors for others, other people of color, other women, other people in the asian pacific islander community and say, hey,, that could be need too. i could be here serving the community and being a firefighter. [♪♪♪] [music] so, can you tell us what it was like for you during your first encounter with the san francisco fire department? >> yep. it was super cool! i got to learn about the dry standing pipe correction. it is actually called, dry sand piper just stand pipe. tomato. you know. yea. >> so, what is coming up next

for what is that for? >> oh , firefighter backsterinvited mow to a fire station to see the cool stuff firefighters use to put out fires. you have seen the had doors open like a space ship from out of nowhere. i close my eye its is like i'm there right now! wow! whoa. watch out, man. what is that for? >> what is this? these are fire engines they might look alike they are both red. white top and red lights on top. this is a new 2021 fire engine and this is an older 2014 fire

engine. if you can't tell, this one is shorter and narrower than our older fire engines. they have cool things like recessed lights. roll up doors. 360 degree cam ares and more that is important as the city is moving toward slower and safer streets adding parklets and bulb outs and bike lanes we need to decrease our footprint to keep us and the community safer on emergency scenes. >> what's back there? >> when is not guilty fire engine. great question. i want to see, sure. >> let's go back and look at the equipment and the fire pump on the fire engine. >> this is a fire pump. it is cool all the colors and all that. this fire pump and this engine holds 500 gallons of water that is a lot. >> a lot of water. >> it is push out 1500 gallons a

minute of water. we can lose our 500 gammons quickly. why we use hoses like this to connect to a fire hydrant and that gives us unlimited amount of water to help put a fire out temperature is important we have enough fire engine in san francisco to put fires out. so we can reduce the injuries and minimize loss of life and minimize property damage. [music] >> mr. will. mr. will. will! >> oh. daydreaming. thanks, everybody for watching! bye! [music]

this meeting will come to order the may 2023 regular meeting of langd use and transportation committee of the san francisco board of supervisors. i'm supervisor dean preston. the vice chair of the committee but acting chair today in the absence of chair melgar. i'm joined by president aaron peskin and supervisor matt dorsey. who is filling in for our chair melgar. the clerk today is erika major