first term you might be hearing today is the coil hood, and that is the large rectangular box that sits at the top of these rolldown gates. it's used to store the gate when it's not being deployed. the second is a motor box, which most gates don't have. this but some gates do have motor operated gate mechanisms. and the last is a chain cord, which if you've ever watched a movie about new york city from like anytime from now, going back into the 1960s, you'll often see the storekeepers pulling these chain cords open and closed in the morning. so those are the three terms. and then i will turn it over to trent to take over from here. good afternoon, commissioners. trent greenan, staff architect. so to minimize the impact on on storefronts from these roll up coils. we

developed a few simple and hopefully straightforward standards that you'll see here. and these include the coils should be concealed with the sloped awning and this should be in both elevation views from the front and the side where a transom window exists above a storefront or has been covered up. the roll coils shall not cover trance and window as we know, most older buildings have this transom. so this we don't want to preclude uncovering that window in the future. if you place the coil there, the roll coils should not be visible, viewed again from the front and side elevation views a coil hood shall be used as audrey described. this is basically just a metal container for the coil itself. if gates may be hand-cranked or push operate and motors or chain operated gates shall not be used. the modern gates are much more lightweight and much easier to operate, so

they don't typically need all that mechanical motor and chains to operate. and then again, the awning shall not conceal architectural detail or ornament . so, for example, if you have pilasters on the storefront with ornamentation or capitals above them, they shall not conceal any of that ornament or detail on the architecture. so those are the standards themselves. and again, we're just asking to adopt the language that's shown in the presentation and not the handout itself, which will likely be updated in the future. and this is just an image of an existing storefront that would meet the standards. you can see the coil is hidden behind a sloped awning. that is our presentation and we're available for questions. thank you. thank you, trent. members of the public, this is your opportunity to address the commission on this matter. if you're in the chambers, please come forward.

if you're calling in remotely, need to press star three or raise your hand via webex. seeing no request to speak, commissioners public comment is closed and this these guidelines are now before you. great. i just had a couple of questions. do we allow for folks to have square awnings in general? can a business have a square awning or are all awnings required to be sloped? thank you, commissioner. so. section 138 136.1 does have standards for awnings. it does not state that they they cannot be square. so this would be specifically for storefronts that are trying to conceal these these boxed shapes. i would i would strike the first bullet point. i don't see why we would force someone to get a new type of awning there if they're taking the investment to get a security gate, which means that they are concerned around the thefts and security of their property, i don't see why we would say, oh, sorry, you actually need to get a new type

of awning in order to have a security gate, which is already an investment. so if we allow folks to have square awnings, i don't see why we would create this barrier to a business getting a security gate by requiring it to be sloped. in fact, if we look at the picture on the first page of this report , i believe the fresh seafood market has, it looks to me to be a square awning. and then i'm i guess i'd be curious how sloped do we have to have the slope? like would the mission produce with a rounded top? would that be considered sloped or would that be considered square? this is the discussion. this is the kind of discussion we end up getting into the applicants and it becomes confusing, right, for the business, right. a an arched or rounded column would be a sloped would be sloped. okay so i just commissioners, i don't see the need to if we do allow folks to have different shapes of awnings and any shape of awning that complies with what we allow for awnings should be eligible to have a security gate. so i would strike the first bullet point and then the

second bullet point. i think what we're trying i want to clarify because i think it might be better, is two sentences. i think what we're saying is if you have a transom window, you can't cover it up with this awning and with the roll up gate. and if you have already covered it up previously without a gate, you also need to not have it covered up, because i think it's actually too it's actually a twofer, right? like it's a little bit confusing the way it's written. it's like it just so it'd be one sentence would be where trends and window exist. the roll of coil shall not cover the transom window, period. if the transom window exists and has been covered. and you know, when you install this new thing, you have to, you know, have it not be covered. so i think we're trying to do two things with that. and i think it just makes it better if it's two sentences, a set of one sentence. other than that, i didn't really have any other comments or questions on this particular item. commissioner diamond um, initial question. this was supervisor safire's legislation, is that correct? so i remember a discussion where

concern was expressed that these roll down gates, while very useful for security, are susceptible to tagging and that there was a lot of conversation around, well, maybe we should require murals because that makes them less susceptible to tagging. and i thought that was going to be resolved through the design standards. so it's silent on that. so can you fill us in? no, actually, it's better than that. in some sense, the ordinance was actually amended and passed to state that that the security gates must have murals or artwork on them if they are less than 20% open, which is only allowed for cannabis retail uses. okay great. thank you for that clarification. and then with respect to commissioner moore's suggestions, just one question. why did you put in here the requirement that square shaped awnings shall not be allowed? what was the thought process behind that. um, i think often.

for one thing, the square shaped awnings are very often used for large signage and so forth, rather than just the function of an awning and open on the top. they're not typically consistent with a with a lot of historic architectural styles, which is sort of a discretionary opinion. but so those were some of the thoughts behind not allowing the square awning versus the others, which would more effectively conceal the coil. but it's permitted to have a square awning per code. yes well, as long as we're going to permit it by code, i guess i agree that we should be able to put the roll up gates behind it. if we don't want to permit it going forward, then we should preclude square awnings going for it. i'm confused. yeah. commissioner moore, did you want to respond

to that or is that topic? i think yes, i do. square awnings has has a deficit of when rain accumulates, many of them collapse, which is not a good idea. when you have an expensive mechanism underneath it. furthermore you actually diminishing the height of the awning by slanting it higher towards the building. but towards the street edge itself. it is more elegant. so there are two practical, practical thing and an esthetic thing. and so i believe that the way staff presented it is the right answer. okay? that that makes sense to me. commissioner tanner , what was your other suggestion? my other suggestion was just the rewriting. yeah. just to make it a little clearer . yeah. and i agree with that modification. yeah. so i think i'm with commissioner moore. i don't think we should. i'm fine with the language, the way it's written in the first bullet. okay i mean, i just. i just don't. i guess it just doesn't make sense to me to have a small business coming forward. they have to get a new awning and get

a security gate. i think that's fine. i just. i guess i just don't know why we would allow people to have things and then say, but if you want to do this particular aspect of it, like if it's more esthetically pleasing, then we should just say you can't have square awnings. but that's a whole different thing. and not before us today. so i get that. but i just i just don't really understand why we would create more barriers and less flexible city other than it being more esthetically pleasing . but i don't have the votes. then that's fine. i mean, yes, it could collapse in the rain, i suppose. but again, why do we allow it to exist if that's the concern? and we don't. i mean, we did have a rainy winter last winter, but we're not exactly seattle in terms of the amount of rain that we receive. commissioner brian, i think i know what the answer to this might be, but i'm curious if commissioners diamond and moore would be amenable to instead changing that first bullet point to say something along the lines of the roll up coil shall be concealed within an awning meeting. planning code requirements. code requirements.

the design guide design guideline. oh which is not objective. so that's fine. i mean, i don't i'm not going to belabor it if folks don't agree. it's okay. if i could maybe you could just toss in the word new new square shaped awnings shall not be allowed. so they could still use existing. just a thought. it's a great thought. thank you. anyhow, so that that is an option. do you have any other comments, commissioner brian, do you wanted to make note? all right. is there a motion. who would like to make a motion? i'll make a motion to approve the guidelines as proposed with a modification to the second bullet to turn it into two sentences to clarify what the requirements are, as expressed by commissioner

tanner. second very good. commissioner is there a motion? there is a motion that has been seconded to adopt the standards with the amendment to the second bullet point split it into two distinct eight sentence edges on that motion. commissioner braun, a commissioner, commissioner diamond, a commissioner imperial, a commissioner coppell , a commissioner moore and commissioner. president tanner. no so move commissioners, that motion passes 5 to 1 with commissioner tanner voting against commissioner. i'm going to take a ten minute break this time. okay. good afternoon and welcome back to the san francisco planning commission regular hearing for thursday, october 26th, 2023. commissioners we left off under your regular calendar on item 13. case number 2019 hyphen 020640e for the property at 401 south van ness.

this is a large project authorization. ian. good afternoon commissioners. dakota spicer department staff. the item before you today is a large project authorization to permit a project greater than 25,000fts and over 75ft in height in the emu zoning district. the project would utilize the state density bonus program and request waivers, as well as incentives or concessions for the development standards. as the proposal includes the demolition of the existing surface parking lot on site and new construction of a ten story 120 foot 60,319 gross square foot mixed use building with approximately. 2211 square foot of ground floor commercial use. 149 residence special group housing bedrooms 48. class one and 14 class two bicycle parking spaces under the individually requested state density bonus program. the

project has requested two waivers from the planning code. one for rear yard section 134 and building height section 250 to achieve up to the 50% density bonus and one concession or incentive for open space section 135 to reduce housing costs and the additional floor area is obtained by increasing the total height of the building and reducing the rear yard requirement. the project will provide 26 affordable group housing bedrooms for the inclusionary housing fee will apply to the bonus portion of the project and the subterranean residential floors. the project sponsor began outreach in november of 2016 and has worked closely with usm media and other community organizations in the mission neighborhood. the project sponsors team has entered into a settlement agreement with usm that will provide a number of community benefits, as well as an mou with the carpenters union in order to use union labor and working with

the community. the design has been revised to include additional murals, street landscaping, public seating, etcetera. further, the project sponsor has held the required pre-application meeting on june 6th, 2023. according to the meeting notes, there was neither opposition to nor support of the project to date the department has not received any public comment in support of or opposition to the project. in summary, the department finds the project is on balance consistent with the mission area plan and the objectives and policies of the general plan. the project will construct a new ten storey over basement mixed use building with ground floor commercial retail and is within close proximity to public transportation. commercial corridors and jobs. additionally the project will increase the city's housing stock by providing a total of 149 new group housing bedrooms, 26 of which will be designated as affordable rooms. this concludes

staff's presentation. oh, excuse me. sorry. i would just also like to make a note that drawings were submitted this morning and circulated to the commissioners to reflect the department's plan submittal guidelines and have been signed and stamped by a architect registered in california. this concludes staff's presentation. i'm available for any questions and the project sponsor team is here and has prepared a presentation. project sponsor. you have five minutes. yeah if i could have the computer, please. good evening. or good afternoon, commissioners. it's a pleasure to be before you again. my name is chris. elsie. i'm the owner of the prime company. this project, if you remember, this, is kind of same song. second verse. we own the project at catty corner to this on 15th hundred. we came to you in january and this is the sister project that to that development proposal again, we're a vertically integrated company.

we design the project with our own in-house architect, our staff. we act as the general contractor. and then we also have our own management company. we again, the site there is at 15th and south fans as noted, it's an existing surface parking lot. so we're not going to be displacing any current residents . it does have the corner lot conditions, so we have good access to light and air and then it is within a couple of blocks there of the trans pit stop. the design objective again for the project was to try to create affordability by design. we do have the mandated inclusionary component, but the rest of the units we feel like will be hitting within those. ami ranges to be attainable for residents within the community. we did have an extensive outreach, each

particular with usm and united to save the mission on we as you can see there on the left that was kind of what we started with. and what we ended up with is on the right. we reduced some of our overall number of bedrooms in the project. we actually increased the height of the building. we moved it from a u-shaped building more to an l shaped building, and then we improved streetscape, added some murals and then added some overall just community open space for the project. uh, there are some of the active space there for the commercial space on the ground floor, first floor , just another shot. this would be actually from the 1500 project that that we've already started working through the

building permitting process with . and so this would be looking over towards the 401 project. those are some of the murals that will be on the side of the building and that shape that we arrived at with the usm. um, feedback. this is some of the community space that's within the building. we're about ten x what the required amount is at about 21,000 common community space and i think an important thing to note is this is just some visual images of those different community spaces that we have. but the intent is that both projects that residents from each building can be able to use the community space at either either of the properties. so like the 1500 project has the gym, this one has kind of a larger co-working king and pool and spa facility. again, these are the living units for the project, but they're self

contained. they're they have each have an individual bathroom , a kitchenette, and then the living bedroom space. there and i will turn it over to john and he will go through some of the state density bonus. thank you, commissioners. john kevin here with ruben and rose on behalf of the project sponsor. this is all things that you all are aware of already projects in the mission so it's subject to the highest affordable housing rates in the city. 25% currently 15 at very low, five at low and. five at moderate. you'll all be aware that the board of supervisors inclusionary reduction legislation just went into effect about a week and a half ago. so fortunately, this project is going to be one of the first ones out of the gate to be able to take advantage of it. that's great news. they intend to move forward with building permits as soon as we get through the planning process. so this is a project that is moving towards

construction, is moving towards delivery, and in either case, we're providing a base amount of 15% no matter what, in order to get the full density bonus. and then just very quickly, standard and waivers and incentives, concessions, building height, rear yard appropriate for a corner lot such as this and then finally the open space there is a certain amount of compliant, a certain amount of non compliant open space. and then we have a ton of that common interior space and it's shared between both projects. so these tenants are going to have plenty of options in terms of space outside of their units. so thank you very much. and we respectfully request your support. thank you. okay. that concludes sponsors presentation. we should take public comment. members of the public, this is your opportunity to address the commission on this matter. if you're in the chambers, please come forward and line up on the screen side of the room or to your right. if you're calling in remotely, you need to press star three or raise your hand via webex. through the chair. you'll

each have two minutes. good afternoon, president tanner and all the commission. my name is guillermo chacon, first generation san francisco and i know this area very well where they're speaking of grew up around there and a brief history with me. i'm a i've been a carpenter for eight years. the first the first couple of years was fast and very prosperous. but 2019 kind of put a damper on things for me. i'm a san francisco resident and as i said, i always cook when i come to these meetings. i often learn a lot. i learn a real lot when i come to these meetings, i'm going to say that i just i'm in favor of this project to get some hours on my books. so i could retire in san francisco and be a part of this community and stay here and be able to provide something for my young family at. and i would appreciate if the president and

the commission would approve this project. thank you. yeah, my name is harry wong and president tanner and commission. i would just want to say i'm a carpenter as well. and i live here in san francisco. and i noticed, you know, lately the way the offices are being empty, like 34% vacant lot and i saw somewhere in the wall street journal saying it takes like, like 18 months to almost three years to get things approved. i don't know if part of a lot of the commissions in the city is very difficult to get things approved and because of the jobs are dwindling down here, families are moving out of this city. a lot of people are going to texas and oregon and seattle. so there's not a lot of children in this city, you know, so people can't afford to rent. you know, we work here and we can't

even afford hardly to live here because it's very high and they said the process is very slow. i don't know why. you know, some people want like nimby, don't want. not in my backyard or some say yes in my backyard. but it's very difficult when we try to strive to live here, you know, and jobs are slow right now. it's really it's really devastating. and so we're just trying to see if we can get this project approved so people can move forward. and you know, because i know a lot of people here, they're suffering right now. you know, and we just want to have a better time. and if jobs can move faster, you know, i know there's a lot of permits that take time to come through. but you know, some people oppose even on on the board, you know, you guys and the commission, you guys agree and some don't agree, you know, because you guys live in the community, too. you might not want to see things happen in your, you know, people because of the homeless people here and, you know, the drug thing, everything is really bad here. and then people are saying, you know, break ins and people are leaving. you know, a lot of people working at home now and

so it's difficult. we're not having a lot of jobs for the carpenters. so we're trying to hope that you guys can do something. and we're looking for treasure island as well. you know, to come up. so i just want to thank you guys anyway for your time. thank you. my name is lou payne, been a member of the carpenters union for 35 years. i'm a lifelong san franciscan. i'm familiar with that area right there. i heard that it's getting built on a parking lot. is that right? um, the only thing i saw wrong with this is does the new building have parking? because there's going to be a lot of residents there needs the housing, but it also needs parking. i'm kind of going through the same thing where i live right now because they took away the garage. it had two garage ways right in both

garages. they built units and they put a curb. so they put all these people, they put more people in our building, but they took away the parking. so that would be my only concern. but other than that, the city needs more housing, especially in that area. thank you. good afternoon, madam president. commissioners my name is mauricio chavez. i'm an organizer for the northern california carpenters union local 22. i represent approximately 4000 members here in san francisco county to include the one sitting behind me. i come before you today to speak in support of the proposed project at 401 south van ness, and not just to speak in support of this project, but to share with you how proud i am as a leader in today's labor movement of the prime company, the elk

brothers are from kansas, manhattan. if i'm not mistaken, as an out of town developer. they chose to do the right thing by partnering with the carpenters union. and what does that mean in the proposed project will not be a crime scene. the proposed project will not be guilty of wage theft or tax fraud. the proposed project will provide a livable wage, will provide health benefits for the carpenter, the carpenters spouse, as well as the carpenters, dependents. this i love the union and what is done and what it stands for as a collective collective bargaining representative as well as for what it provides to the members. some of you may know i served in the us army. i was a signals intelligence analyst, got out after my initial contract expired. many times veterans do not know where to go. we do not know what to do. we do not know how to survive and thrive. however, i stumbled across homeless to hardhats and was invited to join the united brotherhood of carpenters, which

provided a means to provide, to survive and thrive. it means it provided a means for me to provide a level of comfort for my wife and son here in the bay area, which is really almost unattainable for someone with no college degree or engineering experience. i applaud the prime group as well as the elk brothers for their commitment to do the right thing and to be an example of what it means to be come to a city like san francisco that historically has historically been a union town. thank you. i ask that you support and pass this project. okay, last call for public comment. seeing no additional requests to speak commissioners public comment is closed. this matter is now before you. thank you. happy to see this project. it did look familiar. as you said, we had the earlier project earlier this just this year. also happy to see the conversation and the agreement that you've come to with community based organizations and indeed the murals. i know that there's a strong tradition

of mural art in the mission and happy and looking forward to seeing that continue here at this project. i also just wanted to remark, you know, we can at this commission and i among commissioners can grouse at group housing projects from time to time. but perhaps in contrast to some other examples, this one is very thoughtfully designed with quite a number of nice amenities that we don't even see in projects, whether they're group housing or not. so do appreciate the inclusion of the ample community space in the basement levels and ground floor, but also each floor having the shared living space. i don't know if there are any other questions, comments or motions from commissioners and perhaps just to answer the gentleman's question, i don't believe there's any on site parking. and so hopefully folks will be able to use bart and muni, which they are very close to, both of those amenities at this location. commissioner moore, this is a question this is a question for mr. kevin. you were part of the january approval. is that correct? that's right. i thought that the

january project had a long, contentious engagement with, um, usm, and i thought that the agreement that was reached only covered the previous building. am i misunderstanding that were there are two buildings that are supported or how does this work? because i did not see any particular letters of support or special expression of restating their commitment to this project. yeah thank you, commissioner moore. yes, the previous memorandum of understanding. i should clarify, was a memorandum of understanding, not a settlement agreement. and the reason i say that is just because there was nothing to settle. the parties came together and we had a really useful conversation because this is not an ordinary situation where we're giving the first right of first refusal to section eight, vouching voucher holders. so we came to this agreement and yes, that one agreement covered both projects at the time, and that was important. as for usm, it was

also important to us. so it worked for everyone. is that actually reflected in the motion and restated in what's in front of us? because i do not think i clearly read it then i'm seeing it and the staff report, i'm not sure if it was in the motion last time. we've got a binding agreement amongst the parties and certainly we wouldn't have a problem with memorializing it in the motion. i think i would like to do that just for reference, as time goes by and different people step into different positions here, it would just help to memorialize it as you're using the right word here. i support that. commissioner moore and perhaps as a finding, we could reference the memorandum of understanding reached between the parties. all right. that would be something i would support as an expansion to the motion. that's in front of us. and i think the motion is clear. did staff want to address that? thank you for that question. the mou and the settlement agreement are both referenced on on page three of the of the motion in

the public outreach and comment section. do you have it in front of you and could read it into the record one more time? yeah absolutely. the entire portion. sure. sorry. a little dry. the project sponsor stated at the outreach in november or started outreach in november 2016 and has worked closely with usm and mda and other community organizations in the mission neighborhood and the project sponsor team has entered into a settlement agreement with the usm and will provide a number of community benefits as well as an mou with the carpenters union to use union labor also in working with the community, the design has been revised to include additional murals, street landscaping, public seating, etcetera. the project sponsor held the required pre-application meeting on june 6th, 2023. two members of the public and the shotwell neighborhood group representative attended, according to the project sponsor notes of the of the meeting. there was neither opposition to nor support of the project. the

department has not received any letters in support of the project. sorry, excuse me. the department has not received any letters in support or opposition to the project. that is more restating the history of what happened. commissioner diamond, do you have a suggestion of how to specifically tie this memorandum to the motion in not just a narrative way of recalling what happened? i defer to the city attorney because i think that there's a reluctance to well, i'll just defer to the city attorney on this. so deputy city attorney austin yang, i'm sorry, i was under stood the question, could you mind would you mind repeating the question? i understood that i would like in our motion to see a reference in our approval that refers to the memorandum of understanding on the other project. kitty corner. i think it's 1550 south. vanessa has a number. correct. and make that inclusive for

this, for this project as well. because the way it is in staff report, it is only a narrative about what happened in the past. but it does not go into the motion of what we are approving. so the conditions for this project, even though the project sponsor has indicated there are relate ships to the project across the street, that the commission's consideration should be the condition of approval should be limited to this project. you might make findings in in the motion that describe the project sponsors representations about the availability of amenities across the street, but the approval should be limited to the use on this site. i don't think that the concern is the yeah, i mean we got your direction. we can include that in the motion and reference the fact that there was an mou between the sponsor and usm and it both applies to

the prior project and this project. yeah, we're happy to reference that under your direction. okay, great. i think that is what i would like to do. thanks for picking that up. i mean there's so much going on that i understand that it was not it was only reported in staff report, but i think the specific ask six is important to us here. yeah commissioner diamond. question for the project sponsors attorney you had indicated that it wasn't a settlement, an agreement, it was an mou and this paragraph refers to both the settlement agreement and an mou. is this an accurate description in the paragraph mou , correct? yes a settlement agreement. it says so. so i would. excuse me, commissioner, i would suggest to update that to reflect it. the name of the document, which is a memorandum of understanding. it says the project sponsor team has entered into a settlement agreement with usm. you're saying that should be an mou with usm? yes yes. okay. that will provide a number of community benefits as well as an mou with the carpenters

union. so there are two mou with the carpet. yeah, that's typically what it is. yes. mou with the carpenters union. yes. so there are two mou, correct. two separate. whatever other revisions we make, we make, we need to change settlement agreement to mou. yeah. so this would be finding five for those commissioners are looking on page three of the motion. so um and i would just advise to spell out mou as memorandum of understanding and not have the acronym there just for clarity. okay. is there a motion to approve with the amendment as suggested? commissioner muriel move to approve with conditions and the correct motion of the i think of the item number, condition of the condition approval as spoken earlier. great i'll second that motion and just for clarification, there is a motion that has been seconded to approve with conditions, with the amendments

to the findings to include add a reference to the memorandum of understanding with usm as a finding and then correcting finding item number five public outreach and comments. striking settlement agreement and replacing with mou or memorandum of understanding on that motion. commissioner braun i. commissioner diamond i. commissioner imperial high commissioner coppell high, commissioner moore and commissioner president tanner i so move commissioners. that motion passes unanimous 6 to 0 and will place you on items 14 a and b for case numbers 2022 hyphen 010057cu and vr for the property at 31 coleridge street. you will consider the conditional use authorization and the zoning administrator will consider the request for variance. good afternoon. commission president tanner and commissioners kalyani agnihotri

department staff. i'm presenting to you a conditional use authorization to legalize the demolition and reconstruction of a single story dwelling unit at 31 a coleridge street. the project is located along the rear lot line within the required rear yard of the lot, which also contains a two story single family residence at the front with the address. 31 coleridge street. the rear structure can be accessed through an independent entrance on covid street. the project involved unpermitted construction that resulted in residential demolition per planning code. section 317 b2c, thus requiring a conditional use authorization to legalize the project, which is considered tantamount to demolition in the rh two zoning district. the project also seeks a rear yard variance to reconstruct the residential cottage within the required rear yard of the subject property. although the project involved the removal of the roof, the western and southern walls and interior framing and partition walls which resulted in the unpermitted demolition, it wholly reconstructs the rear

residence in the exact location, footprint and height with alterations to the fenestration and interior layout. the project also proposes landscape features within the rear yard space between the front and the rear building. overall, the scale, the design and materials of the proposed building are consistent with the development pattern of the neighborhood and will benefit it with an upgraded design. the project does not impact the structure at the front of the lot. the unit is presently not occupied by tenants and there have been no evictions in the last ten years that there was a tenant buy out recorded in december of 2019 before the current owners of the property purchased it. the unit has been vacant since the buyout and there will be no net loss of dwelling units on site. the reconstructed unit will be subject to prize and eviction controls per the rent ordinance. so staff would also like to note that this project is not subject to the increased penalties or new fines per ordinance number 04023. since violations occurred before april 28th, 2023, which was the effective date of that ordinance at packet publication,

the department has not received any correspondence regarding the project. in summary, the project complies with the zoning and policies of the general plan. the project supports the retention of an existing dwelling unit and greatly improves its conditions by making the repairs and modernizing it with interior finishes. the department finds the project to be necessary, desirable and compatible with the surrounding neighborhood and not to be detrimental to any persons or adjacent properties in the vicinity, vicinity and thus recommends approval. this concludes my presentation and i'm available for any questions. thank you. project sponsor. you have five minutes. thank you, mr. ionin. president tanner. commissioners. jeremy paul on behalf of the project sponsor. it's a very unfortunate series of events that led to a lot of

work being done at this property without proper permitting. they involved a inexperience at purchase here at the start of the covid crisis and being referred by her realtor to a contractor and to an engineer who has created many problems like this throughout the city, someone who you may well know the if we can go to the overhead, i'd like to show you the facade of the cottage edge. this is the preexist conditions of the cottage. i'd like to draw your attention to this little overhang over this doorway and page down. page down. okay you

can see that we have retained the exact envelope, the exact size, the exact footprint, the exact height, the only alteration we've made is that that overhang over the doorway has been raised and the front entry door has been altered, but without any increase in floor area. it's this cottage was not fully demolished. it's unfortunate that as much material was removed as was removed that led it to the situation that we're now in. the requirements of section 181 for our modification of a non complying structure seem to my

eye to be triggered only by this extended eave that projects in a very minor way over that entryway. the preexisting platform deck was not above 30in and as a result of the permitting requirements, we're required to add guardrails there . so that is a new permitting item as well. otherwise the project is very much as it preexisted same amount of space, same occupancy, nice old cottage in the bernal neighborhood. we held neighborhood outreach meetings. i've spoken to lou blodgett, who many of you may remember as the director of the department in years past. he is a neighboring property owner. he was he recalled the condition of the cottage and had no problem

with its replacement. i would just like to add that i feel that this particular engineer, whose work has left a mark on a lot of neighborhoods in the city , left a lot of messes that are that are sitting on the laps of a lot of homeowners. i've got several of them on my desk that i'm assisting people with. recovery from legalization from additional permitting processes that involve penalties or additional engineering fees, redoing plans. i believe that this department should make a finding that this individual was acting as the public enemy and that the planning code exception allows us increased discretion

to the department in how to enforce conditional use and variance requirements. i'm going to read from section 181 where it says non notwith standing the foregoing provisions of section 181, a structure occupied by a non conforming use that is damaged or destroyed by fire or other calamity, or by act of god or by the public enemy may be restored to its former condition and use, provided that the such registration is permitted by the building code and is started with 18 within 18 months and diligently prosecuted to completion. i would simply suggest that this is not a matter that should require a lot of staff time and the upcoming matters from this same individual should not be requiring as much staff time as this one took with. i appreciate all the hard work that kalyani agnihotri did on this project

staff was terrific. i just think that staff could be making better use of their time so if you have any questions about this, i'm happy to respond to them. it's replacement of an existing cottage. thank you. okay. with that, we should take public comment. members of the public, this is your opportunity to address the commission on this matter. if you're in the chambers, please come forward. if you're calling in remotely, you need to press star three or raise your hand via webex. seeing no requests to speak, commissioners public comment is closed and this matter is now before you and the zoning administrator. thank you. commissioner moore. sorry to hear another unfortunate story. the only question i have for mr. paul is who is going to live in this cottage? what is his real purpose? is it large enough for being a home for an individual? is it being used for extended family or what is its purpose?

it's a lovely little two room space. it's a small house. it will be rented the property owner lives in the in the two story house up front, which has its own permit problems created by this same process. but this cottage is very appropriate for a single individual or for an older couple. okay. thank you. that's all i needed to know. i am in support of making wrongs right and as quickly as possible . so i move to approve with conditions and curious what other commissioners have to say. second. yeah, that's great. did you have anything to add? mr. zoning administrator okay. i don't see any further commissioner comments or questions. very good commissioners. there's a motion that has been seconded to approve with conditions on that motion. commissioner braun i, commissioner diamond i, commissioner imperial high commissioner coppell high, commissioner moore high commissioner. president tanner i so move commissioners that motion passes unanimously 6 to

0. zoning administrator would say i'll close the public hearing for the variance and intend to grant with the standard conditions. thank you, commissioners. it'll place us on item 15 for case number 2022 hyphen 011558. cour at 170. seacliff avenue conditional use authorization. good afternoon, commissioners. i'm christie. i need to make a disclosure first. yes go ahead. sorry. commissioner diamond. i'm a member of the board of temple emanuel, which has retained mark cavagnaro as its architect. that project has nothing to do with the project on seacliff, and it will not affect my ability to be neutral and impartial on this project. and i've already told this commission i recused myself from that prior approval. in any event, although i have had dealings with mr. cavagnaro office on some of the building implement part of that temple emanuel project. thank you, commissioner diamond good afternoon, commissioners. i'm christie alexander with planning

department staff. the project before you is a request for a conditional use authorization pursuant to planning code sections 209.1 303 and 379 to demolish an approximately 4700 gross square foot three storey over basement single family dwelling and construct an approximately. 11,341 gross square foot three storey over basement single family dwelling with a two car garage in the sea cliff neighborhood within in the rh one d zoning district and 40 x height and bulk district. since packet publishing, the department received one letter expressing concerns regarding the potential creation of habitable space atop the proposed building as currently proposed, the project does not include areas for habitation on the top floor, with the exception of a glass enclosed stair penthouse for roof access. overall, the department finds that the project is on balance,

consistent with the objectives and policies of the general plan and meets all applicable requirements of the planning code. the proposed building has been contextually designed with regard to site specific conditions and will develop the law in a manner that provides a quality multigenerational family sized home to the city's housing stock within a well resourced neighborhood. the department also finds the project to be necessary and desirable and compatible with the surrounding neighborhood and not to be detrimental to persons or adjacent properties in the vicinity. this concludes my presentation and i will be available for any questions. is the project sponsor and the architect are here to make a presentation from their team. great thank you. project sponsor. you have five minutes. thank you. my name is mark cavagnero and i'm here with joan park architects and i'll try to

get through this quickly in five minutes if you can make sure you're speaking the microphone to help us hear you a little bit better. thank you. okay sorry. see if that works better. i'm trying to advance with one hand. here's the site, the street elevation, the two existing houses for clarity. 178 sea cliff on the left received permit approval a couple of years ago, and we've resubmitted an application which you've received to revise that design. and we're here today to talk about the focus on 170 sea cliff. the house on the right. this image shows the approved design from two years ago on the left at 178. and i'm showing this just for reference because it gets intertwined with what we propose to do. again, the focus of this hearing is the building on the right, 170. we began by trying to understand the street, the context. that's very lovely

and it's very important in the city. what we observed is the houses to the west of us. those highlighted in yellow are largely not visible from the street for a variety of reasons. if 170 encircled is our project, it to briefly show these just going up the street. it's mostly garages, walls and some heavy landscaping and a driveways and cars. but the houses themselves have very little visibility all the way up. sea cliff to the west of us. however, what we did feel was very different was if we're 170, the four houses to the east of us, 130, 140, one, 61, 64 are very visible, all quite beautiful relate to each other very well and have a lot of character for that. we wanted to bring into the thinking of our work. here's the street elevation, the 170 on the left. the focus today, the 178, the

building which has already been approved to be removed. and then to the right of it. 130, 140, 160 and 164, we went out, we studied those carefully and really looked at the neighborhood and admired it. the permit that was given two years ago for 178 is now shown in this drawing on the left. so we began by being enamored with the pair of houses at 130, 140 that are kind of bookends. they share a driveway and they allow a beautiful view to the marin headlands in the water. they were built by one family, some years ago and they've been maintained as a pair of houses that except for paint color, are virtually identical. and they frame this view in a really nice public way. a different view, different time. just wanted to show how it's evolved. if you look at our pair of buildings, 170, they're owned by the same client. parenthetically, the focus of today's hearing and

178, the project that was submitted and approved a couple of years ago. there is a garage between them, 13 foot wide part of the 170 encroaches on that 70 foot area and there is no view off to the water, which we thought was unfortunate. so we started doing some analysis just to fit in. i'll try to make this very brief, but all these four houses to the right of us have a flat roof, a strong cornice and a very similar 2 to 1 rectangular window open vertically oriented, which i found in a lot of these buildings from this generation, the houses to the left, the existing at 170, which we would like to remove. and unfortunately the project that was approved by a different architect a couple of years ago, we're showing it for context to explain our thinking. 178 don't don't have have that same 2 to 1 vertical rectangular window organizing both the blank wall and the windows. and we feel as though maybe that's part of the reason in in a significant way

why they've never felt comfortable on that block. so we looked at our design to both revise the 178 and to look at 170 our project. we're here for today and to bring that 2 to 1 vertical proportion, the flat roof that steps down with the existing houses to the right 164, 61, 41, 30 and we like the rhythm we see in the vertical line of those three openings that allow this view off to the north bay and the water. so we decided that we would really work to that and highlight that view and make our buildings frame that view in a very public and very, i think, community beneficial way. so if you look at the design we're proposing again one 70s on the right, we're really trying to make it in 178 have a flattering view. the garage is submerged, so we maintain a completely unrestricted view off to the marin headlands and the water for people who walk walk their

dog, jog, drive by. we think it's a real nice asset. thank you, sir. that is your time. okay the commissioners may have clarifying questions. as members of the public, this is your opportunity to address the commission on this matter. if you're in the chambers, please come forward. if you're calling in remotely, you need to press star three or raise your hand via webex. seeing no requests to speak, commissioners public comment is closed on this matter is now before you. thank you. are there any questions comments or motions on this project? commissioner moore i have a question for mr. carbonaro. when you're referring to both buildings, are you saying that this pair of buildings has a total of 11,000ft!s, or are you just referring to one of them having 11,000ft!s? i. the one in question, 170. that is the one which has 11,000ft!s. yeah yes. thank you. commissioner braun. i

move to approve. commissioner moore. i would like to ask staff as to whether or not this particular part of town falls under our affordable housing legislation or under well-resourced neighborhood densification. this is indeed as a single family home, even with 4700ft!s, a very large home is this particular area exempt from our legislation? because i sit here every day struggling with 450ft!s or less, as we did on several occasions today. and this one seems to be rather large. so i would like to know as to whether or not extensive specific protection for these types of houses or do they not just fall under what else we need to do in the city? yeah, it's an h one district. it's in a well resourced neighborhood.

you know, you could take advantage of legislation that's been passed by, you know, man, woman and melgar to densify and add units. well, my own personal moral compass, willie would ask me personally to ask for some form of density action because we have now two homes next to each other, which makes about 22,600ft!s. that is a substantil building given how we struggle in every neighborhood with trying to gain additional housing. our communication was supervisor and guide you today very much reflected on what we need to do. merging lots. et cetera. et cetera. here we're having the volumetric possibility for very large homes and we are not finding any form of accommodating others. and an even larger home for single family. i like to pose that for

my commissioners as a question and see where we fall. i would certainly. did you want to ask i was just going to say in our in our upcoming when we bring forward legislation for you for the rezoning, you know there will be minimum density requirements. so where you're demoing and rebuilding, you know, we'll ask for a minimum density. but i think we grapple with the same thing. we don't have necessarily rules on when we ask for additional density or not. certainly could you, the project planner, perhaps address if there had been discussions with the project sponsor about adding an additional unit as is permitted under local and state law. they just proposed to do one unit. they did not want to do another unit. okay. does the architect want to speak to the project sponsors desire or willingness to consider revising the project to add an additional unit. hi, tom tunney and jason

rose on behalf of the project sponsor, we had talked about this a little bit with staff in they have this same property owner as trying to develop the two properties already, so didn't really have the it's a single family home to be to be frank and so his preference is to keep it as one unit but maybe there's a way that there could be another way to find a second unit in some other fashion. certainly i would align myself with commissioner moore in that this is a large house getting larger and it quite interesting to be juxtaposed next to the tiny cottage that we just talked about and how many hours of staff time were spent for different reasons on that project. and while certainly it perhaps is contextually similar to the other homes in this neighborhood, and i think part of what we're striving for is

that every neighborhood can do its part to help. to add more diversity of housing types to the housing stock. and certainly we have debated many times single family homes that have had an additional adu in each one. sometimes we talk about making that unit more livable or bigger so that or better shaped so that it can be more habitable. i certainly would be wanting to perhaps continue this project for a revision to include an additional unit if there is a motion and if a majority of the commissioners agree. commissioner dimond, while i would have much preferred that they included an adu, i don't think we should be doing this on a one off basis where sometimes we ask for it, sometimes we don't. i feel like we need to be very consistent and that if we want these units, if we want to have minimum density, then we should change our ordinance this later this summer when we're or next summer when we're proposing it. but i

can't support doing this on a one off basis depending upon who's in front of us and what the feeling is of whoever's present that day. i don't believe that's the right way to project this message. that being said, you know, they wanted to voluntarily include an adu. that would be terrific, but i would not withhold approval mandating that they do that for as we said, on an ad hoc basis. thank you, commissioner. imperial. um, yeah, i, i don't think i can support this project as it is. the the, the gross square footage is immense from 4700 to 11,000. i would like to see actually more than one unit. adu i would like to see more 2 to 3 units in this. again it's but i do i you know i also hear what commissioner diamond is saying as well in terms of, you know, what, again, this was a conversation that we had last week. what would what should

guide the commission in terms of expanding, you know, expanding or renovation of, you know, of a single family unit, you know, understanding that there are multifamily, but this one is 11,304 square foot. i don't know how many family members you have , but it's this is immense. so yeah, i think i'm asking for the department to give us more direction, more guidance. if anything, when it comes from expansion of one single family home to a large single family home, what are the criteria that we're looking for that the same time commit to what we're saying about densification, a well resourced neighborhood? i do not accept the 11,341. so that's where i go on this. if there's no continuance, i will vote no. but if there is a continuance, then there has to be a good conversation about how many units will have this. but as of now, i understand there is no

ordinance, but that should be in the works in the department. right. thank you, commissioner moore. in response to commissioner diamond's comment regarding a one off for the many years that i've been sitting on this commission for all sizes of medium sized homes, the previous commissions have in many times ten times, 20 times, 30 times as for the addition of an adu or of a second unit, there is nothing new to it. there's nothing one offs here. that is a policy that has haunted us for the last 15 years. the only thing is that with the acceptance of the housing element and with our own commitment to racial and social equity and pursuing an equitable realization of the housing element, for us, the bar has become higher. no one offs and i would suggest suggest that this project does not meet the

objectives of the general plan, which will basically redefine and through the acceptance of the housing element. so i believe by us, not really at least attempting to take a broader look at this project. we ourselves are not fulfilling the obligations of why we're sitting here and i'm not making any suggestions of how this would be resolved, but i would support a continuance for a thoughtful discussion with the owner and a very good architect who i think can creatively add something which will not detract from from the enjoyment the view corridor and everything else of two large homes under one ownership. thank you, commissioner diamond. so i'm not disagreeing that many, but not all times. the view that commissioner moore has expressed has been part of our discussion. but correct me if i'm wrong, the version that we approved of the

adjacent house, i don't think had an adu in it and that was it did not. right. so i'm saying we don't always do it. and that's what i'm objecting to is i feel like our rules should be very clear and that when the architect and the project sponsor begin their design, they should know what the rules are. if we want them to absolutely include adus, then we should make that part of our rules so they don't waste a lot of time designing something and then come in front of us and we decide in this case that at least four of us are going to impose the second requirement. so i'm not opposed at all to the requirement of adus, but i am opposed to the process by which we're doing it on a one off basis, and i think we should do it by ordinance and not by ad hoc discretion. the role of the planning commission is to guide and critique and objectively step back. and since this property has two homes on it, and if the first property, which i do not recall any more, must be in a number of years ago, was

approved with that request. i think it is even more important for us to at least in the dual enlargement of very large homes, to ask the second home to deliver the particularly for us the pressure and the bar has been raised to the extent that i personally cannot sit here and ignore that i owe it to the west where we are fighting about 450ft!s. this home could accommodate 25, 450 square foot cottages, just as a scale comparison where i say, well, all because we don't have a rule, i'm not going to do it. so i challenge that we need to be proactive and i'm leaving it open for the architect who has all the skills and all the resources to properly investigate that, to step back and give it a try. so i think we have a lot of opinions which is good. i do wonder, i know commissioner braun has written a motion that did not get

seconded. i don't know if there is a motion to continue for further discussion. and second, commissioner, bronze. okay. so commissioner braun's motion to approve has been seconded. and is there any other motion or comments or questions? commissioner imperial i'll also put a motion for continuance for up to two weeks. i'll second, i second that. and i think i would convey the sentiment of the motion is to, to have the project sponsor to consider if an inclusion of additional unit can be feasible and to propose as such. did you want to address or have any questions? we would support the continuance and would like to work with staff to try to find a way to address this. it's a reasonable request. does two weeks sufficient? that'd be fine. okay. thank you. very good. in that case, well, i don't know because my motion has been seconded. i'm not sure if i can withdraw it, but i am

willing to withdraw the motion if you're willing to. the motion to continue will go first. will be heard, will be asked first. and so you can support the motion to continue and your motion will just die. right? procedurally the procedural motion supersedes the action. so on the motion to continue to november 9th, commissioner braun , high commissioner diamond high, commissioner imperial i, commissioner coppell i, commissioner moore and commission president tanner i so move commissioners. that motion passes unanimously 6 to 0 and the motion to approve with condition is dead. commissioners that will place us on item seven teen for case number 22. no i'm sorry. item 16 for case number 20. 21 hyphen 01300087 25 sanchez street conditional use authorization. good afternoon, commissioners. christie alexander again with planning department staff the project

before you now is a request for conditional use authorization pursuant to planning code sections 209.1303 and 317 to demolish an approximate 706 square foot two story single family dwelling and construct an approximately 4052 gross square foot three storey over basement single family dwelling within the rh one zoning district. dolores heights special use district and central neighborhoods large residents special use district and 40 x height and bulk district eight since packet publishing, the department has received correspondence from three neighbors expressing concerns towards the project. the concerns are centered on the project's impact on relative housing affordability to the neighborhood as it sits within the central neighborhood. large residences and special use district. and number two, the properties, current tenancy and three the retention of a shared

access path between the subject property and the adjacent property. at 733, sanchez street. in response to the first concern it is important to note that the project is not subject to the controls of the central neighborhood's large residents sued as it was submitted prior to the effective date of that legislation. the remaining concerns have been addressed by the project sponsor by providing documentation and through the conduction of a site visit to the property, an agreement between the adjacent property owner and the sponsor has been reached to set back the proposed homes. 7.5in along the eastern side property line to maintain the existing access way between both homes. staff has forwarded a revised set of plans to commissioner with the 7.5in side setback and a red line version of the draft motion, which i'm reading into the record. and overall, the department finds that the project is on balance

consistent with the objectives and policies of the general plan and meets all applicable requirements of the planning code. the proposed project has been designed to be contextual with the surrounding buildings fronting sanchez street and revised with regard to site specific conditions. since initial submittal, the department also finds the project to be necessary, desirable and compatible with the surrounding neighborhood and not to be detrimental to persons or adjacent properties in the vicinity. fauci. this concludes my presentation and i'll be available for any questions. the project architect and the owners are here to make a presentation from the sponsor team. project sponsor. you have five minutes. have the nsf.gov. can we go to the computer, please. good

afternoon, president tanner and commissioner. my name is vanessa polgar. sawhney and my husband bob and i would like to take this opportunity to thank you for reviewing our materials for our home at 725 sanchez street. we especially also want to thank christy and the planning department for all of their help over the past two years. in the next couple of minutes, i'd like to briefly explain how this home has been intertwined in my family's history for almost 60 years and how this project is deeply personal. my parents were immigrants who came to this country for a better life. my dad fled budapest during the hungarian revolution of 1956. my mom left athens in the aftermath of civil war in greece. they met at a dance in san francisco and they married in 1961. they started their lives together in a little apartment in dolores heights on chattanooga street.

and four years later, they decided to purchase their first home. and on the day they were supposed to sign paperwork for a split level in westlake, my mom headed forth to run some errands ahead of time, and she ended up driving on the 300 block of liberty street and when she got to the top of the hill and round the corner, she came across realtor dick fiore, perched on a ladder, nailing in the for sale sign for 725. sanchez street. and on that day, it turns out my parents actually did sign papers for a home, but not even the one that they had envisioned. and earlier that day. in august 1965, this is what santa street looked like, that home provided shelter and protection for our family. and within those walls, dreams, hopes and a better future were attained. and my brother was born five years

later, and i came three years after that. you'll see here just a brief time capsule of our time over the years at sanchez street when my parents passed away, the home was entrusted in my care and we kept it as a rental until the height of the pandemic, when our lovely tenants of almost eight years gave notice that they were leaving. so bob and i were at a crossroads as to how to proceed with the home. and so we had to ask ourselves a simple question. one day or day one, and we opted for the latter and spent the next year with our terrific team designing a home that would perfectly meet our family's needs. three years ago, that was. and here's our son on the same deck that my brother and i played on designing and dreaming of the future home and helping the architect with some

sketches. what we present to you today is this rendering which incorporates christy and the planning department's suggestions, all of which we enthusiast fully embraced and so now we ask today for this little home, which is only four rooms, and has 700ft!s, to finally realize its full potential. shall we? thank you for your time and your consideration in our project. if that concludes project sponsors presentation, we should take public comment. members of the public. this is your opportunity to address the commission on this item. if you're in the chambers, please come forward. if you're calling in remotely, you need to press star three or raise your hand via webex through the chair. you'll each have two minutes. hello commissioners. my name is liz clark and i am the adjacent

neighbor to 725 sanchez my home was built in 1911, and while i've not lived there for quite that length of time, i have been there since the early 90s. and i love it. and i just would like to point out that this has been my single family home for over 30 plus years. vanessa has a history with the house, but they have never lived there nor have they contributed to the neighborhood. would this project is big and we have a tiny street and it's going to be with all the demolition in the multi-level excavation action and construction is going to be traumatic for the neighborhood no matter how we look at it. despite all that, i'm not here to oppose the project or make any changes, nor have i suggested any of those in the past. i simply wanted to make

sure that my property is safe and the integrity is maintained and i have asked the only thing i've asked from them have been a copy of the plans construction plans, and to have a liaison appointed to help me a single person, an with a lot of health issues is maneuver. this this project per an email this morning i asked i asked for plans and i asked for the liaison and per an email this morning i was denied both, which is shocking to me because it didn't think that was anything unreasonable to ask for. i'm just asking for your help in in keeping, like i said, keeping my property safe and. i think the denial does not bode well for

the neighborhoods and for the neighborhood, for the neighbors and is extremely unneighborly. so thank you. please help. hello thank you, president tanner and the commission. my name is joanna illing and i am the other adjacent neighbor at 733 sanchez we are the ones who had put forth the request to maintain the prescriptive easement of two feet 10.5in between the house. and i want to thank christie, the staff planner, for bringing this forward and incorporating our wishes to the project. but we're fully in support of the project. we have been aware of vanessa's plan since we purchased our house last year and they've been very forthcoming with sharing their plans with us before we purchased it so that we were fully informed about what we were signing up for. we're very grateful to the neighbors for being willing to work with us and find a fair and equitable solution that works for both of us and the safety and functionality of both homes. we

intend to preserve the prescriptive easement between the houses as a shared egress that will add value to both properties as well as maintain the safety of that gate to protect against intruders. and we hope to record it with the city as a deeded egress so that it will be permanent. my architects, richard and amelia, are here. if you have any questions for us, and i thank you for your time. thanks okay. seeing no other members of the public in the chambers coming forward, let's go to our remote caller. commissioners this is bruce bowen from the dolores heights improvement club. i have three comments i'd like to add. first, i'd like to thank the owner for agreeing from the beginning to implement an excavation monitoring plan as recommended by the project's geotechnical engineers. a plan like this is best practice and most effective for protecting the owners and neighbors interests when it is thorough and transparent, as we hope this will be and we hope it will be a

sign of cooperation and requests from neighbors such as we just heard earlier during the course of the construction, which this is a very common, challenging location, a one way street really, that could potentially block two blocks of the neighborhood during construction of many significant excavations that have taken place in our neighborhood in recent years. most have proceeded without mishaps and the overwhelming majority have had a plan, such as the owners have agreed to in place. and we're happy this project will have one also. second, i'd also like to thank the planner, christy alexander, for responding to a number of concerns brought up by adjacent neighbors and others. and finally, i would like to point out again that this project, though, is not subject to the central neighborhood's large resident special use district as its project application was submitted days before the effective date of the ordinance. however, although this does not apply to this project, we are happy to have whatever

protections it provides now that are in place. the sod was put into place because the many projects we've seen on our few blocks that for example replaced existing housing with 2 or 3 times those large without adding density from what i know, the sod has deterred or resulted in changes to a couple of proposed projects so far. but i don't do not believe that you have deliberated yet on one of these projects within the sub, 1 or 2 have been on the consent calendar and i hope you will carefully, way in the future the necessity and desirability of these large projects when they come before you in light of the discussion on the previous item, though, you may want to consider some of the ramifications of this kind of a significant expansion. ann thank you, sir. that is your time. thank you very much. last call for public comment, seeing no, it's georgia . i want to thank i want to thank christie alexander for

she's very helpful because i was intrigued by this because of the major excavation. i had an issue with that on a project, a couple projects actually near me and um, you know, there was a discrepancy in the geotech report, which was concerning and christie took care of it. so thank you to that. this is, you know, two levels below garage, two living levels below garage. it's a lot of excavation and i was intrigued by the neighbor's request for the plans and of the addendum, i assume and i don't think that's doesn't seem extraordinary. i mean, the plans are also put on, um, electronically. now, from my understanding, the agenda can be submitted electronically. um, and for the application and then i guess at some point they'll need a, a hard copy of plans when they start the work for at the site for the contractor and the people who work there. so i,

i think that, you know, given that it is a major excavation and given my experience with major excavations that sometimes things change and happen when looks at it, i think it would be reasonable for this neighbor to have plans because it is such a major, major, major excavation. and i know you don't deal with excavations. that's dbis thing. but the design you're approving is going to be in the excavation. so that's all. thanks a lot. take care. bye. okay. last call for public comment. seeing no additional requests to speak commissioners public comment is closed on this matter is now before you. thank you. i just want to ask the project sponsor if they can just address the comment and request from the neighbor for a copy of the plans and just knowing who to liaise with during construction. thank you, miss tanner. president tanner. so i think what the christy ford to

us was a request for a contract. construction documents which have not been produced yet. we're in the site permit phase of the of the project and only the kind of site kind of large picture design drawings have been produced at and that have that has been emailed and mailed from the planning department to adjacent neighbors during pre and during the pre 311 hearing. so plans have been provided. the other plans that are requested have not been produced yet. they are produced during construction documents and building the building permit phase. great and i would just advise if you want to connect with your neighbor, because i don't think the planning department is going to be playing the liaison role, just to be clear. so you will need to be contacting each other and during the construction phase, work with each other. so just to be clear to the man who's requesting the documents at this point, the plans that are prepared for this hearing are the only plans that we are considering, which are not construction documents. those will be produced and considered

by the department of building inspection subsequent to this hearing. and hopefully, again, you can provide those to your neighbor when those are available. so are there any comments, questions or motions from commissioners? commissioner diamond i just want to point out there is a standard community liaison provision as the last condition of approval. so it's not an option where you get to have a community liaison or not. you just need to identify who it is to your neighbor. and with that, i'd move to approve. second thank you, commissioners. if there's nothing further, there is a motion that has been seconded to approve with conditions. commissioner braun, a commissioner diamond, a commissioner imperial, a commissioner coppell. a commissioner moore and commissioner. president tanner i so move commissioners. that motion passes unanimously 6 to 0 and will place us on item 17 for case number 2023 hyphen 002179q at 2100 bryan street conditional use authorization. good afternoon again. commissioners kalyani agnihotri department

staff presenting a conditional use authorization to remove an unauthorized dwelling unit from an existing one story commercial building at 2100 bryant street and react activate a previously abandoned limited commercial use at the same property. the project requires a conditional use per planning code section 317 to remove the udu, the building. historically contained a limited commercial use in the r2 zoning district, evidenced by the historic sanborn maps dating back to 1960. the property was found to contain a by means of registered voter roll information between the years of 2014 and 2017, the unit has been unoccupied since, and it was last used as a design professional use till 2021. it's not presently occupied by any tenants and there have been no evictions or buyouts in the last ten years per an assessment of an independent appraiser, it was found that the cost to legalize the results in a significant loss in the existing commercial value of the property and the added cost to bring the building

into compliance with the building code would also render it financial infeasible to be legalized. so so the project proposes to reactivate the limited commercial use a design professional office on site per planning code. section 186. in addition, the project also includes the removal of the existing parking garage and the curb cut on the 19th street frontage, and it replaces the garage door with a window and also adds minor interior tenant improvements at packet publication. the department has received letters of support, 59 letters of support, and it states that this project is a positive contribute to the mission and it would bring enhancement to the surrounding neighborhood. the sponsor has conducted extensive outreach with the local residents and the neighborhood organizations by reaching out via email and mail. in summary, the project complies with the zoning and policies of the general plan and the mission area plan. it reactivates a commercial building with a local business. it contributes to the characteristic mix of uses in the mission and the department

finds the project to be necessary, desirable and compatible with the surrounding neighborhood. thus, we recommend approval. this concludes my presentation and i will hand it over to the project. sponsor thank you. project sponsor. you have five minutes. thank you. got it. good afternoon, commissioners. thank you. my name is nick cola and i am counsel of record for the project applicant jeremiah desai , as well as its founder, lauren jeremiah, who is also in

attendance today. we're seeking approval of a project calling for the reactivation of commercial use at 2100 bryant street, as well as we're seeking for authorization to memorialize the removal of any prior unauthorized residential use pursuant. to section 317. so lauren, the founder of jeremiah design, is a longtime san francisco resident where she not only bases her business operation, but she also raises her daughter. she founded jeremiah design. there we go. approximately 15 years ago, which focuses on interior design and art consulting. over the years, jeremiah design has earned accolades from forbes magazine, architectural digest. it has grown to the point that it now employs 12 women and it collaborates with many locally

based artists as well as independent furniture makers on a recurring basis. many of whom have submitted letters of support for this application. thank you. all right. um after building up our business over the last 15 years, lauren had saved up enough to purchase a property for the purposes of housing or business operations. in late 2022, she went into contract to purchase the property. all the disclosure documents evidence that it was a commercial in nature. it had a short term commercial tenant and occupancy at the time that it agreed to leave. after after the sale went through and the assessor's office indicated that it was commercial in nature as well. after closing, lauren went to go get a building permit application over the counter so she could make some minor alteration plans to house her business operations there. and there it was discovered that the only permit history for this property was a 1987 reroofing permit. and for some inexplicable reason, the roofer

who obtained that permit listed the property's use as residential, so she had to be referred over to planning in order to get through, get a change of use. at that point, it was discovered that a prior owner from 2014 to 2017 had used the property as his voting address of record. hence now the requirement that we go through 317 as well. lauren went from a point of thinking that she was going to be able to get an over-the-counter permit. she could terminate her lease for her business principle place of business, and she could move in and begin paying her mortgage off through through delays that were beyond anyone's control. and the unforeseeable issue that we now have of having to go through the conditional use process, we're now ten months removed and lauren is in a position where she is paying both a mortgage and rent for her business operations. we're here

today to respectfully request that you approve this application so that she could stop bleeding, she could move her business operations and her employees into her new place of business. at 2100, bryant street. and she could get back to focusing on business rather than this. thank you for your time. all right. thank you. with that, we should take public comment. members of the public, this is your opportunity to address the commission. again, if you're in the chambers, please come forward. if you're calling in remotely, you need to press star three or raise your hand via webex. seeing no request to speak, commissioner's public comment is closed. this matter is now before you. certainly great to see a small local business thrive thing and very sorry to hear about the challenge that have led to you here before us, honestly. but hopefully we can. dispatch was this quickly, commissioner moore i'm in strong support of women in architecture and design and moved to approve second, there's nothing further commissioners.

there is a motion that has been seconded to approve with conditions. commissioner braun, a commissioner dimond high commissioner, imperial high. commissioner coppell high. commissioner moore and commissioner president tanner i so move commissioners. that motion passes unanimously 6 to 0, placing us on items 18 a and b for case numbers. 2017 hyphen 012086 kwa hyphen. zero two and 2017 hyphen 012086 drp for the property at 77d wolseley woolsey street commissioner does you have a conditional use authorization and a discretionary review filed in this particular case? we don't normally do that when there's a conditional use except a discretionary review. i believe staff will discuss why we did that in this particular unique instance. but given that we'll have we'll hear from staff on the discretion review and the conditional use, we'll then hear

from this project sponsor on the conditional use authorization. we will then hear from the district requester for five minutes and then the project sponsor for five minutes. public comment and then rebuttals. good evening or good afternoon. good evening, commissioners. ellis monsky planning department staff as jonas described the. request before, you are first a conditional use authorization in to modify the previously approved conditional use authorization in under motion to 1034 for the project at 770 woolsey street to amend condition of approval number 25 to change the elected method of compliance with the inclusionary affordable housing program from providing on site affordable housing units to the payment of the affordable housing fee under planning code. section 145 point 5g3. this particular conditional use has a very limited scope.

the planning commission is asked to just consider the change in tenure or means of compliance with section 145. separately, there is a publicly initiated request for discretionary review of the building permit applications. associate with the project at 770. woolsey street record. number 2017-012086. to add stair penthouses to the previously approved 31 duplex buildings, which i will address later in the presentation. the original project on november 18th, 2021. the planning commission approved the project, which comprised the demolition of existing greenhouse structures on an approximately two acre site. new construction of 62 dwelling units, which were within 31 three story residential duplex buildings and an approximately 16,300 square

foot publicly accessible open space at the corner of woolsey and hamilton streets. currently site permits for all the dwelling units and open space areas as well as demolition permits are under review by various city agencies as during that review, revisions to the site permits for the 31 duplex units included stair penthouse sizes among minor architectural changes. those stair penthouses represent covid an increased volume not previously considered, hence it was noticed and discretionary review was filed and as currently conditioned on the project, would provide 20% of the units on site as below market rate equivalent to 12 units. 10% at low, five at moderate, and five at middle income. with the proposed change, the project would be subject to a 33% fee rate. the fee is calculated applying a per square foot fee

to the total gross floor area multiplied by the rate in this case, 33. as you're probably aware, starting next month, the temporary reduction in inclusionary affordable housing fee takes effect. this is a pipeline project so both the on site and the fee percentages would be reduced to 12% on site and 16.4% fee. public comment. since the publishing of the report, the department has received one phone call in opposition to the modification of the conditional use authorization because the callers strongly supported the creation of affordable dwelling units on site and within the neighborhood and then, as mentioned earlier, a drt was filed in relation to the building permits for the stair penthouse design the requester. bonnie bridges of 738, wayland avenue, a neighbor across the street to the north of the project, is concerned that the proposed addition of stair

penthouses will exacerbate the incongruous scale of the development in relation to the neighboring houses and further will block light and air to the houses along wayland avenue. her proposed alternative is to remove the stair penthouses and configure a means of capturing those stairs within the existing approved building volume as detailed in the discretionary review application attached to the staff report. the project complies with the planning code and is considered generally consist with the residential design guidelines as the stair penthouses are set back from the street facades and sloped to minimize their visibility and therefore the impact to light and air of neighboring buildings across the street would be minimized. the stair penthouses would be approximately 75ft away from the requester's front facade. the setback and configuration of the stair penthouses would also render them minimally visible from the street and therefore be maintained. the visual scale at

the street. as such, staff staff has deemed that there is no exceptional or extraordinary circumstance and recommends that the commission not take discretionary review and approve the project at the revision to add the penthouses. furthermore, in summary, in relation to the conditional use authorization, the department finds it consistent with the determination of the planning commission on november 18th, 2021, and as stated in motion 21 034, the department finds the project is on balance, consistent with the objectives and policies of the general plan with the modification requested, the project will contribute to the affordable housing fee, which supports development of affordable housing citywide a city goal. the department also finds the project to be necessary, desirable and compatible with the surrounding neighborhood and not detrimental to persons or adjacent properties in the vicinity. this concludes staff report. i'm available for any questions.

very good. project sponsor. you have five minutes for your presentation on the conditional use authorization. i'll just go ahead and get started. okay. good afternoon, commissioners. my name is mark shkolnikov presenting on behalf of the project sponsor group. i we are excited to bring this project back to the commission following its unanimous approval in november 2021. now, as then, this project will activate along vacant site with 62 units of new housing and a vibrant public open space at the corner of woolsey and hamilton in in the aftermath of the pandemic and a persistently challenging market, the sponsor team, like many developers in the city, has been searching to identify a path to bring this project to reality. that path became clear this spring when the city, including this commission, took action to temporarily reduce impact fees and inclusionary requirements.

those changes, which go into effect in just a few days, have moved the needle for this project site and we are hopeful that it will be the first of many to progress to construction in the coming months. as before you. today is a request to switch the project's elected method of section 415 compliance to payment of the in-lieu fee. as ella had mentioned, the pipeline project under the city's new temporary reduction ordinances, the project would qualify for an in-lieu fee rate of 16.4, payable at the issuance of first construction documents. this. to be clear, the project sponsor is actively working with the city staff so that it can draw its first such construction document soon after the approval requested today. and we plan to start construction on site this year. the sponsor team looks forward to addressing the separate discretionary review request in just a few moments,

but thanks for your attention to this and this would be a huge help to create a pathway for this project to move forward. thank you. okay. if that concludes project sponsors presentation, we should hear from the requester. you have five minutes. thank you. i'm going to go old school on you. as if can we go to the overhead, please. hi, i'm bonnie bridges and i live at 738. wayland street, not avenue. we're the third house

from the corner at wayland and bowdoin across the street from the subject property and at the high point of the block, i am also an architect. the proposed and previously approved design was quite elegant and aligned with the high quality of design work that comes out of iwamoto scott's office. and despite my concerns about the development at large, i was impressed with the quality of the design work and the creative massing of this planned unit development. and i support the previously approved design. after filing the doctor group, i principal mark s called me to discuss the project and my concerns, and he shared that he worked for yamada scott for five years and was the project architect for 770. woolsey

previously to joining group i and therefore was quite familiar with all aspects of the design. he shared some background about the project and two main design drivers one that the gable structure is would refer and relate to the forms of the historic greenhouse that are being demolished. and two, that when the simple gable forms were added, they created a street front that they referred to little monopoly houses as simple all no stair penthouses. mark also shared that he was in a pre-construction phase working with j a wj, a waterproofing consultant, and carmelo a general contractor to provide

advice on the project, at which point they both recommended that the stairs be enclosed ed for their concern for the risk of water intrusion. hence project sponsor added penthouses make sense. that is 31. penthouse is of a substantial large project at in this neighborhood of three stories of which the neighborhood has predominantly two stories. this change is not immaterial. it substantially alters the approved design and curiously, to me, as an architect, it abandon earns the architect's own design intent and their major objectives. so i want to reiterate that i support the previously approved design. i'm not fighting that project. what i'm talking about is these

31 protrusions that project up and disrupt what they claim to be clean massing and also affect in particular our situation. so i've lived at this house for 25 years, raised my family here, own a small business, run a successful design firm. our house faces south, our main source of light and air comes from the south or the prevailing breezes. come off the john mclaren park down wayland street , and through our house, our main, the living spaces are on the second floor, the garage and basement are on the ground floor. many of the houses in this neighborhood are the same condition. we use these operable windows for access to fresh air, and this is our main source of south light, which penetrates deep into our tiny little house. what i want to know is why

didn't the developer and architect team not seek professional advice during the design process and address their waterproofing concerns? then why did this come so late in the game? so i request that the stair penthouse change is rejected and the project sponsor either removes the stair penthouses and restores the project to the previously approved design or figures out a way to contain the stairs within the previously approved massing. thank you. project sponsor you have a five minute presentation. okay. hello again, commissioners . i think bonnie and i could have combined our presentations in some regard so could you switch back to the computer, please? great so from the

beginning, this project has held itself to the highest design standards and set out to be a model for sustainable urban living. a key component of that is the open space that the project provides. over 80% of the block is covered by either open space or renewable energy sources. this is by way of over 17,000ft!s of publicly accessible, open space, 5000ft!s of common open space, plus 46 private yards and 46 private roof decks and over 600 photovoltaic panels that said providing roof decks at this scale has required a learning curve in particular. and in light of the severe rainstorms we endured last year, what we'd previously planned as open stairs to the roof decks has proven to be a vulnerability to the durability of the units that we need to address. outdoor stairs being susceptible to wear and tear present a high risk combination of being less likely

to be maintained while threatening substantial water damage. and as has been advised by our waterproofing consultant and our general contractor. therein, we've proposed to introduce stair penthouses to enclose. the last flight of stairs to the roof decks. those are highlighted in green on the screen and the red star to the right indicates the request was address 738 wayland street. so just for reference, this we have that the a units along bowdoin and hamilton which i'll jump to shortly the c units along woolsey and the b units opposite the requester's address on wayland street. so what we've done for the a units here is we've set back the stair to a minimum of i believe it's right

in there 27, 26ft from the street frontage and we've sunken the roof deck in the penthouse just under three feet below. so the max roof height to further mitigate the visual impact. and then we've sloped the roof as well in a form that we think is congruent with with the design of the buildings. for the c unit here, the stair penthouse is just over 12ft away from the property line, but we've sloped it ascending away from the street frontage so that will also mitigate the visual impact from the street. and for the last unit type, that i wanted to point to the b type, this would be the one opposite. the requester's address. we've prepared this diagram showing the sunken roof deck in penthouse that i described, the sloped roof and also in this case where we range from 20 to 24ft away from the property line

on wayland street. and lastly, we've prepared this diagram showing the view from 738 wayland street and this demonstrates the visibility of the stair penthouses. so just in summary, the penthouse is comply with planning code, have been designed to minimize the appearance of a new building height and will help ensure the this new housing project will result in high quality and durable units. thank you. thank you. we should take public comment. members of the public. this is your opportunity to address the commission on on the conditional use authorization and or the discretionary review request. and again, if you're in the chambers, please come forward. if you're calling in remotely, you need to press star three or raise your hand via webex. seeing no request to speak, commissioners, i am just

about to call you up, ma'am, your requester. you have a two minute rebuttal. we well, hold on. there is a late request to speak, so let's go to our. public commenter, our remote caller. you have two minutes. thank you. hi, everyone. this is kelly torres, a portal, a community member speaking to oppose the updated plans for 770. woolsey community members were never opposed to new housing and the need for it. and there are many developments planned and currently underway for our neighborhood, as well as the surrounding communities and cities. as everyone should know by this point, this site holds a very special place in the portilla's heart and community members spent a year fundraising to collect money to make an offer to purchase the lot from

the current owner. $15 million was donated to this cause. not a small feat, but the community did it. however our offer was turned down and sure enough, the developers empty promises are coming true and past predictions. a reality by disrespecting this community yet again, by doing away with any affordable housing plans or 1662 units of high end luxury housing and 13 units below market rate, whatever that currently means. the addition of penthouse units just smacks of greed. a high end complex in the middle of a working class neighborhood also carries with it the risk of green gentrification. once the 17,000 square foot community corner is developed, it teachers library, firefighters, police officers and the working class members of this city already working here could benefit from affordable housing. the developers need to honor their initial plans to build a portion of affordable units that could make many lives easier. sadly,

the clear reality is the developers don't care about community or providing anything affordable, and that making a ton of cash is their ultimate goal, leaving us with the problems. this luxury condo complex will create pollution, road erosion, gentrification, traffic and congestion. to conclude, i ask you to reject these updates and direct the owners to commit to their initial plans. we do not want another san bruno avenue and woolsey debacle. thank you. okay last call for public comment. seeing no requests to speak to your request or now you have your two minute rebuttal going back on the. so we received this package and this notification and i went to the website and i immediately downloaded the 76

pages of the project sponsors pack package, which was so large and it was very difficult to do anything with what it did do, however, was gray out the impact in the elevations of those stair penthouses? you can refer to the project sponsor documents i have highlight them in red back to my previous point this is not immaterial and it is not insignificant. that it is how big the stair penthouse is on bowdoin street. it as well as i suppose as the other units down on hamilton on i am asking for a reconsideration of the penthouse as previously stated. thank you.

project sponsor. you have a two minute rebuttal if you want to use it. yeah i think just to bonnie's point, there was no intent to minimize the stair penthouses. it's purely a matter of depth. i mean they're they're compliant in height. they're actually a few feet below the maximum height. and as i'd mentioned, they range from 12 to 25ft setback from the street. so the visibility, i believe that we'd shown in the rendering i provide was a much more accurate representation of how they'd be experienced from from the street . good afternoon, commissioners. nick roosevelt, land use counsel for the project sponsor. i just want to say we're available to answer questions about the public comment call that was

received. i think the point to emphasize is that there was a lot of information put put forward, but i think there's a very clear track record of the project sponsor being a very open and engaging with the community on this project, incorporating in a very above code substantially above code, public park, having a agreement in place in a substantial timeline to, to make that park available to the space available. unfortunate only the agreement that was struck, the terms of it, which was not just raising the money for the property, but actually developing the property so that the project sponsor could meet its obligation to build out that space, not just do it was was not met. the project sponsor is still having active conversations with the community on building it out, working with nonprofit partners to build. i think a really exciting space and we're available for questions. thank you. very good. and with that, commissioners, this matter is now before you. again, there are two items.

thank you. are there any comments, questions, motions from commissioners. commissioner imperial yeah, i just have a clarification on the car. let's go first. i think with coa discussion in terms of the transferring from i'm on site to off site fee at and as you mentioned earlier. yes. can you come up that the reduction of temporary inclusionary housing fee and on site will be applied and is that something that has to be. is in the packet right now? there is no explanation that and i'm just looking back on the mission and ninth street sud where it does say where we did voted to you know even though the temporary but it does

have may apply so in this case that may apply is that something or i guess my confusion is the opposite is on site that that is what we're being voted on and then the application of temporary reduction will that may apply or will apply. it will apply it the it doesn't come into effect until november first. so that is why your packet that you reviewed, you know, reflects the current code requirement of 20% and 33, because that is as of october 26th, the requirement after november 1st for pipeline projects. that's their reduction can in this particular case, like i said, would be reduced to 12% on site and 16.4% as a fee. and my understanding is that the

reason for on site, off site is that the project sponsor in moving forward with the project, the temporary reduction inclusionary is kind of like motivate you to go forward. and because of the financial feasibility, i would assume, okay, i just want to have that big picture going on again, initial really. thank you very much. and you can sit initially like i think i voted on on the on favor of this project initially when it was came here in the commission. and a big part of it too for me was that the inclusion airy on site and again with where the city is at right now and we had this conversation the commission but i was very hesitant about the inclusionary housing reductions. and i think where i'm coming from at this point and it's although i thought this is a

really good project in the very beginning, i'm really saddened of the reduction of temporary inclusionary housing. and i don't think i can support that. you know, that's for me as a commissioner and the way that i voted about the inclusionary housing fee as well. um, but so that's my, you know, i think that's how i will go on and vote for this project. so yeah. thank you, commissioner diamond. so we were presented with two very different views of what these penthouses are going to look like from across from where the neighbor lives. the architect's rendering shows very tiny little trees, angles and even ignoring the red that's used by the architect. but they were much larger and really did change the sense of the roofline. so i'd like to hear from staff, please, with which accurately represents

the view from across the street from where our the neighbor lives. and is it from her ground floor? from her top floor? what is it that we're looking at so one was a plan elevation. so that is the plan elevation perspective. like we are levitating mid-air and having a perfect by that by that one you mean the one provided by the architect where the penthouses were in red? yes. yes. so you can see the full shape and outline of the penthouse, the rendering thing, i don't know the precise. was it assumed as is at eye level from across the street that one is a rendering of what, you know, the perspective would be. it's a perspective rendering of an individual standing on the sidewalk across the street. obviously, you know, being that most of us are under under seven feet tall, you know, the

perspective of what you are able to see on the roof is different. so thank you. commissioner more. i have a question for the applicant. this is if you have followed our conversation today, seeing any affordable housing unit drifting away either by changing legislation and fee reduction or by fee out is a difficult issue for us in some cases. and this is just a question we have seen developers choose a hybrid where a part of the fee is feed out. a part of the units are feed out, but there is a residual on site recognition of the commitments made in the original application . mean is that something you have considered run the numbers

etcetera. we i personally have not looked at that scenario. commissioner moore. i think the underlying sort of conclusion of the situation is this is a project that was i think, as mark said at the during the spring, oh, sorry, a little bit taller. you know, a project that was not quite there in terms of being able to commence construction. i think what's what's exciting about today is that in this existing challenging market financing construction, the in-lieu fee, which is kind of what has moved the needle and i think the reality is and the excitement at least on the sponsor side, is that this is this is construction that is going to get underway and get underway in short order. and so i think the hybrid, i don't want to 100% speak on every internal conversation of the client. i don't think it has been considered. but i think what the developer has been looking at is what can actually get financed and commence construct action. i

would like to support the project. i think it's an extremely important project for many reasons, given its size, the historical context, etcetera , etcetera. and what has gone in to working out in a sensitive site plan and the sensitive architectural solution in. however, i would love to find some potential answer. that's the numbers at least have been run to consider a some combination of a hybrid and that would make me feel significantly more comfortable because there is a public component that addresses itself. one in the use of open space and the ability for people to visit the historic site, which has been really an integral part of this neighborhood for decades. but also part of that commitment is in a certain recognition and even in a at a smaller scale of affordability and there are all kinds of ways of to address affordability. i would like that thought at least to be considered and addressed. and at

this moment, i sense that the numbers haven't quite run. it was one or the other. and again, i point towards a number of other sensitive projects, mostly of different building typology, where the commission has indeed accepted the hybrid version and was comfortable with that. so i'm just not trying to pressure you. i would like to have a clearer answer as to whether or not that, considering option also in recognition of community investment in terms of ideas, can be somewhere met half ways, quarter way or whatever. thank you, commissioner moore, commissioner braun. yes so i would certainly, as a general rule, prefer to have the on site inclusionary units. but at the same time, i see the flip side of this in which we're able to generate revenues to fund, you know, 100% affordable housing projects that can serve a deeper level of affordability than is typically achieved through the through the inclusionary requirement. it's so i in my

time on the commission, we've approved many projects in which there was an off site or in lieu fee solution for the inclusionary requirements as well as the hybrid approaches that vice president moore was mentioning. so i although i don't love it, i am comfortable with moving forward with the conditional use authorization for myself for switching to the in lieu fee and then on the discretionary review item on the stare penthouses, i guess my one, i mean, from the staff report, it looks like they they meet the residential design guidelines. there's you know, it's hard to see anything exceptional or extraordinary about their inclusion. i mean, is there any reason that staff i mean, i guess my question would be is, is this atypical to have stare penthouses or, um, i don't know, a little bit more context could be provided stare penthouses are not atypical. it's very common for roof decks which are utilized increased in

san francisco to have a stair penthouse to reach the top floor, especially if it's a shared roof deck for multiple units. generally, the guidance that the department gives in order to make sure that penthouses are not to imposing or visually imposing is to minimize their mass slope, the roof and try to set it back at least ten, 15ft from the front of the building. therefore, like, you know, the roofline and esthetically what you see as the mass at the street, you know, is not dominated by the stair penthouse. in this case, we feel these stair penthouses, you know, after looking at them generally, we follow those. the guidance that comes from the residential design guidelines, you know, that's so that's why the we recommended that there's not probably an extraordinary circumstance. thank you. and so

i actually do agree that the overall impact and their inclusion is not exceptional. extraordinary to me. i think it's a little unfortunate that they're being added on to this particular design because of the way they slope in an opposite direction from the roofs. so they kind of they stick out a little bit, but they are pushed back from the street at street level. the view of the impact and any shadows generated by them will be very minimal. so i i'm also not in support of taking discretionary review. is that a motion? yes, i'm happy to make a motion to. i guess i should do one at a time. yes yeah. um so on the conditional use authorization for make sure i get this right for the switch to the in lieu fee payment, i make a motion to approve second commissioner moore, do you want

to comment? i wanted to do one. do we do back to the applicant and asking as to whether or not any consideration for a hybrid is at all possible which would very much strengthen my support for the entire request in front of us. yes i think that we can we could certainly. look into a hybrid. commissioner moore. i think the one thing that is a challenge here is that to switch the method of election each time we have to come back to the commission, that's i think the city attorney would would agree with that. and so leave leaving that open as a possibility is going to slow down the timeline for the project. commencing construction, because there would be inevitably a process and having to figure out the or the time to explore it. and then having to come back to the commission and the project is on a, i think, a very secure

timeline with this method of election switched to actually commence construction. and i would remind the commission that under 405 point 3g5, the discretion of this commission is very limited in terms of considering the method of election and i think, again, all i would emphasize is, is that this is i think this is the city's new legislation in action moving housing forward at a time when it's very challenging to do so. commissioner moore i, carly grove department staff. i'm also on webex. i will add if the sponsor is, i will also reiterate nick roosevelt's point is that the commission has pretty limited discretion in selecting a method of compliance for the developer. however, if the fee is authorized today, a developer can go from the fee, the fee alternative to a combination alternative administrative. lee so any shift in the direction from fee to on

site can be completed without commission review. but to his point, if we go from combination an to fee that requires commission review. so if we were to adopt the fee, the fee method of compliance s, that would give the sponsor more time to explore the combination an option without having another hearing. uh, thank you so much for weighing in. i think the pressure on us that has been basically drifting through the last four hours is always how can we capture some form of affordability somewhere? i'm saying it over and over and over again and if there indeed in without us having another meeting and approving something, there is a possibility to continue this discussion and leave it on the table to find a way, i would be comfortable of injecting that as a strong encouragement for the developer to stay in touch with the community and pursue some hybrid

option as the numbers develop. just a clarification, commissioner moore, are you saying that with conditions with consideration of looking into hybrid, but in a way that it will not come back to the i don't think i can make another motion other than what is in front of us, but what i can do is add a comment out of commission concern and encouragement for strong support to please help us consider to find a hybrid solution. okay that is all i can do and i think i'm clear and emphatic enough that this is not just a nod, but that this is taken to heart in the form that it's possible and we are not basically able to impose this as conditions. okay. in that case, i will i will also approve with approve or recommend for it as well. and i'll throw my own support behind vice president moore's comments as well about trying to still explore the hybrid option. okay. so maybe we'll vote on this and then take up a motion on the

doctor if we have one. all right . so there is a motion that has been seconded to approve with conditions on that motion. commissioner braun, a commissioner diamond, a commissioner imperial, a commissioner coppell, a commissioner moore and commissioner, president tanner i so move commissioners. that motion passes unanimously 6 to 0. you still have the discretionary review to consider . commissioner moore did you have a comment? i hadn't pressed a button but say that given the explanation and the eloquent explanation that our planner gave us, i believe that that is a correct statement. and i personally do not find the penthouse addition from a street view disturbing enough to ask for that to be changed. okay, commissioner braun, i. i moved to not take discretionary review and approve second, there's no further deliberation. there's a

motion that has been seconded to not take and approve the project as proposed on that motion. commissioner braun i, commissioner diamond, i commissioner imperial high commissioner coppell high, commissioner moore high commissioner, president tanner high. so move commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 6 to 0 commissioners and place us under your discretionary review calendar for the final item on your today's on today's agenda. number 19. case number 2013 0.13 30 m for the property at 1900 mission street. this is a mandatory discretionary review. good afternoon again. commissioners promise this is the last one from me. kalyani agnihotri department staff. i'm presenting a mandatory discretionary review of building permit numbers 2015 07080963 2015 07080974 and 2019 12189840. to allow a change in tenure from ownership to a rental project at

1900 mission street, the tenure of the overall project would be changed to rental and the planning commission would authorize the change in tenure for the one affordable unit on site per planning code. section 415g3. the originally approved project was authorized to demolish an existing one story auto shop building and construct a new seven story building with 12 dwelling units and ground floor retail in the mission street district. the subject building is fully constructed and there will be no change to the total number of dwelling units that were originally approved on site. the project sponsor is working with the mayor's office of housing and community development to coordinate the marketing of the on site unit at the same time as the market rate housing in the project site. and they aim to proceed with the marketing immediately, as soon as possible at packet publication. the department has not received any correspondence regarding this project. the department recommends that the commission take discretionary review, review and approve permit minutes 2015 070809630974 and

2019 12189840. with the modifications as proposed. thank you. thank you. project sponsor. you have a five minute presentation if you need it. good evening, commissioners. my name is paul driscoll. my wife margaret and i are the project sponsors for 1900 mission street. and i have run a small family construction company at 15th and mission for over 23 years. we have always been great neighbors in the mission, helping out with fundraiser for our neighboring local grammar school and supporting local charities and so on. we stand before you today requesting that the use for our bmr unit be changed from for sale to for rent. our reasons are quite simple. we've experienced severe economic hardship over the past four years whilst working on our project. it started with major delays caused by the covid

pandemic. the pandemic also triggered a 40% increase in our cost to build financing. interest rates have more than doubled since we started the project on. fortunately, the mission and soma district have experienced a huge decline in home values, dropping 20 to 25. this has made it unfeasible for us to condo this building a market for sale. as i said, we're a small family run business and we operate on very tight margins. when these are affected so drastically, we have no choice but to pivot to our plan, regroup and try to hold this building long term as a rental. the building is currently occupied by two young families and two professional couples with two more possible tenants currently in application process. we have an approved marketing plan for bmr unit and we are ready to start working with the mayor's office of housing to get the that large two bedroom unit occupied as soon as possible. we've also been working diligently with a non profit organization called bates or bay area american

indian two spirits to lease our highly visible small corner commercial space. we ask that you please seriously consider our request to change the tenure . thank you all. okay, we should open up public comment at members of the public. this is your opportunity to address the commission. through the chair. you have two minutes. good afternoon, commission. it's my understanding that this item was on the consent calendar and a neighborhood organization asked for it to be removed. and that same neighborhood organization called in today and asked for a continuance. and this concerns me because the item at hand is an issue and a debate about tenure of a bmr unit at and commissioners. i spent a lot of time out in that whole

discussing negotiating and compromising. i've brought neighborhood people into my office. i've done it on the phone. i've done it with zoom. and even when we're when we have votes, i come up here and i offer compromise as i believe in activism. but activism can go too far. activist ism can get blurry when the needs of an individual or a group take priority over the needs and objectives of the city. activism can get darker when on behalf of a nonprofit, a department, a commission or an elected official puts pressure on a project sponsor to negotiate something that a particular group is not entitled to. and i believe that specific item was called out specifically in the recent report entitled san francisco housing policy and practice review. activism gets really ugly when it leads to more severe bad behavior. and

although technically different, not much different from what we've been reading about from a distance. the conversations over the last two weeks have had nothing to do with the tenure of this bmr unit and everything to do with the intricate detail negotiations of a commercial space down below. it's unfortunate that i need to say these things, but i've been taught if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, we are going to call it a duck. i respectfully ask this commission . to consider the desire of both the planning staff and hcd and approve this. thank you. thank you. last call for public comment. again, if you're in the chambers, you need to come forward. if you're calling in remotely, you need to press star three or raise your hand via webex. seeing no requests to speak, commissioners public comment is closed and this matter is now before you. thank

you. are there any motions, comments or questions on this mandatory discretionary review? commissioner diamond so, so if we want to just approve the change in tenure, is that a motion to take? dr. and approval? i move to take doctor and change the tenure second, second. did you need to speak? commissioner koppell okay, just a shame that you had your time wasted like that. all right. thank you, commissioners, on that motion to take hold on justice commissioner moore is going to speak. i just like to put to the record that i never received any such letter or there was nothing, at least in my government email, that indicates that such opposition existed. thank you. thank you. did you want to add commissioner diamond? is your hand up? no. okay. sorry commissioners. there is a motion that has been seconded to take and approve the project as proposed. and on that motion, commissioner brown, i, commissioner diamond high commissioner imperial high, commissioner coppell high. commissioner moore high. commissioner president tanner high. so commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 6 to 0

and concludes your hearing today . all right. the secretary is right. we did not go to 6:00. so you i don't know what you win, but you win something. but we are now adjourned. thank you, commissioners.

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for the beautiful dance. has been a staple at commune events and they fwring all the time. a good evening to everyone here. thank you so much for your presence. we are celebrating the ninthanual filipino-american history month celebration with mayor london breed. good evening to you mayor breed. and the city of san francisco. i amming one of your hosts ginger from nbc bay area and along side me is this gentlemen franko finn. i can't do you justice. >> you did great. good to see you, ginger. come on! this is one of my favorites ginger, i know each year how many been more then and there this year? 2-3, 4, a lot of supporters for

thez now to this celebration, welcome this is one of the best celebration in my opinion especially in city hall. i look forward to i'm excited cohost with you again. we are the warrior season starting soon! all right. started this week. i'm excited 21 seasons for me, i can't believe it. >> you must have started really young >> 8. >> the high school we went to. >> exactly. why we were young. you know tonight i'm proud, october filipino american history month there is so much to celebrate it is already the end of the month. we are so proud to collaborate with the host committee a round to the host committee. by the way. working hard to make this possible for us tonight. >> yes.

>> and tonight is a moment us occasion we are excited celebrate filipino and filipino-americans all overnight are world. hispanic heritage. italian-american, give it up for that! indigenous people's day on october 9 this month. initial coming out day october 11. larry young birthday october 25th. round of applaud for that. october is busy! very busy and we live in an incredible city, place the bay area in general where we are blessed to see all those things every day and play out in october. and this is i time that we as filipino-americans honor our past and present or call it, past forward.

past forward. nice ring to temperature you get this joke. that was written in there. as thissier's theme we recognize 1 twitch years of filipino-american history. since the signing of the treaty of paris by spain and the u.s. treaty that lead to the u.s. annexation of the philippines, port rico, guam. cuba opened the doors for the people this came before you to immigrate here to the united states. begin our narrative and start our american dream. right? absolutelies. it is in the a dream that has been easy. it has fair share of challenges as many groups had. on the opposite side coming out of that, we as a community built resilienceful perseverance, a lot of love and continuous hope.

which is always beautiful to the look and seat example that thes have been put forward by those before. >> if i may take this opportunity. speak of hose before us. before we do get started with our celebration. we like to take this time to honor the memory and legacy ofus senator and formy san francisco mayor diane feinstein. and an esteemed community leader greg. first a round for senator feinstein. a quick personal share, i was very fortunate to be an intern for her office in dc my junior year in collegism met the senator. we exchanged brief words about san francisco. she was always very prud. she is inspire to being a young woman a trail blazer not just on

the national stage but of course, how everything began here in city hall and i was honored to you have been report about -- her and her legacy an among ago we were up stairs and people liningum and signing the books outside city hall what a site what a site. >> and our second female mayor of san francisco sittings there following right in her legacy and her first up in making her legacy mayor breed. thank you for joining us. >> a great legacy >> thank you for sharing that story. she loved san francisco as much as we do, too. and proud natives of this city i don't have a lot to celebrate. thank you diane feinstein for everything you have done in the city. nice words let's talk about trail blazers. she is i trail blazer we will have awards for trail blazers in our community. we have community champions this

are here in the house tonight >> very talent the filipino-americans here in the bay area. of course the performances and all that in between. and tonight is about recognizing those that have paved the way for all across the united states and those continuing to create a legacy for us here in the filipino community. stick around we got celebration here. my favorite part of any event capitol f, food. >> come on, you know i don't come like this over night there is food. >> 2! you go tie filipino party that means it is a big deal. yao don't get 1 every day there are 2, my goodness. both are looking at mow saying when are you going to eat mow. i hope soon. we will have the north light court a pop up marketplace.

all the food. venders please stick around we have a celebration here. let's support our local filipino artisans and small business owners. so i'm getting hung row. >> i am, too. kickoff our festivities we are starting off with having lowon will sing the filipino national anthem and the spark of creation choir sing the american national anthem. welcome them on stage. [singing] ♪♪[applause] o say

can you see. by the the dawn's early light. what so proudly we hailed. at the twilight's last gleaming. whose broad stripes and bright

stars, through the perilous fight. o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming. and the rocket's red glare. the bomb's bursting in air. gave proof through the night, that our flag was still there. o say does that star spangled, banner yet wave. ♪♪o'er the land and of the free... and the home of the brave... [applause]

>> can you do that? no. but i need to learn from those young ladies. beautiful. about how far >> thank you so much. spark of creation choir as well as lowon pala that was beautiful. beautiful. >> ladies and gentlemen every year we celebrate filipino american history month in october established by filipino-american national historical society back in 1992. am now october was chosen the mont to commemorate the arrival of the first filipinos at marrow bay that happened way back in the day i did not know this as a girl. i learned it later on in life it is amazing the first filipinos came in 1587.

>> wow. october. and the us of america has one of the most complex cultural identities in the world. millions ofim grants from all over the globe journeys to america since the europeans discoverd and colonized this place back in the 17 and 18th centuries the rich and long history of the united states. now the blylevening of cultural backgrounds system specific and unique to the united states. become a melting pot of the world. philippinose are among the millions of immigrants. i see my dad there. he is one. thank you. for your unending support. we. i gave a shout out. the meting pot of immigrants people made sacrifices to chase a dream here. tonight we recognize the trail blazers, community champions and

emerging leaders that continue to put filipino-americans at the forefront of making this an amazing, great country. that we must continue to believe. but first it is my honor to introduce our event committee chair san francisco entertainment commissioner, and the man this never sleeps mr. [inaudible]. al! come on. round of applause. >> thank you. hello, everyone. it is my honor and fridge to introduce our honored host of the beautiful filipino american celebration the last 6 years. she is a champion and friends of the filipino community. in many filipino events celebrating our community.

made it a point to attend year after year and serve as a parade grand marshall in 2019. she has been advocate for community and vital support in the purchase of buildings for filipino serving community organizations like united players and west bay. and has supported men initiate itches and communities with highest concentrations of under served residents including the soma neighborhoods. she lead the city through through the pandemic and use judgment and stewardship in our post pandemic recovery. through her leadership, san francisco the city this knows how, will be show case in the the world stage when we host the, peck summit next month. as a native to the beloved city she is addressing the critical issues facing san francisco

residence denials and focused on promoting opportunities for not just fill ponento commune but all. join mow in welcoming our mayor madam mayor london breed. [applause] >> thank you so much. al for your heard work and year after year for cordinating this event. and let me also say to the filipino community that is joining us today, and including our general of the pill philippines. thank you, thank you all for your understanding and accommodating us and moving this festival this event to another day in order to honor the legacy

of our mayor our senator diane feinstein. this event was planned a couple weeks ago and because of her unexpected passing, and the need to host her here in city hall, this communities went did not hesitate to agree to move it to this date today. in order to allow for this service to take place. i want to express my gratitude and appreciation for what you did to make that possible. but also express my excitement to see so many people here tonight, in celebration of our filipino-american community at city hall. and let me start by rescue noising some of our lected leaders today i want to thank supervisor walton as well as supervisor matt dorsey. and supervisor engardio and

mandelman here. thank you to the board of supervisors for joining us here today. i want to thank our city attorney david chu is joining us as well. our fire chief jeanine nicholson and so many elected leaders. and will our chief of protocol who helps ensure the relationships that exist with our communities across the globe are in tact. our chief of protocol thank you for being here today. and to our great host yling and franko you guys are doing a wonderful job we are glad to have you every year. and let mow just say to this commune that today is an opportunity to celebrate. the filipino community that descended on san francisco in the early 1900's mostly lived in

the south of market community. and what is so extraordinary about that time in comparison to now we are finally at a good place where we are investing in the community like never before. yling and franko referenced the most recent, significant purchases that occurred. the purchase of additional space for u noticed players run by rudy corp us and the new permanent home of west bay i'm not sure if carla is here. but these extraordinary institution support the filipino community they embrace all of san francisco with amazing programs for families, seniors and kids. this community is celebrating past forward. celebrating what happened in the

past but awfuls how far we come to move our neuroeveraffordability forward with our communities and children and history and culture. today is a celebration of that of the resiliencey of this community the xoiment about what is to come. we want to appreciate you all for being here today at city hall to cell brit. we than there is so much more work but we appreciate the inclusiveness and how the community is coming together today. to not only celebrate your heritage but share your heritage with the rest us. i want to that i can take this moment to acknowledge and recognize the host committee and al perez for his leadership. our council general, neil ferrara being here and continuing to be a champion and add haveicate in the community. our mc yling and franko. today's keynote. we are looking forward to

hearing from you. and all of the honorees being recognized tonight, thank you for being here and iment to ask al perez to come forward at this time even though he is working making sure everything is together. come on up. on behalf of the city of san francisco we are goo going to declare it filipino heritage month in san francisco! can we have our elected leaders in the host committee to come forward for a photograph, please?

let's have the dance company. yawn mercado, neil to come up as well.

if we can have the hest committee come up as well. host committee. a roun, everybody. putting this together! host committee. come up, please, please, if we

can have neil ferera come up. get awardees, come up to, not yet. mayor. not yet >> come on up. we have you up there who i we are the mayor here with us. that will be the last and then the next portion.

awardees come up with your families. wonderful. upon one last thing i wanted to acknowledge former mayor and former councilmember in daly city ma nalo now work nothing my office! thank you so much. she is joining the team of the mayor's office in san francisco! now! thank you so much. that's amazing. we can have council general ferera come up and say your speech. thank you.

thank you. mayor. neil ferera, ladies and gentlemen. >> thank you very much. san francisco mayor london breed. members of the san francisco board of supervisors and federal, state, counts and he city officials present. san francisco entertainment commissioner al perez and members of the san francisco filipino-american history among organizing committee our awardees for the filipino history among celebration. members. filipino-american community. other guests. good evening. before i begin please allow mow to take this opportunity to pay electron to the late u.s. senator and san francisco's first woman mayor diane feinstein. a good friend of the philippines

and champion of freedom and democracy for peoples around the world. many filipino americans remember how mayor feinstein appointed people from the asian american community in san francisco including filipino americans in office. they remember how mayor feinstein attended many events including the philippine consulate general and took time to visit many homes with interest in knowing the condition of women of color including female filipino-americans. feinstein's legacy of trail blazing live on in the years to come. you in gives me great privilege to join you for the thenth celebration of filipino-american history month in the city and county of san francisco. the 31 years ago by

filipino-american national historical society. october has become the month long commencement rigz of filipino-american history. which dates become to october 15, 1587. with the arrival of natives in california. considered the first recorded presence of filipinos in the united states. today this translates to 436 years of fill ponento presence in america predating the founding of the united states by 189 years. for filipino-americans in california october also holds significance as you remember the life and legacy of filipino-american farm worker upon union leaderan verse row yesterday october of 25 celebrated state wide.

amplified call for better labor condition in california. and inspired a generation of migrant workers in america to fight for racial and social justice. closetory home, the year 2023 marked mile stonan verse rows the filipino-american community in san francisco mainly, the 15 years of the dance company. 30 years of the and raid of the filipino-american art exhibition. 30 years of fill ponento cinema festival. and 50 years of the know fran filipino-american chamber of commerce. for machine like mow born and raised in the philippines i believe it is important to celebrate filipino-american history machining to shine a spotlight on contributions of filipinos and filipino-americans

to so sight. commend filipino-americans in san francisco and across the bay area when are active partners in fit penal development. sharing the expertise, experience and resources with up and coming filipino [inaudible] ino have aors and change makers take pride in young filipino-american many broken the bamboo ceiling including vocabularya bowelen of the san francisco night hawks who med history the 2023 fifa women's world cup philippine's first ever goal scorer male or at the sock are world cup and digest northern delegation program asian-american community leader nikki chan. oak land. vice mayor of daly city.

mental health proponent and fill ponento nurse advocate. i'm confidence the relithes with the philippines and the united states will endure. rot in the our shared history, have yous and aspoiration and it is our 4.2 million filipinos in the united states who are nuts and bolts of the special rep. commencement rigz of the month inspired us to preserve our shared history the merchandise ouran cestors not forgotten by future generations and may it u notice our local lead and community to fulfill the america promise of fair and just society for all regardless of land of birth or color of our skin.

gratitude to mayor breed in the city of san francisco for your continued recognition of the vibrant filipino-american community in the city and for the investment you are doing in the south of market. we are proud of the contributions and, choef ams of our thriving community here. it is praise worthy more are joining the commissioners. in serving the san francisco government. including kevin benedict of the police commission and franko of phil commission and now i heard vice mayor ma nalo joining the mayor's office. i acknowledge the year recognition of our community proud culture and history through events such as the san

francisco giants and golden state warriors and i note the warriors are hopefuling their first filipino heritage notice on november 18. ladies and gentlemen, following the challenges of the past 2 years the san francisco city committee embark on a trade business, cultural and humanitarian venture from march 25 to april if i have this year headed by mayor's office and sister city chair carmen collett. renewal of sister city religions and the first woman mayor is a testament to the standing between manila and san francisco and the philippines and the united states. the maiden flight ofaves director services to manila will take sfo this sunday october 29.

to mayor breed and other local officials and friends we love to see you in a united airlines or philippine airline's flight for manila to join the sister committee mission to the philippines like director close encounter with the [inaudible]. hope you will discover for yourself why well is so nouch see and more to love the philippines. san francisco welcomeings this november for the asia economic operation leader meeting i look forward to the accel bragz of economic scientific and technological as well as educational and cultural exchanges with our 2 nation the philippine economy is innertwined we are committed to work with the u.s. to an inclusive sustainable 40 for

all. per inship i'm looking forward to is the signing of a multimission contract with san francisco start up company not far from here on the side lines of the apeck meetings bringage internet sattelite to the fill poens benefitting millions back home. we heap to engage with more u.s. companies. we invited business and executives in san francisco in the greater bay area to the philippine economic of president marcus junior and his economic team on november 15 in san francisco. it the president and his cabinet secretaries will discuss philippine's investment and business prospects and the latest development on the philippine economy. shareit@cbsaustin.com philippine government spending priorities. infrastructure and programs and reports this open the economy to

foreign investments. it was only in 2015 or 8 years ago manila hosted apeck we are aware of the challenges of hosting tense of thousands of officials and mode why. i join you in wishing for san francisco successful hosting of the apeck this november. finally i echo the statement of philippine president and u.s. president joe biden at the white house last prisoning when than i said and i quote, the philippines and the united states will remain the closest of al ice working together to deliver a better 40 for our citizens and tackle the challenges of the 21st century. we express the confidence tht special tight with our nation and people will only grow with time. upon the fill ponents and the united states continue to realize their shared vision of

partnership, pes and practice perity. thank you very much for your attention. san francisco. [applause] thank you very much. one more time. neil fer we have the pleasure to have our keynote address. community leader, small business and community add haveicate! take the stage. give a round of applause! >> hi. everyone. good evening. i'm majorition and i have to say it is an honor to be here with all of you tonight. to be here with our filipino community that embodied so ump the resilience, strength and the love that we knoll this rotunda

tonight itch want to take a mobile home to recognize mayor breed who embodies so much of our struggle and our power. here in san francisco. i know and i have seen first handled show sees our community and heres us the first thing she did when elect in the 2018 was to literally bring the entire community in the bay area and san francisco into the mayor's office. the first meeting of the kinds. not so that she could talk to us. or so talk at us. but to hear us and see us. and hear leadership has always centered the voice of our communities and others fighting in this fight. the voices of our families are voices this are demanding.

with mayor breed safer streets and communities. i thriving economy. thriving mall businesses. many filipino businesses and organizations not just here in south of market but all over our city and a more common sense prop to our government. thank you, mayor breed for your leadership and recognition of our community. i would like to thank and recognize our const.el general. you have been so enengaged and supportive offer community efforts and for the values of community and unity in san francisco. thank you for your support and always being there. e approximately san francisco all the worldville eyes on san francisco in just 2 weeks. thank you for being here. >> so my parents immigrateed san francisco in 1968.

they met san francisco state. and worked heard to provide for my brother and me in a country that was new and was strange. one things i noticed growing up in 70s and 80s whether here in san francisco or in other parts of the bay area but not really in daly city. people would ask me. what are you, where are your parents from. i found out that sailing my parents were from iran and the philippines took a lot of explanation. during this time in the 70s, filipinos had been making their america for years special with the strugying of the international holing the most famous residence denials for fill ponentos and left standing after the neighborhood was demolished for the financial district. symbolized the struggle for

identity, self determination and civil rights and birth of tenant right's movement in san francisco. as a kid and i young adult i anyhow there were so men people who would work hard to provide for me and for my family. and also provide us with opportunity in my immediate community and neighborhood but in the communities this surrounded mow. every where you locked fill ponentos were there and helping in the just become then it was through the opinion dem and i can daily lives. and we are still here it was not just in the 70s and 80s and mid 20th century we are here and fighting and going strong. filipino americans the fastest growing american-asian growing population in the state of california.

we are your local business ordinance. first responders. teachers, police officers, neighbors and your lected officials. today, we come together to reflect upon 125 years of shared history with fill ponento and americans and the history this in many ways i just learned more about over the course of this month as we cap off fill ponento-american history month the events of the spanish-american war. during this war, the span yards refused to surrender to the philippinose. refused to accept tht philippinose could defeat them in war. they would rather vernaled to the united states which is what happened. so who i we come together tonight to celebrate our history and our community, it is i bit are sweet reflection of conclusion of the worry in 1898 resulting in the signing of the treaty of pair i guess.

the treaty not only transferred fill ponents from pain at this time united states but also the other spanishical neils puerto rico and guam. the philippine delegation was barred from participating or a say about the 40 of their home left lane. despite all they had built together and despite the culture and the industry and all that they had to build up their home land and done to fight the spanish they were refused a seat at the sabl and fighting for this ever since. had began as a role by the span yards turned a challenging chapter of new identities for filipinos. we see the strength and resilience all original us. her in san if fran as we come together under this dome and as

we grow the crowd and the parid and enjoy a cheese burger at uncle boys in therism mondistrict. so good. philippinose are making our mark. today is not just about looking back. it is also about looking forward. looking forward to the next jen raying of filipino americans the fill ponento americans in this room who are going to make history in the future. the filipino americans who are sitting in the room who are going to carry the torch of ancestors and define new chapters and carve new paths for our over community and the entire world around us. well is something special in this room and special in our community. i know we will be seeing more of that in the years to come. as we reflect on the past within

25 years let us strengthen resolve and continue our fight for representation and not just for this seat at the table, but the life of our community. >> we owe it to our forefathers and foremothers to remember, celebrate and to continue building bridges. understanding and unity. thank you very much. [applause] >> that happens beautiful. all right. ladies and gentlemen tonight we will be honoring and, warding those that have represented and contributed to our filipino

american community. but before we get to that, let's change up the pits i bit what is i filipino party without more music. i'm happy to introduce tracie cruz performing i song the unofficial filipino-american anthem. [singing] [singing] ♪♪♪♪

[applause] >> good evening. i'm budget director of municipal transportation. i'm a deputy city attorney with the city attorney's office and pedestrian pedestrian president bar association of northern california we have the honor of sprucing 4 inspirational leader in the bay area's pill phono-american community. the fact that the leaders

nominated by pore system i testament to the respect and admiration they have earned through outstanding contributions to our community. this year horizonorees dedicated live in elevating food. improving city services and documenting and promoting history and culture in san francisco. they in from the private, government and nun profit sectors showing the service can be done in all fold in our community. >> the leader award rescue noises successful leaders who have leadership. thinking and vision and distinguished service to organization and community. inferenceis and diane anxiety the heads and wife team behind the successful restaurant. francis was the winner of eater

sf pop up of the year and i san francisco chronicle rising star. garred, worried from best new restaurant. helped highway light filipino toed in the san francisco restaurant theme. hen i garthing place for filipino family in san francisco. and a source of provide for the community. aside from running her small business than i supported causes in their spirit. including [inaudible]. please join us in welcome diknow and francis anxiety as 2023 fill ponento american history month e merging leader honorees.

my anymore is inferenceis the own of the restaurant at the warwharf thank you for the honor of us being recognized as e

merging leaders. a bit about the restaurant we are contemporary we visit back home and understand we grew up in philippines. as you know it is an island. it is a very complex cuisine. you know when is authentic to you minot be to our family. what is awe thennic to our family may not be vice versa. so we understands that upon we take that to heart. you know we -- we learn. when is traditional and this way we take it back here inspect california and san francisco where we have the best produce and restaurants in the america. really. and create authentic cuisine.

a bit more we are a fell. our personal mission is to credit know environment this encourages selflessness and growth. we are dedicated to educate our staff with the knowledge this we accumulate in the this industry. miseem like we hear you look young to own a restaurant. i have been cooking for 20 years that it is a language time as a chef. our greatest achievement is not from awards me and diane receive but our staff and family how they have grown and how you know they are the next generation of chefs and leaders and than i other next generation of filipinos represent the

philippines beyond the philippines. and if you have in the been to the restaurant please in see us. come feel you know our fill peno hospitality and a mom and pop restaurant. and -- [applause] [applause]

next award recognizes outstanding individuals, leaders and advocates work to improust quality of life of the community and selfless low toward a goal that benefits many. josalin service the director of issue counting operations and system for the controller's office. she is the president of the san francisco municipal executive association or the sfmta.

for the past 2 democracied show has been the highest ranking fill ponento-american managers in san francisco. in a model public serve an. a mentor to filipino city employees and one of the most highly respected managers in the city. in recognition of her outstanding leadership she received a 2012 public manager excellence award by the san francisco planning and urban research organization for spur. josalin served the city. in her time at dpw, puc and the san francisco controller's office. she has done project its make city prosecute cure am efficient, saving taxpayers millions of dollars. she has done her job with highest ethical standards and

deep care. many are here tonight. many staff leaders themselves through her support and mentorship. these qualities the reason elected by mea to be their president for over 4 yers. as president she is ensured financial sustain ability and advocates for welfare of managers in the city. join mow in welcoming judges listen the 2023 fill ponento-american history month community champion. joining here is miguel gerrero representing our experience the golden state warriors.

>> good evening- a delightful night to celebrate filipino heritage i'm grateful to be here and so humbleed get this, ward i wanted to mention the important names that have supported myself and the filipino community. starting with mayor breed who was the first mayor attended the first sfmea and general ferer is here. i have also the mea executive team. chris romero, andrea and a lot of the board members are here

tonight. mea is consists 1500 department heads, senior managers and executive managers. middle managers and we do a lot for the city suchace health care to public safety. and fiscal and policy. the 1 thing they also.ed to thank my mom who is here tonight. this is her first formal event. since covid has in the been out of the house. she does not always remember my name but knows i am her daughter. and i also wanted [applause] okay mom don't cry. i also.ed to thank my husband.

our wedding was 20 years ago and signed the more tality agreement all duties assigned with you my husband i don't think i would have a balanced work and home life. i wanted rescue noise the distinguished member and department heads and burden of supervisors. and -- i'm -- just i reflect the my 25 years here in the city i started working for k pmg and worked for the control exert k fo in patriot industry the met fulfilling job is to work in public sector. part of the work we do is to

enhance the lives of every private citizen. watch over every tax dollars are spent appropriate low. if there is one thing that i willment to do all over again is to start and work in public service from the first day i grut from college. i really think well is manage this come out of working for the gentleman. not for profit you have to have a commitment to do something better for the community. soy. san francisco now has so many problems like any big city. we have homelessness, crime, but it is the thing of big city.

and with everyone helping together jointly, small businesses, private industry, big businesses. nonprofits cbo's. and government and private citizens, i think we and make it better. i men it is just part of if you come to the united states and you make san francisco your home, it is your duty and responsibility to protect and make it prosper. with that i wanted end and saying to all the city and county employees here, most of them are all here i want to say, you make my job easy. because you dot work i just go and sign the documents or approve them and thank you and

have a nice evening. thank you very much. [applause] last but not least the triblaze are aworried a lifetime of w from outstanding organizations and community leaders whose lives and stories exemplify courage, commitment despite obstacles made a positive impact in the community. our final honoree oscar live exclude chronicled contemporary

filipino-american history. oscar's story as an author, activist and educator of philippine culture. begin in his birthplace and home of ancestors, farm workers a connection to the land. the age of 12, oscar migrited veteran cower and opened the first philippine consulate of canadian moves to san francisco when he was 17. oscar graduated and attended school the san francisco city college and obtained bachelor in arts and lit are tour and masters in creative writing at san francisco state university. the first masters of english and creditive write negligent country. in the summer wed in farms picking fruit. holings and restaurants.

and gained position in list lapse canary and fisheries. wing one sumner list lapse he was asked to teach a class in the new ethnic study department at sf state. there, oscar created the fill ponento study program. throughout his career as an educator he played a significant role in institutionalizing philippine studies in the united states. educator for 40 years and writer for more. he received the [inaudible] writer's guild of the philippines for his efforts and writings and community projects. he founded the san francisco chapter of filipino american historical society. lives at the historic

institutional. interinitial holing in san francisco. please gin mow in welcome oscar as 2023 filipino american history month trail blaze are honoree. joining oscar on him and carmena. thank you i want to express my thanks to the people that put this thing together. you know and wanted remind you that what would i trail blaze are be if there was not to be the path using that tri. the folk when is followd and refined that as they use today. using occasions to proclaim and

educate the public and the upbringing my elders impressed upon me. a trail blazer should make you remember. close who had gone before yous well as those coming after. with deep gratitude to my aunties and mother for i like many was raised by most low women. most everything i know i learned from women. there were not all nice things, either. but i -- thank them as well as you and you all anyway. i will tell you my other i guess institution i want it thifrng this is the city of san francisco itself. in most of my writings and all

of my characters know fran is always the main character. in the foreground or background but she is always there. i want to read manage from the city that i expressed to you i will have my next book out in city lights next among, book store go there and there is toed there, too. let me look for it here because i don't know. yea. now. it is it is a crazy town issue san francisco. well it is. but i love her. her wild wind. her krez up and down streets, hidden and in the hidden beach and parks. and no matter how long you lived in the small/big city you always

run in a street you never seen before. a city where you put your jacket on then take it off again about 3 times walking 10 blocks. and in those 10 blocks you tr verse the diversity of the globe from all continents. i krez down. but with a spirit this breathes and attracts creativity and often times influence the trends and lifestyles. of the times. i had a lawyer's quarrel with the city for as long as i can remember. memory like music and water. it only takes a moment and the light of her december moons make up with me again. i take comfort in her streets. in the chaotic madness of the

world she is a hane, sometimes. and back in her arms again the city that broke my heart twice. there is a sunset like feeling about the place. as if you far away and home at the same time. this city is my city. i am a part of it as much as she is of me. there is no san francisco without people's footprints on it. without the wordos temperature without the dancing foot steps all over it and my parents and children stories on it. this is how i finally came to see the city and how i found my own voice. a place for things to change quickly and memory is important. thank you. [applause].

>> at this point i like to invite honorees and the presenters for a group photo.

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commune events. the left time i saw you you were in your mom's belly. a round of applause. congratulations france and is dionne. josalin. i like to take this moment to honor the memory and legacy of prisoner of worry survivor during world war ii and a medal of honor recipient. as well as loved community volunteer. ladies and gentlemen up next we have a performance by dana who will be sing her rendition

veryament for this moment and celebration of hero. [music] [singing] ♪♪♪♪

[applause] thank you so much. dana that was beautiful! [applause] that is song 7622 on my magic sing. i know the number.

i know. all right. next year. all right. thank you so much dana and to all of our awardees this evening and of course to everyone here tonight. don't move yet i irrelevantment you to hear all the people this we have to thank that helped make this show. in this night happen. thank you our planning committee. manny and mason lee from mayor breed's office. sfgovtv. keep those cheers coming. 73 hall events department sa mantha carroll. management team by robbery writer. sheriff's department, sheriff paul and our asl experimenter nicole watson. [applause] also a special shout out to volunteers. volunteers. lit irrelevant that put in so

much effort and heard work and their dedication to making tonight and events throughout the month happen. your team work and collaboration med this one for the book happy 19th year. i would like to thank all of you our event partners thank you goaleden state warriors! >> yea. claudine chang, nbc bay area. watch tomorrow, today in the bay from 5-7. i will get as much sleep as a can tonight. thank you gma7, dj keith o. and of course, thank you i'm sorry check out more community evans the filipino american history month we have a couple

more. sunday this sunday the 29th fill ponento international aids fashion show fundraiser and as well as saturday november 18, i know it is no long are october but the warriors are paying tribute to our heritage. check this out and before we leave we cannot end ouren without another fill ponento cultural performance. ladies and gentlemen, give it up for the dance company. to close us out. [music] [music] [music] [music]

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>> thank you. . break a sweat watching. and thank you so much for all of our performers tonight. thank you everyone for being here. franko mentioned it f, for toed in the nerth light court. there are vendors, check out some filipino-american owned businesses and the goods they have. i'm ginger, watch nbc bay area tomorrow 5-7. good night. clear clear

>> hello happy asian-american pacific islander month. my name is milet and i'm with parangal. we're a dance company out of california. the term parangal means tribute and this means tribute not only to our heritage but the indigenous people of the philippines. >> hi my name is kim.

>> i'm jake dominguez. >> and today we'll be presenting dances from yacan and dance called tamsac. >> we're playing for a tomahi learned from of the aharsa family. >> and the tumachic and the showing movement from the arms, are all learned from the hadas families, salma, thank you. >> salamas. [music]

>> hello i'm jonathan mercado and we're going to be be dancing up next, from the southern part of the philippines. our culture are salmonal with influences of work from papa laqid and mahala family. it's a festival dance done mainly for celebrations like weddings, birthdays, so but the true, the true root is precolonial prehis lamic. it will be one on the phone and one on playing the tambul. and those are traditional used

for sagan in calina.

>> hello again, i'm milet and this next dance you will see is from the taboli people, south cotobato in southern philippines. the dance is tal malatic and it's during the festival called moony moon. the ladies will be performing traditional taboli movement and the men will be performing a warrior dance. >> for many of us growing up in the filipino we developed a hunger not just to learn our culture but our passion. and the great work about our work is we center our work around working with the culture barriers from the indigenous communities that we represent. it's not what we would call authentic, but we do add our artistic elements to our performances with the approval and trust and guidance of the culture barriers.

for me this is important because growing up in america, you start to wonder and develop this thirst to know who you are and to be able to understand this and practice this and, teach the younger communities about our culture, it's more than just a sense of pride, it speaks to the joy that we feel in sharing the fluidity and richness of our philippine culture. [native music]

>> para la familia, we want to say happy asian pacific islanders month, and we also want to say maluai! united states of america. republic for which it stands. one nation under god, indivisible. with liberty and justice. vice president carter. i'd like to take roll. commissioner walker. present commissioner benedicto. present.

commissioner yanez. present commissioner byrne. here. commissioner yee. here. vice president carter. overstone you have a quorum. also with us tonight, we have chief scott from the san francisco police department. and i believe dpa is in route for members of the public. we are going to take one line item out of order. we're going to do general public comment line item two first, and then we will do line item one. all right, line item two, general public comment at this time, the public is now welcome to address the commission for up to two minutes on items that do not appear on tonight's agenda but are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the police commission under police commission. rules of order during public comment at neither police or personnel nor commissioners are required to respond to questions by the public, but may provide a brief response. alternatively, you may submit public comment and either the following ways email the secretary of the police commissioner at sfpd. commissioner at sf gevorg. our written comments may be sent via us postal service to the public safety building located at 1245 third street, san francisco, california. 94158. if you would

like to make public comment, please approach the podium. go ahead. i'm sorry, guys, but i have to tell you the truth. okay? i'm really, really disappointed in you. i'm really disappointed you you are supposed to fight crime and yet you hinder the police so completely that they can't do anything. the second amendment gives them all power to the well-regulated militia shall not be infringed, not be limited in any way. so i'm sorry, but i got a fire. i have the authority to do this. i'm an american citizen along with my other american citizens. i can. my fellow americans, i can do this. i'm going to fire for you, yance benedicto, mercado and elias. i have to do it. you you are supposed to help, not hinder the police. does anyone want to comment on that. there's nobody to hold you accountable. who's holding you guys accountable,

huh? well, for now on, it's going to be chief scott. yeah, he's going to do it for now. on and i have the authority to make this happen. and if you dare. if you dare to, you know, disregard . my authority as an american citizen, then you're going to pay for it. thank you. good evening, commissioners. contrary to what i say, every police commission, it's all good to see you all. my name is j. connor b ortega. and i'm co-president of iconic three. i want to start by saying thank you to the men and women of the san francisco police department for the work they do on our streets. we truly cannot be a society without them keeping criminals scared. for too long, the board of supervisors has neglected their duties of ensuring public resources is going towards pragmatic solutions to ensure the general

public can be safe and because they continue to neglect their responsibilities, our men and women in uniform are called upon to handle all kinds of calls in regards to public safety. now i've spoken to officers on the force and i won't reveal their names lest they end up also leaked to the press. but my conversations always consist of i'm scared of what will happen to me if i make any kind of mistake. now, our sirs cannot be worried of what will happen to them when they make a mistake. when people both residents and tourists alike, are being stabbed, shot, raped, mugged and attacked constantly in our city. i even woke up today and read about officers responding to some sort of pipe bomb incident. now, as i told the board just yesterday, the one silent majority who are becoming very vocal will no longer accept this as a reality of life. no one of any color or creed should be

afraid to walk the streets of san francisco. and if this commission refuses to assist sfpd, we of the people won't fail. sfpd thank you. hi there, alan braddell and i don't have any comments prepared today, but i'm here, and i just wanted to step up here and thank jay conner for speaking for a large majority of the city who goes unheard. so thank you, jay conner. thank commissioners. there is no more public comment. vice president carter was stone if you don't mind if we take line item three before item one. perfect line. item three consent calendar receive and file action for august and september 2023 monthly statistical report. motion to receive and file. a

second for members of the public that would like to make public comment regarding line item three please approach the podium . and there is no public comment on the motion. commissioner walker, how do you vote? yes commissioner walker is yes. commissioner benedicto yes. commissioner benedicto is yes. commissioner yanez. yes. commissioner janez is yes. commissioner byrne yes. commissioner byrne is yes. commissioner yee yes. commissioner yee is yes. and vice president carter stone. yes. vice president stone is. yes. you have six yeses. all right. and line item one, weekly officer recognition certificate presentation of an officer who has gone above and beyond in the performance of their duties. sergeant justin bergeron, star number 1728 from the academy. he .

good evening, everyone. san francisco police department recognizes sergeant justin bugarin star number 1728 of the academy as the officer of the week in recognition for your dedication and professionalism demonstrated through outstanding community policing practices and inspiring greatness by exemplifying the ideals of police officers as guardians of our community, such as example of dedication is worthy of the highest esteem by the city and county of san francisco and the san francisco police department presented on the first day of

november 2023, signed as chief of police william scott. thank you. thank you, vice president carter. i just want to add to what lieutenant meehan just read about some particulars about sergeant bulgarians. we've talked a lot about our our efforts to really upgrade our tactical preparedness and really put an infrastructure in place to teach our officers, you know, the right tactics, better tactics to look at things that we can do better, lessons learned from incidents as we evaluate them. sarge and bulgarian has been such an instrumental part of that work along with his lieutenant entire team. but today we're here to talk about sergeant bulgarian. when we put together the fta for unit in 2019, he was one of the

pioneers that helped put that on the map. and that unit has done an amazing amount of work in terms of getting us to a better place in terms of outcomes with our responses to critical incidents, to everyday incidents , better coordination, as the course is called, critical mind cmc critical mindset and coordinated response. that's exactly the principles that sergeant bulgarian and others on the team have really instilled into this police department that i believe has caused a reduction in both injuries to the public and injuries to officers. in addition to that, that unit has has actually been recognized for their work and sergeant bulgarian has been recognized by by the state of california for his work. and that recognition is very, very well deserved. i believe that we have a unit in cmc and the tactical unit at the academy that is on the forefront

of making policing in this city better and a big part of that is sergeant jesse bulgarian. so i just want to say thank you for everything that you've done to lift up this work and make this department better, because it's been a tremendous amount of work and we started from scratch and now we are, i think, fully functional and really doing some really good work. so thank you. thank you for everything. director caywood so sorry. we just wanted to specifically recognize sergeant bulgarian. and just so the community and the commission knows that in may of this year he won an outstanding instructor award from post the police officer standards and training the state agency as chief alluded to, there's only one award in the entire state, and this is what the state had to say about sergeant bulgarian. he is currently assigned to the training division but has worked

and continues to work in various assignments. he leverages his knowledge and expertise to create innovative training courses for bulgarians. leadership and vision was instrumental in the development of the critical mindset coordinated response training course. the course is specifically intended to reinforce and enhance officer's decision making, tactical knowledge, skills and abilities, resulting in significant reduction in reportable use of force incidents, which we've actually seen with our numbers here in san francisco. so sergeant, bulgarian conducts training needs, assessments which identifies gaps in officers skills and knowledge, enables him to develop targeted training programs that address specific areas of need. his innovative and intentional effort are not only having a significant impact on the professional growth of officers he trains and mentors, but also on the culture of the department , which is what we are seeing at dpr. his initiatives are creating a more positive and supportive environment that

emphasizes continuous learning and professional development. having a positive impact on the culture of the department. he's known for his enthusiastic approach to training, his willingness to collaborate with outside agencies and city partners. yeah he frequently invites us and them to attend training sessions and he encourages them to provide ideas and constructive feedback. this approach reflects his belief that community stakeholders share the same goals, and by working together to strengthen relationships that contribute to a more positive and effective approach to public safety. so i just wanted this commission to know what the state had to say about sergeant bulgarian and agrees wholeheartedly. 13 compliments. thank you. i also just wanted to thank justin bulgarian and congratulate him on this very well-deserved recognition. um, playing. such

an instrumental role in how the department trains officers is an extraordinary responsibility, because how you carry out your duties will affect how every officer for this department does their job. you've been recognized by your excellence. i mean, i just want to emphasize again that the commission on police officer standards and training, which regulates licensure of law enforcement officers and sets statewide standards for training, there's, i think, over 75,000 sworn officers in the state. they give out one award for leadership. and that award you standing before us tonight. so just want to thank you for everything you do for the department. you really represent the best of this department and the best of the city. so thank you, commissioner walker. i also would love to congratulate you. when i first came on the commission, i came to i was invited to the training and just watching the committee from yourself, from the whole

leadership and the training center out there as well as the new recruits and existing officers taking the training. it's really why the department itself is on the forefront of being applauded for the reforms in effect. so. the training is everything so congratulations and thank you very much. thank you. commissioner commissioner benedicto. thank you, mr. vice president. i'll add my congratulations, sergeant. i also got to attend the active attacker and the cmc training and having read about it extensively before and having attended it, it really is like chief said, an example that other agencies look to. so it's a model that you can see the officers over the course of the two days really activate the critical thinking. and the problem solving and the teamwork and to see that in action is incredible. like the vice president said, you know, everyone every officer in the

department has an impact on the community. but being in the position you are, you impact the officers that then impact the community. so it's an incredible impact that you are able, able to have there. in addition to all the different duties and training also provides invaluable input on to this commission on the process. you know, the joes are written in large part by the department and to have that input from we almost always will say we will we will hear what training say about this. we won't hear what folks say about this. so thank you always for making that contribution as well. and you know, as we've heard, you've received and incredible award from from the statewide from your peers and on behalf of the people of the city and county of san francisco, we'd like to add that to your growing stack of awards as well. so congratulations, sergeant. thank you. mr. and don't forget, among those those joes at the department wrote was our foot pursuit policy, which sergeant bergeron also is a principal author of