telegraph hill north beach residential special use district and north beach special use district, with a 40 height bulk limit. 2000 mason street is an irregularly-shaped block owned by the city and county of san francisco, also under the jurisdiction of the recreation and park department and occupied bip the joe dimaggio playground facilities. 2000 mason street is located within a p zoning district, public zoning district, and the telegraph hill north beach special use district with an open space height and bulk limit. since packets were distributed last week, staff has received 23 emails regarding the proposed project. 16 of these communications expressed support for the project, as well as support for the e.i.r., and six expressed opposition. i have copies, if you'd like to review these. in order for the project to proceed, the commission must, one, adopt findings under the california environmental quality act, including the mitigation monitoring and reporting program. two, adopt general plan and priority poll sills of section 101.1 findings for the proposed street vacation and rezon

most importantly, it has been a partnership with the north beach community and north beach neighborhood. this is one of the densest projects in the -- densest urban environments in the entire country. there are 4.5 acres of open 1000 residents. that is 95% below the city average. this truly is a dense urban neighborhood. we do not have tremendous opportunities to create more open space or to add recreational amenities in this neighborhood. here is a project that will result in a 20% increase in open space, 12,000 additional square feet of park and playground. and it has been designed in such a way that it makes the park more accessible for all -- for seniors, for people with disabilities, for parents with kids. it improve sightlines from the clubhouse and pool to the playground. it reflects the need for flexibility on the blacktop. the park is being designed to accommodate a number of different sports and activities, ranging from basketball to four square to roller hockey to soccer. it is a thoughtful design. it is a collaborative design. it is what the community has expressed loudly an

i am a member of north beach -- north beach neighbors and north beach merchants. i went door to door to try to do the out reach that was required. one thing that i did discover was that this decision, although it is for grant avenue , has a significant impact on the whole city. that is why it is before you today. in the short time, we were able to get letters asking to deny the appeal from the alliance for a better district 6, which is jane kim's district, the mission district business improvement association, the jackson historic district association, the inner sunset group, the terrible park -- the taravel park merchant association. the city did an excellent job in the study and showed that the project sponsor met all the requirements the city has asked. there is also federal requirements that were met. this is something that is not done overnight. it takes about three years in san francisco. i urge you to deny the appeal. support the planning commission. this is a thorough and comprehensive thing. thank you. >> i am dave cruz. i am a resident of district 2. wel

as we all know, the beach is a narrow strip of lands. when you look to the rest there's the whole rest of the world. when you look at the east you look at the homes of 800,000 people crammed into 49 square miles. yet we heard today in the first presentation that relative to national park policy, there's no real difference between yosemite and playland at the beach. if the presence of 800,000 people next to a beach is of no consequence, then i'm not surprised that we have a problem. my major use of the golden gate recreational area is to run our dog at fort funston. before we had a dog, we had a small child who is now grown up and we used to go to the beach. and my son would get sticks with his friends and run up and down the dunes swinging his swords and yelling and hooting and hollering and having a generally good time. i know now that that was probably more damaging to the habitat than anything my dog would ever do. but if we're not going to leash the children and we're not going to leash the dogs, then probably a better solution is to

and north beach is our library. russian hill is kind of sandwiched between the pope corridor and the north beach corridor. but make no mistake -- it is our library, the north beach. and i feel with a passion so strongly about this e.i.r. going through. i mean, as i was crossing the street i thought, gosh, i had turkey the past two years. i was thinking of it in terms of holidays, how many holidays. and i hope you approve this going forward, in springtime at a barbecue and eating turkey and i'm not up here taking your time again. it's just -- i officially believe and our board of directors came up with reading is the key to knowledge. knowledge is the key to success. and success makes a lifetime. and a good environment is so important for everyone. so thank you for -- and i probably took too much time, so -- >> good afternoon. howard wong, friends of apple ton woeford -- wouldford library. i ask that the e.i.r. not be certified because it's incomplete, inaccurate and misrepresents many of the facts. the city's e.i.r.

this is mirror beach. this isn't just san francisco, this is also mon terra, mirror beach, this is a regional problem. he says i've been coming here for 40 years and never seen a problem. this is angela walker, the pro dog-walker, with her out-of-control dogs. another set of dangerous dogs right here. this woman is getting active exercise, ok? child playing with her dog. watch this. ok? i don't know which beach that is. another -- a kid with their dog. this is what it's like. this is crissy field at the inlett. this inlet is full of kids and dogs every sunny day. elderly people. i want to point out this one. this is -- what happened to my two minutes? oh, my god. [laughter] >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> hi. >> hi. >> my name is courtney. i own a dog training and dog-walking business in san francisco and i also sit on the board of friends of animal care and control here. i'm extremely concerned about the impact the ggnra plan could have on local dogs and their owners. as a trainer i can't oversta

and north beach is our library. russian hill is kind of sandwiched between the pope corridor and the north beach corridor. but make no mistake -- it is our library, the north beach. and i feel with a passion so strongly about this e.i.r. going through. i mean, as i was crossing the street i thought, gosh, i had turkey the past two years. i was thinking of it in terms

i would much rather have an experience walking along the beach. i don't necessarily -- right now we go down to the legal end of the beach down by sloat. there's an area less than a block long. when it's high tide, you can't even walk there, and that's what they've given us. they've given us this little tiny area to walk in, and i'm disgusted. thank you. >> thank you very much. next speaker. >> hi, i'm john keating. thank you, supervisors. i've been following the ggnra issues for about a decade now, since i arrived at the coastal bluffs, to find that the park service has closed the only real good disabled access trail in the bay area without any concern or contact with the public beforehand and subsequently watched as they closed down the only large sand dune that children could play on in the bay area, while completely ignoring the last public comment you received on that. i want to thank the ggnra, superintendent dean, howard leaf itch, smith, and whoever is behind us in this process for being here. i want to thank them for their public service,

it is time for a new beach. thank you. >> i would like to speak to you as an architect and a former member of the library commission. the solution has been arrived at is an exceptional resolution of all of the parameters and constraints of that site. the identity of the library is particularly resonant for its response to the necessary demands upon the library system, certainly for the acquisition of borrowing materials, but also for the programs and services the library makes available to the community. it will be the centerpiece of architecture. to that end, it is an important evidence. i had the distinct pleasure of being involved with the inception of the branch library group of programs. i can tell you important things. one is that this project has received the most consideration of all the branch library project. i think it is demonstrative, the library commitment to the worthiness of every product it develops in each of the neighborhoods. it is also important to underscore what the city librarian mentione

a mile of ocean beach, a half of the christie field airfield in the entire beach would remain open to off-leash dog is. -- dogs. and the plan provides for a variety of experiences, including visitors that prefer not to interact with the dog. and ultimately protect critical species and habitats. we have often worked with san francisco on many issues in this plan is no different. we plan to work with the city. this plan addresses impacts ha, we are willing to work with city officials and staff to see how we can address your concerns and questions about that. we are working with many fronts in san francisco right now. where do we go from here? we need to hear from the public in a very constructive been substantive way -- and a substantive way. the of the plans look the same as they did at the beginning. we are open to constructive feedback. we need to hear from all groups, and all comments will be carefully reviewed. the final plan will respond to substantive comments. we believe that this unique part can have a unique rule on dog use. this plan reflects years of hard work by hundreds of

the birds have been disturbed by dogs on both christie in the ocean beach. -- and ocean beach. the federal law drums the dog policy at local level. -- trumps the dog policy at the local level. supervisor mar: next, we are going to hear from the recreation and parks department. thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am here today to give you some information on our off-leash dog areas. and briefly discussed some of the impact that we expect if the proposed management plan goes into effect. like the golden gate national recreation area, our parks department is to have some sensitive national areas and endangered species. our job is to balance multiple users needs to recreates and enjoy nature. we understand what they are trying to achieve. i think you all have a copy of this map. we have approved 28 dog play areas or dpa's. each one was discussed and agreed upon through a lengthy process and brought to the commission and approved there. each one of the dog play areas as opposed to have the french group -- is supposed to have a fringe group. it creates a sense of community o

each district is different with respect to north beach. there are issues over there right now.we need to do something. this is a tourist town, and people come here from all over the world. although, i appreciate until midnight. i think this is very good legislation. commissioner yee riley: so should we get rid of this? open until midnight? >> we can change this in the future. i just feel uncomfortable introducing something right now with an open and to it. but in wants to get this program up and going, there is always an opportunity to revisit it. -- i just want to the this program up and going. i think really more from the direction is that our commission wants to see the green areas stayed green, and there are neighborhoods you want to pull themselves out, and they are welcome to do so. if the caveat to achieve that is we keep it at 10:00 p.m., we keep it at 10:00 p.m. otherwise, that is the first option, otherwise, another option is certain neighborhoods can save limited live performance can only be in their area until 10:00, where others may be until 11:00. does that make s

this could be called the cameron beach yard or something like it. >> or the beach. >> i understand that there are a couple of facilities that are part of the park and recreation department. we are not talking about that. i would hope that we could get some kind of resolution drawn up for this body so that we can do this in the next meeting, maybe. we can have some kind of ceremony. when that is ready, we can put something out there. there are a number of people here who knew mr. beach. do they care to say anything? we also have that opportunity when actually dedicate a plaque. thank you very much. >> mr. chairman, before you move on to the next item, i would like to share in my appreciation for director cameron beach. he is definitely going to be a loss to the san francisco mta. he was there when i needed some information or history in terms of our operation and he definitely has a strong technical resources. he was highly respected in our industry nationally and internationally and i came to meet him through our association. i've really known him for almost two decades in terms of my c

we go to ocean beach or christie field. we prefer to go to the beach because the dog parks are overcrowded at lunchtime. that is when the dog walkers are taking the dogs back, after the lunch time walks. if you go to the dog park, it is sometimes so crowded that it is not comfortable. i am telling you, it is just a pack. those pictures are accurate from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. here in. she has been sitting here for over two hours, calm. i am curious to know that our city has more acreage than any other city for dogs. how many dogs do we have compared to the other cities as well? if you could research this issue thoroughly in support the resolution, we would really appreciate it. >> next speaksupervisor wiener:t speaker. >> i'm a dog owner and i'm 13 years old. i am commenting because i think this is an important issue that should be discussed by young people. we take away these places and there will be nowhere else to go. there are other ways to help the environment. the birds need protection, but there are other ways to protect

in addition to 7, which we will do all over the city, we are going to add chinatown and north beach to our city streets -- to our sunday streets. that is going to be wonderful. it is one i have been trying to oversee as city administrator, working with our liveable streets and our chinatown chamber of commerce, our chinatown merchants association -- they are all very excited, and we will be looking at the way we have been using grant avenue, all the way through north beach, from california, across broadway, so we will have more details about that, but we do not have a date announced for that. we are working out the details, and we will listen carefully to all of the needs and concerns of our merchants along the area, residents, to make sure it is successful. the nice part of sunday streets -- it is not just the physical closing of the streets. it is really the way we work with all elements of our community to make sure we bring out things that are great for kids, for families, and the merchants will have an opportunity to read prioritize the way they welcome their traditional visitors

i've seen north beach change a great deal. and i would respectfully submit that you tank this proposal. it's doing nothing good to enhance the city besides the views and all the other stuff. i'll get off now, make time for president olague: i called a few speaker cards, but if there's any additional public comment on the e.i.r. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i'm actually a landscape architect with the city for the last eight years. but you'll here today as a neighborhood activist of 20 years in north beach and have been very active in a lot of the community projects. i just want to let you know, this has been a very long process, extremely long. i personally have been involved for over 10 years in this project. and we have studied every iteration possible. and i'm really -- i know you've gone through a lot. the e.i.r.'s this thick. everything has really been studied and change is hard, but i think this is potentially the most beneficial project to our neighborhood and for our families. so i wanted to give you an indication,

in the coverage in north beach is stated as best. supervisors, either they are making misrepresentations or the -- to the planning department or the consumers regarding the strength of their voice and data coverage in north beach. which is it? if they're making misrepresentations regarding coverage, what guarantees are there that they are not misrepresenting the measurements? in july of 2010, a group of concerned residents met with representatives from t mobil to discuss the plan to install the three and 10 at in north beach within 8 to block radius. we learned a key significant facts. first, cell phone companies measure the signals of their cell phone antenna on frequencies specific to their company and not cumulative. additionally, the signal is essentially directed towards the horizon. since they are often installed on roof tops, because of the characteristic of the city of san francisco and in particular in north beach, these installations are often end up emitting radio frequency directly. yet, the radiation is measured at st. l

i am a homeowner in north beach. i am surgeon on the emergency call to sf hospitals and real- life ont-mobile telephone service and to respond to life- threatening emergencies. >>signs are not permitted here in the chamber. it is a list of names of folks that support t-mobile here. >> i request that you facilitate the improvement in the network so that i might provide for my patients. the think that i might miss a life or death call the city bureaucracy hinders the network is unacceptable to me. thank you. >> and next speaker. >> good evening, supervisors. we support the micro cell antenna proposal. we urge you to deny the appeal. this appeal was sent in for the neighborhood and citywide. we need the cell

it says for purpose of the north beach public library and joe dimaggio master plan, can we add other public use in there? >> john mallman from the city attorney's office. technically, the street vacation legislation is not before the planning commission. you play a role in that you are getting the general plan clearance to allow the vacation to go forward. i'm sure that we could work something out with the legislative sponsors so sort of expand that finding in the street vacation legislation so it's similar to defining it in the zoning legislation. >> that would be -- i would be more comfortable, if you could keep north beach public library in there, but following the argument for the zoning change where you have wording that says or other public use would seem appropriate to me. i'm just throwing it out there as a suggestion. we don't have a motion yet. >> i don't understand the reason that your question -- commissioner sugaya: because it's a specifically targetted use and i'm uncomfortable, if this zoning is to last forever what if the library gets demolished in 50 years like the p

the tractor to the left is going to call this boat, literally dragged down the beach south on ocean beachor several hundred yards until they get to an opening more there's a street. at that point crane will pick it up, put in on a flatbed it and drive it back to vallejo where it belongs. an incredible sight. he see the onlookers, snapping pictures. it's not every day you see a 38 ft. boat washed up on the ocean beach. the suspect was also wanted for other outstanding felonies. there warrant for his arrest, he was taken into custody. officials say he was intoxicated and believed he was acting alone. live in ocean beach in san francisco, kron 4 news. >>pam: a plan to make streets more friendly for pedestrians may not make them family for fire trucks. jonathan blum has more on the debate over slanted streets in san francisco treasure island. >>jonathan: the wind shear on san francisco treasure island is always blowing. that's why the people with redeveloping the island have proposed new structures. the streets are designed to let in the sun from over here while keeping out the wind from over