bonafice church. we serve many critically and important [speaker not understood] in the tenderloin ~. the building itself is the tenderloin's most distinctive and dominant landmark. spiritually it's a place of peace and tranquility. it also provides a place of rest for many san francisco economically disenfranchised and homeless citizens. the architecture, the art and particularly the century old stain glassed windows provide humanizing beauty. and filled with dehumanizing poverty [speaker not understood]. during the day people come in to enjoy the beauty, the quiet for a chance to pray, meditate, or just gather their thoughts. the church is also hosted for nearly a decade now. it will be a project as supervisor kim mentioned. the project provides space in the back half of the church for people to sleep and rest during the day. many of the people on the church pews were on the streets the night before because there were not adequate space for them in the shelters. also having nowhere to go during the

bonafice and [speaker not understood]. >> [speaker not understood]. both the planning department and our commissions reviewed this and it is of utmost importance we make sure that rezoning such as this which would confer the ability to sell transfer development rights are only done when it is in the public interest and not necessarily in the private interest of the asking party. in this indication, the proposal passed with flying colors meeting all of the criteria and was recommended by approval unanimously both [speaker not understood] and historic preservation commission. thank you. >> thank you. father tommy, would you like to co

bonafice and [speaker not understood]. >> [speaker not understood]. both the planning department and our commissions reviewed this and it is of utmost importance we make sure that rezoning such as this which would confer the ability to sell transfer development rights are only done when it is in the public interest and not necessarily in the private interest

bonafice church and rectory); and making environmental findings, and finding of consistency with the general plan, and the eight priority policies of planning code, section 101.1. ~ we can requisite findings. >> colleagues, same house same call? this ordinance is passed on the first reading. [gavel] >> item 20 is an ordinance amending the planning code to allow non-conforming secondary structures in a c-3-r (downtown retail) zoning district to be demolished and rebuilt to the prior non-conforming size under certain conditions; making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the general plan, and the eight priority policies of planning code, section 101.1. >> thank you. supervisor tang? ~ requisite findings. >> president chiu. >> thank you, mr. chair. colleagues, this is an item that would amend the planning code to permit a new apple store to be built on union square. i want to just take a moment and thank all the stakeholders who worked with my office to move this forward. there were a number of issues that were raised first around the [speaker not understood] founta