commissioner borden: a lot to think about. commissioner antonini can talk to his republican friends in congress about giving us more funding for subways, but without federal funds i do not see it happening. we have dedicated bus lines in some places. in others, we do not have dedicated bus lanes. the bus gets into the bus stop zone, and nobody wants to let it back onto the road. one car with one person thinks they are more important than a bus with 50 people, which is mind blowing, but whatever. around the transit effective this project, i wanted to hear with where that is installed and how the goals here fit together with the transit effectiveness projects -- >> currently, we are about to go through and launch the project. we're getting a dedicated team for that. we are really excited about it. we will be doing a lot of background work on it as well, working the planning department -- working with the planning department and environmental planning. we are basically ready to go. we will have a series of public outrage and to a

commissioner borden: would sound the part of such a reading? >> part of the radiofrequency reports we do involve noise. they are accounted for both. commissioner borden: just to let the person know who spoke, there is a process by which you can contact at&t after the antennas are installed and have them come to your unit to measure radiofrequency and sound if you are concerned. the issue you have is actually an issue with horizon -- verizon. i just wanted you to know we have heard, and this is the person to talk to. >> we will make sure she has the information in case we need to go out and do a test. commissioner borden: the local preference site -- there are already antennas and it is the only tall building in the area. i move to approve with conditions. commissioner antonini: i know this issue may come up in the future, but i was curious what kind of noise could be generated. the antennas are electronic generally. whether motors? is there anything part of their mechanism that is generating noise? >> this is the equipment that typically goes t

commissioner borden? commissioner borden: move to approve. >> second. >> commissioners, you have a motion before you on approval. on the motion -- [roll call] >> thank you, commissioners. that high tell has been >> commissioners, you are now on item 20. 2904 24th street. >> good evening, president olague, commissioners. the proposal was to establish approximately 1440 square foot independently owned full-service restaurant doing business in the existing one-story building on site. the commercial space previously housed a different full-service restaurant which was in operation for many years but has been abandoned for more than three years in the site has been vacant ever since. the proposed operation consists of 6-10 employees. the hours of operation -- the proposal does not include any outdoor seating. regarding public comment, the department only received one letter of support and no letters of opposition. the department recommends approval with conditions based on the fact that the project is a small

economyinger borden -- commissioner borden? commissioner borden: i was talking to the neighborhood president and thought that chase had done a good job of being working with the neighborhood and the concern about the enlivened streetscape and now they didn't think the park -- and now the park can happen because chase has stepped up and the park will help with the streetscape issues we are talking about. and what is a nice benefit and we heard the project sponsor go through and i have never heard a bank offer this much and never off as much with the greenery plans and also trying to figure out a way to complete a corridor within the bank and this is the kind of, in my view, a project that we should be showing other financial service institutions that are looking to locate to the neighborhood of how to embrace working with the community to deal with the issues. and it is true that the financial services uses are different than other issues and it is true they go around neighborhoods and walk around neighborhoods after visiting ba

commissioner antonini: aye commissioner borden: aye. commissioner fong: aye. commissioner moore: aye. commissioner sugaya: ayw. -- aye. president olague: aye. we are taking a 20-minute recess. >> for those of you who are interested, the earthquake was a 3.9. the reason it felt strong was because of where it was centered. commissioner sugaya: you may be interested to know this building is supported on what is called a base isolation system, which would have >> the product would replace the acupuncture facility and replace them with tree their rooms at 325-329 kearny st. between thein and bush streets. within the downtown office district. the planning commission authorize the establishment in march of 2010. since that time, it has operated without incident or complaints from the police or health departments. his proposal does not include any of exterior alterations to the building. the project complies with all planning code criteria for use. the department has contacted the department of public health and the police department and neither agency has concerns ab

commissioner borden? >> tomorrow, from 4:00 until 8:00, we have a couple of blocks of art by urban solutions, an organization that works with small businesses in the lower fillmore, they help them work on their business plan. this will showcase the amazing businesses across sixth street. this is between market and howard, and artists will be showing their work. the businesses will be open to walk in. and discover all of these vibrant businesses. i recommend for you to come out and join us. this will show what a local organization can do to revitalize the neighborhood and how we can help this organization. >> commissioner moore? >> commmissioner moore: i would like to comment on an e-mail about file 747, with improvements for small business and landscaping qualifications, a proposed ordinance by supervisor chiu. i am concerned about receiving this, even for a consider his age -- consideration. for years, all possible, reasonable codes have addressed this, and this particular draft, out this draft could fal

commissioner borden: i have a question. if what commissioner moore has said is true, when they file an application and building permit, they would find out that the plan is not workable, then what would happen? with that target a redraw or with as they within dbi? >> any change in the floor plan configuration would be routed back to planning. we would ensure that complies with the commission decision income and if there were any deviations from the approved plan, that would trigger a new review from a rigid new review from the commission. if they are minor tweaks to the floor plan, those do not generally come back to the commission. the thing about the units that may have exposure issues, that would be a concern and may require a new variant if they would increase the number of units. commissioner borden: i do not have the technical expertise of ada compliance law or building code to make a determination. i would assume you would build a buildings that will -- you would build a building that would meet those standards. i wa

commissioner borden: i wanted to, again, set a couple of last things. both wells fargo and bank of america are charging hughes fees for checking accounts and people are looking for options. a lot of people are upset about the new fees. people need options and should not be forced to stick with someone who is not treating them well. that is something business accounts care about. we try to provide a range of services. there are other vacancies that other small businesses could be going into now. we cannot hold for retail space. we would love for reading to go in there. there are other places along the corridor. but they are not. i think there was a retail store before. the point is, for whatever reason, retail spaces are not taking some of these spaces. restaurants or other uses are moving into those bases. a lot of that has to do with the internet and the fact that people would rather buy things cheaper online. we have had people testify at hearings that people take pictures of the item in their retail store and then order them on line. we are lucky tha

commissioner borden? commissioner borden: i wanted to say one final thing that i meant to say earlier. in terms of the issues around entrepreneurialism, i think it would be fun you were talking fabt you can't get local citizens or encourage businesses from japan, but you might want to look at how you can do some fun incubator and partner with organizations that go incubator stuff around small businesses. i think one of the challenges in the african-american community and often in the japanese-american community to get the next generation to want to do stuff but they don't necessarily want to run their parent's bakery or restaurant. if you can figure out fun, innovative ways to encourage businesses that might be a little different but get the younger generation excited about having the businesses in japantown that means something to them to explore. and one of the challenges we are trying to figure out with all the different cultural communities within san francisco, how do you keep the next generation wan

commissioner borden: there is no deadline? >> i think i have requirements, but it is the building code. commissioner borden: i think it would be useful to have a joint hearing with of the department of building inspection because there is an issue around fees and we have changed the process to deal with that issue. it is a big problem that they don't fly all for occupancy. i think the other issue that we generally talked about is what real estate agents represent and we see it all the time. it is sometimes contrary to what the code actually says. i don't know how we can come down on those agents. denny's to be a conversation, maybe have someone from the association of realtors here to talk about this issue because this is not the first kind of case we have had like this. they are innocent i think in this situation. >> v three r report, it is something that the building department maintains. that typically says, that is what we rely on for the number of units in a building. it is something that has to be generated around the ti

commissioner olague: commissioner borden. commissioner borden: i notice in several of the minute that the people's names were spelled wrong. >> 3 struggle was spelling of names. if they do not submit a speaker card, we generally sell it to the best of our knowledge. a-- spell it to the best of our knowledge. commissioner olague: commissioner miguel. i move the draft minutes with the amendments that were noted. >> on the motion to adopt a draft minutes as corrected, commissioner antonini? supervisor chucommissioner anto. >> so moved, commissioners. that passes unanimously. item nine, commissioner comments and questions. >commissioner moore: i wanted to commend societe word on the quick turnaround, as she indeed corrected what the commission head over lice. however, there is an inconsistency with the final recommendations. if the signs are moved forward of the drive for parking. the sign might have to be low in order to be in the proper angle relative to people in the car reading it. that would come out in the department workin

commissioner borden: move to approve, and i am watching the calendar. we are getting close to 10/24 the big shakeout. the red cross is promoting across california the great california shake out. today is the 20th anniversary of the fire in oakland and monday was the 22nd anniversary of the loma prieta as quick. the point is you drop and a cover to emulate what you would do in an earthquake. i hope the commission secretary will let us know when it is 10:20 so we can drop, cover, and hold on. >> hopefully, we can conclude this item prior to that. commissioner sugaya: i have been informed by city hall staff that there will be simulated earthquake here because they're going to test the base oscillators. >> did we call for public comment on this item? commissioner miguel: yes. >> is there a motion? >> it has been moved. ok. was there a second? thank you. there is a motion and second for approval of this item as proposed. on that motion -- [roll call] commissioner olague, were you here long enough to hear? there was no real testimony. commissioner olague: i w

commissioner borden? commissioner borden: this is a great report and really useful and interesting and public engagement is something i am passionate and excited about and from student government earlier today and how to get more people engaged. and there is pretty much an 8 80/20 rule and 20% of the people and do most of the work 80% of the time. and it is always hard even working at a big technology company like i do at the day job and it is shocking how they don't know information about things when there is an internet portal with every piece of information that you want on it and i recognize you never get to the point of perfection because it is an imperfect practice and i appreciate this endeavor and i like a lot of the things we are doing with our website and i wanted to suggest more tweaks to the website like the inclusion of the way for people to get more information about the project and don't have to email someone on staff but go directly into a database that we could keep track of. and i think

commissioner borden: i would have to say the same thing. i was confused, because once they have the permit, it doesn't matter what we do because they can still remove the three. it is actually a moot point, there is not anything to be done. i always think it would be great to save a tree, in this case, it doesn't make sense to put it on the upward sloping portion. it probably requires more excavation and as more of a danger to the neighborhood streets and the trees having it on the upward portion of that retaining wall. just from a technical standpoint, it doesn't make sense to put the garage there. there is a reason why they put them on the downward sloping parts of the lot. what concerns me is that there is a history of conflict a route of this situation. i think what is difficult for us, is that people use all the different processes to keep an issue going in circles, and for me, it is sending a little bit of a message. once something has been decided in another form, something we can't overturn, it seems fruitless to continue the proces

borden? fung? moore? >> no. >> olague? it passes 5-1, with commissioner moore voting against. >> thank you. you are now at commissioner's questions and matters. item 5 is consideration of adoption. october 13, 2011 minutes. following the public comments and any modifications or changes that you may have, we would like to see if you will a year -- if you will adopt this draft now. >> accommodations? public comment is closed. commissioner miguel: i move for the adoption to move -- >> to adopt the draft minutes of october 13. commissioner moore has stepped away. olague? miguel? aye. >> are there any other matters? >> i have an item. commissioner miguel: during the last week, i have met with jill landon, from the arts commission and others regarding the items on the calendar and i have met with supervisor malia on cell phone towers in her district and a few other matters. this is regarding 2135 greenwich. hopefully, director ramm will talk about being at the meeting at dbi, regarding the project tracking system that is about t

president olague: commissioner borden? commissioner borden: i was wondering the relationship to the house to the other space. is that going to be part -- is that where project sponsor is going to be living? or is that part of a residency? >> yes, that's correct. so there is that separation. commissioner borden: ok. i just wanted to understand that. president olague: commissioner ant kneeny? commissioner antonini: it looks like you did take into consideration the context of the neighborhood. looks like wood frame and a pitched roof and some bays and a lot of the things that kind of make it fit in with that part of the mission district. thank you. president olague: for what it's worth, i'm supportive of the project. but i received e-mails from a few of the existing mission-based organizations, some of the community-based organizations that work with the latino community there, and none of them seem familiar with your organization, so i would encourage you to do more outreach with that community. i mean, erica, miguel, you kn

i think that i see that opportunity for a date coming up with commissioner borden. as a youth, i was in a police athletic bowling league in redwood city and we did a lot of polling on saturday mornings as well. when the new bowling alley opens in the mission, we will make sure we're there together. commissioner fong: i am a supporter of good old-fashioned fun and i do not see an objection to these uses. there was a theater last night where alcohol was served -- we were at a theater last night where alcohol was served. if it is possible to separate out or desirable or not. president olague: if you can come up so we can capture it on the mike. >we do not have an ability to separate it. we would have certain screenings that are 21 and over to stop any further mingling of underage drinking. >> "toy story 2," it might shut down the bar. >> i would be happy to make a motion to approve the amendment, as written, with the addition nonprofit single screen theater with some definition about what a movie house is. >> there is one other single screen movie theater within the di

commissioner borden: aye. supervisor farrell: aye. commissioner sugaya: aye. vice president miguel: aye. president olague: aye. >> that motion passes unanimously and brings us back to item 16a and b. 300 grand avenue also known as 272 and 290 sutter st.. request for the amendments for approval for the previously amended compliance under the 309 and 309 j. >> good evening. this is a request to the amendment of previously approved in section 309 termination of compliance in order to extend the performance. for three years. the project also requires extension of a variance from planning code sections 136d1 and 140, under the purview of the administrator. has approved by the planning commission on june 12, 2008, it would demolish to existing buildings to construct a new 10 story building to contain approximately 45 dwelling units, 16,000 square feet of ground and retail space, and up to 40 parking spaces. with the exception of building height and building ball. the zoning administrator are proved a variant for dwelling units exposure and projections of streets and

commissioner antonini: aye. >> commissioner borden. >> aye. >> commissioner fong. >> aye. >> commissioner moore. >> aye. >> commissioner miguel. >> aye. >> commissioner sugaya. >> aye. president olague: and we are going to take half an hour break because we will have to leave the building to get lunch and come back. so we need the time. secretary avery: commission is taking a 30-minute break.

commissioner borden, aye. commissioner fong, aye. commissioner moore, aye. commissioner sugaya, aye. commissioners, you are on item 13. reconstruction of buildings damaged or destroyed by fire or acts of god. >> good iafternoon. this is sponsored by supervisor cohen. i would like to convey her regrets that she could not be here. both t her staff are automating, i guess it was a shooting in the district and a young-5 year-old child was shot -- a young 5-year-old child was shot. they did prepare a letter for you. i would like to get that letter to the commission secretary. i only have one copy. we received a letter from the previous zoning administrator from the planning commission. you might have gotten this by e- mail already. the ordinance would amend to provide process for the reconstruction of nonconforming uses our buildings damaged or describe it -- destroyed by fire or acts of god, a public enemy as well but not the rap star public enemy. public enemy as defined by the law. it would provide a retroactive date of august 1, 2009. the way it is now, the c