commissioner borden: there are a lot of regrets in that regard. the challenge that we always have in the planning commission, we do not own land. the city owns very little land and that land is very -- we are not in a position to develop that land, the port and places that you could not put housing. it was always a challenge because those decisions about buying land are not in our hands. it would be great if cpmc worked with the city to identify those sites were all this could happen. obviously, there are lots of regrets. we are way down the road. it is interesting because, in a lot of ways, the current, existing hospitals are not in the most accessible locations, getting to the pacific or california campuses, there are not as many options of people -- as opposed to someone who is going to cpmc. there are benefits to being on a transit corridor. you do not need an eir to know there will be major traffic impacts. look at the environmental review document and you know that. it deeply saddens me that you could not have had the transit come in before

commissioner borden. commissioner borden: i think it was great that you explain the city attorney would be doing the enforcement. we talked about the report every year that would go to the health department, the claims department. when did that start happening? is that before the hospital -- are we going to start getting that your respective of when the building is built and opened? >> let us take a look. i believe that, as of the effective date, which would be this year, whenever it is passed and signed, that those monitoring reports would come in once per year. there are obligations the start now. as soon as the obligation start, we would be monitoring and reporting on them. i will take a look. i am 99.9% sure that is the way it works. as soon as obligations come due, which would be fairly soon, the reporting what happened at the end of the fiscal year and go on every year from there. >> is says within 120 days following the end of each fiscal year. presumably, even after this fiscal year, the report wo

commissioner borden: i am just curious. do we have a signal prioritization for muni already along the geary corridor? >> mta is looking for a signal prioritization and priority city-wide. i am guessing that would be coordinated as part of the van ness avenue brt indeed geary project. i cannot speak to the details of how lakari and van ness -- how that would work, especially during construction. but i think the priority will mostly be for van ness, because it will have the upgrades. it is tough to have signaled priority in two directions at an intersection. commissioner borden: it would help. >> yes, it would. certainly minimizing the closure of that transit lane will be a priority during construction. >> there is signal partition on geary west of presidio. beyond that, i do not know. >> i think that mta is looking at signal prioritization on geary east of van ness. hopefully there will be an opportunity to make up some of the time of the delay with construction for these projects and the hospital will have the opportunity t

commissioner borden. commissioner borden: i share many of the sentiments shared by other commissioners, especially commissioner fong and miguel. it is concerning because it is the evidence for the overall plan. i think it is actually quite a very good plan. i actually work in fremont, so i am a block away and it is wonderful to be able to walk a fremont and -- of fremont and not be scared. i know there was a question of new construction and they would be saddled with a lot of their fees, would they have to pay into any of these fees? would they be impacted? >> regarding the impact fees, yes, they would be subject to convergence and rehabilitation is, provided that the convergence or rehabilitation would enter them into a use that had a higher per square foot fee, essentially. if they were converting from office to residential, that would not necessarily trigger fees. regarding the melarus, as drafted, it would not have those requirements. net new development is what triggers it. commissioner borden: there

commissioner borden: those were my major questions. commissioner miguel: i appreciated the information we received today regarding transportation. the last time we got a shrug of the shoulders. anything we got today was better. the parking lane, they got a major discrepancy there. although there is nothing we can do about it immediately. it does pose a difficult problem, particularly the fact that there is going to have to be more work that is presently estimated regarding -- let alone, i think it will be longer to work on that. that is all i have to say, i am glad we did not just get a struggle of the shoulders today. commissioner moore: i have a question for you. medical institutions require one parking space, alternative for these were feet of space occupied by sleeping rooms. my understanding on the campus, it exceeds that by far. it was recommended in light of the fact that we are in the middle of adding -- we have the entire city network of bus routes, that led the department to recommend that. >> in the high level project, code

commissioner borden: another question -- caltrans. how are they involved? i know they have to approve the project. are there anything -- >> it is like a separate process imbedded within the environment process. they have what is known as a project study report, which is their internal documentation for approving the project. we've been working through the different designs making sure it is compatible. we will still need to continue to get approvals as we go throughout the process, but we have been in lockstep with them. they see it as part of the complete streets mandate, and we are trying to work with that to make them as comfortable as possible with something that is new ground for them. >> -- commissioner borden: i guess the other thing you could talk more about is i personally think the middle lane is the preferable alternative for achieving efficiency, but the concern, of course, is people crossing the street from the middle lane to get to the sides they need to be on. can you talk about with signaling or other things you are planning on doing with th

commissioner borden: it won't be determined until later? they're looking for health services, and i am not going to figure out or try to figure out of the city. >> of those conversations are going on right now in coordination with the community clinic consortium. south of market is another provider that has a significant number of tenderloin patients. commissioner borden: i think that is kind of confusing, in the language, more specificity. we need information about where to go and it has to be pretty clear. >> the reason is not so clear right now as there is not an organization that has the ability to participate in the way that we would like them to. we need to figure out who the best partner is. it will be an application process through the san francisco foundation. commissioner borden: i have a question, it is in the area of health care, but is not. that came to our attention that the hospital situation, i don't know if anybody can speak to or knows anything about that. i recognize it is probably different, but i want to understand what

president fong: commissioner borden? commissioner borden: there was another article talking about fillmore street and how it has become one of e hottest, upscale meat market streets in the country. the rental prices for retail there have gone through their roof as a consequence. and a lot of international brands are clearing to get there sooner so they don't meet the 11 formula of retail. it has actually cause a run on real-estate there, which has been interesting the effect -- to see the effect that is taking place. president fong: commissioner antonini. commissioner antonini: a couple of things i should have brought up earlier, the first was i had a meeting with the -- about a couple of projects coming to us in their future. one was an end hillcrest line, and one is in the richmond district on geary, which will eventually be a demolition and new construction, which could be a dental office from what i understand. and finally, another thing that i thought was quite important and interesting on the subject of family flig

commissioner borden. commissioner borden: i'm very supportive. i actually used to live a block from your other restaurant and the crispy chicken tacos are quite good, among other things. the noise containment to that space, when you walk down chestnut street, you do not know that they are still operating. they operate a very professional business. they maintain the sidewalks. they enforce the proper roles are around that. i used to live in the sunset district and i lived at and wait and the other pub. i know they operate late. the public stops should operation a little earlier, but they are open much later. -- stops the food operation of little earlier, but they are both open much later. they're both lively and active as spaces. as someone who lived in that area, it is very challenging because there is not a lot of places to grab food late at night. there are a lot of places in general to grab food. it is a small corridor. you have mostly small-scale cafes that mostly serve breakfast, lunch, and maybe early dinner. going to haight street is a com

commissioner borden. commissioner borden: i'm very supportive. i actually used to live a block from your other restaurant and the crispy chicken tacos are quite good, among other things. the noise containment to that space, when you walk down chestnut street, you do not know that they are still operating. they operate a very professional business. they maintain the sidewalks. they enforce the proper roles are around that. i used to live in the sunset district and i lived at and wait and the other pub. i know they ope l

commissioner borden: thank you for that report. one of the things i noticed was that you talk about illegal and unit removals. how did this happen? -- how do those happen? >> ok, what we do, we go through the dbi. actions completed. typically, somebody complains, dbi makes an inspection and gives the owner some time to comply with a notice of violation. some of them legalized the unit. others removed the kitchen or whatever violation they may have incurred that is a loss. i mentioned that we use the census as a baseline every 10 years. the census counts illegal units. it is a separate unit. when we are looking -- we count them as well. >> i know there has been a lot of talk about secondary units. what would be the reasons that eight units -- is its exposure? -- that a units-is it exposure? >> it could be that the zoning does not permit the density. it could be to debut of units, so you could not legalize the unit. it could be exposure, open space. one of the biggest roadblocks was parking. some of the amendments that the planning c

commissioner borden. commissioner borden: i moved to move this item. >> motion for continuance to june 14, 2012. on that motion? [calling roll] thank you. the motion passed unanimously. commissioners, the next category is public comment on the agenda items for the public hearing that has been closed. this category is on this calendar and date, specifically for item number three, which is the certification of final eir for transit center district plan and transit tower. at this time, members of the public that wish to address the board on that item, the opportunity to do so for that item would be at this time only. each member of the public may address the commission for up to three minutes each. president fong: commissioner sugaya. commissioner sugaya: i have a conflict of interest on the environmental part of the meeting that will take place. with respect to public comment on the hearings that have been closed, and as it relates directly to the and fervent report, i think it should recuse myself on that

commissioner borden? commissioner borden: i just want to speak to the member of the public. the health department issues a permit looking at the radio frequency levels. and in our report it says that the radiofrequency is about two 0.4% of the public exposure limit. it you can ask at&t to come to a reading -- to do a reading in your unit if you're concerned. there are a lot of things that produce those radio waves. we do not determine other than nine years. al department determines the health exposure and has said that is fine. our jurisdiction is the land use, whether or not the antennas are properly sited, how they look, and whether or not their screens. the health issue is concerning for a lot of people. and at the end of the day, we do not know what we do not know. but given what our jurisdiction is and what we have to look at, we do not have grounds for not approving its antenna. i will move to approve with conditions. >> second. commissioner antonini: in keeping with the discussion, after the signing of the antennas, at&t can be asked to come out and verify that the mi

commissioner borden: maybe staff can answer this. how are we finding the ongoing maintenance of the park? -- how are we finding -- how are we funding the ongoing maintenance? >> they can answer the question. i believe that program. >> that has been something we have been working together as a team to try and find ways to do. they have a maintenance plan that they are working out, but there's also investigation into concessions and restaurants on the park or in the building that also support the maintenance of the park on the roof. >> thank you, commissioners. bob beck with tjpa. tjpa will be responsible for the administration and maintenance of the park. we will be contacting for those services. we have also had conversations with recreation and park about potentially participating in that in some form, but in terms of the funding for the maintenance of the park, we are looking at a number of strategies. there is a cbd that has been developed in rincon hill. the redevelopment agency is having conversations with them about expanding t

seeing none, commissioner borden. commissioner borden: i move to approve items one through five on consent. >> second. >> items one through five, there is a motion to approve. [roll-call vote] those items are approved. are there any other items? >> i would like to congratulate the planning department for receiving these special achievement award regarding the payment to parks project. -- pavement to parks project. it is a wonderful achievement. and i would like to include the citizens of san francisco in winning this award. it is not just policy, but it is really the attitude about how the city is embracing this. it is a very forward-looking idea. >> i have had meetings and conversations for requests on the calendar, 2507 larkin. i just wanted to mention that. congratulations to the city and the bayview hunters shipyard for the funding that was obtained. the mayor just had a press conference for that moment ago. commisioner miguel: i was just at that press conference. the lead developer at hunters point, candlestick p

commissioner borden: i am also very familiar, i used to live in the district. you mentioned that you are looking into actions, can you talk about that? >> there are to use is at the property that had previous conditional use authorizations. it is for -- there is a self service specialty yogurt shop around the corner. we have to figure out whether or not those are in violation. commissioner borden: i would offer adding language -- i am not sure if you would want to do it -- but around loitering. non consumption loitering. i know there is a little bit of that issue of blocking garages and other things. maybe they could encourage something like that. she mentioned people blocking the gates. also, perhaps, i know they have to do -- can we ask them to put a trash can outside of their business? >> i think there would be open to that, yes. commissioner sugaya: i want to clarify the sidewalk language. i do not think these guys should be responsible for what their neighbors are doing. the implication is that it says "and all sidewalks of budding the property -- abutting

commissioner borden: second. >> commissioners, the motion before you is adoption of the ceqa findings -- [roll-call vote] that motion passed 4-1, with commissioner moore voting against. thank you. item three is the general plan in conformity findings, propose the adoption, and that is for planning commission action only. commissioner antonini: move to approve a general plan conformity findings. commissioner borden: second. >> the motion is for approval of the general plan conformity findings -- [roll-call vote] mahnke, commissioners, that motion passed 4-1, with commissioner moore voting against. commissioner antonini: i would like to move approval or the request, rather, for postal zone permit. >> for approval of the zoning permit? commissioner antonini: approval. commissioner borden: second. >> the motion before you is approval of the coastal zone permit -- [roll-call vote] thank you, commissioners, that motion passed 4-1, with commissioner mill were voting against. item five is for the rec and park commission item only. before do is the approving the beach chalet athletic fields co

commissioner borden: thank you. >> commissioners, my name is lee. i am an owner -- a homeowner in san francisco at inner sunset. i am also on the board of directors of the van ness corridor association and we support the cpmc project. this hospital and the rebuild will bring 24-7 activity and safety to our core and neighborhood in particular. the increase in business activity alone will provide additional jobs at my facility, which is a medium-sized hotel. 10-15 new, permanent, full-time jobs. the people that are in my staff currently, 80% of them live and work either in the tenderloin or in the mission district. new jobs, you cannot hardly do without. also, we have talked about lots of different things. i remember during the stadium build, those hearings that went around it, the same kind of questions were asked about at&t stadium. if you look at that area now, you are looking at a major improvement in an area that was not like that. this hospital will do that for our neighborhood. our businesses, the residential, individuals who live in the neighb

commissioner borden, aye. aye. commissioner moore, aye. commissioner wu, aye. >> york at public comment. -- you are at public comment. president fong: is there any public comment? seeing none, meeting is adjourned. >> hello. 9 judge terri l. jackson. the court is now recruiting prospective civil grand jurors. our goal is to develop a pool of candidates that is inclusive of all segments of our city's population. >> the jury conducts investigations and publishes findings and recommendations. these reports them become a key part of the civic dialog on how we can make san francisco a better place to live and work. >> i want to encourage anyone that is on the fence, is considering participating as a grand jury member, to do so. >> so if you are interested in our local city government and would like to work with 18 other enthusiastic citizens committed to improving its operations, i encourage you to consider applying for service on the civil grand jury. >> for more information, visit the civil grand jury website at sfgov.org/courts or call >> we

. >> commissioner borden? commissioner borden: . >> yeah, i have a lot of similar sentiments as commissioner antonini. i thought it was interesting when staff was laying out at the beginning the issues around the principles and thoughts both in the golden gate park master plan, also looking at the recreation open space plan and general plan. every week we come here with projects and they're often conflicting and competing issues that we have to weigh in making our decisions. there are aspects you can use to absolutely support either position in this particular case. i think when we look at the general plan, which is the larger -- the guiding document the planning commission lives by, is this really utopian ideal about how we'd like to see san francisco, we'd like to see it be a diverse place where all people can work and play and families and socio-economic diversity and a lot of things we talk about in that document and it's always the measure of how do you balance all of the competing interests and competing