. >> commissioner borden? >> here. >> commissioner hillis? >> here. >> commissioner moore? >> here. >> and commissioner sugaya? >> here. >> commissioner fong is expected to join us late. first up, commissioners, are items proposed for continuance. items 1a and b for case nos. 2011.0430e and x - 480 potrero avenue, appeal of a preliminary mitigated negative declaration and request for large project authorization are proposed for continuance to july 18, 2013. i have no other items proposed for continuance and i have no speaker cards. >> is there any public comment on items proposed for continuance? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioner antonini. >> move to continue items 1a and 1b to july 18th. >> second. >> commissioner borden. >> i'm confused. i thought this was the one that we continued last week to the 11th. >> right. >> oh, i see. thanks for clarifying. thank you. on that motion to continue items 1a and b, commissioner antonini? >> aye. >> commissioner borden? >> aye. >> commissioner hillis? >> aye. >> commissioner moore? >> aye. >> commissioner sugaya? >>

. >> commissioner borden. >> i'm confused. i thought this was the one that we continued last week to the 11th. >> right. >> oh, i see. thanks for clarifying. thank you. on that motion to continue items 1a and b, commissioner antonini? >> aye. >> commissioner borden? >> aye. >> commissioner hillis? >> aye. >> commissioner moore? >> aye. >> commissioner sugaya? >> aye. >> commissioner wu? >> aye. >> so moved, commissioners. that motion passes unanimously 6 po 0 and places you under your consent calendar. all matters listed here under constitute a consent calendar are considered to be routine by the planning commission and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the commission. there will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the commission, the public, or staff so requests in which ebit the matter shall be removed from the consent calendar and considered as a separate item at this or in future hearings. there are two items under your consent calendar, commissioners, items 2 and 3, case nos. case no

>> i would disagree with commissioners borden with the vitality. we have streets that are quite vibrant and do have no formula retail, or very little, but we also have vaoets like upper fillmore, and chest nus and union and 24th street that have a blend and if you go down any night or days, the streets are very, very busy and everybody is doing very well and few vacantcies. so i don't think that it is a question of formula retail, or local business. >> and the other issue that comes up is many of the speakers and most of the commissioners think that we can go out and order a business and like they will appear from nowhere and we will have a business that will take this up. and the family who testified has done their due diligence and the owners and also the leasing agent spoke about the efforts over the last two years, to try to get a tenant in there and they were not successful and they are leaving at the rent at the amount that was charged three years ago. and still, they were not getting any other takers. and i think that to some degree we somet

. >> commissioner borden? >> aye. >> commissioner hillis? >> aye. >> commissioner moore? >> aye. >> commissioner sugaya? >> aye. >> commissioner wu? >> aye. >> and commissioner fong? he's absent. okay, that motion passes +6 to -0 with one absent. okay, commissioners, we'll move on now to item number 17. this is item number 2006.0647dd, 2166 12th avenue. and in this case the two ds indicate i believe two discretionary review applications. we'll find out in a moment. this is a request for discretionary review and we'll begin with staff presentation. did staff explain at the beginning of the hearing there was a request to continue this item? >> one d-r requestor. >> and one d-r requestor is present, and the other d-r requestor is requesting a continuance, is that correct? >> has the continuance matter been resolved yet? >> no, i think i'd like to hear from the commission on that. >> okay. so, we'll begin with just the discussion of the continuance only for this case. commissioner moore? >> could somebody explain the reason for the other d-r requestor, why he is asking for co

commissioner borden was talking about vibrant streets. well, ag ferrari was in bankruptcy after 15 years, a year later -- and then purchased by someone to save it. and a year later it's in escrow again for somebody again to revitalize it. the commercial district is fragile. your intent to amend -- to allow for carefully vetted community support has not really happened. i reached out to the -- to ginsler. they have yet to see the property. i have yet to see plans and they have not got back to me. thank you very much. >> thank you. are there any other additional speakers on this particular item? your comments on this item, ma'am? >>> [inaudible] area on castro, there were a few, a few planning as well as planning and zoning. this was regarding -- they deal with vacancies and i was interested and i submitted a docket for the purchase. and substantially -- this is what i want to discuss about realtors or maybe unquote tenants that are nearby the castro area because i talk and i spoke with more than substantial amount of community and i felt y

[laughter] >> commissioner borden. >> yeah, i know we're not taking action on this today, but i'm fully enthusiastic. there are many people that come on the commission and ask if there is something i can do with the corridor [speaker not understood]. i look at the chart and ask scott and apparently i didn't. it is very confusing. for more transparency for the general public, it makes a lot of sense to be able to look at one chart, figure out the zoning and know the code and not have the confusion that exists today. these were on our website. people could clearly see uses. i think that would also be very helpful as well. >> commissioner moore. >> i shared the enthusiasm and also want to tag onto mr. williams' [speaker not understood] it is time to

. >> commissioner borden. >> yes, this is a cumulative case. it is a locally owned business we want to support and encourage. i've been inside the lounge a year ago. it's a nice space. it was very well done. i've obviously been to the kabuki theater a few times and think it's a great resource as well. although i don't know what kind of soundproofing kabuki does have because i believe there is soundproofing between the theaters there. obviously if you were there first it doesn't really matter as much if you had the soundproofing or not. i do find it really frustrating because we did instruct the project sponsor to do certain things which [speaker not understood] has done, but it's really regrettable that yet another violation happened after our last hearing and it's hard to -- it is hard to, you know, support someone when there is continually bad actions taking place. i don't have anything of record for the may 8th violation. we've heard that there was an issue of may 8th. that would be concerning because we've had the soundproofing happened in

>> aye. >> commissioner borden >> aye. >> hillis. >> aye. >> moore. >> aye. >> sugaya. >> no. >> fong. >> aye. >> 5-1 with commissioner sugaya voting against. >> commissioners, just a general announcement that was made earlier, item 16 aand b for 2013.0574 d request to review have been withdrawn >> that will place you on the final item 17, 2012.0112 d request for a discretionary review. >> good evening, south west team leader. this is the proposal to legalize and expand a roof deck and removal of the glass screen on the top floor of a mixed use building in the rsv district. 2010, this structure is altered and a permit to alter this structure which included renovations to the street facade and the construction of a three story roof deck. a dl was filed on that permit and withdrawn on a agreement between the drfilings and then the owner of the property. and this agreement included a list of the desired modifications which included the reduction of the size of the roof deck and includes the translus ent screen on long the western edge, it was set back ten feet and not to be visible from

. >> commissioner borden? >> i feel the same way there is not an over concentration of sushi restaurants in that area and just having set that through the gentleman's presentation where 70 percent of americans make their decisions for what to eat for dinner after 4:00 p.m. and for their research that vital streets should have a balance of 60 to 65 pepser percent of eating and drinking establishments that is what they found when they looked through all of the streets i feel differently about our concentration policy and wonder if we should look at that. the whole naturer of retail is changing and the people buying the things on-line and that is the reality. and so that is why, the best buy and a lot of those big stores are going out of business. >> and so, at this point the only kind of retail that is thriving is specialty or convenience related. the point is that just at some point we need to look at the trends and the facts of the retail and whereby, how we look at these sort of categories and i know the conc

>> aye. >> commissioner borden? >> aye. >> commissioner hillis? >> aye. >> commissioner moore? >> aye. >> commissioner sugaya. >> aye. >> commissioner wu. >> aye. >> commissioner fong? >> regrettably aye. >> and that motion passes. >> next item, please. >> commissioners, we'll be moving on to item number 16. this is case no. 2012.1131dd, 861 corbett avenue. this is a request for discretionary review. and as such, we will have a slightly different comment procedure during this hearing. there will be first a presentation from staff. following that there will be a five-minute presentation by the d-r requestor, and then public testimony for those who would support the d-r requestor. after that time there will be an opportunity for the project sponsor to have five minutes, and then public comment in support of the project sponsor for three minutes per person. we'll start with the staff presentation. >> good afternoon, president fong and commissioners. i'm rick crawford of department staff. this project would construct vertical and horizontal additions to add a second dwelling unit t

commissioner borden. >> [inaudible] making it more than 2 bikes could be on the bus would be helpful. >> okay, thank you very much. next. >> commissioners, if there's nothing further, we can move on to item 11 for case no. 2013.0647t - article 2 simplification and definition consolidation. this is also an informational presentation. >> while aaron is setting up there, commissioners, i did and fordthv members of the public, wanted to advise that we just received via e-mail from the representative of the d-r requestors for items 16 a and b, that they are withdrawing their discretionary review application. >> good afternoon, president fong and members of the commission. are you excited? i know i am. how often do you get a chance in government to make something more efficient, which is what we're doing today regarding transit. so, what i have here, i have props, is the san francisco zoning and map and book from 1947. it includes the maps and the zoning code, and the zoning code has four pages in it. i'm going to let you look at this so -- >> what is the date now? >> i'm getting to that. [

. >> commissioner borden. >> i think that what the struggle is for us, i feel terrible that this agreement was not lifed up to and that the neighborhood felt like they had agreed to something and now sponsor is in a different direction, it is our policy whether it is ccnrs or deeds or other sorts of easements or other private agreements that is not our jurisdiction because that is not our jurisdiction and we do not have binding capability there and i think that while we may end up changing this project, you are taking the dr, and the past agreement can't be the binding reason because it does set a precedent that is not in line of what our policies have been and how we have acted as a commission, and again and, again told others that is not our area, and that is a legal matter. and so, what we do need to do is look at this permit as in the new permit that is coming before us and make a decision on how we want to treat this project sponsor proposed project. and so i think that it sounds like we were talking about moving the deck back and it sounds like that might be leases among the commissi

. >> commissioner borden? >> aye. >> commissioner hillis? >> aye. >> commissioner moore? >> no. >> commissioner sugaya? >> aye. >> commissioner wu? is absent. is commissioner fong? >> aye. >> okay, that motion passes with 6 yes and 1 no -- sorry, 5 yes, 1 no, and one absent. and that, commissioners, is the last item on your regular calendar. we'll now move into general public comment which happens at the end of every planning commission hearing. at this time members of the public may address the commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission except for agenda items. >> is there any general public comment this evening? >> i have noed cards. >> okay. seeing none, the meeting is jour. adjourned. [adjourned] >> a . >> we are running a womens' volleyball program here at richmond rec center. it's really nice. the ladies here really enjoy the exercise and the play and it's a lot of fun want this program is not for the faint at heart. it's really intense . the ladies come out and really going after it. they love to

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. >> commissioner borden aye. >> hillis. >> aye. >> moore. >> aye. >> sugaya. >> no. >> and president fong neso moved, commissioners that motion passes four to two with commissioners antonini and sugaya voting against. >> and commissioners, the last item on your agenda is public comment and i have no speaker cards. >> general public comment? >> seeing none, the meeting is adjourned. adjourned. push [train whistle blowing] global warming. [whistle blows] some say irreversible consequences are 30 years away. 30 years? that won't affect me. [brakes screech] [horns honking] [siren wails] announcer: big dreams and goodrades aren't enough to get into college. there are actual steps you need to take. finding someone who can help is the first and most important. for the next steps, go to knowhow2go.org. >> thank you, supervisor farrell, for being here this morning, and also for your great partnership with the board of supervisors. carmen chu, you're helping us bring in the money already, thank you. assessor chu. (applause) >> london breed, thank you very much, supervisor, always a pleasure to

one * my partner, boyfriend, arrived -- one time my partner, borden, said mickey should do a direct election. i said, why? the designer from the 1980's. he said, yes, but maybe it is could for perfume, things like that. to have an international passport. ok. but deep inside, i know that i should have loved to make one coutoure collection like that. a dream of the elegance of paris. and i remember that i propose -- it was the last new bid of coutoure that arrived. i thought to propose -- [unintelligible] why don't you take one designer like vivian westwood or others to make one season, one coutoure collection? >> you should call some up immediately and suggest the deal. >> [laughs] that is true. each one to make their own collection should not be back. a very attractive idea. >> as you do not want to talk about art, we will not say your work is art. let's be very vulgar and talk about money. [laughter] it is extraordinary what you have produced in coutoure. does that make any money? quick to be honest, what we produce in coutoure does not make money but it does include money. i must say, i am

. >> commissioner borden. >> yeah, i think what's regrettable here is the breakdown twenty the two sides. they don't seem to be able to work together or trust and that's really unfortunate because obviously we want to -- use is changing in the neighborhood. people can dialogue with each other and find common ground if there is, indeed, common ground. in terms of this site, i guess i just don't understand i used to live with erin don. that's very highly congested and trafficked area as it is. i don't understand how the noise from the car wash would be significantly higher. i looked up the decibel level. it's 60 decibels is about the level of regular conversation and you get traffic and noise and i looked it up at national institutes whatever the sound industry decibel level. the levels are pretty high because of 19th avenue having a lot of traffic congestion on it. the interesting thing, we already know san francisco has some of the most expensive gas in the area. we do have a declining number of gas stations. car washes are not plentiful. i have seen car washes on geary and [speaker not

my name is lane borden. i think it's fitting that my first foray into san francisco politics involves plants and i have been a fan since i was three. i am a new resident of san francisco but coming to the botanical garden for 20 years. it's one of the things i visit every trip so i have a perspective as a non resident visitor in the past and i don't find -- didn't find the fee to be particularly onerous and i don't find it onerous currently especially in light of the fact this is part of the budget that actually is bringing in a bit of revenue and others have asked for it to be cut. i think it's a modest imposition of bringing some form of id which most of the services that are target the towards residents require anyway. the botanical garden is a museum that is living and breathing that requires care and maintenance for the collections to survive and thrive and to consider it merely as a place to picnic is doing it a disservice. it's far more than that. i urge you to support the lease management agreement a

. >> commissioner borden? >> aye. >> commissioner hillis? >> aye. >> commissioner moore? >> no. >> commissioner sugaya? >> aye. >> commissioner wu? is absent. is commissioner fong? >> aye. >> okay, that motion passes with 6 yes and 1 no -- sorry, 5 yes, 1 no, and one absent. and that, commissioners, is the last item on your regular calendar. we'll now move into general public comment which happens at the end of every planning commission hearing. at this time members of the public may address the commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission except for agenda items. >> is there any general public comment this evening? >> i have noed cards. >> okay. seeing none, the meeting is jour. adjourned. [adjourned] come and experience lafayette park and enjoy the people, picnic and sunshine. this is a lovely place to take an afternoon stroll with your loved one hand in hand. located at got and sacramento street in the middle of pacific heights on top of the city's steep rolling hills, lafayette park offers a great plac

commissioner borden. >> yes, thank you for this presentation. i think we've all been very eager about the transit effectiveness project. i have a few questions. one, you mentioned that both geary and van ness brt are not part of this document. i'd like to know why not and what is the kind of timeline for those projects being brought to -- >> yes, thank you. so, you have geary and van ness in their own planning process. they already started their planning process when the cup was getting going. we just left those to be a part of different process. you know, i'm not even sure what the latest of van ness is about to release or about to be certified, i believe. and geary is still chugging along, i guess. >> van ness brt e-i-r is within three or four months i believe going to go to the board for certification of e-i-r. >> great. come here, right? >> [inaudible]. >> then in terms of -- you talk about some of the different interventions in the market street. i was wondering how the church street bus only lane is going and the pilot going on and does th

. >> commissioner borden? >> aye. >> commissioner hillis? >> aye. >> commissioner moore? >> aye. >> commissioner sugaya? >> aye. >> commissioner wu? >> aye. >> and commission president fong? >> aye. >> so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 7 to zero and places you on items 13 a and b for case numbers 2011.0099c and v - 1759 lincoln way. request for conditional use authorization and variance. >> good afternoon, commissioner president fong and fellow commissioners. doug vu, department staff. the request is for [speaker not understood] to demolish building at the shell gas station located at 17 59 lincoln way and construct a new [speaker not understood] convenience store and 1327 square foot mechanical car wash. the proposed car wash encroaches up to 45 feet into the required rear yard and would require the approval of the variance. no work is proposed for the eight existing gasoline service bays and underground storage tanks, but it cannot be above will be relocated and provided signage. the proposed hours of operation will remain unchanged at 24 hours a d

raising effort to pray for his legal defense and a rally on the streets of new york artist marina borden i was at the demonstration . braving some very whites and chilly weather dozens of new yorkers have come out into the street to show their solidarity and support with n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden this of course coming just twenty four hours after the twenty nine year old revealed himself as the man who handed over classified documents to the guardian which then exposed the national security agency's program prism i think the public is owed an explanation of the motivations behind the people who made these disclosures outside of the democratic model now prism allowed the national security agency's extensive internet spying on records of digital communication and allowed the government agency to surveil us citizens in real time now the revelations that have come about through snowden's leaks of course challenges the ongoing war on terror nearly twelve years the u.s. government has change its policies change legislation in the name of which they said was to keep americans safe war