committee of the san francisco board of supervisors for today, monday july 26, 2021 i'm it chair of the committee aaron peskin joined by vice chair raphael mandelman. our clerk is victor young. do you have any announcements? >> clerk: i do. for our other guest, if you don't mind, if you're not -- if you can turn off your camera until we call on you to speak, it would be appreciated. due to covid-19 emergency to protect board member, city employees and the public, board of supervisors legislative chamber and committee room are closed. members will be participating in the meeting remotely. committee members who attend the committee through video conference will may participate in the meeting as if they were present. public comment will be available for each item on the agenda. comments are opportunities to speak during public comment period are available by phone by calling 415-655-0001. meeting i.d. is 146 989 7413 and then pound and pound again. when connected, you will hear the meeting discussion and you will be muted and listen mode only. when your item of interest comes up, please dial star 3 to be added t

thank you so much supervisors, chan and chair peskin and supervisor mandelman. >> supervisor peskin: thank you ms. friedenbach. all right, why don't we open this up to public comment. are there any members of the public who like to testify on this item number 2? >> clerk: yes, members of public who wish to provide public comment, call 415-655-0001. meeting i.d., 146 989 7413. press pound and pound again. please dial star 3 to line up to speak. we have two people listening and one person in line to speak. >> supervisor peskin: first speaker please. >> caller: good morning rules committee. my name is jordan davis. i support all the bars and bars. should not to this for me. this is about the homeless and people who will be benefiting from prop c funds. the current committee is a cohesive unit. as someone who served on a committee in the past, i know how it work for those who are low income and marginalized to be ham strung pay to play politics and lack of cohesion. lastly, i want to say, i've been disillusions with the machination of the city hall. i no in terms of appointments, the com

has his hand raised. >> chair mandelman: oh, vice chair peskin. >> supervisor peskin: move for approval. >> chair mandelman: there is a motion to approve. second? second. thank you, vice chair stefani. let's open this up for public comment. >> clerk: there is no public comment. >> chair mandelman: okay. can i get a roll call. [roll call] >> clerk: we have nine ayes. the minutes are approved. >> chair mandelman: great. thanks, madam clerk. please call our consent jend. >> clerk: yes. items 5 and 6 comprise the consent agenda. [inaudible] >> chair mandelman: is there a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> supervisor ronen: there is one. >> chair mandelman: thank you. is there a second? thank you. seconded by commissioner mar. madam clerk, please call the roll. >> clerk: on the consent agenda -- [roll call] >> clerk: the consent agenda has final approval. >> chair mandelman: great. thank you, madam clerk. commissioner walton? >> president walton: thank you, chair mandelman. if possible, i did have a couple of questions about item 10, nothing that would have changed the outcome of the v

our vice chair is aaron peskin. our clerk is brittany milton.sor melgar will be late, and with that, please call the roll. [roll call]

>> supervisor peskin: thank you madam chair. as with the last item, i would be delighted to be listed as a co-sponsor and at the appropriate time, happy to move the amendments. >> supervisor melgar: thank you supervisor peskin. if there are no further comments or questions -- did you want to share remarks about the item? >> hi, can you hear me? >> yes. >> the department doesn't have a specific presentation related to this. we just wanted to respectfully and formally request the 90 day extension to allow for a total of 180 days for the historic preservation commission to render the decision. we thank the supervisor's office for taking that under consideration. >> supervisor melgar: thank you. supervior preston. >> supervisor preston: thank you chair melgar and supervisor stefani's office. this is not in our district but very close and we are jealous of the fact that you have this amazing space. and i think these landmarking efforts are important for long-term presentation and all of us have had in our district the loss of theaters

>> supervisor peskin: thank you madam chair. tem, i would be delighted to be listed as a co-sponsor and at the appropriate time, happy to move the amendments. >> supervisor melgar: thank you supervisor peskin. if there are no further comments or questions -- did you want to share remarks about the item? >> hi, can you hear me? >> yes. >> the department doesn't have a specific presentation related to this. we just wanted to respectfully and formally request the 90 day extension to allow for a total of 180 days for the historic preservation commission to render the decision. we thank the supervisor's office for taking that under consideration. >> supervisor melgar: thank you. supervior preston. >> supervisor preston: thank you chair melgar and supervisor stefani's office. this is not in our district but very close and we are jealous of the fact that you have this amazing space. and i think these landmarking efforts are important for long-term presentation and all of us have had in our district the loss of theaters, movie theaters a

>> supervisor peskin: thank you madam chair. as with the last item, i would be delighted to be listed as a co-sponsor and at the appropriate time, happy to move the amendments. >> supervisor melgar: thank you supervisor peskin. if there are no further comments or questions -- did you want to share remarks about the item? >> hi, can you hear me? >> yes. >> the department doesn't have a specific presentation related to this. we just wanted to respectfully and formally request the 90 day extension to allow for a total of 180 days for the historic preservation commission to render the decision. we thank the supervisor's office for taking that under consideration. >> supervisor melgar: thank you. supervior preston. >> supervisor preston: thank you chair melgar and supervisor stefani's office. this is not in our district but very close and we are jealous of the fact that you have this amazing space. and i think these landmarking efforts are important for long-term presentation and all of us have had in our district the loss of theaters

committee of the san francisco board of supervisors for today, monday july 26, 2021 i'm it chair of the committee aaron peskin joined by vice chair raphael mandelman. our clerk is victor young. do you have any announcements? >> clerk: i do. for our other guest, if you don't mind, if you're not -- if you can turn off your camera until we call on you to speak, it would be appreciated. due to covid-19 emergency to protect board member, city employees and the public, board of supervisors legislative chamber and committee room are closed. members will be participating in the meeting remotely. committee members who attend the

our vice chair is aaron peskin. our clerk is brittany milton.ervisor melgar will be late, and with that, please call the roll. [roll call]

i want to thank my cosponsors, supervisor peskin, mar and preston and land use chair supervisor melgar. thank you for the co-sponsorship. i do want to again give a special shoutout to the descendants of atie. mr. e., with his first name atie, was the man, a businessman, a chinese businessman who donated part of the land that is now known as lincoln park. he got that piece of land because he knew the chinese immigrant pioneers were buried underneath in that ground and he wanted to honor them and that's why he got that piece of land. in return, you know, he donated that land to the city and county of san francisco so that becomes a municipal park that it is today. and i think that it is truly a privilege of mine to be able to do this and landmark this lincoln park, but also formerly as a city cemetery and to remember not just the chinese immigrants, but all immigrants. thank you, colleagues. >> president walton: thank you, supervisor chan. supervisor ronen. >> supervisor ronen: thank you for your work on this and if you could add me as a co-sponsor? >> thank you, supervisor ronen. i beli

i want to thank my cosponsors, supervisor peskin, mar and preston and land use chair supervisor melgar. thank you for the co-sponsorship. i do want to again give a special shoutout to the descendants of atie. mr. e., with his first name atie, was the man, a businessman, a chinese businessman who donated part of the land that is now known as lincoln park. he got that piece of land because he knew the chinese immigrant pioneers were buried underneath in that ground and he wanted to honor them and that's why he got that piece of land. in return, you know, he donated that land to the city and county of san francisco so that becomes a municipal park that it is today. and i think that it is truly a privilege of mine to be able to do this and landmark this lincoln park, but also formerly as a city cemetery and to remember not just the chinese immigrants, but all immigrants. thank you, colleagues. >> president walton: thank you, supervisor chan. supervisor ronen. >> supervisor ronen: thank you for your work on this and if you could add me as a co-sponsor? >> thank you, supervisor ronen. i beli

chair, you have two minutes. >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is alan low. i'm pro bono counsel for chinatown community development center. ccdc is in full support of this proposed legislation with the recommendations of supervisor peskin's office on their modifications. these are important technical changes to c.c.b., c.c.r., and crnc zoning controls. it achieves the original intent of this legislation by preserving chinatown and ensuring that there's not an encroachment of the financial district into chinatown, but most importantly, it does revitalize or help revitalize the chinatown neighborhood, grant avenue, that commercial corridor, has been decimated by covid-19 and the subsequent economic pandemic. these proposed changes will encourage community uses, bring museums, and hopefully more foot traffic to grant avenue and all of chinatown. we respectfully request that the commission support this legislation as it is an important step for bringing chinatown back to life. thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. john kettle here with reuben, junius, and rose. we are representing one of the building owners in chinatown. chinatown has some of the strictest and most detailed zoning codes in the city, understanding the