we have talked in the earlier report about the costa-hawkins law. we think this is a good solution to this issues. and lastly because everything is never that easily -- easy and there is a complicated issue. there is a final wrinkles. -- wrinkle. protection of existing sro's and some that may be under-utilized. we recommend including an amendment to the tourist -- the ordinance that the replacement fees would be paid if these units are lost. it is the same replacement trees that are required for the sro's when they are compounded to -- they are converted to tourist hotels. that concludes my presentation and i am sure will be happy to answer questions now or after public comment. president fong: thank you. >> i do have some additional letters of public comment and i will run these up. >> one thing that was not mentioned. fong:we would like to hear froe commission if they are amenable to the idea that was brought up by a tenant advocates, setting an initial date by which the buildings would have had to be vacant or under-utilized. the moment that the

you're not in violation of costa-hawkins? >> right. commissioner antonini: these other areas where you talk about prevention and loss of rent- controlled would be similar provisions. it would seem like that is the same. let me give you some of my views on this. what is really difficult here is establishing a new class of housing that did not exist before. we have to differentiate between what is going to happen under this new class, and it happens frequently. the case is usually that the rules that are in place with the process begins are the ones the sponsor is under. and they go forward in the future for future conversions. i think that is an important principle to keep in mind. know what i have heard opposes the building of new student housing. this is meant to encourage the construction of student housing and it is an important part of this. we also have to be careful that we do not violate the rights of students and others that treat them as a different class of person when they are trying to occupy housing in san francisco. the a

the development agreement later on, i still believe that there were concerns given the fact that costa hawkins, the state law that regulates rent control in the state of california has been challenged in other development agreement situations and other counties, including los angeles with the polymer decision, and my conversations with several advocates, there was a lot of concern that perhaps that would not hold, and in that case, i was concerned with the fact that it was a 30-year phase-in project that demolished 1500 units of rent control housing. hear, we are seeing the demolition of parking lots and a private swimming and tennis club, which, i know that does represent a loss to many of the individuals who use it, but it will be replaced with a swimming pool, and i have heard that there are long lists of youngsters who are waiting to access swimming lessons at the recreation facilities at the park, and some of the medications would go to making sure that some of the young people on those waiting lists, it would make sure that would include some of the residents of district 5, that they be