since then daas has been collaborating with dba to incorporate accessibility and disability programing for our employees. to that end we will be rolling out a two part disability awareness training this spring. part one will be a virtual disability awareness and etiquette training offered by the california department of rehabilitation and following that training part two will be structured conversations at the program level to discuss how we can integrate the lessons learned into our daily work. this two part training will be mandatory for the whole department. we are starting with the leadership team as they will be instrumental in helping to promote cultural culture change within our agency. so our larger leadership group will participate as the first training cohort and these trainings are scheduled for the middle of april. this is yet another step in our efforts to serve both older adults and people with disabilities. secondly, as you know we've completed the dignity fund cycle end report which was presented to you all last month. we're now socializing this report with members of t

eight sound abatement internal limit approved at 98 dba 1 or 2 dbc maximum measure just inside the front entrance to the left and nine permit holders shall control the volume of outdoor amplified sound so that the master volume does not exceed 3.5 on the speaker dial this is permit number ec1828 and we will hear first from the appellant mr. ben-veniste today welcome. he is joining us via zoom. you have seven minutes to present your case. >> thank you very much. thank you to the appeals board of appeals. >> this is my first time doing it so it's give it my best shot here. >> i want to thank the board of appeals for hearing this appeal. my name is joe mitchell ben-veniste i'm a licensed architect in the state of california who is working with ali, the owner of the b.b. lounge. he's not here tonight to get through the seemingly complex entertainment commission permit process as well as some other items. i'm helping ali out with. >> a habibie lounge is a middle eastern restaurant that took over a space that has been vacant for about three years previously and probably the toughest block on s

but this is something that dba is going to be implementing. >> so then there were a couple of bills that are addressing both entitlement exploration as well as impact fees. >> so senate bill 1820 allows for a preliminary fee estimate upon request by the project sponsor with submittal of a preliminary application meaning a project sponsor can just get an idea about what fees they will have to pay at the end of the construction project a little bit earlier and then ab to 7 to 9 provides an 18 month extension for housing project entitlements. >> this was a law that was actually put in place right after covid to give this kind of extension. it's basically being re-upped for another 18 months. so essentially if you have an entitlement that was issued prior to january 1st, 2024 and it's set to expire before december 31st 2025, you can automatically receive an 18 month extension. >> so then there's a handful of changes to state law reporting requirements. >> so now san francisco is going to need to distinguish whether or not housing is located in opportunity zones. and this is something we've g

. >> section 317 does define demolition and dba only has forms. the commission has the legislative authority to adjust the demographics protecting tenants, preserving existing housing for existing and future tense with rent control or at lower aims. >> protect protect flats and udas. the commission has the knowledge and the skill to appropriate and accurately apply section 317 and i really think there needs to be an answer as to what debris is supposedly doing. as is mentioned on page eight and nine of the staff report that didn't come up today and i sent a letter to the staff asking about that and here's my 150 words for the minutes and i guess that's it. >> thanks. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i'm anna christina rana, a member of the race and in all planning coalition. >> today the reps of coalition delivered our petition to city and state officials to demand that san francisco put affordability, equity and the protection of tenants and small businesses first. the petition highlights the over 100 equity based actions in the housing element

will waive local planning code violations for this discrete set of properties that were subject to dba as internal quality control audit . the legislation will further waive fees that would otherwise be required to remedy such violations and will allow for refunds to property owners who have already paid such fees. i want to thank the city staff who worked with us on this legislation. they saw the problems in going after these property owners and were eager to help us find a way to provide relief and specifically i want to thank director patrick reardon at wbai as well as christine gasper tate, hannah patrick hannon and matthew green on in his department liz waddy and erin starr from planning austin yang, rob coppola, kristen jensen and peter million from the city attorney's office and calvin from my office. and lastly colleagues i am asking that we adjourn today's memory today's meeting in memory of joe chavez who died on february 1st at the age of 89. joe was born in redlands, california in 1935. at 18 he joined the navy after tours in japan and the philippines. he was stationed at t