commissioner fong: this is a confusing and interesting one.it does seem to be -- in taking away the personalities, it is a shame to see two groups sitting on opposite sides of the room when we have to live together. this is a hybrid. i do not see where it falls. the comment was made that it fits a need, it is clumsy at best how it is being operated. last week we had a project that had very small apartments, 250 square feet each which seems awkward. we're at a time when there are students who are living here part-time and people live in san francisco portion of a year or traveling on assignment here. it is interesting that we might be shifting and reshaping " we consider it residential space. -- what we consider as a residential space. transient use is 1 day rental or one to seven days at anything greater is not tourist or transient. >> this is less than seven days would be considered tourist hotel under the planning code. if you are staying more than seven days, the use can be considered group housing. seven days or more. commissioner fong: is

commissioner fong: aye. commissioner moore: aye. president olague: aye. >> the item has been continued. you are not on item 11 -- you are now on item 11. it is for one mccormicks speak. one is for d r on demolition, and one is for the are on construction. -- dr on construction. commissioner sugaya: i ask to be reduced because we helped author the report. -- recused because we helped author the report. >> the commissioner is recused. >> ilm rick crawford. the case is for discretionary review of the demolition of a two-story single-family dwelling and its replacement with a new three stories single-family dwelling. the dr request comes from a neighbor across the street, representing an ad hoc neighborhood group that came together in opposition of the project. the existing dwelling on the property was constructed in 1908 after the 1906 earthquake and fire, but is not considered a historic resource because it lacks sufficient integrity. the building has been found and sound by the summit of minister, pursuant to planning code section 31

commissioner fong: no. commissioner fong: aye. commissioner sugaya: aye. commissioner moore: aye. president olague: no. >> that passes 5-2. if i understand correctly, we will be calling item 17 out of order. president olague: yes, because i am concerned that if we do not, he will not make his -- let's take a five minute break. i'm going to figure out the project sponsors year. we have a project sponsor for 17th? and then the request for is from the other party. five minutes is all we need. ok, he is coming. great. we are good to go. >> commissioners will be taking item 17 out of order, for case number 2010.0394d, broderick street and a request for discretionary review. >> the product before you is located at 2853-2857 broderick street. a discretionary review has been fought on the building application. 3 feet. the existing building has a three story basement, two-unit building. the proposal to raise the building 3 feet would allow the private sponsors to insert a garage. the concerns are that the project would force easement. staff feels that this is not an exception or an extraor

president buell: thank you. >> reverend fong? >> after 10 years, talking about process, working to restore honor to betty ann ong has been going on for 10 years. sometimes there's petty politics in the neighborhood or the city. i thought the family and all of us did a good job of getting buy-in from everybody. i get to hand to you today the 3700 signatures. the family did it on line -- did it online. rich is one voice in the community. we grew up in chinatown to show that we are old-timers in the community. about 1000 of the signatures are from residents. those who live in the community have supported this. i disagree with the previous, enter, -- i disagree with the previous commenter. i must love all people. we all know that. we took it to the national level. nancy pelosi, feinstein, personally writing letters. i think we are well covered. what do you think, commissioners? i'm going to hand over to you. today, i'm feeling -- today is a blessed day of peace and justice. the family has been struggling for so long. their determinat

commissioner fong: can i get some guidance? did you want to have a presentation or discussion on the entire ordinance? or did you want to break it down to the more one's of this seemed to be broad agreement on and move forward on that? president olague: we can talk about it more. >> we advertise it for action that day? >> on december 15, you would not take action on any part of the ordinance. on december 15, you will not take action but you will hear about some of the less controversial items? president olague: i think that, you know, if we hear it as informational only, i think that we should have a date within just a few weeks for we would move to action may be in january because december 15 is the last calendar day of the year, but i think there is a lot of stuff in this that is really good that we need to think about. we need to discuss it a little bit more here and get input on commissioners about how they want to approach it. >> i would be more than happy to see it as an informational item and no possible action. i reques

commissioner fong, aye. commissioner moore, aye. commissioner sugaya, aye. commissioners, you are on item 13. reconstruction of buildings damaged or destroyed by fire or acts of god. >> good iafternoon. this is sponsored by supervisor cohen. i would like to convey her regrets that she could not be here. both t her staff are automating, i guess it was a shooting in the district and a young-5 year-old child was shot -- a young 5-year-old child was shot. they did prepare a letter for you. i would like to get that letter to the commission secretary. i only have one copy. we received a letter from the previous zoning administrator from the planning commission. you might have gotten this by e- mail already. the ordinance would amend to provide process for the reconstruction of nonconforming uses our buildings damaged or describe it -- destroyed by fire or acts of god, a public enemy as well but not the rap star public enemy. public enemy as defined by the law. it would provide a retroactive date of august 1, 2009. the way it is now, the code has a way for these no

commissioner fong: i want to be very clear. if the motion goes, i am probably going to vote on this, but i am clear that i like the building and architecture. i am comfortable with that location. it is something i would have no problem with. commissioner borden: i feel a little bit hesitant on where it is going to end up, how is going to end up, how it will influence future buildings in the mission district and i find it -- i think is really in context with that neighborhood. i know the hpc even,

commissioner fong: i want to be very clear. if the motion goes, i am probably going to vote on this, but i am clear that i like the building and architecture. i am comfortable with that location. i

commissioner fong: aye. supervisor mar: aye. vice president miguel: aye. aye. -- president olague: aye. >> the motion passes unanimously. you are now on item 10a. >> this is a 309 request for determination of compliance to convert this into a mixed use 67 residential units, eight off- street parking spaces, and a 210-square-foot ground-floor commercial space. this project has been modified in response to concerns raised at the september hearing. the changes to the project include reduced number of dwelling units from 67 to 62. expanded the interior courtyards to reduce the number of dwelling units that require an exposure variants from 40 to 24. decrease the number of studio units from 48 to 43 and maintain the number of 1-bedroom units at 19. ex granted the commercial space to 535 square feet. a dedicated space in the garage for car share parking. rearrange the bicycle parking by moving its bases closer to the residential entrances and exits. modify in the exterior design by replacing the proposed windows with those featuring ray mutton pattern similar to

and we are going to adjourn our meeting in memory of elaine fong. elaine was a retired district administrator who passed away on december 16. she started her career as a teacher at sherman elementary. she served as principal of treasury island. elaine remained active after retirement and belonged to church choir, taught yuk laely lessons and was interested in any hawaiian activities in the bay area. she served as a day-to-day substitute after retiring in 1997. the board of education and superintendent of schools express sincere condolences to the fong family. meeting adjourned. wah! announcer: the smallest moments can have the biggest impact on a child's life. [laughs] announcer: take time to be a dad today. >> the next time you take a muni bus or train, there could be new technology that could make it easier to get to your destination. many are taking a position of next bus technology now in use around the city. updated at regular intervals from the comfort of their home or workplace. next bus uses satellite technology and advanced computer modelin

cynthia fong. at the time that we were looking at the least, we are also looking at the agreement that the realistic decision put together for mta to make sure we captured all the deals and provision that they negotiated into. commissioner elsbernd: the puc is abandoning a lot of office space over the next 12 months to move into their new building. did you look to see if there was space available that could have been done at a cheaper rate by moving into their existing facilities? >> the broker mention that the building was not available in the time that we were looking to move. commissioner elsbernd: did you look at the former department of marketing resources building? >> it did not fit our requirements. commissioner mar: any other questions? commissioner kim: page 66, i wanted to make a clarification. it is actually an increase in annual rent and operating expenses over five years. an increase of $202,000, and an increase of $190,000. >> yes, compared five years at our current location to the po

and we are going to adjourn our meeting in memory of elaine fong. elaine was a retired district administrator who passed away on december 16. she started her career as a teacher at sherman elementary. she served as principal of treasury island. elaine remained active after retirement and belonged to church choir, taught yuk laely lessons and was interested in any hawaiian activities in the bay area. she served as a day-to-day substitute after retiring in 1997. the board of education and superintendent of schools express sincere condolences to the fong family. meeting adjourned. >> good afternoon, everybody. i would like to welcome everyone to rickshaw badworks. i am the director of the san francisco office of small business. week -- 85% of san francisco businesses are small businesses. san francisco small businesses are not only excited about the unique opportunities of the america's cup, but they are very excited about the economic opportunities san francisco will experience in hosting america's cup. mayor lee has understood the importance of maint

and we are going to adjourn our meeting in memory of elaine fong. elaine was a retired district administrator who passed away on december 16. she started her career as a teacher at sherman elementary. she served as principal of treasury island. elaine remained active after retirement and belonged to church choir, taught yuk laely lessons and was interested in any hawaiian activities in the bay area. she served as a day-to-day substitute after retiring in 1997. the board of education and superintendent of schools express sincere condolences to the fong family. meeting adjourned. if you would please turn off any cell phones or pagers. would you please stand for the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> thank you. we will now take a roll call of commissioners. the commission president? >> present. commissioner dejesus? >> she was excused this evening. >> commissioner carol kingsley? >> pres

commissioner fong: aye. commissioner moore: aye. commissioner sugaya: aye. vice-president miguel: aye. president olague: aye. >> we cannot close the public hearing and take it under advisement and continue to work with staff on the final design and the rear yard issues and the connections between floors. >> commissioners, we are going back to items 11 a and b. 11a is an informational items fort department code amendments related to student housing. 11b is actually your initiation of the same legislation. >> good evening. i am from the planning staff. the item before you is informational and does not require action by the commission. it does give them the opportunity to explain prior to your action and as to whether to schedule an adoption hearing for student housing in november. this has been approved by the city attorney's office. we hope we can be engaged about the concept of the ordinance prior to the adoption. we are seeking to inform the commission about the policy intent. i will give a brief overview of the history of the project as well as a brief sum

president olague: commissioner fong. commissioner fong: i wanted to point out that the city of new york and mayor bloomberg has appointed a chief digital officer who is charged with this and other things related to specific operations but it's also a collection elated to specific operations but it's also a collection of data and geotagging and the different channels like you tube and if you can check out the chief digital officer in new york city. president olague: i want to thank you for your work on this and as claudia and diego were aproechd and i was hearing frustrations from underrepresented communities that felt that the outreach could be improved and we are paying attention to translation and that we have gone beyond that and are looking in general at the department can improve the communication across the board, so to speak. i think, though, that staff training is important. one shouldn't assume that because you have communication with the public skills or any of that and public speaking which is a big part of wh

president olague: commissioner fong. commissioner fong: i wanted to point out that the city of new york and mayor bloomberg has appointed a chief digital officer who is charged with this and other things related to specific operations but it's also a collection elated to specific operations but it's also a collection of data and geotagging and the different channels like you tube and if you can check out the chief digital officer in new york city. president olague: i want to thank you for your work on this and as claudia and diego were aproechd and i was hearing frustrations from underrepresented communities that felt that

commissioner fong: thank you. i am right in the middle on this one. when i first saw it, i said, that is a nice building. i think you have some great skills and it first struck me as may be a medical building. looking a little closer, i understood that the light wells are there and i appreciate the use of the space. then i looked at the map and realize where it was. i have a little bit of a concern of how it did -- of how it fits into that particular neighborhood. again, it is a beautiful building and piece of work. it may be more welcome somewhere else. i have a little feeling in me that says, 40 years from now, someone might say wow, how did that once lived through and get there. fontana towers, no one has ever criticized them for being not beautiful buildings, but they are there in that spot. we should be redesigning it right now. president olague: are you finished, commissioner fong? commissioner moore. commissioner moore: i think this commission should try to design architecture. the devil is in the details. i believe that this building can deliv

and we are going to adjourn our meeting in memory of elaine fong. elaine was a retired district administrator who passed away on december 16. she started her career as a teacher at sherman elementary. she served as principal of treasury island. elaine remained active after retirement and belonged to church choir, taught yuk laely lessons and was interested in any hawaiian activities in the bay area. she served as a day-to-day substitute after retiring in 1997. the board of education and superintendent of schools express sincere condolences to the fong family. meeting adjourned. ♪ >> hello, and welcome to the department of elections right choice voting instructional video. it is part of the department of elections right choice voting outreach campaign and is designed to educate san francisco rig franciscoht choice voting. today we will learn what it is and who is elected using this voting method. we will also talk about with the ranked joyce l. looks like and how to market correctly. finally, we will see how the ranked joyce voting process works and

assembly members paul fong and jerry hill will be at the site of a townhome destroyed brian explosion. investigators determined it was caused by a leaking pg&e pipe. fong and hill say that the state public utilities commission failed to follow safety recommendations on similar pipes made by the federal government after a series of explosions in the 1990s. >>> and bryan stow's children cannot sue the l.a. dodgers for their father's beating. a judge ruled they cannot remain as plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the team was they weren't there when stow was attacked in march. stow and his children were all listed on the suit initially. it accuses the dodgers of cutting back stadium security in 2008 even though it is a known high crime area. >>> hoop fans won't like this. the pro basketball season could begin shrink next week unless negotiators get closer to ending that player lockout. the nba says if there is no significant progress by monday, this week, it will cancel all the year's preseason games and possibly the first two weeks of the regular season. the latest talks collapsed yesterday

fong? antonini? olague? >> i am wakin gup. >> -- waking up. >> miguel, and borden is expected. the first item proposed for a continuance. this is case 2011. 00634135 el camino del mar. the staff is asking that you continue this item out another week to november 10. item #2 is case 2011 with the proposed continuous to december 10, 2011. item 10 is 41111 california st.. and item number four, case 2011 -- please note that this has been withdrawn and this item as no longer before you for your consideration. >> commissioners a guy will be recusing himself and we can take this up. commissioner? >> commissioner sugaya: can we take item 3, separately? >> you can just -- >> i live within 500 feet -- >> so moved. >> on the motion, 41111 california st., commissioner more? -- commisioner moore? sugaya is recused. and basically -- we will just do what he suggested. and if you don't mind we will open this before public comment for these items, and we will take number three separately. >> we will open this up for public comment on one-to-4, and we have a speaker card. and this is withdrawn? >

. >> commissioner fong. >> aye. >> commissioner moore. >> aye. >> commissioner miguel. >> aye. >> commissioner sugaya. >> aye. president olague: and we are going to take half an hour break because we will have to leave the building to get lunch and come back. so we need the time. secretary avery: commission is taking a 30-minute break.

support from all over the city pier the california police chiefs association, the former chief, heather fong, at the same time i have support from leaders -- neighborhood groups from all over the city. democratic clubs are endorsing me. san francisco democratic party has endorsed me. the teachers' union has endorsed me and six of the seven school board members have endorsed me because of my focus on schools rather than investing in prisons. nobody else was able to put together this kind of incredibly broad support throughout the city. people have a hunger for reform, and people from all stripes, from all parts of the city are coalescing around this campaign because they know that i am the person who can lead the criminal justice reform that need. i would be honored to have your support. thank you very much. >> the san francisco district attorney is the chief law enforcement officer in the city and county of san francisco. 10 years, statistics show that we have failed miserably, especially in serious and violent crime. we must reform the investigative unit. they need to start solving these cr

commissioner fong was good enough to pass our names around. the name of the movie is "urbanized." it is a phenomenal movie about cities worldwide talking about urban issues and how people in 40 cities across the world are attacking the broadest range of issues. they're talking about it every thursday, how the rest of the world addresses these issues is inspiring. i hope the entire planning department and anybody interested in city and suburbanism -- and urbanism. i encourage everybody to see this movie. it's mine glowingly wonderful and i cannot speak more glowingly about the experience of having seen it last night. commissioner antonini: one subject we frequently talk about is transportation, which is where much of what are planning revolves around. i came upon a buck, a pictorial book with a text on the muni and there are very many interesting things in that book. it was one of the nation's first man to play on transportation systems. most of the others were private until 1913. they did some really marvelous things, mostly by building tunnels in places like stockton street, 26,

commissioner fong? commissioner sugaya. the motion passes, unanimously. you are now on item 16. case 10010 for 275 valencia street. >> good evening, commissioners. you have a request for a conditional use authorization. this is a moderate scale neighborhood. the parcels existing service -- for the 31,000 building, 50 feet tall that will include -- the new cathedral include the underground parking garage. and the existing buildings on the northern portion need to be used with the related activities. this is with the chapel honors -- the subject is 46,000, and the religious institution will have an area of 68,961 square feet with the proposed product. this requires conditional use authorization for these facilities hamas > 10,000 feet. the proposal was determined to be exempt with the california environmental quality act. this was not correctly referenced in the motion and i come prepared with an updated motion for the review. the first thing -- this is on page 3. the end of the environmental language is the preamble that i have referenced. we add on page 15, that also references

this naming is also supported by senator dianne feinstein, nancy pelosi, reverend fong, the executive director of the chinese historic society of america. to request to name the chinese recreation center the betty ann ong chinese recreation center of san francisco meet our guidelines. her extraordinary terrorism made a significant contribution, not only to the -- her extraordinary heroism made a significant contribution, not only to the city, but to the country. on september 11201,2001, she became an example of heroism. i cannot say enough about how important i think this is to the chinese community, to san francisco, and to the rest of the country to honor betty ann ong. i'm going to ask harry ong and gloria ong to speak before we proceed with public testimony. >> good morning. good morning, ladies and gentlemen. commissioners, president buell, mr. martin, david lee, general manager, mr. ginsburg. i am the brother of betty ann ong. my family and i would like to take this opportunity to thank the park and recreation center. supporters who are here and in attendance, those who are unab

commissioner fong: aye. commissioner moore: aye. commissioner sugaya: aye.mmissioner miguel: aye. president olague: aye. >> that motion passes unanimously. i believe the director is filling in for the zoning administrator. >> i approve the extension of the variants as well. >> that places us on item 18 on the regular calendar, case 2,011.0547d. request for discretionary review. >> of the afternoon, planning commission. this proposal is to add a 12 foot by 18 ft 1-car garage. it will be constructed beneath the second floor front entry patio for the front of retaining wall. it will be installed to cover the opening. the following is a brief synopsis of what has transpired so far with this property regarding requests before the department of public works. the project received a tree removal permits. it allows removing a street tree, and the privately-owned tree on the second floor front entry patio in association with the proposed garrote. provide documentation for the planning department and all required building permits use of mapping. project sponsors receiv

commissioner fong: aye. commissioner moore: aye. commissioner sugaya: aye. commissioner miguel: aye. president olague: aye. >> that motion passes unanimously. president olague: we are taking a 15-minute break. 10 minutes. >> ten minute recess. president olague: let me >> the planning commission is back in session. just a reminder for everyone to turn off their cellphone is. you are on item number 22. >> good evening, members of the commission. the item before you is a request for discretionary review to change the voting from three residential dwellings to 15 rooms of a group of dwellings. the request concerns generally revolve around the property managers and obstruction of light and air, noise of mechanical equipment, the roof deck, and affordable housing. there are approximately 75 signatures. the neighborhood association is in opposition to the proposal. the sponsor has submitted eight letters of support. i am going to provide you with a brief history of the project. should you have any questions after the testimony, i am happy to answer. in 2005, they a