president fong: commissioner moore? commissioner moore: move to continue items 1, 2 a and 2b to the dates proposed. >> second. >> i think there might be public comment. >> i didn't know i needed to make out a card. president fong: would you like to speak to one of the items on the continuance? >> and you're speaking only to the proposed continuance, not to the merits of the case? >> yes. >> my name is robert coolie. i own a couple of rental houses across the street from 147 andover. my only reason for appearing, i don't understand the delay with this case. this thing's been going on for a year and a half. i don't -- i'm not addressing the merits, i'm not taking any sides to the actual case but i would ask that the commission hear this case and make a decision one way or the other. i fully expect that the losing party will go to the board of appeals, a further delay. in the meantime, the house looks terrible. the sidewalk is inaccessible for people in the neighborhood. they have to walk out in the street. two parking spa

president fong: thank you. >> thank you. president fong: >> commissioners, david lindsay from department staff. staff did select the april 26 date as what we thought was a reasonable date far enough out that most people could accommodate or make arrangements to attend. we did not consult with all individuals in selecting that date, because frankly, that's often a futile process. we're prepared to go forward with whatever date the commission sees fit. president fong: is there additional public comment? you already had an opportunity. thank you very much. >> hi, i'm judith keyser -- >> can you speak right into that microphone? >> ok. i'm judith keyser, i'm the other d.r. applicant. i just want to give you my background. i hear that this has been going on for nine months. unfortunately, no one told me. and i did not find out about this project until march 3 when i had some held mail and was able to see this permit request or whatever it's called. therefore in the last week, i've had to scramble to get together --

president fong: ok. we'll stay right here. >> thank you. >> the question when i started 11 years ago when i started doing resolution work is can anything be presented on a really low resolution device where it is potentially a digital image? can anything be presented that way? or will it feel cold and electronic? >> the imagery will change. there will be four different sets. it is a two dimensional image. it is stretched out into three dimensions. the device is part of the experience. you cannot experience the image without the device as being part of what you are seeing. whereas with the tv you end up ignoring it. i make gallery work more self and budget and public art work where i have to drop this of indulgence and think about how people will respond. and one of the things i was interested in the work and also a little fearful of, it is not until you get to the first and second floor were the work is recognizable as an image. it is an exploration and perception is what it is. what are you seeing when

president fong: commissioner moore? commissioner moore: i want to a knowledge the update on 83296 street. i want to make a point to commend her for doing as she did. >> commissioner antonini? commissioner antonini: a couple of items noting an article on monday that i thought was quite well written and talked about the legalization of uses in pdr the zones that are either office or nonconforming. i thought it was particularly interesting and i understand the use committee is targeting. i'm not sure what they will end up doing, but they may consider extending this to the end of the year. that will be good, whenever they come up with. it is an issue that we have to look at and during the eight -- first eight years of my time, we went through the entire program. there were a number of issues, of course, defining what areas should be kept industrial or pdr. the definition of that is particularly tricky these days because we have so many hybrids that have some offices and some production and some other uses that are hard to d

president fong: aye. that motion passes 4-2. may i call item 2a? the proposal to adopt the environmental quality act. is there a motion? commissioner antonini: i moved to adopt the findings. >> second. >> it is for adoption of the findings of the california environmental quality act. commissioner antonini: aye. commissioner borden: aye. commissioner miguel: aye. commissioner sugaya: no. vice president wu: no. president fong: aye. >> the motion passes 4-2. i will turn over item 2b to you. item 2b is the ferry park request to consider jointly with the rec and park commission to establish a cumulative shadow. i will call the roll if there is a motion. commissioner miguel: i moved to adopt the item. >> second. >> there is a motion for adoption. the establishment of a cumulative shadow limit. comm aye. commissioner borden: aye. commissioner miguel: aye. commissioner sugaya: no. vice president wu: no. president fong: aye. that motion passes. >> we are still on item 2b and we need a motion from the rec and park

commissioner fong. >> second. >> there's a motion for recusal of commissioner fong. [roll call] >> commissioner fong is recused. president fong: vice president wu will chair this item. >> good evening, commissioners. gwen cabrera for department staff p the case before you is a mandatory discretionary review requested by this planning commission at the property at 721 beach street located at a c-2 community business district in the waterfront special use district number two, and also in the 40x hyde and bulk district. it proposed demolition of a four-story mixed use building with commercial spaces at the first and second floors. along the rear wall of the project, an interior connection is proposed to provide the project access to a commercial garage building that occupies lot 4-d, which fronts on to hyde street. public comment today received by the planning department includes 16 letters in opposition to the project, including a letter from the aquatic park neighbors. in summary, most of the concerns ar

president fong: ok. we'll stay right here. >> thank you. >> 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 modeling to track buses and trains, estimating are bought stocks with a high degree of accuracy. the bus and train our arrival information can be accessed from your computer and even on your cellular phone or personal digital assistant. knowing their arrival time of the bus allows riders the choice of waiting for it or perhaps doing some shopping locally or getting a cup of coffee. it also gives a greater sense that they can count on you to get to their destination on time. the next bus our arrival information is also transmitted to bus shelters around the city equipped with the next bus sign. riders are updated st

president fong: that was the bill. i am going to ask you to wrap up. >> we have a very brief video, if you would like to see that. president fong: how many minutes? >> two minutes? >> one or two minutes? president fong: am i allowed to extend this, or can someone from public comment request that? >> as president, you are allowed to extend. president fong: because i think this is an issue about the self checkout and it is maybe a new way of retailing, i would like to let this video roll, if it is a couple minutes long. >> can you turn on this microphone? >> fresh and easy takes the sale of a call seriously. we work hard to make sure it is only sold to those who can legally buy it. our system does not allow a remote override. employees must interact face to face with all customers buying beer or wine. every time a customer scans and of college beverage, the checkout system alerts an employee and freezes before the transaction can be completed. and employees stationed at the checkouts approaches the customer for a face-to

president fong: commissioner borden? commissioner borden: this is a great report and i'm not going to echo what's been said about 16th. we all have really strong feelings about that. i have a question, what's the difference between a cycle track and bicycle lane? >> we're using terms, there's no federal guidance on this. a bicycle lane is a lane that's striped on the side of the street, that's usually adjacent to the curb or adjacent to a parking lane. what we're calling cycle tracks, they're protected bicycle lanes that have the safety posts. these are more permanent designs where there would be either a little bit elevated off the road or just below the level of the sidewalk, traditionally used in copenhagen and amsterdam and european and asian cities, as well, where they have the facilities where you are literally separated from the streets. in the u.s., they're called cycle tracks. i think it's the term of art being used right now. commissioner borden: i guess it's surprising how costly it is to do -- out of curiosit

president fong: commissioner moore? commissioner moore: what was presented was really a missing piece in comprehensive planning. we had the eastern neighborhood plan and during that planning, many of the lacking transportation projects were brought to us over and over again, particularly the absence of more comprehensive mass transit in that area. with the better streets plan, being the ideal piece for which is your first set of working drawings, i'm delighted that all of those things come together because perhaps commissioner wu needs to pick up on the better streets plan where the larger idea, as they all relay themselves, tells you exactly why and how. and i'm delighted. i wish you had more money. i wi mindset in washington, d.c. would be a little bit more proactive relative to funding for what you're talking about rather than just talking about widening roads somewhere out in the countryside and that is a problem which has really rapidly surfaced again. and i wish you luck. i hope you can get some grants. i hope the

president fong: is there public comment on this item?ere today with those who conducted the radiofrequency test and analysis that are in your packet. i am the project manager of this site. at&t is seeking your approval on it -- for a conditional use permit on 1100 divisadero street. it would be increased by hike approximately 10 ft.. the mechanical cabinets would be located in a great along the east property line approximately 15 ft. from the turks street party line. it is a preferred location it publicly used structure under the city's wireless telecommunications guidelines. this side cannot located approximately three blocks south of gary streets and well served motorists and residents in small-scale commercial districts. as outlined in the application, at&t conducted an alternative analysis on four sites in the surrounding area even though it was not required. this site is necessary to close a significant coverage service gap in our wireless network, as explained in your packet. i want to thank the commission and planning development

president fong: aye. >> that motion passes unanimously. you are now on item #8. 62 collingwood street. >> good evening. the proposal is to legalize the implication of a triple-pain, and double on aluminum windows. they are all located on the second level. the existing structure will not be enlarged by the request. the property is locating -- the department has concluded it is these of from review and the residents reviewed the projects following the fall it -- following the filing of the d.r. they found the project to be consistent with the residential design guidelines. they found the proposed window type and material are for writ. the department also found the windows consistent with the department guidelines and secretary of interior standards. the project does not contain any extraordinary circumstance. on july of 2011, the planning department's determined that work was being done without the 311 notification in regards to this most recent work. by the time the complaint was received, a significant amount of work had already been compl

president fong: any other general overall comments? commissioner miguel: i was going to make a motion. i would move the department recommendations with two specific comments. one on the schenic sp -- scenic special sign district, that time and enforcemetnt be covered. and maybe refer to political science for consistency. the other -- i quote from your summary. in the scientific natural life -- the sign's natural life, i think that is such a nebulous phrase that i do not know how you would deal with it. i do not know, trying to think quickly on it, how else you might defy it. however, i do feel that the comments of the zoning administrator, which i appreciate -- i know that our by the book. you have both major and minor firms who decide, after 100 years of business, to change their logo. come on. it is the same business. it is the same business name. they have changed a logo. it is not uncommon. in fact, some of the major firms in the world that deal with logos are based here in san francisco. that should not constitute doing away with

commissioner fong, aye. commissioner borden, aye. >> i understand you want to move the portion of the embarcadero which is a map change and that is under this item as well since you voted the previous item to change the code so that portion can move forward. and how the rest of it continue to april. -- have the rest of it continue to april. >> commissioners. commissioner moore: the only question i would ask you to explain to us is, is it only a map changed? in a larger discussion, this happens to be the port's main street. i would prefer not to take this out separately but see it in aio get some guidance. >> again it would only prohibit general advertising signs and signs of greater than 200 square feet. in your last motion to approve to change the planning code. this motion would make the map correspond to that. >> if you are entertaining the possibility of taking action as staff has recommended, i would recommend that you open public comment before you take that action. commissioner wu: is there any public

president fong: the public hearing is closed. commissioners. >> i would like to make a clarification. a couple of things i skipped in my presentation that were partially stated by the project sponsor. initially, the windows were installed in 2007. the permit was filed to correct that in 2011. it was signed over the counter. what happened was, it was signed and that individual failed to be contacted. that person is the d.r. filer. after the permit was signed, it was suspended. they were then contacted, allowed to file d.r. they subsequently filed an appeal to the board. the board had a hearing the prior week and put that on hold until after the planning commission had an opportunity to review this discretionary review upon being sent back to the board. again, this was reviewed by the residential design team. there were also reviewed by our preservation staff. both bodies felt that these windows were writ for this location, this style of home. i just want to make that clarification. president fong: thank you. commissioner sugaya. c

president fong: commissioner antonini? commissioner antonini: i had the occasion to go by there last sunday night. i have a relative in the general vicinity and after visiting her i thought i might as well go see it and it happened that the next door neighbors at 47 jordan were out in front and they showed me and i could see exactly see what was happening and because these homes were built around 1914 or in that period, there weren't too many rear yard assurances that were in place during a long period of time after they were built and as a result, some of the houses extend quite a ways out and actually by cutting the second floor of an extension that goes not too far into the rear yard but they actually bring this back and open up the space for the neighbors on both sides, so i think it's a commendable change and i think the distance away from the palm street properties is quite aways and i can't see where a privacy issue would be involved here so i don't see anything extraordinary or unusual in this case. president fong:

president fong: commissioner miguel? president miguel: i prove item 2 f with the amendment as stated by staff. president fong: second. >> on the motion before you for approval with the amendments offered by staff earlier today -- >> roll call] >> on item 2g, zoning map ht 01. the southeastern areas of the development sites from 84 e to 92. and one portion in 136 e hite portion. commissioner antonini: move to reclassify zoning height and bulk, two areas of zoning map h-201, 1 southeastern area of the development site from 84 e to 92 e and another portion from 84 e to 136 e. commissioner miguel: second. >> on the motion of approval of the zoning map reclassification -- [roll call] that motion passed 4-2. and finally, on the request for conditional use authorization with the modifications offered by staff earlier today, -- president fong: commissioner miguel? commissioner miguel: i move conditional use authorization with the amendments made by staff earlier today. >> second. >> on the motion to approve the conditional use a

president fong: thank you. roger? >> my name is roger marenko. i live literally around the corner from fresh and easy. at one of the meetings a few months ago, they said they would comply with the abc law. at the beginning of this year, they turned around to sue the state of california. that tells me they are not a good neighbor, nor do they want to be a good neighbor. i am not in favor of a store coming in that does not allow my mother to go in and use her wic coupons, but allows her to buy alcohol. the mission district is bigger than that. i call it the heart of san francisco because of the diversity, the artwork, the stores, the people. we do not want a fresh and easy to be the ultimate result. we do not want our lowest common denominator possible there. as a mission resident for the past 20 years, i think we are better than that and we can do better than that. the mission district demands jobs. the mission district demands jobs where you can organize, where you can unionize. it demands san francisco living wage. we can do better than that. in

president fong: now that she is supervisor. commissioner antonini: i think what commissioner miguel said is we have not had direct testimony of law enforcement that they believe there is an increase in crime in areas because there is medical marijuana dispensers. i think anybody who is a realist must acknowledge there is a certain amount of use that is not for medical reasons. obviously. if we have this many dispensaries, it is kind of chicken or egg. do we have people spending a lot of their day consuming marijuana for recreational reasons, and therefore we have so many dispensaries? or are we bringing in more people who maybe are using it in this manner? i am not really sure what the answer is. it is something we should look at down the line. commissioner miguel: that reminds me of the argument that always comes up in front of us. the more parking spaces we provide, the more cars there are. president fong: i think i have voted to approve previous dispensaries before us. i am never going to get in between the lifestyle choices

fong, my time is expired. it looks like you have at least a partial answer beyond that. >> thank you. we feel very strongly that usda as a whole needs to be a better job with suspension and debarment. we believe there's room to work with fns to really get the best possible system in place. i think excluded parties, program suspension and debarment are remedies to be looked at and we feel strongly about that. >> thank you. ranking member is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. let me make it clear, if there is one dime of money going where it's not supposed to go, there's nobody in this room, particularly on this side of the aisle or the other that will stand for that. i want a higher standard than the 1%. i want zero. at the same time i want to make sure we have balance in this whole process when we've taken $127 billion out of the program, we want to make sure the people who need the program are taking advantage of it and have an opportunity to get the funds they need. mr. secretary concan