the presiding officers this evening is board president chris fong who is joined by arcelia hurtado who was sworn in for a second term and also commissioner ann lazarus, president chris hwang will be absent, we have one vacancy on the board and pursuant to the charter, the board may hold a meeting when there was a vacancy, the board may overrule the action of a department by a vote of three members, four votes are not required to overrule a departmental action. to my left is deputy city attorney robert bryan, he will be providing the board with any legal advice this evening, we also joined by our legal assistant, he's at the controls and i'm cynthia, we have representatives throughout the departments who have cases before the board, joseph duf fi, senior building inspector is here representing the building inspection department, we're also joined by carla short, urban forester representing the department of public works. if you would at this time go over the board's meeting guidelines and conduct the swring-in process. >> the board requests that you turn off all phones and pagers so the

hurtado thank you again.ssed with your presentation, of course with your background and skill set that you bring to the board of appeals a couple of months ago and am excited that you're willing to continue to serve on behalf of our city. thank you. >> my pleasure. >> chair kim: we have that motion and we can do that without opposition. >> thank you, supervisors. >> chair kim: thank you. madam clerk please call item 3. >> linda wong: item 3 hearing to consider one member term ending april 272013 to the sunshine ordinance task force. >> chair kim: thank you. we have one seat and we have three applicants. i know one of the issues that had come up prior that we had not necessarily discussed at the previous rules committee was whether we do need to appoint a member to the sunshine task force that is a member of the disability community. i just want to confirm that. >> yes. the sunshine ordinance provides that at all times one member must be a person with a physical disability. that physical disability requirement

commissioner hurtado: i feel the same way, and i apologize for being late, too. vice president fung: i am going to do nine the rehearing request. director goldstein: ok, mr. pacheco? secretary pacheco: the vote is 4-0. this rehearing tonight, and a notice of decision shall be released. director goldstein: thank you. we will move on to item number five, appeal no. 97-165, bhazubhai patel, the subject property at 4201-4211 judah street. this is protesting the issuance of a letter of determination dated november 19, 1997, addressed to timothy lee at tenderloin housing. we will start with the appellant. >> thank you, director goldstein. my name is andrew. i am the attorney from patel. we submitted a letter to you with the proposed state and a decision which was stipulated by the determination holder, the tenderloin housing clinic, where a person's -- representative is present tonight. mr. collier represents the clinic at this point in time, and other than requesting after these many, many years we finally move on and allow my client to continue to run his hotel and t

commissioner hurtado is absent. this matter is continued to november 7. thank you. >> president hwang: we're going to take a short break (p) we're returning to the september 19, 2012 board meeting of board of appeals (8) appeal no. 12-094 piper murakami, appellant(s) versus department of building inspection, respondent. 117 broad street. appealing the imposition of penalty for construction work done without a permit. we will begin president permit holder, the appellant, piper murakami. >> my name is piper murakami. thank you for letting me have the opportunity to make this appeal. i am just asking for the appeal for the violation fee of $1700 for the unpermitted removal of the -- tower from the firehouse on 117 broad street that i live in. it was during a rainy season earlier this year. i got the notice in late april, violation i items. and when i met with the -- i met with someone -- i came to the planning department to meet where someone who gave me the violation to find out what he needed to do, and he helped me get through the process and i was aware

. >> we have a motion from commissioner hurtado to deny the appeals and uphold the petition and deny the variants. on that motion, ficvice presidet fung, aye,. the denials are upheld with a vote of 4-0. president hwang: welcome back to the august 22, 2012 meeting of the board of appeals. we're calling item number seven. shannon gallagher. subject prieta 2101 washington street. a permit to alter a building. new plumbing fixtures, park improvements, lights, new retaining walls, and it. witt will start with the appellant. you have seven minutes. >> thank you. at one of three open committee meetings, it was suggested that the san francisco mind troupme e be honored. to commemorate them, the amphitheater was designed. it turns out the friends of lafayette park and had it wrong. in 1962, they performed once at washington square park. the following year, the recreation and parks commission denied them the permit for for their performances fighting their act was obscene. ironically, this non-history is being commemorated at our park while one of the most important historical aspects, the hol

to deny the appeal and uphold the permit on that basis, the vice-president is absent, commissioner hurtado>> aye. >> commissioner lazarus? >> aye. >> thank you, the vote is 3-0, this permit is upheld on that basis. >> so, item number 8 has been continued to october 24th and there's no further business. >> 0 meeting in quite awhile. we are excited. first will be called to order and roll call. [roll-call] >> we have a quorum. that takes care of it. >> time for public comment. this is the time to address seen commission who -- to address the commission. members of the public may address the public for up to three ministers -- who three minutes. if you wish to speak to something that is not on the agenda, this is the time to do it. >> i want to say i attended the summit yesterday of the entertainment commission. i think it was very successful. the result of that meeting are going to bear fruit in the future. i was very encouraged. >> thank you. thank you to the staff that made it such a success. item number two, on review and approve the menace -- minutes of july 24. >> i approve. >> call the

commissioner hurtado. >> aye. >> commissioner lazarus. >> aye. >> the vote is 3-0, this jurisdiction request is denied and no new appeal period shall be created. >> okay, thank you. >> calling item 4c which is a rehearing request, the subject property is at the beach shall lay athletic fields in golden gate park. the board received a letter from katherine pow ward agent for golden gate park preservation alliance requesting rehearing of appeal number 12-073 decided august 1, 2012. at that time, the board voted 34-0-1 to deny the appeal and uphold the coastal zone permit with factual find advising ceqa findings as read into the record, the permit holder is the recreation & park department, and we will start with the requestor. again, there is the three minutes. >> i was absent at the original hearing and i have reviewed the video as well as reviewed the transcript. >> okay, good evening, commissioner, katherine howard, golden gate park, this is with the shore line [inaudible] while emphasizing the park's naturalistic landscape qualities, you have received a new study on toxins and recy

commissioner hurtado is absent. commissioner lazarus, aye. thank up. 3-0, this permit is upheld. thank you. >> presiden.>> there is no furts before the board. >> president hwang: we're adjourned. we are celebrating the glorious grand opening of the chinese rec center. ♪ 1951, 60 years ago, our first kids began to play in the chinese wrecks center -- rec center. >> i was 10 years old at the time. i spent just about my whole life here. >> i came here to learn dancing. by we came -- >> we had a good time. made a lot of friends here. crisises part of the 2008 clean neighborhood park fund, and this is so important to our families. for many people who live in chinatown, this is their backyard. this is where many people come to congregate, and we are so happy to be able to deliver this project on time and under budget. >> a reason we all agreed to name this memorex center is because it is part of the history of i hear -- to name this rec center, is because it is part of the history of san francisco. >> they took off from logan airport, and the call of duty was to alert american airlines

have a motion from the president to deny this rehearing request, vice-president absent, commissioner hurtado? >> aye. >> commissioner lazarus? >> aye. >> thank you. er the vote is 3-0, the rehearing request is denied and notices of decision in order for both appeals shall be released now. thank you. >> okay, thank you. we'll move on then to appeal item number 5 which is appeal number 12-066, michail kipnis versus the municipal transportation agency division of taxis and accessible services. this is an appeal of revocation on may 18, 2012 of a taxi medallion number 1094, it is on for hearing today and we will start with the appellant. you have 7 minutes. >> good evening, honorable commissioners, i am heidi, attorney for michail kipnis, mr. kipnis has worked in the taxi industry in san francisco for more than 25 years. taxi permit holders are required to drive a minimum of 800 hours or 156 four hour shifts per year, since obtaining his medallion in 1999, mr. kipnis has satisfied that requirement by driving 10 hour shifts currently on the more lucrative friday and saturday nights, i have a decl

to deny the appeal and uphold the permit on that basis, the vice-president is absent, commissioner hurtado>> aye. >> commissioner lazarus? >> aye. >> thank you, the vote is 3-0, this permit is upheld on that basis. >> so, item number 8 has been continued to october 24th and there's no further business. >> i'd like to welcome everyone to san francisco's planning commission regular meeting for thursday, september 13, 2012. i'd like to remind everyone that the commission does not tolerate disruption or outburst of in he kind, speaking out of order. turn off any mobile devices and when speaking speak directly into the microphone and state your name for the record. at this time, i'd like to call roll. commission president fong, here. commission wu, here. commissioner ante, here, commissioner moore, here. commissioner sugaya, here. >> first are items considered proposed for continuous, item 1 proposed for september 20. item 2 at 2750 jackson street request for conditional use authorization is poapped for continuous to september 20, 2012. item 3, case 2012822c for 1863 post street request for con

on that motion to overrule with that finding, the vice-president is absent, commissioner hurtado? >> aye. >> commissioner lazarus? >> aye. >> thank you, the vote is 3-0, the revocation is overruled, the medallion is reinstated with that finding. thank you. >> okay, president hwang, i'm inclined to call the next case which i think will go relatively quickly, or if you would like to call a break. >> the next item is number 6, appeal number 12-087, the subject is 114-124 noe street, it is protesting the i issue yans of july 12, 2012 to the department of public works, permit to remove and replace one tree. we'll start with the appellant. you have 7 minutes. >> greetings, president hwang and fellow board members, is there anybody from the department of public works present? >> yes, there is. >> oh, there is. >> ms. short is here. >> we were promised by se seal ya at 1650 mission at apartment 304, informed me that notices of a public hearing would be posted regarding this. i live one block over and the only notices that i have seen posted regarding this hearing were posted by a private

commissioner hurtado is absent. commissioner lazarus, aye. thank up. 3-0, this permit is upheld. thank you. >> presiden.>> there is no furts before the board. >> president hwang: we're adjourned. tape 55 >> welcome, this is carl. >> great to meet you. >> great to me you, and i want to thank you for your interest and this is the city's animal shelter. and come in and a lot of people come here to adopt a animal or if they have lost their animal or looking for other animals. and we deal with other animals like birds and rabbits and you name it. this is more to see in this facility and more to see in the community. and i suggest you go with an animal control person and see what they co, whether rescuing animals in distress or hit by a car or dealing with aggressive animals or wildlife or a variety of things. you can only get that flavor with them and doing it first hand. >> i have been with animal control for about six years, i spent a year in the kennel and then the office came up and i started doing it and it really fit. it's really the job for me. and animals i have to handle and

commissioner hurtado is absent. commissioner lazarus, aye. thank up. 3-0, this permit is upheld. thank you. >> presiden.>> there is no furts before the board. >> president hwang: we're adjourned. >> i think it ae's public and private property. i'm against graffiti. >> who can get it out the most who can be noticed the most. >> i i've seen seniors doing graffiti. >> the city is art, other people who have their names tag -- >> [inaudible] our unit there are 2 sections we are doing one is abating and others are notice of violation to private property. all the utility boxes in public right-of-way we abate. >> we abate calls that come within 48 hours. >> we are a small group in g f graffiti. we don't have enough help. >> i have a group in town down and china town and the north tunnel. [inaudible] the graffiti we abate everything is coming up to the areas now. >> i'm willing to take it on. i think -- >> you are telling me you are ready for this? >> i think so. >> okay. >> there you go. >> all right. >> all right. >> ready to do it. let's go. >> want to get the gray signses this over he

. >> we have a motion from commissioner hurtado to deny the appeals and uphold the petition and denythe variants. on that motion, ficvice presidet fung, aye,. the denials are upheld with a vote of 4-0. president hwang: welcome back to the august 22, 2012 meeting of the board of appeals. we're calling item number seven.

. >> we have a motion from commissioner hurtado to deny the appeals and uphold the petition and denythe variants. on that motion,

on that motion, vice president fung, commissioner hurtado, and commissioner lazarists. -- lazarus. the appeal is granted. it is overruled with the adoption of those findings and the error, and it is a rehearing and no additional rehearing is allowed. a notice will be released. president hwang: thank you. director goldstein: we will then move on to item six, which is in two parts, 6a and 6b, john carey versus the department of building inspection and also versus the department of zoning administrator. the property is at 135 el camino del mar, appealing a denial for a permit to alter a building, no. 200865117, 200864297, and 200989665. there was a veranda, upper floor, and tears, and front room at first for hour, building of the property line at the southeast corner of the rear property. the appeal number 12-035, is about the rear yard and noncompliance structure variance for the required rear yard, and that was constructed beyond the scope of a building permit number 9802662, and documented in building permit application number in 2010/1/7/04 three five eight. we will start with the

commissioner hurtado is absent. commissioner lazarus, aye. 3-0, the suspension is upheld on that basis. >> president hwang: thank you. >> i'll call item 7 (7) appeal no. 12-089 henry johnson, appellant(s) versus police department, respondent. 1195 quesada street. appealing the denial on july 23, 2012, of tow car operator permit for hearing today. we will start with the appellant, mr. johnson. you have seven minutes to present your case. >> good evening to you all. i'm here today -- the decision that they made due to a fine that my first permit i should have kept, and instead of the second one. i don't want to waste too much of your time tonight, but i have a family to feed and this is what i do here in san francisco, tow cars for the last 17 years. and never had no problems here. so that's what i'd like to say. >> vice president fung: sir, i was a little confused by what is really before us in this case. you applied for a tow driver -- you submitted a tow driver application for a new company named nelson. >> no. for

commissioner hurtado? >> aye. >> commissioner lazarus? >> aye. >> thank you, the vote is 3-0, this permit is upheld on that basis. thank you. >> okay, we're going to take a short break and resume >> we all sound very excited because we have some special guests. we have nearly -- mayor lee. [applause] and we also have our very own superintendent coranza. i am sure you want to hear a few words from the superintendent, correct? from mayor lee? the spring them a warm harvey milk will come. -- let us give them a warm harvey milk will come. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to harvey milk academy. it is my pleasure to join all of you, the students, parents, faculty, and school administration, to kick off a wonderful year. how many students want to be mayor of san francisco? how about a mayor from the civil rights academy of harvey milk? we would be proud of that. i want to welcome everybody back. i know you had a great summer. i want you to approach this school like a sponge, soak up everything that you can learn. it is great to have kno

commissioner hurtado? >> aye. >> commissioner lazarus? >> aye. >> thank you, the vote is 3-0, this permit is upheld on that basis. thank you. >> okay, we're going to take a short break and resume at 7:30. (break for 5 minutes, to resume at 7:30).m5

commissioner hurtado? >> aye. >> commissioner lazarus? >> aye. >> thank you, the vote is 3-0, this permit is upheld on that basis. thank you. >> okay, we're going to take a short break and resume >> we are moving on to item number 7 rkts appeal number 12-707. protest thing issuance on may 18, 2012 to pickle/besser family trust of a permit to alter a building, interior soft dem in addition only on ground floor and basement, no exterior work per ab-017, the application number is 2012/05/14/0406, it's on today. have you gotten confirmation pr the interpreter that they are set up and ready to go. >> the last day that ms. wong left, she didn't mention it. >> she said she needed one more minute. >> i can go double check. >> if you would nlt mind or maybe she'll see me asking for it and maybe she'll come in. >> to come to this room? >> well, i just want to make sure -- >> okay, thank you so much, okay. so, president hwang. >> yes, and i just wanted to say, thank you all for coming out here, i know you've waited a little while but i wanted to tak

commissioner hurtado is absent. commissioner lazarus, aye. thank up. 3-0, this permit is upheld. thank you. >> presiden.>> there is no furts before the board. >> president hwang: we're adjourned. >> kicking things off we have a fireside chat with the angels and legendary investor ron conway, mayor ed lee, san francisco mayor, and the conversation will be moderated by our own michael aaroningtonv1 . >> it's early. you were here last year, mr. mayor. >> yes, i was. >> is it your mayorship or mr. mayor? >> ed is fine. >> mr. mayorship, before we start i want to note it's 9-11. it's been eleven years and i know that you were up early this morning. can you tell us a little bit how you sort of marked the day. >> yes, i was and again i thank tech crunch for recognizing a moment of silence. i joined some 30 cadets at our fire station training center, which chief hayes white and commissioners and we read off all of the names, 375 of them, the names of the victims of 9-11. and we have done that for the purpose to recall them, what they did and then i had an opportunity to recognize the cad

commissioner hurtado is absent. commissioner lazarus, aye. thank up. 3-0, this permit is upheld. thank you. >> presiden.>> there is no furts before the board. >> president hwang: we're adjourned. >> good morning, and welcome to the san francisco county transportation county transportation authority. i'm scott weiner and to my right is mar and to my left is david do, are there any announcements? >> no announcements. >> will you please call item number two. >> number two, approve the minutes of the july 10, 2012, meeting action item. >> colleagues, any discussion? is there any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. can we approve the motion to approve the minutes? >> can we do it with an objection? that will be the order. item three? >> item three, state and federal legislature update, information/action item. >> good morning, commissioners, we have presentation on both the state legislative agenda and also on federal, we are going to give you an overview of the new map 21 surface transportation act. but talk about the state legislation, i have invited our legislati

on that motion, vice president fung, aye, president hwang, aye, commissioner hurtado is absent. it is 3-0. this permit is upheld with those revised plans and a notice of decision and order will be released, and no other rehearing requests are allowed. thank you. >> president hwang: thank you. calling item 6, appeal 12-081 kinami ahmed dba "nile cafÉ", appellant(s), versus department of public health, respondent. 544 jones street. appealing the 30-day suspension of a tobacco product sales permit. reason for suspension: violation of state law and the san francisco health code which p tobacco products. director's case no. smk12-06. we will start with the appellant's agent and you have seven minutes. >> thank you. abraham -- appearing on behalf of mr. ahmed. the reason for the appeal is the decision of the department is that it is overbroad and punitive. in addition we request a -- that the board review de novo the denial of the exemption request that the appellant submitted timely in a timely fashion. the smoking of huka pipes and the enjoyment of the camaraderie that occurs around

president to reduce this penalty to two times the regular fee, president hwang aye, commissioner hurtado is absent. commissioner lazarus this is reduced to two times the regular fee. >> item 9 has been continued to october 10, 2012 (10) appeal no. 12-093 keith doerge, appellant(s) versus department of building inspection, respondent planning department approval. 2865 vallejo street. protesting the issuance on august 01, 2012, to shane busch, permit to alter a building (work related to approved bpa no. 2011/10/14/6816; underground expansion to garage - addition of 697sf; all new work is underground; new elevator up to 1st floor level; seismic upgrade; interior remodel of 1st floor level; mandatory sprinkler work under separate permit). we'll start with the appellant. you have seven minutes. >> thank you, president, commissioner lazarus, vice president fung. i put this picture -- can you see that? this is the property in question, where the construction is going on. and you can see just to the right, in the photo, is my house, which is -- starts at the street, and goes directly back. the h