commissioner hurtado is absent this evening. the deputy city attorney will provide the board with any legal advice i'm cynthia goldstein the board's executive director. we're joined from representatives from the city departments with the cases before us. scott sanchez is here, he is representing the planning department and planning commission. joseph duffy, senior building inspector representing the department of building inspection. john kwong is here and i'm not sure if they are in the room, but i'm expecting representatives from the environmental health section of the department of health. if you could conduct the swearing-in process. >> the board requests that you turn off all phones and pagers so they will not disturb the proceedings. please carry on conversations in the hallways. the board's rules of presentation are as follows, appellants, permit holders and department representatives each have seven minutes to present their cases and three minutes for rebuttals. people affiliated with these parties must include their com

>> aye. >> >> commissioner hurtado is absent. vice president lazarus? >> aye. >> and commissioner honda? >> aye. >> thank you, the vote is 4-0. the jurisdiction requests are granted and mr. pashelinsky has two 5-day appeal periods in which to appear these matters. thank you. >> we'll call item 6a through 6d that will all be heard together. appeal no. 12-105,106, 107, and 108. josh bleecher synder and also dennis stewart versus the department of building inspection with the planning department approval. these are appeal protests the issuance on august 20 2012 to brendan fox of a permit to demolish a building, two story single-family dwelling with 1083-square-feet of ground floor area and also protesting the issuance on august 20, 2012 to brendan fox of a permit to erect a building, four-story, two-unit building with 1413-square-feet of ground floor area. these were alluded time to submit code-compliant revised plans and the hearings were held on october 17th an again december 12th, 2012. with the president's afreedom what i would recommend is that we hea

commissioner hurtado aye. commissioner lazarus aye.missioner honda, aye. >> those minutes are adopted. so we will then take up item 4(a) whichbjae is a -- two rehearing requests, subject 4&c8 )qj at 124-128 fillmore street. the board received a letter requesting rehearing of 12- -- at that time the boardd:÷d voted 3-0 to uphold the?@ in appeal 12-112 is deborah stott and the letter of determination is request to extend expiration date. and we will start with the requester. because there are two requests, you will have six minutes to present your case. >> i just want to note for the record i did view the video of october 24th on this matter and i'm able to sit for this matter today. >> i also reviewed the video, and i'm able to determine -- to view this as well. >> can we'::l2ú turn this on. >> continue the overhead and refer to it. >> thank you. bret gladstone aside from me is david nale my client. david has had hiv and has been taking a very intense drug for 20 years which has as we've mentioned before impeded. one of the reasons that

commissioner hurtado. >> aye. >> and commissioner honda. >> no. >> thank you. the vote is two-two to grant this rehearing. the rules require four votes to grant a rehearing so absent another motion this rehearing request would be denied and the notice of decision and order shall issue. >> okay. >> next case. >> item five is withdrawn and will not be withdrawn this evening so we will move to six. warren mcgrath & mark goldstein versus the department of public works and bureau of street use and mapping. the subject property is at 2300 33rd avenue and nextg networks of california inc. now crown castle personnel wireless service facility site permit. and we will start with the appellants. is the appellant in the room? okay. the appellants are not in the room. mr. qan, could you step forward for a minute. it's my understanding that the appellants didn't participate in the hearing officer's hearing. is that correct? >> that's correct. >> okay. so commissioners how would you like to proceed? would you like to hear from the permit holder who is here? >> let's go ahead

. >> [inaudible] >> as councilmember hurtado said no reason to do it and nothing is blocked. >> i don't want to revisit the issue. the offer is out there. if you want to take it. >> (inaudible). >> the offer is out there that he pay for the sky light. all right. i think we should do the motion. >> i heard the offer. >> we are going to do that right now. >> and i'm sorry and another window blocked and he says i didn't agree to that. >> okay. i'm going to make a motion on this appeal. i am going to move that we deny the appeal on the basis that the 311 notice was not expired and that it was properly issued. >> madam director, if we want to codify this we should condition, shouldn't we? >> well, -- >> that voluntarily agreements between the parties which then means that you take the appeal and with hold the permits with conditions. >> i think my preference is they work it out on their own. >> i'm sorry. just the two options. >> i think i would like to proceed that way. >> okay. >> we have i motion then from commissioner hurtado to deny this appeal, up hold the permit on the basis that sect

>> motion from commissioner hurtado toup hold this permit. first it's on the basis that the permit holder has stipulated to provide notification for all new permits to owners and occupants within 300 feet of the property except new permits that abate the current nov's and then there is a condition that the permit holder shall conduct soil testing on the site to be conducted by a professional soil testing lab. vice president fung -- certified? >> i think the request from dbi by someone who is qualified -- well, it's very general. >> i believe it's a certified professional testing legislate. >> okay. >> that would probably cover it. >> >> okay. again that condition is the permit holder shall conduct soil testing on the site to be conducted by a certified soil testing lab and this notice as stipulated by the permit holder is to end in five years. >> [inaudible] >> i think it's easier for everybody about the lab. we will use the same lab that dbi uses which i understand is treadwell and lowell. >> i respectively ask for a third party independent

commissioner hurtado, aye. commissioner lazarus, aye.missioner honda, aye. >> that is passed and notice ofa decision will b┘:z(5 issued tomorrow. thanky,9khó you. item 4(b) is another rehearing request at 498 hoffman avenue a letter from2b:y allen sowle appellants requesting rehearing of appeal 12-117 decided november 7, 2012. at that time the board voted"8btw iho 2-1-2 vice president fung dissented commissioner hurtado absent on the basis that there was no error or -- three out of four votes required to be overturn a modified action whenéd!elc"p% a vacancy exists letter ofy determination was upheld by law. the regarding the legal dwelling unit. my understanding commissioners hurtado and honda have reviewed the video there for this hearing and are >> that's correct. >> good evening. my name is alan sowle. we're here because extraordinarybb:z<éf";f circumstances exist and rehearing is needed to prevent injustice because new acheddgg:z"y different facts and circumstances have been discovered relevant to the hearing officer's determination

commissioner hurtado is absent. vice president lazarus? >> aye. >> and commissioner honda? >> aye. >> thank you. the vote is 4-0 and the demolition permit suprahold as-is and the site performance is uphold with those revised plans. thank you. >> calling item no. 7, appeal no. 12-14 1 gration wu versus the department of building inspection, subject property at 42 lapp hamm way. appealing the imposition of a penalty on november 13th, 2012tor construction work done would you tell us a permit. >> good evening. this is my first time to remodel the house. i hired a contractor. and i followed his instructions and i didn't know he didn't get a permit. right now i already got the building permit and i'm looking for the electricity and the plumbing contractors so i can get those two permits to fix the property. so i hope you can reduce the penalty for me so i can have more resources to work on though fix this problem. thank you. >> excuse me. did you say you are looking for a replacement contractor? >> yes. >> how are you going to do whether or not the new contractor is able to file

. >> and commissioner hurtado is absent. vice president lazarus? >> aye. >> and commissioner honda? >> aye. >> thank you. the vote is 4-0, with denial is upheld on that basis. >> we'll call item no. 9, appeal no. 12-101,shumei fang doing busne

. >> and commissioner hurtado is absent. vice president lazarus? >> aye. >> commissioner honda? >> aye. >> the vote is 4-0 and the suspension is reduced to 60 days. >> there is no further business. >> thank you, this meeting is adjourned. >> when the new california academy of sciences opened in 2008, it quickly became one of the top tourist magnets in the city. part of the cal academies' astronomical success is the weekly nightlife party. >> i am joined by helen, who is here to school me on all the nocturnal activities that are getting ready to take place here. tell us a little about what we can expect to see at nightlife. >> we open up the doors every thursday night at the california academy of sciences. there are certain things you can see every week you can go to the museum, visit the planetarium, and we bring in bars and a deejay or band. it is a different feel from during the day, something different every week. tonight , we have beer and music. -- tonight we have great beer and music. it is beer week. we have a dozen local brewers in african hall. we have a deejays to set

. >> and commissioner hurtado is absent. vice president lazarus? >> aye. >> commissioner honda? >> aye. >> the vote is 4-0 and the suspension is reduced to 60 days. >> there is no further business. >> thank you, this meeting is adjourned. >> 7 and a half million renovation is part of the clean and safe neighbor's park fund which was on the ballot four years ago and look at how that public investment has transformed our neighborhood. >> the playground is unique in that it serves a number of age groups, unlike many of the other properties, it serves small children with the children's play grounds and clubhouses that has basketball courts, it has an outdoor soccer field and so there were a lot of people that came to the table that had their wish list and we did our best to make sure that we kind of divided up spaces and made sure that we kept the old features of the playground but we were able to enhance all of those features. >> the playground and the soccer field and the tennis fields and it is such a key part of this neighborhood. >> we want kids to be here. we want families to

. >> and commissioner hurtado is absent. vice president lazarus? >> aye. >> and commissioner honda? >> aye. >> thank you. the vote is 4-0, with denial is upheld on that basis. >> we'll call item no. 9, appeal no. 12-101,shumei fang doing business as ceo health club, inc., versus department of public health, appealing a 90-day suspension issued on august 14th, 2012 of a massage establishment permit. director's case no. msg12 -39. this matter is on for hearing. we'll start with the appellant mr. horcher, you have 7 minutes. >> it's getting late. i am soring you are feeling ill and congratulations president hwang and vice president lazarus on your ascension. all of that talk about coffee and the gentleman talking about going through law school in the '70s and i can relate to that experience going through night school. having a hard time trying to stay awake during procedures class. i recall a professor making key points and one thing he always said, you should always examine the issue of jurisdiction. i have two primary points on that issue. today as indicated or foreshadowed by brief

commissioner hurtado is absent this evening. the deputy city attorney will provide the board with any legal >> what's up san franciscans? we are very much in the the giving of the year. perfect time to learn something new and have a little fun. here are some events that can be shared to start the year right. on tuesday jerry 22 - an evening of live art making. come watch these talented folks draw and paint and maybe create art of around. maybe you are more of a scientist. cal academy's night light. tri hands-on activities real scientist, compare hearts and brains of animals against humans. tickets are 12 bucks. don't miss month-long event. at this saturday, join the american civil war association commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the civil war. colorful uniforms and soldiers. that's the week buzz. visit us at sftv.org >> just a little pack of pad located at the bottom of russian hill, the secret garden with an intimate and captivating appeal. carefully tucked away, at the bottom of lumbar street, the park makes the top o

. >> and commissioner hurtado is absent. vice president lazarus? >> aye. >> commissioner honda? >> aye. >> the vote is 4-0 and the suspension is reduced to 60 days. >> there is no further business. >> thank you, this meeting is adjourned. >> good morning and welcome to the san francisco this petition authority. >> i want to welcome commissioner london bree for the first commission meeting. welcome and congratulations on being here. our clerk is erica chang is sfgt are charles and mark. i believe that satisfies our first item roll call. second item? >> to approve the minutes of the december 4, 2012 meeting. it is an action item. >> any comments? public comment? any member of the public would like to comment on item 2? will close of the comment. colleagues can we have a motion to approve the minutes? >> so moved. second by supervisor cohen. next item. >> item 3 citizens advisory committee report. an information item. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> i have a report. i have a quick report from the december 5 meeting of the cac. at this time we have reviewed and passed action it

. >> and commissioner hurtado is absent. vice president lazarus? >> aye. >> commissioner honda? >> aye. >> the vote is 4-0 and the suspension is reduced to 60 days. >> there is no further business. >> thank you, this meeting is adjourned. >> hello. welcome to "culturewire." we are here today with bay area artist jody chanel, and we are here to see the plaza where your piece has just been installed. >> i have been doing large-scale paintings in the galleries and museums, and the idea that in the future, i could do something that would hang out a little bit longer than the duration of the installation the kind of appeal to me. i quickly found out about the san francisco arts commission school and realized there was a pre-qualified school you had to apply to, so i applied to the. >> how long did it take you to develop this work for the plaza? >> this was a fast track project. design development was about a month. >> let's look at the beautiful mural. i have never seen a mural created on asphalt. >> the heat of the asphalt, a new layer of asphalt. then, these wire rope templates tha

. >> and commissioner hurtado is absent. vice president lazarus? >> aye. >> commissioner honda? >> aye. >> the vote is 4-0 and the suspension is reduced to 60 days. >> there is no further business. >> thank you, this meeting is adjourned. >> let me welcome everyone for coming out to this great kickoff event. mayor lee, supervisor chiu, distinguished guests from the community, city family, all of us coming together. last year we held a pilot project on stockton street to help the merchants and support the merchants in selling their merchandise. we were able -- we were very successful. we got a lot of great feedback from the pilot. so this year again, we are doing the second year of the pilot. all the agencies and the community and the merchants, we got together, and talked about how we can do better. and without further delay, i will ask the mayor to come and say a few words, who is a big supporter of this project. mayor lee. >> thank you mohammed. [ applause ] >> i am very happy to be here. is this okay? all right. all right. [ laughter ] all right. first of all, happy new year

. >> commissioner hurtado is absent. vice president lazarus? >> aye. >> commissioner honda? >> aye. >> thank you. the vote is 4-0. the 30-day suspension is uphold on that basis. >> president hwang i think we're still waiting on the 6:00 arrive of our term. interpreter >> the other three that remain, i don't think any of them would get done in five minutes, so i would suggest a >> welcome to the board of appeals meeting for january 16th, 20 . i have been notified that the interpreter is stuck in traffic and we'll have to move on to another case. i would like to see a show of hands for item no. 11, appeal no. 12-142, 2nd street merchants, versus department of public works bureau of street-use and mapping. and:00 no. 12, appeal no. 12-142, paawan kothari, doing business as the chai cart. >> anyone here for that item? >> perhaps they are out in the hall. >> let's give them a minute. president hwang, which case would you like to begin with? >> item 12. is anyone here for item no. 12, the chai cart? i guess we'll go with item no. 11. >> item no. 11, appeal no. 12-142, 2nd street m

(narrador) han aterrorizado al cocinero del campamento, hurtado comida y hasta han robado equipo médico nuevo padre está ansioso por proteger a su familia. sissy, tuvo a su bebé anoche, la estamos viendo por primera vez. anoche llovió toda la noche, así que estamos un poco preocupados, pero tiene a su cría con ella y eso es bueno, pero ahora debemos saber si el bebé está recibiendo su leche o no, así que debemos quedarnos aquí y observar. [gibón cantando] ¡uah,uah,uah! (narrador) como sissy y doni, fueron rescatados pequeñas jaulas en la ciudad, su nuevo bebé es una prueba viviente de que kalaweit, está haciendo la diferencia. [gibones cantando] !uah,uah,uah! ♪ buenos días, kalimantan! soy su amigo chanee. (narrador) hoy chanee y su esposa parada, están investigando la pista de uno de sus radioescuchas. quien llamó supo que un gibón era retenido como mascota en una carpintería de la ciudad. lamentablemente según parece los vínculos del dueño con la industria maderera y la deforestación, le han ganado algunos regalos. [gallina cacareando] ¡cloc,cloc,cloc! (narrador) el gibón mascota está

(narrador) han aterrorizado al cocinero del campamento, hurtado comida y hasta han robado equipo médicouevo padre está ansioso por proteger a su familia. sissy, tuvo a su bebé anoche, la estamos viendo por primera vez. anoche llovió toda la noche, así que estamos un poco preocupados, pero tiene a su cría con ella y eso es bueno, pero ahora debemos saber si el bebé está recibiendo su leche o no, así que debemos quedarnos aquí y observar. [gibón cantando] ¡uah,uah,uah! (narrador) como sissy y doni, fueron rescatados pequeñas jaulas en la ciudad, su nuevo bebé es una prueba viviente de que kalaweit, está haciendo la diferencia. [gibones cantando] !uah,uah,uah! ♪ buenos días, kalimantan! soy su amigo chanee. (narrador) hoy chanee y su esposa parada, están investigando la pista de uno de sus radioescuchas. quien llamó supo que un gibón era retenido como mascota en una carpintería de la ciudad. lamentablemente según parece los vínculos del dueño con la industria maderera y la deforestación, le han ganado algunos regalos. [gallina cacareando] ¡cloc,cloc,cloc! (narrador) el gibón mcota está muy