commissioner koppel? >> commissioner koppel: i'll just say a few words. they don't make them like this very often. if you need to look at his resume, i'm sure that would do the talking for you. i don't think anyone embodies the spirit 100% of san francisco in general as rodney fong. and i'm extremely mad that i got elected vice president, he's leaving. i got to sit next to him for only four hearings, which is not enough for me. in the small city, we'll probably run into each other sooner than later. >> thank you. >> commissioner hillis? >> again thank you. i know we thanked you last week. you deserve two rounds of thanks. you've been a mentor to us all. and i think by your speech, what a san franciscan is. thank you very much. >> commissioners, that places you on department matters. item number 6. director's announcements. >> i want to thank you. thank you for those really eloquent words. really, really appreciate it and everything you've done for us. commissioners, i wanted to mention one thing. you've gotten some emails about sb50 and the compact and we

commissioner koppel? >> move to remove items 1, 2, 3, and 4. after public comment. >> is there public comment on the continuance calendar? okay, with that, public comment is now closed. >> second. >> thank you, commissioners. on that motion to continue items as proposed, commissioner fong? commissioner hillis. commissioner moore. commissioner melgar. so moved, that motion passes unanimously 5-0. if the acting zoning administrator could continue item 3b. >> yes, i'll continue to the date specified. thank you. >> thank you. placing us under your consent calendar, all matters listed here considered to be routine by the planning commission and may be acted upon by a single role call vote of the commission. there will be no separate discussion of these items unless the member of the public, staff, or commission requests, in which event the matter should be removed and considered at a separate item at this or a future hearing. item 6, case 2018-013462 cua, 3995 alemany boulevard, number seven, 2018-015439 cua.

that's where i'm at with that. >> president melgar: commissioner koppel?> vice president koppel: this is not as extraordinary as we see on a regular basis, so i'm okay with it. >> commissioner richards: second. >> vice president koppel: i'd like to make a motion to not take d.r. and approve as proposed. >> commissioner richards: second. >> president melgar: commissioner moore? >> commissioner moore: i have a question for mr. winslow. a-2, introducing a new deck on the third floor property line, i saw that somewhat unusual. that is, i think, asking for something that is hard to understand. >> the last word. >> >> commissioner moore: that is hard to understand. >> we also saw that, and it raised a red flag. here's what we thought of it. it is deminimous. it is a step out balcony against a neighbor who also did not file any kind of complaint or d.r. while we typically would have had a second look at that and said take it out, we didn't have an issue with it. >> clerk: if there's nothing further, commissioners, there's a motion that's been seconded to not take

. >> commissioner koppel. >> thank you. >> thanks to everyone here today. i my heart goes out to many richards and what he's endured and glad to see he's turned it around and put everything to a good use right now. i'm trusting in the process the office of cannabis has unfailed and looking at this at the first applicant. we talked earlier in the hearing about certain people that blame the process or blame commissioners for things taking so long and the project sponsor came here with all their ducks in a row. they have it all lined up. almost every person here is on board and that's what we want to see up here. future am can'ts take notes of what these guys are doing because they're doing it right and i can't speak for other commissioners but i'll be in favor of this project today. >> commissioner moore. >> thank you, commissioner koppel. i do tryst -- trust the process and the hoops they've displayed is amazing and they were prepared to make a solid statement about what they have gone through. i believe the city has done everything in the book to guarantee

. >> president melgar: commissioner koppel. >> commissioner koppel: great report, mr. bintliff. i think the most important thing that was said about all this is this does improve morale. it lessens stress, it increases productivity, which we all need. and i've firsthand seen this more so at the end of the hearings. we're not necessarily getting the different conclusions. we're getting the same conclusions, but getting to them a lot faster with respect to the r.d.t., discretionary reviews at the end of the hearing, so i personally wanted to thank everyone for just making that happen. >> president melgar: thank you. i just -- okay. i just wanted to chime in and say thank you very much. it's an outstanding presentation, and i think the thoughtfulness that's gone into doing a systems analysis and coming up with effective ways to, you know, use technology and also be more user friendly is outstanding. i have to chime in and say that, you know, what you brought up, commissioner richards, already kind of happens. i mean, i think in the two years i've been in this commission, i've seen

congratulations, president melgar, vice president koppel. i've been doing this on a regular basis at the planning commission for about 30 years. this is the first time i've got up on the place that i live. i've been there with my wife for nearly four years, and my friend, rob fife owns the property, and we want to remodel the house to accommodate both his family and my future needs. the existing configuration is very problematic. this was a single-family home. this is the only home in this cluster of homes that was split into two units on this site of fountain. and as it was done, it didn't create quality housing. i'm going to have the project architect come up and walk you through what's being proposed. i wanted to tell you that we have done everything we could to have a sensitively designed project. rob and i discussed numerous architects. we settled on sarah wilmer who is a noe valley entirely based women's firm. i think if you look carefully at the way this plan is shown, this is not maximizing any aspects of the buildable area of this p

what you have heard tonight that the choice will be in favor of the community, and for commissioner koppel, people will still have jobs to build it. >> next speaker, please. >> hello. good afternoon, chair and members of the planning commission. thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak. i am a member of the local 22 carpenter's union and a san francisco local as well. i am here to speak in favor of the project at 1979 mission for the benefit it brings the surrounding communities through housing and the union and job creation. i have been here all my life watching the city change, as i want to take part in making it better. during -- doing this creates jobs for the union, and builds opportunity for me to provide for my family i am in full support of the 19 mission project. i urge you to consider the positive benefits to the community center, responsibility develop developer that it brings to the city, just build it. >> thank you. next speaker, please. [cheering] >> good i -- good evening, commissioners, staff, community. my name is gabriel. i'm speaking on behalf of mission neighbor

. >> vice president koppel. >> here. >> commissioner hillis. commissioner moore. we do expect commissioners fong, johnson, and richards to arrive shortly. first is items for continuance. item one for the accessory dwelling units and new construction planning code and business and tax regulations code amendments. item two,

. >> commissioner koppel. >> i'm leaning towards supporting the project based on the fact that it was vacant for so long. it's a subterrain lot. >> commissioner johnson. >> i can see it both ways. the fact we want to continue to ignite the commercial corridor and at the same time i think in this corridor which we heard other testimony that retail has struggled in this corridor and thinking about the unique nature of the subterranean unit i'm leaning in support. >> commissioner fong. >> i was going make a motion. >> i'm also leaning towards supporting the project. i can understand and see it both ways but i'm looking at this particular building and retail has changed and it is difficult. we're seeing it all over the city. we have vacant storefronts because people are getting stuff on amazon. i think i don't want to jeopardize the health of the corridor by hanging on to something that no longer works. that being said, i think this particular store front is unique that it's a basement. the windows are fairly small. to your point, commissioner, moore about wanting them to be open and seei

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it will add to our housing stock commissioner koppel?>> i want to make a motion to approve. >> second. >> commissioner richards? >> the side of the building is facing the apartments. what color is it? it looks dark. >> it is a stucco finish, and we proposed a darker color. we could lighten the color. >> i would like to amend the motion so the side of the building has the most highly reflective coating on it to allow light to be reflected into the windows that are being blocked. >> we are happy to work with your staff to come up with a lighter -- >> is that amenable? >> that is totally amenable. >> there is a motion and a second to approve the project with an amendment to work with staff on the colouring of the wall. on that motion ... [roll call] so moved. that motion passes 6-1 with commissioner moore voting against. commissioners, that takes you to the next item, item number 13. record number 2017-009635 c.u.a. at 432 portland avenue, a conditional use authorization. >> good afternoon, members of the commission. i'm from planning depar

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