. >> i live at 2037 larkin street, i am the director next-door neighbor to 2041 larkin street. first we're here not to speak about wireless or the possible dangers of cell phones, but we would like to point out four facts that we think will help determine that this does not meet the guidelines for a conditional use permit. san francisco lacks a general plan for wireless systems throughout the city. my associates will speak to the safety of the structure and the integrity of 2041 larkin street. 70.3% of residents within a 300- foot residents are in opposition. the multiple proposed site in commercial areas indicates this is not necessary. it was back on february 17 at the planning commission that you expressed -- not all of you but some of you expressed frustration and requested the planning director determine steps necessary to develop a plan. commissioner miguel spoke, we're being piecemealed to death. commissioner moore was looking for plan based on my request and david geffen -- different guidance. a commissioner remarked he noted the frustration of his colleagues. we're doi

i live within five blocks of 2041 larkin street. i am here because it is not clear why at&t the necessary to install wireless equipment at this church. the fact that this church is in a residential neighborhood and there is significant opposition should be enough to stop the installation of this equipment. the questionable structural integrity of this building and the lack of security or supervision along with an absence of seismic retrofitting are also significant concerns. aside from these issues, a lack of a general plan for wireless systems in san francisco, it seems the should be resolved before a disputed plan is realized. there is also concern about what will happen with this equipment if the exception -- acquisition of t-mobile occurs. this may result in a redundancy of wireless equipment through the city especially considering the site near pol and -- polk and green. the building at polk and green seems to be in a residential area and is ideal. >> our next speakers. in any order. >> president olague and board. i have lived

i also happen to be a former board member of larkin street and a former board member at the research organization. i am also a developer. i see all this opposition as a completely normal part of this process. it makes these projects better in the long run. i think that the organizations have made modifications to the programs that will make it better for the community in the long run. i think that the process has worked great. i think now is the time to be done with it. i think the opposition was grasping a little bit. cancelling the project to say that this violates any aspect of ceqa is a little bit nonsensical. i am hoping that you will approve this project. we can get these kids off of the streets and into our neighborhood. thanks. >> president, supervisors, my name is joel lipsky. i am a member of the board. i am a former director at the mayor's office of housing. i was there until january. i helped to draft it when the project was rewarded funds. i need to emphasize that i'm not speaking on behalf of this. i am speaking as a citizen of the city. all i want to say is i'm extreme

in essence, in the bay area, like on larkin street, i want to see people invest more in people.ove the giants stadium, but i want to see cumins investing in a humans, instead of expensive. expensive buildings. i love to see the mayor and governor invest more in education than in incarcerations. so i am committed with the music and the platform that i have, if i have to, to give a little spanking to those who need to break up. we spend way too much on weapons. all the money that we spend on tv advertising, gears of war, that is stupidity. in new zealand, they passed a law that said that you could not sell it. all those games about killing people. they do not want it. to me, i'd equate that with columbine, with war. once you desensitize a human being, you cannot tell the difference between shooting someone in a video game and a real person. some people can be gentle and kind. i can be ghetto when i want to be. i grew up with the black panthers doing peace and freedom benefits for them. so on the one hand i like the softness of spirituel the day, but i also like the energy that you

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this is not chp or with larkin street. this is about the choice of this particular building in a myriad of zoning exceptions. the city could have avoided this process. i have a thought and with the outline and outreach plan. out reach in this case can mean identifying decision makers that will support and pass required legislation that includes the planning department, the mayor, his staff. after they reach out to the supporters among the community leaders, neighborhood associations and can influence the back of the project. only after the project is virtually insured legislative passage, political cover did they contact the neighbors. they have traded an uncooperative atmosphere with the stress of the people in the area. the project sponsor has purchasing deadlines for the building and they needed the zoning from the city. there is $4.4 million to spy out reach. no decision makers lived near the property. >> let me ask anyone watching this if you wish to speak in support of the appellants, please come up to the hearing ro

i have a great deal of friends who have been involved in larkin street. they currently serve on the board. they both do great work. the objections on this project have nothing to do with the organizations involved at all. they have to do with the process that took place at the project site. where we are with every single neighborhood group and merchant group opposing the project that borders us, it is not an issue that goes away. despite that this is overwhelmingly opposed in the neighborhoods, i am proud that people have stood up from district to to say that they support the project. the simple answer is that i start over. there is a lot of support for projects like this. i look forward to having the opportunity to shepard one of these projects from the beginning, not until the end. i understand that the board is going to approve this today. you have my commitment that i am going to work to make this a great project for the neighborhood and the project sponsors involved. let me talk about moving forward. no one likes the way this -- this project has evol

i am here seeking your approval for a six panel antennas located at 2041 larkin street, also known as church of the fellowship for all. i am joined by shane erickson and representatives from the church. this is a preference one location under the 1996 wallet -- wireless telecommunications guidelines which you know is the most favorable of locations. we originally sent out the committee meeting notification months ago, we received three calls into our hot line seeking additional information. our plan are made it to where some of the -- made us aware of the concerns. we stopped the work and canceled the meeting and sent out the team to reevaluate the site. the team consisted of the site acquisition manager, the radiofrequency engineer, a licensed professional structural engineer, as well as a representative from medicine. the team came back with 27 sites, all this favor. all these sites were submitted to the clerk of the commission. -- the team came back with 27 sites, all disfavored. we are addressing the significant gaps in coverage as a line. we sent out the new notices, i presented

we are working on -- larkin street as well as the mission graduates providing opportunity for their young people to be a part of the business we're offering. >> i'm the attorney for the roxy theater. i believe this man is within the purpose -- -- this amendment is within the purpose. the roxy is the only single screen theater in the mission. it's open to families and has huge community support and is 100 years old. given the economic changes happening to the movie theater business, it is becoming increasingly difficult to make it a viable business. we want to be responsive to the younger audience, the foot traffic around a 16th street, and the rivers -- and be responsive to the amenities they're asking for. they get numerous day permits from abc and have never once had a complaint. people are there to see a movie and maybe have a drink. it definitely fits within the diverse activities and opportunities within the mission that this is something people who live in the mission could go see a movie, all ages, all groups, and it fits within the purpose of the sud, and i hope you pass this amen

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of the oak school lofts, the electric tower, the webb lofts, asbury hall, 567 exchange street, the larkin exchange complex, the erie-lackawanna train station in jamestown and the innovation center at the buffalo-niagara medical campus. they either involve a restoration of an historic, vacant building or new construction in an economically distressed area. mr. speaker, i support legislation that would extend the new market tax program and authorize it at $5 billion or more a year, and i support extending the historic preservation tax credit because i have seen in buffalo how cost-effective and successful this program can be. older industrial areas like buffalo will be able to compete and succeed in a globalized economy if their leaders develop a culture of innovation and create new economic opportunities while taking advantage of the unique assets of the past. buffalo and western new york are ready to meet that challenge. i congratulate those who have led this effort to host this important conference, especially bob skirker and kathleen schweitzer and the hundreds of western new yorkers th