they had written stephanie lazarus lazarus p.o., as in police officer. >> no paper trail. >> she seemed someone above suspicion. >> she had grown up in southern california. a tomboy of sorts. loved sports. she attended ucla where she played basketball. it was during her college days that she met and dated john rutton, long before he and sherry got married. after graduating in 1982, she surprised her family by joining the lapd. this when only a hand full of women entered the force. >> i was very proud of steph. it was a cool thing. >> she quickly rose through the ranks from patrol office to detective. she was popular, friendly, and well regarded. he assignments also included project d.a.r.e. a drug prevention program named at kids. she was twice named detective of the year. later she worked at internal affairs investigating other officers for wrong doing and corruption. her personal life was good too. in 1996, lazarus got married to another lapd detective. together they adopted a baby daughter. life both at home and on the job never seemed better. >> she was a happy person. she loved wha

. >> commissioner lazarus: i have a question. >> yes. >> commissioner lazarus: you mention in your oral testimony and also in your brief asking if there were other cases where applicant was permitted to seek a variance on someone's property. >> yes. >> commissioner lazarus: are there any legal cases on that topic? >> you know, it's a hard question to answer because it's so basic. can you pick up a piece of paper and go make an application for a permit on somebody else's property? no. the variance application says no, only the owner can do that. >> commissioner lazarus: is there any litigation that you can cite or any court cases that document that? >> no. >> commissioner lazarus: okay. that was my question. >> it was such a basic rule. >> commissioner lazarus: thank you. >>clerk: thank you. we'll now hear from mr. schab. >> good evening again. jeremy schab, schably architects. the zoning administrator is allowed to make changes in previous variance decision cases, especially because, you know, we heard a lot about what mr. imperiali wanted to do on the site. he said, quote, the life of

. >> commissioner lazarus: i have a question. >> yes. >> commissioner lazarus: is there a substantive difference between the equipment that you're using and at&t are using? >> they all have different spectrums, different radios, different antennas, so i can't speak to any other location cited by the appellant. but what we're installing for sprint is standard across most of california, certainly standard across a large part of the country where we're doing this. >> commissioner lazarus: so you don't know if it's larger, wider in circumference. >> it's probably larger than some, it may be smaller than others. it's a broad question that i don't have the specifics for every other carrier. >> vice president swig: how many other sites in this neighborhood did you review as alternatives to this site and if there were other sites that were reviewed, why were those sites deficient to this site? >> right. so the city has no alternative site analysis for these small cells, and perstate law, telephone corporations are entitled to access to the right-of-way. it's a limited right to access pursuant

>>clerk: okay. >> commissioner lazarus: for further discussion. >>clerk: can you speak into the microphone. >> commissioner lazarus: yes. i'm going to move to deny the appeal and grant the permit on the basis that it was properly issued. >>clerk: okay. we have a motion from commissioner lazarus to deny the appeal and grant the permit on the basis that it was properly issued. on that motion -- [roll call] >>clerk: okay. so that motion fails. >> president fung: i'm going to request -- >> commissioner honda: a continuance? >> president fung: -- that we continue this case so that we can have the department resolve this issue on notice. >> commissioner honda: how about clarifying the new pole, and the definition on the new pole. >> president fung: well, there's already been a motion that lost. have to be a continuance. >> commissioner honda: i agree. >>clerk: okay. so we have a motion from president fung, and to what date did you want to continue this? >> president fung: i think it should be d.p.w. looking at this. how long do you need to verify result

on that motion, commissioner lazarus. >> commissioner lazarus: i want to check. are you comfortable with that motion? >> i'm okay with it. >> aye. >> commissioner honda? >> commissioner honda: that motion carries 3-0. we will now move -- that concludes that numb per. bemove on to 5a through 5e and these are five appeals related to christopher cole, kristine gardner, ayca erbilgin, emrah kostem, and protesting the issuance on august 1, 2018 to bill canihan of a site permit, the change of use to convert an existing single-family house to a two-unit residence with horizontal and vertical addition. remodel new kitchen, new bathrooms, new bedrooms and living space,, new decks, and install new elevator. excavate rear yard and add fire sprinkler system throughout under separate hermit. did the appellants decide how to present the case? you have a total of 35 minutes. >> yes. we would like to do it individually. 7 minutes each. >> yes, please. >> what order would you like to do it? >> i'm going to go first. i'm robin. and then kristine. then napthali. >> them emrah and t

on that motion, president fung. >> i. >> commissioner lazarus? [roll call] >> that motion carries and i will administratively dismiss those two appeals. we are now moving on to appeal seven b. this is appeal number -- item seven b., appeal number 18-127. >> renovation of the kitchen and bathroom and the replacement of two walls. we will hear from the appellant appellants first. you have seven minutes. >> may i ask a question? is there someone representing the permit holder in the room? okay. thank you. >> high. good evening. my name is caroline duffy. i reside at 50 alta, apartment six. i have called this my home for ten years now. i have to say, by alta street standards, i am somewhat of a new person on the street. i was already pretty nervous to start off with. so this is going into, clearly a very emotional issue. what i like to do briefly is walk-through -- the reason as tenants we felt compelled to file an appeal. this is just to give you a visual of the property that we are talking about. you will hear 40 and 50 going back and forth. you ca

and also i just recently learned that jim lazarus is leaving the chamber after 15 years and he is moving over to the senator's office. we will reach out to him and see if we can get him scheduled. if not the 10th, then in january to acknowledge him for the service and all the support he provided for us and the policy. and lastly, i will be sending over to you, the schedule for our 2019 meeting schedule. we will not have to -- there will be some adjustments. small business week is the first week of may. we will not need to change the first meeting of the month. but we will be needing to make a change to the second meeting of the month of may because of memorial day. so i have already prescheduled meeting times. i will need to affirm with you as to whether these adjusted times will work with your schedule. because of the indigenous peoples day in october. and november, because of veterans' day, i have reserved veterans' day is monday, november 11th. so i have reserved november 12th, which is a tuesday, 2 p.m. just so that i have room on the book. because these rooms book up quickly. ((plea

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so on that motion by commissioner lazarus -- [roll call] >> we need a date to bring it back. >>clerk: january . we're pretty full in december. i mean, i think -- >> we are. >> when do you think you can get the findings together? >> thank you, brad. >> we can squeeze them on -- >> which one? the 3rd or the 12th. >> how about the 5th? >> okay. the motion is to continue to -- >> december 5. >> december 5. okay. on that motion -- [roll call] >>clerk: okay. so that motion carries, and we'll see you december 5. okay. so can you please submit them in of the property owners.the the basis for our appeal is that this ash tree, while very beautiful, is very much overgrown. it's improperly placed for a sustainable maintenance, and the removal of the tree is necessary for us to have sufficient access to our property long-term because of the placement of the tree. so i hope i can do this right. >>clerk: overhead. >> thank you. so general characteristics of this tree is that they grow to 80 feet tall, and they have a trunk diameter of 50 to 80 inches. they live 50 to 100 years, and there's

the statue of liberty served as a beacon for many of them a poem written by emma lazarus is inscribed on a plaque inside the statues pedestal. give me your tired your poor your huddled masses yearning to breathe free the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. in montreal a rally was organized to call attention to the plight of ukrainian jews famine and anti-semitic attacks were widespread in ukraine. an estimated one hundred thousand jews were killed in ukraine during the russian civil war mostly by anti communist forces the war would continue until nine hundred twenty. three. the bolshevik red army defeated a coalition of opposition forces known as the white on. soviet rule was now imposed across the country. the union of soviet socialist republics was officially declared there was a major famine from one nine hundred twenty one to twenty two one major cause feel thora he seized commodities from peasants to feed the cities and the military. an estimated five million people died in the famine. food supplies donated by your tip of the united states soon started arriving. will shout for

currently, there are only one other woman, that's commissioner ann lazarus. she's serving on five member board of appeals. this is a young woman of color. she's bringing a fresh new perspective to the board of appeal. i believe she will be able to adequately handle the duties as we see fit as a quasi judicial body. i don't have a law degree. the point that i'm making, we too, sit in a quasi judicial body and don't have the legal expertise that supervisor peskin is pointing out. she volunteers for the community in her spare time. i like to recognize supervisor mandelman. >> supervisor mandelman: i had to wrestle with this appointment. i served on the board of appeals 10 years ago. both board of supervisors appointees were lawyers. there's a dynamics where there's split authority. i think that it is important that the folks who are appointed by the members of this board understand that they have a role in representing the neighborhoods that are represented by this board. i had a good conversation with ms. tanner. i think she is an excellent person with a lot to

i am also excited that we are here with jim lazarus with the san francisco chamber of commerce and henry with the council of district merchants -- merchants. two incredible supporters of small business in the city. thank you for being here with us today. as well as northern police station captain who is keeping the neighborhood safe as well. thank you all so much. this is exciting. joaquin, you didn't do it justice. we are supposed to get people excited. shop and dine in the 49. shop and dine. and, you know, san francisco has some of the most incredible small businesses. people come here from everywhere to eat some amazing food. to find unique items and a lot of the boutique stores that exist in neighborhoods throughout san francisco. including the fillmore and west portal, and the richmond, and right here on union street. it is like one of my favorite places to hang out. there is chestnut street with a lot of shops and places. small businesses usually owned by one individual who is probably working the business themselves. and today, we are here to talk specifically about the holiday se

commissioner anna lazarus is absent tonight. to my left is the deputy city attorney who will provide the board with any needed legal advice this evening. at the controls as a legal assistant. and the board's executive director. we will also be joined by representatives from city departments and cases before -- for cases before the board this evening.

. >> commissioner lazarus: i happen to concur with that opinion, that it has been through a number of iterations. clearly, the neighbors are not happy with it, and 22nd street seemed to be kind of a good way to get at whether that was appropriate. i'm satisfied with the answers from the planning department. i think they fully looked into that, whether it's carolina street or 22nd street, and confidence on their part that using the frontage on carolina street which makes the project compliant. as you said, no variances, no exceptions. the -- i think even the -- even the window situation, the -- the wall -- the living wall, all of that, is -- is fine. i don't even feel that that needs to be a part of the approval by granting the appeal and conditioning it because i think that's going somewhat -- well, not going to say above and beyond, but a nice concession, but it's really, ultimately, doesn't even speak to what has been desired here and which i'm not prepared to support. >> commissioner honda: and i agree because unfortunately, both properties will have property line windows. and the

commissioner anna lazarus is absent tonight. to my left is the deputy city attorney who will provide the board with any needed legal advice this evening. at the controls as a legal assistant. and the board's executive director. we will also be joined by representatives from city departments and cases before -- for cases before the board this evening. we expect joseph duffy, the senior building inspector starting department of building inspection and deputy city attorney representing the department of public health. the managers with environmental health branch of the department of public health will also be here. the board meeting guidelines are as follows. turn off or silence all phones and other electronic devices so they don't disturb the proceedings. please carry on conversations in the hallway. the rules of presentation are as follows. permit holders and respondents get seven minutes to present their case in three minutes for a rebuttal. people affiliated must include their comments within the seven or three minute periods.

he is joined by vice president rick swag, commissioner lazarus, commissioner honda, and commissioner tanner. to my left is the deputy city attorney will provide the board with any legal advice at this evening. at the controls is our legal consistent. kind of bored's executive director. if we could grab some seats, there are some over there. thank you. we need to keep that door clear. we will also be joined by representatives from the city departments that have cases before the board this evening. the print management or permit manager, kenny wong, inspector with the department of public health, cory teague, the zoning administrator representing the planning department and court -- planning commission, bernie curran, senior building inspector representing the department of building inspection and jillian gillett and leo maceo. the board meeting guidelines are as follows. the board request to turn off or silence all phones and other electronic devices that they will not disturb the proceedings please carry on conversations in the hallway. the rules of presentation are as follows. appel

. >> commissioner lazarus, would you like to make a comment? >> no, i'll defer to your discussion. i have some thoughts. >> commissioner honda? >> commissioner honda: i'll let you start. go ahead. you're the president this evening. go for it. >> vice president swig: i -- this is -- this is tough. i purposely asked the question about -- to mr. sucre about if that corner lot wasn't there, and if in fact that building sat on the corner, would it have proper rear yard coverage with the -- with the current plan, and you answered, mr. sucre, yes, because we would take the -- the measurement from the yard next door. and it does -- and then, i asked -- and then, mr. duffy covered a question which i had in my mind, also, is that rear yard satisfactory from a security and safety standpoint, and he said it -- it seems to be, and i agree, 25 feet, which would be adequate for -- did you not say adequate for safety and security purposes. so for -- for me, both those answers were okay in the context of doing the expansion. and i -- i can't help, and it's not because it's not subject to any of the

he is joined by vice president rick swag, commissioner lazarus, commissioner honda, and commissioners the deputy city attorney will provide the board with any legal advice at this evening. at the controls is our legal consistent. kind of bored's executive director. if we could grab some seats, there are some over there. thank you. we need to keep that door clear.

. >> commissioner lazarus do you have a question? if the building on the corner didn't exist, would the setback be adequate? would you see that this project would be approved? >> so if the building on the corner did not exist, you would basically take the rear yard based on the other building on the other side. it would align to the other building. >> so, you are not given the opportunity to do weeks of analysis on this. would you bird dog this a little bit and if that corner project wasn't there and you were looking on the back of a match book, would it get approved? >> likely, yes. if it's in the current condition. as i said, we did quite a long review process between 2014 and 2017, we worked on several iterations with the architect and if the proposal before us was to come forward in its current state, we would likely would approve it. >> on the issue of previous council, they spent a lot of time on the non compliance of the corner building. he showed us the picture over and over again. i saw a non-paved road and probably somethin

mr lazarus talked about nonprofit food providers. we push the implementation date back two years along with nonprofit 100 affordable housing developments and stent in that, i want to make a point of clarification in the amendment we are introducing today that allows for the discretion of the director working with a nonprofit of affordable housing provider, we are going to add the words nonprofit food providers as well for parity in an amendment that we made before because that will allow them the opportunity to show that there is a financial hardship or they have the ability to meet this. i just want to read that into the records. for clarity, glide memorial, the food bank, all that others where the effective date was pushed back to july 1st, 2021, we extended the audit period to allow everyone time to comply or work or readjust without having to even get into the conversation. we adjusted the threshold from 30 cubic yards to 40 cubic yards it no longer impacts. we understand we talk about some adjustments and the model and ways that