>> ♪ moma, how i love yo, my dear old moma ♪ ♪ captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.orgw ould give the world to see you again ♪ ♪ moma, how i love you ♪ ♪ the districts north, east, west, and south will see you some more is decline ♪ when you relocate ♪ ♪ you are the moma i always dreamed of musicaf ♪ ♪ you moved and that's the last i've seen aof my art heart ♪ ♪ it is the way you look like he smite are located there. ♪ you are the art work right brand of musical and -- artwork i have dreamed of ♪ supervisor mar: thank you. is there anyone else from the public who would like to speak? please come for. >> thank you. on behalf of the w and sf moma. her concerns are about private use. the design does include alternative pedestrian access and a substitute for the excess weight. the public pedestrian ways preserved and it is undisputed the vacation of hunt street is in the public interest because it is impossible to build without it. the w's need for access will be accommodated. this does not occur until 2013. after the new fire station is built. we have plenty of time betwee

. >> so i want to welcome you to jessie square to the south of market and to sf moma i think first of all, we want to thank the balboa high school abandon for the introduce (clapping) thank you so much today we mark a miles in the project we're thrilled to have you all here today, this is a special moment foursz so welcome in a few minutes we're going to welcome mayor ed lee to speak but i want to offer my special thanks for ordering up the weathering thank for taking care of that but if all seriousness thank you and welcome and thank you for taking time mayor ed lee when our many museum moved we felt like appearances we've opened our doors on third street our collections and audience and programs have grown in the last 20 years the philip neighborhood habls ground up and been a cultural heartbeat and selma is filled with cultural organizations and hotels and tourism and we have the innovation of the hub in the city just 15 months ago we broke ground on the 2 henry adams and 75 secret and our building has been going upward in a few moms there are will a topping off of our museum in th

moma and d.p.w. have been working to assure that the fire station best meets our needs and is designed to meet the department's exact specifications. once this fire station is completed, s.f. moma will turn over the keys to us and it will become acquired property and over the past few years we have had many opportunities to meet the neighbors at shipley street meetings and the soma leadership council at the south of market project area committee and the south of market community action macintoshing and even had a chance to spend time with the groupses on one of the fire boat rides for the change of venue. through the meetings we learned that the neighbors have real concerns about the impact the operations may have on their daily lives. we are committed to doing all we can to minimize the impact and providing the best level of public safety to the community. for example, the project includes a commitment to controls for the right of way at fifth and sixth streets to reduce the need for sirens and horn

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moma laying out the series of transactions. and the overall schedule for the museum project and fire station is completion of the fire station and expected in early 2013. and the completion of the new museum wing is expected in mid 2015. thank you. >> good afternoon. i am the director of s.f. moma. it is a pleasure to speak to you. and thank you for the kind consideration of the e.i.r. which will enable to expand so bril lantly. i am accustomed to speaking about the museum and the cultural value and obviously we have one of the great museums in the country in s.f. moma in the city and this will enable to become one of the great modern museums and really today i want to emphasize the fundamental civic role and how important this expansion is for us. and in termses of san francisco and in city with 650,000 visitors and is 100,000 of the visitors come free of charge, free of admission and this is a special thing we offer free days, family free days, school groups visit us, and we are very proud of the fact that virtually 1/6 of th

sf moma will demolish both structures and construct a new wing.rn, the museum will build at no cost to the city, a new fire station and a superior location at 935 fulsom. this proposal is win-win for t he city. it allows them to provide for the fire department, a brand new fire station that is superior in its physical layout and location. in terms of the economic benefits of the project, these are only items that can be easily quantified, museum expansion alone will generate 1100 construction jobs. the annual ongoing contribution in terms of property and sales taxes is expected to see $1 million. and the fire station itself, it exceeds the value of what the city gives to the museum by $10 million. the city is basically getting a gift of more than $10 million. the overall schedule for this project, above the museum and fire station is completion of the fire station in 2013. completion of the museum expansion in 2015. i would like to as representatives from planning, real estate, and the fire department to discuss this and we'll be available for que

what is different today at the moma, from what it was, what moma was before?the very first thing that people will notice is that the entrance is much more pronounlsed. >> reporter: her goal, make the museum more inviting. that involved opening up the lobby and moving the museum store down one level. >> this will be full of natural light coming in. and the store is actually bigger. even though it's below of the ground, it takes advantage of the natural light. and we have a fantastic visibility between the street and the lobby. >> reporter: attention was paid to every detail. even the stairwell that connects the old and new buildings. >> it's interesting because staircases are notoriously boomy and loud. what you see lining the stairwells are panels. it's microperforated. so, tiny perforations on these panels allow the sound to be absorbed. usually wood reflects the sound. here, it's absorbing. >> reporter: of course, the building isn't the only thing getting spruced up. the art is, too. masterpieces have been cleaned and touched up. the gallery's completely reo

>> so, i am-michael welcome you to the new sf moma. what a morning it is.e sunshine and i'm sure it's on its way. so, stay one. i want to offer first of all, a special shout out to some of our performers this morning who been keeping us warm with her good work in the san francisco high school jazz all-stars. speak up in >> the san francisco youth within ballet dancers who are looking very cold, and he chalk artist. we talked shop for their great work. thank you, all. we are so thrilled. were welcoming 5000 friends either old friends, back to the museum or new friends of the new sf moma. were going to be thrilled, just thrilled, to see the galleries filled with the rest we share our passion for contemporary art. a great day and way to still go those wonderful dollars and a 5000 people look at art this man. i'm often asked how did this extranet expansion happen. i think, basically, the new sf moma rows of two very fundamental questions. first, could we translate the passion that our community unquestionably shares for contemporary art in where the largest and

sf moma will demolish both structures and construct a new wing.rn, the museum will build at no cost to the city, a new fire station and a superior location at 935 fulsom. this proposal is win-win for t he city. it allows them to provide for the fire department, a brand new fire station that is superior in its physical layout and location. in terms of the economic benefits of the project, these are only items that can be easily quantified, museum expansion alone will generate 1100 construction jobs. the annual ongoing contribution in terms of property and sales taxes is expected to see $1 million. and the fire station itself, it exceeds the value of what the city gives to the

this is a painting 1941 at moma. here? we know here, especially impaired to the mondrian and some of the other art we had seen? what do we know here? i think we have got somebody? no? >> when you look at the image, there is no human, no human form, so you do not see eyes, nose, mouth? -- ms. friedman: anybody else? we will wait for the mic. >> i'm actually confused by the it -- medium. how was it created? chalk, paint? ms. friedman: i think it's talk and think actually. good question. we are seeing these very flexible forms. this is not motoring on with these straight lines, anything created by a ruler or anything technological and i would argue, and i think this is part of the reason we call gorky expressionists. there's something surreal. you can read into it what you would like. you do not see eyes are noses or mouse, but you can tell maybe this is a human form, maybe this is a face. but again this is coming from the imagination, something that is creative, something showing the artists are moving beyond what had been s

planning, we would ask for more time to try to reach an agreement with the representatives of the moma on these issues so we can avoid a further dispute. our concerns relate primarily to three physical impact areas. the first is the visual or aesthetic impact. the eir is deficient, in that it does not fully analyze the visual impact of the project. a clear example of this is that the eir's visual analysis does not consider the final product design. within days of the planning commission action on the eir, the moma released as the magic designs showing a building remarkably different from that considered -- released its schematic designs, showing a building remarkably different from the considered in the eir. you have seen it now and heard all the discussion. whether that design is high quality or not is not an issue for visual impact under ceqa. the issue here is that the actual design of the building that was proposed is quite different from the building that was analyzed in the eir, and thus the eir analysis is inadequate under the law. the final design is new information that was no

the sf moma project calls for an expansion of the existing facility including a new approximately 200 foot tall building that extends into 3 different areas on to the city's fire station no. 1 at 676 howard, on to hunt street and on to air space owned by the redevelopment agency above 151 third street. the expansion project provides new space to properly display the fisher collection and other works of art. it enhances public access. it improves the city's cultural and public landscape, enhances tourism and therefore will improve general fund revenues. the board of supervisors previously approved what we termed a conditional land disposition and acquisition agreement, which is just fancy terminology for an exchange agreement to address conveying the needed rights to 676 howard and to hunt street. in exchange for the delivery of a new replacement fire station no. 1, which is now nearly completed at 935 folsom street, left to be addressed until now was an air space parcel. now owned by the successor agency to redevelopment, it lies between elevations 109.5 feet and 165.5 feet above sea

according to moma learning.his is the best definition i found abstract expressionism a term applied to movement in american painting that flourished in new york city after world war ii sometimes referred tos a the fork school or more narrowly as action painting. the work expressed by the abstract expression i was resists definition as a cohesive style. instead they shared interest in using abstraction to convey strong emotional or expressive content. so i have a bit of a problem with the definition because i don't think it's a very specific -- you can't go and find a painting and say, this is abstract expressionism because of all of this. but i think the artists were searching a little bit for what they wanted the art to do. they did come to conclusions about it. but i think that art -- abstract expressionism is hard to describe and hard to define. so what the abstract expressionists did, they regarded art as an adventure into the unknown. they are going, trying to lead americans into a very unknown post-war wor

here everyone knows him as moma today he brings bad news since he hasn't been receiving enough orders he will have to hold deliveries for the time being sometimes it's just not worth it we'd need orders of around 400 kilograms to make a profit. but remember won't give up hope. he's sure he can get enough already this. is one of my looking for more customers with my orders but we managed. to shop in. shops you know. it's just i wish you all the best thank you. it is dark isn't always here if you have more fish. then this partner supports him wholeheartedly she assists him with the she can and firmly believes in his business idea. together the couple came up with a plan to win a major customer. with a little luck they might soon reel in a really big fish. may try one of germany's not just grocery chains has expressed interest. it's great to be in touch with a huge store like metro. row. now we have to make sure where well prepared for. but 1st momo needs to prove that his product is up to par with the high standards mitra sets for hygiene. visit. they want evidence that the company in s

as i mentioned earlier, we think this agreement is a win-win for the city and for moma. it allows the moma to build a new wing to house the world- renowned fischer collection and provides for the fire department and the fire station facility, which is superior in its physical layout and location to the existing fire station at no additional cost to the city. before john goes over with you the agreement, i just want to give you a sense of the overall big picture schedule for this project. we are expecting certification of the eir and project approvals in fall of two dozen 11. completion of the new fire station ready for use, fall of 2012. and completion of the new museum wing, summer 2015. again, all contingent on the approvals that i already mentioned. at this point, i will hand it over to john. i just want to say to you, after john is finished with his brief presentation, we have representatives of numerous city departments and of the sfmoma key and answer any questions you might have. >> thank you. assistant director of real estate, good afternoon. the action that we a

the area between the w and moma is pedestrian access. apac -- connects to natoma. that pedestrian access way is part of what moma is relying on when they see their opening -- they are opening up that area. that is one of the areas the would be available to the public for access to the museum. supervisor mar: can i follow up with what is being opened up. it seems like a hotel's loading and valet loading requirements seem to be accommodated. where they're not being accommodated? >> the reason they're not accommodated is there is no requirement. there is no commitment, nothing we can enforce. the idea, the notion of it is fine. legally, it is not enforceable on our part. we need to be able to have that going forward and not just voluntarily. supervisor wiener: a couple of things. in terms of the changes that will impact the w when we do development or improve anything, there are impacts on surrounding property owners. and the goal is to mitigate those impacts. but if we did not allow impacts, we would never be able to change or improve anything. in terms of the eir th

awe moma's work of restoring years. it will bring back a major mary pickford film also the first am can movie by legender edagerman head of film preservation at moma. >> how does the film like that disappear? >> mary apparently took a personal dislike to it. for reasons that are still not completely clear. it seems she deliberately allowed the film to deteriorate. didn't renew the copy right on the film. >> the museum discovered a copy in the soviet union in the 1970s. >> in horrible condition. just too much for the technology of the time to handle. >> reporter: now rosita's time has the finally come. and kerr wishes more films could be restored to the quality of douglas fairbank's final movie, "the iron mask" made in 1929. >> this is a copy made directly from the original camera negative. actual film passed through the camera on the sets. >> reporter: even showing the films will become challenging. 35 millimeter projectors are no and spare parts will keep projectors going only for another decade. >> but after that. we

here everyone knows him as moma today he brings bad news since he hasn't been receiving enough orders he will have to hold deliveries for the time being sometimes it's just not worth it on orders of around 400 kilograms to make a profit. but won't give up hope. he's sure he can get enough. looking for more customers with higher orders but will manage. to soften. shifts to. i wish you all the best thank you thank you there's arc isn't there always here if you have more fish. but . the above is a. menace partner supports him wholeheartedly she assists him whenever she can and firmly believes in his business idea. together the couple came up with a plan to win a major customer. with a little luck they might soon reel in a really big fish. may try one of germany's not just grocery chains has expressed interest. it's great to be in touch with a huge store like metro. row. now we have to make sure where well prepared for. but 1st moment needs to prove that his product is up to par with the high standards metro sets for hygiene. visit. they want evidence that the company in senegal at him is

and i would like to call on moma to meet the requirements for or to help with the requirements of 2% for public art that is typically paid for with municipal projects and a fire station would normally fall into that category and since the moma is paying for it and turning over turnkey, that might have been the process which it's been exempted to call on the moma to look at the important funding mechanism to offset some of the effects the station will be of the area and bring forward more public art that we are really hoping to see happen at the site. that is my main bit of feedback. i have no opposition to the project but would like to see the 2% public art reinstated with this project. miguel were thank you. is there additional public comment? >> brad paul. i would like to speak in favor for three reasons. my son, the residents of the tenderlo tenderloin, and my son is 8 years old and only in the last two years he visited the museum and he loves it and asked when we can go back. it is great it will be done by 2015 and he will be 12 years old and able to enjoy the addition as well. i

. >>> moma is on the move, the modern art could be moving to your neighborhood but not permanently. it's all part of the renovation for the museum of modern art. >> anyone who lives in one place long enough, knows you accumulate plenty of stuff. when the place is san francisco's museum of modern art, that stuff is countless pieces of modern art. >> we have a collection of almost 30,000 objects, located in different locations, both in the building and outside. >> with moma closing its doors in june for a two-year renovation, the art is getting packed up. every day moving vans show up to haul away a new priceless load. and soon cranes will carry off large sculptures from the rooftop garden. this summer they will kick off its massive expansion which will more than double its space. and then an arrangement that could be described as a work of art. the museum agreed to build the city a new fire station, in exchange for expanding into the old one next door. >> in the annals of american museums, i cannot think of an instance where a museum has built a new firehouse for its community in ord

. >> the analysis did look at the sf moma expansion is occurring >> did you look at the new meterone project? >> i'm sorry >> it's the same building, but it's been reconceptualized and it's great and, by the way, it looks wonderful and it's attracting a new volume of pedestrians, particularly with it being the only target in the city. and also the westfield mall. >> yes. i am going to ask that greg reiskin, the transportation planner address this. >> good evening, members of the board, greg reiskin, transportation planner for the project and we did look for a qualitative assessment. so we did look at the meterone, because when we established preparation for this project, the meterone was existing at that time. the target was not in there at that time. so that was not part of the cumulatives because it wasn't in the nop right? my apologies it was in there. the target was in there, yes >> could you talk a little bit how you established the base line, the pedestrian activity? >> yes, so as my colleague deborah was saying that we look at typical pedestrian activities and a number of ques

awe moma's work of restoring "rosita" in all will take two years. it will bring back a major mary pickford film also the first am can movie by legender edagerman director, ernst lubich. head of film preservation at moma. >> how does the film like that disappear? >> mary apparently took a personal dislike to it. for reasons that are still not completely clear. it seems she deliberately allowed the film to deteriorate. didn't renew the copy right on the film. in the soviet union in the 1970s. >> in horrible condition. just too much for the technology of the time to handle. >> reporter: now rosita's time has the finally come. and kerr wishes more films could be restored to the quality of douglas fairbank's final movie, "the iron mask" made in 1929. >> this is a copy made directly from the original camera negative. actual film passed through the camera on the sets. >> reporter: even showing the films will become challenging. 35 millimeter projectors are no longer manufactured. and spare parts will keep projectors going only for another decade. >> but af