mr. fong, would you like to respond to some of the comments we've heard? >> supervisors, john kwong for department of public works again. i'd like to thank the neighbors and citizens for providing that video. the video actually provided more clarity i think to the members of the board in this case. if you notice, they're showing the rainwater is actually running down along the retaining wall where the gutter line is and it continues to run down. and at the very end when they were showing upstream, there was a driveway cut immediately above it. so, if there was rainwater that was jumping and it would jump theoretically as they suggested, jumping over the sidewalk, jumping over the curb onto the sidewalk, it would have happened previously. the picture doesn't show that. the video didn't show that. also they showed the sidewalk that's running down behind the retaining wall. while it was wet, there was no runoff. there was no rainwater that was noticeable running in a stream like a [speaker not understood] in this case. so, there's nothing that was happening t

. >> thank you, mr. fong. colleagues, are there any questions for the department? * okay, seeing none, thank you very much. with that, we will open this item for public comment. is there any member of the public who wishes to make public comment? if so, please approach. i don't think we have any public comment cards. you can just line up -- oh, we do? two minutes. public comment will be two minutes. when you have 30 seconds left, you'll hear a soft bell. when your two minutes is up, you will hear a louder bell. welcome. >>> good afternoon, commissioners. i have a cover letter in the [speaker not understood] engineering report by clear water hydrology. this was a report that we put together -- or actually the report was put together by the engineer at the -- at our request because we are not sure -- we don't know how to read reports and we wanted somebody else to evaluate the hydrology report done by the developer and dpw. essentially, we live in the neighborhood. i own the property immediately below the proposed development and we know what it's like when it rains

. >> president fong: commissioner sugaya. >> commissioner sugaya: mr. chu, could you provide information on the nepa process, when do you expect it to be completed? >>: that process is underway and both the planning department, mta and city attorney are in touch with all the relevant agencies such as ship and nesta the process is to be completed before any demolition occurs at 1741 powell. i have no indication from individual staff working on the project that that would not occur this time. >>: to your knowledge has the mta conducted a de-watering report of its own versus what has been provided by the property owner? there is a geotech report that the property had to provide for the previous project that we approved. do you know if mta as you are saying will provide answers to my question? other going to undertake their own get technical report in one week? >>: commissioner sugaya, president fong, i don't want to get too much into engineering issues since my graduate degrees in journalism. i do understand the mta has an engineering plan to deal with wat

fong: commissioner moore. >> commissioner moore: i assume the majority of people sitting in this room know that mr. saltar is a person to go to; over a large period of time, he would be the man as an independent expert witness or as of this moment associated with the other side who could not only tell us what building performance creates different noise levels. or noise transfer. i would have to ask that given his expertise is judgment would guide me and perhaps this commission as an independent expert. it is about not just noise transfer; also objectively looking at the performance and the workup of the building to respond to additional noise levels. so in the future they can perform at a level acceptable to either side. changing from what it is to what is desired to be. and what is possible with an older structure. it will determine how much it can be. is a science on its own which results in being tested by the entertainment commission with its instruments. given the limitations of the existing building type and retrofit, and the money that the new applicant would have to spend in order to have

fong: next speaker please. >>: and kathy nelson, director of the kabuki spa. i agree with everything that nancy and mr. feinman have said. i will also say in their favor that every time we called in the last several months, they have taking care of it. that is where i am at. i feel like i don't know -- but thanks. >>: left and the commissioners my name is lenny san jose, an ukulele performer and a teacher the performing arts. i'm here to support pa'ina in several ways. i know how hard it is to find a great venue that is welcoming, friendly, that a professional stage and also all ages. being a teacher i want to invite students to perform on stage with me. i want to make sure that is a family-friendly venue/ pa'ina is all those things. they are an asset to the community. the bring local acts, acts from hawaii. personally i use to not spend that much time in japantown; not that i am acquainted with the area and perform regularly i know what a nice place it is. pa'ina is a positive venue for this area. as a performer, as a teacher is a large benefit. it is a flagship for hawaiian acts. pa'ina is a wonderfu

mr. funge. >> thank you. we may have questions, but later. thank you. >> good afternoon, president fong and director lam, commissioners. my name is john funge, i'm the central subway program director. i have a brief technical presentation if we can get it onto the screen. for the past two months sfmta staff and multiple city agencies have been working very hard to relocate the tvm retrieval shaft off of columbus avenue onto private property known as the pagoda palace. we have pursued this change with strict adherence to environmental regulations and engineering best practices. we are confident that the plan for construction we are about to show you will be environmentally and structurally sound, and that it will minimize construction related inconveniences to the north beach neighborhood. shown here is the 1.7 mile extension of the t-line. the subway portion of the t-line begins underneath the freeway between bryant and harrison. the tunnels are constructed using tunnel boring machines that will be launched underneath the freeway and the portal that is currently under construction. as m

mr. esposito is from italy, came to this country; work as a waiter in restaurants, saved his money and bought this business and would like to offer sandwiches and expand experience for his patrons. >> president fong: thank you. we may have questions for you later. >>: i'm opening up for public comment. two speaker cards. vincenzo // >>: i am a longtime resident of north beach, for about eight years. i was amazed one morning walking to the bus stop to see this new place is open up. i was born and grew up in italy. since then i go to -- i know how hard it is to survive on a couple of tables and a limited menu. i'm here to speak for him. i would like for him to get this permit approved to expand his business are able to offer more choices. i'm sure his customers will appreciate it. so we don't see another north beach business closing up. >>: name is miles o'reilly, in business for 20 years in north beach. it is important to realize that there are many passionate restauranteurs; santos, whom i have known for the last 20 years, watching him first as a waiter, which i was myself, watching him with his family. i have known santos to be in extremely passionate man. trying to survive unlimited menu. he ha