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mrs. garcia goes down to her employer, where there is abundant parking for bicycles, and she is energized. so we have the crosstown bikeways connecting the western neighborhoods to downtown jobs and reasonablregional transit. we are going to go on to meet our second family, the chans. they just bought an apartment and they do not have bikes but they are able to pick up a bike through a share program, and before you know it, they are traveling down a two way separated lane along the bridge. they continue along the embarcadero also on a separated twa facility -- two way facility on the way to fisherman's wharf. this shows us the need for shared space on jefferson street. cars would be invited as long as they move at pedestrian speeds. the chans arrive at the hyde street pier, they check anin their bikes, then they go to union station to enjoy a bit of shopping, and before you know it, they are all tired out and jump on the t3rd, going back at home. they would not call it multi modal. they would jus
mrs. garcia goes down to her employer, where there is abundant parking for bicycles, and she is energized. so we have the crosstown bikeways connecting the western neighborhoods to downtown jobs and reasonablregional transit. we are going to go on to meet our second family, the chans. they just bought an apartment and they do not have bikes but they are able to pick up a bike through a share program, and before you know it, they are traveling down a two way separated lane along the bridge. they...
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mr. garcia that in terms of the direct on- point citation, no. but through parallel authority as well as other items that suggest what should be the standard -- it is a little bit of a difficult situation, but i think that may be the appropriate standard. commissioner garcia: that is the standard. that is the standard when we review something by the zoning administrator. the authority of this board goes way beyond the same considerations of the planning commission. they are not necessarily the same considerations this board would have. we can apply different standards in rendering decisions. >> i understand. commissioner garcia: thank you. >> any other questions from the board? before a turn it over, the other thing that i will make a point to clarify is that this evening we did not want a repeat of the planning commission hearing. the planning commission hearing lasted well into 3:00 in the morning. we would like to do this evening -- we want to truncate our presentation and only bring the members directly related to the area compassion health n
mr. garcia that in terms of the direct on- point citation, no. but through parallel authority as well as other items that suggest what should be the standard -- it is a little bit of a difficult situation, but i think that may be the appropriate standard. commissioner garcia: that is the standard. that is the standard when we review something by the zoning administrator. the authority of this board goes way beyond the same considerations of the planning commission. they are not necessarily the...
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commissioner garcia: mr. kornfield, we can assure this couple that the department will do everything in their power to expedite this, correct? >> absolutely. commissioner garcia: thank you. commissioner fung: you have indicated -- vice president goh: i am thinking, even though i would desperately like to go home -- here are the choices. what i would like to do is to vote against the motion, and doing so would take it to a time when commissioner hwang will be here, at which time she may or may not vote with the other commissioners. if she does, the proposal as suggested goes forward. if she does not, we are at the same position we are today, where we are failing to overturn, we are failing to secure the four votes to put in a special condition, the permit will be upheld for a lack of the four votes, and mr. kornfield will be required to nullify the permit and require the permit holders to resubmit for two seperate permits. >> the ramification of that permit would be appealable back to you. vice president goh: i
commissioner garcia: mr. kornfield, we can assure this couple that the department will do everything in their power to expedite this, correct? >> absolutely. commissioner garcia: thank you. commissioner fung: you have indicated -- vice president goh: i am thinking, even though i would desperately like to go home -- here are the choices. what i would like to do is to vote against the motion, and doing so would take it to a time when commissioner hwang will be here, at which time she may or...
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commissioner garcia: mr. sanchez, the representatives for the variance holder architectural firm, the project sponsor, stated the footprint was not the largest. does that hold true also for the massing? >> i don't have those calculations before me. i would not want to give you an accurate information. i did not have that before may. commissioner garcia: it seems the real issue has to do with the size of the building and has to do with the variants and shadowing. >> it would be contemplated under the building permit application, as reviewed by the commission. commissioner garcia: so if it was significantly larger in comparison to houses in the area? >> that is correct. commissioner garcia: thank you. president peterson: we are open to public comment. i would like to remind you that if you are with potrero boosters or others, your time to speak was with your representatives. we're sticking with one minute per speaker. if there are other speakers besides these two, please lineup wall over there. >> my name is lo
commissioner garcia: mr. sanchez, the representatives for the variance holder architectural firm, the project sponsor, stated the footprint was not the largest. does that hold true also for the massing? >> i don't have those calculations before me. i would not want to give you an accurate information. i did not have that before may. commissioner garcia: it seems the real issue has to do with the size of the building and has to do with the variants and shadowing. >> it would be...
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commissioner garcia: mr. gladstone, what is the square footage on the deed to this property? >> i don't know if i have to deal with me. i know the square footage of the building envelope the castillos lived in. commissioner garcia: did they sell a house that included square footage? >> my clients bought it, the castillos went into bankruptcy. my clients bought it, and they bought -- i don't have the grand diva, but i believe what they thought they were buying was exactly what they saw when they did their due diligence during pre closing. there was sales paraphernalia indicating square footage, and i don't have that with me. commissioner garcia: you are under the impression this included the square footage, the extension? >> absolutely. commissioner garcia: you stated, showing that letter, you showed something having to do with the fact that the addition might have built and 1971 not have required variants. what about permit? >> it would have required a permit, and you are able to authorize that or the planned department can authorize that today. as you know, when work is done
commissioner garcia: mr. gladstone, what is the square footage on the deed to this property? >> i don't know if i have to deal with me. i know the square footage of the building envelope the castillos lived in. commissioner garcia: did they sell a house that included square footage? >> my clients bought it, the castillos went into bankruptcy. my clients bought it, and they bought -- i don't have the grand diva, but i believe what they thought they were buying was exactly what they...
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commissioner garcia: that is the encroachment that was referred to by mr. soto that is gone, and there will be no more of that in this project going forward. >> there will be no addition to the encroachment. we will leave this blue piece in place which is encroaching over the 45%. commissioner garcia: you mean encroaching what is required as rear yard space as opposed to encroaching on to another person's property. >> yes. there is no encroachment on to mr. soto's property in our proposed plans. >> there are members of the public, but it might be too late. they want to speak, but it is up to your commission. president peterson: i know our commission would like to hear from mr. kornfield. [coughing] commissioner fung: did someone have a question? commissioner garcia: i was waiting for you. vice president goh: i was waiting for you. i would like to hear about the permit history research investigation, and what other kinds of investigation one might undertake. >> laurence kornfield from the department of building inspection. there are many sources of documenta
commissioner garcia: that is the encroachment that was referred to by mr. soto that is gone, and there will be no more of that in this project going forward. >> there will be no addition to the encroachment. we will leave this blue piece in place which is encroaching over the 45%. commissioner garcia: you mean encroaching what is required as rear yard space as opposed to encroaching on to another person's property. >> yes. there is no encroachment on to mr. soto's property in our...
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mr. frank ortiz circos, ms. joyce taylor, philip robertson, michael woolford. on behalf of the full board for patrick cunney, norma garcia, and chief alex fagan sr. president chiu: thank you. madam clerk, is there any more business in front of the board today? >> that concludes our business today, mr. president. president chiu: ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- supervisor chiu: good morning. it is monday, november the 15th. welcome to the public safety supervisor board. i am joined by a colleague. we will shortly -- we are joined by our vice chair, supervisor mirkarimi. madam clerk, do we have any announcements? >> all persons attending this meeting are requested to turn off all pagers and phones. if you wish to speak, please place the speaker card to the rail on the left. please submit an extra copy it for the file if you are submitting to the committee. items considered today will be considered by the full board tuesday of next week on november 23 unless another date is indicated. >> thank you. i want to thank the staff for streaming this meeting l
mr. frank ortiz circos, ms. joyce taylor, philip robertson, michael woolford. on behalf of the full board for patrick cunney, norma garcia, and chief alex fagan sr. president chiu: thank you. madam clerk, is there any more business in front of the board today? >> that concludes our business today, mr. president. president chiu: ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- supervisor chiu: good morning. it is monday, november the...
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mr. frank ortiz circos, ms. joyce taylor, philip robertson, michael woolford. on behalf of the full board for patrick cunney, norma garcia, and chief alex fagan sr. president chiu: thank you. madam clerk, is there any more business in front of the board today? >> that concludes our business today, mr. president. president chiu: ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. so are you going out tonight? i can't. my parents say i have to be home right after work. ugh. that's so gay. totally gay. ugh. that is so emma and julia. why are you saying, "that's so emma and julia"? well, you know, when something is dumb or stupid, you say, "that's so emma and julia." who says that? everyone. announcer: imagine if who you are were used as an insult. >> in the store manager, and i would like to introduce the mayor of san francisco and the newly elected lieutenant governor of california, gavin newsom. [applause] mayor newsom: is that me? supervisor, i'm not ready for this. welcome, everybody, and thank you all very much for coming out today on this special ribbon cutting. supervisor maxwell and i were colleagues on the board of supervisors
mr. frank ortiz circos, ms. joyce taylor, philip robertson, michael woolford. on behalf of the full board for patrick cunney, norma garcia, and chief alex fagan sr. president chiu: thank you. madam clerk, is there any more business in front of the board today? >> that concludes our business today, mr. president. president chiu: ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. so are you going out tonight? i can't. my parents say i have to be home right after work. ugh. that's so gay. totally gay....
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mr. frank ortiz circos, ms. joyce taylor, philip robertson, michael woolford. on behalf of the full board for patrick cunney, norma garcia, and chief alex fagan sr. president chiu: thank you. madam clerk, is there any more business in front of the board today? >> that concludes our business today, mr. president. president chiu: ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. >> with my artists, eight of them are working in tehran, iran, the capital city, and one is an iranian american based in san francisco. the problem is really a collective exploration in the day and the life in tehran. it is the largest city in the middle east. for the gallery, one of the first pieces you see is one piece which is a laser-cut peace, it taken directly from the map of the city itself -- a laser-cut piece. it represents the geography of the city. it is positioned right next to another work by an artist who took a 77 taxicab runs and let the potholes and the city turns of tehran dictate how the city would be portrayed. >> [singing] >> one of the other pieces that to experience in the one-day exhibition is from another artist, a recording of state
mr. frank ortiz circos, ms. joyce taylor, philip robertson, michael woolford. on behalf of the full board for patrick cunney, norma garcia, and chief alex fagan sr. president chiu: thank you. madam clerk, is there any more business in front of the board today? >> that concludes our business today, mr. president. president chiu: ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. >> with my artists, eight of them are working in tehran, iran, the capital city, and one is an iranian american based...
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mr. frank ortiz circos, ms. joyce taylor, philip robertson, michael woolford. on behalf of the full board for patrick cunney, norma garcia, and chief alex fagan sr. president chiu: thank you. madam clerk, is there any more business in front of the board today? >> that concludes our business today, mr. president. president chiu: ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. >> ed lee was kind enough to accept my request that he continue as a city administrator in san francisco. his term now officially will be longer than mine, regardless of my win for the lieutenant borders race or not. ed lee is one of the best and brightest in city government. since he took the helm as city administrator, he led our efforts to create the 10-year capital plan. he has led our efforts in organizing and reinvigorating our birds the prepared this recovery plans. he has been a great steward in these times of economic constraints, helping us become more efficient in terms of the governments of this city. he has been on the forefront of our efforts to reduce our vehicle fleet, green our vehicle fleet. he has proven remarkably adept at working with ev
mr. frank ortiz circos, ms. joyce taylor, philip robertson, michael woolford. on behalf of the full board for patrick cunney, norma garcia, and chief alex fagan sr. president chiu: thank you. madam clerk, is there any more business in front of the board today? >> that concludes our business today, mr. president. president chiu: ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. >> ed lee was kind enough to accept my request that he continue as a city administrator in san francisco. his term...
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garcia: i think your time is up unless someone wants to ask a question. >> i just wanted to say the sanborn maps are on file. president peterson: any questions for mr. sanchez at this point? vice president goh: i am looking for the sanborn maps. if mr. sanchez knows where they are in the brief, if he could tell me. >> i have one i can put up on the overhead. vice president goh: i was looking at that, and it looks as though the rear addition was a pop out, but the drawing the architect put up showed it going to the side property line. >> that is correct. what is currently there is the whole lot, and it extends past either wall of the neighboring properties. vice president goh: say that again? >> what we see in the plans here does show a setback from the side property line. what is currently there -- what was on the plans is a full two stories and extends past the rear wall of both of the adjacent properties. vice president goh: could you draw a line about where it is, and could you also tell me what year this sanborn map is? >> i am estimating with the lot lines approximately where that reporar wall would come out. these maps are generally considered
garcia: i think your time is up unless someone wants to ask a question. >> i just wanted to say the sanborn maps are on file. president peterson: any questions for mr. sanchez at this point? vice president goh: i am looking for the sanborn maps. if mr. sanchez knows where they are in the brief, if he could tell me. >> i have one i can put up on the overhead. vice president goh: i was looking at that, and it looks as though the rear addition was a pop out, but the drawing the...
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garcia: denam drobisch has the least and is subletting? or is he the owner? >> he is the owner. it was jerry chow who had the initial lease, and ike's place is a sublet of mr. chao. >> good afternoon, president peterson, members of the board. scott sanchez, planning department. thank you for your kind comments. i look forward to coming to appear before this board and will endeavor to continue coming here. on the matter before you, the jurisdiction request, here is a timeline of events that might help where we are and how we got here. at the end of march, we received a complaint that ike's was operating illegally a self- service restaurant. we issued an enforcement notification at the end of april, april 21. during may, the project sponsor, i, made contact with the department, discuss possible solutions. in may, there were thinking about relocating to a new location. the submited a conditional use operation in september to try to legalize it in place. two days after that, our department staff realized the authorization form did not have the honor as authorizing it. it turned out to be the leaseholder, not the one who owned the larger commercial lease. he was
garcia: denam drobisch has the least and is subletting? or is he the owner? >> he is the owner. it was jerry chow who had the initial lease, and ike's place is a sublet of mr. chao. >> good afternoon, president peterson, members of the board. scott sanchez, planning department. thank you for your kind comments. i look forward to coming to appear before this board and will endeavor to continue coming here. on the matter before you, the jurisdiction request, here is a timeline of...