i also heard people talk about presidio as a boulevard. presidio narrows from four lanes to two lanes in front of the booker t. washington center and actually gets narrower there and the buses come back and same shifts the same time parents are picking up their children in the afternoon. so it's -- i wish we could just go and watch. someone suggested we do that. i think that's a good idea. go over there 5:30, 6:00 and see the mess that exists. it's one lane and everybody is double parked and waiting for their kids. it's a problem now. so when they say they're going to encourage people to use muni, why not encourage them to use muni now. it seems it could be solved now if we really had the leadership necessary to do that. so think about safety. >> thank you. >> good evening. my name is winston parsons and currently live at 636 presidio and am a fourth generation san franciscoian and lived in this neighborhood my entire life. i'll i was initially against the plan of a near eight-story project, the mission of booker t.'s downsize proposal are

before you is item number 12, case number 2006.0868e, 800 presidio avenue. before you is consideration of the certification of the final environmental impact report. >> good afternoon, president olague, commissioners, michael jacinto, planning department staff. the item before you is the certification of the final environmental impact report or e.i.r. for the proposed booker t. washington community center services project case 2006.0868e. and this e.i.r. analyzes the existing 12,000 square foot community center at 800 presidio avenue, construction of a community center, gym naz igymn and 50 units of affordable housing and below rate units for youth transitions from the foster system and 24 below market rates to households earning 60% of the area's median income as well as two areas for onsite building manageers and a garage for 21 automobiles. a copy of the draft e.i.r. certification motion is before you. the draft e.i.r. was published on june 23, 2010. the public hearing on the draft was held on august 5, 2010. and the public comment period closed on august

the presidio was their home, they planted trees here. thousands of them.they turned barren sand dunes into beauty. complimenting the beautiful city that was behind them. they completed beautiful homes with picket fences. that was then, this is now. 15 years ago we came dangerously close to losing one of the most prominent structures. the fort almost fell to the wreckers ball once when the golden bridge was built. they were going to tear it down. however chief engineer for the golden gate bridge project joseph strauss still admired the old fort, he instead put the anchorages right above it. >>> in recent years, archaeologists have found a treasure-trove of artifacts at the presido. >>> this section of the presidio is the oldest section of what would become san francisco. established as a spanish fort in 1776. during the civil war, union soldiers stood here ready to defend the coast against a confederate invasion. volunteer diggers, mostly college students with an interest in archaeology have found thousands of artifacts, ranging from spoons to coke bottles

the project is located at 800 presidio avenue. it is the proposed demolition of the existing facility and construction of a new facility, 55 feet tall including affordable housing, and such uses as a gym nacium and porking. the project before you requires zoning map and text amendments and planning code text amendments. the s.u.b. legislation for your information was initially by supervisor aliote o'pier in 2008. in 2010, supervisor farrell reintroduced it with co-sponsors. this afternoon the commission will be considering an authorization for planning and development. the applicant is seeking exemption from the rear yard open space, dwelling unit and exposure parts of the planning code. in short, the staff finds that the design and contemplated uses to be consistent with the general plan and policies of the planning code particularly with regard to the size and availability of affordable housing in the estimate this project was initially proposed as a six-story building with 110 units. the records indicate three letters in -- of

now we have the presidio plus. doyle drive and the other opportunities, through the state and caltrans, raise unique difficulties. they come when small businesses do not get the orientation, do not get the support so that they can participate in those endeavors. supervisor cohen: thank you. supervisor mar: is there anyone else from the public? >seeing no one, public comment is closed. thank you for your great work. this is really helpful to look at. but i do think that we have to do better in meeting the goals for disadvantaged businesses. but i know that you are already looking at strategies. is there a motion? without objection, thank you, everyone. please call the next item. >> item #4. recommend amending the adopted fiscal year 2010/11 budget to increase revenues by $16,509,843, decrease expenditures by $49,268,862 and decrease other financing sources by $152,787,500 for a total net decrease in fund balance of $87,008,795. this is an action item. supervisor mar: it is on page 18. we have the deputy director for

at the as i did it at the presidio. i have the experts that can put it all in writing if you want to. i am here to suggest, i can't mandate. there are many people out there who think in that manner. the same issue came up, and they have that vacuum. those are the communities, especially bayview hunters point. but we can have the technical ways to make it easier. president vietor: next speaker, please. >> in the afternoon, commissioners. i wanted to talk to you about the highway widening project to. those are trees that are cut along the creek. it was formerly owned by the sfpuc. the plans to widen state route 84, this is about $90 million project. it is completely unnecessary and it will make the canyon less safe. it will damage many miles of trout habitat. it will waste the million dollars in public funds, when there is universal opposition -- and there is universal opposition from the public. phase two came out last fall, this agency commented on the significant problems and the damage the project was going to do to t

this is the building looking from presidio avenue. you can see the changes, we're pulling back at the rear of the building here. this is a bird's-eye view looking from center street and once again the new setback we have. and we've also changed the coloration of the rear of the building to let more reflectivity into the building, into the rear yard. and this is looking up sutter street. and this is a comparison from what we had before on the right. where we had a full expression coming to the rear yard and then as we break it down now and we create a setback of 13 feet from sutter and then the top floor is set back 15 feet from the rear yard. and then looking from a biredsie perspective from the -- bird's-eye perspective from the year yard, we have a four-tier conceptual plan, the top tier for child care, second for gardening and a third and fourth tier for general use and then -- president olague: thank you. we may have more questions during the deliberation. thank you. >> the president has determined that public comment will be for

and the height limit is measured midpoint on presidio avenue. >> that is correct. i think it is important to put to record because sometimes when buildings have been on the sloping side, people cannot understand what it really pertains to. it means one block on presidio is where the elevation will be measured. >> the address has nothing to do with where you take the height limit. >> it will be customary help with what ever. except for the fact that we want him behind there, correct? >> i think it is unfortunate that there have been threats of things. if we did not respond to every threat of what ever appear, the project would be passed. this have to go by the merits of the project. >> are the separated? >> of the motion was on both. >> who made the motion? >> i did. >> approval of both with the findings. and monitoring program. including working with staff on any final details regarding the structure. >> and the building. >> in dealing with some of those issues, that is what the neighbor mentioned. commissioner antonini: i was supportive of the first part but not t

i believe that the entire combination of public use is the way it addresses the presidio and is very much in balance of the project. i appreciate the public and making comments that were so sensitive that they all must exceed what normally enters into a planning commission discussion. this is not about making a decision about bleeding hearts. the decision that as commissioners, we can all make based on what we are challenged to do. and that a safer building, i support what is in front of it. >> it was a motion in the second. >> of the first time i became familiar with this project i believe was 85 feet. i took a tour of the site with deborah the was no longer with us. she took me to that site and i took a to work. that was associated with another project. the other iteration of the project. i understood that the compromise and was from 85 feet. there were negotiations and it was reduced to where it is now. a wave of arrived at an actual compromise. maybe i am misinterpreting the word, but my understanding is an agreement that is reached by mutual concessions. i don't think that we ha

i was fortunate that i worked at the presidio and established an infrastructure group. prior to this meeting, i did have a small talk with him. i read some comments about union workers having some conflict, but he explained to me the issue. some creative financing that could help the united states, its prevalence in europe, in canada. some of my partners are involved in that type of creative financing. but what i am concerned is that dole will drive -- doyle drive is built on time, hopefully in two years. that should be good. i wanted to wish you all the best. i followed you on this project for a long time. you are one of the better project managers. something that has to be emulated by the rest. you can see you walk the walk. next, talk the talk. we need people that are good leaders. we have little money. we cannot waste money. every dollar counts, and i am looking forward to seeing doyle drive completed in less than three years. thank you very much. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you, sir. any other public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. maybe take this w

looking back from the golden gate bridge to presidio, you are more aware of the park land and less of the roads. and the viaduct will parallel the existing one and to the south and can be built while the existing one remains in operation. and the two bridges there with open space between them and your views constantly change and not aware of the traffic in the opposite direction and notice the views more. and the lanes of course are a foot wider than they are today. and they will be shoulders and if your car is disabled, you can pull off to the edge. and the next area, the tunnel portal will have a view centered on the palace of fine arts and as you come out, you can see alkatrez island and bay. and the next area is about 1,000 feet long. and when you come into one, you can see through the other end. it's almost like driving through a building than through a tunnel. and noise from the roadway will be sheltered. and the traffic will be out of view. >> when you come out of the last sort tunnel and as you look forward, you see the golden dome of the palace of fine arts and what more perf

southbound park presidio lanes blocked around fulton.idge traffic light looking good out of marin county, no delays to report. 8 minutes from highway 3 to 580. bay bridge also checking in problem-free. no delays to report across the upper deck into san francisco. no delays on bart, ace, muni metro and caltrain. later on today caltrain will have a special train leaving from san jose for the giants game for giants fans. it leaves just after 9:30. great way to get to the game. bart will also be running longer trains, as well. so heads up. you can do that also. embarcadero closest stop to at&t park. remember kcbs, our radio partners, at 740-am and 106.9- fm. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a piece of oakland hills history set to be destroyed later today. a demolition crew will implode this building here, it's the old oak knoll naval hospital. it closed its doors 15 years ago. housing development is planned for the site on mountain boulevard. developers and execs and city officials are all expected to attend the noontime festivities along with

. >>> they are the safe flower and they are in full loom right now at the presidio.but we'll tell you why they are >>> the state flower the california poppie is in full bloom this year. but in one corner of san francisco the flower's bright color is creating an interesting problem. david stevenson explains why there is too much orange. >>> the bloom is on for hundreds of species and flowers. a great favorite of visitors is the state flower the california poppy. some of these deep orange poppies hitchhiked in from the central valley. >> the poppy that is truly native to san francisco and other parts of the coast of california has a lot of yellow. >> reporter: damian raffey says the poppy popped up in the park about a year ago. he says it might have been imported by a presidio resident might have been brought in by a law breaking visitor. the theory is that the hybrid will be destroyed. >> the flowers are beautiful. i will be ashamed to see them go. then again they are only around for a month or two during the year. >> the long term goal will be to ensure that those po

>> yes. >> reporter: the problem in the presidio is unique because people visit here from all around world. there is a very distinct possibility that someone could pick up the pathogen here, get on an airplane, and spread it somewhere else. >> you go to australia, you just dump the leaf and that starts a new infestation in a different continent. >> reporter: until now, sudden oak death had appeared mostly in forested areas. not in the middle of a city. to have it here now only heightens the urgency. what's at stake? >> a decline of the oak trees here, the few natives we have left. >> from the presidio in san francisco, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> okay. lisa has fantastic news. it can't get any better than the weather forecast. >> that's right. finally temperatures will be warming up. the winds will be backing off a bit and then the warmest weather for tomorrow and extends and continues into next week. the first week of may. so as we get started this morning, the view, pretty breezy still this morning. the sun officially up five minutes ago, setting right before 8:00 o'clock tonigh

you can see that there is also the presidio parkway project. the swap that we made with central subway last march. you have $75,000 for the fta program. you can see vehicle registration fees year, $332,000. removing the $340 million debt issue as anticipated last year, with the increase of $16.5 million in revenue this year, there will be no need to issue the debt for this fiscal year, 2011. with it that, we are seeking a fiscal amendment. supervisor elsbernd: in terms of decreased expenditures, what is that affecting? he mentioned a swap. is there a decrease in a project going forward? >> last year we spend more time. -- spent more time. last year we were still working with estimated numbers. after taking invoices into account, we are increasing our voices right now. it is more like a timing difference. supervisor elsbernd: thank you. supervisor mar: any other questions? let's open this for public comment. is there any member of the public that would like to speak? public comment is closed. move forward without objection. thank you. please cal

federal government in 2007 as part of the negotiations over the funding plan for doral drive, now presidio parkway, which at the time included a proposal. the proposal was a forward- looking idea and this is a forward-looking program, which is now on the run for san franciscans to use on a daily basis to help us perfect. in a few months, there will also be very impressed and components to the program. congratulations to our mta for getting the project on the ground after four years of development, and to this authority, for having the program funding at a time when the local jurisdiction in the country would dare to consider congestion pricing, even coupled with a promise of free federal money. this is an important step in the right direction but there is more to be explored. i am looking forward to seeing the congestion pricing program evolves. i want to make you aware that at an annual meeting of the coalition, a coalition of counties that have local sales taxes for transportation like san francisco, will be taking place november 13 through november 15 at the st. francis hotel in union s

. >>> they are the safe flower and they are in full loom right now at the presidio.but we'll tell you why they are the wrong color and why that's a problem. >>> and chief meteorologist bill martin will have the complete bay area forecast. >>> the state flower the california poppie is in full bloom this year. but in one corner of san francisco the flower's bright color is creating an interesting problem. david stevenson explains why there is too much orange. >>> the bloom is on for hundreds of species and flowers. a great favorite of visitors is the state flower the california poppy. some of these deep orange poppies hitchhiked in from the central valley. >> the poppy that is truly native to san francisco and other parts of the coast of california has a lot of yellow. >> reporter: damian raffey says the poppy popped up in the park about a year ago. he says it might have been imported by a presidio resident might have been brought in by a law breaking visitor. the theory is that the hybrid will be destroyed. >> the flowers are beautiful. i will be ashamed to see them g

i have been a project manager and have worked at the presidio with qualified certification is in every department. that is fine. but please do not bring our children here and form them. that is not right. when it comes to our institutions and the library, we need a meaningful dialogue where we speak about the building itself, the architect, the history, and so on and so forth. i was not supposed to speak on this subject, but it has triggered a raw nerve that they pawned our children to speak in favor of the project. i wish this project well, but i do not like the process. thank you very much. chairperson mar: thank you. i have a number of yellow speaker cards. if you could line up on the left side of this room -- jim lazarus, jamie windlow, peter nassir, and howard chabner. >> good afternoon, supervisors. jim lazarus. i will wear my former recreation and park have to, because this project came up while i was on the commission. the commission unanimously approved by in the triangle lot under eminent domain. there was some controversy over the acquisition of this project. because of the

so by the time it goes from the presidio to, for example, even at treasure island, there is about a 20% reduction. once it goes to about the bay bridge, it is down to about half of it and by the time it turns around to north of mission bay, the tsunami is barely noticeable. and the same thing as you go up north in san francisco. tsunamis were included in the design criteria that was established, which michael talked about, the elevations of all the building pads, incorporated tsunamis, all the analysis was based on guidance given us to by fema and other risk studies that they have done. results, again, you know, tsunamis by themselves could have a certain magnitude but it really is the combination of that tsunami with the tide which produces flooding or does not produce flooding. in the case of the japanese tsunami, it happened at a low tide so there was hardly any sort of observation recorded. the analysis that we conducted to come up with the established heights, you know, we had like 160 years, quite a bit of modeling that went into it and the end result was that the highest tsunami

so why are some set to yank the california poppy out of the presidio. >>> and there's a chance of rain, when we come back i will tell you what i think. >>> you may not know it from here. but infertility is on the rise. a new controversial proposal to limit envitro sterilization. >>> now we'll take you inside the complex homeless community that operated out of a the building that burned this morning. >>> and barry bonds is attempting to get a retrial or an appeal. >>> a fire in the north bay destroyed a building used to store motorcycles and landscaping equipment. it started at 5:00 this morning in a barn located at hurn and dutton avenue. it took about 20 minutes to control the flames but in that time the fire destroyed the barn. damage estimates are about $40,000 and there's no word yet on just what started the fire. >>> at the presidio tonight there's a big problem. the state flower is in full bloom, but the problem is, its color. david stevenson has the story. >> reporter: the bloom is on for hundreds of species of flowers and plants at the presidio in san francisco. >> a bright ora

he attended a $25,000 a plate fundraiser in a presidio heights neighborhood. will im of the black eyed peas tweeted this photo showing president obama with stevie won -- wonder. >>> and let's check in with sandhya patel. it is wet out there. >> and sandhya is here with the full forecast. >> and on live doppler 7hd, you with i will see we have light rain falling in the north bay from ukiah to cloverdale and santa rosa. the rainfall totals have been varied from a few hundredths to .40 of an inch. as you look here san francisco is dripy heading down toward the south bay and toward gilroy. we are seeing some light showers. a short tile ago from the high definition emeryville camera, it pretty much captured what it is looking like in the bay area. dripy. it is going to be a damp morning commute especially during the 5:00 a.m. hour. the numbers right now in the 50s and the 60s. a few showers for the morning commute. a short break coming on friday. rain is in the forecast again on saturday. but it is expected to be pretty light. here is the satellite and radar. this

again, that is for 800 presidio avenue, certification of the final environmental impact report. okay. it looks like i am going to need overflow. i really can't start the meeting with the door blocked like that. it just can't happen. so you either need to come over here on this side and sit on floor or whatever, but you cannot block that door. secretary avery: okay, ladies and gentlemen. president olague: yes, that is okay. two minutes if that is okay on the e.i.r. secretary avery: so president olague has determined that she will allow two minutes for speaker to address the e.i.r. president olague: and commissioner fong has something. commissioner fong: i ask for your indulgence of this matter and i am going to ask to recuse myself from this item as a family member is just found out is going to service services from one of the organizations related to this project. secretary avery: on the motion for recusal -- commissioner miguel: motion for recusal. >> second. [roll call taken on recusal] secretary avery: commissioner fong, you are recused. thank you. i need the speaker cards. >