i just wanted to say -- voice my support for senor sisig on valencia street at 701. thank you. >> thank you for your comments. mr. chair. >> thank you. so we'll move back to the regularly -- agenda. we'll move to, i think, supervisor ronen. no? sorry. we'll have ten minutes for planning department to present on this item. >> good afternoon, supervisors. rich sucre, manager of the southeast department at the san francisco planning department. the decision for you is whether to overturn or uphold the planning department's approval to allow the temporary conversion of an accessory parking lot into a commercial parking lot at 701 valencia street. the planning commission granted the conditional use for the commercial parking lot with the condition of approval to prohibit restaurant and limited restaurants at the site. the appellant raises several issues in their written appeal with regard to this added condition of approval which would prohibit the restaurant and limited restaurant uses. the applicant contends that the project was thoroughly reviewed by planning staff who

so senor sisig seemed to cater to all. they've always been a very personable experience, and i've always enjoyed it. there was no negative element, they don't sell alcohol. you don't have, say, like, a rowdy crowd in there or anything. it was nice. yeah, i think it's a great addition to the neighborhood, and i'd just be really sad to see them bullied off the field, and yeah, they work hard, so if we could keep them around, it would mean a lot to us. thank you. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> hello. my name is damian cash. i'm an sf resident for over ten years, and i just wanted to reinforce an observation today in this meeting. i noticed earlier there was congratulations and you know great welcomage for small local businesses that have been a -- remain a staple here for a while. i found it was rather ironic that we're doing quite the opposite now. and i'd like to have that sink in for a second, and think about it. >> appreciate your comments. next speaker, please. >> i'm a first generation filipino

the food that senor sisig offers might sound the same but it's completely different. you heard the folks say it is unique, and that, i agree with. second, i am he aa frequent visitor to the area, and i can assure you if one of us stops to do something on that corner, we're off doing something else with many other vendors on that street, and they're not all food vendors. third, i heard the original concerns that people raised, and i see now that in terms of mitigation, ryan's stepping up to the plate, like he always has with all issued raised. thank you very much for your consideration. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> hello. my name is joe a. >> commissioner veronese: -- joanne boston. i have a vast network from around the country, and whenever they come to san francisco, one of their first stops is senor sisig. not only do they bring pride to san francisco, they bring people to frequent other businesses within their area. having to fight for this and having to do this during a time when we are celebrating asian americans and small businesses,

the lot is huge, senor sisig is not going to utilize the whole thing, just the corner of the lot. [bell ringing] and yeah, that's it, thank you. >> thank you. >> president breed: can you provide clarity on the hours you're proposing to operate, because i keep hearing different information. >> proposed hours under the cu is monday through sunday starting at 11 ending at 9 p.m. on week nights, on friday and saturday nights, we stay open until 10. >> 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.? >> correct. >> president breed: thank you. ok, our hearing has been held and is now closed. and this item is in the hands of the board of supervisors. and i will recognize supervisor ronen. >> supervisor ronen: thank you. i really want to thank everyone who came out today. when the appellant first came to our office to share his proposal for a parking lot plus food truck park, at the lot in 17th and valencia, the scope he described was very broad. the range of proposed activities. he talked about pop-up options, a vision up to four food trucks that also served beer and wine, and hours that extended to 11 p.m. his init

what i'm proposing for going propose is a compromise that recognize both the desirability of senor sisig as a small business owned by a local person of color, and the necessity of protecting adjacent restaurants and the daily lives of people who live along valencia street. what i'm proposing is to amend the cu where it now prohibits restaurant use. i would like to amend the cu to allow the operation of one mobile food facility on the project site under a temporary use authorization. the term of the temporary use authorization will be one year. and while the law prevents us from naming a specific business in the conditions approval, my expectation and for the record, is that senor sisig will be the one food truck on the site. during the one-year term of the temporary use authorization we can monitor the impact on adjacent businesses. additionally, i would propose that we add the following conditions to limit competition with other restaurants. that there will be no alcohol and no amplified music on the side, that the hours of operations will be up to six days per week, with hours limited