the signage just to be clear, the signage is not apart of this conditional use. >> i know that. i want to make sure there's not an agreement that can be challenged by your authority to review the signage when it comes forward. the second question is for mr. steinberg. i'm delighted to see the neighborhood is actively involved. can you talk about the suggestion of the change in material and that being beneficial and supportive of the basic idea of your design? >> you're talking about the whole facade. >> i'm talking about the request for wood verses metal and what that means to you relative to what would you recommend? i'd like to hear you. >> well, i far prefer metal everywhere. i think it's more consistent with the design of the modern design of the building. i'm not sure the exact agreements between people across the street and what not. that's my preference. speaker: is there any recommendation, like, metal [inaudible]. you don't want to have a ground floor and wood and the upper windows which are facing the streets to be a different material, i just want to make sure that wh

the commission may gage engage in signage but it's permitted separately through the signage department they play a role from the transmission of the visitors. the department recommends requiring formula retailer to have a discretionary on the signage rough one central location and comparability. as for facade we know the vitality of a streetscape is success on storefronts they're the most main transmission it enhances the character of a neighborhood. tenants should be able to convey their signage that receptors the neighborhood. store front transparency this is in part an existing remit under days law the department can't ask them to look at the control. it would be required to make allocations the store front can have transparent open sheriff and no ground floor window covering. the standards focused on the visible impacts those ideas came directly from the discussion of this site the commission considered formula retail here without a review. right now this is only assessable through one assessable door and adding a perform standard can readying address this issue. as we saw earlier

and the name of the youth i can show they're on the overhead their previous signage and logo. i think there's one or two provisions >> we saw it. >> sorry look at on the overhead. can i have the overhead, please. the overhead please. they've left >> there you go. >> thank you victor. on the overhead we've got the h f pharmacy logo they've changed it to the castro pharmacy. they've also submitted a new formula retail affidavit? the only location and accident criteria will apply so again refreshing the criteria if the planning code regarding formula retail uses in addition to 11 establishment the business maybe so 2 or more of the following features a standard tied facade a stsz did he core and color scheme and uniform apparel and a signage or trade work or signage and that going at the previous hearing we found their formula retail because ah f was a formula retail and the signage is consistent that which is a little bit unclear if they meet the stsz 50 percent of shock merchandise i think they source the same pharmacy supplier but those are individually branded this was eir re

because we've been to the commission many times over signage issues. we do oppose the change in formula retail defines with upwards of 75 percent of cu applications being approved. it is hard to understand where the problem is. we understand and hear that you want to support of the small businesses it's not difficult to the get the support for a super duper in a neighborhood but difficult for a neighborhood to come and fight a starbuck's and the $750,000 land use lawyers and the pr firms that those multiple nationals are able to hire per we accept that's part of the progress we're here fighting the fight and supporting those who feel should be brought to the neighborhood. i also want to remind the commissions that the voters voted for proposition g in an effort i quote from the planning department's website protect san francisco's vibrant small business sectors and create a supportive environment for the small business innovation i don't believe that opening the gates to the multiple nationals is what the voters intended >> thank you. >> hi i'm winning

and kelly mentioned the signage has been at the freeze of the building it had different names we plan to tampa off the non historic sheet metal sign and record anything this significant underneath. those are the steel windows that will be rehabbed. the front entry on the left is is a rendering from the figure drawings there's a non-historic aluminum door there will be a new bronze door. the roof is in poor condition is is a standard and will be replaced. this is the entry hall the original plaster ceiling had alterations with the florescent lights they're not original and this is the plan that shows where the column falls from the 7 evidently of the tower on each side of the entry tower it shows the columns and will not interfere with the quality of the escape the ceiling will be removed above the entry hall and the ceiling will be removed and we'll document it and replicate it there those are the entry hall the plain simple plaster finish those are the images of the exchange hall. would you like memo me to talk about those >> to be hornet every sponsor has the same amount of time we'

it was questionable about the array of merchandise but they had two with the signage and the trademark. >> okay. thank you arrest. >> thank you. >> commissioners the matter is submitted. >> i have a question for the aids ah f. so the question i had early on was organizations such ah f serving the community i heard other people that came to speak ask the same question why would you not engage our client engages with the community and you have an opportunity to do that but choose not to as we heard had you continued down that path if the community were interested in engaging and accepting what services you had to offer in that location you would almost be there at this point >> it's partly because of the delay we went through forward with the construction we engaged the contractor out laid funds that was stopped because of the square footage issue and the fair market value was suggested that may not be a formula retail issue but not clear that became clear after the hearing but after the hearing that was a side table to go forward are do with the. >> that was the conditional use authoriz

and the pedestrian an oriented design and first let's take a look at signage. and signage, creates visual impacts that play a role in the attraction of visitors who are important to the city's economy, the standards will focus on minimize size and one central location and compatibility with the neighborhood. >> the department recommends adoption of the storefront standards to protect and enhance the character of a neighborhood by having high design, the storefront standards will focus on maximize the visibility in the store, and transparent shelving and no ground floor window coverings and also addressing pedestrian accessibility. right now this solid block is only accessible through one door or walking through a parking garage, adding a performance standard for the people oriented design could dress this by requiring more pedestrian entrances or in this example, opening existing doors for pedestrians. >> as we saw earlier the five criteria correct us to address the compatibility and it will provide the clarity to staff and characterize the district and neighbo

. >> getting back to the signage problem. it seems like the law is the law and our laws in san francisco maybe path, etc. pointed out by john king in the chronicle but i appreciate the work to make this building beautiful particularly after it's been deterring lick for so many years and it will be a shame to see this building as the center piece of another john king article saying that the public didn't know how we get here it would be so contrary to the direction in which the gentlemen are going i really want to ask the developer and i see mr. hell letter is coming to the lectern let the public know so they can enjoy the high quality of work >> we were discussing that a little bit. i think we completely agree with that for a couple of reasons it's essentially mandated by the fact we have publicly assessable open space inside which is required. and the - in my case the entire element while not required will be some kind of public lobby or a function that the public has access so the building will be open during open business

departmental kiosk and we'll discuss a bit more as the presentation goes on and installing multiple signage boards these board will have major departments restrooms so as people enter the building, they will be able to see that right away and hopefully that will be of some assistance until the kiosk system is up and running. we've also already instituted brochures and have a small ee evacuation map on them and we've been preparing this proto type kiosk and we're going to start in city hall and hopefully be able to take that out to the whole city real estate portfolio as time goes on our departmental budget is our next slide the kiosk signage are budgeted at $150,000 our funding source the proposed maintenance budget for city hall and one kiosk at each of the entrances. the digital kiosk will have two phases -- our english version the first phase in 3 months allow for equipment procurement and content development with our departments and also working regarding our staff resources make sure that we're resourced properly to run this system here. 60 days after that the implementation and testin

. >> can we say anything other than signage other than this generalized stuff we have in front of us. there's nothing there that says the commission feels there ought to be a limited number of signs. if you go to cvs in a financial district in that little corner, they have four sign s that building, and that's pedestrian oriented and i mean, how many signs do you need? >> i believe you can't require there to be fewer sign than the code would allow. i think that's why the language is qualative than quantitative. >> is it a ratio of the mass of the building because if i recall, the exterior of the building used to be windows when it was vw. is there a certain percentage of it if it's wrapped or treated with a vinyl sticker in a sense. >> let me make sure i understand your question. are you asking if the sign is directly to the building? >> correct. >> it's different in different districts. i'm not sure if mr. wu has looked into this. we're not looking at it as part of the ca package, but it may be tied to linear feet as opposed to volume. sfwl could we advise the project manager we want

with respect to the changes of the name and the color or branding of the product and the signage i think that's the language. i think i would say that is not the failure to engage and the desire to get around the position it's a big problem and subsequential issue, however, i think that the occur ventilation of a process in place we found that was formula retail. it's something we should and can stand by simply trying to get around that through a signage change shouldn't stand i disagree >> okay. i think technically i don't think the zoning administrator record technically. but i don't feel like i have enough information as to the contrary criteria to make a determination about formula retail i agree with commissioner fung that perhaps those are concerns that are valid but not technically part of the legislation as it stands or of the formula retail statute regulation as it now stands there's legislation preponderance of the evidence maybe to clarify or expand that but we have to look at what the criteria are i don't believe the zoning administrator erred my inclination to get more infor

why is this signage so important? >> we're launching in oakland with a pilot program.l see these bill boards and bus shelters going up in oakland in the next month or so. we're partnering with a national organization called too small to fail and they have a number of national collaborative partners, bill and hillary clinton foundation who you mentioned in the piece. american academy of pediatrics, sesame street, whole slew of the best and brightest in early education. this campaign hopefully will succeed in oakland. we'll take the best pieces of it, including the clothing line and the outdoor signage, which by the way designed by silverstein, they are the folks behind the got milk commercials and best and brightest in the advertising world. we've combined the talents of wonderful organizations to create this and hopefully we can scale it nationally with our national partners and but oakland is where the pilot is going to run, for again, launching shortly. >> i know people are going to want -- they say, how can they get the good stuff? you have a website? >> yes, it's t

installation, set-up, assembly, and dismantling of temporary exhibits, displays, booths, modular systems, signage, drapery, specialty furniture, floor coverings, and decorative materials in connection with trade shows, conventions, expositions, and other >> item 21, resolution retroactively authorizing the department of public health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $2,663,405 from the state of california to participate in a program entitled hiv care program/single allocation model for period of april 1 2014 through march 31, 2015 waiving indirect costs. >> item 21, resolution retroactively authorizing the department of public health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $2,663,405 from the state of california to participate in a program entitled hiv care program/single allocation model for period of april 1 2014 through march 31, 2015 waiving indirect costs. >> colleagues, same house, same call. this resolution is adopted. next item. >> item 22 ordinance amending the administrative code to require that prevailing wages be paid for work involving the on-site installation, set

we've talked about the signage have been a problem. i think adding additional use categories like increasing from 11 to 20. the limited financial was an interesting point will the atms i live more than a mile from my banks atm as a consequence i have never cash i pay by plastic. so i'm not saying i wouldn't be supportive of a cu for limited financial but a dr maxillomight be something to consider because of the small businesses want especially small cafes it's better to have cash and you can get cash. also the transparency and the visibility those things are interesting i have concerns with the substitutes i understand what people are trying to tangle and a lot of people's have investment in restaurant and businesses and i think you run the slippery slope. i thought about larry he's a billionaire when you talk about what it takes to open a store of any type in general there are people with wealth who might open up a bow technical and trying to make a value judgment who can afford the rents i don't know it's black and white but i unders

thank heather smith a scholar affiliated with the living deal project for divorcing time for the signage for the first time each mural is accompanied by the window into the past to bring to life heather's word this is the combanlt to bring it to a museum caliber and we are grateful to heather for his work (clapping) so speaking the people who made this possible we have to honor the decendents of the coit tower folks two of whom are depishthd in the mural. ruth over here (clapping) some of you my may know ruth is depriktd picketed in the library mural >> thank you for being here to celebrate woody allen with us and the son added god at the scene is here and the daughter of otis alongside of hercy in the elevator lobby thank you for you for being here you can read about her in the chronicle and bruce from the puppeteer from seattle thank you for coming down (clapping) over the years i've had the bring to join the arts commission and get to know the incredible works when i was a committing candidate for the job you'll notice the arts commission weakens from a deep sleep it's an honor to wor

in the signage that talks about placing signs that are compatible with the architecture we've made a modification those signs the number and size should be minute missed that's a minor change. so open space to fix the issue on the two parcels. to make sure the possibility for housing or whatever to allow in the counter zoning is understand and the design of the parcels on the street maybe as their planned and development to make sure all of them meet the cities accessibility and accident ada policies. so emily went through the changes to the respect changes to the agreement i'm not sure if david with the community of transportation authority is here yet. i'm going to turn it over to my colleague to talk about the projects in this part of town >> good afternoon commissioner president wu and commissioners i'm david i'm the deputy director for particular reason of the san francisco transportation authority i think a useful place to start with the bio county transportation study we developed alongside other partners clidz the department of planning thanks to mark schneider. do we have sl

the fund i community are with the funds why isn't the tennis court fully fences in and why are the signages confusing when we we are told no lines would be planted for the basketball ambassador i want to clarify one thing we don't have one hundred and 51 courts we lost 5 court. >> you are at times. >> thank you. >> (calling names) thank you. >> good afternoon. i'm justin spears i make up 50 percent of the loudest voices for the nov i didn't court we've been working together with singles 2007 on this park this is a big day for us. although you may hear individual voices there are many voices. the plan before you is a meeting each attended by 50 and 80 people. most of the meetings involved thoughtful break out sections where neighbors worked together and why they didn't use the park and what they wanted to see done what's so wonderful about the plan is most of teens can look at it and see at least one of their judge's was in it. while we can't pleas one hundred percent i'm amazed we come together to respond to the wide varieties of yourselves. i encourage you to approve the plan and support o

the police, however, our park rangers will respond to containments and there's the regulation of signage that is overall law enforcement by the community and the park ranchers. the estimated costs is that hundred and 79 thousand plus dollars. currently, we have $473,000 plus from funds. and currently, the friends of the nova i didn't park has applied for more dollars to complete the plan in the amount of $706,000 as a result of the application we've know we this fall of 2014. if and when all funding is available to implement this plan construction will begin in the spring of 2017 and end in that year >> if by chance the additional fund are not awarded in the fall of this year we have a saving strategy with the current funds we have we'll be able to implement what we call phase one that will essentially be for the renovation of the restroom and make the parks under the community option granted project which mostly will occur on the west side of the park side that includes drainage and pathway improvements and the educational path between the playground and restroom. with those funds we've

and the other items that we've been adding down here, we have a donor signage in the front terrace, we have precast columns on the front columns in here and replaced that with stone panels and on the back of the terrace, we also have the same stone panels which is a natural stone, not artificial. we also have lighting in james alley and then one of the last pieces we've been doing, each of these floors, we have these low-reliefs where we have chinese iconography, also in here we have windows with wonderful colors being changed to chinese red color windows in that historical -- a good look, auspicious, red windows, let me show you our precast panels we have. so, we've had some mock-ups made of these and these will be coming in later this year and installed on the building. so, we have -- you can see some chinese iconography here and then these are also made to look like the old railings that were on the buildings, so these primarily are underneath the windows, and i think i've hit every item on that. thank you. >> thank you. are there any public comment on this item? okay, seeing none,

what kind of campaign signage may represent the syrian election season. >> perhaps the most controversiallection poster in the world. the burnt out building in a battle scarred town. >> jon: makes sense if you know the slogan. i'm still hesitant to compare with my parallel democracy study. the incumbent what's his stance on green house gases ? >> the regime has mustard gas and sarin. >> attacking his own people with chlorine gas. >> jon: okay. i will put you down as regulation ad verse. i'm not a campaign advisor but i think al-assad -- what does hassan al nouri have to say. >> he says he's he's a strong leader and you have to respect what assad is doing. >> politically i think he is doing what he has to do concerning the crisis. >> i agree with president assad in many issues. >> i'm not anti-assad. nobody is perfect. >> jon: in fact i am voting for him. for more we are joined by our new correspondent in syria michael che. michael che, thank for joining us. [cheers and applause] >> jon: this is so exciting. your first day at the show. this is great. your first day at the show. first assig

anticipated would be appreciated while to have adds in our local newspapers stating we're still open and signage also stating we're open and elite jewelry and i plan on being open during the construction hours we want co- partnering and open communication that our two businesses will survive the two years of construction we're geary up for this and looking forward to the change when it's complete. thank you >> next speaker. >> good afternoon commissioners and commissioner president wu i'm an 8 year resident and a current resident of the pacific heights neighborhood i met true mark urban a year ago and learned about the project and been incredibly impressed with their staff but their ability to outreach to the community and to the communities on the project i've been an advocate of beautification this is a much needed project for the residents in the pacific heights neighborhood and i think that it will definitely help with the neighborhood so i'm an advocate for it. thank you >> as the next speaker comes up i'll call the next names (calling names). >> good afternoon, commissioners my name is r g

overhanging those trees have been trimmed back in the last week and along in here by the sign the signage there no parking sign is where on the box walk and at the hearing it was proposed that the facility be mounted. >> the for ground street it what. >> the one running this way is caesar chavez and the street where you see all the traffic is gerrero. >> where is 26. >> it's up at the next corner. >> a ways away. >> yeah.. that's why we didn't propose that. >> thank you. can i ask about the trees on the first visible that you put up. >> yes. >> would you put that back up were those newly planted trees after the permit was issued and after the permit was requested because in the permit requests there's a photograph of the site and no tree so subsequentially u subsequential to that in the last year they've planted the trees. >> so the place in between the trees that's a permitted site for the surface mounted facility is there a green strip for people coming out of the pharmacy. >> it eliminates the green zone at that in the matter to the door of the pharmacy. >> so a permanent. >> yeah. leg

should encourage them to come here we trust our administrative staff to make sure it's appropriate you signage and it would be a benefit to commercial areas if they bring in a store from another part of the world. so i'm okay with adding local generally but make exceptions. those are my main thoughts >> commissioner hillis. >> i have a couple of questions for staff. first of all what's your secret everybody is complimenty how to do that human resources on the subsidy that's the ones that both me the most we've seen issues and there have been issues with subsidies like jake spade do we know if that is captured under the sub subs. jake spade will be formula retail because of the worldwide it gets into the questions of the distinction of a subsidy and what's the structure and i understand the policy issues and policy concerns for having it my biggest concern is simple with the implementation but i think the use ability 9 and the value of the ordinance goes as far as to implement it and, of course, if we have requirements that are not enforced effectively that diminishes the valve of the ordinance

pedestrians are out of control there's no signage, bicyclists are out of control when you go offer eric street people straet treat it you can walk at outline times ivy seen people hit and almost hit they need thirty to have training anyone who walks through a plaza know people have whistles and use them to make the busses flow and help people to get back on the curtain we have the most do so i will traffic control officers in the world in san francisco they're on their cell phones and gabbing to each other we need to have people that are paid to do the work and do the work every time we close the streets in members of congress center traffic goes all kinds of other routes and there's no no process that says you at the cost of the closing streets you have to do traffic control and assertive traffic control it was disparaging to read the paper that no one seems to know what the walk signals mean there should be mandate training and ticketing when people get off the curve. people go off the curve at one and have no possible choice to get across van ness avenue. we have a lot of work to do