there are 1900 spaces in all of the golden gate park, about 480 and jfk. 800 spaces exist underneath the surface. there are about 1400 spaces near the concourse. heuter about a half mile circle around the museum's, and that is all the area that is in red on this presentation. we look at some of the areas and attributed those as parking for other attractions. of the 460 regular, anyone can use those spaces. about -- we have gotten it down a little bit. in our last presentation, it was about 100 to be removed. but we're talking about gaining back some spaces elsewhere. specifically some on bowling green drive, mlk, and some on another story that would be nearby, and they're still attractive options for people going to these destinations, does not specifically on jfk drive. this shows a slightly different number. that is because we have worked to lower the numbers since the last presentation. near the conservatory, there are approximately 300 spaces. near the concourse, approximately 590 free parking spaces. near the lake, about 540. we're losing a small amount. however, we want to know

should be open space per it is hard to get open space that once you get rid of it. seeing as it is not the best quality right now, it could be made into a better quality open space. we want to maintain that for the future possibility. with expansions, it is a little bit harder. that provision, i like to think of a more as a, wait, stop and think about what you are building. is it really limited in size to the footprint where you can limit it as small as you can? i think what we sometimes see, and i know it is not prevalent, but there is sometimes the thought of, it is free. i will build however i want to build. i do not have to pay for the lead a. maybe it is easier for me to build a one-story building that is a little bit bigger. to me, that is another facility rather than expanding. we want to put the pot into people's mind that it is not free land. there should be careful and thorough analysis to make sure that it is really necessary. >> is there anything in the way the policy would be drafted that would prevent a kind of banking for a period of time? could use a

connecting the existing open space, having a space you may use on your street as an open space. we are engaging in a couple of projects right now, with this grant that we just got and we are just guarding this process. how do we develop the areas in highest need? it is exciting that one benefit of having this is that we can work on some of the things that we have mentioned in these elements. and we talk about protecting the biodiversity of the open spaces, thinking about restoring the native habitats throughout the city, educating and making people aware about the habitats of the city, and environmental, sustainable design for the parks. objectify focuses on the community and engaging the community in giving it tools and methods to be involved in their parks, with how they maintain the parks and how they actively stay engaged. we have heard a lot from the community that this partnership is critical to the success of open space, to make certain that the community is involved in the planning process and to what the life of the open space. objective 6 is -- there was a lot of empha

buildings on open spaces and want to expand into the open spaces. we want to make it clear that this is not free land. there should be a thought process put into any of these expansions. this is the same analysis they have to go through to show her that. and analyze alternate sites. we deleted a provision that allowed the replacement open space policy to be a screen -- to be a street skating. people felt like that was not a good trade. we deleted that and said "the same quality and quantity of open spaces with expansions he get or they could pay into the fund of the open spaces. there was one alternative in the terms of expansion. i hope this strengthens and addresses a big part of the concern that we are hearing. people thought you could suddenly just build on recreational land for it we did not want that. that was something we all definitely agreed with. going back to this high- performing idea and the idea that you are in making sure that you make the most of what you have, in i think it was kind of a missed translation that if you were trying to

situation or community spaces or something. anyway, then in terms of the density of the situation and retention in heights with some small, incremental increases, i still think that it would behoove the department to take a look at the actual economics of that. i know there's been a study that they undertook of the properties and the existing heights of the buildings that are there now. and the existing zoning and what increment remains and that results in their saying that increment can provide for a lot more housing than currently exists. my question about that is who would develop that anyway? given the lot sizes and my naive thinking is you'd have to aggregate a bunch of properties to get to the economics where you could either build on top or to the side or maybe demolish and build new. anyway, so maybe some kind of quick economic study or developer or could come and tell us or you guys what the economics of that might be. lastly, i would really like to recognize one of the partnerships formed really tarp around the planni

lucrative spaces.m grateful to be informed by one of the street artists that it seems like 20 to of this basis, the curbs have been repainted as yellow zones. according to the ordinance, you cannot have a yellow zone and there. unless the board of supervisors exams the space. you do have the authority to do that under ordinance 388-83. you can exempt a space from one more regulations so long as the exemption does not interfere with the purpose of the regulation. you have done that traditionally for the last 28 for many, many street artists' spaces, particularly the winter holiday spaces. with i am asking is that you formally redesignated those 22 spaces, and i have listed them. redesignated them with the exemption from the yellow zone requirement, and that is police code section 2405c82, which would prohibit -- >> [inaudible] supervisor mar: sorry. >> that is all right. again, i am asking that you please read designate those spaces but in i am grateful for you for hearing me right now. if you go with t

>> currently, your draft motion gives 99 spaces, the one required car share space. in communication with the neighborhood, 103 spaces. commissioner borden: the others would be car share. >> it is not necessarily related to the residential units. commissioner borden: you said there was no excess reporting. i was not clear on that. it could be allowed. i think we want to keep the car share space. >> just to clarify, it is the one to one residential parking of 1998. it is three car shares bases. it could be increased to four by taking away a bmr unit space. we have also asked for some parking for the employees of the retail space. that would be 107? president olague: i am not attached to the retail addition. vice president miguel: i would not go with the retail. commissioner sugaya: 3 of which are car share. one could be converted. >> part of the motion? commissioner sugaya: yes. i have one other comment to the neighbors. commissioner moore was talking about shadow and sunlight, and use the word west. the sun comes up on the east. all your units face the east. this bui

these are the small open spaces. less than 3,000 square feet. the smaller art pieces are smaller than the large art pieces. and very small open space near chinatown. >> and with the sculpture here. a tiny open space in enclosed by very tall buildings and the marvelous tool in the core of the financial district. and it's an art piece. the massive fountain right next to the market street sidewalk. actually a double fountain as you can see with two walls that make up the fountain. smaller than 3,000 square feet. very useful and popular. this is the access to the garden and to see the logo which clearly identifies every public open space including the art pieces. just a few slides showing art in connection with to the other buildings. a mural with a glass wall. the entrance to one of the residential buildings. and the other residential buildings. i hope this shows you the great variety of artists have created that consists of sculptures and paintings and mosaics and reliefs and the art piece together with the open space is located most of the time a

some people like really large spaces and some people like small spaces. i think our society is too obsessed with the acquisition of space for rooms that you do not even go into every day. i think it is a very subjective call on that regard. particularly on the standard. i will see how this motion goes. commissioner sugaya: one question, back to the project sponsor. on the 62 presidential list, it says studio and lost at 300 square feet, up one bedroom loft at 545, etc. is that square footage included in the loft space that cannot be used from up above or just the ground floor? or the floor down below? >> the ground floor down below. commissioner sugaya: i think the insertion of furniture in your -- in here gives not a false impression, but i am considering buying a foldout bed for a condominium because it will save some space. there are those that have couches in front that folds over on. there are all kinds of innovative ways that are available that people can use to accommodate both sitting down and having a bed. that kind of thing. to me, that can all

in addition, if there are smaller spaces on the roof top, those create additional challenges. this might be an area where you have a residential building to otherwise require art on site and perhaps allowing it to go into the fund administer by the arts commission for a number of other use and looking at the requirement since we have learned more about the downtown and seen the downtown has expanded beyond the original c3, it seems there is no real good policy reason for why a project of the same size inside the c3 would have the art requirement and a project of the same size outside the c3 would not have the requirement and the department recommends the environment if they are in the downtown areas. and this is the mixed use district and not the smaller neighborhood commercial district but the real areas where we have seen the downtown expand. further, even though there is large projects coming and will have a large 1% art requirement. this is another area where the city might be able to provide additional flexibility. the recommendation would say put the first $1 million tow

where demand exists, there is not enough for space. this application will allow them to adjust and meet market demand, and prevent the loss of a small business, prevent layoffs, and create future job opportunities. i am happy to have any -- i am happy to answer any questions you may have. president olague: is there any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. vice president miguel: i move to approve this condition. >> second. commissioner sugaya: i would like to put on the record that the company that i work for is within a small distance of this establishment. around the corner on bush street. since i am a less than 10% owner, i do not think there are any conflict issues here. president olague: thank you. there is a motion on the floor for approval as the pros -- as proposed. >> i am sorry. i was out of the room. i did not hear the presentation. commissioner borden: aye. commissioner fong: aye. supervisor mar: aye. vice president miguel: aye. aye. -- president olague: aye. >> the motion passes unanimously. y

we share the open space with the mission district. the studios and the art and design collective, with these designs. using the storefront space to work on design projects, all of these events have an open to the general public. and the events at the studio have led to many exciting civic projects. this includes the victory gardens project, the park's program and others. individuals for the city government, the artists and designers. separate organizations with unique functions with the studio for urban project share interests with my collaborator and myself and for others, by maintaining the shared space, we hope that these organizations will have a beneficial relationship. a little bit about the project. our current operations at 17th and do lores is really a template for how we'd like to operate the new space on harrison street, which is approximately the same size on the street with a similar residential commercial mix. neighbors of the 17th street property have written expressing the excellent relationship has had. we anticipate

and for performance in the areas where there is large public space to have the not just art and the experience of art. and also this provides an opportunity to support existing organizations that need help with capital elevators up to the second floor performance space and those types of things that are important to making sure that the experience is one that we can city wide appreciate. i think this is a great, great the primary recommendation and the experience of talking with the development and they are more than happy and it adds development to the neighborhoodses. and i actually think that we have it enough support for this in the arts community and citywide to go forward with the recommendation and let the board of supervisors get the input and make the necessary adjustments. thank you very much for the opportunity. president olague: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. we wholeheartedly support the art requirement for the downtown development in the present form. and that are necessary to divert funds to what would otherwise be in public art to achieve the certificate

. >> the proposal is to combine two vacant retail spaces into a single space to be occupied by chase bank. the proposed project would occupy the entire single story building containing approximately 4600 square feet. conditional use authorization is required for the upper fillmore street neighborhood district and also for use size greater than 2500 square feet. the department has done neighborhood notification, posters, to residents within 150 feet as well as to homeowners within 350 feet of the project and with this proposed conditional use application and proper notifications were done. proper notifications were done. and to that end we have received four support letters and i have not received any opposition in emails, phone calls, or letter. the department's recommendation is approval with conditions because the site has had continuous commercial uses in the past. and also we are proposing to the target sponsor about 2,500 customers within the fillmore street that do not have a bank that's close enough and that they can walk to. the closest chase for this area is about a mile awa

spaces those are. but to signal a big culture change, one that we felt was important to our future of the city in reducing cars, we made it our own goal to reduce our own city fleet and begin with that commitment first. so we did it, we did it with everybody's cooperation, m.t.a., city administrator as well as our purchaser to create that green car showcase. but we also realize there are many parts of the city as david mentioned that don't have ready access to public garages. so it was for us a challenge but one that we were very enthusiastic to try to pilot with city car share, and that is to get it into our most congested residential areas, like russian hill and the area. so this is one of at least five spots that are happening and in fact around this area we're going to begin here first because we have a lot of residential support for this as well. and i look forward to the other six spots that we have already identified, have been under planning discussions with our city administrator, with our m.t

the point is, for whatever reason, retail spaces are not taking some of these spaces. restaurants or other uses are moving into those bases. a lot of that has to do with the internet and the fact that people would rather buy things cheaper online. we have had people testify at hearings that people take pictures of the item in their retail store and then order them on line. we are lucky that overall fillmore is a thriving district. what we really need to be doing is helping support business along the lower fillmore, which is struggling substantially. i did not see this as displacing another use. it is on a block that has an entrance to the parking lot, a mali stone, to gas stations, and a parking lot. the park will be in front of their restaurant that is next to a parking lot. it will be the most lively thing on the block, as a consequence. i think the park, which in no is something the merchants association had been seeking before -- it is something they wanted, but nobody was around to pay for it. this was the way to go. if we do not think there is any value to the pa

it is a very open space, bright, sunny neighborhood. very good access, a very vibrant business community that all of the residential buildings frequent. there is fairly decent parking. it is and vince it is, but it allows for her out of town -- i mean, out of neighborhood people to come to the area and frequent, patronize the restaurants, the retail establishments that are there. i think what this building does with its density, with its height, with its impact on parking is that it will bring a very great change to the neighborhood that will not be positive.

a beginning a long cooperation between europe like european space agency and russia. all right while we do our correspondent daniel bushell standing by at the launch site down you know we just saw the a live pictures of the launch or can you tell us what's going on where you are. yes is to mark a momentous occasion for the history of russia space industry the first takeoff over. outside of russia space is now is launching in the west despite a few technical minor wools at the end because we had torrential rains just five minutes before the launch and it's still raining at the moment but despite this being the dry season that can affect takeoff they were not hoping for this but it has gone off successfully that's the main thing at the moment they have gone off successfully as we can see the rocket is launching successfully which is the main thing now the world should have been yesterday go postponed a few hours because of more on a technical issues something called the refueling valves fail to connect well that's a problem that happens quite often during. the space exp

we took that idea and put in it in a 3 dimensional space. it's a very identifiable from any point in the office. >> we're inside the red cube. some of the green features are the wood floor we're standing on. >> what kind of wood is this? >> this is, i believe, chestnut. >> that's the great thing about using wood. it's you'll find species and different types of wood available through fsc that aren't available any other way. >> it's real nicely laid. >> the resin panels are 95 percent recycled content. we use that as well on the reception desk. it has a bamboo surface. which is a rapidly renewable resource. >> so you work for hunts man architect url group. i have to ask beverly, you hired an architect. >> i think it's in appreciation of, that architects can appreciate the value that other architects bring to something. we had several factors. one was that we were very busy ourselves with keeping our country clients happy and the idea of taking the time to focus on this wasn't a good use of time. tenant improvement was not our special. we talke

as far as open space and developments that were required to provide open space, 27 open spaces were created since the plan. there were also used to improve existing open space instead of acquiring new space intended because of the lack of preservation. 250,000 buildings are now protected, an additional 150 buildings are encouraged for retention. the buildings were demolished, that includes important buildings. as mentioned earlier, conservation districts were created. 2.5 million square feet have been applied for development and the other 5 million are certified as eligible. the transportation scorecard, we did not get more people per vehicle. the transit share has likely increased, and downtown long- term parking is being managed. the document actually talked about what we did not anticipate 25 years ago when we have forecast of 90,000 more jobs. but we did not anticipate was the employment will stay flat over the course of 25 years. there has been growth in our educational and institutional jobs at small businesses instead of offices. that is what the downtown plan had anticipated. san fr

then you hear a european space partnership.the future of the european summer like navigation system. on board the world's most reliable space vehicle. the soyuz rocket is gearing up for the first ever blast off from a forward base. the landmark launch. life on. to me now to some other stories making headlines across the globe the basque terrorist group says it's in. its campaign of bombings and shootings spain's leader called the move a victory for democracy law and the reason since the group now calls for direct open talks with spain and france about independence the separatist group killed eight hundred twenty nine people in spain or the last forty years. when israel and president hu go chavez claims he's in excellent health and free of the cancer he's battled for months chavez address supporters in the venezuelan town of la stressing his victory over cancer means nothing to keep him from running for reelection next year fifty seven year old is still largely popular at home after twelve years in power but criticism from local

years rocket going into space carrying big satellite navigation system. again russian and european officials. hope that the saudis will eventually be used to take astronauts into space for this new alongside this is as our correspondent had been saying the first launch outside i think. all right well that's all for now about the the flights into this week sky high moscow outlets had to add to my tent right now. monitoring. historic. friendly. dynamic. plans. months ago. and i welcome to the moscow out show on this week's episode of exploring the subject of flights taking a look at the history of aviation in russia to the latest simulates is across designs and at port terminals so joe we mustn't henri's as we journey from the soviet skies to more than days of elements starting off here at the place at a community in moscow. the museum has seen from the exhibits showcasing the simpsons flight models of craft and his engine mechanics you can see how the aviation industry developed in the largest country in the world. the history of civil allies in the survey

with that space with that space with that space with that space with that space with that space with that space with that space with that space with that space with that space with that space with that space with that space with that space with that space with we understood we, too, had power, so power,0 power,0 so power,0 so the message was vision and bold. we were referring to them as killers wraz in the pass we say, give us peace, and then who used to walk and they would walk, no more insults were thrown at us. in three weeks, the peace agreement was signed. >> right. [applause] a transitional government was put in place. you have said, and i agree with now that ultimately goodness wins over evilness, but there's a price to pay, and i'd like to you from your book and the price that was paid right here. >> it was 14 years that just doesn't go away. in a moment we were calm enough to look around. we have to confront the magnitude of what would happen in liberia. 250,000 people were dead. a quarter of them children. one in three were displaced. 350,000 in the camps, and the rest anyw

, public spaces, intimate spaces with in this large public square. of course, water is a continuing theme that you will see throughout the campus. and as we mentioned earlier, sustainability is a very key value for us. we are seeking lead plan and certification for the new campus. we will have a number of sustainable features here. we are exploring the mall now in our design phase, including geothermal, chilled been, and solar panels on the roof. we also wanted to take

, public spaces, intimate spaces with in this large public square. of course, water is a continuing theme that you will see throughout the campus. and as we mentioned earlier, sustainability is a very key value for us. we are seeking lead plan and certification for the new campus. we will have a number of sustainable features here. we are exploring the mall now in our design phase, including geothermal, chilled been, and solar panels on the roof. we also wanted to take advantage of the old fashioned sustainable ideas, like using a natural light in the spaces and have windows that really opened to provide ventilation. we're very, very keen on investigating new technologies, as well, for power generation right on site, including some of the ones i have talked about already. this is a view of one of the interior is bringing some of those key things in, drawing the light down and inside, making for a very green and stimulating environment. you have also seen throughout these designs, at the -- these approaches to create buildings that share a common them

it is a rental for office space, shared space. right now, the rental rate is quite high. we do not think in the next five years that we are going to go beyond that. >> without the increases, it would still be -- all right. given the comments that we heard earlier, in light of the issues surrounding the america's cup, unless there is some reason we need to vote on this today, i would like to move that we defer this item to a future date. >> [inaudible] >> you need to come to the podium to speak. >> please, we would love to hear your comments. >> i just want to point out that we are not talking about five years. we are talking about the three remaining years. we are locked in, as you put it, for the next three years, not five. >> i wish i could say everyone's revenue was going up significantly, which would have made it significant. >> this is our second concession. we did have a long period of time where rates went up dramatically, and as you point out, we were foreclosed from participating on that. we renegotiated a new lease and this is the second time we have been asked

i ask that you allow me to use the adjacent space to come by the space that we can have a bigger room and have different sections for the kids to play with. i have some ideas on what to do with it, but what i would like to do is ask the neighbors to find out how many children are in the neighborhood, what their age is, what time of day they come out to play. initially, i will probably open it up from 8:00 to 12:00 to see how how much interested there is, and continue to grow the business, get feedback from the community. i put down here some ideas about admissions, but that is just doing market research. i want to make it affordable, so this is not going to be like a place of center where you need to have a yearlong membership. that is why i mention things like paying on a daily basis, discounts for half days and so forth. i want to consider the neighborhood that the people live -- as far as the people that come down from the mission , there are a lot of care givers. i am sure people from home mission and other neighborhoods -- [chime] president olague: thank you. is there additional

we needed more clinical space to see our study volunteers and we needed more community space to bring community into what we do. under barbara garcia's leadership, we came together and put in this grant and it's the first time that the federal government, n.i.h., has awarded this kind of money to a health department. they've only awarded this kind of research money to universities so it's really through the joint efforts under barbara's leadership that we've been able to move forward and it's really through the support of the city government through the mayor, through our supervisors, through the health commission, that we've moved this field forward so without further ado, i want to introduce the honorable mayor lee. [applause] mayor lee: thank you, everybody, for coming this morning, and dr. buchbinder and barbara and the commissioners, congratulations. these days it is so difficult to land federal grants, so matter where they're from and it only takes the dedication that you've identified, the people who worked on this very hard to put together a grant specific to modernize our aid

we anticipate over 1300 units, plus hotel rooms and retail space. plan does not focus just on the skyline and what the city would look like from a macro standpoint, but really also take to heart making sure that these buildings create a high-quality pedestrian experience in the public realm as you walk around the district, and proposes various guidelines to ensure active ground floors and ensure that these tall buildings continue to allow sunlight to meet the streets and establish a comfortable space. as i mentioned, the current street and sidewalks environment in the area, as you probably are familiar, is somewhat dismal, if i could put that out there. there are a few pedestrian entities. in some places, the sidewalks are narrow, and you can see they are already congested or lack basic amenities like street trees, benches, bicycle racks, and everything you might expect from a world-class downtown environment. in places, the sidewalks are already congested, and with the addition of 9 million square feet of development as well as the additional activ

the space itself has become a bit dated. in terms of improvements, it is mostly in terms of interior and a little bit of exterior space, to update it and make it more inviting. the crowd mostly consists of 35 and older. they have pretty much been going there a long time. our intention is to bring the appeal back to the younger generation and introduce them to the history of the castro. we definitely have plans to improve on it. in terms of rearranging the interior spaces or additions in square footage -- we are considering windows. just for anyone's history of the midnight sun, because of older video technology, it is a very dark space inside. the doors are closed all the time. i believe the history of being a 40-year-old gay bar -- it is the notion of not wanting to be in a blank space and people not know you are there. everyone has a knowledge of the younger generation and most of us now do not feel that is necessary. we intend to bring in the light and make it a brighter space, especially during the daytime. >> besides th