when i am counseling tenants and we think about if we should go to the rent board, we know that the tenant will get retaliated against. is it worth it to go to the rent board if they know they won't even get voted in favor of? and of the rent board won't be there to protect them. they are not a viable option for tenants to use. i want to make sure that the rent board becomes a tool that it should be, a fair place for tenants to go. i am asking you to vote yes on this legislation. >> i am an organizer with the mission collaborative. i wanted to echo some of the same things. i feel that we do view the rent board as a source of information. what the former speaker just said is that some time is not the best tool for us to use. sometimes it is not a way for tenants to be able to work out issues with their landlord. the perception among many people is that it is a lot of work, and listening to those kinds of statistics, the chances are not good for a positive outcome. i was going to talk a little bit about retaliation. i feel like that has been covered pretty well. i would just like to say that

one of the things, have you notified tenants and provide documentation you notified your tenants you are converting to condo. 88 is called tenant intent to purchase. you do need to offer to your tenants the first right or refusal of purchasing. if they sign they are entitled to purchase the unit at the price established. >> okay. does that answer? >> yeah. thank you. >> question for you, there's a 2 unit ti c 2 families living there lived there for a year and a day does that convert to condo and the steps you went over is that what you use to apply for the condo? >> okay, unfortunately nothing is automatic. once you are there a year and a day you can submit your application for conversion to dpw. if you are there for 6 months and 8 months and know you will convert there is no reason you can't start collecting the data in advanced of year. you can apply for your physical inspection report before the one year anniversary e. >> i think you can do it as soon as you decide you are going to convert, huh? >> yeah. >> the last question, where do we get this out line. this presentation do we

when i am counseling tenants and we think about if we should go to the rent board, we know that the tenant will get retaliated against. is it worth it to go to the rent board if they know they won't even get voted in favor of? and of the rent board won't be there to protect them. t

what we don't want to do and we do have a current -- a current tenant in laurel, that's different than callow hill but at cal holl hoe. at cal hollow, the choice cha is before you this tenant on august 16th which is where we cut oaf to the new model, the facility will be closed. we're interested in working with the community moving forward on -- on thinking about other creative ways to try to -- to -- to keep the spaces open. we have been -- for 12 months talking about the need for -- more community engagement and support and philanthropy. we just delivered a grant for -- to provide an extra day of programming at jolie rec center, which is not dissimilar from this. i could see additional grants for additional clubhouses. that's context. >> i have one last question, i apologize for that. i hear the department saying there's been conversations with -- with the current tenant and with the c. ccsf for a long time. there is a suggestion that we have heard for a continuance for another month, as i understand t the idea would be that the community would raise money for the current tenant to b

there would be no eviction of tenants. the project sponsor indicated to staff upon their purchase it was their intention to utilize this space as a dental office. denied it would hamper the sustain ability of a community servicing a business. that is a quick summary of some of the items that were responded to in that motion. >> commissioner moore, if i may, it promotes a small business owned by the occupants of the building. also the unit is not subject to rent control. those might be other reasons you can consider in terms of reviewing the project. >> i am just raising this question because we are continuously being confronted because the units, most buildings we approve are falling short of the requirement for the multibedroom thing, the mission is a family oriented neighborhood, we hear it all of the time. i want to be consistent. also as i said earlier there are quite a few businesses. i just want to be 100% sure we have looked at this very, very carefully and not just within the building and the building next door and

it not the totality of the fund paid by the tenant, but the significant share. in our analysis, based on work we did during our business tax reform research, we think about 80% of the commercial real estate that would be affected by this legislation is occupied by renters, and 20% that would also be custody by this legislation is owner occupied. when those owner occupied buildings sell, that just has to be swallowed by the business. there's no one to pass that on to. but of the 80%, again, keeping with our research on the other item, we think that about 90% of that tax responsibility will go on to the tenant. and so the analysis that i'll present on the next page is basically the consequences on one hand an additional $35 million for the city a year, and, on the other hand, an additional $35 million of expense coming out of the private sector with roughly a third coming from the commercial real estate sector, and the rest coming from industries that are major occupiers of downtown office real estate, professional financial services and corporate headquarters. su

that doesn't mean zero tenants have been harassed, it

essentially we're asking for the ability to bring in commercial tenants on the third and fourth floor of the building. the reason that we are looking at this is the center has historical challenge. we're 8 years old and a relatively new organization that opened in 2002 and we have had many successes and developed great programs and services and done value to the community and welcome 9,000 visitors every month. we have about 3,000 events ef year and we include economic development and community support and support for children, youth, and families. one of the challenges is the building it operates at a significant loss due to the building design and relatively low buildings and the building is relatively expensive to map tan and we carry the mortgage from capital debt from the construction period. and the building runs at an $83,000 a year operational loss. when we add in the debt service, that goes to $236,000 a year loss on the building it. and we're looking at self-efforts to increase the financial stability of the center. and one of those is a way to maximize revenues and to bette

my experience is the tenants are the ones that go to the property owners and say we will take care of it can we have a tree much the property owners the way you get them will say, look it will raise the value of the property you can raise rent. there are various ways to appeal to what it is that will get somebody to sign o. if your tenants say the balance of my lease i promise to water the streets or pick up the dog poop that accumulates in it. one group to bear in mind in all of this conversation is most [inaudible] you have to have a physical sponsor that will help you with your grant amount. that is actually an incredible boom there are terrific fiscal sponsors in the city. there's the san francisco clean city coalition that runs the san francisco tool lending center. there is liveable city. there is the friends of the urban forest. the neighborhood parks council. the reason i bring these up now is part of the conversations with stake holders you have are with the fiscal sponsor. many of the fiscal sponsors have technical skills and lots of experience with the city that they will a

are there other viable tenants? barney's was one of the viable tenants. >> my a question is related to those states. -- dates. thank you. >> i would like a chance to respond. >> we have done -- we have had a lot of public outrage on this -- out reached on this. we met with this business and others after locating this store. it is not technically correct to say that the association are opposed to this use. that is not correct. they have not taken a formal position. i think overall, the facts speak for themselves. they were made aware of the store location and they knew exactly where it was when they got the lod in the middle of june. two weeks after that, that is when they found the ability to do the jurisdiction of request. this is on the web site. this is clearly indicated that this is something that we could do. this is not everyone's bread and butter. the appeal is for a reason. given the time frame, it would be inappropriate to do this at this point. >> can you explain the public out reach? >> we have a team inc

on march 10, my tenants came home to a major home -- hump in my hardwood floor in the hallway that enters the kitchen. he is the level that shows how it has affected the floor. the contract came in and tried to fix it, and it is not actually what it should be. he has told me that he believes that at home was there prior, which there never was -- that a hump was there prior. due to the debris clogging our storm drain, there has been combustion up -- and how an -- yho -- anyhow. i was just hoping that the commission might be able to get thething achieved so that damages can stop to my unit, possibly a red flag the property. thank you. >> we will talk to stop and maybe get it on the agenda for the meeting. next speaker please. >> good morning, commissioners. i want to bless you and all your family. thank you again for the request that i have been given justice. i feel i am treated like a citizen, although many people in my community know me for my dedication to defend justice, not only at our city and county of san francisco that i love, but also that level when when i see is now societies d

i hear the department saying there's been conversations with -- with the current tenant and with the c. ccsf for a long time. there is a suggestion that we have heard for a continuance for another month, as i understand t the idea would be that the community would raise money for the current tenant to be able to afford the lease. i like to hear from the department how u think about the equities of that idea. >> part of the problem i think goes to what i had asked you about the seed situation. we had investigation on the seed whether we could charge rent for the programs. those programs are funded by state money. >> let me interrupt andcy, i think the proposal, there would be to the rec and park department. i like to hear from the department. do you think that -- >> maybe we should ask the city attorney if that's something we could do. >> there is -- the president points out, there's a distinction here. city college under the -- this is a noncredit course, it gets reimbursement from the state for the attendance. this is like -- >> like an a.d.a. >> it is like a parenting class. that's

they are allowed by the rent board to passed this cost on to their tenants. it costs the landlords no money at all. president peterson: thank you. next speaker. >> good evening, board members. it is getting late. i live across the street at 705. i am an architect. i am familiar with the residential design guidelines. i have reviewed the plan with angela. i feel they have done a really good job of preserving views, not only for above but below. i am going to make it really short and say at agree with the planning department that the addition would have low impact on the light entry to windows in question. i have the same exact light well. mine faces south and i do not get direct sunlight, but i do get a lot of ambient light. that helps. i think that if there was a light -- a matching light well with a very bright piece of all, they are probably going to get more ambient light in that room. president peterson: thank you. next speaker, please. >> good evening. i live at 707. my house is located behind in gillette and anthony kang's house. i support their plans t

tenant advocates to explain why the current structure does not make sense. you have 2/3 of the citizenry that our attendance, and that is not reflected in the rent board. you also have a situation where one branch of government -- in this case the executive is the one that makes the appointment. reform of this body is something that must happen. the measure is a very modest attempt to do that, because there are many examples where you have elected boards, which we were to do that in san francisco, we would most certainly have a different makeup of this body. the measure is to strike a balance between the concerns of tenants and landlords, and the measure was amended along the lines suggested by one of the representatives of people that were opposed to the measure. if anything is clear during the proceedings, it is that the folks who have been against this have been speaking out of both sides of their mouths. they have on one hand said they were against the original measure. much has been said about discussing charterers and the concept of the budget. the mot

the breadboard -- we have added the rent board at this notification, as i stated, on notifying the tenant. >> i'm very glad to hear that the city budget questions have been resolved, that a lot of the and banks have happened. and many of them, of course, address questions of senior housing. -- many of the ad backs have been happeneing. the issue of senior housing is going to involve many departments. the apartment building inspection, probably not going to be a major one, but there are certain things that you can do, and i think one of them is to try to remedy the situation of jose morales. it is just the tip of the icebergs, but it is a festering tip, and it should be resolved. thank you. commissioner murphy: thank you. next speaker. i see none. >> item 5, discussion and possible action regarding and what it is amending the san francisco building code by adding section 105a.3.10 to require that an agenda and packet of materials for each matter to be decided by the access of appeals commission shall be sent to the mayor's office of disability at the same time and in the same manner as the

we are also quite frankly in very preliminary discussions with a tenant and we would hope to be back in front of the epa at some point if they re-open their search, so losing time is not a material thing in terms of being able to tenant the building,. commissioner borden: we can agree one week is not a big hardship. >> assuming epa doesn't make the decision in that week to come back. they have gone back and forth. i don't know when that decision will be made. it would be forthcoming shortly. it could happen between now and the 5th, between the 5th and the 12th it could happen after the 12th. if we are not an approved project when they issue that request, we don't stand a reasonable chance of being considered for it. commissio ner moore? commissioner moore: , isn't it enthusiasm that your architect of record in the processes that go on in this room why do we need the architects to be here. the architect of record -- it's not as much about the building as it is about approving the eir. >> both. >> that leads and that is the one on which you will most testimony? >> in terms of the techn

there are other tenants on the books. hanly, boshg, ryan, kennedy,llower and hoge an. examine the rate books people were paying. they paid a tax shillings to the pound. another indicate the tax

so, if i wanted to convert this say 3 tenants move out one at a time they leave and 2 tenants turnedver this last month. so, after i rented it out i was thinking, may be i should have converted these and sell them and not worry about fixing broken water heaters anymore. so, is there a certain amount of parking spaces? do the electric meters have to be separate? does the water have to be separator. the water is one, those details like how does your building qualify? what would those violations be one would have to do before one could become a condo? >> let me start. you have a couple of questions going on some is dbi and some is condo conversion. in order for your building to qualify to participate in the lottery it's 4 units? >> okay so as long as you have one unit owner occupied for 3 years you can apply to the condo lottery. that's what it is you will participate in the lottery. if you are not selected and you choose to come back the next year until you are selected you the minimum is one unit it seems like you meet that. that's the next step. what i usually tell people on the day

there are other tenants on the books. hanly, boshg, ryan, kennedy,llower and hoge an. examine the rate books people were paying. they paid a tax shillings to the pound. another indicate the tax is paid and another indicate the taxes in arrears. james lacy was paid in full and not in a rears. the tax in 1846 was cut in half from the previous year. the year 1847 shows something else. the people were taxed in may of 1847 and made to pay a 4 fold increase and in october of 1847, 15 times what they were paying in 1846. this amounted to a 900 percent increase in tax in less than a year. still james lacy was paid in full and not in arrears. i show the book to the librarian who knows i am reading papers to look for clearance notices and says, there's your answer now you know why they left. newspaper mentioned the establishment of insolvant commission. in commission states the tax

after -- if there's another option in 1 months that -- that you think is preferable to the current tenant, you would provide 12-month notice to language and action. and then the lease would skire after two years. as we do with all of our leases, you may want to consider ans on it extend. >> another way of putting that is there's an initial lease for two years with a 12-month notice of termination. you would do year to year there after because you would have a 12-month notice of termination. >> the purpose was that the neighborhood was concerned that five years was simply too long. this may also be to the school's benefit as well. it may not be a fit for them as well. >> we ask the city attorney to weigh in. >> and we have seen many vareyages on this theme from -- we could just help with phrasing because i can already see that, you know when time comes, there'll be confusion. so, you could -- you could have a term, let's say for example two years. and there would be an option to renew for two years. but -- that's exercised upon -- upon a one-year notice. so that it is very clear that -- if

, nonrefundable tickets, $5,000, he is asking not only on his own behalf but on behalf of another tenant who also did the same thing, that it be continued one week, so he doesn't have to choose between representing the homeowners association and taking a vacation with his family. it's a reasonable request. one week. before the 22nd was set, the planning staff checked with the developer, they agreed to the date and then the developer found out that mr. miguel would not be here and he asked for the change. at no point was anybody else consulted about the date. we find out about these things by noticed and we found out it was proposed to a date that is really disruptive to the plans for the homeowners association. a one-week continuance for the interest of fairness so that people do not have to lose their vacations and all their money. we are not asking to be continued to october, just for one week. mr. julius knows this request has been made and he has rejected it already so i am interested in hearing his rationale. but in the interest of fairness, when staff does negotiations with one sid

in san francisco, it is very rare that landlords and tenants see eye to eye. in this case, they do. not so much relatives, friends, or passersby, but the actual occupants in the alley. there are 80 additional signatures from surrounding streets. there are other people that care about their neighborhood. it is obvious that the planning department disapproval from the director, zoning administrator, and previous planner was clear. the opposition showed by this chart is clear. these people cannot be wrong. i hundley thank you for your time and attention. -- humbly thank you for your time and attention. >> next speaker. >> by our arrived in 1964 from switzerland as an immigrant. it was an immigrant visa to worked for two years. 40 years ago, i move to edith street. this is my home. i even had a good landlord. over the years, there have been many changes on the street. property owners should have the right to improve their property, but not at the expense of everyone else who lives there. the charming atmosphere of edith street gives me the feeling that this is my home. most people who l

tenants include restaurants, spts cafes, and trendyai salons. >> translator: shop owners can find good space for their shops at lower ic. land owners can earn something extra in addition to tir income from parking. rather than selling in a real estate umosan owners would prefer to continue to use them as parking lots. >> reporter: another new business has popped . renting vacant parking spaces for other purposes for few hours. this parking lot is near a sissisicinentral tokyo. around noon a van arrives to sell lunch. today this srter renter sells hamburgers. the hamburger shop owner found the space on an online site f rental spaces that includes unused parking lots. the rent is about $40 for 4 1 hours. >> translator: it's tough to find a good location for doing business. i find it veryonvenient to have a spot in the heart of kyantoebl to reserve it online. >> repte a oerf a open space can register it on the website. this is a private parking space next to a private home. the owner of the house no lge eshe parking. so she registered the space on the website. so far the space has been re