>> any tenant affected by the project is an eligible tenant. anybody affected by the project. so. >> i guess currently now, we are going to see it later if tenants found a location. as far as execution of this, how far are you identifying where people can go? >> we are well always -- aways. with identified relocation sites. we've done pre-emptive work. we hope to relocate 75% to 80%, probably. one of the issues is geographically a lot of the space they will be moving from is from the northern waterfront to the southern water fraught -- waterfront. there are tenants that need to be on the northern waterfronts. for some, the no. waterfront is the only place they can be, and you know, some of those tenants, mainly storage tense, we may not be able to accommodate. we have office space. we are going to be lean on shelf space. >> and so far -- working with tenants, we have not heard negative reactions? >> correct. >>we're very good -- we have a very good history with relocating tenants. with the ball park project. pier 1, explorator andium. -- exploratorium. we stay in close contact

we're not talking about new office tenants. we're talking about allowing the ones that have been there for 30 or 40 years to continue to be there. not to be relocated. commissioner dooley: i want to ask a clarifying question. in the case of an industrial building being the one for being converted to office and the lower floor maintaining its industrial use, right? only the floor that is converting to office is subject to the feet, is that correct? >> correct. completely converting. they are already there, but legally -- commissioner dooley: is there an additional fee if your subdividing that from one great big space to five spaces? >> i can't talk about the future because you're not allowed to subdivide. commissioner dooley: not office, industrial tenants that might not need as large as space. you're still using it for production, distribution and repair at a lower level. you can subdivide it at will. and again, i will get back to every use like that will require some office attached to it, generally. >> yes, even manufacturing

. >> week, the tenants, on this building -- we, the tenants, of this building have been penalized when they hire unqualified contractors who do work beyond the scope of a permit when i do request to permit. as they did in the case of -- construction to read it was not a certified contractor at the time they began their work. they did corps' work. by the end of their work they did get to the certification needed. when they started, and they were not abatement certified. i'm trying to show you a pattern. the plans you see in front of you are misrepresented of of the structure as it exists today. because of this misrepresentation, and neighbors will lose their chance to weigh in on the construction. it seems obvious to the tenants that the intended goal of the owners and their attorney and property manager is to even to tenants so they can rid the building of leaseholders and long-term renters and turned it into condominiums or whatever they're going to do with it. they have tried to prove that i do not live there but the court of san francisco ruled in my favor as the qualified tenants.

i am also a member of the steering committee of the tenants committee. i had a lot of skepticism and a lot of concerns with the new ownership about the renovation of the building. initially, i wasn't too happy but today i am a very happy man. they have worked with us. they have bent over backwards to accommodate us and we see a possible great future for us when this program is completed and i certainly am hoping that you will be as supportive as we all are, as well. thank you. president miguel: thank you. >> commissioners, michael theriault. we were supportive of this project in its earlier incarnation and remain supportive of the project. the decatur street issue is an answer to a mandate from the historic preservation commission. it seems nonnegotiable at this point. just as before, i will say we look forward to the possibility of displaying our skill on this project. the window restoration, in being it, i think is something we can do an excellent job with. and we believe it's now a commercially viable project that can actually happen which is another

the tenants seemed to be in a bad place. there is no contingency for some other project that may have to take place. there is a safety issue. i think the tenants are the ones that caused this nov to be filed. the steps have to be replaced. i think the building is going to get more scrutiny now. and possibly dbi will try to ensure of this project takes place, unless it is overturned, it began a timely. i intend to uphold the permit and to deny the appeal. >> my feelings are similar. this is very frustrating to be presented with an appeal on a set of stairs and then have the conversation be about a bathroom. this is free service to the city for me to be sitting here listening to this. i would love it if you could figure this out and not bring it before us. >> i would agree with that. i would hope housing inspection could get involved. we heard they had been out. perhaps he could work his magic can make something happen. >> i'm not repaired to tie this permit to the previous but i would mention to the building department that t

there have been some really great tenants at the port.wanted to make sure we announced the initial moves as a signal that while we have other tenants to work with, these two were complex. they needed assurances. i remember as a city administrator with jennifer and monique walking the parameters trying to figure out which offices would be the best. today we're standing on the option we chose would be the best for lozani's for their hopefully permanent home. it will make a great investment. bower will be moving to. pier 50 along with other tenants and other things kept in storage. these are two significant moves. they demonstrate the level of cooperation we have always wanted to have with our tenants at the port. we need to move them in a sensitive way. they are moving to new places. i think when you talk to them and into the details of this site and. pier 50, they're going into better sites that will allow them to grow and serve our city and visitors in great foer ways. i want to thank you for your wonderful stewardship of your companies a

the tenant did put in a steel plate to cover up this spot. that structure hazard should be repaired before we reach occupy the building. we also did an assessment of the marina. the marina was constructed with the california department of boating and waterways funds. they have some interest in this arena -- marina. the floats are light duty. they are probably proper on a lake or sheltered marina, but not durable enough for the unprotected port and bay environment. ed told me the original plans may have included a floating breakwater to attenuate the waves on the floats. one image we found shows a section of the. damaged. it was not damaged when we went out there. it is vulnerable to damage. there are areas where the connections have failed. it has electrical panels for the mored vessels. those are damaged with exposed power. there is a history of pier damage. we have recommendations about the marina as well. after we came up with the condition assessment and validated the problems, the main point of the study was the port wanted to tell them

tenant is the property manager who plans to relocate next month.the mta's relocation plan, which has been approved by the board of supervisors, it implements the requirements of the uniform relocation act and california state relocation act, and provides relocation assistance and payments for affected residential tenants and commercial businesses. the mta has also committed $8 million toward an offside affordable housing development located near chinatown under the control of the mayor's office of house and in order to offset the loss of the 18 rent-controlled willing units for the city's housing stock. once completed in 2014, the original tenants, should they choose, would be permanently relocated to this new offset housing development. some tenants have elected to use their relocation benefits to purchase homes rather than rent. the planning department is recommending three modifications to the proposed planning code text amendment, which are minor in nature, including adding a reference to the chinatown transit station in order to exempt the dem

whites very roughly, for the previous tenant -- >> very roughly, what the previous tenant was receiving was arranged up to $48 per year. we have backed off of that, down to $30 tripled, which is how we normally do our rents. $10 to $15 of office expenses, that is the office. we also looked at about 200 total price to use their for the monthly rate for parking. most of that, half of that goes to paying for a parking operator. again, these are very rough numbers. that being said, we were trying to be comfortable but conservative on expenses and how they would choose to operate that facility. it is relatively conservative on the expense side. >> class b office space probably is. that would be the short answer. it is important to say that the cost to identify it does not talk about an improvement provide office space. it depends on the plans, if you look at the layout, that these were probably minimal packages that would reflect the industrial major and waterfront nature that was a prime selling point. i would like to think of this as class b with a view. >> obviously it would command somet

so, the other concern we have, and this last week, how it negatively impact our tenants. we are concerned about -- we do not feel the city is meeting the requirements and if they're getting permits their needs to be strong enforcement to protect the owners of this building and make sure the owners can continue to market their space and to bring tenants and businesses to that area. people do not want to be where it is dirty. they want to be where it is clean in a business district. thank you. commissioner fung: do you know when the permits for those trucks have been issued? >> it has been over a year. these are things that are ongoing. these are true life issues we have experienced. >> you are on the southwest corner. >> that is correct. right outside the muni. commissioner hwang: this operation is on the southeast corner. you are separated by samson. >> it is across the street. >> i understand. let me go where i'm going. you bring up the issue of elevators. >> there is elevators on our sidewalk. not that i am aware of. i walked at the other day and i did not see a sidewal

a number of prospective tenants usually come in early. this is so low an account that an eir would barely take into consideration. i appreciate what commissioners the guy was trying to do and work on it. if it was a new portion of the building, we would not be having this discussion, obviously. i would not like to see an entrance on eighth street to be very truthful. i think that this is a dangerous thing to do. i think a speed bump is not the worst idea whatsoever. there is the concept of the restrictive right turn out of the alley. this certainly works. this is not uncommon. this is the only correct way to go. i am perfectly satisfied with what is in front of us. this is the office development authorization and the allocation. so, the design details are technically in front of us but of course they are part of a total motion. i am prepared to support this at this point. >> yes, let me continue. part of my reasoning or thought process was that i did not want again preservation to be blame for some kind of design manipulation that accommo

tenants union.gether to join all of us to make this effort genuinely open for dialogue and for hopefully reaching an agreement again so that we can house our middle-class families and make sure that we represent everybody can have housing for everyone in the city. with that, i would like to ask members of our board of supervisors to join with me on this. president chiu. [applause] supervisor chiu: thank you, mayor lee. i am really happy that we have represented to a really a wonderful spectrum of folks that care about a topic of folks that i think we all have been talking about for quite some time. mayor lee referred to the proposals he put out last year on the campaign trail. i can tell you that every candidate last year was talking about the importance of affordable housing. it is time to move beyond talk, though, to figure out what the solutions are, but something on the ballot, and get it done. i want to thank all my colleagues who are here. i know supervisor wiener has been leading in making su

tenants before i was elected and with my votes on this board. my parents immigrated to the united states in the 1960's, and i was the first kid born in the u.s. my parents sacrificed everything so that their kids could have the opportunities that they wanted when they came here. i grew up in the boston area, live in different parts of boston, went to a catholic high school in dorchester, which is a section of boston. because of my parents work and the opportunities they gave me, my brothers and i were all blessed to go to harvard university. it was intense. i stayed there for college, for law school, and i also have a master's in public policy there. those are subjects i decided to study in part because i was very interested in public service and public policy issues and government. i ran for office in part because i wanted to serve the city and really protect all that is so special about what san francisco is. >> we've been talking for years about how important it is to build new neighborhoods, to develop affordable housing, make sure we have t

the tenant had moved out a year and a half ago. >>> was it worth the wait? many ski resorts in lake tahoe are finally open. ken pritchett is live in donner ski ranch. ken? >> reporter: this was the opening day, and you can see the snowplow getting ready for tomorrow. they did welcome skiers today, and that is because of the series of storms in the past week. it's not the latest opening in history, but it is late. donner ski ranch is a family- owned resort. it does not rely on man-made snow. >> it's a nail biter. the storms in alaska don't drop down. it's been rough. >> reporter: donner usually opens in early december, but it took a weekend storm and three feet of snow to open. >> it's really good for the first snow. i'm not disappointed. i got my board all ready and got on the snow gear. >> reporter: at sugar bowl, the same series of storms allowed it to go from 32 runs open to 62 today. >> got eight lifts open and eying a couple of more for later in the week. >> reporter: john monson from sugar bowl said there was a rush of skiers and no borders. >> the dam

, are being financed by the tenants. the project works with both, not one. we believe the project itself is a high-quality replacement grocery store and a high-quality drug store auction directly adjacent to and on a flat street from st. francis hospital. irresponsible companies who care about creating a safe, convenient shopping environment -- the previous owner had about 85 employees. the new project would provide about 100 or 150 jobs. both tenants are focused on local hiring. we have provided information to the existing employees so that they can follow up and be included in a hiring process when that occurs, which is approximately nine months from now, assuming approval. if we are approved today, we are scheduled to start construction as early as january, and we can be opened before the 10 black up, which sets the worker in november. it permits that -- we have a demo permit that has been issued. we have a shell that has been submitted and a structural of great permit that has been submitted. as you know, we are focu

it cannot be an undue burden on both the tenant and landlord because it may be a big improvement, it could be a big burden on the owner of the building also. >> absolutely, and undue burden is not the standard. undue burden is a fairly high standard that applies to government and state entities, for example. here, it is readily achievable. the catch is that it is readily achievable every year. so if you had a year of very good profits, you are on the hook for having done that even if right now you reinvested those profits in a different way and you cannot have a lot of liquidity. that is why so many of these lawsuits can be successful. so there is a great deal of ignorance about the obligations under the ada. certainly when it first came into effect, there was a lot of publicity and a lot of places knew then what to do. especially the last four, five years, a small-business owner starting out, there is not enough information now. commissioner antonini: thank you. my only concern is the first clause of the legislation will be dealt with by the board of supervisors, presumably, requiri