s action of approval of a project contemplating oust ago tenant before tenant's rights are resolved by another unrelated forum raises its own jurisdictional issues for the planning departments and commission and certainly should not be considered by the commission as such at least on an appellate process. so we ask you to accept for consideration and disposition of the d.r.? for 1295 47th avenue and place on hold on the projected project of disposition rights of the tenant's occupancy. thank you. >> thank you. ms. fletcher. >> i think everything has been said. that i also wanted to say. i would just like to say i would like to echo what paul just spoke to. this was very concerning when i first learned about this in terms of does planning -- zoning administrator really understand -- know and understand how the rental ordinance works in terms of services being severed from a tenant who does have a contract to those services? and we have to make sure that in building a.d.u.s, which are to be additional, affordable housing, that that is indeed what it is going to be without also taking awa

to pay attention to the laws and the rights of the tenants and give the tenant -- respond to the tenant constructively. and with negotiation with the l -- and when you come back here, with the appropriate set of plans, which you have purposed for this continuance, that if there is intrusive construction, which you may have to do, i mean there is no law against. the issue of the appeal ant temporary lodging or relocation or whatever according to the law is resolved before you walk in here because it will be a much smoother situation for all of us if that communication and negotiation has been issued. a continuance due to the need for an up-to-date set of plans which properly represents the permit. >> i think -- do you mind if i -- >> you can do what you want. >> a clear set of plans indicating what work needs to be done in and out of the property in regards to the report that has nothing to do with the particular board. we are here on the merits of the permit before us. i believe it is your motion -- >> i have a question. mr. duffy, the motion that we are making, will it involve you revi

so i think it's fair for us to address it because we have a tenant, and the tenant is going to address it even in their reputation with the tenants. we owe it to the community to say this is how we look at it, rather than hiding behind the lease. for me, if you look at the face value of the no tobacco, it's concerning to me. if you look at the f.d.a., and turn to what they've done, they've issued 500 notices to major retailers and manufacturers, that's a fact associated with page 102 of our lease of no tobacco at least in principle. i believe we have a large operation here. we're the policy makers. we have to deal with these actions whether we like it or not. they're finding us. we're not seeking problems. we have an issue of a moving target similar to the no cigarette smoking in the marijuana smoking with the vapor component to it, and i think it's fair for us to address that concern. >> commissioner gilman? >> first off, i really want the public who came out to understand the commission hears you, and all of the e-mails and letters that we got. and while i, too, want to say as someon

i was contacted by the tenant ms. peters and went to the building and apartment and looked at the apartment and the area that i was concerned about at the year of the building, i did note that, but it would be tough to go from the that would be to have the clips they were talking about in the ceiling and with the wall finishes and ceiling finishes will be a mess and again, i haven't been contacted by the permit holder. >> i didn't get a voicemail or email and no one told me they were there to see me. haven't been contacted by them. >> thank you, mr. duffy. you made one comment in the last hearing, the element cans be applied on the exterior of a building, but they have to connect to the floors to act as a diaphragm. i don't know how you are going to do that. >> i think i said to the engineer to come up with the code client and i have seen sheer wall on the exterior, but that would be up to the engineer. >> a didn't you say he could open up the ceiling and tie it in supposedly? >> that is what he said. okay. >> let's h

offer to all tenants.s at that something that is also publicized to the city and county of san francisco? is it public on our website, or as a just public for the tenants living there? >> that is it -- that is a great point. we do collect that and monitor that as part of our program monitoring, but we have been talking about how we can get some of this information that we collect on our providers on our website, and more accessible to the public so that there is collective accountability. >> okay. i would like to know, i would actually like to see those reports when you get them eric so we can see how the tenants are being treated, and whether or not they are satisfied with the services they are being provided. i think that is all i have right now. >> thank you very much. let's hear from the budget legislative analyst. >> supervisors, item three is a proposed resolution that would retroactively approve a grant agreement and first agreements in the grant agreement between the department of homelessness and

i'm joined by showroom tenants and i have as well signatures of support of our showrooms and tenants as well and we thank you for your support today in maintaining this building an historic landmark. >> supervisor tang: thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello, supervisors. thank you for hearing public comment today. i'm eric hughes. i'm the managing principal of a showroom at the design center. i'm here today to support the landmarking proposal, but before i say more, i want to express my thanks to supervisor cohen, who was engaged on the issue and has been working with the design community for many years now. supervisor cohen's involvement has brought us to the point of protecting showroom for the future stability. my showroom desuesa hughes has been part of the design center for over 20 years. i personally have been working in the building for over 30 years. the center and the showrooms have been through a lot in this time. previously, the landmarking regulations would have allowed the conversion of the entire 2 henry adams building, but thankfully, supervisor cohen stepped in an

her tenant space is angled at the corner of the building, and it is a historic building. in front of the entryway there is a poll that supports the upper floors. in this case, your landlord has required her to comply with the ordinance. what we have done at this point is that we have had a couple of conversations with the tenant, trying to understand what position she is in to speak with her landlord. english is her second language, so i have worked with our office to communicate what her requirements are as a tenant and what her rates are as a tenant, and what will likely happen for this particular case is walking her through applying for a technical and feasibility through the ordinance, or an unreasonable hardship. we are working -- we are working with d.b.i. to understand what the criteria is for applying for an unreasonable hardship and for this specific business, since there is that pole in the middle , you could qualify for a technical and feasibility period but given her situation because she is on a month-to-month and because there is a proposed remediation of cr

the current tenants supports this project. if i can speak for a moment about the shadow earlier this morning, i attended that commission and they determined correctly. it was a 4-2 split, and this project does not significantly contribute to adverse enjoyment or use of the park. the study that was done, the shadow study that was done shows that this project will increase the shadow by 0.38% of additional shadow. this park is currently 2.5 acres , and falls with less than 20% current shadow coverage , meeting the guidelines that the city provides is 1% additional shadow for a development. this contributes 0.38. we have seen some photographs today that people have brought showing the maximum shadow that this project will cast, and it does that on the summer solstice in the late, late evening after 6:00 pm. if i may have the projector. i'm sorry that this is small, but you can see the blue shadow here,. >> hold on. >> you can see the blue shadow here at 6:15 pm. the shadow barely casts on the park by 6:15 pm, and does not cast an

things that could help the tenants with the sound? >> yes, they did offer to put in double-pane windows on the side of the school yard. they also offered to reface the front of the building, which is a concern of mine. however, they withdrew their offer when my tenants put fourth their own appeal. it's pretty much out of my hands at this point. >> did you accept that offer? >> i never had an opportunity to. it was never dish never got a final iteration of it and secondly though, there were conditions that they made on previous offers that i could not accept. they made offerin offers i coult accept. >> could you tell me what those were? >> they wanted to go on title on my building for a length of 15 years which is of course unacceptable as one condition. another one was -- i'll refresh my memory and come back to that. >> ok. thank you. > >> president yee: let's move on. we'll have up to 10 minutes for the representatives of the planning department to present. >> good afternoon, president yee, members of the board, i'm chris thomas seni

and a new tenant where they're trying to lease it out, or if a tenant just decides not to complete their lease. so in the initial vacancy ordinance, it says you had 270 days to find a new tenant. so the commission has sort of expressed its concern for property owners that are proactive requiring them to pay the filing fee, it seems a little punitive, and that to allow them a little bit of time, in our letter, it said the 270 days or some time reasonable perhaps determined by you or the supervisor, if that consideration is taken into consideration? and then really be more heavy on those that do not proactively register their property. so when d.b.i. needs to go and do the notice. so -- that's -- my time's up, but i'm happy to take any questions on that. >> sure. commissioner clinch, why don't you go first . >> i just have a logistical question. the motion passed unanimously 7-0. what does that refer to? >> so the commission heard this -- the commission heard -- our small business commission heard the legislation -- >> okay. thank you. >> -- so they're recommending approval in terms of the

if my tenants leave i will not be able to replace them while the project is under construction. we do not need more retail or medical office space. mr. litke has a retail space nearby that has been empty nearly a year and he has shredding waste with trucks sitting that make passing impossible and the food trucks double park. as it stands now the project could do a lot of destruction. the staff could lose their jobs if the businesses go under. despite this i'm 100% supportive of three floors of needed housing and along with strong mitigations during construction and someone there to monitor their compliance and address their problems as they occur. thank you for your consideration in this matter. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is linda ileland as a psycho therapist i oppose the project in its current form. i'm not opposed to construction but one to this scale that impacts the residents, owners and business community. i see patients who struggle from a variety of disorders. in order to provide quality care i must establish a quiet, safe environment for my patients but inc

do besides simply get tenants renters insurance and earthquake insurance, what else do you think tenantsd do? >> i think it's really important to know if they happen to be in the building where is the safest place for them to go when the shaking starts. if they're out of the building, whats' their continuity plan for connecting with family? they should give their emergency contact information to their resident manager so that the resident manager knows how to get in touch. and have emergency supplies on hand. the tenants should be responsible to have their extra water and flashlights and bandages and know how to use a toilet when there's no sewage and water flows down. and the owners of the building should be proactive in that regard as well. >> so, george, thank you so much for joining us. that was really great. and thanks to spur for hosting us here in this wonderful exhibit. and thank you for joining us . >> i just feel like this is what i was born to do when i was a little kid i would make up performances and daydream it was always performing and doing something i feel if i can't do

that's the tenant harassment protections. >> right. at the end she said, she asked our elected official to be fair to every single one, including landlords. that's the end of her speech. >> clerk: okay, okay, thank you kindly. >> thank you. >> clerk: thank you for your comments. >> happy holidays. >> clerk: thank you kindly. >> may i? >> clerk: as long as you're not talking about item 36, tenant harassment protections. >> good evening, supervisors. i translate anyway. she was saying i'm here to represent my friends and my families to speak on behalf of the landlords, small property owners. small property owners are living in very harsh environment. [ speaking foreign language ] >> as far as i know, small property owners are making a majority of the payment like property tax, mortgages, and also the expenses. those have been increased every single year. the legislation has been in one-way direction that are not fair to the landlords. we want to get the win-win situation. i'm here for property owners that are handicap and disabled people

to help tenants often with a partnership of a nonprofit affordable housing developer, purchase their buildings and become securely housed. also to deed restrict the property so it is affordable forever. i think that is a creative piece of legislation and i'm already emailing my staff back in oakland to start researching it. those are the kinds of ideas

today we have the president of the community tenant association to speak.here were like 1,000 people from the community association. [speaking foreign language] [applause] [speaking foreign language] [applause] >> in the past when ed lee was a lawyer, he represented chinatown tenants. he also represented residents to demand housing authority to influence how joe's total housing security. after he became mayor, he secured founding just funding for the program so tenants had better living conditions. we are so proud of ed lee. we hope we will have more asian american leaders like him can fight -- who can fight for the community. thank you. [applause] >> next we have from the chinese consolidated association, henry hoy. [speaking foreign language] [applause] >> okay. thank you. i'm glad you made it. welcome. [applause] [speaking foreign language] [applause] [speaking foreign language] [speaking foreign language] [applause] >> summarizing his comments, mayor lee is for the people. he always concerned about the low income communities and families. the low wages

i have a great relationship with the residential tenants. the commercial tenants. they are supporting the project. we are happy and look forward to it. and all of them are invited to come back as well after the project which will be a year before i get into the documents and we start going adequately. everybody is really supportive of this. thank you. >> commissioner? >> thank you. for this project in 2015, jointly by the commission -- >> no. >> my second question why is this package not providing details of the shadow analysis? >> so the actual shadow analysis is included in the project in the document. on page, i believe, 31 and going to -- >> there is one diagram in there. when we look at those things, we have all the packages. only one diagram which is the summary diagram being used. there is no study. i am wondering why this is different. >> so the department commissioned the study with shadow consultants. we review the analysis. and developed, you know, the narrative that has been been provided. >> can you answer the question. >> the shadow analysis itself wa

and then, our third tenant -- and that was about 45,000 feet. our third tenant was obscure digital, the world famous light masters who light city hall and many other projects. after them, we leased to a company that was then called otto. it was the -- a firm that was designing systems to have self-driving trucks. that company was -- during the lease negotiations, it was acquired by uber, and that facility became uber's very high-tech garage. our final lease was to a company called gusto, who was a web-based h.r. and payroll processor for small and midsize companies. we have two small retail spaces in the atrium that remain available. subsequently after t-collection informed us that they were not going to occupy the space, and we entered into a complex series of negotiations which resulted in a sub-sublease to a very controversial tenant by the name of jewel packs. we have heard loud and clear everybody's concerns about this tenant, and we are in direct communication with the city attorney's office. we have responded to a series of document reque

you can hire one person who is the go to for tenant's rights. that brings you a lot of expertise but you run the risk of siloing that area. by the same token if what you want is a change in culture of the department where everyone takes tenant's rights, you know, the way they should when they are touching housing or equity or environmental protection or whatever it is that is your goal. you might be better off not adding that position but investing in professional development and training and intentional, you know, plan for folks to put that in the work plan. i wanted to hear your thoughts. i didn't see a line item for professional development. maybe that is too much into the weeds. i wonder what we thought about that. these are things we talk about at every meeting. we want to do that or that. there are some things that we have to do. i wonder what you think? >> that is a very good comment. i think there is a training line in one of those lines, debra can specify. i think the point is well-taken. with respect to the rent, tenancy issues and all