the h.p.c. discussed reversing this practice so they could weigh in on the approval of each respective project. however, because all approvals and permits had been acquired and these projects were either construction or beginning construction, the library was concerned any delay or changes to the project would incur additional cost and potentially jeopardize a program. while h.p.c. did not have legal authority to approve the project, the library nonetheless engaged with h.p.c. to address their concerns of several key projects and there are key projects we had dialogue with the h.p.c. we also engaged support from consultant turnbull and made some changes we could do without compromising the project. we are also pleased the h.p.c. agreed to put off their vote on designating these and other buildings as potential landmarks until renovations were completed. additional engagement around historic preservation issues incurred additional library d.p.w. and architectural and staffing cost. and these did i

as i think they, too, will attest the h.p.c. and planning staff worked diligently, cooperatively and transparently to develop the current set of recommendations. so what is the legacy of our historic preservation, protections and activism and advocacy over the past four decades? there are many and i don't have time to go over all of them today, but in terms of economic benefits, the city's largest industry, tourism, is one of the main beneficiaries. a new survey released last week by the san francisco travel association ranged historic buildings and architecture as the city's number one culture attribute among eight categories tested. seven of the top ten most interesting san francisco attractions are historic resources. the city's unparallels historic character play aid role in attracting the region's economy. we remember scores of apartment buildings were converted to workable and living spaces for high-tech start-ups. the multimedia gulch remains a mega center in the city. i would like to briefly respond to some of the policy

i think you're throwing mud at the h.p.c., which was established fair and square by the voters. god bless preservation. thanks for the two minutes -- or one minute. >> that was more like 30 seconds. >> good afternoon. i'm anthony beercamp, 18-year resident and homeowner. city by the john s. and james l. knight foundation called the sole of the community project supports my belief far from actings a barrier of progress historic preservation is fundamental to our city's social, culture and economic life in a way that's not widely appreciated. the soul of the community focuses on what it calls community attachment. it turns out residents' perception on public policy concerns like job, economy and safety show little correlation about how attached residents are 0 their communities. rather people consistently give higher ratings for ratings that relate to quality day-to-day life. the three main quality that's attach people to place are areas of physical beauties, opportunities for socializing and community's openness to all people. across all 26 communities studied, there's consistent

essential to taking san francisco, which is tiny and filtering out the developers who want to do something here which are big. we need h.p.cbadly to see we come out like harvard, yale and other area universities. thank you very much. >> next speaker. >> about afternoon. i'm peter worefield. i would like to make four points. the fairness of the hearing here is very much in question. i think the city needs more rather than less landmark review and more systematic review. i think the library has not always been a good stewart of its facilities and complexities of the process generally makes it difficult for ordinary citizens to participate or even know what's going on. with respect to the fairness of the hearing, you have given tons of time to departments, more than an hour, three to five minutes you asked mr. bueller. the framing of the question is essentially a setup for what's wrong with preservation? how about a hearing on how preservation benefits the city? you might ask other questions like how does equal opportunity employment or earthquake strengthening hurt other goals of the city. we need more review, not less. ly n

but if somewhere along the line, the h.p.c. an staff could take a look at the issue of what really can be put in the front yard setback, that would be great. >> commissioner moore? commissioner moore: taking what commissioner sugaya said one step farther, since we have changed how we pick up trash there is in this situation obviously the green pickup, which is very difficult, even in an enclosed building location, has created a whole set of new problems. the stuff stands around for three quarters of a week and then the composting bin, it's in the a composting bin, put that on the sidewalk, it raises another issue. i do think just to help the discussion, that will make a difference what we say today, we might have to talk to historic preservation commission and d.b.r. and we might have to reinvent some of the ways how it's done. in the end, i think it will be of benefit for everybody, aside from the early morning noise when people throw the glass out into some truck. i think it's a reasonable request for us to take for that. >> c