it's along the lines to basically modify that easement to allow an additional overlay of pedestrian walkway >> in if the project gets approved wield you to pursue but i don't know how we can mandate that? >> we can eminent domain it and but some level of funding to do the project if the property owner below would agree to it. i don't want to see the ba- my other question is on a your road way do you keep that at twro feet and have to parking or you could not built it >> this was from the first meeting with the fire department. >> you don't want to have parking on the street 1, 2, 3, 4. >> we'd love to have parking on the street we'd - it's nice not to have parking because it makes it more pedestrian friendly but the reality is that our lot - we're already taking 4 feet out of our builtable area. so we were left with no other choice but to provide the parking. i think it's a benefit if all the parking lot is not on the street. it would be more convenient if the parking was not so much on the street. >> if you look at crestmont that's built now what is the ratio? >> there's a lost building th

we have one of the best pedestrian walkways in the city and people would be able to attend the event and walk down the promenade and experience the bay and there are certain water oriented opportunities at this site. pier 30-32 was established in 1912 for sugar import activities. unfortunately there was a fire that destroyed the historic sheds in 1984 that led the deck as we know them today and they are pretty bad. we know more about this pier probably more than anyone. there was a land lease development proposal for mixed cruise terminal authorized by the state legislation that i was referencing earlier. they after a fully entitled project walked away from the site and we have a real sense about the deterioration of the pier. there is limited truck access to the pie r. it would be cost-effective. as we know we've had these failed development efforts which is why we think it's important to look at the multipurpose venue project in the context of what has been tried and failed in the past. what would happen with the pier if we did nothing and what we are fearful is that the pier would

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today, i rode my bible and had to park away over here and walkway over there. particularly with respect to the opportunity to leverage the private public partnerships that you've thought about. great work >> again thank you very much. when you use the a team word you, your exactly right. i appreciate the creativity. >> there is one member of the public to comment here. >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon directors. i am a member of the mta and i'm also the executive committee a member. i'm here speaking on my own. first of all, i want to tell you that the warriors have cite against the location. there's american people inadequate transportation and it's not an appropriate use for march time space. every one of these 3 projects is in ground level for sea level wise. according to b cdc risk assessments must be based on on the best estimates of seawater rise and they rang from 10 to 69 inches currently provided the bets seawall protection for the west coast. and thus depending upon how quickly the greenland and ice kapdz metal. look at this i don't know if we can

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146,000 for san francisco state university to basically come up with a plan to improve the pedestrian walkway and so forth. the question here is because this is a project of san francisco state that's building a wellness center and they need to -- they realize there is going to be more traffic caused by that. so maybe it's a clarification here where a lot of times i keep on hearing when san francisco state has projects, we have no jurisdiction over it, and now, they are building a building that would impact the street and i'm wondering, this is just the planning phase of it, but in terms of the implementation of it, they build on and so forth who is paying for that? is it assumed that city will be paying for this when a lot of times when they have their projects, we have no control over it. so, clarification? >> can we direct that question to ta staff? the question is on for future build out, who would cover the cost of that? >> absolutely. the funding plans for the overall project has about $1.1 million in prop fees in part of the strategic plan in $140,000 in sfu funds. the total cost is un

hills and the market there and they are looking up towards the castro to cut across the pedestrian walkway, when people are in the crosswalk. so it is a very dangerous situation. and we have the corner store there where the instruction are unloading goods to the store and hopefully there will be another store with the new construction that is going on in the neighborhood, more stores in the area. and that is, you know, and that is all that i have to say. thank you. >> okay, thank you. mr. gilbert. >> are there any other members of the public that would like to make a comment? >> in general public comment? >> all right, seeing none, public comment is closed. >> and madam clerk are there any other items? >> item nine, adjournment. >> thank you very much. we are adjourned. >> on december 28, 1912, san francisco mayor stared into a sea of 60,000 of constituents that gathered at geary. the berth of the first publicly owned transit system in the city, the san francisco municipal railway. >> how is it going san francisco. it's springtime in san francisco. here is what's happening around town. thi

the overarching cherry trees, the gorgeous big walkway and brick wall, the benches, the rustic sun dial. the pack picnic, lovely bench, enjoy the sunshine and soft breeze and let the >>> while i get myself settled, maybe a show of hands. how many already been to see the exhibition? a number of you. first of all let me say good afternoon and first and foremost i would like to thank my colleagues in the education department in the fine arts museum of san francisco for an allowing me to speak today. valuable artwork -- rene, director of public programs and last on this list but certainly not least gregory stock who is a programming wizard. i'm so grateful for their individual and collective support. i would also like to thank the production manager who is behind-the-scenes somewhere. he's waving. our production manager consistently provide patient and reliable technical support which is beyond value when lecturing to large audiences like those of you gathered today. without further a do, i'm honored to share with you today paintings that comprise the exhibition here at the museum. girl wit

the overarching cherry trees, the gorgeous big walkway and brick wall, the benches, the rustic sun dial. the pack picnic, lovely bench, enjoy the sunshine and soft breeze and let the >> on december 28, 1912. san francisco mayor, sonny jim rolph stared into the crowds of those who have gathered. a moment in history. the birth of a publicly own transit system. san francisco municipal railway. muni as it would become to be known. happy birthday, muni, here is to the next 100 years. the birth of muni had been a long-time coming. over the years the city was disjointed privately owned companies. horses and steam and electric-powered vehicles. creating a hodgepodge of transit options. none of them particularly satisfying to city residents. the city transit system like the city itself would have changes during the san francisco earthquake. the transition that will pursue from this aftermath would change san francisco's transportation system once again. facilitated by city boss, abe ruth, ushering in the electric city car. the writing was on the wall. the clammer had begun for the experiment inc

side is more windows there's on the lowest window we kind of blocked it's blocked by lattice and walkways. thank you >> are there any speakers in favor of the project sponsor? >> good afternoon commissioners aim danny resided in 20 street. i really appreciate your time in this matter. we've been working on this project we've changed some of the plans and we want to be reasonable and we don't feel this as any significant impact on any of the neighbors. i'd like to correct the statement our property is approximately 1 seven hundred square feet and in the three dimensional drawings i get a sense of the size of the buildings that both buildings on either side are significantly larger than our home and we're requesting an addition to our home of 25 hundred square feet. we've been good neighborhoods we're going to remove some of the trees along the property line and i just want to continue to have good neighborhood relationships with my neighbors. we do have a number of neighbors in the neighborhood signing letters supporting our project and we hope to move forward. and any additional speakers

land that is controlled by the h o a that extends the length of the road that could be extend into a walkway. >> i certainly hope you'll continue to work with the heroisms association. now the other areas that might have to be done in conjunction with the neighborhood. the repaving of the roads which is the city's job. perhaps in conjunction you could institute some way to cause herself help the city to get it done quickly. another thing is widening the street but there may be a few areas where there is no retaining wall yet and maybe if kitist could be made and parking could be limited on the hillside and you may have 10 spaces on one side of the road. those are some thoughts >> we look forward to this help of the city and the homeowners association. >> thank you very much. >> commissioner moore and i sense that the commission for all of the reasons that have been stated is inclined to support the project and i'd like to make a motion that we approve the project as specified. >> second. >> commissioners on that motion to paragraph the conditions. (calling roll) >> similar that motion passes

there are definitely a lot of cars parked on both sides of the street can i ask the developer or the walkway down to fifth avenue i mean, obviously, that would awe legality the trip - what's the status of that >> can you tipper - turn on the overhead. the issue is where this touches the apartment it doesn't above fifth avenue so hence gary and adam have been windbreaker the owners of the kirkland height we're having to go through their property. i'm going to >> i'm going to ask adam to address that. >> good morning commissioners i'm the project manager. i have been working and discussing with the property owner of the kirkland heights about the possibility of creating an easement or some type of assess arrangement to doing to fifth avenue. obviously, there are a private landowner and we need their approval to assess their property. negotiations have been ongoing weigh haven't been able to reach an agreement. but

the cherry tree, the brick walkways, the enchanting stones, the rustic sundial. chaired the bards'w ro -- share the bard's words. the garden is a gem to share with someone special. pack a picnic, find a bench, enjoy the sunshine and let the whimsical words of william shakespeare float you and your loved one away. this is one of the most popular wedding locations and is available for reservations. shakespeares garden is 8ada accessible. this park is located at the bottom of a hill. it is a secret garden with an infinite and captivating appeal. carefully tucked away, one block from the bottom of lombard street, it makes the top of our list for the most intimate picnic settings. avoid all tourist cars and parking hassles by hopping on the cable car. or the 30, 45, 41, or 91 bus. this garden was designed by a the landscape architect thomas church in 19 to -- 1957. grow old with me, the best is yet to be is inscribed at this gem of a park. a lush oasis anchored by gazebosanchoreddekcs, -- gazebos, anchored by decks. this is the place to tell your family the love you s

in vancouver, you have the convention center with a great public walkway that connects restaurants and hotels along the waters edge. this kind of convention use is sort of meeting that urban design standard that we would hope to meet with 30-32 with the proposed project. this is boston contemporary art which opened in 2006. a 65,000 square foot building. it's leaning over the boston harbor and it's got cafes and the main anchor to the pier and water front. and finally the copenhagen to denmark. it opened in 2005 and seats up to 2000 people but very similar kind of active public use activating the water front. so finally there are some other trust issues that we hope to accomplish with the project. first the pier itself is self directed. storm water is direct properly. they are coming up with a storm water design guides and this project is a rare opportunity to provide storm water treatment for the entire pier which will improve better quality water for the project. the project includes up to 200,000 square foot of retail which is predominantly retail uses like restaurants. so moving in

investigators telling us the teen was found stabbed on marina way and metro walkway just before midnight. right now he's in critical condition at a nearby hospital. police tell us it is too early to tell if this stabbing is gang related. so far investigators have not released any specific information about a possible suspect or suspects. >>> we're learning more today about one of the victims gunned down at the quantico marine base in virginia last week. 19-year-old was from contra costa county. live in brentwood where the victim went to high school. good morning. >> good morning to you. school is actually out for wo weeks on spring break but i caught up with the school principal. he's devastated, called the news horrible. he said the staff was in shock. he had the school flags lowered to half-staff in honor of sarks, a who volunteered in 1997 and volunteered with special needs kids while here. she graduated with honors and enlisted in the marine after. the gunman, lopez was from pacifica, a highly decorated marine who served in iraq and afghanistan. this morning a youtube video up for th

the overarching cherry trees, the gorgeous big walkway and brick wall, the benches, the rustic sun dial. the pack picnic, lovely bench, enjoy the sunshine and soft breeze and let the >>> all right. every year we come out to celebrate arbor day in the month of march and i'm happy to kickoff this year arbor day here at this special location. joined with us today we have several guest. i know dan is here, larry stringer is here and our colleagues and our partners in arbor day. today like many other days, trees will be dedicated in someone who has contributed to san francisco either through their work or given back to the environment through culture, through arts and through many of the hard work and we will unveil who will receive this dedication today. as many of you know trees are very important for our communities. they provide us shade, they deter water from going into our storm systems, they provide a place for birds and butterflies and of course they help us clean our air. arbor day is a very important event. it is celebrated not just in america, but all over the world and i'm honore

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the overarching cherry trees, the gorgeous big walkway and brick wall, the benches, the rustic sun dial. the pack picnic, lovely bench, enjoy the sunshine and soft breeze and let the >> this lodge is home to some of the best fly casting pools in the world. these shallow concrete pools don't have fish. this is just a place where people come to practice their fly casting technique. ith was built in the 1930's and ever since, people have been coming here to get back to nature. every year, the world championship of fly casting is held in san francisco and visitors from all over the globe travel to be here. >> we are here with phil, general manage of san francisco rec and parks department at the anglers lodge. what do you think about this? >> it is spectacular, travis from oregon, taught me a snake roll and a space cast. >> there are people from all over the world come to san francisco and say this is the place to be. >> yeah. it's amazing, we have teams from all over the world here today and they are thrilled. >> i flew from ireland to be here. and been practicing since for the competition.

investigators tell us the teen was found stabbed on marina way and metro walkway just before midnight. right now, he is in critical condition at a nearby hospital. police tell us it is too early to tell if the stabbing is gang-related. so far, investigators have not released any specific information about a possible suspect or suspects. >> south san francisco police on the lookout for a serial arsonist that started three fires on saturday night. two fires in orange memorial park and a third fire was found a few blocks away on ponderosa road in el camino real. all three fires were quickly put out and caused no damage >>> a special forces soldier died as results of wounds in afghanistan. sergeant first class james chg s grissom was part of a special forces unit based in fort lewis, washington. he was on his fifth deployment overseas. he graduated from mount eaton high school in hayward in 1999 and the art institute in san francisco. >> we are learning more about a deadly shooting that involved two bay area marines. the suspected gunman is a 25-year-old from pacifica, a highly decorated

well the way that they are doing it is to eliminate the walkway from the backyards. so that there is no second means of egress coming on these buildings. and from the back, and this is something that is going to be coming up loud and clearly pretty soon. and another thing that is coming up is formula retail and there has been some new legislation here that will straighten some of it out. but what the formerly retail people are doing are hiding some of their businesses until after they get a certain number of permits. and there will be appeals on this. thank you. >> thank you. >> is there any other public comment? >> good evening, commissioners, my name is (inaudible) and i just have one, if someone can clarify for me this. this schedule of the location says that it is the truck is going to be parked at 84 second street. and simultaneously there is a truck located 49 feet northwest of second street. this if you measure it, this actually builds up to be not 84 second street, this is 96nd street. so where exactly is the truck going to be parked is the question over here

all we received a survey finally of the property which was dated november 12th that showed that the walkway and the side yard does not all belong to the project sponsor and now, and what really is belonged to them. and that means of this and the building code. secondly, the set of plans that we have talked about is the architecture plans was not complete and not all of the windows were there and i think that preliminary comment letter to their attorney and then... today did not change the roof plans, the roof deck at 5:00. i just before 5:00, i was handed a new plan asking me to review it and whether i could sign-off on it. and i most certainly cannot look at a set of plans, at 5:00. so i am prepared to present to this board the arguments on the merit of why the permit before you should be denied. >> is this okay. i would like to before you launched into argument hear from the other side on the status. and i don't know if that is out of order here. and then we will need the full seven minutes, i will be willing to go there because we did not hear that before. >> okay. >> just the status. >>