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Able to get folks downtown quickly on the t, then the need for parking wouldnt be there. We understand that the lots there are full. Like many San Francisco neighborhoods to get a parking spot in this area you need to drive around. I have that situation. I had a car until three years ago when i said it is a pain in the butt. Finding parking is hard. I was fortunate to be in a situation to get rid of the car. A lot of folks dont have that. We are also looking at a situation that goes what do we w...

Kudos to Technical Service division who successfully completed the code update. This was a huge undertaking involving coordination and tight deadlines. Thanks to all the dbi staff. And finally, id like to recognize a great employee of our city for many years and who is just retired from the department of dbi, like to recognize bill strong. Is bill here . I owe him a big lunch because i was away when he retired. During his time, he impressed us very much with his knowledge and professionalism and...

Alexandertut here. Clinch here. Jacobo here. Lee here. Moss here. Tam here. We have a quorum. And our next item is item 2, president s announcements. President mccarthy good morning and welcome to the bic meeting of january, 2020, first of the year. And welcome, everybody. Kudos to Technical Service division who successfully completed the code update. This was a huge undertaking involving coordination and tight deadlines. Thanks to all the dbi staff. And finally, id like to recognize a great emp...

So the inventory is for the year of 2018. So there has been a change . Yes, scoring down. Yeah. Thank you. This is a great report. I appreciate it. I also you know, i realize that were mandated to do this and then we there is a formula to it. In reading it, theres still questions that i have, particularly in the nuances, you know, of what we track. So, for example, we track we see that overall waged have gone up steadily over the years, and im wondering if thats the case by industry across the b...

Retailers, local and big box and just about everybody and nobody could make it work. Even using the global reach of our company, we couldnt make it happen. Nowhere in this country is there a shopping sent we are as many floors as westfield San Francisco center. Not in chicago, not in new york. The retail is why they succeed which is why the body amended the planning code to eliminate the need for a cup for the seventh and eighth floors and above. So we believe this investment is good for San Fra...

And i want to tell you that what were seeing right now is not a cycle change. Its a structural change, and i am sure you are aware and seen the retailers and the retailers are shrinking the footprint and it is not the Large Department stores but even tenants that used to be 5,000 feet are shrinking to 1,000 feet and trying to deal with how to market the goods online and cross market both aspects. It has had a very structural change and quite frankly t vacancy rate at union square is the lowest t...

From 220 post. The likelihood that a Retail Business would want a stand alone third Floor Office Space that is accessible from an alley that provides minimal foot traffic, marginal street visibility and has some Security Issues is in our opinion simply less than minuscule. On the overhead, i want to post one more image which is looking at the alley from grant street and if you see the orange box, that is where the third floor business is. Pretty tough to see. Pretty unvisible. So with all that s...

Existing height of the building. The height restriction is intended to prevent projects like this one. Thank you. Thank you. Welcome. I am a 41yearold tenant, and all of these years they have been an asset to the neighborhood. The building has been vacant, pretty much vacant, and the paint has been peeling for the last four years. It is time to get going on this renovation. I think from my standpoint, i dont have all of the facts and figures. I think theyre going to do a good job, as they have d...

Separate do you deputy Zoning Administrator. We also have joseph duffy, senior building inspector representing the department of building inspections. The Board Meeting guidelines are as follows. The board request that you turn off or silence all phones and other Electronic Devices so they will not disturb the proceedings please carry on conversations in the hallway. Appellant appellants, permit holders, and Department Respondents are given seven minutes to present their case in three minutes fo...

Space so that way would be adding an affordable dwelling unit. The proposed four as far an a. D. U. , it cannot exceed the existing height of the building. The height restriction is intended to prevent projects like this one. Thank you. Thank you. Welcome. I am a 41yearold tenant, and all of these years they have been an asset to the neighborhood. The building has been vacant, pretty much vacant, and the paint has been peeling for the last four years. It is time to get going on this renovation. ...