Okay. Welcome to San FranciscoPlanning Commission remote hearing for thursday, july 9, 2020. Before we begin, as i have in the past, i would like to enter the following into the record. On february 25, 2020, the mayor declared a local state of emergency related to covid19. Further more the mayor and governor have issued emergency orders suspending select laws amicable to boards and commissions. On april 3, 2020, the Planning Commission received authorization from the Mayors Office to reconvene through the end of the shelterinplace remotely. This is the 15th remote hearing. I am requesting everyones patience in advance. The platforms are not perfect and at times may even be clumsy. If youre not speaking, mute your microphone and turn off your video camera. Do not hit any controls that may affect other participants. To enable public participation, sfgovtv is streaming this live. Sfgovtv is broadcasting and streaming the toll free phonein number across the bottom of the screen. Opportunities to speak are available via phone by calling 888 2733658, entering code, 3107452. Pressing pound and pound again. When you are connected, enter 1 and then 0 to be added to the queue to speak. Each speaker will be allowed up to three minutes. When you have 30 seconds remaining, youll hear a chime. When the time is reached, i will announce that your time is up. Best practices are to call from a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly and mute the volume on your television or computer. Id like to take roll. President koppel . President koppel here. Commissioner moore here. Commissioner chan here. Commissioner diamond here. Commissioner fung here. Commissioner imperial here. And commissioner johnson here. Great, thank you, everyone. Welcome back from the short break for the fourth of july holiday. First on the agenda is consideration of items proposed for continuance, items 1a and b, 2018 0308397, and variance are proposed for continuance to july 23, 2020. Item 2, case number 20201294cua at 2441 mission street, conditional use authorization. At the time of issuance, it was proposed for continuance to july 27, 2020, it is now proposed for continuance to july 23, 2020. Neighborhood concerns and issues apparently have been resolved. Item 3, case number 2019114214drp, 457 mayor poststreet, discretionary review is proposed for continuance to august 27, 20. Further commissioners, under your consent calendar, item 6, case number 201015984, 590 Second Avenue needs to be continued to july 16, 2020. Further, under the regular calendar, item 12, 2007, 0604x, a large project authorization that you have already heard continued to today, weve received a request from the supervisors august to continue for one month to august 27, 2020. Further still, commissioners, under the discretionary review, 14, 2017, 350352 san jose avenue. We had late filings and will need be to continued to september 24, 2020. Finally, commissioners, item 15, for case number 2019507, 3537 23rd street, discretionary review has been withdrawn. I have no other items or continuance and we should take Public Comment. To summon each question, press 1, then 0. Jonas i would remind members of the public, in order to get into the queue, you must press 1, and then 0 after calling the 800number. You have three questions remaining. Hello, this is herbert, the attorney for the property own at 2005 17th street, which matter has been set for continuance to july 23rd. And there is an accompanying matter for the approval of and legalization of a fire wall and rear deck. The applicants position, or the Property Owners position is that they will allow the continuance to the 23rd if we can get some kind of assurance that well actually be able to move forward. There has been repeated continuances. As to the deck, we would ask that the matter be approved so that the Property Owner can move forward with it. I dont believe there is any objection to that by the Planning Commission and everything should be in order on that one. Did you hear me . Jonas we did. Thank you. Okay, thank you, sorry. You have three questions remaining. Hello, this is ann. Im speaking in support of the continuance for item number 14 as 350352 san jose avenue. As a member of San FranciscoTenants Union im speaking on behalf of the filer, these people are busy at antidisplacement coalition meeting. The San FranciscoTenants Union does not take kindly to longtime senior residents being displaced from their rent controlled units to make way for luxury developments in the community. The union was shocked to hear of the situation when it came on their radar and they filed the d. R. And look forward to there d. R. Hearing. Thank you for scheduling it for september 24th. To that, Planning Commission and everything should be in order on that one. You have two questions remaining. Good afternoon, commissioners. Knowe neighborhood council. I am calling to support the continuance of 350352 san jose, like the previous caller mentioned, this is an atrocity against the tenants who were in this these four rent controlled units that were basically displaced. One of these tenants actually died, passed away in these units because of the stress placed on her, the displacement, buyout, ellis act, what not. This project needs special attention and we urge you to follow this project and also it was mentioned there are only two new d. R. S filed. I believe there are three, including one filed by the Tenants Union. We just want you to be sensitive to the pain and suffering that was caused by tenants. Further more, were asking you to Pay Attention to what the Community Wants to get out of this. It is not fair for developers and speculators to come and buy these places and empty them with all kinds of maturations, only to come back and expand the link and make more profits on the back of the tenants. This is not fair and this act encourages other speculators to come forward. We now have another situation, even though were in the middle of the pandemic, a lot of these tenantoccupied properties are going on sale and going for a song. Im now aware of one case in the triangle, that we just found out about it. There is an elderly tenant living there since 1970. Where is this woman going to go . In the case of 350352, it is a necessity for us to continue the project. I support this. I want you to, please, commissioners, Pay Attention to the special case where four tenants were actually displaced and the developer is building 12 units on the back of the miseries that was caused to these tenants. Further more, this project should be considered a demolition. [bell ringing] hold for material removal, its far lower than a regular property. This is tantamount to demolition and as such it should be receiving a conditional use authorization. Truth be told, nobody should have filed a d. R. Thank you. You have two questions remaining. I am here to make a Public Comment on the 853 jamestown project. Jonas maam, this is not the time to discuss the jamestown project. Were now taking Public Comment on the matters proposed for continuance. You should enter 1 and 0 when we get to the calendar. Okay. I should enter 1 . Jonas the same way you got into this queue by pressing 1 and then 0, youll need to do again when we get to that later on todays agenda. Okay. Thank you so much. You have one question remaining. Good afternoon, commissioners. Steve williams. Im also speaking in favor of the continuance of agenda item 14, 350352 san jose avenue. There were three new d. R. S filed this week. One by the Tenants Union as you heard. And one by adjacent neighbors to the north and to the south. There are a number of issues that have to be further looked at with this particular project, including the issues of tenants displacement, demolition and the sheer size and bulk of the thing, just under 10,000 square feet of an addition to a class a historic building. So were hopeful the commission will support the continuance to september 24th. Thank you very much. Announcer you have zero questions remaining. Jonas commissioners, that will conclude the Public Comment portion of the items proposed for continuance. The matters are now before you. Commissioner johnson . Commissioner johnson move to continue all items proposed today specified. Second. Jonas thank you. There is a motion that has been seconded to continue items as proposed. On that motion, chan aye. Diamond aye. Frontrunnering aye. Imperial aye. Johnson aye. Moore aye. Koppel aye. So moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously, 70. I will continue item 1b to july 23rd to go along with the conditional use authorization. Jonas thank you. Commissioners, that will place this under your consent calendar. All matters listed here under consent calendar are considered to be are you teen by the Planning Commission and may be acted on a single roll call vote. There will be no separate discussion of the item. Unless a member of the commission, public or staff requests. In which event, the matter shall be removed from the consent calendar. Item 4, case number 2019, 16969, 42364336 irving street. On june 4, after hearing and closing Public Comment, you continued the matter to june 25, 2020 by a vote of 60. Commissioner johnson, you were absent. On june 25, 2020, the Commission Adopted a motion of intent to approve with staff modifications and continued to todays date by a vote of 70 to allow staff to conclude the ceqa analysis. Item 5, case number, 2019, 727cua, 339 taraval street, conditional use authorization. Item 6 was continued. I have no other items under your consent calendar. We should take Public Comment to see if anyone would like to remove items 4 or 5 off of the consent calendar . Announcer your conference is now in question and answer mode. So summon each question, press 1, then 0. Jonas members of the public, this is your opportunity to call into the 800number, enter 1 and th 0 to get into the queue. You need to indicate if you would like to remove item 4 or 5 off the consent calendar to be considered under the regular calendar later today. No calls. Jonas very good, commissioners. The matters are now before you. Commissioner moore move to approve items 4 and 5. Second. Jonas very good, commissioners, on that motion then to approve items under your consent calendar, 4 and 5, chan aye. Diamond aye. Fung aye. Imperial aye. Johnson aye. Moore aye. President koppel aye. So moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously, 70. And places us under commission matters, for item 7, consideration of adoption of draft minutes for the june 18 regular hearing, june 25, closed session and the june 25 regular hearing. We should take Public Comment. Announcer your conference is now in questionandanswer mode. To summon each question, press 1, then 0. Jonas again, members of the public, this is your opportunity to call into the 800number, enter 1 and then 0 to enter the queue. No calls. Jonas thank you. Commissioners, that will conclude the Public Comment portion of this item. The matter is now before you. We have draft Meeting Minutes. Did we forget draft Meeting Minutes . Jonas thats the item were on right now, commissioner moore. Commissioner moore im sorry. The minutes for june 18 and june 25. Commissioner diamond move to approve all three sets of minutes. Second. Jonas thank you, commissioners. On that motion to adopt the minutes for june 18 and june 25, both closed and regular sessions on that motion, commissioner chan aye. Diamond aye. Fung aye. Imperial aye. Johnson aye. Moore aye. Koppel aye. So moved. That motion passes unanimously 70 placing us on item 8, commission comments and questions. I wanted to just take a minute and recognize a recently passed away former member of the commission, former president , ron mcgill. Not only did he serve tirelessly on the commission, but also was very accessible and often gave input at the hearings even after he left the commission representing dog patch and potrero hill areas. Commissioner moore . Commissioner moore i want to remember him fondly. I served with him five years. He is untiring and he will be greatly missed. His activism during and after his serving on the commission was remarkable and i actually still talked to him when he frequented us at Public Comments at our commission hearings. In early march i talked to him when he was in Perfect Health and he was telling me about all his plans and was just as active as he always was. Beyond my acknowledgment of commissioner as commissioner, i would like to actually acknowledge staff for their remarkable work in making these virtual hearings possible. There is christine, ginger and obviously, the one we see, jonas, himself, but behind the scenes there is a tremendous amount of work and im awed when this comes together as smoothly as it does. Thank you to everybody. President koppel commissioner johnson. Commissioner johnson thank you. I want to echo both my fellow commissioners and just wanting to take a moment to honor former commissioner mcgill. I got to collaborate with him on an event in february entitled revisiting the Planning Commission. In that meeting and every other time ive ever had the opportunity to interact with him, i was always struck by his real passion for our city, for our communities and for changes that need to be made. And for volunteering his time as a Community Activist to deal with issues of policies. I actually wanted to honor him by saying that the perspective he shared recommendations for this body and how it could be structured and work Going Forward as a way to improve on it. Its very rare that people have the perspective of being on the other side of tand i thought it astute. I wanted to share it with the same spirit he shared his perspective on issues. He talked about how it started to out to recommend to the mayors of the supervisors department. And it was a general plan, issues of land use, current planning, transportation and so on and so forth. An issue that many of those that evening and even in Public Comment have come up frequently from people just on what happens in the system of planning when change is said to be initiated. Because we are this body that fits between the board of supervisors, the departments, the mayor, commissions, it often comes that there is a question of who initiates change. And the Planning Commission is such that our case load has increased to a level at which its incredibly hard to be proactive on the issues of policy and initiating that change. And its charged to us from place of being reactive to departments, to being proactive in authoring and creating new legislation and change. Also ideas for maybe how even our terms could be changed. He thought that there are seven commissioners and the city might be able to divide it into seven planning districts. He was supportive and actually said twice during the presentation, there should be term limits. He felt really strongly that we should consider subcommittees. Committees for discretionary review, legislature review and committees for code changes. So that we could do both well. We could adjudicate d. R. S and make legislative changes and code changes. And, of course, he talked about the challenge of enforcement given the way that we are configured right now. He talked a lot about feeling like the Planning Commission gets cases too late and that concerns being engaged earlier on in the process from the begin, early on projects, would be helpful in helping us to be proactive. In his honor and in that spirit, i just wanted to echo some ideas that we can all keep in mind and even consider what it would be like to implement some of those things in his honor. Thank you for letting me share that perspective. Commissioner moore thank you, commissioner johnson for bringing him back, right into the discussion, remarkable discussion. Thank you very much. May i ask that we close tonights meeting in his honor . President koppel absolutely. Commissioner johnson i would like that, thank you. Jonas if there are no other commission comments, i would like to express my condolences to his family and simply express that i was always in awe of how articulate he was. And how grounded his comments were. Commissioners, we can move on to department matters, item 9. Directors announcements. President koppel thank you, jonas, thank you, commissioners, i just wanted to do the same and recognize former commissioner mcgill and pass on the departments condolences to his wife and family. I got to know him over the last couple of decades working with him as he sat on the commission here. I often presented as a city staff person before him. But also sought out his advice in guidance. I think from commissioner johnsons description, he always had great advice that was direct and concise and was to the point it was implementible and i sought that out often, even after i sat on the commission, he set out his advice how to be a good commissioner. He was tremendously respected by city staff and staff within the Planning Department. He helped shape the octavia land, the Transit Center district when he was there. He had a keen understanding of San Francisco in our neighborhoods and will be sorely missed. Thank you, all, for your comments. That concludes my report. Jonas very good, commissioners. That places us on item 10, review of past events at the board of supervisors. I have no report from the board of appeals and the Historic Preservation commission did not meet yesterday. Good afternoon, commission