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SFGTV BOS Replay Land Use Committee 102416 October 25, 2016

Our friends at the sfgovtv that makes this possibly jim smith and leo madam clerk, any announcements . Yes. Yes. Please silence any devices that may sound off during the proceedings. Completed speaker cards and documents to be included should be submitted to the clerk. Items acted upon today will appear on the november 1st board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. Thank you thank you very much can you call number one ordinance for ordinance 10 61 to change did sidewalk along 15 and 16 streets and making appropriate finding all right. Weve tomato got mr. Rivera the representative from public works here to make the presentation welcome hfa are the floor is yours. Speak into the my case pull it up hold on. There we go. Rivera from the public works the legislation before you is well legally a sidewalks reduction in reality had is happened the area was not development an official sidewalk with 15 feet currently right now the voerpz developing and 10 foot sidewalk that will allow for pedestrian assess as well as keep the parking in the area so everyone is looked this planning has reviewed and determined it meets the beets mta and fire have approved it as well. I have one question the native 10 foot wide sidewalk but the actual exhibit shows it as an 11 foot sidewalks. Ill have to double check a 10 foot sidewalk on de harrow. Correct the sidewalk on 16 at 10 feet and shows the former urban developed. Sidewalk. As 15 feet and the dark line cuts away 4 feet of that and a little thing the remaining thing that 11 i dont care you guys are comfortable with 10 but the map reflect this is did sidewalk change with east side of de harrow. Absolutely i can provide updated copies for the file and double check that was reviewed for 10 feet for the record cleared for 10 feet. This is the signatures of the surveyors signature. Hfa are. Give you a little bit of background mta map a conflict mta no sidewalk and the cars parking on 90 degree angle and whereas the dpw sidewalk is maptd so the proposal i dont know if there isy representatives they will allow for construction of a new sidewalk while also maintaining the 90 degree angle for an ample rightofway plus a compromise so my gratitude so s k s an 16th street not to reduce the amount of parking by having the 15 foot sidewalk hfa i cant that is it go to Public Comment. All right. Folks time to comment on item one two minutes of comment a soft chime with a remaining balance of 30 seconds once that time is expired well cut off the my case and invite the next person behind you anyone wish to comment seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Item one thank you sow colleagues can can i have a motion . On that item. I also move and love to hear from the department offline with regards. With the clarification the width not a problem did you hear it that. Motion made and without objection that item passes thank you item 2 please madam clerk. An ordinance designating ocean avenue silence the Presbyterian Church as a landmark under the planning code and making appropriate findings. Thank you so the Historic Preservation commission is the author of this item before staff presents he understand that jen low from supervisor yees office is here welcome and like to make a few remarks. Thank you, madam chair and supervisors im speaking on behalf of supervisor norman yee the ingleside Presbyterian Church we want to urge the support of this landmarking as youll see from the Preservation Commission that believe is not only remarkable a historic but lie down within the ingleside Presbyterian Church something that has been worked on for over 35 years that is historic and captured many memories and people of distinction within the walls of this church we really want to put in resources to not only preserve it but continue i wanted to commend reverend brown Going Forward and his staff thank you for all your hard work theyve active every week food pantries and afterschool programs and so much for the community. Doing everything we can for the africanamerican and sfolths community. One of willie brown favorite spots in the city. Thank you commissioner peskin good afternoon commissioner susan Parks Department staff im here to present the landmark designation for the Presbyterian Church entitled the great witnesses on ocean avenue in the city even if i think side neighborhood the building was added to the Historic Preservation commission landmark work program in 2013. Can you speak into the mikes. At the request of the paradise. Go ahead. It is significant for two significant as a work of master architect Joseph Leonard that embodies the characteristics of the meow style and unique example of classical architecture in the city best none for jordan park and Ingleside Terrace that is one of leonardos structures and he would secondly, the church is significant into interior with the cloud of witnesses open garden not set ought to be an artists but month artists do the in 1980 one image museum of modern art ali believing the kids in the gym about remember the wall in the last 35 years added role model taking over the gym and many other rooms in the church as an artistic art they make significant chiksz the africanamerican, folk artists and to San Francisco africanamerican history bogart is the art of the everyday done by selftaught artists in cultural agencies and reflected the artists interpretation of the Community Architect identity when the work enconfused and takes over a place as a folk garden environment as such the great cloud of witnesses is the most executed environment for religion and a contribute to San Francisco itself as a reminder the ingleside neighborhood was once held to a thriving africanamerican marching i want to point out the report was a joint project with pro bono consultants ar g Architecture Group mr. Butler and i believe the reverend brown are here to add to Public Comment. Known as a position to the landmark designation and the building meets the established go eligible requirement ill be happy to answer any questions you may have. I dont think we have any questions lets bring up revere reverend. Mime mike president and ceo were proud to be the sponsors of this analogies reflected two years of work by a multi authors including erica shuments and the Deputy Director susan insight and other mechanics of the planning Department Staff that is a unique and significant landmark for all the reasons stated in the dissatisfy presentation it is immediately captures your imagination and inspiration in the steps of the doors in ingleside Presbyterian Church reflects the work of reverend gordon who is not here to speak of the project and importantly helps to rectify the under representation of Africanamerican Community among the citys landmarks today thank you very much. Thank you for your presentation mr. Butler lets go ahead and move into the Public Comment. Anyone wish to comment that would like to speak please come up and do so on item 2. Hi my name is a neeley work for the ocean Avenue Association so were working on projects and most of them relate to smaller buildings for retail use or other community we have lookerson ocean avenue that stands out with the Theatre Building on the 1900 of the avenue near the medical building inside and out this is a special building we urge you to support this landmarking decision and thank by heritage and the landmarking expert in planning and that sproefz thank you very much. Anyone else Public Comment is closed. Ill say ill delighted to see that the landmarking experts in the planning Department Staff is coming together it is a fantastic building as a child i remember the gym im happy to see that it will be designated and preserved colleagues mr. Commissioner peskin. Make a madam chair an amendment to be little the ordinance to address section 302 finding i can have someone brings copies to accept the amendment. Can you read into the record what the amendments are. Yes. I can. On page 2 lines 4 through 20 are planning code section that needs to be included they were inadvertently left out of the resolution. Would you like me to read the finding off. Or i can provide did hard copies for you accept them and move on and have staff come in and that will be great ladies and gentlemen, were going to put a pause on this item get a copy of the amendment so we can review them and read them and take a motion neiman item 3. Commissioner peskin has something to say. First of all, im pleased to support this to mr. Low he assume that supervisor yee would like to be listed as the sponsor right now there is no legislative sponsor of the item should we yes, if we can do see we were going to be the original sponsor but some miscommunication but well add our name. Have you had a chance to look at the amendments as well. Ive not seen the amendments but can get a copy and make sure make sure youre in agreement well put a pause on item 2. One other thing. Im sorry actually part of the reason i invoked mayor brown and it is absolutely true that willie brown is a big fan of this edifice and encouraged me a couple of times to look at it ive not 0 done but intend to do with 3 jog in my mind ironically in 1994 in at the end of its tenure as the speaker of California State Assembly then essential member brown was the author of an Assembly Bill 133 which ultimately passed and even though the city and county of San Francisco iconicly took that all the way down to the United States Supreme Court but not had it and a witness of spur seeing none, Public Comment is closed prohibited the municipalities from designating churches as landmarks in the state of california im wondering a exception from the church. Seeds how is 2 were landmarking a church that convenes ab 133 . I think were landmarking that with the churches consent there is a letter that fails i dont think we can landmark without consent more than a church. So presumably some lawyer im looking at mr. Gibner and the City Attorneys Office concurs that is not valid of state law. John gibner, deputy City Attorney. Our office was involved and has reviewed and signed off on the ordinances. Perfect. Thank you lets go to item 3 call item 3. Item 3 an ordinance amending the landmark of one 040 ak abc morris gift shop. Supervisor peskin is the author of this item. Thank you madam president first of all, thank you to the planning Department Staff for writing a great case report for for those of you who dont know who read it and have the time it is very, very well done and speaks to the edifice was built in 1911 but 1947 or 48 there about these was the interior preliminarily was redesigned by frank wright that architect designs with the buildings in San Francisco one 40 maiden lane morris gift shops being being designed encouraging with what of the ultimately built years later in the 1950s with the museum advertised the prototype for that it is an extraordinary interior that San Francisco recognized when that designated this is as a landmark in 1919 over excuse me our 75 landmark or 197856 shannon will remember that im doing this off the top of my head but here we are years later as landmark laws have vultd it is clear we have the ability to landmark that extraordinary interior and in this case also with the ascent of the Property Owner i commend to you colleagues and really want to thank the Planning Department and ms. Ferguson for shepherding that and thank you to the landmark board to make that fit to be part of land use and the historian mr. Turner advocating on its behave and im going to turn it over to ms. Ferguson. Ms. Ferguson. Department staff here to present the landmark designation for one 40 maiden lane historically as the b c morris gift shop in the conservatism district frank floyd withering designated it in 1975 contaminate only the exterior of the building was designated on june 2016 a Historic Preservation commission recommend the landmark designation be amended to include the interior cycle structure and others features there was no known public opposition opposition to landmark designation the Planning Department has shared the report with the Property Owners and worked with them on the finding of the future the Department Buildings the building needs to establish the landmark status is warranted i work with the masters architect that concludes my presentation. Ill be happy to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for the brief presentation that was selfmanageable. No doctor standard historian may want to say a few words as members of the public thank you my name is paul turner ive published a book on frank and San Francisco Police Commission o San Francisco building on maiden lane with the morris shop is one of the most important works and one of his personal favorites whenever we came to San Francisco he would go that and include if 9 publication of the architecture one of the things that makes it unusual the interior is as important as the exterior in fact, more important ill suggest with its spiral ramp skylit and beautiful wood fortunes a photo on the back of my book all designed by wright himself including the furnishings this is significant because of his connection with the going him museum in new york while in 1943 he kept rising the design and construction was put off and not built until the late 1950s in the meanwhile in 1948 evident hired by lillian and morris to redesign their shop wright didnt take on remodeling jobs but nike saw an opportunity by redesigning the building both nine out of ten to explorer the feature the going him design a spiral ramp as a centerpiece so for the displays of objects built in 1949 and recognized as one or more of his wonderful works not long about his death he mentioned to lillian more or less about his concern of reason theyre all gone she said the b this will be kept in its district for its museum by then that became a pilgrim site for architecture around the world it still is more than any other compatible American Building i can think of this San Francisco treasure including the interior should be kept in its integrity and entire outlet as Lillian Morris said to frank wright thank you. At this time open up for Public Comment and just as a reminder Public Commenters two minutes first call to the podium seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Thank you supervisor peskin any last remarks. No, i would like to i make a motion to send it to the full board with a positive recommendation. And again, thank you to the planning Department Staff and doctor turner. Without objection that item passes. Thank you madam clerk call items 4 and 5 together. We have item 2 in front of us. Right item 2. Colleagues have you had a chance to look at the amendments if so. I did and have two questions one is we should put supervisor yee as a spokesperson and my two questions why it has not been approved as to form and two there are blanket i assume would be filled in on page 3 the number of board file on page 4, the same on page 5 the docket number and two places. John gibner, deputy City Attorney. My office prepared this amendment adding the finding we have approved it as a form the total but to get the documents in front of you the City Clerks Office has prijtd the word vision often when we are making amendments we continue to include the blanket and the City Clerks Office fills them in after the board adopts the amendment so all the predicament numbers will be added by the clerk after the board after the Committee Adopts those amendments. Then madam chair, i will make a motion to accept the amendments and i make a motion to send it to the full board with a positive recommendation. All right. Motion has been made and without objection thank you as amended Going Forward with a positive recommendation. Madam clerk call item 4 and 5 together please. Yes 4 is an ordinance amending 9 planning code for noncommercial and shorter thaned time for the general advertising signs and allow property and item 5 ordinance to correct and update the historic wind as i understand and restrict the areas for advertising signs and delete signed district and making findings. Supervisor peskin is the author of those items supervisor peskin. Thank you, madam chair item 4 is the first of the two piece of legislation today that will amend article 6 the planning code to enhance the penalty for the installation of illegal general advertising signs as you recall in 2002 i was the chief author of

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