City and County of San Francisco

Youth Commission

September 15, 2008

City and County of San Francisco

City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689

MEETING MINUTES
Monday, September 15, 2008
1:00 PM
City Hall, Room 263
Regular Meeting


Land Use and Economic Development Committee

Members: Sophie Maxwell, Gerardo Sandoval, Aaron Peskin

Clerk: Linda Laws (415) 554-4441

Members Present: Sophie Maxwell, Gerardo Sandoval, Aaron Peskin.
Members Excused: None.
Members Absent: None.

MEETING CONVENED
The meeting convened at 1:12 p.m.

REGULAR AGENDA

081074 [Changing the official sidewalk width - Harrison Street]
Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 1061 entitled "Regulating the Width of Sidewalks" by adding thereto Section 1581 to change the official sidewalk width on the north side of Harrison Street east of Fourth Street; making environmental findings and findings pursuant to the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1; requiring relocation, modification, or both of facilities affected by the sidewalk width change. (Public Works Department)
7/31/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
Heard in Committee. Speakers: John Kwong, Department of Public Works; Menka Sethi, Hauser Architects.
RECOMMENDED by the following vote:
Ayes: 3 - Maxwell, Sandoval, Peskin

081004 [Interim Controls On Major Rights of Way along and near the Southern 19th Avenue Corridor] Supervisor Elsbernd
Resolution adopting more restrictive interim controls for a period of eighteen months that would require conditional use authorization for new residential developments over 20 units or for new commercial or retail developments over 50,000 square feet on both sides of the following rights of way along and near the Southern 19th Avenue Corridor: commencing at Lake Merced Boulevard where it begins at the County line, north along Lake Merced Boulevard to Sloat Boulevard, east along Sloat Boulevard to 19th Avenue, north along 19th Avenue to Taraval Street, east on Taraval Street to Claremont, south on Claremont to Portola, southwest on Portola to Junipero Serra Boulevard, and south on Junipero Serra Boulevard to the County line; adopting environmental findings and a determination of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
7/16/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
7/22/08, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Elsbernd submitted a substitute resolution bearing same title.
7/22/08, ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
7/24/08, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Commission for review and comment and Planning Department for environmental review.
9/4/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department - Not a project per Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines.
9/9/08, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Elsbernd submitted a substitute resolution bearing same title.
9/9/08, ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
Heard in Committee. Speaker: Marilyn Amini.
Continued to September 29, 2008.
CONTINUED by the following vote:
Ayes: 3 - Maxwell, Sandoval, Peskin

081005 [19th Avenue Cumulative Impact Study] Supervisors Elsbernd, Chu
Resolution urging the Planning Department and Municipal Transportation Authority to conduct, and continually update, a comprehensive cumulative transportation impact study encompassing all the reasonably foreseeable developments along the 19th Avenue corridor from 19th Avenue and Vicente south to the county line, and expressing the Board of Supervisors' intent that individual environmental reviews of any projects along this corridor must incorporate this on-going and comprehensive cumulative impacts analysis to be considered adequate.

(9/09/08 - Supervisor Elsbernd submitted a substitute resolution bearing same title.)
7/16/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
9/9/08, ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
9/9/08, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Elsbernd submitted a substitute resolution bearing same title.
Heard in Committee. Speaker: Marilyn Amini.
Continued to September 29, 2008.
CONTINUED by the following vote:
Ayes: 3 - Maxwell, Sandoval, Peskin

081087 [Condominium conversion lottery based on seniority of participation] Supervisor McGoldrick
Ordinance amending the Subdivision Code by amending Section 1396 to extend the annual 200-unit condominium conversion lottery; amending Section 1396.3 to continue the prioritization of the condominium conversion lottery based on seniority of participation in prior lotteries; and making environmental findings.
8/5/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 9/4/2008.
8/19/08, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Department for environmental review.
9/10/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department - Not a project pursuant to Section 15378(b)(2) of the CEQA Guidelings for continuing procedures.
Heard in Committee. Speakers: Supervisor McGoldrick; Bruce Storrs, Department of Public Works.
RECOMMENDED by the following vote:
Ayes: 3 - Maxwell, Sandoval, Peskin

080991 [Wooden decks in San Francisco] Supervisor McGoldrick
Informational hearing on the processes and procedures that the Department of Building Inspection follows for inspection of wooden decks in San Francisco.
7/29/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
Heard in Committee. Speakers: Supervisor McGoldrick; Rosemary Bosque, Department of Building Inspection; Captain Bill Mitchell, SFFD; Jane Berthet; Andre Berthet; Betty Anderson; Ian Zimmerman; Patrick Missud.
FILED by the following vote:
Ayes: 3 - Maxwell, Sandoval, Peskin

081010 [Building - Ban on Wooden Fixed Utility Ladder] Supervisor McGoldrick
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Housing Code to add Section 605 prohibiting wooden fixed utility ladders in R-1 and R-2 Occupancies, and making findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.
7/16/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 8/15/2008.
7/23/08, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Small Business Commission for comment and recommendation. Referred to Planning Department for environmental review.
8/6/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department - Not a project pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines.
8/11/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. The Small Business Commission will not be hearing this legislation.
Heard in Committee. Speakers: Supervisor McGoldrick; Rosemary Bosque, Department of Building Inspection; Captain Bill Mitchell, SFFD; Jane Berthet; Andre Berthet; Betty Anderson; Ian Zimmerman; Patrick Missud.
9/15/08 Amendment of the whole bearing new title.
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE.

Ordinance amending the San Francisco Housing Code to add Section 605 prohibiting wooden fixed utility ladders in R-1, R-2, and R-3 Occupancies, and making findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.
Heard in Committee. Speakers: Supervisor McGoldrick; Rosemary Bosque, Department of Building Inspection; Captain Bill Mitchell, SFFD; Jane Berthet; Andre Berthet; Betty Anderson; Ian Zimmerman; Patrick Missud.
CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR AS AMENDED by the following vote:
Ayes: 3 - Maxwell, Sandoval, Peskin

070535 [Status of the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan] Supervisor Maxwell
Hearing before the Land Use Committee by the Planning Department regarding the status of the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan.
4/24/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
5/7/07, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in committee. Speaker: Amit Ghosh, Planning Department; Ken Rich, Planning Department; Supervisor Maxwell; Doug Shoemacker, Mayor's Office of Housing; Jessie Blout, Mayor's Office of Economic Workforce Development; Francisco Da Costa; Joe Boss; Charles Clary; Silvia Johnson.
7/30/07, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in committee. Speakers: Supervisor Maxwell; Ken Rich, Planning Department; Supervisor McGoldrick; Peter Albert, Municipal Transportation Authority; Sarah Dennis, Planning Department; Espanola Jackson; Francisco Da Costa; Sylvia Johnson; Tony Kelly; Robin T.; Calvin Welch; Dennis A.; Katherine Williams; Peter Cohen; Joe Boss.
9/17/07, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in committee. Speakers: Ken Rich, Planning Department; Supervisor Sandoval; Supervisor McGoldrick; Doug Shoemacker, Mayor's Office of Housing (MOH); Myrna Melgar, MOH; Francisco Da Costa; Judy West, Project Artaud; Espanola Jackson; Charles Brannigan; Shamus Busbey; Frank Schndier; Lew; Greg Markonlis, American Industrial Center; Gary Gee; Sean McArdle, Bay West Group; Tony Kelly; Sue Hestor; Eric; Grace Shanahan, Residential Builders; male speaker; Corinne Woods, Neighborhood Parks Council; Mat Regan, Bay Area Council; John O'Connor; Leo Cassidy; Sean Keeghrein; Dave O'Keeffe; Supervisor Maxwell. Supervisor Sandoval absent for the vote.
4/21/08, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committee. Speakers: John Rahaim, Director of Planning; Ken Rich and Amit Ghosh, Planning Department.
5/19/08, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committee. Speakers: John Rahaim, Planning Director; Steve Wertheim, Planning Department; Ken Kirkey, ABAG; Ken Rich, Planning Department; John Malamut, Deputy City Attorney; Espanola Jackson; Ariel Braunstein, Jamie Guarrero, Kate Sofis, Antje Kann, NEMRA; April Veneracion, SOMCAN; Tony Kelly, Potrero Boosters; Beth Weintraub, NEMRA and Weintraub Studios; Fred Snyder, David Allen Trust; Bill Lightner, Lightner Property Group; Tim Colen, SF Housing Action Coalition; John Tedesco; Alexis McNulty; Glenn McNulty; Robert Meyers; Kapa Askenasy; Ingrid Aquino; Carolyn Polikoff, NEMRA; Philip Lessner, Mission Miracle Mile; Sue Hestor; Chris Durazo, SOMCAN; Joe Boss.
6/2/08, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Ken Rich, Planning Department; Michael Yarne and Rhonda Simmons, Office of Economic Workforce Development; Francisco Da Costa; Jazzie Collins, SOMCAN; Ingrid Aquino; Espanola Jackson; Tony Kelly, Potrero Boosters; Kapa Askenasy; Male Speaker; Bill Lightner, Lightner Property Group; John O'Brien, O'Brien Mechanical; Philip Lessner, Mission Miracle Mile; Eric Acosta; Sue Hestor.
6/9/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Ken Rich, Planning Department; Douglas Shoemaker, Mayor's Office of Housing; Sarah Dennis, Planning Department; Alek Felstiner, Unite Here Local 2; Gillian Gillett, Dan Murphy, Jim Salinas, Steve Aiello, SF Housing Action Coalition (SFHAC); Beth Weintraub, Ariel Braunstein, Antje Kann, NEMRA; David Sternberg, Sternberg Benjamin Architects; Jazzie Collins, SOMCAN; Robert Meyers; Mai Doan, Angelica Cabande, SOMCAN; Brett Gladstone, Gladstone & Associates; Rob Black, SF Chamber of Commerce; Jaime Trejo, MEDA/MAC; Meredyth Skemp, SFHAC; Reuben Hechonova, Mission Housing Development Corp.; Joe Olla, Nibbi Brothers; Joseph Chance, SFHAC; Evan Reeves, Center for Creative Land Recycling; Ali Warner, Urban Housing Group; Tracy Zill, Reuben & Junius; Paul Olsen, Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association; Jon Braun, Hausu Architects; Tom Radulovich, Livable City; Matt Regan, Bay Area Council; Maherah Silmi, Cathedral Hill Plaza; Fred Synder; Tony Kelly, Potrero Boosters; Kapa Askensay; Charles Rightenger; Elizabeth Moore, Shamrock Real Estate; Jerry Acosto; Bryan McGee; Fergus O'Sullivan; Angus McCarthy, Residential Builders Association; Maureen Byrne; Gerald O'Keefe; Steve Rooney; Kiernan Buckley, Dan Kerley, John Kerley, Grace Shanahan, Jeff Rocka, Residential Builders Association; Male Speaker; Yvonne Drucker, SFHAC; Joe Cassidy, Rich McCarthy, John O'Connor, Residential Builders Association; Sue Hestor; Phillip Lessner; Sean Keighran, Residential Builders Association. Continued to June 23, 2008.
6/23/08, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Ken Rich, Planning Department; Julie Kirshbaum, Municipal Transportation Agency; Sue Exline, Andres Power, Pilar Lavaley, Claudia Flores, Planning Department; Lili Farhang, Department of Public Health; Espanola Jackson; Francisco Da Costa; Corinne Woods, Neighborhood Parks Council; Tony Kelly; Potrero Boosters; Juan Calaf and Diane Wu, Asian Neighborhood Design; Judy West, Project Artaud; Chris Durazo, SOMCAN; Janet Carpinelli, Dogpatch Neighborhood Association; Fernando Marti, Asian Neighborhood Design; Dan Murphy, Urban Green Devco; Sue Hestor; Sean Keighran, Residential Builders Association; Joe Boss.
7/7/08, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Ken Rich, Steve Wertheim and Dan Sider, John Sway, Sarah Dennis, Planning Department; Philip Lessner; Francisco Da Costa; Sue Hestor.
7/14/08, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Ken Rich and Sarah Dennis, Planning Department; Tony Kelly; Jim Fabris, SF Association of Realtors; Tom Lippe; Sean McArdle, Bay West Group; Lou, Richard, Grace Shanahan, Norinne Byrne, Residential Builders Association; Craig Laporta, Dean Smith, Mark Friedburg, Vangard Properties; Eva Hom; Thomas Westfall and Amanda Jones, Vangard Properties; Bryan Maloney, Phil Lessner, Gary Gee, Robert, Residential Builders Association; Kevin Birmingham; Jeanne Carter; Steve Cooney, Kieran Buckley, Steve Buckely, Steve McElroy, Seamus, Jim O'Driscoll, Residential Builders Association; Mark Brennan; Jerry Agosta, Male Speaker; Paul O'Driscoll, Residential Builders Association; John Roach, Jim Taskin; Michael Heavey, Residential Builders Association; Fergus O'Sullivan; Mike Cassidy, Residential Builders Association; John O'Connor; Robert, Paragon Real Estate; Pete Branigan; Sean Keighran, Residential Builders Association; Sue Hestor; Alice Barkley; Brendan Walsh.
8/11/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: John Rahaim, Director of Planning; Ken Rich, Planning Department; Espanola Jackson; Francisco Da Costa. Continued to September 15, 2008.
Speakers: None.
Continued to September 17, 2008.
CONTINUED by the following vote:
Ayes: 3 - Maxwell, Sandoval, Peskin

ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 2:14 p.m.

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