November 26, 2002
SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION
ADDENDUM
SAN FRANCISCO
PLANNING COMMISSION
Meeting Minutes
Commission Chambers - Room 400
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
Tuesday, November 26, 2002
12:30 PM
PRESENT: Shelley Bradford Bell; Michael J. Antonini; Kevin Hughes; Sue Lee;
William L. Lee
ABSENT: Edgar E. Boyd; Lisa Feldstein;
MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT BRADFOR-BELL AT 12:39 P.M.
STAFF IN ATTENDANCE: Gerald G. Green – Director of Planning; Larry Badiner – Zoning Administrator; Jean Paul Samaha; Jonas Ionin – Acting Commission Secretary; Patricia Gerber – Transcription Secretary
C. DIRECTOR'S REPORT
4.1. Informational presentation on Board of Supervisor's legislation which would establish a Special Use District at Fourth Street and Freelon Street. The proposed special use district would permit increased residential density, greater height and create affordable housing. NO ACTION REQUIRED.
SPEAKER(S):
(+) Bill Barnes, Supervisor Daly's Aide
- Gave an overall explanation about the legislation
(+) Sue Hestor
- Is this legislation consistent with the Housing Element?
- Housing Element currently is out of compliance with State law, it is a year overdue, and was rejected by the State in October 11, 2002.
- Is this the best use of this site?
- Is this project consistent with the conditional use process?
- This is the first project outside the C-3, that she is aware of, that does not have any bulk limitation over 50 feet
- This is not the way that the Planning Code is set up to deal with amendments of the Planning Code. Is this a Planning Code amendment?
- Environmental Review could not start during 90 days, because the project sponsor had not come in with the application that defined the project
- This is a way to run a railroad, this is not the way to run a Planning Commission
(-) Paul Homechick
- This legislation does not talk about communication with the community
- There has not been given any notice to anybody that lives near this project; there has not been meetings, reviews or recommendations by the Planning Commission, Planning Commission should review, and then the legislation should happen, not the other way around.
(+) Sam Dodge
- There are three important elements of this project:
- Dense housing/apartment, near transit corridors is a good planning
- Tax base in this City
- There is a really a big push in the City to try to provide the people that live here affordable housing
(+) Weldon Jackson
- We have no affordable housing in the City
- Supports legislation
(+) Lucian Blazej
- Supports legislation
(+) Delphine Brady
- There are twenty thousand people living in the SRO hotels
- We need to have more affordable housing
(+) Randy Shaw, Tenderloin Housing Clinic
- Supports legislation
(+) Samuel Lagasca
- This will be a good project, for many people who have lived in SRO's for many years
(+) Charles Breidinger
- Developing affordable housing is a very difficult proposition, and developing as a non-profit is even more difficult
- Urged Commission to support the legislation
(+) Antoneta Stadlman
- Supports legislation
(+) Joe Cassidy, Project Sponsor
- Asked Commission to support the legislation
(+) Al Markus
- This is by far the best idea that we have seen today
- The best part of the whole idea, is the non-profit agency that will receive this project, will be able to choose the mix and size each unit that best meets each client
(+) Joe O'Donoghue
- Supports legislation
(+) Sean Keighran
- The only way to reduce the cost of housing, is to create more housing
- The proposed project has affordable units, but also offers 330 market rate units, that will be priced at the entry level market rate.
(+/-) Oscar Grande
- Neither for or against this legislation, needs more information to develop his own analysis
(+) Alice Barkley
- Supports legislation
(-) Calvin Welch
- Opposes legislation
(-) Mary Ann Miller
- Opposes legislation
(+) Otto Duffy
- Supports legislation
(+) Unknown Speaker
- Supports legislation
(+) Angelina Lockheed
- Supports legislation
THESE MINUTES WERE PROPOSED FOR ADOPTION AT THE REGULAR MEETING ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2002.
SPEAKERS: None
ACTION: Approved
AYES: Antonini, Boyd, Bradford Bell, Feldstein, Hughes, Sue Lee, William Lee
Last updated: 11/17/2009 10:00:08 PM
