February 21, 2007

Time: 12:30 P.M.

FOR FULL BOARD CONSIDERATION

ROLL CALL: Board President: M. Bridget Maley

Board Vice President: Robert Cherny

Board Members: Lily Chan, Courtney Damkroger, Ina Dearman,

Karl Hasz, Alan Martinez, Johanna Street

PUBLIC COMMENT

At this time, members of the public may address the Landmarks Board on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Landmarks Board except agenda items. Public comment will be taken on each agendized item. Each member of the public may address the Landmarks Board for up to three minutes. If it is demonstrated that comments by the public will exceed 15 minutes, the President or chairperson may continue Public Comment to another time during the meeting.

The Brown Act forbids a commission or board from taking action or discussing any item not appearing on the posted agenda, including those items raised at public comment. In response to public comment, not on an agendized item, the Board is limited to:

(1) briefly responding to statements made or questions posed by members of the public, or

(2) requesting staff to report back on a matter at a subsequent meeting, or

(3) directing staff to place the item on a future agenda. (Government Code Section 54954.2(a).).

REPORTS

1. STAFF REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

2. PRESIDENT'S REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. MATTERS OF THE BOARD
2. LANDMARKS WORK PROGRAM 2005-2007 UPDATE

5. HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND UPDATE

ACTION ITEM(S)

6. APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 7, 2007 DRAFT ACTION MINUTES.

INFORMATION PRESENTATION

1. (MACRIS/JOHN-BAPTISTE: (415) 558-6547)

PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S PROPOSED WORK PROGRAM AND BUDGET FOR 2007-2008 – Information presentation on the Planning Department's Proposed Work Program and Budget for Fiscal Year 2007-2008.

ACTION ITEM(S)

CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS

8. 2006.0468A (M. SMITH: 415/558-6322)

1201 ORTEGA STREET, The Infant Shelter, Assessor's Block 2115, Lots 002, 003, 004, 035, 036, and 037, located on the south side, between 19^th and 20^th Avenues. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to rehabilitate the existing historic structure into the Lycee Francais La Perouse, a private combined elementary and secondary school. The subject building was designated as San Francisco Landmark No. 242. The property is split zoned RH-1 (Residential, House, One-Family) District and RH-2 (Residential, House, Two-Family) District and is in a 40-X Height and Bulk District.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with conditions

9. 2006.1225A (D. DiBARTOLO: 415/558-6291)

301 SUTTER STREET, The Hammersmith Building, southwest corner of Sutter Street and Grant Avenue, Assessor's Block 294, Lot 001. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for modifications to a partially-original storefront on the ground floor of the subject landmark building. The subject structure is a three story with mezzanine level, mixed-use building, steel frame construction in an Art Nouveau style, designed by architectural firm Landburg and Joseph and constructed in 1907. The subject property is Landmark Number 117 under Article 10, and Category I (Significant) under Article 11 of the Planning Code. The landmark is located within the C-3-R (Downtown Retail) District and is in a 80-130-F Height and Bulk District.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval

ACTION ITEM(S)

10. 2002.0809F (M. CORRETTE: 415/558-6295)

340-370 VALENCIA STREET, Valencia Street Gardens Public Housing Project

The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the City and County of San Francisco, Mayors Office of Housing and the California State Historic Preservation Officer regarding the demolition and reconstruction of Valencia Gardens Public Housing Project stipulated that a publicly accessible interpretive display area be developed. The MOA requires that the Landmarks Board review and approve the interpretive display prior to the issuance of a final certificate of occupancy for the project.

(Continued from 12/6/06 and 2/7/07)

LANDMARK DESIGNATION

11. (B. MALEY)

55 LAGUNA STREET, 5.8-acre project site located north of Market Street on two city blocks 857, Lots 1 and 1a, and Block 870, Lots 1, 2, and 3, bounded by Haight Street to the north, Laguna Street to the east, Hermann Street to south, and Buchanan Street to the west in the Hayes Valley neighborhood of San Francisco at the former University of California Berkeley Extension Campus. Consideration of initiation of landmark designation and adoption of a resolution initiating designation of the former San Francisco State Teachers' College site.

INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION

12. (R. AHMADI: 415/558-5966)

55 LAGUNA STREET, Assessor's Block 857, Lots 1 and 1a, and Block 870, Lots 1,2, and 3) in San Francisco's Hayes Valley Neighborhood. An informational presentation on the proposed project that will involve the demolition of some of the existing building, remodeling of some of the existing buildings, and construction of seven new buildings ranging in height from three to eight stories on the former site of the University of California Berkeley Extension Campus. The proposed project would accommodate up to 450 residential units including approximately 85 units in the openhouse building, approximately 10,000 sq. ft. of community facility space, and up to 5,000 occupied sq. ft. of retail space.

ACTION ITEM(S)

13. (R. AHMADI: 415/558-5966)

55 LAGUNA STREET, Public Hearing to assist the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board to prepare a comment letter on the Draft Environmental Impact Report. The project site is located at 55 Laguna Street in the Hayes Valley neighborhood of San Francisco on the two city blocks bounded by Haight Street to the north, Laguna Street to the east, Hermann Street to the south, and Buchanan Street to the west. The proposed project would include new construction as well as renovation of most of the vacant buildings on the former University of California Berkeley Extension Campus to provide residential, community facility, retail space, open space and parking. The project site currently contains four buildings that were formerly occupied by educational uses, including Woods Hall, Woods Hall Annex, Richardson Hall and Middle Hall. The project site also contains the UCSF dental clinic that is currently in use.

The Planning Department has determined that all buildings on the project site which include Richardson Hall, Woods Hall, Woods Hall Annex and Middle Hall qualify as  historical resources for CEQA purposes. These buildings as well as remnant landscape features and the retaining wall facing Laguna and Haight Streets would contribute to a potential historic campus district that also qualifies as a  historic resource for CEQA purposes.

The project would renovate Woods Hall, Woods Hall Annex, and most of Richardson Hall to be used for residential and community facility space. Middle Hall would be demolished as would the Richardson Hall Administration wing, a small single-story portion of Richardson Hall located at the north end of the building. New infill construction would include the development of seven new residential buildings ranging in height between three and eight stories. The tallest building, at a maximum height of 85 feet, would be built by an organization called open house, specifically for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender seniors (hereinafter referred to as the open house building). The dental clinic would remain unaltered and would continue in its current use.

The proposed project would accommodate up to 450 residential units including approximately 85 units in the open house building, approximately 10,000 sq. ft. of community facility space, and up to 5,000 occupied sq. ft. of retail space. The project would provide a variety of open spaces, including a privately owned, publicly accessible park, which would be located along the Waller Street alignment. The project would provide approximately 352 on-site parking spaces, including 51 spaces for the dental clinic and up to 10 spaces for a car share organization primarily within four below ground garages, and a small amount of above-ground parking.

The project would require a change in the zoning district from P (Public) to RTO (Residential-Transit Oriented) and NCT-3 (Neighborhood Commercial Transit Moderate Scale Mixed-Use), new zoning classifications proposed for the vicinity of the project in the Market-Octavia Area Plan or Mixed-Use Special Use District. The dental clinic would remain in a P zoning district. The project would also require an adjustment in the height and bulk designations of the site from 40 X and 80-B to 40-X, 50-X and 85-X. The proposed project would also require an amendment to the San Francisco General Plan to allow the change from a public/institutional use designation to residential mixed-use designations, and to allow an increase in building heights.

NOTE: The Draft Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2005062084) was published on January 27, 2007. The Draft EIR identifies significant unavoidable effects associated with historic resources in three areas: 1) the substantial alteration or demolition of existing structures which qualify as historic resources under CEQA (Administration Wing of the Richardson Hall, Middle Hall and the Laguna Street retaining wall); 2) the project site may not be eligible as a potential campus historic district after completion o the project; and 3) the rezoning of the project site would have significant impacts to historic resources that are similar to those of the proposed project. The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to receive comments on the Draft EIR on March 8, 2007. This hearing is intended to assist the Landmarks Board such that the Board may prepare written comments on the Draft EIR to submit to the Planning Department. Written comments on the Draft EIR will be accepted at the Planning Department until 5:00 p.m. on March 12, 2007.

DISCUSSION

14. (B. MALEY)

The Landmarks Board will discuss the Planning Department's current CEQA Review Procedures for Historic Resources (Preservation Bulletin 16), the suggestions in the Planning Director's letter of January 12, 2007 date, the Department's 311 procedures and any conflicts with the Planning Department's Preservation Bulletin 16, and immediate and future recommendations for revisions to the Bulletin.

ADJOURNMENT

NOTE: For information on the next Landmarks Board Calendar, please call 558-6320 on Fridays (before the scheduled hearing) after 5:00 p.m. for a recorded message.

NOTE: Items listed on this calendar will not be heard before the stated time.

NOTE: Speaker Cards will be available at all hearings. For your convenience, they may be picked up in advance of the hearing from the Planning Department Reception Counter, 1660 Mission Street, 5th Floor.

NOTE: The Landmarks Board meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month. For information on the next Landmarks Board Calendar, please call at 558-6320 after 3:00 p.m. on Fridays preceding the regularly scheduled meetings. Items listed on this Notice of the Meeting and Agenda will not be heard before the stated time.

NOTE: For information related to Landmarks Board matters, please call Sonya Banks, Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board Recording Secretary, Planning Department, at (415) 575-6916.

NOTE: Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness, Permit to Alter, Landmark or Historic District designation, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board at, or prior to, the public hearing.

NOTE: Material submitted by the public for Landmarks Board review prior to a scheduled hearing, should be received at the Planning Department Reception Counter, 1660 Mission Street, 5th Floor, no later than 5:00 p.m. the Tuesday (eight (8) days) prior to the scheduled public hearing. Persons unable to attend a hearing may submit written comments regarding a calendared item to the Board at the above listed address. Comments received by 11:00 a.m. on the day of the hearing will be made part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Landmarks Board at the public hearing. Otherwise, submit material related to a calendared item at the scheduled hearing for distribution. For complete distribution to all Board Members, necessary staff and case/docket/ correspondence files, submit an original and 18 copies.

CELL PHONE AND/OR SOUND-PRODUCING ELECTRONIC DEVICE USAGE AT HEARINGS

Effective January 21, 2001, the Board of Supervisors amended the Sunshine Ordinance by adding the following provision: The ringing of and use of cells phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices (67A.1 Prohibiting the use of cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices at and during public meetings).

ACCESSIBLE MEETING POLICY

Hearings are held at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA. The closest accessible BART Station is the Civic Center Station located at the intersection of Market, Hyde and Grove Streets. Accessible curb side parking has been designated at points along McAllister Street. Accessible MUNI Lines serving City Hall are the 9 San Bruno, 47 and 49 Lines and 71 Haight/Noriega and the F Line. Accessible MUNI Metro Lines are the J, K, L, M, and N at the Van Ness Muni Station at Van Ness Avenue and Market Street. For more information regarding MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142.

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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE

Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review. For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Adele Destro by mail to Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102-4689; by phone (415) 554-7724; by fax at (415) 554-7854; or by e-mail at sotf@sfgov.org. Citizens interested in obtaining a copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can be request a copy from Ms. Destro or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/

SAN FRANCISCO LOBBYIST ORDINANCE

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COMMUNICATIONS

Note: Each item on the Architectural Design Review and/or Regular calendar may include the following documents:

1) Planning Department Case Report

2) Draft Motion with Findings and/or Conditions

These items will be available for review at the Planning Department, 1660 Mission Street, 5th Floor Reception.

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