April 02, 2008

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, Jean-Paul Samaha, 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

3. MATTERS OF THE BOARD

4. LANDMARKS WORK PROGRAM 2005-2007 UPDATE

ACTION ITEM(S)

5. APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 19, 2008 DRAFT ACTION MINUTES.

CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS

6. 2008.0310A (P. LaVALLEY: 415/575-9084)

680 2^nd Street, is located in Assessor's Block 3788, Lots 043 & 044. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to apply a painted sign reading  CHRONICLE BOOKS on the brick 2^nd Street façade and on the corrugated steel Stanford Street elevation. The subject property is a contributing structure to the South End Historic District and is located within a SSO (Service/Secondary Office) District with a 50-X Height and Bulk limit.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with conditions

7. 2008.0202A (A. HEITTER: 558-6602)

491 Post Street, The First Congregational Church, located at the southeast corner of Mason and Post Streets, Assessor's Block 307, Lot 9. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install one business sign and two bronze statues on the Post Street façade, previously installed without the benefit of a permit. The subject property is Landmark No. 177 and is zoned Downtown General Commercial (C-3-G) and is in a 80-130-F Height and Bulk District. The building is rated as Category 1 (Significant) under the Downtown Plan, and a contributor to the Kearny-Market-Mason-Sutter Conservation District.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION

8. (D. JAIN: 415/575-9051)

San Francisco GeneralHospital Seismic Compliance HospitalReplacement Program– An informational presentation on the proposed project.

REVIEW AND COMMENT

9. (D. JAIN: 415/575-9051)

San Francisco GeneralHospital Seismic Compliance HospitalReplacement Program, Public Hearing toassist the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board to prepare a comment letter on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR).

The proposed project involves construction of a new approximately 422,144 gross-square-foot, 7-story-plus-2-basement-level, 284-bed, acute care hospital on the SFGH Campus to comply with seismic safety requirements of Senate Bill 1953. Acute care services currently located in the existing Main Hospital would be relocated to the new hospital, and the vacated space in the existing Main Hospital would be reused for non-acute care medical and administrative uses. The 1.5-acre new hospital site (Assessor's Block 4154, Lot 001) is on the 24-acre SFGH Campus at 1001 Potrero Avenue in the Potrero Hill neighborhood, which is located in the southeastern quadrant of the City and County of San Francisco. The SFGH Campus, including the proposed new hospitalsite, is located within a P (Public) zoning district and a 105-E height and bulk district. The proposed project would require a Conditional Use Authorization for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) addressing height measurement modification, bulk, and parking, among other approvals.The SFGH Campus was surveyed by LSA Associates, and it was determined that six of the 14 buildings on the Campus appear to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and the California Register as a historic district. The SFGH District is thus a historical resource for California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) purposes. This DEIR found that the proposed project–construction of the new hospital on the west lawn of the SFGH Campus–would result in the loss of contributing landscape features and would disrupt important visual and spatial relationships that define the SFGH District as a significant concentration of historical buildings. The proposed project would overwhelm the ordered design of the SFGH District envisioned as an expression of the City Beautiful Movement. For these reasons, the proposed project would result in an adverse impact on the SFGH District that would be significant and unavoidable even with implementation of mitigation. The Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board will receive public testimony and discuss the adequacy of the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), in order to formulate their written comments on the DEIR.

NOTE: The Draft Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2007082023) was published on March 8, 2008. An informational presentation on the proposed project (as part of the SFGH Institutional Masterplan (IMP) Update) will be made before the Planning Commission on April 10, 2008. The Planning Commission will also hold a public hearing to receive comments on the Draft EIR on April 10, 2008. This hearing is intended to assist the Landmarks Board to 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 Monday, April 22, 2008.

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

Central Waterfront Cultural Resource Survey Update, Adopt a resolution endorsing and recommending to the Planning Commission, the Central Waterfront Cultural Resource Survey Update (# 41 California Department of Parks and Recreation Survey Forms – DPR 523L Update forms to previously endorsed DPR 523A and 523B forms) and the new Central Waterfront draft Potrero Point Historic District / Context Statement. The Central Waterfront Survey Area is bound by Pennsylvania Street to the west, San Francisco Bay to the east, 16^th Street to the north and Islais Creek to the south. This Update includes the following properties:

20th and Illinois Streets Paving; 3rd St. Light Standards; 651 Illinois St. (Pier 66, Boat Repair Storage ); Block 3942 Lots 002 & 003 420 17th St.; Block 3943 Lot 003 1830 3rd St.; Block 3994 Lot 002 2085 3rd St. Gilmore Oil Co. Office Bldg; Block 3994 Lot 003 550 18th St.; Block 3994 Lot 003 2075 3rd St.; Block 3994 Lot 004 701 16th St.; Block 3995 Lot 007 2092 3rd St.; Block 3996 Lots 015 & 018 501 555 Minnesota St.; Block 3998 Lot s017 & 018 580 598 Indiana St. Block 4043 Lot 013 725 18th St. Block 4044 Lot 002 721 Tennessee St. Block 4044 Lot 002a 2130 3rd St.; Block 4044 Lot 003 2146 2148 3rd St.; Block 4044 Lot 004 2150 2152 3rd St.; Block 4058 Lot 005 2289 2295 3rd St.; Block 4058 Lot 009 2201 2203 3rd St.; Block 4058 Lot 010 2225 3rd St.; Block 4058 Lot 010 2255 3rd St.; Block 4059 Lot 001A-001B 815 825 Tennessee St.; Block 4059 Lot 009 2290 2298 3rd St.; Block 4108 Lot 003 2350 3rd St.; Block 4108 Lot 003A 2342 2344 3rd St.; Block 4108 Lot 003D 2476 2478 3rd St.; Block 4108 Lot 003F 2420 3rd St.; Block 4108 Lot 003J 2440 3rd St.; Block 4108 Lot 003R 2360 2364 3rd St.; Block 4108 Lot 030 2400 3rd St.; Block 4172 Lot 016 2620 3rd St.; Block 4172 Lot 018 2624 2626 3rd St.; Block 4172 Lot 019 2628 2632 3rd St.; Block 4173 Lot 001 2501 3rd St. American Can Co. Southern Ext.; Block 4229 Lot 004 1275 Minnesota St.; Block 4231 Lot 002 1300 Illinois St.; Block 4247 Lot 002 1000 25th Street; Block 4314 Lot 001a 3003 3095 3rd St.; Block 4377 Lot 001 3201 3rd St.; Block 4378 Lot 006 3240 3rd St.; Block 9900 Lot 084 Pier 84 & Copra Crane;

The Central Waterfront survey was conducted by the Planning Department in 2000, and endorsed by the Landmarks Board and Planning Commission in 2001. In 2003, the State Office of Historic Preservation changed California Historic Resource Status Codes, eliminating several codes. This update addresses that change and updates the Central Waterfront Survey to current Status Codes.

The Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board will consider the following three actions:

1. Evaluate any owner's objection (should there be any) to the proposed California Historic Resources Status Code (CHRSC) assigned, and either endorse the proposed CHRSC, or determine based on historical evidence and evaluation criteria, an alternate status code;

2. Adopt a resolution recommending to the Planning Commission, endorsement of the updated Central Waterfront Survey (California Department of Parks and Recreation Survey Forms (DPR 523L Update forms to previously endorsed DPR 523A and 523B forms) and;

3. Endorse the document entitled – Potrero Point Historic District DPR 523D record.

NON-ACTION ITEM

INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION

11. (M. CORRETTE: 415/558-6295)

Citywide Survey Update,Planning Staff will provide an update on the Citywide Survey and the FY 07/08 Work Plan.

12. (M. WEINTRAUB: (415) 575-6812)

San Francisco Context Statement Work Plan,Planning Department staff will present an informational update on the work plan and schedule for the San Francisco Context Statement.

ACTION ITEM

REVIEW AND COMMENT

13. (M. LUELLEN: 415/558-6478)

DRAFT PRESERVATION ELEMENT OF THE SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL PLANPlanning Department seeks comments from the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board and members of the public on the proposed draft Preservation Element of the San Francisco General Plan. This is one of a series of public hearings providing an update on the progress of the Element. The Planning Department seeks comments on the summary of public input received to date.

(This item was continued from March 19, 2008)

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, 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400.

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) 575-9093.

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, 1650 Mission Street, 4th 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.

Requests for American sign language interpreters, sound enhancement system and/or language translators will be available upon request by contacting Lulu Hwang at (415) 558-6318, at least 48 hours prior to a hearing. A sound enhancement system will be available upon request at the meetings. Please contact Services for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired at 557-4433 (TDD) or 557-4434 (Voice) at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Late requests will be honored if possible. A person who is deaf or hearing impaired may gain meeting information prior to the meeting by calling 557-4433 (TDD) or 557-4434 (Voice). In addition, the California Relay Service can be used by individuals with hearing and speech impairments by calling 1-800-735-2929 (TDD) or 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). Minutes of the meetings are available in alternative formats. If you require the use of a reader during the meeting, please contact the Library for the Blind and Print Handicapped at 292-2022 at least 48 hours in advance of need. Accessible seating for persons with disabilities (including those using wheelchairs) will be available at meetings.

Individuals with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities should call our accessibility hotline at (415) 554-8925 to discuss meeting accessibility. In order to assist the City's efforts to accommodate such people, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical-based products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.

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

Attention: Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code §2.100] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone (415) 581-8300, fax (415) 581-2317; web site http://www.sfgov.org/ethics/.

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.