November 19, 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

5. HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND COMMITTEE UPDATE

ACTION ITEM(S)

6. APPROVAL OF THE OCTOBER 1 AND 15, 2008 DRAFT ACTION MINUTES.

REVIEW AND COMMENT

7. 2007.1147T (T. SULLIVAN-LENANE: 4 15/558-6257)

The Planning Department requests Review and Comment of the proposed amendments to Articles 10 and 11 and adding a new Section 309.3 of the Planning Code. Ordinance introduced by Mayor Newsom amending Articles 10 and 11 and adding a new Section 309.3 of the Planning Code, contingent on voter approval in the November 4, 2008 general election of the proposed Charter amendment creating an Historic Preservation Commission, to provide additional criteria for Planning Commission review of Historic Preservation Commission decisions, to provide for Section 309 review at the discretion of the Planning Department Director of certain projects requiring Certificates of Appropriateness under Article 10 of the Planning Code, and to create a rebuttable presumption of compatibility for certain projects requiring Certificates of Appropriateness under Article 10 of the Planning Code; adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings required by Section 101.1 of the Planning Code.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval.

Continued from November 5, 2008 hearing.

CONSENT CALENDAR

All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Calendar, are considered to be routine by the Planning Department, and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the Landmarks Board. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Board, the public, or staff so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered as a separate item at this or a future hearing.

8. 2008.1176A (P. LaVALLEY: 415/575-9084)

930-932 MINNESOTA STREETis located in Assessor's Block 4106, Lot 006. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace non-historic windows, entrance doors, and garage door, demolish rear addition, and construct new rear deck. The subject property is a contributing structure to the Dogpatch Historic District and is located within a RH-3 (Residential House – Three Family) District with a 50-X Height and Bulk limit.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval

CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATNESS

9. 2008.0720A (P. LaVALLEY: 415/575-9084)

988 VALENCIA STREET, is located in Assessor's Block 3608, Lot 009. Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install a new glass storefront system with recessed entry and transom, replace stucco cladding with wood siding, and install new exterior lighting, one painted wall sign, and one projecting sign. The subject property is a contributing structure to the Liberty-Hill Historic District and is located within the Valencia Neighborhood Commercial District with a 50-X Height and Bulk limit.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval

10. 2008.1185A (S. PERDUE: 415/558-6625)

2515 FILLMORE STREET(Calvary Presbyterian Church), west side between Jackson Street and Pacific Avenue. Assessor's Block 0587, Lot 027 - Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace the steps and railings facing Fillmore Street. The property is San Francisco Landmark No. 103, is listed on the National and California Registers of Historic Places, and is listed on the Here Today survey, the 1976 Architectural survey, and the Un-Reinforced Masonry Building survey. It is zoned RH-2 (Residential, House, Two-Family) District and is in a 40-X Height and Bulk District.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval

REVIEW AND COMMENT

11. 2004.1773E (S. PERDUE: 415/558-6625)

55 LAGUNA STREET, San Francisco Normal School / San Francisco State Teacher's College,on two blocks bound by Laguna, Haight, Buchanan, and Hermann Streets. Assessor's Block 0857, Lots 001 and 001a and Assessor's Block 0870, Lots 001, 002, and 003 - Request for Review and Comment regarding the design compatibility analysis and guidelines prepared as Mitigation Measure HR-3 of the 55 Laguna Mixed Use Project Environmental Impact Report. The proposed project involves rehabilitation of the National Register-listed San Francisco Normal School/State Teacher's College campus. The site is zoned P (Public Use) District and is in an 80-X Height and Bulk District.

12. 2007.0128E (L. KIENKER: 415/575-9036)

2901 CALIFORNIA STREET– DREW SCHOOL ADDITION – Informational Presentation and 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 on the west side of Broderick Street (Lots 3 and 95 in Assessor's Block 1029), between California and Pine Streets at 1831-1835 Broderick Street. The proposed project involves the demolition of an existing three-unit residential building constructed in 1891 and construction of an approximately 15,604 square-foot (sq.ft.) addition to the existing Drew School at 2901 California Street, accommodating a three-story assembly and classroom wing, with no change to off-street parking. The project site is within the RM-1 (Residential, Mixed, Low Density District) and 40-X Height and Bulk District.

NOTE: The Draft Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2008032039) was published on October 8, 2008. The Planning Commission held a public hearing to receive comments on the Draft EIR on November 13, 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 will be accepted at the Planning Department's offices until the close of business on November 24, 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.

NOTE: If any materials related to an item on this agenda have been distributed to the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board after distribution of the agenda packet, those materials are available for public inspection at the San Francisco Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4^th Floor during normal office hours.

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, 1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor Reception.