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SAN FRANCISCO
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMISSION
Notice of
Meeting and Calendar
Hearing Room 400
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
12:30 P.M.
Regular Meeting
Courtney Damkroger, President
Commissioners:
Karl Hasz, Alan Martinez, Diane Matsuda
Richard Johns, Andrew Wolfram
John Rahaim, Director of Planning
Jeff Joslin, Director of Current Planning
Timothy Frye, Preservation Coordinator
Jonas P. Ionin, Acting Commission Secretary
Historic Preservation Commission Agendas are available on the Internet at
http://sf-planning.org/index.aspx?page=3358
or as a recorded message at (415) 558-6320
A digital recording of the Historic Preservation Commission meeting is available on the internet at http://sf-planning.org/index.aspx?page=2235 24 hours after the hearing.
THE AGENDA PACKET IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, 1650 MISSION STREET, 4TH FLOOR RECEPTION and the GOVERNMENT INFORMATION CENTER, SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY, 100 LARKIN STREET. THE AGENDA
PACKET IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE MEETING SITE –HEARING ROOM 400, CITY HALL
ROLL CALL: Commission President: Courtney Damkroger
Commissioners: Richard Johns
Karl Hasz
Alan W. Martinez
Diane Matsuda
Andrew Wolfram
A. PUBLIC COMMENT
At this time, members of the public may address the Historic Preservation Commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Historic Preservation Commission except agenda items. Public comment will be taken on each agendized item. Each member of the public may address the Commission 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 Commission 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).).
B. STAFF REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Review of Past Week’s Events at the Planning Commission
C. MATTERS OF THE COMMISSION
2. President’s Report and Announcements
3. Appointment of HPC’s Architectural Review Committee Members
4. Review and Approval of Joint Commission Secretary Hiring Process – This will be an Action Item and Commissioner Matsuda will present the Item.
5. Consideration of Adoption:
a. Draft minutes of the January 16, 2013 Regular Hearing
6. Disclosures
7. HPC Review of Future Agenda Items and Requests
8. Commissioner Comments/ Questions
D. REGULAR CALENDAR
9. (THOMAS DISANTO: 415/575-9113/KEITH DEMARTINI: 415/575-9118)
FINALIZE FY 2013-2015 DEPARTMENT BUDGET AND WORK PROGRAM – Review and recommendation of approval of a balanced Fiscal Year 2013-2015 department budget and work program for submission to the Mayor’s Office (Action Item).
10. 2004.0773E!CMTR (SHELLEY CALTAGIRONE: 415/558-6625)
55 LAGUNA STREET MIXED USE PROJECT, San Francisco Normal School/San Francisco State Teacher’s College, is located 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. The property contains San Francisco Landmark Nos. 257, 258, and 259 - Burke-Richardson Hall (a.k.a. Richardson Hall), Anderson-Woods Hall (a.k.a. Woods Hall), and Anderson-Woods Hall Annex (a.k.a. Woods Hall Annex). The buildings contribute to the National Register-listed San Francisco Normal School/State Teacher’s College campus. The site consists of five buildings on two city blocks bounded by Buchanan, Hermann, Haight, and Laguna Streets: Middle Hall (1924), Woods Hall (1926), Woods Hall Annex (1935), Richardson Hall (1930, with the Administration Wing constructed in1924), and the Dental Building (1970). Request for Review and Comment of the content of three mitigation documents: (1) Historic American Building Survey (HABS) report; (2) Mural Identification, Testing, and Preservation Procedures memo; and, (3) an updated Existing Window and Door survey. These mitigation documents are submitted for review by the Historic Preservation Commission in accordance with the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) established as part of the Final Environmental Impact Report for the proposed project at 55 Laguna Street, which was certified in April 2008. The subject property is located within the RM-3 (Residential, Mixed, Medium Density), NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial), and Laguna-Haight-Buchanan-Hermann Streets SUD (Special Use District) Zoning Districts and the 40-X, 50-X, and 85-X Height and Bulk Districts.
Preliminary Recommendation: Adoption
11. 2012.0724Z (RICHARD SUCRE: 415/575-9108)
909 TENNESSEE STREET, located on the east side of Tennessee Street between 20th and 22nd Streets, Assessor’s Block 4108, Lot 036. Request for Review and Comment on the Zoning Map Amendment, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 302 and 306, to amend San Francisco Zoning Map Sheet No. ZN08 to rezone Block No. 4108, Lot 036 (909 Tennessee Street) from P (Public) to UMU (Urban Mixed Use). The subject property is currently located within the P (Public) Zoning District, Dogpatch Landmark District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Adoption
12. (TIM FRYE: 415/575-6822)
LANDMARK NO. 250, SHIPWRIGHT’S COTTAGE - 900 Innes Avenue, Landmark Number 250, Shipwright’s Cottage; northwest corner of Innes Avenue and Griffith Street; Assessor’s Block 4646 Lot 003; The Commission discussed the condition of the subject property with the community and representatives of the property owner at its January 19, 2011 hearing. At that time the Commission requested that basic repairs occur to preserve the structure. The Commission will discuss the current condition of the subject property and may direct staff to prepare a letter to the property owner and the Department of Building Inspection.
13. (TIM FRYE: 415/575-6822)
CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT (CLG) 2011-2012 ANNUAL REPORT –Review and Comment on the 2011-2012 CLG Annual Report prepared by Planning Department Staff. The Commission may direct staff to include additional information or make revisions to the report prior to forwarding to the California Office of Historic Preservation.
ADJOURNMENT
NOTE: For information on the next Historic Preservation Commission 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: For information related to Historic Preservation Commission matters, please email Preservation Coordinator at tim.frye@sfgov.org, or the Commission Secretary at commissions.secretary@sfgov.org.
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 Historic Preservation Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.
NOTE: Material submitted by the public for Historic Preservation Commission 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 Commission 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 Historic Preservation Commission at the public hearing. Otherwise, submit material related to a calendared item at the scheduled hearing for distribution. For complete distribution to all Commissioners, necessary staff and case/docket/ correspondence files, submit an original and 15 copies.
NOTE: If any materials related to an item on this agenda have been distributed to the Historic Preservation Commission after distribution of the agenda packet, those materials are available for public inspection at the San Francisco Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 4th 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.
