Situation is obviously not new to us. It is something that we find pretty commonly, particularly in this area, in this quadrant of the city. We will do our best to try and help facilitate conversations where it is possible to see if theres some kind of middleground that can be helped. I think some of it comes from both give and take on both sides of the conversation. I dont think it is a surprise, and im sure our director would share the same thing. Preservation and housing can both coexist mutually. They are not mutually exclusive of one another. The land marking of the site doesnt necessary doesnt necessarily mean it becomes a farm. The land marking is something that is separate from the city. It is more about the physical characteristics. Commissioner black . I want to say that i appreciate your comment, which is, and i dont know where we will end up today, i really dont, but it is incumbent on all sides to try and find a common ground. Because what will happen through the public process is the decision will be made and it can be taken to another decision body and then you get a final decision body, but it is to the benefit of everybody if you can Work Together to get something, because there are big stakeholders on both sides and it is always a good thing when people can do that on their own because otherwise, it becomes decisionmakers that make the decisions for you. So one thing i wanted to ask, and these are questions for staff, and i am sorry, i want to make sure i really understand the mechanics of this. So looking at the zoning map, this is currently zoned residential. Is that correct . Yes. And presumably the use of this nursery operation predated the zoning is my guess. Yes. And therefore it was a nonconforming use for many years and that is the purpose of norm nonconforming uses. They get to go on and on and on forever. They are grandfathered for other forever unless they cease operations. It is my understanding that the city has a three year right, his after three years, the use if the use is abandoned, it will be open. If i recall correctly from the report, it closed in the nineties . Yes, it closed in 1991. Okay. The hardest part i think is that what were looking we are looking at is a question of whether to do the determination to make it a cultural resource, but there are two competing projects that have been put forward in Public Comments and Public Comments. And i dont have a clear sense at all about the urban garden, the urban form and it seems to me that there would need to be certain environmental and zoning matters that would affect that use as well. And you alluded to a conditional use permit for one type of use, but i assume defending on the scale and scope of it, it might be something that is not allowed in a residential zone. Is that correct . That is correct. My understanding of the zoning code is nursery his, community gardens, one that is less than 1 acre is permitted. More than 1 acre requires a conditional use, but it cannot be a manufacturing farm, so cant be a commercial business. That is my understanding. Okay. So i think that gets to ceqa. Given that my understanding is there are pesticides on the site and they i seem there has been an initial study done, or maybe not. Has there . [laughter] we are in the process of doing ceqa review on the Housing Project. It is my understanding that we are still of the preliminary stasis phases of that. There hasnt been a full study on what the hazards are on the site. My understanding is we dont think that there are other significant and unavoidable impacts for the Housing Project that would require an e. I. R. Except for the demolition of the Historic Resources at this time, but there are also various requirements for cleanup and rolling and other processes that the department would require, which i am assuming we would have to go through for a Housing Project. Of course, we havent looked at in urban agriculture projects. Right. Ceqa is happening, a focused analysis is happening one way or the other. You have received an active application by the Development Team for housing. Have you received an actual application for the urban farm, which i gather has been in discussions for many years. They dont know. Not that i am aware of. We would have to get back to you okay. Fair enough. Thank you. I think ive got a good sense on the questions. Commissioner pearlman . I just want to point out that there arent competing projects here. Only one entity owns the land and that happens to be a private owner, so one of the last speakers made a comment about, you know, the they dont want the Garden District to sound hollow. I want to mention i grew up in new jersey which is called the garden state and most people wouldnt say, well, you are from the garden garden state. So just an f. Y. I. You know, i really see that there is a process already in place here, you know, there is an owner who has applied to do something, there is this e. I. R. Process that is happening, and, you know , i really believe that the land marking hijacks the process from a legitimate owner, from a legitimate project, so, you know , that doesnt make sense to me, you know, there was i think the first speaker mentioned that a Community Farm would be financially self sustainable, which is fantastic, but im not sure that includes purchasing the property, which i understand is over 7 million, the last purchase price, and then obviously, very substantial costs to deal with the site. And particularly the greenhouses on the buildings there that are im not asking you to speak, thank you, it is my turn. So, you know, those are particularly in horrendous condition, and while historically greenhouses were designed so they can be rebuilt and replaced, it is still in enormity of cost, and, you know, the site cleanup and all the things that would have to happen to make this a viable farm, you know, i dont know if there is actually a way to make this selfsufficient from a financial standpoint. So that leads me to another point, which is, mclaren parkas a block away from this site. It is 300 acres. It is the thirdbiggest park in San Francisco and for all the money and energy and time, there is public land that could be through the work of the supervisors, you know, the creation of a Community Farm there could happen that could be on public land, for the public, so, you know, i dont think there has been any specific study of that, which seems to me would be a way could be a mitigation for demolishing and building housing here, which is obviously the goal of the Property Owner. I think thats an important avenue that should be investigated before we would encumber the site with a landmark, which i think would essentially be a taking of the land, which would be like a domain process for a property, because the likelihood of them being able to then build what they are proposing or even some semblance of that would be possible. And Eminent Domain is typically where the government takes the property, but offers something in return, which is fair market value of the property, so yes, i would welcome some kind of [simultaneous talking] i am not saying it is Eminent Domain, i am not saying that. I am saying that like things that are tantamount to demolition that we talk about all the time, it is tantamount to Eminent Domain, it is not Eminent Domain. All it does is it makes it extremely difficult and virtually impossible, not impossible, were virtually impossible because it has never been done before to then go through the process to get a project that might have some return on value that this developer expects from the fact that theyve spent upwards of 7 million to purchase the property. Again, im not saying that it is Eminent Domain, and i dont want that to be confused. Im saying it sucks the life out of the property in terms of any future development for value, and in return, where i know a government would return it if it were imminent domain, but if it is not Eminent Domain and it is the community that wants the property, the community should turn around and say, well, what do we offer the Property Owner in return for putting a Community Farm here. That is something that i havent heard a word about and i have heard a lot of nostalgia, which is great. I totally agree. This is very historic. Im not doubting that at all, but i think a significant amount of it is just not, you know, theres not a balance of reasonable exchange for taking a private property and making it community property, so that makes me nervous about land marking. Going through the land marking process and then just adding additional, almost impossible hurdles for a Property Owner. Again, i just think that there is a 300acre garden in that neighborhood which is mclaren park, which is, you know, not a very well utilized park compared to Golden Gate Park or the presidio, which are the two larger parks in the city, and then that could be, i assume it has very similar soil conditions there, you wouldnt have to deal with pesticides that were put on that site for many, many years,. There are alternatives to this plan. The moment could be examined and we could offers some advice on that as well then for that to come to the Planning Commission to also plan in on it. Thank you. Commissioner johns . Thank you. I share a lot of practically all , in fact, of commissioner pearlmans observations and concerns. One thing, looking at it more from historical point of view, this was a flower operation, it wasnt a food farm, and if we are trying if were talking about preserving, you know, the historical character of the neighborhood, which is completely golden, lets face it , because it has been developed over the years, except for this one outline plot, i havent heard anybody talk about raising flowers. I havent heard anybody talk about how what the friends of this property want to do and it will get back to that. This has become, totally in my opinion, very worthwhile project which is raising food and urban farming, but it is completely detached from the flower business and my family was in the fill our business, they raised or kids. They had huge greenhouses all up and down the west coast. I am familiar with that and i have some attachment to it, but i am not convinced that there is an effort to landmark this property in a way that connects with what it was. So we are faced here with certain choices. And now i do think it is much, much preferable to go through the e. I. R. And ceqa process, rather then the land marking, for the following reasons. It is flexible, land marking is not. The land marking of this property, in my view, will inevitably result in expensive litigation, expensive for the developer, but the developer his probably in a much better position to bear the cost of that mitigation than our friends of 770. Now, the e. I. R. , ceqa process can force a compromise. It can allow the parties, with the assistance of the governmental agencies, to develop a solution which we cant, and so that is really important to me. And commissioner pearlman mentioned mclaren park. I would think that in any ceqa and e. I. R. Tape review, that we ought to get, or the parties ought to get recreation and park involved to utilize that underutilized park for the community benefit. And in that way, i think, the friends of 770, they could get almost anything it wants and the city and county of San Francisco and the developer could get the housing that it wants. I would really like to see and it has been mentioned in other projects, but i would really like to see, as part of any development of the 774 housing, that there would be a component which describes the history of the Garden District, what was there, and the flowers that were grown and so forth and so i suspect that the developer would be relatively amenable to doing that. So as i said, i think that the e. I. R. Ceqa process just offers so much more to everybody that thats how i would like to go. And frankly, i am not prepared today to vote yes on land marking this property. Thank you. I just wanted to emphasize the action before you today for land marking the project but adding the project, which is a preliminary step. If you were to do that, then you would have to initiate and then you would recommend to the board board and the board would landmark. I am not saying you should go one way or another, but this is not land marking what we are talking about. We are correct. And speaking with the precision that i ought to have used, and not to put too fine a point on it to, my input to the department is that we should not proceed any further at all with land marking and we should not devote any of the h. P. C. Budget or staff to provide any information, so as to the question, is the property eligible for, and should it be added to the landmark designation work program that is the lbw p. , i am not prepared to vote yes on that. I dont mean to beat these questions over and over, obviously there is a really strong interest in what used to be on this site. At the moment, the structures are in really terrible shape and it would be extremely expensive to maintain them. We are not just land marking the idea. Presumably we would be land marking the structures as well. Is that correct . That is accurate. So should someone wish lets say the developer decides to bail, and the property is available and landmarked for either a Neighborhood Group or another developer, it is very expensive they would have to replace the structures. But the interesting thing is, those are all structures that i suspect that are nonconforming, so there would be variances and all sorts of other complicated landuse entitled with this i am beginning to believe that land marking this property does not serve anybody very well. I do think the ceqa process is a viable way of finding, through the preservation alternatives, a way to do that. I have listened to some very persuasive comments and given the complexities for anything that happened on the site, if it is landmarked. I have a question for you, miss taylor. Commissioners mentioned the park owned by the recreation and park department. Has there any discussion with them has there been any discussion with them about possibly partnering or possibly offering any of their park im not aware of any formal discussions between recreation and park and the friends of 770 woolsey. Okay. Commissioners, we are asked to take one of three actions. The first is to determine whether the property is eligible and should be added to the landmark designation, or that you do not feel that the property is eligible for the landmark designation, or if there is insufficient evidence and further Research Needs to be done to determine whether the property is eligible. Can you clarify for us procedurally that if we were to place this project, to add this project to the landmark designation work program, that we would need the full four boats . Yes, in this situation we are short two commissioners, so any action will require four boats for procedural matters for votes for procedural matters to continue. Your choices if the vote is unanimous, you can continue the matter until there is a full set of commissioners. Of course, commissioner hyland would still need to recuse himself and there is a potential for only three commissioners. Of course, we dont know when there will be seven commissioners. We certainly do not. We also would have to vote on continuing it. I would like to make a motion to i do not believe this is eligible. Based on this conversation. I would like to make a motion not to include this on our landmark designation work program. I second the motion. So you are supporting the first option . No. To not place it . So you do not consider it. Im not supporting it. If theres nothing further, there is a motion that has been seconded to not include this property to the Landmark Program [roll call] motion fails 31. Is there an alternate motion . There is no alternate motion. The application fails. Do i hear an alternate motion i dont thank you do. I think i am outnumbered. Could you repeat that . That would be a de facto disapproval of the application. Yes. If theres nothing further, commissioners, we should move on we have a full flight still ahead of us. Commissioners, that will place us in items 12 a. We can call president hyland back. I was just going to say, can we take a bear with me as i read these into the record. Staff is recommending all the applications by approval for the Small Business application. Because of the number of the applications and the length of todays hearing, i do not have plans to describe each of the applicants, whoever want to bring a few details to the commissions attention and then i will open for questions in Public Public comment. Theres one applicant that is requesting to be exempt from the 30 year rule as they are currently facing significant risk of displacement. The business is 28 years old and has an upcoming lease negotiation which puts them at risk of displacement. Next, similarly there are three businesses that are seeking exemptions for the break and operations role of two years. They were both closed during the world war ii japanese internment period and were reopened immediately after their owners incarceration ended, and then original joes was also closed for five years after a fire in 2007. The Small Business commission determined the april hearing. They do qualify. Next, for the applicants today, they were identified and the japan town Cultural Heritage and Economic Sustainability strategy as well as Cultural Assets through Community Led inventory. I just wanted to note that for you so you can note the connection with the cultural district program. And then lastly, the punchline is one of the applicants that has received significant press Conference Coverage due to a current threat of displacement, supervisor peskin recently sponsored legislation to protect the club with a 45 day moratorium on any youth other use other than nighttime entertainment for the property, with a possible extension to 18 months, i dont have any current updates on the status of their lease negotiation. That is all i have unless you have questions for me. I have a question about the hobby company. I went in there couple of weeks ago. It was my understanding that i think their landlord has notified them that he is going to be doing some seismic work. Do you have any updates or sir anybody from that company . I dont have any information about that potential project. Perhaps the person in the public can come up an answer and answer the question for you. Hello. My name is dean. Talk into the microphone. My name is gina. I am the owner. The landlord is doing a seismic retrofit at the end of august. What is the impact to your business . Do you have to close during that time . Yes, we have to move out. Did they give you a schedule for time . It would probably be done next year. Okay. That is fine. Thank you. It is a great store. Okay. So we will open up to Public Comment. Okay. Welcome. Would any member of the public wish to speak to any of these items . Any applicants . You will have two minutes. Is that okay . Okay. Good afternoon, commissioners i am one of the Board Members from [speaking foreign language] im joined here today with the board president and others. First i want to particularly thank the staff for all of their hard work on their application. Since japanese descent were discriminated from attending Public Schools and he was founded in 19 it was founded in 1910. They rented a house at 2301 bush street, and operated out of that house until 1921 when it purchased and relocated to the new building at 2031 bush street which is still maintained. The schools operation was interrupted by the war and the racial hysteria of the u. S. Government, they seized the building and was used as an Assembly Center to process the hunters of japanese americans that lived in the city before they were sent to the concentration camps. During the incarceration period, the school was entrusted to the goodfaith of booker t. Washington community center. And after the war, the building was returned to them and resumed recent operations. In the late 1960s and seventies, japan town was hit again with the urban renewal and after the urban renewal, they further reduce the families in the japaneseamerican community. It served as a time when it was hard to operate and offset operating costs. Thank you very much. Thank you. I do have the speaker cards. I forgot. Good afternoon. My name is alina and i work at japan town task force which is right across from the sweet stop i would like to give a comment on their importance to the japan town community. Im in strong support of the businesses application to the legacy business registry. When i started my first internship five years ago at the Japanese Cultural Centre in japan town, one of the first places my new coworkers took me when introducing me to the community, was the sweet stop. I remember walking up to the counter with my new supervisors. They were so excited to introduce me to the guava cake, although their ultimate favorite , a super popular coffee crunch cake, was already sold out for the day. I did eventually get to try the coffee crunch cake, since it is a staple its only japan town events, but i just want you to know that since applications unformed dont always get this across that there are so many moments like mine. As a 45yearold family run business, their cakes are symbolic of something deeper to japan town. A tradition to be shared between old and new community members. Every year, there is a new batch of interns at the Japanese Cultural Centre and i am sure staff are still introducing them to their cakes. I have learned that the coffee crunch cake recipe was received from the now close but still renowned bakery which was located at union square. I have heard of nostalgic San Francisco parents who, having grown up on this cake visit just to show the coffee crunch cakes taste with their own children. It is the only place that gets the recipe right. From japan town to greater San Francisco, this bakery is a true treasure too many and for that reason, it should be protected. Thank you. Thank you. Hello, again. I just wanted to talk about the Coffee Company of San Francisco. We have been in business for 45 years selling craft and hobbies and we are the last hobby shop in this city, so i kind of wanted to put that out there and wanted it to kind of continue. There are some a handson crafts or student these days, and everybody is into computers and cell phones, and video games, they all forgot about hands on models and crafting and things like that. It is very important for me to keep that going on. I just wanted to let everybody know. And q. Did you find a new location . Not yet. We are still looking. So you wont be returning . The landlord had rick has raised the rent and it is something we cannot afford. Retail has changed, but it is something that i still want to continue, you know, being there for the kids, for schools, and for everyone who enjoys coming in. Kids of all ages. Exactly. [laughter] i believe our store has something for everyone, from a baby to 99 years old, you can find anything you want over there. Okay. We wish you luck. Please let rick know what your new address will be. We will. Thank you. Good afternoon and thank you for this opportunity to speak on behalf of the foundations legacy business application. Thank you to everybody on the staff for helping to forward this application. I represent the foundation. This year we are commemorating ten years of the foundation is a nonprofit model, but also, 120 years of the legacy of Community Leadership through media. And in 1899, it was probably the most influential japanese immigrant to america that started as a way to serve the immigrant population. It was the largest prewar japanese newspaper in the country. The head the head office they had offices in los angeles, as well. Beyond that, they started a labour Contracting Company bringing people in from japan to work in various industries and started colonies in the Central California region. The cortez colony, which just had their centennial a couple of months ago. He passed away in 1936 and his wife became the publisher of the movement from 1936 to 1942. She was also it is now in the hands of it is containing a legacy that they started. After the war, some former staff created the place to get the community reconnected after the devastating wartime incarceration in american concentration camps. In 2009, when the times was closing, we started the foundation to create the first nonprofit Ethnic Community newspaper of its kind in the country, coming from a forprofit model to nonprofit. There is no model at all. It is the worst economic climate in 40 years. We persevered to continue this medium of leadership through media and to cover our community , our issues, and to validate our experience. Thank you for taking serious consideration of this application. Thank you. Your time is up. Good afternoon. Im richard portugal and this is michael miller. We are the proud owners of f. Dorian at 370 haight street. We have been on haight street for 28 years and we are seeking legacy status. We are one of the few retailers that still represent local craftspeople, glassblowers, ceramic artists, and we handle the work of a deceased global artist, and then we have a selection of unique hand curated jewellery, household items, we are also known for our holiday presentation, if you will with mechanical windows and a vast array of holiday decorations and such. It has become a tradition where it started with young families bringing their children by to see the windows and all the little knows prince at the end of the day, and then, all of a sudden, he kept on going and growing another grandparents are bringing their kids by at holiday time. It happens so many times that the nutcracker his nutcracker ballet is going on at the opera house, and after the performances, there are 5 yearold ballerinas ricocheting off the ceiling in its absolute pandemonium, and everyone just loves it. We are seeking legacy status because we have been there forever. Everybody knows who we are, and i brought some business cards and invite you to come. [laughter]. Okay. Hey, i am a merchant. We thank you for your consideration of our application for status, legacy status. Thank you. Thank you. Any questions . Did you want to Say Something michael miller, and i have been involved on haight street now since 1983, starting with a gallery and moving into a store, and growing our store evolved into this. We have actually been there longer then the 28 years, we are going on 38. We are the oldtimers and all of this. Thank you. Thank you. I just wanted to double check here, richard, did you fill out two cards . Okay, okay. Those are all the cards we have. Are there any other members of the public who wish to speak . Please, step up. Good afternoon. My name is connie. My name is ginger, i am her daughter. You may remember us back in march when our other noodle factory went into the same application process for legacy status, and we are now were we are here to talk about our other factory. We have the two oldest noodle factories in San Francisco. And the other noodle factory is keen what noodle company. It was started back in 1940 in San Francisco chinatown. You may recall there is an old photograph taken by mr. Fred lyons stated in 1948 showing quinoa and its original at the original location, which is 870 washington street, and it shows you where people congregate and grab fresh noodles. We still make noodles the same way on our vintage noodle machines. We specialize in taiwanese and japanese style noodles and grabs we have been we have a rich story with my family where my grandfather immigrated to the u. S. , he didnt have much. He only had a skill set of a noodle maker, in one of the places where he was employed was quinoa, so when the owners went into retirement, they first thought about having my grandfather take over, and that is where my family came into play and we had we came from a long line of noodle makers. My greatgrandfather was a noodle maker and now we are in the fourth generation. Were hoping to continue this in this business within our family. Thank you for consideration. Thank you. Thank you. Any other members of the public . All right. We will close Public Comment and take it back to the commission. Thank you, all very much. We get the pleasure of hearing your stories every single time we have a hearing, so we get to hear the story of San Francisco as it has unfolded. Im sorry that richard and michael left because i met them when i moved to San Francisco, and they were my neighbors directly across the street from here directly across the street from me, and i remember when they opened the store, i was there the other day and i was commenting that with him not being there, they pretty much become the premier Christmas Ornament supplier of San Francisco right now. They are really quite wonderful. It is just one of the many, many stories all of you add to the richness of our story. Thank you all very much for participating in a program. Thank you. Thank thank you. I would like to echo what commissioner pearlman said. It is really extremely gratifying to hear the legacy business applications. Every time we do it, it is such a wonderful experience and i thank you so much for your contributions to making San Francisco such a wonderful place to live. Thank you. I thank you need a motion. We will approve these applications and move them forward. Very good. Will be splitting the motion. Two to allow for the commissioner to be recused from four of them. The first will be four items 12 a, b. , c. , d. , e. , f. , g. , jay, k. , l, m. , and for all of you to vote on, and if i could get a second on that. Second. Thank you. On that motion for those specific legacy business registry applications. [roll call] so moved. That motion passes unanimously. If we could quickly get out a motion to recused the commissioner from the remaining i move that we recuse the commissioner. Second. [roll call] so moved. If i can get a motion for the remaining i moved. Second. For the legacy business legacy applications, items 12 v. , h. , i. , and then. [roll call] so moved. That motion passes unanimously 4 0. Congratulations. Complicated but then. Congratulations. Thank you. That will place us on item 13 2168 Market Street. This is for your review and comment. Good afternoon, commissioners im with Department Staff. The item before you today is a request for review and comment on the National RegisterNomination Form for 2168 Market Street, also known as the [indiscernible] located on the north side of Market Street between sanchez and castro street, and on the upper castro neighborhood, it was constructed in 1907 by swedish born master architect. His design of the social hall is best described as a combination of scandinavian and arts and crafts influences a up both the interior and exterior. The swedish american hall was designated a city landmark number 267, under article ten of the planning code in 2015, under criterion one for the association with San Franciscos longstanding swedish and scandinavian communities, and criterion 31st unique architectural style and a significant example of master architect ottis August Nordin s work. The period of significance identified as 1907 to 1975. The property is being considered for designation to the National Register of the Historic Places and the criterion under criterion a as the most significant building associated with the immigrant community. And under criterion c. As an example of the master architect s work and as an exemplary representation of its unique style and period. The period of significance identified in the National RegisterNomination Form is 1907 to 1980. The form also identifies that based on the period of significance, criteria consideration to be used can also apply to the property. The criteria applies to properties that have achieved significance within the past 50 years. If it is a of exceptional importance, properties must meet this criteria and also include those that have achieved and continue to achieve significance into a period less than 50 years of the nomination. The department concurs the findings of the National RegisterNomination Form provided the following comments. First, the Department Recommends that the period of significance for the National Registry nomination be consistent with that of the landlocked landmark nozick nation designation. [indiscernible] and also regarding the applicability of criteria and consideration g. I will keep it supershort. That concludes my presentation. Im available for questions. I have a question. What is the discrepancy between the two dates . Why is one way one way and the other is the other . It is a little unclear as to why, what if i can give a summary of the discrepancy, the landmark designation report identifies the period of significance of 1907 in 1975 and 1907 is a construction date of the building so that is where it starts. The end period of 1975 is stated that that is the end date of the building being used for the social and fraternal hall by the swedish american society. The period of significance within the National Register nomination, as identified by 1907 which is the Building Construction date and ends in 1980. And 1980 is identified as the beginning of a dramatic decline in the Swedish Society membership and use of the hall. I guess there was a little bit of clarification that is needed for when the hall discontinued being used as a hall. If that is the end date or one the membership of the organization actually was submitted to the client. Thank you. Would it be possible to have it the same . Agreed. I would agree with that and support that. Okay. Would that tied up . Public comment. Would anyone like to speak to this item . Okay. Closing Public Comment. I move that we approve this. I just want us to say that the extension to 1980 is much less significant then the already established 1975 and i would suggest that we align it to the 1975 date. And second the motion. Very good, commissioners. There is a motion to adopt a resolution recommending approval and aligning the date to 1975. On that motion. [roll call] so moved. That motion passes unanimously 5 0 placing is on item 14. The glen park bart station. This is also for your review and comment. Good afternoon, commissioners im with Planning Department staff. The item before you is a National Register nomination for the glen park bart station. Is located at 2901 dimon street in the glen park neighborhood. The building sits in a triangular parcel with a primary northwest elevation facing a landscaped courtyard at the intersection of dimond and bosworth street. The building is largely finished in unpainted concrete and features protruding beams ovary blue painted Steel Framing system of glass and concrete. Of particular note is the dynamic butterfly roof form with structural beams supporting glazed roof that provides light into the concourse level and down to the station platform. The pictures include a marble mosaic panel of the concourse level that contain 31 pieces of individually cut slabs of different coloured marble. Granite benches, montana slate panels along the platform walls. The glen park bart station was designed in a style and was constructed between 1968 and 1972. The department agrees that the nomination findings that the glen park bart station is eligible for listing in the National Register under criterion c. , at the local level of significance as it embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type and period of construction specifically that of a 1960s era Railway Station designed in the brutalist style by a master architect. The glen park bart station is widely recognized as the jewelled crown of the bart system and is one of the finest examples of brutal as him in San Francisco. The designer was a renowned Graphic Designer illustrator and architect with relatively few buildings to his name. The glen park station, with his muscular massing and poured form concrete and geometric forms is unquestionably brutalist, throughout the same time incorporating a finely executed marble wall within the interior and a delicate pergola like roof that is reminiscent of the bay region tradition. The nomination proposes a period of significance from 1968 to 1972, which encompasses the beginning of construction up to when interior finishes were completed. According to the nomination, the subject property is seen has seen remarkably few alterations since its construction and retains all seven aspects of integrity. The Department Staff find the nomination to be thoroughly researched and well written with just two minor comments related to the description of the marble , mosaic panel and as well as some clarification about the relationship between ernest born and backman. They described him as being the larger Architecture Firm that is also credited with design of the station. The only other larger comment relates to significance of the station under criterion a as Department Staff find that it maybe significant First Association with the larger Transportation Network that bart represents. Department staff request that the h. P. C. Review the National Register nomination and comment whether it meets the National Register of significance criteria. If it should be amended to include significant criterion and lastly, recommend or not recommend the nomination for listing in the National Register thank you. Any questions . We will take Public Comment. Would any member of the public wish to comment on this agenda item . Okay. Closing Public Comment. I will turn it back to the commissioners. I am thrilled about this. This is one of my favorite goldings in San Francisco. I think it is incredibly significant for so many reasons and the fact that it still is, and has barely been changed, is also quite remarkable over a 47 year lifespan so far. And i think, though, that the criteria a does have some pretty important significance to, you