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And i thought someday im going to write a book about all these ad ventures that my mother took me on. When i became a cop, i found i turned off parts of my brain. I found i had to learn to conform, which was not anything id really been taught but felt very safe to me. I think i was drawn to police work because after coming from such chaos, it seemed like a very organized, but stable environment. And even though things happening, it felt like putting order on chaos and that felt very safe to me. My girlfriend and i were sitting in ve 150d uvios bar, and i looked out the window and i saw a police car, and there was a woman who looked like me driving the car. For a moment, i thought i was me. And i turned to my friend and i said, i think im supposed to do this. I saw myself driving in this car. As a child, we never thought of police work as a possibility for women because there werent any until the mid70s, so i had only even begun to notice there were women doing this job. When i saw here, it seemed like this is what i was meant to do. One of my bosses as ben johnsons had been a cop, and he i said, i have this weird idea that i should do this. He said, i think youd be good. The department was forced to hire us, and because of all of the posters, and the big recruitment drive, we were under the impression that they were glad to have us, but in reality, most of the men did not want the women there. So the big challenge was constantly feeling like you had to prove yourself and feeling like if you did not do a good job, you were letting down your entire gender. Finally took an inspectors test and passed that and then went down to the hall of justice and worked different investigations for the rest of my career, which was fun. I just felt sort of buried alive in all of these cases, these unsolved mysteries that there were just so many of them, and some of them, i didnt know if wed ever be able to solve, so my boss was able to get me out of the unit. He transferred me out, and a couple of weeks later, i found out i had breast cancer. My intuition that the job was killing me. I ended up leaving, and by then, i had 28 years or the years in, i think. The writing thing really became intense when i was going through treatment for cancer because i felt like there were so many parts that my kids didnt know. They didnt know my story, they didnt know why i had a relationship with my mother, why we had no family to speak of. It just poured out of me. I gave it to a friend who is an editor, and she said i think this would be publishable and i think people would be interested in this. I am so lucky to live here. I am so grateful to my parents who decided to move to the city. I am so grateful they did. That it never my name is doctor ellen moffett, i am an assistant medical examiner for the city and county of San Francisco. I perform autopsy, review medical records and write reports. Also integrate other sorts of testing data to determine cause and manner of death. I have been here at this facility since i moved here in november, and previous to that at the old facility. I was worried when we moved here that because this building is so much larger that i wouldnt see people every day. I would miss my personal interactions with the other employees, but that hasnt been the case. This building is very nice. We have lovely autopsy tables and i do get to go upstairs and down stairs several times a day to see everyone else i work with. We have a bond like any other group of employees that work for a specific agency in San Francisco. We work closely on each case to determine the best cause of death, and we also interact with family members of the diseased. That brings us closer together also. I am an investigator two at the office of the chief until examiner in San Francisco. As an investigator here i investigate all manners of death that come through our jurisdiction. I go to the field Interview Police officers, detectives, family members, physicians, anyone who might be involved with the death. Additionally i take any property with the deceased individual and take care and custody of that. I maintain the chain and custody for court purposes if that becomes an issue later and notify next of kin and make any additional follow up phone callsness with that particular death. I am dealing with people at the worst possible time in their lives delivering the worst news they could get. I work with the family to help them through the grieving process. I am ricky moore, a clerk at the San Francisco medical examiners office. I assist the pathology and toxicology and Investigative Team around work close with the families, loved ones and funeral establishment. I started at the old facility. The building was old, vintage. We had issues with plumbing and things like that. I had a tiny desk. I feet very happy to be here in the new digs where i actually have room to do my work. I am sue pairing, the toxicologist supervisor. We test for alcohol, drugs and poisons and biological substances. I oversee all of the lab operations. The forensic operation here we perform the toxicology testing for the Human Performance and the case in the city of San Francisco. We collect evidence at the scene. A woman was killed after a robbery homicide, and the dna collected from the zip ties she was bound with ended up being a cold hit to the suspect. That was the only investigative link collecting the scene to the suspect. It is nice to get the feedback. We do a lot of work and you dont hear the result. Once in a while you heard it had an impact on somebody. You can bring justice to what happened. We are able to take what we due to the next level. Many of our counterparts in other states, cities or countries dont have the resources and dont have the beautiful building and the equipmentness to really advance what we are doing. Sometimes we go to court. Whoever is on call may be called out of the office to go to various portions of the city to investigate suspicious deaths. We do whatever we can to get our job done. When we think that a case has a natural cause of death and it turns out to be another natural cause of death. Unexpected findings are fun. I have a prior background in law enforcement. I was a Police Officer for 8 years. I handled homicides and suicides. I had been around Death Investigation type scenes. As a Police Officer we only handled minimal components then it was turned over to the coroner or the detective division. I am intrigued with those types of calls. I wondered why someone died. I have an extremely supportive family. Older children say, mom, how was your day. I can give minor details and i have an amazing spouse always willing to listen to any and all details of my day. Without that it would be really hard to deal with the negative components of this job. Being i am a native of San Francisco and grew up in the community. I come across that a lot where i may know a loved one coming from the back way or a loved one seeking answers for their deceased. There are a lot of cases where i may feel affected by it. If from is a child involved or things like that. I try to not bring it home and not let it affect me. When i tell people i work at the medical examiners office. Whawhat do you do . The autopsy . I deal with the a with the enou with the administrative and the families. Most of the time work here is very enjoyable. After i started working with dead people, i had just gotten married and one night i woke up in a cold sweat. I thought there was somebody dead . My bed. I rolled over and poked the body. Sure enough, it was my husband who grumbled and went back to sleep. This job does have lingering effects. In terms of why did you want to go into this . I loved science growing up but i didnt want to be a doctor and didnt want to be a pharmacist. The more i learned about forensics how interested i was of the perfect combination between Applied Science and criminal justice. If you are interested in finding out the facts and truth seeking to find out what happened, anybody interested in that has a place in this field. Being a woman we just need to go for it and dont let anyone fail you, you cant be. With regard to this position in comparison to crime dramas out there, i would say there might be some minor correlations. Lets face it, we arent hollywood, we are real world. Yes we collect evidence. We want to preserve that. We are not scanning fingerprints in the field like a Hollywood Television show. Families say thank you for what you do, for me that is extremely fulfilling. Somebody has to do my job. If i can make a situation that is really negative for someone more positive, then i feel like i am doing the right thing for the city of San Francisco. Good morning. Francisco. Welcome to Life Learning Academy. My name is craig miller. I am a founder and the chief operating officer at the school. We are so thrilled to have everybody here today to celebrate this milestone event for the school, to provide a home for the kids who need us the most. Terry and i and the entire Life Learning Community could not be more grateful to all of you for everything youve done. Id like to thank the sponsors for todays event. Bear with me, it is a very healthy list. The Northern California carpenters regional council, ey, lows, jamel and tom perkins, linkedin, Russell Reynolds first bank, Community Vision and capital consulting, rubicon, kayhill construction, and oliver and company. I also want to recognize a few donors who have made the dorm possible. Tipping point. Valerie powder, the zeler box foundation, the louis r. Laura foundation and linkedin. This group, along with the city, and sfusd exemplify a Publicprivate Partnership model that has come together to meet the needs of young people in San Francisco. We are honored to have mayor breed with us here today and to have mayor Willie Browns daughter, susan brown, here with us as well. Without question, it is because of the support of mayor breed and mayor brown that we are standing here today about to open this beautiful dormitory for kids. [ applause ]. Its pretty cool. I would like to begin our program by introducing susan brown, who is going to comment on her fathers longterm commitment to Life Learning Academy. Susan. [ applause ]. Thank you very much, craig, for that very warm introduction. Im susan brown and my father is willie brown, former mayor of San Francisco. He was unhappy because he could not be here today, but he asked me to see what i could possibly say. So im here to give you a few words. So our family is extremely proud and extremely happy and extremely excited for these dormitories. In 1998 when my father was mayor, he formed a partnership. And because of that partnership, Life Learning Academy exists. What began with that partnership would culminate into what you see here today Life Learning Academy, an organization which not only provides excellent Educational Excellence and experience for students but has acted as a catalyst for change for so many people who have walked through the doors. Hundreds of lives have been positively impacted by through their programs over the years. And the dormitories today is a goal that they set, which is basically their Mission Statement at Life Learning Academy. So it is my great honor to introduce to you today the principal of Life Learning Academy dr. Terry delane. [ applause ]. Okay. Some people out there who really know me know that i dont need a microphone, but im going to do what im told to do today. Number two, i left my notes at home. So what im going to have to do is just go from what i know. I have been here from day one for 20 years i have witnessed kids come through these doors and in this school and commit to change and commit to nonviolence. I am really lucky because i am somebody that has never forgotten where i come from. When i was 16 years old what stands out in my mind as a runaway and heroin addicted, i was with a boyfriend who was really violent. One night he beat me up, threw me out of the apartment we were in, in the middle of the night. What stands out for me is i was sitting on the Street Corner crying and alone and trying to figure out who to call. Everyone needs to have somebody to call. Not too long after that i got a chance a Second Chance at my life and i went to delancy street foundation, where my life was saved. I met mimi and i learned about community and i learned about fami family. And it has been my mission because i know that i owe for the rest of my life to right whats wrong for our kids. And especially those that dont have a safe place to live. [ applause ]. This building which you will all see is not a dorm. Its a home. What it represents is love and support where these students that live here will be able to thrive and grow and have the best of what they deserve. To build a circle of support of which you all are now a part of. When we go through this dorm, you will see how covered we are. We have the willie brown memorial mayor willie brown memorial family room. We have mayor london breeds beautiful baskets that she sent to us yesterday for every kid thats going to be living in there. We have mayor ed lees legacy in our Memorial Garden named after him. We cant be better covered than that. [ applause ]. I am managing not to break into sobs because this is such an amazing day and i am thrilled because it is now our mission to make this a model so that other schools know what is possible when you can no longer go home each night knowing that you have kids that you love every day that dont have safety, not okay. And can nobody tell you what cant be done. Now im tired of yelling at you all. Its not your fault. Sorry, craig is used to that. He said, no, thats not you yelling. Thats you talking. So i have here with me a young woman named lynnie. I call her lynnie and ive known her since she was 16. She knows what its like not to have a safe place to live and she found herself a family. And then after being in a few high schools, she came to Life Learning Academy and thrived. I want her just to tell you a little bit about herself and she came here from long beach to be with us. She is family for ever family. Our life learning family has been going on for 20 and our kids never forget us. So id like to introduce lynn ward. [ applause ]. Good morning and thank you so much for having me. My name is lynn ward and im a proud alumni of Life Learning Academy. I was raised in a Housing Project by my grandmother. Im the youngest of five sisters born to parents struggling with addiction and mental illness. I found comfort in books early on and excelled academically. I earned scholarships. I was always seemingly good on the surface, but my life home was very chaotic. The environment was making it hard to succeed and my neighborhood was filled with the enticing entrapments of the street lifestyle. This all came to a head in my junior year in high school where i was incarcerated for a robbery with a group of girls. This was a culmination of a longtime struggle for me on two diverging paths the school or the streets. I had a choice to make and it grappled internally with this decision. I had a hard time believing in myself and could not see that there was a life different than the one i was born into. So there i was facing serious charges, kicked out of high school. I needed a change in my life and my best friends dad asked if i was ready and to make a phone call. That phone call was to terry, the principal of Life Learning Academy. I interviewed with her, and during my conversation i realized my life was not a game, that turning my life around was important to her, to the school, and that i had a community that was willing to support me. I knew this because terry told me herself that she would be on me like white on rice. Those were literally her words, and she was. So was my college councilor, the vice principal. I knew the schools number and terrys cellphone number by heart because if i missed school or was late, they were calling me and asking me where i was at. A kid like me, thats what i needed. I needed caring and constant adults who noticed when i missed class, provided me with the resources to earn money and the environment to self reflect. I needed real conversations about the struggles i faced and opportunities for future success. I graduated this past june from Cal State University long beach with a masters degree in political science. [ cheering and applause ]. I am a senior employee with a Small Business in long beach, having been with the company for four years. Im a mentor. I volunteer. I like to travel. I like yoga. I live a positive life. Without Life Learning Academy, i would not be where im at today. Sorry. Life Learning Academy helps give you the Building Blocks to build my life to Something Better than i thought i could be. Because of the impact on me, i was invited to speak about Life Learning Academy at a conference this past october in San Francisco. Mayor breed gave the keynote address at the conference and i was fortunate enough to meet her. She took time to talk to me. She offered me an unpaid internship upon graduation. Like me, mayor breed was raised by her grandmother and the Housing Projects of San Francisco and was able to fight her way out through the support of her community and educational opportunities. I admire her because shes charted a path for herself, rising above the obstacles to become the first africanamerican woman mayor of San Francisco. [ applause ]. She never forgets where she comes from, where we come from, and continues to advocate for more equitable society, especially for youth, evidenced by, among other things, her ongoing support for l. L. A. That is why i am so honored to introduce her today. Ladies and gentlemen, mayor london breed. [ cheering and applause ]. Mayor breed thank you so much. Thank you so much. It really is an honor to be here and let me just say thank you to lynn. We are so proud of you and this is what this school represents. I got to tell you, when i was growing up, we didnt have Life Learning Academy. In fact, the very same kind of circumstances that lynn experienced was the same kind of circumstances that i experienced. The reason why i was raised by my grandmother had a lot to do with challenges with my family. And unfortunately, it didnt end up so well for my brother, whos still incarcerated, and my sister who i lost to a drug overdose. So im one of six siblings who was really fortunate to have supportive people in my life. Thats why the work that i do is so important to support young people, because i know the difference that it can make. So when i worked here at the Treasure Island Development Authority many, many years ago some of you probably didnt know that i remember the day that mimi silver came to the Treasure Island Development Authority, building 1, and someone said, well, mimi is downstairs and they called upstairs. Theyre like mimi silver, send her up right away. People lost it because of the fact she was there because they knew how hard she worked for the community. She along with others were really putting together under the leadership of the former mayor willie brown this incredible Life Learning Academy and i had the pleasure of working on the lease to get this thing done. Im really proud of the work that i did. I made the mistake of attending the first graduation 20 years ago. For those of you who go to this graduation, you make sure you have your tissue because i was i think i was sitting next to mike delane, terrys husband, and i was boohookiing the whole time. These people couldnt believe they made it through. I remember the story of one of the young men who said he wasnt going to school that day when the delancy van showed up to pick him up. And the guy who was driving said ill be right here waiting until you get into the van. They would not take no for an answer. They were on those kids like white on rice. They were not going to let one of those kids fail. So thats why today is so incredible. Its long overdue. Its long overdue to have a place for kids who may not have the best environment at home, where we know the challenges of sometimes living in poverty can take you in the wrong direction. Where we have seen too many of our kids cycle in and out of the criminal justice system, when we know they have so much indecreed potential to do Amazing Things. Providing a safe place for them to be, a safe place to call home and be amongst one another and a supportive environment where they are part of a real family, because delancy street is a loving family, they provide love and good food and hugs. Terry hugs everybody. That is what you need to grow and to thrive. Theyve been doing it for 20 ye years. Over the years i worked with young people at the africanamerican culture complex and as soon as i had a child that was in and out one of the schools like, ive had kids who sadly went to almost every high school sometimes in San Francisco. The person i would call and ask, can you please take my baby because he needs structure, he needs support, terry without hesitation always tried to make a way for any kid at the Life Learning Academy because she knew if she got her hooks on them they were going to graduate and they were going to go on and succeed in life. Now shes probably going to move into this dormitory because this is going to be an incredible place so that we can make sure that despite the circumstances that some of our young people are facing in their home environment, they have a home right here at the delancy street Life Learning Academy. This is one of the most and im not crying. My allergies are killing me. But this is one of the most Amazing Things that we can do. This example that were setting today by opening up this dormitory will be a model for other schools throughout the country. This is how we make sure that our kids succeed. This is how we make sure that despite the obstacles theyre facing, that we provide that wraparound support which includes a place that is safe, that is secure, and provides the love and the support that they need to succeed. In San Francisco we know we have some major challenges with homelessness. When im walking the streets in the tenderloin in particular, i see a lot of folks who i grew up with who fell through the cracks. And i cant help but think if we as a city can do better by all of our young people, we will prevent that from happening to them in the first place. Part of the investments that we have been making to End Youth Homelessness in San Francisco, including the rising up campaign, has led to although the homeless point in time count has gone up for the city as a whole, for Youth Homelessness weve seen that decrease by 10 . We need to get that to 0. Because we have an obligation. I believe as folks who have been fortunate to succeed in whatever capacity, it doesnt matter if youre rich or poor or what have you, we all can give time and of ourselves to invest in young people to make sure that they grow and they thrive. Thats what im committed to, not only with the rising up campaign, but with the opportunities for all programs where we will make sure that every High School Student in this city has access, lynn, to a paid internship if they desire. So today is an incredible day of celebration. We have waited so long for this, and i cant thank all of you enough, especially the people who have contributed to making this possible. Yes, the city was able to provide some support and we should provide support and i will continue to make sure that we make investments to support this incredible institution. But the people who really contributed and continue to support the Life Learning Academy and making this dormitory a reality for our kids, thank you so much. This is absolutely amazing. Its really an honor to be your mayor and really great to see projects like this happen because this is going to save and change lives for future generations here in our great city. Thank you all so much for being here today. [ applause ]. Okay. So, i mean, mayor breed said she the city put in some, but the truth of the matter is without mayor london breed we wouldnt be standing here. The city came to our what we asked for, the city gave us. The belief in us and the support from mayor breed, the vision and leadership from mayor willie brown is why were standing here right now. So again, i want to really thank them and thank susan so much for coming. She took pictures of Willie Browns beautiful plaque when youll see as we do tours of the dorm. Now, what were going to do first is take some pictures well, were going to take some pictures up here for a few minutes. Im going to have my kids come up. You can mingle around and have a bite to eat. Our chef derrek is amazing. We eat like this every day. Food is so important to us. Then well come back and have tours of the dorm. Thank you all so much. [ applause ] [ ] one more statement. We are the one. That is our first single that we made. That is our opinion. I cant argue with you. You are responsible please do not know his exact. [ ] [ ] [ ] i had a break when i was on a major label for my musical career. I took a seven year break. And then i came back. I worked in the library for a long time. When i started working the San Francisco history centre, i noticed they had the hippie collection. I thought, if they have a hippie collection, they really need to have a punk collection as well. So i talked to the city archivist who is my boss. She was very interested. One of the things that i wanted to get to the library was the avengers collection. This is definitely a valuable poster. Because it is petty bone. It has that weird look because it was framed. It had something acid on it and something not acid framing it. We had to bring all of this stuff that had been piling up in my life here and make sure that the important parts of it got archived. It wasnt a big stretch for them to start collecting in the area of punk. We have a lot of great photos and flyers from that area and that. That i could donate myself. From theyre, i decided, you know, why not pursue other people and other bands and get them to donate as well . The historic moments in San Francisco, punk history, is the sex pistols concert which was at winterland. [ ] it brought all of the punks on the web west coast to San Francisco to see this show. The sex pistols played the east coast and then they play texas and a few places in the south and then they came directly to San Francisco. They skipped l. A. And they skipped most of the media centres. San francisco was really the biggest show for them pick it was their biggest show ever. Their tour manager was interested in managing the adventures, my band. We were asked to open to support the pistols way to that show. And the nuns were also asked to open the show. It was certainly the biggest crowd that we had ever played to. It was kind of terrifying but it did bring people all the way from vancouver, tee seattle, portland, san diego, all up and down the coast, and l. A. , obviously. To San Francisco to see this show. There are a lot of people who say that after they saw this show they thought they would start their own band. It was a great jumping off point for a lot of west coast punk. It was also, the pistols last show. In a way, it was the end of one era of punk and the beginning of a new one. The city of San Francisco didnt necessarily support punk rock. [ ] last, but certainly not least is a jello be opera. They are the punk rock candidate of the lead singer called the dead kennedys. If we are blaming anybody in San Francisco, we will just blame the dead kennedys. There you go. We had situations where concerts were cancelled due to flyers, obscene flyers that the city was thought that he thought was obscene that had been put up. The city of San Francisco has come around to embrace its musicians. When they have the centennial for city hall, they brought in all kinds of local musicians and i got to perform at that. That was, at in a way, and appreciation from the city of San Francisco for the musical legends. I feel like a lot of people in San Francisco dont realize what resources there are at the library. We had a film series, the s. F. Punk film series that i put together. It was nearly sold out every single night. People were so appreciative that someone was bringing this for them. It is free. Everything in the library is free. It it is also a Film Producer who has a film coming out. Maybe in 2018 about crime. What is the title of it . It is called San Francisco first and only rock n roll movie. Crime, 1978. [laughter] when i first went to the Art Institute before the adventures were formed in 77, i was going to be a painter. I did not know i would turn into a punk singer. I got back into painting and i mostly do portraiture and figurative painting. One of the things about this job here is i discovered some great resources for images for my painting. I was looking through these mug shot books that we have here that are from the 1920s. I did a whole series of a mug shot paintings from those books. They are in the San Francisco history centres s. F. Police department records. There are so many Different Things that the library provides for san franciscans that i feel like a lot of people are like, oh, i dont have a library card. Ive never been there. They need to come down and check it out and find out what we have. The people who are hiding stuff in their sellers and wondering what to do with these old photos or old junk, whether it is hippie stuff or punk stuff, or stuffestuff from their grandpar, if they bring it here to us, we can preserve it and archive it and make it available to the and make it available to the good evening, and welcome to the august 7th, 2019 meeting at the San Francisco board of appeals. The president is joined by the Vice President and commissioners commissioner Darrell Honda is absent tonight. To my left is the deputy City Attorney who will provide the board with any needed legal advice this evening. At the controls as a boards legal assistant. Will also be joined by representatives from the three departments that have cases from before the board this evening we have scott sanchez, acting separate do you deputy zoning administrator. We also have joseph duffy, senior building inspector representing the department of building inspections. The Board Meeting guidelines are as follows. The board request that you turn off or silence all phones and other Electronic Devices so they will not disturb the proceedings please carry on conversations in the hallway. Appellant appellants, permit holders, and Department Respondents are given seven minutes to present their case in three minutes for rebuttal. People affiliated with these parties must include these comments within the seven or three minute period. Members of the public were not affiliated have up to three minutes each to address the board and no rebuttal. Please speak into the microphone for rehearing and jurisdiction request, the parties have three minutes each with no rebuttal. To assist the board and accurate preparation of minutes, you are asked not required to cement a speaker carter Business Card to staff when you come up to speak. Speaker cards are available on the left side of the podium. Four votes are required to grant an appeal, jurisdiction request or rehearing request. If you have any questions about requesting a rehearing, please speak to board staff during a break or after the meeting or call and visit the board office. This meeting is broadcast live on San Francisco government t. V. , table channel 78 and will be rebroadcast on fridays on chan youll 26. The video is available on our website and can also be downloaded downloaded. Now we will swear in or affirm all those who add intend to testify. Any member of the public may speak without taking the oath pursuant to their rights under the sentient ordinance. If you intend to testify and wish to have the board give your testimony evidentiary weight, please stand if you are able, raise your white right hand and say i do after you have been sworn in or affirmed. If you will testify tonight, please stand. Do you swear or affirm the test and when you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth thank you. Please be seated. Okay, commissioners, we have one housekeeping item, item number 8 , which is appeal number 19063n by the appellant, so we will move on to item number 1, which is general Public Comment. This is an opportunity for anyone who would like to speak on a matter within the boards jurisdiction but that is not on tonights calendar. Is there any member of the public here for general Public Comment . Okay. We will move on to item number 2 , which is commissioner comments and questions. Commissioners, anything . I want to acknowledge it has been a tough week in our country and also in california. I work in palo alto and one of my coworkers was at a festival when the shooting occurred. It is a really tough time. I just want to offer our thoughts for the survivors and victims and their families. Thank you. Is there any Public Comment on those comments . Okay. Thank you. We will now move on to item number 3, which is the adoption of the minutes for the july 31 st, 2019 Board Meeting before you for your consideration. Commissioners . I think on the last item that commissioner hawn devoted no, and it said it was 50. That is true. Thank you for that correction and one minor spelling error, his name is spelled differently. I believe we will correct that, thank you. Is there a motion to adopt those revisions . Moved to adopt as revised. We have a motion to adopt as revised. On that motion. [roll call] okay. That motion carries. We will now move on to item number 4. This is a rehearing request. The subject property at 3620 buchanan street. 5098 Bay Condominium Association the appellant is requesting a rehearing of the appeal. It was decided june 26th, 2019 at that time, the board 440 to deny the appeal and uphold the rear yard modification on the basis it meets the three criteria required under the planning code. The determination holder is gas like building l. L. C. The project description for the project proposing to demolish a noncontributory one sorry garden house currently used as office space and a portion of the noncontributory garden patio, and to construct a new four story eight unit residential building, eight class one bicycle Parking Spaces, four class to bicycle Parking Spaces, and one vehicle parking space. The portion of the existing garden to remain will be used as open space, and the new building will extend to the rear property line. The project proposes know were yard located in the project area at the lot, and the new building will extend to the rear property line. And rear yard modification planning code section 134 e. Is required. We will hear from the requester first. I move to affirm that this has been reviewed. Yes. Commissioner, have you had an opportunity to review the materials for the hearing which took place on june 26, 2019 . I have, and im ready to receipt proceed. Thank you. Is the requester present . Okay. Is the permit holder present . Would you mind, terribly . Im sorry, thank you, i appreciate that very much. Lets move onto the next item. If the requester his not here then we will move forward. Okay. The next item is number 5, jurisdiction request. Im sorry, sorry, the requester is not here, so we are moving on to item number 5. [indiscernible] we will come back to it because were we are missing one of the parties. Thank you. Item number 5 is a jurisdiction request. The subject property at 1412143 albion street. The requesters are asking the board take jurisdiction over Building Application number 2019 which was issued on may 13th, 2019 by the department of building inspections. The appeal period ended on may 28th, 2019 and the jurisdiction request was filed at the board office from july 17 th 2019. The permit holder is eric rice and the project description is to convert the existing carport space to include to enclosed storage space. We will hear from the requesters first. My name is lydia chavez, one of three owners. I want to make three quick points. The city, by improperly granting a permit to mr. Rice, inadvertently causes us to miss the deadline for apo. Myself, my husband and leslie lie are the sole owners of 141 and 143. Mr. Rice has a limited and conditional right to store items on our property. All right he has used as long as we have lived there and they write that we are not contesting , however, he is not the owner of the property, nor an authorized agent. He does not have the right to seek a permit on our property without the permission of the owners, and therefore the permit should have been denied. We believe that the city and error assumed that mr. Rice was acting on our behalf and that he had been given permission to seek a permit by the true owners mr. Rice argues that we should have known he would be seeking a permit and been attentive to the call on our property, with a record, including facts including submitted by mr. Rice shows the opposite. In fact, and jenny were 2019, his plans were not imminent, they had been executed on or about december 30th, 2018, when all of the owners of 141 and 143 were out of town, mr. Rice constructed two large Storage Units, completely enclosing two spaces in our garage with floortoceiling walls, bolted into place, in which and wedged between Parking Spaces. He did this without a permit, without consultation, and without notification. It was then that discussions began. As part of our research, we contacted the department of building inspection. We were told that no such Storage Units were permitted. We shared this information with mr. Rice, including the email attached to exhibit 1 with a name and contact of the person who gave us this information. Mr. Rice subsequently took down the walls of the unit, but left to the frames up. When we left town in april, we had no reason to suspect that a week later mr. Rice would apply for a permit, further, we do not think that someone could obtain a permit to build on property that does not belong to them. We do not think that a neighbor would represent themselves as our authorized agent to build precisely the kind of structures we had explicitly objected to. I have some exhibits to offer into the record. You have 20 seconds left. Okay. My third point is we know of no breakins on the property. We know of no deaths, there is no reason either would occur there. Theres a high metal gate to the garage. We offer the emails from d. B. I. And the parking structures that we gave to mr. Rice. We have two declarations attesting the construction prior to january. Thank you. Thank you. May i ask you a question, please . Sure. So in the condominium structure, is the garage space for each of you, or is it deeded out separately as condominium part of the condominium space, or is it a joint, common areas. That is a good question. There are two different condo associations that use the same garage, and everyone has their deeded space, and mr. Rice has an easement, a use of an easement between Parking Spaces for storage that he has always placed items in. So we so the Parking Spaces are all deeded, they are individual property of the condo owners . Excuse me, my name is mark raven, i dont know this specifically the answer to your question, but i believe that it is all h. O. A. Common area, which has been divided out, and then part of that common area, part of those common areas have been granted to mr. Rice and for storage, and another was granted to another neighbor for parking. These are granted, these are not deeded. I dont believe any of the space is actually deeded, it is actually all common area that has been divided up. All right. I think that is really important to know. Thank you very much. Thank you. You can be seated. We will now hear from the permit holder. Good evening, commission. I represent eric rice. In a preliminary level, the requesters have argued a lot of points on the merit. They failed to address the actual legal standards before the board tonight, which is whether the city did anything intentionally or inadvertently to cause them to delay in filing the appeal. They failed to provide any testimony, any argument, any evidence that addresses the singular question, this annular standard that is before the board, and the fact is the city didnt do anything wrong. The city did not do anything inadvertently, did not do anything intentionally, the city did not cause the requesters to be late in filing this appeal. The fact is, mr. Rice has been

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