So, this was another new aspect. The e. I. R. Response to comments states the project will comply with the provision to the planning code as to Affordable Housing but thats inaccurate because the Development Agreement would wave those and have no moderate Income Housing and have its own plan. The e. I. R. Failed to analyze the projects potentially Significant Impact on shadows on publicly accessible open space. This is the Developers Site plan and shadows are shown in blue. This shows frequent shadows on the lower walnut walk and the square which the developer proposes to use as Community Benefits and open space. These proposed areas would be shaded mostly by the proposed buildings for much of the day or year. The city procedures provide that shadows must be studied if the use of open space could be adversely effected. And it doesnt matter whether the open use controls. The city failed to conduct a cityrun planning process. And the developer described his proposed project to the community once in a meeting in which members of the public were not allowed to speak. At the end of the powerpoint, he took three written questions and ended the meeting. There was no opportunity for public discussion of the potential zoning changes. The day before, in the office of supervisor ferell, the developer would not disclose the nature of the project and said this is not a negotiation. The developer conducted poster board sessions which exhibits were placed around the room but no opportunity was provided for an open discussion by members of the public and inaccurate zoning. There have not been 90 Public Meetings with the community. The developer may have had 90 private meetings with select people but not 90 Public Meetings. The e. I. R. Failed to analyze the projects inconsistency with provisions of the urban design element that protect major views in the city and maintain open spaces, especially those on hilltops and relate the bulk of buildings to the prevailing scale of development, et cetera. Let me just say here that im only highlighting some things and id like to incorporate all my prior comments because of the time i cant include them all. And do i have five minutes left . All right. So, the project would also have a significant effect on the loss of topsoil and was not considered. Wed like to prohibit deliveries to non residents such azzam a son walker and wed like to change ncs to nc1 and have a closing hour at 11 00 p. M. And eliminate flexible retail. Thank you, very much. Thank you. Are there any questions . You know names on the roster. I will now open up the public comment. Specifically for those who would like to speak in support of the appeals. Or meaning against the project and if you are here to support any of the appeals you will have an opportunity to come forward now. Lined up on my left and your right. For up to two minutes. For those who oppose the abuse, there will be an opportunity later in the hearing. At this time, those that support the appeals, please come forward. First speaker. My name is louie i lived two blocks from the project and thank you for your service and taking the time to listen. Im here today with a very simple message, we have failed, all of us, all of us have failed. The citizens of San Francisco and our Political Leadership have failed our citizenry. Our population has increased and we have not increased our housing stock. As a result, a great many people in this town pay a hugely disproportionate amount of their disposable income in order to obtain shelter. In the case of people in the lower wage scales, it is tragic, it is criminal, what we have done. And the only way that were going to solve the problem is to create more supply. You have that opportunity today. The median surprise of an apartment in the United States of America Today is 965 a month. The median price of a three bedroom two bathhouse is 395,000. Our prices are between three and four times the median and the median means the middle. A lot of places are cheaper than that. We did this to ourselves and we did it to ourselves because see whaceqa isused. I urge you today to approval this project because its a good project and a good sponsor, thank you. Supervisor yee he should have spoken later on. This is to support the appeal if you speak and you oppose the appeal, i will cut you off. Supervisor yee are we having trouble setting it up. I think we have it set up but well see. Good afternoon. Im Richard Frisbee and i will speak opposed to the proposed project. What does history tell us about the developer . The text is taking from the website. I added the highlights. This is not an Affordable Housing project. There is a great deal of flight modern income families from the housing but this is mostly posturing. Yes, affordable Senior Housing a wonderful component supported by all but it does nothing to address the fail your to provide any affordable moderate income Family Housing on this project. So we have 544 market rate units, zero affordable moderate family units. Except for seniors. This is a development geared specifically to the wealthy. Its what they build. 10 minimum should be set aside for affordable Family Housing. Why do i call 33333 an uber luxury development. The numbers speak for themselves. The rental rate or todays rates in the neighborhoods around 3333. Who do you see living at 3333 . Do you see any First Responders . Nurses, middle income wage easterners with families listed on the righthand side . Being able to afford these prices . No, the folks that afford 333 will be 200 of the a. M. I. 200 . Here are the facts. A third through the cycle 4 of the affordable moderate income goals have been met. Market rate, 18 times greater, note that San Francisco meets its 2,022 low income Affordable Housing in 2030 but doesnt meet its moderate family Income Housing at the 245. Supervisor yee thank you, sir. Next speaker. Come on up. I dont know how to turn this off . Good afternoon. My name is christina morris. I support the Community Alternative and i definitely support the appeal. For various reasons. My concern is that we as a community are not looking at trends in San Francisco. I think things are changing. I can see it in my neighborhoods. We have at least seven or eight, what i call zombie businesses right now empty. Theyre not being rented. Theyre houses on my street that used to sell in two or three weeks and theyre sitting empty and theyre not being bought. Zombie businesses, zombie residentses. The tax issue is one. People cant deduct much of their property tax and whatever other taxes they have associated with owning property. The other issue is the broad economy. I have several children but two who live in San Francisco. Both are considering leaving. One is in tech. He has had it. He is doing quite well but he said i cant live here anymore. Its housing of course and also quality of life. We have very dirty streets, drug use, open drug use, all kinds of problems that are not being solved by the city. And thats a trend that is happening not only with that age group but even with my age group. I talked to friends, im in my 60s, ill admit and theyre thinking of leaving. Whats going to happen in 15 years when theres not a population to buy this property or to live in this property . I think the board of supervisors needs to pay close attention to the broad economic and historical issues. I also think they should really look at the historical designation of this property and the lovely green space it provides our citizens. I had the honor of attending the tunnel tops designation last week. And i said, this is the fabulous gift. Were giving our citizens. Supervisor yee thank you. Next speaker, please. Hello, my name is dr. Ariana roy and i assume everyone is educated and informed wanting to do what is best for the present and our future. What is less clear is whether we have a future if we allow business as usual to determine the quality of our lives but whether we shall survive as a species. They communicate by smell and also by their root structures which are Like Networks and they communicate sharing food and oxygen and carbon dioxide. When we walk by are we a predator. How do they observe us . Americans have yet to fathom how, not only their actions but the thoughts and emotions with the environment. Touch be everyone and every aspect of what is known and not known. In the face of continuous warmth and increasing environmental disasters, humans are being invited to chose a guest and take increased responsibility and to reconsider their actions. In fact, climate disruption is teaching humanity the laws of nature are more powerful than corporations and even nations. Meanwhile, the type, frequency and intensity of largely man made climactic events revealed the fragile tee and interconnectedness of all life. I beg of you to think of our lives. Human lives and not favor corporations and developers short term interests over the health. Supervisor yee thank you, next speaker. Hell had he, my name is susan and im a 20year resident of San Francisco noticing that development is happening in this city in a way thats making it increasingly unlivable for those of us who have been here for a decade and some generations. I wanted to speak specifically to the issue of trees, which the person before we raised already. On the promotional video for 3333 california on the internet, it makes it look like theyre retaining trees but my understanding is they will remove 200 out of 210. I dont think that theres anything in their e. I. R. That discusses the discussed this this loss for the city. San francisco declared a Climate Emergency and we are falling fag behind in our goal for planting new trees in San Francisco and were way behind in our goals for building Affordable Housing and way a heads of our goals for building market rate housing. So, i strongly urge you to support this appeal and work with the community and their alternatives which will preserve the greenery that we so desperately need in our city. Thank you. Next speaker. My name is anne harvey and i support everything that kathy said. The paper she filed on behalf of the association. That being said, i was walking down the streets and the words of a Supreme Court justice came to mind, the question, do trees have standing . So i did a Little Research and i got the words of the case by Supreme CourtJustice William douglas and the see era club versus morton where he talks about Environmental Issues and pushed fourth that question do trees have rights . Standings like its part of the administrative procedure act. Thats not an issue here but if you havent read the pin its a part of my submission that i put forward for this hearing. Its an environmental issue and i think the reason it came to mind was there were signs on the trees about each tree and theres also sometimes a developer actually post trees telling us what will happen. A notice of a hearing where i can walk around and find it on a tree. Ive seen complaints filed on buildings. Its bizarre. Thats the way we notify people stuff. Go out and look for it and its posted. Please overturn the e. I. R. Im for housing bun the wa but y they did it here. Supervisor yee thank you, next speaker. Good afternoon, my name is peter wong. I am a resident of the neighborhood of 3333 california, and i am here on behalf of myself, my family and seven voting adults and four and a half future voters. We did all vote for supervisor stefani if that makes any difference. Let me proceed. I am here in support of the appeal of the e. I. R. I would like to draws your attention to the open space at laurel and euclid. This is the highest points on the property. You might ask, well, who cares if you notice in the background there, there is a few of the golden gate. This is a closer shot of it. This is a publicly accessible open space enjoyed by all. We recently had fleet week and had tons of families come and enjoy the space. I know people who, as theyre driving westbound up euclid, they dont expect to see the golden gate and there it is. Ace understand it, and as it shows on the Developers Planning submissions, we are replacing the open space with four luxury townhomes. This could happen in your districts. Is this what were allowing to happen in the city . You know, we have plans 675 units if we made it 671 im sure all of our friends here plus our friends and the carpenters in action could all enjoy this open space together. Thats all the comments i have. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker. I also have hard copies, should i leave them with someone . The clerk will pick them up from you. Hello, my name is kathy peck im a neighbor in laurel hill and i had my offices at easy center for many years. Dont pay for a parking lot. We want to save our old growth forest, the trees and wildlife at laurel hill for future generations to create real Affordable Housing for families and seniors instead of an expensive mega project at 3333 california that the Developers Plan for flex retail latenight destinations, strip malls and luxury sky townhomes and towers. For wealthy, for the wealthy. They also have an option to have the city buy back the Affordable Housing that theyre not going to probably make. Laurel hill is listed in historic registry and was the inspiration for Golden Gate Park. I dont know if you know that our park, the cemetery most of the cemetery in San Francisco became our park. Laurel hill was an inspiration for Golden Gate Park and were going to destroy that. It took that long to enjoy. Its unbelievable. Keep our trees on both sides. Keep laurel hill. No commercial retail. No towers except neighborhood height limits. Building period for four years no flex retail it will harm our businesses that are struggling. Thank you. Next speaker. Hi, i agree with everything that my previous speaker just said. I just wanted to add a little bit about the government leaders and pioneers and i do think that that would be almost like desecrating their graves to move the trees as well as having their burial sites. I also understand that the building itself is in the california historic at register and is eligibility for National Register and it would be because the current owners of the property opposed it because they wanted to do this development and its not going to get in there. This is a sad thing and historians should really look at this before they tear it down. It just needs a little bit more review and i hope the board of supervisors will credit it an important piece of property in the city. Supervisor yee thank you. Next speaker. Good afternoon, my name is josh clip. A resident cog to the Developers Environmental Impact report of the 210 trees on this property this project proposed to take out 200 of them or 96 of all the trees including 19 healthy trees look the public rightofway. According to the developers it will be complete in 10 to 15 years and theyll plan roughly 270 baby trees most of which are species that are completely inappropriate for that microclimate which means they will likely die. Our Department Says we have 10 years before its i am reversible our so world will have reached the point of no return on climate. Our city has declared itself to be in a Climate Emergency and our department of environment has specifically recognized that if we are going to meet our climate goals, we must sequester more carbon and the most effective tool for that are big, mature trees. I dont think anyone would argue that San Francisco needs more housing with you by cannot solve one crisis ignoring the Global Crisis and this may not seem like a big deal, but it adds up and you dont have to look that far because well talk about 3700 california where they want to take out 100 trees so now were at 300 trees within about three blocks of each other in one small neighborhood. 3333 california has roughly the same can pee percentage as the presidio and i doubt we would allow anyone to clear cut 10 acres of the presidio without asking if it was necessary. We have 10 years and in the year 2029, when we look back and say we did all we could to prevent where we were now from happening and the answer right now is no. Because we have not asked these experienced developers why they need to chop down 10 acres worth of big, healthy trees. We havent asked their architects whether the plants coffin corporated rather than kill these trees and until we ask these questions and take bold action to preserve the Natural Resources we are failing to do everything for our city and our future. Supervisor yee thank you, next speaker. My name is wendy and i live in Laurel Heights and i have for the past 20 years. I just want to state for the record, were not opposed to housing. We dont think we have to make a choice between housing and open space in the trees. We feel very strongly will maintaining this size of the existing green space and the trees, with the population of San Francisco and there are a lot of studies and it shown that green space does actually effect the health and wellbeing of the population to improved air quality and enhanced physical activity and helping people manage stress just getting out and walking in nature and improved social cohesion and equitable to grown space. My trip from Laurel Heights ironically or not, the only green space i saw was laurel hill. And i think it would reel be a shame and more than that harmful to lose that open space. Its understanding open green space and hard scaped. It has an impact again on how people con agre con gra gate ane space and the heat related increases as people are more and more concerned about global warming. And water run off. So again, were in favor of housing and keeping the grown gn space. Thank you. Supervisor yee next speaker. Good afternoon. My name is barbra brener. I am here as a neighbor of the 3333 california project. Im in favor of over turning the Planning Commissions approval of the Developers Plan as currently submitted. I speak in support of building 700 plus units on the site but with the strategy that is less didisruptive. Theres been a pattern of impropriety with the proposal before you. The site would have caused modifications in the design. In addition, flexible retail was never discussed nor was it mentioned in the Environmental Impact report so neighbors had no ability to consider it and respond. The e. I. R. , which was filed, did not analyze alternatives to the proposed project. Several issues exist beyond by allowed time limit but id like to address just one. Trees. Mature, historical trees and green space simply cannot be replaced with new plantings and cement landscaping. Eye recognize that the deliberations on this project have gone on for a long time. But the series of misssteps intentional or otherwise, provide compelling reasons to return this proposal back to planning. Supervisor yee next speaker. Good afternoon. I have lived on jordan avenue since 1992. Laurel hill is a gem in our city. We have the mature trees and open space landscape. I like the beautiful trees. I oppose the changing in zoning. This is open until 2 00 a. M. With all the traffic and noise that will destroy the character of this area. The Community Plan provides the same amount of Housing Units and affordable Senior Housing while reserving the greenery of the property and also saying this magnificent trees. Please save laurel hill and i hope you give the character of our neighborhood. Thank you. Supervisor yee next speaker. Good afternoon. My name is vaness a i have lived in district 2 for 22 years. I understand the prado group is proposing to bulldoze and flatten the hill at 3333 california and sho chop down 200 trees and face the oldest landmark. Laurel hill gardens cemetery. As well as the cemetery, for San Francisco pioneers u. S. Senators and civil war heroes, its a treefilled park for San Francisco residents. Since i noticed the Historic Cemetery plaque missing from the red brick wall a few years ago, i wondered why would anyone want to erase this history. It made me sad. Well, as a result, it seems that the job of marking and memorializing this important San Francisco landmark has been left to its survivors, the trees. Some of these large, old growth trees are monument to this lost history. In addition to the history, many studies have reported that the loss of large, old trees leads to an over all loss of urban biodiversity. They are critical ecological structures because relative to their size, they are disproportionate providers of resources crucial to wildlife. Its times of Necessary Development and help preserve the landmarks that define your cities rich history. Concern neighborhoods are not anti development. But surely these developers have the ability to build with respect to San Franciscos history. Thank you. Good afternoon. My name is bill cutler. My wife and i have lived in Laurel Heights on california street one block from the site of the proposed development for almost 50 years. We believe the feir should not be approved. It does not address the full Environmental Impact to our neighborhoods and its not properly analyzed and contrast prados proposal with the community are preservation look a look variant. A serious alternatives that builds the same amount of house north four years while preserving most of the green space. The cplv does this without violating current zoning laws, adding retail that will only negatively impact the businesses in Laurel Village. The owners of super markets have signed a statement detailing these concerns. The e. I. R. Did not evaluate impacts on traffic noise or air quality from multiple, flexible retail uses sharing the same retail space. The i. I. R. Only evaluated single use restaurant and retail uses. The local community was never told about flexible retail being included and flexible retail is not allowed anywhere else in district 2 and is not even allowed in the sacramento and fill more Street Commercial districts. Supervisor stefani introduced the s. U. D. After the completion of the feir. The comment was made the changes to the new zoning and subdivision map process are not included in the e. I. R. , thats not true. They will have a major effect on the future of Laurel Heights. And need to be included the introduction of flexible retail by design allowing more than one tenant in a retail space. Another disturbing aspect of the plans involve removing the healthy new Zealand Christmas trees that line california street. These trees are a vital part of our neighborhood and replacing them with fruitless olive trees to make prados Development Look like an extension of Laurel Village does not justify cutting them down in this era of toxic air and Climate Change. Theyre not on prados property. From the beginning supervisor yee thank you. Next speaker. Thank you for having us. I just want to say that i can beat everyone here. I have lived there for 0 70 yea. Ive seen a lot of changes. Bob saw the landscaping for the people working in the office to give everyone a view of the landscape but the neighborhood. We grew up there playing and going to five works, celebrations, all kinds of celebrations and there was never a no press passing sign and no one asked us to leave whether it was u. C. So, its been a very special place for a lot of people in the neighborhood. And i also would like to mention with the previous man just spoke about, and thats the traffic. If any of you have driven over euclid street lately, first of all its destroyed with all the roundabouts. You kent get through and there have been serious incidents and the police are over there giving tickets out. Id like to also add that to it. Thank you. Thank you. Supervisor yee next speaker. Hi, im kelly robertson. If the overhead could be turned on thats great. Good afternoon, supervisors. I hope you are all well. I would like to spend a moment discussing the value of the 3333 california site. Based on fair market value, the developers have possibly received a windfall of over 100 million when they purchased the property for 90 million. The u. C. System could have received another 100 million to add vans educational and research efforts. The developer paid 203 per squarely foot for a unique piece of property in a prestigious location. It has fully installed utilities, gas, electricity, water, sewer, transit and has shopping and services and an office building, if it were fully rented could generate 200 million per year in rental revenue. So, for example, unimproved lands in San Francisco, utilities in the revenue and sells between 250 and 480 of square foot. Land with revenue introducing buildings begin at 1200 per square foot. Based on the above 3333 california street has a fair market value of between i should move it. 425 per square foot and up to 500 per square foot even at i discounted rate. Based on the above, we would request that the board of supervisors require the 10 of the units in this project, 75, be Affordable Housing for middle income families and to have that included in the project. Thank you, very much for your time and interest. Supervisor yee next speaker. My name is robin mackie and i live kiddie corner across the other corner of the city. Im in Bernal Heights and ive there there since 1980. Im very concerned. I understand that 200 mature trees will be cut down and these mature trees, just by being alive are combating Climate Change. Your vote may be a local vote. But its much, much larger. Its a vote for the future of our planet and your children, grandchildren and future generations. So i urge you, please support the appeal of the e. I. R. Thank you. Supervisor yee next speaker. I believe that i am younger. Many come as representatives representing our families and our friends and you can imagine the runs of thousands represented by teach of us today. These trees, as Living Networks of individuals, we have addressed the importance of these 200 and 300 trees since the carbon and combating the world altering future of Climate Change and its worth considering the trees already destroyed and Development Efforts before the state. I call upon San Francisco to be a leader and commitment towards socially responsible Housing Development and up to us here in this almost to consider the impact of this and the many future projects. Thank you. Supervisor yee thank you. Next speaker. Hi, i dont have a voice so its ok if my friend here reads this. She doesnt have a voice. Can i read her statement for her. Supervisor yee yes. This is raz. I believe we can have housing and preserve the already existing trees. These two things are not mutually exclusive. Section 16 article 808 and 810 of the urban forestry ordinance of San Francisco state its a crime to abuse, injury, tree within San Francisco and during this september 19th, public works hearing, public works forestry expert stated that these trees on the chopping block were healthy, mature, significant all of them so that i would like to know how its possible the developers of this project have never been asked if they have plans for preservation. In all the hearings, preservation has never been offered as an o when asked about removal they stated things like there will be a door where these two massive trees are or that retail space should go to the curb across the wide sidewalk. I would ask is it possible for you to move the doorway a couple feet to the left or right or possible to include the already existing trees. All we hear from the developers is these trees will be replaced by sam bellings, its an afterthought. This should be about quality and not quantity. Even 88 samplings cannot do the heavy listing that mature trees provide us. Additionally, trees are teched beffectedby public trees. They belong to the people. The city has done a horrible job of informing the public of this merit. Up until today, most people didnt know they were at risk when they find out theyre shocked and sad and confused. The first question are they sick . The answer is no and thats verified by public work itself. Please remember that if you grant this permit theyre able to chop down whatever 200 trees exist on the property. Replacement is murder. In this age of Climate Change protest its irresponsible to cut down more trees. Do not grant the permit and ask for an alternative plan. Thank you. Supervisor yee thank you. Hope you get your voice back soon. Next. Mr. President , duffy im a San Francisco resident and i come from a state where they chop the forest down. To drive steam boats on the mississippi river. And then after that when all those trees are gone they discovered coal. Brilliant. I just believe that there has to be some kind of sim beosis between trees and carpenters. Look, we all know were not going to meet our 2029 Climate Change goals. So, we got one foot in the grave what are we going to do put the foot in another grave . I said it over and over, if you wanted to do something about Climate Change it would not look like what were doing and this project is a perfect example of that. When we have projects they have to have more benefits. I see weve got a row of suits here. I got to tell you im tired of the Planning Department bringing plans that just dont meet the great and i know its hard to sustain an appeal. Im a 47 year resident of laurel near california street and a 66yearold resident of district 2 and im certainly generally supportive of building housing on this site and i feel supportive of a number of aspect but the e. I. R. Has flaws. There is inadequate off Street Parking in the plans. If you have looked for parking in our neighborhood, you already spend anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes any time of the day or evening looking for parking. And that is even true of those of us who have a residential parking permit. The parking permits for this area section f are already over sold by 100 and they immediately adjacent parking areas and its over sold with residential permits by 124 and so you add 744 units and some will have off Street Parking and you create an additionellal parking and creates more and more cars circling all these blocks and creating more emission problems which are not addressed by the current e. I. R. So thank you for your consideration. Hell oh im a resident of San Francisco and im very pleased to be here to warp in what i think of as democracy in action at this hearing. I oak owe most of the prior people have spoken we need Affordable Housing. I need Affordable Housing. We need this does not address that unfortunately. But we also need to remember what is it that makes up a city i think its the people who make up the city. What makes a great city . Its a feeling of community. Maybe its not true but its the way it feels because when i Community Comes together with plans and theyre disregarded it feels like the people that live there dont count and so i feel like it needs to be really looking at alternate plans and if you take a drive in that neighborhood, if you take a drive you will see all over in the singlefamily homes and the low Rise Apartments that are there, signs in tons of windows saying save laurel hill. People feel like the city of abandoning us and giving away our city to someone who can make money off of it. I ask you to please remember that weve voted for you maybe it a viable plan. Here in opposition to the final approval of the e. I. R. Within a few blocks of each other, there are currently three projects in the laurel hill area the california street campus and the lucky penny and 333 california street each has a different project sponsor and each has had a very different outcome and cpmc and the lucky penny have had positive outcomes with the project sponsors working with the neighbors. As the board can see for themselves the 3333 california Street Project has not had a positive outcome. This is due in large part to the hardball tactics used by the project sponsors. I am also opposed to the development being the 7 to it would be a much larger size and again, i am opposed to the final e. I. R. Certification and im supporting the appellant. Thank you. Thank you, next speaker. Hello, supervisors. Thank you for having me here. Im fill fernandez and ive been a resident of this city and taxpayer since 1973 and i strongly encourage you to deny the appeal. There a lot of nimby opposition to the project its a positive forward step to provide housing. Its not your turn to speak right now. I apologize. Can you have a seat and well give you an opportunity later. Im sorry. This is in support of the appeal or opposition of the project. Overhead, please. Im rose. Id like to bring up something. But theres something in there that wasnt mentioned. A lot of times people say oh weve got 500 some odd trees to replace 500 trees. When is it a tree not a tree . Unequal environmental benefits and theres a website i referenced and times 269 sampling you need 49,765 zap rings and d. P. W. Of 1948 and you multiply that minimum 361,695. 91,915,955 if you take all those other trees. I go through and you can see on this slide, what is the equivalent, well theres the cam accumulation. You want Economic Impact i didnt know what i was doing. Sorry. So you got 15 trees move and 7,452,000 and the tree removal trees and it says 1611 and theyre not trees and 362 trees for the initial study, i dont know what the number is anymore. So then, you have 530 quote trees and its 1 of the zap ling equivalent of mature trees removed and include this under sunshine 67. 16. Maybe i got the wrong section but i turned it in for whoever wants it. Thank you. So, theres an overflow room and ive been informed that the people in the overflow room theres no one in there that is speaking in support of the appellant. So, if theres no i will close public comment. Thank you for your comments. Ok. So were going to move on with our hearings. We will have up to 15 minutes from the representatives of the Planning Department and public works. Good afternoon, supervisors. Im bruce the city and county surveyor before you is the appeal of tentative map 9956 which is a 739 unit phased final map project located at 3333 california. Public works received the application april 9th of this year. A few months later public works received a tentative map. Public works circulated the application to city agencies. The department of city planning, the department of building inspection, puc, public works, infrastructure design and construction and traffic a public hearing for the project. Order 201836 to consider approval of the tentative map. Kept 27 we granted the map approval on october and it brings us here today and if the board as any questions about the map. Seeing none. Lets continue with the next person. Good afternoon president yee. Im here today with other Planning Department staff to address the e. I. R. Certification appeal for the 3333 california Street Project. The Planning Commission searched by the final e. I. R. On septembe. Finding that the e. I. R. s adequate objective and complies with the California Environmental quality act where ceqa, the ceqa guidelines and the chapter 31 of the San Francisco administrative code to the extent that issues in appeals of the conditional use authorization tentative map decisions are Environmental Issues theyre addressing in the departments ceqa appeal response. The ceqa appeal including the november 7th and november 12th supplemental letters have been fully addressed by the department in the responses to comments document and the memorandum provided to the planning decision on september 4th. I will highlight several issues but all issues are raised. Contrary to the appellant, the e. I. R. Analyzed a range of project alternatives including two full partial preservation alternatives. The Alternatives Development process was robust and considered the significant ant and unavoidable impact of the project as required by ceqa. For the preservation alternatives, the department saw feedback from the Historic Preservation commission and other preservation experts. Appellants submitted product alternatives that the appellant contends should have been included in the e. I. A. And the department reviewed these and determined none of the alternatives is required to be included in the e. I. R. Because theyre similar to the e. I. R. Project alternative evaluated. The comparisons of the site plans to e. I. R. Alternatives are klein you haincluded in the res. They are similar to e. I. R. Alternative c a full preservation alternative. Appellants look similar to e. I. R. Personal alternatives e and d. Whether to include these alternatives in the e. I. R. That the Department Also requested that San FranciscoPublic Works Bureau conducted independent review of the appellants alternative. Public works concluded that the alternatives could not be constructed as claimed by the appellant. The a pal attribute has Parking Spaces in the alternatives and in particular, they found that appellants assumptions regarding useable space are not reasonable and public works also concluded that the appellant alternatives would provide mostly small units such as studios and one bedroom units. In the appeal letter, as well as november 7th, supplement, appellant contents that the e. I. R. Failed to adequately review potential design modifications to the product which could have been required as mitigation measures to reduce the significant Historic Research impact. This is incorrect. In the case of this product, given the [please stand by] weve heard a lot of testimony regarding the trees and Climate Change. The city understands the importance of this issue. As discussed, the city has an aggressive reduction strategy to reduce the ghgs, including new development. The strategy has been successful in that sf is more than meeting state goals. Also discussed in the eir, it complies with the reduction strategy. This is a key strategy in reducing vehicle trips and ghgs. Pursuant to senate bill 743 by located housing in a transitrich area in proximity to jobs. And i would like to note that emissions from vehicles from far worth contributor to Climate Change than lots of trees. Other comments relate to the merits of the project and the merits are not concerns related to the eir appeal but may relate to other appeals and project approvals. The departments response addresses whether the eir prepared for the project meets the requirements of sequa. The appellant has not provided substantial evidence to support a claim that the eir fails to comply with seqa, the guidelines or chapter 31 of the administrative code. Therefore, planning respectfully recommends that the board upholds the Commission Certification of the final e requiremenirand with that, illy colleague, nick foster, to address the conditional use authorization appeal. Good afternoon. Im nick foster with the Planning Department staff. Also before the board today is whether to uphold or overturn the conditional use authorization or the ceu for this project. The Planning Commission on september 5th approved the conditional use for a vote of 73 to allow structures to exceed 40 feet in a Zoning District and for a planned Unit Development from select requirements of the planning code. As youve heard, the appellant contends the board shall authorize this because its not desirable or compatible with the neighborhood. In granting the cieu, including the new and reused structures, with nonresidential uses. And the commissions found the project is indeed necessary or desirable because it will provide new opportunities for housing with no displacement and new site amenities including 2. Y accessible space and new childcare facility