bureaucracy delays and costs. commissioners, my legislation before you today is a balanced plan that will finally bring clarity and transparency to our c-e-q-a appeal process. this results from enormous almost six months worth of work with planning department staff, with members of the community, and with opponents of the legislation. i have done exactly what you asked me to do, engage in outreach and dialogue, and to be flexible. i made many amendments, and this legislation deserves your support. i m happy to answer any questions that you have. thank you very much. are you able to stay for a little bit? i will stay. thank you. good evening, commissioners, sara jones from the environmental planning section of the planning department. as you ve heard this evening from supervisor wiener, this ordinance was developed with the help of our staff to address a crucial deficit that we have in our procedures right now under chapter 31. chapter 31 of the administrative code gov
at the time this was before the commission previously, i appeared with the city attorney s office and my paying of dues in california was not sufficient for me to recuse myself because if there is any finance involved, this is not the same way around. this is the continuance. we have heard that this is some time near the end of next year. this will be between october 7, when this is before us, prior to any holiday. this does not change much in my regard. if, on the 17th, there is sufficient information, we can continue further. i have a problem, mentioning the continuances do not sit well with me. i want to move this item to november november 17. i agree with the commissioner. commissioner miguel. as he has pointed out, with most of the speakers there is no new environmental discussion and we will see this at some time in the future. this is a fairly narrow question. the question is to continue the use of the kob hill masonic center, the same yousef has been in place si
sufficient for me to recuse myself because if there is any finance involved, this is not the same way around. this is the continuance. we have heard that this is some time near the end of next year. this will be between october 7, when this is before us, prior to any holiday. this does not change much in my regard. if, on the 17th, there is sufficient information, we can continue further. i have a problem, mentioning the continuances do not sit well with me. i want to move this item to november november 17. i agree with the commissioner. commissioner miguel. as he has pointed out, with most of the speakers there is no new environmental discussion and we will see this at some time in the future. this is a fairly narrow question. the question is to continue the use of the kob hill masonic center, the same yousef has been in place since 1966. it seems with such a narrow question, certainly, three weeks to research this year and make certain that this is something that peop
the last association i had with the ownership of of the site in question, this was in 1964. at the time this was before the commission previously, i appeared with the city attorney s office and my paying of dues in california was not sufficient for me to recuse myself because if there is any finance involved, this is not the same way around. this is the continuance. we have heard that this is some time near the end of next year. this will be between october 7, when this is before us, prior to any holiday. this does not change much in my regard. if, on the 17th, there is sufficient information, we can continue further. i have a problem, mentioning the continuances do not sit well with me. i want to move this item to november november 17. i agree with the commissioner. commissioner miguel. as he has pointed out, with most of the speakers there is no new environmental discussion and we will see this at some time in the future. this is a fairly narrow question. the question
i am elizabeth from jones street, the only painted lady on the hill. and all three of us are concerned about what is happening with masonic. we want to examine all the issues involved and all of the paperwork and we truly feel that a continuance to january 12, this could be beneficial to the knob hill association and the people who are trying to put together their information. thank you very much. and is there any additional public comment? just come up. i am michael barrett of the knob hill association. i have lived here for 30 years. i don t understand why this is getting another continuance. this has been going on for three and a half years. i know that some of the people from the nob hill association say that we should do this in january. i say not to do this at all. this should not be continued for legal purposes and i am against this happening. and thank you very much. is there additional public comment? good afternoon. i am here on behalf of the owners of t