Turnbull in a timely manner, they red tagged my building. It becomes a lien, which means i have to do a construction draw, in general you cannot do. Luckily we had a great relationships with all of our lenders. Maria, who runs the tax credit buying for u. S. Bank, and so she said to me, foley, i would never sign off with a lien on title, but i know youre not doing anything crazy. I gave her all of the documentation. I think the critical issue that is we all have to talk. The community has to talk. Preservation planning has to talk. Planning has to talk. We all have to talk. If we talk, we dont have things like that happen. And luckily we were able to get through it. We were able to get the building renovated. We have a great relationship with historic and preservation. The other interesting story about preservation, im personally focused on, is when you look at the Small Business rules that we have done around legacy businesses, thats really super great. What we havent done, we havent helped those businesses that are legacy businesses or current businesses actually operate in an easier way in San Francisco. And my perfect example is so my daughter and i go to como sushi once a week. She loves, i love it. Corner of polk and post. The people that run it and operate it live in the tenderloin. They have great fish. Its great priced. And again my daughter love decision. So asked them one day, you know, it took them nine months, multiple meeting withs d. B. I. And planning to put a silly sign up on the building. We have to figure out a way. I dont know a solution. We have to figure out a way to allow these Small Businesses to actually go run their business. Because the Big Companies they can big out the lobbyists and the people they need. Weve really got to figure out how to help these businesses, that are really the fabric of our community operate. And if we do that, were the winners. And the community is a winner. But we really have to Start Talking more. And thats what that is. Thats about getting Historical Preservation planning, d. B. I. , all together and saying what are we going to do about these people getting the mixed message about the sign. And i think those are the two things that i think are really important for the commission to be thinking about. My not necessarily be their job. But i think its something we can talk about and we can actually talk to planning about how we can make that better. Supervisor ronen and then, you know, youve done two of these projects and youre obviously you like these projects and are passionate about them. Do you anticipate any future projects and any conflicts of interest . Im actually working on potentially one project that will actually be for a nonprofit. So im doing two things around nonprofit work. Well, a bunch of things around nonprofit work and Early Childhood education and mental health. So i am working with a large nonprofit that trains 25 psychologists and put them in a Historic Building. It would be very noncontroversial. Wed actually renovate the building, kind of the same which we did st. Josephs and keep the whole for sod, the whole facade, might add a little bit of mezzanine. It would be a very, very, very straightforward transaction, that i think everyone on the commission and the city would be very happy about. Thats kind of my the biggest thing i have to recuse myself from. Supervisor ronen okay. 125 psychologists, thats music to my ears. Its really important. Supervisor ronen any other questions from my colleagues . No. Thank you. Thank you very much. Supervisor ronen and now can we please hear from lydia south. Good morning. Welcome. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning, chair ronen and members of the committee. My name is lydia south. Im honored to be nominated for serve on the Historic Preservation commission. I moved to San Francisco from portland, oregon, in 2000. My daughter and i have been living in the mission for over 11 years. We enjoy one of the most vibrant, diverse neighborhoods in San Francisco. Every day we experienced a rich history of the city. As an immigrant from hong kong, i know what hard work means. It requires me as an immigrant woman to work 500 harder, just to demonstrate that i can do the job. This is a challenge that i have stepped and relished, because i know that the future will be bright for my daughter and for my community. Im nominated for seat 2 of h. P. C. , which requires a licensed architect who meets the secretary of interiors professional qualification standards. These standards require either one year of graduate study in architectural preservation study or closely related field, or at least one year of fulltime professional experience on Historic Preservation projects. I meet and exceed these standards. I have much more experience working on Historic Preservation projects, preparing plans and specifications on Historic Buildings. I have worked in San Francisco as a licensed architect in San Francisco and nearly 20 years total in architecture. In San Francisco, nearly every building you work would require interaction with some aspect of the citys Historic Preservation standards and guidelines. If not, the secretary of the interior standards. It is a requirement that as an architect, i think it is invaluable, because architecture is fundamentally about creating spaces that enhance the cultural and social environment. And cities thrives when the environments blend the old and the new. I would like to share with you some examples of the work that i have done, as an architect that demonstrates my experience and knowledge of the secretaries of the interiors standards. In San Francisco, i was the staff architect on preserving and revitalizing the historic baker and Hamilton Building at 601 townsend street, over a year. It is on the National Register of historic places. I worked meticulously to study and restore this building in accordance to and interpreting the secretary of the interiors standards for this building, as macro media offices, with i is now adobe headquarters. In the category of building features and system standards, i study the the context, building facades, canopies and roof signage from historic footages to identify and interpret the best approach to preserve the character of the building. I worked out the details to rebuild inkind of the roof signage and the support system, windows and canopies were restored and replaced with custom materials, that imitate the original look. The loading dock canopies were restored as canopies for new outdoor seating areas. For the building exterior and interior standards, exterior bricks were restored and painted the original color and shape. The regional timber frame structure and loadbearing walls were seismically upgraded and the features were exposed in the interiors. For the reversibility standards, i designed a new campaign and ramp at the entrance for independent support systems, so that it will minimize the impact for the Historic Building facade. And should these new additions need to be removed, the facade can be reversed back to its original look. So designing all of these components required me to understand and interpret the secretary of the interior standards, since i was not the principal of the farm or an attorney, i personally did not present in front of the h. P. C. It is the staff who prepares and researched the materials. And that work should not be discounted. I also held a retail Design Management position at apple. Before that i was a senior Technical Architect associate at the firm, where i designed skyscrapers and landmarks. Through my work at jackson, where i was honored to be involved in the adaptive reuse of the first Nine Apple Stores in the urban sites. For almost every one of these stores, we had to consider the impact of new structure on the surrounding historical environment. I was the architect of the first apple store on south street, a project that involved Historic Buildings, as well as the downtown preservation district. I worked on the apple store in soho, new york, located in post office and the apple store on Regent Street in london. The worlds oldest Retail Shopping street. [bell ringing] these projects require me to apply the standards, with regards to materiality and storefront window and facade patterns. As a matter of fact, in 2016, the new york landmarks conservancy presented its chairman award to apple for their work in adaptive reuse of Historic Buildings. I am extremely proud of the work i did in making these Historic Buildings engaging to the public. Most recently, as a parent of presidio, i serve on the Master Planning Committee and led the efforts to rehabilitate a building. This building is a contributing structure to the historic landmark building next door, the st. Josephs church building. This work involved applying to secretary of interior standards to making decisions about retaining and replacing historical windows, rebuilding the historic corners as its defining features and creating a new entrance by interpreting the standards. I have worked on other projects with historical buildings throughout this country and in china. I understand that work outside of the United States might not include applying to the secretary of interior standards, but i think this experience is important and provides context for the architectural, historical work that happens in San Francisco. As a chineseamerican woman, im proud that our Chinese Community has contributed so much of the city. Chinese helped build San Francisco. And my community will continue to play an Important Role in this future. Fundamental to my culture is a respect for history and tradition. While embracing change. Three years ago, i founded my own company. My work touches on historical site contact and exterior treatments. Since im familiar with the issues at hand, i offer decline solutions that meet the requirements and with my clients approval meet designs that appropriate. So far my projects dont need to apply for certificate of appropriate or of any other exemption from h. P. C. Back in 2017, i was appointed by the mayor to serve on the Arts Commission. My duties are to review the buildings. To allocate funding, fiscal funding and serve as the liaison. I appreciate and have indepth understanding of the complexity involved to get a building built purposefully. I frequently review Civic Projects an urban master plan with historical landmarks, as it relates to history of the artwork and the architectural elements, including how to appropriately restore them, so they are resilient to natural hazards. Through my work with the Arts Commission, i have been working with local communities to create Cultural Heritage work. I work with tndc and other projects to ensure the work complies with the transgender cultural district. I work with project sponsors to enjoy to ensure that the design of the eagle plaza met multiple City Department requirements and was consistent with the lgbtq district. I led the multiple Design Review process for having the plaza redesigned, with multiple holders, including the city, the c. B. D. And the residents, as well to ensure compatibility with the significant and landmark buildings at the plaza. This work may not be about our architecture and buildings. But it is critical to ensure the Cultural Heritage of San Franciscos communities are recognized going forward. The Cultural Heritage work is incredibly important to me. And another way of which i have found to make Historic Buildings and neighborhoods reflect the community that we lived in and around them. So through my work in San Francisco, as an architect and a commissioner, i have found my calling to serve our beloved city and represent the women and minorities voices that are often excluded in art, architecture and preservation. When youre trained as a Technical Architect, as i am, you are trained to work in applying your skills to any and all technical guidelines, including Historic Preservation. And the secretary of interiors standards. I hope that i have demonstrated not only my technical qualifications, but that i will bring compassion, advocacy, Community Representation to the Historic Press advise commission. And thank you for your time. I would be honored to serve on this commission. Supervisor ronen thank you so much. Is there any questions . A couple questions. First, i just want to thank you for all of your amazing work with the city and with the Arts Commission so far. Im a big fan of yours. And really know that you have provided invaluable, sort of incredible insight work to the Arts Commission. You know, whenever youre considered for everything, its exciting for me. I just wanted to ask you specifically a little bit more about your experience in Historic Preservation, just because its such a highly technical field, which, of course, youre capable of. But were looking for someone especially for the seat, who has had tremendous experience in Historical Preservation. Because we are a city a historic city that has incredible landmarks that we have to often fight to preserve. So have you ever been or related with the Historic Preservation commission or been before it or talked to anyone there or testified before the commission . Have you any interaction with the commission at all directly . Directly i dont have to go in front to testify on the cases. For San Francisco what i am always able to do is to just knowing what we have to work with. We look context and i was able to convince my client because its a complex solution. Its schedule, time and money and also the ability and the willingness to be patient, right. So a lot of my clients theyre smaller project sponsors. So usually we take an alternative interpretation approach to just to do the right thing and without needing to actually testify and deviate away from what we have to do for the project. Supervisor ronen yeah. In addition to, you know, the Research Work that you had done for the adobe project, and the work the amazing work for the cultural districts, which as you know, i was the sponsor of the legislation. So i can not tell you how important that so to me and how much i appreciate that work. In terms of sort of the Technical Work around Historic Preservation, can you describe any other circumstances or in addition to that circumstance, exactly how youve interacted with our city and with the Historic Preservation commission and advocating for the preservation of either a building or a community. Okay. Well, i can speak for that as a parent of my daughters school. Actually, in fact, today is her golden birthday. She turned 9 on september 9th. So i am heavily involved with my daughters school. When we had to renovate the building, which is deemed to be the contributing building, resources to the neighboring st. Josephs church. Supervisor ronen uhhuh. And i am, as part of the contributing member to my daughters school, i am on the Master Planning Committee, which is representing the owner in charge of actually getting this rectory restore and rehabilitated and turned into kindergarten and also elementary school. And these are two different occupants and it has different requirements. And also guiding the Consulting Engineers and architects and what hurdles we need to go through in making a sound decision at the right time. We interpret together of how we treat the entrances, the gate that is opening up to howard street. Historically it swings out and it doesnt meet our current sidewalk encroachment requirements. So we have to come up with an understanding of redesigning the gate. And get it through the determinations of acknowledging that if we swing out, then were encroaching and we cant meet the building and sidewalk code, and then we come up with a new gate design, that ends up being approved. And also some part of the supervisor ronen that was approved through the h. P. C. . Yes. Then it was also im acting as a client. We have a school in this case, its a School Architect. So we have basically architect can