san francisco for 40 years. i live in the occurred sunset to say there's muni incapacity in our neighborhood is an understatement. we have one line that goes downtown when it breaks down you can see the line of streetcars lined up to the ocean and we're stick. in addition i'm concerned about the impact of tall dense building on our parks and open space. you've heard a presentation on eco district. vegetation don't grow in the dark. i hope this commission will give serious consideration to the policies of alternative a to better mitigate the impacts of development. i support the continuance. yoipdz from the notice i could comment on the incorporated sections. please give us more time to review and submit comments. thank you >> thank you. let me call a few more names as our next speaker comes up (calling names) >> hello, i'm chris shaving i live on terrace and have been a resident of san francisco for over 40 years. i'm a member of the university terrace association. i believe that neighborhood would be an example of our future based on this design. and i think that i'll give you an example we live already with very tall, large, dense, micro living units they're called dormitories and there are thousands even if people who live near our neighborhood our neighborhood is rh one and two. to give you an example i live in a dui perplex the change in rh two would significantly reduce the quality of life for us. if there were more people than the four people below us there is no way to have somebody who is ill in a situation like that or the cost of having nor density where we bear the cost is over $400. so i'm trying to provide you with some realistic view. today, i took muni to get here. i was on a bus with two different who cares. there would not enough room for people standing. last night when i came on muni, of course, i'm disabled i can't see my feet because of this mechanism. but i'm disallowed to come from the front of the bus and a hang on with one armenian arm and i'm city-state i sitting next to two people the lady next to me has two replaced knees - >> thank you, madam our time is up. >> all right. >> good afternoon. i'm robert gi live in san francisco. i've been a resident for over 50 years and currently the president of the mri limb club. the eir didn't address the middle-class. there's no dispute that there's a hallowing out of our middle-class. it's not meeting its target for moderate housing. you should incorporate policies that will be effective in producing middle-class housing. and one of the 0 policies should be revised and one - the 2009 housing needs to have some single-family neighborhood. i support of the stuns requesting additional time for comments. the revised discussion refers to other sections of the eir that weren't circulated. so therefore i respectfully ask for more time to look at the number one circulated areas. thank you for your time >> thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. my name is a jean i'm a long time resident of the richmond district. i'm here to add my voice to the many requests to please grant a continuance for the review of this process. as you already heard many of us didn't understand the notice we could comment on other seconds of the eir as and pertain to the alternative section. in the interest of fairness and due process a grant of a continuance would be appropriate. this is much too important a document the issues are far too critical to the future of san francisco. as well as to present and future residents of san francisco to ram this process through without giving everyone in the city a change to comment. please grant us a continuance. thank you >> thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i'm john this hearing is a hearing that is called to comply with a court order. it was appreciated if in non-compliance complying with the court order through would have an a constructive notice the notice was sent out december during the holiday for the public to review and to come here on the 23rd of january for the organizations of time of of the city to develop and study the documents and make appropriate comment to the eir and materials that have been recirculated but worse than that the notice was - it said the hearing will be limited to only a certain section that's contrary to what the court requested. it's essential in order to comply with the courts decisions to have this process go on so this hearing can be continued so we can properly be noticed. organizations in the city can study the documents and be able to give complete and meaningful response to what the documents are being present. so i urge the commission to continue the hearing until march the third. thank you >> thank you (calling names). >> good afternoon, commissioners. judy coalition with san francisco neighborhood compliesz of 48 neighborhood organizations. i live in the mission. the eir states the pipeline unit totaled 25 thousand more than the 31 thousand plus units sought by the housing needs allocation for the 2345078 to the current period and it would allow the additional capacity of more units. the city is over producing market rates and failing to produce middle-class housing. for the prior 1999 did market rate was over product of one hundred and 53 percent of the market rate production for the 52 of the low income father are target was met. the work on this document and the previous housing eir and element itself since 20005 and this one since nodding. she brought this flawed document to this point. i strongly support and urge you to grant another month for consideration of the documents and actually at least march third and at most april 3rd due to inadequate notice. thank you >> thank you. any further any public comment? okay. seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioner sugaya >> yeah. i start with one comment. that a question actually to staff. has this been scheduled before the historic presentation commission >> i can't speak to the previous circulated eir but this one has not. >> i know the staff should give consideration to having a hearing before the historic preservation commission under charter under the referral of duties in which the matter that pertain to the historic resources and in effects to those resources must be circulated and i find such a statement is contained in the collective summary that the eir could result in a potentially impact to resource etc. so my contention is you need to a circulate this through the historic preservation commission at some point. and, secondly, there's been allocation this the notice for this has been inadequate that's a legal issue without going through a long protracted discussion between attorneys i can only accept what is before us as being adequate. i am open, however, to extending the comment period not this particular hearing but a comment hearing it's for another three weeks. i don't know how the other commissioners will feel we can get to that in a motion if there is some agreement >> commissioner moore. >> i believe that all argument which for further clarification have been brought forward respectfully and without having all the sections of the document in front of me to which the comments pertain i feel there's a consensus between a lost people extending the timeframe would be beneficial. i don't think we note to artificially need to extend it further. i ask we consider 45 days many issues are complex i heard thirty, 45 and 60 i think 60 mike might be two long i could settle for 45 but i will be supportive that the composition recommends thirty and the comment period is 45 days from the release so the question is whether how far beyond the foy days our proposing to go >> your commenting open february not the third but 45 days from that particular date to hold it. >> excuse me. sarah jones. i want to raise what chapter 31 of the administrative code around the eir period thatdz up to the discretion. but what sequa says about a comment period open an eir is the period of 45 days the maximum period appropriate under sequa is 60 days under complex circumstances so that's what is stated under state law that's the guidelines on comment period >> commissioner borden. >> yeah. i think, however, you get to 60 days make sense prps i think we've seen this document the recirculation of the 2009 document i understand it and this may go to the pc to provide another forum but people want to be able to provide comments and i don't think we need to hear it again. >> so can i confirm with the city attorney than whatever we can make a motion to ask for an extension or with the eir extension. >> i'm from the city attorney's office you could advise staff. >> commissioner sugaya i want to go ahead and make the recommendations to staff will basically the environmental officer to extend the period out to 60 days. i don't know do we make it in the form of a motion or - >> from the commissioners to go from foy to 60 days. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> any further comments. okay >> seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioners we can move into you're next item. that places you on item 16 for case 2013 z and m amendments to the zoning map and the downtown area plan and golden gate avenue proposed amendment >> good afternoon vice president wu aaron stair from the departments legislative staff. there are two items dpirs it is the zoning amendment for golden gate avenue. from r.c. 4 so the church may participate in the t dr program and the second would expand the downtown area plan to include saint bonding if his. the general plan is required so that the ordinance property by supervisor kim would be consistent with the plan. it's city mark that requires both the rezoning and the general plan amendment be and then by historic preservation commission. they reviewed is and recommended approval. the city tdr area. those properties then are permitted to develop an access of their ratio but not both the districts. the application will happen over the rezoning requirement they'll be required to submit a rehabilitation and maintenance plan it described any rehabilitation work that guarantees the upkeep of the church. this is recommend for approval of the ordinance and the general plan amendment. the full basis of our positive recommendation is outlined but in summary it will not negatively impact the soourdz neighborhood or any adjacent property and hadn't been part of the rezoning that concludes my presentation but i believe supervisor kim is here as well as the representatives saint bonding if his >> thank you supervisor kim. >> thank you chair wu. doesn't to side you and all our commissioners. actually, i think that planning has gone through the details of the presentation but our office supports this golden gate from r.c. 4 to r.c. depression. just a little bit about boniface one of the reasons we support this the church is an important asset to the neighborhood it houses the academy ate an amazing 4 to 89 program that is larger free to the folks in our foivend attained. they also house a program in the morning where they allow anyone off the streets to come in to sleep or get breakfast when the shelter is closed. they've been doing love things it's an important block st. anthony's is rebuilding their kitchen and one hundred units of affordable housing next door. we have saint anthony's across the street their service our low income population in the neighborhood. i want to appreciate the work coming from the neighborhood this guarantees that the rescoping is in the public interests that i they establish the project given the stakeholders comfort that there will not produce anything negative. this has taken me time to understa understand. acknowledging this isn't isn't the only chech church we've gotten this request from. saint bonding if his is important in the community. this legislation has a broad support population and my colleagues will describe in brief. thank you, commissioner i'm having trouble talking to the maximums to the project and i appreciate our support to the proposal >> thank you project sponsor. >> commissioners. director ram. my name is a edward i was asked by saint bonding if his to rezone the property for the sale of the tdr. it's one of the most architecturally significant building in the tenderloin. the original building was completed in 1902. the great earthquake of 1906 destroyed nearly the entire structure. incredibly the main tore remained standing out of the earthquake and incorporated into the ed face. therefore the church as it stands today includes the largest of the architecture features from 1902 with the remainder built from the plans and the ashes of the original church. it's adorned with missouri attorney's fees see and i'll see the grand organ is a masterpiece. it was from 1915. set the record straight bonding if his is the most beautiful architecture element have the stained glass windows the 2 seven hundred windows were designed by one of the premier art glass designers in the world. st. bone if his remains one of the genres of the churches. having withstood the destruction a recent proposal for restoration was at the $2 million. the church ability to sell the tdr should cover the complete restoration. over the past several months we've worked extensively and found the preservation overwhelming. we hope you'll support this. thank you >> thank you. any public comment on this item? oh, i'm sorry >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is a father tommy king i'm the pastor of the st. bone if his church after rupturing from admissiony work. during my time there i've developed a lot for the people of the tenderloin. st. bone if his plays two important roles. first, it is a place of bout and spiritual tranquility. particularly the old stained glass windows provide humanizing beauty to a neighborhood filled with dehumanizeizing poverty and invention. people come in instantly to enjoy the beauty and can meditate and pray. the church has hosted did abductal project 2, 3, 49 back part of the church. many of the people that sleep in the church during the day were on the streets the night before because there was not adequate space for them in shelters. at any given time there's to 90 people resting in the pews of the bone if his check up. as you imagine it takes a toil on the building. i'm aware the building is unique in all the united states. informing for those two reasons st. bone if his is a wonderful place in the tenderloin. it provides a place next to the academy it's a private catholic school for families in the tenderloin. because parents only pay $50 per month most of their intuitions is covered by grants. approximately 80 percent go on to college. for students in the tenderloin this is an incredible static. the majority of people in bone if his serves our very poor. many parishioners work two jobs to feed their families. it's a multi facility. our church collections are never enough to meet our operating costs. we don't have adequate fund to preserve a large building such large projects like window restoration. as windows fail our only option we'll cover them with plywood and perhaps to insert a clear glass. this indeed would be a traffic loss. in order to continue it's social outreach programs we need our support. we can't do it without a new source of if you happened and our ability to sell tdr