4th/Freelon Street SUD

Representing Supervisor Daly - This project is extremely transparent. There have been many community meetings. - This is not the end of the process. There will be many additional opportunities for people to give their comments on this project. - He is available for questions from the Commission.

Carpenters Local Union - It is important to keep housing in this city.

- He is in support of this project. - S.R.O. hotels are located in the worst areas of the city and have a lot of problems. - He would like this project to go forward and allow affordable housing.

- If the project goes through, it is possible she might be able to afford it.

- He supports this project and hopes that the Commission will approve it. (+/-) Elena De Castro - She is opposed to the height zoning and parking aspects of this project. - She supports the housing aspect of this project.

- She is an architect and designs affordable housing. - She supports this project.

- It is important for the Planning Department to be strict about rational planning processes and the laws and regulations and not cause chaos.

Mental Health Association - People deserve to live in units that have a kitchen and a bathroom. - She supports this project.

Webcor Builders - Webcor will be the union contractor to build this project. - This will be a union project. - He supports the project as it is currently being presented.

- He supports this project as it is proposed. - Housing should be economically viable.

- The affordable component of this project should be off-site.

Asian Law Caucus - He is in support of this project. - He sees a lot of people who are homeless. - He urges the Commission to approve this project.

- He is in support of this project. - Although this project goes outside of the Planning Code, it is a good project for this City.

- This project should be approved as it is being presented.

- If this building is reduced, it will loose the ability to offer affordable units. - This project should be approved because it will provide housing to many people.

This is an incredible creative solution that provides housing without any government subsidies.

French Bros Carpets - He is not concerned with the height of this building. - This project is beneficial to working class people.

- This project would be a dream come true. - It will provide incentive to other developers to building housing for people who live in the area.

- He supports this project as it is being presented to the Commission. - It will provide affordable housing, which is what the people of San Francisco need.

- They have been working on this project for many years. - They have made many modifications based on the issues everyone has had. - There have been endless negotiations. - He knew that the height would be an issue but to get what the Supervisor's want the height needs to remain as is.

- The legislation before the Commission has been amended many times during the last year to reflect the needs and concerns expressed by the benefactors of the project. The amendments have been reviewed by the Board of Supervisors, the City Attorney's Office, and now by the Mayor's Office of Housing. - The Commission needs to act now. If it's yes, great. If it's no, great. This project just needs to move forward.

- He is in support of this project and the upcoming legislation. - The building is not out-of-scale. The affordable component is far grater than the Leno legislation.

- He has been asked by the project sponsor to give a comparison of Section 315 and the proposed new Special Use District Zoning and provide a summary of this. He presented this summary to the Commission.

- He has listened for about three hours to testimony and the issues speakers have. One of these issues is the height. Yet there are a number of buildings in the area that have the same or even higher heights. - He is in support of this project.

- This project is not precedent setting, but it does have its unique aspects.

- He is here to support the rezoning of this project. - People need to understand the difference and the benefits this project will give to the people of San Francisco.

Residential Builders Association and SOMA PAC - Previously, a building not to far away from this project was approved. - This is a good project and it should be approved

- She is here to support this Special Use District. - This is the most brilliant idea she has seen to date. - This project will create additional affordable market rate housing, it is below the medium price level and it will house at least 200 people. - This project will eliminate 1-bedroom lofts that no one can afford. - This is smart growth at its best.

- This project needs to be adopted if there is any intent to stop the housing crisis.

- This project should be approved since it will stop the escalating affordable housing crisis.

San Francisco Information Clearing House - He will be speaking on the Special Use District language. - The Commission should not pass a Special Use District that weakens another portion of the Planning Code. - This is precisely what the Commission is being asked to do.

- This project is not before the Commission but he would like to speak about the Special Use District. - This project is completely appropriate to be treated special.

- The issue here is housing. This project will increase housing. - He is furious about the lies put forth by the Carpenters Union. - He sat in on a [meeting] with the Carpenters Union and the developer. At this meeting, the union members did not express any concerns. - Webcor will be building this project and they are 100% union.

Central City - He supports this project. It is a very unique project and maybe it should receive special treatment. - This housing would provide permanent housing for people who live in S.R.O. hotels.

- This project is about moving people to a decent place in order to have a decent way of live. - This project is about housing. - He would like the parking eliminated from the proposed project.

- He is a business owner. - He was never informed about this project. - This project is about following rules and regulations. - He knows what it's like to be a homeless person. Now he has his own building. He has worked hard to obtain this. - This project is telling him that the rules and regulations he knows are being broken.

- This project should be mixed housing. - He is for housing and building but this is not the proper way to do it. - He does not support this project.

Assistant Business Manager of Local 261 - His organization supports this project. This is an excellent project and it would provide union jobs.

District 6 Democratic Club - This project will create market rate housing. - This is a good project. There are people who are living in the streets and this project would help to resolve this problem. - On this project, hosing comes first.

- He urges the Commission to really consider whether or not this is a project that can be supported.

Fourth Street Neighborhood Association - He displayed an aerial photograph of the project site. - Many of the resident's input have not been taken into consideration and this could set a precedent if this project is approved. - He urges the Commission to vote against this proposal.

Fourth Street Neighborhood Association - Everyone is for development on this lot and everyone is for housing. - The issue of parking needs to be looked at more closely. - She does not understand why the parking cannot be below grade level. There are other buildings that have underground parking. - She is also concerned with the density of this project.

- She agrees with having something to replace the  sand lot. - She is concerned with the density of the project. It will cause a lot of problems especially on game days. - This building is going to contribute to graffiti and public urination.

- He lives on Freelon Street. - He is opposed to the proposed amendments to this project. - He recently found out about these amendments. - This project will segregate the neighborhood.

- He lives and works in a building that faces the site. - He is concerned with the view he will loose, the congestion and parking problems this project will cause.

Carpenter's Local 22 - He understands what people go through to get affordable housing. - He is not going to sit by and watch how wages and benefits are driven down.

Carpenter' Union - Companies that drive down wages and steal work away from legitimate business should not be rewarded.

- The issue he has with this project is the height because it is quite a bit larger than the other buildings surrounding it. - He hopes that the Commission will take this into consideration.

- This project will cause significant negative effects on the neighborhood and residents. - He requests that a subsequent EIR or an amendment to the EIR be proposed before making any decisions on this project.

- He proposes to make changes to the housing aspect of this project. - Offsite units should be consistent with the inclusionary program. (+/-) Jay Bradshaw – Carpenter's Union - Senior organizer of the Carpenters Union. - The Union is in full support of housing. The issue they have with this project is that the owners are not paying the proper wages so people cannot afford any of these homes.

JDL Real Estate - He recently found out about the proposed changes. - He is concerned that allowing this structure would change the character of the neighborhood and would block the skyline. - He would like to have this project reduced in density.

- There are many inconsistencies with the General Plan or the Planning Code. - This street has heavy transit and heavy traffic. - There has not been an EIR so there is no information regarding the impacts of this project. - A legally consistent housing element should be implemented.

- If this project is approved, the Commission will short circuit the process. - He agrees with stopping this process and building something that is in conformance with the General Plan. - This will caste shadows on the other buildings.

- She lives within one block of this project. - She opposes the permitted height increase and the spot zoning of this project. - This project does not make sense at this location.

FRO - She has lived in San Francisco for more than 40 years. - She needs something like this project. - This project is important for people to have a nice place to live.

- He wants to continue living in this city yet he has to jump through hoops and loops in order to do that. - He supports this project.

- He does not have any issues with the developer. - This project does not have to be killed. - He is in support of the growth this city needs.

CCSROC - He is representing tenants in the SOMA district. - He is very excited about apartments being built. - This project needs to be looked at with the big citywide picture.

- He supports development on this site and the spot zoning. - The lot is an eye sore. - He supports affordable housing as well.

- He is in support of affordable housing but not of this project.

- She is concerned with the spot zoning this project will cause. - The current proposal is not compatible with the buildings in the neighborhood. - No one wants to walk along a building that has three levels of parking and is not set back from the street. - This project will be extremely large. - She is in support of affordable housing but not of this project.

Central City SRO Collaborative - She is in support of affordable housing yet this project is not appropriate for this location. - She would like to have the parking underground.

- She supports this project. - A way needs to be found to build affordable housing.

- She lives near the proposed site. - She loves to walk in her neighborhood and is concerned about the crime in her neighborhood. - She would like to have the Commission look at the zoning laws for safety. - The original design had parking underground and windows on the street level, which made the area safer.

Fourth Street Neighborhood Association - He is not opposed to affordable housing or to having something built on this site. - He is concerned with the height of the building. - The existing zoning height would allow this building to be built.

- She has lived in this neighborhood for about 33 years. - She is happy to see that something will be built on this lot. Yet, the building is too large.

Fourth Street Neighborhood Association - He displayed photographs of the proposed project and pointed out the problems this project will cause like a blank wall on the alley side. This blank wall will be an attraction for graffiti and loitering. The adjacent building is a lot smaller. - He would like the parking below grade and the design be more friendly.

- She is opposed with the way this deal was structured. She feels that not that many people from the neighborhood were present when this deal was structured. - She hopes that the Commission will stop this process.

- He lives across the street from this proposed project. - He supports affordable housing but this is a bad idea for this neighborhood. - The developer should be allowed to do what the Planning Code allows. - Affordable housing should be built that will not hurt a neighborhood.

- This ordinance is consistent with the General Plan policies. - This area is suitable for housing density because it's in a transit corridor.