14 COSTA STREET

Project Sponsor - Studio Esquire Architects In response to meeting with the various residents of the neighborhood, their goal has been to design a high quality project that would enhance the street scape and be a Agood neighbor.@ - He is trying to design a building that is both compatible and harmonious with the neighborhood.

- He read a letter on behalf of various residents of the neighborhood. - He opposes this project because a project like this one removes the character from the neighborhood.

Lives across the street from proposed construction - He is not overly happy about the loss of an older building. - The proposed design seems to fit well with the neighborhood. - There are certain items and issues which could be changed with regards to the design.

' Donahue - Residential Builders - It makes sense for Beverages and More to be located there.

one of the founders of Beverages and More - The company did an analysis and a comparison of the various Beverages and More. - The design of the store at this site will fit the circumstances of the area. - Since 1994, not one single independent liquor store has closed their doors because of Beverages and More, simply because BevMore are a different kind of store.

- She agrees with other speakers in support of BevMo. - She believes that the benefits outweigh the costs.

- He and his family are customers of many of the retail stores on Geary Boulevard

- She is here to support the Beverages and More project. - She drives to Blockbuster or to Mels Diner even though they are close to her house. - If she needs to get some ice cream or some beer, she would go to the corner store. She would go to Beverages and More to get the higher end specialty goods.

- He is a small business owner - This would help the neighbors.

- 20 year resident of the area. - He is an attorney and his firm has done work for Beverages and More - He shops at Trader Joes, and he eats at the restaurants in the area along with his family. - The products that Beverages and More provide are good quality. - This would be a good addition to the neighborhood.

- He has been a resident of San Francisco for 49 years. - He has owned a store at Ashbury and Market for many years. - He has been watching this company for many years. - This company is a high quality retail store.

- Owns one of the building in the area which has 33 units. - Please deny DR and approve store.

Officer of Beverages an More - There are 45,000 members just in San Francisco City and County. - There are 14,367 members of the Bev Club. - They have talked to their club members and they are asking for this store because it s convenient.

Reuben & Alter - Representing Beverages and More - This project is a fully code-compliant use. - We talked about the Trader Joe issue in greater detail in our report. - Project designed so there will not be a traffic problem. - This store is located in an NC-3 district.

Wilbir, Smith Associates - They did count about 500 vehicles going to the Trader Joe store. - A parking study was done and parking conditions were looked at - The addition of about 20 -30 vehicles would not substantially worsen the actual traffic conditions. - Field counts were not conducted at other Beverages and More locations.

President of the Geary Boulevard Merchants Association - Their concerns are about safety and traffic. - Parking is a major problem in the Geary Street area. - He sees a potential disaster happening if this project is approved. - This will have a devastating affect on their neighborhood.

- To get to the parking spaces that Beverages and More is providing, you have to drive down below street level through a passage way that is 14 feet wide. An SUV is about 6 1/2 feet wide which means that anyone who has a car larger than a Geo, Saturn, or Toyota would have to park on the street. - It is illogical for such a small space to be used for in/out cars.

President of the Francisco Heights Neighborhood Association - Supervisor Yaki mentioned that we need to look into the future. - UCFS is adding many residential units. - My son was injured at this intersection.

President of the Planning Association of the Richmond - This is a situation where a building was not designed to effectively handle the commercial activity it will generate, nor the resulting parking issues - Beverages is ill suited for this neighborhood. - He has been a customer of Beverages and More but this site is not good for the neighborhood.

- Has lived in the Richmond for about 30 years. - He echos everything that people have mentioned.

- Has lived on Stanyan street for about 40 years. - He works out of his home. - Every day of the week he hears screeching brakes. - He and his wife have a concern of the traffic safety at that intersection. - Difficult to find parking in this area. - This store will not be a store which would just attract people from the neighborhood. It will bring people from various parts of the City.

- Resident of Cole Valley. - He reviewed 3 potential solutions and offered them to his neighbors. - The responses to the solutions were either that it was too expensive, not feasible, not interested. - He understands the desire to build a 3rd story and would like to collaborate and find a solution to the proposed design. - Although his solutions were dismissed, they are not the only solutions and he is willing to cooperate.