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commission. president matsuda here. commission vice president nageswaran here. commissioner campbell here. commissioner foley, present. commissioner vergara here. and commissioner. right here. we expect commissioner baldauf to be absent today. first on your agenda, commissioners, is general public comment. at this time, members of the public may address the commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission, except agenda items with respect to agenda items, your opportunity to address the commission will be afforded when the item is reached in the meeting. each member of the public may address the commission for up to three minutes. please come forward if you have any comments. not not on any agenda items. seeing none. public comment is closed and we can move on to department matters. item one department announcements. good afternoon commissioners. richard craig, department staff, the only couple of items that i have for you today are, to provide an update on our landmark designation work program, the

sacred heart parish complex will become our next city landmark, effective on april 26th, 2024, i provided an update at our last hearing just to note that the board of supervisors kind of provided some additional feedback on the landmark designation itself, and included some interior elements into the designation, and also refined the land marking to also landmark the bridge connection, which were items that the hpc discussed at the designation. hearing the other one should just remind you is the california preservation foundation conference. annual conference is occurring at the end of may. specifically, it is happening from may 29th through june 1st, so registration is open, the conference this year is a great opportunity, to obtain any preservation credits that you need, including aia as well as landscape architecture credits, and conferences occurring in los angeles this

year centered in the biltmore hotel. and that is all i have on my end. any, presentations by department staff? yes, i think alex westhoff of our staff is presenting on some work that he's been doing in lgbtq preservation. great great. thank you. any commissioners planning to attend? if there's nothing further commissioners we can move on to commission matters. item two consideration of adoption draft minutes for april 3rd, 2020 for members of the public, this is your opportunity to address the commission on their minutes. again, you need to come forward seeing none. public comment is closed and your minutes are now before you. commissioners motion to approve. is there a second? i second thank you commissioners on that motion to adopt your minutes. commissioner campbell. yes, commissioner. vergara. yes. commissioner wright. yes, commissioner. foley i. commissioner warren. yes and commissioner. president. matsuda. yes. so move. commissioners. that motion

passes unanimously 6 to 0 and places us on item three. commission comments and questions. any commission comments, questions or disclosures? you can. yes commissioner. so there is an event on may 23rd at aia san francisco's new center for architecture and design. that's at 140 sutter street. and it's looking at a handful of adaptive reuse projects throughout the city. it's called new again, old buildings reimagined. and our very own chris foley will be a panelist on that. i have personally purchased a ticket to attend, and i think it will be a really great insight into some adaptive reuse projects in our city. great. thank you. can you forward that information to jonas and have him forwarded to all of us? you bet. thank you. any other questions or comments from the commission? seeing none, we can move on to consideration of items proposed

for continuance at the time of issuance and to day. there are still no items proposed for continuance. placing us under your regular calendar. commissioners for items four, a and b case number is 2024. hyphen 002527 lbr and 2024 hyphen 002529 lbr for the properties at 1581 webster street and 2335 clement street. legacy business registry applications. commissioners, i need to recuse myself on agenda item for a 2024 2722527 lbr. motion to recuse president matsuda. second item for a second. thank you. commissioners on that motion to recuse commission president matsuda from item for a commissioner. campbell. yes, commissioner. vergara. yes, commissioner. right yes, commissioner. foley. hi. commissioner. warren. yes commissioner. president. matsuda. yes. so move. commissioners, you are hereby recused. commissioners, before we begin the staff presentation,

i just wanted to take the opportunity to introduce one of our staff members who is presenting in front of you for the first time. we just want to welcome justin cran. justin cran is a planner two who recently transitioned from our transportation demand management program to the district four development review team. prior to joining the planning department in april of 2020, justin completed his master's of urban planning and development at cleveland state university. while in graduate school, justin was a service management intern for the greater cleveland regional transit authority. outside of work, justin is involved with the local music scene, assisting with planning and promoting events. while he's not working or dancing, justin enjoys spending his free time outdoors, especially wandering around and exploring the city. so we want to welcome justin today. welcome, justin. welcome hello, commissioners. alaina moore planning staff today we have two legacy businesses before you. staff will give presentations and afterwards,

business owners and members of the public will have a chance to speak during public comment. thank you. elena. given the recusal, we should just take up item for a separately and then we'll take up for b. okay. so it works well today because there are only two items. but okay, in the future we might figure something out okay. so then maggie can present for a first. good afternoon, commissioners maggie dong planning staff the first legacy business application that is before you is for nihonmachi street fair, located on the southwest corner of webster and post street in the japantown neighborhood. the street fair itself was founded in 1973 by steve nakajo, ron kanzaki, and kenny kanzaki. the nonprofit organization that oversees the street fair was actually incorporated in 1988 and run by the three co-founders until grace was appointed as executive director in 1998. so

this year would be their 50th year that they are hosting the street fair, the annual event is staffed, produced and organized by volunteers, initially it started out as a four booth fair and the event has grown significantly throughout the years. the fair is held every august in the heart of japantown and celebrates the diverse asian american pacific islander communities, and the mission of the nihonmachi street fair is to engage and develop young asian american leaders through the development of building community. as at the street fair, there is local entertainment. the doggy world parade, the asian artisan area children's world, which offers, asian inspired crafts and the sounds of thunder car show. over 30 nonprofit aapi organizations are present at the event, along with up to 100 vendors selling asian inspired goods. this business is committed to

safeguarding cultural performances, youth leadership and mentorship, the street fair and celebration of aapi cultural heritage staff supports this application and recommends a resolution to add nishimachi street fair to the legacy business registry. and this concludes my presentation for the nihonmachi street fair. thank you. with that, we should open up public comment for item four, a, on the webster street, legacy business registry application, if members of the public interested in speaking could line up on the screen side of the room or to your right, come on up. good afternoon, commissioners, and thank you, my name is grace horikiri. i'm the executive director of new street fair, and i want to thank you for and the hard work of the planning, the legacy business program and as well as nikki yoshikawa, who really kept pushing me to apply for the

legacy business, japan town, as you all know, has, i believe, 14 legacy businesses. and hopefully with us it will be 15. but the street fair itself very important organization to celebrate aapi communities, it you know, this year again, it is our 50th. so we're planning to have a big, celebration, but not only at the street fair, but we do have pop up events. we have concerts, you know, at the peace plaza, and those include our community, our pride, which brings all the aapi cultural performances. we have kokoro. so which brings together the western edition connection with japantown, and this year, for the first time, we're going to do a love is love, which will bring in the lgbtq plus community. so again, thank you so much for hearing and listening to us, and we look forward to going to the second commission hearing. thank you.

good afternoon, commissioners, my name is melissa bailey nihei, and i'm speaking in support of the approval of legacy business status for nihonmachi street fair. neil gorsuch street fair has played a huge role in my professional as well as my personal involvement within japantown. although i've only although i have been a part of the planning committee for only a short time within the 50 year history of the festival, i have been honored to be able to witness it grow under the leadership of grace horikiri and pat fong, and honored to count these two women as not only my mentors, but also my ohana. i am grateful to have the opportunity to witness this historic moment in nsf's history in this important anniversary year. thank you. good afternoon, commissioners. i am doctor emily murase, executive director of the japantown task force, and i just want to speak in strong support of this action. today, the nyholm street fair plays a

very, very important role in japantown, and a distinct role from the sakura matsuri. the northern california cherry blossom festival. i did bring copies of the program for commissioners this weekend is the last weekend of the cherry blossom festival, which is, in its origins, was really meant to emphasize us-japan relations and hosted japanese delegations. nihonmachi street fair is really a grassroots, asian american, celebration that's rooted in the people who live and work here. so that's the distinction between the cherry blossom festival and the street fair. and i just want to, really give kudos to grace horikiri pat fong. these women do not sleep in preparing for the nihonmachi street fair. it's all volunteer. they do not get paid for their work, so we hope to see you this weekend at the cherry blossom festival and we hope you will approve legacy business status for the street fair. thank you.

i think your mic is breaking by the way, anyway, good afternoon, commissioners. my name is woody labounty. i'm the president and ceo of san francisco heritage, and we completely endorse and encourage the inclusion of the nihonmachi street fair to the legacy business registry. on a personal note, i used to sleep overnight at my best friend rich lanier's house on sutter street so we could get up early and hit the street fair early. i won't explain what we did at the street fair at the time, it might have been unauthorized, but we enjoyed ourselves immensely, and i can't believe it's 50 years now, so please, consider it for inclusion. thank you. last call for public comment. seeing none. public comment on item four a is closed and it is now before you commissioners. commissioner foley, thank you to all those

who spoke. so i was at the cherry blossom festival both saturday and sunday spending money and drinking some world beer. so thank you. and full disclosure and i've been to the other fair multiple times, and i'm really happy you're here and we'll get this thing done. thank you. commissioner. right. so i want to thank the applicants and also, city staff for, for this application. it's just really clear to me how, significant that this is to the community and to the culture of san francisco. so thank you very much. any other comments, commissioners? motion to approve . i'll second that. thank you. commissioners, if there's nothing further, there's a motion that has been seconded to approve or adopt a recommendation for approval. commissioner campbell. yes,

commissioner vergara. yes. commissioner. wright. yes. commissioner. foley i and commissioner warren. yes. so moved. commissioners, that motion passes unanimously, 5 to 0. commission president matsuda. if you would be so kind to return, we can move on to item four. b for the clement street matter . hello, commissioners. my name is justin cran with the planning. planning staff. the legacy business application that we have in front of us is for gas, light and shadows antiques, which is a 48 year old antique store that's located at 2335 clement street, between 24th and 25th avenue and the outer richmond neighborhood. in addition to the and in addition to selling antiques, the business offers photo restoration and recycling services. the business is best

known for its collection of bakelite jewelry, which is a early to mid-century like style of vintage jewelry, which was made from the world's first synthetic plastic. the business has been a neighborhood institution for the past five decades, not only as a store, but as a social space for those with shared interests. beyond the store. the owner, phyllis nabhan, has dedicated her time in store services to assist with neighborhood events and various philanthropic ventures. those include palma kids runners as well as the community improvement service, you know, they provide, photography services and such like that for these events and philanthropic organizations. sorry, the business has also been, well recognized by local media and has won multiple best of awards. gaslight and shadows antiques is committed to safeguarding accessible antiques, photo restoration and recycling services, as well as its

commitment to being a positive impact on the neighborhood. staff supports this application and recommends a resolution to gaslight and shadows antiques to the legacy business registration, this concludes my presentation. thank you. thank you. with that, we should take public comment. members of the public, this is your opportunity to address the commission on item four. b for the 2335 clement street matter. good afternoon, commissioners, and thank you for being here. do you want to lower that thing down? you can't hear me, so and thank you for the legacy business program. we greatly appreciate it. so i am phyllis nabhan, proud owner and founder of gaslight and shadows antiques, a cherished establishment in san francisco bursting with vibrancy, warmth and charm, the store welcomes all it deserves to be a legacy business. i have

poured my heart and soul into the store for nearly five decades. born and raised in san francisco and still live in the richmond district, i've witnessed the city's evolution firsthand. my dedication to this store has remained steady. gasoline, shadows, antiques is a living tapestry of history. every item holds a story, a link to past errors that enrich our understanding of the present, offering affordable vintage treasures, enthusiasts of all ages are welcome. young people in particular find inspiration in the teachings as knowledge is given about each artifacts. origins and craftsmanship. the store is dedicated to recycling, repair and preservation of treasures for from forgotten times services like consignment and photo restoration ensure the

cherished memories are preserved for generations to come. gasoline, shadows antiques has weathered numerous challenges from economic downturns to natural disasters. yet through commitment, determination and passion, it has remained a beacon of resilience in the community. it is adored by many, having earned numerous awards, recognition and triumph triumphs over the years. gasoline shadows antiques serves as a sanctuary of serenity, a place where time slows down and the past comes alive. i am filled with optimism for the continued preservation and celebration of the store. it stands as a vital cornerstone in san francisco's cultural landscape. the support of small businesses like this is paramount to maintaining the city's vibrancy, beauty and diversity. thank you. thank.

good afternoon commissioners. my name is woody labounty from san francisco heritage. and, phyllis and gaslight and shadows store is why the legacy business registry is so great, not only is she just a stalwart, business person out there, but she is a community dynamo, everybody knows her. she is, like, an important, pillar of that sort of part of the richmond district. and it's through her business that she can have such an impact, if you haven't gone out there, you should go to that block. you should see a movie at the four star, have a hamburger at bill's, and then have a stroll through gaslight and shadows, and you're going to be in a different world. and like she said, a quieter, more serene and richer world. so please, support this inclusion in the registry. and thank you. thank you. any other members of the

public wish to offer. okay. seeing none, public comment is closed. this matter is now before you commissioners, commissioners. commissioner. right. so again, thank you to staff and to phyllis for your work and for your application, i have a new place on my list of places to go. this is, you know, i just learned about this business through the application process. so, after hearing also your description and reading the material, i'm really stoked to come out there. so i'll be seeing you soon. commissioner vergara, i'm looking forward also to visiting your business and, it's a no brainer, right? for the historic preservation commission to support the landmarking of an antique store. so congratulations, commissioner campbell. thank you to the staff

for putting this together. and thank you, phyllis, for what you bring to the community, it's clear you have built something really special. small businesses like yours are so important to san francisco. i just want to highlight, too, that i feel like this is a time when people need a sense of belonging more than ever, and it sounds like that's what you're doing. in addition to the products and services you provide. so thank you for that. commissioner foley. phyllis, you're the best. thanks i'll move to approve. i also wanted to thank you. phyllis, you are kind of the founder of the green movement in terms of reusing and repurposing things. and i've been to your shop a number of times, and i know that commissioner. right. will like this shop because we also shop at the same type of shop. so i'm sure that the two of us will run into each other at your shop. you you definitely have a very unique, business and, and we

thank you and mr. carrillo for supporting that. and i think you'll find all of us on clement street very soon. and there is a motion right there has. do i hear a second? second. thank you. commissioners on that motion to adopt a recommendation for approval. commissioner campbell. yes, commissioner. vergara. yes, commissioner. wright. yes. commissioner. foley i. commissioner warren. yes and commissioner. president. matsuda. yes. so move. commissioners. that motion passes. congratulations 6 to 0. we'll be there. commissioners that will place us on the final item on your long agenda today. number five, case number 2016. hyphen 013156 sv. hyphen zero four. for the sf survey findings. this is for your consideration to adopt, modify, or disapprove the survey findings for the upper filmore neighborhood commissioner district i, if i understand correctly, the japantown neighborhood commercial district portion of these findings is being omitted. commissioners,

before we start, the staff presentation, i want to introduce another new longtime new staffer who is presenting for the first time in front of you. i want to introduce you to ashley lindsay. ashley is one of our most seasoned city planners, with nearly eight years of experience at san francisco planning department. ashley's expertise bridges the realms of land use development and community engagement, with a focus on inclusive representation and community led initiatives. graduating with dual degrees in civil engineering and urban studies, followed by master's in urban planning or urban and regional planning from the university of california, irvine. ashley's comprehensive background positions her as a collaborative strategist, ensuring successful project execution and fostering meaningful community partnerships. we want to welcome ashley to hbc. welcome, ashley. i didn't realize this was your first time. yes. great. glad to be here. thank you, rich, for the introduction, good afternoon, commissioners. my name is ashley lindsay, representing the planning department and i'm joined by my

colleague melanie bishop. together, we're here to present the findings of the san francisco citywide cultural resources survey, which will refer to as sf survey. throughout the presentation, as we proceed through our agenda today. i'll start by providing a comprehensive overview of sf survey. then i'll highlight the community partnerships we fostered, which have been instrumental in developing the draft findings. following that, melanie will delve into the draft findings. i'd like to highlight that we received a request for continuance for the japantown survey findings portion this morning. so today's focus will be only on upper fillmore findings. finally, melanie will conclude by outlining the next steps that lie ahead in our survey efforts. first, i'll cover the sf survey purpose, methodology, and the broader significance of our efforts in preserving cultural heritage in san francisco. sf survey is a collaborative, multi-year effort supported by

the san francisco planning department. our primary objective is to identify and document places and resources of cultural, historical, and architectural importance to san francisco and its diverse communities. while our focus primarily centers on the tangible elements of our cultural heritage, such as built environment, we recognize the importance of also acknowledging the intangible aspects that contribute to the fabric of our city's identity. sf survey has two main goals. firstly to support community led cultural empowerment efforts by forming partnerships, organizing programs and advocating for historic preservation incentives . secondly, it aims to simplify the evaluation of historic resources for regulatory processes like the california environmental quality act, building permits and development projects. this initiative seeks to amplify community voices and

narrative through collaboration and the development of various methodologies and programs. additionally, sf survey aims to streamline the evaluation process for approximately 120,000 parcels in the city. understanding a property's historical significance helps us facilitate compliance with regulations and refine our development practices. for instance, if a property is labeled a historic resource, it may qualify for regulatory protections under sequa. this also means owners could benefit from alternative building codes like the california historical building code. they could also potentially be eligible for preservation programs. incentives like the mills act or local recognition like landmarking or being listed on legacy business registry. our methodology for sf survey

consists of various interconnected components. first, community engagement we rely upon input from community members and critical consultation to develop inclusive findings. through this level of engagement, planning ensures that the significant aspects of the city's history, as valued by respective communities, are shared in alignment with their preferences and desires. second is the citywide historic context statements. this foundational document guides our fieldwork and our decision making by categorizing sites thematically, helping us assess our significance and rarity accurately. next is fieldwork research, and evaluations. our teams collect data, conducts research, and evaluates properties across the city using a three phase approach. pre survey in field and in-office data collection. fourth is findings and adoption. surveyed properties receive a historical

resource status code, simplifying their designation as either category a, which is a historic resource or category c no historic resource. present public hearings are then held for adoption by the historic preservation commission, and last but not least is sf cultural heritage, our online platform, powered by arches, which serves as the culmination of our survey efforts, sharing findings, community submissions and historic research to create a comprehensive digital inventory of san francisco's cultural resources. each step of our methodology plays a crucial role in preserving san francisco's cultural heritage. since 2020, our team has been diligently working on the development of the citywide historic context statement and engaging with communities. pilot fieldwork commenced last year, and we officially launched fieldwork at the beginning of 2023, with over 120,000

properties slated for evaluation. we foresee the project extending into 2027 and beyond over the next several years. our efforts will span across san francisco, focusing primary on previously unevaluated properties eligible for assessment, which is 45 years or older by the survey's conclusion. to maintain accuracy and uphold current standards, staff have been conducting. audits of evaluations citywide. you can access the current sf survey phasing map on sf cultural heritage and the sf property information map. we are a small but dedicated team of full and part time staff, supported by a large internal and external network. this includes contributions from our community partners, consultants and all of you. together, we're making progress in our survey efforts. our workflow follows a

systematic process. first is informal gathering. gathering information gathering. we start by compiling existing data, including historic context statements, past documentation, and unadopted surveys. this lays the groundwork for each property evaluation. next is field work. our team conducts on site assessments, capturing photographs, evaluating alterations, and collecting community stories to enrich our understanding. third is research and evaluation in the office. we delve into, comprehensive, providing a comprehensive baseline for each property which includes assigning architectural styles and typologies and assessing associations with people's organizations and community narratives. each property undergoes evaluation against a minimum of two historic context statements, one being architectural and the second thematic for properties identified as historic resources. additional

information such as research findings, period of significance, and character defining features are documented . last is review and adoption. all work undergoes rigorous internal review before being shared for public review, including presentation to the historic preservation commission. upon adoption, the property information map is updated, reflecting draft findings and transitioning properties from category b to either category a or category c. this methodical approach ensures transparency with our process. with the adoption of san francisco neighborhood commercial buildings historic context statement in 2022, along with the existing unadopted neighborhood commercial building survey information, we've prioritized our efforts with phase one concentrating on neighborhood commercial districts as outlined by the planning code and zoning map of san francisco, so the sequencing

of future phases will be determined by factors such as community readiness, the status of historic context statements, and our team's capacity. to date, our department staff has successfully completed initial fieldwork, research, evaluate, and engagement for upper fillmore neighborhood commercial district. the upper fillmore ncd spans fillmore street from jackson street in the north to bush street in the south, with additional sections along california and pine streets. in subsequent slides, melanie will go into the specifics of this geographic area and provide insights into the phasing plan for the lower fillmore area. next, i'll cover community partnerships, our community engagement framework was developed in close consultation with erica rebay of incommon. it serves as a roadmap for the engagement and collaboration

strategies that will guide and inform sf survey. it's important to note that sf survey community engagement framework is designed as an adaptive process, meaning that we will continually refine and adapt our approaches based on new information and evolving community needs. this adaptive approach allows us to stay responsive to emerging challenges and opportunities as we work towards a more comprehensive understanding of our city's resources. this graphic illustrates the relationship of our various interwoven strategies with one another, and to the survey process, which helps create a feedback loop. the strategies consist of community briefings, neighborhood chats, collaborative collaborative groups and workshops, public programing, community forums, the internship program, and digital platforms and media. furthermore, these engagement strategies would further racial and social equity through partnerships and collaboration, knowledge sharing and cultural awareness. we've developed and

utilized a range of tools and materials to share sf survey information and engage the public in the development of our findings, including the web page, informational postcards, 20 day mailed and emailed notification, and information meetings. during phase one of the sf survey, outreach efforts marked the initial implementation and refinement of our community engagement framework, which has been instrumental in guiding our approach to outreach. the graphic in the right hand corner offers a visual overview of the engagement approach our team employed to establish community partnerships before, during, and after fieldwork. the larger table provides a comprehensive list of all engagement activities conducted to support the upper fillmore findings, notably, a significant portion of these events were conducted in collaboration with japantown

task force, facilitating meetings with community members. by implementing these strategies, we fostered community partnerships and other key community based organizations which supported increased participation in capacity building. we introduced innovative tools like community stories and integrated community feedback to enhance accessibility and effectiveness. additionally, we documented community identified approaches and developed the community input dashboard, a tool designed to acknowledge, honor, and preserve cultural heritage. i'd like to offer a broad overview of the community input dashboard mentioned in the previous slide. this dashboard serves as a vital tool for both staff and communities, facilitating the tracking and advancement of key concerns and interests. recognizing the importance of sustained dialog with community members, we developed in

partnership with incommon, this tool to foster ongoing partnerships and efforts. the dashboard aggregates input collected during various meetings, workshops, briefings, and events through qualitative analysis. emerging global themes are identified and synthesized within the dashboard. this helps staff utilize or staff utilizes this dashboard to monitor progress and coordinate approaches. additionally, it serves as a means to maintain open communication with community moving forward, targeted outreach will continue to engage property owners eligible for historic preservation protections and incentive programs. department staff will also continue research efforts to support the designation of future san francisco landmarks, identified through the draft findings. with that, i'd like to now pass it off to melanie. thank you. thank you. thank you, ashley, and good

afternoon, commissioners. melanie bishop, department staff, today i'm going to provide an overview of our sf survey findings for the upper fillmore neighborhood commercial district. department staff conducted evaluations in the upper fillmore neighborhood commercial district using information from various community led efforts. department documents, historic context statements, and information provided by community members. importantly, property evaluations also incorporated feedback documented in the community. input tracking or community input dashboard included in your packets. in the upper fillmore neighborhood, commercial district, we surveyed 96 properties, 61 properties were found to be historic resources individually or part

of a historic district, and 34 properties were found ineligible. 28 properties are pending evaluation due to the completion of relevant historic context statements. these findings are documented on the map here. that's also included in your packets and on the sf cultural heritage site. category a properties are keyed in orange category c properties are blue, and the hatched area shows the boundary of the discontiguous upper fillmore neighborhood commercial historic district, which was identified as part of our survey work during this round of findings, we have also identified properties associated with intangible cultural heritage that may be helpful in further developing our intangible cultural heritage methodology. as ashley mentioned, we have done a lot of community engagement. this

includes, we attended the upper fillmore merchants association meeting in august of 2023 to vet the findings for the upper fillmore ncd and hear their feedback. this slide here shows some of the questions and concerns that we heard. in particular, we'd like to elevate what we heard from merchants that it would be helpful for our team to create a capacity building video explaining the benefits of historic designation and providing information on how to research your property. this video could also be used as a resource for merchants and property owners citywide. i'd like to walk through two properties that we found to be individually eligible historic resources within the upper fillmore ncd first 1915 to 1917 fillmore street is eligible under criterion one for events and criterion three for architecture. the building is

associated with the heyday of african american architecture, african american culture, and architecture in the fillmore. according to the african american historic context statement that was recently adopted, many's can do club opened at this location in 1941 and was san francisco's longest running jazz club in one location before it moved to 1725 haight street in 1974. the building is also a notable example of the early victorian era mixed use property type, designed in the stick eastlake style on the right, 2222 bush street is eligible under criterion three for architecture as a neighborhood commercial building that displays exceptional architectural design , the subject property appears to retain the oldest and most intact victorian era storefront examined as part of the neighborhood commercial buildings survey. a list of individually eligible resources is included in your packet, with

more information available on sf cultural heritage. as i mentioned during survey, we also found a historic district, which we're calling the upper fillmore neighborhood commercial historic district. the discontiguous historic district is located along fillmore street between jackson street and washington street, with another cluster located between clay and pine street. a map of the historic district is included in the packet as well, and this historic district appears to represent the evolution of the upper fillmore area from a victorian era streetcar suburb through the jazz age. the area contains numerous, highly intact examples of commercial and mixed use buildings spanning from the 1870s to the 1920s. the historic district also includes a number of community identified properties of significance related to the japanese, american, and african american communities. a list of historic

district contributors and non contributors is included in your packet and more information is also available on sf cultural heritage. and so we present today's item findings for the upper fillmore neighborhood commercial district located in attachment b, with a recommendation for adoption. the resolution included in attachment a will need to be modified to include only adoption for properties in the upper fillmore, and there as follows 22 properties appear individually eligible for listing in the california register of historical resources as 30 properties contained in one historic district appear eligible for listing in the california register of historical resources. 52 properties appear ineligible for listing on the california register and 28 properties were not evaluated either due to age eligibility or pending

completion of historic context statements or evaluative frameworks. i'll close out our presentation by briefly talking about our next steps. so we'll continue to work with our community partners, including japantown task force, to further explore items identified in the community. input tracking dashboard. these include formal acknowledgment of redevelopment, development of the intangible cultural heritage methodology, and expanding the use of the community stories tool. i also want to acknowledge that japantown task force is currently working with students from usa to collect oral histories using the community stories tool, we'd like to be transparent that we're seeking feedback on this tool and looking for ways that we can make this nrsf cultural heritage site more accessible to the public. we'll also continue our

fieldwork and our planning to return to survey the lower fillmore neighborhood commercial district this year. and finally, i'd like to close with a thank you to our contributors, collaborators, collaborators and community partners. thank you very much. that concludes our presentation. great. thank you. with that, we should open up public comment. members of the public, this is your opportunity to address the commission on this item. good afternoon, president matsuda. commissioners, i am doctor emily morales, executive director of the japantown task force. and i really want to recognize the sf survey team. they worked very, very collaboratively with, community, leaders in and around japantown, especially melanie, maggie smith, ashley and rich, all of them were very, very

accommodating in terms of meeting with community members, listening to our feedback, the japantown task force has a cultural heritage, sustainability committee that met on monday, and a couple of my colleagues raised concerns about the findings. and that's why, we have asked for a continuance of that portion of the report, my colleagues did meet with melanie. she made herself available late yesterday to discuss their concerns, and i'm confident that their concerns will be resolved, but finally, i just wanted to say that working with erika uribe, was really fantastic. like, we're so excited about the community stories and this whole process has really forced us to stop and think about our own history and how we need to do a better job of documenting and capturing our history. and again, we want to thank the sf survey team for the opportunity.

good afternoon, commissioners woody labounty from san francisco heritage. i also want to, give great credit to the staff of the survey team and for their hard work and their dedication and the skill they obviously bring forward to work on these findings. i think the thing that we are having to struggle with in san francisco heritage is not with the findings individually or with the work that the planning department is putting into it. and i do think even though this came out of good intentions, this sort of piece meal, slice and dice way, we're approaching the survey, can leave some pretty gaping holes. as far as context, we're not doing the japantown section today, but for example, you cannot thematically evaluate properties in japantown without a very grounded and thorough understanding of redevelopment. and i don't think the redevelopment context statement is finished yet, and i

do think that before you move into the lower fillmore street area, you're going to have to also take in redevelopment very seriously, and this sort of slicing and dicing around commercial corridors, again, kind of loses the context with the surrounding built environment, because the corridors don't sort of exist in a commercial vacuum. they work in concert with the surrounding residences, again, i think this is all coming out of best intentions, and i'm very happy that the staff is flexible and responsive to changing the way the survey is done, and we might just need to tweak our way through this, the only other thing i will say is the upper fillmore reconstruction is another theme that i think is very important to the upper fillmore. after the 1906 earthquake and fire. that was the commercial corridor for the city, essentially, so just as you continue to, evaluate these findings, just consider reconstruction as another, important element, especially to the historic district that was

identified. anyway, thank you so much. and again, kudos to the staff for all their hard work on this. last call for public comment. seeing none public comment is closed in. this matter is now before you commissioners. thank you. commissioners commissioner foley, i mean, you know, as usual, just a great body of work. and i really appreciate both the staff and the community members coming out here and being talking about being collaborative and working together. and i also like the fact that the staff is constantly working on kind of upping their game and making it better. to woody labounty's comments, i think that everything can always be better, right? we can always all be better. but i think this body of work is great and i appreciate you. thank you. commissioner. right yes. thank you. i also would like to thank the staff for their hard work on this and to the community for their

engagement in that process, i'd like to ask staff, a question, i think you have both received, the letter from bill seguya, and i just wonder if you can respond to, to his questions about it, further landmarking and adoption of, you know, once, once the survey occurs, then, kind of moving these into the next stages. sure thank you for that question, commissioner. right, so if i'm remembering correctly. yeah, the question was, what do the findings mean in terms of landmarking? is that am i remembering correctly? okay. yeah. yeah he listed several, you know, sequa and several things in addition to landmarking. but yeah. so i can make it clear. yeah, i can respond a little bit to that, and then i might lean on mr.

sucrée to provide some support, but how? we've always approached survey is that it's kind of the first step in that process. yes, i think having a good survey and having a good foundation of information is important to take things to the next step in landmarking. it also makes it a lot easier for, i think it takes a lot of the burden off of community members, it can hopefully make the process a little bit faster, so i do want to acknowledge that i think, you know, eventually the idea is that we will move forward with landmarking. i think, that is an important role that our cultural historic context statements are playing and that all of our engagement is playing is so folks can let us know what is important to them and what they want to see landmarked, and we can kind of help foster that process and support it moving forward, so that's all to say.

this is kind of the first step. we are flagging proper 80s through the survey, that may be eligible for article ten listing. so we are going to have a list of those as part of the survey, in addition to the information that we're learning through our engagement and through our research. so i hope that answers that. yeah. no, that's that's very helpful. and i guess, you know, everything can't be done all at once right away, you know, i acknowledge that i think, you know, over the past few months where we've been talking about, pressures on properties especially related to housing redevelopment and the need to have, state landmark, designations, that's just something i guess we have to add into the mix, when we're thinking about places that might be where there might be more

urgency. yeah, i think, yeah. thank you. good point, commissioner warren, so along the lines of, commissioner. right. i was also thinking about the ones that are california register eligible, not just landmarks, but california register eligible. i think when you find these, spines of, you know, you're looking at a spine of a commercial district and areas of high resources that are looked upon by the housing element, we need to start thinking about how do we structure, these areas so that, we can have objective parameters to be able to set height limits, or, you know, other parameters so that we're, preserving, you

know, the sort of the small town feel of these areas, which have have that, you know, human scale to them, it's a difficult thing to navigate. i want to kind of understand how best to do that, but i think because we do have some pressure on us in some respects, i would want to understand where we are with, our current landmarks and how they're being addressed, i had heard that there may have been some meetings about that. i'm not sure. and then, second, the california register eligible properties, whether there were whether they are landmarks or not, whether we can have those be included, in, in sort of the mass, you know, submission to the california register. yeah,

and then the last thing i wanted to say is just, you know, i've heard from the community that we would like for the state office of historic preservation to have a position to take. and i know they're absorbing a lot from all kinds of jurisdictions along the state, but i think we need to start to roll. you know, the ball rolling, maybe by providing a memorandum or something to start to frame these things out and say these are the things that we see in doing the sf survey and what we see impacts to historic preservation in the redevelopment through the housing element, and how do we see, you know, roll these into

the california register as, as, actual california register listings, i don't know if mr. sucre has any more information. i know we've been talking about it over the past year. yeah, we're still in a holding pattern as we wait to hear from the state. so we send inquiries and are waiting for them. i think the honestly, the struggle is both staffing one on their end. they've had a lot of long time staff that have recently departed people with years of institutional knowledge, combo with the kind of like unprecedented nature of like what is going on in california's larger development landscape, right? as all of the jurisdictions adjust to new state laws and new requirements that are being put upon them. everyone has their kind of system of doing things, and, and we have not received anything

formal from the state office, you know, dictating us in our status as a certified local government or providing additional advice on how we deal with these problems. so right now, most of the jurisdictions are kind of handling them on their own because they have to flex them based on what their programs, how their programs are structured, how they interact with the various, laws that are now before us and basically plan it out with, in concert with, you know, our communities and our decision makers. how is that process going within the city of san francisco? are we we're we're in conversation. so we are we are currently talking with some of our supervisors about how we both, you know, plan for growth but also protect, you know, important neighborhoods and buildings within it. so, so, so we're we're we're in process is the short answer, and also just to address, the, i think it

was the executive director of the task force. i really appreciated your comment. japantown task force, i, i i've said this before, and i really believe it, that history is what you document. and you know what you seek to include. i think it is abundantly true that any of us, no matter what community in, are we are in or individuals we suddenly realize there's so much that we need to document and remember, in our own, you know, world, and it is a fantastic reminder, this sf survey and the outreach that they the planners have done, to start to, you know, remind people, hey, your history is important and we want to hear about it. and what do you find is valuable about it, so i think that is one of the best things about the racial and

social equity as well as like the new, you know, sort of, the new face of the planning department just, like, absorbing hate. there's a broader history here. let's talk about it. let's love it and enjoy it. and really, the richness of life is about all these different groups and people that built everything. so i appreciate your comment and i appreciate the planning department for doing all the work that they do, and heritage for having, you know, you know, the insight, right, from a perspective that we can also take from and, you know, incorporate and make this, you know, continually progressive. so i appreciate it. thank you. thank you, commissioner campbell. thank you. yeah. i just want to acknowledge the sf survey is such a huge lift, so thank you. ashley and melanie

and the staff for your hard work on that. i, i think it's a fantastic start at my understanding. it's a, it's a document and a survey that can live on and evolve and that there's a process for making those edits and changes and additions over time, so thank you. i'm in full support of this draft and, you know, addressing things like redevelopment and reconstruction, i imagine there's a process for adding those things in. that's correct. yes. i'm seeing a lot of heads nodding. so yeah. thank you, thank you, i just wanted to echo what commissioner wright mentioned or shared about mr. sergei's, email to us. i think i think the survey is great in that it provides us with a solid foundation, a solid, objective foundation, so that community organizations who may not have the expertise or the financial means to conduct these surveys can just start with a very high

level of foundation to be more specific to their individual properties or districts. so i think it's a really good step, but maybe what we need to see or we can start to consider is as you are going through district to district, is a list of those properties that are clearly eligible for landmark designation and to get to commissioner nagasawa's point, about figuring out how this can work out in the broader circle of making sure that we continue to preserve our historic resources. and then, miss dosukoi, i'm just thinking that i think we just need to be a little bit more proactive of, in terms of making sure that the state office of historic preservation really knows, number one, that we have this survey going. number two, what what its preliminary findings are. and number three, that we want to work with other municipal cities in the state of

california to see how we can work with them to find ways to protect our cultural and historical resources. because los angeles has done their survey, san francisco, i don't know what other municipalities are, but i'm sure there's we can work together to find some commonalities. and i would definitely, volunteer to be a part of that conversation so we can get that started. i'm just worried that we are going to wait, and then it not it would be too late. so i really want to make sure that san francisco definitely plays a proactive role. and then, for the survey team, you folks have gone way beyond what i think, was initially expected. so i thank you. i thank you for your patience. i thank you for your time and i thank you for your openness to continually, objectively receive feedback and comment. there was an article in

the san francisco chronicle, i believe it was last sunday, that it did a pretty comprehensive study on the history of japantown. and i know that the reporters in particular, who wrote that story, have a lot of data that they gathered. so i hope they would be willing to share with you some of the information, particularly about the history of redevelopment, not only about japantown, but about the larger western addition community. mr. sucré, did you have other comments? sure. i just wanted to address one of the kind of ongoing concerns that i think we've heard pretty frequently and kind of hits upon a little bit of our approach. i think the big thing that i think we need to remember with the survey, we're kind of in year five of it. right. and it took us basically this long to get to this point, which is why you're kind of seeing things in the fashion that you are. we're basically trying to

advance things, but the building out the system has taken us this long in terms of both the data portions as well as kind of uncovering the context, which become important for evaluating this. so that is a really important framework. and the one of the reasons why we move in this direction is because the converse to it is we have nothing, right? we don't have information or understanding of what's going on in these communities, and especially as, communities and members of the public plan for what's happening at their properties or within their neighborhoods. we are hoping to give them information as we as we can. so again, it's this concept that we don't want, perfect to be the enemy of the good. so it's one of the reasons why we've been very flexible with making sure that we're very responsive to community concerns. i think as you probably have heard from the staff presentations and beyond the community voice is really

important to us. so we want to make sure that it's, well, representative of what we're hearing on the ground from the folks that are impacted, by what's going on and what we would say, you know, both for the individual property owner, but for the neighborhoods, as a whole. so we understand that it's a challenge to kind of be dealing with the properties in this way, but it's our way of kind of taking the small bite at the apple, hopefully knowing that at some point, you know, we think the snowball will, will, will roll down the hill, quite frankly, to use the analogy, but we're we're still pushing that snowball up the hill, right now. so is really where we're at. so we get it. thank you, commissioner wright. yeah thank you, mr. sucrée. i appreciate that. and totally understand. and we're getting curve balls all the time in terms of pressures and different legislation and regulations. so,

good to keep the i think the dialog here is probably, intended to keep, keep everyone, apprized. and kind of have a public forum, a discussion and public forum so that any viewers or people concerned can definitely reach out to us and add to that, my, the question that i really had when i pushed my button for comment, is, just to clarify, we are we are currently extracting, separating the fillmore from the japantown, review. and so the areas where there are overlap, will continue to will the, the properties that have that are identified, relative to, the fillmore district will be included now,

but it is additional information related to, the japantown district and properties, will be layered in. and so that might affect the same properties that are already included for their, for fillmore, and layer in others in the same block or neighboring buildings, even, that have that have more significance to the japantown grouping, yes. commissioner wright that that's correct. the area that we're moving forward with today is the map that's located on page two of the upper fillmore neighborhood, commercial district, as defined by the planning code and zoning map. and yeah, i think that's absolutely true, and we'll continue throughout the life of the survey is we'll move forward with what we know now, and we'll get information from our community, from community stories, from further research,

and continue building that, full story of the history of san francisco. and i think, adoption is a scary word for a lot of people, but i think, we're really trying to stress that these findings are going to remain living there, not just going to freeze in time. we're going to add to them. we're open to changing them as we are corrected, as we continue to know more. so i appreciate you for asking that question. thanks. thank you. i assume that was was, how what what you were intending. and i just as part of the handout and the presentation that you gave, had the packet open to, the page where it kind of lays out in totality and shows kind of where there are overlaps of the different, different districts. so that's why i kind of was thinking what i was thinking when i asked. thank you, commissioner foley. yeah. just lastly, i mean, the

planning staff has a budget both for capital and for human resources. so they're doing everything they can do and their budget is going to get cut again. so, you know, i appreciate i think everyone on this commission really appreciates what the staff does every day with the resources they get. so thank you very much. and motion to adopt. i second that. there's nothing further. commissioners. there is a motion that has been seconded to adopt the survey findings on that motion. commissioner campbell. yes. commissioner. vergara. yes. commissioner wright. yes. commissioner. foley i commissioner warren. yes. commissioner. president. matsuda. yes. so move. commissioners that motion passes unanimously, 6 to 0 and conclude your hearing today. thank you everyone

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