# Board of Supervisors Minutes: April 7, 2015

- Meeting date: 2015-04-07
- Document type: minutes
- Source format: PDF
- Extracted pages: 16
- [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/258/2015-04-07-minutes)
- [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=393930&GUID=206866B0-BF75-4629-94AC-D630113930E5)

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## Structured legislative records

### File 150167: Public Hearing - Appeal of Categorical Exemption from Environmental Review - 53 States Street

- Pages: 8

### File 150168: Affirming the Categorical Exemption Determination - 53 States Street

- Pages: 8
- Vote 1: approval, likely final
  - Action: 150168 [Affirming the Categorical Exemption Determination - 53 States Street] Motion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that a proposed project at 53 States Street is categorically exempt from environmental review. (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M15-068 Supervisor Tang, seconded by Supervisor Cohen, moved that this Motion be APPROVED. The motion carried by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee
  - Excused: Wiener

### File 150169: Reversing the Categorical Exemption Determination - 53 States Street

- Pages: 8-9
- Vote 1: tabling
  - Action: 150169 [Reversing the Categorical Exemption Determination - 53 States Street] Motion reversing the determination by the Planning Department that a proposed project at 53 States Street is categorically exempt from environmental review. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Tang, seconded by Supervisor Cohen, moved that this Motion be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee
  - Excused: Wiener

## Extracted text

### [Page 8](https://sfbos.info/documents/258/2015-04-07-minutes#page-8)

Board of Supervisors                             Meeting Minutes                                                 4/7/2015




SPECIAL ORDER 3:00 P.M.


Supervisor Wiener Excused from Voting
            Supervisor Christensen, seconded by Supervisor Tang, moved that Supervisor Wiener be excused
            from voting on File Nos. 150167, 150168, 150169, 150170. The motion carried by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee
                 Excused: 1 - Wiener


150167 [Public Hearing - Appeal of Categorical Exemption from Environmental Review - 53
       States Street]
            Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the determination of categorical exemption from
            environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act issued by the Planning
            Department on January 8, 2015, for the proposed project at 53 States Street. (District 8)
            (Appellant: Hector Martinez) (Filed February 9, 2015). (Clerk of the Board)
            The President inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Board.
            Hector Martinez (Appellant) provided an overview of the appeal and further requested the Board to
            approve the appeal. Henry Eisler; Chris Parks; Duke Dollin; Roxanne Alphos; spoke in support of
            the appeal. Jeanie Poling (Planning Department) and Sarah Jones, Environmental Review
            Officer, provided an overview of the decision of the Planning Department and responded to
            questions raised throughout the discussion. Brett Gladstone (Project Sponsor) provided an
            overview of the project and further requested the Board to uphold the decision of the Planning
            Department. Sonja Trauss; Laura Clerk; Male Speaker; Female Speaker; Marcy Berry; Martin
            Reed; Female Speaker; spoke in support of the project and in opposition to the appeal. Roxanne
            Alphos and Hector Martinez (Appellant) provided a rebuttal and further requested the Board to
            approve the appeal. There were no other speakers. The President declared the public hearing
            closed.
            HEARD AND FILED


150168 [Affirming the Categorical Exemption Determination - 53 States Street]
            Motion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that a proposed project at 53
            States Street is categorically exempt from environmental review. (Clerk of the Board)
            Motion No. M15-068
            Supervisor Tang, seconded by Supervisor Cohen, moved that this Motion be APPROVED. The motion
            carried by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee
                 Excused: 1 - Wiener


150169 [Reversing the Categorical Exemption Determination - 53 States Street]
            Motion reversing the determination by the Planning Department that a proposed project at 53
            States Street is categorically exempt from environmental review. (Clerk of the Board)
            Supervisor Tang, seconded by Supervisor Cohen, moved that this Motion be TABLED. The motion
            carried by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee
                 Excused: 1 - Wiener



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