Dear
Members,
Your Cow
Hollow Association (CHA) has entered the internet-age -- we are now going to
communicate to our membership via email to provide notification of meetings,
hearings or events that may be of interest to you. Historically, you have been kept
informed through our newsletter and annual meeting which we will continue to do,
but we believe the use of email will provide greater value to you as a member by
keeping you informed of neighborhood issues in a timely and efficient
manner.
We also
have our website where you can find the Residential Design Guidelines and other
useful information (CHA membership, city departments, Presidio updates, and
newsletters). We do our best to
keep the site up-to-date with details about neighborhood issues and who to
contact to become involved http://www.cowhollowassociation.org.
The CHA
board and advisory members’ meet the first Tuesday of each month at 5:30pm (the
location rotates among board member’s homes). We are always looking for new board
members who want share their talents and passion for the preservation and
improvement of our neighborhood.
You are welcome to attend a meeting to listen to the issues or bring up a
topic of concern to you. To attend
a meeting, please contact the CHA President, Tony Imhof at 415-921-4657 for the
location.
The
following is a list of some of the current issues impacting the Cow Hollow
Neighborhood. For more details and
contact information on the issues below, please go to the Cow Hollow Website at
http://www.cowhollowassociation.org
or email the CHA at mailto:info@cowhollowassociation.org.
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The
24 Megawatt Lucas Powerline: A new, industrial strength electrical
power supply intended for LucasFilm and the Presidio is being routed by PG&E
through Cow Hollow and down residential streets (Filmore, Filbert and
Lyon). Many Cow Hollow residents
are deeply concerned by the potential health impacts associated with exposures
to such high levels of electrical power – comparable to the power required for
24,000 homes. In support of the
concerned neighbors, the CHA Board passed a resolution opposing the routing of
The Lucas Powerline through the Cow Hollow neighborhood. Presently, the trench for the power line
is proceeding down Filbert Street (approximately between Broderick and
Scott). To learn what you can do to
help stop The Lucas Powerline, check our website at http://www.cowhollowassociation.org/Lucasnewsletter.shtml
and send an email to mailto:stoppge@yahoogroups.com.
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The
Verizon Cellular Base Station:
Verizon
Wireless is seeking to place a Cellular Base Station on top of the Pacific Motor
Inn at 2599 Lombard (SE corner of Lombard and Broderick). Like The Lucas Powerline,
the long-term, constant exposure poses potentially serious health effects to
neighbors that live near the proposed site. Initially, Verizon intends to
place in service 4 antennas on the site, but the Verizon permit ultimately
allows for 8 antennas. Further, the
equipment being installed is for G3 technology, which will generate more intense
emissions. In support of many
residents and CHA members, the CHA Board opposes the conditional use permitting
of this site for the cellular site.
There is an upcoming Planning Commission hearing – please try to attend
if you question the need for additional sites in this area and/or are concerned
about the effects of EMF in your neighborhood.
o
Planning
Commission Hearing is
schedule for February 19, 2004 at 1:30pm (since Commission topics can be
postponed to a future date, we recommend you confirm that our case will be heard
that morning with either call Geoffrey Nelson, the City Planner on this case at
415-558-6257 or visit the Planning Commission website and review the agenda for
the meeting, case number 2003.0080C ( http://sfgov.org/site/planning_meeting.asp?id=15840
).
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The
San Francisco Housing Element: The CHA supports and attends meetings of
SON (Save Our Neighborhoods) to stop the current version of the Housing Element
proposed by the Planning Commission.
This Housing Element’s “transportation corridor” legislation represents a
serious change to the zoning laws that govern the neighborhoods. This could result in 8-story housing
being built along Lombard, Fillmore and Union Streets. It also would allow for the zoning of
secondary units (in-law units), but not require additional off-street parking
for those new residents. More
information can be found on our site at http://www.cowhollowassociation.org/housingelement.shtml.
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Presidio
Main Post Parade Ground: The
Presidio Trust is hosting a series of 'Public Involvement' meeting related to
creating a vision for the renewal of the Presidio Main Parade Grounds. Initial
meetings will be:
o
Site
Analysis & Programming Workshop on
Tuesday January 13th 2004 @7PM, Golden Gate Club
o
Main
Parade - Early Design Concepts Workshop on
Wednesday January 28th, 2004 @ 7PM Officers Club. For more information go to the Presidio Trust website at http://www.presidio.gov/About_the_Presidio/Whats_New/MPG.htm
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Marina
Library Capital Campaign: The
Friends & Foundation of the San Francisco Public Library is hosting a
campaign launch meeting on January 13th at 6:30 PM at the Marina Library. For
more information go to the FFSFPL website http://www.friendsandfoundation.org/about.html
In
addition to our monthly meetings, the CHA board is involved in the following
community related activities:
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Neighborhood
Associations for Presidio Planning (NAPP): The CHA attends NAPP meetings, writes
letters and speaks publicly on behalf of the neighborhood’s interests with
regards to the various projects within the Presidio (Lucas Development,
Tennessee Hollow Watershed, and Doyle Drive).
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Residential
Design Guidelines: The CHA
uses the Residential Design Guidelines as a guide to act as a mediator between
neighbor disputes about building projects.
The zoning committee interacts with the Planning Commission and
Department as needed to support these guidelines in neighborhood manners. To view and print a copy of the
guidelines, click http://www.cowhollowassociation.org/guidelines.shtml.
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Other
Neighborhood Organizations: The CHA participates in and monitors
several regional and neighborhood organizations to stay informed and involved
with overall City issues that affect our neighborhood, such as San Francisco
Planning and Urban Research (SPUR) at http://www.spur.org,
the Coalition of San Francisco Neighborhoods (CSFN) at http://www.csfn.net
and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy at http://www.parksconservancy.org.
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CHA
Annual Meeting: The CHA
hosts the Annual Meeting to review the year’s activities, vote in new board
members and invite speakers to present information relevant to our
neighborhood. The 2004 Annual
Meeting will be at the St. Francis Yacht Club on Tuesday, May 4th at
5:30pm.
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