You are unmuted.

Okay, everyone.

So sorry for the interruption.

We are back, and uh Miss Alisa Samara has very graciously agreed to help us by clerking this committee meeting.

Uh so we were at the point of uh asking Madam Clerk if you had any announcements.

Yes, Madam Chair, the Board of Supervisors and his committees committees are now convening hybrid meetings that allow in-person attendance and public comment while still providing remote access and public comment via telephone.

Public comment will be taken on each item on this agenda.

Those attending in person will be allowed to speak first, and then we will go to those joining us on the telephone line.

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You may also submit public comment in writing in either of the following ways to the land use and transportation clerk at Erica, E-R-I-C-A.

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Finally, items acted upon today are expected to appear on the Board of Supervisors' Agenda of June 13th, 2023, unless otherwise stated.

Thank you very much.

Madam Clerk, please call item number one.

Yes, item number one is amendments to the planning code to designate the church for the fellowship of all peoples at 2041 Larkin Street as a landmark consistent with standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code.

Thank you very much, Madam Clerk.

President Peskin, thank you for introducing this item.

Before we have Polaro Valley come up and make the presentation, would you like to say a few words?

Thank you, Chair Melgar.

Um, I actually wanted to thank Planning Department staff and the Historic Preservation Commission, as well as the community for making this part of the Historic Preservation Commission's work plan a number of years ago.

Um, the preparation of really a phenomenal case report that for some reason we now call fact sheets.

Um delighted to be the sponsor and invite you, colleagues to add your names as well if you so desire to the designation of the church for the fellowship of all peoples that since 1949 uh has been at 2041 Larkin Street for not only its architectural significance but more importantly uh for significance with the Thurmans.

Um Mr.

and Mrs.

Thurman as really the first interracial uh church in San Francisco with a storied history that is all laid out uh really in a wonderful way.

Uh particularly I knew about Dr.

Thurman, I did not know about Sue Bailey Thurman.

Um, so for anybody who has not read the case report, um I commend you to do so.

Thank you, President.

Uh so we now have a presentation from Planning Staff.

Welcome, Ms.

Oval Valley.

Thank you.

Thank you, Supervisors.

Pilarla Valley Department, Planning Department staff.

Just one minute, I'll pull some slides up here.

So good afternoon.

Um thank you, Supervisor Puskin and Chair Mulgar for the opportunity to speak on this pending landmark designation.

Um, as just was mentioned, um, the department has been pleased to work in collaboration um with the church for the fellowship of all peoples board of trustees on this designation, which the historic preservation commission initiated for designation in March on March 1, 2023.

Um, then and then followed that up with a resolution recommending approval in April of 2023.

The church is located at 2041 Larkin Street since 1949.

The church was co-founded by Dr.

Alfred Fisk, a white Presbyterian minister and professor of philosophy at SF State, and with Dr.

Howard Thurman, a Black Baptist minister and religious scholar in 1944.

The church for the fellowship of all peoples is culturally and historically significant as one of the first interracial, intercultural, and interdenominational churches in the United States.

It is representative of African American social, cultural, and intellectual life, and with the struggle for integration and civil rights.

The Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples is also significant, as mentioned, for its association with Dr.

Howard Thurman and his wife Sue Bailey Thurman.

Dr.

Howard Thurman was a nationally prominent African American theologian and religious scholar who was identified in Life magazine as one of the 12 greatest preachers of the 20th century.

His influence as a philosopher, theologian, educator, author, and minister, counselor, and civil rights leader continues today.

As I mentioned, Dr.

Thurman co-founded the church and served as its minister from 1944 to 1953 before returning to academia.

Among many aspects of a noteworthy life, Dr.

Thurman was one of the principal intellectual influences shaping the modern nonviolent civil rights movement.

His wife, Sue Bailey Thurman, was an author, editor, lecturer, historian, and community organizer, renowned for her efforts to integrate and progress the lives of black women, her work to archive and celebrate African American heritage, and for her advocacy of interracial, intercultural, and international understanding to support universal emancipation.

At their hearing, the Historic Preservation Commission heard public comments in support of designation and voted unanimously to approve a resolution recommending landmark landmarking of the subject property, finding that the church for the fellowship of all peoples meets established eligibility requirements, and that landmark status is warranted.

Thank you for your time.