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Planning Commission
The Planning Commission consists of seven members appointed by the Mayor and the President of the Board of Supervisors to help plan for growth and development in San Francisco. Members of the Planning Commission advise the Mayor, City Council and City departments on San Francisco's long-range goals, policies and programs on a broad array of issues related to land use, transportation, and neighborhood planning. The Commission additionally has specific responsibility for the stewardship and maintenance of the San Francisco's General Plan.
Upcoming meetings related to CPMC - View Planning Commission agendasOpens new window
Thursday, April 26, 2012 – 10 a.m.
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Thursday, April 5, 2012 – 10 a.m.
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Thursday, June 9, 2011 – 5 p.m.
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Thursday, May 12, 2011 – 5 p.m.
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Thursday, March 10, 2011 – 6 p.m. (Joint Hearing of Health and Planning Commission)
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DEIR Hearing, Thursday, September 23, 2010 – 1:30 p.m.
A hearing on our Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) was held on Thursday, Sept. 23 before the Planning Commission. We kept our word to the Commission to only provide speakers to directly respond to the environmental document. We are extremely grateful to our community partners, third party environmental and construction management experts, local hires, organized labor, medical family, business owners, and neighbors who spoke on our behalf. The official period to submit public comment closes on October 19, 2010. The Planning Department and EIR consultants will then respond directly to each comment.
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 1:30 p.m.
California Pacific Medical Center's plans to build two new state-of-the-art hospitals on Van Ness/Geary and at St. Luke's took another step forward on Thursday, November 19 when the San Francisco Planning Commission closed the public hearing on our Institutional Master Plan, and allowed us to move into the approvals phase of the entitlements effort. Despite many in attendance in support, several Commissioners and speakers in opposition expressed concern about aspects of the plan to which CPMC must respond in order to be well received when actual approval hearings occur in mid-2010. While no simple solutions exist, we are committed to being responsive to the concerns raised, and are optimistic that our core proposal to substantially improve San Francisco's healthcare infrastructure will continue to gain momentum.
We still have a lot of work to do in the months to come to refine our plan and overcome skepticism. But we know that with the backing of all our supporters, many of whom have turned out multiple times, we will succeed in building the next generation of hospitals that will serve all the people of San Francisco - for decades to come.
Thursday, October 15, 2009 - Notice of Hearing
California Pacific Medical Center's plans to build two new state-of-the-art hospitals and inject $2.5 billion into the Bay Area economy took another baby step forward. On Thursday, Oct. 15, CPMC formally presented its Institutional Master Plan to the San Francisco Planning Commission. Following the presentation, the floor was opened up for public comments. Several hours later (nearly midnight), the Commissioners still had questions so they requested that CPMC come back in another month. The next Planning Commission hearing is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.!
Thursday, September 17, 2009 (Joint hearing of Health and Planning Commissions)
The city Planning and Health Commissions convened a joint session in preparation for the Planning Commission's October hearing on our Institutional Master Plan (IMP). During the informational session, the commissioners first heard public comment, including many from the St. Luke's and Cathedral Hill neighborhoods who said they are looking forward to continued community dialogue. Many said they support the IMP because it will help revitalize their districts. Some also asked the commission to require a medical office building for St. Luke's in addition to a new hospital building. Following public comment, the joint session addressed the Health Commission resolution, and how our IMP relates to city-wide health care needs. Some of the planning commissioners expressed concerns over potential bed shortages, particularly given the population growth expected in the southern sector of the city. Other concerns included the potential for loss of some affordable housing, care for indigent people, and a reduction in services for the elderly, mentally and physically disabled. The Health Commission informed the Planning Commission that it is establishing a task force to monitor progress on our IMP and follow up on points raised in its resolution. The Planning Commission next begins its own series of meetings on our IMP, at which we'll have a chance to address these and any other issues that are raised. The first meeting is on October 15.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 - EIR Public Scoping Session
Grand Ballroom, Cathedral Hill Hotel
1101 Van Ness Avenue at Geary Boulevard
A Notice of Preparation (NOP) of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been issued by the Planning Department. The NOP can be viewed online.
Health Commission
As the governing and policy-making body of the Department of Public Health, the San Francisco Health Commission is mandated by City & County Charter to manage and control the City and County hospitals, to monitor and regulate emergency medical services, and all matters pertaining to the preservation, promotion and protection of the lives, health and mental health of San Francisco residents.Upcoming meetings related to CPMC
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Recent meetings
Thursday, September 17, 2009 (Joint hearing of Health and Planning Commissions)
The city Planning and Health Commissions convened a joint session in preparation for the Planning Commission's October hearing on our Institutional Master Plan (IMP). During the informational session, the commissioners first heard public comment, including many from the St. Luke's and Cathedral Hill neighborhoods who said they are looking forward to continued community dialogue. Many said they support the IMP because it will help revitalize their districts. Some also asked the commission to require a medical office building for St. Luke's in addition to a new hospital building. Following public comment, the joint session addressed the Health Commission resolution, and how our IMP relates to city-wide health care needs. Some of the planning commissioners expressed concerns over potential bed shortages, particularly given the population growth expected in the southern sector of the city. Other concerns included the potential for loss of some affordable housing, care for indigent people, and a reduction in services for the elderly, mentally and physically disabled. The Health Commission informed the Planning Commission that it is establishing a task force to monitor progress on our IMP and follow up on points raised in its resolution. The Planning Commission next begins its own series of meetings on our IMP, at which we'll have a chance to address these and any other issues that are raised. The first meeting is on October 15.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 - Agenda & Minutes
California Pacific's Citywide Health Care Delivery plan took a big step forward on July 21, 2009 when the San Francisco Health Commission voted unanimously in favor of a resolution sending our plan to the City's Planning Commission, the next stage in the approval process.
The Health Commission resolution describes California Pacific as "a key partner in meeting the health needs of San Francisco residents" and says "were CPMC not to build new hospitals, the City would lose one-third of all acute care beds, two full-service emergency departments, and one specialty care emergency department, which would be a crushing loss for the City."
The resolution followed a lengthy review by the Health Commission of an independent analysis of CPMC's plan by the Lewin Group. The report concluded by saying that "the plans articulated… represent a positive impact on citywide healthcare needs." The report also added that "we view the plans proposed… as a proactive measure to ensure the long-term availability of health care services in the City and County of San Francisco."
The Lewin report examined our proposal to spend an estimated $2.5 billion to build new hospitals at the Van Ness and Geary site and our St. Luke's Campus, create a Neuroscience Institute at our Davies Campus, as well as seismically upgrade other facilities, including the medical office building at Davies. The report also analyzed how our plans would impact the City's long-term health care needs.
This was an important first step, and one that could not have been achieved without the support of physicians, nurses and other staff - as well as volunteers, patients and community health leaders - who testified on our behalf before the Commission. But clearly there is a long way to go and much work still to be done before we get final approval.
In passing the resolution, the Health Commission praised California Pacific for establishing the Blue Ribbon Panel process, our work with the Community Task Force and our commitment to rebuilding St. Luke's. However, the Lewin report and the Health Commission raised questions about the provision of skilled nursing facility (SNF), sub-acute care and inpatient psychiatric beds. California Pacific acknowledged that these are important issues that need to be addressed on a citywide basis and agreed to work with the San Francisco Department of Health and other San Francisco hospitals to help resolve them. The Health Commission also called on CPMC to improve its charity care.
The next stage in the approvals process is a series of hearings before the City's Planning Commission, beginning September 17, 2009 at San Francisco City Hall.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 - Agenda & Minutes
California Pacific Medical Center's Institutional Master Plan got another step closer to passing its first big procedural hurdle on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at the meeting of the San Francisco Health Commission.
The Commission debated a draft resolution that included language that would have placed severe constraints on our ability to implement our building and rebuilding plans. The language possibly even created uncertainty about whether CPMC could complete our seismic upgrade in the time required by state law. The Planning Commission is the next stage in the entitlements process and the Commissioners agreed that is important to send a recommendation that is in the best interest of San Francisco's future health care needs.
Following a lively public debate, it quickly became clear that the resolution lacked enough support from the Commission members and it was tabled. After a brief discussion the Commissioners decided instead to meet with CPMC and together come up with a series of recommendations that should accompany the Institutional Master Plan to the Planning Commission.
Those discussions are taking place and the resulting agreement will be discussed and voted on at the next meeting of the Health Commission on July 21st.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 – Agenda & Minutes
The Lewin Group made its final presentation on the CPMC Enterprise Development Plan. Its independent assessment was in favor of our plans, with a few caveats related to SNF (skilled nursing) and psychiatric patient beds as well as sub-acute care. The commission seeks assurances about the future availability of these services for San Franciscans.
The Health Commission will spend the next few weeks drafting its resolution and recommendation to the Planning Commission. The resolution is scheduled to be voted on at the Health Commission's next hearing on Tuesday, July 7, 2009.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 – Agenda & Minutes
