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Southeast
Community Facility Commission
M I N U T E S
THURSSDAY, AUGUST 10, 2000
6:00 P.M.
1800 Oakdale Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94124
I. Call to Order:
Commission Vice-President Millard Larkin II called the Thursday, August 10, 2000 meeting to order at 6:09 p.m.
II. Roll Call:
Present: Commissioner Bobbrie Brown
Commissioner Heidi Hardin
Commissioner Millard Larkin II
Commissioner Enola Maxwell
Commissioner Kim Nguyen
Staff Present: Robert Bryan, Deputy City Attorney; Toye Moses, Exec. Dir.,
SECF; Vincent Dunlap, SECFC-Clerk Typist
III. Approval of Minutes:
Commissioner Brown moved and Commissioner Hardin seconded to accept the minutes of Thursday, July13 with minor corrections. Motion passed. Minutes of Wednesday, July 26 were tabled until the SECF Commission meeting of Thursday, August 23, 2000.
IV. Correspondence:
a) Letter updating Commission of McCoy’s Patrol Services increase in employee wages.
Commissioner Larkin then transposed items VI. Director’s Report and V. Presentation in the order of the agenda and proceeded with the meeting.
VI. Director’s Report - Dr. Moses updated that:
a) Facility ADA Project - has not yet begun; there seems to be a stall within DPW in coordinating project commencement; Commission will be kept updated.
b) The HVAC project is well underway and currently on-schedule; status meetings are held every Wednesday morning. If the project stays on-schedule, the 120-day estimated project completion date is the end of November; Commission will be kept updated on this as well.
c) PUC General Manager, John Mullane is now back to work after recuperating from his medical condition.
d) Executive Director will be on vacation from Friday, Aug. 11 returning to the office on Monday, Aug. 21
Action: Commissioner Hardin moved and Commissioner Brown seconded to accept the Director’s Report. Motion passed.
VI. Presentation - Mr. Thomas Murray, Group I Project Manager and Mr. Al Williams, Consultant: Proposal to develop a mixed-use project at 3433 Third Street, between Cargo Way and Burke Ave.
Commissioner Larkin introduced Tom Murray, Project Manager for Group I, who in turn introduced: Mr. Jonathan Lum, Vice President of Finance (designated to introduce the proposal), Mr. Stanley Wong, another Project Manager, Steve Vittle, Legal Counsel, and Al Williams, Consultant/Rep. for Group I. Then Mr. Murray turned the floor over to Mr. Lum who thanked the Commission for allowing Group I (Project Sponsor) to make this presentation to the Southeast Community. Mr. Lum stated that the project:
Proposed to redevelop the property at 3433 Third Street, previously developed as a car wash facility but currently empty. Currently this project (see hand-out titled: India Basin Technology Center) has been recommended by the (Bayview-Hunter’s Point Project Area Committee’s) Land Use Committee to go before the full PAC to seek preliminary approval to move forward. From a historical perspective: this property was purchased in the last quarter of 1999 and after several design schemes was first presented to the public on June 23, 2000 in this very room at Southeast. Several concerns arose from that first meeting, the most concrete being:
a) Need for public space/access around building;
b) Economic and employment benefits for the community;
c) Community participation in design;
d) Desire for smaller looking building;
e) Concern for color and exterior design;
f) Environmental impact to the community.
Taking these main concerns into consideration, the project was redesigned and presented again to the PAC Land Use Committee on July 11; this is the design explained. The Land Use Committee considered this an improvement over the original design, but felt more Community involvement was still needed. Therefore the project was presented in two options A & B with a survey to the Community at the Third Street Faire (July 29 and 30). The results of the survey (clearly showing Option B, depicting three buildings giving a ’gateway effect’ as the choice of about 80 survey respondents) were presented to the Land Use Committee, who in turn recommended it be presented to the full PAC.
The concerns are addressed in this latest design in the following ways:
- Need for public space/access around building: design includes a 3,700 sq. ft. plaza that opens to Third Street with tables and chairs for the public.
- Economic and employment benefits for the community: delineated in handout;
- Community participation in design: design has been altered due to community suggestions and survey responses.
- Desire for smaller looking building: has been addressed by changing design from one building to three buildings with additional changes.
- Concern for color and exterior design: although final color/design has not been decided, but will not reflect original color/design presented on June 23 - will definitely be more muted.
- Environmental impact to the community: all federal and local guidelines will be strictly complied with so there will be no negative community impact.
This presentation was then opened for questions and answers:
- This project mainly consists of a business services building in the front (multi-media research and development) and telecommunications in the back.
- The exterior design will reflect some industry prominent in the community (cargo containers reflecting port facilities/maritime and nautical themes) along with patterns prominent in African cloth (Afrocentric theme).
- Total project encompassing 6,180 sq. ft. of retail space facing a landscaped public plaza and seating area; 114,000 sq. ft. of office space available to firms providing technology, research and development-related business services (some available for community-based businesses), 2,000 sq. ft. dedicated to below-market (app. 50%) rent; and a secured 66 space parking garage with entrance on Cargo Way, and lobby entrance on Third Street.
- Under the City’s guidelines development projects are required to participate in the City’s First Source Hiring Program to make entry-level jobs opportunities available to recruit and refer people for these job opportunities. Under this program, as employers contract on to this project, they are required to notify the First Source Program of employment opportunities. The First Source Program in-turn notifies the network of employment and training organizations that then refer candidates for those jobs.
- Regarding job retention - there is a concerted effort to work with training programs in the Community to provide the training now for jobs coming available. The focus will be to work with the tenant companies (who have yet to be identified) to hire from designated training programs.
- The Redevelopment Agency captures 20% of the increase in property taxes due to re-development and goes towards affordable housing in the community; out-side of redevelopment areas (for new office space) there is a $7/sq ft. fee that developers pay into the City’s affordable housing coffers. Group I has agreed to pay this fee which translates into almost $300,000.
- After a bit more discussion regarding project design and benefits to the community it was explained that final exterior building design (color, material, theme) is still open for community input.
- The timeline for this project is to present before the full PAC next week, then the Redevelopment Agency in October or November and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors before construction starts in 2001.
- Commissioner Larkin requested Group I and Mr. Williams to return to the Commission with an update to address concerns of the Commission. Group I agreed that after an Owner Participation Agreement with Redevelopment has been negotiated (so all commitments are spelled out in writing), probably in October would be a good time to return.
- Although Group I is not necessarily seeking approval, but rather conceptual support for the project, they are prepared to and are striving to develop the consensus idea articulated from different voices in the community. Group I is committed to the same objectives expressed at this presentation/meeting.
- The Executive Director explained that one of the responsibilities of this Commission is to advocate for businesses coming to the Bayview-Hunter’s Point. His suggestions were to use Southeast campus as an additional resource especially in the area of computer training and stressed a continued involvement in promoting affordable housing.
- Commissioner Larkin expressed appreciation for the community outreach this developer has done thus far in getting the Community’s input on this project and was looking forward to a return update presentation confirming Group I’s dedication to this Community. Commissioner Hardin expressed appreciation to the staff of Group I for cohesively presenting their respective roles on the project. Commissioner Brown echoed the appreciation for the staff presentation and the anticipation of a return to address Commission concerns.
VII. Public Comment: None were offered at this time.
VIII. New Business:
Commissioner Brown requested news of an update presentation from the new Walgreens at Third and Williams. Staff will check on Walgreens schedule for an update presentation.
The Executive Director reminded the Commission that Mr. Emilio Cruz, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Business Economic Development and Mr. Fred Hamdun, new Director of the Dept. of Parking and Traffic will both make presentations at the next Commission meeting (scheduled for Weds., August 23).
Commissioner Brown also reported that San Francisco Police Dept.’s first black female Commander is Sylvia Harper. Commissioner Brown would like her invited to a SECF Commission meeting since she was the Capt. of the Bayview Station (prior to Capt. Ron Roth).
X. Adjournment:
Action: Commissioner Hardin moved and Commissioner Brown seconded to adjourn the meeting at 8:00 p.m. Motion passed.
Respectfully submitted: _________________________
(Commission Secretary)
