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Southeast
Community Facility Commission
M I N U T E S
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2000
6:00 P.M.
1800 Oakdale Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94124
I. Call to Order:
Commission Vice-President Millard Larkin II called the Wednesday, August 23, 2000 meeting to order at 6:10 p.m.
II. Roll Call:
Present: Commissioner Bobbrie Brown
Commissioner Heidi Hardin
Commissioner Millard Larkin II
Commissioner Enola Maxwell
Commissioner Kim Nguyen
Staff Present: Toye Moses, Exec. Dir., SECF; Kathy Basconcillo, SECF
Commission Secretary
III. Approval of Minutes:
Commissioner Brown moved and Commissioner Hardin seconded to accept the minutes of Wednesday, July 26 with two (2) minor corrections. Motion passed.
Minutes of Thursday, August 10, 2000 were tabled.
Commissioner Larkin took Item VI. Presentation next in order to accommodate both presenters’ schedules.
VI. Presentation:
Commissioner Larkin introduced Mr. Emilio Cruz, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Business Economic Development who thanked the Commission for the invitation and opportunity to update the Community on some of the business and economic projects in the Southeast Sector.
He also apologized for being able to only make a brief presentation this evening due to both he and Mr. Hamdun having a meeting with the Mayor immediately after this presentation. He also stated that all questions, concerns and issues brought forward this evening would either be addressed at a return meeting or in the interim.
Mr. Cruz explained that the question is not whether or not the City can grow and develop economically, but how much. The situation seems to be that the problems we face are brought on by that very prosperity and two things necessarily need to be dealt with very carefully in that prosperity. Some communities are experiencing prosperity so much that the neighborhoods are changing too rapidly and the character of the neighborhood needs to be considered within its growth. Secondly, some neighborhoods are not sharing in that prosperity as much as others, namely some parts of the Mission District and the Southeast Community of San Francisco.
Our focus is to determine what the immediate plans are and how that will impact the future. A couple projects with economic impact slated for the Southeast Sector in particular are:
a) MUNI Light Rail Project along Third Street is moving along on-schedule and within budget with ultimate construction and service beginning by 2004 (expected to ultimately $450 M, plus an additional $400M to build a potential underground tunnel connecting the China Basin Channel and Downtown); and
b) Development of traditional office space and multimedia space in the Mission Area and south of Market Street.
Not only will both projects provide improved access routes between Downtown and the Southeast Sector, but an improved boost in economic growth.
We expect that the impact of the Muni Light Rail construction will be of minimal disturbance to existing businesses when community meetings/input are held to schedule the various construction phases. Mr. Cruz then opened the floor for questions:
Construction on the 3rd St. portion of the Muni Light Rail Project will begin in 2001 from the northern end of Third St. generally in 15-block segments taking about 24 months per segment. Segment 4, closest to Oakdale is slated to begin 2001 thru 2003. Two-way traffic will be maintained throughout construction of each segment as well as service on the 15-Third Street bus.
If additional funds ($400M) can be secured from the Federal government (City is eligible for federal funding since having gone thru federal EPA process), then a Phase II underground tunnel section is planned to connect China Basin and Downtown bypassing the Embarcadero/traffic and cutting commute time to less than 8 minutes.
There are 3 sections (deteriorating buildings/lots that have fallen into disrepair or seem abandoned) in the Southeast community that fall under the Redevelopment
Agency (due to pre-existing buildings/lots) that will to be brought into the plans for upgrading/redeveloping Third St. The Agency is moving forward with this effort.
At this point the City is ready to move forward with a Stadium Mall Project, however, the 49ers had ownership issues, have hired a new president and are just starting a new season. The new president has stated that one of their priorities after the season gets underway is the Stadium Mall Project. The project has not been abandoned from the City’s prospective and we strongly encourage the 49ers to come back to the table to move forward on discussion of Stadium Mall plans.
With all this redevelopment in the Southeast Sector, what are the plans for displacement of ownership, especially the elderly on fixed incomes? There is no displacement for home ownership; the largest displacement has been for business rental. When a business lease comes to term, there is no rent control unlike rent control for housing/residence. This is an unfortunate circumstance over which the Mayor’s Office does not have control. The overall goal of this administration is to not only increase the stock of homes, but increase home ownership as well.
Regarding community inclusion/access to job opportunities: The First Source Hiring Program is administered out of the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development and therefore, we believe the potential for job opportunities and accessibility is quite high especially on two projects slated for this area in particular: the Third Street Light Rail and Mission Bay (committed $3M to 1st Source towards training; has gone before Board of Supervisors with another project committing $800K also towards training). And we believe there is sufficient time for training individuals for employment on these projects.
Mr. Cruz stated that he would be glad to return and update the Commission once the contractors have been selected (City must go with the lowest bid) and the disposition of the hiring procedures (1st Source Hiring requirement). This would be done with sufficient time for Community input and to hire from trained residence of the Community.
VI. Presentation:
Commissioner Larkin then introduced Mr. Fred Hamdun, from the Department Parking & Traffic (DPT), who informed the Commission that as a newly (June, 2000) appointed Director he was excited and anxious to meet the Commission for the opportunity update on new developments at the Dept. Mr. Hamdun began by introducing the DPT staff that accompanied him today: Steve Johnson, Dir., Enforcement Division; Warren Gee, City Traffic Engineer & Dept. Deputy Director; Mary Ellen O’Brien, Mgr., Citations Div. and Constituent Services; Members of ’Boot & Tow’ Team: Lt. Parker, Art, Art, Ozzie and Ramon; Ms. Knight, Community Parking Control (assigned to this area). Due to the same time constraints as Mr. Cruz (having a meeting with the Mayor) immediately after this presentation), Mr. Hamdun promised to return to for a full presentation to the Commission, but for now opened the floor for questions and relayed important phone numbers to reach DPT Divisions and staff.
"Boot & Tow Team" immobilizes and tows a vehicle with five (5) more outstanding citations aged past a certain date. Parking officers are rotated for duty throughout the City; but statistics can be sent to the Commission on how many officers live in which areas. There are currently four (4) parking officers that have regular duty in this area out of a little over 300 total parking control staff. However a direct call providing information regarding abandoned or stolen vehicles is always welcome in the dept.
DPT is willing to work with neighborhoods to determine compromise regarding limited parking in the neighborhoods of this Sector due to many legitimate businesses (limousine, shuttle, tow trucks, etc.) taking up residential parking.
The Director of Young Community Developers (YCD), Mr. Dwayne Jones suggested assisting resident from the Community - some currently in training through YCD - to develop own stability and ultimately assist in the City is ’curbing’ some of these problems (i.e., abandoned or towed vehicles, etc.).
Currently the priority for tow truck is to be available for clearing commute lanes, emergencies and accidents. The overall responsibility for DPT is a balancing act between meeting the needs of the neighborhood, the disabled community, the use of the sidewalk vs. use of the street, enforcement vs. non-enforcement of parking regulations (i.e., cars are allowed on sidewalk only during street cleaning since there is no where else to park).
Mr. Hamdun thanked the Commission and audience for their interest in DPT’s responsibility to the Community and asked to be invited back at a future date for an update.
IV. Correspondence:
a) Copies of the Public Utilities Commission newsletter "The Flow" were distributed to all SECF Commissioners.
V. Director’s Report:
Dr. Moses updated that although staff was minimal the first week and the Executive Director was out of the office during the second week:
a) the facility HVAC project is still proceeding on scheduled as per the weekly HVAC update meeting;
b) staff attended meeting on Tues. 8/15 where a consultant interviewed several BWPC for ideas on "fleshing out" PUC’s website;
c) DPW/BBR finished painting the Community Room; Child Care area, and the Director’s office this past week;
d) Last day of summer student intern program was Fri. 8/18; regular after-school program won’t begin until mid-Oct.
Action: Commissioner Brown moved and Commissioner Hardin seconded to accept the Director’s Report. Motion passed.
VI. Public Comment:
a) Mr. Dwayne Jones, Executive Director of Young Community Developers (YCD) stated that he was glad to be in attendance at today’s Commissioner meeting and he would like to return to update the Commission regarding any outstanding issues the Commission would be interested in;
b) Commissioner Larkin announced that Commission President Linda Richardson tendered her resignation due to her candidacy for Supervisor from District 10; the Commission would like to invite her to dinner in acknowledgement of her service on the Commission, the people of San Francisco and the Community in the Southeast Sector in particular.
VII. New Business:
a) Commissioner Hardin expressed concern that "what’s happening to utility rates in the San Diego area may happen here" (in the San Francisco Bay Area) and suggested inviting someone from PUC/Utilities and/or the appropriate member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors;
b) Commissioner Brown suggested inviting the Executive Director of Young Community Developers (YCD), Mr. Dwayne Jones to update the Commission on YCD’s follow-up with the new Walgreens (Third and Williams) and Foods Co. (Williams Avenue site);
c) Dr. Moses suggested inviting Dr. Philip Day, Chancellor of City College of San Francisco regarding available space for classes vs. community programs, etc.
X. Adjournment:
Action: Commissioner Hardin moved and Commissioner Brown seconded to adjourn the meeting at 7:01 p.m. Motion passed.
Respectfully submitted: _________________________
(Commission Secretary)
