Read a recap along with a commentary of those responses. As the city of San Francisco moves to another brighter chapter as an evolution as urban center for innovation and cultural inclusion, construction cranes marked the sky lights. The committee wonders about some places where we do sea in the city where time is standing still. An example 135 van ness avenue, a castle showing few signs of life right at the agriculture scene and bordering plans at the housing area around market. On busy franklin, cracked wauls of the loma prieta earthquake. The only signs of life are posters from a jazz group that maybe performing across the street at the new sf jaz venue. A few blocks south at Mission Street, an abandoned block that is only placed by classroom modules with new housing and enhancement to the street scene. As you know all of these are and will be soon School District real estate. The jury is to investigate what is the status of these properties . Is there any movement for change . And
Legacy project for special interest. It has to be everybodys legacy project for the sake of future generations. If we can achieve this, we will have a remarkable asset that invigorates and adds richness to the culture of our city. If we have the will and the means we can indeed create a new model for arts, education that will be the envy of the nation. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. So next in our program weve got a number of city departments that have provided response to this item. I believe we are going to hear from the Mayors Office first and then we are going to hear a consolidated presentation by john and followed by the School District. Why dont the Mayors Office present. Chair cohen and supervisor campos. My name is antonio guerra, an fiscal, john is going to present a consolidated City Response and i believe we have representative from Capital Planning and we are ready to answer questions from the committee if requested. In general, we understand the desire for real estate is put
The kind of informed discussion that must take place early on prior to the give and take of any agreement moving forward. This is the basis of our recommendation of a consolidated web base data base to develop complete information about City Properties and all city departments be able and expected to maintain properties on that. We were extremely pleased to know in that regard and the mayors response is in full agreement that right to know that all publically known real estate and rot map and real information data base is in beta testing as of this july with full implementation with the the First Quarter of 2013. We know that the administrative code will be maintained by the city departments in the same timeframe. The jury also noted with pleasure in the response to the School District, its acknowledgment of the importance of a comprehensive listing of property available to the public. Secondly, the report concluded actions that led to guiding real estate must be reviewed in the lighte
The jury recommend the utilize projects, any proposal which brought in utilized properties must be balanced with the needs for Affordable Housing in San Francisco. Im happy to answer any questions now or after the presentation. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Another man that doesnt need an introduction. [ laughter ] good afternoon, chair cohen, members of the committee, director of real estate. I also want to thank the civil grand jury. Its been actually a great experience for me and my staff in taking back some of the concerns and issues they have raised and really highlighting and helping us moving forward with our strategic plans in the years. This is a document for real estate and i want to thank all of my colleagues at the various department for their support today. I will answer in i questions you might have specific program areas. So, if in the interest of time sense we have a number of findings and recommendations, if its okay with you i would like to follow along th
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