Honouring black excellence as a value in all of our schools, so i want to know what you think we should do differently. I will start a response, but i am also going to see if leticia and anthony may have anything to add and i will tell you why specifically the two of them in a moment, but first, i know you know all of this as well, but i want to provide some context for the audience. In terms of what is currently happening around that expectation for celebrating black History Month, for example, for the last couple of years now, the leadership of the organization, we pull together a toolkit, or set of resources to share with schools that identify different activities that they can take on during black History Month to properly celebrate it from the perspective of our parents. The last couple of years, it has come out specifically as a letter from dr. Matthews that has gone out into our cohort bulletin, so the information that goes out to all school principals, and we have had the suppo
[ gavel good afternoon everyone. This meeting will come to order. I want to welcome you back to another meeting of the land use and Transportation Committee and im supervisor cohen, chair of the committee and to vicechair to my left is supervisor jane kim and supervisor scott wiener. Our clerk is andrea ausberry, who has given me the names of the those providing their services by televising this Committee Meeting on sfgovtv. Madame clerk do you have any announcements today. Yes, please science all devices and documents should be submit to the clerk. Items may appear in the may 5th, board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. Excellent, thank you very much, madame clerk, could you please call item 1. Resolution granting commission to the Arts Commission for street encoachment at 47053rd street. We have staff from the Arts Commission with us this afternoon to present on this item. Welcome. Good afternoon, im judy the director of San Francisco Arts Commission this is the final pe
With ricky in support of the project. This question about competitive bids is something that we grappled with as well at the stafflevel. You know, throughout the process we have been focused on relocating teatro on port property. We have the experience with the americas cup of dislocationing a lot of very good port tenants. We are able to relocate the large majority of those to other areas of the port property at the time. But with teatro, they really needed to be in the northern waterfront. They needed a longerterm lease at a new location that cant be entered at 27 because the new terminal construction. So that has been our goal. I think it was really teatro through the public process and understanding that people didnt want to go with the same form of the facility as it existed before, which was the tent structure. That people really wanted a permanent facility at seawall lot 324 and prior plus planning had indicated a neighborhood desire for a hotel use at the site. Teatro went out
Investments for proposed theater and hotel, providing new positive activation to the community and acts a gateway to the broadway and greater chinatown area. It will bring locals and visitors alike and utilize an area that has long been underutilized. We urge you to support the resolution before you. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Beverly shuper, joe radner, et cetera. Beverly, no . Okay, well go to joe ratner. Good afternoon im joe ratner. I have only been a resident of San Francisco for four years, but my family goes back four generations. My grandfather and mother were born here. And i have a lot of very close ties and a lot of relatives in the city. And when i was visiting, before moving back here, i always going to Teatro Zinzanni was always a highlight of my visit. I think they really fit beautifully into the sort of bohemian history of San Francisco, and im looking forward to the opportunity for my younger daughters to attend their camp, which my teenager enjoyed very
Next speaker. Is there anyone else who whats would like to speak about this item . No one to talk about the street encroachment in the bayview . So be it, Public Comment is disclosed on this item [ gavel ] colleagues would i love to have a motion on this. Motion with positive recommendation to the full board. Seconded by supervisor wiener and without further ado this item masses unanimously. Madame clerk, cousin please call i. The resolution exemptioning the Competitive Bidding policy, a real estate transaction between the port and Teatro Zinzanni. Who is presenting on this item . Anyone . Item no. 2, thank you, sir, please come on up. Thank you, chair cohen and supervisors wiener and kim. I am the Department Program manager with the port of San Francisco. I am here recommending representing the Port Commission, requesting your consideration of a resolution authorizing the port to enter into negotiations with teatro destinani and their project tzk bredway, llc. To develop and lease por