Doing great work in the neighborhood. I mentioned at our october 23 hearing that it may be potent l potentially possible to fund this work through our Community Facilities district. We need to explore the legal and policy ramifications, but the potential to do such things extends the program to the plan is personally very exciting. The second item is the need to increase Operation Maintenance parks and facilities, as well as rec park and others to identify the Funding Sources. The third is a need for neighborhood cleaning services, which identified to us from supervisor kims office. And well talk about prevailing wages. Weve been in conovversation wi organized labor on this and one option comes through the newly signed legislation of the state ab73, which allows cities to create sustainability districts if theyre paid for the construction work. We dont really fully understand that and will continue to work with people to see if its a viable option. That concludes my presentation. I look forward to everyones input and well be happy to answer your questions. Thank you. Councillor tang thank you. I have a few followup questions to the last portion of your presentation. And i know we have tim frye here to discuss historic preservation. But i want to go back to your slide on cultural preservation funding the 20 million through cfd and 20 million of tdr. Could you talk a little bit about what or how that revenue is limited and what it can be spent towards . Sure. Both buckets . Councillor tang yes. Weve identified it to go to the old mint. So the degree that the city is having a macro effort to understand how to fund and rehabilitate that building, heres one opportunity. The normal funding mechanism has been expended. So were looking to have new information in that direction. Councillor tang thats not my question. What is the cfd funds limited to . Its not limited to the old mint. What are the other uses . Oh, sure. Environmental sustainability and parks and complete streets and a lot of things. There is the opportunity, we think, to spin it on social programs as well. For most historic buildings, the sale of Transferrable Development rights is the main way to find funding. Were looking to cfd to fund that. If were expanding to social programs, we do believe cfd money can be spent on that, as i mentioned councillor tang when did the old mint sell their tdr. I couldnt tell you the year. Councillor tang was it a long time ago . Mid 2000s. 2009 or so. Councillor tang how much was the sale of that tdr worth . What was the value of that sale . I dont know, but i do know it was a low amount per square foot. I dont know the value. It maybe was 2 million. Councillor tang so they used that revenue to go back into the old mint already. If you are selling your tdr, you do it to plow that revenue back into the preservation of that building. Thats correct. The mint, my understanding, is they used it for fire safety upgrades and new security. They are required councillor tang i love california Historic Society and they will have a heart attack when i say this, 20 million, its a lot of money. And its a lot of money that is going towards a museum versus programming that will help a lot more people and i have a real hard time swallowing that much money being set aside for a museum that a lot of people will not access. I want to figure out how to make it whole, too, but in 2009, that revenue should have been utilized to upgrade the historic building. That was the appropriate use of that tdr sale. So i feel uncomfortable using 20 million of cfd funding to environmental sustainability. We have huge concerns about quality of air, which impacts all of our residents. We have huge concerns about if we have enough social programming and funds that can go to community services, and so the seismic uptick i dont feel comfortable with that set aside currently. And i certainly want to hear from other members of the community as well, but im not sure that thats going to have the biggest bang for its buck in terms of how the community will benefit from the building. Thats more of a comment, mr. Frye, less of a question. I guess im just i wasnt here in 2009. Its very unfortunate that the sale of the tdr was so low and didnt actually assist them in the seismic update. I want to make sure that that will happen, but im not sure if we want that through the central soma plan. The 20 million the additional 20 million of tdr that will be sold, how can that be spent . Is that limited to the buildings that are selling their tdrs . Theyre currently not allowed to sell their tdr. As you have noted, theyre required to spend that money on their own rehabilitation. It will be a new Funding Source for the neighborhood. Councillor tang thank you so much. I know that many members of the public are here. And so i did want to move to Public Comment and then i do have many more questions so i do want to appreciate our Department Members to be here to answer additional questions and im sure that questions will come up from members of the community. And i also want to recognize that along with many of our communitybased organizations and Affordable Housing organizations and labor thats in the room and i see members of our filipino districts as well. So, mr. Chair, if we can, i would like to open it up for Public Comment at this time. Lets do it. So well open up item 3 for Public Comment. If you want to line up. First speaker, please. And i know that, mario, you have to get out of here in 18 minutes. Go ahead and do that. Go ahead, maam. Im emma stewart. Ive been a sustainability professional in the bay area and have a ph. D. From stanford in the area and Sustainability Program at auto desk. As we can all attest in the age of trump, action and innovation to protect our quality of life and life support systems of the planet must take place at the city and state level. Indeed, San Francisco has been a model for other cities in california and california has been a model for other states. Both are looked to by others around the world to understand whats next. Its paramount that we commit the funds necessary to turn central soma to a laboratory within a laboratory within a laboratory. San francisco has a plan of setting ambitious targets and meeting them. Few other cities i have worked for can claim that. Its not just about being a role model, but about creating tangible things. The proposed living room would generate 7. 3 million in net present value stemming from 75 years of enhanced recreational, bio diversity and carbon. If thats only one of the 13 sustainability and resiliency objectives, imagine what the plan is worth in its entirety. Many of the objectives are mutual and reinforcing with other goals like investments and creating safer transportation stops. Both our ambition prowess will be on display this september. The eyes of the world are on the sustainability goals set by this committee. Thank you it. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon, supervisors. Im mario yadidia, Hotel Workers local 2. Our union has been following the central soma plan for some kind and we have growing concerns about the jobs that will be created. At the moment, there are eight Hotel Projects lined up to take advantage of the soma upzoning, but not one of them has signed on to commitments ensuring that workers will have a right to organize, that these jobs will be good ones. Its being sold as a boon for jobs in San Francisco. Were not short of jobs here. Were short living wage jobs that support working people. Its important that planning get right the mix of uses in central soma. Unless Hotel Developers change course about the jobs proposing, we think it would be a mistake to loosen the tourist restrictions on tourist hotels. Thank you, mario. Next speaker. Hi, supervisors, jane wile, again. I live in central soma. To reiterate a couple of key points. The central soma plan has three strategies accommodate growth, provide Public Benefits and respect and enhance the neighborhood character. Given the desirability of land, there is demand of building heights only seen in downtown, which come with benefits, but at the expense of what makes the neighborhood great. Its character. Central soma should not be like downtown. Go 5 states offer an abundance of park and rec spaces from an area that suffers from a shortage of parks relative to the number of residents. 170 million generated is designated for park and rec space. The tenderloin and 6th street is the densest part with low income families and seniors with practically no open space. Weve been begging for something small like a 1 2acre park and were always told there is no money. I support the 30 million to improve what we do have but wasnt to see something allocated to something in the central because we keep circling this area. The parks proposed at 5th and bryant and 11th are way too far from the people that live there now and need it. We dont want to see 80 going to pope st. Thats the responsibility of the developers. The Developers Need to carry their part. Thank you, ms. Wile. Next speaker, please. Mr. Lance berg. Councillor tang and if we can allow people to finish their sentences. Sure. Thank you. Supervisors, im lance bergmann, representing the San FranciscoElectrical Contractors association. Glad to see this plan moving forward and glad to see you giving it the attention it deserves. Wanted to second the statements made by mario earlier about job quality and as we fast forward that we keep in mind the men and women who are going to be building it as well as staffing it and operating it. And to that point, i wanted to just speak a little bit more to mr. Wartheims discussion of prevailing wages. What i want to make sure that you all here understand is that prevailing wages is not just about wage levels. Its really a package of policies to not only provide construction workers with livable wages and protect them from competition, but its a suite of policies to promote sustainable construction couriers and stabilize the industry. Where it comes in and is valuable, is within the discussions of ab73. It gives us a roadmap for incorporating those standards into plan areas and really allowing us to take a much more active role in creating equitable infill in our communities. Theres a lot of promise in the soma plan. The ballot measure thats been discussed in the media, i think, adds to that. And we look forward to working with our soma partners and everyone else and yourselves and the Planning Department. Thank you. Good afternoon, supervisors. Im carla lavell, west bay Filipino Service center and the we are soma coalition. We work with over 80 youth and families daily in soma. 100 of our youth and families live in soma. The project is in the youth and family zone and i want to make sure that the existing community that lives, works, plays and goes to school in soma is prioritized. The plan brings much opportunity, but unless its planned with community in mind can displace and hinder the community. We need to be sure that we have Strong Community oversight and control over the Public Benefits. We need to make sure that we have Affordable Housing for our families. Many of the families we serve still live in sros. So we need to make sure that we have a range of opportunity that helps them and that he can stabilize organizations that help them to flourish as safe havens. Weve served the community for 50 years and serve 100 people daily in a 1,000squarefoot space. We need to make sure that we invest in our schools. 50 of our youth are underperforming in math, science, reading, and we need to make sure that we have Quality Services to the school that exists. Vmd also has no programming. Its great that we have something in there for them and that its consistent with the park that was here. The central soma park, it can be extremely beneficial, especially since its across the street from the middle school, but we need to be sure that its for our families. Project sponsors have met and we need to make sure that that conversation is ongoing and that it represents us. Thank you, carla. Good afternoon, supervisors. I want to say thank you to jane kim, for taking the leadership role and the work you are doing. My name is rudy corpus. Im a Violence Prevention Program director serving San Francisco for 23 years, working with hundreds and thousands of kids im a native. Been there all my life. 5 want to be sure as changes are are being made, want to be sure that people can weigh in and know what is good for our community. Ive seen things unfold all my life in the neighborhood. I want to be sure we hold people not only accountable, but that we get equity. Thats a word thats been thrown around loosely and lightly. I want to be sure also that our current people that are here working together, talking about we are soma, that we figure out the best plan for our people. Weve cant have people come to our neighborhood and tell us whats best and what they feel as though how we should live and how the community should be safer. We have a comprehensive Community Safety plan that we and some of my brothers that live there and have been serving there, we have for safety. Nobody want business, nope want to be in places that are not safe. So come see us. Talk about what works. Come find out what we know is best for our community. Let us make sure that we weigh in. Were talking about a lot of money. We want to be sure were incl e included in this. When i say equity, im not talking about equality. Good afternoon, supervisors. Im gina cariaga. I represent the central soma neighbors. Im here to talk about concerns in the zoning between folsom and harrison. I want to remind you that this is a residential neighborhood. There are five condo buildings totalling 600 residences within a block of these highrises. The neighbors here agree that the Planning Departments 2013 central soma draft was right when it said that the predominant character of soma should be retained and the presence of highrises reduced by limiting their distribution in bulk. Supervisors, it achieves under all the housing and job growth as the proposed highrise plan, but a walkable, livable neighborhood. As you weigh Community Benefits against the new highrise proposals, factor in the Community Benefits that our community enjoys, access to light, sky and air. Minutes wind tunnels and family of friendly environment. As a property owner, as a giants fan that walks with other giants fans, as a tech worker that soaks up the sun while eating my lunch in the public open space, i urge you, dont trade the existing mid rise zoning for the mere promise of new Community Benefits. Thank you for your time. Councillor tang thank you. Members of the committee, good afternoon. Im nora hurley. 631 folsom. I think its impossible to talk about improving walkability, bike safety and welcoming atmosphere without addressing height increases along 2nd and harrison. As a longtime resident, im concerned that the proposed highrise plan undermines the goal of the walkability and communitycentric charact characteristics of our neighborhoods. It will intensify high wind patterns and creep eight an unwelcome pedestrian experience. Weve already lost an enormous amount of light due to the linkedin building. A neighborhood was designed to enhance proximity to the bay and light reflecting off the water. Increasing all the density will overstress and overcrowd our few green spaces, such as south park, which may not only be cast into shadow, but also damaged and filled with litter by day use by people who have no interest more than eating their lunch and smoking a cigarette. Our neighborhood is already stressed with high traffic. It includes many highways and exit ramps and a huge conference center. I applaud the effort to make the sidewalks more pedestrianfriendly, the Planning Commission must balance these efforts during baseball season and everyday commuter rush hour. Thank you. Im tom leader. Dls landscape architecture. And were honored to be collaborating with the city and community on a 1acre park at 5th and brannon that is called for by this plan. There are two things that are key to know. To that end, weve had three public workshops to learn a number of things about where theyre coming from, how they live and what they want to be able to do and how the park can extend their lives during the day and on the weekends. Weve heard things that are more obvious perhaps like open space with grass and where kids and dogs can be and safety in terms of moving through. This park is in the center of the lot, but weve heard that people want to use this place to get together. Could this be a living room for their community. Could it be a place to come for a farmers market, science fair, see a film, gathering informally in a teadecentsized open space . The other aspect is sustainability. When we say sustainability, we dont refer so much to metrics and to checklists, but were talking about the environmental sensibility of a place. And what we find here is that we have to we have a place that is because its surrounded by buildings of a certain height and we have to protect people from wind. We have to encourage sunlight for use or it wont be used at all. As we do that, we find there are certain thank you. Thank you for hearing me as a member of the task force in 2013. I was the chair of the energy and natural resources, subcommittee of that task force. My name is cole roberts. I work with a Company Called air up here, focused on sustainability in the built environment. When we were undertaking that task force report, we understood and interacted with the community that deepened our understanding of the ne