Transcripts For SFGTV Government Access Programming 20180216

We do have a quorum. Item number two, general Public Comment. This item is to all members of the public to address the Treasure Island Development Authority board on matters that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Authority Board and that do not appear on todays agenda. In addition to general Public Comments, Public Comment will be held during each item on the agenda. Members of the public may address the board for up to three minutes. You will hear a single chime when there are 30 seconds remaining. Prior to making your comments, please state your name and the o you are representing, if any, for the record. Is there anybody in the audience that would like add to dress the board on items that are not on the agenda . Ok. Seeing none. Item number three, report by Treasure Island director. Thank you, chair and members of the board. Id like to begin my report today by asking Sherry Williams come up and make an announcement. Good afternoon, commissioners. For the record, i am Sherry Williams, the executive director of 1 Treasure Island. [applause] whoo hoo [laughter] we after 24 years, the Treasure Island Homeless Development initiative was an awesome and great name and served us very well. It served thousands of formerly homeless people, hundreds of lowincome people have gotten jobs on the island and so forth. As the island is about to start with major redevelopment, well be building a new San Francisco neighbourhood from the ground up. And we really want our name to reflect our mission of building a new a thriving and inclusive San Francisco neighbourhood that includes everyone. Our focus will still be on low income and those folks and those who have experienced homelessness. But well be very intentional in trying to create a new San Francisco neighbourhood where everyone is welcomed and everyone can thrive. And i think to that, we have a video that were going to share with you. And i do have postcards as well announcing our name change. And there are postcards here for the public also. [inaudible]. But the commissioners might have to come around this way. We have it on the tv. Ok. Never mind. Thank you. [inaudible]. Because my church is here. I got married on Treasure Island. This is the best place to be to raise any family. Not just mine. But more families need to come. We have great things planned for the development of Treasure Island and the Treasure Island t hi, di has been part of the process for conceiving and developing that vision since its inception. Thidi has been a great advocate both for the existing community here on Treasure Island as well as being a key partner in planning for the development of the Affordable Housing that well be building. Our business is about people. And this is an opportunity to give some good folks who might not have had an opportunity before to have a career in something where they can earn Significant Union wages. This programme that thidi is doing is incredibly important and relevant. Shipshape. Before i was putting an effort to doing drugs and now im putting effort into finding a job. Thidi taught me how to get a bank account, interviews. They taught me computer skills that i never knew that i had. Now i can get on the computer and do anything. This next project were doing is groundbreaking. It has not been done before. This is a Pilot Programme that, im not going to say if we pull it off, but when we pull it off with t thidi will be a model for the rest of the country. Treasure island is seeking to new levels of sustainability and economic opportunity. 8,000 new homes will be on an island with spectacular views of the water. Half of the land will be public parks with tonnes of programming for people from all over San Francisco and all types and income levels. In partnership with 1 Treasure Island, were commited to providing opportunities for lowincome residents in San Francisco to participate in Treasure Island. Through the job broker programme, they will be helping place people in the construction phase during the development of activities, and also into the businesses that arise out of the development programme. Were all working as a team to create this new San Francisco neighbourhood where everyone is welcomed and there are opportunities for all. This is one of reasons why im doing this because they have given me the strength to be a better parent. They gave me the tools to be a better parent. Come on in and join us. Thank you. 1 Treasure Island. Where community connects. 1 Treasure Island. 1 Treasure Island. 1 Treasure Island where community connects. Many community connects. Where community connects. 1 Treasure Island, [speaking in spanish]. Where a community connects. Where community connects. 1 Treasure Island where community connects. So, like we have for over 20 years wow. How do you stop that . We have to see it twice. [coughing] thank you, kate. Like we have for over 20 years as the Treasure Island homeless initiative, as 1 Treasure Island, we look forward to working with the Development Authority for us all to implement this inclues k if vision we have for the future of Treasure Island. Thank you. Thank you, sherry. Thank you, sherry. [applause] seems like the same organization, but new name. [laughter] and for people in the audience who are watching at home, sherry mentioned that thidi has been work on this programme for 24 years and Sherry Williams has been at the helm of one Treasure Island through that entire time. So, a major part of the planning for the future of the island. Le thats last months, mercy opened at 9th and avenue de palms and id like to invite mison boyce to say a few word on their successful and wellreceived opening. Thank you, madame adviser, bob beck and toronto Board Members. Hi. Mison boyce with mercy restaurant. Im happy to finally stand before you and actually say were open. Weve been open since Martin Luther king jr. Day and we have been overwhelming and overwhelmingly busy and incredibly happy about that. But certainly has its challenges as well. I cant thank bob beck and tida, the board of supervisors and his team of jack and dan and everyone thats been involved and in particular support by, of course, we all know Sherry Williams from one Treasure Island. Yay. And for their support in terms of helping us commit the commitment to employment. Currently, we employ 15 employees and of the 15 employees, nine of them are Treasure Island residents. Its lovely. They just walk over and so they cant tell us that theyre late because of the traffic. [laughter] so, thats very helpful, actually. And then we have mike bartel whos also part of the veteran programme and he is our number one employee, first employee and we call him ambassador. And then we also employ three team members from the job Corps Programme as well and then we values suzann who helped us with the Placement Programme and were consistently looking for we are growing and are looking for more people and so we work very closely with sherry and her team and once we have opened and have our feet solid on the ground, then we hope to implement in a few months the Training Programme with one Treasure Island. I did share a brief look at our men menu. My partner has brought his kind of passion culinary passion for seasonality to the menu. We balance his toosing try to keep Everything Fresh and natural and seasonal and try to keep the price points that we balance ourselves between trying to serve the community and keeping that price point affordable. As well as obviously the elevating the food experience to the communities, from the city of San Francisco, foodies that the city so well known for. And so i wont bore you with all the wonderful details. Were currently only serving breakfast and dinner until we get our chefs and cooks lined up so they can consistently prepare the food items and we have only been open two and a half weeks. So we will get them ready and then overwhelm them with breakfast. We wanted to thank you for your support, for your patience and i know i speak for my partner and our team that were proud to serve the community of Treasure Island. Thank you. Id like to say congratulations for opening the mercy restaurant. Its absolutely great. I was there with a group yesterday and the food is delicious. Its a wonderful setting. Using recycled containers which have been repurposed for this for the restaurant and with an incredible view of the water as well. So, everybody should go down and try it. Thank you. Yes, mike. I dont know if this is the appropriate time, but i would also like to second your chairs delight in this restaurant. It really is good, beautiful just, you know, couldnt have been a better position. And its right across from the dog park, which is really handy. [laughter] i can order something, walk my dog and then pick something up. And ive been there a few times and i really encourage every director to get down to that restaurant and, of course, we have another restaurant there that is also awesome and that is aricelli. So, were really blessed to have on this small island, less than a square mile of space, to have two really, really good restaurants. I mean, you know, i guess im im not a gourmet. But i do know what i like. And i like both of those. I think, you know, were just blessed on the island and these are really destination restaurants. People should come from the city or from oakland. Theyre really worth while. So, thank you. Yes. I want to echo commissioner tsen and dunlop, it is fantastic and i think i need to have a table there named after me. [laughter] because it is great. Today this is what Treasure Island is all about. We saw Sherry Williams leading the one Treasure Island and then we see you out at the restaurant, which is a partner in diversity, that video and everything. I am really delighted. I think weve come to a point in the history of Treasure Island that we can really showcase. And what i want to do and ask Sherry Williams and bob beck and the museum, all these great pictures and video. We need to load them up somewhere and redo our website. So, this is fantastic. I always look at this picture here that has been displayed on the screen. Simply like that all to be central for Treasure Island. So, congratulations to you. And on your menu, indicate your hours. I know youre opening now for breakfast and dinner. It would be great to have that in there to pass that on to folks so they can know. Thank you. Ok. In addition to the arts master plan that weve had quite a bit of conversation here at the tida board, tida staff and San Francisco Art Commission have also been working with an artist, tom laughlin, who was successful in applying to caltrans to be one of the candidates to use the reclaimed steel from the demolition of the eastern span of the bay bridge and he has a temporary art work that he is proposing for the island and will probably be bringing that to you in the near future in terms of an exhibition permit. But i wanted to invite tom to say a few words about his piece and turn it over to tom. Thank you, bob. I could probably use a little assistance with the technology. [laughter] im a mac person so i cant use an actual computer. [laughter] thank you, sir. As bob mentioned, im here as an artist thats part of a team that includes the San Francisco Arts Commission, tida, of course, the oakland museum, caltrans ands a cast of dozens, if not hundreds. I particularly want to acknowledge jill and richard who are here today. So, as bob mentioned, the piece is going to be fabricated from steel from the old east span of the bay bridge. The name of the piece is signal. Where it will be situated, i hope that it will be the next new amenity at the corner of 9th and avenue of the palms. It is kiddie corner from where mercy is now. It is in an up developed wall between the sea wall and pedestrian bike path there. The piece itself will be 36 tonnes of steel. It will be the intention is for it to be unmonumental and unimposing for people. It will be just b. E. A. Serly elevated above the ground and low enough that people feel free to approach it and interact with it. The piece has, in addition to the steel gurders that i think you can see, it has a light. These elements are from the top of the bay bridge spans so were taking these 12ton gurdsers and cutting them into wedges and turning them into a ring. Here you can see an overhead view of the piece to give you a sense of the shape of it. How its sort of like a inflated stop sign on its side. And heres an elevation that will give you some sense of a scale of the piece. And its my intention as an artist is for it to be slightly larger than human scale. It feels a teeny bit imposing yet approachable. And for the rhythm of the light and there is a small sound elements, the piece will lightly vibrate like a large tuning fork. It will be barely audible but youll feel it if you make contact with the piece. For those repeating rhythms to think about the intersection of ours own human rhythms of the heartbeat and breath and the ebb and flow of human traffic in the bay area and i just couldnt be more excited about the venue because Treasure Island is the centre point and theres such a beautiful vista from that spot on the west side of the island. You can see both span the bay bridge and, of course, downtown San Francisco, alcatraz, the headland and on and on and on. Im really excite about the opportunity. I think we plan to formally ask you for permission in a later meeting. But bob and peter some you areville and others had suggested that we come and let you know about the piece today. I brought with me some pamphlets that include further information about the piece that id like to share with you guys if thats all right. Thank you. Does anybody have any questions . Will people be able to climb and children climb on the piece itself or is it meant to be touched . The intention is for people to observe it, to touch it. If they want. I dont view it as a thing to be to be climbed on. Yeah. Then my question would be how do you prevent people from climbing on it, since it is low enough for that to occur and that may be the natural inclination. Yeah, of course. Let me be clear. Its sort of like the purpose of the sea wall is to protect the island from the ocean. But, of course, people also climb on the sea wall. I think the sculpture is probably going to function in the same sort of way. Its there to be a visual item with a small audio and light component it to as well. Its entirely possible that people will climb on it. But that is not the purpose of it. Well, i think staff certainly should review it. A question came up, which is very interest. When we were looking talking about artwork on the parkside. And that is the weight of the sculpture and especially if its 36 tonnes, what that does to you technically to the fill that is there. And i dont know if youve consulted engineers on this or not. Yeah. Youll see in the booklet that i just handed out, you can see our engineering plans. The short toons your question is, yes, ive been working with an engineer and we understand the loads that are permissible on the soil and we designed concrete bases well within the safety margin for the weight of the piece. Thank you. Any other questions . Just a quick question. The key, the light and how what kind of lighting are you going to be . That lighting should be visible when you enter the island. I think that location that you are thinking about putting it in is great, its central. So the lamp for that lighting there, how is it going to be . And what kind of lighting are you thinking about . Yeah. My my inclination is for it to be a soft let me put it this way. Not a light that illuminates the whole area. But, of course, if you turn and look at it, youll see it. Were lucky to have the actual original glass from the top of the bridge and so its a lighthouse lens that focuses the beam so it will actually project sort of horizontally at a fairly Long Distance relative to its overall illumination so it wont be tremendously bright in the area, but it is entirely possible, for instance, from the embarkadero might