there s been a strong desire to see improvements in the area. sponsor has indicated that they will be responsible for maintenance and liability of the proposed improvements. proposed improvements would consist of public works standard materials and maintenance covenant outlined as part of the encroachment permit and specific work will be established. the city is exploring a community facilities district to provide maintenance operations. the exact terms are being developed. if a cfd is established, funding could be generated by an annual tax agreed upon by all properties. the sponsor has committed to participating in a cfd to provide additional funding for maintenance and improvements in oak plaza the planning department, department of public works, department 7 real of real estate and city attorney s office has reviewed it and we ve provided rounds of feedback. placement of trees on the north sidewalk, improving loading and passenger dropoff has been improved. the plaza ha
for fisherman s wharf to succeed, to go from north beach to fisherman s wharf, we had an area that was dicey to say it mildly the the people who took on an amazing transformation is one of a kind and i think it s pride of that success, including giving large numbers of people the ability to be live in decent housing and par take in how good housing lifts you up from nowhere to somewhere. that makes me want to stand with the remaining side, literally the pivotal side of the project to be a housing site. i have walked the site four times since we left, had our meeting and i have gone around it. i have observed it in the morning, in the afternoon, in the middle of the day at lunch. i walk down to the wharf and each time i go by, you can only be proud of this particular part of town. it s amazing. it s a lovely neighborhood and everything about it works. and it s for that very reason that i have to stand by not supporting the hotel but looking for a housing development on this po
approvements also and we re happy to be part of that. thank you and we look forward to more discussion. commissioners, that will place us at 17. 2009-159, ika, oak plaza. impact fee waiver for 1554 market street. good afternoon, commissioners. the case before you today is a proposal by build inc., sponsor of the residential project, to enter into an in-kind agreement to provide a public plaza in exchange for a fee waiver in the amount of $2,180,093. the project was heard and approved by the commission on june 15, 2017. the decision before you today is the approval of the fee waiver. further detailed design refinement and maintenance and programming obligations will be done with public works. in essence, the in improvements would create a plaza at oak and venice. the proposed plaza would improve an improved oak street, designed to be shared bill cars, pedestrians and bicycles. improvements to the north side of oak street. six new landscaped planters or trees. four new stre
things better and it s been 2 hours and 15 minutes and all we ve really approved is a sushi bar at whole foods. so there s probably room to make approvements also and we re happy to be part of that. thank you and we look forward to more discussion. commissioners, that will place us at 17. 2009-159, ika, oak plaza. impact fee waiver for 1554 market street. good afternoon, commissioners. the case before you today is a proposal by build inc., sponsor of the residential project, to enter into an in-kind agreement to provide a public plaza in exchange for a fee waiver in the amount of $2,180,093. the project was heard and approved by the commission on june 15, 2017. the decision before you today is the approval of the fee waiver. further detailed design refinement and maintenance and programming obligations will be done with public works. in essence, the in improvements would create a plaza at oak and venice. the proposed plaza would improve an improved oak street, designed to
arrive at the top of the steps and look in and see the shelves filled with books. it is inspiring. i love when we have visitors coming for the first time. a walk in the front door and usually the first thing i hear is a giant gas. and then the next word out of their mouth is that this is what a library should look like. part of what i find overwhelming the totally gratifying is that this institution has existed for hundreds of years. everyday when i come into work i get to contribute to history. the athenaeum is in the historic section of providence, rhode island. we are one of 17 membership libraries in the country today. the providence athenaeum is one of two museums. we have one that actually predates us. the word athenaeum comes from the greek idea of learning and it is so fitting that architecturally based on the greek revival style, it fits very well. but a they athenaeum was a place where people came to converse and talk about their ideology. their theologies and the