chairperson mar: good afternoon, everyone. the meeting will come to order. this is the regular meeting of the land use and economic development committee of the san francisco board of supervisors. to my right is supervisor wein er. to my left is the vice president of the committee, supervisor cohen. >> items acted upon to they will appear on the march 8 board of supervisors agenda, unless otherwise stated. chairperson mar: i would like to thank the staff from as a treaty before broadcasting us, as they always do. i want to alert the audience that items four and five will be continued at the request of the authors. item four has been requested to

continue to next week. item five, supervisor avalos has asked to continue to the call of the chair. items four and five will not be heard today. >> item 1, a reciprocal easement agreement for 10051700 to st. for affordable -- for 150 and 170 otis street for affordable housing. >> john updike, acting director. pleasure to be here. in july of 2010, the mayor and board unanimously approved a resolution 288.10, which authorized the long-term ground lease of 150 otis street, as the

result of an rfp process with swords to plowshares and chinatown community development board this significant building, which will be adapted into 45 units of affordable housing for homeless, low-income veterans. the project is called veterans' commons. in order for chinatown cdc to begin construction on the $33 million project, a joint use of some of the service areas between 150 otis and the offices of 170 had to be defined. this would authorize the execution of a declaration establishing reciprocal

easements and restrictions. i know that is very exciting. that is the stuff we do. that sets forth the operating guidelines for joint use of the area on this map buy easements and restrictions. i have highlighted in yellow 150 of this. -- otis. there are joint uses, both subterranean and at surface. as these rights that are granted are considered by my office to be roughly equivalent to the wrights received in the reciprocal declaration, no money shall change hands as a result of the agreement. each party mutually benefits. we have representatives from the mayor's office of housing, chinatown cdc. chairperson mar: is there anyone from the public that would like to speak?

seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, can we move this forward with a positive recommendation with the objection? -- without objection? thank you. >> item two, ordinance ordering the jurisdictional transfer and sale of city property at ocean avenue and phelan avenue. >> john updike, real-estate division. this project has quite a long history. i will give you the recent version, give you some context of what is before you today. on december 4, 2008, a final environmental impact report and monitoring program of the balboa park area station plan, was adopted by the planning

commission. in may of 2009, the board of supervisors and mayor approval of the plan took effect. the parcel is located just west of the intersection of phelan and ocean. the funding source is tax increment financing. assure you a closer look at this plan.

included with this is a summary vacation and jurisdictional transfer of land from dpw to sfmta, which facilitates the sale to redevelopment and allows sfmta to receive the proceeds. dpw for illegally quinces their interest -- full rely relinquis their interest in a road which was never built. combined with regional and federal funding sources, we will have over $12 million in committed funds, and required local match for the bus loop reconfiguration project and adjacent improvements, which will become a reality. the sale includes appropriate reservations for necessary utility uses, and a provision to

grant necessary pedestrian access and emergency apparatus access the easements to facilitate the housing development. the actions before you today, the summary vacation, the jurisdictional transfer, the sale for affordable housing, and the granting or reserving of easements are consistent with the general plan, according to the planning department, and consistent with the final environmental impact report of the balboa park station area plan. the agency commission and the sfma board approved -- sfmta board approved the purchase. this will enable the construction of the 71-unit affordable housing project above ground. the project will serve primarily families and emancipated you currently in foster care. -- youth currently in foster

care. we will be back with the legislation necessary to make this happen to further the plan. all partners in the venture are represented your today. sfmta, the mayor's office, from heights, and others. we are all happy to answer any questions you might have. chairperson mar: we have someone from the ocean avenue collaborative and from the bernal heights neighborhood center.

mr. ho? >> my name is william ho. i am a senior project manager at the borough heights neighborhood center. -- at the bernal heights neighborhood center. i am reading this letter in support of a jurisdictional transfer and sale of city property, ocean avenue and phelan avenue. much needed rental units for families, youth transferring from foster care, and others. in addition to adding to the vibrancy and diversity of our neighborhood, i am looking to increase foot traffic, supporting retail, the possible farmers market, a site for a family festival, and more. they have presented the proposed plan on numerous occasions at well-publicized community

meetings. the input on the community was given consideration, and changes were made to the extent possible to respond to the concerns. by way of reference, i have been a resident for more than 32 years. i am currently co-chair of the revitalization collaborative, a member of the p > good afternoon, supervisors. i am the project manager at the ocean avenue revitalization collaborative. our organization recently formed the community benefit district on ocean avenue. on behalf of the organization, i would like to say we highly support this project and would

like to see the line transferred so this project can move forward. there is a lot of space that is not being fully utilized to its fullest. this will help enhance the commercial district as well as bring affordable housing in the community as well as san francisco. please accept this and move this project forward. thank you. chairperson mar: mr. weaver? >> good afternoon. i think the real estate department person did a good job of describing this as a complex situation. we have been building toward this approval for 10 years. in has been in length of time it took from the start of the balboa area plan to its approval

by the city. before that, there was a proposal to build a senior housing at the phelan youth. it was fought by the city college, who argued the should be a gateway to the college. we included a public open space which would serve as a gateway and some affordable housing. the loop in its current configuration has done a wonderful job of blighting big sections of the neighborhood. this is gone to be an improvement. i urge you to move it forward to the full board. thank you. chairperson mar: is there anyone else from the public that would like to speak? seeing none, public comment is closed.

if i could talk to somebody from the mayor's office and out of housing -- it looks like there is a city college bookstore as they expand as well. just a general feel for how this so soon moment and -- socioeconomic and age population will fit into the area. >> i am the director of housing development at the mayor's office of housing. it is a very integrated plan. there is the affordable housing parcel, which is gone to be sold to the redevelopment agency. 70 units of transition at age housing. i think it was a good synergy because of the location right next to city college for transition-age youth to be taking advantage of these educational opportunities, as well as the family housing,

given the composition of the neighborhood and the dire need for affordable housing. the entrance to housing is right here. that opens to the open space plaza. we were recently successful in getting a transportation for livable community grant for that open space, to build it out as public open space. as mr. updike points out, it is the gateway to the new expanded city college campus. people that are getting off at the bus, be accessible stop on ocean, were able to walk into the campus. the current loop is going to be relocated around the fire station. mta will be working toward that once the sale goes through. the buses will be turning on ocean, stopping here. it is a liver station for the

buses, pulling over to continue their way. we believe it is a great use of transportation, transit-oriented development because of this location, and its access to all the muni lines, affordable housing. there will be a new grocery store across leigh avenue that will be developed by avalon. they are 174 units of market- rate housing, right across the avenue extension. the walkable grocery opportunity for the residents. it is just great. chairperson mar: thank you. and thanks to the ocean avenue revitalization group. this sounds wonderful. colleagues, if there are no other questions, can we move this forward with a positive recommendation, without objection? nk