and enhancement of life. i just want to point out, that block of text that is to the right of the frame on this side -- is called a word cloud. it is representative of a workshop event we had a few weeks ago with 400 people from the district to we brought together to think about their aspirations, the issues and concerns that they thought the car barn, once fully realized, would address in their community. i would also like to say we continue to work with community residents, merchants, and artists, to lift of art and culture in the district. most recently, we have joined with the district 11's arts council. revenue models. how are we paying for this?

in the last stages of strategic work, we have identified three revenue models for the geneva car barn, once fully realized. and of course, there are contributed income that come from foundations. we have a dead by sources that will actually pay you to work in the program that will be run out of the barn. one of the more interesting model that we have identified and have done work on is this idea of utilizing earned income from the rental of the event space combat theater space, retail and restaurant spaces, to support operational cost facilities, management, and that sort of thing. we are continuing to refine that model out over the next couple

of years as we prepare to launch the building. the big picture -- the geneva car and powerhouse is about fulfilling critical needs. it is about young people in the community seeking in richmond, education, and unplug and opportunities. it is about positioning arts and culture at the center of the economic development of the community. we know that in other districts across the city, and perhaps we can look nationally, arts and culture can be a stigma in driver and -- significant driver in the revitalization of the neighborhood. and it is finally about development. we see this as a model project of how the urban core, and communities within the urban core, can take that buildings and turn them into community benefit use. this project, through its

design, through its goal of achieving a leading gold rating, we think will be a beacon, perhaps national model for how this work is done in collaboration with community. i just want to slash this time line quickly. it shows you where we are, where we are going. we have just come out of a critical phase of development, schematic design phase. we have just entered into conversations with park and iraq to develop an mou, long term lease agreement. we are preparing an application to go to the preservation office for approval. as many of you know, that is a critical stage for us. approval would mean that we would be eligible for historic preservation tax credits, which

would cover up to 20% of the construction costs for the building. finally, -- let me just stick to the end. if all goes to plan, we will be looking at a completion date of sometime in january to june of 2014. so with that, i would like to pass it over to john and rosalynn, who will walk us through some of the [inaudible] >> commissioner lee, did you have a question? >> i am wondering what the role of our department is. it sounds like a great program, but we only have this one-sheet right up before coming to the meeting. i am just wondering -- i understand the department owns the property -- non-profit

operates it. the last time i was there was a couple of years ago. it was just a shell of a building. you must have done a lot of work on it. it seems from your presentation, you have a lot of great programs happening. i am wondering if you can cut to the chase and tell us what this is about. >> the building is there left, actually. i have never been more simultaneously devastated and inspired at the same time. these programs are all happening off site right now. the department owns the building. we do not have the capacity to renovate the building. we are working with a nonprofit partner and giving them stewardship of the building, rely on them to do the heavy lifting. >> is this being coordinated with capital staff, in terms of the capital market will have to be done on the building, to make

it in habitable? >> it depends on where the -- funding comes from. if it is city funding, we would bring in our capital team to oversee the project. if it is private funding, we can use an outside team. that is to be determined. >> what is your time line on determining whether the funding is in place, involvement of our capital staff? obviously, right now, as it stands, the department owns the property, so it is a department asset. what is the timeline for determining -- how are you going to proceed -- whether it is privately-funded renovation, what is the role of the department to the property, if the renovation is conducted by outside groups, what kind of

oversight should we have? >> when i was executive director, my point person was an hour, so it was out of the capital projects division. when i came on board, we decided it was a partnership, rather than a capital project because our team was not undergoing a renovation. we are actively raising funds they are in a capital campaign. we would love to see those funds secured in the next two years, but it is not clear where they're coming from. 20% will be coming from the historic preservation tax credit process. some will hopefully be coming from the development fees coming into the area as part of the balboa station area program. it has been determined as part of that plan, the car barn should receive the full

allocation of that money. some of this had not been transferred into projects in kind. so those fees could actually be seen in the form of capital projects done in the labor -- neighborhood. that is a portion of it as well. a number of different brands that the car barn is eligible for and we anticipate half the funding coming from private individuals and foundations. right now, with the city's financial situation, we are not anticipating much of the money will come from the city. we are anticipating much will come from outside sources, which means you will most likely not be managed by our capital projects division, although i would like to have a capital project manager assigned to the project. we will be approving all of the work that goes on but we might not be running the project. it is a more cost-effective way to do it. >> moving forward, what side -- what kind of oversight does this

commission have? >> we will be approving the programming. >> in terms of the operation of the facility, are we going to have rfp's and then have this non-profit sign a lease with us? >> yes, we are going to have the nonprofit sign a very long lease, probably 50 to 99 years, taking on responsibility -- $60 million that is needed to restore the building. in return for them raising that money, we will give them stewardship of the building. i approve all of their expenses right now. so we are very involved. we just may not run the capital project. >> you are approving their expenses -- >> there grant money is coming from the department right now. the city and the department is

being run through the department. >> in that sense, you approved expenses that the nonprofit uses for their programming -- >> the city originally gave them $1 million. then the 2009 budget crisis, it got cut down to nothing. supervisor avalos and i got it back up. that was after the department had given $200,000 in seed funding. now we are spending the $350,000 from the city. that money is being held accountable to the same brand positions established by the original agreement. >> the programming that we just outlined, is that programming happening at other rent properties? >> not currently.

actually -- >> could you please come forward and speaking to the microphone? >> not currently. we have been able to assist in the launch in the summer of 2010, run programming at the city college, the boys and girls club in excelsior. that is mostly because of the courses we are teaching and requirements for the digital media courses, for the design and fabrication courses where we need have access to wood and metal shops. we were using those facilities. we do anticipate that as the program grows -- this summer, we have 100 applications in 436 openings. as a program grows, we will begin to branch out and use some

of the clubhouses in the local area. >> it just strikes me, because it is a program run out of rec and park, you can use our facilities. we have a number of clubhouses that i know nicole was talking about. currently, it is not being run out of any of our properties. so the idea is the eventually, you will get the building refurbished, usable, and then issue a lease with a nonprofit, but we are a couple of years out from doing that. >> probably four years. >> so the purpose of this presentation is to update us? >> this was properly we took on

in 2004. it seems like a lot of you have not heard about it, so i wanted to update you on the progress that was made as well as the work at the organization is doing. >> so we have seen potential programming and you are in the quiet phase of the capital campaign to put it together. >> that is correct. now you are going to see some building designs. commissioner bonilla has some question before we do that. >> what i wanted to be clear on was that, the money that has been designated thus far, am i to understand that that money -- for now -- because we do not have a facility, that that money is partially being used for programming and partially being earmarked for capital? how is that mix? >> we are almost out of that

money. if any of you want to support the program at the board of supervisors during the next round of budget negotiations, we would appreciate that. it has been used to pay for the executive director and program director to build the programming model for the organization. it is being used, in part, to pay for our programming for the kids. it has been used, in small part, to pay for some folks to help us with capital planning, operational planning, financial planning. we have gotten so much done through the generous support of our partners, through pro bono services. it has been extraordinary. we could not have done it without them. the amount organization has done was actually a small amount of money that was given, but tremendous. i also want to the melody support of dcyf.

we want these kids to know that they can be credited for using their brain and creativity. by allowing them to be paid to serve as artist apprentices, nurses working a menial job, which many high school student to to help pay the bills, is an incredibly important part of this component. we are offering them the opportunity to learn at the same time. that is a key piece of the financial model. >> i just wanted to comment, i think it is extremely critical, in order to make in long-term, this project a success, that we keep as active as possible in doing the programming. that community is truly lacking in activities for you ith. we need to stay focused on that

and supporting any programming activities in that neighborhood, to the extent we can. >> there have been foundation that have been very generous that have provided key funding. >> commissioner lee? >> so the relationship you now have with the car barn is through an mou? >> we are in the process of creating that now. >> but prior to that, do we have any kind of formal relationship? you are approving expenses for them, but do we have something in place? >> requirements outlined in the grant agreement. i can provide you documentation that was provided to department as part of the grant where we had expectations that the car barn organization would achieve -- >> that we approve it before the

commission. >> it was a grant agreement. >> ok, let us see the design. >> again, thank you for taking the time to watch our presentation. how do i transfer over to -- ok. i will be referring to the screen. i am joshua, one of the architects involved in transforming this project. it is an honor to be involved in such a critical project that is so critical to the youth in san francisco. what you are seeing here to my left is the existing building, back in the 1970's, as it started to deteriorate. more recently, in 2004, i think

we should be clear, it is not a full seismic upgrade that would be coming. this would basically keep it from collapsing in on itself. you can see how it has been patiently waiting to be transformed into this medical center that has been spoken off. -- magical center that has been spoken of. this is the powerhouse interior, where muni power was created. you can see the turbines sat in the ground. we will be transforming this into an event space that will be used for weddings, mixed media performances, and the like, for rental. here you can see how we are going -- the goal here is to restore but also preserve, in

its industrial nature, this beautiful building. modernization will come in, but with respect to this great design. this will be the new lobby entrance. kitchen facilities will be integrated underneath balcony's. walking down the halls, you see beautiful old case work and plaster work that will be restored. in the old offices, beautiful bill and case work, again, will be beautifully restored. as you work your way north, where workers would get their assignment for the day, that room will be transformed into a restaurant space. this is the northwest corner, which will transform into a banquet seating. an assembly room will be transformed into the black box

theater. so you are seeing beautiful, dilapidated now, redwood siding that will be restored to its original state. in the attic, which is currently unoccupied mall, we will be creating literature designed rooms, bringing in skylights to create an intimate critiques base. this is a rendering of the exterior of the building in its full use, with the restaurant in the corner, studios and office space in the center, in the power house rental space to the south. again, we will be restoring the exterior to its original state, and this will all be done with lead gold standard with regard to sustainability. here is a longitudinal section through the building.

we will be connecting a ground floor to the main floor and third floor, through this new stairway intervention, lobby space on the ground floor and mezzanine, and where the catering kitchen integrated, as well. the main floor, offices will be transformed into retail. restaurant to the north. the second floor, you see the black box theatre. it will be state of the art. here, the design, literary art studios, with the mezzanine in an attic, will be for the students as well. this is a rendering depicting that workspace. you can see, again, ground- floor lobby, mezzanine lobby connected with the grand staircase, a catering kitchen adjacent to -- this would be a

depiction of a mixed media event where you have projections, dancing, a basic gathering space for the public. the black box theatre has two personalities. in the daytime,, located centrally surrounded by classrooms, but allows breakouts for the classrooms when the seats are retracted. you have a jason audio and visual recordings of the performances where they will be practicing during the daytime, and then in the evening, seating extended. you would have a the black box theatre with the above projector room and recording adjacent. this is a depiction of the critique runes in the attic space, where you are nestled in

and amongst the trestles, with skylights above, creating an intimate atmosphere for dialogue for the u youth. now we will go through a slide presentation to give you a more animated few of the building.

>> unfortunately, you are missing the audio soundtrack. if you have any questions, i would be happy to answer. >> thank you for the presentation. it is quite an ambitious project. i have been involved in excuse projects, restoration of buildings. it is a long journey. we look forward to hearing, after the quiet phase, how the funding goes. keep us posted. public comment. >> stephen career -- currier.

>> good morning, commissioners. we started back in 1998 when muni wanted to tear it down. this is one of two historic buildings in district 11, the other one is balboa high school. i have so many points to cover. this is 12 years in the making. commissioner lee, i appreciate all of your questions, but we have worked so hard in ascertaining funding, not only locally, through the state, but also federal aid. back in 2001, i put together a package for the national historic places, and they do a program every year, the 11 most endangered spaces. we were number 12 and angel

island got in. this is a community, as commissioner bonilla knows, that is really neglected, forgotten. the highest number of children and youth in san francisco, and all of these programs taking place at the moment are directed toward children, youth, and young adults. i am also a board member of the geneva office building. this goes back a long time. we are in the initial phases of fundraising. we are looking at our local community, but district 11, as you know, is a working-class neighborhood. trying to raise funds out of the district is quite difficult because nobody knows -- few people know about the geneva office building. some people that drive by -- why don't you just tear the damn thing down? this will be a ground rule in

our very small tiara. i look forward to any help that we can get from the rec and parks commission, city and county of san francisco, calif. we know we are in a fiscal crisis and this is not one of the important pieces to fund, but in my heart of hearts, i know this is going to get done. the other portion of this is, at the same time that we were saving the geneva office building, we were also looking at the balboa park bart station. it is the most dilapidated station in the system, but the most heavily used, other than downtown. bart and muni came together, along with other agencies to look at a transit village. we were looking at the fruit vale project.

the money ran out. now we are looking at other areas, like near city college. but that is what we were looking at for the geneva office building. so i want to put that package together for you. we look forward to great things on that building. >> thank you very much. is there any other public comment on this item? >> hello, commissioners. this sounds like a great project. catherine howard. you got one page, as of 9:00 yesterday morning, there were no documents for any agenda items on the website. i know this is not the commission secretary possible, because she is the epitome of efficiency. i hope that they will find that missing link, so we can all find out ahead of time. everything should be available before the meetings so people can know about it. thank you. >> is there any other public