please continue. supervisor kim: would you like to respond to the comments? >supervisor farrell: if i can follow up with a couple of points, it is important to let the public to know why this is moving so quickly. there have been a number of individuals that have said, is there a way that we can delay this action, whether it is these appointments were the actual underlying resolution? my understanding is that the supreme court gave the date of february 1 that has to be met. if we don't act by that date, you have the possibility that we would lose some of the affordable housing assets that the redevelopment agency currently has. can you talk about the deadline

and timeline? why this is moving so quickly? i don't know that people realize how monumental a change this is, and how in many respects, our hands are tied. >> they pointed out a number of time lines, the california redevelopment association sued the supreme court granted -- the california supreme court accepted the original jurisdiction to try to solve these fundamental additions. at that time, it stayed much of 26 and 27. when the court ruled that the dissolution statute was constitutional, but the continuation statute was not, it

considered the various arguments from the parties about what should have been from the deadlines. part of the opinion is that we are extending the deadline for four months. that had the effect of moving the dissolution date to february 1 which was only about a month after the ruling, not much time at all. because of the way that it works, unless the city makes an act of election to acquire affordable housing assets, the city will not get those assets from the redevelopment agency. and that is a critical opt-in. the opt-out came on everybody very fast, which would have been opting out of receiving all of the other assets.

>> just to reinforce the point, there was talk at the state level of possibly extending the deadline through legislation. the legislation would have required a 2/3 vote which was an incredibly high bar to begin with, and we have also seen from the news today that the governor has indicated publicly that he has not signed on to any legislation, he february 1 deadline is more real than it has ever been. the city's hands are tied in terms of moving forward on this resolution and on these appointments. i think we really want to put the successor agency in a position where it can hit the ground running the day after it is dissolved. the redevelopment agency has a vast amount of duties that it must fulfill and obligations that must fulfill.

in the agency itself meets twice a month to make statements. and we really don't want a delay in enabling the agency to be able to move forward. that is why we are keen on moving these appointments so quickly in trying to do so before the february 1 deadline. supervisor campos: it is important for people to know that all of us were hoping it would be an extension of the february 1 deadline. the one thing that i would say about not moving before february 1 is that i think it would be a mistake to lose the affordable housing assets. you have a situation where we would have less oversight.

sorry for prolonging that, but i think it is important to lay a foundation of why this is happening right now. supervisor kim: i only ask because this came up at the budget committee meeting yesterday. if you could address a little bit more in terms of the reed designation of land use controls to the oversight body, my understanding is that it mimics what we do, and if you can speak a little bit more about this. >> under the redevelopment plans, the designation of land use authority approvals are already provided to the redevelopment agency commission in some sections to the agency itself. the resolution is intended to essentially make that structure

by designating those land use authorities to the oversight board where appropriate. >> that is pursuant to agreements that the board of supervisors previously approved. supervisor kim: at this point, i will call for the four nominees. first we have nadia sesay. >> good afternoon, supervisors. supervisor kim: briefly give your background. we know you, but for the sake of the public, talk a little bit about your background.

>> i currently manage the city's debt issuances. we currently have $2.4 billion outstanding. that consists of general on bonds and certificates of participation. as part of the management of the debt program, also worked on procurement of a professional contract, her interpretation of the implementation, negotiations of conflict. as well as working on special projects. the office also provides technical assistance to the various enterprise departments. it includes the airport, the puc and the redevelopment agency. there is also a portfolio secured by general fund

revenues. as a result, we have partnered with them to do the funding, so we have a situation where we do work with them on some of the projects. as a result, with that, i believe this will allow me to be useful. supervisor kim: are there any questions? mr. olsen lee. >> good afternoon, supervisors. as my position in the director's office of housing, in

charge of the housing division. clearly i support the resolution that would be going for the board on tuesday, transferring the agency's housing assets and loans and grants to the mayor's office of housing to continue to fulfill the goals of those initial investment. prior to my term as deputy director at the redevelopment agency, i was at the mayor's office of housing and by title was chief housing finance officer. a practical title was a multi- family housing for the mayor's office. i have collectively 22 years for the city. clearly, my expertise for 15

years at the agency puts me in a position to manage and oversee the transition from the agency to the successor agency, and how those enforceable contracts and obligations are implemented over time, consistent with the city policy. and being in the city now, i also have the ability to understand how the city works, and ask that we are sort of melding these things together. clearly, i will bring that expertise to this role. i would like to say that having worked for the redevelopment agency for 15 years and seeing some of the projects that have been adopted and started, i would like to see them progress.

the role of these projects are to provide public benefits not only for those particular communities, the creation of jobs, the creation of affordable housing, the creation of residential housing, and many public benefits. this is a little off-course, but the city would have preferred to have the agencies they. we are diminished, in some respects, without the city. clearly, we need to continue these very significant projects. my role is to ensure that we move forward in a professional and expeditious way. supervisor kim: i really want to appreciate, i know you worked to make sure that we preserve the affordable housing projects so that we can continue to create

those units, i appreciate your work on that. next we have mr. john rahaim. >> thank you for taking the time today. i am interested and excited in this position. the oversight board, there is certainly related to the planning department, to carry out the land use and planning functions that have been developed over many years. i have been within the planning department for four years, and we have been working very closely with the planning of the very large project site that you have approved, and i think it is important that the oversight board include someone with land use or planning expertise.

i think it is an important function that the oversight board will continue to have. nine years i spent in the city of seattle that did not have a redevelopment agency. washington is one of three states or four states that does not have redevelopment. that placed a larger burden on the planning department their as it will hear in carrying out these functions. we will now be looking to merge the functions that have previously existed separately between planning and redevelopment, looking at more of a merger of those functions. i started my planning career in the city of pittsburgh that the first redevelopment agency and effectively invented redevelopment law after world war two to address the conditions of mills and expert. i spent a number of years of

working with the redevelopment agency bear on planning and developing the site for a couple of years. i am very much looking forward to this and i know it will be a lot of work. i want to also echo what olson said about being committed to carrying these projects forward in a very public, transparent, and effective way that matches the goals of the city and the agency. supervisor kim: next is mr. bob muscat. >> good afternoon, supervisors. bob muscat, the executive director of local 21, i am sure

you're aware that the legislation calls for one representative with the largest membership in the redevelopment agency. that is local 21. i have over 40 years of expertise and experience with personal labor relations and organizational behavior, most of that in the public sector setting. i look forward to doing whatever i can, whenever i can do -- and my perspective will be about the people involved in this process in the impact on them. in addition to that, i have done some catching up in the area of redevelopment. it really is something i think even beyond personal labor relations and issues that interest me, i hope to make a

contribution in that arena as well. supervisor kim: i was wondering if local 21 has any priorities regarding the solution? >> people are concerned about the layoff notices that were sent out to the entire work force, and have raised some question as to the legality of that. and if that is the step that we want to take, whether or not we really have to do that. we're quickly figuring out if that is the best step to take. it will certainly be a priority for us. the questions about equity and appropriate integration to the city structure, it will be a priority for the union. again, for our members to be happy, we hope to make a

contribution. high up in the priority list will be the success of the project. supervisor campos: it is not a question directed at any one individual, i wanted to -- if you don't mind coming up, let me reiterate the point that you have the four individuals that bring a great deal of experience and knowledge and their excellent choices. one question that i do have as a think about this, i appreciate the fact that the mayor's office had act very quickly on this. i know that in the past, there has been some thoughts that as a general rule, people in the administration and do not serve

on commissions, serving on oversight bodies. nothing specific about the individuals that work for the administration that are being proposed, but there has been a reason for that, in policy reason. any entity that plays that has independence, even in appearance. i am wondering if you guys give any thought to that issue. and about whom to put forward. nothing specific about these individuals, but as a general rule, it has been of thought that we have always had. >> first of all, let me say in

regard to the appointees, the remarks i about to make are really in reference to the at large pieces. i will clarify that. with regards, we really felt that the functions and the duties of the oversight board are going to be highly technical in nature. they will be highly technical with some of the questions that are going to be presented before the oversight board in regard to the complexity of some of the bond issues. and with regards to some of the land-use approvals that they will have to make, particularly in terms of reading those in terms of if they comply with existing redevelopment area plans. we continue to believe that the oversight board is highly technical in nature.

on top of that, it is very specific about the fiduciary duties of each of the appointees. those duties are for enforceable obligations, and secondly, there is the duty to include the city and county of san francisco. with that said, we wanted to match the qualifications of each of the at large nominees to what we believe to be the duties and functions of the oversight board. we selected people that we believe our experts in their field, not just an expert at any level, but experts that we believe to be at the top of their game, if you will.

i think he has got an amazing job of managing the city's, and the current director of planning. we were very intentional about these choices. >> a quick question, are their terms to these appointments? >> of the terms of the oversight members are at the will of the appointing entity. so. supervisor kim: at this time, we will open up for public comment and we will still have time for questions. >> my name is as washington, i am a little upset here.

i wasn't born when redevelopment was first -- it started in san francisco under justin herman to remove the negros. i'm appalled aat ed lee. i know him personally. he knew about this since january of last year. it always comes down to a community, we have to accept what the city and county wants. one thing is to file an injunction. i know they're watching me, and one thing is for sure, i angela cojones ali -- i will call angela alioto. this process is unconstitutional. nobody knows what is going on here. you're going to have an entity,

the hands of the comptroller's office to the oversight committee? what is he talking about? we worked together when he was a h with therc -- was with the hd irc in those days. check your history and you will see how we have been devastated by the redevelopment agency. you all don't even know what is going on. and where is the mayor at now? who is from the community? where is the community in this? this is ridiculous, i only have two minutes to talk about those loans. who is going to be responsible for that kind of crap? i insist you put somebody from the community on this board or as you have an interior board and an exterior board. i am on my way to sacramento,

this is ridiculous. >> good afternoon, supervisor er,ic broo -- supervisors, eric brooks again. the reason i lit up a bunch of people about this and that the last minute, italy, was public noticing and public process for this. even the few people that knew about it found out at the end of the week when we were starting a holiday weekend. and we were taking friday off. i didn't even notice this until sunday and i tried to get the word out to people. even more important, it is as the mayor's office and the redevelopment agency knew that

this legislation was going to be coming forward and this oversight body was going to be -- every person that has commented on the trans bay terminal, hunters point, and i guess also treasure island, everyone that had contact information should have been immediately notified of this process so that we can have a real public hearing. i checked with other people that had comments on some of these developments. no one was notified, that is a serious problem. we'll be lucky if we get a full public hearing on this. as to this oversight body itself, the key is that we need to -- we were told that we don't have to decide until may. we need to wait if least a month or until we can get some good

public hearing on this body. i am sure a lot of people would rather have strong community representatives from the mission bay or bayview hunters point instead of a bunch of insiders. it is crucial and we have to have a full public hearing in and of itself. supervisor kim: is there any more public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is now closed. i had a question about the public comment that was just made. were the pac's informed o f thesedoes trends they have a - transbay have a pac? >> i would have to check with the current head of the

redevelopment agency. that was part of our work with regard to moving this process forward. chairperson kim: i know that the soma pac was informed of developments. i imagine the others were as well. that is not impacted by this motion that is coming before us today. are there any further questions to mr. young or about any of the appointee specs supervisor campos: i have a basic question for ms. young, and i appreciate the work that has been done around this. we talked earlier about the need to move quickly on the underlying resolution, so we do not lose any of the affordable

housing assets that are at play here. in terms of actual action, what is the harm in waiting to partial the provide public process -- in waiting to provide public process? i wonder if you have any thoughts. >> from our perspective, the redevelopment agency is the agency that manages dozens if not hundreds of contracts in any number of areas. those actions, to a large extent, need to be overseen by the bodies to which the agency is accountable. we feel very strongly that it is important for us to get past

everyone with an oversight board. we want to make sure, in case there are critical decisions that need to be made with regards to the enforceable obligations outstanding, if those critical decisions need to be made before an oversight board, we are in a position to do that right away. we are at a critical juncture right now with regards to the redevelopment agency and the major -- the major projects and affordable housing pieces that fall within the jurisdiction. we do not want to jeopardize any of those by not being ready in terms of having to make decisions. that is why we are moving so quickly on the oversight board and feel it is appropriate to do so. chairperson kim: thank you. are there other further comments? i do want to acknowledge some of the public anxiety concern over the haste the city is taking