adjacent to the transit center was a dream that maria had for the transit system. we always wanted to make sure we had in fill housing and use that properly. the redevelopment agency was in there for decades on this theme well before a lot of the arrivals of these projects have come along. i need to thank the former redevelopment agency but now in the form of the newly creative office of investment, the staff is here that has been working really hard because the vision of using public land and making sure reflected our values is extremely importance. tiffany is leaded that effort now with her efforts to make sure that all of the land that had been

formally redevelopment land gets the agreements that we had that the state has in their infinite wisdom decided to honor and keep in fact, i think we are one of the few redevelopment agencies in the state of california, particularly the governor had appreciated the way we conduct ourselves in all of the redevelopment agencies decisions. something i know he realized that because we have a lot of things we are doing and doing it correctly. it's also thankful because this project continues to contribute signature amounts of money to the transit center and that center is going to again be the grand central of the west. and so, it's important for maria to hear not only is the land adjacent, not only is it a great development, but $23.4 million to the center is not

bad either. that's always a great news to hear because all of the projects around here are contributing significant amounts and that's important to hear from the people of cal trans and as well as all the other transit agencies. another great thanks and recognition has to be the people, the men and women that are going to work on here. there is going to be 2300 construction jobs doing lead green jobs for this wonderful design building and it's going to have it's own natural air pockets and i love hearing green platinum being the goals and standards for this building. 140 units on this block and block 7, that will

compliment what we'll do probably here again in the few weeks, supervisor kim. that has opened up the rené project that is 120 p -- units of supportive housing. we are doing it right, building this city for 100 percent. when we match 409 market rate units here, we will have contributed significantly to the affordable housing and the below market rate housing that we need in the city to keep everybody here. we had that vision with the redwopgs -- redevelopment with the transit center that we wanted all to enjoy the amenities and share the park and share the walkways to the transit and all the different amenities in different backgrounds and this is what we wanted to create. while, also there is a lot to be said about who is financing this project. i will tell you, manny flores

e-mail me three times to make sure i said carpenters, i'm glad to do that because if there is any reflection of competence in the city whether it's electrical union that is doing something on van ness with their money or carpenters laying dower their invaluable protection, you have to know they have a high level of confidence for this city. that's the level of confidence that we've always wanted to build in this city and that's why i'm working hard with the supervisors to build investor confidence in this city, not just for this project but for the quality of life in this city. we have to have that level of confidence, that level of confidence for contractors to be here for them putting their money in the resources,

the hiring goals and training for all the future and present construction workers, men and women and people from all different backgrounds investing in their time that they want to build and be a positive force here. this particular project has so much meaning, mr. gallup to all of us. it's not just a reflection of a great family which i'm very glad to be introduced to but all of these partnerships that we are putting great confidence in the city. san francisco is successful. we have an unemployment rate lower than almost every part of this country. it's because we are putting partnerships together, we are introducing ourselves to different partners, building the right way, designing them the right way. it takes a lot of great confidence and partnerships to do this. and do it in a way in which we respect

public lands and get out of it as much as we can for all the other people together including our men and women in our labor force. that is so significant. so confidence building is part of our government job and we are doing it with great partners, with the ocii, now more and more you will hear about their work as they become my partners in so many of the other parcels of land that are publically owned that have waited very patiently for these opportunities where investment in the private sector can match the government and public investments that we've done. when these buildings open you are going to see a lot of happy people. i know we are looking at a dirt pile today, but just look beyond that pile in all different directions and you will see the most beautiful

housing and spaces and parks and we are figuring out the way to manage these with the investments that everybody is making. as you can tell, i'm very positive about local economy and positive about relationships and i want to say congratulations to the gallup family and merchant housing and everybody involved. these have been projects that have been years in the making. i think supervisor kim and i know how lucky we are that right now the investor confidence shows itself up in the brick and mortar and the jobs that we have. thank you very much for being here and being part of this success industry. [ -- story. [ applause ] [ applause ] thank you, mayor for your very supportive comments. we really appreciate it. next i would like to introduce doug

shoemaker, president of housing. >> good morning, everyone. doug shoemaker, the president of housing california. it's great to be here again. as the mayor said we really have the commitment in san francisco to make communities like this inclusive and as hard as it's these days to deal with the affordable housing crisis we are facing with in our city, it's not without a lack of effort. it's two of our best officials in the country mayor lee and supervisor kim, we are going to do everything we can to make affordable housing in san francisco possible. i want say a few thank yous. i want to thank our contractors for doing the phenomenal work and moving won this project. i want to

thank bruce prescott, our architect, two of our managers, barbara and who has done all the work and i would like to thank them for their phenomenal work and the office of community investment and infrastructure. i said that, right? i'm looking at tiffany cut me off. formally knew her in her redevelopment agencies, it's really phenomenal that we are continuing to move forward when others have not found a way to do it. we thank you and the rest of the regents of this building thank you. it takes years for these projects to get here. this land appeared available to us and to the ocii

to make it available for affordable housing for years and we had the vision to build these sites. i want to thank our partners from gaup -- we have a great partnership. when this project was about to get going and the city was struggling to figure out where to get the money together. gallup fronted the money to do all the predevelopment work on this sight and of course it's coming back to them -- [sirens spren] that by the way, is the investors and the alarms are set off somewhere in seattle. [ laughter ] i will talk to her for a

second. in any event, when we were in a moment of need both with the city and mercy housing gallup stepped up and made it possible to move forward with this project so we can build the affordable and market rate. i think it's an attribute to them to the family and in the city to moving forward. i want to thank them for that. >> without further a do. i get the pleasure to acknowledge them because they do the most work than any other district in the country, which you get some credit but you get a lot of credit now and for folks who know supervisor kim she that is most unique supervisor pedigree more than anyone in the world since she's been an advocate and on many issues, without

further a do, i want to introduce supervisor kim. [ applause ] >> doug and i go way back, actually. i think i brought it up at another ribbon cutting the arlington. we used to be in an affordable housing softball league together and i was injured and didn't make it back. doug make sure we did reasonably well, maybe not. a bunch of non-profit folks playing softball throughout the city. i'm excited to be here at this ground breaking. it was 3 years ago when the mayor and i attended the transbay terminal down the street. i remember

that day because the mayor and i got shake hands with workers. many of who had not been working for several years. thises their first job back on the market and they were so excited that there was a project moving forward here in this city creating jobs and hiring hardworking folks throughout the bay area. a year later, the mayor and i saw each other at various ground breaking and for affordable housing for residents here in san francisco. i get to have two hats, one supervisor representing an amazing part in san francisco and two as the transbay powers authority which i represent with john. transbay

is a huge part of the development plan and we would not have the funds if it were not for cal trans. i'm excited about this for many reasons. one, as a supervisor i hear so much from our residents about this massive gap that they have to walk through on their way to work. it's exciting that we are really able to commit to our promise of making this a livable, walkable neighborhood for all of our residents. some of them have been waiting for us to build out this area of transbay and many will see this neighborhood become a neighborhood. and then as the chair of transbay joint powers authority it's exciting to see this neighborhood coming true and one of the terminals which we've been waiting for which will connect dozens of public transit lines that will connect the bay area into downtown

which is important but second, we are building a transit rich neighborhood here in the center of downtown that will include mixed income housing. this is the model of redevelopment, this is the highest example of what redevelopment can be. san francisco did and continues to do redevelopment right. of course this is why we should have continued this very important tool. but i'm so glad that we were able to take advantage of it for this area because building affordable housing for low income and middle income homes in san francisco is important baunsd -- because as our city continues to grow is affordable housing. i do want to thank ocei. i'm not going to both to say it. our director, our chair, johnson, commissioner sing and ellington who are

here. it's exciting that we were able to convince the state to allow us to continue to create jobs and housing and transit. i want to thank everyone involved. so many people is making this redevelopment area plan happen throughout the city but of course our private partners, gallup and mercy. i'm excited to be here a little less than two 2 years for the ribbon cutting hopefully early next year. congratulations. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you supervisor kim and doug. is it 12-inch? right? in chicago we played 16-inch and you should know that gallup and company thanks to lee has won the real estate league

championship how many times? four times. he's the commissioner of the league of 20 teams. you are the commissioner as far as i'm concerned. anyway, now i would like to introduce tiffany bowhe director of ocii. [ applause ] >> good morning. tiffany bowhe with the community investment infrastructure. today we share a vision and values. a mixed income community at the epicenter of the most vibrant real estate downtown market in america sharing common area green spaces and amenities. thank you mayor lee for your leadership, your support and clear directive of your administration to stand firm

and work tirelessly to provide the highest and best use for these public land parcels. your commitment to affordable housing and authentic mixed income communities is laudable and will help ensure that san francisco remains a vibrant city. thank you supervisor kim for asking the tough questions, for delving into the details to make sure the public interest is being served. your creativity, collaborative spirit and leadership boed well for the audience to ensure housing development. thank you for the gallup family, jean, lee and mike newman, you were willing to embark in a process in late 2010 and 2011 and your equity partners willingness when the economy was still

wavering back then and for recognizing the vision and values of san francisco and this transbay redevelopment project. thanks to doug shoemaker and mercy housing for your continued commitment inform -- to affordable housing and economics programs and revitalize neighborhoods and revitalize lives. finally our infrastructure, our commissioners and it is these folks who work everyday to exercise land use development and design approval authority to major projects like this. today would not be possible, would not have happened with all of your hard work and dedication to building sustain able and thriving communities. really today is emblematic as the mayor indicated as the work

of the office of community of -- thank you for making this possible. >> thank you everybody. i hope you can tell we are all excited and looking forward to getting this off the ground and looking forward to seeing everybody in the summer or fall of 2016 for the party. we are here, any why was and concepts or things that anybody has, we want to make sure that we are available for

everybody. thanks and obviously a ground breaking wouldn't be possible and wouldn't make sense. we have a few photo op's and terry is going to grab the mic and we'll be taking a few photos. also there is some food for anyone who wants to grab it and they can take it in the basket and the boxes at the table there. thank you everybody and thank you mayor for coming, i appreciate it. [ applause ] >> >> >> >> >> hi, in san francisco we're doing a special series called

stay safe, about staying in your home after an earthquake. and today we're going to be talking about the neighborhood support center to help people find new resources when they stay in their home. ♪ ♪ >> we're here at the urban center in san francisco with sarah karlewski, deputy director of spur. we're talking about the shelter, a safe place to stay, exhibition at their center. and part of being able to shelter in place in your home is to be able to find a place nearby where you can get the services that you might not have in your home. and that's what this little neighborhood support center is for. >> that's right. >> what are some of the services that might be provided in a neighborhood center like this? >> yeah. so, we think of the neighborhood support centers as really being homes away from home.

so, after a major earthquake there is going to be a lot of confusion. people are going to need to try to meet up with other people. they're going to need a lot of information. so, a lot of what the neighborhood support center is going to provide is that information. basically we're going to be like a hub where people can come to get services, help, information, et cetera. what you see here on this table are a whole variety of did you ever rent things from tools, some walki-talkies. this helps people know what is going on in their neighborhood. over here you have a whole variety of water and canned goods. we're really hoping that people will stock up for themselves at least for the first 72 hours if not more. i know that i have a ton of canned food and other sorts of things such as water within my own home.

and everybody should, but there's going to come a time where people are going to end up running out and needing more. so, that's what we've got right here. >> so, this neighborhood support center, this doesn't look to be a major city sponsored fully stocked space. it can be a small commercial space, even somebody's garage as long as they have the information, a guide of information, who to call for what, communications equipment, some power, have a generator. >> that's right. >> thinking of lights and charge your cell phones and so on. and probably be operated by volunteers. >> volunteers, maybe members of nert could help out, people who live in the neighborhood that have some building skill could be helpful. so, if there is a structural engineer living nearby or even an architect, they could really help people kind of understand what has happened to their homes and what sort of repairs might be needed. >> here we are with some of the things that you might find in a neighborhood support center.

one thing we learned from hurricane katrina, people really rely on their portable electronics and their phone. we say here's a charging station tied up to the generation. the essential coffeepot. >> yes. >> maybe a computer, you can check your e-mail with. >> yes. we have our charging station here. and then over here you can see we've got a whole variety of things, including the all-important different tags. so, lawrence, do you want to talk a little about the tags? >> sure. people want to know what do these tags mean. is my building safe or unsafe. these are the city owe initial tags. staying in your home doesn't require that you get a tag. it just means that you use common sense and maybe get help from people who might be around who can help you evaluate whether it's a safe place to stay. >> you might want to know because regular city services are disrupted, you might want to know when trash pick up is, if you need to get clean water,

et cetera. also in the neighborhood support center, that kind of information would be available and we've got a little of that up here. >> trash pick up resumes regular schedule on wednesday. >> that's right. >> please mark your human waste. >> that's right. >> so, this is kind of an information center, communication center, also a center that hopefully will show people how to relate to their neighboring communities, what else is happening city-wide. and, of course, this is sort of the ubiquitous form of communication. my cat is missing, call me. >> exactly, because a lot of times, even if you do have a cell phone, and people do if you're really trying to save some of your precious energy minutes, et cetera, or it's not working as well as it normally does, it is helpful to have a message board that you can get information to other people. and, so, that's what we're showing here. you can see people are going to be looking for their pets. they're going to be looking for rides. people are going to need to be

sharing resources a much as they possibly can. another thing that you can see here is they're going to need to be fair tools and some of the things that people are going to need in order to be able to stay safer within their homes. so, we're just showing sort of a gesture to that with all these different tools here. but then also tarps, people are going to need to cover their windows if their windows are cracked, if their roofs are broken. so, ideally, the city would be able to know where all these neighborhood centers are and help deliver some of these supplies. >> they could come from a neighbor, maybe not. thank you so much for allowing us to come in and share this wonderful exhibit. and thank you for >> good afternoon, good afternoon and welcome to the san francisco board of

supervisors. my name is scott wiener, i'm the chairman of the committee. i apologize for my voice. i have a nasty cold that everyone seems to be getting. and to my -- i'm the chairman of the committee and to my right is supervisor jane kim who is the committee vice-chair. to my left is supervisor supervisor tang who is sitting in today for supervisor malia cohen. our clerk is andrea osbury. i want to thank sfgov-tv for broadcasting today's hearing, charles kremenak and jennifer low. >> completed speaker cards and copies of any documents to be included as part of files be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today will appear on february 14 agenda unless otherwise stated. >> can you please call items 1 and 2 together? >> item number 1, resolution approving re-designation of two

temporary selling spaces on post street, northwest corner, at stockton street for sick months for street artists certified by the arts commission. and item number 2 is a resolution approving redid he nation of one selling space on leavenworth street, west side, at jefferson street, for sick months for street artists certified by the arts commission; exempting said space from the regulations of police code, sections 2405(c)(6) and (11), prohibiting selling within ten feet from the outer edge of any entrance to any building and prohibiting selling within five feet of the display of any other street artist. ~ >> and this was forwarded to us by the arts commission and mr. la czar is here for the commission. >> thank you, supervisors, for having me here ~. these are two housekeeping measures, and the first one about the two spaces on post street at the corner of stockton street, you had approved these in three resolutions, the 2011, '12 and '13. the whole purpose of those spaces was to try to compensate for the loss -- the temporary loss of permanent street artist spaces in the union square area due to the central street project, construction project. those spaces, those two spaces need all of the public safety regulations. do you want me to go on to the

next one or just -- >> is it a similar -- >> but not for the same reason. >> okay, you can go ahead, then. >> the other one on leavenworth street on the corner of jefferson street was negotiated with the store owners who had created a very large entrance to the building and which made the space that was existing too close to the entryway. and, so, we had agreed on a trial basis to move the space so that it's 8 feet from the entryway. the law says it should be feet, however, you the supervisors have the power to exempt the law if there is not a problem there. and -- but by moving the space it also brought that space one foot closer to the next street artist space. so, the law says that a street artist space has to be five feet away from another street artist space. in this case