resurfacing, is that -- i'm sure, is it a combination of city law and state law, is it just state law? >> it's actually -- there's part of our excavation permits. if there is part of the reason that, you know, the 13 feet or potentially a full sectioned-off lane, anything beyond that, pg&e pays an annual franchise fee to the city, and that's supposed to help towards general paving as well. >> right. i know one thing i have considered, and this is not just a pg&e, it also has to do with other and city work as well, in terms of taking a look at what the code requires when partial work is done. and then you have, as i mentioned before, sort of this mismatch on the street where it's a resurface, a mess. i know there are, i'm sure

between the perpetual franchise agreement as well as state law, i'm sure there are constraints. but we are going to take a look at what latitude with you -- not just pg&e, it's also a puc issue and so forth, to make sure that people don't have a situation wherefore years and years they're living on this partially resurfaced street because it can look really bad. >> as a san francisco resident, i understand. >> great, thank you, mike. could dpw comment on that particular issue? i know it's not just pg&e. i know, to a lesser extent, at&t some time has to dig and there are probably other utilities as well. >> so, for moratorium streets, are you talking about moratorium or just -- >> i mean, it's both. sometimes it's more, it's more frustrating you know, when it's a street resurfaced six months ago. even if it's a legitimate

reason, have to dig it up, and it never looks quite right again. even a street that's not a moratorium street, you'll have situations where you have patch work that's done that does not look right. >> so, for moratorium streets, i'm sure you probably know in 2010 we recently created more stringent moratorium restoration requirements. depending on the size of the trench, we require the excavator pave property line to property line all effective lanes. so, you might see a better he contiguous repaving. in nonmoratorium streets, there are restoration requirements. and, so, that there is a key trench that you see, but you are -- there is a key trench depending how many laterals are being repaired. we might make the utility excavator, depending on the size and length and the distance between the two trenches, we'll make them square off the paving. so, it doesn't have just

segments individual paving. it will have one continuous type of paving and rectangular paving for nonmoratorium. but the moratorium, like i just said, it's more of a more stringent paving requirement. so, if you see multiple trenches, we instead make the applicant or the excavator pave the entire lane width. >> thank you. he >> did that answer your question? :tñ?ñ? >> actually, judgment one other thing in terms of the disputes. how often, how orphan does dpw have a dispute with a private utility in terms of how much needs to be resurfaced, whether the patch work is sufficiently good craftsman ship? >> well, although we do have disputes, what i could say is that the applicant is required to resurface whatever the inspector does deem appropriate. and, so, ultimately the

applicant is required or the permittee is required to pave whatever seems a fair amount of restoration. ~ that is needed for that particular trench or trenches. >> thank you. >> okay. >> okay. so, i think we've had some nice presentations from the various departments and agencies. i really appreciate that. colleagues f there are no comments or questions, we will now open it up for public comment. is there any public comment on item number 3? wow, no public comment at all? [laughter] >> okay. then we will close public comment. [gavel] >> okay. first of all, i want to thank everyone for participating today. this is, you know, as i said at the beginning, we're seeing an unprecedented level of investment which is exciting. we think it is going to go on for quite sometime. we have a lot p)4ú/ñof catching do from road resurfacing. it is my sincere hope, and i

intend to push hard on this, that we continue to fully fund out of the general fund or whether we're able to establish a sustainable road resurfacing flow of funding from the local license fee. perhaps this november. but either way, we have to keep this up and what that means is as puc continues to replace entire sewer and water main system, as pg&e continues to upgrade its gas line, as we continue to resurface, there will be this continued disruption, which is unavoidable, but it's all of our responsibility to make sure that we're minimizing that. so, i look forward to the department's continuing to push and push to improve coordination and make it as good as it possibly can be, and to also improve communication

through vista, which i know is i think not 100% ready yet, but it is hopefully close, as well as other methods of communicating with the public because i think it's important. so, with that said, if i could have a motion to file item number 3. >> so moved. >> okay. and we will take that without objection. [gavel] >> thank you, everyone. okay, madam clerk, can you please call items 4 and 5 together? >> item number 4 is a resolution declaring the intention of the board of supervisors to vacate a portion of west point road and various public service easements in the hunters view phase 2 project; and setting a hearing date for all persons interested in the proposed vacation of said stree

rights for the benefit of the city for its utilities; accepting a department of public works order concerning the street vacation; authorizing official acts in connection with this ordinance; and making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the general plan, and the eight priority policies of planning code, section 101.1. ~ phase ii project. >> we have barbara moise from department of public works. >> good afternoon, supervisors, barbara moise, [speaker not understood] task force, public works. >> excellent, barbara, happy to see you today. >> happy to see you. exciting project to talk about today. >> i agree. >> i'm sorry, i guess we have the right [speaker not understood]. the public matter before you today is concerning the vacation of the remaining portion of west point road to allow development of the hunters view phase 2 project. rather than -- let me tell you a little about the project. by way of background, [speaker not understood] which is a initiative, which i think the entire city is very happy about, which is the restoration, rehabilitation of public housing throughout the city. and this is the first project and the first -- the second

phase of hunters view project. as you can see in the photo the image before you, the project is being developed in three phase he, first phase, second phase, third phase, to replace 167 units with [speaker not understood] units on 20 acres of land. the first phase is complete and almost complete. and that provided 267 acres -- excuse me, 267 units of r folks that formerly lived in public housing in this vicinity. a portion of the road which we're talking about today, west west point road, was already vacated by the board of supervisors in 2009, you ordered to implement phase 1 in the project. the second phase of construction is 377 units and some commercial units and that's under construction at this time. demolition is being performed and grading is beginning. b t and the third phase will follow, which is this phase here.

the street vacation consists of abandoning approximately 540 feet of existing west point road. showing you this image we're talking about. %k[ this is existing west point road. as you see, the streets that are adjacent to this, the new streets that are being developed so we're talking about a small piece of the street infrastructure, but we need to vacate it officially in order for us to rededicate it in the street grid. the director of public works has determined that the vacation area is no longer needed for the city's present or respective future public use. the planning department has determined that the proposed vacation is consistent with the general plan and priority policies of section 101 mt. 1 of the planning code. ~ section 101.1.

[speaker not understood]. if you have any questions, our development partner john stewart company is also here. if you have any questions, i'm happy to answer. >> great, thank you very much. colleagues, are there any questions? or comments? >> no, no. >> okay, thank you. and i also will then open it up for public comment. is there any public comment on items 4 and/or 5? mr. washington. good evening, supervisors. i'm here directly and indirectly to make a comment parallel to the fillmore and to this particular commission here. the san francisco hope thing, i was there from the beginning of the creation way before y'all came into city politics on the [speaker not understood] under newsom's admission. and i have been working up there closely with some of the residents. but my comment is not really

directed toward hunters view, but indirectly is because the parallel of this city and county. the program up there was guaranteed phase 1, 2, and 3. phase 1 is, as i say, almost completed and getting ready to go into phase 2. my concern is the parallel with the city and county has done to the fillmore with the promises and this and that. so, therefore, i am a person that is with knowledge helping them out in hunters point bayview district 10. i'm an authority over there. now, the thing about it is here we have the city ask county ean the developers here saying what they're going to do and what they're supposed to do, but i'm saying that what has happened in the fillmore was happening in bayview, without a doubt. recently, a supervisor from

this district, 10th district, got word they were trying to change the name. that was kind of weird that she found out about it after a month that it was in the paper that they were doing it. so, it just shows how communications and how department heads are not on tune with what's happening. so, don't get it twisted that i'm here saying that this program is not going, because it's going to go on regardless what my comments are. but i'm here to say that i'm saying visual on what's going on in the bayview. i don't want three streets to do a repeat what they've done to the fillmore street. >> thank you. next, any additional public comment on items 4 and/or 5? seeing none, we'll close public comment. [gavel] >> okay. my understanding is we will need to forward items 4 and 5 without recommendation? >> that's right, [speaker not understood]. >> i can speak to that. we need to -- we cannot send this to the committee report

because there was a noticing or a memo error and it will be heard at the full board on march 18th. >> we can send it with recommendation, but not [speaker not understood]. >> you mean february? >> march 18th. >> i'm sorry. you can send -- item number 4 will go to the board to be adopted on the 25th. item number 5 will be sent without recommendation for consideration for the march 18th, 2014 public hearing. >> okay. >> the resolution item 4 essentially provides public notice that the board will be considering item 5 at a committee as a whole on march 18th. >> okay, great. so, then, could i have a motion to that effect? in terms of bifurcating the two? okay, is that a motion? >> so moved, yes. >> and again, that will be sending item 4 to the board with positive recommendation

for a week from tomorrow. and then sending item 5 to the full board without recommendation for a march 18th. okay. we can take that motion without objection. >> thank you. >> that will be the order. [gavel] >> madam clerk, is there any additional business before the board? >> the motion to clarify the motion, on item 4 is to send it to the full board for february 25th rather than february 18th. >> okay. without objection, we can rescind the motion. >> so moved. >> gov. >> okay. so, the motion is to send item 4 to the full board with recommendation ~ for february 25th and to send item 5 to the full board without recommendation for march 18th. okay. so, that is the motion, supervisor cohen? >> that's the motion. >> okay, and we'll take that without objection. >> thank you. >> [gavel] >> madam clerk, is there any additional business before the

committee? >> there is no further business. >> and then we are adjourned. [gavel] >> thank you. [adjourned]

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