to sign for and only after two weeks we have those waivers in hand we will then recommend to the board to adapt the new payment terms on your meeting two w from now we'll recommend you move forward open the melrose with the original rates and escalation that you have in front of you that's basically, what we discussed i want to tend o end in terms of thanking very much all of you for first of all, standing firm that was something by the didn't want to give ground specifically supervisor kim and supervisor wiener and another supervisor we're clear we're on board and we're grateful with that, i'll give to nadia to go into the numbers >> so supervisors when we

presented earlier we estimated that the project will get $806 million in construction fund with the proposal that ken alluded to the estimation to e extension to thirty years allows us to change the bond terms from 31 to thirty years and collect the special tax we've tried to make sure that the project is made whole at least in the first 5 years to deliver it on the comments that some of the landscape and open space expertise plan that was outlined in the transit center district plan by doing that we're able to reach approximately the 8 hundred and of million dollars promoted for are the project and take a look at the proceeds the money get us to the 8 hundred and of million dollars that is needed understanding that the

estimates and those are assumptions they could change as the development moves along. >> supervisor kim. >> thank you president chiu. first of all, i want to say i'm really mrldz we're moving forward with the resolution to form the transbay transit center community facility and that the city will be securing the entire the special taxes to make the developments and open space pedestrian safety and transit and other infrastructure that of promised to the residents particularly our residents in the south of market their geng including the expensive office uses in the history. this up zoning means the profits and property values and it means benefits for our city's residents. i wanted to make a few statements about what was

presented by i want to make a motion for technical amendments to our 3 items here today first for the resolution of necessity to occur the bond depthness i want to make an amendment to recognize it was open and continued on september 2nd at&t's and the director will be responsible for the bond measure and the resolution calling for the amendment introduced to do board for two reasons to attach the manual that comes with a description in the manner of which lecture fore will be calculated and to to appoint the director of elections to conduct the elections also to make a motion to make a series of amendments formation it is a series amendment i hope i can go

through the technical amendments >> thank you, supervisor the rate that was approved by the resolution information has changed for two reasons to provide clarification of potential amp get with respect to the buildings for a portion of the building one to provide the levy of special taxes on publicly owned property as the same as base of private property and two to clarify the property maybe going to to participate in the cf d and by agreement with the skeshg agency this change is necessary that the two entities of the transit center plan the city and ocii those don't increase the maximum tax and i

have also proposed prepared a report that includes the modifications on the probability special tax to be paid by the owners of lots of parcels in the district. the report also sclukd that those changes will have no impact to the special tax to be paid by the owners of the lots of the parcels in the district the resolution information has been changed in the introduced version to describe the consistency of the cf d with the transit center plan most importantly it provides for the special tax to be calculated to be 55 percent of the property vail. the formation also addresses and units a compliance with the sequa and also provides that the in no circumstances that requires supplemental eir associated with the district.

the formations has been updated to reflect the fact that the cf d includes the private properties to construct the tiements to join and the publicly owned property where they intend to transfer the property and the property will be obligated to pay the tax in the district >> so those are the motions before us i will make the motion. >> supervisor kim has made a motion to amend seconded by supervisor wiener we'll take that without objection. we'll pass those amendments supervisor kim. the court: thank you. again want to give thanks to all the parties we were able to get into the final structure that works with all parties that remains the dollars on the $860 million

we are projected where from the special taxes to fund those improvement i want to make f that clear that the mayor's office asked for the additional week that we're approving today and exploring the litigation i want to make it clear it motion was made in order to make sure that the city would not risk a single dollar of the revenue this city will pay for the 70 infrastructure costs we not to make the neighborhood stronger i commend the mayor for refusing to lower the tax amount and backing his commitment in district 6. i heard a member of the public that the position has been exactly that. the promised infrastructure is exist exciting beyond the

downtown caltrain project those will pay for a initiative bike lane two large parks one the well known rooftop park and a beautiful under used park with the children's mraushgd and eateries and other things it will pay for boublts and the extension of caltrain to the downtown area the residents are super excited about and the developers have agreed to hold up their bargain and agreed to pay for the full tax amount and have an continuance inform expend the number of years from thirty to 34 years. to emphasize those changes will

not impact our ability and as a bonus we will be awe vefrt a litigation. and our ability to draw down on loans we're anticipating to build this important public project. further we know that all of those improvements not only benefit our city but purposes by increasing the tornadicness of this discount neighborhood for workers and residents so again, thank you for your work and to our neighborhood residents to came out to advocate for those improvements as well >> supervisor wiener. >> thank you, mr. president. >> so mr. rich i understand to be clear for us and members of the public and obviously over the next few weeks we'll articulate this in a clearer way but under the proposed

resolution and i'm really not referring to it as a compromise because we're getting all the money or the tjpa is getting all the money we were seeking so we're not there's been a position taken by the developers the amount should be dramatically reduced by perhaps a few million dollars but this resolution will provide the tjpa with all the money it had been anticipating we've been proposing in this proposed melrose it will be in terms of the tjpas ability to on or about bonds and receive cash actually build the infrastructure projects that timing will not be affected they'll get the funds and all this that is changing is the structure for the payment of what the developers are required

to pay. into the melrose fund. and the additional two weeks will allow you and your office to not only make the required amendments but to obtain all the iron clad waivers from the developers not from the develops a lawsuit a challenge to the melrose and actually required to vote for the melrose that think a timetable that works did i get that right of >> you go got it exactly right thank you. >> with that, before we went into closed session for me what matters is we're making sure we have the funding for the critical transit projects so given this resolution first of all, i want to thank the mayor for really standing firm i want

to reiterate what supervisor kim said there's a way to approach let's give up the money but the mayor stood firm and i want to thank the developers and their council for you know, i i think making their position known and understanding what the board and the mayors positions were and then coming up with what seems at first glance to be a solid resolution so give that having it is two week continuance locking it down makes sense. >> with that, colleagues unless further discussion if i can entertain a motion continuing to hold this up until september 22nd. supervisor kim and supervisor farrell we'll take that without objection. that is the case and with that, mr. clerk.

could you read the the memoriams >> supervisor avalos. >> on behalf of the supervisor campos for the rashawn and supervisor wiener and on behalf of supervisor chiu important the late lincoln and for the late mr. wayne and on behalf of the supervisor kim the late doould. mr. clerk is there anyone who wishes to speak on the item? >> there's no further business. >> i want to thank sfgovtv and ladies and gentlemen, with that, we're adjourned.

♪ ♪ >> hello, welcome to the meet your district supervisor. i'm nona melkonian and we're here with supervisor katy tang for supervisor 4 which includes central and outer sunset. supervisor tang was appointed by mayor ed lee to serve as district 4 representative replacing previous supervisor carmen chu after she was appointed assessor reporter that same month. before her appointment she

served as legislative aide to supervisor chiu. today you'll get to know her and the issues facing the city. welcome, supervisor. thank you for join using us. >> thank you for having me. >> let's start with a little about your background. where you grew up, went to school and what kind of jobs you had in the past. >> sure, i grew up in the sunset district. still live there. spent about 20 years living in the sunset district and just am so proud to be able to represent the district that i grew up in and where my parents still live. i had gone through the public education system and went to neighborhood schools throughout the sunset district. so, had gone to francis scott key elementary school, hoover middle school, lowell high school and am just so proud to be able to come back full circle to support a lot of those schools that i went to and be part of that community in a very integral way. >> so, you spent most of your life in san francisco. why did you choose to live in the city? >> well, first of all, my parents decided to move us to the sunset district because

they really wanted my brother and i to have a really good and safe r growing up. there were a lot of children and families in the sunset district and i think they felt like it would be the best environment for us to grow up. so, we ended up staying out there and fell in love with it and have a lot of pride after especially working for the sunset district as the electricity i have aide to supervisor chiu for over five years. and working with -- very intimately with a lot of community members, the merchants, our local residents who have, you know, interest in things such as public safety or public transportation, our school communities, our parks and play grounds, just really been such a wonderful experience working with them. so, i just really enjoyed that work experience as well as my own experience growing up there. >> how has your experience as aide to supervisor chiu prepared you for the board of supervisors? >> i think that i probably don't have a learning curve on having worked in the district so long and having grown up

there. i think that it's been really beneficial knowing who to go to to ask certain questions, or, you know, learning how to read pieces of legislation, for example, knowing what the issues are that the city has faced. i think that those have all been really helpful experiences during this transition. >> what motivated you to get involved in politics? >> i've always wanted to be involved in whichever community i'm in. for example, what ix in school i was in student government and, so, working in city hall was one of my first jobs, actually, out of college. and, so, i have been doing -- i have been working at city hall for over six years now and i just feel very much pride in working for the city that i live in. >> where do you place yourself on the political spectrum, are you progressive, centrist, or more on the conservative side? >> i think i'm probably more of a moderate person. i think that our district, again, lots of families and

children, seniors, immigrant community, and i think that we tend to be more classified as, you know, fiscally responsible, i would say. and, again, having my experience in working for the mayor's budget office, for example, prior to working for the board of supervisors, i think that gave me a really great background in terms of how the city works, how the city's budget is put together. and those really -- that experience has really influenced my decision-making process. >> and speaking of the city's budget, the city just enacted a two-year budget and it seems the city is always dealing with complicated issues including whether or not to raise taxes and fees. how will you approach these tough choices? >> i think that when we talk about raising fees or taxes, we always have to come at it from a very balanced approach. we have a lot of homeownerses, we have a lot of tenants in the city. and, so, again balance is really key. i think we also have to approach the budget and some tough fiscal issues looking at the city-wide budget as a whole and not just looking at

specific sectors or issue areas that we real have i to look at the city's financial standing as a whole for the long term. that's really important and that's definitely what drives a lot of my decision-making process. and i think it's also tougher in san francisco because we really are held to a very high standard where we have to balance the budget every single fiscal year. we cannot run into a deficit in the new fiscal year. we cannot print more money. we are held to a high standard by our charter and, so, i think that's why these tough decisions are made every year rent. >> what other issues do you feel are facing san francisco? >> i think for san francisco and also elsewhere, one of the biggest issues right now is really how do we ~ attract economic development and spur job creation. and those are two things that really go hand in hand and really is what makes the city vibrant and a place where people want to live and can afford to live. and i think that keeping those city-wide goals in mind, to really want to try to also make

sure that locally we support our small businesses and all merchants, for example, give economic benefits and help create jobs as well. >> what are your thoughts on the city's economic development? do you feel we're on the right track? >> i think we're on a very exciting time right now in san francisco where we have a lot of energy in terms of businesses and especially the tech industry wanting to locate in san francisco and that's something that we really haven't seen as much in the past after the dot-com boom. and, so, we are in a very exciting time and we really see a transformation going on in our city because of that. >> what would you like to see change about the city's approach to developing its economy? >> i think that really depends on the changing times. and there isn't sort of one solution for the entire city. it real i depends on kind of what the dynamics are going on with the economy as a whole in the region. not just looking at san francisco, but really as a regional body. >> sometimes district issues are different than zvi issues.

what do you feel are some of the biggest issues facing your district? ~ city >> i think because we have a lot of children, families, seniors in our district, they care a lot about your quality of life issues, right. and it's the reason why people choose to live there. they want to make sure that your streets are repaved, that our potholes are filled, that public transportation works for you, that, you know, your parks and play grounds are safe for your children to play in, students can go to local schools. i think that those are all important issues facing district 4 and will continue to. >> how have you balanced the needs of your district versus the needs of the city as a whole? >> i think that as a district supervisor, we play that balancing act every single day in our jobs. and we respond to all of the constituent needs, whether they doll us, whether they e-mail us or talk to us in person about a problem, we try to sort of bridge the resources that are in the city and help connect them with whichever department it is they might need to be connected with to resolve their

issue. ~ but also at the same time we are city-wide representatives and we vote on legislation every week that impact everyone in the entire city. i think that when we take those votes, for example, we keep our district interests in mind and how they might want us to best represent them on city-wide issues. >> you mentioned transportation and muni earlier. what do you see about transportation for your constituents, is there enough needed service? >> i think especially given the fact the sunset district is located so far from the central portion of the city, that transportation is difficult for them. and as you know, there are some issues with switch backs for example on muni and folks feeling like, you know, they don't have adequate service down to the end of the line. so, i have worked with mta and we're trying to figure out solutions to address that. but i think overall our residents really just want to make sure that they can get from where they need to go from the sunset district or back home via public transportation. >> what about parking and traffic?

>> i think that the sunset district typically has a little bit more pricing than some other districts. there are always pedestrian safety issues we have to watch out for. our district has boulevard, we have sunset boulevard. we were also have 19th avenue and great highway. and, so, those are actually state highways that -- except for sunset boulevard, but the three are state highways that run through our district. and, so, when you have that, we have seen some fatalities along some of those corridors and, so, we work very closely with the state agency, our local agencies to see what sort of pedestrian improvements can be made to help make it more safe for feev l. so, for example, maybe it means that we install more pedestrian countdown signals or install sidewalk build outs so that we can shorten the distance for pedestrians to cross the streets. or lowering of speed limits. so, all of those things we try to look at comprehensively throughout the district to

people can travel safely whether you're a pedestrian, cyclist or driver. >> speaking of safety, what are your thoughts on how the city is dealing with crime, especially in your district and how do you think the police department is doing? >> we work very closely with our local police station which is terraville police station. we have community groups in the sunset. they have formed out of response to concern of public safety in the neighborhood and i think that generally speaking the sunset district has lower crime levels than many of the other parts of the city. however, because we are bordering ocean beach and golden gate park, we do have pockets of problem areas. and, so, our neighbors are the first to alert us and the police station when there are issues and the police has been very responsive to that. >> what kind of issues are you having with ocean beach or golden gate park? >> i think that because it's so far from the center of the city and because there is so much open space, we do see a lot of

encampments in those areas. some neighbors express issues with safety and feeling safe in their neighborhood and, so, they have worked very closely with our terraville station to make sure they monitor those regularly. >> what are your thoughts on the city's economic development? >> so, in terms of economic development, i think our city is in a very, again, exciting time right now where we are able to attract a lot of businesses who want to locate here in san francisco. you know, we have seen a recent wave of technology companies that have located here in our downtown core area and it's really transformed our neighborhoods. and i think that as we continue to keep drawing talent and those kind of companies that are city's economic state will continue to grow. >> speaking of growth in our city, how do you feel about the role of the warriors coming to san francisco and the plans for the new stadium? >> so, the warriors and the plan for the new stadium, you know, the project approvals and

the environmental review report will actually have to go through the board of supervisors. so, i'll have to make my decision then. but the prospect of something like that would be very exciting for the city, i think, not only as an economic engine but also in terms of san francisco's cultural history. >> to a degree, do you feel the city should subsidize the team? >> i think that negotiations are still to be sorted out and i think that all of that is in the works. but it's something that i'll pay close attention to. >> what would you like to see change in the city's approach to developing its economy? >> you know, i think that san francisco is a very creative city and we tend to be on the cutting edge of issues, right? and i think that to that extent of our administration and our various departments such as the office of economic and work force development have always thought of creative approach he that might be new for the region to, for example, attract new businesses or, you know, other sorts of financing mechanisms. and i think that we will

continue to do that in san francisco. >> well, are there any other issues that you plan to concentrate on throughout your term as supervisor? >> yes, i believe that having worked, you know, for many years in the district 4 office and now as supervisor, over time we have felt that, you know, many times we are very reactive to a lot of the problems that are presented our way and i want to really make sure that during my term i would love to do some long-term planning for the district to make sure that we think maybe 5, 10, 15 years out and think ahead, you know, now and start the planning work and laying the foundation for things we want to do in the future. >> what are some of your ideas? >> i will be engaging in a community process where we focus on some of our key issue areas that we care a lot about in the district and working with them to kind of layout the groundwork for what we envision for our district in the future. >> we're almost out of time. but it's been great chatting with you. thank you so much for joining

us today on sfgov tv's meet your supervisor. >> thank you for having me. >> we've been talking to supervisor tang from district 4. watch for the next episode of meet your district supervisor when we'll be back with another round of our 11 city supervisors. sore sfgov-tv, i'm nona melkonian. ♪ ♪ at 62942 working with together we can support your children. it's been my dream to start is a valley school since i was a little girl. i'm having a lot of fun with it

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