the community right now, including this block and other projects that are not even our projects, we have an average of 63% of all the housing going up in the community right now is affording housing. i think that too deserves a round of applause. [applause] it isn't just about the statistics, it's about what's behind them. so you heard about these partnerships and how important they are, but as someone who lives in the community and works for the community, it's really critical. as i look out, all of you are very committed to the creation the construction of, the financing for. thank all of you as well. now, i have the privilege of introducing the director of ocii, as she says, the artist

formerly known as -- ms. bohi managed hunters point shipyard development project, aimed at producing economic growth, affordable housing in san francisco so she's been a great partner for us. her track record of negotiating and implementing complex projects includes mission bay and planning and development affording housing throughout hunters point, western edition, south of market and the recon point south beach area of the city. in 2012 ms. bohi receive add certificate of honor from mayor lee for outstanding service to the community. we thank her and i welcome tiffany bohi.

[applause] >> thank you so much. appreciate the introduction. it goes without saying we owe thanks to our mayor, mayor ed lee, for his innovation and leadership that carries through to the stewards overseeing this development our commissioners, our president, we wouldn't be here without their innovation, their leadership and their constant drive to make sure we hit our numbers which matter and deliver for the people of san francisco. we're certainly here today celebrating the ground breaking of pacific point, which is truly an innovative public private partnership in that it will deliver much needed housing for san francisco citizens. ocii is thrilled to partner with am cal. we're glad to be your first project here in san francisco and of course ycd thank you so much shaman, percy and rob for your hard work in

delivering these 60 units of affordable housing. just to put a fine point on that because it does matter, these homes will house families making up to 50% of area median income. for a family of four that means earning about $48,000. they'll be able to access these homes. these new homes are being built on public land so they will be permanently affordable. much, much needed. the residents at pacific point are a part of a larger development here in candlestick. lenar has provided all the funding and that vision stems from the mayor. our partner lenar has broken

ground on five residential projects, delivering over 280 homes here at the shipyard. , a third of which, right now will be permanently affordable. these residential projects are just the start. once complete there will be over 12,000 housing units and a third of all those will be permanently affordable as below market rate. and as you've heard, these homes are being built for the community, by the community. i want to commend the efforts of lenar, ycd, city built and am cal for showing how it's done. i do want to thank the cac for their lead irship and hard work on this. you've heard before that they never get thanked, the staff on the ground, pam simms, the entire shipyard team. [applause]

i want to give a shout out to olson lee. he's been involved with the shipyard for decades now. it's important to acknowledge his contributions and we're pleased to be bringing this to you today. now i'm getting to the construction [inaudible]. it's our privilege and we've partnered a great deal on a number of affordable projekts and that's where charmane comes in. of course as you know, community development banking is dedicated to lending and investing in low and moderate income communities. that's all they do. they focus on increasing the supply of affordable housing for renters and homeowners,

small businesses and providing economic development in stressed and underserved communities. she brings 34 years to real estate with the last 20 years focused on affordable housing and economic development. please join me in welcoming charmane atherton. [applause] >> thank you so much. good morning everyone. this is a great day. a really great day. we have heard about collaboration and partnerships and that is exactly what this requires when you're doing something that's meaningful, that's creating affordable housing for communities. now, public private partnerships are important, that's the three ps, but the

fourth p, persistence is what really makes the day and there's been a long time coming to get where we are here today. relationships are key and you've heard a lot about that. i'm very proud to say that i think -- i don't know if i did your first deal percy, but i've been doing transactions with am cal since '94, '95 when they began in the affordable housing arena. they're good at what they do. they deliver on the promise and that's the other consistent theme that you hear here today, delivering as promised. [applause]

without them $20.4 million of construction lending, i think 15, $16 million of tax credit equity in there for the long haul and we're a permanent lender on this one as well so we're on every side of it and we couldn't be more proud and just happy, happy, happy to be here today. and now i'm going to introduce a very important person, the connection to the community and i'll tell you, these things don't happen without that. so i'm going to tell you a little bit about doctor veronica honeycut and the hunters point shipyard citizen advisory committee which was

established back in 1993 and that was in an effort to increase community participation in advising the agency and city on matters related to this hunters point shipyard redevelopment. the hunters point shipyard citizen advisory committee is a group of san francisco residents and business owners who are selected by the mayor to oversee the redevelopment process. the cac holds monthly community meetings and workshops. they promote principles of environment, economic development and job training. please welcome to the podium, doctor veronica honeycut. [applause] >> thank you very much for those kinds remarks and i'm

bringing warm real guards to all of you from the members of the citizen's advisory committee. some of the members of this committee have been on the committee for almost 20 years and it is always so good for us to be a part of projects like this, the block 49 project. this is a culmination of all those years of hard work, lobbying people, listening to the community, making sure that the interests of the community were folding into mayor lee and his staff so that everybody could be happy about forward movement with these projects. i am very delighted and i want to make sure this gentleman is recognized today. kevin i'd like you and your

staff to stand, all those wonderful people who led -- [applause] -- thank you, all of them, who led the block 49 [inaudible]. people from the community came in and talked about this project. they talked about their anxieties, they gave feedback about project and i want to thank you too shaman because you were an instrumental part of that, but what's wonderful about all this, and these people who are standing, and you can sit down now -- these wonderful people listened and folded in the ideas to this project. it wasn't this -- you know, whatever. it was, that's a good idea. let's see how we can incorporate that. i think once this is all built out and you see the cull rture ral narrative and artifacts

piece to this project, i think you eel be pleased. there's a connection to the community with block 49. i wanted them to be acknowledged and we thank you for that. i'm also here to applaud our always on point, mayor, mayor ed lee. [applause] and the things that mayor lee talked about, the meeting the local hiring goals, that's near and deer to the cac. we like to make sure folks from our community are employed in various capacity on projects in the shipyard. the unemployment rate, the employment rate, that's marvelous. more jobs, we're glad to see that our friends in the community are being hired for these jobs and we are always happy when we see ycd add to their powerful arsenal of skills that they bring to this community. most of us rely on ycd in one

way or another to make sure our folks are being taken care of. i also want to applaud our wonderful people at ocii and our commissioners. i've always said there's no one quite like the executive director of lenar urban. she's at the forefront of some wonderful activities. and of course our banking partner, we're always happy when they have some money. we're very grateful to you as well. we move forward building out this project, moving the entire shipyard to fruition and i want to thank the community, and you know who you are. nose of you who call me or other members of the cac and say look, veronica this is not going right, thank you. because then we are able to

share that information who are responsible for making things better for all of us. i have the distinct pleasure of introducing a marvelous young woman who put together this event, by the way. bridgette is a small business owner and a commissioner who sits on the southeast community [inaudible] here in san francisco. at this time she will acknowledge invited guests. thank you. [applause] >> thank you doctor honeycut. all of the [inaudible] have done a very good job at acknowledging all the people to make this possible but i would also like to give a special shout out to the ocii exhibitioner. er commissioner. we appreciate all your hard work on this project. also the ocii staff that's present. the representatives that may be in the audience, young

community developers staff and board members -- can you please stand? [applause] i am personally so very proud of the organization. also am cal representatives and a special shout out to robert baca who this could not have been possible. the mayor's office of housing, bank of america representatives, thank you very much for all the hard work you do. all the lenar representatives. also mike goreman, mr. sanchez and the k hill representative that are here today. the bay view stakeholders at bay view hunters point. without you this could not happen. and last but not least, it is very important that we hire small businesses throughout the community. last but not least, what we're going to do now is actually

going to ask all the persons to follow bj. bj, come on up. you're going to take your hard hats, you'll proceed to the golden shovel and we'll take our picture. thank you all for coming in. as soon as that's over there is food for you to partake. thank you very much. [music]

>> i love teaching. it is such an exhilarating experience when people began to feel their own creativity. >> this really is a place where all people can come and take a class and fill part of the community. this is very enriching as an

artist. a lot of folks take these classes and take their digital imagery and turn it into negatives. >> there are not many black and white darkrooms available anymore. that is a really big draw. >> this is a signature piece. this is the bill largest darkroom in the u.s.. >> there are a lot of people that want to get into that dark room. >> i think it is the heart of this place. you feel it when you come in. >> the people who just started taking pictures so this is really an intersection for many generations of photographers and this is a great place to learn because if you need people from

different areas and also everyone who works here is working in photography. >> we get to build the community here. this is different. first of all, this is a great location. it is in a less-populated area. >> of lot of people come here just so that they can participate in this program. it is a great opportunity for people who have a little bit of photographic experience.

the people have a lot, they can really come together and share a love and a passion. >> we offer everything from traditional black and white darkrooms to learning how to process your first roll of film. we offer classes and workshops in digital camera, digital printing. we offer classes basically in the shooting ton the town at night, treasure island. there is a way for the programs exploring everyone who would like to spend the day on this program. >> hello, my name is jennifer. >> my name is simone. we are going on a field trip to

take pictures up the hill. >> c'mon, c'mon, c'mon. >> actually, i have been here a lot. i have never looked closely enough to see everything. now, i get to take pictures. >> we want to try to get them to be more creative with it. we let them to be free with them but at the same time, we give them a little bit of direction. >> you can focus in here. >> that was cool. >> if you see that? >> behind the city behind the houses, behind those hills. the see any more hills?

>> these kids are wonderful. they get to explore, they get to see different things. >> we let them explore a little bit. they get their best. if their parents ever ask, we can learn -- they can say that they learned about the depth of field or the rule of thirds or that the shadows can give a good contrast. some of the things they come up with are fantastic. that is what we're trying to encourage. these kids can bring up the creativity and also the love for photography. >> a lot of people come into my classes and they don't feel like they really are creative and

through the process of working and showing them and giving them some tips and ideas. >> this is kind of the best kept secret. you should come on and take a class. we have orientations on most saturdays. this is a really wonderful location and is the real jewel to the community. >> ready to develop your photography skills? the harvey milk photo center focuses on adult classes. and saturday workshops expose youth and adults to photography classes.

>> good afternoon. welcome to our san francisco board of supervisors meeting of december 16, 2014. madam clerk, please call the roll. >> supervisor avalos. avalos present. supervisor breed. >> here. >> breed present. >> supervisor campos. >> present. >> cohen. present. >> farrell. present. kim. present. mar. >> here. >> mar present. tang present. supervisor wiener. wiener present. supervisor yee. yee not present. you have app quorum. >> thank