improvements will be mandated when it is deemed necessary by the port. >> crane cove park a go bond funded project is under design the shoreline will be designed to accommodate 28 inches of sea level rise with occasional flooding undercover officer the roadway and sidewalks and buildings will be elevated against the hundred year flood 28 inches of sea level rise where the park is with the shoreline there will be less elevation because it has to

perform at a slower intact inches from the water. >> the pier 70 for city developments this is a mixed use development project this project includes a number of sea level rise mitigation measures the new buildings will be accommodate 5.5 sea level rise, the bay trail would allow for 2 feet of sea level rise plus future total water levels, the design zone between the waters edge will be - at a lower level as they conform but still meets

the 2050 sea level rise and important further rising the long term. >> seawall lot 337 commission rock the giant proposed development at this point this development is planning on incorporating 55 inches of sea level rise this was considered through the for the 21 hundred scenario at the time of tied as we move forward the teaches adaptation measures we can incorporate will depend on how fast sea level rise and the

extent interim flood managements measures can include relocating the utilities to the topside when the utilities are located underneath the piers their difficult to maintain there are small windows of time and space to get under there as sea level rise the windows closes so over time we'll have to start relocating the utilities above beck installing solid edge railings around the piers as much as the short perimeter walls and temporary flood zones the long term shoreliadaptation will require a lot more funding

the interim site management methods and also a regional collaborative poster - effort and in summary femd this flooding is mshl cities near the waterfront as much as sfmta and as opposed to muni maybe impacted by the sea level rise by 2050 city planning and public works are leading the efforts towards an adaptation plan, which will be the next phase of the city's sea level rise coordinating committee

the port will be participating with them and will engage closely with the community to keep them apprised of what is planned and just a reminder the port has been incorporating the sea level rise incorporation measures since 2009 the projects back at that time were a little bit different than today, the sea level rise was considered then. >> that concludes my presentation. do you have any questions. >> thank you is there any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> commissioner kristen's commissioner katz. >> where to start first of all, it is dishaney we don't have more public comment this is something that we're all i want

to thank you all for your presentation as you may know this is an issue that is near and dear to my heart i've been talking about it so i'm pleased to see the effort and, of course, the port staff and participation for the guidance for you will have you working on this and as you may know we have the presentation not close to two years ago on the sea level rise and i think the thing that struck me most of all the surprise exhibited by so many people and the magnitude it is getting worse and realize the kind of impacts thank you for all partnering and demonstrating

you know how we have to work together all the city departments on a regional basis to figure a solution pr probably ca talk up too many time but have a question questions. >> one is to call to action it is a little bit light the directives i assume more of that continuing to be developed wondering if there is a big plans underway in terms of implementing those actions and additionally and most importantly looking at funding sources you know immediately as opposed to i guess sort of it is a balancing act that is doing the full assessment we have gone

a long way but assessing what needs to be done and planning and making sure we have the funding source in the pipeline to be ready when we are and i know there is certainly competition for federal dollars around the country's the saving graze we're not as bad off as miami and that's not much soltice there is limited federal government funding so doing everything we can getting the fund to be using it when we have projects and plans similarly with state funding we have the regional planning i'm tossing out a variety of questions i'm not sure who will answer and experiencing what kind of regional planning is going on i know that san francisco certainly the center of the

region we're taking on more of that but what are we are doing to include the smaller community that will be impacted and look at the solutions currently nothing the financial impacts of san francisco that will impact the entire region even though we side the significant assessment for the city then from the science stand point and you mentioned we'll continue to update the projections but it sounds like we're recommending from scott community and my sense we're continuing to see more and more dire predictions and incorporating that into our

thinking we've done things to anticipate that but i guess your thoughts on the direction if over and over those projection will be going on my sense i've heard it is in the in the direction he want you make sure we are incorporating worst case scenarios and then in terms of best practices around the world i know community optimistically the nerld had to face this but you know other communities have put certain projects and programs into place do we have focus on the best practices around the world and some of the experts to help us and then step 5 was the one i was focusing on but the timing for the further recommendations

we anticipate specific or more concrete steps we can and should be doing and know we have the waterfront plan update in terms of directives there and make sure that we have specificities and any guidance will be appreciated and then from our prospective as we plan i know we've been very good at the port for many years requiring the projects incorporate the impact of sea level rise and that staff presentations have included that i recall 3 years if not more we've required that but we have sort of two issues that we need to address both planning on the existing tenants that have long term leases and iowa we need to do and investing and i can

perhaps have a better handle where we can be more pro-active but going backwards and who is going to do have their responsibility and the kind of planning for that impact i know that is a lot no particular order but thank you. >> that was a lot thank you. >> sorry. >> i'll try my best in all of your questioning there was a colonel first of all, on the major exact science of changing conditions we've tried to build the wheel not one stop at each click but the wheel we revisited the part evaluating the

knowledge of sea level rise we're using the last consensus from it cc it is a few years the making using that as a baseline knowing the likelihood of those projections will change and you're right to say i think we haven't seen the oz lowered they generally rise for example, the model the consensus model don't yet take into account the full impact of methane gases nor do they fully predict the eyes masses we'll probably see higher numbers by picking an end point with the highest reasonable

perhaps the absolutely absolute case with the high-end range we've provided ourselves where a few decades of pretty good working range we've revisit but we're not underestimating with that deep range not sort of low balling so on that piece but you're right to point that out with regards to funding a major undertaking i'll say about a year ago the city adopted capital plan guidelines that means that each project coming forward for budgeting has to show facts of sea level rise that's most of major ones for funding 5 study shows to capture the private part that will rely heavy on changing the regulations both planning and

regulations and so that is one of the nearest term actions once we know more on that but for the in the meanwhile this will depend on private dollars count major projects need to go through the ceqa the california environmental quality act so that process is using those numbers for pier 70 for example, that project is attentively the 2050 to adapt in terms of 6 other robust funding streams i think the best we can say at the moment we're trying through the effort of really cataloging by department and department their schedules between that and the larger design composition which will help to fuel the bigger

gaps we're putting ours the best possible position for state funds and tracking what the resources no federal pot of money waiting for us but i think as you indicated with miami situations increased flooding in the midwest but funding this kind of infrastructure lots of voters we're doing that and one of the actions calls for a regional body to track them including potentially the cap & trade funding so we don't have immediate answers suddenly like a lot of money but we're tracking that by design at the same time. >> and with regard to the waterfront land use plan we'll

be there torment evening i wanted to thank the staff they've been be with us and actually having two members of the staff on the committee itself and the planning department staff has been working with us low and trying to dovetail the design challenge work thinking that at least one or two of the segments will be campaigns for that challenges and we've been trying to dovetail that with the north end with the seawall study and the remedies for the engineering so we have a better idea of conditions and costs and can talk about the alternatives and

augmentation i might have missed a question. >> you got most of it some minor follow-up i'm sorry just - >> and i know that was touched on during the presentation but some of the public private opportunities any efforts to modify or change regulatory restrictions to allow for more opportunities. >> potentially we have 2 extremes open that one we're looking at public-private funding arrangement the future some of the special assessments will be created a new extended beyond their current or immediate shelf life to contribute financially long term that's one piece of it i'm

wrapping up for the inspector will point out that we're also looking for example, in the shrine challenge is a million dollars enterprise we don't want the city or cities to be - we're trying to raise through the foundation business means missouri most of that money for the challenge there and i will say with regards to the question it is a - we started with the 3 big cities i think that berkley is a city member coming on quickly we have also diana has been reaching to the communities and in confrontation with the san mateo, marin county and santa clara county next will the the

smaller jurisdictions we're looking for communities that represent a variety of both landscapes and community types of for example, thinking about east palo alto or richmond and san jose can be revolved in the competition work. >> that's we talked about the design competition you know should be taking advantage of some of the rich technology community we have here and see how we can you can see term design or design thinking want to make sure that it will incorporate - >> you're right, in fact, it was announced today but we'll have conversations with the techs. >> and last getting grand letter looking at building up some of the - it is a massive

amount of fill to start thinking about obtaining to do the implementation. >> i have to be honest we've not figure out out that yet yeah. >> don't know yet but a good challenge i remember the other private patterson thinking this is to allow a variety he have mitigation including potentially horizon levies and the visiting the north end because we've seen it driven by wind and mitigate some of the wave activities further out into the bay will

horizontal levi that enhances the ecology part this is one of the things that might be allowed in bcdc were to flex the regulations as you can see some of the private investment incorporating those kinds of needs. >> thank you very much. >> sure. >> again, thank you everyone this is a start it is a daunting task but i'm very impressed with all that is gone into that and thank you all. >> commissioner. >> well, i want to say since our last report i appreciate the tremendous progress in terms of understanding the issues and the vulnerability and taking the inventory of the assets of the city you don't have to say we have a problem we obviously know that and obviously this year we

share the city and public and private sector and the community that's not where the solutions b will come from and enjoying i know you a timeline for adaptation and i guess we've thought about that and looking at the studies done so far is really appreciate as we look at the projects we're trying to address them and each project you're trying to give guidance to the owners of the projects who care for this at least for the next 50 years to understand what the projects will be i guess the question is trying to understand the global level is how much is we - how much of the seawall problem will be and the and having to go building by building project by project on

the waterfront i guess that i know that you may want know the complete answer but is that part of - the biggest sort of factor we can consider and over the course where is the funding there's a lot of issues but if we know that is like that takes care of x part of ordinance but i still don't know and i think we want want to know we understand the problem where the solutions will come from not necessarily where the solutions will come from but what can you do in the interim besides addressing project by project what are the interim measures that can be taken to address this step by step that will not be one big do the next thing for the next 3 years but obviously

it is bigger and not enough fund with a major swoop makes sure i'm trying to understand the level where is the biggest bank coming from in terms of call to action implementation and adaptation. >> the seawall because of it's location to address the sea level rise is not ideal for the port because ports assets would be abandoned by that but we don't know where it line of defense is at at this point and any improvements we do to the seawall we'll make sure it has the capacity to accommodate

a grade wall on top of it if that is the place we are to keep the floodwaters out but a horizontal levy outside that way to retain the assets and have the piers impacted the other question about interim measures that we can take moving forward over the next thirty years is addressing those low lying low points where water can get in depending on you know a continuous monitoring of studying the problems and the best science and addressing them the low-hanging fruit but looking at the long term stream it is going to take a regional effort and he build by design is part of regional collaborative

effort one other question i had obviously this is not an issue but need the united states it is a problem globally. >> i know we looked at the netherlands and the issues historically so over the century but we want to understand the barriers in terms of making in terms of doing things and addressing the issues not studying them but findings the studies to the issues is there anyone out there had. >> i guess it is colorado italian the netherlands they have a lot of areas of land that is development and blow sea level we have a study commissions in 2014 a joint venture with let's see - with the dutch government

and a funding effort so the the study it it was done in the final stages has not been published but will be soon this is the different scenarios of where the line of defense will be and the studies the low lying areas and the different impacts and the cost impacts of addressing sea level rise. >> if i may add a couple of items we discussed the outlining city's cohort in terms of funding and financing the mayors budget and the office of the finance and the capital improvement plan committee will be joining me with the cohorts to figure the ways to finance the seawall improvements i think completely said it right this is a problem but somewhat of a

patient problem in terms of of figuring out the sea level rise and hearing about the seawall at the next he port commission understanding the problem and how to address the problem what are the solutions and how to finance them over time and addressing the seawall and the seismic risk first and figuring out sea level rise over time and in phases so know that is not easy to not have the answers but a problem that will shape over time as we figure out solutions. >> thank you, very much for your presentation and hard work i guess my main point would be that even though it is a slow

moving problem there are immediate donations decisions that need to be made depending on the projects you in fact; right? so a - needs building retirements based on where we think water levels will be and masked by fooemd before those measures are in place go through an action i wonder if you could walk us through that >> we'll go through the environmental review process and planning for sea level rise is part that have process looking at like the project life and the

impacts of that the importance of the facility itself there are all incorporated in so before they get either a building permit or entitlement they have to incorporate the sea level rise one of the questions that commissioner katz asked was the long term leases so we did modify the typical language of lease language for the pier one long term lease extension we don't currently have a program go back back to the existing long term leases that are not coming up for resume like that is something we have to consider moving forward so - >> that's your question. >> so if i could just clarify

a little bit more so right now with the current projects that meets the sea level rise the project approvals for the public they go through public and address did sea level rise in terms of the assets we're trying to figure out the projects in between the projects of we address the development by development all the spaces in between so as we talk about sea level rise we'll shape potential solutions and dialogue around the solution to figure the implementation we're definitely dealing with at risk and including in our language recommended to flowed risk and the ability to compel our tenants to address flood so again, the horizon of the issue it is flooded today at sea level rise more time to prepare but you're right there are current actions we must respond to so

we're mr. haney planning and positioning ourselves correctly through the projects at this point. >> correct the development projects are the easier projects inform incorporate the requirements, however, the city as a whole is you know pretty much built out the most important part of sea level rise committee is to do policy and ways to address all of these areas that are you know old and development already and currently at the level they will be vulnerable to sea level rise so this is a huge like you, members of the jury, fund and mitigation efforts it is so much easier to address they will be like small islands from the rest

of areas. >> yes. >> two major developments like treasure island and candle stick point they already took sea level rise into consideration the because of those developments is higher than. >> were they using the same assumptions we've heard 676 inches over between now and the end of the century and i believe see and the raising the base for example, treasure island the development area by 3 feet and also the seawall that be improved on the island i'll say can be raised further in the case those are higher than project projected. >> questions. >> commissioner vice president brandon. >> one of the earlier answers

we gave on the best practices nobody is could go this at berkley and we have an 5150s new york has done a measure of work i saw a few images many diane showed and the design challenge is also a paid advisory of ours we expect that call for sdierpz to be international both designers and finance people as part of teams as well as the community engagement they want to actually be coming from the community so that's the co-design process and the other place occursly not occursly but in terms of the initiative design new zealand's has been working with the waters to retain 3 and 3 and a half i've

spent time between katrina and they invited the dutch and american organizations to where they landed a city that needs to live with the water partly they're responsible for rebuilding but to actually incorporate water into the city landscape and bring it in that revolutionized the thinking about the infrastructure within those levies there is a lot of talent out there this is so those will be pubically vetted that be an engaged process with a lot of local talent as well. >> thank you, very much

everyone for such a wonderful presentation a lot of information and a great need i think that it is wonderful to know we have such a knowledgeable committee involved in there to help us with the long-term plan and solutions for sea level rise and i'm very happy to support been engaged you know the process since 2009 and that we have incorporated it into all of our long term projects and this realistic numbers be able to work with the development partners to combat it now waiting until the solutions really come and also we're doing our part with the new asphalt matching plan that we will have that will help to contribute to the development and help with the foundation for

sea level rise abatement so thank you very much that was a very wonderful presentation and glad to get that as commissioner katz said we really need to get the public involved and knowledgeable and understand on this on or about and you know, i think that is great we're working with other a regional coordination so we're all using the resources to combat it so thank you very much. >> first of all, i want doesn't commend the mayor for taking this step forward it is tedious i feel good that tomorrow night you'll meet the waterfront working group this is the first time i've heard you make a presentation you were articulate

and kind of i enjoyed you talking and thinking you're really good i'm happy you're on the committee we have brad and diane and david that will help us this is something we have to continue to do that is like a pilot program and continues to evolve and i know i ask a lot of questions but not one solution we have to find out what works best and be pro-active i appreciate that we've taking the lead and i'll ask you come back in a year or 9 months and give us an update of what is going going on i hope the community knows more about that it was funny i know that ambassador there was a lot of people that does building in sea level rise and politicians in d.c. you know

what i'm talking about global warming people saying that didn't exist at least in san francisco we are active like being here with the earthquake vinyl we are being pro-active and responsible so thank you. >> next item please item 13 new business. >> colleagues anything else that you want to discuss. >> yes. commissioner. >> anything that you want to as director anything i heard to put on sea level rise in the months. >> okay. >> and there's no more new

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theatre actresses and choirs we've worked with and great video artists is a great place to collect and collaborate. i had a model they have a professionally music yes, ma'am assemble and as a student i benefited from being around this professional on and on soccer ball and as a conductor i'd be able to work with them and it's helped my growth i had a dream of having a professional residential on and on soccer ball to be an imperial >> it operates as a laboratory we germ a national the ideas technically and work with activity artists and designers and video all over the on any given project to further the way

we tell stories to improve our ability to tell stories on stage. that's part of the opera lab >> i was to investigate that aspect of renaissance and new work so that's why this piece it is important it was a renaissance composer. >> there were young people that are not interested in seeing traditional opera and like the quality and it's different it has a story telling quality every little detail is integrated and helps to capture the imagination and that's part of the opera how we can use

those colors into the language of today. >> so one of the great things of the stories of opera and story combined with opera music it allows people to let go and be entertained and enjoy the music instead of putting on headphones. >> that's what is great about art sometimes everyone loves it because you have to, you know, really great you have to have both some people don't like it and some people do we're concerned about that. >> it's about thirty something out there that's risky. you know, disliked by someone torn apart and that's the whole point of what we're drying to do >> you never take this for

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just about expensive eat but food for everyone and there's organizations in the city that are doing really good work making sure that healthy food it assessable to everyone. more and more as follows are are becoming interested in upper arlthd they want to joy the open green pace sea know where their food it coming from we'll look at 3 programs talking ushering agricultural and garden to new heights. so what exactly it, your honor agricultural >> it the growing food or

flowers within city limits traditionally we've been referring to communities gardener that is a raised bed over and over upper argument has a more a farming way of farming. >> so tell me 0 what's growing in this garden. >> a really at all plant. in the one of the rare places, you know, people have access to green space 24 is one of the places to grow things like the purple floor. it is sort of recognizing that the more diversity in given space the better not to just have one thing by everything supported each another

>> it provides the community with an opportunity to get their hands dirty and reach 0 out and congressmen with the community in ways they might have not otherwise to engage with one other. >> now the dpw urban planning program so see how the garden community. >> so i grew up on a farm in air force base we picked the foods open the trees and share with other families and as i drive around san francisco i see any trees with apples or mrumdz and lemon trees i can see the food going to waste and brought that idea back to the department many of the trees where the fruit would go to waste we origin or crop and pick other

fruits and delivery this to food banks or shelters to people who need them. >> i'm here with nang wong hello nang. >> hello. >> i need to understand house this gleaning work. >> we come and harvest like for example, we'll come over here this is the lemon and plug it like this. >> (laughter). >> made that good, good and ease. >> the trick is how not to hurt the branches. >> like the thing. >> i'm so excited about this. the people are so passionate about where the food goes to the

private property owners give us the food they're happy that no of a t is going to waste >> oh. thank you. thank you. again job aura natural >> (laughter). >> from backyards to back lots let's take a look at the food and community bonding at the free farm. >> my idea was to start growing food and giving it away. and getting my neighbors to who had space and having a kind of event that brings people together not to run our food program this time around but to share the wealth of the abundance of our welfare.

we were all divorce and as part of our philosophy of working together and working together. >> what's the most rewarding aspect of volunteering for the free farm stand. >> well, we could is a generalic satisfaction but something about giving food away it's giving something i brought that in and sort it and gave it to you it's primitive to be able to give something some basically to someone else. >> now serving number to 49 come on down. >> we have the capability of producing this food and in san francisco you can grow food all year round so the idea we're capable of prougdz food in our

own backyards we're here to demonstrate an bans of food and i think that giving it away for free we show individuals it in have to be a comedy. >> we build time together and it's the strength of any ideas of the connections we'll turn that connection and the more connections you make no mistake about it the more you can have a stronger power and not have to rely on money that's the people power. >> in this episode we've seen the urban farms and gardens provide more in fruits and vegetation people can have the

special produce available it can be a place to give back by donating food to others and teach our children the connection to the earth and environment it's truly >> this is a recommended under administrative code section 667 at this time, members of the public may address the commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction turn the device completely off wednesday, march 23, 2016, and the time is 5 o'clock roll call commissioner president covington commissioner vice president cleaveland