i'm here today to speak in support of the port seawall project. the embarcadero seawall is the foundation of 500 acres of downtown neighborhoods, the under pittance of critical infrastuckture. we think it's important to note that one out of every eight jobs in the bay area is located in downtown san francisco, and a 2007 study estimated that the seawall protects over $100 billion of assets and economic activities, so for these reasons, we ask you to support the seawall project. thank you. >> supervisor cohen: thank you. >> good afternoon, chair cohen and members of the committee. my name is thea seldy, and for identification only, i am the former chair of the citizens general obligation bond oversight committee, and i am the current chair of the san francisco transit riders, which is a grassroots nonprofit that is the voice of the san francisco muni, b.a.r.t., and caltrain riders. and i'm here today to urge you to support this $425 million bond. as you know, the embarcadero seawall supports the regional transportation network system that moves a s

this bond will fund seismic improvements to the seawall. current concepts come from initial studies and similar projects elsewhere, including seattle, which replaced their seawall. potential approaches to seismic retrofit include ground improvements, seawall replacement, structural replacement to utilities, walls, and piers, and utility replacement. similar to seismic improvements, strategies to combat sea level rise will vary depending on the different sections of the waterfront. some sections are relatively open and will allow fore more flexible strategies with benefits. the port expects that these vital improvements will provide the foundation for future adaptation measures. when selecting both seismic and flood mitigation projects that this bond will fund, we will apply a vetted set of criteria, including considerations of the benefits to life safety and emergency response as well as factors such as project length, risk avoided and community and environmental benefits so that we are spending our dollars as wisely as possible to protect

seawall is largely invisible. you have to look over and down, but it does hold up that part of the city. so the port has been actively working to make this feel urgent to the people of san francisco and every day outrage, last summer they went to sunday streets and did a whole bunch of interaction with people around the city and you know, we know it's important for so much, not just the skyscrapers but the emergency response, all the small businesses that line the waterfront. preview of what might come to this committee would be making sure we spend on eligible program costs and all drafts and proposed eligible uses for the bond that legislation will be going in the next few weeks for a november ballot measure. and you can see what they have pl planned, and earthquake improvements and flood, immediate flood the two primary categories of spending, and, but because it's a multi-generational project, and the port in the city, we are doing our best to think smart for the long-term about how what we might do in any one

i already noted the seawall and the mission bay ferry landing project. we are looking for external funds, but i think external funds have also had -- we've had a lot of great success with delivering renewal projects, the pier 70 historic core and waterfront site, $200 million is being addressed in renewal -- state of good repair is being addressed in those projects. the exploratorium, i didn't have the number to quite include it in the presentation, but between state of good repair and enhancements, $200 million was being invested into that location. so the next stage of this really is the r.f.i. that we have out or are preparing to put out for 13 his toric piers along the waterfront. staff studied the impact that that could have on the waterfront plan, $300 million that we could address through that work, and that's real opportunity. we haven't talked about that before, of how that could roll clue and greatly shift our forecast in the capital plan. but i think a real critical strategy here is not just getting other people's money into our facilities but

of course, you know about the seawall program. i will not go into it in detail. many of you have already been briefed, but of course our seawall was constructed over a century ago. it has seismic and sea level rise risks. we are working hard with all of you, with our state and federal partners, to plan for a project that provides a safer waterfront in the near term and to prepare for sea level rise in the long term. the budget includes funding for the seawall program to keep it going, and i'm very pleased to say working with the city, we have identified sources not in the bank yet, but identified sources for our first phase which will tackle life safety issues. >> supervisor cohen: good. >> yes, chair cohen? >> supervisor cohen: i said that's good. >> okay. thank you. onward to the ferries, and other maritime improvements. i do want to let you know that we're working on the mission bay ferry landing, which is a critical -- it's a growing area that needs a transportation -- water transportation center. this mission bay ferry terminal will provide for 10,000 weekly

much of the netherlands lies below sea level so coastal defenses are key to the country survival seawalls beaches and dunes are regularly reinforced raised and replenished in straightening and a few kilometers to the north of the new seawall has been integrated into an appealing coastal prominent proving coastal defenses don't have to be bulky or ugly caroll of one girl or mass of the ministry of infrastructure and the environment spells out what's at stake. what do we have to do for the netherlands to maintain it and to keep dry feeds in the hinterlands. in one hundred years or so how much sense do we need to cope with sea level rise is one scenario the ministry has to consider involves giving up low lying coastal areas altogether should it become too hot to defend them we don't want to think about that but maybe that's what will be the case someday yes to counter the erosion of its coastline the netherlands is trying a dual strategy building up defenses against the forces of wind waves and currents and harnessing those. same forces to protect the coast a sand engine project is a pioneer

we can really get the seawall going. and then, this morning, i flew in from sydney, australia. i spent the last three days touring the port and brisbane, and as always, it's good to be bad. >> okay. thank you. amy? [agenda item read] [agenda item read] [agenda item read] >> so moved. >> second. >> is there any public comment on the consent item? commissioners, all in favor? [voting] >> resolution 18-26, 18-27, and 18-28 have been approved. [agenda item read] >> good afternoon, president brandon and commissioners. my name's kenny chu. i'm the project sponsor for the pier 94 bad lands project. we are requesting authorization to award the construction contract. so just a couple of points, couple page. [inaudible] >> of the backlands area. the project return the vie can't land at the balance into approximately 16 acres of these properties for construction lay down, storage, and equipment staging and other industrial support uses. the project's goal include grading the side, construction of an access road so the access road i

to be successful with an outside game of funding the seawall and all, so we should limit the options if we're trying to look for people with global solutions. so if we want to say to ourselves, we're only going to take 80% of what we have, and we're going to deal with the other 20 differently, i'm okay with that. if that's a conscious decision. but in the goal of trying to get the most ideas in the broadest sense, i don't believe 80% is the game. i think it's 100% game to get the ideas on the table from the public. because we have to assume they're going to put energy into it, they're going to spend money, they are going to risk themselves having more competition because they're exposing their ideas to the public. so there is some risk when they do participate in doling out their ideas and going public with it. so i believe that if it's all open, that will have people participate more. if we're going to have two programs working at it, when prudency is going to say, let's wait for the second round. >> let me make one more appeal. so it is my priority and that staff has been working o

the sub committee and the public also emphasized the need to improve seismic safety of the historic seawall, vulnerable buildings and histor historic structures. they encouraged us to work more closely with our tenants and neighbors to prepare for an earthquake or disaster. we accepted all of their wonderful recommendations, and we have indicated some might be more appropriate to consider an update of these appropriate plans, and they're included in appendix c of the staff report that we prepared. for other projects, the recommendations promote an aile adaptive management approach to planning and implementing resill jensen projects. for example flood control and sea level rise adoption measures should allow for flexibility as conditions change over the long-term. the public really doesn't want to see us over build now for potential sea level rise in the future. we want to enjoy what we have address long as possible, and maybe in the future there's better solutions and we won't need some of solutions that we now need. we should also be taking a multibenefit approach to each resilience projec

. >> supervisor cohen: the budget is really driven by the seawall and ferry capital projects. so, both very important infrastructures that our city needs. go ahead, supervisor, and then hear from the b.l.a. shortly. >> supervisor fewer: i want to know if you have plans for expansion in work force programs. >> work force development programs? in particular, we are very conscious of the fact the seawall program, knock on wood, is going to launch with i hope approval of a general obligation bond this november. and that that is going to be a very large opportunity for us in terms of work force development. we are very committed to developing a program, probably in partnership with the office of economic and work force development that really does, i hope, focus on locating and training folks from low income communities in the city and really funneling them into what are going to be a good number of high paying construction jobs when that program really does launch. >> supervisor fewer: ok. thanks. because actually, i am looking in the fiscal budget about work force development and

our seawall, really protecting all of san francisco, and i'm proud to co-sponsor a bond measure for the voters to consider in november, because they all know, we all know, it's not a question of if, but a question of when we have a big, seismic event and this seawall bond is a way to take steps to confront the inevitable. we'll maximize every dollar to ensure that the most cost-effective measures are implemented. and i want to thank ms. forbes and staff at the port for bringing that forward and i would like to ask that we adjourn in the memory of jerry barr, who was a dear friend and member of the summit like tribe. the rest i will submit. >> supervisor ronen: today i have an in memoriam for brian quinn, who passed away a couple of weeks ago. i want to acknowledge that brian's sisters are here in the audience as well as many of his colleagues and former colleagues from the department of homelessness and supportive services and i just wanted to thank you, all, for coming out today in memory of brian quinn. for more than two decades, brian has been a tireless advocate for those experienci

the developer say they will also repair the decaying seawall. the planning board is expected to vote on its -- during its meeting tonight. >>> a family is lucky after its minivan was hit by another driver. >> it happened in pleasanton. they ended up in a canal. firefighters say it is amazing the family's injuries are not worse. >> i was looking by and wondered if there was a bad accident. >> reporter: this mangled guardrail marks the spot where family of eight was catapulted off of interstate 680 because of a reckless driver. >> they were traveling at a high rate of speed, they made several improper lane chances and collided with the minivan. >> it didn't end up on the shoulder. >> after being struck by this vehicle, they went through a chain-link fence and went into the creek. >> reporter: the minivan fell 150 feet and tipped upside down at one point and left pieces of tail light in the path of debris in its wake. it ended right side up in the creek in less than a foot and a half of water. the seven adults and child on board survived. >> they a

if it passes, the port's going to see a little over 24.7 million to support the seawall lot. >> it would be for mission bay ferry landing, and we are hoping that would be the result. we've been in conversation with weda and working with them to deliver that mission bay ferry landing project. >> supervisor cohen: now, let me ask, is this request of money already built into the legislation? i don't believe so, so once it it passes, how do we know that's what our allocation will be? >> so we're working closy with weda. the process is weda goes through an exercise with their board. they control the ferry money, and they look to see what are the best ways to spend the regional three moneys. the mission bay funding is the strongest ferry box funding that weda has in its strategic plan, so we believe it's going to be a very strong competitor, and they're well aware that we're looking to the source to complete the construction. we're turning this facility over to weda to run. >> supervisor cohen: i see. they have a vested interest in partnering with us in this endeavor. >> yes, they do. >> super

least twenty five wolves have been illegally shot and killed in germany in recent years hunters seawalls as a rival. while farmers he them as a threat get younger says the carnivores have ravaged his flocks. they just carry on killing for the fun of it it's not uncommon to have six twelve or even fifteen animals killed in one night then you have to clean up the mess the next day animals that you've raised with blood sweat and tears they just become food for the walls while out. in the meadow it's not on. the farm it does receive compensation from local authorities but the wolves pose an additional worry and create extra work has electric fences protecting his flocks and guard dogs which he first had to train. keep six livestock guardian dogs purely because of the war you should try getting six dogs over night and see how much work it involves the door to the farmer's field let down by the authorities there. to be shot if they kill sheep or cattle in two thousand and sixteen one hundred forty one farm animals were killed in the state of lower saxony alone. but experts believe that up to h

the marina seawall is crumbling. many buildings date back to 1940s need repairs. just last week the city broke ground at the development at the former alameda air station. retail space, ferry landing. tonight's meeting at the planning board begins at 7:00 at city mall. >>> good morning to you. sun coming up at we'll see plenty of it. live doppler 7 shows you don't have much in the way of low clouds. it's pretty still out there. that's a good indication that we're on our way to another pretty quick warm-up. commuting, it will be good. you need your sunglasses, though. temperatures on the mild side. out on the bay, the winds will be comfortable. coming out of the south, some of you in the north bay. a bit of a cooldown around parts of the bay. they got a little toasty. 60 in hayward, 53 in napa. if you look at the north bay, this is certainly one of the locations that got well into the 90s. with a bit of a south breeze we're on the way to a quick warm-up, 70 at 8:00, 80 by noon, petaluma, numbers in the 80s but they will trail off by latter afternoon. this should be

that will threaten our waterfront and thank you to all of you who have been helping regarding our seawaller action today's protect our waterfront. [applause] and i say this is a father of three young kids, it is our children that will inherit the earth and it's our children in san francisco that will inherit the city of san francisco. that climate change the policy coming out of washington d.c. is unacceptable. in san francisco, we will steer a different course. we must create a different future for our feet be a beacon for or country and the world as it relates to climate change. so today, you might have read, i am announcing that san francisco is going to sign a pledge to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050. [applause] this bold plan will not only accelerate our emission reduck plans here in san francisco, it will set us on a path to eliminate, our own carbon footprint in the next 30 years. this historic promise alliance san francisco with the goals of the paris climate accord to keep going temperature increases below one and a half percent and builds on our conti

. >>> a bill to finance crucial improvement to the embarcadero seawall passed the assembly today. it runs from at&t park to fisherman's wharf. it was built 139 years ago and the city says it is vulnerable to quakes and the rising sea. the author of the bill, san francisco assembly member, says it creates a special tax district along the waterfront. the money would be used for the repairs. the bill now advances to the senate. >>> part of a popular trail in santa rosa is temporarily closed tonight as the homeless are being cleared out. just last week there were 89 tents there. campers received their notice to be out by noon today. it is illegal to camp on the trail and it can be dangerous. >> we've got gasoline, beauty ain't, human waste, needles, car batteries, all kinds of material that are a problem. >> last month a homeless man was stabbed and recently a bicyclist was punched in the face along that trail. social service agencies came to the scene to help with permanent housing. >>> on the hunt for an arsonist. a new clue with the surveillance individual. >>> plus, what is up wit

asking to meet through you chairman kwon, with representatives from the mayor's office about the seawall, s. s.i.p., workforce development and the items we just discussed and our environmental agenda. i expect that we might do something towards the end of next month, i'm going to ask if it's ok with the chairman that we ask donna to coordinate with the mayor's office on a date where we can get a full compliment of commissioners, as long as it's not in conflict with our general manager's schedule. >> good idea. >> anything else commissioners? any public comments? meeting is adjourned. >> when i open up the paper every day i'm just amazed at how many different environmental issues keep popping up. when i think about the planet i want to leave for my children and other generation, i think of what contribution i can make on a personal level to the environment. ♪ clean power sf is san francisco's key way of fighting climate change by renewable energy and offering it to san francisco customers. i'm from the san francisco public utilities commission. the program came about with state wide legis

the existing marina facilities and peers in -- and piers and say they will redevelop the decaying seawallthe planning board is scheduled to vote on the meeting at 7 pm tonight at city hall. >>> today, san francisco muni trains will be running through the twin peaks tunnel after being shut down during the holiday weekend. san francisco's many took advantage of the long holiday weekend to shut down the stretch of tracks between the west portal and forest hills stations. crews did the preliminary work for two month project later this summer. that part of muni will be closed again for renovations. they are expected to improve the system for years to come. >> this is really about preparing the twin peaks tunnel , which is a two-mile part of the system and 100 years old. this is about preparing it for the next 100 years. >> if everything goes as planned when the tunnel reopens in late august, trains will be running faster and they will be more dependable. in the meantime, muni says if you have to be in the area, give yourself extra time to get through that area. >>> later tonight, you can expec

the cities are asking for them to pay for things like seawalls. >> for them to say it's not us doesn't pass a test. they have known about this climate change is a global issue and global matter that needs to be addressed with global solutions. >> reporter: the five defendants chevron, exxonmobil, conocophillips, bp and shell say the lawsuits are unconstitutional. they can't be held liable because they didn't control the oil at the time it was being used. that was in the hands of the citizens who drive cars. the hearing in federal court is set for this morning in system. >> what is the federal government or state government saying about this? >> you might imagine they are going a different way. yeah. [ laughter ] >> the u.s. justice department weighed in on the side of the oil companies saying the u.s. has strong economic and national security interests in promoting the development of fossil fuel. the state of california joined by new jersey and washington are on the side of the cities. >>> eruptions on hawaii's big island are now entering a fourth week. thankfully, the most recent pote

everything from the seawall to exiting one of the most seismically buildings across the street here, 101 grove, expanding at the southeast health center, auxiliary water supply system, rebuilding an ambulance deployment facility, continuing with the a.d.a. curb ramps program, bridge program, you know they are going on in that part of the city and margaret ar

asking to meet through you chairman kwon, with representatives from the mayor's office about the seawall, s. s.i.p., workforce development and the items we just discussed and our environmental agenda. i expect that we might do something towards the end of next month, i'm going to ask if it's ok with the chairman that we ask donna to coordinate with the mayor's office on a date where we can get a full compliment of commissioners, as long as it's not in conflict with our general manager's schedule. >> good idea. >> anything else commissioners? any public comments? meeting is adjourned. light for streets illuminating our ideas and values starting in 2016 the san francisco public utilities commission is xhoefl that light with new led with the did i audits for better light for streets and pedestrian and they're even better for this vitally lasting longer and consuming up to 50 percent less energy upgrading takes thirty minutes remove the old street light and repeat 18 thousand 5 hundred times while our street lights will be improving the clean energy will remain the same every san francisco s

the seawall is crumb bling. many buildings that date back to the 40s need repairs.ast week they broke ground on the alameda station. retail space, ferry landing and 800 residential units. tonight's meeting with the city's planning board begins at 7:00 at city hall. >>> commercial space race kicking into high gear after a pledge from richard branson. he told bbc radio he's currently in astronaut training and will be catapulted into space within months. the millionaire is trying to get his company off the ground following a deadly crash in 2014. the competition to put people in space includes amazon jeff bezos and, of course, elon musk. >>> a 13-year-old boy is a sensation at windermere ranch in san ramon for wing national gop championship. >>> his room is plastered with maps. he fell in love with geography at an early page when his parents gave him a talking globe. he says the united states is actually the hardest country to study. >> you need to treat each state as a country. >> usually dad and me are one team and he's the other team. >> oh, my god. you're eighth-gr

as project manager for crane cove and give the project the time it needs as i transition on to the seawall program full-time. and this concludes my presentation. i'm available for questions. david is the co-project manager is available for questions and mr. porter and mr. hummel from the construction. thank you. >> president brandon: can i have a motion? >> so moved. >> second. >> president brandon: there is public comment on the item. >> good afternoon, commissioners, my name is corrine woods. i've been involved in the pier 70 project for a long time. and dating back to 2006, i've been working with david on implementing mayor newsom's vision. and the crane cove park is a really important piece of the blue greenway. it not only gives us pedestrian and bicycle connection along the water front from mission bay park to the main park in peer pier 70 on down to the power plant site, but it also gives us one of very few water access points for human-powered boats. most of the waterfront down there is too rough, or too turbulent to really encourage human-powered boating. we have mission creek, we