the seawall, as city administrator kelly said, is unseen, mostly. it's 100 years old and it's served our city and region very well over the last decade, but we now must make significant investment for the seawall to protect the next generation. this bond will strengthen the seawall, to protect the city from earthquake, address flood risk and provide current adaptation for sea level rise. staff has prepared the geobond describing the port program and the need for the funding. we'll make final edits to this report once the committee takes action today but before the bond legislation is introduced at the board of supervisors. so members of the public may be asking what is the seawall, and i'll say you're not alone. because it is unseen infrastructure. we all don't know about this work horse for us. it's three miles long. it stretches from fisherman's wharf in the north to mission creek in the south. the state of california built this infrastructure between 1870 to 1910, turning mud flats into a vibrant deep water port. during the construction, we reclai

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 si

so, nobody is planning for the first chunk of money at the seawall to fix the whole seawall, that's not possible. it's going to take multiple phases. the bond report, though, will spell out in the greatest detail the plans for the dollar and there will be discussion about uses beyond just these bullets rather, you know, what kinds of fixes are possible and i've seen some draft versions of the report and includes the nature of the construction that may be possible, and various approaches to shore up the seawall, the whole planning effort, the first use of dollars, figuring out the best approach. you could go in for the bay, or go in from the street side and just figuring that out is a major decision that has significant implications for the cost and timing. >> so, that work is going to be done after the bonds are authorized and sold and then continue planning work. >> correct. but as with all of our bond programs, they would be sold, so the first issuance paying for the dollars needed in the first slot of time. you are not going to sell 7 or 8 years wort of bonds all up front. >> no, but

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 we're working on the san francisco seawall earthquake program, and this is to address our dual threats of earthquake and flooding in the city. we encourage economic activity for our waterfront, to keep our enterprise stable. we have consolidated a development and real estate under one division, which is to strengthen our asset management and strategic development and leasing for port properties across the waterfront. and lastly, the budget is critical to the renewal and strategic stability of our waterfront plan. we have major strategic plans that will help us evolve the waterfront to meet the needs of today and tomorrow, we'll also see there's a lot of financial prudence of our budget. we are trying to allocate more and more of our budget to capital, which is important that we keep our facilities in a good state of repair. 55% in year one is in general, and 35% in the second budget year. >> supervisor cohen: can you just do me a favor and change the slide? >> i'm still on that slide. i'm sorry. i'm going on and on about the strategic plan, but i'm moving now. thank you, chair

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 passenger capacity, and this budget provides for continuation of that project. we also are working on a downtown ferry terminal expansion with weda. they have the funding for that, but that's in progress, and we're also working with the national park service to substantially improve the alcatraz parking experience for the public, and we are spending 5 million to improve the sub structure there. so lots of improvements coming to our waterfron

i think she was passionate about the seawall, and she was passionate about a lot of things that we've done on the port, so i think we want to thank her for her service and wish her well going forward, but i just wanted to commend her and say we appreciated her being on this commission, as well. thank you. >> anyone else? >> okay. thank you. >> okay. i have a couple more items. i'd like to announce the san francisco heritage soiree at pier 70, which will be on may 19 from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m. this event is a popular spring event in san francisco. this year, the event will be at the port's 20th street historic building core featuring the union iron works historic district at pier 70. the project is as a result of the partnership between the port and horton development, and it will showcase the amazing rehabilitation, so i encourage everyone to find out more and consider joining this event. also i'd like to acknowledge that our president, kimberly brandon will be recognized as one of 2018's most influential women in bay area business by the san francisco business times. it's a great honor

. >> 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

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

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 pioneering effort to meet the challenge of rising sea levels. in meeting. the polish shows us how it's done in the jungle book it's all about t

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 al

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

been 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

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

been 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

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

you all will help us pass the bond in december because this is necessary to continue to do the work on our seawall and continue our work across the state. thank you for your time and energy. >> president brandon: commissioner woo ho. >> thank you, carol, and ann for this report. and i appreciate the task force, pia, and everybody. i was thinking back to when we first started the strategic plan and deciding on what some of the strategic plan goals were, and as you know, that's when we first raised resill iey as one of our goals. i think the waterfront land use plan came at the right time for us to sort of fill that in, that we talked about that, what does that mean. of course we had done tactical things along the way. with the cruise ship terminal, we have onshore power, so wie'e been doing things along the way to improve environment and climate control, but i think we were missing pieces to fill in the gaps to see all the work that we've been doing across the port. i think all of this work that has been done is extremely important to give us a way to integrate it with everything else that we've be

. >>> 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

upgrades to 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 marina seawall is crumbling. many buildings need repairs. week they broke ground at the former alameda air station. they are building retail space there, new ferry landing and more than 800 residential units. tonight's meeting with the city planning board begins at 7:00 a city hall. >>> a 13-year-old boy is a sensation at windermere ranch in san ramon. he won the championship. his room is covered with maps. he fell in love with geography at an early age when his parents gave him a talking globe p he said the united states is the toughes to study. >> you need to treat each state as a country. >> usually his dad and me are one team. >> oh, my got, your eighth-grader knows more than you. >> definitely, he knows more than us. >> his winning last week to the question, lebanon has a population most similar to which south american country? the answer we probably all know here, paraguay. >> of course. >> he won $50,000 prize and a trip for two to the galapagos islands. his dream job is nasa. >> they would be lucky to have him. >> of course riley cur

. >> president chow: we will take the public comment from david seawall from the hospital counsel. >> good afternoon, commissioners. how are you, president chow, honorable members of the commission, director garcia. the regional vice president for the hospital council of northern and central california. i wanted to first start by thinking the incredible work she did in assembling this report. so thank you very much for working with our member hospitals. we as a council, as a hospital community understand the intent, to be transparent and provide information to the department and to the commission to make informed policy decisions. but as miss patel noted, work goes into it in coordinating and providing the data. so it's a big expenditure of time by hospital staff to comply with the ordnance and i want that acknowledge -- that should be acknowledged. they are here today and i thank them for the work they did in getting this report together. the report continues to be refined. if you look at where it first started and where it is today i think that you are getting information whether it

i should acknowledge suzanne ma markelle-fox, who has been at the head of the cbd proposal. 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 bri