granted by the board of supervisors, the commission will review the detailed design of thesf moma expansiond like to introduce john updike that will introduce in the location of hunt street. >> good afternoon again. hunt street under what was mentioned earlier is one of two city properties to be delivered as part of the exchange of parcels. it must first be vacated. that is the action of for you to consider a -- for consideration. -- before you for consideration. it is 30 feet wide. on the overhead, a look at hunt street. there we are, cross-hatched. it is disconnected from third and from howard . the street serves as a parking area from firefighters' first asian -- for station one. additionally, the street provide supplemental loading and valet parking and access to the w hotel. there are no facilities or utilities in the streets. as the hotel and enjoys directory access elsewhere and as one of the improvement measures -- and it addresses and concerns about one of the uses of the third street easement area. sf moma is meeting the

announcements of the moma expansion, the ucsf cardiovascular center at mission bay completed this year, and a hospital under way. the master developer announced great strides with treasure island, hunters point, part in merced, and work continues on doyle drive. there's so much to talk about. we cannot possibly capture it all. there's so much to look forward to. the projects all have a synergistic effect on our economy and jobs and all of the industries here. we have had such a profusion of technology companies, which have driven a robust office market. and biotech and clean tech incubators as well as large companies. we have discussions underway for the largest private construction project in the city, and those are progressing. some of the players are in the room today. and many, many things. we cannot even talk about it all. but it is so exciting to imagine our future. it will be so different, even in three years and five. so let's talk about the progress, and let's talk about some of the problems as well and how we can collectively address those. and the impact on the economy and h

not just -- i am speaking on behalf of the whole arts community for which this addition and expansion of moma will be an important resource. and we are funded by the proceeds of the sales tax and expect more visitors to come and pay more sales tax to the arts organizations and other important services funded by the hotel tax. and 50 years ago policy makers had such an enlightened view of the art's ability to make our city welcoming to visitors, to give our residents opportunities for creativity and one of the things we have seen is the very large institutions grow up in the city of san francisco. we're a small city and we have institutions that are in the cities with many, many, larger populations and enlightened leadership in the policy makers for so many years. and sfmoma shines in this and we know it will help our economy and it will help the arts and i urge your support. and one final note, i have worked for the city for 30 years and a lot of large building projects and i don't think i have seen a project that has been so care to feel bring in the community and bring in the policy makers

to say that we are in a position to bring approval before you before the region for the expansion of the sf momaroject is the result of an innovative plan to swap between the city and the sf moma > . they continue the certification under a number of approval actions. we are here to ask this committee to approve the action and forward them on to the board. sf moma plans to build and expand the museum to house the fischer collection and generally expand its collection. sf moma has already acquired the old college building and acquire fire station number one. sf moma will demolish both structures and construct a new wing. in return, the museum will build at no cost to the city, a new fire station and a superior location at 935 fulsom. this proposal is win-win for t he city. it allows them to provide for the fire department, a brand new fire station that is superior in its physical layout and location. in terms of the economic benefits of the project, these are only items that can be easily quantified, museum expansion alone will generate 1100 construction jobs. the annual ongoing contribution in te

expansion. supervisor mar: thank you. next speaker? >> ♪ momahow i love yo, my dear old moma ♪ ♪ captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- ♪ iw ould give the world to see you again ♪ ♪ moma, how i love you ♪ ♪ the districts north, east, west, and south will see you some more is decline ♪ when you relocate ♪ ♪ you are the moma i always dreamed of musicaf ♪ ♪ you moved and that's the last i've seen aof my art heart ♪ ♪ it is the way you look like he smite are located there. ♪ you are the art work right brand of musical and -- artwork i have dreamed of ♪ supervisor mar: thank you. is there anyone else from the public who would like to speak? please come for. >> thank you. on behalf of the w and sf moma. her concerns are about private use. the design does include alternative pedestrian access and a substitute for the excess weight. the public pedestrian ways preserved and it is undisputed the vacation of hunt street is in the public interest because it is impossible to build without it. the w's need for access will be accommo

moma in the city and this will enable to become one of the great modern museums and really today i want to emphasize the fundamental civic role and how important this expansion is for us. and in termses of san francisco and in city with 650,000 visitors and is 100,000 of the visitors come free of charge, free of admission and this is a special thing we offer free days, family free days, school groups visit us, and we are very proud of the fact that virtually 1/6 of the visitors come for free. we are expecting a dramatic increase in the visitation and we are going to be able to expand that dramatically. and when s.f. moma moved to the sight and we really see this expanding as we go forward and is expressing the designer and the trans bay terminal is completed, it will thrust visitor through the city and from east to west and will be open from four sides and this is a very exciting factor which will i think really greatly enhance south of market area. and third, we're extremely proud and excited about the innovative agreement with the fire department that will enable the construction of the first new fire house in san francisco in many, many years located in a

moma in the city and this will enable to become one of the great modern museums and really today i want to emphasize the fundamental civic role and how important this expansion is for us. and in termses of san francisco and in city with 650,000 visitors and is 100,000 of the visitors come free of charge, free of admission and this is a special thing we offer free days, family free days, school groups visit us, and we are very proud of the fact that virtually 1/6 of the visitors come for free. we are expecting a dramatic increase in the visitation and we are going to be able to expand that dramatically. and when s.f. moma moved to the sight and we really see this expanding as

moma in the city and this will enable to become one of the great modern museums and really today i want to emphasize the fundamental civic role and how important this expansion is for us. and in