mr. ellington. [laughter] >> you didn't say good-bye and it's important to maintain relationships with your former commissioners, so -- >> absolutely. no, there was -- in all transparency, there was a quick turn around. i had to hop on an opportunity that presented itself. i didn't want to break any policy that's set forth so i didn't want to go behind closed doors and communicate with commissioners and undue unfluns. didn't want that to come into question so -- >> i do wish, you know, good luck with your new job. >> thank you. >> i was just trying to give you a hard time. [laughter] you didn't say good-bye to us. >> yes, and i would add that the commission went on a diet, as you can see because there are no longer five, there's only three of us, and as a result having meetings is difficult at times because we have to coordinate schedules, but i will miss you as a commissioner but i will congratulate you on your work with the warriors. you did a fantastic job. >> thank you. >> we have in front of us

mr. ellington, former commissioner ellington was a founding member and along with you and former commissioner johnson really jumped into and the details on the policy and helping communities, not only with job opportunities through your policies, but with affordable housing opportunities and continuing to right the wrongs of past actions of the former redevelopment agencies and the like. i too am sorry to see mr. ellington go and glad he's bringing that same lens to his new opportunities. with the commission's permission i'd actually like to read the resolution into the record, if i may. >> yes. absolutely. >> okay, great. be whereas on november 20, 2012, san francisco mayor, ed win m lee appointed mr. ellington as one of the founding members on the commission of community investment and infrastructure. he has served as the successor agency to the san francisco redevelopment agency of promoting community, economic and physical development in blighted neighborhoods and whereas during his tenure, mr. ellington has supported and the commission has approved numerous actions to implement ocii's en

mr. ellington has been a strong supporter of ocii's efforts to provide affordable housing opportunities to members of low income house holds who were displaced and were eligible to revooef housing preferences through ocii's certificate preference program. on behalf of our executive director and employees, and by this resolution, expresses to mr. ellington its appreciation of work well done, its thanks for dedicated public service and its sincere wish for his success in all his future endeavors. >> very nice. thank you. madam secretary, do we have any speaker cards? >> we have one, antonio elmo mimms. >> speaking on the infrastructure what's going on in district 12, which is my district. i want to make sure we remember all the populations, like, if you're alive i feel like you have the right to hear about and know exactly what's going on, in which -- how it effects not only -- not only how it effects you, but how it's contributed towards the demise, because we are still poverty stricken in the bay view hunters point. no more smoke screens as far as commercial development and as far as so ca

ellington. >> thank you, mr. thoreau for the presentation just a few questions or comments i'll not comment on the color scheme. >> even your director is wearing purple today. >> beyond my control. i wanted to be sure i was in the purple. the retail can you go over briefly the size of the retail space and just the types of retail that may be appropriate for this setting. >> it's presidential 12 to 15 hundred square feet and that's the exact size will be based on further study to have a convenience store you guys know from being familiar with hunters point shipyard that shipyard is new and there are are not many retail you opportunities this is one of 2 retail opportunities block one about a 9 thousand square feet retail but this is something that is like 23 blocks walking distance from the heart of the hill tape community. >> got you awesome. the next is about the parking i was confused is the parking on the lower opted and the units above what's the parking look like. the buildings one and two the smaller ones t

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