island, adding new sectional use map su14 to establish thek treasure island yerba buena island special use district. 2g, making office allocation findings pursuant to the planning code sections 320-325 for the prioritization of 100,000 square feet of office space for the treasure island yerba buena island project. and 2h is the request for approval of a development agreement between the city and county of san francisco and treasure island yerba buena island llc for certain real property, 1939-001 and 1939-002 all together consisting of approximately 450 acres for a term of 30 years. thank you. the staff presentations? >> rich ellis from the economic offs on and workforce development. we planned to do a presentation at that point but given the lengthy detail you went into, i wanted to highlight that is part of the resolution adopting environmental findings, a statement of overriding considerations that lay out the public benefits associated with the treasure island project so i wanted to highlight those for you here. as you know, the project creates a new san francisco neighborh

the townhomes on your blenheim -- yerba buena island are 1 million to one. then you have the units on mission bay. commissioner torres: [unintelligible] >> of about 30% of the total development program would be affordable. that is one of the things i probably should have started off with. with respect to the government's proposal to eliminate redevelopment agencies and the power to capture that tax increment, we are shifting to an infrastructure financing district model. what that means is -- >> -- commissioner torres: where has that worked before? >> there is one unit being created. there is state law on the books. they are basically backstop of the same tax revenue pledge -- commissioner torres: and that would provide for the affordable housing? but the law only allows revenues to be used for replacement -- >> the lot only allows revenues to be used for replacement housing obligations. so, essentially, we have 65 cents on the $1 available for the projects, whereas we budgeted for 80 cents. we have had to make policy decisions as to how we deliver the proje

i am speaking in favor a yerba buena community benefit district. by barbara and i are rental residents in the neighborhood. we are pretty active in the neighborhood and volunteer our time in the district. currently, i am serving as a rental representative on the board of the community benefit district. we choose to volunteer our time because we have seen the district -- difference that makes in terms of making the neighborhood safer, cleaner, and the identity work going forward. so that people will know where this place is. and we see the work we are doing, volunteering, as making a difference. so, we love our neighborhood, there for seven cisco. thank you for your support. supervisor chu: next speaker, please. >> my name is lawrence lee. i work for one of the nonprofits in the neighborhood. i am extremely proud of what we have been able to accomplish in the last two years. in the treasurer, and i can tell you that we have some very hard- working committee members. the balance of the time users and evening users, cultural institutions, of visitor s

number two, on the treasure island yerba buena area plan, it's really interesting to me that staff was able to put together an area plan within the space of about three weeks, i think. we had a redevelopment plan previously which i have here which i was reading until the change came along and then all of a sudden we have an area plan for us to consider. i think it's rather unprecedented that the commission and staff has never given us a real presentation and the commission has not had informational workshops specifically on the area plan itself combined with the s.u.d., which are major items for the commission to be considering, especially since the s.u.d. is set up in such a way that it takes power away from the commission which i think is not a correct way to go. also, it would have been helpful, and i think it's because of the time element, it would have been extremely helpful for us to have some kind of matrix or some kind of comparison before us that showed what was in the old redevelopment plan and its various related documents that related to land use and what-not and the new ar

resolution regarding yerba buena community benefit district annual reports to the city by receiving and approving the district's annual reports for fys 2008-2009 and 2009- 2010, which include the district's proposed budget for fy2010-1011, as submitted, pursuant to section 36650 of the property and business improvement district law of 1994 (california streets and highways code 36600 et seq.) and section 3.4 of the district's management contract with the city. supervisor chu: thank you very much. we have the office of economic workforce development for this issue. >> good morning. at the office i help manage the community benefit program. what you have in front of you is a resolution requesting the board of supervisors to approve the annual report of the benefit district for 26 -- for the fiscal years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. before i make my presentation on what we are required to track, i would like for the executive director of the yerba buena cd to provide more on their accomplishments over the last several years. i will come back to give you the information we are required to provid

is what allows the city to -- and the development agency to give form and establish moad in the yerba buenaovernor brown oppose a proposal, which means that in the future, it he is successful, they would not have had the rebel the agency to promote these economic and cultural projects. it is something that has relevance today in terms of public policy today, what is going to happen in the future if we do not have a redevelopment agency to promote this development. >> yes. moad is the result or culmination of a public/private partnership that included the redevelopment agency and former mayor brown, and included the developer of this area. we had an opportunity to develop, create important cultural components of this public/private partnership. i understand the concern. i'm delighted they are here and will continue to be here and will continue to do the good work we are doing. >> absolutely. thank you so much for being part of "culturewire." >> thank you for having me. >> for more information about the museum of the african the museum of the african diaspora, visit moadsf.org.

is what allows the city to -- and the development agency to give form and establish moad in the yerba buenaovernor brown oppose a proposal, which means that in the future, it he is successful, they would not have had the rebel the agency to promote these economic and cultural projects. it is something that has relevance today in terms of public policy today, what is going to happen in the future if we do not have a redevelopment agency to promote this development. >> yes. moad is the result or culmination of a public/private partnership that included the redevelopment agency and former mayor brown, and included the developer of this area. we had an opportunity to develop, create important cultural components of this

come and present all of the happenings that have been going on in yerba buena. these individuals on the board of directors represent multiple types of industry as well as among nonprofits and private individuals in the neighborhood. i would like to show you what we have done in our accomplishments over the last two years. overall, the goal of the community benefit district is to improve the quality of life for residents, visitors, and workers in the neighborhood. we do this by fostering safer and more secure communities, cleaner and cleaner environments, reinforcing the viability and vitality of our economic base. in front of you i think you have a copy of our presentation. i would like to run through this quickly and answer your questions. we have a clean team on the streets age -- 365 days per year, focusing on sweeping, cleaning, graffiti, weeding, painting, fire hydrants, etc., model train public traffic -- public trash receptacles in the neighborhood. we also have community guides on the street 365 days per year from 6:00 a.m. until midnight, helping indivi

i am a rest sent of -- resident of treasure island and yerba buena community group. i'm also a member of the citizens advisory boards and have been civically involved for the past 6 1/2 years. i was also married there and led the campaign to safety chapel in the redevelopment, which was worked into the e.i.r. i fully support the proposed development of tiybi. for 10 years there's been much thought and planning that has led to a thought-out plan and at some point we need to move forward to the next step and i believe that time is now. the development will lead to a better quality of life for residents and access to the benefits that rest of the city enjoys, things like grocery stores, entertainment, local jobs, affordable housing, etc. many of us have been waiting patiently for years on end now, some as long as 10 or 11 years for the project to progress and i encourage the board and the commissioners to adon't the revised e.i.r. so the development of the property can move forward. thank you. >> good evening, commissioners, board mess. i'm leon winston, chief operating

celebrating its fifth anniversary occupying one of the premier cultural district in the world, the yerba buena cultural arts center in san francisco. joining me is the cultural art director. tell us what moad's mission is. what does it do? >> the museum of the african diaspora showcases the history, art, and cultural richness that resulted from the dispersal of africans throughout the world. we do that through compelling and innovative exhibitions, public programs, and education programs. our goal is to celebrate and present for appreciation to our broad and diverse public the controversial energy contributions of people of african descent to world culture in all aspects in all areas, including politics, culture, economics, education, just in all aspects of cultural forms of expression. >> one of the fascinating things since 2005 when the museum was established, is that it has become clear from science that all of humanity originates in africa. how does that influence the education programs or presentation here at moad? >> obviously, being able to attenuate that, and there is a sign at the doo

resting its two fingers on yerba buena island, the san francisco bay bridge is forming itself under our eyes into the most colossal engineering achievement of its kind in the mystery of the world. panelway that joined the charm of peninsula with a stretch of land is taking form under the impetus of these men who built with steel. by the concrete gonzaga, brought over 1,3 anyl,000 barrels the cement in the boxes to create over 1 million cubic yards of concrete. to form the base for those towers, that point tot high leavens, 519 feet above the the waterline. anticipating a worldwide celebration, a whirling propeller of our airplane gives us a perspective of the bridge in it's 8 and a quarter mile length and below it on theesha the yerba buena shores. from the early clipper ship to this last-minute inspection of the new almost completed structure, it's anticipated by conservative traffic surveyors will carry at least 70 million people and at a 50 miles per hour our camera's eye probes the completeness of this cathedral of steel. >> reporter: what was an extraordinary accomplishment in 1936

with that, i am going to turn to yvi -- yerba buena island first. it is a very different situation between the two islands, would yerba buena being at very steep. there are four different distinct watersheds a different phases of the -- at different phases of the program there. next, on treasure island proper, we have analyzed conclusions of concern for each difference land use and adapted our treatment to each of those different areas. and then we had divided the island further into different watersheds, based on the phasing, the soil and other issues, we can link the treatment with the infrastructure development. vice president moran: so your role is a consultant to the development? >> that is correct. vice president moran: where else have you applied for this advice? -- where else have you provided this advice? >> we have worked elsewhere in san francisco. we have helped several other large water treatment facilities within the bay area. vice president moran: right. so your expertise is really the bay area then? >> right. the bay area. vice presi

here, let me say that we have five items on the agenda, but item four is on the treasure island/yerba buena development. we will move to continue that to next week. but we will still allow public testimony on that item. let me continue with item one. from the department of the environment, we have staff from the department of the environment. >> good afternoon, supervisors. which -- rich chen. i and the chair person for the greenfinancesf program. this is an iteration of american recovery and reinvestment act funding, released initially through the stimulus. that was supposed to go to the state energy program administered by the california energy commission to support residential green finance programs in california. as you are probably aware, we ran into major roadblocks. we are now in line to receive some grant funding through every appropriation of those grant funds to the california energy commission to do a commercial financing program in san francisco. this grant will basically provide reserve funding for the investments that will be brought to support these projects. chairperson mar: