management group and yerba buena arts. given that the ongoing implementation of these contracts will help ensure that the fundamental operations of property managements and artistic programming for the gardens will continue through the transfer period to the city and will allow the city time to undertake public solicitation processes for these services after it assumes ownership. staff recommends approval of these third amendments to the agreement with m.j.m. management group and yerba buena arts and events. this concludes staff presentation on this item. staff from ocii and the city's department of real estate are available to answer any questions you may have as well as the representatives from m.j.m. and yerrba buena arts and events. >> great. thank you. we'll now open it to public comment. madame secretary, do we have any speaker cards for this item >> yes, we have one speaker card. ace washington. >> great. mr. washington, as you come up, i just want to remind the public that earlier when we opened the meeting that we

i am also on the board of directors for the yerba buena alliance. it strengthens partnerships, providing critical neighborhood and leadership and infrastructure, serving as an information source and forum for the area's diverse residents, businesses, visitors, and promoting the area as a destination. i wanted to provide on behalf of the alliance of which i am a board member and also board member on the yerba buena gardens conservancy, an thuk endorsement for what we're endorsing on behalf of the alliance's business community members. this includes businesses and firms, colleges, and universities, culture and entertainment, food and district, hotels, shopping, technology, and residents. we all depend on the maintenance and preservation of this je wedwel and focal point the neighborhood and strongly encourage you to approve this. thank you. >> president hillis: thank you. next speaker, please. >> my name is scott roitz. i'm the chief operating officer at the yerba buena theater for the arts. i'll keep my comments consistent with the other comments you

the same prediction is enforced at yerba buena gardens. please note that ocii plans for under ramp park, a 2.5 acre under ramp park that is a pet friendly alternative. amending the san francisco health code will prohibit smoking in the rooftop park. smoking is already prohibited in any unenclosed area of any property in the city and county of san francisco open to the public and under the jurisdiction of rec and park or any other city department. if the property is a park or other property used for recreational purposes. in this case, the city department will include tjpa with respect to rooftop park. also parallel with the approach applied at yerba buena gardens, the tjpa would retain ownership, jurisdiction and control of the park, so tjpa has established park hours. winter hours are 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and summer hours are 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. tjpa would designate persons to perform functions for the rooftop park which are otherwise performed by the general manager of san francisco recreation and park department for any other park

and then our three finalists again, and yerba buena hilltop park, and the three finalists. and then, following the selection panel meeting on april 17th, conveniently, we have the visual arts committee meeting on april 18th, so we'll be able to obtain comments from the arts commission in very short order. additionally, we will place motions on the agenda for the visual arts committee to authorize the arts commission to enter into agreement with the three selected finalists pending final approval from tida, and which will enable us to contract with the artist as soon as tida has approved the artist. after visual arts committee on april 18th, and prior to the tida meeting, i believe which is may 9th, we will convene a meeting of the steering committee. hopefully, committee will ratify and accept the panel's recommendations, and then, we will come to tida, assuming all goes well on wednesday, may 9th, for your final approval, and your blessing for the arts commission to enter into agreement with the artist. when the artists were sent their memorandum of understanding to did he

a new bridge went in over howard street to connect the north and south portions of yerba buena gardens. the enclosed east bridge went in last month and will how's public parks by leo villareal when completed. leo villareal is the artist that did the lights on the bay bridge. the experience crossing howard street at ground level will be much, much more pleasant. the buildings themselves will play with lights and feel less bulky to allow for a more visually appealing and friendly environment. the moscone expansion has given us once in a generation opportunity to make sure that this major convention center which hosts more than 1 million visitors a year enriches the area. that was a vision, and i am confident we will deliver this vision. as mentioned before, this has been a real team effort working with city, residents, businesses and property owners. this also wouldn't be possible without the support of our friends at sf travel and the moscone expansion district and of course our construction team, webcor. i know you can see their sign real big over there, webcor. there's webcor. what ha

doug: and so you can ride out or walk out, you can go from the east bay over to treasure island, yerba buenaviews up there and be on the bridge. pretty darn exciting. laura: it's an exciting place to be. doug: now some people, speaking of bikes, use parts of the bay trail to bike to work, as a commuter, and get cars off of, you know, off the road between mountain view and sunnyvale. that's a big area where google is, yahoo, and so forth. describe that. laura: that's one of the most popular parts of our commuting route along the bay trail and recently google financed the resurfacing of 4 miles of bay trail between sunnyvale and mountain view. this is behind moffett field so it enables bicyclists to have a smoother ride along their stretch to work. doug: wow, so it's--they can have fresh air, they get out there and, for those of us who just want to go out and enjoy it, we can do that too 'cause you have the don edwards san francisco bay national wildlife refuge, again with lots of birds and wildlife, and you have the history of moffett field right next to you. it's a really pretty cool area. l

the same prediction is enforced at yerba buena gardens.ase note that ocii plans for under ramp park, a 2.5 acre under ramp park that is a pet friendly

there are eight bridges built in the 1930's on the western slope of yerba buena island. they are seismically deficient. the plan is to replace five of the bridges, repair three of the bridges. the total project cost estimate is approximately 66 to $69 million. the good news from a funding standpoint is the project is fully funded with federal highway fund seismic retrofit funds, and they are leveraged by a local match from the treasure island development authority. we're getting about $95 cents on the dollar. i mean, our contribution's about $1 million on this project, 1.5 million, so i think that's a pretty good match. right now the status is we have completelied the environmental documentation. we are at the 30% design preliminary engineering status. that's important to notice as i go through the presentation. i'll bring that back to fruition when i move forward here. our goal is to start construction -- excuse me -- by early 2020, and to complete it by the summer of 2021 to coincide with all the development that's going on on the island there. i'm going to show you ju

there is a second bridge and this bridge replacing an existing bridge over howard street that links yerba buenaardens to a childrens playground. make a much larger public space as well as aplaza space that brings you up to that in a visible way. >> we worked on the playground to make it safe and invited and added more open space >> the area will be connected with the neighborhood. [inaudible] much better space for everyone. >> why is such a fundamental part [inaudible] could be thought of as columns and beams [inaudible] the areas that you walk to check in prior to [inaudible] all those activities [inaudible] opposed to [inaudible] we thought of ways to bring light into these occupied spaces including skylights and [inaudible] highest level of [inaudible] recycled steel. the concrete is [inaudible] >> we will be harvesting all the rain water and storm water and reusing it. >> in [inaudible] they extend down into the aquifer level of the water level which means water is being pumped out to remove the pressure and there are over 15 million gallons of water per year that maus coney center pumps ou

but it's definitely starting to back up towards yerba buena road there so heads up traveling southbound 101 today. the rest of your ride heading through the south bay looking okay. speeds moving right at the limit along 85 and 280 if you want to avoid the 101. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. >>> so for most of us, across the bay area, things are clear out there. there are some areas where some rain is popping up. so the cells i'm going to show you where looks like right now just across some of the mountain ranges there's an area of rain, snow, slushy mix above 2500 feet elevation with rain towards campbell, los gatos but just passed riverside grove so you're in the clear. south san francisco just got some rain and san bruno but most of it is moving to san leandro and hayward and oakland. it's possible. there's still some moisture off the coast that seems to be moving further out east from the west side. the rain from the north is heading south. when it arrives here we'll see rain. winds up to 7 miles per hour. calm variable wind direction. coming from all different direction

island authority and automatic engineering for engineering support services for the treasure island yerba buenaevelopment project. >> so moved. >> second. >> okay. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed? the ayes have it. next item. >> item number seven, resolution approving and authorizing the execution of use permit number p 1173, escape part of treasure island llc, a california limited liable for approximately 13,000 square feet of paved land located at avenue m and 8th street, treasure island. >> good afternoon, madam chair, members of the board of directors. rich rivetti, treasure island development authority. tida is requesting this afternoon of use permit p-113 for approximately 13,000 square feet of paved land locatesed at avenue m and 8th street in treasure island. the skate park provides skate boarding opportunities for the san francisco greater bay area skate board community. skate park is a community based group with its mission to develop skate parks and empower youth through skate boarding activities. over the past few years, the skate board community has utilized an unused

yerba buena gardens is one of the city's great assets. there is also long-term capital needs and in a period of transition where management and revenue streams are uncertain. it was developed in conversation with current real estate and represents the outer bounds of expected needs. if other funding sources are discovered, this money can be shifted to other cultural facilities in the neighborhood. next, neighborhood cleaning, $50,000 a year. this was identified to us by the supervisors' office. we know that neighborhood streets are also besmirched and can be dangerous. and betsy carmichael services. $270,000 a year. it's the only public school south of market, where 100% of the students received free or reduced lunch and 25% self-identify as homeless. it would supplement mental health services and summer program to enable year-round care. the next topic is ensuring the feasibility of rental housing. as we discussed and commissioner richards brought up again, we're very supportive -- about the cost of construction going up. we're supportiv

due to the commonalities between our park and yerba buena's representation for being a well managed park, tjpa has used it as a benchmark. with this legislation, the provisions of the park code that are generally applicable to city parks will apply to the rooftop park. for example, no camping, no removal of flowers and no feeding of animals in pa

very much aligned with what we would hope for from a downtown public park, way more so than what yerba buena has become. >> and one can creative reuse, and the other is building in multi-use into new construction. another example, i think, a group moment factory in moenz that hard wired a plaza essentially for social engagement. so, building smart technology into plazas. they have challenged, the challenge i see with that is what do we know is the new smart technology, what's coming next? and how do we hold space for stuff that we have not yet imagined, you know, how people will want to relate. any other comments? otherwise, i have another fun question. ok. and in fact, dylan, could you put up that slide that relates to this question? can you share prediction about how people will use outdoor public urban space 30 years from now. for example, how might use change considering new technology, kinds of public space or other factors? where do you think we are going with all of this? brandon. >> well, i think with the rise of sort of adaptive companies that are really looking at the value of spac

they're currently investigating other like if a ilt ises, such as yerba buena guards to find out how they permit events. the consideration is to consider what makes sense to permit in-house, in that the tjb is its own entity. it's not necessarily an either-or permitation, it could be a combination of both. this is targeted for completion in april. the second update is that drv has a solid bench of about 15 potential program partners; however, completion of agreements is pending an opening date. with pearl, two key areas of focus: continue to work with the transit agencies on the display information with the agencies working on their artwork. targeted completion is april. and then, the second item is working on configuring the media players. these are the pieces of equipment that are embedded in each digital kiosk that enable the displays. a before or after arrived last week with the final number arriving at the end of march. that puts optimization of that system in about the august time frame. with the pri popup, it's very dependant on a solid date outreach to turn it into commitment

betweeen the city and yerba buena island. the fire is out now... but it briefly shut down lanes...as people were heading out of of the city for the evening commute. we'll head there live at 6:00. (vicki) in the north bay... police are looking for a gunman after a drive by shooting injured a teenager. it happened in fairfield this morning on clay bank road near sprig court. police say a 17-year-old girl was walking when someone drove by and shot her. the girl is expected to be okay. police say they do not believe the shooting is random. they do not have a detailed description of the gunman or the car. (vicki) also in the north bay... the sonoma county district attorney's office is directing staff to begin clearing over three thousand cannabis-related convictions. the da revised the policy...in response to proposition 64...which state voters approved in 20-16... to legalize the adult use of marijuana. sonoma county is now processing petitions from people...who are calling for their sentences to be reduced or expunged. (grant) in the south bay... the santa clara county board of superv

the event will be held at the yerba buena center for the arts... and starts at 11 a.m.. ( robin )in the north bay... a gas station was at the center of a robbery thursday... when employess there were held at gunpoint. kron 4's charles clifford went to that gas station... where the owner details the scary encounter. around 830 thursday moring, an armed gunman wearing a light gray hooded sweatshirt, sunglasses and shorts entered the 76 gas station along coffey lane and demanded money from the cashiers. he is assertivenatshe makes the cashiers put money from two different cash registers into a brown paper bag. he then makes the employees lay down on the ground and he walks out of the store. in all, the gunman was inside for about 80 seconds.sotseeing the video, i think this guy has done this before.antonio bunting is the owner of the store. he was stunned by this video but says he's proud of how his employees handled the situation. he's also thankfull that no one was injured.sot these two employees have been with us for 5 years and it can't be fun to