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if you have a tenant cost of a dollar would possible y be market but a net with an additional dollar per square foot, thats what simon at pacific water partners is getting for classic prime property. its now some of the highest resents -- rents in the market. it was a little bit out of whack and the rent kept just going up and up. its not typical. sometime this cycle is going to come down. we are at an up swing now. typically the market is at a 7-year cycle. we can adjust for that by a...

in terms of the contract, and no one did. they were impressed with the program. the other thing i would point out here in looking at the overhead cost, we are looking at not just -- we are calling it youth employment but also doing training out this with them. some of the cost out there with training if we hired contractors to do that, they would have those training cost with the kids out there. sorry, the kids is not the right term, but -- well, >> how much training does that take? >>...

pacific water partners is getting for classic prime property. its now some of the highest resents -- rents in the market. it was a little bit out of whack and the rent kept just going up and up. its not typical. sometime this cycle is going to come down. we are at an up swing now. typically the market is at a 7-year cycle. we can adjust for that by a market adjustment. but at the same time if we want tenant retention and the market drops, its very important. >> is there any plan for th...

available. and so we often participate in those rate hearings when they are before the state. so this was in the staff report says that this was negotiated at the highest rate at the time in the market. and why was the initial rate so high when they negotiated in april 2008? and yet we were worried they were going to leave? >> thats a good question. i think there was a spike in the rates. i think maybe the people that were negotiating it were somewhat confused about a full service leas...

concerned that came out. i think what is panel was looking at was they were looking at the written proposal and they thought there was some weaknesses in the written proposal in the terms of they didnt describe well how the project would work or at least to their satisfaction. we incorporated questions specifically there to ask their contractor during the oral interview. i would say that at the end of that when we sat down with the panel review, their scores with it, we specifically as...

>> how much training does that take? >> well, i think what i understand about the goal of these programs are set many years ago by supervisor max well is to teach the kids to be accountable and come port them in a well behaved manner and that they really dont need a particular skill, but allow skills that they dont have in reference to their background. in that case its very successful. >> in terms of the ages and the times, what are the hours that they serve because obviously we would...

out of whack and the rent kept just going up and up. its not typical. sometime this cycle is going to come down. we are at an up swing now. typically the market is at a 7-year cycle. we can adjust for that by a market adjustment. but at the same time if we want tenant retention and the market drops, its very important. >> is there any plan for them and what tenant i improvements have they invested in this property. >> there have been improvements made to the apron and birthing. they ar...

dramatic views. to the north and south they have no views. >> office space? >> we like to classify pier 9 as class b property. however, their space is somewhat unique in pier 9 constructed 20 years ago. it doesnt meet a d.a. codes and energy efficiency codes. its more of a compartmentalized office where the modern offices like pier 1 are open plans. thats what everybody wants. they dont want the compartmentalized office. its a hybrid space. they have a gym, they have kitchens, they hav...

as far as the kids working and was it successful? >> good afternoon, commissioners, tom cot a, deputy director for maintenance. we are very happy with the program. its been about 8 years that weve had the conservation corps here. they work directly with my staff and we set the work at the water fronts with our parks and water ways. a lot of the rainy season, we use them to cut down the weeds and fennel and get the right of ways ready for the giants game and the season and leading into ...