The conversation we are having is about bridging the infrastructure gap. The infrastructure financing gan in particular. Its a remarkably important topic. Many will not under why there is an infrastructure gap. There has been a remarkable change in the way we finance Infrastructure Projects in the world. Over the last several years. Some of it has had to do with the recession that this world felt, and the degree to which banks will get involved in infrastructure issues. As we will hear from our panellists many of the issues are country specific. These are different depending where you live in the world. In the developed world there are challenges and restraints involving around politics in getting things done. In the developed world there is a cry for improvements to infrastructure. But i do want to start on my left, your right with the former Prime Minister of the u. K. , gordon brown, who has headed the initiative at the World Economic forum to figure out the best practices around th
Ellen levin, this is complying with state water to establish a ground water Sustainable Agency and it makes sense for us to do this now. I have a question. How did you decide which ones to give to low priority . It wasnt us, it was the state that made those determinations. Oh, i see. Any other questions, comments . May i have a motion . I will move it. Second. Any Public Comment . Seeing none, call for the vote. All those in favor. Opposed . The motion carries. Item 16, adopt a resolution of intent to prepare a groundwater sustainability plan for the Northwest Side ground water basin, located within the city and county of San Francisco. Im just here to answer any questions if you have on the item. This will be, we have a ground Water Management plan that weve already gone through the first phase of development with and were going to switch it to the groundwater sustainability plan and finish it out. I will move approval. I have a question. I guess at some point it would be nice to unde
Supervisors a motion and a second to approve with conditions as anticipated on that motion. Commissioner antonini. Commissioner hillis. Commissioner johnson. Commissioner sugaya. Commissioner fong and commissioner president wu. So moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 6 to zero. And places you on items 12 at about ab at 346 katrero avenue and for a large project authorization good afternoon, commissioners Diego Sanchez i present a project proposing to demolish a auto use with up to 70 dwelling units and retail this project provides offstreet parking look at the rear of the property the project is located open that wedding of katrero between 16 and 17 street an urban mixed use and bulk district. Commissioners the project requires the following 3 actions first, you must adapt a motion from the general manager of the rec and Park Department 80 communication with the rec and Park Department that the address shadow cast on the frank square is not adverse to the square pursuan
For eyes other than dwelling unit and dwelling unit x important and last you must adapt the m m rp while included in the packet that was the language was left out of the draft motion to adapt a motion for that and we met with the Planning Commission and at the hearing the Parks Commission found the new shadow is not adverse to Franklin Square. The project provides 70 residential units are mostly multiple use unit the new shadow cast is minor and only has pa 2 point zero shadow and this is not to be adverse to Franklin Square at current rates 9 hundred and 66 thousands of impact fees and last the project is balanced with the policy and general plan. Lastly since the publication of the case report the staff has letters that are submittal to you that concludes my presentation. And im available for questions. Thank you thank you project sponsor. Good afternoon, commissioners my name is kim diamond im the developer an opportunity to speak here today, were very happy to be here and appreciat
Francisco to admit africanamerican children in the 1940s pr being the first time Independent School to march in the pride parade to meet our goals the school offers threequarters of a Million Dollars in tuition this is a significant amount in a 5 million budget 25 percent of our students gets the assistance and the grant is 18 thousands average. Rational and ethnic diversities are important to us. 46 percent of our students identify as children of color and come from 22 zip codes in San Francisco. The second Component Centers on the way students learn it puts the student at the center of the enterprise students that have interests in skills and its itself teachers roll to draw on the students skills nourishing the students skills. Teaching progressively takes more space childrens space need more stacey space heres where weve been lacking currently students work outside and even in my Office Classes are two small and not enough of them. Our outdoor spaces are severely limited as well wh