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June 29, 2024
Joined by supervisor katy tang and i would like to thank the clerk linda wong and sfgtv covering this meeting. Madam clerk do we have any announcements . Yes mr. Chair. Please silent all cell phones and electronic devices, complete speaker cards and documents to be part of the file should be submitted to the clerk. Items acted on today will be on the july 28 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. Okay. Thank you madam clerk. Lets get rolling here. We have a number of items here and...
June 29, 2024
Hearings and please call item 1. Item 1 hearing hearing to consider the release of reserved funds, Arts Commission to build out the secure basement Storage Space and related location costs for the citys civic Art Collection. Great. We have tom mckinney here. Good morning supervisors. As you know it will move to the Veterans Building in september of this year and our request is for the release of reserve funds for 50,000 to complete the move of the Art Collection to the war memorial. We are glad ...
June 20, 2024
Policy at the beginning of the lease so we were not consistent pause okay. Just want to be clear on the record. Okay. Can i have a second second. With the amendment. Ill move it as amended. Second. Second all in favor, say i. I. Item 3 Public Comment that on the executive session no ones here. Second. Okay executive session wait a minute for the room to clear. The executive council is there a motion to reconvene in open session. I make a motion. Is interest a second. Second. All in favor, say i....
June 19, 2024
But i think we are on, on my desk monitor to note that. This is the recreation and Park Commission meeting of august 18, 2022. The San Francisco rec and Park Commission acknowledges we occupant unceded home land of the Ramaytush Ohlone people the original inhabitants. We honor the peoples for enduring commitment to mother either in accordance with their traditions Ramaytush Ohlone never seed, lost nor forgotten the responsibility as caretakers of this place. As stursd of park land we recognize t...
June 19, 2024
Desk monitor to note that. This is the recreation and Park Commission meeting of august 18, 2022. The San Francisco rec and Park Commission acknowledges we occupant unceded home land of the Ramaytush Ohlone people the original inhabitants. We honor the peoples for enduring commitment to mother either in accordance with their traditions Ramaytush Ohlone never seed, lost nor forgotten the responsibility as caretakers of this place. As stursd of park land we recognize the honor to honor the Ramaytu...
June 19, 2024
In 1989 lomaprieta earthquake altered the timeline and cost for renewal of Fishermans Wharf. Pier 45 the planned location for Seafood Center suffered significant earthquake damage and chased away the last number of dwindling company doing fishing at the port. The cost skyrocketed and for a moment it seemed there may no longer be any fish at Fishermans Wharf. Undaunted, we began a 14 million earthv quake repair project at the wharf at pier 45 which when completed turned into dee cap it seismicall...
June 19, 2024
Into dee cap it seismically pier into a receiving processing center. I can recall pundits at the time saying the industry was too far gone and it would never come back to San Francisco. Even if we fixed pier 45. Luckily, when the facility opened in 1995, the receiving and processes and companies flocked back to Fishermans Wharf and the sheds were unleashed to capacity almost immediately. Today they remain at capacity with over 100,000 square feet of modern fish handling distribution space to 20 ...
June 19, 2024
Today they remain at capacity with over 100,000 square feet of modern fish handling distribution space to 20 Fish Processors and receivers. It is today northern californias leading seafood center. The next Infrastructure Project was the construction of the 7 million hyde street harbor. Commissioner brandon, you were on the commission when that was approved and ratified. It provides berthing for the larger more modern fishing vessels. It opened in 2001 and has 62 berths for with modern amenities ...
June 19, 2024
We didnt use the selfemployed policy at the beginning of the lease so we were not consistent pause okay. Just want to be clear on the record. Okay. Can i have a second second. With the amendment. Ill move it as amended. Second. Second all in favor, say i. I. Item 3 Public Comment that on the executive session no ones here. Second. Okay executive session wait a minute for the room to clear. The executive council is there a motion to reconvene in open session. I make a motion. Is interest a second...
June 19, 2024
Opened in 1995, the receiving and processes and companies flocked back to Fishermans Wharf and the sheds were unleashed to capacity almost immediately. Today they remain at capacity with over 100,000 square feet of modern fish handling distribution space to 20 Fish Processors and receivers. It is today northern californias leading seafood center. The next Infrastructure Project was the construction of the 7 million hyde street harbor. Commissioner brandon, you were on the commission when that wa...