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Nonnot on the any Public Comment . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. And item 8 executive report. Good afternoon, commissioners members of the public port staff thank you for being here i have a prospecting size executive director report so first, i want to say with great pride we have issued our first quarterly digital news letter at sf port that is the cover package issued on october the 30th and it went out to about 5 thoughts recipients were getting our feet wet if youll forgive the peo...

Are for the city . And so we have a recent addition to the website that talks about where would you go if you were homeless . Where would you go if you needed help in getting repairs to your home . So were going to try to be a facilitator, and sort of a conductor of guiding people to various other resources. But we are going to also really look at our Affordable Housing stock and how people can apply to that in making sure that that process is as easy as possible. Great. As someone who has spent...

You doing to help resident who english may not be their first language for access to your site . We are in the process of making sure that all the shortform applications feel free, if you like were looking at translating the short form application and marketing materials, the core marketing materials in multiple languages, so it makes the process for potential applicants easier. The other thing that we do is that we fund housing counseling groups, who are language proficient and we rely in part ...

Question about the hole in the middle . Yes. Do you know the extent of the ami starting with 80 ami, what it possibly could go to . Terms of what were missing with our middleclass in San Francisco . Because i have heard talk of 80120 ami, but it seems like we would even need to go further than that. Well, were looking at 80150 . Clearly even folks at 150 of Median Income are struggling, especially on the ownership side. So i think were going to be looking at that. Whether well be able to address...

And we may come back to the budget process in order to make further improvements on the system. Our goal is to be the best, the best in everything. So if our portal is not the best, we want to be the best. So we will continue to try to make improvements and were very, very open to whatever criticisms people may have about trying to work their way through our process. I know its a very cumbersome process and there are a lot of requirements in terms of eligibility and some of those are programmati...

Feel free, if you like were looking at translating the short form application and marketing materials, the core marketing materials in multiple languages, so it makes the process for potential applicants easier. The other thing that we do is that we fund housing counseling groups, who are language proficient and we rely in part op those groups to help with interpreting and describing some of the housing opportunities and guiding people, who may need some assistance in interpreting forms. So that...

Easier. You know, i think were putting Additional Information up on the website, not only about applying for the Affordable Housing, but also about what generally the Housing Resources are for the city . And so we have a recent addition to the website that talks about where would you go if you were homeless . Where would you go if you needed help in getting repairs to your home . So were going to try to be a facilitator, and sort of a conductor of guiding people to various other resources. But w...

Other 4th and brandon this is a special use district is he see up to 4 million feet of office space on those sites a big concentration of office space but the street level the first floor and the ground floor this has to occur so the 4 Million Office space is really constricty part of our future south of market neighborhood thats our approach i like the staff with a variety of open spaces connecting to the 4 street streetcar with the from me lesson becoming greatest places and major retail south...

Philanthropist structure this purchase it is des moinesly not affordable not in great shape requires the foundation replacement this is extensive and doesnt make sense given the state of the building out of placement with the neighborhood lastly id like to tell you about the neighborhood supported we have 14 letters of support ill read one of them dear commissioner president fong and commissioners, i wish to support the project the 2012 commercial district is one of the most vibrant in the city ...

Market population is growing dramatically we need more supermarkets that is the Perfect Place it will serve mission bay residents and, of course, the Affordable Housing we Say Community garden and playground the kind of pun fatality that cant do our nonprofit staff can do and finally i mentioned last week, we is a Major Development on Student Housing open the academy of art property they can fit one thousand students this is the right place for the Student Housing and we think that is utter the ...