Transcripts For SFGTV Government Access Programming 20171117

Transcripts For SFGTV Government Access Programming 20171117

Director moss. Director giusti. Here. Supervison kim. We do have a quorum. Its so great to be on the island. Im so glad that we do this twice a year. It really brings us back to what were all about, which is to develop Treasure Island into a real neighborhood, and its just great to be here. And thank you all for coming tonight. I think we have the next item general public comment. Item number two general public comment. This item is to allow members of the public to address the Treasure Island Authority Board on matter that are in the subject of the Authority Board is do not appear on the agenda. Members of the public may address the board for up to three minutes. Youll hear a single chime when there are 30 seconds remaining. Prior to making your comments, plead state your name and the organization youre representing, if any, for the record. So are there any people who would like to address the board on matters which are not on the agenda . You can step forward. State your name, please. Hi. My name is jeff cline. Im an 18year resident of Treasure Island and i want to thank the commission for hearing my public comment. Im here to inform you during the last five years, John Stewart Company has signed over 200 market rate households to a controversial post dda rental agreement, and this im going to abbreviate is for you guys. Pdra. Its identical to the addendum rental dwraement which is the John Stewart Company failed to force on marketrate tenants at start of 2012. The board needs to understand this pdra is contrary to the john stewart sublease, contrary to the intent and practice of tide to follow the spirit of San Francisco rent control law and contrary to federal and state relocation law. Back in 2012, many residents strongly objected to addendum re. Some petitioned the board on the february 20, meeting. Most of them adverse to tenants without board approval. In response to a question from the commissioner, City Attorney omalley acknowledged that substantive changes to the rental agreement may require the board to amend the sublease. However, the board has not passed any resolution to amend the sublease so the pdras continue to contradict provisions of all market agreements for all market rate units. Unfortunately, tida has allowed the John Stewart Company to create a class of tenants that are deprived of the eviction. The potential liability is significant especially because of the apparent motive from financial conflict of interest since tida is liable under the john stewart sublease for all relocation costs that may cost providing replacement housing and Cash Payments and moving expenses as required understate and federal law as taxfree benefits for displaced persons. Now thaw that you know the facts, the board must act to repudiate this postagreement and instruct the John Stewart Company to replace the with 219 lease and addenda and withdraw all complaints of no cause unlawful detainer based on this post dda agreement. If the board fails to change this. They remain open to potential damages than in the afifi case that involves a much smaller class of villages tenants. Thank you for your time and attention. Thank you, jeff. Next are there any others who would like to address the board . Please step up. Thank you, tidal board for letting me speak. I have several questions for the board. They have to do with the poster session. I want to know how tida is is preparing for earthquakes and ocean rise. Tida is apparently preparing for earthquakes in three ways with deep dynamic compaction although somebody told me tonight theyre not going to do that anymore. Theyre lubricating soil and theyre going to use injections of grout or concrete to densify the soil. Tida is apparently preparing for ocean rise by covering the interior with 2 feet of dirt and elevating the perimeter 3 feet to 7 feet above the interior. In a recent ocean rise conference in San Francisco, debra director of the California Ocean Protection Council said Treasure Island is among the coastal populations that will see significant impacts of Sea Level Rise on homes, roads, public surfaces, and infrastructure. She noted Treasure Island is a Super Fund Site where hazardous wastes are likely to put people at greater risk from Sea Level Rise than the rest of california. She said Greenhouse Gas emissions and ice melt together are causing unexpected ocean rise. Greenhouse gas emissions from industry and vehicles have increased substantially. Coastal californias already experiencing rising sea level impacts. Theres a 31 chance by 2050s 55 by 2060, 84 by 2070 that Greenhouse Gas emissions of will cause Sea Level Rise to meet or surpass 1 foot n 32 years, Market Street will be covered. In addition, she noted that dissolving ice sheets, icebergs, and polar caps are causing oceans to rise faster and higher than expected, exponentially. 2. 7 feet by 2050, 5. 2 feet by 2070 and 10. 2 feet by 2100. 10. 2 feet is 3. 2 feet higher than tidas worst scenario plan to raise the perimeter 3 to 7 feet. So the questions are will tida cap the island with 2 feet of dirt . Are workers correct . Will tida cap residual radiation and chemicals with 2 feet of soil under 6 feet of concrete . Thats what ive been told. If not, will tida use a cap and made of what material . And i have two more questions. What level earthquake is tida preparing for . And what are tidas plans for 10 feet of ocean rise . Thank you very much. Carol. As you know, this session is not meant for a question and answer. But let me just point out that the plan for Treasure Island, with regards to Sea Level Rise has been given actually awards by many entities including the Clinton Climate Initiative and has been adopted by bccc by the rest of the bay area. Its something thats really been thought about, and a wonderful plan in place and we have to do something about Sea Level Rise and the itteck sneaks were using actually a model for other communities. Is there anybody else who would like to address the board now . Hearing 99, next item three. Report by Treasure Island director. Thank you, chair tsen, members of the board. In october, we had another successful flea market on the island. The upcoming flea market on thanksgiving weekend will be the last of the year. The flea market will return in january. We also had a Great Halloween Party on october 30, much thanks to the ymca for hosting the event and the Housing Providers for helping to staff it, and also to dph who provided flu shots, something i took advantage of. Id like to invite Justin Feliciano from the ymca to come up and provide some information on changes in the ymcas hours of operation. Good evening. Justin feliciano ymca. Im here to give a couple of quick updated challenges for the future. This is mainly with the gym side of programming. We have just received approval for extension of hours of operation. Currently we operate five days a week. We are now going to be extending to operate seven days a week with a strong emphasis on increasing the hours during the weekend where we are currently open at 12 00 p. M. And closing at 5 00 p. M. With the new extended hours, well then be opening at 10 00 a. M. On saturday, closing at 6 00 p. M. , and also opening at 10 00 a. M. On sunday and closing at 5 00 p. M. On sunday. With a strong emphasis from 10 00 a. M. To 12 00 p. M. Allowing youth from the ages of 514 to be able to enter our facility to really go into like skillsrelated clinics, some form of structured program. We are going to ease into this transition with the first beginning stages, beginning in december where we would then open up the Weekend Hours specifically with saturday to really get the staff acclimated but more importantly so we could begin to ut reach toutreach the with the anticipated plan beginning in january where we would go into full effect with all the extended hours of operation. On monday through friday, well operate from 2 00 p. M. To 9 00 p. M. And as i just stated saturday and sunday, beginning to open at 10 00 a. M. During those days. What we also would like to do is begin to create a Community Survey to reach out to the community including employers to see about possibly adjusting the hours from 2 00 p. M. To 9 00 p. M. From monday through friday to 12 00 p. M. Start time to really maybe see if the employers can take advantage of the opportunity to come over to the ymca to kind of get some of their fitness goals accomplished and achieved during this time. This is soming of the quick updates that are coming. Were also just completed our rsp process. For some unfamiliar with this process, its through the department of children youth and families where we just completed rfp for yearround and summer learn chicago issa our afterschool and summer sports activity in hopes to launch a brandnew Sports Program into the ymca that would align with some of the needs we identified with the Community Needs assessments done a couple of weeks ago. Those are a quick couple of updates were doing over thea the ymca. We launched our brandnew bike club that is beginning our afterschool program. We were donated about 20 bikes, San Francisco giant and pg and e helped assemble some new bikes and they even highlighted us on one of the telecasts during the giants game, speaking about where these bikes will benefit some of the kids in our program. Some of the changes that we are looking forward to in the near future, fingers are crossed for the rfp to bring youth sports to the ymca. Please send that out. Quick updates with the ymca. Wonderful, justin. The ymca is such an asset to the island and really great to get your updates on whats happening there. And the fact that youre going extending the hours for seven days, it just means more fitness facilities and access. Really great. Thank you. Director tsen also mentioned tonights refreshments were provided by mercai. Id like them to see a few words on the progress of the container restaurant that will be opening shortly on the northern corner of what was the great lawn. Thank you, bob. And my partner park orick, he and our new chef, were happy to announce, who will be joining our team is seamusin go seamus gibney. They put together the great meal for you tonight. They deserve another round of applause. [applause] my partner and i wanted to thank the board, rich, lorraine lee, the villages, canada ston stone and the team and the many others who have helped us support us the past year building this restaurant. If you look to your right, this has been a labor of love. It started from a concept. The reason we decided to build the restaurant out of shipping containers is obviously we know the island is under construction, and we have currently 13 containers. Four of them or two 40foot containers. Those are the ones youll see facing the water with this amazing spectacular view and right in the middle of the two 40foot containers is kind of the viewpoint and all this landscaping thats been done, its been done with literally not only can the chef my partner park passion for landscaping and plants and all things natural. And literally, every weekend, he and another former chef who is now a landscaping designer joined us and helped did all the landscaping work. And thanks to cal transwho helped us move the borders for the external border. We wanted to create a natural border and eventually all the succulents and aloe vera plants. They were donated to us by jose who know from john stewart, his son matthew who grew the aloe vera for us, and he and some friends helped plant it. Well have a planter as well. Even the bochy court over the last several weekends, we shovelled every shovel of dirt to build the koche bochy court. We were able to build a 4stall rest room. No more porta potties. They support us and making sure we had a nice clean bathroom facility for the public. We wanted to and when you look at all this incredible work, you know, ive been in technology for many many years. This was the first foray into building a restaurant and doing something with brick and mortar myself and incredible respect for the trades every morning from 5 30, 6 00 in the morning until about 4 00, the dpw planning shop and the pc power and bedders and carpenters and ruby cons for the landscaping and many more of the trades who have come every day and come through and guide us knowing at least when i come there, i didnt know anything about construction, they would share their expertise and build this into a solid beautiful container. A special thanks to Sherry Williams and Alex Francois with tie die. We thought we would be giving something positive back to the community. Through your support and love and even part of this amazing gentleman who is part of the program and kitchening. I dont know where to tell you that the community has helped us. And even the two young gentleman on friday on veterans day, they came over and said can we help. They helped us rake and plant some plants and truly filled our hearts. And so i want to hand this over to my partner who is quite shy. I had to do a lot of beg. Hes the heart and sole of mercai. This is his baby in terms of the name as well. And seamus gibney. Hopefully hell Say Something as well. Thank you. First id like to thank everybody here. The board, the community as misun said, its been quite an experience over the past year, year and a half. All things start with a little idea and little ideas become big ideas, and big ideas become a bit of a headache. [laughter] but were a few weeks away. Were at the bottom of our advil container, and we can see the end the light at the end of the tunnel. We appreciate all the support from everybody. And thats really when the work starts for us. We want to become a little bit more part of the community. We want to be here and create some history. As misun said, we have xavier and ely, and we want to be around for when they can have a real job and be able to support them and be a positive influence on the kids and everybody on the island. So the real work, and is about to begin. We appreciate all. This thank you. [applause] hey, guys. My name is chef seamus gibney. Im really excited to get started working on the island and to be part of Treasure Island and promoting the awesome culture you have out here. I have a 6yearold daughter who is excited about having a restaurant near what she calls the good park. Can we acknowledge xavier and ely. Theyre the future of this island. So on friday, we decided to go to we were just walking around, me, hector, and xavier, and we wanted to explore, and we found a construction site. So we wanted to go help, and then we decided to ask for help and if they wanted help. They said we should start helping, and she started our own business, which we called the backyard boys. And our montage is mantra or mantra is live in the realm of possibility, and never believe that anything is possible, and dont give up. Thats a good mantra. [applause] and the rules are respect, honesty, no stealing, dont cheat, show up when youre gonna show up, and like respect your teammates. [applause] im super oh my gosh. Im super excited to be a part of the team that i am a part of, because we get to help build, and then when its done, we can say that we helped build it. Yeah. Thank you. Thats great. They were upon hadful tonight. I wanted them to join because theyre part of the community. They grew up on the island. I want them to know they have a voice on this island. They can come and speak and share what it is theyre achieving their dreams and what thi want to do with the island. They love this island. Theyre the future. I wanted them to understand how this process works. Thank you if indulging us and l letting us speak. I told misun earlier shes a dynamo. And welcome to mercai. Were all looking forward to you opening your doors and being your customers there. Thank you. [applause] they mentioned the good part on the waterfront. Thats the part where we recently installed the new playground equipment and the villa villages working with rich vetti why tida staff, continuing to make improvements there over the next few weeks. Theyll be installing some additional picnic tables and barbecue facilities in the bark and refleshing refreshing the Basketball Court there. Also tomorrow, the Alex Francois and tida will be having a graduating ceremony for the p preapprenticeship Job Training Program theyve been doing with local 261. Graduates from the Training Program will then be working with echo bay to demolish a couple of our vacant structures east of avenue h between third street and fifth street. So wanted to recognize alex here this evening bringing that program together and seeing it through this fall. We look forward to working with tida to replicate that for sessions going forward. On the housing front, as we recently awarded our contract to associated right of way services, to assist in providing Advisory Services to existing residents here on the island, and they will be increasing their efforts next year to make sure that residents with relocation benefits understand what their options will be in the future, and assure those that are more recent residents of the island that existing housing wont be impacted for several years to come. Well be having an open house on january 20, at the ship shape

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