Transcripts For SFGTV Transbay Joint Powers Authority 202407

SFGTV Transbay Joint Powers Authority July 12, 2024

Okay. So, madam secretary, can you call the next item. Clerk yes. Item 4 is board of directors new and or old business. Im not aware of any, and directors would indicate if they had something at this point. I see no hands. All right. Shall we call your next item . Yes, please. Clerk all right. Item 5 is the executive directors report. Good morning, directors. First, i would like to update you on our continued efforts to reopen during the continuing covid19 health crisis. As you probably know [inaudible] with the most uptodate information. The city has advised that informing people that properly Wearing Masks can make a significant difference. We have ample signage, we make regular announcements, and we have trained all staff to communicate this. Compliance for mask wearing throughout the Transit Center has been very good result. Enhanced cleaning protocol remains in place. In regards to tenant improvement, as you know, onsite dental, we opened last month, and we continue to support their reopen plans. And we have allowed ccsf, our anchor tenant, to provide exercise classes with Proper Health and sanitizing protocols in place. We are following the Public Health order. Even so, we have seen an increase in park uses from neighborhood and other families, which is great to see, and we are not the only ones that think south park is a great place. Urban last institutes will be featuring salesforce park and Salesforce Center through a virtual tour at their upcoming conference. At this time, i would like john updike to provide an update on the salesforce Transit Center. John . Thank you, director. Good morning, directors. Well let that slide show get going. So as mark indicated, we have been increasing our signage and cleanliness throughout the facility. As we look at the next slide, you will see some examples of some of the newer signage about wearing a mask and staying 6 feet apart. So in addition to meeting all those guidelines, we have been meeting with the various contractors and subcontractors throughout the city. As was mentioned, our tenant improvement projects are well underway, so we want to make sure that our workers onsite have also complied with all Applicable Health orders, and thats gone very well. Weve made further outreach to our tenants, and well have more on that later in this meeting. Weve solicited the way finding study, and i look forward to bringing that to you in the next meeting. Weve had a few incidents regarding our vending machines, and so the vendor has now replaced machines machine facades, so we expect that issue to be kept at bay. Also, [inaudible] so we look forward to bringing that to you in the next meeting. The turnover date is october 18, from a current contractor to whomever is selected for the new contract. More on that at the next meeting, and as mark mentioned, fitness s. F. Has been activating the park area with oneonone classes. Now turning to retail leasing, just a quick update there. Were negotiating the final parts of the letter of intent. Therell be a food and beverage vendor, and were doing some exploratory work right now to further define the modest utility connection costs and scope thats going to allow that beverage vendor to move in. More information on that as we negotiate the final package. Also, for suite 232 thats shown in green thats right next door to the tjpas facility, we have a final l. O. I. Moving toward final lease negotiations now. Excited to give you an update at next meeting, but it fits in well with the tenancies on the second floor. We do have a couple of interested parties we are courting for vacancies, including colliers and lincoln, and our team is working on that. Moving onto tenant improvements, we have verizon nearly completed, slated for opening in late october, early november. That suite is in its final stages of preparation for occupancy. We have kaiser permanente, with a projected opening to the public on october 17. Were excited to welcome them on board. At the last meeting, i promised you a bit of a schedule update, and here it is, relative to our other commercial tenancies. So in the fourth quarter, we anticipate these shown here to be ready to open. First quarter, well have charlies and baos. And then, in Second Quarter of 2021 next slide, please we anticipate seeing these four. A precursor to many of these faces is the completion of a gender neutral rest room project that meets the code requirements for a number of these prospective tenants, so were excited to see that moving along in this phase, and thatll be concluded this fall. And that concludes my report. Thank you, john. Moving onto phase two and the caltrain downtown extension, i have three updates id like to update you on. First and foremost, id like to let you know that it was decided to place the caltrain extension project downtown. As i reported to you at the last board meeting, it was to place the d. T. X. I guess the initial recommendation was to place [inaudible] in the considered category. That would have most likely placed the d. T. X. In the Second Period of 2050, which would have started from 2026 to year 2050. Whi placing d. T. X. In the first period gives it a much better chance to receive funding. I would like to thank speaker nancy pelosi, senator scott wiener, Assembly Member david chu, mayor london breed, and others for their continued advocacy of the project. Theyre instrumental to help us moving the d. T. X. To the first period before 2050. [inaudible] executive Steering Committee. As i reported last month, the executive Steering Committee that was reported by the [inaudible] m. O. U. Approved by the tjpa earlier this year meets on the third thursday of every month. Later in this meeting, you will receive an update from executive director chang on the executive steering meeting for the completed plans, and the plans ahead. [inaudible] this process is well underway. A recruiting firm has been obtained, and the recruiting firm has spoken with the executive team members on the knowledge, skills, and abilities the tjpa is looking forward in a project director to ensure the success of the project. I anticipate this to take place in early september, and i will have a candidate for the board to consider in october or november. I would ask vice chair gee to allow to if they would like me to stay on positive the approval of the [inaudible]. As you know, this is my last board meeting. I want to thank you for your support for the extraordinary opportunity and the opportunity to serve you as an Agency Director during the last four years. My time has been rewarding, and this is a onceinalifetime opportunity that will benefit the community, neighborhoods, and San Francisco for years to come. I see it as a critical and longterm economic success of the bay area and beyond. The Transbay Program has already provided the region with the salesforce Transit Center and the many benefits that it brings to communities, residents, and the region. The phase two will transform the way we travel within the state, and it can also be a cosmic engine bringing people back to work by providing so many jobs. [inaudible] and im happy, im confident that the phase two will be a success, as well. Again, thank you very much. This concludes my reports. Thank you, director. I was curious, any members of the board have questions on the directors report . No. This is elaine forbes, but i want to wish you success and the best in your future, and thank you for serving. Thank you. Anyone else . This is jeff tumlin. Also wanted to thank director zabaneh for his service in this very strange period of time in the agencys history navigating throunavigating history. Navigating through multiple crises is a very difficult and thankless task, and so i just want to make sure that we thank you for your Amazing Service in getting the terminal where it is today and ready to hand off. Thank you, director. Great. Anybody else . I know we also have an item later in the agenda, so ill reserve my remarks for then, but if other members wanted to ask actually, i do i have a question for mr. Updike. Wonderful. So i was actually at the terminal this weekend, and the park looks absolutely amazing, as it always does. But in the may concourse haull the way finder doesnt seem to be working. There were maps of the immediate vicinity, but no information was available about specific bus lines from any of the agencies. The Message Signs were all presenting a fixed image of the salesforce Transit Center and nothing else. I was wondering if you could give me an update on the way finding and board sign aage . Theres still some work going on on the main video board yesterday. I dont know if thats still continuing. Ill check to see that we have the regular rotating schedule of both bus information as well as our health information, so that should be rotating on a regular basis, and weve been having discussions about that, particularly at each kiosk, so well have more conversations about that and make sure its working appropriately. Thanks for calling that to my attention. Thank you, director tumlin. Anyone else with questions for the team . I do have a question about the space. I wasnt sure if there were still t. I. Improvements that needed to be done. Were used to seeing that little work sheet with whats available and whats different . Of course. Thank you, director sesay. We are 18 leased and 80 were 80 leased and 18 vacant. Tenant improvements are focused on where we have executed leases and anticipated [please stand by] the next caller, it looks like we have another caller starting in 310657. Speaker yes. This is david gold and this is my first time participating in a meeting remotely and thank you for the prior speaker mentioning the lag in the tv show. Its very confusing. And i am the president of the board of the embarcadaro law office because im speaking to you as a homeowner at the office to thank supervisor hainey that discussed the transbay terminal. Encouraging any public act of use with all of the residents around that block to use that site until theres a personal development. We have literally billions dollars in investments surrounding this block and the block is now, to say the least, not activated and i personally and i know many neighbors would like to see some use, whether its for food and retail or recreation, many, many suggestions made at supervisor haineys town hall and we would love to see activation on that site while we all pursue permanent development. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you for those comments and madam chair, it does not appear we have any more callers wishing to address you under this item. I would like to close Public Comment and madam secretary, can you please call the next item. Well move into your consent calendar where all matters listed would be consider bied ba single vote and no separate discussion unless a board member requests and then it would be moved to the consent calendar and considered a separate item. I have no received any information that any Board Members would like any items considered separately and i cannot tell whether this caller wishes to speak on the consent calendar so the best thing to do is check and see. Im guessing you cleared the hands. Theres a number in 408206 and if you will let him in and well see if its this item he wishes to comment on. No, sorry, i did not raise my hand on this item. Thank you, roland. One well confirm there are no members wishing to comment on the consent calendar. Theres item eightpoint to approving the minutes of the august meeting. Move approval. role call . Thats seven ayes and your consent calendar is approved. We can move into your regular calendar. Item nine is authorizing the executive director to execute an. Agreement for purchase and sale of real estate between the tjpa and the Successor Agency to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency of those portions from private parties and directing staff to proceed with execution of the Sale Agreement and closing on the parcels. If i may, to the board, i would like to excuse myself for this item based on my role as officer of the community investment, which is a party to the agreement which the board. With that, ill recuse myself and turn over this meeting to vice chair. They can continue developing in the transbay district and the 30 housing. These parcels are actually located in the temporary terminal and they include two private parcels and other parcels that were acquired from the state. indie indiscernible . You have before you today a proposed forum of purchase and Sale Agreement pursuant to which the tjpa would convey to the Successor Agency to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency four private parcels of property in the temporary terminal site. In 2008, the tjpa acquired these from private Property Owners and assembled them with land donated by caltrans to the tjpa. With the completion of the new Transit Center, bus operations moved back into the new Transit Center and tjpa no longer needs the temporary terminal for its Transbay Program purposes. Conveyance of the four private parcels pursuant to the Sale Agreement is the next step in a longheld cooperative plan between the Redevelopment Agency and now its successor for redevelopment of the transbay neighborhood. Looking to slide one, this is a map just to orient you and remind you of the temporary terminal site and takes up the entire city block by Howard Street on the north, main street on the east, folsom street on the south and beal street on the west. Since before 2004, tjpa, the former Redevelopment Agency and caltrans has been cooperating on plans for the new Transit Center and redeveloping former caltrans parcel in the neighborhood and in particular to the temporary terminal site, and consistent with the 2005 redevelopment plan, a Successor Agency is planning for transbay block two which is the yellow shaded area at the southend of the site for 100 Affordable Housing development and associated rightofway. And transbay block three, which is the green shaded area on the map in the middle of this site for a public park and transbay block four which is the evening shaded area on the northern end of the site for market and Affordable Housing development and associated rightofway. Next slide, please. This slide shows you the same city block of land, but it illustrates the configuration and relationship of the parcels that make up the site. The bulk of the temporary terminal site is former caltrans parcels conformed to the tjpa. It was granted to the former Redevelopment Agency and now its successor and an option to acquire the former caltrans parcels and prepare them for Development Consistent wi with e redevelopment plan. The exercise for this option is covered by that 2008 option agreement. Once the Successor Agency gives notice to the tjpa that its ready to exercise its option, theres no further action required by this board in order to complete the process of containing the former caltrans parcels and the Successor Agency commission has a meeting this afternoon where an item on the agenda is to request authorization to exercise that option for the form caltrans parcel. The four private parcels that make up this site, it looks like theres mainly an area in the slide. The red boxes were to highlight where the private parcels are and theyre oddshaped properties that are scattered on the south side of the site and on the east side of the site. While odd shaped, theyre necessary to regularize the site and to develop transit block two and three, consistent with the redevelopment plan. Because theyre not covered by the option agreement, the tjpa and Successor Agency negotiated a term pursuant to which the property could be conveyed to the Successor Agency. So proposed four is included in your packet and the staff report provides a summary detail with the key terms. So ill just highlight two items related to the transfer and the first will transfer the private parcels to the Successor Agency for zero purchase price. The Successor Agency says the restricts on uses for Affordable Housing and rightofway purposes, that the highest and best use of the parcels are for those purposes. And so the City Department of real estate concurred with the theappraisal instructions and that it uses for other redevelopment areas in the city. The second point part of the Sale Agreement is that they will acquire the agency to acquire the private parcels insuring the use is restricted to the Affordable Housing, public park and rightofway purposes and this is just another tool in the toolkit to ensure that the property is, in fact, used for those purposes and supporting the value to which its conveyed. The declaration is consistent with a caltrans requirement for the caltrans parcels that make this up. So together, the entire block will be subject to the three r

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