Transcripts For SFGTV Commission On Community Investment And

2 40 p. M. This is is special meeting of the time special meeting and special meeting time felt investment and infrastructure the Successor Agency commission to the San Francisco museum of modern art well in the members of the public madam secretary call the first item. The first order of business roll call commissioners, please respond when i call your name. Commissioner pimentel commissioner bustos is absent commissioner singh commissioner moore madam chair rosales commissioner bustos is absent and all other members of the commission are present madam clerk, any other business before this e the next order of business the next meeting will be reeled held at city hall room 416 b and announcements of prohibited electronics at the meeting please be advised the ringing of and use of cell phones, code are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the chair may order the removal from the meeting room meeting room responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar soundproducing Electronic Devices. C in a moment of time nominate to address the commission unless the Commission Adopts a shorter period on any item. It is strongly recommended that any member of the public any member of the public wishes to address the commission fill out a speaker card and submit it to the commission secretary. The next order of business is item 3 report on actions taken at a previous closed session no reportable actions the next order of business is matter of Unfinished Business no matters of Unfinished Business madam chair. Thank you at this time i think it would be appropriate to take one of the items out of sequence we can hear from our executive director and have her present a report to the commission. Please. Thank you, madam chair good afternoon, commissioners occ staff and members of the public thank you for being here it is bittersweet commissioners that i report to you and the members of the public after 17 years of serving this incredible city of San Francisco both as a staffer and a Redevelopment Agency at the at office of Economic Workforce Development and after 5 years of your city im leaving the city to purview other opportunities ive been just accepted a position as general manager to head up the San Francisco Development Office will purview the urban revitalization and Publicprivate Partnership with the work i love and have loved being here in this great city weve accomplished so much together and i look out at the members of the public and the public and the great leadership from the Commission Great times of uncertainty what the Successor Agency will mean weve collective wus of our hard working and our colleagues a number of colleagues that have moved on and the hard work with the Redevelopment Agency and this commission to led us and help to contribute this this incredible city with the incredible Affordable Housing and providing great stabilization and accelerate shotgun the staff collectively working very, very hard to extend the Great Community in mission bay and the south of market and the Hunters Point to make it something that everyone can be proud of and were doing it together because of your Leadership Housing people that need to be housed why their certificate of preference holders or people 0 displaced or people struggled or putting the cart before the horse residents we are do doing that collectively with your strong leadership those who work on the job and permanent end Construction Side really lifting people up and helping to list of San Francisco i look forward to bringing that spirit to lendlease and working many this capacity with all of you there is an exit report that certainly is here available for members of the public and on our website really talking about our key activities in all the areas in each of our Major Projects the millions and millions of dollars for Small Businesses and contractors and professional services to this leadership from this commission and the great work of the staff to make that happen and allow me to be up here representing them we have grown as an organization and i think grown for the better and you all although im leaving the current capacity youre all the future of the organizations and have learned so much from every single one of you and look forward to working with you if a breeder new capacity so im certainly available for any questions a couple of other core announcements we have warriors groundbreaking today, many of you were there and happy to report this morning the lawsuit brought by the Mission Bay Alliance is done the California Supreme Court 0 threw it youll were truly done sow thank you for your hard work and a that concludes my report. Thank you first of all, the protocol we need to request if theres any speaker cards. No speaker card. Any member of the public at this time yes. Mr. Washington. Mr. Washington yes. Coming forward and speak on the executive directors report before we entertain yes go ahead. inaudible . Good afternoon, commissioners. Good afternoon. My name is oscar james i put a card in on a; right . Uhhuh. But anyway, it is sad too see you go and ms. Bowie ive been here since you came ive seen commissioners and directors come all the way down back to Justin Herman over some 45 years plus in 1964 when we first came i seen a lot of them come and go youre one of the jewels to this agency and have been whoever gets. The company that got you theyre lucky theyre really lucky jim morales was a jewel was a director but you topped a lot of the directors who have been on that in this seat and your doesnt to the did community has been im going to us youve been a blessing to us like i said wherever you going Hunters Point if you have any problems and we dont mind standing on different tables well sit on your table thank you very much thank you please state your name for the record. Certainly madam chair michael i actually operate the ship office and for the record thank you very much your leadership tiffany a joy going back i dont know how many years before you were at this post and your diligent hard work at the Mayors Office just want to say thank you thank you for all your hard work and been consistent and fair and sad to see you go but glad for your endeavors thank you. Thank you. Well, well, well. Everybody is so cheerful no, but im just happy to be here to witness ms. Bohe shes been around so long im here indefinite to give her all the act madz as a person that goes back to the director we give him hell mr. Hell and the rest of the directors but for the record since ms. Bohe has been here from occ but Redevelopment Agency its been a wonderful experience this is her day and my name is you have my stamp of approval if you need someone ill try to get on the case but commend you for what youve done because youve been here in San Francisco ive seen you in different agencies to where you are now, one for the record want to say god bless you and whatever very lucky and blessed to have you on broad. Correct. You answered me thats the first time. Thank you very much thank you. Any other speakers seeing none, commissioners dont anybody want to offer a comment or question since we have a report commissioner singh. Like yesterday when i saw tiffany you know we met you and me and it was fantastic you came to work here with us and were going to miss you a lot. Yeah. Commissioner pimentel. Thank you thank you for all your hard work were going to miss you commissioners im happy for you moving into commissioner mondejar. Well tiffany wow. Its been 5 years and with me on the board and 5 years ive known you and thank you for basically guiding me as a commissioner in understanding the language of our commission from block whatever to parcel whatever laughter . And all the other projects that were confusing in the beginning for me want to thank you for helping me understand our role and also for shepherding the project under our jurisdiction and the personal you you know gowns and feedback that youve given us as a commissioner being more effective and thank you for doing that and thank you for all your work for the deputies and contracts and partners in this project ii think youve done a great job in making sure this commission is a no drama commission and wish you the best in ours next career venture with the officer said earlier that lendlease will be lucky to have you, your bringing this water of background and experience to this organization so hope youre Still Available for us in some capacity youll be on the other side if you do come back thank you and good luck with our next venture in your career. I know well have other items but echo what the commission has said and i think that commissioner bustos were here he would have a longer experience with you, of course, but thank you for always being available always being creative, problem soefrlz in the early years as i was learning the ropes, if you will, no question was dump you were always there and provided i think the kinds of support but also the understanding of our role and as commissioners to help guide all of the us to protect the policies but at the same time support you in your role as a manager so i think unfortunately, your leaving but leaving the commission i think in good hands over the course not only our General Council will continue to guide us but ive said the staff is one of the harder working staff in the city commends you and them for working hard for the agency i think that not only do we honor you but have to recognize that no manager is can do everything alone like the staff that allows the manager to shine thats my experience i want to thank you and the folks not here and wish you the very best in youre next job and career. So well continue this love festive in the next item. Most of questions have substantive questions. Sometime she can come to help us you know. I said, yes youve heard me speak about the rain trust and i do think that there maybe times we may need to come back to understand something im sure so, yes. Thats good. Okay laughter yes dont worry. Lets give her a hand. Yes. To everybody. clapping. so this item didnt require any action we can continue to the next item, please. The next order of business is item 5 matters of new business consistently of extent no items next 5 a commending and expressing presentation for director bohe as the executive director of the investment and infrastructure decision and action resolution one 17 madam director. Gosh im quite honored but were i wont say much im a little bit tonguetied being here and but ill defer to the chair the commissioners. Thank you. We have before us a appropriately long resolution because someone with the years of experience and the accomplishments as you tiffany cant leave without the record reflecting all the accomplishment of the book it was reduced to 3 pages so do the commissioners have now is that appropriate the commissioners to read the resolution okay. So can i ask it would be nice rather than one commissioner reading it they take turns to read through that. It is a few yes, it certainly. laughter . Its up to you youre the vice chair can kickoff. Okay. So ill wait to turn on any so this is a resolution number one danish 2017 commending and expressing the appreciation for director bohe upon her depart time from the San Francisco museum of modern art in objectivity 2011 the Redevelopment Agency of the city and county of San Francisco appointed tiffany bohe as the executive director by anonymous vote she was the first woman of africanamerican and filipino heritage to head the agency in San Francisco history on february 1st, 2012, sf r a was dissolved by exponentially and to the Successor Agency now money as this is Community Investment and infrastructure or occ this demanding and transition facing the agencies throughout the state of california was skill at the shepherded by ms. Bohe ms. Bohe steadier the agency to the Economic Development solution protecting the Disadvantaged Community recently she announced here resignation in occ to be general manager for development in the San Francisco land leans one of the Worlds International property and infrastructure provide providers. You want to skip and whereas throughout her tenure has great compassion and a vision awhile public defender occ community and investment and infrastructure and physical development in the community worked diligently for policies to uplift San Francisco with jobs and connective development and ms. Bohes reflected in her 17 years of service to San Francisco first in her capacity with sf r a as a project manager on the south bay and the office of Economic Workforce Development as project developer responsible for the negotiating of the Hunters Point shipyard candle stick point and hallmark contribution the most Expensive Community benefits in sharing mall moth projects more than 4 thousand unit 1 3rd will be sold and millions of commercial space to the southeast portion of the ci city. You can speak. Whereas ms. Bohe committed to occ mission with unwavering she vigorously purified the preservation of progress under her leadership occ received inclusive determination by the state of california that occ has an impossible obligation to pursue the completion of the project and furthermore led the effort for the state system to recapture 314 million in funds that ocii had dedicated to community Economic Development and Housing Projects and programs including one and 10 million in Affordable Housing fund and 204 million in other Community Development funds accommodating in the state 303 million of those funds should arranging retain with occ in order to fulfill the community Economic Development and Affordable Housing commitment. Whereas ms. Bohe to Equitable Development is rehabilitated in our stewardship over the last 5 years that the organization in San Francisco never would bring much needed Affordable Housing to fruition under her leadership ocii Affordable Housing program has delivered one thousand one hundred and 91 Affordable Housing units providing homes for more than seven hundred san franciscans in addition ms. Bohe commitment to Affordable Housing has exerted in robust and inclusionary housing with the occ and other one and 58 affordable units under construction and another one and 46 units in predevelopment and and madam chair may i ask deputy oh, General Council and Deputy Director and brea to read help us read the many whereas. Jim you want to go next. Whereas in candle stick point mr. Bohe oversee the approvals of the france as a catalytic with the revitalization project and the infrastructure work necessary to support that incredibly important project and ms. Bohe directed the approval for the construction of the candle stick that allows for the candle stick point park into a Residential Development and whereas at at Hunters Point shipyard mr. Bohe had the first transfer of navy land that will be transformed into job generating uses and parks and other benefits she championed the homeowner and individuals and families that were displaced by the sf r a in the 1960 and other low income residents and whereas in mission bay ms. Bohe has assured the hi equality mixed homes were bringing the development under ever or along the infrastructure to the thrilling neighborhood and led ocii to bring the Golden State Warriors in the mixed use projects that in the groundbreaking on that day. Whereas ms. Bohe lead the development of public parcels in transbay was generated over 4 hundred millions in critical funding for the city Transbay Transit Center and will result in a dynamic new mixed use community down in San Francisco and and whereas bohe spearheaded ocii for the Mission Project and government and innovative mixed use highrise Residential Projects with xauf new homes of the Mexican Museum and th