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SFGTV Public Utilities Commission 102715 November 3, 2015

Community addresses change and i mean theyre basically one of the best developers ive worked with and i worked a lot of with a lot of developers that is great to see that they also will be the new arena will trigger the communication of a long awaited 5 and a half acre park in mission bay that is personal im a representative of the park open Space Advisory Committee one of the things ive been pushd for it open space in this area this is something i pushed a Strategic Plan to the commission to have a Strategic Plan for the area for open space to find places that is a perfect space and theyre adding that is major a Waterfront Park we dont have a lot of i should say this is huge the site is excellent freeway assess and benefits from the infrastructure under a way including the offramps and intersections improvements and more than 9 thousand Public Parking spaces already in place thank you guys for hearing me and i hope you vote to have them here thank you guys. Thank you. Good afternoon, commissioners monte sereno with on the south of Market Business Association first of all, i want to commend and applaud the worries worries for not giving up the burden and throw in the towel we cant go to the piers and go to oakland but no, they stuck it out theyve work hard and said were going to do it they removed reached out to everyone as the association ill involved that the emergency out in the bayview and dog patch because what the warriors they have not only baseball but other entertainment more people coming out into the the area and trickles to the bay area and to the rest of south of market that will be a really great thing to have in the south of market area i can tell you right now when it comes to businesses in the area around the giants park once no games a lot of those businesses not too much going on this will help them to do much better with the warriors so once again i think theyre a great team my daughter loves them and if i didnt speak in support of this program she wouldnt talk with me again, i urge you to please support this im in favor of it thank you. Thank you. Good morning happy election day im john change the owner of the newest port restaurant in mission bay located at pier 50 at 295 up the street from the arena weve named our restaurant at water tavern and plan to open in the spring im the owner of high dive restaurant that is at pier 28 since 2004 my family and i live in north beach and care about the quality of life in this city 100 percent in favor of this project preceding immediately my partners and i have look at the drirt and building they will solve 100 percent of the potential traffic circulation problems in this area i speak from externals high dive is at bryant and embarcadero and traffic is a given the city does an outstanding job of managing pedestrians and other Traffic Mission bay is a mixed use neighborhood that needs more activity Public Open Space and complaini Championship Teams i urge you to vote in favor. Will the following people come up to the podium calling names . Good afternoon, commissioners im dennis diamond consultant and education he teach in the San Francisco Public Schools i want to thank the c ii and work youve done to insure the mission bay for the Warriors Arena can address the traffic concerns successfully i also wanted to share that i support this Environmental Impact report to be certified today for the benefit of everyone in the city and also i want to mention that thank you for responding to any comments i provided you with some materials and he email this morning and also you, your comments in the eir thank you for addressing my comments regarding my proposal including a how clamor in the arena one clarification i think know that is a major effort ive been doing for many years i want to thank the warriors for all their Long Term Support for our kids and throughout the bay area with with that said, my proposal as you committed in the eir ive never had the intention to build a New High School or high school in the city or in Mission Bay Area theyve mentioned that briefly in the comments my idea hopefully the warriors will take this idea and address and incorporate it into their Community Foundation efforts to expand their Education Programs and use it as a model the warriors have tremendous influence through the mba to create this classroom any way to see fit to expand that to their colleagues across the country for all the mba and other folks thank you very much. 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Morning im carla tucker the project coordinator for the urban academy that is an Enrichment Program 200 about his of color that are smart saturday Educational Program that transformers young boys into eager learners so they can be ready to excel a group of wonderful volunteers and organizations some that come out to support our boys anticipate the programs and activities throughout the year but this brings me to talk about our nabbing Championship Team amps there about to solidify their move to San Francisco the warriors project will attract ever had thousand jobs permanent and construction bayview Hunters Point has the highest Unemployment Rate our families are excited about the opportunities the warriors have also already keep in mind a tremendous amount of Community Support by providing tickets for kids and families to attend the professional games and awarded several abhorring grants and reflushing our courts and showing overall candidates to health and education to warriors means so much more than baseball it allows public to have access and will also set the tune for the waterfront and eventually will add to the connection point to the Hunters Point shipyard candle stick and warriors move mission bay will help to pay for the Muni Services 1942 something that will gridlock improve the families in the bay area communities for that we existed and grateful theyll coming over to the city thank you. Thank you. Good morning, commissioners daniel for the record im currently cherish chairing the new Community Leadership foundation we would like to say we support the warriors coming to San Francisco and the times we came here before i spoke were excited about the entertainment venue and having a worldclass arena in San Francisco we know this is just the first step of a long term process as you may know the on the haiti wear is dealing with the communities i come from the fillmore area the best warrior player willingly w low smith came to San Francisco will prove that it is being election day the communities benefits agreement we speak about at the center plays a role like this project the warriors project and even when we having things coming to the city that brings opportunity whether that or the super bowl being this a whole city and our organization one the things im tasked about how to be creative and getting young people about the development in. Was it impacts grassroots communities in San Francisco thats one of the things we want to help the worries were native in San Francisco and been here since day one so communicate to the rock Bottom Community to the top that is big for the city and definitely creates opportunities and make sure the laws on the book 50 percent hire go forward thank you. Thank you. Good morning my name is Sharon Johnson im a native san franciscan i am a locate warriors fan i. The Youth Program manager and potrero hill housing im here to support this project with the warriors ive worked with the warriors important a long time 38 they gave us ticket and supported the efforts with the youth in our communities and theyve just this is a wonderful, wonderful opportunity to bring a Championship Team here to San Francisco i am here to see ditto to all who support this project and look forward to welcoming the warriors here to our community thank you. Does the baby want to Say Something laughter . Im calling for the last time oscar james calling names . Good morning my brothers keeper im susan grand holly its a hard to follow a baby sleeping in a warriors injurecy ill do my best we all support the warriors thats not the issue bulb the public looks to this commission to follow did environmental laws in every way before approving that project or considering approval you received a number of letters if me and others regarding the environmental problems yet the final eir we received with thousand of pampers has the approvals theyre being rushed introduce it is unfair to the commission and public a lot of the environmental questions are not solved id like to comment for the record a few letters those are hard copies id like to focus on this short announcement on a problem that needs to be solved we brought up in the draft eir comments in july the eir declined to study the land use consistency of this plan the mission bay the south Mission Bay Redevelopment plan sets out a carve Plan Community in those classic bare blokes to allow development of the biotech industry and others comparable uses the eir did not study land use it said it qualified as a second time night Time Entertainment none of the secondary uses night time terminator that is for bars and small evening establishments are reaction building claimed that is actually entertainment that is not a active recreation but in fact, something people watch or a public structure or use, in fact, that is not because not a public building and you cant say fix that problem by considering an amendment of the redevelopment ambulance right now that project is directly inconsistent and explicit qualify as a secondary much less a primary use well ask you to take time to look at the eir comments that we submitted and in particular take a hard look at the finding that are not reportable regarding the secondary use im not sure do you have more time. No, no i just finish. Thank you very much look at all the issues raised and again, the public is looking to you to make sure whatever is approved certainly at another location it is fully resolved and not go forward and create environmental problems thank you. Thank you. Are there any others that would like to speak . Madam chair, i have no further speaker cards. None in the overflow rooms. We checked. Well close the Public Comment thank you, everyone for speaking i think my fellow commissioners and i are a little bit tired we need a break well take a thirty minute break i think that is fine with so we can stretch our legs and come back for the balance of the calendar thank

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