00:00:04 THE LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE OF THE SAN FRANCISCO
00:00:06 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. >> I'M SUPERVISOR MIRANDA
00:00:09 MELGAR, CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE JOINED BY VICE CHAIR SUPERVISOR
00:00:12 CHEYENNE CHEN AND SUPERVISOR MALLAL MAHMUD.
00:00:16 THE COMMITTEE CLERK TODAY IS JOHN CARROLL.
00:00:19 >> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE JEANETTE ANGULO AT
00:00:24 UP T V FOR HELPING US WITH THIS MEETING.
00:00:31 >> MR. CLERK, DO YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS?
00:00:32 YES. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
00:00:34 PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES AND OTHER
00:00:36 ELECTRONIC DEVICES YOU'VE BROUGHT WITH YOU INTO THE
00:00:37 CHAMBER TODAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY DOCUMENTS TO BE
00:00:39 INCLUDED AS PART OF ANY OF TODAY'S FILES YOU CAN SUBMIT
00:00:40 THEM DIRECTLY TO ME. THE COMMITTEE WILL HEAR PUBLIC
00:00:42 COMMENT ON EACH ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA WHEN YOUR ITEM OF
00:00:46 INTEREST COMES UP AND PUBLIC COMMENT IS CALLED PLEASE SIGN
00:00:47 UP TO SPEAK ALONG YOUR RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THIS ROOM OR
00:00:50 ALTERNATIVELY YOU MAY SUBMIT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT IN WRITING
00:00:53 IN EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
00:00:54 FIRST, YOU MAY SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO ME VIA EMAIL AT J O
00:00:57 H IN PERIOD C H DROLET SFD OF YOUR AG OR YOU MAY SEND YOUR
00:01:02 WRITTEN COMMENTS VIA US POSTAL SERVICE TO OUR OFFICE IN CITY
00:01:06 HALL. THE ADDRESS IS ONE DR. CARLTON
00:01:08 BE GOOD PLACE ROOM 244 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94102.
00:01:14 IF YOU SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT OR WRITING I WILL FORD YOUR
00:01:15 COMMENTS TO THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE AND I WILL ALSO
00:01:18 INCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS AS PART OF THE OFFICIAL FILE ON WHICH
00:01:21 YOU ARE COMMENTING. ITEMS ACTED UPON TODAY ARE
00:01:24 EXPECTED TO APPEAR ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AGENDA OF MAY
00:01:28 19TH 2026 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.
00:01:32 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. CLERK. PLEASE CALL ITEM NUMBER ONE.
00:01:34 >> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE LIST
00:01:38 OF PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED BY FISCAL YEAR 2026 TO 2027 ROAD
00:01:42 MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION ACCOUNT FUNDS FOR THE LOCAL
00:01:46 STREETS AND ROADS PROGRAM AS ESTABLISHED BY CALIFORNIA
00:01:49 SENATE BILL ONE THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017.
00:01:53 >> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
00:01:57 I JUST WANT TO ALSO NOTE THAT WE ARE JOINED IN THIS MEETING
00:01:58 BY SUPERVISOR DANNY SAUDER FROM DISTRICT THREE.
00:02:01 >> WELCOME YOU FLORA'S YOURS CRAFT GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
00:02:08 MELGAR AND VICE CHAIR CHEN MEMBERS MAHMOOD SUPERVISOR
00:02:13 SAUDER AS WELL CLERK OF THE BOARD.
00:02:16 MY NAME IS IAN SCHNEIDER WITH SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC WORKS
00:02:17 GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS TEAM. TODAY WE'RE SEEKING YOUR
00:02:20 CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO CERTIFY A LIST OF
00:02:24 STREET RESURFACING PROJECTS THAT WILL BE FUNDED BY FISCAL
00:02:27 YEAR 20 2627 ROAD MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION ACCOUNT
00:02:31 FUNDS WHICH FROM THIS POINT FORWARD I'LL REFER TO AS OUR
00:02:32 MRA FUNDS SOME BACKGROUND THESE FUNDS WHICH ARE DISTRIBUTED
00:02:38 ANNUALLY ON A FORMULAIC BASIS TO CALIFORNIA CITIES
00:02:40 AND COUNTIES ARE FROM THE ADDITIONAL GAS AND DIESEL TAXES
00:02:44 ENACTED BY SENATE BILL ONE. THE ROAD REPAIR
00:02:47 AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017 AS PART OF THEIR ACCOUNTABILITY
00:02:50 AND TRANSPARENCY PROVISIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE FUNDS THE
00:02:54 CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION REQUIRES THE
00:02:57 ADOPTION OF AN ANNUAL PROJECT LIST PRIOR TO CITIES
00:02:58 AND COUNTIES RECEIVING THE FUNDS SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC
00:03:01 WORKS STREET RESURFACING PROGRAM HAS IDENTIFIED FIVE
00:03:05 PROJECTS TO RECEIVE NEXT YEAR'S ARMORY FUNDS, WHICH INCLUDES
00:03:08 150 BLOCKS THROUGHOUT SAN FRANCISCO.
00:03:12 DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN IS A MAP OF THE PROPOSED BLOCKS TO
00:03:16 BE REPAVED WITH THE LEGEND INDICATING WHICH ARE SUPPORTED
00:03:17 BY ARMORY FUNDS AS WELL AS BLOCKS THAT ARE TO BE FUNDED BY
00:03:21 OTHER SOURCES. ATTACHED TO THE RESOLUTION IS
00:03:24 THE COMPLETE PROJECT LIST DETAILING THOSE 150
00:03:28 SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED BLOCKS. >> ALL OF THESE PROJECTS ARE
00:03:31 CURRENTLY IN THE DESIGN PHASE AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE
00:03:33 ADVERTISED FOR CONSTRUCTION IN THIS CALENDAR YEAR OR IN THE
00:03:37 FIRST HALF OF 2027. >> I'LL TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY
00:03:40 TO NOTE THAT ARMORY FUNDS ARE JUST ONE SLICE OF THE PIE THAT
00:03:43 MAKES UP OUR ANNUAL ROAD RESURFACING FUNDING.
00:03:46 WE PAY FOR OUR STREETS USING A VARIETY OF SOURCES INCLUDING
00:03:48 GENERAL FUND CERTIFICATES A PARTICIPATION STATE LOCAL
00:03:50 PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM PROP L PROP A HIGHWAY USERS TAX ACCOUNT
00:03:57 AND OUR MRA. THE DISTRIBUTION OF PROJECTS IS
00:04:01 BASED ON A COMBINATION OF FACTORS INCLUDING THE PAVEMENT
00:04:02 CONDITION INDEX PROJECT READINESS AND FUNDING
00:04:05 AVAILABILITY. WE PRIORITIZE MULTIMODAL
00:04:09 CORRIDORS THAT ALIGN WITH BROADER VISION ZERO AND CLIMATE
00:04:12 RESILIENCY GOALS ENSURING SAFER AND MORE SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL
00:04:15 OPTIONS ACROSS ALL NEIGHBORHOODS.
00:04:19 I WANT TO NOTE WE ARE REQUESTING A CLERICAL AMENDMENT
00:04:20 ON PAGE TWO CORRECTING THE NUMBER OF BLOCKS THIS FUNDING
00:04:23 WILL ADDRESS FROM 165 TO 150. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
00:04:28 CONSIDERATION. I'M JOINED TODAY BY MEMBERS OF
00:04:30 THE STREET RESURFACING TEAM AND TOGETHER WE ARE HAPPY TO
00:04:33 ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
00:04:35 THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
00:04:36 AND I DON'T SEE ANYONE ON THE ROSTER WITH QUESTIONS.
00:04:44 RIGHT? NO QUESTIONS?
00:04:44 NO COMMENTS. LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON
00:04:48 THE SITE IN PLACE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
00:04:52 LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION WILL NOW HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT
00:04:53 RELATED TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE.
00:04:55 IF YOU HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM PLEASE COME FORWARD
00:04:57 TO THE LECTERN. >> MADAM CHAIR IT APPEARS WE
00:05:00 HAVE NO SPEAKERS. OKAY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS
00:05:03 ITEM IS NOW CLOSED. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION
00:05:07 THAT WE ADOPT THE CLERICAL AMENDMENT AS READ INTO THE
00:05:11 RECORD BY STAFF AND THEN THAT WE SEND THE ENTIRE THING TO THE
00:05:15 FULL BOARD WITH A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION.
00:05:19 >> MOTIONS EACH OFFERED BY THE CHAIR THE FIRST THAT THE
00:05:22 RESOLUTION BE AMENDED AND THE SECOND THAT THE RESOLUTION BE
00:05:23 RECOMMENDED AS AMENDED TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THOSE
00:05:27 MOTIONS. VICE CHAIR CHIN CHEN I MEMBER
00:05:30 MORMON MAHMOOD I CHAIR I MELGAR I MADAM CHAIR THERE ARE THREE
00:05:34 EYES ON THOSE TWO MOTIONS. >> THANK YOU.
00:05:36 THAT PASSES OKAY LET'S GO TO ITEM NUMBER TWO PLEASE MR.
00:05:41 CLERK. >> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A
00:05:42 RESOLUTION DECLARING THE INTENTION OF THE BOARD OF
00:05:45 SUPERVISORS TO RENEW AND EXPAND A PROPERTY BASED BUSINESS
00:05:48 IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT KNOWN AS THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY BENEFIT
00:05:50 DISTRICT AND TO LEVY A MULTI-YEAR ASSESSMENT ON ALL
00:05:53 PARCELS IN THE DISTRICT APPROVING THE MANAGEMENT
00:05:56 DISTRICT PLAN AND ENGINEER'S REPORT AND PROPOSED BOUNDARIES
00:06:00 MAP FOR THE DISTRICT ORDERING AND SETTING A TIME AND PLACE
00:06:04 FOR A PUBLIC HEARING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SITTING AS
00:06:05 A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. APPROVING THE FORM OF THE
00:06:08 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND ASSESSMENT BALLOT
00:06:12 PROCEEDING AND ASSESSMENT BALLOT DIRECTING ENVIRONMENTAL
00:06:13 FINDINGS AND DIRECTING THE CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
00:06:17 SUPERVISORS TO GIVE NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING
00:06:18 AND BALLOTING AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
00:06:19 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO MS..
00:06:24 HAZLEWOOD FOR A PRESENTATION I WILL ACKNOWLEDGE AS SUPERVISOR
00:06:28 SAUTER THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU CHAIR AND THANK YOU
00:06:31 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR HAVING ME TODAY.
00:06:35 I JUST WANT TO BRIEFLY SPEAK TO THIS BEFORE WE HEAR A
00:06:36 PRESENTATION. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A
00:06:39 RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO RENEW AND EXPAND THE DOWNTOWN
00:06:43 COMMUNITY BENEFIT DISTRICT. AND I INTRODUCED THIS AT THE
00:06:46 APRIL 28TH BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING.
00:06:50 AND IN THAT INTRODUCTION I SPOKE TO MY CONFIDENCE IN THIS
00:06:51 ORGANIZATION. AND SO I WANT TO USE MY TIME
00:06:54 TODAY MORE SO TO SPEAK, TO SOME OF THE THE TECHNICAL STEPS THAT
00:06:58 ARE BEFORE YOU HERE TODAY. FIRST, YOU KNOW, YOU MAY HEAR
00:07:02 THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY BENEFIT DISTRICT AND DOWNTOWN ASSET
00:07:05 PARTNERSHIP USED SOMEWHAT INTERCHANGEABLY.
00:07:09 THE CBD IS MANAGED BY THE DOWNTOWN S.F. PARTNERSHIP
00:07:13 AND THAT WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED IN 2019 AND THEY HAVE MADE NOW
00:07:16 THE DECISION TO RENEW EARLY IN ORDER TO UPDATE THEIR BUDGET
00:07:20 TO MEET THE NEEDS THE DISTRICT EXPAND BOUNDARIES, GAIN SUPPORT
00:07:24 FROM PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN AND DELIVER ENHANCED SERVICES
00:07:28 FOR THE DISTRICT. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE HOW
00:07:31 CLEARLY THEY'VE LAID OUT THOSE ENHANCED SERVICES.
00:07:36 IF YOU GO TO THEIR WEBSITE THERE'S A REALLY NICE PAGE THAT
00:07:37 SPEAKS TO WHAT EXISTS TODAY AND WHAT THIS EARLY EXPANSION
00:07:40 WOULD WOULD GAIN AND I THINK IT PUTS IT OUT IN STARK TERMS THE
00:07:44 BENEFITS TO TO DOWNTOWN AND TO THE TO THE SMALL BUSINESSES
00:07:50 AND PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN. AND IT IS AS I SHARED EARLIER,
00:07:54 YOU KNOW, IT IS ALLOWABLE BUT SOMEWHAT UNUSUAL FOR THE EARLY
00:07:59 RENEWAL. I THINK IT SPEAKS TO THE
00:08:00 CONFIDENCE IN THE MOMENTUM OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND OF
00:08:02 DOWNTOWN. THIS PART OF THE LEGISLATIVE
00:08:05 PROCESS IS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW TO CONSIDER AUTHORIZING A
00:08:07 SPECIAL BALLOTING PROCEDURE SO THAT BALLOTS WILL BE MAILED TO
00:08:10 ALL PROPERTY OWNERS. THAT MAILING IS TENTATIVE FOR
00:08:14 JUNE SIX, 2026, OPENING A 45 DAY BALLOT WINDOW.
00:08:21 AND THE ACTION BEFORE YOU TODAY WOULD AUTHORIZE THAT SPECIAL
00:08:22 VOTING PROCEDURE. IT IS NOT A VOTE ON THE CBD
00:08:25 RENEWAL ITSELF. THE PUBLIC HEARING ITSELF WILL
00:08:28 ALSO PROVIDE A ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR QUESTIONS
00:08:32 PUBLIC COMMENT UP DISCUSSION BEFORE THE BOARD ULTIMATELY
00:08:37 CONSIDERS THE RENEWAL OF THE DISTRICT.
00:08:38 I APPRECIATE ROBBIE SILVER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE DOWNTOWN S.F.
00:08:42 PARTNERSHIP, ITS BOARD MANY PROPERTY OWNERS
00:08:44 AND STAKEHOLDERS WHO SHAPE IT AND THOSE ARE MY REMARKS.
00:08:49 I KNOW WE HAVE JACKIE HAZELWOOD WHO IS A PARTNER IN ALL OF THIS
00:08:52 WORK HERE FOR A PRESENTATION FROM IWD.
00:08:55 THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SUPERVISOR SAUTER.
00:08:57 WELCOME. AS HAZELWOOD.
00:08:59 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
00:09:00 CHAIR MUNGER VICE CHAIR CHEN SUPERVISOR MAHMOOD
00:09:03 AND SUPERVISOR SAUTER. MY NAME IS JACKIE HAZELWOOD
00:09:05 AND I'M THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT DISTRICT PROGRAM DIRECTOR HERE
00:09:08 AT AWB. BEFORE I BEGIN I DO WANT TO
00:09:11 JUST EXPRESS THANKS TO CASEY AHOLIC WHO'S HERE WITH ME FROM
00:09:13 OUR CPD TEAM AT AWB FOR HER EFFORTS ON THIS ITEM
00:09:16 AND BEYOND. I'M HERE TO PRESENT ON THE
00:09:19 RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO RENEW AND EXPAND THE DOWNTOWN
00:09:21 COMMUNITY BENEFIT DISTRICT WHICH IS MANAGED BY THE
00:09:24 NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION KNOWN AS THE DOWNTOWN S.F. PARTNERSHIP.
00:09:27 >> A SUPERVISOR OF SADR STATED. THIS ITEM WILL AUTHORIZE A
00:09:31 SPECIAL ASSESSMENT BALLOT PROCEDURE TO RENEW AND EXPAND
00:09:32 THE DOWNTOWN CBD FOR A TEN YEAR TERM.
00:09:37 >> SO THOUGH I KNOW THERE'S FAMILIARITY FROM THE COMMITTEE
00:09:39 AROUND THE CBD PROCESS GIVEN OCEAN AVENUE ASSOCIATION'S
00:09:42 RENEWAL LAST YEAR WITH SUPERVISOR MELGAR
00:09:44 AND SUPERVISOR CHEN SUPPORTING THAT I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE AN
00:09:46 OVERVIEW FOR CONTEXT ON THIS ITEM.
00:09:49 >> SO EVERY TEN TO 15 YEARS A CBD IS MANDATED BY STATE LAW TO
00:09:53 RENEW THEIR DISTRICT BY REENGAGING PROPERTY OWNERS,
00:09:57 DEMONSTRATING COMMUNITY SUPPORTS AND SEEKING CITY
00:09:58 APPROVAL. TODAY MARKS THE START OF THE
00:10:01 LEGISLATIVE PROCESS NEEDED TO MOVE RENEWAL FORWARD FOR THE
00:10:05 DOWNTOWN AS A PARTNERSHIP. SO THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
00:10:08 CENTERS ON THREE STEPS. >> THE FIRST, WHICH IS WHERE WE
00:10:09 ARE TODAY IS THE MEETING OF A PETITION THRESHOLD IN WHICH
00:10:13 PETITIONS REPRESENTING 30% OF THE TOTAL PROPOSED ASSESSMENT
00:10:16 FOR THE DISTRICT ARE RECEIVED. THE SECOND IS A DEPARTMENT OF
00:10:20 ELECTIONS ADMINISTERED BALLOT PROCESS.
00:10:23 AND THE THIRD IS A FINAL PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE BOARD OF
00:10:27 SUPERVISORS SITTING AS A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
00:10:28 >> IN APRIL THE DOWNTOWN CBD SURPASSED THE REQUIRED 30%
00:10:34 THRESHOLD WHICH TRIGGERED THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY.
00:10:37 >> IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT AFTER THE PETITIONS WERE MAILED
00:10:41 OUT WE DID IDENTIFY A CLERICAL ERROR IN THE PETITION MATERIALS
00:10:45 IN WHICH THE PROPOSED TERM OF THE DISTRICT WAS NOTED
00:10:49 INCORRECTLY IN ONE SPOT STATING THE DISTRICT TERM WOULD END ON
00:10:50 JUNE 30TH 2035 RATHER THAN JUNE 30TH 2036.
00:10:56 IT WAS NOTED CORRECTLY IN OTHER PARTS OF THE PETITION PACKET.
00:10:57 THIS ERROR WAS FLAGGED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR
00:11:01 REVIEW AND GUIDANCE. FOLLOWING THAT REVIEW THE CITY
00:11:04 ATTORNEY ADVISED THAT CORRECTIVE NOTICES IDENTIFYING
00:11:08 AND CLARIFYING THE ERROR BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL AFFECTED
00:11:09 PROPERTY OWNERS VIA BOTH EMAIL AND MAIL.
00:11:13 THE CBT DISTRIBUTED THE CLARIFICATION NOTICE VIA EMAIL
00:11:16 ON FRIDAY APRIL 24TH AND MAILED HARDCOPY NOTICES TO ALL
00:11:19 PROPERTY OWNERS ON MONDAY APRIL 27TH.
00:11:22 ASIDE FROM THE RESPONSES THANKING THE DISTRICT FOR FOR
00:11:26 THE CLARIFICATION THE CBD HAS NOT RECEIVED ADDITIONAL FOLLOW
00:11:29 UP OR CONCERNS FROM PROPERTY OWNERS REGARDING THE CORRECT
00:11:32 THE CORRECTION NOTICE. >> BEYOND THIS I'D LIKE TO
00:11:34 HIGHLIGHT THAT TODAY'S ACTION AGAINST SUPERVISOR ORDER STATED
00:11:37 AUTHORIZES THE SPECIAL BALLOTING PROCEDURE.
00:11:41 >> THIS IS NOT A VOTE TO RENEW THE CBD ITSELF.
00:11:42 UPON APPROVAL OF TODAY'S ITEMS, PREPARATIONS WILL BE MADE TO
00:11:45 MAIL BALLOTS TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WITH BALLOTS GOING OUT
00:11:49 TENTATIVELY JUNE 6TH, 2026, OPENING A 45 DAY BALLOT PERIOD.
00:11:52 >> THE BALLOT PERIOD CLOSES AT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON
00:11:56 JULY 21ST 2026 WHERE BALLOTS ARE TABULATED THAT VERY SAME
00:11:59 DAY IF MORE THAN 50% OF THE VOTES RECEIVED ARE IN SUPPORT.
00:12:03 THE BOARD MAY RENEW THE TBD IF APPROVED, SERVICES FOR THE
00:12:06 RENEWED CBD WILL COMMENCE ON JANUARY 1ST, 2027.
00:12:08 >> SO THAT'S THE PROCESS. >> NOW TO FOCUS ON THE CBD
00:12:13 ITSELF, THE DOWNTOWN S.F. PARTNERSHIP IS A COMMUNITY
00:12:16 BENEFIT DISTRICT THAT SERVES THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT
00:12:19 AND SURROUNDING DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOODS.
00:12:21 FORMED IN 2019, THE ORGANIZATION FUNDS ENHANCE
00:12:23 SERVICES FROM STREET LEVEL AMBASSADORS TO PUBLIC SPACE
00:12:26 ACTIVATION THROUGH ASSESSMENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE
00:12:29 DISTRICT BOUNDARY. >> SOME NOTABLE INITIATIVES
00:12:31 SINCE THEIR ESTABLISHMENT INCLUDE THE LAUNCH OF THEIR
00:12:34 CLEAN AND SAFE PROGRAM IN DECEMBER 2020.
00:12:36 MORE DEDICATED AMBASSADOR TEAMS SUPPORT CLEANLINESS, SAFETY
00:12:41 AND HOSPITALITY. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LET'S GLOW
00:12:42 SAFE IN DECEMBER 2021 WHICH IS NOW IN SAN FRANCISCO A HOLIDAY
00:12:49 TRADITION WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ATTENDEES AND OVER
00:12:51 $26 MILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2021.
00:12:55 >> THEY COMPLETED THEIR PUBLIC REALM ACTION PLAN IN JULY OF
00:12:58 2020 TO A COMPREHENSIVE VISION FOR TRANSFORMING DOWNTOWN
00:13:03 STREETS AND PUBLIC SPACES. THEY OPENED THE LANDING AT
00:13:04 LATEST WHARF JULY 20, 23, WHICH WAS AN ACTIVATED PUBLIC PLAZA
00:13:08 WITH SEATING EVENTS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMING.
00:13:11 THEY LAUNCHED THE CALIFORNIANS FIRST ENTERTAINMENT ZONE ALONG
00:13:13 FRONT STREET IN SEPTEMBER 2024 AND THEY OPENED THE DOWNTOWN
00:13:17 GATEWAY IN AUGUST OF 2025 WHICH IS THAT NEW ENTRY POINT WITH
00:13:21 SEATING LANDSCAPING AN ICONIC HEART S.F. SIGN ON MARKET
00:13:25 STREET. >> SO WHY WERE NEW EARLY FOR
00:13:28 THIS DISTRICT? BUILDING ON THE MOMENTUM AND IN
00:13:32 RESPONSE TO PROPERTY OWNER AND STAKEHOLDER SUPPORT THE
00:13:33 DISTRICT IS NOW PURSUING THIS EARLY RENEWAL.
00:13:36 >> THEY'RE RENEWING BEFORE THEIR CURRENT TERM EXPIRES
00:13:39 IN 2035 WHICH WILL ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO UPDATE ITS BUDGET,
00:13:43 EXPAND ITS BOUNDARIES AND DELIVER ENHANCED SERVICES.
00:13:45 THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO MAKE THESE CHANGES WITHOUT THIS FORMAL
00:13:47 RENEWAL PROCESS. >> OKAY.
00:13:50 SO AS NOTED EARLIER, THE RENEWED TERM RUNS TEN YEARS
00:13:55 JANUARY 20TH, 27 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST 2036.
00:13:57 WHAT THIS RENEWAL? THE DISTRICT EXPANDS
00:14:01 SIGNIFICANTLY FROM ROUGHLY 43 TO 70 BLOCKS FOLLOWING DIRECT
00:14:04 ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PORT. THE DISTRICT ADDS PORT SIDE
00:14:09 FRONTAGE ALONG THE MARKET AREA REPRESENTED BY THAT RED ZONE ON
00:14:12 THE MAP THERE. >> THE EXPANDED DISTRICT
00:14:14 ENCOMPASSES 840 PARCELS ACROSS THREE DIFFERENT ZONES
00:14:18 REPRESENTING DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SERVICE.
00:14:19 THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT IN JACKSON SQUARE IN PURPLE ON
00:14:22 THE MAP THE EMBARCADERO IN GREEN ON THE MAP AND THE
00:14:26 PORT IN THAT RED ORANGE AREA. >> SO THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT
00:14:32 BUDGET IS AROUND $11 MILLION AND THE TOTAL BUDGET FOR THE
00:14:39 DISTRICT IS AROUND $11.3 MILLION.
00:14:40 EXAMPLES OF SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER EACH CATEGORY INCLUDE THE
00:14:43 FOLLOWING SO CLEAN, SAFE AND PLACEMAKING.
00:14:44 THEY'RE EXPANDING SOME OF THEIR SERVICES IN THAT CATEGORY WITH
00:14:47 ADDITIONAL SIDEWALK SWEEPING PRESSURE WASHING DISTRICT
00:14:50 IDENTITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR
00:14:53 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS NEWLY FUNDED FOR
00:14:54 THROUGH ASSESSMENT DOLLARS WITH BUSINESS ATTRACTION
00:14:57 AND RETENTION SERVICES, GROUND FLOOR RECRUITMENT AND THEN
00:15:01 NEWLY THERE'S GOING TO BE A PARK OVERLAY THAT'S PROPOSED
00:15:02 HERE WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THIS NEXT
00:15:05 SLIDE. AND IT'S CONTINGENT UPON
00:15:06 EMBARCADERO PARKS RENOVATION. >> SO THE PARK OVERLAY SO THE
00:15:14 CITY IS CONSIDERING A SUBSTANTIAL REDESIGN OF OUR
00:15:16 PARK AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE, WHICH IS THIS FIVE ACRE SITE AT
00:15:19 THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE CBD. SO WE'VE COMPLETED THAT.
00:15:22 THE DOWNTOWN CBD WOULD PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES ABOVE
00:15:26 CITY BASELINE SECURITY MAINTENANCE ACTIVATION
00:15:30 AND SPECIAL EVENTS THROUGH A PARK OVERLAY ASSESSMENT.
00:15:31 >> THE OVERLAY ITSELF WILL NOT BE ENACTED UNTIL THE PARK IS
00:15:35 SIGNIFICANTLY CONSTRUCTED AND AN AGREEMENT IS REACHED
00:15:38 WITH REC AND PARK ON THE SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED.
00:15:42 >> THAT CAN HAPPEN NO SOONER THAN FISCAL YEAR 2029.
00:15:45 CREATING THE OVERLAY NOW AS A PART OF THIS RENEWAL GIVES THE
00:15:47 DISTRICT THE STRUCTURE AND FUNDING MECHANISM READY TO
00:15:50 ACTIVATE WHEN THAT PARK IS COMPLETE AND UPON THESE OTHER
00:15:53 FACTORS. THE TOTAL PARK OVERLAY BUDGET
00:15:57 IS $2.5 MILLION. >> THE BUDGET IS GROUNDED
00:16:00 IN ECONOMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF SUCCESSFUL URBAN PARKS
00:16:02 ACROSS MAJOR U.S. CITIES WHICH CONSISTENTLY SHOWED INCREASES
00:16:06 IN PROPERTY VALUES LEASING IN FOOT TRAFFIC.
00:16:09 ASSESSMENT RATES WILL BE STRUCTURED BY PROXIMITY TO THE
00:16:11 PARK. >> AND WITH THAT I JUST WANT TO
00:16:16 THANK THE COMMITTEES AND THANK YOU CHAIR MELGAR AND THE REST
00:16:20 OF THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU TO ROBBIE SILVER
00:16:21 AND THE REST OF THE DOWNTOWN AS A PARTNERSHIP.
00:16:23 THANK YOU TO THEIR STEERING COMMITTEE.
00:16:24 THANK YOU TO DAN KINGSLEY AND CHRIS FRIESE WHO ARE HERE
00:16:26 TODAY IN THE AUDIENCE. THANK YOU TO SUPERVISOR SAUTER
00:16:28 AND PARTICULARLY TO YOUR CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE BELL WHO'S BEEN
00:16:31 IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROCESS AND TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
00:16:33 ELECTIONS WHO'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED IN THE
00:16:35 REST OF THIS PROCESS. SO AT THIS POINT I WOULD I
00:16:36 WOULD RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION OF INTENTION
00:16:39 AND IS HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
00:16:43 >> SUPERVISOR SAUTER THANK YOU, CHAIR.
00:16:46 JUST REAL QUICK BEFORE ANY OF THOSE QUESTIONS I DID WANT TO
00:16:50 MENTION TWO SMALL AMENDMENTS THAT WILL ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT
00:16:54 TO MOVE FORWARD TODAY AND ADOPT HARD COPIES ARE BEFORE YOU
00:16:57 AND THEY WERE EMAILED THIS MORNING AS WELL.
00:17:00 VERY SIMPLE. WE'RE JUST PUTTING IN THE DATE
00:17:01 OF THE INTENDED COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HEARING FOR THIS
00:17:05 RENEWAL. AND SO YOU'LL SEE THAT DATE
00:17:08 BEING JULY 21ST, 2026 INSERTED IN TWO PLACES AS THE AMENDMENTS
00:17:12 CALL OUT. THOSE ARE ON PAGE FIVE, LINE 13
00:17:16 AND PAGE SEVEN LINES 20 TO 21 AND AGAIN JUST INSERT
00:17:19 IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE DATE FOR JULY 21ST 2026 NEXT.
00:17:23 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS.
00:17:27 BEFORE I GO TO YOU SUPERVISOR CHEN BRYCE HERE CHEN I JUST
00:17:31 WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION SO I WAS REALLY INTERESTED IN THE
00:17:37 CONFIGURATION OF THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE CBD WITH REC
00:17:39 PARK OVER THE PARK BECAUSE ON OCEAN AVENUE WE ALSO HAVE THIS
00:17:46 OPEN SPACE AT UNITY PLAZA THAT IS CLEANED BY THE CBD OWNED BY
00:17:52 MTA. BUT IT'S YOU KNOW LIKE THESE
00:17:54 ARRANGEMENTS SEEM TO BE LIKE ONE OFFS EVERY TIME THERE IS
00:18:00 ONE AND WE KIND OF REINVENT YOU KNOW, THE MOU WHAT HAPPENS?
00:18:03 AND SO I WONDERED IF YOU THINK THAT IT WOULD BEHOOVE US TO
00:18:07 LIKE STANDARDIZE HOW THAT HAPPENS GOING FORWARD BETWEEN
00:18:11 CBDS AND THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT OWN REAL
00:18:15 ESTATE WHERE THERE'S OPEN SPACE OR RECREATION SPACE THAT IS
00:18:18 WITHIN THE CBD BOUNDARIES? >> YEAH, CERTAINLY I THINK THAT
00:18:22 THERE'S DEFINITELY OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.
00:18:24 IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE STARTED TALKING ABOUT WITH REC
00:18:25 AND PARK AS A PART OF THIS PROCESS.
00:18:26 I THINK IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA IT'S ALSO DEPENDENT ON SPACE
00:18:30 ITSELF, RIGHT? LIKE YOU KNOW LOOKING AT
00:18:33 EMBARCADERO PLAZA WHERE THAT IS NOW IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE
00:18:35 ACCESSIBLE THAN AREAS IN WHICH THINGS MIGHT BE BOUNDED BY
00:18:38 GRASS OR BY SIDEWALK BUT CERTAINLY THERE'S AN
00:18:41 OPPORTUNITY TO STANDARDIZE THAT MOVING FORWARD AND WE CONTINUE
00:18:45 TO BE IN TALKS WITH REC AND PARK THROUGHOUT THE REST OF
00:18:46 THIS PROCESS, PARTICULARLY AROUND THE PARK OVERLAY PIECE.
00:18:49 >> OKAY. THANK YOU.
00:18:53 AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS, I UNDERSTAND THAT I DO THINK THAT
00:18:56 MAYBE WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT STANDARDIZING HOW THESE
00:18:57 RELATIONSHIPS GO. >> SUPERVISOR CHEN RIGHT.
00:19:04 THANK YOU VERY MUCH CHAIR UM, YOU KNOW WE ALSO HAVE OUR CBDS
00:19:07 IN THE SHOW 11 AND CBD HAS BECOME AN ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR
00:19:11 OUR COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS FROM CLEANING TO GREENING TO
00:19:15 ACTIVATION TO MAKE OUR STREETS MORE WELCOMING.
00:19:19 >> THEY ALSO ENABLE PROPERTY OWNERS AND RESIDENTS TO HAVE
00:19:23 DIRECT HANDS IN SHAPING OUR BUSINESS OUR COMMERCIAL AREAS.
00:19:27 SO GIVEN THE SUPPORT AMONG THE MAJORITY OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS
00:19:30 IN DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO PARTNERSHIP, I WOULD ALSO LIKE
00:19:32 TO EXTEND MY SUPPORT FOR RENEWAL OF THE CBD.
00:19:35 >> THANK YOU. >> OKAY.
00:19:42 THANK YOU. SO WITH THAT LET'S GO TO PUBLIC
00:19:43 COMMENT ON THIS ITEM PLEASE. >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
00:19:47 LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION WILL NOW HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT
00:19:48 RELATED TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO IF YOU HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT
00:19:51 FOR THIS ITEM YOU CAN LINE UP TO SPEAK ALONG THAT WALL
00:19:53 AND COME FORWARD SELECTMAN AND YOU MAY BEGIN.
00:19:55 >> RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS OF
00:19:58 THIS COMMITTEE AND THANK YOU AGAIN SUPERVISOR SAUTER FOR
00:19:59 SPONSORING THIS AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.
00:20:02 MY NAME IS ROBBIE SILVA. I'M THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF
00:20:06 THE DOWNTOWN AS A PARTNERSHIP. IN OBVIOUS SUPPORT OF SEEKING
00:20:10 OUR EARLY RENEWAL AND EXPANSION OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT
00:20:14 DISTRICT. GOING FOR AN EARLY RENEWAL IS
00:20:17 VERY SIGNIFICANT AND NOT EASY. NOT BEEN DONE BEFORE BUT IT IS
00:20:22 NECESSARY. THIS EFFORT FUNDAMENTALLY ABOUT
00:20:25 IS FUNDAMENTALLY ABOUT ENSURING DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO REMAINS
00:20:30 COMPETITIVE, RESILIENT AND POSITIONED POSITIONED FOR
00:20:34 LONG TERM RECOVERY AND GROWTH. >> OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS
00:20:38 OUR DOWNTOWN HAS FACED UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES FROM
00:20:41 THE IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC SHIFTS IN OFFICE UTILIZATION TO
00:20:45 INCREASING PRESSURE ON PUBLIC REALM MAINTENANCE, SAFETY
00:20:49 AND ECONOMIC VITALITY. AT THE SAME TIME, EXPECTATIONS
00:20:52 FOR CLEAN STREETS, SAFE ENVIRONMENTS AND VIBRANT PUBLIC
00:20:56 SPACES HAVE ONLY INCREASED. THE REALITY IS THAT PROPERTY
00:21:01 OWNERS, BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ARE ASKING FOR
00:21:04 MORE SERVICES, MORE ACTIVATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
00:21:08 AND STRONGER COORDINATION THAN EVER BEFORE.
00:21:11 AN EARLY RENEWAL ALLOWS US TO PROACTIVELY RESPOND TO THOSE
00:21:15 NEEDS RATHER THAN WAITING FOR THOSE CHALLENGES TO INTENSIFY.
00:21:19 RENEWAL IS NOT SIMPLY AROUND CONTINUING EXISTING SERVICES.
00:21:23 IT IS ABOUT EVOLVING THE DISTRICT TO MEET THE NEEDS OF
00:21:27 NOW AND THE FUTURE OF DOWNTOWN. EXPANSION ALLOWS US TO BRING
00:21:31 TOGETHER THE EMBARCADERO WHICH INCLUDES THE NEW PARK AND THE
00:21:35 PORT INTO A UNIFIED STRATEGY FOCUSED ON CLEAN AND SAFE
00:21:39 SERVICES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC SPACE ACTIVATION
00:21:43 AND ADVOCACY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
00:21:44 CONSIDERATION TODAY. >> THANK YOU FOR COMMENTS.
00:21:47 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR MELGAR.
00:21:54 VICE CHAIR CHEN SUPERVISOR MAHMUD AND SUPERVISOR SOUDER.
00:21:59 MY NAME IS DAN KINGSLEY. I'M A BOARD MEMBER OF THE
00:22:02 DOWNTOWN S.F. PARTNERSHIP. >> AS THE MAYOR STATED IN THE
00:22:05 STATE OF THE CITY IN JANUARY, OUR RECOVERY IS UNDERWAY BUT
00:22:09 THERE IS STILL WORK TO DO. >> THE FOOT TRAFFIC DOWNTOWN IS
00:22:14 AT ONLY 50% OF THE PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS AND THE SALES TAX
00:22:18 REVENUE IS ONLY TWO THIRDS OF THE PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS.
00:22:22 >> IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
00:22:25 AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BUDGETS HAVE BEEN REDUCED
00:22:27 BECAUSE OF THE DEFICIT WHICH HAS MEANT A LOSS OF FUNDING FOR
00:22:31 THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT DISTRICTS .
00:22:33 >> BUT THIS THE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE DISTRICT UNDERSTAND IT'S
00:22:38 OUR OBLIGATION TO TAKE UP A LOT OF THIS WORK AND NOT RELY ON
00:22:42 THE CITY GOVERNMENT TO DO IT FOR US.
00:22:43 IN SOME EXAMPLES OF THIS RENEWAL WE'LL EXPAND SERVICES
00:22:47 SUCH AS THE TWO AMBASSADORS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW FROM 6
00:22:53 A.M. TO 8 P.M.. WE WILL HAVE FOUR AMBASSADORS
00:22:55 FROM 5 A.M. TO 10 P.M.. INSTEAD OF CLEANING THE STREETS
00:22:59 TWICE A DAY THEY'LL BE CLEANED FOUR TIMES A DAY.
00:23:03 AND THIS AND THE POWER WASHING WILL TAKE PLACE EVERY FOUR
00:23:06 WEEKS INCLUDING EVERY WEEK ON MARKET STREET.
00:23:07 >> SO WE BELIEVE THAT THE WORK THAT OUR ORGANIZATION HAS DONE
00:23:13 HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THE RECOVERY FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
00:23:17 BUT AS I SAID EARLIER, WE NO LONGER LIVE IN AN ERA WHERE WE
00:23:21 CAN EXPECT CITY HALL TO TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING FOR US
00:23:22 AND WE'RE PREPARED TO DO THAT OURSELVES.
00:23:25 >> AND IN ORDER TO DO THAT WE NEED AN EARLY RENEWAL.
00:23:28 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
00:23:30 DO YOU HAVE ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM?
00:23:35 >> AND AFTER THIS SPEAKER IF WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO
00:23:37 GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT YOU CAN LINE UP TO SPEAK ALONG THAT
00:23:40 WALL. >> GOOD AFTERNOON CHRIS FRIAS
00:23:43 RED CODE DEVELOPMENT I CHAIR THE RENEWAL COMMITTEE WITH DAN
00:23:47 AND BOARD MEMBER ON THE DOWNTOWN S.F. PARTNERSHIP BOARD
00:23:50 . I SPEAK FROM THE UNIQUE
00:23:51 EXPERIENCE OF ALSO CHAIRING A SIMILAR BID DOWN IN DOWNTOWN
00:23:55 SAN JOSE. I'VE BEEN ON THAT BID FOR NINE
00:23:58 YEARS. I CAN SPEAK TO THE MY
00:23:59 EXPERIENCES HERE. I HAVE BEEN A CONTINUAL
00:24:02 INVESTOR BOTH IN THE PROPERTIES DOWNTOWN.
00:24:05 AS A RESULT OF THAT AND WE OWN HARRINGTON'S WHICH IS A SMALL
00:24:10 BUSINESS OPERATING BUSINESS SO I CAN SPEAK TO THE SUCCESS OF
00:24:13 THIS ORGANIZATION TO THE IMPACTS OF WHAT I SEE DAY TO
00:24:17 DAY ON THE STREET LEVEL BOTH FROM AN INVESTMENT STANDPOINT
00:24:20 AND A SMALL BUSINESS OPERATING STANDPOINT.
00:24:24 I BELIEVE IN THIS ORGANIZATION I WHOLEHEARTEDLY BELIEVE IN AN
00:24:26 EARLY RENEWAL AND EXPANSION. I THINK EXPANDING THE
00:24:29 BOUNDARIES AS PROPOSED REALLY ALLOW THE ORGANIZATION TO SET
00:24:33 UP FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS OF SUCCESS AND MAKE SOME OF THE
00:24:40 EXAMPLES THAT DAN JUST REFERENCED SOME OF THOSE KIND
00:24:44 OF INSTANCES WHERE WE WISH WE HAD MORE HORSEPOWER.
00:24:45 AND GIVING THIS TEAM THE HORSEPOWER IT CAN TO REALLY
00:24:49 DRIVE THE RECOVERY WE ALL KNOW IS POSSIBLE.
00:24:53 SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. VERY SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT'S BEING
00:24:56 PROPOSED AND THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR COMMENTS.
00:25:00 DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER SPEAKERS FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO?
00:25:02 MADAM CHAIR. >> OKAY.
00:25:04 PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM IS NOW CLOSED.
00:25:08 I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT THE AMENDMENTS
00:25:12 THAT WERE READ INTO THE RECORD BY SUPERVISOR SÖDER PLEASE
00:25:16 AND THEN THAT WE SEND THE AMENDED LEGISLATION TO THE FULL
00:25:20 BOARD WITH A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED.
00:25:24 >> TWO MOTIONS BOTH OFFERED BY THE CHAIR THE FIRST TO AMEND
00:25:28 THE RESOLUTION TO SCHEDULE THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HEARING
00:25:31 DATE FOR JULY 21ST, 2026 AND THE SECOND TO SEND THE
00:25:32 RESOLUTION AS AMENDED TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WITH THE
00:25:35 RECOMMENDATION OF THE LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE ON
00:25:39 THOSE MOTIONS. FIRST YOUR 1010 I REMEMBER
00:25:42 MAHMOOD MAHMOOD I CHAIR MELGAR I MELGAR I MADAM CHAIR THERE
00:25:46 ARE THREE EYES ON THOSE TWO MOTIONS.
00:25:49 >> OKAY THAT MOTION PASSES. CONGRATULATIONS.
00:25:51 DO WE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE ON OUR AGENDA?
00:25:53 MR. CLERK THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS.
00:25:54 >> WE ARE ADJOURNED