Citizens Advisory Committee - November 3, 2021 - Minutes

BAYVIEW HUNTERS
POINT CITIZENS
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES (ADOPTED)
November 3, 2021
Start: 6:00 PM; End: ~8:15 PM
Held virtually via Webex
Order of Business:
1. Call to Order and Roll Call
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Devanshu Patel (Chair)
Philip Williams (Vice Chair)
Tim Chan
Kirk Davis
Dominica Henderson
Linda Jordan
Elaine Redus
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Bakari Adams
2. Approval of Minutes from Previous Meetings
Motion to Approve Draft Minutes from 10/06/21: Patel; 2nd: Davis
All in Favor: Chan, Davis, Henderson, Patel & Redus
Absent: Adams, Jordan & Williams
3. General Public Comment
No Public Comment.
4. Report from the City Administrator’s Office / San Francisco Planning
Department
[Discussion and Possible Action]
a. Resolution Making Findings to Allow Teleconferenced
Meetings under California Government Code Section 54953(e).
Motion to Adopt Resolution: Henderson; 2nd: Redus
All in Favor: Patel, Chan, Davis, Henderson & Redus
Absent: Adams, Jordan & Williams
5. New Business: Department and Project Sponsor Presentations
[Discussion and Possible Action]
a. 1440 Egbert Avenue: Presentation on proposed cannabis
cultivation site. Continued from October 6th, 2021.
Presenters: George Schevon (architect) & Darren Lam
(owner)
Discussion:
Question on Parking? How many employees?
o Response: The business anticipates that employers
would carpool and use public transportation. Right
now, the Project only includes one dedicated parking
space. There would be two Full-Time Employees and
a number of Part-Time Employees (up to 10).
Question on a Storefront (Yes or No)?
o Response: No Storefront. The business is only
pursuing a distribution license, which includes
package & pick-up to retailers.
Question on Hours of Operations?
o Response: 9am to 5pm
Question on Security (Yes or No)?
o Response: The business will have a Bay Alarm
system and a security guard.
The CAC would like the Business Owner to work on
activation of block & work formalize hiring relationship with
local organization.
The CAC would like to see additional outreach conducted
with neighborhood groups.
The CAC would like more information on jobs,
crime/security, traffic and parking.
[No Public Comment Received]
b. Cannabis in Bayview: Informational presentation from Planning
Department.
Presenters: Mike Christensen (SF Planning Department,
Liaison to Office of Cannabis)
Informational Only
Discussion:
Presentation on Memo to Bayview CAC on Cannabis
Cultivation and Cannabis Retail in Bayview
Expect to see cultivators and retailers who require
Conditional Use Authorization
New Applications for cultivation are appearing in the South
of Market neighborhood (since it is principally permitted in
that neighborhood). These facilities are smaller.
(Christensen)
Cultivation is not a permitted use in the majority of the City
In Bayview Industrial Triangle, new cannabis businesses
are prohibited
Concern on VOCs with cannabis businesses
Are all Equity Applicants?
What advice can you offer? Concern on impact to
community.
Relative to pipeline and incoming cannabis applications (in
last year, maybe one new application). Most applications
are legalization of an existing business. Most types of
industrial facilities don’t require a Conditional Use
Authorization. (Christensen)
[No Public Comment Received]
c. San Francisco Gateway, 749 Toland Street/2000 McKinnon
Ave: Information presentation from Project Sponsor on proposed
multi-story PDR facility measuring approximately 1,848,4000 gross
square feet.
Presenters: Mark Hansen (Prologis); Brian Liles (Architect)
Additional Attendees from Project Team: Banke Abioye,
Courtney Bell, Chloe Hanna-Korpi & Boe Hayward
Informational Only
Discussion:
Traffic Studies & the number of parking spaces. Issue of
location between 101-3rd Street. Ensure that trucks do not
come down 3rd Street.
Any prospective tenants (ie. Amazon)?
o Response: No specific tenant identified at this time
for future Project
Provide more information on economic & employment
benefits for future meetings.
Ensure that façade design on the upper levels is taken into
consideration. Don’t have it look like the jail in SoMa
The Project Team will ensure that future environmental
document to come back to Bayview CAC.
[No Public Comment Received]
6. Committee Members’ Comments and Announcements
Request for additional information on cannabis applications.
Ensure that the CAC is brought into the review later in process
(Chan)
7. Committee Members’ Proposed Future Agenda Items
Request for presentation on 5256 3rd Street (Williams)
Revisit the Project Questionnaire (Henderson)
Examine Cannabis & Community Benefits (Davis)
o Explore a Future Cannabis Forum (Patel)
Overview of Bayview Industrial Triangle (Chan)
o Median Income for Jobs (Chan)
o Explore Future Workshop for BIT (Williams)
8. Adjournment
Motion to Approve Draft Minutes: Williams; 2nd: Chan
All in Favor: Chan, Davis, Henderson, Jordan, Patel, Redus & Williams
Absent: Adams
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