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Jessica Look (San Francisco Planning Department) said the study will center equity and city policy objectives while supporting 1 Treasure Island and other stakeholders. BluePoint Planning principal Mindy Craig told the board the project will produce several deliverables this spring and summer, including a visitor'market and visitation projection report, stakeholder engagement results, and recommended governance and funding options for nonprofit park partners.

Orca Consulting (subconsultant) described the team's approach to visitation projections. Al Shaclick said the work will quantify target markets (island residents, the Bay Area population and regional tourists), compare the island parks to local and West Coast park comparables, and produce annual, monthly and hourly visitation profiles to inform park sizing, parking and transit planning, visitor amenities, environmental assessment and staffing models.

Mindy Craig said the study will combine a visitor market analysis, stakeholder interviews and focus groups (including three resident focus groups on the island), and a racial equity analysis led by an equity specialist on the team. Deliverables include a decision tool to help TIDA, 1 Treasure Island and potential nonprofit partners decide when and how to form partnerships, governance options, and revenue/sustainability models tied to phased park build'out.

Board members emphasized that the island is a \"hybrid\" park system with both urban features and natural areas and asked consultants to account for that mix when comparing to other parks. Directors also stressed the importance of transportation access and targeted outreach to communities that may face barriers to visiting (for example Chinatown seniors and other transit'dependent populations). Rec and Park and TIDA staff said the visitation work will support ongoing operational and staffing planning.

Consultants said they will report back in April with preliminary findings and complete the final reports by late summer 2025. The consultant team includes BluePoint Planning as prime, Orca Consulting for visitation analysis, Jamila Jordan for equity strategy and Charlie McCabe for nonprofit strategy, with CMG as an advisor for parks and design context.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of San Francisco - Video Open Video Only in Windows Media Player - Feb 12, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A consultant team led by BluePoint Planning and Orca Consulting kicked off a study to assess nonprofit partnerships, visitation forecasts and equity strategies for Treasure Island parks, with a final report expected this summer.","taxTitle","San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California","taxId",5751,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6666867,"TIDA board presses to preserve arts funding after staff report shows zero arts line in draft budget",749,4496000,5245000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2303424-a19c60caf69f65197c7aa814a3a0c7ad&start=4496&end=5245","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2303424-a19c60caf69f65197c7aa814a3a0c7ad/thumbnail_4496000.jpg","/articles/6666867/San-Francisco-City/San-Francisco-County/California/TIDA-board-presses-to-preserve-arts-funding-after-staff-report-shows-zero-arts-line-in-draft-budget","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6666867-365ae6af05309b9dc5bc6382ee96d969/orig.mp4?Expires=1771153382&Signature=YKVktBZ8onDlxS5LXqPzTDOOMozjiXKXSjUlLjzcPT63Zk0iuWHRtF0PRlRQ87hJYKk0t4KUzBD75oguiaz7qv-pSm1bUm2xZ1cstAn0SwOTfJHJX1J5z~lUGe1dz~S0I~tEtiAUnXOlUpT5s4Gc6hVMeNrvKLSZrUSkR-9UOL-zhWcJkPsmn~fXQ6J8DCDFbw5wE9~K7SHIgjz1krx1~NuIqcq3BnGYei1ZGLCMco9UMfYC8qYzmsCrUk9n768kZiazmuJfOa3Yp2ee5aiI2Z8Gy8bPE8LdOb1QiHBaMG1coR12BRr4h6qolVH3e4W8P5nQ4PgRAzgAn014Mm9sDg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Treasure Island Development Authority board on Feb. 12 discussed the authority'funded arts program and asked staff to make arts funding a higher priority after staff told the board the draft budget did not include a funded arts line for new installations.

TIDA'backed art on Treasure Island has been paid from a 1% art fee tied to vertical building permits; Bob (TIDA staff) told the board the authority has collected about $3.6 million in art fees to date but said the board'established expenditure authority for the program is larger (roughly $4.3 million) because prior budgets established continuing appropriations in expectation of future building permits that have not yet been pulled.

Mary (Arts Commission staff) described completed and planned works: Hiroshi Sugimoto's Point of Infinity on Panorama Park, a multi'photographer documentation project (2022'23), and a planned installation by artist Ned Kahn called Canopy of the Sky for Cityside Park. Mary said Canopy of the Sky is planned for May and that installation costs have been estimated; Bob told the board that completing the Cityside Park installation may require up to $180,000 in additional funds because of changes to the foundation design.

Several board members said public art is central to Treasure Island's identity and economic vitality. Board President Sen called having $0 in the arts line \"unacceptable\" and urged the board to find money in the budget. Director Richardson said the arts program has historically supported community activation and is key to the island'wide identity that TIDA is creating.

During approval of the overall authority budget, the board adopted a directive asking staff to \"seek and preserve any budget savings\" with the explicit intent of furthering the Treasure Island arts program. TIDA staff said they currently have about $700,000 in existing expenditure authority available for arts awards but that expenditure authority exceeds cash on hand because the program's full proposed appropriation was set in anticipation of vertical permits that have not yet produced additional art fee revenue.

Bob told the board that to commission future new permanent installations either new market'rate vertical construction would need to proceed (generating new art fees) or an outside source of funds would have to be identified. He said the upcoming Cityside Park installation would likely exhaust currently accrued funds unless alternative funding is secured.

Board members asked staff to return with options for using budget savings and for exploring outside funding sources and temporary public art solutions to maintain program momentum while vertical permits and developer contributions remain limited.

Quoted material in this article is taken from the meeting transcript and attributed to named speakers present at the meeting.","Board members urged staff to find savings to fund the Treasure Island arts program after staff noted no new art fee revenue; the board approved the overall TIDA budget and directed staff to prioritize arts funding from savings where possible.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6666872,"San Francisco Recreation and Parks to assume Treasure Island park operations; board approves two‑year budget",6152,980000,7132000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2303424-a19c60caf69f65197c7aa814a3a0c7ad&start=980&end=7132","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2303424-a19c60caf69f65197c7aa814a3a0c7ad/thumbnail_980000.jpg","/articles/6666872/San-Francisco-City/San-Francisco-County/California/San-Francisco-Recreation-and-Parks-to-assume-Treasure-Island-park-operations-board-approves-twoyear-budget","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6666872-6c549c306e606ed178d93a3f90ee7ead/orig.mp4?Expires=1771153382&Signature=P2jOkl1jKAkmJPl2ytmY4WIg8sRWpv74bv50uTjION5GIcbPv0mr5kB5lOKPB-ZWoJB9zMhI54-ZBDZSFT~Ch8w3GTYkCnLeFzsI4DrsB052l4qwL0zXEDPf~XavmFfVyFpwu2NKTGdTbdd4TStyuHU0S6ZMipUyz7qNkpMDOJLAUERSBk6hpshlHqM3mehhLz6YTvwFoN5RKZA7PuowUDL86J7J7sI8~iin52RnTmAlm0LsqJGQXOhH3cYnOk7pcO20XcgIcRGzudyBlgaLIPZ~~tF0oUndRER~1zxBDhoI5Ms2WgNCcIFtw8PxwpWdZW71ddDK8d8O6X5LLRed7g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","San Francisco's Recreation and Parks Department will take responsibility for day'to'day operations of parks on Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island beginning in fiscal 2026'27 under a phased plan presented to the Treasure Island Development Authority (TIDA) board on Feb. 12.

The board heard a detailed presentation from Phil Ginsberg, general manager of the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, and from Rec and Park staff including Director of Operations Eric Anderson and Director of Finance and Administration Antonio Guerra. Peter Somerville and other TIDA staff described a ramp'up that the agencies say will let Rec and Park hire, train and onboard staff before a full operational transfer scheduled for July 1, 2026.

Rec and Park described a two'year implementation window and an initial staffing and budget plan the department says is based on a parks asset model it has used for other acquisitions. Eric Anderson said Rec and Park's site analysis and a National Recreation and Parks Association'based model produced an initial estimate of 15 positions needed to manage roughly 86 acres that will be in Rec and Park'managed inventory by mid'2026. Anderson said the department expects to place a dedicated parks manager on the island during the ramp'up and to bring other crew members on two months before July 1, 2026, to allow for onboarding and training.

Antonio Guerra presented the two'year budget figures for the ramp'up. He described an initial labor and onboarding cost \"a little under\" $600,000 for the first year and a first full year operating staffing cost of about $2.9 million for the second year. Guerra also cited planned materials and supplies (roughly $50,000 in year one and $200,000 in year two) and said equipment and fleet needs would be addressed as part of a later-year estimate. Rec and Park staff said they expect to draw on citywide trades and specialty teams (for example arborists, painters and plumbers) as needed rather than station all trades permanently on the island.

Presenters emphasized that Rec and Park will deploy a larger natural resources team than on a typical park because Treasure Island's plant palette and native landscape features will require specialized horticultural care. Anderson said the department created a natural resource specialist classification several years ago and that those specialists will be part of the on'island team to help preserve the native planting approach used in the island parks.

Board members pressed TIDA and Rec and Park staff about interim oversight for the parks before Rec and Park assumes full responsibility. Director Sen and others said many planting beds and stormwater gardens have been in the ground for more than a year and required active horticultural attention to ensure long'term survivability. TIDA staff and Rec and Park confirmed Rec and Park has been active on site since January providing technical guidance, and TIDA staff said monthly memos from Rec and Park horticultural staff will describe near'term maintenance actions and decisions already underway (for example, replacements and removals in Panorama Park).

The board approved TIDA'wide budget documents for fiscal 2025'26 and 2026'27 at the same meeting. The approved authority budget groups city costs (work orders to city departments), subsidy budgets (developer and other subsidies for housing and parks), and the authority'cost budget (operations funded from TIDA leasing and other revenues). During budget discussion the board instructed staff to \"seek and preserve any budget savings\" and use available surplus as necessary to support the Treasure Island arts program; staff said they would return with draft language and implement the board'directed approach if possible.

TIDA staff said the board'approved budget for the authority was roughly $27 million for the coming year, down from the prior year primarily because of changes in the housing subsidy and the exclusion of a prior capital contribution. Staff noted several upward pressures in the coming year: salary and fringe increases, rising utility costs, and certain departmental work order increases. To balance the budget staff deferred submarine cable debt service to fiscal 2026 and reduced some one'time expenditures.

TIDA and Rec and Park staff said they will return to the board later this year with a draft memorandum of understanding (MOU) memorializing long'term roles and responsibilities, a more detailed multi'year staffing ramp plan tied to park build'out, and updated budget forecasts for the later build'out years.

Quotes in this article come from the meeting transcript and are attributed to speakers who appeared during the discussion. Direct quotes used in the text: \"We are fully committed to this partnership,\" (Phil Ginsberg) and \"the parks represent, when fully built out, it's gonna be an 8% increase to the Rec and Park managed parks\" (Eric Anderson). Where the transcript contained differing timing details, the article notes both statements rather than choosing between them.

Next steps include monthly horticulture memos from Rec and Park to TIDA staff, further summer presentations on long'range phasing and budgets, and a draft MOU for board review in the fall of 2025.","The Treasure Island Development Authority board heard a staffing and budget plan from San Francisco Recreation and Parks and approved the authority'wide budget for fiscal years 2025'26 and 2026'27, endorsing a phased handover of park operations to Rec and Park beginning fiscal 2026'27.","actionData","errors"]

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