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Police commission approves amended resolution to solicit tenants for 2300 Third Street
Summary
The Police Commission voted 4–2 to recommend transferring jurisdiction of the long-vacant police property at 2300 Third Street to the city's real estate office for a solicitation to secure tenancy, adding language to prioritize uses that further the police department's relationship with the neighborhood and asking for a return to the commission before final Board of Supervisors approval.
The San Francisco Police Commission voted 4–2 to recommend that the director of real estate solicit tenants for the long-vacant police property at 2300 Third Street, adopting amendments intended to preserve the site's public-service legacy and keep the commission involved in the final selection.
Commissioner Chan moved approval with the amendments read into the record; the roll call produced four ayes and two no votes. President Mazuka, Vice President Marshall, Commissioner De Jesus and Commissioner Chan voted in favor; Commissioners Kingsley and Turman opposed the measure.
John Updike, acting director of real estate, told the commission he had added language to the draft resolution to emphasize that a lease might be the best mechanism "to provide both some ability to manage future uses" and to recommend a solicitation process for tenancy rather than an immediate sale. Updike said the real estate office would act as the city's internal broker and return to the commission if the process yielded a candidate the commission wished to review.
Commissioners debated safeguards the commission should place in the recommendation. Commissioner Kingsley pressed for protections so the site would not be lost to uses inconsistent with the property's public-service history. Commissioner Chan proposed adding explicit wording that the solicitation "furthers whereas clause number 9" and that the director return to the commission to recommend a final tenant prior to the Board of Supervisors' approval. Updike said such input was possible and that the Board of Supervisors ultimately has final approval authority.
The commission discussed costs tied to the site. Updike summarized prior Bureau of Architecture analysis identifying two major cost drivers: asbestos abatement and the building's historic-structure requirements. He said hazardous remediation could run on the order of "several hundred thousand dollars," and tenant improvements could start around $100 per square foot and rise depending on the proposal. Updike also said any fiscal return would flow to the city's general fund rather than directly to the police department.
The resolution, as amended, directs the director of real estate to issue a solicitation for tenancy that "spurs renewal of the asset in accordance with applicable state and local requirements" and asks that the director return to the police commission for further discussion and recommendation before finalizing a lease or other long-term arrangement.
The commission voted to adopt the measure with the recorded amendments; the motion carried, 4 to 2. The commission also requested that staff and commissioners Kingsley and Chan work with the director to refine wording and to set reasonable timeline parameters for the solicitation and a return to the commission if no appropriate tenancy is secured.
