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LAFCO updates: battery storage study underway, green bank planning includes $300k legal and $740k CEO pre‑opening estimates, Midtown Park engagement begins
Summary
LAFCO staff reported Arup is conducting a battery storage code study with a March first‑phase target; the green bank effort prompted a City Attorney ordinance request and preliminary pre‑opening cost estimates (about $300,000 for outside legal counsel and roughly $740,000 to prehire a CEO for 12 months); the Midtown Park Apartments tenant engagement begins with six meetings and a property conditions assessment.
Executive Officer Jeremy Pollock and policy analyst Samurai updated commissioners on several LAFCO‑led studies and initiatives.
Battery storage study: Pollock said LAFCO contracted Arup International to review San Francisco codes and compare them to other cities (New York City, Austin, San Jose, Fremont, Chicago). Arup’s team, including fire‑safety engineers, has completed a first draft comparing local rules to peers; the project aims for a first‑phase deliverable in March and a final study in April.
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