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Committee backs city leases to ArtSpan and Volunteers in Medicine for Ingleside properties
Summary
Two city‑owned properties in the Outer Mission/Ingleside will be leased to nonprofits ArtSpan and Volunteers in Medicine under 10‑year agreements with tenant improvement reimbursements; the committee accepted the Budget Analyst's report and will forward the resolutions to the Board.
The committee approved resolutions authorizing the Director of Property to execute 10‑year commercial leases for two city‑owned buildings in the Outer Mission / Ingleside neighborhood with nonprofit tenants ArtSpan and Volunteers in Medicine (Clinic by the Bay).
Supervisor Safaie described a competitive RFP process and emphasized community benefits: one building contains a historic mural that will be conserved with Arts Commission funding and tenant investments; both nonprofits committed to raise funds and invest in tenant improvements rather than receiving giveaways. The city will provide up to $410,000 in tenant improvement reimbursement across the two leases, and rents were estimated by the Budget Analyst at roughly $40,000–$57,000 annually depending on the site.
The Budget Legislative Analyst confirmed the leases were publicly advertised and selected through a competitive process and recommended approval. With that, the chair moved to send the leases to the full Board with a positive recommendation; the motion carried without objection.
What's next: The agreements will be considered by the Board of Supervisors; the tenants and the Arts Commission will proceed with fundraising and planning for restoration and tenant improvements.
