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Committee forwards several grants and housing financing measures to full Board
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee recommended forwarding multiple grant acceptances and housing financing measures to the Board: a $360,000 Safe Routes to School grant, $400,000 in EPA brownfields grants for 900 Innis (India Basin), ~$89,000/year victim‑services restitution grants, and a ~$49.45 million multifamily housing revenue note for 72 affordable units (Potrero HOPE SF Block X).
At its Nov. 16 meeting the Budget & Finance Committee recommended that the Board consider several grant acceptances and housing financing items.
Safe Routes to School (Item 2): Anna Velitsik of the Department of Public Health described a retroactive Metropolitan Transportation Commission Safe Routes grant of $360,000 to expand Safe Routes services in San Francisco. Velitsik listed partner organizations including the school district, the Presidio YMCA, Walk San Francisco, the Bicycle Coalition, DPH and the Department of the Environment, and said funds will support outreach, translated communications, and expanded bike programming. Supervisor Tang, sponsor of the item, asked about allocation breakdowns and metrics; Velitsik said the program conducts annual evaluations and offered to supply exact data later.
EPA Brownfields grants (Item 3): Toni Moran (Recreation & Parks) presented two Environmental Protection Agency grants totaling $400,000 to prepare a site remediation plan and fund cleanup for 900 Innis (India Basin). Moran recounted historic shipbuilding contamination, noted the city purchased the property in 2014, and estimated the environmental impact report would be published in March 2017 with certification targeted in fall 2018 and cleanup activities in mid‑2019.
District Attorney restitution specialist grants (Item 5): Deputy Chief Jackie Ortiz described a roughly $89,000 annual grant from the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board to fund a restitution specialist position, which assists victims with restitution collection and provides cross‑agency training.
Potrero HOPE SF (Item 6): Faith Kirkpatrick (Mayor’s Office of Housing) presented a conduit financing transaction to issue multifamily housing revenue notes not to exceed approximately $49.454 million to finance construction of 72 affordable rental units at 1101 Connecticut (Block X). Kirkpatrick said the units will serve households earning no more than 60% of area median income; the developer has secured state debt‑limit allocation and the financing team, with closing anticipated in mid‑December.
Each of these items was moved by Supervisor Tang and taken without objection; the committee forwarded them to the full Board with positive recommendations.
What happens next: Each forwarded item will appear on the Board of Supervisors agenda for approval and appropriation as required.
