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Audit committee reviews CBD annual reports, forwards several renewals and management-plan changes
Summary
The committee heard annual reports and management-plan amendments from multiple Community Benefit Districts — including Central Market, Civic Center, Yerba Buena and North of Market/Tenderloin — and forwarded those items to the full Board with recommendations after staff reported improvements and some required corrections.
The San Francisco Government Audit and Oversight Committee reviewed annual reports and management-plan proposals from several Community Benefit Districts (CBDs) on Wednesday, concluding that most districts are complying with benchmarks while staff continue work to correct reporting lapses.
OEWD and CBD leaders presented updates for the Central Market, Civic Center, Yerba Buena, and North of Market/Tenderloin districts. Chris Corgus of OEWD introduced a resolution sponsored by Mayor Lee to modify the Central Market Community Benefit District’s management plan and engineer’s report to clarify assessment formulas and to ensure equity when properties are redeveloped.
Don Savoy, executive director of the Civic Center CBD, summarized FY2015 programmatic achievements and operations: "They've marketed and produced public activation events such as holiday lights and fanfare," he said, and described cleaning and safety programs, a permanent ambulance/ambassador presence at the garage entrance, and partnerships with multiple city agencies. Savoy also reported service metrics, including medical referrals, disorderly‑conduct assists, needles removed and graffiti abatement, and noted a $10,000,000 grant for playground and plaza work.
Kathy Maupin, director of the Yerba Buena CBD, said renewal efforts produced strong property‑owner support and listed accomplishments including more than 4,000 graffiti tags removed, a mobile app for service requests and a community benefit fund that awarded roughly $150,000–$175,000 in grants in the past fiscal year.
Representatives of the North of Market/Tenderloin CBD described organizational turnover, governance reforms and a strategic plan to focus assessment dollars on cleaning, needle removal and community engagement. Interim management said the CBD has been raising non‑assessment revenue and implementing governance and financial standards.
OEWD staff and committee members noted some reporting deficiencies (carry‑forward funds not always included in annual reports) and described ongoing follow-up. Without objection, the committee forwarded the CBD annual reports and the Central Market management‑plan resolution to the full Board with committee recommendations.
The full Board will receive the committee reports and any ordinance or resolution for formal action at a subsequent meeting.
