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Supervisors Move Forward With Resolution to Renew and Expand Central Market Community Benefit District
Summary
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee voted without objection to advance a resolution of intention to renew and expand the Central Market Community Benefit District, following presentations from OEWD and the CBD director and extensive public comment endorsing added cleaning, ambassador hours and a proposed 15‑year, roughly $1.2 million annual budget.
San Francisco’s Government Audit and Oversight Committee voted without objection to advance a resolution of intention to renew and expand the Central Market Community Benefit District (CBD), following a presentation from the Office of Economic and Workforce Development and comments from the district’s executive director and many neighborhood stakeholders.
Lisa Pagan, senior project manager with the Office of Economic and Workforce Development, told the committee the current Central Market CBD’s seven‑year assessment term is ending this year and that petitions submitted on May 14 represented roughly 32.55 percent weighted property‑owner support for a proposed 15‑year renewal. Daniel Hurtado, executive director of the Central Market CBD, outlined proposed expanded boundaries (including the Sixth Street corridor), and a management plan that prioritizes cleaning, public‑safety ambassadors, economic development and district management at an estimated annual budget of about $1.2 million.
Supporters who spoke during public comment — including property owners, merchants, residents and social‑service providers — credited the CBD with improvements in cleanliness and safety since 2006 and urged supervisors to let property owners decide the proposed renewal on a ballot. Business owners said the district’s services have helped attract customers and protect investment; social‑service providers said expanded coverage down Sixth Street would improve safety for clients with severe mental illness.
Opponents in public comment raised procedural objections about whether the item was before the correct committee and warned the placement could prompt legal challenge; those objections did not change the committee’s decision to advance the resolution.
If the Board approves the resolution of intention, the Department of Elections will mail ballots to parcel owners on or near June 7; ballots would be counted at a hearing on July 23 and, if the required property‑owner vote threshold is met, the Board of Supervisors could establish the renewed district. Under the proposer’s timeline, assessments would begin to be collected July 1, 2013, and expanded services would start in January 2014 if established.
The committee’s action was procedural — moving the resolution forward for consideration by the full Board — rather than a final adoption of the CBD. The full Board will consider the matter following the property‑owner ballot process.
