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Rules Committee forwards three Treasure Island Development Authority nominees to full board
Summary
The Rules Committee moved the mayor’s nominations of Sharon Lai, Mark Dunlop and Paul Giusti to the full Board for confirmation after nominees described professional and community experience; a Treasure Island community group raised concerns about the nomination process.
The San Francisco Rules Committee on Tuesday advanced three mayoral nominations to the Treasure Island Development Authority to the full Board of Supervisors, following brief presentations by the nominees and mixed public comment.
Sharon Lai, introduced as a planner and developer with about a decade of public‑sector planning experience and extensive volunteer work, told the committee she would bring land‑use, outreach and consensus‑building experience to TIDA. Mark Dunlop, a current TIDA board member and Treasure Island resident, emphasized continuity and community representation, noting the island’s evolving population and recent environmental design awards for the project. Paul Giusti, a Recology manager, said his experience running waste‑management and local‑hiring programs could help design practical recycling and composting systems for the island.
Speakers from the community largely supported the appointments and praised the nominees’ experience. Natalie Bonawet, representing the Treasure Island Homeless Development Initiative (TieDye), urged the committee to address a procedural concern: she said a candidate TieDye promoted for affordable‑housing expertise was not included in the mayor’s list after months of outreach and asked the committee to signal support for future TieDye nominees. TieDye also expressed support for Dunlop’s reappointment.
Committee members asked nominees about ties to Treasure Island and technical issues such as radiological cleanup and infrastructure. Dunlop said the island was being delivered in partitions while the Navy continued environmental remediation and described prior efforts to reduce proposed building heights and address radiological concerns. Giusti discussed options for island waste collection — including truck, ferry or enclosed collection systems — and said he favored local hiring models like those used at Recology’s Pier 96 facility.
A supervisor moved to approve all three nominations and forward them to the full Board with a positive recommendation; the motion passed without objection.
The nominations will next be considered at the Board of Supervisors meeting on the regular agenda.
