The meeting began at 6:00 pm and was called to order by President Bill Sauro. Board members in attendance in addition to President Sauro: Morton Beebe, Bill Benkavitch, Jonathan Middlebrook, Carol Parlette, Felix Rodriguez, Linda Schwartz, Diana Taylor, Joe Wyman. Board member who was absent: Fred Allardyce. Also in attendance: Jan and Maurice Holloway, Simon Snellgrove and Cameron Deal of San Francisco Waterfront Partners.

The meeting began at 5:45 pm and was called to order by President Bill Sauro. Board members in attendance in addition to President Sauro: Fred Allardyce, Bill Benkavitch, Jonathan Middlebrook, Carol Parlette, Lee Radner, Linda Schwartz, Diana Taylor, Joe Wyman. Board members who were absent: Morton Beebe, Felix Rodriguez. Also in attendance: Jay Folberg.

The meeting began at 6:10 p.m. and was called to order by President Bill Sauro. Board members in attendance in addition to President Sauro: Fred Allardyce, Bill Benkavitch, Carol Parlette, Lee Radner, Felix Rodriguez, Linda Schwartz. Board members who were absent: Morton Beebe, Jonathan Middlebrook, Diana Taylor, Joe Wyman.

DATE: June 4, 2008
LOCATION: Ferryboat Santa Rosa, Pier 3, San Francisco

The meeting was called to order at 6:30 pm by President Fred Allardyce.

Board members in attendance in addition to President Allardyce were Joe Wyman, Debra Bleemer, Carol Parlette, Lee Radner, Bill Sauro, Linda Schwartz, Morton Beebe, Bill Benkavitch, Diana Taylor and member-in-waiting, Jonathan Middlebrook. Absent was Felix Rodriquez.

1. The meeting began with a welcome from President Allardyce and a brief recap of the mission of the Barbary Coast Neighborhood Association (“BCNA.”) He also stated that would not be running for President again after two years of service.

2. Membership Committee Chairman Sauro reported that the Association now had 125 dues-paying members. He also stated that the BCNA has 21 new members since our last annual meeting and that 91% of last year’s members renewed their membership for 2008.

3. Treasurer Parlette presented the Treasurer’s Report which included an Income Statement/Budget Summary showing year-to-date activities of BCNA, plus a Balance Sheet showing cash assets of more than $6,000.

She also stated that the Budget Summary showed lower than expected income,

The meeting was called to order at 7:50 pm by President Fred Allardyce.

Board members in attendance in addition to President Allardyce were Joe Wyman, Carol Parlette, Lee Radner, Bill Sauro, Linda Schwartz, Morton Beebe, Bill Benkavitch, Diana Taylor and Jonathan Middlebrook. Absent was Felix Rodriquez.

The election of officers for the 2008-2009 year was the principal business matter of the meeting. The following slate of officers were nominated:

• President - Bill Sauro


• 1st Vice President - Joe Wyman


• 2nd Vice President - Lee Radner


• Treasurer - Carol Parlette


• Recording Secretary - Bill Benkavitch


• Corresponding Secretary - Linda Schwartz

The above officers were then elected by acclamation with a unanimous voice vote.

The next meeting of the BCNA Board of Directors was set for July 24, 2008 at 6 pm, place to be determined.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 pm.

DATE: May 22, 2008
LOCATION: 117 Greenwich Street

The meeting was called to order by President Fred Allardyce 6:05 p.m. Board members in attendance in addition to President Allardyce: Morton Beebe, Bill Benkavitch, Carol Parlette, Lee Radner, Debra Bleemer, Felix Rodriguez, Bill Sauro, and member-in-waiting Jonathan Middlebrook. Absent were Linda Schwartz, Joe Wyman and Diana Taylor. A quorum was established.

1. Approval of Minutes. The minutes of the April 24, 2008 meeting were approved as distributed via email by unanimous vote.

2. Treasurer’s Report. Carol Parlette distributed the Balance Sheet indicating assets of $6,461 and no liabilities. A deposit for $60 representing 2 member payments was all the activity during the past month. Membership forms were given to Secretary Sauro

The meeting began at 6:00 pm and was called to order by President Fred Allardyce.

Board members in attendance in addition to President Allardyce were, Diana Taylor, Debra Bleemer, Carol Parlette, Lee Radner, Bill Sauro, Bill Benkavitch, Felix Rodriquez, Morton Beebe and Member-in-Waiting, Jonathan Middlebrook.

Board members who were absent: Joe Wyman and Linda Schwartz.

1. The minutes of the last meeting on October 18, 2007 were approved as amended by unanimous vote.

2. Treasurers Report by Parlette was presented and she distributed Balance Sheets and Income Statements for the year-to-date period. Efforts at getting existing members to renew their memberships for 2008 were being received, and the Association had a net income $688 for the current period.

3. The results of the Association’s First Neighborhood Party was discussed, and all agreed it was a very successful event, with many new potential members in attendance. Special thanks were given to Jan Holloway, Connie Hazel, Linda Schwartz and Joe Wyman for their considerable efforts at the event.

4. Committee Reports:
   A. Community Planning/Advocacy for North Waterfront – Waterfront Committee Chairperson Taylor presented a detailed plan for developing a community-based vision for development in the BCNA area. (The text of her presentation appears in Appendix 1 of the minutes.) After considerable discussion, the Board agreed that the concept had considerable merit and sources for seed-money funding would be further investigated. Action: The action items was thenproposal tabled until the next Board meeting.

   B. Taylor and Middlebrook then presented a series of issues taken from the Save The Bay/SF Tomorrow position statement opposing the Cruise Ship/Office Project proposed for Piers 27-31. (The text of their presentation appears in Appendix 2 of the minutes.) The Board discussed each issue and proposed modifications. Middlebrook will draft a letter [addressed to the Port Commission] that will provide a preliminary position of the BCNA Board on the Cruise Ship/Office Project development at Piers 27-31. The Board will make a final determination on the letter/position statement via email.

   C. 8 Washington Street Condominium – Radner discussed a closed-door meeting that was reportedly held between Pacific Waterfront Partners, LLC and the Port Commission. The second public forum regarding neighborhood input held on November 14, 2007 was also discussed.

   D. Other – Copies of the Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Exploratorium project at Pier 15 were distributed to interested Board members.

5. Existing & New Committee Activities for 2007
   A. Membership Committee – Sauro presented the latest membership roster showing 39 renewals and three new members. Membership literature was distributed to all guests who attended the Nov. 14 party and it was hoped that a good percentage of those might become due-paying voting members of the BCNA. However, it was also noted that at future neighborhood get-togethers and parties, a log sheet with the name, address, phone and email addresses of all those attending should be maintained at the welcome table.

   B. Newsletter Committee – Several Board members stated that the latest BCNA Newsletter was well written and laid designed out and the Board appreciated the efforts of newsletter author June Osterberg. Various scenarios of payment methods to Osterberg were then discussed. Parlette moved that the creation of a quarterly newsletter was important enough to warrant payments to Osterberg regardless of whether any new members are added to the rolls of the Association directly due to the newsletter. The proposal was approved unanimously by the Board.

   C. Program and Social Event Committee – No discussion.

8. The next BCNA Board Meeting was scheduled for Thursday January 17, 2008.

9. The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m.

William H. Sauro
Secretary

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Date: November 15, 2007
To: BCNA Board
From: BCNA Waterfront Committee
Subject: Developing Community-based Waterfront Development

The BCNA Board approved in concept at the August meeting a proposal to develop a community-based vision for development along the Northern Waterfront. In order to move forward, we need seed funding to hire a part-time staff person or consultant. The members of the Waterfront Committee need staff assistance to write the project action plan and grant proposals as well as assistance to convene a NE Waterfront Blue Ribbon Committee.

Based on estimates in the attached concept paper, we need $10-15,000 start up funds to engage an individual or to contract with one of the organizations described in the attached concept paper.

We now need to express our commitment to community-based development in our neighborhood, with money. So far we have pledges totaling $2,000 toward an estimated need for $15,000+.
The $15,000+ will buy us professional help in raising money, creating design proposals, and involving our neighbors.

We have all been generous with our time and ideas. Don’t stop!

We now urge the BCNA Board, individually and collectively, also to contribute money to this signature BCNA effort.

PROPOSAL: Community Planning/Advocacy for North Waterfront

Goal: Develop a community-based vision for development along the Northern Waterfront and move beyond an adversarial relationship with the Port.

Organizational strategies—building relationships as we build community

1. Engage a diverse committee of civic, community and business leaders
   ▪ Attract diverse sources of funding and support
   ▪ Provide leadership for a community vision of development with high level of economic/financial/design feasibility built in.

2. Community-driven waterfront plan rather than developer-driven
   ▪ Use WLUP/WDAE as an important document but it is not a living thing anymore
   ▪ Engage people/community as experts rather than having the Port convene their show-and-tell style workshop
   ▪ Excite people around something positive; harder to sustain but likely to be more
productive.

3. Focus on the positive and mobilize around a positive idea; some examples include:
   ▪ Host a community-planning process to create destinations, places, destination links within a section of the waterfront
   ▪ Hands-on field workshop using community to assess uses, activities, etc
   ▪ Define key community principles such as green-space connectedness,
neighborhood-friendly retail, cross-generational recreation, etc.

Funding
Funding is required for part-time staff or consultants to write grants and develop the project plan. Two models include a staff model or a consulting model.

Staff model: Hire a part-time coordinator, exec. director, or development consultant.
   ▪ Example: part-time project director
   ▪ Write grants and development proposals for political or organizational approaches
   ▪ Salary or consulting fee: $100/hr., full-time approx. $7500/mo., min. 6mo commitment.
Consultant model: Contract with consulting groups or individual consultants
   ▪ Local consulting group: EDAW (www.edaw.com , Jacinta McCann has worked with a Mission Bay project and now FishWharf CBD is paying them for a bike path/parking/traffic project). An organization such as EDAW conducts an assessment, develops a plan/design, and prepares a report and/or presentation.
   ▪ Local community planning org: Collaborative San Francisco (www.collaborative-sf.org, founded by Bay Area Working Group and Neighborhood Assemblies Network) is dedicated to bring together multiple stakeholders toward shared visioning and planning processes. Jennifer Clary (SF Tomorrow President) is one of the principals of CSF.
   ▪ Project for the Public Spaces (www.pps.org) has levels of organizational support for community-based planning; has worked with San Diego waterfront project and El Camino Real roadway project in San Mateo. New initiative with a focus on “What makes a great waterfront”.
   ▪ PPS approach: 3 levels of consultation involving community action (workshops, site evaluation), plan/design review, site-specific conceptual development plans, and/or the implementation of a demonstration project. Costs range from $15,000 to
$100,000 depending on the level of consultation support.
   ▪ PPS Executive Director, Fred Kent has indicated an interest in assisting with finding funding sources. Alan Jacobs, former SF Planning Director, is on PPS Board.
   ▪ Potential funding sources: NE San Francisco Conservancy; SF Foundation; local donors from BCNA, FOGG, THD, Citizens to Save the Waterfront; PPS sources; others?

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Date: November 8, 2007
To: Board of BCNA
From: Waterfront Committee
Subject: BCNA response and action regarding Save The Bay/SF Tomorrow letter to Port Commission opposing Cruise Ship/Office Project at Piers 27-31

Two respected organizations, Save the Bay and SF Tomorrow, have jointly taken a formal position against the Shorenstein/Farallon office development at Piers 27-31 and the Port’s decision to construct a new cruise terminal at Pier 27. It was suggested that the BCNA Board “sign on” in support of the letter sent to the Port Commission (10/19/07). The Board referred to the Waterfront Committee the review of the STB/SFT letter and requested that we make a recommendation for Board action.

In their letter, STB and SFT make a number of arguments against the SF Piers LLC Pier 27-31 project. Your Waterfront Committee has reviewed their letter and the issues they raise. If consensus can be achieved among the BCNA Board, we will draft a letter to the Port Commission. In order for the BCNA Board to take a position on the proposed development (or parts of the development), we suggest using the STB/SFT arguments for your consideration and discussion at next week’s Board meeting:

1. We agree with and support that part of “Inconsistency with Port’s RFP” that says the current SF Piers LLC proposal does not develop active, public recreation sites, as envisioned in the Port’s RFP.

2A. We do NOT support STB/SFT’s apparent objection to a cruise ship terminal on the North East waterfront. Properly designed with multiple uses, such a facility is a genuine maritime use of Port property.

2B. We remain neutral on the Port’s plan to develop Pier 27 as a Cruise Ship Terminal until an RFP and/or EIR studies are available.

3. We support STB/SFT’s argument in the “Inconsistency with Waterfront Special Area Plan” section referring to the non-compliance with the BCDC approved plan for a 2-acre NE Wharf Plaza to promote public access.

4. While we do think that there is reason to remove some waterfront Port property from the public trust, we generally support the STB/SFT argument in “Significant Non-Public Trust Uses.”

5. We are less concerned with office space per se than we are concerned with the scale of the proposed office development: too large, too high, and too private for over-water development on the public’s waterfront.

6. We support 40’ absolute waterfront height limits, as in historic district regulations (although it is unclear whether City Planning Codes would apply and extend the total height to 50-56’ to allow for mechanicals .

7A. We are neutral on STB/SFT’s Pier 32 Cruise ship terminal argument—it takes us out of our legal depth.

7B. We support requiring the Port to formally evaluate the underlying rationale and entitlements related to cruise terminal development at Piers 30-32. There is only so much capacity in the infrastructure along the waterfront and to leave projects on the table that are not realistic will undermine the ability of other projects to move forward.

8. We support the updating of the Waterfront Land Use Plan, especially as it relates to the identification of pier removal.

   a. As stated in the STB/SFT letter: "If the current economics of pier reinforcement for certain priority uses make renovation inefficient for some Port structures previously viewed as assets, then an updated Waterfront Plan should identify for removal piers that are now known to be liabilities, and the Port should focus redevelopment efforts on those piers where reinforcement is practical and cost-effective."

   b. Joe Wyman: This is a huge issue that the Port’s Engineering Department has complete control over. The problems with the substructure undermine the ability of simple on-going uses such as vessel operations. The Port's response to crumbling infrastructure has been to do visual surveys and give facilities a "yellow" or "red" tag restricting the uses on the Pier even more. The Port should be challenged as the substructure question given the escalating construction costs of making even remedial repairs. One only needs to look at how Shorenstein is using the substructure question to see how a sophisticated developer can play the game.

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The meeting began at 6:00 pm and was called to order by President Fred Allardyce.

Board members in attendance in addition to President Allardyce were, Debra Bleemer, Carol Parlette, Lee Radner, Bill Sauro, Bill Benkavitch, Felix Rodriquez, Linda Schwartz, Morton Beebe and Safety Committee Chairman Maria Matson.

Board members who were absent: Diana Taylor, Joe Wyman and Member-In-Waiting Jonathan Middlebrook.

1. The minutes of the last meeting on September 20, 2007 were approved as amended by unanimous vote.

2. Treasurers Report by Parlette was presented and she indicated that there was very little financial activity since the last meeting.

3. Committee Reports:
  A. Sea Wall Lot SB 815 – Radner reported that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed SB 815 on Saturday, October 13, 2007. The bill as amended would keep the Seawall Lots north of the Ferry Building in the Public Trust category, making development more difficult. Radner also noted that in working with Senator Carol Migden regarding SB815, FOGG underwrote the cost of legal services for the coalition group (BCNA, Telegraph Hill Dwellers and San Francisco Tomorrow), and would be undertaking a fund-raising program to raise money for additional legal efforts.

  B. 8 Washington Street Condominium – Radner also discussed the public forums being held by Pacific Waterfront Partners. He indicated that little had changed since the last meeting and his Friends of Golden Gateway (“FOGG”) organization would continue their effort to make permanent the San Francisco Board of Supervisor’s Resolution requiring replacement of recreational facilities on a one-to-one basis when a property is developed, or face a conditional use hearing. Radner also stated that his “alternative” development plan, which would keep 100% of the Golden Gate Tennis and Swim Club in place, was continuing to be refined.

  C. Other – The concept of a Community Benefit District (“CBD”) was discussed, in light of the fact that the North Beach/Broadway area was moving forward in developing a CBD.

Safety Committee Chair Matson reported that there was ongoing communications between MTA and the committee regarding BCNA's concerns over pedestrian safety in the neighborhood, specifically, traffic flow on Battery Street.

The proposed Pier 27-31 cruise ship terminal was discussed, including the fact that it appeared to being fast-tracked by the Port. BCNA Committee Members would be attending a THD meeting concerning the impact of this development on the immediate neighborhood.

4. Existing & New Committee Activities for 2007
  A. Membership Committee – Sauro presented a report offering membership concepts including the idea of creating two classes of Association membership. The Board approved expenditures for postage for seeking renewals of current voting members for 2008. To increase membership, the following concepts were discussed:

• Newsletter Mailings with strongly-worded coupon and reference to on-line PayPal membership option.


• Bi-Monthly Social Events, as proposed by Jan Holloway in her report recently emailed to Board members.


• Direct-mail solicitations.


• Another “door-to-door” door-step drop distribution in the Golden Gateway Apartments.


  B. Newsletter Committee – Allardyce proposed retaining a writer, June Osterberg, to create regular newsletters for the Association. She would initially be paid by Allardyce, but he would be reimbursed as new membership dues are received by the BCNA if the income was a result of Newsletter mailings. The proposal was approved unanimously by the Board.

  C. Program and Social Event Committee – It was agreed that the Association should have a social event aboard the Hornblower Santa Rosa ship either Nov. 7 or Nov. 14, 2007, subject to available.

  D. The next BCNA Board Meeting was scheduled for Thursday November 15, 2007.


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DATE: September 20, 2007
PLACE: 117 Greenwich Street

The meeting was called to order at 6:07 pm by President Fred Allardyce. Board members in attendance in addition to President Allardyce were, Debra Bleemer, Carol Parlette, Lee Radner, Bill Sauro, Bill Benkavitch,, Lee Radner, Felix Rodriquez, Linda Schwartz, Diana Taylor and Member-In-Waiting, Jonathan Middlebrook.

Board members who were absent: Morton Beebe and Joe Wyman

1. The minutes of the last meeting on August 23, 2007 were distributed and amended, then approved by unanimous vote.

2. Treasurers Report by Parlette was presented and she indicated that there was very little financial activity since the last meeting.

3. Commitee Reports:
A. Sea Wall Lot SB815 – Taylor and Middlebrook presented an overview of the background and current status of California Senate Bill 815, which the BCNA had actively worked to amend and modify. The bill has passed both houses of the California Legislature and awaits the Governor’s signature. It will keep the sea wall lots North of the Ferry Building in the “public trust” sector.

B. 8 Washington Street Condominium – Radner presented an overview of two meetings held between Pacific Waterfront Partners and various representatives of the Telegraph Hill Dwellers and BCNA. The various presentation approaches that Developer Simon Snellgrove used was discussed, as well as his selection of a new architect for his project. Radner then unveiled a plan for the Golden Gateway Tennis & Swim Club (GGTSC) that included a more modest development parcel which could be used as a hotel or a condo building. The key difference in this plan was the fact that the Club remains as it is with an equal number of tennis courts, swimming pools, etc. The plan was distributed and additional ideas and suggestions will be incorporated in future iterations.

C. Community Benefit District –Allardyce spoke about the idea of creating a CBD in the Barbary Coast, much like those in Fisherman’s Wharf and Union Square.

4. Existing & New Committee Activities for 2007
A. Membership Committee – Sauro stated that he did not have time lately to work on membership development, due to his recent move and asked for help from other Board members if interested.

B. Newsletter Committee preliminary 2nd newsletter – Allardyce indicated that the next edition was in the works.

C. Program and Social Event Committee – Board member Schwartz reported on her participation in the Neighborhood Empowerment Network Submit held Sept 8, 2007. She outlined the various activities and workshops she attended and presented several ideas for making the BCNA more identifiable and concepts for social events and get-togethers. The Board thanked her for her participation and indicated a desire to utilize some of the presented concepts.

D. The next BCNA Board Meeting was scheduled for Thursday October 18, 2007

E. The meeting was adjourned at 8:02. p.m.

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The meeting was called to order at 6:05 pm by President Fred Allardyce. Board members in attendance in addition to President Allardyce were Joe Wyman, Debra Bleemer, Carol Parlette, Lee Radner, Bill Sauro, Bill Benkavitch, Linda Schwartz, Felix Rodriquez, Morton Beebe and Diana Taylor. Also in

Barbary Coast Neighborhood Association



The meeting was called to order at 7:10 pm by President Fred Allardyce.

Board members in attendance in addition to President Allardyce were Joe Wyman, Debra Bleemer, Carol Parlette, Lee Radner, Bill Sauro, Morton Beebe, Bill Benkavitch and Diana Taylor. Committee for a Livable and Safe Community Chair Maria Matson, was also in attendance.

The meeting began with a welcome from President Allardyce and individual introductions of all those in attendance. Allardyce also thanked Joe Wyman and Hornblower Cruises and Events for hosting the meeting.

Membership Committee Chairman Bill Sauro reported that the Association now had 113 dues-paying members. He also stated that additional membership outreach was being undertaken especially among businesses in the BCNA area. Member Jay Folberg suggested that the Association modify the definition of a “member” allowing everyone who resides or works in the Barbary Coast to be a “member,” and those who pay-dues to be “contributing members.” The proposal was taken under consideration by the Board.

Carol Parlette presented the Treasurer’s Report which included an Income and Expense Statement showing activities since the inception of BCNA, plus a Balance Sheet and a Year-to-Date Income Statement. The report was approved by the membership.

Other Committee Reports:
Committee for a Livable and Safe Community Chair Maria Matson then outlined the successful Safety Fair sponsored by the BCNA in 2006 and stated that her committee had created some street lighting changes in the neighborhood and was on record (via letter writing) with the Municipal Transit Authority (MTA) regarding our concerns and desire to create a more pedestrian safe environment along the Battery/Sansome corridor.

Waterfront Action Committee Chair Diana Taylor discussed the recently completed Forums on Port Development and other activities of her committee.

Lee Radner spoke about the successful adoption of a moratorium on elimination of recreational space recently approved by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and the need for permanent legislation in the next 14 months.

Allardyce discussed newsletter production and plans for a Summer edition.

The Board then fielded questions from members in attendance regarding public safety, street cleanliness, and quality of life issues around Ferry Park. In addition, the matter of whether the BCNA could speak for all members was discussed. Wyman and Taylor also discussed the possible creation of a Business Improvement District (BID) to provide enhanced security and services for the neighborhood.

Secretary Sauro then presented the slate of 9 Board nominees to the general membership. Two additional nominations were presented from the floor: Felix Rodriquez and Linda Scwartz were added to the list of nominees, completing the by-laws-recommended slate of 11 total Board members. It was moved and seconded to elect the 11 nominees by acclamation and the motion passed unanimously. The new Board of Directors will be comprised of: Frederick Allardyce, Joe Wyman, Debra Bleemer, Bill Sauro, Carol Parlette, Lee Radner, Bill Benkavitch, Diana Taylor, Morton Beebe, Felix Rodriquez and Linda Schwartz.

The next Annual Meeting was tentatively set for Thursday, May 15, 2008.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:36 pm.

The meeting was called to order at 6:05 pm by President Fred Allardyce.

Board members in attendance in addition to President Allardyce were Joe Wyman, Debra Bleemer, Carol Parlette, Lee Radner, Bill Sauro, Bill Benkavitch, and Diana Taylor. Committee for a Livable and Safe Community Chair Maria Matson, was also in attendance.

Board members who were absent: Morton Beebe.

1. The meeting began with a presentation by Lamar Johnson, President of the Golden Gateway Tenants Association (GGTA) regarding the relationship between renters in the GGTA who reside at the Golden Gateway Apartments, and neighborhood associations. Upon conclusion of Mr. Johnson’s brief presentation it was agreed that all would work closely to align interests between tenants at GGTA and the BCNA.

2. The Minutes of the March 15, 2007 Barbary Coast Association Board Meeting were approved.

3. Treasurer Parlette then gave the Treasurer’s Report.

A. Financial statements were distributed showing current assets, monthly income and expenses and year-to-date figures.
B. Eight new members were added to the association since the last meeting and the total number of members now stands at 116.
C. The treasurer’s report was approved by the Board.

4. Annual Meeting: It was agreed that the Annual Meeting of the BCNA would be held on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at 7 pm at Pier 3 aboard the Santa Rosa ferry boat, or another vessel if that ship is engaged. (Venue donated by Hornblower Yachts.) After considerable discussion, it was agreed that the first Annual Meeting would be a Meet and Greet event with Board members discussing what has been transpiring and what the future might hold, as opposed to an event featuring a guest speaker. Secretary Sauro would be mailing a postcard notice reminder to all members shortly that would announce the meeting and the slate of Board members up for re-election.

5. The Waterfront Action Committee presented detailed information on a proposed May 2, 2007 Sea Wall lot forum (date changed to May 14, 2007). The committee report follows:

The Waterfront Action Committee met on March 21, 2007 and formed an initial committee structure and process.

Committee Members: Diana Taylor, Chair; Lee Radner, Jo Wyman, Jan Holloway, Sheila Ruprecht, Jonathan Middlebrook, Sue Lee; waiting to confirm Don Gieb (GG Tenant’s Association), Linda Frank (Telegraph Landing), Bud or Caren Zisson (Stop 55).

WAG Committee Purpose
The mission and purpose of the Waterfront Action Committee follow the Bylaws of the Barbary Coast Neighborhood Association (especially #1, 4, 5, 7 and 8):

• To bring about information exchange, cooperation, and united action among the residents, property owners, and businesses in the Barbary Coast Neighborhood.


• To protect the basic character, building scale, and open space of the Neighborhood.


• To maintain the quality of life in the Neighborhood.


• To monitor the actions of city government and other public agencies that affects the Neighborhood.


• To take stands on critical public issues and to make clear to elected and appointed officials the concerns of the Neighborhood.

WAG Committee Objectives:

• Participate proactively in community issues, especially development at an early stage.


• Stimulate dialog between neighborhood interests and neighborhood development or projects that impact neighborhood quality of life.


• Promote a positive, community engagement approach to neighborhood issues that includes all stakeholders.


• Develop ad hoc or subcommittees related to special issues such as parking and transportation issues, Port-related projects, or with nearby community organizations such as the Telegraph Hill Dwellers.

WAG Committee Activities
The WAG committee functions as the eyes and ears for the BCNA on key issues and agencies that affect our neighborhood and quality of life. We propose that the WAG Committee will monitor, analyze and report on these issues and prioritize activities and action. Of course, we need any and all BCNA members to help us to attend meetings and report to WAG and the BCNA via our website and newsletter.

1. Development projects that will impact our neighborhood require monitoring, analysis and reporting. WAG Committee will develop guidelines for these reports and a process for recommending BCNA positions. The following developments need monitoring

        a. Washington Street (Snellgrove) development (FOGG/Lee Radner)
        b. Piers 27-31 (THD is already monitoring; need a rep from the north side of BCNA)
        c. Exploratorium (Jan Holloway)
        d. 55 Francisco (STOP 55, Bud and Caren Zisson)
        e. Del Monte Building (Sue Lee)
        f. Musto Building (Jonathan Middlebrook)
        g. 733 Front condominiums

2. Port actions and policies related to the NE Waterfront, Embarcadero and Barbary Coast Neighborhood. The SF Port is our neighbor and many of the Port Commission projects and policies directly and indirectly affect our neighborhood. We need people to attend and report back on various Port meetings as well as to serve on regular and ad hoc committees of the Port. Here are a few of the possible Port entities that require neighborhood monitoring and/or analysis:

        a. Port Commission meeting monitoring (1-2 Tuesdays, 3-5 pm at the Ferry Building)
        b. NE Waterfront Advisory Group is one of several citizen’s advisory groups established by the Port. Currently, Monica St. Geme and Carol Parlette represent the Golden Gateway and Joe Wyman also serves on NEWAG. However, even with these dedicated volunteers, the BCNA should provide additional monitoring.
        c. Cruise ship Terminal Advisory Board of the Port Commission (ad hoc: Fred Allardyce, Morton Beebe, Monica St. Geme)
        d. Episodic meetings and workshops
        i. Seawall planning workshop related to the state legislation introduced by Senator Migden on behalf of the Port to release selected properties of the Port to be sold or treated outside the current regulations.
        ii. Work with THD to require a review of the Port’s Waterfront Land Use Plan (now overdue) to include meaningful community participation.

3. City government committees and actions related to our neighborhood require monitoring
        a. Planning and Zoning Depts/Commissions (Jonathan Middlebrook)
        b. Board of Supervisor committees—Land Use, Neighborhoods

4. Parking, traffic and transportation
        a. Parking, traffic and transportation issues directly or indirectly related to some of the development projects listed in the above section will require some thoughtful discussion about what our role should be.
        b. AG Committee currently monitors and review reports of the Interagency Embarcadero Transportation Committee (initiated by Aaron Peskin, chaired jointly by Port/City staff, neighborhood represented by Diana Taylor and Carol Parlette). This is an important committee with the focus on the Port properties along the Embarcadero. However, there has not been an opportunity to discuss the neighborhood issues.
        c. Map parking, traffic hot spots, and/or transit gaps across the Barbary Coast Neighborhood—putting a human face on some of the existing maps prepared by various transportation agencies.

5. Historic and/or Neighborhood Preservation. The BCNA is situated adjacent to the newly designated Embarcadero Historic District and surrounds the NE Historic Waterfront District. Is there a role for the WAG Committee or the BCNA in the preservation of our neighborhood’s historic resources?
        a. NE Historic Waterfront District—Mapping the district

6. Neighborhood communications and forums—how will WAG communicate with and inform members and the community about these issues and committee activities?
        a. BCNA Newsletter and website
        b. Forums

WAG Committee Reports

This Musto Building is something of a first for BCNA and the developer, Douglas Rosenberg, in that he has been discussing his plans, pretty much from the start, with WAG (now BCNA’s WAG committee), and has made at least two significant changes because of our input. First, he has added more off-street parking, increasing the number of spaces from fewer than 50% of the units having spaces, to 90%. That percentage may not be final, if BCNA wants to take the lead in pushing for conversion of 2 disabled parking spaces into 4 unit-dedicated spaces. Second, Rosenberg has increased the setback of the 2 stories he’s adding to the Musto Building proper, from 7’ to 15’. The change greatly improves the visuals from pedestrian level, and originated—somewhat circuitously—with us.

One aspect of BCNA’s working with a developer is our group’s support of the plan that emerges from good-faith discussion. Our own group process will be effective in proportion to group participation. Please volunteer to be on the project review committee!—JM 03/30/07

Taylor Also indicated that she was going to meet with Telegraph Hill Dwellers and San Francisco Tomorrow representatives to determine an approach to the Seawall Lot issue.

Addendum: Based on collaborations with other neighborhood organizations, BCNA will co-host two community forums (May 7 and May 14) on the future of the waterfront and the proposed Port legislation to remove public trust restrictions from selected seawall lots (7 triangle properties in the NE Waterfront across the Embarcadero between Pier 1 and Pier 35).

6. Lee Radner then presented a 3-page photo rendering of current, proposed and prior proposed construction at 8 Washington Street. The photo renderings were created by a local interested citizen and donated to FOGG. Radner indicated that the photos had been quite effective and had been presented to various city representatives.

7. Committee Reports.
Membership: Sauro stated that commercial membership were the focus of his committee’s efforts and the business mailing list originally created by Connie Hazel was being updated through telephone calls to determine the names of current decision-makers.

Newsletter: Chair Joe Wyman stated that his report was presented at last month’s meeting.

Committee for a Livable and Safe Community: Chair Maria Matson stated that efforts were continuing in the realm of traffic safety and emergency preparedness.

Waterfront Action: Presented above.

Program and Social Event: Chair Allardyce indicated that he would be donating refreshments for the Annual Meeting in exchange for a Sotheby’s Real Estate credit.

7. The next board meeting was scheduled for after the annual meeting on May 16, 2007.

8. The meeting was adjourned at 7:28 pm

Respectfully submitted,
        William H. Sauro
        Secretary

March 15, 2007
Sotheby's Real Estate office,
117 Greenwich Street, San Francisco

The meeting was called to order at 6:05 pm by President Fred Allardyce.

Board members in attendance in addition to President Allardyce were Debra Bleemer, Carol Parlette, Lee Radner, Bill Sauro, Bill Benkovitch, and Diana Taylor. Safety Committee Chair Maria Matson, and new Membership Committee Members Judy Karam and Mary Pecci were also in attendance.

Board members who were absent: Morton Beebe, and Bob Iwerson.

1. The meeting began with a presentation by Debra Farey, of KGO-TV, concerning an event scheduled for Sunday, April 22, 2007 called “Bridging Communities.” The event would raise money for United Way causes by creating a human chain of 3,000 people across the Golden Gate Bridge. Participants would contribute money to take part in the event, with all net proceeds going to the United Way. The BCNA agreed to place flyers in dwelling unit lobbies and help in other ways as needed and as directed by the event sponsor, United Way of the Bay Area.

2. The Minutes of the February 15, 2007 Barbary Coast Association Board Meeting were approved.

3. Treasurer Parlette then gave the Treasurer’s Report.

A. Financial statements were verbally presented due to a printing problem. Parlette stated that the statements would be sent to Board members via email. A motion to accept the financial report was moved, seconded and approved.

B. The Association invested $500 in direct mail costs to distribute its first Newsletter.

C. Director Sauro distributed a chart indicating the various activities permitted by the IRS for non-profit organizations. 501(c)(4) organizations like the BCNA cannot mail under non-profit rates, nor are contributions to our association tax-deductible.
4. Membership Status.

A. The association now has 108 dues-paying members.

B. Continued direct mail and other marketing efforts will be undertaken to increase membership.

5. Newsletter. President Allardyce said that the Winter newsletter had been distributed to all condominium units in the area and that a second version would be sent out to renters, with the help of Bill Benkovitch.

6. Committee Reports.

Membership: Sauro introduced Judy Karam and Mary Pecci and said that their committee would meet to create a plan to increase membership, especially among business organizations. Direct mail efforts need to be carefully monitored, however, because there is typically only about a 2% return on direct mail solicitation efforts. Therefore door-to-door and telemarketing will also be undertaken.

Newsletter: Allardyce presented a written report from Newsletter Chairman Joe Wyman outlined specific direction that should be taken with the newsletter. The Board suggested that Wyman consider adding ads to the newsletter. Efforts regarding the newsletter will be further discussed when Wyman is in attendance at the next meeting.

Safety: Chair Maria Matson began by requesting that the Safety Committee change its name to the “Committee for a Livable and Safe Community” which was approved by the Board. She also outlined her plans and mission, including possible events for 2007. Members of the committee include Matson, Nancy Spivey, Adrian Roche and Debra Bleemer. Bleemer said that she had made some progress with SF Police enforcement of traffic laws on Battery and Sansome streets, including tickets being given to motorists running lights, speeding and not stopping for pedestrians.

Waterfront Action: Taylor stated that her committee was still working on formation issues and she would report their progress at the next meeting. Treasurer Parlette stated that she also serves on the Northeast Waterfront Citizens Advisory Committee to the Port Commission, but their group has not had a meeting since November. The Board approved a letter to be written to the Port Commission and the Citizens Advisory Group coordinator questioning the lack of meetings.

7. Status of Port/Waterfront & BCNA Developments. Allardyce stated the not too much new had progressed on this front, but the Shorenstein/Farralon Capital project on Piers 27-31 and made some changes to its proposal and might be able to raise funds thru Port-issued bonds.

8. The next board meeting was scheduled for April 19, 2007. The annual meeting was set for Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at the Hornblower Ship offices at Pier 3. Sauro volunteered to handle a postcard mailing to BCNA members announcing the meeting and the slate of Board members running for re-election.

9. The meeting was adjourned at 7:28 pm

The meeting was called to order at 6:11 pm by President Fred Allardyce.

Board members in attendance in addition to President Allardyce were Debra Bleemer, Carol Parlette, Lee Radner, Bill Sauro, Joe Wyman, and Diana Taylor. Safety Committee Chair Mary Matson was also in attendance.

January 18, 2007
Pier 3, Hornblower Santa Rosa, San Francisco

The meeting was called to order at 6:10 p.m. by Vice President Debra Bleemer.

Board members in attendance in addition to Vice President Debra Bleemer, were Carol Parlette, Lee Radner, Bill Sauro, Joe Wyman, and Diana Taylor. President Fred Allardyce arrived at 6:20 pm. Board members who were absent: Morton Beebe, Bob Iwerson and Bill Benkovitch.

1. A motion was made to accept the minutes of the November 16, 2006 Board of Directors meeting as distributed via email and published on the Association's website. The motion was so moved by Radner and seconded by Sauro and passed unanimously.

2. A discussion ensued regarding the Exploratorium's planned relocation to the Northeast Waterfront. The matter of a public meeting to discuss the Exploratorium's plans regarding traffic, parking and other matters was discussed. The discussion was tabled to be continued later in the meeting as President Allardyce arrived and took over chairing the session.

3. Treasurer Parlette then gave the Treasurer's Report.

• The matter of continuing to pay annual fees for a mailbox at the UPS store in Golden Gateway Commons, vs having the Association's mailing address be the personal address of the Treasurer. A motion was made have the Association's mailing address changed to that of the Treasurer. The motion was so moved by Radner and seconded by Bleemer and passed unanimously.



• Parlette then distributed financial statements that showed both monthly and year-to-date income and expenses. The association maintains a sufficient cash reserve at the present. The matter of the 2007 budget was discussed, but tabled until the next meeting so that projections can be more specific. The association received a response from the IRS regarding our
  request for non-profit status, and the reply letter was given to Sauro by Parlette to provide written answers to the IRS issues, which include more specific descriptions of our Associations events, activities and actions.

4. Membership Drives

• The Association now has 101 members.



• Membership increased by 20 members since the November meeting.



• Budget projection and membership numbers will be refined and presented at the February meeting.



• It was proposed by Taylor to place on the February agenda, a presentation of social events, public forums and other activities to be given by a Committee Chairperson. In addition, there should be a continued outreach for new Board and Committee members.

5. The status of various development projects in the BCNA and Waterfront areas was then discussed:

• The Board requested that Parlette contact the The Exploratorium executives to propose that the Exploratorium and the BCNA joinly host a public forum on the Exploratoriums Pier relocation project during the month of March, 2007. The Board would also do advance prep work with the Exploratorium to pre-address the significant issues of our members and neighbors in the Northeast Waterfront.



• The State Lands Commission's rejection of the Shorenstein/Farralon Capital project on Piers 27-31 was discussed.



• Radner reviewed the successful effort by many groups (including the BCNA and FOGG) to pass the Recreation Resolution at the San Francisco Board of Supervisors by an 11-0 vote, giving the Golden Gateway Swim and Tennis Club and other city recreational facilities,18 months of time to make it much more difficult to replace recreational space with condos or other uses. Radner indicated that much work remains to be done in 2007 to help make sure the Resolution becomes permanent legislation in perpetuity.



• The condo building at 733 Front Street was discussed.



• The concept of the SF Ports Commission privatizing "sea wall lots" was discussed, and Taylor indicated that the expanded uses of these lots needed to be addressed, including the idea of granting long-term land leases allowing condominiums or other buildings to be constructed upon these lots.

5. Plans for a newsletter to members and neighbors was discussed, and Allardyce distributed a prototype newsletter with copy to be edited and modified by Board members. Sauro offered to edit the newsletter and take the proposed copy and refine it into a two-sided 8.5" x 14 format self mailer. A motion was made have the Association's publish a newsletter.The motion was so moved by Parlette and seconded by Radner and passed unanimously.

6. Plans for social events for members in 2007 was tabled and placed on the Agenda for the February Board meeting.

7. Schedule Annual BCNA Meeting. The Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 16, 2007 at a location to be determined.

8. Schedule next Board Meeting. Taylor requested the meeting dates be set up in advance. It was decided that the BCNA Board meetings would take place on the third Thursday of each month. Dates for future meetings will be February 15, 2007; March 15, 2007; April 19, 2007.

9. The meeting was adjourned at 7:31 pm.

DATE: August 23, 2006
LOCATION: Hornblower Yachts Office, Pier 3, San Francisco

The meeting was called to order at 6:01 PM by President Fred Allardyce.

Board members in attendance in addition to President Allardyce were Debra Bleemer, Carol Parlette, Lee Radner, Bill Sauro, Bill Kedem, Bill Benkavitch, Morton Beebe and Joe Wyman.

Board members who were absent: Bob Iwerson and Diana Taylor. A quorum was present.

Committee Chairs in attendance were: Connie Hazel, Marketing Committee.

1. Minutes of the July 13, 2006 Board of Directors meeting were distributed. Secretary Sauro moved to accept the minutes. The motion was seconded and passed.

2. Treasurer Parlette then distributed the Treasurer’s Report. It included an income statement and balance sheet for the Association. Parlette explained the details of handling checks vs. Paypal payments and other issues. Secretary Sauro brought up the matter of voting rights for members.

The fact that Large Company memberships cost $150 was brought up by Director Wyman and the Board decided that companies would be offered an ad on the BCNA website as consideration for their participation. After further discussion, it was proposed by Director Sauro to adopt a voting structure that would allow each member, regardless of membership class, one vote in Association matters.

This voting structure was moved and seconded and the motion passed. Next the matter of timing for new membership payments was discussed. After debate, it was moved and seconded that the official Association membership year be from January 1 to December 31, and that new members who sign up anytime in the last six months of the year, would be given an extended membership that would run through December 31st of the following year. The motion passed. It was then moved and seconded, to accept the Treasurer’s Report. The motion passed.

3. A discussion then ensued on the logistics of Paypal payments and a listing was presented of dues-paying members. It was noted that Board members need to pay their dues ASAP, since only dues-paying members may serve on the Board, according to our bylaws.

4. The newly-created www.barbaryneighbors.org website was discussed. It was explained by Secretary Sauro that the Association has both domain names—barbaryneighbors.org and barbaryneighbors.com—so that if a person accidentally types “.com” they will still reach our Association website. The site is also cross-linked to www.thebarbarycoastnews.com.

5. A proof of the new color brochure was then distributed and a discussion ensued regarding the quality and quantity of the finished printing job. After discussion, it was moved and seconded that Marketing Chair Hazel be authorized to print 5,000 brochures at a cost of approximately $860. The matter of mailing costs was then discussed and after debate, it was moved and seconded that Hazel and Treasurer Parlette be granted discretion to invest Association funds as they become available in cash in the checking account for postage and other costs to add new members. The motion passed.

6. The subject of a Membership Drive was then discussed. Marketing Chair Hazel gave a preliminary overview of some initial ideas and the matter of motivation for residents and workers in the area to join the BCNA was debated. It was decided to have Hazel and Sauro work to create a more complete Marketing Plan in time for the September Board Meeting. Hazel also requested that a letter be drafted for Allardyce's signature to go to SF Supervisor Aaron Peskin regarding Barbary Coast street banners.

7. Next, President Allardyce presented a large brochure showing renderings of the planned development at 8 Washington Street. After considerable debate, it was moved and seconded that the BCNA Board the Friends of Golden Gateway Swim & Tennis Club (FOGG) support its position to have the club remain as open space and recreational use, and to not to have a new condominium project constructed on the site and to write a letter from the Board to the Port Authority in that regard. The motion passed.

It was suggested that the Waterfront Action Committee of the Association be authorized to study future proposed projects and invite developers to meetings with the Committee or with the Board as needed. The committee is to be comprised of Taylor, Wyman and Parlette.

The matter of the Exploratorium relocating to Pier 15-17 was then discussed. Director Wyman stated that bringing 800,000 annual visitors to Piers 15-17 may impact the use of Herb Caen walkway as the visitor's buses access conflict with the use of the public walkway. In addition, the existing parking lot across the Embarcadero from Pier 15-17 (north of KGO Television) may be used, which would displace the existing users of that parking who work at Levi Plaza and the surrounding office buildings.

The proposal by the Shorenstein/Farrallon Capital group to develop Piers 27-31 was discussed. President Allardyce said that the group made a presentation to the Port of San Francisco on August 8. The major changes from previous proposals made in press releases, calls for an increase in the amount of office space from 200,000 square feet to 400,000 square feet. The reason for this increase was that the recent engineering studies of the repairs necessary to repair/replace the existing piers had increased from $70 million+ to over $140 million.

8. The matter of Port Commissioners was discussed and the fact that Rodney Fong had been nominated for one of the vacancies. It was moved and seconded that the President be authorized to write a letter to the Mayor supporting Jay Folberg for one of the vacant Port Commissioner positions?

9. There were no other committee reports.

10. Barbary Coast News website. The matter of posting minutes of BCNA Board Meetings for public perusal was discussed. It was moved and seconded that the minutes of BCNA Board Meetings be posted on www.barbaryneighbors.org and/or www.thebarbarycoastnews.com.

11. The next two Board meetings were then set for September 21, 2006 and October 26, 2006, at 6:00 PM at Pier 3, San Francisco, if available, or another location if not.

12. The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Bill Sauro, Secretary

SUBJECT: Save the Golden Gateway Tennis & Swim Club

The 43rd Committee meeting was held on Wednesday, May 24, 2006.