April 2007 Next Meeting April 24 Potrero Hill Neighborhood House 953 DeHaro Street (at Southern Heights)

6:45 pm 7:00 pm Social Business Meeting Introductions / Welcome to New Members Police Report Executive Committee election Neighborhood Issues Rec & Park Dept.: 2008 Open Space Bond Break 1000 Mississippi project with William Duncanson, Ian Birchall & Associates
The Executive Committee of the Boosters works yearround to make the Boosters more visible in the neighborhood, and to make the neighborhood more visible in the City. These members of the Boosters are nominated for election (and in many cases re-election) in 2007: Tony Kelly, President (incumbent) Dick Millet, Vice President / Advocacy (incumbent) Audrey Cole, Vice President / Membership Robin Talmadge, Treasurer Joe Boss, Corresponding Secretary Hilary Cohen, Recording Secretary Ellen Kernaghan, Sergeant at Arms (incumbent) Jean Neblett (incumbent) and Kuzuri Jackson, Auditors Well have a brief election as part of our regular meeting on Tuesday, April 24.
Executive Committee Election this month

7:30 pm

7:50 pm 8:00 pm

Coming Up: Community Planning Meetings

Saturday, April 28, 9.30 amnoon Saturday, May 19, 9.30 amnoon Wednesday, May 23, 6.30 - 9 pm at the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House read more below, or visit planpotrerohillsf.org for more info

Since December, dozens of Potrero Hill residents (between 30 and 70 neighbors at every meeting so far) have been working to come up with a stronger, more responsive, and more thorough community-based planning process. These workshops were convened by the Boosters, the Dogpatch Neighborhood Association, the Potrero Hill Association of Merchants and Businesses, and Save Potrero as a way to improve the long-term rezoning process that has taken the Citys Planning Department most of this decade to develop.
Plan Potrero Hill - join in an important neighborhood process!

Presidents Message
The Annual Booster Dinner: May 29, NEW LOCATION! UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center

Here is a full roster of Plan Potrero Hill meetings through August 2007. Weve added Wednesday night meetings once a month, by popular demand.

Come to one, come to a few, come to all. Your input is critical.

The annual Booster Dinner, the most social Booster meeting of the year, was all set to return to the California Culinary Academy . . . until the Academy closed its banquet services at 350 Rhode Island Street and cancelled our contract. (Yes, we are cranky about that, and very disappointed in the Academy.) But, thanks in part to some quick and diligent work by Audrey Cole of the Boosters and Barbara Bagot-Lopez of UCSF Community Relations, it looks like the Booster Dinner is still on Tuesday night, May 29 at 5:30 pm, at the UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center. Many thanks to everyone at UCSF for taking us on very short notice; we are still working out the details and menu for the evening. For the latest news, check the Boosters website,
www.potreroboosters.org.

You can get info on prior meetings, stay up to date, and participate too, by going to: www.planpotrerohillsf.org. All meetings are at the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House. Saturday meetings are 9.30am til noon. Wednesday meetings are 6.30 til 9.00pm.
April 28: The South Side of the Hill and

Dogpatch/Central Waterfront Hubs

May 19: The Maps Working Group report

A smaller Showplace Square, residential areas, a biotech zone More thorough/extensive greening and open space What industries are compatible with housing?

May 23: What Weve Done, Where Were Going (for the

This is always a fun event, where we install the new years Executive Committee quickly and efficiently, and recognize some of the hardest working among us for what they do in our community. Its a great chance to bring a neighbor and show them what the Boosters are all about!
For tickets, mail your check today to Potrero Boosters

weeknight crowd) Hubs: Shops, parks, human services, entertainment Public Benefits What are they? How do we get them?
June 2: Quality of Life Safety, Human Services

(health/child/elder care)

Other Neighborhood Hubs: Potrero & 16th, Townsend and 8th

June 13: The Port, Mission Bay, UCSF land for the

Annual Dinner, 1459 18th St. #133, San Francisco, CA 94107. Write the number of reservations requested on your check and include a note with dinner choice (vegetarian or carnivorous). This is a full catered threecourse dinner, with wine. Tickets are $40 per person in advance. Your ticket will be held at the door.

public and industry

June 23: Applying the Healthy Development

Measurement Tool (ENCHIA) to our recommendations and Planning Dept. concepts

July 7: Transit, Traffic, Parking, Bikes, Pedestrian Needs (continued on back)

July 18: Urban Design: Streetscapes, Open Space, Safety, August 11: The Public Benefits Working Group report, plus ENCHIA review August 25: Rebuilding Public Housing and Public July 21: Housing and Jobs, and sites for affordable housing

Access to Services

COMMUNITY RESOURCES
City Hall Web site: Mayor Gavin Newsom 1 Goodlett Place Rm 200 SF Ca 94102 www.sfgov.org ph: 554-6141 fax 554-6160 gavin.newsom@sfgov.org

Housing Ownership ommendations

August 29: Public Benefits principles, priorities, rec-

Supervisor Sophie Maxwell / District 10 (which includes Potrero Hill): ph: 554-7670 fax 554-7674 Sophie.Maxwell@sfgov.org Bayview Police Station SFPD Web site: Capt. Albert Pardini Anonymous Tips Abandoned autos Encampments Potrero Terrace/Annex 201 Williams St, SF 94124 www.sfgov.org/police/ ph: 671-2300 fax 671-2345 SFPDBayviewStation@ci.sf.ca.us 822-8147 254-7185 (Officer Maurice Edwards) 254-7120 (Officer Sue Lavin) 509-1408 (Ofc. Kevin Sanders, Alex Rodatos) 987-6369 (Ofc. Tim Fowlie, George Ferraez)

The Planning Unit of the Citys Recreation and Park Department will join us at Tuesdays Boosters meeting: As part of the City of San Francisco's 10-Year Capital Plan, the Recreation and Park Department is preparing a Parks and Open Space General Obligation Bond for the June 2008 ballot to address the significant capital needs of the over 200 parks in the City's park system. Over the last year, the Department has developed a new capital needs inventory of the system's physical needs, allowing for the systematic evaluation of the capital needs in all our parks. We would like to discuss these results, what they tell us about the needs of our parks and the 2008 Parks and Open Space Bond.

At our next meeting: a Rec & Park bond on the June 2008 ballot

CITY PLANNING
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Project 2006.0810E: 1000 MISSISSIPPI/ 25th St/Texas St/Pennsylvania Ave. Propose to construct a 28 unit PUD, 40 (4 stories) feet high with 28 below grade parking spaces and a pool and common open space on a vacant RH-3, 40-X zoned site. The project will require a Conditional Use authorization. Contact: Brett Bollinger, Planner, ph: 558-5983

MEMBERSHIP
Renew Your Boosters Membership! The Potrero Boosters now have annual membership, meaning that now is the time to pay your dues and renew your membership through 2007, if you havent done so already! Just fill out the form below and send it in . . .

Potrero Boosters Executive Committee Tony Kelly 341-8040 President president@potreroboosters.org First Vice President Dick Millet 861-0345 1stvp@potreroboosters.org Second Vice President Piotr Pawlikowski 328-1435 2ndvp@potreroboosters.org Recording Secretary Joe Boss 826-2515 recordingsecretary@potreroboosters.org Corresponding Sec. Audrey Cole 648-1926 correspondingsecretary@potreroboosters.org Treasurer Kuzuri Jackson 826-8080 treasurer@potreroboosters.org Sergeant-at-Arms Ellen Kernaghan 824-5065 Auditors Jean Neblett 550-2613 Susan Eslick 822-2301 Webmaster: webmaster@potreroboosters.org

Please visit our new Web Site POTREROBOOSTERS.ORG

Potrero Hill. Our goals are to act as a forum for concerned Potrero residents and to participate in policy and development decisions that affect the quality of life here on the Hill. Meetings are the last Tuesday of the month (7:00 p.m. at the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House) and are open to everyone, members and non-members. Dues: Individual $25, Household (couple) $30, Senior $20. (Make checks out to: Potrero Boosters.) Mail check to Potrero Boosters, 1459 18th St., #133, San Francisco, CA 94107, or sign up online (coming soon). Enclosed is $______ for ___ membership(s). New __ Renewal __ Prefer e-mail newsltr (Y/N)? ____

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