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COMMUNITY FUNDING REQUESTS
Under the leadership of Speaker Pelosi and Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey, the New Direction Congress has created unprecedented rules for transparency of projects sponsored by Members of Congress. Under new rules created in 2007, it is required that each bill must be accompanied by a list identifying projects and the Member of Congress who made each request. Those lists have been made available online before any floor votes. In the House, each project on the list is accompanied by a public letter from the requesting Member identifying the project, the entity that will receive the funds and their address, a description of the project, and a certification that neither the requesting member nor their spouse will benefit from it financially.
Beginning with Fiscal Year 2010 Appropriations bills, the 111th Congress mandated additional requirements for expanded transparency. In order to increase the time available for public scrutiny of funding decisions, lists identifying each project and the requesting Member will be made available the same day the relevant Subcommittee reports each bill rather than when the Full Appropriations Committee acts. Each request will be subjected to further scrutiny by the Executive Branch, with each agency being given 20 days to check that proposed projects are eligible for funding and meet goals established in law. In addition, all Members of Congress are now required to post information listing all requested projects on their Member web sites at the time the request is made, explaining the purpose of the project and why it is a valuable use of taxpayer funds.
Below are Speaker Pelosi's community funding requests for appropriations bills FY 2010. These projects include $34,370,000 in requests made by the Mayor or District Attorney of San Francisco to meet high priority local needs. In addition, a large portion of the funding requested by Speaker Pelosi is for Army Corps of Engineer projects. The Army Corps' work is essential for the operation, maintenance and protection of San Francisco Bay. Specifically, these ongoing projects are necessary for infrastructure, dredging and wetlands restoration activities that allow commercial, transit and recreational vessels to utilize the Bay while protecting vulnerable ecosystems. These are authorized projects that are typically included as part of the President's annual budget proposal and it is common for Members of Congress with significant Army Corps activities in their districts to request funds for the continuation of those critical activities.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE
Bay Area Public Safety Interoperable Communications Initiative
Recipient: City and County of San Francisco
Address: 1011 Turk Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
Amount: $750,000
The San Francisco Bay Area Public Safety Interoperable Communications Initiative
is a collaboration between all public safety and emergency service agencies
within the 10 Bay Area Counties, which have 7 million residents and approximately
16 million annual visitors, and include 3 major cities (San Francisco, Oakland
and San Jose), 3 major airports, the Muni and BART transportation systems,
3 major ports, major research and educational facilities, 70 major chemical
and petro-chemical facilities, and the Hetch-Hetchy water system that serves
2.4 million residential, commercial and industrial customers. In addition,
the area is traversed by 8 major earthquake faultlines. The initiative will
create a wireless voice and data communications system and provide state
of the art wireless communication devices for first responders within all
participating agencies, allowing public safety officials across the entire
Bay Area to communicate seamlessly during a disaster. This capability is
essential because major disasters will be regional - not isolated in one
jurisdiction. First responders must be able to communicate across disciplines
and across jurisdictions in order to effectively respond to a disaster and
protect the public. Federal funding is requested for the purchase of capital
equipment needed in the City and County of San Francisco to meet the goals
of the initiative, which will take a phased approach for deployment, focusing
on the urban areas first, with the goal to connect the entire region by
2012.
California Academy of Sciences Research Center
Recipient: California Academy of Sciences
Address: 55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118
Amount: $500,000
The California Academy of Sciences is a natural history museum, state-of-the-art
planetarium and renowned aquarium located in Golden Gate Park. Funds are
requested to establish a Global Center for Microlife Research and Public
Education, which would include a major research center, public exhibitions
and K-12 student education, and teacher training programs about microlife
and its central relationship to ecology, sustainability, human survival,
the emergence of life on Earth and the likelihood of discovering life on
other planets. Specifically, federal funds would be used to develop ongoing
research partnerships with NASA Ames on Astrobiology research and education,
exhibits explaining NASA research and related educational materials.
California Bay Watershed Education & Training Program
Recipient: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) Office of Education
Address: 299 Foam
Street, Monterey, CA 93940
Amount: $2,500,000
The California Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program was
established to increase environmental stewardship and appreciation of the
watershed and marine environment through environmental education for students,
teachers and communities in specific watersheds. To date, the California
B-WET program has educated 32,000 students, 7000 teachers and 1000 adults
about local watersheds, the marine environment, and the connection between
local actions and global issues. Federal funds are provided through a competitive
grant process to eligible organizations covering the San Francisco Bay,
Monterey Bay and Santa Barbara Channel watersheds to fund hands-on learning
about the ocean and coastal environment. Independent evaluators have found
B-WET to be effective at increasing the stewardship ethic of youth. Additionally,
research concluded that associated training is successful at increasing
teachers' use of experiential learning to teach about the watershed in their
classroom. Requested funds will allow the California B-WET Program to continue
educating students and teachers in areas associated with the Cordell Bank
National Marine Sanctuary, Gulf of Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
and the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.
Exploratorium, Earth Observatory
Recipient: Exploratorium
Address: 3601 Lyon St. San Francisco, CA 94123-1099
Amount: $750,000
The development of new and effective models for science teacher development
and public understanding of science meets a critical need in the country
and is a key part of the Innovation Agenda. As part of the critical investments
being made in developing solutions to climate change, it is especially important
to invest in efforts to strengthen the public's understanding of climate
research. The Exploratorium is part museum and part educational research
laboratory, and has a long history of support for science education through
its teacher professional development program. The Exploratorium proposes
to develop, in collaboration with NOAA, a public Earth Observatory at its
new location being developed on the Embarcadero in downtown San Francisco.
This observatory will showcase the research of NOAA and provide an opportunity
for public engagement and education. In addition, the Earth Observatory
would take advantage of our unique new location on San Francisco Bay and
its deep water docking capability to accommodate ocean going research vessels.
Federal funds would be used to develop and produce the infrastructure, exhibits
and programs related to NOAA's oceanographic and atmospheric research.
San Francisco Job Training, Substance Abuse and Transitional Housing
Reentry Center
Recipient: San Francisco District Attorney's Office
Address: 850 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Amount: $750,000
Reentry initiatives focus on breaking the cycle of crime. Helping offenders
successfully reenter their communities is especially important given California's
overcrowded prison system. The San Francisco DA's office is developing a
Reentry Center which will serve male state prisoners being released to San
Francisco. The Center will provide intensive programs to address barriers
to successful reentry, including substance abuse counseling and treatment,
job training and education, and life skills. Upon release, participants
will work with case managers for one year to implement their reentry plan.
They will also appear regularly in a specialized Reentry Court, where their
progress will be assessed. It is estimated that as many as 50 percent of
offenders who are reentering into urban centers are homeless, and another
80 percent have histories of substance abuse, both of which put them at
significant risk for reoffending. Federal funds are requested for post-release
services related to these needs, including transitional housing and substance
abuse treatment recovery beds.
San Francisco Police Gunshot Notification Center
Recipient: City and County of San Francisco
Address: 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlette Place, San Francisco, CA 94102
Amount: $750,000
San Francisco has started to implement a gunshot location system in high
crime areas in the Western Addition and Bayview neighborhoods. The existing
system, which currently covers 3.3 square miles, is reporting actual gunfire
at a rate 364 percent greater than what is reported by citizens. Generally,
dispatchers and police officers are alerted by the system to gunfire activity
within 10 seconds of the actual occurrence, allowing for medical services
to be rendered more quickly, improving the likelihood of apprehending the
offenders and assisting in the identification of evidence critical to the
prosecution of those offenders. Funds are requested to cover the cost of
acquiring and installing an expansion of the system to cover Visitacion
Valley, Sunnydale and the Tenderloin, bringing the total covered area to
12 square miles.
Support Services For At-Risk Children, Project Avary
Recipient: Project Avary (Alternative Ventures to
At-Risk Youth)
Address: 385 Bel Marin Keys Blvd. Suite G, Novato,
CA 94949
Amount: $125,000
As a result of the growing prison population, a large underserved population
of children of prisoners is also growing. Children of incarcerated parents
are more likely to become involved in gangs, engage in violent behavior
or experience incarceration sometime during their lifetimes. Project Avary
provides a graduated continuum of activities for these children and teens
to address their mental health needs. Funds are requested to add a clinical
social worker and support the development of a teen training institute that
prepares older teens for transition to independence. An additional clinical
social worker would increase capacity for mental health assessments and
therapeutic approaches for children who manifest childhood trauma following
a parent's incarceration. The proposed teen training institute would provide
instruction on filing taxes, determining career and academic interests,
and acquiring various skills related to money such as balancing money management.
DEFENSE
Antiviral Medicine Research
Recipient: Prosetta Bioconformatics, Inc
Address: 670 5th Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
Amount: $3,000,000
Prior federal support has led to the discovery of a new class of antiviral
drugs that can be used for defense against viral biowarfare agents and for
therapies against other viral diseases such as Hepatitis C, HIV and Influenza,
which pose a staggering cost to our society. These antivirals have minimal
side effects and are active against entire viral families with certain characteristics.
This makes development of a rapid first line of defense against existing
and emerging/engineered viruses possible. Additional federal funding is
requested to hire more scientific personnel and to explore chemical modifications
of previously identified broadly active compounds to target proteins involved
in additional viruses of interest to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency
(DTRA) and the United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious
Diseases (USAMRIID) because of their potential for use in biowarfare. Funds
would also be used to demonstrate efficacy of active compounds via in vitro
and animal trials. Once this efficacy data has been generated, the promising
compounds can be advanced via commercial pharmaceutical funding or BARDA
funding.
Environmental Cleanup of Hunters Point Shipyard
Recipient: City and County of San Francisco
Address: City Hall, Room 448, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco,
CA 94102
Amount: $9,000,000
Since its closure in 1974 the Hunters Point Shipyard has been a neglected
and contaminated neighbor to the Bayview/Hunters Point community. Concurrently,
rates of prostate cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer and asthma have
increased in this portion of the City. The City and County of San Francisco
has been working for more than 15 years to transform the former Hunters
Point Shipyard into a source of jobs and economic development, parks and
affordable housing for the Bayview Hunters Point Community. While a programmatic
redevelopment plan has been in place for the Shipyard since 1997, actual
reuse depends on the Navy completing the remediation and transfer of the
land. Based on the progress that we collectively made around the Conveyance
Agreement in 2004, Parcel A was successfully transferred to the City in
2005 and construction of the first phase of development on the Shipyard
started immediately thereafter. Funds from the FY09 Defense appropriations
bill will be used for environmental remediation in two of three utility
corridors at the site, as well as Parcel D-1 and Parcel C. Additional FY10
funds are requested for Parcel E and UC-3 (the remaining utility corridor).
The more quickly remediation is completed, the more quickly this redevelopment
area will become an economically productive center in the region.
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center
Recipient: Presidio Trust
Address: 34 Graham Street, San Francisco, CA 94129
Amount: $1,000,000
Through collaboration with the Presidio Trust and National Park Service,
the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) has completed
conceptual plans to rehabilitate the Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Historic Learning Center at Building 640. It will serve as a public education
center that preserves the site of the Army's first language school in 1941
and memorializes the heroic contributions of the MIS linguist soldiers of
World War II. The 10,000 square foot facility will showcase a permanent
and rotating exhibition area featuring a mock-up classroom and barracks,
and displays from a growing Japanese American Military collection of over
10,000 historical artifacts, documents and objects. This archive will provide
research opportunities for visiting students and university faculty. In
addition, the space will feature an audio-visual theater for showcasing
films, videos, lectures, and performances. The Presidio Trust and NJAHS
are in the process of formalizing their partnership through a cooperative
agreement that will designate the Presidio Trust as master developer of
building 640. The Trust's mandate to make the Presidio financially self-supporting
means that there are limited funds available for non-revenue generating
projects. The requested federal funding would allow the Trust to rehabilitate
building 640 without jeopardizing the Trust's ability to reach financial
self-sufficiency.
Military Personnel HIV Prevention
Recipient: J. David Gladstone Institutes
Address: 1650 Owens Street, San Francisco, CA 94158
Amount: $3,000,000
The Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology is a world renowned research
institute that conducts a full-range of basic and clinical research on HIV
and AIDS. American troops deployed to areas of the world such as sub-Saharan
Africa and Asia face an increased risk of exposure to the HIV virus. Targeted
research into prevention of infection, treatment and cures is needed to
reduce this threat to U.S. military personnel, protect U.S. military readiness
and decrease treatment costs for the DoD health infrastructure. Gladstone
proposes funding to develop a novel HIV prevention strategy based on inhibiting
a naturally occurring enhancer of HIV viral activity. Specifically, this
project would focus on new approaches for attacking SEVI (semen enhancer
of viral infectivity), including studying how certain males are "super-producers"
of SEVI and may be more vulnerable to HIV infection and more likely to spread
HIV to others after becoming infected. The identification of protease inhibitors
capable of blocking SEVI formation could greatly decrease HIV transmission
since SEVI exerts such important enhancing effects.
Navy Drydock #1 Remediation and Disposal
Recipient: City and County of San Francisco
Address: Port of San Francisco, Pier 1, The Embarcadero, San Francisco,
CA 94111
Amount: $3,000,000
The shipbuilding operations at Pier 70 in San Francisco were among the biggest
producers of military vessels in the United States for World War II. Integral
to that operation were the drydocks. Drydock #1 was built to Navy specifications
in 1942 and contains a range of hazardous materials, including asbestos,
lead-based paint and PCB's. Its continued presence along the San Francisco
waterfront, adjacent to a federal channel, threatens a release of these
materials to the environment. The contamination in Drydock #1 is a result
of Navy operations prior to 1987, when the Port took possession. Most of
the hazardous materials in the vessel date to when the drydock was constructed.
These materials must be remediated before the vessel can be disposed of.
Federal funding is requested for 1) abatement of the hazardous materials
inherent to the design of the vessel, which was built to Navy specifications
for Navy work in 1942, and 2) a pro-rata share of the cost of demolishing
the vessel, equal to the proportion of the time the drydock was used in
the service of the Navy (75%). The drydock is currently berthed at San Francisco's
Pier 80, which is preventing other usage of that berth, and lessening the
Port's capacity for berthing large vessels.
Neuropsychiatric Trauma in U.S. Combat Troops
Recipient: Northern California Institute for Research
and Education (NCIRE)
Address: 4150 Clement St., 151NC, San Francisco, CA 94121
Amount: $6,250,000
NCIRE is a non-profit corporation established to support medical research
conducted at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The DoD/VA/NCIRE
Neuroscience Center of Excellence is dedicated to support research targeted
to the diagnosis, prevention and management of neuropsychiatric disorders
such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), neurodegenerative diseases,
traumatic brain injuries and spinal cord injuries that occur in U.S. war
fighters. It the only such center in the United States dedicated solely
to brain imaging in support of research on neurological diseases and conditions
that affect active military personnel and veterans. This Center of Excellence
has become a national resource for research in neuroimaging biomarkers for
PTSD, traumatic brain injury and neurodegenerative diseases; biomarker and
co-morbidity and risk factor assessments for PTSD; promoting neuronal growth
and minimizing inflammation from head trauma; and treatment development
studies responding to these conditions experienced by service members and
veterans. Continued funding for the Center will support new and ongoing
research projects related to PTSD and traumatic brain injury. Specifically,
funding would advance work to develop methods for early detection of neurological
disorders and to improve diagnosis and identify effective treatments and
methods of disease prevention, including biomarkers related to risk factors
associated with neurological disorders.
Presidio San Francisco Military Heritage Center
Recipient: Presidio Trust
Address: 34 Graham Street, San Francisco, CA 94129
Amount: $5,000,000
The Presidio Officers' Club, located at the site of the historic Spanish
El Presidio, has been the center of military life at the post under three
nations - beginning in 1776 with the Spanish "presidio," through
Mexican occupation and then as the United States' most important strategic
command in the west from 1846 to 1994. The Heritage Center at the Officers'
Club will introduce visitors to a series of exhibits, digital media, classrooms
and programs about the Presidio and its role in the development of the American
West. Exhibition space will display permanent and changing exhibits and
a small theater will feature an orientation film. The Heritage Center will
serve approximately 300,000 visitors a year. Requested funds are for rehabilitation
of the Officers' Club, which will employ green building practices to achieve
a LEED Silver rating, and development of the Heritage Center.
Reducing Chronic Disease in Military Personnel
Recipient: Preventive Medicine Research Institute
Address: 900 Bridgeway, Suite 1; Sausalito, California 94965
Amount: $1,500,000
The Preventative Medicine Research Institute (PMRI) in Sausalito, CA has
conducted a series of groundbreaking clinical research trials that demonstrate
how comprehensive lifestyle changes can reverse the progression of the most
prevalent chronic diseases, including heart disease and prostate cancer.
In total, these diseases account for more than 75 percent of health care
costs. Funds are requested to make this proven program of lifestyle changes
available to members of the U.S. Department of Defense and their families
throughout the world using new online technologies. This program would use
the latest in artificial intelligence and personalization technology to
help participants customize a way of eating and living right for them based
on their own needs, genes and preferences. This would include a nutrition
plan, exercise program and stress management techniques, and would provide
all of the online tools and resources needed to make and maintain these
comprehensive lifestyle changes. Specifically, federal funds would be used
to pay for engineers, software developers, graphic artists, scientists,
physicians, nurses, stress management specialists, registered dietitians,
exercise physiologists and clinical psychologists who will work together
as a team to develop this online program.
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation
Recipient: The Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation,
Columbia University Medical Center: Center for Motor Neuron Biology and
Disease and PTC Therapeutics, Inc
Address: 888 7th Avenue, Suite 400, New York, NY 10019
Amount: $3,000,000
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neurodegenerative disease with known
treatment targets, but no currently available therapy. The SMA Foundation
addresses this unmet need. Working with the Center for Motor Neuron Biology
and Disease (MNC) at Columbia University, the Foundation has used previous
DoD funding to undertake new studies aimed at understanding and treating
the loss of muscle activity. Requested funds would be used for ongoing studies
focused on the mechanisms which lead certain muscles and motor neurons to
be spared in all patients with SMA with the hope that a protective mechanism
identified in these tissues will lead to therapeutic strategies capable
of increasing the strength of muscles attacked by SMA. Because SMA research
focuses on dying neurons, how to keep them alive and how to stimulate them
to regenerate, discoveries in this area have applications in the treatment
of traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries relevant to the treatment of
combat personnel serving in the Armed Forces.
University of San Francisco, School of Nursing Advancement
Recipient: University of San Francisco
Address: 2130 Fulton St., San Francisco, CA 94117-1080
Amount: $2,000,000
The nursing shortage in California is even more acute than in the rest of
the nation. Additional capacity for nurses to earn advanced degrees will
increase the number of nurses qualified to serve as faculty at institutions
training new nurses. USF currently offers both a Doctor of Nursing Practice
(DNP) program and Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN). Funds are requested
for equipment and construction costs associated with a new simulation center
designed to replicate a hospital environment and provide hands-on learning
opportunities for nursing students. Simulation scenarios will be developed
and implemented for all students in order to prepare them to address national
patient safety goals and improve the quality of patient care outcomes. The
simulation center would also be used in partnership with community first-responders
to create a disaster support training facility in which nursing faculty,
students, and others participate in Basic and Advanced Disaster Life Support
Training.
ENERGY & WATER
Energy Efficient Fort Mason Center
Recipient: Fort Mason Center
Address: Landmark Building A, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA 94123
Amount: $2,000,000
In collaboration with the National Park Service and the Golden Gate National
Recreation Area, Fort Mason Center operates the retired US Army West Coast
Port of Embarkation (a National Historic Landmark) as a center for Culture,
Education and Recreation. As the first adaptive re-use of a former military
installation Fort Mason Center remains a national standard for historic
preservation, urban planning, sustainable business practices, non profit
support and incubation, and performing arts excellence. Located on the Northwest
side of the San Francisco waterfront including ten buildings and three piers,
Fort Mason Center leases space to 24 non profit organizations, including
five theatres, four museums and internationally renowned Green's restaurant
in support of its mission and hosts over 15,000 special events, performances
and meetings in 130,000 sq ft of space to non-profit, corporate and individual
clients each year. Serving over 1.7 million patrons annually Fort Mason
Center is nationally recognized as a "best practices" model for
successful base conversion and non profit sustainability. The 96 year old
Pier 2 houses the Cowell Theater in the north end, the Cowell gallery/corridor
and the Herbst Pavilion. In 2005, the NPS/GGNRA completed a successful seismic
upgrade of the Pier 2 sub structure in preparation for additional rehabilitation
work. This project specifically incorporates sustainable design and construction
strategies consistent with LEED Silver (or better) certification, in addition
to an expansive use of solar and wind energy in a historically sensitive
context within a densely populated urban environment. Funds are requested
for costs associated with this next phase of the restoration including repairs
related to sustainability and energy efficiency, as well as seismic safety
and patron access.
Hamilton Army Airfield Wetland Restoration
Recipient: US Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco
District
Address: 1455 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-1398
Amount: $14,000,000
This project, which is linked to the Oakland Harbor Navigation Improvement
project, allows for essential dredging of ports and harbors and for reuse
of the dredged material for wetlands restoration at Hamilton Army Airfield.
This wetlands restoration project advances the economic and environmental
goals cooperatively established by Bay Area stakeholders in the Long Term
Management Strategy. This project is authorized by WRDA 99.
Oakland Harbor Navigation Improvement
Recipient: US Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco
District
Address: 1455 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-1398
Amount: $8,000,000
The Oakland Harbor is the second largest port on the West Coast and the
fifth largest container port in the nation. This project would deepen the
channels of the Oakland Harbor which is essential for the Port to accommodate
new deep draft container ships. Sediment dredged for this project will be
reused to create environmental enhancement and restore wetlands habitat
in several locations, including the Hamilton Army Airfield. This project
is authorized by WRDA 99.
Pier 36 Removal To Reduce Environmental and Navigational Hazards
Recipient:
Address:
Amount: $6,220,000
Funds were authorized under WRDA 2007 to remove the deteriorated Pier 36
located along the San Francisco waterfront, allowing a new public park to
be constructed in the South Beach neighborhood. Built of reinforced concrete
in 1908-1909 for use as a freight ferry facility, the Pier was originally
721-feet long and 201-feet wide. Outer wood portions of the Pier have deteriorated
and been largely removed. Recently, further deterioration has necessitated
closing the Pier and securing it with fencing to prevent entry. Deteriorating
sections of decking and wooden support pieces continue to rot, break and
float out into the Bay, representing a potential hazard to navigation in
the adjacent federal channel. In addition, Pier 36 was constructed using
creosote-soaked pilings, which contain a class of chemical compounds known
to affect the viability of fish spawning. Use of creosote-treated wood is
now prohibited in new construction in San Francisco Bay. Removal of Pier
36, including freestanding piles, would eliminate these navigational and
environmental hazards. Delay of these funds could also delay issuance of
a $20 million contract using currently available non-federal funds to construct
the Brannan Street Wharf public open space project at this location. Pier
36 removal is required in advance of construction of the Brannan Street
Wharf, which is located within the recently adopted "Embarcadero Waterfront
National Register Historic District."
San Francisco Bay Long Term Management Strategy
Recipient: City and County of San Francisco
Address: Pier 1, The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94111
Amount: $3,500,000
The objective of the Long Term Management Strategy (LTMS) is to ensure that
dredging and disposal of dredged material are carried out in an economic
and environmentally sound manner in the San Francisco Bay Area, and to establish
and implement a framework for long-term site monitoring. This project is
authorized by the Appropriations Act of 1991.
San Francisco Bay Harbor Dredging and Maintenance
Recipient: US Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco
District
Address: 1455 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-1398
Amount: $3,200,000
This funding provides for maintenance dredging of various channels in San
Francisco Bay, including a 55 foot depth for the San Francisco Bar Channel,
to provide safe navigation for all vessel traffic in and out of the Bay.
This critical channel is the gateway to the San Francisco Bay. This project
is authorized by the River and Harbor Acts of 1927, 1935, 1939, 1965, and
1968.
San Francisco Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Initiative
Recipient: City and County of San Francisco
Address: 1155 Market Street 4th floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
Amount: $1,000,000
Accelerating the conversion to electric vehicles will help the U.S. auto
industry, eliminate dependence on foreign oil, create millions of jobs and
eliminate a significant portion of greenhouse gas emissions. However, electric
vehicles require a completely different infrastructure to repower than conventional
combustion engine vehicles. Rather than filling a vehicle's gas tank, electric
vehicles require ubiquitous electric charging outlets at homes, workplaces,
on city streets and in public parking lots. Auto manufacturers have indicated
that electric cars will be available within the next few years. The San
Francisco Electric Vehicle Initiative would complete the necessary planning
and build the required public infrastructure to make it feasible to use
electric vehicles, and would serve as a model of how major American cities
can facilitate large scale consumer conversion to electric vehicles.
San Francisco Harbor & Bay Drift Removal and Navigational Hazard
Prevention
Recipient: US Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco
District
Address: 1455 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-1398
Amount: $2,500,000
The Drift Removal project provides for the collection and disposal of floating
debris and hazards to navigation from the San Francisco Bay and its tributary
waters, and maintenance of drift removal equipment. An estimated 1,100 tons
of large debris are removed annually, enhancing safety for ferry, commercial
and recreational vessels in these high-traffic channels. The San Francisco
Water Transit Authority is developing new ferry connections around the Bay.
This project is authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1950.
South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study on Flood Prevention and Wetlands
Restoration
Recipient: California State Coastal Conservancy
Address: 1330 Broadway, 13th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612-2530
Amount: $2,800,000
The South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study is necessary to provide flood
protection for Silicon Valley and to facilitate tidal wetland habitat restoration.
The flood protection will benefit approximately 42,800 acres, 7400 homes
and businesses, as well as major highways, parks and airports. Funds are
requested in FY 2010 to allow the Corps of Engineers to make essential progress
on completion of the Feasibility Report for the Study as directed by the
Water Resources Development Act of 2007. Completion of the feasibility study
for the project is expected in 2012, with construction beginning shortly
thereafter. The requested funding is being sought in conjunction with the
South San Francisco Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project, the second largest
wetlands restoration project in the United States. This portion of the project
will provide tidal and fluvial flood protection for the Silicon Valley and
other South Bay communities. The Salt Ponds Restoration Project will provide
dramatic benefits to the region, state and nation by transforming 15,100
acres of salt ponds formerly owned by the Cargill Corporation into a vibrant
wetlands area that will provide extensive habitat for federally endangered
birds, fish and wildlife
HOMELAND SECURITY
San Francisco Emergency Operations Center
Recipient: San Francisco Department of Emergency Management
Address: 1011 Turk Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
Amount: $800,000
Twenty City departments currently maintain Department Operations Centers
(DOCs), which provide a critical information link between first responders
and the San Francisco Emergency Operations Center (EOC) during a disaster.
A backup satellite-based voice/data communication system that links the
EOC to the DOCs is being installed to provide vital communications in the
event that primary communication links are severed during an earthquake
or other event. Currently, the EOC is connected to the internet via fiber
optic cables which are vulnerable to earthquake damage, equipment failure
and sabotage. This project will ensure that all City departments are linked
to each other and to the federal Law Enforcement Online system (LEO) during
an emergency. Such linkage will allow for video conferencing, sharing of
documents and exchanging messages/video information. Federal funds are requested
for the initial capital investment needed to purchase the equipment. Local
funds will finance ongoing maintenance.
INTERIOR & ENVIRONMENT
Angel Island Immigration Station
Recipient: Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation
Address: 50 Francisco St., Suite 110, San Francisco, CA 94133
Amount: $1,000,000
The Angel Island Immigration Station, designated as one of America's Most
Endangered Historic Places, served as a processing center for immigrants
coming across the Pacific. More than one million immigrants, including immigrants
from China, Korea, the Philippines, and Central and South America were processed
at the station before it was shut down in 1940. The facility was used by
the U.S. Army during World War II, then abandoned, and became part of the
California State Park system in 1963. Due to water intrusion and failing
footings, the building is in imminent danger of total failure. Funding is
requested for design costs, building stabilization and partial new construction
associated with rehabilitating this deteriorating historic structure.
Pacific Forest Trust/Bureau of Land Management Preservation Initiative
Recipient: Pacific Forest Trust
Address: 1001A O’Reilly Ave., San Francisco, CA 94129
Amount: $900,000
In 2000, President Bill Clinton designated 82,500 acres on the Oregon-California
border the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. The Monument brings together
plants from the high deserts of California and the wet forests of the Pacific
Coast, including thirty-five hundred species - many found nowhere else on
earth. The Monument is also the source of fresh drinking water supplies
for growing communities in Oregon, including Ashland and Medford. However,
over 30,000 acres of land in the Monument remain outside of federal ownership,
closed to public use and unprotected from development. The Pacific Forest
Trust (PFT) in San Francisco has initiated the "Campaign to Complete
the Vision" to remedy this problem by acquiring up to 12,000 acres
of the most critical lands for eventual transfer to federal ownership. These
lands are interspersed among large publicly owned tracts and nearly 5,000
acres have been acquired by PFT at its own expense, in consultation with
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), from willing sellers. Requested funds
would be used for additional purchases, helping complete the Monument and
enabling PFT to recycle its extensive investment for further Monument acquisitions.
Specifically, this $2,000,000 request would allow the BLM to acquire roughly
2000 acres of PFT lands that are integral to protecting the Monument's biological
diversity. An additional $2,600,000 appropriation next year would complete
this phase of the project, permanently protecting over 4700 acres of Monument
lands. The World Conservation Union has named CSNM one of the United States'
seven Areas of Global Botanical Interest and the World Wildlife Fund rates
it high on their list of the 100 Most Threatened Ecosystems. In addition,
the Pacific Crest Trail, one of only two National Scenic Trails in the West,
traverses the Monument and several of PFT's land parcels.
South San Francisco Bay Wetlands Restoration Project
Recipient: California State Coastal Conservancy
Address: 1330 Broadway, 13th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612-2530
Amount: $1,150,000
The California Coastal Conservancy is a state agency created to purchase,
protect, restore and enhance coastal resources, and to provide access to
the shore. Funds are requested to further the South San Francisco Bay Salt
Ponds Restoration Project, the second largest wetlands restoration project
in the United States. Specifically, requested funds would be used by the
U.S. Geological Service to continue to provide the biological research and
monitoring needed for project implementation, as well as to monitor the
ecosystem improvements realized as a result of ecosystem restoration activities.
Upon completion this will return the South San Francisco Bay's ecosystem
to its most natural state in well over 100 years. This would provide dramatic
benefits to the region, state and nation by transforming 15,100 acres of
salt ponds formerly owned by the Cargill Corporation into a vibrant wetlands
area that will provide extensive habitat for federally endangered birds,
fish and wildlife. In addition, the project will provide flood protection
for Silicon Valley and other South Bay communities, and will improve wildlife
oriented recreational opportunities including fishing, hunting, environmental
education and bird-watching. All local project sponsors are committed to
working with the Corps of Engineers, Fish and Wildlife Service and other
federal agencies through project completion. The project is supported by
the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture, the City of San Jose, The Bay Institute,
Save the Bay, the Bay Trail Program, the National Audubon Society, and many
other local governments, environmental groups, community groups, businesses
and recreation organizations. In addition, staff from the U.S. Geological
Survey, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, and
the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission are participating
in the restoration design process.
LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION
Best Buddies San Francisco
Recipient: Best Buddies International, Inc.
Address: 1550 Bryant Street Suite 835, San Francisco, CA 94103
Amount: $250,000
Best Buddies is a non-profit organization that enhances the lives of people
with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-to-one
friendships and integrated employment. Funds are requested to support 24
middle school, high school or college Best Buddies chapters in the eighth
congressional district. This project will have 600 participants, train 96
student leaders, provide leadership training to 24 students with intellectual
disabilities and include 96 group outings and countless individual meetings.
The following San Francisco high schools have already contacted Best Buddies
to express interest in starting a chapter: Burton High School, Galileo High
School, Lincoln High School, Mission High School, and Thurgood Marshall
High School. Federal funds would be used to hire and train three full-time
employees, and for supplies, equipment, training and travel costs.
Chinese Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility
Recipient: The Chinese Hospital
Address: 845 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94133
Amount: $350,000
Chinese Hospital currently utilizes several Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs)
in San Francisco to refer Medicare patients. Recent closures/decreases in
available SNF beds is causing disruptions to the continuity of patient care,
especially given the cultural and language needs of the population Chinese
Hospital serves, which is 98 percent of Chinese descent. Funds are requested
for construction of a 22 bed hospital-based SNF to ensure the continuum
of services needed to provide culturally sensitive, cost-effective and conveniently
accessible primary and secondary health care to their patient population.
Direct Access to Housing Services for Homeless Veterans
Recipient: City and County of San Francisco
Address: 101 Grove St., Room 323, San Francisco, CA 94102
Amount: $750,000
An estimated 30 percent of the homeless population in San Francisco are
veterans. Homeless vets are older and more likely to have an alcohol disorder
or complex medical conditions, including cognitive impairment. Over the
last several years, the San Francisco Department of Public Health has been
developing strategies and programmatic interventions to reach, stabilize
and house homeless veterans who at risk of dying on the streets and who
utilize a prohibitive amount of costly emergency services. Using this approach,
housing has already secured for an estimated 1200 chronically homeless veterans,
but the need continues to increase as veterans return for the wars in Afghanistan
and Iraq. The requested federal funds would be used to provide permanent
housing to an additional 150 chronically homeless veterans, along with on-site
addiction and health services.
Larkin Street Runaway and Homeless Youth Services
Recipient: Larkin Street Youth Services
Address: 701 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94109
Amount: $300,000
Neighborhood-based multi-service centers have been identified as a key strategy
for helping vulnerable youth access the programs and positive adult role
models necessary to support a successful transition to independent adulthood.
Larkin Street Youth Services in San Francisco provides a continuum of services
to more than 3500 homeless, runaway and disconnected youth (ages 12 - 24)
each year. This number has more than tripled over the past five years. However,
Larkin Street's ability to provide essential services is severely limited
by its available physical space, which lacks a private counseling office,
kitchen or classroom space. Funds are requested to support a new multi-service
center (MSC), in collaboration with Huckleberry Youth Programs and Community
Health Programs for Youth (a division of the San Francisco Department of
Public Health), in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury neighborhood. By relocating
and co-locating with other respected service providers, the MSC will build
a more comprehensive and seamless system of care for this hard-to-reach
population, including case management, primary healthcare clinic, counseling
and therapy services, health education workshops, and HIV prevention counseling.
Federal funding is requested to support planning, renovation and equipment
costs associated with the new MSC.
National Resource Center on Caregiving for the Chronically and Terminally
Ill
Recipient: Family Caregiver Alliance
Address: 180 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco, CA 94104
Amount: $500,000
Over 44 million Americans provide unpaid care to adults with chronic or
disabling conditions. Research shows that family caregivers are themselves
at risk for emotional, mental and physical health problems arising from
the strains of caring for frail or disabled relatives. In these tough economic
times, family caregivers are especially vulnerable to extreme financial
strain. At the same time, public services for vulnerable older adults are
being cut. Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) is a San Francisco-based nonprofit
organization working for over 30 years to improve the quality of life for
family caregivers of adults with chronic, disabling conditions through services,
education, advocacy and research. Serving as the Bay Area Caregiver Resource
Center, FCA offers direct services (e.g., counseling, education, respite)
to families in the six Bay Area counties. FCA's National Center on Caregiving
advances the development of high-quality, cost-effective policies and programs
for caregivers nationwide. The Center has completed groundbreaking studies;
launched a 50-state online database of caregiver support programs; and used
technology to disseminate information for caregivers, policymakers and service
providers. In the last two years, the National Center has provided technical
assistance and information to over 40,000 families and professionals. Currently,
resource constraints limit the Center's ability to meet the rising demand.
Funds are requested for a National Resource Center on Family Caregiving
that would provide a clearinghouse of information, support, training and
technical assistance to state and area agencies on aging, policymakers and
service providers. The Center would identify, develop and disseminate information
on best practices and evidence-based models of caregiver support programs;
convene educational programs, conferences and web-based seminars; and maintain
a 50-state online database of caregiver resources.
Poverty Reduction Services for Low Income Families
Recipient: SingleStop USA
Address: 369 Pine Street, Suite 525, San Francisco, CA 94104
Amount: $250,000
SingleStop USA (SSUSA) is private nonprofit organization whose mission is
to reduce the impact of poverty on families by increasing access to critical
support services, government benefits and tax credits. SSUSA's services
are distributed through partnerships with community based organizations
(CBOs) and are targeted to low income households with income up 200% of
the federal poverty level. At SingleStop sites, families learn their eligibility
for a host of resources - food stamps, health insurance, tax refunds, and
childcare subsidies - in just 15 minutes. SSUSA also offers vital legal
and financial counseling to help clients maximize these additional resources
and address issues such as eviction prevention, immigration status, family
crises, and managing credit and debt. Requested funds will help expand SingleStop
San Francisco (SSSF) from four sites in the Bay Area to eight. Specifically,
requested funds will support program costs such as evaluation, training,
equipment and data collection.
Preventing Suicide and Promoting Mental Health for California’s
Hispanic Youth
Recipient: Inspire USA Foundation
Address: 657 Mission St. Suite 507, San Francisco, CA 94105
Amount: $200,000
The Inspire USA Foundation uses a web-based system of mental health services
that young people can access free and anonymously in a setting where they
are comfortable. Hispanic youth, in particular Latinas, have a significantly
higher rate of suicide and depression than their non-Hispanic counterparts.
In order to address this disparity and promote mental health in the Hispanic
community in California, Inspire USA is working with the Hispanic Communications
Network (HCN) to develop a public education outreach campaign and web-based
resources using popular Spanish language media, as well as English language
media geared towards Hispanics. Funds are requested for educational media,
outreach, equipment and salaries. At the conclusion of the campaign, Inspire
and HCN will conduct a thorough evaluation of the campaign in order to improve
the model and make it replicable. Upon a successful evaluation, funding
will be sought from SAMHSA or CDC to expand mental health outreach to Hispanic
youth nationwide.
Saint Francis Memorial Hospital Bothin Burn Center Expansion
Recipient: Saint Francis Memorial Hospital
Address: 900 Hyde Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
Amount: $500,000
A modern burn unit is necessary in San Francisco to handle widespread casualties
that could result from a major disaster or terrorist attack. The Bothin
Burn Center at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital is the largest acute burn
facility in the Bay Area. It is also the only certified burn center in San
Francisco and is one of only 40 centers nationally to be verified by the
American Burn Association and the American College of Surgeons. As a result,
the Center serves the entire Bay Area with a specialized team of plastic
surgeons, physicians, registered nurses, physical and occupational therapists,
respiratory therapists, dieticians and psychiatrists. Saint Francis seeks
funds to modernize the hospital's burn unit in order to handle a multi-casualty
incident. The remodeling will reconfigure and expand the existing department
to expand from eight patient beds to twelve. Federal funds would be used
to carry out the remodeling of the current unit; wall removal and reinstallation,
HVAC improvements, rewiring, utility installation, and plumbing.
San Francisco Child Advocacy Center for Abused and Neglected Children
Recipient: City and County of San Francisco
Address: 170 Otis Street, 8th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
Amount: $350,000
The San Francisco Human Services Agency administers all of the major state
and federally mandated human service programs for the City, including Medicaid,
child and adult protective services, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF), Food Stamps and other services targeted to low-income populations.
Funds are requested to help with construction of a new Child Advocacy Center
(CAC) for combating child abuse. The CAC would replace an existing child
protection center, which is where children who have been removed from their
homes due to alleged abuse or neglect are initially taken to be examined
while a temporary home is located. The center is staffed by social workers
who assess and treat the children, and support the investigation of abuse.
The new CAC would utilize multidisciplinary teams comprised of social workers,
forensic and mental health specialists, and law enforcement personnel, enabling
all necessary information to be gathered from the victimized child in a
single interview. Federal funds would be used for renovation and equipment
costs associated with the site.
San Francisco State University Technology Lab For Nurse Training
Recipient: San Francisco State University
Address: 1600 Holloway Avenue, Administration Building, San Francisco, CA
94132
Amount: $500,000
San Francisco State University's School of Nursing currently graduates 240
nurses a year, most of who work in Bay Area hospitals and health care organizations.
A major bottleneck to increasing nursing enrollment is the lack of clinical
placements available for students. SFSU is going to address this challenge
by having students spend 25 percent of their clinical time working with
patient simulators. Federal funds are requested to purchase state-of-the-art
simulation technology will be integrated with the curriculum to augment
and enhance classroom-based learning. The Center will utilize a variety
of simulation techniques for student learning, such as task trainers, mannequin-based
patient simulators and computer simulations. The aims of the Center include
providing a student platform for deliberate practice and experiential learning
in a safe environment, enhancing critical thinking and problem solving through
the use of simulations, and substantially increasing the capacity of SFSU
to graduate highly skilled nurses to address the nationwide nursing shortage.
Support Services For At-Risk Homeless Families
Recipient: Homeless Prenatal Program
Address: 2500 18th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
Amount: $400,000
The Homeless Prenatal Program (HPP) provides case management and supportive
services to poor and homeless families in crisis due to loss of a job, eviction,
domestic violence, substance abuse, mental illness and child custody issues.
HPP helps 2,600 families each year deliver and raise healthy babies, overcome
obstacles to stability and self-sufficiency, and end the multi-generational
cycle of homelessness and poverty. Of 1,859 babies born to HPP clients since
1992, 90 percent were of normal weight and 96 percent were drug free. Over
the past two years, HPP helped 1084 families move off the streets or out
of substandard housing and shelters into permanent homes. Through a partnership
with the City, HPP has helped reunite 100 former substance abusing mothers
with their children. HPP proposes to establish an After Care program to
maintain the stability of three particularly vulnerable segments of our
population: 1) mothers with newborn babies with a history of poor or no
prenatal care; 2) parents who recently have been reunified with their children
following foster care placements; and 3) families who have obtained permanent
housing following periods of being homeless or in substandard housing. Currently,
HPP case managers guide these families to a vast array of services, supports
and opportunities to stabilize their situation. HPP's experience indicates,
however, that over the following six months, these fragile families are
at significant risk of relapsing into former behaviors and circumstances.
Funds are requested to establish a dedicated After Care team of peer mentors,
case managers and specialists in clinical and mental health, housing and
child welfare to help approximately 400 families during this transition
to long-term stability.
TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING & URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
Doyle Drive Replacement
Recipient: City and County of San Francisco
Address: 100 Van Ness Ave. Floor 26, San Francisco, CA 94102
Amount: $4,000,000
Doyle Drive, built in 1936 to provide southern access to the Golden Gate
Bridge, is reaching the end of its useful life. The lack of shoulders and
the absence of a dividing median create dangerous operating conditions that
often result in serious accidents. FHA ranks Doyle Drive as the fifth worst
bridge in the nation and the worst in California for structural sufficiency.
In addition, Doyle Drive is the only link between the San Francisco peninsula
and northern California counties, and is therefore designated as a Post
Disaster Recovery Route. The proposed new south access will eliminate these
dangerous conditions for the 100,000 drivers and 18,000 transit riders who
use Doyle Drive every day. The new project will replace this aging structure
with a new parkway connecting San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge and
the Presidio, part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Design began
in 2007. FHA issued a Record of Decision in December 2008. The project is
expected to be ready for construction in 2010 and completed by 2014. Federal
funds would be used for project design work and right of way acquisition.
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy Trails Program
Recipient: Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
Address: Building 201, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA 94123
Amount: $1,000,000
Parks Conservancy programs engage more than a million visitors, 20,000 volunteers
and 16,000 school children annually. "Trails Forever" is a long-term,
park-wide initiative, done in partnership with the Presidio Trust and the
National Park Service, to revitalize, realign, enhance, and maintain the
150 miles of trails in the Golden Gate National Parks. By dramatically improving
trails, bikeways, trailheads, transit connections, and park amenities, Trails
Forever is making the parks more accessible and sustainable. Additional
federal funding is requested to realign and rehabilitate the California
Coastal Trail and connectors, including sites at the Presidio, Lands End
and the northern parklands. These improvements are especially critical for
the successful conversion of military properties where improperly aligned
roads, poorly placed parking areas and former military fire roads and pathways
were not designed for contemporary park use.
San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transit Authority
Recipient: San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency
Transit Authority
Address: Pier 9, Suite 111, The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94111
Amount: $1,500,000
WETA is a regional agency authorized by the State of California to develop
and operate a comprehensive San Francisco Bay Area public water transit
system. A state-approved plan requires WETA to add eight new routes plus
improve service on the Bay Area's existing ferry systems. Funds are requested
to help pay for the cost of building one ferry vessel to serve a new ferry
route between Berkeley or Albany (final terminal site to be approved) and
downtown San Francisco. The service would carry approximately 1800 people
per day, serving the waterfront areas of Berkeley, Albany and Emeryville,
as well as travelers along the I-80 corridor, the most congested corridor
in the Bay Area. Coupled with other East Bay ferry services, the Berkeley-SF
route will help eliminate nearly one lane's worth of traffic on the Bay
Bridge during peak commute times. This vessel and related infrastructure
will also serve a critical role in emergency response if there is a future
need to evacuate San Francisco via water.
SFgo Transportation Management System
Recipient: City and County of San Francisco
Address: 1 South Van Ness Avenue, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94110
Amount: $750,000
A large percentage of the City's traffic signal infrastructure is obsolete
and in decay. Existing traffic signal controllers are entering the final
stage of their life spans. SFgo is the City's new Integrated Transportation
Management System. Travelers can expect signals that respond to the actual
volume of traffic and presence of transit vehicles on a roadway, faster
response by City personnel clearing an incident, emergency vehicle preemption
signals, real-time information on travel conditions and improved coordination
between all modes of transportation. Funds are requested to install new
traffic signal controllers and transit priority technology designed to minimize
transit delays. These upgrades would be focused in the northeast and southeastern
quadrants of the City, which serve as the nation's West Coast financial
center, the Bay Area's main employment center, a commercial retail center
generating the highest sales in the nation and numerous internationally
prominent tourist destinations. This investment will avoid potential service
degradations resulting from traffic signal failures and advance the City's
"Transit First" policy by always providing green signals to transit.
Sunnydale-Velasco Public Housing Rehabilitation Project HOPE SF Project
Recipient: City and County of San Francisco
Address: 1 South Van Ness Avenue, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94110
Amount: $750,000
San Francisco's HOPE SF program focuses on redeveloping distressed public
housing sites with replacement public housing and new affordable and market-rate
homes that contribute to the replacement costs of the public housing. The
result is a ladder of housing affordability from low-income rental housing
to entry-level home ownership opportunities in a City in need of middle-income
housing options. As part of this long-term effort, the Mayor's Office of
Housing has partnered with the San Francisco Housing Authority to redevelop
the Sunnydale-Velasco public housing site into a new mixed income housing
community. This 50 acre site currently consists of 785 public housing rental
units in distressed physical condition. Plans are being developed to replace
all existing public housing units one for one and add an estimated 800 new
affordable and market rate rental and homeownership units. The developers
have established a community building team on site to engage residents throughout
the planning process and to develop services in partnership with community
based organizations. Funds are requested for costs associated with planning,
design, entitlement and community development work. Upon completion of that
work, the development will be prepared to start construction on its first
phase. This predevelopment would otherwise be delayed substantially due
to the lack of additional local funding availability. By enabling the completion
of the predevelopment work, the project will be able to leverage additional
private, State and Federal during the construction phase.
Third St. Light Rail-Central Subway Project
Recipient: San Francisco Municipal Transportation
Agency
Address: 1 South Van Ness Ave. 7th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
Amount: $5,500,000
Adding light rail service to the southeastern portion of San Francisco is
critical to reconnecting communities that for many years could only rely
on bus service. This effort is being constructed in two phases. Phase 1,
a surface light rail line with 18 stops, was funded almost exclusively with
state and local funds and began service in April 2007. Phase 2 will extend
this light rail line through San Francisco's South of Market area and the
downtown-Union Square shopping district into the heart of Chinatown. Once
complete, the line is projected to carry over 78,000 riders per day. The
project received a Record of Decision from FTA on November 26, 2008. Funds
are requested for continued preliminary engineering and design work now
underway. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency anticipates
requesting entry into Final Design in November 2009.
Transbay Mass Transit Center
Recipient: Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA)
Address: Mission Street, Suite 2100, San Francisco, CA 94105
Amount: $3,000,000
The Transbay Transit Center/ Caltrain Downtown Extension Project is headed
by the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA), a public entity. The purpose
of the TJPA is to design, build, operate and maintain the new Transbay Transit
Center and associated facilities in downtown San Francisco, including the
extension of the Caltrain commuter rail 1.3 miles into the new Transit Center
and accommodations for future California High-Speed Rail. The joint bus-rail
facility will link nine Bay Area counties through service from ten different
transit systems, making transit connections between all points in the Bay
Area faster and more convenient. Once completed, the Transbay Transit Center/Caltrain
Downtown Extension Program will serve 29 million passengers a year, making
it a national model for intermodal hubs and transit-oriented development
(TOD) in a dense urban setting. Funds are requested for costs associated
with construction to connect Caltrain commuter rail and future California
High-Speed Rail in the new Center. The project broke ground in November
2008, with Phase I completion scheduled in 2014. Additional federal funding
for this project at this juncture would ensure that construction delays
are not incurred based on availability of committed funds.
