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Welcome to the September 13, 2023 meeting of the budget and finance committee.

I'm Supervisor Connie Chan, Chair of the Committee, and I'm joined by Vice Chair Rafael Mendelman, and shortly by Supervisor Asha Safai.

Our clerk, it's Brent Halipa.

I would like to thank uh Kalina Mendoza from SFGov TV for broadcasting this meeting.

Mr.

Clark, do you have any announcement?

Yes, Madam Chair.

Uh just a friendly reminder for those in attendance uh to please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices as to not interrupt our proceedings here in the chamber.

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Uh Madam Chair.

Thank you, Mr.

Clerk.

And uh before we call item number one, we'd like to remind everyone that we will have B out budget and legislative analyst reports for items one, two, and three on today's agenda.

And so with that, uh let's go to item number one.

Uh yes, item number one is a resolution approving and authorizing the director of property to enter into a first amendment uh to the current lease for the San Francisco wholesale produce market located near 2095 Gerald Avenue and uh with the San Francisco Market Corporation to distribute city funds to support the development of certain elements of the produce market reinvestment plan, uh firming the planning department's determination under the California Environmental Quality Act, adopting findings of consistency with the general plan and the planning code, authorizing the director of property to execute um a first amendment to the lease, make certain modifications and take certain actions in furtherance of this resolution and the lease and authorizing the director of property to enter into any additions, amendments or other modifications to the lease that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities of the city to effectuate the purposes of the first amendment or this resolution.

Members of the public have joined us remotely for the comment.

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Madam Chair.

Thank you, Mr.

Clerk, and today we have Mr.

John Lau, project manager from Office of Economic and Workforce Development here.

Thank you.

Good to see you.

And members of the committee, good morning.

Uh John Lau with the Landerson Real Estate Team within the Office of Economic and Workforce Development.

I'm here today with Director of Property, Enrico Penick.

Um the we're both available for questions as well.

Um the reason why we're both here is is OEWD leads the city's partnership with the produce market entity, which is a partnership that has many facets to it, and of course the market itself uh operates on 23 acres of city owned property under the jurisdiction of RED.

So Andrico and his team were intimately involved in lease agreement or or uh any engagements uh there too with the produce market.

So with that if uh as have govern I'd like to go to the presentation.

And uh I will be brief, but uh I think it's important to provide just a few slides of context.

Um committee members may be well aware of the produce market, but many members of the public still are not, and it's a vital importance to the local economy, and and we think it's important in these uh public uh venues to uh spend a minute or two on just education about the produce market.

So if you indulge me, madam chair, and if we can go to the present there, we are okay.

Oh, do I control it from here, Mr.

Clerk?

Or can I actually Mr.

Lau, you're supposed to uh you're supposed to bring the presentation, bring it up and drive it yourself.

But then I do have a clerk that has the presentation up right now.

So if you just uh tell them to advance and they'll advance.

I'm sorry about that.

Okay.

Um next slide, please.