Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting
Ferry Boat
The meeting began a
Board members in attendance in addition to
President Sauro: Fred Allardyce, Morton
Beebe, Bill Benkavitch, Carol Parlette, Lee Radner, Felix Rodriguez, Linda
Schwartz, Diana Taylor, Joe Wyman.
Board members who were absent: Jonathan Middlebrook.
Also in attendance: Jan Holloway, Waterfront Action Committee.
1. Quorum Call. When the meeting was called to order, nine
Board members were present.
2. Approval of Minutes. The minutes of the
3. Treasurer’s Report. Carol Parlette distributed the Treasurer’s
Report with Balance Sheet as of
4. Committee Reports.
a. Waterfront
Action Committee
i. Draft Development
Review Guidelines. Diana Taylor led
a discussion on the current draft. Felix
Rodriguez provided a definition of “appropriate” architecture and several Board
members offered comments for incorporation into the next draft. These included mention of ‘food store’ in
paragraph four of the General Statement, adding a statement about the
desirability of below-market office/retail in any proposed development,
ii. Lee Radner deferred comment on
iii Morton Beebe stated that the Exploratorium project on
Piers 15 & 17 received approval from the SF Port Commission. Fred Allardyce added that the Exploratorium
got a 75 year lease and would pay no rent.
b. Newsletter Committee
President Sauro reported that the Summer 2008 Newsletter was published, and has been well
received. He requested that Board
members email him any story suggestions for the next Newsletter.
c. Membership Committee
Linda Schwartz reported that she has had some
‘turndowns’ when asking people to join, and, has picked up a new helper, Karen Gabela. Linda asked
for an initial budget of $100.00. She
also suggested purchase of a dry erase board.
No action was taken on this suggestion.
Joe Wyman offered to get a bid on the cost for a ‘professional address
person’ who could provide a current listing of both businesses and residences
in the BCNA area. The Board further
discussed whether offering advertising in the Newsletter could be used as an
incentive for businesses to join BCNA.
President Sauro agreed to write up a ‘benefits list’ which could be used
in getting businesses to join BCNA.
5. Old Business
a. Supervisor Candidates Forum
President Sauro handed out the postcard
announcing the Forum which will be mailed soon.
He also distributed a letter-size version which several Board members
agreed to post in appropriate locations around the BCNA area. President Sauro reported that KGO has done an
excellent job in preparing for the Forum, and that it is possible that the
Forum may be live on the internet. A
tentative time chart and format sheet was presented and reviewed. Eight candidates have agreed to attend.
The two questions which would be asked of all
candidates were reviewed. Question 1
will require a minor rewrite of the last sentence. Suggested word change would be: What is your position on development at this
site? The candidates would be given the
two questions prior to the Forum. Board
members should submit additional questions – which each Board member could ask
of an individual candidate – to President Sauro.
The Board discussed the sign-in process at
KGO. For security purposes, KGO will
require all attendees to sign in upon building entry. BCNA will require all attendees to sign in so
that names and email addresses can be obtained for use in the membership
drive. Use of two different sign-in
sheets seemed cumbersome so President Sauro agreed to check with KGO to see if
a joint sign-in sheet could be used.
Lee Radner informed the Board that FOGG would be
sending an Open Letter to its supporters that would include a statement about
the Forum and encouraging people to attend.
Fred Allardyce recommended that people should
arrive by 630pm to guarantee a seat for themselves as each candidate will be
bringing their own supporters, and the room could fill quickly.
i. President Sauro asked for
volunteers to help stamp the postcards on Tuesday, August 26th at
his home. Several Board members agreed
to help.
ii. President Sauro circulated a Board signup sheet for
duties at the Forum and Board members selected their assignments.
b.
Community Benefit District Progress Report
President Sauro informed the Board about a
recent meeting he attended with Rob Black of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. The Greater Downtown
6. New Business
a. ‘Sunday Streets’ Discussion
i. The Board discussed the upcoming ‘Sunday Streets’ to be
held on August 31st and September 14th. BCNA will share a booth near the
ii. President Sauro circulated a Board sign-up sheet for the
event and Board members selected their assignments.
b. Discussion of the
c. President Sauro requested funds for
purchase of a BCNA banner – cost estimate was $92.00 including shipping. The funds request was approved by the Board.
7. Next Meeting
The next BCNA Board Meeting was scheduled for
10. Adjournment.
The meeting adjourned at
Respectfully submitted,
Bill Benkavitch
Secretary