Barbary Coast Neighborhood Association

Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting

November 16, 2006

Pier 3, Hornblower Santa Rosa, San Francisco

“DRAFT”

The meeting was called to order at 6:10 p.m. by President Fred Allardyce.

Board members in attendance in addition to President Allardyce were Debra Bleemer, Carol Parlette, Lee Radner, Bill Sauro, Bill Benkavitch, Joe Wyman, Diana Taylor, and Bob Iwersen.

Board members who were absent: Morton Beebe.

1. The minutes of the October 26, 2006 Board of Directors meeting were approved. The motion to accept the minutes as distributed via email was moved by Radner and seconded by Sauro and passed unanimously.

2. Treasurer Parlette then gave the Treasurer’s Report. She distributed financial statements that showed both monthly and year-to-date income and expenses. The association now has 81 members and sufficient cash in the bank to fund operations. The association has filed its completed non-profit IRS determination application.

3. Membership Drives

A. Allardyce mailed invitation to the Shorenstein presentation combined with a BCNA brochure and member application card was sent to about 600 residents and resulted in a significant number of new members.

B. In addition, a test mailing was done by Sauro to owners of record of the Golden Gateway Commons condominiums. Results are starting to show up from this mailing also.

C. Approximately 35 new members have been added to the BCNA as a result of these two mailings, including two who gave a $100 donation.

D. The BCNA now has 83 members. It was suggested that we contact some new members and other interested parties for additional Board members, especially representing the Northern portion of our neighborhood.

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

A. The Shorenstein/Farralon Capital Group made a presentation on Piers 27-31 to the BCNA on Nov. 8 and went well. Taylor indicated that the Port should be held accountable for getting community input, or at the least, take into consideration the issues addressed at the BCNA forum.

B. The Exploratorium has invited BCNA to a presentation at their current location (Palace of Fine Arts) on Tuesday, December 5th between 6 and 8pm. General public is welcome. Presentation will describe their plans for piers 15 – 17. Wyman will ask them to submit their presentation to BCNA as soon as possible for review. Parking and transportation will be big issues as 800-900,000 visitors are expected at the new location vs 500,000 at the existing. BCNA will hold a neighborhood forum on this proposal on Wednesday, January 24, 2007. Location and time TBD. Taylor agreed to prepare a transportation survey prior to this forum.

C. Completion of Piers 1 ½, 3, 5. Fred A attended Open House on November 15th. Project needs tenants, is a big plus for the neighborhood.

D. Land Use Committee Hearing on November 15th. Hearing addressed Supervisor Fiona Ma’s proposed resolution for Preserving Recreational Space (File #061493). Turnout was excellent, as was testimony. Four BCNA Board members spoke in favor of the resolution. Supervisor Sandoval put his name on the resolution as a co-sponsor, as did Supervisor McGoldrick. Some language changes are needed that will strengthen the purpose of the resolution. A final vote on the resolution was held over until the next Committee meeting on Wednesday, December 6.

5. Other Committee Reports

Connie H has resigned from her Committee. Carol P read a letter from Connie explaining why she did so. The Committee agreed that her work on behalf of BCNA has been exemplary and she will truly be missed. Fred A will talk to her and work on getting her back with BCNA. The incident that led to her resignation was discussed. It was agreed that it is in the best interest of BCNA that any future web site postings - even those that originate from an “unofficial voice” of BCNA - have oversight/review prior to publishing to ensure objectivity.

6. Next Board meeting is Thursday, January 18, 2006.

7. Meeting adjourned at 740pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Bill Sauro, Secretary