This resolution allows specific city officials to seek donations for the India Basin Waterfront Park Initiative from various organizations for six months. It overrides the Behested Payment Ordinance to facilitate this fundraising effort.
Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Mayor's Chief of Staff, Chief of Infrastructure, Assistant Chief of Infrastructure, Chief of Housing and Economic Development, Director of Public Affairs, and Policy Advisor, and the General Manager of the Recreation and Park Department (RPD), the Director and staff of RPD's Partnership Division, RPD's Director of Capital and Planning, RPD's India Basin Project Manager, and RPD's India Basin Equitable Development Plan Manager to solicit donations for the India Basin Waterfront Park Initiative from nonprofits, private organizations, grantmakers, and foundations for six months, effective upon approval of this Resolution, notwithstanding the Behested Payment Ordinance.
How it got here
The India Basin Waterfront Park Initiative legislation originated from community advocacy for park improvements in the historically underserved Bayview-Hunters Point area.
The Recreation and Park Department acquired the 900 Innes property to connect it to the existing India Basin Shoreline Park.
The Commission approved a concept design for the India Basin Waterfront Park, combining the existing park and the newly acquired property.
The Board authorized the Recreation and Park Department to accept a $25 million grant from the John Pritzker Family Fund for the Initiative.
The Board approved a waiver of the Behested Payment Ordinance to allow solicitations for donations to support the Initiative.
The Mayor signed a resolution to renew the waiver for six months to continue fundraising efforts for the Initiative.
The Board adopted the resolution authorizing continued solicitation of donations for the India Basin Waterfront Park Initiative.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
This resolution allows the Recreation and Park Department to accept a $50 million grant from the San Francisco Foundation for the India Basin Waterfront Park Initiative, which will be used until December 2026. It also permits the department to make necessary adjustments to the agreement without increasing the city's obligations.
This resolution allows the Recreation and Park Department to accept and use a grant worth about $2.8 million from the Trust for Public Land for the India Basin Waterfront Park Initiative, effective until December 2026. It also permits the department to make necessary changes to the agreement as long as they don't significantly increase the city's obligations.
This resolution allows the Recreation and Park Department to accept and use a $1,000,000 in-kind grant from the A. Philip Randolph Institute for the India Basin Waterfront Park Initiative until December 2026. It also permits the department to make necessary changes to the agreement as long as they do not significantly increase the city's obligations.
This resolution allows the Recreation and Park Department to accept a $2 million in-kind grant from the San Francisco Parks Alliance for the India Basin Waterfront Park Initiative, effective until December 2026. It also permits the department to make necessary adjustments to the agreement without increasing the city's obligations.
This resolution allows the Mayor and certain city employees to seek donations for the India Basin Waterfront Park Initiative for six months, bypassing the usual Behested Payment Ordinance rules. It aims to gather funds from nonprofits, private organizations, grantmakers, and foundations.
