SOMA Community Stabilization Fund

SOMA Community Stabilization Fund Community Advisory Committee

The name of this committee is the SOMA Community Stabilization Fund Community Advisory Committee (hereafter the "Committee"). The Committee is formed pursuant to, and derives its authority from, Ordinance 217-05 (the "Ordinance") adopted by the Board of Supervisors on August 9, 2005 and approved by Mayor Newsom August 19, 2005. (As codified in San Francisco Planning Code (Section 318.7 (1)(d), and unless otherwise noted, all Section references below shall be to the San Francisco Planning Code).The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Mayor’s Office of Community Development, the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor on recommended expenditures of the SOMA Community Stabilization Fund (the "Fund"). The Fund was created to receive stabilization impact fees of $14 per square foot on certain residential developments in the Rincon Hill Area Plan to mitigate the impacts of residential development and provide community stabilization benefits in SOMA including affordable housing, economic development and community cohesion. SOMA shall mean the area bounded by Market Street to the North, The Embarcadero to the East, King Street to the South, and South Van Ness and Division Streets to the West.

As stated in Ordinance 217-05, and Section 318.7 (1): … "monies deposited in the Fund shall be used to address the impacts of destabilization on residents and businesses in SOMA including assistance for affordable housing and community asset building, small business assistance, development of new affordable homes for low-income households, rental subsidies for low-income households, down payment assistance for home ownership for low-income households, eviction prevention, employment development and capacity building for SOMA residents, job growth and job placement, small business assistance, leadership development, community cohesion, civic participation, community based programs and economic development". For purposes of contacting the Committee, the Committee office shall be physically located at One South Van Ness Avenue, Fifth Floor.

The mailing address for the Committee shall be c/o SFRA, One South Van Ness Avenue, Fifth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103.

Community Advisory Committee Members:

Judith Baker, Ada Chan, Conny Ford, Allen Manalo, Tom Temprano

For more information contact: Claudine del Rosario at (415) 701-5580

Committee Meeting Information:

Community Advisory Committee by-laws (PDF) The schedule of meetings for the SOMA Community Stabilization Fund, Community Advisory Committee for 2011 is as follows: Thursday, January 19, 2012 Thursday, February 16, 2012 Thursday, March 15, 2012 Thursday, April 19, 2012 Thursday, May 17, 2012 Thursday, June 21, 2012 Thursday, July 19, 2012 Thursday, August 16, 2012 Thursday, September 20, 2012 Thursday, October 18, 2012 Thursday, November 15, 2012 Thursday, December 20, 2012 All meetings are scheduled to begin at 5:30pm, unless otherwise noted. Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are located at One South Van Ness Avenue, Fifth Floor, San Francisco. Cancellation or change of venue for any meetings will posted in accordance with Sunshine regulations, including notification to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and posting at the public library, Main Branch. SOMA area definitions: please click icon to view map or click PDF link to download file view Image Download SOMA Community Stabilization Fund PDF East and West SOMA boundaries by Census Tracts PDF San Francisco Planning Department East SOMA PDF SOMA Historic District Documentation Survey Area PDF MOH SOMA Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (NRSA) by Census Tracts PDF Proposed Mid-Market Redevelopment Project Area PDF San Francisco Planning Department Ricon Hill Area PDF SOMA Senior Community Committee for Livable Streets Survey Area PDF San Francisco Redevelopment Agency (SFRA) SOMA Redevelopment Project Area PDF Western SOMA Citizens Planning Task Force General SOMA Area PDF San Francisco Planning Department West SOMA Area PDF Central Market SOMA Community Benefits District (DRAFT) PDF Related Links: Western SOMA Citizens Planning Task Force South of Market Project Area Committee