Chair Marte questions Alderson on voluntary acquisition and target numbers

Thank you for the presentation.

I have a few questions, and then I'm going to ask a few questions from the local council member, Council Member Wan.

First, just to reaffirm this, the proposed acquisition can only be voluntary for the property owners, correct?

That is correct.

We've stated throughout the process and before the City Planning Commission that we're looking for willing sellers.

I also should note that should the criteria for the properties change and not meet the criteria as laid out, they're ineligible for our ability to acquire the sites.

But yes, we are looking for willing sellers.

And we see this as an opportunity for a property owner to just consider.

You know, another avenue should they be looking to change the status of their property.

Do you have a target number of acquisitions per year for this community district over the 10-year time horizon?

We don't, you know, we're not sure what this will foretold, but, you know, if this district could see a handful of new park sites, I think that would be a success.

The last park in this community district was Hunters Point South a little more than 10 years ago, so it's been some time, but

there are various gap areas across the district, and I think if we could, if there are willing sellers, I think that would help.

tamp down on the number unserved in terms of residents not within a walk gap and also help on that very low open space ratio that exists in the district.

So there's no set number.

We're not sure which owners would be interested, but we do believe this application will help in meeting the needs of the community in terms of public open space.

Thank you.