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Francisco Reservoir
The information on this page may be dated. For the most up to date information, please visit:
www.franciscoreservoir.org
Status:
Open Space and the Francisco Reservoir
Our testimony on December 8, 2008 helped the Land Use Committee to reach a decision to forward the Open
Space resolution to the Board of Supervisors with a positive recommendation. If the full Board approves the
resolution, the difficult process of evaluating the financial feasibility of designing, developing and maintaining a
park will commence in earnest. Continued resistance from the P.U.C. is probable.
Two Positive developments during the week of October 20, 2008
The week has been a busy week for activity on the reservoir with two positive developments. Not only did the San
Francisco Public Utilities Commission, Citizens' Advisory Committee (SFPUC CAC) adopt previously proposed
language regarding the PUC’s policy on “surplus property", but Supervisor Alioto-Pier introduced a resolution to
the Board of Supervisors which would reinforce the General Plan’s designation of the property as “Public
Recreation and Open Space”. Both documents are available below.
Although encouraging, this is really just the beginning of the process. The introduced Resolution will now be
followed by a public hearing. Further notification of the hearing date will be published as soon as it becomes
available as we will want to show our unity and strength in numbers. We will also schedule a neighborhood
meeting in advance of the hearing to discuss the issues and answer questions.
Next Deadline: No definite deadline at this time.
The Property:
dedicated for park purposes.
History:
Recent Developments:
The information on this page may be dated. For the most up to date information, please visit:
www.franciscoreservoir.org
Status:
Open Space and the Francisco Reservoir
Our testimony on December 8, 2008 helped the Land Use Committee to reach a decision to forward the Open
Space resolution to the Board of Supervisors with a positive recommendation. If the full Board approves the
resolution, the difficult process of evaluating the financial feasibility of designing, developing and maintaining a
park will commence in earnest. Continued resistance from the P.U.C. is probable.
Two Positive developments during the week of October 20, 2008
The week has been a busy week for activity on the reservoir with two positive developments. Not only did the San
Francisco Public Utilities Commission, Citizens' Advisory Committee (SFPUC CAC) adopt previously proposed
language regarding the PUC’s policy on “surplus property", but Supervisor Alioto-Pier introduced a resolution to
the Board of Supervisors which would reinforce the General Plan’s designation of the property as “Public
Recreation and Open Space”. Both documents are available below.
Although encouraging, this is really just the beginning of the process. The introduced Resolution will now be
followed by a public hearing. Further notification of the hearing date will be published as soon as it becomes
available as we will want to show our unity and strength in numbers. We will also schedule a neighborhood
meeting in advance of the hearing to discuss the issues and answer questions.
 | SFPUC Water Subcommittee Resolution on Surplus Property | |
| Resolution preserving the Francisco Reservoir as public recreation and open space |
Next Deadline: No definite deadline at this time.
The Property:
| Block 46, lot 1 extends from Larkin to Hyde and Bay to Francisco (the dirt road on top of the dam). | |
| Block 47, lot 1 extends from Larkin to Hyde and Francisco to the rear of the Chestnut Street parcels | |
| Francisco between Larkin and Hyde is separately owned by the Dept. Of Public Works. | |
| A one hundred foot strip of Block 47, | |
| parcel extending northward from the rear of the Chestnut Street | |
| parcels between Larkin and Hyde was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Park Commission in 1947 and |
History:
| 1930 - City got parcels 0046-001 and 0047-001 through the purchase of Spring Valley Water Company. | |
| 1947 – Resolution 7103 - Russian Hill Improvement Association pays $20,000 for transfer of jurisdiction of | |
| one hundred southernmost feet between Hyde and Larkin to Park Commission with dedication for park purposes. | ||
| 1954 - City Planning report recommends transfer of lower park area on Bay Street (Bay Street-Francisco | |
| Park) be transferred to Rec. And Park. | ||
| 1955 - Proposition C provides $58,000 for completion of a “View Park” for the one hundred feet dedicated | |
| for the same and Halprin plans prepared. | ||
| May, 1958 - Water Dept. officially declares reservoir and Bay Street Francisco Park surplus. | |
| July, 1958 - Don Fazackerly (PUC Pres.) and developer present plan for two - twenty story residential | |
| towers, three levels of garage fronting Bay Street and requiring most of the reservoir site. | ||
| July, 1958 City Planning report comes out against apartment plan. | |
| September, 1958 - Parks and Rec. votes unanimously to buy Bay Street- Francisco Park and the reservoir | |
| property stating need for entire property for an area park. | ||
| September, 1958 - PUC declares property no longer surplus and proposes a compromise plan. |
 | No further details available. |
Recent Developments:
| 2006 - PUC states intention to declare the property surplus to prepare for sale. | |
| RHIA and Russian Hill Neighbors (RHN) meet with PUC and are promised public input prior to sale. | |
| April, 07 - PUC states intention to take public comment, zone and sell during fall. | |
| January, 2008 - PUC doing initial analysis of development alternatives for sale and introduces possibility of | |
| selling un-entitled. | ||
| February, 2008 – PUC planning REP for spring or summer. | |
| September 2009 - the creation of the Francisco Reservoir organization. For more information write Bruce | |
| Keene at bruce_keene@hotmail.com or call him at (415) 928-4025 or click here. |
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