Biosciences Task Force
MINUTES of the COST / BENEFT COMMITTEE of the SAN FRANCISCO BIOSCIENCES TASK FORCE
Tuesday, December 9, 2003 at 5:00 p.m.
City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton Goodlett Place, Rm. 479
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Madison Kilpatrick called the committee to order at 5:10 pm.
Present: Madison Kilpatrick
Rajiv Bhatia (DPH)
Absent: Peter Cohen
Theresa Feeley
Karen Pierce
Kilpatrick will serve as Committee Chair. Peter Cohen will be committee vice-chair and Terri Feeley will be secretary.
2. COMMITTEE GOALS
The committee will identify potential impacts that would influence: having bioscience as an SF industry; zoning considerations and sites/use conditions
3. COSTS AND BENEFITS
Madison and Rajiv outlined the following costs and benefits:
Costs:
community concerns; political costs; lack of services for the industry; water pollution; near residential; health and safety (air, contamination, infection); waste disposal/transfer issues; self monitoring; gentrification; housing prices/availability; only skilled jobs; parking/transportation impact; capital cost/public infrastructure; energy or water needs beyond SF capacity; displacement (residents, small business, other industry); compatibility with neighborhood plans; SF cost of living
Benefits:
SF student outreach/highschool and college; average salary; community outreach; community education; growth; jobs; multiplier effect(growth in ancillary businesses- tech, sales, legal, clinical trial and data management; waste, design, construction; architects etc..) ; growth in services (food, salons, gym, etc...); In SF; easy to get to, near residential; skills training of community; tax revenue, increase city services; community employee needs; current resident job source
IV. SCOPE AND FOCUS OF COMMITTEE
The following areas were identified: precautionary principal; economic development potential; best areas for costs/benefits.
It was noted that the list of costs and benefits mainly fit into four areas:
1-health and safety
2-growth issues and economic development
3-community compatibility
4-compatibility with SF employment/resident needs
V. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND TASKS
Committee members are to develop a list of assessment questions. Each member should bring their own list to next meeting. A single list can then be compiled. The list will to direct research and serve as a guide for assessment questions. It will also be brought to the task force for feedback and bring the list to the task force for feedback.
