CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO LONDON N. BREED, MAYOR OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS REGINA DICK-ENDRIZZI, DIRECTOR Legacy Business Registry Staff Report HEARING DATE JANUARY 14, 2019 BAY VIEW BOAT CLUB Application No.: LBR-2018-19-015 Business Name: Bay View Boat Club Business Address: 489 Terry A. Francois Blvd. District: District 6 Applicant: Cynthia Hall, Member, Board of Directors Nomination Date: October 16, 2018 Nominated By: Supervisor Aaron Peskin Staff Contact: Richard Kurylo [email protected] BUSINESS DESCRIPTION The Bay View Boat Club (“BVBC”) is a recreational boating club incorporated in 1963; however, its first meeting was recorded at the Allemand Brothers shipyards at Hunters Point on April 17, 1961. The club is the result of the socializing that occurred around Joe Boesl’s boat repair shop and tavern beginning in the late 1930s. As the years passed, the concept for what is now the Bay View Boat Club emerged. The club is dedicated to promoting recreational boating for everyone, with a particular emphasis on bringing boating to the underserved neighborhood and resident. When Joe Boesl died in 1957, the properties came under the ownership of Hoagy Holmes, who became the first club commodore. In 1962, Mr. Holmes gave or sold the house to the Bay View Boat Club. In the mid- 1960s, the land where the two buildings stood was sold. The Allemand Brothers' office and lunch bar was moved 75 yards north. Spearheaded by Claire Nabonne and at the urging of the then commodore, Dave Del Carlo, a new site was found on the south bank of the public ramp off Pier 54. Nabonne and Robert Jevarian wrote to H.J. Thieman of the San Francisco Port Authority, “to make an official application” to use the property formerly leased to the Shear Pin Club, a company that had dissolved. The BVBC took on the Shear Pin Club members in exchange for their “equipment.” A lease agreement with the San Francisco Port authority was signed in May of 1964 granting the boat club use of 3,150 square feet of “bank space” and the Trost Brothers Moving Company provided a barge and a work party to tow the building to the present site of the Bay View Boat Club. The BVBC liquor license was issued in June of 1964 making it the 21st oldest continuously operated license in San Francisco. The business is located in the Bayview neighborhood on the bank of the bay east of Mission Bay Boulevard. CRITERION 1: Has the applicant operated in San Francisco for 30 or more years, with no break in San Francisco operations exceeding two years? Yes, the applicant has operated in San Francisco for 30 or more years, with no break in San Francisco operations exceeding two years: 1 DR. CARLTON B. GOODLETT PLACE, ROOM 110, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94102-4681 (415) 554-6134 / www.sfosb.org / [email protected] CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO LONDON N. BREED, MAYOR OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS REGINA DICK-ENDRIZZI, DIRECTOR Hunters Point Boat Club from 1961 to 1964 (3 years) 489 Terry A. Francois Blvd. from 1964 to Present (54 years) CRITERION 2: Has the applicant contributed to the neighborhood's history and/or the identity of a particular neighborhood or community? Yes, the applicant has contributed to the Mission Bay neighborhood’s history and identity. The Historic Preservation Commission recommended the applicant as qualifying, noting the following ways the applicant contributed to the neighborhood's history and/or the identity of a particular neighborhood or community: • Bay View Boat Association is associated with the tradition of recreational boating. • Bay View Boat Club has contributed to the history and identity of Bayview and San Francisco. • The property has a Planning Department Historic Resource status of “B” (Properties Requiring Further Consultation and Review). • Bay View Boat Club has been referenced in number of publications including the San Francisco Chronicle (October 7, 2005) and SFist (April 24, 2013), as well as the Yachtsman and Latitude 38 on numerous occasions. CRITERION 3: Is the applicant committed to maintaining the physical features or traditions that define the business, including craft, culinary, or art forms? Yes, Bay View Boat Club is committed to maintaining the physical features, craft, art form and traditions that define the business. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The Historic Preservation Commission recommends that Bay View Boat Club qualifies for the Legacy Business Registry under Administrative Code Section 2A.242(b)(2) and recommends safeguarding of the below listed physical features and traditions. Physical Features or Traditions that Define the Business: • Tradition of diversity and hospitality. • Boating Education Program. • Racing events, including the Plastic Classic Regatta. • Volunteer, membership-run organizational structure. • Mosaic mural. • Building and dock. CORE PHYSICAL FEATURE OR TRADITION THAT DEFINES THE BUSINESS Following is the core physical feature or tradition that defines the business that would be required for maintenance of the business on the Legacy Business Registry. • Promotion of recreational boating. 1 DR. CARLTON B. GOODLETT PLACE, ROOM 110, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94102-4681 (415) 554-6134 / www.sfosb.org / [email protected] CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO LONDON N. BREED, MAYOR OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS REGINA DICK-ENDRIZZI, DIRECTOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the San Francisco Small Business Commission include Bay View Boat Club currently located at 489 Terry A. Francois Blvd. in the Legacy Business Registry as a Legacy Business under Administrative Code Section 2A.242. Richard Kurylo, Program Manager Legacy Business Program 1 DR. CARLTON B. GOODLETT PLACE, ROOM 110, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94102-4681 (415) 554-6134 / www.sfosb.org / [email protected] CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO LONDON N. BREED, MAYOR OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS REGINA DICK-ENDRIZZI, DIRECTOR Small Business Commission Draft Resolution HEARING DATE JANUARY 14, 2019 BAY VIEW BOAT CLUB LEGACY BUSINESS REGISTRY RESOLUTION NO. _________________________ Application No.: LBR-2018-19-015 Business Name: Bay View Boat Club Business Address: 489 Terry A. Francois Blvd. District: District 6 Applicant: Cynthia Hall, Member, Board of Directors Nomination Date: October 16, 2018 Nominated By: Supervisor Aaron Peskin Staff Contact: Richard Kurylo [email protected] ADOPTING FINDINGS APPROVING THE LEGACY BUSINESS REGISTRY APPLICATION FOR BAY VIEW BOAT CLUB, CURRENTLY LOCATED AT 489 TERRY A. FRANCOIS BLVD. WHEREAS, in accordance with Administrative Code Section 2A.242, the Office of Small Business maintains a registry of Legacy Businesses in San Francisco (the "Registry") to recognize that longstanding, community- serving businesses can be valuable cultural assets of the City and to be a tool for providing educational and promotional assistance to Legacy Businesses to encourage their continued viability and success; and WHEREAS, the subject business has operated in San Francisco for 30 or more years, with no break in San Francisco operations exceeding two years; or WHEREAS, the subject business has operated in San Francisco for more than 20 years but less than 30 years, has had no break in San Francisco operations exceeding two years, has significantly contributed to the history or identity of a particular neighborhood or community and, if not included in the Registry, faces a significant risk of displacement; and WHEREAS, the subject business has contributed to the neighborhood's history and identity; and WHEREAS, the subject business is committed to maintaining the physical features and traditions that define the business; and WHEREAS, at a duly noticed public hearing held on January 14, 2019, the San Francisco Small Business Commission reviewed documents and correspondence, and heard oral testimony on the Legacy Business Registry application; therefore 1 DR. CARLTON B. GOODLETT PLACE, ROOM 110, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94102-4681 (415) 554-6134 / www.sfosb.org / [email protected] CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO LONDON N. BREED, MAYOR OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS REGINA DICK-ENDRIZZI, DIRECTOR BE IT RESOLVED that the Small Business Commission hereby includes Bay View Boat Club in the Legacy Business Registry as a Legacy Business under Administrative Code Section 2A.242. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Small Business Commission recommends safeguarding the below listed physical features and traditions at Bay View Boat Club: Physical Features or Traditions that Define the Business: • Tradition of diversity and hospitality. • Boating Education Program. • Racing events, including the Plastic Classic Regatta. • Volunteer, membership-run organizational structure. • Mosaic mural. • Building and dock. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Small Business Commission requires maintenance of the below listed core physical feature or tradition to maintain Bay View Boat Club on the Legacy Business Registry: • Promotion of recreational boating. ______________________________________________________________________________________ I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was ADOPTED by the Small Business Commission on January 14, 2019. _________________________ Regina Dick-Endrizzi Director RESOLUTION NO. _________________________ Ayes – Nays – Abstained – Absent – 1 DR. CARLTON B. GOODLETT PLACE, ROOM 110, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94102-4681 (415) 554-6134 / www.sfosb.org / [email protected] CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO LONDON N. BREED, MAYOR OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS REGINA DICK-ENDRIZZI,