$1 Million Mitigation

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Thursday March 24th - there's a joint meeting of the Power Plant and Asthma task forces to discuss how to invest $1 million in mitigation funds created as a result of the closure of the Potrero Power Plant. The monies are supposed to be spent on projects that improve environmental health, mostly in Potrero Hill. This is a serious opportunity to provide your ideas about potential projects -- park improvements, energy efficiency, freeway walls -- that should be provided with funding.

We are looking to get some community input to be presented at this meeting.

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* 1. Below are some ideas on how to spend the mitigation funds. Please check ONLY the ideas that you would like to see funded. You do not need to worry about the dollar amounts at this point, they are just for a point of reference and most are just estimates.

PARK: Improvements at Woods Yard Park ($100,000)

GARDEN: Community Garden in Potrero Terrace/Annex: Funds assigned to DPW Street Parks Program to support new and existing community garden projects, confirm lead free ($104,000)

PARK: Islais Creek Park program subsidies: Rec& Park programming with fee subsidies, promoting all-ages outdoor physical activity (e.g. tai chi, xtreme sports) ($140,000)

ENVIRONMENTAL: Electric Car plug-in station ($50,000)

ENVIRONMENTAL: Bike Share Program ($25,000)

ENVIRONMENTAL: Solar for Schools: Solar panels on all PH public schools. Curriculum to go along and utility savings put back into individual school budget ($500,000)

GARDEN: Pennsylvania Garden Community Access: Ongoing hardscape improvements to Pennsylvania Garden that facilitate safe access to the entire garden and provide volunteer and educational opportunities for the community ($15,000)

ENVIRONMENTAL: DW Schoolyard greening and water management ($100,000)

HEALTH: Asthma Management Program: 3 asthma education interns and a pediatric asthma clinic healthcare worker ($150,000)

HEALTH: Forced Air Heating Retrofits: Improved Indoor Air Quality for homes on highway corridors ($212,000)

PARK: Esprit Park Dogs and Kids: Dog run area fenced, Dedicated kids play area established ($100,000)

GARDEN: Potrero Hill Learning Garden: Planter box garden in Jackson Playground, maintenance, upkeep, supplies for 10 years ($25,000)

GREENING: Pennsylvania Street Reclamation: Rehabilitating Pennsylvania Avenue between Mariposa and 17th by creating a new public garden to improve pedestrian safety and reduce crime on this street ($55,000)

ENVIRONMENTAL: Underground High Voltage Lines ($500,000)

ENVIRONMENTAL: Soundwalls on 280 ($1,000,000)

PARK: Jackson Playground Rehabilitation and Maintenance: clubhouse, playground, courts improvements ($500,000)

Your project idea (please specify)