Plan Potrero Hill SF

Public Hearing* on the
Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the
UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay

Tuesday, April 22, 2008
7:00 p.m.
UCSF Mission Bay Campus
Genentech Hall Auditorium
600 16th Street

The purpose of this hearing is to solicit public comments on the adequacy and accuracy of information presented in the
Draft EIR.

Multiple community meetings have been conducted on this project.

UCSF plans to build an integrated hospital complex to serve children, women, and cancer patients near its existing 43-
acre biomedical campus on a 14.5-acre parcel south of UCSF’s existing biomedical campus at Mission Bay. The project
site is bounded by 16th, 3rd, and Mariposa Streets, and the future extension of Owens Street. The new facility will increase
inpatient and outpatient capacity to meet growing patient demand, address old and outdated facilities, and comply with
state-mandated earthquake safety standards for hospitals.

Upon completion of the first phase in 2014, the hospital complex will include a total of 289 beds:
• A 183-bed children’s hospital with urgent/emergency care and pediatric primary and specialty outpatient facilities;
• A 70-bed adult hospital for cancer and women’s specialty patients;
• A women’s hospital for cancer care, specialty surgery, 36-bed birth center and select outpatient services;
• An energy center, helipad, parking and support services.

In a future phase, the medical center plans to add 261 beds (for a total of 550 beds), outpatient space, and support
services. At full development the proposed project will total approximately 1,787,000 gross square feet.

An analysis of up to 400 beds on the site in 2014 and up to 650 beds in 2025 was completed in a 2005 EIR. This 2008
EIR tiers from the 2005 EIR analysis. Topics analyzed in this 2008 EIR are: aesthetics, air quality, hazards, land use,
noise, transportation, and utilities. The 2008 EIR finds that since certification of the 2005 EIR, there are no new significant
impacts that cannot be mitigated to less than significant levels.

The Draft EIR will be available online at http://campusplanning.ucsf.edu/ starting April 8, 2008. There will be a 45-day
public comment period. Paper or compact disc copies are available by contacting UCSF Environmental Coordinator
Michelle Schaefer at HospitalEIR@planning.ucsf.edu or 415-476-2911. Copies are also available for viewing at the
following libraries: UCSF Kalmanovitz Library, 530 Parnassus Avenue; UCSF Mission Bay Library, Rutter Center, 1675
Owens Street; Mission Bay Branch Library, 960 4th Street; Potrero Branch Library, 1616 20th Street; Bayview Branch
Library, 5075 3rd Street.

To provide written comments on the Draft EIR, please write to Ms. Schaefer at UCSF Campus Planning, Box 0286,
San Francisco, CA 94143-0286 or email HospitalEIR@Planning.ucsf.edu. Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m.
on May 23, 2008.

* The UCSF Mission Bay campus is accessible using the MUNI T-Third light rail line. If you drive, park at no cost in
the SURFACE LOT (near the UCSF Police Station); this lot can be reached by taking 16th Street to 4th Street.
Complimentary parking is not available in the garages. Please bring photo ID to show at building security desk.

UCSF fully ascribes to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
If at any time you feel you have a need for accommodation,
please contact UCSF Community and Governmental Relations at
415-476-3206 with your suggested accommodation.

Dear Neighbors, [Please share this email with your friends, neighbors, and members of your community organizations]

UCSF feels that continuing community involvement is important as we plan for the new medical center for children, women, and cancer patients at Mission Bay . The hospital site is located just south of the existing UCSF research campus (bounded by Mariposa, 16th, 3rd, and the new Owens Street ).

Helipad Info Sheet

As announced at the October 24 community meeting, the next meeting of the UCSF Hospital Replacement CAG* Action Team will be held:

Monday, December 3
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
UCSF Mission Bay Campus
Genentech Hall, Room N-114
600 16th Street

The December 3 agenda will focus on traffic analysis and an update on exterior design. Refreshments will be provided.

The October 24 meeting focused on the helicopter test flight that UCSF conducted on Sunday, October 21. (The meeting was publicized in the Potrero View and in emails to 500+ neighbors.) 15-20 neighbors attended and shared their impressions of the test flight. At the meeting and in emails received by UCSF, responses ranged from positive to neutral to negative. Some neighbors who live across Mariposa from the hospital site experienced very high levels of noise, and UCSF staff will be following up with them. Some neighbors felt that the case for including a helipad at Mission Bay was strong. Cindy Lima, Director of Mission Bay Clinical Facilities Development, and Sam Hawgood, M.D., Chair of Pediatrics, fielded questions at the meeting.

In response to community feedback, it was announced in September that the proposed helipad─ which would be used only in the most serious of medical situations and could cut travel time in half for patients requiring emergency care ─has been relocated to 16^th street, the northernmost point of the hospital site.

Of note regarding the test: When the helicopter landed during the test flight, it landed about 250 feet south of the location of the proposed helipad. The helipad would be located at 140 feet and not on the ground. The helicopter hovered several times, but this will not occur when landing on a helipad. In addition, a tour helicopter flew low and directly over Potrero Hill just minutes after we completed our test.

Attached for your information is an updated information sheet on the UCSF helipad. It includes the reasons a helipad is needed, the estimated number of flights expected, the approval process for the helipad, and other key information.

The UCSF Mission Bay campus is accessible using the MUNI T-Third light rail line. If you drive, please park at NO COST in the SURFACE LOT (near the UCSF Police Station); this lot can be reached by taking 16th Street to 4th Street . Complimentary parking is not available in the garages. Please bring photo ID to show at building security desk.

For more information about the Mission Bay hospital design process, including information sheets and presentations from past meetings, please see www.community.ucsf.edu or contact Barbara Bagot-López, Associate Director of UCSF Community Relations, at bblopez@cgr.ucsf.edu or 476-8318.

*FYI: Explanation of various UCSF- and Mission Bay-related meetings and groups

• UCSF Community Advisory Group (CAG)—Formed in 1992, the CAG is comprised of representatives from a wide variety of San Francisco neighborhood, civic, ethnic, labor, and business groups who function as a sounding board, giving UCSF unvarnished views on issues including campus space needs and expansion opportunities.
• UCSF Hospital Replacement CAG Action Team—Subcommittee of the CAG, focused on Hospital Replacement project, which over the years has included the Mission Bay, Mount Zion, and Parnassus campus sites; currently focused on Mission Bay hospital.
• UCSF Mission Bay CAG Action Team—Subcommittee of the CAG, focused on Mission Bay campus-related issues and projects; e.g., location of central utility plant on research campus; design of cancer research building.
• UCSF Mission Bay Community Task Force—Formed in March 2007, the purpose of this group is to provide UCSF and neighbors with the opportunity to have an honest dialogue about the desires and needs of the community and the future direction of UCSF in and around Mission Bay over the next five years.

Contact person for above UCSF groups is Barbara Bagot-López at bblopez@cgr.ucsf.edu.

• Mission Bay Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) —this committee is advisory to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency regarding the Mission Bay redevelopment area, 303 acres of land including UCSF’s 58-acre campus. Contact person is Catherine Reilly at Catherine.Reilly@sfgov
• Port of San Francisco meetings and groups:

o Central Waterfront Advisory Group—Port property from Mission Creek to 24th Street ; CWAG meets generally on the 2nd Wednesday at 4 p.m.. Contact Person is Mark Paez mark.paez@sfport.com

o China Basin Seawall Lot 337—The Port is undertaking a public planning process for the 14-acre site south of China Basin Channel that is currently used for Giants and commuter parking. Contact person is Diane Oshima at diane.oshima@sfport.com

o Pier 70 Master Plan —Pier 70 is a 65-acre Port-owned site, generally between 18^th and 22^nd Streets, east of Illinois Street . The Port is conducting a public planning process to develop a master plan for the entire 65-acre site. Contact person is David Beaupre at david.beaupre@sfport.com