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Green Benefit District Formation Process

Green Benefit District Formation Process

The Green Benefit District formation process is broken into three phases, which includes Phase 1: District Feasibility, Outreach, and Planning , Phase 2: Legal Review and Legislative Process, and Phase 3: District Establishment.

 

Phase 1: District Feasibility, Outreach, and Planning

  1. Convene Meeting of interested property owners 

  2. Form Steering Committee representative of the neighborhood 

  3. Hold an initial Steering Committee meeting to set vision and elect leadership 

  4. Develop parcel database 

  5. Conduct neighborhood survey to help determine interests, services, and District boundaries 

  6. Draft Service Plan, Budget, and Assessment Methodology

 

Phase 2: Legal Review and Legislative Process

  1. Draft Management Plan and Engineer’s Report 

  2. City Review and Approval of Management Plan & Engineer’s Report 

  3. Petition Campaign 

  4. Ballot Campaign

 

Phase 3: District Establishment

  1. Draft bylaws, articles of incorporation, and form nonprofit corporation 

  2. Elect Board members and leaders 

  3. Contract agreement with the City of San Francisco 

  4. Hire staff and public realm service provider

 

For more information about the time frame and process to establish a Green Benefit District, contact Jonathan Goldberg, Program Manager, at (415) 695.2015 or jonathan.goldberg@sfdpw.org.