Finding Respondent Assigned by Report Title

F1

MED and TID assessments to support Mayor Agree with the [November 30, 2020] High Performing convention sales and San Francisco Travel finding Moscone are a key support to Moscone's Convention Center competitiveness and success. [October 1, 2020] Sustain Our City's

No recommendations for this finding

F2

Currently, strong Moscone and San Francisco Mayor Agree with the High Performing value propositions attract corporate and [November 30, 2020] finding Moscone association conventions to the city, Convention Center underpinning a robust convention business. [October 1, 2020] Sustain Our City's

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F3

Moscone's primary economic benefit to San Mayor Agree with the [November 30, 2020] High Performing Francisco is indirect, deriving from finding Moscone conventions that help fill hotel rooms and Convention Center support local travel and tourism-related [October 1, 2020] activities. Sustain Our City's

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F4

Mayor Agree with the [November 30, 2020] High Performing significant travel and tourism-based finding workforce that is largely local, vital and Moscone Convention Center diverse. [October 1, 2020]

No recommendations for this finding

F5

Economic activity due to Moscone's Mayor Sustain Our City's Agree with the High Performing conventions is a significant part of the City's [November 30, 2020] finding Moscone entire tourism sector, about one fifth of it. Convention Center [October 1, 2020] Sustain Our City's

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F6

Compared to many cities' competing venues, Mayor The overall costs of hosting a convention in San Disagree, partially High Performing high local hotel costs, labor costs, and [November 30, 2020] Francisco are comparable to other major first-tier cities Moscone Moscone facility costs make contracting across the country, and San Francisco is one of the Convention Center future conventions a significant challenge highest in-demand destinations for conventions and [October 1, 2020] (notwithstanding current MED and TID visitors. Historically, clients have been willing to pay assessments). these costs and continue to bring their meetings back to Moscone, year after year. Prior to the pandemic, San Francisco did not face challenges booking the convention facilities. Sustain Our City's

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R2

Mayor Will not be High Performing [for F3-F6, supplement current MED assessments with [November 30, 2020] General Fund dollars at this time to supplement current implemented Moscone

F7

Compared to some cities' competing venues, Attendee safety, both real and perceived, is a top Mayor Disagree, partially [November 30, 2020] High Performing convention planner and conventioneer priority for meeting planners when researching Moscone concerns about insecurity (real and prospective host cities, and these concerns are a Convention Center perceived) in San Francisco make contracting challenge for most major city convention facilities. [October 1, 2020] and retaining future conventions a significant Moscone actively partners with convention planners, SF challenge. Travel, the San Francisco Police Department, OEWD, Yerba Buena Community Benefit District, Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy, surrounding businesses, community groups and others to develop and implement strategies that address security concerns. Sustain Our City's

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R3

Effective with conventions taking place after Chief of Police Will not be Moscone Center is in the SFPD Southern District High Performing [for F7-F8] July 1, 2021, the Police Department must [November 30, 2020] implemented Station's jurisdiction. This recommendation would Moscone assign at least an additional 3 uniformed because it is not require Southern Station to relocate full duty foot Convention Center beat patrol officers per 10,000 expected warranted or patrol officers from their sector or beat patrol area and [October 1, 2020] event attendees, dedicated to patrolling reasonable would impede the station Captain's ability to maintain areas extending four or more blocks from adequate staffing to ensure sufficient police services any side of Moscone Convention Center can be provided district-wide. Due to recent budget during the 8 busiest convention hours cuts including cuts to three upcoming academy classes, overlapping daily start and end times. SFPD will not have the staffing capacity to assign an additional three uniformed beat patrol officers per 10,000 event attendees during conventions. Sustain Our City's Effective with conventions taking place after

R4

Chief of Police Will not be San Francisco has already established active High Performing [for F7-F8] comprised of at least (i) ASM Global, (ii) [November 30, 2020] relationships with a number of multi-stakeholder implemented Moscone Community Behavioral Health Services, (iii) because it is not security organizations. The Convention Facilities Convention Center Convention Facilities Department, (iv) the warranted or Department and ASM Global's security management [October 1, 2020] San Francisco Hotel Council, (v) San Francisco reasonable team work in close partnership with the Yerba Buena Police Department, and (vi) San Francisco Community Benefit District (YBCBD) and the Southern Travel, to develop a comprehensive strategic Station (SFPD) command staff to monitor street plan for event security and street conditions 24/7. The Moscone Center Security management, to achieve a goal of 25% or Department is also represented at the San Francisco fewer "needs improvement" responses in Hotel Security Directors Association, the Council of convention post-event surveys for security District Merchants, the SFPD Small Business Advisory and street cleanliness. Board and the Bay Area Security Directors Association. The Convention Facilities Department maintains a direct line of communication with the Human Services Agency (HSA), the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH), SF Public Works (SFPW), SF Fire Department Emergency Medical Services (SFFD), SF Police Department (SFPD) local beat officers, San Francisco Travel and the Hotel Council of San Francisco. Sustain Our City's High Performing Moscone Center 2019-2020 CIVIL GRAND JURY FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND RESPONSES TO FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Recommendation Respondent Assigned by Recommendation Report Title R# (text may be duplicated due to spanning and CGJ Recommendation Response Text Response [for F#] [Publication Date] multiple respondent effects) [Response Due Date] (Implementation) By June 30, 2021, establish a task force Sustain Our City's

F8

Unwelcome street behaviors and Mayor The decline of street conditions and behavior in every Disagree, partially [November 30, 2020] High Performing major city across the country has been well uncleanliness that bother convention Moscone attendees and exhibitors have been documented and is a consideration by planners when Convention Center important reasons for convention planners they select a city for their event. That being said, [October 1, 2020] of some medium and large size events to meeting planners have a number of first-tier cities from select venues in other cities. which to choose, and carefully evaluate a comprehensive list of criteria in an overall effort to select the best possible destination for their attendees. San Francisco continues to be a desirable destination for conventions. Sustain Our City's

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R3

Effective with conventions taking place after Chief of Police Will not be Moscone Center is in the SFPD Southern District High Performing [for F7-F8] July 1, 2021, the Police Department must [November 30, 2020] implemented Station's jurisdiction. This recommendation would Moscone assign at least an additional 3 uniformed because it is not require Southern Station to relocate full duty foot Convention Center beat patrol officers per 10,000 expected warranted or patrol officers from their sector or beat patrol area and [October 1, 2020] event attendees, dedicated to patrolling reasonable would impede the station Captain's ability to maintain areas extending four or more blocks from adequate staffing to ensure sufficient police services any side of Moscone Convention Center can be provided district-wide. Due to recent budget during the 8 busiest convention hours cuts including cuts to three upcoming academy classes, overlapping daily start and end times. SFPD will not have the staffing capacity to assign an additional three uniformed beat patrol officers per 10,000 event attendees during conventions. Sustain Our City's Effective with conventions taking place after

R4

Chief of Police Will not be San Francisco has already established active High Performing [for F7-F8] comprised of at least (i) ASM Global, (ii) [November 30, 2020] relationships with a number of multi-stakeholder implemented Moscone Community Behavioral Health Services, (iii) because it is not security organizations. The Convention Facilities Convention Center Convention Facilities Department, (iv) the warranted or Department and ASM Global's security management [October 1, 2020] San Francisco Hotel Council, (v) San Francisco reasonable team work in close partnership with the Yerba Buena Police Department, and (vi) San Francisco Community Benefit District (YBCBD) and the Southern Travel, to develop a comprehensive strategic Station (SFPD) command staff to monitor street plan for event security and street conditions 24/7. The Moscone Center Security management, to achieve a goal of 25% or Department is also represented at the San Francisco fewer "needs improvement" responses in Hotel Security Directors Association, the Council of convention post-event surveys for security District Merchants, the SFPD Small Business Advisory and street cleanliness. Board and the Bay Area Security Directors Association. The Convention Facilities Department maintains a direct line of communication with the Human Services Agency (HSA), the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH), SF Public Works (SFPW), SF Fire Department Emergency Medical Services (SFFD), SF Police Department (SFPD) local beat officers, San Francisco Travel and the Hotel Council of San Francisco. Sustain Our City's High Performing Moscone Center 2019-2020 CIVIL GRAND JURY FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND RESPONSES TO FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Recommendation Respondent Assigned by Recommendation Report Title R# (text may be duplicated due to spanning and CGJ Recommendation Response Text Response [for F#] [Publication Date] multiple respondent effects) [Response Due Date] (Implementation) By June 30, 2021, establish a task force Sustain Our City's

F9

In the face of San Francisco's challenges in Mayor Disagree, partially Moscone's posted rental rates are constantly reviewed High Performing [November 30, 2020] to remain competitive with every other major the areas of (i) event hosting costs, (ii) street Moscone blight and (iii) unwelcome street behavior, convention facility across the country. San Francisco Convention Center increasing Moscone's pricing discounts could has achieved great success by reaching out to partner [October 1, 2020] at least partly offset these to more stakeholders (host hotels, transportation companies, effectively attract and retain convention attractions) to contribute towards an attractive overall package that will draw convention business to the City. events. Sustain Our City's

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F61

least maintain then current levels of TID because it is not legislation by the Board of Supervisors without a special Convention Center assessments and other terms no less warranted or election vote by all hotels within San Francisco that [October 1, 2020] reasonable favorable than the current agreement. results in a no majority protest against the renewal of the TID. The SFTID Board of Directors will create and vote on the final SFTID renewal management plan that would then need to be voted on by the hotels in San Francisco during a special ballot election for the renewal of the TID. Whether or not the SFTID Board of Directors proposes a management plan for the renewal of the TID that maintains then current levels of TID assessments and other terms no less favorable than the current agreement is a decision that lies within the SFTID board of directors and hotels voting in the special election, not the City and County of San Francisco. The SFTID Board of Directors must create the TID renewal management plan with input from hotels, tourism constituents and the City and County of San Francisco. All SF hotels must then be mailed the TID renewal management plan and a ballot to state their position on the management plan and the renewal of the TID. If the results of the special ballot election result in a majority protest the San Francisco Board of Supervisors would not have the legal right to consider legislation to renew the SFTID or to approve or amend the proposed TID management plan. Only if the special election does not result in a majority protest can the Board of Supervisors consider a resolution to establish and renew the SFTID. Sustain Our City's Board of Supervisors Will not be The renewal of the Tourism Improvement District is

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R1

Renew the current Tourism Improvement Mayor Will not be Renewal of the Tourism Improvement District cannot [for F1, F4 District that expires December 31, 2023 to at [November 30, 2020] be unilaterally implemented through establishment High Performing implemented Moscone

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