Agenda - February 2023 Regular Meeting of the Japan Center Garage Corporartion Board of Directors

Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors 

City of San Francisco

Japan Center Garage Corporation

(A California Non-profit Public Benefit Corporation) 

Thursday, February 16, 2023 – 11:00 a.m. 

Zoom Meeting 

Meeting ID: 221 466 9299 

For members of the public, instructions for joining meeting are at the end of this agenda 

AGENDA 

Japan Center Garage Corporation board meetings are open to the public. Attendees may address the board on items appearing on the agenda during the discussion of those items and may also address the Board on items not on the agenda during the General Public Comment period, so long as the matter addressed fall within the scope of the Board's authority. Each speaker shall have up to two minutes to address the Board. 

1. Call To Order 

2. Approval of Minutes from Regular meeting of December 15, 2022 (Action Item) 

3. Board President's Report (Action Item) 

4. Corporate Manager's Report 

Covid-19 revenue recovery update 

Garage performance comparison to other City garages 

Change in garage manager and operations 

Security hours increase 

Rate adjustment 

Additional updates 

5. Corporate Counsel's Report 

6. SFMTA Report 

7. Treasurer's Report 

Accepting the monthly financial statements for Sep. and Oct. 2022 (Action Items) 

8. Committee Reports 

Community Participation and Marketing Funds 

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John Noguchi, Chair - Robert W. Hsu - Vas Kiniris 

1. Proposed Amendments to the Funding Guidelines and Applications 

2. Move $5,000 from Community Participation Fund to the Marketing Fund 

(Action Item) 

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3. Funding Requests (Action Items) 

Community Participation 

a. Rosa Parks JBBP - $500 

b. Sakura Matsuri, Inc. - $5,000 

Marketing 

c. APA Heritage Foundation - $5,000 

d. Dear Community - $5,000 

9. Quarterly Update on Website Marketing - Greg Viloria 

10. Community Updates 

a. Japantown Task Force, Inc. - Dr. Emily Murase, E.D. b. Community Benefit District – Grace Horikiri, E.D. 

11. Garage Operations and Security Report 

12. Recess to Closed Session - The board may vote to enter into Closed Session to discuss 

matters involving attorney/client privilege and/or any matters not subject to public information 

13. Reconvene to Open Session 

14. General Public Comment on Items Not on Agenda 

15. Old/New Business, Future Board Agenda Items, Announcements, etc. 

16. Meeting Adjournment (Action Item) 

Next Regular Meeting Date 

The Board of Directors for the City of San Francisco Japan Center Garage Corporation meets on the third Thursday of every even numbered months at 11:00 a.m. unless otherwise noticed. The next regularly scheduled meeting is April 20, 2023. For more information, please visit our website at www.japancentergarage.org. 

To join Zoom meeting information 

From your internet browser, download Zoom application or join as a guest. Enter meeting information when prompted: Meeting ID: 221 466 9299. For call in, dial by your location. 1 (669) 900-6833 US (San Jose) * 1 (346) 248-7799 US (Houston) * 1 (253) 215-8782 US (Tacoma) 1 (929) 205-6099 US (New York) * 1 (301) 715- 8592 US (Germantown) * 1 (312) 626-6799 US (Chicago) 

Guest speakers will be placed in the Wait Room until General Public Comment is heard. Guest speakers may also use the Chat feature to make your comment. Phone in callers will be prompted by Board President or Corporate Manager during public comment period. Public comment is limited to two minutes.