WHEREAS, Title I of P.L. 104-333 ("the Presidio Trust Act") requires the Presidio Trust to manage the Presidio in accordance with the directives of the Presidio Trust Act, including the general requirement set forth in Section 105 of the Presidio Trust Act that the Trust achieve financial self-sufficiency by the year 2013, and the general requirement to "manage the leasing, maintenance, rehabilitation, repair and improvement of property within the Presidio under its administrative jurisdiction using the authorities provided in this section, which shall be exercised in accordance with the purposes set forth in section 1 of . . . Public Law 92-589 ["the GGNRA Act"] . . ., and in accordance with the general objectives of the General Management Plan . . . approved for the Presidio"; and
WHEREAS, the Presidio Trust Act also requires the Presidio Trust to manage the Presidio in accordance with certain specific requirements of the Presidio Trust Act, including those governing the selection of tenants set forth in Section 104(n) of the Presidio Trust Act and the demolition, rehabilitation and construction of buildings set forth in Section 104(c)(1-4); and
WHEREAS, section 1 of the GGNRA Act states, in its entirety: "In order to preserve for public use and enjoyment certain areas of Marin and San Francisco Counties, California, possessing outstanding natural, historic, scenic, and recreational values, and in order to provide for the maintenance of needed recreational open space necessary to urban environment and planning, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (hereinafter referred to as the ‘recreation area’) is hereby established. In the management of the recreation area, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Secretary’) shall utilize the resources in a manner which will provide for recreation and educational opportunities consistent with sound principles of land use planning and management. In carrying out the provisions of this Act, the Secretary shall preserve the recreation area, as far as possible, in its natural setting, and protect it from development and uses which would destroy the scenic beauty and natural character of the area"; and
WHEREAS, the General Management Plan approved for the Presidio ("GMP") is contained in the 150-page document entitled "Creating a Park for the 21st Century; From Military Post to National Park; Final General Management Plan Amendment; Presidio of San Francisco; Golden Gate National Recreation Area; California," dated July 1994, and prepared by the National Park Service; and
WHEREAS, the Presidio Trust finds it useful, in managing and planning for the future of the property under its administrative jurisdiction, to identify more precisely the purposes of the GGNRA Act and the general objectives of the GMP;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Presidio Trust has identified the following as the purposes of the GGNRA Act:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Presidio Trust has identified the following as the general objectives of the GMP:
1. To preserve and (where appropriate) enhance the historical, cultural, natural, recreational, and scenic resources of the Presidio;
2. To address the needs of Presidio visitors, tenants, and residents for community services such as transportation, water, power, waste management, and public safety (among others) in an environmentally responsible manner, while respecting neighboring communities;
3. To increase open space, consolidate developed space, and provide for appropriate uses of the Presidio, including uses that involve stewardship and sustainability, cross-cultural and international cooperation, community service and restoration, health and scientific discovery, recreation, the arts, education, research, innovation, and/or communication; and
4. To sustain the Presidio indefinitely as a great national park in an urban area;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Presidio Trust Board of Directors and staff will be guided by the purposes of the GGNRA Act and this statement of the general objectives of the GMP, to the extent to which they do not conflict with the requirements and directives of the Presidio Trust Act and other applicable authorities, in the Presidio Trust’s management of leasing, maintenance, rehabilitation, repair, and improvement of the property under the Presidio Trust’s administrative jurisdiction.
Adopted: March 4, 1999