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Old Mint

The Old San Francisco Mint is a building that served as the location of the San Francisco branch of the United States Mint from 1874 until 1937. Wikipedia ↗

88 5th St · City-owned · 93,568 sq ft · District 6

Old MintCC BY-SA 4.0 · Beyond My Ken

One of 95 places

Contracts and bonds

No payment, contract or bond in the City’s files names this place.

Staff and upkeep come from the City Administrator's Office budget ($287.7M in FY2025).

Board of Supervisors decisions

14 decisions about this place, 2002–2025.

2025Approved a lease letting NPU, Inc. keep using the Old Mint, paying 10% of gross monthly revenue.Resolution · File 250826The Board’s file ↗
2020Approved a two-year lease of the Old Mint to NPU, Inc. at $22,000 per month.Resolution · File 171320The Board’s file ↗
2006Approved a lease and development agreement for the Museum and Historical Society to rehabilitate and use the Old Mint.Resolution · File 061225The Board’s file ↗
2006Authorized the director of property to transfer development rights from the Old Mint.Resolution · File 060385The Board’s file ↗
2006Endorsed the Museum and Historical Society's grant application to seismically retrofit the Old Mint for a history museum.Resolution · File 060071The Board’s file ↗
9 earlier decisions, 2002–2005
2005Extended the exclusive negotiating agreement with the Museum and Historical Society for developing the Old Mint.Resolution · File 051990The Board’s file ↗
2005Authorized the director of property to transfer development rights from the Old Mint.Resolution · File 051211The Board’s file ↗
2005Extended the exclusive negotiating agreement with the Museum and Historical Society for developing the Old Mint.Resolution · File 051210The Board’s file ↗
2004Extended the exclusive negotiating agreement with the Museum and Historical Society for developing the Old Mint.Resolution · File 041617The Board’s file ↗
2004Endorsed the Museum and Historical Society's grant application to preserve the Old Mint and create a history museum.Resolution · File 041302The Board’s file ↗
2003Authorized the City to accept title to the Old Mint.Resolution · File 030795The Board’s file ↗
2003Endorsed the City entering an exclusive negotiating agreement with the Museum and Historical Society for the Old Mint.Resolution · File 030794The Board’s file ↗
2003Authorized the Mayor's Office of Economic Development to accept and spend a $498,900 federal grant for restoring the Old Mint.Resolution · File 021921The Board’s file ↗
2002Urged federal and state governments to help fund the seismic upgrade and restoration of the Old Mint.Resolution · File 021958The Board’s file ↗

Older papers, at the Internet Archive: 2005 · 2004 · 2003 · 2002 · 1998 · undated

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