not been able to serve not just san francisco but northern california. well we all know that with the wildfires with its bankruptcies, with all the issues that they've had, we think there is a different model to move forward on and we are grateful to the court. and providing a ruling that allows us to move forward. well thank you so much for coming on the show. i really appreciate the time you've given us here today. i appreciate and thanks for your thanks for your questions. thank you. well that's it. for this episode, we'll be back with another one shortly for sf gov t v. i'm chris manners. thanks for watching. yeah. >> this is a meeting of recreation and park commission, please call the roll. >> commissioner buell. >> here. >> grif en. >> here.

>> jupiter. >> here. >> commissioner louie. >> here. >> commissioner mizola. >> here. >> this is the park and rec commission meeting, of april 20, 2023, we acknowledge that we occupy the homeland of the ramaytush ohlone people. they have never seeded or forgotten their responsibility as care takers of this place. as stewards of parkland, we inform, as you know invited guests we our rights to the ancestors and relatives of the

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number 2. >> before i call to griffin, i would like to acknowledge an email that was received by our general manager and my inclination always point out when we get unsolicited about gratitude about the park department does. dear mr. beginbergh i'm writing to express my appreciation by the support provided by the rec team particularly sa man at that, lillian and anne and mary as well as several of the instructs such as david and dan and diane and rene. as a single parent raising 7 children, our arrival in san francisco in 2013 was met with with various challenges. however sf rec played an instrumental role to become part of the community. sa man at that that and melissa

provided us with invaluable support introducing to us various programs. on to top ten colleges such as harvard and stan forward. i'm grateful by for the

positive impact that they've had on our family. i believe that you're leadership has been critical in foft erg an environment of excellence and dedication among your staff. we want to express our thanks to the staff mention above as well as many others. thank you for your hard work and dedication which has had a profound impact on our lives, we're grateful for all that you do, sincerely, cindy. we're proud of you and proud of staff that make unsolicited comments like that that much more appreciated. and with that, i would like to call on commissioner griffin. >> thank you, president. last night neighborhood in the activist around the beau canon mall restoration held a healing circle and held in one of the

community centers, i'm not sure which project but it was really nice. it was the rosa parks community center. and it was really interesting, there were about 35 to 40 people there. and it was, i mean some deep emotions came out. i recognized several people there that are, the actually they were all mothers of children that were shot. and that's what started the healing circle, it was happening prior to the beau canon street project but now they seem to have melted in together. so it was quite an enlightening experience, if anyone gets invited to one, i advise participating. >> thank you, commissioner and that concludes the president's report. >> okay, we'll take public comment on the president's report, is there anyone in room

416 that would like to comment? seeing none, do we have any hands raised on our web ex? no hands raised we're now on item 3, general managers report. >> thank you commissioners. and president reading for this letter. you know, most of the correspondence we get is in the form of occasional complaint and to receive a letter like that showing, that impact of parks on this family's was really poignant and real great celebration of the caring staff that we have which is why i harded it. it was really really sweet to receive that. well if you have not noticed, spring has sprung. it is beautiful out, the giants

are playing, there is baseball everywhere. so i wanted to update you on the major spring events happening in our city and our parks this spring. earlier this month, we had thousands of people flocked to do lo res park for the easter sunday celebration for indulgence who recently celebrated their 44th anniversary. this year was no different and you know, one of those quirky super wonderful and unique san francisco moments. we had nuns in drag, we had foxy mary and hunky jesuses and i was not even there. they were the big ticket draws, however it was amazing weather and smiling faces it really made an event.

they continue to be activist. we also had the cherry blossom festival in china town after two amazing weekends. this event epitomizes the season and our amazing cherry blossoms and at the beginning of spring and it's fun and beautiful and holds important significance for the japanese community. that was also a really really lovely weekend. this saturday is spring fling formerly known as extravagance a. there was a bit of a refresh thing, it's going to be a little different but it's going to be super fantastic day out, live entertainment, games, foods, arts, crafts, activity, ar che re, we'll be out there from 11:00 to 3:00 it's a fun

examine free family event. we encourage everyone to enjoy the good weather and celebrate spring with us. and then today, today is april 20th, otherwise known as 4/20 and apparently golden gate parks hippie hill will again be the place to be to hang out on the green. the historic 4-20 celebration gets bigger and better every year. this year marks the second year that cannabis sales and consumption will be permitted at the event. this is a feat organization and mitigate impacts on the surrounding neighbors, if you recall up until about 5 years ago, this was an event that happened to our city and now it happens with our city.

and parking control officers and robust clean up screws that include our top nafp staff. last year, we had nearly 20,000 people roll up to hippie hill, making sure that people have fun but also stay safe. we're encouraging anyone that is attending, one of the 163 portable toilets. we're always happy to partner for this event and also a big thank you to alex with sounds for helping put on this highly anticipated event.

earth day san francisco festival take place from 11:00 to 6:00 p.m. and will feature live entertainment and green transportation modes, a chef zone, featuring sustainable food choices and a lot more. also a free event but you'll need a ticket so go to earth day for more info. then, moving across town a bit, you have the short film festival. this will showcase films with the focus on sustainability and environment. and there is a kid friendly portion of this which begins at 1:00 o'clock. a cantonese language workshop and earth day celebration at farm and so much more, please check out our website at sf.

org to see a complete list. last wednesday nancy pelosi, speakers, i believe commissioner anderson was also there. to announce the securing of 3 million dollars to go to the peace plaza renovation project. it gives extra seating, refreshed pegota and so much more. just like cherry plaza vest al, it's a very meaningful place not only for the san francisco community but for the larger area as well. it's one of only 3 designated japan towns in all of california, the other two being

in san jose and los angeles. so thanks to nancy pelosi. given the portfolio of international and national responsibilities, the fact that is still rolls up her sleeves and focused on park by park street corner by street corner in san francisco we're lucky to have her and we're lucky to have our mayor supporting this project. got a birthday announcement, jft promenade turns out 3 years old this month. time flies and it, most importantly runs and walks. to celebrate this mild stone on friday will hold a big picnic for the jft promenade from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. join us right in

front of the conservatory of flowers which will feature food trucks. in addition, kids safe sf and church on 8 wheels and the community wants to celebrate. we have another celebration, francisco park in russian hill turns one. the four and a half acres park was the largest public park to open since 1983, completing the construction was a major feat. the area was unused, delapitated and had been fenced off since 1940. today it offers sweeping views of the bay. a really cool playground and

signage. so i really want to say a public thank you for all of their work. especially for their help in maintaining the space with us and keeping it clean. to celebrate this anniversary on saturday may 6th, they will hold a picnic in the park event from 11:00 to 1:00 p.m., it will include face painting and more. they will be there as well as catherine stephanie. taken a step back saturday, we also have our indian water basin spring job fair. this will happen at the basketball park from 11:00 am to 3:00 and will feature all of our partners. as well as a number of other local private and public employers that include government agencies, community base organization and even the san francisco giants.

there will be lots of opportunities for employment for the bay view's community. a friendly reminder for those attending, always dress to impress and don't forget to bring copies of your resume. attendees can attend by, institute @ g mail.com, we hope to see community members out there this saturday. speaking in the india basin an art proposal for the park has been selected. the arts commission selected san francisco native and artist christine maze, she was chosen for her art proposal. the art piece, it's actually the art pieces will be along the park's walking pass and made up of 7 sculpture symbolizing people having fun in parks including a couple

dancing, rids runing, people playing double dutch jump rope, it's spectacular set of pieces and i'm very excited about it. christine grew up in hunter's point and a graduate of lowell high school. we are so proud and happy that it will prominently displayed in our park. last but certainly not least, we are just a few weeks away from the lady's professional government association tournament happening at our t pc harding park. the event goes through may 4th through 7th. this parks the competition since the last event was held in 2018. the competition features some of the best female golfers from around the globe. and obviously having this event in the park is a proud moment,

it's a proud moment for san francisco government community, richard harris. and we're just so thrilled to have this out at harding. it's also a great opportunity to highlight women in sports and very consistent with our own vision and mission to provide all kinds of girl sports programs from our very own baseball commissioner, to volleyball and soccer and being allowed to follow and personal growth and so many other benefits. and plus by the way, it's the law. so there is that. anyway, we're very proud to have the lpga at harding and i want to take a moment off script because richard harris is here and i'm sure he's going

to alpine about something else. i did want to say thank you to richard and the park for the wall fabulous history. this was no small doing and most definitely a labor of love, we thank you richard, we really do for public golf in san francisco and for your advocacy at chart park. that concludes the report. >> thank you very much. >> clerk: okay, do we have any public comment in room 416 in general managers report? >> speaker: good morning, i'm richard harris with the public golf, thed manager stole my thunder a bit, i'm here to

thank phil and you for the years it took to install this exhibit at shawl park. we sent you a letter with photos. it was it took a lot longer but at this point, it was worth it. we had a lot of cooperation from phil and several members. all very helpful. and we're proud of our work and we thank the commission and the

department for their work in that. and we invite you to come see the park and its bit of history. with that, thank you very much. >> thank you richard. >> clerk: anyone else in room 16? public comment is closed. we are now on item 4. >> i want today acknowledge commissioner halasy who had an inquiry. your director has been very open in sharing information about a challenge he's going through right now. i know he had surgery this past monday, i wonder if you can give us an update. >> i'm in regular touch with denny and kate several times a day. we are hopeful that he will be

leaving the hospital either today or tomorrow, he still has a recovery ahead of him. i don't have all the specific medical details but here's what i will say. his grace and optimism and strength in confronting pretty serious medical condition has been absolutely inspiring. and beautiful and you get to know people in very different ways over the course of your career and seeing this side of this side of denny, has really been nothing short of inspiring. i know he's going to do everything he can to get back in the chair because he's got more work to do. so we're all rooting for him

and denny. like hell you're not watching this commission meeting but if you are, we're thinking about you and love you very much. >> and just a little background on denny, a 20-year career with the u.s. navy. most people would have retired at that point, instead he takes on this operations job he's been doing it for almost 18 years now. and one of the most impressive people i've met in my time in the commission. he's totally under the radar, he does not seek or need attention, he does a fantastic and he gave me as a commissioner my first behind the scenes tour when i was shortly after i was sworn in. and he told me that he only scratched the surface and he said and i'm going to give you another tour, so we exchanged

emails and talked last week and i'm holding him to it. i want that second that tour. and our hearts go out to kate and denny, and with that military background, he's going to come through this well. >> he is, a another denny a very very passionate skier and coming from me, this means a lot, probably the best dressed rec and park employee, i mean, you know, i don't know. but he's got festedious sense of fashion. he's a great skier, somebody who dives deep into organizational development, his favorite organizational development phrase which is something that we take serious

re, culture eats strategy for lunch. and he, just quick highlight about his military career and he does not like to talk about it, denny was the chief of staff to an under secretary of the navy on 9/11. and at the time the under secretary was touring a bunch of grad you'd student engineers in the pentagon when the bomb, with you know when with the plane hit. and denny is the individual who lead that entire group including the deputy secretary to safety at a point to where if you took a wrong turn in that building, you may not survive. so he's absolutely a hero in so many way sxz part of our team.

what is amazing about teams, players on the team get injured and have to be injured. so a big thank you to eric anderson. also doing double duty as acting director of operations. to a person on denny's team, everybody is making sure to a standard that denny would approve continues. >> thank you. can we ask commissioner louie to say a few words. >> i'm a sunday school teacher and i've been doing that for 23 years. but i would like to bough our heads and give a blessing to denny, thank you for keeping him safe as he recovers and continue to heal him and we

know he's going to come out of this. and we just want a special blessing for him. >> thank you, commissioner. on that note, let's move on. >> clerk: thank you, everybody. okay. >> thank you for asking, i appreciate it. >> clerk: we're now on item 4 general public comment. up to 15 minutes this item will be continued on item 10. that are within the subject matter. with sect to agenda items you'll have an opportunity to address the commission when the item is reached. you'll have two minutes. >> speaker: after all that, i feel guilty coming to you with an issue but that's what you're here for. i'm david robinson and i'm a homeowner and i live within a few doors of the page laguna mini park which is located

between road valley just east of laguna. i'm also a board member of the association. so we take a good interest in seeing in our community as offering our residents, the fine things that you are doing within the commission. located inside the guinea park. not only do they have the pleasure of meeting but meeting other children and a place of social gathering. it's been a place of gathering for all of us and maintained by many residents in the neighborhood. last fall on october 13, 2022,

found locked and chained that the with a note that the garden was closed. leaving several messages it was finally communicated that there was lead discovered in the soil inside the community garden and that most of the plant beds and topsoil needed to be removed. since that day there is been minimum work of eradication and still locked still six months later. a few months ago, i had no expect of when furred eradication will continue. how it will be soil inside the community park but not outside that gate. and the this winterer--n.let's let him continual. i want to add. two more minutes. >> speaker: thank you, mr. president. particularly with this last rainy winter i saw so many

water rushing topsoil down the path in the mini park and into the city drains. so i'm not quite understanding how it's just located in that area. but in deed, what i'm asking today is that the commission to instruct staff and expedite what needs to be done now six months later, if there is lead in the soil, that is, that is primarily goal should be to eradicate that. and again, after six months, it's a health issue that needs to be addressed and with that i thank you for your time. >> thank you for bringing it to our attention. >> speaker: thank you. >> clerk: there any other public comment in room 416? all right, and seeing no hands. going to double check, no hands raised in our webex, public comment is closed. shall i move on. >> consent calendar. >> clerk: we're on item 5,

consent calendar, first i'll ask the commissioners if there is anything you would like to remove from consent today? >> no. >> clerk: and now i will take public comment on item 5 consent calendar, is there anybody that would like to comment on item 5? all right is there anyone on our public line that would like to comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioners. >> chair would entertain a motion. >> so moved. >> second. >> it's been moved and second. >> all those in favor, aye. >> unanimous. >> okay. we are now on item 6 the san francisco zoo with ingrid russell. and you have a power point? >> i do.

>> speaker: good morning i'm the director of collections is he san francisco zoo and i'm here to give you an update. highlighting our cs, connecting caring and conserving. yes, start with a cuteness. we had a sighting of our black tail prairie dog. the pups are approximately 5 weeks old, they stay underground right after they're born until they emerge between 4 and 6 weeks of age. this brings our:ly to 30 individuals. the pups can be seen and exploring and forging for food which includes vegetables and brows and staying close to

their boroughs. they're native to north america and known as the keystone species, about 165 species depend on the prairie dog within their ecosystem. got "new arrival currently in quarantine. we welcome this four-year-old to the zoo. this is an endangered spaoes he is of if he lien found in north america as well ranging into texas. this is the first offlot that we've had since 2010. we first housed in 1972. as an endangered species those in texas and mexico are recovering to reduce habitat.

tlaes end frog species into the forest california. this included to the red legged frog. this is a big mild stone for us. the work of our conservation team have made huge difference in restoring population in california. world water day, one of our san francisco free day was around san francisco water day. as part of the day, we encouraged our guest to make a pledge to save water at home and for their pledge they can spin a wheel to win a variety

of prizes. world water day was designated in 1993 to bring awareness to communities that do not have access to safe water. after the success of our first bilingual program, we rolled out our spring bilingual camp starting on april 1th. the camp features camp leaders that age kids in spanish, creating journals and playing and exploring around the zoo. two daytime sessions offered to the community in early may. lobo week, each year in the march, the return of the gray wolf of mexico is celebrated. this year marks the 25th anniversary of their first

reintroduction when the rarest of the wolf the gray wolf species was down to just 5 individuals in 1976. san francisco participates in the u.s. fish examine woild life program. today there is 240 lobos roaming the western united states. as part of the celebratory week, we active violated wolves on our social media channel. each of our 46 chilean flamingo received an examine, drawing

blood and getting their body weights. and some received updated vaccinations where needed. extravaganza, over 500 guests ex sended on the zoo the week before easter. for those who did not participate in the runt, we offered a scavenger hunt to find animals. and redeemed their form for chocolate egg price. as you can see we also had a visit from the easter bunny. that concludes the report from the zoo. >> thank you. do we have any public comment on the zoo?

seeing none, do we have any hands raised in the web ex? no hands raised. anything on the zoo report? >> thank you for that report, it's always so uplifting. >> thank you. and you're very welcome. >> thank you. >> okay, we're now on item 7, golden gate park with omar. >> can i speak into this mic. >> clerk: you can speak to either one. >> okay. all right, i've got my presentation up. good morning, commissioners.

general manager, commission liason, i'm omar davis with the capitol division working with my colleague abigail mar on this project, i'm presenting item p discussion and possible action to approve the concept plan for the seating area of conservatory drive east at argullo avenue, name the seating area for the bay area young survivors breast cancer memorial garden, approve of donor recognition plan. as you may recall, bays as offered a combination of cash for construction of this renovated seated area in december of 2022, this commission approved the grant

and just yesterday, approval was received from the board of supervisors budget and finance committee. the bay area young survivors as i call them bays is a supporting action group for the san francisco bay area diagnosed with breast cancer at 45 years of age or younger. under the guidance of rec park staff, they inskieder for opportunity to honor their loved members. they engaged inside out design, a landscape to draft preliminary ideas. over the years rec park bays and designer discuss a possibility of a landscape improvement project with the memorial elements in golden gate park. en spieser by the aids memorial grove as an example of a public amenity and a dedicated

memorial space, the bay's team worked with rec and park and settled in a small seating area located behind the conservatory flowers. this slide shows the location of the proposed project and existing seating area in the goenld gate parka long east where it needs conservatory drive west right behind the conservatory flowers. as you can see in the photos f the seating area is worn out. there is some tattered and saging chain link fence. in the next few slides, i'll show a different perspective of the concept plan which is a rejuvenated area to offer the public more respit from daily life, admire nature, contemplate lives lost and reflect on survivors. the scope includes a new entry

path, signage, a plaza, a seating area and the memorial element. here's another perspective to give a sense of the space. and how it will feel. and here's another perspective as well. propose add memorial is a steel element which can be seen on the left of the element. they will feature bays of members lost and those members commemorated overtime. to en come bass those affected by breast cancer, the memorial will include words like friend, partner, grandmother, aunt et cetera. in terms of materials, the

steel memorial element is of the main motioners as well as entry signage that will provide a little information about the bay's memorial garden and the donors as well. there is material for paving, for inspirational inscriptions embedded in thed paving. as well as planting areas that are accented by bolders and wood and stone seating. here's a paving plan, the existing pathway down to the conservatory of flowers will remain as it is, you can see them leading off to the left. the planting plan includes additional planting no true removals, the planting of one additional oak and generally in keeping in with the plant pellet of the oak wood lands will include other natives,

clear existing invasive plants to en concluded the oaks and addition of oak wood land community plant spoesis. beener species. they have offered a grant funding for design and construction of the renovated seated area and elements. in december of 2022, the commission approved a grant and the grant just received approval from the finance committee yesterday. in terms of schedule, we aim to break ground in the late fall and hopefully woel be celebrating the renovated space next spring. these two slides highlight the community out reach and some of our support that we built along the way. a rec park and bay's virtual community meeting in march of 2022, we invited the public and

areas to the community meetings where the preliminary redine was presented. about 25 people attended the meetings and expressed support of the project. about 15 members shared support letter fm these logos show organizations supporting this project. the staff report has a full list of supporters. for example the project is adjacent to the ridge trail right at the intersection of adullo and as janet mcbride shared in her letter, believes improving this space will provide a resting place for hikers and as they make their way along the trail. over the years, the team has reviewed concept plans from rec staff from the operations and structural maintenance can and proposed maz received support and approval from this commission, the san francisco arts commission and the mayor's

office of disability. in addition to their generation donation base is committed to providing on going volunteer efforts to help maintain the site and to manage the memorial element. in conclusion i would like to reread the discussion and possible action to one approve the concept plan for the seating area on conservatory drive east, two, name the seating area the bay area young survivors breast cancer memorial garden. and 3, approve a donor recognize anything the young breast cancer memorial garden, approve is approval action as designed by sf code chapter 31, this concludes my presentation. please let me know if you have any questions, thank you commissioners. >> thank you, very much. >> clerk: is there anyone in

room 416 that would like to comment on item 7? all right, seeing no one, we have one comment. you'll have two minutes. >> speaker: my name is alex sabo i'm the out reach manager at the bay area ridge trail council. the ridge trail is a long distance hiking along the bay. today it's over 400 miles. i think already mentioned the bay's memorial proejt site is right adjacent to the park and we believe that the space will truly provide a beautiful hiking point for all the hikers traveling along the ridge trail maybe stopping for arrest or a connecting with the nature. we definitely appreciate how healing nature can be and

creating this memorial in such a beautiful outdoor space in the city will provide a really comforting space for bay members and their families. but beyond recognizing how important it is for the bay community, we see new opportunities for city residents and visitors and arrest, celebrate or connect with nature in this beautiful space. we see it as a great benefit to not only to users but improvement to the wider community as well. involved us in this project over a year ago. so we know that they're strong and reliable partners committed to maintaining the space so that future members and the wider community can continue to enjoy it. so we want to reiterate that we support this project and ask you to approve the naming and donor recognition plans, thank you so much. >> thank you.

>> clerk: next speaker. >> speaker: good morning, erin i'm rosie i'm here to talk about the breast. breast cancer has changed my life when i was diagnosed at the age of 30. it was through this journey that i was introduced to bay area young survivor bays, established organization that has been providing support and resources for young women diagnosed with breast cancer in the bay area for over 20 years. they're dedicated to support the entire project from design to construction. as you just heard, they have received broad support. as a long term resident of the richmond district i spend countless time in goenld gate park and i find it refuge.

this memorial seating area will provide a special place for the community to connect with each other and nature and serve as a place to contemplate the impact of breast cancer on families and awareness and research. in conclusion i ask that you please support the approval, let's come together as a community to honor those and support this important project. thank you for your time and consideration. >> thank you. >> clerk: next speaker. >> speaker: good morning, commissioners, my name alley kent and i'm a san francisco resident for over 14 years, i live directly across the street from golden state park. i'm also a bay member after being diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 33. we're celebrating 20 years as an organize this year. this memorial is so near and dear to us as an organization

and something we've been working on for nearly 8 years. to see it as a place of fruition and a place where we can reflect on the lives would be an incredible feat. we believe this will be a great addition to the park as well as visitors to come visit golden gate park every day. everybody affected by cancer and we hope that this will bring a peace to everyone as they remember their loved one as they connect with nature. we also believe this renovated public space will make golden gate park already more beautiful than it already it is. bay will provide the construction from here on out. we ask that you approve the plan. and naming. thank you for your time and consideration. >> thank you. >> clerk: okay that was our last speaker. seeing no further callers, public comment is closed. commissioners?

>> commissioner griffin. >> would i like to speak after commissioner louie. >> okay, commissioner louie. >> thank you, omar for presenting and thank you special thank you to abigail as well. i got a call from commissioner griffin just yesterday in regards to the safe because it came up in his capitol committee meeting. and one in every 7 women will have breast cancer. whether it be grandmother, daughter, sister, or mother and surprisingly, breast cancer does not discriminate 1 in every 100 are breast cancer affected men so it does not

discriminate. and having the space in san francisco where ucsf is one of the top cancer centers is just in valuable, the design is beautiful, the access is right on arguello. i was diagnosed when i was 42, so i fall right in the age group and i had six years of treatment. and if this space was available during the time, would i go there often i know. so it's a really special spot and times the treatment various and you know to whatever degrees and not everybody has chemotherapy, not everybody has, but everybody has radiation but i was immobile for six years. so thank you and this is really beautiful, general manager, thank you everybody. and thank you to commissioner griffin.

>> thank you commissioner. commissioner griffin. >> i, this came up initially in our operation, i'm sorry, in our capitol committee meeting. and we discussed it, it was a beautiful presentation, omar thank you so much for your presentation today. but i think it moved all three of us and we decided that this was the kind of item that needed to come before the full commission for everybody to hear about it. and general manager ginsburg this is such a moving and amazing spot that i know i'll be there. and i want to thank commissioner louie for pointing out that it does not discriminate, there are men getting breast cancer also. so thank you. >> thank you commissioner. commissioner mazzola.

>> thank you. this is a great plan. i said a question because i didn't see it in the packet who will be the construction part of this? in-house or is it going to be subcontracted out? >> so as a part of the gift and the inkind donation, the bay's group is hiring the designer and contractor and they will go through our standard construction measures and ensure that, you know, they're only hiring qualified contractors. but they're handling this selection of the contractors and will be managing. so we'll, i will be the project manager for rec and park receiving that work and ensuring with the rest of the department that it meets our qualifications.

>> that includes the planting and landscaping. >> yes. >> so the project is a gift, it's going to be a finished project will be given to us in kind. >> yes, and there is also a memorandum of understanding being finalized with the city attorney and standard process of when partnership projects like this are gifted by that partner organization. >> so even when it's a gift, there is still wage applies. >> yes. >> thank you. mr. ginsberg. >> really quickly, i want today thank the young survivors and abby and omar, for all the work that has gone in to get us here today. it's hard to be patient when you're trying to build a, a

memorial and a place for cancer victims. yet, bays has been graceful as these things do take time. so i want to acknowledge and say thank you and i wanted to thank omar and point out that omar is grand new dad, so this is one of his big project coming back so congratulations omar. >> thank you. >> lots of life mild stones involved in this one. and lastly, i think this is an example of our partnership team at its best, right? so you know, the way that rec and park is designed figure out how to get things done and create moments like this.

and hab' and our partnership division does really really incredible work, so. >> thank you. >> seeing no other comments, the chair would entertain a motion to plan the and donor recognition. >> i would like to second that. >> did it get firsted. >> how about a first. >> make a motion. >> yes. >> i would like to make a motion to approve the concept plan for the golden gate bay area park and donor recognition. >> there is a second, commissioner griffin. all those in favor. >> aye. >> aye. >> so moved, unanimously. thank you omar. >> congratulations. boy or girl? >> it's a boy. >> we are now on item 8, woh

hei yuen park with beverly. >> short and sweet. i'm beverly ng here with the public affairs for rec and park. i'm presenting on behalf of operations team that is taking majority of the work. so to give a little background in history, early on, prepandemic, former commissioner had come to our department to, peek interest. there are fences on the border side of the park but it is not a gated enclosed park. it is a active park because there are children play areas that where children services use and a couple of other playground uses for other uses as well and chinese community

development center is also a tenant in that location. it's a small bit of res pided in china town for a lot of seniors. so during that time period when former commissioner came to us, we were going to find way to see fund for it and he had suggested the commission reserve as a way to fund for the gate. that's children don't wander off. but the interest for the gate still came up so we are now basically coming to you all to ask the commission to consider using 20,000 dollars for a gate, it would be 7 feet tall, it opens in wards, it would not deteriorate from any park usage, it will match the same

material of the existing fencing around the park itself. there is interest in maybe changing park hours because currently the park hours is 5:00 am to midnight and if the community wants to change it, i basically invited them back to reconsider. but for now, the gate will open according to the park hours. >> thank you very much. >> clerk: is there any public comment on item 8 in room 416? seeing none, is there anyone with their hand raised on our webex? no hands raised. public comment is closed. commissioners? >> commissioner louie. >> well woh hei is a vital park community. there is no place to have an egg hunt, so like beverly

reported there is a lot of usage for this park it has a nice green area, i myself with a couple of preschools over the year had easter egg hunts there and clean ups. and i just want to mention like any other park, during the clean up, we found really bad things in the bushes and in the play structure. so having this gate would be very vital at night. they would lock it and the ununinvited intruder or whoever ends up doing what they do, that will keep them out. so thank you this came up in operations and i think chair h allisy agrees that this is a

vital space in town. >> thank you, commissioner griffin. >> this is my hear about this. i understand how vital open space is in china town. it's really deprived of a lot of open space. i'm just curious as to where it is? >> beverly? >> i don't have the cross streets off the top of my head. >> like she said, bell and washington. >> it's a small little section in a very dense neighborhood so it is well used and it is an area which has a lot of frequent traffic in terms of just people coming in and out from china town and all other areas as well. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> beverly a assuming approval of this will you express our to commissioner lowell to this and bringing it to fruition. >> yes. >> the chair will entertain a motion.

>> clerk: president buell. somebody raised their hand rate, would you like to reopen public comment. >> of course i would. >> okay, you can unmute the caller. >> caller: hi i'm lee, i'm calling on behalf of the this and we ask commissioner to to open space contingency to many insulation. most of the china town community and we do not have the lecture of having many playgrounds.

many china town children live in building in single room, will continue are very calm and people live in small 10 by 10 room. the haven park, will ensure a super iar for children to pay. members of the community have expressed their concerns from match people. and start and having the playground remain safe. in addition to this thing, we also want to raise that the park also need a new structure at the sprinklers and has been

open since 1997. to be worked on for a different time. thank you, i ask the commissioners to approve this item. thank you. >> thank you. >> clerk: okay seeing no further callers, public comment is closed. >> chair will entertain a motion. >> so moved. >> second. >> moved and second. all those in favor. >> aye. >> so moved, thank you. thank you beverly. >> clerk: all right we are now item 9 closed session, i'll be taking some announcements before we close the room. okay, so first we will take public comment on all matters pertaining to item 9 close session. is there anyone in room 416 that would like to comment? seeing none, is there anyone in the webex line with hand raised? all right, we'll be resuming general public comment after this item.

so you're welcomed to call back in. seeing no further callers, public comment is closed. at this time, we ask all non pertinent staff to leave the meeting. and i'll announce who is present. commissioner griffin, commissioner hallisy, commissioner jones, commissioner louie. i commissioner mazzoal, i need you to vote to go in close session. >> so moved. >> it's been moved and seconded. all those in favor. >> aye. >> aye. >> so moved. >> we are now in closed session at 11:13 am, >> session at 11:47 am.

okay commissioners i need a motion and a second on whether you want to report on items discussed in closed session. >> i make a motion that we don't reveal. >> clerk: first it's the action and -- ~>> is there a second. >> sektd. >> all those in favor. >> aye. >> aye. >> so moved. >> second, commissioners i need a motion to disclose any or all discussions. >> is there a motion. >> i move that we do not disclose any discussion on the action. >> second. >> moved and seconded, all those in favor. >> aye. >> aye. >>. so moved. >> clerk: thank you, item 10, general public comment. seeing no members of the public in room 416 and the only person that is our webex is antonio

gaoura, and item 11, commissioner matters. commissioners any matters? any, move to public comment. seeing no public comment. public comment is closed. we're now on item 12, new business. commissioners anything for that. >> don't see anything. >> seeing public comment is closed as well. item 13, communications. anything on item 13. >> no. >> nope. >> clerk: great. item 14, adjournment. >> so moved. >> second. >> moved and seconded. >> all in favor. >> aye. >> aye. >> thank you. >> thank you very much.

i'm nicole and lindsey, i like the fresh air. when we sign up, it's always so gratifying. we want to be here. so i'm very excite ied to be here today. >> your volunteerism is appreciated most definitely.

>> last year we were able to do 6,000 hours volunteering. without that we can't survive. volunteering is really important because we can't do this. it's important to understand and a concept of learning how to take care of this park. we have almost a 160 acres in the district 10 area. >> it's fun to come out here. >> we have a park. it's better to take some of the stuff off the fences so people can look at the park.

>> the street, every time, our friends. >> i think everybody should give back. we are very fortunate. we are successful with the company and it's time to give back. it's a great place for us. the weather is nice. no rain. beautiful san francisco. >> it's a great way to be able to have fun and give back and walk away with a great feeling. for more opportunities we have volunteering every single day of the week. get in touch with the parks and recreation center so come music moofk historicaly

african-americans migrated to the san francisco bay area, but bayview hunter's point to work as part of the ship yarding culture and tradition. that is how the black community got its root in this incredible city. a lot migrated to work at the hunter's point shipyard and on the water front >> my family came to san francisco lead my by my great grand mother in 1941. she came like most of the african americans out of the south to the bay area to work in the shipyards during the second world war. overnight years, we people prospered, homeowners it was thriving for the african-american community. where bayview became the center

points for african-american homeownership. >> with the shipyard closing, a lot of jobs left and with the maritime shipping leaving throughout the state. african-americans moved out of san francisco, which was the population is 4% or less of african-americans where 20 years ago it may have been 20%. here the port of san francisco we tried to create many opportunities for are african-americans to participate in contracting in development and jobs. i'm kay book the founder of coffee company. recently opened the flagship coffee shop. this is a full circle for mow to have opened a new cafe here at the port. also like being welcomed back home again. >> port is the first place they

was able to bid and win an opinion contract as a small business owner. when we think about the business of the port, and the maritime, right, that history is really continuing to extend itself in the way they engage with black businesses, black people and other diverse communities that are situated along the waterfront and as we move inward. >> we are looking now at the port of rejuvenating the community. bringing back a kind of economic sip lutz so that the people can go back to the lives they were so well adopted to and building homes and creating families and having churches that were filled. >> i toured crane cove park it is absolutely amazing. this will be a wonderful addition to san francisco. >> i think it is amazing after having conversations with folk who is live in the community and have been excited and waiting for this p to be realized for

years, walking around, seeings the connections to history. the opportunity for folks to utilize the water here is going to be an amazing opportunity for all the families and community and i can't wait for the diversity of opportunity we will see here. >> i'm in the crowd and i'm the owner and founder of spin out fit knows. port reached out to me recently and said they would love to spin out fitness a per of this plan going to 2025. that will be the beginning of you know, this redevelopment of this southern part of san francisco. which is going to be a fantastic. i'm excited about that. >> mission rock is 13 years of city planning and community input to transform a surface parking lot south of the park to a new neighborhood. it will transfurthermore this area into 1200 homes 40% will be affordable and this is something

this we are all excited and proud of. >> having been in the industry for 17 years and seeing a lack of diversity when i joined the port, that was the first thing that i saw that there is a lot of diversity and leadership from the commission. and down through the executive team and then throughout our port. director forbes, commission they have done a good job of making sure the port team reflects not only the city but the people of san francisco and those who visit our water front >> the community. city and private cities working together we with bring the port back to the economic stimulus for people who live here. >> it is important that -- everyone have a role at the port of san francisco and everybody feels welcome

>> driver, bye. >> hi. i'm will b. mixture weltake a walk with me. >> i just love taking strolls in san francisco. they are so many cool and exciting things to see. like -- what is that there? what is that for? hi. buddy. how are you. >> what is that for. >> i'm firefighter with the san francisco fire department havings a great day, thank you for asking. this is a dry sand pipe. dry sand pipes are multilevel building in san francisco and the world. they are a piping system to facilitate the fire engineaire ability to pump water in a buildings that is on fire. >> a fire truck shows up and

does what? >> the fire engine will pull up to the upon front of the building do, spotting the building. you get an engine in the area that is safe. firefighters then take the hose lyoning line it a hydrant and that give us an endsless supply of water. >> wow, cool. i don't see water, where does it come from and where does it go? >> the firefighters take a hose from the fire engine to the dry sand pipe and plug it in this inlet. they are able to adjust the pressure of water going in the inlet. to facilitate the pressure needed for any one of the floors on this building. firefighters take the hose bunked and he will take that homes upon bundle to the floor the fire is on. plug it into similar to this an

outlet and they have water to put the fire out. it is a cool system that we see in a lot of buildings. i personal low use federal on multiple fires in san francisco to safely put a fire out. >> i thought that was a great question that is cool of you to ask. have a great day and nice meeting you. >> thank you for letting us know what that is for. thanks, everybody for watching! bye! [music]

>> everything we do in the tenderloin, we urban outfit. here, this gives us an opportunity to collaborate with other agencies and we become familiar with how other agencies operate and allow us to be more flexible and get better at what we depo in the line of work in this task. >> sometimes you go down and it's hard to get up. so we see ourselves as providing an opportunity for the unhoused to get up. and so i really believe that when they come here and they've said it, this right here is absolutely needed. you can't ask for nothing better. >> the tenderloin is the stuff that ain't on the list of remedies, liked the spiritual connection to recovery and why would i? why would i recover? what have i got to live for? things like that. and sharing the stories. like i was homeless and just

the team. and some people need that extra connection on why they can change their life or how they could. >> we have a lot of guests that will come in and say i would like -- you know, i need help with shelter, food, and primary care doctor. and so here, that's three rooms down the hall. so if you book them, they get all of their needs taken care of in one go. this is an opportunity for us here in the tenderloin to come together, try out these ideas to see if we can put -- get -- connect people to services in a sfgovtv. >> good evening, everyone i'm assistant chief deeper dive la