Mr. Clerk, do we have anymore business . There is no further business. We are adjourned. Thank you. Im going call this meeting to order. Welcome to the november 5th, 2019 meeting. If youre a member of the public and want to speak, there are forms to fill out or speak into the microphone. Please put your cell phones on silent. I want to thank sf move tv. Gov tv. Foul well start with a role call. role call . The first order of buz of bus is Public Comment. Any Public Comment . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Noapproval of minutes of october 15, 20 2019 and october, 2019. Do we have approval . I raise a motion. Second. Any Public Comment on minutes . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Missione role call . The minutes have been approved. And next agenda item is a report from our executive director wyland. Thank you, president. Good evening, commissioners. So this evening one hav, i havef update for you, but i wanted to circle back on our annual retreat and just do a little afteraction with all of you here. And also let you know well revisit the Mission Vision and values at our next hearing on november 19th, is the idea. And that would come as an action item, where it would, instead of being discussion only tonight, we cant vote on the Mission Vision and values in their draft form but we could do that at the next meeting and we should just to memorialize it. Via email today, i sent you a link to our google accounts to is that you could access the documents from review them and make suggested edits if you have any. And i would love for you do that if you have any interest to over the next week, so that we can prepare to bring this to a hearing. And so, in your documents, you have copies of that, if thats easier for you to write notes that way and give it to me or send it to me via email, thats totally fine. I would want to just note that i did notice the language that we agreed upon in that group activity. We have using the same word twice and i didnt like that, between our mission and vision, so hoping we can think of a better or a second word for that. Its kind of minor. We also didnt really agree on a set of values. We have a really long list and i think we can kind of narrow that down. We provided you notes around the promoting night life activity and i wanted to thank everyone for participating in that, because a lot of grea great ides came out of that and ive been at a loss to implement more promotion around night life and some of the ideas were just very spot on. So the action for that, im not bringing that back to a hearing just yet, but i would love to hear from each of you on what you would like us to prioritize as staff. And i would love for you to plug in, as well, within your commission roles. Finally, well, a lot of kudos, to the Deputy Director on compiling all of this, because she went through all of the big pieces of butcher paper and made sure that we were memorializing. I went through your questionnaires and those were helpful. There were a couple of people who didnt fill them out and i would love for you to do that anyway and i actually got some great ideas from staff, from a couple of parttime inspectors, like the Commission Office hours and one commissioner wants to do ride alongs. I think we could plan that for several commissioners if theyre interested. I had one summit idea that i thought was really good, a panel that would address some challenges within the night Life Community regarding homelessness, Mental Health and Public Safety and i thought that would be a great idea. Any summit ideas, now is the time because i want to plan that sooner rather than later. Before i talk about our party, do you have any questions on the retreat or anything else that you would like us to do in followup . I do feel like we need a little more time next time we do our retreat, just because that was one comment i heard from quite a few people in the questionnaires, just feeling like we didnt have enough time for individual feedback or to finish up our activity. So duly noted. I would agree with that. I think we had lively discussions and we had to cut them short to move on. I wanted to acknowledge staff. I know you put in a lot of effort putting the summit together and it showed and it was a productive day and well worth our time and i wanted to thank everything. Thank you. And anything else on the retreat . So, then, moving on, we sent out yesterday our agenda, very skeletal agenda for our Holiday Party and thats on december 3rd. So that will take the place of the First Commission meeting in december and its going to be at mezzanine. We just felt it was timely to have it at that venue because of all of the challenges that theyve gone through over the last year and just have a nice celebration as we round out what looks like the end of their term there, at the end of this year. And this year, the only big difference youll notice is we wont do Live Entertainment in terms of bands. Well probably just have a dj so more flexibility to network and mingle. If theres anything else, though, you would like at our Holiday Party this year, talk to me offline, especially regarding speakers or food ideas, that kind of thing. Any questions . Thank you. Thank you very much. Is there any Public Comment on the executive directors report . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. And the next agenda item is number four, a report from the Deputy Director ozavito. Thank you, and good evening, commissioners. Before we dive into the report, a couple of updates to let you know about. One is that were receiving a ton of residential complaints, especially with the halloween time that just happened. So our inspectors do respond to that but when we determine its residential, we reallocate it to sfpd but there was a major u uptick. One of halloween, there was an awesome list compiling all events we knew would be happening and then they did a great job going out and doing halloween compliance checks. We didnt receive many complaints regarding holiday i keep saying holiday halloween event, permanent event. We didnt receive too many complaints. No complaints about burning decompression or the war fest which you approved at the last hearing. So then going into the report, i do want to bring to your attention on page 4, the first highlighted note about the penthouse club. Theyre remodeling their bottom floor and will be having entertainment on the bottom floor and have been having music downtears and we receivedownstad the door leading to the exterior when enter takenmen entertainmeg downstairs, the door is leaky and there will be a recommendation on better soundproofing because theyll be having entertainment in the lower level and well likely receive complaints if they dont fix that. Page 5, bowbow cocktails lounge. Theyre having karaoke and well work to bring them into compliance. Eltrabowl, youve seen this for months and months, theyve been issued one citation and theyve come into have an intake meeting and that got canceled on their end. Anyway, we received another complaint about them and in followup, our inspector determined they were having entertainment yet again on friday, the day they came in and i said youre not allowed entertainment and we issued another citation. It was a 200 citation. The problem is they want entertainment until 2 00 in the morning and only zoned for llp. So we will do what we can. I also didnt highlight bar t call but its below ultra. This is a business, a femaleowned business and they are now coming in for a poe and it looks like theyre doing a new type of programming and i have an intake meeting tomorrow and excited to get them a sound limit so they can be in compliance and not get complaints. Page 6, ive highlighted 906 World Cultural Centre and this is a church on broadway, and it went through a cu at the beginning of the year to have community events. Its huge and theyve been having parties, apparently, ongoing, but we received a couple of complaints in the last week. Inspector fiorentino went out and they had a couple of hundred people on halloween and theyre coming in tomorrow, as well, for an intake and choosing to go for llp. But happy to bring them into compliance. Thats all i have highlighted. And happy to answer my questions any questions. I have a question. Ok. Hi, thank you for the report. Just wanted to pick your brain about arena ff and cloud 26 mix. Ok. Sigi see them being here mine multiple times. And i see that theres a complaint but when the inspector arrives there, it seems like theyre in compliance but happened multiple times. Is there a disconnect . Great question. Let me speak about around sf. Arena sf, im happy to report they were this compliance. It sounds like maybe the neighbor was just maybe they had their windows open because it was warm. However, upon inspection, and taking a reading, they were found in compliance. So we didnt communicate that to the neighbor and havent heard back since. 26 mix is a very large problem with us right now. Its one neighbor that is complaining and its during the week. So sunday through wednesday night, when we dont have Enforcement Team in the fields, and we are working to collaborate with mission station on this, and we just found out that mission station permit officer working with is actually in transition for a promotion and so, needlessto say, they havent been out to follow up. Its a tricky situation because were finding them in compliance but we would like to have eyes during the workweek from the sfpd station to verify whats gong when its quieter in general. And ive spoken with their head of security on multiple occasions and they have just a lot of locals, regulars that go, that are drinking on sunday, monday nights. But i cant confirm what is happening. So were work on it. Thank you. Youre welcome. Thank you for the report. Any Public Comment on the directors report . Seeing none, Public Comment is close. Moving along, agenda item 5, which is a report from senior analyst, dillon rice. Im with the community and cultural events and ill european into education ill jup into the initiatives for the Event Organizers. Youre see the latest outdoor event in the street bulletin which came out a week and a half ago. It provides some information on tips on how to start the permitting process early, take advantage of some of these early deadlines to save yourself time and money in the long run. And theres updates on the new online permit application. Theres new rules and regs for rule waste for reusable beverage cups and then theres grant opportunities which is of an evergreen topic. You can look at that at your earliest convenience. You can look at the process early. It came out a year and a half ago and updated and i feel like were at the end of the season but not too early to think about next season to people can get a head start. One more thing. I mentioned it last time. We will be doing another sf outdoor mixer and that will be in the winter of 2 2020, and wel partner with the Sf Department on the environment and well do a topic on greening your event as well as updating people on the latest rules and regs for zero waste and ill be meeting with Environment Department in the next few weeks to come up with a design for that program and thats exciting. No date or location yet but ill keep you posted. And so, the bulk of my presentation will be updating you on the new Software Program called screen door that we are using for onetime indoor and Outdoor Events. Its been several months since ive given you an update. The big picture is that we really want to streamline our processes for both staff and for our customers and make the permitting process more efficient, more timely and less headaches and more successful for everybody, right. And just wanted to give you some stats. Since the may launch of screen door, weve issued 266 onetime outdoor permits and 88 were for outdoor with entertainment and 22 were for amplified sound events. Since the onetime event, weve had 29 permits issued and we may have a few more a couple days ago since i wrote this. I have talked to my colleague crystal stewart and director wylan, and we feel like its a successful transition. The new digital application process has improved the clarity, efficiency and transparency for both our customers and for staff. Ill give you examples of how things are improved. So theres application status, notificationotification emails e sent to the Event Organizer every time theres a change in status. The Police Department under review approved by the executive director and so that is the the first thing crystal tells me reduced the newspaper o the numd emails. People are responding to the short and simplified stepbystep instructions on frontend, so more accurate and complete applications as a result. We have incorporated the fee waiver application inside this application, so you dont have to go to a separate web page or separate pdf. Its reduce th reduced time. Applicants are responsible for the ability to make their own revision if we give them permission so they dont have to email us. We give them permission and they make the update so they might upload the correct document or change a typo or Something Like that. Internally, between director wylan and crystal stewart, theres a more streamlined way of updating each other on status of application. So when dr. Wyland is approved permits, cease abl shes able to internally send a note to crystal through this screen door program thats more efficient and has saved time. Room for improvement, whether or not its applicants are often uploading incomplete documents things Like Department approvals, floor plans, budgets to prove their eligible for the waiver and thats required staff to track down the documents. That could be something well have to wrestle with. Applicants are still confused by the difference between entertainment and amplified sound permits for Outdoor Events and the price differences. So those questions, crystal oftentimes has to explain the difference. While the system is more integrateincidentintegrated, pel waiting toward the last minute to pay for their application and sometimes crystal will have to nudge them and say, hey, you know, it been approved by the director. You probably saw that. We cant issue this until we get that payment. So those are just some things to consider for how were communicating it or functionality and that will be to be determined. Im going to go up to the computer and just give you a very quick demonstration of the functionality of screen door. Ill highlight some of the functionality showing how these tools are reducing staff time in terms of staff and emails and improving communications internally and externally, creating a fake application from jane Event Organizer. This is what crystal sees when shes opening up an online application and so, youll see theres shell have to add a permit number and she will sign it to herself. So her name is in there and the status bar here, this is the magic bar that alerts the applicant every time theres a change. So once crystal ensures that the application is complete and ready to go to the police, she will do that. And that sends an email to the applicant that they know its moving along in the process. And some other things to highlight, the very bottom of this, i wont get into everything here, but youll see there is a add a Comment Section and this is project management functionality and any staff who has access can leave a comment here. If there was a special case that needs to be noted, director wyland can see, oh, this is whats going on and this is why theres a delay or all sorts of things to be added there and thats increasing transparency. And i mentioned the ability for an applicant to revise their application if it needs to be revised. So up here, its hard to see, but theres an edit response. Where is that . Allow are right respond to edit. So you can see once or no and then that gives them permission to go in there and make those changes. Lastly, because were additional end to end, printing for us or the applicant, we have a message preset or a template that will send the approval to the applicant and it automatically i call this mail merge. Remember mail merge back in the day . [ laughter ] you go to send message and then you pick the template so this will be an approval letter for jane organizer. When i say mail merge, theres data fields that get sorted based on what the applicant has input and you can preview it before you send it and so it says, we have this approval letter available on site and this is your permit and it mentioned the details of the location, the time and so on. And then crystal will send this and it automatically gets sent to the applicant. And they can just keep it on their smart device, so if the police or the inspector come to the event, that will suffice for the permit. Those are sample tools improving or ability to be streamlined with the permitting. And thats everything from me. Unless you have any questions. Yes . First of all, this is a great tool. Thank you for spareheading this. I think this will be helpful. I was wondering about the status bar. Will i know how many more approvals are in front or to take place before i get the final approval . For example, this has to go through police and the executive director approximately will ther. Will there be a visual stas bar . I wish there was. We do have a diagram on our website, like a rough flow chart. Here is what happens for the moment to submit to the very end. Ill be able to re refer to that. Its just not integrated into screen door. So that is definitely something i would like to see. And then we do have information at the very frontend on the transaction page on our website, which talks about here are five steps that need to happen and so theres some of that in there. Ill just have to wait for the illustration on the website to figure out what other steps are forthcoming. Excellent, thank you so much. Good job. Thank you. Anybody else. Thank you, very good. Thank you very much. Im way too excited about getting permit online. It makes me way, way excited and thank you for the work. Is there any Public Comment on senior analysts reports . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. And the next agenda item is Police Number 6, Police Comment and questions. I dont see anybody here from the Police Department so well move on to number 7, which is hearing and possible action regarding applicants for permits under the jurisdiction for the Entertainment Commission and Deputy Director vito, can you introduce the items on the Consent Agenda for the evening . Thank you, president. Before we get into our permits, i wanted to make mention that i did take your feedback from the retreat into consideration about the amount of paper for the permit applications. So this will be a work in prog buprogress, but i did pare it dn so feel free for feedback and i would be happy to keep bork on n that. Billiard pal lor, both accessory use, no opposition to the permit and the Respective Police districts had no conditions that they had the. Had. Any Public Comment on the Consent Agenda items . Seeing none, Public Comment is close. Will we were entertain a motion . I move to approve the items to the Consent Agenda for approval with the Good Neighbor policy. Second. role call . Consent agenda approved and now Deputy Director, if we can move on to the regular agenda. The only permit on the regular agenda is for a place of entertainment, change in ownership for momos at 767 second street. Theres no known sound complaints since 1999 and documented under the ecs jurisdiction in 2003. The new owner plans to continue the same type of entertainment programming inside the business and in addition, an outdoor speaker to play music for patrons on giants game days on their application. The poe application is for entertainmented in the business until 2 00 a. M. And u. S. Of outdoor speaker until 10 00 p. M. They distributed 30 copies distributed in your file. Southern station approves this with the recommendations listed below and theyre to tell you more is the new owner, scott morton. Good evening and thank you, Deputy Director. Again, my name is scott morton and effective october 1st, my wife and i took over ownership of momos at 767 second street. With a co combined work historyf 17 years together, were sited about the challenges posed as new owners. Again, to follow up, business will be ran as usual, as far as we see fit at this point in time. Two main points of revenue and business stream with this Entertainment Permit include as Deputy Director pointed out, outside amplification of music on giants game days and then offering any sort of private event group, Holiday Party, the ability to stay understands with amplified music until 2 00 a. M. In the morning. Again, i did hit all of our i call it neighboring residents. We dont have anyone directly across street or right next door, aside from 88 king, known as the paragon apartments. A lot of our patrons own and live in those complexes and made sure to meet with the building manager, along with the building manager of six or seven other residents along the chinabasin community. In closing, thank you for your time. Thanks for coming in. Just under your application, it says no as far as Neighborhood Outreach but you mentioned you did talk to folks from paragon. Is that correct. Yes. You talked to them since you completed this application . Correct, as well as seven other residences, 77, 255 king, 135 townsend and a couple of others in that area. Just an informal meeting oneonone or did you call for people to come to your venue or what was the process like for this outreach . I went into the community and brought that notice flyer to the building manager, left them a couple of copies and then left my Business Card and told them to email that out to the residents and then listed my Contact Information for the questions they had. What was the most popular feedback that you got as far as noise, regarding your venue . To be honest, 88 king, the paragon apartments. Theyve been neighboring momos since it opened in 1998. It was two years after it opened. While theyve called the restaurant is couple of different times in regards to amplification on our patio, we kept a good working relationship and they were excited we reapplied and duly noting them in the process. Youve had change of ownership . Correct. Have you had experience working on venues with entertainment . Myself personally, no. It would be included ive worked at momos. And petes and pedros specifically. We had a limited Live Performance at petes and pedros when i was the bar manager there but its there if we need it. Were not looking to turn it into an official place of entertainment, per say. Just thinking ahead, how would you plan to manageny possible complaints in the future . Whats your procedure . The first thing to do just to control the sound volume. Thats been our number one point of concern, the ambl amplificatn the speaker. We have a wallmounting speaker without having to walk out to the bar and fight through a crowd of people to turn it down. I can turn it down from my phone or from an av rack in the restaurant. Thats a way to combat it and working with the Neighbors Community suspec and the resided letting them know were planning something rather than surprise them. Youll be able to make adjustments in realtime as the complaints come in . I left my Business Card with my personal cell phone on it. Im not sure if the building manager issued that to every resident at 88 king but the Business Manager definitely knows how to get ahol ahold of f theres a complaint or point of concern. Thank you. Thank you. 17 years between the two, what positions were you guys working . I started there as a food runner when i was 18 and worked as a bus boy and server as college. Let for a couple of years and came back to work for the same Restaurant Group but was down the street. My wife started as a server about seven years ago and was Events Coordinator for the last four or five years. I dont have any other questions. You can have a seat. Thank you. Thank you. Is there any Public Comment on this item . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Ill go with a motion to approve with the staff recommendation. Ill second it. Commissioner perez . role call . Youve been approved. Congratulations. Please follow up with the Deputy Director at your earliest convenience and good luck. The final agenda tonight is commissioners comment and questions. Happy election day, everyone the polls close at 8 00 so for those of who have not voted yet, go now. Great idea. Public service. Any Public Comment on our questions and comments . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed and im ajourning this meeting at 6 11 p. M. , thank you. I just feel like this is what i was born to do when i was a little kid i would make up performances and daydream it was always performing and doing something i feel if i cant do that than i cant be e me. I just get excited and my nickname is x usher my mom calls me i stuck out like a sore thumb for sure hey everybody im susan kitten on the keys from there, i working in vintage clothing and chris in the 30s and fosz and aesthetic. I think part of the what i did i could have put on my poa he focus on a lot of different musical eras. 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Land for best director that was backpack in 2010 the french love this music i come back here and because of film was not released in the United States nobody gave a rats ass lets say the music and berry elect and performing doesnt pay very much i definitely feel into a huge depression especially, when it ended i didnt feel kemgd to france anymore he definitely didnt feel connected to the scene i almost feel like i have to beg for tips i hey im from the bay area and an artist you dont make a living it changed my represent tar to appeal and the folks that are coming into the wars these days people are not listening they love the idea of having a live musician but dont really nurture it like having a potted plant if you dont warrant it it dizzy sort of feel like a potted plant laughter im going to give San Francisco one more year ive been here since 1981 born and raised in the bay area i know that is not for me ill keep on trying and if the struggle becomes too hard ill have to move on i dont know where that will be but i love here so so much i used to dab he will in substances i dont do that im sober and part of the being is an and sober and happy to be able to play music and perform and express myself if i make. Few people happy of all ages ive gone my job so i have so stay is an i feel like the piano and music in general with my voice together i feel really powerful and strong valencia has been a constantly evolving roadway. The first bike lanes were striped in 1999, and today is the major north and south bike route from the Mission Neighborhood extending from market to mission street. It is difficult to navigate lindsay on a daily basis, and more specifically, during the morning and evening commute hours. From 2012 to 2016, there were 260 collisions on valencia and 46 of those were between vehicles and bikes. The mayor shows great leadership and she knew of the long history of collisions and the real necessity for safety improvements on the streets, so she actually directed m. T. A. To put a pilot of protected bike lanes from market to 15th on valencia street within four months time. [ ] valencia is one of the most used north south bike routes in San Francisco. It has over 2100 cyclists on an average weekday. We promote bicycles for everyday transportation of the coalition. Valencia is our mission fits our mission perfectly. Our members fall 20 years ago to get the first bike lane stripes. Whether you are going there for restaurants, nightlife, you know , people are commuting up and down every single day. I have been biking down the valencia street corridor for about a decade. During that time, i have seen the emergence of ridesharing companies. We have people on bikes, we have people on bike share, scooters, we have people delivering food and we have uber taking folks to concerts at night. One of the main goals of the project was to improve the overall safety of the corridor, will also looking for opportunities to upgrade the bikeway. The most common collision that happens on valencia is actually due to double parking in the bike lane, specifically during, which is where a driver opens the door unexpectedly. We kept all the passengers the passenger levels out, which is the white crib that we see, we double the amount of commercial curbs that you see out here. Most people arent actually perking on valencia, they just need to get dropped off or pick something up. Half of the commercial loading zones are actually after 6 00 p. M. , so could be used for fiveminute loading later into the evening to provide more opportunities or passenger and commercial loading. The five minute loading zone may help in this situation, but they are not along the corridor where we need them to be. One of the most unique aspects of the valencia pilot is on the block between 14th street. We worked with a pretty big mix of people on valencia. On this lot, there are a few schools. All these different groups had concerns about the safety of students crossing the protected bikeway whether they are being dropped off or picked up in the morning or afternoon. To address those concerns, we installed concrete loading islands with railings railings that channel channeled a designated crossing plane. We had a lot of conversations around how do you load and unload kids in the mornings and the afternoons . I do like the visibility of some of the design, the safety aspects of the boarding pilot for the school. We have painted continental crosswalks, as well as a yield piece which indicates a cyclist to give the rightofway so they can cross the roadway. This is probably one of the most unique features. During the planning phase, the m. T. A. Came out with three alternatives for the long term project. One is parking protected, which we see with the pilot, they also imagined a valencia street where we have two bike lanes next to one another against one side of the street. A twoway bikeway. The third option is a Center Running twoway bikeway, c. Would have the two bike lanes running down the center with protection on either side. Earlier, there werent any enter lane designs in San Francisco, but i think it will be a great opportunity for San Francisco to take the lead on that do so the innovative and different, something that doesnt exist already. With all three concepts for valencias longterm improvement , theres a number of tradeoffs ranging from parking, or what needs to be done at the intersection for signal infrastructure. When he think about extending this pilot or this still this design, theres a lot of different design challenges, as well as challenges when it comes to doing outreach and making sure that you are reaching out to everyone in the community. The pilot is great. It is a nobrainer. It is also a teaser for us. Once a pilot ends, we have thrown back into the chaos of valencia street. What were trying to do is incremental improvement along the corridor door. The Pilot Project is one of our first major improvements. We will do an initial valuation in the spring just to get a glimpse of what is happening out here on the roadway, and to make any adjustments to the pilot as needed. This fall, we will do a more robust evaluation. By spring of 2020, we will have recommendations about longterm improvements. I appreciate the pilot and how quickly it went in and was built, especially with the Community Workshops associated with it, i really appreciated that opportunity to give input. We want to see valencia become a really welcoming and comfortable neighborhood street for everyone, all ages and abilities. Theres a lot of benefits to protected bike lanes on valencia , it is not just for cyclists. We will see way more people biking, more people walking, we are just going to create a really friendly neighborhood street. The Bicycle Coalition was giving away 33 bicycles so i applied. I was happy to receive one of them. The Community Bike build program is the San Francisco coalitions way of spreading the joy of biking and freedom of biking to residents who may not have access to affordable transportation. The city has an ordinance that we worked with them on back in 2014 that requires city agency goes to give organizations like the San Francisco bicycle organization a chance to take bicycles abandoned and put them to good use or find new homes for them. The partnerships with organizations generally with organizations that are working with low income individuals or families or people who are transportation dependent. We ask them to identify individuals who would greatly benefit from a bicycle. We make a list of people and their heights to match them to a bicycle that would suit their lifestyle and age and height. Bicycle i received has impacted my life so greatly. It is not only a form of recreation. It is also a means of getting connected with the community through bike rides and it is also just a feeling of freedom. I really appreciate it. I am very thankful. We teach a class. They have to attend a one hour class. Things like how to change lanes, how to make a left turn, right turn, how to ride around cars. After that class, then we would give everyone a test chance chance to test ride. We are giving them as a way to get around the city. Just the joy of like seeing people test drive the bicycles in the small area, there is no real word. I guess enjoyable is a word i could use. That doesnt describe the kind of warm feelings you feel in your heart giving someone that sense of freedom and maybe they havent ridden a bike in years. These folks are older than the normal crowd of people we give bicycles away to. Take my picture on my bike. That was a great experience. There were smiles all around. The recipients, myself, supervisor, everyone was happy to be a part of this joyous occasion. At the end we normally do a group ride to see people ride off with these huge smiles on their faces is a great experience. If someone is interested in volunteering, we have a special section on the website sf bike. Org volunteer you can sign up for both events. We have given away 855 bicycles, 376 last year. We are growing each and every year. I hope to top that 376 this year. We frequently do events in bayview. The spaces are for people to come and work on their own bikes or learn skills and give them access to something that they may not have had access to. For me this is a fun way to get outside and be active. Most of the time the kids will be in the house. This is a fun way to do something. You get fresh air and you dont just stay in the house all day. Iit is a good way to exercise. The Bicycle Coalition has a Bicycle Program for every community in San Francisco. It is connecting the young, older community. It is a wonderful outlet for the community to come together to have some good clean fun. It has opened to many doors to the young people that will usually might not have a bicycle. I have seen them and they are thankful and i am thankful for this program