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decide to use this space that will require the removal of the courts and the donor agrees to remove the courts and restore the lawn to its original condition at its own expense if that should be the case. additional language states that the department of rec and parks is authorized to accept the gifts on behalf of the city on condition that the donor will remove the courts and restore the lawn to its original condition at its own expense if in the future the city decides to use the spa...

maxwell, president chiu, supervisor mar. shortly after i left for here i received an email from phil ryan, president of the golden gate tennis association. he to go to physical therapy for his fractured wrist so he couldnt be here. he asked ne to tell i that the -- me to tell you that the golden gate tennis association enthusiastically supports the bocce ball courts. he said the association represents the tenants of the gateway, the largest planned rent controlled facility in the city,...

maxwell, president chiu, supervisor mar. shortly after i left for here i received an email from phil ryan, president of the golden gate tennis association. he to go to physical therapy for his fractured wrist so he couldnt be here. he asked ne to tell i that the -- me to tell you that the golden gate tennis association enthusiastically supports the bocce ball courts. he said the association represents the tenants of the gateway, the largest planned rent controlled facility in the city...

it was interesting on the thorough 0 fair and how the french play the game -- on the thoroughfare and how the french play the game. and at aquatic park, some of the nonplayers can sit and relax. and is that accounted for in this plan? >> well, theres an expensive seating wall basically all around or -- that would be the water side. so there arent any benches in the plan. >> theres places to sit. >> oh, yeah. >> ok. commissioner lee. commissioner lee: thank you. yes, i know that there a...

sense off the park pretty soon after peter pan leaves so ill have six months of peace in that regard. but i guarantee you theyre going to come there and ruin that park because president just up for grabs for people like that. and the homeless are going to stay there in the afternoon. whos going to police them? there is no such thing. so i urge you to let public comment on this for the neighborhood groups, phil ryan, whos head of the golden gateway tennis, thats a small group of people....

so there arent any benches in the plan. >> theres places to sit. >> oh, yeah. >> ok. commissioner lee. commissioner lee: thank you. yes, i know that there are -- there have been many ideas for activating this space. roller skating and so forth. and i know its difficult when youre competing -- youre looking at limited space, with competing interests. but i do think this is a great project. and i want to thank local 261 for stepping up and participating and helping us make this possible....

and id urge you not to ok it at this meeting, to wait and see what other people have to say about it, to be fair and not to exclusively grant them this precious piece of land that i fought so hard for over the years. thank you. president buell: thank you. >> david. >> good afternoon again. commissioners. david miles. you know, this saturday, you know, i do sunday streets, we close the streets off. a lot of parks in there, a good thing to demo bocce ball with that and get the public inv...

the nonplayers can sit and relax. and is that accounted for in this plan? >> well, theres an expensive seating wall basically all around or -- that would be the water side. so there arent any benches in the plan. >> theres places to sit. >> oh, yeah. >> ok. commissioner lee. commissioner lee: thank you. yes, i know that there are -- there have been many ideas for activating this space. roller skating and so forth. and i know its difficult when youre competing -- youre looking at limite...

thing to demo bocce ball with that and get the public involved. but this saturday ill be out in hunters point. at the hunters point youth community park. they came to sunday streets and they said, nobody comes out here and does anything for us. and so im bringing my 300 pair of skatings, my family, my friends, were going to go out and do a free thing for these kids who have a fiscal responsibility, it seems like they dont want to work with them, the people thats trying to do things out...

just up for grabs for people like that. and the homeless are going to stay there in the afternoon. whos going to police them? there is no such thing. so i urge you to let public comment on this for the neighborhood groups, phil ryan, whos head of the golden gateway tennis, thats a small group of people. they do not represent all of us. and there are thousands of tell ants in that building where i live. so please defer this until the wider public has a chance. nobody knew about this, in...