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Spent months in planning to make sure this was a successful experience for the public and both the Committee Members and i think greg moore from the conservancy says sometimes you need to go slow to go fast, and we took the time we needed to prepare and be thoughtful and focused about the issues we wanted to put in front of the Committee Members and i think that has paid off so im going to take you through today a little bit of the context within which we did our work and the process and then ou...

Bottom is a renting and a photo of the finished project. This is an open space on a parcel on 22nd street and owned by sfmta and adopted by Community Members who lead the effort over 18 months to create the play area. We are thrilled to be part of it. We supported it and helped to make it a reality and if you have been down to 22nd street its filled with neighborhood kids and were thrilled about. Because we worked so hard to make a difference and responsive to the neighborhood concerns i am prou...

Mean the only playgrounds were doing through the bond and as noted in the staff report a number of other projects that are part of larger renovations include playground projects and as you look at the map all of the red dots are the playgrounds in the San Francisco park system. Its one of the our numerous assets and one of the park features that draws the most loyalty and interest and enthusiasm and feedback from the many park users. Of that entire universe of playgrounds we renovated 83 already...

Lush landscape and three open spaces including a wide Central Plaza and then the dog park on the right hand side. The streetscape was coordinated as overall plan from 22nd to 18th and reviewed as part of the project. You see the expansion of the plaza. Calms traffic midblock. Next slide is the dog park about 9,000 square feet. New lighting, seating, landscaping. I think a great complement to the existing useds at esprit park and briefly just looking at the experience from the park roughly in the...

Block stretch here so another major benefit is the dog park. This is going to be built on public space and unimproved dead end street by the overpass and were going to pay to build it and maintain it in perpetuity and it will be open to the public and i want to clarify its not a standard thing for new developments to. Do we feel its above and beyond but we feel its an absolutely ideal thing for us to be doing. We saw an opportunity to create something in the space and listened to the community a...

Well designed. Incorporates significant amount of publicly accessible open space, enhances the pedestrian experience providing landscaping along the sidewalk and widening the sidewalk. These are all the features you want to see in Good Urban Development and promote those principles. The dog park is a fantastic addition as well so i hope you let the project move forward as it is and thank you very much for your time. Thank you. Then we have joe kirshaugher and peter waller. Are you going to do it...

Number of other projects that are part of larger renovations include playground projects and as you look at the map all of the red dots are the playgrounds in the San Francisco park system. Its one of the our numerous assets and one of the park features that draws the most loyalty and interest and enthusiasm and feedback from the many park users. Of that entire universe of playgrounds we renovated 83 already and that goes back to work from the 2000 park bonds that was passed so we did a tremendo...

Was that a motion you made commissioner low . Yes. And is there a second to that . Second. Moved and seconded. All in favor say aye. Aye. So moved. Thank you. We are item 8. Failing playgrounds task force. Commissioners. Dawn kamalanathan with the recreation and Park Department. I am here to present on the results of the failing playgrounds task force which the commission appointed a number of months ago and i just wanted to start off by saying i have been working here for eight years. I have ea...

Because the Environmental Review for the proposed project, 800 indiana, was not complete at that time. On december 4 the Commission Certified the environmental report for 800 indiana street so the Environmental Review is complete and youre able to act on the shadow analysis and i will hand it over to avalon bay communities for a few words. Okay. So i actually have rob pool first and then have the two of you come up so rob go ahead. Okay. Good afternoon commissioners. Thank you for the opportunit...

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