and brian hoover. please come up. good afternoon, commissioners. i am one of the owners of bay city bike rentals and tours, as well as the partner in the upcoming parked bike project. i am here today to support the award of the contract to the san francisco electric tour company. this company is the right choice for many reasons. they have successfully run their operation for five years. they have managed to grow that operation amid heavy competition and increase their overall visibility. the san francisco electric tour company is a safe and professional tour operator. they worked in a small and crowded neighborhood. but they are not a nuisance, nor do they cause a danger to pedestrians, buses, and bikes that share the neighborhood. their director is on the board of the fisherman s wharf merchants association as well as our community benefit district. he is passionate about giving his time to his community in volunteer positions. he does a lot of background grass-roots work
it, to use it, to learn about what we do, to learn how you can get out and enjoy the parks. as a bonus, it also works on a mobile. president buell: terrific. thank you very much. i know the silence there is because everybody is stunned that we have bridged the technological divide. that concludes the general managers report. commissioner lee: congratulations. that was a long time in coming. great job on the website. my question has to do with your first topic, the coffee. what is their status? i know we voted on that issue. how do we move forward? the commission did vote to approve the placement in dolores park, but we have heard the concerns. you asked us to work with them and the community on a location that was most supported by the community. we do not think we will get 100% consensus on this issue. we understand that people have different views. it has also been clear to us that people want a chance to talk about this more. they want to discuss it and maybe ask qu
and i just wanted to briefly state that we support the approval to select san francisco electric tour company as the operator of segway tours in golden gate park. thanks very much. president kim: thank you. christian, and then brian, please. good afternoon. my name is christian watts. i m c.e.o. of city sights corporation. we offer a fleet of 18 double-decker buses and school buses in san francisco. have done that for the last five years. i ve done business with brian for, i think, 12 or 13 years, with matt west, s.f. electric. i think it s already been said. everyone is very supportive. i d like to fully support the addition to golden gate park. president kim: thank you. brian. good afternoon, commissioners, i m brian huber. a couple of people mentioned my name earlier. the park staff did a great job of covering our operations. first, i want to thank you for putting this r.f.d. out here. it s a great opportunity for my company and to have a new activity inside the pa