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Open space task force, the open space committee, and also as a councilmember. And in the process, we preserved more than 500 acres of open space through our efforts, political efforts in our community, our preservation efforts in our community. So, i just want to say that as a preface to my comments about Sharp Park Golf Course, in the entire time that i worked on these projects in our community, no one ever considered taking away the golf course. The golf course was always viewed as kind of an ...

City that we all loved. And there were avid gardners and nature lovers and i have a background in the arts. So, what followed was what inspired me, anyway, was two things. The wonderful [speaker not understood] in the presidio. And in new york, if youve been to the jaialai, you know these are two projects that have brought artful interventions to lots of people in an urban setting. So, i love that idea. So, that led me to Phil Ginsberg who is very enthusiastic and he arranged the tour for me to ...

Council which represents, i believe, 20 plus neighborhoods west of twin peaks all unanimously oppose map. Theyve communicated that through the recreation and Park Department and to the mayor. Mount davidson, aside from sharp park which i dont know anything about and which is not within the boundaries of San Francisco, Mount Davidson is the most affected by map. I mean, their proposal is to cut down 1600 trees on Mount Davidson and the neighborhoods surrounding Mount Davidson all are opposed to t...

Department of public works to establish a new crosswalk there across kesar drive. Presently the existing crosswalk is at the left there. People have to cross into an island and wait at an island and cross to get to the childrens playground. So, we did manage to secure an assurance from the department of public works that they would establish a new crosswalk there with crossing lights to make a direct link into the park. And our plan consists of increased planting at the edge at the southern edge...

This triangle is an example of one of the types of agricultural art projects that is being proposed in the plan and the idea is to plant barley since this is a natural plant and was once grown there to feed the horses. This is an example actually of an art project that the Arts Commission considered more landscaping rather than art. So, this was not one that they thought the need to review or approve, but i did want to share it with you today just to show you some of the beautiful ways that arti...

The high traffic areas nearby as well as from the parked cars that are there on lincoln. Another great thing about this project is its being privately funded so, theres not actually any Public Resources that need to go into this project. Thanks to the generosity of the Crane Foundation. And, so, this is a great opportunity to accept a wonderful gift from them for the city. So, we urge your support for the project and look forward to working with you on it. Thanks very much. Thank you. [speaker n...

Consider a municipal masterpiece. Thank you. Thank you. Richard. Commissioners, im richard harris, the San Francisco public park alliance. We have 6,000 members. Im also a San Francisco resident and have been a golfer in sharp park for most of my life. We support funding for the completion of the eir which is what is good for you on agenda number 9 of the sun ramp. This is 18year process. You hear the controversy here. There were two or three hearings here by the Planning Commission on the eir. ...

To know a little history how this all came to pass. My parents passed away, i thought i would find a project that would honor them and the city that we all loved. And there were avid gardners and nature lovers and i have a background in the arts. So, what followed was what inspired me, anyway, was two things. The wonderful [speaker not understood] in the presidio. And in new york, if youve been to the jaialai, you know these are two projects that have brought artful interventions to lots of peop...

Numerous picnics and social gatherings at the triangle and they plan to continue doing so. The mou before you establishes the framework for collaboration between rec park, the Parks Alliance, and the friends [speaker not understood] this project. The agreement [speaker not understood] assigns roles, responsibilities to Design Construction of the project. Specifically the mou includes the following provisions. The San Francisco Parks Alliance as fiscal agent to the friends shall provide all labor...

Commissioners, im richard harris, the San Francisco public park alliance. We have 6,000 members. Im also a San Francisco resident and have been a golfer in sharp park for most of my life. We support funding for the completion of the eir which is what is good for you on agenda number 9 of the sun ramp. This is 18year process. You hear the controversy here. There were two or three hearings here by the Planning Commission on the eir. There was the extra hearing. I dont know how many thousands of co...