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come up and introduce himself. i am more than happy to answer any questions you may have. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> good morning, commissioners. i am really thankful and humble just to be considered for this. i have been doing a lot of research on coit tower. its story past has always been filled with controversy. i do want people to know that i understand that as iconic as the tower is, that telegraph hill is just as important. i want to work with the group. i have been in...

availability conflicts. that is how it works. >> thank you. president moran: -- president buell: seeing no further questions, shall we entertain public comment? >> is there any public comment on this item? at the very beginning, this was sold to us as an easy, fast, not inexpensive and cost- efficient, and ineffective process of doing smaller contracts. sunnyside park is a perfect example. ours was $150,000 plus renovation. before we knew it, we were down almost $69,000 and nobody coul...

questions, shall we entertain public comment? >> is there any public comment on this item? at the very beginning, this was sold to us as an easy, fast, not inexpensive and cost- efficient, and ineffective process of doing smaller contracts. sunnyside park is a perfect example. ours was $150,000 plus renovation. before we knew it, we were down almost $69,000 and nobody could account for it. we were down to the current $81,000 and we have nothing to show for it. what we do have is such i...

>> thank you. president moran: -- president buell: seeing no further questions, shall we entertain public comment? >> is there any public comment on this item? at the very beginning, this was sold to us as an easy, fast, not inexpensive and cost- efficient, and ineffective process of doing smaller contracts. sunnyside park is a perfect example. ours was $150,000 plus renovation. before we knew it, we were down almost $69,000 and nobody could account for it. we were down to the current ...

efficient, and ineffective process of doing smaller contracts. sunnyside park is a perfect example. ours was $150,000 plus renovation. before we knew it, we were down almost $69,000 and nobody could account for it. we were down to the current $81,000 and we have nothing to show for it. what we do have is such inferior work that it is going after be done again. i do not know how these contractors are qualified. i do not know how you become an a because our contractor was an a and he did...

principles document which is in your packet. the document outlined a number of guidelines for the department to adhere to an operating a coit tower concession to rid the majority of goals were incorporated into the 2010 and 2011 rfps. among those goals are high quality food and beverages to be operated from a cart outside of the tower. no commercial advertising and no amplified sound. and they should sell high- quality items that relate directly to the tower and the history of san fran...