Is a critical and beneficial piece of the project. The tlc is the Youth Development program for health and wellness and Emotional Development for under served youth. Currently it served elementary children in three rec centers. They are opening a fourth site and hopes for a fifth. When the Tennis Center reopens it will serve middle School Children that graduated from the elementary sites that show an affinity for continuing tennis instruction. There is a dedicated classroom space and rec room to be used for overflow for the tlc. The rec room can be used to accommodate alternate activities. It will normally house two pingpong tables during the day with a storage closet so they can be tucked away. Here is the garden area south of the building a place to eat lunch and outdoor teaching space, place for events and place to watch tennis. A small theater with movable tables and benches. A public art wall forms the south of building and faces the garden. We are working to select the artists and artwork they will post their proposals for Public Comment. The total project budget is 26. 3 million. It was out of a three Way PartnershipTennis Coalition of San Francisco, San FranciscoParks Alliance and rpd. The Tennis Coalition are the main drivers of the project envision and funding and community process. They have taken 23. 3 million and hired the project design team. On the consent calendar was 3 million from the Community Opportunity fund. As a result of your approval, the 3 million of sty funds is city funds in the right hand column. In january of 2018, the San FranciscoEnvironmental Planning derm that the project was exempt. It reviewed the full scope including the addition of lighting and concluded the construction and operations of the tennis facility do not amount to unusual facilities but have a reasonable possibility to impact the environment. With respect to lighting this facility is similar to our recreational facilities with lightning the city. The exemption included in assessments of biological resources and determined no unusual circumstances that would disqualify under seqa. They noted it was to comply with all local, state and felderral laws regarding birds, bats and wildlife including migratory birds act and california endangered species act. It ensures it would not substantially affect the biological resources. They are following the Green Building code which states exterior and interior lighting must conform to zero beam. Light poles were low profile and pointing downward. We are evaluating options for timers and lighting courts individually to minimize Night Lighting. Building facade treatments utilize a fitted glass in San Francisco standards for bird safe buildings. They will begin construction documents. We hope to reopen in 2020 in time for the 150th anniversary. The outreach was conducted in 20162018 with the goal of understanding the Community Desires and ensure they are in the concept plan. The team first began to reach out to key stakeholders, neighbors, High School Coaches and users and staff. The First OfficialCommunity Meeting was march 2016 attended by approximately 100 people. At this meeting they worked to identify the Community Vision and goals and priorities. The next meeting was attended by 150 people in november. There was an open house attended by 50 to describe the project progress. In january of 2018, the final Community Meeting was held to an audience of approximately 200 people where they produced the final concept for review and approval. It is in the 3d model. Additional outreach has included movie nights that included presentations on the Tennis Center and focus group leaders. After this extensive outreach the proposed plan obtained approval from the Community Stakeholders and attendees which you can see from the list of 188 supporters and 22 organizations in attachment b of the staff report. I would like to close by sincerely thanking the San FranciscoParks Alliance for their partnership. It is with the leadership, vision, energy and generosity and dedication we are able to realize the Tennis Center to the full potential. We are excited to move forward and i am happy to answer any questions you might have. Thank you. Would you like to go to Public Comment . Yes. Public comment. I will read names again. Martha, julie, peg, paula, kay, lois ann and trish to start with. Go ahead. I want to stress that we are very proud of the design and feel it is going to meet the needs of many different groups at the facility and we hope you support it. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker. I am a member of the tennis club, the u. S. Ta, and i think the project looks wonderful. I cant imagine that we havent turned over every stone and tried to answer and accommodate as many people as possible. I am looking forward to having this new facility, and i hope you also appreciate the vision and the effort that has gone into it. Thank you. Next speaker. Then i have david, kevin, donna, larry, steve, catherine, and mare mary ann. I grew up playing tennis at the park when i was 7 back in 1973. My family and my sister and dad started us out in tennis. Golden gate park is where i grew up. People said where did you grow up . Golden gate tennis park. It raised 20 or 30 of us Young Players that were toply ranked in northern california. People wanted to come and play at Golden Gate Park. That is where the talent was. Seeing the new plans and program, it looks amazing. We had no problem playing there as kids, you know, it was the 1971970s and 1980s. The plaques and player wall is important. My name is on that plaque. I have played against rosemarys father would watch and train us. We have had many players through there, peanut louie. So many families. I was city champion for three years in a row for high school, youngest to reach the finals. I won the junior tournaments. My history there at the park, it gives us a place to go and we are family. I think you should continue to keep that for the bay area. We are losing so much of that. Thank you. Next speaker, please. I am back. Trish robins. Active with the board of the Tennis Coalition since 2012. The renovation of the Golden Gate ParkTennis Center was discussed at that time and the architectural drawings were drawn up by larry dodge. In 2016 there was the operational gift and we became a professional board and were able to organization and partner with the San Francisco recreation and Parks Commission and the Parks Alliance to bring clarity to a Tennis Center to serve people of all ages and abilities. With the unflagging support of usga and tennis organizations we began the process of fundraising, considerable amount of money for the campaign. Also, more importantly, to reach out to to community we wish to serve. Some of wary of the proposed changes. We have listened closely to their concerns. The court cannot be resurfaced again. Drainage problems and lack of infrastructure and outdated clubhouse might mean no one plays there if we do not restore the center. Private and public teamwork has brought in gifts and pledges. 80 of the 26. 3 million required for this project. We are taking responsibility to make sure one of the San Francisco most beautiful open spaces remains vibrant for generations to come. I thank you for listening and for considering giving us the go ahead to complete our mission. Next speaker. We have seen the presentation of what the Tennis Courts will look like. I would just hope you give us the okay to go ahead and continue this project and start to plan it, build it, and have it operating within a year or two. Thank you. Next speaker. Then again i will call a few names. Steve, catherine, mary ann and darlinda and joan. Kevin fry, teaching pro. It looks great especially for the tlc center. I love teaching kids, and i think this will be awesome to have that place for them, to have that space for them that they will have opportunities beyond what they learn in tennis. They will get life lessons and network with people that can take them beyond tennis. That is where i grew up playing tennis not at Golden Gate Park but in networks throughout the city and that is where i found friends who were born to places Like University of california at berkeley, their parents. That is why i went to their school. I hope those kids can have that opportunity at that wonderful facility. I hope you guys go ahead and vote it in. Thank you. Next speaker, please. I am the executive director for the Tennis Association of northern california. On behalf of myself and my board we support this project 110,000 and beyond. I cant tell you in my 40 years of being in the Tennis Community i have been executive director for 11 years i have never seen this type of collaboration in northern or in southern california. This is an unbelievable collaboration between both city, the coalition and other entities to come to this point. The facility will be an icon. Not only in the state of california, but all of the united states. There wont be a facility like this anywhere. That is something the city of San Francisco should be very proud of. The tennis and Learning Center is very important. Before i was executive director was was National Tennis director. To have a space for these young individuals to be able to continue education and have an opportunity to learn tennis is extremely important. As we have seen for many times, unfortunately, in days in our society having a safe haven for the kids could not be more important at this time than it has ever been. This is part. The reason for the extension and having the lightings, i can tell you i am from chico, california, we built a court and added lights. 40 increase in play by adding lights. This is extremely important. I thank you all very much and i look forward to the approval of this project. Thank you. I will call the names. If i call your name come up to get ready to speak. Catherine, mary ann, joan, alicia, elizabeth and hans. I am a pickle ball player and tennis player. More than addicted i cant brag i played for 70 years at Golden Gate Park. I play at least two times a week, maybe five or twice a day. I am a supporter of the plan. The people who put it together i am in awe of their work. We are lucky to have you. I would appreciate your support as soon as possible. I am willing to give up all of that time, those 18 months that it will take to do this will be a big sacrifice for many of us. It is an investment in the next 30 years that i plan to play tennis and investment in our children. Thank you. Catherine howard. Sierra club. We are submitting a letter with children concerns about the lighting. The environmental conditions were not presented in the Public Meetings i attended. I am happy to see them. You may see duplication in our recommendations. We recommend that the center minimize the lighting impact on the surrounding parkland and wildlife. Scientific studies demonstrate Night Lighting has negative impacts on birds and wildlife. It will save energy and costs and result in Greenhouse Gas emissions. All fixtures should be dark sky compatible, fully shield would no lighter than necessary. Lighting would only be turned on when needed. That should be easy to light just one section if the rest are empty they should not be lighted. When people leave the courts there can be vacancy sensors to turn off the lights. The Glass Building should have the lighting off at night and should have motion sensors or be turned off at night. We live in an era where over lighting at night is harm full to not only wildlife but people. The loss of the night sky, something our children will miss. We hope you will support implementation of our guidelines. Thank you. Here are two lidters. Next speaker please. I ani am linda. I echo the statements of support. I am about safety in tennis. I decided to do a little Light Research thanks to google for cost issues for repairs of public Tennis Courts. Most were due to years of sketchy maintenance and the cities were faced with how do we fund these repairs now . This is what i really like. I truly respect about this project. The preparation that has gone into it, the department of the preparation, careful listening to produce eventual longevity of the Golden Gate ParkTennis Center. They will have a skilled operator responsible in their contract. I love that. For the maintenance of the Tennis Courts. There wil will be a mandatory Maintenance Fund the operator has to pay into each year so that daily and cyclical repairs can be made quickly and not postponed. This can be be overlooked. It is a significant benefit, not only to the users of all ages for safety but to the city. Thank you so much for your time. Thank you. Next speaker. I am joan to lend my support to the renovation to Tennis Courts and to support the Tennis Learning Center. I have played on on the city public ports for 44 years from League Matches to the San Francisco tennis tournament which i won in the 1990s with my doubles partner, and i have also played now, i play weekday mornings with senior friends who are retired. Most of them have been longtime residents of the city. I am excited about the safer courts in the condition of the courts and the secure access with the single point of access with addition of lights, the courts will be playable on weekday evenings creating much more playing time for those who have to work during the day, and also League Matches will be able to play in the evening rather than just weekends freeing the courts for recreational play. I encourage you to approve this and i thank you. I am happy to be part of this civic process and thank you again for your service. Thank you. I will read the rest of the cards. Emily, katy, david and chany. I am alicia chew. I am a Golden Gate Park volunteer. As a senior i look forward to playing pickle ball three to four times each week. I socialize and exercise with a multigenerational multiethnic group of pickle ball enthusiasts. National and International Visitors stopped by to hear the punk of the whiffle ball. We invite you in, introduce the game, take pictures and email it back to them. This become was a vacation postcard playing pickleball with us in Golden Gate Park. That is why it is so important this renovation plan goes forward with your approval. We can continue to extend goodwill to our global visitors like valentine from australia, south africa, german, italy, United Kingdom and hong kong. Of course, larry and connie, from prescott valley, arizona. Norman and his wife from nebraska. Fourth this pickle ball makes me happy. My husband can attest to that. As one of our seniors say, i play and i giggle. I want to thank you and the Tennis Office for helping us grow pickle ball and special thanks to the Tennis Coalition for welcoming pickle ball in the renovation plan even though we are late to the table. Anything to help promote and grow pickle ball is all right with me. I invite each and every one of you to join us. We are friendly bunch and we have cookies. Next speaker, please. I am a former general manager oraumemanuelger and i gen general manager. I am here because i think what you have is an extraordinary partnership. What you have done over many decades i know from personal experience is build Public Private partnerships that have balanced incredibly well. The various constituencies that need taken into account when you do the projects, whether it is labor, community, participants passionate about this game, the needs of the Construction Community or whether the needs of the City Government itself. I think this project smells just right. It has all of th the constituens for success. I have been at public and private partnerships most of my life. I am probably the only person who will speak who does not play tennis. I can tell yo