Judgments because you dont know what the weather is going to be. Those lastminute decreases would be sudden. But the lower pricing that were proposing in the very early bird rate would be in the public so it would give people an opportunity to come early in the day and enjoy some of these sights so there are benefits on both ends. Sure. Sure. In terms of the increasing, am i correct in that that likely happens in high demand period, kind of peak periods . Correct. That is the plan. Given our experience or history at these various attractions, do we know when those are . Theyre midday. Theyre typically midday. We actually have run numbers on coi tower over the last year to look at the timeline when its super busy. When its super busy in the midday, it impacts peoples ability to get to the murals so weve been looking at putting extra staff on as well. Weve try add lot of things. For koi tower, usually 1 00, 2 00, 3 00 is the timeline for those. For the Japanese Tea Garden, it is also in that similar, maybe a little bit later, but that timeline in the day. But later in the day, attendance drops off significantly. We want to encourage people to use those other timelines and well well run the numbers. But we started on koi because im closest to it and implement these change. And we also talked about budgeting a ticket at a lower price to get people to go to a different garden that they might not have experienced. This gives us a lot of flexibility to encourage attendance. And is the thinking, at least at this point, that it will go from the current 9 to the 13. 25 no. Or for this particular increase almost said surge please dont. [laughter] this particular increase might be 11. The next time we do it it might be 12. Well look at impacts and the, you know, the relative difference. Buff i think my presentation showed i think we were proposing it going to 12 or 11. I prefer to keep coins out of the necessary collection. I think we were thinking if you had an 8 early bird and 9 off peak and then 12 peak time to push people away, we want it to be enough that it pushes people to say, oh, let me go at 11 00 when its not so busy and then we have to monitor it. We dont want to turn into the bay bridge where there is a huge line to get in just before the when the prices go down, right . We have to be flexible around it and test it. And were going to roll this out cautiously. Well try it at one site and see how that works and then keep adjusting it with plenty of notice, always. The last thought then for me would be again, im in favor of this. The concern i have is around the communication and it would seem that there is some space between the bridge where you rush to get in just before 7 00 a. M. Or the other end of the spectrum but that if you if we already know the peak periods t data that shows the trend of the attractions, why cant we determine now what the varied pricing levels will be and have it be that versus an anticipation that may be next month or the following month will be something different. And put that were specifically adopting as prices right now without any flexibility . I think there are different seasons and different times. Im 100 behind us we want to do this intelligently and it is a data driven, sciencedriven analysis before we come out with this and were happy to come out and tell you how it went over the first year and what we did. Because it has to be done cautiously and the timing will be different for different sites. Dont we have dynamic pricing for golf . We do. Sgofl a little different because people make reservations ahead of time on the computer so they can instantly adjust and we can look at when there is peak demand but were only doing that at harding. The other sites we used it to lower fees when part of the golf course is closed and inclement weather. At harding, weve tried to encourage people to take other times of the day by having higher prices during the peak times and lower prices during the offpeak times. Can that be used as a model it doesnt because people dont buy toix ahead of time. With golf, you go online and you make a tee time and you can see right then what youre going to pay. If you show up as a walkin, it will be a flat rate f. You go in, you can see it so if you look online and look at the harding tee sheet, you see oh, at 9 00, lit cost me 15 more to play than at 11 00 which is the less desirable time. And there is no stated tee price at any golf course. Its a Computer System thats all flexible. May i finish . Yes, you may. And were not doing that this here. This is so different. Im sorry. You may have your mic back. Its quite all right. Sorry. [laughter] one last comments and for what its worth and, again, my opinion. I dont think we should spend much more time determining if its surge, flexible or dynamic. You have eight different definitions under surge. One is the worst and then the other is simply increasing pricing based on high demand. We should havent that debate anymore. Were trying to figure out the best way for the resources to support our great attractions and that means well increase prices. When we do, it will be with plenty of notice. Thank you for your flexibility, commissioner mcdonald. Commissioner harrison . I was just thinking tour buses have a great impact at when they arrive. Have you contact or given any thought . We met with s. F. Travel and well contact the tour buses tend to buy their tickets at in advance so people arent waiting in line to purchase tickets at the last minute and well work with the tour Bus Operators around that as well. It varies by site. Coit tower doesnt have buses, Japanese Tea Garden does. These are each different and that is why we built this with a flexible pricing model so we can adjust based on whats appropriate for a particular site. Excellent. Thank you. General manager. [laughter] i just wanted to speak to commissioner mcdonalds question about how this would be implemented. And just set a little context which is were asking you for permission to go to the board of supervisors to bring an ordinance that would allow uss to have this pricing flexibility. Once we have that authority, we can then work with our partners at all the sites on implementation. As you know, we work with nonprofits et al. , but the Japanese Tea Garden are the ones that sell tickets. They are the one who ones who do the market and in concert with those people who are professionals at doing that and want to work to attract people, right, to these sites. Well have more specificity and could offer to come back and report to you at each site because it will differ from site to site whether seasonally outdoor venues are different than indoor venues, right . Or time of day. What the framework is. Commissioner anderson . I just want to be sure that we name decreasing pricing tank pricing. [laughter] um, ok. [laughter] seeing no more, was there an intent to motion . So moved. Second. Second. In all favor . Aye. Motion carries. We are now on item 8, the em barcadero plaza art installation. So, i have a power point presentation. Thank you. This is dana ketcham again. Im here to present a discussion and possible action to authorize the placement of a temporary art installation of a privately funded sculpture entitled gateway tower by sean orlando to be installed at the Embarcadero Plaza for a period of three months. Here is a rendering. I do want to say that this is just a rendering and the doorss will actually intricately carved out of wood. So, will look much less simplistic than it suggests in this picture. We spent a lot of time actually when i went to operations, it was discussion only because we werent ready yet but we wanted to lay this out. We spent a lot of time trying to identify a space that worked and we had a meeting with about 20 people wandering around Embarcadero Plaza, everything from the artists groups to the Arts Commission to boston properties, to our veterans people, trying to find a good spot where this would look beautiful and also would work with plaza operations and this was the identified spot. It will have a metal base of 22 by 22. Which will secure it. Here you can site again, rendered into a location. The idea is it is a whimsical, miniature version of coit tower built completely out of doors. The doors will be uniquely varied and inspired by the front doors of the iconic victorian painted ladies. At night, the tower will illuminate with both internal and external lighting designs. The artist, sean orlando, has had over 20 years of experience creating public art in San Francisco and throughout the country. And he is a fellow at the deyoung museum. The Arts Commission yesterday was presented before the Arts Commission and they approved it. It is going to the full Arts Commission on june 2. The final approval would be conditioned would be a condition of our permit. The permit would be for three months. Currently looking at july 15 through august 12 which fits between bastille day and the install of the ice rink. It is a 20,000 permit fee. It is sponsored by unisync inc. , can a local bay company. Also Structural Engineering report to ensure it can withstand all the wind and Needs Commission approval a. Thank you. Oh, jill manton from the arts sxhition here and she would like to speak a few words, too. Ok. Reminder, three minutes. Thank you. Good morning, or good afternoon, commissioners. It is a pleasure to be here. Sean orlando is the artist, the sculptor whos designed the tower. She did not include the fact that probably because weve object recently gotten this information that another artist is here today named tanya seabeck and tanya will paint each of the doors in a very intricate way. She had an International Reputation for her ornamentation of architectural structures. So with this information, sean orlando also has a track record. He had previously displayed the rocket ship on the embarcadero. And knowing of his track record and in appreciation of danas excuse me, tonyas work, the Arts Commission did approve this as a temporary installation. Im happy to answer any questions. Actually, let me qualify, the visual Arts Committee made a recommendation which will be voted on on monday, june 3. Thank you. And i have two cards. Alon and tonya. Come on up. Were representing the artists and if you have any questions we would be happy to answer them. Thank you. No questions . Nope. I do have a question. You do have a question. Just thought of one. Is it going to be constructed on the site or constructed elsewhere and transported . Yes, exactly. It will be construct at a warehouse and then brought over and pieced together. So, warehouse in the city in oakland. Weve scouted a few places for rent and [laughter] there is a xhefnlt ok. Thank you. Comment. Ok. Thank you. There anyone else who would like to make Public Comment on this item . Ok. Being none, Public Comment is closed. Would entertain a motion . So moved. Second. All in favor. Aye. This motion carries. We are now on item nine. The civic center planned preferred designs and commissioners this is a presentation and discussion only. Good morning, commissioners, general manager, madelein. Im stacey bradley, the Deputy Director of ouren mraiing unit. Today im very pleased to bring this item before you. As you know, the new playgrounds of the civic center and buyright kiosk have been a Great Success and have along with the Additional Resources by the department and the Civic Center Commons initiative have changed the look and feel of civic center. The item before you today is the presentation on the public realm plan that can guide us into the future and reimagine this area into a functioning, open public space from city hall to Market Street. I would like to thank the Planning Department who is going to step you through the presentation as well as my staff and others in the department who have lended their expertise bringing us to where we are. Particularly dana, eric, steve, katie and really a number of other people. Patrick is going to step you through the presentation and he is joined by willett moss of c. M. G. , the consult consultant driving the team. Thank you, stacey. Good morning, commissioners. It is my pleasure to be here. Im with San FranciscoPlanning Department and im also assistant plan manager for the Civic Center Public Realm plan. We are very excited today to give you an update on the conceptial public space designs for the public realm plan and civic center. We are here in this beautiful im going to switch mics really quick, in this beautiful bozarts building and in the context of the beautiful bosarts neighborhood. Its one of the most important spaces in San Francisco, the heart of our City Government and center of arts and culture. Its public realm is a fabric that holds together this landmark district. Having a high quality public realm is important to every neighborhood but take on even greater importance and civic center due to the special role that the area plays for all of us from. Protests to celebrations, to everyday life, it is where we all come together. However, public space within the civic center faces many challenges and some of our greatest social problems are most visible in civic center but it is an amazing place of opportunity and weve seen improvements like the playgrounds has really been catalyzing the space as a much more welcoming space to spend time. But theres still much more work to do in the longterm. Over the years, the primary focus has been retrofiting its public buildings. While its improvements to the public space has lagged behind that. The most recent plan for public spaces now over 20 years old so it was time for a new vision that encapsulates the plans and moves the space forward. Since the last plan was created, the area has changed quite a bit. Thats undeniable. Its grown as both an arts and cultural district as well as residential neighborhood. More people are living with and working near Civic Centers placing increased demand on the public realm. The city is taking a coordinated interagency approach. The Civic Center CommonsInitiative Led by the office of economic and Workforce Development is working to bring more activity and bring public stewardship to spaces today. The Civic Center Public Realm plan is creating a vision for future improvements. The two efforts are coordinating on Community Engagement and creating a strategy to manage the Civic Centers public spaces now and into the future. In addition, the Capital Improvements as i mentioned like the Helen Diller Civic Center placing and the buyright kiosk, the Common Initiative has introduced onsite stewards as well as new attractions, programming and amenities like block parties and seatings and something new off the press is a priority promise for 2019 is launching a new Friday Market in u. N. Plaza in partnership with part of the citys farmers market, which is very exciting. So we have learn add lot from the Civic Center Commons initiative, the near term nicker tiff and the public realm plan is building off these lessons learned. It is designed to create a unified vision for the public spaces. The Planning Department has led a team made up of eight core city agencies and we have been joined by an excellent Consultant Team and youll meet willet moss in a moment. As you can see by this map, the plans primary focus is on three public spaces or on the other public spaces connecting city hall to Market Street as well as were also considering street design improvements throughout the district with a special focus on growth street. After two years of study in Community Engagement, our team is finalizing conceptial design of the public spaces and outreach has taken many forms to reach Civic Centers many diverse stakeholders and this is including three Large Community workshops, a Community Working group, made up of local residents, multilingual and youth focus group, surveys both online and in person as well as multiple days of our on site mobile outreach station. So whats next . As i mentioned, were currently finalizing the concept designs of Civic Centers public spaces this. Summer and fall, well be working to redefine street Design Concepts and study those further. And other details. And well preb prepare ago draft Plan Document this summer and fall. Following completion of the draft Plan Document t plan will in turn Environmental Review and we expect that to take roughly two years. And then while that Environmental Review is happening, our inner agency team will continue ongoing conversations on all the important phasing, funding and implementation of the plan. The details of which is right now are st