Ask if there are additional Public Comment and anyone may come up at that time. With that in mind, youre going to hear two bells. The first one is going to tell you, you have 30 seconds left. The second one means youre at time. So with that, this is the june 20th meeting of the recreation and park commission. I ask that you turn off any sound or devices that may go off during the meeting and you take any secondary conversations outside. If you would like to speak on an item today as i said earlier, we request, but do not require that you complete a blue card and commissioner how many minute . How many people want to testify . That helps me make this next decision. Lets do 2 minutes. Okay. Each person will have 2 minutes on each item of Public Comment today. If there is an item of interest to you not on the agenda is under the jurisdiction of the commission, you may speak under item 4 and continued again on item 10. When you address your comments to the commission, please address they want them to the commission. Neither the commission nor staff will respond to any questions during Public Comment. The commission may ask questions of staff after Public Comment is closed. Last, if the fire alarms activate, you must evacuate the building in an orderly fashion, using any exit. Please note that elevators will immediately return to the first floor and are not available for use. If you need assistance out of the building, make your way to the closest area of refuge, directly across the hall in the mens restroom. You will see a speaker box and city hall security will answer and let them know where youre add and they will assist you. Now were on item 2, the president s report. Thank you. Very briefly as a part of a larger trip back hes, i was invited to the new york site of the p. G. A. Championship this year. As many of you know, San Francisco will be hosting it next year. We were afforded a back of the house tour of operations to get some sense of what is going to happen next year in San Francisco and its truly extraordinary. This is the second time in the 100 year history of the p. G. A. That a public course will be used for a major, one of the four major golf tournaments of the year and its a real testimony to the staff and the gardeners at harding, and the tour that operates harding for us, that they made this into such a showplace. Next may, it will be an extraordinary event for San Francisco so i just wanted to congratulate staff on the work thats been done to set the stage for that and look forward to it with great anticipation. That concludes my report. Is there anyone that wants to make a Public Comment under the president s report . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Now were on the general managers report. Good morning commissioners. Im going to speak fast, because we have a couple of acknowledgments at the end and i will speak fast because in two short hours, the u. S. A. Womens National Soccer team will face off against sweden in the 2019 womens world cup in france. Once again, in partnership with the San Francisco parks alliance, were bringing the action directly to San Francisco parks. Well be hosting free live public screenings of some of the action, including todays game at noon and then the semifinals on july 2nd and 3rd in the embarcadero, and then we will broadcast the finals on july 7th right here outside at civic center. These public screenings are a celebration of Public Record ration, sport, women, and girls in sports specifically and our Diverse Community represented by the teams in countries around the world. The events include free familyfriendly soccer activities and food trucks. I see lisa branson and abigail mayor in the front row. I want to thank them for their embrace of the worlds game. Speaking of soccer, an exciting project for the civic center area. Its a temporary 2 month street soccer installation on fulton street between larkin street, by the museum and main library. That means soccer fans will be at the viewing party will watch the excitement on screen and play the game nearby. This project is a collaborative effort between multiple city agencies, public works, m. T. A. , the asian art museum, library, were thankful for the urban soccer park for making this project possible. The installation of these two modular turf fields will be ready to go for the july 7th event, coinciding with our block party. They will be bustling everyday from morning until 9 00 p. M. With programming from street soccer u. S. A. And america scores as i think you know, street soccer u. S. A. Empowers adults through soccer, helping to build a social safety net and life skills and america scores delivers after School Enrichment programs focused on whole child health. The installation will remain up until the end of august and will include Youth Programs and adult leagues. Last weekend, the 82nd festival kicked off in style by rap fusion group digable planets. They will continue throughout the summer with free sunday afternoon concerts. This years lineup includes llo los vanvan, galactic, pink martini, psychedelic furs, and the big picnic event, the eiseley brothers. Last week, several recreation and park centers hosted by mayor london breed and naomi kelly, it aimed to inspire women to recognize and activate their personal power and collective strength, build diverse coalitions to create Real Solutions to challenge. Not simply a networking event, they offered a unique and energizing experience for more than 1,000 participants with dynamic break out sessions and exhibits, performances by some of the most talented artists and keynotes including nancy pelosi and former Senior Advisor to president obama. It was an amazing opportunity for the staff to participate and there was electrician helen, recreation coordinator or supervisor elena from the Planning Division, our Public AffairsDivision Mark ri maria, our gardner supervisor and my boss stacy white. It was an amazing opportunity for the staff to participate and we will continue to support this a mazing event. We want to invite everyone to join our Inclusion Team and California Childrens Services for wheelchair basketball Adaptive Sports clinic next friday june 28th from 5 30 to 6 30. This clinic is for youth and teens with physical disabilities, 6 to 17 years old with no experience required for participate pants. Everyone has an opportunity to get to this amazing game. Okay, we know why most of the people are here today so let me present to you bark score, the dad joke edition. You likely heard about the rec and parks top ten spots in park score rankings. Today i am happy to announce that we took a bite out of the competition in other area, it was a dogfight, but make no bones about it, San Francisco scored a top five finish in the ranking due in large part of the off leash play as. Dog parks are the Fastest Growing amenities. Dog parks are among the Fastest Growing amenities with an overall 74 increase in 2009. We are proud of our efforts to provide Recreational Activities for everyone, including our fourlegged friends, whether theyre there to enjoy the landscape because theyre a little husky. Were not going to pause at our effort, were sniffing out possible locations for offleash parks, including those at india bas basin and future park. All right, moving on. On a serious note, a quick note on the passing of a long time City Employee whose sons name is one of our popular centers. His son was a recreation director killed in 1994 and we ended up naming the rec center after thhim. Services will be held this weekend and i would respectfully ask the president and Vice President to adjourn in his honor. He was a wonderful man and was always extremely supportive of our youth and our recreation programs. Two acknowledgments, while it is true that our Golden State Warriors suffered a yeah. A defeat, i dont know what else to call it, we do have a champion in our midst. Last weekend at the 30th annual may louise softball tournament, held in partnership with the San Francisco youth fund, along with the Giants Community fund and the Warriors Community foundation battled for the prized may louise trophy. Im pleased to share that this trophy is coming home to mcclairen lodge for the first time in 30 years with our team winning the tournament for the first time in its history. We beat the City Attorneys Office 91 before squeaking by with a 43 win over public works and they won their next two games before facing the Giants Community where they managed to hold on to a 105 win. They were buoyed by ken armstrong, the best pitcher in this tournament, continually pounding the strike zone with an array of pitches. Connor casey and rocky displayed their softball talents and leadership skills as allstars on and off the field. We wanted to thank all the teams and agencies for supporting our foster youth and our Scholarship Program and to the rec and parks staff that helped execute this tournament. We want to congratulate mr. President the city winning rec and park. [applause] highfive, highfive. Okay, lets grab a picture. Youre the picture man. You hold the trophy. [laughter] all right, give it up for recs and parks. [applause] and one final acknowledgment, if you visit our park any time this summer, youre likely to see some of our most important and budding employees working in a variety of roles, whether its as office help. Were going to have an estimated 430 youth workers working and learning in our parks. They range from age from 14 to 17 and they all live or go to school in our city. We have 196 work staff which were recruited and hired by us. They went through a Job Interview process. We have 80 youth work workers, and enterprise for high school students, 40 mayor Youth Employment workers, 24 green agers, and 10 students working at megacamp. They celebrate their 58th year this summer and many former youth workers have gone on to have very long and distinguished careers here at rec and park, including ben and our h. R. Analyst gordon, and our recreation coordinator and the head coach of bay view united, and our volunteer coordinator jennifer, and the amazing stacy white. Were all, all youth workers. So today, we are joined by five of our current workers, along with their coordinator. We have jada stewart from Eureka Valley rec center. Andre diaz and andy lynn, if you guys would all come up. You each get a very brief time to appear at the big mic and say hi to the commissioners. [applause] hello, im jada, im 17 years old. Okay, so my experience working has been amazing. Every time i interact with each mentor, we become a family. They teach me and guide me in the real life, you know, real life world. They tell me Different Things like you know, time management and then also things in school and advice for home and all that. Also, for future things like college and how to apply for other jobs when we continue on. Also, they guide me and just give me that home that you know, that i may not have in other places, so yeah. Pretty much. Thank you. [applause] hello, im andre, im 17 years old. I work at the playground and megacamp. Working with recreation and parks is a cool learning experience. I learned plenty of skills from social skills, time management, management, and leadership skills. I feel that its very essential and it will definitely be applied to my future career that i hope to become a social worker. In the future, i love working with the kids. At megacamp, we have over 100 kids that we take care of every single day. Its very motivating. I come to work and put a smile on the kids face and create these memories i didnt get to have when i was their age in these summer programs and throughout the school year. I feel my position is very inspiring that i get to work with these children every single day. Thank you very much. [applause] hi, my name is francesca. I go to south edmonton high school. Im 17. Working with park and rec is really great. I love working with the kids because in the future, i plan on working with juveniles so learning how to guide them really helps. Overall, its really great. Everyone has such a great bond and working with the kids and having those fun field trips and cooking experiences with them has really taught me how to really engage myself with other people and new people and really making sure that kids have a good time because when i was a kid, summer camps werent like this and its so much better now. Its great i get to help out the kids like this. Thank you. Thank you. [applause] hi, im oli, and im 17 years old. One thing that i really love about work recreation is that i was a camper at the tennis camp where my dad worked. The great thing is i was able to go from a camper to my fourth year as a 9910, and its taught me as a camper, i remember the day i was counting down until i was 14 so i could work. Its been great to work with kids and i see myself in some of the kids and its taught me incredible life skills, responsibility, time management, money management, and most importantly leadership skills in working with kids, and like everybody else, i hope to work with kids in my future. Thank you. [applause] good morning, my name is andy and i attend lincoln high school. Im 17 and this has taught me a lot of skills, for example, leadership, time management, and working with kids taught me a lot of stuff too. Kids, because when kids are happy, im happy. Yeah. First i started out as a camper and now im a 9910 and theyre like family and we help each other and we all guide each other. Yeah, thank you. [applause] mr. President , can you join me with the future leaders of this department . Thank you for your service. We had our first big event since receiving the amazing gift and having our party kick started. This is about the mural unveiling. [ ] [ ] thank you ryan and that concludes the general manager report. Thank you very much. Is there anyone that wants to make a Public Comment under the general managers report . Okay, being none, Public Comment is closed. Now were on item 4, which is general Public Comment up to 15 minutes. This item will be continued to item 10 at this time, members of the public may address the commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission and that do not appear on the agenda. With respect to agenda items, you will have an opportunity to address the commission when the item is reach in the meeting. As a reminder, you will have 2 minutes each and i will go ahead and read off the names for general Public Comment. I have maureen irma, catherine gainer, and richard to start with. If you would please come up. Any order. I just need you to come on up. You need to be over here. Power overhead please, okay. Go ahead and get started. Im back, hello, how citizen park to get this happening, but if you put us on the bond, youre going to get all of that in just from those citizens. I have 30 more citizens. Im the one that wrote you that letter about fresh water, some outdoor pool. Why not have a pie in the sky idea associated with our city . Were an amazing city. Let it reflect that. All these people coming to chase center and at t, please take a minute right by jackson park, you will be shocked how much it needs work. Youll be blow away it looks that bad. Please, im begging you, thank you. Thank you. Next speaker please. Good morning commissioners, im here to talk about jackson park. Im the father of a 4yearold who is an avid park users. Those fields havent been redone in ages, the clubhouse is in distinct need of seismic redo. Its not just us that needs the park. The 2,500 new residents that will be close to the park, coming into the future, they need that park. The folks in dog patch, they will have additional open spaces, but they dont have the capacity or space for recreational facilities. Theyre going to need that park. Its not only the residents that need the park. We have Office Buildings coming in, a lot of mixed use coming in, the workers, a lot of them bring their dogs, they need that park as well. So, what are we going to do to fix that . Well, the community has been engaged with rec park to devise a plan for community needs. We need unprogrammed open space, we need Additional Community programming facilities, so we done that work. Now we need to figure out how we move forward. Frankly the way we can do it is to be a name project on the parks bond. The rational is that we need this in a single phase. The current users are already there and the future users will be there before we know it. If we stretch this out, they will have no park. Thats not going to work for us. Thank you very much. Thank you. Next speaker please. Good morning, my name is catherine. I lived in dog patch for 20 years. Im here today to request the park be identified as a priority project on the next bond. Like the two people that stuck before me enough money is allocated to protect the park. Our neighborhood has exploded and dense housing and commercial development. It start in the 90s with a loft craze and then continued into the rezoning in 2008 with eastern neighborhoods and the pipeline is loaded for more according to this map issued two days ago f