Have communicated our fears of wildfire to rec and park. I urge you to promote cal fire and u. C. Guidelines. Perhaps youve seen combustible trees within the Defensible Space of homes and overhanging utility lines along the bosworth entrance to glen canyon. Planting local native plants. Plants in the rec and park Golden Gate Park nursery are overwhelmingly not native to San Francisco. Removing dead, dieing and unhealthy trees from our parks would provide opportunities to plant local native plants in support of the citys biodiversity resolution. Thank you. Thank you. Clerk next speaker, please. Hello and thank you for that great list of achievements that rec and park is achieving. Im here to talk about another issue i know youll knock out of the park. I want you to try to set a measurable goal of restoring biodiversity in city parks. A recent study in the jec ecological journal mclaren and Golden Gate Park represent ample opportunities to help tackle the biodiversity crisis that youre hearing about so much. The study is titled nonnative plants reduce richness and host lepidoptris plants. Nonnative plants supported significantly fewer caterpillars of significantly fewer specialists of general species, even when nonnative were close relatives of the native host species. I realize these parks were alter altered before your time here, but now you have the opportunity to fix the damage a long time. New york citys local laws of 10 and 11 of 2013, laws, not a resolution. They actually have teeth to them, represent an evolving approach to protect our native plants by focusing on biodiversity rather than individual plant species and reflects an increased understanding of plant conservation. Seen through this lens, the protection of native plants is linked with the protection of sustainability of ecosystems. Its time for San Francisco rec and parks to get real about the effects such unnecessary plantings are having on our local caterpillars, moths, butterflies, bees, and birds. Please set a goal, a measurable goal for future plantings of, i dont know, 80 of native species or more and start conducting an inventory of biodiversity in your local parks so you can have something to measure against. Thank you. Clerk so i have two more cards and then well be done with this portion of Public Comment. I have brioni and sean, if you could come forward, please. Hi. My name is brioni doyle, and im here talking in support of justin park. I really want to emphasize that we are getting a huge influx of new residences in the neighborhood, and we really feel that the park needs some love. A lot of it has not been updat updated as marie spoke to in half a century. We worked with the community and had a number of Community Meetings to represent what they want for the park, and we want to get on the bond to help support that money to do that project, and we ideally want to do that project in one phase so that it can be completed in time to support the huge number of new residents that were going to have in potrero hill. Thank you. Thank you. Clerk sean . Hi. Good morning. My name is sean ingles. My family goes back about four generations, and ive been lucky to live in specific neighborhoods. When i came to potrero hill and purchased my first home, i was shocked at the lack of parks and open space area. As we all know, potrero hill has traditionally been a neighborhood that was red lined. You couldnt get mortgages in the neighborhood back in the day, and in the 70s, it was just invested in city infrastructure. Now were in this development, excessive overdevelopment in this area that its housing, etc. This is obsolete because it does not include bridge development, but we have massive overdevelopment of housing. And if you go back toward 2008, we were promised at least four acres of new space of park space, and we were also promised that existing infrastructure would be improved. Id like to share with you what we have actually with the parks as you can see in the green, we only have three spaces that actually can have programmed recreation on it. The red spaces that are supposed to be open space cannot have recreation programmed on it. What im here to do is to urge your support for the parks bond to include Jackson Playground. Weve already had some people talk about theres a little bit of improvement on the space, and but its seriously lacking for the number of investments. We are projecting about 5,000 new residents in the next few years that will be descending there, and we have no parks and open space. So please, if the commission can include some funds for Jackson Playground. We have a plan presented. Friends of Jackson Playground has already paid for that and were already in the development of acquiring funds gift funds that will be gifted to the city to help to do this improvement. Right now, we have over 2 million in our bank account as a nonprofit, and we hope to acquire up to 18 million. Thank you. Thank you. Clerk okay. We are at time for item 4, so we are now on item 5, the consent calendar. Is there any commissioner who wishes to remove an item from the consent calendar . Okay. None. Is there any Public Comment on item 5, the consent calendar . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. We need a motion and a second. So moved. Second. All in favor . Opposed . We are now on item 6, the San Francisco zoo. Good morning, commissioners. I have a powerpoint slide show here. So can i just tell you that its been sunny at the zoo . Summer programming is underway. Our summer programming includes zoo camp, and through the first two weeks of summer zoo camp, over 200 k8 students have participated since june 10. Other programming includes our popular nature trail where guests can meet animals and learn from our knowledgeable teams. Wildli wildlife theaters are back, educating and entertaining audiences. And life on the farm, where a guest can meet farm animals like pigs, miniature horses, and more. Next, we have partnered with disney, a. Z. A. , and the Discovery Networks part of the pride. Since disneys lion king was first released in theaters 25 years ago, we have lost half of africas lions. In conjunction with the open of disneys lion king, the zoo is hosting a special lion king weekend. This weekend, july 20 and 21, therell be prizes, a special roaring contest, and more. Next week, we have march of the penguins on july 27. Penguin chicks are learning to swim, walk, eat whole fish and learning how to interact with their caretakers. The public is invited to walk as they waddle and walk to their permanent home on penguin island. In addition to watching the penguin chicks, guests can participate in activities such as cookie decorating, paper crafts, and more. And now until july 26, guests visiting the zoo can actually name a penguin chick by attending a penguin feeding and donating. Next week, we are celebrating 90 fest, and through this weekend only, we are featuring a 200 footalong 30foothigh zipline. Next, this is part of it actually, heres our zipline and our ad campaign, which is 90 years of summer fun. Next, are orangutans. They are brandnew that arrived recently that are still getting acclimated to their new habitat, and here are our two, male and female actually on one of the passageways that would lead to the habitat. In august, were celebrating the 40th anniversary bugiversary. Thank you. Clerk is there anyone who would like to make Public Comment on this item, item 6, the San Francisco zoo . Okay. Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. This was a discussion issue. We are on West Portal Playground award of contract. Good morning, commissioners. Im the director of capital planning. I wanted to use this opportunity to introduce to you kelly rudnick whos the project planner. Although shes new to us, shes not new to the city. She comes from public works. She has managed several projects that have come before this body, including washington square. Were happy to have her, and youll be seeing a lot of her. Thank you so much. Good morning, commissioners. Sitting in general manager and secretary, thank you for that production. I am today presenting West Portal Playground renovation contract for jackie ho, who is on vacation today. So we bring to you the West Portal Playground renovation possible action to award a contract treaty construction in the amount not to exceed 2,095,000. This project supports the Strategic Plan strategy number one, to inspire public space, and objective 1. 2, to strengthen the existing parks and facilities and objective 2, to strengthen play, and 2. 2, to strengthen and promote the health, safety, and wellbeing of San Franciscos youth and seniors. The West Portal Playground is in the West Portal Playground and in district 7, at west ulloa road and lennox way. The port westal renovation project is part of two clean and safe neighbor parks bond programs. The Communities Opportunities Fund and the lets play s. F. Initiative. The Community Outreach process was mainly conducted during the Community Opportunity fund Program Application between january and march 2014. On november 20, 2014, this Commission Adopted the resolution authorizing r. P. D. To produce with design development. The proposed the scope of work that were bringing to you today for the project includes the new childrens play area, accessibility improvements to the clubhouse rest rooms, replacement of paving and waterproofing, fencing, seating, accessible parking, an access pass, and a nature nook, featuring drinking fountain, landscape, and irrigation. The plan is handicapped accessible and meets all a. D. A. Requirements in design. The project, beginning in fall 2019, is expect today last nine months. The staff requests the Commission Award a contract to treaty construction for 2,095,000. This is supported by president norman yee, and others, along with lets play s. F. And the s. F. Parks alliance and a donation from the friends of West Portal Playground. Thank you. Clerk is there any other Public Comment . Seeing none, Public Comment oh, richard, come on up. Didnt see you. Good morning, commissioners, mark. Good morning. I remember this project a while back, so when i get to see something on a slide, its really interesting. I just want to include if there was any possibility around the slide areas, Little Dragons that they could play on. Why im bringing that up is i didnt talk about it before, but in chinese, the culture, you know, that tunnel that youve got right out there, twin peaks . They always call them dragon, you know . So i just thought it might be a little nice for the people out there, when they get a little not totally disseminated from their culture. Its something that would be good for the few generations that you have asian culture. So that San Francisco being diversity influence and practicing, i just want to thank the planning department, r. P. D. For putting in the slide. Thank you. Thank you. Clerk is there anyone else who would like to make Public Comment on this item . Okay. Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Commissioner low . Do we have any history with treaty construction . Have they done any other parks projects . Yes. Right now tooks might have to remind you, but right now, they are working on sorry. I had this this morning but ive forgotten. Yes. Theyre actually working on Merced Heights right now. They are also working on some public works project streetscape projects with public works, so we have vetted them. We believe they can do the work. Okay. Okay. Seeing no other questions, chair would entertain a motion. Move for approval. Second. Moved and seconded. All in favor . Okay. Clerk we are now on item 8, award of contract. Commissioners, general manager, secretary, kelly rudnick. Im here to bring you George Christopher playground award of contract. This is also for treaty construction in an amount not to exceed 3,335,000. This supports both Strategic Plan number 1, objective 1. 2 to strengthen the quality of existing parks and facilities, and strategy two, objective 2. 2 to strengthen the health of San Franciscos youth and seniors. There were three bidders for this project and bids were opened on june 14, 2019. George christopher playground is located in the eastern edge of Glen Canyon Park in the Diamond Heights neighborhood, bounded by Diamond Heights and gold mine drive and apollo lane to the southeast. The 6. 8acre site includes clubhouse with rest rooms, a softball field, tennis court, childrens playground, pathways with bench seating. The trails from George Christopher park and playground connect to nearby glen canyon. The George Christopher playground renovation is a named park in the 2012 clean and safe neighborhoods bond, and the purpose of the project is update the current playground for safety and accessibility and provide accessibility to the onsite public rest room. The Community Outreach process was held in 2015 and 2016 to get the communitys desires and conduct the outreach plan. Process includes conducting community surveys, prioritizing of desired play elements and feature features, incorporating feedback to iterative concept adoptions. The Commission Adopted it in june 2017, and since that time, the department of public works has continued to provide regular updates to Community Stakeholders, including through meetings to explore additional scope to the project. In june just last month, 2019, following a Community Stakeholder funding request, the district 8 Supervisors Office provided additional funding to support additional work at the playground consisting of the repurposes of three midcentury play structures and the expansion of the courtyard fence around the clubhouse. The scope of the work for this project includes the renovation of the childrens play area and associated amenities serving it. The plan is fully accessible and meets all a. D. A. Guidelines for accessible design. Again, i want to note that 140,000 was just received for this project in this years Capital Budget from the district 8 Supervisors Office for that equipment, so this award request, this request for approval of award includes a base contract amount of 3,335,000 which includes this addon work for this repurposed equipment since this funding was just received. The construction is expected to start in fall 2019 and has a tenmonth duration. And the project so supported by district 8s supervisor mandelmans office, friend of christopher park, Diamond HeightsCommunity Association and the noe valley nursery school. The staff recommends that the Commission Award the construction contract to treaty construction in the amount of 3,535,000 which includes change orders for 247,000 for the work identified for the equipment that was just funded by the Supervisors Office. Thank you. Clerk is there anyone who would like to make Public Comment on this item . Okay. Being none, Public Comment is closed. Commissioners . Commissioner low. Maybe my math is off. 247,000 for a change order, but 140,000 was that back from supervisor mandelmans office, so isnt there a gap there . Yes, thats a good question. The the gap has actually been funded through some procedural general Fund Capital Funds that we have so were supplementing these efforts on our side also to make that whole. Okay. Sarah, did you want to weighin on that. Yeah, just to clarify, this was the community really wanted to see these what would you call them . Almost statues retained, and so we worked with the Supervisors Office to say if you come up with half of the money, well come up with half of the money. Okay. Seeing no other questions, commissioners . I would like to move for approval. This is actually a park that i grew up in. My mother referred to me as a park rat. I am a nonnative species. I move to approve. Its been moved by the park rat and seconded by commissioner anderson. All in favor . So approved. Clerk we are now on item 9. Good morning, commissioners. Im monica scott with the capital division. Im here before you to discuss the construction contract for yerba buena association to increase the contract amount by 339,000, bringing the total nottoexceed amount to 1,017,000, which is greater than 10 over the original approved budget of 678,000. I want to stress for the commissioners that this is not a request for additional funds. The project is fully funded. As yo