Transcripts For SFGTV Mayors Press Availability 20170106 : v

SFGTV Mayors Press Availability January 6, 2017

This most districts are champions and Community Leaders, mayor rogers. [applause] she is the executive director of youth outside and on the go state Advisory Board, tim bailey. [applause] where did she go . We have camp david executive director of the haas fun is here. First person from the hertz foundation, Peter Whitley and nicky souter best for the Tony Hawk Foundation are mickey and peter here or are you over there . Thank you. I wasnt sure whether you would be here or there. At Skateboard Park is amazing and by the way a little bit of history did this with upper Skateboard Park in San Francisco. The very first. Now it is absolutely positively the very best. Weve got park and rec cat anderson is a good cat, you should be up with us. [applause] representing the parts all lines and Bayview Community leaders leah kim et al. But i want tomy last thank you and this is my way of starting off your witnessed some introductions is to the trust for public land. The trust for public land [applause] for those of you that dont know what they do, they are a National Organization responsible for conserving land and revitalizing urban parks. It is their commitment to our cities, our communities the most underserved of our communities that has me totally inspired inspired by their mission are headquartered here in San Francisco. So this is their favorite city. [laughing] the work they have done with us over i dont know 2030 year period is truly extraordinary. We have a saying that in the 21st century government cant do it alone to we need partners. We need Community Leaders. In ppl get such amazing dedicated committed partner that brings passion, that brings resources, that brings expertise, that brings Community History and knowledge of and sensitivity to my that brings so much to our park renovation projects. It is just a such an honor to work with them on behalf of parks, on behalf of our city and on behalf of all of you. The first person i want to bring up is a dear friend, a mentor. Someone i truly admire. The National Executive director of the trust for public land quite think goodenow is been at this for now nearly a quartercentury, will, as we discussed. Will rogers. [applause] thank you, phil. Theres a bunch of us on the make this short and sweet. But the trust for public land has been around for almost 45 years and at the heart of our mission is the belief that everyone, everyone, deserves to connect with nature close to home and remote and to connect with each other in these people natural places. That takes us from the hearts of our cities, from neighborhood parks, national parks. When we are talking out close to home, we believe that everyone in urban america should live within a 10 min. Walk of a wonderful part. This is truly a wonderful part. There so many people behind the and out there who helped make this happen. In organization that has a land for People Mission certainly focuses on the land and what we do here but we focus on the people. We are very lucky at the trust for public land of amazing people on our staff. We will hear from one of them shortly. Ill hand up i could she and her team in the Bay Area Program did amazing job here did gina fromer is out there somewhere. There you are, jean can form a california state director who put heart and soul into this as well. Thank you, gina. We also have california Advisory Board members are cochair, julie parrish, we have john parties and can more delicate thank you so much that we can do this without you. We also believe that our partners are absolutely critical. We started here in San Francisco 45 years ago and i can say that in our more than four decades of work in this city, this is the best park and Rec Department weve ever had the pleasure of working with. [applause] its no accident. Not only is still a great mc, he is also a great leader and he is put together an amazing team and we are working with him around the city and i can tell you because we do work across the country, we are so lucky to have the partnership that we have here in San Francisco. So here is do you fill and to your team. [applause] there are the people that are important as well. Frankie, without the funding, without the money to actually make these things happen, they dont happen. So this is a great opportunity to thank and acknowledge California Senate president kevin kelly on. [applause] special because were joined by the vice center deli owned without his leadership we wouldnt have the public funding that wouldve allowed us to renovate the top part where many others like it across the state. Sen. Lyons, you are how heartfelt thanks for what we been able to do here and whats happening all across california. So, thank you, sir. [applause] private funding matters as well. There are a lot of people stepped up and supported this effort. I want to name a few of them. Youth outside, with jim moore who you will hear from shortly as executive director summer california Advisory Board. The worst of your goals with foundation, jenny is here. There you are. The walter and elise haas fund. Common foundation to the william and Flora Hewlett Foundation lisa and Douglas Goldman fund Union Bank Foundation and the Tony Hawk Foundation. A big hand for all of these wonderful private donors who really made this happen. [applause] then, finally, its all about community. Bayview, this is your part. We at the trust for public land were honored to be able to help you do this renovation in joy. Enjoy it with your children. This is truly a remarkable place and i agree with, phil, this is one of the best parks in the city so, cheers. [cheerring] [applause] we are going to keep it rolling. Going to write to alexon the ground near for ppl. Of our parks for People Program and she is a person in this organization that i get the joy of working most closely with and get to talk to all the time and without her this does not happen. Alice. Thank you, phil. Thank you, everyone. What an amazing process. This took five years to get to this moment and im so joyful to see so many of you here. There is so many partners that have been deeply engaged in this process in contributing time energy, passion to make this happen so im going to give a few shout outs. There with me. First of all, i want to thank the trust for lands that. True to the garber, amazing project managed. [cheerring] yes. I dont know if she is here today get she just had a baby so i guess shes excused but, yes, she has been amazing get philip by kelly our Senior Program manager is also. And amazing in taking the project through the finish line. Our philanthropy team, other people from the [inaudible] team many of you here i see so many people that have touched this park in one way or the other. So, thank you. Other partners that i want to thank. Of course, phil and his team i have no words. I thank you so much. But, i want to thank parks and land 9124 and Hunters Point family. In particular, meyer rogers and lena miller, whomy is here representing 9124. [applause] what an honor 12 work sidebyside with them. They were so worth sort to deeply engage the community and make sure that the communitys vision was carried through the process. You can actually see everything today in the park to talk a little bit about that later. Other partners to our consultants and our contractors, who have personally been deeply invested in this and i have to say that, yes, theyre more consultant they are partners because they put all the passion into making this happen. Jeff miller, basket architect over there, and sharp the and myra, the design team wow. The part looks amazing. Grand line who design and build this amazing skate park [cheerring] yes. Fantastic max five job like over there and the boston team who make sure the park was delivered on time and the construction went smoothly so great job. So in addition theres many other partners but the ymca, thrasheri have you in here. [laughing] yes. Kipp School Habitat for humanity, familia cohen and many others. I just want to go over the Community Patient and give a few shadows pointed out a few elements in the park. The community wanted a safe place where they could be healthy and play. As you can see, improve perimeter walking paths, fitness equipment, a beautiful play area inspired by the sun and the moon kind of playing off of the sundial thing. All that you can see in the design. The community wanted to bring skateboarding back. [laughing] so as bill said, this was the first skate park in San Francisco and maybe Northern California. Theres videos of people jumping from the restrooms down into theyes. [laughing] so it was a beloved skateboardit got outdated so its beautiful to see it back. I have to give a big shout out to the skateboarding community thrasher magazine, the last big one, the Tony Hawk Foundation, sf skate and many others that have put time into helping with the design and also fundraising for making it happen. The Community Also wanted arts that reflected their identity. So we have this beautifulif you walk around you could see medallions that were created by the crucible working with students from the kipp school and girls 2000. Just very beautiful. You should go and see them. There is also a piece of art by a local artist, laliquedown in the playground. A beautiful mosaic on the wall there that was done by rachelwith some students from the kipp school. In addition to all this, the community wanted jobs. And the local labor 251 and Hunters Point family work create an Apprenticeship Program that helps people trained for construction jobs andlindai dont know if youre here but its been amazing about get some people got jobs to build the park and he did an amazing job with that. So, thank you. [applause] so i am sure by all this shout outs you can tell this has been a truly Community Driven effort. As will second that we could have done without the funding. So we appreciate so much the leadership in sacramento to work, to keep passing funding for urban greening and for doing projects like this. So we hope the next part once a week and continue to make communities livable and say. Thank you. [cheerring] [applause] thank you so much alley. Thanks for covering all the thinkers i also want to give a big shout out to the design team. Which is really amazing. Thank you, jeffrey and joe and to boston construction which did a super job on this project and i hope you all have experienced the part not just the upper level of the park the playground which it totally rocks. These amazing trails down below in Walking Access could alley talked about the sundial behind me in worker to bring up an olympic but its worth noting that these projects take a village. The skateboard art got done through because of all of you and your support of the 2012 parks bond in our Community Opportunity fund but there would not wasnt not enough money to renovate the sundial, which is the base making elements of this part. Again another big thank you to supervisor melia cohen for taking care of that for us in the last budget prospect thank you, melia. [applause] our next speaker San Francisco is really blessed because its local elective leadership are big part champions and they going to do great things at the state level where they remain park champions may work with other amazing state leaders to support park bonds. So im going to bring up our first of our many amazing collected. David two. When david was on the board, it was parks, kids, family, part kids family environment can thats what he cared about and now hes at the state level advocating for parks and is also a bayview resident raising his own family right here. So this is his part, to get ladies and gentlemen, david chiu. [applause] good morning to his bayview in the house today create the clapping weve got 94124 in the house today. Weve got community in ouster did thank you so much for being a good im honored to be here. I know weve got five elected official. We were there to do a little potty beat box dance for you but some of us lack with nick motion can not have my colleagues today to dance but i did not want to happen. I am honored to be here with your supervisor melia cohen come up with my former and soontobe colleague, scott weiner. But i want to say particular welcome to two colleagues of mine from Southern California. From the coachella and impugn the valley area the 56 is ugly district the biggest champion for parks in the state assembly is going to help us off we get more parks funding, eddie garcia. [applause] i know youve already heard about this next person but let me introduce him in the following way. He was the son of a mexican immigrant single mom. Rose through the ranks not just become any senator but the president of the Senate Pro Tem and one of the very first bills that he ever wrote was ab 31 which managed to cough up 5 million for this whole top sundial park, kevin daly own, thank you for everything. [applause] im going to be very brief and i only have three quick things i want to say get to my Southern California colleagues, you know that this is a city that leads the state when it comes to setting trends for labor, civil rights, the environment. We also since your dodgers fans, tend to win some world series world serieschampionships. [cheerring] we also have our towns. San francisco we have the densest neighborhoods on the west coast it with the least amount of open space. Were often viewed as a city of abundance but here in the bayview weve had our economic challenges that we have a former Naval Shipyard that we are cleaning up right now. We have seen half of our Africanamerican Community leave between the last two censuses. And our community, the folks you see in front of you have been fighting for this park for years. Second thing i want to say is that as bill mentioned, but not nine month old son who happens to be to be wearing a rusher magazine skateboard tshirt. My wife and i moved here to the bayview because as we all know the future of our city am i if we are successful, the bayview has to be successful. [cheerring] [applause] the last thing i just want to say is, we are here on this whole top, this is the highest Vantage Point here in the southeast neighborhoods and i think it reminds many of us of a mountaintop. What did Martin Luther king say about a mountaintop queen of place where mothers and fathers of all backgrounds can come together. So that their children from all races can come together and play. That is what represents justice for our kids. The fact of the matter is when i bring my son here who is the grandson of a chinatown Public Housing resident, to play with the kids were grandkids of the son of a mexican immigrant single mom, kevin daly on. Herewith the africanamerican mothers who made this happen. That is what justice is about. [cheerring] [applause]. So i cannot thank you enough and with that, its my honor to bring up a woman who trulyyou got all the selected visuals i can but theres one woman here who had the vision, who worked with her fellow colleagues to make this happen. You know who i am talking that she helped start parks 24124. None94124. Sorry. [laughing] how to ruin that one. [laughing] none other than the famous maja rogers did i brought with me from the California State Assembly its her certificate of recognition for her leadership, for her service, or generosity of time and energy. Her unwavering dedication and her vision get maja rogers, please come up to be honored. [cheerring] [applause] im going to cry. As i look around i see so many people that have supported me and josh frida andjet li and leah. Even though some might not be present, i feel like this was our vision. We wanted a part that would be great for our kids and it really truly has taken a village to this point. I mean, i look at my family is out. And im like excuse me [crying] [cheerring] [applause] my family has supported me and the family that i worked with all this time on this project that have been like my family. People that came to meetings at 6 am at p. M. After work. People that watched my baby when i did meetings get all those people i want this part four. I just want everyone, each, the mary, hug someone you dont know. [laughing] [cheerring] thank you. [applause] for the record i do know are good i just wanted the whole. [laughing] a few more introductions and thank yous before bringing up our next speaker. Representing our mayor, who is on his way back from seoul and also an elected member of our school board and also a bayview resident, the amazing hydra mendoza is here. [applause] i want to take this kind of a little bit of a moment here because i would be remiss if i did not think my own staff. There are so many partners are commissioner pres. Mark mule says that paris has many parents. Defeat is an orphan but victory has many parents fear there are many hands that made this work and we are celebrating a lot of people i want to celebrate the hardworking park and rec stuck it out to start with our own project manager who with every project

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