Mother earth. As protectors of the land the Ramaytush Ohlone never lost nor forgotten their responsibilities. As well as for all people his reside in our traditional territory. We recognize our duty to hahn hor them through thoughtful preservation and interception of an cest roll lan we affirm their rights as first people and wish to pay respects to the Ramaytush Ohlone. Welcome to the meeting of may 18th of 2023. This is in hybrid format request options to yoin and provide comment in person and remote. I dont ask you turn off electronic devoices and take second army conversations outside in order for the mote to proceed. We ask listeners to turn down televisions and commuters while listening. We ask for patience if we experience technical issue. Public comment will be available for each item unless announced each will have 2 minutes per item. Commission will take public ment from first attending in person and then from people attending remote. 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Because griffin is remote all must be taken by roll call this meeting it is record exclude available for viewing on sfgov. Org. Weer item 2 the president s report. Thk thank you very much. 2 quick items. General low like to point out when we get positive communications and we can pass them on. This is a letter to mr. Ginsburg. Gratitude for one of your park employees assisted us this weekend in the mothers day show at the hall of flurries in Golden Gate Park. Cynthia lee who managed the facility for our upon effect of a phenomenonal asset helping us with coordinating supplies, setting up and reminders. She was on in by cell phone and text and always available chiefly and help providing highest Level Customer Service to our group and easy to talk toch her organizational abilities allowed mow to have multiple tasks and maintaining accuracy. An excellent understanding of park rowels helped mow provide guidance. Enthusiasm in her job is a great asset to your organization. All the best. Upon San Francisco rose society. And hi im reaching out i want to pass my gratitude to a few on your team. My house boarders the minipark in western edition. My kitchen window looks into it im impacted negative or positive by usage of the park. Mary i located her on a website is amazing i regular low clean around the park and my house and talk with her. She is passionate about her work and takes provide in what she does. Second, we were impacted by people pushed from the tenderloin and guess on to talk about homeless issues. You called sfpd a number of times but they really cant be bothered i have empathy for their staffing. I was directed to your department and found your team to be responsive and helpful. I called your teach twice for help and received prompt response. I spoke with ranger who was a breath of fresh air. I dont know when you are doing but continue down that path. If you have a chance i love it if you can pass my gratitude. Live and work nothing San Francisco sill strug and he will your team is smaking a positive difference. Does not really i know they in from citizens who encounter the park staff. But when than i take the time to express this gratitude, the staff should be acknowledged as well. Thank you very much and this concludes my report. Thank you. We will now take Public Comment on item 2. Anyone in the room as comment on item 2 you can come up now. Hi. Do we have any. We have someone. Come on up on the president s report. Yes. Joy want to add something to your comment mr. Buell, i have had daily experience working with the park police and they are excellent. And thats all i will say i want to say that and i miss tudey and thats it. Thank you. Why thank you very much. Anyone else . Okay. Do we have hands raised on the line for the president s report . Looks like one caller. Unmute the first speaker. For some reason im unmuted but want to comment on item 8. Raise your hahn ghaen it come up in the agenda. If no other callers. Sfgovtv . Great. Public comment is closed item 3 the general managers report. Good morning, commissioners. I want to start my report celebrating miis Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage month there have been several events celebrating a history, culture and krksz of our community including a ap i heritage celebration of japantown peace plaza. A festival at union square. Childrens day festival japantown peace plaza. 8 day event celebrating the community and Small Business. Has a fun event this saturday. Next thursday, may 25, our department Asian American and pacific i lan are afinity group will host an a ap i lunch at the county fair building the theme of the event is comfort food. And how thank you for the bun this morning. Commissionerllowy. And how food is oftentimes the language through which many families community. And that is a theme that transcends culture 100 . You have been invited i hope to see you there for a delicious affair. Yesterday, mayor breed announced the city will partner with caboom. A National Nonprofit this is engaging on 5 year plan to achieving play space in 25 prior places across the united states. Through the initiative caboom and rec and park lead a 10 Million Dollars plan to address steps in access to quality. Childrens paces and communities that lack resource. And the initiative which countos collaborative nature rolled out in 2 phases. The first phase lead a campaign with a goal of 21 2 Million Dollars with the city matching that amount to improve 4 play groundses in the citys equity zones are defined by the state of california communities with high concentration of one or more population characteristic. Pifrpt 4 sites to have play space transformation scld silver terrace. Tenderloin recreation. Randolph min park and the purple play ground. Which was original caboom project many years ago launch of this phase marks a step in plan to ensure every child in San Francisco has a place to play in their community. Second phase, caboom will lead a cam bane a goal. 21 2 Million Dollars the city matching, us, muching that amount to improve 4 more, details will be in a future date. Yesterday the San FranciscoArts Commission presented to its committees its monuments and memory yells task force report. The monuments and that was drafted boy the monunanimous Advisory Committee of had was cochaired by not the Arts Commission the human rights commission. And your rec and Park Department, me. The mmac charge was to examine the history of monuments in the public realm in San Francisco. The individuals, events venn rit and how the anywheretives associated with the monuments aline or dont align with San Francisco values today. The advisory body focused on the memorials went art collection. Part of that over all report in information garthing included many, many, many meetings overnight yearch both among the task force and public meetings, Data Collection and surveying you may have seen the story yesterday there was a survey about what San Francisco favorite and least favorite monuments are. This is a happy dame i will focus on the most favorite included fountain. Mechanics monument and the holocaust park and comfort at st. Marys square. This was a road map how city and Arts Commission will evaluate its monuments going forward. It was nice to hear Public Comment about our park rangers. We are happy to announce the promotion of 2 of themful range are fish and ranger calcall to head park ranger. I hope you will join me in congratulate them, starting as p ranger sergeants i thank commissioner louie for being in attendance at their swear nothing and pinning ceremony. Testifies and commissioner hallisy you were there. Was anybody else. Im still on vacation brain a bit. Thank you both for being there. It mental so much to the families and to sergeants and fisher. Congratulations also to park range are ash mandza bearose honored by the rotary club at Emergency Services day event in february. Ranger bearose honored for a homeless out reach range and efforts to tranification unhoused individual in parks to permanent housing and recognized for saving the lives of 2 individuals experiencing medical emergencies. The rotary club of San Francisco honors Public Safety from the fire department, department of Emergency Management. Police department, sheriffs and rec and parks. We were pleased that ranger got this recognition. We are very excited announce that Merced HeightsLower Terrace is set to reopen tomorrow. Friday may 19th none to 1 after the park had an improve am project. New features include an upgraded and entrance at the field level from shield street. It is shield is a steep road. As well as accessibility with the lower lawn and the play ground entrance. The park has a new plaza and pregnant way, seating. Dog play area. Plantings. New exercise equipment and landscaping improvements. A tile mosaic wall that recognizes member who is made contributions and advocates for the renovation. Will feature remark and dem strifthz now fit think equipment by local seniors. It is i very busy weekend. In our parks another event making a big splash this weekend. The free bayview swim day at mlk pool. Celebrating end. School year and beginning of summer. Free rec swimming and give aways and swimming resources for residence. Come after repairs at mlk pool and just as National Water safety month is under way. Like our bay rue women and splash this event is the passing on of safe swimming and ensuring that residents are aware of the india basin project that is help thanksgiving saturday at mlk pool from 14. Also, this saturday. The golden state ducks of the out roach and rescue rigz program. Borp and the department present the bay bridge bowl power soccer tournament on saturday may 20, 104 at gene friend rec center. Power soccer is an adaptive sport play in the modified power wheel chairs the ducks are a local Power Soccer Program and collaborate rigz with rec and park. The program welcomes begin and are experienced players and participates enjoy practice play or high level tournament competition. Back to india basin. 16 participates under the on going india basin Water Front ParkDevelopment Plan are set to graduate next tuesday may 23rd. Part of the Development Plan the for you week training peeped participates for june careers as carp terse, assessment misones and other workys. The Construction Firm building the southern part of the new park has committed to hiring 10 of the graduates on this or other local projects. The free trainings provided with the oewd. Office of Workforce Development and city build and partners ap ri the frust for public land and rec and park all part of the exciting things at the basin. More on that front, a Community Safety ofarrell kickoff summer in india basin shore line park on june third, 124. Hosted by malcolm xpto and willie Brown Community offer free food. Game and registration for summer camps. Log on for more information. Last saturday. Rec and park partnered with the club this i referred to to host the annual day of service. Commissioner louie in attendance the day had Habitat Restoration removing over 7 truck loads of weeds. Bison of our most beloved and longest standing residents in the Golden Gate Park and grateful to the rotary club and volunteers for restoring their habitat to the natural beauty. Prisoning is in the air. Giantses took 3 from my home town philys. Registration is open for giants academy. This free academy a partnership with the Giants Community fund and rec and park and brings a competitive baseball and soft ball academy this summer. Starts john 12 and provides Young Players middle to high school with changing crim patrol allowing them to work on the game of can register at academysf rec. League dlt ap p. Com. Sundown sin in is back in the parks. Hosted by the terrific San FranciscoParks Alliance with the first event. Year on friday june 8 at beautiful alamo square park will might have be invasion of the body snatchers. The free sundown events are popular loved by all. Bring popcorn. I recommend a blanket and get red for campy fun next month and more on the way all summer long. More can be found on our website and Parks Alliance. Org. Sticking around in june, we got juneteenth and pride with i long list of events happen nothing partials. Because i continue is a long meeting and you like a concise general managers report i will just ask to hold on that next month im still working on it. Il ask people to log in to our website notoriety things help nothing parks in june that and commissioners concludes the general managers report. Thank you very much. On Public Comment. On the general managers report only on item three. Star with people in room 416 and i will move to people who are on our line it is item 3. Go ahead. Patricia. Mr. Ginsburg i saw you mentioned senior programs i got access to large playing cards for blind and deaf for the seniors and i which i provide for some of the housing projects. And if you need those resourcil be glad to help you with them. Why thank you, i appreciate this. I will follow up after the meeting. Thank you. Anyone else in the room . Im Kristina Martinez a member of lower income and a person of color i am calling for equal access to open space in the tenderloin. Lower polk and lower knob hill neighborhoods. My call is for the urgency tow prioritize allocation of voter establishment open Space Acquisition funding to the tenderloin lower polk and knob hill neighborhoods for the citys commitment serving low income families. We ask that you reassess your strategy and prioritize to include the needs of most vulnerable communities who live in crowded home and need access to open pace. The open space and recreation activities improve resident physical and mental health. Open spaces and recreational facilities offer a range of Health Related benefits. Hay provide resident and visitors to exercise and give residentsarc sesz to sunshine, niche and fresh air and encourage people to walk or bike from place to place. Thank you for your time. This it is comment on item 3 the generaling managers report the next item is general Public Comment this is open to any subject. Anyone else on item 3 . We are move to 4 general Public Comment. Commissioner hallisy i see you wanted Say Something. A couple of comments regarding the general managers report. As he said this is a ap i community month. Well. 2 weeks ago in this room at our operations mittee we announced that Catherine Stefani supervisor stefani had put together a resolution. Saluting the work and a ap i community by our own commissi