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Significant part of our treasured open space portfolio in San Francisco. But most of all, mark beale and i are here to thank the community, to thank all of you for supporting park bonds, the 2008 clean and safe neighborhoods park bonds provided almost all of the 10 million of investment in where we are standing today. And thanks to the 72 of san franciscans that voted yes in november of 12, we have another couple Million Dollars that will work on a little ways down the south area. You can see it. Well be able to renovate the next piece of this incredible vista and open space. So, we just want to celebrate our tremendous sister agency. Heres to open space and heres to recreation and heres to vistas and congrats, everybody. Thank you. applause thank you very much, phil. Now, keep an eye out behind me. The vessel has been out of range. Before you get too much of their competitiv ....
The city is leading the way. It will be immediately recognizable and iconic from various parts of the city or even if you see a picture. Thats the sfpuc building. Its a wonderful building. It goes back to the 18 50s Fishermans Wharf, megs wharf which was the place in San Francisco to enjoy yourself. Eventually Fishermans Wharf moved into youctionv to where the explore or yum is and it moved back up here. But in the 1950s, the port was coming out of world war ii, was trying to understand what container station was going to look like, and they commissioned a study that looked at the Economic Impact of the port to the city. That sounds familiar, does continue, mr. Mayor . And particularly to how the port could participate in the citys tour and commercial industries ....
Infrastructure with compast, comcast and at t and you name it and i urge that we do something in the next year and do a new study around broad band and 110 years ago now. We need. Update it and lay the ground for a Communication System in San Francisco and if you look at what happens with the Public Access channel its obvious that we need it and comcast isnt going to give us the access content and opportunities for the community that we really need so please do. I know you have a long list but please add that to the list. Thanks. Thank you. Anyone else . Okay. Seeing none Public Comment is closed, so what i would say i would direct staff to work with me and drafting a res diewgz that we would bring to the commission at our next meeting that outlines all of these ....
Your commissioners for really helping to see this through. And i want to take a moment and thank the community. So many of you here are our merchants, are our members of labor, are our neighborhood leaders who have really come together. We see representatives from our hotels, folks who represent every type of business along in waterfront big and small. But for your support over the years, we wouldnt be here today. When i came in office four years ago, i was told by the constituents of these neighborhoods that we needed to invest in our waterfront. And four years later were on the eve of cutting the ribbon for the explore atorium. We just passed a bond measure that will bring two waterfront parks a few blocks from here. This won be possible but for the vision and the foresight that we all have about what we want a 21st Century Waterfront to look like. I want to thank you for that. I dont see any of my colleagues here. Im going ....
Think the 8 or 9 months that we have in the current years salary budget. And the third factor is the Youth Commission. Staffing. As a Pilot Program, the department is l telling the coordinator of Community Outreach and Civic Engagement youth position. We will continue to do that through june of 2013 at which case we will be able to demonstrate the positions impact. We intend on collecting data. Well be able to provide information to the committee about the efficacy of this position beginning in the spring 2013. If there arent any questions about the current budget, i can move to the action items that are before you. I have put it up on the overhead. There are about four questions there. There is a Committ ....