aside from that, i think you. thank you very much, and i would like to submit this long list of people who say we represent truth, justice, and the american way, environmental organizations and that sort of thing. >> thank you. >> is there any other public comment on this item, please? if there is anyone else, please come forward now. >> good evening, commissioners. i have a variety of comments. >> is there a market of trading minutes out there i am not aware of? >> absolutely. >> go ahead. >> i sat through these meetings. i am surprised, there were only

a couple of commissioners there who were interested in landmark status. i think what the staff has presented is not quite accurate. second, you have a letter from the golden gate audubon society about the international audubon, which apparently is not a good organization to listen to. they supported the golf course that killed federally listed endangered species and i hope this organization will be taken off the list. the truth about talking about letters that you get, i am very concerned, one of the letters was from the fisherman's wharf wax museum. what is that? i we talking about the modification of the boat house? -- are we talking about the mummification of the boat house? >> you cannot control where the letters come from. >> i know that staff is beating

the bushes to get these letters. i think it is weird. >> be nice to the staff. >> it is their job. >> my last comment, this points to the trend to make golden gate park a tourist attraction, letters from the visitor's bureau. idoes not what golden gate park is there for. all of the testimony that you have heard today is people's love for their parks and the institutions. you are taking a course that i think is affecting us in a very unfortunate matter. you will not have any money next year. you need the people's support and you need to think about this very carefully. thank you. >> thank you. >> is there any other public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> commissioner lee?

>> i want to back up to the gentleman who just spoke. just a moment ago, you offered to increase your guaranteed minimum right to $300,000, which would be double what the minimum rent is on this. >> what? i don't remember that. i offered $315,000 straight on exactly the same terms and conditions. if you allow me to sell cost of food and have boats that are 60 years old, if you allow me to run it in the same way, if you tell me you did not what the store renovation, you don't want me to take the oil and jumped and everything out of there and return it to the historical integrity, if you don't want us to implement all of the environmental measures that make

it something special and raise the level and standard for all national parks at, then yes, i am raising the ante. i am telling you what the mcclellans are offering. he looked like a really smart man. just look at their offer. you will know that what we're offering is something totally different and much better. respectfully. >> nick, have you study this proposal? and what mr. ortega is considering. is there some halfway point, perhaps, where we can increase the guaranteed minimum rent and also have the type of concession that we as a commission want? >> yeah, so just to back up, the rfq the commission approved in december of last year poor air

ties capital improvements of the building -- prioritize the capital improvements of the building. there were no financial terms included in the rfq because we wanted to get a concessionaire that was willing, able, and committed to restoring the historic stow lake boat house. we negotiated a contract with ortega that while we think certainly meets all of the commission's request regarding the improvements it makes the improvement and renovation and restoration of the still like boat house also has an aggressive right package. we would see a year one increase of 33%. the direction staff has consistently received from this body is we should prioritize the capital investment there. the idea of reducing that capital investment and

increasing the capital needs is not one that staff has pursued. commissioner lee: this is the first i have heard this offer from mr. ortega. that is why i have asked if when discussing bill weast be discussed the possibility -- when you were discussing this police you discuss this possibility and are we getting the best deal? >> we evaluate whether we are getting the best deal that we could, and we feel that staff firmly believes that would follow the commission's direction the negotiating a contract that has aggressive for rent coupled with not only upfront capital improvement costs but also ongoing maintenance budget, a dedicated budget. >> let me interrupt. i think what is being said by mr. ortega, if he matched apples to apples with the existing

operator, that he could offer more moneyb. itut the rfp and the direction from this commission was to upgrade the food and the building and the service. he is saying having done that, he is giving to proposal that is in front of us. so i think that is a fair statement. we are improving from our own edict certain aspects of this, and i don't think it is a smart idea tonight to try to renegotiate the lease. commissioner lee: i am not suggesting that, but -- >> but that was the point, you are comparing apples to oranges if you think his number and their number are the same. commissioner lee: for clarification, i did vote against the rfq for that reason, because i felt that when we took the vote that emphasis should be placed on the rent.

that is why when we take a vote, i intend to vote against adoption of this, for that reason and others. president buell: thank you. are there any other questions? the three motion? it has been moved and seconded. all of those in favor? >> aye. president buell: opposed? commissioner lrr id oppodrf. -- commissionlee is opposed. >> we are on item number 13. public comment.

president buell: we're going to have some public comment. >> to so i don't have to keep repeating myself, if he could direct staff that future agenda items include discussion of the status of the environmental review in every action that comes before you, and if there is documentation, whether it is eir < whenever the documentation, that is included in your packet and properly before you as the decision

makers on discretionary actions within ceqa. that would be quite helpful. president buell: we would expect nothing less than the staff informing us of any ceqa or environmental implications on in the decision. there is a great dispute by everybody about what projects require it what type of ceqa review. it is not the intent of the commission to ask the staff to address that on every particular issue, but only those that are applicable from the staff's if you point to have ceqa review, and i would expect that we get it. if we are not, i would say we're not getting the staff service we deserve. >> i agree, and there may be a change in local law that would actually required that more specifically. president buell: make us aware of it and we will ask our attorneys to inform us what is

appropriate. >> i appreciate the dialogue on this. although you have had a very long meeting and many people did not agree with decision you made, i felt this was conducted very respectfully and that you were a liberal in terms of time and in gauged in some dialogue, which not all commissions do. the past has not always been that way, and i appreciate the work all of you are doing. i would not be surprised, however, if the charter amendment to restructure this commission comes back if there is further debate about the merits of your decision. it be that as it may, i just appreciate the manner in which your deliberations were conducted. president buell: i appreciate your comment. thank you. >> anyone else would like to make general public comment? item 13 is closed. item 14, commissioners matters. and the commissioners matters?

any public comment on the item 14? seeing none, 14 is closed. item 15 is new business agenda setting. commissioners? vice president harrison: i would like to have placed on the agenda at a discussion on community gardens and oversight. >> ok, is there any public comment on this? singleton, 15 is closed. 16 is communications. is there any public comment on 16? seeing none, 16 is closed. at 17 is adjournment. president buell: so moved. >> second. president buell: so moved and secondeded. thank you, one and all.

>> two things that came out last week in particular i was very proud of, that was the comptroller's report on parks and the comptroller support on streets that showed significant improvement, not just year-to- year improvement, but the cleanliness of the streets and sidewalks. let's start with the streets. support came out just a week ago showing that the cleanliness of our sidewalks had improved by 10%, and the aggregate is the best we have seen in years. we have also shown a substantial improvement for the actual streets themselves. almost every district in san francisco, we saw improvement. we also sought improvement in an illegal dumping. i know how this issue has been,

but we have a significant decline in illegal dumping. it is important to create a backdrop. remember all of the budget cuts last year and the year before that as it relates to the department of public works, there is no way to improve those and the cleanliness in our streets. we have improved that you can be creative by using resources in a different way. hats off to the team and our partners, the labor union, folks in the front line doing the streets weeping. and pass off to our -- hats off to our guru. the park scores have also improved. we are seeing that trend now for five years. one of the big passions was

parks, of course, passing those has helped substantially to move us in the right direction. there was a major reorganization last year, and they said this is going to turn back the clock. we had to make some tough decisions, but we proved again that the commission, we can move at a different direction. we saw the highest scores in five years in the quality of our parks. 90 parks got a score of the highest number we have ever gotten. one of the things i am very proud of, a number of years ago, we had a weekly videos for some of the lower part scores, the f's, d's, or c's.

we went from 66 parts that received the lowest and is now the 14 parts that are receiving failing grades. there were as much as 66 just a short time ago. real progress, to very important reports -- two very important reports. i wanted to highlight that this week. another thing that may have gotten lost where the couple of significant announcements of the opening of lowe's. i remember the contentious debates coming into the southeast sector, they eventually took over the entitlement and took over their obligation, not just during the

construction phase, but making commitments to the permanent jobs. supervisor maxwell helped the entire time. i've been there is a one-vote margin on the board of supervisors. [applause] i am very proud of it because there are times when a big change is appropriate. i am a small-business owner, i come from the private sector, and i don't want to see them take over san francisco. what makes san francisco unique is the competency of each cultural district. we don't want the same stores on every commercial boulevard. there is a manner and there is a

place for these businesses because of the economic development opportunities and because of the revenue that they generate. this is one of those locations i always believed. we were barely in the majority. we fought for the economic development team and the six members of the board deserve credit because the permanent jobs have been created not just on construction, but the permanent hiring people. i want to take my hat's off for them doing what they said they were going to do. a lot of lives have been improved because of that. you'll see home-improvement stores and more economic activity. that will serve us for many years to come. that was something else that may have gotten lost in the enthusiasm around the election and the enthusiasm around the

giants' victory. when this absolutely got lost, probably one of the most exciting economic development announcements in our city. it sounds like a statement that might be a hotbed a hyperbolic, except i don't believe it is. the small little company that was marred -- started not many years ago has 5000 employees worldwide and just made a commitment to san francisco, the likes of which a few companies have never committed. the two million-square-foot commitment in the mission bay area, 14 acres that they have purchased. $278 million, that is a new campus they will be creating. one of the most exciting and high-tech announcements in the united states of america. we are the envy of the rest of

the country when this announcement was made. it was made the day before the election and few people saw it. i hope people pause and reflect upon what this means to san francisco. basically, the vision that was established years ago, now 60 biotech companies are going to be out there. all of that work, that vision being made almost complete. the work they are doing with the children's hospital and these remaining parcels being purchased and being brought up with this commitment. you have the proponent and the high-tech life sciences ahead -- and nanotechnology all coming together in this extraordinary

innovation corridor that is a really remarkable fang. hats off to sales force and the board of directors. and all of us that will be the beneficiary of this extraordinary new campus. here we are in the worst economic recession and there are these exciting announcements as it relates to the commitment of businesses that believes in the innovative spirit and the entrepreneurial spirit of our city. let's not forget the ingredients, the people. and also some stability in terms of the tax policy. i encouraged the next mayor as we navigate another budget shortfall that is substantially lower than it was last year, that we not make the mistake and scare off these commitments that businesses are making that will

generate exponentially more revenue for the city's, and if we go out and tax our way to prosperity, i say that as a democrat that believes there is an appropriate time for new revenue, but right now, we are seeing these businesses make of it mints and make dramatic expansion commitments to our city the well paid great dividends. there are three other companies and i hope i can make the announcement in the next couple of weeks, not completely dissimilar. a few others we hope will be making the announcement very soon. a couple of other quick things. we spend the last couple of years of having a little fun here at city hall talking about ball courts. it is a sport that really

connects san francisco sprout past -- san francisco's proud past. they made contributions to sports. bocce ball and boccie courts, it is hard to use them. we will have a couple of world- class courts at the base of our city right across the street from this building. >> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. here we go. [applause] >> i am really proud of his public-private partnership.

how about that giant parade and celebration? you would have -- and not have known seven hours later that there was a parade in san francisco. we have estimates on how many people. they descended upon san francisco to celebrate the spirit and pride. it was a very special moment.

there are these incredible commitments to support this city throughout not just the world series, but the work that the giants do to make some advances go a better place. they care deeply about the city and their tradition. hats off to the ownership, the giants for committing to our city, and how about the city coming up and showing that reciprocity, the entire bay area supporting the san francisco giants. i hope the 49ers are paying attention. we got the public-private partnership ready to go, and the cleanup of the shipyard almost done. we have the environment to work that was complete, we have the financial framework. all we need is a team to say

that we want to say -- stay in san francisco. if the forty-niners want to do that, we would be working on building permits and not wondering if they are going to leave after they negotiate another five-year commitment. we are very close to working through some of the lease terms to commit for the giants for at least five more years if they figure out whether or not they are going to leave the city. whether or not they will stay in our city, we think it is the best thing for the franchise and the people in the southeast sector. excited to see the giants in the world series and all of the energy. we are excited to see the scores go up. thank you for making a long-term commitment to san francisco and mission bay.

it is great to see so many people out there at the bocce court. >> i work with the department of environment and we are recycling oil. thank you. we can go into a refinery and we can use it again. they do oil changes and sell it anyway, so now they know when a ticket to a. hal