this. >> i think we just need presentations from the public. >> you said there are two bathrooms. one will be designated for the school. the other remains dedicated to the public. >> for a small portion of each day, a small underutilized portion of the playground, this

is none of the play structures. the play area will be off-limits to the public. >> this will be available during all posted hours. this will be totally available except for a small time. >> this is the entire area here. >> where is the entrance? >> it the area that will be cordoned off his right here.

this is all concrete here. the area that will be cordoned off his right here. the structures that are already there will not be tampered with. there is one bench and this area will be temporary cordoned off. othis does not preclude them frm playing in the structures with the rest of the kids. >> is this just when they have outdoor play time? >> no, just for two hours a day. >> i think that we can proceed

with public testimony. >> , and a big supporter of the language and arts. i just want to speed to this, i think these are very 50 locations. they are already geared towards

preschool-aged children. -- will speak to you about the port -- importance of language immersion. she does an aging cultural programs that she does amazing cultural programs. i feel like this is such a uniquely san francisco program. i've lived in many different places and i have never seen such a program as language and action. >> i am a 20-year educator.

wannabe issues for consideration is that the clubhouse intended for use in education. preschool education, this is difficult to separate education from recreation. it is true structured play that children socialize. -- it is through structured play. on one to make the play that it is very difficult to make that distinction. thank you. >> thank you, commissioners. we provide a spanish and

mandarin language programs. we have run a site adjacent to the playground since 2003. for seven years, we have to a fully shared the clubhouse with the community. we supported the director with materials and supplies. we use that part, we felt responsible. our students are from the community. nearly 600 families, many with multiple children, have participated in our program since 2007. 90% are from laurel hill and the

immediate adjacent as of codes. -- zip codes. many of the children were raised in families where english is a second language. other than me, our staff is made up of families that have arrived in the country in the last generation. they support one another. we support them and for further education. i am proud that so many of our past teachers have supported this program. one of the teachers vast their

citizenship test today. >> thank you. idaho >> good afternoon. i am a san francisco resident and i am a share currently of the family studies program at of the city college. i don't want to be split in the situation knows pitting one service against the other. san francisco needs more preschool programs and we should be serving all families to have young children with valuable programming. i am here to speak about the process of the rental. our program which is the child conservation program, has been housed at the clubhouse for almost 40 years.

one of the reasons why this is not an appropriate facility for young children is that we have a monday through friday program there for almost four decades. ofour of my faculty strutted their 10 year at city college as infants in that program and now they are teaching for me. the process for granting this clubhouse has something to be desired. i found out about the process through an e-mail. i found out that there was a neat for the process going on with the clubhouse. i have been in contact with three members of park and wreck

-- rec. i was not aware of the process until i have the e-mail with me and until 2009 and unfortunately, the city college is experiencing a budget deficit that is unprecedented. we were not able to respond with the fee for service for the clubhouse we have been occupying. for many years, we did pay rent and as someone who has actually facility it -- facilitated process, they are here today. we have not assessed rant. i cannot explain what has happened.

this has been a process and a lack of communication. we are closed because of our budget situation. we are free by a the state mandates that we operate, that we offer free courses to the community. each adult brings one or more children. we are a full and final program and it is tragic to me that we are talking about a preschool program verses a child observation family. i know some of my students are sitting behind me.

this puts me at great conflict. >> i think that there will be questions and i will get you back to answer. >> i live about five doors down from the park. i think that you do a great job. i think of the time that you spent in your apartment. i know there are budget cuts. this park is a lovely park. this is a park that we go to every day. i understand the city college

position. we tried to involve ourselves in the program. i don't have enough time to address this but this is not a situation that i feel has left the park and a good place for a good situation. the club house did not feel like a lively place in such a lovely city. you want to fix this and address this. i understand that you will have concerns. as a neighbor, as going to the neighborhood meetings, they are very reasonable people. they want this to work out. this is a city where the first language of many people is spanish. my child can understand spanish now, that is good for me.

this helps to bridge cultural gaps. these are meetings and they are a little bit sterile. this is something that i wish i could share with you. >> thank you. >> thank you so much.

since the program was established, i used to teach mandarin in china for 18 years. i could no longer teach mandarin. -- gave me the opportunity to teach mandarin. the action helped me to go to city college in san francisco. i encourage you to teach mandarin in the nine states. today, i became an american citizen. thank you, thank you so much. my students also enjoyed this

program. the children have made great progress in all of the programs. thank you. >> how do you do. i got involved about three weeks ago when i heard about this. i have been involved in this processes. if the department of parks and recreations came and said if you want to keep your program here, you will have to find it. you will not be where you are today. we will talk to 10 of the

current members. mr. ginsberg told me if we could make contributions, that would make him very happy. you don't come to the community and particularly an association that we never heard. you come to us first and say you're thinking about doing this. we will set up a philanthropic fund to pay both the security deposit of our current money and arranges to give you the least amount of money that you want to do your program.

we want to continue the program that has been so successful since we have lived here. >> of reach has been very poor. the community kids, and i, were not aware to lease out this clouclubhouse.

many of the people who lived in the area are not native english speakers. we request to disapprove the lease in consideration. that appears that this plan was a fait accompli. the genuine effort to work with the community sends the message that we don't count. apparently there was a web survey that determined almost all the responses. i think in the infinite wisdom of this commission, you do not allow this to happen to the playground.

on the topic of leasing, the city charter co says nothing might be sold or leased for non recreational purposes. there is the conservation of energy costs. >> congratulations on one-year. i am john rothman, president of the laurel heights improvement association. whoever gets the lease, we will work with, welcome, and in the race. the observation -- has been at laurel hill for two decades.

the thing that is most destructive to me -- distressing to me is that no notification was given. i have been the president of our association for two decades. i received notification of the fact that there was any problem. we want the child of sufficient program to continue. they will able to come in, they were able to come in on a walk- in basis. our hope today is not that you reject anything, rather to act for a continuance. we are prepared to work to raise that money from the participants.

we have negotiated in rental agreements for least 15 years. whatever happens, we will welcome everyone, we want to work with everyone. there are two great programs. >> thank you. question afternoon. when the director for language and action. i have been with this program for three years. i entered the early childhood

education field because i love working with children and i wanted able to impart my love of learning. i am able to share my culture through song, dance, arts, music, stories, food, games. as a director, i realized that this is not as about the children. our teachers come from diverse backgrounds and they have prepared themselves in order to work with children. due to the language barrier, most were unable to acquire employment in the desired field of education. they were faced with the reality of having to work and retail, caretaking, the food industry. language, the very reason most will not able to get preferred implement are the very reason that they were employed at our center. language and action provided them with an open door and

opportunity to be able to utilize their skills to teach and care for children in a classroom setting. not onlyhave they been given a chance but they have been able to work and a caring environment that the least in supporting their continuous work as a teacher. they need to to be believed and then have the chance to have a job they can believe and. -- believe thein. not only are they impacting the students' lives in a constructive way, they have been able to illustrate to their children the value of an education. this jump continues to be rewarding at many levels. i was very proud of our teachers, they do great work.

>> i was born and raised in spain and i have had one of the best weeks of my life. i'm a parent and i'm committed to san francisco for the long term. i am an american citizen. i speak spanish quite well. the bottom line is that you know the city has an issue with education. you know that the most important issue that one can think of is the approach to children. i think the kind of top quality truly diverse multi lingual education that this institution provides is pretty much unmatched in the city and in the

country in some areas. for a person like me, we speak three languages at home. we are committed to this type of education. i think that there's basically no other choice. education is not only about what people teaching but also the setting. this helps couples like us where we both work. there is a variety of other practical matters that are being handled by these issues.

my wife will have a second child in october. >> i'm a trustee of the city college. we are the largest provider in the state of california. every year, tens of thousands of students pass through our hallway. this is a program which for 40 years has been providing recreation true to the mission

of this department. we have the support of the neighbors and we have been providing a free program and the city and county of san francisco. we have not been appreciated and city college. we were ejected. replacing a free recreation program with a private entity is not in the spirit of the city and county of san francisco. the city charter says that you will not use city land for non recreational purposes.

cultural immersion is a wonderful thing. there are some people there, i have been told, that we would like a continuance until august 19th. there are proposals to pay for the city college program to raise money that the department rightfully needs. thank you. >> thank you. >> i actually have the benefit of being a homeowner. i have a 10-week-old. on i am a homeowner