sustainable agriculture. so i think that we as a commission have to trust that process is the right process and that staff recommendation, barring any information that would detract from that, we have an obligation to support it. i intend to support it. seeing no other questions would ask for a motion. >> point of clarification, because i served on the selection committee i had believed i should recuse myself in interest of transparency. i mentioned that to members of the stow lake coalition and they somewhat insisted i vote. >> it is my understanding the city attorney tells us that is quite acceptable. >> all right. just for the record. >> the chair will entertain a motion. >> the chair will still entertain a motion.

>> so moved. >> all move that we accept the staff recommendation. >> it has been moved and seconded. >> commissioner harrison. >> yes. >> yes. >> commissioner lee. >> yes. >> commissioner martin. >> yes. >> commissioner sullivan. >> yes. >> yes. >> the motion passes. thanks very much. thank you one and all. we are going to take a 10-minute break. i hope we don't need a >> item eight is the san francisco 49ers.

>> the department, i am hoping people will come up on this item as well but perhaps not. the item before you is a proposed credit with the san francisco 49ers, the professional football team, they would be the sixth credit with them. it is a rent credit in the amount of $85,000, to not exceed $85,000 and those funds would be used to build a bridge crossing the hunters point expressway. it was initiated last year. we found it to be very successful in terms of increasing pedestrian safety. we are respectfully requesting rent credit to build a bridge

this year as well. >> does it go from the city parking lot over? >> exactly. over into the main parking lot on the inner ring of the expressway. >> commissioner lee. >> how much overtime you say that we lose? how much are you projecting that loss to be? >> i'm sorry. >> you say over time we will lose revenue. what are you talking about? under conit says the rent credit would -- >> we would lose the amount of the rent credit. >> that is the total. >> not to exceed amount. >> exactly. >> is there any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> motion. >> so moved. >> second. >> all those in favor. >> aye. >> hearing close. >> have a good season. item number nine randall museum.

>> good afternoon commissioners. i am the executive director of the randall museum and under the new model the cultural arts manager for the department. and i am here to ask you to approve a piece of public artwork that will be affixed to the west facing wall, which is the rear of the auditorium of the museum that basically faces the parking lot of the museum. so, as you arrive you actually have this piece of artwork to see. it is a kinetic sexualityure that indicates the wind patterns on that west facing wall. interestingly enough we installed a prototype panel that's been up for several

months. we were able to observe that the arrows do move in union son. very beautiful sculpture. the artist is a local artist. we asked him to do something to make the west face of the building into a much more inviting context for people coming to the museum because the way the building was origin ally anticipated people would drive around the building to enter, but that origin plan was changed about 10 years ago. now all you see is the west facade. there are windows i think you

can see in the illustration. and at the bottom right-hand corner you can see what the auditorium looks like right now. it is not a very inviting wall. so i think when the artwork will actually add tremendous amount of visual interest to the museum when you arrive. our request is that you approve this proposal. >> is there any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> moved and seconded. all those in favor. >> aye. >> any opposed? hearing none it is unanimous. >> item 10. >> good afternoon commissioners, i am bringing you another movie night which has become more popular in our

neighborhood parks. this is a proposal for a movie night at -- i want to explain one thing. it is for this saturday. it came to me, not even in time for the last commission meeting. we were not go to bring it to you. after much discussion the decision was made that they would do outreach and if there were problems we would hold it in the gym. rather than say no, no. we wanted to come forward and try to get it done for the community that wanted to do this. so i do want to explain the background for the late notice. this is part of a community building day. they had one last year where they planted trees. this time they want to have a picnic and a movie night at the end. it is a showing of the princess and the frog. they have been doing a bunch of community outreach. they created a flyer posted at

the rec center, park and everywhere else. they held a meeting the following tuesday and invited members of the public to come and attend. there were about eight members of the public. they flyered every house across the streets and rang doorbells and talked to members of the public about it as well. the meeting was attended. feedback we received has been positive. supervisor maxwell support its as well as the bay view police station. this would be a community movie night and we are looking for your approval. >> is the applicant here? >> let me hear public comment. >> i live on the same street as the park and rec center and i

love movie nights in san francisco. some of my best friends actually make movies. i am here to address the public outreach. the outreach did not happen. i never got a flyer. i live across the street from the little kids park. so somebody brokedown in their reporting back about the outreach i am afraid. when there is an outreach the people are enthusiastic and you would have gotten more than just eight people. i am just sketchy about the outreach. >> sounds like they were up against a time problem and we have to figure out how to do it better next time. but i agree with you. >> one other small point is that the park and rec area is right on arkansas street. and there is no parking expect

along the side of the street. and if we get a decent audience, it behooves people to let the neighbors know that parking will really be interesting on saturday night, you know, just for people coming home from work and finding they have to walk three blocks with groceries when they usually have to walk across the street. >> given that it sounds like the outreach was not adequate how do you feel about it? >> i am not pleased. >> are you ok with them doing it? >> i am glad i know to come home from work at an early enough hour. i live in one of the older homes that does not have a garage. so i do have to lug groceries and quite personally living root across from the little kids part of the park on the weekends i don't have access to

parking in front of my home. quite honestly the other side of the hill i have been held up at gun point. i am nervous walking a long way after dark. even though i love my neighborhood. you know, give us fair warning and i think maybe park and rec which sounds like you were rushed on this, maybe the next time give us a few more weeks. >> commissioner lee. >> to that point how did you determine one patrol officer versus two or three. what was your -- >> well, we have assigned two patrol people for this event and bay view station will be present. just so you know the people who are doing it did not require that it required community

outreach or public comment but they put it out to their local community. that is when we stuck is when i first realized that we had to come and do this and we did not just want to say no. >> you live on arkansas street? >> i have a letter from them confirming and i have pictures of the signs that were posted and that were given to me of the signs that were posted. >> we have more public comment. >> the postings, were they down through the bottom part of the park or just at the rec center? >> ok. >> i think we have more public comment.

>> good afternoon commissioners. i guess i am guilty as presented. the film is being put on by the same person that puts on the films at union square, washington square and delores park. >> that is not true though. i am on the board of that organization. this is not our film. so -- >> who puts your films on? who manages them? the person who set everything up and it is tom boss. tom is the person who is putting this film on. i talked to him. i talked to felder to find out what the procedures were. he says you have to get a permit. took me probably a week to

figure out the website. filled out a permit and i sent it in. in the meantime, this was kind of an add-on that bridge thought would be good for community building. there seems to be a problem in san francisco around project areas where there is almost a wall. we are trying to break that wall down. so, there was an advertisement in the -- that came out august 1. this is a copy of the flyers that were posted on telephone poles and light poles. and we knocked on doors. if nobody answered, we put them there. we had a meeting that was attended by about eight people. no one was against it. we talked to the people directly across the street who have children who thought wow, this is fantastic. we are finally having that park

arriving along with all of the other neighborhoods. i apologize for not reaching out to 700 arkansas street quite well. the captain is go to cover it. we are paying for park rangers. i don't think it will be a catastrophe. if it is, we obviously won't do it again. and i appreciate your support. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> is there any other public comment on item? seeing none public comment is closed. >> i would just say i think everything sounds fine. i think it is confusing the first time you do an event like this because it is not clear how to do it. i would ask you if can take that flyer and canvass the neighborhood one more time so people do not come home from saturday and find they have no more parking. it is challenging.

there is no department that deals with outdoor movies. first time is the hardest. some people didn't get it. if we can do it one more time i would feel good about it. >> commissioner lee. >> i don't know what the department policy is in terms of the noticing. because you are getting this late july for an event that will happen in less than a month. what is your policy generally? what is your cut-off? >> we don't have a cut-off. i would love to set one. it would certainly make my life easier. but a lot of the public is looking to do events and we try to accommodate them. that is what we do. and you know, he will tell you i suggested that this was not possible at first. and then i was convinced that the community kind of knew

about it and it would be wrong for me to just say no i can't get it done. >> given public noticing, -- >> that is why we would not have come here if we did not have a backup. the notice of the event, i think, it was, and our park service area manager has seen the signs. they are posted all over the park. you know, we have tried. >> commissioners, we were throwing this in your lap. it is a good cause. it is an effort at community building and a one-time children's family movie event. given the short amount of time we had to work, actually my staff went and bent over backwards to try to make sure that the community was as well notified as possible. had there been any objection in the process dana arranged for

it to be anindoor movie night. you have the discretion to tell us what to do. >> are we going to have a staff person there at the movie night? two park rangers. i would love to get a report back on it. success or otherwise. >> they are going pay for the cost of one park ranger. are they going to pay for both? >> i really need you to speak into the "mike & mike in the morning." >> we were planning to have two. we could have them pay for two. but we would staff it with one and put one on it. but we can ask them to pay for two. i can make that a condition. >> do you need two? >> since it was a new site we were just talking to marcus. we felt we would put a second person out there. >> ok. all right. thank you.

commissioner harrison. >> dana, what would be a reasonable cut-off for these sorts of things in advance? >> well, to have to go to the commission i would think i should have the application -- >> 30 days. >> and with outreach 60 days in advance just to get the process done. but that is not always possible . i had a month before the event because theirs happened to be in september. the overnight we brought you last time that they were doing at corona park, again, i got the application. i try to make these things happen. i would think if i had not had a backup i would not have been here because i could not put you in that situation. that would not have been fair. >> the other question i have is

-- i forgot the other question i had. did you have a cut-off, how would the folks out there know that 60 days prior having to an event you have to have notice. >> we could put it on our website with the application. do not apply less than 60 days before the event. but we have freedom of speech rallies, issues come up. and we have to process freedom of speech rallies. if you parse your ways through the park code there is a heavy burden on us to turn around permits. for this, which say fun event, we could ask people to do it further in advance. but what happens when they put it out to their community and they didn't really know. >> you can't do that. you can't do it to one and not the other. >> right. we try to make it happen wherever we can. >> it would be up to you on a

case by case basis. >> we always try to make it happen. >> ok. thanks. is there a motion. >> there is a motion. so moved. >> moved and seconded. all those in favor. it is unanimous. >> we are on item number 11 golden gate park children's playground children's renovation. >> good afternoon commissioners. here today to request award of the contract to valand he landscaping construction for $841,500. based on the project replacement of the large plaza, colored concrete, stone walls and stairs, secured and screen trash and recycling area, landscape and irrigation and planting and improvement and site furnishing. the framework has been coordinate andt carousel will

remain open during the 120-day construction period. we received six bids on the 28th of july. h.r.c. had yet to complete their review of bids. they now completed their review and we reviewed the contractor qualifications. >> is there any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> so moved. nice piece in today's paper. are are moved and seconded. it is unanimous. >> item 12 >> good afternoon commissioners. i am a project manager with the capital division.

you have these in your pocket. i wanted to point it out. well, i am here to present and request the award of the contract -- there is a typo on the number. please refer to the last bids. it is $999,018. the recreation center and playground between 22nd and 23rd street the renovation of the children's play area at the

lower part of the park, which is located, i am pointing it out with my finger right here, close to the tennis courts and also to the basketball courts and the play area was completed in 2007. the scope of this project includes the renovation of the play area located adjaceant to the center and the reconfiguration of the entrance on arkansas street to be able to achieve compliance. landscape, irrigation and site furnishing. you don't have this in the package but i brought the newest layout of the site plan. basically what we are doing at

the entrance on arkansas street we are creating pedestrian separate entrance and vehicles for dropping visitors and handicap access. and then we have new asphalt around the recreation center. we are removing the old street. we are relocating one of the palms to be able to be out of the perimeter of the rec center, just planning for the future renovation of the recreation center and the playground area. actually it is within the back of the recreation center. it will have a new structure and area.

we are also doing the implementation of the improvements to the soft ball field which is located on the east area -- southeast area of the recreation center. we received five bids. two bids were rejected. and we got two lower bidders and one that is won over the construction contract. we will implement the construction contract by the end of september or early october with the duration of eight months and completion in may 2011. our objective review was being

done and i am recommending award of the construction contract. >> i came to the original presentation and overall the people i have spoken to in my neighborhood on arkansas street are very happy about this whole thing. i do have a couple of questions. adjaceant to the bridge project, now in the bridge plans of having their gardens coming up to the rim of the baseball field, which is overall a big nice, green place.

i am curious to know how the plans work with the bridge plans, which seem to have a couple of paths going on to the big field. and what the veap. that is an overall question that several of us would like to feel comfortable with. we are happy with what is going on. the only thing that i have any considerable questions about is the soft ball field. is that going to remain natural or is it going to have artificial turf. they finally said -- somebody listened to me about my tirades will lead poisoning and tire wheels. in a future date have some sort

of a presentation to the neighborhood about the plans of the project in concert with the bridge so that we could get an overall sense of what the grand plan is actually going to be when it is implemented. thank you very much. >> seeing no other public comment, public comment is closed. >> we can give the neighbors the presentation. >> yes basically i just want to say that i have been actually had some calls from the housing authority that it is trying to do some work on the housing projects and i think what she is referring to probably is this