commission, the boat house program, volunteers,, they bid on the most recent project for the operation of the boat house. during that process, staff received a lot of feedback from the committee and a lot of it was well thought out to and was incorporated into rfq. some of the amendments that staff inc. after meeting and discussions the issues or requiring that all respondents continued to have the favors that week in choice out there. no change would be proposed that would impact the recreation that

occurs there so that the joggers, people walking, people and to perform a tight cheat each morning -- tai chi each morning. we stipulated there would be no increase to the footprint of the building in any way that such proposals would be deemed non responsive. we prohibited any proposal containing a fine dining option. white linen and upscale food was not the goal, we were looking for something more simpler the limited to counter service. we also included facility

conditions in speaking with the community, they had concerns about what the composition would be and we agreed with committee members to teach with this thing to expertise and skill set. those were a person with experience managing boat rental operation and familiar with boating center regulations and a person with historic preservation experience, a small provider and a member of the recreation department. having met the direction that the commission gave the staff,

we published the rfq. we solicited an operator who is experienced in boat rental, managing food and beverage, managing capital projects on historic buildings, and the 2x. additionally, we were looking for an operator looking to purchase a new fleet of boats and making improvements to the boathouse, to create a simple indoor seating area to provide a warm and comforting place for people to relax and to offer a healthy menu.

faugh staff commenced another notification process which entailed placing an advertising in the fit your edition of the "san francisco chronicle," alerting people of the opportunities. we also put it on the web page. we have listed the opportunities in this is fixed -- city's office of contract is administration. also all parties expressed interest and working with editors to have a posting regarding a out -- opportunities.

the department received 03 responses. perhaps a charge the coaster a brief comparison. on the first couple of questions, we see that all of the respondents were committing to selling the favorites and they were including building third forecast a parent o.

the boats vary between electric, there are paddle boats, some solar powered. the stipulation is that they would purchase more boats if demand dictated. for the snow lake corp., they would replace the paddle boats and purchase all new ropes -- boats. one of the applicants had six years' experience leading tours in golden gate park. ortega, 20 years experience of

preconceptions and public park lance. for the snow lake, 67 boats operating. for boat rental, one firm sites experience of one other principals working in all aspects of boating such as public safety, rental. 67 years' experience for the still lake corporation.

experience managing capital projects, one of the principles was an architect and had 15 years of project management experience for that work. for the ortega families, they have managed 11 properties including your wouldst -- including muir woods. lastly, the stow lake corporation has done improvements to the boathouse, they have rebuilt the boat quist system.

the proposed improvements, they propose a cafe, outdoor patio seating, the existing snack bar window would be retained and the existing office where it would be converted into a kitchen. for or take it, they proposed to run as a sense all portions of the building. -- for ortega, the proposed to renovate all portions of the building. they would make the available to the public as a lounge area, comfortable seating for people to read or relax. they would also build an accessible bathroom.

also the creation of a new indoor dining area and this would upgrade existing kitchen and also replace the floor. there was not too much disparity between the different respondence for the meal prices. as for the proposed menu, we have order established that all of the respondents error error. -- fair out there.

this would feature predominately soup, salad, sandwiches. the ortega corp. would model their services on another salad bar that they operate which would have freshly made food from foods grown or raise to 40 miles away. consistent with what was made to the community, the department convened the following selection

panel to review the proposals that were received. after reviewing the proposal,, the panel selected the ortega family enterprises as the highest ranked responding to and

there was a gap between them and the second or third rank respondents. someone to give a brief overview on what we chose. the chart we see here is a list of their experience operating businesses. you can see that there is extended experience operating in public parks. you can see that one of the department's primary goals of soliciting a partner whereas experience managing reservations

-- renovations on historic buildings. i have a significant number of historic buildings on which they have undertaken capital renovation projects including a home that was built in 1610 which is the oldest house in the united states. they undertook substantial renovation of this home. moving on to the boating operation, they propose to have the operation manage with their legal partners that have operated carnival cruise line for the past 22 years and there is an on the fleet of boats including 30 paddle boats, 15 rowboats, more votes than was

dictated. they would follow all applicable boating safety regulations and they would train all staff members in cpr basic or general first-aid and the use of operated -- and the use of external defibrillators. we would see the existing boats be upgraded so that they would go from this to this. the proposed capital improvements were significant and substantial. they did propose to retain the snack bar as well as all

external features of the boathouse. the traditional paint color scheme, they have proposed to keep those, the value of their improvements were a little bit over $230,000. they would require the approval of the recreation and park commission as well as the historic preservation commission. additionally, they would include the creation of the indoor seating area including historic repair memorabilia and historic pictures of the lake and furniture made from reclaimed materials such as old peers and boats. they would propose to of great the existing kitchen necessary to operate a full commercial

kitchen on site. they propose creating a lounge area with comfortable seating to provide patrons and a little bit of rest by from the weather that we have been joined. -- a little bit of respite from the weather we have been enjoying. this is an overview of what the proposed floor plan would look like. if you can take a look at it, you can see in joining the existing snack bar.

moving to the far right corner, you can see all looks aside as part, this is the lounge area where there would be comfortable seating and a proposed including a library on golden gate park so that part of visitors can know about the wildlife. this was to the exterior of the building and the charm. the existing snack bar, if the

capital improvements were implemented as proposed, it would go off from looking like this to looking like that. we have seen this dark elements still retained and frankly from the exterior, not much of a difference. where the dominant change would be is on the inside, on the top floor where it currently have the area used as a maintenance shed. veeco from this to this if the proposed plans were approved by the commission. they would be performing the renovations standards.

the selection panel was particularly impressed with the food and beverage service operation that the ortega family enterprises before and this would be operated by a local business here in san francisco.

the food-service would retain the snack bar atmosphere while also increasing the range and quality of the menu offerings so we would go what we currently have which is really a snack bar and limited meal options to a place where people could obtain sandwiches, salads, etc.. they would propose almost nearly exclusively the use of pliers to be able to source of -- suppliers that would be able to source within a hundred miles of the cafe using organic produce and meats. some of those local suppliers would be a cowgirl premier a., heirloom organic, etc.

none of the parties was to protect the site within the park space. this is a nesting site for the blue herons. the selection panel was very impressed with the proposed environment put forward by ortega family enterprises which included certifying the area has an audubon sanctuary. which means that they would follow practices which are designed to limit the impact on nesting and migratory birds. the ira certified a system which is at best managed and practices designed designed to limit the effect of a business operating

in a natural habitat. they would have a goal of 85% which exceeds the city's own goals. they would utilize recyclable or other food service products as well as development education programs which includes youth education and nature tours and all work would be done to these standards as well as their proposed to certify the concessions as a cream restaurant within one year of opening operation. they proposed a number of community partnerships that would provide educational opportunities for the general public. these would include wildlife watching opportunities, opportunities for park agents to surround -- protect the

surrounding area. to offer the naturalists and hotness demonstration space, for five lectures and workshops as well as to partner with the unified school district to provide educational awareness programs and to offer the reduce cost of field trips to students. also they will open up the lounge space and the main dining area for committee meetings. the benefits to the city of the order taker proposal would be a capital contribution in the first year of over a quarter billion dollars to renovate the boathouse. additionally, there is a

proposed annual maintenance budget that ortega would set aside for the boat house of $20,000 each year and that is significant. this will help to meet our deferred capital needs in the first year and also having a boat house but also your tan as well when i assume that we will be facing budgetary constraints and still have quite a significant deferred maintenance needs within the departments. they would purchase entirely new fleets of boats. benefit would be rejuvenated boathouse experience for everyone to enjoy. i've spoken briefly about some of the other reach that has happened but i wanted to go through in detail the process.

we have met with the existing concession mayor as well as his representative. the place to the aforementioned at in the february edition of the "san francisco chronicle." we also posted this on the department's web site and on the trips city a ministration database, we have sent this to

bidders as well as all identified interested parties, met with the leaders of the boat house coalition, met with the leader of the sf nature organization, so all of that was done prior to the issuance of the rfq. upon announcement of the recommendation, we undertook subsequent community outreach. that includes on july 22, notifying that ortega family enterprises was selected as the respondent. that same day, we notify the office of president chiu, supervisor chu, supervisor mar, and supervisor mirkarimi.

that same day, we notified susan dumans of the selection panel's recommendations. busy day. we did a lot. again, on july 22, we issued press releases to all major sfpd outlets and then posted said press release as well at the selection panel competition. on august 6, we notify nancy destafanis of the selection, and on august 6, we posted a boathouse -- a poster at the boathouse. as well as staph's contact information, should anyone have any questions regarding this project and process. again, on august 12, the revised poster with renderings to the proposed improvements at the

boathouse, and then, additionally, we e-mailed all parties and notified the department said their interest in the concession of today's meeting, and we also throughout this process have phone calls and/or first person conversations with over 70 individuals not identified in this. i thought i will spare you that. in addition to the staff- conducted outreach of this project, i'm sure you have seen that it has received significant media coverage. it has been the subject of an august 17 column regarding the selection of family enterprises. there was a july 23 "san francisco chronicle" selection as well as a july 22 article in the "san francisco examiner." there was a