president chiu: hot good afternoon. madam clerk, i understand that you have an announcement. clerk calavillo: yes, due to a clerical error, we were not able to publish it in the designated newspaper in the city and county of san francisco. since this requirement is pursuant to a section code, that it be published 36 hours in advance, since it was not met, the board meeting for today is cancelled. the hearing if it were held could result in all actions being invalidated. the regular meeting of the board of supervisors september 14, 2010, 2:00 p.m., and note that the special order items scheduled for 2:31 of a similar announcement at 2:30, where as

these items will be held next tuesday at 2:30. next week's meeting will be posted in accordance with state and local laws and be published in the designated official newspaper, currently "the examiner," pursuant to the charter. president chiu: colleagues, again, assuming there are no other announcements, we will not have a meeting today. we do have to reconvene at 2:30 to make the announcement for the special meeting. if i could ask folks to come back to o'clock 30, i would appreciate it. clerk calavillo: before we convene, and to apologize to the members of the

[gavel] president chiu: good afternoon. it is 2:30, the time for the special announcements for the day. madam clerk, do you have an announcement? clerk calavillo: yes, due to a technical error, we have failed to publish the notice in the newspaper in the city and county of san francisco, which is required in the charter, that the calendar be published 36 hours in advance, and that was not met. the special order items on today's agenda beginning at 2:30 will be heard at the regular meeting of the board of supervisors next tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at 2:30, we have a special noticing item on that. these items will be scheduled in accordance with the state and local laws, published in the official newspaper of the city and county of san francisco. again, we apologize to the members of the sport of

supervisors and to the members of the public for the note -- and to this board of supervisors and to the members of the public for this cancellation. president chiu: ok, being no other announcements, see you next week. [gavel]

>> park commission. >> commissioner harrison, commissioner lee, commissioner martin. >> let me make a couple of announcements. item #2 and #three are going to be put on the agenda after item 14, to try to move the agenda items and have a vote. there are commissioners here who are under restricted time schedules. we're going to try to move as quickly as we can to respect those limitations.

the use of cellular phones and other devices have been prohibited at this meeting. the chair may order the removal from the hearing room of anyone using cellular phones or other electronics producing sound. in order to facilitate an orderly meeting, we ask for you to fill out the speaker card to speak on an item in the interest of moving the meeting faster. we will have one minute to speak on each item per person. if there are extenuating circumstances that can be extended, we are trying to approve all of these items today. >> an order to allow equal time, the commission and the staff will respond to any questions during public comment. that may ask questions after the public comment is closed. we are now on item number four.

members of the public may address the commission on items that within the subject jurisdiction of the commission and that do not appear on the agenda. with respect to the agenda items, the opportunity will be afforded in the item is reached during the meeting. i have one person requesting public comment. >> their plan to build a water treatment plant in golden gate park next to the soccer field. the project will start this month. this consists of a complex building covering 40,000 square feet. one building will be 30 feet in height. this will include new paving and new parking.

this will be lighted at night, affecting wildlife. this can be used in the park land. this is against the golden gate park master plan, and i would like to have more than one minute. i would like for everyone to come to the stoping session on september 23. there is more information on goldengatepark -- >> please come forward. >> good afternoon, commissioner. it is on the commission of nature in the city and the work at the recycling center. has since 1983, managing this in the 1980's. there has been a lot of negative

press about the recycling center over the last couple of days. they're condemning the recycling center, and i want to tell you another story. we have recycling, a recycling center, but we have to have a native plant nursery in the city. we have planted over an acre of gardens of native plants adjacent to the recycling center. we have headlined the butterfly project and we have this new garden in frederick they would like to see. >> thank you very much. >> let me say that before any decision is made on the facility, that we do hear all sides of that subject matter. thank you.

>> good afternoon. i am with nature in the city and i am gear on the same subject as the recycling center native plant nursery. we have been his partner for several years, and this has become an important part of the restoration and community education program. we have seen a lot of stuff in the news this week and we are concerned and we want to underscore how important to the house committee and the ecology of san francisco this has become. i have 22 seconds left. we supplied plants to the community and backyard habitat restoration as well as the greenhare street corridor. this is endangered in san

francisco and this is very important to restore this environment for the butterfly. thank you. >> i am the executive director of the the cycling center native plant nursery. i would like to speak in support of the recycling center. this of a treasure has operated on park property for the last 33 years. over the time, he has diversified his activity with the addition of the native plant nursery and the partnership with building resources. he is also the fiscal agent for the office of -- we have a partnership with nature in the city. with a four to discussion of a garden research center.

i would like to leave you with copies -- thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> is there anyone else who would like to make general public comment. public comment has closed. and number five is the consent calendar. public comment is closed. commissioners? >> moved and seconded. all of those in favor? thank you very much. >> this is item number six, coit tower. >> coit tower.

>> are we missing the staff here? coit tower? coit tower? >> do we want to talk about this? we will put this over until she returns. >> item #7 is the speed with metal. >> and this is another? -- speedway meadow.

>> and this is another? >> here is nicole. >> good afternoon, commissioners. very much. this is the selection of coit tower group to be the vendor,

and to autorize -- authorize negotiations to allow them to operate the facility. on february 10 of this year, we had elevator operation and a gift shop sales at the tower. we are working to properly promote this opportunity. we have received inquiries from five different parties, but because of the complex nature of this situation, which includes elevator operation as well as the maintenance of this historic building received only one response. in advance, we met with dwellers on telegraph hill on three occasions, in august and december of last year, and january of this year. in response to the feedback from these meetings, there was a memo

that was drafted by people on telegraph hill. we included a number of -- all their feedback into this in the following ways. the merchandise that was presently sold is to be upgraded by the staff and the food service must be high quality, and this must be in keeping of the historic nature of the facility. there would be no billboards, and there be stipulations about the timing of special events, no amplified sound, and there must be a coronation of traffic with the relevant agencies. we presented this at the telegraph hill neighborhood center, with representatives of telegraph hill attending. we also included representatives from the senior park project. we will present them to the

community prior to the negotiations and we will return to the commission for your approval of the contract as well. this proposal was given by vincent lo, and the major changes include a food cart selling food from neighborhood cafes, exterior ticket sales, so that people can be outside to enjoy the view, rather than waiting in the elevator, and a renovated souvenir site. the vendor will pay a rent of $680,000 against a percentage of growth -- gross receipts, which includes a% of the food revenue. they will only be permitted to undertake tap -- capital improvement with written approval of the department and this must be considered with the historic nature of the building.

we have representatives of the pioneer park management and volunteer staff. >> do you have a public comment? we will go to public comment. >> i have vincent lowe and annie chung. come forward, and you have one minute. >> good afternoon. this is the third time that this has come around and over the years, i am here in full support of the department and the recommendations that the coit tower group entered into deliberations. i am very proud of this and just so excited about what we can do.

this has been delayed for four or five years and we will have made mince coming up very soon. this will coincide well with our experience. the neighborhood groups and community leaders have all met and hammered out what we wanted. i will be on site, for the questions and concerns in the department and the commission. this is not going to be an absentee ownership or absentee management. this will be direct. standing before you today, are there any questions? >> thank you. >> annie chung and katherine betran. >> i am it with a nonprofit group that has been serving seniors in chinatown for 34 years. i am hear from item number nine. but because this has been supported by the family of lowe

for 30 years, i have known them and i knew vincent when he was in high school. he was volunteering and this is a good business and these are good merchants. we have the prices and the donations and they have always been generous in their support. i want to offer our support for this proposal so that the family can continue to run the concessions. thank you. >> catherine? >> that afternoon. i am here representing telegraph hilldwellers. but wanted to say that, this is the third time that this was issued and parks and recreation

really got this right this time in terms of community outreach. i was so excited to participate, and at one point in the process, there was a list of goals and principles, that you are probably familiar with. this served as a kind of starting out -- guiding document. the proposal is consistent and you may have more specific questions about the proposal. i was wanting to know that the process is going very well. thank you very much. >> is anyone else like to say something about this item? public comment is closed. >> commissioner lee? commissioner lee: thank-you for

all the time that you have put into this process. it took time to set up all the meetings, and reviewing the package, to streamline the process in the future, if you understood. the only one person bidding on this, you would want to go through the whole process and so, i would like to know what you think there was only one person making this offer, even if this process can be more efficient going forward. >> i think that this is a complex building. it is one of the most iconic

facilities and a symbol of san francisco. anybody would be proud to operate this. this requires a lot of maintenance, and for someone understanding food and beverage operations, to shop sells, and elevator operation and this is hard to find one person who has all those skills sets. we were excited that there were continuing to do this and they have proven that they have the skill sets and their interested in improving this facility in the way that we were wanting to see this improved. it is important that with all of the opportunities we open this up to open bidding. we would like a streamlined operation if possible even if there is only one offer.

we cannot tell this beforehand. it is only the day of that we know how many people are going to stay there. it is important to keep this for a public setting. >> you have scores ranging from 85 and one of them is rated at 55. this is a great range in stores. and it would have been helpful with multiple people making an offer, in a process like this. this is something that you could think about, in the future you can get more people offering to bed on these contracts. and making the process more competitive. >> this is the priority to continue to markets and get better, marketing this as well as possible. we are working with the golden

gate restaurant association, and we are trying to do this and i appreciate what you have said very much. >> is there any other comment? commissioners? i'll entertain a motion? all those in favor? thank you very much. >> item #eight at this time. >> good afternoon. i like to discuss the action item for a one-year lease, for the extension between the city and the boys and girls club of san francisco to offer recreation and assistance programs in the valley club

house. the boys and girls clubs serves under 1200 youth, daily common inspiring them to reach their potential. this is in the arts and recreation and skill development, character and leadership development. with respect to reaching out to the community around this initiative, we have this on item 16. this was the visitation valley -- and the following groups were notified of the community outreach meeting, and i will not list all of these. this is quite a lengthy list. we think that the girls and boys club this -- they offer high quality programming and they will fill the mission to

provide activities with the youth in the city. there will be a one-year program, and that will pay $2,000 per month for the clubhouse. if we will incurs the community to use the club house through the permits and reservations process, and this is on mornings and weekends. and they will apply for the field with our permits process. we have a number of people involved in this, including the san francisco housing authority in addition to the boys and girls club. commissioner lee: you had gone out and -- >> in the interest of activating these spaces, we spoke a lot

about activating spaces. what we're doing is presenting a pilot program. we were interested in activating an occupying the space as soon as possible, given the need for this in the community. and the longer that this remains close, which it closed, the higher the chance of something like vandalism. we are offering this program for one year, and we're putting this out for the space in the fall, and the boys and girls club will hopefully reply to this with everyone else, when this comes out. and that will be part of the process. >> in terms of your selection -- had to determine that there would be a real talent for this pilot program.