that is on disputable. we have not heard heard anyone r that fact. the notion that the employer contribution is 9.94% in 2010 is accurate. this is where i think this is potentially off by the semantics of two words. i think this when they should be agreed with. i do not think we should partially agree -- disagree because of semantics. supervisor maxwell: people do not have the benefit at this hearing of a lot of the things we have heard today. i think it is important that we take a clear picture and say we agree with it personally. i agree with supervisor chu. i am more comfortable with that

than simply saying this is how it is. i think at some point it is important to say it the way i believe. chairperson mar: it sounds like the committee is in agreement with supervisor chu's recommendation. supervisor elsbernd: i will make airports when it comes before the board. supervisor chu: b3 is about the number of retirees receiving pensions. i would agree with that finding. -- that finding. finding c1 about proposition h, i agree with the department's response about incorporating that in our findings. and then c2, i agree with the funding. supervisor elsbernd: which

department specifically were you agreeing with? supervisor chu: for b3, i think all folks are in agreement with that one. c1, we can incorporate the mayor's office response as well as the department of human resources response. supervisor elsbernd: thank you. supervisor chu: c2, the liability it was approximately $2.76 million. d1 -- they have been able to inflate retirement benefits. i would recommend that we agree with the mayor's office response in addition to incorporating the department of human resources response. chairperson mar: is there any objection to that? seeing none. supervisor chu: for e1, i agree

with the mayor's office response as well as dhr's added comments. supervisor chu: -- chairperson mar: any objection? supervisor chu: f1, i think most people are in agreement with that. f2 is not something i would respond to. recommendation 1 -- supervisor elsbernd: finding f2 is something the civil grand jury has requested the board respond to. chairperson mar: 2 recommendation -- to recommendation a1? supervisor chu: i thought i did

not have to respond to f2. >> you have to respond to the finding, but not the recommendation. supervisor chu: i think most people would agree with that one. recommendation a1, that the city charter should be amended, i agree with the mayor's office recommendation on that, or their response to that. we should recommend looking further into the recommendations. supervisor elsbernd: i want to chime in on that one. i agree that this recommendation needs further analysis, but i do want to disagree with the mayor's comments that under no circumstances should a hybrid plan be analyzed. i think that is a tad myopic. i agree need to put all options

on the table. attend a particularly we should look at hybrid plans for our employees who make significant salaries. i absolutely agree a defined benefit plan should only apply to our lower wage workers. with all due respect, i think some of our employees in the city make over $200,000. i do not think we need to guarantee them a defined benefit plan and we can come up with a hybrid where they can get a 401k. i do not think that would be too politically difficult to get. it is the responsible thing to do. it honors with a defined benefit plan is all about. it was never supposed to ensure a golden parachute. it was supposed to ensure a safety net. defined benefits that give, as the grand jury has reported, pensioners well in excess of $100,000 -- will have a few in

excess of $200,000 -- was never the purpose. i want to disassociate these kinds of absolute "no way will we ever consider a hybrid." we should at least say we will discuss it. supervisor maxwell: i think that is a good point, primarily the recommendation. some of the recommendations should be explored and require further analysis. supervisor elsbernd: i am ok with that. supervisor chu: -- chairperson mar: thank you. supervisor chu: the board of supervisors should come up with a plan in one year to come up with a way to fund the underfunded pension costs. i agree. we should not enter into an agreement with the unions

without voter approval -- i would disagree with that. i think we should incorporate dhr's response. b3, chr should compare -- dhr should compare retiree benefits and other cities. the city should implement legal action. i disagree with that. i will incorporate the city attorney's response. chairperson mar: is there any objection? seeing none. supervisor chu: recommendation to -- obligations required by the city charter, etc. i think that is something we would agree with and we will probably and dhr's responses to that. >> it has already been implemented? supervisor chu: i would agree

with it. recommendation d1 has a number of different recommendations. there are a number of things recommended for the city to look into. i agree with the city looking at all these options as potential items which can i evaluate and to further analyze. chairperson mar: any objection to that? ok. supervisor chu: d1 we should meet to form a cost sharing agreement -- i would agree with that. chairperson mar: seeing no objection. supervisor chu: is that all? we have gone to all of them? that is it. chairperson mar: there is a motion to adopt these findings and recommendations as revised or amended. seeing no objection, that is our

directive. you are going to spend time to draft it based on comments from the meeting -- is that right? thank you everyone for coming out. supervisor maxwell: i would just like to thank the grand jury. we are so very fortunate to have people like you who care enough about our city that you do this hard work. i just want to thank you for all that you do and for keeping us honest, for making us think about it, for letting folks know we do have people like you that are watching and going over things. again, thank you for your work. thank you for all you have done today. this work is extremely important. again, thank you very much. chairperson mar: thank you also to the staff that spent hours, and hours responding to the civil grand jury. we have adopted these findings

and recommendations. is there a motion that we can close the file? >> what action will be taken on item 1? supervisor chu: i will make a motion to file item one and to send item to forward with the incorporated changes. chairperson mar: without objection. are there any other items to be forwarded? >> no. there are not any. chairperson mar: thank you. the meeting is adjourned.

>> freedom of speech should not be a bargaining chip. we need to meet with the commission so our concerns and questions may be addressed. >> thank you. michael sam, larry lynch, and more if we have time. >> i want to further the dolores

park issuing permits. i have lived in that neighborhood for 12 meetings -- for 12 years. i have gone to meetings and did not know about some of this stuff. it seems like the inner workings of communication are lacking and that is spilling over into any community involvement. there are a lot of people who already had issues with the park. there were meetings about it. they could have been made aware ahead of time. >> good afternoon. thanks for listening to what we have to say. i am speaking on the issue of the vendors at dolores park. when biggest concern is the infrastructure that is within dolores park currently. it is inadequate and is not

meeting the needs and use of the park currently. i feel that adding any more amenities to the park without investing and fixing a lot of the issues that are already impacting the park and the neighborhood should be dealt with before any more impact is added to the park. i have been a member of the community since 1974. my family has been a member of that community since 1964. dolores park is a jewel. i feel all the neighborhoods deserve adequate communication in a process that takes place making any changes to the use of the park. >> thank you. >> larry and then chill. >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is larry lynch. i have lived in 18th street for 25 years.

this decision to have vendors in the park without community input i think is wrong. i think you guys should put a hold on it until more community people have been put on it. thank you. >> and jill? can we have the speaking to the microphone? you can move it. >> my name is jill. i am with dolores park and dogs. i am also hear about the vendor permits in the park. there did not seem to be any notice until it seemed to be a foregone conclusion. i agree holds should be put on the permits until this entire process can be done correctly.

>> thank you very much. >> is there anyone else under general public comment? general public comment is closed. >> would you like to go to item three on the calendar? >> we are now on the general managers' report. >> thank you, commissioners. we have a few announcements. why don't i start with the topic of public comment? that is to say, without focusing on what was done, we have heard some of the concerns of the community. we are not going to issue the permit for this coffee cart until there is a community meeting to have more discussion about the issue. our development team is going to try to schedule a development meeting on september 27.

i think we are trying to finalize the location. 7:00 p.m.. we can have more discussion of the issue. this has been a topic of conversation for well over a year. nevertheless, we would like to have that community meeting. we are going to work with dolores park works on making sure everybody who needs to be there is there. i want to thank you for your leadership and advocacy on a number of issues. dolores park is an incredibly special place where we are opposed to invest in capital improvements in the coming years. it has become a destination park. it is the fabulous place. it has its share of challenges. we are all desperate for incredible open space. more conversation will be had. we will be working with supervisor dufty and the friends

of delores park playground. by right, the citizens have a say in dolores. we will try to make sure we have a variety of opinions and thoughts as we continue. we will come back to you at the october commission meeting with some of the feedback we have gotten. you are more than invited to the bataan that meeting as well. -- you are more than invited to attend that meeting. last night was a function in golden gate park. we had 75 enthusiastic part advocates there. it was attended by our mayor. we had the president of our commission serving as our illustrious auctioneer. our preliminary report is that

the event netted about $500,000, which is really terrific. more important than the money raised was the level of support, enthusiasm, and passion for our parks and open spaces. it was a very celebratory event that could not have happened without the leadership of the parks trust. i want to thank them immensely for all of the work and sweat that was put into it. my own staff did a fantastic job in partnering with them and supporting the event. i really want to thank nancy conner, christine gardner, cynthia silverstein, glenn snyder, and many others. this was a team effort. it was a fantastic event.

kudos to all who helped pull it off. on sunday september 19 from noon to 3:00, we will officially open the renovated playground. throughout the summer, athletes from the western addition have been enjoying the new synthetic field. they are lined for softball, soccer, football, and lacrosse. the foundation has been a tremendous partner in the billeting -- in rehabilitating sports fields around the city. city field donated almost $25 million for increasing sports opportunities for our children. please join us on sunday, september 19, for the grand opening. i think you should try to get there.

mclaren park tennis block party on saturday september 18 from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. we will co-hosts a tennis block party to celebrate the recently resurfaced tennis courts at mclaren park, another instance of brecht and park -- of rec and park community partnerships. we will urge enjoy tennis games, music, and prices. -- prizes. we will be hosting "back to rec" site across the city. this is an opportunity for the community to meet the staff of their local recreation center or swimming pool, to sign up for classes and programs, and to learn how community members can

participate and help determine the types of programs that would like to see. commissioners, you are invited to join us at all 34 of the sites if you can figure out how to do that. lastly, and perhaps most exciting, last year we talk about one of our department goals -- improving the way we communicate with the public. our department has been burdened with probably the worst website in city government at a time when it was most important that we have the technology and the tools to be able to communicate with the public. today, at long last, i am excited to share with you our new website. it is more user friendly and intuitive. it is a better communication tool for the public and staff.

it is able to provide information on community events and news, better engages the public, and incurred his support where we are asking for people to donate, volunteer, or advocate on behalf of their parks. we provide an easy mechanism for them to do that. we provide an easy mechanism for park's users to get the information the most want -- how to reserve a space, how to sign up for a program, what parts of what teachers, how to get to that park, and what events are happening that day. this is going to be laid out in a user-friendly format. i want to thank the gentleman you see before you. this was a team effort. content was written by staff throughout our department. we had tremendous technical advice from a lot of folks. but these were our primary

people on this project and i could not be more proud of the work they have done. with that wind up, i hope it works. [laughter] >> you need to speak into the microphone. >> this is the new website. >> where we are taking you right now is our home page. you can see that primary navigation tools, if you can scroll down a little bit, are very intuitive. parks and open spaces. news and events.

port improvements, which lays out our capital program for renovating parks and what our timelines are, and information about us. if you scroll down further, you will see a scroll of upcoming events and meetings in our parks, which will be updated regularly, and some particular highlights we want to feature, for example a meeting on december 27 to talk about our beloved dolores park. at the top, you see some of the main navigation functions, such as how to support our parks, how to volunteer, how to reserve space, and how to register for a class. why don't you take the open space tool and show us the map? >> this is our part and open

space section. i am going to show you the parks map. this is a tool that maps out all of our destinations. that includes our parks, or pools, our golf courses, art and community centers. you can search. search for rossi. you can search by neighborhood. >> as you land on each park, not only does it tell you a little bit about the park, teachers, amenities, and events in the park.

it tells you who from our staff is responsible for maintaining the park and how to contact them. it tells you what the park hours are and what the rest from ours are. there is a lot of friendly information. >> it also tells you parking options -- it also tells you part events. you have to clear first. choose any one of them. many of us may not know how to get there. you click on it. you will see a description of the facility, which we are calling an art center. you will see a picture, some of the statistics, and the address. click on the address. this opens up a google map with the location of the facility highlighted. we chose google maps bau