grant this, this will be more attractive if given proper training, citizenship training, and good -- from the government. i would like to note that the youth commission is supporting the idea and we are happy to have this proposal in the near future. thank you for your time. >> thank you. a>> good evening, commissioners.

i have been -- mitigating and having to do with the buffer- based -- this keeps the ph balance to about 7.1. on the prioritization, i wish trying to make a suggestion that we can have a better prioritization than you saving water. i will leave that for the future. these are put through the reverse osmosis process and not

the micro filtration. this to be good for the growth of plant life and wildlife. that is another point that i wanted to bring in. these are indicated in the scoping process of the planning department. i just wanted to update you. i'm still in favor of this project. >> thank you.

>> people go away from the park to get away from the stuff. there might be another way to raise that money. i realize that parks and recreation as $12 million in arrears. i think that perhaps with the neighborhood input we could come together and raise that money. then, we can get a plan for the future. i hope that you would consider this. i think perhaps he could put the

license is on hold till we come to a better understanding. thank you. >> there are a number of vendors to it don't have licenses that charge for food. what would you suggest? >> they are moving, they are not stationery. later today, there is a hearing down the hall at the planning commission and wanted to make sure that you are aware of the issues. on the overhead here is an image. you can put that on line for the public to see.

it has to do with -- or is it eligible as a national registry site? it is one of the largest open spaces for tenants. it is for private courtyard, public patio areas, and a shared space. the master plan and current provision, i am hoping that they will see it in their purview. and the entitlement hearings are coming up. i think it is critical for people to see images such as this. the interior courtyards, this is not being discussed. and the master plan group, by the ownership. it is eligible and it could be considered a national park in

the city and county of san francisco if people were starting to think about it in a different way. i am recommending that you take a look at it in terms of future space to turn into public parks. the current owner does not have a conditional use on and it could be leading to the lake in that neighborhood. it would be a prime piece of property. so please take this under consideration and public space is a key element to the city. [chime] >> mark. >> good afternoon, i live on twentieth street. i have here to talk about the same conversation topic.

i am hoping that we can reopen the public discourse on that. i have the impression that it was not really put in front of the people that use the park. i wanted to say that the people of san francisco have a history of being able to tackle problems like this creatively. i think if this problem was put to the people, it might have a better chance of getting a solution that everybody can live with. we all have to make sacrifices. in 1940, the people of san francisco voted to put up their homes as collateral for the golden gate bridge that was completely funded by the people. i think adding private presence

to the park makes a huge, lasting impression on the landscape. i think it is something that we all have to decide carefully. we will have people selling food, corporations selling food or what ever in the open spaces. i hope that we can reopen that discussion and make something happen. we all have to sacrifice on this. i agree. but i think we need to buy into the neighborhood and the people. >> is there any other general public comment? please come forward. >> all right, go giants. my name is matthew troy, and i

am here to speak in regards to the issue of the vendors. it is a bit of an ugly situation for all of us. i am in opposition to have any sanction the vendors and the park currently. some other people brought the idea of reopening the process. i think that is a good idea to take under consideration. i would also like to have the chance as well as the neighborhood to have the chance to work with the commission to come up with a better solution. the mission district of san francisco in general, the area around the park, there is a lot of resources with the neighbors and the locals that we can come up with something. we need money, everyone needs money, but i think that there are other viable, creative

solutions. and we can put all of this behind us. i would like to get something on the agenda for the next meeting , and we can present -- if you need numbers or ideas, i am willing to volunteer and put the time in. a lot of people say that we can do something creative, but i would like to have something a little bit more concrete for the next meeting. >> is there any other public comment and the general public comment? this item is closed. we are under item 17. commissioners matters. president buell: seeing none. >> is there any public comment? item 18, new business and agenda

setting. any public comment? public comment is closed. is there any public comment on 19? seeing none, we're on item 20. >> move to adjourn. president buell: all those in favor? so moved.

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tape 55 >> welcome, this is carl. >> great to meet you. >> great to me you, and i want to thank you for your interest and this is the city's animal shelter. and come in and a lot of people come here to adopt a animal or if they have lost their animal or looking for other animals. and we deal with other animals like birds and rabbits and you

name it. this is more to see in this facility and more to see in the community. and i suggest you go with an animal control person and see what they co, whether rescuing animals in distress or hit by a car or dealing with aggressive animals or wildlife or a variety of things. you can only get that flavor with them and doing it first hand. >> i have been with animal control for about six years, i spent a year in the kennel and then the office came up and i started doing it and it really fit. it's really the job for me. and animals i have to handle and i know what i am doing, i rarely get scared.

[whistle]. we do a lot of investigations and most are not as bad as people report but everyone once in a while they are. and i had one and people had moved out and the dog was in the inside and it makes me teary and when the dog is in the backyard, and i can pull an animal out of a horrible environment and feel good. >> where does this animal go after this? >> they go for the shots and then the kennel. >> and if they just found this, and once we enter everything in the computer and they can track to find out if the dog went

back home. we hold them for five days. >> this is a stray dog and it came in today and we immobilize it and then put it in a room with food and water. >> and then evaluate for medical behavior and see if anyone is interested in adopting then. >> we want to be sure that their behavior is good for the average adopter and not aggression problem, toward people or animals. >> and if they growl and don't bite the hand, she passes that. and good girl, in case she has something in her mouth, we get it out. and one more test, called the startle test and it startled

hear but she came to me. and passed the handling test. >> for the mental exam i feel for lumps and bumps. and the ears and see if they are infected and look at the eyes and be sure they are clear and don't have cataracts and look at their teeth and heart. this is the first job that i feel i make a dvrngs. -- difference. and we may do 40 to 80 animals a day for treatments. and do blood work and skin scrapings and cultures to diagnose different diseases. and x-rays, i can take an animal that would be euthanized at a different shelter and fix it and get it

ready for a home. >> we have a partnership and we let a professional groomer run a private business from our facility and in turn grooms our shelter animals. what is the big deal of that? when someone comes to adopt an animal, if it looks good, chances are it will be adopted more. >> and we groom and clean the ears and the works. >> typically a shelter wouldn't have grooming? >> not at all. and these dogs are treated with the utmot -- utmost care that others can't provide. this is a shampoo to bring out the luster. and i feel satisfied in helping

the shelter pets be adopted and to be a part of such a wonderful staff, from the top all the way down. if she passes our evaluation, she will stay until she's adopted. if you are interested in adoption and don't want to put them to sleep, that means at a last resort, we will give you a call before putting to sleep. you are not bound to the dog, and we would give you a call, and it's an actual adoption and cost $107 and it will be your dog. >> the volunteers to meet are the unsung heroes in this field that take the animals to hope and nurse them to get strong enough to come down and

rehome. without volunteers, i would have to be honest to say this wouldn't be much more than a pound. we thank god that we have the number of committed people coming down and helping us out, it makes all the difference in the world. >> when you want to come in and volunteer, you go through a general orientation, about two hours. there is a lot of flexibility. and the various programs available, are baseline dog walking. you can work with the cats. you can work with tony's kitty rescue, with the small animals and guinea pigs and birds and chickens. >> you always have an appreciative audience. >> do you feel that what you have learned here helped you with your own dogs? >> the training they don't have?

yes. and it's things that you learn, we usually outlive our dogs and every time you get a new one, you have skills to teach them. >> one of the programs is training program and it's staffed by a member of the community and one of the programs she has is dog socialization. >> we started this program for canine socialization. and all the dogs available for adoption get to play for two hours. and it's a time for them to get incredible exercise and play with other dogs and we have remedial socialization. and it's incredible the dogs and they get exercise and run and tumble