to a certain extent. i realize that money is needed by parking and wrecked. however, how that money comes in is extremely important. that must take into account the families and elders to use the park and how they use it. a change does not mean a boat house conversion change. the food is a little pricey. but i do have the lovely hat -- which i am into these days. [tone] supervisor chu: thank you. >> i am not convinced the current lease keeps the community in mind. i do not think that these jobs to leave san francisco. supervisor chu: thank you. please say whether you support, opposed, or are neutral towards

the legislation. >> good morning. i am in support of it. my name is meant [unintelligible] i am the co-founder of a san francisco-based granola family. we currently work with your take a family and have found it to be a very synergistic partnership. we are all about healthy, sustainable food for adults and children. they support the same constructs. we founded a good partnership and we support stow lake. supervisor chu: thank you. >> thank you for your time. my name is david miskie. one of the advantages for us is that this has helped us to grow our business. providing jobs to the city as well. i support this project and thank

you for your time. supervisor chu: thank you. >> good morning. my name is denise. i am here on behalf of the harvey milk democratic club, which opposes this stow lake changeover. from the beginning, this process has been flawed. in november 2009 after learning about the wrecking of plants to put a restaurant in the gift shop of the boat house, the save the boat house coalition was born to change the use of the boat house. december, 2009, parks commissioner president lazarus ordered an rpd staff to hold public meetings with regards to changing the use of the boat

house. no public meetings had been held prior to the rpd making the top down decision to turn the top level of the boat house into a cafe/souvenir shop. having misled the public, they did not disclose city documents regarding the boat house. they told the commission that the boats were knew when i and the lease it says new, or if not new. we could go on and on. we do not want this change of use. this approval must be postponed. supervisor chu: thank youchu next -- thank you. supervisor chu: next speaker, please. >> my name is peggy cushion. i am opposed to the lease.

i am with the sierra club and the golden gate audubon society. we are concerned that the change of function in this boat house will threaten children's appreciation of boating, as well as the heron degree. vendor, shmendor, we do not care who the vendor is. we want a good contract. i would like these inserted into the contract. no night lighting. this is very important to the golden gate audubon society. the number of boats in the contract says that it will be increased if demand dictates. what is the man the dictates? -- to demandemand dictates?

it should also specified note to our bosses in the future. no more parking. everyone in san francisco does not want more park land taken up with parking for parked cars. in the contract they are very obscure about the issues regarding seismic and ada. who pays for which? we want that very clear. in summary i would like to say that the heron's need protection. the children of san francisco deserve the bullet -- the boat's upstairs. this could all happen with the ortega's. thank you. [tone] supervisor chu: thank you. >> supervisors, my name is

larry pain. to be frank i have a dog in the fight. by currently sell hot dogs to the cafe, enabling me to support a ranch in northern california that is seventh generation. the purchases made by ortega go directly to my branch. our hot dogs are produced by a third generation sausage making factory in fairfield. i would like to thank all of those people. my company employs five people. the ongoing support of the ortega's for local businesses. cannot be disputed. supervisor chu: thank you. >> good morning, supervisors. henry [unintelligible]

i would like to take a few minutes to highlight of the most important elements of this proposal. the ortega family enterprises dedicated to maintaining the characteristics of the stow lake boat house. they are uniquely qualified to renovate and manage the boat house. they have an approved track record of success and keeping true to the historical nature of the buildings they are charged with renovating. proposing an extra set of improvements will give a true perspective to visitors, reclaiming the historic charm of the boat house. having developed a boat maintenance team to pay homage to the original use of the area. there will also stabilized in preserving as many convincing elements as possible. since the 1970's they have been committed to rehabilitating and restoring the historical significance of these once worn

down buildings by using photographs for historic reconstruction. they can insure historical accuracy. many of their large capital historic projects have involved buildings in which they operated that are historic and require special provision knowledge. the minimum of 70 years old, up to 400 years old. the ortega family's respect of culture and history is evident in a large body of work. you will allow for the reclaiming of the boat house historic charm. i urge you to approve the least a day. thank you, a supervisor, for your leadership. supervisor chu: thank you, next

speaker. >> good afternoon. my name is stacy robinson, the director of finance at the academy of sciences. i would like you to know that our organization supports the improvement of guest amenities to route golden gate park to attract san franciscans and tourists alike. the county also values opportunities to provide programs for exploring and appreciating science in nature. including golden gate park. we look forward to continued collaboration in that purpose. -supervisor chu: thank you. next speaker. >> my name is oscar frick. my wife and i walk around stow lake for our daily constitutional for the last 30 years. the boat house should remain a

boat house, something that the children especially enjoyed. the servicing hoist should remain at the lake level and life vests should be at hand. if it is essential to have a cafe and shop, this could be housed in the basement of the building, where the bicycles are right now. this would be near the restaurant's. the main business of the ortega's in new mexico is souvenirs' and indian artifacts. we recently visited mirror woods to see three-quarters of the space devoted to indian artifacts and souvenirs. about one-quarter of the spaces for a small shop. current users are seniors, young families, children, joggers.

in order for them to rico -- recoup their investments, they plan to advertise the tourists and bring them in in buses, which would change the ambiance. bus traffic will disrupt the wildlife. please reject the current contract and plan to resubmit the proposals. thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. in a recent father and small business owner. i am not likely to take my family to the lake right now to use the boat house. it is run down. the food sold there is not

something i would want my wife or child to eat. i am in support of this item. i would like this to be a place where i could bring my family to enjoy the natural beauty of the park and create memories of my child. supervisor chu: next speaker, please. >> my name is kevin kelly. i was born south of the park at st. mary's hospital. my grandparents lived within a few of the park. we spent a lot of time there. one of my grandfather is good friends was a golf course designer, taking us out on the lake, telling us how it was built and lots of other stories. in my 30's after college, i remember taking someone out on a gate there. disappointed that my childhood memories of change, the boat

house had run down. i am excited to see it renovated to take my children there as i did what i was a young child. supervisor chu: thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. thank you, a supervisor, for your leadership on this issue. i would like to take a minute to express my support for the important environmental enterprise here. the ortega company's proposal for stow lake supervisor chu:

>> my husband and i are frequent walker's, using exercise that the late.

walking 1 mile round, maybe two. i am very impressed with our community leaders, as well as the board of supervisors, for your determination to serve the public with the very finest of service. and the talent. i support the ortega family as a family business focused and committed to historic and the best of service i have experienced quite often. san francisco is composed of wonderful and universal families from around the world. i think that this is a wonderful decision and i think they will listen to you and your suggestions and ideas.

thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. >> hello. i am from coke's company, a local wholesale purveyor and i have been asked to speak on behalf of the folks that will be operating the facility working with chad and frank over a number of years. we know what they are capable of and what they used in terms of their food. certainly i am a proponent of local and organically sustainable produce. i am sure that they are going to improve the food at their facility. they provide food to many of the

restaurants and hotels that you visit and i ought -- i am always in favor of good food. i hope that they get this. thank you. >> my name is tony cheng. i have a small baking co. and normally support local lenders. thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. >> my name is the little leaves and i use golden gate park as a way says away from city life. the lake this kind of run down right now and i do not appreciate the food. i would like to see a change. supervisor chu: thank you. >> my name is terry allen.

we currently sell to the ortega family and i wanted to say that it is a very solid operation. they are excellent customers. they always require composed of all and biodegradable packaging. they have asked us a number of times tussauds -- source local products for them. i have worked with them in other restaurants in san francisco and they are solid people. supervisor chu: thank you. >> my name is vincent [unintelligible] and i support the measure. i am currently a student and i do like to go through what in golden gate park. this is not something -- i think

that you could get a lot of kids to go to the park. >> our company has worked with the ortega as on several national parks service projects. stow lake has a wonderful and historic boat house that is in need of repair. we have a number of issues that need to be dealt with to prevent further deterioration of this treasure. we feel that if these issues are not dealt with now it will only lead to expensive manhunts in the future.

the ortega's have committed to renovating and repairing this historic building. with an additional $300,000 over the term of the lease. this restoration means work, they plan on more cost and maintenance in the future. protecting this historic jam for generations to come. >> good morning, supervisors. i am a resident of richmond and i have lived there for 15 years. i am here to speak in favor of the proposal. we are daily users of golden gate park. i have brought many friends there over the years. it seems to me that this discussion has been thorough and exhaustive, thank you very much.

supervisor chu: thank you. >> that afternoon. my name is [unintelligible] and i am in favor of the ortega family taking over this project. with all of the projects that they get involved in, they have met and exceeded expectations. restoring the original buildings and revitalizing the area. overall they have proved themselves to be responsible community partners. i hope the to let this happen. thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. >> my name is deborah back. i am the manager of the ortega

family concession at the national monument. i have been one of the people on the ground making sure that we are sourcing healthy food from vendors. we support local business whenever we can, as well as letting our local visitors that are component an important know about these local businesses. we also support the environment in this cafe, with a further matter of diverting trash from the landfill we had to figure out how to compost in a county that does not support compos. we have done so in supporting local businesses. we are good for families as well.

we have menus that list what they can purchase for under $5. we want to support the families that,. we have initiatives to monitor sounds that come from our cafe to really show how much we care about the environment. as a lifelong visitor to golden gate park, i am excited about this opportunity. supervisor chu: we have one comment from the sponsor. >> i was very impressed with the food that mirror would. someone mentioned that those prices were high in their estimate. i know that she said he tried to pay the staff a decent living wage. talk about your pricing. i did eat the food.

educating us as we were eating. >> that is who we are as a retailer as well. the prices might be hired we have partnered with the park service. they are the ones that go through the area to make sure that we have a core menu of items that are fairly priced for our markets. we like to tell you how to throw things away. think about what you are using. we do not sell bottled water for precisely that reason. we believe that some things of the right thing to do. supervisor chu: thank you.

>> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is tonya ortega. i support ortega enterprises being upset stow lake. -- being at stow lake. i engage with the community for my family to see how we can work together. i have been approached by people that knew it was there but did not feel it was a part of their community. as far as neighbors directly in the part, we have talked to the botanical society. more importantly, what we would like to open up is for smaller businesses and individuals to see how they would like to participate in what we're doing and that we are letting them be heard by s. my main goal was to make this

the hard of golden gate. supervisor chu: thank you. >> my name is mark west. i am strongly in favor of stow lake. i am the founder of the happy company. i was bought out by the ortega family to bring meaningful projects to the community. i was so impressed with their commitment and desire to create programs that would serve the community. we offered to do free workshops and work with them in many ways in support of that. thank you so much for your consideration there. supervisor chu: thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is brian stokes. i support the measure. listening to many of the

comments here, they do bring of many important details but overall we should support the measure. two items that i heard that i thought should be heard as part of this measure or in the future, the notion of parking. maybe one tour bus, maybe none of them. but overall i feel much more likely to go there and use the facilities. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i was a park ranger for about 20 years. i am retired bell. i do not want to be against anything. what i am for is at least one part of the park that is left as

a refuge that is natural. that is not commercialized and left open to a new development from elisse that has many loopholes. every night i would go into the lodge and look at a portrait hanging over me. i would talk to him in the portrait, praying that this development of the park is a slab of real estate, this was initially a retreat from urban pressure. because this city is a worldwide destinations and has to accommodate a lot of people, because of changes inevitable, it is even more so that one small part of that vision is saved. i believe that the ortega's with their good intentions, this is

not their words. this is a very special situation. a very fragile piece of nature left in the city. i would beg you, urge you to slow down. change is not bad, but in this case it should come more slowly. consider more. look at the least again. consider everything more slowly. thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is robert [unintelligible] and i still go regularly to stow lake in search of exercise and some serenity in this very busy ci