developed contemplated and are handed out to committee members also translated? any gatherings or other rich were community members? i know there is a large asian population in the district. >> everything that goes out to the community, i will recommend that it is translated in spanish and cantonese. if i am putting out a community alert for a robbery series in a certain area or any kind of uptick in crime that i need to post, then i will certainly crime -- contact community relations and work with them, the immigrant affairs, and have it translated and send it out. rarely will you see me and something ought with one language. >> captain, thank you so much for a three presentation on a number of different aspects about the ingleside station. very glad to see such a broad reaching program and operations.

i would like to hear more about your distracted driver campaign. you did not actually have any statistics that one along with that, the way you did with your robbery abatement operations. is there anything you can share with us on that? >> the distracted driver campaign is just part in, still in the implementation phase. i had a staff meeting a week ago where i laid out a number of operations at my officers are handling. that is one of them. the impetus behind it, i am looking at lowering traffic collisions. i plan to use a coordinated approach where i used bicycle officers to ride around different areas because they are sitting up high, but at the same time, not necessarily seem like you would in a black and white with the bells and whistles. identifying people who are talking on cell phones, doing what ever, and then radioing to a motorcycle unit who is close

by to make a traffic stop and then citation to the driver for talking on their cell phone. >> is the program directly targeted at cell phone users? perhaps individuals such as iphone had gone? i see a lot of that while driving. is it directed at that, as well as other distractions? >> it is directed primarily towards the violation of law. you hit the nail on the head. i would love to have california have a law that you cannot read the paper or eat what you are driving. i find that to be just as much as a distraction, but now, they are not a violation. >> if i did not eat and drive, i probably would not eat half the time. i will try to cut down.

>> thank you, on behalf of the commission, for your presentation. thank you for putting this together tonight and think you to the members of the community that came out. we probably need to address the issue with reference to the website. next time they come on here, we will probably have a bigger turnout. language access is important, so we should look at that website to see what is going on. >> we hear this a lot and obviously, there were some other things occurring. chief, if you might say something about -- we get the request a lot more. could you just talk about the

factor that do not necessarily allow that? i guess you thought about that. you have been moved around. just some of the thinking that goes into why someone does not always stay at a station. >> in this instance, lou was a fabulous capt. here. he also had strong experience in crime scene investigation and forensics. the captain who undertook the crime lab recertification and investigation, shepherded that from where it was to where it is, we needed someone who could hit the ground running and keep on going. we consulted with the captain as to who would be a and able replacement.

the only person that she could think of a was lou. it is important to keep the crime lab moving. having capt. mahoney available, it seemed like a great fit. i think it has been. normally, at least as far as i'm concerned, i would but to see the captain see those -- spend those three years that mary is talking about. normally, when someone is promoted, the community is happy for their captain and understands. is when they move around a letter early short of three years that it confound the community. i do not want to do that. >> since i have been on the commission, we like our captains to stay there, but there are a lot of factors that go into the

apartment and decisions to move people. the one i generally heard was, we would like to give individuals different experiences in the city. i just wanted to hear some of the other things that happened. i know you consider that, and it is hard for you as a chief to pass a law, somebody is going to be there for three years. i just wanted to hear, if it can happen, please, but these things that go into consideration when we move somebody. >> [inaudible]

>> knowing that mary harris and mary tran are from ingleside, i thought the transition was critical. and steve career. i did not want to leave you out. -- steve courier. >> the good news is, the heart and soul of the department is not move around. the captains are pretty much uniform in terms of leadership, but you have a strong team out here. >> any further comments? commissioner cahan. >> i just wanted to thank you for the reminder about the language access. we have voted on the language and prayer access -- priority

access, doing that more in the future. translating websites, making sure any kind of community engagement, reports of crime, especially, should be translated so that members of the community know. there is no point in putting them out if half the community cannot understand. not just ingleside, but dropped all district stations. we passed a general order last year on general access but the implementation has been slow. >> we have recovered some items for future consideration but maybe we should look at some more meetings in the future. >> last week, we listed our priorities. i know is pretty soon that we are going to look at that. we will have another chance to do that. >> especially in light of the

presentation, the captain spoke about an incident witabout a robbery that was not even reported due to the language access. fear of the police, not feeling comfortable. that is a strong case for which probably move this sooner than anticipated. maybe next week when we do our scheduling, her priorities are ready to go, and maybe we can move that in to address that issue in the near future. commissioners, anything further? we have completed the presentation of the captain. line item #4. we have had public comment. >> item 4 is at adjournment. >> so moved. >> second.

>> all in favor? aye. thank you, everybody.

>> good afternoon. thank you for coming out here on this beautiful summer solstice day with a phenomenal view. you can see mount diablo from here.

you can also see our beautiful city. i am the director of public works. i am very pleased to be year. -- i am very pleased to be here to speak to this great community project. i will start you out with this fact, speaking of our beautiful city. 25% of our beautiful city is taken up by public right of way, streets, sidewalks, and scraps and parcels that the city leaders laid out to convey people and vehicles. the public rights of way are important. that is what we stoeward. a lot of it was designed more for utilities and vehicles than people. what you have seen over the last few years is a rethinking of the public rights of way. we're here to talk about one

small example of movement in a positive direction in terms of how we use our public spaces in san francisco. without further ado, the man you would all like to hear from. he is serving the great city now and once did as the director of public works, our mayor, mayor ed lee. [applause] >> thank you. thank you for your leadership as well. i am up here for the ribbon cutting ceremony. i want to thank all the neighbors that live up here. you have seen corners of the city where grass is growing or people are neglecting these places. along comes a bureaucracy called

dpw with others gaining confidence that we can do something about it. we can take a neglected part of our city where there is a corner that nobody takes responsibility for and is an eyesore some good conversations take place. the streets and parks program at dpw with ed's help, engineering, they start talking to a bureaucrat about possible funds for a community grant program. then a leader starts appearing in says there is something we

would like to have. the neighbors want it. we've been doing it on may flower, carver. can do it bigger and make it more beautiful. the neighbors and kids work closely with dpw, parks trust. as you can see behind me, i think somebody else's property discuss another $1 million in value. it is worth it to transform light, to make sure we do it with our supervisors held and everyone concerned about the beauty of the neighborhoods. this is what makes neighborhoods strong. this is what i want to continue building on. leaders are working on everything from a little graffiti problem or staircase

gardens saying that they want to get beyond neglect and bring it back to what it really is -- is paying attention to our neighborhoods, making them stronger, building community and building partnerships. that is what these street parks are all about. it is never about just the concrete or the flowers. it is about the life and increased value we bring to our neighborhoods. that is what being a neighbor of the great city is all about. that is what i love about the city. my neighborhood is doing the same thing with our street. we want to pay attention to it. we want to get a little help. they get it. we bring the bureaucrats out to the neighborhoods. we make everybody that much more appreciative of what kind of city they are a part of.

i want to emphasize the strength of our city relies on the strength of people likfrom the community. you build it here, in glen park, the mission, chinatown. it builds up the strength of the city. it comes back to our department's opening up their resources, not protecting it like other bureaucratic agencies have historically done. we've said we can do it and be challenged with a grant program completely open to everybody. these things are worth the $1 million it looks like today. it is worth 10 times more in building camaraderie and companionship with our neighbors. i want to emphasize that. i want to represent that by giving what i can do to reflect

our appreciation for the leadership. it is a certificate of honor to julian for his leadership on this project and many other projects that have kept this community working and expanding and growing. there is a design around his leadership. by voice vote as the mayor and city administrator that when you have strong communities, things like disasters, we will have strong neighborhoods to help us recover back. this is the beginning of that. i want to give you this certificate on behalf of the city, parks trust, the challenge grant program. thank you for all of the leadership you have had. [applause]

>> water? [inaudible] [applause] >> thank you, mr. mayor, for your leadership on this. during his time as dpw director, during the community challenge grant program, and now as mayor, it is great for us to see a mayor that gets it on what matters to our neighborhoods and is encouraging all of the

departments to embrace things the way he did. thank you for your leadership in enabling things like this to happen. someone else who really gets this is the supervisor that represents this area. he is very much focused on the importance of keeping the streets and sidewalks cleans welcoming, and beautiful. i know he was regretful he was not able to be here today. he did send a representative from david campos' office. >> i want to thank the mayor for his kind words. as a member of the committee, i would personally like to show my appreciation and thank julian

and the friends of bernal gardens for their work so that we can enjoy these beautiful places for generations to come. on behalf of the entire community supervisor comampos, in the board of supervisors, i would like to present this to julian for your commitment to excellence -- commitment of excellence to the organization that has succeeded in turning a vacant lot to a beautiful garden. thank you for being an exceptional community leader. [applause] congratulations.

>> thank you again to supervisor campos and his office. it is easy to have great ideas, but you need to turn to someone to get the work done. that someone in san francisco is sometimes known as mr. clean. he is our deputy director for operations who works to keep the city clean and make it beautiful. our deputy director. [applause] >> let me join the mayor and our director in welcoming you all. thank you for contributing to such a beautiful asset to our neighborhood. san francisco has many hills and streets and lots of open spaces that have not been developed.

people all over on the city had come together to help the city become stewards of the beautiful lands. here is another example of the community coming together, businesses, everyone contributing their share in making san francisco the great city that it is. i like to thank brought madmoor landscapes apply the gave discounts and free materials to make this project happen. janet moyer landscaping assisted with the design. there was effort in trying to figure out the slopes the walls. they helped quite a bit. jordan kirkland, veronica brady , and the friends of bernal gardens who brought this burden

to fruition. the department of public works is out there to hold hands and work with everyone. it is through their leadership that we are able to improve our neighborhoods. i would especially like to thank the staff of dpw who go out to all of these meetings and start these projects. i want to thank all of the bureau's at dpw who assisted in bringing supplies, and doing some work, or making sure that the project was built as planned. thank you very much. [applause] >> there are a lot of other people to think. you have been hearing a lot about this gentleman, julian, who is responsible for a lot of this. i used to live not far from here. i used to walk my dog upon the hill there.

it is so great to see the transformation of this space. it is something i want to see in my neighborhood as well. it does not happen without the leadership of the grass-roots level. we're there to support it, but the leadership is not there from the community, it does not happen. it is my great pleasure to bring forth a great leader in this community mr. julian wyler. [applause] >> welcome to this point guard in v -- vista point guard. there are a lot of people who are not here today who contributed to make this possible. there are a lot of other people who come here and work and put in various parts of the garden, especially the unsung heroes of

the volunteers in the neighborhood. working together and staying focused, this neighborhood has reached out and made partnerships with the city. we have worked together. we get more done that way. it is a real synergy. these gardens to them exist five years ago. they were all neglected, blighted, like a cross the street where you still see areas that can be in crude -- improved. we just need a vision. the public gardens connect us to natural beauty. they give us a sense of community pride. they provide habitats for bees, butterflies, and birds. they represent what is best in us as a community. the bench represents a window on the past. it was once a curb in downtown

san francisco. we've simply connected it to the future. another purpose for the garden is that it provides a place for people just sit and reflect and pause on their journey. it provides a kind of common duty that we all share. it allows us to stop and reflect on the shining city beyond which continues to reinvent itself. today, we dedicate this beautiful public garden. made keeps a loy it keep so. thank you. [applause]

>> those are beautiful words befitting and beautiful their part of our city. -- befitting a beautiful new part of our city. mohammad thanked a lot of the donors. the mayor referenced the grant program. there's the whole group of the friends of bernal gardens that we want to thank. finally, it is not just community partners. in his community organizations that we partner with to make things like this happen. -- it is committee par-- communy organizations that we partner with to make things like this happen. there's great sensibility about the landscapes of san francisco. there is san francisco parks trust. i would like to ask karen to close us out with a few words. >> thank you.

i think we're all moved by ulian's words and passion for this place. we're proud to be here for the completion of the beautiful garden. the term is fiscal sponsor, but it is so much more. we do community interface all over the city with many partners. bureaucracy is not a bad word. we work well with government. thank you to the bureaucrats. to me, that meeting has no pejorative anything. the sense of entrepreneurship from dpw is very strong. you can see in the interactions with julian wyler, bernal gardens, and others in the committee who make this happen. dpw deserves credit. they built a concrete platform. they delivered supplies. the organized community work days a b