we spoke a little bit about the in kind donation and the volunteer *, and both parks and recreation, there are a lot of possibilities and room to grow. very briefly, we have the entrepreneur iss, with the nine days of service and the local change volunteers, the advocates and the volunteers in the neighborhood group. they are changing things -- and we also have a concrete knowledge in search of the programs as well. and we have the volunteers who love to come up and have a good time.

this is with 150 volunteers and they gave back so late. on any given -- any given saturday, we have over 22 volunteers across the city, with playgrounds and mulching and all of this under the direction of the park staff. on any given day, we have the recreation opportunities, and alive dancing class, and the senior centers where volunteers are meeting. and they're definitely helping the community. and there is the free environmental program to teach students -- they come out with the traditional and non- traditional environments, where they have a chance to learn what it is to give back, to engage in activities where they are actively learning about

vocabulary's and science, and really, how they can come back to contribute. we were able to double this number. we were able to work with over 1000 san francisco unified students, in cases where they could not get out to the parks. and we can thank the internship and the parks for this as well. in terms of the volunteer recognition, we have gone away from things but i was hoping we could go back with the quarterly recognition. we're also looking for a spring 2012 event, with the port authority. and every single volunteer program, we have a candiey bowlo

share resources. and we have strong ties -- working closely with the port authority, also, between the claim team and the department of public works. starting to develop these partnerships with how we share resources. and how we get the work done. i wanted to say, thank you for your volunteers. and if i did not introduce myself -- >> i want to make a comment, from my capacity working with the national parks service. there is an enormous amount of work involved and if there is any doubt, send back to the volunteers how much we appreciate how they make a big difference.

thank you. >> does this take us to the general manager's report for public comment? >> i have a comment on this. there has been a lot of public comment. the dedicated staff did a short trip and although this was a quick presentation, the volunteer team performs a little miracle every day. the amount of a volunteer time, based on the national parks, this is the pure economic value of $3.70 million, with a multiplier and support. the team does an amazing job and may often have to work during the weekends. this is a great opportunity and

they tend more dense than i do, quite a few. the youth stewardship program as a model for the country. teaching them environmental education. i am very proud of them. i want them to hear that from the director. >> is there public comment? >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is victoria bell. i am the storage of manager, and our stewardship manager for golden gate park, i am here because ginsberg said to give

the volunteers -- i have worked with the park system and she has been such a joy to work with. the organizational structure and how she views the future. this has been in opening and helpful as an organization, with how we will bring stewardship to the next level. the park's alliance is embarking -- we are looking for to deepening our relationship and working with kimberly in the future. i wanted to say thank you and give them a credit that they deserve. this is the initiative that they have. >> if anyone else would like to make public comment on this item. the public comment is closed. we are now on the general managers' report. >> this has been a long day and you want to get out of here

quickly. we have one of our very talented staffers, while she is up here, i want to introduce you to a weekend full of events, where we have the latest parks, we're very excited about this. this is 11:00 a.m., please join us. we partnership -- we partner with the trust for public land, and we have the new state park and the renovated task force. we have oktoberfest, this saturday. we have this one -- the swim team, this weekend. this is in the very competitive

swim meet, and this comes from the bay view. i hope to see all of you out there. last but not least, our human resources director. >> good afternoon. i am the resources director from the parks department and i will try to make this brief. i will not go over the criteria, but joe has been with this organization since april 10, 1964. he started as the assistant gardener, and has worked over 47 years now, the assistant supervisor and now -- in his

first appraisal in 1996, he shows enthusiasm in his work. with excellent knowledge of the applications of standard procedures, with high-quality. this shows the excellent evaluations from today. he was recognized by mayor feinstein for his work. with various groups such as urban forestry, and organizing volunteers with the original design and tension. he also led the coordination of the up vegetation of the site, and as the manager of the last

seven years, the park manager calls in a highly effective assistance. he is dedicated to the park and this gives them the right to serve san francisco. he inspires steady performance from a diverse group of employers, and section 5 as a lasting feature. the team is stronger and more mature and more confident today. show represents a half century -- and we believe that he should be featured in an article. the shepards with sheep, the hunters who worked for pest managment, and they had to chase the buffalo over the park.

on behalf of parks and recreation, congratulations. [applause] >> we have a certificate for you and i also have something for you. from here on out, we will have anniversary pens for those who 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and this tops out at 30, joe. they would not let us make one that said 47 years. on behalf of the department, this is our first 30th anniversary pen. congratulations. >> somebody take a picture. >> give him 130, 110, 105 -- >> congratulation.

>> do not worry. >> we have the game at 8:45 on saturday morning. >> at the risk of irritating my bosses, that includes the general managers' report. >> is there anyone who would like to make public comments on the general managers' report? seeing none, this item is closed. we are on item 10, general public comment continued. and is there anyone who would like to make general public comment? seeing none, this item is

closed. we have item 11, commissioners matters. >> we have soccer games, and i know that the direct -- we direct spectators to the stands. in the past, the parents to watch the soccer games. i know -- i would like for this world to be reconsidered. the parents cannot see the games from the stands. and i would like to look at this rule. and i know that this -- given that we have had several concerts, i think that if we strictly notify the parents

that if they want to spectate, they can watch the game but they can bring food or barbeque, which are the activities that the staff is concerned with. i think this would be a great benefit to the parents to allow for them to spectate and watch their children play on the polo field. along the sidelines as is customary, other than having them set in the bleachers. >> i want to reiterate, my daughter played last weekend. that field is so huge and it is hard to see and it becomes a little bit difficult when we say that we don't want her damage to me don't have concerts' there. as my colleague points out, if

we can force some element, we would be happy to enforce this. >> the general manager -- >> their kids are taller than my kids. >> is there any public comment? public comment is closed. new business? is there any public comment? there is no public comment. public comment is closed. item 13 is communication. and there is no public comment. item 14 is adjournment. >> and i move that we adjourn.

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video. it is part of the department of elections right choice voting outreach campaign and is designed to educate san francisco rig franciscoht choice voting. today we will learn what it is and who is elected using this voting method. we will also talk about with the ranked joyce l. looks like and how to market correctly. finally, we will see how the ranked joyce voting process works and to you an example of an election using ranked choice of voting. so, what is ranked joyce voting? in march 2002 san francisco voters adopted a charter to implement ranked choice of voting, also known as instant runoff voting. san francisco voters will use it to elect most local officials by selecting a first choice candidate in the first column on the ballot and deborah second and third choice candidates in

the second and third columns resect to do -- respectively. this makes it possible to elect local officials with the majority of votes. more than 50% without the need for a second runoff election. in san francisco, ranked choice of voting is for the election of members of the board of supervisors, the mayor, sharon, just -- district attorney, city attorney, treasurer, this is a recorder, and public defender. ranked joyce voting does not apply to elections for local school and community college board members. number the election of state or federal officials. ranked choice of voting does not affect the adoption ballot measures. when voters received their ballot, either at a polling place or an absentee ballot in the mail, it will consist of multiple cards. voters will receive cards with contests for federal and state

offices, as well as for state propositions and local ballot measures. for ranked choice voting contest, voters will receive a separate ranked choice ballot card. it will have instructions to rank three choices, which is new. the ranked choice ballot is designed in the side by side column format that lists the names of all candidates in each of the three columns. when marking the ranked choice ballot, voters elect their first choice in the first column by completing the aero pointing to their choice. for their second choice, voters selected different wind by completing the arab pointing to their choice in the second column. for their third choice, voters elect a different candidate by completing the arrow pointing to their choice. voters wishing to vote for qualified write-in candidate can write it in on the line

provided. and they must complete the arrow pointing to their choice. keep in mind, it voters should select a different candidate for each of the three columns of the ranked choice ballot card. if the voters elect the same candidate in more than one column, his or her vote for that candidate will count only once. also, a voter's second choice will be counted only if his or her first choice candidate has been eliminated. and a voter's third choice will be counted only if both his or her first and second choice candidates have been eliminated. we have talked about how to mark the ranked choice ballot. now let's look at how ranked choice of voting works. initially, every first choice vote is a candidate. any candidate that receives a majority, more than 50% of the first choice to vote, is determined to be the winner. if no candidate receives more

than 50% of the first choice votes, a process of eliminating candidates and transferring votes begins. first, the candidate who received the fewest numbers of first choice votes is eliminated from the race. second, voters who selected the eliminated candidate as their first choice will have their vote to transfer to their second choice. there, all the votes are recounted. fourth, if any candidate receives more than 50% of the votes, he/she is declared the winner. if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, the process of eliminating candidates and transferring votes is repeated until one candidate has a winning majority. now let's look at an example of an election using ranked choice of voting. in this example, we have three candidates. candidate a, b, and c.

after all the first choice votes are counted, none of the three candidates has received more than 50%, or a majority of the first choice vote cast. candidate a g-205% ofb the votes% received 40%. and c received 35% of the boats. because no candidate received a majority, the candidate who received the fewest number of first choice votes, a candidate a, is eliminated from the race. voters to pick a candidate a as their first choice candidate will have their but transferred to their second choice. and the voters to pick and a, 15% chose candidate b as their second choice, and 10% chose c as their second choice. these votes are then applied to b and c, and the votes are recounted. candidate b now has 55% of the votes.

candidate c as 45%. candidate b has more than 50% of the votes and is determined as the winner. >> thank you for watching. we hope you have ranked choice learned ranked choice of voting and was elected. you have seen the ballot, learned how to market, and learned how the voting process works. if you have any further questions about ranked choice voting, please contact us at department of elections, city hall, room 48, 1 dr. carlton be good lit place, sentences go, california, 94102. or 415-554-4375. visit our website, www.sfelections.org.

>> i am the director of visual arts programming at intersection for the arts. intersection for the arts is based in san francisco and has always been an organization that looks at larger social political issues through the lens of practice, and we are here today at our exhibition of "chico and chang." the original inspiration was drawn from a restaurant chain in new york city. half of their menu is -- what

struck me was the graphic pictures and a man in a hat on a rig truck carrying take that time is containers and in the black sea to representation of a mexican guy wearing a sombrero and caring a somali horn. it struck me that these two large, very subversive complex cultures could be boiled down to such simple representations. chico and chang primarily looks at four topic areas. one of the man was is whose stories are being told and how. one of the artisans in the show has created an amazing body of work working with young adults calling themselves the dreamers. another piece of the exhibition talks about whose stories of exhibition are actually being told. one artist created a magnificent

sculpture that sits right in the center of the exhibition. >> these pieces are the physical manifestation of a narrative of a child in memory. an important family friend give us a dining table, very important, and we are excited about it. my little brother and i were 11, 14. we were realizing that they were kind of hand prints everywhere on the bottom where no one would really see, and it became this kind of a weakening of what child labor is. it was almost like an exercise to show a stranger that feeling we had at that moment. >> the second thing the exhibition covers is how the allocation is defined, a great

example on the theme, sculpture called mexicali culture. another bay area artist who has done residencies in china and also to what, mexico. where immigrant communities really helped define how businesses look of a business' sign age and interior decoration, her sculptural piece kind of mismatches the two communities together, creating this wonderful, fantastical future look at what the present is today. first topic is where we can see where the two communities are intersecting and where they start colliding. teresa fernandez did a sculptural installation, utilizing the ubiquitous blue, white, and read patterns of a rayon bag that many communities used to transport laundry and laundromats to buy groceries and such. e