you can see it multiplying the sound. that is something that we work very diligently during the event to respond to. when we start getting complaints from the community, will look at where the complaints are coming from, as davis we think might be contributing to its and how we can adjust to those speakers accordingly. on saturday night, there were concerns that it was spilling out into the inner richmond. some of the speakers were turned off during that set, but even with into the next day, but responding in as close to real time as possible. it is very much a balancing act. if the wind changes direction, it can change were noises heard. we do try to work diligently and

real time to -- in supervisor mar: from pearl jam to muse, you can adjust where you get complaints? >> a lot of times we can respond in real time. it is not always the case that we can respond in real time to adjust the speakers that we need to adjust, but we are on telephones during the events talking about it. people are checking the community hot line to see where concerns are coming from. what we're looking from is the concentration of complaints and it will tell us that there is something going on there that we need to try to come up with a solution. if we are not able to respond in real time during the event, we will look and have a conversation that evening, and see if there are adjustments that can be made for the

following day. supervisor mar: it has really been helpful and i hope the other big events can economically afford that. >> it is a significant expense, bluegrass did implemented this year for the first time. the resources available for that event of being a for-profit entity, larger than that would be for some of the free and non- profit events. it is a balancing act for us doing our best to manage these events without scaring away a free event that might not bring in $1 million, is still provides tremendous value to city

residents and local businesses. the other events also and earlier. supervisor mar: based on the economic report, money coming in -- and because people are coming in and out of different times of the day, it is probably even more economic activity generated in the neighborhood? >> i would agree with that. it is always difficult to get down the exact attendance number, i think people -- i think you would see that number perhaps exceeding or certainly being in the ballpark. for the other events, they add

up to a large number. so that was all i had. supervisor mar: let me introduce commander rich corea and captain eric vintero. i see officer tobias moore. thank you for the worker lands outside and many events -- and working on outside lands and many events in the city. >> i will try to add a few things to what they said. two years of richmond station, i am the liaison to the entertainment community, most of my work is down town now. the lessons learned are important. the major one is the inverse relationship between public our reach and complaints during the

event. if you let folks know what is going on, the number of vehicles being toted those down, the noise complaints drop off. it is a good place to bring everybody together. in terms of working with various members of the city hall, it is collaborative. we stepped in and look at crowded issues, pathways, fencing, substance abuse, vendors, children, timing of the acts, traffic issues. bicycle parking and anything we can do to promote transit first or to promote the trends of first policy.

we take measures in implementing them in the pre-planning phase and when we end up with crowds of people that will move onto emergency roadways in terms of getting security move folks off of that. the events have been increasing each year in size. two years ago, we pointed out there were traffic issues that extended far beyond the footprint of the event itself. in the following year, martin luther king and crossover drive, dealing with the parking issues that we had that year. i look at the numbers of arrests and problems that we had. if you think of hundreds of

thousands of people, it almost does not make sense to me to talk about five or six misdemeanor arrests or that genre of things. the issue of the police department planning for these things is -- in an emergency, could be provided pleasant -- presence at the place where we are needed? that is how we staff. we staff largely based on geography. it will take more police officers, even though it may not be as large, population-wise, as some other events. the point of it is holistic and collaborative. the more folks to get a chance to weigh in about what bothers them, the quality of life issues on the fulton and lincoln sides

of the park for those full -- first couple of blocks, it just works out better. i think a bicycle parking is critical. it is fascinating to me that they fill those bicycle valets and i -- they start out empty, and i wonder how they will fill it, and at the end of the day it is filled. the downside of hooking your bicycle to a tree, they were off of the beaten path, and folks were able to cut the locks to get the bicycles. anyway, i really cannot add much more to what part and rack said. the captain will no doubt have his first meetings in the first month or two, if he has not had an already. we will keep an eye on what

happened last year and learn from it. it is funny, as i look around the room, most of these people are in the room and it is fairly bold of me for someone to answer something that might come from other places in a more informative way. >> some residents have been concerned that there are a lot of law enforcement park rangers in the park where criminal activity occurs several blocks away, with urination in front of people's houses and other drunken activity that happens in the neighborhood after the events. i was just wondering how you manage that, besides what is going on in the park. the areas that are impacted after the event ends. >> two things. four police officers, it is a difficult problem for us. first of all, the number of

cases, we do not know, but one is not ok. with the promoters, we have worked to build in more sobering centers, where they need to rest a little. the other issue for the district capt. is going to be staffing for those areas around the venues themselves. in years past, we worked the event from the inside. a number of people created a larger footprint in the venue. it would have to be considered, looking backwards from a culture of service, staffing up words in those areas. silvering centers play a big part. as the promoters have been

willing to do, they have engaged in police officers doing enforcement efforts with the legal alcohol sales and marijuana cookie booths. one year we had a lot of cookies being sold. it was peddling without a permit. it was not the marijuana. some of those things deal with our fringe issues. having been at a number of these events. probably safer there the most other parts of the country. north and south of the park, i think that we can do a better job there. >> thank you, cmdr. -- supervisor mar: thank you, cmdr. >> i wanted to let the members of the community know that

myself and members of staff at richmond station are going to be working very closely with concert organizers and members from park and iraq, event security, neighbors, and residents in the area. the goal is to plan for a safe event while minimizing the impact to the residence and communities in the area. we plan on doing this by conducting extensive outreach in the communities. i will put information in my monthly newsletter. i will have a monthly meeting at the station where we will encourage members that need to come and expressed concerns. we will take all of the input from the various stakeholders to make sure that we come up with a good plan for a safe event, minimizing the negative impact to the surrounding areas. we are concerned with after the event and having of staffing to deal with the areas outside the park as well.

supervisor mar: thank you so much. >> thank you. i wanted -- supervisor mar: i wanted to say that the last speakers are from the mta and meaning -- muni. >> we do not have a formal presentation or comment, having found out about this at the last minute, but we do have a sustainable streets information. we're here to answer any questions you might have. supervisor mar: is john here as well? >> david, who works with john. supervisor mar: thank you for being here. colleagues, are there any questions before we open this up for public comment? this looks like a half inch stack of public comments. please do anything you can to

keep it short. two minutes per person. please try not to be redundant, if someone has made a point that you already wanted to make. i know that we have a number of promoters. allen is from planet entertainment. i do not know if he is here. michael, pedro, bran, rightly, sherry -- riley, sherry, john, toby. if people could start coming forward -- it does not have to be in this order. >> may i proceed? supervisor mar: yes, please. >> before we start, i want you to know that i addressed this way on purpose. supervisor mar: please state your name. >> michael.

i wanted to tell you that this is a typical light up for the strictly bluegrass festivals i have been too. my name is michael pedro. i have lived in the bay area all my life. i am here to urge the commission to keep live music in golden gate park and continue the legacy in the city. if i am not mistaken, harley strictly bluegrass was in doubt for 15 years. i have been fortunate enough to attend all 11 festivals. after the first one, i e-mail warren to thank you for the generosity and suggested he bring back more in the second year. i got another e-mail in five minutes. i told other people that i have received an e-mail from a billionaire. i thought myself -- this is a special man.

whenever i am not dancing, surrounded by smiling music fans, even the police are smiling. like the late hazel dickens. i have to speed up? supervisor mar: there is a light beat that gives you 30 seconds. >> my goodness. they put on, without a doubt, one of the best musicals on the planet. the sound system, the scheduling, the food and the service, it is all free to the public. the greatest city in the world, the most beautiful park needs this festival. it brings revenue to the city and involves the kids. after a unanimous vote to rename the speedway last year, it makes no sense to deny this music to

be played there. supervisor mar: thank you so much. please come forward. if your names have been called, just please come forward. thank you. >> hello, supervisors. thank you for meeting with us. my name is terry, one of the supervisors at the festival. it was founded with the principle of giving something back to the community. when we were approached with the idea of starting a music festival, one of the driving forces behind it was his desire to thank the people of san francisco for all of the good fortune that he and his family have experienced being a part of this city. over the years have come increased communication with local civic leaders, police and fire departments, and city agencies. we have stepped up our service each year. our staff feels the have the unique opportunity to work there each year. they embrace it with the

realization that they're able to be outdoors and have respect for it. we ensure that any disruption to the activities is minimized. we even work with rates organizers. when they brought the concerns over proximity to staging to our attention, it was addressed. we understand that the park needs to be left in better condition than when we find it. audial levels have always been a huge consideration for us. we are fortunate that the majority of our acts are sophisticated in nature. we monitor neighborhood levels voluntarily with a meter. we feel part of an extended family with our artists and we touch high production values

with little to no infrastructure. it is amazing how well behaved the crowds are, despite the volume of attendees. they can interact with the public and have an opportunity with other locations around the world. [tone] supervisor mar: thank you so much. i will call a few more names. [reads names] >> the other thing is i have copies of the nations that wanted to leave that you could take a look at. supervisor mar: one of -- one of them was a significant restoration to the polo field? >> money for irrigation and different items discussed throughout the department. supervisor mar: thank you. >> thank you, supervisor mar. >> hello, my name is elliott, and i work with data breakers

marathon. i am going to focus on hardly strictly today. i would like to touch on the fact that as far as reaching out to the community, we have done weeks and bounds with that, doing outreach to the community and we currently meet with par and prozac, building a better and stronger event the -- event. i am also a richmond district neighbor. while i am not working on the other events in the park, i get to experience them from my apartment. which i consider a benefit. touching back on hardly strictly, we have through our neighborhood outreach increased our sign image and printed sign it on just about all of the entrances to the park about two

weeks before my load in date. it is usually built -- about one week before the event goes on. those signs talk about closures, road closures that are happening so that neighbors can be alerted. people that drive through the area, about one week before the event they put up signs, digital signs that lets the 19th avenue traffic know as well. another important thing to talk about is controlling traffic. we have increased the muni on the north and south side of the park over the years, as well as increasing our bike parking. many people have seen the videos of how many bikes actually come and we have just about every bicycle off of a tree that was on a tree. [tone] supervisor mar: thank you so much.

next speaker, please come forward. allan scott. >> thank you for the hearing today, and for hearing everyone out and hearing the concerns that the community may have. first the wanted to say how proud i was outside of all of the events in the park. in terms of the cultural and fiscal impact in these events that they bring to the city, it is a unique city and we do or best to celebrate that uniqueness with our festival. we came here 6.5 years ago to introduce this idea of a world- class music festival. we always envisioned this as having a very similar cultural and financial impact to the city. something that is a great source of local pride, with people

coming from throughout the bay area and the country to this event. i also want to add that since day one, it has been a very collaborative effort with the rec and park and all of the local agencies. sf pd, muni, fire, again reconed park. i could get -- rec and park. i could go on. many of the ways that we mitigate the impact of the event in the park came from these conversations with the neighborhoods. supervisor mar: thank you, mr. scott. thank you. i will call several more names. [ reid' reads names]

>> hello. i wanted to say that hardly strictly is an event that i look forward to every year, amongst the community of musicians that i know from around the country. these festivals are something that everyone inspired -- aspires to be a part of. i think that the city and festival organizers do a commendable job of neighborhood outreach and mitigating inconveniences that the festival's macaws. thank you. supervisor mar: thank you. alex rosenthal? >> thank you, represent festival producers, event promoters,

entertainers, and fans. i am here to emphasize the importance of the outdoor festival to the san francisco music festival. as the supervisor noted, they are an essential part of the local economy. i believe the referenced the study that came out, which we also support. today you will be hearing from san franciscans from all over the city that love these outdoor festivals because of their importance. many of these folks are from the richmond and sunset neighborhoods. you will hear from san franciscans whose livelihood depends on these festivals. carpenters, state workers, a restaurant workers, convenience store owners, and performers. they will tell you that golden gate park is for everyone, not just the neighbors that live around it. i would like to ask the folks in the room if you are in support of the upper festival.

a pretty powerful statement, there. thank you very much. we have at least 45 folks in the overflow room. we know that these festivals affect nearby neighborhoods and that the city works hard to coordinate and minimize the impact on neighborhoods. it is a tough job, but our city departments to this as well as anyone in the country. we want to make sure that real impacts are addressed, but please do not consider any measures that would restrict the ability of the 99% of us that would benefit from using golden gate park in the manner in which it was intended. we circulated a petition over the last couple of days and received over 1100 signatures for each of you. i urge you to read the comments, which are attached here. [tone] they are very moving. supervisor mar: thank you, mr. rosenthal. supervisor cohen: thank you,

your comments helped me to jog my memory. promoters are in the room, as well as representatives from rec and park. i wanted to call your attention to the lovely park called mclaren park. the second largest in this beautiful amphitheater. it is also publicly excess will through transportation. maybe one of the things that they do is they can begin to look at a more equitable way to distribute the outside festival- type music, really utilizing all the resources that the city has to help to relax some of the bergen beckham fall on the sunset neighborhood. i will put that out there. would love to have you on the southeast. supervisor mar: next speaker, but i know that there is jerry garcia day and another event

that his formal? supervisor cohen: it is on the side. supervisor mar: can we have the small business commissioner? janet clyde? >> good afternoon, supervisors. thank you very much. first, as a small-business owner, i have a small business in north beach. i can tell you that our business improves from the wednesday and thursday before these large festivals, and does not stop until the monday and tuesday after. we have a significant, city-wide small business tourism impact that is felt because of these multiple festivals. that is my small business commissioner have that i would like to speak out as a parent. i have an 18-year-old daughter that grew up on power to the people. is where she learned her skills, her social skills with her peers and where she learned to behave

out in large club -- large crowds and in public. she and her friends are all college students now. her friends are in montreal and hong kong, where 18-year-old are legally recognized as adults. her experiences attending these festivals were so important to her growing up. you know that there are limited recreational opportunities for young teenagers in that adult time. these festivals were just very important to our young people's social and cultural development. it opens their minds. that being said, i would just really caution new not to make things not accessible to our younger people. the other thing that i would like to say is that there is a year round effect to these festivals. i do not believe