department in agreement or not in agreement? >> we are still continuing work with the budget analyst office. we have -- i have significant concerns. they are around public safety. they are recommending to not fund high-risk positions. we are providing information, so hopefully, we can work it out. the vehicles associate with those staff, community assessment and service center, which is at the heart of our strategy. we are trying to work with them to come to some agreement. supervisor chu: thank you. >> this was the money i went to the state and lobbied on behalf of the city, moving from $10 million to $70 million. these are critical components of what my department needs to implement it. supervisor chu: i know that you breezed through the presentation very quickly. i also know you did a lot of

work to advocate at the state. we would not be as successful as we are now. i want to thank you for that. i know you will work with our budget analyst to see if we can come closer together to a number we can all agree with. i also want to note that you folks are going to be going before the public safety committee and will be providing a much more in-depth conversation around realignment and some of your efforts. i did not want you to think we're not going to be paying attention. i want to thank you for your work ahead of time. we will hear from you again at public safety. and we will hear from you next week. >> thank you very much. >> we will be working with the department. supervisor chu: we will see you next week. thank you so much. colleagues, we have a couple of things to do. thank you have a motion to

continue item 1 as amended and continue item to as is until tomorrow's meeting? we have that motion and we will do that without objection. thank you have a motion to continue items three and four until friday? we will do that without objection. do we have any other items before us? >> that completes the agenda for today. supervisor chu: thank you, we are adjourned. >> tonight, we paid for the two teachers, especially those in san francisco public schools who

have made san francisco the top- performing urban school district in california. each day, thousands of teachers provide children with the skills to be successful in life, including learning how to analyze problems, appreciate the arts, and become active in sports. we all know how important teachers are. that is why the giants continue to participate in the annual thank a teacher today campaign, a month-long celebration of san francisco public school teachers. it happens each may and is a program of the san francisco education fund, the oldest nonprofit dedicated to supporting san francisco public schools. and now, let's give a warm welcome to mayor ed lee, sanders is a unified school district incoming superintendent, and the teacher of the month award winners who are joining us today. mr. mayor. >> thank you. you are such a leader in our

community. and thank you to the san francisco giants and all of you for supporting our teachers in san francisco. i want to thank the incoming superintendent. school board member hydra mendoza. the san francisco education fund. and all of our amazing sponsors for joining me tonight to honor the mayor's teacher of the month award winners. it is my pleasure to a knowledge and honor the dedication of our superb public school teachers in san francisco. the 10 teachers being honored here tonight are standing behind me and were nominated by parents, students, peers, and community members to understand the value of an excellent teacher. the 10 teachers standing here have exceeded all standards. they have dedicated themselves

to creating a classroom environment that fosters learning, diversity, and character development. these teachers are shaping this generation of youth into leaders who will create a better world. they have one of the most important jobs in america and this award is our symbol of our immense gratitude for all of their tireless work. in collaboration with the san francisco education fund, thank a teacher campaign, it is my privilege to present this month's -- this year's teacher of the month award winners. [applause] >> thank you, mayor lee. good evening, giants fans. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, we are so

proud to be standing here with our all-star lineup. some of the finest teachers in san francisco. can you give them a big, rousing round of applause? [applause] the educators you see here this evening touched thousands of lives every single day. they make it possible for san francisco to continue to be one of the most educated cities in the united states. we are proud to have them here this evening. we would like to thank mayor lee. we would like to thank our friends with the fund and also the san francisco giants for allowing us to show you our all- star team this evening. we also want to thank each and everyone of you for trusting your children to us every single day. i can tell you with complete

confidence that they are in very, very good hands. thank you on behalf of the 56,000 students in san francisco. thank you and congratulations to our all-star team, our teachers. >> thank you so much. how about a big round of applause as we celebrate our teachers tonight? [applause]

>> come to the special meeting of the government, and -- audit and oversight committee. my name is supervisor elsbernd. we're joined by david chiu, supervisor mar, and the supervisors got wiener. madam clerk, any announcements? >> please make sure to silence all cell phones electronic devices. completed speaker cards and copies of any documents to be included as part of the file should be submitted to the clerk. items act upon today will appear on the july 10 board of supervisors agenda, unless otherwise stated. >> i want to think the clerk and members of sfgtv. >> can you call item no. one? >> ordinance calling for on

election for san francisco clean and safe neighborhood parks in the amount of $195 million. supervisor elsbernd: think you very much. this was an item continued from last week. is that the only one we are asked to call for word. could you call them together? >> item #2, resolution determining and declaring that the public interest and this is a demand improving the safety and quality of neighborhood parks. supervisor elsbernd: i will turn it over to supervisor wiener. supervisor wiener: thank you, chairman, and thank you for accommodating the special meeting in giving us time to try to broker the peace so we could put the strongest parks bond possible on the ballot. this park spawned is critical to

the future and almost $200 million in funding for mass of capital needs, playground, pools, rec centers, irrigation systems and irrigation to port open space. as with any bond, in needs two- thirds to pass the ballot. any organized opposition could be a threat to a bond. today i am offering an amendment to continue to build support for the bond relating to a very small aspect of the bond, almost exactly 2% of the funding in the bond, specifically around trail money. urban trails are absolute treasures. they need a ton of work. we have seen amazing work by the recreation and parks department as well as thousands of volunteers. in my district we seen the great work of billy goat hill, one of his deatbiemuena vista.

my hat goes off to all of those volunteers in the community that have improved these trails and system. i am offering an amendment to approve the border% contained in the proposed bond in a way that builds the most support for the bond. unfortunately there has been inaccurate information circulating around in recent days that i am somehow proposing to reduce or eliminate the $4 million into real money. that is 100% inaccurate. that has never even been on the table. the only question is how the money would be allocated. to be clear, if we do not make this change, there will be organized opposition to the bond. it that defeats the bond if it moves it from 70% to 66%, than

the trails will get $0 instead of $4 million. i am not taking sides of the debate about the not areas program. the program will probably come to the board next year, and we will have a robust discussion at the time. the goal is to delink the debate from the natural areas program from the bond. i have been working closely in the past week and a half or two weeks with the department. the department supports this amendment. i have also been working closely with those that have expressed concern about the trail money, and the department has working closely with those who take the opposite view relating to drill work. as i understand, we have achieved what i hope will be broad support around as modified approach to the trail money. the amendment i am proposing

will keep the $4 million into real money fully intact, and will dedicate the $4 million to large parts in the city that have significant needs, specifically mclaren park in golden gate park. golden gate park speaks for itself in terms of the needs and importance as a civic treasure in san francisco. mclaren park is huge and a gem of a part in our city that serves neighborhoods that need more open space. it is also a park that has not received the attention it needs in terms of investment, and that has unending needs, including trail leads. this will increase funding to mclaren park, as well as golden gate park and insure the $4 million into real money stays intact, and i hope we will make the bond even stronger than

already is. so the amendment i am offering and have thdistributed is on pae 7 of the bonds ordinance, section f. it said that it will read as follows. trail's reconstruction, $4 million. the portion of the proceeds of the proposed bond shall be used to repair and reconstruct park nature trails, pathways, and connectivity in golden gate park and john mclaren park. after identification and development of certain projects, and our mental review required will be contemplated. that is the amendment that i am proposing to the bonds ordinance. in addition, there is a technical correction to the bond

resolution on page 4. there are dates being added. page four, line to. that would be changed to read as set forth in the general plan referral reports dated may 31, 2012 and june 20, 2012. those states have not been included before. that is a technical correction. colleagues, i hope you will support the bond and the amendment as well. >> bank you. we have an amendment to item number one and never to that we will consider after public comment. any questions before public comment? -- thank you. seeing none, i would like to open it to the public. any of those wishing to speak to this item, come on up. he will have two minutes to speak. >>-- you will have to minutes to

speak. >> my name is robert beck wiake and i missed a word for the park, and recently i code- founded friends of the oak woodlands in golden gate park, and the mission is to support the natural areas program management plan for that area, and to add community resources to this wonderful area and our part. 15 years ago this area of the park was a neglected, trashed area with all kinds of problems. there were lots of homeless transient camping. our native oakland was in danger of being killed of by invasive plants, i'd be and all kinds of stuff. we have managed to pull that back, and the area now is thriving. because of the last park bond, we had a great trail that will

start in august. it will go right through the open woodlands of. coca-cola came up with a leveraged $500,000 to add landscape and habitat to the borders of this trail. we are in the middle of restoring the historic horseshoe cords, and we were already gathering money to add more habitat restoration and landscaped enhancement through we're really happy with the last bond and resources that came through for that. we're looking forward to more of the same kind of thing, and i want to thank supervisor wiener for putting up with our big flurry yesterday in the past few days. i appreciate that. i support the bond. as the amendment says. the natural areas management plan will be discussed later. i hope it will be supported by

everybody. thank you. >> i just got a number of speaker cards. ms. stevens. robert bakewell. anita bowman. jeane mckenny. felicia ziser. >> any miss sally stevens and today i am speaking on behalf of the sentences go forest alliance. i want to thank supervisor wiener for his ability to find this committee. at the last week's meeting, recreation and parks said the trial restoration money, that there was priorities determined in the 2008 bond for which trails would get money from the trail restoration projects, and that they would use the same priorities this time with the 2012 bond as they did in 2008.

of course the 2008 bond was only four trails and natural areas, so that was a bit of a red flag for those of us that are concerned about the with the natural areas program has been using trial restoration money for things other than making them safer. i am very much happy to see this line which has been added. without this, we would have had the same language in 2008, and that would of been a concern to a lot of people. with the new language added, mclaren clearly needs work, in golden gate also. those are two of the major gems in the city. the forest alliance is satisfied with the additional language. we might have hoped for more, but that is the nature of it, and we are satisfied and will not in any way opposed the bond.

>> i have a slide. i will to speak to it. i am arnita bowman, and i want to sit the to the supervisors released -- for listening to the concerns. the natural areas is a very controversial program. they're people barely support it and others of us the top concerns. it is encouraging we're starting to be listened to. i want to say that i agree with rpd and the representation of mount davidson being a signature

gem of san francisco. it still needs to be protected. i think that is what we're interested in. there are many of the things that the natural areas are doing that some of us do not think are beneficial to the parks, and preserving those as a treasure of the sentences go. i just want to say i think it is really important that this discussion started sooner than later because in the 2008 bond, there's been $1 million fund already, and i do not think the majority of san francisco with -- would agree with the way that money is being spent. i hope the supervisors will really start to look at this program. thank you. >> thank you very much. nec's speaker. -- next speaker. >> good afternoon. i frequently visit to-3 parts

per day. i live next door to billy joe hill. i am speaking today in support of the amendment. i really thank supervisor wiener for taking the time to create a good, a compromise solution for the concerns that many residents have and the way that the 2008 bonds have been used. a number of the projects, which i have to say i like improvements, but they're definitely part of the structure of them is about the natural areas program, not about safety. i just want to urge all of the supervisors today to vote in support of the bond as amended, and i want to tahnhank supervisr wiener and complement recreation and park for the hard work they have done. >> good morning.

my name is felicia veigor. i have served as a district four rep. i support the 2012 park bond. and i did not support the natural areas program. i think it is inappropriate to actask taxpayers to pay or voter a program they know nothing about and they object to once they learn about it. i think the natural area program has done some good things and not so very good things. i think it needs to be looked at and probably scaled-back of it. they have had 15 years to explain the program to the

public, and they have not done so. that is why i think to ask the voting taxpaying public to vote for something they do not know about and may not like or want is inappropriate. there have been the three surveys in 2004, 2007, 2010 of what the public wants from the parks, and it is clean and safe parks to relax in, and they have never said take it down 20,000 trees. we want things to look like they were to agree years ago. icing that the public needs to

be informed about this program, and it needs to be looked at closely. supervisor elsbernd: thank you very much. i have when the share offer and carolyn johnson. >> i lived on mount davidson. i urge you to add the language to the bond suggested by supervisor wiener. i support adding the language because it is a needed for step in acknowledging the legitimate public concerns of the activities of the natural areas program and separating constructive park projects from destructive ones. destruction of the forested areas, restricted access and waste of money are issues still to be resolved. i hope the board of supervisors, mayors, recreation and parks department and planning department are willing to work with the members of the community to address these concerns. i wish to express my

communication that you listened and heard the concerns of san francisco park users. thank you. >> good morning, supervisors. my name is carolyn johnson, and i live in district 7. i have supported every local bond measure cents a move to san francisco in 1985. i send my children to public schools. i know how important it is to maintain these important services and resources. we should spare no expense in making them a great. i chose san francisco largely because of the open spaces, and i chose to live in district 7 because i like hiking in the woods. i used to live in chicago and new york. you cannot hide in the woods in the middle of chicago or newove