this and send it back. first of all, thank you for listening. park and recreation is doesn't have a good track record in this regard. the and thank you for this last chance to preserve the western end of golden gate park. to promote the mandate of the master plan, and heed the wishes of those of us that believe the park is an organism, a living in, breathing, growing thing. the most basic belief -- the most basic belief is inclusion. that is why we exist. wherefore the responsible use for all of our city's resources and the exercise of our rights to a clear, clean, safe environment for all. the construction of a sports complex flies in the face of

inclusion and our concern about the environment. a metal will become a lot of toxic and gated community, only for the use of those who pay. it will cease to become a public space. they have strongly opposed this complex, when it was first brought to our attention by our environmental caucus. we oppose it as an exclusive, an obnoxious, and a move to block san francisco out of their own park. use our money more wisely to care for a broader number of fields. using methods, and to our environment. please support our p.o.. >> next speaker. >> my name is laurie, i urge you

to reject certification and support the appeal. more playing time for soccer is a good thing, but it doesn't mean the west end of golden gate park should be sacrificed artificial turf in the stadium lighting. why should city feels dictate where turf should go? public representatives should decide what happens in public space, the city must consider the long-term consequences of permanently denigrating in the western end of the golden gate park. our representatives must evaluate the cleanup costs. consider the detrimental impact on wildlife and you must press for an alternative that better provides for a variety of uses end-users. this cut off has already excluded a vast area of the western end of golden gate park for general use. the removal of trees making it

an unattractive and unsafe area for walking into enjoying nature. the proposal will remove another 55 trees and at pavement. this would compound the loss of multi use space in the western end of the park. this project is not proposed in a vacuum. too much action excludes most people and wrecked golden gate park. we do not have a working democracy when those with a direct financial interests and those with significant financial resources, be they wealthy individuals, downtown corporations, or nonprofit organizations can direct our representatives on the use of public space. >> next speaker. >> i am also here representing jim chapel and amy meyer. i think you have heard enough

tonight in terms of the challenges of the adequacy of this report. we objected to particular areas. one relates to the historic and cultural nature of this particular part of the park. golden gate park is our flagship heart and is renowned around the world. this end of the park has a particular use and as outlined in the master plan. but somehow, the master plan is being ignored, and that should concern you. what is the point of having a master plan if we just ignore it? we think it is significant that the park planner that oversaw the preparation of the master plan wrote a letter objecting to this project. you should take note of that. the second aspect we think is very significant relates to the light pollution.

this assets at the west end of the park, a dark sky, is unique. you don't find that in most cities with 5 million people in the immediate area. you have heard many people talk about their businesses at ocean beach, being on the beach at night and of the end of the park at night. this is special and should be safeguarded. we urge you to reject this report. >> supervisors, i was born in san francisco and i am a current district 5 representative on the park recreation for open space advisory committee. we did not take this up, but i urge you to reject the report because it falsely claims that

the proposal from the foundation is consistent with the governing master plan, which it is not. first, the field foundation proposal undermines the golden gate park master plan as it was built and intended as naturalistic in character. seven makers of plastic does not qualify. i urge you to reject the report for ignoring the language of nine-five raised previously at the golden gate park national master plan that identifies soccer fields as they use and not by use. the proposal is to change the use of the west and field tonight use without ever expressly asking or requesting the change be made to the master plan. if you look at the list of night use or potential might use, nowhere do those fields

included. it deliberately and omits the language of the master plan to avoid revealing that the west and soccer fields are not designed for night use. while the master plan document says different areas of the park will be lighted the different levels based on a use and safety consideration, the completely left off the next sentence. lighting is for safety purposes and is not intended to increase night use. it left out the second sentence which explicitly for have is the use of lighting changes to increase light use. i urge you to reject it. >> but evening, supervisors. i urge you to reject the report, it is clearly deficient. a bad example of public process.

they are to promote the discussion, in public, of factual information that will inform new people elected representatives will make careful choices about the environment. there is a 728 page response to public comment which is a terrible document. it is nothing but a series of arguments and rebels and evasions of the enormous number of written comments that people made an earnest, questions that were asked. let me give you a few specific examples in the narrow area of night lighting. it claims there is no problem with a glare. numerous people pointed out how bright those lights are and how they can be seen from miles away and are brighter than street lamps a few feet away. the key to the conclusion there was no clear because they were

going to build any surfaces that would reflect a lot of life -- a lot of light. the technical definition as well as the common definition is the contrast of bright light to background. clearly there is a great deal. another example is the complete evasion of the impact and careful analysis of what the lighting will do on the west end when you have overcast layers or farm. as the council mentioned earlier, a respected technical representative and analyst has pointed out the under such conditions, the whole area will be lit up like a luminous cloud with lighting levels 10 or 20 times as bright as on a clear night. finally, it doesn't even begin to make a stab at analyzing the issue of gigo.

>> thank you for hearing the comments, there have been many and i want to add my voice to the chorus, asking you to reject the environmental impact statement and support the appeal. i am asking you as a district 7 resident, as a voter, a medical researcher, a parent, and wildlife rescue person. i wanted to highlight as the gentleman said before, the lighting and clear issues. when that small granite came in, it had a clear impact on wildlife. i am not just promoting for wildlife 6. someone else mentioned in nature deficit disorder. this is an important area of

growing research on child development, this is as important as f. lek time. the project goals were too narrow. and on a technical note, i can say that if your toxicology only goes to 2009, it is woefully inadequate. it gives dated very fast. i urge you to support this appeal and reject the report. >> and good evening, supervisors. i am a resident and a voter in district 4. i represent, also, my family and a handful of friends that live in the neighborhood. please accept our appeal and

reject the report. i am yet another voice, and i have heard marvelous arguments not needed to be repeated. i work as a teacher in the san francisco public schools, i have seen in past hearings, many students i have worked with. i wanted to mention on their behalf or for their sake, why i am here against the project as proposed. many students are familiar with the movie, the lord >> had the classic dr. seuss book. i am here to speak for the 55 large bushes or what ever they are called. huge amounts of foliage that would be ripped out and they support the diversity of wildlife of would like to model for those children that while it is important to stand up for

what we want, it is important to look at before we leave and to see how our choices affect other living beings and other humans. a lot of humans will be very sad about this. a lot of animals will lose their home. that is by example and lesson for the children that i work with the i know are very enamored of soccer and i hope he will reject this so that an alternative can be put in place perhaps at the nearby west sunset playground, and also that fields can be constructed in the west end for natural grass. >> good the long evening, i am here to ask you to reject this report and protect the golden gate park which is one of the few remaining environments for

recreation hall that is naturalistic could that have a large city can prop -- possibly create. value the dirt. for me, a particular concern for anybody listening are the dark skies. i am a country girl on my way to the skies right now and i appreciate the dark skies and stars pushing on you. this is the type of thing available at a very small urban way. this is so important for so many people that have no appreciation or experience with of the cosmos. especially children that can't even identify the big dipper. and for birds that are so confused that they can't tell the difference between the night sky and a day sky when the lights are turned on like this, of pulled the appeal.

rec and park must learn to maintain and respect the fields that they have as much as they covet and maintain the gulf courses for adults. they must stop claiming that this is for the benefit of children's play when we all know this is really about creating more opportunities to sell more permits and more of them for longer * for private entities to use public property and this pandering to the high stakes expensive foundations. the hybrid alternative is sort of a win for everybody. protect the west end, keep the master plan intact, provide more and sufficient hours of play through the new hybrid alternative, and send this back to the planning department.

>> there is a bunch of on my feet here, but i will step over it. the board is hearing this appeal of the environmental impact report because the document has failed to adequately protected golden gate park from inappropriate development. the supervisors are called upon to protect golden gate park. he must decide if this wonderful open space is not just a hunk of raw land waiting to be exploited. it is part of the legacy from the early as the designers of our city to future generations to ensure that nature and wildlife show coexist with and for the recreation of people. the current flexibility of the grassy meadow allows for multiple uses that complement each other. they failed to determine that the appropriate alternatives for

a sports complex do exist and that significant harm to our beloved park can be avoided. it is your turn to stand up for golden gate park and did not approve this report. for the record, i want everyone to know that i support the renovation of play fields when the neighbors of the area are also in support of the project, such as been demonstrated in the loving recreation field. i think this is an exemplary process. i believe also that you do support families and respect the environment, too. he has explained how we can accomplish both. you can have your cake and eat it too with the proposed hybrid plan. use your power today to save golden gate park by upholding this appeal.

>> he was born in the summer of his twenty seventh green grass year. coming home to a city he had never been before. he left yesterday and you might say he was green grass born again. you might say he found a key to every district door. and the city, keep them natural and green. and to send all our route, it is all your means. you will be a poor person if you never saw green grass go by. green grass, keep its high. in the city. keep it high in the city. you know we went crazy once, when he tried to jump in the send, and he got sandy dunn.

and the green grass, keeping a high end fund. ♪ we will have lots of fun in the sandy sun supervisors, when you're done keep it natural ♪ thanks. [applause] >> next speaker. >> i was nervous enough, now i have to follow that. i am not going to sing. it has been a long couple hours, thank you for your time. i am here to ask you to please support the appeal. as many others have said, it is inadequate and does not address

the plan. it is inconsistent with the master plan. why have we spent so much time and energy when the plan was developed to ignore that? it is not due process, and it really needs to be part of what you are addressing today. i am not here to cite specific sections, but i would like to mention that i grew up in san francisco. i still live here. in my lifetime, i have seen many spaces that were once open space. they got paved over a little at a time. and we need to step back and look at the big picture and see what that is doing to the flora, fauna, and people that live here. it needs to seriously be

considered, the fact that the coastal commission would not approve this just boggles my mind that we are moving forward, if that is the case as it has been stated. i like to say that if you can't in good conscience go forward with this, the answer is to send it back, not approve it, and find the right way. the hybrid plan is the right way and it needs to be seriously looked at and not just brushed away. >> supervisors, i will read from my notes, i think it goes much faster. i am a sentence as president, a homeowner across the street from golden gate park. i am a landscape gardener and have long been a park advocates

and participated in the master plan process. the west and has been designated to remain at on the natural wild side. wildlife has been highly valued to be recognized and protected. i am very familiar with the west end of the park. having spent years there, working with the successful san francisco cab program. you might be aware that the program has reduced the population by well over 95%. the blossoms, skunks, raccoons, coyotes, many species of birds. it is my opinion this soccer field project would have a terrible effect of the existing

healthy diverse wildlife and have an extremely negative impact. i think it is good to have a soccer field to be there in the park. i believe the field should remain natural grass without parking lots, without stance, towering lights, and commercialization. given the mess we are making on this earth, respect and protect wildlife. users will learn to take care of the grass fields there and a volunteer some caretaking in service of the game. >> my name is michelle welsh and i will read my notes, too. i oppose the commercialization

and will be involved. this development will forever alter the character of golden gate park which was deemed by the master plan. this development with artificial turf, stadium lights, and more parking is for adults. we have what is there now, to explore other sites of the golden gate park, how about candlestick park? >> i am in the outer richmond district, i have been there for 17 years and always appreciated the natural beauty of the area. delights will ruin my nighttime vision. the soccer fields that are there, they played all the way through high school and some to

college. it is more fun to play on grass that on artificial turf. the will be leaching all sorts of poisons into the water supply. all of the objections, i think that you should reject the eir. >> next speaker. >> good evening, supervisors. derrick brooks representing the san francisco green party. a we have thousands of very active members, almost all of which a vote. i personally grew up in the sierra mountains. in national parks and state parks systems.

the organizer for 18 years, he only place i feel a home from where i grew up is if i walked the trail out bear and in the national recreation area. it is also being encroached a long time from the veterans building. a love of the restaurants built have a brighter lights. any eir, you need to uphold this and send it back. i mean uphold the appeal and send the eir back. it does not recognize the west side of the city, and natural areas are being more and more in coach, -- encroached is a flawed eir.

we have had a long string of environmental impact reports that were clearly flawed. even allies at times voted for those eir's. the last two were the last ones. those of you that depend on the support of progressives need to think about this. we have reached our limit on this body to accepting reports that are clearly wrong. please factor them into your equation. president chiu: if there are any other members of the public that would wish to speak on behalf of the appellant, light up at this time. >> i am peter warfield, and as a citizen of san francisco, i am grateful to all of the people that have testified here

earlier. this project looks exactly like a case of money and politics, supported by, among other things, very tortured logic. a major aspect of the wonderfulness of golden gate park is that is a rustic nineteenth century big city park planned as a unit. the report states that the proposed project would appear generally consistent with the overall look and feel of other nearby facilities in the sense that most of them are composed of both naturalistic and built forms. that is like sang the electric chair in sing sing is generally consistent with the overall field of my bedside reading lamp. in the sense that both are

electrical devices. the park as a whole is a wonderful place, taking a beautiful chest of drawers, replacing the top with an ugly sheet of formica. these protect the city of golden gate park for everyone. please reject this eir. thank you. president chiu: next speaker. >> i'm larry juicy edomnd, i want one of those pins. the aids walk is this sunday. i go there for the aids walk, for 20, and world aids day.