contracting skills as opposed to a be licensed focused warm buildings. these contractors will comprise our job order contracting stable as it is and we will be able to solicit projects as we need projects that are over $400,000 requires the signature of the general manager and we have attached for your reference about two years' worth of examples of the types of projects we have completed through job border projects if you are curious and like to see the range of those projects. this took a little bit longer because when we have contractors bidding, have to check their contracts and that's why this was delayed beyond the other two. we do have the lowest

responsible bidder now. >> thank you. >> is there any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> move to approve. >> all those in favor? the item is approved unanimously. >> we are now on public comment. members of the public may speak to matters that do not appear on the agenda. >> i am a third-generation san franciscan and i am the founder and spokesman for the depression preservationists. i am an artist and i live in northeast.

i know a lot of the artists that it does frescos up there. we have come to an not spot here. the gardners to a wonderful job that we made the garden tasteful again and you have the money to do great work, however there's one small category you are invading into the culture. that is when it comes to fine art. i don't believe that iraq and park commission is qualified or motivated to foster and teach the message with the mess our work. they told these artists we will pay you a dollar an hour and some of these -- everyone was involved -- they could not say mussolini is coming or hitler is coming -- within 150 yards, we

have people sleeping on boxes. we don't want to go to war. we can do any thing in california. we have avocados and there's a hidden innuendo here, that's my department. the murals should be a museum and i believe rec and park should the longer on them. i believe recon park should allow her banished them. -- rec and park should no longer manage them. most people wait in line. [unintelligible] i'm fighting on all corners.

i'd just left the mayor's office and of going to the planning commission, but this will be a museum in my lifetime and i respect the work you do. art is for the artists and and we are the ones that are going to explain it fluently to san franciscans and americans and to our guests. i found some interesting results. i was finishing might geology degree and i'm trying to do my own preliminary and it's interesting and we will work well together. thank you. >> is there any other public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. we are now in closed session and we ask members of the public leave the room.

sari -- is their public comment on the closed session? -- sorry. seeing none, public comment is closed. >> do >> i would like to entertain a motion to not disclose the closed session. moved and seconded. all those in favor? >> item 10, commissioners matters.

>> no commission matters? any public comment on no commission matters? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> new business? commissioner harrison? >> bill wilson's comments earlier -- with the speed the appropriate time to put something on the agenda regarding that issue? >> not yet, commissioners. i think there is still more work to be done on our acquisition.

the public comment about the india base and was well taken and i think should be opportunity prove itself available, there is obviously something that's an important part of our southern open waterfront and open space and a great opportunity in that area, but there is of little bit of work to be done on that particular property and understanding exactly what our acquisition opportunities are. there is no question this will come back to the commission. certainly at the committee stage and full commission meeting, as in all likelihood, there would be an information and discussion. but i don't think it is right just yet. >> is there a time frame that is

important? >> there is no looming deadline that i am aware of. i do know the folks at the noe valley town square, i think it was pointed out there were going to have to raise a heck of a lot of money to show they were going to be able to participate in this process and i think they are in a fund-raising stage right now. but there is nothing imminent on the open space horizon. i would have -- i would be happy to talk to mr. wilson about it offline. >> i know that staff has been exploring different opportunities for renovating lincoln park golf course.

what i would like to ask is what are we looking at putting that item before us in terms of changing the month-to-month lease to a more permanent lease? a more long term lease? along those lines, what are we doing in terms of addressing some of the renovations that have to occur there as regards to the irrigation of that course? i would like to know when we can expect to be dealing more addressing some of the issues related to that of course. >> we have tried to approach our golf course issues some was sequentially and we're still in the process of working through an expired lease at golden gate

park. once that is resolved, in all likelihood, it would be the work plan for this coming fiscal year. i cannot tell you when we're going to move forward. i think it depends on other property management issues that we will be dealing with in the coming year, so i will keep you up-to-date. >> our projections up to this point -- >> between july -- that would be the time to take on the expired lease at lincoln. >> it is either fish or cut bait. >> no mulligans. i would be interested in getting involved in that issue as well. and the other commission matters?

>> is there any public comment on this item? >> a very quickly, the concern about the noe valley square -- they have the fund-raiser on their side and the county $2 million has already committed and it will come from the fund. i will submit to you the article where it says that. as far as i know, they have not been corrected because they -- i went to their web site a week ago. in fairness to them, they came back from the november 2010 meeting with the idea that because the vote was 11-1 that they have great support.

i have no doubt if they go today, they will get that support. my concern is money being spent out of the acquisition fund with no prior prioritization to say this is what we think is important and this is how we are going to use that money to implement that and that is part of the policy. i know because i spent many hours coming up with that. i a understand and i am perfectly willing to accept that it will not happen tomorrow, but if it happens sooner, i will be happier sooner than later. >> thank you very much. >> is there any other public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. item 12. communications. item 13, a german.

>> so moved. >> second. >> thank you, commissioners. >> and good morning, everyone. let's get this started because everybody wanted paychecks. it is a great occasion and historic when it is the first time the city is passing the two-year budget with all of the disciplinary things and others that watch our fiscal

responsibility along with the board of supervisors, a great day to celebrate. i want to recognize and think, beginning with the board president david chiu, thank you for working very closely with us. for carmen, who was assigned by board president to lead the effort again this year on the budget. and for the other members of the board of supervisors that have engaged directly with us. supervisors avalos, kim, elsbernd, cohen. and the department heads that worked very hard with us. i see of they cisneros, who the police chief and our fire chief.

barbara garcia and trent have worked extremely closely with us because of the tremendous pressure that we feel at the state level and the national of bochum, trying to get a really good conversation about how we can make sure that the community based organizations that provide invaluable service to us are taken care of and working in collaboration with us. hall of the a jar work that she does with all of us. i want to thank her for her tremendous leadership. again, i can say about about my good friend, someone who i got the chance to work with for many years. you have taken up so many complicated challenges this year, we're going to keep you busy.

thank you for your wonderful team. our new city administrator that is no longer new, your diving in there at every opportunity and helping all of the city department get ahead. thank you for your leadership there, our libraries continue to be great examples of our commitment to the public on how to use our bond worth. thank you very much. the key to the rec and park department. it will be the less complicated and very united effort, the bond we're going to push forward. with realignment come and gone, the commitment we have made to the state into our own communities to keep them safe, i just came back from the sheriff's department and the new jails, visiting all the

programs out there. we have a lot of work to do, but we have great faith in your leadership. thank you for leading the realignment efforts and making sure we do the right things. working with a juvenile justice. thank you for your great leadership working with richard and the former superintendent for keeping me focused on the education of the future of our city. your great work on our youth and the families, again, thank you so much for that. to emily, her work on the status of women, thank you for keeping us focused on the most important issues. our board of permit appeals this year, the small business commission, who m i forgetting?

i remember the fire chief. i also want to give a very special shot out to someone on my staff that has spent not only hours, but i think her demeanor and calmness has brought us through another successful collaborative effort. kay howard and the wonderful budget staff. if i can also do something that probably isn't mentioned a lot, i mention the work that we are doing directly with each of the members of the supervisors, but i think they would likely -- like me to mention that their aides are working very hard. how to think they aides of the supervisors. when they come in and they are meeting with jason and steve and we are exchanging life lessons

about each other about what is important that what is not important, how we appreciate the good work you are all doing with our supervisors, and we value the communication because sometimes you are the link homer critical votes and critical exchanges of viewpoints. i want to thank you for being here and keeping our purse strings there. thank you for collecting those taxes and making sure we got a healthy collection there. all of our elected officials, i hope i haven't missed anyone. we're working as a family. as you know, it is not a surprise to you that i work very hard with steve and my staff to try to build consensus with the board of supervisors, trying to create a ton of collaboration, especially on something as important and impacting as our

budget. now we have a balanced the budget, a responsible budget that will cost our police and fire departments have to win so many of the rank is retiring. and keep our cities save. that is irresponsible budget. we have a budget that extends itself to the richness of our communities by investing in small businesses, in community- based organizations that help us critically to deliver health and community social services to those in need. it is also a budget that is responsible because it places monies that we need because we don't control the rest of the world, how we have to be prepared and we listened over the years to the ratings agencies to the various fiscally

responsible entities including the comptroller's office. we must put away things in case things beyond our control happen and we have done that. we have done that in unity with the board of supervisors. i want to give a shot out to all of us that work collectively to make our budget responsible. it is the largest budget, but it is two years that builds on our success and reserves for dangers we have no control over. it also invests in seriously in our neighborhoods, small business corridors, that lifts up and gives hope to all of the voices that have registered themselves and we have cut ourselves very open to the voices coming out from our neighborhoods. i of the small-business

applicants and the merchant residence, and no longer are they screaming. we want them to engage, and i think when we respond appropriately to their needs ha, ha that is how the city should work. the voices of our communities come forward, we listen, contemplate, and we make decisions. which challenge each other. i will say to the supervisors have those of you that were past midnight had sought each other, while the stories is that some of what people war was like the job was when we were trying to close the deal. i appreciate the special powers that were taken care of the close this deal. while we may not agree with every single thing and the

priorities that have been made, there is a tremendous amount of agreement, and it is worth it to move this forward with everybody's participation. i want to thank the board of supervisors for their collaboration and for the excellent work that was left in this budget. if i may invite the board president to come to the podium to say a few words. >> i want to take a moment and thank each and everyone of you for being part of the village of san francisco that has helped to balance this historic budget. i think this year we have had a fundamentally different budget on a couple of different dimensions. first of all, as my colleagues

know, we have had a number of years where we have had to balance massive deficits. because of the work we have done together and the work in the private sector, the task of this year was not as difficult. i also want to take a moment talk about the two-year budget and reminisce about the fact that in 2005 when the city comptroller has brought to us the idea of a two-year budgeting, five-year financial forecasting, we knew the theory of what it would take who both have fiscal discipline and to allow us to spend on the priorities we would all share. it is because of the work we did together in part that led us to the easier place we are in. i am very proud of the fact that this budget reflects our shared

priorities. every single one of you is a leader in this city in some area, setting out for our parks, public safety, fixing roads, taking care of kids, seniors, immigrants, small businesses. we have come together in a wonderful way i want to echo the mayor and the thanks to all of you, to all of the city departments, to the budget office have their leadership. all of the community stakeholders' coming together. my colleagues at the border, and one person without whom this would not have happened. how to take a moment into trouble with one saying about the dress of the board of supervisors. i believe all the men were still in business suits. our board of supervisors were not dressed in pajamas, but there was one change of attire from our budget chair that

slipped out of her high heels and were flat at 5:00 in the morning. i want to thank sister carmen chu for her leadership and for dealing with us, helping to balance the incredibly diverse needs in the wonderfully diversity that we live in. i know you probably age of the last couple years. but you don't look as if you did. without further ado, i want to thank the budget chair. thank you for all your work. >> thank you very much to the mayor and board president, it has been my honor to serve as the budget chair this past year and the year before. i of the mayor ran through the partners that are here today. allow to a department heads and all of the staff.

i see a lot of budget people in this room, and this rotunda. and all the department heads and us, we would not be able to do what we do. i want to say thank you to the folks that make this happen. overall, there was a lot going on this year and many issues are coming out is still being discussed. our goal was to make sure that the budget was the least of everyone's worried. it was a low-key drama-free budget. we had a unanimous vote to pass the budget and with that, i think we really have put together a consensus budget. in addition to the key areas where we made investments in supporting small businesses and focusing on the economy, invest in opportunities to train individuals for the work force, who think the budget is

reflective of a two-year budget. this is the first time the city is embarking on budgeting over two years and we are looking at the consequences of our decisions today and what that means for the future. i think that is a very important step for the city, having a solid footing going forward. i am happy to see where the reserve levels are going to go. always when we have this conversation and we say what you want in the budget, he never asks for a single thing except to increase the general fund reserve. i have to say to supervise ouor elsbernd, it will grow to over 40 million next year. we used a budget only $25 million. on top of that, we have a stabilization reserves.

a state reserve, and for the first time, we put in rate stabilization reserve to anticipate your water and sewer rate increases that all of us will have to face. the city is looking forward at key investment areas, and we are making sure we are being responsible for the future. i want to thank the partners that have been involved. our own staff, the clerk, the budget analyst, k. howard and their amazing staff, had a special shot out to my aid. if you can join me in a round of applause for them. they are truly amazing people and if you don't know them, you want to. how to say thank you, and for the mayor, i know you're going to give hence to us, but we should get to this