be intendi our time and energy. thank you. >thank you, mr. david. >> hello, my name is chelsea from coleman advocates for children and youth. i want to thank the committee for pulling together this hearing. this conversation is really helpful that it is happening kind of in a transparent way and engaging folks. i know it got pushed back an hour and a half so i know there ares on folks who wanted to stay and weren't able to. coleman advocates is really committed to the reauthorization of these funds and protecting the investment in children and families. coleman along with margaret broadman decided to work closely with the process laura and maria laid out to engage community in these issues. the issue around in kind services, for instance, is actually concerning in terms of the double counting issue but we knee there are going to be

dozens of those coming up and looking forward to diving in deep so i wanted to thank you all. >> are there any other members that would like to speak on this item? seeing none, closing public comment. commissioner wynns. >> thanks. for the listening public we should say we interchangiblely use the term piece, the public education fund, and prop h >> thank you for the clarification. >> miss moran >> i wanted to mention we're really excited once we do the design with our stake holder council, which is from all the different groups, we're going to have a number of city-wide meetings and focus groups. there's going to be lots ever

opportunities to get folks involved and have that rich conversation across school board members and service providers. we hope everybody will come out and join these meetings and also come out may 3rd if you want to join the rallying cry and get it started. >> who is going to be chairing these meetings? >> we selected someone who has some history with us and they are going to be working with maria sue and i and the stake holder council. we want people who are representing the dicht stake holder groups to help us design the process. so, for example, the community coalition will have 4 seats on that stake holder council, we'll have the pta and parents for public schools involved so we're going to really co-design that process but we wanted to have the technical support of an external facilitator so that all of us could engage in the conversation and that we could have one group capturing all

the data as we go so we can get some good reports that we can share around all these questions. >> who is the facilitator? >> i'm not sure we, i don't think we can say it yet. we interviewed 4 different groups, there was an rfp put out and we should be able to announce that the next day or two. >> how are you funding this facilitation process? >> external funding. >> in kind (laughing). >> i want to reiterate what commissioner wynns and avalos said. historically both of these measures did come from the community, was initiated outside city hall. so as much as i can i think we should really honor that process and i think involving the community is incredibly important in many ways because they will be the ones passing all of these ballot measures, both of these ballot measures. so i hope that we can keep that in mind

and now that it's a reauthorization not make it too kind of city hall centered. the second question i had was how we would involve members of the board, either board, in that process as well so we can be engaged in that discussion. >> for our board this is something that we will be angendizing on what we call our committee of the whole where we can talk about things, you know, not in a formal board meeting but have more of a dialogue about that and get input. we can also bring things back to this group and maybe you can talk about the city side. >> well, for dcyf, we have a citizen advisory committee and we are engaging them, particularly the may 3rd event. we're hoping some of our cac members would be able to be there so they can also learn about both funds. i would be more than happy to come back to this committee or

to meet with supervisors and commissioners individually and find out how we can work together. >> i think it would be good to reach out to members of our board as well to see if any of us are interested in engaging in that conversation or at least having at least one one on one with dcyf, i know i would like to be engaged in this process, i have a lot of thoughts and feedback as well. hopefully i can engage too. i think there are a number of things that have come up in this committee. i will keep this item to the call of the chair so maybe we can hold this hearing from time to time since it's something we are proposing to put on the ballot next year. i think it's a good way for us to engage member s of the public and it's a good way for us to have a conversation piece. the last thing i will say about the in kind services, hopefully we can have a greater

conversation around that. i actually understand now from the controller that we did not specify the source of funding. i guess my concern is so much of the children's fund could be considered new funding for our schools and i think that's my main concern. when the puc or department of environment funds a staff person i don't think there's the same kind of public concern that anything the puc funds and anything the doe funds could be considered additional funding for our schools. but the children's fund is a large fund and i'd hate to see 7 million, 8 million, the maximum amount be considered new funding for the schools. i don't think that was the intent of the voters but i also understand we didn't specify that in the original prop h language and i look forward to having discussion around that. are there any other closing comments? all right, seeing none, can we take a motion to continue this item to the call of the chair? we have a

motion, we can take that without objection. madam clerk, are there any other announcements? seeing none, the meeting is adjourned. thank you for your patience in sticking around. (meeting adjourned).

>> 7 and a half million renovation is part of the clean and safe neighbor's park fund which was on the ballot four years ago and look at how that public investment has transformed our neighborhood. >> the playground is unique in that it serves a number of age groups, unlike many of the other properties, it serves small children with the children's play grounds and clubhouses that has basketball courts, it has an outdoor soccer field and so there were a lot of people that came to the table that had their wish list and we did our best to make sure that we kind of divided up spaces and made sure that we kept the old features of the playground but we were able to enhance all of those features.

>> the playground and the soccer field and the tennis fields and it is such a key part of this neighborhood. >> we want kids to be here. we want families to be here and we want people to have athletic opportunities. >> we are given a real responsibility to insure that the public's money is used appropriately and that something really special comes of these projects. we generally have about an opportunity every 50 years to redo these spaces. and it is really, really rewarding to see children and families benefit, you know, from the change of culture, at

each one of these properties >> and as a result of, what you see behind us, more kids are playing on our soccer fields than ever before. we have more girls playing sports than we have ever had before. [ applause ] fp >> and we are sending a strong message that san francisco families are welcome and we want you to stay. >> this park is open. ♪

>> chair murphy. >> here. >> item 2 approval of april 9 meeting. >> so moved. >> second. >> i have a correction. >> yay. >> that's excellent. >> sorry. >> no, don't be sorry. just the title page, we don't have commissioner murphy listed. and under call to order, it says commission vice president woo ho called the meeting to order. [laughter] >> okay. >> we were channeling you. >> okay. >> those are the only corrections that i have. >> with those revisions may i have a motion to approve? >> so moved. >> second. >> all in favor? >> aye. >> item 3, public comment on

executive session. >> executive session. >> so moved. >> second. >> execute session of conference counsel existing litigation matters. >> hi, scott. we will do vortex second, will you mind waiting outside? thank you, >> we need to get going. >> i think we will have a motion to reconvene in open session. >> so moved. >> second. >> she's coming. i move to reconvene in open session. >> second.

all in favor. >> aye. >> i move to disclose in closed session the commission unanimously voted to approve the proposed settlement of the contract claimed by vortex construction for different site conditions for pile binding in the project as described in agenda item 4-a-2-a, and not to disclose anything else. >> second. >> all in favor. >> aye. >> pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance]

>> please be advised that the ringing and use of cell phones and pagers and similar electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. please be advised that the chair may remove anyone responsible for the ringing of a cell phone or pager or any other electronic device. be advised that the member the public has up to three minutes unless the court adopts a shorter period. 8-a. >> thank you, for joining us today on this gorgeous day. in celebration of the port's 150th anniversary. the first item on my report is to comment on the san francisco architectural heritage soiree, that is may 11, from 6 to 11 p.m. at the san francisco maritime museum. this is a fund-raiser for the

san francisco architecture heritage. and this year the soiree will celebration the restoration of the maritime museum. that is amazing. that's an aquatic national landmark. we are inspired by that and kind in keeping in our own birthday event. and the soiree will be black tie featuring gaming and casino and silent auction and magic. the san francisco architecture heritage is an important partner for the waterfront. and they partnered with us on the policy and part of the embarcadero historic district. and they partner in port 1828 through 2010, we have that book

receiving a lot of attention. michael brewer also serves on the port's advisory group. and on sunday, maritime day, michael corbett, author, will be giving a presentation at port 1. they are wonderful partners and we hope to support them in their fund-raiser and soiree. next on the report is something incredible and unique, one port leader, bruce lanham has made a unique gift with the port in honor of its 150 anniversary. bruce you have been with the port 20 years -- 21, i have august of '89.

>> there was a break. >> i was thinking august of '89. and i want to say for the public, a pile worker provides a variety of work of pier supports and related substructures. and laying and boring holes and laying timbers and decking and stringers, caps and pilings. and the pile worker is responsible for assisting and moving and rigging the pile driver and truck claim and making minor repairs to the machinery itself. and if you are really good, you actually never fall in the water -- we haven't done that, have we bruce? exactly. twice. forget the name of that very exclusive club, you will have to remind us. >> (inaudible). >> wow, we may have some people

that would join you if we called it that. let's call it something more prestigio prestigious. back in january, 2005, the port of san francisco had an opportunity to quickly move into the cargo industry. and determine that we want to get our cargo piers into break bulk. and we needed to work quickly to get them certified by the usda to help a special movement of rice. the rice if you recall, if you remember your history back to '05, that was part of a mutual aid that went to australia. they agreed to help with papa new guanea. and i believe that was february to july. in january, 2005, we made that

decision that meant we had an incredible amount of work and it has to be high quality. and inspected by the federal government, and it was bruce and his team that helped make that happen. i don't know if you got acknowledged i was about to say i wasn't here, but i was. and i want to acknowledge you that as well. bruce has brought us to a sword fish sword that he's done scrimshaw on, and maybe i will turn on over to bruce to present the personal gift. you want to do it at the podium? not really, but would you mind? there you go, that one, closer to me. yeah. that mic right there. >> he can lower it. >> there you go, what can i say.

it's a sword fish sword from a boat called at fisherman's wharf. the design is scrimshaw, engraving and ink. a rather old technique, and the anniversary came up and it was a unique opportunity. i was thinking about it for a while and it came together. what do i do with it? >> i was hoping that you pass it down, would you mind accepting it and photograph that. there we go. there. -- thank you. there you go, bruce, look at george, sorry, dave. >> well, on behalf of the commission we want to thank you for both the thought and the dedication that monique

mentioned. and the creativity, and it warms our hearts to see something from you, from your heart to our hearts here at the port. and to celebrate what you have done for the port all these years. thank you for making the 150th anniversary more special this week. thank you. [applause] >> i will pass it down for commissioner adams to enjoy. >> so next commissioners, i have a short presentation. manny, will you team me up. all right. so if you look around the room, you will see a display of all 12, i believe, of our banners that are commemorating the port's 150, as well as a couple of pylons that are created.

i want to talk about how this came to be. we started talking at the staff level about the port's 150 some time ago. and really tried to decide what we wanted the occasion to commemorate. and in thinking about that, we wanted to remind people the great history and how this port was so significantly entwined with the city. and how the city developed from the great work of the port. and that evolution of the city has caused the port to evolve as well. for example in south beach area is where all the mail came in when mail still came by ship. and there was a restaurant erected where the lansing street is today. and that is now a mixed-use

plays a viable role there and brings in boats and ships and cruise ships into that port. we hope to do so. because our port is not behind fences and we are not a singular product. it's hard for the average person to know what the port is and how it touches their lives. but nonetheless it does touch their life. some historically and going forward. when we started talking about what that means. it was clear that we wanted to remind people of how it touches their lives. as the port director i get to hear from people all the time how the port touched their lives. and it's gratifying to me. and there are many san franciscans that have told me the story of seeing the city for the first time, coming into oakland and taking the ferry

across to their new home in san francisco. it such meaning that we hoped to capture some of that. and we want to remind people of the present and the future of the port, and how it touches their lives. this amazing team of creative people -- which i am not one. came up with these great ideas -- bless you, to do the pylons and the banner. the pylons you see over there -- i was supposed to do the slide show. the pylons you see over there is a concept, i think dan hodep came up to represent a historic part of the port. and to provide the concept of did you know, and that concept is something you find yourself repeating at a party. did you know why it was named

dogpatch. did tu -- did you know that pier 15 was for the men that defended the port in the pacific. that was the part of historical and the did you know. i am proud that the work you see around you is done by port staff and interns. we did not use any outside consultants. as you see we have a most amazing talented staff. the pylons, there are 20 of them played up the entirety of the waterfront. trying to be as strategic as possible with their location. and they is a couple of really neat attributes. and happily they are sponsored. so we like that part too. you can see the "did you know" portion of the pylons is facing towards people that are activating and using the waterfront. and the promenade and the blue green way and the southern waterfront. if you happen to watch, you will

see people walking along and then stopping to read what is up there. s sxm -- and there is a place for the tour. and then the celebration of the port's 150th. and i thank you to the sponsor for that, that is facing towards the city. as one drives down embarcadero or illinois street, you can catch a glimpse of this. and so they have been very well received. and i wanted to read to you something that someone sent to me, that sort of proves the point of what we were after. this person sent an e-mail saying, the port pylons have brought back memories. my dad was a longshore man and worked at pier 15. as a writer, he wrote harry dickens, that appeared at the

s sundance film festival. he used to make me to the waterfront and the fisherman's bars, and god knows my mother to had fish him out of a bar. thank you to the port staff and this now and for the future. kudos to you, because that's what we were aiming for, and you see writing is in his blood. you would like to say and recognize in the record, each and every person that i have worked on the pylon crew. i will start with the carpenter shop -- and the laborers. the ironworkers. [calling names] the painters:

[calling names] engineers: sheet metal workers: truck drivers: plumber/photographer/ extraordinaire planning and development: and maritime michael nurhe. we have something to commemorate this occasion. commissioner williams if you will help me hand these out, if i called your name and you worked on the pylons, would you come to the middle of the room. [applause] >> you have to put your camera

down, dave, to be in the picture. so what these are is specially made 150th anniversary hats. and on the back of them for you and only you, it says, pylon's crew. and i hope they will be a great momento of your time working on this amazing project. and i hope you get to share with your own friends and families what a great thing you did. if i could have you all shove in the middle. so we can get a picture of you. feel free to wear your hat. did everyone get one? come my way, you look just weird. there we go. >> willie, where is your hat? >> do you have willie in the picture? commissioner adams.

yeah, you can have a hat. but you have to give it back though. i think you will have to step forward. dan is standing really tall and proud. you are not going to be seen. let the commissioner in there, would you dan. you can all scoot more towards me, i think there is still room. george isn't against the wall yet. >> thank you for listening to me. i know, i appreciated that. [applause] >> all right, and i have a bunch more hats for those folks not here today. secondly then of course is the group that did the banners. and the banners are really incredibly amazing. the concept of the banners was again to remind peopleow