and jill to start with, please. if you could come forward one tattoo >> good morning. i'm eric i thank you for the opportunity to speak i am a strong support of this project i'm a resident of the outer sunlight i have two sons my son will be going off to college he's by the end if spectacular projects that have occurred in the city and i'm hopefully my 8-year-old son will

be able to use the beach son. i've been with that project because i saw the tremendous benefits that other parts of the city we need more fields for our kids especially in our part of the city. the project has been approved by every level of the government. but the ones that have suffered there the delays are the kids in san francisco. i urge you to vote and moved this project and i i want to take the opportunity to speak >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hi i'm jill i've been coaching her not city for 25 years youth 25 years adults and have been coming before the

committees for every year in that time the sport has bloomed and because of that during practice time we're allocated one hour of practice per week for a 90 minute game that's 4 teams on one field you get a half of a goal may not. my girls get to play in the field where no goals are. so far as what's been happening with the ones it's been beautiful what's going on at crocker. we'll get a full year of fields and in the night time just think the people are coach the kids don't have anywhere to play they

don't get to play because there's no lit field and on top of we're coming with drought you don't have to water of the turf. an amazing project when crocker was slated to go we had games there and night fights would break out but now no fights no bad elements the same thing can happen the beach la where they have areas around the fields and it it does have bathrooms. thank you >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> morning thank you for laughing us to be here. >> i represent our 5 thousand adult players men and women who

use the fields in san francisco open a weekly basis. i've been a successor player i'm going to date myself since 1954 using beach la consistently through high school as and a as an adult. this project is going to revolutionize this city and continue the growth of successor for our kids to have safe playing fields. the nature fields we have today are safe is midget. beach la was closed and we took pictures of the gopher holes and it culminated with a boy with a

component framework because he stepped in a hole we have to keep this safe because their using them for lacrosse and other sports ground sports so i urge you to approve this and move forward >> thank you. >> i have a few more cards (calling names) in any order please. hi i'm pamela thank you. i'm the immediate past president of the coed program in the city and i have a two children.

i've probably seen you all here before i go beg you to approve this contract. i've seen the adults with a lack of having access to the fields and children. with my daughter in high school we could have huge growth in the fields with teams so thank you for your time i hope it gets approved >> thank you. >> next speaker >> thank you for the time i'm a volunteer i serve as president of the san francisco youth successor. we registration 8 thousand children to play in our leagues. you may not know our relationship to san francisco

unified school district we're the sport and athletes program for the sport the vast majority of our high school have teams in our leagues. i would say more than that many of those have up to 10 teams in our leagues we have one hundred and 20 second grade teams alone playing in san francisco. golden gate park and beach la have fabulous san francisco treasurers as is ocean beach a national treasure we bring the kids to golden gate park and beach la to practice during united states week no matter where you are in the city you can play on the fields and enjoy all of la it's crucial for the kids of san francisco they enjoy

this great place and they do is through youth soccer. i i urge you to purchase this turf so kids can have the reap to stay in the city thank you very much >> thank you. >> next speaker >> hi i take it me again, it's the same subject i apologize. i was told i could make general comments. >> you're fine go ahead. >> when i began reaching this about the toxic turf because i was curious people railroad were saying things what is unfortunate everybody is looking at us this is now a a national issue. i see on our children's plagued

i would certainly be happy to volunteer but i talked to carl and worked for the city and the vikings are doing a great job but kids in bayview how does that tie into soccer the epa has withdrawn their approval of the substance we're putting in the message i want to share as the greenest city in the country there are issues and if tlis there's anything that's traffic the fine people that have tried to educate you against the forces of the tire companies this is developed just like playgrounds before they banned

arsenic they'll taken it out now no one who knows i mean no one i'd like to turn my file to you who say this is not toxic they're putting in cocoa nut huts and no bathroom at the franklin and let me tell you what everybody is saying if you play on this stuff you shouldn't have kids under 3 i've got a policy position for school boards we're putting it in schools children should wash their hands before they eat their injecting lead. please take - think about it if

nothing else take a peak and i'd like to answer some of the questions and be glad to help you while i'm here because the rest of the year i live in hot strings and doorway >> next speaker >> i'm leo cassidy i'm with the san francisco men's soccer club we have our organization has exploded from 2 teams to 48 teams in 4 years because of the demand for soccer. and we got the world cup coming up here shortly in june here. and, you know, to talk about the stuffer every country in the world has turf and for where we come from ireland the weather it

is so bad we have to use it because the fields get hammered and you can't use them. but to get to the point of 34 years of battering of fields that have been there since the 40s and 50s golden gate park ass is 11 hundred acres let's get this done. thank you >> thank you. >> (calling names) if you could come up please. good morning, again catherine howard sf ocean edge we request the contract be taken off the consent calendar. the appeals court is considering the lower courts opinion on the

environmental impact report. as yet there's no information from the monitoring plan we've requested a point surveys from the department but apparently, the department doesn't have any data or at least that's the response to our sunshine report it didn't include reporting on the nests in the area. as of other environmental issues this will not save water we have to sunshine that they are different from the water you usage this project will cost water and grass is a major segregation plant anyone who says this is doesn't is not true. the toxic materials and the

guarantee lack of the costs beyond what the city is committed to you building you have the letters. we believe those concerns need to be addressed in writing our confident before this contract. for the soccer teams we've supported the win win the west side playground this is the preferred alternative in the cities environmental impact report it will provide an continental number of hours for children while protecting the habitat beauty. your decision today will have the future of golden gate park for generations we ask you table this construction contract and

reconsider the sunset playgrounds thank you. >> joan there are two items you want to speak on so you'll have 3 minutes for each item. >> you want them both now. >> they're both content. >> i'm joan wood i am one of the rare birds i'm a third generation san franciscan my mother born her and my parents met and married in san francisco so i have the respect for golden gate park you people don't have the same respect it's amazing and even underlying i frightening that you will

approve artifical turf it's toxic i don't know how you can allow this to happen you have children. i object to the 60 feet high lights it's not been studied what that is going to do to let habitat of the birds. other thing is 55 trees have going to be cut down they're called bushes by the planning department. i think you all should have so touch of shame for approving this fictitiously turf it's dangerous and i want to say like presently itself are not opposed

to soccer. there's a procession of people that get excited but soccer i agree with that we're not trying to keep soccer away from san francisco children but make it safe. i hope you'll postpone this at least until next month we'll have a bitter experience we went over there it was set up we can't testify they moved the deadline up an hour so people that chartered a bus we didn't get to testify but supervisor wiener and mr. gings beggar got to speak but the protesters didn't get to speak. thank you now i'm going to segue

into my other topic. i live in north beach and looking good to a new restroom we have a popular park washington square park it's a stop for marathons we've been waiting to get this restroom. it seems funny to me >> thank you for both. >> rick and other person. >> good afternoon, commissioners i'm rich i am with two successors. my main concerns as ref is making it fun and safe for

everyone safeties has been a concern for everyone beach - as a ref there's a 4r50ish9 but since the turf has been ardent we don't have to cancel any more when we have folks come to san francisco they can go out and enjoy the parks that's it there's greatest fats i don't know if it's a win-win situation about moving the turf somewhere else is it okay it have it over here what's the problem with beach o lay. thank you >> thank you.

>> next speaker hi i'm a 35 year residents - my credit ability was immediately - >> i've raised two children the first of whom is raising his own player that player was not allowed to go to field games it is not under it was a rough part of town but now i've got a 16-year-old player he can go safely to crocker but now that's swarmed with other families and kids. the issue of toxic it and bay how many lined up to oppose it

when it was in the mission when it was crocker it was the same turf. greg surstooped and said they don't like to go to beach o lay because of the things going on there. please support that, please approve this budget and get it done >> is there anyone else who want to make a comment on item 5 consent calendar. frank >> i've never spoken on this but i really didn't know it was the right thing to do it's controversial there's good and bad things on both sides but if you approve the construction of

initially turf it wouldn't cost that much to study and if it is we made a mistake and if not he really want to know if it's safe. it will cost more after construction i urge you to consult other and determine whether or not this is an issue >> thank you. next speaker. >> i'm a parent at star king elementary school i have one child that is graduated and the other one is in middle school. i helped put together a soccer team with one of the most diverse schools it has a large

number of students in the general strand around the neighborhood. it is the most diverse school in the district. soccer brought all the community together when you have schools that have different programs the kids and parents the teachers don't even really know each other. sunlight of soccer and weekly soccer practices nearby the katrero center families got to know each other and it brought our schools together. the cool thing about beach la it's such a long drive but the most amazing thing is it gets us out there and it gets families that are on the east side out to beach lay and we get to know neighborhoods we're in. so we're happy that the facility

is there but we're not happy about the state of the facility we're really having a difficult time convincing our kids it's safe. we fluid to make the changes we're mackey appreciate it as a parent who cares about environmental causes. i would normally be opted to this but in this particular situation there are way two many kids from low income families kids who's families have to leave san francisco because of the affordability crisis and we need to give the families a reason to stay here we can't didn't have them moving away to

pittsburgh or elsewhere they have to exist here. thank you. next speaker. . good afternoon. i'm glen i apologize i'm out of breath. i want to really can you remember you to pass this measure the soccer community really, really needs more good fields. and you've probable heard the need has skyrocketed we need to have more room. i encourage you to pass this measure it's good for kids and adults as well >> thank you. >> is there anyone else who wants to make comments on this consent calendar seeing none,

commissioners we need 0 motion. >> i'll entertain o a motion to approve the consent calendar. >> in favor unanimous thank you. we're on item six the san francisco zoo. >> i've got my notes on my phone. good morning, commissioners i'm danny i'm the director of market at the san francisco zoo. my apologizes that tanya can't be here she's on spring break

with her children >> power point, please. >> all right. we're proud to announce that our march attendance with 75 thousand and our year to date is 6 hundred 4 thousand vs. a budget again over 76293 we're having a good year. we're proud to announce we've received funding to fill the position of conservation. this position the individual that took the position has been at the zoo for some time and has extensive experience and presented at the conventional and is published on various wildlife tops.

good news we recently got a clean bill of health for the permitting from animal inspections we're proud of the work the zoo staff has done. a quick update we're currently out of contract but both parties are starting mediation on april 30th. this weekend we're mixing things up for easter we're inviting visitor to come out from 11 to 3 and we have friendly activities themed around preservation it's called play for the planet and it's free go to zoo.org. we have a refresh website it's a

dynamic site we're thankful to our staff it's outstanding and if you haven't checked it out go to sf zoo.org. i'm not sure you saw a add in the chronicle but our chef wrote a piece of the copenhagen zoo related to youth in and the zoo staff felt this is was important to show the other side of the debate. we are proud that recently acquired 3 peel cans they're on inhabit on eagle island those birds are prevented from living in the wild so those birds have

a safe home but officer our visitors the up close look at them across ocean beach. this this cut i didn't a southern fog recently arrived and will be in 0 tropical session. speaking of the zoo festive we're appreciate that the president has agreed to be our auctioneer we'll be honoring barbara hearst for the san francisco zoo >> i'll sell those naming rights for a high price. >> i want to bid on uncle bill. >> you already oppose me (laughter). >> is there