for the people in the community. thank you for your time >> thank you. >> hi i'm going to be brief i live within 5 minutes walking dissents of the park. and i fully am in favor of the current plan. i think it serves the did you go owners, it serves the active sport people and the parents and the little kids and bigger kids we are lacking at the moment a green space. i think, you know, on a sunny day i walk to delores a 20 minute walk to get somewhere for a picnic blanket down. i think this is really one of the reasons i'm not using the park as much as is would there's no green grass area. that's to me the biggest and

most important thing about the implement plan separating the people and the having the green space >> thank you. >> any public comment on that item? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> commissioner low. i think this process really demonstrates the need for small property owner in san francisco. i mean particularly we're going to add thirty thousand households by 2020 everyone is rights but it demonstrates our need for more small property owner and redemption that's for a later discussion and like the general manager to join me in that authenticity leadership with the may someday and excuse me. mr. president, too (laughter) >> but i think on balance this

plan well, not perfect xhaufz the best amongst the competing needs of the neighbors. we've heard this and capital committee and understood the comments from the neighbors but really in my mind achieves probably the best balance. i would say this is only a conceptual plan there will be more confinement and i look to marvin to better deny the dog friendly area so should dogs become off leash we have a barrier to prevent them from intruding into the people area. so could possibly be used for other purposes when there's no dogs in the area but that rewill

come when we're into the architecture plan. i do have reservations about building something we can't build phase one and two will prolong the discussion under the neighborhood if only phase one st. is built. i said the community opportunity award is going to come in september? >> september. >> september, october. i'd like to see this conceptual plan moved but if this is not a - if there's not adequate funding this come back before us >> thank you commissioner levitan. >> marvin i have a couple of questions this is one i'm struggling with because i feel

for both sides of the issue. there's a part of me that feels if we were enforcing the rules that were on the books and listen to what amazed to a quite a few of the people that are fine with the park it might work for everybody does not but grouping in the city we g didn't have a big background so my dad said that's what the park is for. i also know that a hard escape is violating important for our kids to be active. my parent used to send me to hit balls against the wall in the park and learned basketball basketball it was an option for me as a city kid. i'm not crazy about the idea of losing the hard escape but i want to ask you marvin about the

methodology i don't have the numbers but you said in taking the numbers there's a large number of folks who want to keep the park the same but you voted for some of the 0 change i struggle with this is my own struggle but what if people are give them the option of one option over another. i'm not suggesting to go back to public meetings but i guess what i come back to if we tweaked what we had we might be able to appeal to the greater number of people and that's the chief one is the dog issue. the birthing concern is nothing is going to change we have those beautiful small property owner area why do we think somehow it's going to chance unless we

enforce it i fear all for nothing i fear what supervisor wiener wants to do by getting nor park patrol but i have worries about that. so i reluctantly will support this but i also sort wonder it started off as a restroom renovation and now we've morphed into something that's better so - and marvin was there a question in there for marvin (laughter) >> well, i - no, no we arrived at this conclusion leave people not a big descriptioncy this many people don't want it how did you arrive at then president

change? >> well, i mean yeah. marvin you can answer that one because you did the community meeting and supervisor wiener said it best this is one we're really to to pieflz he piece the right way to design this park better a clear consensus didn't work. and so it's like, you know, in an constant run off there's not a clear majority that emerged so tlrns there's a strong sense if i said it, i misspoke the park was not working for anyone but the park design given the current usage has it's changes so there's a consensus for change. or there was enough of a consensus for change.

let's talk about that commissioner. with respect to off leash doing are not method doing their realistic based on resource constraints you'll suggest that 7 days a week during the park hours we'll have to have a that is correct control officer on duty almost all the mind that just isn't realistic. i think we can perhaps do more with siemg and education even if we're able to have more park parolee we need more park patrol officers there will be far more hours with no park enforcement so you try to improve things through design are we one hundred percent sure this is

going to exhaustive everybody does not no, but a great deal professionals tried to make design modification to the park that were more likely to meet some of the community needs we've heard decreed to we're not creating an off leash area only a place for fepg area for people. the other piece of green space we know that they're to be dogs in the park you have a accommodate people bus that's a multi use space. one thing that might make it easier i want to remind people of the discussions of asphalt and the need for active playing that's my part time i get it i'm synthetic for that.

one thing i'll add because of the partnership with the school district we w have a robust active area two schools are participating in the share program they don't have asphalt so i think there's a balance of recreational areas in the neighborhood that's what we're striving for >> thank you commissioner bonilla. >> i think there's a problem with definition. i think most dog owners define people space as having a place to take their dogs. i mean, that's pure and simple that has been is case with all

of our parks that the dog owners see being able to take their dogs to any of the parks walk with them and play with them and especially play with them with their children, you know. that's seep as a family activity. and so how do you get around that. it's very difficult i can't get around that. that being said i think it's any opportunity where we can have grass vs. synthetic fields i think we ought to seize that opportunity. we need to i mean- we need to

have natural grass wherever we can pit it into the parks for picnicking and for sitting out in the sun and enjoying the sun. if there's any way possible to do that that's a good thing. and we ought to strive for it. we might not be able to get the park patrols we need. and not been able to use i mean or have park patrol coverage to enforce the leash laws but it's not set in stone that we can't try and put every effort forward to have grass and to have the park patrols that we need to if

we don't try we don't make the effort whatsoever and just accept the fact it this whole city has to be turned into synthetic fields, you know, i don't think we want to go there. i'm talking about hard keeping hard areas vs. not, you know, having grass i mean, i think we need to have as much a pet park the grassy areas that we can make it. and that's actually what i'm referring to not that i'm complaining about synthetic fields >> commissioner low. i compromising didn't realize commissioner harrison wanted to

say something >> commissioner harrison. >> on mr. general manager with regards to the landscape do those tennis courts or basketball court can we line those areas that define the tennis or basketball courts for the schools. >> are you talking about the shared playground. >> that's both the basketball and tennis i don't know what affordable housing adversary but there are a couple of. >> alvarado has 2 and lake 6. >> so their defined lines and . >> i don't know about the tennis backboards their might be other people who know about the backboards at lake i know. >> it in it is interesting to

find out if we could install a tennis court somewhere and line it. >> where. >> in one of the schools that are nearby, you know. >> i mean our school district that doesn't get brought up but our school district adds to the playgrounds tennis courts are most likely no our upper schools our high schools rather than our middle school but our school district has tennis court. >> do we have one in close proximity to the noah courts and superstitions i don't know. i think supervisor wiener mentioned as part of this resurface to tennis courts that are currently out of operation to add to our intention court

inventory we care about we are working with folks in the room to improve the access of quality of tennis courts in san francisco, you know, your job is competing with park values on any site. >> seeing no other comments commissioner low do you want to a make a motion. >> yes. with the modification there's only one phase that phase one and two be constructed subject to the award of the community opportunity fund sometime in the fall and should that opportunity fund not come through that this matter be remained by the commission to come back before us. >> is there a second. >> so moved all in favor, say

i. and everybody does not looks perplexed to what happened. >> we're on item 10 general public comment this is continued from item 4. is there anybody who wants to make general public comment seeing none, this item is closed >> item 11 commissioner matters. i want to say one thing informing for who those how were not and library opening it's a great architecture i'm trying to get this power anchored the general manager is there are that's a simple for north beach and when joe d gets improved theres a mecca for the chinatown area. any public comment on that item?

seeing none, public comment is closed. item 12 is new business agenda that item? . seeing none, public comment is closed. item 13 is communications. any public comment on that item? . seeing none, public comment is closed. and item 14 is adjournment >> move to adjourn. >> moved and seconded. we're today we are going to talk

about fire safety. we are here at the urban center on mission street in san francisco. it's a wonderful display. a little house in the urban center exhibition center that shows what it's like in a home in san francisco after an earthquake. one of the major issues that we are going to face after earthquakes are fire hazard. we are happy to have the fire marshall join us today. >> thank you. my pleasure. >> we talk about the san francisco earthquake that was a fire that mostly devastated the city. how do we avoid that kind of problem. how can we reduce fire hazard? >> the construction was a lot different. we don't expect what

we had then. we want to make sure with the gas heaters that the gas is shut off. >> if you shut it off you are going to have no hot water or heat. be careful not to shut it off unless you smell gas. >> absolutely because once you do shut it off you should have the utility company come in and turn it back on. here is a mock up of a gas hear the on a house. where would we find the gas meter? >> it should be in your garage. everyone should be familiar with where the gas meter is. >> one of the tools is a wrench, a crescent wrench. >> yes. the crescent wrench is good and this is a perfect

example of how to have it so you can loosen it up and use it when you need it. >> okay. let's go inside to talk about fire safety. many of the issues here relate to fire, for example, we have a little smoke detector and i see you brought one here, a carbon monoxide smoke detector. >> this is a combination of smoke and carbon monoxide detector. they are required in single homes now and in apartment buildings. if gas appliance is not burning properly this will alert you before the fumes buildup and will affect you negatively. >> this is a battery powered? >> this is a battery powered

and it has a 10 year battery life. a lot of times you may have one or the other. if you put in just a carbon monoxide detector, it's important to have one of these too. every house should have a fire extinguisher, yes. >> one thing people expect to do when the power goes out after an earthquake about using candles. what would you recommend? >> if you have a battery operated candle would be better to use. this kind of a candle, you wouldn't want it in an area where it can cause a fire or aftershock that it doesn't rollover. you definitely want to have this in a

non-combustible surface. >> now, here we have our stove. after a significant earthquake we expect that we may have gas disrupted and so without gas in your home, how are you going to cook? >> well, i wouldn't recommend cooking inside of the house. you have to go outside and use a portable stove or something else. >> so it wouldn't be safe to use your fireplace to cook? >> not at first. you should check it by a professional first. >> outside should be a safe place to cook as long as you stay away from buildings and doors and windows.

>> yes. that will be fine. >> here we have some alternative cooking areas. >> you can barbecue and if you have a regular propane bark could barbecue. >> thank you for joining us. and thanks for this terrific space that you have in this exhibition space and thanks for helping san francisco stay safe. >> just a few steps away from union square is a quiet corner stone of san francisco's our community to the meridian gallery has a 20-year history of supporting visual arts. experimental music concert, and also readings. >> give us this day our daily

bread at least three times a day. and lead us not into temptation to often on weekdays. [laughter] >> meridians' stands apart from the commercial galleries around union square, and it is because of their core mission, to increase social, philosophical, and spiritual change my isolated individuals and communities. >> it gives a statement, the idea that a significant art of any kind, in any discipline, creates change. >> it is philosophy that attracted david linger to mount a show at meridian. >> you want to feel like your work this summer that it can do some good. i felt like at meridian, it could do some good. we did not even talk about price until the day before the show. of course, meridian needs to support itself and support the community. but that was not the first

consideration, so that made me very happy. >> his work is printed porcelain. he transfers images onto and spoils the surface a fragile shes of clay. each one, only one-tenth of an inch thick. >> it took about two years to get it down. i would say i lose 30% of the pieces that i made. something happens to them. they cracked, the break during the process. it is very complex. they fall apart. but it is worth it to me. there are photographs i took 1 hours 99 the former soviet union. these are blown up to a gigantic images. they lose resolution. i do not mind that, because my images are about the images, but they're also about the idea, which is why there is text all over the entire surface. >> marie in moved into the mansion on powell street just five years ago. its galleries are housed in one of the very rare single family residences around union square.

for the 100th anniversary of the mansion, meridian hosted a series of special events, including a world premiere reading by lawrence ferlinghetti. >> the birth of an american corporate fascism, the next to last free states radio, the next-to-last independent newspaper raising hell, the next-to-last independent bookstore with a mind of its own, the next to last leftie looking for obama nirvana. [laughter] the first day of the wall street occupation set forth upon this continent a new revolutionary nation. [applause] >> in addition to its own

programming as -- of artist talks, meridian has been a downtown host for san francisco states well-known port trees center. recent luminaries have included david meltzer, steve dixon, and jack hirsch man. >> you can black as out of the press, blog and arrest us, tear gas, mace, and shoot us, as we know very well, you will, but this time we're not turning back. we know you are finished. desperate, near the end. hysterical in your flabbergastlyness. amen. >> after the readings, the crowd headed to a reception upstairs by wandering through the other gallery rooms in the historic home. the third floor is not usually reserved for just parties, however. it is the stage for live performances. ♪

under the guidance of musical curators, these three, meridian has maintained a strong commitment to new music, compositions that are innovative, experimental, and sometimes challenging. sound art is an artistic and event that usually receives short shrift from most galleries because san francisco is musicians have responded by showing strong support for the programming. ♪ looking into meridian's future, she says she wants to keep doing the same thing that she has been doing since 1989. to enlighten and disturbed.

>> i really believe that all the arts have a serious function and that it helps us find out who we are in a much wider sense than we were before we experienced that work of art. ♪ >> good morning. the meeting will now come to order. this is the regularly scheduled meeting of the government audit and oversight committee. my name is supervisor london breed. i'm the chair of the committee. and to my right is supervisor katy tang and supervisor chiu will be joining us shortly. the clerk today s