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sale of the property just a brief term of memorandum of understanding the office of of his opinion will use commercial paper to finance the purchase and they'll have maintenance standards. any physical changes to the site during the real estate division hold it will require the content of the department and during the time it is in real estate jurisdiction rec and park staff will work to establish the potential for the alternative uses and potential third party sale of the site for a portion of the seven hundred that's owned by build inc. the stechtd
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cost of all adjustment that may not be associated with the third party sale that's the cost of the real estate dwefs is 895 thousand dollars and those costs can be paid for by the open acquisition fund. the memorandum of understanding further states more than two years schedule for august 1st our pd will repay the 95 thousand and 2 percent interest this totals one million plus minus the acquisition fund and that jurisdiction transferred to rec and park upon payment and that's it if you have any questions, i'll be happy to answer them >> thank you. >> any public comment on that item?
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seeing none, public comment is clos closed. >> commissioners entertain a motion. moved and seconded all in favor, say i. so moved >> thank you very much it's a big day. >> give me one moment. this is the same as recuseed. involvements >> welcome back so -
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>> okay. so we're on item 13 general public comment continued if you spoke on item you can't speak doesn't but if you if you can i have 3 cards - 4 cards i'm going to go ahead and read off the names (calling names) thank you. as a reminder you'll each have to minutes (calling names) okay come on up >> good morning, everyone.
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>> that good morning. >> good afternoon. i'm a community organizer and i'm here to speak on behalf of the western edition technology center i've been working with for the past few months now and i know there has been comments earlier but wanted to raise my own concern and support for the center i've cabin working with concerned community workers that continue to build support for the center to kind of give a brief history of how that space came into being that was established by a lot of organizations including the
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presbyterian church and luther ran church we went through a process in which we identified technology as something that was in need for access with folks in that community so through that test we able able to establish that stacey space and now having an mou its important we be able to maintain that space so for funding it's a huge concern for the people that are utilizing the center we want to understand the plans for the park and understand where the information it available and also, we look forward it work with rec and park to understand that process and make sure the community is
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included in that space. thank you for listening he wish you all a great day >> thank you. >> next speaker >> hi, i'm a resident in the portal district i'm in support of keeping glen eagles open it has two fairways, you know, clean greens and sclaer car path you see the tree limbs are falling down and the infrastructure needs no be replaced. i don't know. i've made a phone call inform rec and park a few times whether or not they're trying to taxiing take it away from the lease holder the repurposing of the call would be
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a crime it's a great golf course and made similar to another golf course that should be as singular space and take advantage of making it similar to the harding golf course >> thank you. thank you >> next speaker. >> good morning, commissioners and uncle phil. >> we've talked about glen eagles as a reservation area i want to emphasize that the current manager has welcomed the community to use hits facility last year, we held a ma clarion park meeting and this last sunday he opened up the park to
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have a fundraiser and he reached out to the community be so he's not only in it for the money as they say in rhine a golf course he's there to become a part of the community and support many of the groups in the ma cleaner work area if i taking into consideration weather difficulties can be resolved and have more activity at ma cleaner park. >> thank you. >> >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hi, i'm chris i'm here to support glen eagles i'm a public school teacher in the city it's
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great glen eagles offers a on an affordable program and it's important inform the seniors the second thing i want to echo things about the community of players there it's diverse both men and women and both the people insides the city and out it's really something unique like i would i play a lot in the summer it should be preserved and lastly i want to speak to the community involvement. i teach at the international academy city hall's under bayview and hunters point they were open to supporting the people around glen eagles.
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>> >> next speaker. >> hello, i'm tony i'm here to speak on the issue regarding glen eagles just to express many of you have played that there's unique and has all the topographic and the great people i've made great friends and consider it a tradition to play golf but the current ownership is very, very hands on i've played at all the courses that the city has golden gate park and lincoln and harding their lovely as well but the one difference i've been a member of the golf eagles club their hands on asking how to improve the experience and play and offering us the chance to get involved to
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improving our own golf course so i'm here to encourage the commission to support the current group to maintain the high quality golf experience so we don't have to feel like we are joining a country club obviously playing golf as a part of the disposal income it's great it have a playing place to go to where people want to make our next experience better and they know who you're sons are you like that that's mire point i want to make. >> nancy. >> hi, i'm nancy i'm an 11 year resident of the lower
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fillmore in the arms that is a section 8 senior building maintained by the african-american chapter of the daughters of the eastern star. i feel it's terribly important to continue this the western edition technology center as everyone knows san francisco other speakers have mentioned everything is changing the skyline and the lower fillmore is changing i have the tourist bus that can't go in front of the painted lady and the st. john church we have one of the top restaurant in the country it's changing but two things are not changing there are a lot of housing for low income seniors and low income people in
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general. especially for the youth it is still gang territory that's not going to change the center is an oasis it truly is the sun is also shining and the park across the street it's giving youth that have a harder time getting a foot in the door which things thought western edition is providing them a foot in the door so to not support it seems like unthinkable i'm here to strongly advocate that that be continued and supported more. >> thank you. >> is there anyone else that want to make general public comment those are all the cards i have we're now closed in
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general public comment and will be going to item 14 which is closed session. anyone who wants to make public comment on closed session? seeing none, public comment is closed commissioners we need a motion and second to go into closed session >> oh, sorry commissioner harrison and i'd like to - >> i want to comment on the glen eagles i worked with tom he's doing an excellent job and a resolution to this i hope i feel this is an important gem out there folks put a lot into that and tom and hopefully, a
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mutual mutual mutually agreeable manner. >> thank you commissioner bonilla. >> i would like to ditto commissioner harrisons remarks i don't want to reinvent the wheel especially, since we've leefrnd how popular this course is and and strong the community support so i want to do everything in our power to keep this golf course open. >> thank you, commissioners seeing no other comments we can go into closed session. >> moved and seconded marry all in favor, say i.
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>> before we go in we need to ask the members and staff to leave members of the public. >> we have reconvened and commissioners you need to make a commissioners, on the motion to disclosure all matters in closed session. >> move to not disclosure. >> moved and seconded all in favor, say i. so moved. we now on item 15 commissioners matter there are there any conversions matter >> i don't know the appropriate time and place and under justice department just as a real quick note no discussion on the
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commissioners matters but this is not a discussion. >> thank you. any public comment on that item on commissioners matters that is on - >> i apologize. i found this on the table i don't know if it belongs to anyone. >> thank you seeing none, e seeing none, public comment is closed. item 16 any new business agenda setting commissioners and oh, is this where he speak >> discussion only so you can discuss optional. >> only discuss. >> yes. would love on update on hertz the follow-up in regards to the support and the return of programming.
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>> i can either give you a quick update now or an agendized motion n this is beyond the departments reach the short answer is following the tragic i want be there's been engagement by the mayor's office and other first and foremost we have the crisis intervention to soothe the trauma our most recent thing is it to try to get the kids into the summer program and the mayor has asked us to get the
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folks into the campground the department of public health is taking a leads on the outreach we have some discussion about requesting a sort of more koffman pools and i think there was some discussion one thread in the community meeting about more open pool time at koffman we'll definitely do the response the department this is not necessarily our area of expertise but we stand ready to offer any program within our purview and jurisdiction there is some some ongoing discussion but he everyone keep in mind what is so tragic it comes off several thousand dollars some of it off this commission our
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people took the bars off the clubhouse at the time this horrible incident curd we were activating this space from our prospective is what happened so we stand at the ready to support the families of that neighborhood absolutely any way it can be done we're working on we hire through the mayors program about 10 individuals in the visitacion valley neighborhood and supporting us in the ma cleaner park to get them away from the hot spot and strategies that could include glenn eagles to have the i mp teamwork for us so a jobs
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component we're thinking about. >> assuming glen eagles is open. >> that's the decision it's a negotiation come on. >> you need to lose some money out there. >> if i'm playing i'll loss the money. >> is there anything else. any public comment on that item? seeing none, public comment is closed we're on item 17 communications. commissioners is there my public comment seeing none, public comment is closed. 18 adjournment >> moved and seconded all in favor, say i. okay
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>> well, good morning, everyone welcome to the city hall san francisco the people how's house of san francisco. i am so delighted to be joined by the park commission of the rec and park and as well as phil ginsburg who has the presumption responsibility for the park recreation around san francisco their buses i didn't because the summer has thousands of kids running around and experiencing and playing i want to thank them and welcoming a good friend and someone i like to see in this
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city the pga tour president ted bishop thank you, very much for being here (clapping) >> i'm just excited, in fact, i'll as excited when former willie brown asked me to build that clubhouse at harding park in the earlier 2000s said you have to build it on time o pga officials are coming in and can't be detailed i was happy to put our skill sets together a revitalize our park into a golf facility and that's what we've done and pga park today, i'm here to celebrate the announcement lange along what the folks that pga park will be
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hosting the 2020 knapp and the 2045 president cup at harding park aren't those wonderful world-class events before those arrive in 2015 we will be hosting the match champing to the park those 3 events is the sunlight of a historic collaboration between the pga tour and pga of america in concert with san francisco. we can optional have done that with the for sight that willie brown had but the dedication that the staff has with pga tour and managing harding park and the concerned fester to keeping that pa park and that golf
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course at world-class standards we're proud of the collaboration it's historic in many, many ways it will be the first in so many decades for a major world of golf to be hosted in san francisco i'm proud of the staff working hard with the pga the co-sponsors course is of standard but happy to the pga america for coming here. i know that the pga of america were here in disguise probably a few months ago playing the course and seeing whether or not on the turn of the 14 and 15 hole whether the gsht across the lake were going to be turned off i was wishing on during my opponents hits would those are gunshots go off or be dragon
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boat raise this is an urban setting this is why they choose san francisco to host it the urban setting the parks are extremely valuable on behalf of the city of san francisco thank you sandy tatum for your wonderful leadership in restoring our clubhouse it is restored for a reason. i'm standing be here amidst those trophies and i'm sure the commissioner will mention but let me city in addition to those world-class golf event that bring the best players from around the world in our country to be here and play here in the city to fill our hotels and our great restaurant and all our hospitality i wanted to say i appreciate the pga for another important reason. and i know that since
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commissioner fittings up took over in the mid 90s, the pga tour has raised over one billion dollars in charity for all kinds of causes across the country i think that part of the our dna we wish to have the first t program enriched by all the golf tournlts in alignment with the way we handle all the international fester in san francisco whether a worldly sierra's or superbly 50 all the money raised will go to philanthropic causes the pga match that with the players along with the pga tour management i know have excelled in this arena that's why we're prourd proud to have the opportunity to host those world-class events. with that, i want to say again,
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thank you to all the pga staff the different golf clubs and the staff from our rec and park department and other commissioners and, of course, golf enthusiasts from the entire bay area. i want to introduce at this time a friend of mine and someone i want to see here often hate a our tour commissioner ted (clapping.) so thank you, mayor and we're delighted to be here today to participate in this announcement of next year's in may playing the world golf championship and ted announcements one of the four major chamz in golf will be played in 2020 and the president cub back here in 2025. if i could i'd like to look back
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a second on the beginnings of how we got to this point because today is an announcement of a lot of first, the tours in the pga has announced a series of event that's coordinated in this fashion those 3 particular events played at the same venue and it going back really to 1997 we were in the process of announcing the beginnings of the first t program a program designed to bring golf to kids who historically had not had access to it around the country sandy tatum got in touch with me and have dinner with chuck and other corporate london breed's it was sandy's violation toy
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including but not limited to build the harding park but to create a genuinely venue for first t kids and really use it as a beachhead, if you will, for the center point in northern california area. it was a great idea we were all excited about that i think two years later mayor brown we had a press conference announcing to get it denouncing done another year and another year went bay by but sandy wouldn't give up it was his perseverance that bought 80 us to rebuild harding park and we were on our way and the 2005 with players like tiger words and fold by the presid