so if you don't have oversight you won't reach the people and that's what the community wants. the community wants career pathways and not just the laborers you heard from the building construction trades council and this is good governance. the alliance for sustainable growth and the police officers and the people all support. this is their jobs program and it's not just intended to be at glen eagles. it's about apprenticeship and we are excited about it and the community is excited about it and i am sympathetic to the speaker that spoke before me because i understand conversations needed to take place in the event it was going to fall through but it wasn't going to fall through because we have been doing our homework and the conversations with the mayor's office, dpw and theresa is here and does the contract negotiations. it's been

transparency and out in the open for years. it's good work, good governance. it's going to be incredibly popular. we just need to make sure to tee it up, no pun intended, right. i know we're prohibited from delivering the water there. >> >> and phil is great at getting creative. we administered apprenticeship programs that didn't exist before and i am excited about it. i hope you find a way to move forward even though issues will be presented we will get this thing done. thank you very much. welcome to the commission. thank you for your support in advance. >> thank you. [applause] >> one more. okay. if there is anyone else that wants to speak can you please line up against the wall? thank you. >> thank you vice president low, commissioners, commissioner wei welcome. i invite you personally to the tour of glen

eagles at your earliest convenience, general manager ginsburg. it's my privilege and honor to hold the lease in the last nine years, a course that i grew up playing as a young person in san francisco. the course i grew in love with and the game of golf. in the past nine years we have done an incredible amount of work to restore specifically the greens which have been the prized asset at glean eagles. pull public golf courses are a little bit scuffy. the pictures were taken at probably the lowest point in nine years nine months when the lease was on a month to month situation, when the water was increased 40% by order of the puc for specific reasons related to the drought, and it's very difficult as an operator to know how much you should invest when the certainty of your business

is in question so i ask to you look at the pictures but with a grain of salt. if you go out today because we have certainty we're moving forward as partners you will see a tremendous a lot much of grass growing in all areas. we have some areas we turned off the water because we want to be responsible in the third year of the drought. there are areas that we literally turned off the water and specifically off the tee boxes and 150-yards where the balls should not be. we turned off the water and that's the pictures you're looking at. it's a responsible decision we made because we're under a lot of pressure with regards to holding on to our precious resource. the work we did together over the last nine months to negotiate a lease has been tremendous. the aid that the department is willing to

give to the golf course will help it make a more sustainable model. it will help improve the course so the golfers are happy. the most important part and exciting part is how we opened up glen eagles. that's one of the mandates when i took over the lease nine years, nine months ago, tom you have to open up glen eagles. it's been closed to the community for too long. i know what they're talking about. i was part of that community and we did open it up and i think the testament of the community leader who is testified today proves that and we're not done yet. we want to finish the job we started. we look forward working with the recreation and park department in doing that. thank you very much. >> thank you. [applause] >> okay. is there anyone else that would like to make public comment? did you want to sir? no. okay. >> [inaudible] >> on this issue. okay. public comment is closed.

commissioners we now need a vote on whether to hold closed session to confer with real property negotiator and council -- >> is there a motion. >> a motion to go to closed session. >> second. >> all in favor? any opposed? we move to closed session. >> before a motion is taken. dana.

>> okay. >> i would like to entertain a motion whether to disclose items that were discussed during closed session. >> motion not to disclose. >> seconds. >> all in favor? any opposed? motion carries. next i would like to entertain a motion on whether to -- well, on whether to approve the lease extension and allow the general manager to complete lease negotiation. >> second. >> wait. >> we need a motion -- commissioner harrison i think commissioner -- >> okay good. >> i would like to read this motion resolve that this commission does one, approve the terms and conditions for

extension and amendments of the lease held by glen eagles partners lp that commences at said date for the nine year term contemplated in section 4.6 of the lease as the proposed amended terms as the proposed meamded terms are reflected in the term sheet for first amendment b to lease agreement that was approved by glen eagles golf partners on august 19 and second authorize the general manager of the recreation and park department to prepare the proposed first amendment b consistent with the approved term sheet and forward the first amendment b to the board of supervisors for consideration and possible approval.

>> thank you commissioner. is there a second. >> second. >> second by commissioner harrison. there is a motion on the floor. i would ask -- >> roll call. >> the secretary for a roll call vote. >> okay. commissioner bonilla. >> yes. >> commissioner harrison. >> yes. >> commissioner levitan. >> yes. >> commissioner mcdonnell. >> yes. >> commissioner wei and commissioner low. >> yes. >> the vote is unanimously and the motion has passed. >> thank you. [applause] >> we are now on item 10 commissioners matters. are there any commissioners matters ? no, no. any public comment on commissioners matters? seeing none public comment is closed. we are on item 11 new business agenda setting. commissioners, do you have any items? no. is

there any public comment on new business agenda setting? okay. commissioner it's up to you. >> yes. bring it. i don't know what it is but he's been patient. >> you do have three minutes. >> wonderful. hello i am bradley william cross and a service disabled combat veteran and a social entrepreneur and a footballer or a soccer player. i am here to talk to you about nominating arnie stadium as a national landmark. >> harney -- >> harney stadium -- correct, the building that is now designated candlestick park and candlestick park was close thursday week after 54 years of

consective service serving the community of california. harney stadium or better known as candlestick park is the first full rebar structure built as a stadium to be designed by architect john bowls. john bowls is a master. he has been recognized. his information is held at the harvard library for architectural design. all of these cases in point to include the last historical review assessment of candlestick park need to be rereviewed and why we bring this today because we seek to nominate candlestick park as a national landmark because it deserves the recognition. on that note i hope we have the opportunity to bring new business to you to show you our designs and plans to renovate

candlestick park, to revitalize our stadium and bring a major league soccer franchise to our city which we obsesan -- deserve. san francisco has the longest association and longer than many other leagues. because of this reason and because we understand the time table is we're asking for a one year moratorium on the detrukz of candlestick. the reason for this is because we request a new historical assessment because the one provided is both incomplete and inaccurate. with 38 seconds left i would like to say for the last 12 years i served our country over overseas and worn my san francisco ball cap and in my heart. while i was in

afghanistan the giants got to win and i didn't get to see it and my grandfather told me this: do you know what makes candlestick great? it belongs to the people and i want to make sure it stays with the people. thank you very much for your time and i look forward to talking to you in the future. >> thank you. >> anyone else making public comment on new agenda setting? seeing none this item ied. number 12 is communications. commissioners. public comment. seeing none public comment is closed. >> number 13 is adjournment. >> move to adjourn? . we are adjourned. [gavel] >> thank you.

>> thank you for gathering here today for this wonderful event. looks like the rain is going to hold off hopefully prayerfully.

i am robert cowan and a pastor and we're here and we are blessed to have many of our city officials including the mayor who is going to come and speak in a few moments as soon as everyone is gathered. it's great to see everybody. what a great compilation of folks. the children aren't paying attention as it should be. how is the food? >> great. [applause] >> sip did a wonderful job with the barbecue. let's give them a hand. [applause] . a street violence intervention program. they did a wonderful job with the barbecue and the hamburgers and hot dogs and if you go away hungry you must be on a diet so water further delay let's welcome our mayor, mayor lee. [applause] >> thank you. thank you

reverend. thanks for being here as well and blessing us. good evening everyone. welcome to herst play ground in sunnydale. i am grateful to the chief and supervisor cohen and park and rec and juvenile justice here. we have so many departments that worked together to make sure that this place is safe and we welcome everybody back here. i know that everybody feels the tragedies of things that happened a few weeks ago, but this community is strong because of its people, but saying we want to bring people back to our own park. this is the people's park right here at herst play ground and we want to make sure

on this national night out not only do we celebrate across the city but we bring people out to their parks, to our parks, to our neighborhood to celebrate to reclaim the areas we want to be safe and collaborate with our youth and employment organizations, our education institutions to work together with seniors and families to make sure that there is no place in the city that is unsafe and particularly here, so i want to say thank you to everybody for coming out tonight, and that this should be yet another beginning, not just this one night. this is everybody's park. this is where the kids can feel safe to play where the parents can bring them out and watch over them where all the different agencies can have and create programs that support them. where our seniors can have a walk and feel the

vibrancy of the city and invest in play grounds like this. you like this new play ground? yeah. [applause] and soon we will get the sand out of that play area and replace it with some good things that don't have the sand in them. we're going to continue investing in this neighborhood and in the people especially but i want to say again thank you to supervisor cohen. your wonderful leadership out here working with us. thank you to tamika moss and the program working with the residents of sunnydale and the community. thank you to all of the different agencies. i know public works is out here doing the fiscal things with rec and park but we're all here to invest in the people that live out here and i want to say thank you again to the police department. you are -- all of you are on the front lines helping us not just with your

service but also making sure that community policing leads our effort here, and how about creating more jobs for our youth making sure we do the right thing because it's not just about police services. it's about youth services. making sure our public health is supported out here. give people the recovery that they need. helping with services -- our youth organizations, our health and human services program, our jobs program working together to make our community strong. this is for everyone. it's not just prevent crime. it's about encouraging people to fulfill their whole lives richly. this is what this play ground means to me and i plan to be out here often and embrace our kids and grow up freely strongly safely in our neighborhood. thank you everybody for being out here tonight. [applause] >> thank you sir. all right.

you know advisory board for the police is the one that organized this. we really want to thank the mayor and the police chief for bringing all these resources together so that all that you can see came together. we are also blessed to sur police chief here so let's welcome our police chief suhr. >> thanks reverend. [applause] >> i got to thank the ingleside sea path as well and acknowledge the captain over there for coordinating with park and rec. how about the rides and jumping things? this is exactly how national night out is supposed to be. this is a national event. it's all across the country and it's just great that this year again after having such a sad event that occurred

up the block just last month this year -- this is bigger than last year. we were here last year and i don't think there is anyway it was bigger than this so it's great to see everyone came back to the play ground where kids and community should always be able to go and we and the mayor and the rest of the city agencies here are committed to this neighborhood and this park should be for the kids and the community, not just on national night out but any night of the work to come and enjoy so there will be cops here regularly. soon enough they will be using this clubhouse as a place they use as the base of operations and there's not -- i can't say enough how much time we want to spend with the young people in san francisco and for all of the people that contributed tonight and for the mayor and his leadership supervisor cohen, the district

attorney, and others and i think you jinxed us with saying the rain isn't coming and have a good time and next year will be even better. >> thank you sir. we are blessed to have the supervisor for district 10 so let's welcome supervisor cohen. >> hello family. hello. what a beautiful day. my god we couldn't have prayed for something better than this. thank you for everyone for coming out. thank you. because you know what national night out is about? it's very simple. it's one night when cities all around the country come together to say we're taking back our parks, taking back our streets, taking back our cities, taking it back from the violent crime element and reclaiming it as a safe haven for the community.

there are people here that deserve some recognition. i want to recognize the community partners and specifically list up ms. ruth jackson sitting here in the green. this woman deserves serious recognition and love. i want to recognize the fact that we have a true community. you look around here we've got sano ans, asian pacific islander community, the chinese community, african-americans, caucasians. we have literally the physical man festation of what makes san francisco biewsm. we have the latino community. this is incredible. we have young people. we have seniors this. is exactly what this is about and what visitation valley is about and i want to thank all of the sponsors and partners who made this possible and all of my friends out there in the back serving and grilling and packaging food and giving from their hearts and that's what

this is about. this is a labor of love so remember that as we continue to have a good time tonight. i am malia cohen. thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much and we have -- blessed to have our district attorney here, district attorney gas con. >> thank you reverend and mayor and malia. the essence of community is the ability to come together and have good people use the open space, and today not only are we celebrating people coming together and using this park, but also we're celebrating the fact that as a community we refuse to allow violence to define us. we as a community are coming together,

neighbors, police officers, supervisors, the district attorney's office, our probation because we refuse to allow our community to be defined by the worse moment -- by a bad moment of violence, so i am very proud of being here today. this park is a wonderful place. it's a place that we want to want to make sure the community uses and we are committed to ensuring this is a safe place for all to play. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. i also want to recognize rec and park for really providing so much of what you see here, the table and the chairs and the bouncy houses and that thing, whatever it is. it's been fantastic and a blessing with being accommodating and with this we have a closing prayer. this

will go on to 8:00 o'clock but we want god's blessing on this park and now to forever only things happen to you. we ask you for your spirit here and god rebuke all violence and evil from this area. we pray in the name jesus. we know you can do it. have grace and amen. thank you very much. [applause]

>> we are approving as many parks as we can, you have a value garden and not too many can claim that and you have an historic building that has been redone in a beautiful fashion and you have that beautiful outdoor ping-pong table and you have got the art commission involved and if you look at them, and we can particularly the gate as you came in, and that is extraordinary. and so these tiles, i am going to recommend that every park come and look at this park, because i think that the way that you have acknowledged donor iss really first class. >> it is nice to come and play and we have been driving by for

literally a year. >> it is kind of nice. >> all of the people that are here. ♪ for tuesday, august 26, 2014, is now called to order. roll call please. thank you mr. haney. complauf u ms. maufas. dr. murase. ms. norton. ms. wynns. president fewer. ms. jones mr.