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course tom put together and team and vfltd additional money in the course to save the golf course in addition to the money he was able through his connections and goodwill to assembly a team of experts and therefore we have a course still in xoings and the department is very happy and proud of tom for that one of the reasons we wanted outreach is that we had a feeling it is important a program within the rec and park department a partner was going to establish satellite station site at developing middle school i'm sure you're aware of the original san francisco was located at harding and tom spent a lot of time during his regular clientele in meeting with the trustees and students to
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understand what they were going to be experiencing rather than hoping for the best he handled it the correct way. >> very briefing the modifications to this amendment o amendment in section 3.1 of the lease a vacant lots on sunnydale avenue included in the premises in the original lease thinking it might be utilized it's to the and at that time the department has slated that area for a different use we'll be pursuing later and the section 5.8 refers to the grant credit for work we may request of him because of the maintenance the deferred maintenance we've expanded that so he may request rent credits from the rent actually paid to us those will have to be approved in advance
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before the money is expended and a repair exceeding $150,000 then tom and the department will meet to try to determine a course of action if we can't agree on a term we'll allow a notice we had an ongoing problem with a water issue at the course as well as one of the main lines splits off and hurts playground is a number of investigators from the puc to look at the problem and it was pretty evident to everyone that much of water was being wasted in the first playground due to leaks so part of the negotiation the department will pay $9,300 for the remainder it's an
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expensive two month leak the department includes a new renovation system we're currently investigating a number of t time restorations that's important it let's us through our flexible pricing through our section 12 d and park code to increase and decrease rates at various times there are historically t times that are not used because is it, too expensive you're paying the same price for prime time and non-prime time so we're going to include glen park in this process the lessee will continue with the cooperation with the visitacion valley branch it's preliminary to our department and collaborative with the
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labors community training local 2 61 to help implement a prehindsight and at that tha the rec and park commission is requesting that the board of supervisors amend park code to include glen in the pricing contained in that session the financial terms of the agreement stay the same 7 percent of gross rent of 2 percent of annual gross exceeding 20 percent over the 2013 base rent of 68 hundred and 61 plus and it exceeds the base and the security deposit of 25 thousand remains in place and they have a credit of $250,000
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for ongoing recreations. >> thank you very much if we don't have questions so mr. rose can we go to our report. >> yes. supervisor avalos obtain page 8 of our report we report that the base rate of 7 percent as at department testified they're to be paid by the gln partners to rp d they don't anticipate receiving the credits because they see may deduct the repair costs from the annual basis rent up to the amount which will be approved by the rp d commission and they will spend $68,000 for soil and electrical charges overall the rec and park department will have a net loss of 2 hundred
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plus $5,060,000 in our report we have that on page 9 in table 6 of our report the current finger 2014-2015 that budget regrets the procuring precedes from 41 thousand for golden gate park golf course to $2 million plus for the golf course net losses in the golf fund are supported by i did city's general fund we consider the approval for a matter of the board of supervisors we have a recommendation on the bottom of page 9 closest the words 9 year on page one line 9 we consider approval as the policy decision
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for the board of supervisors. >> thank you, mr. rose any questions for mr. rose. >> why not move onto the public comment i have a few speaker cards i'll read off (calling names) and anyone else who wants to speak line up against the far wall sir come on up. >> i said before good morning and i'll say what are the prisoners of and peaceful life are a very good business and not a painstaking i business. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> i know i'm being difficult it isn't easy. >> thank you. >> thank you. next speaker,
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please. >> good morning. i'm bryan thanks for the opportunity to speak on tom's on behalf of tom took the course over about 10 years ago he's made considerable improvements i've played golf there since 19985 and the gentleman mentioned the green house were renovated in was quite a capital improvement process he lost the previous lessor had built a green on the side of the hill on the left and it did not comport with the flow of the golf course it was kind of an app ration and tom has restored 99 to its original design by jack an mcallister and it's mr. shaw should be
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expended the new lease i think in this day of internet pricing you get deals out at east bay i've played out there for $15 glen is at a disengage not going on some of the websites and offer competitive pricing all and all he's done an excellent job his clez employees are welcoming and i hope the board considers this flexible pricing and thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good morning. i'm chris a trees you are with the labors training foundation the northern california laborers 264 our partners we do enthusiastically
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support tom stepsons lease there's a great opportunity to bring the great training work we do in northern california and we hope that you will support this today thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> thank you for letting me is there any further public comment speak i'm travis brown with the labors training foundation we're here to show our port so far tom shay and our are long term support we're looking forward to training the employees with the training site and utility that to develop our next generation for the workforce for the laborers and utilizing it to restore our resource we hope you'll an approval that extension for tom shay. >> good morning. i'm jeff
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armstrong the director of the laborers apprenticeship i'll be asking for your support the opportunities that those young men and women are going to get the training at the site is going to be valuable i'll be happy to take any of them into our apprenticeship program it is a great opportunity thank you for your time and hopefully support. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> morning supervisors i'm dan i'm here om behalf of t p organization tour i'm sure you're aware of manages t pc harding park we come withholding in support of the lease amendment and the flexible pricing program which has proved quite successful another t p t
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harding park and other place it will allow glen to take advantage of an app called golf now the golfers around the country find good deals on golf t time glen has zero explorer to the going off community at large other than being a happy secret we knew in san francisco and kept it to ourselves we enclosures the laborers program it creates jobs and krae career it is part of skilled workforce and finally, i know we've read the papers and this deal didn't come together without 0 heart burn but tom shay and rec and
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park department should be given big pats on the back i think it is going to work for thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> morning i'm james a founder of a website we're and network for skilled stradz i trades workers can come online and demonstrate they're overall work they're capable of doing i'm here to voice any support as part of the initiative we like to work closely with the apprentice he that hads to help demonstrate their skills and track their certifications and licenses and show the rest of the country on the internet what transcribing can do for local workers. >> thank you. next speaker,
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please. >> hello. thank you for your time i'm president of the outer missions supporting tom in the last several months i've been i'm speaking om behalf the community two fundraiser that tom hosted to the glen it is for the community to come and share their experiences and i'm also speaking on behalf of the everybody else side tom has offered the use of glen to stage an upcoming gun buy back so 33 we thank tom for the support and urge your support for extension. >> thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hi, i'm tom borden we're trying to build a bike park outside the golf course with the new lease that plot of lands that was tied up in the golf course is free for our bike so i
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wholeheartedly support this new lease but i really building it's important we're trying to energize farther part of sunnydale boulevard and bring snok something for the people in visitacion valley tom it trying to open up the golf course for kids in general and it's been a notable effort on his part and so, anyway we'd like be next to a functioning golf course than something stag net for years i sport this >> i'm rodney we help our neighborhood i'm the president of the social group of health department now we're in support of our glenn and i go back years
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ago i stayed at sunnydale with this opportunity we have now to see just like 0 my mom had me to see things where are what you do to do to be a leader to gain the development to be socially jaemd and the boy's club it's a whole different life than going to college so other major community-based organizations helped me to see a different way of diversity how it worked i want to played what tom is doing he is allowing the residents in sunnydale to see 25 years later a golf of life to be involved in that is a wonderful experience as we move into this new cultural of engagement we are looking for the support all across the behaving of the city
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and county of san francisco as we stretch from sunnydale to health department we're looking forward for those types of efforts and opportunity thank you. i'm looking for you to support that request. >> thank you very much. next speaker. >> good morning, supervisors. i'm linda a resident of district 11 and i'm a very long time advocate for the planned park i'm here, here to speaker about this is the single use within the park and therefore very, very important that the golf course be integrated into other plans around making cleaner park is on the forefront of the expansion into more activities and more people and feeling more
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connected three years ago we formed something called the ma cleaner park collaborative to bring together the various groups of supporters and activities as well as the neighborhood we're surround by 3 communicated and mayoral districts all those people feel they have the outreach and access to everything within ma cleaner park i applaud tom's goals in bringing the golf course within the feeling of the glen park advocacy community we find people that says they're or there's a golf course in ma cleaner park it was a - >> thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please.
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>> good morning. i'm serving as the president of the san francisco commission on the environmental and wanted to speak in that capacity from an individual prospective with respect to the proposal to continue what glen asia father of a little guy 3 years old next week i brought him up to a community day at glen and got his first practice to make that connection it's real i don't know golf but short grass and like a whole little whatever it's the part of the last part of the game of golf he learned it was real from an environmental prospective we don't have a position at the commission but i'll tell you i'm excited to go going back to the
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committee there's talks about jobs with glen partners and what's excited a lot of people over at glen the desire for the collaborative groups when want to integrate ways we use water and pesticides it equivalence a lot of us at the staff of the environment we've heard from the public utilities commission to pilot no sustainable golf and more environmentally advanced we see as part of the proposal that exists part of us who wear the green hats from time to time so i labored to sharing the results
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with the commission of the environment thanks. >> thank you very much. next speaker. >> i'm jackie flynn the executive director of the fox institute and in support of the glen i was there with gosh and desmond and brought about 15 young folks out to come and play dwofl that day it's amazing how much intermission they get kids over 18 that never touched a golf club before i know a little bit more than josh about golfing part of what i love to do is connect the young folks inform science to technology and engineering and mathematics so i have a background pifz is an
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important view what i appreciate what the board is doing in district 10 thinking about innovative ways to look at small business and a lot of energy behind making the changes in the community i fully support what's going on at glen and i hope we get you guys to play a couple of round i appreciate we've been having a conversation about what he can do in very much. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> thank you, supervisors fewer time kurt i'm speaking in support of getting the lease before i gone about this and
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that ma cleaner park is extremely beautiful i was there i was there twice we had a golfing activity event where we visit children and people to the exultant to participate it was a fun time and good time as my executive director said it is quite an enthralling experience for the golf activities and golfing that goes around it the vial aspect of watering the ear and the aspect of engaging children not only those who are 18 and older but under my whole thing why i'm in support this is an opportunity to give you the supervisors a chance to be creativity and innovative not only with the
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fact it is golfing but the fact you're going to engagement families and rec and park and gave me the laborers and various aspects of san francisco so i'm in support of this if you have any questions come to see me. >> thanks very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> morning supervisors mr. chair, i want to dhang the community for coming down to speak on behalf of glen i want to start with a news story when mayor george christopher hit the first t shots at the newest golf course in san francisco located at mclaren.
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>> we have an intending to an old 52-year-old irrigation system it needs instant be intending to each week remember this golf course was built the same year as candle stick park it is ♪ need of tremendous support and you'll the community partners at the table roadway are ready willing and able to bring the support one of the things i'm you proud of opening up glen to the community we're proud of the association we've seen thousands
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of kids come through not only become good governors by good people the training center we plan to put at glen we're going to improve glen and lives at the same time i labored to working with you and our community partners and looking forward to glen and the city going forward >> thank you very much is there any additional public comment on item 2. >> i'm sorry, sir you've spoken on public comment in item 2 anyone else who has not spoken okay public comment is closed. >> supervisor avalos. >> thank everyone for their public comments and their work collaborating and crafting this package together and the lease extension i really am excited about the
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training opportunity that are available i'm excited about the collaboration that's continued to actually raise the john mclaren park and approval that item going forward i have concerned about the general funds subsidizing the going off program but those are issues i think are beyond this we're going to have this golf course open it is going to need to have a similar relationship with rec and park and our general fund as the other golf courses so i'm okay moving this forward despite knowing it will have an impact on the general fund i'd like to motion that we expelling accept the budget analyst recommendations. >> we have a motion and a second. >> supervisor mar. >> i'll second the motion but
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add appreciative that mr. shay and the various labor and community reps have worked hard to make sure that the glen is going to be more assessable but a training ground the 60 acre training ground for young people not only from sunnydale but other parts the surrounding park the excelsior that needs the kind of training and the green jobs and other types of jobs that will be created i wanted to see the new apps i'll check anti golf now and other incisions i wanted to also say my fond it memories my dad an this putting kind of like josh and his son on the putting green i'm hoping that the families from the neighborhoods surrounding have that experience i'm appreciative
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that the laborers and foundation are building those types of program i know jim from the hayes valley middle school have been increasing the access for physical fitness and activities i'm interested in the foot golf that's mentioned in the materials a way of not having my understanding you don't have to have a set of golf clubs it's a wonderful mix of soccer and girls as well as boys c participate i'm hoping the focus on making the neighborhood safe with the hurts playground that's another ongoing effort to make sure that this is an assessable safe and affordable place for everyone thank you very much for working with rec and park on the
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water bill and continuing to be focused on water conservation at this point as well thank you to mr. shay. >> i want to echo everyone and thank you, mr. shay and 2 61 for being here i think supervisor mar mentioned is a wide range of activities and the gentleman who didn't know what the word putting meant i've been out there it's apple amazing facility there's a lot of promise out there it's exciting that the community came together so we have a motion on the floor we'll take that without objection. >> mr. clerk anything else before us. >> mr. speaker, i want to clarify. >> oh, one second we had a recommendation one vote to accept the budget analyst recommendation go