state law is limited discretion how to regulate the medical cannabis dispensaries like places to serve alcohol this is not whether with i support mcds looking at the planning code compliance it says pending legislation criteria the the project explicit meet criteria and the mcd will bring the medical benefits to the area didn't meet criteria and second one mcds have demonstrated public safety by activating the community by applying and designating community liaisons with the parkinson's meeting of criteria and the staff report is

this project necessary or a compatible with the community the project didn't meet criteria furthermore talking about the exterior treatment given predicament like landscaping and parking especially the project didn't meet criteria that will provide the development in enforcement with the performance of the applicable use it didn't meet criteria i'm an neighborhood activity and support what the neighborhoods want so speakers said this is not an election i agree i wish it would end up differently but based on the rulings we've been here for the project the project was denied in the court and the community outpouring i'm getting

not going to support it 2016 is coming we'll have the cannabis legalization and how to have this a dry county i use a poor definition we so have 70 or 80 years after prohibition i'm inclined not to support. >> commissioner johnson. >> i'll definitely support commissioner hillis that is unfortunately, we have a higher standard in one neighborhood i almost think that was based on the staffs finding or of the project my own it would have passed bar or dr it is unfortunately, that higher bar a has to be set to try to prevent this i'm hoping the supervisors about go back and make the

decision process for mcds and the sunset as we have the same in the rest of the city thank you commissioner richards. >> commissioner moore. >> i observed at commissioner hillis said we have a clear base position that interpreted the rules and regulations that is total consistent with the 7 or 8 years the director knows that the confusion with when we came to the critical junction it is your of defining green zones and not a a clear discussion with the board of supervisors and double messages and for some reasons like in the reverse the issue became political from law and the rule of law

so at that jufrn it is your where we stay and whatever the state decides in 2016 will set a base i'm equally attorney to support or novelist support the consistency and the banner high or basically saying the tools we used to have are coming into a shadow of multiple expectations which don't give me clear guidance anymore. >> i'll echo a number of comments that have been made the larger land use challenge the chagrining challenge of cluster and we've been asking the board to look at legislation to increase the number of places that mcd can go so there is not cluster what happened what the higher bar the cu we've taken outline alu the sunset out of

that eviction the legislation thas has to come to the prevention i'm not sure i'll support the legislation we're under the cu day deceased can you especially the fact that the staff recommended did disapproval and the criteria that commissioner richards read around bring the measuresable boar i don't know that is met or proven i ago that the sunset will need to figure out how to deal with that in 2016. >> move to disapprove. >> second. >> second. >> there is a motion and a second to disapprove that project on that 0 motion commissioner antonini. >> commissioner hillis commissioner johnson commissioner moore commissioner richards

commissioner wu so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 6 to zero and places you on public comment no speaker card audience new general public comment seeing none meeting .

>> and commission would the concert please call the roll (inaudible) commissioner harrison and commissioner loo. >> and establishing your mike is not on. >> can you hear me now. >> now we can hear you laughter you want to make our announcements yeah let me make a couple of announcements before we start the commission will recess this meeting from 1045 to 11 thirty with a joint meeting with the planning commission that will start at 11 and let's see also

st. mary's is removed because of ongoing conversations that are occurring with that. >> so again, this the the recreation and parks department on thursday, may 21, 2015, we'll ask you, please turn off electronic advises we ask you take secondary conversation outside in order for the meeting to proceed as finishing has possible if you want to speak on any item please complete a blue cards each person will have 3 minutes for public comment on each item if there is an item of interest not on this agenda agenda and under the jurisdiction of the commission you may ask under item 4 and 12 and lastly direct our comments to the commission on my thought

items in order to allow equal time for all neither the commission more the staff will respond to any questions during public comment the commissioners may ask questions after public comment is closed we're on item 2 the president's report. >> thank you i have at honor of presenting a couple of resolutions or certificates i'd like to read them in order and present them in order and see if we can't get through this in a speedy manner rob friends the okay wood lands for 20 years he lead a community volunteer forest to preserve and protect the folks of golden gate park his reasonable volunteerism to make safer and more hopeal an under used land use at the

northeast corner of golden gate park by volunteering with the recreation and parks department natural programs since 1989 from a concerned citizen to a model park std would that everyone can do that the profound ecology site awhile helping to build a community of volunteers to have a platform for the park advocacy and stewardship rob founded the friends of the fiscal yearly sponsored parks alliance in 2009 in collaboration with the areas host monthly parties and assisting with the in youry of the coastal native plant and restoring this habitat and maintaining designated trails

these efforts have transformed it into a healthy environments as well as a designations for neighbors and visitors of golden gate park month recently due to the tireless less efforts the outcomes were designated as the old effort network today we salute rob in protecting a fragment of our coastal san francisco landscape congratulations rob

(clapping.) so i want - i'd like to thank the parks commission for their service to make this city a better place and i really, really appreciate that so i'd like to say a few words shortly you've covered most of when i wanted to say so i have to say that this is a little bit of a surprise surprise because of the recent ceremony with phil

ginsburg to awe anoint the old growth network i dicks one of the park commissioners, i chided him for being mistaken about the old woods location trail i don't know. he etch a commissioner (laughter) and and i got do call him out awhile riding my mountain bike i got cranky i'm not sorry allen. >> fine i deferred deserved it. >> i want to reiterate physically talked about two folks interest way back in the 19th century in the wildness of grandparent and the coast life okay in the northeast session of the park we have to thank them you know and i'd like to say

this region is well known to feature the converty flowers and the garden and the being the rehabbed now by peers is hours shoe club the historic horse shoe clubs a little known and interesting piece of infrastructure right in the middle of the okay wood lands i'd like to say that without the rec and park department natural areas program leadership and management i don't think the okay woods restoration program more the hours shoe courts would have shown such success i want 0 urge the commission and

concerned citizens or involved citizens to value our natural landscapes and indignant bio diversity and support this sin wrap the management plan it guides the natural areas program and i on coming forward to the board of supervisors for official you know package and hard-wired into the rec and park culture this is important and i want to invite you all to come out to our second saturday of the month volunteer days there are lead by the superb rec and park staff listing i can't is the wonderful leader sitting right over there and (clapping.) and they have amount staff very

knowledgeable like the supreme nature guides that's all i have to say thank you folks for what the do and . >> rob thank you. >> thank you (clapping) moving right along don't forget this very valuable the san francisco botanical garden grows and sxheefrz plant from around the world more than hundred and 50 open spaces visitors can go through a go off of woods from mezzo america and southeast ace and gardens from chile japan and california and

other locations they include the magnolias and other flowers the garden of fragrance to allow people with visual impairments to enjoy the plant through touch and smell the beds from the spanish monetary brought to the united states by with him randolph husband and wife it offers luxuries from gand to botanical illusion and affirmative and the youth education program serves over 12 thousand children there story time and treasurer hunt and hands on children's garden you botanical garden is home to the horticulture with 27 thousand books and perils from garden

design and pest management to pot new botanical art and books established in 1972 a huge collection in california and hosts botanical art and allows children family story time the rec and park department proudly recognizes the botanical garden 75 accounting anniversary and congratulates the staff on this historic mountain valley pipeline (clapping) (clapping) milestone milestone

(clapping) let me introduce who ann shift the executive director of botanical garden sue ann. >> thank you so much for honoring the garden today, i think that i have to accept this honor on behalf of the board and the staff the botanical garden society i have to tell you also there is another anniversary this year it is the 60th anniversary of the public private partner that really makes the garden possible so the society came in being in 1965 we've worked closely with the rec and park department to bring our community and bring the

world the garden we have today it is so i also want to say that you know we're one garden and we're one team two entities that bring the garden together but the gardeners and the rec and park staff i want to thank them we're doing several things to celebrate of '75th anniversary the fundraising galileo and gavin newsom will be the speaker and the commission president and the general manager will play and role not mandated by the lease and attempt so especially thank you in addition on the 31st we have free community day in the garden

all day long we have a wonderful donor who is making it possible for this day for everyone performances and activities all day and i hope that you can join join us and lastly in july we have a very exciting partnership with sunset piano we're going to have 12 pianos in the garden for 12 days. >> nice. >> all of you can come and play. >> i don't know i don't think you want to do that. >> so thank you very, very much. >> commissioner low will represent the department playing the piano (clapping.) let me ask generally managing pharmacologies before the final recognize i wanted to celebrate the partnerships are the

botanical society and the department of both tangle garden is not just one of san francisco jewels but the world it is the love and stewardship and the resources to the garden i want to celebrate 0 out of the men and women sue ann noted maintain the garden on a daily basis a designated staff from our superintendent and the supervisor and jeanie the sprinkler and 11 gardeners that are fabulous and dedicated and committed in the spirit of public-private partnership i want to salute. >> 60th anniversary working together thank you (clapping.) and last but not least the jean

friend recreation center it is long been an important community hub for children families and resident in the san francisco every vuflg south of market neighborhood opened in 1990 and named in honor of the late eugene served for 24 years the center is located in the high density with extremely limited open space if youth programs and sports teams to adult dance classes jean fund recreation center provides an array of options for the folks the dedicated staff members are part of the fabric of the community and work hand in hand with the neighborhood representatives to make sure the center is meeting the meetings needs of the public

in 2011 they supported a sports corridor making sure they're ready to service the community in honor of centers 25th anniversary and the folks that built the community around this vital recreation overlook center the rec and park department proudly recognized jean fund recreation center on this historic milestone. >> please it was objective who received the other certificates this one in the name of as our commission president victory we're going to ask a whole bunch of people to come up and someone from supervisor kim's office but want to start with the representatives from the friends family who are here in honor of their grandfather and supervisor

kim's office (clapping) and the friends of the center and others across crossroads and others forgive me if i say the names wrongs united playaz and the community center and representatives from so many camp and call out and honor the past and present staff that served the community come on up timothy and others that were a member of the original staff in 1990 and call names from past staff (calling names) i don't know if they're here

(calling names) and i want to single out the brother of mike that passed away but worked for the rec and park department when the eugene rec and park opened and last but not least our dear friends is working with us on an eye for the future if evidently can come up and get a certificate and photo (clapping.) a lot of people.

>> sam why don't you get in the middle we'll give you the certificate first. >> eugene friends service. >> 1, 2, 3. >> one more 1, 2, 3 perfect (clapping) first, i want to thank 2ub8 and the rest of the phil ginsburg and i'm grateful and huge and honored to be here and as you

can tell the past staff is here is a great center in a very, very tough area to work we've been fortunate thirty to have staff that really, really care for the community and kids i mean, i can't staying say enough i want to thank everyone for recognizing the anniversary and everyone is celebrating on saturday from 11 to 4 and so you're all invited and i want other people especially leah that is part of the staff and sunny thank you, thank you, thank you so much (clapping) >> my name is leah i'm one of the original 5 that was hired to open up the shop i should say we

were trying to open it in 1989 but the earthquake came we were retouching the floors before we opened in 1990 i want to thank the city for continuing to be part of the growing and addressing the needs of the community i first started working in the community center that south of market and what with our the liaison between rec and park and the community with robison and the rec directors and the community-based organizations in south of market created us to work very, very closely with the community to advocate for programs the community was really needing at this point it was not just rec and park department huge recreation park

it was more important that we continued to support us in collaborating in those efforts i left gosh 16 years ago to raise my children i said good by and worked with the community and as a volunteer coming back and looking forward to the right. >> event >> thank you very much (clapping.) i know we have a representative from supervisor kim's office so, please. >> thank you commissioners and i'm joined with april from also from your office we are just incredibly proud and so chieftd to celebrate the silver anniversary i wore silver together t