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have the only population of the mission butterfly anywhere in the city it is a vulnerable species it spends it's entire life on a single plant and needs a particular place to live they don't fly from her po to mexico they barely fly across the road last year, we equipment x expected two to hundred butterflies we know our work is paying off people like the blue mission butterfly this is planet earth to april is earth day we volunteer earth or earth day but we're protecting our own homes in the natural areas and rec and park he do that everyday.
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>> i can see clearly now the rain is gone. >> parks on april 18th we held the festival with the support of eco center over hundred parents learned about renewable energy and tried rock climbing and on the crafts keep an eye out for july and october on april 23rd we celebrated take our daughter to workday to think about the futures and learn about things we love the energy the department on may 2nd did parks awe alliance and the rec and park supported the volunteer work party to beautify the park space. >> bright bright sunny day.
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>> so again everyday is earth day but a little taste of what happened in april to that that concludes my presentation. >> this is a knows for you who knows we're going to adjourn to a joint meeting with the planning commission at 11 and 1045 this clock is slow but 1045 conclude and have an intermission please come back and we'll resume or stick around inform the joint meeting with the planning commission. >> public comment. >> any public comment on the general manager's report seeing none, public comment is closed and since it is 1044 do you want to wait until we come back for 11 thirty. >> there's 15 minutes of public comment we'll
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>> analysis this. >> commissioner president buell commissioner low commissioner bonilla commissioner harrison commissioner levitan sxhgd commissioner mcdonnell we're on item four general public comment up to 15 minutes continued on item 12 at this time the members of the public my may address the jurisdiction of the commission and that don't appear on the agenda respect to agenda items your opportunity to address the commission will be afforded and everyone has 3 minutes blue cards the first one is (calling names). >> so if marking up is here it
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didn't appear she is next. >> good morning, commissioners i'm listened here on behalf of the friends of kathy sent an e-mail earlier today you'll get it with pictures of a recent recent workday we had up at camp over mother's day weekend we went up to get did came readies by getting the general store opened up and chasing the mice out of the electronics but everything is going well, we wanted to thank the department for getting the new backdoor it is wonderful and jim worked hard to make sure that happened we have a new manager andy merrill has been an just a minute manager for two to three
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years he's going to assume the duties we're excited is it is an energetic group of folks taking over we had a had an to checkout the road scores it was instead of it is amazing big a low bigger buena but if blends in well with the environment and the camp err happy thank you to the commissioners to make that happen it's going to be well, well received next week on tuesday another group of us are going up to help with this general maintenance issues to help get the camp ready think i told you we have a long term friends of camp mather project replacing of curtains in all the cabins we're getting
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there i promise you they'll all be washed and many other things that folks will be getting together over the that three or four week prior to the beginning of camp we're also continue over the community opportunity fund process i'm happy to report we've made it to the first round and now getting more information to the department and beefing up our application and we've hopeful we'll get successful in getting the court fund through that mechanism we'll find out in december thank you so much for camp mather and we'll make you proud. >> thanks so much. >> is there any other public comment for item 4? seeing none, public comment is closed we on item 5 the consent
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calendar. >> any public comment or do we need it. >> any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> entertain a motion. >> motion to adjourn i mean (laughter). >> so moved so i second the motion to journey please disregard everything unify you've heard > all in favor, say i. > so moved. >> on item 6 san francisco zoo figure out where we are. >> we're not adjourned sadly. >> good morning tanya director the san francisco zoo hello nice to see you if we could have the projector please the slide show or the - okay. great we're getting close to the fiscal year end we end up on
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june 31st i wanted to give updates here as we come colored to the end of the year we're staying hundred thousand dollars above budget i want to point out a significant portion is free admission over 80 thousand folks come through the zoo free and maybe hundred thousand folks at the end of the year arrest your zoo has sold-out the zoo camp that be sold-out as well i have to thank joe the head of the education we're looking to bring in trailers to support further kamgsz in the future if kids can't come to the zoo we are mobilizes going out to hunters point they made 4 hundred and 20
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visits this year are under written by corporate sponsors thank you. >> and mother's day we got roses and fathers got that in free two. >> we participated in the national animal day this is the dungeon and all the zoos closed a exhibit of an endangered amen we had signs saying extinctions look like this and only kids were blocked if you don't say your kids in the future won't see penguins or whatever the animal we all participated and provide to do so, now big daddy so memorial day we're to have are cardinal days that's the
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name of our ca anyone dragon he'll play stage and all car naturals are free a great day at the zoo speaking of kids expect for the holidays may 29 kids get to room through the zoo on their own and this is under written in large part by the corps sponsors perfect for kids 12 and under the teens with are sophisticated but if you're interested please let me know our vips are the winners yes, this one is a first grader at robert louis stevenson that one our science congest his entire class gets to come for
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free at kids festing and exciting numbers our sculpture plaza owns on june 6th this was one the first auctioned items sculptures of animals not at the zoo most are endangered braille writing so blind children can touch those animals and is it ties into a zoo metrological connecting those will all have a connection and best of all it opens up the asphalt area by the playground that had some hazard trips and falls in an old tent that was a great way to take care of maintenance so thank you to the donors as well and if you know what a selfie is the those
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trajectory this is our bus shuttles on the animals taking selfies of themselves in the city that is kind of fun under the pro bono of the swirl advertising so thank you for that. >> speaking of summer i want to do it t a precursor on summer pricing we'll make an formal item commission but zoos across the country is exposing seasonal pricing if you go on the bay bridge you'll understand this but this attention most of the attention is coming through the summer months particularly june july and august our proposal will be going forward to explore peak or seasonal summer pricing again, the gate as we call it our mission is over 50 percent
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of our operating budget again we'll go into more details i wanted to show you where we were with the san diego zoo at the top and adult is $48 a day at the san diego you know it didn't stop there are they charge you all the way through we like to compare ourselves with the law zoo adults are $19 and the senior fees there at the san francisco zoo the la the san francisco resident is 15 and non-adult we're at 7 by 7 we want to compare ourselves with them we offer free mission 12 times a year and providing access to community services as well as the school kids for free we'll fine that and the oakland
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pricing is 1, 74 nearly 7 by $7 with that, i'll show what we're considering our cfo will make that a formal proposal so the numbers will be good for katie the proposal is to go up $2 on non-peak times and $3 for peak time we'll need rec and park or joint sdwoo approval for the joint times obviously typically come down if we've made a mistake we've had two increases over the last 10 years one two years ago in 2013 and prior to that 5 years 2008 during the recession we didn't increase the prices but the cumulative haks
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consumer price index harassed gone up so to keep this in consideration and formally considered wait next week and lastly as i mentioned we still need donations to keep our operating budget $22 million i want to thank you to those who attended commissioner mcdonnell open the far left where is your jacket by the way. >> oh delivered it, too late pay yes. i noticed that we're going to have to work on that for lecturer and be phil ginsburg and his wonderful wife. >> yeah. where's our leopard jacketed gosh, it was so fun and orlando giving me advice thank you all i'm not sure the auction
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went as well await you commissioner president buell get you on the calendar for next year it's it. >> commissioner levitan. >> i say that i was there recently with my little one you're doing on amazing job we're incredibly blessed i've been to the san diego zoo and it's fine but the value the layout and offensive that playground that extraordinary you're doing 80 a topnotch job we're lucky. >> commissioner harrison and i want to second commissioner levitan'ss comments i took my granddaughter out there was a wonderful experience she got tessie at the playground but. >> made me poor. >> the friends, family as well thank you. i appreciate our
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comments. >> thank you very much. >> public comment is closed. seeing none, public comment is closed we're on item 7 open space fund for the contingency preapprenticeship program. >> it is tough to follow tanya her zoo reports are interesting the item before you as stated as written it the discussion and possible action to allocate $80,000 from the commissioners portion of the open space fund designated reserve for two crew trucks and two vehicles for the apprenticeship program known as the printing academy located at glen eagle golf course that's the published agenda item for today that was heard at the capital committee 2 weeks previously and since that time
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the department in communication with local 261 located the purchased of the vehicles and the 80 thousand allocation we're requesting ramsz the same but we've come up with instead of a crew cab we'll be proposing that the expenditure for an f-350 instead of two gators one gator vehicle i'll point out at the end of the my comments that the still stays below the $80,000 question have before you today to brief you on how we got here last year in august the commission approved the terms and estimation to the lease agreement between the city and
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glen eagle and the commission recognized the public through a collaboration with the labors training foundation local 261 to implement a preapprenticeship program at the glen eagle golf course the board of supervisors made up u approved the lease agreement and last month commissioners you adapted a resolution for the creation have a job training and academy at the golf course course and gave it the name commissioner harrison is requesting that fund from your undesignated contingency reserve of the open space reserve be utilized to format the acquisition i've mefrnd mentioned the f-350 crew can be and the gator utility vehicle is
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it supports the work empty the preapprentice staff and their superfluous the anticipated total of acquisitions for the proposed vehicles i've mentioned the f-350 and gator is 77 thousand plus dollars by comparison the f-250 came in added $59,000 plus it is an increase in $7,000 plus that is well below the $80,000 request into the open space contingency reserve the staff recommendations that the commission allocate the $280,000 from the commissioners portion of the reserve for the purchase of one f 50 crew cab to support the apprenticeship program and
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recommend the board of supervisors approve the procurement in support of the preapprenticeship program. >> thank you. >> we have one blue card for this. >> tom shay. >> good morning commissioners i'm really here to express my appreciation as a member of the glen eagle streaking this is been a long road we've been working together in a public-private partnering and seeing the supporters of rec center and the botanical talk about the 50 plus years in collaboration i hope that one day the members of the glen eagle.com before you in 25 or 50 years and say what a great job
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this program did for san francisco and the low income skilled workers we're trying to bring up thank you, thank you very much commissioner harrison your leadership and commissioner and staff for all our support we couldn't have done it without you this a large task with the are stakeholders we're excited and last week, we start our first soft start i was out there everyday and got the real great feeling from day one when this is trainees showed up what their pant down around their hips and quickly told by the structure it didn't work in the work place for safety and other concerned and after 24 hours i saw a tremendous attitude change from
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the trainers by the end of 5 days i'm confident those individuals are on their way to a professional opportunity 0 through building and construction phrases i believe they're going to go learn their apprenticeship skills i have a little clip i'd like to show you if i can cue it up sorry for my technical - >> but anyway, i hope you can hear this this is a - those are clips of just our soft start the introduction to the hand tools and power tools this is the pop up training center that went into the parking lot they're being if i did with the body harness and certification they need to access any job site in san francisco i'm going to
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run this tape i know i'm out the time how do we achieve longevity. >> why do we say, sir. >> why do i treat you the way we do. >> how do we change the wormed e world. >> who do we start with. >> when performing cpr how fast how deep how many rescue how long. >> such. >> folk this is just the beginning there are great things to come i look forward to reporting on it in the near future. >> commissioner harrison. >> do we have someone else. >> linda wanted to comment.
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>> hello commissioners linda i want to speak in support of this yes, ma'am i wanted to let you know from the appointed of our community we're excited about the printing program and enthusiastic about the project the way we've been able to work with the gulf of mexico it was in its own separate world now a lot more cooperation and coordination and people getting to know each other we've had a successful mixer at the clubhouse in june the glen eagle will support a concert series for this coming year it's been a wonderful event in relationship we've built with tom shay and the glen eagle staff this is a
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positive thing for learning and any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> commissioner harrison yeah i'd like to on this point out one thing and it is an important thing with the help of general manager phil ginsburg and a awning in a we noticed the pickup truck was without a dump bed and loading loading and unloading was a safety issue so that getting the bed phil ginsburg and others came up with the plan for the 350 and the one gator i'm appreciative of their work and thank you heart fully for that and i'm enthusiastic i
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taking off tom shays remarks i meeting met two of the graduates and the elaboration in their eyes and faces was worth it all i had to comment it was to meet them was speaking special thank you, again. >> sxhgd r commissioner mcdonnell briefly thank you existence or commissions los also applaud the program i he was running late i was with mayor ed lee as he launched his support force for the summer with rp d as a major player providing the opportunity we provided over 76 jobs so for young people all are interested in that regard tremendous so thank you. >> before i call for a motion let me audio my congratulations
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to commissioner harrison for your efforts and expression of thanks with that i'll entertain a motion there is a motion and a second. > all in favor, say i. > so moved thank you. >> we're on item 8 open space fund undesignated contingency reserve for the renovation. >> good morning commissioner president buell and general manager phil ginsburg standing in for the project manager linda who is getting married (laughter) the item before you is the discussion and possible action the dignities to approve the amendment of the contract with j.b.d contract and he carl larry soften 3r5ushgd in the amount of
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not to exceed an additional 3 hundred 4g thousand dollars plus which together with $18,000 plus and already change orders is 50 percent over the approved contract amount including the base bid and to allocate $250,000 from the commissioners portion of the open space fund undesignated contingency reserve for the contract reserves i'm not goes to make jokes and a at carl larson park in 2012, the rec and park capital staff in corporation with commissioner crews office to bring an airplane back to carson a park there was two plains and the
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recent one moved in 2003 because the lead abatement because of the paint after planning and design in a of 2014 this commission approved the awarded contract to j.b. contractor and sons the fiscal sponsor entered into an agreement with the contract and been that is did delivery and installation of plan while the parks alliance covered the structure itself we preceded with construction in the mid of last year and in november there we beginning gap concerns that the plain was not going to be delivered we were ref no scheduled updates or photos of progress being
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