david brenter. i am here. our mission is to preserve and enhance public recreation in san francisco. i believe earlier today you heard grants submitted for the playground improvement. we have been able to participate in that, and partner with the department in re-surfacing tennis courts city wide, and are funding oreck creational improvements in the city as well. we support the project. we support it locally as well as monetarily. we have a particular interest in the tennis learning center, which is an exciting opportunity for the city to combine academics and tennis learning for children from neighborhoods

that don't have access to this. we are strong supporters of that as well as the tennis facility itself. i encourage you to approve it. i think it will be a spectacular addition to san francisco. thank you. >> we have channing and if we have called your name, come up if you want to speak. if i haven't called your name, i have gone through all of cards. if you want to speak come up and be prepared to speak. >> i am katie strange with the san francisco parks alliance. we are extremely part to be a partner on this project of the department as well as the tennis coalition inspired by the extensive efforts to hear the various voices we can see today that will be served by this space. in particular, the tlc tennis learning center is an important

aspect for the future of recreation and tennis in our city. as you know it is a historic moment for tennis, for the park, for the city and inspiration alley this design matches that parks system we are creating. i will be second to admit i am not a tennis player. after this process and designs i am excited to become one. >> next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, commissioners. thanks for giving me a few moments of your time today. i am matt hope. on behalf of myself and our organization we support this project 120,000%. as someone deeply embedded in

the tennis community, i am always supporting efforts to grow the game. while golden gate park has been great competitive cross down arrivals we have been partners in growing the game. our nonprofit arm the olympic club foundation supported the project and have supported numerous projects for renovations of tennis facilities around the bay area. this will be a win-win for the city and the sport providing much needed improvement to a landmark tennis facility on the west coast. safety has been a measure issue as well as promoting the enjoyment of the game. there is 26 million or a few more reasons why this is a great project. it showcases the amazing golden gate park and will spur other

projects through private and public funding to make the city a permanent destination for families and individuals. from my experience you grew up in marin. i used to play in the park several days a week. it was a mecca with a history of tennis greats. now it is spread out due to lack of real estate. golden gate park would attract a lot of talent to san francisco in a public setting. i can't advocate enough and i thank the city for support and promotion. i would like to thank the tennis coalition for the hard work and tire let efforts over the years to get this to where it is today. >> next speaker, please.

>> julie exly. in my earlier rushings i touched upon -- remarks i touched about the outreach efforts and how the concerns are in the design you saw today. we have held focus group meetings, meetings for senior players and hosted public events including free youth days. we have published 20 newsletters and are updating information about golden gate park tennis. we presented the project and have been open and transparent about progress and process. some of the changes and modifications are a direct result of community feedback. they include reservation system, evening lights, small pro shop, a place for pink pong and pickle ball. a large entry point, free day

lockers, safer spacing between ththe courts and widening the viewing areas. what we are excited to work on are the interior exhibit walls which cover the history and players. we will look for a lot of community input here. stories, photos and videos. in addition to the local community efforts we are doing research with other centers to understand how to manage an affordable public facility and balance the user needs. ensuring the high-quality daily operations have been our goal from the start. we feel strongly having a seasoned manager will deliver that. an important part of the public is the maintenance fund to ensure repairs are made quickly

and longer term needs for replacement are covered. it is frustrating to wait weeks for new nets. we look forward to community input in the tennis advisory council. >> next speaker? anyone else to make public comment. go ahead. >> i am chany hill the program coordinator for the tennis and learning center. i have been here since we started in 2014 in which i grew up playing basketball since 2000. this program has not only changed the lives of students and families but also mine. i have a daughter who is three and a tennis player. i am hopes for her to become the next williams. i did not think this program would around she would not have a clue about tennis just because

her parents come from the basketball world. growing up in the by bay view tennis was not introduced to me. it is a blessing i can introduce tennis to those who came from the same disadvantages i did. it also helps the students with academic needs. the staff and director spend time in classrooms of the students who are struggling. lastly i would like to acknowledge my team of directors who have spent long hours and days working hand in hand with the families to ensure how tlc will make a difference in the student's lives. i would love for you to think of students and families who are getting help from this program. i saw a lot of lives change.

my has as well anytime i talk about tlc i get emotional. it is a big part. thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> co-chair of the tennis coalition. i want you to have a feel for what a dramatic transformation this will make in the ability to build community. i play two or three times a week in golden gate partly cloudy. it is play and go. there is one picnic table now. there is no center of graft when he -- cente sen-- center of gra. this will transform it. we will have a lounge for people to enjoy, viewing terraces on the other side of the beautiful glass wall, a garden, a court

that will be like a big win do to the entire facility. people can hang out and enjoy the game that is not most competitive or it might be parents watching the kids in high school championship or nationally competitive event. all of that plus all of the spaces in between where we as teammates can watch our teams finish the match to see who wins the final tie breaker and get to go to sectionals. this is all so important to the tennis playing community. nothing is more important than the tennis and learning center that is a community for middle schoolers. they will have a community there and we expect it to be a very community within a community where the adult tennis playing folks will have a chance to contribute to the growth of those young people as well as to

the growth and the joy of the sport in golden gate park. thank you. >> one last time. anyone else to make public comment on this item? seeing none. public comment is closed. >> the general manager. >> commissioners please pass this project. >> what? what? i mean public comment is all. maybe not as many decades as general manager goldstein. this is as healthy and inclusive really expanding our community. i mean combining different constituencies and social and physical need and opportunity at the site and the work, the level

and quality of the work and partnership has been extraordinary. thank you. >> commissioner mazzola. >> i agree with general manager ginsburg. this is a great project. i read the details and heard the public testimony today. it is way overdue. i have been out to those courts since i was a kid. they are old. this plan, i think, fits perfectly. i would love to have 100 courts. we have the footprint that we are in. the design was well thought out. i am a proponent and supporter of it. i have one question for staff on the -- when we pick an operator, will the staff be talking to the operator about the issues that the seniors raised? i don't want them pushed out. i want to make sure that the

concerns they raise are taken care of. >> the rfp which was heard, i believe in places or capital is on this agenda requires operators submit a proposed court schedule and annual operating plan approved by the department. the operator has to meet with the community and the department quarterly and monthly during the begin of the operation. there is going to be a lot of input. the operators motivated for people to feel good at the center. the operator is absolutely critical to the project because we want to have play from very early in the morning to the evening seven days each week. we do want, you know, this hub of community and activity and program, and we need folks experienced in this business and in running tennis centers to be

air-traffic control to make sure the needs are met. we think the operator makes it more likely that everybody feels satisfied and gets what they need out of the center, not less likely. >> stay on the subject matter of the operator can you comment on the ratings that will be charged? >> if you want to talk about it. there haven't been concern about fees or rates. the raters will propose guidance in the rfp. they will be booked. there was discussion of length of time. they can book in 30, 60 or 90 minute increments. we don't have a system now. we do this in a little notebook. as you have heard yo you have gt

recreational uses, competitive uses, colelastic uses, educational uses focused on young people that are focused on seniors and focused on other communities who play tennis more competitively. all of this the operator is to manage all of this. one thing about these it is all designed to keep the center sustainable. the master plan talks about that fees are always contemplated there should be some fees at the site and they are to stay in the center to make sure we are doing the maintenance so we are not back here talking about the need to renovate the center. >> commissioner bonilla. >> when i moved to san francisco and attended the university of san francisco, i was really

happy to be able to go to the tennis courts. and to relieve a little stress and so on and play some tennis. this is quite some time ago. i always carried my wilson t2000 metal racket to my classes because i thought i would get a chance to play a little tennis afterwards, and it was always hit and miss. of course, there wasn't anytime in the evenings to play for me because i was studying, but i remember back that during that time that the courts were not in good condition. i mean actually they were in

poor condition, and it didn't matter to me. the fact that i could have some exercise was great. i later developed tennis elbow. i think it was playing golf that i developed the tennis elbow, you know, i put the racket away. i have it in the basement because i had fond memories of going to the university, playing tennis, participating in a lot of exciting things in the city. to make a long story short, i think i agree with commissioner mazzola this project is long overdue and i am really looking forward to seeing a lot of diverse communities especially the seniors enjoying tennis and

pickle ball. actually i didn't know anything about that, and i am thinking maybe that is something i can do now. i am very, very -- as a tennis enthusiast, i am very supportive of the project. >> before we go to a motion. one more question to the general manager to address the reduction in courts affect on usage and availability of other public courts that might be in the area during peak usage. >> we can tag team about this. at the end of the day this is the 20,000 more hours of play under this model. you know, that speaks for itself. we are in the middle of a tennis renaissance here. i want to thank those in san

francisco and everybody who voted for proposition b and the olympic club foundation, and the tennis coalition is a huge advocate of this. this is the hub, the center. somebody said this might be one of the most iconic public facilities in the nation, which is extraordinary. it doesn't mean we are not giving up on neighborhood tennis. we have 169 tennis courts and we are re-surfacing them in a continuous process. all courts are free. it is a different model, it is drop in, more recreational. some are lit and some are not. we anticipate being able to accomplish what we hoped for, which is to allow for growth in this sport after a period of decline. we are trying to introduce new kids and communities as channing

spoke to this sport. it is one of the most accessible sports you can play. anybody can pick up a racket and walk on the court. when we talk about equity in all of the neighborhoods, this is paequitable sport. we need to introduce it to more people. commissioners is there a motion? >> so moved and seconded. >> will the secretary do a roll call vote. (roll call) >> i want to comment on the player's wall. i like that idea. especially i want to acknowledgepine naught louie and the louie kids. they dominated tennis when i was

growing up and the dad seafood louie run mr. louie's great acknowledgment to the louie family that is a resounding yes. >> it passes unanimously. >> we do have nor items. we are on item nine. general public comment. is there anyone who did not comment under item four that would like to make comment on item number nine? general public comment. being none, general public comment is closed. we are now on item 10 which is closed session.

i do need everyone to exit, please. we are going into >> commissioners we have two. we need you to vote on whether yoyou want an action taken in closed session. that is one motion and then elects whether to disclose any or all discussion. on the first one is there a motion on a report of action whether you want a report or not? >> move not to report. >> i second that. >> all in favor. motion carries. >> the second is a vote on to disclose any or all discussions in closed session. >> move not to disloss.

>> second. >> all in favor. >> motion carries. we are now on item 11. any commissioner's matters? >> commissioner bonilla. i am going to speak on item 12. >> any public comment on this item? being none public comment is closed. item 12 new business agenda setting. >> i would like to propose that we under new business agenda setting that we include the japan town peace plaza renovation project for future discussion and hopefully sooner rather than later. >> okay.

is ther there anyone else? any public comment? being none public comment is closed. we are on 13. communications. commissioners. is there any public comment? being none, public comment is closed. item 14 adjournment. >> move to adjourn. all in favor. so adjourned.

>> my name is philbegiginsburge director of your parks and rec department. welcome to this balmy valentine's eve. [ inaudible ] he thinks the big red slide was always fun, but this isn't about him. it was her, as much as ever. he missed her, hanging from her jungle gym lips, swinging through memories. creaky hinges for laughs, but what does a child on the playground know of love, except that paradise is here and now beneath his feet. [applause] >> no, samuel clemens wrote

that. i'm just reciting it. so one year ago today on valentine's day, we broke ground on the most transform ative playgrounds in our history. today, on valentine's day we celebrate their grand reopening on a day reserved for expressing love to who we hold most dear. [ inaudible ] today, on valentine's day we express love for our city and its amazing parks system. today on valentine's day, we express love for this place, civic center plaza. this place belongs to all of us, whether you are young or old, rich or poor, whether you were born here or not.

today on valentine's day, we say thank you. first of all to jackie and helen diller foundation. jackie, where are you? jackie, you've been unflinching in your generosity and optimism in our confidence to pull this off. to my colleagues at the trust four public land, your expertise, and your giant collective heart have helped make san francisco parks better. your work is noble and we san franciscans are lucky to play on your home court. thank you to my professional family at rpd, your professionalism, yu your competence and commitment are inspiring. special thanks to the park and rec department for your leadership, and to my staff,

and all of our park rangers and all of the park and recs staff are here today. [applause] >> to our city and civic center, cpd partners. there are so many to thank, chief scott and commander lazar is here and the entire sfpd team who has been so helpful. our home department, thank you for your work to showcase the potential of civic center commons as an emerging place of joy, recreation, and civic and community engagement. lastly, to our civic and elected leaders, we thank you. may mayor farrell, supervisor kim, thank you, for ensuring we have

a thriving and equitiable city. our city has one of the nation's best park systems, and it's because of your stewardship and support. a brief remark about our beloved mayor, ed lee. mayor lee was so excited to see the playgrounds open. these playgrounds will for decades project his light. it is my great pleasure to introduce our mayor, mark farrell. mayor farrell grew up in these city parks. he worked at the city recreation and park department, and because of his leadership on proposition b, we are well poised to care for this incredible gift. ladies and gentlemen, mayor farrell. [applause] >> all right. happy valentine's day, everybody. anybody forgot to get flowers, we've got roses up here for

you, by the way. i just want to say who an honor it is to be here. opening up parks is probably the best thing any of us get to do being up here on stage. first of all, i would like to get a round of applause for phil ginser for the entire rec and parks department. yes, i was at rec and parks for an entire summer, and they had me back at city hall. i want to say what an amazing thing to be here tonight to reopen our parks, because parks are all about families, they're about children, they are about seniors. they are the great equalizer in san francisco. it is for everybody in our city to enjoy, and what an amazing place that we have, two new playgrounds in civic center for our city to enjoy. you think about this neighborhood here, where we have more families living here.

you mentioned this is mayor lee's legacy, and i remember working with supervisor kim so closely, we talk about all the improvements going from fulton plaza to here, it's been an amazing transformation over the course of the last few years, and we couldn't do it without or partners, to the jill and helen diller family foundation, thank you for all of your support. please, a round of applause for them. and to all of the parents that are here today, i want to say thank you. thank you for raising your children here in san francisco. we are giving our children an amazing gift that they may not know today, but years later when they can claim to be native san franciscans, when they can claim that they grew up on our parks and playgrounds, and they can claim

to be the new generation of san francisco leaders, they can claim this. so thank you for being here on this amazing night in san francisco, and again, thank you to the entire park and rec department for all of do all the time. thanks, everybody. >> i am now honor today bring up guillermo rodriguez of the state department for public land. they have worked with us to build parks in some of our most needy and challenging communities, and we are the park system we are because of them, and we are so proud to have worked with tpl on this amazing project. guillermo rodriguez. >> thank you, phil, really appreciate that. the trust for land has a simple

mission: land for people, and what that means is not out projecting the sierras, it doesn't just mean growing yosemite park, it means growing cities. the projects in the trust for project land it s in the bayvi, it's in the tenderloin, it's here. we have a goal, a big, audacious goal, that everyone should be a ten-main walk to a park and open space. that's an impressive goal, and for the families who live here in midmarket and the tenderloin and in hayes valley, what an amazing ten-minute walk to come to not just one but two amazing playgrounds, the most inventive, interactive playgrounds in the country. absolutely amazing.

but as philmentioned, a years ago, trust for public land stood with the helen diller family foundation as well as mayor lee, they stood her and said to have a vision for san francisco. the reason we're here one year later is because of the amazing team work that was put together to make this happen. i want to shout out to ph phil ginser and the amazing park and recs department, to all of the staff that have worked with the trust for public land to make this happen, thank you. a shout out -- you'll see it a little later, but to cory barr, who brought light to connect these two places. my thanks to bossman and plant

construction who assembled this all together. >> and i'd be remiss and i didn't comment on another person, alejandra quesada an amazing person, and to all of the park and rec star who put this amazing evening together, thank you. lastly, i have to say none of this would have been possible without the helen diller family foundation. you spent a lot of time going overall the details. the reason we're successful today is because of your personal leadership and dedication. what a wonderful gift to the people and children of san

francisco. thank you, jackie, and the helen diller family foundation. >> thank you, fear mow. before i bring up our next speaker, let me thank alejandra quesada. [ inaudible ] [applause] >> all right. i am so honored to next bring up supervisor jane kim. supervisor kim's been on the board of supervisors since 2010 and has been a fierce and determined advocate for the people in her district, and the idea that everyone deserves accessible open space. we are so proud to have partnered with supervisor kim to have invested more than $30 million in her district in park improvements during her tenure, not just here at helen diller, but also other projected with

tpl, like south park, victoria manolo, and we've got up coming renovations planned. we thank supervisor kim for being such a great park champi champion. [applause]. >> first of all, i should just say i'm one of the lucky san francisco residents who is a 30 second walk from a park and recreation center. i live right across the street from general fred rec center, so i -- gene fred rec center, so i do appreciate the team who does an incredible job activating and maintaining our parks and rec in district six. i am so honored to be here for the third opening of helen

diller park. i still remember when ph phil ginsburg and trust republic land came to my office with the original plans on what we could do to transform the original area. and i had never seen a design to innovative and whimsical, as well. i'm sure many of our adults will be wanting to play on these structures, as well, joining their childrens, in quotation marks. i think it's amazing that we're able to do something so innovative and amazing in san francisco. i represent a district with the smallest number of parks in san francisco. i also want to acknowledge our residents who have pushed us to

prioritize parks and open spaces in our district. i see pat zamora from the boys and girls club, and it is really our residents who have taken the initiative to say we want to rhenvate bodecker park and make it a true oasis for our families and our seniors, and we accomplished that with the trust for public land, thanks inform phil2k3w i gin-- phil ginser and mayor ed lee. we are going to make district six the best place for parks in the city. so i just want to thank everyone for their immense

involvement. i also want to recognize san francisco police department because if not for their partnership at bodecker park, we would not have been able to maintain the beautiful and safe environment that we have there, so i want to recognize the captains and professionals that have maintained that. we have deputy commander chief mike redman, and david lazar. i again want to thank the entire staff at park and recs, and of course we have our own district six representative on rec and park commission, allen lowe. thank you for being the d-6 commissioner on the rec and park commission, and i look forward to playing on the park with all of you. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, supervisor. so he's not just the district six commissioner, he actually is the vice chair of the rec and park commission, but he does advocate hard for these

d-6 parks. we are very, very blessed to have an amazing commission, seven citizens that just serve out the city and love the parks and provide us guidance and love and support, and make sure all voices are heard representing our park and rec commission tonight, and i do want to recognize commissioner anderson who is here, the vice president of the rec and park commission, allen lowe. >> so happy valentine's day, everybody. in the spirit of love, i've got to say i love these parks, these new playgrounds. it's creative, the design's inspiring. as supervisor kim said, it's very whimsical. it's a message to all of us, just get out and play, and really, just get out and play, emergency, and let's dream

again. and on behalf of the recreation and park commission, i want to give special thanks to the trust for public land for their continued generosity in supporting our parks, and i want to give a big thanks to jackie shapeer and dan shapeer for the helen diller foundation. we're lucky to have you supporting the city of san francisco. thank you very much. thank you, and enjoy your parks. [applause]. >> thank you so much, commissioner. all right. now, you're going to hear from my customers: three youth, pauli pauline, charlie, and shada, three members of the boys and girls club who hangout at bodecker and will now have the opportunity to hangout at city

center. we have an elementary school student, a middle school student, and a high school student. we're so pleased to bring them up to say a few words. >> all right. before i begin, the fact that everyone here today, everyone's smile made my heart feel warm and tingly inside to fight the cold weather. i believe that playgrounds are important because it provides a safe place for children. i remember the park before the renovation. i remember as a child that this area was a danger zone that i should avoid. i remember finding myself repulsed by the smell emitting from the park, and then, it got

renovated. i was amazed by how much the park changed. the streets were cleaner than they had been since i was a child. i genuinely fell in love with the beauty of this playground, and how well it's been maintained. i also believe that playgrounds are important because of the influence they have on the community, making it more colorful and livly like at bodecker park. imagine all the kids coming together as they laugh and play together, maybe even making new friends along the way. as they grow older, they will look back and tell stories how impactful the civic center playground was to their lives. it was a place making ever lasting friendship, the place they looked forward to going to, and the place they call home. thank you so much for this beautiful park.

[applause] >> hello. my name is pauline, and i'm in 8th grade. i have been a member of the boys and girls club for eight years now, and i sometimes visit bodecker while at the club. i like to do reading and art in my spare time. i have been living in the tenderloin my entire life, and throughout the years, i had spent a good amount of my time at bodecker, ellis, and also helen diller civic center playground. i enjoyed the tire swings, regular swings, and other things at these parks, and i often made my mother and brothers push me around. i like being able to spend some time outside with my friends and being able to leave technology behind and be with

my friends. i wouthink parks are important because it is a way to spend time with the people around you and wind down. it is a way to be active with your friend and possibly make new friends. parks have a magical ability to be able to bring people together to form a small community. it is a great way to stay active and improve your communication skills, plus, it's always fun to be able to see a new park with brand-new play structures just like this. thank you for giving us this park. [applause]. >> hello. my name is shada, and i'm in sixth grade, and i have been a member of the san francisco boys and girls club in the tenderloin for six years. i love to read and watch harry

potter, and i also love to swim. i lived in the tenderloin for seven years, and in that time, i have really enjoyed going to bodecker park, because it has swings, i climb the web, and it is a place to have fun. i am excited to have this park, because i want to see how people enjoy the new structures. whenever there's a new park, i try to go on everything there. if there's a new slide or monkey bars, i go on them. i am excited to try everything this park has to offer. i think parks are important because they are a place where kids learn to play with other kids, and they help us to be active. also, parks are entertaining. to me, a park is where teams, kids and eve adults can gather up and play. they can share laughs, games, and most importantly friendship. also, what if there were no such things as parks?

where would kids gather and hangout? for those reasons, i think parks are important. thank you [applause]. >> weren't they wonderful? all right, guys. for you, for you, and for you. all right. before we -- we get the show on the road and we flip the switch, and i bring up our very special honored guest, let me just offer a few additional thank yous. this effort at civic center, there are a lot of folks who are really investing a lot of love and attention, and i want to thank the downtown street team, i want to thank hunters.family, i want to thank the civic center ebd, i want to thank our city administrator, naomi kelley, and the very special amy cohen for all of our civic center comments where amy has been very much of a driver in getting numerous city

agencies and nonprofit partners to work together to make this a happier and healthier place, and amy, i'd like to recognize you as one of us as well. also, my profound thanks to jorge arias and the whole team from bossman construction, and to the amazing andy cochran for such an inspired design. but our most important guest tonight, and she's so modest, and doesn't like taking credit, and she's sitting in the back. she's my hero, and my dear, dear, dear friend, jackie. this is for you; and now is the time for us to actually flip the switch. so why don't you and our three friends lead us in a count down. >> right on. >> all right.

we're going to count down from ten. all right. here we go. ready, everybody! ten. nine. eight. seven, six. five. four. three. two. one. if everybody can turnaround and look in the square right here, and there's a tv camera. all right. the helen diller playground contains some of the most innohave ati innovative and interactive lighting programs on any playgrounds. we've designed each to compliment the play found. the first piece connects the two playground with a forest of lighting fixtures spread across each playground. we call them pixel poles.

they animate and grow like they have captured fog inside them. when visitors move in front of the poles, they lite up and slash with colors. the pixel poles have custom lighting fixtures created specifically for these playgrounds that exist nowhere else. the second project covers the plaza right in front of you all between the playgrounds. we call it carl. we wanted to ask, what if san francisco's fog settled down in the plazs to play wi-- plaza th visitors. he likes to connect to

different groups of people, so you may see the light forming connections across the plaza. it takes a great and ad venturo adventurous team to make this happen. this is a new combination of public instruction with custom hardware and software. they can grow and aadapt as the city changes. for the next month we'll be watching to see how the public plays and dialing in the project personalities to match. this new combination of playground building with new technologies will let us adapt to a changing city and kids at play. i would like to introduce the margaret general kins dan-- je dance company, which has adapted movement for this

celebration. the dancers are aalex carington, chin

>> four, three, two, one. welcome to the helen diller civic center playground. [applause].

welcome to the san francisco board of supervisors meeting for tuesday, february 13, 2017. madame clerk, please call the roll. >> thank you, madame president. [roll call] supervisor safai >> present. president breed? here. supervisor cohen? present. supervisor fewer? present. supervisor kim?