the good faith of san francisco and this is the good faith you're talking about? i'm 60 years old, keep on working, i only go home to sleep. and then i cover my motel with parking and come back at the morning in 6:00. do you think this is what i deserve after serving the city for 30 years? you should return my money and do something to give me a free me dallion for the compensation you cost me. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i'm a taxi driver, same as my friends. we've known them since 1996. i'm the same, struggling. i put all my money in my medallion, i bought it for

$250,000. i get kicked out from my apartment, me and my newborn baby. i lost three or four times in this city hall. you know, come on. $250,000 and those guys free medallions, 40,000. you know, i don't mind über and lyft serve the city. just be fair to us. we came to this country, you know, i have -- i lived -- i lost my dad when i was 15 -- 11 years old. you know, i lived hardship. and now you know, i'm suffering the same. with five children. i buy them the best whatever i have, i give them, but come on,

i can't make it. we stayed with a family for almost over two weeks and i have papers just as a shelter. after 22 years, they do that to us? [bell ringing] i say shame. it's unacceptable. that's wrong. that's dishonest from the city to do to us that way. and we pleasing you, we have faith in you. a friend of mine, he said you're wasting your time, don't go to the city. look, there are people sleeping in the streets. if they're right, come on, you know? that's wrong, you know? we need help. we come to you. we knock on the -- [bell ringing] >> clerk: thank you for your comments. thank you.

next speaker, please. >> hi, i'm also a taxi driver 24 years. i expected my income would go up, but after you know, 18 years of driving, i invested to buy this medallion which was guaranteed by city of san francisco that i'll make money and i'm a legal cab driver. and they steal my income. but now i cannot make money and i cannot get another job. i can do something else, i'm 50 years old. i have energy, can do something else, but i cannot do anything else because i would like you guys to help us and bring our case into the agenda. and i'm sure that lot more drivers will show up.

they cannot come because we're here three hours. and i have lost part of my income. this is a busy hour. that's why not a lot of cab drivers come to the meetings. they're so afraid they're going lose money, so all we're asking is to put our case in the agenda. thank you. >> clerk: thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> good evening. the issue is the same. taxi. and we're going to keep coming and keep asking. keep knocking on your door until you say yes, this is unfair practice. sfmta, and we're going to correct it. i hope and i really have a strong feeling that you guys are going to do it.

you're intelligent, brave and you're not going to let down the san francisco taxi drivers who have served more than 20-30 years. and we are getting graduated and we are graduating you to understand the taxi industry. we have heavily invested like $250,000 for us, it's a lifetime earning. that's not like something you can buy for $15,000 and put $5,000 in and then start doing the business. we should have done the same thing, we should not have invested $250,000. we need your help and we will keep coming. again and again. no matter how long the meeting goes. but today it's a little bit longer. i have to pay the parking also.

and -- [bell ringing] -- i thank you for your time and i hope soon you will do something. thank you very much. before the next speaker, supervisor cohen. >> supervisor cohen: thank you very much, madame clerk, i'd like to go back to the roll call for introduction and introduce a hearing request on the taxi driver taxi medallion matter. >> thank you kindly. >> clerk: next member of the public. >> i took a survey at the san jose city council and on the second survey, don roca raised his hand and admitted that he chose not to participate in the survey and it's his right and you're right not to participate in the survey, but how many, can we have hands raised listen to george when he interviewed roger stone on coast to coast a couple

of days ago. can we raise a right hand, please? well, roger stone is appropriately named and he wrote the making of a president, stone's rules, the roar on women, the bush crime family, j.f.k. and he truly is being used by god and these are amazing days we're living in. i never, ever thought that they would be like they are. but, you know i studied prophecy and i am convinced that president trump was elected seven years after the 7th trumpet began to sound in 2009. that's what i believe. i am certain there has only been nine presidents on sabbath years, kennedy, bush and trump. the sum of 1 through 7 is 28.

and he wasn't the 28th president, bush the 8th. the sum of is through 8 is 36. he wasn't the 36th president. isn't it strange, he's the next president, the sum of 1 through 9 is a 45. we're on the schedule for the return of jesus christ. it's been 8090 days, the time the gentiles merged with the jubilee year, that's an impossibility but it happened, so it wasn't an impossibility. the almighty is almighty and he's going to raise the dead when jesus comes back. [bell ringing] >> clerk: thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> can you restart his time,

please? >> thank you. tom gilberty, a week ago i referenced the 2008-09 financial collapse, our new modern wheeler dealer by bankers as signed by president clinton, a remedy, a gusher to banks, ineffective for the long term or our society. an image, an example of how we have to bring our government back home. closer to home. sacramento. the california public utilities commission, they've given us the über debacle. one blanket over our city. rent control. nailing us down. proposition 13, just last week somebody said let's reform that.

one blanket uniform coverage fix for the state especially in the housing crisis as by sb 827 ain't going to do it. it's the wrong way completely. i would like to recall scott wiener right here and now, mostly because he said he's going to bring another version back again and then another version back again and each version is going to give the real estate industry a step up. [bell ringing] some new way to claim the property of the cities, of your neighborhood. if your neighborhood, if the neighbors in your neighborhood can't protect, can't devise a means for progressive healthy sustainable growth, then they should lose this. they should give it away to 827.

i would like to recall scott wiener completely. give him a message, thank you. >> clerk: thank you. next speaker, please. and before you begin, sir, are there any other members of the public who would like to address the board of supervisors during general public comment, now is the opportunity, please step over to your right. >> thank you, madame clerk, president breed, ladies and gentlemen and the board, i'm involuntary psychiatric outpatient for going on 11 years. and scheduled to become homeless in less than four unless i get better or submit to control. supervisor fewer referred today to the police commission as the most important agency in the city government. well, what do the police do? um, they apprehend people and jail them for a few hours. they may in the process injure them, shoot them and possibly

kill them. but none of that is intentional. meanwhile, we have the equivalent of a central american death squad patrolling the city in the form of city wide case management community focus. these are psychiatrists out of control, being paid through your budget over a million dollars a week, well over that. these people need a commission. we need a truth and reconciliation commission actually for these people. they are doing surgery which is prohibited by the laws of the state, i refer to you penal code 2670 and welfare institution code 5723.6.6. it's never to be administrated without the consent of the patient. and no -- [bell ringing] -- california appeals court called it worse than the disease is intended to treat. i'm permanently disabled from

it. i'm not able to work because of it. you have taken my property and my liberty from me. madame clerk. >> clerk: thank you for your comments. >> president breed: thank you, are there any other members of the public who would like to provide public comment at this time? seeing none, public comment is closed. madame clerk, let's go back to the item number 22 and 23. we have held the hearing and the hearing is now closed. we have a proposed amended list. would someone like to make a motion? moved by supervisor safai, second by supervisor ronen. colleagues, can we take the amendment without objection? without objection, the amendment masseses passes. on the resuolution as amended, can i do same house, same call? same house, same call?

without objection the resolution as amended is adopted unanimously. madame clerk, let's go to the items for adoption without reference to committee. >> items 26 and 27 are being considered today for adoption without committee reference. a single roll call vote can enact or you can have it severed and consider it separately. supervisor safai. >> supervisor safai: i'd like to sever item number 27. >> president breed: on the remaining item, item 26, can we take that same house, same call? without objection the resolution is adopted unanimously. madame clerk, please call item number 27. >> clerk: a motion to call in the rules committee pursuant to rule, the proposed ordinance. amending the administrative code to prohibit landlords from seeking rent increases on existing tenants due to increases in debt service and property tax that have resulted from a change in ownership.

to hold the public hearing to consider the proposed ordinance. >> president breed: supervisor safai? >> supervisor safai: thank you, madame president. just wanted to let everyone know, spoken with supervisor fewer. we've set a special rules committee hearing for this friday. i was just looking at the date on my calendar, may 18, 10e 30 -- 10:30 a.m. and we'll send a committee report out to the full board for the following tuesday. so we've had a significant, significant backlog based on commission hearings and pieces of legislation that have been working their way through the file. so this was i felt leek a good solution -- like a good solution to ensure we hear this in the timely fashion. we will hear this again on friday, 10:30, special rules committee, sending it out to the

full board the following tuesday. i guess we would -- do we have to reject item number 27? or amend it to have a special -- >> clerk: you can make a motion to table it. >> supervisor safai: i would make a motion to table but supervisor fewer wanted to say something first. >> supervisor fewer: thank you very much, i wanted to thank supervisor safai, the chair of the rules committee and the members of the rules committee, supervisors stefani and also yee for accommodating this special meeting to hear my ordinance. i'd like to make a motion actually to continue this item. >> supervisor safai: that's fine. >> president breed: you want to withdraw your motion? >> supervisor safai: that's fine. >> president breed: you'd like to continue it? >> supervisor fewer: yes, i'd like to continue it until the

next meeting. >> president breed: ok. supervisor fewer has made a motion to continue this item one week which would be may 22, 2018. is there a second? seconded by supervisor cohen. colleagues, can we do that without objection? this item is continued one week. madame clerk, the inmemoriams. >> today's meeting will be adjourned in memory of the followed beloved individuals on behalf of supervisor sheehy, for the late mr. phillip m. cortland and originating with supervisor cohen, but on the board of supervisors for the late former president of the commission, julius turman. >> clerk: that conclude our business for today. >> president breed: we are adjourned, thank you, colleagues.

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sustainable future . >> san francisco streets and puffs make up 25 percent of cities e city's land area more

than all the parks combined they're far two wide and have large flight area the pavement to parks is to test the variants by ininexpensive changing did new open spaces the city made up of streets in you think about the potential of having this space for a purpose it is demands for the best for bikes and families to gather. >> through a collaborative effort with the department we the public works and the municipal transportation agency pavement to parks is bringing initiative ideas to our streets. >> so the face of the street is the core of our program we have in the public right-of-way meaning streets that can have

areas perpetrated for something else. >> i'm here with john francis pavement to parks manager and this parklet on van ness street first of all, what is a parklet and part of pavement to parks program basically an expense of the walk in a public realm for people to hang anti nor a urban acceptable space for people to use. >> parklets sponsors have to apply to be considered for the program but they come to us you know saying we want to do this and create a new space on our street it is a community driven program. >> the program goes beyond just parklets vacant lots and other spaces are converted we're here at playland on 43 this is place is cool with loots things to do and plenty of space to play

so we came up with that idea to revitalizations this underutilized yard by going to the community and what they said want to see here we saw that everybody wants to see everything to we want this to be a space for everyone. >> yeah. >> we partnered with the pavement to parks program and so we had the contract for building 236 blot community garden it start with a lot of jacuzzi hammers and bulldozer and now the point we're planting trees and flowers we have basketball courts there is so much to do here. >> there's a very full program that they simply joy that and meet the community and friends

and about be about the lighter side of city people are more engaged not just the customers. >> with the help of community pavement to parks is reimagining the potential of our student streets if you want more information visit them as the pavement to parks or contact pavement to parks at sfgovtv.org >> 7 and a half million renovation is part of the clean and safe neighbor's park fund which was on the ballot four

years ago and look at how that public investment has transformed our neighborhood. >> the playground is unique in that it serves a number of age groups, unlike many of the other properties, it serves small children with the children's play grounds and clubhouses that has basketball courts, it has an outdoor soccer field and so there were a lot of people that came to the table that had their wish list and we did our best to make sure that we kind of divided up spaces and made sure that we kept the old features of the playground but we were able to enhance all of those features.

>> the playground and the soccer field and the tennis fields and it is such a key part of this neighborhood. >> we want kids to be here. we want families to be here and we want people to have athletic opportunities. >> we are given a real responsibility to insure that the public's money is used appropriately and that something really special comes of these projects. we generally have about an opportunity every 50 years to redo these spaces. and it is really, really rewarding to see children and families benefit, you know, from the change of culture, at each one of these properties >> and as a result of, what you see behind us, more kids are playing on our soccer fields than ever before. we have more girls playing sports than we have ever had before. [ applause ] fp >> and we are sending a strong message that san francisco families are welcome and we want you to stay.

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[ roll call ] >> commissioner buell has an excused absence. i have a few announcements. item 10 closed session has been removed from calendar and will

not be heard today. we would ask that you turn off any sound producing devices that may go off during the meeting. if you would like to speak on an item, we request but do not require you fill out a blue card. each person will have three minutes per public comment on each item today. if there is an item of interest that falls under the jurisdiction of the commission but it is on calendar, you would speak on item 4. that item is continued again on item 9. we ask that you address your comments to the commission during public comment in order to allow equal time for all, neither the commission nor staff will respond to i any questions. they may ask questions after public comment is closed. last, if the fire alarms activate, you must evacuate the building in an ordinarily fashion using any exit.

please note the elevators will immediately return to the first floor and are not available for use. if you need assistance out of the building, please make your way to the closest area of refuge, which is across the hall in the men's rest room. inside the rest room is a speaker box. press it, and city hall security will answer, let them know where you are and they will assist you. with that, we are on item 2, the president's report. >> commissioner buell is absent. i wanted to read an e-mail from stephanie carpenter this morning sent to our general manager. hey, bill, i wanted to write to say thanks for keeping the park bathrooms so clean. i frequently run with my dog at golden gate park and visit all the offerings. i've spent a lot of time with both of my dogs at the park. each time i walk in a bathroom, i'm shocked at how clean it is. it's honestly such a treat in

this dirty city. i know it can't be easy, so you and your team deserve some serious credit. so to the rest of the crew, good job. keep the bathrooms clean. >> yay. >> i also wanted to acknowledge this is the month of may. it is both asian-american heritage month and jewish-american heritage month. so get out in those parks and celebrate both cultures. >> is there any public comment on this item? okay. being none, public comment is closed. we're now on item 3, the general manager's report. >> thank you, commissioners. we are moving full speed into summer. beginning this start at 10:00 a.m., you can register for our summer programs from scuba-diving to hip-hop dance. there are hundreds of classes

for you and your family to enjoy all summer long. we have already had registration for our full camp week. these are individual classes and not limited to kids, for anybody to enjoy. please visit the website. you can register online or in person at 14 sites around the city. this saturday is also pancakes in the park. please join us in helping -- and help mclaren park hosts a fundraiser at the playground in mclaren park. $10 will get you all you can eat pancakes, eggs, refreshments, and a healthy serving of satisfaction knowing that you've helped to support our parks and community partner organizations. we, our recreation staff will also be in mcnabb lake with

kayaks and paddles and instructions. after or before you have your eggs, you can go for a nice boat ride in mcnabb lake. for more information, check out our website. next week, may 23rd, is garden feast. so it's supporting our parks while filling your tummy proves to be your thing. after going to pancakes in the park, you can join the san francisco botanical garden feast next wednesday, may 23rd in gold not gate park, renouned chef and food activist, alice waters, founder and owner of a restaurant is our keynote speaker. the event includes a reception, silent auction, luncheon and program. for any commissioners who have not been to garden feast, it is a lovely event and one of the most lovely spots in golden gate park. more information online. looking back very briefly, last

saturday, may 12th, we were joined by supervisor fewer with the -- as the golden gate an willing and casting -- angling and casting club. they hosted an 80th anniversary of the lodge and casting pools in golden gate park and an 85th anniversary of the angling club. the lodge and pools were built in 1938 during the works project administration. these facilities are considered to be the finest in the world for stating and fly casting. on saturday, it was really, really glorious. there were free fly casting lessons, really beautiful ceremony, a barbecue try tip sandwiches for lunch cooked by your recreation and park department staff including yours truly. we -- the club gave free fly casting lessons to our green agers in the afternoon and they will be going on their first

fly-fishing trip ever. we want to give willie george and our partners a huge thank you for the amazing job they do of introducing this really special pastime to a new generation of fly fishers. we have one more announcement about earth day. we have two special acknowledgments today. i want to start with mike skinner and youth tennis advantage. mike, come join us at the podium. earlier this month, i had the pleasure of joining mike and youth tennis advantage in celebrating yta's 50th anniversary at its annual for the kids dinner. like our own tennis and learning center program, yta is the model and is dedicated to enriching the lives of kids in under served communities carrying on the legacy of -- it provides life skills program for the youth inspiring them to reach

their great en potential. they can talk more about this, but yta works with slightly older kids. one of the most impressive parts of what yta does is help work with high school aged kids and getting them into college. with over 400 kids served each year, program locations including oakland, berkeley, hunters point and our tennis courts which were resurfaced. we are very proud to share in yta's really special mission and enriching the lives of kids throughout san francisco through sport. it is my really special honor to welcome mike skinner, the executive director of yta. we're going to present you with a certificate. take a moat and then in-- photo and invite you to say words. you're there. you say words now. why don't you say words now and then we'll do the certificate and photo. thank you, mike. >> thank you, phil.

commissioners, phil, guests, you've pretty much said everything i was going to say. >> i'm sorry. >> thank you. >> i'm prepared well. >> most of all, thank you for being yta's partner for these 50 years and serving kids in san francisco's toughest neighborhoods. tennis and academics are a powerful teacher and health maker. yta does work that must be done but the rec and park doesn't have all the resources to do. we do it cheaply and effectively. our students graduate from high school and go on to college. last year, our seniors went on to harvard, princeton, city college of san francisco, skyline college, and ucla. not bad. yta has secured or influenced the private funding to resurface all the 6 mclaren park tennis

courts including the two unable to be used for 20 years. so yta is a real and old partner. i'll have our little annual reports we just completed. our budget is $700,000. over overhead is just 13% over the last two years, pretty neat. we have a history of exceptional boards. a few of our leaders are russ flynn, candy walker, and peter wright. mark knows russ flynn extremely well and probably the other -- the rest of you know some of these -- our board members and know just what quality we're talking about. arthur ash was one of our founders and a daily inspiration.

with your partnership, yta looks forward to serving far more kids, far better over the next 50 years. thank you. >> right on. [ applause ] >> commissioners, peter wright is the long time very accomplished varsity coach of the cal tennis program. i thought you would want to know that.

>> our last acknowledgment is for updike. i'm delighted to recognize him. he's retiring from the department of relevant state. i think technically is retired from the department of real estate. among the many services, the real estate department oversees property transactions, purchases, sales, and leases for city departments like ours and provides real estate consultation to city staff, the board of supervisors, and the mayor's office. john has been with the

department of real estate since 2006 and has served as the director since 2011. to a person, our staff from our capital division to property management to the general manager's office have worked regularly with john and everyone has nothing but glowing words of affection for him. he's been incredibly helpful to us over the last several years, particularly as we've worked to acquire new park land for san sn franciscans to enjoy. his knowledge and understanding of the city and who owns what have helped answer an incredible number of questions from, how about is patricia's green? why is it not a parcel? what's the fair market value for a park? he helps us determine it when electronic data is not clear and is interested in helping the department provide high quality open space. in the past few years -- john,

maybe you want to start to make your way up -- he has been instrumental in our ability to acquire new parks. he's helped us with potential parks. he's been an invaluable partner to our property management division, helped us with the sale of candlestick park and all of its assets. he helped us continue to find creative solutions to the highly anticipated kiosk in civic center where we serve together oned board and has provided appraisal services and other properties. so in honor of the many properties which some of which, not all of which -- because i know i'm missing a couple -- but we're going to offer john -- i'm going to share with you just what some of those properties are. well, obviously our beloved civc

center commons. francisco reservoir, shoreview park. john, you're going to need something to take this home. >> can i have the laborers come to -- >> town square, 17th and folsom. john, in honor of all you've done for us and you do it with such grace and he wil elegance a sense of humor which treasured and underappreciated in city government, we are so proud to

give you your own sign. [ applause ] >> thank you, members of the commission. i didn't bring a cart to take that back to my office, but, wow. that's fantastic. as i think your general manager

has announced recently, we closed escrow last week on open space at 11th. that's not a park. i wouldn't expect a sign, but that's the type of creative transactions that i hope this body and this general manager continues as we have to get more and more creative to create open space, literally, by buying improved properties. a wonderful project, free development money out of rental income. we figured out to deal with trickey tenant issues there. >> i'm going to be honest, john wouldn't let us keep the marijuana grow house. i was disappointed. >> wouldn't that be a park. >> trying to expand the use of recreation on that parcel. from the bottom of my heart, it's been a pleasure to work with your general manager who also has a wonderful sense of humor and great patience a as

sometimes i'm not quite fast enough to get those deals done, he cracks the whip. let me tell you. in a way that you feel great about what you're doing and that you know you're making your community better. so thank you so much. appreciate it. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> john. i just wanted to add, being in the industry, we're going to miss such an institutional knowledge at the city, although sometimes we butted heads on issues on trying to get deals closed, in the end, you were always a class act. i want to say we're going to miss you dearly. pass on your institutional knowledge somewhere, leave your phone number in case we think the title report is done. have fun in retire. >> you've got it. thank you.

[ applause ] >> last di but not least. our video highlights our activities through april. to give you a sense of the impact our programs have on improving our parks and communities and planet, we've had more than 3400 volunteers participated in 170 volunteer projects in our parks during earth month. 550 volunteers give nearly 1700 hours of their time and energy in our community gardens alone. we helped service more than 100 tools and gave away 8 cubic yards of mulch at our garden resource day with the help of 40th volunteer beekeepers and the planet bee organization, 14,000 bees found a new home at our golden gate park community garden. here's earth month.

>> it was really a great month. that concludes the report. >> is there anyone that would like to make general comment under the general manager's report? being none, public -- >> i'm sorry. there is one comment. >> okay. >> thank you, mr. vice president.

i apologize. of it's a question off subject, and i apologize if you were going to mention this next month, but i was just wondering, has a lineup been set for the stern grove concert? >> it has been set. i think we covered it last month. did we? did we not? so if you go to stern grove dot org. it has been set up. i probably should have done a plug for it. we're very excited for the upcoming season. if you want to give me a second, i know ziggy marley is coming. >> week one? >> jeffrey osborne. >> week two is ziggy marley. i don't know the rest. those are the two i care most about. it closes august 19th with the revolution, prince's band. >> right on. >> so commissioner is a big fan of stern grove. we have, you know, a new executive director who we've met with a few times who is coming in next week.

we're very excited for the season. so i will do a more robust update and perhaps bring bob in to meet all of you at an upcoming commission meeting. >> thank you. >> okay. let's go to general public comment. this is up to 15 minutes, this item will be continued to number 9, if need be. eric and then richard. >> good morning. i'm here in the nature of user feedback. i'm a regular swimmer at the pools, public pools. >> can i get you to speak -- perfect. >> i'm a regular swimmer at the public pools in san francisco, and i'm here to complain about an incident and follow up that took place two weeks ago. the first thing i wanted to make a complaint about is the user fees. i pay hundreds of dollars as a senior swimming every year for

the passes. i regularly go to new york every summer, and i buy a senior pass for the recreation centers in new york. it's $25 for a senior. here, just to go swimming costs $493 if you want an annual pass for a senior. $740 if you're an adult. in new york city, it's $150 per year if you want to buy a pass for an adult. you get access to all of the recreational facilities. so that's just my first item. but the thing i'm here for is two weeks ago, i was swimming at martin luther king pool on third street, which is one of the three i go to regularly. i went to the 3:00 to 4:00 swim, which is both recreation and lap swim. i came out at 4:00 and all of my valuables had been stolen, my locker had been broken into. i was not the only individual. there were three other people

who this happened to within that hour. later, when i checked, i stopped all my credit cards immediately, thousands of dollars had been placed on my credit cards within 30 minutes of the 3:00 start. so somebody had come in. we reported it to the police. we reported it to the pool management. the police never arrived. the pool manager said he would follow up and make a report to the police. i called the aquatics division, and i had to leave a message. i couldn't reach anyone. i got a call back, and i asked if they had gotten the reportment they said they had. they said there were two other pools, three pools, that had been -- had the experience of lockers being broken into that week. i asked if there had been any incidents in the past year that he could tell me. the individual told me that he couldn't, by department policy, give me any information. i asked him what the policy was. he said he couldn't tell me what the policy was.

i asked if i could follow up. he said i could speak to the city attorney. i asked him if he could tell me who the city attorney was. he said he would send me the information and he never did. so that's my second complaint. what i would like to do is i would like to have follow-up. you said that i can't get any information now, but i would like to find out what are the stats? what is the department doing to prevent this? the individual who spoke to me said -- said, what do i do? what am i supposed to do? i drive there. i bring my driver's license. he said, take all your belongings to the deck. don't use the lockers. >> thank you. >> okay. and richard. >> nice hat. >> i'm glad you like it. i'm not here for hats.

we talked about the robin williams, they're going to be having a comedy show there at golden gate park. so what i want to include was, when there is the proposed -- i had brought in a wall of fame. on that particular wall of fame, a wall of fame, but i like to further elaborate on it possibly it could be a granite stone and have people's names on it. there's a grove of trees that we're trying to put a snack truck. but around there, you know, that park would be a wall of fame made of stone. so people don't damage it. it doesn't get broken up and everything else. it seems like it's probably in the mold of what's been going on where park entrances, they have

a big stone or something like that. i was hoping they would make it nicer, if it's going to be a wall of fame. another point has to do with the chinese recreation center. we are closed up for -- until after summer. we're going to try to restructure it so that we can bring out what's needed, friends of chinese recreation center. that would probably mostly include parents of people and their kids who are using the facility. such people we're going to [indiscernible] would then be a key factor and it would be, of course, good old buddy harry junior -- harry ong junior. i hardly ever call him junior. he's kind of interested in what

i proposed because my interest has to do with a lot of people being -- considering it as a new park, but there was a point made when it was being built. there was supposed to be an addendum to it that has to do with outdoor tennis structure where there's i beams. there can be supports through the roof and there would be carbon fiber, that type of thing. those are interesting points to bring across. thank you. >> thank you. >> is there anyone else who would like to make general public comment? being none, this item is closed. >> just would like to have the general manager ask the aquatics department to look at overall

security to address this speaker's concern. >> on behalf of the general manager, yes, we will. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> okay. we are now on item 5, the consent calendar. is there anyone who would like to make public comment on the consent calendar? okay. being none, public comment is closed. commissioners. >> would entertain a motion. >> so moved. >> second. >> moved and second. all in favor? any opposed? so moved. >> we are now on item 6, the san francisco zoo. >> good morning, commissioners. my name is eric and i'm the vice president of institutional advancement at san francisco zoo. i'm here to give you a report. once again, the san francisco zoo and gardens was pleased to

offer free admission to over 1200 mothers which accounted for roughly 24,000 in support back to the community. we also celebrated the birthday of [indiscernible], one of our giraffes with the special feeding. what do black rhinos, tigers, and low land guerillas have in common -- gorillas have in common? they're protecting endangered species as well as everyday actions you can take to help protect them. in addition to visiting them, there are many opportunities to learn about conservation at the sf zoo. guests can listen to talks throughout each day and interact with stations displaying bones, skulls, furs, and m