parkland throughout golden gate park, but not necessarily through golden community garden. we have it right in the middle of . >> let's get this party started. welcome to the golden gate park tennis center. good morning. i am phil ginsburg the manager of the san francisco recreation and parks department. it is my pleasure to welcome you here. you would think the bryan brothers answer arena were red -- serena were ready to play. this place has a buzz thanks to

champions of tennis, golden gate park, our city. this facility is going to undergo a $27 million renovation starting almost today. it will transform this 125-year-old site, yes, we have been playing tennis since the 1890s. they have hosted billie jean king. so many more. this place is called the cradle of champions. one champion who i want to focus on is alice marble. an outspoken advocate for de segregation of american tennis. de segregation of this court came to the first african-american player to

compete in the grand slam event in 1950. the tennis community continues to grow and she played here. [applause.] when we opened the doors on the lisa and doug goldman tennis center in late 2020, our department is going to continue to strive to provide more opportunities for active play, to continue to encourage the next generation so that they can become the next serena williams while providing more diverse recreation activities for everyone. thank you. when the new facility opens there is going to be an awesome mural in the new clubhouse which i will talk about in a second. it will say two simple words that will forever and will connect san francisco to the

sport of tennis. those words are love all. [applause.] this new facility will have an expanded clubhouse with a play player's lounge, recroom and kitchen. lights to add 20,000 hours of play, a beautiful garden for socializing, watching the sport, relaxing, and this will be the future home of the tennis learning center program. some of our kids and staff are represented here with the mayor, which is our youth development program that provides tutoring, tennis instruction and youth development for our kids. this center will build a diverse range of players for the future from tennis to the growing sport of pickleball. and to the age-old we play the

support of ping-pong. this project, this was the little engine that could. we weren't sure always we would get there but we got here. this project might just be 10 years old at least. i am going to introduce our mayor who had the privilege of working on this when she was supervisor. she has been a steadfast champion of this project, of parks in general, and most importantly, of making sure all of our kids have the opportunity to thrive both in the classroom and on the court. ladies and gentlemen, our mayor, london breed. (applause). >> mayor breed: the truth is i am not good at tennis. i am not great at ping-pong. i didn't know what pickleball was until i sponsored the legislation on the board of

supervisors for this incredible project. the fact is when i was a kid growing up in san francisco i had access to our parks, and we had a tennis court, we had ping-pong in the rec center, we had basketball, incredible playgrounds, we were so lucky to walk across the street in the summer and participate in the free lunch program. because of this tremendous amount of support that we get from our recreation and parks department in san francisco, we provide an opportunity for young kids, for seniors, for communities to grow and thrive and enjoy the outdoors in such an incredible way. we do this not just with city resources, we do this because so many incredible people like the folks here today contribute financially to make projects like this incredible project a

reality for those in san francisco. i am so excited what this will do to change lives all over the city. the thing that i want to highlight with the work that is going to be done with so many young people is the opportunity to provide transportation to this tennis center so that young kids like the ones behind me can have access to a world renowned center in our city right here in golden gate park. this is made possible, yes, because the genre russ voters here -- voters support the park fund and we make every dollar count. to get the projects done faster, we rely on the support of contributors. mr. toby is here. he is an incredible contributor to this project.

i want to acknowledge him and his family foundation and the incredible support of lisa and doug goldman who continue to support mr. and mrs. goldman who continue to support incredible projects all over the city. thank you to the corrett foundation. those were major contributions, and there are so many other people, whether you gave $5 or $5 million, every dollar that you gave made this project possible and you all should be proud for your contributions. i want be to thank each and every one of the tennis folks in the room. there are so many tennis people who make sure we protect the tennis courts in our city. that is so important. like i said, even though i tried and i wasn't that great, the

fact is i had a place to try. that is what counts because you never know when you are going to basically create the neck serena williams or anyone else. we have to make sure those opportunities exist. thank you all for being here today. we are breaking ground today. i hope to see you back in 2020 when we open this brand-new incredible facility. [applause.] >> our next speaker ties to the theme that we have come a long way because to get this project before supervisor breed. we had to go through her chief of staff, and her chief of staff looked at the project and said, i like it. >> 10 years later the chief of staff represents this piece of golden gate park. it is my honor and pleasure.

>> thank you everyone for coming today. it was interesting because just before this this morning i was participating in the elementary school and the city wide bike and roll day, walk and roll day. i was at rosa parks this morning talking to the kids. we were talking about one of the kids started talking about tennis. i said i am going to the golden gate park tennis courts they are building new ones. he said i love tennis. i thought it was so cute because he said i play over there. was is amazing about these courts is they are open to everyone. unlike supervisor -- sorry -- mayor breed. old habits diehard. unlike mayor breed, i have played here. these are great courts.

what is amazing when you play here you meet people from all over the city. a lot of people come and bring friends that aren't from the city. it is really a social, it is social here and you meet all kinds of people. what is going to happen after they are built? not only are we going to have the best tennis courts in the country, that is amazing. when you think about that, we will have the most state-of-the-art, best tennis court in the country. that is exciting for the tennis community and everyone else. like may or breed, i -- mayor breed, i haven't played pickleball. i challenge mayor breed to a game of pickleball. i have constituents that really care about it. i challenge you to a game of pickleball. all right everyone. thank you for coming.

(applause). >> yes we heard from people who know and love district five. this is a national project. our goal is to have the best public tennis facility in the country. there was one member of the board, although he doesn't represent district five. she is a serious tennis player. when we briefed him about the project. he is like i am in whatever you need. i will be there and help lead the effort at the board of supervisors. i will show up. when it opens, i am playing. it is my pleasure to introduce the supervisor. >> this means so much to me today because i think unlike any sport and i challenge anyone to tell me differently. tennis is a sport you can play

almost to the day that you die. my grandfather got me on the courts when i was six years old in the cold of winter, taught me how to hold a tennis racket. i have been playing ever since. he played until he was th 996 ys -- 96 years old. when they brought this to me and i want be to shout out to the tennis coalition and the folks championing this on the ground. those are the folks doing the hard work. it was donors like gold men and toby who made this happen. i am proud to work with the may other who has led -- the mayor who has led so many parks projects. it is important to have something open to the public and is free. i want to give out a shout to

lou, amazing tennis pro. my daughter came her for tennis summer camp last year and loved it. she and my son are tennis players and they are seven and nine. thank you to all the people that made this a reality. thank you. >> i have a lot of bosses in this job. obviously, this is my big boss. i have a second big boss who is fond of saying victory is proud. nothing could be truer than this effort. it is migrate plash -- it is a great pleasure to introduce the president of the park and rec department. >> what he forgot to tell you. victory has many parents. defeat is an orphan. this victory is everybody here

can take credit for part of this. i have been at this for 10 years now. 10 years ago you would not have had this kind of help for public purpose. what has happened under the leadership of the mayor, phil, the park alliance and a lot of other people they created an environment from the philanthropic community can contribute. it is important. to doug and lisa and to the co are. rett foundation and all people who participated in this and everybody who wrote a check or helped advance the ball we say thank you from the bottom of our hearts. i can't be wait for my daughter who plays tennis to come out and watch her play. thank you very much. [applause.] >> thank you, mark. let's focus on the partnership. the spark was not government for

the project. it was not me or the mayor. it was the tennis coalition of san francisco. it is the tennis coalition of san francisco advocating for public access to tennis, equitable access and has been the steward of this site for decades and decades and decades. that was the true spark and true originator and creator of this project. i will give a special shout to dave martini. he was the first person to knock on my door 10 years ago and he would not take no for an answer. they are such a tremendous partner and the work is incredible. the journey we have gone on and a long with the tennis coalition is most rewarding. we have really figured it out

together. this is like doubles where you actually know where your partner is on the court. we have played well together and it is migrate pleasure -- my pleasure to represent lois who is representing the tennis coalition today but more importantly has become my dear friend. [applause.] >> good morning, honorable mayor supervisors and commissioners and all of you. i would like us to reflect how we got here. i don't mean if you took uber. how we got to this historic groundbreaking. i want to start with my own story. i am a woman of a certain age. i grew up long before title ix, and i never had a chance to pursue any sport seriously. when i retired, i really wanted

that job that i never had. i wanted to give it my all. this passion led me right here to these courts and to the past six years twice a week sometimes more this is where i am uplifted, where i am trying at last to learn this game correctly. i want to welcome each of you to my joy, to my community, and surrounded by these magnificent trees, my sanctuary. i know many of you feel exactly the same way. it was not quite four years ago that martha invited me to join her. she couldn't be here today. martha. (applause). >> she invited me to join her as could chair of the tennis

coalition. her main focus is to assure this continues well into 21st century. we envisioned this public center affordable, humming on all cylinders the bedrock of tennis in the epicenter geographically and recreationally of this city, golden gate chart. co-chairing that was delicious but daunting. i thankfully learned we stood on the shoulders of so many and walked beside so many others who share this dream. this morning i want to thank y you, dave martini for a second time who launched the tennis coalition. thank you larry dodge who helped us imagine what could be. i want to thank lisa and douglas goldman who started with this a

foundational gift. i want to thank mayor breed who was an early supporter. of course, a thank you tote to "te" toby who helped us see ways to closeout the fund-raising that brought us to this point today. [applause.] i want to thank my friend phil ginsburg and his extraordinary team at recreation and spark for finding us in the collaborators they needed. i want to thank my board members who were expert doing what we needed to do. i want to thank julie our one woman band, and i want to thank so many of you who came to our community meetings, gave us your

input and your gift. you wrote letters, lent support at the supervisor meetings, the policymaking here in san francisco. that is some of how we all got here today. we begin a new chapter. for those who will soon discover that tennis is their passion and those not born who will enjoy this center as the san francisco heart beat of tennis to the 21st century. thank you also much. [applause.] >> so many stories. this is a public tennis facility. it is the spirit that will have a few different things. lou in so many ways you epitmize

what public tennis is about. you have taken kids who learned to play on the courts you have taken them across the country to compete across the country. you had to go out and buy them lights because they weren't allowed to play unless they had a white shirt. you drove 70 miles to k-mart to make sure our kids could compete and they did an awesome, awesome job. [applause.] >> we want this place to serve everyone, kids of all ages. for the recreation and park department our heart beat is our children. i am so proud of the tennis learning center program that we have created that currently is in four different neighborhood parks partnering with four

different elementary schools in which our instructors go to the schools, meet with the teachers, understand the kids' homework, help with homework after school and introduce them to a brand-new sport every day five days a week that happens. the vision for this place is that those kids when they graduate from elementary school will come here for middle school. they will have their own dedicated classroom in the clubhouse where they will continue to get academic support and high school readiness and continue to learn and grow in the sport of tennis. we have an outstanding leader in the recreation and parks department that runs our tennis learning center program. i am so proud and humbled to introduce channing hill. [applause.] >> i am a bit nervous.

i am better in the classroom than public speaking. i am per excited and emotional. this is something we started. we started this four years ago at the recreation center. i was trusted with linda anddallia. they decided i would be the best candidate to take it off the ground. we are here today, you know. i am excited. i wouldn't be here without my directors from my other sites. we work hard for these kids. we want to make sure they get the best opportunity they can get. when it comes to tennis i want to thank lou. without him there wouldn't be a

tennis at the school program. we want to be there for the kids at the skills, hosting parent workshops. as the parent of a four and-a-half-year-old, i think it is important we are involved with the parents every day, that they understand what is going on, they understand what questions to ask during the parent teacher conference. how to read their child's report card. i pressure my directors and staff to make sure we have those answers. to know we are going to come here for middle school portion and i have one of my kids who actually started with me four years ago. she is in fourth grade and coming to our middle school portion. this is a product what we can do. now we have her little brother attending the program. that shows how much we have done in our communities. we also have up to 30 children on all four sites. all of our other locations are

wait listed. that shows what we are doing in these children's lives. thank you. [applause.] >> i will say a few thank yous and we will get this project going. president buhl we have many parents. i need to thank a few of them. i need to thank doug and lisa goldman, th the toby family annd martha.. martha is a heart beat for the project. she couldn't be here today. i know it is crushing here. she will have decades to enjoy it. i want to thank the support we

have gotten from the electives in addition to mayors and supervisors. gary mccoy is here representing nancy pelosi's office. the state trash treasure's -- the state treasure's office is here. i know the commander is here. i know that captain bailey is here. thank you sfpd for ongoing partnership to keep the parks safe, and to help us guide our kids in parks and activities. you were there every way. our city attorney is here. i don't know if ann is here. dennis and his wife are a member of the parks alliance board and big tennis champion and

instrumental to make this happen. to every person here. i see so many donors and addvo cats, all all deserve a profound thank you. [applause.] the last set of thank yous and i can see the mayor telling me to get off the mic. finally it is my own staff. it is a a long journey. i am proud of your efforts. our project manager will deliver this. thank you ream. david is here. the facility manager is here, claudia.

our director of property management who worked in lock step with the tennis coalition to make sure we will have chosen an operator to make this place hum and is going to preserve the fundamental value of access and equity. lisa is here. our manager, recreation manager who is a guiding light and has been a strong and information protector and advocate for the idea of tennis, linda barnard. lou, you get one more shoutout. why we are referencing lou. he is no longer with us but a shout out to phil sleeper. many of you know phil. lastly, i believe we are joined by several members of the parks

recreation open state advisory committee. i thank you for guidance and partnership. you keep us right and honest and moving. thank you, prozac. that is a name. now, here we go. game, set, match, to assist the mayor in the tennis count down. our wonderful leaders, elected officials and six representatives from the tennis learning and center program, and 10sfufd tennis players from george washington high school. if we can all gather and grab a piece of the net and please join us. everyone grab a piece of the n net. >> this net dropping. we are not using a sledgehammer

there are matches tomorrow. we are going to do this rather than drop dirt on the courts. they are closing friday afternoon at 5:00 p.m. no questions asked. they are going down so that we can begin a new chapter of this. mayor, please lead us in the countdown. then we are going to drop the net. >> five, four, three, two, one. (applause). >> we will see you all to celebrate the 150th anniversary

of golden gate park in late 2020. bring your rackets. [applause.] >> san francisco parks, golden gate park transforms into one of the greatest music festivals of all time, let's journey, inside, outside land. ♪

>> to this, our 6th year doing the outside lands and our relationship with san francisco, rec and park. and we work very closely with them in the planning and working very closely with the neighborhood organizations and with the city supervisors and with the city organizations and with the local police department, and i think that the outside lands is one of the unique festivals in the world and we have san francisco and we have golden gate park and we have the greatest oasis, in the world. and it has the people hiking up hills and down hills and a lot of people between stages. >> i love that it is all outside, the fresh air is great. >> they have the providers out here that are 72 local restaurants out here.

>> celebrating, and that is really hot. >> 36 local winerries in northern california and 16 brewers out here. >> and you have seen a lot of people out here having a good time and we have no idea, how much work and planning has gone into this to make it the most sustainable festival in the united states. >> and literally, in the force, and yeah, unlike any other concept. and come and follow, and the field make-up the blueprint of the outside land here in golden gate park and in the future events and please visit sffresh parks.org.

>> good morning. thank you so much for joining us today. as you can tell for a monday morning, we have quite a crowd. as i was just talking to both jim and greg, who have the pleasure of the challenge of living here. this is nothing compared to what you might see on a warm summer day where there is in the height of tourist season. i am proud to be working with our san francisco county transportation and introducing ab1605. this is one of the most famous streets in the country. we get 2 million visitors a year. people will be here for 10 hours just to get the opportunity to drive down, take a few minutes to drive down this very famous street. we are so proud that people come

from all over the world to visit our city, but we also have to be acutely aware of how it impacts our residents. that really is the idea behind ab1605 that they have been working on and studying this, and, finally, after the study has come out we have come to the conclusion it is time to really start to pursue a reservation system similar to muur woods. it is the idea to give people the system so you don't have a long line and traffic constantly blocked. it also allows this neighborhood not to feel the intense pressure of what it feels often time on a daily and hourly basis. this is the very beginning of

our legislative process. the authority would be given to the city and county of san francisco, at which point we would turn it over to supervisor stephanie and the board to come up with their own plan of exactly how they want to implement it. we give them a lot of latitude what that is and how it would look to the public input. we are excited to work with everybody. the time has come to implement a reservation system to tourist can enjoy and so residents can get their life back. this is supervisor stephanie. it is an honor to work with you on this issue. >> supervisor stefani: thank you for being here. i want to thank everyone who helped get us to this morning. assembly member tank. and the head of our

transportation authority and andrew for actually dedicating so many hours to studying this issue here and coming forward with a resolution. they have been incredible partners to me. first as legislative aid and now as district two supervisor. i want to thank greg the president of the lombard hill association and the other community members who have been actually tire less advocates for this neighborhood. i am thrilled to stand at the bottom of the iconic street in san francisco to talk about solutions to an issue we tried to address for years. we all know there are so many tourists. san francisco is one of the most beautiful places to visit. the crooked street is one of the top tourist destinations 2 million visitors each year. tourists are vital to our city

and economy. they present challenges. on a busy day 20,000 people visit this area by foot and in cars. for a decade i worked to manage the crowds by trying several different things. i started the lombard ambassador program to assist visitors. we added parking control. we have signs. we increased police enforcement and did a pilot program to shut street to traffic to see what that would do. each action has made an impact. they are unable to properly manage the crowds with the rapid growth of visitors. as i said in the last community meeting we have yet to nail this. this is something we must try to address the congestion that jams all of these streets and the surroundings areas.

the bumper to bumper traffic is an environmental problem and can make this experience miserable for tourists. rather than waiting in line for 45 minutes visitors will have a reservation and drive down the crooked street with no problem. i am excited this pilot program is coming together. one of the steps necessary is to get step approval. i want to thank you for agreeing to allow the implementation and pricing system. i look forward to the continuing work to try something that is going to make a difference in this area. now, i would like to introduce the president of lombard hill association and my friend. >> thank you. it is a pleasure to be here this morning. it iwe have worked for five or x

years with supervisor stephanie and her predecessor. it is a long hall. during tha whole period things didn't get better, traffic picked up. it was an increasing hurdle for us. supervisor stephanie mentioned andrew who has been tire less working on this project. i think he has what makes sense. it will free up the neighborhood, not just the street. our group that we represent, everyone lives on the street and on montclaire, the whole area is affected by the congestion in the summertime. it goes four blocks each way in terms of traffic jam. this will help. it is really the start. it is half of the hurdle that we

have. the other hurdle is to get control over the pedestrian traffic in the future. this is the first start. gosh, i am really excited we are at this point. as supervisor stephanie said. it is a pilot program. we want to see where it will go. we have unbelievable support. the paper said the support is mixed. at the town hall meeting two months ago it was over whole manying. two people spoke against it and one was a tour bus guide. the support is strong behind this. we are excited this day has come, and we look forward to seeing where this goes. thank you. >> thank you. you have heard some of the reasons why we are all working together to do this while we want to treasure to be seen from people around the world and

visitors, we also want to be able to make sure the neighborhood is liveable for the people who do live here. again, i want to thank the supervisors and stca for great work. are there questions? >> can you address the full aspect, where the money will go? >> the city and county need legislative authority from the state. it needs to go through legislative approval and signed by the governor. that process will go through its process. our timeframe is we have until mid-september to get our bills to the governor's desk. he has until mid-october to sign them. >> it is up to the board of supervisors. >> basically the fee will be

used to operate the system and for any safety measures in the area and for our ambassador program. >> we haven't decided but we are looking at around $5 for the price point. the board of supervisors are commissioners on the transportation authority. we would advance the proposal after we get state approval. >> do you know how much money that would generate? >> we are still studying the cost. it could generate a couple million dollars a year to cover the cost of the reservation system and supporting measures. the ambassador, perhaps even paid off-duty officers. >> would that go back to the city or to the neighborhood? >> i believe the idea is to fund the program. whoever the board or city would choose to implement the program would have that to add more the program -- to ad to administer e

program. >> we are not looking at a physical gate. we are looking at license plate readers as a form of being able to either read the license that is going down that has the reservation. we are not looking at putting any physical structure here. >> i noticed it is a pilot program. is there any evidence this will reduce traffic if traffic is the concern? >> absolutely. that is why we are doing it. muir woods is an example of that. we have been studying this for years. after not nailing this we have tried so many different things. asking questions for months. >> 20% reduction? define it? >> sure. right now we see a focus of 45 minute wait on any given day.

that spin of the congestion can go 10 hours on a weekday. that is to reduce that from three blocks to the first block before you head down the crooked street. not only in the woods we see it in a lot of different venues, museums, the anne frank house in europe. you see venues popular using this method to manage the dema demand. >> people that don't know there is a fee and end up turning and trying to find parking. >> we are already talking with sf travel and the various folks in the tourism industry to make sure folks would understand this is how you make the reservation. we would have paid staff in the

initial pilot for the customer service for a good experience. if you didn't have a reservation you would be advised where there is a reservation available and we would help you on the spot. >> a campaign to reach people from all different countries around the world? >> absolutely, sam. we had a similar situation where the north parking lot on the golden gate bridge. the golden gate bridge is probably the only thing more famous. that north parking lot is now closed for a number of weekends only open to to your buses. the bridge authority runs that and work with sf travel and do signage to make sure residents have known that. part was to relieve congestion. what happened is people would get to the north parking lot. it would create congestion all

the way through the park up 19th avenue. i live a block from 19th avenue. the cue would go all the way down there. that is how much congestion that would cause for people waiting for the parking lot on a summer day. it can work with proper outreach and information. with the internet it is easier to get information out to people coming. other questions? >> what opposition do you anticipate? >> we don't anticipate opposition. the discussion is trying to ensure the neighborhood and residents have a robust discussion to find exactly the right fee as well as the right thing to do for the neighborhood. >> an issue regarding congestion

and safety. is far for car break-ins? what are the safety issues you are looking at. >> first of all, pedestrian safety. you can look around you and see this is a situation that with cars and pedestrians that could, you know, could end up in a fatality or injury. we want to make sure we have the right amount of parking control officers and police to make sure everyone is taken care of. >> do you have examples of people hurt here? >> definitely. we can have greg speak to that. the car break in is why we have had police officers here to make sure that tourists are taken care of. they don't realize they can't leave things in cars. we are beefing up security. >> in terms of safety, i have lived here 22 years it is a good

record, to be honest. there are about four major accidents, cars flip over. there has been one little girl pinned between the wall and car, broke her leg and some other things. there has been no deaths that i know of. the crime situation has picked up dramatically. it is one of the worst part of the city because of car break-ins because of the tourists. what we are going to do here, i think, will help. >> thank you for coming. we appreciate it. ♪ .

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