with that in mind the first area is our proposed office rate increases. the increases you see here general represent stable market demand as well as ongoing low vacancy rate of the approximately 300,000 square feet the vacancy rate has been low and continue to make it available and we occupy an interesting space. the majority of office polices are between 1,000 and 10,000 square feet which is different from across the street so it's a unique advantage the port has in that area. we cater to smaller local businesses as well. on our land rates we have increases along the water front at fisherman's wharf down to the china basin. the increases generally keep pace with the demand of the market and inflation and

represent modest increases to the areas. in the water front where we propose rates in the industrial complex due to the ongoing stability in the area we're lucky it's been a success with co-location of our parking tenants providing services to the industrial tenantses and the highways in the area. with had a land rate that represents subterranean infrastructure and a site to represent cell site technology improvement that don't require the same footprint previously required under cell phone technology. and our vacancy rates are low.

and with all that in mind we're trying to leave 43 unchanged for a grand total of 75 rates. one par thing we are proposing to do this year tart a pilot event and a company needs to have an office located in san francisco and meet the qualifications they can apply for a fee waiver through the port and presented to the commission for approval. we also would continue the permitting to the s.f. commission. and we're available for any questions you might have. >> thank you. >> commissioner: is there any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioner. >> thank you for the report. and thank you for the staff

report. i did want to commend staff. it's a point i raised nine months to a year ago on page 14 on the staff report how we're charging our nonprofits for events historic in nature over a decade. i'm very supportive of the fee waiver for the entities you outlined in the staff report and pile olling the program. i -- piloting. we let our non-profit partners know this and it's a way to attract to the water front from a civil service or societal cause to get more folks to come forward and do this. and i appreciate the capping of $2 million. one small edit would be the major activities of the nonprofit not just in the city and county of san francisco.

it's just one suggestion i have so we really are targeting grassroots for instance-based small nonprofits and i am generally supportive. >> thank you. we'll take that feedback. >> commissioner: thank you. commissioner woo ho. >> it was very comprehensive. i know you did extensive market surveys. you talked to a number of real estate firms. the sense i get is you made decisions on rental increases. where would you say that put us in the market? medium? 50 percentile, 70 percentile. where are we and where are most the unchanged rates and what sectors. to get a sense we benchmark and analyze but where do end up? >> we're actually bumping up to

from market and we're fairly high. some of the increases we're contemplating are as high as 13%, 20% to make sure we're pushing that market. >> commissioner: could we be at the 90% or 100%. i'm not sure it correlated to the decision made. >> well, we start with actually what the market is for that specific type of property i think we're within that

percentile. >> commissioner: is that a goal to benchmark ourselves that the level? i know it's a strategy question. >> our goal is to benchmark our rent but our properties are stressed. we earn more then condition of the property but we can't completely overcome the condition of the property. as you see in the staff report on table three the vast majority of our properties are class c and no class a property at this point but we're directly managing. >> in class c you'd know where you are relative to other class c. >> we're strong in our other class c property because of the uniqueness of our properties. >> commissioner: what types of properties are in the unchanged

rates? >> there's sheds that are not fully full. there's still vacancy we want to fill up. we're hitting some price points where we can't penetrate right now. i think especially in the northern water front we're not going attract larger warehouse users because of the traffic we have. the traditional tenant, our tenant is really the smaller tenant. it's the contractor who needs space and the wine merchant who has a small space for overlow and that sort of thing. and same for the office space as dimitry pointed out, our office space is not large office space. it caters to the small business

person and the lbes and that sort of thing. i cited two deal in the staff report that were going on in i call it the big city. one was for something like 500,000 square feet for pin tryst -- pinterest and one was for sales force. those are large-block office spaces for tenants. the one tenant uses up more space than we had in our portfolio for small businesses. to a certain degree a certain amount of last stop for small businesses. if they're priced out of our property they're usually leaving san francisco or going to work. >> commissioner: my last question though it's obviously under our development deal and master do we compare what they're charging with the subtenants to understand what the subtenant rates are relative to our parameter rents?

from we are more and more, yes. unfortunately most the properties are class a. >> we get information so we know what they're charging? >> it's part of the albeit collaborative networking we do. >> thank you very much. >> commissioners thank you for your time.

i'm the project manager for the mission bay ferry landing for the construction of a landing in mission bay. today's presentation is information on the project. our objectives for this presentation is to provide background information for future actions that we'll ask you to consider to support scheduling milestones. later i'll be discussing restrictions that could impact completion and funding. this is a birds eye rendering of the project. we're looking north at terry francoi francoise left and pier 70 in the dry dock to the south. as we will discuss throughout thes informational presentation the project will support the port's strategic plan for stability and liveability, sustainability and economic vitality. in particular, the port is proactively working on the area

and mission bay has constructed housing units and office and commercial space and 1 million square feet of retail space and open space and nearby is the ucsf mission bay hospital, san francisco life sciences community and the new home of the golden state warriors. we've had plans to develop service at mission bay however they did not have the capacity to undertake the project at the time. the port wanted to assist so the port conducted a planning study to analyze several candidate locations with the criteria to

be near housing, retail space and minimizing impact of mer time operations and the environment as well as conforming to applicable seismic waves and the location was the best fit. in 2017 the port commission approved to proceed with design and entitlement and we're now finished with the design. this say -- is a site plan some performed by the port and some by others. terry francois is shown here and the ferry plaza is in red. as a second project they're starting the project at the park. they may build a water taxi landing however it's not funded at this time. the park is to the right and the

port already has funding. public works is performing the design. this is a close-up view of the project. the landing will have a float. it's designed for all weda golden gate ferries. the plaza is also designed for emergency response by san francisco fire department and provide a connection to the newly-extended auxiliary water supply system. these are some prospective use and renderings of the landing. the pier and bang way and float will -- gang way will protect from the weather and wanted welcoming lights as well as to guide people to and from the landing we felt it was best used as a canopy translucent designed. the pier was also designed for sea level rise.

signage will incur community and there'll be 11 vessels in the morning and afternoon. throughout the day weta is linking service to mission bay. in the afternoon weta plans to have direct service back to almeida and vallejo. and they plan to have regular services after all home warrior games and pre-season and playoff games. in addition, weta plans to provide additional service for events if deemed economically feesable. it's assumed fans could woman to the area by service. in summary 1500 commuters each workday and up to 2100

passengers to special events. new dredging is required. approximately 8 acres will need to be deepened. sediment studies show carbon which will need to be removed and disposed of. we're working to finds finalize the details and include sand as a buffer and will then have a grout filled marine mattress designed for this application.b grout filled marine mattress designed for this application. it will encourage new habitat for marine flora and fauna. a pier review of construction

costs was recently performed and confirmed our estimate. escalation has been included. we don't have contingency for steel price or tariffs at this time. it was passed by voters in june however, scitizen groups filed lawsuits and they were believed to be in validated after indications the claims were not reasonable. an informational present was given to weta's board last week and expect a request for the funding process. however at the meeting we received a new meeting a group may be filing an appeal after they indicated they would not do so. we're uncertain of the development and will appraise you shortly.

port staff will have more from the transportation commission. the major regulatory in water work windows for pile driving -- sorry, it should be noted the major schedule constraint is regulatory in water work windows for pile driving and dredging. this is limited between june 1st through november 30th in a given year. a significant delay may not allow us to drive enough piles sacrificing another year and cause delays of $1.2 million and possibly forfeit $8 million funds retired to be spent by august 2020. port staff will ask for authorization to construct management and general contractor condition tracting

strategies. and there was an information strategy and we'll be allowed to collaborate to have a price that meets funding and schedule. in the meantime, dominick moreno will discuss interim service until the mission bay ferry landing is complete. for the next step port staff will return to the port commission for approval to advertise for cmgc in july, continue to secure environmental permits expected in september and return to the port commission for funding sources in early fall. this concludes my presentation. commissioners, thank you for your time. we're available for questions. >> commissioner: thank you. any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed.

>> it's a project that's been near and dear to the commission's heart in supporting more water transportation and i think it's an important step. i have a couple questions. one, you said there's an appeal being filed. what's the basis of the objection to this ferry landing? >> good afternoon, commissioners. the port cfo. the taxpayers association sued on behalf of the tax payers. their argument is the poll increase that is funding rm3 was a tax and not a fee increase and as a tax it required two-thirds of the voters' approval. and in fact the measure did not receive two-third vort -- voter

approval. my understanding is there were two suits that were filed. the first suit was dismissed. and the taxpayers association said they would not file an appeal. i think they were concerned with the precedent they might set if they lost. they have since notified they're intending to appeal and there's a second lawsuit to be heard in the next couple of weeks the hope is that suit too will be dismissed and at that point they'll simply give up. we have no idea how the lit gait will unfold. >> it's not to do with what we are trying accomplish but what is tax and not tax.

this cost us $47 million. it's a good example of one pier. i'm wondering, do we think this is the average cost every time we want to put in another sort of ferry pier? this is what the average cost is going to be and what are we learning about this and can we be more effective in the future? we still have the question i've always asked about floating piers because i think we want to figure out how to continue to network of ferry landings and this has come up in terms of us looking at a specific cost. >> i'd like to throw you a question for when we answer another question which is wa are the economics of delivering

water transportation infrastructure and specifically how can floating piers be part of that equation because we're working on that internally and will bring that to the commission. on this project i would not call this a typical cost structure for a ferry landing because there's a lot of drudging, capping, water improvements here. the landslide would be similar but the contamination you heard about and the capping is the driver of costs that may not be an equivalency of other locations so it's a little above the average. if you could break down the components of the budget and there's landslide dealing with sea rise. what's the cost of the ferry landing itself? >> approximately $21.5 million. $27 million if you add in all soft costs so $21.5 million if

we didn't have dredging. >> we want to continue on this path. we want to encourage you do not incur so we don't lose the funds. i know you want to point the risk out to us. what's the probability? >> well, we'll problem solve nor funding issue. we originally had a request in the general fund for a gap measure for funding as the litigation is reconciled and because we got good news on the last we didn't receive the funding. if we continue to see delays kati look -- will be working hard to keep the project on scale. we'll need to do a reimbursement

resolution. we'll need to get a lot of ducks in a row. we're not intended to delay the project due to this funding issue. >> is this even the time line from the oci side to work that issue as well as an extension of time line. >> there's not a lot of flexibility on the $8 million from ocii because it's money from tax-exempt bonds that must be sold by a certain period of time. at this point, losing that $8 million is the real driver for us in terms of figuring outs the funding that allows the project to move forward to spend the $8 million. we're very conscious we don't want to lose that money. >> thank you. i think in general i'm very

supportive of this project and appreciate the update. >> i'm hearing and seeing in your presentation the cost of $45.7 but in our packet can you walk me through page 6 where it says use of funds? i also see the similar 45.7 number but the numbers don't add up.$45.7 number but the numbers don't add up. the funds don't line up. want to walk me through that. total funds is $48.4. source of funds equals a different amount.

>> $38.7 million was a subtotal and it was $21.5 million. $12 million and $2.5 and the project management and design and entitles was $7 million that's been secured. >> i'm supportive and happy to see the opportunities and numbers showing. i look forward to supporting this item. >> commissioner: commissioner? >> i have no questions at this time. >> commissioner: that you for this report. i want to know what was the original estimate of this project?

and we were at $37.5 and that was six years and many years ago. i think it's been consistently strong and good. there were many surprises here in terms of extending costs for unforeseen conditions. >> commissioner: where do the new sources of revenue come from? >> the new sources there were some fund-raising and city general fund. we didn't have a fully financed project when it was at $37.5 million. it was in a conceptual state. we had a real cost estimate of the figure in an approximate to $45.7 when we started seeking.

>> and the potential water taxi location at the aqua park, is that in a planning stage or a possibility? >> we're fully designing the ferry landing so there's a demand for it and we can find a funding source it's ready to go. we kept it in the project in terms of design and ceqa. so it will be shovel-ready for us if we want to move forward with that infrastructure. >> can you walk me through who decides that was it a policy. >> the mayor's office is helping

problem solve a gap in funding. they worked on the ballot initiative and set a priority project with the state and help out with fund-raising and general fund. we owe a debt of gratitude to the mayor's office for the funding here. >> commissioner: thank you, jonathan. [off-mic] >> thank you. good afternoon, president

brandon and commissioners. the item before you is an action item to recommend approval to authorize the port to enter into a mum -- memorandum of understand forg the planning, construction and operational management of the proposed landing at pier 48½. the landing will assist in traffic congestion later this year and will serve to promote public use of large transportation in the southern water front. the mou will serve to identify roles and reasonabilities of the participating agencies including operating agreements and funding strategies. the project complies with our port wide strategic goals with liveability and working with partners to ensure a

transportation plan and programs to ease traffic congestion among the water front and expand public transportation. stability by seeking traditional innovative solutions to the port's capital fund gap by maximizing capital for project funding and economicic vitality by commanding the system of visiting commercial and transportation and recreational vessels. as my colleague jonathan rowman described the port had been involved in the project for 206 constructing a new two-sided terminal at the foot of 16th street and estimated to be in operation by 2021. last year a multiagency team began looking for a temporary solution to support water transportation to the water front and mission bay area ahead of 2021. a handful of locations were reviewed and given to weather

protection, operating depth, infrastructure, stability, public health and safety concerns and accessibility and proximity to chase center it was the most viable site and they donated their use for piles. golden gate highway has been involved in the permitting process and led project coordination. a working group made up of staff from the port and golden gate ferry, weta and the san francisco giants and golden state warriors continue to meet to work through the permitting and service operational opportunities nor ferry landing. this project anticipate army

corps of engineers, regional quality board and local permits to be in place by mid july. the installation costs will be initially paid for by weta. the golden state warriors have expressed interest to financially support this project. port has contributed staff hours and coordination and environmental entitlement application. with the mou, a short-term lease will be drafted based on the commission external ferry project and identify insurance requirements and eye dem -- indemnification and for the ferry landing we propose waving permit and landing fees for the construction and management of the landing. we anticipate the lease will expire wen the permanent ferry bay landing is operational in

2021. the location on the south side of pier 48 will facilitate safe access for the ferry vessels and safe queueing for passengers and they've developed a queueing for fans along francois boulevard. approximately 4/10 of a mile the distance is supporter than the walk between the warrior's current location at oracle aa rena and the park and oracle park to bart the ayes have it giants game. the interim ferry landing is a temporary solution. as previously shown mission bay ferry terminal will be across terry francois boulevard from chase center. if you authorize this mou the

staff will continue to deliver this efficiently and they anticipate it will could be ready by 2019 before tip-off. we ask you approve this project for the newest edition of water transportation along the water front. i'm joined from our real estate division and weta and golden gate ferry and the golden state warriors organization and that concludes my presentation. >> commissioner: thank you. can i have a motion? >> i second. >> commissioner: is there an peb luck comment on this item? -- public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. i may have missed it but can you

please introduce yourself? >> i'm with the port maritime division. >> to be clear it is rent-free correct? >> that's correct. >> commissioner: mortgage -- commissioner gilman. >> thank you for a great report commissioner gilman. >> thank you for a great report commissioner gilman. >> thank you for a great report commissioner gilman. >> thank you for a great report commissioner gilman. >> thank you for a great report commissioner gilman. >> thank you for a great reportr gilman. >> thank you for a great report gilman. >> thank you for a great report gilman. >> thank you for a great report gilman. >> thank you for a great report. >> i'm supportive of the matter as well and there's a few blocks between the mission bay ferry landing site. would we leave it open if there was any reason to keep the site on a permanent basis? >> well, weta's mortgage float we need to return it to them and we can't keep it indefinitely and our plan is when the new two-sided facility is open that will be the permanent facility.

there's a landing for the giants. but believe the mission bay ferry landing flow for china bay is adequate and won't need it to stay online. >> and i guess this is in pretty good shape. there isn't a lot of improvements needed to get this up and running? >> that's correct. we've worked with port maintenance to get the short side ready for landing. >> i did want to say, it is a temporary facility and makeshift and won't be perfect in terms of public amenities we're trying to get weather protection and dealing with valet parking. it's not at the standard we're delivering the permanent facility. i wanted people to have interim expectations. >> i understand interim expectations but sometimes it requires at least some minimum standards.

thank you very much. dominick, thank you for this report. i think it's wonderful so many agencies and organizations came together to collaborate on how to get this emergency or temporary flow. i want it make sure of the terms. >> this port is not dedicating cash but dedicating dominick's time and engineering time. we're putting a good deal of staff effort into the collaboration. we're not charging rent, as you pointed out and that's our opportunity costs on the project. >> commissioner: how much is the project going to cost and who's paying for it? >> weta's board approved unanimously to move forward with the project. they issued an ifp last friday

that will close on the 28th of june. we won't to the specific costs until the bids come in. >> it's our understanding golden gate and weta are sharing the costs to get the facility in place and still work on an exit strategy. >> commissioner: thank you. all in favor. >> aye. >> resolution 1923 has been approved. is there any public comment on new business? seeing none, commissioners, anything further? commissioner makras. >> would it be possible to have a report that fisherman's wharf associated with like food trucks

and permitting other perhaps some management issues and some concerns of our tenants in the fisherman's wharf area. would you brief us on it so we know what's happening? >> absolutely. i'll get a report written. any other new business? seeing none none, may i have a motion to adjourn. >> motion to adjourn. >> those in favor? >> aye. >> commissioner: adjourned at 4:20. a record.

>> good morning, everyone! how are you all? so, welcome. i'm with the hotel council and i want to welcome you all to our first love our city. it's the second love our city event but it's the first one that is a tourism and hospitality industry have helped organize. so today we have over 700 people here in also waiting out in the neighborhood. [applause] i'm joined by our chair of our board, mr. james lamb who is here with us today. [applause] and this event is hosted by the hotel council of sf travel but it really came together because of a lot of different people working on the event and i want to thank mayor breed and the city of san francisco and her

team for partnering with us on this love our city event. so please give a big hand to them! [applause] we also couldn't have done it without our partnership with the public works department and larry stringer and darlene prom, fromand i want to thank all of m fork working with us. raichal gordan as well. their team has been incredible to work with. we also have, you can see the signs out here today, i'm going to call off and make sure we recognize the groups as well. each of our groups cbd. [applause] our tenderloin cbd. our fisherman warf cbe and our embarcadero and financial district group. and last but not least our soma groups. [applause] we know that you all clean up

all you're long and daily around your hotels and businesses. and it really is a 24/7 job. we want to thank you for everything that you are doing. we also want to thank wreckology. they sponsored our t-shirts so thank you for working with us. [applause] >> a special thank you as we look out on the hyatt region see for sponsoring us with breakfast as well. thank you very much. if that was designed to bring us to work together and partner with the city and our mayor has announced in the last, since she took office, an incredible amount of programs, new funding and new resources all to help clean this city and help make this city safer. so i want to thank the mayor from our hospitality and tourism industries for making sure she's doing everything that she is doing. let's give her a big round of applause. [applause] and last but not least our partners at sf travel who have

come together to work with us on this event as well. it's my pleasure to introduce our mayor, london breed. >> thank you! good morning, everybody! now, i will troy to be short because i would love for you all to get out there and do what you came here to do and clean up san francisco! let me just start by saying thank you. we know that we have a lot of challenges in san francisco. we have far too many people living on our streets. we have far too many challenges with housing and housing affordability. i know our small businesses are struggling. the city is finally making the kinds of investments that i hope will make a difference in your everyday lives as you work in this great city. i was born and raised here and i grew up in public housing. you know, my grandmother, when we were kids, she would make us go out and clean up. she would always say clean it

up. ike like mama, why, would want to clean up. you know how kids are. we would should i look, it's our responsibility to keep our community clean. now here, take this bucket and put water and soap and clean up. you know, at the time as a kid you are like i don't want to do this but then, as you get older, it's just a part of who you are. i find myself doing it in my community, doing it where i used to work at the african american culture complex and really feeling good about the investment that i've made and also the example that i've set for other young people to be better stewards of san francisco. so what you all are out there are doing is not just picking up trash and erasing graffiti and painting, you all are stewards for san francisco. you are taking care of the city. you all are showing how much you love san francisco and other people when they see you doing what you are doing, they're less

likely to drop that trash on the ground and actually take it to the trash can. it does make a difference. so i want to thank all of you and all the community business districts and the people who are out there every single day. i especially want to thank the department of public works and the many thousands of employees because they are out on the streets everyday. downtown street teams and so many other folks trying to keep san francisco clean, green and beautiful. i love our city. i know you all love this city. thank you for showing your love by taking care of san francisco today for this amazing event. have a wonderful time out there! >> thank you so much, mayor. i'd like to introduce from district 6 our supervisor matt haney who will be working with the groups as well. please help me welcome supervisor matt haney.

>> thank you, thank you. how is everybody doing this morning! make some noise if you love our city! [applause] >> make noise if you are ready to pick up a broom and do some cleaning today! who would have thought we could call this a cold day in san francisco. we're glad the temperature came down a little bit but it's still a beautiful day to demonstrate to everyone in our city we care and we're going to do some cleaning up. i'm the supervisor of district 6 and i want to give a special shout out to the different communities and cbds of district 6. the tenderloin where i live, soma, union square, everyone who is here, we really appreciate how much you do everyday. i see folks here from the hotel. make some noise if you are representing the hotels in our city. this is a city that is still a world-class destination. people come here from all over the world. we want to make sure that when they come here, they understand

that they're going to have an incredible experience and they're going to see clean and safe streets and they're going to see the people of san francisco care about our community. that's what you are demonstrating today. i want to thank mayor breed for the investments shows made in making our streets cleaner. if you look out there, there's things we can do. we need more trash cans on our streets, we need more bathrooms that are open for longer hours, and we need more street cleaning and deep cleaning and so what you are doing today is not just demonstrating to your residents that you care, you are demonstrating to us, the city, that you care and we need to do more as well. let's get out there today. i'm going to be in the tenderloin and pick up a broom and i just want to say thank you all so much. have fun. let's love our city. [applause] >> thank you supervisor haney. next i'd like to introduce our partner from sf travel. we have the share and the board of sf travel with us, mr. peter

gamez. [applause] >> wow! good morning, everyone. this is a great day for us. as many of you know i'm the board chair and this is one of the issues we've all rallied for all year. this is a special day for all of us. thank you everyone for coming out and joining the hospitality and tourism industry to love our city. together, here today, we are showing the strength of our industry and the collective passion and commitment we share for san francisco. i want to thank firstly our awesome mayor breed, i'm also a native san francisco an and i completely relate to you how we took pride in all of our neighborhoods and the importance of cleaning our streets. your leadership and commitment for cleaning our streets and keeping us safe and we're very thankful. we're proud to partner with the department of public works. the total council of san francisco and many of our community partners to do tour

part to keep san francisco clean, safe, and welcoming to all. together, we are a gene that gives back to the city we love and we can not be more excited to work side by side to make san francisco the most wonderful destination in the world. thank you. >> last i'd like to introduce the director of public works and his team is a group we've been partnering with on this. [applause] all right! are we ready to go to work! all right! let me begin by joining all the speakers here to thank all of you for coming out to help keep our city clean. love our city everyday, right! everyday! the public works department and many city agencies do this everyday but i can tell you, your coming out means a lot to us. you are giving us the extra

hands and the extra help that it needs to continue to make our city be the destination where people come and enjoy and people clean up and make our city the most beautiful city in the world, right. san francisco! i'll be really short. today we have over 45 different sites. some people are going to be painting poles, weeding, cleaning, some are going to be sweeping. all that is going to make a difference. the number one thing that when you leave here is, when you are out there, please, be safe. safety is a high priority. we've been having these events for over 20 years and we have not had a single incident. how do you be safe? all of you in different work teams and every work team has got someone who will be wearing a vest like me who will be showing you what to do. if you see something that you are in doubt of whether it's glass or needle or something in your mind is doubtful, just ask

that person and they will deal with it appropriately and they will work with you. other than that, enjoy yourselves. it's a nice day. again, i'm very appreciative for everyone coming up. let's have fun! love our city everyday! [applause] >> thank you. thank you, very much. before we close out, we're going to do a group picture. stay where you are. no one move. just stay still for a minute and we'll take a group photo. >> i went through a lot of struggles in my life, and i am blessed to be part of this. i am familiar with what people

are going through to relate and empathy and compassion to their struggle so they can see i came out of the struggle, it gives them hope to come up and do something positive. ♪ ♪ i am a community ambassador. we work a lot with homeless,

visitors, a lot of people in the area. >> what i like doing is posting up at hotspots to let people see visibility. they ask you questions, ask you directions, they might have a question about what services are available. checking in, you guys. >> wellness check. we walk by to see any individual, you know may be sitting on the sidewalk, we make sure they are okay, alive. you never know. somebody might walk by and they are laying there for hours. you never know if they are alive. we let them know we are in the area and we are here to promote safety, and if they have somebody that is, you know, hanging around that they don't want to call the police on, they don't have to call the police.

they can call us. we can direct them to the services they might need. >> we do the three one one to keep the city neighborhoods clean. there are people dumping, waste on the ground and needles on the ground. it is unsafe for children and adults to commute through the streets. when we see them we take a picture dispatch to 311. they give us a tracking number and they come later on to pick it up. we take pride. when we come back later in the day and we see the loose trash or debris is picked up it makes you feel good about what you are doing. >> it makes you feel did about escorting kids and having them feel safe walking to the play area and back. the stuff we do as ambassadors makes us feel proud to help keep

the city clean, helping the residents. >> you can see the community ambassadors. i used to be on the streets. i didn't think i could become a community ambassador. it was too far out there for me to grab, you know. doing this job makes me feel good. because i came from where a lot of them are, homeless and on the street, i feel like i can give them hope because i was once there. i am not afraid to tell them i used to be here. i used to be like this, you know. i have compassion for people that are on the streets like the homeless and people that are caught up with their addiction because now, i feel like i can give them hope. it reminds you every day of where i used to be and where i am at now.

>> 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. >> this park is open.

>> commission meeting of the san francisco entertainment admission. i am ben bleiman, commission president. if you are a member of the public, there are speaker cards. you can hand them to the staff or come to the microphone for public comment. we ask you to turn off cell phones or put them on silence. thank you to sfgovtv and media services for sharing this meeting with the public. we start with a roll call. (roll call)