>> october 19, 2023. could you please call the roll? >> commissioner anderson, here. commissioner hallisy, here. commissioner jupiter-jones, here. commissioner louie, here. commissioner mazzola, here. commissioner wintroub, here. >> we acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula. as the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the ramaytush ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. as guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors and relatives of the ramaytush community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples.

>> we acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula. as the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the ramaytush ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. as guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors and relatives of the ramaytush community and by affirming their sovereign rights commissioner wintroub, here >> good morning and welcome to the rec and park commission meeting of october 18, 2023. this meeting is held in hybrid format in person in city hall, room 416 with option to join and provide public comment both in-person and remotely. we ask you please turn off electronic device jz take second ary conversation outside in order for the meet toog proceed as efficiently as possible. we ask listeners to turn down your television while on the phone. we ask for patience if we experience issues. public comment will be available for each item unless announced by the president rbs each person has two minutes on eachite. for each item the commission will take public comment first from those in person, and then remotely. if you like to speak on any item today, we request but not do not require you to complete a blue card. folks are putting the blue

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questions of staff after public comment is closed. if there is a item of interest not on the agenda, but still upder the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission you make speak under general punlic comment and that is on item 4 and then continued to item 10. you may submit comment by e-mailing recpark.commission @sfgov.org. may be sent to san francisco recreation and park commission, 501 stanyan street, san francisco california 94117. the following short announcements for those in person today. if the fire alarm activate you must evacuate the building in a orderly fashion. elevators will return to the first floor and not available for use. make closest area across the hall.

in the restroom is a ecspoor box. press and security willer sw. let them know your location. this commission meeting is recorded and are available for later views on sfgovtv.org. before we move to item 2, i say one last time in case anyone new joined. speaker cards on the table. once you fill it out, if you can put on the desk next to me here. i know many are here to comment on item 8. during public comment there is a timer on the desk in front of you and chime 30 seconds. that means you have 30 seconds left it doesn't mean your time is up, but when it chimes after the two minutes your time is up. that's all i have. item 2, president report. >> thank you. before we get to that, do we have a overflow room and if so, where is it? >> we do not have a overflow room today? >> are we allowing people to stand? >> yes, are there empty seats.

raise your hand if you have a empty next to you. monica has a empty seat. >> if people can go ahead and grab all the empty seats and chairs. >> i will contact building management and see if we can get a few more chairs. >> we will do our best to accommodate everybody, but i ask that you please not block the entrance. that would be against fire code. i like to differ item 2 to after item 7. does anyone have objection? i like to hold my report till after item 7. after the grant for speckles. okay. if that's okay, you can go ahead and start when you are ready. general manager's reports. >> thank you commissioner and this is my first meeting with our two new commissioners and with you as chair madam chair and with you as vice chair or

vice president so i want to say welcome and--there we are. the world is obviously quite a serious place these days so i'll try to keep the general manager report both happy and because of the items on the agenda relatively brief. halloween, that is happy. spooky season is upon us and we got many hair raising halloween events in the parks. this friday, sun down cinema presents halloween movie night. join the san francisco park alliance at the jerry garcia amphitheater at 5 p.m. show case ghost busters and feature a costume contest. this saturday two more free halloween bashes. the randal family halloween starts at 10 a.m. featuring

crafts, games and many more family friendly activity. 4 p.m. nightmare on elk street. enjoy haunted house for ages 13 and up and food for sale and games and fun activities. on friday october 27 is scare grove at stern grove. enjoy a grims fairy tail exexperience. including carnival rides, hay rides. arts and crafts, climbing wall. san francisco public library mobile. there are two shifts 330 to 630 and 630 to 930 for more information how to volunteer

e-mail recparkvolunteer@sfgov.org or call 415-831-6884 and there will be bike parking provided by the san francisco bike coalition. monday october 30, we have a halloween movie night jose cor nodo playground. swing by the mission district park for movie at 7 p.m. brink your blanket and help yourself to complementary popcorn and refreshment. the movie is a surprise. we had our annual urban ag day earlier this month at al many farm. i had the joy attending more then 150 third graders from sfusd schools participated where they learned about sustainable farmer and environmental stewardship. hands on activities including butter making, [indiscernible] gardening and petting zoo.

this is a very unique opportunity for city kids for san francisco city kids to learn about where their food comes from and ways food and goods can be produced sustainably. we want to give a special thanks to schools, star king, malcolm x, bret heart, visitation valley and cleveland elementary school. thanks to partners on the event including the san francisco environment and san francisco children and nature. then, this past sunday, fall fest kicked off at indian basin shoreline park. feechards free kayaking, pumpkin patch, vendors. two special concerts one organized in partnership-i see him. [indiscernible] bayview on the streets. what's our tag line? sounds of the streets. helps us by programming music at the music band shell and

probably zilian other places now and then we also had hip hop for change celebrating the 50 anniversary of hip hop. the hip hop celebration consisted of workshops rkss fashion, break dances air brush art and more. a chance for the bayview community to celebration the season of the park and launch of new community invasion lab. mayor breed joined us. participated in the event walking around, saying hi to people and helping unveil the new lab. the lab is expansion of the park tech hub which is offered free wifi access lap top and tablet lending and technical support in variety of community service to residents since 2021 and key project under our equitable development plan. explore talents, spark create ivlty and cultivate skills. offer a range of service

including free rental borrowing of sports and activity equipment, space for community organization to host programming,ic workshops, networking and more as well as continues our free wifi and lap toplanding program. the lab is incredible learning opportunity to help insure when indian basin waterfront park is fully open in 2026, there will be programming from day one that is beneficial to the community. just couple more. rec sent, construction has begun. several of us were out to cut a ribbon on the playground. the actual construction project is underway. the rec center will be part of the sunnydale community hub which consist of the rec center and a community center with 35 thousand square feet of basically campus of buildings and outdoor spaces. provides safe and accessible space for sports, recreation,

cultural events, health and wellness resources, educational programs and activities n.cludes landscape play area, courtyard and space for cooking classes. at the rec center staffed and operated by our department provides additional 11.500 square feet of indoor space including basketball court, bleachers, multipurpose room, restroom [indiscernible] sunnydale neighborhood is home to highest concentrations of young people in san francisco and highest concentration of low income san franciscans. provide resources they need to flourish including spaces for sports, programming for children and facility for learning. with the playground renovation having recently completed the major transformation is on the horizon for entire south eastern community and excited to be a part of it. rec and park new play pass is

here. it launch this month. allows easier access to drop in programming and equipment at rec facilities in one card. registration is open and pass users will be entered to a raffle to win gift cards. event tickets and more. if you haven't taken programs with us, all you need to do go to sfrecpark.org/register and set up an account. you can sign up for the play pass online under passes and memberships or any rec center you can do it as well. registering for play pass enhances recreational experience and makes it easier to sign up and participates in our programs. registration is all most here for boys and girls in grades k-8 hoping to join the junior warrior basketball league. it is hard to believe

basketball season commissioner louie is again upon us. commissioner louie is one of the biggest warrior fans. registration is november 1. priority registration for scholarship families on october 30. this exciting program provides youth with opportunities to learn fundamentals of the game in team environment emphasizing sportsmanship collaboration and hard work. play begins january 9, 2024 through march 2, 2024. for the 24 season we anticipate having 188 teams with more then 2250 young athletes participating. this is a all time high for this program and rec and park continues to expand the number of league teams to meet the demands of this wildly popular league. success of the league depends on the generosity of hundreds of volunteers each season from coaches to referees to score keepers. they are all needed to help the

league run smoothly so interesting go to sfrecpark.org to sign up. finally, i talked about music at the fall fest, but this has been a unprecedented time for music in our parks and i want to talk about that before i wrap up. san francisco summer comes to a end, some of the most beloved summer music series recentlynded and i wanted to highlight a few that just wrapped up. earlier this month due south finished the summer long run with shealy sheila e and the e train [indiscernible] provides a chance for southeast san franciscans to enjoy live music with art ist in their back yard. union square in bloom concert series completed the summer run last weekt. including a free concert features [indiscernible] red hot skillet liquors, pumpkin

patch, wine and spirit and art work. fleet week went off without a hitch and we had several free live concerts in the park as part of the concert series. also had our annual high school battle of the bands, which was held at the golden gate park band shell. concord took over the victory and prize money. even though you are not from san francisco, concord high, we wish you congratulations. [indiscernible] came and went earlier this month. popular free concert series saw 6 stages spread over hellman hollow, [indiscernible] dozens of performers. thank tuesday the thousands of blue grass bands who came to enjoy three days of live music. we also look forward to next year. we also had a big rock fest jerry garcia amphitheater last

week finishing kiss and a cdc imitation bands. commissioner muzola this is in your wheel house. finally as mention said earlier, the new concert and workshop at indian basin happening saturdays sounds of the streets this weekday saturday october 21, noon to 4 p.m. catch san francisco current [indiscernible] local poets. i want to thank indian basin waterfront project partners, illuminate and bayview opera house helping us put on this new series and called him out once but call him out again because i see him here, stefen [indiscernible] friends of lafayette playground has done so much for our city and helping us to program free music all over the city and

again, i'll end where i started, at a time of lot of seriousness in the world, the joy this program creates is remarkable so thank you very much from the bottom of our hearts stefen. that concludes the general manager report. >> now i'll move to public comment on the general manager report. this is again just public comment on item 3. does anyone have public comment on the general manager report? seeing none in the room, any hands raised on the webex? no hands raised. public comment is closed. we are on item 4, general public comment. this will be up to 15 minutes. members of the public may address the commission on items of interest to the public within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission and do not appear on the agenda. with respect to items you have the opportunity to address the commission when the item is reached in the meeting. i do have one blue card for general public comment from

randy. if you like to speak, randy. >> thank you board. my name is randy campbell. past couple months the city of has been building a skateboard park. part of the city farmer market was for 42 years. i noticed since i moved to this city, most of the skateboard parks, have been vandalized, tagged, homeless camping across the street from them. prime example, 13th and mission. don't know if you have been over there, but why is building a skateboard park where something there for 42 years helping out the community and people in that neighborhood?

thank you. >> thank you mr. campbell. >> anyone else who would like to comment under general public comment today? okay, seeing none, any hands raised on webex? one hand raised. if you unmute the first caller. >> good morning. my name is jill spocks and i live on enis avenue since 1992. i am a long-time advocate to the parks of india basin and i fully support park activation. the noise from the amplified music mr. ginsberg spoke about sunday was out of control for the neighborhood.

for 5 hours [indiscernible] beautiful sunday, the amplified music reached over 120 decibels and over hundred decibels inside my house with the doors and windows shut. on a practical level you can have a conversation on the street, you couldn't watch the 49ers game on television inside our house. we were living in a disco all day. it was probably louder in the neighborhood then in the park itself. i have gone to lots of events in the park. it is because of the geography of india basin, the water how it amplifies music like in the portola festival. you might have heard about that program too. the way the water amplifies noise and the buildings nearby meant the music was bouncing off the buildings, especially percussion. thaw had drum circles.

i request some research be done about noise before we have future amplified music in our neighborhood park. i appreciate the activation desire, but we really need to look into the noise and how it impacts the people living nearby. thank you very much. >> thank you mrs. jill. >> seeing no further public comment, general public comment is closed. okay. is there-i guess there was one more hand raised. why don't you unmute that caller, please. >> thanks for having [indiscernible] resident of the mission, business owner, skateboard [indiscernible] to children in the mission. i'm caller to request that we look into extending illumination period at [indiscernible] skate park.

[indiscernible] there is disproportionate favorability for tennis and the like [indiscernible] if there is a way to extend the [indiscernible] till 10:30 i think will be a lot of improved socialability for skateboarders and the community in that park. happy to chat with anybody who would like to talk about this. you can reach me at [indiscernible] aaron@cometskateboards.com. >> seeing no other hands raised on the webex, general public comment is closed. we are on item 5, the consent calendar. commissioners, anything you like to remove from consent

today? >> go ahead. >> i like to remove item g for separate vote. >> i need a second on the motion. >> second. >> all in favor say aye. >> aye. >> any opposition? none. just to clarify, item g is golden gate park golf course-contract amendment. >> so, we will move to item 5g after the consent calendar. on the rest of the consent calendar, a motion will be needed to pass it. first we'll take public comment. >> do we have any public comment on removing item g from consent calendar? hearing none, public comment is closed. can we have a vote on remaining items within consent? >> so mooved. >> second. >> all in favor aye. >> aye. >> any opposition?

consent calendar is approved. >> we are on item 5g. commissioner muzola. >> no comments just a separate vote on this item. >> any questions from the commissioners? >> can you clarify what we would be voting on? >> this would be a contract amendment for the glolden gate park golf club house and pulled from consent so take a separate vote. you can have discussion about it or ask staff any questions. we can also take public comment on 5g. >> the subject matter of the amendment is to increase the contract amount to little over $3.5 million and increase the contract term by 220 days. >> one point of clarification, there is no new money involved. this is request to use the

contingency allocated for the project. >> thank you, very important point. no new money here. >> move to approve. >> second. >> all in favor aye. >> any opposed? >> no. >> record stands 6-1. >> thank you. >> alright. we are on item 6, the san francisco zoo. with tonia peterson. for those standing- >> come to the chairs. i will get you more chairs so when you see me bring them out, please sit in them. >> tonia peterson, ceo and executive director of the san francisco zoological society. >> welcome. >> welcome to our new commissioners. i run the non profit that manages your zoo. with the zoo mission of care connect and conserve, i wanted to introduce to a number member

of senior staff. paul [indiscernible] will oversee the guest connection. the opportunity arose when chris connor the former vp of operations retired. will give a overview of the guest connections and such a better speak er and sure he will be here for the next commissions. >> thank you very much for having me. for the record, i have a presentation that we could pop up on the tv, if that's allowed. >> alright. >> i'm vice president guest connections at the san francisco zoo. i have been asked it update today on recent programming and initiatives we had at the zoo to positively impact the community and provide connections to those that live

in the 27 zip codes of san francisco as well as visitors into san francisco. i take the word connection in my title and on the slide show very seriously. i'm a san francisco native. grew up in noe valley, spent a lot of time in the richmond district and came to the zoo on a field trip and floored me and. the fun part about my job is re-create that new experience for san franciscans that come to the zoo every day. we look everything through the lens of the mission on the screen and boils down to, our ccc. to connect, care and conserve and i focus on a lot of connection to the audience. there are many different audiences we have to consider that come to the zoo that require nuances to form that connection and i will focus on the locals in san francisco and tourist that come in and within the two the diverse communities that make up the two sectors.

one thing going on now that i hope many in this room experienced is annual boo at the zoo. the halloween programming. a lot of us view this as a cute thing we do, but i view this as a very impactful thing for the community, because as a safe oasis for the districts within san francisco, we do see a lot local media come to support the zoo as we see visitation increase by about 32 percent during october while the program is going on. we know it is mostly locals because we see the vast increase by membership base and 15 thousand members of the zoo and 6 thousand houses live within the 27 zip codes of san francisco. we know the community is really connected to the zoo during this time. it allows us to provide a lot of education and inspiration for the caring of the natural world to the visitors that come in and you can see that in the

visitation of the guests in a image. children dress up as favorite animals. a lot is a mix of education and entertainment of the community but everything does go through that lens of being able to inspire our community to care for the natural world. that is going on right now. i hope everyone visits. we have the largest hay maze in san francisco. besides the local community, we are also very much trying to form connections with tourists coming in. part of that strategy is to partner with northern california association. and hotel council of san francisco. we view this as a way to provide our core values that also align with maybe the city core values to visitors unfamiliar and allow that to take that home and san francisco experience back to where they are from. by partnering with hotels and

ncca represents the 27 largest hotels in the region, we are able to form that connection with the 22-23 million visitors a year coming to the city. it really provides us an awareness campaign involving the key hospitality influencers within the city. it is the opportunity to reach a broader audience with our conservation messaging and connect tourist to unique experience in the city that many may not put on the schedule and exposed to so able to expend tourism to the westnd of the city and also experience many things in the richmond and sunset they may not necessarily have exposure to. one layer of the onion that is necessary for this tactic. wree are also partnering and leveraging partnerships and forming new with the san francisco travel association and san francisco chamber of

commerce. last week we hosted the annual mixer at the zoo and allowed us to host tourism and hospitality industry leaders for a night coming together and sprinkling connections. it opened new partnership opportunities that will enhance the experience to visor its of our city because we are all [indiscernible] that helps make the city great and help strengthen a lot of partnerships to represent the westnd of the city well and increase the san francisco tourism impact on the incoming visitors. feedback is tru-minds. people said they are very inspired by what the zoo can provide to san francisco zoo visitors and sense of inspiration leads to the next slide because i'm inspired by this project which is upcoming gorilla theater. this is in the pipeline. this is coming in december and this helps us include all areas

of our mission in a new engaging way. i told some in the committee that i have a 6 year old at home and i often struggle with ways to get her to retain attention and information she gets distracted and looking for new mediums of ways to learn and this is an opportunity for us to do this within the community as well. it uses cutting edge technology and educational way. partnering with california based company called emotion to provide a experience at the zoo that is award winning emmy content about the gorilla habitat preservation. i was approached by a few people saying you have gorillas at the zoo. why do you need a virtual realty experience to take a walk and see gorillas themselves and this isn't a opportunity to replace anything. this is a opportunity to enhance the education for our community. so, as guests are inspired by

real life gorillas at the zoo, they are able to learn more about grurillas in the natural habitat and most importantly, able to learn how decisions we make at home at our jobs and community effect these specious half way across the world. as san francisco, as the tip of the spear oof conversation and sustainability minded people, we feel this echoes the city and our values very well. there are only a thousand of the grurilloes left in the world and impact on their survival is heavily explored so this is a new way no other zoos in northern california are using to educate their visitors on conservation projects. i will talk about our [indiscernible] community success stories. i felt it necessary to include the worlds word on the slide. we think of our odd ynsh as a

community of individuals rather then the general public and we consider three main things, geography, identity of these people, who they share a common trait with and affinity who shares common interests. a lot of this approach comes down to knocking down language barriers. we have done a lot of things within the past 30 days to make sure we are doing what we can to make sure guests coming in that are not native english speakers are able to experience the zoo and absorb our conservation messaging to the fullest. a lot involve bilingual guided tours, i mentioned virtual realty shows, our zoo keys around forever which everyone asks be about. we have rerecorded spanish translation so guests can do a self--guided tour in spanish. we have updated translation service at admission. we have access through a

company called language line solutions. access to over 140 languages on demand for interpreting guest coming in. san francisco focuses on international tourism and bringing it back, we align with that effort and provide the language translations to anyone coming in so they understand what the main messages of the zoo are. one thing that i was not aware of-- >> [indiscernible] thank you-i know they have packed agenda. welcome to san francisco zoo and hope you visit us. it is great to see such a crowd at city hall. thank you. >> thank you to the san francisco zoo. any public comment on the san francisco zoo report today? okay. seeing none in the room, any hands raised? that would be no. commissioners you have anything to say about the zoo report?

>> i wanted to congratulate our new joint zoo chair, larry mazollo. paulo excited to have you on the team and excited about the initiative jz there are so many in the room here because i hope you think about bringing children, grandchildren and nieces and nephews because the zoo is wonderful. never been better. a lot of wonderful people thin commune tat made great donations. the zoo does a good job in the community called the aza, right? looking for opportunities for funding. we really maximize our resources there and i want to commend my former hastings classmate tonia peterson for a good job she has been doing so please come out to the zoo early and often.

>> i want to extend a warm welcome and thank you for the detailed report. a little packed agenda today but appreciate it and excited about the ai initiative. i think there is great potential for that just came from a week long national park conference where the topic is starting to emerge how the technology is best used and not used in parks so i will be curious to see how that launches and look forward getting to know you. >> item 7. >> welcome susan. >> thank you. >> if you want to say anything after susan, please come on up.

>> hi, commissioners and all the people behind me today. the general manager spoke about some of the music that fills the air across our parks and i'm here today to talk about music at golden gate park, item 7. this is discussion and possible action to recommend that the board authorize the rec and park commission to accept and expend grant from park alliance at $8 00 thousand for stage performage improvements at the spreckels temple music. this is a few images to showcase performances at occurred. can you not hear me? >> speak right into the mic. >> ice cream cone. >> okay. how's that? known as band shell is located in the music concourse in

golden gate park. oldest structure in the concourse. 20s 20 celebrated the 150 anniversary of our beloved park and department and san francisco park alliance organizing partners to celebrate the milestone. the band shell was to be the center piece of year long festivities canceled because of the pandemic, but during the time of the pandemic we realized the park and music merged as a powerful gathering space as resident realize the shared experience of music can connect, heal and support each other. one particular goal of the celebration was to honor history of the temple of music and increase activation of the music concourse. in 2020, artistic performance lighting and state of the art speaker system installed under a temporary permit already approved by this commission.

together these improvement enhanced the band shell and made far more accessible to smaller groups and community groups who like to have perform but not the budget to bring their sound and lighting. funding by the san francisco park alliance and innuminate. here is a image of the stage extension which you see is is painted black. it creates more space for performers and brings closer to the audience. here is what the band shell looked like prior to the upgrade. it isn't very welcoming and exciting looking. looks sad and with the new lighting system it replaces the dim lighting with theatical lighting that fills interior with a array of lighting possibility for colors. including this is the high quality sound system intended to support a wide range of

small, midsize performances. since august 2021, rec and park is excited to partner with park alliance and illuminate to celebrate and share diversity of the city by working with groups across the city with special focus on under-served neighborhoods. band shell is host to over 2,000 performers who presented over 300 free live music performance for more then 500 thousand audience members. will host 124 free shows. international, local representing every san francisco supervisor district. representing poetry, dance, artists, [indiscernible] women month artists, [indiscernible] the band shell improvements enabled rec and park to achieve our goal bringing music back to

the concourse which is well loved attraction for all. features state of the art music, opened opportunities for performers who never dream said of performing in the park. given the success of the instillation the department like to make permanent the temporary instillation of the stage extension and lighting and sound. we presented at the historic preservation commission on august 16 and this was received unanimously supported by the commission members. we ask the commission to recommend to the board authorize department to accept and expend this inkind grant. thank you. >> we'll move to public comment on item 7. i have a card from stefen if you like to come up and i think someone from the park alliance is also here. >> given stefen is like staff, he doesn't have to

[indiscernible] >> i appreciate that. good morning, good afternoon all most commissioners. first of all, i like to extend great welcome to our new president, commissioner anderson, president anderson. i have watched this commission for many years as a civilian oversight member of prosac later chair for three years. got to work with the general manager as well as the commission. today i appear in front of you as someone who has booked 300 performances at the golden gate park band shell. let me say 300 free performances at the golden gate park band shell. >> and also the performers are paid. >> performers, protection. yes. but the ateendees do not pay to attend these shows. 300 free shows since the end of

the pandemic could not have been possible without this in place sound system. i have been a professional in the entertainment industry for 30 years. i have never seen the type of exposure for groups that are up and comers, multiple generation san franciscans who waited their turn to perform on this amazing stage. the equipment that is there is state of the art performers whether small or large leave that space saying wow, that was the best sound i ever had. this is our city. this is where the renaissance of our city happens. it happens with families, hundreds of people for every show. bringing picnics and children to watch and be a part of this amazing music event. i don't think this would be possible without the support of the rec park department. i think that the opportunity for the rec park department to

own this equipment, to bring the barrier down for any people from any part of the city to perform at this venue is amazing. so, it is with that that i would ask you to please consider accepting this as a gift to the city, but as a-i call it a blue print to future success where people can utilize public open space in a different way then they may have in the past. thank you. >> thank you stefen. >> thank you. next public speaker. >> to create sustain and advocate for parks in public spaces. in alignment with our mission, pleased to get to the city

stage and audio visual equipment improvement for the golden gate 150 anniversary celebration. reemphasizing what susan said, these additions dramatically enhanced performance space making accessible for groups otherwise not able to perform there. pleased to see the impact of these improvements. continued by the great work of illuminate, stefen and it is our pleasure to support the recreation and park department for the continuation of prepublic programming and improve accessibility at this important space for music activation in golden gate park. thank you. >> thank you. is there anyone else in the room who would like to comment on item 7? seeing none, do we have hands raised on the webex? if you could unmute the caller.

>> my name is [indiscernible] a san francisco bay singing song writer [indiscernible] toured nationally and internationally. i founded a small group called face the music collective and [indiscernible] music declare emergency. since august 21 performed at the band shell several times and assisted illuminate and stefen to recruit for the shows. one show organized with local grassroots climate group to approve new volunteers for the organizations . i lead promotion [indiscernible] this year was the 47 year for the festival and first time the festival was at the bands show. the festival was huge success because it was the bands shell. the size, perfect weather, wind and few hundred bees, our buzz punt intended with positive feedback about the event because of the professional

sound and venue. p possibly for the first time in existence that music concourse had music everywhere. the festival held four workshop areas that were full the entire day thanks to the help of parks and rec. all the artists who performed played for the first time at the band shell. one performers a guy named phil lawrence said it was a dream to play the bands shell for 41 years since moving to san francisco. another in the band, under trio, finished the set and [indiscernible] thanked the festival for fulfilling a dream. how can san francisco be a city that draw torest around the world? artists need this venue. as stefen so eloquently said, it is steeped in history. it is performing there i could tell from sperns experience is a had [indiscernible] thed the

venue with professional sound and lighting and funding. this is the san francisco we all want to live in. please do everything in your power to insure we keep it going. >> thank you. >> public comment on item 7 is closed. commissioners. >> i find [indiscernible] after hearing some of the comments i want to say the band shell is like our carnegie hall. i have seen young people who never had a opportunity to perform go up and blow away. performers of every age. you heard from someone that [indiscernible] he wanted to play, so he might be in his late 50 or early 60. every age represented. i want to thank our mayor london breed helping to make this happen and the park alliance and for illuminate ben davis and his board of directors to phil and staff and

all rec and park and stefen. i can't express to you enough how important it has been to support music, particularly once covid started and to make sure we pay the performers. i talked about this with phil and he heard me, we needed to make sure people are paid for their time. that is their treasure, that is their gift to us, but they should be paid for showing up. super happy about that. i close my restaurant but during covid i was one of the first restaurants in the bayview and possibly in the city to build the deck and bring music out there and the musicians started coming to me because they were desperate to perform and that was an amazing thing, so i know the musicians are so excited to be a part of our activation in the band shell and all the golden gate park and mclaren park. it is so important, you keep

that in mind and come out because sometimes they perform to a handful of people and they do with such grace, but i like to see the audience grow out there. thank you. >> anyone else? >> i move we accept this grant frum from the san francisco park alliance to enhance the spreckel temple of music experience in golden gate park. >> second. >> all in favor state aye. >> aye. >> any opposition? passes unanimously. thank you everyone. >> thank you. i think now we will have a couple more seats open, so if you can raise your hand if you have a seat open next to you. if you are standing, could you please take a seat? thank you so much. i will call item 8 before i do i just want to make one more announcement about public comment. i have about 30 speaker cards

on my desk. you are welcome to fill out a blue card, but once i get through all the speaker cards i'll check to see if anyone else has a comment and you can come up. you don't have to fill out a blue card. also, please speak directsly into the microphone, and keep an eye on the timer which is just on the desk in front of you. it will chime at 30 seconds to give a warning and you have 30 more seconds. when it chimes at the end, please be done so i don't have to be rude because i have a hard time being rude. >> i'll take care of it. >> i told president anderson, she will help me be rude. we will have staff present item 8, san francisco improvement remediation project. >> i want to do my president report. >> right. >> as a preface to what is about to happen, i wanted to say that in case you don't know this, we commissioners

appointed by the mayor are volunteers, we don't get paid accept for hundred dollar a month stipend that may or may not cover our parking fees. it is up to each individual commissioner whether or not they have time to meet with people out in the community and i know some of us have virtually and in person and i want to express gratitude for my fellow commissioners for their time on that. we do our very best to listen to everyone. i know it is my personal mission to make sure everyone feels heard and respected and i know my other colleagues are like this as well. another thing i wanted to say about the band shell was during fleet week there was the battle of the high school bands and there were four beautiful marching performance bands who

and performed at the band shell and was particularly interested in watching their parents and supporters. you just can't understand the excitement of everyone who is out there supporting their children in these bands and the creativity and the musicianship and humor that these young people displayed was amazing during fleet week. the other exciting part is first division marine band also performed and their jazz on somble and they blew me away. next year during the fleet week please come out and watch the battle of the band. it is monday following the air shows. can't say enough about what an important event that is. do i have anything else? let's see--i think that is it. welcoming our newest commissioners. want breanna and carrie. >> thank you. any public comment on the president 's report?

seeing none, do we have hands raised? also seeing none, public comment on the president's report is closed and on item 8, marina improvement and remediation project. >> good morning. general manager, commission secretary. stacey bradley, director of capital and planning and start off our item today before handing it over to monica scott our project manager. this project is historic opportunity to carry out a environmental cleanup and implement improvement in the marina decades in the making. with three main project goals. environmental remediation, increased access and rerecational opportunities for the public and fiscally sustainable marina. we are constrained by number of elements as we develop the project description to be

analyzed in the environmental review document, which in this case will be a eir or environmental impact report. today we'll step through the constraints along with project elements to define the project description that we will share with the planning department for the eir before returning back to you with a environmental review completed and project description or approval. our project team is made of our staff lead by the capital division but close coordination with harbor master and project engineer. pg&e is leading the remediation component with haley and aldrich as engineer. the site history may be familiar to some, i like to review events that lead to this project and where we are today. pg&e predecessor, north beach manufactured gas plant or mgp operated in this area about 15 years starting in the late 19th

century. the area land around the marina today was filled over the early part of 20 century. the east and west harbors were built by rec and park in the 1960. in 2021, residue were identified in the east harbor and city commenced legal action. the city and pg&e were in litigation and studies taking place to assess the extent. the result of this legal action and subsequent investigation is settlement agreement between the city and pg&e which was to develop a joint project. approve bide the rec and park and board of supervisor jz mayor in 2021.

public outreach is not possible during the negotiations. the settlement agreement identifies the key goals of for the project in the east harbor marina. as noted earlier, it is to address environmental contamination that is protective off human health and the environment in a holistic manner based on best practice remediation technology for legacy contaminated sediment. increases both recreational opportunities and water access amenities for the public and preserve recreational boating by insuring long-term operation of the marina by providing fiscal sustainability. the agreement helps the city achieve goals by addressing the pollution and reinvesting in the marina. the approach must be approved by the water board to insure that the bay is protected. once the environmental concerns have been addressed, the project elements considered with up grade and modernize infrastructure and provide

solutions to correct persistent sedimentation issues and minimize long-term maintenance costs. pg&e initially fund the entire project with the city paying back a portion over time. this allows for investment in the cleanup and public amenities now while creating a mechanism for the city to repay through marina operations in the future. the agreement provides funding for remediation and restoration activities, including expanded recreational opportunities-the target budget amount for the joint project is $130 million with contingencies up to total project cost of $190 million. the settlement agreement specifies sharing cost between pg&e and rec and park. the first $160 million, rec i park is responsible for 9 percent of the total and then remaining $30 million, split

the cost 50/50. rpd will repay the cost starting at three years post construction from marine arevenue. the repayment will not be subject to interest charges. while we will be discussing later in the presentation the numerous benefits we think the project brings to the bay and marina, the project goals guiding this project as defined by the settlement agreement are environmental remediation increased public access and amenities and sustainability marina. we are fortunate to have numerous geographic and community assets and the project enhance these for generations to come while providing the city and the environment with a cleanup that is long overdue. monica.

>> thank you stacey. good morning commissioners. i am monica scott, the rec and park project manager for this project and here today to request direction from the commission to proceed with the environmental review for the marina improvement and remediation projbect. the remediation project is regulated by water bord and public meeting to review the draft feasibility studies was held in may of this year. i'll present the following slides about the remediation portion of the project, pg&e and team of engineers have over seen [indiscernible] developed the design informed by the data. ryan madison the pg&e project manager is here today and will be available to answer additional questions about the remediation aspect of the project. different remediation alternatives were evaluated in the process and what was known for the studies is renovation alternative is the option a

part of this project. this alternative which the water board deemed protective of human health and environment [indiscernible] supports new community benefit for the public. preferred plan address impacted sediment in the east harbor and outside east harbor area to be protective of human health and environment through dredging and capping. the northern portion of the east harbor will be dredged and capped below marina operational depth. the southern portion a protective sediment coferb over deeper mgp will be preserved monitored and plain maintained the area marked by deeper dredge on the figure will be dredged back filled and capped. in addition, the remedy includes barriers along the shoreline to prevent residue migration as a extra layer of

correction. institutional controls are component of the remedy administratively and legal requirement to insure the remedy continues to be protective. as you see in the top figure, there is a extensive sampling throughout the former mgp area. show residue generally remains where it was deposited over a hundred years ago and buried under sediment cover as shown in the conceptual cross section at it bottom of the slide. ground and bay water sample show the mgp residue isn't entering bay water. [indiscernible] dredging to operational depth remove the protective cover leading to exposure that need action. the recommended remedy is protective of human health and environment and address 100 percent of the risk presented

by the mgp residue. the remedy includes monitoring and maintaining the cover and portion of the site which limit unnecessary dredging and capping. this reduce [indiscernible] through neighborhood to disposal facilities often located in environmental justice communities. capping and containing impacted sediment is a widely used and accepted remedy. this technology is approve d by the epa. the water board approved the use of this technology local sites including potrero, india basin and oyster point. well suited to conditions at east harbor. sediment caps are capable isolated residue and providing erosion protection and long-term integrity. cover can work as a cap to chemically and physically isolate.

the cap and sediment cover include a monitoring program overseen by the water board and inspected following events like a significant earthquake to insure it remains protective. the figure on the right of the slide presents a cross section of existing conditions at the east harbor and post capping conditions in the northern portion of the marina on the right. you can see remediation includes removal of sediment cover and some of the sediment with residue requiring placement of engineered cap. the recommended remedy is preferred because introduces the least amount of environmental and community disruption while protecting human health and the environment. the proposed alternative includes 67.700 cubic yards of sediment removal over 2 years while the maximum removal alternative require 298 thousand cubic yards of

sediment removed and transported from east harbor every a 8 year period. while dredging is key component for remediation, one objective is limit amount of unnecessary dredging. this is because increased dredged impact the local habitat and introduce contaminant to the bay water. unnecessary dredging prolongs construction time and related disruption and impacts. for example, unnecessary dredging means more material will be transported to dewatering and land fill facilities. as a reminder, the remediation portion of the project is regulated and will be approved by the regional water quality control board. i'm going to shift to the community engagement that is lead to the marina design and upland concepts shared at the august community meetings. march 2023, we held two meetings at mucone.

over 150 people attendeded and received a lot of great feedback what made the marina special, what folks like to do there and how it could be improved. we had online and paper surveys at 654 people fill said out. some repeated comments we heard include increase rec, balancing nature, celebrating site assets and retaining the site character and increased water access and boats storage. the two things that excited most are improved natural habitat and more recreation activities. as a part of the water board process, the draft feasibility study presented as public meeting in may this year with pg&e presenting the study and rec and park the open house portion of the meeting. our most recent community engagement were two meetings held in august at mucone rec

center. 279 attendees and shared more details on project elements for marina improvement and two concepts for the upland and shallow water basin. we used feedback from the sping survey to develop concept design alternatives the activities that people enjoyed in the marina with nature views meeting with people and exercise to the top. along with water based activities. we heard the two things that excited most people--sorry. we had a survey following this meeting for reaction and feedback to the two conspts. 171 people responded to this survey and still reviewing the results as we move forward in the development of the features included in the area of the project. additionally, feedback from the community has been delivered in other ways with direct e-mails, meetings with key

[indiscernible] sierra club, staff from the smithsonian and interested community members. rec and park recognizes this is a highly engaged organized community passionate about the marina and recreation opportunities and also invested in the future . the majority of feedback received including comments about extension of the west harbor and change to the view from the marina green. the remediation and question how the final settlement agreement was approved. with all this information and all the projbect constraints and opportunities in mind, i'll walk through the proposed plans for the shallow basin and upland area and west and east harbor of the marina. here is a plan view of the marina today. and this slide you'll see framework plan with primary

change being east harbor slip to the west harbor. there are three main area starting with the southeast corner fallowed by deeper dive to improvement for the west harbor extension and upper east harbor. note rec and park is working with san francisco capital planning committee and san francisco bay conversation and development commission incorporating see level recognize projection for near term and building adaptive management approach to take the project to the next century. the shallow water basin and upland improvements are aspect of the project we are happy to be able to engage. rec and public access are cornerstone of the maegz and excited to make changes that make a community space for all to enjoy and have folks who do not own boats again access to the water. aside from designing to allow water access also reducing the paved portion of the parking

lot while retaining the same number of parking stalls to allow for broader waterfront experience on the shoreline. parking stall counts remain the same. please note the introduction of paid parking is not a part of this project. additional element of the work in the area are improvements to existing restroom. the two conspts for the upland area and shallow water basin incorporate feedback as well as protective meetings with groups that hope to utilize the space like beach volley ball and canoes. we received sig cnts community feedback and part of the design process is how to colodge the ideas that capture [indiscernible] we developed two strategy. we call the habitat frame and marina mosaic. desire for increased nature and

mosaic is more programmed and defined and prioritize active recreation and are approach to water amenities. however as you see, both concepts share many elements you highlighted during the conversations we had. please note in addition to the environmental review the project is subject to, bcdc is permitting body and any final conspt design are subject to their review for conformance and may evolve over time. here is a plan for the habitat frame concept. this has water access and launch cove in the southwest corner. terrace along the southern edge and to the north accessible boating dock. soften with plantings and [indiscernible] curve around nature exploration terrace. in the triangle propose a lanch lawn with view of the golden

gate bridge framed by bluff plantings. the existing fitness plaza remains but expanded slightly and propose adding one volley ball court to southeast launch and picnic-air yeah to the northwest. i'll go through photos and renderings to illustrate the concept. here is a view of the existing condition at the east harbor looking towards the golden gate bridge. you see the upper right corner the red indicator where the viewpoint is taken from. from that same vantsage opinion, here is a view along the southern edge of the basin towards the launch cove and bay trail and nature exploration along the western edge. here is a view of the condition from the southern towards angel island and pier one of fort mason.

here is reenvision southern corner of the basin with water access and launch cove for the small crafts to the north have accessible boating dock with backdrop of [indiscernible] promote ecological opportunities. the meandering trail allow for different experience along the water edge with garden and nature exploration area. here is rendering of the nature exloration terrace, bay trail and softened shoreline. this is a photo of the existing lawn at the mariney green triangle. lastly here is rendering of the lawn area with views of the golden gate bridge framed by bluff plantings to create intimacy. the second concept for the area is marina mosaic. it features a boating dock along the western side of the basin with kayak and canoe

launch. in this conspt the shoreline allows for bay trail along the southern edge there is a stepped terrace with amazing views to activities and shallow water basin and ramp to the water. the triangle increases the active recreation offering with two volleyball courts, expanded fitness and nature area and picnic terrace. similar to habitat, [indiscernible] placed to buffer the activities from the roadway and parking. here again is the view of the existing conditions from the southern portion of the east harbor west towards the golden gate bridge. here is a rendering from the southeast corner with boat launch in the foreground and terrace to meet the bay trail. you can watch life on the water with remaining boats in the distance. here is the view of the existing condition from the southern portion of the east harbor north towards angel

island and pier 1 of fort mason. and this is a view from the boating dock looking towards fort mason. the kayak and canoe launch is in the background. here is rendering showing view from someone in a small craft on the water with boat dock along the left. the last rendering shows the activity and programming of the triangle with nature exploration and picnic area and volleyball court. lastly, i'll review the concept for the west harbor extension and east harbor. the third goal is create a marina fiscally sustainable. unique for rec and park and works on enterprise model are where revenues generated stay with the marina. we closely studied the number of boat slips and layout. during negotiations of the settlement agreement the city attorney office hired consultant to prepare a financial model to insure the

marina is solvent and self-sustaining. we engage to back up the decision making process to insure the renovation is successful and sustainable. please keep in mind the number of slips in the project is not increase in total slips. the slip counts remains the same while some enlarge to accommodate larger vessels. however, also note the maximum boat size proposed for these slips is 40 feet. please also note the config eurasian and layout may be modified. here you see the west harbor where the boats of the lower basin will be relocated. also restalling docks off the south side of the jetty taken out. that sediment is key reason for the break waters protecting this portion of the harbor.

the underground fuel storage tanks under the paved parking lot and relocation incorporate code compliant measure frz

marina green fill that support the tanks to insure integrity during a seismic event. also in communication with the fire department staff and confirmed with them that the smaller emergency vessels will retain the ability with relocated fuel dock. the boats are fueled by tanker truck at fire station 35 and continue to do so thin future. aware the area takes up a large part where youth sailing takes place and engage in dialogue with two yacht clubs that offer sailing lessens to intend to mitigate the impact. the upper portion of the east harbor completely rebuilt in a similar configuration to existing with repair and improvement to the break water which allow for additional pedestrian access and fishing as well as overlook to angel island. also be installing a [indiscernible] west of pier 1 to protect entry channel and boats from wave action in the bay that flow to the pier.

as i mentioned earlier, we heard feedback from the community of concern over the impact of relocation to the west harbor and experience on the northern waterfront of san francisco. these next slides show the site context of the marina, the site context and future site context. here you see a overlay of the type of bayviews open and are parcel along over 4 miles of the waterfront. called vista points, open bay and projected water access, marinas, peers and are adjacent or nearby public parking lots. on this slide, we are showing the future site context with change from open bayview to partial bayviews with relocation of docks along quarter mile of the marina leaving 2 and 3 quality mile

quarter miles to provide open water views. these next slides present a visual impact simulation of the boat relocation taken from three different viewpoints. following these simulation also share of the new open water views that will be accessible frathe new harbor break waters. these break water offer expensive views and ability to be on the water without a boat. in this view you see we are lookic towards the bay from the south side of fillmore street. we know this view is not the most impact bood ithe change it does reflect the experience from the shared youth path along marina boulevard. here you see the view including the golden gate bridge. here is a simulation showing

the mass and boat and west harbor extension and various sites people enjoy from this vantage point. another location- >> excuse me, please do not make sounds. you are welcome to do hand gestures, but need you to be respectful of staff. >> thank you. another location we know folks tend to gather for rec and exercise on the marina green. here is the view from the eastern end with harbor master office on the left. here is a simulation showing the mass and boats in eastern portion of the west harbor extension seen from the marina green. this view is already impacted by the rows of parked cars in the lot. the final simulation is one we heard loud and clear from the community as the principle view experience impacted by

relocation of boats. the photo is west of the harbor master office looking towards the golden gate bridge and marin. the boat slips in the iryaai like in the east harbor presently hold vessels no longer then 40 feet. while we knoi this project have a impact on views, i want to close with final slides showing the new views and experienced created the new public break water overlooks. fishing encourages. the first one looking toward --300 feet is available to pedestrians. the second and final rendering shows overlook to angel island and across the bay from east harbor break water at the end of 420 feet of break water. currently in the planning

community engagement phase with direction from the commission finalize the stable project description for environmental analysis and expect to begin permitting and environmental review and design in 2024 with construction to begin in 2026 lasting approximately 4 years. as part of the project a new eir will be prepared. once the eir is complete return to commission for adoption of ceqa and are project approval. i like to request the commission to direct staff to proceed with environmental review for the marina improvement and remediation project. thank you for your time and attention on this complex project. my team and i had happy to respond to questions you may have. >> thank you monica. ment before i move to public comment, any clarifying questions or statements you want to make?

>> we rill move to public comment on item 8. for those on the webex you can dial star 3 to raise your hand. i will call three names at a time. when i call your name if you can please stand and speak in that order as much as can pay attention to what i'm saying and you can wait over here or there but be prepared. i'll call groups of 3. as reminder, please stick to 2 minutes. i'll let you finish your sentence, but i have word that president anderson is able to be rude on my behalf. look at the clock that will give you a sense of your timing. i will start with patricia and are then stephanie and then aaron. i double checked and shouldn't

duplicate names so will not say last names. >> can you hear me? >> yes. >> patricia [indiscernible] i was very disappointed by this presentation and can't go into details because of time, but what will happen with this, this is a plan that is extension of a previous plan that did not work with [indiscernible] for the dredging. number two, the way this plan [indiscernible] this isn't just a view issue, this is tourism economic vitality of the greater city, and this does not

work. with this plan, we are denying the non-rich public the right to come with a view of fleet week, blue angels 4th of july, the big small yacht regattas, but the big one is the little regattas that happen every day and more then once a month. they are the ones that cause economic vitality for our neighborhood. they bring their families, they go to chestnut street and thats where we make our money. you are denying our

neighborhood the right for economic vitality and something better must be done and this plan must be changed . i am very disappointed we were not brought into the plans at a earlier stage and particularly disturbed by the fact that with the new technology better plan was not formed. thank you. >> i have stephanie and then aaron and then lawrence. come on up, patricia number 2. then stephanie then aaron- >> i don't know which patricia you were calling. my name is patricia and i think we all heard how important parks are to san francisco and i think it is really impressive the range and depth of the park programs in san francisco and

the free programs we offer. i think that's one reason why i feel so strongly that this project just isn't the right project for the waterfront. very supportive of the environmental cleanup. i think that's critical in san francisco i live in the marina and pg&e has done cleanup in my block, however, having direct access to the bay where you really get a feel for the water and the natural environment is really important. you can see the seals, you can see the birds fishing, you can see the boats and the kids sailing and toppling over and it creates a very close intimate environment with nature and i think while the plan they laid out sounds great on paper, having that big dock where you have to walk out really cuts the access for

people who have disabilities or can't walk or older residents, because i see them. they drive down to where the parking is right by the bay and they are able to sit there and look at the bay, and i known older people who can't get out of the car, but still able to be part of this natural environment of our san francisco bay. basically i appreciate the park and rec or rec and park needs to be earning income to pay for their programs, but i think the direct trade-off of the public good of access to the bay for people who have boats, couple hundred people really is selling out san francisco and all the residents here in san francisco. >> thank you. please no clapping. i really appreciate you following the rules. >> that's the public good we want. is that two minutes?

>> yes. >> thank you, i urge you to vote against this. aaron and lauren and carol. >> just one moment ma'am. i appreciate the energy in the room but if we can keep it to the hands signals, please. thank you. >> this shallow basin especially will afford our canoe club in san francisco since 1988 the ability to develop a better youth program which we did not previously have with our open water messy water location in the past. it also will give us the opportunity to better serve both our wheelchair amputee paddlers.

we --just wanted to again, we are for going ahead with eir. it will give lots of people a low cost ability to get on the water in the future. we always had low dues, always open to all-comers so we are positioned to greatly utilize this area and make it very easy for the public to use it as well. thank you. >> aaron and then lauren and carol and then jill. >> hi. aaron roach, organizer of keep the waterfront open and also a marina resident. in just a few weeks we collected about 6 thousand data points showing that people don't want a harbor in front of the marina green and egregious since the money comes from remediation. i want to point out because i can't let this go, i don't know why every bit of information

you are getting is so biased towards building a new harbor. the presentation monica scott gave give a bald face law. i have the water board presentation on my phone and the remediation period for option 2 which is rebuild is 4 to 5 years. it is not 8 to 10 years. why? nobody wants this plan. i did want to tell you today that something struck me in the middle of the night last night because i stay up at night and feel responsible to the people and community. there is something special about the marina green and not just it is a park with pretty view, it inspires ah and in the middle of a city and you can't get that anywhere else and why people are so passionate about this. we can see pretty views, have picnics in different places in the city but the combination having it and protected for all these years for everyone to enjoy is special and you have something pressure to protect.

it is sense of awe and after this presentation i will send you a copy of the water board presentation, copy of the 745 signatures since we have gotten since last wednesday who doesn't want this and the science of awe i suggest you all get familiar with. thank you. >> lauren and then carol and then jill. >> good morning commissioners. my name is lauren, i live in the marina. i like to make comments about the financial's of the project. we are being sold [indiscernible] in the 23-24 budget on the revenue of $4.4 million, going to lose $6 thousand. $6 thousand, so the budget is balanced so i don't know what the problem is. and, if the-$23-24 budget on

the revenue of $4.4 million, going to lose $6 thousand. $6 thousand, so the budget is balanced so i don't know what the problem is. and, if the-130 million. maybe 190, who knows, and in that settlement $68 million for remediation. $52 million for building a new harbor and renovating the east harbor. in 2015 [indiscernible] issued a rfp to renovate the east harbor for $6.7 million. in 6 years the renovation cost of the east harbor went from 6.7 to $23.9 million. what is happening here? i work in a [indiscernible] i would go to my [indiscernible]

i would be fired for that. i don't know what is happening. it makes no sense. why would you spend $52 million for a revenue of 4.5? maybe 5, 6? [indiscernible] >> can you keep the signs down? you can fly them in the hall, but it is blocking people and also another form of public comment because we can read your opinion. if you could keep the signs down i appreciate it. >> we have carol and jill and maria.

is >> i live on russian hill. first i want to say how much i appreciate the work of rec and park and have enjoyed so many things that rec and park has done. but it pains me now to see rec and park on misguided course, one that would tragically destroy not only a view, but what to me and many many embodies the heart and soul of this city that i love. please accept the visual statement that i present as a artist and photographer. it my testament to a place like no other. please don't let these images become part of history. please preserve our city treasure.

>> the beauty of the waterfront is undeniable. google labels as large grassy area with iconic views. handicapped accessible. the combination of breathtaking open vistas and easy close waterfront access only exist off the marina green shoreline. it is san francisco gem cherished by the community and visitors world over. outrageous is the only word that comes to mind when i think about this proposal. outrageous positioned as nim aby complaint. i don't have a view of the

waterfront. every day and night on my busy street i suffer through traffic noise, car alarms, the waterfront is my sanctuary. it outrageous rpd isn't motivated bypublic best interest and preference for waterfront space. it is outrageous proposal to build new harbor in front of the green was considered but worst yet engineered into the settle ment without the consideration on the community and visitors. outrageous accepted a monetary settlement allowing pg&e to avoid the greater cost of removing pollution. outrageous pg&e only has to clean up 15 percent of the waste and outrageous i have to be here to plead to not build a

new boat harbor which ruin all the amazing attributes of this site. the marina green is a priceless gem and we should protect and regard as such for inherent significance. >> maria and then deann and beverly. is maria here? okay. deann. >> hello. my name is deann dell bridge, i was excited to hear some things that came before us. very excited to listen to the music after the fleet week which i never knew about until now. okay, rpd own limited input from bias survey provided at community meetings showed that 97 percent of those who attended valued nature views above all else.

the most popular choice was natural habitat, not a parking lot for boats. we have attended all of your meetings and no one has been in favor of this project. i left my apartment one day and saw the marina green completely cornered with yellow tape and surrounded by police officers. i pulled over and saw a large suv parked by the water with a man standing on the edge of the water taking in the sweeping views from golden gate all the way past tiburon, angel island, al traz and beyond. he stood there 15 minutes. that man was the president of the united states. if he were here right now instead of me talking to each of you, he would ask you, what

will you leave as a legacy to this beautiful city? >> we have beverly, diana and then john. >> my name is beverly. recreation and park have produced many misleading presentations and photos that reached limited few. the plans for new harbor were not presented in the initial fliers and presentation. the breathtaking views of water, birds, aquatic life [indiscernible] all go away. we would look at fences and walls and large boats and gates to protect them. if this development happens the marina green will be accessory to the boat harbor. i view this project as something like what would happen if we are faced with

development of the marin headlands? would we let it go through or stop it. i view this the same thing as building housing on marin headlands. was the public asked if they thought it is okay to divert funds from pg&e settlement from cleanup of the east harbor to building a new marina? never. was the public asked if they wanted the very unique views out to the bay and bridge obstructed by a parking lot through the choice of wealthy owners? never. if you do a cost analysis of the new harbor there, there is a lot more pollution more dredging and will it pay for itself? i doubt it. under no circumstances should access to the open water off the green be taken away to establish a parking lot for boats and use the money instead

of cleaning up the east harbor. thank you. >> i have diana and john and kat. >> good morning. i have a short part to present. i want to point out a few things. there was very little public input on this project and the people that they got input from were only a thousand feet from the cove and marina area, not a thousand yards, a thousand feet. the rpd mistakenly thought those would be the only ones that would care. at the community meetings we attended, there was only one option that was presented and that was the boat harbor. in addition, the settlement agreement that proposed a new boat harbor as part of the arrangement was signed during the pandemic, so of course the

public had no option for comment or solicitation. thank you. >> john and then kat and then danny. >> good morning commissioners. my name is john mar. general manager of saint francis yacht club. we are major stakeholder in the design and operation. we value long-term partnership with rec and park and appreciate the department efforts over many years to reach resolution on the east harbor issue with pg&e. needs a functioning and viable harbor to conduct sailing and [indiscernible] rec and park plan should be heard by all involved. at this time, the saint francis yacht club is not able to full wlae support the plan as presented. firsh, we are concerned over the long-term dredging needs

since the [indiscernible] contemplates no need or allowance for 12 foot average depth. we know the sediment happens rapidly. [indiscernible] second, the new plan will have a negative impact on our community outreach and are junior sailing program given the loss of the protected area. the ability to teach the sport of sailing in calm protected waters will be completely lost. we are concerned the plan partial toxic remediation is a half measure and question cl wl there is a safe public health approach. [indiscernible] rebuilding with capping. resulting in a full reuse of east harbor should be bet explained and explored. it is unclear when the

compromise eliminate the need for outside slips. lastly, to this point we still not been presented with the budget or financial's how this project will remain sustaininable to the future. we hope to better understand rec and park thinking on the plan before it moves forward. thank you. >> kat and then danny and then steven. >> good morning. is this good? so, my name is kat and i know people have made this point prior, but i want to dispute the idea that this project is only goic to impact people living in the marina. i live in nob hill at the intersection of polk and jackson and want to be hundreds of people who use the space to exercise on a daily basis so every day and it is impossible to be at the marina green and not see residents and visitors

building communities either by picnicking or playing soccer and like aaron said earlier, sharing the sense of awe while looking at the golden gate bridge and north bay. there was a study done at berkeley about the direct health benefits of it. the waterfront provides the expected vision of the city by the bay not only to residents but visitors from across the state across the nation and the globe. also, according to sf.gov we get 26 million visitors every year, which is a lot, so that marina green also belongs to the 26 million people as well. thank you. >> danny, steven and chrisy. >> hi, commissioners. this plan is advertised as one

to improve and remediate the existing contamination, but in realty it is actually exactly the opposite. doing a minimal cleanup and creating a visual contamination for that area. so, what we are doing here-one thing that isn't mentioned along with the project is the [indiscernible] unique feature surrounded on water by all sides in the city. it is extremely rare feature and we lose the 360 degree if the boats are moved to west harbor. the west harbor is a iconic place. yesterday there was a new programmer broadcasting from there with the golden gate bridge as the background and it huge center piece for the city and for the beauty that represents the area. i'm a renter in the neighborhood and making huge sacrifices financially to be able to afford to live here specifically for the iconic and unmatched beauty of the views. i can buy a decent used car for

the rent i pay and have the eexperience i have every day because the experience of watt walking along the water is that good it is worth making the sacrifice. regarding the financial impact to the neighborhood, besides the facktd the residents are paying most for the view, not boat owners and people using it the most, contaminating those amenities will have a huge impact, so to go [indiscernible] enjoying wine, as someone who lived in the area quite some time, having the combination of in a city with areas to sit is a rare combination. if no people sit on the benches where the boats are. all the people are on the west harbor side where there is unobstructed view, so to improve the sustainability of the harbor what we could be doing is taking away money from chestnut street and people who are already a ton amazing restaurants who go

out-[indiscernible] significant, so please keep that space open. >> steven and chrisy and i have a [indiscernible] i don't see steven. i see chrisy, so go for it. >> the area of gas house cove designated shallow water is not carefully consideredism the cove is also home to laguna street outfall. a 6 foot diameter pipe. when it rains all sorts of nastyness comes out of that pipe and straight to the bay. really big storms we had the beginning of the year, raw sewage comes out of the pipe and it is always that way and will remain that way.

today with this warm weather, if you were down at gas house cove you would see a haze coming out of that pipe and you would smell something incredibly awful. as conformation i have videos of both those events happy to sthair share with you. also the bottom of gas house cove is not sandy and lovely, it is muddy, sticky and deep. those renderings of people wading would be up to their knee trying to escape the mud. it isn't bad, just the nature of the cove. not conducive playing at water edge. the area designated to move the fuel dock isn't carefully considered either. 54 years we have been in the south corner of gas house cove. it is isolated from structures, boats and public.

considering the type of service we do, that is exactly how it should be. also, it is the closest place that a boat can access an ambulance. if you move to what they projected it will be three times the distance for a engined person to get land help. we have 54 years of proof that that fuel dock is located exactly where it needs to stay. >> patsy and dan and i believe president may call for a bio break recess. >> hi. the proposed use of the south end of gas house cove as water park for paddle boarders and kayakers doesn't make sense. first, it is too small. second, most of the toxic substance will be in the cove under a cap, so you don't want

people mucking around on the bottom and disturbing it. third, there are very few kayakers and paddle boarders on the bay. when i look out across the water often i see zero people in kayaks or on paddle boards, and there is no way installing a kayak launch at gas house cove would make up for losing that historic irreplaceable much loved path next to the water used by hundreds of people every day including people in wheelchairs, pushing strollers, using walkers, carrying canes. and by the way, a rpd financed kayak launch already exists behind locked gates in west harbor which is never used. it is there now. as you heard before, the waterfront path was designed in 1915 for the panama pacific exposition by the best

architects in the country. it was meant to provide respite from the busy hustle bustle of the fair and more then a hundred years for all residents and tourists. we love to go out there and experience the surinty of the bay. please don't destroy our history. please use your power to stop this overwhelmingly and unpopular bone head plan. >> dan. >> this is a [indiscernible] from my house which is about 500 feet from gas house cove. this rock contains the same chemicals you heard about that are in the bottom of gas house

cove. i moved away from my house because of these chemicals. i couldn't get my house cleaned up enough that i was comfortable to live there. i'm not alone. there is about 10 other people like me. ten other families that moved away for the same reason. not everybody moved away. there is a lot more people effected by this stuff. some stayed. they were able to get comfortable with this stuff, but none of those houses and believe there is the neighborhood of 35 or 40 now that have land use covenants on them ck that is prohibition of against digging beneath the surface because you don't want to come into contact with this stuff. people dont want to come into contact with it, because it is toxic. there is toxic chemicals in here. the epa says the chemicals will cause mutation, birth defects, cancer, so nobody wants this stuff. some people agreed to live with

it as long as low enough under their house, but you have a chance to do something about it here where there is no people that can deal with that accept yourselves. if you--why am i showing you this? i want you to know it is real. this stuff is real. if you don't believe this is real come to the cove and look at the oily stuff that bubbles up at low tide. you know the chemicals are getting in the water despite what you hear. please do the right thing. use the $190 million to do more of the cleanup of this stuff. thank you. >> commission president, did you want to call for recess now? >> [indiscernible] >> let's make a 3 minute stretch break, okay. we'll be right back. >> okay, thanks everybody.

[recess] [meeting reconvened] >> donald. >> donald, you are not ready, who is next? >> mike is already here. mike, jp and then ted. >> step right up. the other people, please line so you are ready to go as soon as the speaker finishes. thank you. >> my name is mike. [indiscernible] settlement agreement that triggered the proposed project includes the phrase, build and maintain community consensus. it is appreciated there is probably enough wiggle room for you to get out of that commitment. that said, appreciating the

situation is not of your making, please venerate the 1918 [indiscernible] and honor the community consensus commitment made three years ago. the development of the project concept and schematic did not do any good. thank you. >> jp and then ted and then apologies for any pronunsiation issues [indiscernible] don-donald, come on up. >> go ahead, don. everyone else if you heard your name please line up and with be ready. >> thank you very much. i like to start with one word i think is on everybody's mind here and that's lunch. i have been here as a san

francisco resident since 1981. i raised my children here, i have grand children. i'm at the marina green virtually every day and if you have been there, there is a over 25 benches. literally 8 or 9 feet from the water edge and i often sit there and have my lunch or coffee and observe. it is not just the views, it is the wildlife, it is the sea lions and the birds. when i see the pelicans endangered here over 45 years in california, pretty obvious, they come skimming along the water 2 or 3 feet above it over fort mason heading west and sour up, 20, 30, 40 feet to dive and get the anchovy close to shore and when they pass the

head waters and water is too deep they are not feeding. i know you will do a very high powered high priced environmental impact report, but telling you, this is not rocket science. as a boat owner and fishernen, those pelicans their life is about to change if you move forward with this and create this disaster. thank you. >> thank you. >> jp and then ted and then saena. jp. yes, that's correct. >> good afternoon and i like to start by congratulating the rpd for making san francisco the first city where everybody can walk to the park within 10 minutes so that's great. this is a terrible project we

are talking about today. maybe that was just a mistake along the way. many things have been said already, so i have to shorten the talk here. one of the presentations by rpd community meeting, it was said basically rpd wanted to reimagine the area. i don't like what i see. if really it amounts to taking away some wonderful views and wonderful experience for everybody in the city and direct to only a few that benefit from this. that's not a good vision. this is not what envision as the future or reimagining. the marina is fortunate enough to have a large number of

historically significant buildings, architectural and mentioned earlier, most are getting close to [indiscernible] like people. get to a stage where things are toughy and need maintenance and need to see doctors occasionally. i think the rpd should focus on fixing what needs to be fixed. generally they are really good things, they just are not getting [indiscernible] repair them. i think that [indiscernible] full remediation of the east harbor. that is a must. that has to be done. west harbor, leave it alone. people enjoy the way it is. keep it that way. >> thank you. >> ted and fatima and bill.

>> good afternoon commissioners. you heard abundance supply of evidence and testimony that says why this project needs to be back to the drawing board, back to basics about what it is it is trying to be accomplished that serves the community. it is a tourist destination. it is a family gathering place. it is a place to see the vista of the entire bay. what this project will do is take away about 390 meters of waterfront that today are open to the public to enjoy for that and there are all the other financial and considerations you heard. i submit to you that if you decide to go ahead with this project as it is, you have stifled the community and b, you will likely face a ballot

measure asking everyone in san francisco to vote on this matter, not just the 7 of you. thank you. >> okay, next speaker and then i have bill, sharon and greg. >> hello. if you want to see diversity, you should come to marina green, especially on forth of july, fleet week, any kind of weekdays. people from rental apartments, mostly with their family they come to marina green because it has a nice access for open space, so their kids can run, they can play soccer, they can play volleyball, and all the people they have a [indiscernible] it is flat, it

is mostly for--not in shape people, so rec and park, they want to take this magnificent public from the people and give it to the rich yacht owners. they want to put yacht harbor at marina green. destroying this magnificent place is just putting a hot dog stand on half dome. [laughter] this is the same. making--this is simple. this is the people of san francisco against money. these people are fighting a large [indiscernible] they like the nature. so many, 4, 5 thousand people

say we dont need a yacht harbor at marina boulevard, but just keep it where it is and we are happy with what we have. not only people of marina, people of the whole world. they come to marina. they enjoy the view. it has such a healing effect for people to sit by the water. these people that they have mental problems, they come sit by the water on a bench for hours and hours and looking at the water because of the healing effect, so please help us. don't take it away from us. thank you. >> bill and then sharon and then greg.

>> in selecting location for the 1915 pan pacific exhibition. planned by infilling a large lagoon to create a outdoor area to [indiscernible] the marina green was born becoming a staging device for all kinds of events and activities including the simple experience of a setting. the brochure from the exhibition offered a tour. continuing straight ahead one comes to the edge of the yacht harbor and center of the grand esplanade or marina. long after the exposition is over this esplanade or marina grace and enhance the natural beauty of the san francisco bay. the historical origin of the word marina describe a coastal area of or by the sea. the name for the neighborhood came from the green itself, not a place to birth boats. due to commanding area defining

adjacency to the bay. with this new perspective the importance of marina green it is crucial to not overlook the stretch of lawn. i suggest it is important as the palace of fine arts and fort mason and recognized as vital exhibition artificate. remain in tact [indiscernible] 2004 planning department eir reference a potential future historic district or cultural landscape for marina green. little is mentioned about the historic significance of the area since even though it sits between two sites already recognized. this year the fuel dock denied legacy status even though it met criteria. the time is for the marina green and harbors to become part of historic district. [indiscernible] marina green and bay water were a gift to the public, not rec and park.

>> sharon and greg and then lana. it is okay. did i call your name? sharon if you don't mind, come on up. did you submit a blue card? okay. what was your name? >> helen. >> i'll take you out of the pile. >> thanks. i am in support of not doing anything to marina greens. along with everybody else's testimony, however if there needs to be consideration for the space to be used for the public good, i would like to recommend that you investigate making it a memorial to diane feinstein, and using that iconic spot to represent her legacy, her commitment to both the city, the state and the

country as well as her involvement in establishing fleet week et cetera. i think it would be worth considering and very fitting place to honor her. thank you. one more thing, everybody is talking about benches. those benches are memorials. they are plaques on all of them, and they represent families, they represent loved ones. what is the plan for those? and when they were placed and imagine at some expense, i imagine people expect them to stay where they are, and be able to recognize their loved ones and fill their spirit at that particular location so think that is something you need to investigate. thank you. >> sharon and then greg and then lana. >> good afternoon. i dont lib live in the marina.

yfs born and raised in san francisco and i grew up in a little apartment with no view above china town, so as a kid i spent a lot of time at the marina green and we were flying kites and fishing with my dad. he would work all day and we go in the afternoon when he got off work to relax and breathe the beautiful fresh air and look at the view everybody talked about, but it is a treasure and rec and park wants-aim is to connect the public with nature. this was my joyful connection with nature. these open spaces are vital to those living in the city, with no penthouse views. these are the people who need this wide open sacred space. please do not krie destroy it with no boat slips that only

benefit a few privileged boat owners and take away from the rest of us. please clean up gas house cove but do not ruin the treasure marina green. thank you for your good work and stewardship and pray for your good judgment for us all. thank you. >> hi, my name is greg. thank you for your time and effort on the board. i want to leave with two things to consider before your vote today. first, london breed said she wanted to let the process play out. that is code for her saying to you commissioners, i'm really not sure to do, have election coming up, rec and park tell me one thing but a lot of people are not happy and get why. this is london breed

embarcadero freeway moment. that was the right thing to do but at the time willie brown faced a lot of pressure and had to make a big decision. it is hard to go against the staff and sometimes you have to do if and london breed is saying to you i need rec and park to give me cover here. sec, i was oen a commission here in the city 5 years. i learned sometimes you are just part of the process. or do a sanity check to approve things but every once in a while you get to decide something truly consequential. this is your embarcadero moment. evefen we try to convince this boat is just about the eir, it is not. it is about sending a message. one filters i used that helped me on the hard ones was, 10 or 20 years from now, would i be proud if someone said your

grandpa voted to build this big boat parking lot here, or, would i be proud if they said, your grandpa voted to stop them from building a big boat parking lot here so everyone can walk along here and enjoy the spectacular spiritually uplifting uniquely san francisco forever? i think the latter. i hope you do too. [calling speaker names] is lana here. joe bravo. >> thank you madam president, commissioners. joe brava, i am the lifelong resident of san francisco. third generation. 35 year boat owner birthed in gas harbor and in west harbor. i think you heard enough about

how this is a project that will block a view that is sacred to just about all the city. i have a handout i passed out that shows before and after pictures of what you can expect from this. i showed you also pictures of what a boat parking lot looks like in san francisco and gas house, which is exactly what you are trying to build ow nout and you see the boats in total neglect and disrepair. i'm here to actually address the issue before you today and that is what to do about funding or passing on the eir study. may i make the suggestion to you? table this. you don't need to pass this. you don't need to act on this today. board of supervisors under supervisor peskin is already looking to put the breaks on this. what you could do and not saying the eir is necessary,

certainly for the area around the gas house and landscaping needs a eir, but the actual blockage of the view, you don't need to pay a consultant to tell you he comes back and say your view is being blocked. every person in this room including everybody up here knows what that view means. let's assume for a moment that the expert came back and gave enough information for a negative declaration, would you still build it? they could come back and say there is no sound, no noise, no pollution, no parking problems, we don't see anything wrong but would you need a report to tell you [indiscernible] you wouldn't. thank you. >> paula. >> thank you. >> paula and hunter and kimbell. >> [indiscernible] >> okay.

>> good afternoon commissioners. thank you for hearing all this. i think this room would be triple packed if there was more outreach besides the pieces of paper stapled to trees around the marina green. that said, we implore you to vote no on this issue. you are going to hear over and over again, i think a deal was made with the devil behind closed doors during covid. i know it was, the devil being pg&e and there is no question, pg&e needs to clean up their mess. they polluted the waters, they have people kicked out of houses, clean up your mess, but how in the world did that turn into, we will build a boat harbor nobody needs in front of the marina green and you will love it and we'll shove it down your throats. no, everybody we talk to says

how in the world would that happen. monica scott who works very hard, thank you for your work but dont want it-this is a spin job to rec and park people who were not at those meetings. i was at all the meetings. everyone accept for the nice lady who was talking about the swim club stood up at these crowded meetings and said leave the marina green alone. everybody. literally was no one who said, great idea! all this talk about kayaking and polluted water and isn't that great? we don't care about that. we are not putting our kids in the water. don't block our views. please stop monetizing the marina greens. phil [indiscernible] so is the hot dog stand on the dome. we are ambassadors to the city.

i take pictures every day. it is my job on marina green to take pictures. you have a duty to stop this. thank you so much. >> lana and hunter and then kimbell. >> i'm laura, but i write badly. [laughter] i think what you have seen here is that a lot of people care very passionate about this, and it is not the marina neighborhood. you heard from all neighborhoods that enjoy this area, and we have hundreds of people who have signed up on the website to help fight this, so it is a big big deal to us. i also want to point out, the sierra club has come out against this. we haven't mobilized them yet. i think what is really important here is that we want you to go back to the drawing board. you hear people feel this is a misguided project. we all feel that way. go back to the drawing board, reimagine the project, clean up

the cove and forget the harbor. then talk about impact study, because you won't have it scoped properly if you go forward at this point because it doesn't make sense. save yourself money, go back, reenvision this project and involve us, let us be part of the solution and then you can design environmental impact report that makes sense. i'm here to say that these views represent the part of san francisco brand. it is one of the most recognized views in the world and you want to put boats in front of it. it just doesn't make sense. yes, it needs to be improved, it is derelict but doesn't need a new boat harbor to improve it and people of all socio economic backgrounds, all colors, all neighborhoods can enjoy it. i was at fleet week and more then 50 percent of people were from out of the area. all over the bay area and out of town. i met someone from new zealand

so please protect the gem we have. thank you. >> the club appreciates the work of rec and park staff to address a tough problem. thank you very much for the hours spent there, however, the club is deeply concerned about the proposal on the table today. it has significant flaws and should not be the basis for moving forward. this plan does need to move backward before environmental review. three issues in particular numerous issues with this project, but three in particular the club likes to highlight. first, the there is no element in the plan to address or mitigate sea level rise. this is astonishing and inappropriate omission. i was happy to hear staff are

talking to bcdc about the issue but it should be in the plan and plan should not move forward without it. it is inappropriate. second, the park and rec department planned to double birthing fees after redevelopment will dramatically reduce public access to the bay. we appreciate the department needs to maintain fiscal sustainability, but there are ways to balance fiscal sustainability with public access. south beach and current marina san francisco marina set birthing rates by length of the boat but south beach charges biggest boats twice the rate as smaller boats. finally, the club does not find the analysis to be robust.

we don't have the information. the illustrations presented are not robust basis for making a decision about views. this plan does need to go back and we ask you to do that. thank you for your attention today. >> kimbell and then ann and jody. >> good afternoon. kimbell livingston. [indiscernible] pacific coast yacht association, referred to anything that flows from san diego to vancouver, i'm not here to advocate for more boat parking. in fact, i'm here on behalf of the hundreds of san francisco school kids who learn to sail every year on the san francisco city front in the only place where we can train beginners. the so called, cove. the only place to continue to

sail intermediate, the so called cove. between the [indiscernible] fort mason, which gives us just enough cover just enough protection from the current and wind that key with put kids on the water. i want to remind you san francisco was not built by cowboys, we were built from the sea, that is the heritage. [indiscernible] that's how we built san francisco. the heritage is mostly lost to most of the citizens of san francisco but every year we introduce the few hundred children school children of san francisco bay to that heritage. i hear this with [indiscernible] okay, that is nice code.

we are not in need of more boat parking on the san francisco city front. the community at large is not in favor of expanding the marina as it exists. we appreciate the comments of the residents there. i sail the kids in front of the benches. we are part of the entertainment, but most of all contributing to their development. and will be cut off at the knee without the cove. >> ann and jody and have a few folks that were not here and call out one more time. maria, steven and pam. first ann. >> thank you. ann harvey and been a resident of san francisco since 1978. we moved into the western

addition few blocks from him. my sons were born and raised them and have one grandson and this-i found out about the project sunday walking home from the farmer market. this woman gave me a flier and how i heard about anything being done. shocking i [indiscernible] this whole thing going on even though i take the bus [indiscernible] it has not been publicized at all. i agree with everything everyone else said. it is awful. it is a wonderful place for people to walk around and relax. the pollution has the boats sitting there. i have a friend with a boat and sat there forever and didn't do anything. i was at the [indiscernible]

the birds i saw. thousands of pelicans sitting on the break waters. beautiful to see [indiscernible] nature is wonderful there, so please put this back to the drawing board. i dont know why anyone thought of it to begin with. >> jody, maria, steven and pam. >> hi, everyone. thank you for taking the time to speak with all us today. there are a lot of people and really appreciate your time and energy and hearing from all of us. hi, jody clark. i am here on behalf of san francisco canoe club. bear with me, i'm nervous, first time. thank you for your grace. >> welcome. [indiscernible] >> thank you.

so, i think i have been hearing because i had the chance to sit the testimony this morning, the issue has kind of been characterized as binary between the elite and other perspectives. someone said earlier reference to the small boats and kayaks and crafts in the water that you don't care about that and here to tell you why you should. so, outrigger paddling is a sport that originated in polynesia and turned into competitive sport. here in san francisco i have been part of the club about 8 years but started paddling in high school on hawaii and the sport has done a lot to preserve the tradition and build the community for folks like me who are [indiscernible] we have been lucky in the past to have access and spaces to the waterfront and optimistic the project can do a lot to

encourage access to the sport and help us bring people in and continue this cultural practice. so, with that said, i am in support moving for ward the environmental impact plan and do hope you consider a lot of the other environmental issues brought up to today. i want make sure there is space for groups like ours and [indiscernible] in addition, i say i'm hopeful the space will allow us to welcome new people in and include access to the water that is really cost affordable. i want to mention i represent the club as over 50- >> thank you. >> thank you for considering. >> maria, steven or pam here in the room? okay. come on up.

>> good afternoon commissioners. i am a marina resident shy of 30 years and my home view is not of the marina green or of that view. my view of the area we are talking about is when i go running every morning by that view, and i do think it is a iconic view not only to the city of san francisco, but really to the state of california. i think when you have the president of the united states, which i think we can remember when he used to come in on the certain special helicopter and walk out there, he used to take the view in, so i think that is really important to keep that in mind. the other thing i like to say is i think i'm possibly maybe the last speaker, but if public comment really means anything to the commission, i really don't understand how you could support this going forward.

i just think i have been in the meeting in this meeting all most the whole time and i think i heard two pros for it going forward. i might be mistaken, but you can look at the cards. i really hope you'll take a serious look at it and understand that it is it not only the marina residents, but i think it is the city of san francisco and more importantly, like the tourists that come and visit. they are not here to represent this. they don't know it is going on. we are the city of san francisco. thank you. >> okay, i don't have any other blue cards. anyone in the room who did not already speak who would like to have their time? why don't you line up over here. can you raise your hand if there is anyone else? you are all standing up. perfect. that gives me a idea how many we have left because we have few people with their hand raised remotely.

thank you. >> madam president, commissioners, mr. ginsburg, my name is diane walton. i have the rare privilege of service as the president of the dolphin club. you have written testimony. we had concerns about the readiness of the project going forward. we also have lots of things that we want to contribute to making this project work, so as i hear this opportunity that is before you to take this moment in time and think through a couple of the pieces, i just wanted to offer the dolphin club support for rethink and we'll do what we can to help. thanks. >> okay, the next speaker come up. thank you. >> i'm evelyn gray. been in the city since 1988. wow! i run the website for this keep

the waterfront open, and i am overwhelmed by the support and comments. we have over 2,000 verified opposition e-mails to the boat harbor. we have many more then that, people with affirmatively said, i do not want this boat harbor. the boat harbor is not a public benefit. giving away public land for private use is not a public benefit, and while i heard in the presentation that the community outreach had 279 people or 600 surveys, 279 people, maybe 2 percent were in favor.

everybody else was against it. i was at the meeting. the survey, the only comments you could make is select. you could not oppose, you could only select among the features rec and park wanted. the board of supervisors has a resolution in committee right now that asks you to wait. put a pause on this, and get more community input. i think you got enough here today, but i would agree, we need wider city wide community input. thank you. >> next speaker. >> thanks for the opportunity commissioners. i think most of the people who spoke are more articulate then i i don't want to go there, but one thing that hasn't come out is the process. that i went to one of the

meetings in august and the description of that was ant septic here. there were lot of [indiscernible] it showed the concern people have for this. the project team addressed that by saying, we can't unbundled the marina-the harbor and the new slips from the remediation. that was not a card they could play, and that-i further looked at the survey, which i did not finish after that to that woman's point, that said, i couldn't answer the question that i wanted to be asked. these two things need to be unbundled and the project team clearly feels hamstrung offering that as a solution given the marching orders they have and smoke filled room with pg&e and who ever else they

spoke with and think that ought to be considered to relook at this because of all the things people said more articulately then i. thank you. >> okay. do we have one more speaker? okay. we have a couple people on webex with their hand raised. >> my name is may and i just want to go on the record, because we talked about diversity, but no one mentioned in monica's presentation there was picture of people who attended the meeting and if you notice they are all white. i think i heard the girl who spoke on behalf of the canoe club, this was a debate between the elite and whoever the rest of the people, which part of the problem is that if you see only attendees with white people from the marina of course they think it is elite.

jp mentioned you guys normally take a local approach. it is a 10 minute walk from any house to a park, but the marina is-i think the mistake is your frame of reference is wrong. it is not a local thing. this is a destination for the whole city, so i think you guys need to-perfect reason why you need to expand your reach and reach out to other people of color and other types of organizations. you know, somebody mentioned that there is a million tourists that come. the marina green is a ride on the peloton so you are reaching to millions of people world wide. i think that that is really important. that's all i wanted to say. go on the record and make sure you think of this bigger and do more outreach. thank you. >> thank you.

okay. we will move over to our webex. we have 7 hands raised there. >> okay. go ahead. >> please unmute the first caller. >> can you hear me? >> yes. >> my name is julie michael and live in the haight ashbury neighborhood and [indiscernible] also for over 25 years, i worked at the cdc [indiscernible] will be required for the project. [difficulty hearing speaker due to audio quality] i want to be clear, i no longer work at bcdc, i haven't since 2018. further evaluating the project, i want you to consider the following:why the contaminated east harbor cannot be fully cleaned up by pg&e? i want to urge you to know that cost should not be a dictating

reason. this kind of cleanup is technically feasible and been done all over the bay. including at the marina and treasure island . many regional ports and former military and industrial sites. also, if you have no option but to make the water smaller, you have to know state law will require you to mitigate opening the bay elsewhere so you have to consider that in the total project cost. people mentioned in impact to marine mammals and birds and that should be considered. also, how the existing slip tenants be accommodated at affordable rate. also need to do a full [indiscernible] to understand the view impact and that should be shown from perspective of those walking, sitting, driving along the water and what it looks like to see alcatraz and across the bay from the site if there are slips in front of it.

i like to point out the dredging [indiscernible] relocated area will likely be as high as they are at the adjacent area. this is a area with historically high sedimentation rates and think you need to understand what those will be and materials [indiscernible] >> thank you. next speaker. >> hello. >> hi. go ahead. >> my name is john [indiscernible] sorry, i couldn't be there. i tested positive for covid earlier this week. i'm a home owner in san francisco and i have had boats in the small craft harbor since 1982. i am a active boater, member of the saint francis. as a result, i have a broad perspective oen the changes proposed. i'm dead set against this

project currently proposed. rather then calling this a remediation project, it would be more aply called an abandonment project as it proposes to abandon east harbor. we are not afford to abandon slices of the waterfront. we need to be good stewards for future generations. moreover, it is disingenuous to use money for clean up to build new facilities. there are now exists bio rumediation techniques used to clean up hundreds of thousands of sites around the country. these approaches haven't been investigated. these things are possible. the epa use techniques for 2020 bay road in palo alto with great success. they are very non disrupive and could be quite successful. much othe motivation for the proposal is driven by desire to make the marina self-sustaining

and probably require additional break [indiscernible] does not require the addition of slips. [indiscernible] financially viable. if we need to raise the rents then we should do so. i would be happy to pay what is needed provided the current short-comings are resolved rather then temporarily mitigating chronic dredging. putting break water from [indiscernible] i love to see detailed financial's for the marina that allow to make concrete suggestions. >> thank you. speaker, are you there? let's move to the next speaker. >> hi. >> could you either speak more

directly into the microphone? it is really hard to hear you. >> hi. my name is christy, here as a representative from san francisco outrigger and represent the allies for disabled kids of san francisco. we urge to move forward with the eir review now. what is being offered at present gives so much more aspect to the disabled and people who participate in water sports. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> my family and oppose the marina improvement and remediation product. we joined nearly 2700 people who signed petition opposing this plan. please abandon this plan for new yacht harbor and clean up toxins in gas house cove and

please renegotiate settlement with pg&e to use funding for restoring and maintaining existing east harbor facilities. the current plan provides a nominal amount of dredging and leaves 85 percent of the toxic waste in place. bay area residents and visitors from all over the world come to the marina to enjoy the view. these gorgeous views that attract millions in revenue generating tourism will be forever eliminated by building a big yacht harbor across from entire marina green. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> hi. my name is [indiscernible] a resident in the marina, home owner. i walk on marina green probably at least 4 or 5 times a week with my dog and then also with my now 1 year old son. i look forward to the day he can play soccer on marina green

and hope i can enjoy the views currently offered without the additional boat harbor. i'll echo a lot of comments said today. i don't think this is a good plan. i don't think enough outreach was done and i urge the commission to not approve moving along with the eir. thank you. >> next speaker. >> my name is [indiscernible] i was born and raised in san francisco. the president of san francisco marina yacht harbor association and am a sailor and have been basically sailing boats since i was a kid. i dealt with a lot of youth sailing programs that were spoke about and sailing is a part of our bay . most of the people from the east coast from the gold rush came on a sail boat. the fact is, we have a great harbor, we had a great harbor, but we need to continue to keep

slips here so boaters can continue to enjoy the harbor and as the woman who spoke from the out-rigor association will provide a lot more access for other people to access the harbor in their new views, so we as a san francisco marina harbor association actually support this remediation project and we want this project to move forward for the good of the bay, the youth sailing programs out there, and for people to be able to access the water. >> thank you. president anderson, that was the last speaker, so seeing no other public comment, public comment is now closed. >> thank you so much and thanks everyone for their time and comments. i like to give my fellow commissioners an opportunity to ask questions. i would like to ask a couple questions and then turn to

commissioner hallisy. monica scott, if you can come forward and feel free to take my questions and go back. i just clarification and information on the data on remediation of the east harbor. i will give you bullet points. could you also show us the walking trail? i believe there were initial design thoughts on the bay trail and comment on ada access. and if we can also see again the publicly accessible break waters. commissioner hallisy, did you also have questions? >> i do. first of all, i'm the chair of the capital committee and

wednesday october 4 commissioner wintraub saw and heard many of you and see many year and hear many of you again today and got to tell you i admire and respect you. i told you that at capital and tell you today. i appreciate everybody coming down here, some of you for the second time to chime in on this topic. i do want to remind everybody today though, the only thing being voted on is the environmental review. stacey bradley, could you come to the mic, please, stacey? i called up stacey because she is the director of capital and planning for this great department, and stacey i just want to confirm, if this environmental review passes here today, the commission is

guaranteed that this item returns to us for a concept design approval before it goes any further? >> that's right. the item today is to move forward with environmental review to get you all the information that you need to make a call on the project. >> very good. thank you stacey. i appreciate it. >> thank you commissioner hallisy. go ahead monica. did you understand or need to- >> i got that. yep. let me just-can i put up the slide deck? >> sfgovtv, can you put the slides up?

>> commissioner, feel free to interject if i'm not responding to your question sufficiently. i also will probably call up ryan from pg&e to provide response as well to clarify anything. >> absolutely. >> this is the slide showing the overview of the remediation. i want to-- i believe the question may be around this slide questioning why it differs from what was presented in the feasibility study? >> that is the amount of money spent and the percentage of the project. i like that number too. what is the number that is the percentage of the project for the east harbor remediation. i believe the east harbor

remediation is $67 million, is that correct? >> i believe that's correct. perhaps one of my colleagues would access to fsa can report back. that is the project budget as determined in the fsa, so we can confirm that. but i wanted to address the concern that what was shown on the slide with the amount of material to be removed and duration to be for that remediation effort, so this slide was prepared to respond to what we heard from the community over concern we were not removing the maximum amount feasible. that's the column on the right. the maximum feasible alternative. the preferred remedy is what is known in the feasibility study as renovate is what is shown in the column on the left at 67

thousand cubic yards of material. the rebuild alternative, which was also studied in the feasibility studies has a amount that is somewhat in between that and ryan if you don't mind coming up to share details on that. >> i just want to clarify what you are doing and amplify what you are doing. ryan will come up here and talk about something that we don't see in this chart. >> that's correct. >> there is east harbor remediation, the preferred remedy. there is scorsed earth that has its own sets of problems and ryan will talk about rebuild. >> correct. >> thank you, ryan. >> let me just say that following the water board's meeting, they have-there was a comment period for that and the

parks department project website linked to the feasibility studies announced the public meeting and published on the website faq in response to comments. >> thank you. hello, ryan. please introduce yourself to all of us. >> good afternoon commissioners. my name is ryan matson, the project manager for pacific gas and electric for remediation element of this project. >> okay. >> so, thanks monica to address the question asked--we put together a feasibility study. there were 4 alternatives. no action which is do nothing, rebuild alternative and renovation alternative and maximum feasible removal. the water board after public review had indicated that 3 of the 4 of those are acceptable.

the one that is not is no action. what is presented in the slide, because there had been a lot of public comment saying comparing what we were doing in this project, renovation alternative versus maximum feasible removal was put on the table. the rebuild is a in between project so looking at the cubic yardage, it is 157.700 and 4 years for cleanup. >> okay. thank you. >> let me see if one of my colleagues can text me to confirm the budget amount for the remediation. >> you can come back. >> i can address the question around the bay trail as well as

ada access. >> some were commenting whether there is access for people elderly or in wheelchairs and in mind i think that would be increased, but i could be wrong about that. >> that's correct. it is a little faint to see, but the bay trail, which is a established regulated recreational path that is under the purview of [indiscernible] runs along the coastline here shown in a orange line, and what we are proposing is along the marina triangle, increasing the width of that path. currently it had been constrained due to the

embankment of [indiscernible] going to the lower portion of the east harbor, and that is accessible. there is stringent ada reviews for improvements there, be a bench or drinking fountain, and so this project we believe actually enhances that experience from the water's edge and i like to also switch to the slide that shows- >> before you do, from what i tell when you look at the screen over here starting at the lower right there is an angled line that is orange golden in color and it goes all the way along the shoreline all the way across, correct? >> that's correct. >> that is ada accessible? >> yes, that is my understanding that is- >> i tell you it is because i walk it three times a week. >> yep. >> okay. >> the connection point to those accessible break waters

with the viewpoints would be from the bay trail, so that would also-we would be required and it is a goal of the project to be as accessible as possible and those can easily be ada accessible. additionally, i want switch to the slide showing the shallow water basin. >> yep. >> the boating dock in this example has a ramp down to it, that is at a gentle grade to allow for that same accessibility standard to be met. >> are you talking about the center right of center? okay. >> right on the western edge there. >> maybe somebody wants to point it out is most appreciated there on the screen. want to make sure we are looking at the right spot. i can't see a cursor. is there a cursor? >> really small cursor, sorry.

>> i can see it on here, but can't see it over there. >> the viewing terrace and launch cove area is also designed to be as accessible as it can be. this would require further study, but the accessible access to the water would be from that boating dock. >> sometimes you say require further study. does the environmental review process allow that? >> maybe stacey can jump in on this. i believe ada access is something that our projects all our projects are subject to review by disability access coordinator. the eri would be a separate study. >> i understand now. got it.

>> and, publicly accessible break waters. >> i love to see those again, please. >> can you please tell us for the lay person like myself, what is a break water? >> i can now say what a break water is myself after becoming a project manager for this. a break water is literally a-there is different types of them. what we are proposing here are called sheet pile wall break waters. that means there is a connection from the surface of the water all the way down to the sea bed, and the purpose of these is actually three fold in this case. in addition to preventing the sedimentation from entering the bay, sorry, entering the harbor, they also block the

wave action and wave over topping and that actually comes into play with sea level rise and climate change. the construction of the break waters as wecurrently have them mitigate for what is anticipated for over topic with projected sea level rise, recently issued fema insurance maps for the area and that is whole other can of worms we don't need to get into, but that is the third function of them. >> [indiscernible] >> excuse me-- >> please. i'm getting there. just let monica talk. >> in this case, this is a item we did expand upon from the march meetings in the settlement agreement, i have to double check, but there was no call specifically for a pedestrian accessible break water.

this addition of this and inclusion in the project scope because there is added cost having these accessible was response to what we heard about the concerns on the view impact. >> yeah. this allows a unobstructed view? >> corrects. >> this thing the lady is sitting on, is that the top of the break water? >> that is the end point of the break water. that is pedestrian accessible. >> okay. >> sorry ma'am, can you please sit down? no, can you please-thank you. alright. is there another image you can show us of break water? as envisioned. >> this is a view from the east harbor break water, which is currently in place, but part of the project is repair and up grade it in addition to having be pedestrian accessible. >> okay. the way you can tell where that is, besides the view that the people are looking at is if you

look in the top right on the screen up here you can see a little red arrow and it is pointing to the fact that is east harbor break water, correct? >> thats trr is correct. the view is taken from the view cone. >> is that the only one? >> yes, we have one view taken from each of the two break water. >> that is it only break water? >> no, this is off east harbor. this is the one looking from the break water that extends from the marina green. >> okay. >> i believe our city attorney can also help with the question that i asked on the money being spent for the remediation. if you are done with answering my question. >> sure, i pulled up the site plan that shows the break

waters. >> uh-huh. thank you. you can leave that up. thanks. >> would you do me a favor and tell about the money used to rebuild the east harbor? >> so, the per the fsa budget combining planning and environmental cost for the entire project, the east harbor remediation cost for both soft cost, which is design, project management and construction is $67.9 million. soft cost design and construction for the new fuel dock east harbor public amenities and west harbor improvement is $54 million. >> great. thank you. i saw it in the materials. thank you. did you get to say everything you want today say in response to my questions? >> i say in addition to the

break waters the dredging concerns, these break waters when we say the fees involved with dredging, we are talking millions of dollars and to this point, i believe the last 4 years, the general fund of rec and park has been subsidizing the marina by approximately $4 million, and that is truly the goal we are trying to move away fwraum from when we talk financial sustainability for the marina. >> dredging from rec and park funds has been about $4 million? >> the money for dredging and marina operations. >> correct. >> thank you. >> could you repeat your question to me? >> i was wondering if you could share about the money we will need to spend rebuilding the east harbor because it has been a core issue on all this.

there is a financial sustainability piece as well as what actually needs to be spent, right? >> right. maybe i can give just a minute of background about the settlement. >> that would be great. thank you. >> as mentioned earler, our office filed suit many years ago to start trying to address this, and for many years there were disagreements about not merely who is responsible for cleaning up the pollution, but more significantly who is responsible for building, putting it back together, because there was concern about being in is a situation where pg&e agreed to clean up the harbor rb because it was the responsibility, it wasn't necessarily agreeing at the time to put it back together or maybe there was a lack of clarity around what should be put back together.

the same thing, different thing, bringing up to code? complicated question. that is part of what the settlement was meant to resolve. the settlement does not specify a particular design for the marina. what it does is creates a funding mechanism with pg&e paying up to $160 million for the planning, design, review, outreach and if approved by the commission and city, construction of the marina. this is the decision on whether to commence environmental review. going back to commissioner hallisy's comment is the start of a process legally required if the city is going to move forward on anything. no action is not an option from the water quality board's

perspective, so some sort of action is required, and some sort of environmental review is necessary step in that, and directing the start of environmental review and completing environmental review does not limit the commission's discretion at a later point to decide actually what should get rebuilt there if anything. >> that's when we get to concept design plans and there will be more public hearing around that? >> yes. >> okay. thank you for that clarification. i will get to you. okay, hold on. i want to make sure i don't have a follow-up. i like to call on commissioner louie please. >> so, monu and monica, thanks

for presenting and stacey. we just want clarification that we are voting on moving the project forward to just review or just eir, an environmental impact report, right? >> yes, that's correct. >> this report is not based on design that is being shown to us, all of us today? >> so, the study would incorporate this layout in the study. those elements, relocating boats, making accessible break water, all key components would be studied under the environmental impact report and study. there is also alternative studies however, similar to the water board feasibility study where there is different alternatives and there is room for shifting of the project

scope within that process. >> my question is, should involving the public everything we heard, should we--should the department come up with a new design? would that effect the eir that we are voting on today? >> if i can maybe clarify one thing. i don't believe the commission today is making the findings that happen at the end of the eir process. as i understand, the question is whether you begin the process of seeking environmental review. >> right, but studies are done based on what we are looking at, and if we ask the department to maybe offer some alternative designs based on the public comment we heard and the community meetings we

attended, will that effect the eir report? >> we can incorporate changes to project description to evaluate different alternatives, and option, so we when we bring this back to you, there will be alternatives studied in the project. >> alternative studies like where we move the east harbor and slips? >> yes. what we are looking for is consensus around the project description so we can move forward with the base project. we can incorporate different variance in the base project. we can also make some modifications to the project description to align with the feedback we are hearing today. >> we just want to say, long before the two supervisor jumped in and got on board last week, many of us sitting here

have been engaged in this project. we do listen and we hear and we read all your letters and everything, so we just want to let you know, nothing that we hear goes below the wayside, and so we understand that we all agree that the remediation needs to be done, but having the job of cleaning up toxic sludge in one side of the marina and where to move the small craft slips to keep the--it is sustainable for the department, and whether the fuel dock is dangerous or not, it just so many moving parts. i just wanted clarification today for us what we are voting on on the eir, environmental

impact report by the way provides the public and the decision makers with a detailed information about the project environmentally effects, and it is a way to minimize the project significant environmental effects. and to see hopefully there is room for alternatives in the project design, but i just want to make sure that we understand what we are voting on still does allow us to work with you and for you to come up with some alternatives? >> yes. absolutely. >> thank you. >> thank you commissioner louie. commissioner mazolla. >> thank you. i also want to thank the public being out here today and making comments and people that called in. very important to hear from you.

this effects you the most. that being said, there is serious infrastructure issue going on here that needs to be addressed and while i feel they need environmental analysis, and like said earlier, this is just step one and the concept plan will be back to us and i would like-because of what we heard today i like to ask staff if you could do an analysis on the fewest amount of slips we can possibly get by with to manage the facility without using general fund money and that is important to me. i don't support using general fund money on this projects. that means less services and less workers everywhere else, and i represent workers all over the city, so i wouldn't want that to happen, but i like to see if you can do analysis to mitigate some concerns we

are hearing today on the fewest amount of slips we could do. the other question i had, does this-how does this plan interact with or does it not the sea wall project? >> the port sea wall- >> does it extend through chrisy field and is that part of this or will it be in the future? >> the sea wall project by the port stops at the end of port jurisdiction, which in this case is-does not include the marina. >> okay. i didn't see it in the packet, but wanted to ask. >> the reason for that,b i talked to the port about this because that where the most immediate need is. the area controlled by the port is highest risk and then the areas to the north and south are next in line to be analyzed

so the city needed to create a area to work with the army corp on this analysis. they picked the area most at risk. >> got it. >> on the question of his first question. >> yes. yes, thank you for that question. we will absolutely look and confirm the financial analysis is creating-we are using the fewest number of slips possible base on the financial analysis and we will be updating it with the current information we have. >> i heard you have a consultant online? >> we do. >> one more question kat. >> yes. >> president. on the sea wall thing, so, will the eir consider sea level rise? >> the project will incorporate

elements. do you want to talk about the elements how the project accounts for sea level rise? >> she already talked about the-- >> separately though the question more would the eir also study the impacts of sea level rise? i believe the answer is yes, because it would be looking at the sustainability of this project. the lifespan of this project as the benefit to the community. the specific analysis of the project, the san francisco capital planning division has a sea level rise check list that all projects within certain zones of the city have to submit to to insure that we are accounting for sea level rise and planning for it in the design. we don't want to build something that will be under water in a short time. >> exactly. alright. >> apology for not

understanding your question. the eir will look to see if the project exacerbates sea level rise. >> thank you. i want to end by saying, i sympathize with everybody that spoke today. i really do. i think this is serious infrastructure issue that needs analysis and don't want to delay this, but i want to come out of here knowing staff is going to review what we ask as far as the slips and hopefully come to a better spot where people are more comfortable about this, so thank you. >> public comment is not occurring now, so please respect the process. >> [indiscernible] >> i will have to ask you to leave if you can't pipe down. so, i'm looking at the materials presented to us and

there are a number of agencies that would be involved in the final design, which includes the u.s. epa, the national park service and there is alphabet soup. usace, army corp engineers. rwqcb? >> regional water quality board. fish and wildlife. >> san francisco bay conversation and development commission, state land commission, golden gate rec area. it goes on and on. we are a tiny piece of this so want all my neighbors to know, this will be looked at 18 different ways to sunday. we are just contemplating sending this to environmental review and my concern like many of you is, is it going to be a real review and yes, it is going to be a real review with

many regulatory agencies involved. >> spend the money- >> excuse me to members of the public, please respect there is- >> i don't have other questions from commissioners, so i think we need to decide-do you want to request--are you speaking? okay. go ahead commissioner louie. >> monu and president anderson, it behooves us to maybe before we vote that is there-would it be proper or improper that maybe i could make a motion to amend the resolution to move it forth to the environmental review, but include language such as a requirement for the department and the staff to offer some alternative designs

while evaluating a financial analysis as to maybe just how many slips the maximum we can retain in the east harbor and or maybe consider ultimate location while we are in the project design? i just think all fairness to all we heard. >> sure. i would differ to staff on the specifics how to do the environmental review, but generally speaking as a legal matter, the environmental review process is supposed to consider alternatives so i presume staff is going to do that. >> if i can clarify, i think maybe the nugget here is going back and looking again at what is the maximum number of slips

we can keep in the east harbor, because that will roll into what happens on the west side. >> the minimum number of slips in total, plus minimum number of slips in the west harbor. >> yeah. so, i in terms of amendment i support a amendment that send this to environmental review with a little extra information about maximum number of slips in the east harbor done separately. does that make sense? help me out. >> we can certainly come back with a informational item to share this information. >> okay. >> if that would be helpful. >> i don't know if we need to do a amendment. >> if i can clarify, i don't think there is a legal need for

environmental analysis of alturn ternatives to be done separately because the analysis considers alternatives. >> commissioner louie can we keep as is and ask staff to look at the maximum number of slips in the east harbor question? >> i just want to acknowledge that we are listening to what the public is saying, not just the public hear today. we have listened for months, and i really believe this project needs more study and evaluation and like to welcome the community and all here, but i think i just wanted for the record. >> if i may [indiscernible] i deal with legislation all the time, what i hear you saying is you would like to-the motion-there isn't a motion made yet, but if someone makes a motion to approve this, you like to include a requirement for staff to evaluate in the project and financial feasibility of keeping as many

slips as possible in the east. that is absolutely-looking at the commission secretary, i think if there is a motion and that is voted on that is something that she can absolutely do and something we will do in the process and will be presented to you when we are back with the information that gained from the environmental impact report and our concept design, which will necessarily show you the different alternatives that we looked at and pros and cons of both. >> just one modest thing to say here. pretty good for a long time. i think really what is at issue here are the number of slips in the west harbor, not how many in the east. >> we want to maximize the east harbor because there is less slips- >> right. but i think the question for us is what is going to be the slip

count that is required to actually run a harbor at all. that is the analysis that we need to assess. >> two step. what is financially viable, how many slips make viable. two, where can we place those slips between the east and west and what are the trade-offs. we as staff understand what you are asking for and will commit to that and i think the commission secretary understands. monu will tell me nobody else understands the motion. >> we want to get the language right but first i need to find if our fellow commissioners will accept a friendly amendment as we are discussing right now? does anyone object to friendy amendment along the lines of what we were discussing? had alright. let's talk about what the language of this needs to be, please. >> if you like i can reiterate what i heard from the

discussion. so, typically your commission resolution reflect the language in the agenda, so what normally would go forward is resolution-approval resolution to direct staff to proceed with environmental review remediation project. you can include language that says additional requirement for the department to offer alturnative designs evaluating the number of slips in the east and west harbors and to-i don't know if i heard that you wanted the separate from the eir for the staff to come back with a info only item. >> informational only. >> that goes into more depth then what may be required in the eir. so-- >> to clarify, what i

understood is two things. one is financial analysis showing the break even point for the harbor and number of slip s and slip mix required. that is a separate question from the environmental impact report but informs design. i hear the commissioners and commissioner mazolo requesting the same. financial analysis presented to the commission and commissioner louie requesting that, and a analysis of once we know that break even point what number of slips can be locatesed in east of the harbors, and direction frankly to include the lowest number possible in the west harbor. >> yes. >> yes. >> yes. okay, good clarification. what i know is, we need to vote on an action item. >> i wish i could make a motion.

>> would you like me to read a resolution with that amendment in it to you? what it sounds like? >> where is the language of the resolution? >> the language-do you- >> where is in the materials? what page? >> page 3, item 8. unless staff submits another resolution to me. typically your resolution just reflects what is in the agenda so resolve the commission directs staff to proceed tw environmental review. that's on the table. if you like to emend that you are welcome to offer an amendment that includes language if you like to say it or i can restate what i just heard. >> i might be able to help. >> page 3 of the agenda. >> we are supposed to direct staff to proceed with environmental review for the

marina improvement and remediation project. and so what is- >> i think the second just adding a clause in the resolution that says, the commission further directs staff to perform a financial feasibility analysis at the marina with the objective of minimizing the number of new slips in the west harbor and identifying potential locations to add slips in the east harbor. >> what did you say after west harbor? and identifying-- >> and identifying opportunities to add slips in the east harbor.

>> let me see if i got this right. the action item would be for the commission to direct staff to proceed with environmental review for the marina improvement and remediation project, and further, the commission directs staff to do a financial feasibility study of the marina with objective of minimizing numbers of slips in the west harbor and identifying opportunities to add slips in the east harbor. i need a motion and second. >> additional slips. >> what? >> additional slips. >> sorry, identifying opportunities for additional slips, period. okay. >> additional slips period, not in east harbor. >> [multiple speakers]

additional slips in the east harbor. >> i saidt that. that is the first thing i said. identifying opportunities for additional slips in the east harbor. i said that the first time. okay. alright. that is the stated motion. >> heard a second. >> i like to second that. >> i believe we have to take public comment on the motion. >> yes. >> i didn't hear the question. >> moving to public comment on the motion, correct? >> you have taken public comment. >> great. on the motion on the table, would you like to do a roll call vote or like to state aye? >> i like to do a roll call vote. >> i will read the resolution one more time. the commission does direct staff to proceed with

environmental review for marina improvement and remediation project and direct staff to perform financial feasibility with objective minimizing the number of slips in the west harbor and identify opportunities for additional slips in the east harbor. at that motion, commissioner hallisy, aye. commissioner louie, aye. commissioner jupiter-jones, aye. commissioner mazola, aye. windsor wintraub, aye. commissioner [indiscernible] president anderson, aye. >> motion carries and item passes. >> thank you everyone for coming. >> for those who are not staying for item 9, if you could quitely make your way into the hallway and because we are leaving the door open, if you need to chat with folks, please move away from the door

if possible. commissioner anderson, did you want to take a short recess? >> yeah, 3 minute break and we'll be right back. [meeting reconvened] >> monica, are you ready? >> i'm ready. >> now you can see why i organized the--

>> we are on item 9. ocean beach climate change adaptation project concepteral design, roadway recommendation and mou with sfpuc. >> monica, put in overtime for that. [multiple speakers] >> okay. hello commissioners. monica scott, project manager with capital division before you again. this time to present the ocean beach climate change adaptation project. ashley mentioned, this is seeking approval to adopt findings approve concept design, recommend the board of supervisor adopt ordinance restricting vehicles along the great stretch of the highway and mou regarding construction

operation and maintenance. this project is lead by the puc as the lead agency and rec and park working collaboratively qu the puc on this project with sfmta and public works. approval actions already taken place include september 28, the project eir certified by the sf planning commission and october 10, puc unanimously approved the project and other action items. the project area is the southern portion of ocean beach with work principally occurring in the great highway extension south of float to sky line boulevard. this is one of san francisco's first large cross agency climate change adaptation projects. envisioned in the 2012 ocean beach master plan and this project will develop and implement two of the six ocean

key moves along southesian beach. the first managed retreat. the second being protecting the existing puc lake merced tunnel or lmt in place introducing a multipurpose coastal protection restoration and access system. this project is phase 3 improvalment to the area to address coastal erosion and sea level rise as relates to the wastewater infrastructure. the major project elements include as mentioned closing the great highway as well as thus seeking to reconfiguring the intersections and zoo parking access. constructing buried wall to protect the existing wastewater

infrastructure. constructing over a mile of multiuse trail beach access stairway [indiscernible] this also will be providing long-term beach nourishment and sand replenish. includes design that considers sea level rise through the end of the century. i'll walk through the public access improvements. shows the project area with multiuse path and adjacent service road running from [indiscernible] the section of trail is part of the larger coastal trail network with trail connection between upper great highway and fort [indiscernible] the other components of the project include plaza, restroom, parking lot at skyline, beach

access stairs, planting area and seating along the plaza and trail. due to top graphical conditions and permitting related items, ada access to the beach is provided at taraval in the nearest access points without a steep bluff. aside from the beach access stairs the entire trail and project area is accessible. this zoomed view shows the northernnd of the project site with new plaza intersection of float that have a restroom. the sand ramp, vehicle maintenance access existing remains. thalities polk on the left side of the area. you can see how the trail is reperated from the service road including bio retention planters. also designed to serve as emergency vehicle access point. later i'll review how zoo access is incorporated into the project. proceedings to the south you

see the beach access stairs, newark paing lot and connection to skyline boulevard. in this slide you see both the visible above grade elements of the project and also view of the below grade elements with low profile wall protecting the wastewater infrastructure. above ground you see the plaza with restroom building solar panels. this building and entire site will be off the electrical grid and all power provided by solar. the paving in the area will be concrete and transition to asphalt for the majority of the trail. this is to accommodate the sand clearing vehicles we anticipate using the road. here is a plan view. might be more floor to look at of that same area from above. in this slide you see the existing view looking south

from slope boulevard towards the national park service restroom and west side pump station. below you see the new restroom, coastal trail and plaza. the plaza you see art enrichment sculptures by local artist. here is the proposed condition to the north. the roof line of the restroom. this building serves as small storage for rec and park maintenance. the south from the plaza, the trail narrows and minimum width of 15 feet. the service road to the east of the trail is designed for higher speed bike travel to allow for bikes traveling north and same direction as there service road and striped lane for those traveling south. here is another section roughly the midway point along the trail south at the entrance and

exit of the zoo. there is seating with overlook and access path you see cutting from the service road to trail are maintenance and emergency vehicles. as we proceed to the south across entrance ocean side water pollution control plant there are beach access stairs connecting trail users to the beach. there is seating area at the top as well as the landing on the stairs. here is a rendering of the stairs showing view experience. the stairs designed to allow beach access throughout the year despite seasonal shifting sand levels. at the southernnd of the trail there is skyline coastal parking lot. this parking lot provides access point for multiuse trail and also the entry opponent for the one way puc access service road. the trail in this area connect

with lake merced trail and there is a planned related project to connect with the fort funston trail network by national park service. i'll shift to review the zoo related scope of the project. closure with entrance to the great highway for the zoo, this is a area that we are studying and the project includes emergency egress for zoo patrons on the service road from the existing location on the right of the slide. other zoo scope is conversion of the entrance to entrance and exit. lastly, the development and instillation of signage to highlight the zoo and direct guest to the parking lot. please note the entrance and exit improvements will be completed in advance of closing the great highway extension.

the modified condition of having two lanes of cars entering the zoo at slote will be updated to have a lane entering, exit and third for both. mta and rec and park has reviewed options about left turn into the zoo parking lot from slope boulevard. most of the options created safety challenges for users and due to the implementation cost and timeline of this intersection change, along with zoo long-term plans to pull parking away from the coast and improve the connection between patrons and the ocean, this option was found to be undesirable. the project team focus on developing signage to clarify how access to the zoo can be achieved from sloat and highlight the view.

the puc with mta, rec and park, planning department and public works will evaluate vehicle access to the zoo parking lot and consider whether subsequent project is necessary for enhanced vehicle access subject to environmental review necessary at that time. the puc and rec and park primary jurisdiction over project area which will be shared by the two departments and include recreational and utility use. the puc and rec and park staff worked together to negotiate letter of agreement to set forth terms of memorandum of understanding between the two departments to principally focus on conforming ownership and maintenance and finalize the terms and conditions for the construction of the project. with that, staff recommends the commission adopt findings and mitigation monitoring and reporting program under ceqa for the ocean beach climate

change adaptation project. the second item is approving a conspt design for the ocean beach project which includes creation of multiuse trail, [indiscernible] third recommending the board of supervisors adopt ordinance restricktding vehicles on half mile long segment on the great highway to 3317 feet south and 728 feet west of skyline boulevard to allow for multiuse trail and improve shoreline rezilgence and aprov the aterm of mou with puc regarding the construction and operation. thank you for your time and attention. joined with staff from the puc, mta and planning department and happy to respond to any questions you may have. >> thank you monica. is there anyone in room 416 who would like to comment?

come on up. you have two minutes. >> this is not a vote to decide [indiscernible] great highway, north of sloat. you had a contentious agenda item and none have time for public comment it requires. this project protect essential puc wastewater infrastructure adopted city policy since the lengthy public process to development ocean beach master plan in 2012. meanwhile the forces of climate change in the sea follow no such time table and erode at the shoreline threatening the lake merced tunnel and wastewater treatment plant hundreds of thousands of us rely on. it is time to take action to address climate change, protect the coast and infrastructure for future generations.

also the voters had a opportunity to weigh in on the project when they passed prop i and rejected-passed prop j and rejected [indiscernible] 65 percent voters and majority every district. rejecting a measure that sought to block the project. pleased to see the new accessibility beach access and native plant elements added to the project. this provides new access for people with disabilities to ocean beach and help stabilize the dune south of sloat with native vegetation. the mta and caltrans traffic improvement and other transportation projects across the west side is coordinated to insure traffic keeps moving to san mateo county while we create new recreation options. we look forward to collaborate with staff as we move forward and seek to build accessible

and joyish ocean front for all. thank you. >> thank you. any other speakers in room 416? seeing none, are there any hands raised on our webex? also dont see hands raised there, so public comment is closed. >> commissioner hallisy. >> yes, monica, couple quick questions if i might. first of all, there is all most as many partners on this as the marina project. i see rpd, puc, mta, public works, national park service, federal highway administration. it is great you can make this all work. we were not part of phase 1 or 2. phase 1 is still ongoing. phase 2 is finished, so we are jumping on phase 3, correct? >> correct. >> we jumping in on phase 3 so

the 4 points at the end of the presentation, that is all part of phase 3? >> that's correct. >> okay. any idea how many phases there are in this project? >> that's the final phase. the project will have construction phasing, but i don't-i touched on it with regarding the intersection work taking place before the great highway closure and there is subsequent phasing of work based on construction interaction. >> okay. >> but one project. >> thank you monica and thanks for all your work today. thank you. >> commissioner louie. >> i have a question about access to the zoo. your showed the road dividing and cars. if i was a mom i was miss the turn-off, so if they miss that, do they have to go all the

around is there-you get stuck? when you say proper signage-- >> [indiscernible] >> the signage is more way finding signage that is being designed bay landscape architect on the entire project. mta is reviewing the signage up grades but it is not typical street signage. we are talking more branding, marketing type signage for the zoo. with regard to-let me switch to a slide. >> i am concerned about vehicle accessibility to the zoo and not upsetting anyone. >> sfgovtv can you share the screen, please? this is also a concern. the access to the zoo is-we are considering it studying it further because this is also a

concern for rec and park as well as the zoo of course. and so we are coordinating with our partner agencies specifically mta to evaluate enhancing the access to the parking lot and that is what is a part of this description and details are in the mou between rec and park and puc that furter study will occur. >> there is a spot there i see you can make a like a u-turn going all the way around. if you miss the turn off you still are not-- >> commissioner. i got this. this truth of the matter, this is a issue, and there is a lot of discussion and puc is committed to work with the zoo and mta and us figuring this out. the zoo is a major cultural attraction and long-term need a

better solution. but this is where we are. the project have very important. the infrastructure changes are very important, so at a multi-agency staff level everyone is aware and for commissioner mazola the new chair of the zoo committee, same thing and there is good communication with tonia peterson and zoo staff. we are not exactly where we want it to be but we are-everybody is committed to try to figure it out. >> thank you. i'm from the mta and so i think your questions are revolving around sloat. as monica pointed out, your future condition as a driver is that you will-say coming from the mission and decided to take 280 and off jane daily and up

skyline and zoo member like myself and currently you come up great highway and enter through the gates off that. the future condition is you are going to stay on skyline and make a left at skyline and that is signalized so no longer have to deal with what we call stop controlled intersection and i know you know there is south bound double lane which is fairly precarious which is why we signalize it. you will be traveling west and you are correct, you travel west through 47th avenue and the way to access the zoo entrance which is west of 47th avenue is this turn around and it will be a fairly gracious turn around and there are concerns about it. that said, this doesn't preclutd a future condition. the current design and implementation and so if there are future thoughts that we want to modify or consider,

that is available depending on funding and any other design concerns, and we at mta are happy to explore in coordination with partners. >> i just want to make sure we are welcoming enough. we heard from the zoo and they are saying sf travel and the hotel council is promoting the zoo as a somewhere to come in san francisco so i want to ask that about that. >> that was fully heard. thank you. >> no other comments requesting from commissioners. so-- >> alright. seeing no further discussion, i think you can take a vote. make a motion and take a vote. >> entertain a motion. >> i'll make the motion. >> motion to approve. >> second. >> did i hear a second?

>> second. >> all in favor say aye. any opposition? none. passes unanimously. >> thank you everybody. >> alright. monica, you are free. alrighty. we are on item 10, general public comment. being i do not see any general public in the room and there is also nobody-there is one person on the line, but their hand is not raised so no public comment. public comment is closed. ch we are on item 11, commissioners do you have any matters? >> what is matter for you commissioners? we dont have any. moving right along. >> well done. [laughter] >> i heard phil say hold on. >> that was well done. bad joke. >> my brain is over-heating now.

okay. we are on item 12 new business agenda setting. do we have any new business or agenda settings commissioners? >> i would like to express under new business our san francisco board of supervisor voted to end public comment remotely, i like our commissioners to weigh if we consider allowing virtual public comment through the end of 2023. >> well, i don't know if you can do that because you want to put it on the agenda next time. >> put on the agenda for november. >> okay, cool. anything else commissioners? >> nope. >> okay. seeing no further new business or agenda setting and no public comment, item 13, communications. anything on that? >> you have something commissioner mazola about

communication? >> it might have been the last item or might be upcoming item. >> we'll do adjournment and commissioner hallisy wants to say something at adjournment. you want to say something on adjournment? >>io, i want to ask are we having a meeting next month because of apec? >> thank you for asking. according to the mayor's office who met with the commission secretary yesterday, it is possible that-apec will impact city hall the week of our november meeting and it is possible they may ask us to reschedule or cancel our november commission meeting, so i will be in communication with you all about that very very- >> so everybody answer her e-mail, would you please? >> thank you for being rude for me, because i couldn't say it. i sent an e-mail. now we are on item 14

adjournment. commissioner hallisy. >> yes, i like to us to adjourn today in memory of tim figaris. tim was a park director for this department for 37 years. he passed away september 30. he was on the original staff of soma rec center, now gene friend. he moved to cezar pavilion who was a great help to me with sf youth baseball. the batting cages were named for him in 2018, a decision passed unanimously by this commission. tim is survived by his wife june and two sons. his service is friday november 10 at 1 p.m. at the county fair building. he was a great guy and did a lot for kids here in san francisco. >> thank you commissioner

hallisy. >> thank you, commissioner. >> okay. is there a second motion in adjournment of his memory? >> second. >> all in favor of adjourning? >> aye. >> we are now adjourned. >> adjourned at 212 p.m. [meeting adjourned] women's n

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