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[applau] welcome to the 9th avenue gateway of golden gate park. america's best park. in america's best park system. and the way i wanted to begin my remarks and i'm phil against ginsberg and run your park department. mayor, i speaking into the mic. i was speaking back to 2018 and we were in the back yard of martha carla to inner sunset neighbors and ci■vichampions and by the way, will do my whole conflict of interest thing ahe of time, because i'm a neighbor so i'm really happy about this too. but we were in martha ■and carla's backyard and you had just become mayor and when you were supervisor

you put in a few bucks for design process. thank you. you think it was my first time doing this. you put a few dollars in for design when 3dyou were supervisor, but you came to this event in the backyard of sunset neighbor and you told well over1 a hundred people how important this was to you and how much you got 4xi and we were going to do this project. you as mayor and when i was thinking what kind of parks mayor is london breed going it all started with this project and here is where we are today. [applause] here is where we are today. for the last six years our park system has gone through transformational change in every single neighborhood. this park as gone through

transformational change. we have done gigantic projects like, our jfk initiative and d some of the largest projects, francisco reservoir, some of the largest projectss you can done neighborhood park renovations in every corner of the city, over 30 neighborhood parks and playgrounds have been renovated during your tenure. my staff prepared a list for me. there are in your tenure, 130 different park improvement projects. some big, some small. ■ [applause] and we see it and we in this neighborhood in this park. between the work and all the improvements that are amazing botanical garden, golden gate park, to incredible

jfn3■ak promenade to middle lak this park has gone through transformational change and some changes are really big and profound some are small but very equally important. this feels to me to be one that is ybe small, but equally important and mighty. thank you president deis also president anderson's birthday today so this be her birthday present as well. what you find here is this is called a gateway and teways are really important to parks, because they create and mark and celebrate the concept of place. for the inner sunset neighborhood and this communitthis is probably the busiest and most important entrance to the park. for this community, this change is long overdue and we thank you. before i turn it over to amera's best

park mayor, i want to ofer a about the project. you obviously see the beautiful open plaza with enhanced lighting and we did this right, folks. we didn't do it on the cheap. it is too important, we did it right. we got new signage. there 5500 square feet of new paving. 6,000 square feet greenery supported bynew irrigation. we relocated the muni bus shelter away from the main crossing so people can be congregate and fe something and feel connected to the neighborhood. it is a important project, and victory has many parents and i like to acknowledge a few in addition to our mayor.,8 obviously our supervisor myrna melgar who has been a huge champion for parks. safe and joyful

acsess to parks. thank the inner sunset neighbors. al, you are not speaking but thank you for your leadership. martha. susanna and but now ■u■i want t again turn it over to america's best parks mayor, london breed. [applause] phil, i'll give yo that raise you always wanted. [laughter] he called me america's best parks mayor, but i grew up in this city and i remember what these parks used to look like and how i got splinters going down those slides and broken swings and all the scars i probably have on my body came from damage in our park system. [laughter] that doesn't happen anymore. well, not as much as it used to. that has a lot to do with phil

ginsberg and his incredible leadership. [applause] we have a extraordinary leader, a champion who believes in parks and more importantly, he has a amazing team of the people who work in the administrative park of rec and park, but also our gardeners, the folks who clean our parks, the park rangers, like the staff of rec and park they go e and beyond to make these spaces inviting, beautiful, clean and safe and there is no better park system in the [applause] thank you phil. and even cats are welcome. hello kitty. you got that, hello kitty? [laughter] it is great to be in the inner sunset because i remember when martha, andrea, chris all of us did a little

walk and let me start by saying, when i represent at the inner sunset this district did not ask for much. all they wanted is a nice entry intersection here and the under wiring of the utilities on the street. now, i didn't get to under wiring done, not yet, but that is myrna's job. she is going to take the helm anget it done, but what i appreciate about this community is, they have 1r better, not just for the people who m[ live here, not just for the people who k here at ucsf and other parts of thor visit here and people they meet and come to the

various restaurants and businesses in the neighborhood. the folks who come to the botanical gardens and enjoy some of the best parks and open space and every decision that they made has been about allowing this area to be a place that is safe is and inviting for everyone. it brings together our and gardeners and communities right in the center of our city and it brings a lot of excitement and hope. it is really great to see something go from conversation and a conversation that involved a community process, where the people of give the recommendations on the design based on their every day experiences and then the government actually listened and listened and incorporated -t what the community wanted into

the design and then executed it and put the resources to making it a reality. this is when it all works the way it should. and it takes partnership. with rec and park, with the mayor's office and of course with the community. pp know thatwhether you are biking, driving, rolling in your wheelchair, walking with your cane, whatever mode of transportation you choose, yo

the inner sunset for people to sit on.i> before i bring up our amazing supervisor , more pants to celebrate the victory, i actually want to-the mayor acknowledged our commissioners but present today is our chair and birthday girl k a t anderson, joined by [indiscernible] and sonia clark herrera. [applause]

i want to acknowledge my incredible team if i can flip to the right page here. the mayor mentioned the hard working job done every day on this project i want to acknowledge director of capital and planning, stacey bradley. our project manager alex. our project manager capital improvement dan mower who does so much in golden gate park. and then the people who take care ofit. golden gate park manager operations dave is here and his incredible team who beautiful space. we do these things in partnership and i want to celebrate a couple partners as well. i want to celebrate our neighbors, our wonderful neighbors at the gardens of golden gate park, sarah ryan

and brendan lane, thank you very much for [applause] and then public works, we do ese things in partnership with our puic works departmentmentf they are incredible, they are great partners and on this one, we had our project lead nick ansell, designer [indiscernible] section manager anthony, jennifer cooper, and then our construction management team [indiscernib and then we had team member from mta working on the traffic issue, stephanie chan. these things are not simple and why they take time and there are a lot of hands in this one. there are a new more thank yous i will shufthrough the notes to thank but i will turn it over to our supervisor and as mentioned earlier, she doesn't just love parks between supervisor melgar and our mayor, they are

grabbing cisco could and should be with tomorrow with great wespect what it has enand what it is today and holding on to the important parts of the past. cities grow and change and evolve and we need to think about that and two great leaders to my left about it a lot. supervisor melgar, the mic is yours. >> th■]ank you phil. [applause] i can have favorites. i love inner sunset. it is such a loving supportive community and i'm so proud to have worked on this along with our great american parks mayor, london breed and phil ginsberg. there are a couple things i want to expand on. it is a beautiful entrance to the park and also gateway to inner sunset. it is ■$gateway to erving stree

9th avenue corridor which is viberant and wonderful and despite the pandemic in the ings we have achieved.to you. jfk drive, the promenade, all this transformative open space.e par. through this able pandemic and also come out better at it other end and that is amazing and wonderful. when life gives you lemons you make lemon aid. this is just the beginning because [indiscernible] will not let us finish here. l entrance to the park and entrance to 9th avenue and irving street corridor could be safer and we are going to work on itbecause it is one community and want to make sure everybody is left better and work together with rec park and mta, dpw to

make sure that this community continues to thrive and adapt to the future rsh so thank you so much to the rec park commissioners for all the good work.■ç thank you especially to andrea and martha and chris and everyone who-susanna, i saw -all the folks who happen who ve lobbied, advocated, worked and put all the love into the community so we be better off today. thank you so much and we are going to keep going! alright. thank you. >> thank you supervisor melgar. i see wendy bare and ryan from the botanical garden. thank you for being here and leading our garden. [indiscernible] keeps our commission. thank ashley. i too am a member of the inner

sunset park members andrea and i want to say this neighborhood is a very joyful place and a very positive place. it city of grievance and this is a neighborhood that actually gets stuff done and is very positive and it is because of the incredible leadership of the sunset park neighbors and been at it a long time. done really good stuff. the mic is yours. [applause] >> [indiscernible] you dont have to talk, you just have to stand here. thank you phil. you don't have to talk, you just have to stand here. hi, guys i will not take up much of your time. hopefully you can hear me. back in 2008, some might not

have been born yet, ad hoc group of neighb■■@ors got together and merchants and began thinking about a safer more attractive entrance to one of the main golden gate park entrance. the existing entrance has dangerous traffic conditions. i can still attest to th as martha and i crossed the cross walk we had to hold our hand to stop a car turning right. narrow pathways, poor signage and unimpressive landscaping. we thought it could be safer and more welcoming. we called our idea, the gateway to both golden gate park and inner sunset. here is what happened next in 2008, three public meetings, a lot community outreach, including design charrette where neighbors got to draw what they thought they wanted to see here. two public surveys, including

one where neighbors on which three option they prefer. a pandemic happened. the project kind of got lost and mayor breed stepped up to carve out funding to ma it continue to go forward. we appreciate that. golden gate park is one of the world's great park and welcomes millions a year, but to us it is the park in our backyard. we walk, run, bike, skate, play, enjoy art and learn about science, dance and listen to music and enjoy the peace and tranquility of the park. we are also very lucky and grateful to walk into the of san francisco's best neighborhoods, inner we shops, restaurants, tea and coffee stores, book stores and one of the last remaining magic shops. we wish all visorters local and not to

take pleasure in the community and hope the new park side entrance will make it easier, but our eam is is only half way realized. all you have to do is look across the street. to realize we still got prob traffic problems, wiring et cet. trash problems. ave a traffic study that will be completed later this month, we can use the help and guiding us through this i want to thank inner sunset merchant association for always supporting the project including 45 businesses signing petition for it. park neighbors and neighborhood association, small but mighty. please jo if you are a neighbor. and to rpd for making this happen. also shout out to public works. work for this started in 2018

and then things fell through the cracks during the pandemic and public works never let this thing die, so thank you nick and carla short and the people at public works. lastly,b i want to thank mayor breed and phil. it is a t as a civilian to figure how city hall runget pro. because of the longevity the relationships we have with london and with phil, we didn't have to resell and resell and resell this project. it was really great for us to have consistency of their leadership and i actually dont think we would be standing here now if we hadn't had it, so more power to them. thanks everybody. praerf [applause] >> alright. now comes the fun part. we'll get to cut a ribbon. if the commissioners could join and the birthday girl, i like to

be--all our inner sunset park neighbors. for the birthday girl a big round of applause. [applause] there you go. and i in a manner of personal privilege before we cut the ribbon i want to shout out mo martinez standing right there who enjoys jfk promenade every day in her chair and is my neighbor. live■.s two doors down from me 18th avenue and is amazing■tirpart o this community, so thank you moe for being here. sara. , ryan. come on. sara, come join us.

>> okay, everybody join in the count. starting with 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! [cheers and applause]

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wow! whoa. watch out, man. what is that for? >> what is this? these are fire engines they might look alike they are both red. white top and red lights on top. this is a new fire engine and this is an older 2014 fire engine. if you can't tell, this one is shorter and narrower than our older fire engines. they have cool things like recessed lights. roll up doors. 360 degree cam ares and more that is important as the city is moving toward slower and safer streets adding parklets and bulb outs and bike lanes we need to decrease our footprint to keep us and the community safer on emergency scenes. >> what's back there?

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