as a neighbor and a frequent user of the lake and the boathouse and other treasures at golden gate park, i follow this process very closely. one of the things i heard very consistently from the testimony and those calling and visiting our office is that it is the desire of the committee to preserve boathouse for generations to come and i approve. i support the goal and this is why i am proud to sponsor this issue. i think the city has found a great contractor in ortega enterprises. for the wildlife and the beauty of the area as well as important. while most national park concessions feature junk food, the concession stand in muir woods has fresh sandwiches and soups made from local items. this has been a long public process to get to this point. i know that some of this very well in the recreation and parks department. i am thankful to those who have expressed their opinion and improved the project. i also like to thank the budget analyst. i am also thankful that the recreation and parks department and look at the budget analysis. but i am looking forward to having the boat house for th

that would require the ortegas to put $233,000 into the boat house up on raese execution -- into the boathouse upon lease execution. we intend to work closely with them to ensure the improvements are historically appropriate. we want to make sure that the building exterior remains unchanged. the red and white shutters, doors, and windows will all be restored to the look they had in 1946 but will not be otherwise changed. as you can see from these two photographs, we are not talking about a drastic change. more of a facelift to give it an updated look. as the general manager noted, we will for the first time be inviting the public into the stow lake boathouse. the existing boat repair facility that is off-limits to the public will be moved to the bottom floor of the concessions, and the space will be repurchased as an informal, indoor seating area. the space will be available for community groups to use for community meetings but perhaps will be available for visitors to the park to take a little bit of respite from the elements that are there. we will additionally be including -- they will add

i also wanted to thank the ortega family and others that have spoke out in support of unimproved boathouse. the regal verma, but that the general manager laid out for the recreation and parks department, it panel has looked at all of the bids to make sure that there is a capital improvement that will be made to increase the ability of maintaining the building and the facility and the sites for future generations as well as preserve this for everyone. also attracting a high quality concession which would insure that this was improved over the years and we want to bring in revenue. they chose the ortega family because they were superior. my understanding is that the historic preservation commission is considering this issue that a number of people raised and will be hopefully ensuring that the exterior and interior is are fully analyzed and protected. and the recommendation was made that we look at airports. we should have not gone forward with more of the criteria. we should have included the minimum guarantees. can you explain why we did not do that? that is a very good recommendation from

we have a meter that is not at the boathouse. we are unable to put it the meter at this site. include the is in the overall compensation to the city. >> this might seem like chump change. >> i know that this is a random preference of the city departments whether to cover utilities or to make sure that the licensee covers utilities. we cover utilities and this is the sort into the payment. were you able to unearth that? >> this is one of the items in the least. this was a negotiated deal. i am seen it both ways. the city will pay for both items. this is all i think considered in connection with the percentage rant and the minimal annual guarantee although along with this case, that was not a consideration in the selection of the winning respondent. >> do we have any idea what the value is? >> we did not look at that specifically. if we are looking at the expansion and hoping to entice more people and more attention, i would like to understand how this is absorbent into the actual benefits back to the city. >> we don't have the ability to isolate the meters. the department will

. >> now, the kids that have come to love the sport will have to give it up when the boathouse closes because the money ran out. >> reporter: last year the program lost 70% of its funding from the city of oakland. all of the fund raising and donations is not enough to keep this program on the water. >> there are still a athletes that will be left without it or at least at this point discouraged by the nature of the whole thing and may not continue the sport which is really unfortunate. >> reporter: the lucky students can move on to more expensive teams but the many kids on scholarships may have to hang up their oars. >> for the kids it is a travesty. we are sorry that the program can't continue but we have to do the prudent thing. >> i was hoping to get a scholarship to two to college. >> reporter: those were the long-term goals but now for these kids it is just about rowing until they can't row any more. >> and this is our last week, i just want to use it. >> reporter: in oakland, cecilia vega, abc 7 news. >>> when abc 7 news at 9:00 continues here tonight, a silicon valley incubator

. >> now the kids of that come to love this sport will have to give it up when the boathouse closes because the money ran out. last year this program has lost 70% of its funding from the city of oakland. all the fund-raising and donations they tried to collect is not enough to keep these boats on the water. chad is part crew coach, part life coach. >> there's still a lot of athletes left without it or at this point kind of discouraged by the nature of the whole thing and may not continue the sport which is really unfortunate. >> the lucky students can move on to more expensive teams but the many kids on scholarships may have to hang up their oars. >> we have to do the prudent thing. >> means to get a scholarship to go to college. >> those were the long-term goals for asdina but now for these kids it's just about rowing until they can't row anymore. >> and knowing this is our last week, i just wanna do what i can. >> in oakland, celia vega, abc 7 news. >> verizon began taking orders for its new i-phone 4 at midnight. it will be in stores next week. until now the i-phone has been as you know

the upgrade to that of boathouse, the exterior, not converted

, llc, for the operation of stow lake boathouse concession in golden gate park. supervisor chu: i believe the supervisor has some opening comments, and then we will go to the general manager of the recreation and park department, and then to harvey rose. supervisor mar: thank you. i'm really excited to bring this item before us. i think the efforts of the department have been to improve and restore the stow lake boathouse, and as a neighbor of the area, i have followed the process closely. one of the things i have heard consistently about the project from many community members is the desire to preserve the stow lake boathouse, and i strongly support the efforts to preserve and improve the boathouse. i support that goal, and that is the primary reason i'm proud to be the sponsor today. i know there has been a number of community meetings already on this item before the recreation and parks department but also in the community as well. regarding ortega family enterprises, i believe the city has found a partner that has been capable of putting resources i