i am here to speak on behalf of annie myers. she could not be here but asked that we pass on this message. she chaired a working group for the parks department in 2010. she says the course has severe problems. the park is within the boundary of the unmanaged golf courses. the working group she chaired saw it as an evolving landscape. the western edge is different now and will not look the same 25 years from now. at some point, it will be necessary for the city to ask the national park service to step in and help. she also states that she believes the gulf alliance and richard harris have not accurately reflected the working group findings. she agreed to chair the working group to establish facts regarding sharp park. implicit in the findings were that the golf course is not sustainable given the challenges posed by sea level rises and climate change. the present design is not consistent with the long term protection of the federal protected species on the site. the golf course lacks historical integrity. it is quite different fr