commissioner bonilla: one question that i wanted to ask. chris mentioned he envisioned perhaps there would be other operators coming in and there will be this proliferation of segways. would it be just the ones that we permit him to be allowed their, or what controls will there be to make sure there would not be any other operators coming in and legalizing the space there. >> only ones that we permit. we will notify park staff to look for the edification as operators are passing. i also imagine the tour company would be on the lookout for renegade saiegway operators. commissioner bonilla: we will do everything we can to remove the ones that we operate, correct? president buell: i would entertain a motion. it has been moved and seconded. all those in favor? i have one opposed, commissioner levitan. >> item number 12, the parks department budget. >> good afternoon, commissioners. the 2011-2012 budget season has already begun. the mayor's office issued budget instructions a couple of weeks ago. they are projecting a general fund deficit for fi

. >> [shouting from the audience, inaudible] commissioner bonilla: -- president buell: excuse me. commissioner levitan: what efforts if any were made with hanc to relocate? a couple of speakers have raised that. president buell: could we ask you to leave the room if you want to yell in the chambers? thank you. >> commissioner sarah ballard, commissioner of public affairs with the department. since we began having conversations about this process, we have brought in the department of the environment, as well as the mayor's office, to look at the possibility. not only that, but the director of the department of the environment is here as well to answer that question. >> as sarah said, we did do some work working with san francisco real-estate department to see if there was any suitable city land within the convenience own where hank -- hanc could be relocated. there is actually a limited area in which we can look to relocate hanc to meet the requirements of state law. following our inquiry, we were not successful in finding city land within that convenience zone that would keep comp

commissioner bonilla: just for clarity, and for the purpose of discussion, we are here not to discuss the merits of both bids. we are here just to discuss the merits of the lease. that is all we are here to do today. is that correct? >> that is the policy decision before the -- commissioner bonilla: the bids are no longer on the table. the ortegas have won the bid. we aren't just now looking at the least. that -- we are just now looking at the lease. >> correct. we approved the selection of the commission. now, the decision before you is to either approve or disapprove the lease of ortega. president buell: see no other commission questions, let's proceed with public comment, margaret. >> [reading names] president buell: i see quite a stack of those cards. we will continue with one minute. if you would give thought about how we would like to proceed, the chair would appreciate it. thank you. >> thank you. my name is kristin. i walk around stow lake. i did not realize the lease -- what ever. the main thing, though, they say the outside is going to be kept original. a to sayboathouse. --

i would personally like to thank michelle from the arab film festival and bonilla and others who aretonight. they are the driving force behind the arab film festival. they are in berkeley and los angeles. a round of applause for all the work they do. last but not least, paul. without his generosity and support, this event would not be happening. thank you so much, paul. [applause] he is not only a mentor to me but the example of what civic engagement can be for arab- americans. if there is anything going on in our community, he is the first one to cut a check -- not only to cut a check, but he is the first to be involved. he is a mover and shaker and successful businessman. we need to support his institution, an amazing chain of the burger chains in the area. thank you all for coming out tonight. we do have a reception. please help yourselves. >> thank you for your sponsorship once again. we will not know who the next mayor of san francisco will be, but one thing we know, the tradition that has to continue. everyone of you has to make sure that this happens. it is an important statem

i would like commissioners levitan and bonilla to assist me. we will arrive at a chair with some sort of coin toss. the capital committee would be commissioners lee and harrison. lee will chair that committee. the zoo committee will be commissioner martin, commissioner arata, and myself. the veterinarian give a presentation. if you did stop in san francisco, go to the zoo. they take a very good care of the animals out there. it is very educational. it has been a year since i joined the commission last january -- which got a lot done and we dealt with some difficult issues. i think that the city is well- served by the commissioners that have been appointed. they take their job seriously, and i have never been disappointed by their interested in the subject matter. in a time of reduced in come and tax benefits, they have operated under extraordinary circumstances. i am fully aware that not everyone agrees with staff recommendations, but i think the staff is highly professional, highly dedicated, we are understaffed and underpaid. i think they do

. >> i also want to recognize the hard work that commissioner bonilla and commissioner lee has done. commissioner martin can attest . we want to thank commissioner lee for chairing it. with that, i conclude my report. >> is there any public comment on item number six? >> i tried to brainstorm myself , but i wanted to look at the house of fine arts and what we could do about using the island. if we ever had a chance to work with the new ones that are coming in, we can learn to safeguard the safety of such animals. i want to see if it will have some way of doing that for each animal out there. do they have any way of making sure there is adequate food, i would appreciate that. >> is there any other public comment? public comment is closed. we are on item number seven, and golden gate park station renovation. >> here today to request award of construction contract for an altar at one for 1 million, $181,781 for the golden gate park renovation. it was a structure built in 1902. it originally served as the department of public health and emergency hospital and served as the construction o

carlos bonilla, asesor financiero, cÓmo estÁs carlos? >> muy bien. muchas gracias.ndo yo voy a aplicar una tarjeta de crÉdito lo primero que me ven es el puntaje de crÉdito, cuando voy a comprar un carro cÓmo va el crÉdito... tener un mal crÉdito me afecta casi toda mi economÍa. >> las tasas de interÉs que vas a pagar van a ser mucho mÁs altas si tu crÉdito es malo. vas a conseguir empleo... y muchos empleadores buscan... y revisando la historia de crÉdito que tÚ tienes. >> que refleja la organizaciÓn y disciplina en cuanto a la plata y el billete se refiere. quÉ es lo que le dice a las personas que tienen mal crÉdito? >> mi consejo es ir a fuentes imparciales, hay varios sitios del gobierno y pÁgina de internet en donde puedes ir y ver mucha informaciÓn de cómo arreglar tu crÉdito. >> la verdad es que ninguna compaÑÍa o persona puede quitar una marca negativa tuya de tu crÉdito si esta marca es real. >> tiene que pagar un tiempo desde que tienes ese mal pago para que luego lo saquen de ese historial de crÉdito negativo. >> en algunos casos van a seguir 3 o 7 aÑos e

aggressive and use red meat, or are you going to be matter-of-fact about your message and kind of, bonilla. this is really particularly important in direct mail and on the internet, which are generally important tools of fund-raising. i'm going to give you two examples of members of condit, democratic them as a card both of them were defeated unfortunately, but suzanne in florida, 24, both were freshmen members. betsy markey, she defeated maryland musgrove in 2008, so she had an enemy to talk about in her appeal. she didn't have that enemy anymore. she had this very kind of nice young guy, what do you do with that? well, what she decided to do come her campaign did a great job of using karl rove and sarah palin as the enemy. i don't know if you remember, but early in the election cycle when sarah palin was going to raise a lot of money for republican candidates, she said that she was putting some democrats in her crosshairs. remember across her of her rival? and many of us found that just appalling. but betsy markey used it to her advantage. and betsy markey and suzanne collins were two of

aggressive and use red meat, or are you going to be matter-of-fact about your message and kind of, bonilla. this is really particularly important in direct mail and on the internet, which are generally important tools of fund-raising. i'm going to give you two examples of members of condit, democratic them as a card both of them were defeated unfortunately, but suzanne in florida, 24, both were freshmen members. betsy markey, she defeated maryland musgrove in 2008, so she had an enemy to talk about in her appeal. she didn't have that enemy anymore. she had this very kind of nice young guy, what do you do with that? well, what she decided to do come her campaign did a great job of using karl rove and sarah palin as the enemy. i don't know if you remember, but early in the election cycle when sarah palin was going to raise a lot of money for republican candidates, she said that she was putting some democrats in her crosshairs. remember across her of her rival? and many of us found that just appalling. but betsy markey used it to her advantage. and betsy markey and suzanne collins were two of