president buell: thank you very much.plause] >> good morning. my name is rebecca. i am with the municipal executives association. i was also one of the people who worked with warren on the pension reform efforts that just concluded in the city. i just want to take a couple moments to speak about what a true civic leader is. that's how i view warren. he starts out with a recognition of our shared humanity, which is so important in these times where we are stratified and divided by so many things. he makes a personal commitment to get involved. he values public services. he has a deep respect for the public employees, the public servants. he has a belief in a collaborative problem solving model. he believes that if you bring people in their room and told them to the highest standards and the best expectations, they will not disappoint you. we're happy to say that we did not disappoint him. he brought in experts when experts were needed. he brought in financial expertise. he never hesitated. his generosity was absolutely unb

president buell: thank you. >> next speaker.anyone else would like to comment, please come forward and line up over by the wall. >> good morning, commissioners. obviously, warren hellman has done it again. he has done it in this room this morning. he has brought together civic leaders, labor leaders, and business leaders who are one mind -- that this resolution is a great honor, and that we all endorse it unanimously. the chamber board of 80 business leaders met this morning and unanimously approved our support of this resolution. union leaders in the room today represent tens of thousands of workers. the chamber represents hundreds of thousands of workers and tens of thousands of businesses. again, whether it is parks, parking, pensions, or public education, warren brings together the people who matter, build consensus, and gets the job done. i would strongly urge you this morning to get the job done, not only in passing this resolution, but let's do it in exactly the way the rest of us are doing it this morning and make it una

president buell: moved and seconded.

commissioner buell: thank you very much.t to list -- >> i have a few more names added to the list. >> hello, i have the privilege of being warren's partners in the festival. a long time ago, we said at a table and he said to me, do the we can put on the bluegrass festival in golden gate park? and i said, yeah. he said, i'd like hazel dickens. i said, i do, too. there is 13. i guess we better invite emmylou. it turned into 13,000. we have gone from there. this man is gracious. he is a cranky. he disagrees. he gets his own way quite a bit. he is a pleasure to work with. he knows which battles to fight and which to let go that he has put on one incredible gift for an amazing city. musically, he has put our city back on the map. he has made san francisco a definite -- a destination again. with his work, we have helped rebuild parts of the park. we have put an irrigation in the park to approve the meadows. -- to improve the metals. we love the park. unbeknownst to you, i have felt it was hellman hollow over the last 15 years. thi

commissioner buell: great. i should also knowledge that the organization, i thought, did the right thing and keeping the advocacy role a prominent place, and we have the head of the advocacy part here which is so important to that effort. nice to see you continue in that. that concludes my report. >> is there any public comment on the president's report? in be in none, public comment is closed. item number 3, the general managers' report. >> good morning, commissioners. i want to begin with an america's cup update. the city has been drafting a series of operation plans concerning transportation, wis management, security, and other issues for the final eir for the america's cup event in 2012 and 2013. included in the plants is a document which is currently being drafted, and it covers all park areas that will be used as even being -- event venues. it has federline, state park land, and city park land. it also includes the civic center in union square. the section of this document that pertains to a city park lan

president buell: unanimous.ou. >> item number 10, parks maintenance standards annual report. >> before turning it over to my staff, every year, we are given an annual report by the control ler that analyzes how well we're doing and taking care of our parks i want to think -- our parks. i want to thank them. it demonstrates a great deal of transparency. we are very pleased -- we continue to be pleased with our results. this is the sixth year. are scores declined 1.4% from the prior year -- it is the second-highest annual scorecard we have ever received. i am particularly gratified that we continue to show steady improvement in restrooms and playgrounds. we worked very hard to improve the cleanliness and maintenance at some of our historic fleet lowest scoring parks in district 10 and 11. i am quite pleased. we have already gotten our first quarter scores for the current year, which were up at some of our highest scores ever at 91.25%. as i told the controller last year and this year, we issue caution to we have p

president buell: thank you very much. [applause] before we go to the next item, i'm going to suggest a three- minute break. that will allow all of those who came for this wonderful occasion to exit, if it would like to if they find it entertaining to watch the recreation and parar >> the next item on the consent calendar. . president buell: moved and seconded. >> we are now on item number nine, the betty ann ong chinese recreation center. commissioner lee: what about item eight? >> i'm sorry. item eight. item eight, the 2008 clean and safe neighborhood parks general obligation bonds third sale. powerpoint, please. thanks, margaret. i can get started. is that better? no, go ahead. there we go. commissioners, and i am very excited today to be here. hopefully, to receive your authorization to proceed with the third and final sale of the 2008 clean and safe neighborhood parks general obligation bonds. this is a key indicator of the progress of our capital division over the past year in delivering on the promises we made to th

commissioner buell: thank you very much. [applause] >> that concludes my report. >> is there any public comment on the president's report? seeing none, public comment is closed. we are now one item four, general public comment for 15 minutes at this time. members of the public may adjust the commission at this time on items that are in the commission's jurisdiction and not appear on the agenda. your opportunity to address the commission on the items on the agenda will be afforded when the item is reached in the agenda. come forward please. >> good morning, commissioners. good morning, general manager. i was trying to approach the subject matter of candlestick park. hopefully, icahn in a short time talk about the bird cage -- hopefully, i can in a short time talk about the birdcaging. it has been the subject matter that has been going on quite a while. my approach is kind of unique. i wanted to look at it from the seismic retrofit, whether there would be external buttressing of the concrete structure, which has already settle

commissioner buell: all those in favor? >> aye. commissioner buell: happy holidays, everybody. >> good morning, everyone. i'm the executive director of the san francisco tradition nor did. the me take a second to welcome you all warmly to this event. -- transportation authority. i am glad that we are able to hostess for the third time in a decade. i have the honor of introducing the official welcome to the city, edwin lee, the 43rd mayor of the city and county of san francisco. a former city administrator, former director of public works for san francisco. he was appointed unanimously as the successor mayor in 2011 to fill the remaining year of former mayor gavin newsom's term. as you know, former mayor newsom was sworn in as the lieutenant governor in january to 10 -- 2010. mayor lee is the first asian- american mayor in the city's history. 2010, mayor lee was appointed to a second term by mayor newsom. his appointment at the time was confirmed unanimously by the board of supervisors. as city administrator, he spearheaded reform t

commissioner buell: all those in favor? >> aye. commissioner buell: happy holidays, everybody. oh, my! haa ha ha! ha hha ha! [snortg]

commissioner buell: all those in favor? >> aye. commissioner buell: happy holidays, everybody. >> good evening, everyone. my name is filled in the third, the director of your parks department. my job can be challenging at times, but on and that light tonight, i feel like the luckiest guy in the world to be here, to support families in the event like this is truly fantastic. this is the greatest city in the world, the greatest parks department. thank you for joining us. 82 years ago, uncle john mclaren, our first park superintendent started the tradition of minding a mile- long of live trees at, to where he lived at the time. behind you is the official entry of san francisco, and it is called uncle john's tree. it is a monterey cypress that is 131 years old. it is over 100 feet tall. it has over 700 lights. it took 8 rec and park tree toppers to light this up. let's give a big round of applause honoring john mclaren, who would be 160 today. 82 years later, our staff has continued the tradition, and i want to thank all of the park st

commissioner buell: all those in favor? >> aye. commissioner buell: happy holidays, everybody. >> this is our costume shop. we build all of the clothes for all of our shows. we have been in this building for 13 years. it is an amazing locally hired, locally sourced workspace with amazing artisans. we build all the clothing. we use them in our performances. it is an amazing rental facility. we rent costumes to everybody for halloween, opera companies, theater companies, all over the city and country. it has always been a hive of activity. it was the brainchild of our director that we use the front space as a performing space. we really want to make a contribution to the incredible thing is happening in san francisco, the revitalization of the corridor, through the arts. i want to give a big shout out to all of the artists who are here. i know i am predicting a bunch of view. there are wonderful, local artists who have been in this neighborhood for a long time. we want this to be a place where artists can gather. lots of different gr

commissioner buell: all those in favor? >> aye. commissioner buell: happy holidays, everybody. >> please join me in welcoming our mayor, ed lee. [applause] >> good afternoon, everyone. i am very happy to join all of you here today. it is an exciting day to join our high school kids, our high school, here at john o'connor. principal gomez, our deputy superintendent, our school board president, and our building trade, thank you for being here. the director of the joint power trended authority. we have the sfpuc, the school alliance, school district personnel. we are all here because we are excited about this wonderful announcement. we are here in a very green, multipurpose use building that has just been opened. this is going to be representing something that i am quite familiar with. i know mike and others closer to my age, we had a wood shop. we had metal shop in middle school. we had exposure to how to deal with graphs. more importantly, you are talking to somebody who used to spend five years at the department of public works, as

commissioner buell: thank you. let me be brief. two items to note.we had a very nice time celebrating the restoration of the bridge and the teahouse of the japanese tea garden. i recommended to everybody. it is beautifully done, on thin stick -- authentic, and it looks terrific. congratulations to staff. the schwab cup was a huge excess -- success. another cuda's to staff. one professional golfers tell you that the course is in pristine condition, you can take that to the bank. for municipal course, that is a real plus. so congratulations to staff and everybody involved. as many of you know, the last year, we had a reorganization of the san francisco park council, park trust, and park alliance. we're honored to have two new and distinguished staff and board member to that organization here. i would like to give them a chance to say a few words to the right thing this is a significant step forward in trying to coordinate

i am reading portions of the letter dated 10-28-11, which was addressed to mayor lee, president buell, and the commissioners. the subject was lead paint dispersal and contamination at stow lake. since renovations at still lake have begun this fall, several public health and safety issues and environmental concerns have surfaced. in january of 2010, saved the still lake boathouse coalition and others raised concern about lead paint at the historic boathouse, in writing and verbally to rec and park staff. in response to public concerns, rec and park to permit representatives testified in front of the board of supervisors, in front of the historic preservation commission, and the rec and park in commission on multiple occasions, promising to follow local, state, and federal laws while renovating the boat house. many promises were made as to the representatives of irritated family enterprises, that every precaution would be taken to ensure public safety, as well as to protect the environment. an early october of this year, many witnesses saw workers power washing, blasting, sanding, and s

commissioner buell: entertain a motion. >> so moved. >> second. >> all those in favor?mous. >> we are now on item 6, san francisco zoo. >> good morning. i am with the san francisco zoo. we had a good month for october. we exceeded our projections by 11,000 visitors. we have reindeer a writing this saturday, and our brazilian penguins, which is rescue, are doing well. we had a good month. i thought i would take advantage of showing a priest -- a brief overview of what we're doing at the zoo. not quite as exciting as phil's, but close. ♪ >> oh, cute. [laughs] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> on behalf of the entire zoo, we want to thank you. a lot of those for new acquisitions. the hippo, the tiger. without you, we cannot have done that. thank you for your patience and support. any questions? commissioner harrison: just a compliment, and thank you. my granddaughter, who just turned 3 if you months ago, had a birthday party out there with a lot of family, friends, and relatives. and it was absolutely wonderful. thank you. everything was perfect. we rode the train. it was absolutely great. i wante

. >> the navy made a purchase of bio buell and half of it is going come from the bay area. the navy ordered 450,000 gallons of the fuel for navy ships and planes in an effort to be greener. the other company in the deal, dynamic fuels makes fuels from used cooking oil this, deal is big, worth $12 million. >> coming up, this is a cool story. food for fines. local lie brair yeez offering to help the hungry and those with overdue book autos and the local county eyeing a plan where you can pay for not recycling. >> and how strong winds are still uprooting lives in >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> former oakland raider great paid a tribute to their teammate chester mclaughlin who died suddenly last week at age 42. the funeral service celebrated his life outside of football. teammates such as tim brown remembered him as a jokester and others had to hold back tears when talking about the impact he had in his life. >> i will miss our conversations. i will miss my friend. i already do. >> members of the stanford football team also attended the funeral.

, and i just want to a knowledge once again, author, writer, singer, and guitar player, evangeline buell, former president of the filipino american history society in the san francisco- berkeley area. she was the national president, i am sorry. also, isabel. this is the face of women who have it in their blood to pursue the strength of the filipina women. and to them, we offer the leadership of tomorrow. all of us to dedicate the future for both of you. thank you for being here tonight. and so here we are in the seat of power in the city of san francisco, and only in a filipino tradition can you combine power, leadership, and lupia. so i would like to call on our newest board member, a lovely -- i am proud of her. i knew her as a young girl, and she is really our host for tonight. so if you just keep quiet, you're going to get your food. ladies and intimate, board member of the filipina women's network, the one that can put power and lupia together, susie cansada. >> thank you, tita elena. i know everyone is hungry, because i can see the line for me already. i wanted to say, i look forwa