>> aye. >> president buell: so moved. >> clerk: we are now on item 11, japantown peace plaza concept design. >> good morning, everyone. i hope you're managing to stay cool. i'm not managing. my name is -- good morning, commissioners. my name is michael degregorio. i'm a project manager at the capital division and the item before you today is discussion and possible action to approve a conceptual design for improvements to the japantown peace plaza. approval of this proposed action by the commission is the approval action as defined by san francisco administrative code we had the opportunity to present this last week at capital committee and so i'm very excited to come back and to present to the full commission today. this is a really exciting moment for me, for the department, and also for the community. this project references our strategic plan by inspiring public space and by inspiring play. what the process has been since about may 2018 has represented just really, really tremendous community support seen in three mai

. >> president buell: moved and seconded. in favour? so moved. >> clerk: we are now on item 6, san francisco zoo. >> in the month of august our pacaderm building was host to a display depicting drawings of remembrances of things in 1929. coming up on august 31 through labour day, we will be hosting the komoto festival celebrating asian wildlife. we're celebrating 40 years of the insect zoo where you can learn about bugs and why they're crucial to our ecosystems. on the weekend of august 10 we've got a seshl celebration with insect meet and greets. we host partner associations that weekend as well. our summer programs continue and include nature trail, which is open daily and led by teen volunteers. talk on the wild side, also a daily program by volunteers stationed at various exhibits throughout the zoo. our bio facts about each exhibit and wildlife theater. our camp ends tomorrow. we had over 280 campers and 80 teaching assistants. we have several early childhood programs at the zoo for all age groups, starting with the stro

. >> clerk: commissioner buell has an excused absence. this is the meeting of the parks and recreation committee. we welcome everyone here and we ask that you please turn off devices that may sound off during this meeting. if you would like to speak on any item today, we request but do not require you to complete a blue card. unless otherwise announced, each person will have three minutes for public comment. neither the commission or staff will respond to public comment. if there is an item of interest to you that is not on the agenda and is under the subject matter of the commission, you may speak under general public comment, and that is item 4. last, if the fire alarms activate, you must exit the building in an orderly exit. the elevators will return to the first floor and are not available for use. please make your way to the closest area of refuge. inside the restroom is a city box. please press the button and someone will come to assist you. we will be taking items 10 and 11 out of order and they will be heard after item 7. >> first