golden gate park has water. land is being taken, and is being justified by the fact of the water in golden gate park. the construction yard could be cleaned up. if you do not need it, take the stuff out. nature will take over. let's have a vision for the area. the netherlands had two of stories that preserve the dna of tulips that are being lost. windmills' at a mill house right next door. let's envision that as park land that everyone can use. san francisco is going to become more and more dense. we need our park land. please, take golden gate park off the list of open land for development projects. we have done a scoping letter, which is available on our website. i believe it is available in your package, and we have copies today for anyone who is interested. >> is there any other public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> commissioners, this was an information-only item. are there any questions at this stage? hearing none -- oh, commissioner harrison. commissioner harrison: if i cou

recycled water would be used primarily for the -- primarily for golden gate part. -- park. this table summarizes the recycled water plant project. the irrigation in golden gate park is the highest demand with the total current recycled water demand. the facility is proposed to be located at the west end of golden gate park, an area currently used for construction staging. these images show a street level view of the current conditions. the top image of martin luther king drive that showed that the spot is hidden behind trees. this is the existing ground water location that currently it is providing irrigation water to the park. this is used for oil stagin, storage, and other maintenance activities. the recycled water facility is two semi-circle structures. once constructed, the structures would approximately occupy 1 acre of the site. we are proposing landscape improvements to the area surrounding the facility. this is the landscapers goal of increasing public use. the remaining two acres to the rest of the proposed building would likely be used to the construction of the bu

go to: gate park? -- golden gate park? >> the marina green is different because it is part of the marina fund. they have to stay there, it is legally required. the maintenance that takes place in the marina fund is not charged to the general fund. while the vast majority of our 225 parks, the revenues are earned and expenses, out of one general pot, that is not the case uniquely at the marina. >> is there any other public comment on this item? >> good afternoon, commissioners. i have always loved softees from way back. i am pleased that you are talking about ways to minimize this, deliberate or advertent at all of the food vending sites at the park. this has been a real concern of mine. lack of education and lack of signage, even when they're supposedly is not food in the arboretum and other places. animal control has their own camp plane -- has their own campaign. a dead animal is a dead animal. it sounds a little bit harsh. i would hate to have to start exterminating squirrels. softees ma

this is a food cart initiative that takes place in golden gate park. we are putting this in golden gate park to provide amenities for park users. this is to replace wafflemania. they are serving as organic gues, slow-cooked food. they will have for its and vegetables that are seasonally available. there are three exceptionally well-known restaurants in the east bay. they have an exceptional knowledge in indian cooking. it has been acknowledged in national and local media. menu items will include traditional items like curries, chai tea, and bread. they have a tremendous green commitment in this endeavor. they have water measures that they have taken. they have converted the truck to biodiesel. they will aim at a trash conversion rate of 75%. they will also supply recycling containers to use with their customers. the food will be prepared by a famous chef. there will be dishes prepared on site. a number will be cooked on site, which will ensure the freshest possible experience. the hours will be 10:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. during the winter. during that i

of that advertising proficiency and know how to increase the percentage of visitors in e go golden gate park. i'm 100% confident that brian and his team, at the electric tour company, the work well with your staff, with your commission, with golden gate park users and create and operate a world class segue tour operation. thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> lori, lauren, and then ross, please. >> good afternoon, corey roebuck from cable car sights. we have the motorized cable cars that have been driving around here since 1959 here in support of this item. i've actually had the opportunity to take a segway tour from fisherman's wharf. i can speak to the professionalism of the staff that was there. in the 50-minute training i had, the safety, courtesy towards other vehicles and pedestrians, very thorough. had no hesitation whatsoever in actually going out on the streets of san francisco. in fact, we brought our entire ticketing staff back, because we had such a great time on our tour. and my wife reminds me that i've promised to take her out as well. our tours crossed paths on at least t

well, for one thing, the golden gate park, the roads, the park commissioners were very jealous about. they didn't want anybody to use the golden gate park roads for commerce or transporting things. they wanted to keep it for recreation. so for a long time i thought maybe they used that streetcaroline on lincoln way, used the rail, somehow put the cars on some kind of fladbed rail thing, brought them out to the edge and dragged them across the sand, perhaps on sleds or something. i finally came across what heyman did in an article. he actually somehow talked the commissioners into using the golden gate park roads. so he -- remember, the apparatus, most of the machinery, is taken out of these cars which makes them a lot lighter. they're mostly wood at this point. they're probably brought out, pulled by horses through golden gate park road. then in 1892, the great highway gets improved. then he's only got maybe half a block of sandunes to drag these cars on to his land. now, once you get these cars kind of sitting in the sandunes and somebody buys a lot three blocks away, i don't know ex

it took about 13, 15 years in public. >> this is actually in golden gate park, the casino. it was a controversy at the time to have a place that serve liquor and had card games in golden gate park. eventually, it moved to 24th ave. >> we still have the newly recently refurbished stop along the great highway. the beach shall i -- chalet. i always find it ironic that these federal highway funds were used to refurbish this place for drivers to get a drink. terrific. [laughter] >> there were farms, and there were dairies, as these houses are starting to be built, and they are more conventional residents is, and they are still a farm. in the distance, you can see it is still sand dunes. >> and water once again from windmills and wells. >> there is a few small lakes. some of the lakes are natural lakes. they are not all man-made. >> it took a while to get the water lines out there. >> you can see the huge sand dune behind it. it was a challenge to get basic services. people would build houses, and instantly, a huge sand banks would blow in the night and basically close-up people's

extras are expense dwroif repair and replace. >> and so. >> this is time to catch the train at golden gate park. is a new addition. and abc 7's don sanchez. >> and hop aboard take a train through golden gate park. and there is items transformed into park landmarks. and there is a the back of an old vrr. and they find cool stuff and this is so engaging with visitors and they're studying things also. >> there is a tribute to the site playing host to visitors every year. >> he wanted a miniature landscape. and in a lot of cases we're able to find them. >> it's here in the full-size version of the conservatory of flowers. it's the oldest building in golden gate park. and flowers will be changed seasonal. >> there are three flower change overautos favorites from years past are here. cable cars and there is a sign from on old skrabel set. that is the actual pipe morgue yachblt painted ladies are boxes. and running by is thomas the train. >> that looks fun. >> there are changes coming soon. >> torjs rain first arrives and compared to monday, we're going down about 30 degrees. there is a live picture.

rethink possible. >> safety concerns in golden gate park. overy of a body and a severed arm over the weekend. last night, a transit was stabbed by a homeless man. stanley roberts went to golden gate park on how dangerous it could be on people behaving badly. >> it is called the gem of san francisco a major tourist attraction from all over the world. and to some people, this gem has a major flaw welcome to golden gate park. according to some people that frequent the park the safest sections- >> everything from center to the beach is safer. >> everything from canyon street, hit the hillis dangerous. should you be worried? >> and according to, what happened here was transmitted to transit. >> gang activity with homeless king, transient--28 the other transient debt- homeless a gang. >> and met and that the means is a major problem to the city and also this park. >> one thing i noticed is that although the original and alcohol current limited. and to this police on turand with visible signs of a crawl. >> what did you get a sight it for? >> alcoho

craig has our report. >> reporter: his name is trash, and he lives in golden gate park. on tuesday night, trash says he witnessed the latest in a series of violent incidents at golden gate park. >> he jumps on top of a dude and shanked him three times in the back. >> reporter: the man was stabbed three timed in the back but will survive. the a stabbing in july proved to be deadly. police arrested a 65-year-old man for stabbing a 25-year-old man to death near the con shriven city of flowers. >> it definitely makes me less comfortable going there. >> reporter: last sun, a man walking his dog found a body and severed arm. right now, police are calling it a suspicious death. in all three case, the victims and the suspects are believed to be transients. >> right here and right here is an altercation. i was yelling at my girlfriend. >> reporter: franky saids he wasn't stabbed in the park but hangs out with people who are part of the park's illegal underground culture. >> people sell drugs and get beef for them. what are they going to want to do after that? >> reporter: knowing

when i was chair, there was a big issue with us because we wanted our part to look like golden gate park, and crocker is not golden gate park. it is an athletic field with many athletics going on. tennis, basketball, but she ball, football, soccer, but there are areas that could be beautified, and one of the things i would like to suggest, and i met with the general manager a few weeks ago, is that we need to be stewards. the general public needs to be stewards of their park if they want to see improvements and cleanliness in -- and a state park to go to. >> thank you very much. >> good afternoon. i would hope that the general manager would agendize this on the regular agenda next time. i think it is an important report, and people do not know. it is buried without any notice under general managers' report. you have to be psychic to know this is coming, so when you have something as important as this public report card, may i please urge that it be agendized? and i want to bring up something i have mentioned for the full five years this report has been mentioned -- all the parks are not

. >> we are on item number 12, the golden gate park tennis complex pro shop, food and beverage concessions, tennis lessons, request for proposals. >> i would like to present the you the request for proposals add to the golden gate park tennis complex. the complex provides the public with course. these are the only courts where the public pays a small fee to reserve time. we wish to enhance the recreational experience by extending the quality of the amenities offered and the only way to do so as to implement a pro shop and increase the quality. for over 30 years, we have offered lessons. the lessons have taken place is at four of the 21 courts. this proposal would continue that operation. they would be offered at four of the 21 courts. the 17 will be reserved for the public. group lessons will continue to be permitted to. we will also have the youth program. right now, we don't have an operational pro shop or offer any concessions. we are requiring that the pro shop offers services like tennis racket rental and three stringing and regrouping. we would also like to have other tennis-related

archery at golden gate park. our play grounds. here it is in use today. this is bernal heights park. you can still see the gutters they put in there. this is buena vista parks. this is quezar park. this is mount davidson. look out for the rock. this is on telegraph park. this is stern grove. this is a little known park above candle stick. here's my friend jake, standing by a wall. this was rosy play ground. they turned it into a park and it was also restored by wpa. i believe they torn down the house, which was unforgivable and the zoo is wpa. and here's the murals inside the mother's building. the marina sea walls and great aquatic park. the palace of fine arts. we wouldn't have and a little further in, lake merit, this pier. alva rado park and then, some of you my recognize this. the berkeley rose garden. did it have to be this beautiful. finally, i'm going to wrap up. san francisco is rich in the various kinds of arts projects. we have a fabulous collection of stuff here. there were four components. there was visual arts, federal theater, federal musics

this plant will build a 40,000 square feet of buildings in one corner of golden gate park. the tallest building will be 30 feet in height. there will be new paving for the entry road and parking, nightlighting and gates. the purpose it is to use the aquifer water for drinking and treated water from the oceanside waste water plant for irrigation. we would like the people to come. we'd like the people to comment on the e. the i.r. and to turn in written comments. there's more information on our website. we are particularly concerned because the plant is being built above ground in gold epigate park where the master plan says it is supposed to be below grade. we would like to find another location for plant and fit absolutely has to be in the park, we would like different design alternatives so it can be built below grade and we have a lot more information on our website. thank you very much. president buell: thank you. >> lindsey? followed by rachel and followed by jamie. >> good afternoon, commissioners. >> i need you to speak into the mic. >> my name is lindsey. i'm a longti

christine speaker gruesome discovery at golden gate park sparks concerns. his is the world's most expensive race how could impact san francisco's budget. the transit was stabbed in the back, and another man. we went to golden gate park to see how dangerous some parks of park to be in this edition of people behaving badly. >>it's called the gem of san francisco, it's a major tourist attraction for world. it's a gem that to some people that has a major flaw. welcome to golden gate park where according to some people who frequent the>>everything past the tennis courts to the rest of the park to the beach is safer. >>this would imply that everything from stanyon st to hippy hill is dangerous, but should you be worried. according to gisela who happens here is transient on transient crime. >>there are sometimes gangs that come like homeless gangs that come from other areas. >>gisela said she's not afraid to walk through the park but she admits that it does have one major problem, >>methamphetamine it's a big but also i'm sure that it's dealt in the park somehow. >

archery at golden gate park. our play grounds. here it is in use today. this is bernal heights park. you can still see the gutters they put in there. this is buena vista parks. this is quezar park. this is mount davidson. look out for the rock. this is on telegraph park. this is stern grove. this is a little known

everyone donated a certain amount to create golden gate park. they also created smaller parks. there were all part of the deal. >> a lot of people got moved closer to downtown as part of the deal. if you are out in the middle of nowhere land and had a couple of acres, they would trade you a better acres somewhere else. >> how was it decided to put it where it is? >> it was controversial. people thought they could not put a park there because it was all sand dunes. people were pushing for a large city park in other places. it was a political compromise. >> between lincoln and fulton and the beach. >> you're saying, why did they decide that exact plot? they brought someone from new york to come up with a park plan. they eventually made it a rectangle. they had the panhandle part. the panhandle was the same with as golden gate park, but there was dealmaking going on between park commissioners and they decided they would buy the land and cut off part of the panhandle. >> the development of lincoln park is interesting. you can see the cemetery. >> on the map, it is a cemetery. >> wh

john mclaren had said that golden gate park was too far away. he proposed that we have a park in the south end of the city. the campaign slogan was, people need this open space. one of the things that had to open is there were a lot of people who did a homestead here, about 25 different families. their property had to be bought up. so it took from 1928 to 1957 to buy up all the parcels of land that ended up in this 317 acres. the park, as a general rule, is heavily used in the mornings and the evenings. one of the favorite places is up by the upper reservoir because dogs get to go swim. it's extremely popular. many fights in the city, as you know, about dogs in parks. we have 317 acres and god knows there's plenty of room for both of us. man and his best friend. early in the morning people before they go to work will walk their dogs or go on a jog themselves with their dogs. joggers love the park, there's 7 miles of hiking trails and there's off trail paths that hikers can take. all the recreational areas are heavily used on weekends. we have the

see how ur dealer is giving at facebook.com/chevrolet. >> time to catch the train at golden gate parkat the third annual garden railway. there is a new addition this year. conductor on the trip tonight arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez. >> hop aboard and take a train trip through golden gate park. wonderland of plants, flowers and items that have been transformed into park landmark. carrousel spins on old turn table. the blades of the dutch wind mill are rulers. the museum is the back of and an old vcr. artist unexpected use of materials recycled. >> they go out and find really cool stuff and they repurpose them and recon figure them and you come up with the really cool things and so engaging with the visitor. suddenly they are studying things and kind of figuring it out also. >>reporter: the park is center piece. tribute to the 1,000 plus acre site host to 14 million visitors every year. >> we really wanted to create a miniature landscape of golden gate park and in a lot of cases we were able to find miniature tree fern and miniature tulip come in the spring. >>reporter: ex

. >> we are now on item 8, the golden gate park seguway tours. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i am pleased to discuss with you today segway tours in golden gate park. it is a possible action to approve the selection of the san francisco electric tour company as the operator and authorize staff to enter into negotiations with the company for a lease to operate tours. as you know, segway tours are a fun, low-impact wait to see golden gate park's 2,000 acres. in march, we issued an rfp. in 2009, we conducted a trial. the trial operator followed eight route which was clever plea -- which was -- followed a route which was collectively developed. there was no known opposition or complaint. the selection process for this rfp require the operator have experience, the ability to finance the operation, and a robust marketing and business plan. we received responses from three entities. we had a three-member selection panel consisting of a member of the mayor's office of neighborhood service, a member of the streets division, and a capital division employees. proposals were scored on expe

who live near golden gate park. the last thing is the 500-foot radius. you have to notify people. 500 feet does not do it. >> thank you. >> is there any other public comment on this item? public comment is closed. >> after taking input on the commission, does this now go to -- i assume you are going to modify the policy, and it will come back to the operations committee or one of the subcommittee's before it comes to the full commission? >> i am going to take it back to the original stakeholders and back to you guys either at a full commission meeting or whichever you prefer. >> can i suggest we have it at operations. >> there is an operations committee proposed in the organization of the commission. unless it is time-sensitive, we can adopt it when we get improvements, so there are lots of options. >> it is your pleasure, and this depends on creating a committee structure. i think the public has been waiting for general guidelines so we can have mutual expectations about how we are going to proceed. our thought in

we have funds to fund this project and others in golden gate park. the granting agent was not going to reimburse the city so we found ourselves were we had to stop context and stop the fine source and bring a new funds sores and to pay for this. as part of that general fund dollars allocated from the office to augment those issues at that point and time. the discrepancy that you see is actually the general fund dollars which are sitting in the fifth column in our monthly report. the reason is that those general fund dollars are used for expenses that can't be reimbursed. that is difficult for me to understand. the general funds were allocated specifically for construction projects specifically to offset proposition 12 funds. >> can you send me something? >> i will have to bridge that gap. i am more than happy to provide that detail. >> can i entertained a notion -- motion? >> seconded. >> this is unanimous. >> we are on item 16, the continuation of general public comment. you have two minutes. >> i am 90 years old now and my memory kind of face from

vehicle is about 5 to 10 years old. >>> san francisco police are investigating a stabbing at golden gate parkit's the latest in a string of violent incidents at the bay area's most popular park. craig spoke to one man who has firsthand knowledge of the problem and he is joining us live with an update. >> reporter: good morning. in fact a couple of people we spoke to this morning say they were here on tuesday knight. i did just speak with not only the park police, which is basic lay substation here at golden gate park, just around the corner and police headquarters within the hour and both say they have no information on whether or not there is a suspect in that tuesday night stabbing. it happened 6:15 on tuesday night. police say a 19-year-old man was stabbed twice in the back and it is the latest in a series of violent episodes here at the golden gate park's recent history. sunday's news maybe the most disturbing of them all. a man walking his dog found a body and a severed arm of on the south side of the polo field. police have not identified the body or said how the arm was severed but sai