placed on harding park. because i worked out there during -- for years and years and i was personally hurt by the terrible report, terrible comments and things that were said about harding over the years and to hear the praise being put upon it now is just really great. it does my heart great to hear that kind of talk. my last thing is that i want to personally commend tom hart, his staff, and tom hart for the work that he did on this meeting that we had out there. i was there and commissioner lee were there. and the professionalism, the thoroughness and dealing with the public, astounding. i really want to commend you for that work. you did an outstanding job. commissioner sullivan: while we're commending. i want to also commend you for taking our suggestion which i think actually came from bo, in a prior meeting, to go out and talk to the golf community and our experts out there which you did with john. >> right. he was very, very helpful. john attended the public meeting as well. john's an avid san francis

to an amount that is 85% or less of a prior fiscal year, harding park -- the harding park course budget then the city shall notify manager of such reduction. upon receipt of such notice the parties shall meet and confer for a period of not less than 30 days, next page, to determine in good faith whether management believes the city can meet exhibit b, section a of the master agreement, the general course operating plan summary. that's exhibit d which i don't have available to me. so the actual reduction in the budget does not trigger that, it's based on whether those standards that are referenced here which i don't have before me. what do those standards look like? >> thank you, supervisors. this is an exhibit to the master tour agreement and it talks about the whole seven paige document and by the way, we've continued to discuss with the pga these standards and we do re-evaluate from time to time but they talk about a general course maintenance operating plan summary and they talk about for example the number of times the greens should be mowed, every day, the -- when the tee boxes are

my name is bruce and i am a gardener at harding park. i am also a shop steward. also the acting chair of the gulf committee for local 261. i will read a statement on their behalf. the local 261 membership and public employee gulf committee supports the approval of the proposed partnership between the pga and the city of san francisco, especially the agreement that allows our staff to continue to maintain harding park as they have been doing since the 1930's. our qualified greenskeepers, teamers, -- teamsters, farmers, mechanics, they'll take great pride in their work and look forward to see the park as center stage in the tournament ahead. we look forward to working with pga as we initiate a new chapter in san francisco and its historic golf courses. supervisor avalos: thank you, next speaker, please. >> i am the president of the pga golf into our properties and thank you for your consideration today. we are honored to be considered as a partner to the city. we put our money where our mouth is, so to speak, investing a substantial amount of money, annually, commi

after putting it money into harding park annually, have we not learn something? minutes does not give me much time, but first of all the contract was originally r f q four qualifications, unfortunately they did not sign the contract with them. it was signed with ttc, which is a shell corporation. they were given approval based on financial ability. who is this new group? will they be responsible? i am a lawyer and any lawyer knows that you do not let your shell corporations sign your contracts. the next thing is that every year, the department says they have lost $500,000. actually it is $1.2 million because they are not able to pay back the opening statement. when you do that, this thing is a losing proposition. we are using the same model that got us into trouble and we have not learned anything. we are really making a mistake. if you look at my brief, the averages $1.2 million each year. the reason we are losing this kind of money is because we are paying $3.5 million for someone to push tickets. i worked at a golf course as a kid and i was one of those ticket

the added exposure will not only increase the harding park brand but generate additional revenues for local hotels and restaurants. as my staff will discuss, the ttc will receive no management fee but only an incentive fee, a savings of over $290,000 a year. it's important to note that the tbc and pga are so interested in becoming affiliated with harding they're willing to do so with no guarantee of receiving a penny of revenue. the tpc and the pga is not as economic. but it is rather inin sharing a grand brand and maintaining a course that has become an incredible treasured asset for the city and the game of golf. in parning with the tpc it is reassuring to know we will be working with a manage deeply committed to public golf and as committed to keeping the golf course maintained by our own employees. in fact, even before the tpc was selected to manage the golf course, the pga had placed a renowned agronomist at the course to provide training and expertise and some leadership to our city staff on site in the -- some of the finer course of golf course agron onlyy and maintenance at no

with the tournament players club of california for management of clubhouse and golf course at harding park and fleming park, excluding operations. >> good morning, supervisors. this morning i have the pleasure of presenting to you a management agreement between the city and the tournament players club of california, a wholly owned subsidiary of pga golf courses for the operation of harding park club and golf house. the city and the pga tour have a master agreement which will bring a total of six international golf tournaments to harding including the amex cup in 2007, last year's president's cub and the shjuan cup later this fall. similar to the america's cup, each of these events has a significant impact on the city. the president's cup alone brought in $80 million in economic activity in to the city in 2009 on top of the 28 hours of international television coverage that displayed our city to 550 million households in 235 countries. events such as this would make harding one of the top three public golf courses in the country. right along with torrey pines in san diego and beth page in n

clerk calvillo: item 17, a management agreement for the harding park golf course. president chiu: colleagues, can we take this same house, call? this item is adopted. item 18. clerk calvillo: authorizing the department of public health to enter into contracts for out of county behavioral health services in the foster care system. president chiu: colleagues, can we take this same house, same call? it is passed. i 19. -- item 19. clerk calvillo: the planning code, rehabilitation and maintenance of transfer lots after the sale of transferral rights. president chiu: if we can proceed to item 20? clerk calvillo: mr. president, and 19th? -- item 19? president chiu: if we could continue that. clerk calvillo: ok. this is to eliminate the exemptions for grocery store and in box stores from the ban on the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies. president chiu: supervisor mar. supervisor mar: mr. president, colleagues, this will remove the exemption of grocery and big box stores. as i stated before, i wanted to thank my co-author supervisor bevan dufty but also supervisor max

action to approve the plans and specifications and award water enterprise water system and a ward harding park recycled water project in the amount of $5,251,100 to the lowest, qualified, responsible and responsive builder to construct recycled water delivery storage and pumping facilities. president crowley: ok. commissioner morlan, anything on this? commissioner moran: no. president crowley: it's been moved. >> second. president crowley: any questions? >> we have no speaker cards. president crowley: no speaker cards. ok. all those in favor of adopting number 12, please signify by saying aye. >> aye. president crowley: opposed? >> the eyes have it. >> the next item is closed session. would you like to entertain a motion to invoke privilege? president crowley: ok. i'll entertain a motion at this time. during closed session while the gallery is convened. the motion will assert attorney-client privilege. anybody in the public that wants to make comments on anything in closed session? >> yes. i forget the item numbers, i think it's 17 and 18, the cob tract's renewal, two exceptional individuals,

we've got a new management agreement at the harding park golf course that is now awaiting board of supervisers disapproval and a new concession at the lake is in process. gold number four, improving -- goal number four, improving our stewardship. we want to create a cultural sustainability and implement practices that can serve our resources. rec and park has implemented recycling at all rec centers and composting has been implemented at most of our sites and that's something we're going to finish this year. rec and park and the public utilities commission which has been a terrific park for us have identified the top 12012 parks with the highest irrigation problems. $2.5 million has been allocated for repairs. our natural area staff has partnered with u.s. fish and wildlife services and city organizations to reintroduce the blue butterfly atop twin peaks and we're the first city in the nation to introduce the new green steam machine, a weed kill that are eliminates the use of pesticides around children's play areas. with respect to sustainable design, the department is committed to providing i

and we understand that parking as something that's hard to pull away from any block. you never have neighbors say, take my onstreet parking away. and we never hear that. and i think, that the reality as we study the bike plan component, this is a huge part, not just because parking as a function the street, and parking is a buffer. and bridget is helping me with the bike plan and doing 56 projects that we will analyze and in that analysis, we will look at the aspect of parking. and there is no hard-and-fast rule that says, biking lane in and parking out. and it's not that simple, and i situation at scott, i live close to that and that's not way we will approach bike lanes as a rule in the city. >> i would like to know how new york city managed to bar right turn on reds. and i understand that the fed's have a requirement. and to get back to that. is there any way that another city can get rid of right turns on red? >> someone may know that answer, i don't think they ever allowed right turns on red. and the hold that the fed's have over the states is the money. and that'

parking, too dangerous for bikers. the law doesn't allow bike lanes because drivers can't see cyclists when they back out. >> so how hard is it to park in reverse? let me just say, it's going to take some practice. >> as you turned back in, people may not expect you to back into a diagonal parking so there might be some fender benders initially. >> reporter: the city engineer gave us a demonstration when all of a sudden, the driver behind him got confused. this is all new and drivers will learn eventually. >> this doesn't exist in downtown fremont. and probably was wondering why i was doing that in a street where there was so much room. >> do you think that will change over time? >> that's our hope. >> reporter: the city of fremont trying to move urban planning forward by going backwards. >>> medical marijuana for people with a sweet toot. well, a new shop smells ice cream with marijuana extract. makers of this say that one bite is equivalent to four to five poufs of a really good joint. it's super premium ice cream so there are more calories and fat than regular ice cream and it has -- it may have some side effects tha

i don't really want to talk about how hard it is to find parking on street cleaning days or the contentions of the current owners. my concern is the division of this lot will allow at some future point in time the development of this smaller house. we already have a fairly maxed-out lot. if that second building were to be expanded, i think it would be ridiculously huge. i would hate to see that happen. i have heard they are willing to limit the number of units. i haven't heard any guarantee they would limit the size of the smaller building. that is my primary concern. thank you. >> thank you. i have one speaker card left for a flesha feng. does anyone else care to speak? any other public comment? seeing none, we'll move into rebuttal. mr. sanchez? >> thank you. scott sanchez, planning department. we can certainly appreciate the appellant's concerns and issues regarding financing. however, that is not a suitable criteria for justifying granting them a variance. additionally, this hardship is self imposed given the 1975 decision to allow construction at the front of the property. additionally

parking? too dangerous for bikers. the law does not allow bike lanes because drivers can see cyclists when they back out. how hardeverse? let me just say it's going to take some practice. >> i should turn to back in. people may not expect you to back into a diagonal parking. so there might be some fender benders initially. >> reporter: city engineer norm hughes gave us a demonstration when all of a sudden the driver behind him got confused, hit the brakes and started honking. hughes said this is all new and drivers will learn eventually. >> this doesn't exist in downtown freemont and probably was wondering why i was doing that in a street where there was so much room. >> reporter: you think that will change over time? >> that's our hope. >> reporter: the city of freemont trying to move urban planning forward by going backward. kiet do, cbs5. >>> a group of law enforcers is getting behind the proposition that would legalize recreational pot usage. oakland city attorney john russo and former police officer nate practicedly spoke in support of the measure. dozens of other cops and d. it a.s have signed on as well. t

parking too dangerous for bikers. the law doesn't allow bike lanes because drivers can't see cyclists when they back out. >> so how hard is it to park in reverse? let me just say, it's going to take some practice. >> i should turn to back in. people may -- as you turn to back in people may not expect you to back into diagonal parking so there might be some fender-benders initially. >> reporter: the city engineer gave us a demonstration when all of a sudden -- [ beep ] >> reporter: -- the driver hind him got confused, hit the brakes and started honking. hughes says this is all new and drivers will learn eventually. >> this doesn't exist in downtown fremont. and probably was wondering why i was doing that in a street where there was so much room. >> reporter: do you think that will change over time? >> that's our hope. >> reporter: the city of fremont trying to move urban planning forward by going backwards. kiet do, cbs 5. >> and the san jose city council now debating how california's high-speed rail line is going to pass through the city. the two options here? a tunnel or an elevated track. city staff recommends that e

i do not think we can pretend that making it hard to drive and park will make it so that people do noteed to drive their cars. we need to be realistic. i am pretty sure i know who passed the first question about living 3.8 miles away from the grocery store. it was my neighbor down the street. i live in a place where there is nothing at all. no one's needs can be met with in the walking radiance. with a lot of hills. we have seniors. we have people with needs. let's serve the needs. let's build the transit first. a lot more carrot and a lot less stick. >> as a member of the community college board, we were able to cut the parking by half. we were able to do that because we had three bus stops. in district 10, you will never see the concentration of public transit. it is another unfunded mandate and buzz word to say "cars

i do not think we can pretend that making it hard to drive and park will make it so that people do noteed to drive their cars. we need to be realistic. i am pretty sure i know who passed the first question about living 3.8 miles away from the grocery store. it was my neighbor down the street. i live in a place where there is nothing at all. no one's needs can be met with in the walking radiance. w

take them to school, do errands. >> reporter: but people are driving around trying to find parking spots and it's hardnough and now nannies are going to have their own permits to park?? >> i don't think so actually. >> reporter: andre davidson hires a mass transit riding nanny for 3.5-year-old ashley so there is no issue for her. but if there were? >> no, there's first of all no reason why they can't take the child with them. and i actually don't have an issue. kids sleeping? you know? for five minutes you can come outside your house. >> reporter: the metropolitan transportation agency will end up making the final determination on this nanny transportation issue. [ music ] ♪ [ music ] ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: mike sugerman cbs 5. ♪ [ music ] >> let's take a spoonful of sugar and get the latest forecast. >> that's a woman who listens to her forecast. did you notice she had an umbrella ready to go? wait until you see our seven- day forecast! first up, however, live cbs 5 weather camera looking towards coit tower. the sky is blue. the air temperature now at 59 degrees. and the winds are out of the west a