. >> on opening day in the brand- new helen diller playground at north park, children can be seen swinging, gliding, swinging, exploring, digging, hanging, jumping, and even making drumming sounds. this major renovation was possible with the generous donation of more than $1.5 million from the mercer fund in honor of san francisco bay area philanthropist helen diller. together with the clean and safe neighborhood parks fund and the city's general fund. >> 4. 3. 2. 1. [applause] >> the playground is broken into three general areas. one for the preschool set, another for older children, and a sand area designed for kids of all ages. unlike the old playground, the new one is accessible to people with disabilities. this brand-new playground has several unique and exciting features. two slides, including one 45- foot super slide with an elevation change of nearly 30 feet. climbing ropes and walls, including one made of granite. 88 suspension bridge. recycling, traditional swing, plus a therapeutics win for children with disabilities, and even a sand garden with chines and drums. >> it is a visi

. >> on opening day in the brand- new helen diller playground at north park, children can be seen swinging, gliding, swinging, exploring, digging, hanging, jumping, and even making drumming sounds. this major renovation was possible with the generous donation of more than $1.5 million from the mercer fund in honor of san francisco bay area philanthropist helen diller. together with the clean and safe neighborhood parks fund and the city's general fund. >> 4. 3. 2. 1. [applause] >> the playground is broken into three general areas.

. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org. >>> good afternoon and welcome to the mayor's office on disabilities meeting. heather will call roll. thank you. >> harriet chiu wong? present. chip, absent. sarah berg, absent. james absent, denise present. >> items on today's agenda. 1. welcome introduction and roll call. action item 2, reading of agenda. >> 3, public comment and action not on the agenda. each speaker is limited to 3 minutes. >> 4, information item. report from the chair. >> 5, information item report from the director of the mayor's office on disability. >> 6: information item. city careshare. access for all. city careshare will provide an over rue of the program and the expansion mobility for offices that uses mobility devices. the presentation is by rick hutchinson, ceo of city careshare. 7, information item support with family for disabilities services provided for families with individuals with disabilities. education manager and felix lopez, education coordinator. >> at 2:20 we'll break. the council will take a 10 minute break.

. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org. the recreation and park commission. >> arata. >> here. >> commissioner bonilla. >> here. >> commissioner harrison. >> here. >> commissioner martin. >> here. >> and commissioner levitan is on her way. just to a few reminders for those joining us this is the rec and park meeting for march 21, 2013. we welcome you today but we ask that you turn off electronic devices that may go off during the proceedings. we ask if you have a secondary conversation take it outside for the meeting to run as efficiently as possible. unless announced by the president of the commission each person has three minutes to speak under public comment. as a reminder we have public comment on item four and then -- and that is for 15 minutes total and then again continued on item number 10. please address your comments to the commission during public comment on items. in order to allow equal time to all neither the commission or staff may respond to questions. the commission may ask questions of staff after public c

. >> on opening day in the brand- new helen diller playground at north park, children

. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org. > >> the clerk of the committee is very talented. i would like to thank sfgtv. thank you very much guys. let's begin. could you please read the first item? >> item no. 1 ordinance the contract modification not to exceed the amount requirement under administration code and authorizeing the director of public works amend as needed architectural services as needed by $150,000. to $1 million for a limit purpose of completing the design on september 2nd, 2010. >> thank you very much. i have a couple words. first of all i have to thank you of this item that i'm introducing is to support the continued revitalization of the opera house. the opera house is the only building in the bay view listed on the national directory of historic places and serves as a key for a gathering place. a restoration structural upgrades and i am improvements to the facility so it can function as a larger sight for community programs and uses. the architectural team and fish has been leading this project with dpw. next i would li

. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org. >> san francisco is home to some of the most innovative companies of the 21st century. this pioneering and forward looking spirit is alive in san francisco government as well. the new headquarters of the san francisco public utilities commission at a5 25 golden gate avenue is more than just a 13-story building and office ablation. instead, city leaders, departments and project managers join forces with local architectural firms ked to build one of the greatest office buildings in america. that's more than a building. that's a living system. ♪ ♪ when san francisco first bought this land in 1999, it was home to a state office building. >> this was an old eight-story brown building the state owned and the workers' comp people were in that building. it was an old dee correctvth it building for decades. when i was a member of the board of supervisors, all of us wondered why we hadn't done anything there and the mayor thought the same. >> if an earthquake happened, the building was uninhabitable. it sat the

. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org. . >> enjoy the breakfast, we have a big program this morning so we are just going to go ahead and get started so welcome to all of you. i am mayor aye hustles i'm san francisco public blood pressure of san francisco business times and on behalf of our partner criteria require and carey and knew mark frank and all of our sponsors welcome to our annual mayor's annual for cast and happy valentine's day to awful you and i have already gotten a value ten from mayor lee. are you already fee feelings love this morning we have later pastries for you. this is the 14th year we post together this to look at the i state of city in his our region and there have been so many changes if you think about that have happened in each of these cities and sounding bay area it is last 14 years and if you look at the activity the cranes until the air the hospital building activity the activity ature ports and airports and hospitality sector the booming tech sector and all of the future plans, think about the changes th

been doing with park and rec centers across the city with [speaker not understood] parks, balboa, helen diller playground out at dolores. and the more recently completed, you can see the before and after picture of the benny young chinese rec center. we're also moving forward. part of the earthquake safety and emergency response fund, the fourth one that passed to address fire stations, here are six stations where work is in design or actually in construction and we do have the project manager from the [speaker not understood] facility program that includes fire facilities as well as criminal justice facilities. [speaker not understood] is here with us if you have other questions. but again, we really think this is significant and we're going to be coming back with another earthquake safety bond in june 2014 that i'll speak about later. and finally, there's also the new public safety building as well as the new hospital. so, on the left we're going to be having a topping out ceremony that's coming up. it's next thursday, which is the anniversary of the great 1906 earthquake. we certainly invit

. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org.