>> our inspiration is a great blue heron. it was the site itself that attracted us.his is an incredibly beautiful outdoor room. we did a bit of reverse engineering once we knew we wanted to work here. which animals live here? the great blue heron jumped out at us. we walked around, and quickly, you get into another pace. you slow down, leave the city behind you. you can feel the wind and the breeze. in our increasingly frenetic, fast-paced, connected life, the chance to be of here and slow down a bit was part of the agenda. as part of the installation, it was suggested that this would be deliberately not mowed because it would allow the sustaining of insects, plants, that would graduate -- that would gravitate to the area. >> that is right. i think you quickly notice that. >> thank you for being here. presidio habitat is an exhibition at the presidio trust. it will be in san francisco through may 2011. we hope you will come out to experience this amazing exhibition and great natural treasure. >> to learn more about the other habitats installations in the presidio, vi

but there is concern that there is protection not just for the blue heron. what in the lease or outside of the lease is the recon park department doing to preserve the place? >> one of the main things we have done is it is illegal to share food with the animals. we have signs out there. we would implement an aggressive campaign as part of any lease to try to address that measure. they are proposing to work with the audubon society to create a certified audubon sanctuary where the society would come forward and they would do an audit of their environmental practices and determine what the potential impacts there are and what steps can be taken. >> the quality was improved with the capital improvements, this would improve with the more families to decide so this is traffic increased and visits to the site. can you talk about what the lease does to those concerns that people have raised. >> on the issue of tour buses, currently they are prohibited from driving. that will continue to rest and not move within the lease. the nieclease requires that may abide by al

>> our inspiration is a great blue heron. it was the site itself that attracted us. an incredibly beautiful outdoor room. we did a bit of reverse engineering once we knew we wanted to work here. which animals live here? the great blue heron jumped out at us. we walked around, and quickly, you get into another pace. you slow down, leave the city behind you. you can feel the wind and the breeze. in our increasingly frenetic, fast-paced, connected life, the chance to be of here and slow chance to be of here and slow down a bit

in summary i would like to say that the heron's need protection. the children of san francisco deserve the bullet -- the boat's upstairs. this could all happen with the ortega's. thank you. [tone] supervisor chu: thank you. >> supervisors, my name is larry pain. to be frank i have a dog in the fight. by currently sell hot dogs to the cafe, enabling me to support a ranch in northern california that is seventh generation. the purchases made by ortega go directly to my branch. our hot dogs are produced by a third generation sausage making factory in fairfield. i would like to thank all of those people. my company employs five people. the ongoing support of the ortega's for local businesses. cannot be disputed. supervisor chu: thank you. >> good morning, supervisors. henry [unintelligible] i would like to take a few minutes to highlight of the most important elements of this proposal. the ortega family enterprises dedicated to maintaining the characteristics of the stow lake boat house. they are uniquely qualified to renovate and manage the boat house.

be outside government so i am disappointed there is a way to achieve a little more on those spaces heron -- spaces. i do not want to lose about around the corner. it does not sound like there is support for the, and i completely understand the complication. i would love to hear what commissioners think on the topic. it is often very shaded because of the tall buildings. >> i like the well did -- a welcoming nature of the ground floor ergo, which reminds me of a one-on-one california and one of one -- 101 california, because it is unlike many buildings where they are flat against the sidewalk. it appears to be a 21st century cornice, and witches and not on the top and will break up the building and hopefully be eliminated as you approach the city. i do have some questions. i think everyone realizes we need a curb cut. retail at second floor is a good idea. other areas have multiple floor areas that make it very attractive. maybe you can answer some questions. everything is compliant on the lower part. it goes to 160 feet, and i believe it goes to the upper floors from 15,000 as opposed to

>> our inspiration is a great blue heron. it was the site itself that attracted us. an incredibly beautiful outdoor room. we did a bit of reverse engineering once we knew

the interns at the heron's had parked, apprenticeship program, and building enhancement training programs at pier 70. the collaboration between the committee and port staff resulted in the program expanding from 150,000 in 2005 to a budget proposal $700,000 serving low-income and young adults and disadvantaged residents. skill sets offered range from landscaping and recycling to ship repair. budget analysts recommended that we prepare an overview of youth employment and workforce development programs, which we have done and handed out today. specifically to the reserve programs for the sheriff's garden project, this would be expanded for the earth stored program to hire two apprentices and one senior apprentice to provide enhanced park maintenance on the southern waterfront and do native plantings for parks. the requested funds funded four months of the program. next year the program is fully budgeted and will be before you in may. the maritime program collaborates with the california maritime academy with a preference for severance as the residence. designed to provide a university setti

breathtaking the soviet embassy moved into this building in one nine hundred twenty nine also known as heron to the house it was one of the few venues in the area the bravely use the number thirteen but scared of anything another interesting fact is that they just pay one pound a year for the rent here but on the flip side of that the british embassy residence in moscow pays just one ruble which is actually fifty times cheaper a good price for both every year the u.k. consular section issues two hundred thousand visas for russians who want to visit london the russian embassy says it supports the russian business while in britain offering assistance wherever possible but how does the embassy help british and russian relations i think the russian culture needs no major. introduction or advertisement here. because russia is a branch of european christian civilization and i think we share the same. values who enter in the same perception of the good and bad. life and therefore will and. there is no such thing as a cultural barrier between the two nations the russian cultural heritage is extremel

i discovered them -- stone lake heron colony. we brought thousands of schoolchildren there. i supervised as a community person the first renovation of that lake in 50 years, insisting on more access for people with disabilities, trash,," , all of these things. supposedly i met with mr. kinseyforth twice. but he made a mistake about the entire colony. first of all, it has been out there opposite the boat house for 18 years, not strawberry island. i have to say that as far as protecting the colony and the wild life out there, i have had complete support from current tenants. my concerns are not even reflected in this agreement. number one, there is nothing in the boating issues about protecting the wildlife there. i mentioned making sure that boaters were informed that they were not allowed to bring their boats on to the island or stop anywhere to get off. that is not reflected. i am asking you to please consider this. thank you. supervisor chu: please remember to state your opposition or support for the measure. >> my name is dr. john [unintelligible] and i suppose it -- supp

>> our inspiration is a great blue heron. it was the site itself that attracted us. this is an incredibly beautiful outdoor room. we did a bit of reverse engineering once we knew we wanted to work here. which animals live here? the great