i want to call up jim wheeler and the team to make a brief presentation and show a short video highlighting some of the amazing activities we have done. >> good morning, commissioners and general manager. it's a pleasure to be with you. we have a short video to show you because we believe a picture is worth a thousand words. i would like to tell you briefly i'm blessed to have one of the most dynamic and hard-working staff within the new recreation model and you are going to see the fruits of all their labor. thank you. [applause] ♪ [inaudible] [applause] >> could you stand up for a second? we're blessed to have racks in our unit. i is want to say get out and play. >> because it is national parks and recreation month, we are going to show you not just one video today, but to. this is july in your parks. >> how long do you estimate you have been volunteering? >> about two years. >> what keeps you coming back? >> i just wanted it to come to fruition. >> are you volunteering right now? >> yes. >> how do you feel about volunteering? >> it's fun. >> it helps the community? right on. he makes it

advisory committee are kimberly from the volunteer program, and john miller, the gardener, supervisor, jim wheeler from aquatics, and the committee is chaired by sean mcfadden. this is a very fantastic result and we have talked about the responsibility in difficult times, to operate as efficiently as possible, and we have much more to come next month when we talk about the year in review. and we have received two additional fantastic grants. we had a $15,000 grant, and this is our summer camp for children of the autism spectrum, conducted in glen canyon. this is extra staff for children who need this, and they will be working with mainstream silver creativity's. we also received last friday, 1251 week camp scholarships from the children across the city. this year, and we will talk more about this next month, we have awarded a half million dollars in scholarships to children who need them fulfilling the commitment to make certain that all the children participate in all of the programs regardless of ability to pay. i was actually looking -- >> this is an event done by mercedes, and the 50th anniver

jim wheeler said a picture is worth a thousand words and there were lots of pictures worth several thousand words. a little taste of all that happy enjoys in our parks. that concludes my report. >> commissioner harrison? >> a couple of months ago, i was curious and brought up our outreach policy and i was wondering when that -- where that is and what we're going to get a report on that? >> we did bring it to you several months ago for discussion and it is alive and well and being implemented all the time. >> i would like to see it. >> sure. >> our capital report was in april. this is july. do we have an updated version? >> we do our capital reports -- do you want to speak to that? >> commissioner, that's a good point. we will have an updated july report in about two weeks. we have had a shortage of staffing in financing. one of our members responsibility -- one of our members responsible for that has left and we have been struggling to keep up with that in her absence. we are looking to replace that position, so this should be a short-term laps. we look to have both the july monthly report

i want to call up jim wheeler and the team to make a brief presentation and show a short video highlighting some of the amazing activities we have done. >> good morning, commissioners and general manager. it's a pleasure to be with you. we have a short video to show you because we believe a picture is worth a thousand words. i would like to tell you briefly i'm blessed to have one of the most dynamic and hard-working staff within the new recreation model and you are going to see the fruits of all their labor. thank you. [applause] ♪ [inaudible]