>> my name is john cunningham and i am a executive director of the national growth in golden gate park. historical context, 20 years ago we entered into a unique public private partnership with a private group called the golden gate park. not only was it were -- restored to an international landscape, we did receive the federal designation of the only memorial specifically designated to hiv and aids. we have raised the money through our own sweat equity and fund- raising. the cost of the memorial exceeded $2.5 million through private funds. this year we have decided to go forward and continue the restoration of this land market area of our cities park, specifically golden gate park, which is a crown jewel. within golden gate park there was the original victorian falls. we have put a plan in place and have met diligently with community opportunities to restore it to its of original splendor. as well as to bring back habitats and complete green and recycle water systems. should these funds be delayed in being released, our ability to leverage money and sweat equity to move the project fo

. >> my name is john cunningham. looking back 20 years, i was a property owner on dolores park. the city was in a very similar budget crisis in the late 80's and early 90's. the deferred maintenance to the park system of san francisco took numerous years, if not a decade, to catch up. as he sought in the presentation from phil, the number of years that recon park -- rec and park has realized a significant reduction in its budget, there will come a breaking point. one will be the line that shows the revenue that has been generated will stop, parks will not be a place where individuals and groups will want to come and use them and pay for it. secondly, the citizens of the city will not be able to enjoy what this city offers. on a final point, speaking to the need for increased park patrol, i can think back to about nine months ago on the way to work. i received a call that there had been a murder in the eastern part of the park. they originally told me it was within the growth. it was a tragic event. thankfully, it did not occur inside of the grove. but the violent crime that cont

john, mike, deb, jim, and i also want to thank congressional military legislative assistant brian isley and sam cunningham m thank you, mr. speaker, and i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman's time has expire. the gentleman from washington. mr. smith: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield three minutes to the gentlelady from guam, ms. bordallo, the ranking member on the readiness subcommittee. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for three minutes. ms. bordallo: thank you, mr. chairman. i rise in support of h.r. 1540, the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2012. this bill works to ensure our men and women in uniform are well trained and equipped and i am proud that the house armed services committee through this bill continues to close the readiness gaps created in our armed forces by a decade of o-- of continuous deployment this bill thofferses $23 billion for training of all active duty ooped reserve forces to increase readiness as troops experience longer periods at home following the iraq drawdown. including $1 billion to support the army's planned rurp to full spect