my name is julie christensen. i have been volunteering for 16 years. i am on my fourth part project. i oppose this ordinance. i regret the way it was introduced and the way it will be implemented. i regret the fact that it makes the general manager out to be some sort of mad king sifting through doubloons as he closes clubhouses. it is important to remember how we got into the situation. past mayors and your predecessors have sy continued to drastically reduce the funding available for the recreation and parks department. 10, 12, 15, and 17% cuts year after year. sometimes that has been because of a lack of revenue. really, it has been because the mayor and supervisors have decided to take money that once went to the department and spend it elsewhere. i have also watched the cost of renovating and building parks increased with the exception of a couple of dips. part of that is due to labor and materials. part of that is due to the fact that the supervisors have placed social change barriers that are admirable but cost money to the department. we look t