my name is kim hirschfeld and i have lived in san francisco all my life and currently live in north beach and it would be an honor to serve for the park, recreation and open space advisory committee. i have advocated for open spaces all my life. i have two children in san francisco, and i work on the advocation to redo joe dimago park and the library and i worked on the bathroom for michelangelo park and have been an cat for [inaudible] for many different area schools in the area and i love the community and open spaces and it would be an honor to advocate for open spaces in district 3. >> thank you. have you been able to attend or observe any of the meetings? >> i have not because i am just applying to be on the committee so it was my understanding that i had to come before you before i attended any of the meetings but i have attended other city meetings and i'm going to -- i have been involved in other city events. >> thank you. and so just looking at prosack and you talk about your understanding of how they have been an effective body, how it can be stronger. what are the ways it's rea