i urge you to take the only action you can to improve conditions at lake merced and do not approve the mou and structure staff to develop a management plan for the lake and develop a master plan for the like. it deserves it. >> thank you. >> i'm with the committee to save lake merced. i'm going to assume you read my letter. i know it's five pages long and my friend called it the opus magnum or something like that. i made all the points about why this mou is bad and now want to make another couple points. i think it's interesting that rec & park will be speaking after all of us began what i expect you will hear is a series of promises. they have already taken this mou to one of their commission committees and it has been approved before you folks approve it. they submitted a staff memo with 11 things they're going to do out there. but you cannot roll up 0 with a promise. likewise, you can't -- you can't wrote a boat with a promise. this poor little guy can't catch a fish with a series of broken promises. i'm personally tired of hearing promises that we're going to do this at lake merced

finally, you should establish a lake merced manager. [tone] it's not fair to put it on steve ritchie. the last point -- the lake itself when there is not someone in charge of addressing his challenges and coordinating the necessary responses. >> mr. martin? >> i'm going to start off giving some good news. late in 2011, i got phil ginsberg and puc staff consultants and others to look at the report and see what we could bond against in the 2012 bond. we met to talk about road diet projects out at the lake. i've been a member of the working bond committee and in that bond will be $2 million for lake merced, the first time any money has been in a rec & park bond for lake merced. i don't want to jeopardize those funds. the lake could be eligible for $10 million in small or large community projects. the problem i see right now is the language in the bond says lake merced is under the jurisdiction of rec & park. my recommendation is you either ask them or supervisor elsbernd to add it into it and a new section titled lake merced renovation and

i urge you to take the only action you can to improve conditions at lake merced and do not approve the mou and structure staff to develop a management plan for the lake and develop a master plan for the like. it deserves it. >> thank you. >> i'm with the committee to save lake merced. i'm going to assume you read my letter. i know it's five pages long and my friend called it the opus magnum or something like that.

tract and to accept the lake merced watershed report. >> mr. ritchie? >> excuse me, good afternoon, again. assistant general manager for water. i would like to go to the slides for the lake or said mou and various -- lake merced mou and various activities. this is the map. these are all owned by the public utilities commission. back in 1950, the commission delegated all the recreational responsibility to the recreation and park department for those recreational activities. we have been working recently to try to improve the relationship and come up with real benefits to the lake merced tract. you're this in november where we talked about the mou. since that time, we have received a number of comments. we have made some changes to the mou. we have met extensively with rec and park and talk about the amounts of funding for the needs of the land out there, which is an important issue to them and to us. we have met with folks from the gun club to deal with a looming issue at lake merced. i will go over those things today. first, the resolution updat

-- lake merced watershed plan. so really for rec & park to come back and say as relates to the boat house what your role would be in the management of those facilities to make the case that you guys could do it since we haven't seen a lot of action in these past years. >> not only does rec & park manager recreational activities, we do the maintenance, custodial and maintenance, landscape maintenance, natural areas, a fair amount of structural maintenance around the lake and it would be helpful to me to understand where this commission is on that issue and whether those are activities you would like us to continue to do or is that something you would like your own staff to take on? >> that some things that could bring back as a recommendation to us on what that will look like and related costs. >> i agree with that. thank you, commissioners, thank you everyone who came to testify at madame secretary, if you would call -- >> there are two whereas clauses that reference the purpose of the mou and i think your motion s

paddling, to induce companies are all programs we have interested it -- interest in other places and lake merced is a great venue for that. we envision waterfront day camps, fishing, outdoor fitness, environmental science, natural programs and nature exploration. this summer, we will take some kids kayaking as part of our summer program as well as a partner with the dragon boat association. they will be giving kids one day workshops and maybe they will have some racist. once work is -- maybe some races. we expected to become a vibrant community center. potentially concessionaires to offer amenities like fishing gear, but rumples, and food. we envision the entry area and portions of the boathouse to be able to showcase the accomplishment of clubs and teams on the lake and the importance of the lake as a water source and natural area and public open space. but house improvements as they went through -- [tone] i have to more slides. will be very brief. we know you are aware of the potential funded infrastructure for the lake and deferred maintenance is a huge problem at the lake. phase two boat hou

and $2 million for lake merced. in addition, the bond would address forestry, trail, and water conservation needs, and provide $12 million for the commit -- the community continuation find that we just spoke about. it is a capital fund that would allow residents and neighborhood park advocates to initiate programs by matching private funds with public funding and there will be a water project, including a new project at pier 43. a great development. thank you to this commission for your continued support. the next stop is the consideration of the board of supervisors and then off we go, i hope. speaking of lake merced, which has been in the news a little bit. -- a little bit, because we all are actually very impatient to help that lake live up to its potential. from the recreation and parks department perspective, there's a lot of good news on the horizon. there is a $2 million investment around the lake being proposed. we manage and operate harding golf course. we also have maintenance agreements with the puc to do

tract and to accept the lake merced watershed report. >> mr. ritchie? >> excuse me, good afternoon, again. assistant general manager for water. i would like to go to the slides for the lake or said mou

. >> and in connection with this project, we have golden gate park and we have lake merced. do we have hookups or the ability to tap into this system if we needed to? >> in terms of the reservoirs, there is a sunset, which was recently renovated. there is the fourth and seventh district merced reservoir. my understanding is that would require some work with puc to utilize that, as well as lake merced. there would be some piping needed, but that is something the fire department would support. the more redundancies, the more options that we have in terms of water sources, the better off all of us will be. that is a continued discussion with puc. >> we do not have the ability to tap into those systems at the moment. >> for the park we have the ability to perform those tasks. >> i would love to continue that conversation with you. you're one is a revenue-based solution primary, it looks. is it your two the same? blixt it would be -- >> it would be with the budget office. the guards had not met the goal yet for the second year? >> know, we have not. >> why don't we open this up f

. >>> a $10 million cleanup at -- -- cleanup at lake merced is underway.he commission also wants a lake merced gun club to lead by -- the club clock already stopped using those i -- club already stopped using those items. >>> just ahead -- what do you think of your wireless phone company? we'll tell you what most customers are say. you're going down! it's all over! no! it's not over yet! sofas that can take anything life throws at them. how do you keep in touch with friends on the go? stay connected to the people and things that matter most to you? with at&t's amazing u-verse services that let you build a personalized bundle that works for you. call now. bundles including u-verse tv, internet, and home phone start as low as $79 a month for 12 months -- our best bundle price. switch today and get a total home dvr included. or you can choose from a variety of tv packages to get the channels you want and from several reliable internet speeds up to 24 megs to get what you need. record 4 shows at once with a total home dvr that lets you play them back in any ro

the issue is tied into a bigger debate over which agency should now manage lake merced. the city p.u.c. is the landlord and decades ago, it delegated management of the programs to the rec and park department. now they want to take it back. one reason is that they want to be able to negotiate with the pacific rod and gun club. the club is a sizeable portion of land here decades. steve ritchie is assistant general manager of water for p.u.c. >> we've found through investigations over time, that there is contamination on the property. >> members of the committee to save lake merced say if there is contamination this is the main concern. >> whether or not it's leeching into the water or getting into the fish that are here. >> those who sup supported turning over management back to the p.u.c. >> it has resulted in confused and inefficient decision making. >> the p.u.c. investigations reveal so far that there is no danger to the water, contaminations are a different matter. >> this needs to be addressed. >> the p.u.c. estimates it will cost $10.7 million to clean this up. gues

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preserving lake merced is what the city wants to do in order to achieve part of that, the commissionclean up contamination on property leaked by the pacific rod and gun club. >> we've found there is contamination from lead shot and clay pythons used there for decades. >> members say if there is contamination this, is the main concern. >> whether or not it's leeching into water or fish. that are out here. investigations preveal there is no danger to the water as long as they stay embedded in the lake. but contaminations are a different matter. >> this needs to be addressed. there may be race being from people coming into contact with it. >> and the p.u.c. voted to take back control so those negotiations as to who is going to foot the bill will continue. the management of the rest of the lake was postponed so that is still up in the air. very to tell you this that harding golf course not part of the debate and will continue to be managed by rec and parks. >> thank you. >> a hearing to determine if two police officers should stand trial for beating a homeless man got off to a ghastly st

pilpel: i would add lake merced. mr. mcdonnell: jamie? if jamie says it is recognized, we will list. >> it is based on the department of elections definition. mr. mcdonnell: thank you. mr. alonso: did we add clinton heights -- clarington heights? not the whole thing? park merced? mr. mcdonnell: ok. we are not attempting to create an exhaustive list. this is one that does not need as a vacation. district 8. -- need justification. district 8. >> i would combine diamond heights. mr. mcdonnell: you would combine? >> just diamond heights. mr. mcdonnell: ok. mr. leigh: i would strike open house and lgbt community center. mr. mcdonnell: removing them from this list. any additions? mr. pilpel: i am looking at it. it is changing. >> i withdraw the comment. mr. mcdonnell: ok. so, we have -- can -- >> can i suggest eureka valley? ms. tidwell: i just deleted eureka valley. some of those are encompassed with what the other neighborhoods are. mr. pilpel: i don't think i agree with that. i think eureka valley is in district 8. >> adding eureka valley. m

. >> on lake merced, that is still intact. this is part of the park bond, so having this easement, they get their clearance so they can go forward to the voters in november. this is part of their due diligence. >> and our interest has been protected there? >> absolutely. >> public comment? moved and seconded. all those in favor? opposed? the motion carries. thank you. item 13. >> a workshop water supply options to discuss updated retail wholesales demand projections and potential water supply options to meet projected 2035 demands. >> normally i would ask for a 10 minute limit but i understand you might need more than that. i have reminded him that studies have shown even when people are trying really hard, after about 12 minutes, they lose focus on a power point presentation, so i would like to ask you to set the snooze alarm for 12 minutes and we can interrupt the proceedings at that point for questions >> i have some slides for the presentation here. when you are being handed now will be very relevant at that point of the p

what is in store for lake merced. . >> go children attacked by the family dog in two separate instances just hours apart. >> we will get to that in am. first continuing coverage on the breaks news from antioch where a tire fire now has been burning more than an hour. these are difficult fires to put out. often times you just have to let them burn themselves out. we have learned they hazmat crews and air quality workers are on the wait a minute tom is on the ground near the fire scene and we want to join him. >> reporter: one of the things you have to understand is besides the destruction of the property and tying up traffic which it's already done. tires contain 17 different types of heavy metals. and many other organic substances, they are cancer causing and lead to other health hazards like poisoning and also in the process another proven cancer causing chemical is released. so you have a toxic bomb that needs to be dealt with. a lot of people have been evacuate from here. you look down the road you will see it's pretty much empty. when we first got here there were lots of cars headin

the trails because right now you have bikers and pedestrians, not dissimilar from the path around lake merced. the idea is to create a dedicated space for bikers. it is a heavily used route through golden gate park. the project is not done yet so what you are seeing is a little confused and hectic. i was talking to the director yesterday about the importance of outreach and education. the safety of our park users comes first and it's something we'll have to continue to work through as we adapt to what will hopefully be a good, safe path of trouble for us all. >> i just wish you had public safety in to the mayor's disability council as well as the bicycle coalition and others. one of the ideas i had when i was on the committee was something called the bicycle ambassador program. it would actually be you've run by the bicycle coalition itself. they would train bicyclist to be on the street and check on bicyclist currently riding on the street and remind them to follow the rules of the road, not to run red lights, stop it saw signs and yield to pedestrians. -- stop at stop signs. [applause] >> r

. >> in 1906 it didn't matter because the rupture went from the ep pi center off of lake merced and wentn both directions. so the doppler effect was felt in both direction. >> also in 1906, nobody was here, right? >> well sue sudro was here. >> if a tree falls in the forest, and nobody hears it, well now there's a lot of housing here and somebody's going to feel it. >> i saw a map that this area was severely shean in 1906 although almost no houses were here. we can expect the same action? >> i think you have to different differentiate, but you may not get as much damage here as you would at the shore line or san francisco bay. this is a rough site -- >> if you're going to be out in richmond, it's right there. >> yeah. i have heard that along ocean beach here and a few blocks in, there are some special hazards because of the fact that there's water underlying the ground and so on. is that -- >> yeah. there are hazards associated with anu$quake. obviously the firstçó one is ground shaking which we talked about. then there are other gee owe logic hazards and that's where the sand turns to q