lee. commissioner lee: first, the proclamation, which i think margaret's got, for the life guard and the second issue is with where to get an update on the progress on the contract negotiations for portsmouth square. >> do you want that to come to the commission or do you want -- if you get it personally we don't have to go into executive session. i think that would probably -- mr. lee: that -- commissioner lee: that will work. commissioner sullivan. commissioner sullivan: we get communications from the public every month about the park. we know on a few occasions we'd like to have that come back for a hearing. maybe it could be the genre port next time but in the near future, i'd like to know what is the plan for a hearing of that? mr. buell: -- president buell: i would say to the degree you can get out and see the site, i think that's one place where it's going to help. >> commissioner sullivan, are you looking for an update on the hearing or the hearing itself? commissioner sullivan: several of us asked for a public hearing on the topic, there's confusion as to whether it was ever approved. we've all said we would like to have a public hearing, but there hasn't been any evidence of that -- of that happening. i'd like to know, what's the plan for the public hearing. >> any public comments on this item? seeing none, public comments closed. item 20, new business. co

buhl commissioner lee. -- president buell: commissioner lee. commissioner lee: i hear what my colleague is saying with regard to the process and i know and i do distinctly recall david coming before us with the idea of the roller skating rink and, you know, there have been other ideas. with that said, i would like -- i'm prepared to support this project if we can provide the outreach component and the support that would be needed to make this sport accessible, the space accessible to diverse groups from all over the city. one recommendation i have in terms of conceptual plan is to have informational kiosk or some kind of kiosk at the entrance or some place on the course where a visitor or a group of children who come into the court can get information about the sport, the rules, that equipment be provided for them, because obviously somebody coming in new would not know how to procure equipment, they don't know anything about the sport. and then perhaps some clinics that could be operated out of the6 c1 that could be operated out of the court to improve the out

lee. commissioner lee: on 6.5, by signage, are you talking about -- you're not talking about advertising or -- >> no, we're talking about core signage. it would be on the course or in the clubhouse. president buell: seeing no other comments by commissioners, tom, the amendments that we're providing, one, the chair is deeming to be ministerial and to clarify the terms of the contract rather than to change the contract and -- >> we need to vote on -- president buell: we need to vote on those amendments before we vote on the agreement and i'm going to ask margaret. >> we also -- can we also add to those amendments that the name change needs to come back to the commission? and commissioner lee's request for final approval in six days. president buell: of the management -- >> yes. plan. president buell: if you could add those, too, and the amendments that tom mentioned at the beginning of his presentation, we can entertain a motion or we can restate them if you'd like. city attorney. >> i just ask that you'll also grant permission for us to -- for the attorneys to work on the final language of this. i'm looking at their notes now. it looks good but i'd like to have a few minutes -- president buell: that would be the dotting of the i's and the crosses of the t's. >> and to make sure it's clear. it's clarifying a remedy that they have. to make sure that this actually says what everybody wants. president buell: if and if there's any changes it would have to come back to this commission. >> of course. president buell: can i entertain a motion on those amendments? it's been moved and seconded. all in favor. opposed. hearing none, the amendments are adopted and now to the contract i

lee. commissioner lee: that was my question from earlier. what kind of outreach are you going to do to make the game accessible to people who don't know anything about bocce, particularly younger people, kids, are you going to provide any kind of rules of the game, how to play, any kind of coaching? we have lots of young kids that come to the ferry area. and walk around embarcadero and popular, very highly trafficked area. what kind of outreach are you going to do to help educate various groups that come in, may not know anything about bocce ball? >> that's a great question. i think at a future meeting, we definitely would like to come and present to you and your fellow commissioners some simple signage that will lay out in a very layman's terms how to play the game. i think it's important for folks to have a quick cheat sheet on the rules. to see how they can best play it. and i -- the great part about the laborors local 261 is they are as diverse as the city. and their membership and the folks they're outreaching to really come from all ec

lee. ed this would not have happened today if not for ed lee. ed lee, thank you very much. [applause]. the only change today that i want to -- >> i have been a cable car grip for 21 years. i am a third generation. my grand farther and my dad worked over in green division for 27. i guess you could say it's blood. >> come on in. have a seat. hold on. i like it because i am standing up. i am outside without a roof over my head and i see all kinds of people. >> you catch up to people you know from the past. you know. went to school with. people that you work with at other jobs. military or something. kind of weird. it's a small word, you be. like i said, what do people do when they come to san francisco? they ride a cable car. >> california line starts in the financial district. people are coming down knobbhill. the cable car picks people up. takes them to work. >> there still is no other device to conquer these hills better than a cable car. nobody wanted to live up here because you had to climb up here. with the invention of the cable car, these hills became accessible. he watched horses

lee. commissioner lee: thank you, tom, for that presentation you did last week. i thought it was very well done. a couple questions came up during that meeting and i think you handled the question well. one was on the repayment of the open space fund. i think you had -- if you can recount quickly for the commission what your answer is, i thought it was -- >> i think a lot of people might be looking at the -- this management agreement as being the panacea of the golf fund and don't think that's realistic. i think the most that we can really work for and strive for is get management agreement that will generate the most revenue for the golf fund. because it's the money that we need, it's the money -- harding is supposed to be the engine that drives the golf fund which will help us own up to our responsibilities financially for the golf fund and also help for the other golf courses. what we try to do here is provide a management agreement that this entity will be able to run this as a business and derive the income that we need for the golf fund. commissioner lee: in one clause on -- here it is. here. it's on item six -g, the management plan, -- 6-g, the management plan, so we have the annual budget process coming to the commission in draft form and then going back, staff having it for another i guess 180 days and then it comes back to us as part of an overall budget. but it doesn't say for a final approval and i was wondering if we could add language in that claar fice that the -- clarifies that the final management plan will come back to the commission for final approval. >> we can certainly nest that in. i mean, just that simple line. commissioner lee: the final management plan comes back to the commission for final approval. >> i'm sure katie has mentioned this before on the whole >> i'm sure katie has mentioned this before on the whole

lee. commissioner lee: thank you, tom, for that presentation you did last week. i thought it was very well done. a couple questions came up during that meeting and i think you handled the question well. one was on the repayment of the open space fund. i think you had -- if you can recount quickly for the commission what your answer is, i thought it was -- >> i think a lot of people might be looking at the -- this management agreement as being the panacea of the golf fund and don't think that's realistic. i think the most that we can really work for and strive for is get management agreement that will generate the most revenue for the golf fund. because it's the money that we need, it's the money -- harding is supposed to be the

lee. commissioner lee: thank you, tom, for that presentation you did last week. i thought it was very well done. a couple questions came up during that meeting and i think you handled the question well. one was on the repayment of the open space fund. i think you had -- i