. >> and commissioner levitan will be here in just a moment. just a couple of quick reminders. this is a special meeting of the recreation and park commission of july 16th. we ask that you turn off any sound-producing devices that may go off during the meeting. if you would like to have a secondary conversation with someone, please take it outside, so that we can proceed as efficiently as possible. if you would like to speak on an item today, that is not on the agenda, but falls under the jurisdiction of the recreation and park commission, would you speak on item no. 4. if you don't have an opportunity to do it then, it will be continued to item 10. and last, when you make public comment, please address your comments to the commission. neither the commission, nor staff will respond during public comment, but the commission may ask staff to respond after public comment is closed. with that we're on item 2 the president's report. >> i will be very brief. i just want to congratulate staff and particularly the recipients of the awards for william hammond hall yesterday and margaret

commissioner bonilla is here (clapping) and you know brother tom harrison already (clapping) commissioner levitan is here thank you (clapping) and now it's my player to introduce the investing of our commission commissioner vice president low his father preserved over this year ago but welcome the vice president of the commission allen leo (clapping) letting i've got to tell you grounding in a household when your dads a just is hard he was always right and his decisions were final and binding (laughter) it was a good taken care of moment for marriage (laughter). >> oh. >> hospitality my wife wouldn't want sfgov but in having 81 he was preceding over the court of historical review allegations that william hammon hall miss appropriated fund paw miss toousz used property and used fire would do for his use and in this case was held long since he passed in that case in 1981 his name was cleared his, his outstanding republics was upheld and dad concluded in 1981 the recreation and parks department take some ox aforementioned to properly gives recognize and acclaim to this great san franciscan and suitl

. >> commissioner levitan. >> i just want to piggy-back on what my colleagues have just said, and give an incredible shout-out to these partners. because this is a wonderful, yet again, so much of the great work that we do in this department is really collaborative. when we work with folks from the outside. thank you for that. what i think is interesting about this process is the process. and some of you gentlemen talked about what has happened just in the planning. never mind what the finished product is going to be, but getting there has been transformative and in the process you are taking back your neighborhood and you are owning all of this so you are an inspiration to the next generation this. is your process. this is going to be your victory and all for your own neighborhood. this is a pretty special story. thank you. [ applause ] >> commissioner bonilla. >> i just want to say congratulations and don't stop here. >> seeing no other comments i will add my congratulations and supervisor breed for her vision in moving this forward and with that we'll entertain a motion. >> so moved