for the arts don't have a way to create their program for outdoor performances but fortunately linda lou sartepped up and carried the gardens program into new levels informed the board it works with the fine things you've heard about my peaking make i wrote a belief contract with mario and never brought a proper contract to the commission that reflected the type of art organizations that the programming of the garden role deserved as the city didn't put that's art organizations out to bid not only the moscone goes out to bid this programming track should not be put out to bid it is subject to short term extensions and that should have been redone i admit to not doing it and pay attention to it the services that ones that have to be assured long enough to give the artist time to contract with them to do performances grants time to do the grants that are noted in the future and so my mistake so thank you today for considering this extension and the potential it provides for yerba buena artists events to continue beyond the 3 year term i urge you to approve the contract and brep a more appropri