to speak about the specific project, i would like to introduce matt o'grady, the san francisco parts alliance executive director. >> thank you, rose mary. supervisors, the park's alliance has been intimately involved in the planning, molding, and crafting of the bond measure before you. in fact, the park's alliance was involved in all three previous bond measures, all of which passed. we have improved citywide parks, all across the city. there are highlights. the first is playgrounds. the park's alliance has introduced a playground report card, which scores every playground in the city for its safety. it has identified those in greatest need of repairs. the latest edition will identify 16 playgrounds that are failing, that you would not want to take your kids to. this would address all 16 of those failing playgrounds. then comes the waterfront. you have heard about the blue- green way. this would include strategic investments that would realize the vision that the parks alliance has for a long-term collaboration with the port of san francisco and many other agencies to completely tra

representing the alliance is the executive director matt o'grady, and the president of the board, rosemary cameron, is here someplace. thank you. [applause]our monitors at the re want to keep our parks clean, safe, and fun, and no one is more important -- no entity is more important in keeping it said in the san francisco police department. chief suhr, thank you very much. [applause] i saw the commander and the captain here. let's give them a big round of applause. [applause] this facility has got some absolutely incredible public art, and when we rebuild our recreation centers and facilities, it is an opportunity to invest in the incredible art in our city. i want to thank the director of the san francisco arts commission, the project manager, the artist collect, and others for the incredible beauty inside the center. thank you, tom. [applause] we have a special certificate. nadia conrad wanted to make a brief presentation to the rec center. >> thank you. i am here with the office of tom amiano, and we wanted to congratulate this special day. we're happy to be part of the celebration. we