mccoppin square. >> good morning, commissioners, and general manager. i am with the recreation and parks department partnership and resource development division. i am here today to recommend that you approve the permanent installation of a plaque in honor of fallen officer bryan tuvera in mccoppin square, approve the wording and site location, and accept a gift in place of a commemorative plaque valued at approximately $9,600 from the san francisco police officers association. as i stated in my staff report, in 2006, san francisco unfortunately lost a very talented and dedicated police officer, brian tuvera. the police officers association has worked with carmen chu's office, the recreation and park department operations staff and capital division staff, and the community, to honor the officer. today, supervisor chu is with us come as is the officer spearheading the effort, and some members of the police officers association who knew bryan. the specific wording and design of the plaque is in my packet, as is the same location. -- site location. this is

taylor elementary school, frank mccoppin elementary school, john chin elementary school, lafayette elementary school, new traditions elementary school, shermin elementary school and aowla elementary school. would you give them a round of applause, please? we haven't verified this but we think this is, per capita, probably the greatest number of schools of any city in california and we want to congratulate not only the principals, but the teacher, the paraprofessionals and absolutely the students and parents at each one of these schools for their extraordinary efforts in achieving this designation. according to the california department of education, the distinguished schools program focuses on california's students and their entitlement to an equitable and rigorous education, which fits squarely with our strategic plan. the program identifies and honors schools that have demonstrated educational excellence for all students and progress in narrowing the achievement gap so on behalf of all of us in the school district, a hearty congratulations to our schools. i'm also very, very happy to announ

in my neighborhood, mccoppin square is more widely used than i have ever seen it before. a place for many community events are held. the committee opportunity fund is the way for the public advocate for projects within their own parks. that program is slated to be expanded to the bond prices and public involvement, people are developing ownership over their public parks. beautiful usable parts make livable neighborhoods. i hope you recommend to place this bond on the november ballot. thank you. >> i actually came for another reason. but because i have to sit through all of those -- this bond issue kind of, since i of approved the previous bonds -- essentially a property owner, so i tax myself on doing that. i have noticed chinese capital budgets that all the planning and -- i have noticed by in these capital budgets that all the planning and design, regardless of whether it is a renovation like west sunset which is a new playground with heavy use and needs an upgrade or more means money, it still has a 25% budget, which is over $1 million. compared to other parks would pr