. >> in answer to your question, we have contemplated a community garden near mclaren lodge at one point, and the proposal turned out not to be viable for a couple of reasons. one, because of the lack of access for materials and supplies for the gardens and from a policy perspective, it is already viable and useful green's base, so we decided to focus on a different location. supervisor mirkarimi: the reason i'm bringing it up is because we tried to do our homework in preparation for the hearing, so we looked at the tapes in preparation for this, and it did not hear references. we had conversations about the proposed mclaren park because it does for the question of nonconforming. >> the mclaren discussion i think predated my tenure at rec and park. we do not support putting recycling centers on park property. supervisor mirkarimi: ok, let's go back to what you were mentioning earlier -- thank you -- and that is the the community garden concept, which i think nobody is going to argue with that there should be more community gardens, but it is a high price. if we are evicting recycling cen

there is a spot near mclaren lodge, as well as a two-acre field to the west of the recycling center. if even a small portion of that were allocated for the community garden, it would leave over 1 acre for field games. if the rec and parks department ultimately decides to stay there course, i hope that they will at the very least postpone these evictions until they can relocate the recycling center. thank you for your time. >> if i have called your name, please come into the middle of the aisle. next speaker. >> my name is michael job. i am a member of the haight- ashbury. thank you for the resolution. i want to speak on being careful with who you listen to with regard to the community gardens. commissioner mirkarimi, if you come to the 600 block of schrader street and see with the greening of the sidewalk has done there, the department of urban forestry allocated all that. one year later, the permit was okayed, after it was a done fact. the same thing is going to happen, as you heard from the speaker before, if community gardens is allowed to be put into this space. it is not thought

over towards a conservator of flowers before going over to take a quick peek at the john mclaren large -- large -- lodge and doubling back towards the tennis complex and going back towards stow lake. originally, we have proposed strawberry hill in the map, and that is proposed here, but as i said, we have eliminated strawberry hill after concerns from the community. once people get to stow lake, they start working their way back east. again, safety during the tour. all tours are led by highly trained staff. the tour guide goes first. participants are not allowed to pass the tour guide. the tour guide sets a modest pace for movement, and also ensures that any time the group approach is an obstacle, that the group comes to a complete stop. if it is a person or pedestrian or bicyclist, let that person has. if it is a crosswalk or stop sign, that they come to a complete stop before moving on. again, anyone who begins the tour but becomes uncomfortable is allowed to stop, and support staff will come and pick up the person and pick up the segway before it continues. any person who demonstrates unsafe behavior