mr. ginsberg, thank you for your presentation. as a person that had their first job at the parks, it is a great way to incorporate someone into the work world. i assume he will employ 12 young adults ages 18-24. will there be an opportunity to employ younger folks or have them at some of your sites starting at age 16? that is the age i started that. >> i believe that is specifically for summer lunch programs. we are actually hiring about 150 shelters a beginning at the age of 13. the work program begins for kids ages 13-17. it is very well publicized, and a lot that actually promote the programming. i can't tell you the number of applications that we got off hand, but we got a lot. the selections are made. >> for the long weekend, i know he usually has families -- it usually has families. if there was a possibility to volunteer, how do we find out how to do that? >> i wanted to share the information, but perhaps it is not ready for prime time. we want to make the camp available for families, but we also very much understand that t

mr. ginsberg has framed the issue are around need revenue for running the department. i believe that the board of supervisors should take him up on his -- about trade-offs. he has hired a new director on deputy affairs. probably needed to appease the people who are outraged by this fee. in addition to this brand new portion, there is another half time, $300,000 police commander. between these positions, there is now $250,000 that can be eliminated by the budget thereby supporting the gardners. i am not suggesting that we don't take on the idea of having additional funding streams coming in through the property tax. i can put on this table $250,000 without this fee. this is very very disquieting to have to deal with this problem. also, supervisor kim asked what it does for rec and park. it pays for a police officer and a representative. it limits where we can go to experience the diversity of nature and golden gate park by requiring an identification and money. please and this fee and support the spending on the new transfer tax for gardeners. thank you. >> good afterno

mr. ginsberg to keep the jobs of the city attorney's office safe, we need to stop his endless lawsuits that he is embroiling us in. phil ginsburg must go. this fee must go. thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. again, if i could ask members of the public to address your comments, on this item in particular, to the board, that would be great. >> i live in district 8. first, i would like to address two myths that have been perpetrated upon the theory the first is that residents do not pay taxes few businessmen, workers in restaurants, offices, shops, parents, children from all over who come to be treated, veterans in wheelchairs' from daly city and oakland and our families -- they are non- residents. also, visitors and tourists from around the world -- they all pay taxes. sales tax, hotel tax, car rental tax among them. business people pay payroll tax. various license and permit fees. and their own rail property, also the property tax. second, all major botanical gardens charge except chicago, and that requires parking fees. false. public botanical gardens are almost all free. we have a list

mr. ginsberg talked about, this is a model program of collaboration amongst city departments to benefit the public. we've also worked with the department of public works and others to make it happen. president olague: thank you for adhering to the rules of this item. >> thank you very much. president olague: it's an awkward item. is there any additional public comment on this item, the e.i.r.? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> thank you, madam president. we now call the item that is closed. considerations of findings and final action category. the public hearing is closed. the item would be number four that is before you, the north beach public library and joe dimaggio playgrounds master plan at 701 lombard street and 2000 mason street. before you for consideration is certification of the final e.i.r. >> afternoon, president olague, i am michael jacinto from the environmental planning division. the item before you is the certification of a final environmental impact report or e.i.r. for the proposed north beach library and joe dimaggio master plan, case number 2008-0896 e which enta