mr. james earl lee. president chiu: is there any more business in front of the board? it is 12:30 pm. good morning. >> there are kids and families ever were. it is really an extraordinary playground. it has got a little something for everyone. it is aesthetically billion. it is completely accessible. you can see how excited people are for this playground. it is very special. >> on opening day in the brand- new helen diller playground at north park, children can be seen swinging, gliding, swinging, exploring, digging, hanging, jumping, and even making drumming sounds. this major renovation was possible with the generous donation of more than $1.5 million from the mercer fund in honor of san francisco bay area philanthropist helen diller. together with the clean and safe neighborhood parks fund and the city's general fund. >> 4. 3. 2. 1. [applause] >> the playground is broken into three general areas. one for the preschool set, another for older children, and a sand area designed for kids of all ages. unlike the old playground, the new one is accessible to people with disabilities. this

mr. james earl lee. president chiu: is there any more business in front of the board? it is 12:30 pm. good morning.

mr. james earl lee. president chiu: is there any more business in front of the board? it is 12:30 pm. good morning. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to city hall. this is one of those special days that i gets a chance to not only swear in the people, but to also think so many members of our community throughout this wonderful city of barours to hep with how we run the city and what policies and values we set forward. and how all these individuals are going to help all of us make sure that we are connected to all of our constituents. a big thank you to everybody here today. thank you very much. [applause] i want to welcome supervisor wiener, the chief of police, thank you for being here. i will miss other officials, i am sure, because my age and height are always working against me. [laughter] our district attorney, george? you are right behind the bright lights. [applause] we have members of our community -- john burton is here. i have a lot of people giving me some great advice of how the city can be run better. it can always be run better. no matter what i am doing, how hard i am

mr. james earl lee. president chiu: is there any more business in front of the board? it is 12:30 pm. good morning. secretary boomer: [reading roll] we are very pleased to have director heinicke back. congratulations. director heinicke: i had a nice long lunch. i had to be sworn in, and that was taking care of on thursday. vice chairman brinkman: so the next minute it? -- minutes? secretary boomer: you have a quorum. anyone who cannot comply might be asked to leave the room. item number 4, the approval of the minutes from may 1, 2012. vice chairman brinkman: all in favor? secretary boomer: identified, communications. item number 6. vice chairman brinkman: any others? a hit and run yesterday, those are really stark reminders to us that we still have a lot of work to do on pedestrian safety. it is easy to think of those as private tragedy is affecting only the families or the drivers involved, and again, the second one i am not even sure is recognized as a tragedy, but i feel that we need to have the pedestrian safety task force back to the mta board or to policy and governance. chicago