had these concessions in only two of our parks -- golden gate and marina green -- and we are excited about the opportunity to expand these concessions to other city parks. in 2009, we submitted requests for a false -- request for proposals, and it stipulated that the winning respond in what have the exclusive right to rent bicycles in city parks. the selected respondents was parkedwide activities, a joint venture of three of the largest bicycle companies in san francisco -- parkwide activities. together, they have over 30 years of providing state bicycle rental experiences in san francisco, and they also have experience operating in some of our busiest commercial neighborhoods -- providing safe bicycle rental experiences. the proposed terms of the lease. it would be a five-year lease with one potential three-year extension. the minimum annual rent would be $127,000 -- $127,400 in year one, increasing by 5% annually. they would additionally pay a percentage read, in the event that gross receipts were less than $1.5 million. they would pay a percentage rent equal to 13.5%. should gross receipts exceed $1.5 million but not to million dollars, they w

how many parks do we have in the aggregate in the city? >> 224 neighborhood parks. >> 1 park city why does discipling outside, we will say. we have 224 parks. in golden gate park, there is the statement that there is a 96% diversion rate, so i a total of all the parks, what with the diversion rate be then? >> i have asked that question already of the department of the environment. i do not know if they have it with them. >> they can think about it. the second is was it about two years ago that the rec and park commission, through the prompting of the rec and park department, was looking for a recycling center to be placed in mclaren park? >> no. not that i'm aware of. supervisor avalos: there was a plan in 2008 probably around april or may where i'm not sure if it actually rose to the level of the rec and park commission, but it seemed like there was a lot of approval to cite recycling center adjacent to the after-school academy in mclaren park, right next to serving sunnyvale, and i believe it came to a joint rec and park commission. i for

we will offer design reviews to the city on the trails and produced a comprehensive community-supported park improvement plan that can help the city figure out how to identify projects for the bond funding and projects that we can all fund raiser for for the long term. we also are currently working with staff to develop a role that maybe we can play in helping to continue fund raising to a woman some of those projects. in summary, the fundamental mission of our parks for people bay area program is to ensure that every child lives within walking distance of a great part, a natural area. we have had a great success and partnership with the department. we look forward to continued success together. a few months ago, someone introduced me to -- somebody found the city and introduced me as the silent partner of the city. in preparing this list of accomplishments we have made together, i think why? why should we be so silent? from our end, it is because we're working hard to get this stuff built, but we have really accomplished a lot together, and we would like to have this overview so we can star

the same safety practices, operating at a lower speed, when encountering pedestrians, and in parks in other cities. here, we are only at the fisherman wharf, so we are not moving through parks. but we also encounter people at the walkways every day. since 2008, we have had taken out over 9000 people. also, we have an excellent safety record. i really think these guys are doing an excellent job. they had set a high standard for safety and we are pleased to stand with them in solidarity today. thank you. >> thank you, supervisors. jeff sears, blazing saddles. i have run a company similar to the electric power co. and have witnessed since their first day of operation, it was obvious they had been highly trained in safety and controlling the etiquette in which there groups operated. i have personally observed, as a pedestrian and psychologist, that electric tore company has consistently kept the same high standards i always giving the right away to pedestrians and cyclists. it is clear their guides understand it is critical to operate in this manner for the company to continue to operate. there was an

in san francisco last month. 36 year-old peter of orinda died at the finish line in golden gate park. city officials of criticized the race organizers for failing to provide sufficient medical staff. today this city released 8911 call for help. >> were trying to give him cpr. >>pam: cold blue shorthand for cardiac arrest. it took 30 minutes for the paramedic to reach the victim who apparently suffered a heart attack. race organizers said they did have medical attendance at the finish line that they had been called away to deal with another writer. >>louisa: getting ready for a lot of wind and rain overnight. right now from mount tam want starting to notice the winds picked up. the clouds are also blowing and it were gettingoing to continue to seek the gusts over night to as well. we could see the possibility of flash flooding are finding on the roadways. the novato winds of around 12 mi. per hour, 13 for santa rosa and 16 for places like not all. we have a wind advisory effect from about 9:00 this evening and tells about 6:00 for the entire bay. seller ofsoutherly winds could reach 50 mi.

significantly, rec and park's 35 community sites, only one exists on the western half of the city. in 1998 commodore following six years of steady, environmental impact review and stakeholder outreach, the golden gate park master plan was approved by the recreation and park commission. the process to create the golden gate park master plan included over 50 different organizations with an interest in golden gate park, including the haight ashbury neighborhoods and appeared golden gate master plan considers the recycling center a non-conforming use of golden gate park. and that its non-park serving activities should eventually be phased out. the continuing operation of the center has been a source of neighborhood controversy for years. no doubt, you will hear both sides of the debate today, and we only know the community garden proposal is supported by numerous neighborhoods, organizations, and part user groups. from our perspective, the commission decision to move forward with the community garden is not a statement against redemption centers or against hanc or any individuals associ

this is the problem that we have around parking in this city. if the neighborhood is not valued this as a parking resources, why should you? >> is there any additional public comment in support of the project sponsor? seeing none, you have two minutes each for rebuttal. >> just to refute the points made. i just might explain the effect of the status of monthly parking. going back to my analogy for the benefit, they did not use the amount for public parking. this would increase your parking. this would still generate more funds than the proposed project. there are no vacancies on high street as it is so there is a demand for commercial units. this should still be kept and commercial use the zone. a thank-you. >> i would like to remind the commission that we are not questioning the sensitivity of the design, we are questioning the use. you have heard enough serious issues for the commission to take discretionary review and continue the project. all of the issues that you heard today, the density of the neighborhood, the mixed needs, the transit hil

park design and development. with conservation visiting, this is mostly work that we help cities around the country map parks and open space deficiencies and to fund conservation priorities for new parks and open space. we identify lance to be protected and help plan networks of conserve plan that meets public need. something we have not done too much with the city of san francisco i think is an opportunity for us as we move forward. for conservation finance, will help agencies identify and generate funds for conservation from federal, state, and local sources. hear, cpo was the sponsor of the neighborhood safe and clean park fun. we were the sponsor of the park development and revitalization act and responsible of making sure that $400 billion was in proposition 84 for urban parks statewide. actually, we have the city, and we have all gotten some grants as part of that. our federal staff is now working in washington with the obama administration to create similar programs at the federal level. as far as transactions go, structures negotiate and complete land transactions that create parks and playgrounds in nat

city for pedestrian lighting. we have some pedestrian-scale lighting, so does recreation and parks. the city code provides that the public utilities commission will determine the intensity of elimination, number, and size of lighting. the puc has been deemed to have responsibility. the ambiguity around pedestrian lighting has come to ahead for us. pedestrian lighting is expected to increase in the coming years as more attention is paid to the streetscape. with the treatment by dpw, the definition of streets also bears on responsibility for pedestrians lighting. sometimes pictures help. here is a photo that shows rincon hill area. you can see a street light and to the left, a pedestrian light. this is an example of pedestrian lighting that was installed by the developer for and improve to the area. -- and then prove to the area. this is another light that is pedestrian scale. you can see the top of the light. this is a redevelopment- sponsored project. then we will have the lighting that gives you an example of the pedestrian scale lighting we are talking about. many of these projects

by that, you regulate the amount of parking space, and by that also, eliminate the cars that come into the city leaders of business say we do not need road pricing or congestion feed because we already have that by the parking fees. what we also see is it did not affect the business in the city center because the people who did not really need to go into the city are now staying out or coming in by public transport or bicycle. nowadays, the businessmen who need to go into the city with his car for a)> hour, always has room, always pays, even in the neighborhood of the business. there is a limit on tariffs. 5 euros is enough. [inaudible] most business people are afraid that making parking more expensive will actual impact their ability to do business -- will actually impact their ability to do business. >> it also depends on the sort of business and the sort of street. for instance, if the go on the street where gucci is and so on, and you need enough parking spaces. >> with the chairman of the society of amsterdam, they are also supporting this approach. they realize if they just press on the c

community parking is principal committed -- principally permitted. it is part of city policy to encourage small business in the area. the letters from adjacent business owners indicate many parking spaces will be for patrons and customers. although public transit options do exist, the garages and interim use which does not conflict with potential development of the site pending future improvements of transit. the existing building is a historic building and is proposed to become part of the south and -- end historic district. this can be accomplished with minor alterations to the building code. i am available for any questions. president olague: project sponsor? >> good afternoon, commissioners. rick gladstone. i am pleased to be here today to prevent this project. i am here on behalf of ares cp,,er = = -- i am here on behalf of ares commercial property. i would like to think many people for their letters and calls for support, including the giants, the mission bay business association, the chamber of commerce, and many individual business owners, including some dor --

i think people think it's okay çin district 7, but people are concerned as the city about parks and s skr crime and the dreaded pot holes that are everywhere in district 7. >> they are looking for the city to deliver basic city service: that's what they are calling us fo do, just focus on basic day-to-day work and that's what they are looking for the city government to do. >> the most important problem is clean parks and proper development and proper healthcare. one of the u nearbying aspects of district 7 is that people don't realize that these colleges are located in district 7 and you have a high student population and you have a lot of people that don't have healthcare. so i think there is a demand in this district to see someone address that. >> i was involved in twin peaks as a new neighborhood and since 1987 there are two issues, the fight over the tower and im nappropriatal development. and in the tower there are inappropriate '1987 there are two issues, the fight over the tower and inappropriatal development. and in the tower there are inappropriate adding of an atennae's. t

this is the area, one of the largest permit parking areas in the city. the majority of the residents who spoke are correct. they are surrounded by parking in the general neighborhood. it is in the process of containing permit parking. others have already approached us that they are interested in permit parking. the contribution to the residents working on this lot are mainly out of towners. and also transit riders as well as residents that don't have a permit parking. you can see it is pretty steep. one of the steepest streets. lastly, this is what he was referring to. the original petition included the 16 out of 26 households, which is 62%. this applied a counter petition included in which two of them that originally wanted to support permit parking. they also submitted the name of an additional resident who allegedly changed his mind to not support any war. the resident has since supplied a recommendation. the other box nearby, it will be a little enclave. >> what is the reason that they don't want it? they not want to pay the $96? >> i don't know the r

what employees be able to park rte. a city? you pay for a parking permit, what is the parking area? how will they ensure that employees are being treated equally in reference to parking permits? will the time restrictions -- this one is very important -- will the time restrictions in some areas be lifted? as you know, transit operators have very diverse schedules, which eliminates the option of taking public transportation to work, which under your transit first policy,, but we are 24/7, and you know that, so we are the ones to deliver the service up there, and some of these issues, some of these logistics, and i wish one of you would direct someone to meet and confer with us and finish this process. director nolan: thank you. anyone else could it to address the board and the public comment? seeing none. and i have a couple of things. mr. planthold's comment about the clipper card -- >> we will give you an update because we have been watching the performance of those readers. more recently, we have seen an improvement, but we will check and get that back to you in the form of a memo

respectfully, we ask that recon park only allow -- rec and park only allow segways on the roadways and not on pedestrian paths to be consistent with the city policy outside of rec and park property. thank you very much. supervisor mar: thank you. mr. ray holland from the planning association for the richmond. >> first of all, i would like to say we do not oppose segways in the park. we supported. most importantly, we support new revenue streams for the department, and we think this is a realistic one. what we oppose is having them operated on trails and pathways. we think it ought to be just like the rest of the city on the streets. we also think it should not be just to the eastern part of golden gate park. there are some unused streets in the western part of the park that not have cars on them at all. that is a remote part of the park that most people do not visit, and i think it would be wise to use that. i want to point out that on the display of there, the safety issue was always looked at as one two parties confront one another on a pathway or trail. our concern is the opposite -- when at four miles an hour, they will overtake pedest

i know most of the parks of the city, and everyone should enjoy this. i have to say, they sound like they have an excellent safety record. i am sure you have looked into that. most importantly, for me, right now, the department needs the resources. i would hope this committee would take all of that into consideration. i am very supportive of this endeavor. thank you, supervisors. supervisor mar: seeing that there are no others, this will be the and the public comment. >> chairman avalos, supervisors, my name is david hooper. i am a frequent user of the east and west end of the park, and other parks in the city. what compelled me to talk on this issue is hearing that pedestrians were a special interest group. i had not hurt -- thought of it that way before. tourism is a big deal in san francisco. it is a great idea that segway people have been able to have a safe record down at fisherman's wharf, on city streets, and that they manage them correctly on city streets. but my problem with it is having them on the pathways that are not designated for bicycles

park. the city is now posting warnings. >> one box was left within the park area. so the other pox that is left in the entry way where there are two gates and all people and dogs have to go through. some of the rat poison is distributed on the ground. >> no dogs have been injured. but everyone fears sprinkling that red poison on the ground extends this threat to children. >> i don't like it. >> while authorities in sunnyvail attempt to sniff out a suspect, dog owners summed this attacker up in one word. robert lyles, cbs5. >> other headlines around the area. a body was recovered on the rock near fort mason. u.s. park police are handling the case because the remains were found on parkland. authorities haven't revealed the gender or age of the person. >> contra costa is growing faster than any other county. the county is now home to more than 1 million residents. contra costa leaders plan to draw new boundaries for its five districts. >>> and two police officers who shot and kill add barber shop owner will not be charged. the officers were flagged by a woman who said

riders are instructed on the etiquette of writing the segway theriding -- riding the segway in city parks. the -- namely, that this is not a race. they will slow down when approaching park users, and everyone has the right of way over segway users, so when a guided segway tour group, the practice we have implemented this that the group will come to a stop, let the pedestrian path, and then, they will continue on with the tour. in addition, before any of the groups embarked on their tour of the park, all riders must undergo at approximately 45- minute training session. they are instructed on the basics of operating the transportation device. they learn how to perform emergency stops. they are required to navigate a slalom of cones, to learn and demonstrate their ability to navigate in tight corner in situations, and again, they are informed to cede the right of way to all pedestrians -- supervisor mar: i recall how difficult that was during the 35 to 40-minute tour, so again, the training is still about 35 to 40 minutes? >> it is exactly that. 45 minutes or so, i believe. i think that the

many fights in the city, as you know, about dogs in parks. we have 317 acres and god knows there's plenty of room for both of us. man and his best friend. early in the morning people before they go to work will walk their dogs or go on a jog themselves with their dogs. joggers love the park, there's 7 miles of hiking trails and there's off trail paths that hikers can take. all the recreational areas are heavily used on weekends. we have the group picnic area which should accommodate 200 people, tennis courts are full. it also has 3 playground areas. the ampitheater was built in 1972. it was the home of the first blues festival. given the fact that jerry garcia used to play in this park, he was from this neighborhood, everybody knows his reputation. we thought what a great thing it would be to have an ampitheater named after jerry garcia. that is a name that has panache. it brings people from all over the bay area to the ampitheater. the calls that come in, we'd like to do a concert at the jerry garcia ampitheater and we do everything we can t

park. two weeks ago we saw mets with a vast majority of community gardens on the eastern half of the city. i would think that there will be priorities further west in the park to offset the community gardens in the western half of the city. on an ethical basis, rec & park did not do its job. they did not to be out reach needed to get people together to discuss this critical issue in that part of the city. i've been asked the board to allow scrutiny and examination for the action or lack of action on the part so-called rec & park. -- on the parts of rec & park. thank you. aha supervisor mirkarimi: next speaker, please. >> why am i advocating for keeping the native plant recycling nursery center open. the recreation and park commission makes it sound so, this, and industrial operation in golden gate park. this is a common sense and laudable effort. a local effort to think globally have an act locally. with the other side, you have to pay attention. voting for their wishes. i am certainly swayed. wanting to make it public comment. thank you. supervisor mirkarimi: next speaker, please. >> good