everyone thinks me for this fabulous popular park except reckoned park. the recipient. unbelievable. what is behind this? it is now approaching the 10th year. i want to know why. we must keep politics out of the commission, if that is what is going on. try walking in my shoes. how would you feel if you worked tirelessly for this project and then you get no piece of paper in return? it is not a big deal. it is just a piece of paper. but to me, it means a lot, so i can show my grandchildren their future. life is a two-way street. is give-and-take. think of it as a goodwill investment that will pay you big, big dividends. i know that. so a little kindness goes a long way. so guys and gals, please do it. please? it just do it. thank you. >> thank you. >> nancy? >> i will now put on my hat as co-director as the professional dog walkers association has to mclaren park. this may or may not be appropriate for mclaren, but it is definitely not compatible with the new outreach area where 10 of 18 holes are proposed. this would create conflict amongst dog owners and golfers. many

washington square park, pioneer park, one of the first places that you mentioned, very concerned about department of trees that are leaning over grows or extending over roads. he could easily think of examples of where program. in these trees are never going to get proof that unless it is on a programmatic basis. his best example was the japanese tea garden, where the style of proving that is required of the trees there is special, unique. that is ever going to be an emergency. that was a really good example of how being redacted and only working on emergencies prevents us from doing good tree care in places like the tea garden. that is the comment about our make it signed. let me talk about the standing side, which i have already mentioned about making sure there are trees in our parks for the future. really, the way that we reforest an even-aged city like san francisco is we have to re- plant, and along with that comes removal. we have to make space for new trees. we have been told time and again there are major assemblages of trees that are mature and we have evidence at golden gate

that's like four parking and -- that's for parking. if this building is built, many parking spaces will be around the street. the reason is -- the low income families -- family and children that are 18 to 24 years old. teenager. i don't think so. they -- what they will do and then -- about the -- about the low income families. so this great problem. it is the parking space. many parts run on ocean avenue street. near ocean avenue. almost full. >> thank you. if this individual, we will be difficult to find a parking space every night. >> then the second reason is the security. the security -- the security is great problem. that -- i think that means we cannot control this. thank you. >> charlene yi. kwan chi lang. translator: translator: she's not satisfied with the huge building. the security is not good. it is difficult to find parking. translator: the teenagers always are by the street and are mokh smoking and sitting on the stairways on ocean avenue. translator: she's scared to talk to those people because they're so angry -- anger

requiring extra parking : -- parking. so i think in that, a lot of the extra concerns and questions that you have, have been thought about and considered. we also prir a lot more notification, because we want people, and especially when there is in-fill, that means when people are already around, that they are aware of what's going on. i think to that end we have heard that there has -- there was a lot more notification than on some parcels when there is no neighborhood or no people to have to deal with. so with that, i am going to vote in favor of this. supervisor chiu, do you have any comments? supervisor chiu: no, i agree with that. i appreciate the concerns raised by the neighborhood, but i feel at this point that this project ought to move forward. obviously that we will continue to discuss these matters with the neighbors as we move forward, but they have addressed a lot of these concerns. chair maxwell: without objection, we will move this forward. are there any further meet asms -- items, madam clerk? the clerk: n

plan with the california parking company. i am also with the san francisco parking association.$20 million shortfall and we will try to substantiate that. with that number came from, but three or four years ago, a nationwide firm that specializes in blocking such parking audits -- that specializes in parking audits. so far, he has collected over $15 million per year. the way he came up with the to $20 million was that he extrapolated the number by taking the number of parking locations in san francisco, the average number of spaces per location, then he takes the rate per space. then he comes to an average location and an under reporting rate of 20%. so, we did a quick study of the parking locations of san francisco. we extrapolated what we can come up with as far as we thought should have been reported. we have 625 businesses, we have about 185 spaces per facility. the average ticket price is above $15. when we look at the generation per year, this is about $424,000. this should be about 84 million. there is the under reported amount of about 20 million. i don't think the audit

the types of habitat the park houses. india basin open space is on the southern portion of india basin shoreline park. parts of both areas are constructed on port property, but were improved and have been operated and maintained jointly by rec park. rec park staff run a huge storage chip program and also in natural areas -- a youth stewardship program and also a natural areas program. both could complement the programs at heron's head park. similarly, india basin and heron's head offer similar wetlands habitat and passive recreation opportunities and would complement each other well in terms of the capacity that rec-park has for soliciting public participation and the unique habitat is that both of these sites offer. for example, the it red anc and aprpark program called "the greenagers" is made to increase teenagers' commitment to working in a natural environment and give those youth peea peer group among those who share interests. we think a group like that would be great to tap for their interest and involvement in her

in revenue from parking meters or off street parking facilities. on page 24 it clarified the should the board of supervisors rejected the budget, that it should be made first on any of violence made from the transportation fund, and on page 30 its limits the ability to acquire or construct new parking facilities, so that is the summary. >> we need to continue to next week? >> that is correct. >> supervisor chu and sylvester elsbernd. >> i am prepared to do for my comments. >> i think potentially characterizing these amendments is a bit of a stretch. i would like to understand a little bit more. on page 22, all of a sudden, throwing a hard figure into the charter. it is kind of a unique thing. what does this mean? $52 million, which will be adjusted each year based on calculations year to year. what does this mean? what are we changing? what does the effect? -- is the effect? i would like to understand, and i would imagine since this is the public's first review of this, maybe those who are still watching would like to understand as well. >> supervi

of parking -- of all street parking on the pedestrian environment. in addition to that, we made a number of other recommendations, including conducting a comprehensive study to address the long term parking needs of the ferry building and uses in the area. the study should include parking management in the funding system. for other, we recommend limiting parking in the development to approximate parking allowed. finally, replace a parking should be based upon the demonstration of need for the district's function. as many of you now know, and as i indicated, there is a group of residents who have infinitely higher design to conduct their own planning process. we have met with the group and received a brief presentation. we have not yet received any written documentation of the group of's ideas, but based on those presentations and conversations with the group's spokesman, we can come to some preliminary recommendations -- conclusions. first, that there is broad agreement with the vast majority of planning's recommendations, but not limited to the geog

this is buena vista parks. this is quezar park. this is mount davidson. look out for the rock. this is on telegraph park. this is stern grove. this is a little known park above candle stick. here's my friend jake, standing by a wall. this was rosy play ground. they turned it into a park and it was also restored by wpa. i believe they torn down the house, which was unforgivable and the zoo is wpa. and here's the murals inside the mother's building. the marina sea walls and great aquatic park. the palace of fine arts. we wouldn't have and a little further in, lake merit, this pier. alva rado park and then, some of you my recognize this. the berkeley rose garden. did it have to be this beautiful. finally, i'm going to wrap up. san francisco is rich in the various kinds of arts projects. we have a fabulous collection of stuff here. there were four components. there was visual arts, federal theater, federal musics and federal writers. they employed many people. this is excellent to show the work. the visual arts project. it was especially important in san francisco because of dieggo

there is not adequate parking. the 42 additional -- allegedly off-site parking will not fully represent the numbers of cars. every night there are cars parked on swalks. i have to back into my driveway every evening because there is no parking available to me as a person who would be living across the street, and sometimes i have also had to call police to be able to obtain access to my own parking space. so i strongly oppose this legislation, and the fact that a community group was able to obtain 50 signatures overnight speaks to the level of opposition to this proposal. thank you. [bell] >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is helen dilbert and my family has owned property for over 50 years on that street. could i see that map again? could you get that up again? i want to show you my house. chair maxwell: why don't you continue. >> well, my house is right on the corn he, and it is the place i might be residing after retirement. i'm not really sure. as several speakers have indicated, when you go there, there i

feels safe in the park. both stations will be increasing patrols during their swing shift in the evening. the rec and park department and the s.f. pd will be starting an evening patrol through some of the known spots where there is illegal camping. we are continuing to do all we can to address the problem and i wanted to update you on that. nycomed thi wanted the chance tt focus as we look back over the past 12 months over some of the things we have all accomplished and that our staff, our community, and this commission has worked together in very unique and extraordinary times with the budget. despite a setting in which we remain to wonder partners short a in which the standards suggest we should be and the climate in which we are 60 custodian's short on where we need to be and where we have about 30 park patrol officers, despite a climate of about $1.7 billion and maintenance fees in our system, our parks course by the comptroller had never been higher. they reached 91% which was an all-time high. our clos

it lists 15 parks that are very specific. if you're one of those 15 parks, i can't believe -- i can't remember the exact wording, but it's zero tolerance. there's different phrases that i've heard. if you're not one of those 15 parks, it goes on to give specific factors that you need to gauge. and the first factor is, is the park greater or less than two acres? in our case, we're 4.41 acres. so we're more than twice the size. the second factor is, does the existing shadow cover more or less than 20% of the existing park? and in our case, we're at 6.25, or a little less than 6.25. so we're well under that threshold as well. and the new shadow that would be created is less than one-half of 1%. it also speaks to qualitative criterias. where is the shadow being created? it's not on the parks where the kids hang out, it's not in the swings, it's not in the sandbox, it's on an adult softball field. another criteria is the time of day, and in our case it's the last few hours. in many cases, the last few minutes of the day. and the l

this is a private parking space next to a private home. the owner of the house no lge eshe parking. so she registered the space on the website. so far the space has been rented 30 times by vendors selling items such as vegetables and flowers. the owner earns a little over $20 for a four-hourenl. >> translator: i didn't think this location could become such a frequently used spot. i'm very happy. because the parking lot i inngn little extra money. >> reporter: a venture company, nosa.c, srt the web service two years ago and currently has 200 registered spaces. the firm gets 35% of the rt as a commission. >> translator: the real estate business used to deal only in large lots andonte rental. but we changed this way of thinking and now rent out small spaces for short periods at lower prices. >> reporter: in tokyo, where space is at a premium, new businesses are making effective use of unused parking. and they're attracting both land owners and ordinary people looking to boost their iom >>> next is a recap of the latest market figures. ♪ ♪ >> and that's all for now in biz news. >>> esti

i give a lot of tours through the park. during those tours, a lot of the folks in the group will think of the park as very scary. it has a lot of hills, there's a lot of dense groves. once you get towards the center of the park you really lose your orientation. you are very much in a remote area. there are a lot of trees that shield your view from the urban setting. you would simply see different groves that gives you a sense of freedom, of being outdoors, not being burdened by the worries of city life. john mclaren had said that golden gate park was too far away. he proposed that we have a park in the south end of the city. the campaign slogan was, people need this open space. one of the things that had to open is there were a lot of people who did a homestead here, about 25 different families. their property had to be bought up. so it took from 1928 to 1957 to buy up all the parcels of land that ended up in this 317 acres. the park, as a general rule, is heavily used in the mornings and the evenings. one of the favorite p

we are in duboce parks there is a great little kids park that's part of duboce park. its got a fence and i feel its safe. kids running on the grass, they are running with the dogs. it goes back to how do we all live together in a very open, public, urban environment? and it sounds trite to say but we have to figure out how to work together because we don't have backyards, front yards, side yards in the city. we gotta come to the parks with our families. we gotta make it work. >> the problem that a lot of folks have with dog and it is stories they hear about the violent dogs and the dogs that attack people. the problems are not the dogs that are well behaved and the ones that can be off leash. i would love to see a spay and neuter program and city wide training program for dogs. in order to get your license you have to have your dog trained to a certain level so they could be off leash e. that would be good and go towards happiness in the neighborhood and happiness between the dog will you evers and nondog lovers. >> i absolutely believe the cost of housing and quality

the recreation and parks department. you a -- these are difficult financial times. you don't need to hear it from them. you see it on the paper every day. we were not -- would not be able to manage all the parks in san francisco, 242, without incredible people like ann and ken and others here today. so thank you and a big round of applause to the volunteers. right now i want to give a certificate of appreciation first to ken maily. vemplet tica. thank you. and ann halstead. thank you so much. thanks to you -- back to you, rose. >> one of the major components of this day being a success was the tremendous and spectacular support we received from one of our sister agencies, the saverp fire department. it is -- san francisco fire department. it is our great honor to introduce to you the chief of the san francisco fires department, miss joanne h air. kwhite. >> thank you and -- haiswhite. >> thank you and good afternoon. i would like to say thanks for the great coordination effort. rosie did a great job and the director plinlal. -- blumenthal. it's a great honor to be s

few more park. remember that. there's a lot of space but we have to get creative with it. >> uh-huh. dpw has alot of underutilized parcels that are too small to be parks. you have to initiate a street parks program and talk to liz and she will help you about what's possible. what springs to mind is shotwell avenue in the mission. jane started a nonprofit called plant sf. they it quality of life issues on their street. they have a 24 foot sidewalk great for parking your cars. that's what people did on shotwell in the evenings for the purposes of prostitution. people would park perpendicular. the neighborhood became a parking lot for prostitution and there was dumping and drug use and it was driving people crazy. she figured out we will make lemonade. the kicker was in the floods of 2002 in the mission and she woke up in backed up sewage. twin peeks down the hill backed to the mission. see realized that we are relying too much on the city's storm water system. if you open up -- there is no reason to h

the people who do not have space to park their by -- park their bike in the house, they can put theirplight on the lockable shelters on the streets. in the netherlands, they provide for this problem. >> the amount of space that a bicycle and needs versus the amount of space that a car needs. at the very least, we would require parking. if you think about bicycles being the mode of travel, you should require bicycle parking be more convenient. next question. >> going off the bicycle parking to all the mobile parking, i am with the san francisco bicycle coalition. we were talking last night in oakland about various cities and the congestion issues and congestion pricing versus perhaps parking pricing. i was wondering if he could tell us the politics of pricing automobile parking versus congestion parking. in at san francisco, one of the biggest challenges is car is going past you at 40 m.p.h. and getting cars to go slower and not be in the city as we were looking at on market street. a lot of it is about reducing cars. i know in copenhagen, we look at what has been done with diminishing

the artists, the park program, these parks will be maintained through a special belarus property tax. the private property owners will pay for it. that is very different from the situation today with the challenges that parks and recreation has. the project provides a dramatic intervention that the candlestick area needs a proposed -- providing a total of $40 million park improvements and $10 million for ongoing operations and maintenance for the state park. we work in partnership with senator leno, the sierra club, and friends of candlestick park to make sure that these funds would be set aside for the state park and not be able to be rated for other purposes. we wholeheartedly agreed with the sierra club that the operation and maintenance funds are critical to keeping candlestick park open. on top of the public benefits, there are additional community and public benefits. rhonda will talk about the work force program after me. i want to hit some highlights for you. on an annual basis, the project will create thousands of construction opportunities working with the city, we can make

and get in trouble for parking. two or three car and then it is hard to find a parking if -- if 70 units in the building only have four parking, it is really trouble for us. and 70 units and 21 unit for the -- for the -- for the 18 and 24 age. and for the -- for the safety and security for our neighborhood is there. so we say no. thank you. i am may. i live at 226 avenue. i live there 40 years ago. i come here and realize that -- the -- to my work really hard. lot of this. i save all of my money to buy my house and i think i will have a good life. >> to -- you got things. housing. translator: she know there will be a developer for a huge building apartment. she's very uncomfortable and can't live for three nights because of the security problem and also because the parking problem. translator: she at the time she working around 0 ferrell street. lunch time she eat a swand witch and somebody come and grab her sandwich and run into the low income apartments. she know those people create problems. now she know those pe

it is a way to frankly bring more users to parks that -- parks that maybe wouldn't use them otherwise. if there's a way to preserve the city college program that -- at the same time at another park, that would be great. maybe we shorten the lease. maybe that's something that could work for everybody. >> commissioner? commissioner bonilla: i'm very concerned with the displacement of the city college program. i am -- i'm particularly concerned because it seems like -- we didn't really work with them too well to put together a -- to put together some relocation strategies. you norks because i think that -- i think that is the right thing to do. whenever we're -- we're taking back a property, i think -- i think we definitely have to have some very serious in depth discussions with those -- with whoever is our in our facilities about the rae re location and -- making sure that we -- we leave no stone unturned, to make sure they're relocated. i have a feeling -- the feeling i'm getting right now is we're -- we're kicking out, we're bleeding out displacing -- of -- of bona fide organizations

i am not saying that rec and park is not doing a good job. i am not saying that they are not struggling financially. i also am saying that we can fortify the greatness of an entity like rec and parks department to make sure it is fueled by citizens power. we are not see and we are looking for any kind of shift in power. we are looking for a co- governance system. this is not reviewed by the board of supervisors and then picked by the board of supervisors in order to enforce that cooperation which has not happened before in these kind of split commission appointments. in this particular construct, the person would be jointly pecked by the board president and the mayor. i think that would work very well. it would answer some of the concerns that have been ongoing and chronic. no matter what the fate is of this particular charter amendment, no matter what the fate is of any of these charter amendments, i would have to say coming out of the budgetary discussions that i am reminded that there must be a reestablishment of a bright line that must be

it's really a park way, and it's a parkway through the national park. and they make the road disapeer to the national park. >> and the road is about 20 feet lower, normally midday, you go through it in two minutes. looking back from the golden gate bridge to presidio, you are more aware of the park land and less of the roads. and the viaduct will parallel the existing one and to the south and can be built while the existing one remains in operation. and the two bridges there with open space between them and your views constantly change and not aware of the traffic in the opposite direction and notice the views more. and the lanes of course are a foot wider than they are today. and they will be shoulders and if your car is disabled, you can pull off to the edge. and the next area, the tunnel portal will have a view centered on the palace of fine arts and as you come out, you can see alkatrez island and bay. and the next area is about 1,000 feet long. and when you come into one, you can see through the other end. it's almost like driving through a buildin

off street parking, right now there is a 25% tax on all street parking lots. there is the idea to raise that to 35%. that could generate 20 lawyers million for the agency. the hotel tax raised by 1% would generate $15 million. this is the last mta sponsored town hall. however that some supervisors might sponsor town halls in the coming months. -- i have heard that some supervisors might sponsor town halls in the coming months. the mta board meeting on march 30 could declare an emergency that could have an impact that would fulfil certain environmental review requirements. the continued public hearing on potential fine and fee changes for the budget. there are at two regular meetings scheduled for april. the budget could be adopted in either of those. issues and not adopted early based on past experience. today is the last mta sponsored town hall. we will do everything we can to keep the budget information updated on the website. you can also call 311 to get updates on the budget. that concludes my presentation. i know it was a lot of information very quickly.