park. the tallest building will be 30 feet in height. there will be new paving for the entry road and parking, nightlighting and gates. the purpose it is to use the aquifer water for drinking and treated water from the oceanside waste water plant for irrigation. we would like the people to come. we'd like the people to comment on the e. the i.r. and to turn in written comments. there's more information on our website. we are particularly concerned because the plant is being built above ground in gold epigate park where the master plan says it is supposed to be below grade. we would like to find another location for plant and fit absolutely has to be in the park, we would like different design alternatives so it can be built below grade and we have a lot more information on our website. thank you very much. president buell: thank you. >> lindsey? followed by rachel and followed by jamie. >> good afternoon, commissioners. >> i need you to speak into the mic. >> my name is lindsey. i'm a longt

the parking will be made available because we're going to properly priced the parking in the city. by having these smart readers, we will be able to properly priced the parking in the city to provide at least 15% availability on almost every street in the city in terms of parking. by guiding you there, we hope you can get off the street quickly, find your parking spot, and pay the appropriate price in terms of the value. parking. we're very excited about the project. today is the launch of about 190 meters that will be installed as part of the pilot program. we will be collecting data over the next few months. the pilot will last a total of two of years. where ithe first area will be implemented. over the next three months, we have five adtional areas wre will be implementing w s. we're ao lookg atnew sace mers. rated to mul- we'r lookin abetter using the parking infrastruure on e stet so thatt is not obtve the same time is aesthetiy peasing. i haveval staff members here. the're going to be able to answer any detailed questions you havebout a proct day. by reducig h circlingparkin

department operating charlotte park. this is a side of the responsibility that we already have. this was approved in 2008, and the project has been moving forward. and just let the other projects, these can and $5 million. meeting the estimates like the other projects. that is a piece of the funding that can come into place. >> when we left it, i believe this was going to go to the rec and parks commission for a rehearing. >> the afternoon, commissioners. -- good afternoon, commissioners. i was asked to provide an update on what has been going on for several years, specifically around the golf course. this has not yet gone to the recreation and parks commission, but i can update another conversation >> face which the responsibility to you. -- face which the responsibility to you. >> -- they switched the responsibility to you. >> i have been working on this for three years now. we have initiated significant management and eir as well as a working group that is still going on with various stakeholders. in each of these set

is it true that the parking is bifurcated in that 25 parking spaces are the property of ethe bridge housing units and 38 are the i.c.h. are the i.c.h. -- i.o.a.? >> it's 30 and 37. >> the bridge housing is assisted housing, i assume? >> most of it is independent living 120 of it is independent living. commissioner antonini: but it's conceivable that some residents have there are some have cars? >> that's why there are some places. commissioner antonini: that makes it clear to me what the lineup on this is. ok, thanks. i have a suggestion on this. that would be probably in line with what mr. washer was suggesting, i guess i should have asked mr. -- how often do you think we're going to have events that will have over 50 attendees in the conference room? >> well, any time because -- i'll tell you why the time is not as significant as the number of events per year, i guess. >> ken donnelly, with the institute on aging. we have events in the conference room, mostly community education events. they happen at least once a quarter. events. they happen at least once a quarter. there may be maximum

we need our park land. please, take golden gate park off the list of open land for development projects. we have done a scoping letter, which is available on our website. i believe it is available in your package, and we have copies today for anyone who is interested. >> is there any other public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> commissioners, this was an information-only item. are there any questions at this stage? hearing none -- oh, commissioner harrison. commissioner harrison: if i could ask the folks from puc, you mentioned you're going to have some workshops in november, december, january. will they include potential alternative sites? >> yes, the main purpose of the workshop is to get interested members of the public together. we will have roundtable discussions, and as an outcome of those round tables, we are hoping the public can provide input as to what alternatives they would like to see carried forward. commissioner bonilla: because this is so down the road, i have

this is not a park thing but it is a park thing. one of the pictures came out and it was this structure. the structure was built in 1915. there were 10 of these little parks built around the city. and they were to showcase the ex-position, the rebuilt of san francisco from the earthquake. on the corner you can't see it but it was vacant but it was built as the first safeway in san francisco. we've been begging for a park in this wide median. and ed ripken, the manager of -- director of d.p.w. at our holiday party two years ago. and we were joking about welcome to grandma's own park. since he started his pavement to park product we have now -- the dedication is on saturday at 11:00. and we've got the first permanent pavement to park in san francisco where the four other ones were temporary permit. so i'm inviting you -- and i know gloria, you live in the neighborhood and we would love to see you. but this is a dream come true of mine and i'm very proud of what we've done. president buell: congratulations. >> is there any other genera

, and crocker is not golden gate park.it is an athletic field with many athletics going on. tennis, basketball, but she ball, football, soccer, but there are areas that could be beautified, and one of the things i would like to suggest, and i met with the general manager a few weeks ago, is that we need to be stewards. the general public needs to be stewards of their park if they want to see improvements and cleanliness in -- and a state park to go to. >> thank you very much. >> good afternoon. i would hope that the general manager would agendize this on the regular agenda next time. i think it is an important report, and people do not know. it is buried without any notice under general managers' report. you have to be psychic to know this is coming, so when you have something as important as this public report card, may i please urge that it be agendized? and i want to bring up something i have mentioned for the full five years this report has been mentioned -- all the parks are not being evaluated because all the parks a

rec and parks asked us to approve it. we did have a conversation. >> we will be returning to our commission. i think our goal is to come to the meeting in order to be able to go out in january and have construction starts in april. >> should there be a change in his use? d you have any thoughts about how long it would take before in the same could occur? >> it would depend on the changes proposed, but i think one of the challenges is that it has been represented of every potential decision has collapsed in the same time frame, that they will all be worked out in one year. the most interesting issue is less about the golf course and more to do with the sea wall that separates and protect those assets from the ocean. that is going to take awhile to answer. we have put in our request for the army corps of engineers to assist us in making that determination. we have put the grant in. we do not know when that is forthcoming, but that is going to take a few years to build consensus. it would affect a number of other regulatory

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 car parking, but maybe speak to car parking as part of this. >> in copenhagen, the cars cost double price because of taxes. not so many people have a car. copenhagen is like new york, i guess, people do not need cars as much. many peop

we are putting this in golden gate park to provide amenities for park users. this is to replace wafflemania. they are serving as organic gues, slow-cooked food. they will have for its and vegetables that are seasonally available. there are three exceptionally well-known restaurants in the east bay. they have an exceptional knowledge in indian cooking. it has been acknowledged in national and local media. menu items will include traditional items like curries, chai tea, and bread. they have a tremendous green commitment in this endeavor. they have water measures that they have taken. they have converted the truck to biodiesel. they will aim at a trash conversion rate of 75%. they will also supply recycling containers to use with their customers. the food will be prepared by a famous chef. there will be dishes prepared on site. a number will be cooked on site, which will ensure the freshest possible experience. the hours will be 10:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. during the winter. during that it -- until 8:00 p.m. from the late spring to the summer hours. it is built f

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

parks. we want to communicate all of the things that are happening -- when the meetings are, we are doing, when we are doing it, to make it easier for people to know when we are having a meeting and what we are doing. >> i will show you the support to make it easy for all those who donate to our parks. go ahead and scroll down. >> this may surprise you, but this is one of my favorite features. >> you will notice there is a pal donate bunton on the page -- a paypal donate button on the page. we also have a link to our volunteer projects, how to sign up. click the volunteer calendar. here is a calendar of all the upcoming volunteer events. this is populated by our volunteer manager. scroll a little bit so they can see the sign up function. if the event requires a sign up, you can sign up directly from the website. you can also register yourself as an interested party for volunteering. scroll down. volunteers sign up. >> why don't you flip to park improvement, and we can look up some informatio

i don't ever refer to it as my park. all the parks belong to all the people. this park belongs just as much to the families in the bay view sdrishth as it does to the gentlemen that lives across the street. i'm happy and proud to be the caretaker for them. i wake up every day and thank that i have i'm the president of friends of mclaren park. it is one of the oldest neighborhood community park groups in san francisco. 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 w

, where currently there are things, including bus parking, employee parking and other odd vehicles that show up there. we recommend consulting the golden gate park master plan for an attractive, high-quality design to match the dignity and spirit of the overall music concourse. a long-term plan could include the type of vendors, the location and extent of the equipment. the appearance to the equipment and the style, color and materials of the seating and tables will be provided. the music concourse is a classic, peaceful space that provides a beautiful respite for san francisco yans and visitors alike from the pressures and commercialism that permeate our 21st century society. we encourage the department to take the same care they have taken with the renovation to preserve the special feeling of this area and its development of commercial opportunities. we have a memo which details our concerns. there is more information here and on our website. >> any other public comment on this item? being none, public comment is closed. president buell: let me make a comment that i went out and took

park and ride commission by a unanimous votes. the opposition has been environmental species grounds. i believe you have a copy of that report, and the biological consultant was next door to the national park service property in, and the scientific argument on that is unanimous that from the experts that were hurt by the rec and parks consultants, and that is why it keeps getting approved. the opponents went through several months of hearings and have made arguments that it is endangering species. those arguments have failed after all these public hearings, and most recently, the same people went to the board of supervisors and made the same arguments. the board of supervisors did not follow that. they won the golf course to exist and go forward. we are in support of moving forward. >> next speaker please. >> i am with the equities institute. the ultimate decision is up to the board of supervisors, and for restoration, san francisco has options to partner, and they would pay for full restoration. they would pay for it if the money

go to: gate park? -- golden gate park? >> the marina green is different because it is part of the marina fund. they have to stay there, it is legally required. the maintenance that takes place in the marina fund is not charged to the general fund. while the vast majority of our 225 parks, the revenues are earned and expenses, out of one general pot, that is not the case uniquely at the marina. >> is there any other public comment on this item? >> good afternoon, commissioners. i have always loved softees from way back. i am pleased that you are talking about ways to minimize this, deliberate or advertent at all of the food vending sites at the park. this has been a real concern of mine. lack of education and lack of signage, even when they're supposedly is not food in the arboretum and other places. animal control has their own camp plane -- has their own campaign. a dead animal is a dead animal. it sounds a little bit harsh. i would hate to have to start exterminating squirrels. softees may not be the

to give valet parking on evening and weekends when there's 37 and the parking spaces in a garage, it is a significant cost and it comes out of services that they could provide to seniors, so we ask you support the staff recommendation, and appreciate your time. thank you. commissioner miguel: thank you. is there additional public comment on the item which has been closed? if not, public comment has been close. >> commissioners, at this time, you are at consideration of findings and final action. the public hearing for this category is closed. the item before you is item 10, case number 2010. 0583c, for 3575 geary boulevard. >> good afternoon, commissioners. although there is no staff presentation, there has been one addition to the draft motion. it is related to the ceqa finding which summarizes the memo to file that you already have a copy of, and i would like to read that finding into the record. "the commission finds that the project as revised here is consistent with and within the scope of the original project analyzed in the april 6, 2006, final environmental impact report. the

, and rec and park's mission. the space could also or on-site learning either inside and out of the building, or possibly as part of the building itself. we have been actively working to inform the public about our proposed project, and as we move forward, we will continue to keep the community informed through our web site, e-mail, printed materials, and community presentations. through all of our evidence thus far, we have raised concerns -- we have heard concerns related to site selection and alternatives as well as consideration of a fully barry building option, which was described in the golden gate master plan. the puc wants to engage the public further in addressing these plans and will be conducting a series of interactive workshops. we are at a point in a process where project alternatives may certainly still be considered, and we have invited the public to participate in a series of workshops to discuss and provide input on other potential alternatives considered feasible -- that it considered feasible c

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

amsterdam is the most expensive place to park your car. it is now 5 euros, nearly $7 per hour, 24 hours per day. also, the question from andy, about 12 years ago, we had a referendum, what to do with the cars in the city. the majority voted for less cars in the city. the last 10 years, the amount of cars went down. it is down 20%, and that was done by making the profiles of the roads a little bit smaller, adding more room for cyclists and public transport, and bringing of the parking fees. it also what we did that time, for all new inhabitants, he needed a permit to park your car. you did not have a space, but you need it wanted park. that also cost money. every family can only have one permit. all the businesses have also a limited amount of parking spaces. 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 i

there is also magic outside in the parks.if you do not have this done quickly, we will be late for the magic. >> wow. >> that is a conservatory of flowers, which is now warned. our clock in conservatory valley. >> wow. >> civics center plaza. the straw is also orange, if you want to hold that up, and my time. "giants. >> thank you very much. commissioner lee? >> congratulations to the staff for the award. katie, great job. i received an e-mail from a couple members of the public asking about a grant that recreation park gave to botanical gardens for $400,000. i was wondering, what is the source of the funds for that? >> a deed you want to come up and comment? this is this -- did you want to come up and comment? this is on our botanical society program. >> the source of the funds for the grant is actually the revenue that is going to be generated by the garden. the entrance fee to the garden. we think we will generate $600,000 from the fee in the current fiscal year. that will generate $250,000 in pure revenue for the departme

parks. we do it four times a year. this is -- we invest a lot of resources in monitoring our parks, and you are going to hear a little bit about the annual report. >> thank you. i am joined today in the presentation by my counterpart in the controller's office. i'm going to take you through -- this is an old tag line of mine -- this is a good news story. this is the fifth consecutive year where scores have gone in. we have seen a trend in the scores increasing. briefly, legislation was passed in 2003. we perform these evaluations on a quarterly basis. we actually have over 100 people on staff now trained to do the evaluations. they go out and evaluate 14 features like trees, lawns, a children's play areas, and they evaluate qualities of those features. they look at the green color of the lawns, the height that it has been mode, etc., and the answer yes or no. you either passed the standard as described in front of you in the document, or you fail. it is a very objective evaluation. we post the results on a quarterly ba

the ground changed under executive park. there were new calls for an environmental impact report and some of the moving ground around the property. since that time, as you know, several other developments have been approved and you approved visitation valley in 2008, and you approved of the hunters point shipyard it is still under study, in the bay lands are under study. with these developments, we are anticipating improvements, the most notable being a line running through all hunters point shipyard and also improvements to the station with a multi-modal emphasis. these developments, it should be noted that executive park is unlike a lot of the nearby developments. this is not public land. this is not within a redevelopment area. our goal here is not a partnership like you might have with these other developments. our goal is enabling this division with regulatory framework to ensure a general plan and leading principles with good neighborhoods. one of the components that are going to be before you as approval of the genera