that said, i would like to introduce our general manager for the recreation and park department, phil ginsburg. >> thank you, supervisors. after almost five years of diligence, and very excited today that the recreation and park department is presenting a lease that restores, revitalizes, and preserves stow lake and its boathouse for generations to come. before diving into the mechanics, i want to take a step back and placed stow lake -- place stow lake in context. for those of us who visit regularly and those of us who may not. it is an oasis of beauty and recreation. it is completely man-made and in engineering miracle. completed in 1893, stow lake was designed for part irrigation on the east side of strawberry hill. the highest point was in the park. thanks to the vision of john mclaren, the initiative of william stow -- the wealthy parks commission president -- and the support of paul p. huntington, our engineers created more than an engineering reservoir. they created a spectacular lake 360 degrees around, and a cascading waterfall from its peak designed to give visitors a taste of the hi