the presidio. it starts at 11: 00, but a few hours from now there will be hundreds of people taking part in this. behind us you can see a lot of setup and preparation work. they are setting up the tents, later this morning starting 11:00 there will be 23 different food vendors in the trucks. people can come here and sample a variety of different foods. they are also setting up other equipment out here with a forklift. they've been at work since 6:00 this morning. here's some video from the octogrid picnic at the presidio a few years ago. again, this is a chance for people to get outdoors and it will be a beautiful day. it's already pretty warm for this time of year. people can come sample food from 23 different food vendors who have the tents here. they are also going to have 10 different food trucks to be showing up a little later this morning and there will be a good variety of food to try out. everything from cakebabs special grilled cheese to snow cones. and also onsite deejay and free yoga clas

the presidio trust asked if supervisor farrell if he would put the same resolution in front of the board of supervisors it to recognize the initiative to promote these outdoor experiences listed for all san francisco children and commem rat this in october. this was a no brainer for supervisor farrell. as you know supervisor farrell is a former park director and is raising his kids here and understands that the children should be introduced to these areas and playing in the mud and sand and discovering wildlife and riding a bike among other things. the reason this is before you today it was originally on the adoption without reference to calendar but it was asked to refer it so the committee could hear it and we're glad they did that. i appeared before the youth commission twice and i was blown away by their analysis, their thoughtful questions and the way they looked at this resolution for us it's a no brainer. of course every child has a right to these experiences listed in the resolution and what i liked about what we heard in the youth commission is that what are we going to do about

this was brought to our attention by the presidio trust who is here today and they were going to celebrate the inauguration of the san francisco children's outdoor bill of rights back in october in 2014. this resolution had been endorsed by the san francisco parks and rec commission and in 2007 the state of california adopted the nation's first state wide childrens' outdoor bill of rights to acknowledge the importance of nature to a child's physical and emotional well being. the presidio trust asked if supervisor farrell if he would put the same resolution in front of the board of supervisors it to recognize the initiative to promote these outdoor experiences listed for all san francisco children and commem rat this in october. this was a no brainer for supervisor farrell. as you know supervisor farrell is a former park director and is raising his kids here and understands that the children should be introduced to these areas and playing in the mud and sand and discovering wildlife and riding a bike among other things. the reason this is before you today it was originally on the adoption w

burton from the rec and park department and mr. rafa from presidio trust we will follow up with you and work with supervisor farrell on some of the great ideas from the young people and thank you very much to catherine and stephanie from supervisor farrell's office for being here. i wanted to mention one point they think the youth commissioner rosa chin hit the nail on the head with a recommendation that we have equity with policies like this and looking at the southeast neighborhoods, soma, the various areas where i think there is an inequality of access to outdoor activities and the others that recommended the scholarships to be expanded, how we work with rec and park and the school district and others to ensure they're real and to the community reps and the larkin street and meta and the others i think really great partnerships with community, not just the government agencies, but with the community organizations as well, but i want to say thank you for opening our eyes and the door to a longer conversation and then the young people especially to

started having permit parking but the city in the marina they were moving into the presidio how do westablish i think there is a big problem with the bart station and available to the do we look at the boundary and the single site large users. >> the program was first developed in the 1970s to address the park-and-ride issue such as you see around the bart station the way the program was designed was a democratic progress not the agency comes in and say we want you to have it but the neighbors self-organize so at the end of the district there are parch work and holds this is one edge of one district the residents came together and went through the process with the transportation currently establishes in order to get themselves at to an area because that's really the main traditional path for establishing rtd it didn't work the majority of residents the way the rules are established it it not initiated. >> we'll look at the method of expanding the zones does this make sense autopsy and an complicated thing it takes a lot of parking but do we have obviously if you see a vehicle that is

oh, the address. >> yes. >> it is 1030 gerard road and it is right in presidio. currently actually, swords to plowshares, they have their own lunch program that we don't oversee, we don't, you know, but the program finds that these veterans really had a need for additional service so they are partnering with project open hand to be able to provide a dinner meal for these seniors. >> i'm a veteran and i was stationed out at presidio so that's why i was looking for it. >> oh, okay. >> okay, thank you. is there any questions? hearing none i will call for the vote. all in favor? opposes? ayes have it and so the motion is carried. h, requesting authorization to modify the grant agreement with russian american community services for the provision of nutrition services for seniors at congregate meal sites during the period of july 1, 2014 through june 30, 2016 in the additional amount of $19,816 feir a revised total grant amount not to exceed $607,585. could i have a motion to discuss? >> moved. >> second. >> you are on. >> for the russian american community services the

burton from the rec and park department and mr. rafa from presidio trust we will follow up with you and work with supervisor farrell on some of the great ideas from the young people and thank you very much to catherine and stephanie from supervisor farrell's office for being here. i wanted to mention one point

ymca and others bans the map we have bicycle stops all over the place and people buena vista to the presidio i'd like to request that you guys come back in an rfp and talk about how this is be structured sometimes, it benefits the districts and this is challenging to say that is a great thing when i look at two locations and ton of kids in the district i'd like to see this come back next month. >> thanks supervisor breed. >> thank you so i royals this is just an extension for a couple of months until you award a new contract but i still have a problems are the cost we're talking about over $5,000 per classes based on my calculations and bans the number of people $200 per person and so i'm concerned about the expense i know there are pamphlets and bikes i mean a number of things but evolving their startup costs and continued costs that should decrease in terms of the number so i agree with supervisor christensen on the need to do a better job to get more participation in the classes ultimately the point of those classes to provide safety to the public and so that people are biking save and le

on the half marathon course the 13-mile course takes runners down the great highway to presidio and also they get to run across the golden gate bridge. there are some competitive runners in this race of course but a lot of the people come here for the atmosphere. the race route also has stations where there are concerts and the runners end up at civic center plaza with a performance by the band american authors. there are competitive runners but a lot of people come for the fun of it. here's how the race organizer explains it. >> i think it's a good way to approach the race. it's not a fast course. it's a gorgeous beautiful course in san francisco. >> reporter: as you can expect there are going to be some road closures in the city because of this. the great highway from lincoln to balboa is going to be shut down until 9:00. also the two northbound lanes of the golden gate bridge will also be closed. the runners again will end the race at civic center plaza where there's going to be a concert. we're going to stick with the runners and the race throughout the morning and there's 8,000 peop

come reiterate are a the form of action san francisco was asked to be a peer leader to luggage the presidio champion with the enthusiastic support of mayor ed lee what has challenged other cities 80 join san francisco's leads we'll be hosting the u.s. conference of mayors in june we're so fortunate to have a mayor it gets it i want to share a quick story when he was the head of public works he, he we participated to make it a better workforce one of the things he created a space for women empowerment group among the employees to invite women to the first meeting he sent them a personal invitation to the home addresses helped them to pa participate and that group has been flushing every sense his qualifying didn't stop with city employees we know that 3 out four women's work in the private gender and you launched the 230u6r78 and challenged the private sector to encourage women in the workplace i see supervisor cohen has joined itself to enact the family friendly owners and the equal pay act and he's made a tremendous commitment to fight violence definition women fund for you the sifdz again

more than 13-mile journey went through the presidio, over the golden gate bridge. inspiring runner in this years race was adrian broca. he lost 95% of his vision and ran the half marathon in one hour and 30 minutes. thanks to a fellow runner that helped to lead him through the race. >> if you have to think about it, it's part of our life. even though you might nice challenges at the start, it does get easier later on. you're able to see a light at the end of the tunnel. >> that is awesome. that is really quick too. fernando finished first in the men's race with a time of one hour and six minutes. he says this race gave him a chance to prepare for the boston marathon. >>> bay area college students are enjoying an alternative spring break. they are spending it by giving back to the community. volunteers are helping renovate the nursery by fixing up the backyard, adding murals and landscaping. >> we hope that they stay connected to the community. and by either painting a tree or painting a fence that they feel that they gave back in some way and really made a differen

avenue and the boulevard a huge bike coordinator those connectors north-south it connects i am the presidio and important merchant and vibrant coordinators like the bike routines those are critical improvements through our neighborhood transportation neighborhood will improve the safety for pedestrians and drivers alike and will help with the safety for the walkers and drivers as well i look forward to the planning process as those projects move forward. >> thank the transportation authority staff for they're great work. >> thank you supervisor mar any other questions or comments my public comment on item number 9 seeing none, public comment is closed colleagues, can we take item same house, same call? we'll take that without objection. that will be the order. >> item 10. >> item 10 wee reprogram in the grant fund from the san francisco multiple to the light rail vehicle procurement project with conditions this is an action items. >> colleagues, any questions or comments seeing none seeing none public comment is closed. colleagues stem 10 same house, same call? we'll take that without objec

with cars driving carefully through deep puddles after a leak part of a remodeling project at the presidio. the crews do not expect an impact on the commute. >> anxiety is high on the campus of hayward high school after students became infected with tuberculosis. authorities can not release the student's name because of medical privacy is no one knows if they have been exposed. a letter was sent home with students with a student possibly infecting others. >> they said if you have classes with the said person that contracted it you will be in class. you will get a free blood test. the health department is trying to figure out the infected student's class schedule to notify the constitutes who may have been in close contact. >> new details in the search of a novato home overnight. marin county sheriff deputies and the bomb squad rapped up the home overnight and neighbors her loud explosions from the home around 4:30 yesterday afternoon. there is in word open what officers found but this is the same home where nearly 90 explosive devices and bombmaking materials were found last in. 43-year-ol

of fun and today i i had occasion to spend the entire day with law enforcement professionals at the presidio where we discussed procedural justice and people there from washington the attorney general's office very good exchange and we have the report on 21 st century policing from the president's task force as well as the ferguson report that we'll go over to make sure that we're at least in line if not ahead of the rest of the country in what we're doing to make sure that we maintain public trust in our communities. and i'll now have the commissioner go go to the next line item. >> oh, i think that's me. inspect tore please go go to the next line item. >> the 2015-2016 budget. >> good evening. good evening president loftus commissioners members of the of the must be. so tonight carolyn welsh and i your budget directors are going to present the 15-16 budget very similar to the two prior years and feel free to interrupt me at any time with any questions and normally we would be presenting this budget in february prior to the city mandated deadline of february 21st but due to the community me

between marina to davis, and another quick check in san francisco coming off the golden gate bridge, the presidio pacific way project is in full affect northbound and southbound 101 with slowing out there. >>> santa cruz county is taking a stand in the debate over childhood vaccines. supervisors voted to support a california legislative bill that eliminates the exemption that allows parents to site personal beliefs and avoid vaccinating their kids. the controversy has intensified since the measles outbreak from disney since december. some members of the public who oppose mandatory vaccination shouted at supervisors after the vote. >>> state lawmakers hole the first hearing on a bill banning new turf fields made with recycled tires. legislation introduced by jerry hill places a moratorium on the art firm turf while the state conducts a comprehensive study. sponsored by increasing concerns over links to cancer and illnesses in children. >> forget about posting a historic line in the front yard now a baby's birth announcement is done if a bigger way in a billboard by the doctor's hospital on interst

occurs about the aesthetic and environmental impacts of the two choices we're certainly seeking in the presidio a modern preference for low profile and integrated roadways so up until the parrot of retaining walls i was thinking the preferred approach would have visible and environmental improvements what happens to the sizeable retaining wall. >> the virtual impact analysis will be the key document we've prepare i'll envision there will be aesthetic treatments we'll have to implement has part of the project and caltrain has done similar retaining wall work on the one side of the island and match the topographic. >> any other questions seeing none and i think tilly chang. >> i want to thank our folks and the entire yerba buena team this project a complex and in addition to managing the top graph and the actual job they've been able to corridor with the other promotions tida and others in the first phase of yerba buena housing and in addition the caltrain is taking down the bay bridge and we are coordinating with eric mentioned the mta and reporting with the touchdown of the bike and pedestrians

access to and from good afternoon, supervisors the 4 to 5 south show that in yellow will connect the presidio to gg park they'll advance the corridors through the designing through this project for this sector shown in orange sfmta will look at the bike and safety improvements in the next improvements and the designed for the paving project is anticipated to begin maybe in about a year and construction start in the full of 2016 like to acknowledge the commissioners that sit on the vision zero committee and that committee has been in san francisco municipal transportation agency near the term vision zero capital project we have a grlg this will leverage thirty thousand funds by supervisor kim's and improvements will be prioritized and designed the first half of 2015 and the first community meeting will be late winter or early spring and design the improvements included that linkage to encourage slowing turning speeds by people in cards and signal timing and construction to begin the fourth quarter of 2015 and the project on by january 2016 okay. the next request walk first for rectangle flashi

. >> for the presidio all right. so i can clarify what i've previously stated so what the permit holder indicated to me was that there was not sorry there was not currently a legal sorry the architect told her that that was not up to code she said what she meant was bring it up to code not legalize it as as a separate unit if the kitchen were demolished or single-family home then in the case the rental room without being a separate dwelling unit would be legal housing that's how it was represented to me based on my client her son lives in a backroom but those rooms are connected to the top that's why i was unaware it was two separates units there's a total lack of connection from the balk interior of the downstairs floor i'm happy to clarify i probably need to do so. >> how many units my representation there are two units but the architect says the bottom one was built without the benefit of a permit. >> i understand so there's only one occupant as a single unit on the top floor and mined one unit on the ground floor

looking at the end of admission creek and takes side loads through the plant so discount flows the presidio and marina 80 percent of the flow to the southeast that's what trails them in and that asset is sitting there vulnerable. >> right you said that was going to go to senior martin luthern king, jr. and conceptual engineering i'm hoping there is steps in between i want to understand what our option are you know your analyzing them. >> just to clarify what the commission approved was feats one phase one was a preconstruction we'll have to come to the commission because this is above the $2.7 million to approve so i think what we're trying to do is get our arms around we we feel is the best alternative to present to the commission and welcome to invite any of the commissioners that want to participate to get a better understanding because we will make a presentation to the commission more of a high-level so just wanted to clarify the construction of this alternative or whatever we select has not been funded. >> okay. i know this is a major ticket prissy really want to understand pretty wel

. >> it's that kind of shooting discussed in a law enforcement summit in the presidio today. the chief chiefs and district attorneys from around northern california took part. approach is holding interventions with those responsible. >> they needed to hear we want this new relationship. we desire something different. it's not about putting everybody in jail or prison. >> 600 officers have gone through training which aims to increase positive interaction was the community. >> the silicon valley venture capitolist suing her former employer underwent a second day of cross examination today. attorneys tried to discount her testimony. >> tense exchanges were the hall mark of today's cross examination. attorney lynn hermly used ellen pao's own words against her, playing video contradict statements made in front of a jury. hermly also showed a number of e mails like this one sent eight months after the affair. you know i would do anything to preserve our friendship. sometimes, it's harder than other times, and another e mail when she agreed he should get a board seat. then, hermly do

. >> to that point in some neighborhoods for example, in pacific heights and the presidio there is 3 hour parking and other 2 and 4 hour parking i feel like to have staff perhaps around the churches or other facilities look at three or four other windows to accommodate some of the concerns in this area any reason why we couldn't do that. >> the design it has a 2 flat two hour to make it simple but again, it is worth going back and take a look at the churches where the blocks have 4 hour parking. >> on this proposal there wasn't consideration of three or four hours for businesses. >> the original proposal some of the original proposals early on for june of this year committed some 4 hour parking, however, sfoovt prefers 2 hours parking it is easier to enforce and effective n enforcement how r vp is a dynamic provision if after the churches it is sdilsz along the block where some of the churches want 4 hours we can have that changed easily the is that you as the r vp changes. >> that's a good question a lot of concern about once you're in your sort of in and can't get out i hear once yo

. >> morning i'm matthew dove representing the ymca of san francisco i run the ymca for the presidio ymca and i have so much to say in so little time i want to let you know about cost friend of mineness the youth bicycle programs through the contract there middle schools and high schools are exposing in terms of popularity and reach this year we're going to reach a minimum of 9 hundred students across the city but this is just the students we are going to be in front of my instructors from the judge we work with several instructors and many of those are working out of schools they have fleets and bicycles to instruct there are many schools that are teaching their students working with us not currently working directly with us right now 7 schools that have their own fleet of bikes and a purchase at ucla for other bikes the schools we go to we work in barney or partnering with the schools we have high frequently introduced lunches and instructors with facilities that host a facility program in the future we had a pe pb once in the summer and spring the instructors that are interested in