RECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION CULTIVATING THE FUTURE OF SAN FRANCISCO

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1 RECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION CULTIVATING THE FUTURE OF SAN FRANCISCO AGENDA THE 831 ST REGULAR MEETING OF THE RECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2007, 2:00 P.M. CITY HALL, ROOM 416 RECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION Larry Martin, President Jim Lazarus, Vice President Gloria Bonilla Tom Harrison David Lee Meagan Levitan Michael J. Sullivan RECREATION AND PARK DEPARTMENT Yomi Agunbiade, General Manager Dennis Kern, Director of Operations Katie Petrucione, Director of Administration and Finance Rhoda Parhams, Capital Program Manager Margot Shaub, Director of Partnerships and Resource Development Rose Dennis, Director of Public Affairs RECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION STANDING COMMITTEES JOINT ZOO COMMITTEE Commissioner Tom Harrison, Chair Commissioner Gloria Bonilla Commissioner David Lee

2 DISABILITY ACCESS Room 416 is wheelchair accessible. The closest accessible BART Station is the Civic Center station located at the intersection of Market, Hyde and Grove Streets, three blocks from City Hall. Accessible curbside parking has been designated at points along McAllister Street. Accessible MUNI lines serving City Hall are: the 9 San Bruno, the #71 Haight/Noriega and the F Line. Accessible MUNI Metro lines are the J, K, L, M and N. For more information about MUNI services, call Large print agendas are available by calling the Commission Office at Sign language interpreters are available upon request by contacting at least two working days prior to a meeting. Individuals with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities should also call In order to assist the City s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products. Please help the City accommodate these individuals. The TDD phone number for the Recreation and Park Department is The ringing and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE Government s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people s business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people s review. For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Frank Darby by mail to Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA ; by phone at ; by fax at ; or by at sotf@sfgov.org. Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from Ms. Destro or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance (SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code Section 2.100) to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) ; fax (415) ; web site:sfgov.org/ethics. For further information contact the Commission Office at WRITTEN COMMENTS Persons attending the meeting and those unable to attend may submit written comments regarding the subject of the meeting. Such comments will be made part of the official public record and will be brought to the attention of the Commission. Written comments should be submitted to: Larry Martin, President Recreation and Park Commission McLaren Lodge, Golden Gate Park 501 Stanyan Street San Francisco, CA

3 1. ROLL CALL COMMUNICATIONS Note: Each item on the Consent or Regular agenda may include the following documents: a) Legislation b) Budget Analyst report c) Legislative Analyst report d) Recreation and Park Department cover letter and/or report e) Consultant report f) Public correspondence g) Report or correspondence from other Department or Agency These items will be available for review at McLaren Lodge, 501 Stanyan St., Commission Room. Note: The Commission will hear public comment on each item on the agenda before or during consideration of that item. 2. PRESIDENT S REPORT (DISCUSSION ONLY) 3. GENERAL MANAGER S REPORT (DISCUSSION ONLY) 1. Finance Report 2. Capital Report 3. G. O. Bond Update 4. CONSENT CALENDAR (ACTION ITEM) GENERAL CALENDAR 5. FERRY PARK Discussion and possible action to rename the area now known as Ferry Park, the area across from the Ferry Building between the Embarcadero, Clay, Davis and Washington Streets, to Sue Bierman Park. (ACTION ITEM) 6. OPEN SPACE REVENUE BONDS Discussion and possible action to approve a request to the Board of Supervisors to issue $12.5 million in additional Open Space revenue bonds to help fund Sava Pool and to provide the city match to the City Fields Foundation for additional conversion of department playfields to artificial turf. (ACTION ITEM) 7. VISITACION VALLEY GREENWAY Discussion and possible action to award a construction contract to Synergy Project Management, Inc., in the amount of $1,169,400 to construct base and all alternate bid items for the development of the Tioga Lot of the Visitacion Valley Greenway. (ACTION ITEM) 8. EXCELSIOR PLAYGROUND Discussion and possible action to award a construction contract to Phoenix Electric Company in the amount of $156,553 to replace the ball field lights at Excelsior Playground. (ACTION ITEM) 9. ROSSI PLAYGROUND Discussion and possible action to approve an increase in the expenditure of existing appropriated project construction funds from $211,000 to $229,856 over and above the awarded construction contract of $705,000 to Sean W. Smith for the renovation of Rossi Playground to fund additional work. (ACTION ITEM)

4 10. CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES TRADE PACKAGES Discussion and possible action to decrease the construction budget for the following trade packages:1)fire Protection trade package 6366A-7 from $3,960,000 to $3,560,436 with a total percentage change of % for the California Academy of Sciences project; 2) Elevator trade package 6366A-8 from $3,697,000 to $2,784,200 with a total percentage change of % for the California Academy of Sciences project and 3) Epoxy Floors trade package 6366A-21 from $515,251 to $426,160 with a total percentage change of % for the California Academy of Sciences project. (ACTION ITEM) 11. RECREATION AND PARK DEPRARTMENT SITE ASSESSEMENTS AND COMET FACILITY CONDITION SOFTWARE Presentation and discussion only on the completed Recreation and Park Department Site Assessments and demonstration of the COMET facility condition assessment software, which has been configured to accommodate all of the 235 Department sites and facilities. (DISCUSSION ONLY) 12. PUBLIC COMMENT At this time members of the public may address the Commission on items that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Recreation and Park Commission and that do not appear on the agenda. 13. COMMISSIONERS MATTERS This item is designed to allow Commissioners to raise issues they believe the Commission should address at future meetings. There will be no discussion of these items at this time. 14. NEW BUSINESS/AGENDA SETTING (DISCUSSION ONLY) New Business Agenda Setting (Targeted Commission meeting, subject to change) Approve request from Sunset Productions to produce the Annual North Beach Jazz Festival at Washington Square on July 28-29, 2007 with amplified sound, sales of food, beverages and merchandise and approval of alcohol consumption (July 5, 2007) Approve a request from Urban Moto Magazine to produce the urban Moto Music Festival at Sharon Meadow on October 13, 2007 from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. and a request to sell beer and wine. (July 5, 2007) Informational presentation on the proposed renovations to the Marina Yacht Harbor (July 5, 2007) Naming of Chinese Recreation to the Percy Chu Chinatown Recreation Center (July 5, 2007) Presentation only of the Dog Advisory Committee work and findings ( July 5, 2007) Award of field lights at Franklin (July 5, 2007) Approve Tennis Pros Request for Qualifications (July 19, 2007) Award a construction contract to clean up Sharp Park Rifle Range (July 19, 2007) Approve the re-appropriation of Proposition 40 grant funds from specific named projects to a new list of projects (July 19, 2007)

5 Informational presentation by the Public Utilities Commission on the Gray Water Program (July 19, 2007) Approve contracts for turf and lights for the fields (July 19,2007) Approve a construction contract for Miraloma Field Renovation (July 19, 2007) Approve a construction contract for Yosemite Marsh Renovation (July 19, 2007) Approve a conceptual renovation plan for the Franklin Square Play Area (July 19, 2007) Approve the Memorandum of Understanding between the Recreation and Park Department and San Francisco Parks Trust for the renovation of the Golden Gate Park Stables (August 2, 2007) Approve Marina Kiosk Lease (August 2, 2007) Approve Music Concourse Request for Proposal (August 2, 2007) Approve Vending Machine Request For Information (August 2, 2007) Approve Exploratorium Lease (August 16, 2007) Approve and accept a loan in the amount of $16,500,00 from the California Department of Boating Waterways for the renovation of the Marina Yacht Harbor West Basin (August 16, 2007) Approve Japanese Tea Garden Request For Proposal (September 6, 2007) Approve Alemany Farm Lease ( September 6, 2007) Approve Visitacion Valley Permit (September 6, 2007) Approve Vending Machine Request For Proposal (October 4, 2007) Approve Golden Gate Park Stables Request For Proposal (October 18, 2007) Approve Harding Park Capital Plan (Date to be Determined) Presentation of Memorandum of Understanding between the Recreation and Park Department and the Public Utilities Commission on the renovation of the water line and water tank on Mt. Davidson (Date to be Determined) Approve Golden Gate Park Carrousel Lease (Date to be Determined) Approve the concession at Coit Tower (Date to be Determined) Informational presentation on the IMPACT Roll Out (Date to be Determined) Approve City Store Request For Proposal (Date to be Determined) Approve Segway Trial Permit (Date to be Determined)

6 Approve to exceed the base construction contract amount for the Minnie & Lovie Ward Recreation Center by more than 10% (Date to be Determined) Award contract for the environmental analysis in support of the Draft Significant Natural Resource Areas Management Plan (Date to be Determined) Approve bid for Golden Gate Park Carrousel and Concession (Date to be Determined) Approve Stow Lake Lease (Date to be Determined) 15. COMMUNICATIONS Communications the Recreation and Park Commission received between May 28, 2007 and June 11, 2007 and that do not pertain to items on the agenda. From the San Francisco Zoo, an invitation to the Grand Opening of Grizzly Gulch. From Sharon Tucker in regard to the cutting of trees at Crocker Amazon. From Eric Stucker in regard to the Golden Gate Park Disc Golf Course. From David Holloway in regard to the Golden Gate Park Disc Golf Course. From Andrea O Leary in regard to staff at Sunnyside Playground and Sunnyside Conservatory. From David Romano in regard to the City golf courses. From Ramsey McIntire in regard to Pine Lake Meadow. From Nikki Pin in regard to Pine Lake Meadow. From Diane Campbell in regard to Pine Lake Meadow. From Mari Zachery-Lyon in regard to parking during the Stern Grove concerts on Pine Lake. From SF Families in regard to the surplus budget dollars for Sunnyside Playground. From Miriam Moss in regard to a possible conflict of interest of staff. 16. ADJOURNMENT