And welcome to china basin park. [applause] my name is jack bear and for the last 30 years i had the honor of working for the San Francisco giants and for a great many of those years, i had the distinct pleasure working with many of you on all of this. We are still putting a few finishing touches on the park, some light, way finding signs, picnic benches and will reinduce the messages engraved in tiles and part of the park. More later, but not today. We removed the construction fencing surrounding the park just a few weeks ago. On the morning of giant opening day and what seemed like just minutes the park was full of people, exploring this corner of the waterfront. By all accounts, they liked it. We have a great lawn overlooking the bay. We have something that the neighborhoods of north beach and south beach do not have, a beach. [laughter] there is a gathering grove, a storm water garden, food trucks, and willie mccuvy returned perched gracefully on the shoreline of the china basin ch
Audience and those joining in hybrid format on the phone. Members can provide comment in person and city and remote through the webex system. Thank you to staff guest and everyone else participating. Please call the first item. Thank you madam chair. The first order of business is item 1, roll call. Commissioner members please respond when i call your name. Commissioner aquino, present. Commissioner drew, present. Commissioner scott, present. Chair brackett, aye. All members of the commission are present. Madam chair, we have a quorum. Please note the commission has one vacant seat. The next order of business is item 2 announcements. A, the next regular meeting is scheduled tuesday october 17, 2023 at 1 p. M. The announcement of prohibition of sound producing Electronic Devices. Please be advised that the ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar soundproducing Electronic Devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the chair may order the removal from the
Im the advisor board president for the American Indian cultural district, as well as a member of Mission Destino and other committees and councils here in San Francisco. So i am ariana ortega, peace people of nicaragua. From my mothers side and the seneca nation on my fathers side. I was born and raised here in San Francisco and retired in 2020 from a senior manager position with the sfmta to after 32 years of service. But as i mentioned and what im doing now is important work that i am many of you are doing on behalf of our community is that work is never done and should be reflected in all the work you do and all aspects of your lives. We are brought together by our ancestors is to fulfill the prophecy of the eagle and the condor. The prophecy tells of this time when the Indigenous Peoples of the north and the south earth would reunite to renew you and protect our original knowledge, strength and connection to our earth. Mother this is a time of reconciliation. Mission. Reunion educa
For members of the public, theyd like to make Public Comment regarding line item one, please approach the podium. Good afternoon. My name is dr. Miller. Im a long time resident of San Francisco and im here on behalf of the disabled community and many patients that ive had in regards to the ongoing ada violations on the city sidewalks. Im sorry, general Public Comment will be called next. This is just on line. Item one, the officer recognition. Oh, im so sorry. Im jumping the gun. Well, i want to also thank the recognition for the officer who did an excellent job. And i spent many years at San Francisco general helping helping you guys and gals out when you guys have been in crisis. So again, thank you to him. And ill come back and share my concerns in a minute. Thank you all. Thank you. Thank any other member would like to make Public Comment regarding line item one, please approach the podium and there is no Public Comment. Line item two general Public Comment at this time, the public
Youre unmuted. This meeting will come to order. Welcome to the october 12th, 2023, regular meeting of the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services committee. I am catherine stefani, chair of the committee and to my right is vice chair engardio and to my left is supervisor lee dorsey. The clerk is mr. John carroll. And id also like to thank Kalina Mendoza at sf. Gov tv for staffing this meeting. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . Yes thank you, madam chair. The board of supervisors and its committees are convening hybrid meetings that allow inperson attendance and Public Comment while still providing Remote Access and Public Comment via telephone. The board recognizes that equitable Public Access is essential and we will be taking Public Comment as follows. First, Public Comment will be taken on each item on todays agenda. Those attending in person will be allowed to speak first, and then we will hear from those who are waiting on the telephone line. The Public Comment callin num