Agenda under the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission you may speak under general Public Comment in item 4. Please note if the fire alarms activate you must evacuate the building. If you need assistance make the way to the closest area across the hall in the mens rest room. There is a speaker box. Press it and the city hall security will answer. They will assist you. We are on item 2. President s report. I will be brief. I like to read emails that talk about the parks. This is to the general manager. I wanted to say thank you. I love my Neighborhood Parks. The San Francisco park and Rec Department does a fantastic job. I love how there is a park nearby no matter what neighborhood. You have worked hard to make that happen. I know maintenance challenges are daunting you do an amazing job of keeping up. Every employee is helpful and professional if i am getting exercise or enjoying the lovely trees and flowers, your department makes my life richer. Thank you for the hard work and
Leaving open kesser drive. Well provide ultimate transportation to help people in the park get around, including shuttles, bikes, scooter rentals, horse and carriage rides, and more to come. And then in terms of broader transportation planning, we do recognize that this onetime celebration may affect the surrounding neighborhoods, and were working with the neighborhoods to reduce the effects. So some of the measures that were taking right now is working the m. T. A. To provide alternative or increased muni service, to keep kesser and the great highway and cross over drive open, publicizing the event and any traffic changes in event, and well be doing extensive messages about the need for people to take public transportation, and well highlight the limited available parking around the park. And well also work with the m. T. A. To reroute the 44 oshaughnessy, which is the only muni line that would be impacted by the road closures. And i just wanted to add that, as i mentioned, well be do
For the meeting to proceed as efficiently as possible. If you like to speak on any item , we request but do not require that you complete a blue card. Each person will have three minutes for Public Comment on each item. Please address your comments to the commission during Public Comment. In order to allow equal time, we will not respond to any questions during Public Comment. The commission may ask questions of staff after Public Comment is closed. If there is an item of interest that is under the subject matter jurisdiction, you may speak under general Public Comment. That is item four. If the fire alarms activate, you must evacuate the building in an orderly fashion. Elevators will immediately return to the first floor and are not available for use. If you need assistance out of the building, please make your way to the closest area of refuge which is directly across the hall in the mens restroom. Theres a speaker box. Prosit and city hall security will answer. Please note the commi
And ringing in 2020. Parts of the world are already ushering in the new year as the final Worldwide Exchange of 2019 begins right now. A very good morning to all and welcome to the last day of 2019 a very happy early new year. Im in for brian sullivan. Here is how your money and the markets are showing up this morning. Showing the markets will open slightly higher. The s p 500, the dow and the nasdaq all on track for strong gains. Nasdaq could finish the year with gains of nearly 35 turning to the bond market currently trading at 1. 903 . In asia, the markets in japan. Remember they were closed today. Japan notching gains of 18 for the year the shanghai composite finishing up about 0. 33 and the hang seng is up about 10 , which is less than a lot of the other benchmarks lets look at what is happening in early trade in europe and Joumanna Bercetche joins us now. Thank you in line with other markets activity volumes are down about 40 to 50 . Not all european markets are open today the pi
Will not respond to any questions during Public Comment. The commission may ask questions of staff after Public Comment is closed. If there is an item of interest that is under the subject matter jurisdiction, you may speak under general Public Comment. That is item four. If the fire alarms activate, you must evacuate the building in an orderly fashion. Elevators will immediately return to the first floor and are not available for use. If you need assistance out of the building, please make your way to the closest area of refuge which is directly across the hall in the mens restroom. Theres a speaker box. Prosit and city hall security will answer. Please note the commission will be calling item seven and eight together. We are now on item two, president s report. Thank you. I will be very brief. I simply wish to all of the public and all of my fellow commissioners and all of the staff at recreation and park a very happy holiday season. Thank you. Thank you for setting that great exampl