Thank you. Next speaker. I am hans carter, a member of the Leadership Group of the pickle ball community. We support this project. We would love to see this facility multiuse, and that we have been included in terms of getting some input from us to see that it has one dedicated Pickle Ball Court plus eight Pickle Ball Courts permanently lined is great because it is good to play in Golden Gate Park. I have been playing there for about a year. I have played in other facilities throughout the city, but really, the best place to play is in the park itself. We are a group of about 200 on our mailing list. We recently took a survey. Threequarters of our players are seniors. 55 and older, and half are female. Pickle ball is also the Fastest Growing sport in the nation according to the sports and Fitness Industry association. Growing at 12 per year. Definitely as the population ages and more people realize that it is duff on your bod tough on your body to play tennis they will migrate to pickl
Is a critical and beneficial piece of the project. The tlc is the Youth Development program for health and wellness and Emotional Development for under served youth. Currently it served elementary children in three rec centers. They are opening a fourth site and hopes for a fifth. When the Tennis Center reopens it will serve middle School Children that graduated from the elementary sites that show an affinity for continuing tennis instruction. There is a dedicated classroom space and rec room to be used for overflow for the tlc. The rec room can be used to accommodate alternate activities. It will normally house two pingpong tables during the day with a storage closet so they can be tucked away. Here is the garden area south of the building a place to eat lunch and outdoor teaching space, place for events and place to watch tennis. A small theater with movable tables and benches. A public art wall forms the south of building and faces the garden. We are working to select the artists an
That dont have access to this. We are strong supporters of that as well as the tennis facility itself. I encourage you to approve it. I think it will be a spectacular addition to San Francisco. Thank you. We have channing and if we have called your name, come up if you want to speak. If i havent called your name, i have gone through all of cards. If you want to speak come up and be prepared to speak. I am katie strange with the San Francisco parks alliance. We are extremely part to be a partner on this project of the department as well as the Tennis Coalition inspired by the extensive efforts to hear the various voices we can see today that will be served by this space. In particular, the tlc Tennis Learning Center is an important aspect for the future of recreation and tennis in our city. As you know it is a historic moment for tennis, for the park, for the city and inspiration alley this design matches that parks system we are creating. I will be second to admit i am not a tennis pla
Good morning, everybody. And welcome to the inaugural meeting of the sfovrz so for monday, january 9, 2017, m call the roll. Thank you madam president supervisor president london breed supervisor cowen supervisor farrell supervisor sandra fewer supervisor Jane Kim Aaron Peskin hillary and supervisor presented supervisor jeff present supervisor katie tang and supervisor norman yee madam president all members are present you thank you, ladies and gentlemen, please join us in the pledge of allegiance and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Madam clerk any communications. Yes. 3 to report were in receipt of a communication from the honorable mayor ed lee phil district 8 by appointing jeff and welcome supervisor. clapping. next a xrungs from the direction of department of elections for the election of members of the board of supervisors who received a majority of votes cast at the election held on november 8, 2016, and de
M call the roll. Thank you madam president supervisor president london breed supervisor cowen supervisor farrell supervisor sandra fewer supervisor Jane Kim Aaron Peskin hillary and supervisor presented supervisor jeff present supervisor katie tang and supervisor norman yee madam president all members are present you thank you, ladies and gentlemen, please join us in the pledge of allegiance and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Madam clerk any communications. Yes. 3 to report were in receipt of a communication from the honorable mayor ed lee phil district 8 by appointing jeff and welcome supervisor. clapping. next a xrungs from the direction of department of elections for the election of members of the board of supervisors who received a majority of votes cast at the election held on november 8, 2016, and declared elected to that Office District one suzy loftus, district 3 aaron peskin and 5 supervisor president l