well, all right. isn t that exciting? let s give the mayor another round of applause. thank you very much. [roll call] good morning. daises the recreation and park commission meeting of april 19, 2012. we have been long calendar today and would ask that you turn off all of a truck devices. we would please ask that you take any secondary conversations outside in order for the meeting to proceed as efficiently as possible. if you would like to speak on any item today, please complete these blue cards. we will call your name for the items you have requested to speak on. please address your comments to the item being heard. if you want to speak under general public comment, item four, continued on item 14. please address your comments to the commission during public comment on items in order to allow as. commissioner buell: thank you. the proceed with the calendar. item two. presidents reports. commissioner buell: i am going to forgo the president s report which should be
these blue cards. we will call your name for the items you have requested to speak on. please address your comments to the item being heard. if you want to speak under general public comment, item four, continued on item 14. please address your comments to the commission during public comment on items in order to allow as. commissioner buell: thank you. the proceed with the calendar. item two. presidents reports. commissioner buell: i am going to forgo the president s report which should be a relief to everybody. i would like to call item seven out of order because we have some distinguished visitors and time restraints on their time. could recall item 7? item 7. mccoppin square. good morning, commissioners, and general manager. i am with the recreation and parks department partnership and resource development division. i am here today to recommend that you approve the permanent installation of a plaque in honor of fallen officer bryan tuvera in mccoppin square, approve
good morning. daises the recreation and park commission meeting of april 19, 2012. we have been long calendar today and would ask that you turn off all of a truck devices. we would please ask that you take any secondary conversations outside in order for the meeting to proceed as efficiently as possible. if you would like to speak on any item today, please complete these blue cards. we will call your name for the items you have requested to speak on. please address your comments to the item being heard. if you want to speak under general public comment, item four, continued on item 14. please address your comments to the commission during public comment on items in order to allow as. commissioner buell: thank you. the proceed with the calendar. item two. presidents reports. commissioner buell: i am going to forgo the president s report which should be a relief to everybody. i would like to call item seven out of order because we have some distinguished visitors and time r
from our capital planning division, are planning director. since her appointment in 2006, karen has been highly dedicated to ensuring the capital program serve the public. karen has made significant contributions to the 2008 parks bond. she is advocating for the inclusion of trees and the trails and our successful community opportunity fund, which has leveraged approximately $13 million in outside funding. she is someone who exhibits excellence in building community leadership, building morale, have shown exceptional skill in building a community consensus with state agencies, interest groups from the community, has inspired confidence through her park advocacy, responsiveness, reliability, for supervisor hads a goal and in the being the advocate for the department through all stages of the joe dimaggio project, having forged a strong partnership with a library and stakeholders to move the project forward. if she had not been assigned to the project, it would not have happene