Around it. They spend an amount of money that is not necessary. The showers, need to be taken care of. I was asking if my brotherinlaw can just switch them to be separate. Is there any additional Public Comment . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Commissioner, low . Can you tell us something about the qualifications of els . Have they done pool projects in the past . Yes, they have actually, we did an extensive background check on them. We actually visited a couple of the pools of what they have done. They worked on the east oakland new pool building that was just finished about 3 years ago. We visited it and we talked to a lot of the operations and managers that actually run the pool and they are quite satisfied. This contract is for full design services. Did they talk about the landscaping and structural and mechanical . Is that correct . Thats correct. The 950 contract should catch much of the cost . Its going to catch most of the engineering and soft cost related to pm service
Slope around the tennis courts. The eucalyptus tree is gone. The bee tree is gone. I would like to add earlier this were, a dead owl was found there. That can be traced back to herbicides. All the actual improvements people want are in phase two of the project which will cost 20 million. In a blog by tony holiday who was a trekker who came back to Glen Canyon Park says the park is depressing to look at when one is used to looking at a uniquely wild park. I loved them. Im starting to avoid them. It feels like the suburbs. When you are used to looking at a uniquely wild park over the years. People should know better who go through such extremes with their park improvements. I liked it when it was over grown and hidden. Changed my mind by thinking of would be cool if trails were cleared out because those dont know when to quit. No tree they are spending taxpayers money on the wrong things. So far im not impressed with the socalled improvements in the canyon. At least there are trees on th
Can i just ask before we start, it might be ms. Kern to respond. But how did thing get to the place they are at right now . How would you describe the situation weve gotten to in terms of the Staffing Levels . Well, ron is going to talk a little bit about that, but basically before we had the structural fix, we did have a budget problem. Prior to last year when it was adjusted in the budget, and so there was a slowing down of hiring and we just got behind the 8ball. Vacancy rates for many years, four or five years, below 5 in rn vacancies. So, its just within the last year and a half where its gone up. And once you get behind its harder and harder to catch up. At the Fire Department there was a call for bringing in increased overtime versus hiring new staff. Here you use overtime and per diems instead of new staff because you havent brought on new staff. Is that a policy call to use per diem and ot to be able to offset benefits like we do in the Fire Department or is it another matter
Comment on item 5, the consent calendar . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. We need a motion for all items except for item 5 h. Entertain a moment. So moved. All in favor say, aye. Aye. So moved. We are now on item 5 h. Good morning, director of operations. The item before you is for discussion and possible action to approve the allocation of 608,000 for the replacement of the roof in art studio in Golden Gate Park to be funded by the reserve for fiscal year 1314. Commissioners, back in february 2010 you an approved the annual use of the 5 percent for the contingency reserve throughout the Park Maintenance system. For 1314 this year the open space fund reserve totals 1217,000. The reserve structure are depicted in attachment a in your packet. Looking at attachment a, i would highlight the three items. The reserve is broken up into three separate funds, the deferred maintenance and 25 percent for commissioners projects and 25 percent in undesignated receive. The Commissioners Fund
Historic moment. The president of the United States, President Trump, just refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the election in november. Will you commit to making sure that there is a peaceful transferal of power after the election . Well, were going to have to see what happens. You know that. Ive been complaining very strongly about the ballots and the ballots are a zardisaster. I understand that, but people are rioting. Do you commit to making sure there is a peaceful transferal of power . Get rid of the ballots and well have a very peaceful there wont be a transfer, frankly, therell be a continuation. Sometimes you have to believe people when they talk. And President Trump just seemed open to violence if he didnt get his way. And ive been in countries, i have been in baghdad when there have been wars, People Killed over the transfer of power there. It is not a joke, its very real. It is of paramount importance and its what separates america or separated ame