Predicts i think we are now the second more dense city in the nation in San Francisco and the Planning Department predicts new 80 new president s and 97 now Housing Units in the next 25 years. It is very nert esting to note that i think since 1994since 20s 0491 percent of all new Housing Units created in San Francisco were 10 units or more. 91 percent of all new Housing Project are 10 units or more, which means no more back yards are built so the parks matter. If we can flip to the presentation and the first slide. I think we are there. Supervisors you may have these slides in front of you. We do. Just some highlights of a rather long story for public land and San Francisco Park Alliance have engaged in the study with our department on the stats relevant to why parks matter in San Francisco. We talked about density. Obviously the goal is to be the most sustainable city in the land and our park system alone absorbs 750 thousand feet of storm water every years and purifys 135 thousand to
Professionals from big cities around the word, 20 Different Countries from every state in the country to a conferencethality happens every 2 or 3 years on urban parks and it is what we talked about for 3 orfore daze. The chalthss with big cities are not unique, but because of San Franciscos growth we find ourselves faces some of the challenges as critically as anyone. 85 percent of america lives in a urban core. 95 percent of california lives in a urban core. Our Planning Department predicts i think we are now the second more dense city in the nation in San Francisco and the Planning Department predicts new 80 new president s and 97 now Housing Units in the next 25 years. It is very nert esting to note that i think since 1994since 20s 0491 percent of all new Housing Units created in San Francisco were 10 units or more. 91 percent of all new Housing Project are 10 units or more, which means no more back yards are built so the parks matter. If we can flip to the presentation and the firs
Yours trully ace washington is on that ship. Thank you, next speakers. My name is deborah and i have worked in the Arts Community in San Francisco for 20 years. I have 17 och the years running intersection city arts. Im the ceo at yeerba braina for the arts and also a member of the Arts Alliance. I feel i have a perfective i want to share and one is cultural equity is real concern and we are grateful you are looking tat. We need to come together and insure the Arts Community and all the diversity is afforded. It is time to focus on this. The Arts Committee and our city have not gained from the division among us. They have not gained. I would like to see us working together and in addition to this report im pleased that the San Francisco foundation is also doing some work on this so policy link and so is the Ford Foundation so i think we can Work Together. Im happy to report the Arts Alliance is committed to Community Organizing and working across the field. We are totally supportive of
See the basket ball [inaudible] of note is the 27 recreation centers. We have a very very robust recreation program. There are uben Parks Departments athround country that have got out of the business of recreation and out source to partners. We are not doing that. Aquatic, out door reck riation and everyone has a opportunity to play in our system. One of the things that im most proud about since our team has been together at reck and park is the Scholarship Fund increased from 80 thousand a year to over wn. 1 million a year. We subsidize over wn. 1 million a year in free or subsidized programs and it operates as free or reduced lurch program at the school district. Taking a quick look at the 14 15 budget, about our operating budget is about 143 millions [inaudible] it ebbs and flows dependent on when we issue new debt and our bonds and receive grants and receive philanthropic gifts, so you will not see a logical line in the caltle budget. We are very blessed through the 10 year capita
Oppose today divided and im excited about the future and thankful the work aba is doing and the Arts Alliance is supportive of their work any other members of the public wish to comment on this item . Seeing none Public Comment is closed. Supervisor mar i want to thank everyone for coming to speak. It is beginning of everyone coming toorkt to think about how we build in strategies for cultural equity within the arts for the city. Seattles office of art and culture is already doing it. There are many places to look from your Community Trust mpt i think we should be looking at key documents and what Fred Blackwell and tar eroamo from the San Francisco Foundation Im pleased they are vaurfbed so we can look at a broader analysis and best practices. Im interersed in long term structural changes as recommended by the arts task force a few years ago and as president breed menshzed thmpt short term budget issue is ponchtd, but the longer term building of cultural equity and social justice [ina