Openmeeting compliance. Youll hear from others in the community but its an Important Community asset and we thank you for your support and i have 26 letters of support i want to submit to the official file. Commissioner thank you, well collect those in a moment. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon. Im the executive director of the yerba buena Community Direct and serve on the gardens conservancy. The neighborhood of yerba buena is an interesting eco system with a variety of uses including a large cultural, residential, you have gardens in the middle and the convention center, etcetera. The gardens serves all the populations as a respite in a concrete jungle of downtown. Its incredibly important to the residents that live in that neighborhood and employees and i dont think we can overstate the importance to the conventioneers. When redevelopment absolved we were surprised that we were meeting regularly for seven years to get to this point. I want to thank the neighborhood. I think you can see there is strong neighborhood buyin. Not only to get to this point but continue the operations forward. So much so that you have seen most the neighborhood institutions or a large percent ac put their money with their mouth is and contribute to costs getting to this point. I dont want to take that too lightly. Weve also enjoyed work with the department of arrest and other departments to get us to this point. We look forward to that moving forward and feel we have a strong infrastructure in place and the future looks good for the neighborhood if this goes through and a want to thank you for your support. Commissioner thank you, next speaker, please. Good afternoon, chair peskin and supervisors. Im mary mcccugh. We have been the Property Managers of yerba buena garden since it opened and were looking forward to sustain the garden as the cultural and convention heartbeat. As Property Managers well continue to manage in ways that help the conservancy to succeed and ensuring the continues to contribute to the economic and social fabric and a place of inclusion for all so people continue to come back again and again. The practices we maintain will help the entity flourish. We do this in several ways. Partnering with the community and other gafrdens operators gard en operators and bring inning assets that generate interest and revenue and continuing with place making and important management practice. Heres a few examples. The permitting process is holistic and has an approach that takes in the consideration of all of the operators in community and examining the property closely to make sure everything is protected and also plans for any possible renovation can begin immediately. The yerba buena garden festival, the childrens learning garden, our safety group and many other Community Organizations that grew out of the gardens itself Sustainable Practices that involve zero pesticides and comprehensive recycling programming. Were very excited and the planners and public space experts from all of over the world study this Award Winning garden. Were excited about this next chapter in the gardens success and urge you to approve the master lease. Thank you for your consideration. Im ine active user of to the yerba buena garden. I urge you to support the ratification of the lease. I ask for you to approve it in the role of my mother and i have a 3 1 2yearold daughter thats attended the local school. The gardens and amenities provide an active safe and Popular Community resource with exceptional range of free Public Events and celebrations, play areas and cafes and public art. I also speak on behalf of San Francisco travel association and the expansion project on the communitybased management model this group has worked hard to form. The yerba buena gardens provides substantial Public Benefits to the millions of visitors that pass through each year. The collaboration on putting this lease together will be a model for others. The outreach and ongoing communication and leadership has been strong. Again, i fully support the Lease Agreement in front of you today. Thank you. We have had live art on youtube and isnt 1. 3 million visitor and we want to Foster Collaboration and no different than 20 years ago. The importance of having creative problem solvers and literate citizenry and children who can express themselves is key to the future success of San Francisco and beyond. However that is challenged today for struggling families. The opportunity gap has never been given where enriched learning is available to wealthy families. Here at the childrens Creativity Museum we have Access Programs where families with public assistance can come at any time not just on special days, not just for special programs but theyre able to enjoy the museum like all wealthy families do. 50 of field trips come from title 1 schools and for free especially those from San Francisco title 1 schools. We know were one their last place wheres families of all backgrounds can come together and play and sing and make a movie and build a community together. Weve built our organization to be able to do that where 50 of people of color and staff and board and visitors and we had a recordbreaking attendance year despite the challenges in the neighborhood and with the end of the Mosconi Center we know were set for success and the resolution will allow us to have the stability and the environment to thrive for families and the future of San Francisco. Commissioner the next speaker, please. Im with the yerba buena alliance. Its a 28yearold Neighborhood Organization that was actually founded by the former Redevelopment Agency to create buyin to the redevelopment of the yerba buena gardens. Weve worked hard with Community Stakeholders in the process of the yerba buena conservancy. We feel this model is the best way forward after seven years of diligent planning and Community Input we feel confident in what were doing today and we appreciate your support. Thank you. Commissioner thank you. In 1976 newly elected mayor George Mosconi embraced the vision of a gardens in downtown San Francisco for everybody for all san franciscans put forward by the architect and civil leaders and other Community Advocates the the time. And thanks to the work of the agency that did embrace it the Redevelopment Agency and thanks to the chief city administrator it got build and opened in the 1990s. Today when you go to the gardens, its a nice day outside, youll find in the summertime the playground is full and the tot bot is full and the esplanade will have workers and local residents and seniors that live in the local housing there. People playing chess even about a dozen homeless persons resting peacefully on the lawns. The goal to make it a place for everybody in San Francisco been achieved. Its hard to find places like this anywhere in the United States and even the world where everybodys welcome and engaged. And we want to continue this into the future with a Strong Community presence and oversight to make that helly that really happen. Id like to support the master lease and the chief administrator whos been supportive of this effort and the team at the department of real estate. Theyve worked with us closely to put together a complicated lease and it looks great. Commissioner next speaker, please. If you have to visit the gardens out and Golden Gate Park, locals and people who live in the bay area get in for free but if you do not live here, you have to pay a very minimal fee and i dont really understand why this garden will stay the same if its for everyone locally. All the programs for the children will stay the same but i dont understand if theres even one person homeless, you dont make a little revenue on this park, on these gardens. Even if you just charge the tourists and dont live here a dollar it would help and go towards a fund for people who are in need and you do this at Golden Gate Park. Why cant the yerba buena gardens follow this as well. People just show their i. D. S and they get in for free if they live here. To give this away for a dollar a year for 42 years is 42, to me seems kind of neglect for city planning. The Golden Gate Park has a better program. Ive lived here 25 years. Im a home owner. The property tax i pay is a billion times more than this huge park, not that ma matter that that matters but think of what your doing with the park. It could be great revenue for the homeless, im actually in favor with this gentleman here with what the jersey said. Its inexcusable to give this away when you can make a little bit of renew on it. Commissioner thank you. Are there any members of the public here on this item . Seeing none well close Public Comment. Sorry, that took a little longer than i thought. So while two things need to be deliberated over the next 24 hours, there are two very minor amendments the parenthesis and the quotation mark and the insertion of the before lease and i think we can take those without objection. Sir. If i can be heard once again on the supervisory representation. I consult with the City Attorneys Office and have two alternativ alternatives that may address one issue and two remaining issues off the table hopefully. The city administrator has no objection to the District Supervisor selecting the representative for the board of the con ser van si. Conservancy. The only question is how its to be accomplished. The First Alternative in the resolution would read along the lined lines that that representative will be selected in consultation with the city administrator and the person is nominate the district 6 supervisor and appointed by the board of supervisors. Im told by the City Attorney and they can correct me if im wrong, the individual supervisor cannot nominate a person to the board. Commissioner its kind of an executive function and why we do it as a body. Supervisor haney. Is the second alternative there in your information is that something we can do . Yes, the second alternative would be workable nominated by the district 6 supervisor and appointed to the board. We have no objection to that amendment. Commissioner okay. Obviously that language will have to be developed between now and tomorrow and made without remany of referral tomorrow on the board of the floor, correct gibner . You can do it tomorrow or right now inserting the word nominated by the district 6 supervisor and appointed by the board. Commissioner already. Then we will do that. Well insert said words in that section without objection leaving us with the issue about increased obligations and liabilities that mr. Gibner and i will work on between now and 2 00 p. M. Tomorrow with the item as thrice amended can we send it to the full board as a committee record, supervisor haney. Thank you to everybody who came out and your work on this. I think theres an incredibly exciting future for the yerba buena and all the folks here maintaining it and making sure its thriving and inclusive and i want to thank you and i look forward to working with you all. Thank you, one and all. With that we will send the item as amended with recommendation for a hearing tomorrow at the board of supervisors without objection. All right. Thank you, supervisors. Commissioner all right. So supervisor safai asked know schedule item 2 at the top of the agenda. We did a little House Cleaning i thought item 3 would be faster were now 43 minutes into the meeting and i know supervisor brown has an item number 4 that may take a little while. Supervisor, safai, what is your pleasure . Commissioner sounds like supervisor brown has to leave very quickly so if we can get it done quickly, im happy with allowing her to do it, if not, is this time sensitive, supervisor brown . Commissioner i think this is going to be about 30 minutes, 35 the most. Commissioner i think we can accommodate that. Commissioner who is here . Supervisor brown . Commissioner can i ask who is here for item 4 for the stream lining Small Business permit streamlining. Commissioner supervisor brown, i appreciate it and i really apologize for taking item 3 out of order, just so you know, though monday the 24th is budget all day long, fortunately i think none of us, am i correct, serve on the Budget Committee and the clerk of the board has indicated we can have a Land Use Committee meeting on monday the 24th. We can not have it in these chambers or room 263 but upstairs in room 416 or 408. Ta if its not time sensitive we can go one more week and resolve this issue and have supervisor safais constituents here in voluminous amounts here to hear item 2 next if thats okay with you. Im trying to make everybody as happy as possible. Its what we get the big bucks for. Supervisor brown . Id put you as item 1 on the agenda of june 24, you would be the first item. I will not take anything out of order. Thats a solemn promise. Thank you, chair peskin. I know i have Small Businesses here today and sad and sorry but i dont want you to wait for this hearing and i definitely have to be here so i will agree to have it go on the 24th and we have owd and the City Attorney and hope it work out for everyone. Yes, thank you. Madam clerk can you read item 2 clerk do you want me to call item 4 to dispose of it . Commissioner well get to that at the end of the agenda. Clerk item 2 the hearing of status on parking attendance working in cityownered garages and the number of existing employees plans to prioritize the safety and well being of customers and playoff or job reductions in the last three years as well as planned reductions in the future and the move to Automated System and requesting the San Francisco full Transportation Agency to report. Commissioner thank you, madam clerk, supervisor safai ill turn it over to you. Thank you, mr. Chair and for coming out today. I want to thank members of the Community Reaching out to 43 over the last number of months and teamsters and sfmta and want to improve the environment in which people feel safe and what i hear is when were moving and we have 15 city owned garages and moving away from employees on the front lines to an Automated System, people generally feel like theyre losing something. Theyre feeling a body to interact with. Theyre losing a body and human being to interact with for safety and questions and confusion and guidance. And i understand its easy to argue in this environment the issue that were a transit first city. Maybe people arent using cars as much as the past but the truth is people are still using cars and parking garages are still important and theyre important for retail and if were going have that, you cant have a parking garage thats only operated by machines. I can tell you from going down to union square and seeing across from johns grill theres a completely Automated System over there and heard nothing but car breakins and heard people complain about safety and im thinking about people in the elderly community, the disabled community and women. Because a lot of women will come up and i heard from a lot of female constituents saying they dont feel safe if theyre in a dark environment and statistics show that is exactly where a lot of violate crime and crime directed towards women and elderly and disabled happens. I called the hearing because i think its important we hear from the sfmta. There hasnt been a clear statement on how many more staffing positions will be cult and theres been a major cut and we want to think about the human beings in these jobs and the families they support and the role they play in San Francisco. These are working families. These are good frontline jobs. Many of these folks have been in these jobs for decades and have relationships with the people that come in and the customers that come in. In many ways theyre often the frontline and face of our city. So these are about real people. This conversation is about real people and its about thinking about the direction of this city. And if we care about the direction of our city thats about automation thats one thing and think about cost savings its another thing but if we think of balancing the two and thinking how we can grow as a city and balance the needs of everyone, thats an important reason why we have the hearing today. Id like to have the sfmta present on this issue and then we have a whole series of questions and i know theres a number of people that like to speak on this and also the timeliness of this and i want to pus this on the record, were in the budget process right now. Sfmta is going to have to present their budget, board of supervisors will have to approve that budget and hearings will be happening in the next two weeks. Thats also a very important important context in which that is happening. Youll present the budget as approved by the sfmta bort of commissioners and i board of commissioner and i heard from