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Will be largely privately funded. The agreements are nearly identical and map out roles and responsibilities between the partners and identify city terms for Design Services commissioned on public land. Completely coincidentally, the estimated budgets for both sites is 3,050,000. And i did also want to note that the Landscape Architects were selected by the Parks Alliance with support from the department after a thorough r. F. P. Process, and the two Landscape Architects are m. I. G. , who designed Childrens Center childrens corridor in Golden Gate Park and is now the firm is now working on hertz playground, and theyll design richmond playground, and jeff miller whos designed such playgrounds as Lafayette Playground will design stern grove. And im happy to answer some questions. I see we have some constituents in the audience. A row of ducks came in. Does he want to speak . Must have been something you said, lisa, go ahead. No, im finished. Happy to answer any questions. Thank you. Clerk is there any member of the public that would like to make comment on this item . Oh, richard. Hes stretching. It must be a long comment. I am. I was just looking at the occupational agreement and what comes up. You have it in the folder. I noticed one of them that we talked about it at committee, and there was the conflict of interest and now that might be bounced bang. If you do the consultation and the work, you cant do the bid. So i just hear that listed on that particular time is in contract. So of the bidders for different project, they also have the subcontractors. So of the issue, what happensim trying to formulate a question a rhetorical question. What happens when the subcontractors are in a conflict of interest . Thats a very minor question because im already looking as they already have the question and been picked up by park alliance. Thank you, richard. I think somewhere in there was a question. Lisa . So just to clarify, these are just award of this allows us to enter into agreement with the Parks Alliance so the Parks Alliance can enter into contract with Landscape Architects, so it doesnt have anything to do with construction at this point. Got it. And that the playgrounds will go through the full standard process, so this just allows us to start the participanto participatory process. And Parks Department enters into the contract with the architect. Correct. It conveys to the Parks Alliance what the city requirements are from the Landscape Architect so the Parks Alliance can make sure the architect meets the requirements of the city. Thank you. Commissioner mcdonald . Just a quick question. It just seemed odd that both plans have the exact same budget and the exact same funding. To me, too. At this point, theyre just estimates. Theyll once the concept plan is more fully formed, therell be a more detailed estimate, as well. But it is based on a professional cost estimate provided to the department. Thank you. That doesnt quite reconcile it to me, but okay. It has to do with cost and existing site conditions and topography. Why dont we write the contracts ourselves . Because these are private Landscape Architects. So the Parks Alliance is privately funding the hiring of private Landscape Architects. So theyre contracting with architects. Landscape architects, thats right. And ultimately, we will contract with the people doing the work. Exactly. Well the department, through the full Standard Construction process, will contract with construction contractors, thats right. So we normally do not contract with Landscape Architects . No, we normally do not. We have our own . Thats right. And in this case, why are we not doing that . Why are we not using our own . Yes. So for lets play s. F. , its been a mix from the Public Works Department and privately hired Landscape Architects, and thats always been the intent of this project because there are private Funds Available to vary how the contracts were awarded. But that was part of the lets play initiative . Right. Okay. Thank you. Seeing no other questions, i would entertain a mometion. So moved. Second. Its been moved and seconded. All in favor . Clerk we are now onsi it 11. The item before you today is discussion and possible action to award a contract to Miller Company Landscape Architects in the amount of 152,920 for the Buena Vista Park Needs Assessment and cost analysis project. This project honors the departments Strategic Focus in the project. The San Francisco recreation and Park Department is undertaking a study to assess the needs and associated costs of improvements to Buena Vista Park. The scope of services includes cost estimation, concept planning, Forest Management planning, and community engagement. Buena vista park is a densely forested urban park in the northern central section of San Francisco. The park wide Needs Assessment and cost analysis project seeks to build upon an existing 2015 project. The project will incorporate the Capital Improvement plan, Community Needs and maintenance needs while considering the circulation and hardscape, emotion control and Water Management issues and Forest Management. Key stakeholder in this project is the Buena Vista Park Neighborhood Association, bvna. They have provided a grant to assist the department with undertaking this work. The two organizations will be working in partnership on this project, and the consultant will be required to meet jointly with the department and bvna members as a focused working group. Regarding the selection process, a request for proposals was advertised on march 15 of 2019, and the department received proposals from five consultant teams. A Selection Committee approved by the Contract Monitoring Division was composed of two Department Staff and two members of bvna. A review of the proposals by the Selection Committee yielded a short list of three consultant teams which were advanced to interviews on may 2, 2019. Following these interviews, Miller Companies Landscape Architects received the highest score as determined by the Selection Committee and approved by the Contract Monitoring Division. The project will receive or will feature multiple opportunities for opportunity input and engagement. There will be three Community Meetings cohosted by the department and bvna to discuss the Needs Assessment and to provide feedback through the iterative process. Community park walk, led by the consultant team, is also planned to provide field observation and discussion of existing park features. The project was also presented to the haightashbury Neighborhood Council on thursday, july 11, 2019, to encourage additional attendance at the upcoming Community Meetings. The project is fully funded, and the Funding Sources are as follows. A grant from the Buena Vista Park Neighborhood Association in the amount of 50,000. A budgetary add back from district 8 in the amount of 50,000, and recreation and park bond funding in the amount of 162,560. Its expected that construction will commence in august 2019, and be complete in 2020. A letter of support from the Buena Vista Park Neighborhood Association is attached to the staff report, and one item that id like to clarify for the record is the d8 support that we received actually referred to the previous supervisor. We have not received notice yet from the current d8 supervisor. I apologize for that error. Staff recommends that the Commission Award a contract to Miller Company Landscape Architects in the amount of 152,920 for the Buena Vista Park Needs Assessment and cost analysis project. Id be happy to answer any questions. Thank you. Clerk is there any Public Comment on this item . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Commissioner low . Once the reports prepared, whats the strategy what do we do with the report once the Needs Assessment is completed . The need is to identify the areas of the park that are in greatest need of improvement and investment. Its to assist with future planning for Construction Projects that may occur in the park. So the Needs Assessment is required first before future planning can be conducted . It provides detailed scoping and cost estimation to understand the funding that would be required for improvements and could assist with determining future projects. Thank you. Commissioner anderson . Um, can you tell me if a Needs Assessment and cost analysis is done because we think theres a good chance that we will go on and take action based on the report . Yes, thats the intent, is that the Needs Assessment and cost analysis will determine where investment is should be prioritized. Knowing that that park is in need of substantial amount of work, and there is Significant Community interest in making those investments in the future. Do you know what the possible timeline would be before such a project might begin . No, i dont know the timeline. Okay. Thanks. Commissioner mcdonald. Thank you. I guess picking up on commissioner andersons question, ill presume that not knowing a timeline is because you dont know the scale and scope and what will be required. Are there resources already identified at some level that post assessment youll have some identified sources . Post assessment, im not aware of any identified sources . So basically, we have two strategies for making investments in parks and tackling deferred maintenance. One is through our park program, which is a mix of bonds and grants and phil philanthropy. What we will use this for is we make significant investments every year through the general funding that we receive as a result of proposition b, so we have work there is ongoing, but it is a very significant park both in terms of its size, its topography, and its history. Its something we need to continue to Pay Attention to and think about how were going to make even more significant investments there. So the analysis is a guide that we will use to use our ongoing maintenance investments. Theres going to be a big figure number of work thats going to be done at buena vista, and were going to have to figure out over time how to get there. Thank you. One more question, different point. I just want to make sure i understood your clarification around district 8 support. So we dont know one way or another whether supervisor mandelman supports it or not. We requested a position, and we have not received a response. Thank you. Thank you. The chair would request a motion and second. So moved. Second. All in favor . So moved. Thank you. Clerk we are now on item 12, general Public Comment continued. If there is anyone here that would like to make general Public Comment that did not on item 4, please come forward now. Okay. Being none, this item is closed. We are now on item 13, closed session. Is there anyone who would like to make Public Comment on closed session . Being none, Public Comment is closed. Commissioners, we need a motion and a vote on whether to go into closed yeah. Okay. We are coming back into open session. Commissioners, item e is a possible report on actions taken in closed session. You would need a motion on whether to disclose the action, and then, if you do want to disclose it, and then, item f, two separate motions, is to vote on whether to disclose any or all discussions held in closed session. So for item e . I would move that we do disclose the action taken. Second. Moved and seconded. All those in favor . Clerk and commissioner buell, will you please comment on the action taken. The action taken is to retain the director of the commission, ashley summers. Clerk and then, item 13 is a vote to disclose any or all discussion held in closed session. I need a motion and a second. I would move that we not disclose any of the conversation taken. Seconded. Moved and seconded. All those in favor . So moved. Clerk okay. We are now under item 14, which are commissioners matters. Are there any commissioners matters . I just wanted to clarify, its all right, i wanted to clarify discussing jackson park . We had discussed that in a bond presentation for you. Jackson is one of many parks and many park communities that are interested in investment, so i think we can provide a general overview for you. And that will be next meeting . I think we had it slated for september. September . Okay. Thank you. I dont see any other comments. Clerk is there any Public Comment on this item . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Item 15 is new business agenda setting. Commissioners, Public Comment . No Public Comment. This item is closed. Communications, is there any Public Comment . Seeing none, this item is closed, and item 17 is oh, im sorry. No, im moving slow, so it wasnt you at all. Ill talk to him offline. Clerk are you sure . Yes. Go. Clerk and item 17 is adjournment, and commissioner buell, you requested that we adjourn in memory of dan carlin. Yes, and i would like that motion and second. So moved. Second. Move that we adjourn in memory of dan carlin. All those in favor . So moved. Okay. Everybody, i think were going to get started. Our honorable mayor is here, and i know that we have a huge crowd and some big celebrating to do, so i want to welcome you to the groundbreaking for 88 broadway and 75 david street. So im cynthia parker, and im the president and c. E. O. Of Bridge Housing, and i am the cohost today with our partner, john stewart, but what i want to do is acknowledge all of the people here in the audience who have helped us get here today. So with us, we have mayor london breed, our honorable and esteemed mayor, welcome. [applause] we have supervisor aaron peskin, whos been a big supporter, and thank you, supervisor peskin. We have Elaine Forbes whos executive director of the port of San Francisco. Thank you for coming and your help. [applause] we have many reps from bank of america. Liz, thanks for coming. [applause] we have bruce cantor whos a member of the northeast Waterfront Advisory Group. [applause] and we have bob carrier whos a member of the Barbary Coast Neighborhood Association. So thank you for coming. [applause] this group thats sitting here today sort of does represent a neighborhood inside of a village, the village of San Francisco. And two Neighborhood Associations, a Waterfront Advisory Group, and partners with the city, with the Mayors Office of housing and jayesco have really made this happen during the development period. I know that john stewart is going to comment on some of this, but i know there are 26 neighborhood meet there were 26 neighborhood meetings