You may speak under general Public Comment, and that is for item 4. Please note if the fire alarms activate, you must evacuate the building in an orderly fashion. If you need assistance out of the building, please make your way to the closest area of access. Which is across the hall from the mens restroom. There is a button. Let them know, and they will assist you. We are now on item 2. Thank you. Two items quickly. One is a letter, which i received that id like to just read because i enjoyed getting it. Dear mark, i was deeply touched by the honour you and the commission granted to me with the placement of the plaque in my honor at the tennis courts. It was a complete surprise. As you know, politicians usually get a leak about some pending event involving them. But not this one. I wanted to show off the plaque to my 4yearold grandson, daniel, and he is just learning to spell his name, and recognized agnus. Thank you for making me look good with my grandson. Sincerely, art agnus. And another, which i wont read in its entirety because it is too long, and it starts, im a preschool teacher at the pacific primary preschool. We met briefly this summer at the childrens playground when your team gave a presentation to a group of teachers about how the playground was designed. My class of 5yearolds were on a field trip, enjoying the new playground. The design is wonderful, especially the natural elements, like the stone. Etc. , etc. My students had a lot of questions and they started calling out, and the workers so patient, friendly, and knowledgeable with us. As they worked, they explained to the children what they were doing and one. One man in particular, fred, was particularly kind and helpful to the children. A big thank you to you and your team for including even the youngest s. F. Residents in your work. As a result, giving them a strong sense of stewardship and responsible for their park. General manager, please tell fred we appreciate him being a good ambassador. That concludes my report. Chairwoman is there any Public Comment . Seeing none, the Public Comment is closed. Im sorry. Mr. Ginsburg, the general manager. Mr. President , i normally dont speak during the president s report because i have a general managers report, but today i did because today i would like to mark your 10th anniversary a as the president of this commission. And often during your president s report, you provide accomodations and recognition to people who have engaged in yowft outstanding public service. Today it is my honor to do that for you. As your fellow commissioners know, you are quite a poet. So today, in honor of your 10th anniversary, i on baf of your colleagues on the commission and the rec and parks staff, offer you one back. Congratulations, mr. President , on 10 fine years in the chair, and through all of the doc hearings, you still have most of your hair. The city is grateful for your leadership of this commission, which you lead with grace, charm, and some great intuition. According to t. P. L. , the chamber, and the controllers estimation, you have steered us to having the best parks in the nation. Now 10years as our president is a long, long time, but i still dont think youve birdied hole number nine. But lets admit to grant him his 10th anniversary wish, we would have to allow the pond to be stocked with real fish. We would like to present you with this cool rec and parks sign. But before you retire and hang it on your door, we would like you to get out and play for at least a decade more. Yay [applause] thank you. Youre a fine fellow. Very nice. And i thank my fellow all of the commissioners. Hang on. I want to say one thing. You probably should know what is coming. Victory as many parents, and defeat is an orphan. So i thank everyone who helps along the way. No one person does it. But thank you, im quite honored. [applause] it takes a village. [applause] chairwoman we are now on item 3, general managers report. All right. Back to business. A few quick announcements, the San Francisco recreation and Parks Department, along with other government agencies, and community organizations, including the airport, Sheriffs Office and the school district, is hosting a series of job a series of saturday job fairs this month from 10 00 a. M. To 1 00 p. M. The next fair is this saturday, followed by one on january 25th at the county fair building. Weve already had a couple swing by and find the right job for you, preferably with us. We invite everyone to join us next tuesday, january 28th, from 10 30 a. M. To 1 00 p. M. To help kick off goldengate parks celebration. We will help to plan 150 trees around golden view park, beginning with the first one on john f. Kennedy drive at 11 00 a. M the beginning of our 150th celebration is april 4th, which is 150 years to the day, the state legislature created Golden Gate Park and San Franciscos park system. But we give a little bit of a preview of all of the exciting things to come on january 28th with our treeplanting. Speaking of g. G. P. 150, and an observation wheel, i want to report back that yesterday the Historic PreservationCommittee Approved the appropriateness of the wheel by a 41vote, and added to conditions, which were certainly fine with us. They clarified we would not be applying to have the wheel there permanently, which has never been our in tint, and ask that we have a process to deal with any Community Concerns that may happen over the year with respect to lighting in the concourse. That is our natural course of process, anyway. The wheel, we did get final approval from h. P. C. To have the wheel there for one year, and were very excited about it. Moving on to our budget, youll hear the first of a few presentations today about the citys upcoming and the departments up coming budget process. Rec and park will host two public budget meetings to get feedback on our proposed budget. On tuesday, january 28th, 6 00 to 8 00 p. M. , and on thursday, february 6th, from 6 00 to 8 00point. 00 p. M. And you can share with us your own priorities. Check out sfrecparks. Org. This weekend well celebrating dr. Martin luther king. And we actually begin today, right now, in the ring at delores park, and then move over to a drier baby playground on saturday from 9 00 a. M. To noon. And well be at vis valley green way on saturday, and grand Community Garden on saturday when mission continues. You can sign up to participate on our m. L. K. Day of Service Projects at sfrecpark. Org. And tomorrow wer host we host or m. L. K. Lunch with speakers. It is january, it is cold and wet, but that doesnt mean it is too early to start thinking about summer. The recreation and Parks Department and the department of children, youth, and families, will once again cohost the citys annual summary source fair on saturday, february 8th, from 11 00 a. M. To 2 00 p. M. At the county fair building. Featuring representatives from over 150 summer camps, classes, programs, and services, from toddlers to teens. While parents are looking for summer options for their kids, there will be games, arts and crafts, and our mobile rec climbing wall to occupy their beloved children. Moving on, we invite everyone to join us in celebrating our newest graduating class of greenagers, on saturday, at the lake mers sed boathouseed boathouse. It offers teens a chance to play an Important Role in the community by promoting green spaces and developing their leadership skills. This is an incredible program. I think our proudest legacies over the last decade. Please join us as we celebrate our youths accomplishments over the last year. Im very pleased to report that the racket Sports Industry magazine, which i know you all subscribe to, has named its 2019 champions of tennis, and your San Francisco rec and Parks Department has won agency of the year award for our work on the golden gate center, and our Tennis Program which includes five neighborhood sites, where we partner with nearby elementary schools, and kids come to these sites every day for a mix of academic support and beginning tennis instruction. And once the kids complete fifth grade in the junior program, they will move on to Golden Gate Park and the tennis center, where theyll have their own dedicated space for hopefully more advanced tennis at the tennis learning centers new flagship headquarters in Golden Gate Park. Thour staff, including our partnerships team, lisa in particularly, and our Recreation Team deserve a ton of credit, and so do our partners at the San Francisco parks and lands, and the Tennis Coalition of San Francisco. It has been a real team effort, and were so excited to be cutting a ribbon during our Golden Gate Park 150th celebration later this summer. Finally, it is the new year, and we wanted to look back at some of our highlights over the past year. None of the accomplishments could have happened without this leaderships support, and so i wanted to offer the latest community report, which i actually already distributed. Commissioner anderson, there is your copy. Please enjoy it and feel proud about all we have accomplished as we dive head first into 2020. And that leads us to this months video, which are 20 ways to get outside in 2020, including diving head first. Happy new year, commissioners. Chairwoman is there any Public Comment. Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Were on item 4. At this time, members of the public may address the commission on items of interest to the public, but are within the subject matter and jurisdiction of the commission and that do not appear on the agenda. Youll have the opportunity to address the commission when the item is reached in the meeting. I have one blue card for bob hall. Did you know that San Francisco recreation and parks manages over 4100 acres and 220 parks, and yet it has zero naturalists on staff to interpret the parks for the public. Why is that . East bay parks has two naturalists on staff. San mattisan mateo parks has one,they used to have one. There is no one to expose the kids to the grasslands all around them. If you hired a park naturalist, not only could they help the public understand the historic, natural, and scientific significance of their parks, they would determine how best to plan, organize, and direct programs, whether through verbal presentations, practical demonstrations, or interactive programs. A naturalist could help foster a sense of pride in our surroundings, and teach people why it is important to preserve our hill tops, parks, and natural in general. Do you know why San Francisco has 1 17 berens, bere . Our parks are filled with mysteries. Lets unlock those adventurers. Please make appointing a naturalist a priority in 2020 and help our citizens find out what makes San Francisco recreation and parks green spaces so great. Thank you. Thank you very much. Commissioner, just a quick postscript, and i appreciate the sentiment of that Public Comment, and i chime in here because i actually forgot to announce this, but we do have a naturalist, dylan haze, who was just awarded the empowering employee of the year. And we have several other staff in our Natural Resources program who have naturalist skills. It is an area that deserves to grow and be invested in. But not only do we have a naturalist, we have the citys most empowering employee according to our city residents. Thank you. Thank you. Chairwoman is there any other Public Comment . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Were now on item 5, consent calendar. Commissioners, is there any item you would like removed from the concept calendar . Is there any Public Comment on the consent calendar. Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. I need a motion. Move to approve. Second. All those in favor . Yea. So moved. Chairwoman were on item 6, election of officers. Is there any Public Comment before we start on the election of officers . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Commissioners, i will just go through the process very quickly for the election. We will start with the president. Well need a motion and a second to open the nominations, followed by a vote. I will then ask for nominations for president. Nominations will need a second. Once all of the nominations are complete, i will close nominations and then well vote on the nominations. And well repeat that for vice president. Ill ask for a motion to open the nomination for president. So moved. Second. Moved and seconded. All those in favor. Yea. Yeah. Chairwoman what own like to make a nomination. Id like to make a motion to extend the wonderful 10 years that commissioner bule has led this commission and departments and made it one of the best departments in the city. With that, i would like to nominate mark bule for president. I would like to second that. Moved and seconded. All those in favor. Yea. I thank you very much. Chairwoman i will need a motion to open the notions for vice president. So moved. Seconded. Moved and seconded all those in favor . Yea. I would like to nominate our great commissioner, the biggest cal bears fan in the world. Moved, abbreviated, and second. Yea. Congratulations. Chairwoman and now were on item 7, the San Francisco zoo. Good morning. Vince grubbs, c. F. O. With the zoo. In San Francisco on december 27, nearly 200 burgers with the audubon took part in what is considered the oldest cents event in the world. Iit tracks the health of the bird populations. The zoo hosted bird encounters, and the height was a sighting of a rare bird, and it caused quite a stir, with birders flocking to the zoo over the following days. You can develop your drawing skills at our new illustration workshops. Mark simmons will cover a few basics before you head to the zoo zoo and see your subjects. Basic materials will be provided, but you can bring your own supplies. Upcoming classes will be held on january 25th, its theme being cute critters, and february 8th, beautiful bears. You can find mere o more on our website. Mark your calendars for the upcoming science lecture of january 25th. David mcguire, founder and director of sharp stewards will discuss the latest Ocean Conservation projects in the bay area. To commemorate the year of the rat, the zoo will be hosting Lunar New Year celebrations. There will be chinese line and folk dance performances at 11 00 and 1 30 each day. And you can go on the zodiac Scavenger Hunt to learn fun facts. And check out the full calendar events on aur our website. The zoo supports future Conservation Action by engaging Youth Department volunteer opportunities. We have popular summer and yearround programs that are designed to be fun, while developing job readiness schools, and inspiring youth to care for nature. It includes a zoo crew, nature trail, talk on the wild side, and zoo teacher assistance. Registration takes place in february, and you can find out more information on our website, s. F. Zoo. Org. The zoo is home to various ambassadors to australian wildlife, and were distressed by the devastating loss of life. The zoo is directing its Conservation Fund to the rescue, care, and recovery of wildlife in australia. Please consider making a donation at collection boxes stationed around the zoo, or you can donate directly at bushservicewildlifefund. Chairwoman is there any Public Comment . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Were at now on item 8. Good morning, mrs. President , and members of the commission. Im derek chew, the director of the San Francisco recreation and Parks Department. Im here today to present an overview of the mayors budget instructions, and of the departments fiscal rear 20 and 21 budgets. The mayor released her budget instructions in december, and as of this time, they are projecting that Revenue Growth is slowing. Interest earnings are declining, there is moderate business text growth, and the transfer taxes projected to decline to norms in the future years, which basically says that revenues are not growing as at fast a pace as they have in prior years. Coupled with that are cost pressures that are continuing in the city. The main cost pressures include growing employee wages, debt and Capital Expenditures, large costs in several different departments, and inflation on nonpersonnel services. That combines to create the ongoing deficit problem for the city, resulting in a projected deficit in fiscal year 2021of 195 million, growing to an ag great an aggree of 220 million in the budget year. The mayor has stated her main priorities for this city and the departments, and they include facing the challenges for those struggling on the streets, including housing, shelter and services for those in need, clean and safe streets for everyone, and healthy and vibrant neighborhoods. The last item is new to the mayors priorities, health and vibrant neighborho