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cut workers compensation expenses, shrunk overtime costs, consolidated functions, eliminated a senior management position, and reduced administrative expenses. V oluntarily , the General Manager even cut his own salary to help balance the books. Even with these ef forts, layof fs were unavoidable. W e were forced to eliminate 40 full time recreation positions leaving us unable to adequately manage all of our facilities. W e decided to concentrate our staf f mostly at our pools and lar ge recreation centers and have asked community partners to program our vacant clubhouses. W e are motivated not by a conspiratorial desire to privatize, as W ooding infers, but instead a more pragmatic objective of keeping these spaces active and vibrant. One community partner now provides free exercise and wellness classes for seniors at a clubhouse in Portsmouth Square. Another operates a highly touted, free after -school enrichment and sports program for teens in a clubhouse in V isitacion V alley . In the Marina, another clubhouse partner now of fers language immersion in Spanish and Mandarin for tiny tots. If not ideal for everyone, this approach makes sense to most San Franciscans. A recent poll conducted by the Neighborhood Parks Council, revealed that 93.7% of survey respondents favored community partners over locked and vacant clubhouses. Most of these leased clubhouses remain open for weekend community events and all have continued bathroom access. Neighborhoods should be proud of our Department’ s recent ef forts. Despite our budget woes, we have not closed a single recreation center or swimming pool; we have not laid-of f a single gardener or custodian and our budget included no new fee increases for existing permits or recreation programs. W e did layof f recreation directors, but we also radically improved how we deliver recreational programming. W ith less staf f, we are on pace to add over 20,000 hours of new programs over last year . T ake a look at our Spring Activities Guide – in addition to all of our traditional favorites, we now of fer Zumba, rock climbing, Hip Hop, skateboarding, boot camps, kayaking, pilates, mountain biking and tango (to name just a few). W e are proudly reestablishing ourselves as the recreation provider of choice in San Francisco. T o ensure no one is turned away , we have created our lar gest scholarship fund ever – now in excess of $250,000 and growing. (Spring recreation program registrations began on March 5 and Summer Camp sign-ups begin on March 19 th . V isit our website ( www.sfrecpark.org ) for more details.) Derisive allegations that we are privatizing parks and restricting public access are grossly exaggerated. If we are privatizing parks, know that your Parks Department has been doing it for over a hundred years when Golden Gate Park visitors were first char ged to ride the carousel and could patron a private casino and bar near the Conservatory of Flowers. T oday the casino is gone, but the carousel remains – and it still costs money to ride. Modern day Golden Gate Park now hosts music festivals like the Outside Lands concert and of fers food and beverage options, bike and boat rentals, and, yes, even Segways. Enjoyable park amenities provide financial support for our operations and actually incr ease , not decrease, access to our underfunded

Note: The following was submitted by Phil Ginsburg, General Manager of the SF Rec & Parks Dept, in response to the February “Neighborhood Views” front page article by CSFN delegate George Wooding (MTHA). See <http://csfn.net/Newsletters/CSFN-NL-2011-02.pdf>

In its February newsletter , the Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods featured Geor ge W ooding’ s ill-informed attack on the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department’ s ef forts to navigate one of the most serious fiscal crises it has ever faced. W ooding’ s divisive and misguided column was republished in several neighborhood newsletters during the month of February . W e are all frustrated by the budget cuts our parks have incurred, but hostile finger pointing won’ t keep parks clean or clubhouses open. Government is broke. If we want to keep our parks and programs thriving, we must creatively find new sources of revenue to fund them. All over the country , public parks, pools and recreation centers are closing because of budget cuts, but in San Francisco we are passionately fighting this trend. As the President of the Recreation and Park Commission and the Department’ s General Manager , we are compelled to set the record straight and hope this response educates and unites our neighborhoods in support of our Department’ s well- intentioned ef forts. The Recreation and Park Department manages 220 parks, 4000 acres of open space, 25 recreation centers, 42 smaller clubhouses, nine swimming pools, six golf courses and several hundred playgrounds, tennis courts, ball diamonds, soccer fields and basketball courts. W e also oversee a zoo, a marina, a summer camp in the Sierras and Candlestick Park. W e have the privilege of stewarding some of this City’ s most spectacular icons, including Golden Gate Park, Coit T ower , and the newly restored Palace of Fine Arts. Community support, stewardship and volunteerism are critical to our survival. All told, we manage nearly 15% of the City’ s real estate yet we receive just 2.3% of its General Fund. W e operate with a barebones staf f — we are short 200 gardeners, 80 custodians, 60 structural maintenance workers and 30 park patrol officers — and have more than $1.7 billion in deferred maintenance projects assessed in our system. Over the past seven years, the Recreation and Park Department has been asked to reduce its general fund subsidy by $43 million. No single year may have been as daunting as last year ’ s general fund budget reduction of $12.4 million. T o put the size of last year ’ s cut in perspective, it equaled 60% of our entire gardening staf f. Balancing last year ’ s budget was agonizing, but frankly , service impacts on the public could have been much worse. W e solved nearly two thirds of our deficit by raising new revenue instead of cutting services and by managing our Department more efficiently . On the revenue side of the ledger , we renegotiated expired leases, added exciting programs, events and amenities, and found new sources of grants and philanthropic support. On the expense side of the ledger , we

Sett ing the R ecord St r aight: RPD is F ight ing F or Our P arks

(cont’d on p.2)

neighborhood parks and programs. Over 85% of the Neighborhood Parks Council’ s survey respondents agree with our approach to raising revenue to avoid service cuts. And, in instances where we do char ge for programming and permits, 73% of survey respondents find our fees af fordable. Before leaping to ideological conclusions about our approach, it’ s worth considering that our revenue strategies are actually working. Although we’ve been asked to cut another $4.5 million from our budget next fiscal year , we think we can meet this challenge without additional layof fs, fee increases or service cuts because of the smart decisions we’re making. At four community budget meetings last month, you let us know what services were important to protect and you of fered creative ways to raise additional revenue for the Department. W e are following your feedback. Regrettably , Mr . W ooding makes too many ill informed accusations about our budget to respond to all of them here, but a couple of points are worth correcting. First, W ooding ar gues that Rec and Park doesn’ t keep the money it earns. W e do. In fact, we are using over $800,000 of revenue earned over budget this year to help us balance next year ’ s deficit. Second, our budget process is certainly not secret. Last year we participated in over 40 budget related meetings with our staf f, in the community , and at City Hall. Our new recreation model was developed in partnership with the Neighborhood Parks Council and our recreation directors’ union, which courageously supported our plan despite the harsh reality of layof fs. Mr . W ooding says Rec and Park should hire more staf f (we’d love to) and increase programming and services (again, we’d love to). But, he

also stridently demands no fee increases, no new revenue initiatives and no new taxes. No one loves taxes and we get no joy from char ging fees. W e hate layof fs and we’d operate all of our facilities 24/7 if we could, but sorry Geor ge, your math just doesn’ t add up. Thankfully , Mr . W ooding’ s views do not reflect the clear majority of San Francisco park users, particularly those who simply desire a clean, safe park and fun opportunities to recreate. Based on such non- political and non-ideological standards, we are on the right track. According to the City Controller , our park cleanliness scores are hovering at 90%, an all-time high and particularly noteworthy given our staffing shortages. (W e are thrilled that volunteers chipped in with over 125,000 hours of sweat last year .) Our own data also confirms more people are enrolling in our recreation programs and using our sports fields and picnic benches than ever before. And, thanks to voter approved capital bonds in 2000 and 2008 we are beginning to attack our deferred maintenance needs with some exciting new parks, recreation centers and restrooms in a neighborhood near you. W e do not expect agreement (or even pleasantness) from every neighborhood advocate on every park issue. Scarce resources create tension, and our financial challenges are far from over . But, we all love our parks and we all agree our parks are worth fighting for . May we never lose sight of the importance of uniting in support of them. Our parks deserve it. Mark Buell President, Recreation and Park Commission Phil Ginsbur g General Manager , Recreation and Park Department

The GGNR A P referred Alternat iv e Dog Mana gement Plan

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The Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) recently released a 2,400-page Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for a new Dog Management Plan. The DEIS identifies a Preferred Alternative that will reduce the space available for of f-leash recreation in the GGNRA by roughly 75% in San Francisco (Fort Funston, Ocean Beach, Baker Beach, Crissy Field, Lands End), and by 90% total, if you include GGNRA lands in Marin and San Mateo Counties. Much of the proposed closures will change currently of f-leash areas to “no dogs at all” not even on leash. When the GGNRA closed parts of Fort Funston and Ocean Beach to of f-leash dog walking in the late 1990s, there was a noted increase in the numbers of people walking with dogs in San Francisco city parks. This led to an increase in conflicts between park users, and ultimately to the development of a controversial San Francisco Dog Policy . There is wide concern that the extent of closures of of f-leash space in the GGNRA contained in the Preferred Alternative will have an even lar ger impact on city parks than was seen in the 1990s. Thousands of people with dogs would be forced out of the GGNRA and into our much smaller city parks. So many people and dogs in smaller spaces will mean increased wear and tear on city parks and increased chances for conflicts between park users. Both will impact SF Recreation and Park

Department’ s budget and natural and human resources. The GGNRA did not consider any impacts on neighboring city parks, and especially on San Francisco city parks, in the DEIS. The GGNRA was created in 1972 for the “maintenance of needed recreational open space.” San Francisco deeded all its oceanfront parkland to the GGNRA in 1975 with the understanding that recreational uses on those lands would be preserved. In 1979, the GGNRA, after a period of extensive public comment, ruled that dogs could be walked of f-leash, with little impact on natural resources or other park users, on less than 1% of its land, including portions of Fort Funston, Ocean Beach, Baker Beach, and Lands End. The proposed Dog Management Plan will dramatically cut the amount of land available for people to walk with their dogs of f-leash. The GGNRA is taking public comment on the DEIS until April 14, 201 1. They want to know what people think of the alternatives, and especially what issues they might not have considered that they should study . The CSFN Open Space Committee submits the resolution found on page 6 , originally proposed by the Golden Gate Heights Neighborhood Association (GGHNA), for approval at the March general meeting.

…Sally Stephens (GGHNA)

RPD’ s R esponse to W ooding ’ s F ebruar y Ar t icle (cont’d fr om p.1)

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1. Call to Order . President Judith Berkowitz brought the meeting to order at 7:08 at Northern Police Station. a. Quorum declar ed. Delegates and alternates

represented 21 CSFN member or ganizations. 3 guests signed in.

b. Agenda appr oved . c. Intr oductions. Delegates and guests introduced

themselves. Host Charles Head (Sunset Heights Assn of Responsible People, SHARP) described his or ganization’ s objectives, history , and current issues.

2. Minutes. The January General Assembly draft minutes were approved as printed on p 4 of the February newsletter , with two amendments: 1.) Need the number of or gs represented by delegates at the January meeting. 2.) Resolution introduced on behalf of Middle Polk Neighborhood Association (MPNA) was not in fact authorized by MPNA and will therefore be stricken from CSFN minutes.

3. Officers’ Reports. a. Pr esident Berkowitz (EMIA) Attended the BoS City

Operations Cmte hearing re: loss of lease for the HANC Recycling Center and spoke to the 2001 CSFN resolution regarding the recycling center . • Also alerted delegates that Supervisor Eric Mar has intro’d Discretionary Review (DR) at the BoS again.

b. 1 st VP Clark (RHN) Inner Sunset Park Neighbors (ISPN) met criteria for membership and has been recommended by the Executive Committee to the General Membership for approval. General Membership unanimously approved ISPN membership by unanimous voice vote.

c. 2 n d VP Mahan (EDIA) CSFN has a named seat on the New Century T ransportation Advisory Panel/ Community Climate Action Plan Advisory Committee. 2nd VP accepted the appointment will report on the first Committee meeting which is scheduled for Feb 22 nd .

d. Recording Secr etary Quesnel (EVP A) e. Corr esponding Secr etary Millet (PBNA) f. T r easur er Lew (NBN)

4. Committee Reports a. Nominating: Gary Noguera (MPIC) Kathy

Devincenzi (LHIA) Charles Head (SHARP) have agreed to serve on the Nominating Committee

b. Open Space: Commissioner Alan Martinez of the Historic Preservation Commission came to discuss “Landmarking Golden Gate Park” and expressed interest in meeting with as many member groups as possible. Mr . Martinez says Rec & Park Department and Planning Department have expressed their support.

CSFN Dr af t Minutes: Gener al Assembly Meet ing F ebruar y 15, 2011 The Beach Chalet Soccer Fields finally has an EIR. The PUC engineering report from Kelly James includes 5 potential sites for the recycled waste water treatment plant. Most promising location is the Armory site behind the SF Zoo.

c. T ransportation: Chair Gary Noguera (MPIC) reported on sensors being installed in parking spaces by SF P ARK. The sensors will allow for congestion pricing for parking spaces during peak hours. It would also allow for people to pay for the meter with a credit card or MT A card. Meter times are also being extended from 6pm to 9pm. Reported that SF collected over 95.7 million dollars in fines.

d. Bylaws :Chair Evelyn W ilson (SPEAK) introduced Bylaws amendments (see Bylaws Committee Report, p.5 Feb NL)

e. Land Use & Housing: Chair Hiroshi Fukuda (RCA) noted the committee report is on page 4 of the Feb newsletter . Committee recommended that CSFN make a voluntary donation toward administrative expenses of the MO appeal. The Plan was based on the 2004 Housing Element that was overturned in court.17-0-1. Parkmerced Project plan passed 4-3 at the Planning Commission. The ABC Hearing regarding Live Nation/Masonic Auditorium was extended for 12 days.

5. Unfinished Business. 6. New Business. 7. Pr ogram. SFCT A presentation on the updating of San

Francisco T ransportation Plan. Presenters: Liz Brisson and T illy Chang, SFCT A.

8. Adjournment. The February CSFN General Assembly meeting was adjourned at 9:35PM.

…Angelique Mahan (EDIA) Acting Recor ding Secr etary

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The Nominating Committee, Kathy Devincenzi (LHIA), Charles Head (SHARP), and Gary Noguera (MPIA) met via conference call on February 21 st at 12:00pm. Committee members elected Gary Noguera as committee chair . W e discussed current openings and getting a list of viable candidates to begin the process of putting a slate together . Some initial calls have been made to potential candidates. The meeting ended at 12:50 pm.

…Gary Noguera (MPIA) Chair

Nominat ing C ommittee R epor t

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F ebruar y 23, 2011 T h e m e e t i n g w a s c a l l e d t o o r d e r a t 5 : 5 5 P M b y t h e c o m m i t t e e c h a i r , P e n e l o p e C l a r k . T h o s e p r e s e n t w e r e J u d y B e r k o w i t z , P e n e l o p e C l a r k , A n g e l i q u e M a h a n , D i c k M i l l e t , L o r r a i n e L u c a s , R a e D o y l e a n d E v e l y n W i l s o n . N o t a t t e n d i n g w e r e J i m L e w , S u e C a u t h e n ( e x c u s e d ) a n d D e m i a n Q u e s n e l . T h e r e w a s a q u o r u m . T h e A g e n d a f o r t h e M a r c h 1 5 G e n e r a l A s s e m b l y M e e t i n g w a s d i s c u s s e d , a n d i t w a s d e c i d e d t o d e v o t e t h e m e e t i n g t o b u s i n e s s a n d p r o p o s e d c h a n g e s t o t h e b y l a w s . P a r l i a m e n t a r i a n E v e l y n W i l s o n g a v e a n e x p l a n a t i o n o f t h e c h a n g e s t o t h e g r o u p . T h e f o c u s w i l l b e o n t h e a b i l i t y o f t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n t o i n i t i a t e , j o i n o r w i t h d r a w f r o m a l a w s u i t , a s w e l l a s o f fi c e r s a n d a t - l a r g e m e m b e r s : m o d i fi c a t i o n o f t e r m l i m i t s , a n d r e m o v a l o f o f fi c e r s . O f fi c e r s ’ R e p o r t s P r e s i d e n t B e r k o w i t z g a v e r e p o r t s o n m e e t i n g s s h e h a d a t t e n d e d . A m e e t i n g w i t h S u p e r v i s o r F a r r e l l w a s h e l d o n t h e e x p a n s i o n o f t h e 8 0 0 P r e s i d i o B o o k e r T . W a s h i n g t o n G y m & S o c i a l C l u b t o a d d h o u s i n g f o r y o u n g p e o p l e – e m a n c i p a t e d m i n o r s – a g e d o u t o f t h e C i t y ’ s f o s t e r c h i l d p r o g r a m . S i n c e t h i s w o u l d i n v o l v e s p o t r e z o n i n g o f t h e P r e s i d i o A v e n u e s i t e a s a s p e c i a l u s e d i s t r i c t , b u i l d i n g v e r y h i g h ( o v e r 6 0 f e e t ) a n d a p p a r a n t l y l o t l i n e - t o - l o t l i n e , s o m e n e i g h b o r s f e e l t h e p r o j e c t s h o u l d b e m o d i fi e d t o c o m p l y w i t h c u r r e n t z o n i n g . B o t h s i d e s w i l l p r e s e n t t o t h e L a n d U s e & H o u s i n g C o m m i t t e e a t i t s M a r c h m e e t i n g . S h e a n d V i c e P r e s i d e n t C l a r k a l s o a t t e n d e d t h e P l a n n i n g D e p a r t m e n t ’ s c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h t h e D i r e c t o r o n t h e c u r r e n t u p d a t e ( R e v I I I ) o f t h e 2 0 0 9 H o u s i n g E l e m e n t . O n e o f t h e m o r e s i g n i fi c a n t c h a n g e s w a s t h e d o w n g r a d i n g o f t h e p r e s e r v a t i o n o f n e i g h b o r h o o d c h a r a c t e r a n d t h e u p g r a d i n g o f t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f a l l s t a k e h o l d e r s ( “ s t a k e h o l d e r s ” w e r e d e fi n e d b y D i r e c t o r R a h a i m a s a n y o n e o r e v e r y o n e i n t e r e s t e d i n t h e p l a n n i n g f o r a g i v e n a r e a ) . H e r r e p o r t c o n c l u d e d w i t h t h e h e r r e p o r t o f a t t e n d a n c e a t t h e B o S h e a r i n g t h a t w a s h e l d o n t h e l o s s o f l e a s e f o r t h e H A N C R e c y l i n g C e n t e r f r o m G o l d e n G a t e P a r k . I t w a s n o t e d t h a t m u c h o f t h e r e c y l i n g d o n e t h e r e w a s f r o m c o m m e r c i a l p r o p e r t i e s a n d t h a t t h e c e n t e r w a s a l l o w e d t o b e t h e r e o n s t r i c t l y a t e m p o r a r y b a s i s . T h e c e n t e r w a s g i v e n l o n g n o t i c e t o fi n d a n o t h e r l o c a t i o n . T h e R e c r e a t i o n & P a r k s D e p a r t m e n t d e c l a r e d t h e u s e w a s n o t a n a p p r o p r i a t e u s e o f p a r k l a n d . A n a p p e a l o f t h e P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n ’ s d e c i s i o n o n t h e P a r k m e r c e d p r o j e c t w i l l b e fi l e d b y S F T . A f t e r m u c h d i s c u s s i o n , E x C o m m d e c i d e d t h a t t h e L U & H C m t e ( r a t h e r t h a n E x C o m m ) s h o u l d b r i n g t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n t o t h e G A t o a d d o u r n a m e t o t h e a p p e a l . P a r k m e r c e d A c t i o n C o a l i t i o n d i d n o t c o m e t o t h e E x C o m m t o b e c o n s i d e r e d f o r m e m b e r s h i p . S e c o n d V i c e P r e s i d e n t M a h a n r e p o r t e d t h e m e e t i n g o f t h e N e w C e n t u r y T r a n s p o r t a t i o n A d v i s o r y P a n e l w h i c h i n c l u d e s r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f n i n e B a y A r e a C o u n t i e s . T h e p r i n c i p a l a g e n d a o f t h e g r o u p w a s t o g e t p e o p l e t o u s e p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t a t i o n r a t h e r t h a n p r i v a t e v e h i c l e s . S h e s a i d s h e w o u l d g i v e m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n i n a n a r t i c l e f o r t h e n e w s l e t t e r . C o r r e s p o n d i n g S e c r e t a r y M i l l e t r e m i n d e d t h e c o m m i t t e e m e m b e r s t h a t C S F N s h o u l d b e s u r e t o fi l e a fi n a n c i a l r e v i e w s t a t e m e n t w i t h t h e s t a t e t o m a i n t a i n i t s n o n p r o fi t s t a t u s . T h e m e e t i n g w a s a d j o u r n e d a t 7 : 4 8 P M .

… P e n n y C l a r k ( R H N ) 1 s t V P , C h a i r

Ex ecut iv e C ommittee R epor t Land Use & Housing C ommittee R epor ts March 7, 2011 The Regular Meeting of the CSFN Land Use & Housing Committee was convened by Chair Hiroshi Fukuda on Monday , March 7, 2010 at 5:46 P .M. in the Community Room of the Northern Police Station at T urk and Fillmore Streets. The Committee considered the following items 1. San Francisco 2009 HOUSING ELEMENT — Draft 3:

Planning Commission hearing March 24, 201 1 a) Consider 2004 & 2009 HOUSING ELEMENT —

Certification of the Final EIR b) 2009 HOUSING ELEMENT — Consideration of a

Resolution amending the San Francisco General Plan. Comments :

i. EIR needs to be reopened to include 2010 Census data. ii. Condo/units vacancy data needed to determine if more

market-rate units should be built. iii. “T ransit rich” needs to be defined since TEP has not

been adopted. iv . Central Subway cost will divert funds from rest of Muni

service. The City’ s T ransit First Policy has not resulted in implementation of a reliable transit, yet housing growth is based on T ransit First and “transit rich” corridors. Is T ransit First more important than housing or jobs?

v . Has HCD evaluated HE 2009 3rd Draft? 2. Parkmerced Resolution: LU&H Cmte recommends to the GA

that the CSFN General Assembly strongly ur ges the Board of Supervisors to support the four Appeals for case #1 10206, and return the Parkmerced Area Plan EIR back to the Planning Commission to make it more accurate and complete.

3. Booker T . W ashington project, Presidio and Sutter Streets: Project sponsor unable attend, postpone to April. Note: CSFN does not generally support Special Use Districts.

4. Market-Octavia Appeal submitted by Mary Miles on March 7, 201 1. Individuals and member or ganizations are encouraged to contribute to cover administrative cost.

5. Live Nation-Masonic Auditorium Update ABC (Alcoholic Beverage Control) hearings continue. There were 3 hearings in March, 3 scheduled for April, and 5 more in May .

6. Japantown Better Neighborhood Area Plan: One consideration is to approve the Japantown Area Plan with a Neg Dec. Question is if this will provide protection for the future of Japantown.

7. CPMC: Informational hearing March 10, 201 1. Need to know if CPMC is included in that City’ s Healthcare Master Plan.

8. 800 Presidio project manager Golvin could not attend this meeting. The LU&H Cmte will hear from both sides of the issue at its April meeting.

T he meeting was adjourned at 7:35 P .M. The next regular meeting of the Committee will be held on Monday , April 1 1, 201 1 at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the Northern Police Station located at T urk and Fillmore Streets.

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The CSFN Bylaws Committee met on Friday January 28, 201 1 and submits the following report for consideration and voting at the Mar ch CSFN meeting: (This report contains the wording contained in the curr en t bylaws followed by the pr oposed wording. New wording is underlined .) AR TICLE VII. GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS (Curr ent r eading) I. Legal Suit Initiation and W ithdrawal

1. A motion to initiate a suit or to discontinue an existing suit shall be made at a meeting prior to the one at which a vote is to be taken.

2. The support of a minimum of one-half of the member or ganizations and at least two-thirds of those voting is required for adoption. The vote shall be taken by roll call and presentation of a statement of approval from the member or ganizations shall be submitted on or ganization stationery .

AR TICLE VII. GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS (Pr oposed wording if amended) I. Legal Suit Initiation, Joining and W ithdrawal.

1. Unless an emer gency is declared, a motion to initiate or to join a suit or to discontinue an existing suit shall be made at a meeting prior to the one at which a vote is to be taken.

2. The support of a minimum one-third of the member or ganizations, and at least two-thirds of those voting is required for adoption. The vote shall be taken by roll call.

3. The vote shall be final unless within 5 days of the vote one or more or ganizations which has supported the proposal withdraws its affirmative vote by letter signed

Byla ws C ommittee R epor t – Second Not ice by the or ganization president on or ganization stationery sent to the CSFN president, and the remaining affirmative votes fail to meet the minimum requirement that one third of the member or ganizations have supported the measure.

AR TICLE VI. ELECTIONS (Curr ent r eading) B. T erm

1. Officers shall serve for a one-year term beginning at the close of the May meeting, or until a successor is elected.

2. No person may hold a given office for more than three consecutive terms.

3. No person may hold than one office at a time. AR TICLE VI. ELECTIONS (Pr oposed wording if amended) B. T erm.

1. Officers shall serve for a one-year term beginning at the close of the May meeting, or until a successor is elected.

2. a. Any person who has served for three or more consecutive years in any office shall be allowed to continue to run and serve in that office.

b. Any person who has served for three or more consecutive years in any office may be removed from that office without cause by a non-emer gency motion duly presented at the meeting prior to the vote and passed by majority of the delegates voting.

3. No person shall hold more than two offices at a time. (Note: Current Section VI. E. deals with removal from office

for cause and is not proposed for amendment.) …Evelyn W ilson (SPEAK) Parliatmentarian, Chair

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Liz Brisson, SFCT A, at the February General Meeting T illy Chang, SFCT A, presented the update

to the SF T ransportation Plan at the February GA

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T ele gr ap h Hil l Dw elle rs Ho n Mi ke An ton ini Ka thr yn D evi nc en zi, At tor ne y J oh n B arb ey Dic k Mi llet J oh n B ar dis Ga ry No gu er a J ud ith Be rko wit z Be r t P ola cci Be rni e Ch od en J ea nn e & Win ch ell Qu oc k P enn y Cla rk St ev e Wil liam s , At tor ney Sh ery l Co nn ell (And thank s to Maria Sousa )

S p e c i a l t h a n k s t o O f fi c e D e p o t f o r p h o t o c o p y i n g s e r v i c e s !

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How to Reach Us P r e s i d e n t : J u d i t h B e r k o w i t z • s f j b e r k @ m a c . c o m • 8 2 4 - 0 6 1 7 1 s t V P : P e n e l o p e C l a r k • p e n e l o p e c l a r k @ y a h o o . c o m 2 n d V P : A n g e l i q u e M a h a n • a n g e l m a h a n @ h o t m a i l . c o m R e c o r d i n g S e c r e t a r y : D e m i a n Q u e s n e l • d q u e s n e l @ u s a . n e t C o r r e s p o n d i n g S e c r e t a r y : D i c k M i l l e t • m i l l e t d i c k @ y a h o o . c o m T r e a s u r e r : J i m L e w • e m t j a l @ s b c g l o b a l . n e t M e m b e r - a t - L a r g e : S u e C a u t h e n • s c a u 1 3 2 1 @ a o l . c o m M e m b e r - a t - L a r g e : R a e D o y l e • r a e d o y l e @ s b c g l o b a l . n e t M e m b e r - a t - L a r g e : L o r r a i n e L u c a s • w o z o p o z o @ p a c b e l l . n e t P a r l i a m e n t a r i a n : E v e l y n W i l s o n • e v e l y n w i l s r e g p a r l @ e a r t h l i n k . n e t

COMMITTEE MEETINGS Land Use & Housing • Monday 5:30PM March 7 • Northern Station • Chair Hiroshi Fukuda • ninersam@aol.com • 386-2632 Gov’t & Elections • Chair Charles Head • charlesnhead@hotmail.com Bylaws • Chair Evelyn Wilson • evelynwilsregparl@earthlink.net • 566-7826 Open Space • Chair Nancy W uerfel • nancenumber1@aol.com • 731-6432, Co-chair Ramona Albright • 621-9621 W ater T ask Force • Chair Joan Girardot • 346-5525 T ransportation • Chair Gary Noguera • garynoguera@earthlink.net

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R esolut ion from Open Space Cmte recommending CSFN ur ge the GGNR A to consider the impac t on San F r ancisco cit y parks of an y Alternat iv e for a Dog

Mana gement Plan and for CSFN to oppose the present P referred Alternat iv e unt il such a st udy is done.

Action Items: Considerati on of Amendments to Bylaws (Bylaws Committee p.5) Reso concerning GGNRA ’ s Dog Managemen t Plan (OSC pp.2,6) Reso regarding support of appeals to BoS of Planning Commission decision to approve Parkmerced Plan (LU&H p.4)

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