February 26, 2016
San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission501 Stanyan Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
Dear Commission:
The Haight Ashbury Neighborhood Council ("HANC") met with Brian Helmick of the San Francisco Deltas Football Club, and while we find him to be a nice guy and have good intentions, our board voted against their proposal "as presented." The board based its decision on the following core points:
1) We are against the privatization of this public facility 20 Saturdays per year for the proposed 7 years. While we were told that there were no "scheduled events" for Kezar on these dates, weekends are hight usage dates for residents of the neighborhood. This proposal limits the opportunity to schedule events for both the community and for SFUSD. This is against the primary agreed upon principles for which Kezar was renovated.
2) The sale of alcohol at Kezar is not conducive to the core tenets for which this facility was established, as outlined in SFRPD code.
3) Rec & Park, the Deltas, and SFPD have yet to develop a plan for traffic and security pre-/post game. Based on a lack of knowledge regarding the previously established Kezar Stadium events traffic plan, it appeared RPD did not provide adequate information to the Deltas.
4) There seems to be a lack of planning and outreach from RPD, and lack of guidance from RPD to the Deltas in order for any of the aforementioned issues to be resolved.
Thank you.
James SwordHANC President