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petition asking the City's assistance in making contact with the San Francisco Water Department because property owners adjoining the Hetch Hetchy right-of-way have received letters from San Francisco Water revoking all existing landscape permits. Mr. Aguilar contacted the San Francisco Water Department and was advised to have the people write to the Chairperson of the Public Utilities Commission regarding this matter. Director Griffiths said this matter was not in the purview of the Park and Recreation Commission and suggested letting Councilwoman Howard bring this matter before the City Council. Commissioner Davis reported that he received a call today from a citizen who calls him regularly about the status of the proposed dog exercise area and noted that there is still a group of people interested in ha ving the site. ITEM 2 - APPROVAL OF UNION CEMETERY ACTION PLAN Management Analyst Ramon Aguilar stated he has been working for the past 12-18 months with the Historic Union Cemetery Association (HUCA) , a non- profit group, on the maintenance of Union Cemetery. In October 1994, the Planning Commission asked for something in writing from HUCA regarding their plans for Union Cemetery and a task force was formed to develop a draft Union Cemetery Action Plan. The draft was initially reviewed by the Park and Recreation Commission, Historic Resources Advisory Committee (HRAC) and the Planning Commission and comments / suggestions were incorporated into the draft. A final draft has been completed and the next step will be to hear public input on the document. Mr. Aguilar said HUCA expects this document to be reviewed and updated annually and anticipates the document will continue to grow in content. The final draft is due to be reviewed by the HRAC at their February 28 meeting, by the Planning Commission at their March meeting, and hopefully to the City Council for final approval in late March. Shirley Masters, Treasurer of HUCA, reported that their membership as of December 31,1994 was 87 and is now at 90, with members throughout California and out of state. She handed out membership brochures to each of the Commissioners for their review. Michael Brien of HUCA felt the deterioration of Union Cemetery prompted them to take a more pro-active approach and felt there has been tremendous improvement in the look of the site. Jean Cloud, President of HUCA, said it has been a very rewarding experience having local school children visit the cemetery and learn more about its history. A celebration is planned at Union Cemetery for the first week in May to be held in conjunction with National Preservation Week. Commissioner Davis congratulated HUCA on the progress they have made on the project and inquired about the status of the Cooley plot. Mrs. Cloud ::... . . .,