The document outlines an agenda for a civic leadership program taking place at McLaren Lodge in Golden Gate Park from 1:00-5:00PM. It includes tours of the park and lodge led by longtime gardener Andy Stone and Rec and Park General Manager Phil Ginsburg. The agenda also involves sessions on the environment, health and safety with Jeffrey Bramlett and a debrief on an article about rising Latino worker fatality rates. Biographies are provided for Phil Ginsburg and McLaren Lodge, and background is given on the historic carousel at Golden Gate Park.

1. Civic Leadership Development Program:
Why are parks worth working for?
Wednesday, May 27; 1:00PM-5:00PM
How do I getto McLaren Lodge?
 SFMTA: N,21, 5, 5R--Address:501 Stanyan,SanFrancisco,CA 94117
12:25PM-1:00PM
 Travel time.
1:00PM-1:45PM
 Arrive at the frontentrance to GoldenGate Park at Haightand Stanyanat 1PM.
 Please be preparedtowalk upto 1 mile.
 We will meetwith AndyStone whowill giveusatour. He hasworkedas a gardenerinGolden
Gate Park since 1984 and has a wealthof knowledge.We are notcousins.
1:45PM-1:55PM
 Fellowswill arrive inthe McLarenLodge and be settledinthe CommissionRoomreadyforPhil.
2:00PM-2:15PM
 I will readPhil’sbiographyandintroduce him.The fellowswillintroducethemselvesandsay
whichdepartmenttheyworkfor.
2:15-2:30PM
 Phil’sstoryinhisownwords and how he came to be the General Managerof San Francisco
RecreationandParks Department.
2:30PM-3:15/30PM
 OpenquestionsessionwithPhil Ginsburg.
3:30PM-4:00/30PM
 SessionwithJeffreyBramletton Environment,HealthandSafety.
 OpenquestionsessionwithJeffrey.
4:00/30PM-5:00PM
 Debrief &Reviewof article,“Latino workerfatality rateclimbs, industry at oddsoversolutions”
5PM-6:00PM
 Optional happyhourat Little Shamrock (807 LincolnWay).

2. Reading about Parks and Worker’sSafety:
William Hammond Hall,Unjustly neglected pioneer
http://www.horthistoria.com/?p=124
Groupsworkto turn SouthLA lotsinto children's playgrounds
http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/04/30/50927/groups-work-to-turn-south-la-lots-into-children-s/
Latino workerfatalityrate climbs, industry atoddsoversolutions
http://www.oshatoday.com/?p=7404&post_type=news-digest-item&preview_id=7404&nl=7406
Biography for Phil Ginsburg:
Phil Ginsburgisthe general managerof the San FranciscoRecreationandParkDepartment.Withmore
than 4,100 acres and over220 parksunderitsjurisdiction,the RecreationandParkDepartment
stewardssome of the mostspectacularpublicspacesinthe world,includingGoldenGate Park,Coit
Towerand the Palace of Fine Arts.Duringhistenure,Ginsburghasmade increasingaccessto public
recreationthe department’sprimaryobjective,ensuringthatthe city’schildrenandfamilieshave the
opportunityto notonlysurvive inthe city,butthrive. Understandingthe realitiesof 21st
Century
government,PhilhasalsohelpedSanFrancisco’sparksystemavoidcatastrophiccuts,closuresand
service reductions through the strategicuse of public-private partnerships,creative revenuestrategies,
technology andadministrative efficiencies.
Biography for McLaren Lodge
Builtin1896, McLaren Lodge was the home of the park department’sfirstsuperintendent,John
McLaren, until 1943. McLaren Lodge iscurrentlyboththe headquartersforthe RecreationandPark
Departmentandan interestingstopforarchitecture buffs,whooftenmarvel atthe intricate
constructionof the building’sMoorish-Gothicdesign,whichincludesexteriorwallsof 18-inchthick
ashlarbasaltmasonryand sandstone quoins.McLarenLodge isa registeredSanFranciscolandmark(No.
175).
History of the Carousel at GoldenGate Park (Note the original horse in the CommissionRoom)
It has beenthe traditionof one of the oldestchildren’splaygroundsinthe UnitedStatestohave a
carousel as part of its environment.Sincethe playgroundopenedin1888, there have beenthree at
GoldenGate Park. The current jewel thatliterallyglistensinthe parkisa 1914 beautybuiltbythe
Herschell-SpillmanCompany. Atfirst,the carousel waspoweredbysteam, butwhenPG&Eofferedto
loanan electricmotorto the park, officialsgladlyagreedtopaythe remainingexpenses.Leadingawell-
traveledlife,the carousel appearedasone of the mainsightsat the 1939 World’sFairon Treasure
Island,andalsoentertainedatamusementparksinLos AngelesandPortland. The illustrious,original
carousel showcased62 animal figures,decorativebenches,alluringpicture panels,andevenanorgan.
The Herschell-Spillmancreationenjoyedalong,continuousrununtil 1977 whena mechanismfailedto
work.Dubbedmechanicallydeficient,aswell aslackingitsinitial visualappeal,the original carousel was
sentto a restorationteamforrepair. Paintwasremovedandthe surfacesreceivedafacelift,asmissing
parts were carvedanew.The animalsreceivedaproperpaintjobwitha radiantpalette of colors.A

3. Germanband organ wasalso installedinthe carousel,whichfillsthe airwithanaudiokaleidoscope of
pleasure.The reopeningof the revampedcarousel tookplace in1984 and waswell receivedbythe
public. Today,manycome fromnear and far justto experience awhirl onthe historicGoldenGate Park
carousel.