you did a job well beyond what we would think anyone could do here. thanks so much on behalf of the people and the residents of the area where all the activity took place. i wish you the best in smooth sailing. [applause] >> thank you, everyone, for your kind words today. it touches me. it is it's a row honor. it has been a privilege for me to work at the port. i have participated in some of the changes we have seen on the waterfront and i feel really lucky to have had such a challenging, fun, and interesting career at the port, and to work with such a great group of dedicated and bright people. i especially want to thank monique, byron, and my

colleagues in planning and development for a wonderful experience. and i hope to come back for just a short period to close escrow on this moratorium if i can, because it has been a project dear to my heart for the last six years. i am very excited to see that get under way. while i will hopefully be traveling a lot and playing lot of chamber music, i will be coming down to the waterfront. i just love this place and want to see all of its products and development. change will be inevitable along here. i will keep you all in my heart. thank you for your support and friendship. i will miss you all. thank you. [applause]

vice president shakofsky: on behalf of at least one commissioner, and i think i can speak for all of us, we would second everything your colleagues, friends, and supervisors have said about you. i possibly can claim the privilege of having a new longer than anyone in this room. jennifer and i were college classmates. we connected down here at the port. i think that relationship really epitomizes the experience we have all had down here. again, just to reiterate her professionalism, her dedication, her commitment, her integrity -- she stood up to speak on a topic and we would get solid, creative information. i was in shock when i find out -- when i found out you are retiring because i know exactly

how old you are. i guess i have a little jealousy. i wish you only fun for many years to come. i certainly look forward to seeing you down here for some of the milestones with the project you have helped bring to all of us. commissioner brandon: you are definitely going to be missed. you're such a joy to work with. everything you worked on, you did it with integrity and knowledge. all the projects that have happened are wonderful. you have been there every step of the way. thank you so much for your dedication and your energy. president fong: it is tough to wrap everything up, but thank you, congratulations. [applause]

>> item 8a, accept contracting activity report and any will contract in report fiscal year 2009-2010. become a request authorization to advertise for competitive bids for contract 2741, which includes pier 35 superstructure repair, pier 33 marginal wharf substructure been repaired, and peer 50 valley structure repair. i concede, request authorization to award a contract 2738 in an amount not to exceed $1,892,604 plus a 10% contingency. item8d, award the following

three contract -- baseline environmental consultants, weiss associates, and tetra tech. item 8e, accept grant funding from the united states environmental protection agency for installation of shoreside power at pier 27. item 8f, request approval of amendments to the leasing policy. president fong: there any public comment on these items? ok. commission, any questions? all those in favor? any opposed? consent items eighta8a-f are

approved. >> request authorization to expend $1 million in grant funding -- to issue a request for grant proposals for environmental programs environmentalheron's head. >> i am the environmental and regulatory affairs specialist. i am sorry. i am in the plants programming and development association. i am here to request your authorization to solicit grant proposals for environmental education programs at heron's head park, and extending into inda basiia basin open space.

my power. is not necessary to explain my report, i just thought i would give you something to look at while i am talking. if we never find it, that is all right. i do not believe any of you were commissioners at the time, but you are probably aware that in 1998 the port undertook improvements and expansion of wetlands habitat at heron's head park, the former pier 98, and constructed public access improvement at pier 98 and we opened areas to the public as heron's head park. since then, the port commission has been committed to the value of supporting environmental education and public programs in the park. we have endeavored to provide those programs in a variety of

ways. for a few years we ported that function to a work order to the city college program for habitat restoration. for a while we had a report staff, which proved not to be an ideal solution for providing services. since 2001, we have had a contract with a nonprofit organization to provide environmental education services at the park. the current contract is with a nonprofit organization called literacy for environmental justice or leg. it expires at the end of september 2010. during the past four years, leg has brought thousands of students, teachers, members of the neighborhood, people from all over the state to study,

volunteer, learn, and enjoy heron's head park, all of which have served the participants and the park very well. in my written staff report to you all, i described the many examples of the full range of environmental education activities that have been provided under the contract for the past half four years. i want to point out it really has served a very broad range of people with different ages and interests and abilities. and i think it really exemplifies that the environmental education program at the park service a real need and there is a real demand for opportunities to participate in the stewardship of the part in this very urban environment in the southeast portion of the city.

i think i skipped one. one very exciting development that has occurred in the past few years is that in 2007 our contractor became our tenant and executed a lease with the port for a portion of the park to construct an environmental education facility. you have heard quite a bit about that facility over the past couple of years. in april of this year we all celebrated the grand opening of the ecocenter and heron's head park. that building is virtually complete. there is some testing of the plumbing system that needs to be done, but it will be open for general public use very soon. construction of the ecocenter creates a great opportunity for the future of the environmental

education programs at the park, which to date has been conducted solely in the great outdoors. which is one of their appeals, but having the indoor space, away from the elements, which can be formidable at times -- it can be very hot, very cold, very windy -- provides a good complement to the outdoor environmental experience. those participants in the education program have an opportunity to use resources like a library, computers, and microscopes. we anticipate it will be a great benefit to the port to have public meetings related to community and port operations there. another consideration for the environmental education program, going forward, is an opportunity

to collaborate with the city and county of san francisco recreation and parks department. in 2007, rec and park constructed similar wetlands habitat improvements and public access improvements to india basin shoreline park and india basin open space. sorry. this is an example of some of the corporate volunteer participation with the environmental education programs. that is one of the points i wanted to make about the programs is that not only do they provide great value to the community but they also return value to the port, both in terms of many hours of volunteer labor that are contributed at the

park, but also, less tangibly, in developing public and community support for stewardship of the park and the types of habitat the park houses. india basin open space is on the southern portion of india basin shoreline park. parts of both areas are constructed on port property, but were improved and have been operated and maintained jointly by rec park. rec park staff run a huge storage chip program and also in natural areas -- a youth stewardship program and also a natural areas program. both could complement the programs at heron's head park. similarly, india basin and

heron's head offer similar wetlands habitat and passive recreation opportunities and would complement each other well in terms of the capacity that rec-park has for soliciting public participation and the unique habitat is that both of these sites offer. for example, the it red anc and aprpark program called "the greenagers" is made to increase teenagers' commitment to working in a natural environment and give those youth peea peer group among those who share interests.

we think a group like that would be great to tap for their interest and involvement in heron's head park as well. with that in mind, i am requesting today your authorization to advertise an opportunity for a port-funded grant to a qualified nonprofit organization to provide environmental education programs similar to what we have been operating for the past four years, with some new twists to take advantage of the other opportunities to collaborate with the operators of the ecocenter and the recreation and parks department youth stewardship program. the scope of work for the grant would include planning, organizing, and executing the environmental education program, providing content with a focus

on wetlands ecology, and is relevant to urban youth as well as serving the broad variety of people who are interested in learning and participating at the park. organizing and leading through media events -- the grant recipient would be required to document and record all of their programmed activities, meeting specific program goals. they would be required to make available information about their program and the results available on the grantee's website, the port website, and through rec park. they would work with port and rec park to ensure the activities were consistent with and supportive of the natural resources management goals. i am proposing that we offer

this grant opportunity for a four year term at a total amount not to exceed $415,000, including $119,000 for the fiscal year 2010-11 and $105,000 budgeted for 2011-12, and subsequent years' funding subsequent to each of those years' operating budget. i anticipate being able to advertise the opportunity in july with proposals due in august. proposals would be reviewed and evaluated by a selection panel of experts, including at least one representative from the surrounding community. i would hope to return to the commission at the end of september with a recommended

grant. with that, i will close my presentation and be happy to take any questions. president fong: i have to speaker cards -- two speaker cards. the first one is jim chappel. do we have the item numbers given out? 9a, right? what does it say on your agenda? wells whitney was also going to speak on 9c. is there any public comment on this particular item. ? there is a motion and second. commissioner brandon:

fortunately or unfortunately i was here in 1998. at that time, i had no idea how successful the park was going to be. i want to commend you on what you and the port staff and everyone else involved have done to make this a destination point. that is wonderful. regarding this grant, what type of activity are we looking for? are we looking for a full-time program? a weekend program? what can you do with $100,000? >> that is a great question. to your first point, thank you for that. that is really kind. we could not have done it without port commission support. you have voted on the budget every year to continue to support the program. that is why it has succeeded. what can you do with $100,000? that is one of the reasons --

one of the advantages of offering it as a grand opportunity rather than a contract is that with a grant we can lay out what we wish for and let the respondents return to us grant proposals that reflect their creativity, their ideas, and their resources. they tell us what they can do for $100,000. to give you an example, the current contract was funded at $85,000 a year. that gets us 1.5 full-time equivalent staff people. there are fairly limited materials in terms of books and other similar teaching materials. that is one of the reasons why with this year path budget request we have asked for more money so we can print more of

the field guides and provide equipment and materials to support the program. i also want to recognize that in terms of professionalism and levels of education that we are looking for in staff people, we need to up our game a little bit. president fong: any more questions? we have to have a motion and a second. i believe there was a slight change? >> last whereas clause is actually the result: a. -- is actually the resolve clause. it is a typo. so with that change. president fong: resolution 10-51 is approved. >> item9b, conceptual

authorizations -- conceptual design options and fiscal feasibility approval process of the james r. herman cruise terminal and nebraska work plaza public improvement project, located along the embarcadero. >> i am a port project director. i will present a brief summary of the project development since january of this year. next, the design team will present to conceptual designs of the cruise terminal and the wharf plaza. finally, john dahl will present the feasibility study and the public outreach process. in january of this year, the

design team, which includes k &d architects in association with cruise terminal design consultants, committed to the design process. this began with internal workshops that led to a development of what engineers call a design basis. port staff presented this information to the commission in april. i would like to reiterate a couple of key elements of the design parameters. up first is and 80,000 square foot building which would handle 26,000 passengers -- 2600 passengers to 4000 passengers. the norwegian start and the norwegian pearl are examples of the peak design load.

i think the reference of the queen mary, which was here recently, has a design load of 3000 passengers. a lot of the present ships that will use the terminal, as well as in the future. the project will demolish 16,000 square feet of the existing shed to make way for a 2 acre nebraska wharf plaza -- northe east wharf plaza. you can see on these two slimes reach slides the apex of the triangle between the two sheds. this ground transportation area will eliminate much of the congestion on the embarcadero we now have at pier 35. these facilities will act more like an airport terminal. we have arrivals and departures. there will also be provision for

opportunities to share revenue- generating uses at the facility. the project seeks to provide a functional cruise terminal, a ground transportation area, and a project plus up for a total development cost of $60 million with a fixed construction budget load of $38 million. this budget will not include funding for some elements which enhance the opera ability of the terminal and additional improvements of the plaza. these items will be identified in the master plan. there will be phased in as priority money permits. building on the information provided to the design bases, the design team developed to conceptual designs which are comparable in terms of functionality and security. schem a is a renovation of the pier 27 shed and includes the

ground transportation area and a 2 acre northeast plaza. the early estimate of the construction is $38.50 million. scheme b would demolish part of the shed and create the new terminal building, reflecting most of the pier 27 shed. this includes ground transportation and the to acre plaza. estimated cost is $48.50 million. i would like to have the design team speak. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i have a lot of information to present to you this afternoon just to get you to understand these two schemes. i am going to go to them

quickly. i know there will be questions. one thing i want to point out before i start is there is -- there are common things to both of these schemes. i want to review those quickly while we are looking at the two slides. the first thing is that there is -- the plaza at the front of the site, which now comprises a two-acre parcel, is created by demolishing the end of the existing pier building, pier 27. that is consistent to both schemes. at the back of the site is the remainder of pier 27, which will receive some minimal upgrades and be used for provisioning in both scenarios. between that and the terminal is a clear area that allows fire separation to the terminal. the position of the terminal was

determined by a rather extensive analysis by our cruise terminal consultant about positioning of ships and gangplanks and so forth. that is why you see both terminals pretty much in the same place on the site. skean reject scheme a proposes reducing the existing shed on site. you can see the plaza design in front, which i will come back and talk more about. but the idea of this is to basically cut off the part of the terminal where it is difficult to determine where one might go into it. we introduced a way finding element and transform the end of the shed to make it more active to the plaza it addresses. the schemes that result from

that -- i am showing you the embarcation plan. i think one of the key benefits of both these plans is we have been able to push the ground transportation area off of the embarcadero and create a green buffer that is an extension of the prominent. then there is a very thin access point where guys in orange vests will direct traffic down the embarcadero like it appears on pier 35. the traffic will get immediately off of the embarcadero and have the minimum impact on traffic to that area. they will come in and on buses, taxes, and cars, and have access to the drop-off area. when you go up, there is a great change between the existing valley and the