each other, work together. the yacht clubs do a lot to help children. just a couple of weeks ago, on a friend's boat, we had another friend who was in a wheelchair, and a lot of different aspects to this, just like everything else. the possibility of adding jobs to the bay area is just tremendous with this opportunity. i would like to see more with the youth program in the history of san francisco maritime tradition abrupt -- brought up during this opportunity, as well. i hope you can support it in the city and county of san francisco. thank you. >> hello, my name is -- i am in

other districts 6 residents. -- i am another district 6 residents. i do not think that supervisor daly represents me. he did not talk to me or my neighbors about this. everybody i know in district 6 where i live, my neighbors, those i do business with, are all completely in support of this effort, and i would really like to emphasize that. as far as the elite is and, i want to address supervisor mar's comments, i am obviously a female, and i own a boat -- as far as elitism. i am middle class. my boat, you can buy one for about $4,000.

my boat was built 20 years ago and still functions. it does not cost a lot to maintain. it is not in some cases. both are in some cases less expensive than people out on road bikes. i think this would be a great economic engine for the city of san francisco. i appreciate how difficult it is to move forward on a project like this. but i really hope that everyone involved will put their nose to the grindstone and get this done for us. thank you. >> hello. my name is -- and i in this year's rear commodore of the yacht association. we were established in 1986, and there are 108 northern

california yacht clubs that belonged to our organization, and we represent those. i really hope you support america's cup coming year. my boat was built in 1974. it is not the this. i love sailing. i have always loved it. -- it is not elitist. supervisor maxwell: all right, coming up, those people in line, also -- [reading names]

>> supervisor mar, i googled "elitist," and you will not find golden gate bridge yacht club there. and we have a history. you're asking where they come from. they come from all sorts of public schools around the city.

supervisor maxwell: the board of supervisors some time ago, since i was in the board, they said we had to have a youth program, and they are great folks, and they also realize the importance of this , so the thank you very much. >> my name is francisco, and for 10,000 years, we had -- he used

our waters. they used a boat -- used boats made of -- and some white women saved the bay, and there is a document about it, and not very long ago, some ship's people were black, who came from haiti, and they build ships. -- built ships. there was a captain from the coast guard who sailed those ships from san francisco to alaska. we need to give a history.

a gentleman came and spoke badly about supervisor daly. he is a righteous person. he may not come across sometimes to be very polite, but he asks the right questions. some forget about history. what we are really discussing our terms about money. there are those who are greedy. focusing on the eir and the ceqa

and other standards because of the public trust. supervisor maxwell: thank you very much. >> thank you. >> i am the operations manager for sailing down in south beach harbor. we do everything from sailing lessons from every part of the city and have had a number of people come to learn specifically on the san francisco bay. we have been fielding phone calls. we also have vessels that come with captain and crew which

range in a passenger count from 25 to 77. we hire anywhere from 15 to 30 people. >> good elkton incomes supervisors. i am president of a ceiling association, and i want to talk to you a little bit about what it means to do community sailing on san francisco bay. we have been around for about 10 years now. community sailing of this sort is very important for the city.

bringing the sailors to san francisco bay is an incredible man-of opportunity for our kids. there was the america's cup syndicate, which has some funds to pass on, from olympic events

coming events of this magnitude. you ask, supervisor mar, about sailing, and that is something i think all of a seven responsibility to do. we're kidding ourselves if we think it is. there are a lot of nonprofit organizations and outreach programs in the city that are trying to change the sport of sailing, that are trying to make it accessible. but it is difficult to raise awareness. the gentleman who came here previously, i empathize with him. we should be doing a better job of telling him about these opportunities. they are out there. but -- supervisor maxwell: supervisor mar has a comment.

supervisor mar: sf. how did you become involved with that? >> my father was involved in it. he did not think it was right. it is something i am not proud of, and that is why i have worked so hard to try to change it. this is really a unique opportunity to raise awareness for sailing and help sailing go through the transition that golf and tennis went through decades earlier. supervisor maxwell: thanks. >> my name is jake, and i run a company called a group experiential learning. we operate programs on sailboats, and i am extremely encouraged to follow her,

because it is because of her that i actually do what i do. 10 years ago, she asked me if i was one of those internet guys. she asked me if i would coach a group of six, seven, and eight- year-courold's, and what i wantd to do is tell you and to note how the business benefits can actually help get more kids out. since 2003, company has organized has organized something like 15 charity regattas in washington, d.c., chicago, new york, and friday is our sixth annual for the treasure and the area. it is so simple. take the companies that want to get involved in the america's cup, get their people out sailing, and get them to donate money.

my own business benefits it. it is a team sport. clearly, we have to do an awful lot quickly to take the vantage of the opportunity, but with the people in front of me and the people behind me, we can do it. supervisor maxwell: why do you not come on up, and then john from long beach. >> my name is ronald simpson. we have heard all day about disabled sailors, and sailors in general reach out and help the community. just this weekend, there was a regatta. we were raising money for

leukemia. there is a national regatta all of the nation. i raced under a banner of for a national nonprofit organization. raising money, raising awareness for these causes. i just want to say this sailing is something that can be used as a vehicle for positive change, positive benefits in the community, and if we bring this to san francisco, nothing but positive things can occur. there are so many different aspects, and i also did work in the marina sailing business. i do work on charters, and we have had a lot of interests. you go inside, you pay money, in

his sign right up. it will be a good, positive thing for the community. supervisor maxwell: next speaker, and then [reading names] >> good evening. great stamina and you guys have. i strongly support this initiative. i am also a member of the current thing in catering division -- corinthian catering division, and i represent the

corinthian yacht club that has over 600 members and is fully supporting. i also want to note that all clubs of some tort -- type of program to get people to come in. most clubs have a youth group. they do things to develop kids in sailing. they're always looking for people, a set of sneakers and some foul weather gear. no money necessary. you might get a sandwich of the deal. it is a great sport. i have been doing it for 20 years, and it is an important support to me. one thing i think is important

is that we are in competition on it. it does not mean that we have it. thank you very much. supervisor maxwell: thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, evening, and perhaps. i am the author of the report that you have in front of you. i primarily wanted to make myself accessible to you. i can leave my contact information. on the report, in terms of whether it is conservative or the numbers are large, we have full disclosure. it is very hard for me to keep the numbers from going out of proportion.

we wanted to stick with what we note and did not want to speculate about future potential benefits, so we try to make the numbers conservative. you are right. they are too small. we do not know how big they will be. another, who is going to get the jobs. its shares to the occupation where the jobs occur, and the bulk of the jobs occur in the hospitality sector. these will be for low-income workers, low-income individuals in san francisco. and finally, not within the scope of the report, but in terms of making this look less like the room, the best way to do that note is making kids aware of what's ailing can be, and there is absolutely no better way of doing that. supervisor maxwell: thank you.

i think i have gone through all of my cards, so if there is anybody i have not called the one to speak, please come up now. anybody who would like to speak, please come up now. >> i was not going to speak, but just for a moment, i want to congratulate you. i have been a sailor for 40 years, and it was a long bet that we would never get this far. i think the job that has been done by the team is phenomenal. we raise money to give money and give money note to all ages, all types of people who have an interest in this within which we live. thank you for your consideration. supervisor maxwell: anybody else? come forward. if there is anybody else, please

line up. >> f8u, supervisors. -- thank you, supervisors. not all dollars are well spent. i have been a resident since day one. in terms of the access issue, i did not learn to sail through a yacht club.

the day armstrong landed on the moon, it was costing me $2.50 per hour. even though we stopped to listen to your arm strong pitch to be one small move for mankind, we were paying the exorbitant fee of $2.50 through the public parks and recreation program, which allowed me to get into sailing. we have been there for the last 20 years.

we have won it in the name of san francisco, not in the name of america. thank you. supervisor maxwell: thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello, i am a local sailor, and i also worked in the industry locally, and we wanted to mention again what you found in your website of www. -- we collectively got together to try it determine how to raise more awareness about sailing boat in the san francisco bay area. we may banners and put them on boats.

in order to get sailing known to the general public. calling sailing an elitist sport is kind of like calling baseball an elitist sport. yes, you have to be super rich to of a ball team, but you do not have to be super rich to enjoy sailing may be to own a yacht, like -- you do not have to be super rich to enjoys sailing, maybe to own a yacht, like larry ellison, but you do not have to be reached to sail. all you need is a pair of sailing gloves and some issues that do not slip. -- some issues that do not slip.

-- some shoes. i really appreciate your time to hear us. supervisor maxwell: next speaker. >> hello. my name is john. i work for an llc which goes wind turbines and photovoltaics, and i just want to commend you for the tremendous opportunity for the city of san francisco to be a city to host america's cup as well as the project that is associated with it. the green collar jobs are very much needed right now, and i am here to congratulate you, as i understand, it will create over

9000 jobs. that is very important. thank you. supervisor maxwell: all right, without any further ado, i do not see anyone else lined of for public comment, so i will close public comment. if you have any closing comment if you have something you want to speak to, we will give the opportunity to do that. >> thank you, supervisors. i do appreciate your patience with this hearing today, and i would like to say i really appreciate the depth and breadth of the public, and that came out in order to speak about this opportunity. we have been taking copious notes around some of the questions you all had, and it is our intention to both answer these questions and incorporate them into an agreement that we will discuss with you and bring to you informed before we bring it back to you in the committee.

this will be within the next six months or some weeks. much more specificity around youth participation, particular with the public school children, the ways in which the america's cup would affect an impact recreation opportunities. partners large and small. something that is very meaningful and long lasting. these other types of things we welcome. these go forward to reflect those values and beliefs and principles that san francisco

has and holds dear on any sort of opportunity like this. and we want to go forward very strongly with one voice as a city and bring the opportunity of working with the america's cup committee and with the sailing community. >> -- supervisor maxwell: colleagues, any questions? supervisor mar? supervisor mar: making sure the department of environment is included, lines 14 and 16, so what does recommend we add in the department of the environment. and -- so what i would just recommend is that we add in the department of the environment. supervisor maxwell: 01 to thank

the city staff. they have done a remarkable job. this has really been a great exercise, and i feel it will bring benefits, even if we do not get the cup. this has been a good exercise. i am not going to say that. "when the cup comes." [applause] yes, i am extremely excited. thinking about our bay and what it means to us, and as time goes on, about our bay and its health, and i hope that we will use this as an opportunity to get people thinking about our bay and delta and water and where it comes from. where it comes from. there is a tremend