as included in the original term sheet, which was overly broad and needs to be tightened down -- we want to work with the labor community and the team to make sure we have the appropriate language that goes into the host city agreement. in closing, i want to thank you very much for this opportunity and seeking your endorsement, representing all the tenants of the racing team. we will move now to public comment and be here for any questions. supervisor mirkarimi: something i was going to ask earlier -- as it relates to maritime development, as i mentioned in my opening remark, i think there is incredible potential, much more than i think is identified in the economic impact report we have all received on the process of hosting america's cup.

in the marine center, the economic impact would generate essentially $33.25 million, creating 115 jobs. the sector would benefit from some tickets spending -- would benefit from spending. there are estimates that spectator vessels like the horn blow work well make $5 million, generating 15 jobs during the months of the match. i believe this is substantially underestimated. just knowing what it would take for indirect service support for the boats and for training, i think there has been a significant cadre of jobs that were not included. i think that is a welcome

problem that is worthy of some tweaking of boards on the jobs significant to -- significantly. i do not know who gets to compete in the cup. nobody spoke to that. i heard the general added vacation as to which nations -- the general comment as to which nations. commissioner buell: it is my understanding as set forth in the protocol that was just adopted that the calendar of record -- they open a period of time. i think it starts in october or early november. there is a window of time where a challenger can come forward and has to meet certain requirements and indicate that they want to participate. the team is hoping that they have a range of nations and teams that come to participate in the event. in the past, they have had teams

from china and russia. during that time when someone can challenge, when that closes, those are the challengers of record. others can be added later in the process. they all compete against each other to be the challengers that ultimately compete in the match. supervisor mirkarimi: is there a minimum? is there a maximum? commissioner buell: let me look at the protocol. i think it is spelled out. chairperson maxwell: why don't we hear from city attorney cheryl atomadams. >> thank you, madam chair. there were questions raised by supervisor daly. one has to do with review of this by the analyst. that is something the board can do. there is no tax and therefore no

requirement that the matter go to a fiscal committee. there is no preclusion for the board to work on this because it has not been reviewed by the budget analyst. that does not mean the board could not ask for that kind of review. that is always in your purview. the second has to do with the fiscal chapter of the administrative code, which says that prior to undertaking large economic for ceqa studies, the board has to determine if it is economically feasible. the code requires that prior to submission an application for -- submission of an application for environmental review, the requestor has to make a point of economic sustainability. in order to allay any concerns that chapter 21 is not being

recognized, we would suggest that the board consider adding in a further results -- a further resolve clause saying the city will conduct a the financial feasibility study at such time as the project concerns are better defined to the process of this resolution. i can speak for the department to say that seems to make sense. chairperson maxwell: you said chapter 21. >> i am sorry. chapter 29. chairperson maxwell: that is the wording. colleagues, i will ask you for that amendment. but i would like to hear from the public first. thank you. >> i have a number of cards here. if you hear your name, please come up. if you are in the other room,

please come in and line up. if you hear your name, lined up. that makes it go a lot faster. ray shipway, anthony pawblossom, marina saterano -- if it sounds roughly like your name. >> good afternoon. i am a native san franciscan. my name is paul cassell. at 11 years old, somebody took me out on a sailboat ride. it was magical and it actually transformed my future. i have been sailing since then. sailing became more than an obsession. it became my profession. i have been in the marine business for more than 30 years. i work with a couple of other

families. we have three service businesses on san francisco bay where we provide services to commercial and recreational loads. as sailors, we wear a lot of different hats. youth sailing became a profession. i can put on the hat of being the businessmen and talk about how you market your company, or the environmental issues we have to deal with. i could talk at some length but am not going to. what this is about, in my opinion, only wearing one hat, is about jobs for our community. i really cannot impress upon you the importance of this. you asked a question about the economic impact. i believe, as you pointed out, that the numbers are way understated. i can also said that starting

this afternoon, if you give this and affirmative vote, tomorrow, people will start spending money on their boats. we are not talking about waiting for infrastructure for that spending to take place. i can start spending tomorrow. my wife operates a company that sells second-hand boats. she had a client put a boat for sale because he was not using it. he called her up a couple of weeks ago and said, "i want to keep that vote because i want to watch the america's cup in san francisco bay." you are going to do the right thing because the city knows how to do it. chairperson maxwell: next speaker, please. let us keep that good energy going. >> i make sales for sailboats. i probably should have gone before paul because i could have bought several small toys as

bribes to cheer you all up. this is a huge opportunity that very few cities get the opportunity to look at. i encourage you guys to find a way to make this work. this does not show to rich people. it shows to people who watch community news, people who read magazines in the dentist's office. it is going to be spectacular. chairperson maxwell: net speaker, please. keep it going. gunner lindberg, curtis lynd. >> i am a resident of district 3. i am with the marine firemen's union, established in 1883. we support the america's cup organizing committee to bring the america's cup to san francisco bay.

as a condition of that support, we want to see the jones act exception portion of the term sheet deleted. it sounds like it is moving in that direction and we hope it continues to move in that direction. as you know, there is only one reason to have the jones act extension. that is to replace american vessels with foreign vessels and replace american labor with foreign labor. we do not know why the jones act exemption was put there in the first place. it is not clear. we are happy to see that is being dealt with. if that is the case, we will support this term sheet. chairperson maxwell: next, please. larry white, ray shipway. marina is not here. gunner lundbyrg.

curtis lynd. bill mckinley. >> supervisors, i am larry white. i and the harbor master. this is a great opportunity. this is more than ample opportunity to promote youth sailing and bring in a lot of attention to that. thank you. chairperson maxwell: next speaker. >> good afternoon. i represent the marine engineers beneficial association. i am speaking about the host term sheets. san francisco bay has a rich and diverse maritime history. the achievements of mr. ellison and the oracle team have given us the opportunity to showcase this area progress of the world. the marine engineers beneficial

association would like to express support. the logistical challenges are many, but the rewards are greater. we stand ready to respond to the challenges and opportunities presented by these games and races. improved infrastructure for san francisco and more jobs in an american opportunity -- an american economy that could use the opportunity. chairperson maxwell: john arnott? come on up. and then ron young. >> thank you very much. supervisors, thank you for the hard work you have done, and the mayor's office for making this a possibility. i work with a sailing magazine and am a lifelong sailor. this is a kind of "pinch me" moment in the bay area, a dream come true.

i think all of us who live here in the city now it is magnificent. i moved here 30 years ago thinking of would be here a couple of years. sailing on the bay is one of the reasons i am here so much longer. the city is beautiful. it is the line between the two that causes a lot of problems. the ballpark restoration has been incredible, the job done by the city to make it a beautiful waterfront. i think this is a great possibility. talking around the country about the possibility of it coming here -- the city is a well- known, beautiful place to sail. but people have doubts as to whether the city can get this job done. i think in this economic climate and political season is a good opportunity for the city to prove it can do business and make good deals and wants to attract every company that wants to see the bay area as a place

of economic opportunity. it is a representative opportunity to make this come true. as far as the community speaking, it gives the impression of being an elite sport. but like the giants stadium, if you spend all your time in the luxury boxes you might think baseball is an elite sport and look at for the $4 million as a small figure. if you sit in the bleachers, sailing is welcoming to the entire sailing community. as members of the sailing community, that is something we would welcome. again, thank you. i look forward to positive support for this. chairperson maxwell: thank you. >> i am ron young, a member of the golden gate yacht club. i have been part of five

america's cups. i was the general manager of the golden gate challenge, san francisco's first america's cup. we are attracted by the multi- billion dollar opportunity, but only san francisco can transform the america's cup and host the most popular and economically valuable america's cup ever. first, we have in natural arena. -- a natural arena. we can enable the largest spectators, the largest live audience in earth. on san francisco bay, we have reliable winds, an average of 20 knots a day all summer. we need reliable race days to have good media coverage. we cannot have unreliable race

days. we have to have reliable race days to get tv cameras to stick around. we have a waterfront bounded by alcatraz, golden gate bridge, and others that keep competition close to the shorelines. we have exciting races at 40 not speeds on the seafront -- 40 knot speeds on the seafront. it could transform the cup to a very large event. please provide this event we could use in san francisco. chairperson maxwell: peter stoberg, jack baird, geoff green. >> i am norman per spierce. we have all talked about the

value to the sailors and the sailing community, the economics of this event. i want to bring up the value to the citizens of san francisco at large. much like the ballpark, if we create this beach area into a fine entertainment environment, the public can attend events. this america's cup will be unique for the citizens of san francisco, the grassroots people to come down and get possession of the waterfront. we do not have that opportunity right now. there is a line that says sailing is elitist. i think you're seeing more and more that it is not elitist. big boats are expensive, but there are a lot more smaller boats out there. the more opportunity the citizens of san francisco have to reach the waterfront and participate in waterfront recreation is a larger desire to be there. we cannot forget that if it was

not for sailboats the forty- niners would not have come here. a couple of those guys that sale by the golden gate bridge -- sir francis drake came by sale. i would like to see our citizens realize the importance of getting out on the water and experiencing the fun of this event. let our population participate in a sport which is not elitist. it is just fun and it is cast -- kick ass. sorry. chairperson maxwell: i took sailing lessons many years ago in sausalito. i was dating somebody. at any rate, i have been smitten by the bug and i love sailing. i do not do it as much as i like. but i think more and more people should be able to see it and

enjoy it. i think we see what you do in my community, in hunters point. >> thank you. i represent a number of people in south beach. our club reaches out to the community at large and takes projects and experiences to the community to bring them onto the water. we run an annual event. we go to hunters point and india basin. we put them on sailboats, kayaks, catamarans. we just ran our fifth community youth sailing program. it was oversold. we are basically targeted to community outreach and trying to get the public, not just

sailers, into an environment that is sailing. thank you for pointing that out. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i served as the senior vice president of the san francisco giants baseball team. we applaud the city's efforts to attract major events to san francisco, including the america's cup. we hope to host a major international sporting event ourselves later in the year. [applause] all such events, however, need to be carefully coordinated to minimize or eliminate the negative impact to surrounding residents and businesses. in our case, we play the majority of our schedule during the months of july, august, and september. each game is the source of considerable revenue to the

port. the term sheet before you contemplates using the resources critical for our ball park event, such as the embarcadero road way access. we have been assured by the mayor's office that not withstanding the term sheet, the america's cup schedule and any potential use of lot 347 will be carefully coordinated with us and that the ball park events will be able to go forward and compromised. with that level of cooperation, we trust and hope that both the america's cup and the 2013 baseball season can coexist and thrive. [applause] >> go giants. >> thank you, madam chairman in committee members. i am the rear commodore of the st. francis yacht club, a proud tenant of san francisco, and

next-door neighbors of the golden gate yacht club. i am also on the america's cup organizing committee. i have enjoyed the day for over 20 years, more than 50 days of the year. i am in very strong support of bringing the america's cup to san francisco. i have been to the last three america's cups in san diego, new zealand, and spain. i have firsthand seen the changes that have occurred in those cities and the redevelopments of the ports that have occurred. it has brought tremendous benefits to each of those cities. they have renovated rundown ports. the have brought beautiful parks in at the harbor's for the america's cup was held. they have had long lasting legacies from those ports that were all due to the america's cup coming there. the have showcased their fine

cities. i would never have gone to valencia, or halfway around the world to auckland, new zealand. they were able to showcase their cities on television, on the internet, and in print media, so we could get a better understanding of how great the cities were and how much better they became. they also brought tourist dollars to the cities, very important to us in a down economy. finally, the provided jobs and tax revenue to the cities, which is very important. i do not think anybody has put the numbers on how long the cup has stayed in new york and newport, rhode island. it was there for 132 years. it was the longest standing winning streak in history, over 27 successful defenses. i am sure mr. ellison would love to hold it that long.

it is unlikely he will, but it has a long lasting benefit. also, youth programs. our foundation supports youth programs. i fell in love with sailing when i was 12 years old. i actually had polio when i was 3 months old, and so i could not do baseball, football, and other things. sailing was one of those areas where i could compete on a level basis with others that were able-bodied. one of the organizations i benefit from will talk about that part of sailing. i will give strong encouragement to move forward. chairperson maxwell: geoff green, joy o'connor, bob neihbor, jessica schumer.

>> good afternoon. i do not know anything about politics and economics. there are other people who know about it. but i am a sailor. my guy is also an avid sailor. we think this is a good opportunity to try to keep the america's cup in the bay area. i am part of a group called the bay area association of sailors. we have managed to sell floats for close to 25 years in the bay area with the help of able- bodied sailors. we think having the america's cup here can only benefit us. there is more to sailing then prestige and money for us -- than prestige and money for us.

it is about lifting the human spirit and healing the soul. i have seen many people come through our group. it has done wonders for people as young as eight or 16 with autism, people who are quadriplegic, who can learn to sail by themselves with a server system. people like me, who are blind, who have never thought of sailing. with the wind up on my face and the sun on my head, it is a fantastic experience and a good opportunity for us to bring that to the poor front. thank you. chairperson maxwell: next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. my name is jeff greene. i direct the team program.

there are several aspects of this. one of them is that when we take our people sailing and they go to treasure island, we cannot get on the docks because the docks facilities have not been set up. this is an opportunity for the facilities of san francisco to be raised and the accessibility to be improved. for me, sailing is extremely exciting. i grew up in san francisco. until the age of 11 years, i was never able to cut -- never able to touch a sailboat because it was an inaccessible area for me. when i went to vietnam, i met a fellow named fred hess. we met in thailand. i was building boats in thailand. i came back here and eight years

ago we met again. he had a disease called muscular dystrophy. fred had failed at the stamford -- failed at stanford as a competition sailor. we set up a single vote for him to sail on. we discovered something called access denidinghys, which make sailing possible for everyone. i am going to be followed by a competitor racer who races with the able-bodied. this is an opportunity for our world of the u.s. to realize that accessible sailing is something that can be achieved by every city in the country, not just san francisco. we have the largest fleet of accessible boats in the world.

i would appreciate your supporting this project. it would benefit all of us. thank you. >> my name is christina ripke. i and our group are proud members of the san francisco sailing community. we strongly support this bid. as my colleagues and my other south beach yacht club people have told you, this is a wonderful place to sail. the south of market area is insanely cool. it is up and coming. we have so much going on. i think it is a wonderful opportun