a number of those activities and tenants, it will also send a message to the rest of the shipping world that the san francisco court is not continuing in its interest in being a working port. there are other members of the sdwack that will come to speak. conveying another concern, the concern of community benefit. we saw what the package held at the time when we had the presentation. we felt that the only thing in that concept were the kinds of benefits that are not really community benefits. they are actually the expectations of the city for anyone that comes here. i have just two benefits that should be considered that would really be benefits to the entire community. the first is, in addition to whatever goes on, having sponsors support the

development of electrifying additional peers so that we have additional coal ironing opportunities. the other, going along with what karan said, implementing the blue-green way in the financing of the development of that process. finally, just slow down the process. this does not need to be done before the end of the year. >> thank you. [reads names] >> good morning, commissioners. this is a great day for our city. i am here representing the open space water front group for the no. waterfront as present in the barbary coast. we have had the opportunity for

seeing, participating, and watching every america's cup since the 1960's. i have watched from the bar at 9:00 a.m.. in valencia when he won the second time it was crazy stuff. i wanted to make sure that you know this, as it is so important for our cities long term presentation of it as a city, it is completely unique in the history of the america's cup. every race has been held in the ocean off the waterfront from newport beach to valencia. here we are hosting at in the day. it is so cynical and special, it will give tremendous potential for television revenue and spectators, for the world to watch our city on a daily basis for three months each year.

and if larry is successful, we may have it again. the new york yacht club had it for almost 80 years. this thing could go on for a long time. i know that it could be expensive and the revenues that will be supported are going to be beneficial overall. good luck. >> thank you. >> good morning. i am representing two organizations today. the sports organizing committees established in 1987 that was at one. chaired by mr. buhel, who is an outstanding civic leader who without a doubt will bring the efforts of the america's cup organizing committee in to fulfil his part of the three legged stool.

having successfully participated in hosting and bidding for the world cup, those are mentioned as examples of the kinds of international festivities and gallows with economic impact that has been mentioned several times. representing the bay area council, established in 1946, the members of the executive committee, [unintelligible] is the current chairman of the bay area council, both of them having served on the america's cup organizing committee. the bay area council is comprised of 270 member companies. the largest employers of the bay area. they passed a resolution earlier this year endorsing and committing their resources to doing their part for those

companies and doing what it will take to fulfil significant responsibilities entailed. 22 seconds left fellow without a doubt, there is a lot of money around this in the private and public sector. all of the lawyers working on this are going to protect the interests of everyone. there is enough money to protect everyone's obligations. let's grab this opportunity. thank you. [applause] >> how are you at basketball? [laughter] [reads names] >> good morning commissioners and staff. i am with the red and white fleet for the on call public

utility operations. i think that we are missing the point here. we have a beautiful bay with a chance to bring the america's cup here on a multi-year venue. getting through the first year, i think you are looking at a many year event. from our business point of view, it will be good the way that the city benefits. another important point is that this is going to transform the waterfront. it will transform the waterfront. the last time it had this much activity, it was the gold rush and they left the boats here. i hope that that happens here, because we will see the port becoming more passenger friendly, cruise ship friendly, where the public can walk around. that is important to me. on behalf of the fleet, we do support this and have been assured by the mayor's office

that the jones act and other legislation to protect the merchant marine will be added and protected, which i think is great and when we look back at it, we should look back to thank a lot of people for it. mark has a specially spent a lot of time. mark, thank you for all your efforts. [applause] >> [reads names] >> good morning commissioners. i am here to speak on behalf of the 1500 member been -- member businesses of the chamber of commerce in terms of moving forward with the america's cup. we see this as a long-term opportunity for the city in many ways. the previous speaker spoke about what it would be like when this is on television for months at a time, years at a time. you cannot buy that kind of

advertising. those blimp shots with the giants were spectacular. this will be blimp's on steroids. cameras on the boats. cameras on the air. highlighting the most beautiful place in the world, making it a place where people will want to come for generations. we also believe that the infrastructure impact that will be had on the port cannot be understated. we have appears that have been entitled for years and years that have not had developers find a way to make it happen to bring people to the waterfront. this is an opportunity to really change that dynamic and get those put in and fixed in a way that brings them to the water and engages them in their environment while getting paid for. we could hope for a developer to come due, but this is an

opportunity is unique for the port. we will be able to support it making sure that the advertising is paid for, benefiting from the customers coming to san francisco. thank you very much. [applause] >> good morning, commissioners. i am a longtime resident of san francisco and a long time aficionado of sailing from childhood to the present day, where i have a boat still going here in san francisco. i have come to urge you in the strongest terms possible to pass this resolution before you. i have had the privilege of

attending the america's cup events in san diego, new zealand, and spain. i have seen firsthand the economic shot in the army and vitality that this event brings whenever it comes to town. it will do the same thing for san francisco. i am not affiliated with city government or the racing team. but i have been a longtime member of the st. francis yacht club. when i was, or we tried to bring the america's cup to san francisco with our team. we fell short, but i am very excited about the fact that the golden gate yacht club has succeeded where we have failed. i must say that many of the speakers before me have already made the points that i would

make to you. but the one point that i would make is that i do not know if you realize how many other maritime cities around the world would love to have the opportunity before us right now. many people have been serenading the people to get this event. personally, i know that the commodore of the new york yacht club is a friend of mine. we have discussed this many times and he is very disappointed that the new york yacht club did not get this event back. so, we are on the 2 yard line, first and goal. do not let it get away. >> thank you. [applause] [reads names] >> hello, my name is rick

dickerson. we manage approximately 1000 apartment and condominium units within a short walk of the pier. i think that this is a very exciting time for the city, getting a chance to possibly hope the america's cup. i think it is a wonderful opportunity for the pork to hopefully kickstart some of the infrastructure work that they would need to fully develop the areas of our residential neighborhoods. i know that there is excitement in residential neighborhoods. with regards to the opportunity to hold this event here, what it was like to do is it encouraged residential neighborhoods going forward, as you have in the past. planning not only for the event,

but the long-term development of these properties. we have a fine history here in the neighborhood of working cooperatively with that the port. and with other neighbors in densely populated areas. i feel that if we can have the same sort of cooperation and and cut between the cork and the neighborhood, we will be able to do the same thing with this. >> thank you. [reads names] > >> thank you. and i am a resident and in

coming, or of the south beach yacht club. i am also known as the columnist on waterfront issues in the chronicle. as far as the overall approach on this, my commendations from the yacht club and the four as well as the city, from the club perspective of our board of supervisors and board of directors has already issued important improvements in safety and water access for the public as having an important economic impact with full support and reinforcement by and your decision to approve the city's resolution. on the economic development side

there are things that we believe did not sufficiently address, the first being the cost to rehabilitate perak 30 and 32, making it necessary to continue existing income streams. something i am sure the two were close to. we encourage you to make sure that the board of supervisors is aware when they look at the economic and physical impact on the city. and this is not adequately reflected in the report. >> the second is that mr. roh was assumed that there would be no long-term jobs, as you heard from the testimony you've already heard there will be a long-term jobs and tax impact

beyond which mr. roh is had reported. timing is of the essence. the message to you simply is to bring it. [laughter] >> [leads names] >> good morning. i am a member of the blue-green steering commission. families and youth as a host city, the event will incorporate and support sailing related programs and activities with was

the largest organizations in the district. i wanted to share a story. it had nothing to do with a million-dollar yacht, just small kayaks. and the staff of a youth group was very about the opportunity to get their views on a wire the fact that china wasn't in love was the emotional and northern

and talk about african-american youth which goes back to the statement of rich, white men. all of these activities on the bed are white people because of the fact that there is this tremendous inequality in swimming. i hope that we take a look gaps this and to try to do something to change the situation. so that we can really get you onto the water. especially i am talking about the blue-green way. thank you. [applause] >> i feel i am the only ones in

here with a shirt. as you might recognize, this sure recognizes pedicab, and i am also coming as the father of a six month old. i have been coaching high schools and have been driving pedicab for the last five years in rome island, boston, washington, d.c., key west. all very famous sailing towns. as an outsider when i came here and learned about the cup, i cannot tell you how much of an opportunity this is for the city in terms of a launch pad. i am telling you, there are significant gaps in the pierce. i have some ideas i would like to turn into reality to create

jobs. it took about one year for us to get going but over the last six months we have created over 50 jobs. i have some real ideas that i would like to turn into reality. this is something that is a very practical situation where i could play my role to help. as an outsider i want to deliver the message that this is a huge opportunity for the city. as someone with a unique perspective of want to say that this is a good deal and you should go for it. >> i would ask that we keep everyone's attention and we will take a small recess. if we may. of course, we have more questions, but if we can just take a 3 minuthank you very muc.

we appreciate everyone coming today and we want to make sure that we get everyone's comments. i am going to pick up with andrew waters. >> we already had andrew. >> jerry robinson, please. >> hello, everyone. this is so exciting. i was born and raised here and have been sailing here my entire life. i love the bay. as far as the community in general, racing is a second thought. i run a charter company. we are a privately-owned

gambling run business. my chief mate is right over here. we are a small organization. for us this would be over the top. fantastic for the business. miami businessman and a sailor. i love the opportunity and i cannot wait for this to be approved and we go forward. thank you for the opportunity to speak. >> thank you. [leads names] >> sorry, i was caught in the bleachers. mr. president, members of the commission, in the ceo of san

francisco bay railroad and m the vice chair of the southern waterfront by azeri committee of the port. and i am a member of the maritime commerce committee. i am an avid sailor and i want to join the other people who strongly supported having the america's cup here on san francisco bay. one thing that i would like to say that the others have not said that i think needs to be said that may not be popular, i think that there are two issues. the first is risk, the other is leverage. first of all, we all know that the port has critical, long-term financial needs. to me this is an opportunity to address those needs.

with that the leverage that we have, and i do not believe that there is actually competition to the bay. by think that mr. ellison wants to very badly have the racier and i think it is a good choice as well, the leverage that we have, it would seem we have an ability to strike an agreement that minimizes or mitigate risk to the port in the city, financial risk. so, i would like us to think about that kind of stuff, the port making money to address its financial needs and not losing sleep over potentially losing money. we all know the things that have an estimated cost seem to always go up. i think that towards that end, the no. waterfront option is a much better option than giving away a tear 50, which has a

ripple affect down the southern waterfront. displacing those people will impact the ability for the court to earn revenue. i know that the mayor was to get this done before he moves on to sacramento, but i would like support staff and the mayor's staff to actually know that the people of sanford cisco are behind them in striking the best possible deal with the least possible risk. >> paul, and, please. >> good morning. my name is paul dimes and i have been working on the san francisco bay waterfront for almost 20 years, putting myself through college working in marine trades as well.

i am currently a tenant in the hyde street municipal pier. as a small charter business we are grateful not to have to compete with luxury yacht on the waterfront. as you consider this proposal there are long-term tenants whose livelihoods depend a great number of jobs depend on access to the piers and water. while we unequivocally support your acceptance of the protocol, we would also just ask if there is some way if the long-term tenants and tenants such as us, on a year-to-year basis least, in the position of competing for the large yachts, but might at some point come before the commission that there would be a question as to whether smaller charter boats and working boats would be allowed to remain when there is so much more revenue

from spectating fleets. we would ask that your existing tenants like ours be offered long-term leases with other service businesses that are in place to provide those important structural benefits that are part of the offer being afforded some opportunity for a longer lease so that we can invest in our infrastructure of staff, training, and resources, providing the resources that will be required in the manner that would represent our city as a professional and worthwhile place. thank you for your time, in encourage support for this proposal. >> thank you. >> hello. my name is dan ross. skycam -- i am long time involved in land use activities,

putting together the waterfront plan for the advisory committee. by come to you today more familiar with most people about -- more familiar than most people with what goes on in the port. the e-mail that i got yesterday, we were notified several weeks ago about this, although it was only really 12 days ago. frankly, the attachment report did not come out until 2:00 yesterday afternoon and i did not get around to my e-mail last night. needless to say i have not had time to go through this 50 page document very carefully. these keep that in mind as i make my comments. my initial response is that i am concerned for the future of the port based on these leases, many

of which are still unclear. i was trying to articulate that in my notes and have had trouble doing so. the balance of leverage in throwing this thing together over a short period of time, i am not clear at this point what the waterfront options are in trade-offs. what kinds of 66 year leases are negotiated on waterfront property? i am concerned about the balance in terms of what we have known over the years, putting these proposals together is a complicated process. leverage is an oddball park to get a deal. does that mean that my time is up?