comprehensive when it comes to analyzing the pros and cons of those i'm appointing. taking less risk than brown took with me. this is an assembly of those individuals. these are people i'm reapp ointing and appointing. all i ask is that you do the public good. you represent not only the people in the room, as important as they are because they took the time to be here, but the people were not able to make it to that meeting, or that board meeting.

people that are not necessarily advocates with a particular interest,benign or as appropriate as this may be. you have a duty to the people and the county of san francisco. and your conduct is important because if you do something wrong, it will reflect badly on every single one of us, friends and family members. you have to love and respect the city. few have to be people of integrity, people of purpose. keep an open mind. and i can say this, because you do not need to do this anymore, give the mayor head's up. you will be here longer than i will. if you have a strong opinion

that is different from the regular -- the status opinion, or the opinion of the mayor. there was a department leader that was removed at 1:00 in the morning by the commission that had their own opinions. i changed my mind, willie brown said, "i told you so." it took a few years. i get it. just give the mayor head's up. that is all they deserve. at least for the next 30 days, consider me. thank you for being here. we have the airport commission, the asian art museum commission, this is wonderful. i know that we have some

challenges. city hall and preservation advisory committee and, the southeast community facilities commission. we have to get to that next level. the room on treasure island and the war memorial board. this is a comprehensive swearing in. i will begin and we will get right to the swearing in, acknowledging charlotte schultz. thank you for letting us out. those are her stairs. she read about that congestion pricing idea and got crazy ideas about charging people. it costs less to go down than to go up. matthew, since you interfaced

with everybody. and our secretary-liasson. he can keep his independence in the mayor's office. tom, thank you for serving on the commission on aging. we have one of the premier service departments. i meant that. the work they've done has been recognized across the state and the award. peter stern, a young guy working for a local company here. somebody new to political life. i am grateful he will be on the airport commission. doris ward, no need to say more. she will be reappointed.

a legend in our city, serving for decades. thank you for serving on the asian art museum. to kevin clinch and frank lee. i am very proud. the department of building inspection was not what i thought that this could be when i was here. we had to mix things up. frank and evin were helping to get this back on track. to pat kelly, the first woman stock broker. broke that barrier decades ago. this is one of the most connected human beings in the city.

i am very proud. why not put her on a commission. she will preserve city hall. a great friend of everyone. i get choked up talking about pat. michaeah allen. his family is here. i will make him look good. a public applicant at the housing authority. i am very excited. he is going to serve. hi said to marion, she runs treasure island. she had great connections in washington d.c. as the housing director.

she is very kind to serve again on the housing authority. henry, look out. that is the director. to mark keller, mark is here. where is he? there you are. a great guy. does so much good work and a great friend of all of ours. wel-known. i don't know what we were thinking. jose had a conflict. if you want to know what's going on, lean over, ask a friend. [laughter] >> juvenile policy commission. suzie has her work cut out ofor

her but is -- for her but is outstanding. you will take this task. to paige oeratta, formerly page barry. nobody is more committed to the city. ginsberg would say that this would bring a breath of fresh air. this commission is getting into the next level. i am very happy that she was wanting to do this. the people in this city are going to be well served by this appointment. [applause] steven lee and nattie ramirez, thank you for being reappointed to the relocation appeals court.

there are a lot of relocations and appeals. some projects -- this commission will matter. this is about to get very busy. thank you for staying around with the real work in front of you in the next few years. nattie, we know you. when can we get her on a commission? nattie is known to many p offeopl-- people. to armenia brown. to her willingness to serve on this commission. i know you like this. she is my cheerleading section. we want to do something for her.

she is there in my ofice. fice. stand up, soon to be co mmissioner. i can't just say good morning. she will say to call her by her appropriate name. to brown and willy kennedy. thank you for your good work. for everything you've done for the city in the southweeast sector. thank you for being willing to serve. be audacious. moses is wanting to change

things up. prada. vry proud of -- very proud of becca. we had to coerce her to do this, illegally. and she was kind of letting us. and now she loves this. and now she is going to get a full term. all that i ask is, did not forget who i am. thank you for being willing to be reappointed. larry del carlo. this is a legend down in the mission. he does a lot of great things and i won't even start. and her coffee is getting cold. larry is great and he will be a great contributor to the work on treasure island.

this is a major deal. we are 99% finished with this. this will be revitalized with a hole in the community. i could not be more proud. the next mayor is going to take all the credit. i said, did not forget willie brown and everything he has done for treasure island. to larry mazolla jr. this is an advocate for the working families. his father and grandfather were legendary in this town. this is critical to the reconstruction of this island. thank you for your willingness to serve. we are almost finished. i love this guy.

i didn't know him well before i became mayor. he is ready to move on and get new people in commissions. it was just fortuitous that he was a resident on treasure island and would like to be the resident applicant. thank you for your service. i am grateful. belva davis. tom horn. claud jarmen. neil stafford. i don't know if anybody's heard of belva davis. i don't know who's idea was there to appoint her to the war

memorial board. my idea is fabulous, steve. i am glad he came up with the idea. thank you for your service ans being reappointed. tom horn, an amazing guy. tom, thank you for your service and now you carry your baton. claud jarmin, the only academy award-winner. thank you for your service. an outstanding job. thank you for continuing to serve.

stafford had a short appointment. he said, he'd take it and se how it goes. it is a big deal to have his enthusiasm. war memorial is being remodeled. a lot of work going on over there. they will matter, grateleatly. now it is time to mention the last person swarn in. faye lee. it went on my list. thank you. faye is a good friend of all of ours. thank you for your continuing contributions to the city.

that's it. did i forget anyboyd? anybody else want to get sworn in. if you need me, i am around. we had a great recommendation. tom shay might have called, or p.j. on challen 26. they said to charlotte, we are sick of that mayor guy. we always see him but not the people being sworn in. i will ask you to stand back here. i will stand here so everybody can see you get sworn in. come on up here. you have to be in two rows. >> thank you, mayor. >> thank you, darling.

a little more attention. mark, i start -- willy, i start with you. i wil lsasl say "aye" and you sy your name until belva. i will mention the commission. raise your right hand. >> i. >> i. [saying names]

do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the state of california. my true faith and allegiance to theis and i take this obligation freely with no mental reservation or purpose. that are we -- that i will faithfully discharge the duties that i am about to enter. during such a time as i hold this, s a member of the --

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thanks to the color guard for the colors and that wonderful rendition of the national anthem. [applause] good afternoon. i am jeff neally, with gsa region 9. this is a very exciting day. we all have the honor in participating the kickoff of the modernization process and the renovation of the historic united nations plaza, and for these events we have a number of special guests. i would like to recognize these guest speakers who are with us today. the first is honorable avenue some -- gavein newsom.

then dan bernal, speaker of the house nancy pelosi's director. we have megan miller, field representative for barbara boxer. also joinin us is the vice presidnent. moving here is a great treat for gsa. it will the -- be the hub of activity. this will be a state-of-the-art facility. during the depression, arthur brown jr. designed a new federal

building in san francisco. he went out of his way to make this a complementary feature of the nearly-completed pacific center area. the civic center is a scene of events of great importance, including the founding of the united nations and the peace treaties with world war ii. this shows as a poll reform moving to the united states. the architecture and plans are regarded as some of the finest and most complete manifestations of the beautiful movement. there is a scholar of classical architecture that says that this is the greatest ensembles of architecture in america. in 1899, the mayor was

considering concepts the proposed establishing the grand civic center for san francisco. and leon know what had happened. after the earthquake and devastating fire, there could be a new city hall to replace the one that was destroyed. over the next 17 years, there were new parts added to the civic center. promises of the federal building began in 1933, completing in 1936. this brought the civic center to completion. and of course, the history of this building is both interesting and witty. like the office of nimitz, who will be next to my office. [applause]

how cool is that? that is the reason this is a beacon of sustained design, with a green certification from the green council. this in the building is having a life brought back into this. gsa has an open-office environment and natural illumination. this includes five grades and environmental radiation, the plumbing systems, the restoration of the historic significant -- to create modern offices, and this will be a hi- performance building.

this is not the leak -- the new building that you make to keep standards, this is the old building that you preserved. this has lasted almost 80 years. this is without major renovation. the biggest impact is avoiding consuming raw resources. the configuration of the building has a lot -- direct control for the occupants. these are operable windows, and this is a very green concept. these will be high-efficiency, low-cost, and we will reuse the existing systems in the building. this was part of the image of gsa, serving the public and only seem minor changes and improvements, demanding very

little investment. after a couple of those california earthquakes, the government said that they have to meet new seismic standards. we determined that this would require major investments in the facility. and the question was just that. the cost of the seismic issues. we considered an option to dispose of the property. but there was some maintenance of this historic aspect. we thought of turning this over into the private sector. this was a creative and interesting idea and we reached an impasse trying to negotiate this. in 2008 it became clear that this would be the ideal tenant. 50