discussion, we will take a roll- call vote on the nominations on the roster. the sheriff mike hennessey was the first person nominated. indeed, then we will proceed to vote for our city administrator. a roll-call vote on share of tennessee -- sheriff mike hennessey. >> no. >> no. >> aye. >> no. >>no. >>no. >> no. >> no. >> no.

>> aye. >> if we can now take a roll- call vote for our city administrator, at least -- ed lee. >> aye. >> aye. >> no. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye on. >> aye. >> there are 10 ayes, one no. >> the motion for edlee passes.

>> as i have been advised by our car, we will continue item number two which would be the ratification of the appointment of a successor mayor in the event of a vacancy to when there actually is a vacancy. that would be to the state of -- if i could ask the county council. >> we would like to remind the board that you are still in committee and you must leave the committee and send the nomination to the full board and then you can act at a later time on the ratification. >> i'm going to adjourn the committee of a cold. now we are back on item number two. can you read item number two?

>> item number two, ratifying the appointment of a successor mayor. a motion to ratify the appointment of a successor may are due to the advent of a vacancy in the office of the mayor for a term expiring january 8th, 2012. >> to understand that the appropriate motion is for continuing this item to january 11th? the motion to ratify the successor mayor in the event of a vacancy. is there any discussion on motion to continue in motion to that effect? any discussion? can we take that same house, same call? is there any other business in front of the board? i understand that supervisor daily suggested perhaps on

tuesday to do an item for the introduction of the motion. before we adjourn, i have one more thing i want to mention. this is the last meeting for four of our colleagues who have served us for 35 years. supervisor daily, supervisor maxwell, supervisor dufty, supervisor alioto-pier. i would like to thank you for everything you have done. [applause] is there any more business in front of the board? >> mr. president, we have one -- on behalf of supervisor dust -- on behalf of supervisor dufty, the meeting will be adjourned in

memory of miss sinclair brandon. -- clair brandon. >> the board of supervisors is adjourned.

>> please welcome the hon. gavin newsom and larry ellison, team owner, oracle racing. [applause] [applause]

♪ ♪ ♪ >> please welcome are masters of ceremony, johnnie moseley. [applause] >> mayor newsom, distinguished

guests, welcome. you might be wondering what i'm doing up here, but i did sail as a kid. at some point, i thought i could be a world class sailer. and then i got last place and i figured out skiing was for me. i would like to be involved. i'm honored to be here. i would like to be actually sailing, but this is the gig that i have got. thank you very much. these are incredible. i think that's what is bringing a lot of excitement to the america's cup that is coming to the city. it is amazing. they are fast. i may freestyle skiier. when i watch them, it is exciting. it reminds me of an extreme

sport. it's going to bring a lot of excitement to this city. i've been to a lot of events that are big. i saw what the olympics did for salt lake city, and what it is still doing, all the youth programs, and the ski jumps. 2010 ended with the news we had all been hoping for, that the 2013 america's cup would come to san francisco, and, indeed, it has. are really pleased with that. [applause] today is really a celebration. today is really a celebration to honor the people who have done so much hard work to bring it to this city. mayor gavin newsom. [applause] richard worth and fred thompson of the america's cup event

authority. board of supervisors president david chiu. [applause] oracle racing team owner, larry ellison. [applause] we also have representatives of two of the teams that will be competing. from oracle, john. [applause] and paul. [applause] so let's start with the man who made this all possible, under his watch, america's cup and a world series, san francisco's

mayor gavin newsom. [applause] >> thank you. welcome, everybody. this is a day many people did not think was going to happen. i could not been more proud of that so many of you took the time to be here to truly celebrate and reflect on an extraordinary moment in san francisco's history. this is a big deal. i will confess, though at my own peril, that i did not understand what a big deal this was when we started down this path and we walked down the steps, larry, about a year or so ago in february 2010. i've always loved sailing. as a vestige of my youth, i remember becoming more aggressively engaged in the defense of the america's cup as it was held in san diego and back east. i truly never understood how

transform give a could be to a city into a region and to a state, and to this country. how many people came up to us, people i never imagines were so support of an enthusiastic, and engaged. it really represented the diversity of our great city and our state. i just want to say on behalf of each and every one of you, those that came together, those that fought so hard, those that organized so courageously around this effort -- you deserve all the credit. to all the community groups, the community leaders, the environmental organizations, the labor leaders, to our extraordinary staff, the city attorney's office that worked so diligently on this, and every single member of the board of supervisors that came together around this, particularly president david chiu and ross mirkarimi. the incredible support we

received from gov. george naarnd schwarzenegger. to our own secretary, secretary george shultz, who was so enthusiastic and supportive, and to our real leaders, with mark buell at the helm of the advisory committee. thank you. thank you to tom perkins. thank you to all of you for your hard work. to the business community that lined up strong support regionally and locally, and across the state. former mayor willie brown, who was my first phone call in encouraging the support for this race. he will take all the credit when he arrives. to the great leadership, and to my office, to my chief of staff, steve, who gave up a good portion of his christmas break.

he is up your summer. steve, thank you. to the project manager -- [applause] [applause] they love you. she is going to be on the cover of "sailing illustrated" or something soon. and to jen from my economic develop office. thank you for your great leadership. [applause] most importantly, and sincerely, to larry ellison. a lot was said and a lot was written. a lot of words were exchanged. not necessarily a negative, but positive back and forth in a very public way. san francisco is a unique place. we're very transparent. we are process driven.

the process was a very inclusive process. there was one person, and i said this throughout -- this was not patronizing. this was not just a mayor saying what he needed to say to move the process along. there was one person who was completely steady throughout the process, and that was larry. through each stage of this effort, i always knew that he wanted to be here. at the same time, i always knew that we had to go through a process that was appropriate for an investment of this type. you have to remember, we are talking about hundreds of millions of dollars that will be invested in the city and county of san francisco. $1 billion of economic activity. tens of thousands of people will be coming to the city from all over the region. hundreds of thousands of people from all over this country, and potentially millions of people from all parts of the world.

they had a lot to offer. when you have something extraordinary to offer and you are going to make investments that are without precedent, you have every right to make sure you are being treated with respect, and traded in an appropriate matter. regardless of what some folks have said or wrote, you could not ask for a better partner then larry and his team. i mean that. larry, thank you for your commitment to our city. [applause] i will end with this. we were here a couple of months ago. we were celebrating the giants victory, which was a pretty big thing for all of us. we waited half a century for that.

i hope you all take the time, because the world series trophy is here today, as is the america's cup trophy. how about that? eat your heart out, new york city. [applause] but one thing we all discovered is that sense of spirit, that sense of pride and optimism that only sports can provide. you cannot legislate spirit. you cannot legislate pride. sports have a way of elevating human spirit. when people come together and celebrate a common cause, a common experience. it was a remarkable thing. we saw world series. i remember we saw larry. we joked and said, we can do all this soon with the america's cup. that is what we are about to experience. 7.2 million people in this

immediate region. a race that is oftentimes hard to see will be impossible to miss here in san francisco. [applause] people that had no idea -- they think it is a big deal. they are enthusiastic about the economic investment, excited about the transformation that's about to take place on our peir -- i still think they do not know what is about to happen. they are going to fall in love with something they may never have experienced or knew. they're going to see things they never could have imagined. they're going to come together, not just as san franciscans for californians, but as americans, around this extraordinary 34th america's cup. i could not be more proud in more honored by this moment and the extraordinary moment that we will share together over the

course of the next few years. it's in that spirit of optimism, in that hope and expectation that all of you will be part of this, because you have brought us this far, and now, as they will remind me every day, there's an extraordinary amount of work that needs to be done. we all need to be part of that. thank you very much. congratulations, san francisco, on this great achievement. [applause] >> thank you, mayor newsom. speaking of a lot of hard work then needs to be done, this event would not be done without these guys. it will be taking the reins as the america's cup event

authority. two of the most distinguished sports management professionals in world, chairman worth, and chief executive officer craig thomas. [applause] >> good afternoon, everybody. let us at our thanks to the mayor, the city of san francisco, and the board of supervisors for having the confidence and making the commitment to bringing the america's cup to the presidio san francisco. -- to the great city of san francisco. we are extremely proud to be coming to this great city. we are going to tell you a little bit more about what the america's cup coming to the city

will really mean. i think it is right to say that we stand on the edge of an event that will provide enormous drama and theater over the next three years and add to the rich history of the america's cup. in a way, it is a gorgeous marriage between a great event and a great city. we know that the city of san francisco will embrace this america's cup like none other before. like the mayor said, it's likely to bring in something in the region of 10 million visitors from outside of the city to enjoy this event. this is something really special and really big. and this is one of the reasons why. please take a look at the screens. this is truly unique in the history of the america's cup.

the ability to stage the entire race in the harbor in view of hundreds of thousands of spectators lining the shores in addition to millions of people on television all over the world. this course will be staged with these very fast boats. it will be a 45-minute program for television. the spectators will be all around the harbor watching this as it has never been done before. we are very fond of saying that we have a new product. why is the america's cup a new product? what is it about this particular ac 34 that is so unique? first of all, we have boats that have never been seen in an america's cup like this before. they are super fast. they are super big. when people see them, they go,

wow. young people love it. it is an extreme sport now, sailing. the sailors on these boats are extreme athletes. you will be seen this with cameramen on board, and understanding why all that's happening from this great camera angle that we will have. we like to say these are the best sailing in the world coming to san francisco to sail on the fastest boats in the world and that is our new product. [applause] >> i'm just a strange english guy who knows a bit about cricket, rugby, and soccer, but i understand that the words world series means something quite special to this city. [applause]

over the next two years, we will be introducing our own america's cup world series, which will not mostly happened in san francisco. it will be happening all over the globe, in europe, in asia, perhaps in australia, new zealand, and other parts of the united states. it will serve two surfaces. it is a promotional event for the america's cup. and the words on everybody's lips for the next few years will be san francisco. the end of the process will be the america's cup itself. this will be the new tour, and an annual champion will be crowned in the world series of the america's cup. part of that will also be here in san francisco in august of

2012. we are hoping and we are expecting to introduce a whole new generation of fans to this event. not only the sports fans, but to the general interest fans. how'd we do that? by top quality tv broadcasting, by making the sport and the event much more understandable than it has ever been, by guaranteeing race start times, by great industry standard television camera coverage, and by great programming. let's face it, this will be a great american story. it's an american defender of one of the greatest sporting trophies there is. sailing on american waters to fend off challenges from all over the world. it will be a great american story. [applause]

let me just go back to the world series schedule. this will start in june of 2011. only five months away. we will already be running events in europe in what we call the ac45. that's a 45-foot powered by aircraft wing. this is a solid aircraft wing. these are remarkable machines and dispersed world series will kick off in june in europe. as i said, this will not for the globe. it will be promoting the city of san francisco in europe. the name of san francisco is always on the lips. at the end of this series, the world series champion will be crowned in the ac45 boats.

following that, one year later, there will be a second world series in the 72-foot catamarans. the first event, in august of 2012, we anticipate will be right here in san francisco. the first time anybody will see a ac72 boat in competitive action will be here in san francisco in august 2012. [applause] again, in june 2013, the world series champion will be crowned. in august and september will be the challenger series and the america's cup itself for 2013. >> here we have a truly reinvigorated