francisco for some additional work. she will be arriving on january 22 to complete engine repairs. one of the reasons she had to come here is she is a post panama ship, bigger than the panama canal, there are no dry docks except for hours on this coast able to lift her up and do the engine work. it is 110,000 tons. 953 long. pier 27 is 1,100 feet. she carries about 3000 passengers and 1150 crew members. this job is going to provide lots of employment here for the next four weeks, something we have been gearing up for for

some time. we are excited to have that opportunity and i am glad to have a partnership converted into something that could handle this kind of affair. that is exactly why these kinds of vessels are able to work on this side of the pacific. so, we commend bae for their excellent work going forward. i am sure that we will get a glimpse of where you are on the east side of the city. i look forward to that opportunity. in closing i would like to note the passing of michael p. garvey. does that ring a bell? he is the co-founder of red java house at pier 32. he was 85 years old. he had moved on from there some time ago. for about four years he and his brother owned and operated teh

red java house. he is a fascinating guy. he grew up on purcharo hill and joined the merchant marines at the age of 16. he is very much a true san franciscan. his memory lives on and i wanted to bring that to everyone's attention that one of our great tenants has moved onto a new horizon, so to speak. with that i conclude my remarks. >> any public comment on the executive director's report? commissioners, with regard to the consent item, consent calendar item 8b will be taken out of the calendar [unintelligible] so] can seek your approval -- so that [unintelligible] can seek your approval. 8a an, request authorization to

consent to assignment and assumption of contract between the port and treadwell for environmental consulting services and 8ac request authorization to accept an expanded $90,000 in grant funds from the association of the bay area governments bay trail program. >> is there any public comment on consent? all in favor? >> aye. >> resolution 1101 and 1103 have been approved. >> 8b, request approval of resolution for the relocation of jc decaux public service kiosk from the 2800 block of taylor street to the southeast corner

of taylor street and embarcadero. >> i am here to explain to you the amended resolution for the kiosk relocation. we are requesting retroactive approval for the permanent relocation of the kiosk. this is retroactive because the kiosk had to be relocated to accommodate the taylor street improvement project in august of 2010 and was relocated in september 2010 because it was an opportune time to take advantage of the sidewalk work with cost and relocation. that said, the contract requires that the port commission approve any location or relocation of a kiosk. i am here today to make sure that we understand this relocation was coordinated with dpw to make sure that it met

with design guidelines attached to the contract. no comments were received when we sent a 30 day notification letter to the property owners and tenants within 130 feet of the relocation site. and the relocation site was presented to the fisherman's wharf waterfront advisory committee in september 2010 with no comments. the kiosk has been in place for roughly three months and no comments have been received. staff is here today for your determination. if you have any further questions, i am available. >> so moved. >> second. >> any public comment? commissioners? all of those in favor? a ye. -- >> aye. >> the resolution has been approved. >> a item 9 item 9a, informatiol

update on the port 2008 clean and safe neighborhood parks general obligation bond capital program. >> good afternoon. this update on the capital projects funded by the 2008 bond, on february 5, 2008 the voters approved $185 million in general obligation measures entitled 2008 clean and safe neighborhood parks general- obligation bond. of which $33.5 million is allocated to waterfront parks. thanks to the generosity of the voters this is the first time that the port received funding from general obligation bonds with the city is the repayment entity. for the benefit of our new

commissioner, welcome, i will go over the overall funding distribution of the bond measure. neighborhood parks received 117.4 million. our parks, 17.5. community opportunity grants programs,5 million. park trail reconstruction, $5 million. forestry, $4 million. the citizen oversight of audit commission, $200,000. totaling $185 million. the general distribution was 18% to the port. for our project allocation, pier 43, the bay trail linked oversee $7.8 million, the street wharf, $2.9 million. the blue streak projects, $21.6 million. the secret street project,

$578,000. $658,000 for bond commission other costs. about 65% of the allocation. the bond sale timing, geobond ordinance as passed in october of 2007 placed the 2008 geobonds on the ballot. it required that this commission review all, with a completion of two issued in 2008 for $3.7 million, pending environmental review and construction costs. another in march of 2010 for $10.7 million. portions of the construction budget mostly for pier 43 and baseline park. we have planned for two more

sales to be timed with project readiness. the first for the spring of this year to fund construction of pier 43 and portions of the ban and street project and blue- green way project. the likely sale in the spring will be exclusively for construction of the blue-green way projects. for a brief project update, pier 43 trail links will restore public access for over 550 feet of neglected waterfront in the heart of fisherman's wharf by creating a public promise of. it will demolish a majority of pier 43 and a half, protecting the shoreline by placing a sea wall between pier 43 and a franciscan restaurant, constructing a, not along the shore side.

environmental review is complete for this project. entitlements are in place. they will be advertiser this month. we have a construction scheduled. we are nearing construction on this project. the first and second issuance contained a majority funding for this at 7.6 $5 million. -- 7.6 but -- $7.65 million. the ban and street wharf will be a public open space open to the day adjacent to the embarcadero. the project will be abolished and condemned. -- abolish a condemned appeapie. the final is anticipated in 2011.

the commission recently signed and approved a signed agreement with the army corps of engineers to carry out demolition of the project expected to begin in november of 2011. the america's cup event authority was used as a newly reconstructed worth for a public viewing of the event. as a result that required project completion by june of 2013. support staff is working closely with army corps to advance the schedule. also looking to resolve funding shortfalls in the project so that we can meet the schedule to get it built in time. the shortfall is about $4 million. the blue-green way project is to improve and expand public open space network trails along the city's central waterfront from the china basin channel to the san francisco waterline. you will recall that it was not

well defined at the time. several potential projects received deal bond -- geobond funding. guidelines will identify how it will be funded. a few of the projects were identified for early implementation. most projects are awaiting completion of the signing process. for those that had early identification, they found park design has completed with a construction bill expected this spring. park improvements expected in the design phase with construction bids. expected this spring for the crane park with rfp for project assistance. as i said, planning is ongoing. the first and second issuance is provided with $6 million for the project. the third issuance is $8.6 million.

the final has a value of $7 million as anticipated. combined with existing waterfront parks, pier 7, gary bridge plaza, pier 14, southeast part, the 2008 geobond supported the development of new public parks and open spaces. the next day of project and implementation cs project 43 constructed along with brandon street. we will work with stakeholders, the mayor's office, the board of supervisors, and a capital planning committee for a financing proposal appeared 27, china basin park, bicycle pedestrian improvements for the achievement of a vision of public parks and open spaces along a continuously walkable waterfront.

we will back very shortly in march with supplemental appropriations for the third sale. i am here with the project manager for pier 43. also with larry brown from financing. thank you. >> thank you. is there any public comment on this item? any questions, commissioners? >> just one. going back to the brand and street wharf, you said there might be a shortage of $4 million. how do we propose capitalizing that shortfall? >> commissioners, executive director, my name is steven and i am the project director of couple brennan street wharf -- project director of brennan street wharf.

we have alternates for the project to complete the build out. the full bill out is $4 million short.