just want to say that, you know, i think that for the part it is a good fit. and as mr. kim stated earlier today, i think this is one of the appointments the mayor submitted quite a while ago, unlike some of the ones we have been dealing with where there is a borderline. i just want to say that. because i think there is -- he is someone i have known. i think what is getting me are the comments about sparked and excitement, simply because i have known mr. kim and i believe the excitement and the desire is there. i think people respond differently to questions, but i do not think that should be something comes into a determination on this particular appointment. and if we're going to continue this item, i just ask that we are open-minded when mr. kim

comes back before the rules committee at a future point. supervisor campos: thank you, supervisor. i think the committee will continue to be open-minded, but i think it is important for us to also note that our perspective as of today. so if we can take that without objection, the item will be continued to the call of the chair. thank you. if you can please call the last item on the agenda, item 13. >> item 13, a motion confirming the appointment of leslie katz to the port commission, a term ending may 1, 2014. supervisor campos: we have been joined by former supervisor leslie katz. supervisor, welcome back to city hall. welcome back to the rules committee. thank you for being here. good afternoon. >> thank you very much for having me here. it is somewhat interesting to be on this side of the digest.

i understand all the dilemmas you have been facing all morning with what has been proceeding before you. i also wanted to take the opportunity to thank supervisors alioto-pier and dufty for the service on the board. i know what a labor of love it is to serve the city, and something extraordinary to be able to do. thank you both for all you have done. supervisor campos, i wish you best on your continued term on the board. it was a tremendous honor to serve the city in that role and i am very honored to have the opportunity to continue to serve the city as a role in a member of the port commission, especially at this incredible time before us. many people, i think, are very familiar with finally getting awarded the america's cup here in san francisco, which brings with it great opportunity but also great challenges. the figures that struck me,

which a think are quite extraordinary for san francisco -- the america's cup will bring in approximately $1.40 billion in economic investment and benefits to the city, as well as providing approximately 9000 jobs. that means the port commission is going to have before it tremendous responsibility to ensure the stewardship on behalf of the city with respect to the development that takes place in coordination with the america's cup as well as other projects that are ongoing, ensuring that we honor the law recently passed as well for local hiring, which i think is again a great opportunity for us as a city. with the number of jobs coming in, to be able to employ our local people. i know many of you in various different capacities, but i want to touch on some of my experiences that are relevant to serving on the porch. my mother reminded me, coming full circle, that my father had been the solicitor of the

maritime commission in the kennedy and johnson admistrations. when nixon took office, we moved as far away physically and spiritually as we could, to berkeley in 1969. [laughter] it was touching to receive the nomination and be able to go full circle with something my father had always cared so passionately about and instilled in me. my first involvement on a city commission are in advisory group was when mayor agnes appointed me to the hunters point shipyard citizens' advisory committee. in that capacity, way back, we are still revisiting many of the issues that were around then -- cleanup, economic development, hiring, and figuring out how the city will be best served by projects on some of their last remaining space. i served on that committee before moving to the san francisco community college board of trustees. again, i think my tenure on the

board of trustees demonstrated by ability to reach up to a variety of communities and be aware of the myriad of issues that come before a city body. then of course i joined the board of supervisors. as you know, you have to become experts in a broad variety of issues. i hope that while i served on the board i was able to bring my legal background, having worked in representing design professionals and a large public-works projects as well as some public agencies, but having worked in representing employees who are discriminated against in the workplace. i was able to bring those varied law practices to my work on the board, where i had an open-door policy. as a member of the port commission, i will be able to continue to reach out to the broad communities of san francisco, to be open, available, and transparent in the work, because we have quite a task before us. as a former member of the board, i recognize how important it is to keep a strong dialogue with the board so we all know what is happening as we move forward.

this will be a fast-moving project and we want to make sure it is done right to benefit the city as we move forward. supervisor campos: i do have a question for ms. moyer, if i may. one of the things that i wanted to know about was the current makeup of the port commission. my understanding is that there are usually five members. i am wondering if you can talk about how many you have currently. i know there are a number of things that need to happen in a very short term. so the issue of making sure the port commission has a quorum is something i am definitely worried about. >> thank you. for the record, monique and moyer, port of san francisco. thank all of you for your tremendous support in helping us work through a myriad of details on the america's cup. it is going to be something for the generations, i think. it is not going to be easy. it is going to be complicated.

with respect to the port commission, there are five members. there have been vacancies since july 1, actually, when the maid terms expired and the 60-day hold over. expired. -- when the may terms expired and the 60 day holdover expired. i am concerned about another delay. we have so much work to do for the america's cup. the sooner we can get everybody up to speak, the better. all of us as departments need to submit our budgets to the mayor's office. we are one of the budgets that go early. we start our budget hearings in early february. i do not know how much of a delay this is. going forward, there are budgetary impact on the part by the america's cup that are not routine. if i could compel you to think about that, it would be very helpful. the port's business is extremely

complex. a look in my resin they would tell you that i had very little -- a look in my resume would tell you that i had very little experience in the business report does, but it takes somebody who is committed, engaged, and able to do complex thinking, but also to be in coordination with the community. that has been really important to us with commissioner fong, commissioner brandon, and many others. we've been fortunate to have a good breed of commissioners. but those empty seats are important to us. i hope that answers your question. supervisor campos: thank you. supervisor alioto-pier: i am curious. i know that crowley was just put on and is new. i believe the commissioner brandon came on two years ago. >> a year ago. she will be finishing up her first year at this may, the first year of a four year term.

supervisor alioto-pier: commissioner lazarists has two more years? >> yes. supervisor alioto-pier: for my own thinking, we have three solid commissioners through the america's cup currently. >> through 2013? yes. at least through everything we need to do by our deadline. supervisor alioto-pier: i am asking the question to make sure we do not have someone else -- anyway. thank you. supervisor dufty: i briefly wanted to add some welcoming remarks for supervisor katz and think lesley for incredible service on the board. i was a board aid and worked in neighborhood service during her tenure, and she was an incredibly substantive member of the board.

be she did an incredible job of bringing those business interests together with the city, helping us understand it, really being mayor brown's point person. with the transition to district elections as a proud resident, there was a longstanding supervisor, and not often in public life do you see someone get back and accord someone that respect that tom was deserving, not seeking to just pick up roots and move somewhere else, although probably over time, she did come to live in my district, but i just sensed that lesley is really an incredible member of the public family in san francisco and a longstanding member of the democratic central committee, someone who did not just get on the central committee in order to get somewhere and let it go. she stayed there as a stalwart

democratic and someone who has made a significant contribution. i know so many people in the community have reached out to me, to be sure that i knew how important it was to see someone of her accomplishment, someone of her integrity, and someone of her capability have this opportunity. supervisor mar: i was just going to thank supervisor katz as well. i appreciate your interest. i think you would bring tremendous depth of experience to the commission, especially during this critical america's cup period. i see you as a problem solver, but also someone who believes in strong community engagement, community relations. you were also one of the nominees today that i'm supportive of, and not continuing, especially given what monique just said about the need for as full report

commissioned as possible as we move toward the america's cup. i appreciate your enthusiasm as well. supervisor campos: thank you. i know we're going to take public comment, but i do believe it is important to us to make sure that we have as full a complement of that commission as possible, and i think that the sooner we act on any of those vacancies, the better. what a better way to do it than with someone who has the experience of having served on this very body. why don't we open it up to public comment? is there any member of the public who would like to speak? please come forward. we continue to be joined by the commissioner of the board of education. >> briefly, i wanted to thank you both for your service, and i feel lucky to have senior here today and be able to express

that, so thank you very much, and good luck. i also want to let you know that i'm supportive of leslie katz in all of her public service. i think she would be a wonderful complement for commissioner, at -- to the current four commissioners, and particularly at this crucial time, we need someone with that experience and with the ability to negotiate and understand public service, private sector coming together for such a big event, but there is a theme, for me, that means true with lesley, as it also has done for the other appointments that i'm here to support today. mr. courtney, ms. bridges, and ms. katz has an incredible an

uncanny ability to reach across the boundaries of political spectrum, community spectrum and engage in the discussion in the argument in the conversation, and that is why i'm here standing before you to support her. i wanted to let you know that i'm in support of her nomination. thank you very much. supervisor campos: 9 you, commissioner. next speaker please. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i've been a resident of san francisco for 55 years, and for 24 of those years, i've been a supervising deputy attorney general. i've done litigation, appeared before many boards and commissions. i know lesley professionally and personally, and i have to give you full disclosure -- she is my daughter-in-law. there are probably not very many mother-in-law's who would come before you advocating for

her daughter-in-law, which shows what a quality person you have before you, and i volunteered for this. leslie is a fantastic person, the most competent professional person i know. there is a running joke in our family. anytime anybody need something done, call lesley, and she gets it done. you have heard from her, and i've heard from you. she's enormously devoted to public service. she's worked tirelessly in all kinds of things with no compensation at all. she loves san francisco, and i know she wants to do everything possible to help san francisco. on a personal level, she is just a wonderful person, would be fantastic to work with. she is very collegial, very easy to get along with, and i would enthusiastically add my voice to all of you who supported her nomination. supervisor campos: thank you. is there any other member of the public who would like to speak?

yes. >> sue hester. may 1, there were three seats open on the port commission. the mayor did not do anything with them for an awfully long time. then one commissioner moved on to i believe the fire commission, and after he had been confirmed, the president of the board commission was surprisingly moved to the planning commission. that shocked everybody. we have had these rolling vacancies. this is the last appointment made by the mayor on this very powerful, extraordinarily important commission. at the beginning of this hearing, you said you were going to defer making a lot of decisions. this nomination was made the

first of december. this hearing was notified thursday. for today. no one knows about it. you have to be really obsessive to find out about a hearing over a holiday weekend. i really think that's a port commission, given its magnitude -- there should be a little bit more thought given to it so that people can have a chance to really raise issues, and you can ask the full range of questions. i do not see why this has to be voted on tomorrow. that is my point. thank you. supervisor campos: thank you. is there any other member of the public who would like to speak? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues? supervisor alioto-pier: i would like to make a motion to send this forward to the full board as a committee report with approval. supervisor campos: we take that

without objection. thank you. madam clerk, is there any other business before the committee? >> no, mr. chair. supervisor campos: thank you very much. the meeting is adjourned.