them? does the money go to making the banner? >> yes, it goes to fabricating the banners and the company that fabricates them also does the installation, sends a truck out and does the install and the de-install. that is where the real cost of cutting benefits of this. the fee paid to the port or city is very minor compared to the actual cost. >> then, do we refer people to better companies? >> no, we would not do that. they are responsible for finding their own. >> hopefully, you can come back with the fee. >> rent. levy >> on banner content, under the design criteria, will there

be any kind of prohibition or review? i guess that goes down a slippery slope. >> these criteria state that they encourage a clear display of the message, which i do not think is quite addressing what your comment is about. on our to do list, when it comes back in its final form, is that add a little bit of language, particularly if we charge read, that would limit the content to limit alcohol and tobacco advertising and some other things as such. you do not see that in here today. >> and then, there is intent to allow a listing of corporate or commercial sponsorship. >> the sponsor is allowed to occupy 15% of the better area, and that is consistent with the city's public works code. >> is there a higher rent

charged for those who do that? >> we will have -- when and if we do come back, we will have the option -- or there is the ability to show more than just one rate, but to breakdowns and what not. again, it is not commercial advertising. it is for any event, and the sponsor is incidental to what is listed. they have a commercial purpose, we get into something very different that would require an ordinance. >> currently prohibited. >> unless there is a local opera -- permitting it. it relates to a proposition passed in 2002 that prohibits advertising except on public streets, where permitted by a low laugh. i hope i said that right. -- were committed by a local law -- were permitted werewhere -- where permitted by a local

law. >> sometimes we have banners, and very rarely, but every now and then, are they -- commissioner brandon: is there any public comment on this item? thank you. >> item 8b, informational presentation on the determination of fiscal feasibility for the genes are herman cruise terminal at pier 27 and ne work plaza project. >> good afternoon. this is the item with regard to fiscal feasibility for the cruise terminal project. -- northeast wharf plaza project. >> good afternoon. this is the item with regard to the fiscal feasibility for the cruise terminal project. hang on one minute.

i'm from the planning development. i am also part of the team looking at the cruise terminal project. the item relates to the fiscal feasibility requirement by the city. on the next -- whoops. i knew this was going to happen. there is a fiscal feasibility requirement. chapter 29 of the city's administrative codes require certain city project be subject to physical disability, review at the board of supervisors before the city planning

department can commence on environmental review under ceqa. i want to make a clarification. the staff report should have said that it applies to projects for which one implementation and the construction costs exceed $25 million, which the cruise terminal does, and at the time of funding for ceqa review, a portion of the pre-development planning or construction cost is in excess of the $1 million excluding city personnel costs, will be paid from public moneys. we have filed this report, the staff report with the city clerk. it should be held with the budget and finance committee on may. there are two underlying principles or questions under fiscal feasibility, which is, one, how is the court going to fund this project? and two, what are the city

benefits? with regards to the funding, i will talk about that, but you need to talk about costs first. let's quickly review -- i know you have seen this before, but what the project is -- this is the existing site of pier 27. what we propose to do is demolish pier 27 shed. that portion of the pier 29 shed, the non-historic portion, as well as the pier 27 office annex building, which is the -- i do not have a pointer with me, but the small building along the embarcadero next to pier 27. that will be, if all goes well, miraculously developed into the new cruise terminal project, and per the host city and the new agreement, the event of authority is required to demolish pier 27, pier 29, as

well as relocate the short side power equipment. this allows the port to come in as what we're calling this one in 2012, to build or construct the shell building, which is noted here. the event authority is then given exclusive use during 2013 for their races. in 2014, the site is returned to the port so that we can finish the phase two construction, and that relates solely towards the -- making it an operable cruise terminal facility as well as competing improvements. as i was mentioning, the funding for this budget really relates to what the cost art. -- what the costs are.

the prevailing costs are what has been estimated four phase one as $65.7 million. that includes the event at 40's portion, which is heard the host city -- that includes the event then you -- venue's portion, which is per the host city. as ken mentioned two weeks ago, this was done as a result of reducing the project cost by about $16.5 million, shipping some costs, about $11 million, from phase one to phase two, and identifying additional funding for the project. i do not think anybody can see this, but this is the funding sources you have seen before. it was in the staff report two

weeks ago. it was in the staff report to the board of supervisors, but it talks about what we are prescribing for the phase one and phase two funding sources, and is divided into plant and proposed sources. i will not get into it directly, other than most of the funds in phase one car for the watermark condo sales proceeds, and the revenue bonds, which have already been issued. the phase two proposed costs include the 2012 general obligations bonds that would have to go to the vote of the people. $9.1 million would be directed toward the northeast wharf plaza. below that, the $2.75 million, which is now called the cruise operator contribution. that would be dedicated for a mobile gang way system.

those items are still proposed, and they are in the works. which leads us to where we are in terms of project costs and funding. we think we have -- we have had a strategy to complete -- we have complete funding for phase one, but for phase two, there are still about approximately 8 $12 billion debt. there are some strategies, but we are not there yet, but we do have some options. the first would be to review opportunities to generate additional revenues, including special even usage, parking, and commercial leasing within the pier 27 site. we would consider further reductions as long as it does not negatively impact performance standards. we would try to identify new sources of revenue, including

grant funding or other sources of anything we can find. we would select components -- project components that are in the project now that possibly we could differ at a future date, and finally, reallocate and use funds from other capital projects. as the process goes forward, we will periodically check in with you as to what the project funding, the project's cost will be, not only with regards to phase 1 project, but especially with regards to face two, since we have a funding gap. the other question that i mentioned earlier is what are the city benefits? this is based on an economic study that was done in 2008. this assumes the the cruise industry brings 200,000 passengers each year to the ports, and the passengers and

crew, this project would generate approximately $300 million annually in direct economic activity to the city and would support approximately 400 jobs within the city. it also generates approximately $1 million annually to the general fund. in a more qualitative sense, we believe the city benefits by one, enhancing its reputation as a tourist destination. two, it increases demand for maritime businesses as well as maritime employment, particularly with the synergy between the cruise terminal facility and the dry docks at pier 70. it continues and integrates the improvements along the northern waterfront, including the exploratory and project, and finally, it will serve as a

lasting legacy for the 34th america's cup, and we hope to use the cachet with the america's cup for future use at pier 27. the next steps -- again, i mentioned a four, we go to the budget and finance committee for fiscal feasibility. we are in the process of selecting a construction manager general contractor. that process is under way. the rfq was issued two weeks ago. there was a previous meeting last friday, and we'll get back to you for consideration for approval of the contractor in the june meeting. the design team is very busy doing the design development drawings. we hope to complete them by july. we will check in with you with regards to that. after that, the construction drawings hopefully will be

completed by the end of the year. on another parallel course is ceqa. the idea is to complete ceqa by the end of the year so that we can start phase one construction january 2012. that is all i have for my report. there are any questions, i would be happy to answer. >> thank you. is there any public comment on this item? that a couple of questions. i'm curious how many people showed up at your bidder conference. >> i would say about 20 people, probably representing 12 or 15 firms. everybody you would expect to be there was there, so it was very good interest for this project. >> the ceqa for this project is separate and apart -- two heads

nodding in different directions i'll hear your answer since you are at the podium. and then maybe you should finish the question. >> i think i got it. but question is is the separate and apart from the ceqa for the america's cup? >> robert may have to help me. but there was a notice of preparation that was done for the america's cup and the cruise terminal eir. those should be done working together. that should be completed in november of this year. >> [inaudible] if anything happens to it? that's absolutely. yes. [laughter] -- >> absolutely. >> it is not something i really

know the answer to at this point. >> we have hired one consultant. the port is paying the sheriff for the cruise ship terminal analysis. the america's cup budget will hopefully pay for the share related to the america's cup, assuming that there is a budget approved by the board of supervisors here it whether it ultimately is a single report -- i do not know that we know that yet. but in terms of -- there is something under ceqa called and adjacency will, and for that reason, it is being studied together. -- adjacency rule. >> i do not know how easily you can get back to your slide on the funding sources, but it did not quite match up with what we have in our report, and you went through it fast enough that i could not tell if it was just that it was based or we have a

table 3 on page 9 of the report, and a quick passage through could not match. >> i thought that a stable four. >> it was tabled two. >> no, it was not. it was tabled four, i think, that he showed. >> i believe is table 3 and the fiscal feasibility report, which is page 9. >> right. the one that you said no one could read. that one. right, ok, that is right because you have the phases. i just wanted to clarify. thank you. >> i can provide this to you if you like.

>> thank you. >> anything else? than at any other questions? -- >> any other questions? thank you very much and good luck before the budget and finance committee. >> actually, that is table of you are on page 10 of the fiscal feasibility report. for whatever reason, i could not see that. thank you. >> thank you. >> ok, item nine, new business. is there any public comment on the business? >> item 10, public comment? >> is there any public comment on public comment? the motion to adjourn? >> second. >> all in favor? meeting adjourned at 4:02 p.m.

tape 55 >> welcome, this is carl. >> great to meet you. >> great to me you, and i want to thank you for your interest and this is the city's animal shelter. and come in and a lot of people come here to adopt a animal or if they have lost their animal or looking for other animals. and we deal with other animals like birds and rabbits and you

name it. this is more to see in this facility and more to see in the community. and i suggest you go with an animal control person and see what they co, whether rescuing animals in distress or hit by a car or dealing with aggressive animals or wildlife or a variety of things. you can only get that flavor with them and doing it first hand. >> i have been with animal control for about six years, i spent a year in the kennel and then the office came up and i started doing it and it really fit. it's really the job for me. and animals i have to handle and i know what i am doing, i rarely get scared.

[whistle]. we do a lot of investigations and most are not as bad as people report but everyone once in a while they are. and i had one and people had moved out and the dog was in the inside and it makes me teary and when the dog is in the backyard, and i can pull an animal out of a horrible environment and feel good. >> where does this animal go after this? >> they go for the shots and then the kennel. >> and if they just found this, and once we enter everything in the computer and they can track to find out if the dog went

back home. we hold them for five days. >> this is a stray dog and it came in today and we immobilize it and then put it in a room with food and water. >> and then evaluate for medical behavior and see if anyone is interested in adopting then. >> we want to be sure that their behavior is good for the average adopter and not aggression problem, toward people or animals. >> and if they growl and don't bite the hand, she passes that. and good girl, in case she has something in her mouth, we get it out. and one more test, called the startle test and it startled

hear but she came to me. and passed the handling test. >> for the mental exam i feel for lumps and bumps. and the ears and see if they are infected and look at the eyes and be sure they are clear and don't have cataracts and look at their teeth and heart. this is the first job that i feel i make a dvrngs. -- difference. and we may do 40 to 80 animals a day for treatments. and do blood work and skin scrapings and cultures to diagnose different diseases. and x-rays, i can take an animal that would be euthanized at a different shelter and fix it and get it

ready for a home. >> we have a partnership and we let a professional groomer run a private business from our facility and in turn grooms our shelter animals. what is the big deal of that? when someone comes to adopt an animal, if it looks good, chances are it will be adopted more. >> and we groom and clean the ears and the works. >> typically a shelter wouldn't have grooming? >> not at all. and these dogs are treated with the utmot -- utmost care that others can't provide. this is a shampoo to bring out the luster. and i feel satisfied in helping

the shelter pets be adopted and to be a part of such a wonderful staff, from the top all the way down. if she passes our evaluation, she will stay until she's adopted. if you are interested in adoption and don't want to put them to sleep, that means at a last resort, we will give you a call before putting to sleep. you are not bound to the dog, and we would give you a call, and it's an actual adoption and cost $107 and it will be your dog. >> the volunteers to meet are the unsung heroes in this field that take the animals to hope and nurse them to get strong enough to come down and rehome.

without volunteers, i would have to be honest to say this wouldn't be much more than a pound. we thank god that we have the number of committed people coming down and helping us out, it makes all the difference in the world. >> when you want to come in and volunteer, you go through a general orientation, about two hours. there is a lot of flexibility. and the various programs available, are baseline dog walking. you can work with the cats. you can work with tony's kitty rescue, with the small animals and guinea pigs and birds and chickens. >> you always have an appreciative audience. >> do you feel that what you have learned here helped you with your own dogs? >> the training they don't have?

yes. and it's things that you learn, we usually outlive our dogs and every time you get a new one, you have skills to teach them. >> one of the programs is training program and it's staffed by a member of the community and one of the programs she has is dog socialization. >> we started this program for canine socialization. and all the dogs available for adoption get to play for two hours. and it's a time for them to get incredible exercise and play with other dogs and we have remedial socialization. and it's incredible the dogs and they get exercise and run and tumble and when most

adopters come to look in the afternoon, they are quiet and settled. >> and i want come and someone sees a dog and loves it, it's quick. and after three weekends, i saw him and he connected and i connected and came back. >> what is your experience of working with the animals? >> unbelievable. from the guy that is came to the house and everyone here, they are friendly and knowledge believe and -- knowledgeable and they care about the animals. >> and it's a great place to visit and look at the animals and maybe fall in love and take one home. and look at our grooming

program and volunteer program and many say, hey, this