zero waste policy sociated with large events. i really want to call the department of the environment staff who helped staff develop this proposed policy. and in sense for large events the ports would be banning the use of plastic bottles for water, plastic bags requiring compostable food service and prohibiting the release of balloons on port property. mike martin mentioned the notice to boaters which is going to have boaters understand the importance of cleaning the hulls of their boats to avoid species spread throughout the bed. we have major access and removal associated with this project. and i might want to return to this because i think it underscores the fact that this event is going to improve environmental conditions on the waterfront and it's going to leave legacy benefits in the form of public access that the

public will enjoy for many years to come. with that, i'll conclude. and i also want to call out diane oshima which is the lead port staff person on the sequa document and did an amazing job. thank you. >> thank you. before i continue i want to just note that we have a stenographer who is transcribing. she needs a five-minute break to change out a break. i want to take a five-minute recess and this come back. i understand there been some questions an proceed to public comment in support of the project. if we coul

[gavel] >> in good evening. welcome back to the board of supervisors meeting. we are continuing with the appeal of the america's cup document. we just heard a presentation of city staff who is one of the partners of this. let me ask if there are any questions with the presentation. if not, i would like to ask the project sponsor if you could step up. we have a number of questions of you. if you could identify yourself. >> mary murphy, counsel to one of the parties and co-sponsors. >> ipad two questions through the course of this proceeding. the first is the issue of a

project level review. the department had stated it is their understanding that long- term development plans would be required to go a review to comply with ceqa. is that the understanding you have? >> yes, mr. president. it is our understanding. as has been explained on the record when a further development proposals are presented, further environmental review will be required. president chiu: i have a question around the turn cernan's concerning bed j -- concerns concerning the jumbo tron. i suspect that a number of our colleagues have similar concerns. based on that testimony and the

issues, i was wondering if you or the authority would consider not pursuing the jumbotron on the water. if, instead, it he would consider looking at land-based alternatives. >> thank you for that question. we have listened to the testimony today. i would agree with the planning staff that the p i r -- eir is complete on this issue. the authority is prepared to commit to amend all of its plants and applications with all regulatory authorities to eliminate the jumbo tron in the water. instead we will explore, as suggested by some of the speakers, a land-based jumbo strong -- tron.

we will review any of the agencies that currently have it in there. >> i appreciate that. >> it is our pleasure. [applause] i rarely get a pause when i appear. -- applause when i appear. [applause] [laughter] i do want to commend the the city and the staff for the tremendous job they have done on the eir. i would urge the board to a pot -- aldus cert. i am here you have any questions during >s. supervisor campos: i appreciate

the change with the jumbotron. going back to the question president chiu asked about what would happen as you make decisions about some of the a specific projects, there may be a need for additional eirs. i was wondering if you could provide clarity on that. will the -- will there be a position that would, because of what this contained, no further environmental review will be provided. >> we agree with what has been said that the law provides that when we come forward with a proposal and a development plan that the city charged with doing

the analysis will look at that and subjected to review. that is our understanding. that is reflected in the materials before you today. that is our anticipation. we understand that review could include supplemental eirs. we expect that further review will be required. supervisor campos: that is important because there is a difference between a supplemental eir as opposed to what you just said, further review will be required. that is an important clarification. the second point, going back to the issue of the extent to which some of the financial

constraints that are being faced by some of these agencies may impact to their ability to mitigate some of the environmental impacts, one of the things that needs to happen, is that to address that tension, the additional responsibilities that these agencies will face, there may be a need and modifications to the underlying agreement. i noted that is not the subject of this discussion, but is that something that the event authority is open to? >> i am not quite clear, i think you have something in mind. i would say for the purposes of this hearing which is about the adequacy of the eir, there has

been a slight conflating about the issues of business transaction that will be before the board in subsequent hearings. this eir is a thorough and complete. he accurately described how these things work under the law. i am not clear if you have something particular in mind. supervisor campos: will there be any changes to the agreement went the environmental issues are resolved? >> the dda does, there had been some changes over the course of the transaction, the negotiations as was alluded to earlier. there had been concerns about the issues you're asking about

earlier which i believe that negotiations between the city, the event authority, and the courts have adequately addressed. i think it is one that has comprehensively dealt with some of the concerns. supervisor campos: i appreciate that prospective but i think that raises some concerns that i do think that we have identified how the financial responsibility that city agencies are taking on is relevant to what we're talking about today. to the extent we're saying that the dda is sufficient, that is a problem.

>> i would submit to you and urge you to separate out in your own mind at the adequacy of the e i are -- eir. this is adequate and deserves your support. i think if you have specific concerns to the business transaction, this is not the evening to address that. as i said, i think you are conflating the two things. i think we should unwind those. if you have specific concerns, the moment will be when the business transaction is before this board. i don't know if the mayor's office or the port would like to speak to that issue?

>> good afternoon. i want to underscore three some tense negotiations we have worked hard to address the concerns about what the effects of the agreement. there was an agreement to forward that you will see that addresses a number of those potential liabilities. we think that, combined with our implementation plan, could give you an idea of how we're going to address these. we look forward to that discussion. supervisor campos: why not wait until we have additional analysis from the analysts to the extent it implicates the ability of these agencies to handle some of these

responsibilities? >> i would underscore what was already said. this is about the adequacy of the eir in terms of implementing these mitigation measures. you are assigning responsibility for those measures and whether that goes to the city, that starts to delineate where they're going to be paid for. in reality, we would like to bring that forward to you. the port has moved ahead on approving one piece of this project. i think we are interested in moving that board as quickly as we can. we ask this hearing of ahead with upholding the decision. we will be with you to talk about the approval. supervisor campos: one of the concerns i have was that there is a sense, the way it was

articulated, that the dda is sufficient. i do not know that is the case. to the extent there is an implication of those terms, i think that is relevant. supervisor farrell: i want to say thank you to the event authority for your willingness regarding the jumbotron. for a lot of the neighbors and president chiu and i, it is a big deal for the neighbors and the clubs. to me, it is a testament to the spirit of cooperation i have seen in my neighborhood. we have a lot of the waterfront. a lot of the spirit of cooperation we have witnessed. thanks for doing that. it is a step forward in the right direction.

president chiu: any other questions to the project sponsor? why don't i ask members of the public if you could please line up on the far right side of this chamber. why don't we hear from the first speaker. >> president chiu and supervisors, thank you for the opportunity to speak today. thank you to everyone on both sides of this appeal for your passion for a clean day to enjoy. my name is peter. i am a lifelong america cup fan, a founder of the acoc. at street francis we have 2400 members who love boating. and thousands of our members are enthusiastic about the america's

cup coming to san francisco. on behalf of those members, and sailors across the bay, i implore this board is to follow through on your previous vote to support the america's cup and reject this appeal. i believe that this board would be acting in the best interest of all san franciscans by denying this appeal. as you have seen, they have spent thousands of hours in addressing every possible environmental impact in the best way possible. they have done a proper, thorough, and adequate eir, have modified it based on comments from our citizens, and have devised many measures. they are committed to making the america's cup a showcase of environmental responsibility. with the jumbotron issue, they

are flexible and there will be more solutions reached. the economic benefit through hosting the america's cup will help all san francisco and the city overall. in fact, our union staffed club is already seeing substantial economic impact and the jobs creation through the many new members joining our club. president chiu: thank you very much. next speaker. >> ahoy, supervisors. i spent years sailing on the bay. my wife and i have lived in the

sunset district. we are happy to see some attention being paid to the bay, which is a major commercial and recreational asset. please, support the americas cup and deny the appeal which was unanimously approved by the planning commission. one aspect i did not hear much about is the future after the races. the golden gate yacht club is not putting in all this effort to lose the cup. what if they win? i do not think they will take the cup to santa clara. [applause] the want to stay here and have another race here. you can rest assured they will do everything they can to make sure this comes off properly and they will be what it back. say yes to it and note to the

appeal. and a little note i have, i know a whole bunch of guys who would love to sell their own diesel engines. thank you. >> my name is liz diaz. i own a small business on pier 40. i do not upholstery. -- yacht upholstery. i have increased my staff to accommodate the business that is developing. i think you guys are doing a great job. i am proud of you because i have members representing aholt bay area. for them to see how well the board of supervisors is working right now, i am proud of you guys and the america's cup

committee and part of this business community and bring on the america's cup again and again. thank you. >> president chiu, my name is john, i am with a sailing magazine. i have been there for 25 years. i would like to say the economic benefits have already started. we work with all of the small businesses around the bay area and they are seeing benefits from the cup. i do not know how you measure the 1.4 billion jobs but those are starting now and they will continue long after 2013. if you look at the eyes of the world, they will come to the bay. the world pays attention to saving much more than we do. i think you will see much more people watching san francisco because of the america's cup.

it was not here, they would reconsider other events as well. we are being watched. if he were considering having an event in the bay or the area, this would be a hurdle. i think the city, the environmental group has done an incredible job managing the challenges of the eir and mitigating any potential negatives. the other thing is the event will be -- bring attention to that day. there are a lot of kids and people who never know how to experience the bay. i think we can get them out there. the people who get in the bay are the ones who will help protect it and let it the most. i hope you approve this tonight.

>> thank you for your support of the america's cup coming to san francisco. i urge you to reject the appeals. it has been well thought out and approved by the planning commission. you should do the same. i support the idea that you're couple come here. there will also be an impact or sailing which is a green, environmentally sound. even that does not appear to some people, it is an inexpensive means of recreation. to see it grow for the youth is going to be fabulous. thanks once again. >> my name is peter and i am the director for the international

longshore union. i want to acknowledge the rich blood lines on this board of supervisors. supervisor cohen's grandfathers' part of our local. and of course supervisor avalo'' father is in our local 13. we have some concerns about the cup. we support moving forward. we want to see this happen. in addition to the challenges around the environment and physical issues, there are social equity issues for the work force that is one to handle this cop. we want to see what pete and benefited a work force, a union work force working on the waterfront. we want to make sure that happens for construction, hospitality, for our maritime

workers and security workers. it is extremely important. we have been in multiple meetings to try to resolve these issues. we continue with productive discussions. we look forward to coming back and telling you we have had this resolution to those issues and our members are ready to go forward and work on the waterfront. thank you very much. >> good evening. i am the president of the international longshore warehouse union in san francisco. i am for the american cup. there is a lot of benefits of the city is going to receive, and not just with my organization, which we will be doing the work of unloading and loading cargo which we have done

for 100 years on these stocks. what i see is that these and docks are being reconstructed, refitted for public use. for long-term use. with the cruise ship terminal, activities for the community, it is a win-win. most of the maritime work is out of san francisco. i encourage any building of a maritime. you need to have not just tourists, but maritime. that is what built this city. i would encourage you to " it up. -- vote it up. i wanted to say a point about the tv, i appreciate that kind

of ladder a movement. it is important for the maritime community to make an issue with this. i appreciate your time. i encourage you to go with it. >> good evening, my name is jason, i am the president of local 75. i am a four generation member born in san francisco. we have been in charter since 1939. it is our job to maintain some of the piers. the gentleman asked where are the jobs going, i stand to present a face to that question.

i have a 200 members at my disposal. i could probably double that. we have been guarding these for 74 years and are very familiar doing so. we support the approval of the eir and are ready to go to work. >> hello, i am the program director for the treasure island center. we are a non profit center. our mission is to improve our center by providing instruction to people of all socioeconomic backgrounds and abilities. we have a partnership with many youth organizations including clyde, ymca, and the boys and girls clubs. all of these organizations attend at no cost. 90% of our students live in san

francisco and have never been on the water before. we understand there are risks but we believe that the benefits exceed the risks. america's cup has the potential to expose many students to sailing that would never have the opportunity to otherwise. exposing the youth to sailing allows them to learn important skills such as water safety, teamwork, and self-confidence. by connecting all of these youths with the bay, you will have an increased awareness and appreciation of our natural surroundings. this will do nothing but help the environment. i urge you to deny the appeal and support the important event for our local community. >> my name is norman pierce. i am a longtime