the mayor also has a plan that would restore 135 historic street lights to the tenderloin. that is an incredibly important thing for them, from an aesthetic and from a safety point of view. we are also one of the darkest neighborhoods. this is important. you can see how nice those are. imagine how nice they would look through the neighborhood. i also want to introduce leroy looper who goes back to the 1980's with us in the tenderloin. nothing that any of us are doing would have started without leroy's vision when he bought the cadillac. we always need to appreciate them for their contributions. so without further ado, i want to make -- introduced a person who made this possible, mayor ed

lee. >> great podium. i am happy to be here. happy to celebrate these wonderful murals that have been restored. we have been working on this for many years. i just love the fact that he is leading this effort with so many of the other community people. this community challenge grant was an easy decision that we made. i see our acting city administrator. she is continuing that very good community-based approach, working in close concert with the people from clean city, who are doing the sweeping around here, working with nonprofits as well. i want to thank the tenderloin development megacorporation. you are part of our partnership.

as well, the tenderloin economic partnership. i want to celebrate these because it is part of our history, but we are renovating them and giving them a facelift. this is an historical part of this district and kids like to the history that we are still trying to make sure that people feel the vibrancy of this community. you have to see the other ones as well. the one that says original joe's -- john is here. there is also a coca-cola one. i want to see them put the old phrase in their "the real thing." i missed that. we are also doing some restoration. it is all about making sure we pay attention to the uptown tenderloin historic district.

we have done this for some years now. ever since the fire that occurred here -- unfortunately, there was a fire here a few years ago. my predecessor gavin newsom asked me to come down here to work with the arts community, come up with every idea that we could, to work with the office of economic development to please key dollars here. we are working with so many organizations working our way up this great street, finding out that there was a lot of history to showcase. we wanted to make sure that we used our artistic ability, the ability to forge artistic programs, and that is why we invested in this foundation.

they are taking over the old theater. now these murals. i want to thank the people who got our two artists here. their work is presented here, in this unveiling of these advertising murals. and we are going to do more of this. we want to do all of this in partnership with neighborhoods. that is what randy is all about. i loved working with him because he and everyone in this neighborhood wants to take pride in where they live and work. we see kids growing up in the tenderloin. they need to know the history of this area. we also need to make sure that not only are they safe, but that they appreciate the history of this neighborhood. i want to thank everyone is

level of cooperation here. we have a piano theater coming in. we have the underground for the clay and ceramics. that will represent the role that part plays in helping us for a revitalization to this neighborhood. we are doing that at central market as well. and we are trying to revitalize this whole street. this is ground zero for where arts and civic minded this come together with local government, to forge a ongoing partnerships to make this revitalization their welcome and new. also, if you go around the corner here, you will see the newest restaurant around. they are investing in our neighborhood. a great restaurant has come in and they are going to start another trend of great food.

you see the revitalization already happening. the inspiration comes from everybody working together and never abandoning our neighborhoods. we never want to do that. so thank you very much for being here. i appreciate everyone's cooperation and thier roles. [applause] >> our next speaker is john dugan. he is a legend. we love that he helped to get these merrill back of on the buildings. >> i know you have a busy schedule, mr. mayor, but before you leave, thank you for your decision to keep this city ticking away that it is. i want to thank many of these people. you have been around here. thank you. i know it was not easy. but what a courageous decision. we are certainly behind you.

randy chopped, what can i say about randy? we have gone back and forth over 30 years, but the mural restoration is just another wonderful step -- and it is a happy step. a few months ago we were here talking about police protection, but this is a happy step. something that the tenderloin residents, the retail community, and property owners, can rejoice in. as long as we continue to work together, this tenderloin is going to get better and better. randy, again, thank you for what you did hear. >> carolyn from the mid market cbd is also here. there is a story about market and tenderloin, dark past,

shared future. now we are going to have some fun hearing from the actual artist, susan cervantes. >> thank you, randy. thank you, everyone, for coming out. i want to thank the mayor for his passionate comments. for our part, we feel very honored to have had this opportunity to do some restoration in the tenderloin. we have a couple of other minerals, one on golden gate and one on the glide, for we have contributed to neighborhood beautification. we love the fact that this is historica. it was amazing, when we started to do the research on the signs, looking at the walls, how much

history there was. we took the one that were the most recent and restored those and even had to cover up some of the others. but it was amazing to see all of the layers. and when you look at the coca- cola sign, you can see that the railway school actually overlapped it, so we left it that way. layers of history. when we started to clean the wall, the crew that is responsible for the painting -- i was just sort of directing them in the process of recreating them, making decisions about the color. but when you get up to the wall, we restore the actual color. when we were far away, we could not see what color it was until we clean its and then matched those callers. so that is the process of

restoration. it is not just going up there and painting them any way that we want to. we really wanted to preserve the history of the signs, when they could work created back in the 1930, 1940's. we want to thank the people here who have put so much into the neighborhoods. like i said, i was not the one that painted them. i have some talented artists that did the work. it is a lot of scaffolding to go up and down. i know that my son is here. come on up. and there weren't four artists. -- were four artists.

one of them is actually in poland right now doing a community mural there. but we are all proud of the work and we hope that you appreciate the brightness and uplifting of the community. we really want to thank you very much. >> i will mention, people know that original joe's is moving to north beach. but as part of the sidewalk project, there will be a plaque in front of original joe's installed in september or october to commemorate it, as well as the corner of the continent cafeteria. the famous location that started the freedom movement in san francisco. so we are in history here. i want to thank all of you for coming. i know on friday there is a

mural presentation at the post office at thahyde and golden ga. 5:00. arts in the tenderloin continue to flourish. and anita just came. thank you for shepherding us through the process. without your help, we could not have done this.

>> [roll call] >> item number two, approval of the minutes for the december 16, 2011 meeting. >> so moved. >> seconded. >> the minutes are approved. >> item number three, public comment on executive session. no one is here. item number four, executive session. >> seconded. >> all in favor? >> aye. >>

>> please be advised that the chair may order from the road -- the removal from the room any person responsible for the ringing of a cell phone, pager, or similar sound producing electronic device. be advised that a member of the public has three minutes to make comments on each agenda item, unless the commission adopts a shorter agenda on any item. >> ok. good morning, everyone. welcome on this lovely, rainy day. thank you for coming. i only have one item on my

executive director's report, which is a record in my being here. happy news relating to the baseline shot -- the bay line shore park mission development project. as you recall, the photos that were approved were for the obligation bonds for parks throughout the city that for the first time made investments in port open space properties, including the front part on the east side of the boulevard, from pier 54 to mayor opposes street. a very short swath of land that, if you are familiar with that area, has been fenced for quite some time because of the shoreline being in a tenuous state. early in december we were able to complete the bulk of our construction work there and reopen that area to the public.

we are still working on a few items, but that area opened in early december and has been very popular to date. people are fishing and hanging out with the lovely weather in january it was a plot -- prime place to be. the great news about completing that project is that it completes the first mile of the blue-green way. from the left -- lefty o'doul bridge down to mayor oppose the street. we are really happy to see that. we have several people to thank. i do not know if they are in the room, but in our own engineering group i would especially like to thank [unintelligible] who have worked very hard on this. our designers are the coastal engineers.

our construction company, with construction from the san francisco mission bay development group. it has been a great project. we are very pleased about that. i would like to thank david, who spearheaded this as part of his dedication to the blue-green way for too many years to mention. >> i also want to say thank you. that is a beautiful project, to complete the first mile. everyone, thank you for doing such a beautiful job. are there any other comments about the executive director's report? public comments? >> thank you. >> good morning, commissioners. korean woods.

-- coryn woods. david brock a board to the parts alliance meeting last night. it showed all of the questions in the first mile of the blue- green way that is completed. we have harped over getting the first mile done and we were able to show it completed. the bayfront park section will be joined by the real big bayfront park, which is triggered by the completion of the campus. they are moving ahead very quickly and are hoping to have their first four block offices open by 2015.

we are moving right along. thank you. >> what about the executive director's report? >> i would like to open the floor for nominations for the port commission president. any nominations? >> i would like to nominate doreen woo ho. >> seconded. >> are there any other nominations for port commission president? are there any other nominations for port commission president? are there any other nominations for port commission president? [laughter] seeing no one, the board closes the nomination. all in favor? >> aye. >> any opposed? i would like to congratulate commissioner woo ho, and pass the gavel. [laughter] [applause] >> i guess my first order of

business, i would like to say a few opening comments and call for nominations, opening the floor, for the port commission vice-president. i would like to move to not make kimberly brandon for the vice president of the commission. are there any other nominations for the vice president of the commission? are there any other nominations for the vice president of the commission? seeing no one, shall be closed the nomination process for vice president? -- shall we closed the nomination process for vice president? -- shall we close the nomination process for vice president? all in favor? congratulations, kim. [applause] i wanted to open with a few comments. i wanted to recognize kim for her leadership in this past

year, as well as ann lazarists. i am very proud to take on this role but know that i will be hanging on them long term. i would also like to thank lesley and francis for their contributions over the past year. 2012 will be an exciting year for the city. we have a number of things in front of us. the ongoing efforts on the blue green light. the america's cup. we have a number of projects that are ongoing and it is an exciting time for the port in the city. we have a new mayor, so i think we have stability in terms of how things will evolve. i know that the mayor has been extremely supportive of what we do at the port, which is

extremely important for us. many of you know the mission of the port and maritime, recreational, and commercial activities that are important. i wanted to reiterate the commitment that was important for this commission to share, leading in an important and transparent way in terms of overseeing the activities of the port, as well as serving as the formal approval body for various projects and matters that come before us, which we are expected to accomplish. importantly, we are here to reiterate that we act as resources to the port director interest that. our role is to help them and the port to be more successful in terms of their endeavors. support is very important -- the

port is very important to business enterprise in the city. in some sense, our stakeholders are not just the city and county of san francisco, but obviously all the decisions in this city and the groups, the interests that they represent, our job is to make sure that we come to a balanced conclusion in terms of making sure that they are coming out in the balance for everyone. i think it should be given, but it is important to reiterate that in terms of how we want this commission to function and how closely the port works with me monique and her staff, going forward. i have just had a few months under my belt and i know that there is a lot more to learn, but i hope to learn from the stakeholders, staff, and fellow commissioners. i am honored and privileged to have this position going

forward. thank you. ok, i guess that the next thing is that we are supposed to go through the consent calendar. >> item from the consent calendar, 8a -- request authorization to accept an expanded $1,121,795 in 2009 infrastructure protection program for security grant program funds from the department of homeland security for security improvements at the port of san francisco. 8b, request authorization to award construction contract no. 2755 port security fences phase 32 crusader fence co. inc. in the amount of $1,311,000 and authorization for a can -- contract contingency fund of 10% of the contract amount for

unanticipated contingency for a total authorization of $1,442,112. 8c, request authorization to advertise for competitive bids for construction contract no. 2743, pier 33.5 improver project. >> seconded. >> thank you. we will move forward. resolution 12.01, 12.02, and 12 falling 03 are hereby approved. >> item 9a, informational presentation on san francisco municipal transportation agency and port of san francisco mission bay on street parking strategy and proposed amendments to part harbor traffic code allowing certain parking restrictions and installation of parking meters on improved port st. east of third street between mission and isalis creeks.

>> first, congratulations to commissioners woo ho and brandon. i also wanted to introduce david gonzalez, who has been assisting on this, and jay [unintelligible] who it will also be presenting and has been assisting on this project. the commission has the authority to regulate within their jurisdiction. we often refer to this as a port st.. the map in front of you -- >> he would if he was here. the areas. >> attached, in the staff report it illustrates the jurisdiction between the sf mta and the port. the port has the ability to regulate streets through the

traffic code. as much as possible, we try to coordinate with the san francisco municipal transportation authority agency and has a history of doing so over port streets. in 2010 they requested certain regulations. they were also critical that we look at the entire mission bay area in coordination with partners in the redevelopment agency and asset mta to come up with a strategy for the entire area. we requested that the mta take the lead on that effort because of their expertise with parking regulations and parking management, as well as their significant majority of jurisdiction within the bay. as the mta and redevelopment agency began to look at parking

strategies, it became evident that we needed to look at a larger area than just mission bay. as we will describe in a little bit, we looked at the buffer area of, where the port began to look at an area that was out of 23rd street, basically between 23rd streets and the creek, and these sub-areas identified in the traffic in front of you. with that, pardon me, i will introduce j premise, who has more on the on street parking strategy. >> good morning, commissioners. thank you for being here. david coverdale lot of the presentation. this will be brief walk through of what is specifically proposed and the rationale.

this is a map of the mission bay area. this is the parking shed, one way of saying the distance, the walking distance to mission bay. what we are already seeing, which is developed or under development, it is incredibly dynamic but a lot of people parking in the areas. it was critical to look at this as a coherent whole. the timing was right, given the level of development. this map summarizes current parking regulations and how it has managed near. bluelines signify the time limits of two hours. there was a stop-gap measure put in place where a real parking management proposal could be developed in partnership