let's hear it for him. >> it's right now time to turn it to mayor lee. he's going to sign the soft story legislation. we are going to sign that. >> board of supervisors in a unanimous vote led of course by our president chiu and skont wiener and and our engineer, we

are all on this. mandatory soft story building ordinance certainly will make our soft story buildings have a backbone that will stand firm against any earthquake shaking and this is what we've learned through many years of study since not only 1906 but 1989 loma prieta and i sign this for not only for the things we have to do, but we have over 200 projects that are under way because the voters know we have to do a lot more preparation and we'll continue doing this. i'm glad the board has hearings. this ordinance also takes care of tenants who feel that maybe the cost might hurt them and we have devised a plan that will assist them that needed some economic help. average building

will spend about $60-130,000. everybody has been involved to preserve our housing stock. if there is a seismic event because of this ordinance and implementation they will stay in our city and make sure they survive and not be hurt by a soft story building structure. with that, are we ready to sign? all right. let's get it done. >> there we go. [ applause ] . thank you.

>> chair murphy. >> here. >> item 2 approval of april 9 meeting. >> so moved. >> second. >> i have a correction. >> yay. >> that's excellent. >> sorry. >> no, don't be sorry. just the title page, we don't have commissioner murphy listed. and under call to order, it says commission vice president woo ho called the meeting to order. [laughter] >> okay. >> we were channeling you. >> okay. >> those are the only corrections that i have. >> with those revisions may i have a motion to approve? >> so moved. >> second. >> all in favor? >> aye. >> item 3, public comment on

executive session. >> executive session. >> so moved. >> second. >> execute session of conference counsel existing litigation matters. >> hi, scott. we will do vortex second, will you mind waiting outside? thank you, >> we need to get going. >> i think we will have a motion to reconvene in open session. >> so moved. >> second. >> she's coming. i move to reconvene in open session. >> second. all in favor. >> aye.

>> i move to disclose in closed session the commission unanimously voted to approve the proposed settlement of the contract claimed by vortex construction for different site conditions for pile binding in the project as described in agenda item 4-a-2-a, and not to disclose anything else. >> second. >> all in favor. >> aye. >> pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] >> please be advised that the

ringing and use of cell phones and pagers and similar electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. please be advised that the chair may remove anyone responsible for the ringing of a cell phone or pager or any other electronic device. be advised that the member the public has up to three minutes unless the court adopts a shorter period. 8-a. >> thank you, for joining us today on this gorgeous day. in celebration of the port's 150th anniversary. the first item on my report is to comment on the san francisco architectural heritage soiree, that is may 11, from 6 to 11 p.m. at the san francisco maritime museum. this is a fund-raiser for the

san francisco architecture heritage. and this year the soiree will celebration the restoration of the maritime museum. that is amazing. that's an aquatic national landmark. we are inspired by that and kind in keeping in our own birthday event. and the soiree will be black tie featuring gaming and casino and silent auction and magic. the san francisco architecture heritage is an important partner for the waterfront. and they partnered with us on the policy and part of the embarcadero historic district. and they partner in port 1828 through 2010, we have that book

receiving a lot of attention. michael brewer also serves on the port's advisory group. and on sunday, maritime day, michael corbett, author, will be giving a presentation at port 1. they are wonderful partners and we hope to support them in their fund-raiser and soiree. next on the report is something incredible and unique, one port leader, bruce lanham has made a unique gift with the port in honor of its 150 anniversary. bruce you have been with the port 20 years -- 21, i have august of '89.

>> there was a break. >> i was thinking august of '89. and i want to say for the public, a pile worker provides a variety of work of pier supports and related substructures. and laying and boring holes and laying timbers and decking and stringers, caps and pilings. and the pile worker is responsible for assisting and moving and rigging the pile driver and truck claim and making minor repairs to the machinery itself. and if you are really good, you actually never fall in the water -- we haven't done that, have we bruce? exactly. twice. forget the name of that very exclusive club, you will have to remind us. >> (inaudible). >> wow, we may have some people that would join you if we called

it that. let's call it something more prestigio prestigious. back in january, 2005, the port of san francisco had an opportunity to quickly move into the cargo industry. and determine that we want to get our cargo piers into break bulk. and we needed to work quickly to get them certified by the usda to help a special movement of rice. the rice if you recall, if you remember your history back to '05, that was part of a mutual aid that went to australia. they agreed to help with papa new guanea. and i believe that was february to july. in january, 2005, we made that decision that meant we had an

incredible amount of work and it has to be high quality. and inspected by the federal government, and it was bruce and his team that helped make that happen. i don't know if you got acknowledged i was about to say i wasn't here, but i was. and i want to acknowledge you that as well. bruce has brought us to a sword fish sword that he's done scrimshaw on, and maybe i will turn on over to bruce to present the personal gift. you want to do it at the podium? not really, but would you mind? there you go, that one, closer to me. yeah. that mic right there. >> he can lower it. >> there you go, what can i say. it's a sword fish sword from a

boat called at fisherman's wharf. the design is scrimshaw, engraving and ink. a rather old technique, and the anniversary came up and it was a unique opportunity. i was thinking about it for a while and it came together. what do i do with it? >> i was hoping that you pass it down, would you mind accepting it and photograph that. there we go. there. -- thank you. there you go, bruce, look at george, sorry, dave. >> well, on behalf of the commission we want to thank you for both the thought and the dedication that monique mentioned. and the creativity, and it warms our hearts to see something from

you, from your heart to our hearts here at the port. and to celebrate what you have done for the port all these years. thank you for making the 150th anniversary more special this week. thank you. [applause] >> i will pass it down for commissioner adams to enjoy. >> so next commissioners, i have a short presentation. manny, will you team me up. all right. so if you look around the room, you will see a display of all 12, i believe, of our banners that are commemorating the port's 150, as well as a couple of pylons that are created. i want to talk about how this

came to be. we started talking at the staff level about the port's 150 some time ago. and really tried to decide what we wanted the occasion to commemorate. and in thinking about that, we wanted to remind people the great history and how this port was so significantly entwined with the city. and how the city developed from the great work of the port. and that evolution of the city has caused the port to evolve as well. for example in south beach area is where all the mail came in when mail still came by ship. and there was a restaurant erected where the lansing street is today. and that is now a mixed-use community and still the port plays a viable role there and

brings in boats and ships and cruise ships into that port. we hope to do so. because our port is not behind fences and we are not a singular product. it's hard for the average person to know what the port is and how it touches their lives. but nonetheless it does touch their life. some historically and going forward. when we started talking about what that means. it was clear that we wanted to remind people of how it touches their lives. as the port director i get to hear from people all the time how the port touched their lives. and it's gratifying to me. and there are many san franciscans that have told me the story of seeing the city for the first time, coming into oakland and taking the ferry across to their new home in san

francisco. it such meaning that we hoped to capture some of that. and we want to remind people of the present and the future of the port, and how it touches their lives. this amazing team of creative people -- which i am not one. came up with these great ideas -- bless you, to do the pylons and the banner. the pylons you see over there -- i was supposed to do the slide show. the pylons you see over there is a concept, i think dan hodep came up to represent a historic part of the port. and to provide the concept of did you know, and that concept is something you find yourself repeating at a party. did you know why it was named dogpatch. did tu -- did you know that pier

15 was for the men that defended the port in the pacific. that was the part of historical and the did you know. i am proud that the work you see around you is done by port staff and interns. we did not use any outside consultants. as you see we have a most amazing talented staff. the pylons, there are 20 of them played up the entirety of the waterfront. trying to be as strategic as possible with their location. and they is a couple of really neat attributes. and happily they are sponsored. so we like that part too. you can see the "did you know" portion of the pylons is facing towards people that are activating and using the waterfront. and the promenade and the blue green way and the southern waterfront. if you happen to watch, you will see people walking along and then stopping to read what is up

there. s sxm -- and there is a place for the tour. and then the celebration of the port's 150th. and i thank you to the sponsor for that, that is facing towards the city. as one drives down embarcadero or illinois street, you can catch a glimpse of this. and so they have been very well received. and i wanted to read to you something that someone sent to me, that sort of proves the point of what we were after. this person sent an e-mail saying, the port pylons have brought back memories. my dad was a longshore man and worked at pier 15. as a writer, he wrote harry dickens, that appeared at the

s sundance film festival. he used to make me to the waterfront and the fisherman's bars, and god knows my mother to had fish him out of a bar. thank you to the port staff and this now and for the future. kudos to you, because that's what we were aiming for, and you see writing is in his blood. you would like to say and recognize in the record, each and every person that i have worked on the pylon crew. i will start with the carpenter shop -- and the laborers. the ironworkers. [calling names] the painters: [calling names]

engineers: sheet metal workers: truck drivers: plumber/photographer/ extraordinaire planning and development: and maritime michael nurhe. we have something to commemorate this occasion. commissioner williams if you will help me hand these out, if i called your name and you worked on the pylons, would you come to the middle of the room. [applause] >> you have to put your camera down, dave, to be in the picture.

so what these are is specially made 150th anniversary hats. and on the back of them for you and only you, it says, pylon's crew. and i hope they will be a great momento of your time working on this amazing project. and i hope you get to share with your own friends and families what a great thing you did. if i could have you all shove in the middle. so we can get a picture of you. feel free to wear your hat. did everyone get one? come my way, you look just weird. there we go. >> willie, where is your hat? >> do you have willie in the picture? commissioner adams. yeah, you can have a hat. but you have to give it back

though. i think you will have to step forward. dan is standing really tall and proud. you are not going to be seen. let the commissioner in there, would you dan. you can all scoot more towards me, i think there is still room. george isn't against the wall yet. >> thank you for listening to me. i know, i appreciated that. [applause] >> all right, and i have a bunch more hats for those folks not here today. secondly then of course is the group that did the banners. and the banners are really incredibly amazing. the concept of the banners was again to remind people how they used the waterfront today. and it's been surprising for

people to recognize that they are at the waterfront and didn't realize they were at the port. and so originally i think there was a lot of discussion about what these banners might look like. and how they be a simple reminder of you just driving along in your car. we had a lot of fun -- i shouldn't say we, damon had a lot of fun getting criticism and did an amazing job. unfortunately they are bio degradable, so they won't be with us forever. they are gorgeous, and we plan to put them into merchandise that can last forever. and to be commended for that, i would like to ask damon to come forward. and this is damon burdette, his hat says: banner's crew.

[laughter] we are not done yet. you can stay up there. and so then the last person who has to give the other hat is our own dan hodep that lead all the creativity. that took on everything from getting the idea solidified. and drafting the people and regulatory permits, a million things. and did so a lot in his spare time and that of his team. dolores raise your hand, doing the pylons past midnight. and he's got his own hat, that says banner and pylon crew. dan, if you would come forward. [applause] and so i want to read what i got as a comment on the banners, just again to help solidify that moment.

as soon as i find it. the message i got which was lovely, a hand-written message that says, thank you, thank you, i passed past embarcadero and saw fish on the port, and after all of these years, i saw a banner, saying fishing at the port. i have begged and what it would cost for years, yes the tears of happiness is flowing. that's some of the reaction that a lot of people, except john who is making a face. seeing something that touches their lives so prominently displayed and i want to command all of you for your amazing talent. people are stunned when i say it wasn't a high-class design firm that did all of this great work. but the work was done by our maintenance team. it's been amazingly great. and if i could beg from you one

last rousing applause. [applause] thank you very much. i didn't mention it -- >> for the public, you may want everyone to stand back on. they are off camera. >> go back. >> the pylon folks too. >> i think they departed rather quickly. >> i should done it opposite order. if you stand by the podium, you will be on camera. >> just want to be sure that the public acknowledges the talent we have too. >> that's wonderful. thank you. and it gave me a chance -- [applause] oh, thank you. i forgot to mention something that dan said, in coming up with these ideas. dan's vision was to celebrate the 150th we should have party

favors for our guests, and we have attempted to do so with the banners and pylons. and so my thanks to all of you again, congratulations. and quickly staying on the 150th. i wanted to thank president woo ho on doing the radio spot translated into mandarin. and we are pleased of that. this is a great advertisement in the newspaper for maritime day. and hopefully you get a chance to grab one of these. that is the advertisement for all black presentation that will be here at pier 1 on sunday. a lot of great things are happening, we are excited about celebrating the rest of this week. and today -- what do they call it.

the oracle u.s.a. 17, which is the second of their ac-72's was kristcris cristined. >> thank you. and i want to say on behalf of the commission, others want to comment. we are really excited about the 150th anniversary this week. and there is a lot of exciting events starting with the ballpark and tomorrow the gala and the media reception. and just so many things going on sunday. we kind of made the port hopefully come alive for san francisco this week. and at the end of the day, what the port is about people. and this wonderful work we have seen, again we want to commend house. again i had not realized it was all done in-house, and so impressed with the creativity.

and working with the staff and my little bit with the radio interview and the volunteer time. most impressed that this is above and beyond of everyone had to do with the port to make this visible and worth celebrating. and most importantly we are excited about the future going forward in celebrating the past and present. >> thank you. >> just i concur with my colleagues. just recently showed the cards that had been made to mirror the signs to a friend of mine that is an artist. and i didn't realize those were done in-house and she said that is spectacular, you should mount them and display them all. and that's from someone who works at most prestigious museums in the country. >> hopefully some banners you

can exhibit inside and available for the future. even bio degradable. >> we are trying, and i noticed that san francisco announced they have bio degradable banners but we are credited for being the first. >> public comment. on the executive director's report. hearing none. >> item 9-a, authorization for qualifications soliciting three contracts each in the amount of $1 million, totaling $3 million. >> good afternoon, commissioners, i am