>> so, alicia what else can we do to prepare our homes for an earthquake so we don't have damage? >> one of the most important things that you can do is to secure your valuable and breakable items. make sure that your tv is strapped down to your entertainment cabinet or wall so it does not move. also important is to make sure that your book case is secure to the wall so that it does not fall over and your valuable and breakables do not break on the ground. becoming prepared is not that difficult. taking care of your home, making sure that you have a few extra every-day items on hand helps to make the difference. >> that contributes dramatically to the way that the city as a whole can recover. >> absolutely. >> if you are able to control your own environment and house and recovery and your neighbors are doing the same the city as a whole will be a more resilient city. >> we are all proud of living in san francisco and being prepared helps us stay here. >> so, thank you so much for joining us today, alicia, i

appreciate it. >> absolutely, it is my pleasure. >> and thank you for joining us on another edition of building >> we can call the commission meeting to order. >> roll call. commissioner leslie katz? >> here. >> commissioner willie adam? >> here. >> commissioner kimberly brandon? >> here. >> commissioner murphy? >> here. >> commissioner door woo ho? >> here. >> item 2, approval of minutes - june 10, 2014? >> second. >> all in favor? >> minutes are moved. >> item 3, public comment on executive session. >> is there any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> executive session. >> is there a motion to move into executive session? >> so moved. >> second. >> all in favor? >> aye. >> opposed? we'll move into executive session. >> executive session conference with legal >>please stand by - meeting in closed session >> we'd like to reconvene in open session.

>> second. >> all in favor? >> aye. >> move to not disclose anything discussed in closed session? >> second. >> second. sea all in favor? >> aye. >> we'll now have the the pledge of allegiance. ~ i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands; one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> please be advised that the ringing of and use of cell phones, pager and similar sound producing devices are prohibited at this meeting. please be advised that the chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person responsible for the ringing of or use of a cell phone, pager or other similar

sound producing electronic device. please be advised that a member of the public has up to three minutes to make pertinent public comment on each agenda item unless the port commission adopts a shorter period on any item. item 8a., public comment on items not listed on the agenda. >> public comment? please come forward. [speaker not understood]. >> that are not on the agenda. good afternoon, commissioners. [multiple voices] >> everybody is under this, that's the non-agendaized items. okay, good afternoon, commissioners. thought i'd bring to you a wonderful group of members of the [speaker not understood]

randolph institute, blue her onseses brigade. ms. jackie [speaker not understood], would you please come forward? where is ms. jackie? and with the obvious wisdom of this commission and the forethought of all of your efforts, we bring to you kids that are from san francisco, bayview hunters point, that are now cleaning up the herron's head -- sorry, cargo way corridor. ms. flynn? good afternoon, commissioner. today i brought our blue herron brigade. this is our youth program that we were awarded with the conservation core about a year ago.

they're about 4-1/2 weeks into their eight-week program. in addition to just doing landscape maintenance on cargo way, we've also introduced water conservation concepts as well as environmental stewardship. and in another capacity, i came to you guys around the ecocenter in which i ended up partnering with the aquarium of the day. so, we're also running workshops out of the ecocenter and these young kids have also had a chance to not only tour the site but learn about the different features in the building. and, so, i asked them to come today and really just say thank you for the program and share what they've learned so far. so, i'm going to have them come up individually. hi, my name is darlene [speaker not understood] and i thought this opportunity gave me more opportunity, for example, like more openingses to other jobs and college, and

also this opportunity helped me get more knowledge and helped me think more about my future. and in this program i learned so many things like water, all types of water, and safety tools and how important -- how important to wash your hands. [laughter] this experience gave me -- i can use this experience to change the environment when i grow up. thank you for your time. >> sounds like you are getting pretty grown up. hi, my name is jeremiah campbell. i'm 15. i'm from san francisco. this opportunity has helped me by learning about the ecocenter's past and what its was in the past. also this opportunity to get paid for job like doing thing in the garden or doing something like landscaping. i have learned that the

ecocenter's land is shaped as the head of a blue herring and that's why they have the park named after that. also, the ecocenter has also bacteria forms in the soil and the ecocenter uses that soil for good things for the plants. and also the ecocenter release he methane gas into the air, which is kind of bad for the environment. so, they're doing good. and i will use this experience by volunteering in the garden or get a job in landscaping or do dpw working or become a scientist and find new ways to make freshwater. thank you. hi, my name is chris freeman.

i'm 17, and i live in san francisco. this opportunity has shown me how different parts of the community get treated differently and how they're all different native plants depending on the area and how the place is taken care of, how it can look. if it is taken care of, there can be many different varieties of plants to live there and make it more beautiful and make you want to go there. i learned about the different kinds of water which kind can help the plants and make the places more native so it can be like better looking. and i can help my community by showing how to not wastewater so when there is a drought we can have more. thank you. >> thank you. hi, my name is tika [speaker not understood]. i'm 15 years old and i live in san francisco. this opportunity is a new way to -- for me to see my community and, for example,

removing weeds and trash to improve the community. this opportunity gave me an opportunity to envision when this community could be and so far i've learned about the different types of water and the ways [speaker not understood]. especially if california is in a big drought. this experience gives us the chance to use the knowledge i gain and to present them to others in our community so that they can help make a change, too. thank you for your time. >> thank you. hi, my name is sierra borne, i'm 15 years old and i'm from san francisco. this opportunity has helped me gain more experience in the work field. this internship at apri has taught me how to cooperate and learn from the people you work with. it has also given me a chance to work toward bettering my community and given me a new perspective on my environment surrounding myself and others. i acquired knowledge as to how to youthtion lies tool to help my community grow and thrive. i learned why it is important to learn about global factors

concerning my community such as distribution of various types of water. in the future i'll use my work experience at apri to hopefully secure a substantial career and use my environmental knowledge to return to my community and further advancement as a whole. thank you. >> thank you. good afternoon. hi, my name is [speaker not understood]. i'm 14 years old and i'm from san francisco. this opportunity has helped me by gaining experience working with others and leshving about several things like power and where it comes from. it has also helped me by working with tools and working outside with nature. i have learned to try to do new things like working outside because i have allergies. i also learned we have have several different types of -- i also learned we have several different types of water that comes from different places. i will use this experience in my future by helping make where i live at look better so that when people from somewhere else can see it's clean and not

dirty. i will also use that experience by telling others in different communities to help make our city a better and cleaner place. thank you. >> thank you. hey, my name is [speaker not understood] corey, and i'm 17 years old, and i'm from [speaker not understood] jordan and this opportunity has shown me that i have potential to do hard work and i'm a responsible person and i'm good with communicating with others. and it's necessary to complete a job. and i also learned that without teamwork there is confusion. and i also learned a lot about water and how to preserve water. and in the future i'm going to conserve water and i will be -- the job taught me how to be

present and it taught me a lot of great things [speaker not understood]. [laughter] >> thank you. hi, i'm de angela gray son. i'm 24 and i live here in san francisco. hi, my name is kirk grime. i'm 50. [laughter] i live here in san francisco and i cannot tell you how much an opportunity this is for these six kids. thank you. thank you from the bottom of my heart. it's been a real pleasure and a real joy to teach these kids about water conservation. i'm sure as you all know as you drink your water that water is a precious resource and i've been so very close to a water treatment plant. our kids have been exposed to various ways in how that area, that corridor that we're working on, can be turned to

something lush, green and beautiful. i thank you again and i thank you for your time. >> thank you. i want to thank all of you for coming today. as commissioner adams often says, it's important for people to come and speak to the commission. so, i want to thank all of you for coming and speaking here today and sharing with us what this program has taught you and meant to you. the future look awfully bright. thank you for everything do you and for what you're not only learning but bringing back to your community. so, we're really pleased and appreciate your coming today. >> i just want to tell, [speaker not understood] your poise and confidence in the young people. i'll tell you a little bit about me. i grew up in the inner city in kansas city, missouri, and it wasn't till eight months ago that i myself learned about the environment. i had an opportunity to go to

antarctica with national geographic in the south pole and how it advanced my life and helped me see how i'm a steward. you guys are starting out younger than i have. to see you here, i really appreciate it. i want to personally thank you and the work that carol bob did. you guys came together. you know, this is very heart warming, this is very positive. and just keep up the good work, young people. get your education. obey your parents. keep doing the right thing. make a mark in this society. >> i, too, want to thank you guys for coming. this was really a special treat. just hearing your stories, hearing what you're learning and hearing what you're doing for the summer is absolutely wonderful and thank you for helping keep the port clean and green. >> great job, guys. thank you, jackie and james. i've been over in your school

and i'm very impressed with what you do over there and it's an example of it right here. i'm really impressed with your dedication. anyway i can help in the future, don't hesitate to call. >> thank you. we did everything that's been said already. you are articulate and poised for your age. i think we have a lot to learn from you. thank you. (applause) >> i want to thank the board and the staff from the port for working with us, giving us an opportunity. i think that some folks were wondering where we had been, and i wanted to make sure that you knew what we were working on and we wanted to come. so, again, thank you. thank you for all the help

you've done at herron's head. as you all know, we're working really well as a team with that project, with the [speaker not understood]. so, we are brightening up the southeast corner of san francisco in a very special way that, as you can see, this is -- you noticed all the ages, right? that's really important. so, jackie, kudos to you. kurt. and de angela who is formerly from the conservation core and we're taking others from the conservation core because we are teaming up hopefully for a future of making sure that the dream of sophie maxwell to do thea programs is seen through. thank you all. appreciate your time.

>> okay. anyone else to speak in public comment on items not on the agenda? seeing none, public comment is closed. the executive director's report. >> great. good afternoon, everyone. thank you all for coming and being witness to seeing some of our youth here. that's very gratifying and gives us a chance to see how we are touching lives. so, very pleased that they came today. i do have a couple item to report. i want to start by congratulating our commissioners on the reappointments. and, so, commissioner president leslie katz, commissioner and vice president willie adams and commissioner doreen wu woo ho have all been reappointed to the board new term by the port commissioners which will take them all the way through ~ may 2018 which sounds like a really long time and yet we've already been talking about topics we're working on that will be out in

that timeline. so, i want to thank you, commissioners, for first your willingness to hold up your hand and be considered and reappointed. and each of you have very important moments in front of rules committee. each of your testimonies were unique, but very important to the overall education of the public and supervisors a to some of the issues that the commission faces which are very complicated and hard to distill into a single bullet point or a single report, for that matter. and i wanted to thank you for taking the time to do that and to make sure that the public could understand as much about your capabilities and your contributions as possible so that the board can make an informed choice in confirming your nominations. and congratulations to all three of you. so, may we have a round of applause for our commissioners, please? (applause)

>> all right. so, some more happy news, which is that this past april, april 17th to be exact, the national park service approved the port's nomination for the union iron works historic district at pier 70 and listed the district in the national registry of register of historic places which is really an honor to be considered one of the nation's cultural resources where we have preservation. and we in san francisco, particularly at the port, have long felt that this is a very unique district and it has such great history, not just in its amazing architecture, but that location of the waterfront dates back almost to the city's inception and ha certainly been in productive use the entire time. and we're really glad to see the park service felt so as well. the significance of the union iron works historic district at pier 70 which is quite a

mouthful is that it has been recognized for both its role in the national shipbuilding, but also for its role or its industrial architecture from the period of 1885 through 1945. the oldest -- the shipyard is the oldest continuously operating shipyard on the west coast and union iron works played a prominent role in the 1740sal ~ naval defense, spanish american war and world war i and world war ii. we've been recognized for a long time here locally by our partners, most importantly the communities of the potrero and the dogpatch. as well the historic preservation constituencies, san francisco maritime historic park and san francisco actech turrell heritage and it was with their help we were successful in being listed on the national register of historic places soughtv, very, very pleased about that. coming as part of being listed

on the national register, it provides incentive for us and our partners to preserve the architecture and the buildingses and the flavor of the pier 70 area and that comes with tax incentives for some of our important projects such as the horton development project to rehabilitate these very buildings as well as the clean core park project, the rehabilitation and the 25-acre waterfront site. so, very, very pleased by that and my kudos to marc powers. i don't know if hehere. i'm not seeing him. and other port staff for all the hard work that went into that nomination. i wanted to report on something i think has gotten a lot of air time, but i wanted to make sure it is in froth of everyone, which is the civil grand jury for fiscal year 2013-2014. reports this past june that are [speaker not understood]. the first is titled the port of

san francisco caught between public trust and private dollars ~ and the second is titled rising sea levels at [speaker not understood]. i want to recognize the members of the grand jury that are here led by their chairwoman elaine schmidt. sorry about that, elaine. and there are 18 volunteer member of the civil grand jury, i believe you issued a total of five reports, i think. six as of tomorrow. so, they have an incredibly busy year and they took a crash course in learning all about the port of san francisco. we really appreciated the effort that they went to, the professionalism in working with us. they started through volumes and volume of documents both of the port and otherwise. ~ scoured through and they presented their two reports. with respect to the report titled the port of san francisco caught between public trusts and private dollars, the port is obviously the lead focal point of that report.

pursuant to the code, we will provide a response to that report no later than august the 19th to the presiding judge of the superior court with a copy of the response going to the board of supervisors. it's my understanding that the board of supervisors typically is not obligated to, but typically does call a hearing to then discuss the finding of the civil grad jury and the response of the city to those findings ~. thereafter the controller's office monitors the progress of the departments and adhering to the findings. with respect to that particular report, the grand jury made 11 findings and recommendations. they've asked for responses from numerous city agencies, including the port, the board of supervisors, the department of city planning, the san francisco municipal transportation agency, the mayor, the department of recreation and parks and the department of public works. the port will be submitting its own response on this particular

item and the other departments will equally be submitting their own responses for the item that the grand jury wanted to hear from them on. with respect to the civil grand jury report rising sea levels at our doorstep, the city has had a working group that you're going to hear about in our item this afternoon that has been working on sea level rise for quite sometime. a lot of what is in the report, i think has come from various city staff that are working on that report or on that committee, rather, and rising guidelines, we have an item later this afternoon on the work of that committee that i think lauren is going to present. the city, i believe, will be responding to that report in one consolidated report, also about the same time line is due august 24th to the presiding judge. to, more to follow on that, but we have a little bit of work to do to craft -- to go through some of the issues and craft our response. ~ so

>> while you're addressing sea level rise, we take a moment to note that on september 9th we have an expert coming to give a special time certain presentation on i think it's september 9th, isn't it? john inkler. >> on september 9 in this room, john englander who is author on high tides on main street together with fill travis who is formerly the head of the bacon certification development commission and is specializing in climate adaption will come to make a presentation to the port and the community. everyone is welcome to attend. i've seen mr. nuru's report [speaker not understood]. it's really, really interesting and very, very timely. it's something that every one in san francisco should take seriously as a member of public resources are likely to be impacted by sea level rise. so, again, september 9, 4:00 p.m. here in the port commission room.

so, my thanks to elaine for all of their hard work and appreciate your being here today and loaning me a copy of the report. next i wanted to mention the 25th anniversary of rebuilding together. you may know rebuilding together by the original name, which was christmas in april. as you may know, rebuilding together got started in the wake of the 1989 loma-prieta earthquake and they have been operating now for 25 years and for that entire period they have been a port tenant at port 28. so, we're really proud of the accomplishments. they mobilized volunteers to [speaker not understood] home and schools. since 1989 they have helped to revitalize over 2000 home and 20 facilities which serves tens of thousands of people here in san francisco. so, we're really, really proud of them and we celebrate with them their 25th anniversary and

look forward to 25 more years ahead. next i wanted to mention that the san francisco municipal transportation agency together with the port of san francisco, the san francisco public works department and the san francisco planning department are hosting an open house on july 24th at pier 1 next door from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. the open house is to discuss the municipal transportation agency's project called embarcadaro enhancement project. it's a place for everybody to show their ideas on how to improve safety and comfort for all travelers on the embarcadaro from third street to powell jefferson so effectively from the southern portion of the waterfront through to fisherman's wharf. again, that open house is thursday, july 24th at 6:00 p.m. at pier 1. the open house will be an opportunity for the public to be introduced to the planning project, share ideas and learn more from the city project

team. it's the beginning of the conversation on how to improve the embarcadaro again for all users. next we have some very good news in that the american association of port authorities, which is the trade association that represents ports in the western hemisphere, has awarded the port of san francisco with two awards related to our projects of the 150th anniversary. and, so, effectively the port -- the association of port authorities picked categories in the areas of excellence, distinction and/or merit. they awarded 34 awards for excellence, 36 for distinction and 36 for merit. but in a wide variety of categories. so, for each category there were only three awardees and the port was selected for the communications program in the overall campaign category for 150th anniversary campaigns.

this is what our nomination looked like. it covered everything from the banners and the pylons which everybody recognized, but also to an online historical tour, the maritime day that we have, the manpowered boat tour, the great line dance that we did, but also our time at the dance ballpark the evening of the port's anniversary, all kinds of things that together combined to celebrate the port for its 150th anniversary. so, we were awarded the award of excellence for the overall campaign, which looks like this lovely award, and there were two other ports that received the same award. the georgia ports authority and the port of saint john in the caribbean. so, we're very pleased by that distinction. we also were awarded an award of excellence for visual only presentation, and that related specifically to the banners and

to the pylons. the award look pretty similar. but we're nonetheless very pleased by them. and that puts us in the running to be considered for one of the top three awards which will be given out at the annual convention later this fall. so, i want to again thank everyone that was a huge team effort at the port from the commission on down, to making our 150th celebration such a success. all of our tenants, our neighbors and our partners really contributed and we're pleased to have that recognized nationally in the form of these awards. and my thanks to rene martin and jerry and others for submitting the nomination and winning. so, kudos for that. >> also just a little side note. wasn't the artwork done internally by our very own staff? >> yes, it was, yea.