that interim period. and the irony is we actually make more off of those sites in the base case than in the high case, because in the high case we assume we would be able to vacate pier 19 by the fourth year, and we would vacate pier 23 by the fifth year. so all-in-all, we probably lose up wards of $5 million from those two sites in the window, but the tradeoff is we would be developing a long-term solution for those facilities. >> i understand. i was just wondering how we could hit that target for 2020. it' it's aggressive, but i like being impressed. >> noted. >> under item number 11, you have a large jump in revenue from 2021 to 2022, and then, it

jumps up the next year, you know, relatively large. walk me through why you think the rent is going to go up 60 or 70% in that business operation between those two years. >> so the first two years really reflects leasing during the time of construction whereas the following three years represent completion of the project, and then, establishment of a solid revenue stream. as far as the jump between the third and fourth years, i think that really is -- since i don't have it broken-down quite as much detail for myself, i would assume it's a partial year in that third year, something to that effect. >> great. thank you. that concludes my questions. >> thank you. commissioner adams? >> megan, you're lucky. i wish you were up first. do the fireworks last, and everybody would still be here. president brandon doesn't like

us. >> we're all relaxed now, right? >> couple questions. i want to go back to what doreen and victor were saying. [inaudible] >> yeah. >> okay. [inaudible] >> yeah. >> couple other things. with the tariffs that the president has, i know it's probably not -- i don't know if it'll affect the port of san francisco, but in the larger ports, we're being affected by soybeans and other things. china has stopped buying soybeans from us, and are going to other countries. are these tariffs, at some point, could they hurt or bottom line? i mean, say the economy goes -- >> possibly. >> maybe it's too early to tell. >> yeah. i think it's a very good question, and auto imports and exports in particular could be affected by tariffs, and we have a lot of auto customers at

pier 80, and it is possible it could be affected. >> it's still growth, it just might be modified growth. >> okay. second, you said shoreside power, and that's going to allow us to have 30 more carnival cruise ships come in, something like that? >> let me explain that a little bit. we're expecting the card would take effect in fiscal year 20-21, it's midyear. we're expecting to have an increase of 30 cruise calls from carnival. once card takes effect, we're actually forecasting a dip, a reduction of 20 cruise calls, so assuming we're still maintaining that carnival business, but for those nonshoreside power clipped ships, we would have to reject

20 calls. this forecast -- so we would have -- the forecast has a nice climb right up front, and then, it drops down as c.a.r.b. takes effect, but thankfully, it appears as though our customers are going to have shoreside power. >> thank you. >> megan, thank you so much for a detailed report in the lightness of the hour, and the fact that i'm losing commissioners. >> i have just one because i won't be at the february meeting. on the event, the cruise ship events, are we happy with the amount of special events in the

cruise ship terminal? do we think metro is on track or are they behind what we think they might be? >> i think they are very happy with it. i actually dropped in a special section in the report just on special events because i knew that this was an important topic, and i think that basically he feels like we're meeting our, you know, basically capacity at special events, given that we're having to alter events from cruise ships being in. we're very happy. thank you. >> okay. >> great. >> clerk: items 13-b, informational presentation on the port's ten-year capital plan for fiscal year 2019-2020-2028

to 2028 to 2029. [please stand by] . >> we're targeting our available funds to strategic projects to generate revenue

and securing external sources of revenue to keep growing the pie. and we see those successes in many instances here for example with the orton project that's reduced our capital need by $78 million in this project. similarly, the alcatraz project is bringing in additional money, $34 million of enhancements to that site, so improve its capital value. not going through all of these, but to touch on a few others, through the waterfront land use plan update, we've really gained clarity and flexibility on our management districts. >> we are we also see again

some strategic -- [inaudible] >> we also update cost estimates, so as we get better

estimates in developing our capital improvement program, those numbers are reflected here. and most significantly, really, at this time, with the passage of time, like the rest of the city, we escalate costs to reflect the increasing costs of doing work in san francisco. the city's capital planning committee sets a rate after doing an analysis, and we follow their same rates. so for the past two years, this show reflects escalates of 5.75 and 6%, respectively. on the other side of the equation, we have enhancements, and this category isn't always completely intuitive. the city capital planning committee makes sure that a facility is left in better than its original state. we're making it better than it originally was, it shows up under enhancements. the others here are development projects as well as the

conditional seismic which is really a category of potential costs that could occur if change of use or major expansion of a structure on a pier occurred. and similarly here, we've seen a number go from 1.8 billion to 1.9 billion, from work completed, the orton reduced our seismic need. updated cost estimates, as well as the passage of time. so you see the seawall cost go down because seawall work will have been completed from the prior two plans to the time we reach this plan, so that leaves us with a $3.5 billion total need. now we turn to looking at the funding sources that we have projected in the continue-year period. we're -- ten-year period. we're forecasting $4.7 billion

funding needed. if you look at the blue, you'll see port sources, which go primarily to state of good repair, and in green, we see the external sources, which while significant push goes to enhancement, they also play a significant role in our ability to perform state of good repair. breaking thousands down further, we see they're made up of port capital as well as the tenant improvements. on the external sources, ten t tenant -- public improvements, and mixed in with grants. putting all of those together, how close do we come to being able to fund that? we anticipate funding 48% of that total need in a ten-year period, and then a portion of that funding, which is really only a potential need, which

leaves us with a $1.2 billion need unfunded in this plan, which is primarily a state of good repair needs, and that mostly inspires us to keep striving and keep working those strategies to narrow the gap. so i just want to circle back to those three strategies briefly. as we look at the chart below, this really reflects this port's commitment at the commission's guidance to keep dedicating funding to capital, and so we see in the gray bars the annual capital budget. generally increasing over time and having bumps as we get one-time sources, so it goes up, not smoothly, but up consistently, and we see the designation to capital, as well, going up, and as we just heard from megan, really thinking about the years past this plan. right now, it looks good, that we will be able to continue this trend in dedicating more to capital and narrowing our gap. we also continue to target available funds to strategic projects. as we move into preparing our

next capital budget and capital improvement program, director forbes is pushing us to evaluate our criteria and making sure we're being strategic about our investment decisions, and we're trying to secure external sources of funding for capital needs. megan already touched on the special use districts and our increased ability to use those to help really expand the pie of sources available for projects, so we've seen new subareas of infrastructure financing districts setup for pier 70, quarter front and mission rock this year. another piece that will hopefully help shape the capital plan has been the

embarcadero. as we are able to advance those, we hope to see development projects in some instances that cannee address that need and address state of good repair and bring in new enhancements and new use and life to the waterfront, and that would be reflected in future plans. time for questions. >> thank you very much. commissioner woo ho. i'm just going to ask, so on the seawall, we've identified what we have from the bond, but we have not identified what the long-term capital need is in total yet on this plan. >> that is true. we talk about the long-term potential up to $5 billion need in the narrative section but have not set that number.

>> i think that timing and thinking of that will -- >> we will, it will be good for us to know in the next ten years, because we do need to get a better fix on what that number is.

[please stand by]. >> -- but i can't say how long that $5 billion is going to take, how long, so if we knew the number for the next five years, and the number for the next ten years, it would help to explain because i do think we get asked that question in terms of being able to answer the question. and what most of the questions are, what sources are you looking at, and obviously we say state and federal, but -- but i think that we know that the port's not going to generate $5 billion. we raise so much visibility about the issue, so now, we get asked about it all the time. so now, we are a victim of our own success. >> we will get more answers for you. in planning out for the space, we will get many more answers for you. we're still in an exploratory phase with the multihazard risk assessment, when we have those results, we'll have much more definition on where we're headed.

>> i just want to say on that, we're making progress in terms of trying to show the change from year to year, and that we are making progress and we're hopefully getting more operating surplus, but it's still slow going, but at least the number is -- at least it's not -- except for the seawall side, it's not getting far worse. >> that's right. >> the seawall is the big kahuna there. thank you. >> thank you. commissioner adams? >> no. >> you're good? >> yeah. >> thank you so much for this presentation. you did a wonderful job. i look forward to the item next month. >> clerk: item 14-a, request adoption of protest and appeal process for personal wireless service facilities, site permits, resolution number 1903. >> good evening, commissioners. chief harbor engineer. i can be very brief. i have a really great slide

deck, but the commission reports in front of you, what i'm asking here today is for the commission to adopt a protest and appeal process for personal wireless service facility site permits. the port uses the substantive provisions of the city's public works code in issuing certain types of encroachment permits, including permits for personal wireless service facility sites, and rights of way under port jurisdiction. article 25 of the city's public works code establishes permit procedures for personal wireless sites including a protest and appeal procedure. the port would like to develop a clear and equivalent process to that use by public works. >> if you could flip forward, rod, to the proposed port procedure just so the

commission can look at the chart to aid in questions, thank you. >> yeah. so this is the port process that we have developed -- or it follows the port -- the procedure that is -- has been developed and used by public works. the only differences are in the red dashed box and the red process boxes where we are going to -- we'd like to substitute the chief harbor engineer for the director of public works as the decision maker on the initial protest, and if the protest is then appealed -- or the decision is appealed, we would like to use the port building code review board instead of the city board of appeals to decide the action. >> okay. could i ask a question?

>> we need a motion -- are you done with your presentation in. >> -- your presentation? >> yes. >> okay. can i get a motion? >> so moved. >> second. >> is there any public comment on this item? no? okay. >> okay. so you have to take me back to help me understand exactly what personal wireless service facilities means. does this mean, you know, a company wants to put something in separate. we're not talking about the at&ts or verizons or whatever. >> this is actually the verizons or the at&ts. >> oh, it is. >> yeah. so in the 4-g cellular network that we have, it's typically pretty good size installations. the reason why we're in front of you now is there are a

couple of permits that we're dealing with that closed some holes in the carrier's network. you can see in the boxes -- in the photos on the right show the difference between what the antenna looks like and the pole without the antenna. >> okay. >> and i have a -- let's see -- >> all right. and then, my only other question, looking at future technology, when 5-g comes, is it going to be hardware wise similar or is it going to be something different? >> this is going to be -- my understanding is that 5-g will utilize many devices like this. it's going to be a lot of smaller devices and not big antennas, so it's good for the

port to own a process so we can hear process and appeals kind of contained within the port jurisdiction. >> okay. no more questions. >> commissioner adams? >> i'm fine. >> thank you for the presentation, the very brief presentation. so why would there be an appeal? >> well, the -- say you're in an apartment or you're living in your house, and this is a -- an antenna that's stuck, and it actually blocks your view. you should be able to protest that installation. the federal communications act or there's a communications act limits what you can appeal or what you can protest. they don't allow local jurisdictions to hear protests on radio frequency health effects. they've already set those guidelines, but if it's

blocking your view or -- basically, it's blocking your view, i believe. >> have we had any? >> no, we have not. >> okay. >> but with the advent of 5-g, i feel like this can come up. >> okay. all in favor? [voting] >> resolution 1908 have been approved. >> item 14-b, new business. [please stand by]

. >> clerk: and item 16 is adjournment. >> i make a motion that we adjourn in the memory of mike denman and florestine johnson. >> so moved. >> that was the motion? >> second. >> oh, second, sorry. all in favor [voting] >> we are adjourned. >> good morning everybody.

i'm with the san francisco travel and i am so thrilled to be here, but on this beautiful day in san francisco outside, and on this -- at this beautiful building outside. welcome everyone to the grand reopening of the center. [applause] this project has taken the better part of ten years to complete. from early conversations about where we would expand, to creating our own unique funding source, to pay for the project, to the years of hard work and incredible engineering to where we are sitting today. today to really reopen this building that has been such an important part of the pulse and heart beat of the city for so many years. our goal was to keep this venue competitive, and ensure that the meeting space would lead its way into the future. the center now features 504,000 square feet of continuous meeting space, almost doubling its former dimensions. it includes a new column free

50,000 square-foot ballroom, perfect for major keynotes and receptions. the facility will be platinum certified, making it the only convention centre in the nation to have achieved such levels of environmental sustainability. twenty% of its power, yes, that deserves a round of applause. [applause] >> twenty% of its power will come from solar energy and the building's drainage system will be able to collect and recycle 50 million gallons of water annually. the pedestrian bridge right in front of us, or behind you, joining moscone charge up north and south will become one of the most iconic light art installations. in addition, the accessible spaces would filled with art, with nature, and with breathtaking views of the skyline. this new building and the new design not only opens it from the inside, but opens it from the outside to be a better

neighbor in the district. this is a major undertaking, and a great honor to be joined by several of our key project team members and city officials today i will ask you to hold your applause until i finish introducing all of them. on my far right, the public works director, mohammed new rube who oversaw the entire construction team throughout the construction. the lead architect at skidmore, owens, craig hartman who led a dynamic team of architects and design consultants and creating the look of the center. the director of convention facilities for the city and county of san francisco, who oversees everything that goes on in this building on behalf of this city. the senior director of the moscone expansion project for san francisco travel, who has been a help in this entire network of collaborations to keep them together. rick swag who has been involved in the project before the event was a project on the horizon.

is a tireless advocate for tourism in san francisco and the moscone centre as well. the mayor who will be introduced in just a second. to my left, naomi kelly capa started her job just as a -- just as the expansion was getting away. it was quite a way to begin, and she has been with us every single step of the way. the g.m. for the marriott international, here to represent the hotel community, who has always understood the importance of this facility, not only to the visitors on the hotel, but to the city itself and our people. peter gomez, the san francisco travel board chair, his entire career who has been in the hospitality industry, you know as well, as do all of us, to see the importance of the industry in san francisco. senior manager at the department of public works, our leader in technical design, construction, and contracts for the past seven years. you have been at this building

almost every day since construction in the past seven years. the president and c.e.o., jeff peterson, who has assembled a talented team, but not only finished expansion on time and on budget, but work to make sure the building can be used during destructors construction, which was a remarkable feat. this building does not close down the demolition was taking place, and when the construction happened, but it remains open and continuously operated during that time. a senior director of citywide sales operations for san francisco travel, mr patrick, who did a spectacular job working with are committed convention clients for the past four years, guaranteeing their mate -- meetings could continue in san francisco. and the moscone general manager, bob sauter, who made sure the facility remained operational while these improvements were being made. let's give them all a round of applause. [applause] >> we are also very happy to be

joined by many department heads for the city and county of san francisco, as well as leaders of the hospitality industry and the hotel community who help generate the funding to make this event possible and make this building possible. each one of these people had a key role in this project, and its success, so we all really have to show them debt of appreciation. let's help to thank the many sponsors, partners, and friends of the san francisco travel association, the moscone centre, in the city and county of san francisco. without their support, the event today would not be possible. our special thanks to creative technology, curtain convention services, freeman, hartman studios, impact lighting, jazz mafia, local 16, sound on stage, and the children's creativity museum. let's give them all a round of applause.

it is my great pleasure to introduce the mayor of san francisco who is dedicated her life to the city she was. she is dedicated to create the city even more incredible than it is. it is one of the most beautiful cities to live and in the world, and she is committed to make it even better than it is today. is my pleasure to introduce mayor london breed. [cheers and applause] >> thank you, and welcome everyone. i know this project has been a long time coming, and some of you her right here in 1981 probably remember when this whole area was nothing but parking lots. this wasn't necessarily an area that so many of us ever spent time in, and to see it grow into what i think is one of the best convention centres anywhere, is

absolutely amazing. this expansion is something that is overdue. it is done to help generate the kind of tourism that san francisco is so very proud of. we know that there are challenges that exist in our city. we know that we have to address the issues around homelessness and housing, and things that impact our tourism industry, and i am committed to making those investments, his and that not just the people who visit our city have a wonderful experience , but also the people who live here, to have a great experience as well. [applause] >> this convention centre will host and bring visitors from around the world who are going to not only visit here, but also work here, and as a result, will generate millions of dollars in revenue here at this convention centre, and for our hotels, and our small businesses in the

surrounding community. it was critical to ensure that moscone centre remain one of the top meeting destinations in the world and today, we are proud to unveil this world-class facility in a world-class city. and includes new exhibition space, meeting rooms, and incredible ballrooms, and other support areas. it also includes thousands of new jobs caregiver brings in streetscape improvements, and family-friendly public spaces for visitors, and residents to enjoy alike. we have a beautiful art installation as well, including a new sculpture on howard street by artist christine corday who is here celebrating with us today. moscone centre will remain one of the most sustainable convention centres in the country with the largest rooftop

solar panel array in san francisco, and other sustainable -- key sustainability features. and thanks to the incredible project team at san francisco department of public works, which led the implementation of this expansion, we were able to do this project without interrupting the conventions that we already had scheduled. that is because we know and understand how important tourism is to san francisco. we know that we are an international destination where people come from all over to visit our amazing restaurants, our businesses, our cultural activities, and i am committed to ensuring that the people from other cities and states and countries have a great experience. i'm excited because this is finally done, and traffic is challenging, and congestion in san francisco, but ultimately, there might still be traffic and congestion in this area, with us because we will be bringing more

people to this area who will be enjoying this convention space. i want to recognize and thank some amazing people who contributed to helping to make this possible. one of them is supervisor jane kang who represents this district, and is joining us here today, as well as supervisor rafael mandelman. thank you both for your supervising and commitment in supporting and moving forward these projects. i specially want to thank the department of public works, mohammed nuru, and the department of public utilities commission, harland kelly from p.u.c. i remember many years ago when i served as an intern under the former mayor, willie brown, and how many staff meetings we attended where mayor brown would constantly yell at harland, in particular, who i'm not sure if he is here today, but his wife is here so she can represent him you were in those meetings because i was your intern, and he would yell about, when will i get my sidewalk while when will

this be done while and i find myself doing the same thing to a lot of the department heads, but i want you all to know how much i appreciate the work that you've done here in order to make this facility what it needs to be for all of us, and also making sure it is one of the most environmentally friendly facilities anywhere. i want to thank john noguchi, the director of convention facility, and all the employees and people and members of local two, who continue to work in this facility, and the team as -- s.f. travel, and so many people who contribute to the vibrancy of our great safety. and also, i want to finally think the residents and the business in this neighborhood. the people who basically suffered through the changes and all of the challenges that exist here, and i also would like to thank the san francisco police

department for keeping the community and residents safe all over our city. the namesake of this facility, named after the former mayor was committed to our core values of inclusion, bringing people together, and pushing for transformative projects like here at moscone centre. today, not only do we rededicate this facility in his honor, we also honor another true champion of san francisco values. someone who was an incredible mayor who pushed for the expansion of this project, but also more importantly, pushed for the funding to get it done. it was both city funding, and private dollars that made it possible, and because of the leadership of our late mayor, ed lee, it was possible. here, joining us today, anita lee, his wife. thank you so much for being here

with us today. [applause] >> as a result of his hard work, here we are. and incredible facility, and so today we will be dedicating this south lobby in honor of mayor edwin m. lee. [cheers and applause] >> thank you all so much. web core, and all of the folks who worked on this project, it really does take a village. that is why you see so many people on the stage, but we also know that so many of the folks who have contributed to making this place possible are here, and the people who are committed to making sure that this place thrives will continue to be actively engaged in making this

incredible and welcoming place for so many people who will use this convention centre, and enjoy san francisco for years to come. with that, i would like to introduce a person who made this project possible. the expansion work certificate of participation bonds, and other kinds of creative financial tools to get it done, and she was there every step of the way, managing the different departments, pushing for the different financing, and getting creative about solutions in order to deliver this project for each and every one of us, ladies and gentlemen, our city administrator, naomi kelly. [applause] >> thank you, mayor breed for the kind introduction. good morning everyone.

i am so happy to be standing here today after seven plus years in the making. before i say more, i want to recognize the late mayor, george moscone, who had the vision that a convention center should be here at third and howard street. i'm incredibly grateful to be here today as we honor the late mayor, ed lee, who is a true champion of the moscone expansion project. this project is really a win-win for our city. yes it boosts tourism, but it also generated thousands of local jobs. over its four phases, the expansion was responsible for about 3400 temporary jobs, and over 900 permanent jobs. when the center was built, it was a cutting edge facility, but over time, it became clear we needed to keep up with our competition. prior to the expansion, moscone had significantly less exhibit space than the country's top 12

convention centres, and we were at risk of losing many of our big conventions to other cities. that would have meant lost jobs, and would have meant lost revenues from visitors spending in our city. we are back in a very competitive position, and now offer a lot of things that other convention centers lack. we have an iconic building design, public open spaces, a nearby garden, a dedicated visitor information centre, and incredible light build pre function hall. when planning for the expansion, one thing we wanted to do was make sure we incorporated the input and partnership of this community. when george moscone had envisioned moscone here, as mayor breed said in 1981, it was on improved parking lot, and whatnot -- not much of a

community. this location is in the heart of the city where people live, work , and visit, which means a livability on the vibrancy of this communities a top priority. supervisor jane kim made sure if that's. we had community meetings pick one on ones, and actively listen to people about the concerns and ideas. now there's a thousand more square feet of new public open space back a redesigned pedestrian bridge, and a beautiful area that allows families and residents to better access the playgrounds and the open space. we really wanted this convention centre to be woven into the surrounding neighborhood, to make it an overall better environment for visitors and residents. i want to thank you all for coming here today, and celebrating this milestone with the city. thank you mayor breed for overseeing the final finishes for this successful project, and i also want to give a big thank you to public works director, mohammed nuru. [applause]

>> and his team who gave their blood, sweat, and tears to this project. to the architect, as well as the project manager extraordinaire and the rest of the public works staff. [applause] >> i must also give a special thank you to the deputy city administrator. you hear joe talk about this project being on time, and on budget, it was can's work working with joe, and broke, and edgar and the hotel industry to make sure that we get this project delivered on budget. i also want to give a thank you to the other san francisco departments who worked collaboratively to bring this center here today. i saw some other elected officials and department heads who are out in the audience. i want to recognize our public defender.

[applause] >> and our fire chief. thank you to s.f. travel, and your team, to the architects, and the building contractors for all your hard work. this was not a project with a flexible deadline. this was a project with a dropdead deadline, and this time next week, the moscone centre will open thousands of people moving in for the first convention. congratulations to everyone. now i would like to invite joe back to the microphone. [applause] >> thank you. thank you again to the city and county of san francisco for making this happen. this is the city's building. the other things i want to bring to the attention is to the hotel community. because they came up with two thirds of the funding to make this project happen. without the cooperation of the hotel community, and the city,

this incredible building, this economic driver for the city in this region would not be here today. on behalf of the hotel community , i would like to ask john campbell to come up and say a few words. [applause] >> good morning everyone. i am just beaming today, and i see many members of the hospitality industry beaming as well, the audience, and i am really here to represent the entire san francisco hospitality industry, hotels, restaurants, attractions, and we are so thrilled to be at this finishing line after the many years of planning and construction of this refreshed and renewed centre. we have an amazing facility to partner with as we bring world-class confident -- conferences and conventions to our city. san francisco is an amazing convention city. and the expanded moscone centre will keep us world-class to

continue to host these large conferences and conventions for the future. i too have to acknowledge a number of folks here today, and i want to start by thanking, and a special acknowledgement to the meeting planners that are here today. i want to thank them for working with us throughout these last years of construction. we know it has not been easy and we appreciate it. the project has been a true team effort on so many fronts. it is a public-private partnership between moscone expansion district, formed by the hotel community, and the city and county of san francisco it doesn't stop there as we work together through the many years of design by skidmore owning.

showing off today as we sit in this amazing lobby. and the constructions schedule was complicated as we continue to keep moscow the up and running, the majority of the time, it was vital to the city, to our hotels, to the industry, not to lose the economic impact that the center generates. i thank you to everyone who worked so hard to ensure that clients had successful shows, construction continued to be on time, and the city stayed busy. and now the exciting work really begins. we are committed to working closely with the centre, was san francisco travel, with everyone to continue to attract the very best events to our city. we know there are no better teams, hospitality industry, and convention center in the country thank you very much. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. we have heard a lot about the building, and its on-time, on budget.

did i say that already call so we are prepared -- we have prepared a short documentary to show you about the development of this building, the construction, by irving street films and our own dan golding. if i can turn your attention to the screens, we would like to run this video. ♪ >> moscone plays an important role in attracting conventions. >> meetings and conventions that account for over $700 million of direct spending. >> when a guest comes and stays in san francisco, 60 5% of his outside of this hotel. >> they spend money in our hotels and spend money in our restaurants. [♪] >> we needed to retain clients, and we need it to expand to attract others. >> we needed to be able to compete with other cities on a different level, and the expansion of moscone is going to give us a different edge, and a

different opportunity. >> we had a team that went out and surveyed and met with all of the customers, and additional exhibition space was at the top of every list. and not just random exhibition space, but continuous exhibition space. >> it offered 470,000 square feet of space between the two at hall's. >> with this expansion, not only can we take the conventions that we used to have, but now we can take conventions that maybe didn't fit before. >> for us, having all the flexibility with the air walls and being able to create spaces and meeting spaces is really important to us. >> the convention centers are just walls, and you can't see where we are. it was important for us to have a light, to have balconies that people can access, and see where they are, and feel san francisco while they are in the building. >> the moscone expansion was a very challenging project. it was half new build, half renovation, and we were doing all of this within our occupied

space. >> one of the most important, problematic functional issues with the moscone centre expansion, is to find a way to make the exhibition centre, which was built originally asked what was separate spaces, one on the north side of the street, and one on the health just south side of howard street, to connect these as one continuous space. this involves finding ways to exit but does expedite on how street and giving that street operational, while that construction happens. we could not simply close the streets and build the building. the traffic needed to slow day today. we needed to be respectful of the businesses, and not to be creating too much of an impact for them. >> you are in the center of an island, surrounded by an ocean of people, massive amounts of vehicles and cars, and construction around the project. 400 people on site daily. 40-50 subcontractors coming in and out of the building, 700,000 pages of drawings to refer to. there's a lot of moving parts. >> a big part of the success in managing the construction

project was the location of the project management team. >> what that means is the entire team was located in a single building where they could have meetings, where they could talk to each other, and the goal was to break the barriers of being separated in multiple locations. >> we know of no other project like this in the world. expansions -- of expansions that was done while the building was being used for typically they shut the building down for a period of two or three years. our concern was what would be the impact on the economy? we took a much more difficult road, and we decided to keep the building open. the most -- the moscone project -- >> environmental features of the building are a key component of the design. >> we are starting construction for the city his largest array of rooftop solar panels right here at the center.

>> we literally are harnessing water for moisture of the air. we are combining at the end with rain water we are collecting in the wintertime. finally we are harvesting water below the building. >> we actually pumped out about 15 million gallons of water a year, and in the past, it has come directly into the sewer to be treated. we have added a water treatment plant, and we pumping in and capturing that water and treating that water on site and putting it back in the gardens get putting it in our toilets, putting it in our street cleaners. >> the moscone centre has been part of the neighborhood for many years since we opened in 1981. since that time, after every project and expansion that we've been through, we have always engaged that neighbors. >> the community went into the process with various concerns about size and scale of the convention centre, construction timeline, construction process, noise, we had over 24 community meetings with community leaders,

one-on-one meetings, and the most important thing is that we listen to their feedback. >> they brought us in early so we had a chance to inform things was not as if we were being told what was going to happen, it was actually a dialogue. >> differences that the community proposed to us that we ended up incorporating into the design were really win-win for both of us. >> terraces were not part of the design, but the community came out and really wanted the architects to come up with a different way to sort of soften the façade of the building, and the terraces were a natural way to do it. >> the top lab that recently opened is a place for kids, five years of age and younger, and that has been an important addition to the neighborhood, because we have seen over the last several years, a growing number of families with very young children. >> we have the replacement of the pedestrian bridge fully landscaped with seating and public art. >> we have cooperated with the

san francisco arts commission, and we have four installations in and around moscone centre. >> the project is 550 million plus. >> the financing strategy was unique to some extent. we knew the city had to contribute to a portion of it, we had to agree on what stuff contribution staff contribution was, but we also needed the hotel community to be a part of it. >> the discussion about the expansion was unanimous and that we needed to do it. the hotels came together, and we voted on a funding mechanism which would put an assessment on the room revenue. that assessment is funding about two thirds of the project. the other third of the project will be funded by the city and county of san francisco. we can't move business forward unless we work together, and this is a great example of that. this is a great example of how public and private can come together. >> we've had a lot of collaboration. we have had a long history of

neighbors being involved, and city's leadership, nsf travel and all the partners really trying to do something great for the city, would also make sure that everyone feels good about how it impacts the neighborhoods , and how they partnered with such a good project. this has been a seven year project, and during that time, all of our approvals were unanimous at the city from the beginning, up until now. >> the moscone expansion had a significant impact in creating jobs in san francisco. over 3500 temporary construction jobs, and over 900 permanent jobs. >> we at the city have a requirement that we referred to as local business enterprise. we set a goal of 15% of participation, and over $60 million has been allocated to local frames for the design, and many of the construction signs. >> we had a poster of the globe on our field office wall, and we

literally had a pain on every single continent from all of the hands that have touched this project from all of the tradespeople. it is very much san francisco. >> we are seeing the reward from this project straight away. we have seen what the convention calendar looks like. 2019 will be one of the best convention years that the city has ever enjoyed. >> what is very exciting about this project as it will be serving generations to come. >> and to make it part of the welcome mat to our visiting the city has been just an extraordinary privilege. >> we deliver a significant building. it will be an iconic structure that sits in the middle of the city like a jewel. [♪] [applause]

>> a truly has been an amazing partnership, but the city, in hotel and hospitality committee, the neighborhood and our customers, to this holding is really dedicated ford to make this all come together. his and now we are going to cut the ribbon, and officially dedicate this building. we have spaces here after we cut the ribbon that we want to make sure you get around to see and see some of the meeting spaces, the ballroom spaces, the building on both sides will be open. our friends at the community benefit districts have great outdoor entertainment planned, and the golden state warriors and the giants will be displaying their san francisco pride by having all six of the championship trophies on display in the north lobby so you can take your selfies with them. we want to thank the giants from the warriors and we will officially open and dedicate this building. the mayor has a giant pair of scissors.

we will get this in place and cut the ribbon. >> six, five, four, three, two, one. [cheers and applause] [♪]

[♪] education.

[inaudible] >>. >> commissioner walton: glad you're here. this is the regular meeting of the board of education for the san francisco unified school district. it is december 11, 2018. miss casco, roll call, please. >> clerk: thank you. [roll call] >> commissioner walton: before we jump in, i just wanted to acknowledge we have two world famous attendees in the audience tonight. tracy chapman is with us. [applause] >> commissioner walton: and someone who'l