>> all in favor. >> aye. >> i would like to report that the point we're entering into a memorandum of understanding, m.o.u., for the department of recreation and park r.p.d. for the lock and lease will terminate and the ferc will be the sun tenant of rfpd on the commencement date of m.o.. the parties will release claims against the other. anything else with will not be talked about in open session. >> is there a second. >> second. >> all in favor. >> aye.

>> item 6, 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. >> item 7, announcements. announcement on prohibition of sound-producing electronic devices during the meeting. ringing of or use of cellphones, pagers and similar sounding electric devices are prohibited during this meeting. please be advised the chair may order the removal if any person is responsible for the use of their cellphone and other similar sound-producing electronic devices. announcement of time allotment. members of the public have up to three minutes to make public comments on each agenda item unless the port commission adopts a shorter period of

public comment time. item 8, public comments on items not listed on the agenda. public comment is permitted any matter within the port jurisdiction and not limited to an agenda item. non agenda items may be raised during this period. members of the public have three minutes. please fill out a public comment speaker card and hand it to the port commission affairs manager if you have any questions. please connect with the port commission affairs manager. no commissioner action may be taken during this time. however, items brought forward can be scheduled for a later port commission meeting, refer to staff and investigated or respond briefly in a statement made with questions posed to the public by members of the public. >> thank you. >> is there any public comment on items not listed on the agenda? we just want to make sure

everyone remembers to fill out a speaker card if you are going to speak on any item. if you are speaking on an item that's not listed on the agenda, this is the time to speak. >> the agendas are outside the door there. >> i see no other public comments. >> item 9a, election of port commission officers. >> is there any public comment on election of commissioner officers? first for the port commission president. seeing no public comments. are there any nominations? >> i would like to nominate kim

brandon for president. >> i second that. >> are there any other nominations for president of the commission? are there any other nominations for president of the commission? one more time? are there any other nominations for president of the commission? the nominations for the president of the commission is now closed. can i have a motion. >> in favor of kim brandon being the president of the port commission for this year. >> second. >> all in favor. >> aye. >> yeah! [laughter] [applause] congratulations, president brandon. >> thank you. thank you and happy new year to everyone. i really look forward to this year. we have a lot of exciting projects going on. we have a wonderful staff. we have a wonderful commission and i am so looking forward to continuing the work that needs to be done here at the port. thank you so much for your

support. so, is there any public comment on the commission vice president? seeing none. i would like to open the floor for nominations for the vice president of the commission. >> i nominate willie adams to be the vice president of the commission for this coming year. >> are there any other nominations 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 none. >> i make a motion that we move forward in the firm of willie adams as vice president of the commission. >> i second. >> all in favor. >> aye. >> congratulations, commissioner vice president adams. [applause] >> thank you. >> real quickly, to the best

commission in san francisco to the port commission and all my commissioners. thank you very much. to director and your fine staff. i just want to say something to the public. you make our jobs such a delight. even when you come and you challenge us because one thing that we've learned is commissioners here, sometimes yoyou have to be comfortable wih being uncomfortable. come out and challenge us because this port is the people's port. thank you and i look forward to serving another year as v.p. >> thank you. that is it for the election. >> 9b. >> good afternoon, president brandon, vice president adams and congratulations on your election. members of the port commission, members of the public and port staff, i am elaine forbes. the executive director. the first item i have i is accommodation for renee dunn

martin on her retirement. when the port loses a long-term employee, to well-earned retirement is a joyful and sad occasion. joyful for the person leaving and sad for the organization. this one is impactful for me because i worked closely with renee for many years, both as a colleagues and a boss. renee represents the very best in public service combined with tenacity to get everything and i mean everything. while maintaining positive relationships and having fun in the process. she has been our communications director for 21 years. 21 years of service. she works tirelessly for our divisions and she has been working here in 1997. she's known for executing some of the most memorable events, large and small, including the

ferry building's 100 year anniversary, the port's 150 anniversary, super bowl week, fleet week, if i read the list i would be exhausted and they were exhausting to put together. she's always done so with dedication and visionment her gala for the 150th anniversary was stuning and amazing. all of us who were there remember it. and her team had a great time doing it. she has been our media spokesperson and she has maintained good relationship with key reporters and editors and issuing numerous press releases and media advisories resulting in an extensive amount of news coverage for the port and our key projects. she helps tell our story. her branding and messaging is strong. she has added so much caliber to the way in which we engage with the press and her press conferences are renowned, even from the mayor's office. so can got laying congratulatio.

her communications team has i cannen its portfolio into the modern era of strengthening our branding on social media platforms and latching a digital magazine, sf port, and using all the chats and twitter and every kind of way to get the message out which has been very important. in her retirement, she's looking forward to traveling and spending quality time with her husband, family and friends. i want to thank you, renee, for your outstanding leadership, dedication and service to the port and the residents of san francisco. you've been the wind beneath our wings. with my whole heart, i thank you. [applause] i have a couple more items for public comment. >> let's focus on renee. >> let's focus on renee and go to public comment. we have lots of public comments.

christian is first. and then brad and then jay. >> i'm kristen and i work under renee in the communications division. i just want to -- we all know how hard-working renee is and what a wonderful person she is. thank you for being so supportive, for me as a new mother, coming back to work and balancing that work life transition period. and i would like to read a letter from the san francisco giants that we received today. from the executive vice president jack bare. we have been a business with the port for more than 20 years, about the same time renee has been managed communications. she's been a cheerful, friendly partner and collaborator in the many events throughout the year. it's hard to imagine now but renee was with the port before the first shelf enter thed ground on the jury t on the joun

park. together we solved problems along the way, we wish her the best in her retirement and we look forward to seeing herren hy more days in the sunny willie maze plaza. [applause] >> brad benson. renee, you've just been such an amazing colleague. you are so unstoppable. you were always pleasant even when we're in a crisis that sometimes happen with media coverage. elaine said it well, you help us put our best foot forward. whether it's responding to these press inquiries or big events that are a focus of what we do, or responding to sunshine requests. you help hold our hands when the public wants that information. i just don't know how we would

ever be able to replace you so i just want to thank you for everything that you've done for us. regarding those sunshine requests, i have two words, proposition f. [laughter] >> thank you, renee. >> >> jay edwards, support real estate division. i want to thank you for all the assistance you've given our division. you've been our right hand and left hand whatever we want to call it. you made sure you've always been approachable and responsive and diligent and you have the best little swag gifts too that we always come to you. we really appreciate everything that you've done for us. you've been really a great partner here and all our things we've done. we have really felt your presence and we're going to miss you so much. i know you have a good team.

they're very helpful too but they won't be renee and they won't be you and we're going to wish you the best in your retirement. >> thank you. [applause] >> hi, renee. dianne. well, it's hard to add onto the feeling of love and regards that we have for you. i'm going to miss you. i really appreciate how much you've helped the public, as well as your colleagues and the people in the city department understand what it takes to run the court through thick and thin. thin and thick. yet keeping a smile, knowing how to celebrate, all of the wonderful things that have

happened along your tenure on your watch. the only thing that can be better than what you have done for the port is the fact you get to spend a lot more time with craig, because craig also has been such a give as well. he is such a supporter and it's a big part of why you've been so successful. thank you. [applause] >> president brandon, commissioners. my name is bob davis. you've had to do double and triple duty. as a black woman in a high-profile position. you've carried a lot of weight. we're so proud of you. you've made our community proud of you. you've represented us so well. thank you, thank you. thank you. craig, who i've known since our children, before our children. you are a great partner and we

thank you and we will surely, surely miss you. thank you. [applause] >> carolyn davis and then paul rose and then candice. >> good afternoon, commissioners. thank you so much. renee, i have a little story about renee when she started 21 years ago. she had a choice of working for my firm and going to the port. i was the loser for sure. [laughter] >> so, it's really funny that she is still here and i'm still here. i wanted to say how much integrity renee has as a communitcommunicator. she's looked up across the city. she's looked at as a one-person show that no one can match.

when i look at -- i work with a lot of agencies, they have much larger staff and don't accomplish quite as much as she has done over the 21 years she's been here. i just wish her the very best as she sails off into the sunset and hopefully has an opportunity to enjoy our city in a different way than to be worried about whether a pier is going to fall down. it's been a pleasure to work with you and your team. i love you. thank you. [applause] >> hi, i'm paul with sfmta. congratulations. it's been a pleasure working with you. you represent a rare blend of communications professionals where both communications colleagues respect you 100% and

so don't the quarters and that's very hard to do. your experience has served you well and it's an example to a lot of us and let us enjoy your time and not answering your phone on the weekends and at night and enjoy watching the news without being stressed out and just enjoy. thank you. [applause] >> greetings commissioners. i'm candice, director of communications and marketing for the san francisco municipal transportation agency sfmta. i'm pleased to say a few words on behalf of renee martin and honor her for her work. when i first joined sfmta in 2013, i had the opportunity to meet renee. it might have been through darlin' and as a woman of color

in a leading communications position, i saw you renee as a role model and someone who could teach me a thing or two about working for the city. and as i got to know you, you lived up to that impression and so much more. i just want to thank you for making so many efforts to be helpful in my role and teach me about the city and be collaborative 12.

[applause] >> dan and david, carole and then mike. >> commissioners, dan with sports planning and development division. renee may be the most self-less and generous person at the port. what she did is make everyone else's project happen. she made everyone look good. whether it's through press releases, events, marketing, you name it. all the tasks she did. we've come to rely on her over and over. we love to work with her. always positive, pleasant and making it all happen. what will we do? we wish her well in her next phase of life and we will miss her. we'll miss craig. and we congratulate her and we thank her. thank you. [applause] >> commissioners, david with

planning environment. i too just wanted to thank renee. i don't know if people recognize the words she does from assisting with the press, the sunshine requests, marketing the port and where i work, most closely with her is on grand openings, ribbon cuttings and ground breakings. all of which don't go as planned and probably a lot of which we've requested at times that are off the peak hours such as evening during a rain storm for the opening of bay view rise. so i just really wanted to recognize your efforts and i'll miss you quite a bit. thank you, very much. [applause] >> my colleagues set it all and renee and integrity and professionalism, cander, putting the port's best face forward and we have all acknowledged how much renee has put on fun and

festive events for the port and maybe the one place i can add to every great things that we have been saying about renee is that also, sometimes renee had to be our shepherd for communications through difficult issues and as the environmental affairs manager, sometimes the thing that i had to present to the public were stressful or confusing and i always felt that renee had my back and she was going to be my advisor and guide in presenting information in the best possible way. again, with integrity but also i felt that, as i said, she had my back and renee, i speak for all of port employees when i say, it's been a joy to work with you. [applause] >> good afternoon, commissioners. mike from the maritime division. renee is a true san franciscoan.

she went to wood row wilson high school. so that's a great pedigree. when i came to the port 20 years ago, renee was already here and it's been mentioned how she does such a wonderful job coordinating events and parties and things like that, but the thing that i -- when i thought about renee, the quality and carole just mentioned it, the way she would handle difficult situations. she has great poise. she was very calm. she would get the message out there and very much dependable. she's honest, she's accurate and she has a great sense of humor, which sometimes you need in those situations. she's got a great partner in craig. they're a great couple. he has been so supportive. some people think craig actually

works here at sport. [laughter] >> anyway, they've got a lot of fun times to look forward to together and i wish them all the best. congratulations, renee and craig. [applause] >> is there any other public comments? >> hi, renee. i echo everyone's comments and sentiments tonight about you. you are my sister. i've worked with you for the last 21 years. i love you and i will miss you. both of you, craig, thank you for always being here with us. i love you, renee. [applause] >> is there any other public comments? commissioners -- >> renee, i've only had the pleasure to know you for eight months but as someone who served

on other commissions, the first thing i was impressed was actually how much of a digital electronic footprint the port had. i was unaware of that before i joined. i've looked forward to retweeting your tweets and sharing your facebook posts over and over again and i have been impressed with the digital magazine. i want to say you have ushered this department in to the social media age which is so important. you've impressed me every step of the way and i wish you good luck in your retirement. [applause] >> well, renee, i guess it's been eight years for me since i've met you. it's been wonderful to work with you. whether it's been on something practical, holding my purse during a press conference or discussing what are the talking points that we're going to get across in some media presentations. and working with you on a strategic level.

i want to just echo a little bit of what commissioner gilman said. we don't work with you on a daily basis but we see the results of your work. i have to say, since i've been on this commission, for eight years, that we've made tremendous progress on the public relations and marketing front. i think commissioner gilman has picked up on the digital, going into the social media stage. i can remember when we first came, in terms of just the visibility of the board and the fact the image and the port and city over all has improved tremendously. the press we get and what we receive in the media on some of the projects we have, the whole campaign against the seawall, how that was orchestrated actually getting more and more professional at the port with our marketing agencies and all of the marketing media that we've done in addition to all the events. and so, you have managed that beautifully. you have grown in this period. i would say even though you've been with the port 20 years,

you've grown tremendously and kept up with the times. which is not easy. sometimes when you are used to doing things a certain way, you have managed it very adeptly and you've brought in staff to help you. i've been most impressed. you always have that smile. so that's something that i will always remember. you are always smiling and there's nothing that you can say that will get you upset and that is the greatest part of you renee. we'll miss you, very much. thank you. [applause] >> congratulations on your retirement! [applause] >> commission adams. >> renee, as frank sinatra said, i did it my way. you are doing it your way. you are leaving at the top of