my name is jim patrick, with patrick and company and san francisco. we have been in business since 1873. i did write a letter to the board, which they're passing out now. thank you for doing that. it talks about the west end exit way structure. you may not be familiar with that, but that is an exit way that exits from the park level only and also the first floor. it has turned out to be a very large building mass. and i would like to propose that we do away with this structure and find an exit interior within the building. the exit way does not support the pedestrian environment and circulation report, which we will hear in the transbay plan. i believe there are better alternatives, and i believe we can sit in excess of $5 million by eliminating this particular item. i know what i am asking the board to do is to direct the architect for the tjpa, and i will be glad to serve on that facility, to evaluate the west and structure. i have in the endgame, it will allow for a graffiti pallette, just to think of the old exit ways they used to be in the old te

senator patrick leahy of vermont. [ applause ] and lamar smith, republican from texas. [ applause ] we have representative bob goodlet, representative jimrepresentative melvin watt. they're all here. [ applause ] becky blank our acting secretary of commerce. david capos director of the trademark office and we've got some extraordinary business leaders here. ceo of eventis. jessica matthews, ceo of unchartered play. ellen coleman, ceo of dupont. [ applause ] and another outstanding student. this is one of the best high schools in the country. and as you can see it's filled with some pretty impressive students. i have to say when i was a freshman in high school, none of my work was patent worthy. we had an exhibit of some of the projects that you guys are doing. the first high school student satellite. a wheelchair controlled by brain waves. a robot. there's one thing -- i don't know exactly how to describe it. it is measuring the oceans and it's unbelievable stuff. to the students here, i could not be more impressed by what you guys are doing. i'm hoping that i will learn something just by being close to you. through osmosis i will soak

patrick leahy of fremont. [applause] and lamar smith, republican from texas. [applause] and in addition we have representative bob goodlatte, representative jim moran, representative maldon walz. [applause] becky is the acting secretary of commerce. [applause] david is there a director of u.s. patent and trademark office. [applause] and we've got some extraordinary business leaders here. the ceo. [applause] jessica mathews, ceo of on chartered place. [applause] the ceo of dupont, the ceo of eli lilly. [applause] and we have another outstanding student. [applause] this is one of the best high schools in the country. [applause] as you can see it is filled with some pretty impressive students. when i was a freshman in high school none of my work was a patent for the. [laughter] we had an exhibit of some of the projects that you are doing and the first high school student satellite, a wheelchair controlled by brain waves, robots, there's one thing -- i don't know exactly how to describe it, but it's measuring toxicity and the oceans and it's unbelievable stuff. succumb to the students here, i could not be more impressed by what you guys are doing i'm hoping that i wil

patrick leahy of vermont. [cheers and applause] and lamar smith, republican from texas. [cheers and applause] and in addition, we've got representatives bob goodlatte, representative jim moran representative melvin watt are out here. [cheers and applause] becky blank, was there at secretary of commerce. [cheers and applause] david kappos, who is the director of u.s. patent and trademark office. [cheers and applause] and we've got some extraordinary business leaders here. louis foreman, ceo of eventys. [cheers and applause] just cannot you come the ceo of uncharted place. [cheers and applause] ellen kullman, ceo of dupont. [cheers and applause] john lechleiter, ceo of eli lilly. [applause] and we've got another outstanding student, karishma popli. [applause] -year-old classmate. this is one of the best high schools in the country. [cheers and applause] as you can see, it is filled with some pretty impressive students. i have to say when it was a freshman in high school, none of my work was patent worthy. [laughter] i was -- we had an exhibit of some of the projects that you guys are doing and the first high school student satellite, a wheelchair controlled by brain waves, ro