. >> good morning commissioners, president buell, general manager ginsburg, cassandra castillo with the department and i'm proud to be before you to present a short-term lease agreement with town stool for the palace of fine arts. as you know the exploratorium, which has been a long-term 40-year tenant of the palace of fine arts is scheduled to vacate the premises at the end of this month pursuant to their lease agreement. the department has been working with the palace of fine arts advisory committee, which has been a talented and professional group of individuals and organizations and the public to solicit input on best and potential uses for long-term tenancy at the palace. whoa the department intends to commence a competitive bid process, activating the soon to be vacant site with interim tenants:department has been in conversations with those interested in the space from march through august of this year and those range from international arts exhibition, corporate events or events related to america's cup. beginning in august of this year, through july of 2014, the department is p