chairperson chu: thank you. >> good evening, board members. my name is james brian, director of the philip randolph institute. we have had a long road. this is another long road of history to san francisco. we need to do the right thing. we need to make sure local hiring is an important piece of this process. we need to make sure that all that hard work the board put together in crafting local hiring is put into action. we have heard the authorities. we understand the importance of the committee, this idea of having america's cup here. we understand that it is important to have some contentions. and we are willing. and we are supportive of some kind of cap. we do not want you or anyone else to come to the city and make a financial endeavor and get nothing for it. our family and friends that have grown up here in san francisco -- we need to have the next big event for san francisco, as they had in 1915, as they had in 1939. this is another pivotal moment in san francisco, but i need you all to understand that wit

chairperson chu: i will read a few more names. tony kelly, antoinette, lauren chagas -- chavez, joe skinner. next speaker. >> good evening. i am the executive director of the fisherman's wharf community benefit district. our district represents businesses, many of them small businesses, and property owners in fisherman's wharf. what we do i delete is preserve san francisco waterfront landscape while enriching the experience of visitors to marketing, security, traffic, and emergency preparedness. i am here to reiterate our support for the america's cup event. we really see it will create jobs, stimulate the

chairperson chu: i will read a few more names. tony kelly, antoinette, lauren chagas -- chavez, joe skinner. next speaker. >> good evening. i am the executive director of the fisherman's wharf community benefit district. our district represents businesses, many of them small businesses, and property owners in fisherman's wharf.

chairperson chu: i want to take a moment to welcome the former city attorney, louise renny. it is always good to see you. >> i want to say at the outset i have been in support of the america's cup. i have the utmost respect for the market and carol. but i am here today to oppose the effort to sneak the eight washington project into this legislation before the eir for that project has even been approved. since i understand from port staff that they are now going to delete the eight washington peace from the proposal before you, namely seawall 351, i can stop here, other than to say to make sure that is actually done. if one of us had not found the reference to seawall 351 snuck in a whole raft of documents, eight washington street would have gone by you, and it would have gone by us. i think that is a disservice to you. it is a disservice to us who legitimately oppose 8 washington project. and it most certainly is a disservice to the america's cup, which does not deserve to be looped in with other proj

chairperson chu: thank you. are there other members of the public who wish to speak? public comment is closed. the titans are before us. we have an -- the items are before us. supervisor avalos: thank you, chair chu. i know it has been a long road, very difficult negotiations, a lot of sleepless nights, probably a lot of anxiety. this is only a small portion of what i know you have experienced this fortnight. like a said last week, if this was just about voting whether we are going to have america's cup or not, it is not related to the finances of the city, and i would have no problem voting for it. we do not have that before us. we have many aspects of our port finances went to what is going to happen in the future. i do see the benefits of getting development on a port where it has been planned for years in the capital plan. we should get a jumpstart on it because of the conditions in the economic arena of the city, as well as the port in terms of being able to get a return on investments that are getting more

chairperson chu: before the next speaker, let me read the rest of the cards i have in hand. anita venevedes, christina carniverale, jennifer cleary. >> good evening again. my name is antoinette. i am representing 124 gallery, located in bayview hunters point. the america's cup is a great opportunity per helping to support small businesses, especially local arts organizations, to provide activities, entertainment, and fun for people after each day of the america's cup event. as we know that san francisco really prides itself on small businesses, which are asking you guys to look at putting together the program for the arts community, so these hard- working artists can benefit economically. again, we do support the america's cup. we just ask delaware to progress in. -- we just ask you to plug us in. san francisco has so much to offer in the arts and cultural community. we have restaurants. we have entertainment. for example, in the excelsior, they have a wonderful annual festival the host. in bayview hunters point, the fifth annual arts festival is coming on board. the have am

chairperson chu: thank you. i did want to ask mike martin, with regards to timeline, can you tell me more? >> based on the construction schedules before us, we have been advised by the event authority of the need to have the board approvals by next week, every 28. -- february 28. the discussion needs to continue in the committee as a whole. we will try to address whatever comes out of this. chairperson chu: thank you. supervisor campos: i want to reiterate what has been said about thinking staff not only at the mayor's office, not only the folks at the event committee, but all the organizing work that has gone into this. i want to think the budget and legislative panelists for this report, as well as the city attorney's office. one of the things i think is important for us to consider is that i have yet to experience with any major project where someone wants that project to go through is ok with a delay. time and time again, we hear that the sky will fall. somehow, we as a body take the time to deliberate appro

chairperson chu: next speaker. >> good afternoon. jim lazarus, san francisco chamber of commerce, representing the chamber and the alliance for clubs and system of growth. we have been given the right to host a world-class event in san francisco, which will sell the city to the world. we are going to get rebuilt legacy peers and infrastructure that the city and the port of ben, by and large, unable to figure out for decades how to maintain and how to put to good economic and recreational use for the people of san francisco , and recreational purposes. we have the opportunity to do some great projects built around the america's cup and the funding that will come from this partnership. i say this in good humor. please, board of supervisors, work this out over the next 10 days. get this approved on february 28. i am sure it won't happen, but please don't screw up this great opportunity to not only put a great event in the bay area over the next two years, but to rebuild the infrastructure of san francisco for generations to come. thank

chairperson chu: this will be the last speaker unless there are other members of the public who have not spoken. if you would like to speak, please line up in the center aisle. >> >> i apologize for sending a late letter, but it recaps from a few weeks ago as part of this ceqa appeal, and the big issue in the big risk of the of that authority and the city and the port is pier 30-32. we heard the presentation they are prepared to do that, but you also heard the port say that pier 30-32 was not on their party list for the capital plan. by approving this, you are saying that we will spend that money on the 30-32. my suggestion is -- and i know it is light and difficult, but is there a way to take 30-32 off the table to make this a more reasonable of that and find a pier that is in better condition and take less time to retrofit and move the boat activities for 30-32 to that pier. then you'd have a more reasonable level similar to what they ought incurred when the giants stadium moved in, when they had to demolish a series of buildings, relocate tenants and the maintenance facility, and