du soliel show. i'm speaking to you on behalf of funding. allocating municipal funding for america's cut arts programs is integral. i mention my background as we see cirque du soliel in town and funding from montreal, we have seen what they become and what the city invests in the logistics and we see what the returns are. we have heard all afternoon about the value of parts in the america's cup and it sounds to me like what we really need is the city to step up and say this is how much funding we have and when it is going to be available. i'm assuming it has not been done already. a few aspects of funding that would be interest are jobs in creation of new arts and performances. [tone] it is easy to hire a producer and contract existing work. this is like going to the store to buy a pre made soup, -- a pre made a suit, but when you want a good suit, you have a custom- made. it is imperative to focus on a collaboration of existing arts and organizations to allow for new work a lot of the experience of the olympics and other mentions we have been hearing this afternoon. [tone] if you have not heard of these festivals, i recommend you research them and the i