[applause] >> commissioners, dan hodak with the planning and fire department commission. figure it out now, solve it now, do it now. do you think you understand where i'm going with my interactions with peter? peter is a person of action. he's something that you take a problem to, he helps you work on it, you get direction on it to go forward, you solve it. it's been such a pleasure working with him on improvements on fisherman's wharf and particularly on the james r. hermann cruise terminal. i appreciate it. i've seen a lot happen under his direction. really appreciate it, peter, all you've done for the port. [applause] >> commissioner, i'm sorry, i'm not very often in front of the microphone, so i wrote something and say -- take this opportunity to say thank you to peter. what he done good job to me. peter, i would like to take this opportunity to thank you. very supportive of me over the years. one day, you told me i hired you, i protect you, and i trust you. that trust, it really means a lot to me. i'm a chinese. i would like to use the chinese proverb. [speaking chin

first and foremost i would like to thank dan hodak who helped to produce this report and plan and he is worked tirelessly with the various division leads, the deputy directors and all staff and has been very good at helping this plan come together. so thank you, dan. it's a important set of policies and priorities that helps us guide ourselves in a condition of con trained resources. i was last year in february, of 2018, and at that time i told you we had about a third of the staff we need to do the work at hand. it wasn't exactly a perfectly scientific metric but it's absolutely true that the port staff does not have the resources that it does to have the work to accomplish the work that we have to do. it's very, very important that we prioritize. and the strategic plan, which first came forward in 2016, has been a very important tool at helping us achieve our objectives and goals. this plan moves the goals and objectives to the current year and five years forward. it also adds some clarification and accountability mess tricks so we can measure our success and strengthen the languag