dan hood. we are here to provide an informational update on the expansion of the downtown ferry terminal and to present ideas for your review for the upcoming public discussion. of how to improve public in circulation spaces around the ferry building. last fall, the port has been working in close partnership with a water bird is the transportation authority, weta, to develop a design for the expansion of three facilities and related passenger improvements. the ports partnership with weta is formalized through a memorandum of understanding authorized by this commission that provides a framework for our joint planning efforts. under a contract with weta, we will provide an update to you and then present new ideas for the public spaces surrounding the ferry building. to develop the concept show today, we consulted with the forepaws primary users of the area, and for the office partners, fplp, who controls the bac plaza, golden gate ferries, and the managers of the farmer'' market. we also reached