i want to specifically thank your executive director elaine forbes. mike and michelle sexton and rona sandler and i know you have had a lot of things to deal with. i want to thank your staff and particular. they're always professionals and they're great to work with and we have a resolution that works with you and hopefully for the foundation and public that really loves this museum and wants to see it flourish on the waterfront. i'm here to answer questions if you have them and i want to thank you and thank your staff who are really fantastic and i think they're pretty much not completely unhung heros but their praises aren't said enough. thank you. >> thank you. >> erika damon. >> hello. my name is erika demon and i'm an artist working in photography. i just wanted to say something about pier 24. i call it the pier. it has provided me with so much knowledge and community since my time in san francisco. you know, i've made friends there and they still have an impact on my art practice today. i first came to the institution during a class visit in 201