this is jim wheeler the recreation manager for aquatics and leisure services and he will provide photos from time to time. a little background on this. in 2012 the recreation and park staff met with the department of boating and waterways to discuss potential funding opportunitis to improve this public boat launch. the department of boating waterways has a unique program where they come out to the site before they allow you to apply for their grant funding. they will come out and look at the site and do topography, maps and try to determine the best location. and types of improvements for your boating facility. so they met with us back in december, and then later in december, they approached staff asking us to submit an application for $500,000 for some department of boating waterway grant funds. it just so happens that at this time, it was towards the end of the year and there was $500,000 that needed to be allocated before the end of the year. so we went ahead and moved forward with the application to make improvements to this particular facility. in march our department was notified

wheeler, a former top lobbyist for cable and wireless company to be the chair. he raised over 20 million . the president said the trea hoe may regulate is not a liability. >> he's like the jimf telecomx. bo jackson of telecom. tom knows this stuff inside and out. >> another bundler is the pick for the commerce department. penny prit zer who is worth 1.sevenbillion. she was chairman of the superior barching that collapsed in 2001 with the subprime mortgage loans . nominated with the housing agency is mel watt and underwriting for fannie mae. >> he's protect the risk takers. >> critics disagree. watts' nomination shows that the fox is guarding the hen house. slated to be one michael froman. it is spinning fast as ever. the law states that if you spend less than 20 percent of your time lobbying in washington you don't have to lobist. powerful lobbyist delegate authority to subordinates it is a loop hole that should be closed before the revolving door stops spinning. >> the market is up again. s&p 500 finished ahead 15 and the nasdaq up 41 and half. a man who fired a gun inside of the houston airport is dead tonight. it is unclear if he shot himself or kill would by a homeland

wheeler to take his place. give, big round of applause. [applause] aboutbody's wondering is's qualifications, tom the only member of the cable television and the wireless industry hall of fame. he is like a jim brown of telecom, or both jackson of telecom. [laughter] that is because for more than 30 30rs am cash 30 year -- thes, tom has been at forefront of changes in the way we live our lives. he is part of a group that advises the fcc on the latest technology issues. he has given american consumers more choices and better products. tom knows this stuff inside and out. julius will attest to julius hase benefited frequently from tom's advice. i want to thank mignon clyburn, who has been an incredible asset to the fcc the last three years. [applause] mignon is going to be acting chair until tom is confirmed. and together they have an important mission -- giving businesses and workers the tools they need to compete in the 21st-century economy and making sure that we're that we're staying at the cutting edge of an industry that again and again we have revolutionized here in america. and as technology continues to shape the way we do business and communicate and transform the world, we want to m