and on behalf of the sausalito mayor, mayor joan cox, happens to be at the annual league of california cities conference, she asked me to come and read her letter to the record. dear members of the san francisco budget and finance committee. as you take the final steps towards approval of this important project, city of sausalito would like to take this opportunity to thank you and acknowledge a number of regional leaders who collaborated together to produce a positive result. san francisco supervisor aaron peskin, the port of san francisco, port commissioner and director elaine forbes who listened carefully and worked very hard behind the scenes to ensure the final project description addressed sausalito concerns. acting mayor mark farrell, jenny kaloway, marin county supervisor office, among others, and of course, laura joss. together we demonstrated the power of regional collaboration as all of us invested our best efforts to ensure the best possible future for incredible natural resources. san francisco bay, fort baker and the golden gate recreational area for our resident and visi