chairperson maxwell: john arnott? come on up. and then ron young. >> thank you very much. supervisors, thank you for the hard work you have done, and the mayor's office for making this a possibility. i work with a sailing magazine and am a lifelong sailor. this is a kind of "pinch me" moment in the bay area, a dream come true. i think all of us who live here in the city now it is magnificent. i moved here 30 years ago thinking of would be here a couple of years. sailing on the bay is one of the reasons i am here so much longer. the city is beautiful. it is the line between the two that causes a lot of problems. the ballpark restoration has been incredible, the job done by the city to make it a beautiful waterfront. i think this is a great possibility. talking around the country about the possibility of it coming here -- the city is a well- known, beautiful place to sail. but people have doubts as to whether the city can get this job done. i think in this economic climate and political season is a good opportunity for the city to prove it can do business and make good deals