. >> item no. 1 is a motion confirming the appointment of john-paul samaha to the treasure island development authority board of directors. >> come on up. >> good afternoon, chairman yee, members of the board, my name is john-paul samaha and i request your support in my reappointment to the tida board. i've been on the tida board for 5 years, we are underdwoing and will be undergoing an expensive process of community building the next few years as the navy transitions the island over to the city. we currently have a thriving community of people currently living on the island, we're going to have a very challenging process of transitioning to the new development. i have a background in both city planning and in public policy and i currently work in the private sector in real estate, so it is my hope that my contribution would be to ensure that whatever community we do build is one that is not only looking good on paper but actually that will be one that is affordable to residents both owners and renters and where we have all the public infrastructure being provided to make it a balanced self-s