[laughter] commissioner lazarus: it's good to have you year, commissioner. next on the agenda is a commendation for commissioner shakofsky. you did that already? you took that out of order? where are we? [laughter] >> clean up of fisherman's wharf. commissioner lazarus: you took all the good stuff. how would i turn it back to you, commissioner? pier 70. the announcement on pier 70. as you know, the responses to the pier 70 request for qualifications were due yesterday. last week, we started getting a lot of phone calls from prospective candidates who asked if we would consider extending the date. when the number of requests started to grow, we decided to extend the date. the new date is now january 10. that will be in time for our january 11 commission meeting. i should be able to at least tell you how many responses we got. i do want to note that things have changed since then. as you know, we have the acquisition by salesforce.com of a considerable amount of space adjacent to our site, and some other improvements. we think the added time will only lead to

commissioner lazarus: second. commissioner brandon: public comment? >> i do have a question. this does not conflict with the maritime law? >> no, it does not. >> to other regions have these subzones? >> yes, the valero refinery is adjacent to the port of los angeles and is set up as a subzone. >> that has proven to be a good way to go? >> it has. i think the region is benefited by the jobs that have been created at the refinery. commissioner crowley: thank you. no further questions. commissioner brandon: there's no cost to the port? >> there is cost in terms of staff time. that is covered by the administrative cost, the application fee. and then the $10,000 application >> so that would be the anticipated revenue for the port. >> the anticipated revenue would be $20,000 per year, which is for our foreign trade zone tariff, that is what chevron pays us today. >> by the benefit to the port is what the tenant will be benefiting from? >> yes. it gives our foreign trade zone more visibility. i think the fact that we have some high visibility customers like chevron and valero may he

commissioner lazarus: second. >> the meeting is adjourned at 4:23 p.m. [horns honking] [siren wails] announcer: big dreams and goodrades aren't enough to get into college. there are actual steps you need to take. finding someone who can help is the first and most important. for the next steps, go to knowhow2go.org. supervisor avalos: good morning. welcome to the budget and finance committee. my name is john avalos, the chair of the committee for the day. to my right is supervisor sean elsbernd. this is my last time chairing the budget committee this year. maybe it will happen again. i'm going to make this last as long as possible. ok. the clerk of the committee is victor young. do you have any announcements? >> please turn off all cell phones and pagers. please provide a speaker card to me if you wish to speak. items appearing today will be on the agenda of january 25 unless otherwise stated. supervisor avalos: thank you. please call item one. >> resolution approving three bicycle facility program grant agreements with the bay area air quality management

. >> commissioner lazarus. >> here. commissioner crowley. >> here. >> item three, pplease be advised that the ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. please be advised that the chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any persons responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic device. please be advised that a member of the public has up to three minutes to make pertinent public comments on each agenda item unless the port commission adopts a shorter period on any item. item four, executive directors report. >> happy holidays. i am peter daily. i think -- they think -- i may pinch-hitter. i'm going to try to get through this as quickly as i can. first of all, i want to welcome the new members to port commission on behalf of the staff. commissioner crowley is first sitting on port commission today. welcome. commissioner crowley was appointed by mayor newsom this month. he had

>> ann lazarus. >> i would second that. are there any other nominations? are there any other nominations? hearing none, let's vote. >> aye. an ny opposed? congratulations. >> i look forward to working with you, madam president, and our soul other commission member. [laughter] anyways, i second everything the board commission -- port commission president just said. thank you. >> item 7 b, executive directors report. >> good afternoon. thank you for joining us today. thank you very much for being willing to take on the role as officer. this is a fantastic thing. we have had it now once before. i was commenting to someone else earlier, there are 85 public ports in the united states and there are not 85 women in officer positions at those ports. we are proud to have you as our leadership. it will be an exciting time. we have a lot of work ahead of us and thank you for being willing to serve. i look forward to seeing two bodies in this empty chairs someday soon, i hope. coming up will be our budget items that will come to you next month. the ideal is that we ca

commissioner lazarus: second. >> the meeting is adjourned at 4:23 p.m. >> i would like to call the meeting to order. second item please. >> [roll call] 0 commissioners are present. -- all commissioners are present. president vietor: i would like to welcome commissioner courtney. pleased to have you. next item. >> the approval of the minutes of the december 10 special joint meeting. are there any additions or corrections? president vietor: a motion? >> so moved. >> second. president vietor: questions, comments, amendments? all those in favor? motion carries. >> general public comment. members of the public may address the commission on items that are not on today's agenda. we have no speaker cards, but i see a speaker. >> i just wanted to say hello to the commissioners, it is great to have a full commission. we are excited about commissioner courtney. we think it will be a big year. we are excited about all of the commissioners, it will be an exciting year. and the caliber and expertise that is on this commission, a lot of people in the disadvantaged communities are working together to help

december, 2009, parks commissioner president lazarus ordered an rpd staff to hold public meetings with regards to changing the use of the boat house. no public meetings had been held prior to the rpd making the top down decision to turn the top level of the boat house into a cafe/souvenir shop. having misled the public, they did not disclose city documents regarding the boat house. they told the commission that the boats were knew when i and the lease it says new, or if not new. we could go on and on. we do not want this change of use. this approval must be postponed. supervisor chu: thank youchu next -- thank you. supervisor chu: next speaker, please. >> my name is peggy cushion. i am opposed to the lease. i am with the sierra club and the golden gate audubon society. we are concerned that the change of function in this boat house will threaten children's appreciation of boating, as well as the heron degree. vendor, shmendor, we do not care who the vendor is. we want a good contract. i would like these inserted into the contract. no night lighting. this is very important to the golden

commissioner lazarus: second. >> the meeting is adjourned at 4:23 p.m. impossible. announcer: when you open a book, you can explore new lands... [bird screeches] meet new friends, and discover new adventures. there are amazing possibilities when you open your mind to reading. [roar] you can log onto he library of congress website and let the journey begin. >> thank you, all, very much for taking the time to be year on a sunday afternoon on what i imagine may seem to many of you and extraordinarily quick notice. the process for the new replacement of kamala harris has been predetermine the by the election, by no means did we have a predetermined choice. that process began after the final numbers came in for attorney general harris and it was determined that she would be taking the oath of office as the next attorney general. of course, we had other business to attend to at city hall. notably, who would replace me as the interim mayor. a lot of work finalizing the america's cup, the asian art museum, and one more surprise we will leave you with tomorrow. as you know,

and then lazarus jones getting into the lane with the hoop and the foul.a beats stanford 68-57 to drop the cardinals below .500 in the pac-10. >>> i don't think the party ever stops at the levy center after santa clara beat gonzaga on thursday. kevin foster scored 36 in the win. and picked up where he left off today against portland. scoring 12 of his 19 points in the first half. and the broncos got a career high 22 points. so the senior ben daddle, they beat the team 72-59 to improve to 12-9 overall and 3-2 in league play. >>> over on the women's side, stanford blew out usc 95-51 for the 56th straight win at maples pavilion. and eighth ranked uc-la bounced back from their loss with stanford by beating cal. >>> and high school, improving to 17-1 after the win and the sophomore jabari burt was labeled as ineligible the pride had to forgit 16 wins leaving them 1-17. and burt transferred from benecia and allegedly had pre- enrollment contact with a current player, which is a violation. the school plans to appeal the ruling to the office in sacramento. >>> the

and then it is lazarus jones getting into the lane for the hoop. and the foul. ucla beat stanford 68-57 to drop the cardinals below .500 in the pac-10. >>> sounds like a party. it doesn't ever stop at the levy center after santa clara beat gone zaga thursday. kevin foster scored 36 in the win and picked up where he left off against portland with 12 of the 19 points in the first half and the broncos had a career high 22 points from the senior, and they beat the pilots 72-59 and improve to 12-9 overall. and 3-2 in league play. >>> over on the women's side, stanford blew out usc 95-51 for the 56th straight win at maple pavilion. and uc-la bounced back from the loss to stanford thursday night by beating cal 65-56. >>> and a high school, winning to improve to 17-1. after the ncf ruled the sophomore was ineligible the pride had to forfeit 16 of the wins leaving them 1-17. he transferred from benecia and allegedly had pre-enrollment contact with a current player which is a violation. and the school plans to appeal the ruling to the office in sacramento. >>> and the war

commissioner lazarus: second. >> the meeting is adjourned at 4:23 p.m. [horns honking] [siren wails] announcer: big dreams and goodrades aren't enough to get into college. there are actual steps you need to take. finding someone who can help is the first and most important. for the next steps, go to knowhow2go.org. >> please stand for the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indeviseable, with liberty and justice for all. >> thank you. the roll call. commission president thomas mazzucco. >> present. >> we're not on yet. continue with roll call. vice president commissioner dr. marshall. >> excused this evening. >> commissioner petra dejesus. >> in route. >> commissioner angela chan. >> present. >> commissioner james hammer. >> present. >> commissioner carol kingsley. >> present. >> commissioner james slaughter. >> present. >> commission president you have a quorum. also on the dais, acting chief of police jeffrey godam and joyce hicks. >> thank

and the bruins took control in the second half, lazarus jones gets into the lane for the hoop and thea beats stanford 68-57. it's the third straight loss for the cardinal. gonzaga for >> my best advice to you? >> yes? >> shut up. >> santa clara is 12-9. they beat gonzaga the first time thursday night. the broncos are led by sophomore guard kevin foster who is averaging 19 points per game. . kevin foster i don't think the party ever stops at the levy center after santa clara beat gonzaga thursday. kevin foster scored 36 in the win and picked up where he left off today against portland scoring 12 of his 19 points in the first half and the broncos got 22 points from ben dowd will to beat the pirates 70-59 to improve to 3-0. >>> still to come evgeni nabokov doesn't want to take his talents to the big apple. and the sharks try to make it four in a row. we'll have more on the ice next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i rea

richard lazarus. senator gramm has charactered what happened on april 20. he has explained a proximate cause, the bad decisions, the blunders, the inexplicable -- explainable choices and the root cause as the president and his executive order directed us to do. the culture of complacency, governme and the industry. i think the reality is that none of us were prepared for this. obviously government and certnly should have been. the early response to this spill is evidence, and this commission is critical, even harsh about some of the faults in the early efforts to get a grip on the problem, identify the flow rate, to contain the following well. having said that, having visited the gulf, i have to say there is very impressive about the response of this. tens of thousands of people work day and night to try to clean it up. they m have incurred cost of time and energy into even health, but they did the job. after a slow start our government respond qte effectively to this spill. even in th case of finally determining the flow rate with ingenuity. make no mistak

richard lazarus and fred bartlett as the head of the investigative team. the staff, which was composed of scientists, lawyers, and more, performed under a very tight schedules and a great public service for which we as the commission are extremely proud. i would like to give a brief overview of our report and some of its findings, and then i will turn the podium over to my colleague and code-share, mr. bill reilly, who will address the implications for the industry practices in the future of offshore drilling. there is a fundamental fact that the oil and gas off of our shores is an american asset. it belongs to the people of the united states of america, and thus the federal government has a dual role, it is a regulator for things such as safety into environmental protection, but it is also the land owner in a very real sense we own this property and have an obligation to respond when the public trust is abused. a fundamental finding of our six months of investigation is the deep water rise in disaster did not have to happen. -- deepwater horizon disaster

richard lazarus and fred bartlett as the head of the investigative team. the staff, which was composed of scientists, lawyers, and more, performed under a very tight schedules and a great public service for which we as the commission are extremely proud. i would like to give a brief overview of our report and some of its findings, and then i will turn the podium over to my colleague and code-share, mr. bill reilly, who will address the implications for the industry practices in the future of offshore drilling. there is a fundamental fact that the oil and gas off of our shores is an american asset. it belongs to the people of the united states of america, and thus the federal government has a dual role, it is a regulator for things such as safety into environmental protection, but it is also the land owner in a very real sense we own this property and have an obligation to respond when the public trust is abused. a fundamental finding of our six months of investigation is the deep water rise in disaster did not have to happen. -- deepwater horizon disaster

richard lazarus. senator gramm has characterized what happened on april 20. he has explained a proximate cause, the bad decisions, the blunders, the inexplicable -- inexplainable choices and the root cause as the president and his executive order directed us to do. the culture of complacency, government and the industry. i think the reality is that none of us were prepared for this. obviously government and certainly should have been. the early response to this spill is evidence, and this commission is critical, even harsh about some of the faults in the early efforts to get a grip on the problem, identify the flow rate, to contain the following well. having said that, having visited the gulf, i have to say there is very impressive about the response of this. tens of thousands of people work day d night to try to clean it up. they may have incurred cost of time and eney into even health, but they did the job. after a slow start our government respond quite effectively to this spill. even in the case of finally determining the flow rate with ingenuity. make no

richard lazarus and fred bartlett as the head of the investigative team. the staff, which was composed of scientists, lawyers, and more, performed under a very tight schedules and a great public service for which we as the commission are extremely proud. i would like to give a brief overview of our report and some of its findings, and then i will turn the podium over to my colleague and code-share, mr. bill reilly, who will address the implications for the industry practices in the future of offshore drilling. there is a fundamental fact that the oil and gas off of our shores is an american asset. it belongs to the people of the united states of america, and thus the federal government has a dual role, it is a regulator for things such as safety into environmental protection, but it is also the land owner in a very real sense we own this property and have an obligation to respond when the public trust is abused. a fundamental finding of our six months of investigation is the deep water rise in disaster did not have to happen. -- deepwater horizon disaster

recognize the distinguished service and extraordinary work of the commissions staff led by richard lazarus and ed bartlet. this staff exposed of scientists, engineers, lawyers, and more performed under a very tight schedule, a great public service for which we as the commission are extremely proud. i would like to give a brief overview of our report and some of its findings, and then i will turn the podium over to my colleague and co-chair, mr. bill bill william reilly who will address the future of offshore drilling. there is a fundmental fact that the oil and gas off our shores is an american asset. it belongs to the people of the united states of america, and thus the federal government has a dual role. it is a regulator for things such as safety and environmental protection, but it is also the landlord in a very real sense. we own this property and have an obligation to respond when the public trust is abused. a fundamental finding of our six month investigation is that the deepwater horizon disaster did not have to happen. it was both foreseeable and preventable. that fact alone makes

richard lazarus who gave tremendous support throughout this endeavor. i've like to make one general comment before i turn to the two areas i am going to particularly discuss, and that is that there is a difference in the offshore gulf from what we know which is the onshore oil and gas production. onshore oil and gas production is a combination of drilling on privately owned land and public land. all of the drilling in the gulf of mexico is on publicly owned land which belongs to the people of the united states of america. the way to look at this is not just as a regulator, a government regulating private enterprise going about its private business. we also are in the role of a landlord. we have an obligation to protect this asset that belongs to all the people of america and to the table to continue to draw upon it for a variety of purposes. yes, energy, but all sorts of seafood and it is one of our major tourist areas just to mention three of the benefits that we derive from the gulf. so are we fulfilling our responsibility to be a prudent plan for? i

richard lazarus who gave tremendous support throughout this endeavor. i've like to make one general comment before i turn to the two areas i am going to particularly discuss, and that is that there is a difference in the offshore gulf from what we know which is the onshore oil and gas production. onshore oil and gas production is a combination of drilling on privately owned land and public land. all of the drilling in the gulf of mexico is on publicly owned land which belongs to the people of the united states of america. the way to look at this is not just as a regulator, a government regulating private enterprise going about its private business. we also are in the role of a landlord. we have an obligation to protect this asset that belongs to all the people of america and to the table to continue to draw upon it for a variety of purposes. yes, energy, but all sorts of seafood and it is one of our major tourist areas just to mention three of the benefits that we derive from the gulf. so are we fulfilling our responsibility to be a prudent plan for? i

richard lazarus who gave tremendous support throughout this endeavor. i've like to make one general comment before i turn to the two areas i am going to particularly discuss, and that is that there is a difference in the offshore gulf from what we know which is the onshore oil and gas production. onshore oil and gas production is a combination of drilling on privately owned land and public land. all of the drilling in the gulf of mexico is on publicly owned land which belongs to the people of the united states of america. the way to look at this is not just as a regulator, a government regulating private enterprise going about its private business. we also are in the role of a landlord. we have an obligation to protect this asset that belongs to all the people of america and to the table to continue to draw upon it for a variety of purposes. yes, energy, but all sorts of seafood and it is one of our major tourist areas just to mention three of the benefits that we derive from the gulf. so are we fulfilling our responsibility to be a prudent plan for? i

commissioner lazarus: second. >> the meeting is adjourned at 4:23 p.m.

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