i have had to give fortune to know leslie katz. i work for the san francisco sheriff's department and one of my charges was to provide programs for prisoners. she saw the need of incarcerated people as a community that has been forgotten and has single- handedly gotten programs that were responsible. after that, without any support, quite frankly, from the city, we were looking at a program for violent offenders. leslie katz, i knew no other official that listened to us. she came into the jail and she spent an entire day talking to the offenders, talking to the staff, the program staff. she got her colleagues to understand the public safety issue as well as the humanitarian issue. i live in district 6 as well where this port situation is. the america's cup and all of the exciting revitalization happening. i know that she is a consensus builder, she does not choke on ideology but she is a leader with a backbone who will work with so many diverse communities. i have seen it in my experience in the sheriff's department and as a reside

leslie katz is someone that we have been very proud of having been in a former supervisor and serving in all of the activities that she does. on my behalf, i would like to encourage you to consider her and moved her confirmation forward. thank you. -- move her confirmation forward. >> good afternoon. i am a tenant of the port, and member of the central waterfront advisory group. we are down to three port commissioners right now out of fines. slie on the port. thank you. >> good afternoon. i am the acting chair of the ricon point citizens advisory committee. i am also a member of the jewish community relations counsel. i am speaking as an individual and not in my capacity with those organizations. i have worked on the port- related matters through the south beach redevelopment project for the past 10 years and i know how it portraitist to have informed members on the port commission because we have worked with the commission frequently. -- i know how important it is to have informed the members on the port commission. we are excited to be working with the commission because piers 30 an

. >> i am leslie katz and i am very honored to be here before you. hopefully, i will be able to serve on the port commission. i would like to welcome supervisor's kim and farrell. i am pleased that you are here and i wish you good luck. this is a tremendous opportunity for such an extraordinary city. supervisor elsbern, thank you for your service. i know that you are the elder statesmen here. thank you for taking on that role. [laughter] i did not say old. as you know, i have been a member of the board of supervisors in the past and i am committed to public service. i love san francisco and i am pleased to have an opportunity to serve the city in a new capacity. the port of san francisco presents one of the greatest opportunities but also a number of very difficult issues coming forward over the next several years. we have been awarded the america's cup races which will be held here which according to estimates will bring over 9000 potential jobs and a billion dollars in economic impact to the city. with that, there's a tremendous responsibility to m