whereas manfred wong has served faithfully the city and county of san francisco for 35 years with 23 years to the sfpuc and whereas manfred grew up in san francisco's chinatown and has long dedicated to supporting the residents of san francisco in public service utilizing his engineering expertise and whereas manfred was appointed an sfpuc senior manager in 1996, serving the p.u.c.'s utilities engineering bureau, now the sfpuc infrastructure for the past 25 years and whereas during his tenure, manfred managed projects as part of the multimillion dollar clean water program, $400 million for the waste water capital program and most recently $2.9 billion for the sewer system improvement program. and whereas manfred spearheaded efforts to rebuild critical waste water infrastructure to the city and county of san francisco and whereas manfred has supported the infrastructure division with development of staff and [inaudible] a dedication to duty and strong work ethic through his willingness to work side by side with them and invest in their personal growth and whereas many of the project ma