norman pierce, is this for 9-a? go ahead. >> norman pierce. i'm a sailor and staff commoner and big supporter of this project from day wufpblet i'm so happy it's gotten to this point. anticipating positive response from you as a group of people because there's an awful lot of citizens here waiting for this day to happen and we're looking forward to this big event that will hopefully bring other events like this to san francisco, revitalize our waterfront, make it more pedestrian friend will and give better access to the general population to on the water recreation. thank you, people that put this together. you guys have been a good team for us. >> thank you. mike. >> hello. i'm mike vigilante with local 10 i.o.w., international long shore warehouse union. i'm here again in support of this event. it's been a long road and still has some hurdles to go over. but we're moving forward. i would like just like it introduce some of my members that are here. if you would stand up local 10 and associates. we're part of the community. we're from every p