administration with the first neighborhood civic organization or committee put together to look at replanning, the use when the navy announced that they would abandon treasure island. we have had a great opportunity to develop a sustainable plan, a plan that includes affordable housing, market rate housing, commercial, recreational opportunities for visitors and residents alike. it is a plan ready for primetime now. i urge you on behalf of our partners in the business community throughout san francisco and the labor partners as well to vote these out and let's move this project forward. >> thank you. >> good afternoon supervisors. i am here to speak on behalf of the sierra club. we recommended that tidi recirculate the treasure island e.i.r. they did not do that. we recommend you reject this plan. we are concerned certain high density developments are being marketed as -- despite the fact that these developments are built near freeway entrances and getting one to one parking or conditional use permits to command the amount of parking beyond what is allowable. let's focus on treasure island. i

a cutting edge scientific return possible center can create a variety of spillovers replan innovation, quality, skill acquisition, and productivity in industries that are located nearby. such spillover is the reason high-tech firms often locate in posters or near leading universities. to the extent that countries gain from and technologically viable industries were from spillovers arising from local events and activities the case for government support of r&d within the country is that much stronger. the economic arguments for government supported innovation generally imply that government should focus particularly on fostering basic or foundational research. the most applied and commercially relevant research is likely to be done in any case by the private sector as private firms have strong incentives to determine what the market demands and to meet those needs. if the government decides to foster basic r&d what policy and -- policy instrument should it use? a number of potential tools existing contract funding of government research facilities, grants to universities or private-sec