lopez to come up and then rhonda simmons. supervisor avalos: think you fank you. >> ed burkgar lopez. the cruise ship terminal project is a public works contract that is being managed directly by the port and staff. in may of this year we issued a request for qualifications for construction manager and general contractor services. the contract was awarded by the port commission in july of this year. that is one of the first major construction projects that included the 20% local requirements. we are in the pre-construction phase right now. in addition to the construction contract, i want to mention the design is being done by san francisco-based firms. and they also have a contract for all of that a and these services. they are working with sap on that as well they have doubled participation on that contract. it is up 45%, one of the highest on the construction side we have roughly $60 million. if we were to use a percentage of what we expect to go towards materials and supplies and labor, we would estimate in this contract 6

following that, rhonda simmons from the workforce development division to talk about the strategies we're looking to include in these conversations, moving forward. quickly, i wanted to give an overview of the events. in 2012, there will be two america's cup world series event. these are 1-off exhibition regattas over the course of nine days. what will happen in august, another in september. these are the same team that will race in 2013 but they are using the smaller 45-foot catamaran. they have had two initial stops on this series. the first was in portugal in august. most recent was a couple of weeks ago in england. they are very exciting and a helpful way to start visualizing what is coming, helping our partners at the authority to see how they will put on this challenge. in 2013, the main event starts in august and september with the louis vuitton challenger series. challengers will face up to see who will face the defender in the final period as of now, oracle is the only defender entered into the competition. once a competition challenger is selected, then in september, we would ha

supervisor avalos: next up we have rhonda simmons. >> good morning, supervisors. i do not have a lot to add, other than to say right now our focus has been on working with dpw on the cruise ship terminal. that is what is most relevant in the here and now. as the rest of the plan is developed, we will work closely with the event authority. we have had a couple of preliminary meetings, and we have worked on out when they will then bring back to the city. once that peace is completed, my office kicks in to help work through the details. that is where our role has been today. supervisor avalos: one thing that i want to make sure is clear, and the part i have not had a chance to weigh in on and see is how robust the ability for residential communities to access where to go to good jobs. it is a mission hiring hall, all of the different places? >> for the cruise ship terminal, it would be part of our regular city filled system. we will use anderson anders, that part is the place. for the end use outsid sie, whie havide, which we have not figured out, it is hard to know