supervisor sean elsbernd. supervisor elsbernd: we can do this all night. mr. president, i would like to divide the file. president chiu: we are dividing this file. supervisor sean elsbernd has done this unilaterally. supervisor ross mirkarimi. supervisor mirkarimi: this is the same exercise. i make the motion and amendment and reattaching. president chiu: if we could take that motion without objection. motion passes. supervisor sean elsbernd. supervisor elsbernd: i would like to divide the file, mr. president. president chiu: supervisor sean elsbernd unilaterally divided the file. supervisor ross mirkarimi. supervisor mirkarimi: i would like to take a station break for supervisor daly. he would like me to follow through so i will make my amendment again. it's a familiar song. it is to reattach the parts divided by supervisor sean

president chiu: this is a nondebatable question and i believe supervisor sean elsbernd has made that otion. supervisor elsbernd: i don't need to make a motion to do so. any one supervisor can unilaterally do that. >> i think if supervisor, with all due respect, if sean elsbernd's interpretation of the rules sticks, it means that one single supervisor can kill a ballot measure through the timing of when the file

supervisor sean elsbernd. okay. are the representatives of the city here with regard to the hunter point shipyard project? okay. i understand that representatives of the city have had a chance to take a look at these amendments. i would like to ask mr. cohen if you have questions or comments on the amendments as they were presented to you. >> i'll be happy to. i apologize it took us so long. it's a lot of language for us to go through in a relatively quick period and a lot of city departments that we needed to confer with. the way i've tried to organize this, which i hope will be helpful for you is which amend manies we think were perfectly comfortable with as they're written, which amendments we think we would be comfortable with if they were modiñ modifie. which amendment we will be recommending. if you're comfortable with that, will proceed in that fashion. oalso be the amendment that woud make it clear that there would be no -- on the bridge. moving to the amendments which we would support with certain modificat

i'm chair john avalos, joined by supervisors ross mirkarimi and david campos, supervisor sean elsbernd. i believe sophie maxwell, i'm not sure if she'll be coming, but let's give her -- let's excuse her if she's going to be absent. can we motion to excuse supervisor maxwell? okay, without objection. [gavel pounded] the clerk of the committee is ms. gail johnson. do we have any announcements? >> yes. all persons attending this meeting are requested to turn off all cellphones and pagers. if you wish to submit speaker cards put them in the container by the rail in front of you to your left. if you wish to submit copies of material to members of the committee, please submit an extra copy for the file. items sent out of committee today will be considered by the full board tuesday of next week unless another day is indicated. >> we actually have, supervisor maxwell, with us, so we're a full committee in quorum. madame clerk, if you could please call -- let's call all the items on both calendars. we'll do the regular meeting and also the special meeting, please. actually, i apologize, we'll d

sean elsbernd unilaterally divided the file. that motion passes unanimously. supervisor daly. supervisor mirkarimi: move to recess. president chiu: we have a 3:00 special order for five issues related to the essential subway. why don't we take that but come back to this matter and hopefully by then we will either work this issue out or we will not have and we'll go back to the hunters bay view. supervisor mirkarimi: i withdraw the order. supervisor daly: there are a number of people here for the bay view shipyard plan. what would be your -- president chiu: it is my understanding that city staff are poring over the dozen amendments that have been made to the hunters point shipyard project and when that is resolved, i understand there's some questions and some ambiguities and there are answers that will be provided when they're ready to go. they're supposed to alert me and we will bring that back. what i would like to do at this point is call up items 44 through 53. the resolutions of necessity for the central subway. >> pur opportunity to a motion approved on july 22, the board

supervisor elsbernd: i was reluctant to sign on to this resolution, particularly with you and another, because there is something here that said, "to sean, a future giant." they got the autograph, and they have been waiting and waiting, and i am still waiting. it is great to have you here. for so many giants fans. i hope you are around for another two decades. think you for all you do for the city and for all of our giants fans -- thank you. [applause] >> we would like to bring our families up, if we could? my wife, my son, and his son. [applause] first of all, supervisor dufty, thank you for your support, and all supervisors, i thank you for your votes. you have your colors on today. i appreciate that. this is a great honor for my partner and i because we of all been as players first and broadcasters for the last 20 years together. this really is not a job. it is a gift. i think a lot of you and politics feel the same way. we truly are honored by this. it is not often than i am without words, but this is one of those times, so, partner, once again. >> i know a lot of people were behind this, but the gentleman that we have spent the mos