sean elsbernd. >> i was born and raised in district 7, montessori school right up the block. grade school right down the street. my mom owned a children's clothing store right down the block, and i am lived here all my life, 30 years, and i have every intention of raising my family here. went down to a small school in los angeles, claremont mckenna, and came back here for law school and graduated. went to work here in city hall immediately upon passing the bar on the first drive. and work here in city hall for a few years. then lightning struck and i was appointed as a member of the board of supervisors in august of 2004 and have been here ever since. most people would call me a moderate. i have a knack and a love for the law. i saw a way to combine that love with service to the political process. i think having watched campaigns not as a candidate, i do not appreciate the kind of thick skin you need is a candidate. being a candidate, it is not the easiest thing in the world. i have come since then to really appreciate my opponent, in the sense that while i may disagree with

we have supervisor emeritus sean elsbernd.asurer of the city and county of san francisco is here today. we also have my predecessor at the poa, chris cuddy. we have the u.s. attorney here, i believe. melinda haig, we really appreciate you being here to share this special day with us. also joining us on the podium is the chief of police, the fire chief is here as well. i got a call yesterday from governor brown who could not be here. he wanted to be here. this is the city that mr. brown came from. he wanted to be here, but duties in sacramento on the 9/11 weekend kept him busy. our first speaker today -- i am honored and proud to introduce the mayor of san francisco, edwin lee. [applause] >> good morning. it is my personal honor to join you to commemorate 9/11 from our police, fire, paramedics, volunteers coming to grips citizens of san francisco. a decade after the terrorist attacks that occurred on september 11, we continue the struggle to make sense of the terrible events of that day. san francisco is more than 3,000 miles a

we have supervisor emeritus sean elsbernd.asurer of the city and county of san francisco is here today. we also have my predecessor at the poa, chris cuddy.

to my right is vice chair, sean elsbernd. we have commissioner kim and commissioner farrell. our clerk is ms. erika cheng. >> there are no announcements. commissioner mar: could you please call item number two. >> approve the july 12, 2011 meeting. this is an action item. commissioner mar: so moved on without objection. is there any public comment on this item? seeing none, public, disclosed. without objection, colleagues? thank you. please call item number 3. >> recommend authorizing the executive director to execute a memorandum of agreement with the national park service for one- time span with two additional one-year extension options, in an amount not to exceed $105,845, for liaison services for the presidio parkway project and authorizing the executive director to negotiate the agreement terms and conditions. >> the first item is related to a contract from the national park service's. this was originally to be presented by our deputy director, but he is having some traveling issues today and asked that i present this item. we also have representatives from the national