inaudible] did a great job moderating the event, the staff that was participating the lane for susan reynoldsron [inaudible] renée dunbar, kim lyons, megan wallace, bill williamson, john dahle, then you homes and ricky to johnny, and i want to thank all of the particular time that afternoon to join us because their input was very valuable. susan reynolds and tim leon did a presentation on disney opportunity at the port and spoke about the rfp for the parking lot, though. 33 and have retail opportunity construction projects and service contracts. i think there was really engaging conversation around all of those areas so once again i want to thank susan and tim for doing such a wonderful presentation. we also have representatives from san francisco giants, jim g partners, and ae comm. though [inaudible] were invited but i guess we all know why the warriors did not show. i note [inaudible] have every intention of being there. each of the development representatives provided a brief description of their respective projects and stated how they would conduct community participation and outreach go

. >> good afternoon. susan reynolds from the real estate department. i'm back before you to request your approval for, to issue an rfp for the retail space located at pier 33 n. or as we call it. there is 3 1/2. i was before you integrate to give you a little bit of background on this project. since that time i have, this is this based on it here 33 1/2 and i have conducted more outreach and expanded the pool of agencies that can help us achieve this opportunity to provide access to basically, a turnkey operation for our local small businesses. i also have regina and dressy here good she is the executive director of the small business commission. we are also using their resources to do some of our outreach and this is not an exhaustive list. we are hoping that this list grows and grows and that with the partnership with our community based organization we will find local small businesses that can partner together to make this a great opportunity site to provide goods and services to the visitors of san francisco, the neighborhood residents, and the people that worked in our neighborhoods

. >> good afternoon, susan reynolds, deputy director for real estate. i'd also like to express my condolences on the loss of john. he's leaving a big hole in the community and it always seemed like wherever i went, john had either been there, was there, or he was going to be there. and always with a laugh, a smile, he was a great community benefactor. i've never heard him complain. from leadership san francisco to the chamber of commerce to fisherman's wharf events, he gave generously of his time and finances. we will miss his generous spirit and my sympathies to his family and the recolology family. >> further public comment? >> 9b, commissioner's report. >> i've got one. as was mentioned earlier, the high dive celebrated its 10 year anniversary but that's not actually the only one around celebrating 10 years. so i wanted to point out we are now celebrating the 10th anniversary of our executive director being here with the port. >> thank you. >> not that people are going to be jumping off of diving boards in honor of that this time, but i just wanted t

potential deal has swirled for months, reports say speculation was heightened last month when reynolds brought back susan to lead the company. she helped oversee the integration of brown & williamson which reynolds bought in 2004. checking shares of reynolds, up about 4.6%. b.a.t. also on the move. over to you. >> thanks for that, seema. always good to see you. that's the latest on the potential deal in the tobacco industry. >>> still to come in a few moments on cnbc, what is going to happen in ukraine ahead of the elections this week? and we'll get the latest from kiev. julia is there. see you in a few moments. >>> the st. petersburg economic forum is under way. with the backdrop of ukrainian elections this weekend, jeffrey is in st. petersburg. julia is in kiev, the ukrainian capital. we'll come to her first. but first let's remind you, nato's rasmussen says russian troop activity near ukraine's border suggests a withdraw from the region but answered it's too early to tell, this as 11 people reportedly have been killed at a military checkpoint, according to ap journalists. how is that impacting events

reynolds ceo resigned abruptly. we're not sure what happened. but they replaced him with susan cameron and she's an alumnus of brian williamson which was still a part of bat a decade another. something going to have all three companies working together. >> i'm long the stock and for a couple different reasons that are not necessarily m & a related. it was a very strong dividend and core model. do you think it's a legal and a regulatory kind of lifting? this has been a major overhang for the entire sector. is there something better going on? is that why we're getting this news now because a lot of people want exposure to the u.s. market and certainly reynolds? >> absolutely. there are regulatory risks. around e-cigarettes and around men thol and people are skeptical about this. i think this comes down to the numbers. this deal would be very creative for all the companies involved. all of them have very, very big cash flows. i don't think it has too much to do with the e-cigarette situation. these a potential growth area if that takes off. >> jay jay flash. joining us from the ne