the port held a conference in june of 2010. it received only one qualified response, which came from the hornblower yacht group. they reached mutually acceptable terms and conditions for the proposed lease, outlined in the staff report. the proposed lease provides for an initial term of five years. with a minimum, monthly base rent of $5,400, plus 6% of gross revenues. adjusted annually by 3% for the remainder of the term. the lease grants for lower 160 month extension option. the base rent for the option. would be the prevailing market rate. the permitted use is for vessel morning in passenger loading and unloading, consistent with the waterfront plan, as well as other state and federal requirements. police provides for a three month, rent-free space

the port held a conference in june of 2010. it received only one qualified response, which came from the hornblower yacht group. they reached mutually acceptable terms and conditions for the proposed lease, outlined in the staff report. the proposed lease provides for an initial term of five years. with a minimum, monthly base rent of $5,400, plus 6% of gross revenues. adjusted annually by 3% for the remainder of the term. the lease grants for lower

my thanks to the port staff who have been working night and day to accommodate the ships and for many years to market our great port. my congratulations to the team on the success of the shore power system. many thanks to everyone. bad as it. -- that is it. >> thank you. i am the general manager from bae shipyard in san francisco. quick comment and credit where credit is due. we did win the henry j. kaiser military sale of command tanker. it is 50,000 man hours and about 150 men are going to be working it. it comes in the art monday next week. what she did not mention is that contract could not have been awarded had we not completed central base and -- central basin dredging. one of the big issues that we had with military sale of command was we did not have the draft to bring the ships in. we completed central basin dredging september 1 and literally, military seal of command one of the final draft before they could award the contract. a lot of hard work went in to getting central basin dredging done, and i got to thank the port for efforts and support in making that happen. the exec

as approved by the port commission of for -- 2007. there is the promotion and selling of individual artwork, prohibited by the rules. there are other rules being broken in concert that are out of hand and completely unchecked. court staff are originating this program, did not lout -- allow for the sale of less manufactured individual artwork. violators are opening themselves up to prosecution by entities such as the disney corporation, nfl, baseball, and other entities that have had their logos reproduced. it is understood that court staff inherited the the main in this program with more important duties. i would ask this commission to please lend support for an equitable solution to this situation. especially when visiting fisherman's wharf. the most recent complaints to mid-level management have been met with a suggestion to disband the program. i would ask that you not throw out the baby with the bath water. >> thank you. hard to believe it has been four years. it would be great to get an update. >> yes. >> kenai have a motion to ad

the bar pilots are a tendon in good standing with the port. beginning in 2009, the bar pilots have experienced a significant decrease in revenues as a result of fewer ships calling san francisco bay, due to the worldwide economic downturn. in addition, the lease was negotiated at an extreme high in the real-estate market with projections to go even higher. history proved the exact opposite, however, and the real- estate market, along with the rest of the world economy, went into a deep recession, leaving the bar pilots contract it rental rate much higher than market. under these difficult circumstances, the bar pilots approached the port to request that the least be amended as follows. one, and just the monthly base rent schedule. two, clarify the security deposit amount. 3, amend the five-year market rent adjustment provisions. the current police -- lease rate language requires the bar pilots to pay a monthly rent of $100 in the first year, increased by 3% per year for the first five years of the lease term. the proposed second amendment would

so the ports of participation in this is important, density is as well. to the extent that mta is looking at four locations, that is probably a minimum. i appreciate this is real estate, this is an encroachment issue, to some extent, but there are answers to all of that. i am glad to hear that staff is resolving these issues. it really promises to be a huge success if we do it right. i just want to make sure that we all think about how to to do it right. again, this is not for cyclists. this is for people. there are a whole lot of people that need to move around, especially to port properties. i hope that you will give this your fullest regard and support it as it goes forward. >> thank you. is there any other public comment on this item? commissioners? >> your objective is to displace cars. since you mention being close to the transit centers. you are going to have people who used to walk 10 minutes ago on a bike for three minutes. would that change if you are trying to reduce cars and emissions? i read somewhere that that was one of your objectives. so y

before i came to work here, i did not know much about the port. with the merchants in daily working on the war, have become very proud of the community and benefit district. i look forward to continuing to work with counsel. thank you very much. i am very flattered. [applause] >> thank you. are you done with your report? >> no. did you want to stand for kevin? >> [inaudible] >> i do not know. >> susan is begging to get to the microphone. >> is there any public comment on this particular item? >> thank you. i know that there are many in the audience that would like to come and thank heaven. if you could bear with us for a couple of testimonials, i guess. i wanted to personally thank him, on behalf of not only the port and staff, me personally, and stakeholders in this community. he has provided so much leadership and built up so much consensus in the neighborhood. it is immeasurable, how much he has done in his short tenure. there are times when it feels he is everywhere. he goes to every single meeting and just supports everything. just to name a f

i have been working with the city attorney, the port attorney. we have an interagency agreement between the five agencies i mentioned and a lot of the language in there is about mutual indemnification, holding people harmless. there will be a waiver. really, the city and port will not be a party to the contract with the vendor, and we will not own the bicycles. there will be owned by the vendor or the air district. this is for the duration of the pilot. once the pilot period end, our hope is we put transition seamlessly into a more permanent system, which would be expanded. at that point, we would have to transition into intricate -- different arrangement. we do not know what that would look like, but we have all sort of sign on the line that we would figure it out as it goes. in other cities, it is done differently. in washington, d.c., it is done on a franchise basis. in minneapolis, it is operated by a private nonprofit. >> i think i have seen them in d.c., i thought that they had credit card machines. >> if you are a day member, or a month rem

luster to the fort of san francisco. -- port of san francisco. i have gotten letters and messages from the pentagon, telling me what a great show. even new york understands that this is the largest fleet week in the united states. and it has a purpose. they were asking me -- what are you doing out there that we are not doing in new york? i said -- i am not telling you. [laughter] kevin carroll, we keep mentioning his name, but he was at every single meeting. he was a great contributor. i am glad to see him moving on to something where i know he will be helping us out. this one is even bigger, and i do not know if we have found a place to put it in the court. last week it was the golden gate bridge from fort baker. it has a combination of marines, coasties, and sailors, and i hope you will find a place to put this in the port. >> thank you very much. >> you folks, there has been terrific cooperation and i thank you for all that you have done to make fleet week so successful. >> thank you. it was definitely our honor. this will be prominently displa

public session at 3:15 at the port commission meeting room. one last thing i wanted to make sure that commissioners and staff and everyone -- the front page of the "san francisco chronicle" featuring david kelly, an amazing man in his own right come and a tenant of hours at pier 36. we are proud of him and his company and everyone working there. we hope you got a chance to see it. that concludes that portion of the executive director's report. >> thank you. is there any public comment on this item? >> for the second portion of the report, the informational update on the status of pier 38 closure and the steps, jonathan stern has agreed to present. in the interest of time, we will focus on the next steps, unless you or the public have questions on what has transpired to date. the staff report does give a good chronological history. now we are really focused on what we can do next. >> thank you. good afternoon, my name is jonathan stern. monique had asked me to focus on the future. again, the closure of pier 38 was an unfortunate event and we wen

why did the port direct offenses on the north side to limit public access as well? another question i have is why the port has done absolutely nothing about safety problems in a timely matter. most of it is easy to fix. the original report came out on august 16, 2011. town hall meetings took place september 11. notice of repairs came out on to the 212011 but the report patrician started to install on a september 26. why did it take 40 days, media attention? those immediate problems needed to be addressed. my question is, are we tenants on the waterfront a casualty of the legal problem that the port has? those are the questions that come up when i speak to petitioners' spirit it would be nice to have those questions answered. >> thank you. is there any other public comment? ok, no more public comment. can i have a motion to adjourn? >> motion to adjourn. >> second. >> all in favor? aye. meeting adjourned at 4:26 p.m. >> i think it ae's public and private property. i'm against graffiti. >> who can get it out the most who can be noticed the most. >> i i've seen seniors

we want to continue to engage with many stakeholders, particularly the port which is here, and we are committed to solving any problems they see. i would like to say just a few brief words about process for this legislation, past and future. i heard the commission remarks and public remarks and i wanted to respond to that and give an idea of where we are. this legislation was introduced on may 3, after a drafting process. they made comments at the full board and it received some attention in the media. we have had dozens of conversations and numerous meetings with the stakeholders. that does not mean that everyone we met with is totally content with a legislation. we recognize that. those conversations are ongoing. we will do more outreach to neighborhood groups, policy groups, and other stakeholders. we're also open to joint dialogue for notification for the board legislation that is either coming from the board or planning. that was interesting. we see this particular hearing as informational, an important part of the public process. we appreciate how much detail the staff report go

. >>> the port of oakland supports about 70,000 bay area jobs. it's important to keep the freighters moving in the highly competitive shipping business. and a huge grant will do just that. christie smith joins us live from the port to explain. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. 50 feet doesn't sound like much. to the port of oakland, it is huge. that's how deep the water is out here. congresswoman barbara lee was here this morning to talk about neufeld funds to keep it that deep and keep the port competitive, especially in an economy that keeps sputtering along. spokesperson for the port reminded, as you said, that it creates 70,000 jobs for the region. mayor jean kwon out here as well. congresswoman lee is talking about $18 million in federal funding for the port, which helps it reach a milestone at $350 million. what happens is that port customers pay a tax for harbor improvements, but apparently getting that money flowing isn't all that easy. but it is critical to the flow of commerce, especially in tough times. >>

and commissioner moore are very familiar with this, but for the port, one of the ways in which we have been able to bring together the city and the state land issues is through a waterfront design advisory committee process, and commissioner moore is one of the members on the board. that is a means by which the design review can balance all of the design needs of new port development projects, and it is recognized in the planning code today under section 240, which recognizes the burton act responsibilities. one of the things that is of concern to the port is to have the burton act responsibilities continue to be recognized. because of the way that state legislation in the charter is written, if there is a conflict between the local controls and the burton act controls, the burton act legislation would prevail. it is important to look at that in the proposed revisions would like to entertain with supervisor chiu's office and staff. that translates into some of the concerns we have regarding the surface parking lots, which are proposed to be non permitted uses. we're not here to protect

the partnership project with the ports. in the development of the america's cup venue. what this describes in brief is that we have completed and have operational the power hookups at 27 and 29. because it will also use that same venue, the port is also looking at removing it for temporary periods, and the terminal itself, the shell, will be reconstructed. there will be demolition of the existing pier structure, reconstruction of the pier and once the america's cup is over, it will be used as the terminal for the cruise ships. during that construction time and the use of the shell of the building, the power component will not be operational. it will need to be removed. we met our obligations in that partnership project and expects to continue to partner with them as it gets three developed and posts in the construction of the terminal used by america's cup . >> that will be when? >> demolition is expected to occur in january of 2012 at pier 27. the new cruise terminal will start construction in the spring of 2012. the show is expected to be complete by december of 2012,

a bad accident near the port of oakland. here's elizabeth with more. >> chopper 5 is the first one who spotted this. let's go out to the scene. this is near 7th and maritime right there by the port of oakland. looks like this accident is a big rig versus car. as far as injuries go, we are not sure about the extent. i just saw them try to -- they put one person on a stretcher and sounds like they took them away in an ambulance. fire department on scene as you can see. looks like about 5, maybe 6 different police units and they are out there doing some traffic control in the area. again, this is reported around 5:45. so again lanes blocked 7th and maritime right there near the port of oakland. we are actually following a couple of different accidents also in the city of oakland. the other two are on freeways. let's go to the maps. live look at the nimitz 880 through oakland past the coliseum if you look closer towards the bottom of the screen, northbound 880 close to the 66 exit we have an accident there blocking two lanes. and

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 60% of those $60 million would go towards labor. that is 24 million in labor that we expect to spend on this project. we are committed to the 20% goal of the minimum, and we expect to meet and exceed the goals supervisor avalos: to that goal is by trade. what you see as the main trades that you see performing the work? -- that goal is by trade. >> most of the m

i am the program manager at the port of san francisco. you're sorry you did tell you a little bit about the mass notification system. we have found that there is not an effective means to communicate to the public in the offense of a disaster -- in the event of a disaster. after the earthquake in 1989, over 300,000 people assembled at the ferry plaza, and there was no means for us to communicate with them how transportation would be handled, what bridges were open or shut, and how there is would be operating. this is a 2010 ford security grant program grant. there are no matching funds. -- this is a 2010 port security grant program grant. the system will have multiple language monitors and an announcement capability throughout the ferry terminal plaza. supervisor mirkarimi: very good. any comments or questions? seeing none, thank you. any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> thank you very much. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. we are almost there. supervisor campos. supervisor campos: i make a motion to m

not only in view of america's cup but making sure we are not eliminating a viable uses in the port area by making this too restrictive. and the final thing was if there is, in fact, mandating of parking rates, where we would mandate a charge that was extremely high per day, no monthly, i think that is probably not going to hold up in court. number two, i do not think it is advisable. one of the project sponsor said, or someone testifying said that is really not in there. if it is not in there, that is fine. but i think it is a problem if it is. i am very much in favor of where we can get people out of cars and into public transportation, the way to do it is to build more subways, build more rapid transit that is safe and reliable and clean, and i am willing to go for bond issues or whatever it takes to get it done, but you cannot force people or think you are going to force people to change their habits. you will force them out of san francisco and that is all you will do by doing this. those are some of my objections. president olague: commissioner miguel? vice president miguel: not on

the port of oakland is one of the busiest ports in the country and is all run from a perch more than a hundred feet high. nbc bay area photo journalist mike anderson takes a look into the high life so to speak of a crane operator and explains how the cranes may have inspired hollywood history. >> hi. i'm bill and i am a crane operator. when you drive over the bay bridge and you see those big white things over there that's what i operate. anything in the bay area probably comes through the port of oakland. our job is to either take them off or put them on the ship. i don't think much about what's in the containers. i just pick them up and put them down. i think the height is about 110 feet. the controls in the crane are basically just two joy sticks like in a video game and the bottom of the crane is just clear glass. underneath the cab there's about a hundred feet of cable. that's the hardest part of operating the crane is controlling that. if you doesn't it is very unsafe. you have a 30-ton box swinging overhead. i hate to say it but it happens. you see things down there that you ju

oakland is home to the fifth busiest container port in the u.s. >>> an historic and lopsided transport of prisoners between israel and palestine. thousands came to welcome jal lid shalik but he had a poor appearance. and egyptian authorities handed him to israel. last week, israel's government brokered a deal with hamas, agreeing to free more than 1,000 palestinians prisoners in return for his freedom, one person. some were convicted of terrorist offenses. >> hamas is calling the people we released today heroes. nothing could be further from the truth. these are people who have been convicted for some of the most outrageous murders, bombing pizza restaurants, cafes, blowing up buses. >> it wasn't all smooth. one prisoner had to be moved when clashes broke out at the checkpoint between israel soldiers and young palestinians. >> still to come at 5:00, thieves with a political agenda or just sticky fingers and why that is part of a criminal investigation tonight. >>> hunting for a hawk. bay area wildlife rescuers looking for a victim of animal cruelty. >>> the new study about men's tickin

how this affects affordable housing in the long run, how this affects the port properties that have very, very particular overriding restrictions and compliance is they have to deal with was a question for me. i did not see how the city or the planning commission or the board of supervisors could start affecting things that i had always thought were covered under the burden act -- the burton act, including some of their properties. the grandfather ring is a problem, to some extent. you cannot have this commission gives entitlements, and then six months later say, oh, no, we're taking them back. that is just the wrong way to do business, it in my mind. the planning, financing, everything else goes ahead on the basis of, "i have a deal." then you suddenly said, "no, you only have part of a deal." that is the wrong way to do business. as someone who has been in business this, i would have never stayed in business if i did that to my clientele. i look at it the same exact way here. i think the intentions of this legislation are excellent -- are admirable. i, too, would like the department to