our teleconferencing. when the mayor was not in washington advocating for the city of san francisco and this initiative in particular, i would walk into the room, and there he would be. there he is on the screen, advocating for san francisco and these issues in particular. because, as the mayor indicated, he said the city is 47 square miles. tiny city. my district is 32 square miles within the city of san francisco, and all three, mr. secretary, of those military bases are contained in this 32 square miles. the presidio, the hunters point naval shipyard, and treasure island. naval shipyard has long been on the closure list, but the presidio and treasure island came in the late 1980's. first, we fought the closure,

and then we accepted our fate and had a transition, and i appreciate the secretary saying that the model a country on how we go forward. the mayor, his leadership has been relentless on behalf of this project. there brown was similarly relentless, and that is why when we had a new president, we were ready. michael, thank you for your leadership. thank you for your work and your leadership as director of drug development of san francisco, because that -- zap worked so hard to make all of this possible. i wanted to make sure that they were recognized, but there are so many other partners who have

not been acknowledged, and i associate myself with the remarks made in praise of them. from the beginning of world war ii, treasure island served as a critical base for the united states navy. hunters point, presidio, treasure island -- how proud san francisco has been with our association with our men and women in uniform and the role they all play make us the home of the brave and the land of the free. but when the closure commission came along and decided our fate -- as i said, at first, we resisted, and then, we use our imagination. we wanted to be respectful because during the war, this is a center for receiving training and deploying members of our military serving in the pacific theater, as the secretary said so beautifully. some see this as their last view

of america after they went off to war. in the decades that followed, the navy continued to train service members here as this facility became a crossroad for sailors and marines, those on their way to the cross pacific, and those coming home. when the base was set to close, leaders of this city and its representatives in congress recognized the potential for treasure island to remain a vital piece of our region poses success and future. today on the basis of this great history, treasure island officially entered its next chapter, this time as a center for jobs and economic development. thanks to the agreement, we can now move forward on plans to build essential infrastructure, open space and parks, hotels and housing for local residents, and

very respectful of the residents who are already here. thank you for being with us today. remaking treasure island will mean significant contributions to indiana sets -- industry central, san francisco's economic vitality, tourism, retail, restaurant, and entertainment, and manufacturing. this project is of innovative practices to extend our leadership and sustainability. the mayor and secretary have already mentioned them. green building standards, congested management, innovative storm water treatment, and infrastructure that the uses energy use, and it marks another step forward in our drive to transform former military installations like the presidio and hunters point, into centers of commerce that generate jobs and strengthen our community. perhaps most significant of all, this project means critical

investment and benefits for our city and our region's economy. more than $5 billion in public and private investment. nearly 3000 permanent jobs, five times the number of the 1 billion jobs that existed when the banks close. just before the banks closed, it had 1/5 of the number of civilian jobs it will have as we go forward. 2000 temporary jobs per year during construction, and up to 8000 new residential units, 30% of which will be offered at rates affordable for low and middle income families. all three of us have touched on this. we want you to know that is the commitment. in the wake of a deep economic crisis that took a toll on so many in san francisco bay area and across the country, these forthcoming economic benefits

could not come at a better time, and they will provide a welcome boost to our city's economy and the entire region. this transfer of the space took a team effort between all of us -- to a team effort. all of us wanted to have the best possible agreement, not only for san francisco and the bay area, but for the u.s. taxpayer, which everyone here is, so this is about your money and your community. let's do this in the best possible way. it is a low priority for all of us in the office here, and i want to commend senator feinstein and boxer for all of their leadership to help procure an agreement to help transfer this land. partnered with mayer brown earlier, and now with mayor

newsom, to keep the city's interest front and center. they were great leaders. and with the governor to engage key republican members of the house on services committee. i do not know if anyone was here from the state, but i thank the governor for the help with republican members. those republican members joined our chairman to include provisions in last year's defense bill to expedite overdue based transfers, collaborating with the house armed services committee to add flexibility regarding compensation for land value to start the process of igniting economic growth here and in communities nationwide. again, in what we were requesting, not only did we benefit because we had the legislation, but it benefited other communities around the country. treasure island's routes have remained firmly planted through

our nation's navy. now, those routes will go deeper, providing a foundation for growth, prosperity, and opportunity for our economy. today, i'm very honored to be joining mayor gavin newsom. again, without his leadership, this would not have been possible. he was relentless, as he always is. using all the new technologies to make sure that we were never off the radar, grid, or any other screen in terms of moving this along. again, as i said, the foundation that was led by previous scenarios. now, these roots go deeper, and it is a sign of signing this endorsement agreement today, we ensure that this site will remain a source of jobs for our community for decades to come. all of you who played a role in this should take great

satisfaction that part of your legacy of public service went to something that the mayor calls a big deal, a very big deal for our community, for our country. in closing, i just want to salute the navy for keeping treasure island safe for us so that we could come to this day of transition to civilian use that is also a sign of the strength of our country. thank you all very much. [applause] >> thank you. i would also like to acknowledge the tremendous partnership that we have had in the department of defense. the folks in the navy's office that we work with on a daily basis, some of whom are here,

some are not. i would now like to invite you to the table to my left to commemorate with your signature the historic agreement for the transfer, formal mail station trichet -- treasure island for the city and county of san francisco.

[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, that concludes our program. thank you so much for being here today. we hope that you will join us for a reception, which is in a building just to our right. it is a short walk. this says there are staff from the mayor's office who will be along the way to help you get there, and we hope to see you over there. thank you again for joining us on this wonderful day.

[applause] >> approval of minutes from the july, 2010, meeting. >> all those in favor? any opposed? it is approved. >> public comment on executive session. executive session. >> so moved. >> second. >> all those in favor?

>> good afternoon. >> i move to reconvene in open session. >> all those in favor? any opposed? >> i move to not discuss anything discussed an executive session. -- i move to not disclose anything discussed in executive session. >> items 6a, please be advised that the usage of cell phone, pagers, and other electronic devices is prohibited at this meeting. the chairman can order the removal from the meeting room of any person responsible for the ringing of a cell phone, pager, or other sound producing electronic device. members of the public have up to

three minutes to make public comment on each agenda item unless the support commission adopts the shorter time. on any item. the executive director's report. >> good afternoon. welcome. i want to extend a special welcome to june price and kenneth johnson. i have a very short report but important as always. the first item is self- explanatory. hbo films is planning to base its production of hemingway here in san francisco. that is good news for the port. we use our property quite frequently in the filming. i saw the beautiful cities be taken from pier 7 the other day while i was traveling in denver. it's all around the world. that is good news for the city

and the port as well. i do have some sad news. our friend john kitto passed away this afternoon. he is a native of san francisco. -- our friend john kitto recently passed away. he is a native of san francisco. he went off to the navy and then off to the family business at fort bragg. eventually, don and his family opened up de thel monte fish company end of the money in business at pier 45. john and his family have been a mainstay of our fish processing business at pier 45. he has been extremely instrumental in being an

important part of the fish industry that ultimately got to the pier 45 area so that we could have a viable fish processing industry. he was born in san francisco in 1927. he is been married 59 years to his lovely wife mabel. he is the father of three boys and one girl. his daughter of genejanette helo run the family business in san francisco. our hearts go out to his family and his nine grandchildren. i would like to take a minute to remember john. he has not been well for a couple of months now. as been an incredible force here on the waterfront. we're very much in his debt. that concludes my report. >> thank you for that. i want to share some thoughts with the family the family has been integral and a part of

history at fisherman's wharf. we hope they continue with their longstanding business and relationship in the community. thank you for bringing that to our attention. did you have something you wanted to share? >> thank you. i am tom creden. i want to thank the commissioners, rodney, and my landlord. i have known john for quite some time. what office looks straight over at the fishery. i always knew everything was fine when he was out surveying the whole situation. some of the things i think were missed in the bio were that i think they were the last participants in the whaling

industry in this area. the other thingé)q is that becae of the whaling industry, he was in the tallow business. modesto tallow was his. caelliott will probably tell you that during his regime, john made sure it was modesto tallow& that did the pick up. john was instrumental in starting the leases at pier 45. people had been strong in saying that nobody could afford to pay the rent at the port was going to ask for those spaces. john stepped forward and said that he was thin. he was passionate about his business. there were a lot of folks loyal to john. i would go to visit him.

he was always excited to show me his new filet line or whenever he had going. he probably handled more salmon than anyone else did at fisherman's wharf. to be brief since i was at his memorial mass this morning, they said the final thing was that his favorite things were work, family, having family meals, and being in charge. [applause] [laughter] thank you. >> any other comments? murany other comment on the director's report? ok. >> request approval of the resolution awarding of michael

hardeman the rank of commander. so moved. >> all . [laughter] >> would you like me to begin? 16 years. we have a bunch of hardware. the port commission is able to present a lot of these things. this is the biggest one we have come across. there is a lot of writing on here. i would like to read a couple of excerpts of this. the maritime order of merit for port commissioner michael hardeman>uk. he has served with distinction since 1994. that includes four years as president, two years as vice

president. he was instrumental in providing direction and guidance to the port staff for the successful negotiation and development of numerous projects including and not limited to the san francisco giants ballpark, thefñ renovatin of the ferry building, the renovation of the pier 1 ++ additional peers, the

construction of the bridge, and the public boat launch at pier 52, taylor street improvements, and the pier 43 improvement project. the port commissioner has supported the port staff in decisions and policies, always keeping with the port's best interests at heart. the port commission and staff here by express appreciation, best wishes, and sincere gratitude to michael hardeman. be it resolved that the san francisco port commission recognizes commissioner hardeman's lasting contributions to the port and waterfront community by conferring upon him the maritime border with the rank of commander. [applause] [unintelligible] [no audio] [unintelligible]

>> we also have a beautiful placque that reads, "in appreciation to michael hardeman was serving on the port commission for 16 years. he was president for four years and vice-president in 2004 and 2005." [applause]

[no audio] [unintelligible] >> but wait, there is more. [laughter] >> unless you think this is something we just made up, we actually have a medal that i will give you. it also has something else with it. we expect you to wear to all appropriate occasions. [laughter] [unintelligible] >> the order of [unintelligible] wow. [laughter]

[laughter] >> i am guessing we have a couple of speakers. >> i will be first. somebody else can be good. [laughter] i never knew who mike was until he was appointed to the commission, but he happens to come to calamari club almost every friday, except taking off for summer and holidays. it gave me the opportunity that i could vent without calling the port director or irritating someone else. he thought he was coming down to

smoke a cigar and relax. i would go down there and sort of break everything. we had this conversation with a couple of other people before the meeting started. being a native san franciscan, i always enjoy working with native san franciscans. we have something in common. we understand. like i told someone earlier today, you do not know someone in the city, he will not get anything done. mike was not influential in taking any of my ideas or anything, but he sure gave me an opportunity to vent and keep me in touch with what was going on. the my connection with fish wag, i have a little bit more interest. my areas of concern are broader than the restaurant. it has been a pleasure dealing

with mike all these years. just because he is leaving the port does not mean he is off the hook. he still coming down to smoke a cigar. we will have other things. thank you very much. [laughter] [applause] >> on behalf of the san francisco giants baseball team, we would like to commend my for all of his dedication and service to the port commission and for being such a great friend and supporter of ours throughout our journey in the waterfront. he may not b the they're more ar today as a fan. we're having the american idol tryouts at the ballpark today. i want to give a heartfelt thanks to you and all of the people who have been at the ballpark since we opened it, for your contributions. [applause]

>> i am harold. i have known michael since before he was the port commissioner. we became friends in 1988 when we both unsuccessfully ran for the board of supervisors. we went around the circuit of candidates nights. we became good friends. and know him from the calamari and the godfather's forum. we love you very much. we're very proud of you, commander. [applause] >> they are fighting over you, mike. >> i represent the san francisco forum. michael is a member of the san francisco forum. michael, we're very proud of you. continue the good work. [applause]

>> i am the class of 1932 when prohibition was voted out. my first contact with michael caine about 25 years ago. since then, we've gotten into a lot of areas. i do not think this is a part of his life that comes out. it is his service to the poor. he was always ready without a qualm to say, "sure, i will do it." we've been close friends for the last 25 years. i would like to congratulate him. i am a native san consistent as well. thank you. -- i am a native sentences tha - san franciscan.