2013. Good afternoon commission. I Megan Wallace reports budget manager. Today im actually going to be providing contacts update report. This report is for the 1st two quarters of the fiscal year. So, july through december 2013. Just as an overview of what i want to cover in this presentation, as you made be the mother with this report really covers professional services and construction contracts. 1st im going to touch upon the executive directors use of delegated authority. Then go into the contract activity so far in this fiscal year as well as discussed the local Business Enterprise activity including new contracts, payments made, are effective effectiveness at the local hiring program, and then talk about highlights and opportunities for improving our local enterprise utilization. 1st of all, as a reminder, the delegated authority has been granted to the executive director for, it really helps streamline the process and is consistent with how other department manage the contracts
clapping you can use them. Thank you for coming and congratulations to all the staff on your board that concludes my report. Do we have any Public Comment on the executive directors report seeing none, next item. Item 9 b commissioners report. Okay. Well, im very pleased to report back on the two items one is about a week and a half ago the port ever oakland hosted the third meeting of the California Association of port authorities the lgbt transgender aminity group the 11 ports have become a recognized Affinity Group and get together to discuss ways that the Lgbt Community can be further embraced and encouraging staff members, contractors and others to feel comfortable in being who they are and as we heard earlier the port of San Francisco has been recognized for its diversity in supporting the Lgbt Community i ask they support of diversity of our port its a wonderful opportunity for us who are mens of Affinity Group 0 develop the strong relationships were started to talk about differ
Referenced this but the california Port Authority passed a resolution with respect to the california lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenders group and to make sure we read the entire resolution so all the ports Recreation Center recognize and all our employees see how important this issue say we embrace all our employees in the diversity of our workforce so where the cappa is comprised of the seaports and dedicated to maintaining the vigorous work in colonel and the Port Authority has been promoting the interest of the ports and leading the way of the cuttingedge of the operation whereas the california port authorities having is directed by the seaports to service the Citizens Advisory Committee and are committed to diversity in their respective administration and whereas california ports include all people regardless of race and National Origin and sex and gender expression and gender, identity, or sex call orientation its for the opportunity of men and women and the folks to advance
Thats very important to be able to do that. You can take the negative role and say somebody does give [inaudible] thats true. Sometimes you have to figure out a roadblock how you get around it and be effective in getting the gimp and build alliances with people that have the experience or talk to people i was watched people that are successful and i watch what they do. I learned what they do because it helps me. You dont want people that are failures, with 80. You watch people that know what theyre doing, who are effective, and how to get things done. So i appreciate your comments. Im hoping as a commissioner will continue but one thing that i want to see is , i want people that are qualified but i dont care what color they are. I want that qualified. I want the best. We have an obligation as commissioners to make sure every citizen in this city has a fair and equitable chance to get some of these contracts to participate in. Thank you. Amen. Thank you. I just like to say thank you for
Francisco and oakland who hosted and all the others its important. Particularly pleased we have an criminal day with the port of oakland encombhuz the control tower a meeting that was facilitated by all participant it was tremendously successful generating opportunity and comradey amongst the port and a tour of the port crapes so many of us had our first walk above the catwalk from the port of San Francisco we have several planter i want to thank them for joining us as i mentioned executive director ms. Mirror and the awards she received and demonstrated as a leader in cappa as well as the head of San Francisco that was the leadership that the port was recognized. We also had our cfo eileen and david and unfortunately or fortunately jim mellone who was one the leaders that organized the group was away on business in asia was missed. Commissioner mike was really one of the initiateors of creating the group and lead the orientation ever the formation this effort and then also richard fro