In North Carolina, charlotte. A special yeah. Give it up to the queen city. I want to thank especially our esteemed guests. I would lick to thank the members of the first bipartisan here. When i started 8 years ago, i had no idea that we would grow to have more than 100 members but now 8 years in i know that the strength is a strength of how much support we had. Last year we were about to get ignite funding for hbcu through appropriations. Because of the work that we did, 50 million in grants are available to our schools. All right. [applause] make transformative investment and, of course, this includes research productivity, fact ultimatey expertise, graduate programs. Human capital leading to external funding. The investments made in our schools today in investment in the future and so i just yaws myself as an example. I am a living testament for importance of hbcu. My mother raised me. She did domestic work. She was not formally educated but understood the value of education and the
And advocacy groups all throughout the city. Especially Affordable Housing advocates and park advocates. We have had a long journey together and i feel really good about it. Not only the relationship with the port, but the relationship with the community has produced a promise that im proud of. Weve worked hard with the sister agencies throughout the city. The Mayors Office of housing, the m. T. A. , planning department, p. U. C. , public works, contract monitoring division, city build. Josh arsay is here. Bcdc state lands commission, the department of environment and energy. It really has taken a village to get to this point. Were very grateful with the positive relationship that we have and getting start sod we can transform this part of the waterfront. Im also going to pass it to fran whos really been heading our project on a daytoday basis for many, many years who has spent hundreds of hours working with your staff and staff of the different city agencies. Good afternoon. Under the
We work with the Central Waterfront Advisory Group when the group that led the event are here today. The make sure Time Commerce advisory committee, i think ellen is here and i saw veronica in the audience. The south beach Neighborhood Group with katie ladell and alice rogers was here and bruce agate, dog patch neighbors, communitybased organizations and advocacy groups all throughout the city. Especially Affordable Housing advocates and park advocates. We have had a long journey together and i feel really good about it. Not only the relationship with the port, but the relationship with the community has produced a promise that im proud of. Weve worked hard with the sister agencies throughout the city. The Mayors Office of housing, the m. T. A. , planning department, p. U. C. , public works, contract monitoring division, city build. Josh arsay is here. Bcdc state lands commission, the department of environment and energy. It really has taken a village to get to this point. Were very gr
There is an almost celebratory aspect to this particular hearing and for good reason. You know, just as of a few weeks ago when i came to compliment you on your staff work, im going to do the same with regard to the giants here today. We had, as jack has noted, a very Good Relationship with them that began at the ballpark and is moving across the creek. The the ive always viewed this particular project as a commission that began with mission bay. This is when willie cut the deals back in 2003 to get that project to move forward. This is plot of land that functioned under different requirements and restrictions as you are well aware and those required a different sort of work that your staff has put in to overcome. I think in some ways it will represent an improvement as well as a completion upon what has gone before it in mission bay. And we look forward to it going forward. Thank you. Thank you, mike. Diana parsons. Thank you. Maybe i didnt pronounce your name right. Hello. From spur.
Compliment you on your staff work, im going to do the same with regard to the giants here today. We had, as jack has noted, a very Good Relationship with them that began at the ballpark and is moving across the creek. The the ive always viewed this particular project as a commission that began with mission bay. This is when willie cut the deals back in 2003 to get that project to move forward. This is plot of land that functioned under different requirements and restrictions as you are well aware and those required a different sort of work that your staff has put in to overcome. I think in some ways it will represent an improvement as well as a completion upon what has gone before it in mission bay. And we look forward to it going forward. Thank you. Thank you, mike. Diana parsons. Thank you. Maybe i didnt pronounce your name right. Hello. From spur. Good afternoon, commissioners. My name is susan a na parsons from spur. Purchase is a membersupported nonprofit working to make the city