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would be involved as we go through the environmental analysis as well. i just had one additional economic question. if the acoc cannot meet its goals, is there a back-up plan if the fees cannot be raced in time from the city department? >> the short answer is no. that the fully born by the america's cup organizing committee. they would have to work very, very closely with that organizing committee in order to essentially sell the benefits that would be part of -- that would be part of that $270 million for sponsorships. if that -- if that money then in the acoc under mark has pledge ...

literally watching these deliberations today. i kid you not we have folks from all over the world who are passionate about seeing san francisco be successful in this effort. and the team has been ungive cal with us. -- unequivocal with us. we have noted that we are competing against nations and that san francisco and our honorary committee that includes members of our state delegation as well as the speakers, senator finestein. we are really doing this on behalf of the nation. and today is the opportunity to find out if whether or not the offer that we have put together is how we wou...

but i feel this is important that we need to have full transparency in the process especially from the supervisors who's districted is impacted. this is a city wide impact but the most impacted will be the low income areas. i want to see the impact on the general fund. i also wanted to thank mr. mark buell for taking on the mammoth job of raising the huge amount of money that the organizing committee has to make. i do note there are a number of environmentists like david festa and paul hawkins, david lewis and a number of others. and i would encourage that local environmental groups ...

because we've seen collective bargaining agreements with unions that every time when the city comes back to us and the negotiating team says, we've got a deal. ask yourself, at any time in the board of supervisors have we ever sent the collective bargaining team back for a bert deal without them responding it's too complicated, it's too much trouble. rarely has that happened. we can't take this answer on blind faith that there may be need for renegotiation which there might be need to re-insert ourselves at the proper point so that at one time we make sure that the best interest of t...

festa and paul hawkins, david lewis and a number of others. and i would encourage that local environmental groups would be involved as we go through the environmental analysis as well. i just had one additional economic question. if the acoc cannot meet its goals, is there a back-up plan if the fees cannot be raced in time from the city department? >> the short answer is no. that the fully born by the america's cup organizing committee. they would have to work very, very closely with that organizing committee in order to essentially sell the benefits that would be part of -- that wou...