ACEA is requesting your help and presence San Francisco's City Hall:
Wednesday, February 15 (between 1 pm and 4 pm*) -
Please RSVP: Ariel Ungerleider at ariel.ungerleider@americascup.com or Stephanie Martin at Stephanie.martin@americascup.com.
Details:
Vote of the Budget and Finance Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors – San Francisco City Hall Room 250 RSVP
We are asking the Budget and Finance committee (Supervisors Carmen Chu, John Avalos, and Jane Kim) to recommend approval of the Disposition and Development Agreement and the Memorandum of Agreement between the City of San Francisco and America’s Cup Event Authority and allow the America’s Cup Event to move forward in San Francisco.
Your time is very valuable, so we want to extend our sincere appreciation for your involvement. Many have asked if participation in a hearing and sharing your opinion is important. We want to reaffirm that your voice makes a huge impact and is vital to the success of this project.
The Board of Supervisors needs to hear from you. They need to hear from our community partners and allies about the critical need for the type of economic impact and job creation that this event will bring to San Francisco and what a positive impact this world-class sporting event will have on our City. They need to hear from America’s Cup fans, sailing enthusiasts and non-sailors too, about what America’s Cup event means for the future of our City. Perhaps most importantly, City Hall needs to hear from neighborhood residents and small business owners that they support the America’s Cup and are looking forward to seeing it succeed.
If you cannot attend the hearing, but are interested in other ways of supporting the 34th America’s Cup, you can submit a letter of support via email urging the Board of Supervisors to take the above mentioned actions and allow the America’s Cup to move forward in San Francisco. Emails of support can be sent to the below email addresses. If you are a San Francisco resident, please include where you live in your email:
David.Chiu@sfgov.org,
David.Campos@sfgov.org,
John.Avalos@sfgov.org,
Carmen.Chu@sfgov.org,
Scott.Wiener@sfgov.org,
Mark.Farrell@sfgov.org,
Sean.Elsbernd@sfgov.org,
Jane.Kim@sfgov.org,
Christina.Olague@sfgov.org,
Eric.L.Mar@sfgov.org,
Malia.Cohen@sfgov.org
If you have questions, or would like more information on how you can be of help, please email Ariel Ungerleider at ariel.ungerleider@americascup.com or Stephanie Martin at Stephanie.martin@americascup.com.
The public process has been very important to us – hearing directly from you so we could incorporate what’s important to San Franciscans into our plans. And now we ask for you to share your voice once again so we can ensure that the America’s Cup - and all of the economic benefit that comes with it – becomes a reality for San Francisco.
Please use the RSVP links above to let us know if you can speak this Wednesday. Once you RSVP we will keep you updated on the hearing time.
Thank you for your support,
Ariel