San Francisco Port Commission - May 26, 2020

VIRTUAL MEETING
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    SAN FRANCISCO PORT COMMISSION

     

    Kimberly Brandon, President

    Willie Adams, Vice President

    Gail Gilman, Commissioner

    Victor Makras, Commissioner

    Doreen Woo Ho, Commissioner

     

    Elaine Forbes, Executive Director              Amy Quesada, Commission Affairs Manager

    Office: 415-274-0400                                     Office: 415-274-0406

     

    AGENDA

    PORT COMMISSION MEETING

     

    TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2020

    3:15 P.M. OPEN SESSION

     

    Port of San Francisco

    Pier 1

    San Francisco CA 94111

    Due to the COVID-19 health emergency and to protect our Port Commissioners, Port Staff, and members of the public, the Port Commission Meeting Room at the Ferry Building is closed. This meeting is being held by teleconference pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 and the Fifth Supplement to Mayoral Proclamation Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency. 

    Individuals are encouraged to participate in the meetings remotely by calling during the public comment section of the meeting. Visit the SFGovTV website (www.sfgovtv.org) to stream the live meetings or watch them on demand.

     

    To view the Port Commission meeting online using Microsoft Teams, click on the following link:  https://bit.ly/3bWJFVV

    An online live stream is also available at: https://sfgovtv.org/

    When making public comment, please:

    ·                Ensure you are in a quiet location

    ·                Turn off any TV’s or radios around you

    ·                Speak Clearly 

     

    TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT:

     

    Dial 877-402-9757, Participant Code 2547248

    When prompted, press 1-0 to be added to the public comment queue. 

    If you are in the queue, an audio prompt will indicate when it is your turn to speak.

    Public comment is limited to 3:00 minutes and must be in respect to the current agenda item

    The Port Commission Agenda as well as Staff Reports/Explanatory Documents available to the public and provided to the Port Commission are posted on the Port’s Website at www.sfport.com

    1.      CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL

     

    2.      PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

     

    3.      APPROVAL OF MINUTES – May 12, 2020

     

    4.      ANNOUNCEMENTS

     

    A.   Announcement of Time Allotment for Public Comments: Please be advised that a member of the public has up to three minutes to make pertinent public comments on each agenda item unless the Port Commission adopts a shorter period on any item.Please note that during the public comment period, the moderator will instruct dial-in participants to use their touch-tone phones to register any desire for public comment. Audio prompts will signal to dial-in participants when their Audio Input has been enabled for commenting. Please dial in only when the item you wish to comment on is announced.

    5.       PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA

    6.      EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT  

    ·            June opening of Expanded Downtown Ferry Terminal and New Public Plaza

    7.      WATERFRONT RESILIENCE PROGRAM

     

    A.     Request authorization to amend the Feasibility Cost Sharing Agreement (FCSA) with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) San Francisco District dated September 5, 2018 for the San Francisco Waterfront Flood Resiliency Study increasing the Project budget from $3 million to $6 million; and should it be approved by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and the Assistant Secretary of the Army, further amend the FCSA by increasing the Project budget from $6 million to $20.1 million, extending the schedule from three to five years, and allowing the Port to advance cash contributions to the Project as the Non-Federal Sponsor. (Resolution No. 20-24)

    8.       REAL ESTATE AND DEVELOPMENT

               A.    Request approval of Infrastructure Plan Amendment and Memorandum of Understanding at Seawall Lot 337, bounded by China Basin Channel, Third Street, Mission Rock Street and San Francisco Bay. (Resolution No. 20-26) 

     

    B.     Informational presentation on the Memorandum of Understanding for the Pier 70 Mixed-Use District Project, roughly bounded by 20th Street to the north, San Francisco Bay to the east, 22nd Street to the south, and Illinois Street to the west.

     

    C.     Request approval of a further extension through July 31, 2020 of the Extended Port Policy Regarding Enforcement of Lease Obligations during the COVID-19 Shelter in Place Orders for rent deferral and other tenant relief provided under Port Commission Resolution 20-18. (Resolution No. 20-27)

    9.    NEW BUSINESS

    10.  ADJOURNMENT

     

     

     

     

    PROPOSED AGENDA

    SUBJECT TO CHANGE

    JUNE 9, 2020

     

     

    FACILITY/POLICY

    ITEM

    TITLE

    1

     

    Informational

    Presentation on the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Quick-Build bicycle and safety projects on The Embarcadero

    2

    Portwide

    Action

    Approval of the Port’s Revised Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 and 2021-22 Biennial Operating and Capital Budget

    3

    Pier 70

    Action

    Approval of an amendment to the Pier 70 Special Use District Design for Development to allow residential buildings with a 90-foot height limit to contain up to 9 stories, as approved by the Planning Commission on February 6, 2020

    4

    Portwide

    Action 

    Approval of the proposed extended rent deferral program

    5

    Pier 70

    Action

    Approval of Memorandum of Understanding for the Pier 70 Mixed-Use District Project, roughly bounded by 20th Street to the north, San Francisco Bay to the east, 22nd Street to the south, and Illinois Street to the west

    JULY 14, 2020

                                    

     

    FACILITY/POLICY

    ITEM

    TITLE

    1

    Piers 38 and 40

    Informational

    Presentation on responses received and scoring of the responses to the South Beach Piers 38 and 40 Request for Proposals

    2

    Mission Rock

    Action

    Approval of resolution directing staff to seek issuance of the first Mission Rock Community Facilities District bond from the Board of Supervisors

    3

    Pier 70 28-acre site

    Action

    Approval of resolution directing staff to seek issuance of the first Pier 70 Lease Properties Community Facilities District bond form the Board of Supervisors

             

     

    AUGUST 11, 2020

     

     

    FACILITY/POLICY

    ITEM

    TITLE

    1

    Piers 30/32 and Seawall lot 330

    Informational

    Presentation on responses received and scoring of the responses to the Piers 30/32 and Seawall Lot 330 Request for Proposals

    2

    Portwide

    Action

    Approval of the Port’s Economic Impact Policy Program

             

     

     

    DATE TO BE DETERMINED

     

     

    FACILITY/POLICY

    ITEM

    TITLE

    1

    Portwide

    Informational

    Presentation by the City of San Francisco’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) on the Southern Bayfront (Mission Bay, Central Waterfront, Bayview Hunters Point, Candlestick areas) interagency coordination to guide community and citywide investment

    2

    Pier 70 shipyard

    Informational 

    Presentation regarding the Pier 70 shipyard 

    3

    Pier 80

    Informational

    Update on PASHA Operations and Local Hire Performance at Pier 80

    4

    Portwide

    Informational

    Presentation on the Fisherman’s Wharf Community Benefit District’s local serving uses to Fisherman’s Wharf

    5

    Portwide

    Informational

    Presentation to review (1) the results to date of the 2019 Federal and State Legislative Program and, (2) the Port’s Proposed 2020 Federal and State Legislative Program

    6

    Pier 70 Historic Core

    Informational

    Presentation on formation of a Community Facilities District (CFD) over the Pier 70 Historic Core area (including Buildings 14, 101, 102, 104, and 113-116 located at Pier 70

    7

    Pier 70, Parcel K North Plaza

    Informational

    Presentation of the Schematic Design of the Parcel K North plaza located at the southeast corner of 20th and Illinois Streets

    8

    Mission Bay Ferry Landing

    Informational 

    Presentation on proposed lease with Water Emergency Transportation Authority Transportation to lease and operate the Mission Bay Ferry Landing for ferry service

    9

    Portwide

    Informational

    Presentation on the Port’s Economic Impact Policy Program

    10

    Portwide

    Action

    Approval of amendments to Port of San Francisco Tariff No. 5 (Rules, Regulations, Rates, and Charges)

    11

    Mission Bay Ferry Landing

    Action

    Authorization to accept and expend $25 million from WETA and from private contributions for the Mission Bay Ferry Landing, subject to the Board of Supervisors’ approval, and authorization to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with WETA governing expenditure of the $25 million

    12

    Piers 19-23 and Piers 29-31

    Action

    Authorization to issue a Request for Proposals for the rehabilitation and development of Piers 19-23 and Piers 29-31, located near The Embarcadero at Lombard Street

    13

    Mission Bay Ferry Landing @ 16th Street & Terry Francois Blvd.

    Action

    Authorization to advertise contract for third party Construction Management for Mission Bay Ferry Landing Project at 16th Street and Terry Francois Boulevard

    14

    Mission Bay Ferry Landing

    Action

    Authorization to award contract for third party Construction Management for Mission Bay Ferry Landing 

    15

    Mission Bay Ferry Landing

    Action

    Authorization to award Contract 2819, Construction Manager/General Contractor for pre-construction services and early-construction for the Mission Bay Ferry Landing Project at 16th Street and Terry Francois Boulevard

             

     

     

     

    JUNE / JULY 2020

    CALENDAR OF UPCOMING PORT MEETINGS – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

     

     

    DATE

    TIME

    GROUP

    LOCATION

    JUNE 9  

    2:00 PM Closed Session

    3:15 PM Open Session

    Port Commission

    VIRTUAL MEETING

    JULY 14

    2:00 PM Closed Session

    3:15 PM Open Session

    Port Commission

    Port Commission Hearing Room

    Ferry Building 

    NOTES:

    The San Francisco Port Commission meets regularly on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 3:15 p.m., unless otherwise noticed. The Commission Agenda and staff reports are posted on the Port’s Website @ www.sfport.com. Contact Amy Quesada at 415-274-0406 or amy.quesada@sfport.com  

    Full Commission meetings are replayed on San Francisco cable via SFGovTV2 and streamed on the Internet. Broadband service is recommended for access. The Port Commission is generally broadcast on SFGovTV2, cable channel 78 on the 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month at 9 p.m. SFGovTV archives include a recording of each meeting, an agenda with links to the specific portion of the meeting, a file containing all closed captions for the deaf from the meeting and an MP3 recording of the meeting. The Port Commission meetings can be viewed online at http://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=92

     

    The Fisherman’s Wharf Waterfront Advisory Group (FWWAG) meets regularly on a bi-monthly basis, on the third Tuesday of the month. The regular meeting time and place is 9:00 a.m. at Scoma’s Restaurant, Pier 47 at Fisherman’s Wharf. Contact Demetri Amaro @ 415-274-0260 or demetri.amaro@sfport.com  

    The Maritime Commerce Advisory Committee (MCAC) meets every other month, on the third Thursday of the month, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. @ Pier 1. Contact Michael Nerney @ 415-274-0416 or michael.nerney@sfport.com

    The Mission Bay Citizens Advisory Committee meets on the second Thursday of the month at 5:00 p.m. in the Creek Room at Mission Creek Senior Building located at 225 Berry Street in San Francisco (along the Promenade just beyond the library.) Contact Hilde Myall @ 415-749-2468 or hilde.myall@sfgov.org

    The Northeast Waterfront Advisory Group (NEWAG) meets regularly on a bi-monthly basis on the first Wednesday of the month from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Bayside Conference Room @ Pier 1. Contact Diane Oshima @ 415-274-0545 or diane.oshima@sfport.com

    The Central Waterfront Advisory Group (CWAG) meets monthly on an as-needed basis, generally on the third Wednesday of the month from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Bayside Conference Room at Pier 1. Contact Mark Paez @ 415-705-8674 or mark.paez@sfport.com

    The Southern Waterfront Advisory Committee (SWAC) meets at the last Wednesday of the month as needed from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Location to be determined. Contact David Beaupre @ 415-274-0539 or david.beaupre@sfport.com

    The Waterfront Design Advisory Committee (WDAC) meets, as needed, jointly with the Design Review Board of the Bay Conservation and Development Commission on the first Monday of the month at BCDC, 50 California Street, Rm. 2600, at 6:30 p.m. The Committee meets as needed on the fourth Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the Bayside Conf. Rm. @ Pier 1. Contact Dan Hodapp @ 415-274-0625 or dan.hodapp@sfport.com

    ACCESSIBLE MEETING INFORMATION POLICY

    ACCESSIBLE MEETING INFORMATION:

    In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals. 

    DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS:

    To request assistive listening devices, sign language interpreters, readers, large print agendas or other accommodations, please contact Wendy Proctor, Port’s ADA Coordinator at (415) 274-0592 or via email at wendy.proctor@sfport.com or Leah LaCroix at (415) 274-0632 or via email at leah.lacroix@sfport.com at least 72 hours in advance of the hearing. The Port’s TTY number is (415) 274-0587.

     

    LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE 

    311 Free language assistance / 免費語言協助

     / Ayuda gratuita con el idioma / Бесплатная помощь переводчиков / Trợ giúp Thông dịch Miễn phí / Assistance linguistique gratuity / 無料の言語支援 / 무료 언어 지원 / คว“ ว “งภ“ษ“ ’ ค / Libreng tulong para sa wikang Tagalog

     

    To request an interpreter for a specific item during the hearing, please contact Port’s Language Access Liaison, Jenica Liu at (415) 274-0471 or email her at jenica.liu@sfport.com at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing.

     

    SPANISH:

    Agenda para la Comisión de  Planificación. Si desea asistir a la audiencia, y quisiera obtener información en Español o solicitar un aparato para asistencia auditiva, llame Jenica Liu al 415-274-0471. Por favor llame por lo menos 48 horas de anticipación a la audiencia.

     

    CHINESE:

    規劃委員會議程。聽證會上如需要語言協助或要求輔助設備,請致電Jenica Liu 415-274-0471。

    請在聽證會舉行之前的至少48個小時提出要求。

     TAGALOG:

    Adyenda ng Komisyon ng Pagpaplano. Para sa tulong sa lengguwahe o para humiling ng Pantulong na Kagamitan para sa Pagdinig (headset), mangyari lamang na tumawag kay Jenica Liu sa 415-274-0471. Mangyaring tumawag nang maaga  (kung maaari ay 48 oras) bago sa araw ng Pagdinig. 

     

    RUSSIAN:

    Повестка  дня  Комиссии  по  планированию.  За  помощью  переводчика  или  за  вспомогательным  слуховым  устройством  на  время  слушаний  обращайтесь  по  номеру Jenica Liu 415-274-0471.  Запросы  должны  делаться  минимум  за 48  часов  до  начала  слушания.

    NOTICES

     Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance: 

    Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public.  Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business.  This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review.  For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Sections 67.1 et seq. of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102-4689; by phone at (415) 554-7724; by fax at (415) 554-7854 or by email at sotf@sfgov.org. Citizens can obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance by printing Sections 67.1 et seq. of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine.

    Prohibition of Ringing of Sound Producing Devices:

    The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting.  Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic device.

    Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements:

    Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance (SF Campaign & Government Conduct Code Sections §2.100 – 2.160) to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102, phone (415) 581-2300 or fax (415) 581-2317; web site: www.sfgov.org/ethics.

     

    CEQA Appeal Rights under Chapter 31 of the San Francisco Administrative Code:

    If the Commission approves an action identified by an exemption or negative declaration as the Approval Action (as defined in S.F. Administrative Code Chapter 31, as amended, Board of Supervisors Ordinance Number 161-13), then the CEQA decision prepared in support of that Approval Action is thereafter subject to appeal within the time frame specified in S.F. Administrative Code Section 31.16. Typically, an appeal must be filed within 30 calendar days of the Approval Action. For information on filing an appeal under Chapter 31, contact the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102, or call (415) 554-5184. If the Department’s Environmental Review Officer has deemed a project to be exempt from further environmental review, an exemption determination has been prepared and can be obtained on-line at http://sf-planning.org/index.aspx?page=3447. Under CEQA, in a later court challenge, a litigant may be limited to raising only those issues previously raised at a hearing on the project or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors, Planning Commission, Planning Department or other City board, commission or department at, or prior to, such hearing, or as part of the appeal hearing process on the CEQA decision. 

    Prohibited Contributions by Persons with Pending Land Use Matters.  Pursuant to Section 1.127 of the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code, no person, or the person’s Affiliated Entities, with a Financial Interest in a Land Use Matter pending before the Port Commission shall make any Prohibited Contribution at any time from the date of commencement of a Land Use Matter until 12 months have elapsed from the date that the Port Commission renders a final decision or ruling or any appeals to another city agency from that decision or ruling have been finally resolved. All capitalized terms in this provision are as defined in Section 1.127 of the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code.

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    ITEM 7A 

    • Request authorization to amend the Feasibility Cost Sharing Agreement (FCSA) with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) San Francisco District dated September 5, 2018 for the San Francisco Waterfront Flood Resiliency Study increasing the Project budget from $3 million to $6 million; and should it be approved by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and the Assistant Secretary of the Army, further amend the FCSA by increasing the Project budget from $6 million to $20.1 million, extending the schedule from three to five years, and allowing the Port to advance cash contributions to the Project as the Non-Federal Sponsor. (Resolution No. 20-24)

    ITEM 8A 

    • Request approval of Infrastructure Plan Amendment and Memorandum of Understanding at Seawall Lot 337, bounded by China Basin Channel, Third Street, Mission Rock Street and San Francisco Bay. (Resolution No. 20-26) Attachment A – Maintenance Matrix   Attachment B – Site Map

    ITEM 8B 

    • Informational presentation on the Memorandum of Understanding for the Pier 70 Mixed-Use District Project, roughly bounded by 20th Street to the north, San Francisco Bay to the east, 22nd Street to the south, and Illinois Street to the west. Attachment A – Maintenance Matrix  Attachment B – Port Streets and Dedicated City Streets

    ITEM 8C 

    • Request approval of a further extension through July 31, 2020 of the Extended Port Policy Regarding Enforcement of Lease Obligations during the COVID-19 Shelter in Place Orders for rent deferral and other tenant relief provided under Port Commission Resolution 20-18. (Resolution No. 20-27) Attachment A – Executive Directive