San Francisco Port Commission - February 27, 2024

    Agenda full text

    SAN FRANCISCO PORT COMMISSION

    Kimberly Brandon, President
    Gail Gilman, Vice President
    Willie Adams, Commissioner
    Ed Harrington, Commissioner
    Steven Lee, Commissioner

     
                Elaine Forbes, Executive Director        Jenica Liu, Commission Affairs Manager
    Office: 415-274-0400                         Office: 415-274-0406

    AGENDA
    PORT COMMISSION MEETING

    TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2024
    2:30 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
    3:15 P.M. OPEN SESSION

    PORT COMMISSION HEARING ROOM
    FERRY BUILDING, SECOND FLOOR 
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111

    This meeting will be held in person at the location listed above. Members of the public may attend the meeting to observe and provide public comment at the physical meeting location listed above or online at https://sfgovtv.org/sfgovtv-live-events. Instructions for providing remote public comment are below.

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    TO LISTEN TO THE LIVE MEETING AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT REMOTELY:

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    When making public comment, please:
    •    Ensure you are in a quiet location
    •    Turn off any TV’s or radios around you
    •    Speak Clearly 

    The Port Commission Agenda as well as Staff Reports and other Explanatory Documents provided to the Port Commission are available for public inspection at the Pier 1 Reception Desk and posted on the Port’s website at https://sfport.com/meetings.

    1.     CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL / RAMAYTUSH OHLONE LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

    2.     APPROVAL OF MINUTES – February 6, 2024

    3.    PUBLIC COMMENT ON EXECUTIVE SESSION

    4.    EXECUTIVE SESSION

    A.    Vote on whether to hold a closed session and to invoke the attorney-client privilege regarding the matters listed below as Conference with Legal Counsel. 

    (1)    CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL AND REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR – This is specifically authorized under California Government Code Section 54956.8. *This session is closed to any non-City/Port representative: (Discussion Item)

    (a)    Property: Seawall Lots 315, 316 and 317 – the Waterfront Plaza Office Complex (Lease No. L-8618)
    Person Negotiating: Port: Michael Martin, Assistant Port Director; Scott Landsittel, Deputy Director; Josh Keene, Assistant Deputy Director; and Ricky Tijani, Waterfront Development Project Manager
    Negotiating Parties: Christophe Farber, West Coast Regional Director; Alex Schwiebert, Senior Vice President; Ben Fagelman, Associate; and Ryan Goodwin, Senior Analyst; Asset Management, Jamestown L.P. (collectively, Jamestown)
    Under Negotiations: __ Price __ Terms of Payment X Both

    The Port and Jamestown are negotiating a potential new long-term ground lease extension. In this executive session, the Port’s negotiators seek direction from the Port Commission on factors affecting the price and terms of payment, including rental amount manner and timing of payment of the consideration for a long-term lease of the subject seawall lots. The executive session discussions will enhance the capacity of the Port Commission during the public deliberations and actions to set the price and payment terms that are most likely to maximize the benefits to the Port, the City and People of the State of California.

    5.    RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION

    A.    Possible report on actions taken in closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.1 and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12.

    B.    Vote in open session on whether to disclose any or all executive session discussions pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.1 and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12.

    6.     PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

    7.     ANNOUNCEMENTS

    A.    Announcement of Prohibition of Sound Producing Electronic Devices during the Meeting: Please be advised that the ringing of and use of cell phones and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. The Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person responsible for the ringing of or use of a cell phone or other similar sound-producing electronic device.

    B.    Announcement of Time Allotment for Public Comments: Please be advised that a member of the public has up to three minutes to make public comments on each agenda item unless the Port Commission adopts a shorter period on any item. Public comment must be in respect to the current agenda item. For in-person public comment, please fill out a speaker card and hand it to the Port Commission Affairs Manager. For remote public comment, instructions are on the first page of this agenda. During public comment, dial *3 to be added to the queue. An audio prompt will signal when it is your turn to speak. 

    8.     PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA

    Public comment is permitted on any matter within Port jurisdiction that is not an agenda item. No Port Commission action can be taken on any matter raised other than to schedule the matter for a future agenda, refer the matter to staff for investigation or respond briefly to statements made or questions posed by members of the public. (Government Code Section 54954.2(a))

    9.    EXECUTIVE

    A.    Executive Director’s Report 
    •    Economic Recovery
    •    Equity
    •    Key Project Updates

    10.   CONSENT

    A.    Request for retroactive authorization to modify Construction Contract No. 2849, Heron’s Head Park Signage, to extend the substantial completion date. (Resolution 24-11)

    B.    Request authorization to award Construction Contract No. 2861, WRP Wharf J9 Replacement Project, Phase 1 – Float & Gangway to Yerba Buena Engineering and Construction, Inc., in the amount of $3,557,380, and authorization for a contract contingency fund of 10% of the contract amount (or $355,738), for a total authorization not to exceed $3,913,118. (Resolution 24-12)

    C.    Request authorization to accept and expend a $21,582,000 grant from the Port and Freight Infrastructure Program implemented by the California State Transportation Agency for the Maritime Eco-Industrial Complex Improvement Project to fund pier, roadway, and utility upgrades and to develop a plan for mitigating air emissions from the fleet of trucks utilizing Port property. (Resolution 24-13)

    11.   FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

    A.    Request approval of the Fiscal Year 2024-25 and 2025-26 Biennial Operating and Capital Budget. (Resolution 24-14) 

    12.   REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT

    A.    Informational presentation to consider and possible action to approve a resolution recommending the Board of Supervisors waive any applicable requirements of the Competitive Bidding Process with respect to a new 18-month lease with SkyStar Wheel, LLC and presentation of terms for the proposed new lease. (Resolution 24-15) 

    13.   PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT

     A.    Informational presentation and possible action to approve an artwork proposal by artist Ana Teresa Fernández for installation at Cruise Terminal Plaza, located adjacent to the Pier 27 James R. Herman Cruise Terminal, as recommended by the San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) Artist Review Panel and funded by the 2012 Parks General Obligation Bond; and to authorize the Port’s Executive Director to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Arts Commission for the fabrication, installation, maintenance and liability for the selected artwork to be a part of the City’s Civic Art Collection. (Resolution 24-16)

    14.   NEW BUSINESS

    15.   ADJOURNMENT
     

    NOTES:

    The San Francisco Port Commission meets regularly on the second Tuesday of every month, plus the fourth Tuesday of February and April, at 3:15 p.m. unless otherwise noticed. The Commission Agenda and staff reports are posted on the Port’s Website at https://sfport.com/about/port-commission. Contact Jenica Liu at (415) 274-0406 or jenica.liu@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 Advisory Committee (FWAC) has been established and meets the first Wednesday of each odd numbered month from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Contact Ming Yeung at ming.yeung@sfport.com.

    The Maritime Commerce Advisory Committee (MCAC) meets every other month, on the third Thursday of the month, between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. at Pier 1 and virtually. Contact Dominic Moreno at (415) 850-6819 or dominic.moreno@sfport.com.

    The Northern Advisory Committee (NAC) meets on the third Wednesday of odd-numbered months at 5:30 p.m. at Pier 1 and virtually. Contact Patrick Foster at patrick.foster@sfport.com or check our website at https://sfport.com/community for more information. 

    The Southern Advisory Committee (SAC) meets on the fourth Wednesday of every month at 6:00 p.m. at the Southeast Community Center, 1550 Evans Avenue, and virtually. Contact Mark Paez at mark.paez@sfport.com or check our website at https://sfport.com/community for more information.

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

    The Mission Bay Citizens Advisory Committee meets virtually on the second Thursday of the month at 5:00 p.m. Contact Marc Slutzkin at (415) 749-2516 or marc.slutzkin@sfgov.org

    ACCESSIBLE MEETING INFORMATION POLICY

    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 Jenica Liu at (415) 274-0406 or via email at jenica.liu@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, Lucinda Hom at (415) 274-0400 or email her at lucinda.hom@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 Lucinda Hom al 415-274-0400. 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 Lucinda Hom 415-274-0400。
    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 Lucinda Hom sa 415-274-0400. 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 Lucinda Hom 415-274-0400.  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.

    Supporting documents full text

    ITEM 10A.    Request for retroactive authorization to modify Construction Contract No. 2849, Heron’s Head Park Signage, to extend the substantial completion date. (Resolution 24-11)

    ITEM 10B.    Request authorization to award Construction Contract No. 2861, WRP Wharf J9 Replacement Project, Phase 1 – Float & Gangway to Yerba Buena Engineering and Construction, Inc., in the amount of $3,557,380, and authorization for a contract contingency fund of 10% of the contract amount (or $355,738), for a total authorization not to exceed $3,913,118. (Resolution 24-12)

    ITEM 10C.    Request authorization to accept and expend a $21,582,000 grant from the Port and Freight Infrastructure Program implemented by the California State Transportation Agency for the Maritime Eco-Industrial Complex Improvement Project to fund pier, roadway, and utility upgrades and to develop a plan for mitigating air emissions from the fleet of trucks utilizing Port property. (Resolution 24-13)

    ITEM 11A.    Request approval of the Fiscal Year 2024-25 and 2025-26 Biennial Operating and Capital Budget. (Resolution 24-14) 

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    ATTACHMENT VI

    ITEM 12A.    Informational presentation to consider and possible action to approve a resolution recommending the Board of Supervisors waive any applicable requirements of the Competitive Bidding Process with respect to a new 18-month lease with SkyStar Wheel, LLC and presentation of terms for the proposed new lease. (Resolution 24-15) 

    ITEM 13A.    Informational presentation and possible action to approve an artwork proposal by artist Ana Teresa Fernández for installation at Cruise Terminal Plaza, located adjacent to the Pier 27 James R. Herman Cruise Terminal, as recommended by the San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) Artist Review Panel and funded by the 2012 Parks General Obligation Bond; and to authorize the Port’s Executive Director to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Arts Commission for the fabrication, installation, maintenance and liability for the selected artwork to be a part of the City’s Civic Art Collection. (Resolution 24-16)

    ATTACHMENT I

    ATTACHMENT II