>> welcome to the san francisco board commission for july 11, 2023. roll call. president. >> here. >> commissioner. >> present. >> commissioner ed hearington. >> here. >> commissioner lee. >> here. >> vice president adams will be absent today. the san francisco port commission acknowledges that we're in the homeland ramaytush o rhone', and their land. they have not seeded nor lost nor forgotten the responsibilities as care takers of this place. as guests, we recognize that we

benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the relatives and ancestors of the ramaytush o lone. >> i move. >> second. >> we have a motion and a second. all in favor. >> aye. >> the minutes have been approved. >> item number 3 is public comment on executive session. >> thank you. is there any public comment in the room? seeing none, corey, is there anyone on the line? >> for callers on the line, please press star-3 if you wish to make public comment. the system will let you know when it's open. comments will be limited to 3

minutes per person. please press star-3 if you wish to make public comment. at this time, there is nobody on the line wishing to make public comment. >> thank you, public comment is closed. >> item 4, two executive session items, one employee and two counsel on matter. >> i move that we enter into closed session. >> second. >> we have a motion and a second. all in favor. >> aye. >> aye. >> we are now in closed session. [applause] i move disclose no other information from closed

session. we have a motion and a seconded. all in favor? >> aye >> opposed? public comment. next item 6 is the pledge. [pledge of allegiance] >> item 7 announcements. be advised ringing and use of cell phones and sound prugs electronics are prohibited at this meeting. a member of the public has 3 minutes to make comment on each item. unless the port commission adopts a shorter period.

public comment in respect to the current agenda item the commission will take in person and remote comment beginning with in person. remote comment dial 415-554-0001 and enter access code: 2664 310 3650 ##. then star 3 to raise your hand to comment. if you are watching on sfgovtv there is a broadcast to not miss your chance to comment dial when the item you want to comment on is announced. use your device and listen from your phone which has no delay. item 8 is public comment on items not on the agenda. >> thank you. do we have public comment on

items not on the agenda? core, do we have anyone on the phone? at this time, there is no one on the phone wishing to comment. >> thank you. public comment is closed. next item, >> 9a the executive director's report and callers who wish to comment dial star 3 to raise your hand. good afternoon members of the commission and the public and port staff i'm the executive director of the port. first i want to acknowledge a historic anniversary on thursday. the ferry blgsd turning 125 years old. there will be a celebration for the public this opens at upon 11 a.m. and the first 5 huh in line get free ice cream. the band will perform on the back mraz and under 17 you can

ride the ferries all day for free. 12:30 the mayor will peek and produce a time capsule of important items that will be stored in the clock tower until 2038. when the building will be 150 and this time capsule will be opened. later in the afternoon from 4-6 a happy hour in the beer garden with $5 pints not available to the free 17 and under ferry riders but fun for all. come if you are able to join. i'm excited start with good news on key 3 strategy areas of economic recovery, growth and equity competence resilience. last thursday california state transportation agency awarded us

21 million dollars to modernize the merry time terminals in the southern waterfront at pier 80. 1.2 billion dollars for the supply chain a huge investment in the ports this award will advance 3 projects accommodate larger ocean going vessels with higher cargo volume. support amdover street and the major vehicle art row tot port merry time industrial and study the development of 100 vehicle electric truck float at pier 96. we hope the goal is to have build a battery or hydrogen fuelling station that will move us closer to the city wherevero e mission goals.

i am very pleased we believe our efforts put us as in the game and recognized as part of the supply chain in that ecosystem of the supply chain. i want to thank our commissioners and the work of the california association of port authority who have seen our value and our delegation at the state that has made this happen with the thanks to member phil tang on that committee. because of these funds we have now an ability to put ourselves in a stronger position for off shore wind operations including fabrication opportunity. this provides a road map for us to build a green and clean are southern water front of our future good jobs and resource.

we are very grateful. senator is the leader and they are presenting a value based criteria to do award, safety, climb action and economic prosperity. words are different we see how the state's desire to cal staalign with our goals economic recovery, growth and resilience. congratulations. we are look forward to see the ribbon cutting. more on economic recovery and growth. despite last weekee ruby princess stay in san francisco, and her happy return on seas on sunday, i'm happy to report that for this visit year we had the highest ever cruise calls in passengers and passenger numbers for cruise calls at 110 calls

with 390, 967 passengers visiting san francisco this . is 100,000 passengers more than our previous record. i like to thank our cruise partners at carnival, princess. metro the port staff and merry time division and others that made this happen it is a record breaking year. the wharf activation the party at the wharf out door summer concert series that starts this friday july 14th with the cbd the wharf community benefit district and calls on the award this commission authorized 2 million dollars investment. this series will bring artists to perform live at the wharf at

the crab wheel every weekend to beautify the space. you will all receive invitations to the concert local artists sam johnson play at the first performance so we hope to see everyone there supporting the activation of our wharf. now i'd like to speak about our credit rating and our budget. more positive news all 3 bond rating agencies affirmed the rating and 2 improved us from a stable outlook from negative to a stable outlook. where, a, a, and aa3. and i'm thankful to the finance team and all the work we have done with capitol budget to show we have a plan for our official future and on good footing this improvement based on our strong revenue recovery as well and healthy reserve levels. after that pandemic we spent down our savings i'm relieved we

received the arpa funding and get ourselves back in shape and the credit rating agencies are seeing that. last week at your "board of supervisors approved our supplemental appropriation. 1 million dollars. this includes resources for the mission bay parks we are taking on. which will be transferred from the redevelopment agency. critically the costs are reimbursed throughout taxes that are set up. also, mayor breed is going to join nus our partners ocii and rec park on thursday july 20 for community event that marks our transfer of bayfront parkos bay and terry front boulevard to the port. the details are coming together tell include residents and stake holders and from 5-6:30 at mission creek at 290 channel

street. i'm turning to resilience and like to speak about our corrects. our proposal at pier 3032 received unanimous support from the state assembly natural resource commit each ab273. passed through that. another important step to realize in the vision for pier 30 that. the project as proposed produce 400 million in investment and matching the entire size 2018 prop abonds for the sea wall. bill introduced by senator wiener. and it was authorized by the state land's commission allows you to consider a project on piers 30 tloochlt with other things, we have numerous amenities proposed. public walk ways. open water swimming. boating and olympic sized pool and retail and tieng i put this

project under resilience because of the 400 million dollars an incredible victim in addition to the other amenities at the state hearing, i had the opportunity to present. but i was joined by better presenter a swim near boys and girls club and talked about opportunities swimming provide for his life and his enthusiasm to see both a pool swimming and bay access facility that would be available for other youth. i look forward to continuing to work on this project with the team and senator wiener and for the benefit of the public, the project proposes office, a private use over water i way to pay for the other amenities this required the state legislator to look at the site and see that was appropriate for our state lands. back to the resilience program. we will be coming to you next

month upon as we talk about the course study and the a departmentation strategies an opportunity to hear about the work produced and rarely landing with the army engineers to guide us further along in this process. and as always i want to thank you for your deedcasion to keeping our waterfront clean, safe and vibrant and our strategic plan that concludes my report. thank you. >> thank you. upon great report. we will take opinion comment is there any public regarding the executive director's report? corey do we have anyone on the phone? there is no one on the phone. commissioner gilman >> thank you, director forbes for that and great report and congratulations on the 21

admissible. i know there was a report of oak land who received an award and an announce that is phenomenonal i want to thank the gentleman relation team and -- joining for his hard work in getting this through. congratulations and i want to comment on pier 3032 will be a game changer for our waterfront. house pregnant amenities and affordable housing which is part of this project. thank you for your report and excite to see these things move forward. >> thank you. why commissioner lee. >> no. great report. as usual and it is good that every month we are moving forward. congratulations. >> thank you.

commissioner harrington. >> thank you for the report. >> thank you. i. to congratulate nate on his new role. i look forward to working with you. we worked well over the scombreers you are perfect for this job. congratulations. i mean 21 million dollars is just phenomenonal. because of the work our finance team is doing and the total team of just managing our affairs across the water front and congratulations on the 110 cruise calls. that's the first since i have been here. we reached the 110.

helping us with our economic recovery is phenomenonal. i there is so much to be thankful for and so much to congratulate the staff on i think we are doing a wonderful job and thank you. item 10 scene. don't with blue and gold fleet

and worldwide foosd dba cousins main lobster an among to month term to operate a cafe, retail and minifood cart 1, 824 square feet located at 241 on embarcadero. [inaudible]. [interference] >> item 10 d. request authorization to advertise bids for construction contract 2796. beach repairs resolution 2335. mii have a motion? >> i move the consent agenda. is there a second. >> okay. i second all the time. you know. [laughter].

i second! >> thank you for this second. we will take public comment. is there any public comment in the room regarding consent calendar? core doe we have anyone on the phone? >> thereupon is no one on the phone wish to make comment. >> thank you, public ment is closed. all in favor? >> aye. >> opposed? >> resolution. 2332, 33, 34 and 35 are adopted. next item. >> item 11 ais informational presentation to consider a possible action to approve the fiscal year 2023/24 schedule. parking rates and special event rates parameter rates resolution 2336 and callers who wish to comment dial star 3 to raise

your hand to comment. >> good afternoon commissioners. executive director forbes i'm kim beale the acting deputy director for royals and development. joined by john, senior property manager with the port and san tina with upon may have been properties to present a presentation >> a lot of port staff member who is helped with this report. jennifer g.

>> and in the market performance. i will discuss the rates proposed incentives and clarifications and end with questions and staff's recommendations. the parameter rates which include schedule. harbor rates issue land and wourt use rates the current market value and property in the base of delegated authority that gives back enter in property agreements without competitive bid provides the terms confirmed leasing policies of the port. when we go through this process, it is done with staff and a third party consultance team. reviews and analyzes camperable narcotic dam to provide staff with findings. look at our leasing activity and review the existing rates. along with the consultant to determine if a rate should

increase, remain the same, decrease and come up with a rental schedule which is attached in the staff report. iot consultant team this year we used either [inaudible] main retail a broker that is subcontracted through [inaudible]. there are turn key space in all classes. am stimulate leasing lands lords offering free rent. higher allowances. furniture. security deposits and parking. and also upgrading buildings to meet the needs of modern

businesses include high speed internet and smart building system. industrial properties tenant demand remained stable and supply limited majority of construction on life sciences and retail. there has been an increase in vacancy and flex space a combination of office, warehouse and retail space. and -- where the vacancies for logistic space used for distribution and fulfill am centers remains close to long-term average. for hospitality includes food and beverage. they are see a significant or businesses are significantly impacted due to employers adopting full remote or hybrid

work policies. there are no hotels on port propertiful we know the hotel occupancy increased. as a sign tourism returning. >> i'm looking at the port's performance. port manages 330,000 square feet of class c and b office there is class a office space on port property, it is managed by master tenants like hudson and ordan. we have about 17.2% vacancy for office higher than the city's rate of 16.8% for class b and 15.3% for class c office. vickancey for industrial our sheds and many have limitations on what you can do with them or

in them. due high docks and older electric system weight limitations is about 11. 9%. higher than the over all industrial vac analysisy for san francisco which is 5%. we have parking leases a rate of 6%. ethernet lease rates not lore than terms up to 5 years up to a million dollars and on the boil are plate lease. the largest i will say i'm sorry the last change was adopt in the

august of last year. at which pyle time 115 rate listed april 40% of rates remained the same. 10% decreased and the balance increased slightly. for fiscal 23-24 propose to keep the majority the same locations where we might have trouble finding tenants given the current market or may have tenants interested but use is not compatible with when we have to offer. there are 2 locations we are propotion a slight rate increase. and these are locations we have a low vacancy rate or high level of interests. this will impact interior space at the add bodiesing and shed space at pier 453 it does not pertain to fishing use. we are looking at a decrease at

round house 2, there is a high bodiesing vacancy one of our office buildings. we are looking to decrease the rates at that location. so. in looking at ways to try to entice tenants to come to port property and retain our existing. we are unable to offer the intentatives some of the landlords are offering in the public sector we can provide for longer terms. we are seeing more office tenants take advantage of the rate for 22-23 and continuing this incentive again as a way to purnew leasing and as a way to retain our existing tenants. based on the recommendation we

would recommend offering a half month free rent for leases 3-4 years with a ramp up rate this . tool would be used where if you have a 3-4 year lease we ramp up your rate to pay 70% of program terand 80% in the second year. 100% in year 3 foreverfor 4 year lease and again wield allow for helpful a month free rent on the anniversary and of the lease term. we are seeing attentives are apprehensive in entering in long-term agreements. so, we would as another tool propose to keep the ability to offer tenants a tomorrowination right if they nernt a lease 3-4 years and things don't go as nay hoped. they can get out by paying a

termination fee equal to a month timers number of years remaining on the lease. along to accounts for the discount they were given in the early years plus unamtorized leasing incentive and port administrative costs for processing the termination. for shed space with the challenges we are seeing in leasing our shed space due to limitations. lack of the the challenges with the electrical distribution and the rate incentive would be similar to the it office incentive a half month free rent for lose of 3 years.

>> the tenant able to get a rate above market we split less than 50% of the court this was highlight in the 2021 and not a common scene it would allow us to keep tenant in accomplice if they are able to sublease even a portion of the stay. with merry time use we are proposing to continue the triple threat incentive aapplies to new and existing tenants the use include 3 of 4 of the types of following types will be office, shed app ron and submerged land. we could then offer a discount on the office rate increase 3% per year. a tenant able to lease all 4

locations. not charge for the submerged land tieed use of app ron space. >> a couple of clarifications. this is pertaining to development items. for when we call dual jurisdictions. this is in cases where public works charges a permit fee for use 5 block in open space on city port owned streets so licensise not paying public works fee on top of port license fee for the same use. port staff proposed to delegated authority given to allow reduction in port licensee in amount equal to the port inotropics the public works permit fee.

occurrence may be things change and people retire we don't have anything in writhe we would like delegated authority for. there are public improve ams port will own. however will be asigning the maintenance and liability to another party as part of the development project. under the license or other real estate agreements, covering the maintenance responsibility. the responsibility for taking care of these yms will be at no cost am again. we don't want them to have to pay us to maintain our improvements that are in the public areas. and so i wanted to touch

previously on special events. we must charge parameter rates special events are not a key revenue generating item for port. revenues for fiscal 22 were 125,000. versus 207,000 in 2019. and last year it made up about 73,000. for fiscal 23, we propose the continuance of fee waivers for port sponsored eventses and fee reduction of nonprofits and equity events and waivers for diversity and inclusion events up to 7 thousand dollars per event can cover entire cost the permitting. we would lim the waiver to 60 thousand per year the year that might apply and if you hit that

max, we allow 50% reduction for additional events. this is something that was adopted last year. we did not hit that max. we are hoping -- to see more activity with the next fiscal year. we are propose toiment the fee schedule to increase the budget limits from 2 to 3 million for eligibility for 50% fee reduction and proposing to keep discounts for pop ups offering a discounts similar to nonprofits however adding that concession and ticket fees may apply. >> at this time i would like to again recognize staff this helped put this together and take questions you may have. and if we are on a good path, ask that you consider approving

this action. thank you. >> thank you. can i have a motion? >> i move. second >> thank you. open up to public comment. >> is there public comment on item 11a. 91 in the room anyone on the phone? at this time theres no one on the phone wish to comment on this item >> public comment is closed. >> i mean it is fine you know these rates i'm curious -- things similar to restaurants or -- or people that mayment an opportunity are we giving other incentives besides month free rent or a separate category for people who want to take over

renovate and spends half a million dollars to get the restaurant up and running? those are usually improvements but are we offering any incentives to get the restaurantses or even small kiosks going some of the small are spaces to get tourists interested in and when we get more port cruise shipps coming in in a situation got damaged and had nothing to do for 3 days. joof a lot more of the mauler places around the port that can be may be attract otherent preneuros to come in. >> thank you for that question, commissioner lee. you notice not anything mentioned with regard to retail that is because retail upon opportunity require competitive bids unlike the parameter frontey.

this is something handled more on a case by case basis when we start receiving proposals for those opportunities. and then 2, there was the there was the authority that was guaranteed by the commission and the board of supervisors where we can provide certain dollars to businesses to do certain capitol improvements that would come to play with retail use we do have some of the [inaudible]. these here -- do are some of the spaces that have restaurantos them and you can still. work with? these are office and shed and industrial vacant know land.

again it is not -- pertaining to retail uses which do require we bid competitively. >> our retail --ent prenurse say wants to take over a space for a parking lot or you know that is on here it is possible. for park, no that would require competitive bid. >> right. if they like that site. they could. why right if we were solicitings offers and bids. yes. i'm still new there are different things i want to make surety small businesses get a chance. there are people that want opportunity. it scared people you wonder if the rates if helping to attract more people or scaring more or not getting offers at all.

with when we are proposing we are hoping that tell attract people as well as incent sunrise our existing tenants to remain there are we are reducing rates for them to enter in agreements of a longer term. >> okay. >> great >> thank you. opinion comment is closed. >> thank you >> commissioner harrington. >> a lot of work went in this i appreciate this. the first question is, what percentage or dollar vault port revenue are covered? we were does not uncover retail is 30% covered boy in process or any idea.

and the second part of this i realized 96% are staying flat. some were and up some are down i have no sense of the vault increases or decreases is it quarter here worth 50 dollars or 500,000. if we get an idea on the ones that changed and the value of the changes might be? >> yes. >> i will respond to this in writing. >> thank you very much. >> commissioner gilman >> great questions. i had a couple, too much walk me throughout logic why a half month as incentive is this manage we see in the market? how is this compared to others. i found it odd half mont and in the a whole month. i don't know if san tino is on

the line and would like to be ail to sfnld to that. i will say it was recommended by our consultant. so this being said, it is something that is being seen in the marketplace and something that we felt we could match. so -- we supported the recommendation and presenting it to you for consideration. why same here if we don't have to responded back in writing. >> i wanted jump in. if you repeat this i can probably give you a rough. >> my question was why helpful month why not a full month. the methodology and strategy of half know month of rent forgiveness this . is in addition to an r.ed up schedule.

when we look at the effective rent. what the rent is and the end of the day after all the free rents and the half rentses as you go the ability to we want to gift port the tools need this is program terse so our assumption is that this is not an automatic give temperature is providing staff with tools to negotiate you know a transaction and may be we don't give away all of it. and we want to expand and give as much as we can away without to try to incent vie and compete that can offer things that unfortunately the port does not have. i if any we have the 70-80-90 and a month free instead.

half month we're giving away a bit. >> okay. i was curious. thank you for that. >> you are welcome >> thank you. >> the, question i had was on the special events increasing the budget for the nonprofits this is curiosity question i'm supportive of giving nonprofits a break when they capitolize port property or for other nonprofits or the community. have we stheen we had nonprofits approach above 2 million is this why oui move to thee? why not 5 j. we have not had and thank you for the question. have not had a number of nonprofits that are even at the 2 million. again we were trying to provide additional opportunity and since we have not had them come to us with the two.

we thought wield increase it by three. so it was arbitrary. >> thank you. thank you for this. my fellow commissioners asked, let of great questions and happy we are keeping a large percentage of reasons the same and not increasing too soon after with the recovery we are going through. and i think you did a great job. i would like to see the information that commissioner harrington. one question was what is at pier 45 and other uses at pier 45 besides the fishing industry. why there was that high demand at pier 45. >> so, with that i don't want to put don on the spot but he is the senior property manager near pier 45. and may like to answer that

question. >> hi. i'm don senior property manager for the port i handle the wharf. pier 45 is primarily related to the fishing industry. and well are 3 sheds, two of them are primary low fish processors. and then the end of shed d is deer storage and shed a is primarily deer storage and c the port maintenance yard and park the primary tenants at pier 45 are all related to commercial fishing industry. >> so. in the report it says low vacancy and high demand and the port rate increase. at pier 45 for nonfishing industry use are there other. >> the typical attentives is

fishing industry it is set up for fishing industry. the only thing that may be at the fronts of shed b prep space for restaurants and so that's a small triangle of the over all total. you got that. there might be park. where the the -- not available to the public but for the processors the restaurant workers. and the like the crab boat deck hands that go out. well is very limited opportunity for anyone other than fish processing. >> i think one thing i would like to add is although don mentioned the primary use is fishing industry and would continue it as such. sometimes we do get requests for storage uses it might be a restaurant space. there are other retail spaces in the area or business this is

might need storage space we could be approached by them not to say that is manage we would use the space for or might not want to use it for that. if you ever been in 45 you will know there is definitely used for fishing. this is really a way in being proactive if for some reason we were approached by a nonfishery fishing use and wish to lease it for that purpose although again you think the likelihood is very small. >> thank you. why commissioner lee. >> i'm -- no. i want to caution the our big draw is the fishing industry. i'm all about beens the book but raising the rent on the fishermen, i would like to use that as a last resort and push

some of the other spaces that we can get more incentive to. i believe if it is empty we are not making money why not give more incentive for spaces that are empty. rather than raising the rent on workers? and mom and pop operations you know because it is full? but i want to caution not to okay. yea it is doing well. raiset rent because you know we gotta keep them in business. and we than the fishing and crabbing and with -- climate change they don't get the sell their products on time so -- i want to make sure that we are keeping -- you know -- let's not put pressure on them. why commissioner lee, thank you

for your comments. definitely appreciate it and understood. i want to mention again this what was proposed is in the manage this would affect fishing use. again it would be for nonfishing use but the like lihoofed us doing that is fairly small. we are again doing this more as a proactive measure. somebody who wants space they are not fishermen they could go market value on those? if visible? >> correct. >> any other questions or comments. we have a motion and a second. all in favor? >> aye. >> aye. >> any opposed? >> resolution 2336 is adopted thank you. >> thank you.

>> next item. >> item 11d is informational presentation to consider possible action to approve a resolution recommending the board of supervisors wave requirements of the competitive bid process with respect to the unsolicited proposal from wharf revitalized for the losing and development of sea wall 3 huh human, 301 and pier 31 and the wharf located jefferson between tailor and powell street and resolution 2337. the parking lot area and pier 45 shed a and c.

if i can get slides up, please. here is an out line of my presentation. review the process we had with you and the communities to date. review results of requests for information regarding are interest in development proposals in the areas. and end with the upon analysis of those processes and our staff recommendation of where we go from here. the start out i want to frame this boy revisiting the proposal you received. it is was delivered by the wharf revitalized llc, >> the proposal seeks the potential construction of one or more new buildings on the triangle parking lot on the eastern end. visitor center. disstiller with education and potential short term vacation rentals. western portion reserved for a

second phase to see how the first phase resonates or the experience can see how it resonates and understanding how the your serbing volving over that time. this would the first phase include an expanded waterfront walk. resilience improvements as well as more open and inviting plaza area. including the closure of the of roads through traffic we have to study that to understands if that plan would work. >> turning to pier 45 shed aa museum regarding the fish industry and the history of wharf. include a wholesale market and food hall. exhibitses as well as a park like setting and moving out further to the shed c cites that would include access for the vista back toward the wharf itself and event center to have events and attractions and bringing people to the wharf and

out on the bay. we discussed in an informational item after receiving the proposal in february, the waterfront lan lays out policies and processes that are recommended to be familiared receipt of unsolicited development proposal. the idea this out reach conducted before seeking board consideration of the waiver of the competitive bidding policy so they have more information for port stake holders and the commission as they consider that action. the process that laid out in the waterfront plan to have a written submittal describing the proposal. port staff have meetings for review and comment and bring back the result of the meeting to the port commission for a discussion in informational meeting for to review where that lands exclude summarize where things look in terms of port

reactions. >> stepping off in the process we scheduled 3 meeting in march. 2 in the wharf and one of northern advisory committee to review the proposal. we came back in april 25, review stake holder comments regarding the locations selected for development the proposal as a hole and the impact on the wharf. analyzed rep to the goals of the water 41 plan adopt exclude summarized the negotiations process that would jump off if here if there was a waiver of the competitive bid policy. additional step out of that april 25 discussion, port staff issued on may 19 a request for information to determine whether other proposals to lease and develop the yers called out in the wharf revitalized proposal on the same lines. the port received 2 responses by the deadline of june 21.

both were attached today's staff report. one was a follow up submittal from the wharf revietsdzized. seconded a letter from dan, chairman of but dean bakery at the flag ship in the chowder house each flank the triangle parking lot. we attached the letters so you can and the public can understand those. i want to sum rise the letter from but dean bakery focussed on opposing the proposal. saying that the wharf has current needs the proposal would not address because of the time it would take to get to approval and construction. and the impacts of construction could push back the wharf for recovery rather then and there forward in a recovery. >> the letter also included discussed the time project on the triangle parking lot and the embarcadero area that the

respondent interested in participating in if approved. so today we are become to talk to you about how that augmented the conversation we had with you. i to layout 2 main point in terms of staff analysis and reaction. first to the urgenciest wharf. i think we recognize there is an urgency there now and you have seen us the last 2 meeting come to you with what i call decisive actions to say we need to do something. we need to do something about the empty store fronts and about the clean water front we want to see there. and we want to do manage that attracts people back to the wharf so the economic engine can come become to life. you approved a guarantee to the wharf cbd. the executive director called out that we are moving on. forward on more ambassadors and working with patrol to address criminal activity associated

with vending. we feel that urgency. the thing that we know is that we have a number of issues along the water front. and another set of urien issues minot be a today issue but soon. seismic and resilience risk. we know that our portfolio needs an amount of investment we can't pay for from our own budget. we see not that this proposal from the wharf revitalizes ignores this urgency of you in we continuing is a necessary and responsible way to been tomorrow. as well. and we continuing is important for us to consider that this investment might help us along the path to recovery. if we shape it not under cut the things in the short term on goat that recovery. the second is process. the bidding press is there t for

i reason we want torn have a fair chance at public opportunities. showed you this in april which is the development process this jumps off when you star a negotiation agreement. this takes upwards of 24 months in a good situation. and this is the process where we go out and do studies dp understand what is the impacts. do detailed designs and official projections. enengage on the challenges the project poses like how are keep dealing with circulation of cars at the wharf when we lose a parking asset and lose the little embarcadero. how are we going to accommodate this investment not having negative impacts to the fishing industry it is designed to elevate and bring in the center of the wharf. this is the same process when you select someone after a competitive press we are not

losing that by not having a competitive process. hatch it does is allow project experiences to bring conceptual idea when is they vision for port property and what tell cost and how they will get there. you get air chance to look at those and say this is the path we want. and that has value. what the rfi show system there is in the another development proposal that wants to invest in the way this one does. a competitive process to port staff would be a delay, use of time this is not project cal does not veterans public policy it is in this process here that we'll figure out the questions this people have that we heard during the stake holder this year. so, to close, port staff's recommendation is this this froefl provides an opportunity for need victim at the wharf that can be shaped through a

negotiation process. this picture is not developed yet we want to develop t. and we don't believe this is another vision worthy of that consideration now. we have not heard it through 5 months of talking with the community and inrighting people to tell us. we recommend that you adopt the resolution we attached to today's item and direct us to ask the board to give us the waiver of the competitive bidding policy to figure out what is possible. that concludes my presentation i'm happy to answer questions. >> thank you, mike. can i have a motion. gi move the item. >> i will second it. >> thank you. well is public comment. john barnet.

i'm president of the crab boat owner's association. representing the fisherman that have the gear storage in pier 45. agree with steven. this proposal makes it is kinds of using a pace that is already being rented to the fishermen accessible space we keep our gore in. it is very fishery oriented not really pleas analysis for the public to be there. gear the men work. nothing this people to see. i have a charter boat. depend on the tourism. i know the cruise ships are up the tourism and the wharf is way down. besides the covid year in 25 years of doing tours, this is the slowest year because of the salmon closure and still the

slowest business year at the wharf. what propose the uftz buildings that are empty. i agree with the competitive bid topic the restaurants are empty. don't need to competitive bid there is no competition to take over now. than i could not rent it out. some incentive too to get the restaurants to open revitalize the triangle ping lot but move to pier 45 when you have vacant building sns makes no sense. you will build a now structure on a pier next to the vacant building its will be the same there. people are walk to pier 39 and not if any the walk down to the merry time museum or argue gnaw or the cable cars they go around to go to the cable cars the wharf is dead now. we are supportive of keeping the

storage in pier 45 and keeping if for fishing. main reason i wanted to speak. >> thank you. >> thank you. good afternoon thank you. i'm sarah bates from cash boat owner association. we represent the individual fishing boats and small businesses that have been delivering sea toed for san francisco for over 1 huh human years. thank you for considering projects that will revitalize the worry we need help. and i am sure everybody knows. i understand this project was proposal was unsolicited but don't understand yet port commission is considering it so enthusiastically. i don't understand how you call it a wharf without a fleet.

i don't understand the location for the project. pour 45 is in the vacant we have a waiting list for the storage space i'm on the waiting list and i know people who have been on that for a long time. especially after shed c burned and we don't have enough storage for what we needed there. i don't understand where the float is supposed to do business. you know the saying we have other storage pace and send you down to the ballpark or sends you down to 48 or whatever is a misconception of how we use that space had is not just storage it is where we work like asking to you do 50% of your job here and the other in city hall you go back and fourth 10 time in one day it is not atenable for the way we use that pace it is misconception to just call it storage. i don't know where we are with the environmental review process

what is the intreg rity of the pier. traffic and e egress for the people and vehicles. what happens had there is another fire? how other people getting out it is a dead end. i don't understand yet other stake holders are not involved more at this stage. i then and there is the competitive bid portion. i know there are steps beyond. where are the other local accidents hotels and instructs there already. where is the fishing fleeted? this is fish are man's wharf. without the float there is no wharf. we can't do business without the

pace and if we are getting evicted we will go to half moon bay they have a working ice machine. real appreciate your consideration. >> thank you. >> larry collins. >> good afternoon am directors and commissioners. i'm larry collins. i got my first lose from the port in 1984. and i had a lease down there ever since. um -- my wife and i fished for the first most of our career and then in 11 we started the co-op down there the fishermen can have their own station and now there are 25 -- plus boats that are members of this co-op. you need 3 things for commercial

fishing port to work. you gotta are access to the fish. the buyers and access to infrastructure. infrastructure is a place where you store your gear t. is also a working tool box that has not worked for 4 years and ice machine, which the co-op kept working for the left 12 years. you know,. there is not enough storage area there now. for us to give up any of a shed. and the likelihood the port will rebuild c shed i seen you know -- thousand foot dock space took out in fish alley which will never be put back. i mean things are -- tough now for the float. we don't have a salmon season

this year. the whale problem with the crabs. and we will talk about moving us out of storage. now there could be bright future in commercial fishing. taking out the [inaudible] now. for the salmon. and we had good tlin year. 3 years from now phenomenonal salmon season. whale populations are booming back the restrictions from that can be taken lesson as it goes along. so, basically our future could be bright in 4-5 years. if we don't have the infrastructure there, to take the quantities of fish over the dock and store gear, then we are not going to thrive and neither is the wharf. like sarah said we have been there over 100 years the

fishermen, and we are basically you know if this happen and lose our storage you are taking our future. and i understand yet port is doing it somebody wants to put big monnet port i get that. it is something i learned it is all about money. to being me a long time to nag out i'm old enough now i figure third degree out. don't take our future from us, please. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> i can't read the last name. matt. >> hello i'm matt. i'm a local commercial fisherman at pier 47. i have storage at pier 45 and the sheds there. i have been telling majority of catch off my boat at pier prison and trying to bring the pier and

the wharf back. without that storage shed there, i have nowhere to put my gear. there is no incentives for mow to be here unfortunately at the wharf i look at half moon bay, bo deatha bay or fort bragg i live in the 7 roll valley i come here because the storage and everything has been around us. i ask not to lose our storage and part of part of the fishing community without fishermen the wharf would be more t-shirts. thank you. shawn. hi. thank you for the port mission for hearing this public comment. the heart of sudden front wharf since beginning in the mid 1800's is the men in san francisco fishing float despite

the redevelopment from tourists the wharf is home to many active commercial fishermen and the heart of the business is center in the san francisco's i conic wharf. pier 45 shed a and c is the epicenter of our local commercial fishing business it is located cross from the fish buy and wholesalers critical to fishermen and wholesalers to have easy access to tools and gear in shed a and c with fork lifts the men with move the gear to vessels and off and become to the shed. each year before the crab season bring nothing millions of dollars to san franciscoy pier 45 is a crucial and vital staging area tense of thousands of crab traps await to be loadod

vessels. taking the way the space of shed a and c will have a catastrophic negative impact on the ability to stage, load and off load crab gear let alone selling the catch. taking the pace shed a and c take away my fish and cashing business nile business is condition tain in the sheds a and c. i will be forced relocate to a fisherman friendly harbor. taking, way pier 45 you am take the important word fishermen from the wharf. >> thank you. y michael risina. >> good afternoon. out of the wharf my family down since 1908 operating out of the

wharf. >> of i have martha own and operate the boat lovely marth and a fishing vessel [inaudible] i'm against this using our shed space. if you guys do anything you are taking await mall sliver we of the water front. we locating us to keep our gear will be catastrophic to the fleet. tell force us out of the harbor. and you will lose the fishing fleet. another thing i'm against the proposal is for my charter business. okay. right now i don't think we need to make new things we need to utilize the building theorys empty now this was the worse fourth of july i have seen. businesses the tourism is all time low. i think we have to put our

efforts and filling the vacant buildings. cloning out the homeless. a bad reputation i have been hearing from out of state. it is shoeing await tourism from the wharf. all with this proposal them utilizing shed a and c if they take away that and do anything there. will bottle neck all the traffic down to a dead end and not people coming down. jefferson and jones. jones and taylor. bottle neck to 45 and hurt my business i will not see this. thank you. >> thank you. >> is there other public comment in the room? is there anyone on the phone?

there is no one on the phone. public comment is closed. >> thank you all for being here today i do appreciate your comments and if i could reiterate had micheal said we are not talking about what this proposal might do today we are talking about when they want to move forward to have it be discussed i get your frustration. and that -- the idea of purke the fishermen out this is in the the intent of anybody here or the port. the question is -- who i we are doing the thing this is we agree with you are urgent and what will happen 3-15-20 years from now? this is the only proposal out there now. this talks about what is that future for the wharf.

and i don't think the future of the wharf is to get rid of the fishermen. i do think that our choices are do nothing. we could wait for who knows how much year until the economy gets better and staff puts a vision for the wharf. how that is vetted with the community and may be in several years the compel be good enough to do a request for proposal and have competitors come in and see what they want to do. what this does instead is starts us now being able to have the conversations. with the partner that can take the things happen and allows you to say yes or no. there will be so much make us crazy process in the next several years but so much going on that will allow all of this discussion to take place. it is pier 45 needs to be what the differents what the proposal is i bet that will happen. or not going to go through or be something this we are for the

people involved. i think again, i'm help to support the move to move forward to waist bid process to allow conversation to happen. abcents this nothing happens for years that is in the healthy for the organization or the wharf. not for any of us. i hope this people can see we'rure not jumping on this proposal and adopting it we are saying we want a discussion to help and this is the only tool we are to have that discussion help. i think na -- upon to do this, it will be good to have a couple changes to the item before us today. one says we receive 2 letter was interest there was one all right of interest and one of opposition. that is good to clarify the board will be trying to make hay decision and rely on our

resolution will be better if it was clearer about why we think this is qualifies for that waiver of the bid process. adding words to that would make this a strong are thing. i want to asurety folks here today. nothing here is going forward. without a lot of additional conversation and a lot of process that will allow all these things to come out and the things to be heard. i would hope you stick with us. for the only real possibility i see on the out there for the next couple dwroers do interesting about the health of the wharf. >> thank you. commissioner lee. so. i think you guys than i'm about small business. i'm all in your court. you know. i'm champion or try to be of the people this don't get a paycheck

every 2 weeks. the thing is as long as i'm here it is about education, too much you have been around 100 years we built the railroads. you know the next generation needs to know where the fish and how to catch crab the wharf will not lose their fishermen this proposal gives an opportunity to find something to do everything you just said. without cooperation from people in the outside, we will sit here for 2 more years in the same accomplice and you will be complains the same thing we all complain i checked with experts tell be 2025 before we recover from the, war going of and things this affect our tourism. quo gotta get the locals back in the game. all this does is have an opportunity here to hear from a

grouch people that are interested and trying to help example we are far from approving anything but to hear the proposal we gotta get over this. so, trust me we are not losing the fishing industry at the wharf. this is like you said we are fisherman's wharf. you have a lot to say to the developers and may be they'll work it out and men they will focus on one other area and help with your sheds. who knows but we can't get there until we can take this per out and move not negotiation's stage. so -- be patient and i have your back that we for small business. so. that's all rito say. >> commissioner gilman. >> thank you, everyone for public comment i think you will hear me pile on the love for the

fishermen at the wharf. machine hop lives close. i think you were selling off the boat and i bought you helped mow i bought my first fresh fish fruyou gutted it and put it in a bag. we know first, it is public land and the public trust under the burton act and merry time fisher machine is a use we need to maintain. i will say again, the slides are available this is a 2 year negotiation with the sponsors. this motion and when we send to the board to start the conversation. and i would hope this out of that would be renewed space for all of you for sarah, in the back. i met when you we had the fire at shed c. you will kr a new ice machine and i don't know when you need modernize facility no one is asking you to leave we want to

open up the conversation and tell bea i 2 year process. i do want to commends the experience for starting the very baby steps of community out reach the 3 meeting and need to do a million more before the press is over am you are partners with us on this. i hope you hear this from the commission we know how important the wharf is, but someone who lives a local, my friends make their liveoth port the sap fran sailing company or other businesses we need to do manage about the triangle parking lot and in the resign, mitigate and may be design to decrease illegal upon vending. well is built things to do to mitigate that. project sponsors are here over to my left and i think they are hearing this input there is a way clantive in 2 years we have a plan that in 5 or 10 years

makes the wharf more trek attractive for you to do business and we bring more locals back and tourism back to a thriving worry for the wharf community and all for north beach, the coast and china town this are feeders in this community so we can. i hope you hear we not you guys. and i'm supportive of us moving forward we learned during the pandemic sometimes if we reshape process a bit we can achieve incredible things and layer on a bid process that will be another year to the process this way we start now. i'm supportive of this item. >> thank you. >> i appreciate my fellow commissioners comment and they make great comments. i want to gift sponsor an opportunity to say spoke if they

would like to. [inaudible]. we then and there is a process. did not come with a picture that said this is how tell be but what we envision and work with others to come. finalize picture that makes life bert everbetter for everyone. all are suffering and the end of the day, i personal low as i said the left time. i'm 77 years old. born and raise exclude still live in san francisco. north beach the wharf, on a fishing boat my uncle and again the bakery owned by my son and founded by my father and by the wharf bakery myself and partner sharon duville. we love the wharf we love san francisco and our intention to

give back. i welcome lar and he all to give us what input it is and we have walked with them and seen and heard had they have to say and said, then and now. there is no final plan until they pass it. if we can do it and achieve it, it is a wonderful thing for san francisco and if we don't we don't. i think we will. >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> >> so again. my fellow commissioners made great comment and we all said from the beginning the fishing industry is a priority in this area in this project. and we stand boy that. we do -- know there is a need to do something in fishermen's wharf do all the short term victim but if we don't long-term plan now tell get worse.

we want the opportunity to be able to look at this proposal exclusively decide if it it is something that should go in this area. or should change? as you heard, he will look to you for support and what your opinion is. he needs to hear from you. we all agree that we upon to take advantage of an investment in making the wharf better. still the fishing industry is our top priority. because nais fishermen's wharf. >> du want to say something? i wanted direct staff i know [inaudible] wing group is the accomplice in the water front plan this would come to. i like us to if possible and if

not staff i like us to form a group of the folks that have space at pier 45 may be through the i apologize fish swag. the -- collaborative the yes, ma'am there is representing. >> yes. i like to make sure we have a group just not part of i larger group. we have a fisher group advices and gets community out reach. >> commissioner this is a good point we used to have a committee that splintered during the pandemic we will put this together and this project would be a perfect reason because of the interest groups. we want to talk to the fishers along the lines we talked about today. may be we can have a group of co-op and the crabbers.

merry time decision is interested in that. >> thank you. >> thank you. other comments or questions. director forbes. a racial kifrgz think all of us appreciated hearing from the fishers and our commission on this proposal. i would like to independent to recommendations that commissioner harrington made related finding in thes resolution to advise the board of supervisors. we had i prevow and worked with the city attorney and with our chief operating officer of michael martin and like michelle our attorney to read in the record 2 new where as clauses and a strike of 2 words in the where as clause 10. >> michelle? >> thank you. >> commissioner, turn to page 9 of the staff report where it incorporates the resolution recommend changing the first

where as on that page to read, where as, the port issue the rfi on may 20, 23 and received 2 letters sum rised boy port staff july 11 of 2023 port commission meeting and. the next change would be in the fourth where as on this page. the deletion of now therefore be. >> we added 2 new where as that the be paragraph 5 and 6 reading where as with chapter 23 of the code, the board supervisors competitive solicitation finding the process impractical or not in the public interests and the lack of development interested in pregnancy to the rfi indicates that the time and expense and pursuing a competitive process impractical.

now therefore be it. and continues with the legislation. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. joof can i put the amendments in? >> please. is there a second. >> any other comments or questions? >> all in favor? >> aye. >> resolution 2337 is adopted. next itemful >> item 12a informingal presentation on 3 artists selected finalists by the san francisco art commission art irrelevants selection panel. develop art for installation at the site of pier 27 cruise terminal plaza at the embarcadero between chest nut and lombard. callers who wish to comment dial star 3.

good afternoon i'm republican i plan wert port planning environment. and i'm here with my colleagues marcus daveys and we have afternoon exciting update for you all. on the pier 27 cruise terminal plaza public art and top 3 selected artists. i will hundred it over to marcus to begin the presentation for you all. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i will walk us through the process to date. the results of the sxroesz next steps. so, just to recap. on september 22nd, twoot port enter in mou with the art's commission for the commissioning of artist or tome to develop and execute w for the pier 27 cruise

terminal mrs.asm the series of small are sculptors located adjacent to the pedestrian entrance and activation of future building uses and the transit importance for the cruise passengers.

>> all right. the goals of the art project aline with the larger intents of the art commission collection and the city civic art collection promote a cultural environment to enrich the lives of residents, visitors and employee and enhandles the image national low and internationally. >> the total project art amount for the project is 330 thousand dollars. generated by the city 2012 obligation bond for partials and open space. the art work budget is 136 thousand dollars all artist fees and expenses. for art work design and insurance and transportation. that is the artist contract. additional site work and installation allocation managed by the art commission and budgeted 83, 700.

remainder is project manager and conversation reserve typical 20% project management set, side and 10% conversation. the rf p issued on october 20 of 22 extended january 13 of 23 to accommodate the holiday and allow for out roach throughout channels shown here. >> at the close of the rfq received 144 applications with 91 california based applications. 58 bay area based mrksz. there are san francisco based applications and over all pen applicants identified bipoc demographic fold in our materials. >> walk us throughout process to date.

3 pistols. commissionering and community representative. recommended 3 finalists for review. fernandez. james chen and david brocks we'll review their work in a minute. finalists asked to develop proposals after takening an orien tailgate with the project team and key stake holders. each be paid 2 thousand dollars for the development of a

conceptual design. proposals will be displayed notoriety site and posted the art commission website for public comment prior to the final review meeting. the panel reconvene for concepts and interview format with public comment and input from the port and committee. and at the end of the process a project artist recommended for the art's commission final approval. iot schedule to be determined with the goal of having an artist urn contract by end of fourth quarter this year. the artist finalists fernandez work creates activation and change in communities. and her pregnancy createses other thans specials and ways to feel awareness what is left unnoticed. engages the public through power

of so mattick learn for curiosity and motivate change. commoned the arm ory show in new york and guest honor the paris photo fair. fernandez developed 2 large pieces in san francisco and with the city of inspecta creating an art pos in the fall of this year. she created permanent public project in brazil, south alpha~ karmic hate and he mexico. work in permanent collections fine art know fran inld yap museum of art. university of texasen ver. nevada art museum of national museum of mexican art in chicago and the cottist art foundation in san francisco and parris. live in surfs in the outer sunset and a studio in the bay rowel her connection is love for the ocean. >> next is james shen peoples

architecture office. a practice focusing on social impact through art and design. his award winning work received international recognition. >> with a background in architecture, art and product design 20 years of professional experience creating accomplices that inspire social inneraction and connection and complete projects north america. europe and asia. as a child of chinese refugees. his family worked at the ports in hong kong and like many came to the u.s. through the port of san francisco and stayed in china town. understands important revolve per and watched revital wragz through importance living in long beach and boston and visiting san francisco. third is david brooks. worked investigate cutcultural

occurrence and natural world questioning the terms which nature per received. embracing research practice work ecological crisis with the individual and the built and natural environments. brocks participated in talks at the exploretoryium. residency center for art and conducted aquatic research. they have commissions miami dade art and public places collection. city in south korea and the storm king art center. brooks has commoned the contemrefer art museum, dallas teaching museum and art gal row in new york. new york city the visual arts center in austin and the nevada museum of art. i thank you all for your time and i am happy to welcome questions you may have and looking forward to next stepos

this exciting project. why thank you, motorin. any public upon comment? corey is there anyone on the phone line? there is no one on the phone wish to comment. >> thank you. commissioner gilman. >> marcus i want to thank you and i wanted to thank the selection committee. someone who has an opportunity to participate on the selection committee and had to bow out bouz of the tremendous work load the humans signed up i want to commend the rfp panel with the 3 machine who on that e mail traffic, lot of work and i want to thank you. and staff, and the citizen of san francisco made up this panel. we have exciting folks at the shane and witsdz it down to one i wish we could accommodate all. the public left from the

previous item i want to point out from conception to bringing this become will be a year in the process. this is sometimes the length and time the process takes to solicit the opportunities. i wanted to ill strit that and really thank you all of you they are exciting opportunities. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> commissioner lee. >> no comment i'm [inaudible]. i like the story about the oneim grant artist who came throughout port. a lot of chinese immigrants come through the port. the selection go based on how was it based, on just the design and a proposal or does they interested in their background and history? >> the latter reviewing material

that contain the artist past experience, examples, visual examples of past projects. and letter of interests. if the panelives are willing to dig down to that level. and but. based on past work and the intention of the artist orientation the next step meet with the artist and the project team to give them all of the familiarity of the site and the technical information than i need to develop strong and successful proposals. that are site specific. why great. look forward. >> thank you. commissioner harrington? >> yes. thank you for bring thanksgiving to us. looking at the proposals. some of the w than i have done before. i'm curious to see what we'll get for 136 thousand dollars.

40 pvrts budget goes to the artist, fernandez dream thing like dead calm and charged a million dollars. and i'm hoping we can get [inaudible]. it is [inaudible].

we have done before! and my question is, what are we looking for at pier 27? what is concept when they are designing? >> we are looking for art work this peeks to the goals that are out lined in. working with partner help with the port. we want an art work responsive to the core -- the core project goals. invitation to visitors. visibility on the embarcadero, highlighting the connection to the bay and the plaza space itself for the cruise ship visitors and the casual visitors to the mrs.asm the art work accessible in all ways. accommodate and appropriate low scaled to the site. and that the art work fabricated with durable materials suitable

to a tough marine environment that will demand alegality of the artist choice of material palette >> it folds back to the goals we out lines. >> thank you. >> and i'm sorry i missed that. so it is really to what -- they -- this point the thrive will be giving you renderings. >> working with art commission staff. and our conversation team. again to make sure there are no missteps during conceptual phase and they are delivering a proposal addresses the project goal and present for the site and within budget. to commissioner had i ever ton's point this is the process we the art's commission pride ourselves on and it is general low a 3 month press we are working.

and regularly with all 3 artist s and development fizz. we get a sense had the proposals look like early on and work with them to shape nel manage that is appropriate to the site and presentable to the final selection panel. the artists of think any of it -- give us and i hopeful low if this is within budget. >> right. >> so, next time we see you we will see -- the selective proposal is this >> that's right >> okay >> hear from our artists a great addition. to the process.

if you entertain temperature definitely. we like to seat winner >> more excited continue a successful long-term partnership with the port that xrused great public art in the pedestrian. >> continuing in that tradition. i was on the selection committee for the bay rue gateway came out nice. >> wonderful work there. >> thank you. looking forward to seeing you >> see you soon. thank you, everyone. >> next item >> then is new business. >> i have not recorded new business from the discussion is there other new business? i have one i have several requests for a broefing from staff and hud son-in-lawing on the plans to revamp and modernize and refresh the perry building. >> any other new business? >> can i have a motion to

adjourn? >> moved. >> all in favor? >> aye. >> the meeting is adjourned at 5:02 p.m. clear clear >> my background is in engineering.

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i think we are live. we will call our meet and get started. roll call. >> thank you. prior to taking role note for the record director [inaudible] will be absent and welcome our new transit representative director syed. director. call the role. director forbes. >> present. >> john baptiste is not here but expected. director lipkin. why present. why director syed. >> here.