San Francisco Port Commission Meeting - March 8, 2022
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San Francisco Port Commission Meeting - March 8, 2022
The Port Commission of the City and County of San Francisco met on March 8, 2022, at 10:15 AM. The meeting began with a land acknowledgement, roll call, and a brief public comment period on the executive session, which had no speakers. The Commission voted unanimously to enter closed session and later voted not to disclose any closed session discussions. After reconvening, the Pledge of Allegiance was recited, followed by announcements. The consent calendar was considered and passed unanimously with four resolutions. An informational presentation on the Mission Rock project was initiated but not completed in the available transcript. No further agenda items were discussed in the provided record.
Consent Calendar
- Resolution 2212: Approval of personnel nominations for E.B. Min, Joe Igber, Noelle Yuen, Meng-Hsiu Chen, and Ken Lindberg as proposed by the Executive Director.
- Resolution 2213: Approval of a settlement agreement for Lease L-15017 with Paul Furman (d/b/a Bay Natives), including a new lease for 5,000 square feet at Pier 94 at $0.45/sq ft base rent, back rent of $1,500/month to reduce outstanding balance, waiver of late fees and interest through the five-year term, and potential forgiveness of remaining balance if no default.
- Resolution 2214: Adoption of findings under state urgency legislation to allow certain commissioners to attend meetings remotely during the COVID-19 emergency for 30 days, with a directive to agendize a similar resolution within 30 days.
- Resolution 2215: Adoption of new procedures for public comment at Port Commission meetings, allowing in-person or teleconference participation.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No public comments were made during the public comment periods for the executive session or the consent calendar.
Discussion Items
- Item 11A – Mission Rock Project Update: Phil Williamson, project manager, began an informational presentation on the Mission Rock project, including an intent for the port to enter into an agreement for the purchase of non-potable water from Mission Rock Utilities at Seawall Lot 337. The presentation was cut off in the transcript; no details on outcomes or further discussion were available.
- Item 12A – Proposed 2022 Legislative Priorities: This item was listed on the agenda but not discussed in the provided transcript.
Key Outcomes
- The Commission voted unanimously to go into closed session and to not disclose any discussions from that session.
- All four consent calendar resolutions (2212, 2213, 2214, 2215) were adopted unanimously.
- No other votes or decisions were recorded in the available transcript.
Meeting Transcript
Before we begin, I would like to remind all individuals present and attending the meeting in person today that all health and safety protocols must be adhered to. Mask must be worn on our available phone request. Failure to adhere to these rules and requirements may result in your removal from this room. Roll call Carl. Commissioner Kimberly Brandon. Commissioner John Burton will be late. And Commissioner Gail Gillman. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland, and we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Ramatushaloni community, and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. At this time, we will open the queue for anyone on the phone who would like to make public comments on executive session. Please style star three if you wish to make public comment. Others will wait on you until their line is open. Comments will be limited to three minutes per person. The queue is now open. Please style star three if you wish to make public comment. And at this time, there are no members of the public on the phone wishing to make public comment. Public comment is closed. Carl, next item, please. That would be item four, executive session, and there are two executive session items. Commissioners, may I have a motion to go into executive to close session? So moved. Second. We have a motion and a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed. Motion passes unanimously. We are now in closed session. Commissioners can have a motion to not disclose any of our close sessions discussions. Item number six is the Pledge of Allegiance. Pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. And to the Republic for which it stands. One nation. Under God, with liberty and justice for all. Item number seven is announcements. This is a reminder that masks are required at all times in the hearing room. And failure to appear may result in your removal from this room. Masks are available out in the front, and we appreciate your cooperation. Please be advised that the ringing and use of cell phones and similar sound producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. And 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, you may fill out a speaker card at the table in front and hand it to me. For remote public comment, dial 1415 655 0001 and enter access code 2492 3149197 pound. During each public comment period, the moderator will instruct you to dial star three to be added to the public comment queue for that particular item. And an audio prompt will signal when it's your turn to speak. If you are watching this meeting, streaming on SFGov TV, there's a very short broadcasting delay. So to not miss your chance to comment, please dial in when the item you want to comment on is announced. Then mute your device to the meeting and listen only through your telephone, which has no delay. And for our remote presenters and participants, please remember to mute your microphones and turn off your cameras when you are not presenting. That brings us to item eight, public comment on items not listed on the agenda. We will take public comment on public comment on items not listed on agenda.
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