San Francisco Port Commission Meeting – June 14, 2022
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San Francisco Port Commission Meeting – June 14, 2022
The San Francisco Port Commission met on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, starting at 10:00 AM. The meeting included a land acknowledgement, approval of minutes, executive session, executive director’s report, a consent calendar, an informational presentation on waterfront adaptation strategies, and an action to award a construction contract. No public comments were made on any agenda item.
Consent Calendar
- Resolution 22-28: Approved findings under new state urgency legislation to allow certain port commissioners to attend meetings remotely during the COVID-19 emergency. (Unanimous)
- Resolution 22-29: Approved a new five-year lease (with a one-year option to extend) with Aardvark Storage Unlimited, Inc. (dba American Storage Unlimited) for approximately 274,163 square feet of paved land at Seawall Lot 344. (Unanimous)
- Resolution 22-30: Authorized settlement of a lawsuit (Karen Lange and Kevin Lange v. City and County of San Francisco) for $175,000, filed December 17, 2020, involving alleged personal injury on port property. (Unanimous)
- Resolution 22-31: Approved Lease No. L-16873 with Cross Link, Inc. (dba Westar Marine Services) for premises at Pier 50 for a term of five years. (Unanimous)
Public Comments & Testimony
- No members of the public spoke on any agenda item, including executive session, the executive director’s report, the consent calendar, the informational presentation, or the engineering item.
Discussion Items
- Executive Director’s Report (Item 9A): Director Elaine Forbes presented an update on the port’s resilience program, highlighting progress on the Waterfront Resilience Program, including the development of adaptation strategies, early projects, and funding efforts. She noted that the port has submitted over $40 million in grant requests and expects the first award announcement early summer 2022. Commissioners praised the report and discussed the importance of Pride Month, Juneteenth celebrations on the waterfront, and the need for continued community outreach in the southeast part of the city.
- Informational Presentation on Waterfront Adaptation Strategies (Item 11A): Adam Verrett, Deputy Program Manager for the Waterfront Resilience Program, presented the process for developing draft waterfront adaptation strategies. Key points included: the program addresses seismic and coastal flood risks through 2100 and beyond; a citywide survey received nearly 1,000 responses but underrepresents non-white and southern waterfront residents; the program is working with city agencies (e.g., SFMTA, SFPUC, Public Works) and has convened an engineering-with-nature working group. Commissioners asked about coordination with the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) and suggested broader outreach to ethnic chambers of commerce and LBE contractors to improve survey participation.
- Engineering Action – Pier 70 Shipyard Grading and Abatement (Item 12A): Erica Peterson presented a request to award a construction contract (No. 2843) to Yerba Buena Engineering and Construction, Inc. for $1,162,090, with a 10% contingency ($116,209) for a total not to exceed $1,278,299. The project will remove contaminated underground pipe, regrade soil stockpiles, and place durable cover to prepare the site for future tenants. The contract meets LBE goals (98% participation including the prime). The commission unanimously approved the award.
Key Outcomes
- Consent Calendar: Resolutions 22-28, 22-29, 22-30, and 22-31 passed unanimously.
- Pier 70 Contract Award: Resolution 22-32 (listed as 2227 in transcript) passed unanimously, authorizing the contract to Yerba Buena Engineering and Construction.
- New Business: Vice President Brandon requested that the port staff return in July 2022 with results from the working group on future activation of the Ferry Plaza. The commission agreed.
- Executive Session: The commission voted to hold a closed session (invoking attorney-client privilege) and later reconvened without disclosing any discussions.
Meeting Transcript
Commissioner John Burton. Commissioner Gail Gilman. Here. The San Francisco Port Commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramatushalone, who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramatushalone have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Ramatish Alone community, and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Item number two is approval of minutes for the May 10th, 2022 port commission meeting. So moved. Commissioners are a mote. Well, it's already been approved. Okay. We have a motion and second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Oppose. The minutes of the May 10, 2022 meeting are adopted. Item number three is public comment on executive session. We will take public comment on executive session. Is there any public comment in the room? At this time, Corey will provide instructions now for remote participants. Thank you, President Adams. At this time, we will open the queue for anyone on the phone who would like to make public comment on executive session. Please dial star three if you wish to make public comment. The system will let you know when your line is open. Others will wait on mute until their line is open. Comments will be limited to three minutes per person. The queue is now open. Please dial star three if you wish to make public comment. At this time, there are no members of the public on the phone wishing to make public comment on this item. Public comment is closed. Carl, next item. Item number four is executive session, and there are three executive session items. One conference with legal counsel regarding anticipated litigation, one conference with legal counsel regarding existing litigation, and one conference with real property negotiator, all as agendized. Commissioners, may I have a motion to go into executive session and invoke attorney client privilege for conference with legal counsel? So moved. Second. We have a motion and a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Oppose. Motion passes. We are now in closed session. We are now in open session. Item number six is the Pledge of Allegiance. Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic or which stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Item number seven is announcements. Please be advised that a member of the public has up to three minutes to make pertinent public comments on each agenda item unless the port commission adopts a shorter period on any item. Public comment must be in respect to the current agenda item.
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