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Commission approves water-lot purchases, Japantown contract increase and other items
Summary
The San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission approved several items, including a resolution recommending purchase of five India Basin water lots for $5,000, a $21 million Japantown Peace Plaza contract amendment and advancement of a wireless monopole project, and it voted to keep closed-session action confidential.
The San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission approved several agenda items in a single meeting, including recommendations to acquire water lots for the India Basin Waterfront Park, a contract amendment for the Japantown Peace Plaza renovation, a conditional-use wireless facility at 350 Amber Drive and routine consent items. Commissioners also held a closed session and voted not to report or disclose the closed-session discussion.
Votes at a glance
- Consent calendar: Approved by voice vote with no opposition.
- 350 Amber Drive (AT&T monopole): The commission moved the project forward after a shadow analysis from the Planning Department concluded the project would add negligible shadow to George Christopher Playground and Glen Canyon Park. Commissioners voted in favor; there were no opposing votes.
- India Basin Waterfront Park water-lot acquisitions: The commission approved a resolution recommending the Board of Supervisors authorize the city to spend a total of $5,000 from the open space acquisition fund to purchase five water lots (Blocks 4598: Lots 010–014) from two private owners at fair market value. The staff report said the city will pay $2,500 for lots 010–012 (Ferrari brothers, ~0.3 acres) and $2,500 for lots 013–014 (Edward Connor Trust, ~0.2 acres). The commission approved the recommendation; staff said appraisals are pending and the board of supervisors will consider the purchase.
- Japantown Peace Plaza renovation contract amendment: The commission approved an increase to the construction contract with Plant Construction Company to $21,000,000, an increase of $5,546,784, and extended the contract period by 233 days. Staff cited additional structural work, major waterproofing repairs (including work beneath the finished floor slab), utility conflicts, hazardous-material abatement and schedule impacts as drivers of the change order. Staff said the project is fully funded and the change requires approval to continue construction.
- Closed session reporting/disclosure votes: After a closed session, the commission voted to not report the action taken in closed session and to not disclose the closed-session discussion. Both motions passed without opposition.
How commissioners voted
Roll call at the meeting recorded the following commissioners as present and participating in votes: Kat Anderson (President), Commissioner Hallasey, Commissioner Louie, Commissioner Mazzola, Commissioner Wintraub and Commissioner Clark Herrera. Commissioner Brianna Zwert was recorded as excused absent at roll call.
What happens next
- The India Basin water-lot purchases require Board of Supervisors approval and appraisals to support the agreed price points, city staff said. - The Japantown contract amendment will proceed; staff said the project is about 50% complete and the change orders were required to address unforeseen structural and utility conditions. - The AT&T monopole will proceed through the Planning Commission’s conditional-use authorization process; Rec & Park staff and Planning Department analysts said shadow impacts meet the 1989 memorandum guidance (the increase was well under the 1% threshold used for parks of the scale involved).
No recorded roll-call tallies naming individual yes/no votes were provided in the public portion beyond the general “ayes” recorded on each motion; the meeting transcript recorded unanimous voice votes on the items described above.
