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Board affirms Wharf J10 EIR certification after Port commits to historic review and soil sampling steps
Summary
The Board of Supervisors affirmed the Planning Commission's certification of the Wharf J10 final EIR after the Port of San Francisco submitted a letter committing to additional historic-resource review steps and to soil sampling following building removal; the board's motion incorporated the Port's letter into the record.
The Board of Supervisors on Aug. 15 affirmed the Planning Commission's certification of the final environmental impact report (EIR) for the Wharf J10 project following a late-day submission from the Port of San Francisco pledging further steps on two community concerns: historic resources and soil testing.
Monique Moyer, Port director, told the board the Port would publicly present updated net-cash-flow estimations for preserving the facility and pursue feasibility of a California Register historic-district nomination for three adjacent structures on Jones Street (excluding J10). Regarding soil testing, Moyer said the Port had sought consulting firms capable of sampling the specific substructure soil but had been unable to locate a firm willing to sample in situ prior to demolition because of logistical constraints; the Port committed instead to conducting soil sampling of the soil actually exposed and removed after the superstructure is demolished.
A motion offered by Supervisor Jake McGoldrick and seconded by Supervisor Sophie Maxwell amended the board's action to incorporate the Port director's Aug. 15 letter into the record and to affirm certification with those commitments. The board then voted to approve the motion; the clerk recorded the roll-call outcome as nine ayes.
Ending: The affirmation means the EIR remains certified and the Port may proceed consistent with the EIR, subject to the additional historic-preservation outreach and the post-demolition soil-sampling steps the Port described in its letter to the board.
