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Port and BCDC to start planning studies for Pier 27, historic piers and public access
Summary
Port staff outlined four planning studies with the Bay Conservation and Development Commission to resolve open-water-basin exceptions from the Pier 27 project, survey historic Embarcadero piers for rehabilitation priorities and balance maritime uses with public access; staff proposes a stakeholder working group and workshops to develop recommendations.
Diane Oshima of the Port's Planning and Development Division briefed the Commission on a suite of planning studies the Port will undertake with the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) to address outstanding policy and siting issues tied to the Pier 27 James R. Herman Cruise Terminal and Northeast Wharf Plaza project.
Oshima said the studies will focus on four areas: identifying a replacement open-water basin between Pier 35 and the China Basin Channel to offset exceptions sought for Pier 27; a special study area for a Fisherman's Wharf open-water basin and plaza north of Pier 35; a condition survey and capital strategy for Embarcadero historic piers (to determine rehabilitation, repair or removal priorities and associated financing); and analysis to balance maritime operational needs with expanded public access.
Staff described plans to convene a working group of BCDC and Port staff, community and preservation stakeholders, and environmental interests (including Save the Bay) by the end of the year, with an initial meeting scheduled for December or January and a series of workshops to follow. Quarterly updates to the Commission are planned during the study process, which staff said would inform potential adjustments to the Port's 10-year capital plan.
Oshima said some BCDC policies that affect tenant substructure maintenance could be considered for relief through this study process and that recommendations at the end of next year would be returned to both agencies for action. The Commission had no public comment on the presentation and accepted the informational briefing.
