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Port names OEWD lead city negotiator for large waterfront projects
Summary
The Port Commission approved a resolution designating the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) to lead city negotiations on several major waterfront projects, including Pier 70, Pier 30/32 (proposed Warriors arena) and Seawall Lot 337 (Mission Rock/Giants); the decision prompted calls for sustained community engagement.
The San Francisco Port Commission voted to designate the mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) as the lead city negotiator with port staff on a set of large waterfront projects, a move staff said is intended to consolidate interdepartmental authority and streamline negotiations.
Monique Moyer and Jennifer Matz (OEWD) described the resolution as formalizing an informal model used on the America’s Cup negotiations and other complex projects that require coordination among planning, transportation, utilities and regulatory agencies. Matz said the mayor asked OEWD to play a lead role because the projects “involve multi‑jurisdictional, multi‑department cooperation” and complicated financing that benefit from a single city negotiating point.
The resolution identifies four large projects for this formalized working relationship: the two Pier 70 projects (including Crane Cove Park and associated development parcels), the Seawall Lot 337 project linked to the San Francisco Giants, and the proposed Warriors arena on Pier 30/32. The motion was moved, seconded and adopted by voice vote (Resolution No. 12‑48 recorded as passed in the transcript).
Public commenters stressed the need to preserve robust community engagement in any OEWD‑led negotiations. Corinne Woods, who said she had worked on Seawall Lot 337 and Pier 70 for years, welcomed interagency coordination but urged the commission and OEWD not to reduce community participation: “The community has a huge stake in all of these projects,” she said.
Commissioners said port staff will retain an integral role in negotiations and that hearings and public updates will continue, even if OEWD acts as the formal lead negotiator.
Actions: The commission approved Resolution No. 12‑48 appointing OEWD as lead negotiator; the resolution passed on a voice vote according to the hearing transcript.
Sources: Staff introduction by Monique Moyer and remarks by Jennifer Matz, followed by public comment documented in the hearing record.
