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Port staff presents maritime industry preservation policy to commissioners
Summary
Port staff presented a seven-point maritime industry preservation policy proposing to prioritize water-dependent uses, protect deepwater berths, fund berth maintenance, and discourage non-water-dependent uses on waterfront land; the policy was informational and will return after advisory committee review.
Port staff presented an informational draft maritime industry preservation policy intended to prioritize and support water-dependent maritime uses and assets on the San Francisco waterfront.
Peter Daly, deputy director of maritime, said the policy27s intent is to protect uses as well as buildings: keep deepwater berths for active maritime uses (requiring vessels to leave berth at least once a week unless exigent circumstances apply), promote projects that repair berths and equipment, discourage non-water-dependent municipal or commercial uses on waterfront access sites, prioritize dredging funding in the Port27s capital plan, and explore creating a maritime industry preservation fund to support berth repair, maintenance and improvements. "The preservation policy as we're presenting it today, its intent is to provide formal and more specific policy direction for prioritizing maritime activities and assets," Daly said.
Staff said the draft policy will go to citizen advisory committees (with emphasis on maritime commerce and CWAG) for comment before returning to the commission for possible adoption. Public commenters including shipyard representatives, advisory committee members and tribal representatives praised the idea and urged focus on dredging, shipyard access and inclusion of tribal remediation concerns; staff acknowledged flexibility for operational exigencies and committed to additional outreach.
