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Fisherman's Wharf stakeholders press commission over Triangle Parking Lot RFP; commission approves 3-year competitive lease process
Summary
Commissioners approved a motion to issue an RFP for a three-year lease on the Triangle Parking Lot (Seawall Lot 301). Long-time tenants, restaurant association leaders and workers urged delay, special hearings and protections for current employees and validation practices; port staff said the new lease will preserve validation for existing merchants and require revenue-capture equipment and a displaced-workers provision.
The Port Commission voted to authorize staff to issue a competitive RFP for a three-year lease covering the Triangle Parking Lot (Seawall Lot 301) and Lot 314 after an extended public-comment period that highlighted concerns from long-time merchants, the restaurant association and workers.
Leasing manager Jeffrey Bauer explained the proposed timetable, minimum bid and key lease provisions: a three-year term with annual adjustment, a minimum opening bid of $88,129.47, revenue-share mechanics (minimum rent against a percentage of gross revenues net of parking taxes) and requirements for revenue-capture equipment and a customer-service/operations policy attached to the lease. Bauer said the draft lease would continue to provide the same levels of free validated parking to current members of the Fisherman's Wharf Restaurant Association and extend validation eligibility to additional port retail tenants.
Public commenters including representatives of the Fisherman's Wharf Restaurant Association and the current lot manager urged a special hearing and an audit before issuing an RFP, saying month-to-month tenants have operated for decades and that mechanized gates and new systems could reduce capacity and harm local businesses. Several speakers cited long-term local employment and requested protections for workers. Teamsters Local 665 asked the commission to emphasize displaced-worker protections.
Port staff responded that the proposed lease will include a Displaced Workers Act provision to guarantee a 90-day employment period and that staff is engaging with union representatives to address retention concerns; the lease will include operational requirements to preserve certain validation levels for existing merchants and modernize the lot operation to meet city requirements. After discussion, the commission approved the resolution to proceed with the competitive offering.
