Port Commission approves parking lease, plaques and accessibility contracts as public raises conflict and labor concerns

The Port of San Francisco's Commission on Sept. 22 approved a series of administrative actions — a three-year surface-parking lease for several Northern Waterfront seaward lots, a commemorative plaque installation, and multiple procurement items — even as Fisherman's Wharf restaurateurs and labor representatives urged greater scrutiny and protections.

Geoffrey Bauer, the port's leasing manager, recommended awarding the Opportunity B package (Seawall Lots 322, 323, 321 and 324) to Priority Parking California LLC (lease L14747), saying the successful bidder was the highest qualified proposer after an initial bidder withdrew and that the new lease would increase the port's base rent by roughly 40 percent over the existing contract. "The successful bidder would be selected based on proposing the highest minimum monthly rent... and meeting the minimum qualifications," Bauer told the commission.

During public comment, Jeffrey Pollack, who identified himself as representing the Fisherman's Wharf Restaurant Association, told commissioners he believed the original request for proposals was void because of an undisclosed conflict by a commissioner in an earlier…