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Residents press OCII and developer to move garage exhaust away from Bayview; staff says revised design reduces above‑grade massing and shows small modeled air‑d
Summary
Community members urged OCII and the developer to move proposed Candlestick retail center garage exhaust away from nearby homes, citing Bayview Hunters Point’s disproportionate pollution burden and local monitoring that shows higher particulates; staff described a redesign that removes above‑grade parking, reduces below‑grade spaces and presented an air‑quality analysis that found a small modeled contribution to background particulate levels.
A lengthy and at times emotional public discussion focused on air quality and outreach for the proposed Candlestick Point retail center garage.
Tamsen Drew, OCII senior project manager for Hunters Point Shipyard and Candlestick Point, reviewed the project history and the developer’s revised concept: removal of an above‑grade garage and tower along Aurelius Walker Drive, reduction of the below‑grade garage to 1,700 spaces (down from a previously proposed total of ~2,700), and the reorientation of entrances to reduce neighborhood impacts. Drew said schematic design is expected in the coming months and staff anticipates returning to the commission in spring 2018.
Drew acknowledged community air‑quality concerns and said the developer’s environmental consultants and the Department of Public Health analyzed particulate concentrations. Staff reported the modeled incremental contribution to particulate matter near residences as small (described in the presentation as a 0.05 change over an existing background measure). OCII said final schematic review will include further study and Department of Public Health was available to respond to technical questions.
Multiple community scientists, residents and long‑time Bayview advocates urged stronger mitigation or relocating vehicle exhaust toward the shoreline. Dr. Raymond Tompkins and local environmental advocates presented monitoring data and cited historical and continuing health burdens in Bayview Hunters Point, including shortened life expectancy and elevated rates of cardiopulmonary disease. Residents reported local dust and construction impacts and requested more timely, direct outreach and language access for affected households.
Labor and trades representatives and other supporters countered that undergrounding parking is an improvement over an above‑grade garage and emphasized job opportunities and contract provisions. The developer and staff said Gilman Street improvements will not include parking meters and that driveway access will be preserved; OCII committed to follow‑up outreach and to add community members to notification lists.
The item was informational; staff noted the schedule and recommended continued technical coordination with public‑health staff and community review at the CAC when schematic design is submitted.
