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City briefs commissioners on America's Cup timeline and proposed Pier 27 cruise terminal; draft EIR scheduled
Summary
City staff and Port officials briefed the Planning Commission on America's Cup event planning, related interagency coordination and the proposed Pier 27 cruise terminal. Officials said the draft EIR would be published July 11 and that multiple implementation plans (people, public safety, sustainability) are being prepared.
City planning staff, the Port of San Francisco and America's Cup sponsors provided a multi‑agency briefing on July 7 that laid out the event timeline, operational planning and proposed waterfront construction including improvements at Piers 27–29 and a Pier 27 cruise terminal.
Mike Martin of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development said the host and venue agreement was signed in December 2010 and outlined the schedule: America's Cup World Series events in 2012 as tests and the main America's Cup match races in 2013. He said the draft environmental impact report is scheduled for publication on Monday, July 11, with public hearings and a comment period to follow. The host agreement requires a set of implementation plans (people, public safety, waste management, workforce development, sustainability and others) that will be integrated with the CEQA review.
Port staff described proposed work at Pier 27, including partial demolition of the existing pier shed to create spectator and programming space, temporary spectator venues for 2012 (Marina Green, Crissy Field) and longer‑term core and shell construction of a new cruise terminal intended to be complete for the America's Cup. Dan Hodapp and Diane Oshima said the port would aim to deliver core and shell on a tight schedule, with public plaza and finish work to follow when funding is available.
Members of the public and environmental groups welcomed the opportunity but urged careful study of traffic, parking, shore power/air quality effects and mitigation commitments in the EIR. OEWD and port staff said agencies are coordinating on federal and state permits, public safety, transit and mitigation measures and that early test events in 2012 will help refine plans for 2013.
