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Committee approves amendments and forwards India Basin street‑vacation and public‑trust exchange items
Summary
OEWD described the India Basin mixed‑use project (nearly 1,600 units, 394 below‑market‑rate, and roughly 14 acres of parks). The committee approved minor amendments to allow state conveyance and set hearing dates and forwarded the resolution and ordinance to the full Board as amended.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee on Oct. 28 heard a presentation from the Office of Economic and Workforce Development on two items implementing the Board‑approved India Basin development: a resolution of intention to vacate streets and an ordinance to order the vacation and provide conveyance and easements.
Jonathan Cherry, OEWD project manager, said the India Basin project approved by the Board on Oct. 23, 2018 includes "almost 1,600 new housing units, of which 394 units, 25% of the total, will be below market rate units," and roughly 14 acres of publicly accessible parks and open spaces. He described the site ("700 Innis"), ownership maps showing privately owned portions by the developer (referred to in staff slides as "Build"), park parcels under Recreation and Parks, and portions under port jurisdiction.
Cherry said approximately 7.5 acres of streets will be vacated: about 3.7 acres will remain in city ownership and be held by the Port and maintained as park by Recreation and Parks, and about 3.8 acres will be conveyed to the developer as contemplated in the development agreement; the city will reserve 1.5 acres of temporary right‑of‑way easements to ensure no net loss of acreage.
City Attorney‑drafted amendments were proposed to (1) set the committee‑of‑the‑whole calendar date to Dec. 10 and (2) clarify that conveyance may occur "directly or indirectly through the state" in order to be consistent with the public‑trust exchange. Chair Aaron Peskin took the amendments without objection and moved to forward the resolution of intention with amendment and the ordinance as amended; Deputy City Attorney John Givner clarified the ordinance would be forwarded without recommendation to the Dec. 10 committee of the whole date.
Next steps: the resolution and ordinance will appear on the Board calendar per the amended schedule, with an anticipated effective street vacation in late January when the process concludes.
