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Port Commission reviews proposed five-year MOU to continue Central Waterfront Navigation Center operations

San Francisco Port Commission · April 8, 2025
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Summary

Port staff presented a proposed five-year memorandum of understanding to keep the Central Waterfront Navigation Center open through April 2030, outlining site terms, operator responsibilities, rent and a street vacation; commissioners asked about facility condition, prioritization for District 10, and advisory committee notice.

The San Francisco Port Commission on April 8 received an informational presentation on a proposed five-year memorandum of understanding that would allow continued operation of the Central Waterfront Navigation Center through April 2030.

Assistant Deputy Director Kimberly Beal and Emily Cohen of the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) told commissioners the navigation center is a low-barrier shelter serving 64 guests that opened in May 2017 and that HSH recently contracted 5 Keys Schools and Programs to operate the site. Beal said the proposed MOU would cover roughly 13,400 square feet of paved street area under a temporary street vacation, carry a five-year term with no holdover, and set rent "a little under $7,400 per month," escalated annually; she said…

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