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Staff: Army will fund and perform low retaining-wall option for Lower Presidio Park; comments due March 9
Summary
Commissioners were briefed on an Army environmental report offering three slope-stabilization options; staff said the city supported a roughly 4-foot retaining wall and that the Army plans to fund and carry out the work, with public comments accepted through March 9.
Commissioners received an update on the Lower Presidio Park stabilization project during the meeting. A commissioner asked what the next step would be after the city council endorsed a preferred alternative.
Ryan, the cultural arts manager, said the Army published an environmental report that analyzed three options for addressing sloughing on the hillside: an approximately 8-foot retaining wall, a 3–4-foot wall (the city-supported option) and a minimal-grading/planting approach. "The Army is planning to do all of the work themselves as well as fund all the funding," Ryan said, adding that the Army will accept public comments until March 9 before finalizing its plans.
Staff said the Army will need to coordinate traffic and construction staging with the city and recommended ensuring at least one lane of traffic remains open during work to minimize impacts. Ryan also reported a recent localized collapse of the Carmel stone wall near the site and said that the city had submitted a letter for the mayor to sign supporting the lower retaining-wall option.
No timeline for construction was specified; staff said they would watch the Army's public comment process and coordinate next steps with council as details become available.
