PORT OF SAN FRANCISCO REQUEST FOR INTEREST IN PUBLIC-ORIENTED SPACES

Elaine Forbes, Executive Director Diane Oshima, Michael Martin, and Rebecca Benassini

EMBARCADERO HISTORIC DISTRICT

• 3 miles, from Pier 45 to Pier 48

• Accommodates public-oriented

spaces

• Costly repairs & seismic

improvements

• Opportunity to create economic,

cultural and public resources

Request for Interest Locations: • Pier 35 (maintaining secondary

cruise ship berth operations)

• Pier 33 (pier shed only)

• Pier 31 (pier shed only)

• Pier 29½

• Pier 29

• Pier 23

• Pier 19½

• Pier 19

• Agricultural Building

• Pier 26

• Pier 28

• Pier 38

• Pier 40 (maintaining water

recreation uses)

• Pier 48 2

OPEN MORE PIERS TO THE PUBLIC

Goal: To Improve Embarcadero Historic

District Consistent with Public Trust

Objectives

• Issue RFI 2018 to public-oriented operators:

• Operators who can finance full pier

• Operators seeking smaller tenancies

• Port will use RFI’s market-based information

related to newly defined set of uses to craft

subsequent RFP(s)

Financially

Feasible Pier

Rehabilitation

• Historic rehabilitation

costs

• Seismic repair costs

• Market demand for

uses

• Revenue potential

Public Trust

Objectives

• Historic

preservation

• Seismic/life safety

• Maritime operations

• Public access

• Harbor Fund

• Public-oriented

uses

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WATERFRONT LAND USE PLAN UPDATE &

PUBLIC TRUST OBJECTIVES

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EMBARCADERO HISTORIC DISTRICT

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WATERFRONT LAND USE PLAN UPDATE

Waterfront Plan Working Group recommendations,

endorsed by Port Commission, include:

Embarcadero Historic District rehabilitation, to open more

piers for a wider variety of public-oriented activities

Public trust objectives and financial strategies to support

economically feasible pier leases and projects

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PUBLIC TRUST OBJECTIVES

• Visitor, public-oriented and maritime uses

inside the pier

• Historic preservation

• Pier repairs & seismic upgrade

• Public access & maritime berthing outside the

pier

• Revenue uses and lease terms to support

financial feasibility & amortize pier investment

• Harbor Fund revenues to Port to finance other

waterfront capital improvements

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PARTNERSHIPS ARE KEY TO ACTIVATE AND

ENHANCE PUBLIC WATERFRONT USE

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• Waterfront Plan Update is resetting the

framework and criteria for a successful

publicly-owned waterfront

• Partnerships are needed to achieve

Embarcadero Historic District public

trust objectives

WHY PARTNERSHIPS?

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• Limited Port Capital

Resources

• High Pier Capital

Needs

10-yr Capital Need…

.vs. 10-yr Capital

Resources

WHY PARTNERSHIPS?

An efficient delivery method to meet costly

safety upgrades needed for a public-

oriented project.

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WHY PARTNERSHIPS?

Port track record for opening sites to the

public through successful public-private

partnerships

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RFI RESPONSES AND FEEDBACK

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52 RESPONSES RECEIVED BY OCT 31

Respondent by Tenant Type

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Master , 20, 38%

Smaller, 18, 35%

Master or Smaller, 9,

17%

Partner, 5, 10%

RESPONSES BY CATEGORY

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FEEDBACK SURVEY

Survey available

tonight.

Responses are online: http://bit.ly/piers-rfi-responses

Survey is online: http://bit.ly/piers-rfi-feedback

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RFI PROCESS UPDATE

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This RFI seeks the next great concept for the

Waterfront.

• RFI Responses Open House

Tonight

• Port Commission RFI Responses

Informational Report Dec 11, 2018

• Port Commission RFP Strategy

Informational Report Feb 2019

• Action item at Port Commission,

RFP(s) authorization Mar/April 2019

TONIGHT’S AGENDA

• 9 stations

– Response titles, excerpts from response, &

entire response

– May provide written comments

– Surveys available at each station

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THANK YOU!

CONTACT:

historicpiers@sfport.com

REBECCA BENASSINI (415) 274-0548

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