DATE: October 13, 2016
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PRESENTATION AND UPDATE FROM STAFF ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR CERTAIN ITEMS IDENTIFIED IN COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO.A-6-PSD-11-006 FOR THE NORTH EMBARCADERO VISIONARY PLAN PHASE 1 PROJECT AND DIRECTION TO START PRE-DESIGN OF ALTERNATIVE ALIGNMENTS FOR NORTH HARBOR DRIVE BETWEEN THE COAST GUARD STATION AND THE INTERSECTION OF LAUREL STREET AND PACIFIC HIGHWAY FOR POTENTIAL INCORPORATION INTO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The District is moving forward with further refinement to a project description for an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and a Port Master Plan Amendment (PMPA) that addresses the North Embarcadero, which will ultimately be considered by the Board of Port Commissioners' (Board). Specifically, the Coastal Development Permit (CDP) issued by the California Coastal Commission (CCC)1 for the North Embarcadero Visionary Plan (NEVP) Phase 1 project outlines 15 "Planning Elements" that should be studied in the EIR. Pursuant to that CDP, the Board should also consider a PMPA to incorporate the Planning Elements into the Port Master Plan (PMP).2 Additionally, the District, Lane Field Developers, LLC and the Navy Broadway Complex Coalition (NBCC) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)3 that committed the District to study in an EIR on equal footing with a proposed project two options for a 205-foot setback park adjacent to North Harbor Drive (Setback Park Options). The EIR will consider both the 15 Planning Elements and the Setback Park Options. The District is also currently processing a comprehensive Port Master Plan Update (PMPU) guided by the Assessment Report, Vision Statement and Guiding Principles, accepted by the Board in August 2014, and the Framework Report, accepted by the Board in November 2015 (collectively referred to as the "Integrated Planning Vision"). The Integrated Planning Vision enumerates certain Guiding Principles, such as Guarantee th...
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