DATE: December 28, 2020
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FIFTH AVENUE LANDING PROJECT AND PORT MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT
A) PRESENTATION AND DIRECTION TO STAFF ON THE FIFTH AVENUE LANDING PROJECT AND PORT MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND/OR PORT MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT; AND/OR
B) ADOPT RESOLUTION CERTIFYING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, ADOPTING THE FINDINGS OF FACT AND STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, ADOPTING THE MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM, AND DIRECTING THE FILING OF THE NOTICE OF DETERMINATION FOR THE FIFTH AVENUE LANDING PROJECT AND PORT MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT AND ADOPTING THE PHASE I ONLY MARINA ALTERNATIVE (ALTERNATIVE 4) OF THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AS THE APPROVED PROJECT; AND
C) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PORT MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED TO REFLECT THE PHASE I ONLY MARINA ALTERNATIVE, AND DIRECTING THE FILING WITH THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION FOR CERTIFICATION
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
In January 2016, Fifth Avenue Landing, LLC (FAL), as the applicant and project proponent, submitted a project proposal to the San Diego Unified Port District (District) to construct and operate a market-rate hotel and lower-cost, visitor-serving hotel, marina, water transportation center, retail, and publicly accessible plaza and park areas on approximately 5 acres of land and 13 acres of water area (proposed Project or Project). The Project site (site) is located at Convention Way and Marina Park Way in San Diego (Attachment A - Project Location Map).
At the March 8, 2016 Board of Port Commissioners (Board) meeting, the Board received a preliminary project review presentation on FAL's proposal, and authorized staff to further study the Project and commence environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The District prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) that analyzed the potential environmental effects associated with the propo...
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