In 1989 lomaprieta earthquake altered the timeline and cost for renewal of Fishermans Wharf. Pier 45 the planned location for Seafood Center suffered significant earthquake damage and chased away the last number of dwindling company doing fishing at the port. The cost skyrocketed and for a moment it seemed there may no longer be any fish at Fishermans Wharf. Undaunted, we began a 14 million earthv quake repair project at the wharf at pier 45 which when completed turned into dee cap it seismically pier into a receiving processing center. I can recall pundits at the time saying the industry was too far gone and it would never come back to San Francisco. Even if we fixed pier 45. Luckily, when the facility opened in 1995, the receiving and processes and companies flocked back to Fishermans Wharf and the sheds were unleashed to capacity almost immediately. Today they remain at capacity with over 100,000 square feet of modern fish handling distribution space to 20 Fish Processors and receiv
Into dee cap it seismically pier into a receiving processing center. I can recall pundits at the time saying the industry was too far gone and it would never come back to San Francisco. Even if we fixed pier 45. Luckily, when the facility opened in 1995, the receiving and processes and companies flocked back to Fishermans Wharf and the sheds were unleashed to capacity almost immediately. Today they remain at capacity with over 100,000 square feet of modern fish handling distribution space to 20 Fish Processors and receivers. It is today northern californias leading seafood center. The next Infrastructure Project was the construction of the 7 million hyde street harbor. Commissioner brandon, you were on the commission when that was approved and ratified. It provides berthing for the larger more modern fishing vessels. It opened in 2001 and has 62 berths for with modern amenities for the larger transient boats that chase seasonal catches up and down the west coast. The progress continued
Today they remain at capacity with over 100,000 square feet of modern fish handling distribution space to 20 Fish Processors and receivers. It is today northern californias leading seafood center. The next Infrastructure Project was the construction of the 7 million hyde street harbor. Commissioner brandon, you were on the commission when that was approved and ratified. It provides berthing for the larger more modern fishing vessels. It opened in 2001 and has 62 berths for with modern amenities for the larger transient boats that chase seasonal catches up and down the west coast. The progress continued. Just this last year, a 2 million Harbor Office joint Operation Center was completed at the foot of hyde street harbor. An old 50 year old aluminum building was transformed and provides amenities for local and visiting commercial fishermen. It also houses the ports new Harbor Office. And as well as home to the San Francisco marine unit and their dive team, San Francisco Fire Department F
Opened in 1995, the receiving and processes and companies flocked back to Fishermans Wharf and the sheds were unleashed to capacity almost immediately. Today they remain at capacity with over 100,000 square feet of modern fish handling distribution space to 20 Fish Processors and receivers. It is today northern californias leading seafood center. The next Infrastructure Project was the construction of the 7 million hyde street harbor. Commissioner brandon, you were on the commission when that was approved and ratified. It provides berthing for the larger more modern fishing vessels. It opened in 2001 and has 62 berths for with modern amenities for the larger transient boats that chase seasonal catches up and down the west coast. The progress continued. Just this last year, a 2 million Harbor Office joint Operation Center was completed at the foot of hyde street harbor. An old 50 year old aluminum building was transformed and provides amenities for local and visiting commercial fisherme
And all the city and port has leveraged through the planning and preparation for the event. From that initial feedback that we received on april 9th, were coming back before you today to present an mou, memorandum of understanding as well as the underpinnings of the goals of the program. At the last presentation you asked about what specific considerations, specific assets that we were considering, how the funding would work, both in term of the funds that were raised and what expenditures there would be spent on as well as proposed schedule should this be approved. As you are well aware, there are other departments here in San Francisco as well as cultural institutions that have donor recognition programs whereby individuals, family foundations, really local companies that want to support that institution have the opportunity in turn to be recognized for that contribution. And weve looked at the partnership between the San Francisco Parks Alliance which supports the rec and park depar