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North Embarcadero Visionary Plan Joint Powers Authority to Meet Sept. 15, 2011

Monday, 12 September 2011

Joint Powers Authority to Discuss New Lane Field Park and North Embarcadero Visionary Plan Progress

The Joint Powers Authority for the North Embarcadero Visionary Plan will receive an update on the first phase of the project when the panel meets at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011.

The meeting will be held in the Board Room of the Port of San Diego's Administration Building, 3165 Pacific Highway, San Diego (map).

•  NEVP JPA Agenda for Sept. 15, 2011 (63.57 kB)
•  Minutes from June 2, 2011 NEVP JPA meeting (110.67 kB)
•   NEVP JPA Board Meeting 9-15-11 Agenda Item 6 (7.06 MB)
•  NEVP JPA Board Meeting 9-15-2011 Agenda Item 7 (1.82 MB)

The first phase will transform the San Diego bay front from the Navy Pier to B Street Pier. It includes a 105-foot-wide esplanade with formal gardens, plazas, shade pavilions and a waterfront promenade. Street improvements will be made to North Harbor Drive and to West Broadway and a continuous 30-foot-wide bay front promenade will be created.

The project is a collaboration among the Port of San Diego, Centre City Development Corporation (CCDC) and the City of San Diego.

Also on the agenda for the JPA meeting is a presentation of the conceptual design of the Lane Field setback park, a 1.66-acre park that will be created at the foot of West Broadway and North Harbor Drive. In addition, an update on the County of San Diego's proposed waterfront park and an update on the North Embarcadero Port Master Plan Amendment are on the agenda.

A Joint Powers Agreement among the City of San Diego, CCDC and the Port of San Diego was approved in July 2006. The agreement sets the framework for financing the project and provides that each entity will use its best efforts to seek available funding from sources such as lease revenues, capital development programs, grants and federal and state funds. Authority members include City of San Diego Council President Pro Tem Kevin Faulconer, CCDC Board of Directors member Laurie Black and Board of Port Commissioners Chairman Scott Peters.