Gail Gilman re‑elected Port Commission president; Michael Martin delivers broad report, consent calendar adopted

At its Jan. 13 meeting the San Francisco Port Commission re‑elected Gail Gilman to serve as president for the year and elected Steven Englum as vice president after nominations, public comment and a voice vote.

Commissioners then heard Acting Executive Director Michael Martin’s annual look‑ahead. Martin described 2025 accomplishments and priorities for 2026, highlighting planned waterfront activations connected to Super Bowl 60, new leases at Pier 29 and Pier 26, work on the Mission Bay Ferry Landing and a goal to open a new Fisherman’s Wharf plaza by summer 2026. Martin said pandemic‑era grants have enabled a notable increase in capital renewals, and he reported that the San Francisco Waterfront Flood Study completed an Army Corps technical review and integrated feasibility report; Army Corps policy review is expected to begin this month with senior Army Corps leadership scheduled to visit the waterfront in February.

Martin also noted community programming such as a pop‑up fish market at 101 Al Skomo Way and the third annual Black Holiday Market at the Ferry Building, and highlighted public art installations at Pier 27 funded by the 2012 Parks General Obligation Bond.

On the consent calendar the commission moved, seconded and unanimously adopted Resolutions 2601–2605. Key items included authorization to advertise competitive bids for construction of Mission Bay Ferry Landing Phase 2B and Agua Vista Park (anticipated contract amount $26,500,000; Resolution 2601), a contract extension for architectural and engineering services for the Mission Bay Ferry Landing (Resolution 2602), a 66‑year memorandum of understanding with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and San Francisco Fire Department for new fire suppression infrastructure near the Mission Bay Ferry Landing (Resolution 2603), amendments to codify remote public comment and inclusive gender‑neutral language in the Port Commission rules of order (Resolution 2604), and a retroactive no‑fee license to the Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors, Inc. for space at Pier 40 (Resolution 2605).

The meeting closed with announcements about a Jan. 27 public hearing on the port’s two‑year budget and an informational forum about recruitment for the next Port Director, and adjourned in solidarity with protesters in Minneapolis and St. Paul.