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8.A. - Page 3 installed along the 450-foot long shoreline. Handicap accessibility issues will also be addressed along the walkway and at the fishing pier. The Project incorporates other features relating to sea level rise, seismic safety, future electrical demands, and green building practices. A 9-foot high seawall along the 920' long shoreline is designed to take into account extreme high tides, storm surge and sea level rise predictions for the 50-year life of the project. The seawall is also designed to allow for a 2-foot height extension of new seawall to be added at a later time, if necessary. BCDC's Engineering Criteria Review Board required installation of seismic instrumentation and recording equipment that will be monitored by the California Department of Conservation's Strong Motion Instrumentation Program. In consideration of future potential regulations controlling ship emissions while at berths, additional shore-to-ship electrical service will be installed at the new wharves. The contractor is encouraged to reuse and recycle as much of the demolition materials (concrete, asphalt, timbers). However, most of the wood waste is contaminated with creosote or lead paint. The new longshoremen's support building will be constructed with energy efficient LED lighting, rigid insulation, and ability to add solar panels to the roof. ANALYSIS The Project is necessary for the Port to secure its future economic viability. The new wharf will improve efficiency and increase cargo throughput. The plans for the Wharves 1&2 Project estimate that the tonnage throughput capacity at the facility will increase by approximately 118 percent as a result of the reconstruction of the Wharves. In addition, this Project will enable landside improvements to the terminal area by the user that will further increase capacity by an additional 73 percent. The dollar amount resulting from increased throughput is difficult to estimate, but it will significantly increase the current revenue from this facility of $1.4 million. Currently the demand for construction materials is increasing. The construction aggregates imported from British Columbia through Wharves 1& 2 are expected to increase again next year from this year's volume of 800,000 metric tons to over 1 million metric tons. Cement imports are forecasted to resume in 2014 and the Project will allow a cement ship and an aggregate ship to be at berth simultaneously whereas only one ship can be handled at the existing Wharves 1& 2. In the future, the Project will allow the flexibility to handle other cargoes such as those requiring mobile cranes on the wharf for loading/unloading. On the upland portion of the Project, the new and improved utilities will allow for continued Port development and the new seawall will protect the Port's landside terminal area from flooding. The Project will create and sustain construction jobs in the community. Tax revenue will be generated from sales of the construction materials handled by the new Project. Limited industrial-use land will be better utilized. The public access improvements associated with the Project will provide better and more attractive walkway access along the waterfront and to the popular public fishing pier.