Harbor District Meeting Feb 21, 2018

On Feb 21, 2018, San Mateo County Harbor Commissioner Tom Mattusch admitted that he sent Commissioner Brennan an email containing pornography: 21:18

The Harbor District's investigation report verified that Mattusch invited Brennan to camp in his tent for several weeks in Tanzania, Africa and the report verified that Mattusch emailed Brennan 8 pornographic photos.

The report includes email evidence regarding the safari trip and the pornography.

The Harbor Commission has taken no disciplinary action against Mattusch and Brennan continues to endure retaliation from Mattusch and Harbor District General Manager Steve McGrath.

Mattusch continues to deny a pattern of sexually predatory behavior at California Special District Association conferences.

Item E.16: Committee Review and Assignments link to meeting VIDEO.

  • President Chang Kiraly only assigned Brennan to one committee.

  • Commissioner Brennan remarks about Mattusch's pattern of “retaliation”. She notes that Mattusch removed her and prevented her from serving on committees.

  • Brennan states that it’s “appalling” that President Chang Kiraly assigned Mattusch to three committees given the fact that Mattusch admitted less than two hour earlier, at the same meeting, that he emailed pornographic photos to Commissioner Brennan.

  • In protest, Brennan declined President Chang Kiraly single committee appointment.

Item F.17: “Sexual Harassment, Gender Discrimination, and Retaliation Prevention and Response” meeting VIDEO.

  • Brennan remarks that items she places on the agenda are often not heard by the board because the board majority routinely adjourns board meetings without hearing her items. To compensate for this retaliatory behavior Brennan communicates about her agenda items during Commissioner Comments in response to the board majorities retaliatory behavior. The General Manager also prevents Brennan from doing her work by refusing to roll her unheard agenda items onto a future Agenda.

Sept 20, 2017 Habor District Meeting

Item 5 — Cartel Sale of Assets to World Surf League: 10:31

Virginia Chang Kiraly was the only Harbor Commissioner who vocalized opposition to the assignment and transfer of Permit 2016-01 (Harbor District Special Use Permit) from Cartel Managment, Inc. (CMI) to the World Surf League (WSL). 

Virginia Chang Kiraly said, “My motion is to move that the Commission expressly does NOT confirm that it does not oppose the assignment and transfer of Permit 2016-01 (the Harbor District Permit) from Cartel Managment, Inc. to the World Surf League." Kiraly's motion died for a lack of a second. No other motion was made and the board did not take action on the agenda item. 2:20:31

For this reason the Board majority was not “expressly” opposed the Federal Bankruptcy Courts decision.

Quote from Jeff Clark's public comment: “We actually drank Cartel's Kool-Aid, we were there fighting for them to get this long-term permit so that we could have a sustainable contest only to have them work behind the scenes and remove our name from it and take it from us.“  1:30:42

March 15, 2017 Harbor District Meeting

Item C—Commissioner Comment, Tom Mattusch: Item C—Commissioner Comment, Tom Mattusch: 7:21

  • Commissioner Mattusch said, “Past micromanagement has cost this District and the taxpayer enormous sums...committees are setup for the staff's benefit not the board.”

  • Commissioner Brennan said, “Committees and the Board serve the public.”

Item D—Consent Calendar: 10:46

  • President Mattusch pulled Agenda Item 5 off the Consent Calendar and blocked Commissioner Brennan from pulling Item 2, 3, 4, & 10. Mattusch also blocked Commissioner Larenas from pulling Item 9 off the Consent Calendar. Mattusch blocked Brennan and Larenas by immediately asking for a motion to approve Consent Items 1-10 “minus Item 5”. It’s standard practice for the board president to ask if any board member would like to pull an item off consent before asking for a motion to approve. State law requires that any commissioner and any member of the public be allowed to pull an agenda items off the consent calendar for board discussion and public comment.

Item 19—Cartel Inc. Permit and Surf Contest: 13:13

Item 5—CASPIAN IT Agreement: 1:30:53