Oct 7, 2015 Harbor District Meeting

Item 4—Fish Buyer Leases. Discussion and Possible Action reflecting the September 15 Workshop with Fish Buyers and Other Stakeholders

Proposed Action: The Commission may take action to authorize amending leases to revise the fee structure. (BOARD VOTED TO REDUCE FISH FEES —Aug. 5, 2015, Item 13 — Fish Buying Fees: 1:6:50)

  • Mattusch: "Motion to move to another date."
  • Vote: 4-0 — 59:50

Item 5—Appointment of General Manager: 1:00:16

  • Reconsider Resolution 45-15 authorizing the board president to sign an employment agreement with Steven McGrath.
  • Item 5 public comment: 1:13:53

Item 6—City of South San Francisco Oyster Point Marina JPA Study Session: 1:40:17

  • The City of South San Francisco study session was held on Sept. 16, 2015 during a regular harbor commission meeting. Harbor commissioners and district staff were unable to attend the study session due to the scheduling conflict.

Item 15 b—Nicole David resigns from the Harbor Commission: 2:49:06

August 5, 2015 Harbor District Meeting

Part One

Item 4—Cartel Application for 5 Year Extention Permit for Big Wave Contest Event through March 2021

  • Here's how the five-season permit for the Mavericks Surf Competition was approved by the Harbor Commission:  54:13
  • Robert Bernardo gives a speech strongly advocating that Cartel receive a five year multi-season permit: 1:11:55
  • Motion by Parravano, second by Bernardo to approve the Cartel application for five year multi-season permit for Big Wave contest event through March 2021. Motion passed on a 3-1-1 vote. 

Part Two

 Item 13 — Fish Buying Fees: 1:6:50

  • Commission Brennan made the following two motions and they were approved unanimously in a 4-0 vote.
    • Moved that we direct staff to work with the Fish Buyers to amend all three lease agreements to reduce the wet fish off-loading fee from $10.00 per ton to $3.00 per ton, as recommended in the Dornbush Report.
    • Moved that we direct staff to meet with stakeholders to devise an enforceable retail fish sales assessment, that includes all retail fish sales, and provides the District with a needed revenue stream.  

*Flexibility was included in the motions to allow staff and stakeholders an opportunity to develop creative solutions that will provide the District with needed revenue, and address concerns about facilities damage caused by commercial activity wear and tear.

June 23, 2015 Special Harbor District Meeting

Consideration and possible action on Harbor District draft response to the LAFCo Municipal Service Review draft report.  

The Board of Harbor Commissioners approved the MSR Response Letter with additional changes pending further review by legal counsel.  Vote: 3-0