City administrator Kim said slip reassignment notices were posted and emailed, and the notices will be on the harbor web page; she said the posted window runs through August 12. "Slip reassignment notices go up tomorrow. Is that correct? Yesterday. Went up yesterday," Kim said during the meeting.
Commissioners raised concerns about slips that appear to be held by owners who do not use them, or where boats have sat ashore for years while the owner retains a slip assignment. One commissioner asked staff to bring forward the code or policy that governs how long a slip can remain inactive before the moorage right is forfeited. "I just wanna know who enforces that. What does it look like?" a commissioner asked.
Harbormaster Dave said staff have been monitoring slips and parking and that enforcement items have been discussed among staff. Commissioners asked for a clear statement of existing policies, the enforcement timeline and any required steps to reclaim or reassign inactive slips; no formal enforcement action was taken at the meeting.
Staff were directed to report back with the harbor’s written policy on unused or derelict slip enforcement, including minimum activity thresholds and any past practice about when a slip is reassigned.