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Port Hueneme, Port district agree on joint agenda topics; council approves monument site and DC advocacy themes
Summary
The council reviewed joint city–port committee items: it endorsed four priority themes for joint federal advocacy and grant-writing, approved a proposed location for a port-funded monument plaza, and directed staff to adopt a streamlined revenue-sharing reporting format going forward.
The City Council discussed multiple items from the joint City–Port Committee and gave staff direction on several near-term actions, including federal advocacy priorities, a proposed monument plaza location and a revised format for annual revenue‑sharing reports.
Federal advocacy and grants: The city and port agreed to align on four priority themes for upcoming federal advocacy and joint grant-writing: water infrastructure upgrades, beach nourishment and dredging support, road- and freight‑related infrastructure funding, and security/public‑safety initiatives that support port operations and defense partners. Council approved those four themes for a planned joint delegation and for staff to pursue grant opportunities that match the priorities. The city said the port asked to delay a September advocacy trip to Washington, D.C., to coordinate with other agencies; council approved the priority themes and asked staff to coordinate timing with the port.
Bard monument and plaza: The council reviewed a proposed monument honoring merchant‑marine leader Bard at a plaza adjacent to the harbor museum (the Market/Waimea corner). The Citizens Advisory Commission had recommended the monument but deferred the final location to the council. Council members supported the proposed site and asked staff and the port to include night lighting and public‑safety design features; council also asked that acknowledgment language include parties that funded the project and the community benefit fund source.
Revenue-sharing reporting: Staff discussed efforts to bring annual revenue‑sharing reporting into a standardized, financial format that aligns with settlement agreement categories (capital infrastructure, public‑safety services, and public improvements within two miles). The council directed staff to assemble this year’s report in the new format and return with the draft for review, and to address whether and how to assemble prior‑year reports once the first standardized version is complete.
Why this matters: The joint items shape how city resources and port community‑benefit dollars are spent, and they guide federal advocacy that could unlock grant dollars for local infrastructure and resilience investments.
What happens next: Staff will prepare a draft of the revenue‑sharing report and return it to council for review; the city and port will coordinate on timing of any federal advocacy trip and on permits and final design for the Bard plaza. Council asked for lighting and safety elements and asked staff to include attribution for funders on the plaza elements.
Ending: Council members urged continued coordination so city infrastructure — notably roads used by port and base traffic — keeps pace as port activity grows.
