Redondo Beach shows three siting options for King Harbor public boat launch; Harbor Commission to weigh in Oct. 13

City of Redondo Beach staff on Wednesday presented three siting alternatives for a public two-lane boat launch at King Harbor and sought community feedback ahead of a Harbor Commission recommendation and a City Council resolution needed to apply for state grant funding.

The project team said the boat launch would be funded primarily through the California Division of Boating and Waterways grant program, but that the city must identify a preferred location and pass a council resolution before it can submit an application planned for February 2026. Greg Kapovich, waterfront and economic development director for the City of Redondo Beach, told the meeting: "I know we've been talking boat launch for years. Hopefully, this is the time we get it done." Harbor Commission consideration is scheduled for Oct. 13; staff said the commission will recommend a preferred alternative to City Council in November.

City staff and consultant teams emphasized that the choice of site will drive permitting complexity, cost and impacts. The City presented three alternatives (labeled A, B and C) all designed as two launch lanes with about 60 trailer parking stalls and 40–60 individual vehicle stalls. The key trade-offs described by consultants and staff were navigational width for commercial and recreational vessels, potential effects on shoreline and soft-bottom habitat, pedestrian and trailer traffic conflicts on the promenade, and cost and permitting difficulty with the California Coastal Commission.

Option A is the southernmost site, sited near the existing hoist and described by consultants as the smallest footprint and the most sheltered from wave action. Staff said Option A would likely be the lowest-cost…