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Harbor Commission upholds termination of slip permit 1F008 after unpaid fees, restraining order cited
Summary
The Santa Barbara Harbor Commission voted unanimously Sept. 18 to uphold the Waterfront Director’s termination of slip permit 1F008, citing unpaid fees and conduct concerns; the vessel has been impounded and daily visitor fees continue to accrue.
The Santa Barbara Harbor Commission on Sept. 18 unanimously upheld the Waterfront Director’s decision to terminate slip permit 1F008, which belonged to George Alexiadis, after staff documented repeated nonpayment of slip fees and a criminal protective order naming Alexiadis as the restrained party.
Harbor Operations Manager Nathan Aldridge summarized the Department’s timeline and said termination was the department’s final enforcement step and could have been stopped at any time by bringing the account current. “A slip permit is a revocable month-to-month license agreement,” Aldridge said, reading the municipal-code basis for termination in the staff presentation and outlining notices sent and returned payments beginning April 2025.
Alexiadis, the slip permittee, told commissioners he had deep ties to the harbor and attributed the missed payments to fraud on his bank account and a difficult personal period after the deaths of both parents. “I take pride in keeping my boat in top condition… I am willing to pay my slip fees a full year in advance,” Alexiadis said, asking the commission for a second chance.
Commission discussion referenced unpaid fees, the existence of a protective order, and the Department’s procedural notices. Chair Stanwyck said the facts — unpaid fees and an active restraining order — weighed in favor of upholding the termination. Commissioners Stedman, Anderson and Nelson agreed. The motion to uphold the Waterfront Director’s decision was made by Chair Stanwyck, seconded by Commissioner Anderson, and passed unanimously with Commissioners Cohen and McCray absent.
Under the Department’s process, a terminated slip reverts to visitor-vessel status; when the vessel did not pay visitor fees the Waterfront Department impounded it and daily impound fees are accruing. Aldridge said the Department had followed its notices and enforcement steps and that the termination could have been reversed if the account was brought current before impoundment.
