Council recognizes Stacy Jones as Port chief harbor engineer; highlights $700 million capital role
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Summary
Council members presented a recognition for Stacy Jones, a 19‑year city employee recently appointed chief harbor engineer for the Port of Los Angeles. Presenters noted she oversees about 199 staff and has managed large capital programs, including the near‑complete Pier 400 project.
Council members on the dais publicly recognized Stacy Jones following her recent appointment as chief harbor engineer at the Port of Los Angeles.
Councilwoman Ruth Galanter introduced Jones and said the new chief oversees about 199 professional, technical and clerical employees in the port’s engineering division and “planning, design and project management of marine terminals.” Larry Keller, who Galanter described as Jones’s supervisor, also praised her record and said she rose from a student engineer to manage major capital work at the port.
Nut graf: The presentation highlighted Jones’s long city career and her role overseeing major port engineering projects; the recognition was ceremonial and no separate council vote on the appointment appears on the public record in the transcript.
Speakers at the presentation noted that Jones has worked for the city 19 years, began as a student engineer, managed construction contracts and a capital budget the presentation described as about $700,000,000, and helped lead work on the near‑complete Pier 400 project. Jones spoke briefly to thank Councilwoman Galanter, Larry Keller and her family; Keller and Galanter congratulated her on the appointment.
Ending: The council presented certificates and took photographs; no policy action beyond the ceremonial recognition was recorded on the council floor.
