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Harbor staff reports Beach Life attendance, breakwall and boat-launch timelines; dinghy dock parking to use pay stations
Summary
Staff reported successful Beach Life Festival attendance with few incidents, updated timelines for boat launch studies and breakwall repair RFP, and explained new pay-station parking for the dinghy dock (the city app cannot currently support dinghy-dock parking).
A Harbor Department staff member filling in for Waterfront Director Greg Kapovich told the Harbor Commission on May 12 that the recent Beach Life Festival drew more than 33,000 attendees over three days and produced no major police incidents, and gave updates on multiple waterfront infrastructure projects.
"It was a giant success," the staff member said, reporting estimated attendance of about 10,300 on Friday, 12,100 on Saturday and 11,200 on Sunday and adding that incidents were limited mainly to dehydration-related medical calls. The department also reported new blade signs on International Boardwalk and progress on several waterfront projects.
On the boat-launch project, Moffett and Nickel are updating studies; staff expects final studies back by the end of the month and plans to reengage the project subcommittee in June. Staff said public outreach for the boat-launch design would follow, likely in late July or early August, with SWA handling community outreach.
Marina parking improvements were reported in two phases: the first phase (near the surf club and Seaside Lagoon) is complete; the southern portion is scheduled for striping and numbering and should be completed in May. The sewer pump project is expected to finish in May, and the department will install three electronic pay stations and signage explaining pay-by-app options.
Staff described an administrative solution for dinghy-dock parking: the pay stations assign numbers rather than license plates. The dinghy dock will be assigned a stall number (5001) so users pay at the station without entering a license plate. However, staff said the city's pay-by-app system cannot, at present, support dinghy-dock parking because enforcement uses license-plate scans and the app vendor's technology does not separate dinghy-dock payments from vehicle-based scans.
On breakwall repairs, staff said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers planned to release its plans and an RFP around May 15 and hopes to have a contractor on board by June; physical work is not expected to begin until after the July Fourth holiday. Staff said meetings with the Army Corps, the contractor and stakeholders will be scheduled before construction begins to confirm staging areas and other specifics.
Ending: Staff will return with public outreach dates for the boat launch, update the commission when a contractor is selected for breakwall repairs, and proceed with pay-station installation and signage for the marina parking and dinghy dock.
