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Council presses Port partnership as Community Benefit Fund talks continue; staff to carry council priorities to joint committee
Summary
Council debated whether the Port’s proposed shift to larger economic projects should override the citizen-advisory recommended list of small Port Hueneme nonprofits. Councilmembers instructed staff and the city-port representatives to press for compromise at upcoming joint meetings and suggested prioritizing items such as wayfinding signs and grant-writing funds.
Port Hueneme councilmembers spent substantial time on Nov. 17 discussing the joint Community Benefit Fund (CBF), the port-allocated pool intended to finance community, shoreline protection and economic development projects. Staff reported the Port had proposed a different set of priorities after a port workshop earlier that day; the Port’s list included a Beacon feasibility study for shoreline preservation, $5,000 for a robotics competition, $20,000 for tree planting, $31,000 for wayfinding signage…
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