Nico Lopez, administrative assistant in the Waterfront Department, presented the annual review of the Clean Marina Program, which the city established in 2002 to promote best management practices and a clean harbor environment.

Lopez summarized six program elements: boater facilities (sewage and bilge pumpouts, waste-oil and battery collection, debris nets and fishing-line recycling), water-quality monitoring (coliform and dissolved-oxygen testing), best management practices (stormwater pollution prevention and dive-area hull-cleaning training), pollution prevention and abatement (including a contracted debris removal service and the SAVE surrendered-abandoned-vessel program), education/outreach, and compliance/enforcement activities.

Key metrics Lopez reported included more than 15,000 minutes of sewage pumpout use across FY2023–FY2025; over 6,000 gallons of bilge water collected during the same period; roughly 15,000 gallons of waste oil recycled across three pump-out locations; and more than 25 tons of debris removed through the Operation Clean Sweep volunteer program across 17 events.

Lopez also described the SAVE program and noted the waterfront works with grants and volunteers to keep program costs low. Commissioners asked about volunteer opportunities and grant-seeking; staff said volunteers are welcome at Operation Clean Sweep and that small grants have helped cover specific program costs (for example, an oil-disposal grant was described as a modest contribution).

Commissioners praised water-quality monitoring and suggested exploring additional grant opportunities tied to the program. The presentation concluded with staff offering to continue outreach and answer further questions about participation and program metrics.