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Committee forwards Marina Yacht Harbor appropriation and fee updates ahead of waterfront renovation
Summary
The committee approved a recommendation to the full Board for a $1,039,600 supplemental appropriation from the Marina Yacht Harbor Fund to add 36 small‑boat slips for the West Harbor renovation and to codify/adjust marina fees; staff said the renovation is a $24 million project funded by a Department of Boating and Waterways loan and the new slips are estimated to generate about $157,000 per year toward loan repayment.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee considered two related actions for the Marina Yacht Harbor: a supplemental appropriation of $1,039,600 from the Marina Yacht Harbor operating fund for the West Harbor renovation project, and amendments to the Park Code to codify Marina Small Craft Harbor fees and licenses and revise selected fees and transfer rules.
Sarah Ballard of the Recreation and Park Department said the harbor renovation is an approximately $24,000,000 project financed by a loan from the Department of Boating and Waterways. The appropriation would fund 36 additional slips for boats 30 feet or less; staff estimated those slips would generate about $157,000 in additional annual revenue to help repay the loan. Ballard said the fee changes largely codify rules not updated since 1991 and include a new transfer fee tied to the updated rules and regulations.
Severin Campbell of the Budget and Legislative Analyst’s Office said the fee updates are primarily codifications of existing fees and would not produce new revenue except where regular fee increases occur; he confirmed the Marina Yacht Harbor Fund balance was about $4,200,000 and that the appropriation would reduce it to roughly $3,200,000. Public comment included an objection to the committee's placement of fiscal items, but no substantive opposition to the harbor project itself was recorded.
The committee moved both items forward as a committee report to the full Board without recorded objection. Next steps: the full Board will consider the appropriation ordinance and the Park Code amendments.
