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National City council votes to distribute MSA white paper, seeks fuller port reimbursements for police, fire and city services
Summary
The council unanimously approved distribution of a municipal‑services white paper aimed at renegotiating the city’s Mutual Services Agreement with the Port of San Diego, urging the port to fully reimburse National City for public-safety, public‑works and homelessness costs tied to port operations and new electrification infrastructure.
National City’s City Council voted unanimously to distribute a municipal‑services white paper to the Port of San Diego and other stakeholders and to direct the city manager to seek full reimbursement for municipal services the city provides at Port Tidelands.
The white paper, presented by the city’s special counsel for port matters, Ralph Hicks, says the existing MSA formula —which reimburses National City on a per-incident basis and counts only certain on‑port incidents—underestimates the city’s enterprise costs for police, fire, public works and homelessness response. Hicks told the council, “It’s about fairness,” and urged a methodology that accounts for standby readiness, training, specialized equipment and ongoing maintenance required by port activity.
Fire Chief Sergio Mora detailed operational consequences the city faces at the port and in the surrounding industrial…
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