Location: Ft. Mason Center – Room C205

29 Members in Attendance plus Harbormaster Scott Grindy, East Harbor Project Manager Monica Scott, a representative from PGE, and a member of Supervisor Stephen Sherrill’s staff

President Bruce Stone welcomed the group and restated the purpose of our Association as the betterment of SF Marina Harbor and especially attaining a high-quality experience for boat owners, crew and guests. Berths need to be safe, accessible by land and navigable water, and appropriately sized to serve our community. He then invited our members to hear from harbor management and East Harbor project planners and to provide them with feedback from the harbor’s actual users.

Approved the minutes from last year’s meeting as posted on our website.

Elected the following Officers and Directors

Election of Officers & Directors
President & Treasurer – Bruce Stone
Vice President – Risley Sams
Secretary & Webmaster – Kurt Hemmingsen
Directors – Theresa Brandner, John Rivlin, Mark Hensley, Jeff Spoering, plus the three officers above

Harbormaster Scott Grindy discussed a wide range of topics, including dredging, security, staffing, wait list, and rate increases, then took Q&A

See his report here: SFMHA Annual Meeting Harbormaster Presentation

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Monica Scott – SF Rec & Park Project Manager for East Harbor – outlined revised designs of this project, the timeline for hearings and approvals, and requested our input. Most of what she presented may be seen at:

Marina Improvement and Remediation Project | San Francisco Recreation and Parks, CA

Major topics discussed:

    Fuel Dock Location

– RPD proposed relocating it to West Harbor. Members objected to this as commercial traffic could impede boaters, especially those with no motors, and especially junior sailors tacking back and forth in tight spaces, and would be subject to the ongoing risk of shoaling. We expressed a preference for RPD to coordinate with the Port of SF to renovate the Hyde Street fueling dock, adding gasoline and a floating dock for small boats. Monica acknowledged that they are working on that alternative.

    East Harbor Breakwater

– the floating wave attenuator has now been replaced with a fixed breakwater, as we proposed last year.

    West Harbor Breakwater Extension

– RPD believes this will eliminate the need to dredge the entrance to West Harbor for 10-12 years. We expressed extreme skepticism given the relatively short length, which was limited by neighborhood opposition to the now-abandoned Outer West expansion.

    West Harbor Dredging

– This has been put out to bid

    Rent Increases and Future Economics

– Many people commented that higher berthing prices and worse service have accelerated people leaving the harbor and led to the question of whether the future East Harbor can be financially viable.

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The Meeting adjourned at 910 pm.