March 19, 2012 by SDPTA Chair Jim Unger
March 19, 2012 By SDPTA C hair Jim Unger Overview– Jim Unger Overview– Jim Unger Port of San Diego Facts: Port includes Five Member Cities: Chula Vista, Coronado, Imperial Beach, National City, San Diego Board of 7 Port Commissioners: Chairman Lou Smith, Coronado Commissioner Vice Chair Ann Moore, Chula Vista Commissioner Secretary Lee Burdick, San Diego Commissioner Commissioner Dan Malcolm, Imperial Beach Commissioner Bob Nelson, San Diego Commissioner Dukie Valderrama, National City Commissioner Scott Peters, San Diego Overview The San Diego Unified Port District a nd Tidelands businesses contributes 30% of Gross Regional Product 77,000 Jobs Partnership with the Port and its tenants Overview The Port is self-sustaining from revenues collected from the Port Tenants with NO TAX DOLLARS FROM CITIZENS Overview Partnership with the Port of San Diego – Participation on the Following Port/Tenant Committees: Maritime, Marketing, Real Estate, Cruise Ship, Public Art, Environmental, Accessibility, Port with no Borders Scholarship & Tidelands Forestry. Downsizing of Port - new President/CEO Wayne Darbeau 13 departments down to 6 & decreased employee headcount by 100 without lay-offs. Background California Statelands Commission Public Trust Policy (2 excerpts below t aken from Public Trust Policy) Lands are owned by t he public and held in trust for the people by t he State of California. Uses of trust lands are generally l imited to those that are water dependent or related, and include commerce, fisheries, and navigation, environmental
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