Regular Meeting of the Board of Port Cod.Imissioners Of
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF PORT COD.IMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND The meeting was held on Wednesday, January 6, 1971, at the hour of 2:00 p.m. in the office of the Board, Room 376, 66 Jack London Square, President Tripp presiding, due written notice having been given members of the Board. Commissioners present: Berkley, Connolly, Gainor, Mortensen, Soda, Walters and President Tripp - 7 Commissioners absent: None Also present at the meeting were the Executive Diretor; Deputy Executive Director; Port Attorney; Assistant Port Attorney; Chief Engineer; Assistant Chief Engineer; Senior Engineer Keith Quan; Director of Aviation; Manager, Properties Department; Port Field Re- presentative; Public Relations Director; and Secretary of the Board. Visitors attending the meeting included Mr. Charles Velson, Vice President, Mr. Gary J. Torre, Attorney, both representing Seatrain Terminals of California; and Mrs. R. D. Israel, representing the Oakland League of Women Voters. Minutes of the regular meeting of the Board, held on Decem- ber 2, 1970, the adjourned regular meeting of December 9, 1970, the regular meeting of December 16, 1970, and the adjourned regular meeting of December 23, 1970, were approved as written and ordered filed. Outgoing President, William Walters, presented incoming President, Peter Tripp, with a gavel and wished him well in his term of office commencing January 1, 1971. President Tripp then presented President Walters with his gavel of office which had been mounted as a wall plaque, together with a desk set, and congratulated him on a very successful 1970 year under his administration. At the hour of 2:15 p.m., President Tripp called for the scheduled public hearing on the application of the City of Oakland for a permit to fill water area, extract submerged mate- rial, place new pilings and perform other work at First Street and Lake Merritt Channel, at which time the written report of the Executive Director was considered, recommending approval of the application as Phase I of the Lake Merritt Channel Estuary Park project.
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