Marina Advisory Committee · 5:30 PM · 98 Peoples Street T-head, Boater's Facility
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Matters
6 with failed motionUpdate presented; no action taken
Site-specific scope
Case File 25-0155
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Request marina haul-out contract award records from June 23 council
Why now: Mr. Atwood reported on March 2, 2026 that the low bid exceeded available funding and he would draw leftover funds from other projects, and on June 1, 2026 said the project would go to council on June 23.
What to do: Pull the June 23 council agenda item, bid tabulation, and any budget amendment for the haul out and office construction contract, and confirm on the face of those documents how an over-budget low bid was reconciled with the appropriation. Ask the city whether the funding shift required separate council authorization before the award — the committee record does not state the authority relied on.
Act before: After the council award documents are produced
Check Peoples Street T-head dredging scope before planning deeper berthing
Why now: On June 1, 2026 Mr. Atwood said the Peoples Street T-head dredging request for qualifications closed June 1, selection may take up to two months, funding is Type A money left over from the A, B, C, D and L pier project, and the work includes the marina "gap" entrance.
What to do: Obtain the closed request for qualifications and scope documents for the Peoples Street T-head dredging, which also covers the marina "gap" entrance, and confirm what areas and depths are actually included before committing to vessel-draft assumptions. Selection was expected to take up to two months after the June 1 close, so the scope is being locked in now, before a design consultant is on board.
Act before: After a design consultant is selected for the Peoples Street T-head dredging
Ask which marina projects funded the haul-out cost overrun
Why now: On March 2, 2026 Mr. Atwood said the haul out and office low bid exceeded available funding and he was seeking leftover funds from other projects, and the item was pushed from April to late April/early May to June before landing on the June 23 council agenda across six committee appearances.
What to do: Request the funding transfer records for the haul out and office construction contract — the low bid came in above available funding and staff said they would cover the gap with leftover money from other marina projects, but the record never names those projects. Without this, the public never learns which marina work was defunded to close the gap.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Expect Coopers Alley construction and temporary restrooms into 2027
Why now: On June 1, 2026 Mr. Atwood reported 20 of 47 piles driven and a new estimated completion of March 2027, after the May 4, 2026 estimate of nine months; demolition is done with contractor-provided temporary restrooms, and on April 6, 2026 he said he wanted the haul out project to begin in early September to avoid two concurrent Coopers Alley projects in high season.
What to do: If you berth at or visit Coopers Alley, plan on temporary restrooms and active pile driving through the 2026 and 2027 seasons — the permanent boater's facility completion date has slipped to March 2027 with only 20 of 47 piles driven, some 75 feet deep. Staff also intends to start the separate haul out and office construction in early September, so ask the marina office how the two schedules overlap before booking long-term moorage.
Act before: After the next Capital Improvement Projects update to the Marina Advisory Committee
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Analysis
Development & Land Use
Governance & Oversight
Public Safety
Community Impact
Insights by Role
Developer
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingThe marina's construction pipeline is active and staged: the Coopers Alley boater's facility contract is already approved and mobilizing, haul out and office construction bids closed 2/15, and the Peoples St boardwalk is mid-build. Fire marshal sign-off on the new docks is contingent on a final hydrostatic test round.
Journalist
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingTwo reporting gaps in one meeting are worth tracking: the grant update was tabled outright for a member absence, and the standing safety and clean up report produced nothing because of construction. Separately, the fuel station design changed from three conex boxes to a single removable building just before the contract reached Council. The financials discussion touched debt service and transfers to the general fund, a recurring question for enterprise-style marina operations.
Lobbyist
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingTwo decision points moved to City Council on a short clock: the marina fuel station contract (first reading 2/17, second reading 2/24) and, later, the haul out and office construction award. The committee itself took no positions, so influence runs through Council and marina staff rather than this body. The live aboards policy question remains open with no recommendation adopted, leaving room to shape it before it becomes a formal proposal.
Charts & Data
15 items(5 procedural hidden)
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#1Approval of the minutes from the January 12th special meeting.
#ECommittee Reports
#2A committee report on the fuel station given by John Murray.
#3A committee report providing a grant update, presented by Don Dunlap.
#4A committee report on beach safety and clean-up efforts, presented by Dan Herrington.
#5A committee report covering advertisement and marketing activities.
#FDirector's Report
#GUnfinished Business
#6An update on the status of ongoing Capital Improvement Projects.
#HNew Business for Discussion and Possible Action
#7Agenda item titled 'Financials' with no further description provided.
#8Agenda item titled 'Live Aboards' with no further description provided.
#9Agenda item listing boats to be inspected, submitted as new business with no further detail provided.
#IFuture Agenda Items
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