Harbor Commission

MINUTES HARBOR COMMISSION Thursday, March 28, 2019 Room B7, Lower Level 2000 Main Street Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Study Session - Regular Meeting - 5:00 PM WILLIAM LARKIN, Chair MICHAEL VAN VOORHIS, Vice-Chair ALFRED BALITZER, Board Member RENEE HUNTER, Board Member KIMBERLEY MILLIGAN, Board Member JOHN OCHS, Board Member CRAIG SCHAUPPNER, Board Member STAFF ERIK PETERSON, Councilmember Liaison LYN SEMETA, Councilmember Liaison CHRIS SLAMA, Community Services Manager CARRIE GONZALES, Administrative Assistant MEETING ASSISTANCE NOTICE: In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, services are available to members of our community who require special assistance to participate in public meetings. If you require special assistance, 48-hour prior notification will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements for an assisted listening device (ALD) for the hearing impaired, American Sign Language interpreters, a reader during the meeting and/or large print agendas. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (714) 536-5227 for more information, or request assistance from the staff or Sergeant-at-Arms at the meeting. PUBLIC COMMENTS: To address the legislative body on items of interest not scheduled for public hearing, Request to Speak forms will be made available at the meeting and are collected by the staff or Sergeant at Arms. Some legislative bodies may provide different Request to Speak forms for public hearing items. AUDIO/VIDEO ACCESS TO BROADCASTED MEETINGS: City Council and Planning Commission meetings are televised live on HBTV-3 Channel 3, and can be viewed via live or archived website at https://huntingtonbeach.legistar.com. Harbor Commission MINUTES March 28, 2019 CALL TO ORDER 5:00 PM ROLL CALL Present: Balitzer, Hunter, Larkin, Milligan, Ochs, Schauppner, Van Voorhis Absent: None Staff Present: Peterson, Semeta, Slama, Gonzales PUBLIC COMMENTS None ADMINSTRATIVE ITEMS A) Administer Oaths of Office Gonzales administered the Oaths of Office to the Members and collected their signed Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance for Public Officers and Employees. B) Brown Act Michael Vigliotta, City Attorney’s Office, distributed a handout titled “Brown Act” and gave a brief summary of the Brown Act as it applies to a board or commission. He informed members they should attend a more in depth workshop that will be given by the City Attorney’s Office. C) Introduction of Council Liaisons, Members & Staff Members gave a brief introduction and background of themselves. Liaisons Peterson and Semeta thanked the Members for their service. Mike Baumgartner, Marine Safety, David McBride, Fire Department, and Tom Herbel, Public Works Department introduced themselves. D) HBMC Chapter 2.65 Harbor Commission Slama gave a brief PowerPoint on the history, roles and responsibilities of the commission. A copy of the PowerPoint was distributed to the members. Slama asked if there were any questions of the Commission. • Van Voorhis asked to discuss paddleboard and kayak safety. • Hunter asked how to add items to an agenda, should it be in asked in a meeting? Slama responded that it should be asked in a meeting to add to the following meeting agenda. • Milligan asked if Lighting on the buoy markers in the harbor be added the next meeting agenda. E) Nomination and Election of Chair & Vice Chair Page 2 of 2 Harbor Commission MINUTES March 28, 2019 Slama gave a brief PowerPoint on the history, roles and responsibilities of the commission. A copy of the PowerPoint was distributed to the members. Slama asked if there were any questions of the Commission. • Van Voorhis asked to discuss paddleboard and kayak safety. • Hunter asked how to add items to an agenda, should it be in asked in a meeting? Slama responded that it should be asked in a meeting to add to the following meeting agenda. • Milligan asked if Lighting on the buoy markers in the harbor be added the next meeting agenda. Larkin was approved by the following vote: AYES: Balitzer, Hunter, Larkin, Milligan, Ochs, Schauppner, Van Voorhis NOES: None Slama opened the nominations for Vice Chair. Larkin nominated Van Voorhis for Vice Chair. There were no other nominations. A motion was made by Larkin, second by Balitzer to approve Van Voorhis as Vice Chair. The motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Balitzer, Hunter, Larkin, Milligan, Ochs, Schauppner, Van Voorhis NOES: None F) Future Agenda Items Slama discussed possible future guest speakers for upcoming meetings: • April – Tom Herbel, Public Works Department will present information on Water Quality, Infrastructure and working with the County and State. • May – State Lands Commission will discuss their operation. • June – Fire Department, Marine Safety and Orange County Sheriff will discuss safety and enforcement in the Harbor. • July – Municipal Code 2.65 – Harbor Commission discussion. The following members asked if items can be placed of future agendas. • Ochs added there may be grant opportunities, what is the authority of the Commission • Balitzer asked what is the risk analyst factors as part of the commission authority • Balitzer asked if the City would provide a copy of the Small Craft and Harobr laws for each of the members • Schauppner asked how does the Commission receive funds for projects • Larkin asked for an overview of the Commission, State, County and Seal Beach • Tom Herbel spoke on the Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) and their funding ADJOURNMENT Page 1 of 2 Harbor Commission MINUTES March 28, 2019 At 6:04 PM to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Harbor Commission on Thursday, April 25, at 5:00 PM in meeting room B-7, lower lever of the Civic Center, Huntington Beach, California. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Harbor Commission is Thursday, April 25, at 5:00 PM in meeting room B-7, lower lever of the Civic Center, Huntington Beach, California. INTERNET ACCESS TO THE HARBOR COMMISSION AGENDA AND STAFF REPORT MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE PRIOR TO THE HARBOR COMMISSION MEETINGS AT: https://huntingtonbeach.legistar.com/ MEETING ASSISTANCE NOTICE: In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, services are available to members of our community who require special assistance to participate in public meetings. If you require special assistance, 48-hour prior notification will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements for an assisted listening device (ALD) for the hearing impaired, American Sign Language interpreters, a reader during the meeting and/or large print agendas. Please contact the Community Services Department at 714 536 5292 for more information, or request assistance from the staff or Sergeant-at-Arms at the meeting. Page 2 of 2