thelog.com


Blips on the Radar Latest News Updates


Avalon seeks Attorney General’s counsel on freight services


What Happened: The Avalon City Council is looking into drafting a letter to California Attorney General Kamala Harris and seek advice of how multiple freight lines can service Catalina Island’s only municipality. Council member Joseph Sampson hoped the state’s top attorney would advise the city of Avalon of how


By Parimal M. Rohit


to prevent a monopoly, allowing freight services to Catalina Island to be subject to open competition. “We would like to ask the AG for a direc-


tive for what we need to do to achieve multiple ocean freight carriers,” Sampson said. “We’re being blocked from using our freight across the area that’s adjacent to the landing ramp, which is public domain.” Sampson and Mayor Ann Marshall


voted in favor of drafting a letter to Harris’


What’s On Tap: The city will draft a letter and have two council members serve on an ad hoc committee to review the correspondence.


Coastal Commission accepts Port of San Diego’s adoption of Glorietta Bay master plan


What Happened: The California Coastal Commission unanimously accepted the Port of San Diego Board of Port Commissioners’ adoption of a Port Master Plan amendment for the Glorietta Bay Marina Dock C improvements project. Port commissioners adopted a resolu-


tion in March to amend its master plan for the Glorietta Bay Marina improve- ments project to designate the water around Dock C for recreational boat berthing instead of an open bay.


The city of Coronado agreed to accept the California Coastal Commission’s amendments for the Glorietta Bay Marina improvements project. The fi nal leg of Glorietta Bay Marina’s renovation is expected to begin later this year.


What’s On Tap: Construction of Dock C improvements, the fi nal leg of Coronado’s


I silently judge others by their boat name.


AGREE DISAGREE


offi ce; Council member Oley Olsen was the sole vote against, while Council members Richard Hernandez and Cinde MacGugan- Cassidy abstained from the decision. The California Public Utilities


Commission, on Feb. 25, granted Avalon Freight Services and Curtin Maritime Corp. a Certifi cate for Public Conveyance and Necessity to trans- port freight by vessel between the Port of Los Angeles and Avalon. Avalon Freight Services began


servicing Catalina Island on April 1, launching from Berth 95 in San Pedro to Pebbly Beach near Avalon.


The Log • Apr. 22 - May 5, 2016 • 7


Glorietta Bay Marina redevelopment proj- ect, is still on track to begin this fall.


Port of Long Beach seeks public comment on pro- posed fi reboat station


What Happened: The Port of Long Beach announced on April 15 it is accepting public comments on a study and report on a proposed fi reboat station at Pier D in the inner harbor. Plans call for the reloca- tion of a temporary fi reboat station into a permanent, two-story building measuring 9,416 square feet and accommodating a six-member fi reboat crew and two fi re- trucks. Attached to the building would be an 18,700-square-foot boat bay and roof enclosures for a fi reboat. The Initial Study and Mitigated


Negative Declaration can be viewed at polb.com/ceqa.


What’s On Tap: A public hearing for the fi nal segment of the project’s environmen- tal impacts will be held May 4 at the Port of Long Beach’s Interim Administrative Offi ces, 4801 Airport Plaza Drive, Long Beach. The hearing starts at 5 p.m. in the Harbor Commission Boardroom. Public comment will be allowed in person at the May 4 hearing or in writ- ing through May 16. Written comments can be submitted via email to heather. tomley@polb.com snail mail to Heather Tomley, Director of Environmental Planning, Port of Long Beach, 4801 Airport Plaza Drive, Long Beach, CA 90815.


Stand out from the crowd — give your boat a new look! Quick, easy and affordable do-it-yourself boat lettering.


Visit our website to see samples and create your own at BoatUS.com/Graphics or call (800) 937-3300.


SAVE 20%


CODE: THELOG20 EXPIRES 7/31/16


Parimal M. Rohit photo


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52