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The Port of San Diego and California State Lands Commission finalized a land swap on Feb. 18 in an attempt to allow greater redevelopment for the Chula Vista Bayfront project without spilling into the environmentally sensi- tive Sweetwater District.


Port of San Diego completes land swap in Chula Vista


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What Happened: The Port of San Diego closed escrow on a land exchange with Pacifica and the California State Lands Commission on Feb. 18. About 35 acres within the Chula Vista Harbor District east of the marina was exchanged for about 97 acres of land located in the city’s Sweetwater District. Last month’s land swap was made as


part of the Chula Vista Bayfront redevel- opment, which would bring new residen- tial units, a hotel, office space, commercial development and recreational opportuni- ties to the waterfront. Port staff stated the land swap would


move high-density residential use away from the Sweetwater District, which is labeled as environmentally sensitive. Pacifica plans to develop up to 1,500


residential units, 15,000 square feet of ground floor retail, 250-room hotel and 420,000 square feet of office space on its land. Port of San Diego’s Board of Port


Commissioners approved the land exchange in February 2010; the exchange was approved by the State Lands Commission eight months later. The California Coastal Commission green-lit the full Chula Vista Bayfront redevelop- ment, which would cover about 535 acres, in August 2012.


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What’s On Tap: Port staff continues to negotiate with RIDA Chula Vista to devel- op its plans for a hotel and convention center on another bayfront parcel. Plans also call for a revamped marina.


Santa Barbara adopts five-year lease with Chandlery Yacht Sales


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What Happened: The Santa Barbara City Council unanimously adopted a five-year lease agreement with Chandlery on the Breakwater, or Chandlery Yacht Sales, on Feb. 23. Chandlery is the oldest J Boat and Catalina Yacht dealer on the West Coast, according to Santa Barbara city staff. The five-member staff reportedly has more than 180 years of boating experience and hands-on knowledge of powerboats and sailboats. The yacht sales company is located at


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What’s On Tap: Chandlery will pay an initial rent of $1,541.15 per month for five years; the agreement includes an option to extend the contract another five years. The agreement also includes rent adjustments based


upon cost of living increases and percent- age of sales.


Public Utilities Commission rules in favor of Avalon Freight Services, Curtin Maritime Corp.


What Happened: The California Public Utilities Commission approved an Alternate Proposed Decision on Feb. 25, granting Avalon Freight Services and Curtin Maritime Corp. a Certificate for Public Conveyance and Necessity to trans- port freight by vessel between the Port of Los Angeles and Avalon. “The [Alternate Proposed Decision]


recognizes the commission does have authority over rates and it can make a full and detailed showing of the financial rela- tionships involved and can adequately review the rates for service going for- ward,” Commissioner Liane M. Randolph, who authored the alternative decision, said. “Avalon has committed to two years under the current rates.” Randolph added one of the island’s biggest challenges here is the Santa Catalina Island Co. owns and manages the dock. “The [Santa Catalina] Island Co. is a pri-


vate landowner. They control the dock and they control the land in that area,” Randolph said. “We don’t have the author- ity to require them to open up their facili- ties to other companies if they choose not to do so. What we do have authority over are the rates.” The Alternative Proposed Decision


granted Avalon Freight Services the right to service Catalina Island on the condition it provides the commission with details of its affiliated transactions; both Avalon Freight and Curtin Maritime Corp. would be allowed to apply for a zone of rate freedom. Administrative Law Judge Darwin E.


Farrar’s Proposed Decision, if approved by commissioners, would have denied Avalon Freight Services’ request for a cer- tificate. The Proposed Decision and Alternate Proposed Decision were issued on Jan. 22.


What’s On Tap: Avalon Freight Services and Curtin Maritime Corp. are now certi- fied to transport consumer and other goods from the Port of Los Angeles to Catalina Island.


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