DATE: August 18, 2020
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PRESENTATION ON EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATION OF $200,000 FROM DISTRICT MARITIME INDUSTRIAL IMPACT FUND TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO RESIDENTS IMPACTED BY THE BONHOMME RICHARD FIRE AT NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO AND DIRECTION TO STAFF, AS NECESSARY
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
On July 12, 2020 a fire erupted on the USS Bonhomme Richard, berthed at Naval Base San Diego, and continued to burn until it was extinguished on July 17, 2020 (Bonhomme Fire). The Bonhomme Fire was located in an area outside of the District's jurisdiction, but its impacts could be felt by residents in communities adjacent the District. To assist these communities, at the July 14, 2020 meeting, the Board of Port Commissioners (Board) took emergency action to authorize the expenditure of two-hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) on services and goods that would provide needed relief to those individuals impacted by the Bonhomme Fire. The funds, allocated from the District's Maritime Industrial Impact Fund, were to be split between the City of National City and the City of San Diego.
Staff subsequently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of National City (Attachment A: MOU with the City of National City) to fund a two-phase program: Phase 1 involved securing 800 total hotel room nights spread over two nights at participating District hotels in order to temporarily relocate impacted residents; and Phase 2, still in development, contemplates the purchase of residential air filtration equipment for impacted residents in the City of National City and the City of San Diego. Phase 1 was an overwhelming success with a total of 681 hotel room nights occupied between July 15 - 16, 2020. The Phase 2 plan is expected to be finalized in the next few weeks once the balance of remaining funds is determined following Phase 1 and input from the Board is taken into consideration.
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