DATE: December 11, 2018
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PRESENTATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE SAN DIEGO OCEAN PLANNING PARTNERSHIP PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT REPORT
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
On October 13, 2016, by Resolution #2016-159, the Board of Port Commissioners (Board) approved a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the California State Lands Commission (State Lands) creating a collaborative partnership with the intent of first understanding, then establishing a process for enhancing management opportunities related to, the different ocean uses for the state-owned tidelands and submerged lands located in the Pacific Ocean offshore of San Diego County (Attachment A).
This partnership, called the San Diego Ocean Planning Partnership (Partnership), is a pilot project that represents State Lands' and the District's commitment to balancing Public Trust uses in a manner that protects, supports, or enhances aspects of commerce, fisheries, navigation, recreation and environmental stewardship. The Partnership also promotes transparent, robust public engagement during all phases of this pilot project.
State Lands and District staff have been engaging stakeholders and collecting data since the initiation of the pilot project. The stakeholder input and preliminary data collected will ultimately culminate into two deliverables: the Preliminary Assessment Report and a Web Mapping Application. The attached timeline provides an overview of the process and schedule (Attachment B). The Draft Preliminary Assessment Report was released for public feedback at the beginning of October 2018. During the time that the draft was available, stakeholders provided comments through the Partnership's website and in person during an Open House on October 10, 2018. Since then, State Lands and District staff have worked together to respond to comments and update the report to reflect that feedback.
The Preliminary Assessment Report (Attachment C) includes observations from stakeholder input including feedback o...
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