3165 Pacific Hwy.  
San Diego Unified Port District  
San Diego, CA 92101  
Special Meeting Minutes  
Board of Port Commissioners  
Tuesday, November 14, 2023  
11:00 AM  
Don L. Nay Port Administration Boardroom  
A. Roll Call.  
6 -  
Present:  
Chair Rafael Castellanos, Commissioner Dan Malcolm, Commissioner Ann Moore,  
Commissioner Danielle Moore, Commissioner Sandy Naranjo, and Commissioner  
Frank Urtasun  
1 - Commissioner Michael Zucchet  
Excused:  
Absent:  
0
0
Recused:  
Commissioner Ann Moore was excused until she arrived.  
Officers Present: Coniglio, Morales, Russell and Yeilding  
B. Statement (just cause) and/or Consideration of a Request to Participate Remotely  
(emergency circumstances) by a Commissioner, if applicable  
No requests were received.  
C. Public Communications.  
The following member(s) of the public addressed the Board with non agenda-related  
comments: None  
CLOSED SESSION  
Thomas A. Russell, General Counsel, announced the Closed Session items as follows:  
2023-0281  
1.  
Closed Session Item No. 1  
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR  
Government Code Section 54956.8  
Property: SDUPD - Parcels of land totaling approximately 147,642 square  
feet, 45,590 square feet, and 25,643 square feet located adjacent to  
Convention Way between Marina Park Way and Park Blvd. in the City of  
San Diego, California  
Negotiating Parties:  
Fifth Avenue Landing, LLC - Arthur E. Engel and Raymond A. Carpenter  
SDUPD - Alexa Paulus, Adam Meyer, Tony Gordon, Shaun Sumner  
Under Negotiations: Price and Terms  
No reportable action was taken on this item.  
2023-0271  
2.  
Closed Session Item No. 2  
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR  
Government Code Section 54956.8  
Property: SDUPD - Approximately 53,657 square feet of tideland and  
water area located at 525 E Harbor Drive in the City of San Diego,  
California  
Negotiating Parties:  
Free Range Holdings, LLC - Kyle Noonan, Josh Sepkowitz  
The San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association - Martha Gilmer, Katy  
McDonald, Richard Ledford  
SDUPD - Shaun Sumner, Anthony Gordon, Adam Meyer, Alexa Paulus,  
Donovan Marinez  
Under Negotiations: Price and Terms  
No reportable action was taken on this item.  
2023-0297  
3.  
Closed Session Item No. 3  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION  
Pursuant to Subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code Section 54956.9  
San Diego Unified Port District, et al. v. Monsanto Company, et al.  
United States District Court Case No. 15-CV-0578 TWR (AGS)  
City of Long Beach v. Monsanto Company, et al.  
United States District Court Case No. 2:16-CV-03493-FMO-AS  
No reportable action was taken on this item.  
_______________________________  
Secretary, Board of Port Commissioners  
San Diego Unified Port District  
ATTEST:  
_________________________________  
Clerk of the San Diego Unified Port District