3165 Pacific Hwy.

San Diego Unified Port District

San Diego, CA 92101

Special Meeting Minutes

Board of Port Commissioners

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

3:00 PM

Don L. Nay Port Administration Boardroom

A. Roll Call.

6 -

Present:

Chair Rafael Castellanos, Commissioner Dan Malcolm, Commissioner Ann Moore,

Commissioner Danielle Moore, Commissioner Frank Urtasun, and Commissioner

Michael Zucchet

1 - Commissioner Sandy Naranjo

Excused:

Absent:

Recused:

B. Statement (just cause) and/or Consideration of a Request to Participate Remotely

(emergency circumstances) by a Commissioner, if applicable

No requests received.

C. Public Communications.

The following member(s) of the public addressed the Board with non-agenda-related

comments: None.

D. District Clerk's Announcements.

Donna Morales, District Clerk, announced that additional agenda-related public

comments were received by the Board after publication of the agenda for the following

items: Item 1 - File 2023-0264.

ACTION AGENDA

2023-0264

CENSURE OF COMMISSIONER SANDY NARANJO AND RELATED

ACTIONS RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PORT COMMISSIONERS

(BOARD):

CENSURING COMMISSIONER SANDY NARANJO FOR

PERSONAL VIOLATIONS OF THE BROWN ACT AND FIDUCIARY

DUTIES AND RELATED MISCONDUCT; REMOVING COMMISSIONER

NARANJO FROM CURRENTLY HELD BOARD OFFICE AND DISTRICT

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS;

PROHIBITING COMMISSIONER NARANJO FROM HOLDING ANY

FUTURE BOARD OFFICE OR DISTRICT INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS; AND, FROM SPEAKING ALONE TO ANY

DISTRICT EMPLOYEE IN HER SCOPE AND AUTHORITY AS A

COMMISSIONER

B) CONTINGENT UPON ADOPTION OF ITEM A), CONSIDERATION

AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS TO VACANT OFFICER POSITIONS ON

THE BOARD OF PORT COMMISSIONERS

Chairman Castellanos asked Tom Russell, General Counsel, and Randa Coniglio,

President/CEO, to leave the dais because of the nature of the action and that they are

direct reports.

Chairman Castellanos introduced the item and provided comments. Chairman

Castellanos invited Jose Rodriguez, Council Member, National City, to read the official

response from National City regarding the alleged actions of Port Commissioner, Sandy

Naranjo. Marcus Bush, Council Member, National City, provided a comment.

Sonia Carvahlo, Outside Counsel, Best Best & Krieger, addressed the Board with staff's

report and presentation regarding Agenda Item 1 - File No. 2023-0264 (A copy of the staff

report, presentations and any agenda-related materials are on file with the Office of the

District Clerk).

The following member(s) of the public addressed the Board with agenda-related

comments: Allison Brown, Climate Campaign Director for the Ports for People Campaign,

Civic Environment; Professor Alberto Pulido; Angelica Estrada; Anonymous; Dori

Chandler, Coalition for Clean Air; Jack Shu, City Councilmember, La Mesa; Jessie

Marquez; Jose Franco Garcia, Executive Director, Environmental Health Coalition;

Nicholas Paul, Air Quality Advocate, Environmental Health Coalition and Portside AB 617

Steering Committee member; Regina Hsu, Attorney, Earthjustice; Sara Ochoa; Dawny'all

Heydari, Climate Campaign Manager of Advocacy, Pacific Environment; Enrique De La

Cruz, did not speak but states opposition; Aida Castaneda; Bee Mittermiller, San Diego

350; Laura Wilkinson Sinton; Nancy Cruz; Zachary Gomez; Kelsey Genesi, National City

Policy Advocate, Environmental Health Coalition; Josephine Talamantez, Board Chair

Chicano Park Museum & Cultural Center; Diane Takvorian, Environmental Health

Coalition with time ceded by Stephanie Rodriguez-Vertrees, Environmental Health

Coalition; Maritza Garcia, Junior Policy Advocate, Environmental Health Coalition; Julie

Corrales, Policy Advocate, Environmental Health Coalition and Chair of Barrio Logan

Committee Planning Group; J. L. Jackson, Monserrat Hernandez, Community Organizer,

Environmental Health Coalition and AB 617 Committee member; Paloma Aguirre, Mayor,

City of Imperial Beach; Cory Briggs, Attorney.

Commissioner A. Moore, Commissioner Urtasun, Commissioner Malcolm, and Chairman

Castellanos, and provided comments and asked clarifying questions. Sonia Carvahlo

responded.

Chairman Castellanos continued the meeting at 4:30 pm.

The Board reconvened into the Special Board of Port Commissioners meeting at

5:38 pm.

6 -

Present:

Chair Rafael Castellanos, Commissioner Dan Malcolm, Commissioner Ann Moore,

Commissioner Danielle Moore, Commissioner Frank Urtasun, and Commissioner

Michael Zucchet

1 - Commissioner Sandy Naranjo

Excused:

Absent:

Recused:

The following employee(s) addressed the Board with agenda related comments: Tom

Russell, General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel and Rebecca Harrington,

Assistant General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel.

Commissioner Malcolm, Commissioner A. Moore, Chairman Castellanos, and

Commissioner D. Moore provided comments and asked clarifying questions. Sonia

Carvahlo responded.

After review and consideration of the independent investigator's conclusions, a

motion was made by Chairman Castellanos, seconded by Commissioner D.

Moore, the Board adopted Section A of the Resolution 2023-093; approving the

censure of Commissioner Naranjo for personal violations of the Brown Act and

fiduciary duties and related misconduct; removing Commissioner Naranjo from

currently held Board of Port Commissioners (Board) office and District internal

and external committee assignments; prohibiting Commissioner Naranjo from

holding any future Board office or District internal or external committee

assignments and removing the language "from speaking alone to any district

employee in her scope and authority as a Commissioner".

6 -

Yeas:

Rafael Castellanos, Dan Malcolm, Ann Moore, Danielle Moore, Frank Urtasun, and

Michael Zucchet

Nays:

Excused:

Absent:

1 - Sandy Naranjo

Abstain:

Recused:

Contingent upon Board approval of Section A) of the Resolution, the Board to

considered and elected officers to vacant officer positions on the Board. A motion

was made by Commissioner A. Moore that Commissioner D. Moore take the Vice

Chair position and Commissioner Urtasun take the Secretary position. The motion

was seconded by Commissioner Urtasun. Commissioner D. Moore declined the

nomination and made a motion for Commissioner Urtasun to serve as Vice Chair

while she remains as Secretary. Commissioner Malcolm, seconded the motion.

The Board adopted Section B of Resolution 2023-093.

6 -

Yeas:

Rafael Castellanos, Dan Malcolm, Ann Moore, Danielle Moore, Frank Urtasun, and

Michael Zucchet

Nays:

Excused:

Absent:

1 - Sandy Naranjo

Abstain:

Recused: