DATE: MAY 9, 2023
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AMENDMENT OF SAN DIEGO UNIFIED PORT DISTRICT TARIFF NO. 1-G, RATES AND CHARGES, AND UPDATED FORMAT AND LANGUAGE
A. RESOLUTION FINDING THE AMENDMENT TO THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED PORT DISTRICT TARIFF NO. 1-G, RATES AND CHARGES, TO INCREASE RATES, ADD NEW RATES, AND UPDATE TARIFF FORMAT AND LANGUAGE EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) AS SPECIFIED UNDER SECTION 15273 OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES
B. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED PORT DISTRICT TARIFF NO. 1-G, RATES AND CHARGES, ADD NEW RATES, AND UPDATE TARIFF FORMAT AND LANGUAGE
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
District staff conducts an annual review of the San Diego Unified Port District, Port of San Diego (Port) Tariff No. 1-G (Tariff), which governs the rates, charges, rules, and regulations applicable for all maritime-related commercial activity within the Port's jurisdiction.
Staff recommends that the Board adopt an amendment to the Port's Tariff, as follows:
1. Implement an eight percent (8.0%) General Rate Increase (GRI) in General items, Dockage items, Wharfage items, Demurrage, Storage & Space Occupancy items, and Miscellaneous items, with an exception to Commercial Fishing Vessels, Passenger Fees for Cruise Ships, Cruise Facility Improvement Fee, Rail | Truck Transfer Fee for Vehicles and Commercial Vehicles, and Pilotage Rules & Rates, effective July 1, 2023.
2. Modify language and add a corresponding rate of $3,000 to include Shore Power Connection Fee in Electrical Services for Shore Power-Item No. 0748, effective July 1, 2023.
3. Perform an amendment of Tariff language and other minor language modifications, effective July 1, 2023.
Several factors are considered during staff's Tariff analysis, including relevant economic indicators such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Consumer Price Index for the West Region, All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rate recommendations made by California Association of Port...
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