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Over 600 Dana Point Boaters are now occupying their slips based on temporary slip license agreements.
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| FUTURE FOCUS TOPICS? |
Waitlist Equalization
Uniform Marina Fees
Boater Education
Safety Inspections
Slip License Agreement
Liva Aboard Policy
Attrition Policy
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SAVE THESE DATES
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NEXT GENERAL MEETING
The next Dana Point Boater Association General Meeting is September 24th.
At The Sailing & Events Center, starting at 7:00PM.
Be sure to save the date as we'll be
discussing plans, tactics and strategy for the upcoming CCC hearings.
CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION
The California Coastal Commission is planning to hold their hearing on the Dana Point Harbor Revitalization Plan during the October meetings in Oceanside.
The meetings will be held at the Oceanside City Hall on October 7th, 8th and 9th.
But it hasn't been announced yet on which one of these days Dana Point is scheduled.Boater participation is critical so please save all three days for now.
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DANA POINT BOATERS HAVE SPOKEN |
As most boaters with slips and/or currently on the wait list well know, OC DPH completed a poll last week on four alternatives for slip layout redesign that the Boater Focus Group has chosen for final consideration by boaters at large. These four alternatives were selected after careful, sometimes "difficult" group discussion within more than a dozen group meetings. Some 26 different designs and design refinements were analyzed in all. The four which were selected for final consideration all met ADA, DBW guidelines and all made proper tradeoffs of the many conflicting factors involved, including the proper amount of "slip remix". That is, the appropriate reduction in the number of slips under 30' in order to make way for additional slips 30' and over.
Well, last night the Boater Focus group met and heard the results of the boater poll. Alternative 3.5O has been selected by a total of 606 voters, either current slip renters and/or boaters who have paid a deposit to be on the wait list. The margin was of 2 to 1 over the nearest contender, with one vote allowed per boater.
Click here to review the fact sheet provided by OC DPH during the meeting tonight. A couple of clarifications regarding voting:
- Votes were verified against the slip rental and wait list rosters. For
those boaters with a slip today and also on the wait list, their vote was counted
in the slip renter category (either permanent or temporary
status as appropriate).
- The wait list tally is somewhat skewed, arguably appropriately so,
because there is no wait list today in the under 30' slip size categories.
Hence all wait listed boaters are in queue for slips in the larger slip
categories and their voting pattern demonstrated this.
Alternative 3.5O (to see this layout click here) reduces the number of slips under 30' by a total of 324 and increases the number of slips in the mid-size categories, slips in the 30 to 44' range, by a total of 121. This is a far cry from OC DPH's original 1140 slip reduction number, called out in the current LCPA proposal. Given the demand for larger slips, as evidenced by the continuing wait list, versus the current vacancy level for the smallest slips, it seem clear that boaters feel that alternative 3.5O makes the most sense.
The total number of slips in the harbor will be reduced from 2409 to 2200, a 209 slip reduction. This reduction is largely a result of new ADA and DBW guidelines, somewhat mitigated by channel narrowing, a 70-30 power-sail ratio and 33% double-wide slips in all slip size categories, except pickle forks.
The next step for DPBA members is to attend our next DPBA General Meeting to get answers to any remaining questions and prepare for the upcoming Coastal Commission Hearing, on October 7th, 8th or 9th in Oceanside.
In response to suggestions from many members, our next DPBA General Meeting is going to be held right here in the harbor. The location is the Sailing and Events Center. (Yes, this is where OC DPH has held boater meetings in the past.)
The date is Thursday, September 24th, starting at 7:00 PM sharp. Make plans now to be there!
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2009 PIT TAX APPEAL FILING REMINDER
| Just a quick heads up that the time left to file an appeal of your 2009 Possessory Interest Tax Bill in coming up soon.
If you wish to appeal directly to the County of Orange then you have until September 15th. OC GOV has removed the one-stop information from their website which enabled this process for boaters in past years. The available sources of information we could find for this year are as follows: COUNTY AUDITOR-CONTROLLER, COUNTY ASSESSOR and (best) COUNTY CLERK OF BOARD.
If you wish to appeal thru the Dana Point Boaters Association and be represented by DePasquale, Kelley and Company (DKC), then here's an email link to get more information: PITAX@danapointboaters.org
The DKC deadline is two weeks earlier, September 1st, to accommodate the extra work DKC will be doing in your behalf. An aside, word has obviously gotten out that having DKC represent Dana Point Boaters is trouble free and can also be a good investment. As so far, even more boaters than last year have decided to participate.
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RICHARD HENRY DANA AND TALL SHIPS FESTIVAL |
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One of the biggest weekends of the year is coming up in Dana Point Harbor Friday through Sunday, September 11th to 13th. There  will be sail boat racing (Cruising, PHRF & one design classes) and new this year, The J/24 Audi Cup. There'll also be a fishing tournament, parties and last but not least, 8, and we hear as many as 11 Tall Ships anchored right here in the harbor at "Danalina" (aka the turning basin anchorage). Here are several links to click on for more specific information:  Sailboat racing regatta, fishing tournament, etcTall Ships FestivalThe Ocean InstituteHarbor General Information
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THE DANA POINT BOATERS ASSOCIATION
ACTING WITH INTEGRITY AND ETHICS ALWAYS |
About The Dana Point Boaters Association
DPBA is an education and advocacy group for the recreational boaters of Dana Point Harbor. Membership is very inexpensive and open to families interested in the many different kinds of recreational boating in Southern California, from kayaking and fishing to sailboat racing and motor cruising.
Questions should be directed by email to Rodger Beard, President (RodgerBeard@DanaPointBoaters.org). Or call us at (949) 485-5656 and leave a voice mail and we'll get back to you soon. Dana Point Boaters Association
P.O. Box 461
Dana Point, Ca. 92629
Phone: 949-485-5656
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