REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA
January 15, 2025
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
In-person with remote viewing available
This meeting of the San Mateo County Harbor District will be held in Person at 504 Avenue Alhambra, 2nd
Floor, Conference Room, El Granada, California 94018. Members of the public will be able to watch the
meeting remotely via the Zoom platform or in person in the Board Room. Public Comments will not be
accepted via the Zoom platform. To make a public comment you must attend in person or provide
written comment prior to the meeting. For information regarding how to participate in the meeting
please refer to Appendix A attached at the end of the Agenda.
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A) Pledge of Allegiance
B) Roll Call
C) Public Comments/Questions

The Public may directly address the Board of Harbor Commissioners for a limit of
two (2) minutes, unless a request is granted for more time, on any item of public
interest within the subject matter jurisdiction of the San Mateo County Harbor
District, that is not on the Regular Agenda. If a member of the public wishes to
address the Board on an agenda item, it is requested that the member of the public wait until the item is in discussion before following the instructions provided on
making a public comment. The Chair will call your name at the appropriate time.
Agenda material may be reviewed online at www.smharbor.com.

D) Commissioner Comments
Any member of the Commission may make public statements
E) Activity Reports
a. General Manager,
b. Operations,
c. Administration and Finance
F) Consent

1. Bills and Claims (van Hoff)
   Recommendation: Accept Pre-Approved Items in the amount of $225,070.65
   for December. Approve $500,000 in Pre-Approved Items for February 2025.
2. Minutes – Regular Board Meeting for December 18, 2024 (Hadden)
   Recommendation: Approve Minutes of the December 15, 2024 Regular Board
   Meeting
3. Minutes – Personnel Special Board Meeting for December 18, 2024
   (Hadden)
   Recommendation: Approve Minutes of the December 18, 2024 Special Board
   Meeting
4. Minutes – Special Board Meeting for December 20, 2024 (Hadden)
   Recommendation: Approve Minutes of the December 20, 2024 Special Board
   Meeting
5. Monthly Capital Project Update (Moren)
   Information only
6. Budget Calendar (van Hoff)
   Recommendation: Set the 2025/2026 Budget Review and Development Cycle
7. CMANC Washington Week 2025 Conference Travel and Per Diem
   Approval for General Manager and Commissioners (Pruett)
   Recommendation: Approve travel and per diem for the General Manager
   James Pruett, Commissioner Virginia Chang Kiraly, Commissioner Tom
   Mattusch and Commissioner Kathryn Slater-Carter to attend the CMANC Washington Week 2025 being held on Monday, February 11th, 2025 – Friday, February 14th in Washington D.C.
8. Bad Debt Write-Off Request (Henthorne)
   Recommendation: Authorize the General Manager to write off as bad debt a
   total of $130,025.19 in accounts receivable: $93,707.41 from Oyster Point
   Marina and $36,317.78 from Pillar Point Harbor.
9. Employee In-Processing Orientation Policy (Modena)
   Recommendation: Approve San Mateo County Harbor District Policy 6.1.10
   Employee In-Processing Orientation
10. Annual Maintenance Update for Oyster Point Marina and Pillar Point
    Harbor (Moren) Information only

G) Discussion

1. Board Organization (Pruett)
   Recommendation: Elect a President to serve for the 2025 calendar year, and
   then the newly elected President calls for nominations for, and the Board
   elects a Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer.
2. Pillar Point Harbor LLC., Lease Compliance (Pruett)
   Receive Report
3. Ocean Science Center Ad Hoc Committee (Domurat)
   Information only
4. San Francisco Peninsula Magazine Ad (Pruett)
   Recommendation: Approve $6,000 for the Platinum Package with an
   additional page for the 2025 San Francisco Peninsula Magazine.
5. Army Corp CAP Base 111 Princeton Shoreline Project (Pruett)
   Receive updates and provide direction to staff
6. LAFCo Update (Pruett) (Pruett)
   Update of LAFCo Municipal Service Review Draft Report

H) Closed Session

1. Real Property Negotiations (Pruett)
   Property: APNs: 047-037-060, 047-037-070, 047-037-420, 047-037-430,
   047-037-160, 047-037-170, 047-037-150, 047-037-140.
   Negotiators: James Pruett
   Negotiating Parties: Jenny Goeres
   Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
2. Conference with Labor Negotiators
   Agency designated representatives: Tom Mattusch
   Unrepresented employee: General Manager

I) Discussion

1. Amendment to Employment Contract for General Manager (Mattusch)
   Recommendation: Approve Amendment No. 4 to Employment Contract with
   James B. Pruett as General Manager and authorize Board President to
   execute.
2. Salary Schedule & Special Compensation (van Hoff)
   Recommendation: Approve amended salary schedule to include increase in
   General Manager’s salary pursuant to amendment to employment contract
   considered for adoption by the Harbor Commission on January 15, 2025.
   J) Future Agenda Items
   K) Adjourn
   The next Regular meeting will be held on February 19, 2025 at the San Mateo
   County Harbor District Office, 504 Avenue Alhambra, Ste. 200, El Granada, CA
   94018 at 10:00 AM.