FW: Boating Losses from BOS on Feb. 1

--- On Thu, 1/27/11, Gerald Sobel <so… [at] msn.com> wrote: From: Gerald Sobel <so… [at] msn.com> Subject: FW: Boating Losses from BOS on Feb. 1 To: "Gerald Sobel" <so… [at] yahoo.com> Date: Thursday, January 27, 2011, 12:29 PM From: jn… [at] gmail.com To: la… [at] gmail.com Subject: Boating Losses from BOS on Feb. 1 Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:30:58 -0800 Marina del Rey Boating News Date 1/27/11 In This Edition 1) BOS Set To Approve LCPA on Feb. 1st 2) LCPA Before the Periodic Review Completion? LA County BOS Meeting February 1, 2011 Hall of Administration 9:30 AM Map Here Charter Bus Leaving Marina City Club at 8AM Email to reserve a spot: in… [at] wearemdr.com Write emails to: Supervisor Knabe do… [at] bos.co.la.ca.us Supervisor Yaroslavsky ze… [at] bos.lacounty.gov Supervisor Molina mo… [at] bos.lacounty.gov Supervisor Ridley-Thomas ma… [at] bos.lacounty.gov Supervisor Antonovich fi… [at] lacbos.org Be sure to CC: Assemblywoman Betsy Butler As… [at] assembly.ca.gov Sample Letter Honorable Supervisors, I am writing today to voice my serious concerns with the proposed Major Local Coastal Plan Amendment (LCPA) that will be heard by the Board on February 1, 2011. While I understand the need to redevelop the Marina, the move towards larger boats will severely diminish affordable, entry-level boating and will drastically impact our boating population in Los Angeles. I would like you to withdraw the amendment to continue to reduce the slips and adhere to the California Coastal Commission recommendation of no further loss of slips in Marina del Rey. The marine manufacturers are now going back to building smaller boats, and by providing more opportunities and greater access to recreational boating, our citizens and boating communities would be better served. Sincerely, Important Sites LAMariner.com WeAreMDR.com Coastal Commission Cal Boating The Log Contact Us la… [at] gmail.com (424)229-1657 5 Days Until Board of Supervisors Approve Massive Reductions in Recreational Boating Recreational Boating in Los Angeles will significantly change on February 1st at the Hall of Administration in Downtown LA where the Board of Supervisors will amend the MdR Local Coastal Plan (our guiding laws on the coast) to significantly slash entry-level boating opportunities. The LA County BOS, stricken with a large deficit and already raking boaters to the hilt, are geared to approve more space for large, luxury yachts while diminishing boater parking and slips 34’ and below. Their move comes at a time when the boating industry leaders are stating they are re-tooling their factories to build smaller boats and that the “trends” for larger boats were unsustainable. Dr. Ed Mahoney and Dr. Daniel Stynes from the Recreational Marine Resource Center at Michigan State University have conducted valuable research in recreational boating and have stated that recreational harbors are like ecosystems in that if you reduce the small, affordable, entry-level opportunities, the damage to boating would be irreparable. Figure 1- Only 153 mast-up storage spaces planned to be added for approx. 1,092 small sailboats being displaced – many of which CANNOT be trailered? The dry storage proposed to be added to help with the displacement of the smaller boaters once in the wet slips is grossly inadequate. Parcel 52 “Boat Central” (dry-stack storage) is projected to be $25 a foot/month and supposedly will hold 30 sailboats, mast-up (but we have yet to see any drawings or simulations how this can be done). The County has not counted end-ties even though the Department of Boating & Waterways clearly has guidelines in doing so. MdR Harbor currently has 107 end-ties mostly occupied with larger boats and without accounting of these slips, it skews the percentages even further. Accurate baseline slip numbers have not been a priority in County planning and a recent comment by a California Coastal Commissioner alluded to this problem; “It usually works against the smaller boaters”. The push for revenue and the lack of public participation in the decision-making continues to plague “the largest man-made, publicly-funded harbor in the world”. This LCPA will give an unusually disproportinate access to corporations or potential boat owners earning over $200,000 to the slips in the Marina. Berth 1999 Total Percentage Recommended % Maximum Case Boaters Owners with Length Slips Total in MdR Combined for Marinas For Individual Marinas Income of $200,000+ ≤30' 2,965 57% 30% 0% 5% 31'-35' 1,011 19% 20% 30% 7% 36'-40' 624 12% 19% 25% 10% 41'-45' 230 4% 10% 20% 28% 46'-50' 197 4% 10% 14% 78%* >50' 196 4% 11% 11% 91%* While there has been a shift in the entire United States in separation of wealth, nothing can be more clear in looking at the proposed slip layout on who is going to benefit. This LCPA Has Been Rolled Out Before LCP Review Has Completed For those of you that have not read all 1,559 pages prepared for this LCPA, you may not have to worry. The Marina del Rey Local Coastal Plan Periodic Review process (a coastal access review by State officials) has not been completed and a final hearing is scheduled to be heard by the California Coastal Commission in late spring. While all of these County plans are being made, the CCC does have the ability to request the State Legislature to weigh in on the Commission’s recommendations to LA County (since the BOS thumbed their noses at the CCC). This could be an interesting power play. To review the documents of the LCPA click here.

Without sugar coating it; this blows! I feel for my SoCal brothers.... What is up with the LA Board of Supervisors? How much you wanna bet that the boaters among them won't lose their slip. I hope there is some sort of recourse for those affected. Recourse that doesn't entail thousands and thousands of dollars for lawyers and a time frame that is reasonable. Mike M. On 1/27/2011 4:04 PM, Gerald Sobel wrote: > > > --- On *Thu, 1/27/11, Gerald Sobel /<so… [at] msn.com>/* wrote: > > > From: Gerald Sobel <so… [at] msn.com> > Subject: FW: Boating Losses from BOS on Feb. 1 > To: "Gerald Sobel" <so… [at] yahoo.com> > Date: Thursday, January 27, 2011, 12:29 PM > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > From: jn… [at] gmail.com > To: la… [at] gmail.com > Subject: Boating Losses from BOS on Feb. 1 > Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:30:58 -0800 > > > > LAlogo > > > > Marina del Rey Boating News > > Date 1/27/11 > > > > _In This Edition > _1) BOS Set To Approve LCPA > on Feb. 1^st > 2) LCPA Before the Periodic Review Completion? > > _LA County BOS Meeting_ > February 1, 2011 > Hall of Administration > 9:30 AM > _Map Here > <http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=500+West+Temple+Street+Los+Angeles,+CA+90012&aq=&sll=34.057797,-118.245324&sspn=0.004498,0.010568&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=500+W+Temple+St,+Los+Angeles,+California+90012&z=16>_ > > Charter Bus Leaving > Marina City Club at 8AM > Email to reserve a spot: > in… [at] wearemdr.com </mc/compose?to=in… [at] wearemdr.com> > > *_Write emails to:_** > Supervisor Knabe > *do… [at] bos.co.la.ca.us </mc/compose?to=do… [at] bos.co.la.ca.us> > * Supervisor Yaroslavsky > *ze… [at] bos.lacounty.gov </mc/compose?to=ze… [at] bos.lacounty.gov>* > Supervisor Molina > *mo… [at] bos.lacounty.gov </mc/compose?to=mo… [at] bos.lacounty.gov>* > Supervisor Ridley-Thomas > *ma… [at] bos.lacounty.gov > </mc/compose?to=ma… [at] bos.lacounty.gov>* > Supervisor Antonovich > *fi… [at] lacbos.org </mc/compose?to=fi… [at] lacbos.org> > > *_ Be sure to CC: > _**Assemblywoman Betsy Butler > *As… [at] assembly.ca.gov > </mc/compose?to=As… [at] assembly.ca.gov> > _ > Sample Letter_ > Honorable Supervisors, > I am writing today to voice my serious concerns with the proposed > Major Local Coastal Plan Amendment (LCPA) that will be heard by > the Board on February 1, 2011. While I understand the need to > redevelop the Marina, the move towards larger boats will severely > diminish affordable, entry-level boating and will drastically > impact our boating population in Los Angeles. > I would like you to withdraw the amendment to continue to reduce > the slips and adhere to the California Coastal Commission > recommendation of no further loss of slips in Marina del Rey. The > marine manufacturers are now going back to building smaller boats, > and by providing more opportunities and greater access to > recreational boating, our citizens and boating communities would > be better served. > Sincerely, > > _Important Sites_ > > *LAMariner.com* <http://www.lamariner.com>** > > *WeAreMDR.com* <http://www.wearemdr.com>** > > *Coastal Commission* <http://www.coastal.ca.gov>** > > *Cal Boating* <http://www.dbw.ca.gov>** > > *The* <http://www.thelog.com>***Log* <http://www.thelog.com>** > > ** > > Contact Us > > la… [at] gmail.com </mc/compose?to=la… [at] gmail.com> > > (424)229-1657 > > > > > *_5 Days_*Until Board of Supervisors Approve Massive Reductions > in Recreational Boating > > Recreational Boating in Los Angeles will significantly change on > February 1^st at the Hall of Administration in Downtown LA where > the Board of Supervisors will amend the MdR Local Coastal Plan > (our guiding laws on the coast) to significantly slash entry-level > boating opportunities. The LA County BOS, stricken with a large > deficit and already raking boaters to the hilt, are geared to > approve more space for large, luxury yachts while diminishing > boater parking and slips 34’ and below. Their move comes at a > time when the boating industry leaders are stating they are > re-tooling their factories to build smaller boats and that the > “trends” for larger boats were /unsustainable/. Dr. Ed Mahoney > and Dr. Daniel Stynes from the Recreational Marine Resource Center > at Michigan State University have conducted valuable research in > recreational boating and have stated that recreational harbors are > like ecosystems in that *_if you reduce the small, affordable, > entry-level opportunities, the damage to boating would be > irreparable_*. > > Figure 1- Only _153_ mast-up storage spaces planned to be added > for approx. 1,092 small sailboats being displaced – > many of which CANNOT be trailered? > > The dry storage proposed to be added to help with the displacement > of the smaller boaters once in the wet slips is > DryStorage.JPGgrossly inadequate. Parcel 52 “Boat Central” > (dry-stack storage) is projected to be $25 a foot/month and > supposedly will hold 30 sailboats, mast-up (but we have yet to see > any drawings or simulations how this can be done). The County has > not counted end-ties even though the Department of Boating & > Waterways clearly has guidelines in doing so. MdR Harbor currently > has 107 end-ties mostly occupied with larger boats and without > accounting of these slips, it skews the percentages even further. > *Accurate baseline slip numbers* _have not_ been a priority in > County planning and a recent comment by a California Coastal > Commissioner alluded to this problem; “It usually works against > the smaller boaters”. The push for revenue and the lack of public > participation in the decision-making continues to plague “the > largest man-made, publicly-funded harbor in the world”. This LCPA > will give an unusually disproportinate access to corporations or > potential boat owners earning over $200,000 to the slips in the > Marina. > > *_Berth _* > > > > *_1999 Total _* > > > > *_Percentage _* > > > > *_Recommended %_* > > > > *_Maximum Case_* > > > > *_Boaters Owners with_* > > *_Length_* > > > > *_Slips_* > > > > *_Total in MdR_* > > > > *_Combined for Marinas_* > > > > *_For Individual Marinas_* > > > > *_Income of $200,000+_* > > *≤30'* > > > > *2,965* > > > > *57%* > > > > *30%* > > > > *0%* > > > > *5%* > > *31'-35'* > > > > *1,011* > > > > *19%* > > > > *20%* > > > > *30%* > > > > *7%* > > *36'-40'* > > > > *624* > > > > *12%* > > > > *19%* > > > > *25%* > > > > *10%* > > *41'-45'* > > > > *230* > > > > *4%* > > > > *10%* > > > > *20%* > > > > *28%* > > *46'-50'* > > > > *197* > > > > *4%* > > > > *10%* > > > > *14%* > > > > *78%** > > *>50'* > > > > *196* > > > > *4%* > > > > *11%* > > > > *11%* > > > > *91%** > > While there has been a shift in the entire United States in > separation of wealth, nothing can be more clear in looking at the > proposed slip layout on who is going to benefit. > > This LCPA Has Been Rolled Out Before LCP Review Has Completed > > For those of you that have not read all 1,559 pages prepared for > this LCPA, you may not have to worry. The Marina del Rey Local > Coastal Plan Periodic Review process (a coastal access review by > State officials) has not been completed and a final hearing is > scheduled to be heard by the California Coastal Commission in late > spring. While all of these County plans are being made, the CCC > does have the ability to request the State Legislature to weigh in > on the Commission’s recommendations to LA County (since the BOS > thumbed their noses at the CCC). This could be an interesting > power play. > > To review the documents of the LCPA click here > <http://planning.lacounty.gov/case/view/project_no._r2009-02277-4_adv_200900014_marina_del_rey_land_use_plan_major_/>. > > > ** > > >