DATE: September 17, 2025
TO: President and Directors of the Harbor District Board
FROM: Public Works Department
TITLE: RESOLUTION AMENDING THE OCEANSIDE HARBOR DISTRICT'S MASTER FEE RESOLUTION TO ADD ELECTRICITY AND WATER CHARGES TO SLIP RENTAL RATES
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the Harbor District Board of Directors adopt a resolution amending the Oceanside Harbor District's Master Fee Resolution to add electricity and water charges to slip rental rates for all slips in the Oceanside Harbor effective January 1, 2026.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
On December 6, 2023, the Harbor District Board of Directors approved a financial program to pay for the needed maintenance projects at the Harbor. This program was comprised of three components: 1) metering water and electricity at slips; 2) a temporary cap on rent the Harbor pays to the City; and 3) an increase in slip rental fees. This item relates only to the water and electrical utility component.
Currently, slip renters are not charged for water or electricity usage as part of their slip/berthing fee while the Harbor District pays for those utilities. Metering and charging for these two costs are part of the Harbor District Board-directed efforts to fund various maintenance projects by generating approximately $4.9 million over 15 years. In March 2024, the Harbor contracted with Richard Brady and Associates for the preparation of a bid package for the Utility Metering component of the funding plan. As part of the bid package preparation, it was determined that the cost estimate for installing individual meters at each slip would total between $4.4 to $6.73 million, which would include the installation of power pedestals (with meters), and the purchase of software to wirelessly transmit data gained from the meters used for billing purposes. The original cost estimate for installation of meters was approximately $900,000. This lower estimate was preliminary and did not account for all the up...
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