Harbor manager reports Brady-account spending and capital plans; funding mechanism still undecided

Harbor operations staff on Wednesday provided an accounting of recent expenditures from the Brady fund and updated the Harbors and Beaches Advisory Committee on capital projects and timelines.

The harbor manager said the Brady report shows $507,612 in total reported spending, with approximately $470,339 spent before the most recent rate increase. Recent months' repair and replacement purchases totaled about $21,682, including starboard materials, pile rollers, cleats and aisle guides. Staff said they have collected roughly $683,073.20 more in revenue than would have been collected without the rate increase.

Staff reported they have placed a deposit for replacement R and S docks and are preparing a bulletproof bid package to minimize change orders. They said the plan calls for in-kind replacement for S and R docks and that new docks would include metering and pedestal work; a J-dock presentation was held for a later meeting.

Committee members asked whether fire-protection systems will be part of new docks and how projects will be funded. Harbor staff said the funding mechanism has not been decided and floated options including bonds or borrowing from the general fund; no contracts were signed and no financing approach was finalized.

Staff also listed near-term maintenance items (roof replacements, Lot 10 repaving, elevator reopening) and said a ReBeach pilot is being planned for the fall. Harbor staff said they will bring cost details and in-kind assessment data back to the committee at a future meeting.