San Mateo County Harbor District

The San Mateo County Harbor District is an autonomous district created to operate harbor facilities within the boundaries of San Mateo County.

Founding

The San Mateo County Harbor District was founded as an autonomous district with jurisdiction to operate within the borders of San Mateo County by a 1933[1] resolution of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors . That action was pursuant to the June 10, 1931 creation by the California State Legislature of an “Act Providing for the Formation, Government and Operation of Harbor Districts, the Calling and Conducting of Elections in such District of Harbor Commissioners, defining their powers and duties, and providing for the issuance and disposal of bonds of such Harbor District, and providing for the assessment, levy and collection of taxes for the payment of such bond and for the ordinary annual expenses of such Harbor District."[2][3] The district remained inactive until 1948.[4]

Facilities

The Harbor District operates two facilities: Pillar Point Harbor in Princeton on the Pacific Ocean coast just north of Half Moon Bay and the Oyster Point Marina/Park on the San Francisco Bay San Francisco Bay in the City of South San Francisco. South San Francisco The City of South San Francisco owns Oyster Point Marina/Park and the Harbor District operates it on behalf of the City under a Joint powers authority agreement. Pillar Point is a working fishing harbor with 369 berths. and Oyster Point is a 600 berth recreational boating marina.

Governance

The Harbor District is governed by a five-member Board of Harbor Commissioners, who are elected county-wide for staggered four-year terms.

Board Members

Past Board Members

Meetings

Meetings of the SMHD are broadcast live on local cable television and on the World Wide Web at Citizen Access.TV and Pacific Coast TV YouTube channel

References

  1. VanderWerf, Barbara "Pillar Point Harbor's ever-present breakwater battle," San Mateo County Times, March 7, 1997 via Midcoast Community Council.org
  2. San Mateo County Harbor District
  3. Dabagh, Thomas S. and Wood, Fred B., "California Legislation in 1931: A Review," Vol. 20, Issue 3, Article 3, p292
  4. Midcoast Community Council
  5. San Mateo County Elections - Special District Offices, ShapeTheFuture.org
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  10. Lambert, Clay "San Mateo attorney appointed to harbor board again", Half Moon Bay Review, June 5, 2013
  11. Durand, Michelle "San Mateo County Harbor Commission names new commissioner", San Mateo Daily Journal, June 7, 2013
  12. Noack, Mark "Veteran harbor commissioner Padreddii dies," Half Moon Bay Review, San Mateo, CA, April 18, 2013
  13. Durand, Michelle "San Mateo County Harbor Commission names new commissioner", San Mateo Daily Journal, June 7, 2013
  14. Swita, Camden "Sally Campbell, Harbor Commissioner, Dies", Pacifica Patch, April 10, 2012
  15. Kinney, Aaron "Sally Campbell, longtime San Mateo County harbor commissioner, dies at 68", San Jose Mercury News, April 9, 2012
  16. Parr, Barry "Harbor commissioner Sally Campbell, dead at age 68", Coastsider, April 9, 2012
  17. Lambert, Clay "San Mateo attorney appointed to harbor board again", Half Moon Bay Review, June 5, 2013
  18. Durand, Michelle "San Mateo County Harbor Commission names new commissioner", San Mateo Daily Journal, June 7, 2013
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