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7C Page 2 QUESTIONS FOR THE PORT BOARD 1. How did it come about that the Port Director is selected by the Port Board and not the city manager? Would the port benefit by a charter amendment having the Director chosen by the city manager? A: The City Charter is very specific that one of the powers of the Port Commission is '"To employ and appoint a port manager, who shall hold his position during the pleasure of the Board. . ." This Charter provision should not be changed. The relationship between the Port Commission and the Port Director is that the Commission establishes policy and the Port Director implements the policy. It is similar to the relationship between a city Council and City Manager and a Board of Directors and the CEO of a private company. The ultimate control that the Port Commission has over ensuring that their policies are carried out is the ability to hire and fire the Port Director. If the Port Director was hired by the City Manager and received policy direction from the Port Commission, the Port Director would in essence have two bosses and the Port, as a public enterprise, would not be managed as effectively as possible. In addition, keeping the selection of the Port Director under the current Charter provisions would help to ensure no issues arise between City politics and the revenue generating activities of the Port. For these reasons neither the Port nor the City would benefit from an amendment which would provide that the City Manager appoints the Port Director. 2. Does the port have a mission statement and if so, what is it? Should the city council have a role in setting the mission statement? A: The mission of the Port as expressed in the City Charter is to promote and insure the development of the Port of Redwood City through the control, management, and operation of Port waterfront property, facilities and infrastructure. The Port Commission has consistently carried out this mission by providing for the needs of commerce, shipping, and waterfront recreation in an efficient. business-based manner. A mission statement is usually part of a strategic planning process in which an organization's vision, mission, goals, and actions plans are developed in a comprehensive and integrated manner. The Port' s goal setting and planning are addressed in subsequent questions. The City and the Port should work together in establishing a vision and formal mission statement taking into consideration both the revenue generating activities of the port and the over all benefits it brings to the community. 3. What should the reporting relationship be with the city council and why? Port of Re<tNood City Responses to City Charter Questions 02/05/08 Page 1 of 13