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MC:dm 02/02/89 ~800.001 RESOLUTION NO. P-1312 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING POLICIES WITH REGARD TO NAVIGATIONAL DREDGING OF THE HARBOR AND CHANNELS OF THE PORT OF REDWOOD CITY WHEREAS, regular maintenance dredging of the channels, turning basins, and berthing of the Port of Redwood City areas to authorized deep-draft depths is essential for safe navigation; and WHEREAS, the availability of upland areas in the vicinity of the Port for the disposal of dredged material has been severely restricted resulting in an increassed reliance on open-water placement of these materials; and WHEREAS, the availability and use of various sites for the disposal of dredged material are inter-related and are critical to the economic viability of the Port of Redwood City and other industries which depend on marine navigation and commerce; and WHEREAS, dredging and dredged material disposal in the San. Francisco Bay Area is a controversial issue due to a combination of factors reflecting conflicting policies including the need for major scheduled channe! deepening projects, and continued maintenance dredging in furtherance of navigation and commerce, protection of water quality, and environmental interests of sports and commercial fisheries; and WHEREAS, there is a serious need to balance such policies so that navigation and commerce vital to the economy of the local community, state and nation shall not suffer from over-reaction to conflicting interests; and WHEREAS, regulatory agencies are considering numerous actions which would seriously curtail or eliminate the use of in-Bay disposal sites resulting in a substantial escalation of dredging costs or the closing of some navigation channels; NOW, THEREFORE; BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PORT COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, AS FOLLOWS: 1. This Board hereby declares that the Port of Redwood City supports the utilization of a combination of dredged material disposal options including the continued use of the Alcatraz island site, designation of an economic ocean disposal site, placement on Delta levees, and other economically efficient and environmentally sound methods. 2o This Board further urges that City, County, State, and Federal officials, and others concerned with the disposa! of dredged material in San Francisco Bay and ocean waters, consider a balancing of economic interests with regard to the designation and use of disposal sites.