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Date: 03-34-1997 Item No.: 97-169
Item/Subject Establishing Revised Annual Long Term Docking Rates for City Docks
Responsible Department Engineering
Commentary:
This order would establish revised long term docking rates for the use of the City's Docks at the
waterfront. Over the last few years the number of boats using these facilities has declined, arta the
Harbor Committee recommends that rates be reduced in an effort to encourage more boaters to utilize
our docks. Attached is a memorandum from the City Engineer which discusses this issue in father
detail.
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AuiA,M to Coantilm Tyles March 24, 1911
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(FIll6) dprMr. Establishing Revised Annual Long Term Docking Rates for City Docks
By W City Cwn.il of W City ofBnayer:
ORDERED,
THAT the following animal rotes for long tem doeking at the City's Municipal Docks are
hereby adopted:
1. Weekly docking rate for bosh under 20 feet in length:$25.00 per week
2. Prune Season (June 15 to August 15).
$325 plus $33.00 per foot of boat length over 20 fen.
3. Full Season:
$650 plus $49.00 per foot of boat length over 20 feet
And, Be It Pother Ordered,
That these cotes become effective April 1, 1997.
IN CITY COUNCIL 97-169
March 24, 1997
Passed O R D E R
Councilor Blaacbette Abstained
Title, Establisbing Revised Annual Long Tem
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97-169
March 14,1999
T0: Commurdtyand Economic Developmem Committee
FR: James D. Ring, City Engineer
SLIBJECT: Proposed Changes in Waterfront Dock Rates
For several years now the rates charged for the use of City Dock No. 4 has not changed.
During the same period we have seen the number of boats using the facility decline. This
has been primarily due to a soft economy (with less boating activity overall) and other
options becoming available to boaters for docking and mooting fcilities.
In an effort to improve utilization of the City Docks, attract new boaters to our facilities,
and to increase overall activity on the waterfront, the Harbor Committee has been
discussing revisions to our Dock 4 fee schedule.
Currently we have two rates for long term docking:
Prime Sam - includes a dgee month period from Jane 15 dim Sept. 15,
curmntly charged at the rate of $33.00 per foot ofboat length.
Eyllea -includes the entire period that docks are in service (5'G to 6 months),
currently charged at the one of $49.00 per foot of boat length.
Historically, we have bad mostly boats in the 25' to 45' range using the docks, with very
few boats under 20 feet. There are a great number of smaller boats 20 ft. and under that
potentially could be interested in dock space if rates were more amacdve. Accordingly
we are proposing the following revised rate schedule:
1. Small boats up to 20 feet long:
• $25perweek- .................or
e $325 for prime season.... or
• $650forfullseason
2. Boats over 20 feet long:
Prime season - flat pole of $325 plus $33 for each foot of boat length over 20'.
Full season- flat rate of $650 plus $49 for each foot of boat length over 20'.
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a_nrg COMPARISON
Prime Season Full Season
Boat Length Current Proposed Current Proposed
20'
$ 660
$325
$ 980
$ 650
30'
$ 990
$655
$1,470
$1,140
40
$1,320
$985
$1,960
$1,630
As can be sem in the above comparism, the revenue per boat would be lower, however
would likely be offset by more boats and activity at the waterfront. We have received
favorable feedback from boaters relative to the proposed rate muctme.
I will be attending the 3/19/97 meeting of the Community and Economic Ikvelopment
Committee to provide more information regarding this issue.
EM
CC. Harbor Committee