The RB Harbor Commission met in council chambers at 7 PM and adjourned shortly after 1 AM Tuesday.
We had a full agenda. We got an update on the Harbor Resort Web Site, the Harbor Patrol report and an update on the various items that make up the Strategic Plan.
The things that took us into the wee hours were a budget review and a discussion of the proposed land use amendments for the Harbor/Pier area.
The budget review was presented in a clear, concise spread sheet format that made it much easier to understand. It pointed out that the surplus cash in the harbor enterprise will be depleted by more than 50% in 5 years. The most optimistic increase of 8% probably won't do much to offset that depletion.
The real time burner was discussion of zoning changes. It looks like any major development in the harbor/pier area will require changes to the current zoning. Anything that might spur development is like putting underwear made out of fiberglass insulation on the people in the city who don't want any development, ever. It irritates the hell out of them.
This is going to be a fight to the death and the only way anything is going to change in the harbor is if the people of the city refuse to be bullied by the small, vocal minority who would like to turn the entire city into a park.
