Ventura Harbor Commission Talks Five Year Objectives

Introduction

VENTURA一 The Ventura Harbor Commission met on Feb. 17 to touch base on the harbor’s long-term goals, five-year objectives, and the quarterly update. The five-year objectives were approved in a Feb. 5, 2020 harbor commission meeting after an initial workshop led by General Manager Brian Pendleton on Sept. 14, 2019, and a series of meetings with the commissioners. The Harbor Commission’s objectives can fit into seven categories; Harbor Dredging, commercial fishing, Harbor Village, Harbor parking, and traffic circulation, Channel Islands National Park Visitor Center, master tenant, and development parcels five and eight, and a public and civic engagement plan. The commissioners are looking to hold a follow-up workshop this fall.

Harbor Dredging

The Harbor Commission is looking to ensure that annual dredging occurs at the entrance of the federal harbor and in the inner harbor as needed. The harbor commission will support and advocate for funding for the Army Corp of Engineers for the dredging, they are also participating with the California Marine Affairs Navigation Conference in support of state and federal assistance. In a milestone for the project, it just received a bump in funding from congress pushed by Congresswoman Julia Brownley. The harbor’s annual dredging began on Feb. 11 and will be completed in March.