City Of Oceanside Ca

OCEANSIDE: Advisory panel backs slip-rate increase

A strongly divided citizens advisory committee voted Monday to recommend that boat-slip rental rates in Oceanside's harbor be raised by nearly 30 percent over three years.

The vote of the Harbor and Beaches Advisory Committee was 4-3, with the committee minority preferring a one-time, across-the-board increase of $1 a foot ---- far less than what city officials said was needed for the harbor to meet expenses.

Harbor and Beaches coordinator Frank Quan had recommended that rental fees be raised immediately by an average of 26.5 percent, depending on the size of the boat.

The committee instead voted to advise the City Council to raise rental rates by $1 per foot every year for the next three years.

Quan said he probably will stick with his original recommendation when the matter goes to the council Wednesday, but he said the committee recommendation could be a viable alternative.

"That's the one scenario we didn't run the numbers on," Quan said. "It sounds like it will work; it will just delay things a year or two. That's my guess, but it's just a guess."

Quan said he would present the committee's proposal to consultant Keyser Marston Associates for review before the council session.

Committee chairman John Mertz initially supported Quan's recommendation, but said the committee plan was "a somewhat compromise solution."

Committee member Kevin Byrne said staggering the rate increase over three years "is a lot easier for a lot of people. It also allows us to give a yearly assessment of the (harbor) budget."

Also voting for the committee recommendation were Scott Townsend and James Gardner.

Committee member Jim Jenkins joined committee members Liz Rhea and Steven Derganc in voting against the staggered increases.

Jenkins said the council could raise rates $1 per foot this year, then review the rates again later. He said the council also should examine the harbor budget to determine whether there are ways to trim spending.

Rhea said a one-time, $1 per foot increase "is more than what we need."

She said she would prefer a two-tier system under which newcomers would be charged more than boaters already renting dock space.

Quan said a tiered system wouldn't raise enough money to cover ongoing operating costs and needed maintenance and replacement of worn-out amenities.

Under Quan's proposal, the monthly rate for boats of 29 feet or less would rise from $10.10 per foot to $12.90 per foot; from $11.30 per foot to $14.20 per foot for boats larger than 29 feet; and from $8.60 a foot to $10.70 a foot for commercial fishing boats.

5/11/2009:City Of Oceanside Implementing Field Mapplet ::

The City of Oceanside is situated in Southern California, 35 miles north of San Diego. The City has an area of 42 square miles and a population of about 173,300. With the case of many municipalities, Oceanside operates and manages both its water and waste water infrastructure. Their challenge has been to provide the highest level of service in a growing city with limited resources. For many years now the city has been on the road to modernization with the many systems which support their daily work. One such system has been with GIS (Geographical Information Systems). GIS has become a catalyst for the city to deploy work flow specific technology solutions across the organization that benefits daily activities of city staff. One such solution for the Operations Department has been the adoption of Field Mapplet® by Spatial Wave, Inc. Field Mapplet® provides an ideal framework for the Operations staff to take advantage of the latest mobile computing technology to improve efficiency in many areas of field work scenarios. Specifically, the City has implemented Field Mapplet® Extensions: USA (Call Before You Dig); Valve Turning; and Hydrant Flushing. In addition, both the Water and Wastewater operations group are taking full advantage of Field Mapplet®’s core capabilities including: GIS access; Optimal Routing and Navigation; viewing of as-builts drawings; and redlining ability. Robert Guiterrez, Senior Utility Worker, says, “Field Mapplet® is a useful product and is easy to use, it’s a real good fit for our crews. In fact, not too long ago I showed the product at a local GIS group meeting and got a real positive response. A lot of the questions were technical so I told them I could show you how to use it as an end user, beyond that you need to talk with our GIS people or Spatial Wave. I just know it’s working for us.” The implementation of Field Mapplet by the City of Oceanside and its subsequent use shows the City of Oceanside’s forward looking vision to achieve higher efficiency in the their day-to-day work flows by using easy to use technology.

About Spatial Wave Spatial Wave, Inc. is a leading industry GIS software company specializing in the development of enterprise specific work flow application software solutions. These software solutions enable office and mobile workers in large organizations to enhance their efficiency by taking advantage of GIS technology in their daily work. The solutions are designed to empower customers to accomplish work by utilizing advanced technology with minimal training.

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