Long Beach City Council Denies Approval of The Proposed 2nd & PCH Development
Article by Tom Mayes, Ph.D. BOA Vice President for Environment Issues
Picture by Alfredo Fernandez

Happy Holidays and New Year,
I am happy to report that the year is ending on a high note for the boat owners in Alamitos Bay Marina. On December 20 the Long Beach City Council disapproved the huge development proposed for 2nd and PCH that promised to create traffic gridlock in the area.Full Article

Marina Maintenace
Picture and article by Alfredo Fernandez

As the ABM rebuild is underway, the Maintenance Department continues to keep the rest of the marina afloat; the status of the docks substructure is now in a state that it has forced the maintenance department to move to a complaint driven type of schedule.    Full Article

The LBMBOA President's page returns
article by Carl Kirnbauer

This publication marks the resumption of the President’s Page that was originally published in the hard copy version of our Gangway Gazette. I intend that the President’s Page will be a monthly column of Marina news and will highlight the President’s opinions concerning news of concern to Marina permittees. As necessary, it could include a boatowner call-to-action to protect the interests of all permittees.   Full Article

Alamitos Bay Marina Rebuild has started
Picture and article by Alfredo Fernandez

October 31, 2011
Phase 1 includes Basin 4 docks and parking lots (next to the Long Beach Yacht Club) and the Eelgrass Mitigation Site. (North End of Marine Stadium.) Phases 2-12 will be dock replacement only. Bathrooms and Parking Lots will be completed in the later phases of the project. All phases of the project will require closure of areas of the parking lots (to install utilities) and sidewalks for public safety.   Full Article

2nd. and PCH City of Long Beach Planning Commission Meeting
Picture and article by Alfredo Fernandez

October 12, 2011
The Draft Environmental Impact Report for the 2nd+PCH project which includes 325 residential units, 191,000 square feet of retail, a 12 story 100-room hotel, 21,000 square feet of non-hotel restaurant space, a theater, a marine science learning center and 1,440 parking spaces was unanimously certified by The City of Long Beach Planning Commission; but splint 4-3 on the decision of approving zoning changes that will allow for the 12-story hotel.  Full Article

Alamitos Bay Marina rebuild start date moved
By Alfredo Fernandez

The original start date of April 4th has been moved because the Marine Bureau has not received the State Coastal Permit or the permit from the Army Corps of Engineers, according to Mark Sandoval these permits are still weeks away..  Full Article

Coastal Commission approves the Alamitos Bay Renovation Permit
By Alfredo Fernandez

On Thursday January 13, The Coastal Commission approved with a unanimous vote the Permit which allows the Marine Bureau to start the marina rebuild. This was the last permit needed to start the project.  Full Article

The Alamitos Bay Marina Rebuild Is Finally on the Coastal Commission Agenda
By Alfredo Fernandez
 

The ABM rebuild permit will go before the Coastal Commission for approval on January 13 at the Long Beach City Hall Council Chambers. According to Mark Sandoval (Marine Bureau Manager)The key issue in our Coastal hearing will be the slip mix in the proposed design.  Full Article

Bellingham Marine signs contract to rebuild Alamitos Bay Marina
By Alfredo Fernandez

A Win for BOA and The Long Beach Marina Boat Owners
By Tom Mayes

A satisfactory resolution of the conflicts surrounding the Shoreline Marina fuel dock retrofit have been resolved. Both the Shoreline and Alamitos Bay fuel docks will be refurbished and Long Beach Marina renters will not be charged for this work.   Full Article

Open Letter to Mark SandovalL in responce to the fuel facilities survey
By Alfredo Fernandez

LBMBOA reviewed the Marine Bureau survey options for the reworking of the Long Beach Marina fuel facilities at the BOA Board meeting on August 17, 2010. BOA’s position is that "we cannot support either option” and sends an open letter to Mark Sandoval Marine Bureau Manager Click here to view letter  and urges all boat owners to send the survey letter back saying that you do not approve any of the options. As it appears the need to repair the Marinas Fuel Docks is not a new regulation but rather a Complaint for Civil Penalties and Injunctive Relief filed by the State Water Resources Control Board on Jan 21, 2010 to the city of Long Beach for violations of state law dealing with the underground storage of hazardous substances. As it turns out the fuel docks are not the only ones in need of repair but also 38 other facilities own and maintained by the city. Click here to view the official complain

LONG BEACH MARINA MEINTENACE DEPARTMENT KEEPS ABM AFLOAT

As the ABM rebuild start date continues to move to the right, the Marina Maintenance crew under the direction of Hurley Owens, Supervisor, MOB have a huge undertaking in trying to keep the docks afloat Full Article

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