Port of San Diego Extends Due Dates of its Capital Improvement Program Process

Tuesday, 10 January 2012

Public input on future port projects is welcome

The Port of San Diego has extended the due date for public input on its revised Capital Improvement Program, which outlines plans for construction and enhancement projects. Project information forms can be submitted through February 28, 2012.

•  On-Tidelands Capital Improvement Projects Public Survey (163.49 kB)

The Port is seeking the public's ideas on what types of Capital Improvement Projects should be developed on the land managed by the Port of San Diego.

A capital improvement project is one that adds to, or enhances, Port operating facilities and public amenities on Port tidelands. Examples include improvements on the Port's marine terminals, improved roadways, public boat ramps, security systems, new parks, and environmental mitigation. Capital improvement projects do not include major maintenance.

In 2011, the Board of Port Commissioners adopted a Board Policy that addresses the process for identifying projects to include in the District's Capital Improvement Program. The policy is intended to facilitate capital improvement projects and budgets that align with the Port's mission, vision and strategic goals.

The new policy, Policy 120, is geared to streamline the Capital Improvement Program process, reduce costs and ensure consistency of all proposed capital projects within the Port's jurisdiction.

An added feature of Policy 120 is that it allows representatives of the Port's member cities, Port tenants and the public to propose potential projects for consideration by the Board of Port Commissioners.

The Port District's Capital Improvement Program sets aside funds to be used for improvement projects in its five member cities of Chula Vista, Coronado, Imperial Beach, National City and San Diego. Just about every dollar the Port of San Diego makes is pumped back into the region in the form of infrastructure improvements.

The Port District is currently implementing its existing five-year Capital Improvement Program which covers the period from fiscal year 2009 to fiscal year 2013. The next five-year Capital Improvement Program will begin on July 1, 2013 and will extend through June 30, 2018 (fiscal years 2014 to 2018).

Anyone interested in submitting potential projects for the next five-year Capital Improvement Program beginning on July 1, 2013 must fill out a project information form and submit it either through the on-line format or via email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , no later than February 28, 2012. Alternately, hard copies may be mailed or hand-delivered to the Don Nay Port Administration Building at 3165 Pacific Highway.

Questions regarding the Port's Capital Improvement Program process can be emailed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Potential projects for this new five-year planning period will be discussed at a Board of Port Commissioners workshop planned for Spring 2012. A Fall 2012 workshop is also in the planning stages; additional details on both workshops will be available in future updates.

Under the new procedures, all proposed projects will undergo an assessment process and will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

• Contribution to the Port's strategic goals
• Adherence to Port objectives and the Port District Act
• Representation of a balanced distribution of the Port District's proposed capital investment throughout the tidelands and the member cities
• Capacity to produce revenue and to enhance local and regional economic growth
• Capacity to provide non-monetary public benefits
• Maintenance of off-tidelands infrastructure and mitigation of off-tidelands impacts necessary to support tidelands operations, particularly maritime terminal operations

The Port of San Diego was created by the state legislature in 1962. Since then, it has invested $1.7 billion in public improvements in its five member cities.

The Port District oversees two maritime cargo terminals, two cruise ship terminals, 17 public parks, the Harbor Police Department and the leases of more than 600 tenant and sub tenant businesses around San Diego Bay.