Public Invited to Special Joint Meeting on Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan

Monday, 17 May 2010
Contact: John Gilmore (619) 341-5684, (619) 686-7206; Barbara Moreno (619) 686-6216

The community is invited to attend a special joint meeting of the Board of Port Commissioners and the Chula Vista City Council on Tuesday, May 18, 2010. Officials are expected to review and adopt the Final Environmental Impact Report and Master Plan Amendment (PDF) for the Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan development project.

At a recent community meeting, Board of Port Commissioners member Stephen Padilla, who represents the City of Chula Vista, described the bayfront master plan as a balanced plan and one that will benefit the community.

"This will change the face of Chula Vista," he said.

The meeting begins at 1 p.m. in the Chula Vista City Council chambers, located at 276 4th Avenue (map) in Chula Vista.

A draft Port Master Plan amendment has been prepared for 556 acres on the Chula Vista bay front. The plan, prepared by the San Diego Unified Port District, proposes changes to land and water use designations to accommodate the redevelopment of the Sweetwater, Harbor, and Otay Districts with a variety of uses: parks, open space, ecological buffers and cultural, recreational, hotel and conference space, mixed use office/commercial recreation, and retail uses are included in the plan.

The Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan also includes a reconfigured marina basin and boat slips, a new commercial harbor and realignment of the existing navigation channel.

A companion document, the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan, will also be considered by the Board of Port Commissioners for certification at the May 18 meeting.

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The Port of San Diego has operated without tax dollars since 1970 and has been responsible for $1.5 billion in public improvements in its five member cities: Imperial Beach, National City, Chula Vista, San Diego and Coronado.

The Port oversees two maritime cargo terminals, a cruise ship terminal, 17 public parks, various wildlife reserves and environmental initiatives, a Harbor Police department and the leases of more than 600 tenant and sub-tenant businesses around San Diego Bay.

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