Richardson’s Bay Regional Agency Board of Directors
2019 Work Plan
In 2019, the Board‘s objectives are:
- Stakeholder engagement
- Enforcement pursuant to priorities
- Initiate, draft or establish policy direction on:
o Mooring locations that will be permitted/not permitted
o Maximum number of moorings that will be permitted
o Type(s) of mooring equipment that will be permitted
o Conditions to consider in transiting from vessel to shore
o Vessel usage of moorings (i.e.liveaboard, unoccupied, transient)
o Vessel condition and other requirements for permitted useof moorings
o Mooring ownership,i nstallation, inspection, maintenance, removal–public, private
or both
o Mooring transition, management and finance plan
• Identify resources to support policy direction
January – June
- Conduct and complete a marine-ecology based Mooring Feasibility & Planning Study
- Conduct policy discussion about allowed uses for any potential moorings that may be
permitted (i.e. liveaboard, unoccupied, transient)
- Adopt an ordinance to update and clarify vessel requirements
- Review enforcement priorities and plans
July – December
- Conduct policy discussion on:
- Mooring locations
- Number of moorings
- Vessel and mooring requirements
- If pursue moorings:
o Consider management options for mooring ownership, installation, inspection,and maintenance (i.e. public, private, or both)
o Develop an ordinance establishing mooring requirements
o Prepare a mooring transition, management and finance plan - Evaluate compatibility of policy discussion outcomes with existing policies, plans and regulations; determine next steps