My Dana Point Harbor Advisory oversight committee will inform my office’s approach to this project and will ensure that businesses, county staff, and the community have a voice in the process. Our selection process continues this week with the oversight committee members announced this month. One of the first tasks of the new Dana Point Harbor Oversight Committee, which starts in July, is to review a few options related to fees and storage and provide me with recommendations. I expect a report back by September.

The Building Official has issued the Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO) for Phase 2 of the Marina Improvement Project. This means the docks are ready for occupants and the Marina team can start the process of moving tenants into these new slips. The Phase 2 docks include three West Basin Docks: W9, W8, and W7.

In addition, DPHP has commenced work on Phase 4 of the Marina Improvement Project. Phase 4 is located in the East Basin, next to Island Way and includes ADA docks (See below). This phase includes improvements totaling almost $8 million.

The deadline to apply for my Dana Point Harbor Advisory Committee is May 15, 2023! The committee will consist of a large and small merchant, a boater or boater representative, and 2 members of the public. Ad hoc committee members will include the Mayor of Dana Point, Dana Point Harbor Partners, CEO Real Estate, representatives from public safety & the Ocean Institute. Apply here!

ICYMI- lots of residents, boaters, and business owners turned out for our Dana Point Harbor town hall, but in case you could not attend, you can watch the replay. We’ve broken it into segments so you can watch just a portion or the entire town hall. We tried to get answers to all submitted.  Let us know if you still have questions at Katrina.Foley@ocgov.com.

We are excited to share that docks 09 and 10 of Phase 1 are officially open with vessels occupying new slips starting today!

In a historic moment today at approximately 9:45 AM, a 28’ Maxum owned by Sheila and Alex arrived at their new slip at dock 09 making them the very first boat to occupy a new slip in Phase 1.

Congratulations, Sheila and Alex…looking good!

Fun Fact: The last time a boat pulled into a new slip in Dana Point Harbor was in 1975…48 years ago!

Recently, Supervisor Foley took a tour of Dana Point Harbor where she received updates on the new docks, amenities, and timeline for boats to return to these docks. Click here to watch an update!