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Please place on the February 21, 2024 agenda a referral to the Land Use and Sustainability Committee to discuss the potential implementation of a requirement that, as part of the annual BTR process, all commercial charter vessel operators be required to provide their logbooks and/or other records evidencing proper sanitation pump-out service (or other U.S.C.G.-approved methods/devices) utilization between individual trips/charters of the vessel at both private and public marinas. I would also like to discuss the option of requiring houseboats to meet the same requirements.  The ability for spot-checks of both vessels and logs should also be discussed at this time.

I request that appropriate staff from the Marine Patrol and Environment and Sustainability Department be on hand and prepared to discuss the range of appropriate tools for boats to use, if pump-outs aren’t the only practice, and feasibility of these concepts.