{"id":235459,"date":"2012-03-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-02T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/port-commissioners-say-no-to-sports-stadium\/"},"modified":"2012-03-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-03-02T08:00:00","slug":"port-commissioners-say-no-to-sports-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/port-commissioners-say-no-to-sports-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Los comisarios del puerto dicen no al estadio deportivo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dozens of community leaders attend meeting to voice support for decision<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Johnny McDonald | Downtown News<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Board of Port Commissioners reaffirmed their stand in an open meeting on Feb. 14 that a sport stadium will not replace the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal.<\/p>\n

This marked the second time in four years that a developer has been turned away on a proposal for a non-maritime sports complex. In 2008, San Diego voters defeated a developer-led initiative to double-deck the terminal with a stadium by a 70 to 30 percent margin.<\/p>\n

At the Feb. 14 meeting, approximately two dozen community leaders, elected officials, labor leaders and environmentalists voiced their support of the Port\u2019s maritime cargo operation over a proposed stadium. They stated the current operation creates jobs, supports national defense and plays a key role in the California, as well as the national, system of ports.<\/p>\n

Former Port Commissioner Stephen Cushman, now a special assistant to Mayor Jerry Sanders, said the mayor believes strongly in preserving a balanced port.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s wonderful to have hotels, restaurants, lots of great tenants, 17 parks and the like,\u201d Cushman said. \u201cLet us remember, we work for the citizens of California. They have asked us to give them a balanced port to all member cities. That is why I moved, in 2004 [and] as a member of this board, that Tenth Avenue must be retained and not used as a football stadium,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTell the developers, the hoteliers, the sports team owners and the newspaper owners that Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal is not for sale,\u201d said Chester Mordasini, president of Teamster’s Local 911, which represents clerks, wharf managers, police dispatchers and other Port of San Diego employees.<\/p>\n

Jim Unger, chairperson of the board of the San Diego Ports Tenants Association agreed. \u201cWe are unified in the belief that this deep water asset is irreplaceable. It\u2019s integral in the very definition of port,\u201d said Unger. The association represents hotels, the hospitality industry, restaurants and other maritime-related attractions and businesses.<\/p>\n

Job creation was a focus at the meeting, with Cindy Gompper-Graves, CEO of the South County Economic Development Council, questioning the value of a football stadium.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere is the multiplier for jobs? Yours is four-for-one. For every job you create there are four jobs outside,\u201d she said of the impact of the Port\u2019s current cargo operation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe significance of the Terminal is plain and simple: jobs, national security and the role it plays in California and U.S. System of ports,\u201d said Joel Valenzuela, director of Maritime Operations for the Port of San Diego.<\/p>\n

Wayne Darbeau, the Port District president and CEO, said the leadership of the Board of Port Commissioners has enabled the growth and development of maritime in regional, national and global markets.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlong with the importance of our port as one of only 17 strategic commercial ports, I urge the board to stand resolute for an undiminished and vibrant maritime business at Tenth Avenue and the National City Marine Terminal and our cruise ship terminals,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Other representatives from various organizations attended the meeting and showed support and gratitude for the Port, including Ray Leyba of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Jennifer Klein, director of business development for BNSF Railway.<\/p>\n

The board regularly meets the second Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. in the Port Administration Building, 3165 Pacific Highway. March\u2019s meeting is scheduled for the first Tuesday, March 10.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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