Berth Rate Comparison Table
"Low Impact 2" option

This is the favored proposal as of April 9, 2001. It's the higher of the two "low impact" proposals, resulting in approximately $100,000 annual revenue increase (assuming no change in electricity cost to the City). Staff seems to be behind this option too, and sent a mailing out today to all berthers with a similar comparison chart.

Two subsidiary motions should be considered that address the following issues:

1) Because increased electricity costs are not considered, and because these costs could easily exceed $80,000/year when the current ABAG contract runs out in January '02, the berth rate ordinance should include a mechanism for rapidly adjusting the charges for unmetered power to reflect a sudden and dramatic increase in cost to the city.

2) The rate charged to BCDC-approved houseboats on docks H and I (floating homes) should be brought into conformity with the new fees. Current charges are far below market rate for these very rare and valuable permitted houseboat berths. There is no reason to discount them below the berth rate for the rest of the marina.


Berth Rate Comparison Table      
"Low Impact 2" option

Proposed rates are based on these parametes:

Initial base rate            = $4.70 
Adjustment for double finger = 5%
Adjustment for upwind        = 5%
Berth rate increment         = 4%
Unmetered power increment    = 2% 
No dock box fee, $5 credit for no box"



single finger downwind

                   current
berth    current   rate with     proposed
length   rate      dock box      rate       change

  20     $4.60     $4.85         $4.70       -3%
  22     $4.70     $4.93         $4.89       -1%
  25     $4.80     $5.00         $5.08        2%
  30     $4.90     $5.07         $5.29        4%
  40     $5.00     $5.13         $5.50        7%
  50     $5.10     $5.20         $5.72       10%
  60     $5.20     $5.28         $5.95       13%
  70     $5.30     $5.37         $6.18       15%
  80     $5.40     $5.46         $6.43       18%



single finger upwind

                   current
berth    current   rate with     proposed
length   rate      dock box      rate       change


  20     $4.80     $5.05         $4.94       -2%
  22     $4.90     $5.13         $5.13        0%
  25     $5.00     $5.20         $5.34        3%
  30     $5.10     $5.27         $5.55        6%
  40     $5.20     $5.33         $5.77        9%
  50     $5.30     $5.40         $6.00       11%
  60     $5.40     $5.48         $6.24       14%
  70     $5.50     $5.57         $6.49       17%
  80     $5.60     $5.66         $6.75       19%



double finger downwind

                   current
berth    current   rate with     proposed
length   rate      dock box      rate       change


  20     $4.80     $5.05         $4.94       -2%
  22     $4.90     $5.13         $5.13        0%
  25     $5.00     $5.20         $5.34        3%
  30     $5.10     $5.27         $5.55        6%
  40     $5.20     $5.33         $5.77        9%
  50     $5.30     $5.40         $6.00       11%
  60     $5.40     $5.48         $6.24       14%
  70     $5.50     $5.57         $6.49       17%
  80     $5.60     $5.66         $6.75       19%



double finger upwind

                   current
berth    current   rate with     proposed
length   rate      dock box      rate       change


  20     $5.00     $5.25         $5.17       -2%
  22     $5.10     $5.33         $5.38        1%
  25     $5.20     $5.40         $5.59        4%
  30     $5.30     $5.47         $5.82        7%
  40     $5.40     $5.53         $6.05       10%
  50     $5.50     $5.60         $6.29       13%
  60     $5.60     $5.68         $6.54       15%
  70     $5.70     $5.77         $6.80       18%
  80     $5.80     $5.86         $7.08       21%



adjustment to charge for unmetered power

berth    current   proposed
length   rate      rate       change

  20     $0.00     $0.00        0%
  22     $0.10     $0.10        0%
  25     $0.20     $0.20        0%
  30     $0.30     $0.32        6%
  40     $0.40     $0.44       10%
  50     $0.50     $0.57       14%
  60     $0.60     $0.71       19%
  70     $0.70     $0.87       24%
  80     $0.80     $1.03       29%