The Port of Long Beach Harbor Commission, which has
typically met during the mid-day during most of its decades of existence, is
switching to an evening schedule beginning in January 2014.
The panel’s regular, twice-monthly board meetings are being
shifted to 6 pm on the second and fourth Mondays of each month.
The next two meetings are scheduled for 6 pm Jan. 13 and 27
at the Harbor Department headquarters, 925 Harbor Plaza, Long Beach, 90802.
Previously, the Board typically met at 1 pm on the first and
third Mondays of each month.
The switch is expected to enable more public participation
at the gatherings, something that the port has tried to make happen for years,
even going so far as to conduct special meetings at locations off port or City
of Long Beach property, such as at nearby schools and community centers.
Although Long Beach is making a switch, the harbor board for
the adjoining Port of Los Angeles has no plans to change from a day to night
meeting schedule in 2014. For the upcoming year, its meetings are mostly
scheduled for at 8:30 am on the first and third Thursdays of each month, with a
few rare exceptions where meetings are planned for the second and/or fourth
Thursdays.
The Port of Long Beach Harbor Commission’s full meeting
calendar for 2014 can be viewed at http://www.polb.com/cals/default.asp.
