Dear San Diego Port Commissioners:

We ask that the Port of San Diego initiate a 90-day pause on the PMPU because:

• The October 2020 draft contains 487 pages with substantial revisions to the previous draft from April 2019, 18 months ago. Unfortunately, a redline version of the changes from the April draft is not available, so it is very difficult to determine if the many comments offered as changes to the April draft have been adequately addressed. Given the extent of the revisions, it is reasonable to give the community additional time to review the document to fully understand the proposed benefits and/or impacts. This will enable us to provide meaningful and constructive feedback.

• The COVID-19 pandemic could not have been anticipated. The resulting economic
distress and distraction for the community at large makes it impossible to devote
sufficient time for thoughtful comment in such a compressed timeframe. 

The collective San Diego Bay community, under the Port’s leadership and guidance, has come a long way throughout this process and the Bay is better for it. However, there is much more ahead of us and there should be no need to constrain the time for public comment at this key stage in shaping the document. 

Please allow us an additional 90 days for review!