County supervisors approve Dana Wharf tenant lease amendments

SANTA ANA — In a move aimed to keep business running as smooth as possible should the Dana Point Harbor Revitalization Plan ever take place, the Orange County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved lease amendments that will allow Dana Wharf tenants to remain in business during planned construction. Supervisors also approved by unanimous vote a 10-year lease for K.D.L. Services, Inc., to continue its operation of the Dana Point Harbor fuel dock during the Nov. 25 meeting. Seven tenants – Proud Mary’s, Harbor Deli, Turk’s, Jon’s Fish Market, Top Brass, Golden Galleon and Slice of New York– were granted lease amendments to allow them to remain in business and continue offering its services to those who visit the harbor when it eventually undergoes construction. Outgoing Supervisor Patricia Bates, whose district included Dana Point Harbor and served in her final meeting before heading to Sacramento to begin her term as a state senator, said moving the leases forward would be “critical to the delivery of our harbor revitalization process.” “By providing these leases, that’s stability to our long time relationship with our partners there. We need the revenue base and we certainly need to keep [the public] coming to the harbor,” Bates said. Speaking on...