HomeMy WebLinkAbout05052010 PACAB Minutes City of Seward, Alaska Port and Commerce Advisory Board Minutes
May S, 2010 Volume, Page I 122
CALL TO ORDER
The regular May 5, 2010 meeting of the Seward Port and Commerce Advisory Board was called to
order at 1:10 p.m. by Chair Long.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG led by Deborah Altermatt
ROLL CALL
There were present:
Chair Ron Long presiding, and
Board Members
Dan Oliver Rob Buck
Darryl Schaefermeyer Theresa Butts
Paul Tougas Deborah Altermatt
comprising a full Board
Also were present:
War Jim Lewis, Deputy Harbormaster
Christy Terry, Community Development
Suzi Towsley, PACAB Liaison
Public: Phillip Oates, City Manager
SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS, AND REPORTS -None
Administrative Report — Jim Lewis, Deputy Harbormaster
• Review of meeting with Coastal Villages Fund Group in April. It was an encouraging visit.
• Following the April 19 impounded vessel sale, 2 of the four vessels that did not sell had been
destroyed and 2 had been allocated for Seward Fire Department for training.
• The Harbormaster is on a research vessel in Antarctica until June 16.
• The Governors budget requests were reviewed.
Community Development- Director Christy Terry
• Community Development had completed its move into City Hall.
• The new bus contract had been awarded to First student and those vehicles would be doing the
loop through town starting the 3 week of May.
There were no Citizens Comments
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Motion (SchaefermeyerButts) Approval of agenda and consent agenda;
Passed via unanimous consent
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Motion (TougasBuck) Setting a joint work session with Planning
and Zoning Commission for May 11, 2010
at 6:30 pm in the Fire Station to discuss
Plans for development of the South Harbor
Uplands, and replacing the May 19, 2010
PACAB work session with the May 11,
2010 work session.
Discussion
Amendment (AltermattButts) Keep the scheduled May 19 PACAB work
session in addition to the May 11 session
with the Topic on May 19 of "Revisions to
Title 7.
Discussion
Amendment passed unanimously
Main motion passed unanimously, as amended
NEW BUSINESS
Motion (Buck/Butts) Adopt Resolution 2010 -03,
Recommending PACAB Priorities for
2010 for Council Approval was approved,
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Polieies (10) Continue recommendations
to the Harbor North East Upland
Development plan.
General Discussion
Unanimous consent
General Discussion and Comments on the establishment of Seward as a U.S. Customs port of entry
and status as a foreign trade zone. PACAB recommended that Director Terry continue researching
the application process for this designation in Seward.
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Motion (Schaefermeyer/Buck) Approving Resolution 2010 -04,
Recommending PACAB Revisions to
Seward City Code Title 7, Harbor Code
General Discussion
Resolution passed unanimously
CITIZEN COMMENTS —
BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION RESPONSE TO CITIZENS' COMMENTS -
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 1:59
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