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Home My WebLink About02062013 PACAB Packet SEWARD PORT AND COMMERCE ADVISORY BOARD Regular Meeting February 6, 2013 12:OOPM COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1. CALL TO ORDER Deborah Altermatt Board Member Term Expires 07/2013 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Daryl Schaefermeyer 3. ROLL CALL Board Member Term Expires 07/2014 4. SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS AND Bruce Jaffa REPORTS Board Member Term Expires 07/2014 A. AKRR Representative- Louis Bencardino Daniel Oliver B. Harbormaster Report — Mack Funk Board Member Term Expires 07/2013 C. Chamber of Commerce Report- Cindy Clock Steve Fink Board Member D. Administration Report- Ron Long Term Expires 07/2014 Bob Linville 5. Citizens' comments on any subject except those items Board Member scheduled for public hearing. [Those who have signed in Term Expires 07/2014 will be given the first opportunity to speak. Time is limited Carl Hughes to 2 minutes per speaker and 30 minutes total time for this Board Member agenda item.] Term Expires 07/2014 Jim Hunt 6. Approval of agenda and consent agenda [Approval of City Manager Consent Agenda passes all routine items indicated by asterisk ( *). Consent Agenda items are not considered Ron Long separately unless a Board Member so requests. In the Assistant City Manager event of such a request, the item is returned to the Regular Mack Funk Agenda.] Harbor Master Suzi Towsley Executive Liaison City of Seward, Alaska PACAB Agenda February 6, 2013 Page 1 7. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS, REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS — A. Coastal Villages update B. Memo from the City Clerk's Office regarding council reports and procedure 8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. B. 9. NEW BUSINESS A. Discussing PACABs Annual 2013 priorities and preparing a list for joint review at the 5pm February 11, 2013 City Council Work session for Boards and Commissions. B. Changing the February work session time, date and location to 7pm February 26th at the Seward Library /Museum Community Room. C. *January 2, 2013 Minutes 10. CORRESPONDENCE, INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS (No action required) - 11. BOARD COMMENTS 12. CITIZEN COMMENTS [5 minutes per individual - Each individual has one opportunity to speak.] 13. BOARD AND ADMINSTRATIVE RESPONSE TO CITIZENS'COMMENTS 14. ADJOURNMENT City of Seward' Alaska PACAB Agenda February 6, 2013 Page 2 Memorandum Date: January 23, 2013 et 14, e si To: Historical Preservation Commission, Planning and Zoning ttatir Commission, and Port and Commerce Advisory Board 'Via�P • From: Johanna Kinney, City Clerk Subj: Providing Quarterly Reports to the City Council Dear Board Members and Commissioners, Happy New Year! 1 hope 2012 was a great year for you and that you are looking forward to a healthy and productive 2013. I want to thank each and every one of you for your work on your Board /Commission. The City Council and myself are appreciative of the time and effort you put forward on your Board /Commission and your dedication to the community we live in. At its organizational meeting on October 22, 2012, the City Council chose to direct Boards and Commissions to give periodic reports to the City Council during their regular scheduled meetings [per City Council Rules of Procedure, Rule 29 (c)]. Further, the Mayor and Council directed that Boards and Commissions please give quarterly reports to the council at a regularly scheduled council meeting. On a future agenda, please consider discussing this direction from the council and plan to give a brief report on what issues /accomplishments /actions your Board /Commission is currently working on a quarterly basis. It would be ideal for these reports to be publicly noticed on a council agenda, so please make arrangements with the City Clerk's Office to be placed on a future agenda. The City Council agendas are set no later than the Tuesday before a Monday council meeting (City Council Meetings are always the second and fourth Monday of each month, provided there are no holidays on those days). If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at the contact information listed below or feel free to drop in our office at City Hall. Again, THANK YOU for all that you do for your Board /Commission and for the City of Seward! Johanna Kinney, CMc City Clerk, City of Seward Post Office Box 167 Seward, Alaska 99664 p: 907.224.4045 e: clerkc'cityofseward.net f: 907.224.4038 w: www.cityofseward.us 'ay ihniocs !,,.... ∎2 Verfmr(Fle j4. J. i ?tIIcr New Business t °uuncil nocninaird, elected and swore in Jean Bardarson as Vice or. Mayor Seaward appointed Ristinc Casagranda as the Kenai Peninsula Borough Economic Development District (KPBEDD) Representative, and directed individual Boards and Commissions to present verbal quarterly reports to the City Council, CITY COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE, RULE 29 (c) Council Liaisons. In order to build additional Council expertise in various areas of city operations, the Presiding Officer may appoint one Council member to serve as a liaison to the Planning and Zoning Commission. These appointments shall be made at the Council's organizational meeting in October. If appointed, the council representative to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Economic Development District shall serve as liaison to the Port and Commerce Advisory Board. If council liaisons were not appointed, a member of each Board and Commission will arrange to give periodic reports to the city council during Council 's regular scheduled meetings. (emphasis added) pci October 3, 2012 FROM: Port and Commerce Advisory Board RE: 2013 Legislative Priorities PORT, HARBOR, AND INDUSTRIAL AREA (1) $100 million for extending the Seward Marine Industrial Center basin breakwater to improve safety and increase ship moorage, and loading capacity, and barge landings for the Coastal Villages Fishing Fleet move from Seattle to Alaska. (2) $4 million for doubling the railway capacity of the ship lift (Syncrolift) and associated upland improvements to create more jobs and meet customer needs including repair work on Coast Guard vessels at the Seward Marine Industrial Center. (3) $200,000 for engineering and design to replace failing infrastructure in the Seward Small Boat Harbor including A, B, C, G, K, L, and S Floats. (4) $500,000 to pave the apron and add a wash down pad at the 50 ton travel lift. (5) $250,000 to pave in the northeast parking lot of the Seward Small Boat Harbor. (6) $1.5 million for storm water discharge infrastructure that includes a security fence around the city vessel storage area at the Seward Marine Industrial Center. (7) $150,000 for a card -lock crane at the travel -lift dock. The following priority should be moved to the "Beneficial Legislation" section. Full funding for the State of Alaska, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Municipal Harbor Grant Program. City of Seward, Alaska Port and Commerce Advisory Board Minutes January 2, 2013 Volume , Page CALL TO ORDER The January 2, 2013 regular meeting of the Port and Commerce Advisory Board was called to order at 12:04 p.m. by Deborah Altermatt, Chair. OPENING CEREMONY The group pledged allegiance to the flag. ROLL CALL There were present: Deborah Altermatt, Chair, presiding, and Darryl Schaefermeyer, Bruce Jaffa Steve Fink Bob Linville Carl Hughes Dan Oliver Comprising a quorum; and Bruce Jaffa Were excused Also present were: Ron Long Norm Regis, Deputy Harbor Master Mack Funk, Harbor Master Suzi Towsley, Board Liaison Louis Bencardino, Alaska Railroad SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS 1. Rail Road report, Louis Bencardino- The Railroad had been busy, hosted 1 coal ships at their Dock and 12 other vessels. Unfortunately layoffs had taken place at Aurora Energy/ Coal terminal. The Tusty and state ferry crews were visiting the RR dock recently. The board and Mr Bencardino discussed the Noble Discovery and Nanook. Also discussed plans for future development. More information would be brought to the board. 2. Harbor Master Report — Contracts for moorage renewal were ongoing. The wash down pad plans and specs had been submitted for permitting, The Coast board Building was scheduled to be demolished. D float had been submitted to the Corp for permitting. City of Seward, Alaska Port and Commerce Advisory Board Minutes January 2, 2013 Volume , Page 3. Administration reported on Coastal Villages Region Fund report. Library Grand opening on the 14 board encouraged to attend. Alaska Gas Pipeline initiative would be planning a late February joint meeting with PACAB, public forum. Information to follow. Chamber luncheon on Friday would feature Dan Boush CITIZENS' COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING There were none. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA Motion (Linville /Oliver) Approval of Agenda With additions "Economic Forecast luncheon and Feb 27 Gasline Meeting." Unanimous Consent Motion Passed Motion (Fink/Linville) Motion to set the topic for the January 16, 2013 work session as "Comparative harbor rates and vessel taxes ". Board discussed this at some length. Motion Passed Unanimously CITIZENS' COMMENTS Paul Rupple from the yacht club would like to see comparative tax and moorage rates discussed by the board BOARD AND ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSE TO CITIZENS' COMMENTS Thanks to Rupple for attending ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 1:42 p.m. Suzi Towsley Deborah Altermatt Executive Liaison Chair (City Seal) P 552 7