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Home My WebLink About01072015 PACAB Packet Port and Commerce Advisory Board Regular Meeting 0,,s,,,, A. lobAkillr Ilk January 7, 2015 Council Chambers noon SEWARD PORT AND COMMERCE ADVISORY BOARD Regular Meeting January 7, 12:00PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS Deborah Altermatt 1. CALL TO ORDER Board Member Term Expires 07/2016 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Daryl Schaefermeyer 3. ROLL CALL Board Member Term Expires 07/2015 4. SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS AND Bruce Jaffa REPORTS Board Member Term Expires 07/2015 B. Harbormaster Report—Mack Funk Daniel Oliver Board Member C. Chamber of Commerce Report- Cindy Clock. Term Expires 07/2016 Steve Fink Board Member 5. Citizens' comments on any subject except those items Term Expires 07/2015 scheduled for public hearing. [Those who have signed in will be given the first opportunity to speak Time is limited Bob Linville to 2 minutes per speaker and 30 minutes total time for this Board Member Term Expires 07/2017 agenda item.] Carl Hughes 6. Approval of agenda and consent agenda [Approval of Board Member Consent Agenda passes all routine items indicated by Term Expires 07/2016 asterisk (*). Consent Agenda items are not considered Jim Hunt separately unless a Board Member so requests. In the City Manager event of such a request, the item is returned to the Regular Agenda] Ron Long Assistant City Manager Mack Funk Harbor Master Suzi Towsley Executive Liaison City of Seward, Alaska PACAB Agenda January 7, 2015 Page 1 7. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS,REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS A. Discuss 2015 priorities in anticipation of joint PACAB/Council work session. 8. NEW BUSINESS A. Approve amendments to the March 19, 2014 Special Meeting Minutes. *Approve December 3, 2014 Meeting Minutes. /c4 9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 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 January 7, 2015 Page 2 Date: January 7, 2015 FROM: Administration TO: Port and Commerce Advisory Board RE: Invitation to Economic Forecasts Luncheon The World Trade Center 2015 Statewide Economic Forecast Luncheon on Tuesday January 27, 2015 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Come find out what's in store in 2015! This is a unique opportunity to gain a statewide perspective on the prospects in 2015 for Alaska's major industries, state and federal government spending, and how this will affect communities and jobs. You will also hear about the international picture and how it impacts Alaska! At the Hilton Anchorage Hotel 500 West 3rd Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501 City Administration has sponsored a Seward table for this event and there are 6 seats available. Please contact Suzi Towsley if you are interested in attending. 3 Date: January 7, 2014 FROM: Executive Liaison, Suzi Towlsey TO: Port and Commerce Advisory Board RE: March 19, 2014 Minutes revisions Two different sets of extra minutes appear in this PACAB packet, both from the March 19, 2014 special meeting. These minutes are substantively the same.Technical clarifications have been added to them upon second review. The set marked"A"was approved by PACAB at the April 2, 2014 meeting. The set marked`B"is presented for PACAB approval to accompany PACAB resolution 2014-01 to council. Sponsored by: PACAB CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA PORT AND COMMERCE ADVISORY BOARD RESOLUTION 2014-01 A RESOLUTION OF THE PORT AND COMMERCE ADVISORY BOARD OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE FINAL DESIGN OF AN EIGHT TON PUBLIC CRANE ON THE I DOCK AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS WHEREAS, in most harbors, public cranes are used by vessel owners to load and unload gear and fish; and WHEREAS,the Seward Small Boat Harbor does not currently have any public cranes;and WHEREAS,construction of a public use crane is on the 2014 Harbor Capital Improvement list as approved by City Council Resolution 2013-92; and WHEREAS, a fixed crane offers a safer and more flexible alternative than using boom trucks; and WHEREAS, a preliminary engineering report examined the possibility of installing two different size cranes at two different locations in the Seward Harbor; and WHEREAS, an 8-ton crane on the I dock is the preferred alternative; and WHEREAS,the port of Seward collects raw fish tax that would be the appropriate source of funding for this project. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Port and Commerce Advisory Board of the City of Seward,Alaska that PACAB recommends that the City Council of the City of Seward, Alaska: Section 1.Approve an engineering design contract with Moffatt&Nichol for an 8-ton public crane. Section 2. Fund this engineering design contract in an amount not to exceed$35,000 from Contracted Services Account 401-4360-5390. Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption. PASSED AND APPROVED by the Port and Commerce Advisory Board this 19th day of March, 2014. CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA RESOLUTION 2014-01 THE CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA Deborah Altermrtt,Chair AYES: Hughes, Jaffa, Linville,Oliver, Schaefermeyer,Altermatt NOES: None ABSENT: Fink ABSTAIN:None ATTEST: f - C ' Jo anna 41M,CMC C. Clerk (City Seal) _ - to,,,•• C9 City of Seward,Alaska Port and Commerce Advisory Board Special meeting Minutes March 19,2014 g Volume,Page CALL TO ORDER The March 19,2014 meeting of the Port and Commerce Advisory Board was called to order at 12:04 p.m. by Altermatt. OPENING CEREMONY The group recited the pledge of allegiance to the flag. ROLL CALL There were present: Deborah Altermatt;presiding Dan Oliver Darryl Schaefermeyer Steve Fink Bob Linville Bruce Jaffa Carl Hughes Comprising a full quorum of the board. . Also present were: Mack Funk, Harbormaster Louis Bencardino,AK Railroad Norm Regis, Deputy Harbormaster Christy Terry, AK Railroad Cindy Clock, Chamber Director Arnie Hatch Rhonda Hubbard Suzi Towsley, Board Liaison SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS 1. Railroad report, By Louis Bencardino - Fourteen vessels had visited since last month including one coal barge.Things were ramping up for the busy summer season. 2. Harbormaster's Report-Funk, Contractors had completed the construction phase and were finalizing some issues that had come up with D float. Anticipate project completion by April 15th. The bathroom renovations are complete. The south harbor restrooms are open and will be staying open year round. The harbor house will have its roof repaired soon. 3. Chamber of Commerce Report,- Clock Seward Economic Growth Plan was moving forward. The fish stocking program was discussed. The chamber continues to prepare for summer. Public comments Arnie Hatch and Rhonda Hubbard both spoke in strong support of a public use crane being constructed in the harbor. Ms.Hubbard reiterated that a large enough crane to be useful was crucial to harbor users. 7 MIK City of Seward,Alaska Port and Commerce Advisory Board Special meeting Minutes March 19,2014 Volume,Page APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA Motion (Fink/Schafermeyer) Approval of Agenda Addition of a New Business Item, "May 21 works session topic, Alternative Energy/District Heating using seawater heat pumps as the heating source" Unanimous approval with addition Bruce Jaffa offered to look into Natural Gas distribution and logistics in the Fairbanks area, for comparison by this board. Motion (Linville/Fink) Resolution 2014-01,Recommending that the City Council Approve the Final Design of a 1.5 Ton Crane on the Travel Lift Dock Bulkhead and Appropriating Funds, as tabled at the February meeting. Discussion Motion to amend (Jaffa/Hughes) Amend to replace 5 on t e`rave' with "Eight Ton Public Crane on the I Dock"throughout resolution And add whereas "WHEREAS, construction of a public use crane is on the 2014 Harbor Capital Improvement list as approved by City Council Resolution 2013-92; and" (1:15)-Board Member Fink left the meeting, with apologies, and a quorum remained, the meeting continued. And add "WHEREAS, the port of Seward collects raw fish tax that would be the appropriate source of funding for this project" And amend the not to exceed amount in the second section to read "$35,000" Amendment passed unanimously Call for the question on resolution 2014-01 The resolution passed unanimously g City of Seward,Alaska Port and Commerce Advisory Board Special meeting Minutes March 19, 2014 Volume,Page Motion (Linville/Jaffa) Resolution 2014-02 Recommending Council Approval of PACAB Priorities from April 2014- April 2015. Resolution passed unanimously Board Comments The board thanked visitors for talking the time to come and speak. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 1:58 p.m. Suzi Towsley Deborah Altermatt Executive Liaison Chair (City Seal) City of Seward,Alaska Port and Commerce Advisory Board Special meeting Minutes March 19, 2014 Volume ,Page Revisited for accuracy check on 12-22-14. Checked by notes and by recording. Presented to PACAB for review and approval of amendments on 1-7-2015. CALL TO ORDER The March 19,2014 meeting of the Port and Commerce Advisory Board was called to order at 12:04 p.m. by Altermatt. OPENING CEREMONY The group recited the pledge of allegiance to the flag. ROLL CALL There were present: Deborah Altermatt;presiding Dan Oliver Darryl Schaefermeyer Steve Fink Bob Linville Bruce Jaffa Carl Hughes Comprising a full quorum of the board. Also present were: Mack Funk, Harbormaster Louis Bencardino, AK Railroad Norm Regis,Deputy Harbormaster Christy Terry, AK Railroad Cindy Clock, Chamber Director Arnie Hatch Rhonda Hubbard Suzi Towsley,Board Liaison SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS 1. Railroad report, By Louis Bencardino - Fourteen vessels had visited since last month including one coal barge.Things were ramping up for the busy summer season. 2. Harbormaster's Report- Funk, Contractors had completed the construction phase and were finishing up the rest of D float project. The restroom project was nearing completion. The south harbor uplands restroom was staying open year round to help compensate.The harbor house roof was scheduled to be repainted. A demand letter had been sent to Polar Seafoods. 3. Chamber of Commerce Report- Clock Seward Economic Growth Plan was moving forward and the importance of the relationships with economic partners was being focused upon.The groups plans and subcommittees were ICS City of Seward,Alaska Port and Commerce Advisory Board Special meeting Minutes March 19, 2014 Volume Page discussed.A group representing Seward would be attending the Fish conference in Kodiak in April. Citizens Comments: Arnie Hatch addressed the board and supported the addition of a public use crane in the Harbor but was disappointed that it was not a larger crane being considered. Rhonda Hubbard addressed the board and spoke toward the need to install a public crane in the harbor. She also supported a larger crane but was happy to have a start with any public use crane. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA Motion (Fink/Schaefermeyer) Approval of Agenda Addition of a New Business Item, "Alternative Energy/District Heating using seawater heat pumps as the heating source', For May 21 work session." Unanimous approval with addition Motion (Linville/Fink) Resolution 2014-01,Recommending that the City Council Approve the Final Design of a 1.5 Ton Crane on the Travel Lift Dock Bulkhead and Appropriating Funds,tabled on February 19,2014 Discussion 1:12- Board Member Fink left the meeting, with apologies, and a quorum remained, the meeting continued. Amendment(Jaffa/Hughes) To read precisely: A Resolution of the Port and Commerce Advisory Board of the City of Seward Alaska, Recommending that the City Council Approve the Final Design of a-1.5 tea an 8 Ton Public Crane on the del Deck Bulkhead I Dock and Appropriating Funds WHEREAS,in most harbors,public cranes are used by vessel owners to load and unload gear and fish; and WHEREAS, the Seward Small Boat Commerce Advisory Board Special meeting Minutes City of Seward,Alaska Port and C rY March 19, 2014 Volume ,Page Harbor does not currently have any public cranes; and WHEREAS, construction of a public use crane is on the 2014 Harbor Capital Improvement list as approved by City Council Resolution 2013-92; and WHEREAS, a fixed crane offers a safer and more flexible alternative than using boom trucks; and WHEREAS, a preliminary engineering report examined the possibility of installing two different size cranes at two different locations in the Seward Harbor; and WHEREAS,6-1,5-ten an 8 ton crane on the I dock is the preferred alternative; and WHEREAS, the port of Seward collects raw fish tax that would be the appropriate source of funding for this project: NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Port and Commerce Advisory Board of the City of Seward,Alaska that PACAB recommends that the City Council of the City of Seward,Alaska: Section 1. Approve an engineering design contract with Moffatt&Nichol for a4 an 8-ton public crane. Section 2. Fund this engineering design contract in an amount not to exceed $4346 $35,000 from Contracted Services Account 401-4360-5390. Amendment passed unanimously. Vote on the Motion was unanimous and PACAB Resolution 2014-01 passed as amended. Motion (Oliver/Schaefermeyer) Resolution 2014-002 Recommending 12- City of Seward,Alaska Port and Commerce Advisory Board Special meeting Minutes March 19, 2014 Volume Page Council Approval of PACAB Priorities from April 2014 to March 2015 Motion Passed unanimously Motion (Schaefermeyer/Jaffa) Set the May 21,2014 works session topic as "Alternative Energy/District Heating using seawater heat pumps as the heating source', For May 21 work session," and invite Andy Baker. Motion passed unanimously Public Comments The board and members of the public engaged in a short conversation about the importance of alternative energy options as well as a public use crane. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 2:00p.m. Suzi Towsley Deborah Altermatt Executive Liaison Chair (City Seal) /3 City of Seward,Alaska Port and Commerce Advisory Board Meeting Minutes December 3, 2014 Volume ,Page CALL TO ORDER The December 3, 2014 meeting of the Port and Commerce Advisory Board was called to order at 12:03 p.m.by Chair Altermatt. OPENING CEREMONY The group pledged allegiance to the flag. ROLL CALL There were present: Deborah Altermatt;presiding Darryl Schaefermeyer Bob Linville Steve Fink Carl Hughes Comprising a quorum; and Excused were: Dan Oliver And Bruce Jaffa Also present were: Mack Funk, Harbormaster Ron Long, Assistant City Manager Louis Bencardino, Ak Railroad Christy Terry,Ak Railroad Suzi Towsley, Board Liaison Donna Glenz Ron Wille Norm Regis SPECIAL ORDERS,PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS 1. Railroad Report- Louis Bencardino The railroad was moving forward with expansion plans. An RFP for the former yacht club area would be released soon. Glitches in the card access to the security system were being worked out as well. 2. Harbor Report- Mack Funk Harbormaster reported on attending Fish Expo in Seattle and visiting there with current and prospective customers. A contractor, MacSwain and associates had been chosen to perform 5 year city appraisals. The harbor staff was accepting slip renewal contracts from customers. This year the contracts that were mailed have as much information as possible already completed in order to help streamline the process. 3. Administrative Report- Ron Long The contractor blasting in the quarry for the breakwater at SMIC had finished up their portion of the project. Work would continue on to the rock placement with more blasting once another Contractor was chosen, per City protocol. /`/ City of Seward,Alaska Port and Commerce Advisory Board Meeting Minutes December 3, 2014 Volume Page APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA Motion (Linville\Schaefermeyer) Approval of Agenda.The November 5th 2014 Minutes were added to the consent agenda. Agenda Approved Unanimously, as amended. Public Comments for anything not on the public hearing list(none) General Discussion of the review of taxation that will begin in 2015. Motion (Schaefermeyer\Hughes) Resolution 2014-04,Recommending City Council Approval of the Seward Small Boat Harbor Plan Motion to amend (Linville/Hughes) Amendments outlined by Harbormaster Funk,and approved as one amendment to the whole. Amendment passed unanimously Vote on the Motion Motion passed unanimously as amended. "And there you have it." (1:07 Steve Fink made apologies and left. A quorum remained.) Port and Commerce Advisory Board cancelled their December 2014 work session. Board Comments- Hughes: Rah Rah! He's very happy about the approval of the Small Boat Harbor plan and it moving forward. Linville: Glad a long process was over and looking forward to next year. Schaefermeyer: It had been a good year and thank you everyone. Altermatt:Reminded all of the Chamber Luncheon on Friday where PACABs own Dan Oliver would be giving a Sikuliaq report. Happy Holidays and thank you all! Swans in eth lagoon, plentiful eagles and great salmon season were all remarked upon. Schaefermeyer remarked that he had seen a test heat pump loop project on council agenda and how very exciting that is. Everyone teased Deputy Harbor Master Regis about his TV show appearance and agreed it was a great thing for businesses in town. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 1:18 p.m. Suzi Towsley Deborah Altermatt Executive Liaison Chair City of Seward,Alaska Port and Commerce Advisory Board Meeting Minutes December 3,2014 Volume ,Page (City Seal) l6/ January 2015 January 2015 February 2015 SuMo TuWe Th Fr Sa SuMo TuWe Th Fr Sa 4 5 6 7 8 910 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Dec 29 30 31 Jan 1, 15 2 N C 01 N V 5 6 7 8 9 7:00pm P&Z Mtg 12:00pm PACAB Mtg 12:00pm Seward Rec Cc rn u, C m 12 13 14 15 16 7:00pm CC Mtg N '-i C 10 19 20 21 22 j 23 6:00pm P&Z WS 12:00pm PACAB Work 5 6:30pm HP Mtg m N 01 '--I C 26 127 28 29 30 7:OOpm CC Mtg &Y/-C. 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