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2012 FIRE STATION RENOVATION CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT
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BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEWARD
AND C.A.P Construction LLC
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA THE ("CITY")
Post Office Box 167
Seward, Alaska 99664 Phone:907-224-3445 Fax: 907-224-8633
C.A.P Construction LLC ("C.A.P.")
Post Office Box 2722
Seward, Alaska 99664 Phone 907-362-1742
The City and C.A.P. Construction LLC agree as follows:
SCOPE OF WORK
C.A.P. Construction LLC shall furnish all materials, labor and equipment necessary for the design,
purchase, installation for 2012 Fire Station Renovation of laundrylbath kitchen/hallway apartment
bathroom and apparatus bay lighting as described in the Invitation for Proposals and' the specifications
pertaining thereto.
TERM
C.A.P. agrees to commence the Scope of Work of this Agreement within thirty (30) days from execution
of this Agreement. Work shall be complete within 90 days.
DELIVERY
C.A.P. shall deliver all materials and perform all labor and services necessary to complete the Scope of
Work in Seward, Alaska, as specified in the Invitation for Proposals and Addendums to Bid. C.A.P. is
expressly allocated the risk of any loss associated with the delivery of materials including injury to third
parties until the City takes possession.
CONTRACT PRICE
The price of the contract is in the amount of $71,373.00) Following receipt of periodic invoices from
A.P., the City agrees to -pay C.A.P. the amounts as set forth in the Bid for Work actually delivered,
completed, and accepted by the City.
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PRIORITY OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
The documents below are referred to as the "Contract Documents" and are listed in order of priority in
the event of conflict, errors or discrepancies and by this reference made a part of this Agreement:
This Agreement.
2. City of Seward Invitation for Proposals.
Specifications — 2012 Fire Station Renovation Project
4. Information to Bidders and Addendums
5. General Conditions
6. Proposal dated November 13, 2012
MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP
All materials furnished by C.A.P. shall be new and suitable for the intended purposes.
CHANGE ORDERS
No changes or substitutions shall bemade in the Scope of Work without prior written authorization by
the City, approved by the City Manager or his designee ("Change Order"). Requests for Change Orders
shall be reviewed promptly upon receipt. Adjustments, if any, to the contract price shall be. negotiated by
the undersigned or other person designated in writing on behalf of the parties and agreed to in advance in
writing.
SUBCONTRACTORS / THIRD PARTIES
C.A.P. shall be as fully responsible for the acts or omissions of its subcontractors and of persons either
directly or indirectly employed by them as for the acts or omissions of persons directly employed by
C.A.P. Nothing contained in this Agreement. shall create any contractual relationship between the City
and any subcontractor.
It is specifically understood between the parties that this Agreement does not make anyone a third party
beneficiary, nor does this Agreement authorize anyone not an authorized party to maintain a lawsuit for
personal injuries or property damage.
THE CITY'S RIGHT OF INSPECTION
The City, or its agents may, at any time during regular hours of operation, inspect the Scope of Work and
services provided under this Agreement. Such inspections are solely for the benefit of the City and not
for any third person. The exercise by the City or an agent acting on behalf of the City, of its rights under
this paragraph, shall not imply any obligation to inspect nor an obligation to inspect in any particular
manner. The City reserves the right to refuse any damaged or unusable Work or materials not of equal or
better quality than stated in the specifications in the Contract Documents.
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AMENDMENT
This Agreement shall only be amended, modified or changed in writing, signed executed by an
authorized representative of each of the parties.
JURISDICTION, CHOICE OF LAW
The law of the State of Alaska shall govern the rights and obligations of the parties and interpretation of
this Agreement. Venue for any legal actions arising from this Agreement shall be in Anchorage, Alaska.
COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
C.A.P. shall obtain, at its own expense, all necessary permits, rights -of -way or other consents from all
governmental agencies and ' shall comply with all applicable federal, State and local laws, statutes,
regulations and ordinances. Attached are., insurance certificates, contractor's license and bonding
information.
DEFAULT, REMEDIES, LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
C.A.P.'s.failure to comply with any representation or warranty made in this Agreement or the proposal
dated November 13, 2012, shall be considered an event of default. In addition, C,A.P.'s failure to
perform any other term, covenant or agreement contained in any of the Contract Documents shall be
considered an event of default. An event of default by C.A.P. and its refusal or inability to cure or
diligently pursue a cure within the time authorized by the City, shall give the City the right, but not the
obligation, to procure services and materials from another source (with any difference in cost to be paid
by C.A.P.) or to terminate this Agreement upon ten (10) days written notice to C.A.P. The City, upon
termination of this Agreement, shall have the right but not the obligation to accept performance of the
Scope of Work up to the date of termination. Upon termination as a result of C.A.P.'s breach, the City
shall be entitled to a full refund of all amounts paid under this Agreement provided that in the event that
the City exercises its ability to accept the Work, as completed to the date of termination, the City shall
pay C.A.P. for the Scope of Work completed to such date to the extent that such Work conforms to this
Agreement. Amounts owed to either party pursuant to this paragraph may be offset. The City shall be
entitled to liquidated damages in the amount of $250 per day for each day the Work is not completed
after 90 days. The parties agree that actual damages are impossible to calculate, and this amount is a
reasonable estimate for damages to the City caused by delay. Remedies described herein are not
exclusive and the City retains all other rights and remedies at law or in equity.
TIMELINESS
Time is of the essence for this Agreement.
REPAIR OF DAMAGES CAUSED BY C.A.P. CONSTRUCTION LLC
All damage and injury to property that is caused by, or that results from performance of the Scope of
Work by, or from any act, omission or neglect by C.A.P., its subcontractors or its employees, shall
promptly be remedied by C.A.P. either by repairing, rebuilding or replacing the property damaged or in
some other manner satisfactory to the City and to the owner of such property. In case of failure on the
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part of C.A.P. to promptly and satisfactorily remedy such damage or injury, the City may proceed to
repair, rebuild or replace such property as required and the cost thereof will be deducted from any
monies due or which may become due to C.A.P.
In applying the above provisions, the repairing, rebuilding or replacing of damaged property shall be
understood to include the providing of temporary facilities that may be needed to maintain normal
service until the required repairing, rebuilding or replacing is accomplished. Restoration of damaged
property includes removal of contaminated water or soil, remediation to the extent required by any State
or federal environmental law, regulation, or order of an agency having jurisdiction over a release of a
contaminant or hazardous substance.
RELEASE, INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE
C.A.P. agrees to release, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City, its officers, agents and
employees from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, defense costs or liability of any kind or
nature, including environmental liability, which the City, its officers, agents and employees may sustain
or incur or which may be imposed upon them or injury to or death of persons or damage to property as a
result of, arising out of or in any mariner connected with C.A.P.'s performance under the terms of this
Agreement, excepting only liability arising out of the sole, gross negligence of the City.
Without limiting C.A.P.'s obligations stated above in this paragraph, it is agreed that C.A.P. shall
maintain in force, at all times, during the performance of this Agreement the following policies of
insurance, with deductibles acceptable to the City, covering its operations:
Insurance
Minimum Limits
Comprehensive General Liability
As required by statute
Worker's Compensation/Employer Liability
As required by statute
Automobile Liability - Covering bodily injury and
property damage, including all owned, hired and
non -owned vehicles.
As required by statute
C.A.P. shall procure insurance for full replacement value and to adequately insure against the loss of or
damage to materials during shipment and at all times in C.A.P.'s possession. Costs of shipping and other
insurance are covered by the contract price.
C.A.P.'s insurance policies shall contain the following clauses:
1. The City, its officers, employees and volunteers are added as additional insured for operations of
the named insured performed under contract with the City.
2. Any insurance maintained by the City shall apply in excess of, and not contribute with, insurance
provided by C.A.P.
3. All insurance policies required by this Agreement shall contain a clause that the insurance shall
not be canceled, limited, non -renewed, or otherwise materially changed without thirty (30) days
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part of C.A.P. to promptly and satisfactorily remedy such damage or injury, the City may proceed to.-
repair, rebuild or replace such property as required and the cost thereof will be deducted from an);
monies due or which may become due to C.A.P.
In applying the above provisions, the repairing, rebuilding or replacing of damaged property shall be
understood to include the providing of temporary facilities that may be needed to maintain normal
service until the required repairing, rebuilding or replacing is accomplished. Restoration of damaged
property includes removal of contaminated water or soil, remediation to the extent required by any State
or federal environmental law, regulation, or order of an agency having jurisdiction over a release of a
contaminant or hazardous substance.
RELEASE, INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE
C.A.P. agrees to release, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City, its officers, agents and
employees from and against -any and all claims, demands, losses, defense costs or liability of any kind or
nature, including environmental liability, which the City, its officers, agents and employees may sustain
or incur or which may be imposed upon them or injury to or death of persons or damage to property as a
result of, arising out of or in any manner connected with C.A.P.'s performance under the terms of this
Agreement, excepting only liability arising out of the sole, gross negligence of the City.
Without limiting C.A.P.'s obligations stated above in this paragraph, it is agreed that C.A.P. shall
maintain in force, at all times, during the performance of this Agreement the following policies of
insurance, with deductibles acceptable to. the City, covering its operations:
Insurance
Minimum Limits -
Comprehensive General Liability
$2 Million combined limit each occurrence
Worker's Compensation/Employer Liability
As required by statute
Automobile Liability - Covering bodily injury and
$1 Million combined limit per accident
property damage, including all owned, hired and
n-owned vehicles.
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C.A.P. shall procure insurance for full replacement value and to adequately insure against the loss of or
damage to materials during shipment and at all times in C.A.P.'s possession. Costs of shipping and other
insurance are covered by the contract price.
C.A.P.'s insurance policies shall contain the following clauses:
1. The City, its officers, employees and volunteers are added as additional insured for operations of
the named insured performed under contract with the City.
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prior written notice delivered to the City.
4. All policies shall be written by insurance companies legally authorized_ or licensed to do business
in the State of Alaska and acceptable to the City.
5. C.A.P. shall furnish to the City, certificates evidencing that it has procured the insurance required
herein prior to commencement of the contract term.
6. All of the insurance -policies described above shall provide that the insurers waive rights of
subrogation against the City, its officers, agents and employees.
ASSIGNMENT PROHIBITED
Any assignment by C.A.P. of its interest or responsibilities in any part of this Agreement or any
delegation of duties under this Agreement shall be void and any attempt by C.A.P. to assign any part of
its interest or delegate duties under this Agreement shall give the City the right to terminate :this
Agreement immediately.
This Agreement is entered into and effective when executed by both parties.
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
James Hunt, City Manager
DATE:
ATTEST:
Johanna Kinney, CMC, City Clerk
Date:
(City Seal)
C.A.P. Construction LLC
By:
Its:
DATE:
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PROJECT UPDATE
Friendship Mural ,Gift/City of Seward to Sister
City Obihiro Japan
1. Design selection (attached) created by Master Artist
Justine Pechuzal
2. Site Selection in Obihiro - Obihiro Zoo
3. City of Obihiro will expend $30,000.00 for site
preparation (work has began)
4. Obihiro officials on notice for fall completion and
dedication (dates not yet firm)
5. Extensive committee work by Seward Mural Society
beginning in 2010.
Completed tasks and on -going development by Seward
Mural- Society:
(Concise supply list development, extensive shipping of
supply research, promotion, delegation selection process)
6. Replica mural created at Seward Music and Arts Festival
2012. Placement on Marina Motel 20.13
7. Funding of Budget slated for January 14, 20.13 Council
Meeting
Un-finalized budget attached
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PRELIMINARY BUDGET:
Supplies . $29400
Long sleeve T-Shirts $1,500
Shipping $109000 We are looking into alternative ways to
procure materials
Customs fees $
Artist fee $59000
Airfare $169000 $2K X S delegates
Hotel $ This needs to be clarified with Josh
(International relations) and Hiroko Aoki (Chief Manager,
obihiro). ®bihiro may pay for this.
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SEWARD NORDIC SKI CLUB
PROPOSAL
WHO ARE WE?
The Seward Nordic Ski Club (SNSC) is a 501(3)c nonprofit club dedicated to promoting
recreational and competitive Nordic skiing in the Seward and Moose Pass areas. Our
membership varies from year-to-year, but typically ranges from 125-150 members of all ages,
making it Seward's largest recreational club.
HOW ARE WE ORGANIZED?
Club Bylaws mandate a Board of Directors of 9-13 members be elected annually from the
general membership. Our current officers and Board members are:
VOLUNTEER GROOMING TEAM
Andy Wilder John Shank
Herb Wottlin Tom Gillespie
1)
Duane Chase: President
6) Bob Barnwell
2)
Ann Ghicadus: Vice President
7) Mark Luttrell
3)
Jenn Haugh: Secretary
8) Dennis Perry
4)
Heather Shank: Treasurer
9) Linda Lasota
5)
nnaryiynn Barnweii
iO) Marc Swanson
WHAT DO WE DO?
Terry Federer Dan Walker
Jason Aigeidinger (Moose Pass)
1) Purchase and maintain equipment for grooming the Trail River Camp Ground, Mile 12,
Bear Lake, Exit Glacier Road and Seward High School
2) Conduct an annual membership drive and social
3) Conduct an annual Gear and Ski Swap
4) Purchase, maintain and rent skiing equipment
5) Support the HS and MS Ski teams, including hosting meets at Mile 12
6) Conduct an annual July 3rd Pasta Feed (Mt Marathon Race)
7) Conduct waxing and skiing clinics
8) Organize an annual New Years Eve Luminary Ski at Mile 12
DO WE HAVE A BUDGET?
Our budget for 2012-2013 is $14,800. Some years, when we have purchased new
equipment, it has been as high as $26,000.Our main sources of income include annual
membership fees, corporate sponsorships, ski rentals, pasta feed, gear swap, grants and
donations (including from the City of Seward).
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE.......
Currently, SNSC feels it is doing an adequate job meeting local needs, but our ability to
draw skiers from a wider community (such as Soldotna and Anchorage), for example, would
be greatly increased with one additional piece of equipment, namely a Pisten Bully or Snow
Cat, capable of plowing, widening and conditioning our present trails, especially Mile 12. (see
attached letter).
Drawing more skiers to Seward could also help the local economy.
A new Snow Cat could cost as much as $150,000, but a decent used machine would be
much less. Currently, the City of Valdez has money for a new a groomer in it's proposed
budget. This means it will be replacing and putting up for sale one of their present groomers
(see attached photo) as surplus equipment on the open market....the City of Valdez grooms
trails for local use, Seward depends on volunteers.
SNSC is very interested in acquiring this particular groomer, but currently does not have
the means to do so. This is where the City of Seward may be able to help us
PROPOSAL
Our proposal, then, comes in the form of a request-------- that the City of Seward
consider sending a formal resolution to the City Council of Valdez requesting that the City of
Seward be given first priority on the sale of the above mentioned groomer.
Assuming the City of Valdez approves the -budget request for a new groomer, the
surplus groomer will go up for sale in January. If "we" are successful in acquiring this
groomer, the SNSC is prepared to work out any subsequent arrangements with the City of
Seward for it's use as a community asset.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the SNSC,
Duane Chase, President, SNSC
224-3261(H), 362-7634 (C), 224-2874 (0)
Additional Note: I approached Ron Long a couple of months ago and he agreed to check into
the possibility of coordinating something with Valdez....no promises made .... but given the
limited time frame left, I have decided to include the City Council, in case further action might
be needed.
Dear Seward Nordic Ski Club,
Thanks so much for everything you do. We would like to request that this donation
be used to begin a separate fund dedicated to the future repair or purchase of a
pisten bully.
As you know, we have always seen Nordic skiing as a great way to boost the overall
health, appreciation of the outdoors, and sense of community in Seward.
We are also convinced that Seward is an ideal location for Nordic skiing that is only
beginning to reach its full potential. The heavy snowpack and mild temperatures
could make Seward a uniquely great Southcentral Alaska skiing destination,
especially during our common cold spells in January through March- when subzero
temps make skiing conditions unfavorable north of the Kenai Peninsula. In fact, we
envision that Nordic skiing could play a prominent dart in boosting Seward's winter
economy. After being in Anchorage for a few years, we have seen that the large and
passionate Nordic skiing community is very interested in exploring other parts of
the state. It is amazing to us that skiers are willing to drive right past Seward and
continue to Homer for a weekend ski trip. In that way, we also see that the City of
Seward and the business community might take an interest in advancing quality
groomed skiing.
A pisten bully is simply critical to manage the heavy snowfall and freeze/thaw
conditions in Seward. We have observed how amazing these machines are at
turning both heavy, sloppy snow and bulletproof, re -frozen ice into a perfect ski
surface.
It is our hope that, with a little promotion and networking, more businesses and
community members might be interesting in contributing to a pisten bully fund.
Feel free to circulate this letter for promotional purposes, if you'd like. See you on
the ski trails!
Sincerely,
Ray and Julie Robinson
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CRUISE SHIP TAXATION, REGULATION AND DISCLOSURE
accommodations in the state's marine water
Sec. 43.52.020. Rate of tax. The tax imposed
by AS 43.52.010 - 4152.095 is levied at a rate
of $46 a passenger per voyage.
Sec. 43.52.030. Liability for payment of tax. A
passenger traveling on a commercial passenger
vessel providing overnight accommodations in
state marine water is liable for the tax imposed
by AS 43.52.010 -- 43.52.095. The tax shall be
collected and is due and payable to the depart-
ment
(1) by the person who provides travel aboard
a commercial vessel for which the tax is
payable; and
(2) in the manner and at the times required
by the department by regulation.
Sec. 43.52.040. Disposition of receipts.
(a) The proceeds from the tax on travel on
commercial passenger vessels providing
overnight accommodations in the state's marine
water shall be deposited in a 'special
"Commercial Vessel -Passenger Tax Account" in
the general fund. The legislature may appropri-
ate money from this account for the purposes
described in (b) and (c) of this section, for state-
owned port and harbor facilities, other services
to properly provide for vessel or watercraft vis-
its, to enhance the safety and efficiency of
interstate and foreign commerce and such other
lawful purposes as determined by the legisla-
ture.
(b) For each voyage of a commercial passenger,
vessel providing overnight accommodations,
the commissioner shall identify the first five
ports of call in the state and the number of pas-
sengers on board the vessel at each port of call.
Subject to appropriation by the legislature, the
commissioner shall distribute to each port of
call $5 per passenger of the tax revenue col-
lected from the tax levied under this chapter. If
the port of call is a city located within a borough
not otherwise unified with the borough, the
commissioner shall, subject to appropriation by
the legislature, distribute $2.50 per passenger
to the city and $2.50 to the borough. Each port
of call receiving funds under this section shall
use the funds in a manner calculated to improve
port and harbor facilities and other services to
properly provide for vessel or water craft visits
I jand to _ enhance the safety and efficiency of
interstate and foreign commerce.
s(c) A "Regional Cruise Ship Impact Fund" con-
isting of 25% of the proceeds from the tax on
travel aboard commercial passenger vessels
providing overnight accommodations in the
state's marine water shall be established as
sub -account of the funds established in (a),
above, and deposited in the general fund.
Subject to appropriation by the legislature and
regulations adopted by the Department of
.. evenue, the commissioner shall distribute
funds to municipalities or other governmental
entities within the Prince William Sound Region,
Southeast Alaska or any other distinctive region
impacted by cruise ship related tourism activi-
ties but not entitled to receive funds based on
port of call visitation as allowed by (b), above,
provided that any funds used from this account
shall be used to provide services and infrastruc-
ture directly related to passenger vessel or
water craft visits or to enhance the safety and
efficiency of interstate and foreign commerce
related to vessel or water craft activities.
Sec. 43.52.050. Administration.
(a) The department shall
(1) administer this chapter; and
(2) collect, supervise, and enforce the collec-
tion of taxes due under this chapter and penal-
ties as provided in AS 43.05.
(b) The department may adopt regulations
necessary for the administration of this chapter.
Sec. 43.52.060. Local levies. Any municipality,
whether home rule or general law, that receives
passenger ship. fee funds under this chapter
may not impose an additional form of tax on
travel on commercial passenger vessels
engaged in activities involving overnight
accommodations for passengers in state marine
waters. Any form of tax on travel on commercial
passenger vessels engaged in activities involy-
ing overnight accommodations for passengers
in state .marine waters enacted by a municipal-
ity,. whether home rule or general law, prior to
the effective date of this legislation shall expire
one year after enactment of this law if that
municipality elects to receive funds under this
chapter.
14 The text of this bill is presented as submitted by petition sponsors.
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United States Court of Appeals,Second Circuit.
BRIDGEPORT AND PORT JEFFERSON
STEAMBOAT COMPANY v.
BRIDGEPORT PORT AUTHORITY
BRIDGEPORT AND PORT JEFFERSON STEAMBOAT COMPANY, Frank C.
Zahradka, and D & D Wholesale Flowers, Inc., Plaintiffs -Appellees, v.
BRIDGEPORT PORT AUTHORITY, Defendant -Appellant.
Docket No. 08-3886-cv.
-- May 29, 2009
Before: NEWMAN and SACK, Circuit Judges.*
Timothy F. Noelker, St. Louis, Mo., (James W. Erwin, Ryan K. Manger, Thompson
Coburn LLP, St. Louis, Mo.; Richard L. Rose, Everett E. Newton, Murtha Cullina LLP,
Stamford, Conn., on the brief), for Defendant-Appellant.Martin Domb, New York, N.Y.
(Jeremy A. Shure, Jordan M. Smith, Akerman Senierfitt LLP, New York, N.Y.; Jonathan
S. Bowman, Stewart I..Edelstein, Cohen and Wolf, P.C., Bridgeport, Conn., on the brief),
for Plaintiffs-Appellees.(Steven E. Bers, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP; Baltimore, Md.
for amicus curiae Nat'l Ass'n of Passenger Vessel Owners, Inc., in support of Plaintiffs -
Appellees.)
This appeal concerns the constitutionality of a fee imposed on passengers traveling by ferry
from Bridgeport, Connecticut, across Long Island Sound to Port Jefferson, New York. The
fee is alleged to violate the Commerce Clause, the constitutional right to -travel, and the
rarely litigated Tonnage Clause, as well as federal and state statutes. The Defendant -
Appellant Bridgeport Port Authority (`BPA") appeals from the July 8, 2008, judgment of
the District Court for the District of Connecticut (Christopher F. Droney, District Judge), in
a suit brought by the Plaintiffs -Appellees Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company
(the "Ferry Company"), D & D Wholesale Flowers, Inc. ("D & D"), and Frank Zahradka.
Greg Rose; the owner of D & D, and Zahradka are regular ferry passengers. The
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judgment declared the fee unconstitutional under both the Commerce Clause and the
Tonnage Clause, enjoined its collection, and awarded nominal damages to the Ferry
Company and modest damages to D & D. We affirm.
Background
The BPA. The BPA is a quasi -public entity created in 1993, pursuant to a state statute that
authorizes Bridgeport to -establish a port authority, see Conn. Gen.Stat..§ 7-329a, and the
City of Bridgeport Municipal Code. The Municipal Code gives broad definition to the
BPA's purposes, which include "to foster and stimulate the shipment of freight and
commerce through the ports," "to develop and promote port facilities with the district in
order to create jobs, increase the city's tax base and provide special revenues to the city,"
and to work with the City "to maximize the usefulness of available public funding." The
BPA's independent auditors' report also describes the BPA's purposes broadly, including
"to develop strategies and initiatives to promote and create port facilities within the district,
[and] participate_ in the economic development of the harbor and waterfront areas."
The BPA has jurisdiction over a geographic area known as the Port District. The Port
District extends approximately 1,000 feet inland from the waterways of Bridgeport Harbor,
Black Rock Harbor, and their navigable waters and tributaries, excluding residential
property and park lands. The BPA also has jurisdiction over certain lands outside the
1,000-foot limit. Located within the Port District are the Water Street Dock (the "Dock"),
the Cilco Shipping Terminal, the 50-acre Steel Point Peninsula, and the 48-acre Bridgeport
Regional Maritime Complex (`BRMC"), which includes the Derecktor Shipyard.
The BPA is directed by a five -member Board of Commissioners, three of whom are
appointed by the mayor of Bridgeport and two of whom serve by virtue of their positions as
the City's Director of Economic Development and Harbor Master. The BPA is managed
by an executive director and staff.
When the BPA was created in 1993, the City of Bridgeport transferred control over the
Dock to the BPA under a property management agreement. The Dock facilities were in
very poor condition prior to the BPA's existence. The Harbor Master at the time described
them as "deplorable"; "[t]he dock was just a [mishmash] of steel plates over various holes,
rotted timbers. At night, . the.place was just a haven for people breaking into cars,
prostitution." At that time, the terminal consisted of a concrete block building that housed
two poorly maintained restrooms and a small office. There were no food facilities or
other concessions and no waiting areas for passengers. .
With government grant money, the BPA built a new ferry terminal, which was completed
in 1996. The District Court found that the new terminal building was "a dramatic
improvement from the preexisting structure." It had two floors: the ground floor had a
public waiting area, restrooms, information counter, cafeteria, and small office; the second
floor, which was not open to the public, housed the BPA and the offices of the Connecticut
World Trade Association, a reception area, conference room, and several other offices.
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Since its inception, the BPA has obtained government grants to fund many other
development projects in the Port District that have contributed to the revitalization of the
area.
Passenger plaintiffs. Rose and Zahradka were recruited to be plaintiffs in this case by the
Ferry Company's vice-president and general manager Frederick Hall.? The Ferry Company
paid the legal fees and expenses for both individuals.
The Ferry Company. The Ferry Company is a privately owned company that has been
providing vehicle and passenger ferry service between Bridgeport and Port Jefferson since
1883. Its president, Brian McAllister, has owned a 100 percent interest in the Ferry
Company since 1980. Currently,.the Ferry Company owns and operates three ferryboats.
In 2005, the Ferry Company transported approximately 460,000 vehicles and one million
passengers.
On the Port Jefferson side, the Ferry Company owns most of the dock and terminal
facilities and provides all ferry -related services. Neither the Ferry Company nor its
passengers pay a user fee to any government agency in Port Jefferson.
On the Bridgeport side, however, the Ferry Company does not own the dock or terminal
facilities. Until 1993, the Ferry Company leased the use of the Dock from the City of
Bridgeport. When the City transferred control of the Dock to the BPA, the Ferry
Company entered a lease to rent the Dock from the BPA at an annual rate, which was
$100,000 for the first year and increases to $158,956 through 2011.
The lease agreement entitles the Ferry Company to "non-exclusive preferential use" of the
Dock. The BPA reserved for itself all other uses of the Dock and the premises, except for
the following: operation of the food concession, which was the subject of another
agreement between the parties; use of office and waiting room space in the two-story
terminal building that the BPA "may from time -to -time make available"; and use of a few
parking spaces for Ferry Company employees.
Before and after the creation of the BPA, the Ferry Company has been responsible for
running daily ferry operations at the Dock. The Ferry Company employs a Dock Manager
and a staff of 15 to 22 to handle all docking and undocking of ferries, staging of vehicles on
the roadway to board, directing passengers and vehicles on and off the ferries, shuttling
passengers to and from the parking lots, and removing snow on the Dock. Ferry Company
employees also perform security functions at the Dock.
The passenger fee. Since its inception in 1993, the BPA has imposed a passenger fee on
all persons and vehicles embarking on, or disembarking from, the Ferry Company ferries at
the Dock. The amount of the fee varies depending on whether the passenger is a person, a
car, a truck, _or a bus. In 1993, the fee for an adult foot passenger was 500 and for a
vehicle, $1.00. In 2003, the fee for an adult foot passenger was $1.00 and for a vehicle
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including a driver, $2.00. In February 2006, the.BPA began assessing a one -dollar
surcharge to cover the BPA's fees and costs in this litigation.
The fee is a relatively a small portion of the total ferry ticket price. For example, in 2005,
a one-way ferry ticket for a vehicle with unlimited passengers was '$51.25, while the
corresponding passenger fee was $2.75. The fee is added to the ticket price and collected
by the Ferry Company on behalf of -the BPA at the time passengers. purchase their ferry
tickets on board.? For this service, the BPA pays the Ferry Company an administrative fee,
which was $22,500 per year until May 2003 when it was increased to $32,500. After
retaining its administrative fees, the Ferry Company remits the proceeds of the passenger
fee to the BPA on a monthly basis, along with a written report of the number of tickets sold
and the amounts collected from each type of passenger.
The BPA's revenue and expenses. From 1993 to 2004, the BPA collected a total of
approximately $9.5 million in passenger fees and more than $1 million in rental revenues
from the lease agreements with the Ferry Company and its food concession subsidiary. The
passenger fee and ferry leases are almost the sole source of operating revenue for the BPA.
Until 2002, the passenger fee and lease revenue exceeded the total operating expenses of .
the BPA. As the District Court noted, "[T]he total amount of Passenger Fees collected
alone from 1993 to 2004 correlates very closely with the Port Authority's total operating
expenses during the same period." The BPA's executive director admitted that the BPA
has used the revenue from the passenger fee and the Dock lease to pay for essentially all of
its operating expenses, including all salaries, health benefits, pension payments, payroll
taxes, telephone, utilities, office equipment, travel, charitable contributions, and automobile
and lease expenses.
The District Court's decision. The District Court, relying on the Supreme Court"s so-
called "dormant" Commerce Clause jurisprudence, see United Haulers Ass'n, 'Inc. v.
Oneida -Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority, 550 U.S. 330, 338, 127 S.Ct. 1786,
167 L.Ed.2d 655 (2007), endeavored to apply the test the Supreme Court has set forth for
determining the constitutionality of fees imposed by governmental entities to defray the
costs of facilities used by those engaged in interstate commerce. The test was first
announced in Evansville-Vanderburgh Airport Authority District v. Delta Airlines, Inc.,
405 U.S. 707, 92 S.Ct. 1349, 31 L.Ed.2d 620 (1972), involving an airport user fee imposed
on commercial airlines. The Supreme Court stated that
a charge designed only to make the user of state -provided facilities pay a reasonable fee to
help defray the costs of their construction and maintenance may constitutionally be
imposed . so' long as the toll is based on some fair approximation of use or privilege for use
. and is neither, discriminatory against interstate commerce nor excessive in comparison
with the governmental benefit conferred.
Id. at 714, 716-17, 92 S.Ct. 1349.
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In Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. County of Kent, 510 U.S. 355, 114 S.Ct. 855, 127 L.Ed.2d
183 (1994), the Supreme Court reformulated its Evansville standard into a three -pronged
test. "[A] levy is reasonable under Evansville if it (1) is based on some fair approximation
of use of the facilities, (2) is not excessive in relation to the benefits. conferred, and (3) does
not discriminate against interstate commerce." Id. at 369, 114 S.Ct. 855.
In the pending case, the District Court ruled that the third criterion was satisfied because
the passenger fee did not distinguish between intrastate and interstate travel. However,
the Court ruled that the fee did not meet either the first or second Evansville criteria.
The Court stated that the fee was not based on a fair approximation of the ferry passengers'
use of the port facilities because it was "calculated according to a method which ensures the
Passenger Fee revenue will cover all of the Port Authority's operating costs and
development projects throughout the Port District," and "many" of the "Port District
activities funded by the fee are not even available to the ferry passengers (such as
Derecktor, BRMC, harbor dredging, the barge feeder service, and the foreign trade zone)."
The Court also ruled "that the Passenger Fee is excessive in comparison with the
government benefit conferred and in relation to the costs incurred by the taxing authority."
Distinguishing the airport user fee upheld in Evansville, the Court stated that "the vast
majority of airport development is intended to benefit the passengers traveling on airplanes
leaving the airport, or to facilitate their air travel; the Port District, however, includes many
projects beyond the Dock that are not functionally related to the ferry operation, and are not
intended to benefit the travelers on ferries, or to facilitate their boat travel from Connecticut
to Long Island."
To determine whether the revenue from the Passenger Fee was unreasonably high
compared to the benefits that the BPA provided to the ferry passengers, the District Court
examined separately each activity of the BPA. The Court concluded that the following BPA
activities benefitted ferry passengers: (1) construction and maintenance of a new ferry
terminal building, (2) repair of the bulkhead of the Dock, (3) construction of the access
road, (4) planning of the parking facility for ferry passengers, (5) security for the Dock, and
(6) daily operations related to the ferry.
On the other hand, the Court found that the following activities did not benefit ferry
passengers: (1) development projects on Steel Point Peninsula; (2) development projects
on the BRMC and the leasing of a portion of the BRMC to Derecktor Shipyards; (3)
establishing a high-speed ferry from Bridgeport to Stamford and New York City; (4)
developing a barge -feeder service that would ship containers by barge from the Port of
New York and New Jersey to Bridgeport; (5) operating a foreign trade zone in Bridgeport;
(6) activities at the Cilco commercial shipping terminal located on land near the BRMC;
(7) dredging the Bridgeport harbor; (8) operating a complimentary pump -out service for
pleasure boats; (9) BPA review of other projects within the Port District; and (10) some
miscellaneous activities, including payment of attorneys to register a new trademark for the
BPA and purchasing season tickets to local minor league teams.
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Having made this analysis of the BPA's expenditures, the Court determined that the
passenger fee revenue collected by the BPA substantially exceeded the amount of money
spent by the BPA for those activities that benefitted the ferry passengers. That
determination led the Court to conclude that the.fee violated the Commerce Clause and the
constitutional right to travel, which the parties agreed was subject to the same standards
applicable to the Commerce Clause.
The Court also concluded that the excessive nature of the fee, in relation to benefits -
conferred, rendered the fee in violation of the Tonnage Clause, which provides that "[n]o
State shall . lay any Duty of Tonnage." U.S. Const. art. I, § 10, cl. 3. The Court noted that
the Supreme Court in Clyde Mallory Lines v. Alabama, 296 U.S. 261, 265-66, 56 S.Ct.
1945 80 L.Ed. 215 (1935)5 held that the prohibition on all "charge[s] for the privilege of
entering, trading in, or lying in a port" did not extend to "charges . for services rendered to
and enjoyed by the vessel." The District Court concluded that the passenger fee violated
the Tonnage Clause of the Constitution because it was "used for the, impermissible purpose
of raising general revenues and for projects which do not and could not benefit the ferry
passengers." The passenger fee revenue "fund[ed] projects completely unrelated and
unavailable to the fee payers, such as negotiations, legal fees, and development proposals
for the BRMC, Derecktor, the foreign trade zone, the barge feeder service, harbor dredging,
and the high-speed ferry." As such, it was an impermissible fee of tonnage.!
Turning to the appropriate remedy, the District Court first determined that, although the
Ferry Company could have suffered an economic loss quantifiable in damages, the Ferry
Company had failed to provide any non -speculative evidence of its damages. The Court
then found that the passenger plaintiff D & D was entitled to $494.63, based on the extent
to which the passenger fee revenue was excessive compared to the benefits to ferry
passengers. Finally, the Court ruled that the plaintiffs were entitled to an injunction
prohibiting the BPA from collecting a passenger fee in -'an amount that exceeded what was
necessary to pay for benefits to the ferry passengers.
Discussion
Standing
Initially, we consider the BPA's contention that the Ferry Company lacks standing
because it failed to show injury -in -fact. Incorrectly assuming that injury -in -fact requires
quantifiable damages, the BPA argues that because the district court did not award the
Ferry Company any compensatory damages, it suffered no injury. But as this Court
explained in Ross v. Bank of America, 524 F.3d 217 (2d Cir.2008), lack of compensatory
damages "does not negate standing." Id. at 222 (internal quotation marks omitted).
As the Ferry Company argued, it sustained injuries in the following respects:
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(1) The added cost to its passengers reduces both demand for ferry services and the Ferry
Company's revenue. Although the District Court found that the Ferry Company failed to
present sufficient evidence to establish quantifiable damages, the Court noted that "[i]t is
undisputed.that the price elasticity for the ferry service is greater than zero but less than
one, indicating on a theoretical level that a change in price at a given point in time would
lead to slightly decreased demand."
(2) The fee requirement obliges the Ferry Company, as a practical matter, to collect the
passenger fee and remit the proceeds to the BPA.
(3) The Ferry Company adequately pleaded that its individual rights under the Commerce
Clause are being violated. See Dennis v. Higgins, 498 U.S. 439, 449, 111 S.Ct. 865, 112
L.Ed.2d 969 (1991) (noting that the Commerce Clause creates an individual right); see also
Boston Stock Exchange v. State Tax Commission, 429 U.S. 318, 320 n. 3, 97 S.Ct. 599, 50
L.Ed.2d 514 (1977).
(4) The Ferry Company adequately alleged that it is exposed to future injury, which would
entitle it to injunctive relief.
The Ferry Company also satisfies the requirements of prudential standing because (a) it
sustained its own injury and thus asserts its own rights, not those of the passengers, (b) it
does not assert a general grievance, in view of its special relationship with its customers,
and (c) it operates an interstate ferry service and thus falls within the zone of interest
protected by the Commerce Clause.
The BPA's challenge to the Ferry Company's standing is without merit.
II. Commerce Clause
The parties do not dispute that the passenger fee satisfies the first prong of the Evansville
test; the fee does not discriminate against interstate commerce. The BPA contends,
however, that the fee is based on a fair approximation of the ferry passengers' use and that
it is not excessive in relation to the benefits conferred on them. In this case, the "fair
approximation" and the "excessiveness" criteria substantially overlap. The reason is that
the passenger fee supports virtually the entirety of the BPA's operating budget. If, as the
District Court ruled, some of the BPA's expenses confer no benefit on the ferry passengers,
either enjoyed or available to be enjoyed, then to that extent the fee, imposed solely on
ferry passengers, is not a fair approximation of the use of the facilities supported by the fee
and is also excessive in relation to -the benefits enjoyed or available to be enjoyed by the
passengers.
The BPA correctly argues that there need not be a perfect fit between the use of the
facilities and the support of those facilities by the fee, see -United States v. Sperry Corp.,
493 U.S. 52, 60, 110 S.Ct. 381, 107 L.Ed.2d 290 (1989) ("This Court has never held that
the amount of a user fee must be precisely calibrated to the use that a party makes of
"` . BRIDGEPORT AND PORT JEFFERSON` STEAMBOAT COMPANY v. BRIDGEPOR... Page 8 of 10
Government services.'.'); but the discrepancyhere exceeds permissible bounds. The point
emerges from a comparison of the airport cases with this case. In Evansville, embarking
commercial airline passengers werethe only payers of the user fees at issue -other classes of
passengers (and non -passengers), were exempt. " The Court concluded that those
commercial airline passengers reasonably bore -that share of airport costs because it was
they who enjoyed the principal benefit -of "facilities built primarily to meet [their] needs." .
405 U.S. at 718-1.9, 92 S.Ct. 1349. .Furthermore, although the airlines did not use every
facility located anywhere in the airport (for example, the lounges for v.i.p. airlines
passengers), the benefit derived from having the entire airport operating made a fee based.
on airline traffic into the airport reasonable: Similarly, in Alamo Rent -a -Car, Inc. v.
Sarasota -Manatee -Airport Authority, 906 F.2d 516 (11th Cir.1990), the operation of the.
airport provided a benefit to the car rental company located near; but unlike some of its
competitors, not at, the airport, and the Eleventh. Circuit therefore rejected the company's.
.claim that it should be charged only for use of the'road leading fromits location to the
airport. See id. at 519.
By contrast; in the pending case, the Port District is nof"a facility whose existence and
entire operation benefit the,ferry passengers. The BPA is a governmental unit created to
accomplish a variety- of tasks, only some of which afford actual or potential benefits to'
ferry passengers.. Had the Dock.and some'of the related activities been operated directly.
by,the City of Bridgeport, it could not be seriously maintained that a passenger fee,
producing revenue in excess of the cost of operating the dock and related activities, could
be used to pay a'portion of Bridgeport's school or welfare expenses:" The limits'of both_ a
fair approximation of use and excessiveness are plainly exceeded when the fees support a
BPA budget that includes, for example, a development project for -reducing traffic on I-95,
the interstate highway running generally along the Connecticut shore. No doubt those
ferry passengers who drive to or from the Dock along I-95 are grateful for any reduction in
traffic,' but they would be equally grateful :for whatever steps the BPA or the City of
Bridgeport might take to.reduce air pollution 'or otherwise '. improve the environment along I
-95. Such quality -of -life improvements cannot be said to confer an actual or (potential
benefit to the ferry passengers as users of the ferries and thus exceed the bounds of what
may reasonably serve as the basis' for the BPA's fee.
A user.fee, however, may reasonably support the budget of a governmental unit that
operates facilities that bear at least a "functional relationship" to facilities used `by the fee
payers. See Automobile Clubrof New York, Inc. v. Port Authority, .,887 F.2d 417,421 (2d
Cir.1989). In that case, this Court held- that a "functional relationship existed between
the Port Authority's cross -river PATH train and its bridges and tunnels. (Lincoln Tunnel and
Holland Tunnel), justifying inclusion of the PATH in the rate base of the tolls that the. Port
Authority charged on its bridges and.tunnels, and rendering the tolls "just and reasonable"
.under. the Federal -Aid Highway Act.
In the pending case, once it appeared that the passenger fees were supporting the entirety of
the BPA's operating budget and that this budget was supporting some BPA activities of no
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benefit to the ferry passengers (at least, not in their capacity as ferry passengers), the
District Court had no choice but to make particularized inquiries as to the various BPA
expenditures. Activities properly deemed of no actual or potential benefit to the ferry
passengers are (1) development projects on Steel Point Peninsula, (2) development projects
on the BRMC and the leasing of a portion of the BRMC to Derecktor Shipyards, (3)
establishing a high-speed ferry from Bridgeport to Stamford and New York City, (4)
developing a barge -feeder service that would ship containers by barge from the Port of
New York and New Jersey to Bridgeport, (5) operating a foreign trade zone in Bridgeport,
(6) activities at the Cilco commercial shipping terminal located on land near the BRMC,
and (7) some miscellaneous activities, including payment of attorneys to.register a new
trademark for the BPA and purchasing season tickets to local minor league teams.
Slightly closer questions are presented by the District Court's disallowance of the portion of
the fees that supported dredging the Bridgeport harbor and operating a complimentary
pump -out service for pleasure boats. Since the harbor was already sufficiently deep to
accommodate the ferries, the Appellees contend that they derive no benefit from additional
dredging. However, they do benefit from minimizing the risk that larger vessels will run
aground for lack of additional dredging and block use of the harbor by the'ferries.
Similarly, the appellees contend that they derive no benefit from complimentary pump -out
services for pleasure boats, but the resulting reduction of pollution in- the harbor is a benefit
to the ferry passengers.
Although using a portion of the passenger fees to pay for these two services, which
provide some benefit to ferry boat passengers, does not render the passenger fees excessive,
it does fail to satisfy the fair approximation test. There is nothing in the record to indicate
how the portion of dredging costs borne by the ferry passengers compares to the costs, if
any, borne by large vessels docking at Bridgeport. And because the pump -out service is
available to and benefits only the pleasure boats and only minimally benefits the ferry
passengers, imposing the total cost on them through the passenger fee with no charge on
the pleasure boats is not a fair approximation of use.
In sum, the District Court properly concluded that the existing fee violated the Commerce
Clause and required an adjustment.
III. Tonnage Clause
The Tonnage Clause provides that "[n]o State shall . lay any Duty of Tonnage."' U.S.
Const. art. 1, § 10; cl. 3. As interpreted by the case law, the Tonnage Clause "prohibits .
duties to raise general revenues." New Orleans Steamship Association v. Plaquemines
Port, Harbor & Terminal District, 874 F.2d 1018, 1023 (5th Cir.1989). Moreover, it
requires that benefits and fees be "apportioned as closely as is practicable," Plaquemines
Port, Harbor & Terminal District v. Federal Maritime Commission, 838 F.2d 536, 545 n. 8
(D.C.Cir.1988), and that the service be available to all fee payers, Clyde Mallory Lines,
296 U.S. at 266, 56 S.Ct. 194.
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The District Court correctly applied the law to the facts in holding that "[t]he Passenger
Fee imposed by the Port Authority is used for the impermissible purpose of raising general
revenues and for projects which do not and could not benefit the ferry passengers." The
testimony of the BPA's own expert and officials supports the Court's conclusion. John
Arnold, the BPA's expert, testified that the BPA "act[s] as an incubator for growth of
economic activity that supports the city itself'; the BPA's accountant°testified that non -
ferry projects benefit the City and "the entire community"; a commissioner of the BPA
testified that the purpose of passenger fee has always been "to create a source of revenue to
support the operations of the Port Authority." Finally, the BPA's executive director
Riccio testified, "I think anything that helps business and commerce in the State of
Connecticut is going to indirectly benefit the ferry passengers." When asked whether it is
fair to fund his travel expenses related to -the BPA's non -ferry activities, Riccio testified
"We don't work for the Port Jefferson Ferry Company or the Port Jefferson ferry
passengers. We're a Port Authority and this is what we do. We're developing the port as
our mission, bringing other maritime interest and businesses to the Port of Bridgeport."
Based on these facts, the district court did not err in its legal conclusion. .
In addition, the passenger fee offends the Tonnage Clause because the BPA's non -ferry
services are not available to ferry passengers; they were "completely unrelated and
unavailable to the fee payers." Charging the fee -payers for services that are not available
to them is impermissible under the Tonnage Clause, even if not all fee payers actually use
them. See Plaquemines, 838 F.2d at 545.
Conclusion
The judgment of the District Court is affirmed.
FOOTNOTES
I. Zahradka withdrew his claim for past damages but remains a plaintiff for purposes of
prospective relief.
2. The Ferry Company has refused to collect the $1 litigation surcharge on the BPA's
behalf, and the BPA has hired a firm to collect the surcharge directly from passengers
embarking or disembarking from the ferry. .
3. The District Court rejected the plaintiffs' claims under federal and state statutes, and
those claims are not pursued on this appeal.
JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
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