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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03022011 PACAB Minutes City of Seward, Alaska Port and Commerce Advisory Board Minutes March 2, 2011 Volume 3, Page 149 CALL TO ORDER The regular March 2,2011 meeting of the Seward Port and Commerce Advisory Board was called to order at 12:04 p.m. by Chair Long. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG led by Chair Long. ROLL CALL There were present: Chair Long presiding, and Board Members: Bruce Jaffa Darryl Schaefermeyer(joined the meeting in progress at 12:07) Rob Buck Bob Linville comprising a quorum of the Board Excused: Dan Oliver Deborah Altermatt Also were present: Russ Maddox Norm Regis, Acting Harbormaster Michelle Weston, Assistant City Manager AKRR, Louis Bencardino Suzi Towsley, PACAB Liaison SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS, AND REPORTS- Alaska Railroad Report • Railroad was busy,Northland was coming in regularly and Alaska Logistics was expected soon. • High winds had caused problems for some companies with tying up, crew exchanges and freight delivery.The ripple affect had been good for local business as crews were waiting for the wind to die down. • Exportation of coal was expected to be good again in 2011. Administration Report • New Assistant City Manager Michelle Weston was welcomes and expressed her enthusiasm for working with the Board. .1■11.0.„ City of Seward, Alaska Port and Commerce Advisory Board Minutes March 2, 2011 Volume, Page 150 j Harbormaster Report • A work session was scheduled during Monday the 28th of February council meeting,The Annual work session with PACAB and city council to review priorities for the year will be held April 11th, at 6pm,prior to the City council meeting. • The SMIC development plan is listed on eth SMIC website at www.cityofsewrd.net/SMIC for PACAB review and to recommend commends at the March 16 work session. • The Harbor is working to repair damage to the E and F floats resulting from the fire and a vessel hitting the concrete flat at the eastern end of E float. • The T-Dock repairs have been completed.Harris Sand&Gravel replaced a stringer,removed two broken pilings and drove two new ones. • In accordance with Seward City Code 7.10.755 the city has sold 11 metal impounded and abandoned vessels at SMIC and two 1964 Alco generators the Electric Department has been trying to sell or destroy for the last 2 years. The company who made the purchase intends to destroy the vessels and transport the scrap metal. They have the required insurance and have filed a fire plan with Seward Fire Department. • City Administration has submitted the proposal to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council for a vessel was down pad at SMIC. The proposal will be reviewed by the Council and funding awards announced in the fall of 2011. Long asked if there was any information from the Harbormaster regarding slip availability and •••1waiting list composition with a comparison of past years. Regis did not have any new or detailed information on the topic. Long then requested the information again and asked that this be specifically noted in the minutes. Long also asked Regis if there was any information ready on the potential bonding cost for the Z float configuration,in order to do an informal cost benefit analysis,as was discussed by the board with the harbormaster at the February meeting. Regis replied that he did not have that report. Long asked that this also be mentioned specifically in the minutes. Regis noted that there were reports that had been done but not as comprehensive as what was being asked for. Public Comments Russ Maddox said that there would be an ADEC Fugitive Dust meeting coming up in late March in Seward. Approval of agenda and consent agenda; Motion (Jaffa/Buck) Approve the Agenda and Consent Agenda Addition of New Business "9 a) continuation of Z float configuration." Approved by Unanimous Consent j City of Seward, Alaska Port and Commerce Advisory Board Minutes March 2, 2011 Volume, Page 151 Information and Reports State capital request information: General discussion of the submitted project list. Jaffa asked the protocol for disclosing a potential conflict of interest. Long explained the rules and procedure and Jaffa disclosed that his company builds water tanks. Long expressed that since the list before the board had been submitted last week there was no potential benefit for Jaffa's business and there was no apparent conflict. Schaefermeyer asked about a potential conflict for him regarding Alaska SeaLlfe Center projects. Since Mr. Schaefermeyer's compensation would not change based on these projects being disclosed, Long did not see a conflict. Long thanked both board members for being proactive. Capital Request: Long noted that extension of the Cruise ship dock was not on Seward's list. The cost and comparison of the other proposed projects statewide were discussed. Weston said that she believed that the Railroad was asking for money statewide and that the potential for Seward to step into that funding was open. State legislative political process was discussed. Jaffa suggested expanding the Seward SMIC project to include the Railroad dock extension, in Juneau. The competitive process for projects statewide was discussed including where the Railroad was specifically requesting funding. It was the general concuss of the board the at a cohesive plan and talking points with a goal benefiting the dock, port, Seward and Railroad should be developed between the City and Railroad to include PACAB and other community commissions and input. Close communication and coordination with city administration was considered key by the Board. It was a consensus of the board that the Freight Dock extension should be added for legislative consideration, in cooperation with the Coastal Villages Region Fund home porting in Seward. UNFINISHED BUISNESS Item 9 New Business Motion (Schaefermeyer/Buck) Set Topic for March 16, 2011 PACAB for Discuss Revisions to SMIC development plan, Z Float Configuration Discussion Continuation,and Update on Freight Dock Extension/CRVF priority state funding requests update Motion (Schaefermeyer/Buck) Approve February 2, 2011 Minutes with grammatical correction. Motion passed unanimously City of Seward, Alaska Port and Commerce Advisory Board Minutes March 2, 2011 Volume, Page 152 J Correspondence reviewed by the board. Board Comments: Buck welcomed new members. Public Comments: Russ Maddox said that he had noticed a difference in the tone of the Railroad regarding complying with the wishes of the environmental community. "Their new tone seems to show a commitment to fixing it and staying here." He believed this was significant. Long thanked Russ for his observation. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 1:26 Sowsley Ron Long xecutive Liaison Chair (City Seal) ..„..$Is,,,,,” 0%,/,`‘.( OF : • • /ryy �� • f � �.y/ 1 • 4