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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10302019 PACAB Minutes City of Seward,Alaska Port and Commerce Advisory Board Special Meeting Minutes October 30, 2019 Volume 3,Page 393 CALL TO ORDER The October 30, 2019 special meeting of the Port and Commerce Advisory Board was called to order at 12:00 p.m. by Vice Chair Bruce Jaffa. OPENING CEREMONY Erin Lemas led the pledge of allegiance to the flag. ROLL CALL There were present: Bruce Jaffa presiding, and Colby Lawrence Lynda Paquette Laura-Schneider Erin Lemas comprising a quorum of the board; and Matt Chase,Acting Harbormaster Jessica Stallard,Deputy City Clerk Excused—Schneider, Hughes Absent—None CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING—None APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA Motion (Paquette/Lemas) Approval of Agenda and Consent Agenda Paquette removed"Discuss the Seward Airport Committee" from the agenda. Jaffa postponed the following items to the November 6, 2019 regular meeting: "Discuss next steps for the Climate Action Plan committee", "Discuss the Lowell Point sewage lagoon," "Discuss annual review of the SMIC Development Plan," "Discuss 5G," and, "Discuss electric car charging stations." Motion Passed Unanimous Consent The city clerk read the following approved consent agenda items: Approval of the September 18, 2019 PACAB Regular Meeting Minutes. City of Seward,Alaska Port and Commerce Advisory Board Special Meeting Minutes October 30,2019 Volume 3,Page 394 SPECIAL ORDERS,PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS Alaska Railroad Report. Christy Terry said the Alaska Department Fish & Game (ADF&G) Fin Fish Conference would not be held at the Cruise Ship Terminal this December. The Vice President of Engineering & Project Development and the Project Developer from the Alaska Railroad made a presentation on the Alaska Railroad's progress with the Port Development to council on October 28, 2019. She said there was someone in the public who • came in after citizen comments but would like to speak to the board. The board suspended the rules to speak to Deborah Altermatt. Deborah Altermatt supported council's decision to automatically register all commercial fishing vessels with the state. She was concerned that 6-pack boats and recreational boats were not aware of this regulation. She said the Commercial Fishing website's explanation of the"New Title&Registration Rules"was very helpful. In response to Paquette, Altermatt suggested the City of Seward put the "New Title & Registration Rules" in the electric bills to help inform dur citizens of these new rules and regulations. In response to Jaffa, Altermatt said she was concerned that only one group of fishermen were covered under these New Title & Registration Rules for boats. She also restated that she wanted to make sure that everyone was aware of these new rules and regulations. The board went back on the rules. Chamber of Commerce Report. Cindy Clock said this was her last PACAB meeting and she was retiring on October 31, 2019. The Chamber was hosting a luncheon for U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan at the Breeze Inn from 12:00-1:00 pm on November 4, 2019. The Chamber had three new Chamber members: Snagg'n Wagon, Seward Taxi, and Seward Car Rental. The Blue Pipeline Incubator position was being advertised. Justin Sternberg was relocating to Anchorage. Mike Irving and his company, Alaska's Best Shellfish, won the 49th State Angel Fund Pitchfest at the Accelerate Alaska conference for the Best Existing Pitch. Matias Saari was the new Mount Marathon Race (MMR) Director. The Seward Chamber Board of Directors elections would be help electronically in November. In response to Lemas, Clock said the Chamber would work with Saari for the Mount Marathon Race. Harbormaster Report by Norm Regis. Acting Harbormaster Matt Chase said most boat owners had winterized their boats and the majority of boats were dry-docked. He said 56 stalls were available in their boat yard and 30 of them were full. Twenty-six of these stalls had power; all of the 100 Amp stalls were taken. All of the water had been turned off at the harbor, except for their four year-round water locations: the F Float trestle, the end of F Float, T Dock, and Z Float. The harbor was working with the Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G)to improve their northeast boat launch ramp. No deficiencies were found at SMIC during the security audit by the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard will be visiting Seward during the week of November 4-8, 2019 to review the sites and work out some minor issues about their cutters City of Seward,Alaska Port and Commerce Advisory Board Special Meeting Minutes October 30, 2019 Volume 3,Page 395 coming across the bay. He said Harbormaster Norm Regis was traveling to Juneau for the Harbormasters' convention. While he was in Juneau, Regis had met with the Alaska Department of Transportation (DOT) and delivered a resolution from council on the closure of the Silvertip Maintenance Station, and discussed the airport. Chase said the harbor had hired a new administrative assistant named Nancy. The harbor just finished their Remote Operating Vessel (ROV) training, and they would be using this training to check the pilings on E float, F float, G float, and H float. The new ramp at the north dock at SMIC was being used to offload all of the FEMA rock from Lowell Point Road which would be stored at the uplands at SMIC. The harbor would be earning five dollars per ton for these rocks being brought across their dock. In response to Jaffa, Chase said the Harbor was not fully staffed, and there was one more administrative assistant position being advertised. In response to Jaffa, Chase said the crane was out of service,but was still under warranty. In response to Jaffa, Chase said at least 1,000 rocks had been brought in to SMIC and two more loads were still coming in. Administration Report—None Other Reports, Announcements, and Presentations Seward Airport Committee Report by Bruce Jaffa UNFINISHED BUSINESS—None NEW BUSINESS Resolutions—None Other New Business Items Nominate,elect, and swear-in a commissioner as Chair. Laura Schneider was nominated as PACAB Chair, and no other nominations were received. The clerk passed out ballots and Laura Schneider was unanimously elected as PACAB's Chair. Nominate,elect, and swear-in a commissioner as Vice Chair, if necessary. Motion (Jaffa/Lawrence) Re-Elect Bruce Jaffa as Vice Chair Motion Approved • Unanimous Consent iaiu�� ac Di t"n Se rd i rt Co mitt^ Removed from agenda. ai City of Seward,Alaska Port and Commerce Advisory Board Special Meeting Minutes October 30,2019 Volume 3,Page 396 Discuss next steps for the Climate Action Plan committee. This item was postponed to November 6, 2019. Discuss the Lowell Point sewage lagoon. This item was postponed to November 6, 2019. Review the 2019 budget year-to-date, and review and discuss the proposed 2020/2021 budget. Motion (Paquette/Lawrence) Approve Proposed Budget for 2020-2021 Motion Passed Unanimous Discuss sending a delegate to attend the Alaska Municipal League (AML) Conference in Anchorage November 20-22, 2019. Motion (Paquette/Lawrence) Appoint Laura Schneider to attend the AML Conference November 20-22,2019. Motion Approved Unanimous Review and update PACAB's City, State, and Federal Priorities. Motion to Postpone (Jaffa/Lemas) Postpone to November 6, 2019 Motion Passed Unanimous Discuss-ann-ual-review of the SMIC Dev er P Tis item was postponed to November 6, 2019. DSG-This item was postponed to November 6, 2019. . This item was postponed to November 6, 2019. Schedule a work session in November and set the topic. Paquette said she would be out of town the first three weeks in November, but she could try to attend the November 6,2019 PACAB meeting telephonically. A PACAB work session was scheduled for November 13, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. This work session would be to cover any topics that were not covered at the November 6,2019 meeting. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS PACAB 2019 Goal Calendar. City of Seward,Alaska Port and Commerce Advisory Board Special Meeting Minutes October 30, 2019 Volume 3,Page 397 In response to Paquette, Jaffa said he believed the Seward Climate Action Plan was in a good place. However, he did not believe PACAB was fully prepared to discuss this topic at this time. Deputy Clerk Jessica Stallard proposed the Seward Climate Action Plan schedule a meeting to discuss their next steps and report back to PACAB after they meet. Jaffa encouraged PACAB to start laying the groundwork for their priorities for 2020. PACAB Resolution 2019-01, PACAB Priorities from February, 2019 to February, 2020. BOARD COMMENTS Jaffa requested that the Utility Manager be present at the November 6, 2019 PACAB meeting. He was not sure that PACAB was the correct forum for discussing 5G. He requested participation from the community to fill the PACAB vacancy. He thanked the board members for their time and effort. He reminded everyone that PACAB's role was advising council and presenting strong arguments to them. Lemas said she would like to see a list of where the Seward Climate Action Plan committee would be receiving their money from. Paquette thanked everybody who came to the meeting. Lawrence congratulated Christy Terry on being elected Mayor of the City of Seward. He congratulated Cindy Clock on her retirement from the Chamber of Commerce. He reminded everyone that PACAB had one vacancy. CITIZEN COMMENTS Christy Terry said Schneider spoke to the University of Alaska about the Seward Action Climate plan. She thanked everyone for their hard work. Robin Coleman said he was concerned about the climate change. He said Fairbanks had the worst climate problems in the world. Jackie Wilde said cell phone towers were on the Planning & Zoning priorities list per council direction. BOARD AND ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSE TO CITIZEN COMMENTS Paquette said her reason for adding 5G as a discussion topic on this agenda was health concerns associated with it. She suggested Planning & Zoning find out when 5G might be implemented. Jaffa said climate change was a real problem, and he did not think there was a simple solution. 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