HomeMy WebLinkAbout03072012 PACAB Minutes City of Seward,Alaska Port and Commerce Advisory Board Minutes
March 7, 2012 Volume 3,Page 186
CALL TO ORDER
The March 71,2012 regular meeting of the Port and Commerce Advisory Board was called to
order at 12:06 p.m. by Darryl Schaefermeyer, vice Chair.
OPENING CEREMONY
The Board irecited the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
ROLL CALL
There were present:
Darryl S chaefermeyer
Dan Oliver
Steve Fink
Bob Linville
Bruce Jaffa
C ompri sing a quorum; and
Deborah Altermatt
Carl Hughes
Were excused
SPECIAL ORDERS,PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS were given by
1. Harbor Master Report -- Juneau legislative request reported to PACAB. Army Corp of
Engineers meetings had been ongoing.A trip to Seattle and Washington DC were coming up
m April.
2. Chamber Report- Cindy Clock reported that the Chamber was busy prepping for summer,
happy to announce that Bill Clark would soon open the Seward Office for New Business
Development.
3. The Mayor was at the meeting and welcomed by the board.
CITIZENS' COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULED
FOR PUBLIC HEARING
APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA
Motion (Oliver/Linville) Approval of Agenda
Unanimous
Motion. (Linvillefflughes) Resolution 2012-02, A Resolution of the
Port and Commerce Advisory Board
Recommending the revision of the 2012
and 2013 Harbor Tariffs to Correct Errors
and to Establish a Basis for Pro-rating
-Charges for New Tenants
Resolution discussed
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Motion to Amend (Jaffa/Linvfl1e) The following change to Subsection 200,
Page 12 of the proposed tariff, "(d) Late
Renewals.Permanent slip holder that fails
to renew by December 31, but that still
wishes to renew prior to January 15 rather
than relinquish the slip, may renew, but
only if all other contractual obligations
have been met and only at the
annual transient rate."
Unanimous vote Amendment Passed
Motion to Amend (Jaffa/Linville) The following change to Subsection. 200,
Page 12 of the proposed tariff, "(e) First
year permanent slip assignment. For a
first-year tenant that enters into a moorage
contract with the City of Seward for a
permanent slip after January 1, the
following rules and charges apply:(1)If the
customer has already paid for transient
moorage the customer charges would be
converted from transient charges to tenant
charges on the effective date of the-slip
assignment. The tenant annual moorage
fee shall be charged on a pro-rated basis.LC
char es have been over aid the harbor will
,issue an WpMpriate credit. .(2) If the
customer is new to the harbor and has not
paid any moorage fees,the annual moorage
fee shall be charged on a prorated basis."
Unanimous vote Amendment Passed
Vote on the Main Motion Motion Passed Unanimously.
Motion Jaffa/Oliver Resolution 2012-03, A Resolution"of the
Port and Commerce Advisory Board
Recommending City Council Approval of
PACAB Priorities from April 2012 to
March 2013
Motion discussed
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Motion to Amend (Jaffa/Oliver) Amendment to swap priority 4 and 5 to
read:
1) work to recruit Coastal Villages
Regional Fund. Fleet from Seattle to
Seward
2) Help least Seward Mare .Industrial
Center(SMIC) development
3) Prioritize Federal and State Priorities
for Port& Commerce Initiatives
4) Make recommendations to streamline
economic development procedures.
5) Review parcels available for lease and/or
for sale.
Unanimous vote Amendment Passed
Vote on the Main Motion Motion Passed Unanimously
BOARD COMMENTS-The board commented that they would like to see an August or July
work session topic set as"State and Federal Priorities"in order to have timely and meaningful
input in time for council consideration.
Oliver commented that the Sislulaik was set for an October 13,2012 launch.
Linville supported the expansion of SMIC and development of the Basin.
CITIZENS' COMMENTS
BOARD AND ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSE TO CITIZENS' COMMENTS
ADJOURNMIENT
The meeting was adjourned at 1:41 p.m.
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Executive Liaison Chair
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