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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.
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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:
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Jo anna 41M,CMC
C. Clerk
(City Seal)
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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.
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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
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