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PORT OF FRIDAY HARBOR COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES

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Friday Harbor Port Commission Meeting November 13, 2002 Minutes

These are the minutes of the November 13, 2002 Port Commission Meeting at the San Juan Island Yacht Club.

Port Commissioners attending were Greg Hertel, Brian Calvert and Mike Ahrenius.

Staff attending were Director Steve Simpson, Auditor Marilyn O'Connor, Harbormasters Ed Barrett and Tami Hayes, and Airport Operations Manager Pat Mayo.

1. Approve minutes of previous meeting: Greg Hertel moved to approve the minutes of the November 6 meeting; Brian Calvert seconded and the motion passed unanimously.

2. Citizens' comments/requests: None

3. Public hearings: None

4. Consent agenda: None

5. Commissions Action Issues

  1. Approve signatures on commercial moorage contract
    a. Month to month license contract for Patrick Rothlisberger for charter vessel operation: Greg Hertel moved to authorize staff to sign a commercial moorage agreement with Mr. Rothlisberger for the use of slip K-13 for a charter vessel, but without authorization to conduct business until a business operation plan is approved by the Port's attorney. Brian Calvert seconded and the motion passed unanimously.

  2. Review and selection of proponent for south hangar project
    a. Selection from proposals submitted for construction scheduled for Spring 2003. The Commission received three proposals for constructing hangars on the south ramp. The Commission agreed to ask the proponents to make a presentation on the hangars at the November 20th special meeting.

6. Commission Discussion Issues

  1. Commission Self Evaluation - continuation from last meeting
    a. Commission asked staff to participate in the commission/staff relationship evaluation. Results were distributed for the Commissioners review.

  2. B. Discussion of Port Operations Budget
    a. Airport, Marina, and Administration and Property Management. Marilyn O'Connor reported on new fees and charges for 2003. The budget reflects a 1.7% increase in fees for the new year. Moorage rates will increase by 3.7%.

7. Staff Reports

  1. Auditor Marilyn O'Connor reported that the turnaround has been cleaned up and the project went well. There were 3500 tons of contaminated material removed from the area. The design process is continuing and should be ready by the end of the month.

  2. Airport Operations Manager Pat Mayo reported that the TLS project team inspected the airport. Their first findings are that our runway is not long enough. Extending our runway safety area to accommodate TLS would require removing structures. The inspection will continue. Thee airport neighbors have been contacted regarding tree removal.

  3. Harbormaster Ed Barrett reported that commercial liability certificates don't show exclusions such as owned automobiles, vessels over 26 feet, and aircraft.

    Harbormaster Tami Hayes reported that the Recreational Marina Conference covered moorage licenses and contracts and insurance agreements. The conference reviewed hiring practices and how to evaluate employees.

  4. Director Steve Simpson reported that he and the Port Commissioners attended a meeting hosted by Washington State Ferries to review the ferry landing rebuild project.

8. Commissioner Reports, Comments, etc: None

The meeting was adjourned at 6:32 pm.

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