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Friday Harbor Port District Port Commission Special Meeting November 20, 2002 Minutes

These are the minutes of the November 20, 2002 Special Meeting of the Friday Harbor Port Commission held at the San Juan Island Yacht Club.

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

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

The meeting was called to order at 4:00 pm.

1. Approve assignment of partial interest in Leeward Hangars (Ryan to Cox): Greg Hertel moved to approve the assignment of partial interest in Leeward Hangars from Joseph Ryan to Jim Cox. Brian Calvert seconded and the motion passed unanimously.

2. Presentation, discussion and decision for South Ramp Hangar Proposals: The Port Commission accepted proposals from three groups to build hangars at the south end of the terminal -- John Stevens and Brian McGlynn, James Kunkle, and Gary Bolster of Hangars Unlimited. After lengthy discussion and a question and answer period, the Port Commission voted unanimously to award the project to Hangars Unlimited.

3. 5:00 pm Public Hearing on Port District 2003 Budget: Dave Stier, a liveaboard in the marina, commented on the increase in cost for permanent moorage. Mr. Stier requested to know what the additional 2% above CPI was used for. The public hearing was closed at 5:20.

4. Adopt Port District 2003 Property Tax Resolution: Mike Ahrenius moved to approve Resolution #02-025 adopting the 2003 Property Tax plus 1%. Brian Calvert seconded and the motion passed unanimously.

5. Adopt Port District 2003 Budget and Personnel Resolution: Commissioner Calvert expressed concern regarding salaries and merit increases. He would like to see a more comprehensive way of evaluating an employee's performance before giving the merit increase of 2.5%. Director Simpson stated that some effort was being made for 2003 already and that a few changes had been made to the 2002 evaluation system as well. After the discussion, Greg Hertel moved to approve Resolution #02-026 adopting the 2003 Budget and Personnel. Mike Ahrenius seconded and the motion passed unanimously.

6. Director Simpson notified the Commission that Lang Symonds asked whether the Commission would entertain renewing the Friday Harbor House project on the Unocal property. The Commission agreed so long as the Port is not asked to pick up the pre-development costs or provide parking for the hotel in the Port parking lot.

Greg Hertel moved to pay vouchers #G20718-747 in the amount of $8,951.41 and #C20073-074 in the amount of $2,995.38. Mike Ahrenius seconded and the motion passed unanimously.

The meeting adjourned at 5:55 pm.

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