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Port of Orcas
Minutes of the Regular Meeting
March 10, 2005
Call to order and confirmation of a quorum
The meeting was called to order at 7:00P.M. in the Port conference room by Steve Hopkins, Chairman. A quorum was present. Attending were: Ulanah McCoy, Steve Hopkins, Al Edwards, Jack Becker, Bea vonTobel, Edward A. LeCocq, Jr., Myrna Fant.
Approval of minutes
Edwards moved, McCoy seconded approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of February 24, 2005 as presented, and the motion was unanimously carried.
Hopkins moved, McCoy seconded approval of the minutes of the special meeting of March 6, 2005 as presented, and the motion was unanimously carried.
Public access time
None
Unfinished Business
1. Looking Down the Runway: Continuing Discussion
Becker noted that the special meeting of March 6 had given the commissioners a great deal of information to process, but stated that the next step was to apply for a grant. To that end, Becker moved, Edwards seconded pursuing the activities to obtain a grant for a feasibility and engineering study for bringing a fiber optic cable into Eastsound, and the motion was unanimously carried. Becker offered to work with Richard Civille on the grant application.
A suggestion from newly-appointed Commissioner Eimers to speak to various island service groups regarding the role of the port within the community was taken under advisement.
This item of unfinished business will remain on the agenda so that discussion(s) can continue.
2. Gerard Appeal re TPN 271124001
Becker presented a draft of a letter to SJCCDP regarding the scheduled April 1 hearing regarding an appeal for siting within the airport overlay. After discussion, in which the commissioners chose to defer to SJCCDP matters regarding planning and permitting, no action was taken.
3. Eastsound Hangar Condominium Assn. Request for Addendum to Lease
Port Counsel Hancock drafted a document which was acceptable to the commissioners and signed by Chairman Hopkins and notarized. A representative from the condominium association needs to sign and have notarized the document, which will then be forwarded to the county for recording.
4. Letter to the Editor, Islands' Sounder, re Eimers' Appointment
McCoy presented a letter she had composed notifying the community of Eimers' appointment to the commission. Commissioners were in agreement with the contents, and asked the airport manager to formalize the document, which was scheduled for e-mail, fax and personal delivery to the newspaper office.
New Business
None
Airport Manager's Report
Communications were received from:
- Draft letter, 3/8/05 re airport overlay and Gerard property
- WGEP, Spring 2005 newsletter
- Port telephone directory, revised page 3, 3/01/05
- Combined notice of applications and hearings, 3/2 and 3/9, Islands' Sounder
- New York Times; article 3/5/05 re border issues
- AOPA Pilot, 3/05; article re airport property usage
- WSDOT/MOF e-mail 3/9/05 re Women Fly! event
- Hancock, Addendum to Amended Declaration . . . 3/10/05.
The airport manager reported on:
1. Around the Port
a. Taxiway lights, continued
b. Limping cloven-hoofed ungulate
c. Other Signs and Lights
d. Mowing
e. AWOS Burping
f. GPS update
2. Off-Island Matters
a. NW Aviation and Trade Show
b. ESRI Conference
c. Sick Days
3. Mail Delivery Update
4. Treasurer's Report
Approval of Vouchers
McCoy moved, Becker seconded approval of general fund expenditures for February 2005 in the amount of $2,140.23, and the motion was unanimously carried.
Next Meeting and Adjournment
The next regular meeting of the Commission was scheduled for 7:00P.M. March 24, 2005 in the Port conference room.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:55P.M.
Minutes prepared by Bea vonTobel, Airport Manager
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