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 January 24, 2006
CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC MEETING EXECUTIVE SESSION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ATTENDANCE
APPROVAL OF MINUTES January 10 Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting On motion by Commissioner Miller, seconded by
Commissioner Wolfe, and carried unanimously, the Port of Vancouver
USA Board of Commissioners approved the minutes of the January 10,
2006, regular meeting as distributed. OPEN FORUM Commission President Baker invited comments from the audience regarding any matter not listed on the agenda. Commissioner Miller apologized to Shane Willcox, General Manager of the Red Lion Hotel at the Quay, and all of his employees because they were not notified of a Board of Commissioners workshop regarding the Quay property on January 10. Commissioner Miller said that the Port should have notified Mr. Willcox and given him an opportunity to participate in the discussion during the public workshop. Commissioner Wolfe added that nothing he or Commissioner Miller said during the Port workshop was a reflection on Red Lion Hotel in any way, and that they were simply talking about the property, as one of the Port's assets, during the workshop. Executive Director Paulson echoed Commissioner Miller's apology and said that Port staff should have included Mr. Willcox and his staff in that workshop discussion.
Commission President Baker thanked Mr. Willcox for his informative presentation. There were no other comments from the audience
at this time.
Request for Approval of Lease with City of Vancouver At the request of Executive Director Paulson, this action item was not considered by the Board of Commissioners. Authorization to Solicit for "Parcel 8 Development" Facilities Director Curtis Shuck presented the staff report, as contained in the agenda packet, and discussed the proposal with the Commissioners. On motion by Commissioner Wolfe, seconded by Commissioner Miller, and carried unanimously, the Port of Vancouver USA Board of Commissioners authorized the Executive Director to conduct a competitive solicitation for the "Parcel 8 Development." Authorize a Public Works Contract with TBD for "Bulk Facility Expansion" At the request of Executive Director Paulson, this action item was not considered by the Board of Commissioners. Authorize an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Vancouver for "Road and Rail Project" Deputy Director Todd Coleman presented the staff report, as contained in the agenda packet, and discussed the proposal with the Commissioners. Hassan Abdalla, representing the City of Vancouver's Transportation Department, also participated in the discussion. Mr. Coleman said that Exhibit "B" of the Agreement, which is the scope of work in the Jones and Stokes contract, has been amended to reference that copies of the document will be kept at the City Clerk's Office and the Port of Vancouver Administrative Office, rather than having the voluminous document actually attached as Exhibit "B." On motion by Commissioner Wolfe, seconded by Commissioner Miller,
and carried unanimously, the Port of Vancouver USA Board of Commissioners
authorized the Executive Director to sign an Interlocal Agreement
between the Port of Vancouver USA and the City of Vancouver for
the "Road and Rail Project with an amendment to Exhibit B to
reference that copies of the document will be kept at the City Clerk's
Office and the Port of Vancouver Administrative Office. UNFINISHED BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS There was no new business discussed at this meeting.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND STAFF
REPORTS Executive Director Paulson reported on the following events:
Executive Director Paulson reminded all attending of the annual Port RePort, scheduled on Thursday, January 26, beginning at 7:30 am at the Red Lion Hotel at the Quay, and encouraged their attendance. Environmental Services Director Patty Boyden reported on a $1.4 million grant from the Department of Ecology for TCE and aquifer cleanup. Communications Manager Maureen Chan-Hefflin announced that a Port VIP Tour was tentatively scheduled on February 23, 2006, but since it was learned that date would conflict with a CREDC event, the VIP tour will be rescheduled and an announcement will be made on the new tour date as soon as possible. COMMISSIONERS REPORTS Commissioner Wolfe acknowledged several union representatives in the audience and said he had thought they would make comments during the open forum session of the meeting. He said that he hoped they did not leave the meeting without saying anything they wanted to say to the Commission. Commissioner Wolfe reported that he attended the following events:
After attending his first CREDC Executive Committee meeting and CREDC Board of Directors meetings as a Port representative, Commissioner Wolfe remarked that little has changed at CREDC from the time he was chairperson, before early 1994, until now: CREDC has the same number of members; the annual budget is about the same; and there still is no industrially-zoned shovel-ready land available in the community. He said that he was not surprised, but concerned, to find that the focus of the community at large seems to be toward commercial/retail development. Commissioner Wolfe added that there were two developers at the CREDC Board of Director meeting who were very upset about the county's permitting process and zoning issues. Commissioner Wolfe said that he sees a real opportunity for the Port to be more flexible and solve some of the development issues in the county. He urged Commissioners Baker and Miller, as well as staff, to focus on the provision of shovel-ready, industrially-zoned land. Commissioner Miller reported that he attended the following events:
Commissioner Miller announced that he was planning to attend a meeting regarding the Columbia River Crossing at the Portland Business Alliance. He added that the meeting was being jointly sponsored by the Portland Business Alliance and Identity Clark County to review the importance of freight mobility across the Columbia River as it relates to the Columbia River Crossing Project. He also announced that he was planning to attend a port tenant rail meeting on January 25. Commissioner Miller commented that Commissioner Wolfe's earlier statement that two angry developers attended a recent CREDC Board of Directors meeting is a prime example of why developers are leaving Clark County: because of its lengthy permitting process and zoning issues. He agreed with Commissioner Wolfe that the Port of Vancouver needs to focus on creating shovel-ready, industrially-zoned property. Commissioner Miller asked if staff had an update on the endeavor
to purchase a heavy lift crane. Sr. Director of Marketing and
Operations Alastair Smith responded that staff remains in the
due diligence process and has scheduled a meeting with Local 4
representatives to discuss scoping issues and a meeting with manufacturing
representatives of one of the cranes under consideration, as well
as conducting an evaluation of engineering studies relative to
actual placement of the crane. Mr. Smith said that more definite
information should be available within a week to ten days. Commissioner Baker reported that she attended the following events:
RECESS The regular meeting was recessed at 10:50 a.m. and resumed at 11:10 a.m. WORKSHOP The Board of Commissioners and staff conducted a workshop on the Port's draft strategic plan from 10:50 a.m. until 12:20 p.m. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business
to come before the Port of Vancouver USA Board of Commissioners,
the January 24, 2006, regular meeting was recessed at 12:20 p.m.
by Commission President Baker.
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