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For Immediate Release Vancouver Port Commission sets April 8 meeting April 7, 2008 -- Five action items are on the agenda for the April 8, 2008 meeting of the Vancouver Port Commission. Action items that will be considered by Port Commissioners Brian Wolfe, Nancy Baker and Jerry Oliver include: Lease Approval BCT, Inc., has been leasing roughly 12,000 square feet in the port’s Building 2100 (near Panasonic) on a short-term lease since December of 2007, sharing the building located on Kotobuki Way with Burgener’s Woodworking. With this action item, staff will ask the commission to approve a one year lease with three one year renewals to BCT, Inc. Income to the port would be $46,800 for the first year, plus leasehold excise tax, insurance and common area maintenance fees. Renewals will be subject to increases in the lease cost per the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Staff has recommended accepting a security deposit or bond in the amount of $23,400 and BCT, Inc., has requested a waiver of the Pollution Liability Insurance as its operations do not include use of hazardous materials, with the exception of a propane tank for a fork lift. The port’s environmental services department has evaluated the facility use and supports the waiver request. Boise, Inc., has offered a parent company guaranty as an additional assurance that no pollution is anticipated by the use of the facility, and is requiring increased monitoring of BCT’s operations for verification purposes. Authorization to Solicit Public Works Bids The port continues in its project to improve its rail infrastructure and provide unit train access within the port. This project is designed to improve rail infrastructure, provide unit train access, and improve overall capacity. It would eventually be extended to the new Terminal Five with possible future development at Columbia Gateway. This portion of the project would include the construction and staging of four turnouts. The engineer’s estimate for this portion of the project, minus $150,000 in of port materials that are already purchased and in stock, and a 20 percent contingency comes to a total of $100,000. Bids are expected to be received and opened on May 2. The port expects to bring a recommendation of contract award to the commission at its regularly scheduled meeting on May 13. Access Agreement with BNSF Railway Company As part of the Vancouver Bypass Project being done by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the BNSF Railway Company has a need for access and license to use, and remove dirt from, a small remnant portion (0.05 acre) of Port of Vancouver property. Staff will ask the commission to approve an agreement that will allow BNSF Railway Company access to the property and the soil, with the stipulation that it is BNSF’s responsibility to remove and properly dispose of the dirt removed from the property. Authorization to Execute Agreed Order The Washington Department of Ecology is requiring the port to enter into a new Agreed Order to reflect the change in responsibility at the Cadet Manufacturing facility, which would allow the port to complete an interim action. This interim action, announced in August 2007, is intended to provide area-wide containment and treatment of the Swan and Cadet groundwater plumes while the port completes its Remedial Investigation and Feasibility study. The Agreed Order is a legal document that requires the port to: 1) design, install and operate a groundwater pump and treat system; 2) complete remedial investigation reports and a feasibility study for both sites; and 3) continue monitoring groundwater, soil gas, indoor and outdoor air.> Authorization for Executive Director to sign Interlocal Agreement While conducting the above Interim Action, the Port of Vancouver will have a need to discharge clean water from the pump and treat facilities to an outlet system. A portion of the discharge line intended to be used for the clean, treated water is owned by the City of Vancouver. That line runs from a city stormwater pond to the port’s Terminal two. The remaining section of the line to the Columbia River was built by the port. The city and port maintain separate stormwater permits for discharge, and this interlocal agreement would allow the port to: 1) install a connection vault at the city’s stormwater pond (Pond 4); connect to the city’s portion of the stormwater line; discharge treated water through the city’s portion of the line during the operation of the pump and treat system; and perform maintenance, repairs, and monitoring related to the pump-and-treat system discharge through the city’s portion of the line. The agreement would terminate once the pump-and-treat system was no longer needed to remediate the contaminated groundwater. The Vancouver Port Commission meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m., in the Commission Room at port headquarters on Lower River Road in Vancouver, and will be televised live on CVTV, and will be streamed live on www.cvtv.org. At a Glance * * * * * * * * The Port of Vancouver, USA, created by Clark County taxpayers in 1912, is one of the major ports on the Pacific Coast. Its competitive strengths include available land, versatile cargo handling capabilities, vast transportation networks, a dependable labor force and an exceptional level of service to its customers and community.
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