Meeting Minutes
CONNEAUT PORT AUTHORITY MINUTES
CONNEAUT PORT AUTHORITY MINUTES OF 7:00 P.M. MEETING MARCH 20, 2008
PRESENT: Spieldenner, Cooper, Belnap, Muchiarrone, Yesso and Raisian.
ABSENT: Palo, excused.
MINUTES:
After review and correction of the minutes of the February 21, 2008 meeting, it was moved by Jim Muchiarrone, seconded by Joe Raisian to approve the minutes as presented; passed unanimously.
FINANCIAL REPORT:
After review of the financial statement for the month of February; it was moved by Judy Yesso and seconded by Bill Cooper to accept the statement as presented; passed unanimously.
Motion to pay current and outstanding bills moved by Judy Yesso, seconded by Bill Cooper; passed unanimously.
MOTIONS:
RESOLVED #09-08...: Moved by Bill Cooper, seconded by Jim Muchiarrone to approve the contract for Aqua Doc... .custom marina treatment for the 2008 season; passed unanimously.
RESOLVED #10-08...: Moved by Bill Cooper, seconded by JudyYesso to approve the dock deposit refund for Raymond Yokel in the amount of $250 for the 2008 boating season as his wife has lost her employment; passed unanimously.
RESOLVED #11-08...: Moved by Judy Yesso, seconded by Joe Raisian to approve the dock deposit refund for James Berry for the 2008 boating season due to death; passed unanimously.
RESOLVED #12-08...: Moved by Bill Cooper, seconded by Judy Yesso to make Temporary Budget the Permanent Budget with the following stipulations; 1) Gas & Oil: Vehicles for the most part will not leave Port Authority premises; 2) Director: Funding position, not individual; 3) Accountant: Funding position, not individual; passed unanimously.
RESOLVED #13-08...: Moved by Judy Yesso, seconded by Jim Muchiarrone to approve $2,000 to allow CT Consultants to apply for grant application for Phase II of PCM Marina - Waterway Safety Grant; passed unanimously;
RESOLVED #14-08...: Moved by Jim Muchiarrone, seconded by Joe Raisian to excuse John Palo from meeting; passed unanimously.
CORRESPONDENCE:
1) Leadership Ashtabula County: Judy, Joe and Denver provided a guided tour for the current class; 2) Received a thank you card from the Ashcraft family; 3) Received a contract from Aqua-Doc for $3,550 (full season price) to be done in two Applications - June and August; 4) Correspondence from CT Consultants asking USACE to remove a certain section From our permitting process; 5) Received correspondence from Piney Dock (Kinder Morgan) price list on stone; 6) Schedule from correctional institution . . . indicating days available for prisoners; A) Denver will coordinate this with Ed; 7) Financial survey from Ohio Port Authority Foundations 05/07/08; 8) D-Day event will be changed to August 22nd thru August 24th. Will be sending 3 landing camps;
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION:
Mike Fox, U.S. Officer of Homeland Security and Tim Woody from U.S. Coast Guard;
Mike Fox reported: 1) U.S. Officers will be patrolling lakefront facility; 2) Will be random boarding of small watercraft; A) 2009 - full compliance for passport requirements; B) Brochures are available; C) Uniform Great Lakes boating rules will be available shortly; 3) Best way to report entering country is utilizing video phone; A) On-line publications detail requirements of reporting entry; 1) If not complying.. .can seize vessel and assess fines; 4) Will be available for D-Day Reenactment (Coast Guard also); 5) Will be available for Boat Show;
Tim Woody (U.S. Coast Guard) reported: 1) Another boat in water shortly; 2) New boat...33' vessel; A) Buoys.. .possible acquires aids and navigation assistance from Coast Guard; 1) Tim will be checking with associate to accomplish this; 3) Will be doing law enforcement control and interacting with local police; 4) May 17, 2008 from 10:00a.m. To 4:00p.m. Will be the Water Safety Expo at Coast Guard station in Ashtabula; A) Safe boating awareness; B) Tour/review coast boats; C) Fliers will be going out;
Bob Best would like to see time posted of Office hours; Bob inquired about the following 1) Wages, etc.; 2) Scribble Program; 3) Advisory Board; 4) Revenue enhancement.
CONSTRUCTION:
Jim Muchiarrone reported 1) Fence...Thomas Fence will erect shortly; 2) Stand-offs; A) Croft (manufacturer of docks) advised against; B) Jim will work on cost estimates; 3) Herb Kelly will be looking at need to repair work barge (pontoon); 4) Cost estimate for concrete work - Scott McCall construction; 5) Aaron Eddy is looking at electrical requirements enabling the acquisition of material.
RAMP REPORT:
Closed for the season.
DOCK REPORT:
Denver Spieldenner reported:
PCM 103 available docks / 86 deposits for 2008 received (approx 83%) 51 Feb Payments 28 Paid in full 08 February outstanding payments 04 transient docks 12 vacant
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103 total
***9 Jet Ski rentals for 2008
LAGOON 206 available docks / 180 deposits for 2008 received (approx 87%)
116 Feb payments 48 paid in full 12 February outstanding payments 02 contracts in mail (F-34 and G-19) 19 vacant 04 narrow or shallow 01 damaged (G-17) 04 arranged payments
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206 total
Dock forfeitures to" date for 2008 4 Lagoon (Humphreys, Colvalt, Bufalini & Kinter) 3 PCM (Yokel, Koscevic & Berry)
DOCK REPORT (Continued):
1) JD Berry - Refund of dock (death); 2) YokeI- $250 (wife lost job); 3) Ed Ashcraft will be back next week.
FINANCE:
Tom Belnap Presented proposed Permanent Budget;
BUDGET: Discussions: 1) Director and Accountant approved in budget is not approving individual to Perform position; 2) Gasoline: Conneaut Port Authority vehicles will not leave Port Authority premises Unless approved by Chairman.
GRANTS AND PLANNING:
Bill Cooper North Coast Dredging Coalition 1) Learned; A) Permit: All lands adjacent to federal channels; 1) Good for 7 years; 2) Takes 2 years to get; B) Everyone is in same quandary... too much sand. Talk of forming coalition... Partnership with State of Ohio; 2) Dredging for main channel and Lagoon; A) Want to go down 8-10 feet; 1) Probably will go 8 foot; 2) Step to 6 foot; 3) Spoke to CT Consultants Waterway Safety Grants; A) Needs; 1) More revenue; a) Looking at Phase Two Marina; b) Deadline is April 1st; 1) Cost to put application together and permitting; 2) Permit would be good for 5 years with 2-5 year extension. 4) CT Consultants estimate cost if$1,200, would like to allocate $2,000; 5) Board agreed to have Bill pursue cost to obtain necessary permits for Phase n dock expansion.
MARKETING:
Judy Yesso 1) Brochures are sent out; 2) Need to target marketing area; A) This will cost money.
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LEASES:
John Palo 1) No report (John has been excused from meeting).
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
Joe Raisian 1) Sent letter to Strictland; 2) What’s long range plan for area that spans from break wall to break wall; A) May want to partnership with City; 3) Questions why Conneaut Port Authority authorized the reconstruction of B-Dock (Lagoon) that was not consistent with A-Dock floating system.
HEATER REPAIR IN OFFICE:
1) Burdick Plumbing was checking into GEO Thermo; 2) Bob Best volunteered to do underground boring for gas line; 3) Tom has information of company in Chardon that does GEO Thermo; 4) Looking into cost of solar and windmill.
SECURITY CAMERA:
Larry DeGeorge: A) Digital Video Recorder is back at Pe1co; 1) To replace $3,000; 2) To repair (3 hard drives - $1,119); B) Denver will talk to Larry about options and past lightning damage to equipment.
WEBSITE UPDATE:
DeAnna will keep up to date; 1) Will post minutes; 2) Update officers, etc.
OHIO RECORDS TRAINING (3 Hour Training Session):
1) Judy and Denver attended; A) Need to do several things; 1) Yellow book - records keeping; 2) Has Freedom of Information Act. ..
ADJOURNMENT:
The Chairman of the board entertained a motion to adjourn the board meeting at approximately 9:40 p.m.; moved by Bill Cooper, seconded by Joe Raisian; passed unanimously. .
The next regularly scheduled board meeting will be held Thursday, April7, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. at the Conneaut City Council Chambers.
Respectfully submitted,
Thomas M. Belnap Secretary/Treasurer Denver Spieldenner Chairman
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