Port of Ridgefield
Regular Meeting Minutes
June 8, 2011
Present:Bruce WisemanScott HughesJoe Melroy
Randy MuellerBill ElingBrent Grening
Lee WellsJeanette LudkaLaurie Olin
Wonder BaldwinMarie StephensonJohn Barbieri
Scott FraserByron HankeMarty French
Larry CohenNelson HolmbergKevin Oldham
Emery OldhamDaniel RohrbackTim Shell
Todd Johnson
1. CALL TO ORDER:
Chair Bruce Wiseman called the Port of Ridgefield Commission meeting to order at the hour of 3:00pm and thanked everyone for attending.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Chair Wiseman led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AND MINUTES: Commissioner Melroy made a motion to approve the meeting minutes for the May 25, 2011 regular meeting. Commissioner Scott Hughes seconded the motion. The motion was carried.
4. CORRESPONDENCE:
Brent Grening stated the Port received an invitation to attend the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce Business event on Tuesday, June 28 from 5:00 – 7:00pm at Corwin Beverage. The cost is $10 per member and $30 per non-member. Those attending will contact Wonder Baldwin for registration.
5. CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT:
None
6. FINANCE REPORT:
Payment of the Bills: Commissioner Melroy stated he has reviewed the monthly bills and found them to be property prepared. He made a motion to pay the bills for the month of June. The bills totaled $590,397.56. Commissioner Hughes seconded the motion. The motion was carried.
Jeanette Ludka presented the Cash Report & General Fund Graph for the week of June 6, 2011.
7. OLD BUSINESS:
Resolution 11-227 – A Resolution Amending the Port of Ridgefield’s Comprehensive Scheme of Harbor Improvements and Industrial Developments As Amended in 2010 & 2011: Wine Industry: Commissioner Melroy made a motion to adopt this resolution as presented. Commissioner Hughes seconded the motion. The motion was carried.
8. NEW BUSINESS:
Business Development Report: Randy Mueller provided updates on the following items:
Update – Millers Landing – Staff has given draft copies of the Development Agreement, Design Guidelines, and all of the other related documents to the city. The Port is waiting for feedback from city officials.
Update – Discovery Ridge: Clark County Fire and Rescue has rescheduled the last training burn for June 18. After the burn training, the remaining rubble and debris will be removed from the property.
Francis Naglich from Ecological Land Services has finished delineating the wetlands on the southern portion of the property. The primary wetland of concern is now shown to be .3AC in size, down from .8AC shown by the previous owners. For the Port, this means a savings of tens of thousands of dollars in wetland fill mitigation and a permit timeline that is approximately 6 months instead of 18.
The port has entered into a contract with Woodland-area farmer Matt Peterson of M & J Farms to maintain the property.
Update: Pioneer Street Railroad Overpass – Staff recently turned in a detailed application package for $3.5 million in FY11 Federal transportation funding for the Pioneer Street Railroad Overpass project. The state then ranked all of the projects and submitted their prioritized list to the feds, and our project scored as the number 2 priority of 4 total projects in that category statewide. The number 1 priority was nearby; it was the Carty Unit Pedestrian Bridge.
Update: Port District Redistricting – Staff has retained the services of the GIS Department at Clark County to assist in the work of redistricting the port district. Currently the populations of the individual commission districts are being calculated. Afterwards, staff will modify the commissioner districts to equally distribute the population of the port district into thirds, and bring a draft plan to the commission for consideration.
It is estimated that this work should cost the port less than $1,000 unless multiple revisions are made, in which case the cost may increase. Commissioner Melroy requested that staff research the elimination of commissioner districts and making the commissioners elected “at large” or across the entire Port District.
Resolution No. 2011-229 - A Resolution Ratifying Execution of an Agreement for Land Maintenance for the Purpose of Maintaining District Real Property Consistent with the Pre-Existing Agricultural Use:
Commissioner Melroy made a motion to adopt this resolution as presented. Commissioner Hughes seconded the motion. The motion was carried.
Specialty Analytical Presentation – Alan Hughes introduced Marty French, Laboratory Director for Specialty Analytical which provides environmental and analytical testing services to the Port of Ridgefield. The laboratory analyzes the soil and ground water samples for the Port. Marty briefly explained the chemicals and process used by the laboratory to test the Port’s samples.
Port of Woodland Presentation – Nelson Holmberg, the Executive Director for the Port of Woodland shared the Port of Woodland’s 2020 Strategic Plan via PowerPoint. His presentation outlined the Port of Woodland’s mission and vision statements, organizational and operational values, their strategic goals and key initiatives. The Port of Woodland’s three commissioners are: Dale Boon, Jerry Peterson and Paul Cline.
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Update - Larry Cohen from PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center provided a brief update on the Discovery Pointe property.
He stated that PeaceHealth Southwest is in the process of selecting a Commercial/Retail Developer to expand the efforts to design and build at the property. He also stated that PeaceHealth Southwest looks forward to being more visible in the Ridgefield community.
9. CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT:
Kevin Oldham asked Nelson how the Port of Woodland handles properties that might be affected by the flood plains. Nelson stated the Port of Woodland is currently seeking direction from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
10. ADJOURNMENT:
The regular meeting adjourned at 4:03pm with no further business or public comments. The next regular Commission meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 22 at 3:00pm. The meeting will be held at the Port of Ridgefield office in the downstairs conference room, located at 111 West Division Street in Ridgefield.
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R. Bruce WisemanD. Joe Melroy
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Scott Hughes
Respectfully submitted by
Wonder Baldwin
Administrative Assistant
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