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Port Commission Meeting Minutes

 

BOARD OF PORT COMMISSIONERS

REGULAR MEETING

WEDNESDAY –November 25, 2010

 

MINUTES

I.          CALL TO ORDER

8:00 A.M.: Chairman Garcia, presiding

Commissioners Present: Secretary Lorianna Kastrop; Vice Chairman Richard S. Claire; and, Chairman, Ralph A. Garcia, Jr.

Commissioners Absent: Richard A. Dodge; Larry R. Aikins

Staff Present:    Executive Director, Michael J. Giari; Special Counsel to Port, Francois X. Sorba; Director of Finance & Administration, Cynthia D. Hampton; Assistant Manager of Operations, Eric Napralla; Accounting Clerk, Linda Hawkins; and, Executive Assistant, Rita F. Artist

Commissioner Claire led the Pledge of Allegiance.

II.         APPROVAL OF MINUTES

A Motion to Approve Minutes of Regular Meeting of October 14, 2009 was made by Commissioner Claire and Seconded by Commissioner Kastrop. The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote of all Commissioners present. Commissioners Aikins and Dodge were absent.

A Motion to Approve Minutes of Regular Meeting of October 28, 2009 was made by Commissioner Kastrop and Seconded by Commissioner Claire. The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote of all Commissioners present. Commissioners Aikins and Dodge were absent.

III.        CLAIMS

A Motion to Approve Claims was made by Commissioner Kastrop and it was seconded by Commissioner Claire. The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote of all Commissioners present. Commissioners Aikins and Dodge were absent.

IV.        ORDINANCE

A.   ORDINANCE DELETING THE POSITION OF MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CREATING THE POSITION OF MANAGER OF DEVELOPMENT AND COMPLIANCE OF THE PORT OF REDWOOD CITY, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, IN CONFLICT HEREWITH

Executive Director Giari explained that the position of Manager of Economic Development has been vacant. Based upon the current needs of the Port, Staff is proposing to establish a new position that incorporates many of the responsibilities of the former position but also incorporates responsibilities with existing and prospective customers of the Port in the areas of security, environmental compliance, and safety programs. The new position would be Manager of Development and Compliance. In order to implement this, the Port Salary Ordinance would be amended to delete the position of Manager of Economic Development and add the position of Manager of Development and Compliance. That would be the only change in the Salary Ordinance.

A Motion to Introduce the Ordinance and Waive the Reading Thereof was made by Commissioner Claire and Seconded by Commissioner Kastrop. The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote of all Commissioners present. Commissioners Aikins and Dodge were absent.

V.         RESOLUTION

  • RESOLUTION APPROVING  SUBLEASE AGREEMENT – (Portside Investors – Phase I Lease Agreement) – (AVINGER, INC.)
  • RESOLUTION APPROVING  SUBLEASE AGREEMENT – (Portside Investors – Phase I Lease Agreement) – (SPORT TECH CHIROPRACTIC)
  • RESOLUTION APPROVING  SUBLEASE AGREEMENT – (Portside Investors – Phase I Lease Agreement) – (ACTIVECOMM LABS, LLC)
  • RESOLUTION APPROVING SECOND AMENDMENT TO SUBLEASE AGREEMENT – (Portside Investors – Phase I Lease Agreement) – (BAUMANN & HURLIMANN)

Resolutions A, B, C, and D were handled as one item and a Motion to Approve was made by Commissioner Kastrop. It was seconded by Commissioner Claire. The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote of all Commissioners present. Commissioners Aikins and Dodge were absent.

VI.        PRESENTATION/REPORT

by Cynthia D. Hampton, Director of Finance & Administration


A.  Quarterly Financial Results – (September 30, 2009 Comparative Results)       

Ms. Hampton presented the fiscal year to date financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.  She compared actual results to both budget and last year, and explained noteworthy differences. While overall actual results were significantly better than budget, Ms. Hampton cautioned that results for the second quarter of the year are not expected to be as good as the first quarter, and that year to date actual results would likely align more closely with budget by the end of the first half of the fiscal year, December 31, 2009.

Commissioner Kastrop asked how much of the Operating Expense reduction is due to cost avoidance or postponement of expenditures.  

Ms. Hampton replied that the Port has a balanced budget which made reasonable assumptions but there are always timing differences. At this point, there are no budgeted items that have been delayed or cut.

            B.  CERTIFIED QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT – (For Quarter Ended Sept 30, 2009)

Ms. Hampton presented the certified quarterly investment report and reported that interest earnings were below budget. While the FY10 budget assumed a conservative interest earnings rate of 1.00%, the Port’s largest investment, in LAIF, had earned only 0.90% for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.

VII.       PUBLIC COMMENT: 

None

VIII.      MATTERS OF BOARD INTEREST:

Chairman Garcia wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving on behalf of the Port Commission.

IX.        EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT:

Executive Director Giari announced that Eric Napralla has accepted the Port’s offer to take the newly created position of Manager of Development and Compliance. Napralla has been with the Port for a little over three years as Assistant Manager of Operations and has excelled in all of our expectations for that position. As Manager of Development and Compliance, Napralla will use his experience and abilities in security and environmental programs and also work with Port customers in terms of their current business as well as prospective Port customers in terms of new business that might be available to the Port.  We are very pleased to have Napralla in this new position and Staff has already started to look at filling the position of Assistant Manager of Operations.

            Port Commissioners congratulated Napralla on his new position.

            Giari next reported on the current Channel Maintenance project that is going very well. The Corps of Engineers’ contractor, Manson-Dutra, expects to complete ahead of schedule and within the next two weeks. The channel will then be surveyed by the Corps of Engineers and the survey information will be distributed to the Bar Pilots, who make adjustments for what the draft will be for ships coming into the Port.

X.         ADJOURNMENT

At 8:19 a.m. Chairman Garcia requested that the Commission adjourn to its next regularly scheduled Meeting of December 9, 2009.

A Motion to Adjourn was made by Commissioner Kastrop and it was seconded by Commissioner Claire. The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote of all Commissioners present. Commissioners Aikins and Dodge were absent.