Chief
05-23-2008, 05:45 PM
VANCOUVER, Wash. – When the Port of Vancouver USA Board of Commissioners meets on Tuesday, May 27, the agenda will include a resolution regarding Martin Island, and six other action items.
The resolution to authorize the use of eminent domain to gain ownership Martin Island, and the rest of the agenda items will come before Commissioners Brian Wolfe, Nancy Baker and Jerry Oliver for discussion and action.
The meeting is set to begin at 9:30 a.m., in the Commission Room at the port’s administration building, located at 3103 NW Lower River Road in Vancouver.
Other action items include: Approval of a consulting services contract for an unloading facility at the Kinder-Morgan facility; approval of a first amendment to the port’s lease with Rest-A-Phone Corporation; approval of an easement between the port and Clark Public Utilities at the IMS Electronics Recycling facility; authorization to purchase a mobile harbor crane; authorization to award a change order to David Evans and Associates for schedule one rail design work; and a request for approval of United Grain Company’s “Prior Notification for Request of Expenditure” from the Repair and Replacement (R&R) Fund for facility improvements; and Addendum Two to the Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) with Alcoa Aluminum, Inc.
Resolution regarding Martin Island
The Columbia River Channel Improvement Project is well underway, with more than 50 percent of the project complete, and taking action to gain ownership of Martin Island to compensate for the habitat changes that occur due to the project is critical to the continuation of the project. The purchase of mitigation land on the Washington side of the river is still to be complete, so the use of eminent domain is an option that is required by Federal regulations to complete the project. Most of the project is being paid for by the Federal government, while the remainder is paid through a local match.
The result of a completed eminent domain action, if required, means the land owners will be paid at least fair market value for their property.
In order to renew the water quality certification issued by the Washington Department of Ecology, the ports of Vancouver, Kalama and Longview need to take action toward acquiring mitigation property by the June 23. If not, dredging would stop, which could cost the project upwards of $125,000 per day that the dredging equipment sits idle. If that were to occur, and the water quality certification not be renewed, completion of the project could be delayed by a number of years and require a costly and lengthy, new National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) review.
A public hearing on the issue will be held during the meeting. Citizens wishing to address the commission will be asked to limit their comments to three minutes.
Kinder-Morgan Bulk Facility
Before construction can begin on the West Vancouver Freight Access Project Schedule 3 (internal to the port), the relocation and replacement of the Kinder-Morgan Unloading Facility needs to happen. The commission will be asked to authorize Paulson to sign a consulting services agreement with Westmar Engineering (Kirkland, Wash.) for the not-to-exceed amount of $472,110 for work to be provided in the areas of project management, engineering, bidding assistance and construction oversight.
Port staff completed the Request for Qualifications and selection process earlier in the year and found Westmar Engineering to be the most qualified of the two teams that applied for the work.
Construction of this replacement facility is expected to begin in early 2009.
Rest-A-Phone Corporation
Rest-A-Phone Corporation (a.k.a. ABC Plastics), a long-time port tenant, has requested a three year extension on its lease, with two additional three year options to renew, effective August 1, 2008. ABC Plastics/Rest-A-Phone leases approximately 12,500 square feet of warehouse space from the port, where nine permanent employees work. At peak times, the plastics company expands up to as many as 25 employees by using temporary workforce labor.
Income to the port for the three year extension will be $203,760, plus leasehold excise tax, insurance and Common Area Maintenance (CAM) fees.
The commission will be asked to approve the first amendment to the lease between the port and Rest-A-Phone Corporation.
Easement with Clark Public Utilities
In order to accommodate a new electronics shredder at IMS Electronics Recycling, which culminates a significant facilities upgrade project at the port’s building 2401, facilities for the additional electric service was required, and installed by port maintenance crews. As a result, an additional easement is required for Clark Public Utilities to install the electrical service line to the transformer.
The commission will be asked to authorize an easement between the Port of Vancouver and Clark Public Utilities for new electrical transmission lines to IMS Electronics Recycling.
Purchase of a Mobile Harbor Crane
Since 2006, the Port of Vancouver has become globally recognized as a wind power and project cargo port for regional, national and international projects. As a result of the port’s success in attracting additional wind and project cargos, a second mobile harbor crane is needed to ensure the port can meet its commitments to current and future customers.
As indicated in the approved 2008 Port of Vancouver budget, $2,405,000 is authorized for expenditure in 2008, with the balance planned to be paid in the first quarter of 2009. It is anticipated that the cost to purchase the crane (including shipping, handling, installation charges, and state sales tax) would not exceed $5.5 million.
The commission will be asked to authorize Paulson to purchase a mobile harbor crane for an amount not to exceed $5.5 million.
Change Order to Professional Services Contract
The commission will be asked to authorize change order No. 1 to a professional services contract with David Evans and Associates to complete design revisions to the “Alternative Replacement Improvements” on the West Vancouver Freight Access Schedule 1 rail project, which increases the amount of the contract by $99,536.60, for a not-to-exceed total contract amount of $1,641,775.60.
Repair and Replacement Fund
The commission will be asked to approve United Grain Corporation’s “Prior Notification for Request for Expenditure” from the Repair and Replacement Fund for improvements to a conveyor system at an estimated cost of $3.7 million, and authorize Paulson to approve United Grain’s request for expenditure when submitted to the port.
Addendum No. 2 to Purchase & Sale Agreement with Alcoa
The commission will be asked to authorize Addendum No. 2 to the purchase and sale agreement (PSA) with Alcoa, which ends litigation between the Port of Vancouver and Alcoa. The agreement provides for certainty of the sale closing on March 31, 2009, but allows for the port to lease property from Alcoa where wind power components will be stored in the third and fourth quarters of 2008. The lease will come before the commission for authorization at its June 5 meeting.
The meeting will be televised live on CVTV, and will be streamed live on www.cvtv.org.
About the Port of Vancouver USA
While working on some of the most important port development on the U.S. West Coast, the Port of Vancouver USA is cooperating with its tenants and customers to schedule and maximize business potential during construction. The end result will show why the port is “On Track to the Future,” as the completed developments will mean expansion of business and resulting new jobs for the community.
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.
– POV –
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Nelson Holmberg
Communications Manager
Port of Vancouver USA
3103 NW Lower River Road
Vancouver, WA 98660
360-992-1107 - direct
360-518-2553 - mobile
nholmberg@portvanusa.com
The resolution to authorize the use of eminent domain to gain ownership Martin Island, and the rest of the agenda items will come before Commissioners Brian Wolfe, Nancy Baker and Jerry Oliver for discussion and action.
The meeting is set to begin at 9:30 a.m., in the Commission Room at the port’s administration building, located at 3103 NW Lower River Road in Vancouver.
Other action items include: Approval of a consulting services contract for an unloading facility at the Kinder-Morgan facility; approval of a first amendment to the port’s lease with Rest-A-Phone Corporation; approval of an easement between the port and Clark Public Utilities at the IMS Electronics Recycling facility; authorization to purchase a mobile harbor crane; authorization to award a change order to David Evans and Associates for schedule one rail design work; and a request for approval of United Grain Company’s “Prior Notification for Request of Expenditure” from the Repair and Replacement (R&R) Fund for facility improvements; and Addendum Two to the Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) with Alcoa Aluminum, Inc.
Resolution regarding Martin Island
The Columbia River Channel Improvement Project is well underway, with more than 50 percent of the project complete, and taking action to gain ownership of Martin Island to compensate for the habitat changes that occur due to the project is critical to the continuation of the project. The purchase of mitigation land on the Washington side of the river is still to be complete, so the use of eminent domain is an option that is required by Federal regulations to complete the project. Most of the project is being paid for by the Federal government, while the remainder is paid through a local match.
The result of a completed eminent domain action, if required, means the land owners will be paid at least fair market value for their property.
In order to renew the water quality certification issued by the Washington Department of Ecology, the ports of Vancouver, Kalama and Longview need to take action toward acquiring mitigation property by the June 23. If not, dredging would stop, which could cost the project upwards of $125,000 per day that the dredging equipment sits idle. If that were to occur, and the water quality certification not be renewed, completion of the project could be delayed by a number of years and require a costly and lengthy, new National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) review.
A public hearing on the issue will be held during the meeting. Citizens wishing to address the commission will be asked to limit their comments to three minutes.
Kinder-Morgan Bulk Facility
Before construction can begin on the West Vancouver Freight Access Project Schedule 3 (internal to the port), the relocation and replacement of the Kinder-Morgan Unloading Facility needs to happen. The commission will be asked to authorize Paulson to sign a consulting services agreement with Westmar Engineering (Kirkland, Wash.) for the not-to-exceed amount of $472,110 for work to be provided in the areas of project management, engineering, bidding assistance and construction oversight.
Port staff completed the Request for Qualifications and selection process earlier in the year and found Westmar Engineering to be the most qualified of the two teams that applied for the work.
Construction of this replacement facility is expected to begin in early 2009.
Rest-A-Phone Corporation
Rest-A-Phone Corporation (a.k.a. ABC Plastics), a long-time port tenant, has requested a three year extension on its lease, with two additional three year options to renew, effective August 1, 2008. ABC Plastics/Rest-A-Phone leases approximately 12,500 square feet of warehouse space from the port, where nine permanent employees work. At peak times, the plastics company expands up to as many as 25 employees by using temporary workforce labor.
Income to the port for the three year extension will be $203,760, plus leasehold excise tax, insurance and Common Area Maintenance (CAM) fees.
The commission will be asked to approve the first amendment to the lease between the port and Rest-A-Phone Corporation.
Easement with Clark Public Utilities
In order to accommodate a new electronics shredder at IMS Electronics Recycling, which culminates a significant facilities upgrade project at the port’s building 2401, facilities for the additional electric service was required, and installed by port maintenance crews. As a result, an additional easement is required for Clark Public Utilities to install the electrical service line to the transformer.
The commission will be asked to authorize an easement between the Port of Vancouver and Clark Public Utilities for new electrical transmission lines to IMS Electronics Recycling.
Purchase of a Mobile Harbor Crane
Since 2006, the Port of Vancouver has become globally recognized as a wind power and project cargo port for regional, national and international projects. As a result of the port’s success in attracting additional wind and project cargos, a second mobile harbor crane is needed to ensure the port can meet its commitments to current and future customers.
As indicated in the approved 2008 Port of Vancouver budget, $2,405,000 is authorized for expenditure in 2008, with the balance planned to be paid in the first quarter of 2009. It is anticipated that the cost to purchase the crane (including shipping, handling, installation charges, and state sales tax) would not exceed $5.5 million.
The commission will be asked to authorize Paulson to purchase a mobile harbor crane for an amount not to exceed $5.5 million.
Change Order to Professional Services Contract
The commission will be asked to authorize change order No. 1 to a professional services contract with David Evans and Associates to complete design revisions to the “Alternative Replacement Improvements” on the West Vancouver Freight Access Schedule 1 rail project, which increases the amount of the contract by $99,536.60, for a not-to-exceed total contract amount of $1,641,775.60.
Repair and Replacement Fund
The commission will be asked to approve United Grain Corporation’s “Prior Notification for Request for Expenditure” from the Repair and Replacement Fund for improvements to a conveyor system at an estimated cost of $3.7 million, and authorize Paulson to approve United Grain’s request for expenditure when submitted to the port.
Addendum No. 2 to Purchase & Sale Agreement with Alcoa
The commission will be asked to authorize Addendum No. 2 to the purchase and sale agreement (PSA) with Alcoa, which ends litigation between the Port of Vancouver and Alcoa. The agreement provides for certainty of the sale closing on March 31, 2009, but allows for the port to lease property from Alcoa where wind power components will be stored in the third and fourth quarters of 2008. The lease will come before the commission for authorization at its June 5 meeting.
The meeting will be televised live on CVTV, and will be streamed live on www.cvtv.org.
About the Port of Vancouver USA
While working on some of the most important port development on the U.S. West Coast, the Port of Vancouver USA is cooperating with its tenants and customers to schedule and maximize business potential during construction. The end result will show why the port is “On Track to the Future,” as the completed developments will mean expansion of business and resulting new jobs for the community.
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.
– POV –
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Nelson Holmberg
Communications Manager
Port of Vancouver USA
3103 NW Lower River Road
Vancouver, WA 98660
360-992-1107 - direct
360-518-2553 - mobile
nholmberg@portvanusa.com