Business Meeting September 19, 2007
I. OPEN MEETING:
II. ACTION ITEMS:
A. Consent Agenda
*All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be
separate discussion of these items at the Business Meeting unless a Commissioner so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.
*a. Minutes of the Meetings held on September 05, 2007.
*b. Payable Warrants in the amount of $203,572.54 for issue on 09/20/07 and Payroll Warrants in the amount of $26,097.31 for issue on 09/20/07 totaling $229,669.85.
Suggested motion to approve consent agenda:
B. Approve proceeding with the roofing project on the Murray Road rental house and award the contract to Saldana Construction at a cost of $14,013.32, authorizing Amber to sign on behalf of the Port.
Suggested motion to approve:
C. Approve proceeding with the flooring portion of the incubator project and award the contract to Bieber Bros Fashion Floors at a cost of $5,279.00 authorizing Amber to sign on behalf of the Port.
Suggested motion to approve:
D. Approve staff recommendation to reject one of the proposals to lease irrigation or pasture ground as non-responsive, as it lacked the required farm plan and proof of ability to perform the lease in addition to a per acre rent amount. This proposal only contained a rent amount. Additionally, the potential lessee has rented ground from us in the past with less than positive results.
Suggested motion to approve:
E. Approve leasing approximately 36 acres located on Ray Road to Mr. Rick Nading at $100 per acre plus leasehold, irrigation and assessments for 5 years and authorize Jay to sign on behalf of the Port.
Suggested motion to approve:
F. Approve leasing approximately 106 acres located on E. Edison Road to Mr. Randy Schutt at $125 per acre plus leasehold, irrigation and assessments for 5 years and authorize Jay to sign on behalf of the Port.
Suggested motion to approve:
G. Approve leasing approximately 150 acres located on Murray & S. Emerald Roads to Mr. Jim Cuddy at $110 per acre plus leasehold, irrigation and assessments for 5 years and authorize Jay to sign on behalf of the Port.
Suggested motion to approve:
H. Approve leasing approximately 32 acres located on McLean & Alexander Roads to Mr. Rodney Jones at $74 per acre plus leasehold, irrigation and assessments for 5 years and authorize Jay to sign on behalf of the Port.
Suggested motion to approve:
I. Approve contracting with Columbia Basin Railroad to repair two rail crossing, one that connects fields G & FW and one connecting D & B at a cost of $7,877.54 and authorize Amber to sign on behalf of the Port.
Suggested motion to approve:
J. Approve Resolution 2007-09 “ A Resolution Declaring Excess Personal Property & Authorizing the Disposal of Excess Personal Property”.
Suggested motion to approve:
K Approve the purchase of a 6'X12' dump trailer at a cost of $6,987 plus applicable tax.
Suggested motion to approve:
III. GENERAL COMMENTS:
A. Staff Comments:
B. Commissioner Comments
C. Citizen Comments
IV. NOTICE ITEMS:
V. ADJOURNMENT:
You will be happier if you give people a bit of your heart
Rather than a piece of your mind!!