Business Meeting May 07, 2008
I. OPEN MEETING:
II. GUESTS: Charlie de La Chapelle, Yakima Basin Storage Alliance group
III. 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 no 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 April 21 / 23, 2008
*b. Payables in the amount of $ 40,286.79 for issue on 05/07/08, Payroll in the amount of $ 43,803.35 for issue on 05/05/08 and $ $2,001.49 for issue on 05/07/08 totaling $86,091.63 .
Suggested motion to approve consent agenda:
B. Award bid on the Reith Way and Van Nutley Drive (E. Edison property) road project to Sharpe & Prezzler Construction, the lowest responsible bidder, with a bid of $1,313,509.70 and authorize Amber to sign the contract on behalf of the Port.
Suggested motion to approve:
C. Approve changes to the Travel & Credit Card policy. (See second draft)
Suggested motion to approve:
D. Approve the addition of Workplace Threats & Violence to the personnel policy manual. (See second draft)
Suggested motion to approve:
E. Approve Resolution 2008-07 “A Resolution of the Port Commission of the Port of Sunnyside, Washington, authorizing the conveyance of equipment for production of oil for bio-diesel fuel, and further authorizing the assignment of all interest of the Port of Sunnyside in and to that certain Use and Lease Agreement with Natural Selection Farms, Inc., and related interests and collateral, to be assigned to the Washington State Department of Agriculture in satisfaction of all of the Port of Sunnyside obligations to the Washington State Department of Agriculture for the Energy Freedom Loan.”
Suggested motion to approve:
F. Approve having HDR to reevaluate the Anaerobic Treatment Feasibility Study at a cost not exceed $9,850 and authorize Amber to sign on behalf of the Port.
Suggested motion to approve:
IV. GENERAL COMMENTS:
A. Staff Comments: B. Commissioner Comments C. Citizen Comments
V. NOTICE ITEMS:
Tri-Chamber Social will be held May 8th (gosh where has the year gone) at Airfield Estates in Prosser from 5:30 - 7pm.
WPPA Spring Meeting is scheduled for May 14&15 in Vancouver, WA at the Hilton. Please let me know if you plan to attend so Vernita can make the reservations. I have requested information about the committee meetings Wednesday morning to see if anyone is interested in attending them. Jay will be attending the economic development and environmental committee meetings.
Port of Benton is celebrating their 50th Anniversary on Saturday May 24th at Milbrandt Vineyards from 4-7 p.m. at Vintner’s Village in Prosser.
PNWA Mid Year Meeting is scheduled for June 18-20 at the Otter Crest Inn in Otter Rock, Oregon. I have included a copy of the agenda, please let me know if you are planning to attend so we can make reservations.
Commissioners Seminar, Semiahmoo Resort, Blaine on July 20-22,
VI. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Requested for Real Estate as allowed under RCW 42.30.110 Subsection C.
VII. ADJOURNMENT: