POG Manager Report 1/4-10
+ Presented with Comm. Folkema to the County Commission and
jetty system was once again named the County’s #1 federal priority.
+ Made presentation on the jetty system and wharf project to
the Rockaway Beach City Council.
+ Port Commission Board Meeting.
+ Attended NOHA meeting in Warrenton.
+ Finallized contract for commission review for interim
management with Jennie Messmer and had port attorney review as to form.
+ Messmer visited with port staff on Monday.
+ Reviewed State and Federal grant reimbursement requests for
next month. Finally received last month’s request today! That helped our bank
accounts.
+ Reviewed OCZMA meeting agenda in Newport. Commissioner
Barnett is scheduled to represent us next week.
+ Received Garibaldi Charter letter. Forwarded building
quotes plus the inspection report that we had commissioned on the apartment to
maintenance manager who is working on finalizing bids in the next week or two.
+ Continued to monitor wharf transmittals. 20% of pile have
been driven as of this week. Bergerson may be dropping back to five days.
+ Conversation with governor’s office on Garibaldi’s
permitting needs for dredging the boat basin. There could be a grant program
established next year allowing for a 75% reimbursement on costs related to
permitting with a limit of $30k. Could be a great opportunity for Garibaldi.
+ Continued to field calls related to the manager’s job
opening.
+ Responded to request from MTC Works about getting another
group of summer youth workers to help around port facilities. Will follow up in
spring.
+ Reviewed all invoices for this month and tagged the wharf
invoices for scanning and “special treatment”. This will be the second month in
working through the kinks of making the grant reimbursement process as
efficient as possible so we can get our contractors paid!
+ Received prevailing wage sheets and forward to grant
administrator.
+ Visited Pacific Oyster to see how the Ebel house barge was
doing. They are actually getting it moved out fairly quickly and I think
they’re appreciative of all the help they’re getting from the community.
+ Received a letter of support from Governor’s office that
was originally sent to DC regarding the Water Resources Development Act. Karmen
Fore, who we had met in DC when we visited deFazio’s office, is now working for
the governor and has a great perspective on this issue. Hoping for some success
+ Edited articles that will be appearing in City newsletter
on port activitiy.
+ Received positive response from City regarding the work our
crews did to correct inflow through the RV park into the sewer system.
+ Worked with Jessi to get an “air miles” credit card for
port staff. Our current cards don’t generate any benefit.
+ Talked to Jack Scovel about finishing the design on the
bathroom. Unfortunately, he’s not used to completing a full design set of
building plans with the intent of going out to bid. His approach is to work
with a builder and develop the plans as the project progresses. Unfortunately,
this project will need to wait until the manager is hired.
+ Read draft report from Scott Keillor and summarized
recommendations to the Port on six key opportunity sites. Forward to Scott for
additional comment. Will need to get information out to Commissioner on Monday.
+ Talked to IT guy about backing up our file server,
preparing to change our email system for a more generic “manager” email address
and prepping our backup Windows for interim manager.
+ Received a request for the Hawaiian Chieftain to come into
Port in May. Will need to discuss topic with Bergerson and Hatch about
availability, but it looks like we should be able to accommodate the tall ship.
+ Finalized review of audit and sent back to Accuity to be
published. Should get back from February regular meeting.
+ Follow up with Hatch Mott about slowing down the pilot car
that escorts the pile truck.
+ Conversation with Kari Fleisher in the Assessors Office
about going rate for wharf space. It’s not as high as we’d hope. Looking at an
average of about 70-cents a square foot per month. This will be a key data
point when determining the degree of debt that can be serviced to build the
shells.
+ Talked to US-DOT about finishing the grant agreement. We’ll
need to hire HHPR out of their $150,000 contract to complete the attachments
(scope, budget, etc.) at a cost of about $3500. This is necessary since the
original TIGER application included the wharf and the engineers need to back
those components out now that the pile driving appears to be going smoothly.
+ Wrote letter of support for the Rails and Trails Salmonberry
connectors. Part of a Brownsfield grant opportunity.
+ Talked to Liane Welch about serving on the interview Technical
Committee. She said she’d be happy to help.
+ Updated quite a bit on the website including waiting list,
minutes, policies that have changed over the last quarter.
CALENDAR NEXT WEEK
1/14 Staff Meeting
1/15 Vision Workshop
1/16-17 Kevin’s
Off
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