PORf OT REDWOOD CIIY
Setv¡ng Silicon Volley
ó75 Seaport Boulevcsrd
Redwood City, Colifornio 940ó3 55óB
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PORT OF REDWOOD CITY
BOARD OF PORT COMMISSIONERS REGUIAR MEETING
- MAY 14,2014
WEDNESDAY
MINUTES
CAI.I TO ORDER
B:00 A.M.: Choir Kostrop, presiding
Commissioners Present: Richord A. Dodge; Secreiory, Rolph Gorcio; ond, Choir, Lorionno
Kostrop
CommissÍoners Absent: Vice Choir, Thomos Cronin; Commíssioner RÍchord S. Cloire
Stoff Present: Execuiíve DÍrector, Michoel J. Giori; Monoger of Operotions, Donold K.
Snomon; Monoger of Environmenlol, Security, ond Sofety Progroms, Christopher Fojkos;
Accounfíng Clerk, Lindo Howkins; Admínistrotive Assistont, Morgoret Astesono; ond.
Execufive Assistont, Rifo F. Artíst
Commissioner Dodge led the Pledge of Allegionce.
lt.
ilt.
A Motion io Approve the Minufes of the Aprîl 9, 2014 PorI
Commission Meeting wos mode by Commissioner Gorcio. lt wos seconded by
Commissioner Dodge. The Motion possed by o unonimous voice voie of oll
Commissioners presenl. Commissioners Cloire ond Cronin were obsent.
APPROVAI OF MINUTES:
A Motion fo Approve the Cloims of Port Commission Meetings doted 41412014;
5l9l2}l4 wos mode by Commissioner Gorcio. lt wos seconded by
Commissíoner Dodge. The Moiion possed by o unonimous voice vote of oll Commîssioners
CLAIMS:
4/1512014; 4125/2014; ond
present. Commissioners Cloire ond Cronin were obsent.
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PUBl.lC COMMENT: Rîck Gilmore. Reor Commodore of SequoÍo Yocht Club (SYC),
commented thot SYC will be host to the óth onnuol Westpoint Regotto ond on lslond Tlme
Porty on Soturdoy, July 5,2014. SYC petitioned the YRA (lhe premier yocht rocing
ossociotion of Son Froncísco Boy) to odd the Westpoint Regotto to their rocíng colendor
this yeor. The YRA Circuit Roces ore o speciol series of destinotion roces chorocterized by
o soilboot roce copped off by o porty of the destinotion yocht club. The YRA gronted
SYC's request, moking this is o unique ond prestigious opportunity for Sequoio Yocht Club
ond the Port of Redwood City lo promote recreotÍonol booTing in the South Boy.
Gilmore exploined thoi it is possible thot o hundred boots ond severol hundred booters
will porticipote. Some boots will berth in the Redwood City MorÍno but the mojorily of
overflow boots will stoy of Westpoint Horbor. Boolers stoying of Westpoint Horbor will be
tronsported by bus to the Sequoio Yocht Club so they con porficipote in their octivities.
SYC would like to utilize the porking oreo odjocent io ils club for porty overflow ond food
service vehicles.
Commissioner Dodge osked ¡f SYC will need speciol event insuronce for July
Stn
the Port os on odditionol insured. Execufive Director Giori responded ihot
noming
SYC os o
tenont of the Port hos insuronce which covers speciol events ond nomes the Port os on
odditionol insured. However, Giori soid thot the Port wíll osk SYC to provide speciol event
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Richord S, Cloire
14,2014
REGULAR MEETING
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lom Cronin
Richord "Dick' Dodge
Rolph A Gorcia, Jr,
Loricsnna KosÍrop
PORT OT REDWOOD CITY
Setving Sìlicon Volley
675 Seoport Boulevord
Redwood CitV, ColÌfornio 940ó3 55óB
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ínsuronce specificolly for the July 5tn Regotto ond lslond Time Porty, with the odditionol
insured endorsement.
Commissioner Dodge osked how booters would get bock up the Boy ofter the Porty ond
Gilmore exploined thot mosl will sleep on lheir boois, hove breokfosf of lhe Yocht Club
the next mornÍng ond soil bock on July gtn.
Commissioner Dodge osked if the increosed number of booters ond vehicles would be o
conflict with ihe 4tn of July fireworks disploy thot tokes ploce of the Port, either ihis yeor or
next. Giori exploined thot busing the boolers to ond from Weslpoint Horbor will help to
ollevíote o conflict wilh porkíng- Port stoff hos been working with SYC on this yeor's event
ond hos hod no discussion with SYC regording o recuning evenT ín 2015.
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RESOTUTIONS
A.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SPECIAL EVENT WITHIN CERTAIN AREA OF THE PORT OF
(4rH OF JULy CELEBRATTON)
REDWOOD C|TY
Executive DÍrector Gioricommented lhot lhe City of Redwood City hos requested use of
Port focilities to conduct o fireworks disploy on the 4n of July. The City is conlinuing to
toke the leod to host ihe 20 minute high oeriol show ond provide on site entertoinment
prior to the show.
Christopher Fojkos, Monoger of Environmentol, Security, ond Sofely Progroms, exploined
thot lhis yeor's fireworks dîsploy will functíon much like ihe one lost yeor. The disploy will
be conducted by o licensed fîreworks compony, Pyrospecfoculors, lnc., from the end of
Whorf 4 ond there will be o ó00 foot security zone oround the whorf, os per U.S. Coost
Guord regulotÍon. Troffic will ingress/egress the Port vio Seoport Boulevord ond there will
be o bond ploying in the public occess oreo odjocent fo the Portside offices from 7:009:ì5 p.m.
Fojkos commented thot in oddition to the City, sponsors ínclude the presenting sponsor,
RocketFuel, on odvertising fech compony; Focebook; Sores Regis; lnformotico; Son
Moteo Credit Union, One Morino; ond the Port of Redwood City.
Choir Kostrop osked Sioff to send o press releose to the City ond post os much
informolion os possible obout ihe events toking ploce on the 4th on the Port's website in
order for the public to understond thot porking of the Port is limited ond they will need to
orrive eorly in hopes of obtoining o porking spoce.
Commissioner Dodge commented thot porking will be ollowed on Seoport Boulevord up
to the enTronce lo Pocific Shores Center. He osked if onyone hod tolked to Pocific Shores
stoff obout ollowing public porking in their lots. Giori exploined thot Pocific Shores hove
been osked in post yeors but they prefened to keep il closed ond posted security guords
oi iheir entronce to prevenT unouthorized cors from driving onio Pocific Shores Center
property. Dodge commented thot since lnformolico ond RocketFuel ore both cosponsors of the fireworks disploy, someone should osk them to reconsider.
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Potl Commisstoners
Richord S, Cloi¡e
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REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF PORT COMMISSIONERS
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lorn Cronin
Richord "Dick" Dodge
Rolltlt A, Gorcia,
Lorionno Koslrop
Jr,
PORT OT REDWOOD CIfY
Setv¡ng S¡licon Vollev
ó75 Seoport Boulevord
Redwood Cily, Colifornia 94063 55óB
ó50 30ó 4t50 FAX ó50 3ó9 7ó3ó
E-n1oil:
poilafrc@redwoodcilyporl,com
A Motion to
AdopT wos mode by Commissioner Dodge. lt wos seconded by
Commissioner Gorcio. The motion possed by o unonimous voÍce vote of oll
Commissioners present. Commissioners Cloire ond Cronin were obsent.
B. RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A GENERAL INCREASE IN
RATES FOR
TERMINAL TARIFF NO. 8
Executive Director Giori exploined thot Toríff No. I is the Port's shipping ond operotions
toriff thot sets rules ond regulotions os well os rotes ond chorges for services ond use of
the Port's whorves ond corgo hondling oreos. Lost yeor the Port Commission opproved o
Generol Rote lncreose (GRl) of 2%. Mosi of the Colifornio ports did Ihe some lhing, with
the exception of the contoiner ports of Ooklond. Los Angeles ond Long Beoch. To be
consistent with Pocific Northwest ports, which toke on onnuol GRl, the Colifornio
Assocíotion of Port Authorities (CAPA) provides to its members the Consumer Price lndex
(CPl) from the index used by ihe Pocific Northwest porfs, which for 2013 wos 1.8%.
Giori soid the proposed GRI for Toriff No. B is 27" or $0.01, whichever is greoter. li is slightly
less thon the CPI of the SF-Ooklond-Son Jose region, which wos 2-6% in 2013. Exceptions
ond other chonges to Toriff No. B include line hondlÍng rotes thoT were increosed by 6%;
on odministrotive fee of l0% thot will be odded to the cost of providing security guords
required by the Port's Focility Security Plon; qnd o new possenger fee for lnter-city
Coosiol Ferries of $1.80. Possenger fees for cruise ships ond excursÍon vessels were
increosed by more thon 2%.
The proposed GRI will generote odditionol revenue io the Port estimofed to be
opproximotely $40,000 in FYl5. The new rotes ond chorges ore competilive with toriff
rotes of other commerciol ports in Colifornio ond ore círculofed to ofher CAPA ports prior
to going Ínto effect. The chonges io Port Toriff No. B, if opproved, would go into effect on
July 1,2O14.
Commissioner Dodge osked Gíori if o fee of $1.80 per ferry possenger would be collected
when orriving or deporting from the Port ond osked how thot compores to other ports.
Giori confirmed the fee ond soid thot the Port of Son Froncisco chorges $1.75lper
possenger but thot he didn't hove informolion from other ports of this iime.
A MoTion to Adopt wos mode by Commissioner Gorcio. lt wos seconded by
Commissioner Dodge. The motion possed by o unonimous voice vote of oll
Commissioners present. Commissioners Cloire ond Cronin were obsent.
C.
RESOLUTION APPROVING CERTAIN BENEFITS TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEE OF THE PORT OF
REDWOOD CITY
Executive Dlrector Giori exploined thot the proposed resolufÍon Ís on exception to some
of the policies the Port hos involving benefits for Port employees. Due to the scheduled
refírement of Cynthio Hompton, Director of Finonce & Administrotion, on Moy 12,2014,
recruiiment for this position begon in Morch. Over 70 responses were received ond ofter
reviewing resumes ond interviewing for the position, lhe position wos offered to ond
occepted by Mr. Rojesh Sewok. Mr. Sewok is cunently o Senior Accountont with the City
of Redwood City where he hos worked for 9 yeors.
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Porl Commissioners
Riclnrd S, Claire
14,2014
REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF PORT COMIUISSIONERS
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lorn Cronin
Richord "Dick" Dodge
Rolph A. Gorcia,
Lorionnct Koslrop
Jr,
PORT OF REDWOOD CIIY
Setv¡ng S¡licon Volley
ó75 Sectporl Boulevard
Redwood City, Calif ornic: I 40ó3- 55óB
ó50 30ó 4t50 FAX ó50 3ó9 7ó3ó
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The Port provides
to its employees certoin benefits thot, wiïh the exception of Colifornio
retirement ond denlol insuronce coveroge, ore different thon the benefits provided
lo employees of the City. Mr. Sewok requested thof certoin benefits he is receiving of the
City continue with his employment by ihe Port. Specificolly. those benefits ore: fo be
crediled for his 9 yeors of prior service with the City iowords the rote of vocotion occruol;
to continue the medicol insuronce coveroge provided to him ond his fomily through
Anthem Blue Cross; ond to continue to be eligible for post employment retiree medicol
insuronce benefiiPERS
Giori exploined thot Mr. Sewok's knowledge ond experience moke him uniquely
quolified for lhe position of Monoger of Finonce & Adminístrotion of the Port. The benefits
requested ond offered to Mr. Sewok hove minor or no odditionol costs to the Port
compored to benefiis currently provided to Port employees. Withdrowing the offer of the
specified benefits to Mr. Sewok would result in negotive finonciol impocts lo him
compored to his cunent employment with the City.
Commissioner Gorcio osked if on opplicont who hod not worked for the City hod been
hired, would these some proposols hove been considered. GiorÍ exploined thot they
would hove been considered on on individuol bosis. lt hos been our experience in
recruiting for this position to find thot the condidotes with the best quolificoiions ond
experience were currently employed by cilies or public ogencies with benefits similor to
those requested by Mr. Sewok. Giori recommended thot the Port's benefits, which were
lost updoted in 1999, be reviewed, possibly compored io the City's benefifs ond
evoluoted by the Personnel Committee.
Commissioner Dodge suggested thol becouse the new employee is on o ó-months
probotion period, thot vocotÍon iime not be occrued during thot ó-month time period
but on ó-months plus l-doy of employment, lhe new employee occrue vocotion time
retroocTive to his dote of hire.
Dodge olso osked if this resolulion conflicts in ony woy wiih lhe Port's cunent policy of
Port poying 75% of on employee's medicol ond fhe employee poyíng 25%. Giori
responded thot the exception does nol oddress fhot. lt only ollows ihis employee to poy
for his own Anthem Blue Cross. The omount of reimbursemenf by the Port for this
employee to poy for his own medicolcoveroge is equol to75% of the Koiser premíum for
similor coveroge.
A Motion to Adopt wos mode by Commissioner Dodge. lt wos seconded by
Commissioner Gorcio. The moiion possed by o unonimous voíce vote of oll
CommissÍoners present. Commissioners Cloire ond Cronin were obseni.
vt.
REPORTS:
A. Fiscol Yeor To Dole Morch
31
,2014 Unoudited Finonciol Results
Executive Director Giori reported thot these Unoudited FÌnoncÌol results ore for the first
three quorters of tY2014 through Morch 3lst. He commented thot it is interestîng thot
whqt is seen in the third quorter report is going to follow through to fhe end of the yeor.
The totol Operoting Revenue is up compored to budget ond to lost yeor. The Operoting
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Richord S. Cloire
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BOARD OF PORT COMMISSIONERS
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lom Cronin
Richorcl "Dick" Dodge
Rolph A Gorcio, Jr.
LorÌonna Kosltop
PORT OT REDWOOD CITY
Setv¡ng Silicon Volley
ó/5 Seoporl Boulevard
Redwood Citt,, ço,,,o,n o I40ó3'55óB
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Expenses ore down so the bottom line is betier ond it looks líke it will continue through the
end of FY2014. Giori soid there ore severol reosons for it. The revenues ore portiolly driven
by the increose in morifime octivily. Totol Operoting Expenses ore higher thon lost yeor
becouse of increosed octivity bul lower thon budget. The Administrotive port of
Operoting Expenses is down becouse lost yeor's budgei included on Administrofive
position, which wos not filled.
Giori commenied thoi depreciotion port-wide is chonging. The fÍnol month for omortizing
deprecíotion for the berth mointenonce dredging ron out in Februory 2014. This will resuli
in o reduction of opproximotely $35,000 per month for Morch 2O14 ond beyond until the
next round of dredgíng is completed. However, the Whorves I &2 project is finished so it
will slort being omortized in Moy 2014. The estimoted monihly oppreciotion for ihot is
$2e,000-$30,000.
B.
certified Quorterly lnvestment Report
-
(euorter Ended Morch
31
,2014)
Executive Director Giori reported the Port's cosh position remoins strong with gl Z.3 million
unrestricted ond $l.Z mÍllion restricted cosh ond ínvesfmenis.
Commissioner Dodge commented ihot the Quorterly lnvestment Report shows on
investment in FHLMC (Federol Home Loon Mortgoge Compony) ond we losl money.
Choir Kostrop onswered Commissíoner Dodge by soying thot olthough it lost money, it is
one of those thoi fluctuotes dromolicolly.
Dodge requested thoi when the Commíssioners receive the Quorterly lnvesiment Report,
they receive o sheet showing the lotest reserve stondíng colculotîons. ln other words,
show where the Port is on funding reserves. ChoÍr Kostrop ogreed thot thot would be
helpful.
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT: Executive Director Giori reported thot o retîrement
reception wos held lost night for Cynthio Hompton for her l5 L yeors of service of the
Port. Giori thonked Rito Artist ond Morgoret Astesono for doing o good job orgonizing the
event.
Giori commented thot the Port is olso preporing to host the Redwood City-Son Moieo
County Chomber of Commerce Míxer of the Port on Wednesdoy, Moy 2l't. The business
to business mixer will be held oi the new Longshoremon Building odjocent to Whorves
I &2.
Executive Director Giori commented thot he would be contocting the Commissioners to
see who will be ovoíloble for o Policy Group Emergency Preporedness Troining Session to
be held on Moy 28 during the regulorly scheduled Port Commission meeting fime.
Lost but not leost, Giori reported thot there will be o PIANC (Permonent lnternotionol
Associotion of Novígotion Congresses) world-wide onnuol meeiing held of the Son
Froncisco Moriofi Morquis Hotel this June. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers serves os the
Secretoriot for this group, which is o non-governmentol orgonizolion involved with
plonníng ond construction of novigotion infrostructure from locks ond doms to ports ond
horbors. chonnels, morsh reslorotion projecfs, etc. The Port's engineer for the Whorves
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lom Cronin
Richotcl "Dick" Dodge
t?olph A GorcÌo, Jr,
Lorionno Kosîrop
PORI OT REDWOOD CIIY
Setv¡ng S¡licon Volley
ó75 Seoporl Boulettcud
Redn,ood Cilv, Colifornio 94Aó3-55óB
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I &2 projecf, Ben C. Gerwick, lnc., is presenting o poper on lheir desîgn for the whorves
ond the seo woll to meet seo level rise predictions.
Ellen Johnck, who is consultîng with the Port on Boir lslond ond other morsh restorotíon
projects using dredge moteriol, ís heoding o committee thol will be looking of those
fopics.
ln odditíon, the Corps of Engineers ond PIANC hove o series of tours for The conference
ottendees of lhe NorÌh Boy, Middle Boy, ond South Boy. The Port of Redwood Ciiy is
Íncluded on lhe South Boy tour on June Srn. We plon to show o bus lood of opproximotely
40 PIANC members the new Whorves 1&2 project. The beginning dole for the
conference is Sundoy, June I't, ond fhe ending dote is Thursdoy, June 5rh.
vilt.
OF BOARD INIEREST: Choir Kostrop thonked everyone învolved in the Ribbon
Cutting Ceremony on Whorves l&2 ond especÍolly recognized Congresswomon Jockie
Speier, who mode very insightful remorks obout the Port. Severol people hove
commenled on ihe Congresswomon's remorks mode to rodio ond television reporters
thot were loter viewed on locolTV stotions.
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ADJOURNMENT
MATTERS
At 9:00 o.m. Choír Kostrop requested thot the Commission odjourn to
scheduled Meeting of Moy 28,2O14.
iTs
next regulorly
A Moiion to
Adjourn wos mode by Commissioner Gorcio. lt wos seconded by
Commissioner Dodge. The motion possed by o unonimous voice vote of oll
commissioners present. commissioners cloire ond cronin were obsent.
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[orn Cronin
[?ichorcl "Dick" Doclge
Ralpl't A, Gctrcio, Jr,
Lorionno Koslrop