Meeting Minutes

August 20, 2024 Meeting Minutes

INDIANOLA PORT DISTRICT

PORT COMMISSION MEETING

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS


MEETING MINUTES OF THE INDIANOLA PORT DISTRICT BOARD OF PORT COMMISSIONERS, Tuesday, August 20, 2024 AT 7:00 PM, INDIANOLA CLUBHOUSE 19876 INDIANOLA ROAD NE, INDIANOLA, WA 98342


Commissioners in attendance: Jeff Henderson, Gary Walker, Eric Cookson

Auditor:

Recording Secretary: Jeff Henderson

Guest: Tad Schmid


CALL TO ORDER: Commissioner Henderson called the meeting to order at 6:59 PM pm.


COMMISSIONER COMMENTS: Commissioner Comments is the time for Board members to present verbal reports and suggest future agenda items. NONE


CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:

All matters listed within the Consent Agenda have been distributed to each member of the Commission for reading and study. They are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion of the Commission with no separate discussion. If separate discussion is desired, that item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed on the Regular Agenda by a Commission member or by a Citizen Request.


  1. Meeting Minutes of the July 16, 2024 regular meeting - Commissioner Cookson moved to accept minutes as submitted, Seconded by Commissioner Walker. Unanimously approved.

  2. Accounting Summary Report –Commissioner Henderson

  3. Payables Voucher- None


OLD BUSINESS ITEMS: None


NEW BUSINESS ITEMS:


  1. Port Auditor Position- Volunteer position/Paid positon. Names of Community members suggested and Commissioners will follow up.

  2. Piling Repair-Commissioner Walker to follow up with Spencer about which piling needs repair.

  3. Piling Replacement Process. Commissioners discussed permits , bonds and which pilings to be replaced. Commissioner Walker has files from previous replacements and will review.

  4. Commissioners determined that the piling replacement process will require a 15 year GO Bond not a 10 year bond. Commissioner Walker to contact additional banks.

  5. The process of a Levy Lift to assisting funding piling replacement was discussed

  6. The 2025 Preliminary Budget to be discussed at September Meeting

  7. Commissioner Appointment – Eric Cookson will be moving our of the Port District. Tad Schmid attended this August Meeting to consider replacing Commissioner Cookson.

  8. Commissioner Henderson thanked and acknowledged Commissioner Cookson for his service to the Port since 2013.

  9. Meeting Adjourned at 7:46 – Motion by Henderson, Seconded by Walker. All in favor.

  10. Next meeting Tuesday September 17, 2024.