August 13, 2013 Meeting

Indianola Port District

Port Commission Special Meeting#

Board of Commissioners#

Special Meeting Minutes – August 13, 2013

Location: Indianola Clubhouse, 20446 Indianola Road NE, Indianola, WA 98342 Call to Order: 7:05 PM In Attendance: Jeff Henderson, Joan Wald, Recording Secretary Paige Savage, members of the public

Commissioner Comments#

• Board actively seeking applicants for District 2 commissioner.
• Application deadline: August 28, 2013.

Old Business#

• None

New Business#

A. Enduris Letter – August 12, 2013#

• Barb Renner read an email from Mark (POI insurance agent) clarifying Enduris’ position.
• Enduris requests not to be mentioned in resolutions without prior permission.

B. Resolution 2013-10 – Dock Signage#

• Commissioner Wald read resolution aloud.
• Henderson noted the resolution mentions Enduris; Wald suggested delaying signing until approval from Enduris is clarified (scheduled for September 3, 2013).
• Public discussion: Letter from Enduris does not specify “No Trespassing” vs. “Use At Your Own Risk.” Board to confirm correct signage.

C. Advisory Committee Appointments#

• Open call for volunteers; applicants must be taxpayers.
• Sixteen new volunteers joined; with two existing members, committee now has 18 members.

D. Existing Suspension of Use of Indianola Dock#

• Henderson presented a timeline of suspension and proposed site visits at high and low tides.
• Site visit reports will be forwarded to CHE for recommendations.

E. Community Volunteer Committee#

• Volunteer committee appointed to clean pilings prior to Level III assessment.

Public Comments#

• Dave Haley: Clarified statements are personal, not representative of IBIC.
• Julianna Pickroll: Dock closure unnecessary; cross bracing and straps address critical problems from waves/storms.
• John Lane: Suggested community monitoring of dock.
• Lisa Fitch: Demonstrated dock’s vertical load capacity; suggested seeking second engineering opinion and using Advisory Committee to interpret reports.
• Bill Sibbit: Explained dock sway is normal; engineers did not indicate imminent failure.
• Patti Klinkert: Recommended establishing a monitored safe occupancy number for daily dock use.
• Dick Hale: Pounds per square foot calculation applies only to faulty pilings; noted that even one person can sway the pier.
• Public member: Clarified meeting purpose—Wald’s review of Henderson’s August 7 dock-opening proposal. Wald not yet ready to decide; meeting scheduled after Emily Reckord’s request for resolution consideration.

Commissioner Comments#

• None

Executive Session#

• None

Adjournment#

• Meeting adjourned at 8:35 PM by Commissioner Henderson.

Attachments:

• Resolution 2013-10 – Dock Signage
• Email from Enduris
• Commissioner Jeff Henderson’s Maintenance Timeline

Signatures:

Commissioner, Jeff Henderson

Commissioner, Eric Cookson

Recording Secretary, Paige Savage