August 19, 2025 Meeting

Indianola Port District#

Port Commission Meeting#

Board of Commissioners#

Meeting Minutes of the Indianola Port District Board of Port Commissioners Tuesday, August 19th, 2025, at 7:00 PM Indianola Clubhouse, 19876 Indianola Road NE, Indianola, WA 98342

Commissioners in Attendance: Gary Walker, Ted Schmid Auditor: Recording Secretary: Ted Schmid Guests: Barbie Brookings, Pam Dassil, Susan Henry, Mike and Sabrina Buerger

Call to Order#

Commissioner Walker called the meeting to order at 7:07 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.

• Meeting Minutes – No meeting minutes for July were available to approve. They will be available at the next meeting for approval.
• Accounting Summary Report – None, as Jeff Henderson was not in attendance.

Old Business Items#

None

New Business Items#

• Purple Martin Nesting Boxes – Barbie and Pam, representing Friends of the Earth, proposed rebuilding and replacing the existing Purple Martin nesting boxes on the pier. The Port agreed to allow them to place 5 new boxes on existing pilings. Progress reports will be forthcoming.
• Port Auditor Position – Commissioner Schmid invited Mike and Sabrina Buerger to the meeting to explore the possibility of taking on the Auditor position for the Port. They expressed willingness to try working in that capacity. Susan Henry offered to help them learn the procedures.
• Audit Procedure and Financial Statement – Susan Henry raised the issue of the overdue Port Audit procedure and Financial Statement. Commissioner Walker is working on completing the audit.
• Email Update – Commissioner Walker spoke with Cory Gregorson and was able to restore Port email functionality. The host of the system had changed the URL required for access. The updated URL has been sent to commissioners.
• Piling Replacement Funding – Commissioners discussed alternative funding sources for continuing piling replacement projects. Further information will be gathered.
• Next Meeting – Tuesday, September 16th, 2025.

Open to Public Comment#

Commissioner Comments#

None

Executive Session#

Adjournment#

Commissioner Walker moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:50 PM. Seconded by Commissioner Schmid. Passed unanimously.

Signatures

Commissioner, Jeff Henderson

Commissioner, Ted Schmid

Commissioner, Gary Walker

Recording Secretary, Melody Jorgensen

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