Port Commissioners to work through light agenda on January 27

VANCOUVER, Wash. – The Port of Vancouver Board of Commissioners will hold its second 2009 regular meeting Tuesday at 9:30 a.m., with a light agenda.

Just one action item is on the docket for Commissioners Nancy Baker, Jerry Oliver and Brian Wolfe to consider. Two items of unfinished business will also be taken up during the public meeting. The commission will hear a presentation from the Parks Foundation.

In the only action item, Commissioners will be asked to authorize Executive Director Larry Paulson to execute an engineering contract amendment with Westmar Worley Parsons for the design and construction administration of West Vancouver Freight Access project No. 4 in the amount of $485,430 for a total contract amount of $1,009,430. The port is currently in the final stages of permitting and design. Staff anticipates advertising for bids in April with construction in July or August.

Under unfinished business, commissioners will review both commission and staff assignments within the organizations in which the port participates, and may make changes to those assignments as they see fit; a discussion of a contract with Columbia River Economic Development Council; and discussion around the Clark County Freight Mobility Study. Commissioners will also consider their endorsement for the Clark County Transportation Alliance’s Legislative Agenda for 2009.

The meeting will be televised live on CVTV for Comcast customers, and will be streamed live on the web at www.cvtv.org. Recordings of the meeting will also be archived on the website.

At A Glance

Who:  Port of Vancouver Board of Commissioners
What:  Regular meeting
When:  Tuesday, January 27, 9:30 a.m.
Where:  Port of Vancouver Administration Building, Commission Room
Quick Facts:  Commissioners will consider just one action item and four items of unfinished business in their second January meeting.

About the Port of Vancouver USA
The Port of Vancouver USA, created by Clark County taxpayers in 1912, is one of the major ports on the Pacific Coast. Its competitive strengths include available land, versatile cargo handling capabilities, vast transportation networks, a dependable labor force and an exceptional level of service to its customers and community.

The Port of Vancouver is embarking on a year full of projects and developments that will lead to vital job creation, economic stimulation and environmental preservation. By diversifying its cargo mix between bulk commodities, breakbulk and project cargos, the port is responsible for job generation and significant contributions to the tax base for not only its own community, but also the state of Washington. Current expansion of the port’s rail system and development of new port industrial and marine properties will bring new jobs – both short term and long term – and the preservation of wetlands, the creation of enhanced wildlife habitat, and make way for more green/sustainable business partners operating from the port. For more information, please visit us at www.portvanusa.com.

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