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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOctober 19, 2011 MinutesFORT PIERCE HARBOR ADVIfORY COMMI'r'1'EE Meeting Held On October 19, 2011 Convened at 3:05 p.m. Adjourned at 4:30 p.m. This meeting of the Fort Pierce Harbor Advisory Committee (FPHAC) was held Wednesday October 19, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. in the 3rd Floor Conference Room in the Administration Building, 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida. ROLL CALL Roll call was taken. Quorum present. Member: Present: Mary Chapman, Chair Gerald Kuklinski, Vice-Chair Marty Laven, Marine Industries Association of the Treasure Coast Mayor Bob Benton Vice-Mayor Linda Bartz, City of PSL Bradley 1. Currie Members Absent: David Sousa Bill Thiess Andy Brady Also Present: Commissioner Tod Mowery Suzie Caron Sherry McCorkle, Assistant to Congressman Rooney Katherine Barbieri, Assistant County Attorney Don West, Public Works Director Mark Satterlee, Planning & Development Services Director Britton DeWitt, Planning, SLC Kara Wood, Planning, SLC Peter Buck~wald, SLC, TPO Jeff Johnson, SLC, TPO David Recor, City Manager, City of Fort Pierce Commissioner Reginald Sessions, City of Fort Pierce Commissioner Tom Perona, City of Fort Pierce David Carlin, City of Fort Pierce Bob Bangers Jonathan Ferguson, Florida Inland Port Steve Weaver Representatives from the Longshoreman Laurie Blandford, Newspaper Gwe:it ipeaher~ Jeff Weidner, Mobility Manager, Florida Department of Transportation Page 1 of 3 NEW BUfINEff: Minutes from the August 17, 2011 were approved. Jeff Weidner, Mobility Manager from the Florida Department of Transportation was the guest speaker. Mr. Weidner gave the Committee a presentation on the Southeast Florida Freight and Good Movement Update. Mr. Weidner explained different funding sources through Federal and State Agencies, and feels that the Port of Fort Pierce has a lot of possibilities. Mayor Benton explained the difficulty of the fact that all the land is privately owned at the Fort Pierce Port Area, and some of that funding is unavailable. Many questions concerning the Infrastructure, SIS funding, and the Port Master Plan were discussed. OLD BUfINEffe Mr. Currie aslzed Mr. Ferguson to give the members an update on the Inland Port. Mr. Ferguson stated that a new submission will be forthcoming. Discussion on synergy levels were discussed. Chair Chapman askred Mr. West if he would defer the presentation on Taylor Creefz he was prepared to give to next month's meeting, as the FDOT presentation took extra time. ADJOURNMENT: At 4:30 p.m. the meeting was adjourned. The next meeting will be held Wednesday November 16, 2011 at 3:00 pm, in the 3rd Floor Conference Room. Page 2 of 3 FORT PIERCE HARBOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE 2011 fleeting Schedule ** 3"~ Wednesday ®~ Evrery- M®nth to 3:®® p.nt. ** ** !n Conference Room 3 • January 19 - Wedne:day • February 16 -Wednesday • Mareh t6 -Wednesday • April Zo -Wednesday • May t8 -Wednesday • dune 1s -Wednesday • duly Zo -Wednesday • Awgwst 1T -Wednesday • fepte~nber Zf -Wednesday • Oetober 19 -Wednesday • November t6 -Wednesday • December Z1 -Wednesday Page 3 of 3