NEWS 3636 Klindt Drive, The Dalles, OR 97058 Contact: Andrea Klaas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Andrea Klaas

Port of The Dalles Commission to Hold Meeting

Phone : 541.298.4148 www .portofthedalles.com

Date: April 12, 2019

The Port of The Dalles Board will hold a Regular Board of Commissioners Meeting

Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at the Port Administration Office, 3636 Klindt Dr., The Dalles,

OR. The meeting will begin at 7:00PM. The Port Commission will dine at the Last Stop

Saloon before the meeting.

The meeting will address the main topics as follows (tentative agenda attached):

1. New Budget Committee Member

2. Staff Reports

3. Committee Representative Reports

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April 17, 2019 Meeting Agenda Port Office

A. ROLLCALL

B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

C. AGENDA CORRECTIONS or ADDITIONS

D. VISITOR BUSINESS (For items not already on the agenda - 10 minutes)

E. PORT CALENDAR/EVENTS

F. ACTION ITEMS: I . March I 3, 20 I 9 Work Session Minutes and Regular Meeting Minute s 2. March 2019 Financial Reports (will be added Monday)

3. Approve John Amery as a new member of the Port Budget Committee.

G. REPORTS I . Staff Report 2. Reports of Committees

►Chamber of Commerce - Griffith ►Dufur - Wallace

►Wasco County EDC- Ursprung ►Urban Renewal - Coburn ►Community Outreach Team - Weast/Klaas

H. EXECUTIVE SESSION (as allowed by ORS /92.660 (2) (e) (/) /h) (i). This will include dfarnssion of real properry rra11sac­

tio11s, legal righrs and duries of a public body with regard to current litigation and privileged legal communication. Media representa­tives are instructed not ro report or disclose matters discussed in executive session.

I. ACTION REQUIRED FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION DISCUSSION

J. COMMISSION CALL I . President 2. Other Commissioner business

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PORT OF THE DALLES AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET

Meeting Date: April 17,2019

Subject: F-1.) Meeting Minutes

• March 13, 2019 Work Session Minutes

March 13, 2019 Regular Meeting Minutes

Staff Recommendation:

• Motion to approve the Meeting Minutes as presented

Fiscal Impact: None

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PORT OF THE DALLES COMMISSION Work Session Minutes

March 13, 2019 Port of The Dalles Administration Office

The Work Session of the Port Commissioners was called to order by President Greg Weast at 5:40pm.

ROLL CALL

Present: Greg Weast , Mike Courtney, Staci Coburn, Robert Wallace, David Griffith, Staff: Andrea Klaas , Executive Director; Kathy Norton, Director 's Assistant; Kathy Ursprung, Marketing

& Communications; Angie Wilson , Bookkeeper; Bill Dick.Attorney

Guests: None

AGENDA CORRECTIONS or ADDITIONS None

WORK PLAN REVIEW

The 2018-19 Work Plan was reviewed. Goals and tasks were reviewed and updated where needed. Addition ideas

were presented for discussion . A draft of the 2019-20 Work Plan is included as part of these minutes. The draft 2019-20 Work Plan will be presented for approval at the April , 2019 Port Commission meeting .

The Work Session adjourned at 6:50PM.

PORT OF THE DALLES:

Greg Weast , President Board of Commissioners

DATE APPROVED:

Prepared by: K .Norton

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ATTEST:

Robert Wallace, Secretary Board of Commissioners

PORT OF THE DALLES COMMISSION Regular Meeting Minutes

March 13, 2019 Port Office

The Regular Meeting of the Port Commissioners was called to order by President Greg Weast at 7:00PM

ROLL CALL

Present: Greg Weast, Mike Courtney, Robert Wallace, Staci Coburn, David Griffith Staff: Andrea Klaas, Executive Director; Kathy Norton, Director's Assistant; Kathy Ursprung, Marketing &

Communications; Angie Wilson, Bookkeeper; Bill Dick, Attorney Guests: None

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner Weast

AGENDA CORRECTIONS or ADDITIONS

None

VISITOR BUSINESS (for items not already on the agenda) None

PORT CALENDAR/EVENTS

Andrea reviewed the March and April , 2019 calendars. The April Port Commission meeting has been changed from April 10 to April 17.

ACTION ITEMS

I. February 13, 2019 Meeting Minutes accepted as presented. 2. February, 2019 Financial Reports were reviewed by Commissioner Coburn and accepted as present­

ed.

REPORTS 1. Staff Report: A full report was provided in the Agenda Packet. Gorge Works had 50 applicants this

year. Selection process continues through March with hiring decisions due April 7. Kathy Ursprung will represent Gorge Works at The Dalles High School Career Fair in March; Website search engine

has been optimized; Food Lab contractor Matthew Buck completed his first round of stakeholder inter­views and delivered a summary of those interviews for review; Port Property Projects - Columbia

Gorge Vet planning a spring opening, Goog le construction expects to be complete this fall, V &G antic­ipating a spring start; Marina-electrical upgrade well on its way. Marina will be closed 3/11-29 while

transformers and electrica l cables are being installed, PUD will contact individual boathouse owners to connect them to the new electrical system, Hage Electric and DevCo Mechanical are coordinating the

sewer pump installation, Sewer lines will be pressurized and dye tested to identify leaks; Two leads from the state and a Recycling facility that needs 5,000+sqft of covered space within 10 miles of The

Dalles; Outreach Team Spring DC trip March 25-28, IGA with CGCC is drafted and being presented to the CGCC Board, Representatives of City of The Dalles, MCEDD, and Regional Solutions on brown­

fields inventory and potential grant funding, State Business Development Officer, Carolyn Meece has changed regions to the Bend area. Business Oregon plans to have a new person hired by the end of

May, Port of Hood River is conducting a survey of river users that cross under the Hood River Bridge, Klindt Cove Kiwanis Park irrigation , landscaping, and hydro-seeding will be completed this spring.

Reports of Committees a) Chamber of Commerce: Commissioner Griffith - Thanked Kathy Ursprung for her work on the

Gorge Works Program and working with the Chamber to transition the program to the Chamber; the Chamber got good results supporting a booth at the Sportsman Show and plan to attend next

year; the Chamber and MCMC are combining their awards nights into one event.

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b) Dufur: Wallace - School projects and City street improvements are moving forward; the ESD

grant to install high speed fiber to the school was delayed by the Gorge Commission. Robert is working to resolve the issues and move the project forward, he was asked to provide an updated

report for the COT to take to DC with them; the Port Commission was invited to hold a future meeting in Dufur.

c) Wasco EDC: Ursprung - Ready for Business Committee drafting a work plan, looking at ways to provide more assistance to businesses.

d) Urban Renewal: Coburn - No meeting e) COT: Weast/Klaas - Preparing for March trip

NO EXECUTIVE SESSION was held. (as allowed by ORS 192.660 (2) (eJ (j) (h)) This will include discussion of real property transactions , legal rights and duties of a public body with regard to currenl litigation a11d privileged legal co111111unicatio11. Media represe11/atives are i11s1ructed 1101 to repnrl or disclose mal/ers discussed in executive sessio11.

COMMISSION CALL

I. President: Commissioner Weast - Thanked Kathy Ursprung for her work on the Gorge Works Program; Inquired on status of Enterprise Zone-nothing new; status of IGA with CGCC-being reviewed by CGCC

Board; status of Food Lab-Board input will be taken and shared with consultant who will make a presenta­tion at the June meeting.

2 . Commissioner Coburn - Thanked Kathy Ursprung for her work on the Gorge Works Program and appreci­ated how quickly Kathy was able to adapt, upgrade, and make improvements in the programs as issues

came up. 3. Commissioner Courtney - Thanked everyone for their condolences on his wife 's passing. Donna 's service

will be March 30 , 2019, 2:00pm at the Civic Auditorium 4. Andrea reminded the Commission the Marina will be closed 3/11-29 for the electrical system installation;

Hage Electric & DevCo will coordinate the sewer pump installation during this time; Seal Coat will be able to fix the parking lot damage now that the weather has improved.

THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE PORT COMMISSION, the meeting

adjourned at 7:20PM.

PORT OF THE DALLES:

Greg Weast, President

Board of Commissioner s

DATE APPROVED: Prepared by: K.Norton

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ATTEST:

Robert Wallace, Secretary

Board of Commissioners

PORT OF THE DALLES AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET

Meeting Date: April 17, 2019

Subject: F-2.) Financial Reports

March Financials

• Staff Recommendation:

• Motion to approve the Financial Reports as presented.

Fiscal Impact:

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PORT OF THE DALLES AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET

Meeting Date: April 17, 2019

Subject: F-3.) New Budget Committee Member

Sandy Olsen notified the Port that she was interested in stepping down as a member of the Port Budget Com mittee .

John Amery expressed an interest and submitted an application to the Executive Director to fill the open position.

· Staff Recommendation:

Fiscal Impact:

Motion to approve John Amery as a member of The Port of The Dalles Budget Commit­tee.

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Application for Budget Committee, Port of The Dalles

Posting Date :

Term of Appointment:

Candidate Qualifications :

• Have a primary residence within the Port District ;

• Legally registered to vote in Wasco County ;

• Not be a Port employee;

• Have resided within the Port District at least one year prior to the candidacy posting date .

Application Deadline :

Submit Applications to :

Port of The Dalles 3636 Klindt Drive The Dalles ; OR 97058

Questions : Call Andrea Klaas, Executive Director or Kathy Norton, Assistant to the Director (541) 298 -4148 .

NOTE : Applications are public records the are subject to disclosure under the Oregon Public Records Act. Information provided by the applicant is not regarded as confidential except for the addresses and phone numbers of references and the applicant's personal information , including home and work addresses, phone numbers and email addresses .

PLEASE NOTE THAT APPOINTEES ARE REQUIRED BY STATE LAW TO FILE AN ANNUAL STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST (SEI) .

*Name of Applicant : _J_o_h_n_A_m_e_r-=-y __ ____ _ ____ __ ______ _

*Physical Address: 4753 Adeline Way

*Number of months you have resided at your current physical address: _5_3 _ _

*Is your current physical address r:71 D your primary residence? Yesl.!6 No

• Mailing address : PO Box 1543 The Dalles

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* Phone Number: 5413400032

* Email Address: john@aristonetworks .com

* Occupation: Telecommunications Industry Consultant

* Are you registered Q D to vote in Wasco County? Yes ~ No

• Please provide a brief background on your work experience, volunteer work or other areas of special interest that you would bring to the position.

I have been a small business owner in The Dalles since 1997. My company has the "C

• Have you ever had an elected or appointed office in local government? If so, please list what positions you have held and for how long you held each position.

Board Member I treasurer - Tooley Water District - 2 years

• Why do you wish to serve?

I believe the Port District is a key component to regional jobs. I feel my experience wit

• What are the two most important issues you feel the Port will be facing in the next five years?

1) The Port District is currently cash rich and land poor. We need to turn that cash ba<

• Signature (Please type your full legal name): John Amery

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PORT OF THE DALLES AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET

Meeting Date: April 17, 2019

Subject: G-3.) Staff Report

DC Trip: • The team (Greg Weast, Rich Mays, Darcy Long-Curtiss , Marta Cronin, Andrea Klaas)

had 14 meetings over 3 days Topics were:

National Scenic Area Economic Development Money Feasibility money for. a broadband facility to connect east as part of Oregon 's resilien­cy infrastructure Programming funding for Columbia Gorge Community College PILT/SRS forest funding Forest Fire Fuels Reduction Urban Area expansion process Economic Development Administration support

Take aways from the trip: National Security is still getting a lot of funding . This may help with any projects relat­ed to resiliency . In many ways it is still business as usual in DC with both houses working together and bi-partisan support on a lot of legislation Workforce investment is getting traction (now part of the infrastructure funding pack­age) Many of the broadband conversations are being sidelined right now until the net-neu­trality conversations end, then will be a good time to pursue funding for projects . Lot's of talk about 5G, but this technology can only be deployed in large cities where the signal booster equipment can be in close proximity to each other. A Federal focus on apprenticeships $2million Scenic Area money seems to be a bit closer. Senator Merkley is on th appro­priations committee and is including the money in the FY2020 budget.

Gorge Works: • Local employers have made offers for eight Gorge Works internships so far, with some

still pending. James Mejias has been hired as the Gorge Works Intern Coordinator and will begin April 17, coordinating the interns and planning the Professional Development Workshops. He is employed by The Dalles Area Chamber through an East Cascades Workforce Investment Board grant , but will have office space at the Port and work close­ly with me. Despite quite a bit of additional effort to help keep businesses on track this year as dis­cussed in last month's GW report , we have seen a fair amount of attrition from our origi­nal 12 employers. We anticipate our eight interns will be working at Powder Pure ,Cham­ber (2), Cherry Growers (2), Public Works, Waste Management and the PUD. Two or three more are still in the hiring process.

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At this point, we anticipate al1 of the interns will be from the local area. I again attended The Dalles High School's career fair and interest was greater this year. These events are also beneficial for making contact with employers, colleges and appren­ticeship programs. A similar event is planned for Youth Transition students April 25.

Food LAB: Met with folks from the National Resource Conservation Service about increased crop rotation for soil health, diversification and infrastructure support that effort. They have asked me to share information about the feasibility study at the Crop Tour next month .

Marketing: Continue to field inquiries on land and business development. Planning under way for business videos. Port newsletter should be out before meeting day.

Klindt Cove Kiwanis Park: The first phase of the expanded Klindt Cove Kiwanis Park is nearly completed. Through the PUD Economic Development grant heat was installed in the restrooms , power pedestals were placed in the landscaping, parking lot lights were installed and the electri­cal component of the irrigation was installed. With the grant from State Parks and a part­nership with Crestline Construction fill dirt was delivered, the site was leveled and pre­pared for landscaping, the additional parking lot was completed and the landscaping is being completed by Jordan/Chelsea Landscaping. A new sign for the park is being do­nated by The Dalles Kiwanis and Michael Byrne, Stonemason. North Wasco County Parks & Rec District has been a valuable partner providing design and landscaping ideas. The Parks District will also take over the maintenance of the park once the project is completed. As the weather warmed up and more people are using the trail the new park area has gotten a lot of attention - everyone is very happy to see the park being expanded. Once the new sign is completed and the grass is growing there will be a dedication cere­mony to officially open the expanded park.

Guest Moorage Pump-out/Dump Station: Using an Oregon Marine Board Grant we replaced the old unit last fall. Xsteam Electric and 2 Dogs Plumping are working with us to get all the kinks out. Most recently we were able to sync to the Marina Board so they can monitor the unit remotely, but now the pump seems to be malfunctioning. OSMB has been notified and will be scheduling a visit to try and troubleshoot the situation. Once the unit is fully functioning the Marine Board will be able to monitor usage remotely, information that helps when going after State and Federal Grants.

Marina: Boathhouses are being connected to the new electrical system and the wires and poles have been removed from the A dock with the rest to follow soon. The new pumps are working in the pump-house but the electrical panel still needs to be moved and heat installed. Andrea may have more information at the meeting.

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Marketing: • Continue to field inquiries on land and business development.

Planning under way for business videos . Port newsletter should be out before meeting

UPCOMING MEETINGS / EVENTS / DATES:

• KODLApril 19th 10:00am Cousins • May 8, 2019: Port Commission Meeting- Port Office, 7:00PM

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PORT OF THE DALLES AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET

Meeting Date: April 17, 2019

Subject: G-4.) Reports of Committees

a) Chamber of Commerce - Griffith:

b) Dufur - Wallace:

c) Wasco EDC - Ursprung:

d) Urban Renewal - Coburn:

e) COT- Weast/Klaas:

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