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Logan, call us to order here for the board of trustees meeting

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for, uh, tuesday, february 24th. It is now 10 15.

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so I want to welcome, uh, board members, wanna welcome staff and welcome the

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folks in the room and the folks watching us on, uh, on tv here.

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uh, angie, can I have a roll call, please? Yes, sir. Chairman, jeff patterson.

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here, vice chairman willie gonzalez. Here. Trustee mayor craig brown. Here.

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trustee sheila lit stone here. Trustee richard moore. Here. Trustee v pearson?

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here. Trustee eric stromberg here. And re brown.

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thank you. So I declare that we have a quorum and di, seeing as how we did

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the pledge of allegiance for the finance committee meeting. I'm gonna

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skip it here. Um, declaration of conflicts of interest by

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a trustee or any conflicts to declare,

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um,

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andrew's topic. Yeah. Okay. Trustee gonzalez.

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a moment. Okay. Any others? Hearing

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none. Move on the see. No, we don't have, like, we any presentations or announcements. So

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gonna move into general business. So, approval of the minutes.

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can I get a motion to approve eric second. Richard second.

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any corrections updates? All in favor

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of approving the minutes. Aye. Any opposed? So motion carries unanimously.

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uh, and I, we've got on the agenda, I'm gonna move the, if, if it's okay to move

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the public comments up before the port director's report. And we have

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one for ms. Mr. Ted o'rourke.

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different subject, different meetings. Thank you for tolerating me. Uh,

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pleasure. One of the last things that y'all just brought up in the meeting was the, uh, shore side

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power. I think it's really important that y'all realize that this is

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inevitable. That either you're gonna have to have shore side power or all lng ships

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because, you know, the environment is super important. Even though the trump administration is

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just about throwing the epa out, you're still gonna have citizens that

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are deeply concerned about having four or five cruise ships tied

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up and the admissions from that going straight across to one block

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to downtown through the neighborhoods. So I think the main thing that

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you should actually consider is requiring any new terminals. If you

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do build a new terminal, come with short power, you can put that in your

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contract. Require them to, as part of a, an agreement that you, you

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know, you've got to, you guys are basically in control. The second thing

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that I wanted to kind of mention to you, if you didn't see it yesterday, that you should really, I feel

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as the port should get out in front of, is the world news tonight last

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night with this blast that went out that says, is it safer

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to cruise in mexico right now? What, what those sailing outta galveston

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should know? And actually the governor, and he put a whole,

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and it's really kind of completely degrading to us, I think, and I

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know the cruise lines should address it, basically, but as the port, I

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think you share a responsibility to make sure that the public knows that

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that's the, the, uh, western riviera that's been

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under attack with port of val and ports like that has nothing to

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do with the ports that our ships are, are currently going to.

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and I think it'd be really important to, from the port, y'all always do

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these things where you put these blasts out and these are able to get the, the media

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to understand that the greater houston area and the, and the people

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that are booked for these cruises don't cancel. Because, I mean, literally it

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lists all the ships from the february of 2026 through march.

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that's a big season for us with the, with spring break. I mean,

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at carnival seven nights, missed all the ports. And this went out

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from kt k-h-u-t-v to channel 11. And, uh, the

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governor was on there. And I think that the governor, I think it's a lot of it's political from

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white house down. I don't really care about the cruise business 'cause they

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don't pay taxes. And I think it's a, a direct attack

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on us. I really do believe that we need to defend that and make sure that our cruise

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business sustains. Thank you. Thank you.

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who next we're gonna move into the important directors for court. Mr.

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righty.

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good morning everyone.

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this is for the month of january, february meeting.

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um, you know, look, you know, as usual, you know, I

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mean obviously right now we're, we're in transition so, um,

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you know, we're, uh, kind of down in certain areas. I mean, we're,

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we're still meeting and we're still talking. Uh, we had meetings yesterday with

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a couple of our, our, uh, attendance, um, and, you know,

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moving towards the future. I mean, obviously we're looking at

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where, where we are in terms of filling slips and, uh,

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how that fits in with our future plans. So I think we have some good meetings. Yesterday, brett

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and I did, uh, with some of our steve doors and stuff talking about where

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we're heading and, and when we, and what we've done to this point.

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so you can see the, the numbers there we're still pretty ha doing really well on robo

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cargo. Nothing yet this month in, in wind. Um, liquid bulk

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is up. Um, you know, there's the quantities. Yes, sir. Just gonna have the wind.

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do we have some ships projected in over the next quarter? Have a large project,

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uh, expected to start in late may, early june 300

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pieces. Okay. Um, they're still waiting to hear on one of the other larger

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manufacturers in remain of the year as well. We're expected to really pick up,

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uh, late first quarter into the second

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quarter. Okay. Alright, thanks. On

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the cruising, you can see, uh, passenger turns. I mean,

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we're a little bit below budget. Um, right now about 3% below,

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um, revenues are still up. So I think there's just a inverse relationship

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sometimes that we get with, uh, the prices changing and

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things like that with new tariffs going into play and escalations,

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uh, which moves the revenues up. And, uh, you know, so we're, we're, uh,

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we pretty enthusiastic of what's happening this year. I think what's gonna happen this

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year should be a banner year for us in terms of passenger counts.

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um, you know, the wind components as, as, as, uh, brett just mentioned

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will be picking up. And you can see the cruise ships were a couple, couple

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of ships over where we were last year. And that's only gonna increase

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because, you know, obviously we've got a new terminal open up for a

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full year. Um, we went over this this morning, obviously

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year to date in january, the same thing. So a three and a half million in

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cash flow from operations, uh, which is a good number to start the year off with.

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um, the grant plans, uh, the grants that we've got out there right now, uh,

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poor infrastructure development grant, uh, we're, we have put in

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for sure power on that one, um, to, to see, uh, you know, 'cause

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it, it is a, uh, uh, a big point right now with the administration

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of this, this kind of, uh, item. So we, we try to follow the

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direction that we receive from the no fos on these.

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um, and, and there's, there's, they lean certain into certain areas

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on these, and so we try to satisfy what, what they're doing and, and make sure

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it works for us. Um, this is the, uh, this other

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one, uh, the innovative finance and asset concession grant,

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um, that's been submitted. Um, and then the eda, we, we, right

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now we've had some conversations about some eda projects.

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um, eda is, is open-ended, so they're, they're moving. Uh, I mean those, those

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are always open. Um, there's a couple of things we're looking at

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on, uh, mostly birth type,

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uh, grants mostly that would benefit us from a, from

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building new births or, uh, you know, uh, continuing to work on

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our old ones. Uh, the grants we've already received. Uh,

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you can see those. Uh, were under construction under the, uh, rehabil rehabilitation

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of 38 39. I mean, we'll talk about that in a few minutes. I think we're,

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it's very exciting about where we've gone on that. Um, we're now in the process

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of under the federal highway, which is the 408,000 for the

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building. Uh, the rate, what's called, we call the raise grant. Uh, we did

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receive 408 8,000 on that. And, and so what we're doing right now

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is going through the actual agreement process and the

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seaport connectivity. Um, you know, we've, we've met

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a couple of weeks ago with txdot, and as we move forward to the next session

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of the legislature, um, we'll be looking at, uh, we we're

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submitting projects into the port master plan, um,

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which then will be put together by the, uh, texas

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support association in conjunction with the, with, uh, tdot,

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the pac. And, you know, we come out with, what we've done in the past is

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a, a, a major plan that shows all the projects that the ports are looking

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to do, um, and, and get funded for,

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uh, from the state legislature. Seaport connectivity, uh, has always been

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good to us. We've gotten anywhere from a million to 2 million

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almost, excuse me, almost every time out of that particular grant. And so

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we're, we're procuring the, uh, on the seaport connectivity.

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um, you know, we're procuring some of those services at this, at

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this stage. Uh, the federal highway administration, um,

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was a comprehensive safety action plan. It's complete. And so that's,

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that's gone in and, and that's one of the things we've gotten some, uh, feedback and

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received some money. The next step, that's safe, safe streets, that's a state street. Right.

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and this is, uh, you know, we received the $2.88 million from

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the state on that. So we're beginning the, uh, the kickoff

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meeting that, you know, you get the grant and then there's a, there's a couple of months where

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everybody tries to get on the same page. And we get the grievance done before

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you can really even start, uh, really before you can even start letting contracts on those.

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yes. I hadn't noticed before, but on, on that, uh, the tdo

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grand on the safe streets, that portion, there's a traffic state, a new traffic light

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at 29th, and harborside included in that. So that, I guess based

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on that, that's gonna be installed, right? Correct. Which help we help manage

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traffic there. Could I ? Yeah,

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it takes time. You know, traffic lights, this , richard, um, s

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speaking of that and, and what your comment earlier about

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the, uh, projects that, that are gonna go down, the harborside,

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et cetera, um, have, have we worked

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with the city now. I know we have, but my question is, in

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executing the construction on that, how is that

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right now? How is that court gonna work? Is it, is it thinking that

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the court's gonna do the construction or the city's gonna do the construction?

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well, we're, we're getting crowded with grants, right? I mean, but there are several grants

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and I, I can let jeff talk a little bit more about that. We are meeting now with

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the city, trying to get in coordination of, of the timing because

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we need the traffic lights, you know, now. And,

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you know, the city has projects too that they're doing, right. So we're trying to coordinate that.

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jeff, you have anything to add to that? I don't, you know no, I, I I think the

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question was like, who will be doing the transportation alternatives actual, like the

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managing projects? Correct. Correct. Right now, I think the plan is, is for the court to

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manage those projects, but there's gonna be a lot of coordination with the city where

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they're, alright, thanks. Um,

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you know, here's, here's some of the grants you see we're working on. These are, these are nothing

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new that the cable management systems, obviously, uh, we

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have to get the shore power there first before we execute on this grant. There's

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no match on this. And this is each one of the, we have two pieces of equipment that are valued

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about a million dollars each. That is how we handle the cables for

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the shore power. Um, the micro grid is, uh, you

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know, it, it seems to be slow in execution, but there's, there's a lot

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of parties involved. And this is the on on dock

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battery system that we're working in conjunction with, uh, texas a and m on.

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and then the, uh, the flyovers and, and that

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we've talked about many times, 2.2 and a quarter million on

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that. And, and we've combined that with the, uh, surface,

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with the, uh, the feasibility study of the, the last phase of our

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internal road network. 'cause they're tying together. So those are, both of those grants

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will be kind of put out there together on 33rd street.

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um, we just, and going through a memorandum of understanding of the city

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on that and, and who's gonna do what because the city actually

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received the money, but we're doing, we manage the project.

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um, then here again, the, the, the, uh, improvement,

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that's the safe streets right there. Uh, I think that's the, uh, the,

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um, that's 408 is raised. That's on there twice. Yeah. And

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then the textile transportation alternative is on there again too. So on this,

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these are, we've received them. Go ahead. So on the raise grant, what, what is, what's

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the, I'm trying to remember the scope of that. Um, this is the 408,000.

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what's, what's, what , it's back here. It is the, uh, it's

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the discretionary investments and surface transportation infrastructure that will have significant

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local regional impact. And the intermodal mobility

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plan and intermodal is, you know, uh, kind of a

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key word where you're, you're talking about tying in,

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uh, traffic, uh, people and pedestrian,

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I mean, and, uh, bicycle paths. This is what this is, is,

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uh, is really an overall. And so this is where

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you have to have these meetings because you have to, you're, you're in a process of determining

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scope. Scope. Yeah. 'cause there could be some overlap here with

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some other things we have. Right. And that's what we, you know, we've been talking about internally

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is just looking at all these grants that we've got and making sure that

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we don't overlap too much and do the same thing twice. And this

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is a little bit what I'm concerned about this mobility stuff. 'cause we've got mobility

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done, and then now the city has grants that are almost in

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the same area. So that's where it's really important we coordinate, um,

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together that we aren't doing the same thing twice. Jeffrey, did you have anything

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to add? Or you, you were just ready for any questions? Like the, the, the target area for that is

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really kind of between, uh, 51st street bridge and 25th street for

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that intermodal study. So this is, this is really looking

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more kind of west. Yeah. Westport, uh, cargo,

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uh, vehicle, pedestrian and bike, you know, kind of all

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in that west, which we really have none. Some of these other areas, we've really been looking more

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east on some of these other things. So this, so that's kind of how you're

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segregating this, which makes sense there. Yeah. I appreciate you making my bike

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ride out to the west, a little safe road. There's some bumpy railroad tracks.

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have, uh, port users have actually commute to the west end, not biking.

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so well, we're trying to combine mountain biking

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part of the, uh, fitness, fitness program. I'd be going over the bridge. ,

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poor security grants. Uh, you can see, uh, this is the 22

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and 24 grants. I mean, it takes two to three years to get those done. And so

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one of 'em was, one of 'em was a training grant that we received. Um,

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and so there's been some plans for some tabletop, uh,

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discussions and, and exercises. And then, you know, here again,

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mostly what we're we end up doing with a lot of these security grants is, is the

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camera systems, because they change all the time. And then the operating

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systems change. So, you know, we end up replacing a lot of cameras,

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uh, through these security grants. This is the, the, the

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latest that we've been, um, and you can read those. I mean,

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this is the latest we have on the 25 grants and the 24 grants.

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uh, you know, and the amounts that we have for those that are allocated to

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particular areas, we, we can get a grant and then it's broken down into two

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or three different areas. What you're seeing there is that,

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um, under the procurement front, uh, you can see what we're,

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uh, you know, we did receive, um, uh, bids back from

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the pedestrian bridge improvements and it's just getting worse

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and, uh, you know, so we have to, you know, we're, we're dropping back here again

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and trying to figure out how we make this happen. Um, and,

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and I, I believe it's gotta happen. Uh, we just need to, you know, to figure

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out what we can do to, uh, make it more palatable from

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our standpoint in terms of the cost. Yeah, we've talked about, I mean, we've had a lot

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of discussion about that and, you know, we, we've all experienced the frustrations

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and as you guys have a back and forth, but I, in my mind,

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we committed to addressing that intersection. And this,

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this may be kind of an expensive solution, but I guess my mind is, unless we have a

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another solution of how we separate people in traffic, then

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we need to figure out a way to get, get the walkway refurb. And, you know, here again, I mean, we're

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looking at the variations of that, right? I mean, can we self

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perform anything? Things like that, that can bring the cost down.

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the, I mean, this is, this has always been, this is, I mean, it's been

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out there since I got here. So it's been out there, you know, 10 years before I got

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here. So it's one of these things that we, I'd love to just be able to say, we're getting this thing going

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and getting, getting it done. And, uh, we do that one way or

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another this year, the way I look at it or, or officially cut it loose.

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well, which, which means we gotta come up with another way to address that intersection.

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right. Okay. So the, uh,

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oral port industrial, um, you know, we're, I, we're on, this is the, uh, the

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seaport connectivity and solicitations. You can see we've been busy with solicitations.

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you can see every one of the procurement processes on all these grants and projects

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have, have been solicited. And we're under evaluation on some of 'em.

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some of 'em were still inside the, the period, the downtown mobility study is,

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is scheduled, uh, to be looked at on the, on the 17th

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or closed on the 17th. And then, you know, we're, we're looking at janitorial

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services, which is turning out to be a, a big contract when you start adding

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terminals and, and different areas. And so, you know, that that's, we've gone out for

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solicitation on that. Um, the, the, uh, safety

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committee, I think we have our, our new, uh, safety

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manager who is now an employee of the court, introduced

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you to her morning. Good morning everyone. Uh, as you know, we, uh, started to focus on

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safety two years ago, bringing in a contractor. Uh, we've got to the point to where the growth that

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we needed to bring someone in house. And after long drawn out search, we've just,

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um, selected angie warren, who's coming to us from lionel scent marathon,

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also has a paramedic background. So because of that diverse, um, career, we believe

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she'll be a great fit. And, uh, alex, miss angie warren, how

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are you guys? Doing great, alex. I got a couple years at marathon and then

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like three years at, lined up the cell doing safety. Uh, first 20 years of

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my career was a firefighter paramedic, so, um, it's pretty diverse,

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but as we get older, we need to slow our roll down. So I'm now safety

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and, uh, yeah, it seems to, I like it. Glad to be here. Welcome,

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welcome. Thanks so much. Thanks. Say, angie, we, we've gone, I

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used to work at dow chemical for 36 years. I heard lot of drilled

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into my head on the eh s part, and I think the port has come a long way in,

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in my six years on the board as far as really kind of adopting,

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adopting that safety culture and saying, we really need to, to drive that into

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everything that we do out here. And so you just, charles described

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that we've had a journey of the, uh, mr. Cherry and, and kind of getting some stuff

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in place, and now we're really excited to have you on board. But I, I guess I

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would say, you know, feel like you have a, this board really cares about what

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you are doing out there and it's important. So, you know, we really support the efforts

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and we really want to make it such that everybody gets to go home in the same condition

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they came to work in. You've probably heard that absolutely. Before marathon and other places.

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absolutely. But you know what, what we found from the statistics, I think a lot of the injuries we have out here

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are not our employees, right? They're contractors or they're

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passengers. Passengers. And so to me, we've gotta feel, and

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I, and I think we do an obligation to look at that whole population and say, how can

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we not only, you know, keep our employees safe, but, and we talked about the boarding,

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the bridge over 2050, walk into the trunk. How do we keep our

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passengers and customers safe as well? So we we're looking forward to

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what you're gonna bring to the table and keep that, keep that energy going. Appreciate it. Alright. And also, as

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you can see, we've started a new year, 2026. So we've reset our numbers.

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uh, and again, it addresses exactly what you stated that, uh, the injuries that we do have, they

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come a lot from our passengers. Uh, and then with our safety guard, uh,

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terrell weatherspoon from cnm, he found some damage, uh, uh, post and, um,

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put in the work order and got that all repaired. And, and that's what we all safety this month. And thank you

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for your time. Appreciate it. Alright. Thank you guys. Forward. Thank you. And don't

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make yourself a stranger, angie. You're welcome. Yeah, we'd welcome to come to all, we'd like to have, yeah. We'd

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like to have you back talking to us and not just when something bad happens,

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right. Tell us all the good stuff. I remember those days. You only get to talk when something

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bad happens. Yeah. It's telling us the good things and success stories.

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um, parking's doing well. I mean, you know, uh, and you notice that we've

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got a really strong online presence and, uh, you know, our, our passenger reservations

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are still growing. Um, you know, and as we move more

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and more closer to the terminals, I think these numbers will getting more and more, uh, or go

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higher and higher. So it's, it's all, it's a good story. Um,

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and then, you know, we, we have set a schedule here for

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the rollout, the official rollout of the, of the master plan. Um, you

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know, obviously, uh, last we had a special meeting, which you adopted it. And

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then, uh, you know, we're, we had the, the document is basically finalized.

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there was some question, I mean, there was suggestions to move some language

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forward, which that has been, that has been done. Uh, nothing, nothing

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really major in it other than these little cleanups and stuff like

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that. So you'll, you should see here relatively shortly, we'll

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send everybody a copy of the final return, the final plan, which has some

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language moved around that we wanted to move towards the front, if you remember. Yes. Um,

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and so, uh, that will be on the website. And then, uh, there'll

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be a subsequent press release that's going out, um, about, about

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the master plan. And then we scheduled a public meeting, uh,

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for the march the 25th at cruise terminal 16,

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which we will, we'll do very similar, we'll, we will invite the public to come in.

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we will have a, a series of, uh, stations

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where we will talk about the different parts of the master plan, give

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people the opportunity to comment. So this will be, you know, our,

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this will be, this is not really in ba's scope.

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I mean, we've already done the master plan a public meeting once,

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and I requested that we, I felt like now we finalize this,

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that we do another one just to let everybody see what, what the master plan looks

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like. Final roger, I, I think that the, the, uh, the format

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that you described, I think works good

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initially when, when we're doing this. And I think it'll work good for

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this. But I would also suggest that we have at least

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one, uh, lecture type thing where, where the

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whole group, here's a present, here's the presentation

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on, uh, here's the presentation on the plan, basically.

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and, and it has the opportunity to ask the questions. Yeah. And we, we will have that, we, one of the stations

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will have that presentation running on,

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on the screen. Um, I hear what you're saying and we can, we

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can look into that too. I mean, 'cause we're just, this is, this is wide open and this is just

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a, you know, here's what we, here's what the board passed, here's a step, and, and we will, and

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we will have three representatives from ba there. Uh, you know, louis

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will be there, and then we'll have leah there, who is the, who is the numbers person on this. And

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then they, then their planner person who at the last, uh,

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public meeting got a lot of questions and stuff. So we're gonna bring him back here.

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I'm guessing kathy is doing the, the, the web stuff and all that. Yeah,

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well, in conjunction with pa. Yeah, I was gonna suggest that, that you also put

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in there that I, I'm guessing free parking will be available at

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the ct 16 free parking ,

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steady big fellow. Of course, you can say it some other way. Yeah.

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parking without cost. Complimentary parking. Yeah. No, it

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will have that. We'll have it well section, uh, you know, special section. Of

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course. We didn't have a big garage now, right. There, we have some places.

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and so, you know, I think, we'll, we have a, uh, a joint meeting scheduled with

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the city. Um, you know, when is that coming up? Do we have a date on

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that? We don't, we don't have a date yet. No, we do not. I'll be glad

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to get on your, uh, agenda if you want. And we can go over, we can put that you want

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it on the march agenda? That'd be good. Okay.

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but, but that'll be, I think our march meeting is after

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your public meeting. It would be, does that matter? No, I don't, I don't think that matters.

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I just wanted to be able to answer questions and stuff. Maybe city council, I'll make

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sure we get it on there. Shirley. Just,

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richard, I think that's a good idea. Um, because it's, it's gonna also open up

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for questions, right? Easier. They're, they're more apt to have questions in a setting like

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that, and you're not answering it to 15 different people. You're, and everybody's

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hearing the, the question. Everybody's hearing that same time. Yeah. So,

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okay. Um, you know, we're, we're having a maritime day. Uh,

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you know, we, we really got a lot of positive feedback

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from the last maritime day. I know it was in conjunction with the 200th anniversary,

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but, you know, we we're gonna kind of step up our, uh,

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our maritime day celebration, so to speak, with, you know, remember we

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brought a bunch of ships in and stuff and come have an opportunity to go on

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'em. There'll be, there'll be, uh, school kids coming to, uh,

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maritime day. And so we're gonna, we'll have a little, we're we're looking

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for one sponsor to help us with the cost of that. So, um, you know,

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and we have some interest in that too, from other people just to, just to, you

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know, put more emphasis on maritime day. And, uh, you know, I,

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I don't know that, I mean, how much, uh, the cost would be, but any,

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and we do any of these things now, I think we've set the precedence that this,

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any additional money that we have after off of cost will go to scholarships,

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because I think we've kind of established that. And then one of the other things

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that we've been talking, I think willie would like to do is we move down the road,

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maybe sometime this fall or this summer, um, we'll have a little golf

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tournament or something that we can raise some additional capital. I mean, we'll never, I

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mean, it's at the stage, I don't think we'll have a chance to bill to put up $300,000 like

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we've done in the past. But, you know, I think this is one of these things we've seen

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how the scholarships break down and, and what, uh, certainly

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what texas a and m is gonna do. You know, so there'll be funding at 4,000 scholarships

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a year, four of 'em. And, uh, you know, that way

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e every little bit's gonna help as we continue, uh, because

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these are scholarships that will be paid out every year until the individual,

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uh, graduates. And roger at the latest, a, uh, a and m function I went to,

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they had pictures of the recipients of the scholarships at the function. Perfect. Congrats

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judge. Um, dredging

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harbor, this has been a lot of conversation going on about this,

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uh, this and the, the bridge and, and, uh, I kind of talk about that

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a little bit later, but, um, uh, brett, you wanna bring us up to speed on where we are

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here? Yeah, so just, uh, update for this month. I'm happy to announce that, uh, mike oaks,

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llc is out here dredging for the, uh, the federal harbor. Um, if you're able to look

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right across, uh, uh, behind terminal 25, you'll see missouri h

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in a couple weeks, we're gonna have the second dredge boat coming in, and they're gonna start on the channel

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extension project, which is the far, uh, west end to deepen that down to 46

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feet. Um, last friday, we had a really good meeting with the new colonel,

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uh, with the galveston district, uh, colonel date. And, uh, I, I have

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a lot of, lot of high hopes working with him and thinking outside the box. They have new, new

416
00:29:41,210 --> 00:29:45,085
directives, uh, coming from dc and I, I think that, uh, everything

417
00:29:45,725 --> 00:29:49,565
seems very promising. Yeah. Yeah. And there's, there's some moves, uh, that we're hearing

418
00:29:50,145 --> 00:29:53,945
and actually seeing some where there's a, uh, a move to

419
00:29:54,165 --> 00:29:57,325
kind of make it more efficient. The, the process,

420
00:29:58,905 --> 00:30:02,665
um, as you deal with army corps and, uh, you know, and, and,

421
00:30:03,025 --> 00:30:06,155
and washington trying to make that process a little bit more

422
00:30:07,465 --> 00:30:11,095
easier to follow. I mean, there's, there is some conversations about,

423
00:30:11,625 --> 00:30:15,465
uh, a reimbursement program which would allow, uh, the

424
00:30:16,015 --> 00:30:18,905
ports to dredge themselves before,

425
00:30:20,185 --> 00:30:24,045
um, with the reimbursement plan in place, because, you

426
00:30:24,245 --> 00:30:28,245
know, this is one of the, you know, to get some dredging done. It's a long drawn out process,

427
00:30:29,385 --> 00:30:33,365
and, you know, and lots of times we don't have that time, you know, so one of

428
00:30:33,445 --> 00:30:37,325
the things, and it is been proven in a couple of parts already, where, you know, they

429
00:30:37,665 --> 00:30:41,475
let the port go ahead and do their dredging when they need

430
00:30:41,765 --> 00:30:45,765
it, and then there's a reimbursement agreement in place, so they could come back later on

431
00:30:45,965 --> 00:30:49,925
and reimburse you for that. So it, it is gonna, it would, I, I'm hopeful that it

432
00:30:50,125 --> 00:30:53,485
will make it, I mean, there is, uh, several congressmen up there,

433
00:30:54,185 --> 00:30:58,045
uh, john collins who's been down here, um, he is leading the charge

434
00:30:58,425 --> 00:31:02,005
on that out of georgia. And so we're hopeful to see some amendments,

435
00:31:02,645 --> 00:31:06,305
and, and I, and and I, we met, like, as we said, we met with the colonel, and

436
00:31:06,675 --> 00:31:10,515
he's, they want that too. I mean, the army corps wants that. They want the ability to be able to respond

437
00:31:11,675 --> 00:31:14,925
quicker. So I think it's, it's all, it's all positive stuff.

438
00:31:17,545 --> 00:31:21,445
um, I'm gonna turn this over to jeff now. Here he comes. He's got a,

439
00:31:21,765 --> 00:31:25,595
a, a master plan capital project worksheet. Thank you, roger. Sure.

440
00:31:26,585 --> 00:31:30,285
uh, yeah, you see on the screen, no real change, uh, on this

441
00:31:30,595 --> 00:31:34,465
from, from last meeting, but, but as we move into next meeting, the things

442
00:31:34,885 --> 00:31:38,025
to see change is, uh, we did receive bids on the walkway and

443
00:31:38,905 --> 00:31:42,905
opi, so we have better durations for those projects and,

444
00:31:43,545 --> 00:31:47,365
um, estimates on when they will start. Um, but those are the,

445
00:31:47,705 --> 00:31:51,425
the main items, uh, the main projects we have going right now, uh,

446
00:31:51,965 --> 00:31:55,925
terminal 25 walkway improvements. Uh, we've talked about this a little bit earlier,

447
00:31:56,465 --> 00:32:00,155
but yeah, we did receive, uh, two bids. Again, same

448
00:32:00,505 --> 00:32:04,365
two contractors that bid on this previously, uh, uh, a year ago,

449
00:32:04,565 --> 00:32:07,085
the bids were 10 and 12 million respectively.

450
00:32:08,745 --> 00:32:12,605
um, now those are 11 five and 11 four respectively.

451
00:32:13,705 --> 00:32:17,525
um, the third party, uh, estimate we had on

452
00:32:17,725 --> 00:32:21,425
this was $10 million. And so, kind of what the trend we saw was,

453
00:32:22,305 --> 00:32:26,285
um, the high bid, the $12 million bid came

454
00:32:26,565 --> 00:32:30,505
down by, uh, $5 million, and the $10 million bid

455
00:32:30,725 --> 00:32:34,605
went up by $1.5 million. Um, and I think

456
00:32:34,765 --> 00:32:38,765
that what, what happened there is, is we did see savings. We just saw savings from the

457
00:32:38,885 --> 00:32:42,865
wrong point. We were, we were going off of the third party engineers estimate, um,

458
00:32:43,255 --> 00:32:46,915
which was up $10 million in projecting a savings of five, 500,000

459
00:32:47,845 --> 00:32:51,845
to a million dollars. And really what happened was that engineers, uh, third party

460
00:32:52,365 --> 00:32:56,165
estimate we, we did not see was reflective of, of what the bidders

461
00:32:56,485 --> 00:33:00,355
are, because the bidders kind of honed in on price here with the, the, the two bids

462
00:33:00,645 --> 00:33:04,045
we received at 11 and a half. So really what I think the $12 million

463
00:33:04,705 --> 00:33:08,325
bid we had before was probably the, the, the closer or the more reflective

464
00:33:08,985 --> 00:33:12,785
bid, the 10 million likely had stuff that was not reflective in it. And,

465
00:33:13,025 --> 00:33:16,965
and so we did see movement, not necessarily the movement

466
00:33:17,045 --> 00:33:20,805
we wanted, but I think ultimately, you know, we're, we're looking at a more realistic price

467
00:33:21,085 --> 00:33:24,945
here. Um, and as roger said, we're gonna, um, go

468
00:33:25,225 --> 00:33:29,105
to the, uh, the round table and, and bring it back a couple options on, on

469
00:33:29,355 --> 00:33:30,285
what we can do with this project.

470
00:33:35,185 --> 00:33:39,185
and the, and the project continues, and the project, uh,

471
00:33:40,005 --> 00:33:43,865
continues. Yes. Uh, wharf road, uh, uh,

472
00:33:44,375 --> 00:33:48,185
right at 37 wharf road from 20th to 23rd street, um, you

473
00:33:48,405 --> 00:33:51,905
can see we, uh, completed a phase. So we have half of, uh, 22nd

474
00:33:52,725 --> 00:33:56,585
street there. Uh, the west half, um, it's not open for traffic yet,

475
00:33:56,825 --> 00:34:00,805
but that's mainly because of the way that we're operating. We could open it for

476
00:34:00,965 --> 00:34:04,965
traffic. Uh, but, but we feel like the way that things have been going, it's been pretty smooth. So

477
00:34:05,125 --> 00:34:08,765
we're keeping that, uh, as it is, uh, it is open for traffic into the,

478
00:34:09,185 --> 00:34:13,045
in and out of the parking, uh, lot right now. Moving on construction.

479
00:34:13,365 --> 00:34:17,305
and the thing I really like about this is you got the, the new, the in progress and

480
00:34:17,745 --> 00:34:21,415
the old infrastructure as you kind of look into the background of the picture. So definitely

481
00:34:22,085 --> 00:34:25,385
shows the progress we're making. Um, the

482
00:34:26,495 --> 00:34:30,405
stuff we just completed from 22nd street to 23rd street, there's a

483
00:34:30,765 --> 00:34:34,685
lot of small phases in there because of the cruise operations, we, we had to keep that open.

484
00:34:35,425 --> 00:34:39,365
um, and as you look down at the financial update and you see

485
00:34:39,525 --> 00:34:43,505
the 44% on construction materials testing while the, the,

486
00:34:43,865 --> 00:34:47,805
uh, construction contracts at 30%. I think that's kind of the reason that the

487
00:34:47,965 --> 00:34:51,925
trend we've been seeing is because of a lot of those small phases we had

488
00:34:52,045 --> 00:34:55,935
to do with concrete pores and geotech, we had to have, uh, a lot more iterations

489
00:34:56,625 --> 00:35:00,605
of testing coming out. So we're keeping an eye on that, but ultimately we see

490
00:35:00,805 --> 00:35:04,565
larger phases as we move into these, uh, blocks from 22nd street

491
00:35:04,885 --> 00:35:08,705
down to 20th street. We'll continue to track those percentage. Uh,

492
00:35:08,955 --> 00:35:12,785
jeff, is, is the rail coming out? Are you taking that rail out? So,

493
00:35:13,225 --> 00:35:17,005
uh, yes. The, the old abandoned, uh, like class

494
00:35:17,345 --> 00:35:21,085
one rail is coming out. Yeah, the rail for the city trolley system

495
00:35:21,385 --> 00:35:24,555
is staying in place. Okay. Yeah.

496
00:35:26,225 --> 00:35:29,595
so, and that trolley rail is that serviceable?

497
00:35:31,185 --> 00:35:35,105
it, it will be serviceable. They have taken this loop out of service for

498
00:35:35,335 --> 00:35:39,205
right now, so, uh, but, but, but it's remaining intact and will be opened

499
00:35:39,615 --> 00:35:42,515
again once, uh, the project is completed. Yeah.

500
00:35:45,425 --> 00:35:49,345
uh, the adm grain tower demolition just working, you know, the, uh, working on

501
00:35:49,565 --> 00:35:53,225
closing out the punch list, we have, uh, and, and project close out.

502
00:35:53,745 --> 00:35:57,445
um, as you can see right now, there's, uh, um, a hundred

503
00:35:57,825 --> 00:36:01,205
or 200 and, uh, I'm sorry, $120,000

504
00:36:03,175 --> 00:36:06,965
worth of, uh, contingency, not 220, I'm sorry, my, uh, that we,

505
00:36:07,225 --> 00:36:10,885
it is gonna remain unused on this project. Okay. What, what's the condition

506
00:36:11,465 --> 00:36:15,455
on this, uh, p or, yeah, pier. Um,

507
00:36:16,415 --> 00:36:19,875
uh, so, so that, that pier was constructed in the seventies,

508
00:36:20,995 --> 00:36:24,635
1970s, so it has already seen, uh, 50 years of life.

509
00:36:25,065 --> 00:36:29,035
it's a reinforced concrete cast in place structure. Um, there

510
00:36:29,355 --> 00:36:33,295
are damages that kind of exist throughout, but nothing that's, uh,

511
00:36:34,515 --> 00:36:38,415
prohibiting the kind of the service life of it at this point. Uh, definitely needs to see

512
00:36:39,105 --> 00:36:42,555
some tlc, uh, some, some, uh, kind of general concrete repairs,

513
00:36:43,455 --> 00:36:47,335
uh, throughout. Um, but, but, uh, I, I don't see

514
00:36:48,145 --> 00:36:52,105
another 30 years in its future without some kind

515
00:36:52,395 --> 00:36:56,255
of major upgrades, uh, to it. Uh, uh, but

516
00:36:56,475 --> 00:37:00,475
yeah, that, that's, we have that in our project. It, it is in that project. Yeah.

517
00:37:00,715 --> 00:37:04,685
project list, we have that, but it have to be pressed in the service. Sorry,

518
00:37:05,135 --> 00:37:08,955
it could be pressed in the service, or it already is. It is in service. It continues to be in service right

519
00:37:09,235 --> 00:37:13,195
now. It's probably one of the most heavily used earth. That's the one

520
00:37:13,315 --> 00:37:16,975
we built the heavy road out to. Yeah, that 34.

521
00:37:19,145 --> 00:37:22,945
yeah. This, this pier has a, a lower service capacity than pier

522
00:37:23,235 --> 00:37:26,395
34. So right now with the roll on, the log on cargo that's happening,

523
00:37:27,335 --> 00:37:31,155
um, uh, there, the heavier cargo has to be discharged at 34,

524
00:37:31,595 --> 00:37:35,235
whereas lighter cargo would be discharged at this per, so jeff,

525
00:37:35,785 --> 00:37:38,955
this was constructed in the seventies at some point.

526
00:37:39,855 --> 00:37:43,595
and would you say it's, or is it fair to say that until we started doing

527
00:37:43,995 --> 00:37:47,755
a big project with tex stock dollars and our fema project

528
00:37:48,415 --> 00:37:51,785
on the west end, there's really been no other significant

529
00:37:53,025 --> 00:37:56,935
work on the dock here, correct. For

530
00:37:57,155 --> 00:38:00,875
like 50 years? Oh, yes. On the west end, that's for sure. Yeah. The only new project

531
00:38:01,255 --> 00:38:04,225
we did for peers was back in 2012, and that was at 1618.

532
00:38:06,365 --> 00:38:10,155
thank you. She .

533
00:38:10,675 --> 00:38:14,365
oh, I was just gonna ask the work that, um, that you're saying needs,

534
00:38:14,965 --> 00:38:18,935
needs to be done, sort of the basics. Is that something that we can do in house? Uh,

535
00:38:19,535 --> 00:38:22,555
no. Like some of it, some of it we might like, probably smaller

536
00:38:23,755 --> 00:38:27,515
concrete repairs we can do in house, but some of it's gonna be like vertical overhead, concrete repair

537
00:38:27,795 --> 00:38:30,735
under the dock, and that's something we wouldn't be able to probably for

538
00:38:33,215 --> 00:38:37,085
the railing, the rail that's supposed, that is rail that's posted to the dock, right? Mm-hmm .

539
00:38:37,265 --> 00:38:41,125
is that staying out or is that just pulled up? No, that's, that's staying out. We utilize that.

540
00:38:42,865 --> 00:38:46,385
and then one of the things we'll be coming to you to talk about is once that, uh,

541
00:38:46,995 --> 00:38:50,675
this is, once this project's done is, uh, is some development

542
00:38:51,505 --> 00:38:55,365
or some really upgrades to that area, you know,

543
00:38:55,785 --> 00:38:59,785
paving, you know, and those kind of things, so they can be more usable for lay

544
00:39:00,005 --> 00:39:03,725
down at the cargo. And uh, you know, obviously there's, there's cruise parking

545
00:39:04,155 --> 00:39:07,845
just to the south of it on the, on the, near the

546
00:39:08,245 --> 00:39:12,165
terminals. So, you know, we coming back to you with, uh, you know, some thoughts

547
00:39:12,525 --> 00:39:16,265
about how we pave that, grade it and, and get, get it more usable,

548
00:39:17,775 --> 00:39:21,765
which is the whole reason is we took it down here, 39,

549
00:39:22,545 --> 00:39:26,475
uh, 38, 39 project. Uh, very, uh, yeah,

550
00:39:26,785 --> 00:39:30,585
no, I mean this, this, we've done a lot of work for a very long time, and you're really seeing, uh,

551
00:39:31,275 --> 00:39:34,585
this is really, that's a great photo. Yeah, it's, I mean, honestly like for,

552
00:39:35,385 --> 00:39:39,045
for land reclamation, this really looks like a beach nourishment project with the quality

553
00:39:39,425 --> 00:39:43,205
of material we're getting, uh, and where we're, so we're very excited about that,

554
00:39:43,945 --> 00:39:47,885
um, changing daily. I mean, this, this is, this picture's probably about a week

555
00:39:48,045 --> 00:39:52,045
old, so it, there's more sand in the slip, uh, now than there was when this was

556
00:39:52,205 --> 00:39:55,765
taking place. So, uh, that's after about just about a month's worth of,

557
00:39:56,385 --> 00:40:00,165
of pumping into the slip. This is looking, uh, the, the status. And so

558
00:40:01,025 --> 00:40:04,935
I'd say no more than a month will get us to where we're full, but there's still,

559
00:40:05,465 --> 00:40:09,245
you know, uh, where we are right now is we're kind of at,

560
00:40:09,695 --> 00:40:13,685
we're close to future grade right now at this northern

561
00:40:13,825 --> 00:40:17,825
end of the slip, but they're going to start stockpiling this material because the

562
00:40:18,285 --> 00:40:22,165
contract has them putting in this surcharge about five foot of surcharge over

563
00:40:22,365 --> 00:40:26,005
the whole slip. So we'll hopefully accelerate that settlement consolidation

564
00:40:26,525 --> 00:40:30,365
process. This won't re, this won't, this won't

565
00:40:30,645 --> 00:40:34,625
require mechanical dewatering. Uh, so, so right now,

566
00:40:35,065 --> 00:40:39,045
uh, uh, we, we are doing, uh, hydraulic dewatering of this

567
00:40:39,245 --> 00:40:42,915
slip. Uh, what, what you see at the, the north end, the very far end of the slip, there's

568
00:40:43,405 --> 00:40:47,405
a little barge that's still floating up here. And so what the

569
00:40:47,605 --> 00:40:51,305
process is happening is, is, uh, west bay, the, the, the,

570
00:40:52,105 --> 00:40:56,005
the material is borrowed, is the term, but I know it's kind of quirky. We're not giving

571
00:40:56,125 --> 00:40:59,955
it back. We're not giving it back. Yeah. Uh, that's the borrow area. We're pumping it into

572
00:41:00,245 --> 00:41:04,115
here. Then at the other end of the process, there is a pump here,

573
00:41:04,505 --> 00:41:08,445
ah, uh, that is returning water either to, right here, you see the

574
00:41:08,565 --> 00:41:12,325
valve, it's either returning it directly into the channel if it's clean. If it's not, it sends

575
00:41:12,605 --> 00:41:16,585
it over to our placement area where it cool further settles out. And

576
00:41:16,805 --> 00:41:20,225
we haven't used the placement area yet. Uh, we haven't had to yet.

577
00:41:22,345 --> 00:41:26,345
so everything's clean enough to go back into the, into the channel right at this stage, which, which shows the

578
00:41:26,565 --> 00:41:29,925
quality of the material, like we're getting, I mean, greater than 95%

579
00:41:31,155 --> 00:41:35,075
good sand. Right? It's falling out quicker. Yeah, exactly. Yeah. Yeah. Very

580
00:41:35,685 --> 00:41:39,385
granular material. It's really, uh, rewarding to see

581
00:41:40,475 --> 00:41:44,165
this happening. 'cause, you know, we've only been talking about this for a long time, ,

582
00:41:44,825 --> 00:41:48,785
and, and now it's happening. So I mean, it's, it's, it's, it's rewarding to see new

583
00:41:49,195 --> 00:41:53,125
land being created for the port, and I think new revenues will come from this.

584
00:41:53,425 --> 00:41:57,325
and, and then we got our, uh, steve and other

585
00:41:58,165 --> 00:42:02,125
partners who are really excited about this and, and about, you know, already talking about

586
00:42:02,365 --> 00:42:06,365
what, what else they can do now with more land. And so I think it's really a

587
00:42:06,925 --> 00:42:08,045
positive, uh, development.

588
00:42:11,965 --> 00:42:15,885
uh, and then the next project, uh, 39 41, um,

589
00:42:16,375 --> 00:42:20,285
what they're moving towards, you know, they've completed all their fender and

590
00:42:20,775 --> 00:42:24,705
mooring, uh, bollard blocks. Those are the white blocks you kind of

591
00:42:24,785 --> 00:42:28,685
see every so often down, uh, the pier face. Now

592
00:42:28,905 --> 00:42:32,785
they're starting at the far end, and they're gonna be filling the, the concrete

593
00:42:33,085 --> 00:42:37,025
cap, uh, which is a little less substantial, uh, starting at the west

594
00:42:37,185 --> 00:42:41,045
end of the project, coming, coming to the east end. And then finally, they'll, they'll, uh, do

595
00:42:41,265 --> 00:42:45,185
pavement. This, this project's looking, uh, completion sometime around the end of may,

596
00:42:46,775 --> 00:42:50,585
whereas the, the previous project is looking like, uh, sometime later

597
00:42:50,845 --> 00:42:54,725
in the summer. But, but we're still tracking, I think right now for

598
00:42:54,945 --> 00:42:58,745
kind of a july timeframe to open up the birth, even though we might still be working on the slip

599
00:42:58,985 --> 00:43:02,785
fill portion, but the birth will, uh, likely be able to be open

600
00:43:03,045 --> 00:43:03,625
at that point in time.

601
00:43:08,525 --> 00:43:12,005
uh, old for industrial road, 33rd to 41st street.

602
00:43:12,565 --> 00:43:16,265
uh, this project, we received the bids, uh, just a few days ago on friday.

603
00:43:17,205 --> 00:43:21,145
um, and the bids of the, the low bid, I believe was somewhere right

604
00:43:21,305 --> 00:43:24,825
around 7 million, which, um, if you looked at the capital

605
00:43:25,655 --> 00:43:28,705
plan sheet, uh, earlier today, I think there's about 7.7 million

606
00:43:30,285 --> 00:43:34,035
on that project sheet for, for the project. So, um, we'll,

607
00:43:34,385 --> 00:43:38,385
we'll look, review that, uh, and, and look to bring you all a recommendation on that

608
00:43:38,505 --> 00:43:39,465
project. Uh, next month,

609
00:43:43,765 --> 00:43:47,495
uh, cruise terminal 16, uh, uh, basically

610
00:43:48,395 --> 00:43:52,345
still, uh, mark was mentioning still kind of going through. We still have a few punch list

611
00:43:52,585 --> 00:43:56,515
items open on the actual cmar project and, and, uh, we'll

612
00:43:56,865 --> 00:44:00,445
have to bring an item back to y'all next month for, for, uh,

613
00:44:01,055 --> 00:44:04,755
closing out that project. A few, few additional kind of last costs

614
00:44:05,165 --> 00:44:08,805
on that project. But, um, that's where we are with, uh,

615
00:44:09,325 --> 00:44:13,235
the term 16 project, uh, jeff design photograph,

616
00:44:13,905 --> 00:44:17,865
photographs of this, uh, this one was done by our no, john lewis in the

617
00:44:17,985 --> 00:44:21,215
back of the room. These are always so informative.

618
00:44:22,555 --> 00:44:26,415
thank you for whoever do, whoever does that stand up. John. John,

619
00:44:26,705 --> 00:44:30,655
stand up. Stand up. This

620
00:44:31,045 --> 00:44:32,685
is one of my seven jobs, .

621
00:44:35,995 --> 00:44:39,115
he's a drone operator and a, um, technical

622
00:44:40,005 --> 00:44:43,685
operator equipment, many talents.

623
00:44:44,045 --> 00:44:47,925
thank you, john. And you've seen that the pictures improve over time. We give him some

624
00:44:48,285 --> 00:44:52,105
feedback and the vantage point looks good. He's getting a minor in

625
00:44:52,325 --> 00:44:56,285
photography with us right now. You just have to watch the pelicans,

626
00:44:56,765 --> 00:45:00,745
right? You had, uh, yeah, you had at least one incident where you lost the two

627
00:45:00,975 --> 00:45:04,485
acids of yesterday. Two. Wow. Pelicans are drums.

628
00:45:05,535 --> 00:45:09,485
birds are vicious. No, this one, I think it looks like yesterday looked

629
00:45:09,685 --> 00:45:12,155
like a malfunction. Color loss yesterday.

630
00:45:13,695 --> 00:45:16,445
we'll, we'll get it in. We upstairs,

631
00:45:18,865 --> 00:45:22,805
uh, the passenger boarding bridges still have, uh, some remaining punch

632
00:45:23,005 --> 00:45:26,675
list items open on, on the, the port, the boarding bridges.

633
00:45:27,305 --> 00:45:31,125
uh, so they're, they're planning a trip to return in march to close out those open

634
00:45:31,365 --> 00:45:34,985
items. What are those, jeff? Is it just little, little

635
00:45:35,405 --> 00:45:38,425
things or, yeah, I mean, right now there, there's been, um,

636
00:45:39,635 --> 00:45:43,515
some kind of, uh, issues with, with generator

637
00:45:44,135 --> 00:45:48,025
power on those. So those, those do have onboard generators, but whenever the, the,

638
00:45:48,465 --> 00:45:52,285
uh, uh, passenger boarding bridges operate on generator powers,

639
00:45:52,685 --> 00:45:56,665
there's been some kind of electrical harmonics issues, if

640
00:45:56,885 --> 00:46:00,765
that, um, kind of a technical look at what, what, that's the biggest thing

641
00:46:01,045 --> 00:46:04,205
we have open right now. Everything else is just like minor kind of aesthetic

642
00:46:05,255 --> 00:46:09,165
items, but, but that's the main, main issue right now. Nothing affecting the

643
00:46:09,325 --> 00:46:13,045
operation, but, but it, it just makes it, you know, the, the generators

644
00:46:13,525 --> 00:46:17,365
in here are two part one is for emergencies, which they can still be used for

645
00:46:17,805 --> 00:46:21,445
emergencies right now. But the bigger thing for us is operationally staff have

646
00:46:21,845 --> 00:46:25,805
to, um, continue to plug the generators in or plug the

647
00:46:26,225 --> 00:46:29,865
pbs in as they move down the dock base, uh, because of that one

648
00:46:30,805 --> 00:46:32,045
electrical issue, their troubleshooting,

649
00:46:35,065 --> 00:46:38,965
uh, the cruise terminal 16th p project, uh, we, uh, y'all

650
00:46:39,445 --> 00:46:43,405
approved, uh, agenda item last, uh, week to come close on

651
00:46:43,605 --> 00:46:47,205
this project. We are processing the payment of that final work, and we'll be releasing

652
00:46:47,635 --> 00:46:51,595
retainage. So I think we've received everything on this project, uh, that we receive

653
00:46:52,085 --> 00:46:54,805
from orion. So this project will be coming off the list.

654
00:46:58,065 --> 00:47:01,875
uh, then construction and maintenance, uh, 205 work

655
00:47:02,165 --> 00:47:05,785
orders, uh, open today, everyone closed. Um,

656
00:47:06,765 --> 00:47:09,165
I see the statistics on those. And then,

657
00:47:11,745 --> 00:47:14,685
so real odd, that's one month. That's, uh, or two,

658
00:47:17,025 --> 00:47:17,485
you're right.

659
00:47:21,355 --> 00:47:25,205
well, honestly, it is really like a month and a half because this report was put together,

660
00:47:26,025 --> 00:47:29,825
you know, about a week. So,

661
00:47:30,155 --> 00:47:33,885
yeah. And then, uh, on the next slide, we've got some pictures

662
00:47:34,285 --> 00:47:37,585
of just what the guys have been doing, bedliners, building out some, uh,

663
00:47:38,675 --> 00:47:41,645
kind of, uh, office spaces and landscaping.

664
00:47:42,865 --> 00:47:46,725
uh, and then, uh, uh, pest, uh, this was, uh, actually an

665
00:47:47,195 --> 00:47:50,975
herbicide. Uh, they're spraying on tracks, building new water boxes,

666
00:47:51,705 --> 00:47:55,165
and, um, at lot b we're doing some, uh, improvements

667
00:47:55,725 --> 00:47:59,685
to the existing driveway on 33rd street to make it so we can

668
00:47:59,765 --> 00:48:02,445
have more, uh, throughput into the lot off of the street.

669
00:48:04,505 --> 00:48:07,845
so having the construction maintenance group continues to generate value for the port.

670
00:48:08,725 --> 00:48:08,725
absolutely.

671
00:48:13,505 --> 00:48:17,405
um, you, you can see this is our, uh, this, this is through the end of

672
00:48:17,565 --> 00:48:21,385
january. And, uh, you know, again, you

673
00:48:21,625 --> 00:48:25,605
see the different types of, I just, what this

674
00:48:25,805 --> 00:48:29,725
does, it shows that our police department's pretty busy. Um, you know, especially with this

675
00:48:29,885 --> 00:48:33,885
new terminal opening and, uh, you know, having to service that terminal

676
00:48:34,195 --> 00:48:38,175
also. Uh, you know, so they're doing a good job and, and you see the different types

677
00:48:38,585 --> 00:48:42,315
of things that they're having to deal with. I like it more

678
00:48:42,605 --> 00:48:44,925
horizontal. This way it's easier to read, it's easier.

679
00:48:46,735 --> 00:48:50,385
um, this is just, just gives you an idea of the, of the, uh, port

680
00:48:50,855 --> 00:48:54,655
id cards and that the access, um, that, you

681
00:48:54,875 --> 00:48:58,755
know, are, uh, we track, um, just in, in closing, you know, just,

682
00:48:58,955 --> 00:49:02,875
uh, we always like to show, and here again, a lot of drone pictures, but it just kinda

683
00:49:03,085 --> 00:49:06,715
shows you if you don't see it every day, you know, there's a lot of

684
00:49:07,115 --> 00:49:10,755
activity going on and, and you can see what, uh, what's happening out there.

685
00:49:11,295 --> 00:49:15,155
um, the events, uh, you know, we did have a port mission plan meeting

686
00:49:15,425 --> 00:49:19,355
here, uh, that I talked about earlier. Um, getting ready for the next

687
00:49:19,545 --> 00:49:23,405
legislature. Um, the annual meetings we have, we're going

688
00:49:23,755 --> 00:49:27,295
through our annual meetings with our, with our tenants as well as our, our

689
00:49:27,795 --> 00:49:31,715
customer and our, our partners. Um, so we met with

690
00:49:32,095 --> 00:49:35,915
the galveston railroad and metro ports. Um, we had the real estate committee meeting,

691
00:49:36,195 --> 00:49:40,115
which was, was, uh, right before our special meeting, uh, about the master

692
00:49:40,465 --> 00:49:44,125
plan. Um, we did have our annual, uh, staff

693
00:49:44,545 --> 00:49:48,335
retreat, um, which we get together off site and, and

694
00:49:48,615 --> 00:49:52,475
go over, uh, the, our swot analysis that we do

695
00:49:52,635 --> 00:49:56,175
every year, challenges and opportunities. And,

696
00:49:56,815 --> 00:50:00,395
and then we, we revisit our goals and our, our purpose

697
00:50:00,935 --> 00:50:04,695
and all those kind of things. Um, uh, at a day, um,

698
00:50:05,105 --> 00:50:08,975
offsite. And there was a big meeting, uh, that I attended, uh,

699
00:50:09,415 --> 00:50:13,075
on the 17th with randy weber about the future of pelican

700
00:50:13,555 --> 00:50:17,435
island bridge. Um, there is, uh, some differing of opinions

701
00:50:18,135 --> 00:50:21,835
on what that should look like. And so there's a,

702
00:50:22,205 --> 00:50:25,875
there is a movement. Um, I attended another meeting yesterday about this.

703
00:50:26,985 --> 00:50:30,645
um, there is a group that wants to change the character of that bridge.

704
00:50:31,745 --> 00:50:34,315
um, and, and what, what's happening now is they're analyzing

705
00:50:36,065 --> 00:50:39,825
if they do change the character of the bridge, what does it do, um,

706
00:50:40,185 --> 00:50:43,965
to the existing bridge? Do you know, where does it, where, how does it affect

707
00:50:44,345 --> 00:50:48,085
the progress that's already been made on the existing bridge? And I think eric,

708
00:50:48,715 --> 00:50:52,665
eric attended that, uh, yesterday with, with me. Um, and

709
00:50:52,885 --> 00:50:56,805
we had, we as, as brett said, we met with colonel day day. Seems like, you

710
00:50:56,965 --> 00:51:00,935
know, he's a, he's the newest colonel here in, in town. He brought his staff

711
00:51:01,385 --> 00:51:05,195
in, so he had a good meeting. Um, you know, he seems to be a, a proactive

712
00:51:05,925 --> 00:51:09,585
hands-on type of colonel. So that's, that's really, uh,

713
00:51:10,525 --> 00:51:14,405
benefits us quite a bit. Um, and we had a, you know, yesterday we had a meeting with ports

714
00:51:14,685 --> 00:51:18,475
of america. Um, we've got an engagement coming up this week to talk

715
00:51:18,765 --> 00:51:22,085
to o'connell high school about the mayor tommy economy.

716
00:51:22,955 --> 00:51:26,795
what time is that gonna be? Nine

717
00:51:27,085 --> 00:51:31,075
or 10:00 am 9:00 am and

718
00:51:31,295 --> 00:51:35,175
then today's board meeting. Uh, just a couple of things. Uh, you know, this was our

719
00:51:35,375 --> 00:51:39,355
service award from last week. Um, I was fortunate to, as you know, we

720
00:51:39,575 --> 00:51:42,695
got the rudy typing award, uh, from the chamber.

721
00:51:43,595 --> 00:51:47,595
and then here's a picture of our staff retreat. We have this over at the tremont, and we, we

722
00:51:47,815 --> 00:51:51,355
talk about a lot of various things, and then here's

723
00:51:51,975 --> 00:51:55,795
a group of, uh, characters at

724
00:51:56,015 --> 00:51:58,965
the, uh, at the chamber meeting. Okay,

725
00:52:01,765 --> 00:52:05,735
cool. Alright. Any other questions for roger?

726
00:52:06,535 --> 00:52:10,035
I didn't mention? I guess everybody knows that vic was the gal

727
00:52:10,635 --> 00:52:14,455
of the year, allstone

728
00:52:15,045 --> 00:52:17,805
year to us every year. Yeah.

729
00:52:19,435 --> 00:52:23,215
why honor, I guess it's, it's worth mentioning, since we're just talking about the

730
00:52:23,975 --> 00:52:27,775
bridge and the meetings that are going on, is, is that the efforts

731
00:52:28,155 --> 00:52:32,135
in, in looking at an alternative design for this bridge and are in no

732
00:52:32,295 --> 00:52:36,095
way impeding or slowing down the progress that's being made on the existing bridge

733
00:52:37,115 --> 00:52:41,065
may not to slow anything down maybe

734
00:52:41,605 --> 00:52:44,635
yeah. Correct. I mean, if, if

735
00:52:45,925 --> 00:52:49,895
will, will we have a time to talk about that or is I thought yeah, we've got some time to talk about

736
00:52:50,015 --> 00:52:53,735
it. Going to do that now. You want to do it?

737
00:52:55,645 --> 00:52:59,495
it's probably a good, we can good time. Yeah. It's probably a good time to you. Yeah, go ahead, craig.

738
00:52:59,885 --> 00:53:03,735
yeah, I, I, I think, you know, I think all of us, I,

739
00:53:04,255 --> 00:53:08,255
I can't speak for council because we, I have

740
00:53:08,455 --> 00:53:12,155
it on the agenda for council for thursday for way

741
00:53:12,475 --> 00:53:16,355
in on this, but I think I can speak for myself

742
00:53:18,515 --> 00:53:21,335
in an ideal situation. We'd love to have rail on that.

743
00:53:22,635 --> 00:53:26,125
and that's, and I think that's what a land bridge gives us.

744
00:53:27,025 --> 00:53:30,625
if we can move forward with the land bridge and, and

745
00:53:31,195 --> 00:53:35,105
move that in a efficient manner where it's not taking us

746
00:53:35,425 --> 00:53:39,405
10 years down the line to get this thing done, I think that

747
00:53:39,565 --> 00:53:42,445
would be everybody's best interest to do that.

748
00:53:43,725 --> 00:53:47,045
um, as we know, uh, txdot has

749
00:53:48,845 --> 00:53:52,785
led the charge on this current bridge. They're the ones that came up with

750
00:53:53,085 --> 00:53:56,775
the design on that bridge. The engineering the city

751
00:53:57,695 --> 00:54:00,725
work had no input to that. Uh,

752
00:54:01,735 --> 00:54:05,705
tdot is, is ling swords that if we

753
00:54:05,865 --> 00:54:09,185
move to a land bridge, they're fine with that, but they're out of it

754
00:54:10,085 --> 00:54:13,175
and they're pulling all their money outta it, which is 77 5

755
00:54:14,265 --> 00:54:16,925
something million dollars right now. So

756
00:54:18,405 --> 00:54:22,225
I'm not sure where tdot is exactly on this. We've got

757
00:54:22,495 --> 00:54:26,215
another meeting coming up the, uh, this coming monday

758
00:54:27,485 --> 00:54:31,375
that, uh, I think we're gonna talk that out. I don't know where

759
00:54:32,005 --> 00:54:35,375
tdot is on that. I'm not sure where tdot is.

760
00:54:37,775 --> 00:54:41,685
I think the concept of moving forward with the current

761
00:54:42,175 --> 00:54:45,845
bridge as well as moving forward with,

762
00:54:46,355 --> 00:54:49,935
you know, running all the traps on the, on the land bridge,

763
00:54:50,455 --> 00:54:54,345
I think that's a good approach. Personally, I'm not sure tdo

764
00:54:54,565 --> 00:54:58,245
is gonna go for that. Tdo may say, guys,

765
00:54:58,595 --> 00:55:02,515
look, we're gonna put things on pause until we, you guys, tell

766
00:55:02,805 --> 00:55:06,565
us what you want to do. 'cause I'm not sure if textile wants to move forward

767
00:55:07,185 --> 00:55:10,745
and spend a lot of time at more expense moving

768
00:55:11,235 --> 00:55:14,485
towards a current bridge. If this land bridge is really,

769
00:55:15,945 --> 00:55:19,625
uh, could be a viable alternative here. And

770
00:55:20,405 --> 00:55:24,205
I don't know where we are time-wise on that. I think that's

771
00:55:24,565 --> 00:55:28,445
kind of where we are at the city on this right now. Uh, we don't,

772
00:55:28,725 --> 00:55:32,465
we're in the middle. We're in, we're in the middle of this, you know, with you and the city. And, and, and

773
00:55:32,805 --> 00:55:36,725
I know I was a meeting yesterday. Brian was there, and, and you know, that I, I think

774
00:55:36,885 --> 00:55:40,485
the consensus is, is what you're saying is, is we don't want to impair

775
00:55:40,945 --> 00:55:44,445
what's already being done, but we don't, we want to have the discussion

776
00:55:45,005 --> 00:55:48,885
simultaneously if there is a different alternative. I mean, I, I,

777
00:55:49,125 --> 00:55:53,115
I thought from the meeting the other day that, that glen albert and with, with

778
00:55:53,785 --> 00:55:57,605
tdo made it pretty clear that he's got his marching orders, he's going forward

779
00:55:57,995 --> 00:56:01,845
with this bridge. And he said that at the meeting, um, we're going forward

780
00:56:02,085 --> 00:56:06,085
with this bridge. Um, there's just a, uh, a group that's

781
00:56:06,485 --> 00:56:10,215
saying, well, if, if there's an alternative, we don't wanna stop the bridge going

782
00:56:10,565 --> 00:56:14,295
forward, but if there's an alternative, um, let's

783
00:56:14,645 --> 00:56:18,525
have a discussion. And I think that that's really where it's

784
00:56:18,765 --> 00:56:22,725
at. And that's what I'm seeing. I mean, more and more is don't stop the old

785
00:56:22,965 --> 00:56:26,805
bridge. But if there comes a time when it makes sense that we

786
00:56:27,005 --> 00:56:30,965
would do something like that, then, um, you know, and, and I,

787
00:56:31,725 --> 00:56:35,645
I don't, I mean, what I understand is the only money that tdot having

788
00:56:35,905 --> 00:56:39,845
is, has in this is the design. And they've sent

789
00:56:39,925 --> 00:56:43,915
about about $7 million. I think you told us on the design work

790
00:56:44,385 --> 00:56:48,055
and, and that kind of stuff, but they have no money

791
00:56:48,545 --> 00:56:52,345
in it as far as construction is concerned. Correct. And

792
00:56:52,585 --> 00:56:56,505
so that's all falling. And, and the latest, uh, numbers that were brought forward in

793
00:56:56,725 --> 00:56:59,925
that meeting was that there are somewhere around 300 million

794
00:57:01,745 --> 00:57:04,925
for the bridge and there's a shortfall of 145 million

795
00:57:07,115 --> 00:57:08,905
that no one knows where it's coming from. 205 million.

796
00:57:11,465 --> 00:57:15,325
see, it just go, it just keeps going up and up and, you know, so it, it's a

797
00:57:15,475 --> 00:57:19,405
land bridge, a land bridge. The little do I

798
00:57:19,525 --> 00:57:23,425
know about it, but the land bridge, first of all, would be less to

799
00:57:23,925 --> 00:57:27,805
construct. Second of all, maintenance wise, looking into the future,

800
00:57:28,745 --> 00:57:31,865
the land bridge would be so much easier to manage

801
00:57:33,155 --> 00:57:37,125
than this giant bridge that they've designed the tech stock has

802
00:57:37,465 --> 00:57:40,845
and, and doesn't a land bridge help with our dredging

803
00:57:41,915 --> 00:57:45,525
here? Yes. There's significant mayor mentioned it. A land bridge

804
00:57:46,665 --> 00:57:50,265
in a sense is, is is everlasting. Yeah. And any bridge that's,

805
00:57:51,065 --> 00:57:54,765
you know, a span, a span has a lifespan, 50, 80 years,

806
00:57:55,325 --> 00:57:59,095
whatever, you're gonna have to replace it and you're gonna have to spend money to maintain it over that time spent.

807
00:57:59,465 --> 00:58:03,265
but a land bridge is relatively low maintenance. It it,

808
00:58:03,745 --> 00:58:06,605
in the concepts of the land bridge, is there a

809
00:58:07,965 --> 00:58:11,865
pleasure boat conduit or something through it, or to be

810
00:58:12,365 --> 00:58:15,725
determined way, way ahead of, of everything right now, because

811
00:58:17,145 --> 00:58:21,045
you, you have to first get it in the application process

812
00:58:21,585 --> 00:58:25,545
of, of got it. Will, will the army corps entertain the

813
00:58:25,765 --> 00:58:29,565
study? Will they entertain it first? Got it. And then once they entertain it, then you're talking about the environmental

814
00:58:30,125 --> 00:58:33,865
studies. Got it. Okay. And the army corps was at these meetings also. And,

815
00:58:34,145 --> 00:58:37,955
and one thing I would point out is, is I, I think that, you

816
00:58:38,175 --> 00:58:42,115
know, technically it's not a bridge, right? I mean, technically, um,

817
00:58:42,565 --> 00:58:46,395
it's, it's like a causeway. I mean, it's not really, if

818
00:58:46,615 --> 00:58:50,455
you, if you cut it off, you know, it becomes a yeah. It becomes a causeway

819
00:58:51,365 --> 00:58:55,335
over to the over pelican island and does not have the character

820
00:58:56,035 --> 00:58:59,855
or the name of the bridge associated with it. 61st street, which kind

821
00:59:00,095 --> 00:59:03,845
of changes who does it too. I mean, yeah. Yeah. It's,

822
00:59:04,435 --> 00:59:07,235
and it goes, I'm sorry, roger. No, go ahead. Ahead. Bridge. But

823
00:59:08,635 --> 00:59:12,285
in that, that's an interesting concept to me. I'm being told

824
00:59:12,685 --> 00:59:16,005
that if it turns into a land bridge, it may be that

825
00:59:17,205 --> 00:59:21,125
road project would then come to play and it would be

826
00:59:21,285 --> 00:59:24,735
a farm market road. It's possibly the county could, could

827
00:59:25,305 --> 00:59:28,965
own that and so forth. And, you know, one of the questions

828
00:59:29,405 --> 00:59:32,565
I have is, let's say we move in the direction of landbridge

829
00:59:34,945 --> 00:59:38,025
and tdot is not involved. And I still think that's

830
00:59:39,705 --> 00:59:43,685
not a mixed in stone that they won't be involved if it's a

831
00:59:43,805 --> 00:59:47,585
land bridge. But if they're not, we need to get a champion that's

832
00:59:48,005 --> 00:59:51,845
going to manage this whole project of the

833
00:59:52,325 --> 00:59:54,965
construction and all of that, and who that champion will be.

834
00:59:57,025 --> 01:00:00,765
we need to look at that and, and see, I, I don't,

835
01:00:01,465 --> 01:00:04,465
you know, the county's a possibility the city is,

836
01:00:05,585 --> 01:00:09,305
I'm hearing port of galveston is a possibility on that to,

837
01:00:09,705 --> 01:00:12,225
to manage that whole project. So, uh,

838
01:00:13,875 --> 01:00:17,475
what I'm excited about is, is that I think it's an alternative

839
01:00:18,395 --> 01:00:22,345
that has a lot of merit. And, um,

840
01:00:23,025 --> 01:00:25,805
if we can work out the logistics and the timeline,

841
01:00:27,145 --> 01:00:31,005
uh, I think we can, a land bridge would be, looking

842
01:00:31,495 --> 01:00:34,215
down the line would be far better for economic development.

843
01:00:35,575 --> 01:00:39,415
I think that's the key is e economic development is the key

844
01:00:39,615 --> 01:00:43,495
of this, you know, conversation. You know, it's not

845
01:00:43,655 --> 01:00:47,555
just access to the, to the, to the pelican island, but it's the

846
01:00:47,775 --> 01:00:51,695
development of pelican island and, and its future. And to vic's point

847
01:00:51,815 --> 01:00:55,745
earlier, you know, between the army corps and the port,

848
01:00:56,205 --> 01:00:59,065
having to maintain the federal channel and births, you're talking $30 million

849
01:01:00,305 --> 01:01:04,085
a year cost to maintain water deaths. And

850
01:01:04,495 --> 01:01:08,025
with a structure like that, um, could, could reduce it significantly.

851
01:01:08,605 --> 01:01:12,445
so you're, when you're out looking for funding and you say,

852
01:01:13,095 --> 01:01:16,615
well, over the course of the next five, 10 years, you're saving this much. Exactly.

853
01:01:17,105 --> 01:01:20,795
would you consider putting that money in advance into this, this piece of infrastructure

854
01:01:21,465 --> 01:01:25,235
that could save you money down the road? And I wasn't there. But the other angle

855
01:01:25,615 --> 01:01:29,465
is it's a national security issue with our icebreaker factory. Well,

856
01:01:29,755 --> 01:01:32,675
that's right. I mean, that's a, a new game changer

857
01:01:34,455 --> 01:01:38,115
all the way around. I keep bringing that up because that is a possible

858
01:01:38,655 --> 01:01:41,035
way to get funding federal, federal funding.

859
01:01:42,975 --> 01:01:46,515
you're exactly right. And, and you know, as we know, there's other

860
01:01:47,235 --> 01:01:50,995
interests on other companies have interests now in pelican

861
01:01:51,475 --> 01:01:54,825
island, and I think rail is, is important

862
01:01:55,535 --> 01:01:59,185
to these other countries. We hear that davy is fine without

863
01:01:59,705 --> 01:02:03,695
rail, even though they'd love to have it over there. But

864
01:02:03,955 --> 01:02:06,875
I think to expand the rest of that acreage over there,

865
01:02:07,995 --> 01:02:11,885
possibly in a partnership before we used it, um, requires

866
01:02:12,555 --> 01:02:16,395
rail. We need to have rail. Sheila. Yeah, just

867
01:02:17,205 --> 01:02:20,895
building on what you said, I, I hate to sound like a complete moron,

868
01:02:21,425 --> 01:02:25,285
but why would we build a bridge to pelican

869
01:02:25,765 --> 01:02:29,375
island doesn't have rail. 'cause

870
01:02:29,905 --> 01:02:33,695
everything we talk about in terms of pelican island on this

871
01:02:33,945 --> 01:02:36,635
board for numerous years now,

872
01:02:38,115 --> 01:02:41,125
it, it is essential, it is pivotal to have rail.

873
01:02:42,195 --> 01:02:46,055
and so, um, you know, I don't know what we can do as a board. I don't know that we should

874
01:02:46,325 --> 01:02:50,035
step out, um, and take a leadership role on this. But

875
01:02:51,205 --> 01:02:54,995
what is, what is a pelican island bridge without rail really

876
01:02:55,415 --> 01:02:58,215
gonna do for us, especially at $300 million?

877
01:02:59,525 --> 01:03:03,455
yeah. That's, that's what on earth. Well, and I, I

878
01:03:03,575 --> 01:03:07,415
think that that is, you know, the general consensus is what, what you just stated,

879
01:03:07,675 --> 01:03:10,495
that's the general consensus is why would we spend $300 million

880
01:03:12,555 --> 01:03:15,735
and, you know, when there's another way to save a lot of money,

881
01:03:16,795 --> 01:03:20,675
um, you know, environmentally, you know, that's, that's the, that's the big question. Mm-hmm

882
01:03:21,135 --> 01:03:24,655
. And whether or not, you know, if you were to close that off or even

883
01:03:25,365 --> 01:03:29,035
keep it partially open, um, you know, um,

884
01:03:29,485 --> 01:03:33,055
what does that do to, to the silting and what does that do to the current,

885
01:03:33,995 --> 01:03:37,775
uh, that's carrying that silt? And I, I do believe that one of the parties

886
01:03:38,075 --> 01:03:41,985
at the meeting yesterday was talking about they've done a preliminary study

887
01:03:43,025 --> 01:03:47,015
themselves. They paid for it. And their indications are that it doesn't

888
01:03:47,415 --> 01:03:51,315
really, um, cause 'cause one of the, one of the problems or

889
01:03:51,535 --> 01:03:55,235
one of the issues is, is the concern that the silt has now

890
01:03:55,765 --> 01:03:59,415
stopped it at, at the edge of the west part of our

891
01:04:00,045 --> 01:04:03,815
channel and then gets funneled north and then it ends up in the channel

892
01:04:04,145 --> 01:04:07,965
where in, in the houston ship channel. And the, the early results

893
01:04:08,475 --> 01:04:11,855
on this hydrology study is that it does not.

894
01:04:13,235 --> 01:04:17,015
and so that would, that would trigger I think, more support from other

895
01:04:17,255 --> 01:04:21,125
parties that were, are interested. If that doesn't happen, then

896
01:04:21,995 --> 01:04:25,895
you might have a, you know, maybe the port of houston or somebody might be more interested. Their, their

897
01:04:26,215 --> 01:04:30,035
concern is what I just stated. Their, their concern is, um, do,

898
01:04:30,355 --> 01:04:34,135
do we start, um, silting up the ship channel

899
01:04:34,475 --> 01:04:37,015
now just move the problem to another area there,

900
01:04:38,715 --> 01:04:42,375
you know, in my mind too, and I'm saying this, I,

901
01:04:43,835 --> 01:04:47,575
you know, we need to, we need to determine all the details

902
01:04:48,115 --> 01:04:52,095
of this, but they, said on the current bridge, if they

903
01:04:52,295 --> 01:04:55,555
can get funding, they were prepared to let this bridge 29

904
01:04:56,515 --> 01:04:59,815
was or something like that. Even if this bridge,

905
01:05:00,555 --> 01:05:04,275
we moved to a land bridge and it wouldn't let until, or one,

906
01:05:05,935 --> 01:05:09,935
it would be worth it. Mm-hmm . It would be worth it to, to do

907
01:05:10,155 --> 01:05:14,015
something that will be sustainable and

908
01:05:14,475 --> 01:05:18,165
resilient, uh, out there and in really a

909
01:05:18,705 --> 01:05:22,545
public. And then you were there. That's the appeal that I made in the group the

910
01:05:22,765 --> 01:05:26,485
other day was let's, let's think about the future here. Yeah.

911
01:05:26,805 --> 01:05:30,625
I mean, let's really pay attention to that because over the past we

912
01:05:30,845 --> 01:05:34,605
haven't had the luxury of doing that. And I think now we might have that time.

913
01:05:34,985 --> 01:05:38,965
so let's, let's pay attention to what this is gonna do in

914
01:05:39,165 --> 01:05:43,145
the next 10 years, next 20 years and, and, and

915
01:05:43,365 --> 01:05:46,805
what it's gonna do to this area and jobs and economic benefits and everything.

916
01:05:47,475 --> 01:05:50,885
yeah. I think it, like vic said, you know, talk about the shift

917
01:05:51,525 --> 01:05:55,245
building and maybe additional, that, that almost becomes kind of a game changer

918
01:05:55,665 --> 01:05:59,525
too, to say there's, there's other, other reasons to, to move forward

919
01:05:59,765 --> 01:06:03,595
with that or change gears and build something to look for the future. So, well,

920
01:06:04,185 --> 01:06:08,185
it is tough when you get 50 people, you 50 people at that meeting, 50 opinions and

921
01:06:08,405 --> 01:06:12,365
there are 50 and, but you know, there is, uh, there is a

922
01:06:12,485 --> 01:06:16,235
compelling issue with what, with what she does said. Well,

923
01:06:16,525 --> 01:06:20,525
the bottom line is I think roger's representing the consensus of the board anyway at this

924
01:06:20,645 --> 01:06:23,665
point. I think we all feel a land bridge is

925
01:06:25,265 --> 01:06:29,085
needed there. Well, it's also I think that you're, there's 49 other people,

926
01:06:29,455 --> 01:06:33,405
right? But as far as the board and board councils is concerned, you're taking care

927
01:06:33,565 --> 01:06:37,245
of this. Well, and the key here I think is, is as craig said, is we've got

928
01:06:37,605 --> 01:06:41,365
parallel paths we gotta run now just so we don't lose what we've got.

929
01:06:42,425 --> 01:06:45,565
and in the event that there is a, uh, a consensus

930
01:06:46,585 --> 01:06:50,525
and there's about $36 million in funding that you guys are holding, but we've

931
01:06:50,845 --> 01:06:54,465
got it on deposit and what, what happens can that, you know, that's gonna be,

932
01:06:55,465 --> 01:06:59,195
um, out there for, if, if the bridge changes, then

933
01:06:59,985 --> 01:07:03,435
the character of that money may change. And we may be all forced with,

934
01:07:04,075 --> 01:07:07,845
okay, do we want to put a co some of our money at risk or do we wanna

935
01:07:08,085 --> 01:07:11,925
put some of our money that was held for this other bridge if the decision

936
01:07:12,235 --> 01:07:15,795
made that it's not run parallel anymore. But right now your,

937
01:07:16,275 --> 01:07:20,185
your money is tied up in with a, uh, specific purpose. Yes,

938
01:07:20,405 --> 01:07:23,925
it is. And the contracts that we have with the participants like ford of galveston

939
01:07:24,825 --> 01:07:28,295
is geared to this bridge of txdot bridge. Right.

940
01:07:28,945 --> 01:07:32,745
but what we might do if it moves to the land bridge, we could go

941
01:07:32,965 --> 01:07:36,885
back to the participants and see about changing the wording of those contracts.

942
01:07:37,985 --> 01:07:40,795
the shortfall would be much less. Right? Oh god, yeah. Yeah.

943
01:07:42,835 --> 01:07:46,205
much less. So. It is somewhat like the walkway here. Stay tuned.

944
01:07:47,045 --> 01:07:50,955
. I was just thinking that, you know, I was thinking across that

945
01:07:51,245 --> 01:07:55,065
bridge and I was looking at this, I was looking at this walkway is

946
01:07:55,285 --> 01:07:58,935
12 million and I'm thinking to myself, no wonder that bridge costs

947
01:07:59,305 --> 01:08:02,485
so much that walkway true. It's $12 million.

948
01:08:04,545 --> 01:08:08,445
my goodness. Well, it's good discussion, I think just doesn't what I, what it used to. So, any other,

949
01:08:08,665 --> 01:08:12,395
any last comments? It's good discussion. Thanks for updating us. So stay

950
01:08:12,685 --> 01:08:16,445
tuned for further detail. So with that, I'm going to announce that

951
01:08:16,685 --> 01:08:19,795
we are moving into executive session section 5 5 1 0 7 1,

952
01:08:21,805 --> 01:08:25,085
consultation with attorney 5 5 1 0 7 2 real estate

953
01:08:26,035 --> 01:08:29,845
5 5 1 0 7 4 personnel 5 5 1 0 7 6 security matters.

954
01:08:30,745 --> 01:08:34,125
and 5 5 1 0 8 7. Economic development

955
01:08:35,145 --> 01:08:38,445
at 1123. Thank you.

956
01:08:42,205 --> 01:08:46,115
john gives thumbs up. So I'm gonna declare us back in session at

957
01:08:46,395 --> 01:08:50,335
2 0 3. So reconvene the regular meeting to e

958
01:08:50,455 --> 01:08:54,375
one is discussed and consider action, if any on specific matters discussed in executive

959
01:08:54,815 --> 01:08:58,655
session, which were listed on the agenda in sufficient detail to provide notice

960
01:08:58,955 --> 01:09:02,835
to the public as required by the texas open meetings act. I do not know why

961
01:09:03,055 --> 01:09:06,535
there were any, so we're gonna move on to business items. Uh, f1

962
01:09:07,095 --> 01:09:10,915
cfo report, consent, agenda as mr. Moore as

963
01:09:11,555 --> 01:09:15,365
yes. Finance chair. So I would, uh, move

964
01:09:16,095 --> 01:09:19,475
approval. We, we went through all of the items on the, uh,

965
01:09:22,105 --> 01:09:26,055
cfo's consent agenda and have had been thoroughly briefed and I

966
01:09:26,175 --> 01:09:29,895
would move, it's not approval. I would move acceptance.

967
01:09:33,015 --> 01:09:36,955
and sheila is being happy enough. Sheila is seconding. So we have a

968
01:09:37,075 --> 01:09:40,195
motion and a second. Any further discussion, comments, questions?

969
01:09:41,855 --> 01:09:45,675
all in favor of accepting the, uh, motion. Raise your hand. Any opposed?

970
01:09:46,295 --> 01:09:49,955
motion carries unanimously. F two, discuss and

971
01:09:50,395 --> 01:09:54,355
consider approval of port property, flood liability, excess liability,

972
01:09:55,315 --> 01:09:59,315
business, auto, public official liability crime, cyber terrorism

973
01:09:59,575 --> 01:10:03,475
and fiduciary liability insurance policy scheduled for renewal for the

974
01:10:03,635 --> 01:10:06,115
policy period. March 1st, 2026 to march 1st, 2027.

975
01:10:08,015 --> 01:10:11,835
ms. Lord, you heard from mcgiff earlier today and had good,

976
01:10:12,425 --> 01:10:16,315
good discussion. I believe the board is recommending to go to

977
01:10:16,435 --> 01:10:18,355
the higher 11th of limits of 75 million

978
01:10:20,775 --> 01:10:23,135
and so we would need a motion.

979
01:10:25,815 --> 01:10:29,755
go ahead. I was going to make a motion to, uh, bind the

980
01:10:29,955 --> 01:10:31,755
policy as presented at the 75

981
01:10:36,215 --> 01:10:40,195
second. Have a motion. We have a second. Mr. Trustee moore, any further discussion?

982
01:10:42,935 --> 01:10:46,675
I'd just like to say thank you for the staffer making our insurance

983
01:10:47,045 --> 01:10:50,995
rates drop and we are gonna have, uh, more of a

984
01:10:51,315 --> 01:10:54,995
discount and I'll send it out to everybody. Great. When we get the number this week

985
01:10:55,395 --> 01:10:58,755
sometime. Alright. Also like to say, while you

986
01:11:00,015 --> 01:11:03,835
people agree they've done this, but they also work on an ongoing

987
01:11:04,115 --> 01:11:07,945
basis to help us on risk management. And so they're

988
01:11:08,435 --> 01:11:12,035
they're very helpful. Yes. They're not just a service

989
01:11:12,555 --> 01:11:16,445
provider, but they good partner with us, so we appreciate they respond to

990
01:11:16,565 --> 01:11:20,525
us. Yes. And respond to us questions on say like battleship in service

991
01:11:20,785 --> 01:11:24,565
or something like that. Yeah, as an example. Alright, so we have

992
01:11:24,885 --> 01:11:28,705
a motion and a second. All in favor? Raise your hand. Any

993
01:11:28,925 --> 01:11:32,925
opposed? So motion carries. Union unanim. Thank you. F

994
01:11:33,045 --> 01:11:36,745
three, discuss and consider approval of purchase and installation of 1 150

995
01:11:38,525 --> 01:11:42,465
ton package hvac unit from trane, us, inc. At

996
01:11:42,685 --> 01:11:46,445
a cost not to exceed $350,000. Thank you, mr.

997
01:11:46,725 --> 01:11:50,125
chairman. Uh, the unit we have in, uh, question here

998
01:11:50,785 --> 01:11:54,685
is at cruise terminal 28. It was installed about 10 years ago when the

999
01:11:55,165 --> 01:11:58,965
facility was expanded. Um, at end of last year, we started seeing issues

1000
01:11:59,245 --> 01:12:02,925
with, it's been working on, uh, some of the issues.

1001
01:12:03,425 --> 01:12:07,365
uh, the primary issues have to do with the coils. We've done some kind of,

1002
01:12:07,585 --> 01:12:10,995
uh, repairs in-house. Uh, however, we don't feel confident

1003
01:12:11,605 --> 01:12:15,605
that those repairs may last us through the summer, which this is a kind

1004
01:12:15,765 --> 01:12:19,645
of a single point of failure. This unit for conditioning, the first floor of cruise

1005
01:12:20,125 --> 01:12:24,085
terminal 28 check-in building. Um, and so, uh, ultimately we're recommending

1006
01:12:24,325 --> 01:12:28,145
replacement. Uh, we would be using, uh,

1007
01:12:28,585 --> 01:12:32,325
the trane, uh, uh, buyboard for, for, for this purchase.

1008
01:12:32,985 --> 01:12:36,825
um, and, uh, through the omnia partners, uh, agreement. And,

1009
01:12:37,265 --> 01:12:41,125
uh, the cost would be $342,900 for the unit.

1010
01:12:41,985 --> 01:12:45,945
um, and, uh, then cnm would install the unit. Uh, so

1011
01:12:46,325 --> 01:12:49,365
I have 7,100 for the cost of ation.

1012
01:12:52,545 --> 01:12:56,445
a maintenance program that follows this as well. Keeping it clean and the,

1013
01:12:56,665 --> 01:13:00,615
all the yes. Yeah, no, and that's, I would say when this one

1014
01:13:00,875 --> 01:13:04,695
was installed, um, we did not have full-time hvac

1015
01:13:05,415 --> 01:13:09,395
person on staff. Uh, uh, carlos was, uh,

1016
01:13:09,705 --> 01:13:13,555
hired, uh, back maybe eight years ago I think. And

1017
01:13:13,775 --> 01:13:17,435
now we actually have a second hvac person on staff. And so, uh,

1018
01:13:18,255 --> 01:13:21,975
absolutely we, we do our own pm in house. Um, uh, unfortunately the, the weather,

1019
01:13:22,565 --> 01:13:26,495
it's very corrosive. Sure. It's very corrosive down here. So we see challenges with it

1020
01:13:26,865 --> 01:13:30,685
still. Just one thing, jeff, I know in, uh, some

1021
01:13:30,975 --> 01:13:34,885
residential and, and some commercial applications, there's a, uh, coating.

1022
01:13:35,375 --> 01:13:39,295
coating. Yes. Is that something that y'all had, uh, looked into on these? Yeah, both. Both units.

1023
01:13:39,895 --> 01:13:43,815
I think. I believe the old one was coded in this new one as coded as well. Still at,

1024
01:13:44,035 --> 01:13:47,255
at end. Alright, motion for approval.

1025
01:13:48,185 --> 01:13:52,085
brown motion. We have second, second from sheila. Any further discussions?

1026
01:13:53,135 --> 01:13:57,075
questions for jeffrey? All in favor of the motion. Raise your hand. Any

1027
01:13:57,295 --> 01:13:59,485
opposed? Motion carries unanimously.

1028
01:14:01,335 --> 01:14:05,015
f four, consider and approve professional services agreement between

1029
01:14:05,415 --> 01:14:09,415
the board of trustees of the galveston wars and stanley sperling and

1030
01:14:09,735 --> 01:14:13,645
hamilton inc. For engineering services for repairs to pier 39 40

1031
01:14:15,225 --> 01:14:19,205
at an amount not to exceed $65,000. Thank you, mr. Chairman.

1032
01:14:19,945 --> 01:14:23,665
uh, the, uh, in in the briefing package, there's a figure showing the,

1033
01:14:23,985 --> 01:14:27,085
uh, pier 39 40 cargo area. You can also see it up on,

1034
01:14:28,145 --> 01:14:32,085
uh, up on the map here. Um, and so

1035
01:14:32,285 --> 01:14:35,525
this is the area we are talking about. Uh, the, the upland area of, of 39 40.

1036
01:14:36,945 --> 01:14:40,605
um, back in 23, all had approved a

1037
01:14:41,045 --> 01:14:44,945
contract with, uh, stanley sperling hamilton to do engineering, uh, for

1038
01:14:45,865 --> 01:14:49,615
the pier 41 pavement replacement. That project we finished about

1039
01:14:50,045 --> 01:14:53,775
a year ago. Um, and we, you know, there was definitely some subject soils

1040
01:14:54,125 --> 01:14:58,085
there, but ultimately the project was a successful project and we didn't end up

1041
01:14:58,205 --> 01:15:01,965
using all of, uh, the approved funds on it. Um, as we get closer

1042
01:15:02,345 --> 01:15:06,305
to pier 39 and 40 being opened, um, we

1043
01:15:06,825 --> 01:15:10,725
expect that there's probably gonna be higher traffic down there, heavier loads now that we have

1044
01:15:10,845 --> 01:15:14,725
a birth that can accommodate heavier loads set up here. And so we wanted to

1045
01:15:14,885 --> 01:15:18,565
get ahead of, uh, kind of the existing pavement issues and future pavement

1046
01:15:19,005 --> 01:15:22,825
issues by performing a design, uh, of the pavement, uh, and

1047
01:15:23,055 --> 01:15:26,485
civil improvements at that site to rehab the pavement structures.

1048
01:15:27,385 --> 01:15:31,365
um, ultimately right now, we wanted to do this design so that we

1049
01:15:31,545 --> 01:15:35,465
can piecemeal smaller pieces, we can do in-house, uh, as

1050
01:15:35,685 --> 01:15:39,565
well as maybe pieces we can do with the r and r budget. But ultimately this would also

1051
01:15:39,725 --> 01:15:43,605
allow us to have a shovel ready project for grid dollars we might receive on the west end

1052
01:15:43,805 --> 01:15:47,685
to prepare for a larger pavement improvement project. Um, and so,

1053
01:15:48,545 --> 01:15:52,345
uh, we've reached out to stanley sperling and hamilton based upon our

1054
01:15:52,565 --> 01:15:56,325
experience on past projects where they performed well, uh, for this pavement,

1055
01:15:57,065 --> 01:16:00,905
uh, redesign. And, uh, we're recommending a, uh,

1056
01:16:01,125 --> 01:16:05,005
professional service agreement for the pier 39 40 cargo area pavement

1057
01:16:05,405 --> 01:16:09,005
replacement, uh, out of amount not to exceed 65,000 bucks.

1058
01:16:11,425 --> 01:16:15,325
so, dr. Brown, see if I give you the, I'll give you the

1059
01:16:15,445 --> 01:16:18,965
second, even though you were first, but that's all I was trying.

1060
01:16:19,905 --> 01:16:23,245
that's okay. Dr. Brown made the motion to a second richard.

1061
01:16:23,925 --> 01:16:27,605
question. Jeff, I just want to, and this is a stupid question 'cause you keep, it says pavement

1062
01:16:28,045 --> 01:16:31,745
everywhere, but this will, this is gonna be pavement and not,

1063
01:16:32,125 --> 01:16:36,125
I mean, when it gets redone, it'll be pavement and

1064
01:16:36,325 --> 01:16:40,245
not concrete, or it'll be concrete pave. It'll be concrete. Yeah. Right. Right now it is

1065
01:16:40,685 --> 01:16:44,575
a mixture of concrete pavement, concrete warehouse lab and brick

1066
01:16:44,925 --> 01:16:48,885
warehouse lab. So we, in the end, mine have all concrete, all concrete would be what we

1067
01:16:49,065 --> 01:16:52,945
design basically. It, it's what we did here for that's what I bought. We

1068
01:16:53,165 --> 01:16:57,165
suppose that six, six acres, six uh, six and a half million dollars.

1069
01:16:57,765 --> 01:17:01,625
yeah. So it's a really nice yeah. Area. And, and I think I'd

1070
01:17:01,845 --> 01:17:05,805
say this really good thinking to get your engineering done so you've got

1071
01:17:05,885 --> 01:17:09,705
it ready. Like say you can self perform, we get grant money. I mean, different ways we

1072
01:17:09,925 --> 01:17:13,645
can go implement this over time, but it just, it continues to give us

1073
01:17:14,075 --> 01:17:16,995
quality cargo areas to use in the future. Yeah.

1074
01:17:18,115 --> 01:17:21,565
it's, it's been a while since I've been down there to do work, but I can remember

1075
01:17:22,315 --> 01:17:25,625
when I was down there five, six years ago, it needed it. So

1076
01:17:26,345 --> 01:17:29,445
I'm sure it really needs it now. It's a bit of a bumpy ride. That's a field chip right now.

1077
01:17:30,395 --> 01:17:34,245
another thing's important about this is we found out in the past if we go tot stock

1078
01:17:34,445 --> 01:17:38,385
for money, you know, then we get higher, higher

1079
01:17:38,875 --> 01:17:41,865
chances and we got something ready to go. We can go tomorrow. We've started working yet,

1080
01:17:43,105 --> 01:17:47,085
we already . Uh, we had a

1081
01:17:47,205 --> 01:17:51,125
motion. Do we have a motion? Motion? We had a motion. Motion is second. We've had discussion.

1082
01:17:51,625 --> 01:17:55,245
so all the question all, um, um, all in favor raise your hand

1083
01:17:56,875 --> 01:18:00,865
like all seven. So six. Congratulations. Six.

1084
01:18:04,415 --> 01:18:07,885
sorry. I know, I know victor, his hart would want us do this,

1085
01:18:08,865 --> 01:18:12,645
but six, uh, f five discuss board attendance

1086
01:18:13,065 --> 01:18:16,335
to sea trade crews global 2025, april 13th,

1087
01:18:17,555 --> 01:18:19,735
16th, 2026 and miami beach floor.

1088
01:18:21,715 --> 01:18:25,445
this is our annual sea trade. Uh, you know, the biggest, the biggest event

1089
01:18:25,765 --> 01:18:29,745
we attend for recruited business. And we always offer, you

1090
01:18:29,965 --> 01:18:33,925
know, I think we have one or two. Two, is it two? Two. We have

1091
01:18:34,045 --> 01:18:36,965
two in the budget for any trustees that are interested in attending.

1092
01:18:38,845 --> 01:18:42,815
question. Roger, is this more of a booth, stand

1093
01:18:43,165 --> 01:18:46,565
in a booth and talk to people? Or is it, are there classes, seminars?

1094
01:18:47,195 --> 01:18:50,835
yeah, you know, we typically are focused around the exhibit

1095
01:18:51,325 --> 01:18:55,245
hall, right? And that's where we put all our energies and all our costs and everything.

1096
01:18:55,855 --> 01:18:59,245
there is another portion of this where there's, uh, speakers

1097
01:19:00,195 --> 01:19:03,905
from the cruise lines from, you know, this is, is

1098
01:19:04,245 --> 01:19:07,925
strictly crews. And so there's speakers there from different aspects.

1099
01:19:08,635 --> 01:19:12,485
lots of times you hear they'll have a panel up there with the, the chairmans

1100
01:19:12,805 --> 01:19:16,585
of the boards of all the cruise lines, and then they'll have people to talk from the,

1101
01:19:16,985 --> 01:19:20,765
uh, course of call, you know, and, and talking about that.

1102
01:19:21,025 --> 01:19:24,925
and so it's, it's, there is another program and, and we really

1103
01:19:25,205 --> 01:19:29,205
usually don't participate. We usually are there because

1104
01:19:29,785 --> 01:19:33,685
of, you know, all the action and with all our customers that

1105
01:19:33,965 --> 01:19:37,945
want to meet. And that's really what it is. It's a networking event for us, uh,

1106
01:19:38,225 --> 01:19:42,185
to talk to everybody we do business with. And so that's where we, we do most of, we, we

1107
01:19:42,405 --> 01:19:46,205
have a nice booth there with a place to sit down and have discussions and stuff like that.

1108
01:19:46,465 --> 01:19:50,125
and, and we, we, we spend close to a hundred thousand dollars a year

1109
01:19:50,505 --> 01:19:54,425
on this one event, but it is the only event that we really do. And

1110
01:19:54,645 --> 01:19:58,635
several of you guys have been there, you know, I didn't know last year, but it's,

1111
01:19:58,925 --> 01:20:02,685
it's been, yeah, it's a good, like you said, it's really a networking, I think the way I would,

1112
01:20:03,035 --> 01:20:06,965
it's not like a-a-a-p-a conference where there's a, a

1113
01:20:07,085 --> 01:20:10,805
lot of seminars and things. It's really more of the networking with the cruise companies, with the service

1114
01:20:11,405 --> 01:20:15,325
companies. The ba is there and seeing what other people are doing too. We, we have money

1115
01:20:15,585 --> 01:20:19,185
for those meetings if you, if, if you want to go and attend

1116
01:20:19,605 --> 01:20:23,605
those meetings, it's really having problem before. It's, it's really interesting. I mean,

1117
01:20:23,685 --> 01:20:27,525
I would, I would, if you can, it's a good education of kind of, I know the

1118
01:20:27,725 --> 01:20:31,645
first time I went it was, you walk away with the, the breadth and the depth of the

1119
01:20:31,765 --> 01:20:35,665
cruise injuries. It's like, wow, this really is a global, uh, thing. And

1120
01:20:35,885 --> 01:20:39,845
it's big and there's lots of zeroes after everything that gets done. So if you want

1121
01:20:40,045 --> 01:20:43,885
to go, it'd be great if you, and you could go to the meetings and give us 20 page report

1122
01:20:44,245 --> 01:20:47,625
when you get back . Sure. Um,

1123
01:20:48,275 --> 01:20:52,045
yeah. Um, can I, do we have a day or two to yeah, I,

1124
01:20:52,325 --> 01:20:56,325
I think it's just out there and if you've got interest to talk to, talk to angie. Just talk to angie.

1125
01:20:56,565 --> 01:21:00,465
maybe a couple. Yeah. So move on to f six

1126
01:21:01,205 --> 01:21:05,105
mobility update slash traffic study. Rfq. That's

1127
01:21:06,195 --> 01:21:10,085
jeffrey, I guess at the podium. Thank you. Uh, yeah, no, I,

1128
01:21:10,325 --> 01:21:14,245
I, uh, two things wanna do with this one.

1129
01:21:14,705 --> 01:21:18,145
one is giving an update on the mobility, uh, study, um,

1130
01:21:19,325 --> 01:21:23,145
mobility study. After the last real estate committee meeting, we did finalize the

1131
01:21:23,365 --> 01:21:27,165
changes that were recommended outta that meeting and put it on the street. Um, currently

1132
01:21:27,755 --> 01:21:31,445
it's a open, uh, qualifications package that, uh, we're accepting

1133
01:21:31,845 --> 01:21:35,625
through march 17th. We'll close the, the, uh,

1134
01:21:36,505 --> 01:21:40,365
the solicitation and then we'll review the packages and ultimately come back to the real

1135
01:21:40,565 --> 01:21:44,065
estate committee and reward for, uh, further recommendations,

1136
01:21:45,505 --> 01:21:49,385
uh, work on that. Um, and then the, the second item we

1137
01:21:49,705 --> 01:21:53,605
had for you was, uh, uh, uh, we did, I think roger mentioned in the special

1138
01:21:53,725 --> 01:21:57,525
board meeting that we had received some information back from a traffic

1139
01:21:57,975 --> 01:22:01,805
study on, uh, a terminal 14 of post terminal

1140
01:22:02,165 --> 01:22:05,425
14. And so just wanted to give you a quick, uh,

1141
01:22:06,375 --> 01:22:09,515
quick overview on that. They did provide a few slides based upon,

1142
01:22:10,465 --> 01:22:12,995
uh, uh, some traffic studies. They,

1143
01:22:15,345 --> 01:22:18,725
and, and really real quick on this, uh, introduction slide,

1144
01:22:19,545 --> 01:22:23,445
uh, the purpose was to, uh, analyze the traffic operations for

1145
01:22:23,645 --> 01:22:27,645
future cruise terminal 14 and 14th street and ro caribbean way and ro caribbean

1146
01:22:28,025 --> 01:22:31,725
way for, uh, is the street, not, not the harborside, but the street immediately

1147
01:22:32,535 --> 01:22:36,475
north of harborside and north of what we call south lot goes east from

1148
01:22:36,825 --> 01:22:40,705
cruise criminal, um, right here street. So

1149
01:22:40,925 --> 01:22:44,765
yeah, 14th street east is road caribbean lane, 14th street west is war

1150
01:22:44,965 --> 01:22:48,325
road. Um, from star trek. From star trek

1151
01:22:49,095 --> 01:22:52,005
wharf. Yes. Yeah, that I, I I didn't see that

1152
01:22:54,485 --> 01:22:57,345
h uh, terminal, uh,

1153
01:22:58,525 --> 01:23:02,145
14 along with, uh, terminal 16. And, uh, uh,

1154
01:23:02,845 --> 01:23:06,805
ultimately all five in this case, uh, cruise terminals

1155
01:23:07,085 --> 01:23:10,965
were, were subject of this, uh, kind of traffic study. If you go to the next slide,

1156
01:23:11,355 --> 01:23:14,275
john, uh,

1157
01:23:15,435 --> 01:23:19,015
so the, the, the, the work here ultimately was done by gft,

1158
01:23:19,495 --> 01:23:23,395
which is ga fleming trans systems. Um, and, uh,

1159
01:23:24,465 --> 01:23:27,915
trans systems was the company that did the port's,

1160
01:23:28,475 --> 01:23:32,255
uh, traffic study back in, uh, 2020. And so it talks

1161
01:23:32,575 --> 01:23:36,545
about, uh, there, there were new risk streets kind of up and down harborside

1162
01:23:37,215 --> 01:23:41,215
and broadway, which they had data from, from that study. And to

1163
01:23:41,375 --> 01:23:44,815
supplement that data, they collected traffic, uh, in december

1164
01:23:45,395 --> 01:23:49,215
of last year at, uh, five intersections, 14th street, harborside,

1165
01:23:49,855 --> 01:23:53,655
14th street, broadway, 25th street, and harborside 25th street and

1166
01:23:54,015 --> 01:23:57,905
broadway, and, uh, rural caribbean way and circle, which rural

1167
01:23:58,255 --> 01:24:02,015
caribbean way and circle that. So, so go east from 14th street,

1168
01:24:02,295 --> 01:24:06,215
that's rural caribbean way. Then you take a left off of that to head up to the front

1169
01:24:06,335 --> 01:24:10,055
of the terminal. That's the rural caribbean circle. So that, that second light traffic

1170
01:24:10,415 --> 01:24:14,215
signal just east of 14th and wharf road is, is where they took the, the fifth,

1171
01:24:14,795 --> 01:24:18,155
uh, traffic counts. Next slide. Um,

1172
01:24:18,835 --> 01:24:22,745
the, the models that they, uh, assessed were the 2025 base model.

1173
01:24:23,275 --> 01:24:26,975
uh, this was basically to kind of look at the growth from that

1174
01:24:27,415 --> 01:24:31,175
emission, uh, 2020, uh, traffic study and all, all of,

1175
01:24:31,755 --> 01:24:35,735
uh, those items. Uh, one of the things that they did to get the

1176
01:24:35,935 --> 01:24:39,935
full effect of, uh, kind of what the cruise

1177
01:24:40,415 --> 01:24:43,555
terminal was while harmony of the seas was at cruise terminal 10,

1178
01:24:44,885 --> 01:24:48,775
they collected traffic at 14th street and harborside and rural caribbean

1179
01:24:49,095 --> 01:24:53,055
way and rural caribbean circle. And so they attributed the traffic that was

1180
01:24:53,215 --> 01:24:56,875
all entering that facility to, um, equal, uh,

1181
01:24:57,315 --> 01:25:01,135
the, uh, to, to equal the kind of the effects of, uh, terminal

1182
01:25:01,525 --> 01:25:05,295
tens traffic on, on that intersection. Because from 2020,

1183
01:25:06,065 --> 01:25:10,015
there was no cruise terminal at that location to 2025. Now, where we had the

1184
01:25:10,135 --> 01:25:13,855
cruise terminal in operation, um, they then added that

1185
01:25:14,145 --> 01:25:17,915
additional load to the system for, uh,

1186
01:25:18,745 --> 01:25:22,375
crews from one 14. Um, so, so in 2030, what they did,

1187
01:25:22,795 --> 01:25:26,625
one, they did two different models. They did a no build model, uh, where

1188
01:25:27,155 --> 01:25:31,135
it was just looking at, uh, increases in traffic volumes where they

1189
01:25:31,295 --> 01:25:35,285
looked at a 5% rate, which was a pretty conservative rate, greater

1190
01:25:35,845 --> 01:25:39,415
than what was actually seen, um, with the data they

1191
01:25:39,855 --> 01:25:43,815
reviewed. Um, and they looked at 2030 with the no build and then

1192
01:25:44,015 --> 01:25:47,825
2030 with, uh, the, the, the build model.

1193
01:25:48,755 --> 01:25:52,735
um, and so build model added in those additional traffic counts that were

1194
01:25:52,855 --> 01:25:56,635
coming from the data they selected off of, uh, the cruise terminal 10,

1195
01:25:57,035 --> 01:26:00,175
uh, impacts to the 14th street harborside intersection.

1196
01:26:01,685 --> 01:26:05,565
and so out of that, they, they did some traffic simulations. And on

1197
01:26:05,725 --> 01:26:09,585
the next slide, what they show is this is how the,

1198
01:26:09,945 --> 01:26:13,805
the, uh, the intersection performed in a build

1199
01:26:14,645 --> 01:26:18,065
situation with no mitigation improvements. And what you see is,

1200
01:26:18,665 --> 01:26:22,405
uh, um, a additional, uh, backup in the left turn

1201
01:26:22,675 --> 01:26:26,255
lane of harborside drive eastbound and, uh, southbound

1202
01:26:27,145 --> 01:26:31,045
out of 14th street. Um, the other thing that you can see is that, uh, there

1203
01:26:31,325 --> 01:26:35,045
is some minor impacts on the westbound traffic at harborside

1204
01:26:35,405 --> 01:26:39,205
drive at the signal. Um, and so, so this is kind of, I'm, I'm trying to

1205
01:26:40,385 --> 01:26:44,085
do the overall, you know, high, high level here, um, of, of all the intersections

1206
01:26:44,565 --> 01:26:48,005
up and down harborside drive that they looked at. This was the one intersection

1207
01:26:48,765 --> 01:26:52,415
that was really impacted, uh, significantly from

1208
01:26:53,005 --> 01:26:56,445
the, uh, the, the additional cruise traffic at, uh, cruise

1209
01:26:57,185 --> 01:27:01,175
terminal 14 added. And so based upon what

1210
01:27:01,465 --> 01:27:05,265
they see here and the effects they saw of, uh, the crews

1211
01:27:05,505 --> 01:27:09,505
from a 14 additional traffic at this intersection, they recommended some improvements. And that's on

1212
01:27:09,585 --> 01:27:13,465
the next slide. Um, there is one was extending the left turn storage

1213
01:27:14,305 --> 01:27:18,265
capacity, uh, which would allow for more of those, uh, vehicles that

1214
01:27:18,425 --> 01:27:22,385
you saw kind of queuing in the main lanes of harborside to be able to get off into a center lane,

1215
01:27:23,185 --> 01:27:27,185
a dedicated center lane, um, uh, to, to kind of store off the

1216
01:27:27,385 --> 01:27:31,225
main lanes. Second improvement was, uh, at that intersection

1217
01:27:31,625 --> 01:27:35,585
right now, east and westbound traffic have to wait for a dedicated, uh, turn

1218
01:27:35,825 --> 01:27:39,685
signal to turn, uh, they recommended, uh, adding in

1219
01:27:39,905 --> 01:27:43,285
the flashing yellow light so that they could turn when clear, um,

1220
01:27:44,005 --> 01:27:47,455
to go. And then the third improvement that they suggested,

1221
01:27:48,285 --> 01:27:51,955
uh, to mitigate the effects that that intersection was installing.

1222
01:27:52,965 --> 01:27:56,945
uh, a that we have two northbound lanes coming out of 14th and harborside

1223
01:27:57,425 --> 01:28:01,425
drive. They said that since we only have a turn lane, one turn lane

1224
01:28:01,815 --> 01:28:05,685
from eastbound left turn into that, we have one turn bound or one

1225
01:28:06,705 --> 01:28:10,585
straight northbound lane. And then we had one eastbound, or one westbound

1226
01:28:10,985 --> 01:28:14,845
lane that had uses a channelized lane to enter that area. Uh,

1227
01:28:15,245 --> 01:28:19,025
we could make that a dedicated right turn to accept the, the channelized,

1228
01:28:19,725 --> 01:28:23,425
uh, traffic directly onto 14th street without having them to yield to oncoming

1229
01:28:24,015 --> 01:28:27,665
traffic. And so what they did then was with these improvements

1230
01:28:28,465 --> 01:28:32,125
in mind, they remodeled the intersection. And the next slide shows the

1231
01:28:32,735 --> 01:28:36,615
kind of the results of, of, um, of,

1232
01:28:36,895 --> 01:28:40,515
of, of those improvements being, uh, implemented at the intersection.

1233
01:28:41,135 --> 01:28:44,555
so you can see there still is que inc. Uh, it has more place to queue,

1234
01:28:45,415 --> 01:28:49,035
um, but due to the, the increased storage capacity

1235
01:28:49,455 --> 01:28:53,275
as well as the flashing yellow left turns, it's able to

1236
01:28:53,565 --> 01:28:56,915
clear out, uh, better than it was with the current existing improvements.

1237
01:28:57,785 --> 01:29:01,645
that does not show the channelized right turn, correct? Uh, it

1238
01:29:01,845 --> 01:29:05,835
does. Yeah. That's the, on the white truck is going through it right now. Okay.

1239
01:29:06,165 --> 01:29:10,045
I thought it showed it just showing one northbound lane. Oh, you're right. This one

1240
01:29:10,365 --> 01:29:14,205
actually doesn't, uh, that truck is stopped. It's either or on the right, it's either straight or turn. Right,

1241
01:29:14,405 --> 01:29:18,165
because if you go back two slides yeah, there was a difference in, uh, yeah, you're

1242
01:29:18,525 --> 01:29:22,505
getting rid of that right. Northbound and making it to where the,

1243
01:29:22,785 --> 01:29:26,765
the folks that are queuing up in that right turn lane don't have to stop. Yeah, they don't, but they're

1244
01:29:27,045 --> 01:29:31,005
stopping there. Yeah, they shouldn't. Yeah. Well, the way it's showing there, it's, it's, you know,

1245
01:29:31,085 --> 01:29:35,085
either or you can either turn right or go straight. I think that that model, that, that does not

1246
01:29:35,285 --> 01:29:39,125
show the benefit of that right turn lane. That right turn. Yeah. I

1247
01:29:39,795 --> 01:29:43,605
like you can see that they did do something. If you go back no, on the 14th,

1248
01:29:44,505 --> 01:29:48,375
if you go back, you'll see. Go back to the slide before.

1249
01:29:48,715 --> 01:29:52,295
go go back one more, john, you said back back, yeah, back.

1250
01:29:55,265 --> 01:29:59,025
uh, hit it again. I think it just stopped there. That right northbound lane should

1251
01:29:59,445 --> 01:30:03,395
be blocked. Yeah. And they did change something in the model if you go back to slides that

1252
01:30:03,685 --> 01:30:07,515
they before had them yielding. But anyway, that a good, good

1253
01:30:07,715 --> 01:30:11,675
point too. Um, and so, yeah, so this is basically, I mean, we wanted, I I

1254
01:30:11,795 --> 01:30:15,595
think, um, to share this with you, they, they still are working

1255
01:30:15,935 --> 01:30:19,465
on the actual full report. It has all the traffic counts and everything from,

1256
01:30:19,985 --> 01:30:23,615
from what they had looked at. But, um, that's

1257
01:30:24,035 --> 01:30:27,915
kind of what we had to share from y'all for y'all right now at this.

1258
01:30:28,245 --> 01:30:28,245
great.

1259
01:30:33,335 --> 01:30:37,075
the way that they have numeric numerical, I mean a a bit

1260
01:30:37,345 --> 01:30:40,975
more like this is a very, like, uh, it's a video you can, uh,

1261
01:30:41,685 --> 01:30:45,615
understand better, but they also have, uh, and they'll have in the report a full level of

1262
01:30:45,835 --> 01:30:49,635
service detail. That's how they're usually done is level of service a through

1263
01:30:50,195 --> 01:30:54,055
f where c or better is, um, is, is

1264
01:30:54,275 --> 01:30:58,135
basically an acceptable score, uh, based upon the number

1265
01:30:58,555 --> 01:31:02,415
of seconds it takes each vehicle to get through the intersection. Level d and

1266
01:31:02,645 --> 01:31:06,495
below is usually deemed unacceptable. So the

1267
01:31:06,875 --> 01:31:10,355
previous video we watched with the, uh, the existing conditions

1268
01:31:10,945 --> 01:31:14,635
down there was like a level e and with the mitigation improvements,

1269
01:31:15,195 --> 01:31:19,115
their model was showing that it was operating at a level c. And so all

1270
01:31:19,315 --> 01:31:23,295
the, all the intersections on harborside drive then with the, the,

1271
01:31:23,535 --> 01:31:27,195
the proposed fifth, uh, cruise terminal would, uh, be operating

1272
01:31:27,555 --> 01:31:31,515
at a level c were better. Do you remember, I'm trying to

1273
01:31:31,635 --> 01:31:35,435
remember, jeffrey, with safe streets mm-hmm . Program, do you remember what

1274
01:31:36,175 --> 01:31:39,975
you were gonna implement? Some improvements of 14 as well. I'm

1275
01:31:40,195 --> 01:31:44,115
trying to remember what those were. I, I don't know off the top of my head, but the thing

1276
01:31:44,235 --> 01:31:47,955
that I want to say, it has to do with the pedestrian, pedestrian signal sidewalks.

1277
01:31:48,855 --> 01:31:52,585
mm-hmm . Now, um, jeffrey, this

1278
01:31:52,875 --> 01:31:56,835
doesn't really focus on the increased traffic in the neighborhoods,

1279
01:31:57,545 --> 01:32:01,515
like coming from, from broadway to, uh, down

1280
01:32:01,805 --> 01:32:05,285
14th moving north. This specific,

1281
01:32:05,945 --> 01:32:09,745
uh, study does not, uh, look. Yeah, we

1282
01:32:09,965 --> 01:32:13,625
there was no counts done in the neighborhood right there. No, it was just, just the counts of the counts

1283
01:32:14,045 --> 01:32:17,485
on broadway. There's counts on broadway. Yes. Yes. Counts on broadway.

1284
01:32:18,115 --> 01:32:21,965
okay. 14th and 25th street. Yeah. 14th. Same place

1285
01:32:22,125 --> 01:32:25,325
as on harbor site. We did it 14th and broadway.

1286
01:32:27,905 --> 01:32:31,845
did we confirm it? That was a four shift day. It was a four shift day when they

1287
01:32:31,965 --> 01:32:35,505
took their counts. Yeah. December. No, so the count, there's counts

1288
01:32:36,045 --> 01:32:39,805
at 14th and broadway. 14th and broadway 25th and broadway 25th

1289
01:32:40,325 --> 01:32:43,795
and harborside 14th and harborside, we know what those counts were.

1290
01:32:44,435 --> 01:32:47,985
they, they will be in the full published report right now. This I like, and

1291
01:32:48,795 --> 01:32:52,325
this was just kind of a, where we are with what we have received. I know roger,

1292
01:32:53,065 --> 01:32:56,945
the last special board meeting had mentioned that we've received this and we've kind of brief on

1293
01:32:57,275 --> 01:33:01,165
what, what has been seen so far. But I think that's craig as part of the mobility study,

1294
01:33:01,605 --> 01:33:05,365
I think to take a more detailed look at what, what's going down 14, right? What's going down 16,

1295
01:33:05,975 --> 01:33:09,845
think those are some of the questions that we need to kind of understand and what,

1296
01:33:11,145 --> 01:33:14,965
what's acceptable as far as types of traffic and numbers, traffic.

1297
01:33:15,265 --> 01:33:19,005
and then also not, not spend too much time collecting recollecting

1298
01:33:19,505 --> 01:33:23,165
the exact same data that has been collected and presented. Right.

1299
01:33:23,585 --> 01:33:27,485
you said this was right at an e before, right? This, this one intersection started

1300
01:33:27,885 --> 01:33:31,525
to c dipped from an e dipped to an e. You adding the additional

1301
01:33:31,965 --> 01:33:35,865
traffic with the mitigation factors, the model showed it at a level c. Did

1302
01:33:36,105 --> 01:33:40,005
you get a rating for the other intersections? I, I don't have it with me,

1303
01:33:40,185 --> 01:33:44,045
but, but it'll be in the full report once we get that back. But basically it says we, you

1304
01:33:44,245 --> 01:33:48,085
know, we can kind of, we can manage it. You can manage it getting in and out of the port,

1305
01:33:48,945 --> 01:33:52,605
get in question we the more detail about, you know, shuttles

1306
01:33:53,085 --> 01:33:57,085
and buses and other impacts than the neighbor pedestrians and other

1307
01:33:57,405 --> 01:33:59,325
impacts in the neighborhood streets.

1308
01:34:01,585 --> 01:34:05,525
so that's, yeah, that's really the up. I think we have a recommendation or anything at this point. Just, just wanted to

1309
01:34:05,785 --> 01:34:09,525
update. No, thanks for sharing that. Its good. But I think you're right.

1310
01:34:10,245 --> 01:34:14,165
I mean these, these things all kind of run, you know, linked together, right? You've got counts and data

1311
01:34:15,225 --> 01:34:18,245
trying to feed those into the next, the next pieces of study there.

1312
01:34:20,955 --> 01:34:24,605
okay. Thank you. Uh, so ff seven, discuss

1313
01:34:25,085 --> 01:34:28,205
and consider annual maritime fundraiser for scholarships.

1314
01:34:29,095 --> 01:34:33,005
roger reese. Well, you know, I kind of alluded to this a little bit earlier.

1315
01:34:33,625 --> 01:34:37,405
um, you know, we're, uh, trying to add to our scholarship

1316
01:34:37,965 --> 01:34:41,865
programs and um, you know, we just really wanted to, uh,

1317
01:34:42,515 --> 01:34:46,285
talk a little bit about the maritime program that we're

1318
01:34:46,635 --> 01:34:49,805
intending to have and, and it would be a sponsored program

1319
01:34:51,065 --> 01:34:54,805
and we would, uh, you know, um, have the same kind of

1320
01:34:55,195 --> 01:34:59,125
same kind of presentation and stuff we had this past year, which we had a lot of

1321
01:34:59,805 --> 01:35:03,795
positive feedback from that. And then, you know, going into

1322
01:35:04,085 --> 01:35:07,815
maybe a eip luncheon after that, um, where

1323
01:35:08,265 --> 01:35:12,265
we would be able to thank sponsors and things like that. And this is just, you

1324
01:35:12,485 --> 01:35:16,385
know, just letting you know that this is kind of where we think we're heading on

1325
01:35:16,605 --> 01:35:20,605
maritime. There is some additional pieces, uh, down the road.

1326
01:35:21,005 --> 01:35:24,965
I mean, we've, we've talked about would we go back and have a party

1327
01:35:25,145 --> 01:35:29,045
on the pier again? And that's not what we're asking for here, but we're considering

1328
01:35:29,325 --> 01:35:32,645
that plus a golf tournament so that we can continue to add to these scholarships.

1329
01:35:33,595 --> 01:35:37,325
this is just a general discussion. We kind of talked about it in the port

1330
01:35:37,765 --> 01:35:41,495
director's report that we'd like to have a, a maritime day event.

1331
01:35:42,465 --> 01:35:46,365
and as a matter of fact, we had one person who already came up and said they'd be happy to do sponsorships.

1332
01:35:47,945 --> 01:35:51,625
so I think it's, it's, I mean, it's a good thing for the community and we involved, we

1333
01:35:52,005 --> 01:35:55,785
involve children and the school systems and, and

1334
01:35:56,175 --> 01:35:59,965
those kind of things. As you saw, we had some, uh, little choir last year.

1335
01:36:00,305 --> 01:36:04,205
so I think it's, it is a nice little event and just wanted to kind of let you know that's where we

1336
01:36:04,405 --> 01:36:05,815
were heading and see if there was any objections.

1337
01:36:08,505 --> 01:36:12,185
no objections. Congratulations. There's been a big push. Um,

1338
01:36:12,565 --> 01:36:16,205
a new department being stood up at ball high, you're aware of

1339
01:36:16,705 --> 01:36:20,315
really? Yes. Maritime logistics college

1340
01:36:20,905 --> 01:36:24,695
as well, has a, has a pathway and uh, brett

1341
01:36:25,115 --> 01:36:28,865
attends, uh, a meeting once a month, uh, with the chamber of

1342
01:36:29,205 --> 01:36:32,685
commerce that brings gisd and galveston college and the middle schools

1343
01:36:33,595 --> 01:36:37,585
odyssey together to try to figure out ways to, um,

1344
01:36:39,265 --> 01:36:43,205
to expose these, these kids to the maritime industry and the opportunities that exist

1345
01:36:43,445 --> 01:36:47,445
for them. And this is just another opportunity that we can to get them to the water

1346
01:36:47,705 --> 01:36:51,565
and show 'em what's out there. A m also has a four year degree now in

1347
01:36:51,765 --> 01:36:55,555
management. Maritime management, construction operations, operations. Yeah,

1348
01:36:55,845 --> 01:36:59,805
so there is a business administration, mara, that's been there. There's a new

1349
01:36:59,925 --> 01:37:03,785
one. This new one is supposed to be more of a, a, a pipeline to get 'em into, uh,

1350
01:37:04,005 --> 01:37:08,005
maybe an entry level operations rule at these various, right, right. But I

1351
01:37:08,125 --> 01:37:12,115
think it's good to strike by iron side people. We had two response last year for the, yeah,

1352
01:37:12,405 --> 01:37:16,045
we had two, I think last year we had two classes from that came

1353
01:37:16,915 --> 01:37:20,565
outside of this kind of program that came and we, we give 'em a tour and talk about

1354
01:37:21,725 --> 01:37:24,925
maritime industry and things like that. I think it's available.

1355
01:37:26,205 --> 01:37:30,165
violence participated in that and, uh, uh, doug's, I

1356
01:37:30,285 --> 01:37:34,275
forget what the tug company was out there. G and hg and h was out there. And it's

1357
01:37:34,565 --> 01:37:38,395
usually mark kelso's class that comes in. Yeah. Very

1358
01:37:38,685 --> 01:37:42,165
good. Alright, thank you roger. No action. I don't think on that. No, it just, I think it's,

1359
01:37:42,885 --> 01:37:46,745
I think this the sense of the board, if we, well, I guess we could ask if, if

1360
01:37:46,965 --> 01:37:50,775
anybody wants to participate or sponsor, should we get with you, brett

1361
01:37:51,345 --> 01:37:54,765
or ? Kind of, I would say go through,

1362
01:37:55,605 --> 01:37:59,585
I mean go through angie, because the, that's where the logistics are, are happening, you

1363
01:37:59,805 --> 01:38:03,565
know, the, the scheduling and right. All that kind of stuff. And kathy's

1364
01:38:04,045 --> 01:38:07,965
certainly playing a, a part in this too. I don't want to leave you brett out

1365
01:38:08,165 --> 01:38:11,345
if you want play a part. He certainly is. Well, he,

1366
01:38:12,345 --> 01:38:16,285
he said he gets, he gets, he gets enough people coming to him for things,

1367
01:38:16,405 --> 01:38:20,195
right. He's, we have a post guard cutter pencil in. So, exactly.

1368
01:38:21,185 --> 01:38:25,085
but I think, I think the sense of the board is, you know, we really liked the way, I mean the,

1369
01:38:25,465 --> 01:38:29,085
it was a great idea to do the, the, for the 200th anniversary and it turned out wonderfully

1370
01:38:29,665 --> 01:38:33,325
and I think we want to continue that momentum on, on a smaller scale,

1371
01:38:33,785 --> 01:38:37,745
but I think we, we want to continue, uh, what we're doing. So thanks for

1372
01:38:38,425 --> 01:38:42,295
giving us that update. Uh, f eight, discuss and consider march

1373
01:38:42,665 --> 01:38:46,065
agenda items only one. Um,

1374
01:38:47,025 --> 01:38:50,735
we talked about a little bit if we could have presentation on marine green

1375
01:38:51,825 --> 01:38:55,045
and what they're doing and, uh, all the activities, especially highlighting

1376
01:38:56,565 --> 01:39:00,485
possibly the, uh, air quality and pollution and how that is

1377
01:39:00,645 --> 01:39:04,405
being managed. Yeah. Monitoring, I think. 'cause I think that's things that maybe not everybody's aware of.

1378
01:39:04,695 --> 01:39:08,595
right. Briefing on shore power at the same time and probably bringing kind

1379
01:39:08,965 --> 01:39:12,785
of, you know, future plans there, so, okay. Yeah. But I'm

1380
01:39:13,005 --> 01:39:16,965
hopeful we can do that. Yeah. Anything issue? Um, are we expecting

1381
01:39:17,445 --> 01:39:21,265
to have, um, the proposals to look at for

1382
01:39:21,585 --> 01:39:24,445
the pedestrian bridge over 25th

1383
01:39:25,975 --> 01:39:29,915
in march? Mr. Yes, mr. I think you asked jeffrey a question about the, uh,

1384
01:39:30,795 --> 01:39:34,595
proposal, your proposed path forward for the pedestrian bridge at 25th fifth street.

1385
01:39:35,455 --> 01:39:38,185
yes. In march. Yes. Coming march. That's our goal. Okay.

1386
01:39:41,495 --> 01:39:45,195
any other topics come to mind? Alright, with that,

1387
01:39:45,735 --> 01:39:48,635
uh, I'm gonna move on to comments from the board of trustee

1388
01:39:51,455 --> 01:39:55,315
willie, you go first with all the news that's happening in mexico. We just say prayers

1389
01:39:55,675 --> 01:39:59,425
to the people that live there and are on vacationing there. It's

1390
01:39:59,895 --> 01:40:03,535
my understanding it's happening more on the, uh,

1391
01:40:04,615 --> 01:40:08,525
pacific coast, of course, but still any, any action that happens in

1392
01:40:08,745 --> 01:40:12,625
the country that that's questionable. It does strike some fear in people

1393
01:40:12,975 --> 01:40:16,425
that have booked cruises and that kind of thing, but from what we understand at this point,

1394
01:40:17,575 --> 01:40:21,185
it's safe to cruise, it's safe to be to mexico and in those beaches and

1395
01:40:21,675 --> 01:40:25,665
close to my area. Um, but our heart

1396
01:40:25,825 --> 01:40:29,105
turns out to the people that, that are hurting because previous

1397
01:40:30,335 --> 01:40:34,285
actions. Eric, just want to, uh, follow

1398
01:40:34,765 --> 01:40:38,585
up on what willie said earlier and men, the staff on all of y'all's

1399
01:40:38,945 --> 01:40:42,625
hard work. Um, it's your efforts that that kept, you know, insurance

1400
01:40:43,025 --> 01:40:46,825
renewals down cnm, you know, keeping equipment and assets running

1401
01:40:47,585 --> 01:40:51,105
properly and not breaking down and turning into a claim. It's the it department

1402
01:40:51,805 --> 01:40:55,725
that's putting best practices forward and making sure that those cyber policies

1403
01:40:56,345 --> 01:40:59,605
are coming in at at lower renewals. I mean, you name it, you go down every policy

1404
01:41:00,465 --> 01:41:04,205
and there are staff involved that are, that are keeping those, uh, those premiums down.

1405
01:41:04,545 --> 01:41:07,585
so thank you again from, from the board. Second

1406
01:41:08,965 --> 01:41:10,635
vic's gonna pass. So move over to richard.

1407
01:41:13,625 --> 01:41:16,825
I'd like to reassure what eric said and uh,

1408
01:41:18,185 --> 01:41:20,925
we shall all marry what's coming up next.

1409
01:41:23,775 --> 01:41:27,505
maybe it's easter st. Patrick spring

1410
01:41:27,925 --> 01:41:31,765
break, coming break, spring break. Here they come. Ready or not.

1411
01:41:33,235 --> 01:41:36,635
alright, thank you richard. Sheila. Um, same just

1412
01:41:37,415 --> 01:41:41,045
staff second to none. And we've known that for quite a few years

1413
01:41:41,425 --> 01:41:45,085
now. Um, on a personal note, and speaking of school children, uh, the annual

1414
01:41:45,755 --> 01:41:49,445
gala lab for the galveston education foundation is next thursday.

1415
01:41:49,765 --> 01:41:53,685
I suspect tony will be there. Yes. Um, we hope

1416
01:41:53,885 --> 01:41:57,705
to raise, uh, I'm chairing it with a couple of friends and we

1417
01:41:57,925 --> 01:42:01,825
hope to raise $150,000 for, uh, k through two

1418
01:42:02,045 --> 01:42:04,325
reading. So please come out if you can.

1419
01:42:06,445 --> 01:42:10,015
location, uh, moody gardens on thursday the fifth

1420
01:42:10,555 --> 01:42:14,535
from six nine. Dr.

1421
01:42:14,765 --> 01:42:18,725
mayor. Well, uh, thank you everyone, uh, supporting

1422
01:42:19,395 --> 01:42:23,315
what everyone else has said. Um, uh, I would make just

1423
01:42:23,575 --> 01:42:27,475
one comment. Uh, you know, I was looking at, we always

1424
01:42:28,065 --> 01:42:31,945
talk about how good the cruise line's doing and rightly so, they're doing extremely

1425
01:42:32,555 --> 01:42:36,365
well here on the port, but, you know, I'm so excited about

1426
01:42:36,745 --> 01:42:40,275
here shortly that west end is going to explode out there.

1427
01:42:41,015 --> 01:42:44,835
the things that are being done and all of the efforts that everyone here at the port

1428
01:42:45,175 --> 01:42:48,215
is doing to do all the slip fields and, uh,

1429
01:42:49,435 --> 01:42:53,425
rebuilding of the docks and bulkhead and so forth, uh, it's

1430
01:42:53,715 --> 01:42:57,715
gonna be exciting to see that revenue stream start to really pick up

1431
01:42:57,915 --> 01:43:01,675
what, and support and be a supplement to what we're already

1432
01:43:01,965 --> 01:43:05,775
doing on the cruise lines here. So thank you roger, and

1433
01:43:05,995 --> 01:43:09,835
all your staff for what you're doing, uh, out there to make that happen.

1434
01:43:10,375 --> 01:43:14,275
and, uh, looking forward to a good, we have

1435
01:43:14,435 --> 01:43:18,175
march roger. Uh, no,

1436
01:43:22,175 --> 01:43:26,155
and I would just add, uh, for me the, the, the meeting, public meeting with

1437
01:43:26,395 --> 01:43:30,235
the master plan, I think that was, I think that's really good to just have

1438
01:43:30,475 --> 01:43:34,435
that scheduled and, and, you know, invite people over to the new terminal 16, right? Get opportunity

1439
01:43:34,835 --> 01:43:38,195
for folks to see that and come out and, and give their comments and thoughts there.

1440
01:43:38,935 --> 01:43:42,795
uh, and I'm pleased to see the, the new safety manager hiring in this

1441
01:43:43,385 --> 01:43:47,315
near and dear to my heart on the thing. And to see that culture continue to grow

1442
01:43:47,655 --> 01:43:51,525
and the getting more of the implementation and the resources

1443
01:43:51,845 --> 01:43:55,665
behind that. I think that's been, it's a, it's a good, I mean, safety, like it's a journey. You

1444
01:43:55,885 --> 01:43:59,685
just don't flip a switch and, but you, you have a journey that's been a really good journey that

1445
01:44:00,015 --> 01:44:03,885
ports on. We see it paying off in insurance and other things, right?

1446
01:44:04,185 --> 01:44:07,965
we, we've got less injuries and people like what we're doing, they feel safer

1447
01:44:08,465 --> 01:44:12,045
and it's all to the good there. Our, our workman's compensation

1448
01:44:12,525 --> 01:44:15,645
stuff goes down, so that's all, all together. We're, we're not hurting people.

1449
01:44:16,585 --> 01:44:20,565
uh, and then finally I think just the opportunity for the city and the port to continue to

1450
01:44:20,685 --> 01:44:24,445
work together on the mobility study and the integration of downtown

1451
01:44:24,825 --> 01:44:28,805
to the port. I think that that's a, I mean, for my time on the board, I think I

1452
01:44:28,925 --> 01:44:32,715
feel closer to, you know, how this

1453
01:44:33,005 --> 01:44:36,985
board and city council is, is working together. Of course, we're gonna end up with a new council one

1454
01:44:37,205 --> 01:44:41,005
day, so we, maybe we get, well we get to start building those, the new relationships

1455
01:44:41,525 --> 01:44:45,405
there. But I think we've, we've got, we've got some momentum there. We've got some good positive

1456
01:44:45,925 --> 01:44:49,325
momentum. We've got some, you know, meaty topics that we're working on that I think are

1457
01:44:50,615 --> 01:44:54,525
gonna have a positive impact on the community. And I think that's really one of our

1458
01:44:54,665 --> 01:44:58,645
key drivers for both city council and on the board is how do we serve the, serve

1459
01:44:58,965 --> 01:45:02,785
and make better the community we live in. So that'd being say, quickly say,

1460
01:45:03,005 --> 01:45:06,845
thank you, craig, for serving on this board. We don't get a chance to say it again.

1461
01:45:07,545 --> 01:45:11,485
you've been, you and angela have been priceless to

1462
01:45:11,685 --> 01:45:15,585
the city, so thank you for everything. Thank you. Appreciate that. And

1463
01:45:15,805 --> 01:45:19,765
with that, I'm going to use my newly found gavel to adjourn us

1464
01:45:19,885 --> 01:45:21,355
at two 40. Well.