New Orleans Municipal Yacht
Harbor Management Corporation
AGENDA
Monday,
6:30 PM
First Baptist Church
5290 Canal Boulevard
New Orleans, LA
PRELIMINARIES
1.
Call to order.
(Mr. Manard)
2.
Attendance. (Mr.
Liebaert)
3.
Approval of or amendments to this Agenda. (Mr. Manard)
4.
Approval of Minutes from previous meeting. (Mr. Liebaert)
NOTICE
West
End Park Master Plan Public Meeting
Tuesday,
Refreshments at 6:00 p.m.
Meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 6249 Canal Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana,
70124
Co-Sponsors: MYHMC and Friends of West
End, Inc.
PRESENTATION
NO. 1: The Trees in West End Park
Under the 2006 City/MYHMC lease, MYHMC took
over responsibility for West End Park from the Parks and Parkways
Department. With that change came
responsibility for the well being of the trees.
Before entering into a contract with a tree service company, the MYHMC
Board needs to learn where it stands in terms of (i) the current condition of
the trees and (ii) what a tree service contract should include. Mr. Tom Campbell, Urban Forestry
Program Director, State Office of Forestry (see information as to his
background at the end of this Agenda), is doing an assessment of the trees and
will make a presentation to the MYHMC Board.
PRESENTATION NO.
2: Boathouse Design
Boathouse construction and renovation are governed by two sets of rules, namely (i) the lease (and the related Design Criteria) and (ii) the City Code. Over the last couple of years the MYHMC Board and the boathouse owners have worked together cooperatively to improve and refine those rules in an effort to keep them up to date and consistent with the best interests of the facility overall and the tenants themselves. In recent months, MYHMC has retained an architect, Mr. Michael Bell, to draw together information and ideas for a next generation draft of the Design Criteria and proposed revisions to the City Code. He has worked with an architect who does considerable work for boathouse tenants (Mr. Charles Silbernagel) and with Mr. Ray Brown, the architect for the Brown Foundation (owns two boathouses and had already done design work on greatly improving both). Mr. Kerry Cuccia and others have worked with MYHMC on these revisions. This presentation will give an opportunity for an explanation to the Board and those in the audience with regard to the two draft documents, namely (i) possible revisions to the MYHMC Design Criteria and (ii) possible amendments to recommend for the City Code. The intent is to have this meeting serve as a forum for discussing these items and then to present both for a vote during the Board’s October, 2009 meeting.
PRESENTATION NO.
3: MYHMC’s Finances
We have had two sets of accountants going through the City’s financial records. We have been working through the 2009 budget and the proposed budget for 2010. We have been working toward having a clear picture of our current cash position so that funds can be transferred once we have a bank account, written financial management procedures and an in‑house accountant on staff. We now know enough to make a meaningful presentation.
ACTION
ITEMS
1.
Resolution:
Authorizing an increase in the 2009 expense budget.
2. Resolution: Approving 2010 budget.
3.
Resolution:
Rescinding the
4.
Resolution: Consenting to transfer of Boathouse
# 73.
5. Resolution: Consenting to transfer of Boathouse # 6.
6. Resolution: Consenting to transfer of Boathouse # 2.
7.
Resolution:
Authorizing purchase of property insurance.
8. Resolution: Authorizing purchase of excess D&O insurance.
9. Resolution: Authorizing certain actions on the West Pier in the face of a tropical storm or hurricane.
10.
Resolution:
Encouraging the City Attorney to send the promised letter to Attorney
General as to boathouse rent relief Katrina in the period to
11. Resolution: Rescinding the earlier Resolution authorizing reimbursement of operating expenses to Mr. Manard – at his request.
12. Resolution: Approving Memorandum of Understanding with Friends of West End, Inc. as to “adopting” the Southwest corner of West End Park.
13.
Resolution:
Approving Memorandum of Understanding with Southern Yacht Club as to
“adopting” the neutral ground in the parking lot adjacent to the Southern Yacht
Club facility.
MOVING
TO THE FRENCH MARKET CORPORATION MODEL
Finances:
1. Report on the bank RFP. (Mr. Williams)
2. Status of finalizing financial management controls. (Mr. Cunningham)
3. Status of hiring Civil Service accountant. (Mr. Manard)
4. Status of retaining an accounting firm to perform an annual audit, commencing after the close of 2009. (Mr. Cunningham)
Retaining Staff:
1. Report on status of the two unclassified positions. (Mr. Manard)
2. Report on hiring of office assistant and laborer. (Mr. Manard)
3. Status of contract as to security guards. (Mr. Manard)
Opening the Office:
1. Report on efforts to get the MYHMC office opened. (Mr. Manard)
2.
Report on selection and purchase of computers for the
office. (Mr. Manard).
INFORMATION
& DISCUSSION ITEMS
1.
Status of City/FEMA claim and harbor restoration. (Mr. Manard)
2.
Report on testing results as to dredged spoil and
implications for the future. (Mr. Manard)
3.
Report on issues associated with the three piers
including: (a) move in day (August 15, 2009) and associated towing; (b) further towing; (c) tax clearance
authorizations and action at City Hall; (d) cancellation of slip leases for
failure to furnish Tax Clearance Authorizations; (e) locking the North and East
Piers; (f) getting the temporary lighting working; and (g) safety equipment. (Mr. Manard)
4.
Report on meeting with City officials as to street
flooding issue. (Mr. Manard)
5.
Report on
6.
Status of getting trailers, boat and dead jet ski out
of the parking lot and the boat out of the street in front of Shubert’s. (Mr. Fisk and Mr. Tureaud)
7.
Status of speed bumps for Breakwater Drive. (Mr. Fisk)
8.
Status of temporary lighting for the boat launch. (Mr. Fisk)
9.
Report on developing FAQ sheets as to fire safety,
elevation and other issues to make things easier for boathouse owners at the
Department of Safety and Permits. (Mr.
Manard and Mr. Cuccia)
10.
Report by the Temporary Manager on any other
issues. (Mr. Fisk)
11.
Report by the Temporary Dock Master on any other
issues. (Ms. Erickson)
ISSUES
PRESENTED FROM THE AUDIENCE
EXECUTIVE
SESSION
In
the event that the Board votes to do so, an executive session will be held with
Mr. Hamilton from the City Attorney’s office concerning boathouse
litigation.
DATE
& TIME OF NEXT MEETING
The
next meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Monday,
ADJOURNMENT
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BACKGROUND
INFORMATION: MR.
· Graduate of Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Science in Forestry and Wildlife Management, 1978.
· Attended the University of Florida’s Urban Forestry Institute and completed four graduate level courses.
· Over 400 hours of professional continuing education in the area of Urban Forestry and Arboriculture including specific training in avoiding construction damage to trees and in tree valuation from the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA).
· Former Director of the Urban Forestry Program with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
· Charter member of the Louisiana Urban Forestry Council.
· Certified Arborist through the International Society of Arboriculture in 1994 (SO‑0929).
· Member of American Society of Consulting Arborists, 1994.
· Louisiana Licensed Arborist (01-1094).
· Graduate of the LSU Agricultural Leadership Program. Member of Agricultural Leaders of Louisiana.
· Presenter at International Society of Arboriculture, Southern Chapter and International meetings.
· Taught classes in Dendrology (tree identification) at Delgado Community College for 4 semesters.
· Co-developer of 2 different educational programs on Tree Physiology, Proper Pruning Techniques, Building With Trees, etc that won national recognition from the National Arbor Day Foundation as the best education project of the year.
· 30 years of experience working with trees.