Harbor Commission

HARBOR COMMISSION MINUTES MEETING OF FEBRUARY 20, 2018 A special meeting of the Manistee Harbor Commission was held on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. in the Second Floor Conference Room, City Hall, 70 Maple Street, Manistee MI 49660. The meeting was called to order by the Chair. Roll Call Present Excused Absence Unexcused Absence Commissioner Fritz Boehm  Commissioner Ty Cook  Commissioner Tim Kozal  Commissioner Jim Smith  Commissioner Alex Zaccanelli  Commissioner Glenn Zaring  Commissioner Roger Zielinski  City Manager Thad Taylor  OTHERS PRESENT: DDA Director Tyler Leppanen, Manistee News Advocate Writer Ashlyn Korienek PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS None UNFINISHED BUSINESS Marina Patio Area – Formal Development and Implementation of Funding Initiative. At the Call of the Chair this special meeting was requested to move forward on the patio funding initiative. The Chair would like to discuss the preparation of plans and specs, formulation of fundraising process, discuss potential grant program with Tyler Leppanen and form committees if necessary. At their meeting of February 6, 2018 City Council authorized the Harbor Commission to solicit sponsorships to fund the paving of the marina patio area. It was the consensus of Council to allow use of the patio for the public at large. Following discussion MOTION by Roger Zielinski, second by Alex Zaccanelli that the patio area will remain open to the public. Voice vote – Motion carried. Fritz Boehm arrived at 1:10 p.m. Chair Ty Cook appointed two committees:  Finance Committee: Chair Glenn Zaring, Fritz Boehm and Alex Zaccanelli. Committee will work on funding options and research patronicity grants. Harbor Commission members were asked to create a short list of potential donors for the committee’s use.  Design Committee: Ty Cook, Roger Zielinski and Jim Smith. A Chair was not confirmed. Committee will work on the design and costs of the project. Harbor Commission Minutes – February 20, 2018 Page 1 DDA Director Tyler Leppanen discussed patronicity grants available through MEDC. In order to apply you would need specs, cost estimates, and amount of available funding. Discussed use of the existing ramp to access the patio area, use of the concrete option, and previous information prepared by the City Engineer. PUBLIC COMMENTS None OTHER COMMENTS  Ty Cook – requested season end financials for the marina. ADJOURNMENT Next meeting is scheduled for April 17, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. in the Second Floor Conference Room, City Hall, 70 Maple Street, Manistee, Michigan. MOTION to adjourn by Jim Smith, second by Tim Kozal at 1:30 p.m. Cynthia Lokovich, CAP-OM Recording Secretary Harbor Commission Minutes – February 20, 2018 Page 2