ITEM TITLE:
#26-29 - Naming Rates and Fees for Use of Facilities in the Valdez Harbors and Repealing Resolution 24-51 Formerly Naming Such Rates and Fees
SUBMITTED BY: Sarah Von Bargen, Harbormaster
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: N/A
Unencumbered Balance: N/A
Funding Source: N/A
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Resolution 26-29.
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The Ports and Harbor Commission has reviewed and approved the attached resolution with proposed changes to the Harbors’ rates and fees. The Commission and staff are now submitting to City Council for approval their final recommendations for rate changes for use of the facilities within the Valdez Harbors.
• Charging moorage for commercial seine skiffs when not stored on deck of boat
• Increase of annual moorage on A-K and R-W Floats, annually, based off the Anchorage CPI plus 1% starting in 2028
• Increase of Tour Dock annual moorage, annually, based off the Anchorage CPI plus 1% starting in 2027
• Increasing monthly and daily moorage for all docks. These fees will also increase annually based off the Anchorage CPI pus 1% starting in 2027
o Monthly prepaid from $10.00/ft/ to $13.84/ft., billed from $15.00/ft. to $15.92/ft.
o Daily prepaid from $0.80/ft. to $1.15/ft, billed from $1.20/ft. to $1.33/ft.
• Parking fees (passes) for any vehicle hooked to a trailer, $10/day, $50/week and $150/mo.
• Upland overnight camping of recreational vehicles from October 15 to April 15 will be charged $40 per night, electricity not included
• Adjusting boat lift fees:
o Vessels up to 40’ shall be charged $350 and vessels 41’ and longer shall be charged $450
• Adjusting equipment use rate from $60 to $100
• Charging for initial crane/fish pump cards - $50
• Addition of labor fee for HAZWOPER trained staff of $150 per employee
• Addition of fee for pumps loaned or left on vessels - $50/day
• Addition of fee for using the dump station directly across from the Harbormaster office (October 15 to April 15, by appt. only) - $10 + labor
• Addition of fee for bilge pump-out services (May 15 to October 15, by appt. only) - $25 + labor
• Addition of fee for move list requests - $25 per request
• Addition of “service fee reimbursement” for electric amperage overloads and GFCI trips - applicable labor rate, if found to be a boat issue
• Increase of launch ramp fees for motorized vessels:
o Daily from $10 to $15 and season from $75 to $100
• Addition and change of Miscellaneous Fees and Fines:
o Adjustment of fee for unauthorized commercial work within the Harbors - 2nd incident from $400 to $350 and 3rd incident from $800 to $500
o Adjustment of fee for release of fireworks on Harbor property - decreased from $1,000 to $500
o Failure to provide current copy of insurance, moorage contract or registration/documentation - $5/day per document
o Denied moorage or storage - $300/day
o Fueling a vessel not located at a designated fuel dock - $0.04/gallon
o Disposal of vessel fee - Cost + 25%
o Returned check fee - $35
• Maintenance Pad and Wash Down Pad Changes:
o Addition of separate fee for Maintenance Pad use by impounded vessels - double the applicable rate
o Addition of doubled fees for vessel on Maintenance Pad in excess of 30 days
o Addition of pressure washer rental fee - $50/hr.