ITEM TITLE:
Recommendation to Repeal Resolution No. 26-29 Naming Rates and Fees for Use of Facilities in the Valdez Harbors and Replace with Valdez Harbors Full Legal Rate Schedule
SUBMITTED BY: Sarah Von Bargen, Harbormaster
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the Ports & Harbor Commission formally recommend that the Valdez City Council adopt the proposed City of Valdez Harbors Full Legal Rate Schedule by resolution and repeal Resolution No. 26-29 formerly Naming Rates and Fees for Use of Facilities in the Valdez Harbors.
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Resolution 26-29 currently establishes the rates and fees for use of facilities within the Valdez Harbors. Staff has completed a comprehensive review of the existing rate structure and developed a proposed replacement schedule intended to improve clarity, consistency, administration, and long-term management of Harbor facilities and services. Many of the adjustments and clarifications contained in the Valdez Harbors Full Legal Rate Schedule are the result of customer feedback received following implementation of Resolution NO. 26-29. Resolution No. 26-29 currently governs Harbor rates and fees and repealed the prior Resolution No. 24-51.
The proposed Full Legal Rate Schedule consolidates Harbor rates, fees, billing rules, operational requirements, enforcement provisions, and Harbormaster authority into one controlling document. It also clarifies moorage calculations, transient billing, upland storage and parking, trailer management, equipment and labor charges, public facility fees, waterfront activity, and miscellaneous fees and fines.
The proposed schedule establishes a standardized annual rate adjustment process beginning in 2027. Reserved and transient moorage rates, with the exception of the 20-foot reserved slip rate, will generally increase by two percent annually. Certain whole-dollar fees will also accrue a two percent annual adj...
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