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Joint Work Session Ports & Harbor/ED Commissions
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Joint Work Session Ports & Harbor/ED Commissions
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SUBMITTED BY: Lamar Cotten, ED Contract Staff
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Expenditure Required: N/A
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None. Discussion only.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Previous discussions and presentations at ED Commission meetings have confirmed for the Commission the importance of growing the marine-related economy. To that end the ED Commission requested a joint work session with the Ports & Harbor Commission to discuss important issues. Recommended discussion points include:
* ED Commission Mission
* Valdez New Small Boat Harbor Construction Update & Schedule
* Upland Development Plans
* Port & Harbor Marketing Strategy
* Other
Two documents have been attached for Commission review. The first is: 2003 Valdez Harbor Expansion & Marine Related Development - the Valdez Marine Center. Jeremy Talbott, Interim P&H Director suggested this as a good instructive overview to possible approached on small boat harbor uplands development. The second document is: Port of Valdez Market Study 2015. This document outlines the market share of the Port in context of other south central Alaska ports and offers some recommendations on non-traditional marketing ideas of a more personal contact nature.