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#20-06 - Naming Rates and Fees for Use of Facilities in the Valdez Harbors and Repealing Resolution No. 17-44 Naming Such Rates and Fees
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SUBMITTED BY: Sarah Von Bargen, Harbormaster
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Approve rates and fees for use of facilities in the Valdez Harbors and repeal Resolution No. 17-44 naming such rates and fees.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
In 2017 Valdez City Council approved Resolution No. 17-44 setting the Valdez Harbor tenant and transient annual moorage rates reflecting a 7.5% increase per year for the 3 year period of 2018, 2019 and 2020. Additional rates that were added included laundry facility rates and miscellaneous fees.
Upon further review by Valdez Harbor staff, laundry fees should be revised due to changes in laundry equipment purchased during the expansion project. Staff also felt that a new fees and miscellaneous fine amounts needed updating.
The Harbor staff is recommending the Council approve the following changes also:
* Installation of a tiered rate structure for the drive-down float in an effort to keep vessels from mooring overnight or for extended periods of time.
* Slight change in verbiage and date range for upland storage of vessels in the truck/trailer section during summer months.
* Increase in boat move fees with use of Valdez Harbor skiff from a flat $30.00 per move to $60.00 per move within one basin and adding a flat fee of $100.00 per move between basins. Labor costs would be added to fees.
* Increase fines from $100.00 to $200.00 per violation of releasing any type of waste into the water or uplands and also per violation of releasing oil or any kind of its derivative into the water or uplands.
* Leaving the laundry fee at $6.00 per wash and amending the dry fee to $1.00 per 12 minute cycle.
Harbor rate and fee changes were discussed during the November 18, 2019 Ports & Harbors Commission and ...
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