Notes, Guemes Island
Ferry Committee
Quarterly
Public Meeting of May 22, 2005
Guemes Island Community
Center
Glen Veal thanked
Joseph Miller of LineTime.org and Win Anderson of the Evening Star for
their help in communication to the Guemes Island rider ship.
He also thanked
all who had written letters to the Commissioners with regards to extended
ferry issue and who attended the Commissioners meeting on May 6, 2005.
The agenda for the
meeting was displayed using an overhead projector.
1. Treasurer’s
Report
Expenses
$45.00
Dixon Elder reported balance of $31.90
2. Information on
Past Outage
Public Works demanding
cost recovery
No comment policy because of litigation existing against Rolls Royce
New procedures developed for supervising overhauls of equipment
3. Information on
the coming haul out
Dates
of haul out: Sept 8, 2005-October 8, 2005
Light sandblasting
Turn ferry around {passenger cabin opposite side}
New engines {Cummins-June 2005 delivery date $100,000 bid}
ADA access upgrade
Install sponsons
Try to avoid beach landing as much as possible
4. Three-person
Crew Issue Update
March
1-5 attempted three-person crew staffing for early shift only {ferry
breakdown}
GIFC working on return to three-person crew
Public Works decision to discontinue 3 person crew{at that time}
Jean Alden new controller/auditor for County
Cady/Alden meeting scheduled for 5/23/05 {note: PW not interested}
Information sharing meeting on numbers
Favor streamlining ticketing procedure
Anacortes Lot
opens 5/23/05
Lower
access incomplete {working with Anchor Cove Marina}
Guemes lot requires
filling of existing abandoned wells according to specifications
Some surface gravel
will be used to allow trucks to access wells and will be left on site,
possibly for parking
Incomplete
w/o estimated completion date
Guemes Island
alternate parking planning committee - No plan delivered as yet w/GIFC
or Public Works to date
Chal Martin 5/17/05
presentation on Ferry expenditures, included capital expenditures,
Did not use agreed upon bridge analogy{signed resolution}
Cady presented an evaluation of oversights in Martin’s presentation
and comparison of Skagit and Whatcom county cash handling procedures
Whatcom
Treasurer process permits
Difference is cash handling procedures
“one shoe does not fit all” guideline
Frequent user
discount reduced vs. basic fare
GIFC recommends return to bridge analogy
7.
Commissioners focus is Higher Ferry Fare
Increase in discounted
fares
Decreased revenue -increased cost
GIFC suggested waiting until the system is running smoothly
County focus on Guemes for funds
County
rainy day fund depleted in one year on $4-1/2 million County wide
computer system
8. Extended Hours
Proposal
Authors
of proposal submitted it to Roundtable
Steve
Flude {PW} tabled proposal
Ted
Anderson’s comments read verbatim
GIFC made county aware that commissioners signed resolution
9. Letter Writing
Campaign
Critical
that all ridership be heard
Recommendations by Steve Flude to Commissioners 6/21/05
10. General Questions
and Answers
about
15 minutes discussion many topics
Meeting adjourned
4:15 PM
Respectfully submitted
MJ Andrak, GIFC Public Meeting Secretary
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