1. Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting #89 held June 12, 2013
Upon a motion by Commissioner Paolillo, seconded by Commissioner Goodbody a vote was taken and the minutes of the June 12, 2013 were approved.
FINANCIAL REPORT
2. Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss for period ending July 31, 2013
Commissioner Drax presented the financial report noting that the negative cash flow for
July reflects the association memberships that all came due in July. Other than that the income and expense are consistent with prior months, and she noted that we are still carrying the outstanding receivable from Colony in the amount of $675.
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3. CTDOT – I-95 New Haven Crossing, Waterfront Street. Mr. Mercure introduced
Jim Pelletier who has replaced John Dunham. Mr. Pelletier reported that the bridge work should be completed by August 2015 and that there will be intermittent closures throughout the summer to accommodate the bridge construction. There will also be delays associated with the reconstruction of Waterfront Street. Mr. Dubno remarked that
Walsh Construction has been very helpful and recently delayed the closure of Stiles
Street to accommodate the offloading of a salt ship at berth at Gateway Terminal.
Commissioner Miller went on to applaud the DOT staff for their cooperation throughout this entire project.
4. Connecticut Maritime Commission. Chuck Beck reported that the July
Commission meeting had been held at the Coast Guard Station in New Haven at which time Scott Graham reported that the port security grant applications had all been reviewed and forwarded to Washington. Mr. Beck stated that NOAA is interested in reforming the NWOLN program. In addition, members of the Commission had the opportunity to meet the new Sector Commander, Captain Edward Cubanski.
5. Connecticut Maritime Coalition. Mr. Dubno stated that at the July 9 meeting of
CMC Jay Levin reported that the port authority legislation will be reintroduced in the next session. He then reported that CMC members will meet with representatives of the
Department of Revenue Services regarding the motor fuel tax, and that CMC continues in its attempt to set up a meeting with PFM, the company hired by the State to implement recommendations contained in the Deep Water Port Study.

NEW BUSINESS
6. Approval To Waive the Notice Period and Permit Licensee to Exercise its
Option – Petroleum Terminals, Inc. (Gateway) License Agreement – Parcels A & B
Ms Sheiffele stated that the initial term of the License Agreement with Petroleum
Terminals is five years, terminating on September 31, 2013. The License Agreement includes an option permitting the Licensee to extend its term for one two-year period commencing of October 1, 2013 and terminating September 31, 2015. The Licensee was to provide notice of its intent to exercise its option not less than120 days prior to expiration of the initial term or May 31, 2013. The Licensee did tender notice of its interest to extend its term on June 28, 2013 and also requested a waiver of the 120 notice period. Ms Sheiffele stated that, with the exception of the notice, the Licensee has met all of its obligations under the agreement and recommended that their request be granted. Upon a motion by Commissioner Miller to adopt the Resolution authorizing
Petroleum Terminal, Inc. to exercise its option on Parcels A & B, seconded by
Commissioner Mascola, a vote was taken and attached Resolution was unanimously adopted.
Ms. Sheiffele requested that an item not on the agenda be taken up under New
Business. The Item concerns the PORTS program operated by NOAA and currently installed at New Haven Harbor and is of a timely nature. Upon a motion by
Commissioner Miller to take up the matter under New Business, seconded by
Commissioner Drax a vote was taken and it was unanimously agreed that item be considered.
7. Resolution of the New Haven Port Authority Authorizing the Payment of Up To
Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA)
Ms Sheiffele noted that there is a resolution in the Commissioner’s materials addressing this item and went on to explain that she had been advised by Congresswoman
DeLauro’s Washington office that a division of NOAA, the National Ocean Service, was planning to terminate its Physical Oceanographic Real Time System or PORTS in New
Haven on September 1 since they no longer had a local partner to cover the costs of maintenance and operations. The PORTS system provides accurate real time information to pilots, mitigating the risk of groundings and collisions. The State of
Connecticut Department of Transportation had been the local partner but had recently advised NOAA that they no longer had funds to cover maintenance and operations costs. NOAA estimates the annual costs at $15,000 but did agree to hold the local share to $5,000 for this year, but that the local share would increase next year. Ms
Sheiffele stated that she has already had conversation with several people in an effort to build a coalition of interested parties to include private terminals, pilots, DEEP assist in funding PORTS in the future years. Upon a motion by Commissioner Paolillo seconded by Commissioner Miller, a vote was taken and attached Resolution authorizing the payment of up to $5,000 to NOAA was unanimously adopted.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT
Ms Sheiffele provided information about the NAPA conference she attended in Albany,
NY in June. Information was shared on federal legislation that impacts the ports; namely the WRDA bill which funds ACOE projects including dredging and the efforts made to mandate full use of the harbor maintenance tax. There were two panel discussions, one concerned the recently concluded negotiations between the New York Shipping
Association and the ILA and a second consisted of representatives of pilot associations

that service Long Island Sound, New York Harbor and Baltimore, Delaware River areas.
They each described the stages of training its pilots must complete before being allowed to pilot a vessel in their respective waters.
The Army Corps has solicited bids for the New Haven channel dredge project and responses are due back on August 13, and they are planning an October 2013 start.
With respect to the breakwaters repairs, that project is currently in design and will more than likely occur until the next construction cycle.
With respect to the assessment appeal, the papers were filed in court and the plan is to revise our surveys and secure an appraisal once the State of CT has provided revised surveys of Parcel 4. When those documents are in place we will commence discussions with the City of New Haven.
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ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner Mascola wanted the record to reflect an acknowledgment of the outstanding service Commissioner Miller has provided not only to the Port Authority but to the entire City both as City Engineer and Director of Public Works.
Upon a motion by Commissioner Mascola to adjourn the meeting seconded by
Commissioner Miller, a vote was taken and Chairwoman Goodbody adjourned the meeting at 6:35 PM.