ITEM A IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PORT OF NEW ORLEANS that its President and Chief Executive Officer Gary P. LaGrange be, and he is, hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of this Board to enter into a professional services contract with Burk-Kleinpeter., Inc., for an amount not to exceed $120,000.00 for engineering services for relocation of aerial electric service at the Milan Street Wharf Upland Yard; and IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED BY THIS BOARD that the said Gary P. LaGrange be, and he is, hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of this Board to execute all documents and to take all other and further action as he in his discretion may deem necessary in the best interest of this Board to give full force and effect to the intentions expressed in this Resolution.
ITEM B A resolution authorizing the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Board) to submit jointly an application with the Regional Planning Commission (RPC) to the U.S. Department of Transportation requesting funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Transportation Investment Generating Recovery (TIGER) III Discretionary Grant Program for assistance in the implementation of port improvements for the Mississippi River Intermodal Terminal Improvements project. WHEREAS, the Board has a need for port improvements; and WHEREAS, the Board is a political subdivision of the state duly organized under the Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana and is eligible to apply for funds under LSA R.S. 34:3451 et seq.; and WHEREAS, RPC is the clearinghouse for federal funding in the New Orleans metropolitan area, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD: Section 1. That the Board supports submission of an application to be submitted jointly with RPC to the U.S. Department of Transportation TIGER III Discretionary Grant Program seeking funding for the Mississippi River Intermodal Terminal Improvements project, consisting of marshaling yard and rail improvements to be located on port property at the Napoleon and Louisiana Avenue Terminals; and Section 2. That Gary P. LaGrange, President and Chief Executive Officer, is hereby designated the Authorized Representative for the Board to effect the preparation of an application to the U.S. Department of Transportation for the TIGER III Discretionary Grant Program requesting the funding assistance.
ITEM C IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS that Gary P. LaGrange, its President and Chief Executive Officer, be, and he is, hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of this Board to enter into an agreement with The Kearney Companies, Inc., to lease approximately six acres of land and a 30,000 square foot warehouse located on Berth 5, France Road Terminal, for a term of three years with Kearney s option to renew the lease for two additional three-year terms, the annual rent for the primary term and the first option term, if exercised, to be $78,000 and $84,000 respectively, the rent for the second option term, if exercised, to be at the then prevailing market rate, the said agreement to contain other such terms and conditions as the said Gary P. LaGrange may in his discretion determine to be in the best interests of this Board and not inconsistent with the foregoing; and IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED BY THIS BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS that the said Gary P. LaGrange be, and he is, hereby authorized to take such actions, enter into such agreements and execute such documents as are deemed necessary in his discretion to give full effect to the intentions expressed in this resolution.
ITEM D IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS that its President and Chief Executive Officer Gary P. LaGrange be, and he is, hereby authorized and empowered for and on behalf of this Board to enter into a three-year revenue-sharing agreement with International Rivercenter, LLC, (IRC) to provide parking space at IRC s Whale Lot on Convention Center Boulevard with IRC obligated to improve its property to accommodate cruise passengers entering from the cruise terminals and the Board obligated to provide all operations of the cruise section on cruise call days, revenue to be split 45% to the Board and 55% to IRC, and the lot to be operated for ships calling at the Julia Street Terminal and for overflow parking requirements at the Erato Street. Terminal; and IT IS HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVED BY THIS BOARD that the said Gary P. LaGrange be, and he is, hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of this Board to enter into such agreements, execute such documents and take all such actions as are necessary in his discretion to carry out the intentions of this resolution.
ITEM E IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS that its President and Chief Executive Officer Gary P. LaGrange be, and he is, hereby authorized and empowered for and on behalf of this Board to enter into a berthing agreement with Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. (RCCL) for the VOYAGER OF THE SEAS or equal vessel for two six-month seasons with an option to extend the agreement for three additional sixmonth seasons, RCCL to pay a negotiated dockage and wharfage fee and other operating costs, with an escalation not to exceed three percent per year, and if the minimum number of sailings is not completed each year, a penalty provision requiring RCCL to pay to the Board the rate it would have paid if it had completed the full number of sailings based on 100% occupancy; and IT IS HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVED BY THIS BOARD that the said Gary P. LaGrange be, and he is, hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of this Board to enter into such agreements, execute such documents and take all such actions as are necessary in his discretion to carry out the intentions of this resolution.
ADDED TO AGENDA WHEREAS, the Regional Transit Authority of New Orleans is proposing an extension of existing streetcar service in New Orleans from Canal Street to Press Street down Rampart Street and St. Claude Avenue; and WHEREAS, funding is available to extend this streetcar line to Poland Avenue; and WHEREAS, this Board presently on an intermittent basis operates a cruise terminal from the Poland Avenue Wharf and contemplates a permanent cruise terminal at that wharf; and WHEREAS, the extension of this streetcar line to Poland Avenue will foster tourism in the City of New Orleans by transporting tourists and cruise passengers from Poland Avenue to Canal Street, the French Quarter and other areas of interest to tourists; and IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS that this Board formally expresses its support of the project to expand existing streetcar service in New Orleans down to Poland Avenue in the Bywater Neighborhood in the fastest and most cost-effective manner possible and calls on the City of New Orleans and the Norfolk Southern Railroad to work cooperatively to bring the project to completion; and IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED BY THIS BOARD that its President and Chief Executive Officer Gary P. LaGrange be, and he is, hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of this Board to take such actions, enter into such agreements and execute such documents as are deemed necessary in his discretion to give full effect to the intentions expressed in this resolution.