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Votes at a glance: Port of Lake Charles board approves contracts, tariffs and fund transfer
Summary
At the Dec. 16 meeting the board approved a slate of routine items — contract extensions, tariff adjustments, a DOTD reimbursement agreement, construction management services, and a $10 million transfer from restricted funds — and tabled an SSA stevedore license application.
The Port of Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District board approved multiple submissions at its Dec. 16 meeting, taking routine actions on contracts, tariffs, project agreements and fund management.
Key actions recorded in the meeting transcript include:
- Approval of the Nov. 25, 2024 meeting minutes (Submission: minutes approval). Motion and second recorded; no objections noted. (Approved)
- Establish board meeting dates for the 2025 calendar year (Submission 2024‑053). Staff said most meetings will be the last Friday of each month at 2 p.m.; the schedule was approved. (Approved)
- Authorize the executive director to amend/extend the P Card Group federal government affairs and lobbying contract through Jan. 30, 2028 (Submission 2024‑054). Emily De Silva of the P Card Group addressed the board before the vote. (Approved)
- Adopt tariff revisions for the Port of Lake Charles (Submission 2024‑055), chiefly a roughly 3% increase to dockage and security fees. (Approved)
- Approve a DOTD reimbursement agreement for the Industrial Canal bulkhead and dredging project (Submission 2024‑056). Staff said the agreement permits the port to spend funds up front and be reimbursed by DOTD and the Priority Program as money becomes available. (Approved)
- Authorize the executive director to procure construction management services with River West for capital projects (Submission 2024‑057). Staff cited last year’s lower-than-authorized spending due to project timing but recommended extension. (Approved)
- Extend the supplemental guard services contract with the vendor in the packet (Submission 2024‑058). Staff said additional guard coverage was required for ongoing capital work. (Approved)
- Table the stevedore license application for SSA pending receipt of 1–2 outstanding items (Submission 2024‑059). (Tabled)
- Approve a transfer of $10,000,000 from a restricted claim‑settlement fund to the unrestricted fund to reduce anticipated borrowing needs (Submission 2024‑060). Staff said this would leave about $3.1 million restricted. (Approved)
Where the transcript records motions and seconds it does not provide roll‑call vote tallies or named yes/no votes; the record indicates items were passed by voice motion or declared passed by the chair. For each approved item the transcript shows a motion, a second, and the chair’s declaration that the item passed; vote tallies and individual member positions were not specified in the transcript record and are therefore marked as not specified below.
(See meeting packet for full contract and tariff language.)
