ort of Ilwaco & Port of Chinook Washington Public Ports Association Port Report November 17, 2016 Guy Glenn, Manager
Pacific & Grays Harbor Counties Public Port Marinas: Port of Grays Harbor Westport Port of Willapa Harbor Tokeland Bay Center Port of Peninsula Port of Ilwaco Port of Chinook
Our Coastal Community
Our Coastal Community Pacific County Population 20,560 Unemployment Rate 7.8% (Aug. 2016) 10.0% (Dec. 2015) (King 4.0%; Thurston 5.7%; Clark 6.0%) Distressed Rural County Poor Health Outcomes, 5 th highest Poverty Rate, 26% of earned income from outside the County. Approximate Employment Breakdown: Marine & Related Industries - 28% Government (Fed, State & Local) - 31% Seasonal - natural resources/tourism Population Growth 2010-2014 WA State positive 5% Pacific County negative 1.7% Similar in Grays Harbor and other coastal counties.
Pacific County 2000-2014 45 years old and over INCREASED 11% Less than 45 years old King County 31% MORE and 8% MORE DECREASED 23% Pacific County 2014 58% of total population over 45 years old 41% of total population under 45 years old King County 38% over 45 years old; 62% under 45 years old Pacific County Why do people live and work in Pacific County? https://headwaterseconomics.org/tools/economic-profile-system/
WHERE DO PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN PACIFIC COUNTY WORK? 1990-2014 Inflow & Outflow of Earnings Pacific Inflow 131% Outflow 22% Clatsop (OR) Inflow 65% Outflow 117% Clatsop County More Outflow of Earnings Pacific County More Inflow of Earnings https://headwaterseconomics.org/tools/economicprofile-system/
Sources of Personal Income Growth Pacific County Snohomish County Non- Labor (Investment, Retirement, etc.) 82% of Households with retirement/ss income; 33% seasonal homes. Non-Services (Fishing, Farming, Forestry) https://headwaterseconomics.org/dataviz/west-wide-atlas/
Port of Ilwaco Marina - 2012
Pacific County, WA 4 th Most Fishing Intensive Local Economy in the Nation.
PORT OF ILWACO Sustaining Coastal Fishing Communities is Job #1 Port Facilities 800 Slip Marina Self Service Boatyard & Haul Out Facility (50 ton) Fuel Dock Pump Out Station and Pump Out Barge Live Bait Facility (In Season) Dry Storage Commercial Seafood Processors and Landing Working waterfront (galleries, restaurants, hotels and charter offices) United States Coast Guard Cape Disappointment
Columbia River Bait Company BEACON CHARTERS & RV PARK 27 Land Based Tenants Bell Buoy Crab Company Chinook Coffee Company
E V E N T S
Commercial Fishing Dungeness Crab Salmo n Shrimp Albacore Tuna Pacific Whiting Bottom Fish Halibu Slime Fish Waste = Cat Food
Commercial Docks Roughly 140 Annual Commercial Moorage Boats
Commercial Fisheries Dungeness Crab (one example)
Community Fishing Association (CFA) Importance of Commercial Fishing Corps of Engineers Tonnage and Off Ship Value of Seafood Fishing Permits/Quota Access to supply Cost/Barrier of Entry National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Grant ($50k) Assess the feasibility of a CFA in Ilwaco
Recreational/Sport Fishing Halibut Salmon Albacore Tuna Dungeness Crab Sturgeon? Bottom Fish
Charter Boats Approximately 25 total boats 5 fishing charter businesses
Self service 23 concrete pads 5 indoor bays 50 ton Travelift Haul out boats up to 18 wide by 65 long Around 250 boats hauled out annually Port of Ilwaco Boatyard
Access to Boatyards & United States Coast Guard United States Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment 450 to 500 Search and Rescue Annual Operations Port of Ilwaco - Harbor of Safe Refuge Boatyard Haul Out Facility for Distressed Vessels
Port of Ilwaco Airport FAA Identifier: 7W1 Runway Length 2,080 feet Single engine planes Several tie downs No revenue generated for Port
TRANSITI ONS
Over $100k in Newspaper at the RED in every meeting Marina silting in Packed September 2015 Two Dredge permit FALL 2015 Port of Commission Commissioners expired Chinook Meetings Community in turmoil Customers Resigning Third in two An emergency months Commissioner Maintenance upset looses to a write Poor governance, staff promoted in candidatelacking policy and No Master Plan to management procedures and poor financial
A few headlines from our local paper since Sept 2015 Port of Chinook Port of Chinook short of money - September 2015 Chinook port asks for state audit fees going up to help balance the books September 2015 Chinook port still plotting a course to solvency - October 2015 Ports of Chinook, Ilwaco approve interlocal agreement to manage Chinook January 2016 Chinook port installs new leadership, cleans up finances February 2016
Coastal Ports and Commissions Working Port of Ilwaco & Chinook Interlocal Agreement Agreement for Ilwaco to provide inclusive management services to Chinook. Separate Port Districts Commissions Finances Operational Efficiencies Together PORT OF ILWACO Port of Chinook
Port of Chinook Port Facilities Port of Chinook Marina 300 Slip Marina Boat Ramp Commercial Seafood Processor Fuel Dock Chinook School Event Center Chinook County Park
Chinook School Project School Building Gymnasium Building
Port of Chinook Management of Chinook County Park Fuel Transfer Line Replacement Project
Marina Challenges Aging Infrastructure Dredging Bulkheads Docks Public Hoists Fuel Dock Utilities
Marina Challenges Sea Lions Derelict Vessels Fish Cleaning Restrooms Public Wifi Storm Damage
October 15, 2016 Maximum Winds 60mph High Tide
MARINA Maintenance Dredging Port of Ilwaco and Port of Chinook Operation of Dredge Disposal Site Maintenance of Dredge Permitting Agencies
10 Hydraulic Dredge - Purchase & Operation Costs Dredge 1998 12X10 Barracuda $350,000 3000 14 HDPE Pipe and Fittings $ 42,300 Stern Pontoon, Work Skiff, Winches $ 22,000 90hp Outboard $ 9,000 Mobilization/Demobilization $ 60,000 Total $479,000 Daily Operation: Average Cost: Commercial Rates: $2,500/10 hr. day $3-$5/CY $7-$12/CY + Mob/Demob
December 2015 Port of Ilwaco
October 2013 Ilwaco Upland Dredge Material Disposal Site
Entrance Channels Port of Ilwaco Port of Chinook Political Process Corps of Engineers Congressional Delegation Pacific Northwest Waterways Assoc. (PNWA)
Historic Channel Position and Depths 1887 Ilwaco Main Channel on North Side of River 1987 Ilwaco Main Channel on South Side of River Depths - up to 70 feet Depths Mudline to annual maintenance dredging to -16
EXAMPL Ilwaco E Channel Authorized: -16 feet deep 200 feet wide at this location March 2014 Condition Survey (USACE) as pictured: 70% of the channel width less than 3 feet deep Remaining 30% is about 60 feet wide Two boats could not pass and large boats would not attempt Failing pile Dikes less scouring
Success 2014 Entrance Channel Dredging 10% Harbor Maitenance Tax SMALL PORT SET ASIDE Also dredging in 2015, 2016 & included in 2017 work plan and President s budget
Columbia River at Baker Bay PILE DIKES Multi-Year Process with the Corps of Engineers and Congressional Delegation
Port Staff Essential for Our Operation Finance Director - Tricia Needham Administrative Nancy Beesely April Hawkinson Brianna Warfield Chinook Marina Manager - John Demase Operations Manager - Mark Elliot Jeff Haataja Jon Haataja Daryl Glasson Randy Johnson
Port Commissioners Dave Nichols, Chair Bob Hamilton Butch Smith Sustaining Coastal Fishing Communities is Job #1 Gary Kobes, Chair Kathy Colvin Jerry Cox Crab Pot Christmas Tree Lighting - 2014 www.portofilwaco.com
COME VISIT the Long Beach Peninsula www.funbeach.com MOUTH OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER Summer 2015