HOUSTON, April 20, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Port Commission of The Port of Houston Authority (PHA) will receive results of a study of the Port of Houston's economic impact, based on 2006 data and prepared by Martin Associates, showing a dramatic effect on the region, on Monday, April 23, beginning at 9 a.m. in the board room of the PHA Executive Building, 111 East Loop North (Exit 29 off Loop 610) in Houston. Chairman Jim Edmonds will preside over the meeting with Commissioner Steve Phelps, Commissioner Jim Fonteno, Commissioner Kase Lawal, Commissioner Jimmy Burke, Commissioner Janiece Longoria and Commissioner Elyse Lanier.
BAYPORT MATTERS
(Agenda G4) Commissioners are being asked to approve a $3.49 million construction contract to Ursa Corporation dba Great Bear Construction for Fill Placement at Bayport.
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
(Agenda G7) The Commission is being asked to approve a professional services contract for $250,000 to Columbia Environmental Services, Inc. for soil remediation at the Beltway 8 Dredge Material Placement Area project.
(Agenda G8) The Commission is being asked to approve a $149,197 contract to INTERA Incorporated for professional services to assist in achieving TCEQ voluntary cleanup program closure at the Beltway 8 Dredge Material Placement Area.
ROAD IMPROVEMENT MATTERS
(Agenda M1) Commissioners are being asked to pass a resolution and execute an advance funding agreement for $3.3 million with the Texas Department of Transportation to widen Port Road to a four-lane boulevard and construct an overpass.
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT MATTER
(Agenda M2) The Commission is being asked to authorize a Memorandum of Understanding with the Board of Trustees for the Galveston Wharves regarding joint action to create a master development plan for a Pelican Island Container Handling Facility.
TARIFF MATTERS
(Agenda M3) The Commission is being asked to authorize establishment of general rules and regulations governing health and safety at all facilities under the jurisdiction of the Port of Houston Authority by amendments to Port Authority Tariff Nos. 8, 14 and 15. Discussions with port users have taken place and policies have been formulated.
This news release is not a substitute for the official PHA agenda. To view the complete agenda, please visit: http://portofhouston.com/publicrelations/meetings.html
The Port of Houston Authority owns and operates the public facilities located along the Port of Houston, the 25-mile long complex of diversified public and private facilities designed for handling general cargo, containers, grain and other dry bulk materials, project and heavy lift cargo, and other types of cargo. Each year, more than 7,000 vessels call at the port, which ranks first in the U.S. in foreign waterborne tonnage, second in overall total tonnage, and 10th largest in the world. The Port Authority plays a vital role in ensuring navigational safety along the Houston Ship Channel, which has been instrumental in Houston's development as a center of international trade. The Barbours Cut Container Terminal and Central Maintenance Facility are the first of any U.S. port facilities to develop and implement an innovative Environmental Management System that meets the rigorous standards of ISO 14001. Additionally, the port is an approved delivery point for Coffee "C" futures contracts traded on the New York Board of Trade's Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange.
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