The Way the World is Now

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The Way the World is Now
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The Way the World is Now
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The Way the World is Now
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The Way the World is Now
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20/20 Commission

• A Different Approach

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20/20 Commission
The mission of the 20/20 Commission was very
specific, where the PAL Report was a State-wide
proposal.
We are a group of businessmen, civil servants,
and unpaid Samaritans not a team of consultants
or academic, like Norbridge, Shaw, and UNO.
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presentations.
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We agree on the absolute need for adequate
funding.
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Working Together. . .
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Who is going to work together?
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Positions

• Orleans has 4 positions How many on the new
  Board?

Jefferson is now the most populated Parish in the
State How many positions on the new board?
St Bernard Plaquemines have existing Port,
Harbor Terminal Districts.
How will future developments be staged?
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Definition of the Role of the 20/20 Commission

• We will work on the relationship.

We will leave development decisions to the future
Board Members.
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Considerations Pros Cons

• Air draft of Crescent City Connection

Limited riverfront on East Bank
MRGO St. Claude lock
Road Rail access to lower Parishes
Cost of construction considerations
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The Simple Solution

• Adequate funding
• Proper Governance
• Coordinated effort

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Skunk on the Table
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The Domino Effect
The Port of New Orleans is critically
under-funded. If you make it bigger without
adequate funding, it becomes criminally
under-funded.
The low hanging fruit are Napoleon 2 and NOCS,
and the railheads currently in PNO.
The current business climate is too competitive
to not put our best foot forward.
Ports are a business you expand for business
purposes.
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Port 20/20 Commission
A continuation of the 20/20 Commission in an
advisory role to vet future maritime
opportunities presented to the Louisiana
Department of Economic Development and/or Greater
New Orleans, Inc. The Commission would work to
coordinate and place a given opportunity in the
most suitable and economically viable site, or a
recommendation that the current makeup of the
Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans
be amended.
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Option 1 20/20 Advisory Committee
This recommendation would not involve any
legislation but would set up the 20/20 Commission
as the body charged with coordinating the efforts
to bring an opportunity to fruition. The
advantages are that this is not a political
solution and while its authority is less than a
legislative initiative, there certainly would be
less resistance to its implementation.
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Option 2 Legislation Board Makeup
This recommendation would involve amending the
makeup of the Board of Commissioners of the Port
of New Orleans.
Currently, the Board is made up of (4)
Commissioners from Orleans Parish, (2) from
Jefferson Parish, and (1) from St. Bernard Parish.
This makeup would be amended to (3) Commissioners
from Orleans Parish, (2) Jefferson Parish, and
(2) from St. Bernard Parish and (2) from
Plaquemines Parish.
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The 20/20 Commission Strongly Stresses the
Importance of the Following
That the current structures and statues of the
St. Bernard Port, Harbor Terminal District and
the Plaquemines Port Harbor District be left
as-is and intact.
Currently, there is a system whereby the tariffs
and levies of the Port of St. Bernard are
consistent with the Port of New Orleans and vice
versa.
There is a need to act decisively and quickly.
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The 20/20 Port Commissioners
Dr. Charles Teamer Chairman of Dryades Savings
Bank
Mike Bush President of Mississippi River Bank
Jerry Becnel President of J.W. Allen Co.
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The 20/20 Port Commissioners
Robert J Scafidel Executive Director of the St.
Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District
Ray Seamon Representative of the Jefferson Parish
Economic Development Commission
Matthew Wypyski Executive VP of New Orleans
Terminal LLC
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The 20/20 Port Commissioners
Terry White Ports America Louisiana Inc.
Richard Grillot representing the Plaquemines
Parish Council
Danny Hughes (Chairman) President CEO of
Diversified Group LLC and former member of the
Dock Board
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Status of Bill HB779

• Passed in the House on 5/20/2009
• 100 yes 2 no
• In the Senate Committee
• Transportation, Highway and Public Works

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From Here. . .
Senate Committee Transportation, Highway and
Public Works

• William J. Joe McPherson, Jr (Chairman)
• [phone]
• Lasen29_at_legis.state.la.us
• Dale M. Erdy (vice Chairman)
• [phone]
• erdeyd_at_legis.state.la.us
• Robert R. Adley
• [phone]
• adleyr_at_legis.state.la.us
• Butch Gautreaux
• [phone]
• Lasen21_at_legis.state.la.us

David R. Heitmeier [phone] heitmeierd_at_legis
.state.la.us Willie L. Mount (337)
491-2016 Lasen27_at_legis.state.la.us B. L. Buddy
Shaw [phone] shawb_at_legis.state.la.us www.
portnounderground.com
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Thank You