HOUSE TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                                   
                   April 13, 1999                                                                                               
                     2:05 p.m.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
PRESENTATION BY THE PORT OF PRINCE RUPERT                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
TAPE 99-16, SIDE A                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CALL TO ORDER                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE BEVERLY MASEK, Chair, convened the House                                                                         
Transportation Standing Committee meeting at 2:05 p.m.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
PRESENT                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Committee members present were Representatives Masek, Cowdery,                                                                  
Sanders and Kemplen.  Representative Hudson arrived at 2:12 p.m.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Members present from Prince Rupert were:  Herb Pond, Councilor,                                                                 
Prince Rupert City Council;  Shaun Stevenson, Marketing                                                                         
Communications Officer, Port of Prince Rupert; Gloria Rendell                                                                   
(ph), Chairperson, Prince Rupert Economic Development Commission;                                                               
and Julia Ferguson, Tourism Activities Coordinator.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
JACK MUSSALLEM, Mayor, Prince Rupert, gave a brief statement                                                                    
indicating the point of the presentation was to discuss mutual                                                                  
concerns and interests between Alaska and Prince Rupert.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SHAUN STEVENSON, Marketing Communications Officer, Port of Prince                                                               
Rupert, gave an overview of the Port of Prince Rupert.  He                                                                      
classified Prince Rupert as a gateway to Alaska and emphasized                                                                  
the importance of the connections between the ferry systems of                                                                  
British Columbia and Alaska.  He expressed that we share similar                                                                
concerns and challenges, particularly those dealing with modes of                                                               
transportation.  He also responded to questions asked by                                                                        
committee members.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The committee took no action.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MASEK called for an at-ease at 2:16 p.m. in order to hear                                                                 
HCR 5.  [The minutes for that bill are found in the 2:17 p.m.                                                                   
minutes for the same date.]                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
NOTE:  The meeting was recorded and handwritten log notes were                                                                  
taken.  A copy of the tape(s) and log notes may be obtained by                                                                  
contacting the House Records Office at 130 Seward Street, Suite                                                                 
211, Juneau, Alaska  99801-1182, (907) 465-2214, and after                                                                      
adjournment of the second session of the Twenty-first Alaska                                                                    
State Legislature, in the Legislative Reference Library.