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A meeting of the Manatee County Port Authority will be held on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 9:00
a.m., or as soon thereafter as is practicable in the third floor meeting room of the Port Manatee Intermodal
Center, 1905 Intermodal Circle, Palmetto, FL 34221, located at the intersection of South Dock Street and
Reeder Road at Port Manatee.
Anyone wishing to attend this meeting who does not have an appropriate Port Manatee identification
badge may enter Port Manatee by the north or south gate by displaying photo identification, generally a
driver’s license.
MANATEE COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY AGENDA
September 17, 2015
The Manatee County Port Authority may take action on any matter during this meeting, including those
items set forth within this agenda. The chairperson, at the option of the chairperson, may take business out of
order if the chairperson determines that such a change in the agenda’s schedule will expedite the business of
the Port Authority.
CALL TO ORDER
Invocation – Tim Huppert, Anchor House
Pledge of Allegiance
Public Comments
1. Audience Introductions
2. Presentation – Michel Tosini, Executive Vice President, Federal Marine Terminals
3. Presentation - Johannes Werner, Editor, Cuba Standard
4. Consent Agenda
5. Supplemental Joint Participation Agreement Number Two for Construction of an
Intermodal Cargo Pad
6. Berth 9 Rehabilitation Engineering Change Order Request
7. 2016 Port Manatee Legislative and Advocacy Priorities-Revised
Public Comments
Executive Director Comments
Commissioner Comments According to Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, any person desiring to appeal any decision made by the Port Authority with
respect to any matter considered at this meeting will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose may need to
ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is
to be based.
Carol Whitmore, Chairman
Vanessa Baugh, 1st Vice-Chairman; John Chappie, 2nd Vice-Chairman;
Betsy Benac, 3rd Vice-Chairman; Larry Bustle, Member;
Robin DiSabatino, Member; Charles Smith, Member
September 17, 2015
AGENDA ITEM 2.: PRESENTATION – MICHEL TOSINI, EXECUTIVE
VICE PRESIDENT – FEDERAL MARINE
TERMINALS
Michel Tosini, Executive Vice-President - Federal Marine
Terminals, Inc. and Vice-President and General Manager - Fednav Direct Logistics, is a
Transportation and Logistics graduate. He spent 25 years with the CP Ships group, where
he headed various groups such as their in-house trucking company, inland and marine
operations, Import and Export Customer Service, before joining Federal Marine
Terminals & Fednav Direct Logistics in October 2006. He currently sits on the Board of
Directors of the Maritime Employers Association , The Laurentian Pilotage Authority,
and the St-Lawrence Economic Development Council .
September 17, 2015
AGENDA ITEM 3.: PRESENTATION – JOHANNES WERNER, EDITOR,
CUBA STANDARD
Johannes Werner is editor of www.CubaStandard.com,
the only independent information service exclusively focused on the Cuban economy and
business in Cuba. Cuba Standard counts practically all foreign companies and
entrepreneurs that already do business in the island among its readers, as well as many
foreign embassies, members of the Castro family, the Cuba desk of the U.S. State
Department and the CIA. One-third of Cuba Standard subscribers are based in Cuba and
the rest spans the globe.
Johannes Werner has been traveling to Cuba since 1999. He has worked for 20 years as a
business/economic journalist in Europe, Latin America and the United States, producing
award-winning articles that cover a wide range of beats. Johannes has a master’s degree
in modern history and Latin American literature from Freie Universität Berlin.