Virgin Islands Port Authority 
Governing Board Meeting Actions List 
April 18, 2018 
Chaired by Laurel Hewitt-Sewer, Board Chairman 
St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands 
 
 
Board Members  
1. Laurel Hewitt-Sewer, St. John Private Citizen – Chair 
2. Dr. Yvonne Thraen, St. Thomas Private Citizen - Vice Chair 
3. Claude E. Walker, Esq., Attorney General – Secretary 
4. Beverly Nicholson-Doty, Tourism Commissioner (absent) 
5. Nelson Petty Jr., PE, Public Works Commissioner  
6. José A. Penn, EDA Chairman 
7. Marvin Forbes, St. Croix Private Citizen 
8. Lee Steiner, St. Thomas Private Citizen 
9. St. Croix Private Citizen (vacant) 
 
Board Staff 
1. Tonya Pickering, Internal Auditor (absent) 
 
VIPA Staff Present 
1. 
David W. Mapp, Executive Director 
2. 
Damian Cartwright, Asst. Exec. Director/Director of Engineering 
3. 
Anna Mauricia Penn, Chief Financial Officer 
4. 
Denise George, Esq., Senior Staff Attorney 
5. 
Mitchell Todman, Director of Aviation Operations 
6. 
Deborah Washington, Property Manager 
7. 
Monifa Brathwaite, Public Information Officer 
8. 
Julice Harley, Chief of Staff 
Poll Vote Ratification 
 
Property Insurance Renewal 
Ratified poll vote to renew VIPA’s property 
insurance with payments to be made in 
installments. 
 
Finance Committee 
 
Fixed Asset Consultant 
 
Authorized staff to enter negotiations with 
Morgan Franklin to provide fixed asset expertise 
necessary to meet the June 30, 2018 deadline of 
issued Audit Financials required by VIPA’s bond 
covenant. 
 
Property Committee 
 
Transfer of Crown Bay Center Leases 
Approved the transfer of all Crown Bay Center 
leases 
to 
the 
VIPA 
Legal 
and 
Property 
Management Department. 
 
Wilfred Turnbull –  
New Lease at Crown Bay, St. Thomas 
Approved a new lease for Mr. Wilfred Turnbull at 
Parcel No. 17 and 191 Crown Bay to sell local food 
items produced from coconuts, local spices and 
drinks.  Tenant will lease 1,200 s/f of semi-
improved land for 5 years with a 3-year option to 
renew at $5 per s/f ($6,000 per annum). Three 
months’ rent security and insurance required as 
per staff summary. Improvements return to VIPA 
at expiration of lease. 
 
 
 
 
 
Virgin Islands Port Authority Governing Board Meeting Actions List  
 
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April 18, 2018 Board Meeting 
 
 
 
Red Cap Services, Inc. - CEKA 
Approved request for additional lease language to 
be added to proposed lease at the Cyril E. King 
Airport Terminal to include: 100 s/f of kiosk space 
located in arrivals; kiosk space in baggage claim; 
and space to store baggage carts in baggage claim 
to provide porter services to arriving and 
departing travelers and to use common areas.  
Lease term will be 3 years at $416.67 per month 
for office space, and $17,040 & $1,420 per month 
for kiosk spaces. Three months’ rent and insurance 
required per staff summary. 
 
Projects Committee 
 
CEKA Terminal Chiller Replacement 
Authorized staff to enter into a $1,879,800 
contract with Custom Builders to design and install 
four (4) new, energy efficient 200-ton chillers at 
the CEKA Terminal.  Funded via PFC revenues. 
 
Lemartec, Inc. Task Order No. 3 - HERA Roof 
Replacement 
 
Approved Task Order No. 3 with Lemartec, Inc. to 
completely replace the roof of the HERA Terminal 
to include the single-ply membrane, standing 
seam and metal panel siding.  Project will cost 
$8,852,063 and will take 9 months to complete.  
Funded via insurance monies. 
 
Lemartec, Inc. Task Order No. 4 - VIPA 
Administrative Building Roof Replacement 
Approved Task Order No. 4 with Lemartec, Inc. for 
complete replacement of VIPA Administrative 
Building’s roof to include the single-ply membrane 
and metal standing system. Project will cost 
$1,123,592 and will take five months to complete.  
Funded via insurance monies. 
 
Executive Session* 
 
 
 
1. Took action relative to a personnel matter. 
2. Took action regarding Lemartec, Inc. Task Order No. 2 to adjust the contract amount to 
$10,587,532. 
3. Authorized the executive director to negotiate in Hairoun Aviation Services vs. VIPA. 
4. Took action relative to a request from Island Beachcomber regarding an extension of time to 
vacate VIPA’s property. 
 
*All actions taken in executive session were by unanimous vote of all members present.