VIRGIN ISLANDS PORT AUTHORITY 
BOARD MEETING ACTIONS LIST 
March 19, 2020 
CHAIRED BY MS. LEONA SMITH, BOARD CHAIR 
Crown Bay Center Conference Room, St. Thomas U.S. Virgin Islands 
Also Conducted via Tele Conference and Video Conference 
 
 
Board Members  
1. 
Leona E. Smith, St. John Private Citizen – CHAIR 
2. 
Nelson Petty Jr., P.E., DPW Commissioner - VICE CHAIR - phone 
3. 
Joseph Boschulte, Tourism Commissioner - phone 
4. 
Denise George, Esq., Attorney General - phone 
5. 
Kevin Rodriguez, USVIEDA Chairman - phone 
6. 
Lee Steiner, St. Thomas Private Citizen - phone 
7. 
St. Thomas Private Citizen (vacant) 
8. 
St. Croix Private Citizen (vacant) 
9. 
St. Croix Private Citizen (vacant) 
 
Board Staff 
1. Tonya Pickering, Internal Auditor - absent 
 
VIPA Staff Present 
1. 
Carlton Dowe, Executive Director 
2. 
Damian Cartwright, Asst. Exec. Dir./Dir. of Engineering - video 
3. 
Anise Hodge, Deputy Executive Director 
4. 
Anna M. Penn, Chief Financial Officer 
5. 
Catherine Hendry, Esq., General Counsel 
6. 
Mariath Hodge, Executive Assistant 
7. 
Vincent Frazer, Esq., Senior Staff Attorney 
8. 
Monifa Marrero-Brathwaite, Public Information Officer 
9. 
Diane Richardson, Human Resources Director 
BOARD ACTIONS 
 
Waiver of VIPA’s Board By-laws 
Waived by-laws for the VIPA Board of 
Governors’ regular meetings to allow VIPA 
staff, the press and the government liaison to 
attend the board meeting via telephone and 
video conference. 
 
Modification of the Agenda 
  
Amended the meeting’s agenda to address the 
action items on the agenda. 
 
PROJECTS AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE 
 
Lemartec Task Order #17232-166 
Approved Task Order #166 in the amount of 
$15,869,589 for the construction of a new 
42,000 sq. ft. marine cargo facility at the 
Wilfred “Bomba” Allick Port and Transshipment 
Center also known as the Containerport on St. 
Croix. (The previous facility was destroyed 
during the 2017 hurricanes). Funding source: 
Insurance Proceeds. 
 
CEKA Commuter Restrooms 
 
Approved a contract for L.E.B.G. LLC to 
refurbish the CEKA Terminal commuter and 
foreign arrival restrooms at Gates 9 – 10 and 
bring the restrooms up to ADA compliance.  
The project costs $260,000 to be funded via 
VIPA’s insurance proceeds.  The project should 
take six months to complete. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Virgin Islands Port Authority Board Meeting Actions List 
March 19, 2020 Board Meeting 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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PERSONNEL COMMITTEE 
 
VIPA Tele-Commuting Policy 
Authorized 
the 
Executive 
Director 
To 
implement a tele-commuting policy to address 
the concerns of covid19.  It allows eligible 
employees to work from home or provide 
flexible work options to be coordinated with the 
employee’s supervisor. This policy will be 
adopted permanently.  The authorization was 
granted with the condition that all board 
members receive a copy of the policy before it 
is implemented. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No executive session was held.