VIRGIN ISLANDS PORT AUTHORITY 
BOARD MEETING ACTIONS LIST 
 
November 17, 2021 
CHAIRED BY MS. LEONA E. SMITH, BOARD CHAIR 
VIPA Administrative Building Conference Room STT and Broadcast via Zoom 
 
Board Members  
1. 
Leona E. Smith, St. John Private Citizen - CHAIR 
2. 
Kevin Rodriquez, USVIEDA Chairman – VICE CHAIR 
3. 
Willard John, St. Croix Private Citizen - SECRETARY 
4. 
Joseph Boschulte, Tourism Commissioner 
5. 
Derek Gabriel, Public Works Commissioner 
6. 
Denise George, Esq., Attorney General 
7. 
Lionel S. Jacobs, St. Croix Private Citizen 
8. 
Celestino A. White Sr., St. Thomas Private Citizen 
9. 
St. Thomas Private Citizen – Position Unfilled 
 
Board Staff 
1. Tonya Pickering, Internal Auditor (absent) 
 
VIPA Staff Present 
1. 
Carlton Dowe, Executive Director 
2. 
Bill Rawlins, Acting Asst. Executive Director 
3. 
Anna M. Penn, Chief Financial Officer 
4. 
Catherine Hendry, Legal Counsel 
5. 
Julice Holder, Chief of Staff 
6. 
William Boehnke, Senior Engineer STX 
7. 
Mervyn Constantine, Marine Manager STX 
8. 
Dale A. Gregory, Acting Director of Engineering 
9. 
Mariath Hodge, Executive Assistant 
10. 
Vincent Frazer, Esq., Senior Staff Attorney 
11. 
Monifa Marrero Brathwaite, Public Information Officer 
12. 
Ava Penn, Director of Financial Affairs 
13. 
Diane Richardson, Human Resources Director 
14. 
Everton Rush, IT Manager 
15. 
Nicole Scatliffe, IT Director 
16. 
Deborah Washington, Property Manager 
 
POLL VOTE RATIFICATION 
 
Poll Vote Ratification – Commercial 
Business Automobile Insurance Renewal 
 
Authorized the Executive Director to renew the 
liability coverage for the Virgin Islands Port 
Authority’s 
Commercial 
Business 
Automobile 
Insurance and approved the payment of the policy 
for the period of November 1, 2021, to November 
1, 2022, in quarterly installments beginning 
February 1, 2022, for said coverage. 
 
FINANCE COMMITTEE 
 
Acceptance of Airline Rate Reduction 
Request – Departing Passenger Fee 
 
Approved reducing the VIPA Aviation Tariff’s 
departing passenger fee as negotiated with the 
Airport Airlines Affairs Committee (AAAC), which is 
applicable to the airlines servicing the Cyril E. King 
and Henry E. Rohlsen Airport terminals. The fee 
will be reduced by $1.14.  Therefore, the rate was 
reduced from $20.46 to $19.32. 
 
Resolution for FAA Airport Rescue Grant 
No. 3-78-0001-049-2022 
 
Approved a resolution to authorize the Executive 
Director’s execution of the Airport Rescue Grant 
No. 3-78-0001-049-2022 on behalf of VIPA for the 
Cyril E. King Airport as required by the FAA 
transmittal letter dated November 4, 2021. 
 
PROPERTY COMMITTEE 
 
No action items. 
 
Discussion – LIAT (1974) Ltd. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
VIPA staff informed the Board about the 
resumption of LIAT service to St. Thomas starting 
21 Nov 2021 and the charter flights to St. Croix on 
December 4th, 18th and 31st. 
Virgin Islands Port Authority 
November 17, 2021 Board Meeting Actions List  
 
 
 
 
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PROJECTS & OPERATIONS COMMITTEE 
 
BioImpact – South Tender Landing Pier 
 
Approved BioImpact, Inc.’s proposal in the 
amount of $165,500 for monitoring and mitigation 
that is required as part of the approved Water 
Quality Monitoring Plan, Acoustic Monitoring Plan, 
Remediation, 
and 
Mitigations 
for 
the 
improvements of VIPA’s project to repair the south 
tender landing pier at the Ann E. Abramson Marine 
Facility in Frederiksted, St. Croix. 
 
Funding source: VIPA Budget 
 
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE 
 
Marine Mechanic Position – St. Croix 
 
Approved the creation of the Marine Mechanic 
position for the island of St. Croix.  Funding 
source: vacant budgeted seaman position on St. 
Croix. 
 
Fixed Assets Manager Position 
 
Moved to executive session. 
EXECUTIVE SESSION 
 
 
 
• 
Approved the creation of a Manager of Fixed Assets position. 
• 
The Board received updates on several pending legal projects.