Virgin Islands Port Authority 
Governing Board Meeting Actions List 
September 26, 2018 
Chaired by Laurel Hewitt-Sewer, Board Chairman 
St. Croix, 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 (absent) 
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, Assistant Executive Director 
3. 
Anna Mauricia Penn, Chief Financial Officer 
4. 
Catherine Hendry, Esq., Legal Counsel 
5. 
Deborah Washington, Property Manager 
6. 
Mitchell Todman, Director of Aviation Operations 
7. 
Desserie Harrigan, Acting Human Resources Manager 
8. 
Julice Harley, Chief of Staff 
9. 
Monifa Brathwaite, Public Information Officer 
FINANCE COMMITTEE 
 
 
No actions taken. 
 
PROPERTY COMMITTEE 
 
 
 
No actions taken. 
PROJECTS & OPERATIONS COMMITTEE 
 
PUMA Boot Waiver 
Approved waiver of $850 fee for first-time offense of 
illegally parked cargo trailers at the Crown Bay Sandfill 
and replaced with a letter of caution. 
 
Crown Bay Marina Fence Replacement 
Approved $108,150 contract with Cyclone Fencing to 
replace the chain link fence at the Crown Bay Marina 
property to avoid a US Coast Guard fine of $10k for an 
unsecure fence line.  Funding source: insurance 
proceeds. 
 
Crown Bay Center Decorative Fence Repair 
(Austin “Babe” Monsanto Marine Terminal) 
Approved $562,428.22 contract with Rodriguez and 
Garland, Inc. to repair the decorative perimeter fence 
at the Crown Bay Center, which was damaged in 
Hurricanes Irma/Maria. Funding source: insurance 
proceeds. 
 
Asbestos and Lead Abatement of Island 
Beachcomber Property 
Approved $94,627.30 contract with ADCON for 
asbestos and lead abatement to complete the 
demolition of the former Island Beachcomber Hotel at 
Lindbergh Bay, St. Thomas. Funding source: insurance 
proceeds. 
 
 
 
 
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Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. 
Task Order #3 – CEKA Terminal 
Expansion/Modernization 
 
Authorized Task Order No. 3 in the amount of 
$1,241,375 with VIPA’s CEKA Aviation Consultant, 
Kimley-Horn and Associates, to provide schematic 
design - 30% construction documents for the CEKA 
Terminal expansion/modernization plan.  Funding 
source: insurance proceeds. 
 
Procurement – HERA Vinyl Coated Fence 
Awarded $804,733.70 contract to Mo Mulching, LLC to 
procure materials for an 8-foot vinyl-coated chain link 
fence and gates and deliver to a designated port in 
Florida.  Fencing will be used at the Henry E. Rohlsen 
Airport.  Funding source: FAA grant 90%/VIPA 10%. 
 
Procurement – CEKA Lighted Runway 
Closures 
Awarded $79,396 contract to Eco Innovations VI to 
furnish and deliver two lighted runway closure crosses 
for CEKA, which are required for FAA compliance 
during day or night closures of the airport’s runway.  
Funding source: FAA AIP grant 90%/VIPA 10%. 
 
Lemartec Task Order No. 19 – Replace US 
Customs Building, Cruz Bay, St. John 
Approved Lemartec Task Order #19 in the amount of 
$1,729,716 to construct a new and expanded U.S. 
Customs building at the Victor Sewer Marine Facility.  
This new building replaces the old modular structure 
used by CBP that was destroyed in the hurricanes of 
Sept. 2017 and will be a concrete masonry structure 
that meets building codes.  Includes all labor, materials 
and equipment.  Funding source: insurance proceeds. 
 
Procurement – Airport Sweepers 
Awarded $573,790 contract to Sweeping and Vacuum 
Unlimited, Inc. to furnish and deliver two regenerative 
air-type street sweepers to be used at the Cyril E. King 
and Henry E. Rohlsen Airports. Funding source: FAA 
AIP Grant 90%/VIPA 10%. 
 
Lemartec - Change Order #001 
Approved Lemartec Change Order #001 in the amount 
of $150,562.50 to compensate the contractor for 
additional screws and labor required to fasten 
approximately 146,000 s/f of existing oriented strand 
board and insulation board to the existing metal 
decking that was only discoverable after removal of 
the damaged TPO membrane and metal roofing. 
 
 
 
 
 
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PERSONNEL COMMITTEE 
 
Policy – Application Process: Police Record 
Returned to committee. 
 
Policy – Application Process: Background 
Check 
 
Returned to committee. 
EXECUTIVE SESSION 
 
 
 
1. Hired a Human Resources Director. 
2. Hired a Marine Manager for the St. Thomas/St. John district. 
3. Approved a change to the proposed Fiscal Year 2019 Budget relative to the Property 
Management Department. 
4. Approved VIPA’s Fiscal Year 2019 Budget.