WEDNESDAY, 29 JUNE 2016 ANNUAL PUBLIC MEETING
WEDNESDAY,)29)JUNE)2016
ANNUAL)PUBLIC)MEETING
DAVID%RILEY
CHAIRMAN’S)INTRODUCTION
BOARD)OF)COWES)HARBOUR)COMMISSIONERS
Capt.)Stuart)McIntosh)Harbour)Master
David)Riley)Chairman
Jeff)Armitage) Jonathan)Gillespie) Howard)Pearce) Andrew)Cooper)
Christopher)Preston) Roy)Lambden)Michael)Greville) Ben)Board)
COWES)HARBOUR)ADVISORY)COMMITTEE)U)CHAC)
Aims)to)represent)all)stakeholder)groups)in)Cowes)Harbour.)
Plays)a)key)role)in)twoUway)communicaWons)between)harbour)users)and)the)Commission.
▸ Chairman John Corby
▸ Recent agenda items:
▸ major harbour projects
▸ marine employment sites
▸ water quality in the harbour
▸ attracting new events to Cowes
COWES)HARBOUR)COMMISSION)U)CHC
ANNUAL%REPORT%2015%3%2016
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FINANCIAL)MANAGEMENT)U)YEAR)END)31)DEC)2015
Ensure)that)the)commercial)and)financial)management)is)robust,)marketUled)and)enables)the)Commission)to)deliver)its)statutory)duWes)and)strategic)objecWves)and)fund)harbour)improvements.
▸ Sound financial performance
▸ Turnover increased by 9% to £2.4m
▸ Expenditure decreased by 16%
▸ Operating surplus increased by 6% to £576k
▸ Major investment in breakwater / Outer Harbour Project review
▸ Annual Accounts on CHC website
STAKEHOLDER)DIVIDENDS
The)Commission)is)selfUfunding)and)is)encouraged)to)run)the)port)as)a)commercial)business)to)generate)a)surplus.))
CHC)reinvests)surplus)back)into)the)harbour)to)support)its)longUterm)viability)and)deliver)stakeholder)benefits.
▸ New Cowes Breakwater
▸ Cowes & Solent tidal simulations
▸ Event sponsorship
▸ Harbour water taxi service
▸ Estuaries Partnership support
HIGHLIGHTS)&)CHALLENGES)OF)2015)U)2016
▸ Construction of Cowes Breakwater completed on time and on budget
▸ Outer Harbour Project review
▸ A full summer of events
▸ The Sugar Store Events Centre at Shepards Wharf
SAFETY)&)SECURITY
Promote)and)deliver)a)safety)first)culture)ensuring)the)highest)standards)in)health)and)safety)for)CHC’s)employees)and)harbour)users)and)complying)fully)with)the)Port)Marine)Safety)Code.
▸ Navigation and marine safety
▸ New Assistant Harbour Master / Pilot role
▸ Emergency planning, drills and training
▸ Multi-agency “table-top” test of emergency plans
SAFETY)&)SECURITY)U)INCIDENTS/INVESTIGATIONS)
‣ LEISURE:)Speeding)and)wash)infringements)comprise)majority)of)breaches)of)CHC’s)General)DirecWons)
‣ CHC)PATROL)OFFICERS:)Equipped)with)body)worn)video)cameras)and)proacWve)in)educaWng)harbour)users)
‣ INCIDENTS)INVESTIGATED:)Lessons)learned
▸ April and June 2016 recent incidents in Cowes Harbour:
▸ Red Funnel ferry mechanical issue in fairway
▸ Passenger ship MV Balmoral mooring incident at Trinity Landing
SAFETY)&)SECURITY)U)DELIVERED)BY…
…)WORKING)WITH)HARBOUR)USERS
▸ Advisory)Commicee)
▸ Clubs)and)classes)
▸ Solent)harbours)
▸ Red)Funnel)
▸ Commercial)users
MARINE)SERVICES,))MARKETING)&)BUSINESS)DEVELOPMENT
Provide)and)invest)in)marine)services)and)faciliWes)that)are)marketUled)and)customer)focused,)adding)value)to)the)“Cowes)offer”)and)maintaining)a)commercial)return)for)CHC)and)our)stakeholders.
PORT)&)HARBOUR)DEVELOPMENT)U)OHP
▸ OHP public presentation and review May 2016
▸ Cowes Breakwater delivered on time / on budget
▸ Shared concerns over cross-harbour flow and potential changes to sedimentation regime
▸ Public consultation prior to decisions on scheme optimisation
PROJECT)REVIEW)&)CONCLUSIONS
CHC)has)worked)to)address)concerns)through)development)of)new)Wdal)model,)bathymetric,)Wdal)flow)and)sedimentaWon)surveys,)peer)reviews,)sedimentaWon)studies,)consultaWon)and)with)assistance)of)CHAC.)
▸ Cross-harbour flow moved further south - manageable
▸ No significant change to overall sedimentation
▸ Slight decrease in west and slight increase in east
KEY)OBJECTIVE▸ Transform Cowes into a true
sheltered harbour
▸ Breakwater - complete
▸ Shrape extension
▸ Eastern Channel
2016)OPTIMISATION▸ Mitigate cross-harbour flow
▸ Minimise sedimentation
▸ Improve navigation
▸ Ensure sheltered dayboat mooring provision
OHP)KEY)OBJECTIVE)&)DESIGN)OPTIMISATION
OUTER)HARBOUR)PROJECT)U)DESIGN)OPTIMISATION
DREDGING)MANAGEMENT)IN)COWES)HARBOUR
DREDGING)MANAGEMENT)PLAN
▸ Develop)a)new,)sustainable)and)costUefficient)Medina)Estuary)Dredging)Management)Plan)underpinned)by)longUterm)monitoring,)and)promote)alternaWve)dredging)methods
MAINTENANCE)DREDGING)PROTOCOL
▸ Maintain)the)Medina)Estuary)Baseline)Document)Maintenance)Dredging)Protocol)on)behalf)of)stakeholders
OHP)CONSULTATION)U)UPDATE
‣ ADVISORY)COMMITTEE)SUMMARY)POSITION)
‣ Encourage)securing)of)funds)and)complete)opWmised)scheme)as)proposed)
‣ CHC:)MeeWngs)held)with)stakeholder)groups.)Received)no)formal)comments)direct)
‣ No)final)CHC)decision)taken)
‣ Progressing)MMO)consent)variaWons)
‣ Developing)technical)specificaWon)of)design)changes)
‣ Reviewing)costs)
‣ Ongoing)dialogue)with)HCA)/)developers
SHRAPE)EXTENSION)&)EASTERN)CHANNEL
DELIVERY)MECHANISM)AND)COSTS▸ CHC responsible for construction and dredging
▸ Funding provision via HCA / new marina developers
▸ Integral to East Cowes regeneration project
▸ Costs circa £2.7m
▸ Proposed construction winter 2016 - spring 2017
DELIVERY)OF)PLANNED)NEW)VICTORIA)MARINA
HCA)LED)PROJECT▸ Developers: Camper & Nicholsons Marinas / Westcourt Real Estate
▸ Developers: marina dredge and construction
▸ CHC: Shrape extension and Eastern Channel
MARINE)EMPLOYMENT)&)MEDINA)VALLEY)PLAN
CHC)STRATEGIC)POLICY:)
Highlights)importance)of)marine)employment)sites)with)allUWde)access)for)the)harbour)and)Isle)of)Wight)economy.
▸ IWC Medina Valley Area Action Plan
▸ CHC and CHAC submitted official responses
▸ CHC working with IWC, Solent LEP, HCA
COWES)HARBOUR)U)THE)WAY)FORWARD)5)YEAR)STRATEGIC)PLAN)2016)U)2021
BACKGROUND)TO)STRATEGIC)PLAN)2016U2021
CHC)RESPONSIBILITY)=)CUSTODIAN)OF)HARBOUR
▸ STRATEGIC)PLAN)
▸ Developed)via)stakeholder)consultaWon,)online)survey,)and)CHC)workshops)
▸ CHC)AIM)ACHIEVED)
▸ Consult)and)agree)a)longUterm)Strategic)Plan)
▸ CHC)DECISIONS)
▸ Based))on)Guide)to)Good)Governance)(MTP))and)CHC)5)year)Strategic)Plan
Cowes)Harbour)and)the)River)Medina)to)fulfil)their)potenWal)in)delivering)firstUclass)port)faciliWes)and)leisure)services)by)acWng)as)the)main)transport)and)shipping)gateway)supporWng)the)Island’s)economy)and)employment.
VISION
5)YEAR)STRATEGIC)PLAN)2016)U)2021
Cowes)Harbour)Commission)will)manage)the)harbour,)its)safety)and)sustainable)improvement,)and)deliver)the)Commission’s)strategic)objecWves.
MISSION)STATEMENT
5)YEAR)STRATEGIC)PLAN)2016)U)2021
5)YEAR)STRATEGIC)PLAN)2016)U)2021
STRATEGIC)OBJECTIVES)U)Overriding)ObjecWve
Promote)and)deliver)a)safety)first)culture)and)manage)enforcement)responsibiliWes.
5)YEAR)STRATEGIC)PLAN)2016)U)2021
STRATEGIC)OBJECTIVES
1.)Complete)delivery)of)the)Outer)Harbour)Project)by)2018)and)support)opportuniWes)created)by)the)more)sheltered)harbour)in)conjuncWon)with)government)agencies,)town)councils)and)the)Isle)of)Wight)Council.
5)YEAR)STRATEGIC)PLAN)2016)U)2021
STRATEGIC)OBJECTIVES
2.)Develop)a)Port)Master)Plan)by)end)2017)that)idenWfies)current)and)longUterm)growth)strategies)to)futureUproof)the)port’s)infrastructure)and)services)whilst)complemenWng)the)wider,)local)and)regional)plans)and)policies.
PORT)MASTER)PLAN)FOR)COWES)HARBOUR
5)YEAR)STRATEGIC)PLAN)2016)U)2021
STRATEGIC)OBJECTIVES
3.)ConWnue)investment)into)marine)based)services)and)harbour)faciliWes.
5)YEAR)STRATEGIC)PLAN)2016)U)2021
STRATEGIC)OBJECTIVES
4.)Manage)our)income)and)asset)base)to)support)the)delivery)of)statutory)duWes)and)strategic)objecWves)to)fund)harbour)improvements.
5)YEAR)STRATEGIC)PLAN)2016)U)2021
STRATEGIC)OBJECTIVES
5.)Support)sustainable)development)and)conservaWon)of)the)harbour)and)marine)environment.
STRATEGIC)PLAN)U)DELIVERY)&)REPORTING
▸ Available on CHC website
▸ Plan divided into 9 portfolios
▸ Core and guiding policies
▸ Measurable objectives
▸ Reporting
▸ Monthly to Commissioners
▸ Quarterly to CHAC
▸ Annually to stakeholders
THE)COMMISSIONERS)WELCOME)YOUR)QUESTIONS