Board Meetings

Board of Directors: Meeting materials now available

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The Council’s May 1-2, 2025 Board of Directors meeting will be held in-person at the Valdez Convention & Civic Center in Valdez, Alaska. The meeting will also be available virtually and telephonically for those unable to travel.

Join the meeting: Meeting audio and video, including presentations, will be available streaming online via Zoom (available starting May 1 by 8:15 a.m.) or by calling 1-888-788-0099, reference meeting ID 891 9616 4358.

A complete meeting packet will be available for download HERE, on or before April 25, 2025.

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1 00 Final Agenda May 1 2, 2025 PWSRCAC Board Meeting
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1 01 Draft January minutes of January 23 24, 2024
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1 02 Draft minutes of March 19, 2025
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2 01 List of Commonly Used Acronyms
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2 02 March 25, 2025 Budget Status Report
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2 03 Director Attendance Record
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2 04 Committee Member Attendance Record
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2 05 List of Board Committee Members
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2 06 One Page Strategic Plan
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2 07 List of Recent Board and Exeuctive Committee Actions
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2 08 PWSRCAC Organizational Chart
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3 01 Approval of Resolution Designating PWSRCAC Check Signers
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3 02 Approval of FY2026 Contingency Plan Contractor Pool
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3 03 FY2026 LTEMP Contract Authorization
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3 04 FY2026 Marine Bird Fall and Early Winter Surveys Contract Authorization
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3 05 Annual Technical Committee Member Appointments
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3 06 Approval of Amendments to Council’s Document Retention Procedure
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3 07 Approval of Federal Government Affairs Monitor Retainer
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3 08 Approval of FY2025 Budget Modifications
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4 01 PWSRCAC Director Appointments
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4 02 Report Acceptance Maintaining the Secondary Containment Liner
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4 03 Report Acceptance Marine Bird Fall and Early Winter Survey
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4 04 Report Acceptance Vessel Biofouling
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4 05 Report Acceptance 2022 VMT Crude Oil Storage Tank Vent Incident
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4 06 Federal and State Government Affairs Update
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4 07 Community Outreach Annual Report
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4 08 Addressing Risks and Safety Culture at the VMT
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4 09 Report Acceptance Peer Listener Manual Distribution Plan
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4 10 Report Acceptance 2024 Annual Drill Monitoring Report
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4 11 Annual Board Committee Appointments
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4 12 Request for Adjudicatory Hearing on the VMT C Plan.pdf
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5 01 Program and Project Status Report
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CompleteMeetingPacketMay2025
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Board meetings are open to the public, and an opportunity for the public to provide comments is provided at the beginning of each meeting.

 

Anchorage meeting and events, January 23-24

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The Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council will held a Board meeting in Anchorage Thursday and Friday, January 23-24, 2025.

The Council conducted regular business during the meeting, including updates from Council ex officio members, staff and committees. Other topics included on the agenda were:

  • An activity report by Alyeska Pipeline Service Company on the Valdez Marine Terminal and Ship Escort Response Vessel System operations, including a presentation on their Risk and Safety Culture Assessment Management Action Plan Closeout Report.
  • An update from Council staff on the renewal of the Valdez Marine Terminal contingency plan and subsequent request for informal review relating to concerns about analysis of the East Tank Farm secondary containment system liners.
  • A presentation on volatile organic compound and hazardous air pollutant emissions from the 2022 crude oil storage tank vent incident at the terminal.
  • A report on additional information requested by Alyeska related to the Council’s 2023 “Crude Oil Storage Tank Vent Damage” report, which outlines concerns related to worker safety in the aftermath of the 2022 tank vent damage incident.
  • Reports on the results from the Council’s Long-Term Environmental Monitoring Program 2024 sampling for hydrocarbons and a pilot study to analyze 23 metals in sediments collected adjacent to the Valdez Marine Terminal and Gold Creek reference site.

Council Board meetings are routinely recorded and may be disseminated to the public by the Council or by the news media.

Board to meet in Anchorage, January 23-24

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Orcas in Prince William Sound by Cathy Hart.

The Council’s Board of Directors will meet in-person in Anchorage, January 23-24, 2025.

The meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites (600 East Benson Blvd) and will also be available virtually and telephonically for those unable to travel. Information to join the meeting will be available here prior to the meeting.

Board meetings are open to the public, and an opportunity for the public to provide comments is provided at the beginning of each meeting.

Meeting Documents:View Document
1 00 Final Agenda PWSRCAC Board of Directors Meeting January 23 24, 2025
1 01 Draft Minutes of September 19 20, 2024
1 02 Draft minutes of November 26, 2024 Special Board Meeting
2 01 List of Commonly Used Acronyms
2 02 Budget Status Report as of December 24, 2025
2 03 Director Attendance Record
2 04 Committee Member Attendance Record
2 05 List of Board Committee Members
2 06 One Page Strategic Plan
2 07 List of Recent Board and Executive Committee Actions
2 08 PWSRCAC Organizational Chart
3 01 Five Year Lease Agreement for Multifunctional Copier Printer
3 02 Approval of FY2025 Budget Modifications
3 03 Approval of Transcriptomics Research Contribution to the USGS
4 01 Update on Request for Informal Review on the VMT C Plan
4 03 Presentation Report Acceptance Calculations Used in Tank Vent Headspace Report
4 03 Report Acceptance Calculations Used in Tank Vent Headspace Report
4 04 Approval of Anchorage Office Lease and Relocation
4 05 Presentation Report Acceptance 2024 LTEMP
4 05 Report Acceptance 2024 LTEMP
4 06 PWSRCAC Annual Long Range Plan and Report Acceptance
4 07 Approval of IRS Form 990
5 01 January 2025 Program and Project Status Report
Alyeska and SERVS Activity Report
Alyeska Presentation on Risk and Safety Culture Assessment Management Action Plan Closeout Report
CompleteMeetingPacketJan2025

Kodiak meeting and events, September 18-20

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The Council held three events in Kodiak on Wednesday through Friday, September 18-20, 2024, including the Council’s annual board meeting, a youth education event and a public reception.

On the agenda

The Council conducted regular business during the meeting, including updates from Council ex officio members, staff and committees. Other topics included on the agenda were:

  • An activity report by Alyeska Pipeline Service Company on the Valdez Marine Terminal and Ship Escort Response Vessel System operations, including an update on Alyeska’s efforts to address concerns identified in the Council’s report “Assessment of Risks and Safety Culture at Alyeska’s Valdez Marine Terminal.”
  • A presentation by representatives from Repsol, partners with Santos, on the Pikka Project as it will relate to the Valdez Marine Terminal.
  • A report on describing a hotspot analysis of marine bird survey data conducted in Prince William Sound during March 2007-2014 and 2018-2023.
  • A summary of data analyzed from the Council’s weather buoys located near the Valdez Marine Terminal and Valdez Duck Flats.
  • Information on the Council’s ongoing review of the pilot testing to identify methods to evaluate the secondary containment liners at the Valdez Marine Terminal.
  • An update on a major amendment on the Prince William Sound Tanker Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan, approved in June 2024.
  • A report on a broadscale survey of non-indigenous marine species across Prince William Sound, conducted in summer 2023.
  • A presentation on an ongoing Council project to examine miscommunication in maritime contexts.

Anyone exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19, flu, or cold should attend virtually.

Council board meetings are routinely recorded and may be disseminated to the public by the Council or by the news media.

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