ADVISORY, Nov. 3, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --
WHAT: The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority has
called a Special Meeting to consider a Memorandum of
Settlement Agreement between the Port of Houston Authority
(PHA) and the city of Seabrook and a Memorandum of
Understanding between Port of Houston Authority and Houston
Yacht Club. Should port commissioners approve the two
agreements, a signing ceremony will be held immediately after
the meeting.
WHEN: Monday, November 5 at noon
WHERE: Port of Houston Authority Executive Office Building
Museum, 4th Floor
111 East Loop North, Houston, Texas 77029
WHO: James T. Edmonds, Chairman, Port of Houston Authority and
PHA Port Commissioners
Robin Riley, Mayor, city of Seabrook and Seabrook City
Councilmembers
John Nicholson, Commodore, Houston Yacht Club
Bradford Larson, Immediate Past Commodore, Houston
Yacht Club
H. Thomas Kornegay, Executive Director, Port of Houston
Authority
Bradford Larson, Immediate Past Commodore, Houston
Yacht Club
WHY: A Memorandum of Settlement Agreement between PHA and the
city of Seabrook resolves outstanding legal matters.
Additionally, quality of life enhancements, land usage and
environmental initiatives are included in the memorandum.
The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between PHA
and Houston Yacht Club formally recognizes the
organizations' partnership to work together to promote
recreational boating safety and enjoyment of Galveston Bay.
CONTACTS: Argentina M. James, Director of Public Affairs, Port of
Houston Authority
713-670-2568 Cell: 713-306-6822
ajames@poha.com
Lisa Ashley-Whitlock, Communications Manager, Port of
Houston Authority
713-670-2644 Cell: 832-247-8179
lwhitlock@poha.com
Mary Lynn Fernau, Griffin Marketing, for city of Seabrook
281-335-0200 Cell: 713-301-5494
ml@griffinmktg.com
About the Port of Houston Authority
The Port of Houston Authority owns and operates the public facilities located along the Port of Houston, the 25-mile-long complex of diversified public and private facilities designed for handling general cargo, containers, grain and other dry bulk materials, project and heavy lift cargo, and other types of cargo. Each year, more than 7,000 vessels call at the port, which ranks first in the U.S. in foreign waterborne tonnage, second in overall total tonnage, and 10th largest in the world. The Port Authority plays a vital role in ensuring navigational safety along the Houston Ship Channel, which has been instrumental in Houston's development as a center of international trade. The Barbours Cut Container Terminal and Central Maintenance Facility are the first of any U.S. port facilities to develop and implement an innovative Environmental Management System that meets the rigorous standards of ISO 14001. Additionally, the port is an approved delivery point for Coffee "C" futures contracts traded on the New York Board of Trade's Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange.
For more information, please visit www.portofhouston.com. To access the port's web site photo gallery, please visit http://www.portofhouston.com/publicrelations/publicrelations.html and click the link for PHA Photo Gallery.
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