Friday, June 15, 2012

Community Quota Entity meeting


AGENDA FOR A SPECIAL MEETING OF

CITY OF SELDOVIA

COMMUNITY HOLDING CORPORATION

COMMUNITY QUOTA ENTITY

MULTI-PURPOSE BUILDING

June 26, 2012

10:00 AM



INFORMATIONAL MEETING

PUBLIC ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND

1)     Introductions

2)     Funding opportunity available to CQE’s

i)      Grants through rural electric cooperatives (Andrew Crow)

ii)     New state revolving loan fund for IFQ purchases (Chuck McCallum, Executive Director  GOAC3)

3)     Tools for CQEs from University

i)      Excel spreadsheet ‘model’ for evaluating various financing options for IFQs and Charter quota (H. “Charlie” Sparks, UAF School of Management)

ii)     Manual of best practices

4)     Programmatic Opportunities for CQE’s (Jessica Gharret, NMFS, RAM)

i)      Purchase of halibut and sablefish quota

ii)     Halibut charter permits

5)     Discussion of changes to program

i)      Charter permits- How to get them (Jessica Gharret)

ii)     What other villages are doing (Chuck McCallum)

iii)   What GOAC3 and UA are doing (Andrew Crow)

6)     Question and Answer Period