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Alaska Marine Highway Reform
September13,2018
AMHS Reform Team
• GovernorWalker,LieutenantGovernor,andAdministra5on• SoutheastConference• StatewideSteeringCommi=ee• Contractors• Ellio=BayDesignGroup• McDowellGroup• KPFFEngineeringConsultants
Statewide Steering Committee
• Chair:DennisWatson-Craig
• DaveKensinger-Petersburg• GregWakefield-Anchorage
• ElizabethBolling-Ketchikan• ShannonAdamson-Juneau
• JoshHowes-Anchorage• WillWare-Juneau
• SharonHildebrand-Fairbanks• JohnWhiddon-Kodiak
• DanKelly-Ketchikan• MichaelAnderson-Cordova
• DennisBousson–Skagway• Ex-officio–CommissionerLuiken
• Staff:RobertVenables
Multi-Phase Project
! Mission,Goals,andGovernanceCompletedMay2017
! StrategicOpera5onalandBusinessPlanCompletedNovember2017
! Legisla5onHB412introducedApril2018
! InterimMeasuresIden5fiedImplemen5ngnow
• Fleet/TerminalStandardiza5onandCon5nuedOutreach
Phase 1
• Examinedmission,goals,andgovernance• Statewidesummit• Stakeholderinterviews• Casestudiesofotherferrysystems• Missionstatementrefinement• Analysisofalterna5vegovernancemodels
• Recommendedfurtherexplora5onofpubliccorpora5on
Purpose Deliversafe,reliable,andsustainablemarinetransportaDonforAlaskaresidents,visitors,andourcommercialcustomers.
Phase 2
• Createdlong-termopera5ngandbusinessstrategy• Revenueanalysis• Opera5onsanalysis• Opera5onsfinancialmodel• Structureandbenefitsofpubliccorpora5on• Publicandstakeholderengagement
• AMHScarriedAlaskansfrom175communi5es• FairbanksNorthStarBorough
• 3,316passengers,1,409vehicles• Fairbanks,Ft.Wainwright,NorthPole,Eielson,Salcha,andmore
• BethelCensusArea• 218passengers,52vehicles• Aniak,Kipnuk,Kwethluk,Sleetmute,andmore
Revenue and Traffic Analysis
• VisitorsusingAMHSalsotravelAlaska’sroadsystem• 51%visitAnchorage• 36%visitDenali• 26%visitSeward• 25%visitFairbanks• 23%visitHomer• 22%visitValdez
Revenue and Traffic Analysis
Public Corporation Analysis
• Maintainsexis5ngbenefits
• Addresseslimita5ons
• Addi5onalbenefits
" Frequentturnoverinseniorleadership" Indirectlabornego5a5ons" Short-termplanninghorizon
" Inter-departmentalcoordina5on" Publicpurposeofsystem" Accesstofederalfunding
" Incorporateboardexper5se" Operateinbusiness-likemanner" Alignlaborandmanagementinterests" Reducelaborcostsstrategically
Additional Findings
• AMHSwillalwaysrequirepublicfundstoprovidesafeandreliabletransporta5on• Personnelandtravelaccountfor69%ofopera5ngbudget• Bestopportunityforrevenuegrowthisthroughstabilizedfunding• Transi5oningtoamodernandstandardizedfleetcreatescri5calcostsavings
• Userevenueandmarketanalysistoguideac5ons• Bellinghamisanessen5alrevenuesource(44%oftotal)• Non-residentsaccountfor42%ofrevenue
Phase 3
• Buildstructureandmomentum• Legisla5onintroduced(HB412)• Sustainingpublicsupport• Iden5fyinterimmeasures
Interim Measures
• Ac5onsthatcanbetakennow• Worktowardasustainable,business-likeorganiza5on• Alignwithlonger-termobjec5ves
• 1:StabilizeFunding• Increaserevenuesandalignwithseasonality
• 2:FleetandTerminalStandardizaDon• Financialandopera5onalefficiencies
• 3:RobustMarketandRevenueAnalysis• AllowsAMHStodeployresourceseffec5vely
Interim Measures cont.
• 4:AddressLaborRelaDons• Nego5atedirectly;reducelaborcostsstrategically
• 5:BoardDevelopment• Phase2recommended7-memberboard• 5withneededbusiness/transporta5onexper5seAND1representa5veofunionemployees• Seatedassoonaspossibletoassureasmoothtransi5ontothepubliccorpora5on
Interim Measures cont.
• 6:CorporaDonDevelopment• Advanceprepara5onneededforsmoothtransi5on
• 7:EmployeeCommunicaDons• Improved,butfurtherface-to-facemee5ngsneeded
• 8:ExploreNewRevenueSources• Non-opera5ngrevenues,partnerships,concessions,andshoresidepoten5al
• 9:MaintainPublicSupport• Con5nueprojectmomentum
Project Sponsors Platinum Top Contributor: Ketchikan Gateway Borough LEGACYCONTRIBUTORS• City&BoroughofJuneau• CityofKetchikan• CityofValdez• FirstBank• HainesBorough• StateofAlaska
BENEFACTORS• AlaskaCommi=ee• CityandBoroughofSitka• LyndenInc.
SILVERSPONSORS• CityofKodiak• KetchikanMarineIndustryCouncil• MunicipalityofSkagway• PrinceWilliamSoundEconomic
DevelopmentDistrict• Vigor,KetchikanAlaska
BRONZESPONSORS• CentralCouncilTlingitHaida
IndianTribesofAlaska• CityandBoroughofWrangell• CityofCordova• CityofCraig• CityofPelican• CityofThorneBay• CityofUnalaska• CordovaChamber
BRONZESPONSORScont.• GreaterSitkaChamber• TheLandingHotelKetchikan• HunaTotem• HyderCommunityAssocia5on• Inter-IslandFerryAuthority• MadisonLumber&Hardware• MarineEngineers• MastersMatesandPilotsUnion• PetersburgChamberof
Commerce
BRONZESPONSORScont.• PetersburgEconomicDevelopmentCouncil• SitkaEconomicDevelopmentAssocia5on• SitkaTribesofAlaska• SouthWestAlaskaMunicipalConference
(SWAMC)• TravelJuneau• WrangellConven5onandVisitorsBureau
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