MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR PORT COMMISSION MEETING FOR THE PORT OF HOODSPORT
June 3, 2026
Call to Order: 9:06am Adjourned: 10:25am
Hybrid Meeting Held at: 24113 North Highway 101, Suite B Hoodsport, WA 98548
Virtual Zoom Conference Meeting Room ID#406-238-9936
Roll Call: Commissioner Kincannon–Chairwoman / 2nd Trustee, Commissioner Morris – 2nd Chairman / Trustee, Commissioner Bly
Staff Present: K. Wyatt, Executive Director, S. Lindgren – Maintenance Facility Supervisor
Approval of Agenda: Commissioner Kincannon motioned to approve June 3, 2026, agenda, Commissioner Bly seconded; all in favor.
Public speakers: Christina Maloney – Hood Canal Adventure, Andra Nordin – Department of Natural Resources
Minutes: Commissioner Kincannon motioned to approve the Regular port commission meeting minutes from May 13, 2026, Commissioner Morris seconded, unanimously approved.
Vouchers: Commissioner Kincannon motioned to approve 2026 Voucher May 1of1 in the amount of $12,043.71 Commissioner Morris seconded, unanimously approved.
Public Communication: C. Maloney with Hood Canal Adventure (HCA) said I teach pre sustainable harvesting, educational only, we currently use six sites within the Olympic National Park in Mason County with permits and property once per month in the Jefferson County Land trust from May through September. We have limits in all six sites and have a special use permit of $250. p/year and pay additional for daily use, it runs about 80 days. Our business, HCA is moving to Hoodsport, we would like to use the Hoodsport Trail Park (HTP) for educational purposes. We use a tour van which reduces parking stress, our tour size is anywhere from 6-14 people in spring, summer and fall we tour 2-3 days per month. Our mushroom tour is from October – December and will be 3 days per week working within seasons. Commissioner Kincannon said what is your anticipated use for the HTP? C Maloney said this year we are requesting to use the park from October – December, 2 days per week and in 2027 April – September 2-3 days per month. S Lindgren said how long are the tours. C Maloney said they are approximately 2 hours from 10:30 – 12:30. Commissioner Kincannon said, thank you for the information, Christina, we will get back to you in July. Commissioner Morris said I think we need to make a policy for the Hoodsport Trail Park so that people don’t tromp around in sensitive habitat areas and deplete resources. We need a written policy on responsible educational tours regarding foraging, harvesting and preserving the habitat. Commissioner Kincannon said I agree we should restrict use to no harvesting so we can preserve the habitat and resources at the HTP. I will write a draft resolution policy and make an amendment to the Event application as multi use to use with the Facility Use Agreement. The director said I will contact the Port’s attorney for reference on a Resolution and Policy, it’s possible another Port already has policy. Commissioner Kincannon said welcome to Andra with the Department of Natural Resources. Andra said thank you, we looked over your proposed changes to the Property Management Agreement (PMA), this PMA is a model PMA from 1995. We realize the PMA is out of date and are looking at updating the agreement but for now we cannot change any of the language because it is mutually approved between DNR and the Washington Public Port Association (WPPA). We feel this is a good and easy process for the Port of Hoodsport to enter into a PMA at this point, we suggest making an amendment as an Exhibit ‘A’ to work around the insurance issue as we realize that section needs to be updated to today’s standards with all ports. As far as your concerns, if a section doesn’t apply, you won’t need to use the language such as the rent provision, and we have never done an audit so that doesn’t really apply. We supervise sediment quality and are only concerned any time sediment is disturbed as far as dredging, removal of valuable materials like minerals, that is when we look at property use for public access and harvesting is okay. Commissioner Morris said do you have a tool kit for environmental spills that we can implement and use for compliance with DNR rules for environmental spills? Abby said the state Ecology department has a state spill response agency and probably has turnkey kits with signs. Our standard language in the PMA refers to larger spills. Commissioner Morris said what about preexisting contamination, how do we determine if there’s a preexisting contamination condition? Before we sign the agreement, do we need to sample the sediment for existing contamination? Abby said there are Ecology MTCA laws in Washington state within multiple agency levels for liability. There has not been large contamination or activities leading to contamination in Hoodsport, we believe you are at low risk for this. Commissioner Kincannon said we would like to change the insurance section to reflect today’s standards. Andra said we can work around the insurance issue by extending terms with an amendment to the Resolution in an Exhibit ‘A’. We have received all of your additional requested paperwork and now just need a Resolution from the Port of Hoodsport in support of an amendment supporting Exhibit ‘A’. Can you send us your insurance contact information so we can work with them on the language for Exhibit ‘A’. The director said we will have a Resolution signed by the commission at the next regular port commission meeting and I will forward the Port’s insurance representative contact information to you to fulfill Exhibit ‘A’.
Port Maintenance Reports:
Hoodsport Trail Park & Disc Golf Park: S Lindgren said everything keeps growing really fast in the forest, we are clearing the trails as fast as we can. The disc golf course is open and looks great.
Hoodsport Marina, Dock & Waterfront Park: S Lindgren said the flowers are in and look good. The soil is very light and dry so we will be watering extra this summer.
Portable Restrooms: The Port of Hoodsport and Hood Canal Market Fresh share the cost of renting portable restrooms in town for public use. In the summer season, May–October, restrooms are serviced 3 times per week. In winter, October – April rentals are serviced twice per week. There are additional portable restrooms at the disc golf park and main entrance to the Hoodsport Trail Park. Port maintenance monitors them for trash and additional toilet paper as needed in between services.
Port parking/Office building/Maintenance shed: The locals continue to throw personal trash in all of the port’s public garbage cans and discard junk at the trail park parking lots, we unfortunately have to pay to take it all to the dump.
Port Directors Report: The director said we have discussed the PMA with DNR, I will write a Resolution amendment for Exhibit ‘A’ and forward the insurance representatives contact information to DNR. I will forward the Habitat and Resource draft resolution to the Port attorney for review and discussion on moving forward with a policy for the Hoodsport trail park. The dock maintenance program agreement will be forwarded to Commissioner Morris for discussion with the contractor. We sent an email to Annie at Timberland regarding the storybook trail and what their future plans are. The Port’s CPA just submitted the annual Schedule 22 audit to the State of WA, we will have a copy for each commission member.
Budget: Financial statements for May 2026 were not received prior to this meeting and will be reviewed at the next meeting.
Old Business: As discussed above New Business: As discussed above.
Next Meeting: July 8, 2026
Adjourn: Commissioner Kincannon made a motion to adjourn the Regular Port Commission meeting, Commissioner Bly seconded, it was unanimously approved, meeting adjourned at 10:25am
2026 Regular Port Commission Meetings are scheduled as follows:
July 8th, August 5th
Commissioner Kincannon Commissioner Morris Commissioner Bly
