2014-08-13T16:41:23-05:00 2013-12-31 271728945 O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP 500 MAMARONECK AVENUE HARRISON NY 105281633 990 2013-01-01 134355067 METROPOLITAN WATERFRONT ALLIANCE INC METR 2129359831 217 WATER STREET NO 300 NEW YORK NY 10038 ROLAND LEWIS PRESIDENT AND CEO 2129359831 2014-08-08 1 BARBARA VAN BERGEN P00967804 9143818900 2014-08-08 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z X ROLAND LEWIS 217 WATER STREET NO 300 NEW YORK NY 10038 1479526 0 X WATERFRONTALLIANCE.ORG X 2007 NY SEE SCHEDULE O FOR THE METROPOLITAN WATERFRONT ALLIANCE (MWA)'S MISSION STATEMENT.THE METROPOLITAN WATERFRONT ALLIANCE (MWA) TRANSFORMS THE NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY HARBOR AND WATERWAYS THROUGH ITS FOCUS ON THREE AREAS:1) COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION2) THE ALLIANCE AND POLICY INITIATIVES 3) DIRECT SERVICE MWA'S PROGRAMS IN THESE AREAS ADDRESS WATERFRONT ISSUES AND THE NEED TO PLAN AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WISE USE OF THE NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY WATERFRONT. 23 22 12 600 0 0 1115548 1359920 24284 66051 0 544 -4902 -37805 1134930 1388710 0 0 0 0 577885 680951 34500 34500 111994 380352 344042 992737 1059493 142193 329217 459778 785229 26936 23170 432842 762059 X THE METROPOLITAN WATERFRONT ALLIANCE WORKS TO PROTECT, TRANSFORM AND REVITALIZE OUR HARBOR AND WATERFRONT. 0 0 406923 66051 SEE SCHEDULE O FOR COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION.MWA IS THE CENTRAL SOURCE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION ON WATERFRONT ISSUES IN THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA. MWA PROVIDES A VARIETY OF FORUMS TO DECISION MAKERS AND THE PUBLIC FOR EDUCATION, DISCUSSION, PLANNING AND COLLABORATION ON THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING THE NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY HARBOR. THESE DIVERSE PLATFORMS ARE INVALUABLE RESOURCES TO CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, THE STATES OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, AND NEW YORK CITY. THE ALLIANCETHE ALLIANCE GREW IN 2013 TO A COALITION OF OVER 780 PARTNERS - CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS, UTILITIES, UNIONS, COMPANIES, ACTIVISTS, WATER ENTHUSIASTS AND OTHERS - THAT CARE ABOUT IMPROVING OUR REGIONAL WATERFRONT. MWA REGULARLY CONVENES ALLIANCE PARTNERS IN VARIOUS SETTINGS TO WORK TOWARD OUR SHARED VISION OF A HARBOR AND WATERWAYS ALIVE WITH COMMERCE, RECREATION AND TRANSPORTATION. AT MAJOR EVENTS SUCH AS THE MWA-PRODUCED CITY OF WATER DAY FESTIVAL AND IN VARIED PUBLIC OUTREACH SUCH AS THE BIWEEKLY WATERWIRE EBLAST, MWA OFFERS ALLIANCE PARTNERS MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE THE GENERAL PUBLIC, PROMOTE THEIR WORK AND DEVELOP LASTING, MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIPS. WATERFRONT COMMUNICATIONSMWA REACHES A BROAD RANGE OF INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS THROUGH ITS MANY COMMUNICATION TOOLS. THE ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER WATERWIRE WAS DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 9,500 READERS TWICE A MONTH. THIS NEWSLETTER IS A RELIABLE SOURCE OF INFORMATION ON WATERFRONT POLICY, NEWS, EVENTS AND ALLIANCE PARTNERS THEMSELVES, AND CONTAINS LINKS TO THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA'S WATERFRONT REPORTING. MWA'S WEBSITE IS A SOURCE OF RICH CONTENT INCLUDING POLICY, PUBLICATIONS, RESEARCH, TESTIMONY AND EVENT INFORMATION. MWA'S SEMI-ANNUAL PRINTED NEWSLETTER FEATURES A SUMMER RECREATION CALENDAR AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE SEASON'S MOST IMPORTANT WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENTS. IN 2013 MWA RELEASED THE THIRD ANNUAL EDITION OF SPLASH!, MWA'S GUIDE TO LOW-COST AND NO-COST WATERFRONT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WARM SEASON. THIS GUIDE PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT WATER-BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT CAN BE USED BY CAMPS, SCHOOLS AND INDIVIDUALS TO EXPLORE THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN REGION'S WATERFRONT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. WATERFRONT CONFERENCEANOTHER PLATFORM FOR SHARING INFORMATION AND IDEAS ABOUT THE REGION'S WATERFRONT AND HARBOR IS MWA'S ANNUAL WATERFRONT CONFERENCE, WHICH GATHERS LEADING WATERFRONT ADVOCATES, ELECTED OFFICIALS, ENVIRONMENTALISTS, COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS LEADERS, SCIENTISTS AND POLICYMAKERS TO SHARE IDEAS AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR REVITALIZING THE WATERFRONT. MWA'S WATERFRONT CONFERENCE IS A UNIQUE WAY TO ACHIEVE MULTIPLE GOALS EDUCATING LEADERS, BRINGING TOGETHER MWA'S CONSTITUENCY, GENERATING POLICY IDEAS AND BUILDING MOMENTUM FOR NEW WATERFRONT THINKING. THE DAY-LONG 2013 WATERFRONT CONFERENCE ON APRIL 9, LEADERSHIP FOR OUR CITY OF WATER: LIVING WITH THE WATER, NOT FIGHTING IT, ATTRACTED MORE THAN 600 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING SIX NYC MAYORAL CANDIDATES AND 40+ JOURNALISTS FROM THE REALMS OF PRINT, RADIO, TV AND INTERNET, ALL EAGER TO ADDRESS PRESSING ISSUES ABOUT PROTECTING AND IMPROVING HUNDREDS OF MILES OF METROPOLITAN WATERFRONT IN THE WAKE OF SUPERSTORM SANDY. THE CONFERENCE BEGAN WITH A MAYORAL CANDIDATES FORUM IN WHICH NYC COUNCIL SPEAKER CHRISTINE C. QUINN, NYC PUBLIC ADVOCATE BILL DE BLASIO, NYC COMPTROLLER JOHN LIU, FORMER NYC COMPTROLLER WILLIAM C. THOMPSON, FORMER BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT ADOLFO CARRION, JR ., AND BUSINESSMAN JOHN CATSIMATIDIS SHARED THEIR VISIONS FOR THE WATERFRONT AND ANSWERED QUESTIONS FROM MWA PARTNERS. AFTER THE MAYORAL CANDIDATES FORUM, SIX PANELS OF EXPERTS FROM NEW YORK STATE, NEW YORK CITY, NEW JERSEY AND LEADING CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS DISCUSSED OF-THE-MOMENT WATERFRONT TOPICS, FROM RESILIENCY TO EXPANDED FERRY SERVICE. THE DAY CONCLUDED WITH THE HEROES OF THE HARBOR CEREMONY HONORING SEVEN GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR FORESIGHT AND ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO SUPERSTORM SANDY. POLITICAL TRANSITION COMMUNICATIONSAS NEW YORK CITY AND NEW JERSEY PREPARED THROUGHOUT 2013 FOR NEW GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATIONS, MWA SEIZED A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE CANDIDATES AND CONSTITUENTS ON PROGRESSIVE WATERFRONT POLICY AND PRESSING WATERFRONT ISSUES. MWA PRODUCED THE FIVE-PLANK WATERFRONT PLATFORM FOR AN ISLAND CITY, AND CALLED UPON ALL CANDIDATES TO COMMIT TO IT. ACCOMPANYING THE MWA WATERFRONT PLATFORM WERE FIVE WHITE PAPERS (ON FERRIES, RESILIENT DESIGN, DOCKS, WORKING WATERFRONT, LEADERSHIP) AND A SUPPORTING PETITION SIGNED BY OVER 1,200 PEOPLE. BASED ON CANDIDATES' RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE WATERFRONT AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE WATERFRONT PLATFORM, MWA PRODUCED THE INAUGURAL VOTERS' GUIDE AND PUBLICIZED IT WIDELY. ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2013, MWA CHAIR CHRISTOPHER WARD PUBLISHED AN OP ED IN THE DAILY NEWS TITLED "ELECT A MAYOR WITH WATERFRONT VISION: MAKE THE MOST OF THIS PRECIOUS, LIMITED CIVIC RESOURCE." AFTER BILL DE BLASIO WAS ELECTED MAYOR OF NEW YORK, MWA TOOK PART IN TALKING TRANSITION, AN OPPORTUNITY CREATED BY THE DE BLASIO TEAM FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT BY MANY ORGANIZATIONS WITH A RANGE OF AGENDAS. ON NOVEMBER 21, MWA'S PRESENTATION AT TALKING TRANSITION, "PROTECTING AND REVITALIZING OUR WATERFRONT," WAS ONE OF THE TOP AUDIENCE DRAWS OF THE TWO-WEEK EVENT.CITY OF WATER DAYCITY OF WATER DAY IS A UNIQUE AND INCLUSIVE ANNUAL EVENT THAT CELEBRATES THE WORLD-CLASS POTENTIAL OF THE NEW YORK NEW JERSEY WATERFRONT, WITH A FOCUS ON ENGAGING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH FUN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. FREE, FAMILY-FOCUSED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE:- GUIDED HARBOR BOAT TOURS FOR THOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS ON HISTORIC, EDUCATIONAL AND WORKING VESSELS COVERING TOPICS FROM HARBOR ECOLOGY TO ESTUARY ECONOMICS- TOUCH TANKS OF MARINE CREATURES- HANDS-ON PROJECTS THAT TEACH THE IMPORTANCE OF REDUCING WASTE THROUGH COMPOSTING- FISHING, KAYAKING AND PADDLE-BOARDING IN THE NEW YORK HARBOR- TABLE DISPLAYS FOR UP TO 250 WATERFRONT, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND HISTORIC NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON WHAT THEY DOA RECORD NUMBER OF ATTENDEES TURNED OUT FOR EVENTS ON GOVERNORS ISLAND (NY), AT LIBERTY STATE PARK (NJ), AND AT 25 LOCAL CITY OF WATER DAY "IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD" EVENTS. MWA ESTIMATES TOTAL CITY OF WATER DAY ATTENDANCE FOR 2013 WAS 25,000. WORKING WATERFRONT TASK FORCEIN 2013, THE WORKING WATERFRONT TASK FORCE ONE OF SIX MWA TASK FORCES ACTIVE SINCE 2007 - MET TO DISCUSS STANDARD ACTIVITY PERMITS AND SANDY GENERAL PERMITS IN ITS ONGOING EFFORT TO STREAMLINE THE REGION'S COMPLICATED PERMITTING PROCESS AND HELP DEVELOP WATERFRONT PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT THE REGION AND HELP TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. TASK FORCE ATTENDEES HEARD UPDATES FROM THE NYC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ON PORTNYC, DOCKNYC AND A ONE-STOP-SHOP FOR PERMITTING ASSISTANCE, AND ALSO FROM THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ON THE NEW YORK / NEW JERSEY HARBOR DREDGED MATERIAL STRATEGIC PLANNING GROUP. 221823 SEE SCHEDULE O FOR THE ALLIANCE AND POLICY INITIATIVES.THE ALLIANCEUSING THE EXPERTISE OF OUR ALLIANCE PARTNERS AND MWA'S EXPERIENCE IN WORKING ON WATERFRONT ISSUES, MWA PRIORITIZED THE POLICY INITIATIVES DESCRIBED BELOW. THESE INITIATIVES REPRESENT AREAS WHERE MWA'S UNIQUE STRENGTHS IN REPUTATION, EXPERIENCE AND CONSENSUS-BUILDING EXPERTISE ALLOW US TO ADVANCE A PROGRESSIVE WATERFRONT POLICY FOR THE ENTIRE REGION.WATERFRONT PLATFORM FOR AN ISLAND CITY AND NYC COUNCIL TESTIMONYIN 2013, MUCH OF MWA POLICY WORK WAS FOCUSED ON NYC ELECTIONS. MWA'S FIVE-PLANK WATERFRONT PLATFORM FOR AN ISLAND CITY WAS ADOPTED BY 76 CANDIDATES LAST YEAR, INCLUDING MAYOR DE BLASIO. SEE THE PARAGRAPH ABOVE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE WATERFRONT PLATFORM, THE FIVE WHITE PAPERS AND THE VOTERS' GUIDE. MWA TESTIFIED AT EVERY CITY COUNCIL WATERFRONTS COMMITTEE HEARING IN 2013 AND AT OTHER COUNCIL COMMITTEE HEARINGS WHOSE TOPICS WERE RELEVANT TO WATERFRONT POLICY. MWA TESTIMONY AT CITY HALL INCLUDED "OVERSIGHT - NEW YORK CITY CRUISE TERMINALS," "SOUTH STREET SEAPORT REZONING," "COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROPOSED MODIFICATION OF THE BAYONNE BRIDGE," "OVERSIGHT - UPDATE ON THE CITY'S REDEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR GOVERNORS ISLAND," "EMERGENCY PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT DURING AND AFTER THE STORM: MTA'S RESPONSE AND THE LONG-TERM IMPACT ON THE CITY'S PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM" AND "NEW YORK CITY WATERFRONT: ZONES OF OPPORTUNITY FOR DIVERSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT." MWA WATERFRONT EDGE DESIGN GUIDELINES IN AN EFFORT TO CATALYZE SUSTAINABLE AND EFFECTIVE WATERFRONT TRANSFORMATION, MWA LAUNCHED WATERFRONT EDGE DESIGN GUIDELINES (WEDG): INNOVATIVE, INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGN GUIDELINES INTEGRATED INTO AN INCENTIVES SYSTEM THAT SEEKS TO HAVE A DIRECT EFFECT ON ALL WATERFRONT PROJECTS, BOTH NEW AND RETROFITTED. WITH THE SUPPORT OF ALL MAJOR REGULATORS, MWA ASSEMBLED A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM OF EXPERTS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT WEDG AS A TOOL FOR STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN ALL ASPECTS OF WATERFRONT PLANNING AND DESIGN. STILL IN ITS INFANCY, WEDG ALREADY IS HAVING A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT ON WATERFRONT DESIGN, AS DEVELOPERS ACROSS THE METROPOLITAN REGION BEGIN TO INCORPORATE THE PUBLIC ACCESS, RESILIENCY AND ECOLOGICAL BENEFIT CONCEPTS OF WEDG INTO THEIR PROJECTS. TWO STANDOUTS ARE THE TWO TREES REDEVELOPMENT OF THE DOMINO SUGAR FACTORY ON THE BROOKLYN WATERFRONT AND THE HOWARD HUGHES REDEVELOPMENT OF PIER 17 AND THE ADJACENT SOUTH STREET SEAPORT WATERFRONT IN LOWER MANHATTAN. IN GENERAL, WEDG IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN PLANS THAT ARE BUILDABLE, UNDERSTANDABLE, COST-EFFECTIVE AND PERMITABLE.MWA FERRY TRANSIT PROGRAMWITH THE JANUARY 2013 LAUNCH OF THE FERRY TRANSIT PROGRAM, MWA IS NOW THE PRIMARY NON-GOVERNMENTAL ADVOCATE FOR EXPANDED AND ENHANCED FERRY SERVICE IN NEW YORK CITY. MWA IS SPEARHEADING A TWO-PRONGED ADVOCACY STRATEGY, ENGAGING CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO FACILITATE POLICY SHIFTS AND SECURE FUTURE GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY, AND ORGANIZING GRASSROOTS FERRY CAMPAIGNS IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT COULD BENEFIT FROM FERRY SERVICE. MWA'S EFFORTS RESULTED IN NEW FERRY ROUTES BETWEEN BROOKLYN AND MANHATTAN, HELPED MAKE THE EAST RIVER FERRY SERVICE PERMANENT AND CATALYZED A GROUNDSWELL OF SUPPORT FOR FERRY SERVICE TO THE BRONX. OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS FOCUS ON ESTABLISHING A FERRY SYSTEM THAT IS:- EXTENSIVE, SERVING RESIDENTS IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS- AFFORDABLE, MAKING FERRY TRANSIT ACCESSIBLE TO ALL NEW YORKERS- FREQUENT, RUNNING ON A SCHEDULE THAT CONVENIENTLY SERVES COMMUNITY NEEDS- INTEGRATED WITH NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT SO RIDERS MAY PAY FARES WITH A METROCARD- RELIABLE FOR MOBILIZATION DURING EMERGENCY EVENTSNEW YORK - NEW JERSEY HARBOR COALITIONSUPERSTORM SANDY CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR THE REGION AND ALL OF ITS WATERWAYS. FOR MANY YEARS, MWA AND THE NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION HAVE JOINTLY CHAIRED THE NEW YORK - NEW JERSEY HARBOR COALITION, AN ALLIANCE OF COMMUNITY GROUPS AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO SECURE BETTER FUNDING FOR OUR REGION IN ORDER TO REVITALIZE AND RESTORE THE NEW YORK - NEW JERSEY HARBOR'S ECOLOGY, PARKS AND RECREATION, COMMERCE AND TRANSPORTATION. WHEN SANDY STRUCK, THE HARBOR COALITION WAS THE RIGHT ORGANIZATION IN THE RIGHT PLACE - READY TO ADVOCATE FOR AND IMPLEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAMS. IN 2013 MWA AND THE HARBOR COALITION MOBILIZED ITS MEMBERS AND FOCUSED ITS ENERGIES ON THE DISASTER RELIEF APPROPRIATIONS ACT. THE COALITION AND MWA ENGAGED WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO BRING MUCH-NEEDED RECOVERY FUNDS TO THE REGION. THE HARBOR COALITION MUSTERED A RANGE OF ORGANIZATIONS WITH DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES, AS WELL AS GRASSROOTS ADVOCATES WHO ENGAGED THEIR OWN MEMBERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HARBOR. MWA AND THE COALITION PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS OUTREACH EVENTS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE HARBOR'S NEEDS, POST-SANDY. AT MWA'S CITY OF WATER DAY, THE HARBOR COALITION ORGANIZED A RESILIENCY ROUNDTABLE SEMINAR WITH EXPERTS ON COASTAL EROSION, ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND A HOST OF OTHER DISCIPLINES. 249804 SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DIRECT SERVICE.DIRECT SERVICEMWA'S ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO MAKE THE NEW YORK - NEW JERSEY WATERFRONT MORE ACCESSIBLE, SAFE AND ENJOYABLE FOR EVERYONE IN THE NEW YORK - NEW JERSEY REGION. MWA'S DIRECT SERVICE PROGRAMS PROMOTE ACCESS TO THE WATERFRONT AND WATERWAYS THAT SURROUND US AND PUT PLANS IN PLACE FOR IMPROVED ACCESS IN THE FUTURE. IN ADDITION, THESE PROGRAMS HELP EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT OUR HARBOR AND WATERWAYS, AS WELL AS PROMOTE STEWARDSHIP OF THESE INCREDIBLE RESOURCES AND CREATE AND EXPAND THE WATERFRONT CONSTITUENCY.HARBOR CAMPHARBOR CAMP PROVIDES A MEANINGFUL, WATER-BASED SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCE TO HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN IN THE NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY METROPOLITAN AREA -- CHILDREN WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ON-WATER OR WATER-BASED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES. MWA ACTS AS A LIAISON BETWEEN UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE SUMMER CAMPS AND PROVIDERS OF WATER-RELATED EDUCATIONAL TRIPS. 2013 WAS THE EIGHTH YEAR OF MWA'S SPONSORSHIP OF HARBOR CAMP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSES, AND THE FOURTH YEAR WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THE NEW YORK HARBOR SCHOOL, ALLOWING HARBOR CAMP MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO VISIT THE NEW YORK HARBOR SCHOOL ON GOVERNORS ISLAND TO LEARN ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLEGE PREPARATORY EDUCATION WITH A MARITIME FOCUS. FOR THE THIRD YEAR, MWA OFFERED HARBOR CAMP TRIPS TO CHILDREN FROM NEW JERSEY. MWA PARTNERS WITH THE SOUTH STREET SEAPORT MUSEUM, BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK, THE RIVER PROJECT, CLASSIC HARBOR LINE, FIREBOAT JOHN J. HARVEY, MANHATTAN BY SAIL, HUDSON RIVER PARK TRUST, LOWER EAST SIDE ECOLOGY CENTER, ROW NEW YORK AND BLUE CLASSROOM. IN ALL, 1,381 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN HARBOR CAMP IN 2013. OUR PASSION FOR HARBOR CAMP IS BASED ON THE VISION THAT EVERY CHILD IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ON THE WATER THAT SURROUNDS AND DEFINES OUR REGION'S ECONOMY, GEOGRAPHY, ECOLOGY AND HISTORY.WATERFRONT PUBLIC ACCESS DATABASE IN 2013 MWA BEGAN UPDATING AN INVENTORY OF ALL LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE NEW YORK - NEW JERSEY HARBOR THAT PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE WATER FROM LAND. INFORMATION COLLECTED INCLUDES SPECIFICATIONS FOR HUMAN-POWERED BOAT LAUNCHES, PIERS AND DOCKS FOR LARGE VESSELS AND MARINAS FOR RECREATIONAL BOATING. MWA IS COMPILING THE DATA INTO A MAP THAT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.THE OPEN WATERS INITIATIVETHE GOAL OF THE OPEN WATERS INITIATIVE (OWI) MAY BE SIMPLE - CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE WATER - BUT AS MWA SPEARHEADS THE COMPLEX EFFORT TO CONSTRUCT A REGIONAL NETWORK OF COMMUNITY ECO DOCKS UNDER OWI AUSPICES, WE ARE WORKING WITH CITY AGENCIES, MARITIME COMPANIES, PROPERTY OWNERS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. THE GOAL IS A NETWORK OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND COMMUNITY DOCKS - AT LEAST ONE OR TWO IN EACH OF THE FIVE BOROUGHS - THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE BY LAND AND WATER. THE COMMUNITY ECO DOCK DESIGN ALLOWS FOR USE BY AS MANY TYPES OF BOATS AND VESSELS AS POSSIBLE WHILE PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR WATERWAY EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROJECTS SUCH AS OYSTER GARDENING. MWA MANAGES SITE SELECTION WITH DOCK LOCATION STUDIES; CONDUCTS MARITIME AND UPLAND ANALYSIS; COORDINATES SCHEMATIC DESIGN, PERMITTING AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE ECO DOCK FACILITY; AND ORGANIZES COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. IN 2013 THE FIRST COMMUNITY ECO DOCK OPENED IN BAY RIDGE, BROOKLYN, AT THE 69TH STREET PIER, AND MWA CONDUCTED COMMUNITY OUTREACH REGARDING THE NEW DOCK'S RECREATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES. ALSO IN 2013, MWA UNDERTOOK DEVELOPMENT OF ECO DOCKS IN INWOOD, STUYVESANT COVE PARK, STATEN ISLAND, QUEENS AND THE BRONX TO SERVE WATERFRONT COMMUNITIES WHERE NEW YORKERS HAVE LITTLE TO NO WATERFRONT ACCESS.DOCKNYCIN 2013, MWA PARTNERED WITH THE NYC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND BILLYBEY MARINA SERVICES TO LAUNCH DOCKNYC. THE PROJECT WILL ACTIVATE SIX DIVERSE BERTHING SITES IN NEW YORK CITY - PIER 36, SKYPORT, WEST HARLEM PIERS, ATLANTIC BASIN, BROOKLYN ARMY TERMINAL AND HOMEPORT - WHILE MARRYING THE COMMUNITIES' ASPIRATIONS WITH THE REALITIES OF WHAT EACH SITE CAN OFFER. A WIDE VARIETY OF USES CAN BE ACCOMMODATED, INCLUDING TUG AND BARGE OPERATIONS, EXCURSIONS, RECREATIONAL VESSELS AND CULTURAL, HISTORIC AND EDUCATIONAL SHIPS. MWA'S AND BILLYBEY'S INVOLVEMENT WILL ENABLE STREAMLINING OF LICENSING AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES SO THAT BOAT OWNERS AND OPERATORS INTERESTED IN DOCKING AT ANY OF THESE SITES CAN EXPECT EXPEDITED LANDING PERMITS. 878550 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 23 22 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X X X ROLAND LEWIS 2129359831 217 WATER STREET NO 300 NEW YORK NY 10038 PAIGE C SUTHERLAND ASSISTANT TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KENT L BARWICK VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ROLAND LEWIS PRESIDENT AND CEO 40.00 X X 158300 0 2482 KATHY ROBB SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER COSTLEY TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN BOULE VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS WARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL BALSER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN H WATTS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURIE BECKELMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET C AYERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEGGY SHEPARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN NEU DIRECTOR THRU FEBRUARY 2013 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN ATKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICH MILLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW MCGOVERN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL O'KEEFE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE WILSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAKE BEINECKE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIAN BENEPE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HELENA DURST DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY HWANG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE PULLEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE SINDING DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 158300 0 2482 1 0 1 0 0 282129 214500 863291 14228 1359920 WATERFRONT CONSULTING 900099 42444 42444 CONFERENCE FEES 900099 20793 20793 BOAT RESERVATION FEES 900099 2814 2814 66051 14772 14228 544 544 544 37975 282129 76588 -38613 -38613 HONORARIUM 900099 808 808 808 1388710 66051 0 -37261 160700 138178 8035 14487 431201 365514 30257 35430 3328 2834 251 243 33268 28311 2154 2803 52454 44637 3397 4420 17180 17180 30000 30000 34500 34500 85008 83306 739 963 41322 31256 1696 8370 9034 8925 47 62 7590 6459 491 640 4123 3509 267 347 2038 1734 132 172 PROGRAM EXPENSE 132659 132659 SPECIAL EVENT INDIRECT 9435 9435 BAD DEBT 4209 4209 DIRECT OPERATING EXPENS 1444 1228 94 122 1059493 878550 68949 111994 196304 531502 252541 239195 3771 11493 31133 28094 7162 3039 459778 785229 26936 23170 26936 23170 X 246427 576924 186415 185135 432842 762059 459778 785229 329217 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 834310 811100 816974 1115548 1359920 4937852 834310 811100 816974 1115548 1359920 4937852 1942353 2995499 2045 2810 2739 22198 808 30600 4968452 125242 0.60290 0.56160 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2009 AMOUNT: $ 2,045. 2010 AMOUNT: $ 2,810. 2011 AMOUNT: $ 2,739. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 22,198. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 808. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30000 30000 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZED AN OUTSIDE LOBBYIST TO PROVIDE EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY REPRESENTATION IN NEW YORK CITY AND NEW YORK STATE. 8955 7313 1642 22178 20781 1397 3039 X 1418710 30000 30000 1388710 0 1388710 1089493 30000 30000 1059493 0 1059493 PART X, LINE 2: MWA RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT MWA HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. MWA IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO 2010. X X X X X 1 SUSAN QUINLAN MARTIN INC 305 MADISON AVENUE 1160 NEW YORK NY 10165 GALA 0 320104 34500 285604 320104 34500 285604 NY HEROES GALA 320104 282129 37975 51309 7996 17283 320104 282129 37975 51309 7996 17283 76588 -38613 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ROLAND LEWIS PRESIDENT AND CEO 158300 0 0 0 0 0 2400 0 82 0 160782 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE CORPORATION AMENDED ITS BYLAWS TO CHANGE THE WAY IT DEFINED INDEMNIFICATION. THEY NOW DEFINE IT AS: THE CORPORATION SHALL INDEMNIFY ANY PERSON WHO WAS OR IS A PARTY OR IS THREATENED TO BE MADE A PARTY TO ANY THREATENED, PENDING OR COMPLETED ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING, WHETHER CIVIL, CRIMINAL, ADMINISTRATIVE OR INVESTIGATIVE, BY REASON OF THE FACT THAT SUCH PERSON, OR SUCH PERSON'S TESTATOR OR INTESTATE, IS OR WAS A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER OF THE CORPORATION, A COMMITTEE MEMBER WHO IS NOT A DIRECTOR OF THE CORPORATION, OR AN EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF THE CORPORATION DESIGNATED FOR INDEMNIFICATION BY THE BOARD, OR IS OR WAS SERVING AT THE REQUEST OF THE CORPORATION AS A DIRECTOR, TRUSTEE, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF ANOTHER CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, JOINT VENTURE, TRUST OR OTHER ENTERPRISE (HEREINAFTER ALL REFERRED TO MORE GENERALLY AS "INDEMNIFIED PARTIES"), AGAINST EXPENSES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS' FEES), JUDGMENTS, FINES AND AMOUNTS PAID IN SETTLEMENT ACTUALLY AND REASONABLY INCURRED BY SUCH PERSON IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, UPON SUCH DETERMINATION HAVING BEEN MADE AS TO SUCH PERSON'S GOOD FAITH AND CONDUCT AS IS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW. THEY ALSO ADDED A SECTION CALLED ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES WHICH STATES, EXPENSES INCURRED IN DEFENDING A CIVIL, CRIMINAL, ADMINISTRATIVE OR INVESTIGATIVE ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING WILL BE PAID BY THE CORPORATION IN ADVANCE OF THE FINAL DISPOSITION OF SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING TO THE EXTENT, IF ANY, AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE LAW, UPON RECEIPT OF AN UNDERTAKING BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE INDEMNIFIED PARTY TO REPAY ALL OR A PORTION OF SUCH AMOUNT IF IT ULTIMATELY IS DETERMINED THAT SUCH INDEMNIFIED PARTY IS NOT ENTITLED TO BE INDEMNIFIED BY THE CORPORATION OR THAT THE EXPENSES SO ADVANCED EXCEED THE INDEMNIFICATION TO WHICH THE INDEMNIFIED PARTY IS ENTITLED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 MWA HAS THE FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION REPORTED IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. THE PRESIDENT, TREASURER AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEET WITH THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT AND REVIEW THE FORM 990 IN DETAIL TO ENSURE THAT IT CORRECTLY REFLECTS ALL ACTIVITIES AND POLICIES AT MWA. THE FINAL VERSION IS SENT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS APPLICABLE TO DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES WHO CAN INFLUENCE THE ACTIONS OF MWA. IF AN EMPLOYEE BELIEVES THAT THEY HAVE A CONFLICT, THEY SHOULD DISCLOSE IT TO THE CEO, WHO SHALL BRING THE MATTER TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD. IF A DIRECTOR BELIEVES THEY HAVE A CONFLICT, THEY SHOULD DISCLOSE IT TO THE BOARD CHAIR, WHO SHALL BRING IT TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION. THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND IN THE CASE OF AN EXISTING CONFLICT, WHETHER THE CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTION MAY BE AUTHORIZED AS JUST, FAIR, AND REASONABLE TO MWA. THE DECISION OF THE BOARD ON THESE MATTERS WILL REST IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION, AND THEIR CONCERN MUST BE THE WELFARE OF MWA AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF ITS PURPOSE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE DECISION ON SALARY OF THE CEO WAS TAKEN BY THE FULL BOARD ON RECOMMENDATION BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. PRIOR TO DISCUSSION WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, THE TREASURER AND THE CHAIRS OF THE BOARD AND THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWED COMPARABLE SALARY INFORMATION RESEARCHED BY THE TREASURER; PERFORMANCE REVIEWS OF THE CEO COMPILED BY THE GOVERNANCE CHAIR; THE FISCAL CONDITION OF THE ORGANIZATION; AND PRIOR SALARY HISTORY. THE APPROVED INCREASE WAS EFFECTIVE AS OF THE JANUARY 1, 2014 AND INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET FOR 2014. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE BY POSTING IT ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND ITS OWN WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AT 217 WATER STREET, SUITE 300, NEW YORK, NY 10038...OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY AT (212)-935-9831. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS ESTABLISHED A FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT AMONG OTHER THINGS, ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.