A. CALL TO ORDER

B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

C. INVOCATION

D. ROLL CALL

F.  APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA

(All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the Assembly and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless an Assembly Member so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.

*1. October 26, 2004 Regular Meeting Minutes

2.  Arctic Winter Games Quarterly Report - Loren Smith (10 minutes)

J.  PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT APPEARING ON THE AGENDA (3 minutes per speaker; 20 minutes aggregate)

K.  REPORTS OF COMMISSIONS AND COUNCILS

L.  MAYOR'S REPORT

1.  Agreement and Contracts

a.  Spruce Bark Beetle Mitigation Program:

• Approval of contract with Mullikan Surveys for Voznesenka Surveying Project

b.  Approval of contract with Dowl Engineers/Alaska Test Lab for Seward Middle School Testing and Inspections Project

a.  Budget Revisions and Revenue-Expenditure Reports - October 2004

b.  Capital Projects Progress Report - November 2004

M.  ITEMS NOT COMPLETED FROM PRIOR AGENDA

N.  PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ORDINANCES (Testimony limited to 3 minutes per speaker)

1.  ENACTED AS AMENDED Ordinance 2004-19-14: Appropriating Supplemental Funding of $17,824 From the Nikiski Senior Service Area Fund Balance to Cover Septic System Repairs and Workers Compensation Insurance Costs in Excess of the Budgeted Amount (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [Vote: 9 Yes, 0 No]

2.  FAILED AS AMENDED Ordinance 2004-19-15: Appropriating Funds for a 3/4-Time Senior Clerk Typist Position for the Coastal Management Program (Martin) (Referred to Finance Committee) [Vote: 1 Yes, 8 No]

3.  ENACTED AS AMENDED Ordinance 2004-19-16: Accepting and Appropriating a State Grant in the Amount of $10,000 for a Flashing Warning Light for the Central Peninsula Emergency Medical Service Area (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [Vote: 9 Yes, 0 No]

4.  ENACTED Ordinance 2004-19-17: Accepting and Appropriating a State Grant in the Amount of $7,000 for a Sign at Nikiski North Star Elementary School (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [Vote: 9 Yes, 0 No]

5.  ENACTED AS AMENDED Ordinance 2004-19-18: Accepting and Appropriating a State Grant in the Amount of $10,000 for Distance Learning Equipment for the South Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [Vote: 9 Yes, 0 No]

6.  ENACTED AS AMENDED Ordinance 2004-19-19: Accepting and Appropriating a State Grant in the Amount of $70,000 for Purchase of a Tanker Truck for the Anchor Point Fire and Emergency Medical Service Area (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)

7.  ENACTED Ordinance 2004-19-21: Appropriating $275,000 from the Equipment Replacement Fund to Purchase Heavy Equipment for the Central Peninsula Landfill (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [Vote: 9 Yes, 0 No]

8.  ENACTED AS AMENDED Ordinance 2004-19-24: Accepting and Appropriating a Federal Grant in the Amount of $745,575 for Recreational Facilities to be Used During the 2006 Arctic Winter Games (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [Vote: 9 Yes, 0 No]

9.  POSTPONED UNTIL 03/01/05 Ordinance 2004-35: Amending KPB Chapter 1.12 to Provide For Economic Summaries to be Attached to Proposed Ordinances (Glick) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee) [Vote: 9 Yes, 0 No]

10.  AMENDED AND POSTPONED UNTIL 03/01/05 Ordinance 2004-36: Amending KPB 5.18.430, Sales Tax Computation - Maximum Tax, By Increasing It From $500 to $1000 (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [Vote: 5 Yes, 4 No]

O.  UNFINISHED BUSINESS

P. NEW BUSINESS

1. Bid Awards

*a. Resolution 2004-110: Authorizing Award of Contracts for the Purchase of Four New Fleet Replacement Vehicles for FY2005 (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)

*b. Resolution 2004-111: Authorizing Award of Contract for Rocky Ridge Landfill Operations and Maintenance (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)

*a. Resolution 2004-112: Supporting the Positions of the State of Alaska Stranded Gas Act Municipal Advisory Group (Mayor) (Referred to Legislative Committee)

*a. Ordinance 2004-19-26: Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the U. S. Department of Homeland Security in the Amount of $106,852 for Central Emergency Services (Mayor) (Hearing on 01/04/05) (Referred to Finance Committee)

*b. Ordinance 2004-19-27: Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the U. S. Department of Homeland Security in the Amount of $68,617 for the Bear Creek Fire Service Area (Mayor) (Shortened Hearing on 12/07/04) (Referred to Finance Committee)

*a. Approval of 2005 Assembly Meeting Schedule (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

December 7, 2004 07:00 PM Regular Assembly Meeting Soldotna

T.  PENDING LEGISLATION (This item lists legislation which will be addressed at a later date as noted.)

Ordinance 2004-19-22: Appropriating Supplemental Funding in the Amount of $80,000 to Cover Costs Associated with Appraisal, Appraisal Review, Audit, and Support for Certain Section 29.45 Property Owned by an Oil and Gas Company (Mayor) (Hearing on 12/07/04) (Referred to Finance Committee)

Ordinance 2004-37: Authorizing the Negotiated Lease at Fair Market Value of Government Lots 5 and 8, Section 34, T1N, R13W, S.M. Alaska, Containing Approximately 10 Acres to Marathon Oil Company for a Natural Gas Drilling/Production Pad (Mayor) (Hearing on 12/07/04) (Referred to Finance Committee)

Ordinance 2004-19-25: Appropriating $54,000 from the South Peninsula Hospital Service Area Fund Balance to Provide Supplemental Funding to Assist in the Procurement of Malpractice Insurance for Surgeons at the South Peninsula Hospital (Mayor at the request of the SPHSAB) (Hearing on 12/07/04) (Referred to Finance Committee)

U. INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS AND REPORTS

V.  NOTICE OF NEXT MEETING AND ADJOURNMENT

The next meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will be held on December 7, 2004, at 7:00 P.M. in the Borough Assembly Chambers, Soldotna, Alaska.

This meeting will be broadcast on KDLL-FM 91.9 (Central Peninsula), KBBI-AM 890 (South Peninsula), K201AO-FM 88.1(East Peninsula).

Copies of agenda items are available at the Borough Clerk's Office or inside the Meeting Room just prior to the meeting. For further information, please call the Clerk's Office at 714-2160 or toll free within the Borough at 1-800-478-4441, Ext. 2160. Visit our website at www.borough.kenai.ak.us for copies of the agenda, meeting summaries, ordinances and resolutions.