Kenai Peninsula Borough

Action Agenda

March 1, 2005 - 7:00 p.m.
  Regular Meeting
Borough Assembly Chambers, Soldotna, Alaska

A. CALL TO ORDER

B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

C. INVOCATION

D. ROLL CALL

E.  COMMITTEE REPORTS

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.

G.  APPROVAL OF MINUTES

*1. February 15, 2005 Regular Meeting Minutes

H.  COMMENDING RESOLUTIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS

I. PRESENTATIONS WITH PRIOR NOTICE (Limit to 20 minutes total)

Central Peninsula Landfill Operations, Cathy Mayer (5 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.  Approval of contract with Clyde Benson for Financial Audit of Tesoro Refinery

2.  Other

a.  Borough Grant Recipients Report

M.  ITEMS NOT COMPLETED FROM PRIOR AGENDA

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

1.  POSTPONED UNTIL 04/05/05 Ordinance 2005-04: Enacting KPB 5.08.025 Establishing Guidelines for Service Areas to Borrow Money from the General Fund for Capital Acquisitions (Martin) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee) [Vote: 5 Yes, 3 No, 1 Absent]

[Clerk's Note: A teleconference site will be established at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Homer Assessing Office to receive public testimony on the above ordinance.]

2.  ENACTED Ordinance 2004-19-38: Accepting an Ambulance from the Southern Region Emergency Medical Services Council, Inc. and Appropriating Matching Funds in the Amount of $7,500 on Behalf of Kachemak Emergency Services (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [Vote: 8 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent]

[Clerk's Note: A teleconference site will be established at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Homer Assessing Office to receive public testimony on the above ordinance.]

3.  POSTPONED UNTIL 03/15/05 Ordinance 2005-05: Enacting KPB Chapter 5.19, Providing for a Transient Accommodations Tax and Providing for the Submission to the Voters of a Proposition Authorizing the Borough to Impose this Tax (Glick) (First of Three Hearings) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

[Clerk's Note: A teleconference site will be established at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Seward Annex Office to receive public testimony on the above ordinance.]

4.  TABLED 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: 8 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent]

[Clerk's Note: A teleconference site will be established at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Seward Annex Office to receive public testimony on the above ordinance.]

5.  ENACTED AS AMENDED Ordinance 2004-19-35: Appropriating $213,956 to the Special Assessment Fund for West Brook Estate Road Improvement Special Assessment District (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [Vote: 8 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent]  8 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent]

6.  ENACTED AS AMENDED Ordinance 2004-19-36: Accepting a $100,200 Grant from the Denali Commission and Appropriating the Grant and Additional Funds of $41,800 to the Solid Waste Department for Burnboxes in Nanwalek and Seldovia (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [Vote: 8 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent]

7.  ENACTED AS AMENDED Ordinance 2004-19-37: Accepting and Appropriating a $9,000 Grant from the State of Alaska for a Floodplain Management Workshop (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [Vote: 8 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent]

8.  Ordinance 2005-06: Authorizing the Lease and Sale of Land in the Cooper Landing Area to the Cooper Landing Senior Citizen Corporation, Inc. at Less Than Fair Market Value (Mayor) (Referred to Lands Committee)

ENACTED AS AMENDED Ordinance 2005-06 (Mayor's) Substitute: Authorizing the Lease and Sale of Land in the Cooper Landing Area to the Cooper Landing Senior Citizen Corporation, Inc. at Less Than Fair Market Value (Mayor) (Referred to Lands Committee) [Vote: 8 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent]

O.  UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1.  Postponed Items

a.  ADOPTED Resolution 2005-006: Approving the Construction of Access Through Borough Land to the Cooper Landing Senior Facility as a Road Construction Project Pursuant to KPB 16.41.190 (Mayor) (Referred to Lands Committee) [Vote: 8 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent]

b.  ENACTED Ordinance 2004-19-28: Accepting and Appropriating a State Grant in the Amount of $75,000 for Construction of a Road to the Cooper Landing Senior Housing Site (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [Vote: 8 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent]

c.  ENACTED AS AMENDED 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: 6 Yes, 2 No, 1 Absent]

P.  NEW BUSINESS

1.  Resolutions

a. ADOPTED Resolution 2005-018: Supporting the Sterling Community Club, Inc. Grant Application to the Denali Commission for Construction of a Community Multi-Use Facility (Merkes) [Vote: 8 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent]

2.  Ordinances

*a. Ordinance 2004-19-40: Authorizing the South Peninsula Hospital to Redirect $115,000 Previously Appropriated for a Hematology Analyzer to the Purchase of Surgical Equipment and Instruments (Mayor) (Hearing on 04/05/05) (Referred to Finance Committee)

*b. Ordinance 2004-19-41: Appropriating Funds to Enhance Ice-Making at the Jason Peterson Memorial Ice Rink (Mayor) (Hearing on 04/05/05) (Referred to Finance Committee)

*c. Ordinance 2004-19-42: Appropriating Funds for the Road Service Area Bruno Bridge Capital Improvement Project (Mayor) (Hearing on 04/05/05) (Referred to Finance Committee)

*d. Ordinance 2005-07: Amending KPB 5.12.105(A) to Limit the Property Tax Exemption for Senior Citizens, Disabled Veterans, and Surviving Spouses Thereof to $300,000 in Assessed Value (Sprague) (Hearings on 04/05/05 and 04/19/05) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

*e. Ordinance 2005-08: Amending KPB 2.52 to Clarify Procedures Regarding the Records Management System (Superman at the Request of the Borough Clerk) (Hearing on 04/05/05) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

Q. PUBLIC COMMENTS AND PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS (3 minutes per speaker)

R.  ASSEMBLY MEETING AND HEARING ANNOUNCEMENTS

March 15, 2005 07:00 PM Regular Assembly Meeting Soldotna

S.  ASSEMBLY COMMENTS

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

1.  Ordinance 2005-05: Enacting KPB Chapter 5.19, Providing for a Transient Accommodations Tax and Providing for the Submission to the Voters of a Proposition Authorizing the Borough to Impose this Tax (Glick) (Hearings on 03/15/05 and 04/05/05) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

2.  Ordinance 2004-19-39: Transferring $53,871.48 to the Road Service Area Henry Creek Bridge Capital Improvement Project from Completed Capital Improvement Projects and Awarding the Henry Creek Bridge Project to Covey Enterprises (Mayor) (Hearing 03/15/05) (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 March 15, 2005, 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 in 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.