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. May 19, 2005 Board of Equalization Hearing Minutes

*2. June 7, 2005 Regular Assembly Meeting Minutes

*3. June 8, 2005 Board of Equalization Hearing Minutes

*4. June 21, 2005 Regular Assembly Meeting Minutes

K.  REPORTS OF COMMISSIONS AND COUNCILS

L.  MAYOR'S REPORT

1.  Agreement and Contracts

a.  Spruce Bark Beetle Mitigation Program:

• Approval of contract with Earth Works for Slash Removal from Kenai Mitigation Projects
• Approval of contract with ABC Tree Service for College Road East ROW Project

c.  Approval of contract with Segesser Surveys, Inc. for Platting and Surveying in the Kalifornsky Area

d.  Approval of contract with Applied Micro Systems for purchase of Backup Software

e.  Approval of sole source contract with Golden Bear Software, Inc. for Building Automation Systems Upgrade

f.  Approval of contract with Alaska Auto Transport for Junk Vehicle and Scrap Recycling at Central Peninsula Landfill

g.  Approval of contract with Hopkins Brothers Construction for Nanwalek Burn Box Transport and Landfill Cleanup

h.  Approval of contract with Envision Technology Solutions for Risk Management Software

2.  Other

a.  Litigation Status Report - July 29, 2005

M.  ITEMS NOT COMPLETED FROM PRIOR AGENDA - None

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

ENACTED Ordinance 2005-19-01: Accepting $2,000,000 from the State of Alaska for Keystone Drive Road Improvements and Appropriating the Grant to a Road Service Area Capital Project Account (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [Vote: 8 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent]

ENACTED AS AMENDED Ordinance 2005-19-02: Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the U.S. Federal Transit Administration in the Amount of $1,456,311 and Appropriating the Grant and Matching Funds of $298,281 for School Buses (Mayor ) (Referred to Finance Committee) [Vote: 8 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent]

ENACTED AS AMENDED Ordinance 2005-19-04: Accepting $93,084 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for Central Emergency Services for Fire Prevention and Safety and Appropriating the Grant and $10,342 in Matching Funds to a Capital Project Account (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [Vote: 8 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent]

ENACTED AS AMENDED Ordinance 2005-19-05: Accepting and Appropriating a Federal Grant in the Amount of $992,000 for Housing Needs During the 2006 Arctic Winter Games (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [Vote: 7 Yes, 1 No, 1 Absent]

ENACTED Ordinance 2005-19-06: Appropriating $174,691.89 to the Special Assessment Fund for Pollard Loop Natural Gas Line Utility Special Assessment District (USAD) (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [Vote: 8 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent]

ENACTED Ordinance 2005-19-07: Appropriating $111,118.80 to the Special Assessment Fund for Scooter's Landing Natural Gas Line Utility Special Assessment District (USAD) (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [Vote: 8 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent]

POSTPONED UNTIL 08/16/05 Ordinance 2005-26: Authorizing a Land Exchange with the City of Soldotna of a 10-Acre Borough Parcel on West Redoubt for a 17-Acre City Parcel on the Sterling Highway to Support a City Cemetery (Mayor) (Referred to Lands Committee)

O.  UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1.  Postponed Items

ADOPTED AS AMENDED Resolution 2005-029: Supporting the Continuation of the Kenai Spur Extension Road Project (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [Vote: 7 Yes, 1 No, 1 Absent]

POSTPONED UNTIL 08/16/05 Resolution 2005-063: Approving Board Bylaws for the South Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area Board (Mayor at the request of the South Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area Board) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

P.  NEW BUSINESS

1.  Bid Awards

*a. Resolution 2005-065: Authorizing Award of Contract for the Moat Way, Excalibur Way, and Camelot Drive Road Capital Improvement Project (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)

b. POSTPONED UNTIL 08/16/05 Resolution 2005-066: Authorizing Award of a Contract for the West Brook Estates Road Improvement Assessment District (RIAD) Street Paving Project (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)

a. POSTPONED UNTIL 08/02/05 Resolution 2005-067: Authorizing the Mayor, on Behalf of the Kachemak Emergency Service Area, to Enter into an Agreement with the City of Homer to Provide Fire and Emergency Medical Services (Martin, Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)

b. ADOPTED Resolution 2005-068: Proceeding with the Pollard Loop Utility Special Assessment District for a Natural Gas Main Line (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [Vote: 8 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent]

c. ADOPTED Resolution 2005-069: Proceeding with the Scooter's Landing Utility Special Assessment District for a Natural Gas Main Line (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [Vote: 8 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent]

d. POSTPONED UNTIL 08/02/05 Resolution 2005-070: Placing Advisory Propositions on the Ballot Regarding Construction of a Bridge Over the Kenai River, Connecting the Sterling and Funny River Communities, Commonly Known as the Funny River Bridge (Merkes, Mayor) (Referred to Lands Committee) [Vote: 5 Yes, 3 No, 1 Absent]

*e. Resolution 2005-071: Authorizing the Acceptance of Late-Filed Senior Citizen and Disabled Veteran Exemption Applications (Mayor) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

*a. Ordinance 2005-19-08: Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the Denali Commission in the Amount of $96,179 for an Air Curtain Burner (Mayor) (Hearing on 08/16/05) (Referred to Finance Committee)

*b. Ordinance 2005-19-09: Accepting and Appropriating Two Grants Totaling $14,190 from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources to Nikiski Fire Service Area for Firefighting Equipment (Mayor) (Hearing on 08/16/05) (Referred to Finance Committee)

*c. Ordinance 2005-31: Authorizing the Sale of Ten Parcels of Borough Land by Sealed Bid (Mayor) (Hearing on 08/16/05) (Referred to Lands Committee)

*d. Ordinance 2005-32: Amending KPB Chapter 5.12 to Provide Hearing Procedures for Board of Equalization Appeals (Superman at the request of the Borough Clerk) (Hearing on 08/16/05) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

*e. Ordinance 2005-33: Authorizing the Tsalteshi Trails Association Lease to be Amended to Add Additional Land Adjacent to Skyview High School to Develop New Trails and Address Retention of Facility Improvements (Mayor) (Hearing on 08/16/05) (Referred to Lands Committee)

*a. Approving the Application for New Liquor License filed by Kenai Lake Lodge Inc. d.b.a. Kenai Lake Lodge in Cooper Landing, Alaska (Referred to Finance Committee)

*b. Approving the Application for Restaurant Designation filed by Kenai Lake Lodge Inc. d.b.a. Kenai Lake Lodge in Cooper Landing, Alaska (Referred to Finance Committee)

*c. Confirming an Appointment to Cooper Landing Advisory Planning Commission (Referred to Lands Committee)

Marcelle Young Seat F Term Expires September 30, 2006

*d. Confirming Appointments to the KPB Planning Commission (Referred to Lands Committee)

Bonnie Heimbuch City of Soldotna Term Expires July 31, 2008

Mari Anne Gross Southwest Area Term Expires July 31, 2008

Ray Tauriainen Northwest Area Term Expires July 31, 2008

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

Resolution 2005-050: Reclassifying Certain Borough Land Located in the Russian Gap Area of Cooper Landing, Section 25, T5N, R3W, S. M., Alaska, as Recreational (Mayor) (Postponed until 08/02/05) (Referred to Lands Committee)

Resolution 2005-050 (Mayor) Substitute: Reclassifying Certain Borough Land Located in the Russian Gap Area of Cooper Landing, Section 25, T5N, R3W, S. M., Alaska, as Recreational (Mayor) (Postponed until 08/02/05) (Referred to Lands Committee)

Ordinance 2005-27: Authorizing Retention for Sale of Certain Real Property Obtained by the Kenai Peninsula Borough Through Tax Foreclosure Proceedings (Mayor) (Hearing on 08/02/05) (Referred to Finance Committee)

Ordinance 2005-28: Providing for Submission to the Qualified Voters of the Central Emergency Service Area in the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, the Question of Authorizing the Issuance of General Obligation Bonds of the Central Emergency Service Area Not to Exceed Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000) to Pay the Costs of Planning, Designing, Constructing, Equipping and Financing a Fire Station in Kasilof, Within the Central Emergency Service Area, Construction of the Facilities at an Election in and for the Service Area on October 4, 2005 (Mayor) (Hearing on 08/02/05) (Referred to Finance Committee)

Ordinance 2005-29: Amending Chapter 5.12 of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Code to Provide for an Appointed Board of Equalization (Sprague) (Hearing on 08/02/05) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

Ordinance 2005-30: Amending KPB 21.20.220 to Provide for an Appointed Board of Adjustment and Amending Other Code Sections to Delete References to the Assembly Sitting as the Board of Adjustment (Sprague) (Hearing on 08/02/05) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

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) (Tabled on 03/01/05)

Resolution 2005-044: Supporting the Funny River Bridge Project and Authorizing the Mayor to Negotiate the Administration, Management, and Ownership of the Project with the State Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (Mayor) (Referred to Lands Committee) (Tabled on 06/09/05)

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 August 2, 2005, at 7:00 P.M. in the Borough Assembly Chambers, Soldotna, Alaska.