Kenai Peninsula Borough

Action Agenda

November 15, 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. November 1, 2005 Regular Assembly Meeting Minutes

H.  COMMENDING RESOLUTIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS

1. A Resolution Commending the Homer High School Girls and Boys Swim Team as the 2005 Region III Champions (Martin)

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

CPGH, Inc. 4th Quarter Report (10 minutes)

Sherman C. "Red" Smith, "Oaths/Constitutions" (10 minutes)

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

Response to Questions regarding School Board Member Advertisement from Borough Attorney

K.  REPORTS OF COMMISSIONS AND COUNCILS

L. MAYOR'S REPORT

1.  Agreement and Contracts

Spruce Bark Beetle Mitigation Program

Tri-Borough Commission - Draft

South Peninsula Hospital Memo

2005 Legislative Priorities Funding Memo

M.  ITEMS NOT COMPLETED FROM PRIOR AGENDA - none

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

ENACTED Ordinance 2005-19-31: Accepting and Appropriating Two State Grants Totaling $460,000 for School Equipment and Supplies (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [Vote: 9 Yes, 0 No]

O.  UNFINISHED BUSINESS - none

P.  NEW BUSINESS

1.  Resolutions

a. ADOPTED AS AMENDED Resolution 2005-097: Supporting a Trails and Recreational Access of Alaska (TRAAK) Grant Application for Funding Improvements to Jacobs Ladder Drive (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [Vote: 5 Yes, 4 No]

*b. Resolution 2005-098: Authorizing the Acceptance of Late-Filed Senior Citizen and Disabled Veteran Exemption Applications (Mayor) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

*c. Resolution 2005-099: Confirming the Appointments of Assembly Members to Non-Borough Committees and Boards (Long) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

*d. Resolution 2005-100: Authorizing the Mayor, on Behalf of the Kachemak Emergency Service Area, to Enter a Corrected Agreement with the City of Homer to Provide Fire and Emergency Medical Services (Martin, Mayor)

2.  Other

*a. Appointment of Administrative Officer and Alternate Administrative Officer (Mayor) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

*b. Approval of 2006 Assembly Meeting Schedule (Long) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

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

R.  ASSEMBLY MEETING AND HEARING ANNOUNCEMENTS

November 21, 2005 6:00 PM Town Hall Meeting Homer

December 6, 2005 7:00 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.

Ordinance 2005-19-32: Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in the Amount of $33,155 for Equipment for Kachemak Emergency Service Area (Mayor) (Hearing on 12/06/05) (Referred to Finance Committee)

Ordinance 2005-19-33: Accepting and Appropriating a Grant in the Amount of $187,406 from the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for Relocating Kasilof River Road (Mayor) (Hearing on 12/06/05) (Referred to Finance Committee)

Ordinance 2005-13: Amending KPB 21.26.030 (A)(3) to Clarify Conditions for Material Site Permits (Chay) (Hearing on 12/06/05) (Referred to Lands Committee)

Ordinance 2005-38: Amending Kenai Peninsula Borough Title 16 to Authorize Certain Volunteers to Serve on their Respective Service Area Boards (Mayor) (Hearing on 12/06/05) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

Ordinance 2005-44: Replacing the Flat Tax with an Ad Valorem Tax on Certain Watercraft in Excess of 100 Feet in Length (Sprague) (Hearing on 12/06/05) (Referred to Finance Committee)

Ordinance 2005-45: Amending KPB 5.12.105(D) to Require Late Property Tax Exemption Applications from Senior Citizens and Disabled Veteran to be Filed During the Tax Year for Which the Exemption is Sought (Sprague) (Hearing on 12/06/05) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS AND REPORTS

NOTICE OF NEXT MEETING AND ADJOURNMENT

The next meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will be held on December 6, 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.