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.September 5, 2006 Regular Assembly Meeting Minutes

H.       COMMENDING RESOLUTIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS

*1.A Resolution Commending the Homer High School Lady Mariner Softball Team as the 2006 Small Schools High School State Champions (Germano)

*2.Mayor’s Proclamation Declaring the fourth Monday in September as “Family Day - A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children”

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

1.South Peninsula Hospital Service Area Board, David Green (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.         Assembly Requests/Responses - none

2.Agreements and Contracts

a.Spruce Bark Beetle Mitigation Program:

•Approval of Contract with G&H Construction for Challenger Learning Center Slash Removal Project

•Approval of Contract with Breeds Forest Products for South Spruce Street Ball Fields Slash Removal Project

b.Approval of Contract with Alaska Auto Transport for Junk Vehicle, Scrap Metal Hauling Services from Central Peninsula Landfill to Anchorage

c.Approval of Contract with Segesser Surveys, Inc. for Surveying and Platting Kasilof River Road

d.Approval of Contract with Puffin Electric for Generator at Kachemak Fire Station

e.Approval of Sole Source Contract with Environmental Science Research, Inc. (ESRI) for ArcGIS Engine Software

            3.         Other

a.Report from Bonnie Golden, KPB Grants Manager ~ Borough Grant Recipients

b.Budget Revisions ~ August 2006

c.Revenue-Expenditure Reports ~ August 2006

M.       ITEMS NOT COMPLETED FROM PRIOR AGENDA - None

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

1.ENACTED Ordinance 2006-19-13: Accepting and Appropriating a State Grant in the Amount of $20,000 for Purchase of Borough Property by the Kachemak Gun Club, Inc. (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [8 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent]

2.ENACTED Ordinance 2006-19-14: Accepting and Appropriating a State Grant in the Amount of $10,000 for Purchase of Respiratory Support Equipment for Newborn Infants at South Peninsula Hospital (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [8 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent]

3.ENACTED Ordinance 2006-19-15: Accepting and Appropriating a State Grant in the Amount of $30,000 for Pre-Development Activities for Senior Housing for Anchor Point Senior Citizens, Inc. (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [8 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent]

4.ENACTED Ordinance 2006-19-16: Accepting a $38,500 Grant from the State of Alaska for the Borough’s Coastal Management Program (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [8 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent]

5.ENACTED Ordinance 2006-19-17: Accepting and Appropriating a State Grant in the Amount of $17,000 for Purchase of a Brush Fire Attack Vehicle for the Anchor Point Fire and Emergency Medical Service Area (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [8 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent]

6.ENACTED AS AMENDED Ordinance 2006-19-20: Accepting and Appropriating on Behalf of Anchor Point Fire and Emergency Medical Service Area a Rural Fire Assistance Grant from the U.S. Department of Interior (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [8 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent]

7.ENACTED AS AMENDED Ordinance 2006-19-21: Accepting and Appropriating on Behalf of Nikiski Fire Service Area a Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [8 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent]

O.       UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1.Postponed Items

*a.Resolution 2006-070: Supporting an Application to the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to Officially Name an Unnamed Lake South of Soldotna as Pula Lake (Mayor) (Referred to Lands Committee)

2.Notice to Reconsider

a.RECONSIDERED AND ENACTED AS AMENDED Ordinance 2006-21: Amending KPB Chapter 5.12 to Require That a Senior Citizen or Disabled Veteran must Be Eligible for a Permanent Fund Dividend for the Same Year or for the Immediately Preceding Year in Order to Receive the First $150,000 Exemption from the Assessed Value of Real Property and That, in Order to Qualify for the Unlimited Exemption above $150,000, the Senior Citizen or Disabled Veteran must Have Been Absent from the Kenai Peninsula Borough for No More than 90 Days in the Calendar Year with Certain Exceptions and Have Met a Residency Requirement (Superman, Germano) (Reconsideration given by Merkes) [5 Yes, 3 No, 1 Absent]

P.         NEW BUSINESS

            1.         Resolutions

a.ADOPTED Resolution 2006-083: Transferring $43,800 from the General Government Capital Projects Fund to Purchase Furnishings for the Emergency Operations Center Facility (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) [7 Yes, 1 No, 1 Absent]

*b.Resolution 2006-084: Supporting the Efforts of Anchor Point Health Inc. and Seldovia Village Tribe Health Center to Offer a Health Care Clinic in Anchor Point (Mayor, Martin) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

            2.         Ordinances

*a.Ordinance 2006-19-23: Accepting and Appropriating $22,125 from the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to Support the Activities of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Local Emergency Planning Committee (Mayor) (Shortened Hearing on 10/10/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)

*b.Ordinance 2006-19-24: Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management in the Amount of $30,216 for the Kenai Peninsula Citizens Corps Programs (Mayor) (Shortened Hearing on 10/10/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)

*c.Ordinance 2006-19-25: Accepting and Appropriating a State Grant in the Amount of $100,000 for the North Peninsula Recreational Service Area (Mayor) (Shortened Hearing on 10/10/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)

*d.Ordinance 2006-35: Setting the Borough Sales Tax Rate at 2 Percent if Proposition 2 is Defeated (Mayor) (Shortened Hearing on 10/10/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)

3.Other

*a.Confirming Appointments to Advisory Planning Commissions (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

                                    Anchor Point Advisory Planning Commission:

                        Paul Roderick             Seat F – term expiring September 30, 2009

                        Joanne Collins            Seat G – term expiring September 30, 2009

                        Cooper Landing Advisory Planning Commission:

                        Sandra Key                 Seat E – term expiring September 30, 2009

                        Karl Romig                 Seat F – term expiring September 30, 2009

                        Hope/Sunrise Advisory Planning Commission:

Jason SkaarenSeat A – term expiring September 30, 2009

                        C. Beth Kaser            Seat B – term expiring September 30, 2009

                        Moose Pass Advisory Planning Commission:

Bruce JaffaSeat D – term expiring September 30, 2009

                        Jeff Hetrick                 Seat E – term expiring September 30, 2009

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

R.        ASSEMBLY MEETING AND HEARING ANNOUNCEMENTS

            October 10, 2006        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.)

1.Ordinance 2006-19-19: Accepting and Appropriating Two State Grants Totaling $405,000 for School Equipment, Supplies, and Mini-Projects (Mayor) (Hearing on 10/10/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)

2.Ordinance 2006-19-22: Accepting and Appropriating on Behalf of the Seward/Bear Creek Flood Service Area a State Grant in the Amount of $10,499.75 for Updating the Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan (Mayor) (Hearing on 10/10/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)

3.Ordinance 2006-26: Amending KPB 5.12.105 to Require Late-Filed Senior Citizen and Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption Applications to be Filed by February 15 of Each Year (Germano) (Hearing on 10/10/06) (Referred to Policies and Procedures)

4.Ordinance 2006-34: Confirming the Assessment Roll for the West Brook Estates Road Improvement Assessment District (Mayor) (Hearing on 10/10/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)

5.Ordinance 2006-27: Changing the Name of Central Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area to Healthcare Service Area of the Central Peninsula, and Changing the Number of Members of the Board from Seven to Nine (Mayor at Request of Central Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area Board) (Tabled on 06/20/06) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

6.Resolution 2006-029: Reclassifying Certain Borough Land in the Sunrise Area Pursuant to KPB 17.10.080 (Mayor) (Tabled on 04/04/06) (Referred to Lands 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 October 10, 2006, 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.