Kenai Peninsula Borough

Assembly Agenda

January 20, 2004 - 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. January 6, 2004 Regular Assembly Meeting Minutes

H. COMMENDING RESOLUTIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS

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

1. Agrium-Kenai Nitrogen Operations, Lisa Parker (15 minutes)

2. Central Peninsula General Hospital Board of Directors Quarterly Report (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. Spruce Bark Beetle Mitigation Program:

Approval of contract with Mullikin Surveys for VIP Subdivision #2 Surveying Project 

Approval of contract with Mullikin Surveys for Johnson Lake #1 Surveying Project 

Approval of contract with K&C Silviculture for delivery of Lutz Spruce Seedlings

Approval to enter into intergovernmental contract with State of Alaska, Division of Forestry for funding assistance for the DOF Stewardship Program 

b. Approval of sole source contract with Konica Professional Services for software and conversion services for printer in the MIS Department 

c. Approval of sole source contract with Frontier Business Systems for purchase of two printers for mail/copy center 

d. Approval of contract with Keith's Services for Snowplowing/Sanding for the Anchor Point Fire Station parking lot 

e. Memorandum of Agreement between KPB and Tsalteshi Trails Association for Proposed Trail Expansion and Designated School Land 

2. Other

a. Budget Revision and Expenditure Report - December 2003

b. Capital Projects Report - December 31, 2003

c. Investment Portfolio Report - December 31, 2003 

M. ITEMS NOT COMPLETED FROM PRIOR AGENDA - None

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

1. Ordinance 2003-45: Amending KPB Chapter 5.12 to Provide for a Flat Tax on Aircraft (Moss) (Final Hearing) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo  Impact Statement

O. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None

P. NEW BUSINESS

1. Resolutions

*a. Resolution 2004-004: Approving Labor Negotiation Procedures for a New Collective Bargaining Agreement (Mayor) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)  Memo  Negotiation Procedures

*b. Resolution 2004-005: Transferring the Nikiski Elementary School Building to the Borough and Granting Management Authority of the Facility to the North Peninsula Recreation Service Area (Mayor, Superman) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)  Memo

c. Resolution 2004-006: Opposing Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 18 Which Seeks to Establish a Percent of Market Value (POMV) Spending Program for the Permanent Fund (Glick) (Referred to Legislative Committee)  Memo   SJR18

d. Resolution 2004-007: Supporting the Central Peninsula Counseling Services' Concept of Building a Residential Treatment Center for Adolescents (Glick) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

*e. Resolution 2004-008: Supporting the Passage of Senate Bill 247, Which Amends the Natural Gas Development Authority Act of 2002 (Mayor) (Referred to Legislative Committee)  Memo  Press Release    SB247

f. Resolution 2004-009: Establishing Capital Projects Priorities for the Year 2004 (Legislative Committee) (Referred to Legislative Committee) 

g. Resolution 2004-010: Supporting and Recognizing the Significance of Coastal Planning and Supporting the Roles of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Coastal District and the Alaska Coastal District Association in the Alaska Coastal Management Program (Sprague, Martin) (Referred to Legislative Committee)  Memo

2. Ordinances

*a. Ordinance 2004-02: Amending KPB 4.10.120 to Authorize the Purchase of Certain Election Materials Without Obtaining Competitive Bids (Sprague at the request of the Borough Clerk) (Referred to Finance Committee) Memo

*b. Ordinance 2003-19-34: Authorizing a $50,000 Intergovernmental Loan for Appropriating Funds to the Seward-Bear Creek Flood Service Area to Provide Start-Up Funding to Begin Studies Necessary to Prepare the Development Plan (Long) (Hearing on 02/17/04) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo

*c. Ordinance 2003-19-35: Authorizing the Acquisition of 12 Acres from Carol and Frank Griswold for a New Seward Middle School and Appropriating $346,500 to Acquire the Property (Mayor) (Hearing on 02/17/04) (Referred to Lands Committee)  Memo  Purchase Agreement

*d. Ordinance 2003-19-36: Appropriating $55,000 to the Assembly Elections Budget to Cover Anticipated Costs of the March 30, 2004 Special By-Mail Election and Authorizing the Purchase of Attendant Election Supplies, Materials and Services without Obtaining Competitive Bids (Sprague at the request of the Borough Clerk) (Shortened Hearing on 02/03/04) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo

4. Other

*a. Approving the Proposition Summary for the March 30, 2004 Special By-Mail Election (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)   Memo

b. Request for Formal Assembly Objection to the Continuance of the Following Liquor License for a Second Year Because of Unpaid Taxes Due the Borough: [Note: Licenses are issued for a 2-year period. These were originally approved in 2003 for 2003 & 2004.] (Referred to Finance Committee)

Business Name License Location

Kenai Joe's Bar Kenai, Alaska

Northern Latitude Seward, Alaska

Millie's Moose River Inn Sterling, Alaska

Good Time Charlies Soldotna, Alaska

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

R. ASSEMBLY MEETING AND HEARING ANNOUNCEMENTS

February 3, 2004 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. Resolution 2003-094: Supporting CS for HB 240 and SB 186, Acts Relating to Charitable Gaming Through Implementation of Electronic Gaming Machines (EGM) in the State of Alaska (Superman) (Referred to Legislative Committee) (Postponed to 02/03/04)

2. Ordinance 2003-19-30: Appropriating $95,000 from Central Emergency Service Area (CES) Capital Projects Fund Balance for Completion of a New Well at Station #4 (Mayor) (Hearing on 02/03/04) (Referred to Finance Committee)

3. Ordinance 2003-19-31: Appropriating $596,836.53 from the Division of Emergency Services to Reimburse the Borough for Cost Incurred in Responding to Flooding Occurring from October 23, 2002 to November 12, 2002 (Mayor) (Hearing on 02/03/04) (Referred to Finance Committee)

4. Ordinance 2003-19-32: Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management in the Amount of $19,000 for Developing Community Emergency Response Teams (Mayor) (Hearing on 02/03/04) (Referred to Finance Committee)

5. Ordinance 2003-19-33: Appropriating $49,900,000 for the Central Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area Expansion Project, with Funding Provided by Issuance of $49,900,000 in Central Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area General Obligation Bonds (Mayor) (Hearing on 02/03/04) (Referred to Finance Committee)

6. Ordinance 2004-01: Amending KPB Title 16 to Require Public Notice of Vacancies on Service Area Boards Before Such Vacancies are Filled (Martin) (Hearing on 02/03/04) (Referred to Policies and Procedures 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 February 3, 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 outside the Meeting Room just prior to the meeting. For further information, please call the Clerk's Office at 262-8608 or toll free within the Borough at 1-800-478-4441, Ext. 308. Visit our website at www.borough.kenai.ak.us for copies of the agenda, meeting summaries, ordinances and resolutions.