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. March 16, 2004 Regular Assembly Meeting Minutes 

A Resolution Commending Mitch Seavey for his 2004 Iditarod Sled Dog Race Victory (Long) 

Proclamation Declaring April 2004 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month (Mayor) 

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

Nancy Casey of Casey Planning and Design, Sterling Highway Scenic Byway Nomination (10 minutes)

Arctic Winter Games Quarterly Report, Dale Bagley (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 

Agreement and Contracts

Spruce Bark Beetle Mitigation Program:

• Approval of contract with Doug Koch Professional Tree Service for Salmon Run ROW Project 
• Approval of contract with Doug Koch Professional Tree Service for Sand Dollar ROW Project 
• Approval of Cooperative Agreement between KPB and Alaska Division of Forestry for hiring the Kenai Fire Crew to increase wildland fire suppression personnel during fire season 

Approval of contract with Enterprises Engineering, Inc. for Nanwalek School Roof Design 

Approval of contract with Integrity Surveys for Surveying and Platting KPB land in the Kalifornsky area 

Authorizing the Purchase of a Narkomed 6400 Anesthesia Machine for CPGH 

Authorizing the Purchase of an OPMI Sensera ENT Microscope with Video for CPGH 

Approval of contract with Lee Ireland Consulting for Company Officer & Leadership Development Training for CES 

Approval of contract with Steam on Wheels for Sweeping & Removal of Sand & Gravel from Various Borough Facility Parking Lots 

M.  ITEMS NOT COMPLETED FROM PRIOR AGENDA - None

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

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

O.  UNFINISHED BUSINESS

P.  NEW BUSINESS

Bid Awards

*a. Resolution 2004-032: Authorizing Award of a Contract for Third-Party Cost Estimation Services for the Central Peninsula General Hospital Expansion, Remodel and Renovation (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo

*b. Resolution 2004-033: Awarding a Contract for External Audit Services (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) Memo

a. LAYDOWN Resolution 2004-034: Certifying the Results of the March 30, 2004 Special By-Mail Borough Election (Sprague at the request of the Borough Clerk) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

*b. Resolution 2004-035: Approving a New Collective Bargaining Agreement (Mayor) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee) Memo   Summary

*c. Resolution 2004-036: Authorizing the Acceptance of Late-Filed Senior Citizen and Disabled Veteran Exemption Applications (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) Memo

*d. Resolution 2004-037: Adopting a Personal Property Tax Return Report Form (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) Memo   Statement

e. Resolution 2004-038: Supporting Full Funding for the University of Alaska (Long, Sprague) (Referred to Legislative Committee) 

*a. Ordinance 2003-19-42: Appropriating $120,000 from the General Fund for the Replacement of the Gymnasium Floor at Kenai Central High School (Mayor) (Hearing 05/04/04) (Referred to Finance Committee) Memo

*b. Ordinance 2003-19-43: Appropriating $293,091.15 from South Peninsula Hospital Service Area Fund Balance for Interest Amount Due on the South Peninsula Hospital Service Area General Obligation Bonds That Were Sold as Part of the Hospital Improvement Project (Mayor) (Hearing 05/04/04) (Referred to Finance Committee) Memo

*c. Ordinance 2003-19-44: Appropriating $30,000 for Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association for a Coho Enhancement Project in the Homer and Seward Areas (Martin, Moss, Long) (Hearing on 05/04/04) (Referred to Finance Committee) Memo

*d. Ordinance 2004-08: Authorizing a Land Exchange with Offshore Systems - Kenai to Acquire Land to Support the North Peninsula Recreational Service Area Cross-Country Ski Trail (Mayor) (Hearing 05/04/04) (Referred to Lands Committee) Memo  Minutes

4. Other

*a. Request for School Name Change (North Star Elementary Proposed to be Changed to Nikiski North Star Elementary) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee) 

R.  ASSEMBLY MEETING AND HEARING ANNOUNCEMENTS

April 20, 2004 7:00 PM Regular Assembly Meeting Soldotna

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

Ordinance 2003-19-39: Accepting and Appropriating a Direct Lump Sum Payment from the U.S. Forest Service in the Amount of $929,000 for the Removal of Dead and Dying Spruce Trees (Mayor) (Hearing on 04/20/04) (Referred to Finance Committee)

Ordinance 2003-19-40: Appropriating $100,000 for the Site Evaluation and Schematic Design of a New Multi-Use Building for E-911 Dispatch, Central Emergency Services Administration, and the Borough Office of Emergency Management on Borough Property Located on Wilson Lane in Soldotna, Alaska (Mayor) (Hearing on 04/20/04) (Referred to Finance Committee)

Ordinance 2003-19-41: Increasing the Fiscal Year 2004 Road Service Area Capital Improvement Project Budget from $1,300,000 to $1,741,829 and Transferring $278,086 from the Road Service Area Operating Fund Balance and Redirecting $163,743 from Completed Projects to Provide the Additional Funding (Mayor) (Hearing on 04/20/04) (Referred to Finance Committee)

Ordinance 2004-05: Amending the Kenai Peninsula Borough Code Chapter 5.12 by Revising Procedures for Appeals to the Board of Equalization (Mayor)(Final Hearing 04/20/04) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

Ordinance 2004-06: Amending KPB Chapter 14.10 to Eliminate Assembly Review of Street Naming Decisions and Limiting the Frequency that Street Names May be Changed (Sprague) (Hearing on 04/20/04) (Referred to Lands Committee)

Ordinance 2004-07: Amending KPB 5.12.350 Regarding Enforcement of Personal Property Taxes and Other Taxes (Mayor) (Hearing on 04/20/04) (Referred to Finance Committee)

Resolution 2003-094: In Support of 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) (Tabled on 02/17/04)

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 April 20, 2004, at 7:00 P.M. in the Borough Assembly Chambers, Soldotna, Alaska.