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. November 16, 2004 Regular 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 Mullikin Surveys for James Road Surveying Project
• Approval of contract with S & R Enterprises for Kenai Fire Wise Slash Disposal Project

• Approval of contract with PHRG, Inc. for CPGH Community Health Planning Report
• Approval of contract with Kachemak Bay Construction for Snow Plowing and Sanding at the McNeil Canyon Station Parking Areas
• Approval to contract with Nelson Engineering Inc. for Skyview Well House Arsenic Expansion

a.  Kenai Peninsula Small Business Development Center - Quarterly Report - July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004

M.  ITEMS NOT COMPLETED FROM PRIOR AGENDA

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

1.  Ordinance 2004-19-22: Appropriating Supplemental Funding in the Amount of $80,000 to Cover Costs Associated with Appraisal, Appraisal Review, Audit, and Support for Certain Section 29.45 Property Owned by an Oil and Gas Company (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo  Backup

2.  Ordinance 2004-19-25: Appropriating $54,000 from the South Peninsula Hospital Service Area Fund Balance to Provide Supplemental Funding to Assist in the Procurement of Malpractice Insurance for Surgeons at the South Peninsula Hospital (Mayor at the request of the SPHSAB) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo  Addendum to Minutes

3.  Ordinance 2004-19-27: Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the U. S. Department of Homeland Security in the Amount of $68,617 for the Bear Creek Fire Service Area (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo  Backup   Service Area Board Minutes

4.  Ordinance 2004-37: Authorizing the Negotiated Lease at Fair Market Value of Government Lots 5 and 8, Section 34, T1N, R13W, S.M. Alaska, Containing Approximately 10 Acres to Marathon Oil Company for a Natural Gas Drilling/Production Pad (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo   Lease  Maps   Backup  Backup  Memo

O.  UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. Bid Awards

*a. Resolution 2004-113: Authorizing Award of a Contract for Professional Services for the Redoubt Elementary and Soldotna High School Fire Alarm Systems (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)   Memo

*b. Resolution 2004-114: Authorizing CPGH, Inc. to Purchase a Picture Archive and Communications System (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)   Memo

*c. Resolution 2004-115: Authorizing Award of Contracts for Central Peninsula Landfill Equipment (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)   Memo

*a. Resolution 2004-116: Authorizing the Acceptance of Late-Filed Senior Citizen and Disabled Veteran Exemption Applications (Mayor) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)  Memo   Backup

*b. Resolution 2004-117: Determining that the Coastal Zone Management Position Shall Remain Vacant Until the FY2006 Budget is Approved (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo  Backup

*c. Resolution 2004-118: Confirming the Appointments of Assembly Members to Non-Borough Committees and Boards (Superman) (Referred to Policies and Procedures)

*d. Resolution 2004-119: Requesting the Alaska Board of Fisheries to Include the Kenai River Brood Interaction Escapement Model and Risk Analysis of the Sockeye Harvest at the January 2005 Cook Inlet Finfish Board Meeting (Mayor) (Referred to Legislative Committee)   Memo

*a. Ordinance 2004-19-28: Accepting and Appropriating a State Grant in the Amount of $75,000 for Construction of a Road to the Cooper Landing Senior Housing Site (Mayor) (Hearing on 01/04/05) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo  Backup

*b. Ordinance 2004-19-29: Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the U. S. Department of Justice in the Amount of $2,473,693; Appropriating $1,000,000 from Central Emergency Services; and Appropriating $239,835 from the General fund for Construction of an Emergency Response Center (Mayor) (Hearing on 01/04/05) (Referred to Finance Committee)   Memo   Backup

*c. Ordinance 2004-19-30: Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the State Department of Health and Social Services in the Amount of $927,151 for the South Peninsula Hospital Expansion Project (Mayor) (Hearing on 01/04/05) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo    Backup  Memo

*d. Ordinance 2004-19-31: Authorizing the Purchase of a Dual Head Nuclear Gamma Camera for the Central Peninsula General Hospital at a Not-to-Exceed Cost of $339,257 with Funding to be Appropriated from the CPGH, Inc. Plant Replacement and Expansion Fund (Mayor) (Hearing on 01/04/05) (Referred to Finance Committee)   Memo

*e. Ordinance 2004-19-32: Appropriating Funds for a Full-Time Public Safety Dispatcher Position for the Soldotna Communications Center (Mayor) (Hearing on 01/04/05) (Referred to Finance Committee)   Memo

*e. Ordinance 2004-38: Codifying the Adoption of the All-Hazard Mitigation Plan (Superman at the request of the Clerk) (Hearing on 01/04/05) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)  Memo

*a. Petition to vacate a portion of a 50-foot public right of way easement along the southern boundary of Tract 2 of Monson Tract (Plat HM 79-82) to accommodate a 30 x 60 building; Section 29, Township 2 South, Range 14 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska; and within the Kenai Peninsula Borough; KPB File 2004-269; Petitioners Acea D & Marge Rollins and Wayne E Jones of Ninilchik, Alaska; Location: West of Sterling Highway in Ninilchik; KPBPC Resolution 2004-67 (Referred to Lands Committee)

[Clerk's Note: The Planning Commission approved the reference vacation by unanimous consent during its regularly scheduled November 22, 2004 meeting.]

December 9, 2004 12:00 PM Ninilchik Community Meeting Senior Center

December 9, 2004 07:00 PM Anchor Point Community Meeting Senior Center

December 10, 2004 12:30 PM Sterling Community Meeting Senior Center

December 11, 2004 11:00 AM Hope Community Meeting Social Hall

December 11, 2004 01:30 PM Cooper Landing Comm. Meeting Community Center

December 14, 2004 06:00 PM Kachemak Area Comm. Meeting Kachemak Center

December 14, 2004 07:00 PM Bear Creek/Lowell Point Meeting Seward Chambers

January 4, 2005 07:00 PM Regular Assembly Meeting Soldotna

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

1.  Ordinance 2004-19-26: Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the U. S. Department of Homeland Security in the Amount of $106,852 for Central Emergency Services (Mayor) (Hearing on 01/04/05) (Referred to Finance Committee)

2.  Ordinance 2004-35: Amending KPB Chapter 1.12 to Provide For Economic Summaries to be Attached to Proposed Ordinances (Glick) (Postponed until 03/01/05) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

3.  Ordinance 2004-36: Amending KPB 5.18.430, Sales Tax Computation - Maximum Tax, By Increasing It From $500 to $1000 (Mayor) Postponed until 03/01/05) (Referred to Finance 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 January 4, 2005, at 7:00 P.M. in the Borough Assembly Chambers, Soldotna, Alaska.