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.  Swearing in of Newly Elected Mayor

2.  Election of President and Vice President

*1. October 11, 2005 Regular Assembly Meeting Minutes

1. LAYDOWN A Resolution Commending the Kenai Central High School Football Team as the Alaska School Activities Association Small-Schools State Champions for Year 2005 (Gilman) LAYDOWN

L.  REPORTS OF COMMISSIONS AND COUNCILS

M. MAYOR'S REPORT

a.  Spruce Bark Beetle Mitigation Program

• Approval of Contract with S&R Enterprises for Kenai Fire Wise Slash Disposal Project
• Approval of Contract with Doug Koch Professional Tree Service for Old Sterling Highway #1 ROW Project
• Approval of Contract with Doug Koch Professional Tree Service for Old Sterling Highway #2 ROW Project
• Approval of Contract with Doug Koch Professional Tree Service for Old Sterling Highway #3 ROW Project
• Approval of Contract with Resource Development LLC for Slash Burning at Cohoe Loop Gravel Pit

c.  Approval of Contract with Alaska Road Builders, Inc. for Paving Isaak Road Approach

d.  Approval of Contract with K-F Construction Services for Snug Harbor Pit Rehabilitation

e.  Approval of Contract Award to Young's Firehouse for Purchase of SCBA Air Compressor for Kachemak Emergency Service Area

f.  Approval of Contract with HCG for Professional Engineering Services for South Peninsula Hospital and Susan B. English K-12 School

g.  Approval of Sole Source Contract with Dudley A. Platt & Associates for Industrial Plant Valuation & Support Services

2.  Other

a.  Report from Jane Gabler, KPB Floodplain Administrator, Regarding KPB 2005 Community Rating System Recertification

b.  Investment Portfolio as of October 12, 2005

c.  Revenue - Expenditure Report - September 2005

d.  Budget Revisions - September 2005

e.  Project Reports - September 30, 2005

N.  ITEMS NOT COMPLETED FROM PRIOR AGENDA - none

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

Ordinance 2005-19-28: Accepting and Appropriating a State Grant in the Amount of $175,000 for the Youth Facility in the North Peninsula Recreation Service Area (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) Memo  Backup

Ordinance 2005-19-29: Accepting and Appropriating Fifteen State Grants Totaling $2,438,651 for School Projects (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo  Backup

Ordinance 2005-19-30: Accepting and Appropriating a Western States Wildland Urban Interface Grant from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, in the Amount of $175,750 for Developing Community Wildfire Protection Plans (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo   Backup

Ordinance 2005-38: Amending Kenai Peninsula Borough Title 16 to Authorize Certain Volunteers to Serve on their Respective Service Area Boards (Mayor) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)  Memo  Memo  Memo  Backup  Backup  SAB

Ordinance 2005-43: Amending KPB 2.40.030 to Delete the Provision Authorizing the Borough Mayor to Vote on Planning Commission Actions in the Case of a Tie (Mayor) (Referred to Policy and Procedures Committee)  Memo  Amendment Memo

Ordinance 2005-13: Amending KPB 21.26.030 (A)(3) to Clarify Conditions for Material Site Permits (Chay) (Referred to Lands Committee)  Memo  Backup  Backup  Backup  Backup  Backup  Backup  Backup  Backup

P.  UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1.  Postponed Items

a.  Resolution 2005-067: Authorizing the Mayor, on Behalf of the Kachemak Emergency Service Area, to Enter into an Agreement with the City of Homer to Provide Fire and Emergency Medical Services (Martin, Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo   Memo

b.  Resolution 2005-088: Authorizing Award of Contract for Professional Design Services for the Nikolaevsk Fire Substation Project (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo

Q.  NEW BUSINESS

1.  Bid Awards

*a. Resolution 2005-093: Authorizing the Sole Source Purchase of a Variety of Specialty Medical Equipment Totaling $837,000 for the Central Peninsula General Hospital Expansion Project (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo

*a. Resolution 2005-094: Adopting an Alternate Allocation Method for the FY06 Shared Fisheries Business Tax Program and Certifying that this Allocation Method Fairly Represents the Distribution of Significant Effects of Fisheries Business Activity in the Cook Inlet Fisheries Management Area (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo

*b. LAYDOWN Resolution 2005-095: Certifying the Results of the October 25, 2005 Runoff Election (Superman at the Request of the Borough Clerk) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee) LAYDOWN

*a. 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 12/06/05) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo

*b. 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 12/06/05) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo

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

*d. 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 12/06/05) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)  Memo

*a. Petition to Vacate a Portion of a 33-foot Section Line Easement within Lot 11 Tice Acres (Plat HM 63-1146); Section 3, Township 6 South, Range 14 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska; and within the Kenai Peninsula Borough; KPB File 2005-254; (Note: Alternate Right-of-Way will be Dedicated if Section Line Easement Vacated); Petitioners: Paul Taylor and Melinda Forrest of Anchor Point, Alaska; Location: Diamond Ridge Road area (Referred to Lands Committee)

[Clerk's Note: The Planning Commission approved the above referenced vacation by unanimous consent at its regularly scheduled October 10, 2005 meeting.]

*b. Petition to Vacate a Portion of a 33-foot Section Line Easement along the South Boundary of Tract A North Kenai Baptist Church Subdivision Amended (Plat KN 2003-24) and (Plat KN 2003-76); within Section 2, and Vacate a Portion of a 33-foot Section Line and a 10-foot Utility Easement along the North Boundary of Lot 1 Lindsay Subdivision (Plat KN 81-62), within Section 11, Township 7 North, Range 12 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska; and within the Kenai Peninsula Borough; KPB File 2005-250; Petitioner: Denver E. Copeland of Nikiski, Alaska; Location: Nikiski area (Referred to Lands Committee)

[Clerk's Note: The Planning Commission approved the above referenced vacation by unanimous consent at its regularly scheduled October 10, 2005 meeting.]

*c. Petition to Vacate Lacross Way and a Portion of Timber Lane Dedicated by Lacross Subdivision Part One (Plat KN 1720) and Vacate East View Drive Dedicated by Lacross Subdivision Part One and Lacross Subdivision Part Two (Plat KN 1720) & (Plat KN 77-186); within Section 23, Township 4 North, Range 11 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska; and within the Kenai Peninsula Borough; KPB File 2005-251; Petitioners: Jack P. and Megan L. Lacross of Soldotna, Alaska; Location: South of Soldotna (Referred to Lands Committee)

[Clerk's Note: The Planning Commission approved the above referenced vacation by unanimous consent at its regularly scheduled October 10, 2005 meeting.]

*d. Petition to Vacate LaTouche Circle, a 60-foot Right-of-Way Dedicated by Lake Hills Subdivision (Plat KN 78-120); within Section 1 and Section 12, Township 7 North, Range 12 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska; and within the Kenai Peninsula Borough; KPB File 2005-253; Petitioner: Jack D. Conright of Nikiski, Alaska; Location: Nikiski area (Referred to Lands Committee)

[Clerk's Note: The Planning Commission approved the above referenced vacation by unanimous consent at its regularly scheduled October 10, 2005 meeting.]

*e. Authorizing an Application for a Transfer and Relocation Liquor License Filed by TLS, Inc. dba TJ Seggy's in Kenai from current licensee Earle Robins & Jack Nicholas dba Bishop Creek Liquor Store (Referred to Finance Committee)

*f. Authorizing an Application for New Liquor License Filed by Quartz Creek Enterprises, Inc. dba Peaks Restaurant in Cooper Landing (Referred to Finance Committee)

*g. Authorizing an Application for Restaurant Designation Permit Filed by Quartz Creek Enterprises, Inc. dba Peaks Restaurant in Cooper Landing (Referred to Finance Committee)

*h. Confirming Appointments to the Advisory Planning Commissions (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee

Anchor Point                     Seat             Term Expires

James D. Gladish                 A                             September 30, 2008

Brok Shafer                         C                             September 30, 2008

Cooper Landing             Seat                             Term Expires

George R. Siter, Jr.         C                                     September 30, 2008

Dominic Bauer                 D                                 September 30, 2007

November 4, 2005 9:00 AM Joint Work Session Assembly Chambers

- Noon w/ Planning Commission

November 7-11, 2005 55^th AML Annual Conference Anchorage

November 15, 2005 7:00 PM Regular Assembly Meeting Soldotna

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

Ordinance 2005-19-31: Accepting and Appropriating Two State Grants Totaling $460,000 for School Equipment and Supplies (Mayor) (Hearing 11/15/05) (Referred to Finance Committee)

INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS AND REPORTS

NOTICE OF NEXT MEETING AND ADJOURNMENT

The next meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will be held on November 15, 2005, at 7:00 P.M. in the Borough Assembly Chambers, Soldotna, Alaska.