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 15, 2005 Regular Assembly Meeting Minutes

A Resolution Commending the Pop Warner Soldotna Saints Mighty-Mite Football Team as the 2005 State Champions (Sprague)

A Resolution in Memoriam Commending the Contributions and Commitments of Margaret Branson (Assembly & Mayor)

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

K.  REPORTS OF COMMISSIONS AND COUNCILS

L. MAYOR'S REPORT

a.  Spruce Bark Beetle Mitigation Program:

• Approval of Contract with Segesser Surveys for Sterling Highway SW Surveying Project
• Approval of Contact with Segesser Surveys for K-Beach South Surveying Project
• Approval of Contract with Doug Koch Professional Tree Service for Subdivision Road #1 ROW Project
• Approval of Contact with Paul's Services for Subdivision Road #2 ROW Project
• Approval of Contract with Paul's Services for Endicott Drive ROW Project

b.  Approval of Contract with Barrie B. Lowe, P. E. for Moose Pass School Water System

d.  Approval of Contract with Rider Hunt Levett & Bailey Ltd. for Professional Estimating and Analysis Services for South Peninsula Hospital Expansion Project

2. Other

a. Kenai Peninsula Small Business Development Center Quarterly Report - Fourth Quarter - July 1, 2005 through September 30, 2005

c.  Budget Revisions - October 2005

Memo regarding South Peninsula Hospital

M.  ITEMS NOT COMPLETED FROM PRIOR AGENDA - None

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

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) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo  Backup

Ordinance 2005-19-32 (Mayor) Substitute: Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in the Amount of $33,155 and Appropriating Local Funding of $9,845 for Equipment for Kachemak Emergency Service Area (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee) 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 PC Backup  Memo  Memo  Memo  Memo  Memo

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   Memo  Memo  Memo 

Ordinance 2005-44: Replacing the Flat Tax with an Ad Valorem Tax on Certain Watercraft in Excess of 100 Feet in Length (Sprague) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo  Backup  Backup

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) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)   Memo   Memo

O.  UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None

P.  NEW BUSINESS

1.  Bid Awards

*a. Resolution 2005-101: Authorizing Award of Contract for Professional Services for the Keystone Drive Improvements Project - Preliminary Design and Environmental Document (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo  Backup

*a. Resolution 2005-102: Supporting the Current USDA Farm County System and Maintaining a Full Service Farm Service Office in Homer (Martin, Mayor) (Referred to Legislative Committee)  Memo  Map  Backup  Backup

*b. Resolution 2005-103: Supporting the Sterling Highway Milepost 157-169 Reconstruction - Anchor Point to Baycrest Hill as Part of the 2006-2008 State Transportation Improvement Program (Martin) (Referred to Legislative Committee)  Memo  Memo

*c. Resolution 2005-104: Supporting a Recreation Trails Grant Program Application for Funding Improvements to Jacobs Ladder Drive (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo  Backup

*d. Resolution 2005-105: Supporting Reopening the 1991 Civil Settlement from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill and Claiming the Full $100 Million for Mitigation of Unanticipated Long-term Harm (Martin) (Referred to Policies & Procedures Committee)   Memo

*e. Resolution 2005-106: Opposing the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation's Proposal to Allow Increased Mixing Zones in Spawning Areas and Supporting an Alternative Proposal (Martin) (Referred to Legislative Committee)  Memo  Backup  Backup  Backup  Memo

*f. Resolution 2005-107: Deleting the Assistant to the Mayor and Establishing a Chief of Staff in the Office of the Mayor (Mayor) (Referred to Policies & Procedures Committee)  Memo  Job Description  Backup

g. Resolution 2005-108: Establishing a Methodology for Apportioning the Personal Property Tax on Vessels Over 100 Feet in Length (Sprague) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo

*a. Ordinance 2005-19-34: Canceling Nikiski Fire Service Area Capital Project #04411, and Increasing the Funding for Nikiski Fire Service Area Capital Project #06411 (Mayor) (Hearing on 01/03/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo  Backup

*b. Ordinance 2005-19-35: Accepting and Appropriating $71,338 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for Lowell Point Emergency Service Area for Training and Equipment (Mayor) (Hearing on 01/03/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo  Backup

*c. Ordinance 2005-19-36: Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice in the Amount of $986,643 for Emergency Response Communications (Mayor) (Hearing on 01/03/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo   Backup

*d. Ordinance 2005-19-37: Appropriating $18,258 in Supplemental Funding from the Bear Creek Fire Service Area Operating Fund Balance for the Purchase of a New Trailer and Rescue Equipment (Mayor) (Hearing on 01/03/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo   Backup

*e. Ordinance 2005-46: Confirming the Assessment Roll for the Pollard Loop Utility Special Assessment District and Establishing the Method for Terminating Assessments and Making Refunds to Property Owners (Mayor) (Hearing on 01/03/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo   Backup

*f. Ordinance 2005-47: Confirming the Assessment Roll for the Scooter's Landing Utility Special Assessment District and Establishing the Method for Terminating Assessments and Making Refunds to Property Owners (Mayor) (Hearing on 01/03/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo  Backup

*g. Ordinance 2005-48: Adopting the 2020 Seward Comprehensive Plan as the Official Comprehensive Plan for that Portion of the Borough within the Boundaries of the City of Seward (Mayor) (Hearing on 01/03/06) (Referred to Lands Committee) Memo  Seward Backup  Volume 1   Volume 2   Backup Memo

*h. Ordinance 2005-49: Amending KPB Chapter 12.02 Regarding Speed Limit Signs (Mayor) (Hearing on 01/03/06) (Referred to Policies & Procedures Committee)  Memo   Backup

*i. Ordinance 2005-50: Authorizing a Land Conveyance to the City of Soldotna of a 10-Acre Borough Parcel on W. Redoubt to Support a City Cemetery (Sprague) (Hearing on 01/03/06) (Referred to Lands Committee)  Memo    Map   Backup   Cemetery Proposal

*j. Ordinance 2005-51: Ordering a Special Election to Hold a Referendum Vote to Determine Whether or Not to Repeal Ordinance 2005-09, Which Enacted Certain Revenue Enhancement Measures (Long) (Hearing on 01/03/06) (Referred to Policies & Procedures Committee)   Memo

*a. Petition to Vacate a Portion of Hall Road Adjacent to Tract A, Dedicated by Tract A Francis J. Hall Homestead (Plat KN 78-157) and as shown on Sangster Subdivision (Plat KN 2005-35); within Section 21, Township 5 North, Range 9 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska; and within the Kenai Peninsula Borough; Location: East of Longmere Lake (Referred to Lands Committee)

*b. Confirming Rachel Parra as the New Recreation Director for the North Peninsula Recreation Service Area (Referred to Policies & Procedures Committee)

Confirming Craig Chapman as the New Kenai Peninsula Borough Finance Director (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

*c. Confirming Appointments to Advisory Planning Commission (Referred to Policies & Procedures Committee)

Anchor Point Advisory Planning Commission

• Earl Breyfogle Seat B - term expiring 09/30/08

Cooper Landing Advisory Planning Commission

• Karl W.J. Romig Seat F - term expiring 09/30/06

Moose Pass Advisory Planning Commission

• Ann Whitmore-Painter Seat A - term expiring 09/30/08
• Todd Petersen Seat B - term expiring 09/30/08

*d. Confirming an Appointment to the Economic Development District Board (Referred to Policies & Procedures Committee)

• Jeanne Camp KPB Employee - term expiring 12/31/07

January 3, 2006 7:00 PM Regular Assembly Meeting Soldotna