Kenai Peninsula Borough

Assembly Agenda
April 18, 2006 - 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. April 4, 2006 Regular Assembly Meeting Minutes

H. COMMENDING RESOLUTIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS

*1. A Resolution Commending the Ninilchik High School Girls Basketball Team as District III/2A State Champions (Fischer)

*2. Mayor's Proclamation Declaring the month of April 2006 as "Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month"

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

1. Jim Shine, State of Alaska Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board (10 minutes)

2. Eugene Boblett regarding Charitable Exemption (10 minutes)

3. Finance Director Craig Chapman, Presentation of the Fiscal Year 2006-2007 Proposed Budget

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. Agreements and Contracts

a. Spruce Bark Beetle Mitigation Program:

Cooperative Agreement Between KPB and Homer Electric Association for Utility Hazard Tree Removal Between Tutka Bay and Sadie Cove, Alaska

b.  Approval of Contract with Integrity Surveys for ROW Platting Portion of Jones Road off Gas Well in K-Beach Area

c. Approval of Waste Disposal Agreement Between KPB and U.S. Navy (North Pacific Maritime Agents) for Offloading Solid Waste in the Ports of Seward and/or Homer

d. Approval to Waive Formal Bidding Process Procedures for Flooring Replacement in Swimming Pool and Pool Locker Rooms at Kenai Central High School

e. Approval to Waive Formal Bidding Process Procedures and Award Contract to Aeromap U.S. and Sub Consultant McLane Consulting Group for Aerial Photography and Surveying at Central Peninsula Landfill

f. Approval of Bid Award to Mike Tauriainen P.E. Consulting Engineers for Professional Design Services, Kenai Central High School Asphalt Replacement Project

g. Approval of Lease Agreement Between KPB and Seaview Community Services for KPB Seward Annex Office Space

2. Other

Budget Revisions - March 2006

Revenue-Expenditure Report - March 2006

M. ITEMS NOT COMPLETED FROM PRIOR AGENDA

1. Ordinance 2005-19-47: Appropriating $1,000,000 From the Borough's General Fund Balance to Reimburse the CES Capital Project Fund for its Contribution for Construction of an Emergency Response Center (Mayor) (Hearing on 05/02/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo     CES Resolution

[Clerk's Note: There is a motion to introduce and set for public hearing on the floor from the April 4, 2006 Assembly Meeting.]

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

1. Ordinance 2005-19-45: Appropriating $50,000 from Kachemak Emergency Service Area (KESA) Capital Projects Fund Balance for Purchase of a Water Tender (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo     KESA Recommendations

[Clerk's Note: A Teleconference site will be established at the Homer Annex Office to receive public testimony on the above ordinance.]

2. Ordinance 2005-19-46: Correcting Ordinance 2005-19-19 Which Accepted and Appropriated a Grant from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources in the Amount of $3,550 for the Anchor Point Fire and Emergency Medical Service Area (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo     Other

3. Ordinance 2005-19-48: Transferring $209,860 from an Alternatively Funded Roof Replacement Project to the Eight School Arsenic Treatment Project (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo

4. Ordinance 2006-01 (Martin) Substitute: Repealing KPB Chapter 21.26 and Enacting KPB Chapter 21.29, Material Site Permits (Martin) (Second of Three Hearings) (Referred to Lands Committee)     Planning Commission Minutes

5. Ordinance 2006-09: Enacting KPB 16.12.115 Authorizing Billing for Ambulance and Emergency Medical Services by the Nikiski Fire Service Area (Mayor at Request of Nikiski Fire Service Area Board) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo     NFSA Resolution

6. Ordinance 2006-10: Adopting a Revised Fee Schedule for Billing of Ambulance, Equipment, and Other EMS Services Used in Emergency Responses by the Central Emergency Service Area and Central Peninsula Emergency Medical Service Area (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo     CES Resolution

7. Ordinance 2006-11: Amending KPB 5.12.050 to Require that Agents and Assigns Demonstrate Their Authority to File a Board of Equalization Appeal on Behalf of the Property Owner (Mayor) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)     Memo

8. Ordinance 2006-13: Amending the Tax Code to Increase the Motor Vehicle Tax (Mayor) (First of Two Hearings) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo

O. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. Postponed item

a. Resolution 2006-025: Determining the Amount to be Provided from Local Sources for School Purposes During Fiscal Year 2007 (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Other

[Clerk's Note: A Teleconference site will be established at the New Seward Annex Office to receive public testimony on the above resolution.]

P. NEW BUSINESS

1. Bid Awards

*a. Resolution 2006-035: Authorizing the Purchase of Two (2) Tankers for Nikiski Fire Service Area ( Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo     Bid Tabulations

2. Resolutions

*a. Resolution 2006-036: Establishing a Cost Allocation Plan (Mayor) (Two Hearings on 04/18/06 and 05/02/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo

*b. Resolution 2006-037: In Support of Compiling an Oral History of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (Sprague) (Referred to Legislative Committee)

*c. Resolution 2006-038: Requesting the Administration to Implement the National Association of Counties Prescription Discount Card Program (Sprague) (Referred to Legislative Committee)     Memo   NACO Program Summary

*d. Resolution 2006-039: Authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Preliminary Conditional Asset Purchase Agreement to Acquire the Assets of Heritage Place (Mayor) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)     Memo

3. Ordinances

*a. Ordinance 2005-19-49: Appropriating Funding for Replacement of the Disinfection System at the North Peninsula Recreation Service Area Pool Facility (Mayor) (Hearing on 05/16/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo

*b. Ordinance 2006-17: Amending KPB 5.12.100 to Exempt Senior Housing in Ninilchik from Real Property Taxation (Fischer) (Hearing on 05/16/06) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)     Memo

*c. Ordinance 2006-18: Amending KPB 2.60.035 to Increase the E911 Surcharge on Local Exchange Wireless Telephones from $.75 to $1.15 Per Month (Mayor) (Hearing on 05/16/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo

*d. Ordinance 2006-19: Appropriating Funds for Fiscal Year 2006-2007 (Mayor) (Hearings on 05/02/06 and 05/16/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo

*e. Ordinance 2006-20: Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into an Agreement to Purchase the Assets of Heritage Place, a 60-Bed Skilled Nursing Facility, Which Would Be Leased and Operated by Central Peninsula General Hospital, Inc. (Mayor) (Hearing on 05/16/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo     State Agreement Letter

*f. Ordinance 2006-21: Amending KPB Chapter 5.12 to Require That a Senior Citizen or Disabled Veteran must Be Eligible for a Permanent Fund Dividend for the Same Year or for the Immediately Preceding Year in Order to Receive the First $150,000 Exemption from the Assessed Value of Real Property and That, in Order to Qualify for the Unlimited Exemption above $150,000, the Senior Citizen or Disabled Veteran must Have Been Absent from the Kenai Peninsula Borough for No More than 90 Days in the Calendar Year with Certain Exceptions and Have Met a Residency Requirement (Superman, Germano) (Hearing on 05/16/06) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)     Memo

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

R. ASSEMBLY MEETING AND HEARING ANNOUNCEMENTS

May 2, 2006 7:00 PM Regular Assembly Meeting Seward

S. ASSEMBLY COMMENTS

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

1. Ordinance 2005-19-47: Appropriating $1,000,000 From the Borough's General Fund Balance to Reimburse the CES Capital Project Fund for its Contribution for Construction of an Emergency Response Center (Mayor) (Hearing on 05/02/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)

2. Ordinance 2006-01 (Martin) Substitute: Repealing KPB Chapter 21.26 and Enacting KPB Chapter 21.29, Material Site Permits (Martin) (Final Hearing on 05/02/06) (Referred to Lands Committee)

3. Ordinance 2006-12: Authorizing the Conveyance of Tracts C, G, and K, ASLS 2003-2, according to Plat No. 2005-10, Seward Recording District in the Cooper Landing Area to the State of Alaska (Mayor) (Hearing on 05/02/06) (Referred to Lands Committee)

4. Ordinance 2006-13: Amending the Tax Code to Increase the Motor Vehicle Tax (Mayor) (Hearing on 05/02/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)

5. Ordinance 2006-15: Amending KPB 5.12.119 to Require that an Application to the Mayor for an Extension of Time to Request a Property Tax Exemption be Filed on or Before February 15 (Mayor) (Hearing on 05/02/06) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

6. Ordinance 2006-16: Providing that the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, AS 09.80.010 et. seq., Shall Apply to KPB Chapter 5.18, Sales Tax, Electronic Transactions (Mayor) (Hearing on 05/02/06) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

7. Resolution 2006-029: Reclassifying Certain Borough Land in the Sunrise Area Pursuant to KPB 17.10.080 (Mayor) (Referred to Lands Committee) (Tabled on 04/04/06)

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 May 2, 2006, at 7:00 P.M. in the Seward City Council Chambers, 410 Adams Street, Seward, 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 in the Meeting Room just prior to the meeting. For further information, please call the Clerk's Office at 714-2160 or toll free within the Borough at 1-800-478-4441, Ext. 2160. Visit our website at www.borough.kenai.ak.us for copies of the agenda, meeting summaries, ordinances and resolutions.