Kenai Peninsula Borough

Assembly Agenda
May 2, 2006 - 7:00 p.m.
Regular Meeting

 Seward City Council Chambers, Seward, 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 18, 2006 Regular Assembly Meeting Minutes

H. COMMENDING RESOLUTIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS

*1.     Mayor's Proclamation declaring May 2006 as "Motorcycle Awareness Month"

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

1. Discussion on Spruce Creek Bridge, Lowell Point

by Gary Davis, KPB Roads Director (10 minutes)

with Limited Public Comment Period (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

1. Agreements and Contracts

a. Spruce Bark Beetle Mitigation Program: b. Approval of Contract with ACS for Telecommunication Services for Borough Building and Outlying Offices throughout Soldotna

c. Approval of Contract with ProComm Alaska, LLC for Radio Project Mapping related to new Soldotna Dispatch Center

d. Approval of Contract with Steam on Wheels for Sweeping Various Borough Facility Parking Lots

e. Approval of Contract with AeroMap U.S. for Aerial Photography and Surveying for Central Peninsula Landfill Expansion Area

2. Other

a. Investment Portfolio Report - April 10, 2006

b. March Unemployment Figures for Kenai Peninsula Borough

M. ITEMS NOT COMPLETED FROM PRIOR AGENDA

1. 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

2. 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)     Anchor Point APC Minutes

3. 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 2006-01

4. 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 06-03

5. 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

6. Resolution 2006-036: Establishing a Cost Allocation Plan (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo

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

1. 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) (Referred to Lands Committee)

2. Ordinance 2006-13: Amending the Tax Code to Increase the Motor Vehicle Tax (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo

3. Ordinance 2006-13 (Mayor) Substitute: Amending the Tax Code to Increase the Motor Vehicle Tax (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo

4. 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) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)     Memo

5. 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) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)     Memo

6. Ordinance 2006-19: Appropriating Funds for Fiscal Year 2006-2007 (Mayor) (First of Two Hearings) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo

O. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None

P. NEW BUSINESS

1. Bid Awards

*a. Resolution 2006-040: Authorizing Award of a Contract for the Purchase of Landscaping Equipment (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo     Bid Tabulations

2. Resolutions

*a. Resolution 2006-041: Adopting the 2005 Determination of the Population of the Borough for FY 07 as Revised by the Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development (Mayor) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)     Memo     Approval Memo    Other

*b. Resolution 2006-042: Authorizing Transfer of Funds from the Endoscope Project to Miscellaneous Equipment Project (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo     Other

*c. Resolution 2006-043: Authorizing the Acceptance of Late-Filed Senior Citizen and Disabled Veteran Exemption Applications (Mayor) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)     Memo     Other

3. Ordinances

*a. Ordinance 2005-19-50: Appropriating $885,868 to the Fiscal Year 2006 Road Service Area Capital Improvement Projects (Mayor) (Hearing on 06/06/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo

*b. Ordinance 2006-22: Authorizing the Kenai Peninsula Borough to Execute and Deliver an Equipment Lease Purchase Agreement in an Aggregate Principal Amount Not to Exceed $2,000,000 to Pay the Cost of Acquiring and Installing a CT Scanner and a Picture Archiving Communication System for the South Peninsula Hospital, and Providing for Related Matters (Mayor) (Hearing on 06/06/06 (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo

*c. Ordinance 2006-23: Replacing the Flat Tax with an Ad Valorem Tax on Certain Watercraft in Excess of 100 Feet in Length (Sprague) (Hearing on 06/06/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo

4. Other

*a. Petition to Vacate a Portion of a 33-foot Section Line Easement to Accommodate the Existing Building near the South Boundary of Lot 1 C. H. Miller Subdivision (Plat 78-81); within Section 2, Township 4 South, Range 15 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska; and the Kenai Peninsula Borough; KPB File 2006-046; Location: West of Sterling Hwy in Anchor Point; Anchor Point APC (Referred to Lands Committee)

[Clerk's Note: The Planning Commission approved the above referenced vacation by unanimous consent at its regularly scheduled April 10, 2006 meeting.]

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

R. ASSEMBLY MEETING AND HEARING ANNOUNCEMENTS

May 16, 2006     7:00 PM     Regular Assembly Meeting Soldotna

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 05/16/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)

2. 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)

3. Ordinance 2006-01 (Martin) Substitute: Repealing KPB Chapter 21.26 and Enacting KPB Chapter 21.29, Material Site Permits (Martin) (Final Hearing on 05/16/06) (Referred to Lands Committee)

4. 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)

5. 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)

6. Ordinance 2006-19: Appropriating Funds for Fiscal Year 2006-2007 (Mayor) (Final Hearing on 05/16/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)

7. 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)

8. 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)

9. 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 16, 2006, at 7:00 P.M. in the Borough Assembly Chambers, Soldotna, 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.