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.    May 2, 2006 Regular Assembly Meeting Minutes

H.       COMMENDING RESOLUTIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS

    *1.    Mayor’s Proclamation Declaring June 2^nd and 3^rd, 2006 as “Relay for Life” Days on the Kenai Peninsula

    *2.    Mayor’s Proclamation Declaring the week of May 14-20, 2006 as “National Nursing Home Week for the Kenai Peninsula Borough”

    *3.    Mayor's Proclamation Declaring the week of May 22-26,2006 as "Buddy Poppy Week"

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

    1.    Ricky Gease, Kenai River Sportfishing Association, “Economic Values of Sport, Personal Use and Commercial Salmon Fishing in Upper Cook Inlet” (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 Contract

    a.         Spruce Bark Beetle Mitigation Program:

•Approval of Contract with Tinker Creek Surveys for Funny River Project

•Approval of Contract with Mullikin Surveys for Eagleaerie Project

•Approval of Contract with Segesser Surveys for Ocean Drive Loop Project

•Approval of Contract with Tinker Creek Surveys for Forest Glen Project

•Approval of Contract with Tinker Creek Surveys for Kenai East Project

b. Approval of Bid Award and Contract with Alaskan Industries, Inc. for Chapman Elementary MP Room Floor Refinishing

c. Approval of Bid Award and Contract with Alaskan Industries, Inc. for Ninilchik School MP Room Floor Refinishing

d. Approval of Contract with Norris & Sons Contractors for Application of Calcium Chloride to North Region KPB Roads

e. Approval of Contract with Metco, Inc. for Application of Calcium Chloride to East Region KPB Roads

f. Approval of Contract with 2 Bears Trucking for Application of Calcium Chloride to Central and South Region KPB Roads

g. Approval of Bid Award to ARS, Inc. for Locker Room Pool Deck Flooring Replacement at Kenai Central High School

2.         Other

a.         Kenai Borough Employees Association Scholarship Recipients

b.        Memo from Bill Popp, Special Assistant to the Mayor, regarding CSSB 231

M.       ITEMS NOT COMPLETED FROM PRIOR AGENDA - none

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

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) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo     CES Resolution

2.    Ordinance 2005-19-49: Appropriating Funding for Replacement of the Disinfection System at the North Peninsula Recreation Service Area Pool Facility (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo

3.    Ordinance 2006-01 (Martin) Substitute: Repealing KPB Chapter 21.26 and Enacting KPB Chapter 21.29, Material Site Permits (Martin) (Third of Four Hearings) (Referred to Lands Committee)

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

5.    Ordinance 2006-17: Amending KPB 5.12.100 to Exempt Senior Housing in Ninilchik from Real Property Taxation (Fischer) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)     Memo

6.    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) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo

7.    Ordinance 2006-19: Appropriating Funds for Fiscal Year 2006-2007 (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo

8.    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) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo

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

O.       UNFINISHED BUSINESS - Postponed Items

1.    Motion Allowing Mayor to Pursue Lawsuit Against the State of Alaska for Education Funding (Referred to Policies and Procedures)     Amendment Memo

P.         NEW BUSINESS

1.         Bid Awards

*a. Resolution 2006-045: Authorizing the Purchase of a 3000-Gallon Tanker with Chassis for Central Emergency Services (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo

*b. Resolution 2006-046: Authorizing Award of a Contract for the South Peninsula Hospital, East Addition and Alterations (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo     Public Works Memo

*c. Resolution 2006-047: Authorizing the Mayor to Solicit Proposals to Broadcast Assembly Meetings via Radio (Martin) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)     Memo

*d. Resolution 2006-048: Authorizing Award of Contract for the Homer Middle School Roof Replacement Project (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo     Bid Tab

2.         Resolutions

a. Resolution 2006-049: Setting the Rate of Levy for Real and Personal Property Taxes for the Kenai Peninsula Borough and for Service Areas Within the Borough for Tax Year 2006, Which Will Be Used to Fund Fiscal Year 2007 (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo

3.         Ordinances

*a. Ordinance 2005-19-51: Appropriating $190,269.42 to the Special Assessment Fund for Chinulna Point Subdivision Road Improvement Special Assessment District (Mayor) (Shortened Hearing on 06/06/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo

*b. Ordinance 2006-24: Authorizing Negotiated Leases of Space at the Kenai River Center Building with the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency Through the General Services Administration (Mayor) (Hearing on 06/20/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo

*c. Ordinance 2006-25: Authorizing the Conveyance of Lot 1, Block 8 and Lot 2, Block 7 Fairview Subdivision, Plat No. 56-2936, Homer Recording District to the City of Homer in Exchange of a 99-Year Lease of the South Peninsula Hospital (Mayor) (Hearing on 06/20/06) (Referred to Lands Committee)     Memo

*d. Ordinance 2006-26: Amending KPB 5.12.105 to Require Late-Filed Senior Citizen and Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption Applications to be Filed by February 15 of Each Year (Germano) (Hearing on 06/20/06) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)     Memo

*e. Ordinance 2006-27: Changing the Name of Central Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area to Healthcare Service Area of the Central Peninsula, and Changing the Number of Members of the Board from Seven to Nine (Mayor at Request of Central Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area Board) (Hearing on 06/20/06) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

4.Other

a.         Vacate that Portion of a 66-foot Section Line Easement Centered on the Line Common to Sections 20 and 21, Beginning 33 North of the Corner Common to Sections 20, 21, 28 and 29, and extending to the South Shore of Hall Lake Sangster Subdivision Hall Lake Addition (Plat KN 2006-11); within Sections 20 and 21, Township 5 North, Range 9 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska; and within the Kenai Peninsula Borough; KPB File 2006-061; Petitioners: John Stevens of Australia and Kenneth S. Merkes of Sterling, Alaska; Location: South of Hall Lake in Sterling (Referred to Lands Committee)

            [Clerk’s Note: The Planning Commission approved the above referenced vacation by majority consent at its regularly scheduled April 24, 2006 meeting.]

*b.       Vacate a Portion of the 33-foot Section Line Easement on the North Boundary of Tract A North Ridge Estates Subdivision (Plat KN 86-133); within Section 13 Extending between Crooked Creek and Crooked Creek Road; AND Vacate the 33' or 50' Section Line Easement Adjacent to the Above Portion, within Section 12; all within Township 2 North, Range 12 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska; and within the Kenai Peninsula Borough; KPB File 2006-060; (Note: DNR Owns the Parcel to North and Must Agree to Final Plat to Vacate the Easement on their Side). Petitioner: Matthew G. Letzring of Kasilof, Alaska; Location: West of Crooked Creek Road in Kasilof (Referred to Lands Committee)     ADF&G Review

            [Clerk’s Note: The Planning Commission approved the above referenced vacation by unanimous consent at its regularly scheduled April 24, 2006 meeting.]

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

R.        ASSEMBLY MEETING AND HEARING ANNOUNCEMENTS

            June 6, 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 2005-19-50: Appropriating $885,868 to the Fiscal Year 2006 Road Service Area Capital Improvement Projects (Mayor) (Hearing on 06/06/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)

2.Ordinance 2006-01 (Martin) Substitute: Repealing KPB Chapter 21.26 and Enacting KPB Chapter 21.29, Material Site Permits (Martin) (Final Hearing on 08/01/06) (Referred to Lands Committee)

3.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)

4.Resolution 2006-029: Reclassifying Certain Borough Land in the Sunrise Area Pursuant to KPB 17.10.080 (Mayor) (Tabled on 04/04/06) (Referred to Lands 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 June 6, 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.