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 11, 2006 Special Meeting Minutes

*2.May 16, 2006 Regular Assembly Meeting Minutes

H.       COMMENDING RESOLUTIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS

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

1.Ken Tarbox, Alaska Department of Fish & Game, “Kenai Peninsula Wildlife Viewing Trail” (10 minutes)

2.Central Peninsula General Hospital, Inc. Quarterly Report (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:

•Approval of 2006 Cooperative Agreement Between KPB and State of Alaska, Division of Forestry, for Hazard Tree Removal from Public Facilities

b. Approval of Sole Source Contract with Holmatro, Inc. for Extrication Tools for CES Rescue Vehicle

c. Approval of Sole Source Contract with Fire Solutions for Wildland Firefighting Foam Protection Units for CES

d. Approval of Sole Source Contract with Deep South Truck and Equipment Sales, Inc. for Purchase of a Water Tender for Kachemak Emergency Service Area

e. Approval of Sole Source with AMC Engineers for Replacement of Nikiski Pool Disinfections System

f. Approval of Bid Award to Eagle Enterprises for Purchase of Air Supply System for Anchor Point Fire Service Area

g. Approval to Waive Formal Bid Procedure and Award Contract to Full Swing Golf for Purchase of Full Swing Golf Simulator for Nikiski Community Recreation Center

h. Approval of Contract with McLane Consulting, Inc. for Surveying Services for Kachemak Emergency Service Area Fire Station Site

            2.         Other

a. Memorandum from Marcus Mueller, Land Management Officer, Regarding Deferred Auction Sale of Tax Foreclosed Property

b. Memorandum from Bill Popp, Special Assistant to the Mayor, Regarding April Unemployment Figures for Kenai Peninsula Borough

c. Memorandum from Mayor Williams to Assembly Member Milli Martin, in  Response to Questions from June 5, 2006 Email

M.       ITEMS NOT COMPLETED FROM PRIOR AGENDA

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

2.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

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

1.Ordinance 2005-19-50: Appropriating $885,868 to the Fiscal Year 2006 Road Service Area Capital Improvement Projects (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo     Amendment Memo

2.Ordinance 2005-19-51: Appropriating $190,269.42 to the Special Assessment Fund for Chinulna Point Subdivision Road Improvement Special Assessment District (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo   RSAB Resolution

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) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo

O.       UNFINISHED BUSINESS

            1.        Postponed Item

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

            2.         Notice to Reconsider

a. 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) (Reconsideration Given by Ms. Merkes)

Ordinance 2005-19-47 (Mayor) Substitute: 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)     Memo     Other

P.         NEW BUSINESS

            1.         Bid Awards

*a. Resolution 2006-050: Authorizing Award of Contracts for Summer and Winter Road Maintenance in East Region, Units 1, 3, and 4, and in the West Region, Unit 3, for the Road Service Area (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo

b. Resolution 2006-051: Authorizing Capital Improvement Project Cost Allocation and Award of Contracts for the Grouse Creek Bridge Rehabilitation and Four Group A Road Capital Improvement Projects (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo     Group A Bid Tabulations    Grouse Creek Bridge Bid Tabulations

*c. Resolution 2006-052: Authorizing Award of a Contract for Borough Administration Building Automatic Transfer Switch and Uninterruptible Power Supply Upgrade (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo     Bid Tabulations

            2.         Resolutions

a. Resolution 2006-044: To Form the Chinulna Point Subdivision Road Improvement Assessment District and Proceed with the Improvement (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo     Property Owners

*b. Resolution 2006-053: Recognizing the Kenai Peninsula Citizen Corps Council (KPCC Council) as a Borough Program Under the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) (Mayor) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)     Memo

*c.  Resolution 2006-054: Support of the State of Alaska Stranded Gas Act Municipal Advisory Group Preliminary Positions on Provisions of the Proposed Natural Gas Pipeline Contract with Conocophillips, Exxon and BP Exploration (Mayor) (Referred to Legislative Committee)     Memo     MAG Resolution   

            3.         Ordinances

*a. Ordinance 2005-19-53: Authorizing the Purchase of Hologic/Lorad M-IV Platinum Mammography System with Stereotactic Biopsy Attachment for Central Peninsula General Hospital at a Cost Not to Exceed $211,499 with Funding to Be Appropriated from the CPGH, Inc. Plant Replacement and Expansion Fund (Mayor) (Shortened Hearing on 06/20/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo

*b. Ordinance 2005-19-54: Appropriating $2,500,000 for the Central Emergency Service Area to Pay the Costs of Planning, Designing, Constructing, Equipping, and Financing a Fire Station in Kasilof, Acquiring and Renovating the Fire Station in the Funny River Area, and Related Capital Improvements in the Central Emergency Service Area with Funding Provided by Issuance of $2,500,000 in Central Emergency Service Area General Obligation Bonds (Mayor) (Shortened Hearing on 06/20/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)     Memo

4.Other

*a. Petition to Vacate That Portion of a 66-foot Section Line Easement Centered on the Line Common to Sections 35 and 36, Beginning at Anthony Avenue and Extending to the South of Walker Street, AND Vacate the 33-foot Wide Portion of Mountain Ash Street and All Adjacent Utility Easements Associated with Mountain Ash Street; Dedicated by Forest Hills Lookout Subdivision Amended (Plat KN 86-204); Within Section 35 and 36, Township 5 North, Range 10 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska; and Within the Kenai Peninsula Borough; KPB File 2006-072; Petitioners: Patrick O’Neill Owner of O’Neill Investments and Pristine Properties L.L.C. of Soldotna, AK; Location: East of Soldotna (Referred to Lands Committee)

[Clerk’s Note: The Planning Commission approved the above referenced vacation by unanimous consent at its regularly scheduled May 8, 2006 meeting.]

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

R.        ASSEMBLY MEETING AND HEARING ANNOUNCEMENTS

            June 20, 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 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)

2.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 07/11/06) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

3.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)

4.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)

5.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)

6.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)

7.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 20, 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.