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.    July 11, 2006 Regular Assembly Meeting Minutes

H.       COMMENDING RESOLUTIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS

1.    A Resolution Commending the Nine and Ten Year Old Soldotna Little League All Star Baseball Team as the 2006 State Champions (Merkes)

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

1.    Rob Massengill, Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Fishery Biologist - Sport Fish Division, "Northern Pike in the Kenai Peninsula Borough" (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 Contract with Steve’s Tree Service for Kenai East #1 ROW Project

•    Approval of Contract with Steve’s Tree Service for Kenai East #2 ROW Project

•    Approval of Contract with Alaska Map Company for GIS Support for the SBB Mitigation Program

b.    Approval of Contract with Floor-Ever, Inc. for Homer Middle School Flooring Replacement

c.    Approval of Contract with Floor-Ever, Inc. for Sterling Elementary School Flooring Replacement

d.    Approval of Contract with Floor-Ever, Inc. for KPB Human Resource Building Flooring Replacement

e.    Approval of Contract with Beluga Construction Company for Soldotna Elementary School Flooring Replacement

f.    Approval of Contract with Moore’s Landscaping LLC for Rootwad Harvest at Beluga Landfill

g.    Approval of Contract with Tutka Bay Charters – Chris Banas for Boat Charter Service for KPB Appraisers

h.    Approval of Sole Source Contract with Seimens Building Technologies, Inc. for DDC System Remote Access at Seward Middle School

i.    Approval to Waive Bonding Requirements for the Arsenic Removal System at Sterling and Tustumena Elementary and Nikiski Middle/High Schools

j.    Approval of Purchase and Service Agreement between KPB and Funny River Emergency Services for Property and Equipment Inventory

k.    Approval of Contract with Soderstrom Architects, P.C. for South Peninsula Hospital East Addition Project

2.Other

a.    Investment Portfolio as of June 30, 2006

b.    Budget Revisions – June 2006

c.    Revenue Expenditure Report – June 2006

M. ITEMS NOT COMPLETED FROM PRIOR AGENDA - None

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

1.Ordinance 2006-01 (Martin) Substitute: Repealing KPB Chapter 21.26 and Enacting KPB Chapter 21.29, Material Site Permits (Martin) (Referred to Lands Committee)  Memo  Other  Other  PC Minutes  Anchor Point APC Minutes  

Memo 7-21-06   Proposed Amendments 7-21-06   Chapter 21.29 with Proposed Amendments   other   other   Proposed Amendments 8-1-06

2.Ordinance 2006-29: Providing for the Submission to the Qualified Voters of Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, at an Election in and for the Kenai Peninsula Borough on October 3, 2006, the Question of the Issuance of Not to Exceed Two Million Five Hundred Eighty-Eight Thousand Dollars ($2,588,000) of General Obligation Bonds of the Kenai Peninsula Borough to Pay Costs of Educational Capital Improvements in the Kenai Peninsula Borough (Mayor) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)  Memo  Proposed Amendment

3.Ordinance 2006-31: Eliminating the Sunset Date of Ordinance 2001-27, Relating to the Authority to Exercise Transportation Funding Powers (Mayor) (Referred to Legislative Committee)   Memo

Ordinance 2006-31 (Sprague, Martin) Substitute: Seeking Voter Approval for the Borough to Continue to Exercise Transportation Funding Powers (Sprague, Martin) (Referred to Legislative Committee)  Memo    other   other

4.Ordinance 2005-19-55: Redirecting Funds Previously Appropriated for Software Licensing to Transfers to the General Government Capital Project Fund and Appropriating the Funds to Cover Estimated Travel Costs Associated with the New Computer Aided Mass Appraisal (CAMA) and Tax Billing System (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)   Memo

O. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - none

P.   NEW BUSINESS

      1.         Bid Awards

*a.Resolution 2006-067: Authorizing Award of Contract for Summer and Winter Road Maintenance in the Central Region Unit 3 for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Road Service Area (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo

*b.Resolution 2006-068: Authorizing Award of a Professional Design Service Contract for the Chinulna Point Subdivision RIAD Street Paving Project (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)   Memo

*c.Resolution 2006-069: Authorizing a Fire Utility Apparatus Purchase and Redirection of Previously Appropriated Capital Project Funds for Bear Creek Fire Service Area (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo   BidTab   

BCFSA Minutes

      2.         Resolutions

*a.Resolution 2006-070: Supporting an Application to the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to Officially Name an Unnamed Lake South of Soldotna as Pula Lake (Mayor) (Referred to Lands Committee)  Memo

*b.Resolution 2006-071: Authorizing the Acquisition of Lot 1, “White Alice” Subdivision, Plat No. 82-53, Homer Recording District for a Kachemak Emergency Service Area Fire Station Site (Mayor) (Referred to Lands Committee)

Memo    KESA Minutes   Backup

*c.Resolution 2006-072: Authorizing the Acquisition of Lot 2, “White Alice” Subdivision, Plat No. 82-53, Homer Recording District for a Kachemak Emergency Service Area Fire Station Site (Mayor) (Referred to Lands Committee)

Memo    KESA Minutes    Backup

      3.         Ordinances

*a.Ordinance 2006-19-06: Appropriating $250,000 from the Borough’s General Fund Balance to Partially Reimburse the CES Capital Project Fund for its Contribution for Construction of an Emergency Response Center (Mayor) (Hearing on 09/05/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo

*b.Ordinance 2006-19-07: Appropriating $707,000 in Central Peninsula General Hospital Plant Replacement and Expansion Fund for Patient Monitoring and Telemetry Equipment (Mayor) (Shortened Hearing on 08/15/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)   Memo

*c.Ordinance 2006-19-08: Appropriating $150,000 in the Borough’s General Fund for Transfer to the General Government Capital Projects Fund for Capital Improvements at Borough Facilities (Mayor) (Hearing on 09/05/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)   Memo

*d.Ordinance 2006-19-09: Accepting and Appropriating a State Grant in the Amount of $1,800,000 for Borough-Wide Road Upgrades (Mayor) (Shortened Hearing on 08/15/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)   Memo

*e.Ordinance 2006-19-10: Accepting and Appropriating Four State Grants Totaling $105,000 for School Projects (Mayor) (Hearing on 09/05/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)   Memo

*f.Ordinance 2006-19-11: Accepting $325,080 from the State of Alaska for the Local Match to Federal Funds for Keystone Drive Road Improvements and Appropriating the Grant to a Road Service Area Capital Project Account (Mayor) (Hearing on 09/05/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)   Memo

*g.Ordinance 2006-19-12: Appropriating $22,925 from Kachemak Emergency Service Area Capital Projects Fund Balance for Purchase and Installation of a Fire Station Generator (Mayor) (Shortened Hearing on 08/15/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)  Memo

4.Other

*a.Petition to Vacate a Portion of the 66-foot Section Line Easement Between Whisper Lake and Lot 22A Lake View Terrace North Shore Addition No. 3 (KN 2003-42); within Sections 17 and 18, Township 5 North, Range 9 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska; and within the Kenai Peninsula Borough. KPB File 2006-160 Location: Sterling Area (Referred to Lands Committee)

[Clerk’s Note: The Planning Commission approved the above referenced vacation by unanimous consent at its regularly scheduled July 17, 2006 meeting.]

*b.Petition to Vacate a Portion of Moose Hollow Road Right-of-Way and Associated Public Utility Easement Adjacent to Lot 2 Block 1, Dedicated by Lake Vista Estates Part 2 (Plat KN 95-13); within Section 12, Township 6 North, Range 12 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska; and within the Kenai Peninsula Borough. KPB File 2006-143; Location: North Kenai Area (Referred to Lands Committee)

[Clerk’s Note: The Planning Commission approved the above referenced vacation by unanimous consent at its regularly scheduled July 17, 2006 meeting.]

*c.Authorizing an Application for Restaurant Designation Permit Filed by CIRI Alaska Tourism Corporation dba Kenai Fjords Wilderness Lodge (Referred to Finance Committee)

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

R.  ASSEMBLY MEETING AND HEARING ANNOUNCEMENTS

      August 15, 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 2006-19-01: Accepting and Appropriating on Behalf of Kachemak Emergency Service Area a Rural Fire Assistance Grant from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (Mayor) (Hearing on 08/15/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)   Memo

2.Ordinance 2006–19-02: Accepting and Appropriating $10,000 from Michael Anderson as a Public Interest Contribution to Develop and Conduct an Environmental Protection Symposium on Gravel Pits and Gravel Pit Operation (Mayor) (Hearing on 08/15/06) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)   Memo

3.Ordinance 2006-19-03: To Apply Revenue of $702,515 Received From the State of Alaska Department of Administration, Division of Retirement & Benefits, to the Borough’s Unfunded Public Employees Retirement System Liability (Mayor) (Hearing on 08/15/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)   Memo

4.Ordinance 2006-19-04: Accepting and Appropriating on Behalf of Bear Creek Fire Service Area Two Fire Assistance Grants from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (Mayor) (Hearing on 08/15/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)   Memo

5.Ordinance 2006-19-05: Accepting and Appropriating a Direct Lump Sum Payment of $2,069,000 from the U.S. Forest Service for Spruce Bark Beetle Mitigation Program Work (Mayor) (Hearing on 08/15/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)   Memo     Program Outline

6.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 09/05/06) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)  Memo  Amendment Memo  Amendment Memo 6-28-06

7.Ordinance 2006-30: Amending Chapter 5.20 of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Code Regarding Funds and Account Groups (Mayor) (Hearing on 08/15/06) (Referred to Finance Committee)   Memo    Chart of Accounts Policy

8.Ordinance 2006-32: Amending Chapter 5.04 of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Code Regarding Budget Procedures (Mayor) (Hearing on 08/15/06) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)   Memo  Budget Policy

9.Ordinance 2006-33: Amending KPB 17.50.030 and 17.50.035 to Facilitate Removal of Hazard Trees on Borough Land (Mayor) (Hearing on 08/15/06) (Referred to Lands Committee)   Memo     Planning Commission Action

10.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 09/05/06) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)   Memo

11.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) (Tabled on 06/20/06) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)   Memo

12.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)

Staff Report   Planning Commission Action   Other  Attachment A

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 August 15, 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.