MEMORANDUM

TO:                Ron Long, Assembly President

                        Members, Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly

THRU:           John Williams, Mayor

FROM:          Max Best, Planning Director

DATE:           June 1, 2006

SUBJECT:    Ordinance 2006-28 an ordinance to extend the termination date of Ordinance 2000-50

This amendment proposes to extend the term of Ordinance 2000-50 to allow for the emergency harvest of spruce bark beetle killed timber. Ordinance 2000-50 was originally set to terminate on July 1, 2003. On June 17, 2003, the assembly passed Ordinance 2003-21 that extended the termination date of Ordinance 2000-50 until July 1, 2006. This proposed ordinance would extend the termination date of Ordinance 2000-50 until July 1, 2009.

The extension of the termination date of Ordinance 2000-50 will allow the borough to expeditiously harvest spruce bark beetle killed timber on borough lands, as identified in Ordinance 2000-50 and Ordinance 2003-21, should a new wood fiber market return to the Kenai Peninsula.

The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on June 12, 2006, concerning this proposed ordinance.

Shortened hearing is requested in order that this ordinance can be considered before the repeal date of Ordinance 2000-50.