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2018-01-04 Regular MeetingKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH Assembly Regular Meeting January 4, 2018 A regular meeting of the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly was held on January 4, 2018, in the Assembly Chambers of the Kodiak Island Borough Building, 710 Mill Bay Road. The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. The invocation was given by Sargent Major Dave Blacketer of the Salvation Army. Mayor Rohrer led the Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Mayor Dan Rohrer, Assembly members Kyle Crow, Julie Kavanaugh, Andy Schroeder, Rebecca Skinner, Scott Smiley, Dennis Symmons, and Matthew Van Daele. Also present were Administrative Official Bill Roberts, Borough Clerk Nova Javier, and Deputy Clerk Laurie Pardoe. APPROVAL OF AGENDA SCHROEDER moved to approve the agenda. SMILEY moved to amend the agenda by moving Other Item A. Mayoral Appointments Of Assembly Member Representatives To The Borough Lands Committee as the item no. 1 under "Unfinished Business." ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION TO AMEND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Crow, Kavanaugh, Schroeder, Skinner, Smiley, Symmons, and Van Daele. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION AS AMENDED CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. APPROVAL OF MINUTES None. CITIZENS' COMMENTS Larry Van Daele encouraged the Assembly to not get caught in feuds which result in inaction. Nicole Clark called in regarding last meeting implore the Assembly to set aside personal grievances and work together to make Kodiak best it can be. George Getter Jr. encouraged the Assembly not to compete with the private sector when it comes to renting spaces. Dave Townsend noted that he would take his pending appointment to the Planning and Zoning Commission very seriously. He apologized to the community that he was not able to pursue conflict of interest code amendments while he was on the assembly. Bernadette Deolazes thanked the assembly for the work on mitigation of flooding in Bells flats. Kodiak Island Borough Assembly Regular Meeting Minutes January 4, 2018 Page 1 of 6 Maggie Slife commentined as a private citizen and would like to see the assembly members to serve as non voting ex -officio members on the different borough committees to avoid the issues with conflict of interest. Sue Jeffrey encouraged the assembly to address conflict of interest issues in an orderly way and abide by Robert's Rules. AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS Associate Planner Daniel McKenna -Foster presented a Parks and Recreation Committee update. City Parks and Recreation Director Corey Gronn also provided a supplemental update. COMMITTEE REPORTS Assembly member Van Daele provided an update regarding the recently held Borough Lands Committee special meeting. Mayor Rohrer noted that Alan Schmidt served on the Planning and Zoning Commission as a City representation and also on the Borough Lands Committee. His term was up and encouraged everyone to bring forth names to serve as a replacement. PUBLIC HEARING None. BOROUGH MANAGER'S REPORT Administrative Official Roberts briefly reported on the following: • Looking forward to manager's return • Busy with assessment activities in the Assessing Department • Greeted everyone a Happy new year MESSAGES FROM THE BOROUGH MAYOR Mayor Rohrer announced the following: • Scheduling of future budget discussions and future agenda items • Joint Work Session with the City on January 17 was canceled and the next schedules JWS is on March 21 Other Item Mayoral Appointments Of Assembly Member Representatives To The Borough Lands Committee. SMILEY moved to authorize and confirm the mayoral appointments of Kavanaugh and Van Daele to the Borough Lands Committee. At the regular meeting of December 21, the Assembly failed to confirm the appointments of Assembly member Van Daele and Assembly member Kavanaugh. Kodiak Island Borough Assembly Regular Meeting Minutes January 4, 2018 Page 2 of 6 ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED FIVE TO TWO: Kavanaugh, Schroeder, Smiley, Van Daele, and Crow (Ayes); Skinner and Symmons (Noes). UNFINISHED BUSINESS Mayoral Appointments Of Assembly Member Representatives To Different Boards, Committees, Commissions, And Councils; and Assembly Representatives To The Different Cities, Communities, and Villages (With The Exemption Of The Lands Committee). The motion on the floor was to confirm the mayoral appointments of assembly member representatives to different Boards, Committees, Commissions, Cities and Villages. At the last regular meeting of December 28, 2017, the Assembly divided the motion and separated the appointments to the Lands Committee and that motion to appoint Assembly member Van Daele and Assembly member Kavanaugh failed. The Assembly also decided to postpone the rest of the appointments to the January 4th meeting. ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: Schroeder, Skinner, Smiley, Symmons, Van Daele, Crow, and Kavanaugh. NEW BUSINESS Contracts None. Resolutions Resolution No. FY2018-20 Adopting An Alternative Allocation Method For The FY18 Shared Fisheries Business Tax Program And Certifying That This Allocation Method Fairly Represents The Distribution Of Significant Effects Of Fisheries Business Activity In FMA 13: Kodiak Area VAN DAELE moved to adopt Resolution No. FY2018-20. The State of Alaska, Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development's Shared Fisheries Business Tax Program was created in 1990 to help municipalities impacted by the effects of the rapidly expanding offshore fish processing industry by collecting a tax from fish processors and sharing the collected taxes with affected municipalities. Applications must be submitted annually by municipalities to receive an allocation from the program. The deadline was February 15, 2018. This resolution will allow the Kodiak Island Borough to submit its application for the FY2018 Shared Fisheries Business Tax Program using an alternative method. The resolution indicating approval of the application is a required portion of the application. The FY2018 Shared Fisheries Business Tax allocation will be based on the population of each of the cities within the Borough, and the Borough's allocation will be based on the total population of the Borough, less the population of each of the cities (Akhiok, Kodiak, Larsen Bay, Old Harbor, Ouzinkie and Port Lions.) Kodiak Island Borough Assembly Regular Meeting Minutes January 4, 2018 Page 3 of 6 Last year, the Kodiak Island Borough received $60,422.12 as their share. The total allocation to the Kodiak area FMA for FY2017 was $246,159. For FY2018, the Kodiak Island Borough is estimated to receive $80,515.51 as its share and the total allocation to the Kodiak FMA is estimated at $252,914.79. This is proposed under consent agenda since this is a routine and annual item. ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: Crow, Kavanaugh, Schroeder, Skinner, Smiley, Symmons, and Van Daele. Ordinances for Introduction Other Items 1. Mayoral Appointments Of Assembly Member Representatives To The Borough Lands Committee. This item was moved and was considered previously on the agenda. 2. Confirmation Of Mayoral Appointment To The Architectural Review Board (Mr. Rick Ryser). VAN DAELE moved to confirm the mayoral appointment of Mr. Rick Ryser to the Architectural/Engineering Review Board for a term to expire 2020. There was one vacant seat to this Board and Mr. Rick Ryser was an incumbent and the only applicant to the vacant seat. ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: Smiley, Symmons, Van Daele, Crow, Kavanaugh, Schroeder, and Skinner. 3. Confirmation Of Mayoral Appointment To The Planning and Zoning Commission (Mr. Dave Townsend). CROW moved to confirm the Mayoral appointment of Mr. Dave Townsend to the Planning and Zoning Commission for a seat to expire on December 2020. On December 13, 2017 the Clerk's Office received an application for a seat on the Planning and Zoning Commission from Mr. Dave Townsend. There are currently two vacant seats (one Borough and one City) to expire 2020. Mr. Townsend was being appointed to the borough seat to expire 2020. This seat was previously held by Mr. Greg Spalinger. There remains a CITY seat that is vacant on the Commission to expire 2020. ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: Symmons, Van Daele, Crow, Kavanaugh, Schroeder, Skinner, and Smiley. 4. Confirmation Of Mayoral Appointment To The Solid Waste Advisory Board. Kodiak Island Borough Assembly Regular Meeting Minutes January 4, 2018 Page 4 of 6 VAN DAELE moved to confirm the mayoral appointment of Ms. Stephanie Mason to the Solid Waste Advisory Board for a term to expire December 2020. There is currently one vacant seat on the Solid Waste Advisory Board for a term to expire December 2020. There were two applications received from the following: • Jennifer Culbertson (incumbent), application received on December 26, 2017 • Stephanie M. Mason, application received on December 12, 2017 ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: Van Daele, Crow, Kavanaugh, Schroeder, Skinner, Smiley, and Symmons. 5. Confirmation Of Mayoral Appointment To The Parks And Recreation Committee (Mr. Shane Ali'i Thompson). CROW moved to confirm the mayoral appointment of Mr. Shane Ali'i Thompson to the Parks and Recreation Committee for a term to expire December 2020. There was one vacant seat on the Parks and Recreation Committee for a term to expire December 2020. This seat was previously held by Mr. Dale Stratton and he noted that he would not be reapplying for another term. Mr. Thompson was the only applicant and he submitted his application on December 8, 2017. KAVANAUGH moved to postpone the appointment to the next regular meeting. VOICE VOTE ON THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. CITIZENS' COMMENTS Mel Stephens spoke on the topic of appropriate conversations of assembly members during meetings and that it was ok for them to disagree and hear criticsms. ASSEMBLY MEMBERS' COMMENTS Assembly member Kavanaugh commented that she considered the conflict of interest a serious topic. She received input from the public and noted the mixed reactions she is getting. She believed that she is sitting on the Assembly with people who wanted to do their best for this community. Assembly member Van Daele inquired if KMXT would be broadcasting the special work session for the Strategic Planning. The response was that it would not be broadcasted. Assembly member Crow addressed concerns regarding a public comment given during last meeting that he was not paying attention to the comments of the speaker. He noted that he will be more conscientious and will avoid projecting that he was not, because he was. He appreciated Kodiak Island Borough Assembly Regular Meeting Minutes January 4, 2018 Page 5 of 6 the respect and courtesy and he noted that he was learning lessons from the public and appreciate the privilege of being elected to serve. Assembly member Skinner commented that conflict of interest is a serious and very important issue and the code does not provide clear guidance. The Assembly has an obligation to clarify code for themselves on what is conflict of interest. Assembly member Smiley greeted everyone a Happy New Year. Assembly member Symmons thanked people for their input. Assembly member Schroeder appreciated the public comments. He agreed on the importance of having a clear code regarding conflict of interest and what should be considered as substantial financial interest. Announcements Mayor Rohrer announced that the next Assembly work session was scheduled for Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. in the School District Conference Room. The next regular meeting was scheduled on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. in the Borough Assembly Chambers. The Assembly will hold a Strategic Planning meeting at 9 a.m. on Sunday, January 21, 2018 in the Borough Assembly Chambers. ADJOURNMENT CROW moved to adjourn the meeting. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m. KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ATTEST: Daniel A. Rohrer, Mayor L - ` Nova M. Javier, MMC, Borou h Clerk Approved on: March 22, 2018 Kodiak Island Borough January 4, 2018 Assembly Regular Meeting Minutes Page 6 of 6