2019-10-28 Regular MeetingKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Consolidation Committee
Minutes (corrected) of October 28, 2019
A Consolidation Committee meeting was held on October 28, 2019, in the Borough
Conference Room of the Kodiak Island Borough Building, 710 Mill Bay Road. The
meeting was called to order at 6:32 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Culbertson, Kewan via telephone, Kornelis via telephone, Haines, Thran via
telephone, Thomas, Turner, VanDyke; Griffin and Tvenge arrived late
Absent: Kavanaugh, alt Delgado
PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to Three Minutes per Speaker)
Judi Kidder
AGENDA ITEMS
Minutes of the October 14, 2019 Consolidation Committee Meeting
Motion to approve the minutes of the October 14, 2019 Consolidation Committee
meeting.
Questions/Comments about items previously discussed
Review Work Plan change to include discussion of reasons for consolidation
No further adjustments to the work plan at this time
Discuss Reasons (Goals & Objectives) of Kodiak Consolidation
We will proceed with reasons for consolidation as follows:
• to provide maximum self -governance with minimum governmental units
• to provide services in a streamlined and equitable manner
• to provide effective representation
Discussion included addressing representation of village community concerns, potential
efficiencies in a broad range of topics such as costs, communications, performance,
identification of local government services, revitalizing community involvement, etc.
These reasons for consolidation will be revisited as powers, services, budgets and
narratives of the various aspects of consolidation are discussed.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
New Assembly Composition and Apportionment
http://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asi)#29.20.060
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We will recommend the following Assembly composition of seven members:
• 2 seats elected from the area currently known as Fire Protection Area No. 1
• 2 seats elected from the area currently known as the City of Kodiak
• 1 seat elected from the area generally south of the area currently known as the
City of Kodiak, which include neighborhoods of the US Coast Guard Base, Bells
Flats, Anton Larsen Bay, Chiniak, Pasagshak and residents in-between
• 1 seat elected from the rural/village communities
• 1 seat elected at -large
And, assuming a Mayor -Manager form of government, the Mayor will be elected at -large.
Discussion included consideration of all members elected at -large; 1 seat elected from
the rural/village communities with the remainder elected at -large; increasing the
membership to nine with the above composition and additional at -large seats.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED 6-2 with Haines and Thomas dissenting.
SET NEXT MEETING DATE AND TIME
November 4, 2019 6:30 pm
subsequent meetings will be November 25th, December 9th, December 30th, and
then every Monday preceding an Assembly regular meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourned at 8:24 pm
Approved On November 4, 2019
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