2004-03-02 Regular Meeting
service Area No. 1 Board
Regular Meeting
Minutes
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2 March 2004 at 7:30 p.m.
Bayside Fire Hall
BOROUGH CLERK'S OFFICE
A. Call to Order
Chairperson Charlie Lorenson called the meeting to order at
7:30pm
B. Roll Call
Present were Board Members Kevin Arndt, Scott Arndt, Rob Casey,
Charlie Lorenson, Kaye McClain, Peggy Tuttle and Greg Spalinger.
Also present were Bud Cassidy [ElF Department] and Sharon Lea
Adinolfi, recording secretary.
C. Approval of Agenda
It was moved and seconded [So Arndt and R. Casey] to move New
Business to an earlier position in the Agenda to accommodate
those citizens who were in attendance re Trinity Island Paving
and Spruce Cape Road. The Agenda as altered was approved by a
unanimous voice vote.
D. Approval of Minutes
The Minutes of the last regular meeting of the Board [21 January
2004] were distributed and read. C. Lorenson noted that on page
3 it should read "13-15 miles of paved roads" [in the Service
Area] rather than "...gravel Ipaved..." . S. Arndt moved to approve
the Minutes as amended. G. Spalinger seconded the Motion. The
Minutes, as amended, were unanimously approved.
E. Public Comments
None.
F. Financial Report
S. Arndt moved to acknowledge receipt of the Financial Report.
G. Spalinger seconded the Motion. Acknowledgement was approved.
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G. New Business
1. Paving of Trinity Island Subdivision
B. Cassidy gave a brief update on the progress of the Trinity
Island Paving Project.
The general consensus of the public present was to have a 28 I
wide paved road with no striping.
B. Cassidy indicated that paving would be done to property
lines.
Questions re how driveways would be handled.
S. Arndt suggested that each driveway be treated on a case by
case basis and costing would be done proportionately.
Question re 3" or 4" paving material at the entrance of Sitkinak
Drive - S. Arndt said he would recommend 4" and the consensus of
the public present was that 4" would be preferable.
Public also noted that the ditches need to be cleaned and
dressed before paving is begun.
The Chair thanked those in attendance for their comments.
2. Spruce Cape Road
B. Cassidy gives background information relating local concern
re the speed limit along Spruce Cape Road. He indicated that
citizens have voiced concern because of population growth and
the heavier amount of traffic that growth has caused. He said
that his office has forwarded a letter to the State DOT to look
into the reduction of the posted speed limit. Those in
attendance questioned the process the State will conduct an
investigation, counting the number of vehicles using the road,
will look at the design of the road and then make a
determination. Issues regarding signage, guardrails, widening
of the road, lighting and enforcement of the speed limit were
discussed.
The Chair thanked the public for their input.
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3. Shahafka cul de sac Bulb
B. Cassidy said that he had gone to visit this area and that
there is a real need to look at the drainage situation.
The Chair indicated a need to have a surveyor look at this area
and define the bulb and then get in and clean it up.
B. Cassidy said that he would be looking at a map of the area
and would bring information to the next meeting.
4. Calcium Chloride Quotes
Quotes for 20 tons of calcium chloride were provided to the
Board. S. Arndt moved that the purchase of 20 tons of calcium
chloride be awarded to the lowest bidder, Univar. G. Spalinger
seconded the motion. A roll call vote to approve the Motion was
unanimous.
5. Chair Stipend
The Chair said that he had turned in the beeper used by the
previous Service District Chair and that he would be using his
own cell phone. The Chair requested an annual payment of $200
to assist him in paying the cost of his personal cell phone. A
Motion was made and seconded to reimburse the Chair $200/year to
help defray the cost of his cell phone. A roll call vote was
unanimous.
6. Budget
The Chair turned the discussion of the new FY Budget over to S.
Arndt. S. Arndt began by reviewing the revenue side of the SD
Budget - there being a slight increase in 2004. He went over
the projected assessed value of property, revenue sharing,
interest revenue, etc., ending with a projected total revenue of
$202,400.00.
S. Arndt continued with a review of the expenditure side of the
Budget. The expenditures including the Chair's stipend,
personnel, FICA, group insurance, etc. plus $195,000 to cover
snow removal, repairslmaintenance and grading and ditching will
total $202,400.00. A balanced budget. The Board agreed
unanimously that a budget hearing would be held on 23 March
2004.
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H. Old Business
The Chair indicated that most everything had been covered during
the meeting already and called for any public comments.
I. Public Comments
None.
J. Board Comments
K. Arndt: None
K. McLain: Good Meeting
R. Casey: None
P. Tuttle: Good Meeting
S. Arndt: None
G. Spalinger: None
K. Adjourmnent. There being
Board, a Motion was made and
The voice vote was unanimous
9:20pm.
no further business before the
seconded to adj ourn the meeting.
and the meeting was adj ourned at
Respectfully submitted:
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