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KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Assembly Regular Meeting
May 1, 2025
A regular meeting of the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly was held on May 1, 2025, in the
Assembly Chambers. The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. Staff present were Borough
Manager Aimee Williams, Borough Clerk Nova M. Javier, and Deputy Clerk Lina Cruz.
1. INVOCATION
Cadet Joe Duran of the Salvation Army gave the invocation.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Arndt led the pledge of allegiance.
3. STATEMENT OF LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We are gathered on the traditional homeland of the Sugpiaq/Alutiiq people, and we
acknowledge the 10 tribes of the Kodiak Alutiiq Region. We recognize the Alutiiq culture
that enriches our community to this day.
4. ROLL CALL
Present were Mayor Arndt, Assembly Members Steven Ames, Jared Griffin, Dave
Johnson, Larry LeDoux, Ryan Sharratt, Scott Smiley, and Bo Whiteside.
5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA
GRIFFIN moved to approve the agenda and consent agenda.
VOICE VOTE ON THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
6. *APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Approved under consent agenda)
A. Regular Meeting Minutes Of April 17, 2025
7. CITIZENS' COMMENTS
The following spoke under citizen's comments:
• Sandra West
• Joseph Delgado
• Mike Milligan
8. AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS
1. Proclamation Declaring The Month Of May 2025 Building Safety Month
Mayor Arndt proclaimed the month of May 2025 as Building Safety Month.
2. Proclamation In Recognition Of The National Salvation Army Week
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Mayor Arndt proclaimed the week of May 12-18, 2025, as National Salvation
Army Week.
3. Proclamation Declaring May 4-10, 2025, As 56th Annual Professional Municipal
Clerks Week
Mayor Arndt proclaimed the week of May 4 through 10, 2025 as Professional
Municipal Clerks Week.
9. COMMITTEE REPORTS — None.
10. PUBLIC HEARING
1. State Of Alaska Alcohol And Marijuana Control Office (AMCO) New Winery
Manufacturer Sampling Endorsement (MSE) Application For Friends By The
Ocean, LLC DBA Friends By The Ocean
GRIFFIN moved to voice non -protest to the State of Alaska Alcohol and
Marijuana Control Office (AMCO) new Winery Manufacturer Sampling
Endorsement application for Friends by the Ocean located at 38057 Chiniak
Highway and direct the Clerk to notify AMCO of this decision.
Mayor Arndt opened the public hearing.
Brenda Friend spoke under public hearing.
Hearing and seeing no other comments, Mayor Arndt closed the public hearing
ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: Ames,
Griffin, Johnson, LeDoux, Sharratt, Smiley, and Whiteside.
11. BOROUGH MANAGER'S REPORT
Borough Manager Aimee Williams provided a manager's report, and it was included in
the meeting packet.
12. MESSAGES FROM THE BOROUGH MAYOR — None.
13. CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR - UNFINISHED BUSINESS
14. CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR - NEW BUSINESS
14.A. CONTRACTS — None.
14.B. RESOLUTIONS
1. Resolution No. FY2025-24, A Resolution Of The Assembly Of The Kodiak Island
Borough Accepting The Recommendation Of The Borough Lands Committee To
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Dispose Of Certain Borough Lands Declared Surplus To The Public Need, And
Authorizing Staff To Prepare The Parcels For Sale
GRIFFIN moved to adopt Resolution No. FY2025-24.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: Griffin,
Johnson, LeDoux, Sharratt, Smiley, Whiteside, and Ames.
2. Resolution No. FY2025-25, A Resolution Of The Assembly Of The Kodiak Island
Borough, Increasing The Compensation Of The Service Are No. 1 Board
Chairperson
SMILEY moved to adopt Resolution No. FY2025-25.
LEDOUX moved to amend lines 34-35 to read:
Section 2: The stipend shall be paid on a quarterly basis from the time a Job
Description is submitted by the Service Area No. 1 Board to the
Borough Manager.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE MOTION TO AMEND LINES 34-35 CARRIED
FOUR TO THREE: LeDoux, Sharratt, Whiteside, Ames (AYES); Smiley, Griffin,
and Johnson (NOES).
SHARRATT moved to amend the amendment by changing the words "Job
Description" to "Standard Operating Procedure."
ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE MOTION TO AMEND THE AMENDMENT:
Johnson, LeDoux, Sharratt, Whiteside, Ames, and Griffin (AYES); Smiley (NO).
ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE MOTION AS AMENDED CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY: Sharratt, Smiley, Whiteside, Ames, Griffin, Johnson, and
LeDoux.
14.C. ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION
1. Ordinance FY2025-02B Amending Ordinance No. FY2025-02, Fiscal Year 2025
Budget, By Amending Budgets and Appropriations To Account For Various
Revenues That Are Over Budget, Providing For Additional Expenditures, And
Moving Funds Between Projects
GRIFFIN moved to advance Ordinance No. FY2025-02B to public hearing at
the next regular meeting of the Assembly.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE MOTION CARRIED SIX TO ONE: Smiley,
Whiteside, Ames, Griffin, Johnson, and LeDoux (AYES); Sharratt (NO).
14.D. OTHER ITEMS
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1. Confirmation Of Assembly Appointments To The Monashka Bay Road Service
Area Board Of Mr. Jeff Brubaker And Christian Kouremetis
GRIFFIN moved to confirm the following Assembly appointments to the
Monashka Bay Road Service Area Board:
• Mr. Jeff Brubaker for a term to expire in October 2027; and
• Mr. Christian Kouremetis for a term to expire in October 2025.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: Smiley,
Whiteside, Ames, Griffin, Johnson, LeDoux, and Sharratt.
15. CITIZENS' COMMENTS — None.
16. ASSEMBLY MEMBERS' COMMENTS
• Assembly Member Whiteside mentioned he will be absent from May 2-23, and
does not wish to be excused.
• Assembly Member Griffin thanked Mayor Arndt for allowing and adding
proclamations to the agendas. He mentioned that he would be visiting Port Lions
on Monday, May 5, and Akhiok on Tuesday, May 6, as well as traveling to Old
Harbor the following week. He looked forward to these visits.
• Assembly Member Johnson thanked Jeff Brubaker and Christian Kouremetis for
volunteering to join the Monashka Bay Road Service Area. He also apologized
to his fellow Assembly Members for his previous behavior not following the
Assembly rules and parliamentary procedure by speaking through the chair.
• Assembly Member Ames thanked all the people who volunteer to be on any of
the service area boards or for boards that help run the Borough. He reminded
and encouraged everyone to participate in the blood drive during Kodiak Crab
Festival.
• Assembly Member LeDoux spoke on the local housing solutions, zoning
ordinances, and beyond that the Manager had included in her report from the
City of Valdez and expressed that it may be a template that can be used by the
Borough to facilitate housing and land development in Kodiak. He also thanked
the chairperson of Service Area No. 1 Board, Scott Arndt, for his exemplary job
making sure all the roads are ready to go. Lastly, he mentioned he would like to
look at different ways for the Assembly to review the budget on a yearly basis in
a simpler format instead of going line by line.
• Assembly Member Smiley thanked everyone on the Service Area No. 1 Board
for their insistence and standing forward on dealing with the issue of increasing
the stipend for the Service Area No. 1 board chairperson regardless and in spite
of the issues and complaints that have been presented by some of the citizens
in the area. He also echoed Assembly Member LeDoux's comments regarding
the budget process.
• Assembly Member Sharratt apologized for his role in causing lack of
professional decorum at the last Assembly meeting. He also said he would like
to give a huge shoutout to Jena, Codi, and Seema, as well as Patricia and let
them know that it has been notable in the last couple of months of how good of
a job they are doing. He asked that his appreciation be passed on to the staff by
the manager on to the staff.
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17. ADJOURNMENT
GRIFFIN moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:43 p.m.
VOICE VOTE ON THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Scott Arndt, Borough Mayor
Kodiak Island Borough
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