1991-10-24 Regular MeetingMONASHKA BAY ROAD SERVICE DISTRICT
MINUTES
MEETING OF OCTOBER 24, 1991
I. The meeting was called to order at 7:15 p.m. at the Monashka
Bay Fire Hall.
Members present were: Members absent were:
Dan Ogg
Eric Blankenburg
Don Fox
Joel Wattum
Roger Blackett
Gregory Razo
Lou Dochtermann
II. Chairman Joel Wattum opened the meeting. Dan Ogg and Eric
Blankenburg then generally instructed new board members on
their responsibilities and informed regarding a typical
annual agenda for the advisory board meetings. Outgoing
board members were thanked for their participation and time
in representing our segment of the community. New board
members were encouraged to actively participate in making
sure that the Kodiak Island Borough continued to be aware of
our area's unique needs. The Chairman then opened up the
meeting to public comments and general dialogue. Discussion
ensued concerning the maintenance of the roads and the
current state of the service area's budget.
It was determined that a copy of the current road service
contract with A-K Construction needed to be obtained and
provided to all board members. Greg Razo was instructed to
obtain a copy of the contract from the Borough. Likewise,
the current year budget was not available to the board
members. Consequently, Mr. Razo was also directed to
request a copy of the budget from the Borough Clerk.
Finally, the board did not have available the by-laws that
relate to the Monashka Bay Road Service District Advisory
Board. Mr. Razo was also asked to obtain these by-laws from
the Borough.
It was learned that Mr. Blackett had previously served on
the very first road service area board for Monashka Bay.
Mr. Blackett advised that during the history of the advisory
board, previously, the board had chosen to use newsletters
to inform citizens regarding events concerning the service
area. It was discussed whether newsletters again be used
with the new board. The consensus was that the use of
newsletters was a good idea and that a newsletter should
follow each meeting of the Monashka Bay Road Service
District Advisory Board.
III. The meeting then proceeded to the election of officers.
Roger F. Blackett was nominated to be Chairman. Gregory P.
Razo was nominated to be secretary. Each member was then
unanimously elected to the office. Outgoing Chairman Joel
Wattum was thanked for his participation during the previous
year.
IV. The meeting was then opened up to board member comments. It
was noted that Jim Graham and A-K Construction were doing a
very good job on the roads. A-K Construction employs Fred
Turcott who is an experienced grader operator and is very
familiar with our service area. Board members unanimously
thought that Fred Turcott was an asset to the A-K
Construction contract given his unique experience with our
roads. Roger then suggested that the Service District
Advisory Board look into possible federal and state funding
for the roads in addition to those efforts made by the
Kodiak Island Borough. There appears to be nothing to
prevent the Monashka Bay Road Service District Advisory
Board from engaging in independent lobbying efforts to
improve our area's road system. The need for keeping the
request for paving the area's road system as a Borough
priority was then discussed. As the list of Borough
priorities is again being reviewed, it was determined to be
important that the Monashka Bay Road Service District
Advisory Board contact the Borough Mayor to again request
paving for the roads. The Board also requested to be
informed from the Borough regarding the percentage of
funding provided by the State of Alaska through the Borough
directly to our service district. Mr. Razo was also
requested to seek further details of the budgeting process
and the budgeting formula from the Borough Financial
Officer.
The meeting then turned to specifics for planning road
maintenance in the future. It was determined that within
the constraints of available budget that there should be
grading on the roads conducted at least every two months.
It was further discussed that in the area of priorities,
snow removal and sanding was the first priority. Grading
was the second priority. A final priority was an overall
effort to reach a fund reserve with the Service District's
budget.
V. The next meeting date was set for Wednesday, January 22,
1992, at 7:00 p.m. at the Bayside Fire Department.
VI. The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 p.m.
-ROGER F. BLACKETT
Chairman