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2006-02-14 Regular Meeting KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING-FEBRUARY 14, 2006 MINUTES CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Parks & Recreation Committee was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by CHAIR SIROFCHUCK on February 14, 2006 in the Borough Conference Room. ROLLCALL Committee Members Present Absent Excused Others Present Hans Tschersich X Mary Ogle Jeff Huntlev X Community Development Kevin Foster X Mike Sirofchuck-Chair X Murphy Forner X Pam Foreman X Patrick Saltonstall X Andy Schroeder X Wayne Biessel X Ian Filip X Betty Odell X Roy Brown X A quorum was established. APPROVAL OF AGENDA COMMITTEE MEMBER SALTONSTALL MOVED TO AMEND the agenda to move Rob Greene's appearance to Audience Comments & Appearances AND APPROVE the agenda. The motion was SECONDED by COMMITTEE MEMBER FOREMAN, and was CARRIED 5-0. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING COMMITTEE MEMBER FOREMAN MOVED TO APPROVE the minutes with the amendments of corrected spelling of Alutiiq and Sirofchuck. The motion was SECONDED by COMMITTEE MEMBER SALTONST ALL, and it CARRIED 5-0. AUDIENCE COMMENTS AND APPEARANCE REQUESTS Rob Greene spoke regarding the Pasagshak paving. He said it may be on the '08 S.T.J.P. and use a two phase system this summer and next summer to finish. The paving project will increase and designate the parking lot at the park. P&R Minutes Page 1 of 3 2/14/2006 OLD BUSINESS A. Parks Ordinance Ogle stated she talked to the Planning & Zoning Commission and staff to determine what types of subdivisions will be coming in and she has predicted a series of small subdivisions because of the type of land to be developed. B. OtmeloilNorth Star Ogle stated it is still moving ahead. There was a P.T.A. meeting at North Star that Bud Cassidy and some ofthe service district people attended. They are about to submit an RFP for proposals for the design. C. Trail Ownership Inventory Ogle stated she is still working on it. She hasn't been able to get any responses from BLM and the State as to whether the atlas maps are in GIS format or just AutoCAD. Wayne Biessel stated he may be able to help with that because he is working with the planner. Ogle said she passed all the information on to the consultants based on the meeting last week. D. 2006 Alaska Coastal Conservation Grant Application Ogle stated she completed the application with the help from R.c. Hardy at Soil & Water Conservation and it was submitted and mailed today. NEW BUSINESS There was no new business. COMMUNICATIONS A. Letter from the State of Alaska, Dept. of Natural Resources dated January 25,2006 regarding a Conservation Plan in the Saltery Cove area. Ogle stated this is something for the committee to review for the next meeting. It is a comment on a grazing lease for Mr. Dorman that was sent directly to the Parks and Recreation Committee for comment by March 10. It is a grazing lease up for renewal. Ogle recommends they look at the changes in the plan. More fencing is one change. A brief discussion of the proposed changes. B. Email from Lisa Holzapfel dated February 13, 2006 regarding ARPA. Ogle stated Lisa Holzapfel submitted a release that there is a Trails Conference in Fairbanks April 5 - 8 and it is $140 per person, so review it to see if anyone is interested in going. She said she is trying to see if the department's budget can pay for it. REPORTS A. Meeting Schedule: February 28,2006 P&R meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the KIB conference room. March 14,2006 P&R meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the KIB conference room. P&R Minutes Page 2 of 3 2/14/2006 AUDIENCE COMMENTS There were no audience comments. COMMITTEE MEMBERS' COMMENTS Wayne Biessel stated they are working on the Trails Plan for Fort Abercrombie as part of the Management Plan and he is trying to convene a committee of the Parks Advisory Board which can be anyone to work on a trails plan for the park that will turn into a larger model for a statewide trail plan framework pertaining to trail standards and classifications. He is trying to get some interested citizens and he thinks it would be beneficial to have someone from this committee to help with this plan. It will be 1 to 1 1/2 month long project and they will meet weekly because he will need a lot of input. The objective is to have the Trails Plan component completed and ready for public review during the Management Public Review Draft phase in late March. Discussion of the new board Ogle stated they haven't heard about the last Fort Abercrombie grant application yet. Kevin Foster apologized for not making the last couple of meetings. Andy Schroeder stated he is glad to be on board. Mike Sirofchuck wanted to welcome Andy ADJOURNMENT CHAIR SIROFCHUCK requested a motion to adjourn. COMMITTEE MEMBER SALTONST ALL MOVED TO ADJOURN the regular meeting. The motion was SECONDED by COMMITTEE MEMBER FOREMAN, AND CARRIED by unanimous voice vote. The meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m. KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE By: ATTEST By:,Vt)(' J. On COrn @ Sheila Smith, Secretary Community Development Department DATE APPROVED: March 28, 2006 P &R Minutes Page 3 of 3 2/14/2006