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2006-01-10 Regular Meeting fB)11E (G IE 8 W IE ~ KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH If\1 JAN 2 6 imi l11) PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTE REGULAR MEETING-JANUARY 10,2 MINUTES OROUGH CLERK'S OFFICE CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Parks & Recreation Committee was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by CHAIR FOREMAN on January 10, 2006 in the Borough Conference Room. ROLL CALL Committee Members Present Absent Excused Others Present Hans Tschersich X Duane Dvorak Heather Turner X Community Development Jeff Huntley X Kevin Foster X Mike Sirofchuck X Murphy Forner X Pam Foreman-Chair X Patrick Saltonstall X Barbara Williams X Wayne Biessel X Ian Fulp X Roy Brown X A quorum was established. APPROVAL OF AGENDA COMMITTEE MEMBER SIROFCHUCK MOVED TO APPROVE the agenda as presented. The motion was SECONDED by COMMITTEE MEMBER SALTONSTALL, and was CARRIED by unanimous voice vote. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING COMMITTEE MEMBER SALTONSTALL MOVED TO APPROVE the minutes as presented. The motion was SECONDED by COMMITTEE MEMBER TCHERSICH, and it CARRIED by unanimous voice vote. AUDIENCE COMMENTS AND APPEARANCE REQUESTS There were no audience comments or appearance requests. OLD BUSINESS A. Parks Ordinance Dvorak stated Mary Ogle and he collaborated on the drafting based on a review of ordinances from other jurisdictions and based upon the input from the Parks & Recreation Committee. He updated the committee of how and where Ogle and he January 10, 2006 Parks & Recreation Minutes Page 1 of 4 collected information, and recommended the committee review the draft very carefully to ensure internal consistency and it encompasses all they wished included. Discussion of the draft ordinance and the possible need to define/change the wording of the draft. The Committee needs more time to work out the details before it goes to the Planning & Zoning Commission. B. Otme10i/North Star Hold over to January 24,2006. C. Trail Ownership Inventory Dvorak stated that the maps are being worked on and the inventory is in progress NEW BUSINESS A. Discussion of topics from December 13,2005 meeting. After a discussion, it was the consensus of the Committee that the Borough needs to have Borough park maintenance, whether by contractor or by staff. Rob Greene will attend the January 24th meeting to speak regarding the road to Pasagshak. Park & Recreation's CIP discussions are to begin May 23rd, and invitations will be sent in mid April to the groups who attended the December 13th meeting. Then the committee will have a few more meetings to finish preparing before it will feed into the Planning & Zoning Commission in August or September. Brief discussion of the cemetery trails from East Elementary and the 20 year hospital plan. B. Elections FOREMAN explained there are 2 seats available, Heather Turner and Rob Greene's seats. The applications will be looked at this weeks Assembly work session, and hopefully voted on January 19th. Foreman will email the committee members who the applicants are. COMMITTEE MEMBER HUNTLEY MOVED TO POSTPONE the election until there is a full committee. COMMITTEE MEMBER SIROFCHUCK SECONDED the motion, and it CARRIED unanimously. C. Certified Local Government Discussion CHAIR FOREMAN stated that at the January 1 ih Assembly work session and the City, Katie Parker of the State Historic Committee, is bringing forward a discussion about becoming a Certified Local Government. If the Borough becomes a Certified Local Government it gives us an opportunity to include some language and to include a historic preservation committee that for example, if there is a building that the community feels should be preserved it gives some outlets to allow those things to happen; the committee would reviewing. It allows us a mechanism to go after funding so we can preserve some of those sites and still develop the area or we can go in and map out the sites and then that is preserved. By becoming a certified local government and meeting some of the requirements in ordinance and code, we then become eligible to apply for grants to fund January 10, 2006 Parks & Recreation Minutes Page 2 of 4 some of these things. It would allow us to save some of our historically important things on Kodiak Island Parker has done a lot of research and put together a pretty comprehensive packet. Discussion on whether there would be a committee or commission, and what all would be required. COMMITTEE MEMBER SIROFCHUCK MOVED TO ALLOW THE CHAIR TO STATE THAT THE COMMITTEE SUPPORTS THE CONCEPT OF CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT. COMMITTEE MEMBER SALTONST ALL SECONDED the motion. After a brief discussion, the committee decided they would like to investigate this more and report on it at the January 24th meeting. COMMITTEE MEMBER SIROFCHUCK MOVED TO WITHDRAW the motion to allow the chair to state that the committee supports the concept of certified local government. COMMITTEE MEMBER SALTONSTALL SECONDED the motion. D. Public Use Determination for Foreclosed Properties COMMITTEE MEMBER HUNTLEY MOVED TO AGREE with the staff recommendation for Case 06-007 regarding the Amook Island foreclosed property. It was SECONDED by COMMITTEE MEMBER SAL TONST ALL, and it CARRIED unanimously. COMMITTEE MEMBER SIROFCHUCK MOVED TO AGREE with the staff recommendation for Case06-008 regarding the Karluk foreclosed property. It was SECONDED by COMMITTEE MEMBER FOSTER and CARRIED unanimously. COMMUNICATIONS A. Letter to Mary Ogle, Community Development Dept. from Lisa Holzapfel, National Park Service dated November 28, 2005. B. Email to Mary Ogle, P&R, etc. from Lisa Holzaphel dated January 6,2006. After a brief discussion, the committee decided to look at the website to collect more information and talk to different groups to see what they can come up with, and discuss in more detail at the January 24th meeting. REPORTS A. Meeting Schedule: January 24,2006 P&R meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the KIB conference room. February 14, 2005 P&R meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the KIB conference room. AUDIENCE COMMENTS There were no audience comments. COMMITTEE MEMBERS' COMMENTS Hans Tchersich will not be able to come to the February 14th meeting. January 10,2006 Parks & Recreation Minutes Page 3 of 4 Wayne Biessel said he is working with the division on developing statewide trail standards and will come together in the next couple of months. Right now there are not any standards attached to the Alaska Trails Plan. The Fort Abercrombie Management Plan Agency Review Draft will be out around mid February and they plan on running through the Parks & Recreation Committee for review. A big item of discussion with the management plan process is the disposition of the City's Ram site. ADJOURNMENT CHAIR FOREMAN adjourned the meeting at 8:55 p.m. ATTEST KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH P A~K~;1 RElr;~~I/JJlITTEE By: i if I ~/ ... / ffi~r /11t k.~ c ')r~k.... cL V l G>- CJ0~ \(<- By: ~e&.rA .~~ Sheila Smith, Secretary Community Development Department DATE APPROVED: January 24,2006 January 10,2006 Parks & Recreation Minutes Page 4 of 4