1997-08-11 Regular Meeting
WOMEN'S BAY SERVICE AREA BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
August 11, 1997
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Chair Dave Conrad at 7:34 p.m. on August 11, 1997
in the Women's Bay Firehall.
ROLL CALL
Members Present:
Dave Conrad
Tom Schwantes
Jim Wells
Linda Hinson
Members Absent:
Ed Gondek
George Lee
Linda Estes (excused)
Others Present:
Dale Rice
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
There were no additions or changes to the agenda as presented. Unanimous voice vote on
approval of agenda.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Tom Schwantes moved to approve the minutes of July 7, 1997, with the correction of the
spelling of Nancy Kracke's name. Linda Hinson seconded. Unanimous voice vote on
approval of July 7,1997 minutes as amended.
Tom Schwantes moved to approve the minutes of July 29, 1997 as presented. Jim Wells
seconded. Unanimous voice vote on approval of the minutes.
CITIZENS COMMENTS
There were no citizens comments.
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Minutes, August 11, 1997
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OLD BUSINESS
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Dry Hydrants
The pipe for installing the dry hydrants has arrived and installation of the first dry hydrant
should take place within the next 30 days. Ed Gondek has volunteered his time to install
the first one on a trial basis.
Response Protocol
Dave Conrad and Dale Rice attended the last KIB Assembly worksession on July 31,
1997. Presented at the worksession was a draft copy of the proposed Response Area
Protocol that the Service District agreed upon in the Special Meeting of July 29, 1997.
Mr. Conrad explained that the draft had been forwarded to the KIB attorney for a legal
opinion. There was discussion regarding the set response area and mutual aid agreements
the board has. Linda Hinson questioned the procedure of notification for when the KIB
Assembly worksession was changed from 7:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Ms. Hinson said she was
not notified of the change in time. Mr. Conrad stated that Ms. Hinson should call the
Borough Clerks office. Mr. Conrad said he had been requested to attend a meeting at the
attorneys office on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. and he was pleased that this issue was
moving along. The board communicated that they would like to review the final rewrite
of the response protocol for final approval.
ROAD SERVICE
Project List
Dave Conrad reviewed the project list and said that KEA had informed him because of
budget restraints Noch Drive project would not occur however because of the major
drainage issues the Lake Orbin project will be completed. Mr. Conrad in turn informed
KEA that no more road cuts should be made this year unless they were to be completed by
the middle of September. All road cuts made this year have been patched.
A-K Construction informed Mr. Conrad that due to their workload they have a three week
window to complete any old projects. Mr. Conrad informed the Board that the Service
District did go over budget in FY97 due to knowing the contractor's workload ahead of
time it allowed work to be completed prior to the end of the fiscal year. A budget
adjustment was made to the FY 97 budget. Projects will be prioritized to see what can be
completed.
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Minutes, August 11, 1997
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Outside Contractor Projects
Dave Conrad commented that he spoke with Bud Cassidy regarding KEA and PTI's work
areas. He informed them that they will not be permitted to do any more work until their
project areas have been cleaned up.
Dave Conrad informed the Board that there had been requests to do brush work. Linda
Hinson commented that the bus stop areas need to be cleaned up. The Lions Club has
donated time and materials to build bus stops in designated areas. Mr. Conrad requested
that Ms Hinson have the bus company make a list for him and call him with it.
Kalsin Drive drainage/ a trench needs to be cut to drain water from Kalsin Drive towards
U gak Drive.
Women's Bay Drive needs one culvert installed and one to complete from there a ditch
needs to be realigned on Otter Avenue.
A culvert needs to be installed at the bottom of Bells Flats Road. Dave Conrad said he
will set the priorities as they can be worked.
NEW BUSINESS
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Training Area
A large amount of rock material was received from the Sargent Creek project. Some of
the material will be used for the Alitak Drive rebuild, a road shoulder along Lake Orbin
Drive and a parking lot for ice skaters. Dave Conrad would welcome ideas from the
Board if they know of any other areas that need material.
Fire Chief Dale Rice commented that Comstation Kodiak has donated four poles which
the fire department will use for various training exercises.
Equipment Purchase
Dave Conrad related that the City of Kodiak Fire department informed him that they were
upgrading the P.A.S.S. alarms on their equipment and invited the Service District to make
a group purchase with them to keep costs down. Mr. Conrad stated that the Fire
Department would like approval from the Board to be involved in a group purchase to
upgrade their equipment.
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Minutes, August 11, 1997
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T om Schwantes moved to approve the expenditure needed to upgrade the Fire
Departments equipment. Jim Wells seconded. Motion passed unanimous voice vote.
Dave Conrad commented that he and Fire Chief Dale Rice have been attending the Road
System Fire Protection Task Force meetings. In discussions with the City regarding the
Service District acquiring oxygen equipment for oxygen therapy the City of Kodiak Fire
Department informed them that there had been a brand new oxygen tank and setup
ordered for the Service District with some left over Funds. KANA is ordering the
regulator and donating it as well. When the equipment is received the City will schedule a
time for class instruction. Mr. Conrad also informed the Board that he ordered in
..:onjunction with Bayside Fire Department six smaller folding tables to replace the big
conference room table.
Constitution/By-Law Review
The Constitution and by-laws of the Service District need to be reviewed every five to ten
years Dave Conrad will contact members of the Board for their input once everything is
ready for review he will call a meeting. The Response Protocol will also be incorporated
into the constitution.
ROAD SERVICE
New Projects
Dave Conrad stated that no new projects will be authorized until the old ones are
completed other then brush work. The KIB Assembly did forward the annexation of the
Russian River Estates once it is approved the Service District will have to do some
upgrading in the approach section of the present boundary.
Investment of Fund Balance
Dave Conrad reported that he had information regarding investments of the Fire
Department and the Road Service Districts fund balances. There are limited ways to
invest the funds because they are government funds. The Kodiak Island Borough
currently invests the funds based on 90 day treasury bills with an interest rate plus 15
points.
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BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
Dave Conrad informed the board that two terms are up this year on the board. If anyone
is interested candidate packets are available at the Borough Clerks office and must be
turned in before August 29, 1997.
ADJOURNMENT
Tom Schwantes moved to adjourn. Jim Wells seconded. The meeting adjourned at 8:42
p.m.
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Dave Conrad, Chair
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Gale D. Gardner, _ ecording Secretary