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1975-06-19 Regular MeetingKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY MEETING JUNE 19, 1975 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Deputy Presiding Officer at 7:35 p.m., in the Borough Meeting room, Borough Building, Alaska. II ROLL CALL Present Absent Mr. Tom Terry, Borough Mayor Mr. Sven Haakanson Dr. Michael Cathey, Deputy Presiding Officer (unexcused) Mr. Murl Estes Mr. Nicholas Pestrikoff idr. Alex Panamaroff, Jr. Mr. Norman Sutliff Mr. Wilton White There were six people in the audience. III ITEM OF BUSINESS A. Appointment of Borou h Attorne - Mr. Terry noted that he had he talked to several peop e. Contract was made with Mr. Rankin and declined severaltimeso offer tocontact Mr. Souter withoutssuccess. air wVoogtahad indicated that he might submit a proposal, however none was submittc The only positive response had been from the firm of Cole, Hartig, Rhodes, Norman, Mahoney & Goltz. Mr. Sutliff moved to hire the firm of Cole, Hartig, Rhodes, Norman, Orne , secon•e• Ma One S GO tZ BOLO u - to t e representation or t PeStri O s there were conflicts. T e question was raise. as was noted that the firm also represents theCityofKodiak was that should there be a conflict between the City and the Borough, the firm would represent the City; however if there were a conflict between an individual client and the Borough, the firm would repre- sent the client. This would be true only if no pertinent informatio had been gained as a result of representing the Borough in which cas! neither the individualnor the Borough would be represented by this firm. The cost would be based on transportation plus meals and if required to minimum charge awouldrbeg lodging the cost. for sixhoursoworkbandaoverfthat would be for actual time worked. It is possible that the costs will be shared by the City and the Borough particularly in the area of transportation and lodging. The question was called and the motion assed by unanimous roll - all vote. B. Resolution 75 -24 -R Ado tin Civil Service Commission Wa•e Scale It was noted that the additional information has not been received yet Commission, i will includes the position descriptions until the additionalinfomation is available. C. Ratification of New Members to the Plannin & Zonin• Commission and Health Resources Council. Mayor Terry note • there are three vacancies presently on the Planning Commission and that additional members are needed to insure a quorum. The City of Kodiak submitted the names of Dan Busch and Tom Hayden and the Mayor submitted the name of Hal Lincoln as the individual residing outside the City of Kodiak. asked otedhthatathentwoo namesiwereore -lk commended by the City of Kodiak. It was suggested that the Mayor be given an opportunity to talk to these people and bring his recommendations back to the next meeting. Mr. Terry agreed with this course of action, however did note that he had talked with Mr. Lincoln and would recommend his ratification at this time. Mr. Sutliff moved to ratif the a e P annin. Commission, seconded ointment of M M . Hal Lincoln to Mr. Estes. M unanimous roll call vote. otion •assed b Cathe} Kodiak RID ASSEMBLY SPECjAL MEETING - JUNE 19, 1975 Page 2 On the matter of the Health Resources Council, it was noted that there is another opening and that this is not critical at this time, however Mrs. Collins asked to be considered for any opening as she was extremely interested in this Council. Mr. Estes moved for ratification of the appointment of Mrs. Louise Collins to the Health Resources Council, seconded by Mr. Pestrikoff. Motion passe by unanimous roll call vote. D. Second Reading and Public Hearing Ordinance No. 75 -18 -0 Amending 1974/75 Budget to Show Unanticipated State Revenue Sharing and O '701' Planning Ordinance No. 75 -18 -0, Sutliff The of regular meeting was closed and the public hearing opaned on this ordinance. This amendment indicates the planning grant applied for and receive after the 1974/75 budget had passed and the allow for the additiona money received under state shared revenue. There were no public comments, the public hearing was closed and the regular meeting reconvened. The question was called and motion passed by unanimou roll call vote. E. Second Reading and Public Hearing Ordinance No. 75 -16 -0 Reapportionment of Borough Assembly, copies were available for the public and the ordinance was read by title only. Mr. Sutliff moved for the adoption of Ordinance No. 75 -16 -0, seconded by Mr, Estes. The regular meeting was dosed and the public hearing o erred. The individuals in the audience noted that at several of the public hearings, it was brought out that the people did not feel comfortable with the two dual designated seats for the City of Kodiak and that further the residents of the area outside the City of Kodiak were not pleased with the three at large for that area. There being no other comments, the public hearing was close: and opened for comments from the assembly members. There were comments made on whether or not this would pass both inside the city of Kodiak and in the area outside. Mr. Tom Terry noted that he had been talking to individuals about this and would offer an alternative to the proposed ordinance. The changes were noted in that the reapportionment would call for seven members; four from the City of Kodiak elected at large with one seat being dual and three from the area outside the City; one from the area of the second class cities /villages and one from the road system to encompass Bells Flats, Spruce Cape, Monashka Bay, Island Lake, Chiniak and Anton Larsen and the remaining seat would be an at- targe. This change was received favorably by the members of the audience and by the members of the assembly - both inside and outside representatives. Mr. Panamaroff moved to amend the motion to approve the four at large within the City with one dual seat and three from the area outside the City, with one from the village areas one from the road system and one at large, seconded by :4r. Sutliff. Question was called on the amended motion and passed by unanimous roll call vote. It was noted that the change will be advertised and a public hearing will be held F. Second Reading and Public Hearing Ordinance 75 -19 -0 Establishing the 1975/76 Borough Budget a-d Mill Levy. Mr. Pestrikoff moved for the adoption of Ordinance No. 75 -19 -0 in the second reading, seconded by Mr. Panamacoff. The regular • meeting was closed and the public hearing opened. Dr. McIver was in the -:idience and asked again that the Assembly reconsider support of the mental health center as this would be in direct conflict with private enterprise. That this year's request of $12,000 was an increase over the last budget and he felt that this would be better if the full amount was not budgeted. Mr. Lindholm asked about the increase over last year for the extended care unit and it was noted that last year was the revenue sharing money that had been allocated for the preliminary work. The increase took into account the bond issue so:.d by the state and the remaining money authorized under Hill- Burton and state grant. RIB - ASSEMBLY SPECIAL MEETING - JUNE 19, 1975 Page 3 Mr. Shockley asked about the reserve for hospital operations and if the borough had any say into the operations of the hospital. The operational agreement was explained noting that the borough does have indirect input to the operation of the hospital; this is a reserve to insure adequate hospital care for the residents. Audit reports and budgets are being made available to the borough and to the Health Resources Council. No further comments from the public, the public hearing was closed, and the regular meeting reconvened. Mr. Terry asked about the inclusion of additional money for the Borough Mayor in order to offer some income for someone on a half time basis. However it was the feeling of the assembly that an elected position should not be funded to that extent and that should there be a change to a manager plan this could be taken into consideration at a latex date. Mr. Terry was authorized to proceed with the development of a manager plan to present to the assembly for consideration at a later date. It was noted that with this budget the Mill Levy would be 5.80 and the mill levy in the fire service district would be 2.70. There were questions raised as to how the fire service district's cost had increased. This was explained, noting that the City had reviewed the costs and were basing the Borough's portion on the number of calls to the borough - using this on all aspects such as depreciation on the truck, equipment, building and fire hydrant: It was suggested that this should perhaps be based on the assessed valuation rather than the number of calls. This will be checked into. The question was called on the motion and motion passed by unanimous roll call vote. Mr. White indicated at this point that he wished to service notice of reconsideration. G. Adjustment to the Certified Tax Roll 1975. Noted that as directed by the Assembly at the last regular meeting, Mr. Haney Borough Assessor had discussed the assessment on the cattle with Mr. Burton and an adjustment had been made in the amount of a decrease of $19,680.00. Mr. Estes moved to accept the Assessor's recommendations for the adjustment of the certified tax roll, seconded by Mr. Sutliff. Question called, motion passed by unanimous roll call vote. IV MAYOR'S COMMENTS A. Re Painting of Ceiling in Pool Area. Mr. Terry noted that the contractor will be in Kodiak taking care of repainting of the locker rooms and had submitted a quote of $11,000 to paint the ceiling of the pool at that time. It was thought that this cost could be lowered if the school's scaffolding were used, however after closer review it was determined that the scaffolding avail- able here would not be appropriate for the job. This painting will be done to seal the cracks in the beams and to prevent any further deterioration of the beams and rebar. The Chester Pool people will be supplying paint'for the repainting of the entire pool, done by school personnel at the time when the general maintenance work is being done. Mr. White moved to accept the Borough Mayor's recommendation to proceed with the proposal as made by the contractor Anderson and the money to pay or this project be taken from the High School Construction Fund, seconded by Mr. Panamaroff. There was discussion on whether or not this was an excessive amount of money for this type of project and further whether or not this should be advertised and bids sought. Mr. White withdrew his previous motion and moved that the Mayor be authorized to have specificatbns drawn up, advertise and bids opened and bid prices brought back to the assembly, seconded by Mr. Pestrikoff. The question was called and motion passed. It was noted that the bid opening could be set for an afternoon time and date and awarded at that time. RIB - ASSEMBLY SPECIAL MEETING - JUNE 19, 1975 Page 4 ATTIC?: B. Power at Chiniak - Mr. Terry informed the Assembly that he been incontact with the Utilities Commission regarding the loss of power in the Chiniak area and that it is possible that a solution can be worked out in that a Co -op can be formed, smaller generators can be purchased and if so the school there will have electricity and so will the residents. Additional information is being obtained and this will be reported on furthe: Recommendations will be brought to the next assembly meeting on this matter as well as the generator problems being faced at Ouzinkie. KEA will be contacted regarding any additional equipme: they may have that could be used. V ASSEMBLY COMMENTS A. Dr. Cathay noted that a public hearing will be held on the reapportionment ordinance at the next regular meeting and that the election could be held on the Sth of August and ratified at the August 7th meeting which would give plenty of time for petitions to be signed for offices available. B. Re Reconsideration - Dr. Cathay asked whether or not this would have to be presented in the form of a motion and seconded. Mr. White indicated that it was his understanding that he could place the assembly on notice and that the motion could be made at the next meeting. C. Mr. Greene asked about the Borough checking into the establis ment of a use tax or resource tax. It was discussed at length the fact that there are areas within the borough that cannot be taxed and yet the borough is required to furnish education and capital projects. It was requested that we have the borough attorney review this matter and report. Further noted that we will take the matter of the sales tax and use tax under considera as this would enable the taxes to be used for education in those areas where no tax base exists. It is possible that this could be ready for the fall election. D. Mr. Schneider was in the audience and suggested that prior to the beams in the swimming pool area being painted that photos should be taken and measurements made and this it is possible that this was a design factor and should be taken back to the design engineer as it was his responsibility. Further there are sags in the beams as much as two inches. VI ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:45 p.m. APPROVED:. Norma roug Jerk _. • D. Terry, 1 V '1 '1 /, , !I < f U NAME: Kodiak Cattle Co, Inc. ADDRESS: Box 1608 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: this Agreement. ASSESSED VALUE: $ 110,250 ADD: SUBTRACT: $ 19,680 CORRECT TOTAL: $ 90,570 PREPARED BL: GB KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ADJUSTMENT REQUEST DATE: June 9, 1975 ACCOUNT NO. Personal Property TCA 5 ADJUSTMENT Ho. P . 75 _ 7 Narrow Cape Cattle:- Ranch REASON FOR CHANCE: Correction on valiation of cattle, As advised by the Assembly. Assessor Mr. Ed Haney and Mr. Bill Burton, Rancher came to 75 YEAR: 19 VALUATION CITY h BOROUGH TAX BOROUGH TAX