1993-08-19 Regular Meetinga
RODIAR ISLAND BOROUGH
Regular Assembly Meeting
August 19, 1993
A regular meeting of the Kodiak Island Borough
Assembly was held August 19, 1993 in the Assembly
Chambers of the Kodiak Island Borough Building,
710 Mill Bay Road. The meeting was called to order
at 7:30 p.m.
The invocation was given by Envoy Craig Fanning of
the Salvation Army, followed by the Pledge of
Allegiance.
There were present: ROLL CALL
Gordon Gould, Presiding
Alan Austerman Betty Fitzjearl
Mike Milligan Mary Monroe
absent:
Jack McFarland (out -of -town)
Suzanne Hancock (out -of -town)
comprising a quorum of the Assembly; and
Linda Freed, Acting Mayor
Donna Smith, Borough Clerk
Assemblymember McFarland was out -of -town on business
and asked to be excused.
MONROE, moved to excuse
seconded by FITZJEARL Assemblymember
McFarland.
VOTE ON MOTION TO EXCUSE
MOTION CARRIED Unanimous voice vote
Assemblymember Hancock was vacationing out -of -town
and asked to be excused.
FITZJEARL, moved to excuse
seconded by MONROE Assemblymember Hancock.
VOTE ON MOTION TO EXCUSE
MOTION CARRIED Unanimous voice vote
REGULAR MEETING
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APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA
APPROVAL O"
AGENDA ANC
FITZJEARL, moved to approve agenda CONSENT AGENDA
seconded by AUSTERMAN and consent agenda.
Clerk Smith read the items for consideration under
"Consent Agenda ". .
VOTE ON MOTION TO APPROVE
Ayes: Austerman, Fitzjearl,
Monroe, Gould
Noes: None
Absent: Hancock, Milligan,
McFarland
MOTION CARRIED Unanimous
It was noted that Assemblymember Milligan arrived at
7:35 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES APPROVAL OF
MINUTES
None.
AWARDS AND
AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS PRESENTATIt
None.
CITIZENS' COMMENTS CITIZENS'
COMMENTS
A. Agenda Items Not Scheduled For Public Hearing
None.
B. Items Other Than Those Appearing on the Agenda
None.
COMMITTEE REPORTS COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Pat Szabo, Planning and Zoning Commissioner, reported
that action on rural development zoning and
conservation zoning rewrites was postponed. She
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public hearing at the regular meeting on September
15, 1993 on the rewrites. She hoped the Assembly
would be in attendance.
Assemblymember Fitzjearl attended the school and
hospital bonds marketing committee meeting. She
reported that informational data was being assembled.
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She announced the next meeting to be August 24, 1993
at 7:00 p.m. in the borough conference room.
Assemblymember Austerman missed the Planning and
Zoning Commission regular meeting but attended the
work session. He heard very good discussion on the
rural development rezone rewrite. His concern was
that others, particularly setnetters, needed to
contribute information and was pleased the rewrite
hearings were postponed to give them a chance to
testify.
PUBLIC HEARING PUBLIC HEARING
All ordinances and resolutions presented at this
meeting were introduced by title only and copies made
available to the public.
A. Ordinance No. 92 -10D Amending Ordinance ORDINANCE
No. 92 -10 Fiscal Year 1993 Budget. NO. 92 -10D
Presented for consideration was Ordinance No. 92 -10D
which, if adopted, accepted $45,455 from the State of
Alaska, Department of Community and Regional Affairs,
for the fiscal year 1993 Day Care Assistance Award.
FITZJEARL, moved to adopt
seconded by MONROE Ordinance No. 92 -10D.
Acting Mayor Freed said the adjustment was to the
fiscal year 1993 budget for additional funds received
from the State of Alaska for the day care assistance
program managed by the Kodiak Island Borough.
Deputy Presiding Officer Gould called for public
testimony; hearing and seeing none, he reconvened the
regular meeting.
There was no discussion by the Assembly.
VOTE ON MOTION TO ADOPT
Ayes: Fitzjearl, Milligan,
Monroe, Austerman,
Gould
Noes: None
Absent: McFarland, Hancock
MOTION CARRIED Unanimous
B. Ordinance No. 93 -60 Amending Title 7 Elections ORDINANCE
of the Kodiak Island Borough Code of Ordinances. NO. 93 -60
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Presented for consideration was Ordinance No. 93 -60
which, if adopted, amended Section 7.50.050 Absentee
Voting by Mail and Section 7.60.010 Election Pamphlet
of the Kodiak Island Borough Code in accordance with
Alaska Statutes.
FITZJEARL, moved to adopt
seconded by MONROE Ordinance No. 93 -60.
Acting Mayor Freed explained that adding the words
"to the close of business" brought the wording in
line with Alaska Statutes wording on absentee voting.
She defined the savings of $2,500 that could be
realized with the printing and mailing of election
pamphlets to every registered voter household rather
than every registered voter.
Deputy Presiding Officer Gould called for public
testimony; seeing and hearing none, he reconvened the
regular meeting.
Assemblymember Milligan hoped the public understood
that election pamphlets were also available at the
Borough offices.
FITZJEARL, moved to amend
seconded by AUSTERMAN Ordinance No. 93 -60
Section 2 by defining
one week as seven (7)
calendar days.
Clerk Smith was asked for a staff report. She said
that adding the words "seven calendar days" defined
one week and also brought the code in line with
Alaska Statutes wording.
VOTE ON MOTION TO AMEND
Ayes:
Ayes:
Milligan, Monroe,
Austerman, Fitzjearl,
Gould
Noes: None
Absent: Hancock, McFarland
MOTION CARRIED Unanimous
VOTE ON MOTION TO ADOPT AS AMENDED
Monroe, Austerman,
Fitzjearl, Milligan,
Gould
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Noes: None
Absent: Hancock, McFarland
MOTION CARRIED Unanimous
C. Ordinance No. 93 -10B Amending Ordinance ORDINANCE
No. 93 -10 Fiscal Year 1994 Budget. NO. 93 -10B.
Presented for consideration was Ordinance No. 93 -10B
which, if adopted, decreased the Subsidy and
Administrative Revenue budget line items in the Day
Care Assistance Fund by $13,032.
MONROE, moved to adopt
seconded by FITZJEARL Ordinance No. 93 -10B.
Acting Mayor Freed responded to the request for a
staff report by stating that the actual fiscal year
1994 grants received from the State of Alaska,
Department of Community and Regional Affairs were
less than anticipated.
Deputy Presiding Officer Gould called for public
testimony; hearing and seeing none, he reconvened the
regular meeting.
Assemblymember Fitzjearl asked staff if the reduction
in grant monies reduced services. Acting Mayor Freed
responded that no services were reduced but
participation time may be reduced.
Assemblymember Monroe noted that numerous adjustments
were made at year -end with day care assistance
grants.
VOTE ON MOTION TO ADOPT
Ayes: Austerman, Fitzjearl,
Milligan, Monroe, Gould
Noes: None
Absent: Hancock, McFarland
MOTION CARRIED Unanimous
MESSAGES FROM THE BOROUGH MAYOR MESSAGES FROM
MAYOR
Acting Mayor Freed spoke of the notice announcing
hearings for the Akhiok annexation by the Local
Boundary Commission in Akhiok on October 1, 1993, at
2:30 p.m. and in Kodiak on October 1, 1993, at 8:00
p.m. She said copies of the annexation request and
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the Local Boundary Commission response were available
in the Community Development Department office.
She announced that Senator Stevens was chairing
hearings on the Magnusen Act re authorization on
Friday, August 20, 1993, at 9:00 a.m. in the Kodiak
High School Auditorium.
She confirmed the meeting between Secretary of the
Interior Bruce Babbitt and Kodiak Island elected
officials on Saturday, August 21, at 10:30 a.m. in
the assembly chambers. She needed confirmation from
the Assembly on who would attend. She added that
Senator Fred Zharoff and Representative Cliff
Davidson would attend the meeting.
OLD BUSINESS
None.
NEW BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
A. BID AWARDS BID AWARDS
1. Contract No. 93 -44 Mission Road /Spruce Cape CONTRACT
Road Water and Sewer Replacement Project. NO. 93 -44
FITZJEARL, moved to postpone
seconded by MILLIGAN action on Contract
No. 93 -44 to the next
Acting Mayor Freed said staff was recommending
postponement because Service District No. 1 Board
members had not had the opportunity to review the
contract and submit a recommendation. She announced
that Service District No. 1 Board members would meet
on August 31, 1993.
VOTE ON MOTION TO POSTPONE
Ayes:
regular meeting on
September 2, 1993, for
further information and
recommendation from the
Service District No. 1
Board.
Fitzjearl Milligan
Monroe, Austerman,
Gould
Noes: None
Absent: Hancock, McFarland
OLD BUSINESS
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MOTION CARRIED Unanimous
2. Contract No. 93 -45 Kodiak Island Borough
Road Signs Project.
FITZJEARL, moved to award
seconded by AUSTERMAN Contract No. 93 -45 to
Anderson Construction
of Kodiak, Alaska in an
amount not to exceed
$17,000.
Acting Mayor Freed said there was $20,000 in the
budget to reinstall 51 missing road signs within the
Borough's road system.
Assemblymember Fitzjearl talked with John Witteveen,
Superintendent of Schools, about the wood shop class
at Kodiak High School making signs as a project.
After discussion, the Assembly asked that this be a
topic for a future work session agenda.
VOTE ON MOTION TO AWARD
Ayes:
Milligan, Monroe,
Austerman, Fitzjearl,
Gould
Noes: None
Absent: Hancock, McFarland
MOTION CARRIED Unanimous
3. Contract No. 93 -46 Peterson Elementary
School Asbestos Abatement Project.
AUSTERMAN, moved to award
seconded by MONROE Contract No. 93 -46 to
RESTEC Contractors,
Inc. of Redmond,
Washington in an amount
not to exceed $167,674.
Acting Mayor Freed explained that the asbestos was
removed before preparations for the remodel of the
school.
Assemblymember Fitzjearl asked who was responsible
for disposal of the asbestos.
As a result of further discussion, Deputy Presiding
Officer Gould recessed the meeting at 8:00 p.m. to
allow Acting Mayor Freed to research the question.
CONTRACT
NO. 93 -45
CONTRACT
NO. 93 -46
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At 8:08 p.m., Deputy Presiding Officer Gould
reconvened the regular meeting.
Assemblymember Austerman found the contractor was
responsible for encapsulating the material in bags or
sealed vehicles to transport to the landfill for
disposal and that disposal fees were waived by the
Borough.
Deputy Presiding Officer Gould thought the
information from staff was sketchy. He requested
summaries of work programs in the agenda packet.
Assemblymember Austerman agreed and added that bid
documents should be available at assembly meetings
for reference.
VOTE ON MOTION TO AWARD
Ayes:
6
Noes:
Absent:
MOTION CARRIED
B. RESOLUTIONS
None.
C. ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION
Monroe, Austerman,
Fitzjearl, Milligan,
Gould
None.
Hancock, McFarland
Unanimous
1. Ordinance No. 93 -10C Amending Ordinance
No. 93 -10 Fiscal Year 1994 Budget. (State
Municipal Grant for Hospital Repairs)
Presented in first reading was Ordinance No. 93 -10C
which, if adopted, accepted State of Alaska
Department of Administration municipal grant funds in
the amount of $275,000.
This item was advanced to public hearing on September
2, 1993 under "Consent Agenda ".
D. OTHER ITEMS
1. Citizens Board of Equalization Member
Resignation.
AUSTERMAN, moved to accept the
seconded by MONROE resignation of Thomas
RESOLUTIONS
ORDINANCES FOR
INTRODUCTION
ORDINANCE
NO. 93 -10C
OTHER ITEMS
BOE MEMBER
RESIGNATION
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AUSTERMAN,
seconded by FITZJEARL
Peterson from the
Citizens Board of
Equalization.
Acting Mayor Freed said the term expired December,
1993, and because the Board met annually, it was
recommended to fill the vacancy in December. •
VOTE ON MOTION TO ACCEPT
Ayes: Austerman, Fitzjearl,
Milligan, Monroe, Gould
Noes: None.
Absent: McFarland, Hancock,
MOTION CARRIED Unanimous
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2. Planning & Zoning Commissioner Resignation. COMMISSIONER
RESIGNATION
moved to accept the
resignation of Thomas
Peterson from the
Planning and Zoning
Commission.
Acting Mayor Freed stated that advertising for the
vacant seat would start immediately. She said that
Mayor Selby would review the applications and select
a member for the Assembly's confirmation.
Assemblymember Monroe appreciated the services of Tom
Peterson on boards and commissions. She wished him
well.
Assemblymember Austerman echoed previous comments and
added that Mr. Peterson was a valuable representative
of the Division of Community and Regional Affairs.
He added that Mr. Peterson was a former mayor of the
Kodiak Island Borough and served on many committees
as well. He asked that a letter thanking Mr.
Peterson be sent.
VOTE ON MOTION TO ACCEPT
Aves: Fitzjearl Milligan
Monroe, Austerman,
Gould
Noes: None
Absent: Hancock, McFarland
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MOTION CARRIED
A. MINUTES OF OTHER MEETINGS
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Unanimous
INFORMATIO.
INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS (No action required) MATERIALS
1. Mental Health Center Advisory Board Regular
Meeting of May 24, 1993 and Work Session
Notes of May 24, 1993.
2. Monashka Bay Road Service District Meeting
of May 26, 1993.
B. REPORTS REPORTS
1. School District Revenue Report for June
1993.
2. Kodiak Island Borough July 1993 Financial
Report.
C. OTHER OTHER
None.
CITIZEN COMMENTS CITIZEN COMMENTS
None
ASSEMBLYMEMBER COMMENTS ASSEMBLYMEN.
COMMENTS
Assemblymember Milligan spoke to the affect the
recent dry spells had on rivers and the tens of
thousands of fish in the bays.
He thought it was beneficial to get local people
involved and interested in replacing public property
such as the road signs.
Assemblymember Monroe reported on the meetings to
discuss the information campaign for the school and
hospital bond propositions. She announced that
members of the Assembly would address service
organizations. She wanted voters to come forward and
ask questions.
MINUTES OF OTHER
MEETINGS
Assemblymember Austerman stated there was one rural
development rezone request before the Planning and
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He described the fishing at Mill Bay Beach and
Mission Beach as phenomenal. He thanked the
Department of Fish and Game for their efforts in
providing this type of fishing to the community.
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He noted a bid notice for a truck scale. He
requested more information from Mayor Selby. Acting
Mayor Freed invited the Assembly to view the bid
package.
Assemblymember Fitzjearl was pleased with the
information going out to the public on rural
development rezoning.
She asked when Peterson Elementary School
construction would start. Acting Mayor Freed
suggested she call Steve Hobgood, Engineering/
Facilities Director, for information on construction
and the local hire question asked by Assemblymember
Fitzjearl.
Assemblymember Fitzjearl still noticed speeding
vehicles in the Bells Flats and Womens Bay areas.
She reminded all to please slow down.
Deputy Presiding Officer Gould announced the close of
the filing period for seats on the assembly, city
council, school board and service area boards was
Friday, August 27, 1993.
He announced he would be out -of -town for the August
26, 1993, work session.
Deputy Presiding Officer Gould announced the Assembly
would meet in work session on Thursday, August 26,
1993 at 7:30 p.m. in the borough building conference
room and regular meeting on Thursday, September 2,
1993 at 7:30 p.m. in the assembly chambers.
Assemblymember Fitzjearl announced the Kodiak State
Fair and Rodeo was August 21 and 22, 1993 at the
rodeo grounds.
AUSTERMAN, moved to adjourn.
seconded by MONROE
VOTE ON MOTION TO ADJOURN
MOTION CARRIED Unanimous voice vote
There being no fu r th er _ fills tress to rein= t e
Assembly, the meeting adjourned at 8:29 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
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ATTEST:
Borough Cler
Approved: 09 /02/93
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