05/29/2014 Regular Meeting KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Assembly Special Meeting
May 29, 2014
A special meeting of the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly was held on May 29, 2014, in the Borough
Assembly Chambers of the Kodiak Island Borough Building, 710 Mill Bay Road. The meeting was
called to order at 10:15 p.m.
Present were Mayor Jerrol Friend, Assembly members Carol Austerman, Tuck Bonney, Aaron Grim,
Chris Lynch, Frank Peterson, Jr., and Mel Stephens. Staff members present were Borough Manager
Bud Cassidy, Clerk Nova Javier, Borough Assessor Bill Roberts, Community Development Director
Bob Pederson, and Engineering and Facilities Project Manager Matt Gandel. Borough Attorney Joe
Levesque was also in attendance.
PETERSON moved to excuse Assembly member Dave Kaplan who was absent due to personal
leave.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
CITIZENS' COMMENTS
None.
CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS IN THE CALL FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING
A. Attorney Client Privilege Communications To Discuss Litigation, and Trial Strategy and Tactics:
Wren (Appeal from Board of Adjustment), Red Hook (Contract Dispute), and Markham (Appeal
from Board of Equalization).
LYNCH moved to convene into executive session to discuss litigation, and trial strategy and tactics
regarding Wren (Appeal from Board of Adjustment), Red Hook (Contract Dispute), and Markham
(Appeal from Board of Equalization) which qualifies for executive session as recent litigation to which
the Borough is a party and confidential attorney-client privileged communications.
Assembly member Stephens noted he would excuse himself from the executive session when it came
to discussion on the Wren Appeal due to his non-participation during the Board of Adjustment hearing
due to a perceived conflict of interest.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: Austerman, Bonney, Griffin,
Lynch, Peterson, and Stephens.
Mayor Friend invited the Borough Assembly, Borough Manager, Borough Attorney, Borough Clerk,
Borough Assessor, Community Development Director, and Engineering and Facilities Project
Manager into executive session.
Kodiak Island Borough Assembly Minutes
May 29, 2014 Page 1366
Mayor Friend recessed the special meeting and convened the executive session at 10:18 p.m,
on returning from the executive session at 10:55 p.m., Mayor Friend announced no action was to
be taken as a result of the executive session.
ADJOURNMENT
LYNCH moved to adjourn the meeting.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: Bonney, Griffin, Lynch, Peterson,
Stephens, and Austerman.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:55 p.m.
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Nova M. Javier, MMC, Bough Clerk Approved on: September 4, 2014
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May 29, 2014 Page 1367