FY2015-11 Adopting a State Legislative CIP List for 2015 0
Introduced by: Borough Manager
1 Requested by: Borough Assembly
2 Drafted by: Special Projects Support
3 Introduced: 09/18/2014
4 Adopted: 09/18/2014
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6 KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
7 RESOLUTION NO. FY2015-11
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9 A RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
10 BOROUGH ADOPTING A STATE LEGISLATIVE CAPITAL
II IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS PRIORITY LIST FOR THE 2015
12 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
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14 WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough represents approximately 14,000 residents of the
15 Kodiak Island Archipelago living in six incorporated cities and one community governed by
16 a tribal council government; and
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18 WHEREAS, a Borough—wide capital improvement program has been adopted by the
19 Kodiak Island Borough Planning & Zoning Commission which identifies major needs of the
20 island community for the next five years; and
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22 WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly has identified major projects to submit
23 to the Alaska Governor and State Legislative Delegation for funding consideration;
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25 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK
26 ISLAND BOROUGH THAT:
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28 Section 1: The Kodiak Island Borough's State Legislative capital improvement project
29 priorities for the 2014 legislative session are as follows:
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31 1. Kodiak Landfill Lateral Expansion, Wastewater Treatment Plant
32 Estimated Project Cost $16,000,000
33 State Funding Request $1,825,000
34 The Kodiak Island Borough is requesting support for approval of the SFY15 Municipal
35 Matching Grant request in the amount of $1,825,000 through DEC for this project. Alaska
36 Clean Water Fund loan funds have been approved for the project but the Borough is
37 seeking grant funds to reduce the burden of the debt repayment to the local rate payers.
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39 The Kodiak Landfill Lateral Expansion project closes out the existing landfill footprint and
40 creates a new landfill cell designed to meet EPA and DEC regulations. The lined cell will
41 collect the leachate generated by the solid waste stored in the cell and the leachate will be
42 treated by an on-site wastewater treatment plant. Construction of an on-site treatment
43 plant was chosen as the method to address leachate produced at the landfill after the
44 alternative of piping it to the City of Kodiak Wastewater Treatment Facility was found not
45 to be a feasible option. Construction of the wastewater treatment plant is underway and
46 estimated to be complete in June, 2015
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51 2. MN Tustumena Replacement Vessel Construction
52 Estimated Project Cost $250,000,000
53 State Funding Request $50,000,000
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55 The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is currently in the process
56 of designing the M/V Tustumena replacement vessel. The MN Tustumena was built in
57 1964 and serves the communities of South Central, Kodiak Island and Southwest Alaska.
58 It is one of two ocean class vessels in the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) fleet.
59 Because of its size and design, it is the only AMHS vessel that is capable of serving all 13
60 ports of call between Homer and Unalaska. Retiring and replacing the M/V Tustumena
61 with a vessel that is equally, if not more, versatile and seaworthy will provide reliable
62 marine transportation service well into the future for the communities, residents and
63 businesses in South Central, Kodiak Island and Southwest Alaska....Governor Parnell
64 added $5 million into the vessel construction fund in 2014 making the total available $45
65 million. Legislators also have the ability to add funds into the vessel construction fund, so
66 as to add to that total. (from the Alaska Marine Highway System website)
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68 The M/V Tustumena is an essential service to the communities of Kodiak Island. As such,
69 the Kodiak Island Borough is requesting that the Governor plan to include in the FY2017
70 capital budget a $50,000,000 deposit into the Vessel Replacement Fund to provide
71 funding for the construction of the replacement vessel
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73 3. Anton Larsen Bay Road Extension to Ice Free Water
74 Estimated Project Cost $6,000,000
75 State Funding Request $6,000,000
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77 An extension of the Anton Larsen Bay Road to ice free waters will provide year around
78 access to those communities located in the Kupreanof Strait as well as those who use the
79 island's west side for commercial and recreational purposes. Many times during the year
80 travel by vessel to Kodiak is treacherous. Extending the road to ice free waters makes
81 traveling safer, providing access to critical services located in the City of Kodiak including
82 hospitals and businesses. This route was identified in the Kodiak Transportation Plan as
83 an important upland facility. The Ouzinkie Native Corporation subsidiary, Spruce Island
84 Development Corporation (SIDCO) received a $450,000 legislative grant for planning and
85 design. DOT is finalizing the route and developing a more formal coast estimate. KIB is
86 working with various Tribes in an effort to secure BIA Tribal Roads money. Resolutions
87 from rural communities and letters of Support from the Tribes will be forwarded to KIB.
88 Funding is requested from DOT for construction and maintenance of this road as it is an
89 extension of an existing state roadway. The land owner, Ouzinkie Native Corporation, will
90 deed the road right of way to the State when construction funding is obtained.
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92 4. Monashka Bay Water and Sewer Project: Feasibility, Planning and Design
93 Estimated Project Cost $500,000 a
94 State Funding Request $500,000
95 There are 256 residential parcels that lie outside the reach of the existing sanitary sewer
96 and public water utilities in the Monashka Bay area. The soil and topography in this area
97 is not ideal for septic systems and many are failing. The construction of a wastewater
98 treatment facility at the Kodiak landfill provides an option for future expansion that could C
99 include sanitary sewer treatment for the residents of this area. Water in this neighborhood
100 is provided by wells, cisterns and more frequently by tank from a distant public source.
101 Water quality and quantity are questionable in the Monashka Bay Neighborhood.
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102 Extension of water service from the City of Kodiak will be is needed. A feasibility study,
103 planning and design is the first step in providing water and sewer services to the residents
104 of the Monashka Bay area.
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106 5. Service Area Road Improvements and Paving
107 Estimated Project Cost $5,000,000
108 KIB Funding Sources: local improvement district $1,000,000
109 State Funding Request $4,000,000
110 This project addresses the on-going need to improve portions of Borough Service Area
111 roads. There are approximately 26 miles of road among four Road Service Areas that -
112 connect residential neighborhoods with the greater Kodiak community. Paving projects will
113 address main thoroughfares or busy neighborhood roads. Improvements to major
114 drainage courses, installation of guard rails, and other identified road improvement needs
115 may also be addressed with this funding. Priorities will be based on recommendations
116 made by the elected service area boards. Local contributions to project engineering and
117 design may be funded through local improvement districts where those in the district are
118 taxed a proportion of the project cost.
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120 6. East Elementary Traffic Flow Improvements Design
121 Estimated Project Cost $2,000,000
122 KIB Funding Sources $20,000
123 State Funding Request $180,000
124 East Elementary School was constructed in 1966 with a substantial addition in 1988. The
125 facility now totals 39,842 square feet with twenty-five teaching stations. Since the
126 expansion, increased traffic flows due to business development have created dangerous
127 vehicle/student hazards when students are entering and leaving school. Reconfiguration
128 of the parking area will reduce risks by providing for a safer separation of pedestrians,
129 small vehicle traffic and bus loading/unloading. A new design will require an increase in
130 the total area of the parking lot to allow adequate parking to support increased building
131 usage and occupant load.
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133 7. Peterson Elementary School Parking Rehabilitation, Drainage and Paving
134 Engineering & Design
135 Estimated Project Cost $2,000,000
136 KIB Funding Sources $20,000
137 State Funding Request $180,000
138 Peterson Elementary School was built in 1945 by the U.S. Navy on government property
139 to provide an educational facility for dependent children. The building was conveyed to
140 the Kodiak Island Borough and provides elementary education for children of Coast Guard
141 families living on base and for children of the Womens Bay community. The parking lot
142 for this 39,967 square foot facility is gravel, and requires excessive maintenance expense
143 due to continual pothole repair, re-grading, and surfacing. A paved surface will not only
144 reduce maintenance expenses, it will mitigate ice hazards in the cold months of the year
145 and will provide safer and cleaner facilities for the students, faculty, staff and parents.
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147 Section 2: The Kodiak Island Borough administration is hereby instructed to advise our
148 State of Alaska Governor and Legislative Delegation of the Capital
149 Improvement Projects Priority List adopted by the Kodiak Island Borough
150 Assembly.
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152 ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH a
153 THIS EIGHTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2014
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160 ATTEST: -rrol Fried., Borough Mayor 3
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164 ova M. Javier MMC, B.rough Clerk
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