04/30/2015 Special Meeting KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Assembly Special Meeting
April 30, 2015
A special meeting of the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly was held on April 30, 2015, in the
Borough Conference Room of the Kodiak Island Borough Building, 710 Mill Bay Road. The
meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.
Present were Mayor Friend, Assembly members Carol Austerman, Larry LeDoux, Frank
Peterson, Jr., Dan Rohrer, and Rebecca Skinner. Staff members present were Borough
Manager Bud Cassidy and Borough Clerk Nova Javier.
PETERSON moved to excuse Assembly members Carol Austerman and Aaron Griffin who
were absent due to personal leave.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Note: Assembly members Griffin and Lynch arrived at 7:31 p.m.
CITIZENS' COMMENTS
Judi Kidder spoke on exploring changes to the landfill hours and the days that they are open.
Patrick O'Donnell spoke on restoring the Kodiak Fisheries Advisory Committee.
Betty MacTavish opposed the restriction of fireworks.
Roberta Austrina thanked the Assembly for its contributions to the Senior Citizens of Kodiak
(SCOK). She also provided an update regarding the services SCOK provides to Kodiak.
CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS IN THE CALL FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING
A. Olga Sockeye Salmon Letter of Support for an Alaska Sea Grant.
ROHRER moved to authorize the Mayor to sign the Olga Sockeye Salmon letter of support for
an Alaska Sea Grant.
The letter was requested by Fishery Biologist Heather Finkle as support to their proposal to the
Alaska Sea Grant for studying the linkages among South Olga lakes sockeye salmon, their
habitat and climate.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: Austerman, Griffin„ LeDoux,,
Lynch, Peterson, Rohrer, and Skinner.
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B. Executive Session to Discuss Litigation, Trial Strategy and Tactics Regarding Markham's
Appeal to the Supreme Court.
PETERSON moved to convene into executive session to discuss litigation, and trial strategy
and tactics regarding Markham's Appeal to the Supreme Court.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: Griffin, LeDoux, Lynch, Peterson,
Rohrer, Skinner, and Austerman.
LYNCH moved to invite the Borough Assembly, Borough Manager, Borough Assessor, Borough
Attorney via teleconference, and Clerk's Office Staff into executive session.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: LeDoux, Lynch, Peterson, Rohrer,
Skinner, Austerman, and Griffin.
After the vote, Mayor Friend recessed the special meeting at 7:45 p.m. and convened the
executive session.
Upon returning from the executive session, Mayor Friend reconvened the special meeting and
announced no action was to be taken as a result of the executive session.
ADJOURNMENT
GRIFFIN moved to adjourn the meeting.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: Lynch, Peterson, Rohrer, Skinner,
Austerman, Griffin, and LeDoux
The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 p.m.
KODIAK ISLAM OROUGFI
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ATTEST: errol Friefl d, Mayor
Nova M. Javier, MMC, orough Clerk Approved on: May 21, 2015
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