07/30/2015 Special Meeting KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Assembly Special Meeting
July 30, 2015
A special meeting of the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly was held on July 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 Jerrol Friend, Assembly members Aaron Griffin, Larry LeDoux, Chris
Lynch, Frank Peterson Jr., and Rebecca Skinner. Also present were Borough Manager Bud
Cassidy, Borough Clerk Nova Javier, and Assistant Clerk Angela MacKenzie.
PETERSON moved to excuse Assembly member Dan Rohrer who was absent due to personal
leave.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
CITIZENS COMMENTS
Judi Kidder spoke in favor of Ordinance Nos. FY2016-03 and FY2016-04 that would give
options to the people in Jackson's Mobile Home Park.
Don Rush outgoing Chief Executive Officer of Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center spoke
to the hospital's relationship with the Borough and spoke to the upcoming lease renewal.
Scott Arndt and Andrew Crawly commented on Ordinance No. FY2016-05.
Jonathan Strong spoke on behalf of Senior Citizens of Kodiak, giving an overview of the
services provided and expressed appreciation for the support received from the Borough.
CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS IN THE CALL FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING
A. Interview of Assembly Applicant
Dennis Symmons
The Assembly interviewed Dennis Symmons for the remainder of the Assembly term to
expire October 2015.
B. Appointment to the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly.
LEDOUX moved to nominate applicant Dennis Symmons to the Kodiak Island Borough
Assembly.
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The vacated seat was advertised and the Clerk's Office accepted applications from July 3 to
July 17. The code dictated that in selecting a person from among the candidates, the Assembly
shall follow the process in KIBC 2.30.040. The appointed applicant would serve until Sunday
after the certification date of the October 6 election.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: Griffin, LeDoux, Lynch, Peterson,
and Skinner.
C. Newly Appointed Assembly Member's Oath of Office.
Clerk Javier administered the oath of office to Newly Elected Assembly member Dennis
Symmons and he joined the meeting at 7:56 p.m.
D. Ordinance No. FY2016-03 Amending Title 17 Zoning, Chapter 17.50 C-Conservation
District and Chapter 17.130 PL — Public Use Lands District To Allow the Temporary
Storage of Mobile Homes Displaced Under AS 34.03.225 To Be Stored On Sites Zoned C-
Conservation Or PL-Public Use Lands.
LYNCH moved to adopt Ordinance No. FY2016-03 in first reading to advance to public hearing
at the next regular meeting of the Assembly.
The announced closure of Jackson's Mobile Home Park would force mobile home owners in the
park to relocate their homes. Since there were limited permanent locations for displaced mobile
homes to relocate to, there was a potential need for temporary storage of mobile homes until
the owners were able to secure a permanent location. Currently, outdoor storage was only
allowed in the business and industrial zoning districts. These zoning code amendments would
increase potential storage areas by allowing the temporary storage of displaced mobile homes
in the C- Conservation and PL-Public Use Lands zoning districts.
The Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on these amendments at a special
meeting on July 8, 2015 and a second public hearing at a regular meeting on July 15, 2015.
Following the July 15, 2015 public hearing, the Commission voted to recommend that the
Assembly approve an ordinance amending KIBC Title 17 Zoning, Chapters 17.50 C-
Conservation District and 17.130 PL-Public Use Lands District to allow mobile homes displaced
under AS 34.03.225 to be temporarily stored on sites zoned C-Conservation and PL- Public Use
Lands.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: LeDoux, Lynch, Peterson,
Skinner, Symmons, and Griffin.
E. Ordinance No. FY2016-04 Amending Title 17 Zoning, Chapter 17.140 Existing
Nonconforming Uses And Structures To Allow Mobile Homes Displaced Under As
34.03.225 To Relocate Within Existing Nonconforming Mobile Home Parks.
PETERSON moved to adopt Ordinance No. FY2016-04 in first reading to advance to public
hearing at the next regular meeting of the Assembly.
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The announced closure of Jackson's Mobile Home Park would force mobile home owners in the
park to relocate their homes. New permanent locations for those displaced mobile homes were
currently limited. All but one of other mobile home parks in Kodiak are nonconforming land uses
and several have existing spaces that could be occupied if the nonconforming standards of the
code did not prohibit expanding nonconforming land uses. These zoning code amendments
would eliminate the regulatory hurdle that currently prevented mobile homes displaced from
Jackson's Mobile Home Park to relocate to other existing mobile home parks.
The Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on these amendments at a special
meeting on July 8, 2015 and a second public hearing at a regular meeting on July 15, 2015.
Following the July 15, 2015 public hearing, the Commission voted unanimously to recommend
that the Assembly approve an ordinance amending KIBC Title 17 Zoning, Chapter 17.140
Existing Nonconforming Uses and Structures to allow mobile homes displaced under AS
34.03.225 to relocate within existing nonconforming Mobile Home Parks.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: Lynch, Peterson, Skinner,
Symmons, Griffin, and LeDoux.
F. Ordinance No. FY2016-05 Submitting to the Qualified Voters on the October 6, 2015 Ballot
in Each Area Affected by the Ordinance the Question of Altering the Boundary of Road
Service Area No. 1.
LYNCH moved to adopt Ordinance No. FY2016-05 in first reading to advance to public hearing
at the next meeting of the Assembly.
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Otmeloi Way was a State owned road located within the boundaries of Service Area No. 1
(SA1) and there was an opportunity to make substantive improvements to it. The State would
contract the work to make improvements with the stipulation that the Borough, by SA1, take
ownership of the road along with future maintenance responsibilities.
There were currently five properties outside the service area boundary on Otmeloi Way that
were to be included into the Service area. The KIB code provided that an alteration to a service
area shall be initiated by ordinance and the alteration shall not be effective unless it was
approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting on the question. The affected area was the
entire service area and also the lots being added to the service area.
An informational letter was sent to the property owners on Otmeloi Way and a copy was
attached to the packet.
During agenda setting, the Mayor and Deputy Presiding Officer suggested the addition of Tract
B Miller Point Alaska Subdivision be added to the service area. Tract B was owned by the
Borough and was contiguous to those properties fronting Otmeloi Way and could be accessed
via Otmeloi Way if developed.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: Peterson, Skinner, Symmons,
Griffin, LeDoux, and Lynch.
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ADJOURNMENT
LYNCH moved to adjourn the meeting.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: Skinner, Symmons, Griffin,
LeDoux, Lynch, and Peterson.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
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Nova M. Javier, MMC, Boro h Clerk Approved on: September 3, 2015
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