10/27/2016 Special MeetingKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Assembly Special Meeting
October 27, 2016
A special meeting of the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly was held on October 27, 2016, in the
Borough Conference Room of the Kodiak Island Borough Building, 710 Mill Bay Road. The
meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m.
Present were Mayor Daniel Rohrer, Assembly members Kyle Crow, Larry LeDoux, Rebecca
Skinner, Scott Smiley, Dennis Symmons, and Matt Van Daele. Also present were Borough
Manager Michael Powers and Clerk Nova Javier.
CITIZENS COMMENTS
None.
Mayor Rohrer gave a brief synopsis on how he would be implementing parliamentary
procedures and rules during meetings.
CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS IN THE CALL FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING
A. Resolution No. FY2017-13 Adopting A Capital Improvement Projects Priority List For
The 2016-2017 State Legislative Sessions.
The resolution was postponed from the October 20, 2016 regular meeting. The motion to adopt
was already on the floor. Manager Powers noted that a substituted version was provided
incorporating the changes requested by the Assembly from the previous meeting.
SKINNER moved to amend Resolution No. FY2014-13 by substitution with Version 4.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION TO AMEND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: Crow, LeDoux,
Skinner, Smiley, Symmons, and Van Daele.
SYMMONS moved to amend Resolution No. FY2017-13 by changing the amount of Item No. 8
Traffic Safety Lighting Between Kodiak City Limits and Benny Benson State Airport from the
total amount of $17,0000 to $5,500.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED FIVE TO ONE: LeDoux, Smiley, Symmons, Van
Daele, and Crow (Ayes); Skinner (No).
CROW moved to amend the title of Item No. 8 to read Traffic Safety Lighting Study WithinThe
Kodiak Road System.
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ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION FAILED ONE TO FIVE: Crow (Aye); LeDoux, Smiley,
Symmons, and Van Daele (Noes).
LEDOUX moved to amend Resolution No. FY2017-13 by deleting Item no. 5, lines 104 to 115
and replacing items 2 and 3, lines 52-84 with an item 2 with the following text:
2. Safe Pathways to Schools
A. Safe Pedestrian Access to Kodiak Schools
Estimated Project Cost $1,300,000
State Funding Request $1,300,000
Poor visibility of crosswalks in school zones was a safety hazard! Local weather and traffic
degrade the paint on crosswalks; and pedestrians waiting to cross were often difficult to see
due to the long season of dark days, inclement weather, and busy traffic at popular
intersections.
Rezanof Drive was a state owned roadway and was the main road through the City of
Kodiak. Pedestrians needing to cross this road to access schools that include Kodiak
Middle School, Main Elementary School, East Elementary School, and the Kodiak College
must wait for a break in traffic or for motorists to notice their intent to cross and stop to allow
the crossing. The Kodiak Island Borough was requesting funding for Alaska Department of
Transportation to purchase and install lighted automated crosswalks at intersections of
Rezanof Drive and Powell Street, and Rezanof Drive and Benny Benson Street to increase
pedestrian safety near schools located along Rezanof Drive.
B. Safe Pathways to North Star Elementary School
Estimated Project Cost $1,500,000
State Funding Request $1,500,000
Northstar Elementary School was located on a hill amongst several residential
neighborhoods. Many roads connecting those neighborhoods around the school were
narrow, steep, and winding dirt roads without sidewalks or separated pathways to keep
pedestrians safe from vehicular traffic. The Kodiak Safe Routes to Schools Plan (2013)
described a need for separated pathways or trails to connect the residential neighborhoods
to the school.
C. East Elementary Traffic Flow Improvements
Estimated Project Cost $2,000,000
State Funding Request $2,000,000
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There was a safety issue in the East Elementary School parking lot. The school was
constructed in 1966 with a substantial addition in 1988. The facility now totals 39,842 square
feet with twenty-five teaching stations. Since the expansion, increased traffic flows have
created dangerous vehicle/student hazards when students were entering and leaving
school. Reconfiguration of the parking area would reduce risks by providing for a safer
separation of pedestrians, small vehicle traffic and bus loading/unloading. The project would
require an increase in the total area of the parking lot to allow adequate parking to support
increased building usage and occupant load.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION TO AMEND CARRIED FIVE TO ONE: Smiley, Symmons,
Van Daele, Crow, and LeDoux (Ayes); Skinner (No).
ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY:
Symmons, Van Daele, Crow, LeDoux, Skinner, and Smiley.
ADJOURNMENT
SKINNER moved to adjourn the meeting.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: Van Daele, Crow, LeDoux,
Skinner, Smiley, and Symmons.
This meeting was adjourned at 7:04 p.m.
ATTEST:
Nova M. Javier, MMC,
Kodiak Island Borough
October 27, 2016
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
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Daniel Rohrer, Mayor
Approved on: December 1, 2016
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