04/25/2017 Special MeetingKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE
MINUTES
April 25, 2017 Special Meeting -Trails Summit 6:30 p.m. -Assembly Chambers
CALL TO ORDER
CHAIR SALTONSTALL called to order the April 25, 2017 Parks and Recreation
Committee Special Meeting Trails Summit at 6:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Committee members present were Patrick Saltonstall, Helm Johnson, Dale Stratton,
Ben Millstein, and Paige Simeonoff. Absent was Steve Paulson. Ex -officio members
present were Rebecca Skinner (arrived 7:25 p.m.) and Corey Gronn (arrived 7 p.m.).
Absent ex -officio members were Ron Bryant and Alan Schmitt.
A quorum was established.
Community Development Department staff present was Tom Quass, Sheila Smith, and
Janel Day.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
COMMITTEE MEMBER MILLSTEIN MOVED to approve the agenda.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
NEW BUSINESS
A) Trails Summit
1. Introduction: Role and Responsibility of the KIB Parks and Recreation Committee
2. Introduction of the Kodiak Island Road System Trails Master Plan
3. Goals and Objectives of the Plan — Implementation of the Plan
4. Trails Summit Concept
5. Trail Management Objective (TMO) Development for Trails
6. Saltery Cove Trail Survey
CHAIR SALTONSTALL spoke on each item.
BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK
AUDIENCE MAY VIEW TRAIL MAPS AND TMO'S
B) Saltery to Miam to Pasagshak Trails System
1. Introduction -CHAIR SALTONSTALL
2. Review of Issues Identified During the Trails Plan Process for Saltery to Miam to
Pasagshak Trails System -CHAIR SALTONSTALL
3. Audience Comments — Saltery to Miam to Pasagshak Trails System (Three Minutes
per Speaker).
Andy Schroeder (Island Trails Network) inquired about Portage TMO's isn't clear, there
are two routes into Summit Lake, and it condenses to one trail after Summit, then there
are two trails again on the way to Miam. He's wondering what the intent of the TMO is,
does it choose one trail over the other and is the intention to favor one, improve it, and
decommission the other trail. If one or the other easements were to be surveyed and
designated as the easement, the other one would be in trespass, correct. He is talking
about the trail going into Summit Lake. Regarding the easements and BLM, the
easements are not surveyed and are only described as Township and Range, they
describe them verbally, and he has been trying to get BLM to define where the
easement is.
C) Next Area for TMO'S — Termination Point
1. Introduction —CHAIR SALTONSTALL
2. Audience Comments (Three Minutes per Speaker)
Andy Schroeder thanked the borough for holding the easement, which was a big step
for the Termination Point Conservation Easement. It assures 1,000 acres of old growth
forest that is crisscrossed with social trails is now available permanently to the public.
D) Audience Comments on Road System Trail Issues (Three Minutes per
Speaker)
1. Identify Project Ideas, Talk about Trail Conditions, and Issues
Andy Schroeder said as an update of Island Trails Network's intentions and goals for
the hardening of Saltery Cove, which should follow, reflect, and carry out the intention of
these TMO's. He would like to get in touch with Dale Stratton, who is out there a lot, and
follow the progress of the snowmelt. As soon as we are able to move ahead with the
survey of the alignment, that's the last thing needed before the recreational easement
across State land is approved for the Saltery Cove Road. Saltery Cove is the most
important trail in the system for subsistence and the most heavily used. Access to that is
not secure and there is no way to repair it if it is damaged. It's prohibited in the way that
DNR manages those lands, without a recreational easement if there's a washout or a
major event that takes out the trail, there is no way for the borough to get in there to fix it
the way it was. It would be hard for recreational users to maintain the trail the way it is
so in order to keep access just the way it is and not making any improvements but just
to keep Saltery open just the way it is we need a recreational trail easement. The only
thing standing in the way of that is getting the surveying done which the borough has
allotted the money to do that survey. When the snow is gone, we will get with St. Denny
Surveying to get the surveying done. Then we will have an easement and the borough,
Island Trails Network, or the both of us working together can apply for an RTP grant.
That grant can be up to $100,000 and that amount of money would go a long ways
towards providing hardened crossings at some of the mud holes identified. The deadline
for the ORTAB grant deadline has been moved to around September 15th but the match
requirement has gone down to 10%.
CHAIR SALTONSTALL called another break to look at the maps again.
CHAIR SALTONSTALL reconvened the meeting.
Ex -officio Member Rebecca Skinner arrived at 7:25 p.m.
COMMUNICATIONS
REPORTS
Meeting Schedule:
• May 23, 2017 Parks & Recreation Committee meeting — 6:30 p.m. - KIB
Conference Room
• June 27, 2017 Parks & Recreation Committee meeting — 6:30 p.m. - KIB
Conference Room
COMMITTEE MEMBER JOHNSON MOVED to accept reports.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
AUDIENCE COMMENTS
None
COMMITTEE MEMBER'S COMMENTS
Patrick Saltonstall said he is excited to move on to Termination Point.
ADJOURNMENT
COMMITTEE MEMBER JOHNSON MOVED to adjourn.
CHAIR SALTONSTALL adjourned the meeting at 7:25 p.m.
O AK IS AND OROUG
PARKS A D CR A ION C MMITTE
By:
Patrick Saltonstall, Chair
ATTEST
By:
Sheila Smith, Secretary
Community Development Department
APPROVED: May 23, 2017