05/23/2019 Regular MeetingKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Assembly Regular Meeting
May 23, 2019
A special meeting of the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly was held on May 23, 2019, in the
Assembly Chambers of the Kodiak Island Borough Building, 710 Mill Bay Road. The meeting
was called to order at 6:30 p.m.
Present were Mayor Dan Rohrer, Assembly members Scott Arndt, Julie Kavanaugh, Andy
Schroeder, Rebecca Skinner, Scott Smiley, Dennis Symmons, and James Turner. Also present
were Borough Manager Michael Powers, and Deputy Clerk Alise Rice.
CITIZENS' COMMENTS
The following spoke under citizens' comments:
• Jeff Steven
• Oliver Holm
• Cheryl Bolen
• Patrick O'Donnell
• Darren Platt
• Nathan Rose
• Sue Jeffery
PUBLIC HEARING
1. Ordinance No. FY2020-01 Kodiak Island Borough Fiscal Year 2020 Budget And
Appropriations From All Funds.
The motion is already on the floor which was to adopt Ordinance No. FY2020-01.
Mayor Rohrer opened the public hearing.
CITIZENS' COMMENTS
The following
spoke under citizens' comments:
•
Cejie Beort
•
Jeff Steven
•
Deb Goodall
•
Sue Jeffery
•
Julie Hill
•
Nicole Clark
•
Dick Rohrer
•
Gerald Bolen
•
Ron Kavanaugh
•
Nathan Rose
•
Anthony Kaban
•
Jeff Stewart
Mayor Rohrer closed the public hearing and convened the regular meeting.
Clerks Note: Mayor Rohrer recessed for 10 minute break and reconvened the meeting at 7:56
p.m.
ARNDT moved to amend the budget to reduce general funds property tax revenue.
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SMILEY moved to amend the budget to appropriate $20K in support of the Kodiak Salmon Work
Group.
Clerk's Note: Assembly member Kavanaugh expressed a possible conflict of interest; her family
owns permit. Mayor Rohrer stated there was none. Mayor Rohrer expressed that Assembly
member Turner does have a conflict of interest because he is the Director of the Kodiak Salmon
Work Group. Mayor Rohrer later decided there was no conflict of interest.
SMILEY moved to amend the budget to reduce the Resource Management Account.
KAVANUGH moved to amend the motion made by Smiley, and moved to relocate $20K to
Community Development.
Clerks Note: Mayor Rohrer recessed for 10 minute break, Mayor Rohrer reconvened the meeting
at 8:54 p.m.
TURNER moved to amend the budget to fund zero percent of the State's Bond Reimbursement
Fund.
ARNDT moved to amend the budget to increase the R&R fund.
ARNDT moved to amend the budget to reduce staff by eliminating the Code Enforcement Officer
ARNDT moved to amend the budget to reduce staff by eliminating Human Resources Officer.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION TO AMEND AND REDUCE STAFF BY ELIMINATING HR
OFFICER FAILED FOUR TO THREE: Turner, Schroeder, Skinner, and Smiley (AYES); Arndt,
Kavanaugh, and Symmons (NOES).
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION TO AMEND AND REDUCE STAFF BY ELIMINATING CODE
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FAILED FIVE TO TWO: Turner, Kavanaugh, Schroeder, Skinner,
and Smiley (NOES); Symmons, and Arndt (AYES).
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION TO AMEND AND INCREASE R&R FUND: CARRIED SIX TO
ONE: Smiley, Symmons, Arndt, Kavanaugh, Schroeder, and Skinner (AYES); Turner (NO).
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION TO AMEND AND FUND ZERO PERCENT OF THE STATE'S
BOND REIMBURSEMENT FUND CARRIED SIX TO ONE: Smiley, Symmons, Turner, Arndt,
Kavanaugh, and Schroeder (AYES); Skinner (NO).
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION TO AMEND THE MOTION MADE BY SMILEY, AND MOVE TO
RELOCATE $20K TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CARRIED: FIVE TO TWO: Schroeder,
Smiley, Turner, Arndt, and Kavanaugh (AYES); Skinner, and Symmons (NOES).
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION TO AMEND AND REDUCE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
ACCOUNT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: Kavanaugh, Schroeder, Skinner, Smiley, Symmons,
Turner, and Arndt.
MOTION TO AMEND THE BUDGET TO APPROPRIATE $20K IN SUPPORT OF THE KODIAK
SALMON WORK GROUP, WAS WITHDRAWN AND RESTATED.
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ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION TO AMEND AND REDUCE GENERAL FUNDS PROPERTY
TAX REVENUE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: Arndt, Kavanaugh, Schroeder, Skinner, Smiley,
Symmons, and Turner.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MAIN MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: Arndt, Kavanaugh,
Schroeder, Skinner, Smiley, Symmons and Turner.
2. Resolution No. FY2020-03 Receiving The 2019 Certified Real And Personal Property
Tax Roll, Levying Ad Valorem Property Taxes For Tax Year 2019 Consisting Of An
Areawide Tax, A Women's Bay Road Service Area Tax, A Women's Bay Fire Service
Area Tax, A Bay View Road Service Area Tax, A Tax In Fire Protection Area No. 1, A
Monashka Bay Road Service Area Tax, A Tax In Service Area No. 1 Roads, A Woodland
Acres Street Light Service Area, A Tax In The Service Area No. 2, A Tax In The KIB
Airport Fire Service Area, A Tax In The Trinity Islands Street Light Service Area, And A
Tax In The Mission Lake Tide Gate Service Area; Levying Commercial Aircraft Tax
Providing For The Collection Of Taxes Due In 2019; And Setting The Date When Taxes
Become Delinquent.
The motion is already on the floor which was to adopt Ordinance No. FY2020-03.
Mayor Rohrer opened the public hearing.
Seeing and hearing none, Mayor Rohrer closed the public hearing and convened the regular
meeting.
SKINNER moved to amend Section 2.
SKINNER moved to amend Sections 3-12.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION TO AMEND SECTIONS 3-12 CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY:
Skinner, Smiley, Symmons, Turner, Arndt, Kavanaugh, and Schroder.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION TO AMEND SECTION 2 CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY:
Schroeder, Skinner, Smiley, Symmons, Turner, Arndt, and Kavanaugh.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MAIN MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: Kavanaugh, Schroeder,
Skinner, Smiley, Symmons, Turner, and Arndt.
NEW BUSINESS
Contracts
1. Contract No. FY2020-02 Procure Pump Components for KFRC Seawater
Pump Replacement.
ARNDT moved to authorize the Manager to execute Contract No. FY2020-02 with DXP/Alaska
Pump and Supply, Inc.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: Smiley, Symmons, Turner, Arndt,
Kavanaugh, Schroeder, and Skinner.
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2. Contract No. FY2019-28 Replacement Filtration Membranes for the Landfill Leachate
Treatment Plant.
SYMMONS moved to authorize the Manager to execute Contract No. FYFY2019-28 with Suez
Water Technologies & Solutions.
TURNER moved to amend Contract No. FY2019-28 to purchase extra filtration membranes.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION TO AMEND CONTRACT NO. FY2019-28 CARRIED FOUR TO
THREE: Turner, Kavanaugh, Schroeder, and Smiley (AYES); Arndt, Skinner, and Symmons
(NOES).
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MAIN MOTION CARRIED SIX TO ONE: Turner, Arndt, Kavanaugh,
Schroeder, Skinner, and Smiley (AYES); Symmons (NO).
Resolutions
1. Resolution No. FY2020-05 Authorizing Short Term Rentals of the Kodiak Fisheries
Research Center Apartments to Not -For -Profit Entities.
ARNDT moved to adopt Resolution No. FY2020-05.
KAVANAUGH moved to amend and strike wording from line 11, 'TO NON -FOR-PROFIT
ENTITIES" and the language starting at line 42 "to nonprofit and government entities such as, but
not limited to, state, federal and tribal governments, and their political subdivisions, and nonprofit
organizations as defined by the Internal Revenue Service,"
TURNER moved to postpone.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION TO POSTPONE FAILED FIVE TO TWO: Schroeder, Skinner,
Symmons, Arndt, and Kavanaugh (NOES); Smiley, and Turner (AYES).
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION TO AMEND AND STRIKE WORDING FROM LINE 11, "TO NON -
FOR -PROFIT ENTITIES" AND THE LANGUAGE STARTING AT LINE 42 "TO NONPROFIT AND
GOVERNMENT ENTITIES SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, STATE, FEDERAL AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS, AND THEIR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, AND NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS AS DEFINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE," CARRIED FIVE TO
TWO: Kavanaugh, Skinner, Symmons, Turner, and Arndt (AYES); Schroeder, and Smiley (NOES).
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MAIN MOTION CARRIED SIX TO ONE: Arndt, Kavanaugh, Skinner,
Smiley, Symmons, and Turner (AYES); Schroeder (NO).
Other Items
1. Confirmation of the Mayoral Appointment to the City Seat on the Planning and Zoning
Commission For A Term Expiring December 2019 (Mr. Joseph Delgado).
ARNDT moved to confirm the Mayoral Appointment of Mr. Joseph Delgado to the Planning and
Zoning Commission City Seat for a term to expire December 2019.
The Clerks office received a letter from the City of Kodiak City Council on May 9, 2019
recommending the appointment of Mr. Joseph Delgado.
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2.100.030 Appointments. Members of boards, committees, and commissions, except for
members of the board of adjustment, members of the board of equalization, and elected service
area board members, are appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the assembly unless
otherwise specifically provided elsewhere in this code. An appointment not confirmed by the
assembly shall not become effective. The mayor shall appoint a new applicant until an
appointment is confirmed by the assembly.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: Skinner, Smiley, Symmons, Turner,
Arndt, Kavanaugh, and Schroeder.
CITIZENS' COMMENTS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
KAVANAUGH moved to adjourn the meeting.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:35 p.m.
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