2021-06-10 Work SessionPage
Kodiak Island Borough
Assembly Work Session
Thursday, June 10, 2021, 6:30 p.m.
Bayside Volunteer Fire Department - 4606 East Rezanof Drive
Work Sessions are informal meetings of the Assembly where Assembly members review the upcoming
regular meeting agenda packet and seek or receive information from staff. Although additional items not
listed on the work session agenda are discussed when introduced by the Mayor, Assembly, or staff, no
formal action is taken at work sessions and items that require formal Assembly action are placed on regular
Assembly meeting agenda. Citizen's comments at work sessions are NOT considered part of the official
record. Citizen's comments intended for the "official record" should be made at a regular Assembly meeting.
Citizens' comments. 1-907-486-3231 or Toll Free 1-855-492-9202.
(Limited To Three Minutes Per Speaker)
2. Agenda items.
3. Manager's Comments
4. Clerk's Comments.
5. Packet Review for the Regular Meeting of June 17, 2021
Items may be added during the work session for inclusion on the Regular Meetinq
agenda. For noticing requirements the item may be brought up and noticed to the
Clerk to add the item. You may NOT enter into a substantive conversation.
Public hearing.
Consideration of the calendar - Unfinished Business.
Consideration of the calendar - New Business.
Contracts.
Resolutions.
• Resolution No. FY2022-03 Of The Assembly Of The Kodiak Island
Borough Entering Into A Land Lease Agreement With The Michael C.
And Anita S. Brechan Trust Of Post Office Box 303, Kodiak, Alaska
99615 (Landlord) And The Kodiak Island Borough, A Second -Class
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Borough (Tenant) Organized Under The Laws Of Alaska, Whose
Address Is 710 Mill Bay Road, Kodiak, Alaska 99615.
Ordinances for introduction.
• Ordinance No. FY2022-03 Version A - Initiating A Ballot Measure For The
October 5, 2021 Regular Municipal Election, Establishing A Parks And
Recreation Service Area Including The Road Accessible Areas Of The
Borough Outside Of The City Of Kodiak To Provide For Non-Areawide
Parks And Recreation Facility Construction Maintenance And Operation.
Ordinance No. FY2022-03 Version B - Eliminating The Parks And
Recreation Committee In Chapter 2.120 And Replacing It By Adopting A
New Chapter 4.150 Establishing A Non-Areawide Parks And Recreation
Board To Provide Parks And Recreation Management And Budget
Advice For Non-Areawide Parks And Recreation Programs And Facilities
Construction, Maintenance And Operation.
• Ordinance No. FY2022-04 Initiating A Ballot Measure For The October 5,
2021 Regular Municipal Election, Which, If Passed By The Voters, Would
Amend The Kodiak Island Borough Code To Provide For An Area Wide
Authority To Fund Post -Secondary Education Programs Provided By
Kodiak College As Part Of The University Of Alaska System Located
Within The Kodiak Island Borough, Subject To A One -Tenth Of A Mill Tax
Levy Limit.
Other items.
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Executive Session.
• Borough Clerk, Alise Rice, One Year Evaluation
6. Assembly Member' Comments.
3 a. Kavanaugh Crayfish Resolution
7. Mayor Comments.
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AGENDA ITEM #6.a.
Whereas, invasive species have a proven history of negative impacts to native species and
ecosystems, and will frequently cause considerable environmental and economic damages; and,
Whereas, when an invasive species becomes established in an area numerous harmful events
occur, which can include alterations in biodiversity and loss of biodiversity, loss of balance
between trophic levels structure and nutrient cycling, degradation of habitat, and competition for
resources; and,
Whereas, these effects within the Buskin Watershed all include impacts to salmon habitat and
survival
Rearing and spawning success, predation of eggs, fry, and smolt, habitat impacts to salmon redds
Crayfish are opportunistic omnivores and can be voracious predators (and add in history in
Buskin)
Crayfish are ecosystem engineers due to their burrowing and excavating behavior, which pose a
direct threat to salmon spawning habitat
Whereas, the Buskin Watershed supports one of the most important subsistence salmon fisheries
in the Kodiak Archipelago; and
Whereas, though signal crayfish have not yet been observed outside the Buskin Watershed, many
other critical salmon systems along the Kodiak Road System and within the Kodiak Archipelago
have ideal habitat for signal crayfish to become established, viable populations; and,
Whereas, it is critical to keep crayfish from spreading beyond the Buskin Watershed, within the
Buskin Watershed to effectively control the population; and,
Whereas, many local organizations, such as Sun'aq Tribe of Kodiak and the Kodiak Soil and
Water Conservation District, partnerships, and concerned citizens have been working towards
control and suppression of signal crayfish for many years; and,
Whereas, a formal declaration as an Invasive Species would aid these suppression and control
efforts; and,
Whereas, declaring signal crayfish an Invasive Species within the Kodiak Island Borough will
increase public awareness of their threat to our established natural ecosystems, salmon habitat,
and associated subsistence, commercial, and sport activities all reliant on strong and healthy
salmon runs in the Buskin Watershed.
Now therefore be it resolved
Declaring crayfish an Invasive Species in the Borough will increase public awareness of this
threat, increase opportunities to receive outside funding to control this population, and
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