FY2021-32 Adding A Ballot Proposition At The Next Regular Municipal Election To Be Held On October 5, 2021 - NEVER INTRODUCED1
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Introduced by: Assembly Member Dvorak Thru the Mayor
Drafted by: Assembly Member Dvorak and Borough Attorney
Never Introduced
Pulled At Agenda Setting
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
ORDINANCE NO. FY2021-32
AN ORDINANCE INITIATING A BALLOT MEASURE FOR THE OCTOBER 5, 2021 REGULAR
MUNICIPAL ELECTION, WHICH, IF PASSED BY THE VOTERS, WOULD. ESTABLISH A
NON-AREAWIDE PARKS & RECREATION SERVICE AREA, IN ACCQRPANCE WITH
CHAPTER 4.05.010 OF THE KIB CODE, ESTABLISHING, ALTERING, ABOLISHING
SERVICE AREAS TO COINCIDE WITH THE NON-AREAWIDE PARKS & RECREATION
AUTHORITY THAT WAS ADOPTED BY THE BOROUGH PURSUANT TO A BALLOT
MEASURE IN 407 .
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough, a Second-ClasLa Borough under Title 29, Alaska
Statutes, approved by Ballot Proposition and ratified by Resolution No. 76-54-R dopted a Non-
Areawide Parks & Recreation au#K+r 15,4.976; and,
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough also established by a Parks & Recreation Committee
to generate priorities and action plans includinM a capital improvement program for parks and
recreation; and,
WHEREAS, the Ifodiak Island Borough has leveraged its non-areawide parks and recreation
authority under Title 29, Alaska Statutes, to obtain grants, hold state land leases, and enter into
collaborative agreements with the Borough School District and City of Kodiak , to maintain local
neighborhood parks and baolfields; anon,
WHEREAS, with the exercise of this non-areawide authority, the Borough has been constrained
from legally spending general fund revenue on an otherwise adopted, non-areawide service
function; and,
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WHEREAS, � for the land owners residing on the Kodiak Island Borough "Road System". to fully
exercisR parks & recreation authority involving the expenditure of local revenue, it must be
considered ifthat service is worth establishing a Non-Areawide Parks & Recreation Service Area,
and weutd-thefekay pay -a small tax increment in the same manner as, fire, and
lighting district services are administered; and,
WHEREAS, Chapter 4.05.30 of the Borough Code states, if adopted by ordinance, the
assembly, will put forth the ordinance to the applicable voters to be passed by a major ty
of the qualified voters per KIB Code 4.05.060; and,
WHEREAS, if the proposition is approved by major y vote of the applicable voters at the
October 5, 2021 regular municipal election, an ordinance amending the code to re-establish the
current Parks & Recreation Committee would need to be adopted to create an elected service
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
Ordinance No. FY2021-32
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area board, responsible for establishing the priorities of a non-areawide Parks & Recreation
Service Area through planning, budgeting, and managing said service area in accord with the will
of the benefitted land owners within the service area; and,
WHEREAS, if approved, a Parks & Recreation Service Area would then be created to consider
the management of all borough recreation facilities separately from the borough's general fund
and give -:1 voters more direct influence directly_ over the Parks & Recreation Service Area
Board on matters of recreation facilities, service levels, and the related tax increment required to
sustain said facilities and services,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KQEIIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH that:
Section 1: This ordinance is not of general application and shall not be codified.
Section 2: An election is to be held on Octolter 5, 2021 in tMe Nodiak Island Borough and
the following proposition shall be submitted to the qualified voters for approval or
rejection. A simple majority of those electors qualified and voting in favor of the
proposition shall be required for approval. 71
Rroposition No. 1
Shall The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly >lstablish A Non-Areawide Parks & Recreation
Service Area To Serve The Contiguous "Road System" Area A s Specifically Described In
Attachment A (To Be Developed Prior To Introduction).
Q YES
� Q NO
ADOPTED BY 1HE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS DAY OF , 2021.
KO�:JAK ISLAND BT, U
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it ii m Ro erts, Aayor
VOTES:
Ayes:
Noes:
ATTEST:
Rice, Borough Clerk
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Ordinance No. FY2021-32
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