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05/16/1968K OIAK �ID ASSE BBL Ti' T T Na , 16, 13681 I CALL '10 ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:45 p.m. by the Presiding Officer, Jo Hajdu in the Magistrate's Courtroom, Donnelley Building, Kodiak, Alaska. II ROLL CALL Present Absent Sam Best, Chairman None Mrs. Jo Hajdu, Presiding Officer Jim Barr Don Bullock Hrs. Betty Springhill Don Arndt Also present: Doug Preston, Clerk/Treasurer, Jim Stansbury, Building Inspector; Ivor Schott, School Supt.; Howard Keiser, General San.; Edith Longmire, Barry Uallace; John tielch; Robert Childs; Hospital Chairman; i3everly Horn and Carl Rodli, School Board; Roy Goodman, City Manager; and Chuck Powell, State Representative. III iIINUT S OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS IV 0► U R NINUIES A. Regular meeting --• May 2, 1963 B. B.O.E. - hay 10, 1968 Correction: Mrs. Hajdu pointed out that the seconding of I1r. Barr's first notion to 'render a decision all at once upon completion of the hearing" had been made by Airs. Springhill. This was eliminated in the minutes. Also, the time of recessing, 2 :15 a.m., had been eliminated in the minutes. iks. Springhill moved, seconded by Er. Bullock, that the minutes be approved as corrected. Motion carried by = pus voice vote. A. P & Z meeting - 5/8/68 B. School c td .. None C. Hospital Board 5/8/68 V COMMUNICATIONS - CORRESPONDENCE - PEOPLE TO BE HEARD A. Don £orris of U.S.G.S. re Uater Resources Study: Mr. Morris gave an outline of a proposal for the study of water sources of Kodiak Island. The study would determine the potentials of area creeks and rivers with major emphasis placed on the ground water potential of several nearby areas, including honashka River, Buskin River, Russian River, Devil's Creek, Pillar Creek and Bell's Flats. The outlined program for the first year of the study would cost approximately $40,000, with the Borough share to be $20,000 and the Federal government's share $20,00. It was agrees: that the City should be invited to contribute $10,000 toward the Borough share, since a large part of the study will be of direct benefit to the City. It was suggested that at least the three main villages be included in the study, especially Port Lions, since their water supply is becoming a problem. A recommendation was read from the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Planning Committee that the Borough embark on on the first phase of the study and emphasize ground mater development, particularly on Borough property, and secondly on the Military Reser- vation property. After further discussion, Mr. Bullock moved, seconded by Mr. Barr, that the Borough Chairman be authorized to contact the City T'Ianager and City Council to work out a mutual agreement to go ahead with the five-year water resources study. ?lotion carried by unanimous roll call vote. B. SCHOOL BOARD BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1968/69: Ts. Schott, School Supt. presented the 1968/69 school budget to the Assembly. Local support was given in the amount of $403,672. Mr. Preston stated that the $11,000 advanced to the School Board to pay the Architects fee, would be taken out of the East Elementary School construction fund. Mrs. Hajdu stated that she was not critical of the School Board, only in the pre- sentation of the budget, and she felt that a central accounting system be started for this accounting. The School Board felt they should have been notified of the interest received in this fund. KODIAKISL9ND4OROUG4 0 I ! ASSEMBLY ING - May 16, 1968 Hr. Bullock moved that the 1968/69 School Board Budget be approved, . with the local support in the amount of $403,872. It was seconded by Mts. Springhill. A vote was taken by roll call and carried as follows: ems no Ian Arndt Jo Fiajciu* Jim Barr Don Bullock Betty Springhill 2 C. %AR STRA7l:•'IAN AND DEWITT FIELDS RE: CONVEYANCE OF PORTION OF BELL'S FLATS TO SOIL CONSERVATION SUB- DISTRICT Mt. Stratman requested to have a portion of this land conveyed for the purpose of using the land as a Soil Conservaticn Sub- district, which would enable the continued use of this land for grain storage, slaughter facilities, storage for equip- ment, and a holding area for livestock. Part of this area had been withdrawn from the original Land Management Agreement with the State. It was moved by Mrs. . Springhill and seconded by Don Bullock to have a resolution drawn up for the conveyance of the land and for the Chairman to work out the details as to the area involved in conjunction with the material sites to be conveyed. An amendment of this motion was added by Mrs. Springhill that a reversionary clause be included so that if the land ceases to be used for this purpose, it will revert to the Borough. Mr. Bullock concurred. Motion was carried unanimous by roll call vote. D. DEWITT FIELDS RE: t,7rrigR POINT AND BLK 7 - LOT 7; Mr. Best read a letter " fray ir. Fields requesting that this lot be reclassified and be put up for sale. It is presently reserved for recreational use in conjunction with the old Russian tall site. Mr. Fields stated he had bought the building on this lot in 1956 and has paid the appropiate taxes since that time. The building on this site had been condemned and was vacated by the residing tenants recently. Mrs. Hajdu suggested that since we have so few designated park areas, we should consider future expansion. It was then suggest by £r. Bullock to return this request back to P & Z as it has never been reviewed for their recommendation and study. E. LETTER FROH REED OSWALT RE: SAPPY MILL AT PORT LIONS; Mr. Best read a letter concerning request for the inclusion of an additional parcel of land in the proposed Port Lions land slae. It was pointed out that a mill site on this land would not be objectionable as far as the airport people or the City of Port Lions are concerned. PIr. Oswalt stated that he would not be interested in an alternate site due to the fact that it would not be accessible to the beach area Lr. Arndt made the motion fear Mr. Best write a letter and go through the necessary procedure for a change order to have this additional parcel of land be included in the land auction sale. It was seconded by Mr. Bullock. The motion was carried unanimous by roll call vote with Mr. Barr abstaining due to his financial interest. F. MR. STANSBURY Ail) MR. KEISER RE: HEALTH AND SANITATION PROBLErS 1. Question of Borough Health Powers: Mr. Keiser stated that there is a definite problem of prosecuting sewage violations outside the city limits. He was advised by the Borough Attorney that these violations would have to be prosecuted under State law,with Mr. Keiser himself acting as prosecutor, since it is almost impossible to obtain the services of the District Attorney. The Borough only has specific laws concerning trailer courts and individual trailer$, but none on other sewage viola- tions. The Building Code only provides regulations for inside buildings, and has no control over water and sewer problems. It was felt that the Borough does have the broad health power, which was adopted at the hospital election, but that a specific ordinance is needed under which this power can be enforced. It was suggest that the staff be authorized to prepare a health and welfare ordinace adopting Article 7 of the State Administrative Code. Mrs. Springhill moved, seconded by £Jr. Arndt, that an ordinance be drawn up covering the health and welfare functions as defined under the State Administrative Code. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote. *Mrs. Hajdu voted against the budget because she feels it has been presented erroneously for the past three years. Since the Assembly received the new budget only the day before, the only way to approve it with fairness would be to adopt a central accounting system. RomAdisaNA614ouGh 0 I ASSEt 1BLY ekkalOG -- May 16, 1968 VIII -. OLD BUSINESS 3 2. Question of Erdman and Pratt Trailer Courts: sir. Stansbury stated that the Borough has planning andzoning power, rather than the City, and that these courts are a matter for the Borough as far as the land use is concerned. Even though they have grandfather's rights, there can be no such rights on health and safety matters. He feels that sir. Erdman and Mr. Pratt have been led to believe that as soon as they tie in the sewer line to be provided by the City that their problems would be over He feels that they should be made aware of the fact that they will also be forced to comply with the trailer park ordinance as far as health and safety is concerned :It was suggested that the Sanitarian write a letter to iir. Erdman and ;'iir. Pratt, advising than of the details of their deficiencies and giving them a timetable to correct therm and for hooking onto the new sewer line, and explaining what action will be taken if they do not comply with the requirements. A copy of the letter should also be sent to the City Council. The Assembly concurred in this course of action. 3. Revision of Trailer Park Ordinance. Mr. Stansbury stated that there is a loon hole in the ordinance concerning existing sub - standard trailer spaces. Individuals are selling their trailers to new owners, in which case there is no requirement for the space to be brought up to ordinance stanLards. He suggestee that it be in- cluded in the revised ordinance that when•a trailer is vacated, it must remain vacant until the trailer space ccmplies with the" ordinance. ' Irs . Springhill mbved, seconded by Er. Barr, that this be included in the revision of the trailer park ordinance. notion carried by unanimous roll call vote. VI PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Ordinance 68 -4 -0 Rezoning Erskine Addition Blk 8 Lots 59 -62 and 65 -67 Blk 7 Lots 46-52 and 56-58, Blk 9 Lots 103 -115 from R -2 to R -3 -- Property Owners. The Ordinance was read. Er. Barr roved for its adoption, seconded by jr. Arndt. i rs. Hajdu recessed the meeting and a public hearing was opened. Fir. John Welch, Mr. Harry Wallace, Mrs. Edith Ionginire and others who attended the hearing were not in favor of rezoning. The attorney's opinion was read stating that lots must meet the proper size requirements for R-3 construction even if the lots are rezoned to R-3. Thus any buildings now on lots which would not meet the size requirements could not be converted to R -3 dwellings. hips. Hajdu felt that this rezoning would be logical since it would furnish apartIent dwellings close to the downtown shopping area. Part of the area is planned for a business use on the Tryck, Nyman, and Hayes future land use plan, and Mr. Harr felt that R -3 zoning would bee logical move toward business use and that this is one of the few areas which could be developed into R-3 zoning without first tearing other buildings down. however, part of the area is indicated as future R -2 use, and Mrs. Springhill and !'ir. Bullock thought that the decision should be made based on what is best for the cammunity as a whole. The rearing was closed and the meeting reconvened. A vote was then taken and motion failed as follows: YES- Jo Hajdu, Don Arndt, Jim Barr. NO-•- Betty Springhill, Don Bullock. A unanimously favorable vote of the Assembly was required to pass the ordinance due to the number of protests received. B. Ordinance 68 --6 -0 Amending Lands Disposal Ordinance to Provide for Borrow Site Leases. The Ordinance was read. It was then roved by Hr. Bullock to adopt the ordinance, seconded by Mrs. Springhill. Hrs. Hajdu recessed the meeting and a public hearing was opened. ice. Large inquired about the price to be charged for the gravel and hour to go about requesting a trailer park permit in the Bell's Flats area. The hearing was closed and the meeting reconvened. A vote was taken and the motion carried unanimous by roll call vote. A. Resolution 68- 23 - - -R for Special Election on 2% Sales Tax: The Resolution was read. It was stated that a public notice is to be posted three weeks before election. i1rs. Springhill made the motion for the adoption of the Resolution and i•r. Bullock seconded it. Mr. Preston stated that it will be possible to use the East Elementary School as a voting location. T°rs. hajdu suggested that the Borough issue a press release concerning the necessity for the tax. Mr. Chandler objected to the tax. The motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. D. Resolution 69-16-R Conveying Cemetery in USS 3511 to City: The Resolution was read. Er. Bullock made the motion for the adoption of the resolution. It was seconded by Mrs. Springhill. The motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. KODIAK S ASSEMBLY IX NEW BUSINESS X CHAIR IAN `S REPORT 0+ G T y 16, 996 XI ASSEMBLY COMMENTS 4 A. Extension of payment on land contract for Lenhart Grothe: Chairman Best react a letter from the State requesting the extension of the Land Contract payment for 4 months. It was suggested that the payment be extended for 60 days with an additional 60 day extension if the interest is paid. It was moved by firs. Springhill for the extension of payment on the Land Contract for Lenhart Grothe, and seconded by Mr. Barr. The motion carried unanimously by roll call vote A. I Street Athletic Field: Sam Best, Chairman received a call from Don Erdman who is interested in a portion of this Borough property, Lts. 16 and 17 - ;ilk 1 in the tlonashka area and Liete addition, Lt. 17 - Blk 3, and would like to trade with the Borough for this said property. However, there is a question as to who actually owns this land and it was suggested and agreed by the Assembly to have the Chairman pursue this matter further in establishing the ownership of the land involved. ;'ir. Cessna offered to have the Borough buy his property with a down payment and the balance to be entered as payment of future taxes. B. Zoning .i One zoning neap will be given free to each Assemblyman or Committeeman during his elected term, and for any additional map that is obtained, a fee will be charged. This was agreed on by all members. C. BIA Request for ACS Property: Lr. Arndt objected to the BIA with- drawal of ACS property because of their handling of the Vocational School. ir. Lest will discuss this with BIJ in Anchorage. A. Tourist Camper Caravan: airs. Hajdu commented on the item which appeared in the Tlirror regarding the possibility of Tourist Campers corning to Kodiak. The Assembly conversed and it was suggested that the Chairman be authorized to issue a statement informing campers of the limited space and the primitive camping sites available. B. Hospital Contract with Grey Nuns: The new contract has not yet been drawn up by Lr0 Madsen. hr. Best suggested that a work session be held with the Nuns to discuss it. He has asked hr. i-7adsen to look up the original contract. The contract must be completed so that the architect can be authorized to prepare the necessary plans for the Nuns quarters. It may be possible to add this construction onto the ^Jarrack contract without having to go to bid again. Jir. Best has asked the Hospital Board to prepare a list of fees charged by other hospitals so they can be compared with the Griffin i'ienorial Hospital fees. C. Racing: hr. Bullock brought the subject of the hazards of the racing on Borough land. sir. Best talked with the Racing Association and told them that if they come up with Liability Insurance, the Borough would give them permission to use this land. At present they do not have permission, and are in trespass. D. Assessment Policy on Churches: iir. Barr felt that the Assembly should adopt a policy concerning the assessment of church properties. It was felt that the Assessor's proposal is reasonable, but it was pointed out that the State law exempts all lots used in connection with churches, and that the suggested policy would be contrary to the law. After further discussion, Mr. Barr moved, seconded by hrs. Springhill that the Assembly adopt as a working policy the proposal for the assessment of churches and religious properties which is currently being used by the Assessor and that the Borough Chairman be empowered to have a resolution drawn up incorporating the pertinent parts of this proposal. A vote was taken by roll call and carried as follows: -yes no Jo Hajdu Don Bullock Don Arndt Jim Barr Betty Springhill KODIAK I I ) pp-zap' ASSE BL i s i -� i' 16, 1 XII AD3OURNIJT ATTEST s 7 5 T �r e Arndt moved, seconded by P rs > Springhill that the sleeting be adjourned. lotion carried unanimous by voice vote. The meeting was adjourned at 1 A o i a APPROVED? G. 0 Borough Chairman