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06/19/1969 RMII ROLL CALL KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSLUBLY NEETING - JUNE 19th, 1969 I CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Presiding Officer Don Bullock at 7 :35 p.m. in the Courtroom of the State Office Building, Kodiak, Alaska. Present Don Bullock, Presiding Officer Jo Hajdu , Borough Chairman Betty Springhill Don Arndt Jim Barr Ed Naughton Also Present J. L. Stansbury, Building IHspector Sen. Bill Pollan► '?ilton White Emil Norton Jan Metzker, Assessor And approximately 55 people in the audience. III i iINUfl S OF PREVIOUS i=fTINGS A. Regular Laeting -- June 5, 1969 : One addition to the minutes, Page 5, Iten E. Under School Beard Resolution for Appropriation of $70,000. 'If the Budget is accepted as presented tonight, the Mill rate will be for 7.12, this is without an additional appropriation for the school and reducing it by the $50,000 that Mr. Schott has indicated will be received as a net from the revenue sharing. If additional $70,000 appropriation is made and the budget is accepted otherwise, the mill rate would be 8.18. The minutes were approved as amended. r, Special Meeting - June 12th, 1969 -- Approved as presented. IV MINTTIES OF OTHER i ff :RTINGS A. P &Z Regular Meeting - June llth, 1969 -• No comments. B. School Board - Juns 9, 1969 C. Fire Service District Advisory Board __ June 4, 1969 - It was noted that there are no concrc resifts as - yet on obtaining the service from the City, however it does look encouraging. D. Appeals Board - June 17, 1969. There were no comments . V COliTUNICATIONS AND APPEARANCE REQUESTS A. Division of Lands Representatives re Shuyak Timber Sale. I-1r. Keenan, Director of State Division of Lands; Mr. Sacheck, State Forester and Iir. Dale Tubbs, District Manager were here to discuss the Assembly 's objection to the proposed sale of the Shuyak Timber Sale. Two letters were entered in the record as objecting to the sale of the Timber without proper safeguards to insure timber management, considering the reforestation, recreation, fish and wildlife, and commercial fisheries values of that area. One letter was from the Kodiak Aleutian Chapter Alaska Conservation Society and one from Mr. Dick kencel. kit. Keenan stated that the Governor and the Commissicner are desirous that this industry uhould be established whenever it be- came apparent there was a need for the material. The State Forester notdd that the timber would be cut on a sustained yield basis and timber cut in 1970 would be ready for re- cutting 100 to 140 years to that date. There would be about 150 blocks of this type cutting thereby being on 150 years rotation. The State feels that the trees should re-seed naturally but if this is not the case then it would be done artifically. A test would be run in about three years from the date of the cutting and again in five years to see that the trees are progressing. The contractor is not responsible for the re- forestering, this is a responsibility of the State as land managers. 75% of the Cut would be sustained on Shuyak, the other 25-30% would be on the adjacent islands. This cut would be on approximately 1/5 of the Island and would be over a 15 year period pr: cutting cycle. This sale would bring approxietely $1,200,000 in revenue to the Borough over the next fifteen years. Several people were in the audience that voiced strong objections to this sale, feeling that the sale would be destroying the natural resources that make this Island what it is - that of the forests, salmon streams and the wildlife found in the area. The people cited cases in other areas where logging industry had caused depletion of the natural resources and erosion problems. Further that in this area there are other problems, that of the layer of volcanic ash and the serious erosion problem if the ash is distrubed. It was the feeling of the people in the audience that this sale should be put off until some later date; until research had been made on the old Army Timber cut of 25 years ago on Afognak and the reason that the trees have not grown back there has been determined. They wished to wait to see what happens in the Afognak logging, as this has not yet been started. Several items in the proposed contracts were discussed, such as disposal of the slash, In this area it would left in contact with the ground t' further help the decaying 7.3 BOROUGH ASSEP13LY - JUNE 19th, 1969 process and not disturb the moss. It was further noted that the cost of re- seeding coulc ell run into the amount received from the sale. The State felt that there should be a period of time elapse before re- -seeding artifically to be sure that this would not be accomplished naturally. The cost of re- forestation would be borne by the Borough. In the discussion it was pointed out that there are mature tress ready for cutting that will deterriorate and be of use to no one. It was brought out that perhaps a small sale could be made to test the re- seeding of the trees and then later a larger sale. After much discussion on this matter Mt. Barr moved that the Assembly inform the Division of Lands and other interested parties that the Borough would entertain proposals for a test prcgram to determine the feasibility of natural or artifical re- forestation of Kodiak Island, seconded by Mrs. Springhill. This will leave the door open for future proposals on the logging of Shuyak Island and could possibly be worked out by a. small local concern or even a large one. A history should be obtained on the cut riaeb on Afognak 25 years ago as far as the method of operation to determine the reason that the trees have not grown back. It was suggested that Fish & Game could participate in this part as they are on the Afognak Island from time to time and records col?.ld be researched for further information. The question was called for and the roll call vote as follows: Air. Naughton NO; Mrs. Springhill - YES: Hr. Barr - YES; Mt. Arndt -• YES; Mr. Bullock - YES; motion carried. The Assembly was in concurrence to stand by their earlier action to delay the sale at least two years. B. School Board Resolution 689 -8 re Tcpo and Boundary Survey of Ouzinkie School Site Hr. Crittenden had in the School Board that this topo and boundary survey was necessary and suggested that the ?Borough Engineer be requested to do this. The Borough Engineer does not do this type of work and would only have to be done by either Barr & Associates, Roy Ecklund or an outside surveying firm. It had been suggested previously that all responsibility be placed with one person to oversee these items and further felt that the Architect should be that person. Mr. Arndt moved that this responsibility be given to the Architect for obtaining the survey, seconded by Hr. Barr. The roll call vote was as follows: Mrs. Springhill - NO; Mr. Arndt - YES; Mr. Barr - YES; iir. Naughton - YES; Hr. Bullock - YES; the Chair ruled that the motion passed by five (5) to two (2) vote. C. Letter from Division of lands re Jaycees Lease in Bell's Flats . The letter was reading stating that this lease could be handled in two ways: 1) Kodiak Island Borough can have the tract of land surveyed and then withdraw the area from the Borough -State Land Management Agreement and enter into any type of agreement necessary or 2) the State negotiate a lease at one percent of the fair market value for the area involved as provided in the State Leasing Regulations 302.08. The revenue for this lease would go to the Borough as the land has been selected by the Borough. Mr. Dale Tubbs, District Manager of Division of Lands, was in the audience and stated that the Jaycees would qualify as a non-profit organization and could lease for 1% of the fair market value on a 55 --year lease with land being re-appraised every five (5) :years. If the Jyacees require all the land that lies between the mountain and Sargent Creek it would be possible to get by with a metes and bounds description; if someone needed part of the land later it would be necessary to establish the boundaries. Mr. Barr moved that the Borough voice no objection to the use of the land in Bell's Flats by the Jaycees and that the State be allowed to enter into a lease with the Jaycees. Seconded by Mrs. Springhill. Mbtion passed with the following vote: Per. Arndt - YES;_ Mr. Naughton - NO, 3r. Barr - Yes; Mrs. Springhill -- YES and Hr. Bullock - YES; motion passed by six to one vote. D. Letter from Kodiak Property Owners Association re Changes in the Building Code. The letter as submitted presented eight points suggesting changes in the Building Code. These had been reviewed by the Appeals Board at their meeting of June 17th and recommendations were forwarded to the Borough Assembly. It was noted in the minutes of the Appeals Board that several of the suggested changes are in fact part of the adopted building code. There were several people in the auaience representing the Kodiak Property Owners Association and they voiced objections to being required to abide by the present building code. It was the opinion of the Association that enforcement of the building code was preventing the continued building and growth of Kodiak. Contrary to belief the National Building Code adopted for Kodiak is not as strigent as other codes of other areas. Hr. Barr moved that the Assembly accept the recommendations of the Appeals Board as shown in the minutes of June 17th, motion died for lack of a second. Hrs. Springhill moved that the eight (8)• points recommended code changes by the Kodiak Property Owners be ar' j r T .i - 7e presented, seconded by Mr. Arndt. During the rather lengthy discussion on this it was brought out that Property Owners felt that. plastic pipe should be allowed in Kodiak. The City of Anchorage did some months ago accepted `ple tic pipe this is no longer the case due to the amount of .rouble caused by the pipes, expansion and contraction. Mir. Arndt requested that the motion be amended to state that plastic pipe would meet FHA Standards Minimum. It was noted however, that FHA minimums allow plastic pipe only if there is not an adopted building code and if that is the case the more stringent code is accepted. ATTEST A BOROUGH ASSIMILY JUNE 19th, 1969 fern �s of•the Appeals Board were in the Audience also and suggested that any changes should have documented proof that they are in fact equal to the existing requirements. The question was called for and the motion passed with the following 4 to 3 vote: flr. Barr - No; flr. Bullock -- No ; Lir. Arndt YES, flr. Naughton - YES; Firs. Springhill - YES; The 'iJcx ugh Chairman stated that she felt this was not a legal act, that of changing something that was adopted by an ordinance; in order to change the code, the change must also be adopted by ordinance. Secondly the people had not had the opportunity to study the building code before presenting changes and the specific objections should be presented to the Appeals Board along with background information, whether from ,i.ndustry " magazine articles. Further it was felt that this action would only tend to set the community back instead of going forward and for these reasons the Borough Chairman exercised the Veto power in vetoing this action. Due to the lateness of the hour, the meeting was recesae:'.:: and would reconvene on f4onday, June 23rd, at 7,30 p.m. APPROVED Borough Clerk r ough Chairman