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
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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.
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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