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KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSE IELY (1i4'1'lli'G
"Aram 3 1970
I CALL TO ORDER
The meeting
�the COULtroano the Office by Building, Kodiak, lay Springhill at 7:35 p.m, in
�4, Kodiak, , Alaska.
II ROLL CALL
Present
Betty Spr2.ngh611
T. T. Jackson
Nonn Sutliff
Absent
, Presides Officer t ?ilton T. ttdte, Chairman
Don Arndt (excused)
Ed Naughton (excused)
, Borough Clerk; Dr. ttarshall Lin[}'and several members
and School Board.
Also present: Nr. Bob Grafe
of the School Teaching Staff
III MIMES OF PREVIOUS I$'ETING
A
the m es a asked for f' Fehn%ary 19 1970 - t•ir. Sutliff moved fo a pp
unanimous consent there be' ovml of
n'�aeoroved being no objections the minutes
B. ASSemb1 ' 1 meeting - Feh
the manatee and caller for unanimous 27, 1970 - hr. Sutliff moved for approval of
consent, no objections
minutes were so a roved were voiced and the
IV teNUTES OF OTHER MEETINGS
A. P &2 - regular meeting of February 25, 1970 was not held due to lack of quorum.
V CORRFSPONDEISZE AND APPEARANCE REQUESTS
A. Urs. Pat Stel re D Education Prn.+-
and explained that this am. ed St s ts in the audience
Coun
School Board and Borough and that work ehadl g oneef at the request of c the City h euncil.
community cri drugs. This
had gone forward on the education of tie
qty. The City Council is geDr Fc sier' s planet' toward the adults in th,
Anchorage to Kodiak. Smith, Cline and Fr. c p ews c al C Company der diem from
the fare from Utah and other FDr F wlerrhas been b taine d as the
_fir. The Committee requests. Dr. Fowlet has requested $200 fran the Borough roug obtained as fie key -
note
and hlets a n hey were allocated it should l dextallss. During the discussion the budget figures for films,
gorse were checked
Health Finds. Mr. Sutliff moved that the Borough logically t come fi the
vote. �Education deco fir 7a The mote aassed a
to nn,.ti.,slt roll call
C. Blmdin re Proposed Trailer Court
londin ass in - It was
for t tthe � H terested in obtaining aportion of the the Boao�gh Assembl_,
Purpose of new trailer court. Plans had been fo tedrto purchaseila
in a n other area, however this plan did not mature and so Mi. Blondin at ths tame
seeking the Assembly's opinion on the , rch time
Subdivision, charted as Olga Court, an area of approximately of the Portico of the 6 acres or
Jackson brought the point h that the C it y s and time had voiced
to court �
hto having a trailer this should be
e Council. It was suggested that the the and Borough should de with
in land sale should be handled for this particular area meet and dpssi
order for work to go fonsrd. It was noted at this time as soon as ensu
land is placed for sale there must be that if and when the
sale, giving the date of the l e di f f e r days prior to the
Assembly members voice no obj ection sale. sale The i tn
residing efi suth that the
which might objections ws to a this area unless ti stac o action
gut allow a trailer art within the City Limits would be in conflict
with a City Ordinance. The Borough Clerk was instructed to contact the Borough
ttorner in regards to the proper procedure in having a land sale as soon as possi'i.c
It was further suggested that the Borough- Attorney, City and Engineer and Borough
Chairman should meet and discuss means for the expeditious
handling of this sale.
A member of the audience asked what world be done with the land now occupied by th -
ACS Trailer school card it was noted that once the trailers are gone the land will
be used facilities.
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B. Dr. Marshall Lind re Proposed Design of Additional High School Facilities as
submitted by Crittenden, Cassette wir m and Cannon.
Dr Lind and Mr. Craig gave a short resume of the report submitted by the architects
firm of Crittenden, Cassetta Clinam and Cannon This is Stage I in the overall
planning project for the new high school and should be approved before the next
stages can be started In the reporting of this study many points were brought out -
that a facility is needed that will be flexible; there is a need for one rathr
than two separate units that of the vocational school and the academic school.
Basic problem to overcame is the size of the school site which would necessitate
a tore -story structure. This structure is planned to accommodate 900 students,
however the PE facilities, large group instruction and the library would acca modat�
1,000 students. It is expected that by 1975 there will be 964 students. This
world mean that extra classrooms would be necessary but that the other facilities
would still have plenty of roam.
Because of the rising building cost since the original plans were submitted for -..
the building of a new high school and the bond election, the construction cost
has risen from $32 per square foot to $40 per square foot. The study also include-
charts on the classroom efficiency levels, that is the amount of time the roans
are used; the square footage necessary for the different classes and the summary of
spaces and cost projection. The cost projections are in two parts - one for
82,796 square feet of $3,311,840 and the second part for 24,980 square feet of
$1,124,100. his second part includes extra classrooms and a swimming pool and
also a fifth teacher's station should the funding became available for the construr,:i
the School District will be ready with a plan to illustrate the needs and desires
of the district.
If the bills now before the legislature are passel there is a possibility of 50%
funding on the construction and maybe even 80% funding. The cost of operation was
also discussed and there are may possibilities for state support in this district.
Many factors that will have to be considered before the budget is drafted. It was
suggested that state support should probably be maintained at the ratio of 90 -10
per cent, with the 10% being funded by local support. If the State were to fund
100% this could mean one of two things - either the State would take care of the
hiring of all teachers and administrators or the responsibility of the courses to
be taught in the school district. In order for the local interest to remain high
there oust be local support. In discussing the operational costs it was noted the-
the local support may run as high as $500,000 this year, but there are still many
factors to take into considertaion, the instructional units may be changed and the
PL 874 Fads are still being considered in Washington, D. C., and could amount
to 75% of the cost so this in itself would make a big difference in local support.
The cost of the construction could possibly increase the debt service to $175,000.
The Assembly indicated that they were well aware of the need for a new facility
but the funding of such a facility was the point thatshoild be given serious
consideration.
The point was brought out that the poorer communities are the ones that needed the
better schools. Dr. Lind indicated that in the next school year, the screening of
applicants would be such that the teachers having those qualities better suited
for the Village schools would be so placed. There is a need to better correlate
the students' prugieuo and prepare than for the transition into the school system
here in Kodiak. There are many adjustments to be made and many things to be taken
into consideration and these facilities will be closely watched.
The president of the Student Council spoke to emphasis the fact that the school
mans are crowded and there is a definite need for expansion of the present school
facilities. Further she suggested that more counselors be available to the students
as many of the problems that the students face could be solved if the counselors
were available more often for conferences.
The President of the School Board reported that this Stage I report had been
approved by the School Board, unanimously and the Board further recommended appro'i 1
of the report by the Borough Assembly, HUD and the Commissioner of Education.
Mgr. Fields stated that the property owners are carrying the bulk of the tax burder
and that sanething should be done to reaearch another avenue of taxing such as
the natural resources, taxing fish, grass and timber. This would solve many
problems as mph of the natural resources are being taken out of the area and
nothing is being left in the community for development of the needed facilities.
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Mr. Clowes suggested that Kodiak should dm as has been done in other states, a
taxing of automobiles, the pruchase of stickers for all automobiles on Kodiak and
the money would be used in the School District. This would help relieve the
p s of the greater tax load The Borough Clerk was asked to check this
Borough Attorney to see if something on this order night be possible.
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Mr. Craig brought out the point that most new schools are built with a 40% level
mostfof ficiency and the school�right away building one for 70 or 80% efficiency, foe will be using
The question vas raised concerning the current drop in the _
i ue s the explained that th is was u for this t of the year and that in
due to the estimated 200 students that ree. There will be an increase
will be next year
carting in for the Boarding school.
Mr. Sutliff moved for royal of S ,*,
Hi Facilities a of the Cuss Desi of Additional
seconded by Mr. Jackson, o tion ned Crittenden Cassettes Wimp and C
motion passed by unanimous role Cannon
- Call vote.
D. List of Potential Bu s For Prc sed Land Sale at
forwarded to Mr. Roy Ecklar and con f - reen - This list had been
addition of another 35 more or less, o t of n p e sin here tines, with the purchasing la d i
the Chiniak area. The Bo iericas int in to th sale in
requested eta the Borough Ca Assembly or th no objections iiti s to this s thi and
land up for sale in the near future.lore the possibilities of getting this
Mr. Jackson voiced the opinion that the Borough should sell
and allow the individual to subdivide rather than the Borough parcels of lard
E. Letter fran Division of
- Sacgents C Lands re A 37348 letter cos Land Use Permit Kodiak Lard
Bel � Fla - ts,' The letter o read indices
exist at this site that would
that materials were being taken from the cr eJc bed aIt a st there was e s
permit be closed out and the site restored tom bed. It ass tate.rreAsF,y b er the
the Kodiak Lard Company were not the original state. As members ge of
that this be tabled until the interested to discuss this the Borough Clerk l
moved that this matter be tabled until theatres could be present. � p sent,
by Mr. Ja motvon pa ssed pi ons involved mold be_Qresent_
unanvrous voice vote:
VI PUBLIC !Mums - NCNE
VII PLANNIKU 6 ZONING ITEMS
A. Presentation of P roposed Zonin NO. 70 -1 -0;
It was noted that the
allannah
lopers who have reviewed the ordinance and suggested a letter fran Resear
which have been incorporated into the proposed ordd, ncirareges, the majority
'OM OLD BUSINESS - NONE
rX NEW BUSINESS
A. Ratification of AT^intment of Civil Defense Coo The Borough
has appo the positrons of Cr b Chairman
Defense Director and Kodiak Cantucity Coordinators such likes to act as Chen
p at
present by R. A. Jones, City manager and Jack positions e
Testy Perez has been appointed as Kodiak Island Defense • Chief o r u tjj
mooed for ratification of the w as Civil ir. Defense
tors sekxnded Mr. Jadkson motion roll call vote.
X CHAIRMAN'S MOST - Note
L ASSEMBLY 0241ENIS
A. Mr. Jackson indicated that he felt other +w'nues wf revenue should be explored,
sihhiq�j for of inoane tax or recrnir�c tax or any way that would help the taxitu
XII ADDIEN:ft q gl
A.
Kodiak Land
Land Company might no t b res Bell's Flats - It y was pointed out a that the
mold be other people urvoaved- ponsrble for the condition of the site there
B. u• Fields - As a member of the Cattleman's Association, was indicating an intents-
purchase of the land which is now under lease by the Association, in oar
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that improvements could be made and maintained by having a caretaker's residence
on the land. The Association could not afford to improve the facilities without
owning the land. Mr. Fields was instructed to stop by the Borough Office and pick
up a Lind purchase application and have it filed with the Clerk and presented at
the next Borough Assembly meeting.
C. Mr. Brasie re Status of laid in Bell's Flats. In answer to lir. Brasie's question
concerning the status of the land in Bell's Flats, the Clerk stated that the status
is the same and when the Borough Attorney returned to town he would be contacted
in regards to this land.
D. Mr. Grafe reported on sevvCl Items as Requested by the Borough Assembly at the
last meeting.
1. Hospital Insurance - A letter had been received from the Insurance Company regarci
the prreniun for the hospital and it is approximately three and one -half times the
amount anticipated in the last budget. There was apparently a misunderstanding
and the amount budgeted was for $3,000 when the premium will be $10,441.00. This
amount being quoted is because of the rating given by the Fire Rating Bureau for
the hospital is Point Group Ten instead of the Point Five because of the terminal
point of the water lire. There is no loop in the water line and an extra hydrant
would be necessary. This can be taken care of for a price much less than the
premium and would bring the rate down leaving a rate of $5400. as Borough Clerk
asked for the concurrence of the Assembly in seeking other bids on insurance to set
if a better rate could be obtained. The assembly had not objections to this but
it was pointed out that at the time the policy had been secured an all the buildings
in the Borough this was placed up for bid and the only oanpany submi.tttr,y a bid
had been the local oaxpany; a combination of two agencies. There were no funs
in Anchorage interested in the insurance. However, it was noted that firms in the
'mere 48'had not been contacted and this should probably be done. The representati
from the Fire Rating Bureau will be in Kodiak on Tuesday and he would probably be
able to answer some questions on this matter.
The Clerk was requested to check into the disposition of the profits from the
hospital and dew where the fu ds...re placed agd ham they can be used.
2. Contingency Funds- The questioned legality of the contingency fund was checked and
all sources contacted indicated that this was legal in a second class Borough.
This allows for the tussling of unforseert items. The funds could be transferred
from the contingency and placed in the budget as a line iten in order that at
the next budget drafting the item could be placed in that budget. The Clerk was
requested to send a letter to the Attorney General's Office in Juneau for an
opinion on this matter.
3. Travel Trade Fair- fu ling would be taker care of the same way and next year
the records will show haw the money was spent and the item could be placed in
the budget. A nnemter of the audience questioned the procedure in using the tax-
payers money for the Trade Fair and felt that it should be funded by the Chamber
of Commerce. The Assembly does have the right to make such decisions an matters
oonaernixg omnr'ity affairs and the degree world depend spot the amount of money
expended. This should be takes into consideration at budget time this year.
lir. Jackson asked that consideration be given at budget time to insure that
the employees' annual. leave time is considered in order that the funds are not
depleted should an employee terminate employment without using his annual leave.
E. Dr. Emufemio re Telephone Service in Monashka Bay Subdivision - Dr. Eufemio stated
that he had written a letter to the Borough Chairmen requesting that something be
dote to determine what plans the telephone company had for establishing service
in the teonashka Bay area and that the Borough should have dredged into this matter
several years ago before the land was sold. The suggestion was made that each
person as a private citizen could write the company requesting that service in
that area and other be established. It was noted that a letter has been written
by the Chairman to request the plans of the Grier State Telephone Company in
this matte.
XIII Ansaratterr
The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 P.M.
e
actett E. Grafe,
APPB:NED:
Clerk ,Bettying.>. iding Officer