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KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY
SPECIAL MEETING - JANUARY 17, 1974
CALL TO ORDER
Presiding Officer Charles Powell stated that if there were no
objections from the members of the Assembly he would declare this
a Special Meeting, held after the work session with the Koniag
Corporation Officers; no objections being voiced the meeting was
opened at 9:30 p.m. in the Koniag Conference Room, Kodiak, Alaska.
II ROLL CALL
III PURPOSE OF MEETING
A. Possible Protest of Native Villages, Bells Flats, Woody Island
and Anton Larsen Bay. Mr. Powell noted that the purpose of the
work session was to discuss with the Koniag Officers their thinking
on the land selections and village certifications. Mr. Brechan and
Mr. Anderson voiced the opinion that they did not feel the Borough
should protest those villages. Mr. Brechan stated the concern was
for those lots which the Borough sold at the last land sale. The
State had given authorization for the sale by the issuance of a
patent . It was felt that those people's rights should be protected,
and that the Native Lands Claim should not dispossess this land from
those people. Mr. Brechan moved that inasmuch as the State has
issued Patent No. 1274 for the Bells Flats Subdivision and Russian
Creek Subdivision, the Borough feels it is the responsibility of the
State to protect the Borough's interest and subsequent third party
interest in such land, seconded by Mr. Anderson. The question was
called and the motion passed by the following roll call vote:
Mr. Nelson - YES; Mr. Anderson - YES; Mr. Brechan - YES, Mrs. Wallin
Abstained; Mr. Powell - YES.
The assembly next discussed whether or not the Borough should protest
the certification of the three villages; and it was felt that they
should not. Mr. Anderson moved to have the Borough support the
certiii_cation of the three villages, Anton Larsen Bay, Woody Island
and Bells Flats, seconded by Mr. Brechan. Question called and motion
passed by the following roll call vote: Mr. Nelson - YES; Mr.
Anderson - YES; Mr. Brechan - YES; Mrs. Wallin - Abstained; Mr. Powell
YES.
At the work session held earlier during the evening the officers of
Koniag had asked that the Borough Assembly not file a protest but that
the Borough in fact support the certification of those six villages
which the Area Director had declared ineligible. Mr. Nelson moved
that a telegram or letter be sent to the Area Director:, BIA, asking
him to reconsider his decision on declaring the six villages (Port
Williams, Little Afognak, Litnik, Uganik, Ayakulik, Aiahtalik) 571 ^- ligible_
in view of the fact there were technical problems involving the census
enrollment for each village and it is our understanding that these
villages have the adequate enrollment as required by law, seconded
by Mr. Brechan. The question was called and potion passed by the
following roll call vote: Mr. Anderson - YES; Mr. Nelson - YES;
Mrs. Wallin - Abstained; Mr. Brechan - YES; Mr. Powell - YES.
IV ADJOURNMENT
Present
Mr. Ross Wood, Borough Mayor
Mr. Charles Powell
Mr. Fred Brechan
Mr. Dennis Nelson
Mrs. Betty Wallin
Mr. Howard Anderson
The meeting was adjourned at $150 p.m.
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