03/11/1999 SMA special meeting of the Kodiak Island Borough
Assembly was held March 11, 1999 in the Conference
Room of the Kodiak Island Borough Building,
710 Mill Bay Road. The meeting was called to order
at 7:30 p.m.
There were present:
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Special Assembly Meeting
March 11, 1999
Mayor:
Gary L. Stevens, presiding
Assemblymembers:
Tom Abell
Scott Arndt
Tuck Bonney
Pat Branson
Robin Heinrichs
Greg Spalinger
Wayne Stevens
comprising a quorum of the Assembly; and
Thomas J. Manninen, Manager
Judi Nielsen CMC, Acting Clerk
Patti Kirkpatrick, Assistant Clerk
Linda Freed, Community Development Director
Chris Lynch, Engineering /Facilities Director
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
HEINRICHS, moved to approve the
seconded by ARNDT agenda.
VOTE ON MOTION TO APPROVE
MOTION CARRIED Unanimous voice vote
PROCLAMATION
Mayor Stevens proclaimed March 1999 Women's History
Month urging educators, government officials,
businesses, and citizens to recognize the important
contributions women have made throughout history with
appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
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SPECIAL MEETING
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF
AGENDA
PROCLAMATION
WOMENS HISTORY
MONTH
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
A. Pending Litigation
HEINRICHS,
seconded by BONNEY
VOTE ON MOTION TO CONVENE
Ayes:
Noes:
MOTION CARRIED
moved to convene into
executive session to
discuss pending
litigation.
Abell, Arndt, Bonney,
Branson, Heinrichs,
Spalinger, Stevens
None
Unanimous
Mayor Stevens invited Borough attorneys Matt Jamin
and Alan Schmitt, Manager Manninen, Director Freed,
and clerk's office staff to join the Assembly in
executive session. At 7:37 Mayor Stevens recessed
the special meeting.
At 8:20 p.m. Mayor Stevens reconvened the special
meeting and announced that no action would be taken
as a result of the executive session.
After a five minute recess at 8:25 p.m., Mayor
Stevens reconvened the special meeting.
At 8:27 p.m. Mayor Stevens recessed the special
meeting to hear comments on the work session agenda.
The special meeting was reconvened at 9:03 p.m.
ITEMS OF
ITEMS OF BUSINESS BUSINESS
1. CONTRACTS CONTRACTS
A. Contract No. 99 -04 Analytical Laboratory CONTRACT
Services for Kodiak Island Borough Landfill NO. 99 -04
Facility.
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EXECUTIVE
SESSION
PENDING
LITIGATION
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STEVENS,
seconded by ARNDT
Manager Manninen reported that the contract renewal
would begin April 1, 1999. Two bids were received
and staff recommended awarding the contract to
Columbia Analytical Services, Inc. of Anchorage.
In response to Assemblymember Arndt, Director Lynch
said the bid reflected a ten percent increase over
last year.
VOTE ON MOTION TO AWARD
Ayes:
Noes:
MOTION CARRIED
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March 11, 1999
moved to award Contract
No. 99 -04 to Columbia
Analytical Services, Inc.
of Anchorage for the unit
prices specified in its
bid for calendar years
1999 and 2000.
Arndt, Bonney, Branson,
Heinrichs, Spalinger,
Stevens, Abell
None
Unanimous
5. RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTIONS
A. Resolution No. 99 -06 Supporting the Kodiak RESOLUTION
Fish and Game Advisory Committee's NO. 99 -06
Amendment to the Alaska Board of Fisheries
Proposal #132 by Limiting the Closure to
Non - Pelagic Trawling in Three Areas
Considered Crab Habitat.
BONNEY, moved to adopt
seconded by HEINRICHS Resolution No. 99 -06.
Assemblymember Bonney gave a brief overview of the
resolution.
Virginia Adams, Kodiak Fish & Game Advisory Committee
member, reported that the Committee reviewed the
Board of Fisheries proposal #132 and suggested that
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only three areas be closed to non - pelagic trawlers,
not all state waters. She referred to a map to
indicate the three areas known to be crab habitat as
Marmot Bay, south Sitkilidak Straits, and areas on
the mainland. Closing all state waters would affect
the trawlers as well as the canneries and their fish
cutters. The Board of Fish rejected the Committee's
amendment and requested that they prepare a new plan.
She urged the assembly to adopt the resolution.
Al Burch spoke in favor of the resolution and noted
that the Committee would meet with the Board of Fish
on March 18. He felt the amendment to Proposal #132
was made in good faith.
In response to Mayor Stevens, Ms. Adams said the
Alaska Marine Conservation Council opposed the
amendment and favored closing all state waters to
trawlers.
Chris Blackburn said habitat protection was a big
issue and environmental groups wanted to permanently
close all ocean commercial fishing.
Skip Bolton said it was previously thought trawlers
were responsible for the decline in crab populations
and the state established boundaries around Kodiak to
protect that habitat. He pointed out that some areas
were not included in that boundary and the amendment
would include those areas. He said crab preferred to
live in the mud and that bottom fish were found on
the shelf along the state water boundary. He did not
want the Board of Fish to close all state waters
without hearing the evidence. He urged the assembly
to support the resolution.
Jonathan Spool was concerned with safety because the
non - pelagic trawlers kept a close proximity to shore
in order to quickly seek shelter in bad weather. He
felt the amendment allowed the Committee time to
gather evidence to present to the Board of Fisheries
on March 18.
Assemblymember Bonney thought fish severance tax was
down because Seward offered higher prices for black
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cod and halibut. He said Kodiak had to protect its
fisheries or they would be lost.
Al Burch said the state had set boundaries to protect
crab habitat from non - pelagic trawling; however, the
crab had not returned. He saw the amendment as a
fair compromise.
After discussion, the resolution would reflect "all
gear types" in the fourth Whereas, and "Advisory
Committee's" in Section 1.
VOTE ON MOTION TO ADOPT
Ayes:
Noes:
MOTION CARRIED
There being no further business to come before the ADJOURNMENT
Assembly, the meeting adjourned at 9:47 p.m.
G. y L. Stevns"
ATTEST: Mayor
Donna F. Smith, CMC /AAE
Borough Clerk
Special Assembly Meeting
March 11, 1999
Bonney, Branson,
Heinrichs, Spalinger,
Stevens, Abell, Arndt
None
Unanimous
APPROVED: 04/01/99
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