12/02/1999 RMA regular meeting of the Kodiak Island Borough
Assembly was held December 2, 1999 in the Assembly
Chambers of the Kodiak Island Borough Building,
710 Mill Bay Road. The meeting was called to order
at 7:30 p.m.
There were present: ROLL CALL
Mayor:
Gary L. Stevens
Assemblymembers:
Tom Abell
Scott Arndt
Pat Branson
Absent:
Tuck Bonney
comprising a quorum of the Assembly; and
Dave Jensen, Manager
Judi Nielsen, CMC, Clerk
Patti Kirkpatrick, Deputy Clerk
Assemblymember Bonney was out and asked to be
excused.
BRANSON, moved to excuse
seconded by HEINRICHS Assemblymember Bonney.
VOTE ON MOTION TO EXCUSE
MOTION CARRIED
APPROVAL OF
APPROVAL OF AGENDA AGENDA
HEINRICHS,
seconded by ARNDT
VOTE ON MOTION TO APPROVE
MOTION CARRIED Unanimous voice vote
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Robin Heinrichs
Greg Spalinger
Darlene Turner
Unanimous voice vote
moved to approve the
agenda.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES APPROVAL OF
MINUTES
A. Kodiak Island Borough Assembly Meeting of
October 21, 1999.
TURNER,
seconded by SPALINGER
VOTE ON MOTION TO APPROVE
MOTION CARRIED
AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS
CITIZENS' COMMENTS
moved to approve the
minutes of October 21,
1999.
Unanimous voice vote
A. Student of the Month of November, 1999. STUDENT OF THE
MONTH
Mayor Stevens presented the Student of the Month
Award for November to Jocelyn Peterson, a junior at
Kodiak High School. Ms. Peterson's father accepted
the award on her behalf.
B. Employee of the Month for December, 1999.
Manager Jensen presented the Employee of the Month
Award to Jennifer Kocurek, cashier in the Finance
Department.
A. Agenda Items Not Scheduled For Public Hearing
and General Comments.
Assemblymember Heinrichs read Ed Mahoney's letter
that related his opposition to the land sale.
Frank Peterson thanked those who recommended his
daughter as student of the month.
Mike Milligan appreciated the concern of local land
developers and reminded the Assembly of the costs
associated with purchasing a lot and building a
quality home. He asked that other land disposal
methods be reviewed.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Phil Cline, Providence Kodiak Island Hospital
Administrator, reported that hospital revenues had
declined since August due to the funds spent to
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AWARDS AND
PRESENTATIONS
EMPLOYEE OF THE
MONTH
CITIZENS'
COMMENTS
COMMITTEE
REPORTS
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obtain their accreditation and employing temporary
surgeons. He said measures were taken to control
overhead and hoped to end the year on a positive
note. He praised staff for their dedication in
pursuing the accreditation and said it would not have
happened without them. He said the CT scanner had
arrived and after it was installed the assembly would
be invited to inspect the machine.
PUBLIC HEARING PUBLIC HEARING
All ordinances and resolutions presented at this
meeting were introduced by title only and copies made
available to the public.
A. Ordinance No. 99 -10A Amending Ordinance ORDINANCE
No. 99 -10 Fiscal Year 2000 Budget to Reflect NO. 99 -10A
Amendments.
ABELL, moved to adopt Ordinance
seconded by ARNDT No. 99 -10A.
Manager Jensen said this amended several facets of
the budget that were outline in the ordinance.
Mayor Stevens called for public testimony; hearing
and seeing none, he reconvened the regular meeting.
There was no discussion by the Assembly.
VOTE ON MOTION TO ADOPT
Ayes: Abell, Arndt, Branson,
Heinrichs, Spalinger,
Turner
Noes: None
Absent: Bonney
MOTION CARRIED Unanimous
MESSAGES FROM THE MANAGER
MESSAGES FROM
None. THE MANAGER
MESSAGES FROM THE MAYOR
Mayor Stevens reminded the Assembly that the 1999
Mayors Conference would be held Friday, December 3 in
the Borough conference room.
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THE MAYOR
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OLD BUSINESS OLD BUSINESS
A. Resolution No. 99 -10A Amending Resolution No. RESOLUTION
99 -10 Establishing Fees of the Kodiak Island NO. 99 -10A
Borough for Fiscal Year 2000 to Reflect amended
Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Rates.
The motion to adopt Resolution No. 99 -10A was before
the Assembly.
Manager Jensen expected to receive the Borough
auditor's report with the exact deficit at the
landfill. He recommended postponing the resolution
to January 6, 2000.
HEINRICHS,
seconded by BRANSON
Assemblymember Heinrichs felt it was appropriate to
receive the information before making a decision.
Assemblymember Arndt agreed the information was
needed; however, he wanted to discuss the direction
of the landfill prior to raising rates. He did not
favor postponing the resolution.
VOTE ON MOTION TO POSTPONE
Ayes: Branson, Heinrichs,
Spalinger, Turner
Noes: Arndt, Abell
Absent: Bonney
MOTION CARRIED 4 Ayes; 2 Noes
NEW BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS
A. CONTRACTS CONTRACTS
None.
B. RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTIONS
1. Resolution No. 99 -27 Establishing a Joint RESOLUTION
Kodiak Island Borough /City of Kodiak Fiscal NO. 99 -27
year 2000 Capital Improvement Project
Priority List.
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moved to postpone
Resolution No. 99 -10A to
January 6, 2000.
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HEINRICHS, moved to adopt Resolution
seconded by BRANSON No. 99 -27.
There was no discussion by the Assembly.
VOTE ON MOTION TO ADOPT
Ayes: Branson, Heinrichs,
Spalinger, Turner, Abell,
Arndt
Noes: None
Absent: Bonney
MOTION CARRIED Unanimous
ORDINANCES FOR
C. ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION
1. Ordinance No. 99 -11 Determining the ORDINANCE
Disposition of Tax Foreclosed Properties NO. 99 -11
from the 1997 Tax Year.
HEINRICHS,
seconded by BRANSON
moved to adopt Ordinance
No. 99 -11 in first
reading to advance to
public hearing on
December 16, 1999.
Manager Jensen said the result of the Planning and
Zoning Commission's review was that seven properties
were held in conveyance for non - payment of taxes. He
said two of the seven properties were redeemed. He
recommended advancing the ordinance to public
hearing.
In response to Assemblymember Arndt, Mayor Stevens
declared a conflict of interest for Assemblymember
Arndt.
VOTE ON MOTION TO ADVANCE
Ayes: Heinrichs, Spalinger,
Branson
Noes: Turner, Abell
Absent: Bonney
MOTION FAILED 3 Ayes; 2 Noes
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D. OTHER ITEMS
None.
INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS (no action required)
A.
B.
MINUTES OF OTHER MEETINGS
1. Providence Kodiak Island Mental Health
Center Advisory Board Meeting of August 2,
1999.
2. Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting of
October 27, 1999.
3. Kodiak Island Borough School District Board
of Education Meeting of October 25 and
November 22, 1999.
REPORTS
1. Providence Kodiak Island Mental Health
Center's Plan of Action and Plan of
Improvements.
2. Providence Kodiak Island Mental Health
Center Director's Report of September 27,
1999.
CITIZEN COMMENTS
None.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER COMMENTS
Assemblymember Abell was disappointed to sell Borough
land at less than fair market value. He reported on
healthy budget discussion with the school board. He
the repair of the high school roof at a cost of one
million dollars should be decided by the taxpayers.
Assemblymember Turner congratulated the student of
the month noting it was encouraging to see young
people moving forward in their community. She also
congratulated the employee of the month. She thanked
Mr. Cline for his report on the hospital. Regarding
the land sale, she asked the to Assembly look at the
big picture as she felt the buyers would set the
market value.
Responding to Assemblymember Spalinger, Manager
Jensen said the storage trailer would be moved from
the high school parking lot as soon as space was
found.
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INFORMATIONAL
MATERIALS
MINUTES OF OTHER
MEETINGS
REPORTS
CITIZEN COMMENTS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER
COMMENTS
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Assemblymember Heinrichs congratulated the student of
the month noting it was refreshing to see someone
with direction in their life. He congratulated
Jennifer Kocurek as the employee of the month and
appreciated Her cheerful attitude. We welcomed the
hospital report as a way to maintain the lines of
communication. With regard to the land sale, he
remembered that when the state was created, Kodiak
received an endowment of 50,000 acres to provide for
public needs and to be turned into private lands for
development.
Assemblymember Branson congratulated the student of
the month noting she was a well- rounded role model.
She also congratulated the employee of the month and
she appreciated Mr. Cline's report. In regards to
the land sale, she encouraged the Assembly to look at
the large picture of what was going on. She said
they were looking at limited resources and the funds
would benefit the Borough.
There being no further business to come before the ADJOURNMENT
Assembly, the meeting adjourned at
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