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KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
ORDINANCE NO. 99 -07
Introduced by: Assemblymember Branson
Requested by: KATS Advisory Committee
Drafted by: CDD
Introduced: 08/19/99
Failed to Advance to Public Hearing: 08/19/99
PLACING A BALLOT MEASURE BEFORE THE VOTERS AT
ER 5, 1999 REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION THAT,
D BY THE VOTERS, WOULD ESTABLISH THE
A EA TRANSIT SYSTEM (KATS) SERVICE AREA
WHEREAS, the communit has shown support for the continued operation of the
Kodiak Area Transit System ATS) by signing a petition to encourage the assembly
to initiate a KATS service area . provide a local funding mechanism for KATS; and
WHEREAS, Kodiak Island Borough ode (KIBC) 4.05.04 provides that the assembly
initiate the establishing of a service : rea by introducing an ordinance effecting the
proposed action.
WHEREAS, KIBC 4.05.060 provides that a ordinance establishing a service area shall
not be effective unless approved by a majo y of the qualified voters voting on the
question in the area affected by the ordinance.
WHEREAS, KIBC 4.05.050 provides that the a sembly shall consider and make
findings on the following issues: 1) the need for s- rvices within the area, and the
feasibility of providing them, considering the area's siz population, and the facilities
and services already existing therein; 2) the assessed or : stimated value of all taxable
property within the area; 3) the characteristics of the area ndicating its cohesiveness
as a community; and 4) the area's ability to pay for the pr.. osed service.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF E KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH THAT:
Section 1: Election. An election shall be held within 75 days of the .. option of this
ordinance, within the area shown on Exhibit A attached he eto, to place
before the registered voters residing within the proposed ser e area the
following question:
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
"Shall the Kodiak /s /and Borough exercise transit system ope - tion,
maintenance, and asset management powers within the area indic- ed
on the attached map?"
Ordinance No. 99 -07
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Saction 2: Section 3 of this ordinance is of a general and permanent nature and
shall become a part of the Kodiak Island Borough Code of Ordinances.
The remainder shall not be codified.
Section 3: Title 4 of the Kodiak Island Borough Code of Ordinances is hereby
mended by adding Section 4.130 Kodiak Area Transit System Service
A ea, to read:
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
4.13 Kodiak Area Transit System Service Area.
A. ere is established a service area within the borough designated
as the " odiak Area Transit System Service Area" as shown on the
correspon ng map in the clerk's office.
B. The Ko•'ak Area Transit System Service Area shall provide for
operation, main - nance, and asset management services for a public
transit system wi • in its boundaries.
C. The Kodiak Are Transit System Service Area board shall consist
of seven members app.' ted by the Borough Assembly.
Section 4. Findings.
1. There is a need for transit se ices within the area as demonstrated by
increasing transit system ridership during the i 'tial KATS pilot project. The operation
of a transit system in the proposed service area 's feasible, also as demonstrated by
the eighteen -month KATS pilot project. The pilot roject has established a ridership
base that provides more ridership revenue than s ilar systems; and stable grant
funding has provided approximately sixty percent of he transit system's funding.
2. The estimated value of all taxable . roperty in the area is
$607,576,608.
3. The service area represents a cohesive com nity base for transit
services, based on the feasibility study used as the framework to develop the Kodiak
Area Transit System pilot project. A larger geographical area is no feasible to serve
because of the dispersed population base. A smaller geographic area ould eliminate
the population base that represents many of the primary users of the . ilot project's
services.
4. The area has an ability to pay the estimated .2 to .3 mills o tax levy
that are thought to be the necessary local contribution to maintain the current -vel of
service provided by the pilot project. By comparison, this amount is only about haIf of
what Service District 1 resident's pay for road maintenance services.
Ordinance No. 99 -07
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Sect . n 5. Effective Date. Sections 1, 2, and 4 shall become effective at midnight
on the . ay of adoption. Section 3 shall become effective on the first Monday after the
election 's certified, if a majority of those qualified voters casting their ballots inside
the City o Kodiak and outside the City of Kodiak, each vote in favor of the measure.
ATTEST
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
OPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS DAY OF , 1999
Judith A. Nielsen, cMC, Boroug Clerk
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Gary Stevens, Borough Mayor
Ordinance No. 99 -07
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