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KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
WORK SESSION MEETING
ASSEMBLY WORK SESSION
December 14, 2006 — 7:30 p.m.
Borough Conference Room
AGENDA
CITIZENS' COMMENTS (limited to three minutes per speaker)
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
1. Legislators — Senator Gary Stevens and Representative Gabrielle LeDoux
MANAGER'S COMMENTS
CLERK'S COMMENTS
MAYOR'S COMMENTS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER COMMENTS
ON LEAVE
Branson October 25-Jan 17
(Sabbatical)
Friend December 18 -26; 28
Gifford December 21- January 1
Javier December 18-27
14 7:3 p
7:30 p.m.
20 7:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
21 7:30 p.m.
25 Holiday
CALENDAR
December 2006
Assembly Work Session - CR
City Council Regular Meeting — AC
Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting — AC
Service Area No. 1 Board Meeting — Bayside Fire Hall
Assembly Regular Meeting — AC
Borough Offices Closed in Observance of the Christmas Holiday
Cancelled City Council Work Session
28 7 :30 p.m. Assembly Work Session - CR
Cancelled City Council Regular Meeting
January 2006
1 Holiday Borough Offices Closed in Observance of the New Year's Holiday
4 7:30 p.m. Assembly Regular Meeting — AC
8 7:00 p.m. School District Board Work Session - SD /CR
7:30 p.m. City Council Work Session - CR
10 7:30 p.m. Planning and Zoning Commission Work Session — CR
11 7 :30 p.m. Assembly Work Session - CR
7:30 p.m. City Council Regular Meeting — AC
15 Holiday Borough Offices Closed in Observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day
17 7:30 p.m. Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting — AC
18 7:30 p.m. Assembly Regular Meeting — AC
22 7:00 p.m. School District Board Regular Meeting — AC
25 7:30 p.m. City Council Regular Meeting — AC
AC - Assembly Chambers
CR - Conference Room
SD /CR - School District Conference Room
AC /CR - Assembly Chambers Conference Room
C /CR - City Conference Room
D /CR - Hospital Doctors= Conference Room
H /PL - Hospital Physicians Library
BFH - Bayside Fire Hall
HC - Hospital Cafeteria
WBFH - Womens Bay Fire Hall
H /BR - Hospital Board Room
MHGR - Mental Health Group Room
H /DL - Hospital Doctors= Lounge
KHS - Kodiak High School
Attachments.
KODIAKISLAND BOROUGH
OFFICE of the MANAGER
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor and Assembly of the Kodiak Island Borough
FROM: Rick Gifford, Borough Manager#W
DATE: December 8, 2006
SUBJECT: Legislative Discussion List
The following is a suggested list for discussion with the Borough's Legislator's at the
December 14, 2006 work session:
1. Increased funding for school district's to meet increased costs of education —
see attached AML Resolution No. 2007 -09
2. Funding for PERS/TRS debt — see attached AML Resolution No. 2007 -05 -A
3. Municipal Revenue Sharing — see attached AML Resolution No. 2007 -02
4. State Legislative Capital Projects Priority List for 2007 Legislative Session —
see attached KIB Resolution No. FY2007 -16
5. KIB Resolution No. FY2005 -21 urging the Alaska State Legislature to
designate the state owned land on Narrow Cape as a permanent public use
area administered by the Department of Natural Resources and to ensure
that, if the State of Alaska decides to sell or convey the property, the Kodiak
Island Borough be granted the "Right of First Refusal" — see attached KIB
Resolution No. FY2005 -21
6. Discussion of abandoned vehicles on State right of way and/or property
ALASKA MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
Resolution No. 2007 -09
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING APPROPRIATE, SUFFICIENT FUNDING FOR OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WHEREAS, the Alaska Municipal League members join in the responsibility of raising student achievement for all
students and for the efficient and effective use of resources; and
WHEREAS, safe, efficient and technologically appropriate infrastructure is an essential ingredient in achieving
academic success; and
WHEREAS, academic achievement also depends on our schools having highly qualified and committed
employees; and
WHEREAS, since the passage of SB36 in 1998, the area cost differential has been adjusted only once; and
WHEREAS, the failure to adjust the area cost differential threatens the integrity of the foundation formula
program, the ability of may school districts to cope with higher operating and labor costs and the ability of districts
to meet the 70% instructional expenditure requirement; and
WHEREAS, combined block grant funding for regular special education, bilingual education and vocational
education programs is inappropriate because it fails to account for real differences among the costs of services for
each student category; and
WHEREAS, appropriating an adequate amount of funding for education to allow all districts to bring their students
to proficiency is the responsibility of policymakers.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska Municipal League believes our policymakers must
appropriate sufficient funding for our public schools to meet the requirements of the law and the educational needs
of our students; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that funding in the FY07 foundation program should be the base for FY08; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska Municipal League requests full funding of the area cost
differential based on the ISER study; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska Municipal League believes any area cost differential should be
accompanied by an increase to the base student allocation for all districts, to better assure adequate funding for all
districts regardless of the cost differential adjustment; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska Municipal League believes that special education; bilingual
education and vocational education programs should be funded based on need.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE ALASKA MUNICIPAL LEAGUE on the 17th day of November 2006.
Signed:
Attest:
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Tim Bourcy, President
Alaska Municipal League
ALASKA MUNICIPAL LEAGUE • 2007 RESOLUTIONS
ALASKA MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
Resolution No. 2007 -05 -A
A RESOLUTION URGING THE ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE TO MAKE AS ONE OF ITS TOP
PRIORITIES, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PAST SERVICE LIABILITY ACCOUNTS FOR PERS/
TRS WITH FUNDING THAT WILL PAY FOR 85% OF THE EMPLOYERS' PAST SERVICE COST
LIABILITY; URGING AND SUPPORTING THE FULL FUNDING OF PERS /TRS EMPLOYER RATE
INCREASES; AND ENCOURAGING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROGRAM TO INSURE A
SUSTAINABLE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
WHEREAS, the State of Alaska created the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) and a Teachers
Retirement System (TRS) in 1961 to provide a retirement system for state employees, participating municipal
employees and school district employees; and
WHEREAS, many cities and boroughs have participated in PERS for many years; and
WHEREAS, the basic premise of a defined benefit pension plan is that employer and/or employee contributions are
invested by the plan administrator in accord with sound actuarial principles so that adequate funds are available for
retiree pensions and health care benefits; and
WHEREAS, the Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) and the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) are both
under - funded by over $8 billion dollars on a statewide basis;; the PERS plan's assets are roughly equal to only 70%
of the projected plan expenses, and the TRS plan assets even less; and
WHEREAS, the adoption and implementation of SB 141 takes new employees out of the system and does not
provide a mechanism for bringing in new resources to deal with the under - funded liability; and
WHEREAS, in response to the serious underfunding, the Alaska Retirement Management Board (ARMB) has
recommended drastic and unrealistic increases in the employer retirement contribution rates for cities, boroughs,
and school districts for FY08; and
WHEREAS, the increases exist throughout Alaska, affecting every government entity from state offices in Juneau,
to the university system, to the smallest village; and
WHEREAS, if there is no adopted relief from the State of Alaska, school districts and municipal governments may
be required to issue layoff notices to hundreds of tenured certified employees on or before March 15, 2007, forcing
teachers and other public employees to move out of state if they wish to remain in their chosen profession, thereby
causing a loss of experienced public employees and a long - lasting negative impact on the entire state; and
WHEREAS, in 2005 the Senate Finance Committee of the Alaska Legislature found that factors leading to the
underfunding of PERS/TRS included inaccurate assumptions, historical understatement of system liabilities,
rising health costs, artificially low contribution rates in previous years, as well as numerous issues related to the
investments and the stock market; and
WHEREAS, local governments and school districts had no control over any of these factors that contributed to the
underfunding of the retirement system; and
WHEREAS, the State was the responsible entity for overseeing these factors; and
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ALASKA MUNICIPAL LEAGUE • 2007 RESOLUTIONS
WHEREAS, the State government has vastly superior resources to deal with this problem compared to municipal
governments and school districts.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska Municipal League calls on the Alaska Legislature
to address the crisis in the state retirement systems as its first order of business when the Twenty -Fifth Alaska
Legislative Session convenes in January 2007; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska Municipal League requests that, at a minimum, funding for the
increase in PERS and TRS be adopted and transmitted to the Governor during the first two weeks of the session;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska Legislature adopt a solution to this crisis during the remainder of
the legislative session; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That the Alaska Municipal League urges the Alaska State Legislature to work
with municipalities, school districts, and the university to develop improved means of communication and feedback
that can facilitate local participation in the PERS/TRS system in a manner that is both affordable and fair.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska Municipal League urges the Legislature to establish past service
liability accounts for PERS and TRS with funding that will pay for 85% of the employers' past service cost liability;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the fiscal solution for the PERS and TRS liability cannot be used as a reason
not to address the other significant financial needs faced by municipalities and school districts.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE ALASKA MUNICIPAL LEAGUE on the 17th day of November 2006.
Attest:
W W W.AKML.ORG
Signed:
Tim Bourcy, President
Alaska Municipal League
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ALASKA MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
Resolution No. 2007 -02
A RESOLUTION URGING THE STATE TO COMMIT 6% OF ALL NATURAL RESOURCES TO
ALASKA'S COMMUNITIES.
WHEREAS, the State has failed to share the revenues generated by the natural resources that belong to all of
Alaska's people; and
WHEREAS, the elimination of Revenue Sharing has had a significant effect on all of Alaska's communities; and
WHEREAS, the lack of Revenue Sharing has either caused communities to raise taxes or to cut essential services;
and
WHEREAS, Revenue Sharing was once used as an incentive to encourage communities to become organized
municipalities; and
WHEREAS, the restoration of Revenue Sharing would provide communities with funding to reduce local
taxes, build infrastructure, provide for increased quality of life and in some cases, provide for the survival of a
community; and
WHEREAS, the Alaska Municipal League Legislative Committee and the Alaska Municipal League Board of
Directors has adopted a sustainable Revenue Sharing plan which is as follows:
Attest:
The State of Alaska is urged to adopt a sustainable revenue sharing program by annually appropriating 6%
of natural resource revenues to municipalities with a $100,000 per community minimum.
This sharing of State revenues is consistent with the Owner State concept, intergovernmental cooperation
and Constitutional provisions which provide for the natural resource ownership by all the people of the State
of Alaska.
Delivery of services at the local level is part of the annual state responsibility to citizen/owners for the
betterment of the State of Alaska.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska Municipal League urges the State Legislature to
commit to sharing Alaska's natural resource revenues through the provision of 6% of all natural resource revenue to
be appropriated to Alaska's communities with a minimum of $100,000 per community; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the fish tax which has a municipal revenue sharing program is excluded from
this program.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE ALASKA MUNICIPAL LEAGUE on the 17th day of November 2006.
W W W.AKMI.ORG
Signed:
Tim Bourcy, President
Alaska Municipal League
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KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. FY2007 -16
Introduced by: Manager Gifford
Requested by: Assembly
Drafted by: Eng /Fac Director Cassidy
Introduced: 12/07/2006
Amended: 12/07/2006
Adopted: 12/07/2006
A RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
ADOPTING A STATE LEGISLATIVE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
PRIORITY LIST FOR THE 2007 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
WHEREAS, The Kodiak Island Borough represents approximately 15,000 residents of the
Kodiak Island Archipelago living in 6 incorporated cities and one community governed by a
tribal council government; and
WHEREAS, a Borough — wide state legislative capital improvement program has been
adopted by the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly that identifies the major needs of the island
community for the next five (5) years; and
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough has identified major projects to submit to the Alaska
State Legislative Delegation for funding consideration;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH THAT:
Section 1: The Kodiak Island Borough's State Legislative capital improvement project
priorities for the 2007 legislative session are as follows:
1. Kodiak Landfill B Lateral Expansion /Close Out of Existing Footprint
$6,755,000
The costs to operate and manage a landfill on an island in the North Pacific are substantial,
and alternatives are limited. As one of the busiest commercial fishing and processing ports
in the nation, having a functioning landfill is a vital piece of infrastructure and important to
the local economy.
Construction of the landfill's lateral expansion (Phase 3) is planned to occur in the next few
years. Initial preparation for the lateral expansion area began in 1998/1999. It is anticipated
that use of the lateral expansion area will occur approximately one year before the existing
landfill reaches capacity.
The lateral expansion site is a maximum eight -acre cell with an estimated nine to twelve
year capacity. It will be constructed immediately east of the existing landfill and utilize some
of the existing infrastructure.
Expansion costs per acre are estimated at $61,213 for site preparation and $244,852 for a
liner and leachate collection system. Engineering /Design costs are estimated at $306,000.
Total capital cost for the projects is estimated to be $6,754,585 for this 8 -acre cell.
2. Kodiak Near Island Research and Administration Facility
$10,018, 670
Locating a new Alaska Department of Fish and Game building on Near Island and adjacent
to its federal counterpart will have many obvious advantages. Information sharing is just
one. But the real crux of the justification for this new building is the shortcomings found in
the existing ADF &G building as identified in the ASCG "Condition Survey" performed in
2002. In the report it is demonstrated that there is a need for additional space
(approximately 60% more), which includes basic lab space. Though the cost of construction
of a new facility is estimated to be $8,000,000, the KIB will be requesting through the Exxon
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Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS) Trustee Council an amount associated with research space only.
That space is approximately 56% of the total space of this facility. The estimated cost to
repair the existing ADF &G building is projected to be $1.5 million dollars. Even with
completion of these improvements, the building does not provide the space needed by the
organization.
3. Peterson Elementary School Seismic Vulnerability Project
$550,000
The 1946 wing of the Peterson Elementary School has been found to be seismically
deficient to withstand a major earthquake. This facility has been reviewed by structural
engineers who have reviewed all of the school districts facilities. A cost benefit analysis has
also been performed and has determined that the most cost effective way to address the
problem to repair those connections between the roof and the wall and the wall and the
foundation is with a half a million dollars of improvements.
4. Womens Bay Emergency Shelter
$636,000
There is no emergency shelter in the Womens Bay Community. Womens Bay is located 8
miles from town and 2 miles from the USGC Support Center. Should there be a tsunami
that destroys the roads, or a rock slide at Womens Mountain or Pillar Mountain, the
community of 670 residents would be without support services. A logical location for an
emergency shelter is adjacent and attached to the Womens Bay Fire House. This existing
building acts as a community gathering center, but there is presently no additional space to
respond to sheltering needs in times of a crisis. A proposed 2,500 square foot addition with
an emergency generator is proposed.
5. Chiniak Tsunami Center Expansion Project
$250,000
The community of Chiniak is located almost 40 miles from the City of Kodiak. There is a
need for an emergency shelter in time of a crisis. Phase I of the construction of the
evacuation center was completed in 1990, but there is a need for an addition to the existing
structure. Though designed to be a larger facility, funding for its entire construction never
materialized. This funding would complete the design of an addition, as well as upgrade the
present water system and backup generator. Presently the shelter also serves a dual
purpose acting as the community's library and community center.
6. East Elementary Traffic Flow Improvements
$950,000
Design and reconfigure existing parking area so that it allows for a safer separation of
pedestrians, small vehicle traffic and bus loading and unloading. New design will require an
increase in total area to allow adequate parking to support building usage and occupant
load.
7. Traffic Safety Lighting (City of Kodiak to Kodiak State Airport)
$1,500,000
Having a lighted traffic way to the island's major state airport is important. Most Kodiak
residents travel to the airport to leave the island, but also to pick up or drop off friends and
family. In addition, the U.S. Coast Guard Support Center is located beyond the airport. Many
civilians are employed on the military base who travel this dark roadway.
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8. Woodland Acres Paving Project
$2,579,646
This project would pave approximately 9000 lineal feet of a residential neighborhood in
Kodiak. Along with the paving would be improvements to a major community drainage
course that runs through a portion of the Woodland Acres neighborhood. A number of
residences are served with grinder pumps for waste water disposal. This project would
eliminate this method with the install a gravity line to serve this area.
Paving this neighborhood eliminates poor air quality experienced by the neighborhood
because the road construction material easily breaks down in to fine air borne dust. Kodiak's
freeze thaw promotes major maintenance issues with the development of pot holes.
Residents have established a paving district and will contribute up to 50% of the engineering
and improvement costs.
9. Feasibility Study of an Island -Wide Marine Transportation System
$250,000
This feasibility study will examine an island wide marine transportation system. A regional
ferry operated by the Alaska Marine Highway System would service the communities of
Kodiak Island. This proposed service will tie into the larger state ferry system services
connecting Kodiak to the mainland of Alaska. This important infrastructure will service many
of the communities on the Kodiak Archipelago with a regular passenger and freight haul
service. It could promote new local economic opportunities for communities.
10. Bayside VFD Building Addition
$1,200,000
This proposed multi -use facility will be used for the new fire fighting vehicles recently
purchased by the district as well as an emergency shelter during times of need. This Fire
Protection Area is the largest on Kodiak serving the majority of the population outside the
city limits of the City of Kodiak. The Board of this service area has been setting aside money
each budget cycle towards the construction of this addition and will be a major contributor in
the financing of this facility.
Section 2:
ATTEST:
The Kodiak Island Borough administration is hereby instructed to advise our
state of Alaska delegation of the Capital Improvement Projects Priority List
adopted by the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly.
ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS SEVENTH DAY OF DECEMBER 2006
Nova M. Javier. CMC, Borough Clerk
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Jerome M. Selby, Borough Mayor
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KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. FY2005 -21
Introduced by: Assemblymember Bonney
Requested by: Assemblymember Bonney
Introduced: 04/07/2005
Adopted: 04/07/2005
A RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
URGING THE ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE TO DESIGNATE THE STATE OWNED LAND ON
NARROW CAPE AS A PERMANENT PUBLIC USE ADMINISTERED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND TO ENSURE THAT, IF THE STATE OF
ALASKA DECIDES TO SELL OR CONVEY THE PROPERTY, THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
BE GRANTED THE "RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL"
WHEREAS, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) currently maintains control
of State owned land at Narrow Cape on Kodiak Island; and
WHEREAS, DNR currently has a land use agreement with the Alaska Aerospace
Development Corporation; and
WHEREAS, 2,486 Kodiak Island Borough residents signed a petition that opposed closure
of public access to state lands at Narrow Cape; and
WHEREAS, Kodiak Island Borough residents value the Narrow Cape area and there is a high
level of concern that access to this important area be maintained; and
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough is desirous that this land can never be sold and that
public use of the area's trails, beaches, and natural resources are to be maintained as a
permanently designated public use and recreational use area by DNR; and
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough is desirous of having the "Right of First Refusal" if
the State of Alaska ever decides to sell or convey the property; and
WHEREAS, the Hatcher Pass area and the Nelchina area have been designated public use
areas by the Alaska State Legislature; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH that the Alaska State Legislature designate the state owned land on Narrow
Cape as a permanent public use area administered by DNR that prevents it from being sold
or closed to public use; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK
ISLAND BOROUGH that if the State of Alaska decides to sell or convey the property in the
future that they give the Borough the "Right of First Refusal" with a five -year time -frame
to secure the funds to purchase the property; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK
ISLAND BOROUGH that the existing leases be allowed to continue as long as there is no
long -term restrictions to public use by the lease holders.
ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL 2005
ATTEST:
udith A. Niels n CMC, Borough Clerk
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Je me M. Selby, Borough Mayor
Resolution No. PY2005
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