City and Borough Assembly

ASSEMBLY CHAMBERS CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA 330 Harbor Drive Sitka, AK (907)747-1811 Meeting Agenda City and Borough Assembly Mayor Mim McConnell Deputy Mayor Matt Hunter Vice-Deputy Mayor Phyllis Hackett, Pete Esquiro, Mike Reif, Benjamin Miyasato and Aaron Swanson Municipal Administrator: Mark Gorman Municipal Attorney: Robin L. Koutchak Municipal Clerk: Colleen Ingman, MMC Tuesday, September 9, 2014 6:00 PM Assembly Chambers REGULAR MEETING I. CALL TO ORDER II. FLAG SALUTE III. ROLL CALL IV. CORRESPONDENCE/AGENDA CHANGES A 14-180 Reminders and Calendars Attachments: Reminders Calendars B 14-181 Public Works Monthly Report Attachments: PW Assembly update 9 1 2014 C 14-182 Electrical Department Monthly Report Attachments: Electrical Dept August 2014 Assembly Package V. CEREMONIAL MATTERS Proclamation D 14-183 Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Attachments: Childhood Cancer Proc VI. SPECIAL REPORTS: Government to Government, Municipal Boards/Commissions/Committees, Municipal Departments, School District, Students and Guests (time limits apply) None pre-scheduled. CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA Page 1 Printed on 9/9/2014 City and Borough Assembly Meeting Agenda September 9, 2014 VII. PERSONS TO BE HEARD Public participation on any item off the agenda. All public testimony is not to exceed 3 minutes for any individual, unless the mayor imposes other time constraints at the beginning of the agenda item. VIII. REPORTS a. Mayor, b. Administrator, c. Attorney, d. Liaison Representatives, e. Clerk, f. Other IX. CONSENT AGENDA All matters under Item IX Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately. A 14-175 Approve the Minutes of the August 26, 2014 Assembly Meeting Attachments: Consent and Minutes B RES 14-12 Approving the submittal of an application to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for grant funding to design improvements to the TSA screening room Attachments: RES 14-12 TSA Grant Funding C RES 14-13 Requesting that the regulations covering the use of herbicides along Alaska Roadways be amended to provide for public comment Attachments: RES 14-13 Herbicides Public Comment D RES 14-14 Approving CBS to submit an Alaska Energy Authority Renewable Energy Grant Application for a Heat Pump Project at the Wastewater Treatment Plant Attachments: RES 14-14 AEA Heat Pump X. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: E ORD 14-27 ORD 14-27 A: Amending SGC at section 4.12.020 entitled “Property Subject to Tax” to increase the biennial motor vehicle registration tax to be used for municipal roads and municipal roads infrastructures such as sidewalks, gutters, bike lanes, sub grade and drainage systems. Alternatively, the Assembly will place on the October 2015 municipal election some form of a tax ballot measure (e.g. sales, fuel, and property) that will produce revenues commensurate with the fees that would be generated by this proposed vehicle tax registration fee ordinance. The increased tax revenues will be dedicated to supporting the maintenance of the CBS roads. If the tax ballot measure is passed the vehicle registration fee outlined within this ordinance will not be implemented. CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA Page 2 Printed on 9/9/2014 City and Borough Assembly Meeting Agenda September 9, 2014 Attachments: ORD 14-27A with updated memo XI. NEW BUSINESS: New Business First Reading F ORD 14-29 Authorizing the extension of the lease of the land at 323 Seward Street to November 1, 2046 to White Elephant Shop, Inc. Attachments: Motion Ord 2014-29 Memo Ord 2014-29 White Elephant Lease Ord 2014-29 White Elephant Letter from White Elephant Current and previous White Elephant leases Ltr from White E neighbors G ORD 14-32 Proposing to amend Title 1, Administration, of the SGC by adding Section 1.04.90 Use of City Seal Attachments: ORD 14-32 City Seal H ORD 14-31 Proposing to amend Title 2, Administration, of the SGC by amending Section 2.40.040 Initiative and Referendum to properly reflect the State of Alaska Constitution Article IX, Section 7 that citizen initiative shall not be used to make or repeal appropriations; and proposing to amend the Home Rule Charter of the CBS, Article VI. Section 6.01 to properly reflect the State of Alaska Constitution Article XI, Section 7 that citizen initiatives shall not be used to make or repeal appropriations; and submitting to the voters that Charter amendment for ratification PULLED I RES 14-15 Submitting CBS FY 2016 State Legislative Priorities to the State of Alaska and 2015 Legislature Attachments: Cover Memo Legislative Legislative Priorities FY 16 Financial Capacity Review CBS Additional New Business Items J 14-177 Discussion/Direction on a Community Playground Attachments: Community Playground K 14-176 Award FY15 General Fund Non-Profit Grants CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA Page 3 Printed on 9/9/2014 City and Borough Assembly Meeting Agenda September 9, 2014 Attachments: Non Profit Grants Scoring Alaska Arts Southeast Inc Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association ALFA Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust Brave Heart Volunteers Greater Sitka Arts Council Pioneers of Alaska Sitka Igloos 12 and 22 Sitka Community Development Corporation Amendments Sitka Community Development Corporation Sitka Counseling and Preventions Services Inc. Sitka Local Foods Network Sitka Sound Science Center Sitka Summer Music Festival Sitka Trail Works Inc Southeast Alaska Independent Living SAIL The Island Institute, Inc. The Salvation Army Alaska Sitka Corps The SEER School Youth Advocates of Sitka, Inc L 14-179 Approve Gary Paxton Industrial Park (GPIP) Board of Directors request to reimburse the GPIP Enterprise Fund for expenses directly related to facilitating the sale of raw water - $71,970 requested Attachments: GPIP Board Request Reimbursement XII. PERSONS TO BE HEARD: Public participation on any item on or off the agenda. Not to exceed 3 minutes for any individual. XIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION XIV. ADJOURNMENT Colleen Ingman, MMC Municipal Clerk Publish: 9-5, 8-14 CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA Page 4 Printed on 9/9/2014