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Welcome to the July 20th, 20th, 26th, regular, bro, assembly meeting. Will, Ms. Matson, please lead us in the pledge of allegiance.

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the clerk, please call the roll.

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All right, that takes a ceremony matters. We do not have any ceremony matters this evening.

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That takes us to citizen comments. No one is signed up for citizen comments.

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Let's say nice comments are open. Is there anyone in the audience that would like to come to the podium and speak?

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All right, he's seeing and hearing none since the comments is now closed. We are on to schedule reports

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Board of Education and Ms. Cara Fortbearer said she would not be here this week, but next meeting she'll be here

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due to their new financial officer is getting their bearings. That's what it sounded like. So she'll have a financial report someone for us next week.

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All right, that takes us to public hearings.

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5A, ordinance 21-18 and made in KGBC Title I relating to certain fines for animal

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protection offices and KGBC Title VI relating to animal establishment permits.

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The assembly considered ordinance 21-18 at its meeting on July 6, 20-26 and set it for

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a public hearing on July 20, 20-26.

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The public hearing will be conducted in the following format.

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And a brief staff presentation followed up by a public testimony followed by a brief staff summary.

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And I do not see Mr. Eddie there, so Ms. Smith.

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Yes, the Animal Protection Director was called away, so I told him I'd do the best I could.

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21-18 does two things.

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First, it requires animal establishment permits for any location that's used for the rescue and care of animals.

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and then it increases certain fines.

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As to the first item with the Animal Establishment Permits,

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there are a number of groups that do animal rescue

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and some are more formal, some are less formal,

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and they also change over time.

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And the Animal Protection Department,

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their concern is wanting to just be able to see

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that the animals are in a suitable environment

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and that they're being well taken care of.

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So they'd like to require animal establishment permits

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for that purpose. And then the purpose in increasing the fines is that the animal protection

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director feels that some of the fines are too low and they're not enough of a deterrent,

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particularly with repeat offenders.

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All right. Thank you. Is there any questions?

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I will. Ms. Palmer?

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Thank you. In the Managers Report, you addressed some things with the grants for the kittens and

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mothers and the cats, and so they had to get some kind of, so there were two different

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cat organizations that were awarded grants by the grants committee, slash the assembly,

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and in the process of reviewing those organizations, we realized that with the number of animals

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that they kept, they were required to have an animal establishment permits.

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So one at this point has complied, one has not, and so if they don't come into compliance

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and it's fairly soon, we were going to rescind the grant offer.

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Okay, thank you.

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All right. Any other questions?

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Yep, Ms. Arnson.

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Thank you.

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I just wanted to see if you might have some of the info.

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I just had a couple quick clarifying questions and you may or may not know the answer.

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So the concern, like, has something happened that would necessitate the additional regulation

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or in terms of redefining who all needs the animal?

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So the Salvation Animal Protection Director has over the years had to deal with a few hoarding cases here and there.

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And it's not uncommon for the people involved in the hoarding cases to also be involved in animal rescue organizations.

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The issue is that they care a lot for animals and sometimes don't recognize that they've gotten

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beyond their capacity and ability to help.

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And so this is a way to just provide some added oversight.

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A couple of follow-up here.

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So what is the cost of getting that permit?

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I do not know off the top of my head. Let's see if it's in here. I was just trying to look it up, too.

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I want $100, because I feel that's defined it. That's less than $100 for sure. Is there a fee? I guess. Yes, there is a fee, but it's not very big. We have the fines, but we don't have the fees to do it. Yeah.

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So I'm just, and my question has evolved through the mayor.

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There is regarding those that are helping and are doing these services now, are we going

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to create a burden on those folks that are helping to care through additional adoption

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agencies or fostering agencies, like I'm just curious if there's going to be an increased

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expense for people to be able to provide fostering services in our community with this resolution.

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Can you see the animal protection director said we could text him if we wanted to?

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I didn't bring my phone down.

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I was looking up the cost of the permit and I didn't hear that last question.

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This massive demand did not.

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You might have that on their website.

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The fee costs are 100 for the first year and 50 for annual renewals.

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Okay.

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So according to the website, it costs $100 to get the permit.

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If you fail to get the permit, it's $100, is that what this says?

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If you continue fostering or continue having animals in an establishment that's not properly permitted.

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So that's just my only concern.

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I appreciate this coming forward and I understand that we want to make sure that the animals are in good environments.

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I'm just not sure what necessitates that based on the need or

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the current circumstances of the community, and that's my only concern is that you're

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going to create a situation where people have to then pay money to foster in order

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to be in compliance with the code when it sounds like it's intended to help prevent

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hoarding situations.

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Or improper care or neglect.

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I think that, for my understanding, most of these organizations are fine and do a good

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But without the Animal Establishment Permit, the Animal Protection Department doesn't necessarily have any way to go in and periodically inspect until there's a significant problem.

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And at that point, animals may have been in trouble for a while, or the owners, some of the hoarding cases that we've dealt with have just happened because an owner lost control of the situation the animals continued to breed.

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So his goal is to be able to do inspections of all of these, you know, the locations where the rescues are going on.

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We're not talking about necessarily the fosters that are doing one or two cats.

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We're talking about more organized groups that may have five or ten, or they're taking multiple litters of kittens and stuff.

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Thank you. Through the Mayor, I have one last follow-up, because that leads to my last question, which is the definition of who needs a missed out animal establishment.

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and it says any person engages in the business of selling grooming, training, boarding, or breeding animals for compensation.

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So if they are a volunteer with the organization, they would not need to get an animal establishment permit.

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Or the proposal that being put here is, or any location used as an animal rescue operation.

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So, commercial activities, places that house or board horses, locations used to house any more than five adult animals of any one type other than fish and birds, and then any location used to house more than 50 foul, and then a location used as an animal rescue operation.

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Okay. So, just to be clear, last time. If I wanted to volunteer with the Humane Society,

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no, is that right? Humane Society, they do that. And they have, they call me and they're like,

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hey, we have a dog, it needs to be a fostered. I would have to have an inspection from animal

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control before I would be allowed to foster that animal. If you're already working with a reputable

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organization that has had animal establishment permits and you're fostering one or two animals

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no, you would not. Okay.

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Okay, but I don't think that's clear in

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here where it says any location, because then my house is then used as an animal

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rescue operation. So those are my points. Thank you, you're on.

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On the rest of you. And then we've had a call. I don't know if you know that, I don't know if you know that. First of all, I need something to wrap up the whole day. All issues, you know, I get all the time. Very, very difficult for our attorney, the way the ordinance is right. He's not here also. Oh, you're my.

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We were able to, personally, at the end to give their annals a lot of us going through it.

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We realized we have a weakness in our ordinance to move this along and say, look, you can't

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keep us in the house or filled with animals and they're in that shape.

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I don't, that's all I can say to you is that we're doing this because we've had outcomes

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on this where individuals start out with good intentions and they got to flee out of control

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and then they couldn't give them up. We really needed some leverage to get them to give

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them the animals, we'll get them home now because we're very good at that but there are just

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some folks who are resistant to it because they don't want to give it up and they don't

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allow them to handle it and that's what's right, that's what's bringing this issue forward.

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It is not a revenue source for us, it's really an incentive to people, all right, it's beyond you.

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And by the way, we only come out when we find out about it.

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But somebody has seven pugs out there, we won't know about it because they take care of them, they're small animals.

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It's the ones that have those seven, eight small dogs that aren't caring for them and the neighbors have called us and said,

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there's something bad going on there, we have to step in.

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And that's where the fines come in, and to get them to take resolution on that.

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So again, the individuals who are taking care of the animals, we never know about it.

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Do you have another follow-up?

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My only thought is to maybe in the future consider doing like they did with the sign permits,

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which is don't have a fee to get your animal and an animal establishment permit, and

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And just if they don't do it, find them and it would be maybe even heftier than $100.

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But that would just be my only suggestion so you, you know, incentivize participation in the program.

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Thank you.

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And further Mary going, we're going to look at this program.

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If it has a negative effect of what we're trying to get done, we'll be back because it's like any point when it's not working, you're trying to find out where it will start working and if we find that we have a negative effect, we will be back.

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We've seen us do that in the past where all right now we've got to adjust, but right now we're dealing with several of these and realize we need a little bit more leverage on our attorney helped us with this one miss Bowling and Mr. Thompson.

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Miss Bowling.

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Thank you, Your Honor.

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I'm in support of this ordinance, I have had a couple of decades of animal fostering and

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this is not a solution looking for a problem.

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This is a solution for a problem that our community has experienced, so I'm in support

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of it.

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By the way, we're still in just a discussion with staff.

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We haven't got to the assembly motion, so we can see.

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Yes, I understand.

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Okay.

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But I'm looking forward to it being enacted.

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All right, thank you.

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Mr. Thompson?

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I'll wait.

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Okay.

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Actually, yeah, go ahead.

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Um, I think what are some of the arson's trying to get at as a worthy thing to consider.

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I think the concern is, I don't doubt that we need to, I support the ordinance for what it's trying to do.

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But in the process, are we going to be requiring people who are currently good actors to suddenly pay?

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a $100 just because they're supposed to have a permit.

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That's really what the issue is, right?

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Can we avoid that?

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Mike, please turn on the mic.

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Do the clerk or our follow-up adjournment.

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You don't have a motion.

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We haven't started this and we re- I don't actually, we stumbled into a dialogue before the public hearing.

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So I just want to remind everyone that they haven't got the best point yet, if we move.

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Go ahead, wait, letter, comments on the motions.

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Okay.

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You're on it.

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I realize we're still discussing during the staff presentation.

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If the assembly has those types of questions, this item could be postponed and brought back

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at the next meeting, and perhaps some clarifying language could be added.

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I think it's a valid point looking at the language in this ordinance.

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And at that point, if you did choose to postpone the animal protection director would be available.

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and could answer your questions better than we can.

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Does that answer everybody's question?

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Okay.

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Thank you.

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Moving to the public hearing, the public hearing is now open.

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Is there anyone in the audience that would like to provide testimony?

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All right, seeing and hearing none, the public hearing is now closed. That takes us to an assembly. I'm motion. I'll entertain a motion from the assembly.

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I'm Ms. Madsen. I move to adopt ordinance 2118, amending KGBC Title I relating to certain fines for animal protection offenses and KGBC Title VI relating to animal establishment permit permits.

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Let's move by, moved by Madison, seconded by Thompson, discussion, Mr. Thompson.

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I think you're right.

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I'd like to propose an amendment, move to amend, I got to find where it is here.

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And the definition in section one, where it says animal rescue operation means a facility

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used to house, tray, homeless, et cetera, I would like to insert the words more than

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and five between and have it read an animal rescue operation means the facility used to house more than five stray homeless abandoned surrender to unwanted animals, et cetera, et cetera.

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And that would then require us to modify section two, and again, including any in all locations where more than five animals are housed sheltered or fostered by the establishment.

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If I can get a second, I'll get a second.

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Moved by Thompson, second by Matt Send of the clerk.

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Understand that.

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I did your honor, thank you.

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Yep, Mr. Thompson.

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Two reasons.

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First of all, if there's no minimum that you have to hit,

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that means if I find a kitten on the sidewalk and take it home,

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and I'm fostering it, I'm taking it technically in violation,

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like you get $100 fine for just finding out

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that somebody drops a kitten off or on the trail

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or something like that, and I don't think that's the intent.

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Also, you know, if we're going to chase after every person in the in the burrow that out of the goodness of their heart is trying to foster an animal and keep it off the streets, but then doesn't really want a full-time pet wants to give it away.

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We don't need our animal control officers to be chasing all these down. So I think that just like we did with the animal establishment, we have it's more than five animals of anyone type or more than 10 total.

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I think if we change this to more than five animals, it reaches a happy medium.

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Now that doesn't address the fee issue, which I think is another issue that we do.

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But at a minimum, I think this kind of reached a happy medium in terms of the level of regulation that we're establishing.

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Thank you.

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Any other discussion on the amendments?

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Is bowling?

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Nope.

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Okay, please call the roll on the amendments.

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Okay, and this is inserting more than five in sections one, in section two, to clarify that the intent is more than five animals being housed.

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That's not okay, okay.

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Arnson, yes, bowling, yes, Mattson, yes, or Tess, yes, Palmer, yes, Thompson, all right.

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Six, yes, runner.

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All right, they take away some back to the main amended motion.

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I move to postpone this item until the next regular meeting, for the purposes of having

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staff bring us back a fee change.

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We can ask for more questions.

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Okay.

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Moved by...

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Second.

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Thompson, seconded by Palmer.

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Sorry, I'm just writing these down.

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Okay.

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Any discussion?

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Moving it to August.

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What's that?

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August 3rd.

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August 3rd meeting?

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Your Honor.

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Go ahead.

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May I ask a question?

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So, could this motion be clarified to postpone this to the next regular meeting and direct staff to bring back a resolution addressing the animal protection fees?

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Yes.

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All right.

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And just under discussion, Your Honor, just I think staff's clear that we would like to have a phenomenal fee and take a look at the relative fines with regards to that.

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And Eddie can answer questions first.

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Right.

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Okay.

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Any discussion?

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I'll postpone it until August 3rd.

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All right.

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Please call the roll.

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Second was by Palmer.

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Thank you.

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Palmer.

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Yes.

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Or Tess.

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Yes.

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Matson.

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Yes.

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Bowling.

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Yes.

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Matson.

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Yes.

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Thompson.

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Okay.

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That takes us to 5B.

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ordinance 21-19 amending the FY-27 Burrow budget by making supplementary

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appropriations in the amount of $1,980,000. For the remain and Roosevelt Water

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Maine replacement project, South Thomas Water Improvement Project phase is five,

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right? I can't remember real and new rules. And the Burrow's Road Safety Action Plan.

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The assembly considered ordinance 21-19 at its meeting on July 6, 2026 and set

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it for a public hearing on July 20, 2026. The public hearing will be conducted in

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the following format.

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Brief staff presentation followed by public testimony, followed by brief-

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Staff summary. Aaron and Senator are here to answer any questions? Or provide a staff summary, sorry?

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So I'll cover the finances and if you have more project-oriented questions, Mr. Osvey will be available for that. So, Senator Smith, interim finance director, there are three items on this ordinance. The first is $130,000 to complete the Roe mine and Roosevelt Water Main Replacement Project.

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As is explained in the agenda statement, the staff is applying for an extension of the

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the low drinking water fund loan for this project that would increase the funding available

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in that loan by $70,000 and even though it's called a loan, there's actually a principle

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forgiveness, so it's more like a grant, it's just slower.

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So, and we've had good indication that that loan expansion would be approved, but we don't

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actually have it, and in order to sign the contract amendment with the contractor out there,

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we'd have to have the full amount appropriated.

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So if the loan doesn't come through, the full amount would be $130,000.

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However, staff believes that the loan will come through, or the expansion of the loan, and

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that the final cost to the South Tonga Service Area Water Fund would be $59,100.

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The second portion of the project is the Ravenwood booster and storage tank for 1.6 million.

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Again, that is through another drinking water fund loan.

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And this is phase six, this particular project or this series of projects have been going on for probably close to 10 years at this point.

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And then the last item is the safe streets and roads for all the total grant amount is 250,000, but 20% of that is required local match for 50.

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So 200 would come from, I believe it's the general, excuse me, the 50,000 match would come from the general fund because it would cover multiple potential service areas.

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Is there

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any questions?

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Is there a test?

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No?

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Yes.

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Through the mayor.

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The Roosevelt Water Main Replacement Project of 1.1,600,000,

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is that also one of these programs that has been ongoing

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over a number of years and do we have, like,

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how much money do we spend on this?

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How much money has been spent, not we, but how much money has been spent?

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I do know that. I don't know that. So the-

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So for those of you who didn't hear, he said it's been probably closer to 20 years in multiple phases.

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Okay.

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And the- the roadmine in Roosevelt, I'm not sure if I misheard you, but the roadmine in Roosevelt

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water main replacement, this is to finish it off and it's 130,000.

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The 1.6 is for the booster station and storage tank.

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That will help elevate water pressures throughout the district.

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It's been also been a long-needed project.

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You're right, I refer to the wrong project.

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But the figure of one point or one million six hundred thousand stands out to me, but I don't really have any history with this understanding of this.

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In the end, is it who's paying these large amounts of money in this particular case, the one million six hundred thousand dollars?

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Most of it is coming from the state, if not all of it, through the loan forgiveness programs.

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These drinking water fund loans and the clean water fund loans at the time that we were applying for them.

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They all had principle forgiveness attached to them and that's still ongoing.

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That works, thank you.

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Mr. Thompson, thank you, I guess it was probably applied to both of them but if we don't get the loan and we have 59,100 that will be

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be borne by the rate pairs out there, is that correct?

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On this one, we already have a loan of $709,000.

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What we're asking to do is increase it by 10%,

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which is allowable under the guidelines.

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So if that extra 10% doesn't come through,

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then the water service would be required to pay the full $70,900.

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Or actually plus the $70,000 plus the $59.

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So they'd be paying the full $130.

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30 if that 10% loan increase does not come through.

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But the remainder of the 780,000 would be taken up by principal forgiveness.

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Yes.

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Is there also any outstanding amounts that would be coming out of that 1,6 million, or is that all considered already?

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There, and I'll be acting public works director. With any utility project, there's a lot of unknowns. So until you actually get into the ground, you don't know what those additional costs or overruns may be. I mean, that's the same situation we ran into on Reminder Roosevelt. Until the contractor started the work, there's a lot of things that you can't account for. I guess I was just asking if there's any matching funds that the service area is going to have to put up questions.

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No, not at this time.

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Okay.

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That's done, yeah, that answers that, thank you very much.

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Any other questions?

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Ms. Bowling, no questions?

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Okay, thank you.

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Second here.

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All right, that takes us to public testimony.

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Public hearing is now open.

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Is there anyone in the public that would like to provide testimony on this subject?

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Seeing and hearing none, public comment is now closed.

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I'll entertain a motion from the assembly.

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Your Honor.

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Ms. Arton.

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I move to adopt ordinance 2119, which appropriates funding for three projects.

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130,000 from the South Tongus Water Service Area Fund for the Roe Mine and Roosevelt Water Main Replacement Project.

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1,600,000 from an Alaska Drinking Water Fund loan for the South Tongus Water Improvement Phase 6,

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Ravenwood Booster Station and Storage Tink Project.

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And up to 200,000 in federal safe streets and roads for all grant funds with up to a $50,000 required local match for development of the Burrows Road Safety Action Plan.

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Second.

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As moved by Arjun, seconded by Palmer.

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Is there a discussion?

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Your honor.

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Yep, Mr. Thompson.

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I moved to divide the question to consider the streets and roads for all discretionary grant awards separately from the two capital bond items.

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Is there an objection?

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Does anybody second to that?

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Second.

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Okay. Let's move by Thompson's second and by Arnson to divide the question.

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To consider the streets and roads item from the other.

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Oh, right.

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Separate from the other two items.

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Yes.

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Second, please.

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That was Ms. Arnson.

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Thank you.

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Yes.

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Do you have a vote on whether to divide the question?

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Okay.

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Does everybody know what Mr. Thompson brought forward?

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Yes.

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Should they divide the question out?

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Okay.

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Please call the roll.

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Arnson.

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Yes.

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Matson.

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Yes.

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Bowling.

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Yes.

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Fortes.

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Yes.

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Palmer.

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Yes.

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Thompson.

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Aye.

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Six yes.

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Okay. The question is divided in two.

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So we will take up the portion without the streets.

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Action.

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So I'll get a second motion seen.

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The motions are on the floor.

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So now there will be discussion on the first part of the motion which does not include the streets and roads.

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Okay. Discussion on that portion. Any discussion?

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No? Okay. Please call the roll.

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Matson. Yes. Palmer. Yes. Thompson.

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Hi. Or test. Yes.

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Bowling. Yes.

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Yes?

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Aren't some?

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Yes.

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Six yes, Your Honor.

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Okay.

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That takes us to the portion we're talking about streets grant.

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Mr. Thompson.

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Thank you.

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I don't know if I'm going to be in support of this motion because we don't have road powers and this is general fund monies that's coming out of this and I'm just really concerned that we take these grants and now we're kind of getting into areas that we don't have actually authority other than operating in service areas.

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The other thing is that we're going to turn right around, we're going to add $50,000 to a $10,000 grant.

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We're going to hand it to a consultant and do a study.

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And there's no action that can be taken, it's no, we're not actually going to get any capital improvements out of this.

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We're just going to get a study.

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Now I understand that we have an obligation to provide safety, general safety for the borough and roads obviously and landslides and some other things are important.

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But if we're going to limit this to service areas, that's kind of difficult.

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Also, there's some areas within the city that probably could be looked at, et cetera, et cetera.

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I just don't know if it's appropriate for the burrow to be doing this type of a project.

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And frankly, turning right around and handing a $250,000 contract to a third party consultant,

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which again, it's the time in material can wind up being more might be less

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I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

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Another study that sits on the shelf, so I really am struggling with this. Thank you. Okay, any other discussion? Ms. Palmer? Thank you, Your Honor. I hear what Mr. Thompson is saying and I agree to a point, but also recognize that we have. Our roads are congested as all get out and we know that we need some eyes on it outside of our community. We have done a lot of people think too many tour vans and not enough bike lanes.

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and sidewalks and whatever, and it, I think it's worth us seeking this grant and going for it, but it'll also help with the transit planning, future stuff with them, and the state's plans as they continue to develop our highways and roads, so it's a good partnership opportunity in my lens, thank you.

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Okay. Mr. Oates. Thank you, Mayor. Through the Mayor, is anybody, the staff, able to speak to the opportunity cost of the borough not coming up with the 50,000 required local match fund? In other words, what's the cost, other than I guess, maybe the road safety action plan doesn't move forward?

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there

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are an OSV acting public works director.

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So I guess there's a few points that I'd like to make regarding the advantages of pursuing

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this grant for the borough.

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One of which is, you know, would allow us to develop current road standards, our current

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road standards that we use for the public to do subdivisions and things like that.

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But they were created by a pass public works director.

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This grant will and the contractor would allow us through a public process to develop a

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road standard system that would be defensible.

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And I think it would help support our planning department for development purposes.

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I know the term plan is kind of a dirty word around here, but I would like to note that our

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Department has had a lot of success in plan implementation over the past few years.

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Trails plan, parks plan, our fields plan.

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I also think that this allows us to support the city and tribal governments in their transportation

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objectives.

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So that's kind of the standpoint.

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I don't know if that answers your question or not, but that's my perspective.

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Thank you.

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Mr. Aronson.

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Thank you.

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So I really appreciate the Mr. Osby's comments there because that was one of my questions.

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The other question that I have regarding the $50,000 and the requests on the appropriation

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can, can I get some clarity on that amount?

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So if this would allow staff to apply for the grant, should they not receive the grant?

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But what the funds obviously wouldn't be expended, correct?

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So the grant has actually been awarded, and the assembly authorized its acceptance at

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October 16th of 2023.

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It took a long time to get the project going, and so the borough attorney was uneasy that

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with that length of time he felt the funds needed to be reappropriated.

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So we already approved the $50,000 and it's just been sitting there and then it was not included in the FY27 budget.

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So it was as a grant, the matching funds were not included in the FY27 budget that I'm aware of.

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I don't have the book in front of me.

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But the original ordinance that appropriated the funds was ordinance 2028 on November 6th of 2023.

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So at this point, if the assembly chose not to appropriate the funds, we would have to consider giving the grant back.

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So as I said, because it had been at this point, two and a half years, the attorney felt that that was a long enough time that we needed to redo this action.

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I appreciate that, thank you.

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I have a question.

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Have we lost out on any grant funds because we didn't have a safe streets and roads plan?

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The Forest Park sidewall comes to mind, but I can't remember if that was part of this.

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That would be an excellent question for Director Barry.

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What I can say is that having this plan helps us leverage future grant opportunities.

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So once you have a plan in place, when a funding opportunity comes available,

447
00:39:41,860 --> 00:39:46,000
you have something to support your grant request.

448
00:39:46,500 --> 00:39:51,980
And Mr. Berry has had a lot of past success in finding, finding opportunities for the borough.

449
00:39:52,700 --> 00:39:53,360
Thank you, that answers.

450
00:39:53,920 --> 00:39:54,900
Yep, go ahead Ms. Arson.

451
00:39:55,180 --> 00:39:56,520
Thank you, that maybe think of another question.

452
00:39:56,640 --> 00:39:59,960
Then the way that this would work is that there's a-

453
00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:31,200
RFP that gets put out, and then a contractor would, has the contractor already been chosen, I guess, as my question. Oh, I just, oh, it's on me. That was the other one I was going to pull. Okay, got it. Thank you. Respect. Is that what was called RESP? So I guess then follow up your honor. This is $172,000. So does the amount, the

454
00:40:31,200 --> 00:40:36,020
Is the match a percentage of the expense?

455
00:40:38,890 --> 00:40:47,870
So if it's $175,000, there's $75,000 left over, do we get to what happens with the additional funds?

456
00:40:48,330 --> 00:40:53,250
So we are responsible for 20% of the actual funds spent.

457
00:40:53,490 --> 00:40:59,490
So if the total price of the contract is $175,000, there's no overruns, then we are responsible for $35,000 of that.

458
00:41:01,760 --> 00:41:02,900
Does that answer your question?

459
00:41:03,420 --> 00:41:03,700
Thank you.

460
00:41:03,760 --> 00:41:04,520
Mr. Thompson.

461
00:41:05,660 --> 00:41:09,500
So far, I've never seen a contract that hasn't had overruns.

462
00:41:10,780 --> 00:41:15,700
I just guess I keep hearing about road standards and roads.

463
00:41:16,220 --> 00:41:21,060
And from my understanding, the state manages most of the roads in the borough

464
00:41:21,060 --> 00:41:22,120
outside of the city.

465
00:41:22,120 --> 00:41:24,480
The city has their own streets and roads department.

466
00:41:25,800 --> 00:41:28,820
And I just, you know, it's the camel's nose under the tent folks.

467
00:41:28,820 --> 00:41:34,500
every time we turn around we start creeping mission creep and you know we don't

468
00:41:34,500 --> 00:41:38,560
have road powers. We can exercise road powers inside service areas and

469
00:41:38,560 --> 00:41:43,620
that's it. What we're looking at here is adopting some very broad based

470
00:41:43,620 --> 00:41:47,900
plans for adopting road powers so if you guys want to start taking over the

471
00:41:47,900 --> 00:41:52,960
maintenance of all of North and South Tonga's highway plus Tonga's Avenue in

472
00:41:52,960 --> 00:41:58,600
town plus all the roads like sunset and shoreline and point Higgins all those

473
00:41:58,600 --> 00:42:01,460
roads out there, that's what's going to happen.

474
00:42:01,540 --> 00:42:06,060
The state would dearly love to give that to us, to manage.

475
00:42:07,500 --> 00:42:10,960
I don't know what that would cost, but I'm going to tell you, it's going to be a lot more than 50 grand.

476
00:42:11,720 --> 00:42:15,160
I just have a real problem with these types of grants.

477
00:42:15,840 --> 00:42:22,300
You know, we out there and just grab all that money we can, I get it, but this one just sits wrong with me.

478
00:42:24,210 --> 00:42:25,550
Thank you, is there any other discussion?

479
00:42:26,990 --> 00:42:27,510
Ms. Palmer.

480
00:42:27,510 --> 00:42:27,550
Yeah.

481
00:42:28,330 --> 00:42:28,990
Thank you.

482
00:42:29,190 --> 00:42:32,710
You know, I have to add a little sunshine on that one.

483
00:42:33,230 --> 00:42:39,650
But the flip side to me is that we then are highlighting all of the things in our community

484
00:42:39,650 --> 00:42:44,130
that need attention and focus and we're being good partners and saying, hello, look at

485
00:42:44,130 --> 00:42:49,530
this trash roads that we have here and look at the need for signage and look at this and it's

486
00:42:49,530 --> 00:42:53,430
a way that we can get some eyes and federal dollars potentially coming into this community.

487
00:42:53,430 --> 00:42:55,010
So I think it's a great thing.

488
00:42:55,430 --> 00:42:56,030
Happy to support it.

489
00:42:56,870 --> 00:42:57,730
Any other discussion?

490
00:43:00,480 --> 00:43:00,660
All right.

491
00:43:01,140 --> 00:43:02,260
Please call the roll.

492
00:43:05,230 --> 00:43:09,470
This is for voting on the safe streets and roads portion of the split.

493
00:43:11,870 --> 00:43:12,270
Palmer.

494
00:43:12,790 --> 00:43:12,910
Yes.

495
00:43:13,450 --> 00:43:13,710
Thompson.

496
00:43:14,170 --> 00:43:14,330
No.

497
00:43:15,530 --> 00:43:16,050
Arnson.

498
00:43:16,590 --> 00:43:16,730
No.

499
00:43:17,590 --> 00:43:18,110
Bowling.

500
00:43:19,750 --> 00:43:20,270
Yes.

501
00:43:20,930 --> 00:43:21,290
Matt Sun.

502
00:43:21,410 --> 00:43:21,550
Yes.

503
00:43:22,370 --> 00:43:22,750
Or test.

504
00:43:23,510 --> 00:43:23,750
Yes.

505
00:43:24,310 --> 00:43:25,670
For yes to know your honor.

506
00:43:25,870 --> 00:43:26,050
All right.

507
00:43:26,050 --> 00:43:31,950
That takes us to ordinance 21-20, amending the FY 20-27 burrow budget by adding a supplemental

508
00:43:31,950 --> 00:43:35,670
appropriation for expenses related to the former school district facilities.

509
00:43:36,230 --> 00:43:41,250
The assembly considered ordinance 21-20 at its meeting on July 6, 20-26, and set up for

510
00:43:41,250 --> 00:43:46,070
a public hearing on July 20, 20-26. The public hearing will be conducted in the following format.

511
00:43:46,250 --> 00:43:50,650
Brief staff presentation followed by public testimony followed by brief staff summary.

512
00:43:52,170 --> 00:43:53,210
Good evening, Mr. Smith.

513
00:43:54,610 --> 00:43:57,530
Good evening, Senator Smith, interim finance director.

514
00:43:59,550 --> 00:44:04,330
So last meeting, there was a comment that it was unclear about the school district.

515
00:44:04,490 --> 00:44:09,650
So I made a change the title to refer to former school district facilities.

516
00:44:09,670 --> 00:44:10,410
That's the only change.

517
00:44:10,530 --> 00:44:11,830
It did not change anything in the ordinance.

518
00:44:11,930 --> 00:44:13,790
I didn't have to make a substitute or anything.

519
00:44:14,630 --> 00:44:21,650
As we briefly discussed at the last meeting, our expectation is that we will end up owning

520
00:44:21,650 --> 00:44:24,370
these buildings for some time, a number of years.

521
00:44:26,170 --> 00:44:30,530
And I think it's well described, there's a paragraph here that says preliminary walks

522
00:44:30,530 --> 00:44:35,990
use of these facilities, evidence to building climate control systems, boilers, HVAC, etc.,

523
00:44:35,990 --> 00:44:40,690
that are larger in scale and scope to those currently maintained by Burrow Maintenance personnel.

524
00:44:40,690 --> 00:44:48,670
And then the public works director goes on to say that while existing staff are capable of learning to maintain the systems,

525
00:44:49,170 --> 00:44:56,630
once you add those facilities to everything that they are already maintaining, it just exceeds the current capacity of what they can handle.

526
00:44:56,990 --> 00:44:59,810
And then at the last meeting I believe there was a question about

527
00:45:01,120 --> 00:45:28,780
You know, what happens if the buildings go away or if they go away in two to three years? So we anticipate during that time frame that there's going to be some turnover and probably at this skill level or similar. So the worst case scenario might be that we would have to let go of someone, but just based on what we can see as far as future retirements and whatnot, it's unlikely. Mr. Thompson?

528
00:45:28,780 --> 00:45:35,980
Well, quick question, are we planning on hiring someone who's already performing similar duties to that?

529
00:45:36,080 --> 00:45:42,060
It does say while existing staff are capable of learning, it's always good to pick up somebody that's already doing that.

530
00:45:42,480 --> 00:45:46,200
That is our goal to find somebody who is familiar with these systems or

531
00:45:46,200 --> 00:45:47,940
a some past experience with them.

532
00:45:48,680 --> 00:45:56,280
I think the biggest issue for our department is, August 15th, we're in these buildings, we have to maintain these systems.

533
00:45:56,280 --> 00:46:04,820
and if anything, it would buy us some time to learn the systems, come up with maintenance plans that our current staff can follow.

534
00:46:07,650 --> 00:46:08,390
Any other questions?

535
00:46:09,210 --> 00:46:09,230
No?

536
00:46:10,070 --> 00:46:11,930
I'd like to make just one additional point.

537
00:46:12,190 --> 00:46:18,330
So the ordinance budgets this split 50-50 across the two facilities.

538
00:46:18,870 --> 00:46:23,930
Public Works staff actually record their actual time based on where they're working.

539
00:46:24,210 --> 00:46:27,770
So after a year or so, we'd have actual cost of what it's taking to maintain.

540
00:46:27,770 --> 00:46:30,570
point Higgins versus Fallon Mountain. Thank you.

541
00:46:30,890 --> 00:46:31,830
Yep, Ms. Arnson.

542
00:46:32,230 --> 00:46:36,490
I had one question. Is there a plan to provide a vehicle?

543
00:46:36,930 --> 00:46:42,290
Like, is this job going to have a vehicle or are they going to have to use their own personal vehicle?

544
00:46:42,710 --> 00:46:43,170
I'm just curious.

545
00:46:45,510 --> 00:46:47,430
Yep, we would provide a vehicle.

546
00:46:47,570 --> 00:46:51,250
The bus, not sure how many are available for another staff person.

547
00:46:51,650 --> 00:46:53,690
I appreciate that answer. Thank you very much.

548
00:46:56,220 --> 00:46:56,920
Any other questions?

549
00:46:59,290 --> 00:47:01,490
Okay, that takes us up public testimony.

550
00:47:02,090 --> 00:47:05,510
Public hearing is now open, is there any audience that would like to provide testimony?

551
00:47:06,630 --> 00:47:09,170
Nope, seeing and hearing none, the public hearing is now closed.

552
00:47:09,290 --> 00:47:12,290
That takes assembly motion, I'll entertain a motion from the assembly.

553
00:47:12,770 --> 00:47:13,130
Your honor.

554
00:47:13,530 --> 00:47:13,930
Mr. Arnson.

555
00:47:14,150 --> 00:47:28,310
I move to adopt ordinance 21-20, amending the FY2027 Burrow budget by adding $129,317 supplemental funding for a maintenance tech to position to maintain and operate the North Point Higgins and

556
00:47:28,310 --> 00:47:30,010
And Fawn Mountain, former school buildings.

557
00:47:30,310 --> 00:47:30,550
Second.

558
00:47:31,230 --> 00:47:34,130
Moved by Arsene Seconded by Mattson, discussion.

559
00:47:38,470 --> 00:47:39,270
Please call the roll.

560
00:47:40,510 --> 00:47:41,990
Mattson, yes, Palmer.

561
00:47:42,370 --> 00:47:44,430
Yes, Arnson, yes, or Tess?

562
00:47:44,610 --> 00:47:44,770
Yes.

563
00:47:45,050 --> 00:47:45,350
Thompson.

564
00:47:47,090 --> 00:47:47,690
Aye.

565
00:47:48,430 --> 00:47:49,030
Bowling.

566
00:47:50,610 --> 00:47:52,590
Yes, six yes, Your Honor.

567
00:47:54,210 --> 00:47:57,390
Okay, that takes us to the acceptance of claims,

568
00:47:57,750 --> 00:48:00,550
the presentation of claims, as I'll get assembly emotion.

569
00:48:00,870 --> 00:48:01,210
Your Honor.

570
00:48:01,210 --> 00:48:02,450
Ms. Matson.

571
00:48:02,630 --> 00:48:08,110
I move to approve the presented claims totaling $3,503,180.67.

572
00:48:08,630 --> 00:48:08,790
Second.

573
00:48:09,470 --> 00:48:10,870
Move by a second by Palmer.

574
00:48:11,110 --> 00:48:11,670
Is there a discussion?

575
00:48:13,170 --> 00:48:14,810
All right, please call the rule.

576
00:48:15,230 --> 00:48:15,710
Ortez.

577
00:48:16,510 --> 00:48:16,990
Yes.

578
00:48:17,330 --> 00:48:17,670
Thompson.

579
00:48:17,950 --> 00:48:18,110
Hi.

580
00:48:18,390 --> 00:48:18,690
Arnson.

581
00:48:18,910 --> 00:48:19,490
Yes, Matson.

582
00:48:19,870 --> 00:48:19,990
Yes.

583
00:48:20,250 --> 00:48:20,490
Palmer.

584
00:48:20,730 --> 00:48:20,850
Yes.

585
00:48:21,090 --> 00:48:21,370
Bowling.

586
00:48:25,240 --> 00:48:26,100
Was that a yes?

587
00:48:28,900 --> 00:48:29,600
Thank you.

588
00:48:30,280 --> 00:48:31,080
Six yes, Your Honor.

589
00:48:31,680 --> 00:48:31,940
All right.

590
00:48:32,040 --> 00:48:33,460
That takes us to the consent calendar.

591
00:48:33,460 --> 00:48:39,580
that's Approval 7A, Approval of Assembly Meeting Minutes, that's July 6, 2026, regular meeting.

592
00:48:40,240 --> 00:48:46,780
7B, Resolution 3193, finding the acquisition of real property located at 12-01,

593
00:48:47,260 --> 00:48:58,620
Copper Ridge Lane, parcel number 0-113-1400-4600, to be in the borough's best interest pursuant to KGBC 11.45.0110.

594
00:48:59,880 --> 00:49:06,860
7C Resolution 3195, ratifying the Bureau Manager's submission of an application for an acceptance

595
00:49:06,860 --> 00:49:12,100
of Federal Physical Year 2026 State Homeland Security Program Grant Funds from the Alaska

596
00:49:12,100 --> 00:49:17,720
Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 7D, Award of a SoulSource Contract

597
00:49:17,720 --> 00:49:23,320
to Southeast Diesel and Electric to Perform an Overhaul on the number two main engine on

598
00:49:23,320 --> 00:49:27,200
On the MV, Ken Eichner-2, not to exceed 155,000.

599
00:49:27,560 --> 00:49:34,320
7E, award of contract for the 2026 Safe Streets and Roads for all SS for a comprehensive

600
00:49:34,320 --> 00:49:40,380
safety action plan to respect company LLC in the amount of $171,780.

601
00:49:41,560 --> 00:49:47,520
7F, contract number, amendment number one in the amount of 22,983 to the Seltongus Water

602
00:49:47,520 --> 00:49:53,020
Phase V. Ravenwood Booster Station and storage tank design contract with R&M engineering.

603
00:49:54,880 --> 00:49:59,920
7G approval of change order number 3 in the amount of 118,188

604
00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:21,540
College to Copperridge, LLC for the Roe Mine and Roosevelt Water Main Replacement Project and 7-H confirmation of appointments to the Luring Service Area Board. Do you any members wish to pull an item from the consent calendar? Mr. Thompson? Like to pull 7-E? 7-E, echo? Any others? Yeah, could it be Bravo? 7-B? Any others?

605
00:50:24,440 --> 00:50:30,240
All right. I'll entertain a motion from the assembly. Your Honor. Ms. Madison? I move to approve the consent calendar as amended.

606
00:50:31,880 --> 00:50:39,640
Let's move by Matt sent seconded by Thompson discussion on the amended consent calendar.

607
00:50:40,180 --> 00:50:42,940
All right no discussion please call the roll.

608
00:50:46,540 --> 00:50:47,100
Thompson.

609
00:50:47,400 --> 00:50:47,520
Aye.

610
00:50:48,180 --> 00:50:48,420
Palmer.

611
00:50:48,780 --> 00:50:49,140
Yes.

612
00:50:49,560 --> 00:50:49,840
Or test.

613
00:50:50,200 --> 00:50:50,400
Yes.

614
00:50:50,780 --> 00:50:51,140
Matt sent.

615
00:50:51,260 --> 00:50:51,400
Yes.

616
00:50:51,920 --> 00:50:52,260
Bowling.

617
00:50:55,580 --> 00:50:56,140
Ortson.

618
00:50:56,360 --> 00:50:56,520
Yes.

619
00:50:56,940 --> 00:50:57,140
Six.

620
00:50:57,240 --> 00:50:57,360
Yes.

621
00:50:57,360 --> 00:51:03,520
All right, that takes us to unfinished business, the transferred consent calendar.

622
00:51:03,820 --> 00:51:17,780
We will go to 7 for B, Resolution 3193, finding the acquisition of real property located at 1201 copper ridge lane to be in the borough's best interest pursuant to the KGB 1145010.

623
00:51:18,040 --> 00:51:21,040
And I'll entertain a motion from the assembly, Mr. Thompson.

624
00:51:21,040 --> 00:51:27,080
I moved to adopt resolution 393, finding the acquisition of real property located at 1201 copper ridge lane

625
00:51:27,080 --> 00:51:34,800
parcel number 011314004600 to be in the boroughs best interest pursuant to KGBC

626
00:51:35,140 --> 00:51:37,300
11.45.0010.

627
00:51:37,300 --> 00:51:37,580
Second.

628
00:51:38,100 --> 00:51:41,940
Move by Thompson. Seconded by Mattson. Is there a discussion? Mr. Arnson?

629
00:51:42,440 --> 00:51:50,500
Yeah, thank you. I just pulled this because I was like to see what staff has to say. I think I talk a little bit about the fiscal impact of this purchase

630
00:51:52,020 --> 00:51:57,220
The TBD on the expenditure required and the NA on the appropriation required.

631
00:51:57,520 --> 00:51:59,340
I see the transit director is here.

632
00:51:59,420 --> 00:52:02,560
Is that better for the finance department, both?

633
00:52:08,200 --> 00:52:13,900
If you're referring to the $280,000 purchase price, that's already budgeted, and that isn't a book, I know for sure.

634
00:52:14,260 --> 00:52:16,140
So that's taken care of.

635
00:52:19,060 --> 00:52:31,380
And kind of a trans-director, as far as the other items on there, for example, the Relocation Act requirements,

636
00:52:31,560 --> 00:52:35,140
federal government requirements, things like those, we're still sorting those out.

637
00:52:35,180 --> 00:52:39,720
We don't expect those numbers to be too large, but there's a bunch of formulas and approvals.

638
00:52:39,900 --> 00:52:47,800
And after we make the offer, both to the property owner, but then also we have to make a separate offer to meet all those.

639
00:52:47,800 --> 00:52:53,840
federal requirements to the folks that need to be relocated will have a better understanding

640
00:52:53,840 --> 00:52:59,840
but there are caps to those numbers so it's not, we don't expect to be anything that

641
00:53:00,460 --> 00:53:02,260
is too crazy.

642
00:53:02,780 --> 00:53:03,840
So follow up, Your Honor.

643
00:53:03,900 --> 00:53:04,020
Yep.

644
00:53:04,180 --> 00:53:04,300
Go ahead.

645
00:53:04,440 --> 00:53:10,180
That's great information and would that then require staff to come back for additional appropriations?

646
00:53:12,640 --> 00:53:18,860
We don't expect it to exceed the amount that we already have budgeted in there at this point.

647
00:53:20,320 --> 00:53:32,100
We do probably expect that once we have a plan in place and we fully understand the needs of the building will probably be coming back to do some improvements.

648
00:53:32,100 --> 00:53:40,280
And so we initially have some money just to make some ADA accessible improvements to the building and things like that.

649
00:53:41,440 --> 00:53:58,320
But we'll definitely plan on developing a more comprehensive plan, and we'll certainly be going after, we'll come to you first of course, but then we would be for approval of the plan, but then we'd be going after grants and as usual, we'd be trying to find a way to make sure that we're not impacting the local taxpayer.

650
00:53:58,320 --> 00:54:01,920
fair. Thank you, Ms. Palmer.

651
00:54:02,700 --> 00:54:05,600
I just wanted to say, well done, gobbling up these properties.

652
00:54:05,880 --> 00:54:09,640
I thought this one was done a long time ago, but I know we did the one across the street

653
00:54:09,640 --> 00:54:10,360
at one point.

654
00:54:10,620 --> 00:54:13,540
And this has been a dream, too, to grab it.

655
00:54:13,780 --> 00:54:18,020
So yeah, I'm glad you're able to put your award-winning transit.

656
00:54:18,580 --> 00:54:25,500
Yeah, we'll be nice to have a place to park and to sit, as you know, many of you have come

657
00:54:25,500 --> 00:54:30,780
visited, we do a lot of hot salt warping as far as chairs and seats, and so it's been

658
00:54:30,780 --> 00:54:36,260
very tight for a lot of years, so this will make a huge difference for all of our staff.

659
00:54:36,660 --> 00:54:40,700
And it'll be nice to not be renting and owning, it will be great too.

660
00:54:43,000 --> 00:54:44,020
All right, any other discussion?

661
00:54:46,330 --> 00:54:46,850
Thank you.

662
00:54:47,510 --> 00:54:47,790
Thank you.

663
00:54:48,170 --> 00:54:48,670
Thanks so much.

664
00:54:50,670 --> 00:54:51,370
All right, discussion.

665
00:54:51,630 --> 00:54:52,070
Any other discussion?

666
00:54:53,370 --> 00:54:54,130
All right.

667
00:54:54,310 --> 00:54:54,770
Please call the roll.

668
00:54:54,770 --> 00:54:56,010
Yes.

669
00:54:56,390 --> 00:54:57,450
Palmer, yes.

670
00:54:57,870 --> 00:54:58,550
Yeah.

671
00:55:00,050 --> 00:55:05,030
It was moved by you, and seconded by you. Okay, I just want to talk, I was thinking about money.

672
00:55:08,720 --> 00:55:11,360
Here's a nice one, though, 81,000.

673
00:55:14,060 --> 00:55:17,280
Please call the roll. So far, we have

674
00:55:17,280 --> 00:55:25,040
Matson, yes, Palmer, yes, Thompson. Aye. Or Tess. Yes. Bowling. Yes,

675
00:55:25,780 --> 00:55:30,400
Arnton, yes, six, yes, Your Honor. Well, that takes the seven e-order contract for

676
00:55:30,400 --> 00:55:36,500
There are 2026 safe streets and roads for all S-S4A, comprehensive study action plan to respect

677
00:55:36,500 --> 00:55:41,720
company LLC in the amount of $177,780 on entertaining motion from the assembly.

678
00:55:41,980 --> 00:55:42,340
Here on it.

679
00:55:42,640 --> 00:55:43,140
Ms. Matzen.

680
00:55:43,260 --> 00:55:48,040
I moved to award the contract for the 2026 safe streets and roads for all S-S4A, comprehensive

681
00:55:48,040 --> 00:55:53,320
safety action plan to respect company LLC in the amount of $171,780.

682
00:55:54,240 --> 00:55:54,800
Second.

683
00:55:55,220 --> 00:55:55,880
Moved by Matzen.

684
00:55:55,980 --> 00:55:56,500
Second by Palmer.

685
00:55:57,100 --> 00:55:58,520
Mr. Thompson.

686
00:55:58,520 --> 00:56:03,620
discussion. Just want to vote on it separately. Fair enough. Any other discussion?

687
00:56:04,940 --> 00:56:08,840
All right. Seeing you here, none. Please call the roll. Thompson. No.

688
00:56:09,660 --> 00:56:14,820
Palmer. Yes. Or test. Yes. Matt sent. Yes. Bowling.

689
00:56:16,890 --> 00:56:17,290
Yes.

690
00:56:17,830 --> 00:56:26,250
Aren't sent. No. For yes to know your honor. Okay. That takes us to nine. There is no new

691
00:56:26,250 --> 00:56:28,030
new business, so that takes us to 10.

692
00:56:28,370 --> 00:56:29,110
Manager's report.

693
00:56:29,490 --> 00:56:30,950
Thank you very much, Mayor and Assembly.

694
00:56:32,150 --> 00:56:34,030
The report has quite a bit of infrastructure.

695
00:56:35,310 --> 00:56:41,170
Things, everything from airport, basic infrastructure,

696
00:56:41,710 --> 00:56:46,830
striping and parking lots, projects that have been in the works that are moving along or finishing.

697
00:56:48,990 --> 00:56:54,830
So what I want to talk about, I guess is the icing on the cake.

698
00:56:54,830 --> 00:56:59,050
things that we get when we finish. We had, and I'm going to let the mayor really speak to the

699
00:56:59,050 --> 00:57:04,170
Alder Park dedication because he was there for that. And we also, there was a request for

700
00:57:05,550 --> 00:57:12,730
mountain point requests about changing the zoning. How we use the areas south on the south end of

701
00:57:12,730 --> 00:57:19,390
the island on Togas. And in there, our staff is recommended, we recommend that we go to the 19th

702
00:57:19,390 --> 00:57:23,850
of October when we look at the rotary park. We do all of it at once. In the meantime,

703
00:57:23,850 --> 00:57:32,710
I know no no lands are going to be for sale in that that we're talking about here administratively we can do that we put those on pause in case anybody comes up no one's asking.

704
00:57:33,030 --> 00:57:37,550
But we wanted the community to go and look at this to see that we got the petition.

705
00:57:37,870 --> 00:57:44,570
We're taking the direction from the assembly and we're pulling that together so we can we come together in October with a number of items.

706
00:57:45,130 --> 00:57:50,190
We'll tell you there's also work on the rotary park survey that's all going forward.

707
00:57:50,190 --> 00:57:54,290
you'll see more about that in the upcoming managers report as that goes forward.

708
00:57:56,910 --> 00:58:01,170
But I'm very pleased to see how the ball fields are looking, it's already finally paved.

709
00:58:01,650 --> 00:58:02,930
Now we're getting the striping in.

710
00:58:03,550 --> 00:58:06,790
We pulled out another playground, and that was over at Valley Park.

711
00:58:07,190 --> 00:58:08,230
Now there's two playgrounds there.

712
00:58:08,770 --> 00:58:12,810
The ones in the park area has been pulled in, that was well overdue.

713
00:58:13,270 --> 00:58:16,470
And all of that is the results of the park master plan.

714
00:58:16,470 --> 00:58:18,050
And we plan for it.

715
00:58:18,130 --> 00:58:20,770
We put the money aside, it's coming out of the recreation fees.

716
00:58:24,910 --> 00:58:26,610
There's also a recognition of service.

717
00:58:26,910 --> 00:58:29,450
We had Jenny Fox is leaving us.

718
00:58:29,550 --> 00:58:31,310
She used to be, I was a deputy clerk.

719
00:58:31,330 --> 00:58:34,710
She worked at the airport, and now she's headed off for other work.

720
00:58:35,370 --> 00:58:38,830
And also we have one of our airport custodians,

721
00:58:39,490 --> 00:58:41,470
and he'll be also moving on.

722
00:58:42,410 --> 00:58:44,830
What I'd like to spend a moment on,

723
00:58:44,930 --> 00:58:46,290
now I'm going to ask our deputy's feedback,

724
00:58:52,710 --> 00:58:57,670
I thought we had something in the manager's report, I know that director Miller wrote something

725
00:58:57,670 --> 00:59:03,370
up and then I didn't see it in there but I just wanted to assure you that she is planning

726
00:59:03,370 --> 00:59:09,710
on operating recreational programs out at Fawn Mountain to facilitate the dribbler's

727
00:59:09,710 --> 00:59:15,050
lead indoor soccer. Essentially groups that have a single point of contact and a single payer

728
00:59:15,050 --> 00:59:19,090
here so that communication with the group is very easy since it's a more remote facility.

729
00:59:19,810 --> 00:59:25,250
During the budget process, you approved converting a lifeguard position to a custodian position,

730
00:59:25,390 --> 00:59:31,750
which turns out to be very useful here, because we do, we will require the user groups to do

731
00:59:31,750 --> 00:59:35,750
a certain amount of cleaning, you know, sweep the gym floors, but then we'll need to take

732
00:59:35,750 --> 00:59:37,590
care of bathrooms out there.

733
00:59:38,150 --> 00:59:43,710
At this point, we are not planning on operating any programs out at Point Higgins, but they're

734
00:59:43,710 --> 00:59:50,250
We're already working with the two leagues that I mentioned and I would like to give

735
00:59:50,250 --> 00:59:54,590
a special shout out to the Parks and Recreation Leadership Team over there.

736
00:59:55,070 --> 00:59:59,070
So this is the second time this year we've come to them with something that could be considered

737
00:59:59,070 --> 00:59:59,530
a problem.

738
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:25,100
What are we going to do? The first one was when we decided that we weren't sure we could hold summer camp inside Valley Park, and now how are we going to let these teams continue to use Fawn Mountain? And in both cases, this group says, oh, this is an opportunity. How can we make this work? What can we do better? And their enthusiasm for this kind of thing is just really, really impressive, and they will do a very nice job.

739
01:00:26,220 --> 01:00:30,260
We have a resolution that addresses fees for gymnasiums.

740
01:00:30,340 --> 01:00:32,780
It does not specifically say where the gymnasiums are located.

741
01:00:33,040 --> 01:00:36,440
So the fees will be exactly what we would charge if they were over at the rexer.

742
01:00:36,900 --> 01:00:40,880
And we have set up accounting codes so that we can keep track of what these recreational

743
01:00:40,880 --> 01:00:41,980
programs out there cost.

744
01:00:42,740 --> 01:00:48,660
So that in the future you have some idea of the decisions or the cost of the decisions

745
01:00:48,660 --> 01:00:49,280
that we're making.

746
01:00:50,700 --> 01:01:16,920
And I think with Wendy and also with Senator working with these groups, I'll actually express my appreciation for those groups being very flexible because they were in two sites not going to go one site, but they said yes, we can get this done and I think they also see the dilemmas that we're in trying to make this work, and they've been very responsive, so I want to thank the two leagues also, this has been a good partnership.

747
01:01:18,440 --> 01:01:19,760
Mr. Palmer, the Mr. House.

748
01:01:20,400 --> 01:01:27,040
Thank you. Since we're on the topic of the buildings, can you speak to the Valley Park School safety?

749
01:01:27,820 --> 01:01:29,000
And what update we have?

750
01:01:36,660 --> 01:01:47,680
We're just getting our final draft plan back and there's no expectation on our part that there'll be any findings that are substantially different than what was in the plan that was presented to the assembly.

751
01:01:48,240 --> 01:01:49,780
Okay, thank you.

752
01:01:50,000 --> 01:01:50,560
Yeah.

753
01:01:51,240 --> 01:01:58,520
Separate topic, we were told in July, we would get started on the parking lots at South

754
01:01:58,520 --> 01:02:01,660
Point Higgins Beach, so can you update us on where those stand?

755
01:02:03,820 --> 01:02:09,080
That should be going out to bid shortly, we're just finalizing a few details on the design

756
01:02:09,080 --> 01:02:14,500
we're meeting with Arnhem Engineering tomorrow to go over those, so should be coming soon.

757
01:02:15,000 --> 01:02:15,320
Thank you.

758
01:02:16,760 --> 01:02:19,680
Mr. Thompson, okay now I have three questions.

759
01:02:20,520 --> 01:02:22,060
First one related to Valley Park.

760
01:02:22,340 --> 01:02:27,120
Are we going to be able to have school in Valley Park in August?

761
01:02:28,540 --> 01:02:29,700
All that we've been answering.

762
01:02:30,500 --> 01:02:35,040
With the information we have now, we've indicate school should occur there.

763
01:02:35,780 --> 01:02:42,700
But the additional evaluation during this school year, we're going to determine what the future should be.

764
01:02:42,920 --> 01:02:45,840
And that will come back to the assembly about what will happen with Valley Park.

765
01:02:45,840 --> 01:02:55,360
particularly if you have to do a major renovation, and whether or not we want to renovate to a school or to something else because you have two schools empty but we always get back to and we have two schools empty.

766
01:02:55,520 --> 01:02:58,180
Okay, but there's no emergency for existing charter schools.

767
01:02:58,420 --> 01:03:00,480
We believe we've addressed the emergency.

768
01:03:00,900 --> 01:03:12,300
There may be some minor things that will need to do this year possibly some signings, some exit signs that are recoverable in the words that we change the building around.

769
01:03:12,300 --> 01:03:19,260
We use a sign some other way, but our intent is to have the charter schools in for this next school year.

770
01:03:19,620 --> 01:03:23,800
Okay. Second question, is there anything in our, okay, go ahead.

771
01:03:23,860 --> 01:03:31,920
If I can add just one more piece of information, you authorized the study on this building earlier this year.

772
01:03:32,080 --> 01:03:35,780
And when the school district got to the point that they were trying to make decisions about which schools to close,

773
01:03:35,780 --> 01:03:50,740
We only did phase one of that study, which was just the ADA accessibility issues, and then now knowing that they want to be in that building if they can, so then now we've released phase two of that study.

774
01:03:51,840 --> 01:04:03,540
My second question is, with regards to mountain point, is there any reason why the folks out in that neighborhood cannot utilize those properties for recreational purposes?

775
01:04:03,540 --> 01:04:14,900
This plan and this development of a park is going to take literally years to unfold just in terms of the planning and the capital expenditures and whatnot.

776
01:04:15,400 --> 01:04:25,500
And we saw that with South Point Higgins Beach, the folks out there were using the beach for many, many years and came to us and said, hey, there's an opportunity to buy this and develop into a park where we want you to do that.

777
01:04:25,680 --> 01:04:26,500
And it took some time.

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01:04:29,340 --> 01:04:33,620
are being used by people. I go out there, and particularly the one at the lift station.

779
01:04:34,000 --> 01:04:39,000
That's a great site, and I've commented for years about, well, we've got to build a deck out here somehow

780
01:04:39,000 --> 01:04:44,660
to get some people to fish right off the end. But yes, it's for our property.

781
01:04:45,520 --> 01:04:51,860
Our challenges have been people who have been more liberal in that interpretation of use, like parking their boats there,

782
01:04:51,860 --> 01:04:54,440
and we have to remind them periodically, and they do move them,

783
01:04:54,800 --> 01:04:57,960
and then they migrate back, and we do this periodically.

784
01:04:58,260 --> 01:04:58,960
I couldn't force them this.

785
01:04:58,960 --> 01:04:59,640
Oh

786
01:05:00,000 --> 01:05:26,880
Turned by gentle, and then we get them move their cars and their trucks, and they go back onto their properties. It's nature. We get it. But as we develop these, it'll be, we think the development of how we do these will curtail that. It's like any human behavior that you see on the DO2 right away. It's people parking their boats forever. It just happens. But yes, they can use the properties.

787
01:05:26,880 --> 01:05:50,080
Okay. Finally, with regards to using the Fund Mountain Facility for Recreation, are we anticipating any coordination with our Transit Department to perhaps provide some reasonable, he's not here, you know, to provide some transportation for those recreational events because there's some, you know, it's a little ways out the road and there's some people that might have some transportation challenges.

788
01:05:50,080 --> 01:06:01,820
I will discuss that with him tomorrow, and they're always very accommodating if they can manage to work stuff in without violating any of their grant requirements and whatnot.

789
01:06:02,980 --> 01:06:09,180
But they do seem to enjoy supporting the students and the kids in getting them to and from activities.

790
01:06:09,540 --> 01:06:16,000
So I would imagine that if they can, they will, but will follow up, was in a request to him and then let him report back to you.

791
01:06:16,000 --> 01:06:16,820
Thank you.

792
01:06:17,080 --> 01:06:17,520
Thank you.

793
01:06:18,140 --> 01:06:18,620
Thank you.

794
01:06:18,860 --> 01:06:19,420
Thank you.

795
01:06:19,420 --> 01:06:19,760
Thank you.

796
01:06:20,180 --> 01:06:23,960
There's since we have so many questions on public works tonight, I had two that I wanted

797
01:06:23,960 --> 01:06:26,160
to mention and bring up for the manager.

798
01:06:28,160 --> 01:06:34,280
One, and you probably don't have the answer today, but if I could get some response, there is

799
01:06:34,280 --> 01:06:41,380
a small curb that was put in in the parking lot at Walker Field at the baseball field adjacent

800
01:06:41,380 --> 01:06:49,500
into the driveway, the pull-in, where cars go, and it just seems really odd, and I watched

801
01:06:49,500 --> 01:06:53,940
somebody almost rip their bumper off because they didn't realize that it was there.

802
01:06:55,380 --> 01:07:00,320
And so I'm sure there's a point for it, but I just, I don't know if it could be painted

803
01:07:00,320 --> 01:07:03,720
yellow or something to make it stand out more.

804
01:07:03,820 --> 01:07:07,700
It just looked like a safety concern or so if I could just get some information as to what

805
01:07:08,900 --> 01:07:10,320
The purpose is for that.

806
01:07:12,280 --> 01:07:13,440
Mike, can you turn your mic on?

807
01:07:14,420 --> 01:07:16,140
Mike, turn your mic on, please.

808
01:07:16,460 --> 01:07:17,080
Thank you.

809
01:07:17,700 --> 01:07:18,060
Sorry.

810
01:07:18,200 --> 01:07:18,560
Thank you very much.

811
01:07:19,000 --> 01:07:21,520
I believe you mentioned it to our Acting Public Works Director.

812
01:07:22,160 --> 01:07:26,020
And we're going to look at that and see what it is and where it is and what it is.

813
01:07:26,280 --> 01:07:30,220
And sometimes things are, oh, we're not used to seeing that there.

814
01:07:30,880 --> 01:07:32,080
And yes, thank you very much.

815
01:07:32,100 --> 01:07:32,340
Thank you.

816
01:07:32,380 --> 01:07:32,880
I appreciate that.

817
01:07:32,980 --> 01:07:33,780
One other follow-up.

818
01:07:33,940 --> 01:07:35,860
And I'd ask about this last season, too.

819
01:07:36,420 --> 01:07:41,440
there's some, there's an area outside of Dudley Field where the above the tennis courts were the pool

820
01:07:41,440 --> 01:07:47,500
used to sit that is parking now, and there's some alder trees that have grown up and are quite tall now

821
01:07:47,500 --> 01:07:54,400
this season, and I know that that had been anticipated to be in the maintenance for the property.

822
01:07:54,600 --> 01:07:57,720
At least that's what I was told last year by the director and those trees are still there.

823
01:07:58,080 --> 01:08:05,040
Growing fully in the sunshine right now, and so I just was curious if that was on the maintenance schedule.

824
01:08:05,040 --> 01:08:06,420
Well, if I could get an update on that.

825
01:08:08,120 --> 01:08:10,460
Aaron Osby, acting Public Works Director.

826
01:08:10,900 --> 01:08:13,020
The answer is yes.

827
01:08:14,080 --> 01:08:19,740
We budget annually for emergency tree removal, hazard tree removal maintenance,

828
01:08:20,220 --> 01:08:23,640
and we have money that's allocated for that sort of work, so

829
01:08:23,640 --> 01:08:24,960
we will be pursuing it this year.

830
01:08:26,120 --> 01:08:27,660
Thank you, thank you to staff.

831
01:08:28,800 --> 01:08:30,560
And that's the extent of the report.

832
01:08:30,680 --> 01:08:33,300
If there are any other questions or information desired, please call us.

833
01:08:33,300 --> 01:08:38,680
All right. Thank you. That takes us to Mayor's Report. I've been going to the

834
01:08:38,680 --> 01:08:43,280
Sachsman canoe journey monthly meetings. The Sachsman canoe journey will be next

835
01:08:43,280 --> 01:08:49,020
year, next August. It's going to bring six to 8,000 people to Ketchikan strictly

836
01:08:49,020 --> 01:08:53,300
just the Sachsman. So that logistics is going to be a lot for all of our

837
01:08:53,300 --> 01:08:57,380
governments, the plan, potentially buses to bring people in and out. So we're

838
01:08:57,380 --> 01:09:01,320
starting that now. It's going to be a great economic opportunity for Ketchikan and

839
01:09:01,320 --> 01:09:06,060
It's about a week long roughly, so four days, maybe, four to five days.

840
01:09:06,180 --> 01:09:06,420
Anyways.

841
01:09:06,740 --> 01:09:08,060
What are we going to put 6000 people?

842
01:09:08,140 --> 01:09:10,260
They're all going to fit in Saxman and hotels.

843
01:09:12,320 --> 01:09:14,100
So there's a thought next August.

844
01:09:14,560 --> 01:09:16,900
So there'll be what, 1200 people in canoes.

845
01:09:17,040 --> 01:09:23,120
This, if I may, what was shared there with all I'm going to add to you is that these people

846
01:09:23,120 --> 01:09:27,540
come with camping gear and the Saxman is looking where they can camp if they're within their

847
01:09:27,540 --> 01:09:29,680
limits and that's what they'll be camping.

848
01:09:29,680 --> 01:09:31,920
I mean, they bring equipment with them on the canoes.

849
01:09:32,540 --> 01:09:34,460
So 100 canoes, what they're planning on.

850
01:09:34,460 --> 01:09:39,140
So this is where all this is, we've had the discussion about logistics and

851
01:09:39,140 --> 01:09:44,260
the city setting is the one who's hosting and we're trying to assist them where we can't.

852
01:09:44,340 --> 01:09:49,540
Yeah, through the mayor, maybe Fond Mountain property would be a good spot to partner with that.

853
01:09:49,880 --> 01:09:53,720
You really need to stay close to the canoes and the canoes are going to be at Sackman.

854
01:09:54,360 --> 01:09:59,200
Yeah, yeah, we had talked about Fond Mountain, but yeah, it's nice if there was a ferry terminal.

855
01:10:01,010 --> 01:10:30,710
If you guys are interested, we're going to, this is not just inclusive to me, we're just, anybody's allowed to be in this committee in all governments, because it's going to be all hands-on deck, including people volunteering at the event. So, yeah. So, I will give you more updates as we meet. Okay. And Elder Park was really great. We had one family there. It was pouring down rain. But it was great. It was in use. They came in rain gear. And yeah, we're excited for other parks. I think lunch tree is next.

856
01:10:30,710 --> 01:10:38,030
and the Valley Park playground, so we're making our way through our parks, so that's great.

857
01:10:38,830 --> 01:10:42,010
All right, committee reports, you guys meet, meet, any committees?

858
01:10:43,830 --> 01:10:48,290
Nope, all right, assembly member comments, let's miss Bowling sent, she's online.

859
01:10:51,650 --> 01:10:53,230
Thank you, but nothing tonight, Mayor.

860
01:10:53,590 --> 01:10:54,950
All right, thank you, Miss Madsen.

861
01:10:55,510 --> 01:10:56,050
Thank you.

862
01:10:56,770 --> 01:11:00,070
I echo the comments on Alder Park, it looks amazing.

863
01:11:00,070 --> 01:11:10,350
I am a fair weather event attender, so I did not go in the rain, but I did go the next day on a walk with kids, and they enjoyed it, and it was just beautiful.

864
01:11:11,230 --> 01:11:18,590
Incredibly well done, and it's fun to see the use of that space to preserve some of the empty grass space so people can still use it.

865
01:11:18,630 --> 01:11:26,910
I've seen dog training, and I know that a lot of people use that. I've seen birthday parties, but then also to have more specific play area for little kids that looks amazing.

866
01:11:26,910 --> 01:11:34,210
I did want to bring up something, and I'd like to request Forehand's direction to direct

867
01:11:34,210 --> 01:11:38,550
the Bureau manager and staff to work with the Ketchikan Agricultural Producers Association

868
01:11:38,550 --> 01:11:39,050
Kappa.

869
01:11:39,670 --> 01:11:45,710
As you know, the Bureau has supported Kappa, their local nonprofit that's working to support

870
01:11:45,710 --> 01:11:47,770
local food prosperity and security.

871
01:11:48,230 --> 01:11:51,710
In particular, they're looking at development of a food hub.

872
01:11:51,710 --> 01:11:58,130
And so right now, I'm asking for forehand support for supporting their application for

873
01:11:58,130 --> 01:12:03,010
federal economic development administration, EDA funding grants are open for the regional

874
01:12:03,010 --> 01:12:06,390
Food Hub project that's planned for the Sachsman seaport.

875
01:12:08,240 --> 01:12:13,430
The initial phase of that regional Food Hub project is establishing a fish processing capacity

876
01:12:13,430 --> 01:12:19,490
at the seaport, creating infrastructure that supports people that are not going to be using some

877
01:12:19,490 --> 01:12:25,830
of those big processors, but could be able to utilize the space for seafood value added

878
01:12:25,830 --> 01:12:30,290
processing, local food security, economic diversification, and then ideally that they'll

879
01:12:30,290 --> 01:12:33,610
be able to expand that into a fully operational food hub.

880
01:12:34,530 --> 01:12:40,050
But I'm looking for forehand's direction to allow and direct staff to work with Kappa

881
01:12:40,050 --> 01:12:41,670
to pursue that grant funding.

882
01:12:41,970 --> 01:12:46,210
Just one thing that clerk did say forehand's can only bring future items to the assembly

883
01:12:46,210 --> 01:12:46,590
agenda.

884
01:12:46,590 --> 01:12:51,590
If you can get a hold of cap of the send, do they need like a letter of support from the borrows that would they need?

885
01:12:52,370 --> 01:12:53,530
Good send it to them.

886
01:12:53,990 --> 01:12:55,150
Yeah, go ahead.

887
01:12:55,970 --> 01:13:03,630
Our economic development manager sits on that board and he's familiar with the project so it wouldn't take additional assembly action.

888
01:13:04,230 --> 01:13:04,250
Okay.

889
01:13:04,470 --> 01:13:05,910
It would have to come back.

890
01:13:06,310 --> 01:13:15,330
I believe the actual need is for the borough to apply for the grant on their behalf as it's available to municipalities.

891
01:13:15,870 --> 01:13:21,270
And it's the same kind of work we've done for, we've done it for wish, I believe we've done it for other organizations.

892
01:13:21,970 --> 01:13:26,890
We've done it multiple times trying to get the Saxman seaport and ferry terminal in working with DOT.

893
01:13:26,910 --> 01:13:29,530
So it's not an unusual approach for us.

894
01:13:29,630 --> 01:13:35,450
And so authorization to apply for an accept on behalf, instead of would have to come back in a future meeting.

895
01:13:35,570 --> 01:13:41,570
Do you want to come back next meeting or with your permission, Mr. Mayor?

896
01:13:41,570 --> 01:13:46,630
I'd like to let staff who knows more about the project determine what the right meeting is to bring it forward.

897
01:13:46,630 --> 01:13:49,650
If you give us the forehand's direction, they'll bring it at the right time.

898
01:13:50,190 --> 01:13:51,270
Okay. Is that okay?

899
01:13:51,950 --> 01:13:53,010
That would be wonderful.

900
01:13:53,750 --> 01:13:54,390
That's clarification.

901
01:13:54,390 --> 01:13:54,510
Yeah, good.

902
01:13:56,030 --> 01:14:03,450
So the four ends is four staff to bring back a future agenda item to support the cap of project.

903
01:14:04,210 --> 01:14:09,790
My goal would be that the staff would return to the assembly at the appropriate time with recommendations and the actions necessary for our approval.

904
01:14:24,930 --> 01:14:33,660
I just want to say bravo to the staff for your work and notification with the parks

905
01:14:33,660 --> 01:14:38,720
and recs department for making fun mountain of place that will be able to be used this

906
01:14:38,720 --> 01:14:45,760
year. I really appreciate that work by staff. I also want to say congratulations and very

907
01:14:45,760 --> 01:14:51,460
best wishes to Mr. Eric Blake, the new business manager for the school district and wishing

908
01:14:51,460 --> 01:14:59,720
both him and Superintendent Forebear much success this year. I also wanted to make a comment.

909
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:26,560
It was really great, again, this sunny hot and dusty weekend to see the rotary beach park parking lot completely full of vehicles, this individual vehicles. That was very nice. There's a lot of families down there enjoying the sunshine in the beach. I also wanted to make a note. This popped up in my feed this last week. If anyone is interested, the Trump accounts are now live.

910
01:15:27,800 --> 01:15:45,620
So if somebody has had a child since January 1st of 2025, they can go in, download the app and establish a Trump account that will give their child $1,000 and they have the ability to manage or they're the custodian of that account until the child is 18.

911
01:15:46,320 --> 01:15:49,420
And so if they want more information, they can go to Trumpaccounts.gov.

912
01:15:50,980 --> 01:15:55,100
And then I'm very excited about the Sachsman canoe journey.

913
01:15:55,240 --> 01:15:58,040
Thank you for bringing that again to our attention to the mayor.

914
01:16:00,500 --> 01:16:02,560
And yeah, lots of good work this week.

915
01:16:02,820 --> 01:16:04,180
So thank you all, enjoy the sunshine.

916
01:16:05,760 --> 01:16:06,440
Mr. Thompson.

917
01:16:07,100 --> 01:16:07,600
Thank you.

918
01:16:07,860 --> 01:16:10,420
I think this canoe project is really exciting.

919
01:16:10,720 --> 01:16:14,240
I've been hearing about it for several months, so I'm really excited that it's getting off the ground.

920
01:16:14,440 --> 01:16:18,080
I'm a little bit nervous that there's going to be 6,000 people for a week in town.

921
01:16:18,080 --> 01:16:20,580
on this going to be interesting at best, but it'll be fun.

922
01:16:21,640 --> 01:16:24,020
So, I'll be interested in hearing that as it goes along.

923
01:16:24,600 --> 01:16:27,560
Sunshine's out, my water tanks dwindling, but I'm okay with that.

924
01:16:28,280 --> 01:16:29,880
And just go out and enjoy it.

925
01:16:29,980 --> 01:16:31,280
Thanks to staff for all you do.

926
01:16:31,680 --> 01:16:33,480
I noticed that we're a little light this evening,

927
01:16:33,480 --> 01:16:37,120
because probably everybody's out, having fun, that's a good idea.

928
01:16:37,700 --> 01:16:38,180
Thank you, Your Honor.

929
01:16:39,060 --> 01:16:41,460
Thank you, Ms. Palmer.

930
01:16:42,420 --> 01:16:42,980
Thank you.

931
01:16:43,660 --> 01:16:47,600
I love the summer year because it's election season stirring,

932
01:16:47,600 --> 01:16:52,080
and people can file starting August 3rd through 25th.

933
01:16:52,500 --> 01:16:54,180
We have three seats open on the assembly,

934
01:16:54,700 --> 01:16:57,400
two seats on school board, and four seats open on the city.

935
01:16:57,580 --> 01:16:58,380
So it's a big year.

936
01:16:59,560 --> 01:17:02,820
But also if anybody's listening or wants to join us,

937
01:17:02,860 --> 01:17:04,740
I think it's one of the most remarkable communities

938
01:17:04,740 --> 01:17:08,300
to get to serve because when something horrible happens,

939
01:17:08,600 --> 01:17:10,100
the community just steps up and helps.

940
01:17:10,460 --> 01:17:14,160
And so it makes it really easy to sit up here in that vein.

941
01:17:14,340 --> 01:17:15,640
Because we know we have good people here

942
01:17:15,640 --> 01:17:20,640
that we're trying to just help the future of this island for.

943
01:17:21,120 --> 01:17:25,580
So I hope people will throw in their names in the hats and join us and

944
01:17:25,580 --> 01:17:29,000
we'll support all of those folks on whatever body they choose to sit on.

945
01:17:29,520 --> 01:17:30,480
So thank you.

946
01:17:30,680 --> 01:17:31,700
Thank you, Mr. Ortez.

947
01:17:32,320 --> 01:17:32,820
Well, thank you.

948
01:17:33,060 --> 01:17:39,080
I concur with the comments just made by Assemblymember Palmer concerning the upcoming election.

949
01:17:39,420 --> 01:17:43,720
I encourage people to serve in order for our system to work.

950
01:17:43,720 --> 01:18:00,480
People have to be willing to step up and answer, and it's something that, again, foundation of our community, the foundation of our state, foundation of our country, is in order for it to work.

951
01:18:01,280 --> 01:18:09,320
The democratic republic process to work, people got to step up and do their different things, start with voting, but then it goes a lot further than that in many cases.

952
01:18:09,320 --> 01:18:10,300
So I encourage people to do that.

953
01:18:10,880 --> 01:18:19,720
I would like to thank Ms. Smith for her update on funding outside the cap for certain activities.

954
01:18:20,160 --> 01:18:21,300
I received that email update.

955
01:18:21,320 --> 01:18:22,520
I'm sure the rest of you did as well.

956
01:18:23,800 --> 01:18:26,180
I'd like to hear more specifics about,

957
01:18:29,100 --> 01:18:31,160
I guess it was a little bit of a surprise to me when

958
01:18:31,160 --> 01:18:38,580
I spoke to Ms. Smith about that email that we don't plan to fund to the cap.

959
01:18:38,580 --> 01:18:45,540
I was always under the assumption that we were going to be funding to the campus this year,

960
01:18:45,940 --> 01:18:49,960
but it doesn't sound like we're going to do that, so I guess it would make funding outside the

961
01:18:49,960 --> 01:18:56,400
cap not really relevant, I guess. I just like to hear a little bit more about that, maybe at the

962
01:18:56,400 --> 01:19:01,580
next meeting, an update, and I guess with the school board with the new superintendent's report or

963
01:19:01,580 --> 01:19:06,340
superintendent being here, maybe we can just kind of lock all that in together, because I do know

964
01:19:06,340 --> 01:19:31,780
So that this upcoming year, things are going to be different for activities in a big way in terms of at least $300,000 not being there and certain activities of traveling to certain areas and things like that won't be happening unless somehow that $300,000 is there available and right now it's not there available with my understanding anyway with that said, that's all I got.

965
01:19:31,780 --> 01:19:32,320
Thanks.

966
01:19:32,480 --> 01:19:32,740
All right.

967
01:19:32,860 --> 01:19:33,460
Thank you.

968
01:19:34,340 --> 01:19:35,440
No executive session.

969
01:19:35,460 --> 01:19:36,680
So that takes us to adjournment.

970
01:19:36,800 --> 01:19:39,040
Is there any objections to adjourn?

971
01:19:39,460 --> 01:19:40,200
Seeing in here, none.

972
01:19:40,340 --> 01:19:42,340
We are adjourned at 6.44.