City and Borough of Wrangell
Borough Assembly Meeting
AGENDA
January 13, 2015 – 7:00 p.m. Location: Assembly Chambers, City Hall
1. CALL TO ORDER
a. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Mayor David Jack
b. INVOCATION to be given by Don McConachie
c. CEREMONIAL MATTERS – Community Presentations, Proclamations, Certificates of Service, Guest Introductions
i. Certificate of Service for Christina Florschultz, Planning & Zoning Commission
2. ROLL CALL
3. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA
4. CONFLICT OF INTEREST
5. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Items (*) 6a, 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d, 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h, 7i, & 7j (6a and 7a through 7j)
6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
*a. Minutes of the Regular Assembly meeting held December 9, 2014
7. COMMUNICATIONS
*a. Gaming Permit application renewal from the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce
*b. Gaming Permit application renewal from the Wrangell Fire Fighters Association
*c. Travel Summary (Quarterly) for Sept. thru Nov. 2014
*d. Response letter from Dept. of the Army Corps of Engineers regarding a General Permit from
George Woodbury POA-2014-359
*e. Acknowledge receipt of the Wrangell Medical Center Basic Financial Statements &
Supplementary Information YE June 30, 2014 and 2013
*f. Gaming Permit application renewal from the Wrangell Public Schools
*g. Application for Permit (POA-1979-301-M5) from AML, Inc.
*h. Gaming Permit application from the Wrangell Gold Club, Inc.
*i. Minutes of the Nolan Museum/Civic Center Board meetings held on December 16, 2014 and
January 7, 2015
*j. Gaming Permit application renewal for St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church
8. BOROUGH MANAGER’S REPORT
9. BOROUGH CLERK’S FILE
10. MAYOR/ASSEMBLY REPORTS AND APPOINTMENTS
a. Reports by Assembly Members
b. Appointment to the Participating Municipality Director SEASWA Board of Directors Seat
c. Discussion and Decision from Mayor on who will attend the AML Winter Legislative Conference
in Juneau from February 16 – 19, 2015
11. PERSONS TO BE HEARD
12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
City and Borough of Wrangell
a. Approval of a City Policy to hire Contractors for City Projects (postponed from the December 9, 2014 Regular Assembly mtg.)
13. NEW BUSINESS
a. PROPOSED ORDINANCE No. 890: AN ORDINANCE OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL, ALASKA, AMENDING CHAPTER 3.40 OF THE WRANGELL MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH THE THOMAS BAY POWER ADVISORY COMMITTEE, MAKING THE COMMITTEE ADVISORY TO THE WRANGELL AND PETERSBURG BOROUGH ASSEMBLIES, AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE CHANGE IN THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT OF EACH OF THE COMMUNITIES (first reading)
b. Approval to add the Wrangell Radio Group Inc. Flood Cessation to the Wrangell Capital Budget Requests List for FY 2015-16 (submitted by Cindy Sweat, KSTK GM)
c. Approval of a revision to the Wrangell Medical Center Personnel Policy Manual
d. PROPOSED ORDINANCE No. 891: AN ORDINANCE OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL, ALASKA, AMENDING CHAPTER 13.12 OF THE WRANGELL MUNICIPAL CODE TO RENAME THE CHAPTER “PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT” AND ADD A NEW SECTION ESTABLISHING FEE SCHEDULES FOR USE OF PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES (first reading)
e. PROPOSED RESOLUTION No. 01-15-1308: A RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL, ALASKA, ADOPTING AN ALTERNATIVE ALLOCATION METHOD FOR THE FY 2015 SHARED FISHERIES BUSINESS TAX PROGRAM AND CERTIFYING THAT THIS ALLOCATION METHOD FAIRLY REPRESENTS THE DISTRIBUTION OF SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OF FISHERIES BUSINESS ACTIVITY IN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT IN FMA 18: CENTRAL SOUTHEAST
f. Approval of the Solid Waste Recycling Management Plan as prepared by Richard Hertzberg and Chris Bell
g. Approval to implement the Solid Waste Recycling Management Plan and to approve a budget amendment
h. Approval of a Proposed iPad Policy (requested by Assembly Member Decker at the December 9th Regular meeting)
i. Approval to purchase iPads for the Borough Assembly
j. Approval of a Letter of Support for Alaska Island Community Services for an application to the State for new Data Management and Copying Equipment
14. ATTORNEY’S FILE
15. EXECUTIVE SESSION
a. To discuss with the Borough Attorney a matter which by law is required to be confidential, to discuss facts and legal strategies concerning a matter involving the Thomas Bay Power Authority
16. ADJOURNMENT
