Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Location: Borough Assembly Chambers
6:00 PM

  1. CALL TO ORDER
    a. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Assembly Member Robbins
    b. CEREMONIAL MATTERS – None.
  2. ROLL CALL
  3. PERSONS TO BE HEARD
  4. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA
  5. CONFLICT OF INTEREST
  6. CONSENT AGENDA
    MOTION ONLY: Move to Approve the Consent Agenda, as submitted.
    a. RESOLUTION No. 05-23-1778 OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY & BOROUGH OF
    WRANGELL, ALASKA AMENDING THE FY 2023 BUDGET IN THE PORT AND HARBOR
    FUND BY TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM HARBOR RESERVE ACCOUNT TO THE T-DOCK
    ANODE INSTALLATION PROJECT ACCOUNT IN THE AMOUNT OF $17,340 AND
    AUTHORIZING ITS EXPENDITURES
    b. Minutes from the April 25, 2023 Regular Assembly meeting
    c. Minutes from the May 1, 2023 Special Assembly Meeting
    d. Minutes from the May 10, 2023 Board of Equalization hearing
    e. Presentation and Acknowledgement of the 2023 Certified Real Property Tax Roll Report
    f. School Board Action from the April 17, 2023 Regular meeting
  7. BOROUGH MANAGER’S REPORT
    a. Infrastructure Report / Update
    b. Borough Manager’s Report
  8. BOROUGH CLERK’S REPORT
    a. Borough Clerk’s Report
  9. MAYOR AND ASSEMBLY BUSINESS
  10. MAYOR AND ASSEMBLY APPOINTMENTS
  11. PUBLIC HEARING
    a. Approval to provide additional funding, not to exceed $25,000 to the Wrangell Chamber
    of Commerce for 2023 4th of July activities (Postponed from the May 1, 2023 Special
    Assembly Meeting)
    b. RESOLUTION No. 05-23-1777 OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF
    WRANGELL, ALASKA, AMENDING THE FY 2023 GENERAL FUND BUDGET BY
    APPROPRIATING AN ADDITIONAL $25,000 CONTRIBUTION TO THE WRANGELL
    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (Postponed from the May 1, 2023 Special Assembly Meeting)
    c. ORDINANCE No. 1041 OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL,
    ALASKA, AUTHORIZING THE PARTICIPATION IN THE ALASKA MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
    INVESTMENT POOL, INC. FOR USE BY CITIES AND BOROUGHS
    d. ORDINANCE No. 1042 OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL,
    ALASKA, ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 3.55 TITLED “ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD”
    TO THE WRANGELL MUNICIPAL CODE
  12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – None.
  13. NEW BUSINESS
    a. RESOLUTION No. 05-23-1779 OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY & BOROUGH OF
    WRANGELL, ALASKA AMENDING THE FY 2023 BUDGET IN THE PORT AND HARBOR
    FUND BY TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM HARBOR RESERVE ACCOUNT TO THE
    HERITAGE HARBOR ANODE INSTALLATION PROJECT ACCOUNT IN THE AMOUNT OF
    $27,770 AND AUTHORIZING ITS EXPENDITURES
    b. RESOLUTION No. 05-23-1780 OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY & BOROUGH OF
    WRANGELL, ALASKA, AMENDING THE FY 2023 BUDGET IN THE PORT AND HARBOR
    FUND BY TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM HARBOR RESERVE ACCOUNT TO THE MARINE
    SERVICE CENTER PIER ANODE INTALLATION PROJECT ACCOUNT IN THE AMOUNT OF
    $22,490 AND AUTHORIZING ITS EXPENDITURES
    c. RESOLUTION No. 05-23-1782 OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF
    WRANGELL, ALASKA, PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT TO THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR
    POSITION AND MODIFYING THE NON-UNION WAGE AND GRADE TABLE
    d. RESOLUTION No. 05-23-1783 OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL AMENDING
    THE FY23 WML&P BUDGET BY TRANSFERRING $40,000 FROM WML&PS RESERVE
    FUND ACCOUNT TO WML&PS FUEL & OIL – GENERATION ACCOUNT
    e. Approval of the Assignment of WMSC Lease Lot 3 in the Wrangell Marine Service Center
    from Tyler Thompson, dba Wrangell Machine Shop to Dan Thompson, dba Trotsky &
    Thorson Vessel Construction
    f. Approval of the Modification to Wrangell Marine Service Center Leased Lot 3, Swapping
    Lot 3 for Mill Dock, Lot 6 and amending the Monthly Lease amount for Tyler Thompson,
    dba Wrangell Machine Shop
    g. Approval of a Professional Services Agreement with PND Engineers in the Amount of
    $633,190 for the Power Plant Rehabilitation Design Project
    h. Approval of a contract award to Johnson Construction & Supply, Inc. in the amount of
    $474,497 for the Swimming Pool Siding Replacement Project
    i. RESOLUTION No. 05-23-1784 OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF
    WRANGELL, ALASKA AMENDING THE FY 2023 BUDGET BY TRANSFERRING $77,288
    FROM GENERAL FUND RESERVES TO THE PARKS & RECREATION CIP FUND FOR THE
    SWIMMING POOL SIDING REPLACEMENT PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING ITS
    EXPENDITURES
    j. Approval of a Contract Award to Vision Metering in the Amount of $412,771for the
    Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Project
    k. Approval of Lease to Trident Seafoods, A Portion of the Old Mill Dock in parcel 02-023-
    700, more specifically 100 feet northwest from the southernmost portion Old Mill Dock
    including the approach nearest the Trident Seafood plant
    l. Approval of the Modification to the Channel Construction Leased Lot at the 6 mile
    property to provide 120 days lease termination notice and allowing the scrapping of
    barges with an environmental report certifying they are free of hazardous materials and
    waste
    m. ORDINANCE No. 1043 OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL,
    ALASKA, ADDING SECTION 5.04.045 – VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND PROVIDERS OF
    EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) EXEMPTION TO CHAPTER 5.04 – PROPERTY
    TAX IN THE WRANGELL MUNICIPAL
    n. RESOLUTION No. 05-23-1781 OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF
    WRANGELL, ALASKA, AMENDING THE IBEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
    o. Approval of the second amendment of the lease agreement to VB BTS II, LLC, a Delaware
    limited liability company extending the terms of the agreement and amending the lease
    allow a sublease on the existing footprint to Central Council of Tlingit Haida Indian Tribes
    of Alaska (CCTHITA)
  14. ATTORNEY’S FILE – Available for Assembly review in the Borough Clerk’s office
  15. EXECUTIVE SESSION
    a. Executive Session: Borough Clerk’s Annual Evaluation
    b. Executive Session: Borough Manager’s Annual Evaluation
    c. Executive Session: Discussion on the strategies, in the best interest of the City and
    Borough of Wrangell, regarding the possible purchase of a portion of 02-021-500 plat
    2019-7 lot A
  16. ADJOURNMENT