Monday, November 18, 2024

Location: Borough Assembly Chambers
6:00 PM

  1. CALL TO ORDER
    a. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Assembly Member Robbins
    b. ROLL CALL
  2. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
    a. PROCLAMATION – AK Native Heritage Month
    b. PROCLAMATION – Honoring Senator Lisa Murkowski
  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 11-24-1894 OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL ADOPTING AN
    ALTERNATIVE ALLOCATION METHOD FOR THE FY25 SHARED FISHERIES BUSINESS TAX
    PROGRAM AND CERTIFYING THAT THIS ALLOCATION METHOD FAIRLY REPRESENTS THE
    DISTRIBUTION OF SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OF FISHERIES BUSINESS ACTIVITY IN FMA 18:
    CENTRAL SOUTHEAST AREA
    b. RESOLUTION No. 11-24-1895 OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL,
    ALASKA, AMENDING THE ASSESSMENT VALUE FOR TAX YEARS 2022-2024 FOR TIDEWATER
    INVESTMENTS (LOT 15, BLOCK 12A, PARCEL 02-004-222), DUE TO A MANIFEST CLERICAL
    ERROR
    c. Minutes from the October 22, 2024 Regular Assembly Meeting
    d. CORRESPONDENCE: School Board Minutes from the August 26th and September 9th Special
    meetings and the September 16th Regular meeting
  7. BOROUGH MANAGER’S REPORT
    a. Borough Manager’s Report
    b. Harbormaster Report
    c. Nolan Center Report
    d. Library Director’s Report
    e. Economic Development Director Report
  8. BOROUGH CLERK’S REPORT
    a. Borough Clerk’s Report
  9. MAYOR AND ASSEMBLY BUSINESS
  10. MAYOR AND ASSEMBLY APPOINTMENTS
    a. SEAPA Board Appointments (1 voting member & 1 alternate member)
  11. PUBLIC HEARING
  12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
    a. ORDINANCE No. 1068
    OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL, ALASKA,
    AMENDING CHAPTER 5.08 – SALES TAX AND SECTION 5.08.060 – SALES TAX-FREE DAY(S), OF
    THE WRANGELL MUNICIPAL CODE
  13. NEW BUSINESS
    a. ORDINANCE No. 1069 OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL, ALASKA,
    ADDING CHAPTER 20.26, ZIMOVIA HIGHWAY MIXED USE DISTRICT (ZMU) AND AMENDING
    SEVERAL SECTIONS IN TITLE 20 – ZONING, TO ADD AND REFERENCE ZIMOVIA HIGHWAY
    MIXED-USE TO THE WRANGELL MUNICIPAL CODE
    b. ORDINANCE No. 1070 OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL, ALASKA,
    AMENDING THE ZONING MAP TO EFFECT A CHANGE TO SEVERAL LOTS OF THE TORGRAMSEN
    SUBDIVISIONS FROM SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO ZIMOVIA HIGHWAY MIXED USE AND
    LOT C OF THE HEALTH CARE SUBDIVISION FROM OPEN SPACE TO ZIMOVIA HIGHWAY MIXED
    USE
    c. Approval of a contract award to T&R Electric Supply in the amount of $50,728 for the Alder Top
    Subdivision Transformers Procurement Project
    d. Approval of a contract award to Bellingham Marine Industries, Inc. in the amount of $445,000 for
    the Meyers Chuck Harbor Float Procurement Project
    e. RESOLUTION No. 11-24-1891 OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL,
    ALASKA, ESTABLISHING THE CAPITAL PROJECT FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR FY
    2026
    f. RESOLUTION No. 11-24-1892 OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL,
    ALASKA, ESTABLISHING THE CAPITAL PROJECT STATE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR FY 2026
    g. RESOLUTION No. 11-24-1893 OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL,
    ALASKA, SUPPORTING SOUTHEAST SALMON HATCHERY PROGRAMS AND OPPOSING PROPOSAL
    156 TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE JANUARY 28 – FEBRUARY 9, 2025, ALASKA BOARD OF
    FISHERIES MEETING
    h. RESOLUTION No. 11-24-1886 OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL, ALASKA
    SUPPORTING THE EXEMPTION OF THE WRANGELL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT FROM THE
    PROPOSED OSHA EMERGENCY RESPONSE STANDARD
    i. RESOLUTION No. 11-24-1887 OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL, ALASKA,
    ADVOCATING FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING (CDS)
    REQUESTS SUBMITTED BY U.S. SENATOR LISA MURKOWSKI FOR THE WASTEWATER
    TREATMENT PLANT DISINFECTION UPGRADES PROJECT, THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING
    REHABILITATION PROJECT, AND THE EAST CHANNEL EMERGENCY ACCESS ROAD PROJECT
    j. RESOLUTION No. 11-24-1888 OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL, ALASKA,
    SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE TRANSBOUNDARY WATERS, SPECIFICALLY THE
    STIKINE RIVER, AND THE ECOSYSTEM, INDIGINOUS PEOPLE, COMMUNITIES, RESIDENTS, AND
    ECONOMIES THAT DEPEND ON ITS HEALTH
  14. k. RESOLUTION No. 11-24-1889 OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL, ALASKA, ADVOCATING FOR A CHANGE IN THE TIMING OF ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT 64 TO IMPROVE CONNECTIONS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA PASSENGERS TRAVELING TO SEATTLE AND REDUCE THE COST OF TRAVEL
  15. l. RESOLUTION No. 11-24-1890 OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL, ALASKA, REQUESTING THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE – FOREST SERVICE TO PERFORM AN AUDIT OF THE BOROUGH’S ACREAGE TO ENSURE ACCURATE FUNDING ALLOCATION UNDER THE PILT AND SRS PROGRAMS
  16. m. Approval to reschedule the December 3, 2024, Regular Assembly Meeting to be held instead on December 17, 2024
  17. n. RESOLUTION No. 11-24-1896 OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL, ALASKA, REAUTHORIZING THE SALE OF PUBLIC LAND IN CONFORMANCE WITH WRANGELL MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 16.12, SPECIFICALLY, LOT A, BLOCK 54, WMC REPLAT, PLAT 2016-6, WRANGELL RECORDING DISTRICT
  18. ATTORNEY’S FILE – Available for Assembly review in the Borough Clerk’s office
  19. EXECUTIVE SESSION – None.
  20. ADJOURNMENT