MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH
350 East Dahlia Avenue, Palmer, Alaska 99645-6488 907-745-9683

BOROUGH MAYOR
Timothy L. Anderson
BOROUGH CLERK
Sandra A. Dillon
BOROUGH MANAGER
John Duffy
BOROUGH ATTORNEY
Michael Gatti		 Borough Seal BOROUGH ASSEMBLY
Larry DeVilbiss, District 1
Sara Jansen, District 2
Talis Colberg, District 3
Dan Kelly, District 4
Jody Simpson, District 5
Jim Colver, District 6
Kelly Lankford Ladere, District 7

TENTATIVE ASSEMBLY AGENDA
ASSEMBLY CHAMBERS

WORK SESSION 4 P.M. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2000

  1. LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POLICIES

    2. REGULAR MEETING 6 P.M. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2000

    1. CALL TO ORDER

    2. ROLL CALL

    3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

    4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

    5. MINUTES OF PRECEDING MEETINGS

      1. Regular Assembly Meeting: November 7, 2000
      2. Special Assembly Meeting: November 7, 2000

    6. ORDERS OF THE DAY

      1. Proclamation for Karl Schleich as Alaska's National Distinguished Principal

    7. REPORTS/CORRESPONDENCE

      1. AGENCY REPORTS

        1. Report from cities
        2. Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
        3. Julie Saupe and Steve Mahay; Mat-Su Convention and Visitors Bureau: Update on MSCVB projects
        4. Larry Crawford, Anchorage Economic Development Corporation: Joint Strategic Marketing/Economic Development Plan

      2. Committee REPORTS

      3. MANAGER COMMENTS

      4. ATTORNEY COMMENTS

      5. CLERK COMMENTS

      6. CITIZEN AND OTHER CORRESPONDENCE

        1. MSB Board/Committee Minutes:
          1. Planning Commission - 10/16/00, 10/23/00
          2. Platting Board - 11/02/00
          3. Road Service Area Midway No. 9 - 10/31/00
          4. Road Service Area Trapper Creek No. 30 - 10/12/00
          5. Transportation Advisory Board - 10/31/00

        2. Community Council Correspondence:
          1. Big Lake Community Council - 08/09/00, 09/13/00, 10/11/00
          2. Point MacKenzie Community Council - 08/26/00
          3. Talkeetna Community Council - 10/02/00

      7. INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUMS

    8. SPECIAL ORDERS (to begin at 7 p.m.)

      1. PERSONS TO BE HEARD (Three minutes per person.)

      2. PUBLIC HEARINGS (Three minutes per person.)

        1. Ordinance Serial No. 00-189: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MSB 15.39.090 (MEETINGS; QUORUM), REQUIRING THAT ACTIONS OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND APPEALS BE ADOPTED BY A MAJORITY OF ITS AUTHORIZED MEMBERSHIP. (Sponsor: J. Simpson)
          1. IM No. 00-170

        2. Ordinance Serial No. 00-190: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $65,000 FROM THE MEADOW LAKES FIRE SERVICE AREA FUND BALANCE, FUND 257, TO THE MEADOW LAKES FIRE SERVICE AREA FISCAL YEAR 2001 OPERATING BUDGET, FUND 257, TO UPGRADE THE SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA) AND REPLACE A CASCADE SYSTEM AND FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE GEAR.
          1. IM No. 00-234

        3. Ordinance Serial No. 00-191: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MSB 5.25.142(A), SERVICE AREA NO. 132: GREATER PALMER CONSOLIDATED FIRE SERVICE AREA, BY ADJUSTING THE BOUNDARY TO INCLUDE AN 80-ACRE PARCEL OF LAND ORIGINALLY IN THE WASILLA- LAKES FIRE SERVICE AREA
          1. Ordinance Serial No. 00-192: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MSB 5.25.140(A), SERVICE AREA NO. 130: WASILLA-LAKES FIRE SERVICE AREA, BY ADJUSTING THE BOUNDARY TO REFLECT THE REMOVAL OF AN 80-ACRE PARCEL OF LAND AND INCLUDING IT IN THE GREATER PALMER CONSOLIDATED FIRE SERVICE AREA.
            1. IM No. 00-237

        4. Ordinance Serial No. 00-193: AN ORDINANCE REAPPROPRIATING $19,230 FROM THE LAND MANAGEMENT FUND, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FY 2001 OPERATING FUND, TO FUND 480, BOROUGHWIDE PARKS AND RECREATION ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN AMENDING THE BUDGET AND SCOPE OF WORK.
          1. Resolution Serial No. 00-076: A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE SCOPE OF WORK AND BUDGET FOR THE BOROUGHWIDE PARKS AND RECREATION PLAN.
            1. AM No. 00-136: AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT WITH LAND DESIGN NORTH REGARDING THE PARKS AND RECREATION ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN TO INTEGRATE TRAIL MAPPING AND ATTRIBUTE INFORMATION.

      3. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION (Three minutes per person.)

    9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

      1. Ordinance Serial No. 00-181: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH TO ISSUE GENERAL OBLIGATION SCHOOL BONDS, 2000 SERIES B, IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $14,143,000 TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR SCHOOL AND RELATED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BOROUGH, FIXING CERTAIN DETAILS OF SUCH BONDS, AND AUTHORIZING THEIR SALE.
        1. IM No. 00-224 [Postponed to November 21, 2000: Main motion pending.]

      2. Ordinance Serial No. 00-182: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH TO ISSUE GENERAL OBLIGATION PARK BONDS, 2000 SERIES C, IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $4,400,000 TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR BALLPARKS, INDOOR AND OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, TRAILS AND RELATED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BOROUGH, FIXING CERTAIN DETAILS OF SUCH BONDS AND AUTHORIZING THEIR SALE.
        1. IM No. 00-225 [Postponed to November 21, 2000: Main motion pending.]

    10. NEW BUSINESS

      1. INTRODUCTION (Suggested public hearing - 12/05/00)

        1. Ordinance Serial No. 00-139: AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A TAX ON A NATURAL RESOURCE WHENEVER THE NATURAL RESOURCE IS SEVERED FROM PROPERTY WITHIN THE MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH AND PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO PAY TAXES DUE BY ADOPTING MSB 3.55, NATURAL RESOURCE DEPLETION TAX. (Sponsor: D. Kelly)
          1. IM No. 00-098

      2. INTRODUCTION (Suggested public hearing - 01/16/00)

        1. Ordinance Serial No. 00-194: AN ORDINANCE CREATING PROSPECT PARK ROAD PAVING LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 332, APPROVING THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT, AUTHORIZING THE MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH THE IMPROVEMENT, AND ASSESSING EQUALLY AMONG THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT THE COSTS OF THE IMPROVEMENT.
          1. IM No. 00-242

      3. CONSENT AGENDA

        1. RESOLUTIONS

          1. Resolution Serial No. 00-081: A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE GARVEE BOND PACKAGE INCLUDING THE PALMER-WASILLA HIGHWAY EXPANSION, THE SEWARD MERIDIAN ROAD UPGRADE, THE BOGARD ROAD WASILLA HIGH/MIDDLE SCHOOL SEPARATED GRADE CROSSING, THE BOGARD ROAD EXTENSION TO THE GLENN HIGHWAY, THE GLENN HIGHWAY FROM THE PARKS TO OLD GLENN HIGHWAY UPGRADE, OLD GLENN HIGHWAY REHABILITATION, PALMER'S EAGLE AVENUE AND GULKANA STREET UPGRADES, WASILLA SOUTHERN CORRIDOR ROUTE, AND THE WASILLA LOCAL GRAVEL TO ASPHALT PROGRAM.
            1. IM No. 00-244

          2. Resolution Serial No. 00-082: A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A NOMINATION TO THE STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (STIP) OF A TRAIL IN THE VICINITY OF LUCILLE CREEK FROM WASILLA TO BIG LAKE. (Sponsor: J. Simpson)
            1. IM No. 00-245

        2. ACTION MEMORANDUMS

      4. MAYORAL NOMINATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS

        1. VACANCY REPORT

      5. OTHER NEW BUSINESS

    11. RECONSIDERATION

    12. VETO

    13. EXECUTIVE SESSION

    14. MAYOR AND ASSEMBLY COMMENTS

    15. ADJOURNMENT