Project Status Information

• Matanuska-Susitna Borough project website
• Alaska Department of Corrections project website
• Neeser Construction, Inc. project website
• Borough Manager Memo on the ADN Article of April 17, 2010 on the Goose Creek Correctional Center

Committee Recommendations

Recommendations and responses

Upcoming Meeting

Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 7:00 pm • Agenda•

Pt MacKenzie Public Safety Building (Station 6-4) • 18297 (Mile 3.5) Point MacKenzie Road

Past Meetings

June 2, 2010 • Minutes |

April 7, 2010 • Minutes |

February 3, 2010 • Minutes |

November 4, 2009 • Minutes |

September 2, 2009 • Meeting cancelled due to lack of quorum

July 1, 2009 • Minutes |

June 3, 2009 • Minutes Recommends submitting letter listing locally available services and amenities and issues with past contractors to NCI;

May 6, 2009 • Minutes | handout

• Recommends logo selection, adding a flag. DRAFT LOGO ->
• Recommends revising the entry side of the Administration building;
  • adding color particularly near the entry such as with siding like that proposed for the watchtower in the rear
  • considering adding decorative elements on the large blank areas similar to the Target store in Wasilla, or retaining walls along intersections at the Parks/Glenn or Tudor/Lake Otis.
  • considering adding small scale elements appropriate to a corporate building that provide a "friendly, human scale" like shutters and flower boxes do for a large boxy house.

April 1, 2009 • Minutes | handouts: aerial rendering, logo options

• Supports state control of Goose Creek Correctional Center.

March 4, 2009 • Minutes| handout: Administration Building exterior elevations (02/05/09)

• The GCCC design-build contract is let to Neeser Construction, Inc.
• Representatives of Neeser Construction, Inc (NCI) attended. NCI representatives offered to work with the community to control litter and illegal camping.
• The community will provide lists of:
  • community services,
  • issues with the road contractor last summer,
  • local conditions like icy road areas, moose areas, propane-hauling truck hazards, and
  • local recreational opportunities
• The water/wastewater facility project definition is progressing, the RFP is expected to go out in 30-60 days.
• Conversations continue about time frameand funding sources for a potential fire station adjacent to the prison. Currently, the time frame remains distant.

February 4. 2009 • Minutes | handouts: The Sentencing Project, Prison Town, USA discussion guide.

• You may request to borrow the video "Prison Town, USA" from the Planning Dept.
• The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly approved the contract award to Neeser Construction Inc. January 20. A contract signing ceremony was held February 3 (printable invitation).
  The project team is preparing to move forward with advanced design and construction.

January 7, 2009 • Minutes| handouts: Projected staffing, The Sentencing Project, Prison Town, USA discussion guide

• Recommends the borough require contractors for projects like the prison or road construction provide a local orientation to workers, including subcontractors. Orientation methods may include informational handouts or group sessions. Information should include property ownership in the project area with emphasis to respect private property, and describe recreational opportunities and locations, local laundromats, RV facilities, and waste disposal locations.

December 5, 2008 • Agenda| Minutes

• Recommends the new public safety building be designed and built to house an ambulance, and that a temporary loaner ambulance from MSB be housed at Goose Creek Correctional Center.
• Recommends Goose Creek Correctional Center medical staff be available to the community duringan emergency.
• Recommends curved access roads at Alsop and Point MacKenzie Roads.
• Recommends First Responder and Hazmat training be provided to DOC staff at GCCC.
• Recommends DOC and project design team consider biomass for project, alternative or supplemental power generation.
• Recommends a pleasing facade for the Administration building, the portion of the facility visible from where guests arrive.

November 5, 2008 • Agenda| Handout(click "see plat") | Minutes

• Recommends a gate at the Point MacKenzie Road site entrance.
• Recommends plans for temporary housing and wastewater be in place prior to prison construction commencing.
• Directs staff to provide a runninglist of recommendations and responses.

October 1, 2008 • Agenda| Handout | Minutes

• Recommends Goose Creek Correctional Center (GCCC) staff receive training in rapid response and fire suppression
• Persons to be Heard will be added to Agendas before Member Comments

September 3, 2008 • Agenda | Handout| Minutes

• Elected Chair Gordon Attaliades and Vice Chair Greg Bell
• Selecting "Goose Creek Correctional Center" as the recommended facility name.
• Agreeing that the Assembly should be asked to change the name of the committee to reflect the new facility name when the facility name becomes official

Committee

• Borough staff assists the Citizens Advisory Committee
• Committee members are borough residents
• This committee may transition into an operational phase advisory group, but will not directly influence prison management.
• CAC Resolution

Status

• Borough Assembly appointed five committee members, filling all committee positions.

Tasks

• be a resource for the design team regarding community concerns, history, and vision.