McKinley Village Community Center

January 8, 2002

CALL TO ORDER: Presiding Officer Jim Caswell called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.

ROLL CALL Assembly members present were: David Evans, Baxter Mercer, Teresa Hall, Jim Caswell, Carol Shields, Neal Laugman, Bob Shelton, Sid Michaels, Gerald Pollock and Mayor Talerico.

1.) Ordinance 02-11, an ordinance creating Title IV, Chapter 28 of the Denali Borough Code of Ordinances providing for evaluation and acquisition of economic development land by the Borough. The ordinance pertains to Northern Access into the Park.

MICHAELS commented on this ordinance.

CASWELL spoke in favor of the ordinance.

Discussion followed.

LAUGMAN said he had reservation concerning the verbiage in section 6 of this ordinance pertaining to the incentive credit. He reminded the Assembly that these lands would come out of our municipal entitlements.

CASWELL suggested changing the word “shall” to “may” in that section.

Discussion followed.

LAUGMAN spoke in favor the public classification process in regards to those lands in the “wolf townships”. He said any action taken on this project could potentially be a precedence-setting act.

CASWELL said through this ordinance, the Borough is trying to entice a developer and at the same time being fair with the public’s interest.

Discussion followed.

2.) Ordinance 01-12, an ordinance amending the procedure for filing a vacancy on the Borough Assembly.

MICHAELS, MERCER, and Mayor Talerico spoke in favor of this ordinance.

Minimal discussion followed.

Due to time constraints, the Assembly did not discuss the following items.

3.) Discussion regarding the TORA (Transfer of Responsibility Agreement) between the Denali Borough Assembly and the Alaska Department of Transportation for the Northern Access Reconnaissance Study.

4.) Discussion regarding the House Bill 244, which pertains to a grant of State land to the Denali Borough for a railroad and utility corridor and a railroad development project.

5.) Agenda format discussion.

ADJOURNMENT CASWELL declared the work session adjourned at 7:00 p.m.

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