Minutes
of the Regular Meeting
Denali
Borough Assembly
Cantwell
School
October
13, 2002
ROLL CALL Assembly members present were: Jim Caswell, Jerry
Mueller, Teresa Hall, David Talerico Sid Michaels, Carol Shields and Mayor
Gonzales. Assembly members Gerald
Pollock, Teresa Usibelli, and Jim Payne were absent.
The
Chair entertained a MOTION to excuse the absent members, HALL so MOVED and
SHIELDS seconded. The VOTE was
unanimous.
AGENDA HALL MOVED to approve the agenda, and TALERICO
seconded.
MICHAELS requested adding “Appointment of Canvass Committee”
to the agenda as item K.) 2. A.
The Chair entertained a MOTION to remove the ordinance
concerning HB 244 from the agenda. HALL
so MOVED and MICHAELS seconded. The
VOTE was unanimous.
Mayor Gonzales reiterated his statements he made during the
work session concerning this proposed ordinance.
HALL MOVED to approve the agenda as amended, and SHIELDS
seconded. The VOTE was unanimous.
MUELLER
gave the meeting to TALERICO, as TALERICO is the Chairman of the Planning
Committee.
PLANNING 1.) Update on
DNR’s request to receive a public right-of-way from
COMMISSION the Borough for two roads in order to legalize access to
the Rex Trail.
Land
Technician Gail Pieknik said she has spoken with DNR, and they have not heard
from DOT or the Alaska Railroad concerning this matter. MICHAELS said evidently they are not in as
big as rush as they led us to believe.
2.) Temporary Land Use application procedure.
Pieknik
said the Land Use Planning Committee (LUPC) is submitting this for Assembly
approval. She suggested the Assembly
refer the fee schedule back to the LUPC fro their review and recommendation. Pieknik asked that the Assembly review and
approve the temporary permit application and procedure section of the
paperwork.
MICHAELS MOVED to send the Temporary Land Use fee
schedule back to the LUPC for their
review and recommendation. HALL
seconded. The VOTE was unanimous.
MICHAELS
MOVED to carry the application and procedures paperwork to all the communities
via the work session and public hearing sections of the agenda for public
input. HALL seconded, and the VOTE was
unanimous.
CASWELL said this document is very complex and may not be
appropriate for all applicants. Pieknik
said the LUPC made it as simple as possible, but at the same time protecting
the borough land.
TALERICO,
as a member of the LUPC, requested that the Planning Commission Vice-chair take
over the Planning commission meeting so he could speak to this issue. Vice-Chairman CASWELL took over the
meeting.
TALERICO
said this document started out as a much larger and more involved
document. He said not everything in
this application and procedure manual applies to every applicant.
TALERICO
took over as Chairman of the Planning Commission meeting, and retuned the
meeting to Presiding Officer MUELLER.
MINUTES 1.)
September 8, 2002: Work Session,
Public Hearing, and Regular Meeting.
HALL MOVED to approve the September 8, 2002 work session,
public hearing, and regular meeting minutes.
SHIELDS seconded. The VOTE was
unanimous.
FINANCIAL HALL MOVED to receive the August
financial report, and
REPORT TALERICO seconded. The VOTE was unanimous.
SUPT. Denali Borough School
District Superintendent Bob Whicker’s
REPORT report was submitted in
writing.
COMMITTEE HALL stated that the Personnel Committee would be
meeting on
REPORT October 30, 2002 at the Tri-Valley Community Center. She said the agenda would include the Ethics
Ordinance.
ASSEMBLY MICHAELS stated that he does not
think that we are to a point
COMMENTS where we need term limits other
than through the voting process.
He said four Assembly seats on the
upcoming ballots are
uncontested, and two school board
seats no one filed as a
candidate.
PUBLIC Healy resident David Braun said on Page 5, line
41 of the regular
COMMENTS meeting minutes he said “home” not residence. He said there is not a chance on the agenda
for someone to suggest changes to the minutes before the Assembly adopts
them. He also said the minutes are not
available to the public until the meeting, and he feels that prohibits people
from having an impact on the minutes.
He said he would like the Assembly to address that issue.
Healy resident Jeff Yanuchi reminded the Assembly that there
would be a “meet the candidates” night on October 17, 2002 at the Tri-Valley
School. He said the Leadership class is
working in conjunction with the Denali Citizens Council.
COMMUNICATION 1.)
Mayor Tim Anderson, Mat-Su Borough.
AND
APPEARANCES MUELLER said he would not be in attendance
today.
2.) Mr. Ralph Seekins and Mr. Tom Scarborough.
Mayor
Gonzales reintroduced Mr. Ralph Seekins who is running for
Senate seat D.
ORDINANCES 1.) Ordinance 02-09, Version A, an ordinance amending the
Denali Borough Code of Ordinances, Chapter 68, Section 1, concerning location
of the polls.
MICHAELS MOVED to adopt the ordinance as presented, and
CASWELL seconded. The roll call VOTE
was unanimous.
2.) Ordinance 02-10, Version A, an ordinance
amending the Denali Borough Code of Ordinances, Appendix of forms B, D, and G.
MICHAELS MOVED to amend the ordinance by correcting the
order of the Assembly districts, and several typos. TALERICO seconded. The
VOTE was unanimous.
MICHAELS MOVED to adopt, and CASWELL seconded. The roll call VOTE was unanimous.
RESOLUTIONS 1.)
Revised Capital Matching Grant resolution for Fiscal Year 2004.
HALL MOVED to approve, SHIELDS seconded. The roll call VOTE was unanimous. This will be Resolution 02-12.
OTHER 1.) Resignation of Assembly Member Jim Payne.
HALL MOVED to accept PAYNE resignation with regret, and
MICHAELS seconded. The VOTE was
unanimous.
2.) Approval of Election Board for the November
2002 Election.
MICHAELS MOVED to approve, SHIELDS seconded. The VOTE was unanimous.
3.) Appoint Canvass
Committee.
MICHAELS said the Assembly should appoint themselves or a
group of people as the Canvass Committee.
He said if the Special Meeting to certify the election is held after the
Canvass meeting, then a quorum of the assembly will need to be there to conduct
the meeting.
HALL MOVED to appoint HALL, CASWELL, SHIELDS, MUELLER,
TALERICO, and MICHAELS as the canvass committee and MICHAELS seconded. The VOTE was unanimous.
HALL MOVED to hold the Canvass Meeting on November 7, 2002,
at 6:00 p.m., and MICHAELS seconded.
The VOTE was unanimous. The
motion also included holding the Special meeting after the Canvass meeting to
certify the election.
3.) Public Comments.
There were no public comments.
ASSEMBLY HALL stated that some of the
candidates have not received the
COMMENTS notice for the “meet the
candidates” night, and they have not
received the list of questions for
that night either. those questions
TALERICO said the minutes are heavy with quotes and he does
not have the memory capacity to remember all that was said during the last
meeting. He said this is reference to
Mr. Braun’s request that to change his quote in the minutes.
TALERICO MOVED to have the Clerk research Mr. Braun’s
statement in the regular meeting minutes, page five, line 41. Braun said the minutes should read “home”
not “residence”. This item will be on
the next agenda. SHIELDS seconded, and
the VOTE was unanimous.
Braun spoke in favor of TALERICO’s motion, and said he would
like to see the public be able to comment on the minutes before the Assembly
approves them.
TIME AND
PLACE 1.) Set time and place of next Regular Assembly Meeting to be
OF MEETINGS held in Anderson. (November 17, 2002)
The Regular Assembly Meeting will be
held on November 17, 2002, at the Anderson School.
ADJOURNMENT MUELLER
declared the Regular Meeting adjourned at 3:42 pm.
Attest: Approved:
Date Approved: