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When: March 3, 2025 12:00 PM Alaska
Topic: March 3, 2025 Borough Assembly Meeting
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Persons wishing to share their views on any item on today's agenda may do so at this time.
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Rocky's Marine, Inc. wishes to renew their tidelands lease with the Borough through March 5, 2030, at an annual rate of $4,572.
PMC CEO Hofstetter will update the Assembly on Medical Center activities.
District Ranger Case will provide an update on Forest Service activities.
Bikky Shrestha and George Barker will present the finding of the Borough's FY 2024 financial audit.
At the direction of the Assembly, the Planning Commission held a public hearing in December regarding the proposed rezone and recommends the Assembly rezone the parcel prior to a public sale of the property. The Assembly unanimously approved Ordinance #2025-01 in its first and second readings.
If approved in three readings, Ordinance #2025-02 will 1) add a Homeland Security Cyber Grant of $26,736 to the budget; 2) correct the Motor Pool payroll budget with an increase of $82,595; 3) increase Power & Light's inventory budget by $45,000 to replenish exhausted power poles and line extension supplies; 4) increase Power & Light's heat pump rebate program budget by $15,000 to support customer's rebate applications to the end of this fiscal year; and 5) increase Motor Pool's travel and training budget by $8,697 for CDL licensing. Ordinance #2028-02 was unanimously approved in its first and second readings.
Andrew Rutherford filed an application to temporarily lease 5,000 square feet of Borough-owned tidelands located at the Scow Bay Turnaround for demolition and rebuild of a floating airplane hangar. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the application on February 22, 2025, and recommends the Assembly app0rove a temporary tideland use permit, with conditions, as outlined in their report and in the resolution.
In previous meetings, the Assembly approved the sale of two Borough-owned lots by public outcry auction. Clerk Thompson has suggested the auction be held on Monday, April 21, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. (just prior to the 6:00 Assembly meeting) but that date and time can be changed by the Assembly.
In 2019 and 2020, the Visitor Industry Working Group, which was comprised of 17 local residents, researched and made recommendations on how to best respond to potential visitor industry growth to address the goal of maintaining the balance between Petersburg's quality of life and the visitor economy. The Working Group published a Visitor Industry Management Plan in early 2021 which, if adopted by the Assembly, can serve as a guide in navigating the future of Petersburg's visitor industry.
At the request of Assembly Members Stanton-Gregor and Lynn, a letter to our Federal Delegation regarding the recent and proposed cuts to federal departments, employment, and funding has been drafted.
Assembly Member Lynn would like to discuss a future fish box tax.
Assembly Member Lynn would like to discuss the Marine Passenger Fee.
Assembly Member Lynn would like to discuss a sales tax cap.