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Topic: 7.21.2025 Assembly Meeting
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Clerk Regula has provided the election calendar and a written report with information on the open board seats and proposition that will be on this year's municipal election ballot at the October 7, 2025 Election.
At the direction of the Assembly, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on May 13, 2025 regarding the proposed rezone and recommends the Assembly rezone the parcel prior to a public auction. If approved in three readings, Ordinance #2025-11 will rezone Parcel ID #01-014-010 located at 1016 Sandy Beach Road from Rural Residential to Single-Family Residential. Ordinance #2025-11 was unanimously approved in its second reading.
If approved in three readings this supplemental budget would make changes to the Property Development Fund as follows:
Add $50,000 to provide utility connection stubs to the property lines of Borough lots being proposed to sell in the future.
Remove $15,000 of expenses for a Public Works Survey that was completed underbudget in FY25. Add $9,300 to use as a local match for a grant application being administered by Alaska Municipal League for a Safe Streets and Roads for All Program. Add $17,222 in expenses to the Property Development Fund for Library facility related expenses.
Transfer $90,000 from Fund 758, School Deferred Maintenance, to Fund 350, the Borough’s Debt Service Fund, to cover school bond payments that were historically reimbursed by the State of Alaska.
Ordinance #2025-12 was unanimously approved in its second reading as amended.
If approved, this resolution will authorize the Friends of the Bike Park, a local non-profit organization, to collect aluminum scrap from the baler facility to sell to recyclers for fundraising to support the Petersburg Bike Park.
If approved, Resolution #2025-16 would allow for submission of a grant application for replacement of the South Harbor C Float Finger Float.
Harbormaster Wollen requests approval to engage PND Engineering for engineering services related to the anticipated replacement of finger floats along South Harbor’s C Float. This expense is accounted for in the FY2026 Harbor budget.
Dave Ohmer submitted an application to purchase borough owned property described as Lots 5 and 6, Block78, Southeast Addition Subdivision.
The Planning Commission held a public hearing regarding the application to purchase on July 8, 2025 and recommends the Borough Assembly approve the sale of the subject properties. The Planning Commission's report is attached to this packet.
Borough Code Section 16.12.080(E) states that the Assembly shall determine whether an application shall move forward in the application process or be denied. If the application is to move forward, the Assembly shall schedule a public sale or exempt the application from public sale.
If the application is exempted from public sale, the Assembly may authorize the Borough Manager to negotiate the sale with the applicant, the final terms of which are subject to approval by the Assembly.
The FY26 approved Borough budget includes $460,000 for replacement of Public Works #100 CAT 950 loader. Assistant Public Works Director Marohl has provided a memo which is attached to this packet and recommends awarding the purchase contract to NC Machinery in the amount of $427,842.84.
Appointment of incoming Public Works Director, Aaron Marohl as Petersburg’s Representative to the Southeast Alaska Solid Waste Authority, and outgoing Public Works Director, Chris Cotta, as Petersburg’s Alternate Representative. Marohl’s appointment to expire January 31, 2027. Cotta’s appointment to expire on his last day of employment with Petersburg Borough.