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Any public testimony regarding Ordinance #2023-01 should be given during this public hearing. A copy of Ordinance #2023-01 may be found under agenda item 14A.
Any public testimony regarding Ordinance #2023-02 should be given during this public hearing. A copy of Ordinance #2023-02 may be found under agenda item 14B.
Persons wishing to share their views on any item on today's agenda may do so at this time.
Persons with views on subjects not on today's agenda may share those views at this time.
Members of the Housing Task Force will report on the benefits of performing a Housing Needs Assessment for Petersburg.
Assembly Member Meucci, as the Elected Official seated on the Local Emergency Planning Commission, will report on the January 12, 2023 LEPC meeting.
THE 420 has applied with the Alaska Alcohol & Marijuana Control Office for a retail marijuana store license renewal. The Assembly may support or protest the application. A protest may not be arbitrary, capricious or unreasonable.
District Ranger Born will update the Assembly on USFS activities.
There is no written report for this meeting.
If adopted in three readings, this ordinance will link the basic care per day assisted living service rates for self-pay residents to the amounts permitted by the federal government for Medicaid Residential Supported Living and will increase the rate for basic cable TV at the facility to account for the increased cost of the service incurred by the Borough. Ordinance #2023-01 was unanimously approved in its first reading.
The Planning Commission recommends rezone of Borough parcel #01-006-431 from Open Space-Recreation to Commercial-1. The Petersburg Indian Association has filed an application to purchase the parcel if the rezone is approved by the Assembly. Ordinance #2023-02 was unanimously approved in its first reading.
The Housing Task Force recommends the Borough perform a Housing Needs Assessment for Petersburg to determine specific housing needs for our community. The assessment will be a necessary tool if the community wishes to apply for HUD funding and other grant funding opportunities.
Vice Mayor Lynn and Assembly Member Kensinger seek Assembly approval to send a letter to ADOT&PF requesting a potential cost sharing arrangement between ADOT and the Petersburg Borough to acquire and install a new float and dock at Papke's Landing that will allow the facility to remain operational while the Borough works towards ownership of the facility.
Mayor Jensen would like to make a trip to Washington, D.C. this year to discuss Petersburg issues with our federal delegation and the U.S. Coast Guard. In the past the Borough Manager has also made the trip, as have one other Assembly Member or Department Head at times. A D.C. trip is not currently in the Assembly's 2023 Travel and Training budget.
Assembly Member Lynn would like to discuss the possibility of rescheduling the first Assembly meeting in October, which is scheduled for noon the day prior to our municipal election.