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Any public testimony regarding Ordinance #2023-11 should be given during this public hearing. A copy of Ordinance #2023-11 may be found under agenda item 14A.
A bid award for the Community Center Sewer Project is on the agenda under New Business - Item 15A, as Resolution #2023-08.
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.
The Bottle Shop has applied with the Alaska Alcohol & Marijuana Control Office for a retail package store liquor license renewal. The Assembly may support or protest the application. A protest may not be arbitrary, capricious or unreasonable.
PMC CEO Hofstetter will update the Assembly on Medical Center activities.
Assembly and SEAPA Board Member Lynn will provide a report on the June, 2023 SEAPA board meeting.
If approved in three readings, Ordinance #2023-11 will rezone portions of the Airport Addition and Thirteenth Street Relocation subdivisions from Single-family Residential, Commercial-1, Multi-family Residential, and Open Space - Recreation to Public Use in preparation for proposed future construction of a new medical center. The Planning Commission recommends the subject property not be rezoned due to lack of public education on the issue, lack of public input on the "pro's" and "con's" of the rezone, and loss of single-family and multi-family residential lots. The Assembly unanimously approved Ordinance #2023-11 in its first reading.
If approved, Resolution #2023-08 will authorize the award of the Community Center Sewer Line Project to Ketchikan Mechanical, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $501,114.61, and will authorize transfer of an additional $84,114.61 from the Property Development Fund to the project budget.
On June 13, 2023, the Planning Commission denied a preliminary plat for the Petersburg Medical Center Subdivision and vacation of the rights-of-way located within the proposed subdivision by vote of the Commission. No public hearing was held on the subject by the Commission. Petersburg Medical Center has filed an appeal of the Planning Commission's decision. Per Borough Code Section 18.36.040, within 30 days of the appeal filing, the Assembly must hold a public hearing on the appeal. Code also states that at the discretion of the Assembly, a full rehearing may be held with all parties presenting relevant evidence with opportunity to make argument, or the Assembly may elect to make its decision only on the evidentiary record, considering only the arguments of those opposing or supporting the appeal. Due to a lack of a public hearing prior to the Planning Commission's denial of the replat and vacation applications, it is advised the Assembly hold a full hearing on the subject. A public hearing and possibly a decision on the appeal could take place on July 17 at the regular Assembly meeting. If the Assembly chooses to postpone a decision on the appeal at the July 17 meeting, a special meeting should be scheduled to comply with Borough Code, which states the Assembly shall render a decision on the appeal within 10 calendar days of the hearing (by July 27).
Suggested motion: to approve a full hearing on the appeal filed by Petersburg Medical Center regarding the Planning Commission's denial of a preliminary plat for the Petersburg Medical Center Subdivision and vacation of the rights-of-way located within the proposed subdivision to be held at the regular Assembly meeting on July 17, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
Manager Giesbrecht is taking a vacation in August and requests approval from the Assembly to appoint Borough Clerk Thompson as Acting Borough Manager in his absence.