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Clerk Thompson will administer the Oath of Office to new Assembly Members Marsh and Newman.
Any public testimony regarding Ordinance #2022-13 should be given during this public hearing. A copy of Ordinance #2022-13 may be found under agenda item 15A.
Any public testimony regarding Ordinance #2022-15 should be given during this public hearing. A copy of Ordinance #2022-15 may be found under agenda item 15B.
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.
Chief Kerr has provided the attached Q&A document regarding the request to purchase Axon in-car cameras.
If approved in three readings, land conveyed to the Borough in a tax foreclosure proceeding will be offered for public sale.
Ordinance #2022-15 will adjust the FY 2023 budget by:
10) Increasing the Assisted Living budgeted amount for the Appliance Replacements line item to replace the water heater;
11) Approving the use of ARPA Fund 287 monies to produce/purchase Permit-ready Accessory Dwelling Unit Plans to assist borough residents in the goal of increasing housing units in the community;
12) Increasing the Police Department budgeted amount for the Small Tools & Equipment line item to purchase Axon Fleet police in-car camera systems using General Fund monies;
13) Increasing the Public Works Department budgeted amount for the Repairs and Maintenance line item to replace the security camera outside the Motor Pool Shop using General Fund monies;
14) Increasing the Public Works Department budgeted amount for the Street Materials line item to purchase sand for the roads in the winter using General Fund monies;
15) Approving to expedite replacement of Police Patrol Vehicle #54 due to long lead times using Motor Pool funds; and
16) Approving to roll forward the State of Alaska Healthy and Equitable Community Grant funds for Petersburg Medical Center that were not spent by FY22 fiscal year end.
If approved, Resolution #2022-15 will show Petersburg's support for fully funding the Municipal Harbor Facility Grant Program in the FY 2024 State of Alaska capital budget.
The Assembly approved establishment of a Housing Task Force at their August 1st meeting and appointed 14 members to the task force at their October 3rd meeting. Clerk Thompson realized after the fact that establishment of the task force should be done by resolution per Borough Charter. Approval of this resolution will satisfy that requirement.
Chelsea Tremblay was previously appointed by the Assembly to Chair the ECE Task Force. Because she did not retain her Assembly seat in our recent election, she is requesting to be reappointed to the role to continue the work.
AML is forming a housing task force with a childcare subgroup and requests nominations of persons to serve on the task force from member communities. Please see AML Executive Director Andreassen's description of the task force in the attached email.
The AML Local Government Conference will be held in Anchorage December 7-9, 2022. Newly Elected Official Training is scheduled for December 5, 2022. In the FY 2023 budget, the Assembly approved attendance at this year's conference for Mayor Jensen and one other Assembly Member, plus two new Assembly members to the NEO training and conference. To date, Assembly Member Lynn has expressed interest in attending the conference with Mayor Jensen. Assembly Member Newman is looking at attending the NEO training and conference and Assembly Member Marsh will attend the online NEO training offered by AML.