Borough Assembly Regular Meeting Tuesday, January 18, 2022 06:00 PM Assembly Chambers

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1.Call To Order/Roll Call

2.Voluntary Pledge of Allegiance

3.Approval of Minutes

  1. A.January 3, 2022 Regular Meeting Minutes

4.Amendment and Approval of Meeting Agenda

5.Public Hearings

6.Bid Awards

7.Persons to be Heard Related to Agenda
Persons wishing to share their views on any item on today's agenda may do so at this time.

8.Persons to be Heard Unrelated to Agenda
Persons with views on subjects not on today's agenda may share those views at this time.

9.Boards, Commission and Committee Reports

10.Consent Agenda

11.Report of Other Officers

12.Mayor's Report

  1. A.January 18, 2022 Mayor's Report

13.Manager's Report

There is no written Manager's Report for this meeting.  Manager Giesbrecht may provide a verbal update and will be available for any questions by the Assembly.

14.Unfinished Business

  1. A.Ordinance #2021-22:  An Ordinance of the Petersburg Borough Adjusting the FY 2022 Budget for Known Changes - Third and final reading

    If adopted, Ordinance #2021-22 will: 1) increase the South Harbor Dredging Harbor Department fund from $728,400 to $1,000,000; 2) accept an additional $553,081 in Fisheries Business Tax Revenue and transfer $353,081 of those funds to the Harbor Fish Tax revenue fund; 3) accept $1,222,750 from the State of Alaska for the COVID Testing Contract Extension; 4) accept two ARPA grants awarded to the Library ($6,000 and $39,661); and 5) transfer $73,233 into the Parks and Recreation Utility fund to cover unbudgeted electrical utility costs due to delayed repairs to the facility.  Ordinance #2021-22 was unanimously approved in its first and second readings.

    Public Works Director Cotta requests amendment to the ordinance to add $170,150 to the Public Works FY 2022 budget to cover unexpected expenses due to the unusually heavy snowfall this winter (see Director Cotta's memo, attached).

15.New Business

16.Communications

  1. A.Correspondence Received After December 30, 2021

17.Assembly Discussion Items

  1. A.ARPA Funding Work Session Draft Agenda

    Attached is a draft agenda for the January 24, 2022 work session regarding the Borough's ARPA funds.

  2. B.Borough Employee Hiring Process

    Assembly Member Meucci would like to discuss the Borough's hiring process.

  3. C.Assembly Member Comments

  4. D.Recognitions

18.Adjourn