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When: Jun 5, 2023 12:00 PM Alaska
Topic: June 5, 2023 Borough Assembly Meeting
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PMC CEO Hofstetter will update the Assembly on medical center activities.
If adopted in three readings, Ordinance #2023-06 will change the FY 2024 sewer utility rate increase from 3% to 6%. An annual rate review of the utility indicates this increase is needed to keep up with increased costs and expenses to the Borough. The Assembly unanimously approved Ordinance #2023-06 in its first and second readings.
Adoption of Ordinance #2023-07 in three readings will: (1) update the live-aboard policy to allow no more than 10% of moorage spaces to be utilized by live-aboard vessels; (2) prohibit commercial use of the harbor facilities for rental of vessels for residential purposes; and (3) increase the penalty for speeding or excessive wake in the harbors from $50 to $200. Ordinance #2023-07 was unanimously approved in its first and second readings.
Ordinance #2023-08 will set the Petersburg Borough budget for FY 2024 if approved in three readings. In the second reading, the Assembly increased the appropriation to Mountain View Food Services to $42,800 using general fund reserves, added the option to use the $40,000 appropriated for hiring a grant writer toward the application to acquire the Papke's Landing facility from State of Alaska, and added $12,000 from general fund reserves for snow plowing the side roads in the Papke's Landing area. Ordinance #2023-08, as amended, was unanimously approved in its second reading.
If approved in three readings, Ordinance #2023-09 will repeal old traffic and parking code, update parking restrictions in current Borough code, allow for the harbor to enforce traffic and parking ordinances at Borough harbor facilities, and establish a $25 penalty for parking in violation in harbor facilities. The Assembly unanimously approved Ordinance #2023-09 in its first and second readings.
Ordinance #2023-10, if approved in three readings, will allow the Assembly to determine if it is in the best interest of the Borough to sell Borough-owned land at less than assessed value to federally recognized tribes, as well as to state and federal agencies and nonprofit entities. Ordinance #2023-10 was unanimously approved in its first and second readings.
At the May 2, 2023 meeting, the Assembly directed Borough Attorney Heideman and Borough Clerk Thompson to solicit proposals for a review of and recommendations regarding Borough hiring practices and safety programs. Three proposals were sought from Beacon Occupational Health and Safety Services, Inc. (Beacon), The Safety Specialists (TSS), and Alaska Public Entity Insurance (APEI). TSS could not provide a proposal within the time available. Proposals from Beacon and APEI are attached.
Manager Giesbrecht requests to add a new Department Head level position, Utility Assistant Director/Project Manager, to work alongside Utility Director Hagerman (who plans to retire in the next few years) at an annual salary of approximately $105,000. This position will learn to manage capital projects and train in the administration of the Electric, Water and Wastewater Departments, which will help mitigate the impact of losing valuable institutional knowledge when Utility Director Hagerman does retire.