Borough Assembly Regular Meeting Monday, September 15, 2025 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.Regular Assembly Meeting Minutes September 2, 2025

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.Mayor's Report September 15, 2025

13.Manager's Report

  1. A.Manager's Report September 15, 2025

14.Unfinished Business

  1. A.Ordinance #2025-13:  An Ordinance of the Petersburg Borough Adjusting the FY 2026 Budget for Known Changes - Third Reading

    If approved in three readings, Ordinance #2025-13 will make the following changes to the FY2026 Budget. The Assembly unanimously approved Ordinance #2025-13 in its second reading.

    Harbor Shed Roof -This project was originally budgeted for in FY2025.  The construction project was delayed due to contractor availability. Construction is now scheduled for this fall. This adjustment to the FY2026 budget allocates $180,000 to complete the project.

    Blind Slough Hydro Dam Breach Study - This proposed expense of $59,942 is to fund a professional services contract for the completion of a Dam Break Study in FY26. A proposal has been received from McMillen, the engineering firm that designed the Blind Slough hydro upgrades and also acts as our Chief Dam Safety Engineer. A copy of the proposal is attached to the Assembly packet.

    GIS Project – This project helps support the Electric, Water and Wastewater departments.  Additional funding ($15,000 to be split between the three utilities) is needed to continue a support contract with RDI, the GIS experts that assisted with the in-the-field data collection effort this summer.  This additional professional support will help Borough staff to complete utility maps and provide guidance as the utilities begin to use the GIS system and expand on its functionality.  The increased budget will also allow for additional training of our in-house GIS Technicians to ensure effective management of the GIS data.

  2. B.Resolution #2025-17: A Resolution Urging Immediate Action for Effective Sea Otter Management to Restore Southeast Alaska’s Shellfish Commercial Fisheries and Subsistence Harvests

    Postponed from the August 4, 2025 Assembly meeting to the September 15, 2025 meeting.

    If approved, Resolution #2025-17 would request immediate action by federal and state authorities to establish and expedite a comprehensive and adaptive sea otter management strategy in Southeast Alaska.

15.New Business

16.Communications

17.Assembly Discussion Items

  1. A.Assembly Member Comments

  2. B.Recognitions

18.Adjourn