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1989-10-11 Council Packet
Kenai City Council Meeting Packet October 11, 1989 A. CALJ6 VO OFID6iT " �YN- } A�.A. CwWoaion of Elec 3rao ft jn of Noww... J PUBLIC FEAf�1pS �"s t" !'P +7 ; Y.1 Om" 1342-" . MTi* KWW Mugc�al � ;. 19. Chwo-*J tto parM j,pJommm=ADJOURNMENT GpnMlij�fal� m,Ttre Public in WrAed to ade(p and j6 �i' b ., .+' Y c%+•e {..t .larletY rS •R1i0 i �IVIC AGENDA KENAI CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 11, 1989 A. CALL TO ORDER 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll Call 3. Certification of Election a. Swearing in of New Councilmembers b. Election of Vice Mayor 4. Agenda Approval 5. Consent Agenda *All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine and non -controversial by the Council and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council member so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda as part of the General Orders. B. SCHEDULED A PUBLIC,` COMMENT (10 Minutes) -- -- L_ 0. „& r- :x M P cA '7, l u C' — ' i' 4N G:. 0 ,-, @, a.. � .i k C. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Ordinance 1342-89 - Amending Kenai Municipal Code, Title 19, Changing Title to Parks & Recreation Commission D. COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REPORTS 1. Council on Aging 2. Airport Commission 3. Economic Development Commission 4. Harbor Commission 5. Library Commission 6. Recreation Commission 7. Planning & Zoning Commission 8. Misc. Commissions/Committees E. MINUTES F. CORRESPONDENCE G. OLD BUSINESS H. NEW BUSINESS Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified 2. Requisitions Exceeding $1,000 3. Set Date for Second Meeting in November 4. Set Date for Legislators, Lobbyist, Council Meeting 5. Set Date for Borough, Council Meeting Regarding Land Fill I. ADMINISTRATION REPORTS 1. Mayor 2. City Manager 3. Attorney 4. City Clerk. 5. Finance Director 6. Public Works Director 7. Airport Manager J. DISCUSSION 1. Citizens 2. Council K. 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O N F_ m F+ N �P 0� ••.] �D �P W tD �P J O W UZ 0) 00 N OD O N F--• l0 0 OD OD aN OD J J J 4 J W 4 J J O 4 0 F-+ N J W w 10 N N F+ F+ N H N N W �] W 06 O N N O OD 0. V N 0 P F- N W N O W N OD O0 m w W Wca O(DOw WmOw O O ZD O W OD %F O, .P %10 W OD U7 NNt0 WWOM0600mm W J 01 1-+ OD #-A 0 M Ln & N 0 .z ot a :r K 0 cpxyl m rOr cl to rt K Dto m r w ran ran •`!'• F- rt (D rn 0 0 m a lz a (D Ur K C m m P. rn rt, (AD w M rn m rt En F-' F� W N W O J Ul dp p U7 W m N M 110 (D O M.P. J I 1D U7 W da N N M U1 M J U7 J m F-• O F, W F, W O J U1 O Ut 'D O O O M O W M N .10O wN.PN UJ & & W 0) J O M W O W Ut m w N N o W m N m P. rt ~c m w w �4 0 M m a K W O J W J W W F� li I H I i OCTOBER 11, 1989 INFORMATION ITEMS 1. Library Report - Sept. 1989 2. TO DO List - Oct. 4, 1989 3. Legislative Report, Lobbyist - Oct. 5, 1989 4. Kenai Borough Agenda - Oct. 10, 1989 5. Resource Development Council Newsletter - Sept. 1989 6. Soldotna Chamber of Commerce Newsletter - Oct. 1989 7. City Calendar - Oct. 1989 8. Kenai Borough - Report on Pull Tabs Law 9. Kenai Peninsula Builders Assn. - Pull Tabs Law i= g K A-3 CITY OF KENAI REGULAR ELECTION OF OCTOBER 3, 1989 WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE KENAI CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE RESULTS OF A CANVASS OF THE BALLOTS FOR THE REGULAR ELECTION OF OCTOBER 3, 1989. FOR MAYOR Tom Wagoner 429. John Williams 649 FOR CITY COUNCIL Art McComsey 432. Chris Monfor 515 Kevin Walker 558 John Wise 380 SPOILED BALLOTS 4 ABSENTEE BALLOTS 60 CHALLENGED BALLOTS 29 TOTAL BALLOTS CAST 1152 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * John J. Williams, Mayor Art McComsey, Council Ray Measles, Council Chris Monfor, Council ATTEST: Marj O'Reilly, Council Hal Smalley, Council Linda Swarner, Council Janet Ruotsala, City Clerk October 11, 1989 A-3 CITY OF KENAI REGULAR ELECTION OF OCTOBER 3, 1989 WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE KENAI CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE RESULTS OF A CANVASS OF THE BALLOTS FOR THE REGULAR ELECTION OF OCTOBER 3, 1989. FOR MAYOR Tom Wagoner John Williams FOR CITY COUNCIL Art McComsey Chris Monfor Kevin Walker John Wise * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOILED BALLOTS ABSENTEE BALLOTS CHALLENGED BALLOTS TOTAL BALLOTS CAST * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * John J. Williams, Mayor Art McComsey, Council Ray Measles, Council Chris Monfor, Council ATTEST: Marj O'Reilly, Council Hal Smalley, Council Linda Swarner, Council Janet Ruotsala, City Clerk October 11, 1989 Suggested by: Council RESOLUTION NO. 89-72 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 1.3 (HJR 13), A LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL BY GOVERNOR STEVE COWPER BEFORE THE SIXTEENTH ALASKA LEGISLATURE, PRO'V'IDING A SECURE SOURCE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION FUNDING FOR THR FUTURE. WHEREAS, the Alaska Constitution requires us to assure a quality education for our children, it is i.ncumbant upon the State to provide adequate and secure funding for that purpose; and WHEREAS, at the present time, the support of education is dependent primarily upon the flucuating oil prices that results in whipsawing annual income used for public education purposes, and WHEREAS, we can have long-term, stable funding for our schools by creating a permanent education endowment within the Permanent Fund, and WHEREAS, it is only reasonable to expect that our schools will continue to grow, which in effect will result in needed additional funding in the years to come, and WHEREAS, to secure a future funding of Alaska's public education, it is desirable to plan for the payment of future and additional costs for said schools. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, that the Kenai City Council is on record in support of Governor Steve Cowper's proposal of creating a permanent education endowment, within the Permanent Fund, to secure the economic future of public education in the State of Alaska. PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 11th day of October, 1989. JOHN J. WILLIAMS, MAYOR ATTEST: Janet Ruotsala, City Clerk Suggested by: Recreation Commission City of Kenai ORDINANCE NO. 1342-89 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA AMENDING THE KENAI MUNICIPAL CODE, TITLE 19 PERTAINING TO THE RECREATION COMMISSION TO INCLUDE THE WORDS "PARKS AND". WHEREAS, Title 19 refers to the recreational aspects of the duties of the Commission, and WHEREAS, the Recreation Commission has long been involved in the creation, development, and maintenance of park areas, and WHEREAS, the Recreation Commission desires to have the words "Parks and" added to the title and be included in the recreational duties as described. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA that the title of Title 19 be changed to read: PARKS AND RECREATION and further that the title of Chapter 19.05 be amended to read: PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 11th day of October, 1989. JOHN J. WILLIAMS, MAYOR ATTEST: Janet Ruotsala, City Clerk First Reading: October 4, 1989 Second Reading: October 11, 1989 Effective Date: November 11, 1989 jal Z C- 0 C 1 1 J n S D s n ID m 7 ^' ^ �9 S ..< vrw 0 �O O a. 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H * 4, # ,# I # # # I # ■1 C I I « u F # I : it .'7 # t: O # ►� Q j I # # I v or u u I r- u i< 9, ie # 41 t: # 41 # is 4 : tt I i i< I i• i I i # # 16 « 0 j 1 w u # F U 41 I I I I co go lyfy O u M py I 1 « ...F ►oi� ! « a � I I a Fy U I W 2 [aa] O « pG U i it 9 r I H I j I 1 I I I i ,Halo2 1791-1 P - 7 CITY OF Runin, %Od igajadai 4 4" 210 FIDALGO KENAI, ALASKA 9l611 TELEPHONE 243 - 7538 FAX 907-283,3014 MEMORANDUM TO: Planning & Zoning Commissioners FROM: Pat Nault, Chairman DATE: September 22, 1989 RE: Assignment for Comprehensive Plan As a result of the work session held on Thursday, September 22, 1989, the following Commissioners were assigned as teams with the subject assignments given in order of appearance in the Table of Contents: Team #1 Margaret and Dave III - A Utilities III - B Transportation III - G Senior Citizens IV - A Existing Land Use IV - C Development Constraints/Wetlands & Floodplains Team #2 Duane and Carl III - C Public Safety III - H Animal Control Team #3 Kevin and Phil III - E Library III - I Harbor III - D Recreation IV - B Proposed Land Use III - F Airport IV - D Airport/City Owned Lands Special Team Duane and Kevin IV - E Kenai River and Recreation PLEASE STOP BY AND P I CK UP, YOUR COPY ay THE COMP PLAN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE -- OR CALL .TANRT TO ARRANGE DEL=VERY - THANKS ! 1011 123 ; Page o f ' FINAL PAY ESTIMATE „V Y�ESTIMATE N0�. icu CITY OF KENAI Project Layton n Drive Extepded " tt Contractor Oual tv Asph4ilt Paving, Inc. Address 4025 Rasberry Anchoraee , A-K Project No. Phone (907) 243-2212 Period From 9/15/89 to 10/10/89 ANALYSIS OF ADJUSTED CONTRACT AMOUNT TO DATE (Ji Original contract amount 53,241.00 �2 Net change by change orders .-0- U3 Adjusted contract amount to date 53,241.00 ANALYSIS OF WORK COMPLETED ® Original contract work completed �S Additions, 'from change orders completed •� Materials stored at close of period Total earncdO+O+(6 = OLess retainage of 2 �percent OTotal earned less retainage07 -0_ if) Less amount of previous payments 11 Balance clue this payment 50,954.00 —0- 50,954.00 1,019.08 49 , 9 34.92 .. -0- 49,934.92 Page a of 5 PAY ESTIMATE N 0 : CERTIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR Accordine to the best of my knowledge and belief, t certify that all items and amounts shown on the face of this Periodic Estimate' for Partial Paymem are correct: that all work has been performed and: or material supplied in full accordance with the requirements of the referenced Contract. and%or duly authorized deviations, substitutions, alteratises, and/or a"irions; that the foregoing is a true and correct statement of the contract account up to and including the last dap of the period covered by this Periodic Estiaate; that no Pon of the "Gafance Due This Payment" has been received. and that the undersigned and bit subcontractors hare -(Check sWiraker line) a. [y- Complied with all the labor provisions of said contract. b. CComplied with all the labor provisions of said contract except in those instances where an honest dispute exists with re- spcet to said labor provisions. (11 (b) is checked, describe 1•rfelly nature of dispute.) Qual i t, Z Asphalt Paving. Inc. fay ( (fontractor) • .0e.ft,4 .-..rrtrrar—« of #eµherroed Representattvr) 10/10 .19 Tit le 89 Projebt SuperintendentSuperintendentdent CERTIFICATION OF ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER 1 certify that 1 have ehcckcd and verified the .►hoer and ixvitainc ltctio.lic Estimate for Partial Paymcnt: that to the best of my knowlr:J{:c and belief it it a true anJ correct btatement ut waxk rcriormeJ and;or material x prIiVJ by the contra:cur: that all work, anii••aat material incloiJed in this f'rrltulic F.s:imate has'set•it invf+eett:J by me anJ or by my Jut%• authvri.:ed rerresentative or a:exi• units anJ that it h.t. been renufnied .tnJ '- Nurplit:J in full ,o:coriance with requirements vi the rcicrence contract; an.i • that rar.ial r.ryMent claimed and trqut:stc i by the: eontractur is curmctly :omruted an the: hasia. ut workrarrunncJ .anJ ur m,atr- tial .urpiiv,l t ,:.itc. !j ••ei):m•J ' ' t T-- (Arthnra•e a,► a•nq env rr) n.etr /o PRE -PAYMENT CERTIFICATION BY FIELD ENGINEER . ;;?;�"`•i�; Ch.•rk typo of raerrmrnr rvrtiltrd: e--- (hare t IV :Lv.I ilti, o•.timate .t..lan.t the contr.titor . Selivela{e• al Arncvint, f„r C•..rrlrrrt {'rev^:rnla, the note, am revert. of my tn.(a :Tatra. of t::c (•r.,laat, .an.1 0%.. 1•t'rr.air: rol•,•rt, .ul•tt11-ta•.i I,r the .ir:!atcit engineer. It is rry vrmion that :he .tata•me'nt or .1 .an,: \r matte.,lai. .ulylr_.: i..t::er.e:r, t:tat me ..vuractor t, e,i„cr.ink: tits requirretent. of cite crntr.t:t..JnJ that :!-e contractor .huul.i be ;.u,i tnt: aniount rcyuc.tLJ ,abucr. S1 oat thou .a.i u.•:� an.i rr r:.ul'ra.11. ua,.:t: :*-it- avn r.l,t i:.t. It\'.l IM1 ll:tl aii Vr.:.l fl:a' :\r!Il [nl' rcqulrrrtla'alt♦ a•t hj aX6, • tibia 1'riemrrea .% -!. t a•-- 1 .,Hera,: :. n,t lTt 1,: r•a •a.n ile.l•.:tc� a.•\ roe an,i Dim at i:.t, I•cvn ^.r1orn,t•,: an•i',. uh. /d -// -,�)al eDalrt Dahl Page I of 1,2 ESTIMATE N0 : 3 CITY OF KENAI Kenai Municipal Airport - 1989 Improvements - Phase II i` Project Runway & Taxiway C Overlay iZ�,r �-- Contractor QualiCv h:�halt Paving ....... {_ �� .... -.... ar. rs.nr......�. Mwv r.fAw.>.. se.•.... Address 4025 RasberrV Ancligraze, Alt 99502 Project No. A.I.P. 3-02-0142-07 Phone 143-2212 Period From 9/p3!pato �nya ANALYSIS OF ADJUSTED CONTRACT WOUNT TO DATE �l Original contract amount $ 986,642.80 _ �2 Net change by change orders —0— @ Adjusted contract amount to elate 986.642.80 ANALYSIS OF WORK COMPLETED Original contract work completed 117.874.45 Additions from change orders completed —0— Materials stored at close of period 53,269.51' Total earned@+@+@= Less retainage of 10 percent Total earned less retainage @? -0= Less ,unount of..prcvious Paymcnls Balance due this payment 171.143.96 17.114.40 154,029.56 ' 7(5� .022.23 7 J• 007 . zJ 3 v --- k h i PAY ESTIMATE CERTIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR r N 0 : Page a of _12_ AccerJint to the best of my knowledte and belief, i cetti(v that all items and amounts shown on the face of this Periodic Estimate Ica Partial Payment are correct; that all work has been perlormeJ atld:or material supplied in full accordance with the requirements of the referenced Contract, andror July authorised deviations, substitutions, alterations, and/or additions; that the foregoinc is ■ trot and correttt staterttto of:xhe contract account up to and including the last day of the period covered by this Periodic Estimate -,char no part to the "Balance Due "is Payment" has been receired, and that the undersigned and his subeoitcactors hare -(Chock" ,r+nlleab/e 11ne) a. Complied with all the labor provisions of said contract. b. [ Complied with all the labor rrovisions of said contract except in those instances where an honest dispute exists with re- SpeCf to said labor pf Ovislt)ns. (It (b) 1s checked, describe Rielly nature of dispute.) Asphalt Paving, Inc. (Cumractor) ..iunattrre of trtbtw ed )tepresentstaae) October 9 19 =F39 Title Proje C Superi endent _ CERTIFICATION OF ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER I certify that 1 have checked and ccriiied the above and iorCcutnc hctiuJic EseimJte for Partial Paysent: that to the best ul my kniawicJet: and belief it is a true and correct statement iii wtxk rivriormcJ anJ%nr nlatt•rial %urrlia:J by the cunttA%:tor: that all work saJ.'ur mrtrria) incluJc-i in till Pvriodic Egtimatc hat Seen invpt•ctcal 11% me inJ or by my Jut. .tuthuri:a:J rerresentatfvc or av:.ivtant. ani coal it ha% bccn rerrormcq .and qua ,urPiicJ in lull accordance tvith rcquiremcrits vi iF.v reivrence cuntr.r.t; and • that r.-i.11 rJyst•n1 claimed and requcstui br the euntractur is cutrectl!• cunrutv,l an tic basis of wt,ck rcrtortnud and 'or m.tte- tial .uPPitcJ Ia ate. p ttt. fu J .•(i � �---•� (A 'hltrct .n a•ng rarer) K. 0.11e PRE -PAYMENT CERTIFICATION 13Y FIELD ENGINEER Chrak lvpr .,I Lx rrn.•nr rerlttirdt ' (hatr nc�:ia.1 this estnnatc je.611,r (lic a.+ntra,;1or rt .trtrarn►, f.+r C'..itirrct I':/rr.:rnr., the nanc, ant! rcra•rtc of an%- m,la•::t.a1, r1 t::v I•:ala•a t, Jn.: t!aa I•or n•.i t� 1cI'. •rt, ,u!•ta r. a•.i !.t• aaa• irchitt-vt oncint•ct. It a, ma• opinion that the ,tatcscn! all t Mt,: Of Ol.11 t': LI IT ,11 t';•Ile.: 1, J:: 1:1 .1: 1', 1:1.1t 'At' t+411r.1CIOr is .•1+,er'. IIIC tht• tetlulrcn.a•Ot, ,I the conlr.l,t..Ini :;tart ote i.+nrri:tar .huul.! nu pm me .instsuitt rc tlltv%tcJ J?u1t if:::t 11..1r .1.r •.t.•:w Jrl.l wii.:t :;it c.'rl!r,l,l ::.1♦ 7 iuJ 1 1 �EI .Ic'i e•t.t.t nc a• '•a t: is t'tt• rcqulrr, rtc nt, 1•1 Il:r at•rat L1: :. I F'tr :J Vnr.nrr,1 t;.:nrr..: r.nr a•r r.: r•• :•wa to in,l,t aac,i t.'t la: .an,i aii..t a ':l a, 1•ct•tr ; t riofnw l .rnJ '. , sur- /U --// —,9,L I D.0I r I Js1r. 1791-19, ! �� CITY OF I<_ _ eap4iai 4 44u4a'r 0' 210 FIDALGO KENAI, ALASKA 99611 TELEPM)NE 283-7535 FAX 907-283-3014 October 6, 1989 TO: Council /f FROM: Janet Ruotsala City Clerk RE: November Council Meetings The 2nd Council meeting in November is scheduled for Nov. 15, 1989. This will be during Municipal League conference in Juneau. There are 5 Wednesdays in November, the meeting could be rescheduled to Nov. 22 or 29 if Council wants. jr P — 6 October 10, 1989 Mayor John Williams 210 Fidalgo Kenai, AK 99611 Dear Mayor Williams: KENAI PIMNSULA BOROUGiH ECOWMIC 8 _OMNT U> INC. yy � j Q4 co The Board of Directors of the District are reviewing a possible amendment to the EDD By -Laws relating to the appointment of "Proxies". However before considering any action the Board preferred to contact the Borough and City Government members to seek their concurrence and/or comments to the amendment. As can be noted in the attachment, the amendment further strengthens the responsibility.of the Borough and City Government members in designating proxies. Primarily, the changes are: (a) All Borough and City Government appointed Directors may have designated Proxies instead of Proxies only for elected officials or employee Directors appointments. (b) The EDD Board may designate Proxies for Board appointed Directors. R " �1i� I It would be appreciated if you would provide us with your p 'concurrence and/or comments by October 23rd. Also, if you plan on designating Proxie for your appointed Directors now or Sometime in the futur the Board would appreciate that information as well. SincepdTy, E. Carter Ex utive Director Section 2. Proxies may be designated by city and Borough members to represent and vote on behalf of their elected official or employee Directors at Board meetings when these Directors are unable to attend. Proxies shall be designated for the member Director's term or, in the event a proxy is changed for the balance of the member Director's term. Only one person may be designated as a proxy member Director at one time. Notice of the designation of such proxies shall be communicated in writing to the Secretary of the Board at the time of the appointment. Except as may be permitted under these Bylaws or the rules governing a specific committee, whether now in existence or hereafter created by resolution of the Board no private citizen Director shall be authorized to delegate his or her right to vote on any measure to any other person. Amended Section 2. Proxies may be designated by City and Borough governments to represent and vote on behalf of their appointed Directors at Board meetings when the appointed Directors are unable to attend. Proxies, when designated shall be for the appointed Director's term or, in the event a change of proxy is made, for the balance of the appointed Director's term. The Board may designate proxies for Hoard appointed Directors. Only one person at a time may be designated as a proxy for an appointed Director. Notice of the designation of such proxies shall be communicated in writing to the Secretary of the Board at the time of the appointment. CITY 0 eap" 4 4" It 214 FMLGO KlNAI, AU4KA "gil �ua�wo�taa. �;aa • CITY OF KENAI BACKGROUND AND PERSONAL DATA - CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT TO •CONMITTEES AND CONMISSIONS ' NAME Art Gravel e.v Resident of City of Kens17Yes Now long? 13 Years Mailing Addrasa612_Fa_thom_QriXe Tel 283-4264 Bus. Address HCO N1 Box 49 4 69041 7fi-67Z2 Presently employed by„AM0Cr:0 Po�cc t; oh Coact, sob Title s„ Main `n a For-aMAIL. Name of Spouse • "���' Bonnie tGravelev ' r��rrl+l���i1 r,�rrr�.�rf.�r•.r..r.+�rrrr..r,r.i ...r ..w Currant membership'in:organizationes44 ' American P trol i db Kenai E1 ' Fast orgenizationa2 memberships • :. .l Committees interested ins Cit, y gf IKgoAj Planning ,gnd ZoninQCgmmission f, gna ur• r 1 C �9 rll'wT�6N!fX9��I('°'+'M^'FaXq ar � ,v�. A +1 .. �FN �,al Wi4i�WrrbJIjl�laKan. rYWrx�Mw huMlWrtea�++IFM ;�I .. _ ,. xa+ArY.evABxM,�R.�•a a t { - �d al r a R t�u�wYnsa } ti ALASKA MUNICIPAL LEAGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY AND FINANCIAL COMMITMENT FULL NAME OFFICE HELD MUNICIPALITY MAILING ADDRESS PHONE /work/ /home/ CANDIDATE COMMITMENT i hereby declare myself a candidate for [ ] Second Vice -President [ ] Director, District Districts 6, 8, 10: 1-year term Districts 1, 3, 5: 2-year term [ ] Director At -Large (1-year term) and request that my name be placed on the ballot for election at the 1989 Alaska Munlcipal League Annual CaVemme. I declare that I will serve and participate actively in the desipnMed office and that i wl accept the time and financial c;orrmitrnertt for the whole term if elected. SIGNATURE OF CANDIDATE DATE MUNICIPAL SUPPORT On behalf of the municpality, I am authorized to commit financial support of the above individual's active participation in the Alaska Municipal League if elected to the AML Board of Directors. AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE NAME TITLE DATE DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY & FINANCIAL COMMITMENT Page 2 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH FULL NAME MUNICIPAUTY OFFICE HELD NAME OF SPOUSE ('d g4Wc able) NO. YRS. PREVIOUS MUNICIPAL OFFICES HELD AND NO. YRS. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH AML (offcs held, committee participation, etc.) OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE PROCEDURMECLCAND.89 July 1989 ALASKA MUNICIPAL LEAGUE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE NOMINATION FORM To: Dorothy Jones, AML First Vice President Alaska Municipal League The (Assembly, City Council, Mayor and/or Manager) In AML Dla let (check appropriate box): Of (Municipality) [ ] Director District 1 - Senate Districts A/B: Sitka, Ketchikan, Wrangell. and Petersburg [ ] Director District 2 - Senate Districts C: Juneau [ ] Director District 3 - Senate District D: Kenai -Cook Inlet [ ] Director District 4 - Senate District E: South Anchorage, Nikiski, and Matanuska-Susitna (] Director District 5 - Senate Districts FIG/HA: Anchorage (] Director District 6 - Senate Districts J: Interior Highway and North Pole [ ] Director District 7 - Senate District K: Fairbanks [ ] Director District 8 - Senate District L: North Slope, Kotzebue, and Norton Sound [ ] Director District 9 - Senate District M: Interior Rivers and Lower Kuskokwim [ ] Director District 10 - Senate District N: Bristol Bay, Aleutians, and Kodiak nominates for a two-year term on the Legislative (name) Committee of the Alaska Muni League. In nominating this individual above, both the individual and the municipality understand and accept the time (at least three meetings a year) and financial (travel, hotel, etc.) commitment required for active participation as a member of the AML Legislative Committee. Ate.' 2 `' .. • Signature of Authorized Official Title: -Date: AREA OF INTEREST The individual named above is most interested in and qualified to serve on the following subcommittee (indicate, at least, first and second choice) Taxation and Finance Education, Municipal Elections, and Local Government Powers Land Use, Resources, and Economic Development Transportation, Docks and Ports, Municipal Utilities, & Public Safety Legislative Committee Nomination Form Page 2 BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Nominee's Name Municipality Mailing Address City Title State Zip =- Telephone (work) (home) Relevant experience (e.g., years in local government, positions held, profession, area of expertise in/or Intent in local government, comn"* irwolventertt, etc.) Past irwolvemert in AML (e.g., Board, Legislative Committee, or other committees) > x � PROCEDURICNOMFRM.89 July 1989 . - / 1791-1991 CITY OF KENAI %Od Oap d4dl 4 4" O' f 210 FlQALGO KENAI, ALASKA 99611 TELEPHONE263.75M FAX 907-283.3014 October 10, 1989 TO: Council FROM: John J. Williams - Mayor Travel Schedule for Congregate Housing: Anchorage - October 19, 1989 Sen. Pat Pourchot Anchorage Legislative Information Office Senior Citizen Housing, Statewide Seward - October 20, 1989 Sen. Jay Kerttula Legislative Budget & Audit Committee Senior Citizen Housing Wasilla - October 21, 1989 Quad -Borough Conference, regarding split-up of Railbelt Fund JJW:jr Wrmai Community _fdnat A PUBLIC LIBRARY IN SERVICE SINCE 1949 163 MAIN STREET LOOP KENAI, ALASKA 99611 REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 1989 Circulation Adult Juvenile Easy Books Fiction 1184 311 968 Non -Fiction 1394 155 173 Total Book Circulation Films, Phonodiscs, Pamphlets, Periodicals Total Circulation Additions Adult Juvenile Easy Books Gifts 95 10 1 Purchases 124 16 20 Total Additions Interlibrary Loans Ordered Received Returned Books 42 47 19 AV 27 27 27 Interlibrary Loans by our Library Books Films 37 17 Volunteers Number .. 19 Total Hours ... 264.50 Income Fines and Sale Books $ 560.15 Lost or Damaged Books 139.54 Xerox 313.75 4185 292 4477 AV lc 266 Total Income for September $ 1013.44 A PUBLIC LIBRARY IN SERVICE SINCE 1949 163 MAIN STREET LOOP KENAI, ALASKA 99611 Library Cards Issued September 1989 Kenai .............. 140 Clam Gulch ......... 3 Kasilof ............ 3 Nikiski ............ 23 Soldotna ........... 51 Sterling ........... 11 Anchorage .......... 1 Out of State ....... 2 Library Patronage ... 5,588 TO DO LIST OCTOBER 4, 1989 KENAI CITY COUNCIL 1. J. Ruotsala - Send letter to Tom Irwin re/status on Airport Commission as Ad Hoc member. 2. J. Ruotsala - Distribute Planning & Zoning Comp Plan assignments to Council. 3. J. Williams, B. Brighton - Prepare resolution for Railbelt Coalition meeting re/congregate housing for Oct. 11 meeting. 4. B. Brighton - Prepare resolution for Oct. 11 meeting, support of Governor's Education Endowment Fund. 5. J. Ruotsala - Letter of Agreement with Borough re/land fill for J. Williams. 6. K. Kornelis - Submit grant application for river viewing platform to Alaska Land & Water Resources. 7. J. Williams - Schedule work session re/CIP list after Governor's forecast is complete. 8. J. Williams - Send letter to Alaska Railroad, Frank Turpin, re/railroad spur to Kenai. jr i -r/V FO Ashley Reed & Associates October 5, 1989 TO: Mayor John Williams City of Kenai FROM: Ashley Reed RE; Legislative Update 1. On October 19th, the Senate and House State Affairs Committee will hold a hearing to discuss senior housing needs. I spoke with Senator Pourchot's office regarding this project and the Kenai project will be on the agenda for discussion. 2. Senators Uehling and Pourchot, at Senator Kelly's request, have been waiting on a list of projects that could potentially be funded by the railbelt energy fund. The purpose of this list will be to promote discussion and see if a consensus can be developed to spend the railbelt fund. Currently, the only project on the list for the Kenai Peninsula is the Seward Intertie Project. I suggested that they consider including $6 million for the Kenai Congregate Housing Project; however, for purposes of distribution and discussion they are not going to add additional projects to the list at this time. They will be compiling another list of additional projects that will be distributed at a later date. At this time, a meeting of railbelt legislators has been scheduled for October 26th to ;•,i a discuss the railbelt energy fund and discuss potential projects. The City of Kenai and Kenai Borough should encourage their legislative delegation to promote the congregate housing project for inclusion in the railbelt energy fund capital project package. Government Relations and Public Affairs Consultants 510 L Street • Suite 210 • Anchorage, Alaska 99501 Phone (907) 279-5350 9 FAX (907) 258-3527 TNr--"°'y KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH REGULAR ASSEMBLY MEETING October 10, 1969; 7:30 p.m. Borough Administration Building Soldotna, Alaska - A G E N D A- A. CALL TO ORDER B. -PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE C. INVOCATION: Rev. Ed Wolfe, First Baptist Church of Soldotna D. ROLL CALL E. VACANCY, DESIGNATION OR SEATING OF ASSEMBLYMEMBERS (a) Res. 89-110 "Certifying Results of the Regular Borough Election of October 3, 1989" (Mayor) (b) Oath of Office, new members F. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: September 19, 1989 G. COMMITTEE REPORTS (a) Finance (Chm. Crawford, Vice Cho. Carey, Glick, O'Connell, Nash, walli) (b) Local Affairs/Legis. (Chm. Skogstad, Vice Chm. Mullen, Glick, McGahan, O'Connell, Poin- dexter) r.,. (c) Public Works/Ed (Chm. McLane, Vice Chm. Moock Brown, Hodgins, McGahan, Skogstad, Keene) H. REPORTS OF COMMISSIONS AND COUNCILS I. MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER J. AGENDA APPROVAL AND CONSENT AGENDA (a) Vacation of 50 ft. pedestrian and maintenance easement within Lots 9A, 10A, and 108, Block 2, Stephenkie Subd. No. 2 (b) Vacation of public road and utility easement within Lots 21 and 22, Southview Meadows, Section 36, T5S, R13W (c) Vacation of utility easement within Lots 15B and 15C, W.K. Davis No. 4, Section 11, T6S, R13W S.M. (d) Vacation portion of Judan Road and associated utility easement, Lost Lake Subdivision (e) Res. 89-111 "Authorizing the Mayor to Award an Architectural Design Contract for Con- struction of a Training Facility Addition to the Sterling Fire Station" (Mayor) (f) Reg. R9-112 "Awarding a Contract to Craig Taylor Equipment Co. for the Purchase of One LPG -Fueled Standby Generator Set With Automatic Transfer Switch and Extended War- ranty Coverage" (Mayor) (g) Res. 89-113 "Combining the Personnel and Data Processing Divisions and Modifying Staffing' (Mayor) �= K L M N. O S. T. U. ORDINANCE HEARING (a) Ord. 89-SI •Appropriating Funds for Purchase of School Lands from the Land Trust Fund Balance to Account No. 2500-212010-48610" (Mayor) INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS (a) Res. 99-103 "Requesting the Department of Commerce and Economic Development to Set a Maximum Limit for vendors to be Reimbursed for Conducting Pull -tab Activities on the Be- half of Non-profit Organizations" (Brown) (b) Res, 89-104 "Approving Policy Concerning Sales Taxation of Gaming Sales" (Mayor) (c) Res, 89-114 "Electing to Participate in the State of Alaska's Public Employees Retirement System's Retirement Incentive Program" (Mayor) PENDING LEGISLATION (This item lists legislation which will be ad- dressed at a later time as noted) (a) Ord. 89-49 •Establishing Procedures for the Appointment of Advisory Planning Commission Members" (Skogstad/Sewall) HEAR 10/24 (b) Ord. 89-50 "Amending the Borough Election Code for Clarification Purposes" (Mayor)HEAR 10/24 (c) Ord. .89-40 "Enacting a New Chapter 21.12 to Provide a Permit System for Conditional Land Uses and Repealing the Current KPB 21.12 Noxious, Injurious and Hazardous Uses Or- dinances' (Mayor, Reg. Task Force) REMANDED BACK TO COMMITTEE FORMAL PRESENTATIONS WITH PRIOR NOTICE UPON SUB- JECTS NOT ON THE MEETING AGENDA (a) Dorothy Jones, Mayor, Matanuska-Susitna Borough and Scott Burgess, Director, AML PUBLIC COMMENTS AND PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS MAYOR'S REPORT OTHER BUSINESS ASSEMBLY AND MAYOR'S COMMENTS INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS AND REPORTS NOTICE OF NEXT MEETING AND ADJOURNMENT (10/24/89) KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES, OCTOBER 10, 1909 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT TO BEGIN AT 6:00 P.M. STANDING CQlB4ITTEES: FINANCE 5:00 P.M. Frances Brymer Conf Rm A John Crawford, Chairman David Carey, Vice Chair Marie walli Phil Nash Pat O'Connell Betty Glick LOCAL AFFAIRS/LBGISLATIVE 4:00 P.M. Frances Brymer Conf Rm B Jim Skogstad, Chairman Frank Mullen, Vice Chair Al Poindexter Pat O'Connell Betty Glick Karen McGahan PUBLIC WORKS CMTE. 5:00 P.M. Frances Brymer Conf Rm B Sam McLane, Chairman Sharon Moock, Vice Chair Jack Brown Karen McGahan Mark Hodgine Brent Keene Jim Skogstad TEMPORARY OR OTHER: Alaska Coastal Policy Cncl. John Crawford, Assm. Rep. Cook Inlet Aquaculture Assn Brentley Keene, Assm. Rep. Data Processing Steering Cm Mark Hodgins, Assm. Rep. Kenai Caucus Betty Glick, Assm. Rep. Kenai Peninsula College Rd. Sharon Moock, Assm. Rep. Economic Development Dist. Mark Hodgins, Sam McLane, Assembly Reps. Assembly/Planning Cman. Task Force: Jim Skogstad Jack Brown Phil Nash The public is invited to attend and address committee meet- ings. Petitions received by the Clerk's Office will not be dupli- cated in the packet, but will be available in the Clerk's Office during regular office hours or at the Clerk's desk during As- sembly Meetings, for review. This 111111 ropo sponsoredby� M a ' Resource Development Council Box 100516, Anchorage, AK 99510 ADDRESS CORRECTION ',"" _:c=.,. REQUESTED__ -- Mayor John J. Williams City of Kenai 210 Fidalao Kenai. AK 99611 Prince William Sound catch doubles last year's harvest Fishermen netted a record number of salmon off the Alaska coast this summer, despitethe closure of some fishing ground due to the oil spill in Princes William Sound. The record catch, 150 million salmon, is worth about $491 million, the second highest total on record, but far short of last year's •ecord-shattering value of $742 million. Last year's catch was much smaller and prices in 1988 averaged 30 to 50 percent higher. This season, prices for premium sockeye salmon from Bristol Bay averaged from $1 to $1.35 a pound, roughly half the price fishermen received in 1988. A major cause of the price plunge is a glut of frozen salmon in Japan where inventories exceeded 60,000 metric tons at the beginning of thiis year's season. The weakening of theyen may have also contributed to this depressed prices since such a factor makes Alaska salmon more expensive to Japanese consumers. This summer's harvest was paced by a record catch of 65 million salmon in Southeast Alaska. Bristol Bay was also a major surprise when fishermen, anticipating a harvest of 16 million fish, hauled in some 30 million salmon. Even in Prince William Sound, where some fishing grounds were off limits due to the March oil spill, a respectable harvest occurred. Over 23 million fish were caught in the Sound by fisher- men and hatcheries this summer. That's nearly double the 12.5 .million fish harvested from Sound last summer, but far short of an anticipated catch in excess of 40 million fish. The record catch for the Sound was set in 1987 when 32.7 million fish wore harvested. Chuck Meacham, Regional Research Supervisor with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, said the shortfall in Prince William Sound was largely a function of reduced returns In wild stock. Although the closures associated with the spill didcontribute to a smaller catch, Meacham said the reason for the reduced return is not known at this time. (continued on page 4) Oil spill Cleanup .... Wer an the beetles ...:,.�.»....».,.....fli i' Alaska's cleen coal... . ::::7 ' 1989' A Record Season i+ an Number of Fish Year 150 million 1989 „ '► i « ,d �• I. "I k . dl'e..BG satmwn ca ch is highest evmr •--• 146.7 million 1985 133.E million� 1984 127.9 million 1986 Fishermen across Alaska hauled in a record catch in 1989. $ors e setnetters had a season of a lifetime. Fishermen across Alaska hauled in a record catch in 1989. $ors e setnetters had a season of a lifetime. RDC has been busy readying itself for the approaching winter, including the active legislative session. Following is a quick overview of recent activities and a glance at the upcoming quarter. This summer RDC staff and board traveled hither and you across Alaska and listened to what the people are saying. Mem- bership outreach consumed a great deal of time in great part due to the effects of the oil spill. RDC visited thelclean-up effort at various sites, enabling the Council's indivkbmis to be in- formed and to respond more directly to the media requests, interviews and editorials. Many RDC members worked directly on the spill, so firsthand knowledge abounds within our mem- bership. As a special vote of confidence, RDC is proud to say that all its community memberships have been renewed. In publications, RiDC's Resource Review oil spill series is still available. RDC also released an ANWR Facts brochure with a perspective of the oil spill this summer. The Wilderness brochure is in its third printing with a new cover photo. Some travel took RDC outside the state, as when Presi- dent Pete Nelson spoke at the second Wise Use Conference in Reno last month. Closer to home, RDC staffed an exhibit at the Alaska State Fair with the Alaska Miners, Alaska Women in Mining and the Mat -Su Loggers to meet and educate the public about utilization of resources. 1 personally never get tired of seeing those giant cabbagesl Many thanks to our board and volunteer members for their individual. efforts: Al Hastings, Curtis and Jan Foster, Easy and Mille 0111breth, Joe, Aletha, Stephaln and William Hend, Kathloonl 10100s, George Schmidt, Jos and Dorothy Cincotta, Dial' *":d Marge Tindall, Len McLoan and Scott Thorson; RDC heads met with Senator Ted Stevons to discuss federal issues (see last month''s editorial), which are dismal on most accounts. Senator Murkowski spoke sit ADC's 15th annual meeting of the board of directors on the "Future of Resource Deyelopment" earlier this summer. The Adopt -a - Congressman campaign goes on, with able Member Services Director Kim Duke ready to help you participate. The big news for loyal RDC conference supporters and par- ticipants is that ROC is changing its conference dotes this year to accommodate the ilegislature. Please 'NOTE: RDC's tenth annual conference will be held this November 29 - 30 is Alaska's to (Wednesday, Thursday) at the Sheraton. the title and theme chosen by R DC's Executive Committee is Alaska: Playground, Park and Prodlon Spate. The focus will be on examining competing intoerests on resource production opportunity and the relationship between producers and consumers. Plan to attend. RDC will be re-releasing the Now StmWie Ef_9r Advanc- Ing Alaft's Economy, 1911116-90, Projected completion: late November A call has ahead gone out for comment. It is not too late, however, so contact Debbie Reinwand, Projects Coordi- nator, to contribute your piece of mind. Copies of the document are available. RDC is gearing back up with ThursdayBreakfast Forums at the Sheraton. It is a new location and a new price, $10.50. Coffee is still $4.00 and reservations are requested so we can serve you better. Please join us to hear the latest on major state and federal issues facing Alaska. On a more long-term agenda, RDC is designing a broad educational response to counter the hysteria -driven non -devel- opment groups attack on life as we know and love it. Your extra contributions are appreciated to build a larger quiver of arrows. RDC is also continuing its "If you can't fund us, don't fund them" campaign. Believe me, the funds national groups raised on the back of the oil spill will be aimed at stopping resource develop- ment and the warchests RDC is facing are staggering. With this activities update, I welcome you back from the last summer of the decade. The learning curve has been advanced, the salmon have spawned, the summer people have left and we are still here. "Demobilization dust" is on the mountains and the state is in its fall glow of colors. The road ahead is full of hurdles and potholes, but passable. Stay with us, RDC will help lead the way. Becky Gay shows off the 4" I 1 ¢etch she made in her spare time this summer. Page 2 / RESOURCE REVIEW / September 1989 :oft 11LI : 't da.:��l ran oil !!!! � 111 Is Middle East of really good for the econgtniy? Sill we just r and, Iall good tires roll? Irt rrldslfdep10, 0011,A arlWtobeless Iberut oal s future: Po le 00 More of our AccMft to hear/es biklpa , praeidsnt of the Arns ticen Petroleum Inslitrrie, titN ride Is about to end. The turning point couldooroe when WON donaw far OPEC oil examis 80% of the cartel's capacity. Difera up that in #0 past V* has eignaeed a d&np musty tight rnwhat. Ufwh r ox►ntsnt onadMiorra, it could happen OWMI in three to five YOM." At present rate* of steadily increasing consumption, rising imports and Wingdomestic production, the U=S. may be burying more foreign oil than it can competitively ppetitive ly produce in two or three years. Innports last ynxW'saMuraed for 42% of daily consumption, which represo ft almost 30'% of our trade deficit. This year imports hit the 50% me*, and before the now decade is out, Arreeriea could be k"IDctrtio V 65% of its daily energy needs. This would cost Americans at least $200 billion a year, more than our total current trade deficit. Most energy experts believe the U.S. can avoid getting caught in another OPEC oil crunch, but only/ if it starts developing more of its awn resources now. Increased conservation efforts would help, but would tell fat` short. Gtovemmertt studies estimate that by the year 2000, renewable energy sources such as sun, water and wind would at best supply only 13% of the nation's energy needs. At present consumption rates, the U.S. has enough oil and natural gas in the ground to fuel its energy needs for eleven years withoutnr ng on foreign iImports, but only if domestic production is drastically Increased. Geologists estimate that as much as 100 billion barrels of crude oil<Ste thought to exist in America, but most of this enormous energy potential is beneath public lands off limits to exploration and developrhent'bec cruse of environmental opposi- tion. And the greatest controversy bolls around the vast oil and gas 13011011011011 Of! f>he Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). MOOV*'ie, output from the giant Prudhoe Bay oil field, the nalkM*s kWoN 0 about 2 million barrels per day, has leveled off and is to begin a steady decline. ANWR is thought to have potential to more than replace Prudhoe Bay, but congressional action to open the refuge has been stalled. Action to allow drilling is needed soon, given the 10 to 15 years it will take to bring ANWR oil on line. The Valdez oil spill has indeed killed further action on ANWR this year, but it has not altered the critical nature of the issue to the nation and the American consumer. A transportation accident is no reason to fence off exploration and production activities in what may be the nation's last great oil fields, especially when oil output continues to fall and our dependency on imports from unreliable foreign sources continues to grow. Yes, we need to take action to assure that the Valdez experience will not be repeated, but we also must move forward with a drilling program that can and will protect the ANWR environment. In perspective, under a full development scenario, the pads, pipelines, facilities and roads associated with oil production would directly affect less than 7,000 acres of ANWR, a fraction of one percent of the 19 million acre refuge. ANIIIV►R represents the best single opportunity to significantly increase domestic oil production. And despite promises of energy alternaltives, oil remains the world's most sought-after commodity. For better or for worse, olil !rwilt be driving the'U.S, and Alaska economy for decades to come. Crude Oil imports in July supplied more than half of the nation's petroleum needs for the first time in a decade, according to a report -released by the Energy Department. The reportalso noted that known reserves of U.S. crude oil has fallen for the eighth time in ten years, and domestic oil discoveries were the second -lowest on record last year. In r s addition, U.S. energy demand has continued to increase, which has not only increased imports, but the national trade deficit as well. The report by the Energy Information Administration said that U.S. proved oil reserves totaled 26.8 billion barrels as of December 31,1988, a drop of 431 million barrels from a year /+"/ / / l C. earilier. The 1988 total oil reserves would disappear in about nine years, at current rates of consumption, if additional oil was not found. / / / I� („� The Interior Department reported last month that undiscovered U.S. oil resources totaled about 49 billion barrels, implying a further 16 years life expectancy for oil in this declin country. While prospects have dimmed nationwide, Alaska has become the most promising e development area for oil in the U.S. The government report estimated that 13.2 billion barrels of oil are recoverable in Alaska, compared with a 1981 estimate of 6.9 billion barrels.. The (continued on page 5) September 1989 / RESOURCE REVIEW / Page 3 oil OP I I ' �I ,.I- � ': ui 'M00 r behind , the eta 4i ollCS I • i A ii .. S RDC Ptv&4*nt Pets Afyon touredoil spill operations ea►fierMis fall. Nelson ,gave Exxon an "fit" 1& its efibrt in mobilizing an army of 11,500 people - to dean up the s0#1.. ;I (Photo by Becky Gay) to exceed $2 b0on, not indu*V nwlior costs assomfed YWh fewwAts. Hund- pis of companies in some 33 states and a half -dozen fo 907 courftw wire upped for maisdai and squ4 4 although 85%6 of ft orrdsrs were hwk*d dwougfrAhiska vendor; 4Fxxon elan spent ow $ao million in wee rescue operations. (Photo by K. Weeks) By Kathleen Weeks There are news stories that are never told. So I learned when I toured Prince William Sound earlier this fall. Nothing I had read prepared me in any way for what 1 saw at Knight Island, Naked Island, Snug Harbor and the innumerable bays of each. 'the landslides of newsprint and videotapes I'd seen had decried the disorganized, ineffective efforts of the Exxon cleanup. But neither the TV footage nor the news photographs had ever included shots of what I saw. The visual impact of the cleanup op- eration was so overwhelming that I literally could not believe all this had been done in six months. Before the March 24 spill, the port town of Valdez had a total population of 4,000 or so. Exxon would eventually hire 11,500 workers for the cleanup. The logistics of organizing, hiring, feeding, training and supervising thousands of new, temporary employswls in !remote locations was a man- agement nrigNmare. "Citiss" or task force centers had to be built and staffed overnight. In the area I visited, five functioning, clean, floating cities housed an army of well -paid cleanup work- ers who were alternatively wet and ex- hausted' or boned with waiting for a task assignment. The level of expertise and technology was astonishing: chemists, biologists, massivodrydocks, some of the world"s larg- est cranes to lift the boats out of the water, hundreds of boats, thousands of tot of boom (322,000 feet at last count), moun- tains of plastic bags fiNed with white squares of fabric stained with oil. The oiled "beaches" are more often the jagged tops of mountains which drops off at 60 or 70 degree angles into the sea. They are beyond all normal boat charter routes. (My trip from Valdez to the first spill site was a five and a half hour boat ride across pristine seas.) There are few landing beaches, only some narrow shelves of rock at points where the submerged mountain breaks out of the ocean. Exxon elected to confine its task forces to the water. For beach cleanups, portable toilets were setup and all human waste was bagged and removed, freighted out of the Sound, leaving the least possible impact on the beach. Workers were even ,Prohibited from hiking on nearby land to minimize any further harm. The task forces were serviced by aux- iliary bases. There were refueling barges, boat and engine repair barges, floating dumpsters as large as a landfill, heliports, floating grocery stores, fire stations, mail boats, and medical units. Employee morale, the human element, - •,. was a factor balanced into the equation. This giant corporation which stands ac- cused of callous indifference to the environ- ment might have minimized personnel costs Page 4 / RESOURCE REVIEW / September 1989 W?Wle ft aN apN hN amre deiNhas in Prince tMfflfam sound vary hand, others were spared. O4ssral . 90% of Me Slou014 ONOWW escaped Ow spill. To HOM Owm ed in the SOUnd and fish oat#M no mote as many f h at (Gast yow (Photo by Franc Flavin) by not hiring quality caterers for the crew cafeterias, but it didn't. Instead, the two and three story dormitories, which looked like college campuses on floats, had excep- tional meals, video rooms and even weight rooms. I sat at a cafeteria lunch table on a repair barge. The men were master me- chanics and heavy equipment operators. Most had been working during the night to ...Set some of the larger vessels on the barge ack into the water. For some this was their ,first trip to Alaska. They had been sought out and enlisted by Exxon for their skills. They were tired yet anxious to get back to work. But when lunch was done, they watched a safety video on hypothermia to prepare for the harsher fall weather. This was no class mandated by legal fiat. The safety engineer responded to questions from a calm but concerned audience. This fleet of more than 1,300 barges, crafts and floating hotels, supported by over 100 aircraft, is now being removed from this remote area that few Alaskans will ever visit. Over 22,000 tons of equip- ment will be stored for the winter. It's like a D-Day Operation that has occurred without notice. Tens of thou- sands of details costing well over a billion dollars is difficult to comprehend. Some- times we can get a perspective by focus- ing on just one small section of the whole. The hypothermia safety tape the crew watched is one such detail, a few ounces of videotape among 44 million pounds of equipment. It played a part in the greatest mobilization of manpower and equipment seen In Alaska since the pipeline was built. For too long I did not understand the enormityof Exxon's response to the Prince William Sound spill because, for too long, the news reporters have failed or refused to report the story behind the statistics. unemployment rate this summer to the lowest level since construction of the $9 billion oil pipeline in the mid-1970s. (Photo by K. Weeks) Reserves... (continued from page 3) increase is due fly in part to new geo- logical data from the Arctic National Wildlife Ilefugp„presently closed to exploration and dleitlyint. The grim report, which adds urgency to the noodfor actlbn, emphasizes that Alaska is America's bright hope for freeing the nation from total reliance on foreign oil to meet its energy needs. However, a strong anti -oil at#k4o in Washington may elimi- nate or the possible discovery and dev lloprnen+t of new Alaskan oil fields. Meanwhile, the American Petroleum Institute has reported that oil imports totaled nearlyS.6 million barrels aday in August, up from 7.4 million a year earner. API noted production for August averaged 7.5 million barrels a day, down from nearly 8.1 million barrels last August and the lowest figure in 25 years. Production at Prudhoe Bay, America's biggest oil field accounting for 20% of the nation's domestic production, has peaked and is now in decline. Output is expected to fall an average of 150,000 barrels a day this year and continue falling at between 4% and 10% a year through the 1990s. The Wall Street Journal in September reported that the drop in Prudhoe Bay pro- duction underscores the seriousness of the deterioration of America's oil base. The Journal noted that Prudhoe's reduced flow would increase U.S. dependence on oil imports and in turn could add to the U.S. trade deficit. Forthe pastdecade, Prudhoe has been a principal factor in offsetting nationwide declines, but now. the huge Alaskan field has joined the others in a downward spiral. Salmon... (continued from cover) The oil spill did idle more than 1,000 fishing boats off ift8 Southcentral coast this summit. Numerous fishing districts were dosed 10 prevent harvesting of fish, which could have become contaminated with oil hadthey been harvested in waters where oil had bow sighted. Instead, the fish passed beneath fheoil and were harvested in zones free of fllloe�king oil. Some shore -based set- neffers had a semen of a lifetime. Those f ishermen.idled by the spill have so far oph ected 75 million from Exxon. Exxon paid an extra $295 million to fisher- men few help in cleaning up the spill. The company chartered 750 fishing boats and paid $220 miNlon for them. September 1989 / RESOURCE REVIEW / Page 5 Praying for rain is not enolugh Bug ravages forest The U.S. Forest Service and state forestry officials are consid- ering an increase in timber harvests on the Kenai Peninsula to skwv the spread of the spruce bark beetle infestation that has ravaged billions of board feet of timber across popular recreation lands south of Anchorage. However, such action is likely to be met with stiff opposition from the Alsaka Center for the Environment and the Sierra Club, two groups which appealed earlier plans to harvest areas now ravaged by the bugs. RDC intervened in the administrative appeal brought by the environmental groups of Operation Resource Renewal in 1985. RDC efforts were directed at defending higher harvest projections to address the beetle outbreak, but negotiations ended with the Forest Service adopting severely -limited harvest levels. Chugach National Forest managers now plan to revisit the decision in developing a long-term strategy with other government entities in addressing the devastating infestation, according to Peggy Fox, Acting Superrvism of the Chugach National Forest. Fox said foresters are forcedto rethink plans for managing the dead trees because the beetle infsMbon shows no sign of slowing down. Removing the dead trees through a silviculture harvesting program is the cheapest and most effective way to deal with the crisis. However, the earlier plan to manage a large number of acres for timber harvesting failed when environmentalists protested. The Forest Service scaled down harvesting plans and the required logging roads, leaving only a token amount of acreage available for logging. The beetle infestation has since spread in a wild and unchecked attack across the forest, resulting in a staggering loss of trees and creating huge dead zones of forest resources. The problem contin- ues to spread to new areas and threatens lush green areas along Turnagain Arm and the Anchorage Hillside. Addressing an RDC Thursday breakfast forum in September, State Forester Robert Dick said land managers have the technical ability to control the infestation, but "we have some real social prob- lems to overcome if we're going to get into forest management. You can have the law on your side, but still lose." In the short term, Dick sand the state plans to restructure its Southeentral forest division and build a "strike team" to deal with the bug problem. In addition, thedivision plans to hold three small timber Sales of 500,000 board feet esich by early March. However, the sales would only target about 14 million board feet of timber for harvest- ing when billions upon billions of board feet have been ravaged by the bugs. But Dick believes the smaller sales represent a step in the right direction, at least in the short term, because larger sales would require a lengthy and slower process. "As we have the ability to put up sales and identify those lands particularly susceptible to the beetle, we will get to those areas and put them up," Dick said. Dick plans to put together a permanent team of specialists to consider a statewide attack on forest infestations. The team would include a public information officer to sell a new forest management program to the public. The price tag for the team is estimated at $300,000. "We have a very tricky path to walk and if we stumble, we're in deep trouble," Dick said. "If we appear to be bulldozing our way to a acres of sick forest out there. Who wants to recreate in a forest of dead trees? its not very pretty." solution, we're in trouble. If we don't sell it, I promise you we will be back in court." Becky Gay, RDC's Executive Director, pointed out the concern of local communities and asked Dick to urge the Governor to declare an emergency on state lands in the affected areas. Dick said the state will work hard on the bug problem, even on lands recently transferred to the Kenai Peninsula Borough. Kathleen Weeks, an attorney with the Pacific Legal Foundation, complained that instead of a coordinated attack on the spruce bark beetle crisis on the Kenai Peninsula, the state hascome forward with "three ridiculously small timber sates next spring, requests for more budget money and a new public relations agenda." Weeks said the state's key approach to tackling the epidemic seems to lie in constructing a new public relation tactic that dis- mantles the "Smokey the Bear" mythology and create a new public image around the theme "fire is our friend." If fire is the state's special friend and the beetle's best enemy, Weeks asked, "Why not immediately designate selected areas for clearing of any useful timber and then do a oontrollect burn of the site immediately after the harvest?" Weeks urged the state to take immediate steps to control the path of future fires on the Kenai. She suggested a major harvest program to take out dead trees and create fire breaks to preserve foliage along buffer zones of anedrairtiovs streams. "The fire that will follow in tNip wake of the beetle will be incredibly hot and unusually dell truclllve,"'1V eks said. "Think about the difference in the heat and the length of We the fire burns in your own fireplace when you used dried out wood or green wood," she added. "The next fire we are likely to see on the Kenai will bum so fast and so hot that it will destroy soil nutrients and microoganisms." Gay, again voicing local concerns, aisked "what will happen to Cooper Landing if a fire sweeps through there?" Gay suggested that "fire prevention should be a part of the fire -fighting' budget and nowhere is it needed more than in Alaska." Whatever plan of attack the state and federal governments adopt against the'beetle epidemic will involve some tradeoffs and a measure of controversy. But one thing is for certain,; the longer the landowners wait to implement a meaningful plan that will address the magnitude of the problem, the more difficult and expensive the task of halting the infestation will become. "The value-added potential will go up in smoke, along with all the plans and best intentions, if someone doesn't do something soon," Gay said. "Praying for rain is not enough." Page 6 / RESOURCE REVIEW / September 1989 Future is bright By John Sims America is energized by coal, though many people may not know it. Fully 57% of electricity generated in the United States is produced from coal-fired power plants. In Alaska, according to current Alaska Energy Authority information, less than 3% of non- military electrical energy is generated from coal-fired plants. There are valid historic reasons for this, but nevertheless, in a state which contains upwards of 40% of the known coal resources of the entire country, that figure is paltry as well as surprising. I look to a future in which a much greater share of our Alaskan electrical energy needs will be satisfied by coal-fired plants and one in which Alaska coal will gain greater and greater market share in the Pacific Rim. In terms of the size of the resource, future costs for competing energy sources, reliability and long-term economic benefit, coal cannot be denied. Another vital dimension to Alaska coal is its cleanness. To some "clean coal" is acontradiction of terms. However, what is really meant is coal with low pollution characteristics. There are three major forms of pollution emitted when coal is burned. These are sulfur dioxide, which is a function of the sulfur content of the coal; nitrogen oxides, which are a function of nitrogen content and combustion conditions; and finally, fly ash or post -combustion par- ticulate residues, which may enter the atmosphere from the stack. -iConventional technologies easily control the latter to a very high egree of efficiency. It is an over -simplification to evaluate thapollution characteris- tics of coal by merely examining the sulfur content. Low -sulfur steam coal includes those with less than 0.8% sulfur. Most Eastern United States coal significantly exceeds this threshold, whereas Western United States coals from the Powder River Basin, having an average of 0.5% sulfur, qualify as low -sulfur. What about coal with less than 0.2% sulfur? There are very large tonnages of sub -bituminous coal in the Nenana Coal Field (Usibelli Coal Mine) and Beluga/Chuitna Coal Fields (Placer U.S. and Diamond Alaska prospects) with a sulfur content in the range of 0.1% to 0.2%. The three-year average (1986-1988) of all coal shipped by Usibelli was 0.17% sulfur. These coals can be termed ultra -low sulfur coal as they have a higher degree of cleanness. These Alaska Railbelt coals are also at the low end of the scale in terms of nitrogen content. Thus, when burned, they form low levels of oxides of nitrogen. Additionally, Usibelli coal has an additional attribute in the form of a high calcium oxide content in the ash. Typically, the calcium oxide content of UCM coal ash ranges up to 25%. In new coal utilization technologies, such as fluidized bed and entrained combustion, the calcium oxide is available to react with the low sulfur content to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions from Usibelli coal to ultra -low levels. The message is becoming clear. Alaska is host to the world's largest resource of clean coal in the broadest sense of the term. Alaska's clean coal resource is estimated at 5 trillion tons and has the energy equivalence of about fifteen trillion barrels of oil! Who can --doubt that Alaska coal is destined to play an important role in iternational energy markets and in domestic energy policy? Why are buyers not tripping over each other to get their hands on Alaska coal? Price is certainly a consideration, however, the major constraint lies in the fact that all utility plants in the Pacific Rim, with one exception at Honam in South Korea, were designed to burn bituminous coal. When such plants use sub -bituminous fuel with its lower heating value, the power output will drop by more than 30%. Thus a 300 megawatt plant using sub -bituminous coal may be hard pressed to produce 200 megawatts! The lower heating value of sub -bituminous coal is mainly a function of high moisture content. Usibelli coal, for example, aver- ages 27% moisture. A cost effective process that could reduce the moisture content to less than 10% would also significantly elevate the heating value, of the coal. Such a process is being researched at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and other institutes with support from Usibelli Coal Mine and other Alaskan coal interests. But the solution to this seemingly simple problem is, in fact, far from easy. Straight forward thermal drying is not effective since the dried coal rapidly reabsorbs moisture and is unstable. Thermal drying, following by treating the coal's surface to prevent reabsorption of moisture, has been tried but the resulting large quantities of coal dust from the process create additional unmanageable problems. Attention is now focused on processes which induce chemical and physical changes in the coal using elevated temperatures and pressures. Success will seemingly emerge with one of these single - stage processes and recent test results have been optimistic. Since transportation costs between a mine and the overseas end user account for up to 600/6 of the delivered price of coal, there is a strong economic inducement to reduce the moisture content of these coals. There is no doubt that a processed, upgraded„ high heating -value product with excellent low pollution characteristics will command premium price in the future. A low moisture sub - bituminous coal could be used in existing utility and industrial facilities without reductions of power output. Markets may be won in the future for a variety of Alaska coals. Railbelt sub -bituminous coals may be utilized in specially designed conventional pulverized coal units built by utilities or consumed in circulating fluidized bed units for which tests have shown the coal to be ideafly suited. There may be a market for blending up to 20% sub - bituminous coal with bituminous coal to gain anti -pollution benefits without dramatic power reductions in existing units. Sub -bituminous coal may also, because of its high reactivity, develop as a major feedstock for gasification plants. With the emergence of new technology, a particularly promising future is in store for processed, premium, low -pollution fuels derived from sub - bituminous coal feed stock. Higher rank coals, which may be produced from proposed mines such as Wishbone Hill near Palmer and even the Arctic Alaska Coal Province may enjoy captive markets or attract market attention because of their excellent characteristics without the need for drying. Approaching the end of this century in a world faced with declining oil and gas reserves and an ever increasing concentration of these remaining reserves within the volatile Arabian Gulf region, the Western world economic order is at very serious risk. Fortu- nately, the United States and especially Alaska, are blessed with an abundance of coal, which can help buffer the effects of future energy crises. National and state policy must increasingly recognize the role coal must play to provide for energy security, energy self- sufficiency and economic expansion. Clean Alaska coal is a vital part of our future. September 1989 / RESOURCE REVIEW / Paige 7 e e2929�� T .LN Fd - 6 I . I isros - n,� __ 3 c 3 pi t R hlewsletter of The Greater Solclotna Chamber of Commen a ................... Volume 2 Issue 10......... October 1989 GOVERNOR COWPR SLATED TO SPEAK For the second time in re- cent weeks, the Kenai, North Peninsula and Sol- dotna Chambers of Com- merce will meet in a joint session. Governor Steve Cowper will address the tri- Chambers group on Wed- nesday, October 4 at the Central Peninsula Sports Center at noon. Governor Cowper plans a presenta- tion on the proposedcon- stutional amendment which would allow an edu- cational endowment fund. Sokiotna and North Penin- sula Chambers have can- celled the usual Tuesday and Thursday sessions in order to prepare for Wed- nesday 's turnout. Over one hundred fifty guests are expected. Soldotna Area Seniors, will be assist- ing preparations. Lunch is $10, payable at the door by check, cash or credit card. . SECRETARIES NOTEBOOK "The Board of Directors wek;ome sugigeslions for pro- jects or activities in conjunction with Kenef's 1991 BF centennial. Ideas can be shared with any Boardmember or call the Chamber staff. "Govemoes Co Terence on Small Business will meet in Anchorage, Friday and Saturday, September 29-30, 1989 at the Shefton Hotel. Last spriogs local confer- ence delegates " be in attendances, but the confer- ence is open to wyone. Registration information 562- 1135 or call the Chamber. "Tuesday, October 3, 1989--Election Dayl Don't forget, your vote counts. Cali Cily Clerk Pat Bur- dick for Poll locations (262-9107). ALASKA 1990 OFFICIAL VACATION IsLAMN'NER The collateral publication piece of the Alaska Tour- ism Marketing Council is off the press. Over 750,000 editions will be sent in response to direct mad inquiries about Alaska. For the first time, the "Planner" is organized Into regional sections provid- ing the reader easy access to information about Alas- ka destinations. Those hospitality businesses that took advantage of the free listing service receive an added benefit; the accom- modations mattrix. The table dearly shows the ho- tel/motellinn's amenities by city within each region. The publication, not com- monly circulated within the state, is a primary sales tool used to convert those considering Alaska travel to those who make con- firmed reservations. An- other first includes the Ke- nai Peninsula Economic Development District's ad Soldotna Chamber Board Action: `*Opposed Kenai Peninsula Borough requiring non-profit organiza- tions collect sales tax on sale of pull -tabs. "Opposed proposed amendments to the coastal management plan. —Approved co -bidding by the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce and Alaska Visitors Assooation ampual conventions with Kenai for the Central Peninsula. placement. The Peninsula's presence assists those Alaska bound with receiving specific information about our area sites, activites and attractions. CHAMBER NOMINATING COMMITTEE BEGINS WORK President Phil Turkington appointed Valerie Edmund - son and John Vaughan to serve with him on the nomi- nating committee to choose a slate for Board of Direc- tor Election. Three seats are open for election. The terms of Jan Moore, Valerie Edrrxjndson and Tom Janz (who completed Paul Miller's unexpired term) expire December 31. The committee will announce their se- lections at the November 7 Chamber General Lun- dheon Meeting. At that time, nominations will be taken from the floor. Please contact committee members to express your interest in serving on the Board. Board members participate actively in the Chamber's direc- tion, programs and growth. Duties include weekly board meeting held Fridays at lam, weekly general membership meetings (Tuesdays), serving on the call- ing committee (usually once a week), participating Standing Committees and task forces, attending bingo two times a year and Chamber functions as frequently as possible. The Board job description suggeots that Board member "feel appreciated (because you are) for contributing this valuable service to your community of neighbors and friends in the promotion of a healthy economy. EDO SPONSORS TOURISM WORKSHOP The Kenai Peninsula Bo- rough Assembly Chambers will be the site of a tourism workshop being co - presented by the Universi- ty of Alaska, Fairbanks Small Business Depart- ment, Kenai Peninsula Ec- onomic Development Dis- trict and the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce, Thursday, October 19. Session speakers include Bill Elander, CEO, Anchor- age Convention and Visi- tors Bureau; Irene Green, ACVB, a specialist in for- eign visitors; Bob Miller, Alaska Tourism Marketing Counicl and Kathy Scott, President of Kenai Penin- sula Chapter, Alaska Visitor Assocaiton. Registration information is available from the EDD office, 283-3335. AVA CHAPTER UP -DATE The Kenai Peninsula Chapter, Alaska Visitors Association is a realty. The Chapter's next meet- ing is slated for early De- cember in Homer. The Executive Committee will meet Friday, September 29 in Fairbanks -during the Alaska Visitors Assoca- tion Convention. The Chapter is open to any business or individual in- terested in the growth and promotion of the Ke- nai Peninsula as a visitor destination. Serving until June 30, 1989 will be President Kathy Scott (Soldotna -Chamber), Vice President Pam OI- dow (Kenai Fjords Tours), Secretary Doug Coghen- owner (Homer -Chamber) . The Treasurer's position will be filled at the Execu- tive Committee. Chapter dues are $20 and those enrolled before Decem- ber 31 are charter mem- bers. JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT (JTPA)-An Employment Option The On -The -Job Training program (OJT) allows business, non-profit or profit agencies, and gov- ernment to work together to provide skills training for unemployed and unskilled workers. The employer hires a trainee for a specific position , provides training for that pQNilliorr, a nd,;o #dns tl* trainee in a ant position at; the seropkOn of training. The JTPA pro- gram MWAurw Me oWooyor for training costs up to 50% of *4 t/eufaoft Wallps (hut no fringe benelils) for a specific pedod of *ft. The length of training and rate of ren tare naptia6ed. The individual shun- tion andrpPoVifto experlee of the trainee are taken into eonsidstation in determining these oasts. An OJT trainee is tesW,aa a repAw employee of the company or ag*W adioselves,joy atnd s oomparable to other orployew The knee is also stibied to 8l acm- parry polloin aroi roguNions. In order to qualify or On- the-job T Progrgm a company trust p ide workers compensation Inearance, be current in their payments to the state unemployment insurance fund, and follow non-discrimination policies. Additional pro- gram information is available here at the Chamber or from Shirley Harris, Community Development Special- ist, Department of Community and Regional Affairs, Ju- neau 465-4890. (Claudia Furlong contributed to this article). Cheryl Simpson de- signed this logo . EN "THUMBS M oil around co -bid with Kenai for Alaska State Chamber of Com- merce and Alaska Visitor Assocation Con- vention bids for October, 1991. Talented Cheryl, an angel in degise, appeared mirac- ulously in our office recently offering to volun- teer her time in whatever way she could. Be- sides the art work, she has given us many hours toward preparing our bid booklets when she is not working for the Kenai Na- tional Wildlife Refuge. Thanks to the KNWVR for the use of their book binder. DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT L, the first Australian to be naturalized in Alas- ka after statehood, is a thirty-two resident of Alaska. Twenty-five of those years she has been right here on the Kenai Peninsula. "Mae", affectionately called by her friends and neighbors, the holder of considerable real estate in the Soldotna area, owns and operates over fifty rental units in Soldotna. She has the only solely owned and privately operated Senior Citizen complex in the State of Alaska. A Board member since 1987, Mavis is currently Treasurer and an active participant in the Chamber's Beautifi- cation and Clean-up Committees. She chaired 1989 Progress Days, having served for four straight years on that committee. She is a boardmember of hte Miss Alaska Program. Mae, the mother of five daughters, was born in Sydney, Australia and returns to her homeland annually jto visit with her brother, family and friends. SBA HAS NEW WOMEN ENTRENIP11i'lNIE PROGRAM SBA's Office of Women Owned Business announces a pro- gram designed exclusively for w4agnslrn. ftmeift Network for BUS:11NESS Training (WNET) has boon devsbped to provide a source of BRIEFS support and contindag educefon for railer fmw businesses owned and operated by 'women. Feaaiile CEas, for twelve months, will share #Wr %ems and sus wfth wom- en who have been In business for,st -ernba year already. By the year 2000 Ws expwW thud o of all self-employed Individuals will be women As no NadmW entrepensurial fo- rum for women on a long-term basis currently exit, a ion giaoalp ref pub 'prinu►ete sec- tor indivkM* who reef ni$e this need have corns to lcwric t Oft 'National initiative. Selection rNat ige teams trl ill be this fail altrt wrioesl at the 4tonoW Women in Busi- ness Con Niveftee 10 its Fairbanks. For detailed ir1lomiailion ng this progam contact WMy A. 0111barlson, Business Development; 8iptspiililist, US SmO IMeness Administrl tt ' 4022) or calf the Chamber Office. GREATER SOLDiOTNA PO BOX 236 Soldotna, AK 99669 President Vice President Immediate Past President Secretary Treasurer President -Elect Executive Director Office Assistant Bookkeeper CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CRY of Kenai M"Or John YiiNa. 210 Fida* K@rw'Ah*a 991611 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Phil Turkington.................... JohnVaughan ..................... Valerie Edmundson.............. Jan Moore Mavis ........................... Biazy......................... Ginger Steffy ....................... Sam McLane ........................ Ted Grainge........................ Frank Mclihargey.................. Dave Keating ....................... TomJanz ............................ Mike Sipes .......................... Kathy Scott ......................... Cyndi Ware Loretta Lunn BULK RATE U.S. Postage PAID "emat No 5 oldotna, AK Insurance Cache .................. 262-4425 Homer Electric Assoc............ 283-5831 National Bank of Ahuk&......... 262-4435 Freedom Realty .................... ;62-1770 Laurawood Anne .................. 262-4591 Kenai Peninsula College...... 262-5801 McLane 6 Associates........... 283-4218 Retired ................................ 262-1565 President Soldotna Senior S. 262-4687 Freedom Realty .................... 282-1770 Pay 'N Save .......................... 262-9324 MykersfSol tna Inn............ 262-9169 Soldotna Chamber ............... 262-9814 a. Y � r• cm • low 8 m m m m �` 66 yy o L i { Y a Fib 41 to M FAin 6 6 6 in Jr ND h � ac _ Zb V Q C A 'CV - ae lz W .O �j t1 CK ♦, m 'O p AM to U OCTOBER EVENTS October 2-4 *Alaska State Chamber of Commerce Convention October 2-6 *Central Emergency Station workshop Sports Center October 3 *Municipal Elections October 6 *Elks Club Octoberfest, Sports Center Contact 262-4672 Pt October 7 *Snawmachine Club Meeting 8F Party I{I Sports Center .y . October 23-24 •' Octoo *Alaska Department f - Resource Work ;Y ;�• shop, Sports Center .TAIF,o - 7 1791-1991 CITY 4F KENAI „ad 6;tzp,:W 4 4"" 210 FIDALGO KENAI, ALASKA 99611 TELEPHONE 263 - 7535 FAX 907-283-3014 CALENDAR O F MEET = NG S MO NTH OF O CTOBE R 1 9 8 9 October 3 Library Commission - 7:30 P.M. - Library 4 City Council 10 Canvass of Ballots - 10:00 A.M. 11 City Council 12 Airport Commission 12 Economic Development Commission - HEA Conference Room 17 Council on Aging - 12:45 P.M.- Senior Center 17 Beautification Committee - 1:30 P.M. 17 Parks & Recreation Commission 18 Alaska Day Holiday - CITY OFFICES CLOSED 23 Harbor Commission 25 Planning & Zoning Commission * All meetings are held at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers unless otherwise in 'cated. 4 - anet Ruotsala, CMC City Clerk JR/jal 144 N 1. .LtvFo - 8' PENINSULA BOROUGH BINKLEY • SOLDOTNA, ALASKA 99669 PHONE (907) 262-4441 September 27, 1989 DON GILMAN MAYOR TO: All Gaming Permit Holders Within the Kenai Peninsula Borough On September 27, 1989, the Kenai Peninsula Borough received a copy of a letter from Larry Merculieff, Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Commerce & Economic Development. This letter contained the determination that the Alaska laws on games of chance, AS 05.15, do not authorize sales of pull tabs by "vendors." The only authorized sales are by a permit holder and its members or employees or by a licensed operator or the full- time paid employees of the licensed operator. Under this determination, any sales other than by the permit holder would be those by an operator. Since the Kenai Peninsula Borough has prohibited operators under KPB 11.10.010 (Ordinance 89-16), sales by anyone other than the permit holder and its employees are not permitted within the Kenai Peninsula Borough. Sales by vendors must cease in accordance with instructions in this letter. "Vendors" who are Qurrently selling a series of pull tabs for a permit holder may complete the sale of that series and then must cease any further sales. Only series that are opened prior to October 1, 1989, may be sold. Any boxes or series which are opened for sale by a vendor after October 1 will be considered in violation of the Borough ordinance prohibiting sales by operators. The letter from Commissioner Merculieff stated that the Alaska Department of Commerce & Economic Development will adopt emergency regulations which will allow vendors to continue activities until January 1, 1990. However, the stated purpose of these regulations is to allow the permit holder to secure an operator to conduct the sales in the future. Since the option of using an operator is not allowed within the Kenai Peninsula Borough, the basis for allowing vendors to continue until January 1, 1990, by the State is not applicable to the situation in the Kenai Peninsula Borough. In Commissioner Merculieff's letter, the State takes the position that sales by vendors are the acts of the permit holder and any violations are the responsibility of the permit holder. In accordance with this position, the Kenai Peninsula Borough will deem that sales by vendors that have been conducted Gaming Permit Holders September 27, 1989 Page 2 previously, or in accordance with the limits allowed by this letter, are effectively sales of the permit holder and thus not subject to sales tax. This is not to indicate agreement that these are sales of the permit holder or to concede that such sales are not subject to taxation. However, since these sales will shortly cease, the Kenai Peninsula Borough will administer its sales tax code in accordance with the position of the Commissioner that the sales are effectively activities of the permit holder who would be responsible for all violations by a vendor and subject to loss of its license due to the conduct of its vendor. You should immediately advise all vendors who are conducting sales on your behalf and arrange for vendor sales of pull tabs to stop as detailed in this letter. Should you have any questions concerning this, contact Cathy Wallace, Supervisor of the Borough Sales Tax Division, at 262-4441. Sincerely, KEN PEN LA BOR INS�GH �y,Y � / Donald A. Gilman Mayor 7 DAG:bl MEMORANDUM RE ETA T E` S LRIEROENCY GAMING NG REGULATION IMPLEMENTATION P.O.M. DATE: SEPTET �iBER 28, 1989 FROM: THE KENAI PENINSULA BUILDERS ASSOCIATION Prepare your P.O.M. It must contain no more than twenty-f ive words. Call the Executive Office in Anchorage at 561-4228. Ask that your message be given to Governor Cowper. Call five people - ask that they send a P.O.M. and ask them to call five more people, and so on. The public opinion messages are our most effective means of combating the implementation of the emergency regulations at this time. You are urged to write letters to Governor Cowper, and to call and write to Larry Merculieff (465-2017) and Randall Burns (465-2534) as well as our legislators. Your help is urgently needed.ap� c o - c4 �' ; P �w SAMPLE P.O.M.' Ley 1. Stop the emergency gaming regulations. No emergency exists. 2. Form a Gaming Advisory Board immediately. 3. Take no action until public hearings are held. URGE&j PLEASE ATTEND THE KENA/ 8GR0116fl A5500L Y MEET/NC ON TUEWAY, OCT0 ER /0, 7-90 PM, /N 50L90TNA. 1791-1ft1 CITY OF KENAI " Od G'a dai 4 44u4alflf 210 FIDALOO KENAI, ALASKA 9e11 TELEPHONE 283.7s3s FAX 907-283-3014 MEMO TO: William J. Brighton, City Manager FROM: Charles A. Brown, Finance Director Cqa DATE: October 10, 1989 SUBJECT: Audit Services, Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 1990, 1991 & 1992 1n January, 1987, the City solicited proposals for audit services for a 3-year period, the fiscal years ended June 30, 1987, 1988, & 1989. At that time, we received proposals from six CPA firms. All were located in Anchorage, and one firm, Mikunda, Cottrell and Co., had an office in Kenai. The City Council selected Mikunda, Cottrell and Co. as its auditors at a cost per year of $17,500, $16,000, and $16,000, respectively (an annual average of $16,500). It is now time to consider whether the City should retain the same audit firm or again request proposals from several firms. As you know, the City is under no obligation to request multiple proposals for professional services. At my request, Mikunda, Cottrell and Co. has proposed to continue performing the audits for another 3-year period at the same cost, $16,500 per year. I believe that the City of Kenai should consider accepting Mikunda, Cottrell and Co.'s offer for the following reasons: 1) The proposed fee is reasonable. The six proposals that we received in 1987 ranged from $16,000 per year to $25,083 per year (average of three years). Two nearby Kenai Peninsula cities pay approximately $30,000 to $33,000 per year for audit services. 2) It is unlikely that requests for proposals would result in much, if any, savings. The fee proposed by Mikunda, Cottrell and Co. is probably about as low as we can expect to pay and still receive quality audits. 3) I believe that there are no other local CPA firms that perform municipal government audits. Mikunda, Cottrell and Co. still maintains their Kenai office. 1791-1991 CITY OF KENAI %Od u0ajadai 4 4" „ 210 FIDALGO KENAI, ALASKA 99911 TELEPHONE 203.7535 FAX 907-283-3014 Brighton Page 2 4) In my opinion, the quality of the audits performed by Mikunda, Cottrell and Co. over the last three years have been excellent; the Finance Department has no incentive to change auditors. If you concur with the retention of Mikunda, Cottrell and Co. for another 3-year period, I ask that we hand this memo, along with the attached October 8, 1989 proposal, to the City Council Wednesday night. Since they will not have time to consider this subject: for action on October 11, I will place it on the November 1, 1989 Council agenda. MIKUNDA, COf1TRELL & Co. A Professional Corporation Robert N. Mikunda David J. Cottrell Johnie F. Jones John M. Bost Timothy G. Altman W. Charles A. Brown Finance Director City of Kenai 210 Fidalgo Kenai, Alaska 99611 Dear Charlie: CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS �15 Fidalgo, Suite 206 Kenai, Alaska 99611 (907) 283-3484 October 8, 1989 Offices in: Anchorage Bethel Kenai We are pleased to outline the auditing and accounting assistance we are able to provide the City for the fiscal years 1990-1992. We will perform the annual audits of the financial statGINN'l aI prepare a awin g 1 t letter addressing those areas essential for sound internal control which can be improved upon by the City, if any, and assist your pal, as requested, with accounting problems. Through the years, we have gained much insight into the activities of the City. We feel that we have a very good working relationship with the accounting staff and they have come to know what we expect in the may of schedules and so forth which allows us to be more efficient while there. Based upon our past experience as the City's accountants and the above information, we feel the audit for fiscal years 1990-1992 including all caapliancte audits and out of pocket costs can be perfonrad for a fee not to exceed $16,500 per year. This fee will result in total audit cost for the three years ending June 30, 1990 through 1992 which is equal to the total audit costs for the past three years. It should be noted that the above audit fee has been based on the condition of the accounting records, existing personnel, and the assistance to be provided by the City. Should the accounting records deteriorate materially in the future, there be a major change in the accounting personnel, or other unforseen problens arise requiring 'many additional hours, a fee adjustment may be necessary. Also, any extra work not falling under the normal scope of the audit would be billed separately from. the audit. We would discuss any problem areas with you prior to performing any unexpected work. The key personnel assigned to the engagement would be the same as for the past three years. John Bost, partner and Joe Newhouse, manager will both be involved in the engagement. This would ensure cwntinui.ty of personnel and provide for a smooth working relationship in the future. City of Kenai October 8, 1989 Page 2 * * * * * * * * * * We have thoroughly enjoyed working with you and look forward to continuing to serve your auditing and accounting needs. We appreciate the opportunity to submit this aaaent letter, and are available to discuss any itws or questions you may have regarding it. If this engagement letter is acceptable to you, please inlicate your acceptance by signing the grropriate space below and returning this letter to us. Sincerely, William .Coghill MIKERMA, CM,L, & CC). For n=se Years Erding June 30, 1990, 1991 and 1992 Title: Date: Volume 10, No. 4 AitASKA Ml!'INICIPA! LEAGUE i i alb I r 0t'€ r g. r 1 ` � f ,.. 71�lu 47+ Bill Daniels, co-owner of and senior consultant for American Consulting and Training, Inc., will be the featured speaker at the Alaska Municipal League's 39th Annual Local Government Con- ference in Juneau this November. "Getting Your Message Out," Public Relations and Marketing for Local Officials "Getting Your Message Out" will be the theme for two conference presentations by Bill Daniels, well-known government trainer and consultant. Daniels will focus on the challenges facing local government officials, as well as organizations such as the Alaska Municipal League, as they try to build grassroots support for specific issues, for in- stance, a school bond issue or state financial aid to municipalities, or, more generally, for the institution of local government. Develop- ing coalitions with a variety of groups such as business interests and education, using the media more effectively, and clearly defining and communicating ones message are just a few of the ways Daniels will suggest for groups to get their message out more convin- cingly. Daniels will give practical tips on how to develop a constituency for local government. Daniels is co-owner of and senior consul- tant for American Consulting and Training, Inc. He has wide familiarity with local government and is known as an excellent speaker for groups such as elected officials and managers. Daniels earned a MBA in finance and includes among his private sec- tor clients Levi -Strauss, Intel, and Eastman Kodak. In the public sector, he has consulted for the California cities of Anaheim, Oakland, Napa, and Concord. Even more relevant, Daniels has worked in Alaska for the Municipality of Anchorage, the City and Borough of Juneau, and the Juneau School District. He has written several books on ef- fective management practices. This will be his first opportunity to address and to meet with a broad cross-section of the municipal officials in Alaska. Thursday noon's speech will deal generally with public relations for local government. At the workshop on Thursday afternoon, Daniels will provide more specific direction and information to help AML members become a more effective community -based and statewide force. October 1989 From Council Chambers to Capitol Halls: The Anatomy of the AML Advocacy Program This is the first in a series of articles focusing on the activities of your association, the Alaska Municipal League. Since advocacy, or as some call it "lobbying," is a primary focus of the League's activities, and since the An- nual Conference, scheduled for November 15-17 in Juneau, is of prime importance in that process, this first article will focus on AML's advocacy program. Future articles will discuss the League's publications and infor- mation -sharing activities, training, research, risk management/loss control, and other services. "To effect the achievement of favorable federal and state legislation, programs and policies ... that strengthen Alaskan local governments' ability to govern their own af- fairs and improve the well-being and quality of life of their constituents." This portion of the mission statement of the Alaska Munici- pal League means that the League, through the activities of its Board of Directors, Legislative Committee, and staff —and its members —strives to convince members of the Alaska Legislature and state adminis- trators, as well as members of Congress and federal administrators, to make decisions and take actions that are favorable for local governments. How does this happen? Who determines what is in the best interests of local government? How can you, as a local official, participate? Let's look at three aspects of the AML advocacy program: the players, the resources and documents, and the process. Players in the AML Advocacy Program Many people help to develop the basis of the League's advocacy program, the AM[ Policy Statement and Resolutions. Unfor- tunately, far fewer actively participate in the League's efforts to influence legislators and state administrators to act in the best interests of local government. The policy develop- ment process will be discussed below. First, however, let's look at the people who are in- volved in developing and promoting AML's positions on a variety of issues — The most important players are city coun- cil and borough assembly members. Local officials can bring issues from the front lines of local government to our statewide organi- zation, where they can be focused on by their colleagues from around the state. The (continued on page 10) Officers President Delbert Rexford Assembly Member, North Slope Borough First Vice President Dorothy Jones Mayor, Matanuska-Susitna Borough Second Vice President Jerome Selby Mayor, Kodiak Island Borough Immediate Past President Heather Flynn Assembly Member, Municipality of Anchorage Directors Dave Dapcevich Assembly Member, City and Borough of Sitka Rosalee Walker Assembly Member, City and Borough of Juneau Kristin Lambert Council Member, City ofSoldotna Salty McAdoo Council Member, City of Valdez Joe Evans Assembly Member, Municipality of Anchorage Heather L. Sewed Mayor, City of Anderson Paul Chizmar Assembly Member, Fairbanks North Star Borough Frederick Bradley Mayor, City of Elim Harry Purdy Council Member, City of Galena Paul Fuhs Mayor, City of Unalaska Willie Goodwin Mayor, City of Kotzebue Past Presidents Betty Glick Assembly Member, Kenai Peninsula Borough George Carte' Mayor, City of Palmer Ex-Officio Directors Marcella Dalke Alaska Association of Municipal Clerks Lee Sharp Alaska Municipal Attorneys Association Dave Palmer Alaska Municipal Management Association Executive Director Scott A. Burgess Staff Chrystal Stillings Smith Programs Manager Kevin Smith Staff Associate Phyllis Larson Administrative Assistant Glenda Catli Secretary AML/JIA Peggie J. Ward Administrative Assistant Commissioner's Corner by David G. Hoffman, Commissioner Dept. of Community and Regional Affairs October marks the passing of an era at the Department of Community and Regional Af- fairs. Ms. Late', coordinator of the depart- ment's child care section for the past nine years, retires after sixteen years with the de- partment. Ms. Lare' has been the standard bearer for child care issues in this state for over a decade. She has become a legend by virtue of her intense personal commitment to chil- dren and her untiring efforts on their behalf. She has a full schedule of activities planned for her retirement; I wish her the best as she moves into this next phase of her life. I'm pleased to announce that the Child Care section that Ms. Lare created is passing into the hands of Jan Brewer, who headed the department's Weatherization section un- til recently. Jan and Ms. Lare have been working closely together over the past sev- eral weeks to ensure a smooth transition. My congratulations and best wishes to Jan, Steve, and Ms. LaW for the new challenges they will each face. AML Board Meeting I enjoyed attending the AML Board meeting in Barrow on August 17. It provided me with a good opportunity to get caught up on some of the most urgent issues facing AML members. Financial problems continue to be the focus of discussions. The Legisla- ture's decision to cut $6 million from Rev- enue Sharing and Municipal Assistance has aggravated an already difficult financial pic- ture for many municipalities. Grant Deadline Passes September 15 was the application dead- line for the first round of Oil Spill Community Assistance Grants. Even though more than $8 million in requests were expected for $1 million in available funds, the department did not commit all of the available money in the first round. While larger communities affected by the spill may have had the staff and resources to AML NEWSLETTER meet all the criteria by the deadlines, many smaller communities did not. To give them a fair shot at the funds, the department decid- ed to award the grants in at least two cycles. I will announce the deadline for the second round of grants soon. Child Care, Housing Listed as Top City Priorities Nationwide Child care, substance abuse, and educa- tion were identified as the most pressing needs facing American children, and afford- able housing ranked as the most critical issue facing families in a report recently released by the National League of Cities. Our Future and Our Only Hope. A Survey of City Halls Regarding Children and Families surveyed 390 cities with popula- tions of 10,000 or more between November 1988 and February 1989 in an effort to deter- mine what city leaders found to be the most pressing issues concerning children and families, how the issues affect local govern- ment, and what barriers stood in the way of solutions to the problems. There was very lit- tle variation in the results, regardless of the responding city's size. By a two -to -one margin, city leaders felt the need for child care overshadowed all other needs for city children. Substance abuse was identified as the second most pressing issue (42 percent of the survey respondents), education ranked as the third most pressing issue (33 percent), and teen pregnancy (29 percent) was deter- mined as the fourth critical problem facing young people today. Housing topped the list of family needs with an overwhelming 70 percent of the survey cities identifying the housing crisis as an acute problem affecting low and middle - income families in every region of the country. Lack of money was cited as the chief im- pediment for local governments in dealing with the issues facing American families. The NLC report calls for the Bush administration to re -order current spending priorities to decrease spending in defense and increase spending on child care and housing. Copies of the 118-page report are available at $10 per copy for NLC members, $15 per copy for non-members, through the National League of Cities, Publication Sales, 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004. You may also borrow the Alaska Municipal League's copy through the AML Lending Library by contacting the AML office in Juneau at 586-1325. 217 2nd Street • Suite 200 • Juneau, Alaska 99801 • (907) 586-1325 Page 2 October 1989 Preparing for Disaster Topic at AML Conference -- The Oil Spill and Potential Disasters Take Center Stage Although Alaskans' attention has been focused on the Exxon Valdez oil spill in re- cent months, human error is riot the only threat to the environment nor to local governments and their ability to provide citizens with essential services. In the last year alone, Alaskan communities have had to deal with floods, extreme cold, and fires. Earthquake and tsunami damage are an ever- present possibility. AML's conference week agenda will focus on preparing for disaster in two sessions planned for Wednesday, No- vember 15: Oil Spill Aftermath and Earth, Wind, and Fire —and Man. Alaska will never again be quite the same as it was before the wreck of the Exxon Valdez, nor will the communities directly af- fected by the spill. AML's special pre- conference workshop Oil Spill Aftermath: What Have Our Municipalities Learned? will focus on the impact of the spill on local gov- ernment operations and what local officials, as well as those from the State, the federal government, and the oil industry, have learned about responding to and handling a disaster of this type at the local level. Many of the lessons panelists have to share apply equally to other types of disasters. Oil Spill Aftermath: What Have Our Municipalities Learned? is scheduled for Wednesday, November 15, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Local government officials, including Kodiak Mayor Bob Brodie, chair of the "Oiled Mayors" Subcommittee of the Alaska Conference of Mayors and Valdez City Manager Doug Griffin, will be joined by Monte Taylor, Exxon's Community Relations Liaison, and a representative from the Coast Guard as they reflect on their experiences and look toward the future. The workshop will focus on activities, impacts, and coor- dination at the local government level. Earth, Wind, and Fire —and Man: Prepar- ing for Disasters, scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, will focus on emergency prepar- edness and specifically on what local govern- ments can do to plan for and respond to any potential disaster most effectively. Palmer Mayor George Carte' will wear two hats —as panel moderator in his role as AML Past President and as an expert on community preparedness for tsunamis. Ery Martin, Direc- tor of the Alaska Department of Emergency Services, will participate, as will experts on fires, floods, cold, and spills of hazardous substances. From Barrow to Ketchikan, the NEO Attracts Officials Last October Lucy Brown was elected to the Barrow City Council. She attended the Alaska Municipal League's Newly Elected Of- ficials Seminar in November and even though she has nearly five years of local government experience in her job with the North Slope Borough, the seminar taught her a lot about local government from the elected official's perspective. "It was very informative. It opened my eyes up to a lot of different situations that public officials have to deal with;' Brown said. Brown cited information about open meetings as an example of something the Newly Elected Officials Seminar taught her to see in a different light as an elected official. "I was already prepared for the first year;' Brown continued. "When we were hiring for Conference Sponsors Sought Each year businesses and organiza- tions that value local government in Alaska help the Alaska Municipal League and its members by providing financial support for conference events. Delta Airlines, Alaska Airlines, MarkAir, Arthur J. Gallagher, and Ad- justco, Inc. have already pledged their financial support as conference spon- sors this year. In seeking additional support for the 39th Annual Local Government Conference, AML Execu- tive Director Scott Burgess recently noted, "Conference sponsorship not only offers a way for a firm to express its support of local government, it also offers a chance for a company to get its name recognized by local govern- ment opinion leaders and decision makers" Conference sponsorships allow the League to plan and put on a better conference while holding down the registration fee so that city and borough officials and their guests can make the most of their limited educa- tion, training, and advocacy funds. Sponsors will be acknowledged in the conference program and recog- nized throughout the conference. Sponsors of specific events will be identified in connection with that event. Firms or organizations in- terested in providing general or specific support for this year's event should contact Scott Burgess at 586-1325. a clerk and lawyer, I already knew what to do." The 1988 seminar included a compo- nent on finding, hiring, and evaluating top- level staff. Another element of the Newly Elected Of- ficials Seminar that Brown found valuable was the interaction with other elected of- ficials from around the state. Jim Carlton, city council member from Ketchikan, also attended the Newly Elected Officials Seminar and shares Brown's view of the value of contacts. His contacts with one of the speakers at the seminar played a key role in implementing a new corrections pro- gram in Ketchikan. Rather than reinventing the wheel, Carlton was able to draw upon a large amount of information and expertise from Sally McAdoo, a city council member from Valdez, who had just recently been through the entire process. On communicating with other elected offi- cials at the Newly Elected Officials Seminar, Carlton said, "you hear them speak, sit by them, or eat lunch with them ... Commun- ication is a definite plus." "It's nice to hear both the good and the bad stories," Carlton chuckled. "Most peo- ple don't understand what they are getting into." Carlton went on to emphasize the value of experienced elected officials sharing their experiences and observations with "newbys" The Newly Elected Officials Seminar, sponsored by the Alaska Muncipal League, features a number of experienced local government officials who are highly re- spected around the state. Presented by Alaska local government specialist Ginny Chitwood of Chitwood and Company, the one -and -one -half -day seminar will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November.14, 1989, at Centennial Hall in Juneau and will conclude just before the 39th Annual AML Local Government Conference begins. This year, the seminar topics will include working with your municipality's administra- tion, budgeting, public relations, working with other groups, parliamentary procedure, and legal issues facing local government elected officials. Advance registration is $80 per person for those from member municipalities who register before October 27, 1989. After that, the cost is $110. For non-members the ad- vance registration fee is $110, and it is $135 after October 27. To register, fill in the ap- propriate spaces on the registration form on the back of this AML Newsletter. Both Brown and Carlton agree they would like to continue to participate in the Newly Elected Officials Seminar, even though they each have a years experience under their belt. "I would really like to attend again this year," Brown said. "It was excellent. I'll see you there;' Carlton finished. AML Newsletter Page 3 . ALASKA MUNICIPAL LEAGUE 39TH ANNUAL AML LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE November 1245, 1989 Centennial Hall Juneau, Alaska TENTATIVE AGENDA Note: Unless otherwise noted, Conference activities are at Centennial Hall. Sunday, November 12 - Wednesday, November 15 Pre -conference activities, including association meetings (see separate agenda) Wednesday, November 15 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration —Exhibits 8:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. "Oil Spill Aftermath: What Have Our Municipalities Learned?'= AML-sponsored pre -conference workshop 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. AML/JIA Annual Business Meeting Westmark Hotel, Lumberjack Room 11:30 a.m.- 1:45 p.m. Opening Session and Luncheon Keynote: Governor Steve Cowper 2:15 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. Policy Sections Taxation and Finance Local Government Powers Land Use & Resources Workshops Preparing for Disasters Workshop Safety Workshop —sponsored by AML Joint Insurance Association 5:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. Nominating Committee Meeting 5:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. Scheduled Caucus Meetings 6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. Welcoming Reception Thursday, November 16 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Registration —Exhibits 9:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Policy Sections Transportation Education Economic Development & Resource Management Agency Roundtables 11:45 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. Luncheon and General Session Program: "Getting Your Message Out —PR for Local Governments" Bill Daniels, American Consulting and Training 2:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. Policy Sections Public Safety Environment & Utilities Training Session: "Getting Your Message Out — Marketing for Local Government Officials" Bill Daniels 4;N p.m.- 7:00 p.m. Resolutions Committee Meeting 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Caucus Meetings Evening, Special Event Friday, November 17 7:00 a.m.- 8:00 a.m. Alaska Women in Government — Breakfast Westmark Hotel, Lumberjack Room 8:00 a.m. -noon Exhibits 8:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. AML Conference Registration 8:30 a.m. -10:00 a.m. Workshops, Track A Taking Out the Trash Revenue Alternatives/ General Perspective Who's Responsible for the Schoolhouse?: School Board- Council/Assembly Relations Per Capita from Revenue Sharing to Reapportionment: The 1990 Census You Are What You Speak: Media Relations 9:00 a. m. -11:00 a.m. Polls open for election of AML Officers and Directors 10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Workshops, Track B Waste Can Be Hazardous to Your Health The Buck Stops Here: Revenue Alternatives for Alaska's Local Governments Models for Success: Economic Development Projects That Work The Bill of Rights: An Alaskan Perspective Using the Media: A Guide for Local Officials 12:15 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. AML Lunch/Business Meeting 6:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. President's Reception 7:30 p.m.- 1:00 a.m. AML Annual Banquet and Dance Saturday, November 18 8:30 a.m.-noon Census Local Review Training Centennial Hall 9:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m. New AML Board of Directors and Legislative Committee —Breakfast Westmark Hotel, Lumberjack Room 10:00 a.m. - noon AML Board of Directors —Meeting Westmark Hotel, Lumberjack Room 10:00 a.m. - noon Legislative Committee —Meeting Westmark Hotel, Woodcarver Lounge 10:00 a.m. -noon Senate Community and Regional Affairs Committee —Work Session Centennial Hall Page 4 October 1989 Municipal Waste, Revenue Options, and Disaster Preparedness — Annual Conference Workshops Focus On These and Other Important Local Issues Workshops running concurrently with legislative policy discussions during the 39th Annual Local Government Conference will highlight disaster preparedness, the chal- lenges of waste management, dealing with the media, and revenue alternatives for local governments, among other topics. Municipal officials, state and federal agency personnel, and Alaska legislators will be joined in panel discussions by an environmental expert from the National League of Cities, a national ex- pert on revenue alternatives for local govern- ment, a representative of Exxon's Communi- ty Liaison section, school board members, and a host of other experts. Final details are still tentative, but here are highlights of some of the conference week offerings. Wednesday Morning Oil Spill Aftermath: What Have Our Muni- cipalities Learned?—AML will sponsor this special pre -conference session on the official opening day of the 39th Annual Local Gov- ernment Conference. See "Preparing for Disaster" article, page 3, for details. Wednesday Afternoon Earth, Wind, and Fire —and Man: Preparing for Disasters—AML's look at disaster prepar- edness will continue, with the focus shifting to a generic discussion of preparing for any disaster. See article, page 3, for details. Safety Workshop The Alaska Municipal League Joint Insurance Association (AML/JIA) will sponsor a workshop open to all confer- ence participants. The safety workshop will focus on police liability and loss prevention and control. The AMUJIAs police profession- al coverage re -insurer, Markel/Scottsdale, will assist in the workshop presentation. Loss control and safety are major emphases of the AML/JIA and critical to the program's success. Thursday Afternoon Getting Your Message Out: Marketing for Local Government Officials—ANIL members interested in influencing public opinion —in learning how to generate support for local government at home, around Alaska, and in the Legislature —will want to attend this workshop to hear more specifics about building coalitions, developing citizen sup- port for local government issues, and becom- ing more effective opinion leaders. Work- shop will be presented by Bill Daniels, of American Consulting and Training, who will also be the Thursday luncheon speaker. Friday Morning —Track A Taking Dut the Trash: Dealing with Solid Waste —Discussion will focus on the increas- ing burden solid waste disposal is putting on municipal land and other services. Panelists include Carol Kocheisen, Legislative Counsel for Environmental Issues at the National League of Cities, Alaska Department of En- vironmental Conservation staff, and other state and local experts. Workshop co- sponsored by the Department of Environ- mental Conservation. Where's the Money Coming From?: A General Perspective on Revenue Alterna- tives for Local Government —Bob Bland, author of A Revenue Guide for Local Govern- ment, will discuss the legal, political, and economic forces that shape the revenue structures of local government. Bland's ex- amination of local government revenue structures is placed in the context of several factors that have forced diversification of local revenues: the demographic (baby boom) challenge, tax revolt challenge, fed- eral aid cutback challenge, and competition challenge. He will discuss various options in light of their impacts on communities as well as citizen response and the ability of munici- pal officials to "sell" them to the public. Bland, from the University of Texas, will show local government leaders how to iden- tify alternative revenue sources, weigh ad- vantages and disadvantages of each alter- native and determine the best mix of taxes and fees for individual communities, match revenue efforts with community preference and gain public support for changes in taxes and fees, and control the costs of revenue ad- ministration and enforcement. This work- shop will be linked with The Buck Stops Here, offered during Track B. Who's Responsible for the Schoolhouse?: School Board-Council/Assembly Relations — School board members and borough assem- bly and city council members will examine the ins and outs, ups and downs of the rela- tionship between the educational policy - makers, the school board, and those who are responsible for allocating the funds for edu- cation, the city council or borough assembly. Per Capita from Revenue Sharing to Reap- portionment: The 1990 Census and Its Uses —The 1990 Census is fast approaching and local governments need to be involved given what is at stake. Programs from reve- nue sharing to health care support depend on census data. Data from the 1990 Census will also be used as the basis for reapportion- ing the Alaska State Legislature. Leo Schilling, Regional Director for the Bureau of the Census, will be joined by Alaskans who use census data for many pur- poses that affect local governments. The Census collects a wide variety of information that local governments can use. For a better understanding of what the U.S. Census is, the role of local governments, the importance for local governments of per capita calculations based on census data, and how you can ob- tain and use census data for the betterment of your community, come to this informative workshop. If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say: Media Relations for Local Officials — Individuals from Alaskan print, radio, and television media will share tips on how to deal effectively with the press —what re- porters need from you and what you can get from them, successful interview techniques, how to get your message out through the media, and more. This two-part workshop is co -sponsored by Alaska Women in Govern- ment. Friday Morning Track B Waste Can Be Hazardous to Your Health: The Role of Local Government —Also co- sponsored by the Department of Environ- mental Conservation, this second waste management workshop will focus on the management and disposal of hazardous wastes and materials. ADEC and local ex- perts will be joined again by Carol Kocheisen, Legal Counsel for Environmental Issues at the National League of Cities, and by others familiar with the challenges posed by hazardous waste. Federal and state legisla- tion and regulation of hazardous waste will be discussed, as will issues of disposal and municipal liability. The Buck Stops Here: Revenue Alternatives for Alaska's Local Governments —As Alaska's local governments continue to face the fi- nancial challenge of providing essential serv- ices with reduced state and federal assis- tance, they will need to consider a variety of revenue alternatives. Lee Sharp, Alaska muni- cipal law expert, will lead this session, which will include discussions of what municipal revenue options are allowed by state statute, alternatives that have been tried, which have been successful (and why), which proposals have failed (and why), and proposals for granting local governments expanded au- thority to tax. Although this session is linked with Where's The Money Coming From? (see above), delegates can attend only one of the sessions and still benefit. The Bill of Rights: An Alaskan Perspective- 1989 is the last year of the Bicentennial Cele- bration of the U.S. Constitution. This year's focus is on the Bill of Rights. The ways these constitutional provisions affect local govern- ment will be highlighted. Models for Success: Economic Develop- ment Projects That Work —Alaska's local governments are playing an important role in the diversification and strengthening of Alaska's economy. This session will highlight successful, locally based economic develop- ment projects from around the State. You Are What You Say: Media Relations for Local Officials The second part of this infor- mative and useful workshop, co -sponsored by Alaska Women in Government, will con- tinue the media education of local officials. Either session. or both, will be useful. AML Newsletter Page 5 Conference Review Committee Report Ready — Changes Proposed The Conference Review Committee, ap- pointed in early 1989 by AML President Delbert Rexford and chaired by Director Kristin Lambert, Soldotna, has completed its work and made a preliminary report to the Board of Directors. The next step in the proc- ess of adopting changes to conference pro- cedures will be Legislative Committee review of the recommendations in January. After that, the Board of Directors will review the recommendations and take action in time for changes adopted to be implemented for the 1990 Local Government Conference. For the information of the general mem- bership, a summary of the committees recommendations will be included in the registration packet for the Juneau con- ference, and Director Lambert will make a report to the membership during the Annual Meeting on November 17. Members are asked to consider proposed changes careful- ly and to let Legislative Committee members, Board members, or staff know of their con- cerns or support. In addition, the conference evaluation form distributed in Juneau will ask for reactions to some of the suggestions. The Local Government Conference is your conference —please think carefully about the suggested changes in light of this year's and past conferences and let us know what you think. Highlights of the report of the Conference Review Committee, which if adopted would go into effect with the 1990 Conference, include: • Policy development and training should be co -equal purposes of the conference; this will require a greater emphasis on training sessions and workshops than in the past. • Present practice should be continued with regard to number of conferences per year and time of year. Committee suggests that conference be extended to 3 full days, in- stead of 211z, and that Wednesday - Friday be maintained as conference days. The concept of AML Conference Week, to wrap association meetings in, should be developed. AML should continue to hold conference in Juneau, Anchorage, and Fairbanks unless another community develops adequate facilities and submits a successful bid to host the conference in the future. • Committee recommends use of more general session speakers, including both early morning and lunchtime speakers. • Committee recommends appointment of a conference planning committee, which would focus on program content. The committee would include members of the Legislative Committee and Board of Direc- tors as well as a representative from each professional association affiliated with AML • To highlight the "educational" aspects of (continued on page 7) 39TH ANNUAL AML LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE November 1245, 1989 • Centennial Hall • Juneau, Alaska PRE -CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES Tentative Agenda Note: Most pre -conference activities are open to any appointed or elected municipal official, but they may have an additional registration fee. Contact meeting planners listed for more information about programs and fees. Unless otherwise noted, meetings are in Centennial Hall. Sunday, November 12 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Alaska Association of Municipal Clerks (AAMC)—Academy Session Marcella Dalke, 486-3224 Evening Alaska Association of Municipal Clerks —Reception Baranof Hotel, Gastineau Suite Monday, November 13 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Alaska Municipal Management Association (AMMA) Training Session Kevin Ritchie, 586-5240 or Chrystal Smith, 586-1325 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Alaska Association of Municipal Clerks —Academy Session 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Municipal Finance Officers Association (MFOA) Training Session Craig Duncan, 586-5218 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Alaska Municipal Attorneys Association (AMAA) Training Session Baranof Hotel, Gastineau Suite Barbara Blasco, 586-5242 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Alaska Association of Assessing Officers (AAAO) Training Session Baranof Hotel, Treadwell Room Wayne Haerer, 262-4441, ext. 230 12:00 noon -1:30 p.m. Joint Luncheon—AMMA, AAMC, MFOA Tuesday, November 14 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Alaska Municipal Management Association—Training/Business Meeting 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Alaska Chapter/American Planning Association —Training Session Juneau Municipal Building Assembly Chambers Peter Freer, 465-4814 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. AML Newly Elected Officials Seminar AML, 586-1325 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Municipal Finance Officers Association Training Session 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Alaska Association of Assessing Officers Baranof Hotel, Treadwell Room 9:00 a.m. - noon Alaska Association of Municipal Clerks —Annual Business Meeting 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Alaska Municipal Attorneys Association-Training/Business Meeting Baranof Hotel, Gastineau Suite 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Alaska Association of Chiefs of Police Training Session Prospector Hotel, Conference Room Michael Daugherty, 235-3150 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Alaska Conference of Mayors —Business Meeting Westmark Hotel, Lumberjack Room John Williams, 283-3014 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. AML Board of Directors Meeting 2:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. AML Conference Registration 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference (SWAMC)—Meeting John Levy, 274-7555 5:30 p.rn.- 7:00 p.m. Newly Elected Officials Reception —Juneau City Museum 6:30 p.m. Alaska Municipal Attorneys Association and Alaska Municipal Management Association —Joint Banquet MikE: s Place, Douglas Evening Alaska Association of Municipal Clerks —Banquet Westmark Hotel, Lumberjack Room 7:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. Municipal Finance Officers Association --Banquet Baranof Hotel, Treadwell Room Wednesday, November 15 8:00 a. m. -11:00 a.m. Alaska Association of Assessing Officers Training Session Baranof Hotel, Treadwell Room 8:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. Municipal Finance Officers Association —Training Session 8:00 a. in. -11:15 a.m. AML Newly Elected Officials Seminar 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. AML Conference Registration 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Exhibits 8:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. "Oil Spill Aftermath: What Have Our Municipalities Learned?" AML-sponsored pre -conference workshop 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. AML joint Insurance Association —Annual Business Meeting Westmark Hotel, Lumberjack Room Page 6 October 1989 39th Annual Local Government Conference November 15 -17, 1999 JUNEwA U '89 Special Conference Update MarkAir Jams Alaska and Delta in Providing Dismwits MarkAir joined Delta and Alaska Airlines in providing travel discounts for participants in the Alaska Municipal League's 39th Annual Local Government Conference. MarkAir is offering special rates for round trip travel to Anchorage from a number of different rural locations around Alaska. MarkAir does not have scheduled passenger service to Juneau, however, so delegates attending the annual conference will have to work with Alaska Airlines to complete their trip to Alaska's capital city. The MarkAir deal will allow participants to travel from November 10 until November 19 on MarkAir, however the discounts do not apply to MarkAir Express routes. The MarkAir discount rates from rural municipalities to Anchorage and back are as follows: Aniak, $254; Barrow, $534; Bethel, $253; Dillingham, $254; Dutch Harbor /Unalaska, $607; Fairbanks, $176; Fort Yukon (via Fairbanks), $269; Galena, $254; King Salmon, $254; Kodiak, $205; St. Mary's, $303; Tanana (via Fairbanks), $246; Tanana (via Galena), $335; and Unalakleet, $273. Ticket Codes vary by departure location, and the booking code is "B." Reservations may be made by your travel agent, or by calling Darla toll free at MarkAir reservations at 1- 800-478-0800. Darla will also be able to answer any questions you may have about the MarkAir program. Once conference delegates reach Anchorage, they will need to use Alaska Airlines to complete their journey to Juneau. Neither MarkAir nor Delta Airlines currently has service from Anchorage to Juneau. Coupons for travel on Alaska Airlines will be sent to all pre- registered conference participants. Questions regarding conference discount air travel on Alaska Airlines may be answered by calling the Alaska Airlines group desk toll free at 1-800-445-4435. (continued on page 3) East Call for Advance Registration! Don't forget that registrations postmarked after October 21 will be charged the on -site registration fees of $180 for members and $205 for non-members. Register now and save money for your municipality. No Room at the Inn -- Reserve Rooms Now Alaska Municipal League conference rates are nearing their end and Juneau hotel rooms are filling up as conference delegates from around Alaska are making plans for the 39th Annual Local Government Conference. Some hotels have been booked since last month for one or more nights of AML Conference Week. Juneau hotel space is limited and most hotels have agreed to hold rooms for AML delegates only until October 30. The Breakwater will be releasing AML rooms to the general public after October 12. After these dates, no conference discount rates will be available. You should make your reservations now to assure the room type and location that you want. Be sure to mention that you are will be attending the AML Conference. All hotels except the Breakwater are within walking distance of Centennial Hall, the conference headquarters. Some hotels provide free transportation from the airport; ask when you make your reservations (see related article "Ground Transportation" on page 2 of this Special Conference Update). Westmark Juneau 51 Egan Drive, Juneau 99801 Telephone: (907) 586-6900 For reservations: (in Alaska) 800-478-1111 (outside Alaska) 800-544-0970 No. of rooms: 75 Rate: $64 + 11% tax (double or single) (continued on page 2) Ground Transportation: What to do when you get to Juneau Once you arrive at the Juneau airport, you are still several miles out of town. However., a number of different options arc available for getting from the airport to the hotel of your choice. Westmark Juneau and Westmark Baranor guests enjoy free transportation to their hotels on the Eagle Fxpirdw a shuttle bus service from the airport to all the downtown hotels. The shuts le will tie outside the baggage claim area and departs for downtown hotels shortly after travelers have had uinc io collect their bag.,. Driftwood Udge guests may travel for free from the airport to their hotel using the Driftwood's shuttle service. Guests may notify the Driftwood using the phone near the baggage claim area. Let them know you will be needing a ride: and they will send their I I-pamenger van. Prospector Ikitel guests may travel for free: from the airport to their hotel using the hotel's shuttle service. Use the phonc near the baggage claim area of the Juneau airport to notify the hotel that you are at the airport and wish to use its shuttle. All other hotel guests may ride at a discounted $4 rate on the F�iglc Express, the airport to downtown shuttle. if they mention to the driver that they arc participating in the Alaska Municipal League Local Government Conference. Taxi cabs are also availahlc from the airport to ,all dcsl inations. HOTELS (emitinu d o om page 1) Westmark Baranof 127 Franklin, Juneau 99801 Telephone: (907) 586-2660 For reservations: (in Alaska) 800-478-1111 (outside Alaska) 800-544-0970 No. of rooms: 175 Rate: $59 +11% tax (double or single) Alaskan Hotel 167 S. Franklin, Juneau 99801 Telephone: (907) 586-1000 For reservations: 800-327-9347 No. of rooms: 35 Rates: $25 + 11% tax (shared bath) $36 + 11 % tax (private bath) Breakwater Inn 1711 Glacier Hwy., Juneau 99801 Telephone: (907) 586-6303 No. of rooms: 40 Rate: $35 + 11% tax Driftwood Lodge 435 W. Willoughby Ave., Juneau 99801 Telephone: (907) 586-2280 No. of rooms: 56 Rates: $44 - $74 + 11% tax (depending on room size and number of people) Inn at the Waterfront 455 S. Franklin, Juneau 99801 Telephone: (907) 586-2050 No. of rooms: 15 Rates: $28 - $115 + 11% tax (depending on room size and type; complimentary continental breakfast and steam room) Prospector Hotel 320 Whittier, Juneau 99801 Telephone: (907) 586-3737 No. of rooms: 45 Rates: $60 + I I % tax (singles and doubles) $70 + 11 % tax (triples) $80 + 11 % tax (quads) Association Meetings Slated for Conference Week The week of November 12 - 18 promises to be a busy one in Juneau. Not only will the Alaska Municipal League be holding its 39th Annual Local Government Conference, expected to draw nearly 600 participants, but eleven affiliated municipal associations will also meet earlier in the week, bringing several hundred individuals to the city prior to Wednesday's opening conference luncheon. Groups slated to meet include the following: Alaska Association of Assessing Officers, Alaska Association of Chiefs of Police, Alaska Association of Municipal Clerks, Alaska Chapter/American Planning Association, Alaska Conference of Mayors, Alaska Municipal Attorneys Association, Alaska Municipal Finance Officers Association, Alaska Municipal Management Association, Alaska Women in Government, and Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference. The tentative agenda of pre -conference activities in the October issue of the AML Newsletter includes meeting times and places for the training sessions and meetings of these organizations. Most of the training sessions are open to non- members; contact the meeting arrangements person noted on the agenda for registration fee information. Information below was that reported to the League office prior to press time. Alaska Association of Municipal Clerks will hold its annual fall academy session beginning on Sunday, November 12, at 8:00 a.m. in Centennial Hall. Topics to be covered in this year's Academy include in-house codification and bond sales. Academy sessions will conclude on Monday afternoon. Monday at noon the municipal clerks will join with the municipal managers and finance officers to hear a speech by Linda Goldzimer, a nationally noted speaker on the topic of "Treating Your Constituents as Customers" (see related article in the October AML Newsletter). The clerks will hold their annual business meeting on Tuesday morning and close out AAMC meeting activities with a banquet on Tuesday evening at the Westmark Hotel. Contact Marcella Dalke at 486-3224 or Patty Ann Polley at 586-5278 for registration information. Alaska Municipal Attorneys Association will meet this year at the Baranof Hotel beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, November 13, and concluding after a business meeting on Tuesday afternoon. Topics to be discussed include municipal noise Page 2 Special Conference Update October 1989 ALASKA MUNICIPAL LEAGUE 39th Annual Local Government Conference November 15 -17, 1989 JUNEAU '89 Advance Registration Form 1 would like to register for the Alaska Municipal League Local Government Conference, to be held November 15 - 17, 1989, in Juneau Newly Elected Officials Seminar, to be held November 14 - 15, 1989, in Juneau My registration fee(s) are enclosed. Amount enclosed Name Spouse/Friend (if attending) Municipality/Organization Address of Municipalitylorganization City State Title Zip Code Please detach and mad this form, plus fee(s), to AML, 217 Second St, Suite 200, Juneau, Alaska 99801 Make checks payable to Alaska Municipal League. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- REGISTRATIQN FEES Advance Registration On -Site Registration (postmarked by Oct. 27) (after Oct. 27) AML LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE Member .................................... $ 145 $ 180 Non-member ......................... ....... $ 175 $ 205 Spouse/Friend (non -municipal official) ............... $ 90 $ 110 NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS SEMINAR Member ..................................... $ 80 $ 110 Non-member ............... I .................. $ 110 $ 135 For more information on the Local Government Conference and the Newly Elected Officials Seminar, watch the AML newsletter and special conference bulletins or contact AML staff at 907-586-1325. No. refunds will be made on registrations cancelled after November 8. 'REGISTER NOW -- ADVANCE REGISTRATION SAVES MONEY AND TIME AT THE REGISTRATION DESK!! �pnpdmnpoi"�pnuunnuwnuuu mu uuuuw,uouuumi uw ui I,,,,. regulation, drug testing in the workplace, conflict of interest and ethics in municipal government, municipal regulation and taxation of gaming sales, current issues surrounding the Open Meetings Act, education funding, municipal waste management, taxation and the 1991 amendments to ANCSA, specific zoning challenges, and legal issues surrounding community response to the oil spill. AMAA members will hold a joint dinner with the members of the Alaska Municipal Managers Association on Tuesday evening at Mike's Place in Douglas. There is no registration fee for AMAA members or municipal officials who are not attorneys; attorney non- members will be charged $10. Please contact Barbara Blasco at 586-5242 for more information or to make a dinner reservation. Alaska Chapter/American Planning Association will hold its annual fall conference on Tuesday, November 14, in the Assembly Chambers of the City and Borough of Juneau Municipal Building. The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. and conclude at 4:30 p.m. The goal of this year's APA conference will be to attain a cooperative approach to balancing environmental values and economic priorities. Specific issues to be discussed, in addition to this year's hot topic, the oil spill, are the Tongass National Forest, mining and environmental regulation, and training and educating resource managers, planners, and public officials for mediating environmental/economic conflicts. Registration fee is $20. For more information, contact Tom Gallagher, 474-6930; Tom Duncan, 452-4761,; or Peter Freer, 465-4814. Alaska Municipal Management Association's fall training program for Monday, November 13, will feature nationally noted speaker Linda Goldzimer, author of "I'M FIRST'. Your Customer's Message to You, who will present an intensive workshop entitled "Treating Your Constituents as Customers" and speak to a joint luncheon of managers, clerks, and finance officers (see related story in October AML Newsletter). A limited number of tickets for the luncheon will be available at the door. Before beginning her speaking and writing career, Goldzimer was in public service for over 22 years, closing out her public career as deputy chief administrator for San Diego County. She has worked extensively with city and county governments of all sizes. She is a frequent keynoter for the International City Management Association. Registration at Goldzimer's full -day program will be limited to 40; both AMMA members and other interested persons are urged to register early. Advance registration (prior to November 3) fees for the one -day workshop are $125 for AMMA members and $155 for non- members (workshop, coffee, luncheon, and copy of "I'M FIRST' included). On Tuesday, AMMA will continue its meeting at Centennial Hall with a series of four "nuts and bolts" workshops: municipal public opinion surveys, multi -year capital projects plan development; writing professional services contracts; and use of the "assessment center" method in the selection of executive staff. Advance registration for the Tuesday sessions is $35 for AMMA members and $45 for non-members (lunch and coffee included). Non- AMMA member managers and other municipal officials are welcome to attend either day. Participants are encouraged to register for both days for a special advance rate of $155 for members and $185 for non-members. The AMMA business meeting will be held from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. On Tuesday evening, the managers will join the municipal attorneys for dinner at Mike's Place in Douglas. For more information, contact Chrystal Smith at 586-1325. Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference will hold a legislative strategy session on Tuesday, November 14, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Hammond Room at Centennial Hall. For more information, contact John Levy at 274-7555. Alaska Conference of Mayors will meet Tuesday, November 14, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. to hear committee reports, elect officers, and consider resolutions for introduction to the AML Conference. For more information, contact Mayor John Williams, ACoM President, at 486- 3224. League Leadership Nomitatk n Near Chose Nominations for seven Board of Director positions and AML Second Vice President will be accepted no later than November 15, 1989, at 5.00 PM. Nominations for Director Districts 6, 8, and 10 (one-year terms), Director Districts 1, 3, and 5 (two- year terms), the Director At Large position (one-year), and AML Second Vice President may be mailed to the AML office or submitted to Fxecutive Director Scott Burgess or the chair of the Nominations Committee prior to the meeting of the Nominations Committee at the annual conference. Information about the nominations process and nomination forms were included with the blue and gray "Get Ready" informational flyer in early July. Some Board terms are shortened to one year due to changes in the AML Constitution approved by the membership in 1988. Terms will be back on the normal two-year cycle in 1991. Second Vice -President nominations can be accepted from anywhere in the state except AML Districts 4 and 10. AML Bylaws require officers to be from different districts. Currently Dorothy Jones (District 4) is the incoming President and Jerome Selby (District 10) is the incoming First Vice President. Legislative Committee Nominations for the 1990 appointments must be received no later than 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 16, 1989, by AML staff. Legislative Committee Nomination forms were also included in the "Get Ready" Mailing. If you need forms or further information concerning the nomination process, contact the AML office. AIIZ A" (continued from page 1) Questions regarding conference discount air travel on Delta Airlines may be answered by calling 1-8W- 221-1212. Ask for the Delta Airlines Special Meetings Network and refer to file number R16090. All the airlines have limited seating and some fares have restrictions, so call early to make reservations. For more information, call AML. Special Conference Update October 1989 Page 3 Open Meetings, Conflict of Interest, Municipal Budgeting, and More Alaska Municipal League NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS SEMINAR November 14-15, 1989 Centennial Hall, Juneau Roundtables to Provide Face -to -Face Contact with State Agencies Each year many delegates to the Alaska Municipal League Local Government Conference find a trip to the confaence site an ideal time to meet with representatives of state agencies. They may need to explttre.the possibility of airport renovation, check on -the municipal assistance or .revenue sharing distribution formulas, or ask for clarification about how regulations governing ibe stIWI bond construction debt reimbursement program will affect an upcoming bo id issue. Once again this year the League will make things easier for those who need to till[ with agency staff by hosting the State Agen q Wmadtables on Thursday, November 16, "m 9:00 a.m. until 11:15 a.m. Each state depa:rtmeitt will be assigned a table in the Sheffield Ballrootn:and encouraged to staff it with one or more persons who are familiar with the issues of concern to local officials. Collie prepared. with those questions you want to -have answered. Special Conference Update Page 4 October 1989 "Constituents As Customers" Focus of ManagerfClerk/ Finance Officer Luncheon Members of the Alaska Municipal Manage- ment Association, Alaska Association of Municipal Clerks, and Alaska Municipal Finance Officers Association will gather for a joint luncheon on Monday, November 13, to hear Linda Goldzimer, author of "I'M FIRST": Your Customer's Message to You. Goldzimer, who is being brought to Juneau by the Alaska Municipal Manage- ment Association, is president of a consulting group in Del Mar, California, and was previ- ously deputy chief administrator of San Diego County. Her luncheon speech will ad- dress "Treating Your Constituents as Customers" and stress the importance of maintaining good customer (constituent) relations to ensure public support of local jurisdictions. In her work with a variety of city and county governments, as well as private businesses and organizations, Gold- zimer specializes in customer relations, com- munication skills, and leadership assessment and development. She formerly co -hosted a weekly magazine format program for NBC- TV and is a frequent speaker to municipal leagues of cities and the International City Management Association. Goldzimer's book will be on sale at the luncheon, to be held at Centennial Hall from noon until 1:30 p.m. AMMA, AAMC, and MFOA members will receive tickets to the luncheon as part of their meeting registra- tion; a few tickets will be available for others who are interested in attending. Please con- tact Chrystal Smith at AML for more infor- mation. Review (continued from page 6) the policy section presentations by re- source people and to allow for discussion of current topics of interest and impor- tance that may not be covered in the AML Policy Statement, the committee recom- mends separating the issues discussion sec- tion from review of Policy Statement lan- guage and resolutions. • To streamline the policy development function of the conference, the committee recommends: —Requiring proposed amendments to the Policy Statement to be approved by member municipalities or associations and submitted at least 30 days prior to the conference, just as resolutions now are. —Regtnring all Policy Statement amend- ments and resolutions to be submitted 30 days prior to the conference and to be reviewed by a Policy Review Commit- tee (formerly the Resolutions Commit- Linda Goldzimer will underscore the importance of constituent relations to Alaska's managers, clerks, and finance officers at their associations' joint luncheon during AML Conference Week in Juneau. tee) prior to being presented to the policy section. Amendments and resolutions pro- posed by member municipalities or associations that had not been approved by the Policy Review Committee could not be introduced during the policy sec- tions. The Legislative Committee and Board of Directors would still have the authority to introduce changes to the Policy Statement or resolutions for con- sideration by the membership at any time. —Requiring each proposed Policy State- ment amendment or resolution to be ac- companied by a justification form, which would include information on the goals of the group submitting it, the pros and cons of the issue, the groups favor- ing and opposing it, and the proposal's economic benefits and costs. —Requiring signatures of delegates from 20 communities and support on the floor from 20 communities (as compared with 10 each now) to bring a resolution up during the annual meeting if the resolu- tion has passed a policy section but been rejected bythe Policy Review Committee during its final review. —Discussing only proposed changes to the Policy Statement during the policy sec- tion discussion, which would eliminate the current practice of re -adopting all previously included language. Members of the Conference Review Com- mittee are Kristin Lambert, Soldotna, Chair; Mayor Jerome Selby, Kodiak Island Borough; Joe Evans, Anchorage; Pat Parnell, An- chorage; Cheryle Wolf -Tallman, Ketchikan Gateway Borough; Kevin Ritchie, Juneau; Rick Erlich, Northwest Arctic Borough; and J.B. Carnahan, Fairbanks North Star Bo- rough. If you have comments or questions on the proposals outlined above, you may want to talk with one or more of them prior to or during the Juneau conference. AML Newsletter Page 7 puunuxwmmm�mouuxn�imuuwwinwwm�unuuwmuwuuxouumum.ummmmumammmuumemimxmuwnxtwmnmmwwuwn�uwwuwuwuuuwowuwuwwiwru wwu.�w��uw�uwwrrur.rrrwwwrrr.ruwu Another View ... This column appears periodically in the AML Newsletter presenting views on issues of general interest to all municipalities. The views are those of the author and are not necessarily those of the AML. The articles are printed at the discretion of the Executive Director. Views on other local government topics, or in response to the one presented here, are welcomed. by David Palmer City Manager, Petersburg Landing a floatplane on a smooth glassy - water lake is somewhat tricky, even for ac- complished pilots, because you have no dependable perception of depth. The glassy water can appear to be 15 feet below the plane, yet the plane may be just inches from the surface. Concentrating on the proper technique, establishing a shallow rate of des- cent with a proper application of pitch at- titude and power, and awaiting the feel of the water on the floats is a sure way to displace the problems of the office of city manager. The dog complaints fade away, and em- ployee grievances disappear. No critics are more demanding than my own self-imposed standard of excellence as I apply small cor- rections to the aircraft controls to maintain the proper airspeed, altitude, and flight at- titude while flying across Alaskan wilderness. The pressure of the job disappears when re- placed by consideration of other pressures, Flying presents unique challenges for Petersburg City Manager Dave Palmer. (Photo by: Kristi Moritz) such as oil pressure, barometric pressure, and manifold pressure. Whether en route to a remote lake or cabin or flying to a meeting in the state capital in Juneau, piloting a small plane creates challenges that supercede the current problems at city hall. My 15-year local government career has always been tempered with active hobbies. Sometimes the hobby usurped the work, such as the year I quit work to sail to Alaska in the 38-foot sailboat I built during my tenure as city manager in Toledo, Oregon. All my spare time was consumed studying construction plans, purchasing marine equipment, cutting and shaping teak, oak, and fiberglass, and installing the fittings and furnishings to complete an ocean -sailing yacht. The proposed round trip to Alaska became a one-way trip after exposure to the enchanted country and the rural lifestyle. I never returned to the "lower 48" (a grand way to deal with the stress of a "real" job). Now, the boat has been sold and replaced with a four -place Cessna 180 floatplane. A floatplane is similar to the more familiar four -place land plane, except the landing gear is removed and replaced with floats. It has no wheels, and all landings must be made on the water. Flying a floatplane offers the opportunity to combine the outrageous expenses of marine hobbies with strict regulations of the federal government as they relate to aviation. The challenges are con- stant, and one is able to pursue aviation with as much intensity as disposable income will allow. But expense is not much different from that of other hobbies. A good floatplane can be purchased for the same price as a nice boat. A used trainer can be purchased for less than most cars. Flying also offers the opportunity to enjoy glassy -calm alpine lakes, to explore pristine areas seldom visited by others, to observe bears catching salmon in remote streams, and to partake of the same salmon and trout from some of the best fish streams in the world. And in this environment of water- ways, it offers the unparalleled safety of be- ing able to land in most areas without benefit of a runway. The incentive to continue training is strong, due both to a personal desire to excel at this activity and to the knowledge that pro- ficient pilots tend to live longer. I have used vacation time during the winter to escape the Alaskan weather by attending flight school in Arizona. In this manner, I have ob- tained a commercial pilot's license, an instru- ment rating, and a flight instructor's certifi- cate. The demands of flight school and anti- cipation of the practical exams replace the problems left at home. I usually resist the urge to call city hall to see what I am missing! This article, entitled "Flying Presents Unique Challenges," appeared in the March 1989 issue of Public Management, a publication of the International City Management Associa- tion. The issue's theme was "Work and Leisure: An Essential Balance." Reprinted with permission. Page 8 October 1989 AML 11—ANews Annual AMUJIA Meeting The Alaska Municipal League joint In- surance Association, Inc. will hold its Annual Meeting in Juneau, November 15, 1989, in conjunction with the AMUs Annual Local Government Conference. The meeting will be held from 9:00 until 11:00 a.m. in the Lumberjack (Zoom of the Juneau Westmark Hotel. Representatives of the AML/JIA Board and administration; AMUJIA risk consultants, Gallagher Heffernan; AML/J[A claims mana- gers, Gallagher Bassett/Adjustco; AML/JIA police and public officials liability insurers, Markel/Scottsdale; and others will make presentations on the status of the program. At the meeting, the Board will present amendments to the Bylaws to clarify the AMUJINs ability to offer other risk manage- ment options for the benefit of its current and future members. The new members of the Board of Trustees, appointed by the AML Board in August, will be introduced and take office at the meeting. Representatives of all AML/JIA participant municipalities, and of other municipalities and school districts in- terested in joining the AML/JIA, are en- couraged to attend. AMUJIA Expands General and Auto Liability Limits As of August 1, 1989, AML/)IA increased first dollar coverage for general and auto lia- bility from $1 million up to $1,250,000 with no aggregate limit for the participant. In FY 89 through July, the AML/JIA offered $1 mil- lion limits up to a $5 million aggregate. The AML/JIA received reinsurance quotes from four reinsurance companies for the FY 90 policy year. As of August, the AML/JIA changed to the Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, an A+25-rated, Amer- ican International Group company, for its re- insurance over its general and auto liability self -retention level of $250,000, providing higher limits and more coverage for its members. AMUJIA Awards for Loss Control With the first year of operation under its belt, the AMUJIA will present awards to participating municipalities and school districts which had the lowest losses reported for FY 89. Good loss control and safety are the keys -to the success of the AML/JIA pro- gram. The AML/JIA is a cooperative or pool in that the participants make annual con- tributions to the AML/JIA to cover losses. In addition to avoiding injury and damage, ALASKA MUNICIPAL LEAGUE ASSOCIATE AND ASSOCIATIONMEMBERS ACCOUNTING/AUDITING Ernst & Young Hogan, Mecham, Richardson & Company Mikunda, Cottrell and Company Peat, Marwick, Main & Company ATTORNEYS Birch, Horton, Bittner, Cherot & Anderson Davis Wright and Jones Fleming and Associates Hughes, Thorsness, Gantz, Rowell & Brundin Jensen, Harris and Roth Perkins Coie Preston, Thorgrimson, Ellis & Holman Robertson, Monagle & Eastaugh, P.C. Wohlforth, Argetsinger, Johnson and Brecht CONSULTING/PLANNING Alaska Department of Community & Regional Affairs Alaska Office of Management and Budget Alaska Pacific Consultants Alaska State Library and Archives Ginny Chitwood & Company EDUCATION /TRAINING / INFORMATION Adak Region School District Lower Yukon School District Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska ENGINEERING CH2M HILL Consulting Engineers Council of Alaska (CECA) James M. Montgomery, Consulting Engineers, Inc Ott Engineering, Inc. URS Consultants, Inc. FINANCIAL SERVICES/ BANKING Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Appraisal Company of Alaska Drexel, Burnham, Lambert First Southwest Company John Nuveen & Company, Inc. National Bank of Alaska Prudential-Bache Capital Fund Seattle Northwest Securities Corporation Security Pacific Bank Washington N.A. Shearson -Lehman -Hutton Smith, Barney, Harris, Upham & Company INSURANCE / RISK MANAGEMENT Adjustco, Inc. Arthur J. Gallagher and Company Corroon & Black, Inc. John L. George, Risk Management Consultant MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATIONS Alaska Association of Assessing Officers Alaska Association of Chiefs of Police Alaska Association of Municipal Clerks Alaska Chapter/American Planning Association Alaska Conference of Mayors Alaska Fire Chiefs Association Alaska Municipal Attorneys Association Alaska Municipal Finance Officers Association Alaska Municipal Management Association Alaska Recreation & Park Association Alaska Women in Government North/Northwest Mayors Conference Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference NATIVE ORGANIZATIONS Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska OIL & GAS EXPLORATION ARCO Alaska, Inc. Chevron U.S.A., Inc. TRANSPORTATION / LODGING Alaska Airlines Westmark Hotels WASTE MANAGEMENT Ferris -Browning Industries For more information on these firms and organizations, please consult the AML Local Government Products and Services Directory, 1989. good risk management can reduce claims and thereby save money for the participants. Awards will be given to AML/JIA participants at the AML/JIA conference in categories ac- cording to the ratio of deposits or premiums to losses reported and reserved as of June 30, 1989. AMUJIA to Provide Police and Public Officials Workshop The AML/JIA, in cooperation with Markel, representatives for the Scottsdale Company, will present a loss control workshop for AML delegates from AML/JIA participant com- munities and other municipal officials. The workshop will be held at 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, November 15, 1989, in the Hickel Room of Centennial Hall. A panel of experts will discuss managing police and public officials liability. The many services municipalities and their officials provide in their communities create a high potential exposure. This is particularly true for law enforcement and municipal jails. Unfortunately, Alaska municipalities, in- cluding those in the AML/JIA program, have had significant claims in this area. The workshop will provide information on how to control and potentially reduce losses in this area. Browning -Ferris Industries joins League The Alaska Municipal League welcomes a new Associate Member, Browning -Ferris In- dustries. Specialists in waste -management, Browning -Ferris will have an exhibit booth at the AML Annual Conference in Juneau this November. We thank Browning -Ferris for their support of local government and welcome them to the League! AML Newsletter Page 9 Advocacy (continued from page 1) responsibilities of these local municipal of- ficials are to review the Policy Statement prior to the Annual Conference, to propose amendments for consideration by members during the Conference, to attend the Con- ference, and to participate actively in shap- ing the League's policy positions by voting on the Policy Statement. Councils and assem- blies can also pass resolutions on issues of general municipal importance for considera- tion and adoption during the Conference. The Annual Conference is an important time for the League: it offers officials from all Alaska an opportunity to meet together and to develop consensus on many issues affec- ting local governments. Although it is unlike- ly that any municipality, or any one official, will agree with every policy decision made by the membership, the strength of the League is in the give and take among mem- bers for the strengthening of local govern- ment throughout Alaska. Once the AML policy direction has been set, the Municipal Platform, the statement of the League's priorities for the legislative ses- sion, is distributed. In January, the legislators return to Juneau, and from then until the last gavel falls in May local officials have a responsibility to read the "AML Legislative Bulletin" regularly, to keep informed about the issues, to respond to requests from AML staff for information and action, and to con- tact their legislators to provide specific infor- mation from their local communities in sup- port of AML positions. In Alaska we are lucky to have close con- tact between citizens and legislators —local elected officials in particular can and should let their state legislators know- what issues are important to the operation of all municipali- ties and the people in them —for instance, issues such as municipal liability, funding for municipal assistance and revenue sharing, planning for disposal of hazardous wastes, and funding for education. When the League staff asks for member support, whether through the "Legislative Bulletin" or in a "Legislative Alert;' that is the time for all members to respond by calling their Senators and Representatives. It is also important for local government officials to keep in close touch with their legislators when they are at home in the district, to begin or continue the process of educating them about the role of local government in providing essential serv- ices to Alaska's citizens. The AML is a grassroots organization, and it depends on you, and your colleagues, to make it effective. As a nonpartisan organiza- tion, the League cannot promise votes, and as a nonprofit organization without a Politi- cal Action Committee (PAC) it does not con- tribute to campaigns, so its power lies in its members —as community representatives and as spokespersons for issues affecting Alaskans where they work and play. The AML's lobbyist is its Executive Director, but his effectiveness is limited unless he is viewed as representing the collective views of a large number of people, the municipalities and their residents. Some local officials take a more active role in the AML advocacy process as members of the AML Legislative Committee. This group of approximately fifty members is broken down into a Steering Committee and four subcommittees that deal with specific sub- ject matter. When the need arises, task forces of Legislative Committee and Board mem- bers, as well as others with special interests or expertise, are appointed to work on speci- fic legislation, e.g., HB 37/SB 100, the school construction grant program legislation. Members of the Legislative Committee help shape AML policies by proposing modi- fications to the Policy Statement for consider- ation by the members, helping lead policy section discussions during the Annual Con- ference, advising the Board and staff throughout the year about issues affecting local government, and actively participating in efforts to inform and influence legislators, whether during the committee's trips to Juneau, by calling or writing them on AML priority issues, or by "buttonholing" them when they are at home. Legislative Committee members are ap- pointed by the AML President to represent the entire membership. Both elected and ap- pointed officials are eligible and encouraged to participate. Persons interested in serving on the committee must get the backing and commitment of their municipalities to sup- port travel to committee meetings (three to five a year). Information on how to apply for the Legislative Committee is available from the AML office. The Board of Directors includes League officers, Directors from ten geographically determined districts, one at -large Director, ex-officio members representing managers, clerks, and attorneys, and Past Presidents. The Board has the authority to set legislative priorities for AML, to determine the focus and main direction of the League's advocacy effort, to propose amendments and resolu- tions for consideration during the Annual Meetings, and to determine League policy on issues that may arise between Annual Meetings. The Board is asked to take an ac- tive role in contacting legislators and speak- ing on behalf of the League. The AML staff all play some role in the League's advocacy efforts, but the primary responsibility for promoting the legislative program lies with Executive Director Scott Burgess, who prepares and presents testi- mony on behalf of the League, keeps in touch with legislators and state adminis- trators, follows important legislative and regulatory issues, and serves as a focal point for those with questions about the effects of proposed legislation on municipal govern- ments. The other staff members assist the Ex- ecutive Director by writing and publishing the weekly "Legislative Bulletin," researching issues, tracking legislation, and preparing materials for Burgess, Board members, Legis- lative Committee members, and municipal officials to use when serving as advocates for AML positions. Products and Resources of the AML Advocacy Program Now that you know the players in the AML advocacy program, let's take a look at the products and resources of the program, the documents ' AMLers-in-the-know" keep re- ferring to. Your municipality gets multiple copies of each of them, and if you aren't familiar with them, you should be. AML publications are sent to the municipal clerk for distribution, so check with your clerk's of- fice if you haven't see these advocacy tools. AML has three types of policy documents that serve to direct its advocacy effort and provide guidance to legislators, state agency personnel, and municipalities throughout Alaska: the AML Policy Statement and Resolutions (published together) and the Municipal Platform. The "Legislative Bulletin," published weekly, serves as the prime information tool and as such is integral to the success of our advocacy efforts. The AML Policy Statement is the primary statement of the position of the League and its members on a wide range of issues affec- ting local governments. The Policy Statement is an ongoing document and remains the same each year unless amended by the members during the Annual Meeting. Amendments to the Policy Statement can be proposed by AML members during policy sections at the Conference as well as by the AML Legislative Committee and Board of Directors. The Policy Statement is frequently used as a reference document when one of the issues covered is being discussed by the Legislature, even if the issue is not on the Leagues priority list for the year. Often a legislator or aide will call to check out the League's position on an issue before intro- ducing a bill or taking a stand on a new piece of legislation. The Policy Statement can also serve as a guide for municipal officials as they evaluate legislation or proposals for changes in state law. The Policy Statement is reviewed and amended each year during the Annual Con- ference, published together with the AML Resolutions, and distributed widely to AML members, legislators, state administrators, and others. Since one of its main functions is as a guide, it includes background state- ments to explain many of the policy positions adopted by the members. AML Resolutions are statements of Alaska Municipal League intent to support a signifi- cant issue affecting municipalities and are in- tended to address specific and timely issues on the federal, state, or regional level. Reso- lutions are intended either to expand on or to supplement Policy Statement language. Resolutions should concern shared policy and program needs, issues, or problems of Alaskan municipalities and are restricted to Page 10 October 1989 action -specific issues and issues of some immediacy. Resolutions are introduced, debated, and adopted by AML members each year at the Annual Conference and are published and distributed with the Policy Statement. Sup- porters of specific legislation, including bill sponsors, often use League resolutions to strengthen their case. In August 1987, the AML Board of Directors adopted procedures for submitting resolutions that include guidelines for subject matter and format (copy available upon request). The Municipal Platform is a relatively new but key part of the AML advocacy program, one that summarizes and highlights the League's top priorities for each legislative ses- sion. The AML Board determines a "short list" of five or six AML priority issues based on discussion during the Annual Confer- ence, advice from the Legislative Committee, and their own expertise. The Municipal Plat- form document is then developed by the AML staff and Legislative Committee. The Municipal Platform includes back- ground information on the issues and pro- vides a handy reference for members and staff in their role as advocates for local government. It is distributed widely to legis- lators, other state officials, members, and the press and provides the focus for the efforts of the staff, Legislative Committee, and Board. In addition to these documents summariz- ing AML policy, during the legislative session the League provides members with up-to- date information from Juneau. The weekly "AML Legislative Bulletin," mailed each Fri- day afternoon, is an important tool to help you help your community. It provides members with timely information on pend- ing legislation, discussions of budget issues, rumors from the Capitol, and updates on AML staff activity on your behalf, including attending hearings and checking out hear- say. The Bulletin, special mailings, and faxed "Legislative Alerts" also include requests for member municipalities to contact their legis- lators or the Governor on specific issues that are important to all of Alaska's local govern- ments. The Process of the AML Advocacy Program We know who is, and should be, involved in the AML advocacy program, and we know what their resources are. What is the timeline for developing these resources, what can all AML members do to get involved, and how can we make the biggest impact on the Alaska State Legislature, the Governor, state administrators, Congress, and the federal government? Advocacy in support of local government interests is a year-round proposition, but AML's activity is, of course, focused on the legislative session, which runs from January to early May. The process of policy develop- ment leading up to January follows this timetable: July • AML staff begins preparing for AML An- nual Conference program. • Legislative Committee subcommittees re- view previous year's Policy Statement in light of the results of the legislative session ending in May and propose changes and additions. • Legislative Committee Steering Committee meets to develop draft of Policy Statement for presentation to Board and to recom- mend legislative priorities for next year's session. • Board receives first draft of Policy Statement. August • Board discusses Legislative Committee recommendations, makes further amend- ments to Policy Statement, and adopts draft for presentation to the membership. • Board tentatively identifies legislative priority issues for next year's legislative session. September • Member communities receive draft Policy Statement for review prior to Annual Con- ference. • Local officials prepare suggested amend- ments to Policy Statement and backup ma- terials for introduction during Annual Conference. • Member communities pass resolutions for consideration by AML membership at An- nual Conference (mailing deadline for resolutions to be included in delegate packets is October 1). • Legislative Committee members begin pre- paring background information on sug- gested priority issues for Municipal Platform. • Legislators receive invitations to AML Con- ference that include information on pro- posed priority issues. October • Municipal elections. • Member communities continue to prepare for policy discussions at Conference. • Staff makes final preparations for Annual Conference. November • Local government officials gather at Annual Conference to learn more about the issues and to debate and develop AML legislative policy. • During policy sections at Conference, delegates debate changes in Policy State- ment and resolutions submitted by mem- ber municipalities and make recommen- dations for the members to consider at An- nual Meeting, held on the last day of the Conference. Each member municipality has one vote in policy section discussions, but anyone may participate in discussion. • Members discuss municipal issues with legislators and state administrators who participate in Annual Conference and begin process of educating and influencing them to favor AML positions. • Members discuss and adopt AML Policy Statement and Resolutions during Annual Meeting. Each member municipality has one vote, but anyone may participate in discussion. • AML Legislative Committee reviews actions taken at Annual Meeting and makes rec- ommendations to Board about setting leg- islative priorities. • AML Board reviews Annual Meeting ac- tions and Legislative Committee recom- mendations and sets AML legislative priorities to pursue as main focus of ad- vocacy program. December • Staff prepares AML Policy Statement and Resolutions, and Municipal Platform for publication. January -May • AML Policy Statement and Resolutions and Municipal Platform are distributed to AML members, state administrators, and legislators. • Legislature convenes. • Publication of "AML Legislative Bulletin" begins on weekly basis. • AML Board, Legislative Committee, and staff plan meetings and advocacy work days in Juneau. • Governor proclaims "Local Government Day," Board and Legislative Committee meet with legislators, and AML hosts an- nual Legislative Reception. • AML staff get increasingly involved in ac- tive advocacy efforts in support of AML priorities. This includes preparing and presenting testimony, providing informa- tion to legislators on topics affecting local government, being available as a resource, tracking bills, and providing information to members. • AML members are asked to provide infor- mation to AML staff on specific issues. This may include budget figures, details on how a bill would affect the municipality, etc. Case study information strengthens the League's general policy position by linking generalities to specific communities and situations. • AML members are also asked to provide information to legislators and to contact them on critical issues. "Legislative Alerts" may be faxed out, mailed, or included in the "Legislative Bulletin" In some in- stances, a telephone tree may be used to pass the word quickly. When the staff asks for support, all members must respond to supplement the ongoing efforts of the staff, the Legislative Committee, and the Board. It should never be forgotten that the AML's power is in a large, representative, and ever-present membership. • AML Board and Legislative Committee members meet frequently during session and conduct information and advocacy "blitzes" to inform and influence legislators. • AML Board and Legislative Committee keep close tabs on legislative activity. Board may add to priorities or take posi- tions on new issues. • Legislators ask the League for support of proposed legislation and/or opinions about AML Newsletter Page 11 Advocacy (continued from page 1 l) issues that interest them. Staff often asks for information from members to respond to these requests. • Members work to develop support for specific legislation and for local govern- ment in general in their communities. They do this by keeping the media and various groups within the community (for instance, the Chamber of Commerce or service clubs) informed about the effects of pro- posed legislative action on their local government and by developing coalitions of citizens who contact legislators to sup- port AML/local government positions. • As session draws to a close n early May, AML staff keeps members well informed about issues so that members can all work together to influence legislators in the final days and hours of the session. • After session is over, staff keeps close track of Governor's intentions to sign or veto bills of interest to AML and notifies Board, Legislative Committee, and members when action is needed. And then it is time to start all over again -- to develop and refine AML policy positions and to prepare a strong campaign to educate and influence state and federal officials. They need to learn and be reminded about the im- portance of local government and the way their actions affect your ability to serve Alaska's citizens in their own communities. They need to understand, in specific terms, how their actions affect all of Alaska's cities and boroughs, for instance, what municipal services will have to be denied to your citizens because of cuts in Municipal Assistance and Revenue Sharing. Effectiveness Depends on You The AML advocacy program begins at the local level, in Alaska's city halls and borough buildings. Without the full participation of all AML members it cannot be totally effective. You, and your colleagues in all AML member municipalities, have a chance to shape those AML policies and an obligation to review them carefully so that the League can repre- sent the views of local governments through- out Alaska and, thereby, the Alaskans who live in the communities you represent. Equal- ly as important is your obligation to parti- cipate actively by contacting your legislators on behalf of AML priorities and by providing the League staff with the facts and informa- tion needed to serve you best. Effective advocacy requires two things: a clearly stated message and someone, or, preferably, many people, to carry it to the group you want to influence. AML's strength lies in the statewide nature and the size of its membership: any one municipality has only a few legislators that feel responsible for its best interests, but victory on any legislative issue requires more than a handful of sup - Municipal Calendar October 17-18 "Youth At -Risk;' sponsored by the Alaska Department of Educa- tion and the Alaska Federation of Natives, Anchorage. A forum of youth, parents, school administrators, teachers, school board members, business and labor representatives, state and private youth agency officials, legislators, and local government officials will examine, discuss, and suggest solutions to the barriers that keep students from successfully completing their secondary education. Registration: $45 by mail, $55 onsite. For more infor- mation contact Toni Kahklen-Jones, Forum Director, P.O. Box F, Juneau, Alaska 99811 or call 465-2830. October 26-29 "The New Metropolitan Reality: Collaborate or Decline in the 1990's;' the 95th National Conference on Government presented by the National Civic League, Denver, Colorado. Public and private sector leaders will learn how to build effective coalitions and public/private partnerships. Registration: $190 for National Civic League members, $240 for others. Contact the National Civic League, 1601 Grant Street, Suite 250, Denver, Colorado 80203 or call 303-832-5615 for more information. October 31-Nov. 2 First Session of the Tenth Annual North and Northwest Mayors Conference, Noorvik, Alaska. Speakers and guests include state legislators and administration officials. Economic development will be the primary focus of discussions. For more information contact Margaret Hansen, Department of Community and Regional Affairs, P.O. Box 350, Kotzebue, Alaska 99752 or call 442-3696. November 2-3 "Work and Family: New Directions for the 1990's;' second annual Bureau of National Affairs Conference, Washington, D.C. Discus- sions include prenatal care, elder care, worklfamily conflict, and liability issues. Speakers include employers, government officials, union representatives, and other work/family experts. Registration: $495 for BNA subscribers and $595 for non -subscribers. For more information contact the Work and Family Conference Registrar, Bureau of National Affairs PLUS Conferences, 1231 25th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037, or call 1-800-424-9890. November 12-14 Pre -conference activities, Juneau. November 15-17 39th Annual Local Government Conference, Juneau. November 20-21 "Public Service in Alaska: Challenges for the 1990s;' conference sponsored by Alaska Chapter of American Society for Public Ad- ministration, Federal Executive Association, AML, and others. An- chorage. Registration approximately $125. Contact Ron Felde, Municipality of Anchorage, 343-4492, or Allen Kemplen, 786-8212, for information. November 25-29 "Progress through Performance, Participation and Partnerships;' 66th Annual National League of Cities Congress of Cities, Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, contact AML at 586-1325 or NLC at 202-626-3100. January8, 1990 Opening day of the second session of the 16th Alaska State Legislature. porters. Working together, AML's 114 members can influence every legislator! Come to Juneau in November. Prepare to participate and to become an active and ef- fective local government advocate as an AML member. Position Vacancy Personnel Director, City of Portland, Oregon. Salary $51,730 to $59,000+ with generous benefits. Fresh, clean urban setting conducive to growth and community in- volvement. Position manages labor relations, recruitment, compensation, training, and policy development. Staff of 25 servicing over 30 bureaus, departments with 4,500 full-time employees, and 7 bargaining units. Request application from H. McGowan, Bureau of Personnel Services, 1220 S.W. 5th Ave., Room 100, Portland, OR 97204 or call (503) 248-4352. Closing date: October 27, 1989. EOE. Page 12 October 1989 0 O e O STEVE COWPER, GOVERNOR DE". OF COMMUNITY �& REGIONAL AFFAIRS MUNICIPAL & REGIONAL ASSISTANCE DIVISION ❑ 949 E, 36M AVENUE, SUITE 400 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 995084302 PHONE.-(907) 601. M W O. BOX SH JUNEAU, ALASKA 99811-2110 PHONE: (907) 465-4750 ❑ P.O. BOX 348 BETHEL, ALASKA 99550-030 PHONE. (907) 543-3475 ❑ 710 MILL BAY RD. KODIAK. ALASKA 99615.8340 PHONE: (907) 488.5736 ❑ P.O. BOX 295 DILLINGHAM, ALASKA 99576-0295 PHONE: (907) 842-5135 ❑ P.O. BOX 350 KOTZEBUE, ALASKA 99752-0350 PHONE: (907) 442-698 October 1, 1989 CERTIFIED/RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED ❑ 1001 NOBLE ST. SUITE, 430 FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99701.4948 PHONE: (907) 452-7126 ❑ P.O. BOX 41 NOME, ALASKA 997624Ml PHONE: (907) 443-5457 The Honorable John J. Williams Mayor of Kenai 210 Fidalgo *' Kenai, AK 99611 j. n o C C-� Dear Mayor Williams: g? w RE: 1989 FULL VALUE DETERMINATION As required by AS 14.17.140 (Public Schools Foundation Program), the Department of Community and Regional Affairs has determined that as of January 1, 1989, the full and true value of taxable real and personal property within the district is as follows: Real Property $219,982,200 Personal Property 61,349,200 State Assessed Property (AS 43.56) -0- TOTAL $281,331,400 Alaska Statute 14.17.140 provides in part that: "...The governing body of the borough or city which is the district may obtain judicial review of the determination. The superior court may modify the determination of the Department of Community and Regional Affairs only upon a finding of abuse of discretion or upon a finding that there is no substantial evidence to support: the determination." Please be aware that this full value determination will also be used in the calculation of your State Revenue Sharing entitlement as provided in AS 29.60.010. This full value determination may be appealed administratively within thirty days of receipt of this notice under the provisions of 19 AAC 30.092. Sincerely, Michael W. Worley State Assessor cc: Commissioner of Education C . c .- � f- , (- V-1 ", U 1 . 1. :1 STEVE COWPER GOVERNOR ER STATE or ALAS KA OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR JuNRAU October 2, 1989 The Honorable John J. Williams Mayor, City of Kenai 210 Fidalgo Kenai, AK 99611 Dear Mayor Williams: 26;;� Governor Steve Cowper has made his appointments to the older Alaskans Commission and, although the public announcement has been made, wanted me to inform you personally of his decision. He reappointed Bertha Adsuna of Nome and appointed Richard Gay of Hope, Olga Steger of Fairbanks, and Arnold "Swede" Wasvick of Petersburg. Many outstanding candidates qualified for the Commission, and many concerned Alaskans wrote strong, supportive letters endorsing the candidates. The caliber of the candidates and strength of their support., made the selection process a difficult one. I would like to let you know that Sheila Gottehrer resigned effective September 7, and I am replacing her. The Governor appreciates your interest and support; thanks for doing your part to make the system work. Sincerely, Penny Fdrsmo Special Staff Assistant Boards and Commissions \, October 10, 1989 TO ALL CONCERNED: Please be advised that the established as its absolute improvement projects within Citizen Congregate Housing 1791-1991 CITY OF KENAI TEL0 MOIIE 203.7W FAX 907-283-W 4 Kenai City Council has #1 priority for capital the City of Kenai, the Senior facility. The price tag for this facility has been set at $5,700,000. A full study funded by the Alaska State Legislature has been completed. Additionally a broad scope of study was completed indicating need on the Kenai Peninsula for housing of this type by the Older Alaskans Commission. The City of Kenai has agreed to donate one of the most valuable pieces of real estate that they own overlooking the mouth of the Kenai River, with a view of the surrounding Chugach mountains and the Alaska range - including Mt. Redoubt and Illiamna - and the Cook Inlet as the intended location for the project. The City of Kenai has also agreed to furnish all utility service to the facility including water & sewer. The City of Kenai further agrees to assume the operating responsibility for the entire facility at no cost to the State of Alaska once the project has been completed. It is our firm belief that the grant of $5,700,000 to the City of Kenai for the construction of this project will allow it to be operated on an economically successful basis for the life of the project. October 10, 1989 Page 2 We urge your strong consideration and approval of this grant as an investment by the State in the future of not only its present senior citizens but of all those who will follow in the years to come. With best regards we remain sincerely yours Members of the Cwuncil of the City of Kenai. Chris Monfor, Council ar`j'Reilly, Co uvicil ATTEST: t Ruotsala, City Clerk JJW: jr al Smalley, Counc Lihda Swarner, Council Kevin Walker, Council I 7eo" , 'V� TO DO LIST OCTOBER 11, 1989 KENAI CITY COUNCIL el. J. Ruotsala - Res. 89-72 on Nov. 1 agenda. �2. J. Ruotsala - Order 50 booklets frgm Gov. Office re/Education Endowment Fund. c.*JA+-4- \,d - \ a- 3. C. Brown - Check on availability of funds for publicity for Newcomer's Club, Chamber of Commerce. 4. J. Ruotsala - Schedule 2nd meeting in Nov. for Nov. 21.-Ik 5. J. Williams - Arrange Council, Legislators, lobbyist meeting for week of Nov. 6. 6. J. Williams - Arrange Council, Borough meeting re/land fill for week of Nov. 6. 7. K. McGillivray - Check with Natl. Guard re/use of vehicles below City park. 8. K. Kornelis - Check on abandoned house on Iowa St. 9. K. Kornelis - Check on cost of new Councilmember chairs. 10. K. Walker - Set date for City tour and meeting with Dept. heads. jr ))� - GO