HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-02-10 KRSMA Board PacketKENAI RIVER
Special Management Area
"Working together...for the river"
CALL TO ORDER
A. Roll Call;
B. Minutes Approval
C. Agenda Changes and Approval
II. Public Comments /Presentations
Ill. REPORTS
A. Agency and Government Reports
a. State Parks Sinclair, Russell
b. DEC- Stevens
c. ADF &G- Vania/ Begich
d. USF &WS- Schmidt
e. USFS /Chugach- Travis Mosely
f. City of Kenai- Koch
g. City of Soldotna- Micciche
h. Kenai Peninsula Borough- Carey
B. Committee Reports
a. President's Report
b. Guide Advisory
c. Habitat
d. River Use
e. Permits
f. Legislative /Government Activities
g. Board Development
h. Agenda /Board Structure /Housekeeping
IV. OLD BUSINESS
V. NEW BUSINESS
A. Draft Language supporting Senate Bill 24
VI. CORRESPONDENCE
VII. PUBLIC COMMENT
Kenai River Special Management Area Advisory Board
***Meeting Agenda***
Thursday, February 10, 2011
5:30 p.m. Gilman River Center
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
A. Board Comments
B. Date /Agenda of Next Meeting February 10, 2011 at 5:30 p.m.
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Kenai Area Office, PO Box 1247, Soldotna, AK 99669, 907- 262 -5581
Kenai Peninsula Borough, 144 N. Binkley, Soldotna, AK 99669 907 262 -4441
Gilman River Center 514 Funny River Road, Soldotna, AK 99669, 907 260 -4882
Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Deppartment atural Resources, in cooperation with the Kenai Peninsula Borough
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B. Committee Reports
h. Kenai Peninsula Borough, David Carey mentioned they had a very helpful community meeting in
dealing with some of the issues on the river. The Citizen's Advisory group is still looking for projects to
fund. Projects need to side the National Forest V` lands immediately contiguous. Bobbi Jo is our or
point person; Travis Mosely is filling in for her currently. The Forest Service or the Citizen's Advisory
group should have applications to provide ideas. They need projects, the Forest Service has come up
with a list of things they would like to see done, but the public, under the Safe Schools and Rural
Communities Act of Congress is also suppose to be very involved. They are meeting the last weekend in
February. Information is on Chugach National Forest webpage.
a. President's Report, concerned about attendance at KRSMA meetings and committee meetings.
Concerned about getting new members on committees. Thanked those that are being committed to the
board,
b. Guide Advisory, Joe Connors stated they met today. They had an application process this year and
had more applicants than positions; for the first time we have a person designated as an alternate; we are
going to develop some priorities for the year. We will be working off the same report everyone else is
using, that is the report from Doug Whittaker and prioritizing those. The one item we took action on was
Senate Bill 24, because the legislature starts on Monday. Our position is that we conceptually support
this Senate Bill and we are putting this on next months meeting agenda as an action item. Will send out
email with link to Senate Bill 24 and draft letter on what the guide advisory is purposing.
c. Habitat, Bruce King stated they met today and spent brief time on details of the symposium; right now
the big hang up is finalizing the funding. We spent some time talking about 21.18; we sent a letter to the
borough a couple of months ago urging them to continue the process of revising 21.18 working on phase
II and now we'd like to make a formal request to the borough staff to come to a future KRSMA meeting
and talk about where they are at in the process. There were three things we had questions about, the
first is we'd like to find out what has transpired as far as funding for the facilitator to continue phase II
work, we'd like a summary of what changes occurred in phase I, and finally we'd like to get some feel
from the KPB and their staff about what their plans are for phase II both this year and down the road.
Part of that explanation is we'd like to hear them talk about the adequacy of the current buffer relative to
the implications for long term protection of the riparian corridor.
d. River Use, Carol Padgett stated they met today and focused on prioritizing. We are looking at what
Doug Whittaker came up with as initiatives as well as other things. We plan to have a list of the focus
areas and ask members to help us try to synthesize that list and come up with items that are most
important to work on. Also, would like to have a living document, so new members can see where we are
and how we got there.
e. Permits, did not meet.
f. Legislative /Government Activities, David Carey stated we may see a couple of his students attending
the next 3 KRSMA meetings as wet as committee meetings
Jack Sinclair asked David Carey to speak on the Bing's Landing concept meeting that was held at the
borough.
David Carey stated a community meeting was held regarding the Bing's Landing concept. We had very
good attendance. The community voiced very strongly their concerns in terms of issues particularly with
the road and also habitat protection, erosion, and noise. What we are particularly moving toward is to
have "no parking" signs put up a long several areas. We debated whether or not the signs should have a
time on them. We are not going to put time limits on the signs, because ambulances and fire trucks need
to be able to get through, we can't limit it on time when there is an emergency. We anticipate the signs to
say no parking, tow away zone. The second point of the meeting asked that David Carey write a letter to
towing firms saying its okay for them to tow. Legal has a real problem with that because we have to
make sure we get every single towing company that might ever be asked. So we are working on what it
is we can say, particularly because there was direction 2 years ago from the borough that you must not
tow at this spot. Third, there was very strong praise to State Parks in terms of bringing together a plan
and drawing.
g. Board Development, did not meet.
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Call to Order
A. Members Present: Joe Connors, Kevin Lyon, Janet Schmidt, Jim Czarnezki, Jack Sinclair, David Carey, Bruce King,
Tim Stevens, Carol Padgett, Terri Carter, Brenda Trefon, George Heim.
B. The Minutes for December 9, 2010 were approved as written.
C. Agenda Changes and Approval: Addition of item B to correspondence.
!I. Public Comments /Presentations
III. Reports
Kenai River Special Management Area
Advisory Board Meeting Minutes
Gilman River Center
Thursday, January 13, u, .30 p.m.
George Rockhill commented he was not aware there was a change in the 11 AAC 20.861 for the length of boats on the
Kenai River, where they cannot be any longer than 21 feel. His boat has a hull length of 20 feet, he asked the board to
consider an addition to the definitions on how a boat is measured. His boat has a sea drive on the back of it; the hull of
his boat is 20 feet from the bow to the tip of the stern. It has a 2 foot platform on the back of the boat that holds the
motor 2 foot behind the stern of the boat. He asked the board to consider adding under section C of the 11 AAC
20.861 regulations, 5 that would state: "If a boat hull is configured with a sea drive that clearly doesn't contribute to
the planning surface of the hull, the hull should be measured from the bow to the stern of the boat."
Andy Szczesny, an upper Kenai River guide for 25 years, wanted to let the KRSMA board know about Senate Bill 24,
which is basically the sport fishing guide service board and licensing requirements; encouraged everyone on KRSMA
board to read the bill. Basically it would be setup to have 9 board members, 5 would be licensed sport fishing guides, 1
would be a transporter, 1 member from the Alaska board of fisheries, and 2 public members. It would be set up like the
big game services board. This would encompass the entire state.
A. Agency and Government Reports
a. State Parks, Jack Sinclair, stated Ben Ellis was appointed director of Division of State Parks. He was a
member of the KRSMA board in the past. Ben Ellis will probably schedule a trip down this winter to meet
with staff and the KRSMA board. From an operation standpoint, we are beginning contracting at
Morgan's Landing and finishing work on our platforms. We will be lowering some of our platforms
because of some of the 21.18 borough ordinance changes and additional stairs into the water. We
should be wrapping up the project between now and April. Much of our staff is being detailed up to the
Mat -Su valley to help out with wintertime issues in areas such as Hatcher Pass, because Mat -Su has a
few staffing shortages.
b. DEC, Tim Stevens, stated on January 4, 2011, DEC went out to solicitation for the annual ACWA (Alaska
Clean Water Action) grants. We have two actions on the Kenai that we are looking for proposals for; one
is to do some continued hydrocarbon testing to make sure we are into water quality standards. A twice a
year test, typically done in July. The other would be for a proposal to continue bacteria testing on North
and South beaches at the mouth of the Kenai River. Have not received turbidity study reports from
contractor yet. He has the raw data and is working on statistical analysis of turbidity study.
c. ADF &G, Vania/ Begich, was not present.
d. USF &WS, Schmidt/Loranger, commented we now have a Facebook page. The River Management
Society Workshop, interagency workshop is May 9 -12 2011. She will have a draft schedule to give to
everyone soon.
e. USFS /Chugach, Travis Mosely was not present.
f. City of Kenai, Kevin Lyon, dip net report is out and can be found online. There will be a council work
session on February 15` 2011. The bid was awarded on the North beach fishery in Kenai.
g. City of Soldotna, Peter Micciche was not present.
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V. New Business
A. Election of Officers
David Carey made the motion to retain the same officers as elected last year.
Bruce King seconded.
Motion passed unanimously.
VI. Correspondence
A. Resolution regarding Bing's Landing Concept Jack Sinclair stated we now have a signed copy.
B. Request from Habitat Committee, Bruce King stated as part of the symposium funding request, we asked the
borough if they were interested in participating. We received a letter from the Kenai Peninsula Borough staff asking for
a detailed explanation on how we plan to spend the money and more information regarding the symposium. A letter
has been prepared and needs to be signed by the President of KRSMA.
VII. Public Comment
Nikki P on behalf of Bing's Landing, thanked the board for the support they have been given. There are 45
land owners in the Bing's Landing area. All but 2 have been given an opportunity to see what has been going on. Of
those 45 land owners, 23 have responded and have been in support of and in favor of the Bing's Landing concept and
are very impressed with State Parks proposal. I have written a letter that will go to the legislators and governor
supporting the proposal in an effort to help State Parks get funding for this.
VIII. Adjournment
A. Board Comments
h. Agenda /Board Structure /Housekeeping did not meet.
Jack Sinclair stated the Kenai Peninsula Borough published "On the Coast" book and those are available at the Gilman
River Center.
B. Date /Agenda of Next Meeting February 10, 2011 at 5:30 p.m.
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