City and Borough of Wrangell
Borough Assembly Meeting
AGENDA
August 25, 2015 – 7:00 p.m.         Location: Assembly Chambers, City Hall

1. CALL TO ORDER
a. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Assembly Member Daniel Blake
b. INVOCATION to be given by Nettie Covalt with the Presbyterian Church
c. CEREMONIAL MATTERS – Community Presentations, Proclamations, Certificates of Service, Guest Introductions
i. Certificate of Service – Cyni Waddington, School Board
ii. Proclamation – Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
iii. Aaron Angerman and Tis Peterman, WCA presentation on the Canada/U.S
Transboundary Mining Dialogue

2. ROLL CALL

3. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA

4. CONFLICT OF INTEREST

5. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Items (*) 6a, 7a, 7b, & 7c

6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
*a. Minutes of the Public Hearing and Regular Assembly meetings held July 28, 2015, and
Minutes of the Special Assembly meeting held August 12, 2015

7. COMMUNICATIONS
*a. Minutes of the Regular School Board meeting held June 15, 2015
*b. Travel Expense Report for the Months of Feb. thru Aug., 2015
*c. Minutes of the Hospital Board meetings held: Regular, May 20, 2015; Special, June 8,
2015; Executive Committee Special, July 2, 2015; Regular, July 15, 2015; CEO Search
Committee Special, July 22, 2015; CEO Search Committee Special, July 29, 2015; Special,
August 6, 2015

8. BOROUGH MANAGER’S REPORT

9. BOROUGH CLERK’S FILE

10. MAYOR/ASSEMBLY REPORTS AND APPOINTMENTS
a. Reports by Assembly Members
b. Appointment to fill the vacancy on the Planning & Zoning Commission

11. PERSONS TO BE HEARD

12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 905: A NON-CODE ORDINANCE OF THE ASSEMBLY OF
THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL, ALASKA, ESTABLISHING DUE DATES FOR
THE PAYMENT OF 2015 PROPERTY TAXES, AS A TRANSITIONAL MEASURE FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 901, WHICH AMENDED THE PROPERTY TAX
DUE DATES IN CHAPTER 5.04 OF THE WRANGELL MUNICIPAL CODE (second reading)

13. NEW BUSINESS
a. PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 906: AN ORDINANCE OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY
AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL, ALASKA, AMENDING SECTION 10.46.010,
CONSUMPTION OF MARIJUANA IN A PUBLIC PLACE PROHIBITED, OF THE WRANGELL
MUNICIPAL CODE, TO REVISE THE PENALTY PROVISION TO REFERENCE THE MINOR
OFFENSE FINE SCHEDULE IN WMC 1.20.050 (first reading)

b. PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 907: AN ORDINANCE OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY
AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL, ALASKA, AMENDING THE MINOR OFFENSE FINE
SCHEDULE IN CHAPTER 1.20, GENERAL PENALTY, OF THE WRANGELL MUNICIPAL
CODE (first reading)

c. PROPOSED RESOLUTION NO. 08-15-1328: A RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF
THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL, ALASKA, AMENDING THE PARTICIPATION
AGREEMENT WITH THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM (PERS) OF
ALASKA BY EXEMPTING THOMAS BAY POWER AUTHORITY EMPLOYEES; AND
REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 09-14-1300

d. Approval of a Professional Services Contract for Assessment Services

e. Approval of a bid award for the purchase of an Ozone Generator (backup to be provided
on 8-24 or 25, 2015)

f. Approval of a bid award for the Cassiar Street Roadway and Utilities Improvements,
Phase 2 project

g. Approval for the Sewer Pump project procurement

14. ATTORNEY’S FILE – Summary Report was provided to the Assembly

15. EXECUTIVE SESSION

16. ADJOURNMENT