City and Borough of Wrangell
Borough Assembly Meeting
AGENDA
August 23, 2016 – 7:00 p.m. Location: Assembly Chambers, City Hall
1. CALL TO ORDER
a. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Assembly Member David Powell
b. INVOCATION to be given by Nettie Covalt with the Presbyterian Church
c. CEREMONIAL MATTERS – Community Presentations, Proclamations, Certificates of Service, Guest Introductions
2. ROLL CALL
3. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA
4. CONFLICT OF INTEREST
5. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Item (*) 6a and 7a
6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
*a. Minutes of the Public Hearing and the Regular Assembly meetings held July 26, 2016.
7. COMMUNICATIONS
a. SE Senior Services’ Fourth Qtr. report (April 1st, 2016 thru June 30th, 2016)
8. BOROUGH MANAGER’S REPORT
a. Treated Water update
b. Robert Rang, Wrangell Medical Center’s CEO, – End of year financials and update on WMC operations
9. BOROUGH CLERK’S FILE
10. MAYOR/ASSEMBLY REPORTS AND APPOINTMENTS
a. Reports by Assembly Members
b. Appointment to fill the vacancies on various City Boards, Committees, and Commissions c. Appointment to fill the vacancy on the Wrangell Medical Center Hospital Board, Unexpired term until October 2016
11. PERSONS TO BE HEARD
12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. PROPOSED ORDINANCE No. 920: AN ORDINANCE OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL, ALASKA, AMENDING SECTION 18.04.080, SECTION 107.2 AMENDED – PERMIT FEES, OF THE WRANGELL MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO BUILDING PERMIT FEES (second reading)
b. PROPOSED ORDINANCE No. 921: AN ORDINANCE OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL, ALASKA, AMENDING SECTION 5.08.060, TAXFREE DAYS, OF THE WRANGELL MUNICIPAL CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE City and Borough of Wrangell August 23, 2016 ASSEMBLY MAY APPROVE ONE SALES TAX-FREE DAY EACH FISCAL YEAR (second reading)
c. PROPOSED ORDINANCE No. 922 (am) : AN ORDINANCE OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL, ALASKA, AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 15.16, CEMETERY, OF THE WRANGELL MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO CEMETERY FEES (first reading – as amended)
d. Approval of the revised Local Contractor’s List
e. Discussion of the Memo from Robert Rang, WMC CEO regarding the TruBridge Contract for Billing Services action plan
13. NEW BUSINESS
a. PROPOSED ORDINANCE No. 923: AN ORDINANCE OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL, ALASKA, AMENDING SECTION 2.24.040, ABSENTEE VOTING BY MAIL, OF THE WRANGELL MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO THE PROCEDURES FOR ABSENTEE VOTING BY MAIL (first reading)
b. PROPOSED RESOLUTION No. 08-16-1348: A RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL, ALASKA, AMENDING THE ASSESSMENT VALUE FOR TAX YEAR 2016 FOR JAMES & BETTY ABBOTT, LOT 17 , USS 3403, DUE TO A MANIFEST CLERICAL ERROR
c. PROPOSED RESOLUTION No. 08-16-1349: A RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL, ALASKA, AMENDING THE ASSESSMENT VALUE FOR TAX YEAR 2016 FOR ROYCE & SHERRI COWAN, SPACE 15 BLOOMS TRAILER PARK, DUE TO A MANIFEST CLERICAL ERROR
d. Discussion and possible action regarding scrap metal removal options in Wrangell (added at the request of Assembly Member Rooney)
e. Approval to store the Chugach Ranger Boat at the Wrangell Nolan Museum
f. Site selection for a new Cemetery
g. Approval to move forward with an application for a Housing Assistance Grant for the Wrangell Medical Center
14. ATTORNEY’S FILE
a. Summary Report was provided to the Assembly
15. EXECUTIVE SESSION
a. Options for disposing of the Belt Freezer Facility
b. Options for the Six Mile Mill Site Property
c. Discussion of Union negotiations and arbitration proceeding with the union
16. ADJOURNMENT
