City and Borough of Wrangell Assembly Meeting 

Tuesday October 10, 2017 7:00PM

1. CALL TO ORDER
a. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Assembly Member David Powell
b. INVOCATION to be given by Nettie Covalt of the Presbyterian Church
c. CEREMONIAL MATTERS – Community Presentations, Proclamations, Certificates of Service, Guest Introduction
i. Presentation of a Plaque from Southeast Conference – Wrangell
“Community of the Year Award”
ii. Dan Neumeister, Chief Operating Officer, SEARHC – Update
Take a 5-10 minute break to eat cake, in celebration of our
Community of the Year Award!

2. ROLL CALL

3. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA

4. CONFLICT OF INTEREST

5. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Item (*) 6a, 7a through 7f

6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. Borough Assembly Minutes: Regular Assembly meeting held September 26, 2017

7. COMMUNICATIONS
a. POA-1999-377, Burnett Inlet – Application to the US Army Corps from Bret Hiatt
b. NRC – Weekly Project Status Update Report (Wrg. Solid Waste Monofill)
c. School Board Minutes: Regular – August 21, 2017; Special – September 11, 2017
d. State of Alaska DCCED – FY18 Community Assistance Supplemental Payment
e. State of Alaska ADEC – Soil Disposal Alternatives for the Wrangell Junkyard Cleanup
f. Federal Lobbyist Status Report

8. BOROUGH MANAGER’S REPORT
• Water Treatment System Update (report)
• Evergreen (lot next to Ferry Terminal sold – issue)
• Nuisance Burning
• Scrap Steel Recycling Update
• Goals (To be distributed to the Assembly at the meeting for future review)
City and Borough of Wrangell
Borough Assembly Meeting
AGENDA
City and Borough of Wrangell
October 10, 2017
• Public Safety Building Update

9. BOROUGH CLERK’S FILE
• Upcoming Changes to Section 3.05 of the WMC

10. MAYOR/ASSEMBLY REPORTS AND APPOINTMENTS
a. Reports by Assembly Members
b. City Board and Committee Annual Appointments
c. Prior Vacant City Boards and Committee Appointments
d. Appoint Vice-Mayor

11. PERSONS TO BE HEARD

12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Approval of Community Development Block Grant Application Project Selection

13. NEW BUSINESS
a. Approval of Revised Funding Source for Amendment #2 to Professional Services
Agreement with PND Engineers for Shoemaker Bay Harbor Additional 90%
Engineering Design in the Amount of $51,227

b. Approval of Amendment #3 to Professional Services Agreement with PND Engineers
for Shoemaker Bay Harbor 100% Engineering Design in the Amount of $122,331

c. RESOLUTION No. 10-17-1381: A RESOLUTION OF THE BOROUGH ASSEMBLY OF THE
CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL, ALASKA, AMENDING THE FY 2018 BUDGET BY
TRANSFERRING $9,215 FROM PORTS AND HARBORS RESERVES TO THE PORTS
AND HARBOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS EXPENDITURES FOR THE CITY DOCK
ELECTRICAL PROJECT

d. Approval of Change Order #2 to BW Enterprises, LLC for Changed Conditions for the
Waterfront Armor Rock – City Dock Project in the Amount of $50,412.50

e. RESOLUTION No. 10-17-1382: A RESOLUTION OF THE BOROUGH ASSEMBLY OF THE
CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL, ALASKA, AMENDING THE FY 2018 BUDGET BY
REDUCING PORTS AND HARBORS RESERVES, ENDING BY $81,692.50 AND
INCREASING THE PORTS AND HARBORS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
EXPENDITURES, ACCOUNT NO. 74010-401-7900, BY $81,692.50 FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDING FOR THE WATERFRONT ARMOR ROCK –
CITY DOCK PROJECT

f. Approval of the Application from the Totem Bar & Liquor Package Store to the Alaska
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, Requesting Approval of a Change in the Floor Plan,
Contingent on State Fire Marshal and Wrangell Building Permit Approvals

g. Approval of the FY18 Wrangell Regional and Community Jail Contract, Amendment #4

h. Approval of Consent to Assignment of Lease for Financing Purposes for the Facility
Lease Agreement for Lot 1, Wrangell Marine Service Center with Don Sorric (postponed
from the Sept. 12th Regular Assembly meeting)

i. Approval of the Modified Assembly Meeting Calendar for November 2017

j. Approval of the Letter to Governor Walker regarding Transboundary Waters

k. Approval of Professional Services Agreement with Shannon & Wilson for Task 1 Dam
Tap Alternatives in the Amount of $25,585

l. Approval of Professional Services Agreement with CRW Engineering Group, LLC for
Final Evaluation of Water Treatment Plant Improvements in the Amount of $15,750

14. ATTORNEY’S FILE – None

15. EXECUTIVE SESSION – None

16. ADJOURNMENT