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7/28/2022 Regular Assembly Meeting
 1. CALL TO ORDER
 
 2. NONSECTARIAN INVOCATION
 
 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
 
 4. ROLL CALL
 
 5. REQUEST FOR REMOVAL OF ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND ANY OTHER PROCEDURAL MOTIONS
 
[Collapse]6. CITIZENS' COMMENTS - Each person's comments limited to 3 minutes (Citizens' Comments shall recess at 6:50 p.m. for public hearing)
 
  a. A citizen may speak on agenda items not scheduled for public hearing (Memorandums, Bid Awards, Unfinished Business {items postponed from previous meetings, reconsideration, or notice of intent to rescind}, Resolutions, or Ordinances being advanced to a public hearing on a different date). Citizens' comments on Board of Adjustment matters are not permitted.
  
  b. Items that are not scheduled on the agenda.
  
 7. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA
 
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[Collapse]8. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
 
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  a. *Regular Assembly Meeting minutes of June 9, 2022.
  
  b. *Regular Assembly Meeting minutes of June 23, 2022.
  
[Collapse]9. COMMUNICATIONS TO THE ASSEMBLY
 
  a. *Memorandum from Mayor Ward regarding modifications and/or waivers of FNSB code provisions governing public meetings during a disaster for Boards and Commissions. 
  
  b. *Memorandum from Mayor Ward regarding the appointment of various Service Area Commissioners. 
  
  c. *Memorandum from Mayor Ward regarding the appointment of Rebecca Dean to the Economic Development Commission. 
  
 10. MESSAGES FROM THE BOROUGH MAYOR
 
 11. REPORTS OF STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
 
[Collapse]12. REPORTS FROM REPRESENTATIVES
 
  a. Report from the City of Fairbanks Representative
  
  b. Report from the City of North Pole Representative
  
  c. Report from the School Board Representative
  
[Collapse]13. SPECIAL ORDERS - Public Hearing at or after 7:00 p.m. (each person's comments limited to 3 minutes)
 
  a. ORDINANCE NO. 2022-35. An Ordinance Approving A Property Tax Exemption From The Levy Of Borough Taxes For Housing Incentive Purposes For Lots 3, 4, 5 & 6, Block 8, North Shanly Subdivision (Located Off College Road In Fairbanks). (Sponsor: Assembly)
  
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  b. ORDINANCE NO. 2022-36. An Ordinance Adding A New Section In Chapter 5.12 FNSBC Providing Candidate Biographical Information And Non-Partisan Position Statement. (Sponsor: Assemblymember Cooper)
  
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  c. ORDINANCE NO. 2022-20-1A. An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 2021-20-1D Relating To The Federal Coronavirus State And Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Established Under The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) To Establish A New Program For The Purpose Of Providing $4,000,000 Of Funding For The Pioneer Park Utility Repairs And Improvements Project And Amending Ordinance No. 2021-20-1D To Authorize The Mayor To Utilize Unallocated Funds For Approved Projects And Programs Priorities. (Sponsors: Mayor Ward, Assemblymembers Wilson and Cooper)
  
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  d. ORDINANCE NO. 2022-20-1B. An Ordinance Amending The FY 2022-23 Budget By Appropriating $77,056 In Federal Grant Funding To The Transit Enterprise Projects Fund To Provide Coronavirus Response And Relief Supplemental Appropriation Act (CRRSAA) Section 5307 Operating Assistance. (Sponsor: Mayor Ward)
  
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  e. ORDINANCE NO. 2022-20-1C. An Ordinance Amending The FY2022-23 Budget By Appropriating $348,846 In Federal Grant Funds And $87,211 In Local Matching Funds From The Transit Enterprise Operating Fund Unrestricted Net Position To The Transit Enterprise Projects Fund For Funding Of Four Gas Paratransit Vans. (Sponsor: Mayor Ward)
  
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  f. ORDINANCE NO. 2022-20-1D. An Ordinance Amending The FY 2022-23 Budget By Appropriating $1,200,000 From The General Fund Fund Balance And $1,300,000 From The Capital Improvement Program And Maintenance Reserve To The Capital Projects Fund For The Borough Facilities Water Service Compliance Project. (Sponsor: Mayor Ward)
  
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 14. CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR - Unfinished Business - None
 
 15. CITIZENS' COMMENTS ON ITEMS THAT ARE NOT SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING - continuation (each person's comments limited to 3 minutes)
 
[Collapse]16. CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR - New Business - Resolutions
 
  a. RESOLUTION NO. 2022-23. A Resolution Approving Information Of A Strictly Factual Nature Pertaining To The Maximum Allowable Tax Revenues Initiative. (Sponsor: Assembly)
  
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  b. RESOLUTION NO. 2022-24. A Resolution Placing The Composition And Form Of The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly On The Ballot For The Regular Municipal Election To Be Held On October 4, 2022. (Sponsor: Assembly)
  
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  c. RESOLUTION NO. 2022-25. A Resolution Opposing The Draft Alaska Electric Vehicle Implementation Plan As Developed By The Alaska Energy Authority. (Sponsor: Mayor Ward And Assemblymember Fletcher)
  
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  d. *RESOLUTION NO. 2022-26. A Resolution Amending Borough Records Retention And Disposition Schedule (RRDS). (Sponsor: Assembly)
(Advance to August 11, 2022.)
  
 17. CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR - New Business - Ordinances to be Referred to Committees or Commissions - None
 
[Collapse]18. CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR - New Business - Ordinances To Be Introduced and Advanced to Public Hearing
 
  a. *ORDINANCE NO. 2022-25. An Ordinance Rezoning Approximately 420 Acres, Described As Block 2, Shuros Subdivision, Tracts B And C, Schroeder Property Waiver, South 1/2 Section 28, Township 1 North, Range 1 West, Fairbanks Meridian (Also Known As Tax Lot 2805), South 1/2 Southeast 1/4 Section 29, Township 1 North, Range 1 West, Fairbanks Meridian (Also Known As Tax Lot 2914) And Government Lot 16, From Rural Residential (RR) To Outdoor Recreational (OR) Or Other Appropriate Zone (Located On The South Side Of Farmers Loop Road, Near Milepost 6) (RZ2022-007). (Sponsors: Assemblymember Guttenberg and Mayor Ward)
(Refer to the Committee of the Whole Worksession on August 4, 2022; Advance to August 11, 2022 for Public Hearing.)
  
  b. *ORDINANCE NO. 2022-37. An Ordinance Approving A Property Tax Exemption From The Levy Of Borough Taxes For Housing Incentive Purposes For Future Lot 3, Eagle Estates Subdivision, 4th Addition, Phase Two, Which Is A Portion Of Lot B2B, Eagle Estates Subdivision, 4th Addition, Phase 1 (Located Off Patriot Drive In North Pole). (Sponsor: Assembly)
(Refer to the Finance Committee on August 4, 2022; Advance to August 11, 2022 for Public Hearing.)
  
  c. *ORDINANCE NO. 2022-38. An Ordinance Approving A Property Tax Exemption From The Levy Of Borough Taxes For Housing Incentive Purposes For Future Lot 4, Eagle Estates Subdivision, 4th Addition, Phase Two, Which Is A Portion Of Lot B2B, Eagle Estates Subdivision, 4th Addition, Phase 1 (Located Off Patriot Drive In North Pole). (Sponsor: Assembly)
(Refer to the Finance Committee on August 4, 2022; Advance to August 11, 2022 for Public Hearing.)
  
  d. *ORDINANCE NO. 2022-39. An Ordinance Approving A Property Tax Exemption From The Levy Of Borough Taxes For Housing Incentive Purposes For Future Lot 5, Eagle Estates Subdivison, 4th Addition, Phase Two, Which Is A Portion Of Lot B2B, Eagle Estates Subdivision, 4th Addition, Phase 1 (Located Off Patriot Drive In North Pole). (Sponsor: Assembly)
(Refer to the Finance Committee on August 4, 2022; Advance to August 11, 2022 for Public Hearing.)
  
  e. *ORDINANCE NO. 2022-40. An Ordinance Authorizing The Direct Sale To An Adjoining Landowner Of Lot 4, Block 6, North Shanly Subdivision, Within Section 5, Township 1 South, Range 1 West, F.M. (Located North Of Hooper Avenue And East Of Cordwood Drive.) (Sponsor: Mayor Ward)
(Refer to the Committee of the Whole Worksession on August 4, 2022; Advance to August 11, 2022 for Public Hearing.)
  
  f. *ORDINANCE NO. 2022-41. An Ordinance Authorizing The Direct Sale To An Adjoining Landowner Of Lot 6, Block 7, North Shanly Subdivision, Within Section 5, Township 1 South, Range 1 West, F.M. (Located North Of Jarvis Avenue And West Of Cordwood Drive.) (Sponsor: Mayor Ward)
(Refer to the Committee of the Whole Worksession on August 4, 2022; Advance to August 11, 2022 for Public Hearing.)
  
  g. *ORDINANCE NO. 2022-42. An Ordinance Amending FNSBC 4.60.030 To Change The Membership Qualifications Of The John C. Carlson Activity Center Advisory Board. (Sponsor: Mayor Ward)
(Refer to the Committee of The Whole on August 4, 2022; Advance to August 11, 2022 for Public Hearing.) 
  
  h. *ORDINANCE NO. 2022-20-1E. An Ordinance Amending The FY 2022-23 Budget By Appropriating $42,000 From The General Fund Fund Balance To The Department Of Assembly For The Purpose Of Funding Printing And Mailing Of An Election Informational Postcard To All Registered Voters Within The Fairbanks North Star Borough And Provide Additional Funding For Promoting And Advertising Local Municipal Elections. (Sponsor: Assemblymember Fletcher)
(Refer to the Finance Committee on August 4, 2022; Advance to August 11, 2022 for Public Hearing.)
  
  i. *ORDINANCE NO. 2022-20-1F. An Ordinance Amending The FY 2022-23 Budget By Appropriating $350,000 From The Information Technology Infrastructure Sustainment (ITIS) Reserve To The Multi-Year General Subfund And/Or The Capital Projects Fund For The Birch Hill Metro Ethernet Network Project. (Sponsor: Mayor Ward)
(Refer to the Finance Committee on August 4, 2022; Advance to August 11, 2022 for Public Hearing.)
  
  j. *ORDINANCE NO. 2022-43. An Ordinance Repealing Goal 1, Strategy 1, Action A Of The Economic Development Section Of The FNSB Regional Comprehensive Plan, Repealing The Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy As An Additional Element Of The Regional Comprehensive Plan, And Accepting And Approving The Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy. (Sponsor: Mayor Ward)
(Refer to the Planning Commission on August 23, 2022 with recommendations due back by August 26, 2022. Refer to the Committee of the Whole Worksession on September 1, 2022; Advance to September 8, 2022 for Public Hearing.)
  
 19. CITIZENS' COMMENTS ON ITEMS THAT ARE NOT SCHEDULED ON THE AGENDA - continuation (each person's comments limited to 3 minutes)
 
 20. ASSEMBLYMEMBERS' COMMENTS
 
 21. ADJOURNMENT