Lake and Peninsula Borough P.O

Lake and Peninsula Borough P.O. Box 495 King Salmon, Alaska 99613

Telephone: (907) 246-3421 Fax: (907) 246-6602

PLEASE POST * REVISED *

REGULAR ASSEMBLY MEETING Wednesday, August 23, 2017 7:30 p.m.*

NOTICE AND AGENDA Notice is hereby given that the Lake and Peninsula Borough Assembly will hold its regular meeting on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 7:30 pm aboard the MV Tustumena out of Kodiak AK enroute to Chignik AK. note the time is subject to change. The meeting will not begin before the posted time, but it is possible the meeting may begin after the posted time due to travel, weather and/or scheduling inconsistencies. This is a public meeting and the public is invited and welcome to participate. This meeting may be accessed by teleconference. The teleconference number is 1-866-339-5580. Enter pass code *2288317*. Any questions, please contact Borough Clerk, Kate Conley at 907-246-3421 or 1-800-764-3421 or [email protected]. NOTE: Due to telephone service inconsistency, inherent to rural Alaska, the Borough meeting may not always be available in all locations or audible.

A. CALL TO ORDER

B. ROLL CALL

C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. May 18, 2010 2. April 13, 2017 3. May 16, 2017 4. July 7, 2017

E. MANAGER’S & STAFF REPORTS 1. Introduction of Guests 2. Manager’s Report 3. Consultant’s Report 4. Community Development Coordinator’s Report 5. Planning Commission Minutes 6. Fisheries Report 7. Finance Report 8. Lobbyist Report 9. Clerk’s Report 10. Superintendent’s Report

F. CONSENT AGENDA - none

G. NEW BUSINESS

1. Chignik Dock Improvements 2. Donation to Bristol Bay Science & Research Institute

H. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

I. TIME AND PLACE OF NEXT MEETING September 21, 2017

J. CITIZEN’S COMMENTS

K. ADJOURNMENT

L. INFORMATION

Lake and Peninsula Borough P.O. Box 495 King Salmon, Alaska 99613

Telephone: (907) 246-3421 Fax: (907) 246-6602

PLEASE POST ASSEMBLY WORKSHOP Wednesday, August 23, 2017 6:00 p.m.*

NOTICE AND AGENDA Notice is hereby given that the Lake and Peninsula Borough Assembly will hold a workshop on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 6:00 pm aboard the MV Tustumena out of Kodiak AK enroute to Chignik AK. *note the time is subject to change. The meeting will not begin before the posted time, but it is possible the meeting may begin after the posted time due to travel, weather and/or scheduling inconsistencies. This is a public meeting and the public is invited and welcome to participate. This meeting will not be accessible by teleconference. Any questions, please contact Borough Clerk, Kate Conley at 907-246-3421 or 1-800-764-3421 or [email protected].

A. CALL TO ORDER

B. WORKSHOP

1. Administrative Issues, including finances 2. Review of the Agenda for Assembly Meeting August 23, 2017 at 7:30 pm 3. Village Strategic Plans 4. Workshop Topics

C. ADJOURNMENT

WORKSHOP

Village Strategic Plans

Lake and Peninsula Borough Regular Assembly Meeting August 23, 2017

Lake and Peninsula Borough P.O. Box 495 King Salmon, Alaska 99613

Telephone: (907) 246-3421 Fax: (907) 246-6602

Date: August 15, 2017 To: Mayor and Assembly From: Kate Conley, Borough Clerk Re: Strategic Planning

First, thank you for agreeing to create these strategic plans in each community. We were well received in every community and I think the communities enjoyed the discussions. I know it was a wonderful experience for me.

Now that the plans are done, I went thru and calculated the projects and looked for commonalities. I broke them down into eight categories:  Community  Economic Development  Education  Energy  Food Security  Housing  Health  Partnerships  Safety  Transportation

On the next page, I have listed the top projects. I would like to discuss these results with the Assembly and get some insight and direction.

Community  Cultural Activities – 11 villages  Community Events – 5 villages  Multipurpose/recreational building – 5 villages  Build a playground – 4 villages  Childcare/elder care – 4 villages

Economic Development  Tourism Development – 9 villages  Business Education – 8 villages  Trade Education – 5 villages  Meat Processing/Freezer Plant – 4 villages  Open a restaurant – 4 villages

Education – There was no commonality in this category

Energy  Wind power – 5 villages  Hydro Power – 4 villages

Food Security  Grow vegetables (more) – 10 villages  Raise animals (more) – 3 villages

Housing  Develop new housing – 10 villages  Improve Maintenance on current housing – 6 villages  Weatherization – 4 villages

Health  Upgrade Sanitation System – 4 villages  Health Education – 3 villages

Partnerships  Improve relationship with neighboring villages – 6 villages  Learn best practices of other villages – 5 villages  Strengthen partnerships and unity between borough/city/tribe – 4 villages

Safety  VPSO – 7 villages

Transportation  Improve Roads – 5 villages  Chignik Intertie Road – 3 villages  Improve Airport – 3 villages  Become a hub – 3 villages  Improve lighting – 3 villages

WORKSHOP

Workshop Topics

Lake and Peninsula Borough Regular Assembly Meeting August 23, 2017

Lake and Peninsula Borough P.O. Box 495 King Salmon, Alaska 99613

Telephone: (907) 246-3421 Fax: (907) 246-6602

Date: August 15, 2017 To: Mayor and Assembly From: Kate Conley, Borough Clerk Re: Workshops

It is August and a start of a new fiscal year, so I was thinking it would be nice to be a bit more intentional with our workshops. We are often reactive to current issues, and that is good and I would want to continue to be timely and flexible, but it would also be helpful to have some insight from the Assembly about what is needed and what the Assembly wants to learn. I asked the consultants about some of the topics they could present or recommend and this is the list we came up with:  Borough History of Staffing and Costs – Bob Loeffler  Joint Action Agency – Brian Hirsch (see his report for more information  Community Quota Entity Program – Chuck McCallum  UAA Small Business Development Center

In addition to these specific topics, I wanted to know what areas the Assembly wants to know more about:  Economic Development  Substance Abuse o Marijuana Taxation and Current Events o Opioid “Epidemic”  Finance issues o Budget 101 o Reducing Costs  2020 Census  Ethics & Conflict of Interest  Open Meetings Act  Communication Skills  Team Building  Goal Setting  Working with the Media

D. 1. Minutes May 18, 2010

Lake and Peninsula Borough Regular Assembly Meeting August 23, 2017

LAKE AND PENINSULA BOROUGH WORKSHOP MINUTES Monday, May 17, 2010 5:40 a.m.

Assembly: Mayor Glen Alsworth Sue Anelon Randy Alvarez Lynn Carlson Ronald Lind, absent, excused Myra Olsen David Wilder Staff: Kate Conley, Borough Clerk Lamar Cotten, Borough Manager Jordan Keeler, Community Development Coordinator Richard Wallace, Finance Officer Guests: Eldon Davis, Southwest Alaska Vocational Educational Center (SAVEC) Bob Loeffler, Jade North Tiel Smith, BBNC

The workshop was called to order at 5:40 pm (the meeting was delayed by flight schedules) and began with Mr. Cotten introducing Mr. Eldon Davis from SAVEC. Mr. Davis began his presentation with describing the affect of the CH2M Hill course on the LPB economy. He then discussed high school pre-apprenticeships and academics and described the office tech course.

Assembly member Sue Anelon asked how the resolution from Bristol Bay Native Corporation in opposition to mining will affect the future of the CH2M Hill trainings. Mr. Davis said the SAVEC board met with CH2M Hill and there is still enthusiasm. CH2M Hill has committed to do the training again next year. Assembly member Anelon asked if the region will have priority. Mr. Davis explained that the training will be done with STEP grants. First priority will be veterans, and then local residents. Assembly member Randy Alvarez added that Trevor O’Hara said CH2M Hill wants to continue with the trainings, but there may be a need for funding. Without the help, the trainings may not continue.

Tiel Smith, Land and Resource Manager for BBNC then addressed the assembly. Assembly member Anelon asked in what way the villages of Lake and Peninsula Borough are being supported by BBNC. Mr. Smith said that BBNC can show the communities where rock sources are and where are the closest, best resources for use. He said that the corporation can also assist councils with information and advice about land and resources. Assembly member Alvarez asked if the Williamsport Road is supported by BBNC. Mr. Smith said that yes, this is a project BBNC supports and there are a couple gravel sites along the road which are joint BBNC and Village Corporation pits. Mr. Cotten asked if there was any insight Mr. Smith could give regarding BBNC’s position on Pebble. Mr. Smith explained that in December 2007 the board took a position on Pebble in opposition of the perceived risk. He explained that he is the Land and Resource Manager, but Jason Metrokin would attend tomorrow’s assembly meeting and the Assembly should prepare questions for Jason tomorrow and discuss the differences of opinion. Mr. Smith added that two entities called BBNC after their proclamation against Pebble and said they are no longer interested in exploring business opportunities with BBNC. He agreed that the board took a position without all the facts. Assembly member Wilder stated that he prefers BBNC was at the table to negotiate with making this project safe and healthy for the communities.

The Assembly then reviewed the agenda for the upcoming meeting.

The workshop was adjourned at 10:12 pm

Assembly Minutes May 18, 2010 1 of 8 pages LAKE AND PENINSULA BOROUGH REGULAR ASSEMBLY MEETING Tuesday May 18, 2010 9:00 a.m.

Assembly: Mayor Glen Alsworth Sue Anelon Randy Alvarez Lynn Carlson Ronald Lind, absent, excused Myra Olsen David Wilder Staff: Kate Conley, Borough Clerk Lamar Cotten, Borough Manager Jordan Keeler, Community Development Coordinator Guests: Shane Day, NW Outfitters, Utah via teleconference Bob Loeffler, Jade North Rick Luthi, Lake and Peninsula School District Ty Mase, Lake and Peninsula School District Jason Metrokin, Bristol Bay Native Corporation (BBNC) John Nelson, Kokhanok Village Council Tiel Smith, Bristol Bay Native Corporation (BBNC)

A. CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Lake and Peninsula Borough Assembly was called to order by Mayor Glen R. Alsworth, Sr. on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 9;00 a.m. in the meeting room of the Lake and Peninsula Borough School District, King Salmon, Alaska.

B. ROLL CALL A quorum was established with Mayor Glen R. Alsworth, Sr. and Assembly members Randy Alvarez, Sue Anelon, Lynn Carlson, Myra Olsen and David Wilder present. Assembly member Ron Lind was absent, excused.

Borough staff participating in all or part of the meeting included: Lamar Cotten, Borough Manager, Kate Conley, Borough Clerk, Jordan Keeler, Community Development Coordinator, Richard Wallace, Finance Officer and Bob Loeffler, Consultant to the Borough, Jade North.

Guests for all or part of the meeting are detailed above.

C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA - A motion was made by Assembly member Myra Olsen and seconded by Assembly member Sue Anelon to approve the agenda for the May 18, 2010 regular meeting. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.

D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – April 20, 2010 Motion was made by Assembly member Dave Wilder to approve the minutes of the Assembly Meeting on April 20, 2010. Motion was seconded by Assembly member Myra Olsen. No corrections were noted. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.

E. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Resolution 10-04 2. Resolution 10-09 Motion was made by Assembly member Randy Alvarez to approve the consent calendar as presented. Motion was seconded by Assembly member Myra Olsen. There was no discussion. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.

Assembly Minutes May 18, 2010 2 of 8 pages F. MANAGER’S & STAFF REPORTS 1. Introduction of Guests – The Mayor asked everyone to introduce themselves.

2. Manager’s Report – Mr. Cotten told the Assembly that he and the Mayor met with the commission and deputy commissioner of the Department of Transportation to discuss the Williamsport/Pile Bay Road. While in Flagstaff Arizona, Mr. Cotten also met with Southwest Winds to request Perryville be a test site for a turbine. There was a discussion of turbines in Perryville and Kokhanok and the efficiency of the models.

3. Consultant’s Report - Mr. Bob Loeffler did not have anything additional to add to his written report. There was no discussion

4. Community Development Director’s Report – Mr. Keeler told the Assembly that he had received a request for a permit from Pebble. There are 42 holes and more water sources, but the same amount of water. There was also a request for a right of way in Igiugig but due to the time frames, the Planning Commission assigned the public hearing to Igiugig Village Council. There was a discussion of when a permit is needed. The State CIAP plan was approved April 23rd. It will be another three months to get the final approval from MMS for any projects. Mr. Keeler said he hopes to get the project submitted to be approved this winter and ready to work on next summer. The Borough secured $73,000 form AEA for the School District to upgrade the Chignik Lagoon school building.

5. Planning Commission Minutes – no discussion

6. Fisheries Report – There was a brief discussion of buying into CQE’s. Mr. Cotten said that Mr. McCallum will be meeting with the Chignik and Perryville communities to discuss their interests and ideas and will report to the Assembly after those meetings.

7. Finance Report – Mr. Wallace addressed three topics: The FY10-11 budget, the existing debt service and the economic recovery act. He presented the budget for the upcoming year noting that there are few changes. The existing debt service – the current debt obligation is $1.13 million. It is invested short term so the money is accessible. He is currently received ½ of 1% on the funds. Economic Recovery Act – There are two types of bonds from Obama’s stimulus funds: tax exempt (2 million) and taxable with 45% reimbursement ($1.9 million). He said he will discuss these at length in the August meeting. The paperwork is long and detailed to file with the IRS on both types. Assembly member Wilder asked if these bonds can be issued to the private sector and expressed concern that the Borough would add debt without stimulating the economy. Mayor Alsworth noted that these funds could be used to leverage for more money.

8. Lobbyist Report – Mr. Cotten said Mr. Hickey had put together a good summary. He noted the fish and resource issues were introduced but died in committee.

9. Clerk’s Report – Ms. Conley noted that nominations open on June 7, 2010 for school board and assembly positions. She was congratulated on earning her Certified Municipal Clerk title.

10. Superintendent’s School District Report – Mr. Mase noted that the graduations are done and the last day for students is this Friday. 9: 50 am At this time the meeting was recessed 10:07 am the meeting was reconvened

Assembly Minutes May 18, 2010 3 of 8 pages PRESENTATION

The Mayor asked Jason Metrokin, President and Chief Executive Officer of BBNC, to address the Assembly. Mr. Metrokin began by giving the Assembly an update on the past year and the decisions by BBNC. He said the end of the fiscal year is March 31 and anticipated the last year to be good. In 2008 BBNC lost 30% of their portfolio. BBNC had a $26 to $37 million loss in one construction project. BBNC did have a $4 million increase in income in 2009. The forecast for 2010 is $25 million increase from last year. He said that the market has turned around.

Mr. Metrokin then discussed the decision in December 2009 to oppose the Pebble project and off shore oil and gas development. He said both of these developments are opportunities, but fishing is the back bone of Bristol Bay. He acknowledged the need to diversify. He said the decision is based on tolerance for risk. The risk-to-benefit ratio was too high. He said there are three components to any opportunity: financial, social and environmental. There could be benefits, but with these opportunities, the risk outweighs the benefits. He said BBNC will be at the table to take advantage of the project opportunities if Pebble goes through. He said he wants to work with the village corporations to find agreement and to access investors willing to partner in the region.

Assembly member Wilder said that BBNC is seeking economic opportunities, and so is LPB. He said that communities are dying. When an opportunity comes, LPB needs to analyze the project and be certain we are able to be at the table. He said that BBNC took this stand while the companies are spending money in the area and that sends a message. He said that the villages have to survive. Wilder said he is disappointed that BBNC did not wait and see if the plan is acceptable. BBNC cut off the opportunity before the plan was mature.

Assembly member Olsen said the risk BBNC took by a premature decision is greater than the risk of a mine. She said a concrete decision cannot be made without a plan to consider. Unintended consequences include the perception that Bristol Bay is closed for business. Economic development is even harder with this decision. Protection of the land and people are the first priority and all 17 communities in LPB are facing big challenges.

Assembly member Alvarez said he is disappointed BBNC came out with this decision before the proposal was complete. He said it sends a perception. He said he is concerned about the fishery, but the number of residents with permits is down to 62 – in 1980 it was 140. When BBNC went from neutral, it forced village corporations to make a decision. Alvarez noted that the BBNC board is dominated by the western portion of the area. There is not a LPB representative on the BBNC board. The villages are unrepresented.

Mr. Cotten asked Mr. Metrokin to share other regional corporation’s reactions to the decision. Mr. Metrokin said he has heard the statement that the Bristol Bay region is closed to resource development. He said that not all resource development projects can be lumped together. BBNC supports resource development in responsible risks. In 2005 BBNC had a neutral stance. They conducted surveys and meetings and sought feedback. The board represents 9000 share holders. BBNC will continue to listen and monitor the project and try to understand why we should oppose it. BBNC does not support or speak for special interest, but for shareholders and for land rights. Each project is determined independently and on the facts.

Assembly member Anelon explained that she lives in Iliamna and will be at the table when a decision is made. Economic development is happening. She asked what BBNC is doing for people. She said BBNC has not provided their village with any infrastructure, development or jobs. She asked them to reconsider their position. She said the communities cannot survive and they do not want to live off the government – they are willing to work. She commended the two board members who voted against the resolution. She said she received

Assembly Minutes May 18, 2010 4 of 8 pages a call from a corporation who wanted to explore resources and would employ 100 people (50 would be local), but with the regional corporation’s stand their investors did not want to come.

Mr. Metrokin said the board appreciated the attendees at their February meeting and they will be meeting again this month. Industry will be present to speak. He said the project is changing and may be ready to permit. He said it would be a bad business decision for BBNC to ignore opportunity.

Mr. Keeler asked Mr. Metrokin to speak of cultural impact concerns. Mr. Metrokin said there are multiple boroughs, school districts and cities. BBNC is viewed as an umbrella corporation. The culture is diverse and when BBNC speaks about the concerns the primary worries are about subsistence and fishing.

Assembly member Wilder asked if BBNC is opposed to Donlin Creek Mines. Mr. Metrokin said BBNC does not have an opinion on the Donlin Creek Mines.

Assembly member Carlson asked if when the board made the decision they considered Lake and Peninsula Borough. Mr. Metrokin said that BBNC has studied Pebble for years and has walked with LPB for a long time. BBNC and LPB disagree on this. There was an open dialogue before. He said no one else was invited to the meeting when this decision was made. Mr. Cotten agreed that open communication is more important than agreement. He said that he has met with Mr. Metrokin and Mr. Smith on other topics and he said the dialogue stays open.

Assembly member Anelon said that BBNC received 7(i) money from resource revenues, so why are they against mining. Mr. Metrokin said BBNC is not against mining, they are against Pebble. Pebble is on state land, not native lands. Donlin and Red Dog are on native lands. Mr. Smith noted that if Pebble is developed, other lands may be developed and may impact 7(i).

Mayor Alsworth said that when a board makes decisions based on assumptions, that makes everyone nervous. Emotions cloud the truth. Either the decision was a political roll over from loud shareholders or they know something we don’t know. He said he is disappointed the BBNC board doesn’t have the courage to wait for the facts. He added that he is glad to hear BBNC is doing well financially. Mayor Alsworth stated that God has given man the brains to figure out any problem presented.

G. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Ordinance 10-04: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAKE AND PENINSULA BOROUGH OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2009 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2010 (FY10) – Hearing & Decision – Motion was made by Assembly member Olsen to open the public hearing for Ordinance 10-04. Motion was seconded by Assembly member Alvarez. Motion passed by unanimous voice vote. Mayor Alsworth declared the public hearing on Ordinance 10-04 open at 11:10 am. The ordinance was read by title. Borough Clerk, Kate Conley informed the Assembly that the ordinance had been duly noticed and that no comments had been received. The Mayor asked Finance Officer Richard Wallace if the ordinance was accurate. Mr. Wallace said that it is up to date. Mayor Alsworth called for any testimony, questions or comments. There was none. Motion was made by Assembly member Olsen to close the public hearing at 11:15 am. Motion was seconded by Assembly member Carlson. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote. Motion was made by Assembly member Wilder to adopt Ordinance 10-04: An ordinance amending the Lake and Peninsula Borough operating budget for the fiscal yare beginning July 1, 2009 and ending June 30, 2010 (FY10) as presented. Motion was

Assembly Minutes May 18, 2010 5 of 8 pages seconded by Assembly member Olsen. Motion passed with unanimous voice vote. 2. Ordinance 10-05: AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE LAKE AND PENINSULA BOROUGH PENINSULA BOROUGH OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2010 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2011 (FY11) - Hearing & Decision - Motion was made by Assembly member Olsen to open the public hearing for Ordinance 10-05. Motion was seconded by Assembly member Alvarez. Motion passed by unanimous voice vote. Mayor Alsworth declared the public hearing on Ordinance 10-05 open at 11:16 am. The ordinance was read by title. Borough Clerk, Kate Conley informed the Assembly that the ordinance had been duly noticed and that no comments had been received. Mr. Richard Wallace, Finance Officer said that this is a viable positive budget. Mayor Alsworth called for any testimony, questions or comments. There was none. Motion was made by Assembly member Olsen to close the public hearing at 11:21 am. Motion was seconded by Assembly member Wilder. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote. Motion was made by Assembly member Wilder to adopt Ordinance 10-05: An ordinance adopting the Lake and Peninsula Borough operating budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010 and ending June 30, 2011 (FY11) as presented. Motion was seconded by Assembly member Carlson. Motion passed with unanimous voice vote. 3. Ordinance 10-06: AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES BY WHICH THE BOROUGH MAY ISSUE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, REVENUE BONDS, DEVELOPMENT BONDS, AND BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES - Hearing & Decision Motion was made by Assembly member Olsen to open the public hearing for Ordinance 10-06. Motion was seconded by Assembly member Alvarez. Motion passed by unanimous voice vote. Mayor Alsworth declared the public hearing on Ordinance 10-06 open at 11:22 am. The ordinance was read by title. Borough Clerk, Kate Conley informed the Assembly that the ordinance had been duly noticed and that no comments had been received. Mayor Alsworth called for any testimony, questions or comments. There was none. Motion was made by Assembly member Olsen to close the public hearing at 11:25 am. Motion was seconded by Assembly member Alvarez. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote. Motion was made by Assembly member Olsen to Table Ordinance 10-06: An ordinance establishing procedures by which the Borough may issue general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, development bonds, and bond anticipation notes. Motion was seconded by Assembly member Wilder. Motion passed with unanimous voice vote. There was a discussion of previous bonds and Mayor Alsworth noted that there is still bond money available from a previous election.

H. NEW BUSINESS 1. Resolution 10-10 – A resolution Adopting the Lake and Peninsula Borough Peninsula Borough Emergency Operation Plan – Motion was made by Assembly member Alvarez to adopt resolution 10-10 as presented. Motion was seconded by Assembly member Olsen. Mr. Keeler explained that the Borough was awarded money to prepare this emergency operations plan. It is a 272 page document. The plan had to meet federal requirement. It covers a lot of scenarios, but the 15 page summary is presented to the assembly. He explained that the Borough is the conduit for manpower, finance and materials in a large scale emergency. There are formal roles and responsibilites. It is a good document and will be distributed to the villages. The mayor asked if this will need to be updated. Mr. Keeler said it will need to be reviewed every five years. The Mayor asked who the emergency contact for the Borough is. Mr. Keeler said it is the Community Development Coordinator’s responsibility. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.

I. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Assembly Minutes May 18, 2010 6 of 8 pages 1. Gary King/Wildman Lake Lodge Long Term Lease Request – Motion was made by Assembly member Olsen to take the Gary King/Wildman Lake Lodge Long Term Lease Request from the table. Motion was seconded by Assembly member Alvarez. Motion was made by Assembly member Wilder to approve the long term lease request from Gary King/Wildman Lake Lodge. Motion was seconded by Assembly member Anelon. Mr. Keeler explained that Mr. King acquired the lease by a competitive bid in 1989. It is five acres and expires in 2014. Mr. King has requested a 25 year lease, to expand the amount of land leased, and for the Borough to acquire more land from the State around Wildman Lake Lodge.

The 25 year lease, Mr. Keeler explained, could be granted because the Borough code has been updated. When determining the value the Assembly can opt to assign a value. Mr. Keeler recommend the lease be reviewed and to use the state valuation of the property. He further recommended allowing the lease of additional land; however he did not recommend the Borough select additional land around the lodge.

Assembly member Wilder amended his motion to approve the long term lease request, to “to approve the 25 year lease of 13.38 acres for $8,530.00 per year.” Amendment was seconded by Assembly member Olsen. Amendment passed by unanimous voice vote. Motion passed by unanimous voice vote.

There was a discussion of the administrative procedures to put the lease in place. There was a discussion of this lease setting precedence.

2. Borough Capital Projects – Mr. Cotten gave the Assembly updates on the following: a. Kokhanok Wind Project – no discussion b. Chignik Lake Wind/Hydro Studies – Wind data is still being collected. c. Select Communities Wood Heat Feasibility Study – Mr. Cotten and Mr. Loeffler will meet with the Contractor, RAB, to discuss the financial determinations. d. Select Communities Wind Studies – Egegik Power Co. is in probate and Egegik wants to know the probability of putting wind in place in their community. There is a tower in Port Alsworth collecting data. The analysis of the data from Port Heiden looks promising. e. Iliamna Lake Barge Landings - no discussion f. Chignik Boat Harbor – The Borough is awaiting the Governor’s decision on the budget. Instead of an engineering design, the plan is to have a design/bid as this will save money and time. g. Williamsport/Pile Bay Road – no discussion Mayor Alsworth reported that Port Alsworth received money for a hydro study.

There was a discussion of land selections and the assembly requested Mr. Keeler to discuss this at the August meeting. Specifically, the mayor asked about road connections from Iliamna to salt water and opportunities and consequences and financial implications of road development.

D. TIME AND PLACE OF NEXT MEETING  Regular Meeting – August 17, 2010

E. CITIZEN’S COMMENTS Shane Day – Mr. Day told the Assembly that his company, NW Outfitters will also be seeking a 25 year lease. He said they will provide insurance and bonding information. He asked for direction regarding stewardship and care of the leased property. He also requested a site meeting this spring. Mr. Keeler explained to the Assembly that NW

Assembly Minutes May 18, 2010 7 of 8 pages Outfitters wants to assume the lease from Nick Pierskalla. He said an onsite visit may pave the way for a 25 year lease. The objectives of the Borough are to get the site to Borough standards. Mr. Day made a personal request for books, reports and studies to read up on the history of the area.

John Nelson – Mr. Nelson apologized for being out of touch lately. He requested an update on the wind project.

F. ASSEMBLY COMMENTS Myra Olsen – Assembly member Olsen appreciated the large number of young people in attendance. She added that they were very well behaved. She thanked the Village of Perryville for inviting the Assembly.

Randy Alvarez –Assembly member Alvarez said he checked into a ferry landing at Perryville. He said the ferry would have to be disembarked by boat now, and if they have a dock the ferry will stop. Alvarez reported that Eldon Davis has resigned and the SAVEC committee is looking for another director. He explained that SAVEC gets steam from the Air force base and if the base closes down, SAVEC would need to install a new heating system. If this happens it is possible that SAVEC could be moved to Dillingham.

G. MAYOR’S COMMENTS – none

H. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Assembly Member Olsen and seconded by Assembly Member Wilder to adjourn the meeting of May 18, 2010 at 1:30 pm. The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent.

I. INFORMATION 1. Pebble Fund Grant Awards – no discussion

______Glen Alsworth, Sr., Mayor

______Kate Conley, Borough Clerk

______Date

Assembly Minutes May 18, 2010 8 of 8 pages D. 2. Minutes April 13, 2017

Lake and Peninsula Borough Regular Assembly Meeting August 23, 2017

LAKE AND PENINSULA BOROUGH REGULAR ASSEMBLY MEETING Tuesday, April 13, 2017 1:00 p.m.

Assembly: Mayor Glen Alsworth Randy Alvarez Scott Anderson Myra Olsen Alvin Pedersen Michelle Pope-Ravenmoon Christina Salmon Staff: Kate Conley, Clerk Nathan Hill, Manager Susan Edwards, Finance Officer Nikki Reed, Assistant Finance Officer Guests: Lawrence Hamilton, KDLG Evelynn Trefon Ed Lester

A. CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Lake and Peninsula Borough Assembly was called to order by Mayor Glen R. Alsworth, Sr. on Tuesday April 13, 2017 at 1:07 p.m. in the library at Newhalen School, Newhalen, AK.

B. ROLL CALL A quorum was established with Mayor Glen R. Alsworth, Sr. and Assembly members Randy Alvarez, Scott Anderson, Myra Olsen, Alvin Pedersen, Michelle Pope-Ravenmoon and Christina Salmon were present.

C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion was made by Assembly member Olsen and seconded by Assembly member Ravenmoon to approve the agenda of April 13, 2017 as presented. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.

D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES E. MANAGER’S & STAFF REPORTS 1. Introduction of Guests – The Mayor invited everyone to introduce themselves.

2. Manager’s Report – Nathan Hill explained that Brian Hirsch has been hired as a consultant to the Borough and will be providing a consultant’s report in future meetings. The Chignik dock will soon be completed. The first ferry was cancelled because the Tustumena is still in dry dock. The dock project is currently under budget. The Kokhanok wind project is still in process. The $280,000 in funding needs to be spent and the project complete by September 2017. There is a funding opportunity through the Office of Native American granting for $600,000 for alternative energy. Assembly member Pedersen asked about taxes for the Chignik dock. Mr. Hill said a wharfage fee will be implemented, but the rate has not yet been determined. He said there should be an ordinance for the fees at the next meeting. Also, fuel, water & electricity is not yet providing so the services offered at the dock are less than at most others. The City of Chignik is working to put the utilities in place. The fee structures will change, but something needs to be in place as soon as possible. Assembly member Alvarez asked who will monitor the dock. Mr. Hill said the Borough will have a MOA with the City of Chignik. Anyone who wants to use the dock must go through the harbor master’s office. By contracted agreement, the State ferry cannot be charged. There was a discussion of a passenger tax. Mr. Hill said there was an

LPB Assembly Meeting April 13, 2017 Page 1 of 4 opportunity for a cruise ship to dock at Chignik. In addition, the Borough is working to get insurance for the dock and it is not cheap.

3. Consultant’s Report – There were written reports in the packet. There was no discussion.

4. Community Development Coordinator’s Report – Ms. Conley said she has been working with the Mayor and Bob Loeffler on municipal entitlements. She will be visiting the villages for the next six weeks to do strategic planning with the Foraker Group. GCI has submitted a development permit request to remove the current cell tower in Port Alsworth, and install a taller one.

5. Planning Commission Minutes - none

6. Fisheries Report – Mr. McCallum explained that there is an issue at the Board of Fish with conflict of interest and they created a bill that lowers the bar for declaring a conflict. Another bill is to change the board of fish to a five-year board, instead of their current three-year meeting cycle. Assembly member Alvarez added that the board was set up in 1960 and the population and the villages have changed. The Mayor noted that the cod fishery was poor this winter. Ms. Edwards reported the Borough received approximately $60,000 last year from cod. Assembly member Pedersen said that the catch this year was about half as much, so the Borough should anticipate a lot less income. Ms. Edwards added that the Borough also received $7,000 in revenue from sea cucumbers.

7. Finance Report – Ms. Edwards said the budget proposed for next year is status quo because the legislature has not yet determined the State budget, which will affect the borough budget. There was some discussion of restricting the investment portfolio. Ms. Edwards said that if the Borough put all the funds in to revenue generating accounts, the accounts would make about $200,000 per year. However, those investments would not be available, and if a portion of the principle were needed, the penalties for withdrawn would result in a loss. The Borough needs safety, liquidity and diversity in investments. The code requires half the investments to be in government bonds, which pay half as much as the stock market. If the Borough were to put more money at risk, then we would have to live with that risk. Over time, the stock market is always a positive, but at any one moment it could be up or it could be down. Currently, the Borough funds are locked into CDs, money market funds and bonds. There is a small $2 million account invested in municipal funds which is doing well right now. She said she could make the investments more aggressive, but should something happen and the Borough needs cash, as the funds are structured now, we can get the cash with very little cost. One-fifth of the investments are due each year, which creates a five-year time line. For a substantive change, the Assembly would need to change the code and consider the five-year ladder. There must be a long-term financing plan, and not just make changes to make a change. The Assembly needs to consider goals. Lawrence Hamilton, report with KDLG, asked how fish tax works. There was a discussion of fish tax.

8. Lobbyist Report – There was a written report in the packet. There was no discussion.

9. Clerk’s Report – Ms. Conley explained that the next meeting would not be in Chignik, but in King Salmon.

10. Superintendent’s Report – There was a written report in the packet. There was a discussion of the subsistence calendar.

F. CONSENT AGENDA – none

G. NEW BUSINESS

LPB Assembly Meeting April 13, 2017 Page 2 of 4 1. Ordinance 17-11 re: FY18 Borough Budget – Introduction – Motion was made by Assembly member Olsen to introduce and set for public hearing Ordinance 17-11 An Ordinance Adopting the Lake and Peninsula Borough Operating Budget for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2017 and Ending June 30, 2018 (FY18). Motion was seconded by Assembly member Anderson. There was no discussion. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.

2. Letter in Support of Sea Grant – The Mayor asked the status of this program. Assembly member Olsen said that the Trump administration wants to eliminate the program. Motion was made by Assembly member Olsen to instruct staff to prepare and send a letter in support of the Sea Grant program. Motion was seconded by Assembly member Anderson. There was a discussion of what Sea Grant does. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.

H. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Ordinances re: Changes to Title 6. Revenue and Finance – decision only A. Ordinance 17-07 re: Section 6.9 Hotel-Motel Room Tax – Motion was made by Assembly member Olsen to adopt Ordinance 17-07 An Ordinance Amending the Lake and Peninsula Borough Code, Chapter 6.90 Hotel-Motel Room Tax, and Providing for an Effective Date. Motion was seconded by Assembly member Pederson. Assembly member Anderson declared conflict of interest because he owns a property he rents and on which he pays Borough room tax. Mayor Alsworth declared conflict of interest because he owns Farm Lodge and pays both Borough guide tax and room tax. There was discussion of whether the ownership the ownership creates a conflict. Assembly member Anderson’s conflict was denied by the Assembly and he was declared eligible to debate and vote on the agenda item. Mayor Alsworth’s conflict was approved and he will abstain from voting on this item. Assembly member Salmon asked if she had a conflict because her mother owns a bed and breakfast and Assembly member Salmon does the finances for the business. The Assembly denied Assembly member Salmon’s conflict because she does not own the business. Assembly member Olsen amended the motion to approve the ordinance with the change to charge room tax minimum of $10 per night per person. Scott Anderson seconded the amendment. Ms. Edwards said that the implication of this change is that those who pay for more expensive rooms, would pay less tax than those that pay for a less expensive room. The Mayor said the change would make the tax simpler. The amendment passed with six ayes and Mayor Alsworth abstaining. The original motion passed with six ayes and Mayor Alsworth abstaining.

I. TIME AND PLACE OF NEXT MEETING Assembly member Anderson asked to change the meeting day to May 15 & 16 in King Salmon.

J. CITIZEN’S COMMENTS Evelynn Trefon – Ms. Trefon said that there is no VPSO in any village in Lake and Peninsula Borough. With the recent move of Trooper Mennick, there is no law enforcement in the Borough. The State of Alaska funds a VPSO program. The Borough could handle the money for a VPSO from BBNA. This is a great opportunity for LPB and for Newhalen. Mayor Alsworth said the administration can consider this and find what is going on. If BBNA does not have the money to administer a VPSO program, LPB does not have the funding either. In addition, LPB does not have police powers. There was discussion of moving the funding from BBNA to the Troopers. There was discussion of LPB handling BBHA projects and funding as well. Assembly member Olsen said she is not sure it is the Borough’s purview to take on housing, and BBHA would not want to lose their funding.

K. ASSEMBLY COMMENTS - none

L. MAYOR’S COMMENTS - none

LPB Assembly Meeting April 13, 2017 Page 3 of 4 M. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 2:54 pm.

N. INFORMATION 1. Certificate of Appreciation from ANTHC

______Glen R. Alsworth, Sr., Mayor Kate Conley, Borough Clerk

____ Date

LPB Assembly Meeting April 13, 2017 Page 4 of 4 D. 3. Minutes May 16, 2017

Lake and Peninsula Borough Regular Assembly Meeting August 23, 2017

Lake and Peninsula Borough Regular Assembly Meeting Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 10:00 am

Assembly: Mayor Glen Alsworth Randy Alvarez Scott Anderson Myra Olsen Alvin Pederson Michelle Pope-Ravenmoon Christina Salmon Staff: Nathan Hill, Borough Manager Kate Conley, Borough Clerk Susan Edwards, Finance Officer Nikki Reed, Assistant Finance Officer – via teleconference Guests: Bob Loeffler, Jade North, LLC Ty Mase, Superintendent, Lake and Peninsula School District

A. CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Lake and Peninsula Borough Assembly was called to order by Mayor Glen R. Alsworth, Sr. on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 10:00 am from the meeting room at the Lake and Peninsula School District building at 101 Jensen Rd, King Salmon AK.

B. ROLL CALL A quorum was established the Mayor Glen R. Alsworth, Sr. and Assembly members Randy Alvarez, Scott Anderson, Myra Olsen, Alvin Pedersen, Michelle Pope-Ravenmoon, and Christina Salmon.

C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA A motion was made by Assembly member Olsen to approve the agenda as presented. The motion was seconded by Assembly member Salmon. The motion passed unanimously by voice vote.

D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. April 13, 2017 The minutes were not available for review.

E. Manager’s & Staff Reports 1. Introduction of Guests

2. Manager’s Report Mr. Hill said he Had three main topics to discuss:  The Chignik dock will be inspected the day after tomorrow. The engineers and Lamar Cotten will fly down to review the completed dock. Mr. Cotten is also developing policies, fees, and insurance for the new dock. An MOA with the City of Chignik is also in process.  There is $180,000 available for the Kokhanok wind project and it should be up and going in the next few weeks.  Staff has been exploring options and looking for viable tax solutions. Mr. Hill said he has not gone to Juneau yet this session and he may not go. He was advised by Mark Hickey that the value in visiting Juneau may not be worth the trip unless the Borough has a strong agenda to address with legislators. Mr. Hill attended the strategic planning session in Kokhanok. Foraker did a good job. He will be attending the session in Pedro Bay later this month.

LPB Assembly Minutes page 1 of 8 May 16, 2017 3. Consultant’s Report Bob Loeffler was present to discuss his report. He said he had three main topics: 1) Mineral exploration camps for summer, 2) Pebble, and 3) Statutory permitting in LPB code.

Three potential exploration camps this summer. Kijik and Alaska Earth Sciences are partnering with Aqua Terra. Aqua Terra has agreed to spend $1 million on exploration and will pay the Kijik/AES group $3 million. They will base the work out of Nondalton or Iliamna. The plan is to drill three to five holes. The map of the work shows 13 holes, but they will choose three to five from those 13. For the project, they expect to hire four people locally.

In October, Pebble renewed their permit to reclaim the wells they bore and maintain their storage. They asked DNR to reconsider the permit because DNR added some unusual requirements when they approved it. DNR has some time before they must answer the request to reconsider. Pebble will have a camp in Iliamna and it is expected to hire a dozen people.

Pebble is also considering putting a camp in Kokhanok this summer to explore a road. They may also do geo-tech drilling. They haven’t made a final decision whether to do a camp in Kokhanok, but if so, they will ask DNR for a permit. They will hire four to six individuals in Kokhanok. Assembly member Salmon asked if the land for the road is owned by Alaska Peninsula Corp (APC) or by the State. Mr. Loeffler said the land is managed by APC. Mr. Hill agreed and said there is intent to put a camp on APC land. Mr. Loeffler said that the exploration will be on State and APC land, but drilling would be on State land and Pebble would need a permit, but last he hears, they are still deciding if it is worthwhile. Mr. Hill said that APC told him there will be 40+ people at the camp which will be located between Kokhanok and Pope Vannoy, around the lake. Assembly member Alvarez said that if they are planning a road corridor behind Kokhanok near Pope Vannoy, they must be planning to barge goods across Lake Iliamna.

Mr. Loeffler gave some general, historical information about the Pebble project. With the preemptive hold lifted by the EPA, Pebble will go into permitting in 30 months, or veto process will begin again. Pebble needs a partner with a lot of funding to proceed with permitting. The most recent information has said the mine is downscaled and the footprint is changed, and it is now nothing like what the EPA report discussed. In Mr. Loeffler’s opinion, Pebble also needs to change the social dynamic. Pebble said they will be in permitting by December 2017.

Assembly member Alvarez asked about a Pebble advisory committee. Mr. Loeffler said that it formally hasn’t been announced, but Pebble is gearing up for an advisory committee. Pebble asked Kim Williams, an Anti-Mine activist from Dillingham, to be on the committee. Pebble is seeking a mixed advisory committee to meet periodically and give feedback on the design concepts.

Assembly member Ravenmoon said when mining came to the region, many people had to take crash courses on what mining is. People have opinions of the mine and mining,

LPB Assembly Minutes page 2 of 8 May 16, 2017 but have come to that place thru education. Our region has done a lot of work to understand the issue.

Mr. Loeffler said that the assembly passed a large project ordinance in 2009. The ordinance covers any large development. If Pebble goes into permitting, the Borough will have a role. Though that DEC and DNR and ADF&G are good at looking at the land for the State of Alaska’s purposes, no one looks at the effect on our villages. LPB set up a socio-economic permit as part of the EIS. The borough wants to be at the permitting table. We must look out for the fiscal criteria and socio economic effect on the villages. Any developer must make the effort to mitigate the socio-economic effects and continue to monitor them. We also want them to think about a post-closure fund. Mayor Alsworth added that our permit is the last permit issued. Mr. Loeffler said not in this case. The last permit may be food service permit. The large development permit is implemented after the EIS, and there is a record of decision, the major permits occur then, and LPB may agree that some permits are essential before our permit, and some after. Mayor Alsworth said he thinks it would be best to be at the end so that State and Federal agencies, who have the authority and knowledge to test technicalities, must be permitted before. Mr. Loeffler said that the expertise and statutory authority for the socio-economic effects is the borough’s responsibility. Assembly member Alvarez said that the permit gives LPB power to regulate the impact on our communities. Mayor Alsworth added that the potential for voter abuse could change the dynamics of our entire borough.

4. Community Development Coordinator’s Report Ms. Conley said she has begun the visits to the communities to do the strategic plans and they are going well.

5. Planning Commission Minutes – no discussion

6. Fisheries Report Chuck McCallum participated in the meeting via teleconference. He reported that the Bristol Bay area is forecast to have a better than average catch year. He said he had nothing to add to the written report, but asked for questions. Mayor Alsworth asked about the size of the fish. Mr. McCallum said the fish have been small the last several years. No research studies are focused on size, so it is hard to predict. The Mayor asked about the area M lawsuit. Mr. McCallum said that area M would suffer the least, but the changes would be bad for Cook Inlet and Prince William Sound fisheries.

Mr. McCallum said that the core management and staffing to manage the fishery is being undermined by the State budget cuts. The State Bristol Bay fishery budget needs $700,000 more than it has to manage the fishery optimally. BBSRI has a draft MOA with ADF&G to form a work group to create a plan on how money will be spent. Mr. McCallum said he would like to see financial support from LPB. He suggested a $5,000 contribution from LPB to ADF&G. The Mayor said this decision may need to be deferred until next year. He requested to have draft documents & information for review. Assembly member Alvarez said Michael Link is a biologist who works for BBSRI that monitors the Bristol Bay fishery. They are taking the lead in raising funds to help ADF&G to manage the fisheries. With the legislative cuts, ADF&G is at bare minimum. BBEDC has deep pockets. A contribution will give us a seat at the table to protect LPB

LPB Assembly Minutes page 3 of 8 May 16, 2017 interests. The legislature is supposed to manage the fishery, but if they lay off people, and don’t have the workforce, everything will be even more conservative and the result will be a lot more escapement up the river. There will be less test fishing and sampling. Technology is available, and it needs to be used to harvest as much as possible. Assembly member Alvarez added that LPB shouldn’t donate a lot of money because we don’t have it. BBEDC has money and it should be spent on this type of development. Mr. McCallum said that LPB wouldn’t really have a say in how the money is spent. It is more about being on a list of who supports the concept. People are more likely to listen to concerns if you are a partner. BBSRI is concerned that ADF&G may depend on BBSRI funding too much, and BBSRI may be contributing to the problem. Mayor asked if there is money in the Borough’s fishery budget. Ms. Edwards said the amount appropriated for the board of fish has not been expended. The Mayor suggested the donation be added to the budget discussion later in the agenda.

Assembly member Alvarez said the total harvest should be more than reported – more likely 41,000. The price will be a little bit better this year than last; however, there is no fish on the market, so if more fish are on the market the price will drop.

7. Finance Report Susan Edwards said her report has two parts: taxes and investments. For the first part, there is a memo from Borough attorney, Mike McLaughlin about bed tax and excise tax. An excise tax would raise substantial money and would alleviate the deficit. The numbers are based on information from the National park service, and doesn’t include other lodges and guides. The advantage of increase a bed and excise tax is that it would not change anything administrative, but it would simplify the process for the tax remitter. An excise tax would not be a change for the Borough but would be more simple for the operators.

The second part of the report is information about the Borough’s current investments. When investing, the greater the risk, the greater the reward. It is a balance. Any changes to the investment strategy would have to be changes to the code. The current code prescribes a very conservative investment strategy. If all the funds were in income investments the Borough could make $100,000 in income. The Assembly must decide what the purpose for is for investing. If the purpose is to amassing savings, or to create income. Mr. Loeffler asked if the Borough is restricted to just fixed income investments. Ms. Edwards said the investments are not restricted, but over 50% of the funds must be in government bonds. The bonds are generally long term. The Borough does have some funds in enterprise funds and mutual funds, which are performing well. Some investments are in CDs and some are in commercial paper. Most of the funds are managed for cash needs. Mr. Loeffler asked if decisions made by an outside advisor? Ms. Edwards said she works with four different advisors. It is a continuation of what has been done in the past. There is basically a 5-year cycle based on projected costs and projected revenues. Mr. Loeffler asked how other municipalities handle investments. Do they get a higher rate of return than we are realizing? Ms. Edwards said that each government is different. The first step is to answer for what purpose are the funds invested, then investments can be adjusted for the purpose. There was a discussion of municipal investments.

LPB Assembly Minutes page 4 of 8 May 16, 2017 Mayor Alsworth noted an error in the math on option A of the excise tax information. Assembly member Salmon asked if option B would be hard to implement. Ms. Edwards said it would not be hard. There was a discussion of how to implement option B.

The Mayor said he has been trying to think of a way to create a dedicated income stream for the schools. A revenue stream would help fund the optional items like preschool and travel. He noted that this can only be done by the voters, not by the Assembly. There are options like an additional fish tax. He said that his personal preference would be, if increasing fish tax, to increase visitor taxes, too.

Assembly member Alvarez asked to discuss appropriating $5,000 to BBRSI. Assembly member Anderson said he thought it would be a good idea to do so. Mr. Hill asked how the Borough would benefit from the $5,000 donation. He said he would like to discuss it further with Mr. McCallum. He added that he has the authority to approve $5,000, but the Borough isn’t required to make the donation. Assembly member Salmon said she would rather donate to BBSRI than SAVEC. Assembly member Olsen said she would like a better explanation of how the donation would be used. Mayor Alsworth said he is okay with Mr. Hill making this decision, if he deems it is prudent. Mr. Hill said it is likely that the Borough will donate. He said he will write a memo for August.

Assembly member Alvarez said the fish processing plant in Levelock is not ready to process. A counting tower will be put up next year on the Kvichak.

Assembly member Alvarez, who represents LPB on the SAVEC board, said he attended a board meeting recently and learned SAVEC is just barely getting by. Ms. Edwards handed out a SAVEC donation cost benefit analysis. She said SAVEC has very little money coming in. State and Federal money is drying up. In addition, the staff asked for raises, despite little going on. She said they should be presenting business classes. If can’t provide what the communities need, they shouldn’t exist. BBEDC gives $213,000 per year to SAVEC for administration. Mr. Hill suggested that LPB is not “paying it forward.” Perhaps providing scholarships to LPB residents would be a more equitable service than giving SAVEC a direct donation. Assembly member Alvarez added that the building is in bad shape. The roof leaks and steam system is based at AFB. Consensus of the Assembly was to give SAVEC $5k for FY18.

8. Lobbyist Report Assembly member Salmon asked about a final legislation on the education funding. Mr. Loeffler said the house passed an income tax proposal, but the senate rejected it. The legislators have been working on the oil tax credit issues. Last year the state gave out $30 million dollars in oil tax credit. There was a discussion of how oil tax credits work. Assembly member Olsen asked about SB18. Mr. Loeffler explained this would allow the creation of a “energy” borough so the lower Kuskokwim could tax Donelin. Assembly member Alvarez asked if there would be a special session. Mr. Loeffler said there definitely will be a special session.

9. Clerk’s Report –

LPB Assembly Minutes page 5 of 8 May 16, 2017 Ms. Conley Reported she has hired translators with the help of AlexAnna Salmon. The August meeting will be in Chignik and will be combined with a ribbon cutting ceremony for the dock.

10. Superintendent’s Report Superintendent Ty Mase said that, given the State budget, LPSD is fortunate and in the end, will be ok. Anchorage pink slipped 200 teachers. Education legislation gets held until the end as a pawn. Senator Hoffman is proposing to cut a nickel on the dollar, but it’s not just a nickel, it is kids, it is people. LPSD has had to make a few cuts. The major cut was to implement the subsistence calendar and cut the school year by 10 days. Mr. Mase said he has been contacted by other districts who are considering how to implement a similar calendar. This new calendar set will not result in students losing a single day of instruction. The district will also be implementing a new absentee incentive item.

The meeting was recessed at 12:28 pm The meeting was reconvened at 1:00 am

F. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Resolution 17-10 re: Appreciation to City of Chignik 2. Resolution 17-11 re: Appreciation to Dick Sharpe 3. Resolution 17-12 re: Appreciation to Aloys Kopun 4. Resolution 17-13 re: Appreciation to Walt Wrede 5. Resolution 17-14 re: Appreciation to John Levy Motion was made by Assembly member Olsen to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion was second by Assembly member Pedersen. There was no discussion. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.

G. NEW BUSINESS 1. Ordinance 17-11 re: FY 18 Borough Budget – Hearing & Decision Motion was made by Assembly member Olsen to open the public hearing for Ordinance 17-11 “An Ordinance Adopting the Lake and Peninsula Borough Operating Budget for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2017 and ending June 30, 2018 (FY-18)” Motion was seconded by Assembly member Anderson. The public hearing was declared open at 1:03 pm. The Clerk reported the ordinance had been properly noticed and no comments were received in writing or telephone or electronic. The Mayor called for comments. There were none. Motion was made by Assembly member Olsen to close the public hearing. Motion was seconded by Assembly member Anderson. The public hearing was closed at 1:04 pm

Motion was made by Assembly member Olsen to adopt for Ordinance 17-11 “An Ordinance Adopting the Lake and Peninsula Borough Operating Budget for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2017 and ending June 30, 2018 (FY-18)” Motion was seconded by Assembly member Ravenmoon. The Mayor called for conflict of interest. The Mayor declared that he owns an air taxi service and lodge and provides services to the borough. He requested to abstain from voting. The Assembly agreed to the Mayors abstention and the meeting was turned over to Deputy Mayor Olsen. Deputy Mayor Olsen called for discussion. There was none. Motion passed with roll call vote. Alsworth abstained. Six ayes.

2. Ordinance 17-12 re: Establishing Operations for Chignik Dock – Introduction

LPB Assembly Minutes page 6 of 8 May 16, 2017 Motion was made by Assembly member Olsen to introduce and set for public hearing Ordinance 17-12 “An Ordinance Amending the Borough Municipal Code by Adding Chapter 11 Entitled “Ports and Harbors.” Motion was seconded by Assembly member Salmon. The Mayor called for discussion. There was none. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.

3. Resolution 17-07 re: Revenue Sharing Motion was made by Assembly member Olsen to adopt resolution 17-07 “A Resolution Approving Certain Unincorporated Communities and Their Respective Native Village Council and/or Incorporated Nonprofit Entity for Participation in the FY18 Community Assistance Program.” Motion was seconded by Assembly member Pedersen. The Mayor called for discussion. There was none. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.

4. Resolution 17-08 re: LPSD Budget Motion was made by Assembly member Olsen to adopt resolution 17-08 “A Resolution Accepting and Approving the Annual Operating Budget of the Lake and Peninsula Borough School District for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2017 and Ending June 30, 2018 (FY18), and Projecting the Amount of Money to be Made Available from Borough Revenues and School Purposes During that Fiscal Year.” Motion was seconded by Assembly member Ravenmoon. The Mayor declared conflict of interest. He explained he owns a lodge and air taxi service who may provide services to the school district. The Assembly accepted his abstention and Deputy Mayor Olsen chaired the meeting. Deputy Mayor Olsen called for discussion. Glen R. Alsworth, Sr. asked about the difference between the LPSD budget of $1,895,556 and the amount in the resolution of $1,347,000. Ms. Edwards explained that the Borough pays the $1.3 million in the resolution, plus preschool and CTE. The school district can also use the school endowment and teacher housing rent for additional funding. There was no further discussion. Motion passed with roll call vote. Alsworth abstained. Six ayes.

5. Resolution 17-09 re: Fee Schedule for Chignik Dock This resolution was not available at the meeting. No action was taken.

6. BBHA Agreement for Iliamna Housing Motion was made by Assembly member Pedersen to approve the BBHA Agreement for Iliamna Housing as presented. Motion was seconded by Assembly member Ravenmoon. Staff explained that this is an agreement the Borough has approved in the past, but our legal staff has reviewed and edited the agreement. BBHA has approved the edits. There was no further discussion. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.

H. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Ordinances re: Changes to Title 6. Revenue and Finance a. Ordinance 17-07 re: Section 6.9 Hotel-Motel Room Tax

Motion was made by Assembly member Olsen to table Ordinance 17-07 indefinitely. Motion was seconded by Assembly member Salmon. The Mayor called for discussion. There was none. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.

I. TIME AND PLACE OF NEXT MEETING Regular Meeting, August 15, 2017 – Chignik Ferry (date may change)

LPB Assembly Minutes page 7 of 8 May 16, 2017

J. CITIZEN’S COMMENTS

K. ASSEMBLY COMMENTS Michelle Ravenmoon – Assembly member Ravenmoon said she had the opportunity to visit some of the communities and participate in the strategic planning session. She thanked the Borough Clerk. She said the coordination of the visits was very complicated. It was good to hear what the communities are aspiring to accomplish. It was very encouraging and a lot of fun. Myra Olsen – Assembly member Olsen said she was sad to report that Egegik’s first chief and council manager passed away. She encouraged the lifting up of a new leader. Randy Alvarez – Assembly member Alvarez said that the budget that was just passed is not very realistic. The budget estimated $1.5 million in fish tax and taking $500,000 out of savings. If the fish tax revenue drops, the Borough would use more contingency funds and create a larger deficit. He suggested some village meetings this fall and winter to help the communities understand the situation the Borough is in. In addition, we are taking on new responsibilities for a dock and a boat ramp that will need to be maintained. The Mayor said that the dock is supposed to pay for itself. The real problem is the bond payment which is approximately $500,000. Assembly member Alvarez said that the Borough will either have to cut costs or increase income. The Mayor noted that the Borough also used to receive a PILT for $600,000

L. MAYOR’S COMMENTS Nathan and State workers are going down to Chignik on Thursday for final inspection.

M. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Assembly member Olsen to adjourn the Assembly meeting. The motion was seconded by Assembly member Pedersen. The motion passed unanimously by voice vote. The meeting was adjourned at 1:39 pm

______Glen R. Alsworth, Sr., Mayor Kate Conley, Borough Clerk

August 23, 2017 ______Date

LPB Assembly Minutes page 8 of 8 May 16, 2017 D. 4. Minutes June 27, 2017

Lake and Peninsula Borough Regular Assembly Meeting August 23, 2017

LAKE AND PENINSULA BOROUGH SPECIAL ASSEMBLY MEETING Tuesday, June 27, 2017 8:00 a.m.

Assembly: Mayor Glen Alsworth Randy Alvarez Scott Anderson– absent, excused Myra Olsen Alvin Pedersen Michelle Pope-Ravenmoon – absent, excused Christina Salmon Staff: Kate Conley, Clerk Susan Edwards, Finance Officer Nikki Reed, Assistant Finance Officer

A. CALL TO ORDER The special meeting of the Lake and Peninsula Borough Assembly was called to order by Mayor Glen R. Alsworth, Sr. on Tuesday June 27, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. via teleconference from the meeting room of the Lake and Peninsula School District in King Salmon AK.

B. ROLL CALL A quorum was established with Mayor Glen R. Alsworth, Sr. and Assembly members Randy Alvarez, Myra Olsen, Alvin Pedersen, and Christina Salmon were present. Michelle Pope-Ravenmoon, and Scott Anderson we absent, excused.

C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion was made by Assembly member Olsen and seconded by Assembly member Salmon to approve the agenda of June 27, 2017 as presented. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.

D. NEW BUSINESS

1. Ordinance 17-12: Ports & Harbors – Introduction Motion was made by Assembly member Olsen to introduce Ordinance 17:12 An Ordinance Amending the Borough Municipal Code by Adding Chapter 11 entitled “Ports and Harbors”. Motion was seconded by Assembly member Salmon. There was no discussion. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.

2. Infrastructure Projects Kate Conley explained that the Governor sent a letter requesting Capital Projects that could be passed along to the Federal government for funding. Staff has prepared a request for a boat lift in Chignik and is working on wind turbine requests for Egegik, Pilot Point, Port Heiden and Kokhanok. The wind proposals are still in process. The Assembly gave unanimous consent to staff to prepare requests for funding for a boat lift in Chignik and wind projects in the Borough.

E. CITIZEN’S COMMENTS None

M. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 8:07 am.

LPB Assembly Meeting June 27, 2017 Page 1 of 2

______Glen R. Alsworth, Sr., Mayor Kate Conley, Borough Clerk

____ Date

LPB Assembly Meeting June 27, 2017 Page 2 of 2 D. 5. Minutes July 7, 2017

Lake and Peninsula Borough Regular Assembly Meeting August 23, 2017

LAKE AND PENINSULA BOROUGH SPECIAL ASSEMBLY MEETING Friday, July 7, 2017 8:00 a.m.

Assembly: Mayor Glen Alsworth Randy Alvarez– absent, excused Scott Anderson– absent, excused Myra Olsen Alvin Pedersen Michelle Pope-Ravenmoon – absent, excused Christina Salmon Staff: Kate Conley, Clerk Nathan Hill, Borough Manager

A. CALL TO ORDER The special meeting of the Lake and Peninsula Borough Assembly was called to order by Mayor Glen R. Alsworth, Sr. on Friday July 7, 2017 at 8:04 a.m. via teleconference from the meeting room of the Lake and Peninsula School District in King Salmon AK.

B. ROLL CALL A quorum was established with Mayor Glen R. Alsworth, Sr. and Assembly members Myra Olsen, Alvin Pedersen, and Christina Salmon were present. Randy Alvarez, Michelle Pope-Ravenmoon, and Scott Anderson we absent, excused.

C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion was made by Assembly member Salmon and seconded by Assembly member Olsen to approve the agenda of July 7, 2017 as presented. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.

D. NEW BUSINESS

1. Ordinance 17-12: Ports & Harbors – Public Hearing & Decision Motion was made by Assembly member Olsen to open the public hearing for Ordinance 17-12 “An Ordinance Amending the Boorugh Municipal Code by Adding Chapter 11 Entitled “Ports and Harbors”” Motion was seconded by Assembly member Salmon. The public hearing was declared open at 8:05 am. The Clerk reported the ordinance had been properly noticed. She said that she had discussed the proposed ordinance with JJ Orloff, Borough Clerk for Chignik when visiting the City of Chignik and she said that the City Council had reviewed the ordinance and did not recommend any changes. The Mayor called for comments. There were none. Motion was made by Assembly member Salmon to close the public hearing. Motion was seconded by Assembly member Olson. The public hearing was closed at 8:07 am

Motion was made by Assembly member Olsen to adopt for Ordinance 17-12“An Ordinance Amending the Boorugh Municipal Code by Adding Chapter 11 Entitled “Ports and Harbors.”” Motion was seconded by Assembly member Pedersen. The Mayor called for conflict of interest. None was declared. The Mayor called for discussion. There was none. Motion passed by voice vote.

E. CITIZEN’S COMMENTS None

M. ADJOURNMENT

LPB Assembly Meeting July 7, 2017 Page 1 of 2 Motion was made to adjourn the meeting by Assembly member Salmon. Motion was seconded by Assembly member Pedersen. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.

The meeting wwas adjourned at 8:08 am. The next meeting will be August 23, 2017.

______Glen R. Alsworth, Sr., Mayor Kate Conley, Borough Clerk

____ Date

LPB Assembly Meeting July 7, 2017 Page 2 of 2 E. 2. Reports Manager’s

Lake and Peninsula Borough Regular Assembly Meeting August 23, 2017

Lake and Peninsula Borough P.O. Box 495 King Salmon, Alaska 99613

Telephone: (907) 246-3421 Fax: (907) 246-6602

To: Glen Alsworth, Mayor August 15, 2017 Assembly members

From: Nathan Hill, Manager Manager's Report

Re: August Report

August Report

The summer went by in a flash and I am happy to have another fishing season under my belt. I was able to take a few weeks off for the season and have been back at work since late July. There was not much opportunity during time off to check in to the office, but things are tracking well with not a lot of catchup work to do.

I have been to a few of our communities since being back including Iguigig, Ilamna, Pedro Bay and Kokhanok. In every community there was ample conversation of continued work within the Borough. One of the main topics I was contacted about throughout the summer was the lack of a true harbor in Iliamna. They would like assistance from us to search for funding. When passing through Iguigig I met with Pedro Bay Corp and Alexanna Salmon. I was invited to travel into Pedro Bay and we had a walkthrough of the school. There are plans to figure out how the corporation and village can utilize the building, although there is nothing in stone to date.

The Mayor, Commissioner Salmon and I recently made a trip to Anchorage and met with Congressman Young and Senator Sullivan along with their staff members. We covered a multitude of topics. The main goal was to start to develop new partnerships federally to expand our funding base. We were well received and I feel that the visit was beyond our expectation. We will continue conversations with their offices and provide any information that they need to assist us in moving forward.

The highlight of the summer was the completion of the Chignik multi-community dock. Reports from local representatives of Chignik are positive and it seems to be getting much use. There are many other plans being generated revolving around the expansion of the dock. The priority is acquiring a mobile crane to service boats and move freight. Other items that would add much capacity to the dock include, but are not limited to, fuel and water lines, lighting, dock storage expansion improvements for inside and outside storage and possibly a fixed crane.

Chignik Bay • Chignik Lagoon• Chignik Lake• Egegik • Igiugig• Iliamna • Ivanof Bay• Kokhanok• Levelock • Newhalen • Nondalton• Pedro Bay• Perryville• Pilot Point• Pope Vannoy• Port Alsworth• Port Heiden• Ugashik There was a visit to the Chigniks and series of community meetings that I was unable to attend. Lieutenant Governor Mallot and Commissioner Cotten made it. Mayor Alsworth, Kate and Chuck represented the Borough. It was probably more fun than the inspection that I got to attend a few weeks prior.

Kokhanok wind diesel upgrade has finally made it to the RFP process and there will be a contractor selected by the end of next month. There are two stages to the project with a couple of funding sources. Stage one gets the generators updated with at least one new generator and some much-needed control and switch gear work. Phase two will be the integration of the wind turbines.

Thanks for the summer break and I look forward to shoving off to the next meeting. E. 3. Reports Consultant’s Cotten

Lake and Peninsula Borough Regular Assembly Meeting August 23, 2017

To: Glen Alsworth, Mayor Assembly members Nathan Hill, Manager From: Lamar Cotten

Re: Monthly Report-July 2017 Below is a brief summary of my work for the month of July. Chignik Dock Matters. I continue to work with PND, Mark and in particular the city of Chignik on various dock operational and future CIP matters. I worked with city officials on the state official visit to Chignik. Additionally Nathan and I worked with Aloys, Rodney and other community leaders long term use of the dock. Planning related Matters. I worked with Kate on a series of planning related matters including a borough wide comprehensive plan, mining ordinances, and some platting issues. Additionally, I worked with Kate on a future meeting for a LPB staff and local officials with the federal delegation. Overall Borough Matters I have continued to have meetings with Nathan on administrative matters.

E. 3. Reports Consultant’s Hirsch

Lake and Peninsula Borough Regular Assembly Meeting August 23, 2017

Progress Report ‐ Renewable Energy Initiatives Submitted to: Lake and Peninsula Borough Submitted by: Brian Hirsch, Deerstone Consulting, 14 August 2017

Recent Activities

Identified an Assembly workshop on the formation of a Joint Action Agency (JAA) to be presented for consideration. A JAA is an organizational structure that facilitates multiple communities working together to develop infrastructure, create jobs, and reduce costs through economies of scale, increased organizational efficiencies, and providing insurance and bonding for securing low cost loans. Communities could participate on a volunteer basis. Such an organization could address ports, roads, energy development projects, community facilities, bulk fuel purchases, and other activities.

Near completion of the Request for Proposals for the Kokhanok wind‐diesel project, which includes both a diesel engine upgrade and repairs to the wind energy system to make it operational. It is expected that the RFP will be completed and posted in mid‐ August. This will result in significant fuel savings and operational improvements. Received an extension on the diesel upgrade component of the project to September 30, 2018.

Technical assistance was provided to Ugashik Village Council on the upgrade to their wind‐solar‐battery‐diesel hybrid system. The current system and recommended upgrades were evaluated. As well, Deerstone participated in the Village’s Strategic Energy Planning process to consider future potential for a village‐based centralized power grid. This effort was funded by Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference (SWAMC) and the Ugashik Traditional Village.

Reviewed the various community strategic plans to identify future potential development opportunities within individual communities and across the Borough. With this in mind, contributed to the State of Alaska’s call for shovel‐ready projects, specifically in Pilot Point and Kokhanok. Also alerted Port Heiden to the state’s call for shovel‐ready projects for inclusion in the Borough’s submission.

E. 3. Reports Consultant’s Loeffler

Lake and Peninsula Borough Regular Assembly Meeting August 23, 2017

MEMORANDUM August 14, 2017 Phone: 250-4621 E-mail: [email protected] To: Lake and Peninsula Borough Assembly Nathan Hill, Manager

From: Bob Loeffler

Subject: This summer’s mineral exploration activities

There are three mining exploration/reclamation camps operated in the Borough: two by Pebble Limited Partnership, and one by Chuchuna Minerals Company.

Pebble Limited Partnership

Pebble’s camp at Iliamna to Maintaining and Reclaiming Facilities. DNR issued PLP a one- year permit for work at the Pebble site this summer. The company will maintain some facilities (mostly wells) and reclaim others. The camp for these activities is in Iliamna. Of the 612 wells which DNR previously approved to remain open, DNR is requiring Pebble to reclaim 138 wells and inspect 300. The reclamation will include plugging wells and removing above-ground drill casings. The company will also be completing some additional wetlands delineation, completing water quality monitoring, and maintaining existing facilities and equipment on site.

Pebble’s camp at Kokhanok. Alaska Peninsula Corporation is operating a camp just off the Kokhanok Airport. (Pictures at the end of the memo). Personnel at that camp are exploring the feasibility of transportation routes to the Pebble site south of Iliamna Lake, and a potential port site on Shelikof Straits. DNR does not need to issue a permit for these activities because most activity is on private land. Any activities on state land are within generally allowed uses (non- invasive activities such as vegetation or geologic mapping, etc.).

Employment from within Bristol Bay. Pebble is employing 35 people from within the region, split approximately evenly between the Kokhanok and Iliamna camps. Employees include: • Kokhanok – 13 • Newhalen – 10 • Nondalton – 5 • Iliamna – 3 • Koliganek – 2 • New Stuyahok – 1 • Levelock – 1

In addition to PLP’s employment, other residents may be employed by Iliamna Development Corporation. Finally, PLP has an agreement with Alaska Peninsula Corporation to run the Kokhanok Camp. PLP also has a land access agreement with APC and Igiugig Corporation. These agreements require Corporation observers, which may add to the employment total above. The company has also used the lodge in Igiugig on several occasions. Finally, PLP has a Transportation Corridor Planning agreement with Igiugig Corporation whereby PLP works with

Status of Summer 2017 Mineral Activities Page 1 of 3

LPB Packet 8.23.2017 page 46 of 72 no blanks the Coporation to identify a preferred Transportation Corridor on Igiugig lands, including leadership and shareholder/resident engagement and site characterization studies.

Chuchuna Minerals Corporation

Chuchuna Minerals Corporation is a joint venture of Alaska Earth Sciences, Inc., an Anchorage mineral exploration company, and Kijik Corporation from Nondalton. They are using Nondalton as a base to explore a series of mineral claims on state land northwest of Nondalton (the Groundhog Project). Their work is funded by Quaterra Resources, Inc. which has a 5-year option to purchase up to 90% ownership of the properties. Chuchuna has completed helicopter- supported geophysical exploration and are currently drilling up to four shallow exploration holes also using helicopter support. All four holes will be reclaimed this year. The project has employed up to 16 in total, with up to 12 from the region, depending on the activities being undertaken at the time. With respect to the exploration wells, the company is employing 2 drillers from Nondalton, and 2 from Calista. The project will be completed and personnel will have left the field by the time of the Assembly meeting.

Pictures of Pebble’s Camp adjacent to the Kokhanok Airport

Status of Summer 2017 Mineral Activities Page 2 of 3

LPB Packet 8.23.2017 page 47 of 72 no blanks

Status of Summer 2017 Mineral Activities Page 3 of 3

LPB Packet 8.23.2017 page 48 of 72 no blanks

E. 4. Reports CDC

Lake and Peninsula Borough Regular Assembly Meeting August 23, 2017

Lake and Peninsula Borough P.O. Box 495 King Salmon, Alaska 99613

Telephone: (907) 246-3421 Fax: (907) 246-6602

Date: August 15, 2017 To: Mayor and Assembly From: Kate Conley, Borough Clerk Re: CDC Report

In the CDC department, we have the following happening:  Municipal Entitlements – This spring, Bob and I sat down with Glen and reviewed all the priority three options. On August 22nd, we are going to meet with DNR to review those options again and tell them which we want and which we do not. This may wrap up the entitlements, the math is not easy when you are working with waterways and lakes, so I can give you a review of the meeting on the 23rd at the Assembly workshop.  Comprehensive Plan – The strategic plans are done, which we planned to be the basis of a new comprehensive plan. After meeting with the consultants, we have chosen to do a comprehensive update, instead of the plan. We will update the changes and accomplishments and keep the basic plan as the springboard. We will be doing this “in-house” utilizing our consultants.  Development Permit – The development permit for energy improvements in Port Alsworth was approved in July. They are moving the fuel tanks further from the school and closer to the community center (old firehall) and building a new stick built powerhouse close to the fire hall.  Water Permit Review – We have a permit for water use for Tazimina I will be reviewing with Bob before September 1st.  Subdivision – We finalized the large 120 acre Tanalian subdivision in Port Alsworth and sent it back for recording. I just received a new subdivision preliminary application for a seafood processing plant in Pilot Point. Lamar and I visited with the surveyor on this. It is a cooperative project between the City and the tribe. The planning commission will be reviewing this in September.  Resignation – I have received a resignation from Adrienne Christensen. I will need the Assembly to accept the resignation and direct staff to seek interested parties to serve on the commission.

E. 5. Reports PC Minutes

Lake and Peninsula Borough Regular Assembly Meeting August 23, 2017

Lake and Peninsula Borough Planning Commission Meeting July 21, 2017 – 8:00 am

A. CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Lake and Peninsula Borough Planning Commission was called to order at 8:04 am on Friday, July 21, 2017 via teleconference from the offices of Lake and Peninsula Borough at 101 Jensen Rd, King Salmon AK 99613.

B. ROLL CALL A quorum was established with  Commissioner Don Bumpus  Commissioner Adrianne Christensen – absent, excused  Commissioner Lary Hill  Commissioner AlexAnna Salmon  Commissioner Fawn Silas  Commissioner Alexander “Skipper” Tallekpalek – absent, excused  Commissioner Aurther Woinowsky – absent, excused Staff participating in the meeting included  Kate Conley, Clerk Guests participating in the meeting included  Addison Anelon

C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion was made by Commissioner Bumpus and seconded by Commissioner Salmon to approve the agenda for the July 21, 2017 regular meeting as presented. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.

D. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - none

E. NEW BUSINESS 1. Development Permit 17-03 Energy Project – Port Alsworth – i. Public Hearing – Motion was made by Commission Hill and seconded by Commissioner Bumpus to open the public hearing. The public hearing was open at 8:07 am. The Clerk reported that the hearing had been noticed on the website and notices were sent to each village. In addition, notices were mailed to all adjoining property owners notifying them of the public hearing. No comments were received in writing, verbally, or via e-mail. Ms. Conley gave a brief description of the project explaining that new tanks and a stick-built power plant will be built behind the community building/fire hall in Port Alsworth. She noted that this land had been a road and it was vacated about a year ago, and the land had been signed over to Tanalian Inc. The tanks that are currently on the school property would be removed. Commissioner Salmon offered that when Igiugig had their power system revamped by AEA, they brought in a temporary generator that 300kw. Their permanent generators are only 100kw. The temporary generator consumed four times the diesel and the cost was not figured into the project, so the village had to pay out of pocket for the unexpected expense. She warned Tanalian Electric about this possible expense. She added, that the project looked good. There was no further discussion.

Lake and Peninsula Borough page 1 of 2 Minutes of Regular Meeting Planning Commission July 21, 2017

Motion was made by Commissioner Bumpus to close the public hearing. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Silas. The public hearing was closed at 8:13 am ii. Decision – Ms. Conley gave a staff report and detailed the fuel spill prevention measures that will be taken for the project. Commissioner Hill asked if the tank farm will be fenced. Ms. Conley said it would be. Ms. Conley said explained that the project coordinators had secured their SHPO and PAEL permits, but the State Fire Marshall permit, while applied for, had not yet been granted. Motion was made by Commissioner Hill to approve the Development Permit 17-03 submitted by Tanalian Electric based on the findings of fact, contingent upon the approve of the State Fire Marshall permit. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Bumpus. Motion passed unanimously by voice.

F. PLANNING COMMISSIONER COMMENTS - none

G. CITIZEN COMMENTS - none

H. ADJOURNMENT – Motion was made by Commissioner Bumpus to adjourn the meeting. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Hill. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote. The meeting was adjourned at 8:24 pm.

Lary J. Hill, Chairman

Kate Conley, Borough Clerk

Date

Lake and Peninsula Borough page 2 of 2 Minutes of Regular Meeting Planning Commission July 21, 2017

E. 6. Reports Fisheries

Lake and Peninsula Borough Regular Assembly Meeting August 23, 2017

Fishery Advisor Report Lake and Peninsula Borough | August 2017

Bristol Bay Salmon Harvest Update 2017 Forecast Versus Actual Bristol Bay Harvest in millions of sockeye The actual Bristol Bay harvest .ForecastActualin 2017 was 37% higher than Naknek‐Kvichak 8.29 8.1 forecast and is the fourth largest sockeye harvest of the Egegik 8.56 11.83 last thirty‐five years. The Ugashik 4.09 5.45 Nushagak broke all records Nushagak 6.06 11.73 with a harvest of 11.73 million, Togiak 0.48 0.44 nearly doubling their forecast. Totals 27.48 37.55

Both the Naknek/Kvichak and the Ugashik were excruciatingly slow to develop but ultimately the Naknek/Kvichak harvest was 8.1 million which is reasonably close to its 8.29 million forecast. The Ugashik harvest was 5.45 million compared to the forecast of 4.09. This is 33% over the forecast and the third largest in the last thirty‐five years, comparing very well with the long‐term averages (10, 20, 30, & 35 year averages) in the 2.7 to 3.5 million range. In Egegik the harvest of 11.83 million exceeded the forecast by 5.77 million, nearly doubling the forecast at 195%. It was the fourth largest harvest in the last thirty‐five years. The long‐term averages range from 6.5 to 8 million sockeye.

Chignik Salmon Update

Chignik Harvest through August 11, 2017 At 769,721 sockeye harvested on species number pounds estimated value August 11, Chignik is having one of Sockeye 769,721 4,772,373 $6,585,875 the worst sockeye seasons in decades pink 2,814,554 10,077,105 $2,663,324 although the 2014 season was even chum 461,360 3,522,250 $1,232,788 worse at 620,000. coho 43,201 276,938 $105,236 Chinook 2,582 29,979 $26,981 With the end of July approaching and Total 4,091,418 18,678,645 $10,614,204 the weakness of Chigniks sockeye runs in clear evidence Chignik fishermen were growing desperate, wondering how they were going to make it.

Fortunately, Chignik is now experiencing historically good pink and chum fishing. As of August 11, the pink harvest was 2.8 million and it appears a sure bet that it will end being the best pink fishery in more than 50 years. Likewise, the chum harvest is shaping up to be the third best in over 50 years.

The value of pink and chum so far this year is $4 million which added to the $6.6 million sockeye has changed their season from imminent disaster to pretty good. Of course, this is only true for those fishermen who left the Chignik Bay District to go out to the outside districts to fish pink and chum and I worry for those, predominately local fishermen, who stuck with a plan to stay in Chignik Lagoon counting on the second run sockeye and foregoing pinks and chums.

Typically non-sockeye species make up 15% of the value of the fishery but right now it is about 38% and the season isn't over yet. It is almost certainly going to climb significantly higher. On both of the last two days roughly 350,000 pinks were harvested.

If we assume roughly 70 permits are fishing then the average boat gross earnings went from less than $100,000 to over $150,000 in the last two weeks.

The surprisingly strong pink and chum fishery is a game changer with regard to how we talk about the 2017 Chignik "disaster" season. Sockeye is a disaster but pinks and chums are saving the Chignik salmon fishery for those fishermen who have the vessels, bigger nets, and inclination to fish 'outside'.

Outer Port Heiden & Area M The preliminary season total harvest out of the Outer Port Heiden Section is 506,979 sockeye for an estimated 2,995,440 Pounds. Prices are reportedly $1.00 plus 15 cents for RSW with about 90% of the vessels having RSW. The estimate value of this harvest is $3.4 Million.

Zero fish were harvested at Cinder River so a total of 506,979 sockeye were harvested from Area M waters within the boundaries of the Lake and Peninsula Borough. The total sockeye harvest for the area from Port Moller to Cinder River was 3.3 Million sockeye so approximately 2.8 million sockeye were harvested in Aleutians East Borough waters from Nelson Lagoon to Ilnik. That is a lot of fish! All the local sockeye systems had very large escapements due in part to the processors going on limits. Ilnik escapement was off the charts at 238,000 (the next biggest on record is 154,000). The Sandy River had its third biggest escapement at 120,000 through the weir. The Bear River had the strongest early run escapement ever at 580,000. Nelson River was also way above its top end escapement goals. Obviously, significant numbers of Bristol Bay stocks were also harvested in the area but there is no doubt that North Peninsula sockeye stocks were very strong this year and this was also evidenced by an unusually strong showing (e.g. 15%) in one of the Port Moller Test Fishery genetics stock composition summaries.

At the peak of the season approximately 130 vessels were fishing the outside beaches and 20 – 30 inside Nelson Lagoon.

On August 11, the total for all of Area M (both north and south sides) was over 20 million salmon: 6.8 million sockeye; 11.5 million pinks, and 1.8 million chum. 3.1 million sockeye were harvested in the South Peninsula. 3.7 million sockeye were harvested in the North Peninsula. The fishery is still ongoing and the August 11 daily harvest of pinks was 524,695.

Summary of the Salmon Fisheries in Borough Waters Over 22 million salmon will likely be harvested from Borough waters with 18.5 million of those being sockeye. Over 100 million pounds of sockeye has been harvested. Total value of salmon harvested in Egegik, Ugashik, Chignik, and Outer Port Heiden could exceed $125 million.

Chignik Agenda Change Request (ACR) Resident Chignik fishermen have requested assistance in submitting an agenda change request (ACR) to the Board of Fisheries (BoF). In collaboration with Chignik Regional Aquaculture staff a draft ACR is being drafted on the issue of the interception of Chignik bound sockeye in the Dolgoi Island area in the South Pen of Area M. When the WASSIP (Western Alaska Salmon Stock Identification Project) was released in late 2012 it was immediately noticed that large numbers and proportions of Chignik bound sockeye were being harvested in the South Peninsula of Area M in an area now referred to as “Dolgoi Island”. Although Chignik fishermen responded by submitting a proposal according to the Board of Fisheries stated criteria, the Board declined to take action on it stating that they were concerned that Area M fishermen didn’t have enough time to prepare for the public debate. In February, 2016, the Chignik fishermen proposed a fishery regulation to regulate Dolgoi Island and the Board agreed that there was a problem for Chignik and the Board passed a regulation. However, the proposal as passed was heavily modified through the negotiation process which left some Chignik fishermen feeling that the passed regulation was too watered down and other fishermen arguing that getting anything passed was an achievement in part because then the BoF would be on record acknowledging that there was a problem and that they wanted to get more Chignik bound fish through area M waters and into the terminal fishery of Chignik. In practice, the Dogoi regulation has not been effective in slowing down the sockeye harvest in the Dolgoi Island area and in the face of an extremely poor 2017 Chignik sockeye run combined with a very high sockeye harvest in Area M right next door, fishermen felt that something must be done. The desperation in the fleet at the end of July was palpable as it was becoming clear that the sockeye run was pretty much over. This was right before the extremely rare huge run of pinks and chums started arriving. Fishermen were calling and asking that something has to be done or the communities will die and many fishermen will go broke. One thing that can be done, and if it is to be done must be done very soon, is to ask the BoF through an ACR to take up this issue next year rather than wait until it’s next regular Area M meeting in February of 2019. The deadline for ACR’s is August 17. The Borough Manager is receiving timely updates regarding the issues involved in the development and submission of the ACR.

Bristol Bay Catch Limits; The Processor Capacity Survey; and Foreign Processors Quite a few Bristol Bay fishermen and Borough residents are concerned that Bristol Bay processors too often fall short of the processing needs in Bristol Bay. They ask: “Why is it that we can never seem to get foreign processing but we still often end up on catch limits like this last season?” Fishermen complain that they lose money when they have to stop fishing when the fishing is good and they say that the Borough loses money too. What do we need to know to give informed responses to these questions? This article is for Assembly members who would like to be more prepared to respond to questions on this issue. Federal law (MSA – Magnuson Stevens Act) lays out the legal requirements that must be met before foreign processing ships are allowed into the internal waters of the state. Those requirements include that the Governor must determine whether adequate domestic processing capacity exists and will be used to process the available harvest. The Processing Capacity Survey is designed to give the Governor information upon which to base the decision. Here is a political reality check: If the Processor Capacity survey indicates that the processors will provide adequate processing capacity to handle the forecasted Bristol Bay salmon run then it is exceedingly unlikely that the Governor would decide to allow foreign processors into Bristol Bay. Recall that the 2017 processor capacity survey indicated that the processors were geared up to process 36.27 million sockeye which was 32% (8.8 million) more sockeye than the forecast of 27.47 million. The other part of the survey results indicated that the 12 processors registered to process in the bay could process 2.44 million sockeye every day for twenty‐one days straight. As a mental exercise, we can ask ourselves how many of us would have concluded pre‐ season, based on the forecast and the Processor Capacity survey, that the risk of inadequate processor capacity was unacceptably high for the upcoming 2017 Bristol Bay season? Note that the processors, through the capacity survey, never promise that they can handle the coming salmon run without putting the fleet on limits, rather they promise that they can process a sustained daily maximum of “X” and that they could process a maximum total seasonal amount of “Y”. We should ask if processors always provide at least the daily maximum promised and do they ever fall short of providing the maximum season volume if it is available? For 2017 the total amount harvested exceeded the ‘promised’ total capacity of 36.7 million and exceeded 37.6 million sockeye. The survey estimated a maximum daily harvest capacity of 2.44 million sockeye, which could be sustained for 21 days. In 2017 this was exceeded just twice on two succeeding days: July 3 when 3,084,500 were harvested and July 4 when 2,606,000 were harvested. The average daily harvest from the four days of July 3 through July 6 was 2,372,375 (2.37 million) or 67,675 less than the claimed 2.44 million daily maximum processing capacity. Obviously a 2.44 million daily processing capacity was not enough to handle the July 3 daily harvest of 3,084,500 so one very relevant question becomes what additional cost and risk would processors have by supplying a greater maximum daily harvest capacity – 3 million for example? And what could induce them to provide it? If harvest limits are too often imposed on fishermen (and over escapements occur) then the legitimate question arises regarding whether the tools and information the Governor uses to determine if he should allow foreign processors are flawed and inadequate to the task? If this were true then perhaps the Capacity Survey might serve more to protect the processors then they serve the fishermen’s interest or promote the overall interests of the State of Alaska by increasing the likelihood that the salmon resource will be fully utilized. Note that processors will likely argue that the only reason a foreign processor would have an advantage over a domestic processor is that they have fewer and less onerous regulatory requirements and that there should be a level playing field where foreign processors have to abide by all the same rules that domestic processors do. It might be worthwhile to examine the timeline for getting a foreign processor into the Bay. By the time the governor makes a determination what would be the challenges for any foreign processor that wanted to launch a successful processing season in Bristol Bay? The department does not make a record of when processors put their fleets on limits nor do they estimate lost harvest opportunity resulting from processor capacity issues. The focus of the problem from the fishermen’s point of view is limits and the goal would be to minimize or eliminate the occurrence of in‐season harvest limits. The fact that the department doesn’t keep track of limits and they are not a subject of analysis in the capacity survey suggests that the department and the survey itself are not well aligned with the needs and interests of the fishing fleet or fishing dependent communities. Needed is a way to develop a historical record of when and where which processors put their fleets on limit. The department should consider exploring ways to estimate what was the lost harvest opportunity to the fishing fleet due to in‐season processor imposed limits on the harvesting capacity of the fishing fleet as contrasted with management decisions, or other reasons. Note that it will be a challenge to separate out the proportional share of blame for over‐ escapements. How much due to normal and acceptable management miscalls? How much due to management errors that should have been avoidable? How much due to Processor issues such as labor shortages, logistics, etc. How much due to other unavoidable issues such as weather? The Capacity Report also notes that “Processors may choose to limit the number of permit holders from whom they purchase salmon and still processes the number of fish available for harvest.” It is very important to understand this: The trigger for the Federal law (i.e. MSA) that permits a governor to bring in foreign processing is not about avoiding the imposition of catch limits on fishermen – it is about whether the fish available for harvest are processed on the seasonal basis (full utilization and no over escapement). While managers may target a particular point on the escapement goal range it is difficult to argue over escapement until the escapement exceeds the upper end of the range. But when they do exceed the upper end then that raises a red flag. If these current over escapements could have been predicted last spring with any reasonable degree of likelihood then that arguably could have given the governor the conditions upon which to approve foreign processing in Bristol Bay. So – where were the escapements over the top end escapement goals in 2017? Most notable was the Nushagak system where the sum of the top end escapement goals for Nushagak, Wood, and Igushik is 3.1 million but the actual escapement is counted as 7,694,674! Closer to home the Egegik River exceeded its upper end escapement goal by an estimated 595,000 sockeye. Ugashik and Naknek/Kvichak appear to be within their escapement goal ranges. What fishermen want is to never go on limits, and the key to that is having a daily maximum processing capacity that is greater than what the fleet is able to harvest on the best fishing day ever. But, with regard for increased chances of getting foreign processing into Bristol Bay, it seems that the best we can expect under federal law is to never go on limits when it results in over‐escapement in any Bristol Bay river system. But that is exactly what happened this year even though the Processor Capacity Survey results indicated that the processors were gearing up to harvest 32% more fish than the forecast called for. So, can it be reasonably argued that 32% over forecasted need is not enough? Looking at the issue from a different viewpoint the Processor Capacity Survey may not be focusing on the questions most relevant to the fishermen and the State of Alaska: Is the daily maximum processor capacity enough to reasonably reduce the probability that processors will put their fleets on harvest limits? In the Processor Capacity report, it was stated that: “The 2017 projected 2.44 million fish daily processing capacity has only been exceeded 3 times in the past 5 years (Table 4). It should be noted that processor limits likely restricted the daily maximums listed in Table 4, but it is not accounted for in this review.” But are the last 5 years the best set of years to use as your base line? Why not use five years that most closely approximate a similar forecast? The second sentence in the above quote appears to flag a weakness in the reports ability to judge whether the daily maximum processing capacity is likely to be adequate to cover the peak days of the upcoming season. The report seems to hint that perhaps a better analysis could be done regarding the adequacy of the maximum daily processing capacity. It seems reasonable that the department should explore better ways of determining the likelihood that a given maximum daily processing capacity will be adequate for the peak days of the upcoming season. Concluding thoughts: We could ask the department to consider making a historical record of processor imposed catch limits when the occur and including it in future survey reports. We could ask the department to explore if it is even possible to develop a statistically valid and useful way to estimate how much daily escapements are increased due to limits being imposed; and when escapements go over the top end of the range how much of the overage is due to limits and how much is due to other factors? We could consider asking the department to review the Harvest Capacity Survey Report and whether it can be improved with regard to estimating the likelihood that the fleet will be put on limits. E. 7. Reports Finance

This will be handed out at the meeting

Lake and Peninsula Borough Regular Assembly Meeting August 23, 2017

E. 8. Reports Lobbyist’s

Lake and Peninsula Borough Regular Assembly Meeting August 23, 2017

Hickey & Associates Planning * Management * Lobbying Telephone (907) 723-8574 211 Fourth Street; Suite 110; Juneau, AK 99801 Fax (907) 789-9090 E-mail [email protected]

Memorandum

To: Mayor Glen Alsworth, Borough Assembly & Manager Nathan Hill Lake and Peninsula Borough

From: Mark Hickey, Borough Lobbyist

Date: August 10, 2017

Subject: Lobbyist Report

This memorandum provides a brief status report since my last report, including information on the results of the three special legislative sessions this year.

Chignik Dock Project: The project is complete and we’re working to get a final project accounting to determine the borough’s share of costs. I’ve been working to get these figures, but DOT/PF is still finishing project closeout with the contractor. I expect to see figures by early to mid-September. Assuming no unforeseen issues arise, my estimate is the borough’s share should leave a balance of approximately $500,000 (and possibly more) out of the original $2 million provided by the borough for the project.

Revenue Sharing/Education Funding: The approved FY 2018 budgets contain $38 million for revenue sharing using the current formula for distribution (which is the same amount provided in FY 2017). Funding of the K-12 education foundation formula also continues at the FY 2017 amount.

M/V Tustumena Replacement Funding: Full funding of $244 million for replacement of the M/V Tustumena was provided in this year’s capital budget, which is important since it means a new vessel capable of servicing Chignik will remain in service.

AMHS Service: The Alaska Marine Highway System operating budget for the upcoming year (FY 2018) is roughly the same as FY 2017, which is an improvement over a total funding reduction of between 15% to 20% compared to FY 2014. The M/V Chenega will remain in layup status for FY 2018 and may be sold. The M/V Tustumena will be coming back into service shortly and run most of the winter, working the Homer-Kodiak and Chain runs. AMHS plans to schedule an extra Chain trip next spring with the M/V Kennicott, probably in late April or early May. This trip would be in addition to the normal 10 round-trips with the M/V Tustumena starting in May 2018.

Oil Tax Credit Reform/2017 PFD Payment: The 30th Alaska State Legislature passed legislation (HB 111) to eliminate the state system of cash payments to oil companies, turning the credits into deductions against future tax liabilities. Work is continuing to address other oil tax reforms in 2018. The PF dividend was set by the legislature at $1,100 per person for this year.

Chenega Corp/Village Lobbyist Report 1 August 3, 2016

New Revenue Measures/PF Restructuring: While the House passed a state income tax bill this session (HB 115), the Senate turned it down by a vote of 4 to 15. Neither body passed the governor’s proposal to triple the state’s motor fuel taxes. Both bodies passed versions of the proposal to restructure the Alaska Permanent Fund (SB 26), but no further action was taken on this measure during the extended and special sessions.

Next Steps: The question continues to be what happens next to address Alaska’s fiscal challenges. The governor recently indicated he’s working on a new revenue measure and may call another special session this fall to take up the measure. The key debate remains whether to start tapping into Alaska Permanent Fund earnings, how much more in budget reductions to make, and whether and when to pass new or increased taxes.

Walker/Mallott Seek Re-Election: In a recent Juneau radio interview, Governor Bill Walker and Lt. Governor Byron Mallott announced they intend to seek re-election. No official announcement has been made yet.

Please let me know if there are any questions.

Chenega Corp/Village Lobbyist Report 2 August 3, 2016 E. 9. Reports Clerk’s

Lake and Peninsula Borough Regular Assembly Meeting August 23, 2017

Lake and Peninsula Borough P.O. Box 495 King Salmon, Alaska 99613

Telephone: (907) 246-3421 Fax: (907) 246-6602

Date: August 15, 2017 To: Mayor and Assembly From: Kate Conley, Borough Clerk Re: Clerks Report

Welcome back from your summer hiatus. It wasn’t exactly a hiatus for me, so here is what I have been up to this summer in the Clerk’s office:

 Meetings – There were two special Assembly meetings, and one Planning Commission meeting this summer. I helped organize and attended a trip to all three Chigniks with Lieutenant Governor Mallot, Commissioner Sam Cotten, Mayor Alsworth, and Board of Fish Chairman John Jensen and a few more. I am in the process of organizing some meetings for the Mayor, Nathan Hill and AlexAnna Salmon to meet with our legislators. I also met several times with our contractors, Lamar Cotton, Bob Loeffler and Brian Hirsch.  Elections  Translators – Thank you to AlexAnna for helping find two fabulous interpreters. Our elections will be bi-lingual this year. I have ordered new envelopes and will be printing voting instructions double-sided.  Nominations – As you know we have three school board seats and two assembly seats up for this year’s election. At this writing I have two candidates for school board seat A and two candidates for school board seat C, one Assembly candidate for seat A and the other positions are unfilled. If no one files for the positions, after the election, the Assembly must appoint someone to fill the position. I am happy to say this is the first time, since I have been Clerk, this has even been a possibility.  Time line – o Nominations are due August 20th. o Last day to register to vote is September 3rd o Last day to withdraw candidacy is September 13th o Ballots will be mailed September 13th. o Election day is October 3rd  New Software – I have been considering a couple different software changes to help in the office:  Agenda Management – I am happy to say that the software I like the best is also the cheapest (how often does that happen?). It is iCompass and will work on any platform. The contract is $3,500 per year. There will be a transition, but there are also a couple of items to work out in terms of hardware and logistics.

 Task Management – I have tried out a couple different task management software programs over the summer. I still haven’t found something that is perfect, but I will keep looking.  Records Management – ICompass, the same company that will be providing the agenda management, offers records management software that is also affordable and will interface well with the agenda management and website.  Public Records Request – We had a large public records request for some old, but general information such as minutes and packets. We really don’t have the staff for pulling and scanning years’ worth of information, so we did have to hire someone to do the work for 40 hours, for which the requestor paid. I then took the information and uploaded it all onto the website. You can now find all Assembly packets, ordinances, resolutions, and minutes back to 2005 on the website.  CIP & CAPSIS – I am preparing letters to go to the villages requesting the prepare a CIP list and resolution and CAPSIS requests. These letters will go out before I leave for the Assembly meeting. This is much earlier than we have requested the lists the past couple years. We have found that we were not able to get the information to the legislature early enough, so we will be asking the communities to prepare the information earlier.

E. 10. Reports Superintendent’s

Lake and Peninsula Borough Regular Assembly Meeting August 23, 2017

Date: August 15, 2017 To: Lake and Peninsula Borough Assembly From: Ty Mase Re: Superintendent’s Report – August 2017

I. A NEW SCHOOL YEAR – Superintendent’s back to school letter

Hello Lake and Pen and Welcome Back to a New School Year!

It is hard to believe that school will be starting soon and fall is almost upon us! The 2017/2018 school year promises to be another exciting one for our students, staff and communities. As always in education, there is change in the air. The most notable would be our new subsistence calendar.

Shortening our school term takes into consideration the culture and lifestyles of our communities and it also promises to save the district a significant amount of money. The bottom line, we are only cutting about 77 hours of instruction out of our school year. Our total student contact time is still in line with, or more than, other districts (Mt. Edgecumb would be one example).

What has to happen to make this work? We have to hit the ground running and finish hard. We have to protect instructional time and put an emphasis on attendance. We have to find ways to support subsistence and cultural activities outside of the school year and give kids some credit for this. If these things happen (and they will) we will be successful in one of the State and Nation’s first subsistence calendars!

One thing that hasn’t changed is our standard‐based system. As the State moves towards what they call “personalized learning,” we can sit back and simply give advice – we have been doing this model for over 15 years! For years we have been convinced that personalized (standards‐based) learning is what is best for our children, it is nice that others are finally taking notice…

To close, we are going to need your help this year making this calendar work. Please visit your school early and often to see what is going on and what you can do to help! It will be exciting times as many across the State watch as we pilot our new calendar.

Sincerely, Ty Mase, Superintendent II. WHERE WE STAND

I wish I could report that LPSD did just fine on last year’s state testing but that is not the case… The new PEAK Assessment was given last April and preliminary results have been released. State‐wide averages are very low but what is most concerning is that we scored far below state averages (we are usually close to the average or above). We anticipated a dip in scores due to a tough school year and the new electronic format but we don’t quite understand why the drastic drop. We are already digging into the data and making adjustments. We will go even more in‐depth with the principals on the 24th and 25th of this month. We will keep the Assembly informed as final scores are released and our plan to increase student achievement.

III. OUR NEW SUBSISTENCE CALENDAR AND WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO TO MAKE IT WORK

Here are our top twenty Intensity targets for this upcoming school year:

 Hit the ground running and don’t stop!  Tech Ready at the beginning of the year (computers, tutoring, distance courses, etc.)  Phones off, social media off, and other distractions off. For students and teachers.  More efficient use of class time, content and transitions  Sports and student travel pushed further into weekend  Cultural programs and other events pushed to last week of school – April 23 to May 1  Summer Programs emphasized with the communities (we are writing a grant for this)  PE Prep time becomes intervention time for pull outs (prep at the beginning and end of school day)  Streamline enrollment and get transfer students rolling sooner  Use flex vacation days (school days and also teacher days) wisely with an eye on student academics (there will be protocol in place to help guide you)  An increased emphasis on attendance (we will have a district initiative)  Record keeping kept current so all stakeholders know where they are  Clear expectations for classrooms school and community  Better training for and utilization of instructional aides (possible AIMSweb training)  School trips moved to outside school year  Credit given for “out of classroom experiences”  Increase student awareness and ownership of levels and calendar  Focus on cross‐curricular units that cover more standards and subjects at one time.  Use time more efficiently when planning celebrations and things like the Christmas program.  PD will be more specific and focused (to be offered Tuesday afternoons)

Let’s not forget, that we are still Lake and Peninsula School District, a great place to work and learn. While we want to be more efficient, we do not want to beat the excitement and fun out of our classrooms! G. 1. New Business Chignik Dock Improvements

This will be handed out at the meeting

Lake and Peninsula Borough Regular Assembly Meeting August 23, 2017

G. 2. New Business Donation to BBSRI

This will be handed out at the meeting

Lake and Peninsula Borough Regular Assembly Meeting August 23, 2017