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Kodiak Island Borough Assembly Mail (Available to the Public) Page ASSEMBLY MAIL 2 - 6 1. 2019-01-25 AML Legislative Update - Week of January 28 7 - 8 2. 2019-01-24 SWAMC Draft Agenda 9 3. 2019-01-24 Odell Chiniak Related Letter 10 4. 2019-01-24 Manager's Report 11 5. 2019-01-22 Alaska Aerospace Meeting Announcement 12 6. 2019-01-17 Manager's Report 13 - 22 7. 2019-01-10 Senator von Imhof Budget Scenarios January 2019 23 - 26 8. 2018-01-10 Clerk's Office Update 27 - 33 9. 2019-01-10 Gilman Fisheries Coast Guard and Oceans Legislation 34 10. 2019-01-10 Manager's Report 35 - 37 11. 2019-01-04 Studebaker AAC Agenda Request 38 12. 2019-01-03 Managers Report 39 - 41 13. 2019-01-03 KANA Letter of Support Request 42 - 43 14. 2019-01-03 Johnson- Mission Lake (No Photos Attached) 44 15. 2019-01-02 Neff Seat ARB Vacancy 45 - 47 16. 2019-01-15 Senator Murkowski's Position On Re-opening The Federal Government (bcc'd mayor and assembly, manager) 48 - 53 17. 2019-01-16 SWAB Board Letter and Minutes - Roll Carts Page 1 of 53 AGENDA ITEM # 1. From: Michael Powers To: Nova Javier Cc: Meagan Christiansen Subject: FW: AML Legislative Update - Week of January 28 Date: Friday, January 25, 2019 2:15:18 PM Please send to the assembly. The potential for no community assistance, no bond reimbursements and a change to the PERS formula is scary. Also can we put this on Facebook? From: Alaska Municipal League <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2019 1:43 PM To: Michael Powers <[email protected]> Subject: AML Legislative Update - Week of January 28 Session Review The State of the State I can’t say that things are moving quickly within the legislative process. · The Senate has a few things that it’s working on, mostly through Senate Finance and for confirmation hearings. It is worth listening in to some of the Senate Finance sessions. The helpful one from this week was the presentation by the OMB director and from Legislative Finance. · Arduin noted that all state departments were required to provide a list of core services and to prioritize their functions in efforts to determine how to balance a $1.6 billion deficit. She also discussed combining of the Page 2 of 53 AGENDA ITEM # 1. Undesignated General Fund (UGF) and the Designated General Fund (DGF), which could cause unpleasant consequences for many agencies. · The House remains unorganized, and no Committee chairs can be assigned, bills introduced or scheduled. Our assumptions at this point are that a coalition will emerge, and potentially sooner than later. The Governor’s State of the State contained few specifics, other than highlighting increased attention to public safety. He released a number of bills to address criminal justice reform – focused on repeal of SB91 – the following day. The only real concern from his address would be to what extent does he consider political subdivisions of the state “special interests.” Is he willing to listen to and work with local governments on municipal priorities? In the State of the State, the Governor declared what he called a “war on criminals.” He acknowledged there needed to be additional spending to hire more police, prosecutors, and other officials. Some of the other notable takeaways were: · Spending in line with revenue · Protect Permanent Fund dividend · Grow our economy · Restore public trust in government and elected officials The Governor will also put forth three constitutional amendments, one would attempt a spending limit and savings plan, the second would constitutionalize the dividend and the third would require all new taxes be subject to a vote of the people. The most significant issue for everyone is the expected release of the Governor’s budget on February 13. Not a lot can be done until that happens, and that’s where the issues of most importance will be for municipalities. I think we should expect and be prepared to address: · Reduced or no Community Assistance · Reduced or no School Bond Debt Reimbursement · Legislation introduced to change the PERS formula · Some attempt to use PCE earnings or even principal If these things don’t occur, all the better, but we’ll need your help in advocating for them here. While we’re waiting for the budget, I encourage you to send me stories/narrative of how important this funding is to you and to residents in your community, and what would happen if it went away. The Legislature will need to hear from you, and we can help in amplifying your voice. You can see a quick run through of bills below, and I encourage you to read through Page 3 of 53 AGENDA ITEM # 1. our Legislative Review for more information. Next week's schedule is included below, as well as an updated legislative contact list that includes Senate committee assignments. Nils Andreassen Executive Director Legislative Contact List by Community The following list of committee meetings address issues and bills important to municipalities for the upcoming week. For a complete list of bills visit the BASIS website. Most of the meetings are teleconferenced. It is best to go through your local LIO office to testify. For your local LIO office click here. Monday, January 28, 2019 9:00 am – (S) Finance – State Debt Overview & Credit Ratings by Comm. Tangeman, DOR & Deven Mitchell, State Investment Officer - Room 532 1:00 pm – (H) Misc. Meeting – AK Permanent Fund Corp. Overview by Angela Rodell - Room 519 3:30 pm – (S) Resources - Consideration of Vincent-Lang, DF&G - Room Butrovich 205 Tuesday, January 29, 2019 9:00 am – (S) Finance – Supplemental Budget Legislation (Pending Referrral) by Donna Arduin, OMB Director- Room 532 1:30 pm – (S) Transportation - Consideration of Mackinnon, DOT - Room Butrovich 205 3:00 pm – (S) Judiciary (joint w/(S) State Affairs – Consideration of AG Clarkson, DOL- Room 532 Wednesday, January 30, 2019 9:00 am – (S) Finance – PRS/TRS Update by Ajay Desai, R&B Director- Room 532 Thursday, January 31, 2019 3:30 pm – (S) State Affairs - Consideration of Saxe, DMVA. - Room Butrovich 205 Friday, February 1, 2019 9:00 am – (S) Finance – Indirect Expenditures by Alexei Painter, Dan Stickel, Ky Clark & Ed King - Room 532 Page 4 of 53 AGENDA ITEM # 1. REMINDER - REGISTER NOW FOR AML Legislative Conference in Juneau, Feb. 19-21 LEGISLATIVE REVIEW - DEEPER DIVE LEGISLATION Pre-filed legislation includes wide-ranging proposals, the majority of which are not issues that AML will engage in. AML has flagged the following as legislation to watch (in support or opposition): · HB0011A (Rauscher) - related to peace officers benefits · HB0017A (Rauscher) - related to Certificate of Need · HB0025A (Sullivan-Leonard) - related to private police forces · HB0028A (Tarr) - related to employer reporting and minimum wage · HB0030A (Josephson) - related to workers compensation · HJR001A (Rauscher) - a Constitutional Amendment, related to prohibiting implementation of a broad-based tax · SB0027A (Hughes) - related to health care costs Legislative website for access to full text of pre-filed bills REQUEST FOR INPUT - Municipal Impact As you review any of the proposed legislation, whether we've flagged it or not, please do send us a short summary of concerns or support you have. Remember to include specific input into challenges to implementation you might have, and budgetary impacts that you anticipate. Send AML municipal impact input Page 5 of 53 AGENDA ITEM # 1. 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Wednesday, February 27th – First Day of Conference 8:00 Registration & Networking Breakfast – Silent Auction throughout Day 1 8:30 Opening and Welcome – President Skinner, Executive Director Griffin 8:35 Welcome 8:45 Governor Dunleavy (invited) 9:15 Legislative Update and dialogue (invited) • Senator Gary Stevens • Representative Bryce Edgmon • Senator Lyman Hoffman • Representative Louise Stutes ~~~ Break ~~~ 10:30 Drones: Racing for Education • Steve Colligan, Alaska Drone Racing League ~~~ Break ~~~ 11:15 Public Private Partnerships at Work in Fisheries • Fish Taxes Impact on Municipal Economies – Mayor Dan O’Hara • Fisheries Support Local, State and National Economies, Far Beyond Harvest Communities o Garrett Evridge, Economist at McDowell Group 12:00 Networking Lunch Buffet, Featuring Alaska Symphony of Seafood Winning Products • Jeremy Woodrow, Interim CEO at Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute – Lunch Sponsor 1:00 Sponsor Appreciation 1:20 Exhibitor’s Announcements 1:30 Resource Development Roundtable – Moderated by Ernie Weise, Aleutians East Borough • Brent Goodrum, Deputy Commissioner at Dept of Natural Resources • Doug Vincent-Lang, Commissioner at Dept of Fish and Game • Jason Brune, Commissioner at Dept of Environmental Conservation ~~~ Break ~~~ 2:45 Visualizing the Future – Case Study on using VR for Energy Management • Rich Webb, Principal at Designori LLC ~~~ Break ~~~ 3:15 Advanced Manufacturing in Seafood Processing • Rebuilding Port Moller for the 21st Century o Gary Johnson, Plant Manager, Peter Pan’s Port Moller (tentative) • Good News for Manufactures and Workers – the Robots are Coming o Ryan Astor, Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing • The Cutting Edge of Fish Processing Technology o Rob Anderson, Sales Manager at Baader • Tools for any Job Across the Food Landscape o Greg Smith, Sales Manager at JBT (tentative) • Collaborative Robots to Foster Innovation in Seafood Handling o Taskin Padir, Research Professor