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Meeting Name: ASSEMBLY REGULAR MEETING Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/21/2026 6:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: ASSEMBLY CHAMBERS 350 EAST DAHLIA AVENUE, PALMER
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26-105 1  MinutesA. Assembly Regular Meeting Minutes: 05/19/26 B. Assembly Special Meeting Minutes: 06/02/26 C. Assembly Regular Meeting Minutes: 06/02/26   Not available Not available
26-108 1  MinutesMat-Su Valley Planning for Transportation Presentation   Not available Not available
26-106 1  Citizen and Other Correspondence1. Animal Care And Regulation Board: AC&R 26-02, 26-01 2. Big Lake RSA Board of Supervisors: 04/13/26, Resolution No. 26-04 3. Butte Community Council: 05/13/26 4. Central Mat-Su FSA Board of Supervisors: 04/13/26 5. Enhance 911 Advisory Board: 04/14/26 6. Greater Talkeetna RSA Board of Supervisors: 05/14/26 7. Local Road Service Area Advisory Board: 04/16/26, Resolution No. 26-02 8. MSB Fish and Wildlife Commission: 05/08/25, 05/15/25 9. Meadow Lakes Community Council: 10/08/25, 11/12/25, 01/14/26, 02/11/26, 03/11/26, 04/08/26 10. North Lake Community Council: 03/26/26, 04/19/26, 04/30/26, 05/20/26 11. Planning Commission: 06/01/26 12. Platting Board: 05/21/26, 06/04/26 13. Point MacKenzie Community Council: 01/08/26, 02/12/26, 03/12/26, 04/09/26, 05/14/26 14. South Lakes Community Council: 06/01/26 15. Susitna Community Council: 01/01/26, 02/05/26, 03/05/26, 05/07/26 16. Trapper Creek Community Council: 04/16/26 17. Water & Wastewater Advisory Board: 05/06/26 18. West Lakes FSA Board of Supervisors: 05/11/26   Not available Not available
IM 26-134 1  Informational MemoInforming The Assembly Of The Submission Of A Grant Application In The Amount Of $45,000 To The American Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals To Assist The Shelter In Expanding Access To Preventative Veterinary Services In Borough Communities.   Not available Not available
IM 26-136 1  Informational MemoInforming The Assembly Of The Manager’s Signature On And Submittal Of A Grant Application To The United States Department Of Transportation Federal Highway Administration For The 49th State Street And Tern Drive Fish Passage Improvements.   Not available Not available
IM 26-138 1  Informational MemoNotifying The Assembly Of The Submission Of A Grant Application To The Mat-Su Health Foundation’s Target Wellness Program In An Amount Not To Exceed $25,000. To Be Used To Participate In The National Animal Care And Control Association Field Forward Program To Conduct A Comprehensive Organizational Assessment And Strategic Review Process.   Not available Not available
OR 26-028 1  OrdinanceAn Ordinance Amending MSB 17.80, Nonconforming Structures, To Repeal The Notification Process And Fee Section.   Not available Not available
OR 26-030 1  OrdinanceAn Ordinance Repealing MSB 8.25, Water Pollution Control; And MSB 17.55.020(E), Under Setbacks For Shorelands, In Their Entirety.   Not available Not available
OR 26-036 1  OrdinanceAn Ordinance Changing The Exemption To Weight Restrictions On Borough Roads For Emergencies Only.   Not available Not available
RS 26-062 1  ResolutionA Resolution Correcting The Planning Department Fee Schedule For The Master Plan Final Review Fee.   Not available Not available
RS 26-064 1  ResolutionA Resolution Amending The Fiscal Year 2027 Capital Budget To Reallocate Funding From Safe Streets For Schools Match Funding To The Iditarod Elementary Cladding Project.   Not available Not available
RS 26-065 1  ResolutionA Resolution Declaring A Local Emergency In Response To Imminent 2026 Talkeetna Flooding And A Request For State Assistance.   Not available Not available
RS 26-066 1  ResolutionA Resolution Adjusting The Planning Department Fee Schedule For The Utility Permit Distance Fee Per Linear Foot.   Not available Not available
RS 26-071 1  ResolutionA Resolution Amending The Budget For The Houston Middle School Insurance Proceeds And Approving The Scope Of Work And Budget For The Iditarod Elementary School Cladding Project.   Not available Not available
AM 26-087 1  Action MemoAward Of Proposal No. 26-126P To Jacobs Project Management Company In The Annual Contract Amount Not To Exceed $150,000 To Provide On-Call Engineering Consulting Services For The Central Landfill.   Not available Not available
AM 26-091 2  Action MemoApproval Of An Extension Of The Final Completion Date To September 30, 2027, For Contract No. 25-079P With Collins Architecture + Energy Conservation, LLC, To Design School District Elevator Replacements.   Not available Not available
AM 26-092 1  Action MemoAcceptance Of Late Filed And Retroactive Senior Citizen And Disabled Veteran Tax Exemption Applications For The Period Of May And June 2026.   Not available Not available
AM 26-093 1  Action MemoAward Of Bid No. 26-170B To Bristol Infrastructure Design Services, LLC. In The Contract Amount Of $553,408.46 To Complete Improvements For East Kepler Drive Bridge Replacement.   Not available Not available
AM 26-094 1  Action MemoAuthorization To Vacate Two Public Use Easements Located Within Parcel A3 (South 1/2 Northeast1/4 & Southeast1/4), Located Within The East 1/2 Section 04, Township 24 North, Range 04 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska. Easements Were Created By Benka Lake Alaska Subdivision, Plat No. 85-14 Talkeetna Recording District And Easement Documentation Recorded At Book 103, Page 997, Recorded On November 8, 1984.   Not available Not available
AM 26-095 1  Action MemoApproval Of Contract Extension For Contract No. 22-090P(C) With HDL Engineering Consultants, LLC. To December 31, 2026, For The Engstrom Road To Trunk Road Corridor Project.   Not available Not available
AM 26-096 1  Action MemoAward Of Bid No. 26-166B To Professional Trails In The Contract Amount Of $965,270 To Construct Cell 3 Gas Collection And Control System Expansion At The Central Landfill.   Not available Not available
AM 26-097 1  Action MemoAward Of Bid No. 26-180B To YH Constructors, Inc. In The Contract Amount Of $1,921,174 To Construct Iditarod Elementary School Cladding Replacement.   Not available Not available
AM 26-098 1  Action MemoAward Of Bid No. 27-002B To McKenna Brothers Paving, Inc. In The Contract Amount Of $661,087.40 For Pavement Preservation For Fairview Road Service Area No. 14, Big Lake Road Service Area No. 21, And Meadow Lakes Road Service Area No. 27; For The Fiscal Year 2027.   Not available Not available
AM 26-099 1  Action MemoAward Of Proposal No. 26-176P To Shannon & Wilson For The Annual Contract Amount Not To Exceed $200,000 To Provide On-Call Geotechnical Engineering Service.   Not available Not available
OR 26-080 1  OrdinanceAn Ordinance Adopting The Areawide Power To Acquire Public Rights-Of-Way, Design And Construct Roads, Streets, Sidewalks, And Related Drainage Facilities; And To Submit The Question To The Qualified Areawide Voters At The November 3, 2026, Regular Election.   Not available Not available
OR 26-081 1  OrdinanceAn Ordinance Changing School Board Terms From 3 Year Terms To 4 Year Terms, Providing For Transitory Terms To Align School Board And Assembly District Terms, And To Submit The Question To The Qualified Areawide Voters At The November 3, 2026, Regular Election.   Not available Not available
OR 26-083 1  OrdinanceAn Ordinance Adopting MSB 1.10.170 And MSB 3.35, 3 Percent Areawide Sales Tax, Enacting An Areawide Real Property Tax Cap Of 4 Mills, And Submitting The Proposition To The Voters At The November 3, 2026, Regular Borough Election.   Not available Not available
OR 26-085 1  OrdinanceAn Ordinance Defining A Newspaper Of General Circulation And The Words Publish Or Publication.   Not available Not available
OR 26-073 1  OrdinanceAn Ordinance Accepting And Appropriating $5,000 From The Scotty Gomez Foundation For Any Improvements To Big Lake Lions Recreation Center. RS 26-058: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And Budget For Any Improvements To The Big Lake Lions Recreation Center.   Not available Not available
OR 26-074 1  OrdinanceAn Ordinance Reappropriating $400,000 From Central Mat-Su Fire Service Area Fund Balance To The Central Mat-Su FSA Facilities And Vehicles Project For Perfluoroalkyl Substances Mitigation And Remediation Activities. RS 26-059: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And Budget For Perfluoroalkyl Substances Mitigation And Remediation Activities.   Not available Not available
OR 26-075 1  OrdinanceAn Ordinance Approving An Appropriation Of $275,000 From The West Lakes Fire Service Area Fund Balance To A Project To Upgrade Radios. RS 26-060: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And Budget For A Project To Upgrade Radios For The West Lakes Fire Service Area.   Not available Not available
OR 26-076 1  OrdinanceAn Ordinance Approving An Appropriation Of $25,000 From The West Lakes Fire Service Area Fund Balance To A Project To Purchase A New Brush Skid Unit. RS 26-061: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And Budget For A Project To Purchase A New Brush Skid Unit For The West Lakes Fire Service Area.   Not available Not available
OR 26-077 1  OrdinanceAn Ordinance Amending The Composition Of The Borough Fish And Wildlife Commission To Reduce The Membership From 8 Voting Members To 7 Voting Members.   Not available Not available
OR 26-078 1  OrdinanceAn Ordinance Amending MSB 15.39.190(D) And MSB 24.30.030(B)(10) To Require Deliberations To Be Held In Open Session.   Not available Not available
OR 26-079 1  OrdinanceAn Ordinance Amending MSB 2.12.112(F) To Clarify The Effective Date Of Assembly Action When A Motion To Reconsider Is Withdrawn Or Fails.   Not available Not available
OR 26-082 1  OrdinanceAn Ordinance To Decrease The Marijuana Sales Tax Levy From 5 Percent To 3 Percent.   Not available Not available
OR 26-084 1  OrdinanceAn Ordinance Reappropriating $110,000 From The Land Management Permanent Fund To The Big Lake Lions Recreation Center Project For The Purchase Of The Adjacent Lot. (MSB008202) RS 26-063: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And Budget For The Purchase Of The Lot Adjacent To The Big Lake Lions Recreation Center.   Not available Not available
OR 26-086 1  OrdinanceAn Ordinance Approving Time Extension Of The Areawide Budget Appropriations For The Bradley Road Bridge Replacement Over Trapper Creek Project, The 2024 Shirley Towne Bridge Maintenance Project, And The 2024 Montana Creek Bridge Maintenance And Armoring Project To June 30, 2029. RS 26-067: A Resolution Approving The Scopes Of Work And Budgets For Six Bridge Projects.   Not available Not available
OR 26-087 1  OrdinanceAn Ordinance Accepting And Appropriating $323,298.14 From The Alaska State Department Of Health And Social Services, Approving The Scope Of Work And Budget For Human Services Community Matching Grant Program. RS 26-069: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And Budget For The Human Services Community Matching Grant Program. RS 26-070: A Resolution Allocating Fiscal Year 2027 Human Services Community Matching Grant Program Funding To Non-Profit Agencies For The Provision Of Critically Needed Essential Health And Social Services To The Citizens Of The Borough.   Not available Not available
26-107 1  MinutesMayoral Request for Confirmation   Not available Not available
AM 26-075 1  Action MemoAward Of Bid No. 26-157B To Tew’s Inc. In The Contract Amount Of $1,116,525.33 For Big Lake Road Service Area Annual Road Maintenance - Rebid.   Not available Not available
OR 26-072 1  OrdinanceAn Ordinance Adopting MSB 3.15.036 $75,000, Owner-Occupied Residential Real Property Exemption And MSB 1.10.170, 1.5 Percent Areawide Sales Tax (With Exemptions For Sales Within The Cities); And Submitting The Proposition To The Voters At The November 3, 2026, Regular Borough Election.   Not available Not available