MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH

350 East Dahlia Avenue, Palmer, Alaska 99645 - 907-861-8683

BOROUGH MAYOR

Edna DeVries

BOROUGH ASSEMBLY

Michael Bowles, District 1

Stephanie Nowers, District 2

Dee McKee, District 3

BOROUGH CLERK

Lonnie R. McKechnie, CMC

Maxwell Sumner, District 4

Bill Gamble, District 5

BOROUGH MANAGER

Michael Brown

Dmitri Fonov, District 6

Ron Bernier, District 7

BOROUGH ATTORNEY

Nicholas Spiropoulos

ASSEMBLY AGENDA

ASSEMBLY CHAMBERS

350 EAST DAHLIA AVENUE, PALMER

ASSEMBLY REGULAR MEETING

6:00 PM

TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2026

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I. CALL TO ORDER

II. ROLL CALL

III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

IV. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

V. MINUTES OF PRECEDING MEETINGS

26-049

A. Assembly Special Meeting Minutes: 02/14/26

B. Assembly Regular Meeting Minutes: 02/17/26

C. Assembly Regular Meeting Minutes: 03/03/26

03/17/26 - Minutes for Packet

Attachments:

VI. REPORTS/CORRESPONDENCE

A. AGENCY REPORTS (MSB 2.12.082; Seven minutes per person)

1. Reports From Cities

2. Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

3. State of Alaska

B. COMMITTEE REPORTS

1. Joint Assembly/School Board Committees

2. Assembly Public Relations

C. MANAGER COMMENTS

1. State/Federal Legislation

2. Strategic Planning Issues

D. ATTORNEY COMMENTS

E. CLERK COMMENTS

F. CITIZEN AND OTHER CORRESPONDENCE

26-050

1. Big Lake Community Council: 11/25/25

2. Glacier View Community Council: 12/18/25

3. Local Road Service Area Advisory Board: 01/15/26

4. Parks, Recreation, and Trails Advisory Board: 10/27/25, 11/24/25

Resolution No. 25-02

5. Planning Commission: 01/19/26

6. South Knik River Community Council: 11/20/25

7. South Lakes Community Council: 02/02/26, 03/02/26

8. Talkeetna Sewer & Water Board: 01/07/26, 02/04/26

9. Transportation Advisory Board: Resolution No. 26-01

10. Trapper Creek Community Council: 01/22/26

11. Water & Wastewater Advisory Board: 12/17/25

12. Willow Area Community Organization: 03/04/26

03/17/26 - Citizen and Other Correspondence

Attachments:

G. INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUMS

IM 26-031

Informing The Assembly Of The Sale Of Borough-Owned Property

Identified As Lot 247 Caswell Lakes To The Adjacent Property

Owners, Armand Nyborg And Anja Dubberke.

IM 26-031

Attachments:

IM 26-054

Submittal Of A Historic Preservation Fund National Alliance of

Preservation Commissions Forum Travel Grant Application To The

Alaska Department of Natural Resources Parks And Outdoor

Recreation Office For $2,800 To Cover Expenses For One Member

Of The Historical Preservation Commission To Attend The 2026

National Alliance Of Preservation Commissions Forum.

IM 26-054

Attachments:

VII. SPECIAL ORDERS

A. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION (You can speak under one of the audience

participations on the agenda, but not both; Three Minutes Per Person.)

B. PUBLIC HEARINGS (Three Minutes Per Person.)

OR 26-023

An Ordinance Approving The Sale Of Certain Borough-Owned

Real Property Acquired Through Tax Foreclosure For Delinquent

Real Property Tax Years 2019, 2018, And Prior; And Not Needed

For A Public Purpose.

OR 26-023

IM 26-034

Attachments:

OR 26-029

An Ordinance Approving The Purchase Of A One-Acre Parcel

Adjacent To The New Gateway Visitor Center In The Amount Of

$172,000 And Classifying The Property As Reserved Use Lands.

OR 26-029

IM 26-043

Attachments:

C. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION (You can speak under one of the audience

participations on the agenda, but not both; Three Minutes Per Person.)

D. CONSENT AGENDA

1. RESOLUTIONS

RS 26-020

A Resolution Amending The Scope Of Work For Dorothy

Swanda Jones Building (DSJ) Water Intrusion Repair At

Purchasing Project And Amending The Project Title To DSJ

Environmental Systems Maintenance And Repair.

RS 26-020

IM 26-051

Attachments:

RS 26-021

A Resolution Approving Unincorporated Communities For

Participation In The Fiscal Year 2027 Community Assistance

Program.

RS 26-021

IM 26-052

Attachments:

2. ACTION MEMORANDUMS

AM 26-019

Approval Of Contract Amendment No. 3 For Contract No.

24-135P With Boutet Company, Inc. For The Design Of Kepler

Drive Bridge Replacement And To Extend Contract Completion

Date To July 30, 2027.

AM 26-019

Attachments:

AM 26-020

Award Of Bid No. 26-101B To McKenna Brothers Paving, Inc.

In The Contract Amount Of $1,233,338.93 For Bogard Road

Service Area No. 25 Annual Road Maintenance.

AM 26-020

Attachments:

AM 26-021

Award Of Bid No. 26-104B To Battleground, LLC. In The

Contract Amount Of $1,684,117.83 For Gold Trail Road Service

Area No. 28 Annual Road Maintenance.

AM 26-021

Attachments:

AM 26-022

Award Of Bid No. 26-105B To Smithsons In The Contract

Amount Of $3,038,010.42 For Knik Road Service Area No. 17

Annual Road Maintenance.

AM 26-022

Attachments:

AM 26-023

Award Of Bid No. 26-106B To McKenna Brothers Paving, Inc.

In The Contract Amount Of $832,815.50 For Midway Road

Service Area No. 9 Annual Road Maintenance.

AM 26-023

Attachments:

AM 26-024

Award Of Bid No. 26-107B To Battleground, LLC. In The

Contract Amount Of $927,760 For Fairview Road Service Area

No. 14 Annual Road Maintenance.

AM 26-024

Attachments:

AM 26-026

Award Of Bid No. 26-102B To Tews, Inc. In The Contract

Amount Of $1,227,952.67 For Big Lake Road Service Area No.

21 Annual Road Maintenance.

AM 26-026

Attachments:

AM 26-027

Approval Of Change Order No. 3 For Contract No. 22-090P(B)

With Lounsbury & Associates, Inc. For The Design Of Hemmer

Road Extension Project To Add $62,983; And Extend The

Completion Date To June 30, 2027.

AM 26-027

Attachments:

AM 26-028

Acceptance Of Late Filed And Retroactive Senior Citizen And

Disabled Veteran Exemption Applications For The Period Of

January And February 2026.

AM 26-028

Attachments:

AM 26-029

Award Proposal No. 26-096P To PND Engineers, Inc.; RESPEC

Company, LLC; And R&M Consultants, Inc. For Annual

Contracts Each Not To Exceed $300,000 To Provide Structural

And Hydraulic Infrastructure Engineering Services.

AM 26-029

Attachments:

AM 26-030

Award Of Bid No. 26-112B To Alaskan Industries Inc. In The

Contract Amount Of $122,670 For Brett Ice Rink Rubber

Flooring Replacement.

AM 26-030

Attachments:

AM 26-031

Award Of Proposal No. 26-081P To Koniag Cyber Solutions,

LLC. For The Three-Year Contract Amount Of $526,833 To

Provide Cyber Security Managed Detection And Response

Services.

AM 26-031

Attachments:

VIII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

OR 25-103

An Ordinance Repealing MSB 17.02, Mandatory Land Use Permit In

Its Entirety; And Adopting MSB 17.07, Land Use Review.

Sumner

Sponsors:

OR 25-103

IM 25-195

Attachments:

IX. VETO

RS 26-019

A Resolution Supporting A Joint Marketing Effort Between The

Borough And Terra Energy Center Corporation For The Promotion

And Development Of Designated Borough Lands To Solicit

Expressions Of Interest From Large Power Consumers For Data

Center, Energy Infrastructure, Advanced Manufacturing, And

Industrial Development Opportunities.

Bernier and Fonov

Sponsors:

RS 26-019

Attachments:

IM 26-050

03/17/26 - Mayoral Veto of RS 26-019

X. NEW BUSINESS

A. INTRODUCTIONS (For Public Hearing 04/07/26 Assembly Chambers)

OR 26-033

An Ordinance Extending The Time Limit For Completion Of

Expiring Project Funds Through June 30, 2027.

OR 26-033

IM 26-053

Attachments:

OR 26-034

An Ordinance Accepting And Appropriating $281,250 From The

State Of Alaska, Department Of Commerce, Community, And

Economic Development, Community Development Block Grant -

Disaster Recovery Program, For The Hazard Mitigation Plan

Update Project.

RS 26-022: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And

Budget For A Grant In The Amount Of $281,250 For The Hazard

Mitigation Plan Update Project And Authorizing The Manager To

Enter Into An Agreement With The Alaska State Department Of

Commerce, Community, And Economic Development.

Attachments:

An Ordinance Increasing The Compensation Of The Members Of

The Board Of Equalization.

OR 26-035

IM 26-057

Attachments:

OR 26-036

An Ordinance Changing The Exemption To Weight Restrictions On

Borough Roads For Emergencies Only.

Nowers and McKee

Sponsors:

OR 26-036

IM 26-058

Attachments:

B. MAYORAL NOMINATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS

1. VACANCY REPORT

26-051

Mayoral Requests for Confirmation

3/17/26 Vacancy Report

Attachments:

C. OTHER NEW BUSINESS

1. Motion To Amend Something Previously Adopted

OR 26-020

An Ordinance Establishing An Exemption To Weight

Restrictions On Borough Roads.

RS 26-010: A Resolution Establishing A Fee For Processing

Requests For An Exemption To Weight Restrictions On

Borough Roads.

McKee and Fonov

Sponsors:

OR 26-020

Attachments:

RS 26-010

IM 26-027

03/17/26 - Nowers Possible Amendment

D. REFERRALS (For Referral To The Planning Commission For 90 Days Or Other

Date Specified By The Assembly)

XI. RECONSIDERATION

OR 26-027

An Ordinance Amending MSB 3.28 To Increase The Property Owner

Ballot Threshold For Contiguous Local Improvement Districts From 54

Percent To 67 Percent, And Remove The Provisions That Only

Returned Ballots Are Considered In Tabulation.

Nowers and Bowles

Sponsors:

OR 26-027

Attachments:

IM 26-039

03/17/26 - Bowles Reconsideration of OR 26-027

XII. MAYOR, ASSEMBLY, AND STAFF COMMENTS

XIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION

XIV. ADJOURNMENT

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