Agenda - ASSEMBLY REGULAR MEETING

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, JUNE 2, 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

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

26-084

1. Agriculture Advisory Board: 02/18/26, 03/18/26, Resolution

26-01

2. Butte Community Council: 04/08/26

3. Butte FSA Board of Supervisors: 02/12/26

4. Chickaloon Community Council: 10/08/25, 11/12/25, 02/11/26

5. Greater Talkeetna RSA Board of Supervisors: 02/12/26

6. Library Board: 04/14/26

7. MSB Fish and Wildlife Commission: 02/26/26, 03/12/26,

03/26/26, 04/09/26

8. Meadow Lakes RSA Board of Supervisors: 04/15/26

9. Planning Commission: 05/04/26, Resolution Nos. 26-05, 26-07,

26-08

10. Platting Board: 04/02/26, 04/16/26

11. South Lakes Community Council: 05/04/26

12. Talkeetna Community Council: 02/02/26

13. Talkeetna Sewer and Water Board: 04/01/26

14. Water and Wastewater Advisory Board: 03/04/26, Resolution

26-03

15. West Lakes FSA Board of Supervisors: 04/13/26

16. Willow Area Community Organization: 12/03/25, 01/07/26,

02/04/26, 03/04/26, 04/01/26

Attachments: 06/02/26 - Citizen and Other Correspondence

G. INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUMS

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 26-021

An Ordinance Repealing A General Standard Of MSB 17.30,

Conditional Use Permit For Earth Materials Extraction Activities.

Sponsors: Sumner

Attachments: OR 26-021

IM 26-030

OR 26-054

An Ordinance Extending The Completion Date For The Steam

Thaw Truck Project Funding To June 30, 2028.

RS 26-044: A Resolution Amending The Budget For The Thaw

Truck, Cold Planer, Pickup Truck Purchase; And Approving The

Scope Of Work And Budget For The Road And Pathway

Sustainment Project.

Attachments: OR 26-054

RS 26-044

IM 26-091

OR 26-055

An Ordinance Accepting And Appropriating $37,700 Received From

The Surplus Sale Of Road Service Area Equipment For The Road

And Pathway Sustainment Project.

RS 26-045: A Resolution Amending The Budget For The Road And

Pathway Sustainment Project.

Attachments: OR 26-055

RS 26-045

IM 26-093

OR 26-057

An Ordinance Accepting And Appropriating $75,000 From The

Alaska State Department Of Transportation And Public Facilities For

West Susitna Parkway Improvements.

RS 26-046: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And

Budget For West Susitna Parkway Improvements.

Attachments: OR 26-057

RS 26-046

IM 26-095

OR 26-060

An Ordinance Accepting And Appropriating $523.73 From The

United States Fish And Wildlife Service And $583.74 From The

Alaska State Department Of Fish And Game, Passed Through The

Palmer Soil And Water Conservation District For A Total Of

$1,107.47.

RS 26-047: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And

Budget; And Authorizing The Manager To Enter Into An Agreement

For The Caswell Creek/Caswell Lake Streambank Rehabilitation

Project.

Attachments: OR 26-060

RS 26-047

IM 26-099

OR 26-061

An Ordinance Increasing The Marijuana Sales Tax Levy From 5

Percent To 10 Percent; And To Submit The Question To The

Qualified Areawide Voters At The November 3, 2026, Regular

Borough Election.

Sponsors: Bernier

Attachments: OR 26-061

IM 26-100

05/19/26 - Marijuana Sales Tax Rate Increase Proposal

OR 26-062

An Ordinance Levying A Tax Up To 10 Percent On The Sale Of

Alcoholic Beverages; And To Submit The Question To The

Qualified Areawide Voters At The November 3, 2026, Regular

Borough Election.

Sponsors: Bernier

Attachments: OR 26-062

IM 26-101

05/19/26 - Alcohol Sales Tax Proposal

OR 26-063

An Ordinance Accepting And Appropriating A Grant In The Amount

Of $44,000 From The Alaska State Department Of Health And

Social Services For A Project For The Continued Management Of

Points Of Dispensing Sites That Will Be Used To Distribute

Medicines Or Vaccines To Residents And Visitors In Our Area In

The Event Of An Incident That Requires Large Numbers Of People

To Receive Preventive Medicines And Medications.

RS 26-048: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And

Budget For A Grant In The Amount Of $44,000 From The Alaska

State Department Of Health And Social Services, For The

Continued Management Of Points Of Dispensing Sites Project.

Attachments: OR 26-063

RS 26-048

IM 26-102

OR 26-064

An Ordinance Reappropriating $10,000 From The 2023 Fiscal Year

Areawide Budget Appropriation To Fish Passage Improvements For

The Cottonwood Creek Pike Barrier Project.

RS 26-049: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And

Budget For The Cottonwood Creek Pike Barrier Project.

Attachments: OR 26-064

RS 26-049

IM 26-103

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 26-053

A Resolution Extending The Date Of Completion Of The Brett

Ice Arena Storage Building Project Through June 30, 2027.

Attachments: RS 26-053

IM 26-097

RS 26-056

A Resolution Requesting The State Of Alaska Designate The Old

Glenn Highway As An Official Safety Corridor And Provide

Funding For The Planning, Design, And Construction Of A

Multi-Phased Improvement Project On The Old Glenn Highway

To Address Traffic Safety Concerns And Ensure Adequate

Alternate Access To Interior Alaska.

Sponsors: Bowles

Attachments: RS 26-056

IM 26-115

RS 26-057

A Resolution Supporting A Free Disposal Of Earth Materials To

The Alaska Railroad Corporation For Use As An In-Kind Match

For Completion Of The Port Mackenzie Rail Extension.

Attachments: RS 26-057

IM 26-116

2. ACTION MEMORANDUMS

AM 26-064

Approval Of Contract Amendment For Contract No. 13-025P

With Harris Consulting To Extend The Contract To June 30,

2028, In An Amount Not To Exceed $80,400 Per Year Subject

To Annual Appropriation For State Lobbyist Services.

Attachments: AM 26-064

AM 26-065

Approval Of Additional Utility Relocation Costs In The Amount

Of $27,150 To Matanuska Electric Association, Inc. For The

Jolly Creek Drainage Improvements Phase I And Phase II

Project In Big Lake Road Service Area No. 21; And Approval

To Extend The Completion Date To December 31, 2026.

Attachments: AM 26-065

AM 26-067

Approval Of Utility Relocation Costs In The Amount Of

$130,923 To Enstar Natural Gas Company For The Jolly Creek

Drainage Improvements Project In Big Lake Road Service Area

No. 21.

Attachments: AM 26-067

AM 26-068

Award Of Quote No. 26-155Q To PND Engineers, Inc. In The

Contract Amount Not To Exceed $123,550 To Provide

Engineering Consulting Services And Construction Management

For Upgrades To Lewis Loop Bridge Under Term Contract No.

26-096P.

Attachments: AM 26-068

AM 26-069

Approval Of Utility Relocation Costs In The Amount Of

$125,164.07 To MTA Communications, LLC. For The West

Herkimer Drive And South Spring Drive Improvements Project

In Meadow Lakes Road Service Area No. 27; And Approval To

Extend The Project Completion Date To December 31, 2026.

Attachments: AM 26-069

AM 26-071

Approval Of Change Order No. Six For Contract No. 22-135B

With Shannon And Wilson, Inc. For The Central Landfill Water

Quality Services Contract To Add $22,532 For Fiscal Year 2027.

Attachments: AM 26-071

AM 26-072

Award Of Bid No. 26-149B To Battleground, LLC. In The

Contract Amount Of $113,300 To Provide Right Of Way Debris

Removal From The 2025 Winter Windstorm.

Attachments: AM 26-072

AM 26-073

Authorization To Vacate The Existing Section Line Easement

From Lot 9 Enchanted Forest Subdivision, Plat No. 71-50, (Tax

Id No. 6100B15L009) To Be Known As Lot 9, Block 15,

Enchanted Forest Subdivision. The Property Is Located Directly

North Of West King Arthur Drive, North Of North Parks

Highway, And West Of Prator Lake, Located Within The SW ¼

Section 25, Township 18 North, Range 3 West, Seward

Meridian, Alaska.

Attachments: AM 26-073

AM 26-075

Award 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.

Attachments: AM 26-075

VIII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

OR 26-015

An Ordinance To Purchase The Adjacent Lot Next To The Big Lake

Lions Recreation Center In The Amount Of $110,000; And To Classify

The Land As Reserved Use Lands For The Purpose Of A Sewer

System Lot.

Attachments: OR 26-015

IM 26-020

OR 26-016

An Ordinance Approving The Land Classification Of A

Borough-Owned Property As Reserved Use Land For The Purpose Of

A Shooting Range.

Attachments: OR 26-016

IM 26-022

06/02/26 - Photos

IX. VETO

X. NEW BUSINESS

A. INTRODUCTIONS (For Public Hearing 06/16/26, Assembly Chambers)

OR 26-039

An Ordinance Accepting And Appropriating $100,000 From The

Mat-Su Trails And Parks Foundation For The Upgrades To The

West Butte Trailhead.

RS 26-025: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And

Budget For The Upgrades To The West Butte Trailhead.

Attachments: OR 26-039

RS 26-025

IM 26-061

OR 26-066

An Ordinance Authorizing The Borough Manager To Convey

Certain Borough-Owned Excess Land From The Point Mackenzie

Rail Extension Project To The State Of Alaska For Economic

Development (Tracts 10A And 13A, Point Mackenzie Terminal

Reserve, Plat No. 2025-179, Palmer Recording District).

Attachments: OR 26-066

IM 26-108

OR 26-069

An Ordinance Accepting And Appropriating $3,468 From The

Alaska State Department Of Natural Resources, Office Of History

And Archaeology, For The 2026 National Alliance of Preservation

Commissions (NAPC) Forum Travel Grant Project.

RS 26-054: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And

Budget And Authorizing The Manager To Enter Into The State

Grant Agreement For The 2026 NAPC Travel Grant Project.

Attachments: OR 26-069

RS 26-054

IM 26-112

OR 26-070

An Ordinance Accepting And Appropriating $21,595 Of Revenues

From Fiscal Year 2026 Public Donations To The Animal Care And

Regulation Capital Projects Budget For Animal Care Division

Facility Programs.

RS 26-055: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And

Budget For Animal Care Division Facility Programs That Support

Animal Care And Regulation Priorities And Objectives.

Attachments: OR 26-070

RS 26-055

IM 26-113

OR 26-071

An Ordinance Approving An Additional Land Classification For 16

Borough-Owned Properties Along Deshka River As Watershed

Lands For The Purpose Of Fish Habitat.

Sponsors: Gamble

Attachments: OR 26-071

IM 26-114

OR 26-072

An 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.

Sponsors: Nowers

Attachments: OR 26-072

IM 26-117

06/02/26 - Sales Tax Projections

B. MAYORAL NOMINATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS

1. VACANCY REPORT

26-085

Mayoral Requests for Confirmation

Attachments: 06/02/26 - Vacancy Report

C. OTHER NEW BUSINESS

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

Date Specified By The Assembly)

XI. RECONSIDERATION

XII. MAYOR, ASSEMBLY, AND STAFF COMMENTS

XIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION

XIV. ADJOURNMENT

Disabled Persons Needing Reasonable Accommodation In Order To Participate At An Assembly Meeting Should Contact The

Borough ADA Coordinator At (907) 861-8432 At Least One Week In Advance Of The Meeting.