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, APRIL 21, 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

4. MSB Fish and Wildlife Commission

26-070

MSB Fish and Wildlife Commission

Attachments: 04/12/26 - After Actions Report

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

26-068

1. Glacier View Community Council: 02/26/26

2. Local Road Service Area Advisory Board: 02/19/26

3. North Lakes Community Council: 09/25/25, 10/30/25, 11/20/25,

12/18/25, 01/15/26, 01/29/25, 02/15/26, 02/26/26, 03/15/26

4. Planning Commission: 03/16/26

5. South Colony RSA Board of Supervisors: 01/14/26

6. Talkeetna Sewer & Water Board: 02/04/26, 03/04/26, Resolution

No. 26-01

7. Transportation Advisory Board: 02/13/26

Attachments: 04/21/26 - Citizens and Other Correspondence

G. INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUMS

IM 26-077

Informing The Assembly Of The Manager’s Signature On A Grant

Application For Submission To The Rasmuson Foundation For The

Matanuska River Park And Campground.

Attachments: IM 26-077

IM 26-078

Informing The Assembly Of The Manager’s Signature On A

Memorandum Of Agreement Regarding The Talkeetna Village

Airstrip Revetment Reconstruction.

Attachments: IM 26-078

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 26-037

An Ordinance Accepting And Appropriating $28,792.55 From The

Alaska State Division Of Forestry, Volunteer Fire Capacity Grant

Program; And Appropriating $2,879.25 In Matching Funds For

Firefighter And Firefighting Equipment, Supplies, And

Communications Equipment.

RS 26-023: A Resolution Approving The Scopes Of Work And

Budgets For The Alaska State Division Of Forestry Volunteer Fire

Capacity Grants And Matching Funds For The Fire Service Areas

Of Willow-Caswell, Talkeetna, And Sutton.

Attachments: OR 26-037

RS 26-023

IM 26-059

OR 26-038

An Ordinance Accepting And Appropriating Disaster Relief Funds

From The Alaska State Division Of Homeland Security And

Emergency Management In The Amount Of $823,135.48 For The

January 2022 Mat-Su Windstorm Disaster.

RS 26-024: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And

Budget For Disaster Relief Funds For The January 2022 Mat-Su

Windstorm Disaster Project No. 55030.

Attachments: OR 26-038

RS 26-024

IM 26-060

OR 26-040

An Ordinance Accepting And Appropriating $175,000 From The

Alaska State Department Of Military And Veteran’s Affairs,

Emergency Management Performance Grant; And Requesting A

Reappropriation Of $175,000 From The Emergency Management

Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget For Emergency Management

Wages And Benefits.

RS 26-026: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And

Budget For A Grant In The Amount Of $175,000 From The Alaska

State Department Of Military And Veteran’s Affairs, Emergency

Management Performance Grant, For Emergency Management

Wages And Benefits.

Attachments: OR 26-040

RS 26-026

IM 26-062

OR 26-042

An Ordinance Extending The Date Of Completion On The Palmer

High School Elevator Replacement Project Through June 30, 2028.

RS 26-029: A Resolution Amending The Budgets Of The Palmer

High School Elevator Replacement, Finger Lake Elementary School

Boiler Replacement, And Snowshoe Elementary School Boiler

Replacement Projects; And Approving The Scope Of Work And

Budget For The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

Deferred Maintenance - Fiscal Year 2026 Project.

Attachments: OR 26-042

RS 26-029

IM 26-028

OR 26-043

An Ordinance To Accept And Appropriate 2026 Series B Taxable

General Obligation Transportation System Bonds Proceeds Including

Issuance Costs And Additional Premium To Debt Service.

Attachments: OR 26-043

IM 26-070

OR 26-044

An Ordinance Appropriating The 2026 Series A General Obligation

School Refunding Proceeds For Issuance Costs.

Attachments: OR 26-044

IM 26-071

OR 26-045

An Ordinance Changing The Exemption To Weight Restrictions On

Borough Roads For Essential Purposes Only.

Sponsors: Sumner and Bowles

Attachments: OR 26-045

IM 26-073

04/21/26 - Sumner Reconsideration of Public Hearing Date

04/21/26 - Transportation Advisory Board Resolution No. 26-03

OR 26-046

An Ordinance Amending MSB 3.28 To Increase The Property

Owner Ballot Threshold For Contiguous Local Improvement

Districts From 54 Percent To 67 Percent.

Sponsors: Bowles and Sumner

Attachments: OR 26-046

IM 26-074

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 26-031

A Resolution Establishing The Minimum Level Of Funding For

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District From Local

Sources For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2027.

Attachments: RS 26-031

IM 26-072

RS 26-033

A Resolution Directing The Manager To Acquire Land On Wolf

Lake From The Alaska State Department Of Natural Resources

To Develop And Manage A Park For Public Purposes.

Sponsors: Fonov

Attachments: RS 26-033

IM 26-079

RS 26-036

A Resolution Directing The Manager To Determine The Costs

And Requirements Associated With Subdividing The Tanaina

Elementary School Property Into Multiple Lots For The Purpose

Of A Land Sale To The YMCA Of Alaska And The Tanaina

Community Council For A Public Purpose.

Sponsors: Fonov

Attachments: RS 26-036

IM 26-056

2. ACTION MEMORANDUMS

AM 26-033

Award Of Contract No. 26-143C To McKenna Brothers Paving,

Inc. In The Contract Amount Of $1,232,145.33 For Big Lake

Road Service Area Annual Road Maintenance.

Attachments: AM 26-033

AM 26-040

Approval Of Additional Utility Relocation Cost Of $75,850 To

Matanuska Electric Association, Inc. For The Crimsonview

Drive, South Vermillon Drive, South Thalo Drive, And South

Ochre Drive Reconstruction Project In South Colony Road

Service Area No. 16; And Extend The Completion Date To

August 31, 2026.

Attachments: AM 26-040

AM 26-041

Approval To Vacate The 50-Foot-Wide Section Line Easement,

On The Western Boundary Of Block 6, Lot 6, Geor Dol Estates,

Plat No. 77-179 (Tax ID No. 1343B06L006), Located Within

The Northwest ¼, Section 15, Township 16 North, Range 3

East, Seward Meridian.

Attachments: AM 26-041

AM 26-042

Award Of Bid No. 26-125B To Tutka, LLC. In The Contract

Amount Of $1,897,024.41 To Construct Phase 1 Fern Street

Upgrades And Pathways.

Attachments: AM 26-042

AM 26-043

Award Of Proposal No. 26-138P To Lounsbury And Associates

In The Contract Amount Of $175,220 To Provide Construction

Management Services For Phase 1 Fern Street Upgrades And

Pathway Improvements.

Attachments: AM 26-043

AM 26-044

Approval of Election Officials For The November 3, 2026,

Regular Borough Election.

Attachments: AM 26-044

VIII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

IX. VETO

X. NEW BUSINESS

A. INTRODUCTIONS (For Public Hearing 05/05/26 Assembly Chambers)

OR 26-047

An Ordinance Accepting And Appropriating $250,000 From The

Mat-Su Trails And Parks Foundation For The Government Peak

Recreation Area Traverse Trail And Skeetawk Summer Trails

Survey Project And Authorizing The Manager To Execute The

Grant Agreement.

RS 26-032: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And

Budget Of The Government Peak Recreation Area Traverse Trail

And Skeetawk Summer Trails Survey Project.

Attachments: OR 26-047

RS 26-032

IM 26-075

OR 26-049

An Ordinance Reappropriating $125,000 From The Planning

Department's Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget, To Fund The

Port MacKenzie Master Plan Update.

RS 26-035: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And

Budget For The Port MacKenzie Master Plan Update.

Attachments: OR 26-049

RS 26-035

IM 26-080

B. INTRODUCTION (For Public Hearing 04/23/26, At The Willow Community Center;

04/28/26 At The Menard Sports Complex; And 04/30/26, In Assembly Chambers)

OR 26-026

An Ordinance Appropriating Monies From The Central Treasury For

The Borough Operating Funds, Enterprise Funds, Education

Operating Fund And Capital Funds, Establishing The Rate Of Levy

For All Borough Functions For The Fiscal Year Beginning July 1,

2026, And Ending June 30, 2027; And Setting The Surcharge Rate

For The Wireline And Wireless Enhanced 911 Systems For The

Period Of July 1, 2026, Through June 30, 2027.

Attachments: OR 26-026

C. MAYORAL NOMINATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS

1. VACANCY REPORT

26-069

Mayoral Requests for Confirmation

Attachments: 04/21/26 - Vacancy Report

D. OTHER NEW BUSINESS

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

Date Specified By The Assembly)

XI. RECONSIDERATION

A. MOTION TO RECONSIDER PUBLIC HEARING DATE

OR 26-045

An Ordinance Changing The Exemption To Weight Restrictions On

Borough Roads For Essential Purposes Only.

Sponsors: Sumner and Bowles

Attachments: OR 26-045

IM 26-073

04/21/26 - Sumner Reconsideration of Public Hearing Date

04/21/26 - Transportation Advisory Board Resolution No. 26-03

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.