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, OCTOBER 6, 2026  
WAYS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ASSEMBLY MEETING IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND IN  
PERSON:  
IN WRITING:  
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I. CALL TO ORDER  
II. ROLL CALL  
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
IV. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
V. MINUTES OF PRECEDING MEETINGS  
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A. Assembly Regular Meeting Minutes: 08/18/26  
B. Assembly Regular Meeting Minutes: 09/01/26  
C. Joint Assembly/School Board Meeting Minutes: 09/08/26  
Attachments: 10/06/26 - Minutes for Packet  
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. Mat-Su Convention and Visitor's Bureau  
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  
26-150  
1. Big Lake Community Council: 07/14/26, 08/11/26  
2. Glacier View Community Council: 05/19/26  
3. Library Board: 04/14/26, 05/12/26  
4. Local Road Service Area Advisory Board: 06/18/26, 07/16/26  
5. Meadow Lakes RSA Board of Supervisors: 05/13/26  
6. Platting Board: 08/06/26  
7. Talkeetna Community Council: 07/06/26, 08/03/26  
8. Talkeetna Sewer & Water Board: 10/01/25, 08/05/26  
9. West Lakes FSA Board of Supervisors: 08/10/26  
Attachments: 10/06/26 - Citizen and Other Correspondence  
G. INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUMS  
IM 26-185  
Reporting Conclusion Of Contract No. 26-010B with JRF  
Enterprises, LLC. For a Total Contract Amount Of $102,380.78,  
For The Birch Creek at Mastodon Fish Passage Improvements  
Project.  
Attachments: IM 26-185  
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 26-108  
An Ordinance Accepting And Appropriating Funds For A Grant In  
The Amount Of $500 From Best Friends Animal Society.  
RS 26-098: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And  
Budget For A Grant From Best Friends Animal Society For The  
Animal Care Division Facility Programs Capital Project.  
Attachments: OR 26-108  
RS 26-098  
IM 26-184  
OR 26-109  
An Ordinance Appropriating $238,000 Of Interest Earnings On The  
2022 Series A Taxable General Obligation Transportation Bonds To  
Fund 430, Community Transportation Projects.  
Attachments: OR 26-109  
IM 26-192  
OR 26-110  
An Ordinance Accepting And Appropriating $331,569 In Fiscal Year  
2027 Community Assistance Program Funding.  
RS 26-102: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And  
Budget For The Community Assistance Program; And Authorizing  
The Manager To Enter Into Agreements With 21 Unincorporated  
Communities Within The Borough.  
Attachments: OR 26-110  
RS 26-102  
IM 26-193  
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 26-101  
A Resolution Amending The Scope Of Work And Approving  
The Amended Budget For The Lowboy Replacement Project,  
The Cell 4 Expansion Project, And Solid Waste Enterprise Funds  
For The Design & Build Of The Central Landfill Household  
Hazardous Waste Facility Project.  
Attachments: RS 26-101  
IM 26-190  
RS 26-105  
A Resolution Requesting The Matanuska-Susitna Borough  
School Board Change The Date Of The First Day Of School For  
All Schools Throughout The Borough To The Day After Labor  
Day.  
Sponsors: Bowles  
Attachments: RS 26-105  
IM 26-196  
10/20/26 - Fonov Motion for Reconsideration  
RS 26-106  
A Resolution Authorizing The Borough Manager To Enter Into  
An Agreement With Drennon Construction & Consulting, Inc.  
To Extract Approximately 50,000 Tons Of Borough-Owned Pit  
Run Material From Either The Alsop Interim Materials District  
Or Lorraine Material Site For The Port Mackenzie Barge Ramp  
Construction Project.  
Attachments: RS 26-106  
IM 26-198  
RS 26-110  
A Resolution Establishing Borough Policy That Outdoor  
Christmas Trees Displayed By The Borough Shall Be Referred  
To As Christmas Trees And That Such Displays Shall Also  
Contain The Display Of A Menorah.  
Sponsors: Bowles  
Attachments: RS 26-110  
IM 26-203  
2. ACTION MEMORANDUMS  
AM 26-134  
Approval Of Final Completion Date Extension For Contract No.  
25-191B With Valley General Construction, LLC. To August 31  
2027, For The Crimsonview And Heavenly Meadows Street  
Improvements Project.  
Attachments: AM 26-134  
AM 26-135  
Award Of Bid No. 27-019B To Rosenbauer/General Fire  
Apparatus In The Contract Amount Of $641,917 For The  
Purchase Of A Water Tender For The Talkeetna Area.  
Attachments: AM 26-135  
VIII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
AM 26-125  
Award Of Bid No. 27-001B To Orion Construction, Inc. In The  
Contract Amount Of $5,487,300 To Construct A Household Hazardous  
Waste Facility.  
Attachments: AM 26-125  
AM 26-120  
Authorization To Provide The Butte Community Council $15,000 From  
Assembly Reserve For The Restoration Of The Butte Community Sign.  
Sponsors: Bowles  
Attachments: AM 26-120  
IX. VETO  
X. NEW BUSINESS  
A. INTRODUCTIONS (For Public Hearing 10/20/26, Assembly Chambers)  
OR 26-107  
An Ordinance Accepting And Appropriating $2,500,000 From The  
Mat-Su Health Foundation For Installation Of A Refrigerated Arena,  
Dasher Board, And Plexiglass System At The Big Lake Lions  
Recreation Center.  
RS 26-097: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And  
Budget For Installation Of A Refrigerated Ice Sheet, Dasher Board,  
And Plexiglass System At The Big Lake Lions Recreation Center.  
Attachments: OR 26-107  
RS 26-097  
IM 26-183  
OR 26-111  
An Ordinance Accepting And Appropriating 2022 January Mat-Su  
Windstorm Disaster Relief Funds In The Amount Of $81,370.89  
From The Federal Emergency Management Agency.  
RS 26-104: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And  
Budget For Management Costs As A Result Of The 2022 January  
Mat-Su Windstorm Disaster.  
Attachments: OR 26-111  
RS 26-104  
IM 26-195  
B. MAYORAL NOMINATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS  
1. VACANCY REPORT  
26-155  
Mayoral Requests for Confirmation  
Attachments: 10/06/26 - Vacancy Report  
C. OTHER NEW BUSINESS  
1. MOTION TO AMEND SOMETHING PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED  
OR 26-089  
An Ordinance Accepting And Appropriating $300,000 From The  
Rasmuson Foundation For The Matanuska River Park And  
Campground Upgrades; And The Alaska Long Trail Gateway  
Installation.  
RS 26-072: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And  
Budget For The $300,000 Grant From The Rasmuson  
Foundation For The Matanuska River Park And Campground  
Upgrades; And The Alaska Long Trail Gateway Installation.  
Attachments: OR 26-089  
RS 26-072  
IM 26-145  
10/06/26 - Bowles Motion to amend something previously adopte  
10/06/26 - Fonov RS 26-072 Possible Amendment  
D. REFERRALS (For Referral To The Planning Commission For 90 Days Or Other  
Date Specified By The Assembly)  
XI. RECONSIDERATION  
A. MOTION TO RECONSIDER - Assemblymember Sumner  
RS 26-094  
A Resolution Selecting Northern Route 1 As The Preferred Route  
Identified In The July 2026 Route Selection Report For The  
Engstrom Road To Trunk Road Corridor Project.  
Attachments: RS 26-094  
IM 26-178  
10/20/26 - Bowles Motion to Amend Something Previously Adop  
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.