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Acceptance of claims: Assemblymember Artson moved to approve presented claims totaling $2,050,872.76; the motion passed on roll call with seven yes votes. A member asked about several items dated 2024; the finance director confirmed payments were based on the date of service.

Consent calendar: The assembly approved the consent calendar in a single motion. The consent calendar included approval of the Jan. 6, 2025 minutes, committee appointments and review of marijuana license renewals for multiple businesses (Amy’s Garden LLC; Cannabis Corner; Frog Mountain LLC; Last Frontier Joint Operations LLC — suite and suite numbers as listed in the packet). No member requested removal of an item from the calendar; roll call approved the consent calendar 7–0.

Adjournment: The assembly approved the motion to adjourn without objection at the close of the meeting.

These routine votes were taken without extended debate; roll-call tallies were recorded for the official minutes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Ketchikan Gateway Borough - Assembly - Regular - Jan 21, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The assembly approved claims totaling $2,050,872.76, passed the consent calendar (minutes, appointments and several marijuana license renewals) and concluded the meeting by approving adjournment motions; roll calls recorded unanimous or near-unanimous support for routine items.","taxTitle","Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska","taxId",27492,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6671961,"Wellness Coalition urges borough to revisit fiscal sponsorship rules after Kanyama Exchange drops teacher program",225,361000,586000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2139275-3f5a05c3da4e3c241ac8dd4295ed3ca7&start=361&end=586","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2139275-3f5a05c3da4e3c241ac8dd4295ed3ca7/thumbnail_361000.jpg","/articles/6671961/Ketchikan-Gateway-Borough/Alaska/Wellness-Coalition-urges-borough-to-revisit-fiscal-sponsorship-rules-after-Kanyama-Exchange-drops-teacher-program","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6671961-677b1f2fee61fdfb192dc73941ca0109/orig.mp4?Expires=1771170061&Signature=XzMQzYLlrI99W6R8ZVN33pkr9pyFvXvVQhlyhEqBohqMszq16HU-47SYjFMpVnFNXls8KaSI8IbPdvqcdaNIgxcKMSpq-u1wLQ8BiagNTcfUcX8jfjo6UeKrszxF4ErmxDTA06uAWPOs7H4hIYXaAa8XU5kBTjDm9YYFMHp7fVCqSOLx9~DJbYkLfLqmXP5IqZ583QfsLmWE8LsGS9whEWRuNtvwWn5g3n200uHptUoFDAxrjN7DEpLQ8QeICcmxwrvom6vzcnfKWCG6~dLPJpc7ows8uAKNmKe1il1e~Ix934ibD8dE6WGmFxHqglEyTsNZis3s53m922kQ8cHiHA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jackie Yates, representing the Ketchikan Wellness Coalition, used the public-comment period at the Jan. 21 assembly meeting to share an epidemiology profile on youth substance misuse and to raise a fiscal-sponsorship issue she said had practical consequences for local programming.

Yates said the coalition has been preparing an epi profile and building a data-analyst work group to explore causes of substance-misuse trends among local youth and that the group plans to share findings with the borough. She then described a separate issue: Kanyama Exchange approached the Wellness Coalition about fiscal sponsorship but declined the sponsorship because doing so would have prevented the exchange from applying for borough community grant funding.

“As we were heading into this new grant season, you guys have an opportunity to consider that option again of allowing the wellness coalition to provide fiscal sponsorship for other organizations that still would like to apply for borough funding but not have the burden of carrying a 501(c)(3) title,” Yates said. Yates said the exchange’s board ultimately ended its teacher-exchange program; the borough clerk was asked to accept the coalition’s materials for distribution to the assembly.

Yates asked the assembly to consider whether the borough’s rules or practices can be adjusted so that community groups using fiscal sponsorship do not lose eligibility for borough community grants. Assemblymembers did not debate the point at length at the Jan. 21 meeting but asked staff to accept Yates’ materials and to route them through the clerk for consideration.","A Ketchikan Wellness Coalition representative told the assembly the coalition's fiscal sponsorship rules discouraged the Kanyama Exchange from using the coalition as fiscal sponsor because sponsorship would have prevented the exchange from applying for borough community grant funds; the exchange chose to discontinue its teacher-exchange program.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6671965,"Mayor warns of potential school budget shortfalls after district overspent prior year",655,1840000,2495000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2139275-3f5a05c3da4e3c241ac8dd4295ed3ca7&start=1840&end=2495","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2139275-3f5a05c3da4e3c241ac8dd4295ed3ca7/thumbnail_1840000.jpg","/articles/6671965/Ketchikan-Gateway-Borough/Alaska/Mayor-warns-of-potential-school-budget-shortfalls-after-district-overspent-prior-year","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6671965-436db73ed409ee272fb0981a9c9d22fe/orig.mp4?Expires=1771170061&Signature=M98syRU~BxOskHLPSI-ZdyZCBDVThVrbNj897GBzf6UQ6q0NCi45TJZMAsvJUc8ZrybZRxf2dPixQnqerkjZ3Qp-pN0wGMRy3L5BgHrgPZZNNUF2zqjIFGZuXCysTOpVldHaAAW-uvh6ZqfenFB8lknEoySq53nC0lQ8Ng0ECh-hmM6wjuwNZv8DOjuxmmU0oizdzHG3Z9soZaIF98xhDwJRxuvxJrUEqyYaEsmU2i74VzmGtDINskmRLVmv4Uq4bgzoxoSx5Cao-om~srt~bYe2nJNfViZEL03~nZr4TnCqvRywMbqiQLcxPWZnS0nd26L4bVWcI1cR2D4Ni~0e-w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Ketchikan Gateway Borough mayor told the assembly on Jan. 21 that the borough has new information indicating the school district overspent fiscal year 2024 by roughly $1,700,000 and that approximately $1,100,000 of the district’s current-year budget has been used to cover last year’s overages.

“That will have an impact on the FY24–25 budget because of the cash flow issue it represents,” the mayor said, noting the borough made an emergency loan last year when the district ran short and that unpaid FY24 costs were repaid with FY25 funds. The mayor said those carry-over costs would reduce the district’s FY26 budget unless the district finds additional revenue or spending reductions.

The mayor also summarized recent state and federal budget developments affecting education funding, citing an Alaska Municipal League legislative update and expressing concern that one-time supplemental funding received last year may not be repeated in the governor’s budget. The mayor said the borough will continue advocacy in Juneau and Washington, D.C., while also urging the district and school board to reduce spending now.

Assemblymembers discussed options to address the borough portion of education funding if federal programs such as Secure Rural Schools (SRS) are not funded and noted prior suggestions to allocate other local revenue sources to the local education fund. Assemblymember Thompson said the borough expects a potential loss of about $1,000,000 from SRS funding and that discussions about using PILT or other sources to fill gaps have taken place.

The mayor and assembly scheduled policy-session discussion time with the school board later in the week to review the district’s superintendent plan (referred to by the mayor as a “school grade blocking plan”) and to press for measures that might reduce projected deficits. No new borough appropriation or emergency loan was approved at the Jan. 21 meeting; the session focused on information-sharing and planning for further action.","In the mayor’s report the borough learned the local school district overspent FY24 by about $1.7 million; that shortfall and other factors could push additional costs into FY26, the mayor said, and the assembly discussed seeking state and federal support while urging the district to reduce spending.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6671970,"Assembly introduces rezoning for Benton View (mile 17), sets second hearing for Feb. 3",613,741000,1354000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2139275-3f5a05c3da4e3c241ac8dd4295ed3ca7&start=741&end=1354","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2139275-3f5a05c3da4e3c241ac8dd4295ed3ca7/thumbnail_741000.jpg","/articles/6671970/Ketchikan-Gateway-Borough/Alaska/Assembly-introduces-rezoning-for-Benton-View-mile-17-sets-second-hearing-for-Feb-3","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6671970-fe3620c7edcb1ffcd4d28a7081751e82/orig.mp4?Expires=1771170061&Signature=R8H66~x2rtacPG9RF1zCBf~LiGdLoDLsBtehihtywmERwMDiflMAf71dgpe7zWUUw5Cmu2GLwKekX8kcn4Euc0lkUK5PMDRRPF0yoy6UAAKIfR9F8d9r6WGxD856tE5glAzJ8BgilQvt3XOae2OGFCkv1C3ytuYT9YdNkO3KudLGE1sXBtTGNpUhUgeth3kBWFVP0E9HGzKMWNFymNqjfwAMsdVhbRm6yLadMYi1f2jkiv7rP9GVDYX~aTsBgmL6Ctxvu9DyrMDDvwtyka7mhtdwhlaY2LIvTzEl~mSd8GjAn7RTUmeYNHSfk6S4siAD2tV~Ak91ninX9elszCo9DA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly on Jan. 21 introduced Ordinance 2059 to rezone lots 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 of the Benton View subdivision (mile 17) from Future Development (FD) to Suburban Residential (RS) and scheduled a second public hearing for Feb. 3, 2025.

Planning Director Frank Maloney described the subdivision and the rezoning request, noting that FD is used as a transitional or recreation-oriented holding zone and that the requested RS zoning would change residential density from one dwelling per lot to two and impose minimum lot sizes and standard residential setbacks. “The proposal is to rezone to a residential zone,” Maloney said, and added that the planning commission had recommended approval after finding the rezoning compatible with the borough comprehensive plan.

Assemblymembers asked staff about adjacent FD parcels and whether the rezoning would create a spot zone. Maloney said most property north of the area remains FD and that rezoning the full chunk makes spot zoning unlikely; he also described topographic differences on Lot 4, which will remain FD because of steep slopes and access to beach frontage.

Assemblymember Matson moved to introduce Ordinance 2059 and set a second public hearing on Feb. 3, 2025; Assemblymember Bailey seconded. The clerk’s office reported that property-owner notifications were mailed with no responses received. The roll call approved the introduction 7–0 and the item was set for the hearing on Feb. 3.

The packet notes that proceeds from any future sale of the property remain to be determined by the assembly; staff suggested replenishing the land-trust account for the land’s original value ($1,000,000) and letting remaining proceeds be allocated by the assembly. Final disposition of sale proceeds and the ultimate zone outcome for adjacent parcels were not decided at the hearing.","The assembly introduced Ordinance 2059 to rezone six of eight Benton View subdivision lots from Future Development (FD) to Suburban Residential (RS) and set a second public hearing for Feb. 3, 2025. Planning staff said the change was found compatible with the comprehensive plan.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6671973,"Borough approves $300,000 Denali Commission grant for Saxman low-income housing",145,603000,748000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2139275-3f5a05c3da4e3c241ac8dd4295ed3ca7&start=603&end=748","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2139275-3f5a05c3da4e3c241ac8dd4295ed3ca7/thumbnail_603000.jpg","/articles/6671973/Ketchikan-Gateway-Borough/Alaska/Borough-approves-300000-Denali-Commission-grant-for-Saxman-low-income-housing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6671973-fb1d17d5516a2d6298663d931372c817/orig.mp4?Expires=1771170061&Signature=MVqhFF9dDiaDzSIbU3WE-OQQL8MEF5VPIAWLBDTPjRPDRHRy1oNBwWqkFjqM7~1QV8ahSAjF5KqYUOv2H8Y8VRw-QNTEULhbMrNiSvbJnU30aH5jM-9ogy~FSxCYQj19rXC3O9UzLLuD4RW2SZ7CD3DQ8B8iVt8aTYaZxhwQ3UNX2KJMZvuZdh8wMU90djY96aJ8~Mhp9QxAv52P0AmvJpHykqu6aWSayBvTHk7HtO2WOQ23o3Q-D8Pu22KyPcr38gDuUEKL-IRg9Qx1cSLaPjwFGdWGaHIblEjzlDAtuzK3wWkLSo6n6~Dlpkk6yqVAr7QJH1xJodhoa8eSYecvig__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly on Jan. 21 adopted Ordinance 2058, appropriating $300,000 from a Denali Commission grant fund to meet the borough’s agreed contribution to the Saxman low-income housing development.

Finance Director Charlene Thomas told the assembly the borough previously approved applying for the Denali Commission grant and executed a memorandum of agreement with the City of Saxman that committed the borough to contributing up to $400,000 toward the required local match. “This ordinance will appropriate $300,000 from the Denali Commission to be used to meet the borough’s financial commitment to this project,” Thomas said.

The ordinance drew no public testimony at the hearing. Assemblymember Arntzen moved to adopt Ordinance 2058; Assemblymember Palmer seconded. The roll call recorded seven yes votes (Arntzen, Bolling, Otis, Thompson, Bailey, Matson and Palmer) and the measure passed.

The assembly packet and Thomas’ presentation state that the borough previously agreed to contribute up to $400,000; the ordinance appropriates $300,000 of Denali Commission grant funds toward that commitment. The memorandum of agreement with the City of Saxman and other project documents in the assembly packet were referenced during the presentation but were not discussed in detail during the hearing.

The action is intended to help fund construction of low-income housing in Saxman by applying the Denali Commission grant toward the borough’s match. The ordinance passage completes the assembly’s appropriation step; implementation and disbursement will follow borough financial procedures and the terms of the grant and the MOA with the City of Saxman.

No formal conditions or amendments were added during the hearing; the assembly approved the appropriation as presented.","The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance 2058, appropriating $300,000 from a Denali Commission grant fund to meet the borough's grant-match commitment for the Saxman low-income housing development.","actionData","errors"]

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