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Key votes and actions

- Volunteer fire grant accepted: The assembly adopted Resolution FY2025‑15, authorizing the manager to accept a 2025 Volunteer Fire Capacity (VFC) grant administered by the U.S. Forest Service through the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. The funds will be used for equipment such as portable radios and lighting for Bayside Volunteer Fire Department. Vote: 4‑0.

- State capital priorities adopted: The assembly adopted Resolution FY2025‑16, approving the borough's state capital improvement project (CIP) priority list for the 2025 legislative session, incorporating amendments from the City of Kodiak regarding St. Herman Harbor infrastructure and borough parks. Vote: 4‑0.

- Federal priorities adopted: The assembly adopted Resolution FY2025‑17, listing federal project and program priorities for federal fiscal years 2025–2026; the packet incorporated suggested wording about FEMA and St. Herman Harbor. Vote: 4‑0.

- Budget amendment advanced: The assembly moved Ordinance FY2025‑02A to public hearing at the next regular meeting. The budget amendment package includes multiple fund changes and project reallocations: $20,000 moved from the general fund to a fisheries development project, $52,000 for a seawater storage filter project at KFRC, $11,000 for a structural analysis, $692,000 returned for reissuance related to a fire alarm project, and $22,000 for Baylor Building UST work. The ordinance will return for public hearing and final action. Motion to advance passed 4‑0.

- ABC hearing request authorized: The assembly authorized the borough manager to file a request for hearing to appeal the ABC board's denial of the borough's earlier protest of REPL number 2611. Vote: 4‑0.

- Appointments confirmed: The assembly confirmed the mayoral appointments of Commissioner Tracy Craig (city representative) and Commissioner Sarah Fraser (borough representative) from the planning and zoning commission to the borough lands committee. Vote: 4‑0.

Context: Acting administrative official Seema Garrett and finance director Dora Cross gave staff reports on the grant, CIP lists and budget items. Garrett noted the revised CIP packet incorporated city input; Cross summarized seven items in the budget amendment and explained which were completed, which required reallocation, and which requested additional funds.

Next steps: Several items will return to the assembly for final votes or hearings: the budget ordinance at the next regular meeting and the contested liquor transfer will return March 6 for a borough hearing. The clerk will notify AMCO and other state entities as required.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Assembly Regular Meeting of February 20, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The assembly unanimously approved a volunteer fire capacity grant, state and federal capital project priority lists, a budget amendment and confirmed planning and zoning representatives to the borough lands committee. An ordinance budget amendment was advanced to public hearing.","taxTitle","Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska","taxId",13713,"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},6664811,"Kodiak assembly protests one liquor transfer, clears another after public hearing",2312,673000,2985000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2371046-27f27c9a7f5a62a3c4eebce4a760befd&start=673&end=2985","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2371046-27f27c9a7f5a62a3c4eebce4a760befd/thumbnail_673000.jpg","/articles/6664811/Kodiak-Island-Borough/Alaska/Kodiak-assembly-protests-one-liquor-transfer-clears-another-after-public-hearing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6664811-8e61b2a74346a847ce044f0deedca530/orig.mp4?Expires=1771194619&Signature=jA27z1O4wxVTKlP8SV1Z0XDfNNABGa86LxuTNINRaI01c~x6Zhpo0hzatCrnZMfhZr8Kut6FMtdXUOnwheYDYl~4r6V0cZZsz~VAGLSBpyAZrTLu4F6R9x4tUrF-YE-TIO~acr9PaKohnkayUE5XnpQ7l0vGtghmScncCvU~R45hQZLO7sP~FfET7FejDg-0qDzzQuQyql8DMQG6g70HDFU4dhffHRjmfLsVzLAK--mYNy8wSNVbmrn6zm0UNdQLvaLtDYpjSt9OiwN69CuPBcGod6LHnm7BxJa36YbKWc-OU1IB-Or595gm76ALTuUhE4ZohUY1pUR1nn8Dvv2xog__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly voted 4-0 on Feb. 20 to submit a formal protest to the Alaska Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office (AMCO) over a proposed transfer of ownership and location for restaurant license number 3293 from Second Floor Restaurant to Nunak Cafe & Deli, and to schedule a borough hearing on the matter for March 6.

The vote followed a public hearing in which business owners and residents gave contradictory accounts of the license's history and of the transferee's readiness. Assemblymembers later amended the borough's protest letter to remove language that suggested the transferee's operations were seasonally limited, saying the protest should focus solely on whether the license was being held or transferred in accordance with state law and AMCO rules.

Why it matters: The transfer involves a commonly used type of restaurant liquor license in Kodiak and follows a broader dispute over whether prior license holders allowed licenses to lapse or otherwise kept them out of community use. The assembly emphasized that its objection was procedural — rooted in the borough's reading of statutes and Alaska Administrative Code — not a vote against Nunak Cafe & Deli as a business.

Nunak Cafe co-owner Nate Sabota, who spoke at the hearing, pushed back on the borough staff letter’s tone and several factual assertions. \"This is the first time I've heard that\" the letter describes a restaurant requirement beyond the code, Sabota said, referencing the letter's suggestion that licenses should be held by full‑service, year‑round restaurants. He noted the state code requires about 280 hours of operation per year for a restaurant license and said Nunak plans to serve dinner and is open year‑round for lunch.

Co-owner Melissa Burns said the transfer process began in 2022 and described delays and confusion she said stemmed from AMCO’s processing timelines and from uncertainty on small operational details, such as whether to declare low‑value items for borough personal property records. \"It has taken us that long to get it up to par,\" Burns said, asking the assembly for timely resolution so her business can operate without prolonged uncertainty.

Other public commenters urged different outcomes. Leanna Harrington, a Kodiak business owner, urged the assembly to prevent the prior license holder (identified in public comment as associated with Peking/Sizzler properties) from controlling licenses she described as \"purely fraudulent,\" and said she had reported apparent long‑term problems to state authorities.

On a separate application, the assembly voted 4-0 to voice no protest to AMCO for a transfer of controlling interest in Bernie's Bar LLC (license number 4346), after a clerk's report said the change followed borough code procedures and no departmental objections were received.

The clerk advised the assembly that under Alaska Administrative Code a protest or non‑protest decision requires notifying the transferor and transferee and that, if protested, the transferee must be given an opportunity to appear at a subsequent borough meeting to defend the application. The assembly set the next regular meeting, March 6, as the date for further consideration of the Nunak item.

Assembly action also included authorizing the borough manager to file a request for hearing to appeal an Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) board decision that had denied the borough's earlier protest of continued operation of REPL number 2611. That motion passed 4-0.

What the assembly recorded: The borough amended its written objection to remove language after subsection B (text described in the packet) so the formal protest would end with factual assertions about the prior license status and application process rather than commentary on the transferee's business model. The amendment and final protest motion passed unanimously.

Looking ahead: The assembly's protest will be transmitted to AMCO and the transferee and the borough will hold a hearing on March 6. The clerk indicated that AMCO policy allows the transferee to respond at that proceeding and that further decisions could follow state administrative processes.

","The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly voted to protest the proposed transfer and relocation of a restaurant liquor license to Nunak Cafe & Deli while taking no action against a separate transfer of controlling interest at Bernie's Bar. The assembly amended its protest letter to focus on process concerns and scheduled a follow-up hearing for March 6.","actionData","errors"]

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At a glance: Kodiak assembly adopts grants, CIP lists and budget amendments; confirms appointments

Kodiak assembly protests one liquor transfer, clears another after public hearing