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Assembly member Jared moved to convene the executive session under KIBC 2.3.0.03(f)(1)(a) to discuss the litigation and to provide direction to the borough manager; the motion was seconded and passed on a roll-call vote. Amy Williams, the borough manager, told the assembly that when the assembly had previously sat as the board of equalization it found in favor of the assessor and denied the foundation’s appeal; the Allutnik Heritage Foundation subsequently filed an appeal to the superior court.

The manager said the foundation filed the appeal in a manner the borough did not expect and asked for the executive session so staff and the assessor, Sima Groot, could brief the assembly and receive direction. The assembly voted to invite the mayor, assembly members, borough attorney, manager, assessor and borough clerk into the executive session. The assembly took a five-minute recess before entering the executive session.

No substantive content of the executive session was disclosed in the public record at the special meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Assembly Special Meeting of September 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly moved into an executive session Sept. 11 to discuss pending litigation after the Allutnik Heritage Foundation appealed a board-of-equalization decision denying its property-tax appeal to the superior court.","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},6470424,"Assembly maintains protest of wholesale alcohol-license renewal (No. 4860) after licensee does not appear",108,851000,959000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5779600-86a7b58f5b97e059673c031fe5835dd5&start=851&end=959","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5779600-86a7b58f5b97e059673c031fe5835dd5/thumbnail_851000.jpg","/articles/6470424/Kodiak-Island-Borough/Alaska/Assembly-maintains-protest-of-wholesale-alcohol-license-renewal-No-4860-after-licensee-does-not-appear","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6470424-fb1527d5beab585ce50b4f0bc1702650/orig.mp4?Expires=1773663119&Signature=Kt0ZMVjym3UtyFWIly1jVc8dFdCchAiqI17NwsqyyMh88ynBKwkJqDFjVappNVugTXeBRMGhApsPqbNBMJSytgmlzPxSdRWkrmqJ7agLilJxqjyvsNBTvh5cPK9-Jv~LljizatrTE2dzu4KpRwsBLuPRDCTcqLVDCFK0fK6gqOziJ8RVroCLtNIG5dTOFpx-Fx1WVQRk~6hK~dLkhpsNbRVTEVc7qqnYdvVQLR7jIomyH5siPC1C5ozKOJn4XXnVtATWh0C4ZyXWylwny1R4D4KQrdCZ0Qfi4gkpXp1iyJUVebmAFBmom94NMxBUrYV6WFd5akIKPJlb8KazFocpdw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Sept. 11 special meeting the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly confirmed it will maintain an earlier voice protest of a wholesale alcohol-license renewal application, Alaska license number 4860.

Nova, a borough staff member handling the agenda, told the assembly that under the Alaska Administrative Code the licensee had been notified of an opportunity to appear and present the application but was not online for the informal hearing. \"We have sent them an email and also a letter in the mail, and we have provided them a Zoom link for tonight's meeting. And I've observed that they're not online as of the moment,\" Nova said.

The packet for the earlier Aug. 21 meeting contains background materials the assembly may use to recall reasons for the protest; staff said there was no motion from the floor to change the protest, so the protest remains on record.

No formal vote was taken at the Sept. 11 special meeting to rescind or modify the protest; staff said the protest stands unless a member moved to change it or the licensee appeared to address concerns.","The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly kept on the record its protest of an Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office wholesale license renewal (license no. 4860) after the licensee failed to appear at a required informal hearing, borough staff said.",{"_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},6470429,"Chiniak resident urges borough help to trigger public water-system testing",219,283000,502000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5779600-86a7b58f5b97e059673c031fe5835dd5&start=283&end=502","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5779600-86a7b58f5b97e059673c031fe5835dd5/thumbnail_283000.jpg","/articles/6470429/Kodiak-Island-Borough/Alaska/Chiniak-resident-urges-borough-help-to-trigger-public-water-system-testing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6470429-0d882ac5a614782a39af14c0c3005be5/orig.mp4?Expires=1773663119&Signature=AeH2V4uu-PcApbr3uFV1wU6I8A8at-g7xF5G~1H~8egGZDoiFzO4GT~GEyW2lrf6zBjra8bmzK6dyETdHZyxMOiP~8jTzhCbihXfXCyFnwt4b59AJFK8uEzGPI6Kl5AFMzWXFnrvcf7DnJRpKIIzteLoIvg83Y1ZPSi050iKMd6zjhc2cMUX7jjcKOVKZy8y99-0-cK3SJUjB~n80AIBJsDO79vTv1i6RBtg32p1v4xQBmZFAfq1uRvjDAnvX3nXu6Di72fxnhjAt-f6DVkNi-dHm7BOW6ZoEsUTSBLo36iwLmwUPzUlFup8wX-VE-7Qlqajf9O1rSvQve~qzuDVhg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Monique Lewis urged the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly on Sept. 11 to help Chiniak become a regulated public water system so proper drinking-water testing requirements would apply.

\"We're asking the assembly and the school board to partner with us to get through steps 1, 2, and 3,\" Lewis said, referring to the phased work she said is needed for the Chiniak community to meet the 25 regular-user threshold a public water system requires. \"I will go on record right now as being willing to pay for the initial sampling cost personally,\" she said.

Lewis said current voluntary testing does not meet DEC testing standards and that being a regulated public water system would produce required sampling frequencies and clearer oversight. She said the community’s focus on an expensive filtration plant may be premature: becoming regulated would clarify testing requirements and whether major filtration is necessary. Lewis said some testing done in 2017 indicated oversight levels then were adequate and that state and federal grants exist for rural water systems once the applicable need is established.

She asked the assembly to signal support to the borough manager and the school board to help the community reach the enrollment threshold so the community can apply as a public water system and obtain definitive testing requirements and funding options.

No formal action was recorded at the special meeting to commit borough funds; Lewis said her group has offered manpower and initial sampling support to get to the application stage.","A Chiniak resident told the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly the community needs borough and school-board support to reach the 25-user threshold required to become a regulated public water system, which would trigger DEC-required testing and clarify whether a large filtration plant is necessary.",{"_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},6470433,"State agencies warn borough of landfill bear hazard, urge corrective action",253,529000,782000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5779600-86a7b58f5b97e059673c031fe5835dd5&start=529&end=782","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5779600-86a7b58f5b97e059673c031fe5835dd5/thumbnail_529000.jpg","/articles/6470433/Kodiak-Island-Borough/Alaska/State-agencies-warn-borough-of-landfill-bear-hazard-urge-corrective-action","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6470433-ef423433a9cdee80c8c479c93b402ca5/orig.mp4?Expires=1773663119&Signature=gcdtv-Y5A1EMPomUiM7Zj7PSuo4RSCLQSSYTTkGy-T22MoDeu6pp5YpQOsmSgiJuo17TFkQGVMGtJFTh9m4wcDlmeRWHZlbC1TAwgRdE9zWOnk-BXDy-fz4PEe9asiUVCWk9tJxeK7xP8Sae3vEvOhVFQL~T8ULi-0P09YNQjUqZ5v2S~5nPCOziHGDe1arnBmlHqlFokxT4aYgK8RdXGemDV0Wak-Q408i-QJigmkotPSDo9p1c1dv68A8zgYP39piW9yrzMSUaWNMuO1ytXvtRrJP6UAKcQUu5ap0fG9K7dMZzVWgqEIB9kroMaZgpvg-D3kCEYsm6DPc8GnGAGw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Alaska Department of Fish and Game and Department of Environmental Conservation officials told the Kodiak Island Borough on Sept. 11 that the borough landfill presents a wildlife and public-safety hazard and urged prompt corrective steps.

\"We currently have a plan with the wildlife troopers to sometime in late October work with the borough staff to push all the bears out of the landfill,\" said Nate Sabota, wildlife biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in Kodiak. Sabota said bears have been using the landfill as a food source, that cruise ships have started taking visitors to view the bears, and that the situation is “urgent” because bears will begin denning soon.

Zach Gianotti, who identified himself as a representative of the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation’s solid-waste program, said the landfill is out of compliance with Alaska’s solid-waste regulations and urged the borough to take corrective action. \"This is an issue of concern for us because it is causing a threat to the lives of the wildlife... as well as potential hazard for the humans that are active at the landfill,\" Gianotti said. He said DEC supports upgrades to the facility’s electric bear fence but acknowledged such work requires funding and resources.

Assembly members and borough staff were told DEC had sent a formal letter outlining violations. Borough staff, including manager Amy Williams, were described by Sabota as working with Fish and Game on interim measures but officials said the current steps have not been sufficient to stop food conditioning and safety risks.

Sabota said the department and borough have discussed the potential consequences of pushing bears out of the landfill, including the risk that food-conditioned bears could move into residential areas. Officials said they prefer fixes that reduce attractants at the landfill, including upgraded fencing and improved operational controls, and that the DEC solid-waste program supports those upgrades.

No formal assembly action was recorded at the special meeting beyond accepting the public comments and hearing the agencies’ warnings; DEC and Fish and Game requested the borough allocate resources to implement corrective measures and coordinate an October operation with the troopers.","Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the Department of Environmental Conservation told the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly the borough landfill has a food-conditioned-bear problem, is out of compliance with state solid-waste rules, and needs upgrades to fencing and corrective action before denning season.",{"_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},6470438,"Mayoral veto upheld on FY2026 facilities contract after override vote fails",1199,999000,2198000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5779600-86a7b58f5b97e059673c031fe5835dd5&start=999&end=2198","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5779600-86a7b58f5b97e059673c031fe5835dd5/thumbnail_999000.jpg","/articles/6470438/Kodiak-Island-Borough/Alaska/Mayoral-veto-upheld-on-FY2026-facilities-contract-after-override-vote-fails","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6470438-4d718f5f4a80799c8e6c625be755854f/orig.mp4?Expires=1773663119&Signature=K7kkCmaiswfJ2JuiNo3UyBlxv84AWQkenzmVY1wQe-8060Z5uPDiCVHYwkn9acnucY5stw0lKaBF4MFPb9thsANhtC-SVhIF0D8wOnJ~jE~Fu1zeGH4aguerr~4Lk2wQr7LX1brkkqv3ThxBUD5Hf5bA3qONEqGAM31J31RidXK3MPZX3isrDD2P3V-SubK19DXdSiUao9t4r0Xd0K5dgXPy-15UPGTtcBQEoQH8XM33qLFyFJDzmBAyFHNmQpOkBQ0arx2cbKjzmW2Q3GN-IVRi~t3pvhQv1VMnspzzuSDUZwft-tTF4-5K99f8oPH1-KQLCdnshdeSpmprzoGW1w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly on Sept. 11 failed to override Mayor Scott Arndt’s veto of contract FY2026-6, a facilities contract the assembly had approved at an earlier meeting. The motion to override required five affirmative votes of the seven-member assembly and did not reach that threshold, so the veto stands.

The veto letter, read into the record by the mayor, said staff had “continually alters their method of bid analysis” and criticized how staff treated what the mayor described as “differential per pricing” and “nonresponsive bids.” The veto letter cited “Alaska statute 44.62” and borough procurement guidance in arguing bidders were not properly notified of a shift in evaluation practice.

The issue drew public comment from contractors who said the changes in review methods were opaque. “We’ve been asking staff questions in reference to the way they process bids for over a year,” said Jeremy Williams, who identified himself as the owner of a maintenance company and a bidder on the contract. Williams said his bid used a flat fee approach and that prior practices and a previous assembly decision had allowed different formats.

A Sept. 3 letter from Brecon Construction’s vice president of operations, Yascha Sabetnoff, urged awarding to AIM (identified in the letter as the low bidder under the historical-average method) and recommended adding historical quantities to the bid items to improve future comparisons. The packet before the assembly also referenced a contractor protest that remained outstanding.

Assembly member Jared moved to override the veto. Debate centered on whether staff had simply applied existing rules to flag allegedly “unbalanced” bids or whether the procurement approach had in practice been different previously and required a rebid for transparency. Some members said new staff were enforcing written standards the borough should follow; others said the process had been inconsistent over time and recommended restarting the procurement to avoid litigation and to improve transparency.

The motion to override did not receive the five votes required from the full membership and the mayoral veto therefore remained in effect.

The assembly directed no formal follow-up motion on the floor at the Sept. 11 special meeting; staff and the manager will address next steps for the procurement process and any pending protests outside the meeting record.","Kodiak Island Borough Assembly failed to muster the two-thirds vote required to override Mayor Scott Arndt’s veto of contract FY2026-6 awarding borough facilities work to MK Enterprises LLC. The veto cites changes in staff bid-evaluation methods; several contractors and assembly members urged rebidding or clearer procurement guidance.","actionData","errors"]

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