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Finance committee reviews seven consent‑eligible items; two members flag conflicts
Summary
The finance committee reviewed seven consent‑eligible items including a publication resolution, a state emergency reimbursement, opioid settlement grant awards, school maintenance snow funding, equipment conveyance to Bear Creek Fire Service Area, a Turnagain Pass matching request and a marijuana facility non‑objection; two members said they will declare conflicts or abstain.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough finance committee reviewed seven items that the chair said were eligible for the consent agenda, including publication of delinquent tax/foreclosure lists, state reimbursement for wildfire response, opioid settlement grants, school maintenance snow funding, an equipment conveyance for Bear Creek Volunteer Fire & EMS, a request to use LATCF as match for a Turnagain Pass telecommunications award, and a letter of non‑objection for a cannabis concentrate manufacturing facility in Kasilof.
Brandy Robah explained a resolution to designate the newspaper for delinquency and foreclosures, noting staff asked for one additional posting in the Peninsula Clarion while shifting to the borough's new publication methodology, which includes online and posted notices. "So it'll be published...in the Peninsula Clarion as well," she said, describing the tight timeline as the reason for the extra posting.
Brenda Albrecht, the borough emergency manager, introduced a resolution to accept $58,642.97 from the State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to reimburse eligible costs from the 2019 wildfires (Swan Lake, Caribou Lake and North Fork). She described the fires as a busy and dry year and stood for questions.
Staff presented an ordinance to release the third round of opioid settlement funds for local grants. "These are funds that come from opioid settlements...Municipalities. Last year, we had 8 grant recipients, with a total award of $34,091.72. We are asking to be able to issue up to 8 grants again this year, in the amount of $31,103.97," the presenter said.
Assemblyman Dunn (on Zoom) told the committee he intends to announce a potential conflict of interest at the assembly meeting because he serves on the board of an organization that has previously received and plans to apply for opioid settlement funds. "I plan to announce a potential conflict of interest this evening at the assembly... I'm on the board of directors of an organization that has received these funds in the past and intends to apply for them again," he said.
A maintenance request to appropriate $342,000 from the school maintenance fund for snow removal and sanding was presented by the maintenance manager, who said it is a standard end‑of‑season supplemental request to cover plowing, sanding and sweeping costs. A separate ordinance would reconvey a 2014 snowmachine back to Bear Creek Volunteer Fire & EMS and convey a new 2026 snowmachine for the Bear Creek Fire Service Area.
Staff recommended issuing a letter of non‑objection to the state Marijuana Control Board for Smooth Like Butter LLC (dba Smooth Like Butter), license 41639, a concentrate manufacturing facility in Kasilof; finance and planning staff reviewed the application and recommended approval with standard conditions.
Assembly member Tensett declared he would abstain from the consent vote, explaining he is selling his retail marijuana business to the applicants and thus identified a potential conflict. "I don't have a question. Just I wanna declare what could be a potential conflict... I'll also, abstain from the vote on the consent agenda," he said.
The chair reported no Zoom hands and adjourned the meeting at 4:18 p.m. No formal finance committee vote was recorded at the meeting; items were routed as consent‑eligible for the assembly's consideration.
