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www.matsugov.us Warren Keogh, #1 745-1161 [email protected] Vern Halter, #7 355-1328 [email protected] Jim Colver, #6 746-5300 [email protected] Darcie K. Salmon, #5 232-8080 [email protected] Steve Colligan, #4 373-1502 [email protected] Ronald Arvin, #3 373-6685 [email protected] Noel Woods, #2 745-3027 [email protected] Larry DeVilbiss, Mayor 745-9682 [email protected] To see a complete listing of all boards and commissions, please go to http://www.matsugov.us/Clerk/boards-commission and scroll to the bottom of the page, and click on membership. NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS All meetings of recognized boards, committees, and commissions of the Borough are open to the public and are held at Borough offices, 350 E. Dahlia Ave., Palmer, AK, unless specified otherwise. Three or more Assembly Members may be present at advertised public meetings of federal, state, and local governments or other entities. Meetings are scheduled as follows: BOARD DATE TIME LOCATION Aviation Advisory Board 08/01/12 3:00 pm Curtis Menard Sports Complex, 1001 S. Mack Drive, Wasilla Talkeetna Sewer & Water SSA Board 08/01/12 3:00 pm Talkeetna Public Safety Building of Supervisors Emergency Medical Services Board 08/01/12 6:00 pm Cottonwood Public Safety Building Platting Board 08/02/12 8:30 am Mat-Su Borough Gym Historical Preservation Commission 08/02/12 6:30 pm Alpine Historical Park, Sutton Board of Adjustment & Appeals 08/03/12 9:30 am Animal Care & Regulation Re: Case No. 12-03, Issuance of Shelter Classroom, Administrative Permit for Earth Materials 9740 E. Chanlyut Circle, Extraction; Flintstones, Inc., Appellant Palmer (Next to Central Landfill) Joint Assembly/School Board Committee 08/06/12 12:00 pm Mat-Su Borough School District on School Issues Administration Building, 501 N. Gulkana Street, Palmer Planning Commission 08/06/12 6:00 pm Mat-Su Borough School District Administration Building, 501 N. Gulkana Street, Palmer Assembly Regular Meeting 08/07/12 6:00 pm Mat-Su Borough School District Administration Building, 501 N. Gulkana Street, Palmer Abbreviated Plat 08/08/12 8:30 am Mat-Su Borough Gym Talkeetna Sewer & Water SSA Board 08/08/12 3:00 pm Talkeetna Public Safety Building of Supervisors Trapper Creek RSA Board of Supervisors 08/08/12 5:30 pm Trapper Creek Library Caswell FSA Board of Supervisors 08/08/12 6:30 pm Gigglewood Lakeside Inn, 48976 S. Rainbow Ridge Drive Borough Area Schools Site Selection Committee 08/09/12 3:00 pm Mat-Su Borough School District Administration Building, 501 N. Gulkana Street, Palmer Assembly Special Meeting Re: 1) 08/09/12 6:00 pm Mat-Su Borough School District Any Remaining Ballot Propositions, Administration Building, 2) Public Hearing on Ordinance Serial 501 N. Gulkana Street, No. 12-105, & 3) Discussion on MV Susitna Palmer (Ferry) Big Lake RSA Board of Supervisors 08/09/12 7:00 pm Big Lake Library Greater Talkeetna RSA Board of Supervisors 08/09/12 7:00 pm Talkeetna Public Safety Building Willow FSA Board of Supervisors 08/09/12 7:00 pm Willow Public Safety Building Animal Care & Regulation Board 08/13/12 5:00 pm Animal Care & Regulation Shelter Classroom, 9470 Chanlyut Circle, Palmer (Next to Central Landfill) West Lakes FSA Board of Supervisors 08/13/12 6:00 pm West Lakes Public Safety Building, Station 7-3 Wasilla-Lakes FSA Board of Supervisors 08/13/12 7:00 pm Central Mat-Su Public Safety Building Enhanced 911 Advisory Board 08/14/12 9:00 am Cottonwood Public Safety Building, Station 6-5 Wastewater & Septage Advisory Board 08/14/12 2:00 pm New Horizons Telecom, 901 Cope Industrial Way, Palmer Animal Care & Regulation Board Case 08/14/12 4:00 pm Animal Care & Regulation No. 12-02, Classification Recommendation Shelter Classroom, of Level 5 for “Andy”; Karen & 9470 Chanlyut Circle, Lonnie Fincher, Appellants Palmer (Next to Central Landfill) If you would like further information on any of these meetings or are interested in serving on any of the advisory boards, please call the Borough Clerk’s Office at 745-9683, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Borough Website is: http://www.matsugov.us. Disabled persons needing reasonable accommodation in order to participate at a Borough Board/ Commission meeting should contact the Borough ADA Coordinator at 746-7432 at least one week in advance of the meeting. The Planning Team meetings scheduled are: (Planning teams consist of Planning staff and members of the public who are appointed by the Planning Commission to work on community comprehensive plans and special land use districts, and community planning meetings.) None The Community Council meetings scheduled are: (Community Councils are not agencies or subgroups of the Borough) Knik-Fairview Community Council 08/01/12 6:30 pm Knik Public Safety Building, General Meeting Station 6-2 Buffalo Mine/Soapstone Community Council 08/02/12 7:00 pm Palmer High School Gym Susitna Community Council 08/02/12 7:00 pm Upper Susitna Seniors Center Talkeetna Community Council 08/06/12 7:00 pm Talkeetna Library Willow Area Community Organization 08/06/12 7:00 pm Willow Community Center Big Lake Community Council 08/08/12 7:00 pm Big Lake Elementary School Butte Community Council 08/08/12 7:00 pm Butte Community Hall Chickaloon Community Council 08/08/12 7:00 pm Chickaloon Community Hall, Mile 76 Glenn Highway Meadow Lakes Community Council 08/08/12 7:00 pm Meadow Lakes Senior Housing Complex, Birch Creek Villas Point MacKenzie Community Council 08/09/12 7:00 pm Art & Boots Scates Public Safety Building, Mile 4 MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH ABBREVIATED PLAT AUGUST 8, 2012 Application has been received for the abbreviated plat hearing for the following: GERALD H. & CYNTHIA J. KNUTSON (owners/petitioners): The request is to eliminate the common lot line between Lots 8 & 9, Block 3, Tulakes Subdivision, Plat No. 70-11, Section 29, Township 18 North, Range 02W, Seward Meridian, Alaska, to be known as PHYLLIS ADD 1, containing 1.58 acres +/-. Access to the proposed lot is via N. Meadow Lakes Drive. This plat is being heard under MSB 43.15.054(H). Located within NE ¼ SE ¼ Sec 29, T18N, R02W, S.M. AK., lying northeast of W. Tulakes Avenue. Community Council Area: Meadow Lakes Assembly District: #7 Vern Halter This public hearing will convene at 8:30 AM on Wednesday, August 8, 2012, in the MAT-SU BOROUGH GYM of the Dorothy Swanda Jones Bldg, 350 E. Dahlia Avenue, Palmer, Alaska. The public is invited to attend and participate. Written testimony will be accepted if received prior to the hearing. Please Mail to: Paul Hulbert, Platting Officer, MSB Platting Division, 350 E Dahlia Ave, Palmer, AK 99645 or FAX 746- 7407 (Phone 907-745-9874). In order to be eligible to file an appeal from a decision of the Platting Officer, a person must be designated an interested party pursuant to MSB 15.39.010. An interested party means (a) the applicant before the Platting Officer; or (b) any person affected by the decision who appeared before the Platting Officer and made oral or written presentation. The procedures governing appeals to the Platting Board are contained in MSB 43.35.003, which is available on the borough Internet home page (www.matsugov.us), in the Borough Clerk’s office, or at various libraries within the borough. Publish: July 17, 2012 #07-40-12 PALMER-WASILLA HWY W A SILL A -FIS HHO O K RD TRU NK R D TRU NK R D H A T C H E R P A S SR D EDGERTON PARKS RD PA L M ER -FI S H H OOK R D WASILLA FISHHOOK RD ULLR’S TRAIL PARKS HWY GLENN HWY G L E N N H W Y LITTLESUSITNARIVER MATANUSKARIVER LITT LE S USITN A RIVE R PALMER WASILLA TO WILLOW TO ANCHORAGE FIREWOOD LOCATION 0 1 2 0.5 Miles Independence Mine HATCHER PASS Personal Use Firewood Area MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH PUBLIC NOTICE The Hatcher Pass/Government Peak Recreational Area Access project timber that was cleared from the site will be made available beginning Saturday, July 21, and ending Saturday, August 4. A $25 permit is required and may be obtained from the Land & Resource Management Division between the hours of 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri. beginning Wednesday, July 18 at the Mat-Su Borough Administration Building, Dorothy Swanda Jones Building, located at 350 E. Dahlia Avenue, Palmer. The permit must be in your possession during the removal of wood from the site. The cost for each cord of wood is $25 with a maximum of three cords per household per year. Please call the Land & Resource Management Division at 745-9869 if you have any questions. Locations and dates for removal will be posted on the Hatcher Pass Recreation Area’s Facebook page and on this project website. MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH ASSEMBLY PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly will hold a Regular Assembly meeting on Tuesday, August 7, 2012, 6:00 pm, at the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District Administration Building, 501 N. Gulkana Street, Palmer. A public hearing will be held on the following items: 1. Ordinance Serial No. 12-077: AN ORDINANCE CREATING EAGLE’S BLUFF, BELLA HAVEN & BENCH VIEW NATURAL GAS LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 465, APPROVING THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT, AUTHORIZING THE MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH THE IMPROVEMENT, AND ASSESSING EQUALLY AMONG THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT THE COSTS OF THE IMPROVEMENT. a. IM No. 12-130 2. Ordinance Serial No. 12-078: AN ORDINANCE CREATING NORTH CAROUSEL WAY NATURAL GAS LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 472, APPROVING THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT, AUTHORIZING THE MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH THE IMPROVEMENT, AND ASSESSING EQUALLY AMONG THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT THE COSTS OF THE IMPROVEMENT. a. IM No. 12-131 3. Ordinance Serial No. 12-079: AN ORDINANCE CREATING SOUTH STARLIGHT LANE NATURAL GAS LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 475, APPROVING THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT, AUTHORIZING THE MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH THE IMPROVEMENT, AND ASSESSING EQUALLY AMONG THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT THE COSTS OF THE IMPROVEMENT. a. IM No. 12-132 4. Ordinance Serial No. 12-080: AN ORDINANCE CREATING PORTION OF GOLD RUSH ESTATES NATURAL GAS LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 479, APPROVING THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT, AUTHORIZING THE MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH THE IMPROVEMENT, AND ASSESSING EQUALLY AMONG THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT THE COSTS OF THE IMPROVEMENT. a. IM No. 12-133 5. Ordinance Serial No. 12-081: AN ORDINANCE CREATING SHADOWMERE EST PHASE I NATURAL GAS LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 481, APPROVING THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT, AUTHORIZING THE MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH THE IMPROVEMENT, AND ASSESSING EQUALLY AMONG THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT THE COSTS OF THE IMPROVEMENT. a. IM No. 12-134 6. Ordinance Serial No. 12-082: AN ORDINANCE CREATING NORTH MEADOW LAKES LOOP NATURAL GAS LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 485, APPROVING THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT, AUTHORIZING THE MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH THE IMPROVEMENT, AND ASSESSING EQUALLY AMONG THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT THE COSTS OF THE IMPROVEMENT. a. IM NO. 12-135 7. Ordinance Serial No. 12-083: AN ORDINANCE CREATING SOUTH ALAN’S DR, WEST DAGG DR, & SOUTH ROLF CIR NATURAL GAS LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 471, APPROVING THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT, AUTHORIZING THE MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH THE IMPROVEMENT, AND ASSESSING EQUALLY AMONG THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT THE COSTS OF THE IMPROVEMENT. a. IM No. 12-136 8. Ordinance Serial No. 12-084: AN ORDINANCE CREATING PAMELA DR NATURAL GAS LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 482, APPROVING THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT, AUTHORIZING THE MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH THE IMPROVEMENT, AND ASSESSING EQUALLY AMONG THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT THE COSTS OF THE IMPROVEMENT. a. IM No. 12-137 9. Ordinance Serial No. 12-095: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING $318,299 FROM THE ALASKA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, TO FUND 475, PROJECT NO. 20385 FOR THE HUMAN SERVICES COMMUNITY MATCHING GRANT. a. Resolution Serial No. 12-091: A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SCOPE OF WORK AND BUDGET FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE HUMAN SERVICES COMMUNITY MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM. b. Resolution Serial No. 12-092: A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING HUMAN SERVICES COMMUNITY MATCHING GRANT FUNDS TO NON-PROFIT HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND AUTHORIZING THE MANAGER TO ENTER INTO GRANT AGREEMENTS WITH THE SUB-GRANTEE AGENCIES. (1) IM No. 12-154 10. Ordinance Serial No. 12-096: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE APPLICABILITY OF MSB 17.28, INTERIM MATERIALS DISTRICT; AND THE APPLICABILITY OF MSB 17.30, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR EARTH MATERIAL EXTRACTION ACTIVITIES; FOR THE PORT MACKENZIE SPECIAL USE DISTRICT. a. IM No. 12-155 11. Ordinance Serial No. 12-097: AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH WETLANDS MANAGEMENT PLAN AND AMENDING MSB 15.24.030, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND PURPOSES. a. Resolution Serial No. 12-093: A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH WETLANDS MANAGEMENT PLAN. (1) IM No. 12-158 12. Ordinance Serial No. 12-098: AN ORDINANCE PLACING ON THE BALLOT OF THE OCTOBER 2, 2012, REGULAR ELECTION, A QUESTION FOR THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE WILLOW FIRE SERVICE AREA NO. 35 TO INCREASE THE MILL LEVY FOR THE WILLOW FIRE SERVICE AREA NO. 35 FROM 1.37 TO 2.50 EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013. (Sponsored by Assemblymember Halter) a. IM No. 12-159 13. Ordinance Serial No. 12-100: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN APPROPRIATION OF $750,000 FROM BOGARD ROAD SERVICE AREA NO. 25 FUND BALANCE, FUND 279, TO FUND 410, PROJECT NO. 30045, FOR BOGARD ROAD SERVICE AREA NO. 25 CAPITAL PROJECTS. a. IM No. 12-162 14. Ordinance Serial No. 12-101: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN APPROPRIATION OF $175,000 FROM WILLOW ROAD SERVICE AREA NO. 20 FUND BALANCE, FUND 276, TO FUND 410, PROJECT NO. 30042, FOR WILLOW ROAD SERVICE AREA NO. 20 CAPITAL PROJECTS. a. IM No. 12-164 15. Ordinance Serial No. 12-102: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING $150,000 IN GRANT FUNDS FROM THE ALASKA STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE WEST LAKES FIRE SERVICE AREA NO. 136, FISCAL YEAR 2013 DESIGNATED LEGISLATIVE GRANT PROJECTS. a. Resolution Serial No. 12-094: A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SCOPE OF WORK AND BUDGET FOR AN ALASKA STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT FOR THE WEST LAKES FIRE SERVICE AREA NO. 136. (1) IM No. 12-166 16. Ordinance Serial No. 12-103: AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION OF $20,000 OF THE ASSESSED VALUE FOR AN OWNER OCCUPIED RESIDENCE AND SUBMITTING THE QUESTION TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS AT THE OCTOBER 2, 2012, REGULAR BOROUGH ELECTION. (Sponsored by Mayor DeVilbiss) a. IM No. 12-167 LONNIE R. MCKECHNIE, CMC, Borough Clerk Publish: July 31, 2012 #07-42-12 MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH ASSEMBLY PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly will hold a Special Assembly meeting on Thursday, August 9, 2012, 6:00 pm, at the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District Administration Building, 501 N. Gulkana Street, Palmer. A public hearing will be held on the following items: 1. Ordinance Serial No. 12-105: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING $839,285 FROM THE ALASKA STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES AND APPROPRIATING $392,923 FOR THE INGRESS AND EGRESS ACCESS PROJECT FOR COTTONWOOD CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, PROJECT NO. 40108, FUND 400, AND $446,362 FOR THE INGRESS AND EGRESS ACCESS PROJECT FOR COTTONWOOD CREEK PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING, PROJECT NO. 10027, FUND 405. a. IM No. 12-176 LONNIE R. MCKECHNIE, CMC, Borough Clerk Publish: July 31, 2012 #07-43-12 PUBLIC NOTICE The Matanuska-Susitna Borough has received an application for a Determination of Legal Nonconforming Status (MSB 17.80) for a detached garage located on Block 1, Lot 15B, Mountain View Estates #1, Phase II; 12700 E. Kaye Marie Court; within Township 17 North, Range 2 East, Section 17, Seward Meridian. At its closest point the structure is located 7.3 feet from the side yard lot line. MSB 17.55.010(B) requires structures to be setback a minimum of 10 feet from side yard lot lines. Granting the Determination of Legal Nonconforming Status will permit the structure to remain in its current location. Application materials are available for review in the Permit Center of the Planning and Land Use Department. For additional information you may contact Susan Lee, Planner II, at 745-9862. Written comments can be mailed to the MSB Permit Center, 350 E. Dahlia Avenue, Palmer, AK 99645. You may fax comments to 745-9876 or e-mail to [email protected]. The decision date for this request is August 15, 2012. Written comments received prior to that date will be considered when the decision is made. In order to be eligible to file an appeal from a decision of the Planning Director, a person must be designated an interested party. The procedures governing appeals to the Board of Adjustment and Appeals are contained in MSB 15.39.010-250, which is available on the borough internet home page, (http://www.matsugov.us), in the Borough Clerk’s office, or at various libraries within the borough. Publish: July 31, 2012 #07-39-12
