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C I T Y O F WASILLA Wasilla City Hall, 290 E. Herning Ave • Wasilla, Alaska • 99654-7091 • Phone 907-373-9050 • www.cityofwasilla.com WASILLA CITY COUNCIL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL REGULAR MEETING, JANUARY 23, 2012, 6 PM The following items are scheduled for public hearing at the January 23, 2012, Regular City Council Meeting. The public is invited to speak on public hearing items; however, comments are limited to three-minutes per person. For information contact the Office of the City Clerk at 907.373.9090. 1. Ordinance Serial No. 12-02: Repealing Resolution Serial No. 11-36 and creating an Ethics Task Force and prescribing its duties. (Sponsored by Council Member Woodruff) 2. Ordinance Serial No. 12-03: Amending the FY2012 Youth Court budget by accepting and appropriating $6,000 in contributions and donations to cover expenditures for travel. 3. Ordinance Serial No. 12-04: Amending the FY2012 Youth Court budget by accepting and appropriating $50,000 in grant funds from the State of Alaska Department of Commerce and Community Development to cover expenditures for wages and benefits. 4. Ordinance Serial No. 12-05: Accepting and appropriating funds from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grant in the amount of $12,553 with a match by the City of Wasilla in the amount of $576 for a project total of $13,129 for the purchase of illuminated reticle optics, a portable public address system and Taser X-12 less lethal shotguns. 5. Ordinance Serial No. 12-06: Amending the FY2012 library budget by accepting and appropriating $125 from the Pioneers of Alaska Women’s Igloo Number 11 President’s Choice Award. 6. Ordinance Serial No. 12-07: Amending the FY2012 museum budget by accepting and appropriating $587 from the Alaska Library Association Interlibrary Cooperation Grant Book Repair Workshop reimbursement grant program. 7. Ordinance Serial No. 12-08: Adopting a new chapter, WMC 5.14, Investment Policy, and repealing the old Chapter 5.12, Investment Policy. 8. Ordinance Serial No. 12-09: Amending the official Zoning Map for the City of Wasilla, Alaska, to change the zoning district from rural residential to commercial, for approximately 36 acres, consisting of a portion of Lot A4, within Section 7, and a portion of Lot B4, within Section 18, Township 17 North, Range 01 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska; generally located north of the Parks Highway and west and east of Church Road. NOTICE OF UPCOMING MEETINGS All meetings of the City Council and recognized commissions of the City of Wasilla are open to the public. Meetings scheduled for Wasilla City Hall will be held at 290 E. Herning Avenue, Wasilla, Alaska. Meetings scheduled for the next several weeks are as follows: January 16 City Council Special Meeting 5:30 p.m. Re: Discussion of Clerk and Council budgets for the Fiscal Years 2013 and FY2014 Wasilla City Hall, Council Chambers January 23 City Council Regular Meeting 6 p.m. Wasilla City Hall, Council Chambers January 24 Planning Commission Regular Meeting 7 p.m. Wasilla City Hall, Council Chambers February 8 Canvas Board 2 p.m. Wasilla City Hall, Council Conference Room February 8 Parks and Recreation Commission Regular Meeting 6 p.m. Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center 1001 S. Mack Drive, Wasilla February 9 Canvas Board (TENTATIVE) 2 p.m. Wasilla City Hall, Council Conference Room February 10 Canvas Board 2 p.m. Wasilla City Hall, Council Conference Room February 13 Canvas Board (TENTATIVE) 2 p.m. Wasilla City Hall, Council Conference Room February 13 City Council Regular Meeting 6 p.m. Wasilla City Hall, Council Chambers February 14 Planning Commission Regular Meeting 7 p.m. Wasilla City Hall, Council Chambers WASILLA CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS - CONTACT INFORMATION - Taffina Katkus Douglas Holler Leone Harris 907.376.9229 907.376.5328 907.864.0855 Colleen Sullivan-Leonard Dianne Woodruff Steve Menard 907.373.2860 907.841.5232 907.232.6097 CITY OF WASILLA NOTICE OF ELECTION FEBRUARY 7, 2012, SPECIAL CITY ELECTION The City of Wasilla will conduct a Special City Election on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, for the purpose of answering the following question: “Shall Steve Menard be recalled from the Office of Council Member?” EARLY VOTING/ABSENTEE BY-MAIL Early In-Person Voting is available from January 23 through February 6, 2012, at the following location: City of Wasilla Office of the City Clerk Wasilla City Hall 290 E. Herning Avenue Wasilla, AK 99654 Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, February 4: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. You may apply for an Absentee By-Mail Ballot to be mailed to you. Absentee By-Mail Ballot requests must be received in the Office of the City Clerk by January 31, 2012. Contact the Office of the Wasilla City Clerk at 907.373.9090 or visit our website at www.cityofwasilla.com/clerk for an application. POLLING PLACES AND PRECINCTS Polling places for the City of Wasilla are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. The City of Wasilla polling places are as follows: Precinct: 14-075, Wasilla I--Wasilla City Hall, 290 E. Herning Avenue, Wasilla Precinct: 14-080, Wasilla II--Floyd D. Smith Senior Center, 1301 S. Century Circle, Wasilla Electioneering Prohibited: During the hours the polls are open, no person who is in the polling place or within 200 feet of any entrance of the polling place may attempt to persuade a person to vote for or against a candidate, proposition or question, nor may any person conduct other political activities that may pertain to any future election or potential ballot proposition. SPECIAL ASSISTANCE If you or someone you know requires special assistance in voting due to a disability or bilingual need, please contact the Wasilla City Clerk’s Office at least 24 hours before the time of casting ballots so that arrangements may be made to assist the voter. For additional information on the upcoming regular city election or the election process, please contact the Wasilla City Clerk’s Office at 907.373.9090 or email us at clerk@ ci.wasilla.ak.us.
