CITY OF CRAIG MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 19, 2024  ROLLCALL  Mayor Kasey Smith called the meeting to order at 6:31 pm. Present were Hannah Bazinet, Shauna Thomas, Josh Bennett, Michael Kampnich, and Chanel McKinley. Millie Schoonover was excused.  CONSENT AGENDA MESIREMDAEOISENIN, 5. 2024 MeetingMmuesotseplember.1.2024 KAMPNICH/THOMAS HEARING FROM THE PUBLIC ORImmR/.CIEBIs License Ordinançe. 782..City. Business. License THOMASIKAMPNICH UNFINISHED BUSINESS  Motion to adopt the Consent Agenda MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY  CONSIDERATION OFI RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES  Motion to adopt Ordinance 782 MOTION DIDI NOTI PASS (0-5)  seeCglPothmaing Discussion- Council Member Bennett asked. Jackie Hanson about the timeline for signing the grant, and she replied about 3-5 years. Council Member Bennett also inquired about bids submitted for thes school projects, to which Mrs. Hanson responded that she would look for thei information and bring it to al later council meeting. She also discussed her efforts to cut costs in the school's budget due to the lack ofs state funding and the denial of other grants. Council Member Kampnich suggested prioritizing the projects and bidding them outi in separate phases. Council Member McKinley recommended allocating money to the school from the Endowment Fund. Council Member Bennett asked ift thei funds from recent land sales were in the Capital Reserve account, and Brian Templin clarified they were not. He added that the CTA land sale Council Member Bennett inquired about bonds for multiple projects. Brian responded that the chances of passing a more expensive bond measure were. low, as it would require public approval. He also noted that additional bonds would increase the city's annual payments. Council Member Bennett discussed the possibility oftaking a percentage of funds from multiple accounts and asked Council Member Kampnich ifhe was comfortable using Endowment Fund Mrs. Hanson expressed her desire to have the school project bid out by November, with construction The council agreed on the necessity of providing the $1.8 million funding match to thes school but has yet to decide from which account(s) the funds will come. The council expressed interest in waiting for the election results ofthe sales tax proposition and deciding at the next council meeting. The Administrator was directed to bring back different funding options for action on the next agenda. Teleçonference Participation. In Council Meetings Discussion-. Council Member Bennett expressed dissatisfaction with the teleconference system while he was out oftown, noting delays in speaking over the phone and difficulty hearing audience members. Brian Templin mentioned that using a cell phone to call ini may contribute to thei issue. Mayor Smith stated that ifa council member is attending viat teleconference, audience members will be instructed to speak into the microphone. Council  will contribute $462,0001 towards land development funding.  resources, to which Kampnich declined. starting in May when school is out.  NEW BUSINESS    Member Kampnich suggested revising the code to modify the procedure for notifying the clerk about  attendance via telephone. Jail Capital Improvements MCKINLEY/EY/BAZINET  Motion to appropriate $83,639.55 from the General Fund to the Police Department, specifically for FY24 jail capital improvements MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY  COUNCIL COMMENTS ADJOURNMENT KAMPNICH/BAZINET  Council Member Kampnich commented about scheduling al POWCAC leadership meeting after next week. Mayor Smith emphasized the benefits of elected officials on thei island meeting together.  Motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:12 pm. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY  Maryfufnzn  KASEY SMITH MAYOR  any  MARY SALAZAR OF CACVEY CLERK SEAL) 1922 ALASKA