. Call Meeting to Order
. Pledge of Allegiance
. Approval of Agenda
. Reading & Approval of Minutes from 8-12-10
. District 1 Assembly Candidate Statements (3 minutes each)
a. Bruce Walden
b. Warren Keogh
c. George Rauscher
d. Jim Tapley
e. Question/Answer Time
. Financial Report of LMCC Funds – Michael Miller
. Roads Report Update (new items since August meeting)– Pat Larabee
. Committee Reports
a. Wolverine Creek Dry Fire Hydrant
b. LMCC Board Nominations
c. Proposed Bylaw Changes
. Old Business
a. Lazy Mountain SPUD (Review by Sections)
i. Discussion/Action on revising the SPUD document
b. CIP Project Nomination – Due to MSB by 9/15/10
i. Discussion/Action
. New Business
a. Proposed Bylaw Changes for Annual Meeting
i. Discussion/Action
b. Process for Absentee Ballot Requests
i. Contact Secretary Jay Van Diest at 232-4852 or jay@valleymarket.com
ii. Jay will hand deliver the ballot
. Proposed Agenda Items for Annual Meeting, October 14, 2010 Meeting
a. Lazy Mt SPUD (revised version)
b. Bylaws Changes
c. Selection of LMCC Board Members (3 open seats)
. Adjournment

. Call Meeting to Order
. Pledge of Allegiance
. Approval of Agenda
. Reading & Approval of Minutes from 5-13-10
. Financial Report of LMCC Funds – Michael Miller
. Roads Report Update (new items since May meeting)– Pat Larabee
. Wolverine Creek Dry Fire Hydrant Discussion with the MSB
a. Special Guests: Dennis Brodigan, Emergency Services Director, John Harris, Public Works Project Manager, & John McNutt, Palmer Fire Chief
. Old Business
a. Lazy Mountain SPUD
i. Discussion/Action on revising the SPUD document
. New Business
a. Proposed Bylaws for Annual Meeting
i. Proposed bylaw changes – absentee voting and quorum
ii. Bylaw Committee Selection
1. Discussion/Action on committee selection
b. Nominating Committee for Open LMCC Board Positions
i. Discussion/Action on committee selection
c. CIP Project Nominations – Due to MSB by 9/15/10
i. Discussion/Action
. Proposed Agenda Items for September 9, 2010 Meeting
a. Lazy Mt SPUD (revised version)
b. CIP Project Nominations
c. Proposed Bylaws for Annual Meeting
. Adjournment

• Call Meeting to Order
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Approval of Agenda
• Reading & Approval of Minutes from 3-11-10
• Financial Report of LMCC Funds – Michael Miller
• Roads Report Update (new items since March meeting)– Pat Larabee
• Presentation: Alaska Farmland Trust – Margaret Adsit
• Reports of Special Committees
• SPUD Planning Team
• Update on the SPUD draft
• Comment period
• Open House date with the borough
• Old Business
• Mailbox update
• Lazy Mt Clean-up Planning
• May 15th is clean-up day
• Picnic time? – at the Fire Station
• Provisions – food & clean-up supplies
• New Business
• Incorporation of LMCC – Revenue Sharing for FY10
• Council discussion – no action
• Susitna Matanuska Area Plan
• Draft plan found at http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/mlw/planning
• Comments due by May 5, 2010
• Possible action by the LMCC
• Proposed Agenda Items for May 13, 2010 Meeting
• Discussion on proposed SPUD
• Adjournment

Audio file of March 11th Meeting in mp3 format

Thursday, February 11, 2010

The Lazy Mountain Community Council general meeting at Lazy Mountain Bible Church was called to order at 6:30 pm by Lorri Van Diest. Board members present were Tom Harmon, Lorri Van Diest, Gerald DeVilbiss, Jay Van Diest, and Karen Lopez. About 28 general members were present and a quorum was established, as 10 Community Council Members constitute a quorum.

The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Michael moved to approve agenda. Pat Larrabee seconded. Discussion: Alex Strawn asked to include the MSB tower ordinance for discussion under new business. Motion approved with change.

Approval of January 14, 2010 Minutes: Michael moved to approve the minutes and Pat Larrabee seconded. The motion passed.

Recognition was made by Lorri to Ray and Kristi for making the new LMCC meeting sign. It is a reflective metal sign and is very visible at the intersection of Clark-Wolverine and Strawn Dr. Michael Miller was also recognized for his work on the LMCC website and research and purchase of recorder for the meetings.

Finance report: Michael says we have 202.01 in checking and 335.31 in savings. $120 will be given to the Lazy Mountain Bible Church as a thank you/donation for the use of the building for meetings in 2009.

Discussion: review of voting article in the LMCC bylaws. Bylaw change from voting at the October 2009 annual meeting: Article 5 section D addition to read, “secret ballot voting may also be used.” When an issue for voting arises during meetings a member may request secret balloting. Voting for that issue will then be by secret ballot (paper and pen/pencil) and not by raising hands.

Discussion: Article 12 section C regarding agenda for meetings. Items on agenda will have a designation for voting or discussion. In an attempt to communicate clearly with the community the agenda that is posted 7 days in advance on the website will show what is to be voted on at the meeting. Items not on the posted agenda may be added for discussion but not for voting. The new item may then be added to the next month’s agenda for voting if needed. If a member has an item they wish to have included in the agenda they may contact Lorri at 775-0223 or by email which is posted on the website. At the end of each meeting will be a time for members to add an item to the next month’s agenda. Lorri stated she would like to keep the meetings to one hour if possible.

Road service report: Pat Larrabee said the amount used in January for road service was $5644. The optional maintenance account has $66,66760. Available balance as of Feb 3 for RSA in our area so far is $126,587 which is higher than the last few years’ average of around $98,000. Pat attends the general RSA supervisors meeting on the third Thursday of each month in Wasilla. Pat says there are some bridge issues currently in the MSB and the RSA sent a letter to John Duffy requesting funding for bridge improvements.

Spud report: Lorri talked with Eileen Probasco at the Borough to get an update on the SPUD process. No draft yet for public review. There may be a meeting of the SPUD committee near the end of February. When the date is known it will be posted on the website. MSB guidelines for the SPUD process are posted online also. There will be plenty of time for community to make comments and give input.

MSB communications: Lorri again presented the very large notebook from the Borough on the Natural Resource Management Units Plan (NMRU). She said people from the community can read the plan on the Borough website under the Community Development tab, select Land Management then Asset Management Plans. The comment period ends on March 15, 2010. About 540 acres near Wolverine Lake is included in this plan.

Discussed the community council acquiring a mailing address. Lorri will look into different options available.

Subdivision Review: Part of the Boroughs procedure for subdivision of land is for community councils to review the land survey and provide comments if any are made. We reviewed ‘Millers Place’ which is a 10 acre parcel being split into two parcels. No comments were made. We also reviewed ‘Backdoor Acres’ which is a 10 acre parcel being split into two parcels. No comments were made.

Discussed the new Tower Ordinance the borough has been working on for about 2 years. Alex Strawn participated in and led much of the process along with others in our community. Comments on the ordinance may be made until February 24th. Some of the main items pointed out were the amount and height of towers in the Borough. The ordinance encourages co-location of towers i.e. more than one company or user for each tower.

Jim Sykes asked to have revenue sharing added to the March agenda.

Spring clean up planning added to the March agenda also.

Helen Munoz said a meeting was scheduled for Feb 16 at the Red Beet in Palmer to discuss the downtown Palmer roads.

Pat moved to adjourn and Michael seconded.

Meeting adjourned

The Lazy Mountain Community Council general meeting at Lazy Mountain Bible Church was called to order at 6:30 pm by Lorri Van Diest. Board members present were Mimi Peabody, Tom Harmon, Lorri Van Diest, Gerald DeVilbiss, Jay Van Diest, and Karen Lopez. About 25 general members were present and a quorum was established, as 10 Community Council Members constitute a quorum.

The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Approval of November 12, 2009 Minutes: David Holladay moved to approve the minutes and Pat Larrabee seconded. The motion passed.

Road service report: Pat Larrabee said they did not have a roads meeting in December. The phone number to call for complaints on road work is 745-9816. Some work they would like to see done is raising the road bed of Slumber Road. Sometime in the future Lazy Lady Lane may need to be re-aligned to be placed within the road easement. The intersection of Shawn Drive and Clark-Wolverine could use improvement as well.

Financial Report: Michael was unable to attend this meeting.

Spud report: David Hale gave an update on the Spud process. Discussed getting a current draft on the website so the community is aware of what it contains and can comment. Some understood that the comment period would be ending on January 15, 2010. There was some confusion as to when the comment period was and if the current draft could be posted. The Borough attorney needs to review the document before it is sent back to the community for review apparently. David Holladay moved to extend the Spud Committee member comment time for an additional 3 weeks after we receive the final draft back from the Borough attorney. Jim Sykes seconded. Motion passed. Lorri said she would contact the borough about the extension the next day, January 15.

Michael was able to purchase a tape recorder for the council and it will be available for the February meeting.

MSB communications: Lorri presented the very large notebook from the Borough on the Natural Resource Management Units Plan. She said people from the community can read the plan on the Borough website under the Community Development tab, select Land Management then Asset Management Plans. The comment period ends on March 15, 2010. Lynn Woods commented that the work on this plan started 2 years ago. Carl Clark said he read through a copy at the Palmer Library and that it looks like the unit in our area is 540 acres near Wolverine Lake.

Helen Munoz said there will be a meeting in downtown Palmer on Feb 4 to discuss the alternatives to making one- way streets through downtown. She said it will affect everyone in the area.

Jim Sykes suggested the council acquire a post office box to facilitate mail delivery when council members change. Jim asked for clarification on the resolution sent to the Borough regarding Ken Klunder being appointed to the planning commission. Lynn Fuller moved we reiterate our support for the resolution. Karen Lopez seconded. Motion passed.

Discussed agenda items for next months meeting.

Jim Sykes moved we adjourn.

February 11, 2010

6:30 PM at Lazy Mountain Bible Church

Presiding Officer:  Lorri Van Diest

• Call Meeting to Order
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Approval of Agenda
• Reading & Approval of Minutes from 1-14-10
• Special Recognition
• Financial Report of LMCC Funds – Michael Miller
• Review of voting article and agenda article of LMCC Bylaws
• Reports of Standing Committees
  • Roads Report  Update (new items since January meeting)– Pat Larabee
• Reports of Special Committees
  • SPUD Process
  • Council Discussion (no action)
• New Business
  • Natural Resource Management Units Plan
    • Plan is found on www.matsugov.us/communitydevelopment/  Click on Land Management then Asset Management Plans in left navigation menu then click on Natural Resource Management Units Plan
    • Public review & comments must be submitted in writing by March 15, 2010 to
      • MSB, Land & Resource Management Division; 350 East Dahlia Ave; Palmer 99645
      • nrmucomment@matsugov.us
      • Fax – (907) 745-9635
      • Refer to PARCEL MSB0004966 when submitting comments
      • Questions?  Call Debby at 745-9863
    • Council Discussion (no action)
  • Mailbox for LMCC – Action item if necessary
  • Miller’s Place – Action item if necessary
• Proposed Agenda Items for March 11, 2010 Meeting
• Adjournment

. Call Meeting to Order
. Pledge of Allegiance
. Reading & Approval of Minutes from 11-12-09
. Reports of Standing Committees
a. Roads Report Update – Pat Larabee
. Reports of Special Committees
a. SPUD – Michael Miller
i. Where to find a copy of the SPUD document?
. Unfinished Business
a. Tape Recorder – Michael Miller
. New Business
a. Natural Resource Management Units Plan – Lorri Van Diest
i. Plan is found on www.matsugov.us/communitydevelopment/ Click on Land Management then Asset Management Plans in left navigation menu then click on Natural Resource Management Units Plan
ii. Public review & comments must be submitted in writing by March 15, 2010 to
1. MSB, Land & Resource Management Division; 350 East Dahlia Ave; Palmer 99645
2. nrmucomment@matsugov.us
3. Fax – (907) 745-9635
iii. Refer to PARCEL MSB0004966 when submitting comments
iv. Questions? Call Debby at 745-9863
. Agenda Items for February 11, 2010 Meeting
Adjournment