CITY OF ANDERSON

SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING

March 1, 2007

ANDERSON CITY HALL

Present:                                                                 Staff:

Mike Pearson, Mayor                                         Nancy Hollis, City Clerk                                                                   

Andy Archer                                                         Guests:

Daryl Frisbie                                                         Mayor Dave Talerico

Keith Fetzer                                                          Geoff Buerger

Mary Berry                                                           Eileen Holmes

Excused:                                                              

Jacob Noll                                                                                                                                                            

Allen Miller

ROLL CALL                                       The Special Meeting of the Anderson City Council was called to order by Mayor Mike Pearson at 6:37 PM.

AGENDA APPROVAL                     M/S D. Frisbie/M. Berry moved to approve the agenda.

                                                                There was no further discussion.  Motion passed unanimously.

Public Access                          None

OLD BUSINESS

Ordinance 07-05

Procedures and requirements

For the sale of the lots in the

Northern Lights Sub. At

No costs                                  Discussion included the following:

1.      Open time period for accepting applications

2.      Number of lots that would be for sale at no costs

3.      What type of businesses would be allowed?

                                                M/S K. Fetzer/D. Frisbie moved to allow only cottage type                                                     businesses, industrial and commercial businesses are specifically                                           excluded.  Cottage type businesses are businesses that are                                                            conducted from within the house.  No further discussion.                                                       Motion passed unanimously.

                                                Minor changes were made to the ordinance:

1.      Advertisement would be for a minimum of two weeks.

2.      Individual must be 18 years and older to apply for a lot.

3.      Deleted “special” for the type of lot selection meeting.

4.      Rewrite section E as follows:

            Title:  After an applicant has been selected for a particular lot, the city council shall enter into an agreement with the applicant which will result in conveyance of title to the applicant secured by a deed of trust issued by the Fairbanks Title Agency with the City of Anderson as the lien holder thereof.

5.      Insert Cottage type business (motion above) as 13.52.30C.  Renumber C & D to D & E.

                                                M/S K. Fetzer/D. Frisbie moved to adopt Ordinance 07-05                                                     Procedures and guidelines for the sale of lots in the Northern                                                             Lights Subdivision at no costs.  No further discussion.  Motion                                                         passed unanimously.

Update and review of the

Economic and Strategic

Plan                                         Mayor Pearson stated that he would like to have a committee                                                             work on these two plans.

Northern District

Discussion                               Denali Borough Assembly Member Eileen Holmes briefed the                                                           council on the issues facing the borough.  She stated that we                                                  have three representatives from our area that can assist the city.                                                              She stated that the borough will be going to Juneau in April to                                                       lobby not only for the borough but for the city also.  She would                                                          like to hold monthly meetings or work sessions in the future.

ADJOURMENT                     M/S K. Fetzer/M. Berry moved to adjourn the meeting @ 8:35 PM.