NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION. Pete Sprague, Assembly President Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Members

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1 KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH PLANNING DEPARTMENT 144 North Binkley Street. Soldotna, Alaska PHONE: (907) FAX: (907) Toll-free within the Borough: , Ext DAVID R. CAREY BOROUGH MAYOR NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION TO: FROM: Pete Sprague, Assembly President Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Members David R. Carey, Borough Mayor i~o.if:j DATE: January 20, 2010 SUBJECT: Appointment to KPB Moose Pass Advisory Planning Commission In accordance with KPB 21.02, appointments to the Borough Advisory Planning Cornmission are recommended by the Borough Mayor, subject to confirmation by the Assembly. I hereby submit to you for confirmation the following appointment to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Advisory Planning Commission listed below: Moose Pass Advisory Planning Commission Appointment Board Seat Term Expires Michael Cooney Seat F September 30, 2010 Applicants are registered voters and reside within the area to be represented.

2 KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH Office of the Borough Clerk 144 North Binkley Street Johni Blankenship/ CMC Soldotna/ AK Borough Clerk Phone Fax To: David R. Carey/ Borough Mayor MEMORANDUM Thru: Johni Blankenship, Borough cle~ 1, From: Michele Turner, Borough Clerk Assistant'!U1 Date: January 20/ 2010 Re: Verification of Advisory Planning Commission Applicant As per KPB S0(bLthe applicant listed below has been verified as a registered voter of the Kenai Peninsula Borough and their permanent place of residence is within the Advisory Planning Commission boundaries. MOOSE PASS ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION Applicant: Michael D. Cooney cc: Crista Hippchen/ KPB Planning Department

3 Michael Cooney Forestry Consultant & Registered Guide No P.O. Box 169 Moose Pass, Alaska Mayor David Carey July 2,2009 Kenai Peninsula Borough 144 North Binkley Soldotna, Alaska RE: Advisory Planning Commissioner Application for Moose Pass APC Dear Mayor Carey, This letter and rrly corrlpleted application (attached) constitute my formal request to serve on the Moose Pass Advisory Planning Commission. Thank you for your consideration, and I look forward to the opportunity to better serve both Moose Pass and the Kenai Peninsula Borough. Best Regards, Mike Cooney CC: Mr. Bruce Jaffa, Corrlmissioner Moose Pass Advisory Planning Commission P.O. Box 107 Moose Pass, Alaska 99631

4 Kenai Peninsula Borough Page 1/2 Advisory Planning Commissioner Application Supplementary Answer Sheet - Mike Cooney, Moose Pass How long have you lived in the area served by this planning commission? Since What knowledge, experience, or expertise will you bring to this commission? Since 1979, I have worked continuously in the field of natural resource management in various regions of Alaska, and in both the public and private sectors. As a government employee, private forestry consultant, registered guide and member of the public I have gained an appreciation and basic working knowledge of land and resource management principals, the public process, and the varied missions of public, private/corporate, trust and governmental entities. In various capacities, I have participated in formal planning processes related to native corporation, trust, and public owned lands and resources, including those managed by local, state and federal agencies. What are the land use planning issues in your community? The community of Moose Pass contains private properties, both commercial and residential, located along the Seward Highway corridor, which are effectively surrounded by public lands, waters and resources managed mostly by the Kenai Peninsula Borough, the State of Alaska, and the U. S. Forest Service. Land planning issues that both interest and affect Moose Pass residents are often those related to the planning, development, disposal, disposition, allocation, maintenance and use of nearby public lands, waters, resources and transportation infrastructure. What would you like to see done with Borough owned lands in your area? KPB owned lands near Moose Pass should be professionally managed in accordance with Borough code and all other applicable Law, and with established and recognized land, water and resource management principals and practices. Decisions regarding Borough owned lands and resources should respectfully consider and necessarily give great weight to the values, ideas, concerns and recommendations of local residents as expressed in the community comprehensive plan, through testimony at public meetings and through direct correspondence, s and other communications. To the

5 Kenai Peninsula Borough Page 2/2 Advisory Planning Commissioner Application Supplementary Answer Sheet - Mike Cooney, Moose Pass (cont.) greatest extent possible, Borough lands and resources should be managed to provide for the needs of Moose Pass and other Borough residents while also maintaining and enhancing the unique local community setting and the quality of life it affords both its residents and visitors. Have you, or do you currently, serve on other Kenai Peninsula Borough commissions, boards or task forces? No. Are you available for night meetings? Yes. Are you available for day meetings? Yes. Comments (Areas of interest, additional experience or qualifications, etc.) Please see attached a copy of my resume including 2 pages showing my experience with land and forest resource planning. Please feel free to contact me should you require additional information or if you would like to discuss my experience, qualifications or my ability to ful'fill this duty.

6 Michael D. Cooney Forestry Consultant P.O. Box 169 Moose Pass, Alaska Telephone: (907) address:mcooney(warctlc.net Experience Present, Forestry Consultant Forest and land use planning,, commercial timber sale design and contract administration, silvicultural cutting prescriptions, silvicultural planning including reforestation and pre-commercial thinning, aerial photo interpretation, mapping, field logging engineering, timber inventory/cruising, resource inventories, log scaling, Forest Practices permitting and compliance, fuel reduction projects, field reconnaissance and remote site inspection/evaluation , Forestry Instructor, Alaska Vocational-Technical Center, Seward, Alaska Forestry Technician, BlM, Arctic Disl,;ct, Fairbanks, Alaska , Forestry Technician- District Silviculturist, U.S. Forest Service, Hoonah Ranger District, Hoonah, Alaska , Forestry Technician, DNR, Division of Forestry, Fairbanks, Alaska Forestry Technician, U.S. Forest Service, PNW Institute of Northern Forestry, Fairbanks, Alaska. Education , U.S. Forest Service Timber Sale Contract Administrator training/certification. 1985, 1987 U. S. Forest Service Certified: log Scaler, and Advanced Timber Cruiser 1982, Forestry Technician Certificate, Kenai Peninsula Community College-AVTEC , Attended University of Alaska, Fairbanks 1979, Graduated West Valley High School, Fairbanks, Alaska References Available on request

7 Relevant Professional Experience: ForestlLand Management Planning 2004-Present Assist communities in the planning process authorized by the Healthy Forest Restoration Act and the National Fire Plan to develop Community Wildfire Protection Plans designed to protect residents, homes and critical infrastructure from catastrophic, stand replacement level wildfires. Identify, plan and prioritize a wide variety of hazard fuel reduction projects within the Mat-Su Borough, including preparation of detailed, written project descl;ptions and cutting prescriptions designed to reduce fuel loading and produce specific vegetative responses and conditions. Client- Sanders Forestry Consulting 2009 Contract researcher/writer to assist the Denali National Park in preparing a subsistence timber management plan for ANILCA additions to the Park near Cantwell, Alaska. Client-Sanders Forestry Consulting 2008-Present Contract researcher/writer to assist the Mat-Su Borough in completing its revised Forest Management Plan. Client-RMS Consulting Colleded field data and assisted in writing/editing a Forest Inventory Report, Operable Forest Land Analysis Report, Estimated Annual Allowable Cut Report, and prepared associated mapping for Matanuska-Susitna Borough owned forest lands. Projed work provided data and information necessary to update the Borough's current Forest Management Plan including enforceable forest management policies. Client- Sanders Forestry ConSUlting Performed pre-harvest stand exams to determine stand conditions, developed silvicultural recommendations/harvest methodology, and/or reforestation planning for Alaska Mental Health Trust (commercial forest lands located near Kenai, Tyonek, Icy Bay, Sitka, Petersburg, Wrangell, Ketchikan, Moose Pass, Seward, Seldovia) and for various Native Corporation ownerships throughout Southeast and South-central Alaska. Client- Forest & Land Management, Inc Prepared wl;tten silvicultural recommendations for commercial forest lands owned and managed by Huna Totem Corporation in S.E. Alaska, with an emphasis on intensive forest management to produce a range of commercial forest products and values and to provide local employment in forestry and the forest products industry. Client- Forest & Land Management, Inc Assisted in project planning and design for Cooperative Moose Pass/Crown Pt. Wildfire Hazard Mitigation Project conducted on State, Mental Health, PI;vate and Federal lands. Project involved public meetings and requirements of the Alaska Coastal Management Program. Client- Alaska DNRlDiv. of Forestry Contract researcherlwriter to complete the Huna Totem Corporation Land Management Plan and the Forest Stewardship Plan in coordination with the Alaska Division of Forestry; data analysis, archival research, personal interviews, remote site inspection, writing and editing, aerial photo interpretation, mapping to provide policy levelland and forest management recommendations. Client- Forest & Land Management, Inc Contrad researcherlwriter: based on remote site visit and field data collection and analysis, developed written silvicultural recommendations regarding stand treatment opportunities and harvest scheduling for second-growth commercial timber stands located on Mental Health Trust lands located near Wrangell, Alaska. Client- Forest & Land Management, Inc.

8 Relevant Professional Experience: ForestlLandManagement Planning 1999 Contract researcher/writer to complete the Chickaloon Village Forest Management Plan; archival research, data collection and analysis, remote site inspection, writing and editing, aerial photo interpretation, mapping to provide policy levelland and forest management recommendations including silvicultural prescriptions for commercial forest lands impacted by the spruce bark beetle. Client- Sanders Forestry Consulting Contract researcher/writer to complete the Tatitlek Corporation Land Management Plan (included a comprehensive forest management section); archival research, personal interviews, remote site inspection, writing and editing, aerial photo interpretation, mapping to provide policy level land and forest management recommendations. Client- Forest & Land Management, Inc Contract researcherlwriter to complete the Eyak Corporation Land Management Plan (included a comprehensive forest management section); archival research, personal interviews, remote site inspection, writing and editing, aerial photo interpretation, mapping to provide policy level land and forest management recommendations. Client- Forest & Land Management, Inc Developed detailed, written second-growth timber management recommendations and guidelines for commercial forest lands owned and managed by Shee Atika Corporation, on Admiralty Island, Alaska and commercial forest lands owned and managed by Huna Totem Corporation on Chichagof Island, Alaska. Client- Forest & Land Management, Inc Contract researcher/writer to complete the Haida Corporation Land Management Plan (included a comprehensive forest management section); archival research, personal interviews, writing and editing, aerial photo interpretation, mapping to provide policy levelland and forest management recommendations. Client- Forest & Land Management, Inc District Silviculturist, Hoonah Ranger District, Tongass N.F. in Southeast Alaska; responsible for planning, budgeting, accomplishing and reporting all district silvicultural projects including timber harvest review/prescription, reforestation, timber stand exam, timber stand improvement (precommercial tree thinning) and coordination with wildlife and 'fisheries specialists to plan and complete treatments beneficial to fish and wildlife. Employer- U.S. Forest Service, Hoonah Ranger District Prepared site-specific silvicultural cutting prescriptions for commercial timber harvest units. Assisted in completing NEPA required Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements for commercial timber sales, the Tongass Land Management Plan (TLMP) revision, and other resource management projects in southeast including reforestation and pre-commercial tree thinning, Alaska. Employer- U.S. Forest Service, Hoonah Ranger District Researcher/writer to complete State of Alaska Land Planning Reports used to classify state lands within legislatively established land use designations. Employer- Alaska DNR, Div. of Forest, Land and Water Mngt., Fairbanks, Alaska.