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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-03-15 Council Packet THINGS TO DO LIST 3/1/72 g(a) Personnel Mannual. In process F_ G G_ G Letter to Ron Malson & Fred Korpinen -. New Mere. bets of Kenai Planning & Zoning Commi. ss-i. on, Invite Anchorage Council with Kenai City Council~ for a joint meeting Check out Prime Leases &- Assignments with Alaska Title & Guarantee. . of Lease Resolution 72-3 - Early entry permit for occupancy of Wildwood Air Force Station, Fire Fighting Facility. Resolution 72 - 4 - Commending Governor and · His Administration for thei,r actions in recommending an expansion of gove'rnmental services in the City .of Kenai. , Resolution requesting from Senator Palmer and Representative Tiilion in suCport of ResolutSon 72-4 of the City of Kenai. " Done Done On Ag enda. On Ag enda Done Done MINUTES, KENAI CITY COUN'CII~ REGULAR MEET ING MARCH 1S, 1972 7'30 P.M. - KENAI LIBRARY A - 1 P u b I i c H e a r i n_ g__o_n____~j x_~r_i__~ C_ .9~n te r. Vice Mayor Bielefeld called the meeting to order and turned, the mee't~ing over to the City Manager for a Public Hearing on the Civic Center, a part of the Capital Improvement Program. Mr. Glotfelty related the Kenai Planning & Zoning Commission held a public hearing on the Civ'ic Center three weeks ago. There was no.t many in attendance so the City scheduled anoth_er meeting to get more input from the Community. Monies projected Bond money State funds $1,600,000 800,000 800~000 The State funds are unavailable at this time and will not be available until a State bond. issue in the .fall. The Civic Center will not be started until the spring of 1973. If the City would spend the $800,000 of bond money & build a Civic Center now, the City cannot get matching funds from the State according to the Attorney General. The input needed now is what facilities will be built in the complex and the floor space needed for such facilities. Vice Mayor-Bielefeld asked the public to limit their expressions to one time and to state your name. Lee Glad - The bond issued passed for a Civic Center not counting on State money. $60. a sq.. ft. for a swimming pool maybe not far out but what about the rest? C__it~ Manager - The City has $800,000 to match other funds ($800,000) availab!e under the bond issue this fall. The cost per sq. ft. for the other structures is approximately $50. Tom Bean - We do not have the use for an Olympic pool. The savings could be $4.00,00 to $500,000. Dr. Ba2_lie - We voted .in a bond issue for a community colleo'e '[-~ Kenai and ~_t went to Soldotna What is the chance of this happeni, ng again? AGENDA REGtJLAR MEETING, KENAt CITY COIJNC!I, i~IARC}I 15, t. 97 ~ 7'30 P M PLEDGE OF AIJLEGIANCE PAGE · A, A - 1 ROLL CALl. PUBLI'C HEARING ON CIVIC CENTER 1 - 5 PERSONS PRESENT' SCHEDULED TO ]BE I-IEARD' 1. Johnny Johnson - Chamber of Commerce 2. Oscar Thomas - K.t}.S.C.O. Co MINUTES 1. Regular Heeting of Hatch 1, 1972. Do CORRE S POND. ENC E 1. -Mike Fargo - Project Engineer -- State I-IS. ghways 2. Mike Grave]. - Monthly written reports 3. Nick Beoich,~, & Bruce Campbell-Kenai River Bridge 4. Clem Tillion - Resolut. ion-72-5 5. CommissJ. oner of Education/State School Board Meeting REPORTS 1. City Manager's Report a. Things to do list - 3/1_/72 b. Letter of explanation& apology-Margaret Schmidt c. Motor,ola equipment for Public Safety Buildino. o d. Wildwood AFS. e. Mommsen S/D 2. City Attorney's Report 3. Mayor's 'Report 4. City Clerk's Report -S. Finance Director's Report 6. Planning & Zoning's Report 7. Borough Assemblymen's Report 7 7 9- 10 8 - 9 10 None None. None None None 11 Fo OLD. BUSINESS I , , 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Policy Statement - Assignment of Leases Resolution 71-3 - Early Entry to Wildwood.- Fire Fighting Facility Kenai Peninsula Lowlands - Social & Economic Dev. Construction Advisory Committee Harold Galliett - Industrial l;'~ater Line 11 11 11 11 12 Go H' NEW BUSINESS 1. Request from State of Alaska - Purchase of Landing ~,,iats 2. Request for Payment -Adams, Corthell, Lee, Wince, & AssocS. ates. 3. Requgst for t>ayment - Touche Ross & Co. 4. Dog Ordinance 5. Early Entr3~-Wildwood Air Force Station-Outdoor Recreation 6. Reserve lands-Wildv:ood AFS - Airport Use 7. Resolution 72-7 - Accepting Audit 1970-71 8. Resolution 72-8 - Authorizing Signatures/Depositories PERSONS t)RESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD' CITIZEN'S (;RIlF. VANCES AND REQUESTS 1. 2. 12¸ 12-13 13 13 Deferred Deferred 14 14 None ]NFOR.MAT t()N ?,IATEt~ IAIJS G REPORTS 1. 2. MINpTES,, KE."~i'--%i. CiTY Co'UNCi7! ~.4EETIN(~,, MARC!-.,.' !5, 1972 A - 1 Public i~earing o~ C}vic Center - continued. Page two ~ Ma. t. 5. ty nager - If the bond issue passed, Anchorage is committed for $].0,000,000. Th.e other will be split to other areas who have made application. Oscar Thomas - What General's Statement? the reasoning behind the Attorney City Manager - after,- the-fact. They don't want to go back in time or Orville Alwin - The greatest needs of a community are ones of recreation, the swimming pool primarily. We do need OlOympic size with moveable barriers so the size could be adjusted. You can't expand the size o£ a swimming pool but can expand other buildings. Lillian Hakkinen - Of ali_ ahead with others and not the projects, are we going the Civic Center? City Manager - Yes, with grants'available at the time. Sewer ~nterceptor lines - $664,000 State & Federal money, Sewer Treatment PI. ant $683,000, Airport development $819,000, Small Boat Harbor $75,000, Parks & Recreation - $54,000. We do not have State or Federal funds committed' at this time for the Civic Center. C!arice Kipp - The area designated for exhibition is 1 800 sq-~-[, including vestibules from. four outside doors. This is not suitable for an exhibition area. YVe need an area of not less than 2,000. sq. ft. complemented by an adjacent museum. As a taxpayer, I protest $50. a sq. ft. The library, auditorium, & exhibition area are basically a shell. building should be satisfying and economical. The City Mana~g_e!i - What we need you need. How many sq. ft. clinic, pool etc. is for you to tell us what for the art guild, library, Clarice Kipp - A minimum of 2,000 sq.. :ft. This plan has 4 entry ways and can't handle 50 or 60 people. I'%re, need a room adjacent to the museum for all kinds of exhibitions. ~J)p,]lis ~orin - The Hayor's committee met with the architect, the archit.ect ].eft wit]t all our input and was going to come back with tentative drawings. He never came back. We need. the architect here. City Manaoer - We wi].l have him here when we get your input ~,].l_5~s HorJ. n - We need him now, to o~°"ive us a~erna~-~ves,._~~ etc. M I NUT E S,, KI-YNAt CITY COUNCIL bIEEI"ING, }..L,\RCIt ].5~ 1972 Public iteari, n.g on Civic Center - continued, Page three Hu,~h Ma.lone ~ The State money will not be available untT2-~'l~and will have time to plan. Maybe we'll have to increase local funds. We need the architect to come back with more specifics, need something more concrete. Gail Glad - Why a medical center? We have a chiropractic clinic, a. health c]_inic, dental clinics, etc. Why couldn't ~his be used for the exhibition center? Ci~ Ma~- I'll ask Dr. Bailie to report on this. 'Dr. Bailie - The City has to guarantee space for the Public Health Center, an agreement made when the Health Center was moved. . City Manager - The old public safety building could be sold o.r used for commitments. Jan Alwin - bond is sue? Why didn't we do this before we voted on the Cit_~ Manager - We have to have plans F~-~ r a 1 m o n--i-e s. to get State and Emi]_x DeFo~'rest - The present library has 1,776 sq. a--n~--ne~d 3,800 sq. ft. This plan calls for 2,000 sq. ft. ft. City Hanage~ - With 3,800 sq. ft., how many room do you need? Emily DeForrest - We!ll need an office, a work room, audio vxsual center, public and private bathrooms and one large rO0~. Phyllis Morin - Can't the architect and the people get together. We need the architect, can't just sit and take figures out of the air and get the answers. We need to negotiate and have flexibility. Marion Kemp£ - What is the Mayor's Committee for? City Manager - The Mayor's Committee We need to know the priorities. is going to meet again. Phil Ames - I am not a contractor or a builder but can't con'ceiv'e a more expensive way to start, out. I think it can be done in a regular rectanc, le,~ . The complex could be built of pre-fab metal not in excess of $35. a sq. ft. There are too many outside walls. MINUTES, A - 1 - KENAI CITY COUNCIl, MEETING, MARCH [1_5, 1972 Public Hearin,.~ on Civic Conter - continued Robert Bielefel. d - We need two 'buildings , pool an~ one ~-67 the other faciliti.es. Page four one for the Bill Wells - When I .have money to spend, I have to look ahead, I have to earn the money before spending it. I figure this will cost 1,000 per person. How many bonds is the City indebted for previously? City Manager- Approximately 2.5 million in addition to t-h-~~4 mil~-~n authorized the last election. Bill Wells - My' o].dest brother has bu_ilt circular .~]~¥~--and the cost is out of this world'. City Ma_na~?_~r- We are not projecting what kind of building i-~~ {s oin o e, ~ g g t b that is up to the Mayor's Committee. Roger Meeks - I ao'ree~ with Phil Ames all the way, it could be built for less than $50. a sq. ft. under one roof. The pool should be under a separate roof because of~.the humidity. The heating bill would be higher under separate roofs. Dr. Bailie - Mrs. Kipp needs auditorium? a display area, why not the Clarice KJ_E~- The exhibition area will be used most of the time for a continuing exhibition. Lance Petterson- I suspect the architects sq. ft. cost is e--n-~--lated. Th-~-auditorium needs to be versatile, not just for convention center or for exhibition. Work within the _. basic sq. ft. to have anything £rom boxing matches to antique auto shows. Don"t end up with something like the high school little theatre. This can be done with this amount of space, but need an architect to sit down. There is a need for a work session with the Art Guild, Library Board, etc. and with the architect. James Hornaday - b~at kind of seats for the auditorium? Lance Petterson - The latest principles, is to have the audience on moveable platforms - in the middle, to the side, or at the end. You can move and stack the ~platforms to the side and have a completely uncluttered, large surface. I, ee Glad - Most people here who spoke brought money _into it.. bieet with the architect and say look we have x number of do]la'rs 'and x"~-"number of: sq. ft. Can you build it for us? ' MI~UTZ. S; KENAI CiTY COUNCi£-MEETING, MARCH-15, 1.972 A - 1 - Public Hearing on Civic Center - continued. Page five Tom Bean - We should correlate the population and the sq. ft., and come up with the dollars. We also need a small wadin~ pool Cit)/ Manao'e~Le_r_r- The shallow end of the swimming pool is three foot deep, which is too deep for small children. Hugh Mai. one - The $2'0,000 planning grant could pay for a number of trips for the architect. We~ need. to set up work shops and identify specific groups. Robert Norene - I would like to know the feelings on priority - ii~ we have to divorce the pool, what are the feel ings ? There was a showing of hands and was split about 50/50. Dr. Ba. ilie - What is the possibility of the school putting in a pool? Robert Bielefeld - It will depend on the bond issue. Robert Norene Junior High. Possibly the pool can be put into the Lillian Hakkinen - How available will this be to the public? Robert Bielefe.ld - It will be run like Homer's pool, open in the evenings and on week ends to the general public. · Joanne Elson - The bond issue passed because of'the swimming pool. Orville Alwin - It needs to be well publicized and get ~nput from alot more pecple. Hu~h Malone - We need more general community information. ~ the workshop concept to get input from people knowledgeable in various faciliti.es, and have the architect available. C it_y~ Manager - We will. set up work shops for next Wednesday and Thursday with representatives from -[he Art Guild, Library, Hea.lth Center, Auditorium, Pool, etc., and then hold a public hearing. The architect will be avail, able for these. Robe'rt B.5. elefe!d - Please register with the clerk for the work shops, h~'e will have a ten' minutes recess. MINUTES, KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING, MARCI-I 15, 1972 Pa~e $ ix ROLL CALL: B· B - 1 B - 2 C· D, D - 1 Vice ~"!ayor Bietefeld brought at 8:45 P.M. the meeting back to order The Council gave the Pledge-of Allegiance. Mem_ b-e,r~2_.~r~e.2;?._n_t- Vice Mayor"Robert Bielefeld, James Doyle, James Hornaday, Hugh Mal.'one, Tru McGrady, Robert Norene and Junior Councilman Tim Navarre. Members absent -Mayor John Steinbeck. PERSONS PRESENT SC}tEDULED TO BE HEARD J o h n n_z_zJ o h ns o n 7_ C h a m b e r .~_f_'__ ~_o._~p e !,'__C e Johnny Johnson, President of the Kenai Chamber of Commerce, read a Resolution. the Chamber of Commerce passed commending Mr. Glot£elty, City Manager of the City of Kenai, for initiating varied programs, the bene£its of which will be forthcoming', and petition Kenai City Council to the effect that E'dwin H. Glot£el. ty has and will continue to have the full support and confidence of the Kenai Chamber of Commerce, and that the Chamber does encourage the Council to adopt whatever means necessary to ensure the continued employment of Mr. Glotfelty in his present capacity. Mr. Glo.tfelty thanked the Kenai Chamber of Commerce for the vote of confidence. Oscar Thomas - K.U.S.C.O. Mr. Thomas presented Council with a check for $6,294.83. Each year in the month of March, K.U.S.C.O. presents a check to the City for the gas franchise along with the support2ng statements, a letter to the City with a list of stockholders and the finan.cial statement. The check represents a 21 1/2% increase over last year. MINUTES The Min. utes of the Regular Meeting of March 1, were approved as presented. 1972, CORRESPONDENCE Mike Fargo - proj_~.C~E~:fineer - State tti. flhways Mike Fargo wrote there is ].ittle to be done in the line of win-lc, er ma.~nt, enance, however all detours wi]l be well main'tainted and. calcium chl. oride will be used for dust control throughout the entire project. MI'~UTES,' KENAI' CITY COUNCIL ~z~ET~'~" lNG, MARCH 15, D' - Correspondence - continued. 1972 Page seven D - 2' Mike Gravel -' Monthly Written Reports Gravel wrote th.e status of some of these proj.ects are immediately available, others require a considerable waitin~ per2od before agencies will reply. He will begin getting an agency by aoency report on these projects , Nick Be_?~_ich & Bruce Cam'?beli - Kenai River Bridge Nick Begich wrote Bruce Campbell that clearance-of the Kenai River Brid~'e construction is imminent at the Department of Transportation. Mr. Rex Wells, Chief Environmental Development Division, Federal Hi~hway~ Administration said his office had submitted a final environmental statement to Secretary Volpe's Office on February 29, 1972. If the secretary does not reply within fourteen days it has been concurred with. After fourteen days the statement is sent over to the Council of Environmental Quality where it stays for thirty days. He can see no reason that the project couldn't proceed by April 1Sth. Bruce Campbell answered Begish's letter thanking him for "bird dogging" these problems. D - 4' Clem Tillion - Resolution 72-5 · Til]ion wrote he is going to support get the major state office building the Governor to located in Kenai. Commissioner of Education/St'ate School Board Meetino Marshall L. Lind, Commissioner of Education wrote the State Board. of Education-are going to hold their May meeting in Kenai. n, REPORTS g - 1' ~i__~v Manager's Report (a) (b) Things to do list- 3/1/72 The City Manager reported the things to do list-3/1/72, as having been accomplished but the personnel manual, which is in process. Letter of explanation & a o~_og~.? ~-~:~Ia.y_.garet Schmidt Margaret Schn,.idt, Reporter from Anchorage Daily Times, wrote a letter of explanation & apology f:or the article in the times "Leaving Kenai is not 'too Easy:'. (d) KENAI CITY COUNC!L HEETtNG, M'ARCH 15, City Manager's Report - continued. 1972 Page eight Wildwood Air Force Station Mr. Glotfetty has made two trips to Juneau since January, working most]_y ~oD the Wildwood facility. Last Monday, March ].3th, George Navarre, Borough Chairman; Vincent O'Reilty, Executive Director O.E.D.P.; Tom Wagoner, Community Co!]ege; Tom Russel, Chamber of Commerce; Max Hamilton, ~.{ember of O.E.D.P. and the City Ha. nager went to Juneau to meet with the Commissioner of Education, Planning ~ Research and Governor Egan concernino Wildweod They did get a c~mmitment that ~he Department o~ Education would help pu~ together a program, for total use of the fac/15tT. They wiil have two men to devote full time to have this before May 1, 197'2. At 9'00 this morning the City ~,[an~ger received a call from George Navarre that everyth_ing is off. The Kenaitze Indians and the Cook Inlet Natives sent a te'legram to Egan of their desire to take over the enti're facility. Governor Egan's decision is to back the native group. The City Manager spoke with Mr. Smalling and finally wi th George i,,'Iiller who was in Washington D.C. Hr. Miller stated the natives want to work with and support the City, Borough etc, and that the nat ives only want the unimproved land. He is going to contact the native group and the Governor, hopefully sending the Governor a telegram stating they are only interested in the unimproved land. The. City Manager is dissappointed that the Kenaitze Indians could only find time to attend a couple of the meetings. Hr. Glotfelty has been trying for four months to set up a dinner meeting with them. Marshall Lind, Commissioner of Education,by September 1st is prepared to move in 3_00-200 boarding students to replace the students to be lost from the Wildwood closure. The package has. to be put together by }~;iay ]_st or lose the equipment. Mr. Glotfelty stated he wants Indians but not at a detriment to work with the Kenaitze to the wh. ole community. Nt.~'~UTE S , (c) KENAI CITY COUNCIL b~EETING, - _ Cit7 Ma. naoer's~, o Report. _ continued. 1972 page nine meeting with. the Malone added it is imperative we set up a Kenaitze .Indians and the Cook Inlet Native AssoC. so we can get a better understanding and bwidge the gap of c ommun i c a t i on. It was the concensus of Council .to contact George Miller and call some work sessions- s a f e blic ildin Motorola e u5 )ment for Pu -- ~ ..... from Motorola Mr. Glotfelty 5..ntroduced Fred }4a. nigan, who will be available to answer any questions the Council may have. - . . The City Manager stated the advantages are three f6:ld 1. Will have an up-to-date communication system. 2. Fire and Police communication. General Government communication- ~ The total price is $89,634. reduced by $10,000' fo~ trade- in, on a lease/purchase. " There will be a complete con,roi room in the new Public Safety B'uilding with 20 mobile units, 6 for the fire station, 4 for the police station and 10 for general government use. In April 1972 this equipment will be installed in the bid Public Safety Buildi. ng and moved to the new Public Safety Building when it is constructed- Fred ~lanigan explained ~the warranty- 1 year on the parts Lifetime on the filters 3 y-ears on the channel elements The maintenance will 'be performed by a local company effective April 1, 1972. (e) E - 2 E - 3 E - 4 E - S E - 6 .... 1972 Pao'e KENAI CITY COUNC~'L HEEi'iNG,, N~ARCH 15, ,, , ~ - City' Manager's Report - continued. ~ tie further added each part has a defini'te use and need. The-mobile units are designed to fit each department. The police and fire will have mu1'r;i-frequencies. The police will be able to converse on all frequencies, the fire, somewhat, limited an.d governnent use one frequency with the exception of the City Manager and the Super- intendent will have more than one. If there sh.ould be a disaster the dispatcher will be able to dispatch on all frequencies at one time. If in the future you want to expand, it has the capability. An alarm can be added to this gear. There was some d-i. scussion on. the method of purchasing. Some felt that even thouo-h the method of ~urchase conforms with the Chart.er, it wou.ld have been bette-r to put it out for b id. Mommsen S/D Hornaday requested a report for the next meeting on the results of the meeting concerning Mommsen S/D. Cit~ Attorne,~' ~~ s Report The Attorney is in Juneau lobbying. Mayor's Report No report. ~ Clerk's Report No report. Finance Director's Re.~ort No report. Planning & Zoning's Report No meeting. blthU ~E<' KENAI CITY COUNC.!L M1:'SETING, MARCI-t 15, 1972 Page eleven E - 7' F - 2' F - 3' F - 4' Bo~u,.h Ass<:..m s Report ~4a. lone reported March 7, 1972. on the Borouoh Assembly ~4eeting of The Assembly sent a committee or delegation to the Bristol Bay Borouoh~, . Th.e majority o~f the _people there are against the road but if it must be built prefer t'he Southerly route. The Assembly heard a. request for waiver of sales tax. A Resolution was passed awardinao the ~,~oose Pass school bid to .E. G. Brown for $144,400. The engine.ers estimate was $119,700. OLD. BUSINESS Policy Statement - Assignment of Leases After much discussion Halone moved and Norene seconded to approve the policy statement. The motion carried with nornaday abstaining. Resolution 71-3 - Early Entry to Wildwood- Fire Fighting ac_ % l_i._ty_ Norene moved and Hornaday seconded t'o adopt Resolution 72-5 - Early Entry to Wildwood. - Fire Fighting Facility. The motion carried unanimously. Kenai Peninsula Lowlands - Social & Economic Development The Council have copies of the Kenai Peninsula Lowlands - Social & Economic Development, for their review and input, which will be forwarded to ,Irene Ryan. _Q.o_j'~_?_ t r u. _C. _t.5- o~. A d v i s__ _ _ 9 r_~stC o mm_ i t t e e b'la. lone recor..mends the Hayor review the construction plans of the Civic Cen. ter and set up workshop sessions with interested persons in construction to advise Council. This could, result in improved facilities at lower costs. There was some discussion on hiring a consulta~.~t architect to ram-rod the project. Others said the City could not afford a consu]_tant. F - Go G - G - 2' KENAI CITY C©UNCIL MEE'.[!NG, MARCH iS, 197i 'Page twelve }iarold (.;all. iett- Industrj. al Water' Line Mr Ga].liett brouo'ht two maps showing the possible route o£ the proposed Industrial Water LSne. He stated it ..is best for the City not. to obligate or expen, d £unds unti. 1 we h. ave com~nitments from major customers. Colliers 'now use a minimum of 800-]_000 gal. per mJ. nutes per (lay. Phil. lips 400 gal. per minute per day and ano-ther possibility would be PacJ..fic Lighting wh.o are interested in building a gas liquification plant. At this point it would be too expensive for the amOUnt of w'ater to. get the water from' Soldotna. We could .get it front the Beaver Creek Aquifer and supp]_y the City of Kenai, Wildwood, Mommsen S/D, Bush Lanes S/D and an. ything alone the way. The pipeline would be approximately 80,000 ft. long with 24" concrete pipe at an estimated cost of $4,000,000. If this were to be put up for bid, Mr. · Gallie'tt estimates the City could sell water at 20¢ per 1000 gal. without a profit. If the City would force account the savings would possibly be a quarter .of that amount. The City Manager stated the City needs a commitment from Paci£ic Lighting and instructed Hr. Galliett to hold tight un. til we ]tear from them. NEW BUSINESS Request from State of 'Alaska - Purchase of Landi~ Mats After some discussion the City Manager recommends not to sell any of the landing mats until the Capital Improv'ement Progra. m is completed. There were no objections and was so ordered. Request for Payment and As soc. - Adams, Corthell, Lee, Win. ce, The City Manager recommends the payment of this bill for en~ineerino of su;m2er projects - water & sewer crossings in the amou. nt of $7,082.00. This amount does not include the b511/n.~.~ for Toyon Villa DraSnage site~ MINUTES, KENAI- CITY COUNCIL MEETI'NG, b. lhRClq t5, G - 2, Request: fo'r Payment ACLW- co~'.xtin, ued. 1972 Page thirteen O - 3' G - 4' G - Doyle moved and Nore'ne seconded to accept the City' Manager's recommendation and pay Adan~s, Corthell, Lee, Wince, .... and Assoc $7,082 00 Malone stated he has done work for this. firm, none of these, and wi_il be abstaining. though The motion carried unanimously with Malone abstaining. !~_e_ques.t for Pa)qnen. t Touche Ross & Co. The Administ~rat'ion recommends the payment of $4,600.60 to Touche Ross & Co. McGra. dy moved and Doyle seconded to approve the recommendation of the Administration and pay Touche Ross & Co. $4,600.60. The motion carried unanimously by roll ca].l vote. Dog Ordinance The City Manager reported the City has had-many phone calls con. cerning dogs and their running in packs.. Under our present ord. inance we can't do anything. We need a new control, McGrady moved and_ Doyle seconded for deferrment for further study. After some discussion McGrady, with consent of second, withdrew his mo t ion. Malone moved' and Doyle seconded to introduce for first reading OrdS. nance 206-72 - Amending Ken. ai Code, 1963, to make more stringent the "Leash Law", (Section 3-13, Kenai Code) and to add a provision authorizing the destruction of Dogs, traveling in groups or "packs" and deleting the emergency clause. The motion carried unanimously. Early Entry - Wildwood Air Force Station-- Outdoor Recreation The City Manager recommends deferring to) do with unimprov'ed land. th'i.s as it has M I NUTE. S , KEN. At CITY COUNCIL HEETING, b,U'\RCt-i 15, 1972 Page fourteen G_ Gw . ~ ~ ReserVe lands - Wildwood AFS- Airport Use. Th, e City Manager recommends deferring do with uni~nprov'ed land. this as it has to Resolution 72.-7 - Acce'.~tin~.'~L}::_m Audit 1970-71_ The Administration recommends passage of Re.solution 72-7 - Accepting' the Audit of Touche Ross and Co, for the Fiscal. Year 1970-71. Norene moved and Malone seconded to adopt Resolution 72-7 - AccePting the Audit of Touche Ross & Company for the Fiscal Year ]_970-71. The motion carried : unanimously by roll call vote. Resolution 72-8 - A. uthorizin.o Signatures/Depositories The Administration recomntends approval of Resolution 72-8 - A Resolution changing the authorized signatures for depositories or withdrawing funds from Hun. ici. pal accounts. Malone moved and Norene seconded to adopt Resolution 72-8, Changing the authorized signatures for depositories or 'withdrawin~ accounts The motion carr'ied by roll. call vote with Doyle and McGrady dissenting. Vice Mayor Bielefeld recessed the meeting for an executive session' Meeting recessed 12'00 Midnight. Respectfully submitted, / :- ../?,... ~,' .,~~:~i.. ~.:..~---~.,--"' ~:.../:..:...d-C"~ .... ,-'- Sharon Sterling, City Cl~e~k b.~!NUTES, KENAI CITY COUNCIL b'IEETING, b'f. ARCH 15, 1972 Page fifteen Vice ~.~ayor Bielefeld cai]ed the executive session to order. After discussion Norene moved and Doyle seconded, to authorize the .Administration to expend up to $70,600. to bring the City current on their financial sitUation with an audit of operations and balance sheets for June 30, 1972, along with appraisal of all of the City's fixed assets. T}.~is is to be 'accomplished as set forth in the memorandum from the City Manager to the ~.'~a. yor and City Council dated 14 ~,~arch 1972 and the addendum from Touche Ross & Co. to the City ~_~ Manager dated. 10 March 1972. The vote was as follows: Voting for: Bi.elefeld, Doyle, ~cGrady & Norene Abstaining' Hornaday and Malone Vice Mayor Bielefeld declared the motion passed. Meeting adjourned 1:15 'A.M. THINGS I'0 DO LIST 5/1.5/72 A Set up work shops & Kenai Civic Center. Public Hearings- (a) Pe'rsonnel Manual, (a) Meeting with Kenaitze Indians. (e) Report on result of meeting - Mommsen S/D. Pay Adams, $7,082.00. Cort. hell, Lee,. Wince & Assoc.- G - 3 Pay Touche Ross & Co. - $4,600.60. Soldotna, Alaska 99669 March 2, 1972 M~. Edwin Glotfelty City Manager City of Kenai P.O. Box 580 Kenai, Alaska 99611 Dear sir: In reply to your letter of Febrvary 28, 1972 regarding the Kenai Spur project: There is verT little that can be done in the .line of "winter ma~tenance" to ~n- prove the rideability of the rc~xd~y. I do have the assurance of Mr o Dale Sholin, Maintenance Foreman~ that the road will ..... be. well ma~taSned dm'ing the spring thaw, -. ~Ir. Gene Kulawik, of Peter Kiewit Son's Co. INC., informed me' that the detom, ing of traffic v.r~ll be kept to an absolute min~um during the remaSnSng construction; and the detours that are needed will be .well maintained. All detours, utilizing city streets~ wilI be subject to formal city aPproval prior to State itighway Department approval. " , ..... .-~ .... Calcium chloride will be used for dust Contr°l'' when needed throughout the entire project, including detours, . .. ---: .... ....-..,.,~ .~ncere~,~ ........ ' .......... i":'" Mike Fargo .. .?-Project Engineer , . . " · :~ .. State' of Alaska ~ .~.~" . .... Department of Highways ....... ..~. ,~...:......~,:: ..:: ../j' ~ .- .. ~,. :, "~:, ....:~.~'..'.~,. . ,~.~:~:~ !,,.:..,:::. ':. P . O . Box 5/~9 .... ~ Soldotna, Alas~ka 99669 SENNI~ i~ANDOLPH, Wo VA., CHAIRMAN ~DMLJND S. NIUSKIE, MAINE JOHN SHERMAN COOPER~ B. ~ER~ JORDAN, N.C. 3, CALEB BOGGS, DEL. BIRCH BAYH. IND. HOWARD H. BAKER. JR.~ TENN. JOSEPH M. ~O~OYA, N. M~. ROBERT J. DOLE. KANS. THOMAS F. ~GL~ON, MO. J. GLENN B~LL~ JR, MD. MIKE GRAVEL~ A~SKA JAMES L. ~UCKL~. ~OHN V. ~UNNEY, CALIF. LOWELL P. WEICKER, JR;~ CONN. ~OYD BE~SEN~ RICHARD B. ROYCE, CHIEF CLERK AND ST~F DIRE~OR ~. B. H~, JR., ASSISTA~ CHIEF CLERK M. BARRY M~ER~ COUNSEL COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ~,~RKS WASHINGTON, D.C. 205! 0 March 6, 1972 The Honorable Edwin H. City Manager City of Kenai Box 5.80 Kenai, Alaska 99611 Glotfelty ,Dear Ed: I have just' received your letter requesting a monthly written report on the progress of specific projects, you are interested in for the City of Kenai. The status of some of these projects is immediately available. Other require a considerable waiting period before agencies will reply. However~ I will begin getting an agency by agency rePort on these projects. SO0~l. Best regards and looking forward to seeing you again ~-~ Sincerely Mike Gravel March 7, 1972 CONGRES~,.~IAN I~'CK BEGICH HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WASHINGTON~D,C. 20S15 Mr. B. A. Campbell, Commissioner Department of Highways State-of Alaska Box 1467 Juneau, Alaska 99801 Dear Bruce: I have your letter of February 28 and I was very glad to learn today that clearance of the Kenai River Bridge con- struction is imminent at the Department of Transportation. Mr. Rex Wells, Chief, Environmental Development Division, Federal Highway Administration, said that his office had submitted a final environmental statement to Secretary Volpe's offic-e on February 29, 1972. If the Secretary does not reply within fourteen days, the statement has been concurred with. Mr. Wells does not expect any difficulty to arise. After fourteen days, the statement is sent over to the Council of Environmental QualitY where it stays for thirty days. So, I would see no reason that the pro- ject couldn't proceed by the 15th of April. · This all seems like very good news to me and I wanted you to be aware of the situation, also. ~ Wi th kind regards. Sincerely, ~,-."~ · ~, ¥ > NICK BEGI CH ~,iarch 115, 1972 o . Re: 00- ~2~_5-~) ~'P'~,~ Kenat River Bridge Congressman Nick Bcgich ltouse of Representatives 1210 Longworth House Office Building Washington~ D. C. 20515 Dear Nick' ~m~s for your l~elp on the Kenai River Bridge. Pie really appreciate your taking time to "bird dog" these problems. In fact, your per- formm~ce has been so good we are considering u~ing Begich's Expedit- ing Service exclusively. Keep up the goad ~ork. Seriously, the decisions on these impact statements should be made on a .local or regional level; sending them all back to ~a~hington, D. is r~bbish. · ~tish you would make decentralization of tJ~e approval of impact state- ments yom-next crusade., Best wishes to you m~d your fine staff.. gAC/mth CC.: City of Kenat Central District Engineer Q~ief Design Engineer Representative Clem Ttllton ~enator ~. I. Patraor ~_SiNcer~ B. A. Campbell Conunissioner of [tighwa¥~ · . REPRESENTATIVE CLEM TILLION HALIBUT COVE, VIA BOX 373 .... HOMER. ALASKA 99603 WHILE IN jUNEAU POUCH V JUNEAU, ALASKA 99801 March 7, 19'72 COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL RULES LOCAL GOVERNMENT John F. Steinbeck Mayor, City of Kenai Box 850 Kenai, Alaska 99611 Dear John- I am in receipt of Resolution 72-5 and am somewhat baffled. HCR 4 has been in since the 14th of January and I definitely support the combined facilities that are called for in it. It will be an expansion of the court facilities, a place for the public defender, parole, welfare, etc. I met with Ed Glotfelty when he was here and told him I'm not going to work to move the road commission from its present location. .I think that would be unnecessary civil war but am convinced that the major state office building will be located in Kenai. I have every inten- tion of supporting the ~overnor on this. I am also working toward a state educational facility at Wildwood. As you already know, it's going to have to be used for educational purposes or else the acquisition price would become prohibitive. I will send a report from time to time to Ed Glotfelty letting him know what's going on down here. Sincerely, .... r';, Clem Tillion CT- crs D~~RT~ENT OF Et~UCAT~ON WILLIAM A. EGAN, GOVERNOR OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER' ~.' POUCH F ALASKA OFFICE BUILDING JUNEAU 99801 March 9, 1972 Mr. Edwin Glotfelty City Manager City of Kenai Kenai~ Alaska 99611 Dear Mr. Glotfelty' The state Board of Education is pleased to .accept the invitation extended by Mrs. Marie McDowell on behalf of the City of Kenai to hold its May meeting there. The meeting has been tentatively set for May 10; we will inform you of the exact date and time as soon as that has been decided. 'Your suggestion of a meeting place and hotel 'accommodations would be appreciated. ~e look forward to meeting in Kenai and should be' in touch with you in the.near future on details. Sincerely, ~,,.-- r.,.._ -.,j.~ ,,~ ,-.. ~. ~.<...--j..~-~.~.::~.- ~ ~M~rshal 1 L. Lind Commissioner of Education MLL'cjb Robert B. Atwood, Editor & Publisher Box 40, Anchorage, Alaska 99501 (90 } a79.s6aa !972 Airport !'.~an. ager~ City of Kenai~ Box ~gO, Kenai, Alaska 99611 JJear fir. "'Ja~n~es: Thar~c you for your very I~_nd letter of explanation and apo].og~y. If an avo] ogs? is due ~ however~ i2 ~J:~ov2d rightfv!ly come l'rom me for having stooped ~o low as to %~i%e such a story. Looking back: i consider it ~ind 'of pet.~ ~'d chiidish~ ~d I mm sorry the desk let it by. ~ ~ Never having f!o~m into your love].y city before~ ! was not aware of the procedure, required to come back via the airline vm~entioned. The .fault then~ is definitely partly mine. I am lookin~ forward to visiting the peninsula again. I found my trip there on the kfildwood story velQr enjoyable, and again, I should not have let r.~f petty annoyance at being delayed three holms override my better sense. C IT'Y OF KENAI POLICY STATEMENT ASSIGNblENT OF LEASES The lease program in the Cook Inlet Industrial Airport and other City owned areas is working very well. However the multiple assign- ment and re-assignment of lease rights tends to create confusio'n in the collection and responsibility for lease payments .as well as confusion i.n the tracing of ownership of the lease. Without infringing on the property rights, real or implied, of current or prospective lease holders, and without compromising the securit.y interest of current or prospective lien holders the City of Kenai adopts the following administrative policy. . · The assignment of lease rights will be accomplished by' in mflnicipal property a ~ The relinguishment of all rights in the lease by the current lease holder, concurred to by any lien holders. b ~ C · A new lease agreement between the City and th.e prospective lease holders, concurred to by any lien holders under the' same provision as the existing lease including dates of renegotiation and t~erm. · Concurrance by formal motion by the Kenai City Council. Ail agreements, concurrances, releas.es to be recommended by the City Manager. t Existing leases will be reworked to conform to this policy as time and legal requirements permit. RESOLUTION 72 - 3 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING AN EARLY ENTRY PERMIT FOR OCCUPANCY OF BUILDING WILDWOOD AIR FORCE STATION~ TO' BE USED AS A FIRE FIGHTING FACILITY. 11, WHEREAS, t'he D'epartment .of Defense, U.S. Air Force Station excess to their needs, Air Force has declared the Wildwood and; " WHERE~S, the Economic Adjustment Agency of. the Department of Defense has indicated that th'e closure of the station will be accomplished at 30 June, 1972 with a caretaker force to remain until 30 June, 1973, and; , . WHEREAS, it would be mutually beneficial to the City of Kenai and the U.S. Air Force for the City to operate the Fire Fighting Facility located on Wildwood Air Force Stat ion; .. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT' (a) An early entry permit to building 11, be granted the City of Kenai, the permit to include all fire fighting equipment and supplies. (b) The City of Kenai will furnish one professional fire-fighter through 30 June, 1972, provided the permit is issued. (c) The City of Kenai will provide 24 hour structural fire protection for Wildwood Air Force Station during the. period 1 July, 1972 thru 30 June, 1973 or the period of the "Caretaker Package" in return for the use of the building. The 'Department of the Air Force is to furnish all utilities, provide'd the permit is issued. Passed this day of ~ , 1972. ATTEST' JOHN F. STEINBECK, MAYOR S~aron Sterling, City Cle'r~ TH[ CITy WITH A lfUTUIE[ TH[ VILLAGE WITH A PAIT P.O. BOX 417 KENAi, ALAIKA tte!! OIL CAPITOL OF AI.A.~KA OFFIC£ ;N THE II~IGO IUILDING II'lION[ It$-?11! WHEREAS, prior to the employment of Edwin H. Glotfelt7 as City Manager of Kenat, the Kena! Chamber of Commerce was extremely appre- hensive of the economic potential of the community without expert'manage- ment; and WHEREAS, since the introduction of Mr. Glotfelty to his present position the chamber has been soundly impressed by his activities in all administrative areas and also in the generally beneficial changes in atmos- phere locally; and WHEREAS, the Kenai Chamber of Commerce is in full accord with the many and varied programs initiated by our city manager in the short period heretofore accorded to him and is thoroughly aPpreciative of the benefits to the community which will be forthcoming from said programs; and WHEREAS, it has co.me to the attention of the chamber that certain publicity has been directed towards Mr. Glotfelty with respect to his per- sonal activities; and WHEREAS, we hold such publicity or its imp].icatio'ns to have a poten- tially and unfounded detrimental bearing on his obvious'ly dedicated con- tributions to Kenai. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED' That the Board of Directors, Kenai Chamber of Commerce present .this petition to the Kenai City Council to the effect that .Edwin H. Glotfelt¥ has and will continue to have the full support and confidence of the Kenai Chamber of Commerce; that the c[.~amber does encourage the council to adopt whatever means necessary to ensnare the continued employment of Mr. Glotfelty in his present capacity and that the council shall recognize the inter~t o.f the chamber of commerce to specifically and actively oppose any action by any :T:ea~'~s which might tend ~o result in a lack of full cooperation with Mr. Glot~,"eity's objectives. By unanimous consent of th~'~. Board of Directors of the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and /, .... .......... Clarence E. Jo'hnSon President February 4,. 1972 · .. Mayor John Steinbeck City of Kenai --Kenai, Alaska 99611 -Dear ~-.'iayor Steinbeck' The-attached draft of a "History of the · -Kenai Peninsula Lowlands:' is.the first in a series o'f -proposed reviews of selected economically in.tegrated .-geographic areas in the State. _It is through such brief historica1 reports i--that we hope to acquire the background information necessary- to 6valuate those past developments which -furnish the roots of the present con'~unities and- .. industries, and to weigh the effect of new resource development on future §row. th of an area. .. We would appreciat~ your Ip~f~.J;Sis-.::r. apo r.,~ ..... and~J;s.~etura.~o~5.~J~o,oe the r ~ yo~r confnents. :. · Very truly yours, IER/ce Attaci~ment Commissioner · o, TIlE KEI(AI P EI.~! t(BULA SOCIAL AHD ECO,'ivi,~I~ DEVELOPi.~EIil: .. prepared by ' ' Industrial De,.,,elopment Division Department of Economic Development Irene E. Ryan - Col.~issioner . William A,. Egan - Governor December l, 1971 -o · . · · -. o .o , TABtfE OF CO~{IEI;T5 Page Chapte~ .... ' I ] ' · I - Physical D~scription ..... ' ..... , · · · ', · · '..' ' ' ' - .. · . ,. . . ..... II-- General Histo'ry ...... · ...... ' · ' ~' ' ' ' : ' ' 3 III'- History of Russian Orthodox Religion .... , . . ..... -12 o IV -l.~inerals E×ploration and Economic D-~velopment · · · , · · . · V - Land Acquisition ...... · · · · , · · · '-' ' ' ' ' · VI- - Development of T.ransportation .- .... · · - , · · · · - · · · VII- Agriculture ·.- . ............ ' ' ' ' ' ' · · ty L~ · · · · ~ · · .e · · · · · · · VIII - communi Davelop~nen~' ' ' ' IX - Fishing .......... · .... ' ' ' ' ' ...... X- Overview . , · · . , .> 15 28 34 '38 42 57 · . · · . . · · · · · . o · .o · . o · o o. · _ CIIAPTER I -~ Physical Description , . l',enai Peninsula-is a broad area of mountains and lowlands - . 'extending into the Gulf of Alaska. It 'lies between Prince William Sound on _the east and Cook Inlet on the west; between t[~e meridians 148 de'grees and · 152 degrees west longitude an'd the parallels 59 degrees and 62 degrees north ~.. '.. . . latitude. ;- .. " 'The Peninsula includes two very different physiographic divisions' The Kenai .Mountains on the eastern side and the-lowlands on the western '. side. The-lowland area lying between-Kaci~eF,~ak Bay and Turnagain Arm covers an area of approximately 2,750 square miles, excluding'the areas' o'F.the 'many-lakes in the region. :. · · · 'The I--',enai lowlands is a part of the Cook Inlet Basin which was · -once-occupied by a 'large-valley glacier, MoSt of this basin is'covered by ~:hicl: glacial deposits and alluvium. A semi consolidated coal-beari_fi . formation of Tertiary age.crops out at 'the surface or oc'curs at relatively o · --shallow depth at the southwest end of the lowlands in the vicinity of Homer. . .As one goes inland from the coast these coal deposits lie at a'much greater .depth and are not considered economically recoverable. . . :'.. .. · o. o · · · ' ' '-The Oil and gas reserves of the Kenai are from Tertiary nonm~r~ne . o · . sed'imentary rocks. 'l'he Tertiary'roCks overlie ,Mesozoic-marine volcanic and sedime.~ntary rocks which are thought to be more titan 30,000 feet in thickness, · . · 'I'he Tertiary rocks underlyin§ the Kenai lowlands (called Kenai Formation) o . · · .. are believeJ-to have a com?osite.thickness of 25,030 feet. The b. asal unit · of fine-~rained sandstone and dark siltstone range in thickness from several hundred feet to 3~0¢0 feet and 'lies ~n Late Cretaceous, kate durass~c and perhaps older rocks.- This unit is overlain by the--widespread - . . · the. oil'bearing formation of the'S',.:anson River, which usually occurs at'a · . det~th of around 12,000 feet. In sequence above the Hemlock zone are 3,000- . · · 5~0.00 feet of siltstone, massive sandstone, and coal beds which are oil and gas productive. This sequence is o.verlain by 2,000 feet of siltstone and massive coal beds which in turn are overlain by 5,000 to 1'2,000 feet of -thick bedded medium to course grained sandstone with i~hin in.terbeds of -siltstone.and lignite. The Upper two units contain sandstone reservoirs' capable of producing gas-.. . . .. :- . . · · Ihe geographic location of the Lowlands would indicate that the · climatic conditions'woul.d be'subarctic.- However, the moderating influence of the Ocean causes 'the climate to' be more nearly maritime, Annual. precipitation averages about. 19 inches~ with about half of it occurring · . durin9 the months of ,June, July, .and Au§ust. Snowfall in the area avera'§es · about three feet per year and-.the re~-~on may be snow covered from .. o October to 'late ^pr'il. Lowland lakes usually freeze ,in late. October and -rem~n ~ce covered until the middle of May. Temperatures vary, but rarely rise above 80 degrees in the summer and little below zero in the winter. . · o , · , . · 'l'he ~verage frost-fre.e season is around lO0 days which, with the 'many hours .. · · of sunlight during the sun,.met montPs, provides adequate warmth for. the .. 'soiI to produce many agricultural products. · · , o , · , , · · . o. · . · · o. · o · . . · · · · · ..... subject to some speculation. CIIA~TER II · General History , 'l'he early history of the Penins~.~la Le?!Iand' is very vagt~,a and . · According to [~-lilliam H. Dall, in lais - book "Al aska and its P, esources," tf~e land was first inhabited by E~kimos, bL~t for soiree unspecified reason'they moved to other areas. e. Fredericka de Laguna, in his book, ']Ai~cheology of Cook Inlet" relates that members of the Athapaskan family were the next inhabitants of the area. ~hey lived in.the vicinity of present day Kenai. Ti~e oldest settlement was Ya'nug, located on bo.th sides, of a small stream flowing from the north into the Kenai Rive~. The largest settlement ~,tas Wacka~e'x, in the wood~ on the north'bank of the river,-while another village was located a qu. arter-mile up stream. On the south -side was the .: . , village of Sa'stin, while near the moutI~ were four more sma. ll villages. The Indians lived a semi-nomadic life and moved to new locations as hunting and fishing conditions chang'ed. They wore clothing made of animal skins and lived in houses built partially, below and above -ground 1 evel'. -According to Baranof in his "Hist6ry of Alaska", the first 'meeti"n~ between the ratives and .the wh{te .man took place at P'oint . Possession wt~en Lieutenant King of Captain Cook's Expedition landed to lay claim to ithe territory for England in.1778,. There was no exchange of ~.~ords or' [lift's between the two part~es. · · · -. · o · · .o The l~istory of the )[enai area,, related by F .ncroft in his' · o book "ttistory of Alasl'a" vividly relates 'the settlement of tt~e region and the struggle between leaders of Russian expeditions for power in - · _ this new land. ~In Aug[~st of 1791 the comm,Jnity of Kenai was established .. by Grigor Konovalof who was as controversial as' his hated rival, · . Alexander Baranof, who eventually disposed him. Grigor sailed his ship, the St. George, into a small 'harbor 'on ti~e coast just north of the mouth o. of the Keln~i River, landed his crew of 62 handpicked men, discharged his cargo, .and beached the vessel. He immediately began construction of St, Nicholas, which the [~ericans renamed Kenai.' He 6uilt a.Permanent fort which occupied a space ~400 feet square on the edge o7 a high bluff · and enclosed 'i~ w~th a stout palisade of lo~s 12' feel: high.' ~'l'he. largest building, 100 feet long, served as 'a barracks consisting of. one · room with divided sleeping qua~?ters on the sides. · o. · . The Commander had a separate house within tti'e 'stockade, as . did' the hostages who were mostly children - related to the reigning chiefs of the surrounding tribes. There were storerooms, a bakery, a tannery, a smithy, and a building for' boiling off seal oil. Alt.o. gether .. .. .22 buildings, composed' tile fort. Two cannons mounted in opposite 'watch towers,~ and tile ship, which also had two cannons, provided protection for the fort. - . · ' .. -Gr.i§or. Konoval'of, a~hough'representing the Lebedef Co,mpa.ny, the same ' .~:ompany which' owned St. George on the Kasiiof River some miles to the south, o had not stopped at that'.post when he came by to-notify them of h~s arrival, o and did'not co~,municate w~th them after he arr~ved. Cra§or undoubtedly · o de~ired to establish an empire of his own in the new world, an empire . .. _. · such as Baranof was to establis}~ later under the Russian P~erican · . · . . Company. After. he had completed the construction Of Fort St. Ilicholas, · o · . · Grigor notified the I>,uss'ians at St. George that he had 'been sent to · /tmerica as-manager of' tl~e Leb~d'ef Co- and as supreine com~nder of Cook .- _Inle. t.or .l.(enai Day .aS' the Russians c~lled it. Gri§or notified St. " , · . _.Geor§e that henceforth they ~,;ere :to 'report to Iii'm and he ordered an · . . . accounting and the immediate delivery of all of their, furs to St. Hichol . · -. K~lomin, the con-~nnder at St.-George, while not doubting the authority _. resul ted. 'of Grigor, refused to give up his otter pelts, and soon o?en ~.Ta.r'fare · . · o . . . o . ... Grigoi~'headed the pick of the Russian hunters ~n America at that .. time -- bo'ld daring men who found-Siberia too confining, mei~ who-were , , ._ - .. ..... bent on conquest; and knew not the meanin§ of fear. . · .. The first raid of the fur t~aders' war was By %he St. Nicholas ..men.to the Y, assilof River, where the men of .St. George had stored their · · , . · winter supply of dried, salmon. -The raiders carri-ed away the entire supply .and wi~en the St-Geor§e men tried to stop them they were threatened · · · with instant death'. ' .. _ .. · ,. · _Shortly afterwards a party Of natives from the north, on · -. '_l~heir way to St. Geor§°~., ~,tere intercepted at the mouth-of the Kenai '~River and were .relieved of their furs without, any compensation. This · -, , · .~,~as repeated the follo~,:in§ week when a party from Toyunuk (Toyonek), o · o o · o -. ~n the upper Inlet} were halted on their way to St. Ceor~e. Kolomin, oo from the lower post, came up to St. Nicholas to try to find out ~.~hat was . ,~ · . -§oing on but failing 'to bring his fur, which Grigor had ordered him to · . · · ; - o , do, he .was met with gunfire. ... ." '" . " · - Kolomin returned to his post and l~egan to h~ild fort~ifications. . : o tte placed a w~tcl~ on the water approaches and ..t~osted s~ntries but before hiS for.tifications were complete a sm:~ll p~rty.from the new settlement made ' a surprise raiu and mad° Off.with all "of the native workmen This was · 'followed by a larger party"who after a furious fight managed to capture .all of the hostages held at St. George. These hostages were very important as the "hostage method of barter" was standard operating proce~lure with the early Russian fur traders. Natives, mostly of- high ra'nk, were captured under many different pretexes. "Some.- 'not many - were . . . released upon payment of a substantial ransom' paid in sea' otter skins, .. while others --SUCh as wives and children -were held permanently. The husbands and fathers of the h°stages were allowed' to visit them ~nd -~brin~ them foo~ and clothing.-upon payment of tribute.. · . . . . . '-Ihe beleaguered St. George I,~en.even went so far as to send messengers to their hated rivals - the Shelikof men --asking for help · but .the n~essengers were intercepted and -induced to join the opposing force. · .. . 'The St. Ni chol as men, gro'.,.;i ng. bold,, declared that the whole territory b'ordering on Cook Inlet belonged t'o th£m and their Lebodef Co., · .. 'and tO bolster this claim they established another 'fort higher up on the western shore near Kustatan, which was protected by a stockade and manned by 24 of their boldest hunters. · . · .o · . · . . l'hus the history of Cook Inlet, durih~ the last..decade of. · ' the e~hteentfi century, ~s replete with romantic incidents -mid'nib}It raids, .ambuscades, and open warfare - resem, blin~ the doings of medieval · -robber baron~ rather than tl~e exploits of peaceable traders, The lead*rs lived in ru~e co:-~fort at th~ i~ortified stations, surrounded by a dust~y' harem con~-~inin~~ ~ contributions from the 'various native villages ., . within tl~e Russian sphere of influence. Offenses a'ga.~nst the dignity .. of'the white men were punished quickly and e, ,~c~'ually with the 1.ash or , . .confinen~.~nt in irons or'ih' the s%ocks,, if the offender had friends among thel.'Russian promysh!enniki, and with e):treme severity,, ve~]ging upon , - . cr'~ei~y, in cases where the culprit belon-~ed to the unfortunate class . --'of servants. 'The Russians did little work beyond the regular guard , , duty, and even that was someti~n~.s left to trusted individuals among the . native workmen of the station. .. . All raanual labor was per'formed by n'at~ves~ especially by · o. · 'the female (hostages) and children of chiefs from distal~t villages. Every R~!ssian the're was a monarch', who if wanted ease took.'~t, or if .. spoils, the word ~..,as. given to prepare for an expedition. Then food was . prepared.by the servants, and the boats made ready~ wh'ile the masters. attended to their arm~' and equipment, lhe women and children were . .intrusted to the care of a few superannuated hunters left to guard . · the'station, and the brave little band would set out upon its depre, dations, --caring little whether they were Indians or Russians who should become their ~ictims. The stran§est part of it all ~..~as that the booty secured -.was duly accounted for amon§ the earnings of the company. . · · · · . , .. · .. · o. · . · , · · . --'In-1793, Baran6f, who had taken over. the Shelikof Co. in-179.'!, · · . rece{'ved m~ny'reinforcements. ^s bold,, tricky and daring as Crigor', he. · .. · wished the fur .trade of Cook Inle.t and ?ri nee l.!il,1 iam 5ound, where the · .. t. eb~def'men had erected yet another fort on H'in:henbrook Island. · . . Baranof', putting on a bold bluff and using forged docu~nts, sent wo'rd · · · · , · o · .. -.. · · · '-.-to Grigor that he, garanof, had bean made go~i, ernor, e-"Russian..f~'nerica and , had b~-~en ai')i:ointed to set:tle alt disputes. Ile ordered Gricjor to appear · before him and when he did he was surrounded by Baranof's entire crew and ~,;as captured and put in irons. .Sent back to Siberia, he, along'with · · _seven of h'is ~,,~s ~ried on charges ranging-fro~ mu.~er down to petty thievery and was found not guilty. He returned to Russian P, merica but . by~then.Baranof had f'irn~ control and G~igor spent the .rest of his years -. in /~merica in charge of several remote outposts. .Stephan Saikoff, an e.>:plorer"of ri'Ore and a man of great virtue, took over St. ,,~ich01as and an uneasy peaCe settled on the land for . ._ · a short time. .- -~ ,. -. · . . In 1800, the Kenais again rebelled against the Russian rule, .-and led by re~nnants of.Grigor's band who had retreated into the mountains, . they overran the establishments of the Shelikof Co. three separate times., · Baranof, taking personal comm~nd of a large force of Russians and K6diak -.. natives, arrived at St.. Nicholas in time to disperse a large gathering.' · . . .. of natives who were bent on another-attempt.. He at last restored order · and placed Vassili I,~alakoff in charge. Vassili Halakoff, whose nan'~e should ., · -.occupy a pron~inent place in our history, was a gre~tt Russian and a good man. He organized the natives and saved the early fur trade in the Inlet. · 'He-saved'many 6f the natives during the dreadful smallpox epidemics by · ,. -. · 'personally vaccinating most of them. tie relocated St.-Nicholas after o · . the epidemic and brought most of the people 'into the village from' their · outlying settlements for their o:..~n protection, t-te introduced agriculture, · · · · wh.~ch possibility, had first been noted in a letter from Sheliko~ to Baranof 1974, and constru:ted a brick~,~orks and srn,,~ll boat yard. , · o. o. . · . .. Undor 14aial~off's rule, tf.~e area surrounding ,',enai became a . rural far,nih5 co~::~uni ty where many .a Russian pr~''~''~'~,~,o -~lenniki. , after . retiring from the fur ~rade, settled down with his native wife to raise his family in the Ort!~odox Faith. Ca~tle and sheep were raised and . cheese, bu~ ~ - ' '. ~ce~ and wool shipped to Kodiak and.Sitka Potatoes, oats,. . . barley and corn were cultivated and even an attempt to raise-tobacco . . . . wa- . Malakoff., by 1834, had built up the most peaceful, harmonious · and certainly the most' beautiful settlement in Russian America. e. · · · · in 1867, A new era opened with the purchase of Alaska by the United States As the fur supply declined, attention turned to fish, The first salmon cannery was established on the Kenai at the mouth of the ,-,as i l of · River in 1882 by Cutting and Company'.'of'San Francisco. .. _ -. - . . 'Gold was discovered .'in the Kenai River in l~q8 by Peter P. o Dor'oshin, a Russian mining engineer. Development of this discovery was supp~'ess'ed through the influence of the Russian American :[ur' Company who held a monopoly on fur -in the re~ion and stood to 'lose 'if the impo.rted .. convict labor was diverted to mining. Later, during the period of 1895 to 191{5, every creek, stream and river of this area was prospected by a large influx of miners i.n search of gold. One of th.e more hapless groups, . · · was'the King County Expedition which left Brooklyn in January 1~98. TheY : . · · · , succeeded dur..~ng ~che'following winter in firossi'ng from the head o'f K~chemak .. o o o ·, · Bay to the shores of SkS]ak t. ake where cabins were constructed at the'head · · · · · of King County Creek. Supplies carried by ti~e party 'included 200 looking- · , . ' §lasses, 5 barrels of door knobs and several 'large chopping blocks'. It 'is · o t' _ · · .. . also re. porte_d t}~ey carried wi ti~ them t';.;o 'large' stones for grinJ~ing grain'. · . Descendan{s o~ these-peo~le still liv~ in Ken~i l.lostlof tt~~ mining, ho:~,ever, was conducted to tl~e 6asr on la.,ds within the present Chugach . .. National Forest. . . ........ . ..~ . Little was kncwn of the l(enai P.eninsula's biological characteristics . , - 'befOre 1875. Until the nineties, it was evidently a Ston-e carsbou country. . " l,~oose were scarcely known to old residents, and lifelong dwellers in the _.?.Kenai, now in tt~eir ninth decade, recall that in the days of'.their youth ' they hunted white sheep .at .the ~"ead of Kasilof (Tustumena) Lake for winter meat. '. '.' ' ' -.Betweeq 1871 and' 1910-widespread fires created habitat favorable · · · . . .- . -. . "-to moose, and in. the present century theKenai has become famous for. its . __ .-~-'--~great mooose herds. Toward the close of the ninete~,,ch century there was an export traffic i.n moose scalps and antlers, many from the Kenai , · · 'Peninsula. Mr. Dall D~Weese, during an 1898 expedition in the Tustumena ,, · Lake area, collected five moose specimens -[or the National Museum. These .included the type specimen of-the. Alaska Moose (Alces ?,iga~), 'an adult male. . . . . ,. . .o - A rapidly growing moose herd became evident about 1910, Coincidental .. with the disappearance of caribou. Sportsmen from many lands were attracted . to the excellent hunting on the Kenai and to "the record moose trophies' · o. . · lilarket hunting, associated with fox farming and the construction of the .. · · · 'Alaska.Railroad, flourished during the period. Increasing interest by . . · · , · scientists and spartsmen led to suggestions as early .as 1916 that the area be given special protection. A large .moose herd has existed to .the present . · - o 'time, w,~th peaks of abundance occurring i'n 19.22-23 and again in recent years. · · · · And5' Si ~.~.on, a b'i'g game gui de wino resided .nc'r Seward, Al aska, · guided many of the hunti!'}g parties in the area between Sl:ilak and Tustumena Lake during t[~e early 1900's. }his was one of his favorite hunting areas and he strongly advocated establishing it as a natural undisturbed gains range. . ., . an,_ ardens Early managem-~nt investir'~ations were made by Alaska G 'o W · · .. Culver, l. Jalker, and Hardy durin~ 1923 and 1924 when moose'were experiencing die-offs as a result of severe winters and fooJ competition with the snowshoe ha're. A formal proposal was-made by the Alaska Game Commi.ssion for a national moose reserve in 1932, but the proposal was held in abeya~'~ce. Investigations 'of tile proposed range were continued for nine years by lawrence J, Palmer, Frank Dufresne, Hank Lucas, and others prior.-to its es tab 1 i shme nt. · o. . , o . ll" CHAPTER. I I I ttistory of Russian Orthodo>: Religion In'Fluence It is extremely .unfortunate that more informa~tion is not . available concerning the activit'ies of the Russian Orthodox Church-on · o . -the Kenai P~ninsula. Bancroft's "History of Alaska" relates that in -17e~4 the Si~elitiof Fur Tradin~ Corn?any brought to Alaska a grouD of eighteen · clerk, ant! servitors who Were assigned to the various settlements in She New Norld, It may be suspected that the motive of the trading company may have been a,s,much to make the natives more willing to accept the au%hor'ity of the traders as to save the souls of the' Indians, · . · ~he actions of the Russian lea¢lers in taking hosta.ges to o. ---force the tribes to submit to .slave l'abor would not indicate that these leaders' adhered to any high moral or religious doctrines, Regard- 'less of the motives of the corn?any i n bring5 ng 'churchmen .to the Nei.,~ · l,/orld, it would appea~; that-the men of the cloth were devout Christians and that they tried tirelessly in their attempts to.make Christians out -of the natives, · . · o · · · Bancroft relates 'a story about Father Juvenal, one. of the eighteen churchmen brought to Alaska. From Kodiak, Father Juvenal w~s · · · . · assigned to ~}akutat f~r a Short period-and then ordered to go to the. . . . .. .Iliamna regi6n.. Durin~ this.'journey he stopped fo~ a few weeks at the · ~renai settlement wl~ere he held services, ~apti}'ed children and adults, -~nd performed 'several marriage services. He attempted tO persuade the . . · ' ch'~efs and male members of the tribe that a m~n should have only one wife. . · ~. . . · 12 . . . · ~ ' .. . . His efforts in tt~is direction were not successful and his insi-stence _. · witl~out doubt caused sen:e hard feelings, although he was not subjected t9 ., any physic:al violence, tle clid'-, howover, have some difficulty persuading · ., the Indians to help him on his. journey to Iliamna, but was finally able to secure assistance. '- According to Bancroft,_ Father Juvenal's diary,.which was faithfully entereo until the day of his death, clearly expresses the probl . . . and frustrations of a priest.in the New World. Father Juvenal arrived at , . the settlement on Lake Iliamn~ 0n August 29, 1974, and was welcon~ed in warm fashion by the'.chief. Here, as at Kenai, he met some success in his . religious work. The natives were not' opposed to being baptized.and attended" . . religious servSces. The. youn~ people were nog opposed to ~o~n~ through religious wedd~n~ ceremonies, bug when he started to force ~he mort 'go . abolish the practSce of po]y~yny he ~enerated opposition which led to h~s murder'pn September 29, exactly one month after his arrival. _ .. . .. , The sketchy records available indicate that the Kenai settlement did not have a church building or a resident priest until about 18q6. At that date the Russian Orthodox Hol3' Assumption was established at · . -'Kenai by Monk Egumen Nicolias. It is not known how long Monk Nicolias was the resident clergy, but he was succeeded by Priest. Makar Ivonoff. Both of these 'churchmen were buried in a shrine near the site of the present · o · . · .church. ^lthough there ~is not complete a~reement, some residents of Kenai believe that the'priest'5 home constructed 'in 1546. s~.~1i' stands. " · o · · · ". ' The church which is presently in use was believed to have been · · built in ~$96,' but: available records do aot relate tl~e name of the church leader wt~ose efforts brought tii'~s about. .. .. '. . · . . . · - 13 · · : , Prior to 1907, tt~e good influences-of the Russian Ortl'~odox · Churcl~ he, d been on a Father i~i t and mi ss basis on the Kenai Peninsula. A1 thOugh the people living in ~he area contir~ued to embrace th.e religion, assi§nm~nt of priests cna resident bas is was sporadoc. In 1907 the Very · . Reverend Father Paul Sh.adura, a Russian-born Arch?ri est was .placed in 'charge of a large diocese which encompassed the Kenai Peninsula, arid -the west shore of Cook Inlet as far north as Susitna. For the -next forty'five years Father Sl~adu~'a and his wife Catherine worked diligently in providing religious leadership to the area. Father Shadura retire~3 -in-1952 and moved to Seattle',-where he passed away in. 1956. · , --of the Shadura 'family still reside in. the I,.~a.i area and are active in . ...affairs of the church. . " ..~ . .... From 1952 until 1970 the area was without a resident Pr~e'st SoJi!e lllerFlb ers when Father Cyril Bulashevich was transferred from the Juneau Diocese to Kenai. · · · . · ,, · . · .e · Mi n~rals Exploration 'and Economic Develop!~.'~ent . . . Gold was discovered in't!~e Kenai River in-18q8 by Peter Doroskin,. . a Russian mining engineer, but because the Russian Co~npanies financing ventures in Alaska were primarily interested in furs, further exploration for minerals was discouraged.. Later, between 1895 and 1910, almost every stream on the Kenai Peninsula was pros.pected. Although a few minor. · · idiscover'ies were reported in the lowlat-~d, the mountain areas around }lope · showed the most promise and prospecting in the~lov;lands was largely . discontinued. · .. Coal deposits were .observed by the earliest explorers and undoubtedly this fuel was used to warm the houses of the earliest settlers. · l'here is no record of coal being used as fuel by. the Native~, but certainly o · it -is a strong possibility. H~stor-ical records show that several attempts were made to produce coal on a commercial basis. · · Prob.ably the first coal mining in the district was begun in 1888 when the Alaska Coal Company drove-a tunnel on a'coal seam about a mile south of Millers Landing. Nothing is known of the production from this' · bed, which was known as the Bradley seam. No trace of the tunnel remains. · · , . . · · In 1891 Lt. R. P. 5chwer~n, ~.S. Navy, took 50-ton sam~le~s from . each ~"f the four localities on Kachema. k Bay, one of which was .McNeil Canyon, . . . a~d shSpped t}~em to San Francisco for testing. ~he results did not encourage further' development.. · . · · '. ' · · · in'183q, tl:~e t~'orth Pacific Mining and Transportation Co:~pany began -. exploration in Eastland Cany6n. The cc~npany erectcd three Buildings ~nd _ - _ a short pier at the mou<h of the canyon and built a'tran~,,~ay to a tunnel on a coal seam half a mile up the canyon. At. least 650 tons of coal ~.~ere . . .... mi ned and shipped to San Francisco for- testing. '..' . · o , Prospecting in Eastland .and "~" r,,~',eil Canyons was 'continued from · · · -- .1894 to 18~7 by th.e Alasl.:a Coal Company and the North Pacific Mining and Transportati. on Company, During this time two short tunnels were driven - ~ _ r:,c~,~eil Canyon, and a shor.t on th~ Cur;.~s seam a short distance west of '"" . · :~-wharf and coal ~un!:ers were built, Extensive preparations for coal develo~oF,.~nt in the Homer district -':-,-l,,,ere ma. de from 1899 to 1902 by-the Cook Inlet Coal Fields Company in the vicinity of Bidarki Creek. This company' built a large dock.at the.tip of Homer Spit a'n~ a 42-inch-gage railro.ad from the dock to Bidarki Creek, ',Underground work included the driving of three tunnels on the Cooper " coal bed in .the beach bluff and the starting of two shafts a short distance · o .. back from the blufT. --Despite the rather extensive development work, the total production by this company was a~parently only a few hundred 'tons. '..-According to.available records, the next coal-mining 'activity '-in the-Homer district was in 1915, when operations were resumed at the ., '.. · same local it near Bi darki Creek on a permit gcanted under the new coal' · , leasing la~:7, enacted..in 19i4. Tliis.law provided for the grant~ng.o~ per~i{s to'mine coal ih tracts of ten acres or less, 'Nd records of.production - .. · are available, except that 'in 1915 'this opera~;ion, known as the Blu~f- · · ., , · .. · · ; · · · , . · , . . o. o. P°~nt i~:'ine, was the-lar.q~.st of several-oi~eratin~ m~d:~r simila~; permits that -. ~ ~,~ . . u~cion ~ontinued at the to.uet~:~:, prod~ce,:l about 1,400 tons So~-:.~ prod ~ Bluff Point miP, e until 1923, the operation having been changed from a .permit to 'a l~ase in 1920. .P, ecords she',.: that'about 1,200 tons ~.;ere mined · ........ :~n 1921, 2,700 tons in 1922, and 700 tons in 1923. No records were found o to. indicate that the mine was operated between 1924 and 1945. , · · , . In 1946 ti~e Bluff Point Hi.ne was taken over'by the-Homer Coal o Corporation. A new camp was_ constructed, and underground development starte~, Some develop'?,°nt,:,- work. and incidental coal production ;,,ere, . continued. unti 1 1951, wh'en an extens~ ye eng~ neeri n~ study, i nc'l udi n~ the dri l I i n~ of nine diamond-drill holes, was-made in an effort to block out reserves of s tri Pl) i n,~, coa 1 · .. No Production has been reported from th. is-property since '1951; the only later produCtion from the Homer district was frol.~ a'few- -~-small stripping operations near Homer' .. . . · 'lhe 'total commercial production of coal in the Homer dis-[rict is · .not known, but' it pro'bably does not.exceed a few thousand tons. In addition, local residents have for many years used 'coal-picked up on the beach or. dug .. · from convenient outcrops farther inlaBd. . _- ,. . · . . Indicated coal reserves in the Homer district are estimated to' · total about 400 million to'ns in beds two feet or more in thickness. Of . · this' amount, about 300 million tons are in beds mare th'an 2.5 feet thick, · and more 'than. 50 m~l]ion tons are ~n beds more' thaH five .feet; thick. The- · · . . estimated reserves are, for the most part, under less than 1,000 feet of cover and within half a m~ie of the outcrop. Owing to the small amount o · . . . · · · . . · I . of undergro.'J~d devc'loi~:,~:e, nt, none of the rese;'ves are classed as measured. , . . It is h~[;~ly' pro~'~-~]e .... that m~ny of the coal beds eYtenJ much more than half " .a m~le from the outcrop, and th'at other be~.s that are nowhere exposed underlie_~::any inland areas .... O;.:ing to ~he lack 'of.data on the number, . , ~ ~ co,,,p~te ~- extent, and thicl'ness of such concealed b~ds, no attempt Was made to -~inf~rred reserves in these areas. The results of this in.vest{gation suggest ~that all but the extre?~ northern and northeastern parts of the distr:ict, . · · 'or an area. of about 750 square miles, probably is underlain by coal beds , two feet or more in thickness. 'If so, the potential reserves of the district may 'ama unt to several bi 11 i on tons. .. $ , The discovery of COml~ercial quantities of petroleum by-Richfield .in the Swanson River Fiel'd in 1957 marked the beginning of a new economic era for the Kenai Peninsula. Although oil seeps in various parts of Alaska .. . had been observed as early as 1850, the remoteness of these seeps, lack of transportation and no available market for the product' created no incent~ive · towar~ further exploration. During the fi rst few years of the t;?entieth , ...... centU'ry a small, shallow-well, oil field was developed on the Gulf of Alaska near Katalla. A small refinery~ was operated from 1911 until it.was · destroyed by fire in 1933..During World War II,'the United States became o _.concern'ed that its source of foreign petroleum might be disrupted by German submarines, and the Navy was authorized to explore for oil north o o of the Brooks Ran§e~ which is no:.;, known as Naval Petroleum Reserve #4.. .. :' . o · · · o ' . [xploratory wells, dr.illed ~n tl~e area proved' the existence o~ petroleum . - o and natural §as in the area. The remoteness of the area,- and lack of · --.transportation postI>oned for a' quarter of a century further serious ' · activi?.y in the area. · · · · , l'he disco','ery of oil in tt)e S:.,,anson P.,iver. A.rea,. located, near . · , r,,~.portati(~n, caused a sr?~ll · tide~.~a.ter ~.,i-~ch would pi'°"ide inexpensive t -~'~ ripple of' e>:cite;-nent in the petroleum industry.. c'om?anies obtained both on and 'off-shore leases. --rapid developmsnt of the petroleum ~ndUst.ry. . o , · · , Several 'ma']or oil _Table I inSicates the 19 o . .o ,e o. 0 O~ r-- C~ CO · LO~C~ C',J LO : -. ,--~-~0 r~ r~ O~l~O 0 0 LO ('0 0 0 ~0 LO C_~ r-" f'~O Cr~ C'D I"~. LO OD I I I I I I 0 O~ to - 0 0 0 .--0 0 0 0 0 ¢0 0 o. Crude Oil l~'oduction is shown in Table II. 1959 1'960 19Gl 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 .~1967 -- TADLE -I I ALASt',,, S~,,~,~. OIL PiiO I BY FIELD 1959- 1967 (.In 42-Gai'l on ~]arrels) -_ · -. .On s h o re -. Offshore Coo" ~, Inlet Swanson -River Fi eld l-.icAr~ch ur Ri ver H'i ddt e G ro u n d Shoal T ra ding Bay - · 186~590 ' 557 ,g99 326 10,259,310 10,739,964. · . ll ,089~co26 ll ,099,404. 27,197 1,684 _ll ,711,7q4 -0-- 2,646,4,SB -0- 12,980,/i82' 748,815" 7,~,08,091 727,012 · (Annual Re?Jrt, Department of Natural Resources) Grani*e Point 286 053~064 .... -Total '~' All Fields 186,590 :. 5:5c0,9e9 6,326,301 10,25o.,>3i0 .10,739,964 11,089,626 .11,128,285 14,358, 49° 0 .28,917,464 Although crude petroleum was considered the major 'resource of o -. . the area, i~,s°on'became evident that-natural .gas was another important · :natural resource. 'l'able..III indicates the quantity, and value produced . . from the several fields. .. . .-_ · . . .- . . . . : · o · ~ l'he-existence of several m~l'i t-fy bases i'n ^'laska created a market'in Alaska for several grades of aviation fuel, 'and the i'nCreasing · -. · residential population provided a local market for heating fuel. As a 'result, s{andard Oi 1 Company' cons'tcucted a 'smal 1 .refinery. a few' mi les · , -horth of-'the town of Kenai. The refinery w6nt on stream in .1963.. Other , , · ., · ' major indus{ries were soon to f'~)llow .... In 1969 Phillips'Petr~leum and. ' Marathon Oil 'Company completed construction of .a ga9 liquefaction plant · ,. .' at a -cost of fi fty-seven million dollars, with the .product exported to -. , · Japan. The-same year Collier ~arbon and Chemica1 Company completed-_ , construction of a fifty-million dollar compleX to manufacture an:~onia . · o. la;Id urea. In-1~o70 t'h:~ Alasl:a Pet)'oleum and P,,efinin5 '~omp~'~ny colnpleted constrNc~iot~ o.f t!'~e seco~d refin~,r~, t° be located on ~he l(enai. The industrial devetopn~nt within the area created the demand for businesses .. providing scrvice.s .and. inhteria'ls, which in turn .cr~.ated the need f°r, -'. ~ . . . .._ . hous~.ng,.additi~onal services, transportation and other facil, ities.. Truly : the' decade of the sixties was a boom period for the Peni~sula lowland 22 · o · o o. oo Il 0 O~ · e* · · · 0 I I I I I I i I i · ~J". tO r---.~'J- 0.~ cO r-..,~ r-- r--- O,J C,~ CO,..~, ~~' I . I I I I ! -I ! I I I I I .I I ! I I I I '1 I I I I I I I j I i i I I I I i I I I I - o o Lt') L~ I 0'~ CO ',:::::I" I I I I' I I I ! I i I i I I ! I I I I I 1 OCO0 ~-.J- 0'~ CO I · ~ mC: 0 0 .. : ~ 0 ~-- U 0 0 'l 0 CDC) 0 CDC) 0 CT) C] CD C.~ c__-'~ CJ CD C-D C_") 0 CD 1-- 0') CX.t LO 1--- r--- ~ OD LO CD CDCD 0 CDCD 0 0 CD CD 0 C) 0.0 0 0 0 C_~. ' ¢,") L..O r-- ~ 00 OD LC,: t_O 0') ¢0 LC) ~-- OD LO C~I ~-- ~ LO 0 I U 0 u~ .... TABLE IV A!_ASI[A'S TOTAL DIRECT I;~CO,,: rr~u.~', THE OIL I!IDUSTRY 195g - 1967 Year .-' .__ 1958 1959 -1960 1961 .19.62 · 1963 1964 1965 1965 ~1967' 'Total · ' :.AMD un t 3,279,000 8,~30,000 3,372,000 27,831,000 -.25,251,000 17,046,000 16,167,0'S0 20,8ziS,000 19,114,000 . -35,61 3,'000 =$176,50i, 000 · -.'.Source' Wes tern Oi I and Gas Association · ' 24 -o · · o TABLE Vi TOTAL EI.;?LO'Fi~E~T ~"D " ~,-, AGE E[.iPLOYi.iEI',T' 1961 l KERAI-COOK Ii~LE'F ELECTiO:'~ DISTRICT , . . Year · Total Ci vi 1 i an Emp 1 oyme nt 1961 2,102 1962 2,664 1963 2,723 1964. 2,'83'.0 1965 2,510 1966 3,383 1967 ._ .4,936 196E~ ' 5,892 1969 5,355 · Total Non- Agriculture Wage & Sal ~ry E m D l :o ';' ? e n t 960 1,28q 1,322 1,397 1,754 2,q62 3,677 4,470 4,O76 Total Wage Emp I ' ,~ -~ oyn.~ nt As 'A % Of Civilian Empl o~rn~n~ 45.7% 48.2 48.5 49.4 7O.0 72.8 74.5 75.9 76.1 .Source' State Depa'r---trP. ent of Labor - . · . Near the end of the decade, employment'which had been .extremely i "'h~gh during 't}ie peak construction peri od, sharply declined as productio'n 'facili~:ies were completed. Fortunately for the area, employment in the operation of manufacturing facilities, increased tourism and the popularity of the recreational opportunities enjoyed by residents of the Anchorage -area averted'the tragic "boom and bus. t" economic condition so familiar . _ . . 'in oil towns across th'e nation. '. Although the decade of the '70's will probably not repeat the · grov;th of the '60's, there is 'every reason for the residents of Kenai' · · to be optimistic.- What appears to be'a t~:emendous reserve of natural · . ·, · . . -[las wil'l be further, developed. '[.he gas companies of .California are · o o . becomi n~ acutely a:.~are of dirai nisl~ing reserves '~t present sources and · are considering this ar'ea as a new source of supply. · · Undoub teddy the · . · . o . · , . o 0'I O~LO r--- r--- CxJ O~ L,") ¢") 0 ~.~ Er) C"U CZ) LO--" ¢3 ¢") 0~' f-r--LO ~...h LO C'xJ LOr--O COI C~ O~ oD LO 0'~ CZ) ¢0 0 od ¢0 ,--- ¢0 09 I..,~ o'") 0 Cb ~ 0 LO 01 oO C:) OD r-- C"O C x.I LO (;) LO O0 0 LE) 0') r-- 0'3 i'"--, r--- Od ~-"'- ,~..,~"- ,,~ C~ LO L.C:) . . o :> U ' · O' E E 0 · F. 0 r'ei $-. ~- C~,~ 0 0 0'0 · . o 0 .~:$ _J 0 E: · 4J ' 0 0 ~ 0J :> ~__~0 CZ) 0 'iT. 4-) 0 or-- O ~- 0 ~ U 0 0 · · o .. -Japanese mar$:'et for liq[lefie~ natural, gas will cause'e;~:Dans~on of.the . , , ~-~ n~'.' faci 1 i ti-es The apparent i n-;prove- e>:isting plant, or con~trttc~,on..of ~,,- · . ,. merit in Ar~erican relations with Red China could open dp a large.new marl:et for ferti lizer-¢roduced from-Kenai--Cook Inlet gas -fi el ds ,~d . ~ - ........tlawaii n,..y'~ become a marl:et for liqu~fi~ od~ · nai'ura'i~ gas from the area. , , . .. . The recreation and tourism poteqtial of the l(enai Peninsula . will increase substantially as. Alaska's residential population increases -. . . . and tourist travel to'Alaska expands. ~n considering the.-'economic future the potential for the expansion of. agric[.~lture should not be . ~ ,- . overlooked, since thSs is one of.the few al~eas in Alaska with clean, tic . and soii condi ti OhS favorable to this indus try. . .. o o .o · · ,. · · 27 -. · Land Ac'qui s ~ t~ on Preb] ems. For more than ninety years_public land in._Alaska h~s_been .... ttie smbject of studies, recommendations~ resolutions, petitions, and congression~'..l hearings directed at, and depends'hr upon, !.~ashin~ton fo7 corrective action. Repetition of the ..same grievances over a p'eri~d .. of generations leads to the unescap~b!e conclusion that distance and . ..the poli.tical disadvantage of territorial sta-[us fostered neglect. ..~Sin:e stat~hood~ the selection and utilization of land in Alaska has been ~urther s-csm~ed by the land ~freez~ Native Land Claims federal Withdrawals,.and action by strong conservation org~.nizations, The history of land acquisition Problems .on the lowland area is the same as for the State as a whole. :...,: . . · 'the story of land in 'Alaska is one o_f contra~t between natura'l .plen't~/ and man-made restriction.-It is a tale of continuou, s effort , - . . by A}~'ericans-tliere to secure a small Share' of this abundant ground. . It is, no less,.a necrology of their-legitimate and age-Old aspirat, io]~s through the thwarting by a diStant government. Its full narration would Eecome depressing. It begins in 1857, and in 1971 it is still :"to be continued." . , · ' ' 1o start tt~,' re was not in Alaska, as along other earlier " · o 'American frontiers a general pre ~,,,~.tion law; that is, a squatter's . . 'eight, an individual "first-come-first-serVed~' r~'~ht to claim land : on. the pre-emption principle. · · · · o In Alaslia there was not merely lack · · · .. · .. · o.'f such law, but a definite pro!~.ibition. Less than a.week after tl~e Gene~'al Land Office Commissioner Joseph flag w~.s raiscd in Sit!:a, -. S. i,!ilson was citing, upon demand of his chief, Secretary of the Interior 'Orville Il. Bro'..,'ning~ an .act of C'ongress o'F 1807 (2 Stat. 4.45) th'at . even atten~,?ts by the people in Alasl:a to make claims and s~.tl~m~nt~ 'were . ~cohtrary to law. It was a s.trange law that in this special instance . . c6[:]d ind~ed "keep a m~n from trying" something which ~mericans say can't be done. But that being the case, Secr.etary Brownin9 had-in . turn to notify his cabinet colleague Seward,' ~,}lno had requested the i-nform~tion, that sin~e such at ~ t.~,~gts at 'sett~emant were "in direct ., 'violation of the provisions of the laws of Congress applicable to the . . . "mi I i tary '.public domsin secured to the United States by any treaty, ,. -~. force nHglnt be. us~a to- remove tPe intruders." ' ,. :~ :l,!ho'-were the intruders? They were the Amarican counterpart- in Alaska- of the frontiersm~n, pioneers, settlers, ~he advance guard ' uS. coS, who for a century and.a hal-f had .been making the future United S.- ~ . .. . From the Old"~World to America's eastern shere, successively across th.e Appalachians, the Prairies and the Rockies and on t° the Coast. .o '"'they came, 'recognized at the time and revered in. retrospect, as 'the bui'lders of a nation. But in the last lap - last in tin. ia'and last .in space -'to the farthest west and farthest north, they had become "intruders." -' ' ' .' '. . ' "~.' · · .. · - Despite the reiterated protests of success~¥e ~overnors, of. other federal officials in Alaska, ..of. citizen ma~s meetings, general . . . land legislation did not come till tt~e turn of the century. -. · . . o . . When finally ,. .' exte~;ded to Alasl.:a it was ~ot adapted to conditions t!~ere. But what- , -~ ever its ,,alu~,. e>:t~,nsion of tli~ g~'n~,ral 'land law ~.'as in effect ~ullified . by lack.of survays. Its multiple defects were emptiatically called to the . ~ttention of Con~ress in 191'3 by the First-Alaska Legislature whose ' right to legislate on land matters Congress had specifically foreclosed. "One'of the legislature's six m~morials on the subject protested agair~t , th~ e~ghty-.rod shore space reservati'on establish-.-' - ~,~ by the act of ,. 1.898, extending the homy'stead laws," This strange provision reser,,~d on all navigable waters a space-eigh-~y rods w~de betv~een all tracts .. l,~'~hich might be acquired by individuals. Since the stlore frontage of those , tracts was also limited t'o eighty rods - amended in 1903 to 1¢0 rods - meant that the government was reservinlg, to itself first one-half, then -one-%bird, of the sea and river frontage of Alaska. ". : . .. o : : -~Corrn~issioner Clay Tailn~.n-of the General Land Office condemned -o --the sliore-space reservation exliaustively and unqualifiedly in his 1918 report. A bill pending before the Congress would repeal "the shore- space res erves.- and water-front restrictions in their entirety, and solve that long-standing difficulty, he wrote, by abolishing the reservations · · l-as tO those lands to be classified and listed for entry by the Secretary ? of Agri'~ulture under an act of June 11, 1906 (34 Stat. 233) and then, upon application., restored to entry, if the Secretary of the Interior saw · o . · · · · · fit t.o grant such application. In that form the bill became.law 'June 5., 1920 (41 Stat', 1059~). . .... . ' · ' '.'.. ' · · · o · · , .. It might as well not have been' enacted,"if th~ sl~ore-spac6. ' · rese~vai~ion was as objectionable as Co,.n:~.,issioner Tallman pointed' out- an~' · · bn that score there was no disagreement -why not a Straight repeal? The · · · · , .~,. , ,. -. · l~ex.i lat./ erected t~.~o ne;.; obstacles, nan'~ely, prior action lg, tI~e S~acretary of A~lriculture as to cei-tain lands~ and prior actiun in every ins'tance thereafter by the S~:retary o the I'nterio~,. The .law merely i.ncreased the already .excessive red .tape by adding .steps iwhich would--Se --'-for shore lands had to take. For ail 'the extra effort the result ~./as · o lit~-le chan~ed. Under few secretaries of the Interior wa.s an'appreciable .. -nu'~',,ber of shore-space reservations ¥..'ai\,ed. Under Harold L. Ickes~ Secretary of the Interior from 1933' to 195~6~ it was-a matter of undeclared policy · . . . not to waive thc;n, l~Jhere Congress by legislation had opened a pleasing vi sta of- fa ci 1 i tated I and acqui s i ti on ,..arbitrary bureaucratic pol icy I, , effectively blocked the prospect. · . o - --Private land ownership on the Lower'l',enai Peninsula was actually · started-.in the vicini~-¢~ of Ho.rr~er in 1915 when the first tlomestead was officially .fi.led upon. '-Between 19i5 and 1918 land in .the area of Homer, -' . Miller'S landing and Anchorage Point were surveyed and opened to homestead'in§. · By 1920 sever}teen filings had been made for homesteads. By 1930 'a total of 78 hon~esteads had been entered. Of these, 3q had been patented, 30" ... had been relinquished or otherwise ab-adoned, and 'disposition was still pendin[l on the remaining lq.' Between 1930 and 19qO a total of 165 settlers o. · filed o'n homesteads around Honker. Between 1915 and 1955 applicati'ons were . filed 'for 73g hon~esteads.. However, since many homesteads were abandoned, , · · · filings were made on the same tract of land as manY as nine times. · · · · lhr~e areas in the Kenai. Peninsula were tempora~ily with'~rawn' · · f~'om hon:esteadi, ng in 19q8- 19q9. Th-~s.was done~so the land coul~t be . · o · examined for..agricult~ral potentialities in ~dvance of any grou~ settle- . o . . . merit that might be autl~orized by pending ~ongressional Legislation. . o · · · o o · : . " · · 31 ' :' - .... ' 970 acres Tllese groups involva~J 1~,0.,97~ acre. s in uhe l,enai-Kasilof area,-l?,_ ~. . ~ in ti~e Fritz 'Creek U~l~nds and 13,755 acres near l~inilchik. Datween 1~52 -. . - ~ were open to homesteading ' and t955 thcs~, and otiner tracts in the lowlands, · . .... ltonmsteading was not, and still :is n'ot, a'profitab!e enterp~;ise,' 'A relat-~vely few homesteaders have found farming profitable. 'Most home- steaders must d..epend upon part-time..em?loyn~ent to support the family' · .o · In 1967 when the Secretary of the Interior imp.o.sed the land -freeze, homesteading, for all practical purposes came to an end. ,. The Alaska Stateho. od Act in 1959 authorized the State to selec~ -"approximately one hundred three million acres of' land from the public -domain, Due to the fact that surveys and legal descriptions of~land desired .. · 'for selection by the' State had to be "completed before the State. could ~obtain title to the land, the pro'cess of land selection was painfully _. ~slow. By the tim~ Secretary of',the Interior Udall imposed the land free'ze o. only about twenty-~hree million acres had been selected by the S. ta~e. ., · Numerous. attempts by every terri tori al Governor-6'f~ A1 as ka to have restrictions eased, or permissive legislation enacted to make -land available for settlement were ineffective. Probably the greatest' factor against the acquisition of public lands was the lack of surveys, · , ' ' -- The Lower i'~ , · .,~na~ ~eninsula 'like many other areas ~'f Alas'ka, · .. · · felt the-land .restrictions imposed by various agencies of' the Federal oo , · . . · · o . Governm2nt. Pr'ior to 1910,-e'ieven m~ll~on acres of land.(la~er reduced · to 4,gO0,O00 acres) was set aside for the Chu~ch National [*rest. In'" 1932 a.fort~ml proposal to establish the Kenai National Moose' Reserve. · . · · · · · , l~ine years late~-'action was approveq l)lacing restr.ictions upon anot. her 1.8 million acres on the l~enai Peninsula. .. (Sources_ o"f info,,,...~':'ion for n~aterial -~n Chapter V includ~'~ Bancroft's Hi s tory' of *~, ta~;e -.Grue,'~i.ng ' ' ~,,e United S s, . s H~story of Alaska, and Alaska A~r'ic[;Itural Experir,:en~ Station Repor'[.) _ .. -- . 23 · o.. .o Ct{APTEP, VI' · De\,el o,'}ment . of Transport;-ti on~ Early scttlements. On the Kenai Pen. insu]a Lowlands were limited primar5 ly to ~.,.~ or river mouths along the coast with travel between them by boat, ttunters, trappers and prospectors entered .the Interior.by boat,-using rivers and lakes to the extent possible. Those going beyond points accessible by water ;.:ent on foot by trails th~-ough, terrain v,'hici,! offered tt~e least resistance. - · . .Although the develop~:~ent of railroads was not a di.rect factor _Jrt establishing-transportation in the Peninsula Lowlands, there are some ..... indirect relationships, and a brief discussion of railroads is not' . . . . . ~ , '~-'~' iv.e coal fields Of.i"the !qatanuska inappropriate. Prior' to 1900 the ex~.~I~s - -"- ........ -Valle.,,, were disco'vered and plans w'ere formulated-to construct a ra~'lroad · '-from Seward to the area. The A'la'ska Central Railroad Company was organized . .. - and railroad'.constructior~ was started in 1903. By 1905 approximately fifty miles of railroad tracl:s were laid at a cost of 2.5 million dollars, At · .that time the railroad went' into bankruptcy and was t~ken over by the Alaska Northern Railroad Company. This Com. pany survived for six years, -and by 1911 the railroad had been extended "to a total of seventy two miles. Nothing more was done until 1914 when the Congress Of the United States. · · . . · recogn'ized the potent'i'll of mineral developments in the Fairbanks area · . · i' · an~ authorized funds' to construct a railroad, not to exceed ,000 miles · · . in length, to open up interior Alaska to miner-als~development. Exte'nsion · .. · of the railroad to Fa-irbanl:s was cempleted 'in 1923 and the railr6ad has · · been operated by the Federal. Government to the present time. o · - o The Sterling Highway ~.;hici~ extends froln the Junction of the , , Seward_ I15~''~'.',''''~u~.~,~ , th~rty-ei ~l~t~ m'iles-from t}~e. Ci I'5'. o'F.. Seward, to the City .of }{or}'~r was started in 19,5. By 1951 *" ' ~' ' . ... ~ u~,e high,way was com~)leted and ; stimulated settlemsnt-along the route, llard surfacing of the entire · ]4ength of the hig.~ ~.. - · · ' h',.'ay was completed in 1967 , .. · . . . · . ~-,,.~'., was const'ructed the transportation Until- the Sterling of suppli~ was limited to water carriers, with interior communi, ties . . . 'served by small boats on the rivers, pack horses or dog sled. The 'highway becam~ an ~m2ortant means of transportation as goods destSned . . - for the l~wland are,o were of-F-lo,~ed from rail. cars at lioose Pass and . distributed by truck +o~ come, unities alonzo the hio~,.~av~,,,, ~. . As the. City of .. ~nchora~ ~rew and becam~ a m~jor d~str~but.'ion center, a ~reater amount. . U,,,~ was ~ruc e of the freight vol "~ k d directly from Anchorage to citie~ ~n~ conmuni ti es al ong the Sterl i ng Hi ghway. - - , -. · -Since the first delive~' of mail by air to the Kenai Peninsula in 1934, the airplane has played a significant role in the developmant · of the area. With the development of~.petroleum and petrochemical .. · industries the use of air service has-been accelerated, reaching a peak in 196~ when construction activity leveled off. The following table indicates the outbound Passenger and freight Volume from the Kenai . . .- .. ai..rport from 1962 - 1968. In..additibn, to the certificated route air · . carriers.volume .listed below, North Air' carried 18,287 passengers in 1969 and 28,223 passengers in 1970. · o 35 . 1962 1963 1964 1965. .1966 1967 1968 1969 Air Pas'sel}=:e-~~,rd, Frei£~ht ~olui;:.-~. ... -Kenai Airport o .Frei(.iht (tons) 6,655 9,597 12.,,155 13,509 22,405 46,6/~3 66,1z16 Ii3,1 86- 31.76. 55.93 126.26 183.14 '113.73 189.53 165.33 220.27 Source' Federa'i Avi---ation Administration In 1965 Maririe Highway service was started witi~ the motor vessel Tustu?,-~ena providing service linking the cities of t(om, er, Seldovia, },ooi~ ' ~k, Seward~, and Cordova. Using 1966, the first full year of operation as a base, the following table of traffic indicates that by -. 1970, the last full year for w!-iich statistScs are av~ilable~ increased . utili'zatio~'~ of'this section of the Harine Highway System is as follows. , Embarking passengers at Homer increased'i40% ' Disembarking passengers at ttomer increased 920' Embarking vehicles at tlomer increased 100% Disen~arking vehicles at Homer' increased 100% Since tlomer is not a major freight terminal for barge, highway or rail service, it may be assumed that the majority of passengers and vei]icles largely repres6nted an.increase in tourist traffic... The. - , · · fact ~ha.t appro, xiI,~tely 81% of the passenge, r and vehicle, traffic was.. · · · generated.in the mohths of MaY, June, July, Jqugust, and September , · , f~rther verifies this assumption. , · . , · . 'i~55 't .,.0 6'? ig?O 'i :3,7i 7~'fiu ,334. '7z:3 ,524 72i gg 7.?:2 O.U u ~922 · ¢: '8o OctoScr 1, !971 Source- · · 37. W:i'~cii C&"' SLi"COSS~''';~''' b~' ~u,., ~.ii,3 ~ l iu..':{;;s ca le re}i^es~':""hs tri,- {jT,-;'v,:{;: ,, ,. , ~ ~. cj ....... :'~ ~ . t 006-['.'; Oll 104 d:",s 8,'-'. day* 95 d.-ays 6.~ d~ys 89 days 53 days 9'/0 R& 4,..* .c. 'i 't Ap:--i'!" ' , , ,eat' Avci, age- 'Fot. a'i l?,c'~e$ - ! · ~,~nai Paninsul~ tills '~,uuS . ot progressed as ra,'{oiy ~s -,,n t l'.~'can~sl:.~" ~nd Tanana ~',_.,a'~eb,s , O~Ou. ly due in part to the sm~x~l ioc~n . '~ th p d e. T ~ ' . ",~.~ in crops o'~'.a~ marKut for e TO u~ .n '1970 c~,c ,;o at a~ .... . . . . . . cna Kenai Peninsula was 2.,647, ,,_ c~, ii~tive a~d se~de/ "- , ,,, u ¢"¢aSS rep'¢Gsoiq~,~Rc¢.. . roqghly o.,,.. Feed crops' o',' oats, barley anu oc,,u, g ~n ~ , /o, and co, ....... c~al vegatab]e~, ori;,:~r~y oo;~tcas represe~4'r'd abou* . "'~;e to~'al 'value of aoricultu:'e produce;on'" a:,~'" sales in ;s70 was · .. . ... '0 0 , o COFiS'""'u,~i'.S &S 'Cil~l a ~"~',,~s ilo h'.3.J (:o ~"'~.~ D, :'oc;uc,3 'co &"",~j, !ilLiN:', .... i-,.r ?, ] chickens :,. fa':-m p'roducti on ;....'~,~ sti'! i ¥or-h~,~:,3 co:,~um:, ~, . 'I 9 50 1 ¢ :~" '197 0 28 40 1 226 . 9O 67 20" - 7 o .~0 8 i~4 64O 7,334 17~,500 . '154 60 Sou. Nco' industry, and there we~-e s~--~,,~o I fo rd mi n!( " ,. ' -~ . o,.'evar . ~,~ra x a-, , ranch,es i~ tn.~ area . ' ,. .k ' ,L I~ ~ , the cumpec~tion~ from foreign marke~s, tec...,no~cgical developments in , ~-', . ~ur~ and opportun~;~es T~r , . u,e manufacture of s iEiLi] a-;'ed = .... ~ empn oymen; ~ n the , ,shins inaustry and more rec:*ntl'y, in job~ re-la;ed to the oii and g~,.s industry, cn=~ re?,,arus to' ..e TUt ranch became compa'rative~'y, small . ,- i ndfistry wa's a6andoned.' .. . . · . . - , , , . , Homes re- ' ~aing , . not a c I loss by any means.. ~rl l'aw~' al'id not require th~, homeste~d:-'r to co mora tn~n cons~,.c~ sc,,,~ ,. .- .. house and res-ide on the claim for seven mont}is to qualify for a patent. · · · · .. . -.. · '- , ,.. -'- ' - "' , r~'~ o s t i r;:i~ o:t" t a'.'~ ~'' ~ ' TO '- '-n c{~: '! r,,,~ :,,'as ba~ncj u The ext. an~ to v:h'ic:: omas-Lea c: ~ , · ' ~ ' dy agricultural purposes was 'the subject o~ a s'cu . CO::aU~buu .Ag:~i-tural Exper~men~ St'=-: study is now fi.fte¢:.'n 3, e::r~ old t~.e ~esul"cs would point up senera ~.. co'nc] us.i o''~,~ - u,¢.t -ho:-..:as reads on 'c~,e ~a nins..~, aru produc~ ng c'ul ti va%ad crops. ," t-lorn3 s 'he a d ers Re?ortin9 by Area Acres '; n Acres ~, c ) ~ e sI Acres Acres Berries & in i-lay & in in ...... ~"'~ C' Ken,,i ~'" ,, -,~¢,si lof Area 33 35 o i85 4-0 26 Ni ni I,.,,,.,~:~ ': k Area9 . 9 8 15 . ~ . Homer ,,. _a 53 34 8~ 591 ~ 22 835 Totlal 95 79 95 79! 202 I = 171 As'suming each !.,.omes.tead comprised i60 acres, 1,17! acres out · of a total of 15,200 were bei ng producti rely uti lli zed i n any 'Way. · · · , · "-" ': '~' Ag: .... i':'" pot The U.S. Depar~inen~ o, c~, ~,re re ~ed %hat in 167.0 the . . .. ' . .. '~ · , :,:', I k Cows ..... "r, e e'f, H e i fers 80 L a ""-, ~,~ s · .Beef' Cows 300 ' Total Sheep Calves 190 ' . , lO 2O 6.0 4O '.l r~ P..'~'[ '} $ · 'To'c,:' Cazzi ,'.,. 7.°0= ' = i ire "cock \,"~ i ,xe o~ _ P ,3 f.-:'c Ve Lamb ._ k cj,'~ s. Total' (C,:,,sun:p'L"~,,, ~o n ~r;d .,c;::."~es Vai u3) · i969' '1976. $5'! o ,.u03 33 i .., i O0 <'i !'3 4.0u ~ c. i 07 -3 0 C) Accord: rig, to the,, ~,~n.,, ~,, , ,,,n,,o i(c:,~o','."c, ~,~, ~-he tot-a] value o= farm ' ..... ~uc'c on ~r, t" ' '" ....... , . ;;a loyola, nd ¢.rea ~ht,,,.~a': the 't 970, ~., '- .... *-"- ~ '~' i¢55 1969 'Fol'i o',.:~ ~y changes ~ ,'u,,~ - . $ Val u:-' 195~ tgou 'i9 145 500 4gl ~300 30~"- 800 The reco~,a:,i ti on of the: ;,ote,,t'iai? ,, for agricui-cu!ral p',,-oduct';cn, on the Kenai Papii~sul'a was-attested to by the 'Fac'~ that the first -, ,..' ' .. ,.,~;l'!a:i ~§ricultural exper, iment s~'a'~-.,op, in A~aska was es%abli~had at ~-'~ · 1898. . , ¢:!2 ~" ~' " "- ,., -,.,. .. ~" ,~ ~ ...... , ,, .~,, · · .}(L~SSi a'~. '-U" '- "*-' ,., ~- ~raci~,g Co...,:~a:]y ,,,h~c;:,, es ~~ s ac~ a pos .. · . . Rqver.. 'fi~~* presen'c i mi;.s ~, ;ha Ci"cg/ o',' I('e:]:~~ inc]u~ : _ · . . acres of '!~:~,d o}, bo~h s'~c:~'~' ox t~ . . . t{is'~orically, }(e~,~i was the cr,.ni:er o'r b'~-'' religious adti,/i%, of "-'~" ' " ?.',,.:x !and Thc''''= , ' L.;:O A!aSr, a 'il , ~,.. a,v'~ · . ,, ~I 'lo~i h-is'~or'y st.u..'.der,~ks are o'? this ea?ly per<o,~.., an,, '-- .~ ...... · on many ~ ssues. ,,'~osi: au~ e -aha'L a" ' ^"- ~i nee ,~enovated ~ v:hi"' WaS the P;",os"cis h ,., ..... ~s .ess , . o,~ ,.~e coils cPt.!c'cea ulle Rt,,ss'iaris - lhePe : " · agreement as 'go whether "the rem~'ining chu. rcl-~ structural' was buil-'c prio'r to th e po rct;, ~ s e o f '" "' ~ . ., the i err'~ ~ory 'ri^om Rus'sia i n ~ 8.87. It ~s b''~'~ ved '~"' Priest's l'~oixe was built in 184° · ' , .~o .t. I,. I/,, ' " Fla~]dwri tten mi I i'haW orders on di sp lquseum give eviuence tha'c the Uni"~ed S'cates Government Kenay on' April 10, 1859~ under the co'~mand of Second Lieut~nan ,.,, Cra'..~ford Activity ceased at For'~ ,,en:'.,,~. by ~,"o~~,...~uti.. ve o, ~.r dated Se.,~,a;':-~,..., ~,~' ~:.. . . · . . "" "h ~, ~ e',, . From 1869 untNi '1952 ~ '~'~=~ w e no luiiitary insCa]~a;ions. · . , l(enai area. In 1952 the arny es{abli shed Seward's Statibn for'the PurPose of support~n, g t*~,,e ns~o-~" nai sua,"a" ,' and ma'inta~nin~, co;:~::~unications ,. , , . . fac'i!ities. Iri i965 t~e U.S. A~r Force assua'~d responsi~-~'ility '?o~ . . . · , . . ' i ' . cor;"-ri buto", to tr:o~ econc:~"'o, 07 t'~:e ara.,: ":"',; SCi'iO0] 6,)~d a COrT:':Ui'i-; ';-'/ CO 'l ~ a regional seconu~.,, ..... ~,,, , ,,age. .... Zu """ ' "" A post o'r"race wa-s about 1930, ma'~i was carri'-' ',, ' ' -' ' ' eu to Ke,,aq from l;omar by various means~ ~nc uding . boat, backpack. ~ horseSack a,-,d,, dog sled. The first air mail clel';ve,"~.., r,~ ..... '~ L;CaP from ~.~nchorage ~n ~930 and was on a month'~y bas~s unt~ ]934. · . ' ~ "-' ,, and by 1940 daily air mail service service was ~ ncreased to '6wico, monet;lo ~ · was es tabl -, shed . Records show u~a~ for a poriod o'r 'c:me between ~o,.: .... · :o , ~ ' -: - .~ iu~d ~hrOLic~h 19:,-4 the post OTf:ce at Kenai was c!oseu, and survqce t,,~s p:'-ov""~ post .office at "-~ = "- ' ". ~' ~': ;,~ilo,. :he Kenai post of':ice was reest-a$tis,,~, c;t - . · . . , Aprii .13. 19~4. wi'~' l{ ~ u ~ ~, "- '" ss, . .. ~n rs..,a.l;ne l,i~rs,, as Pos~m~s~re , The inoustria'~ development, and ch · -, . ~nrjed'the co:::uni'%;' 'F~'on,, ~ = " . . agricui'cu, ra! cch;er to a bu~,. , . . , most of the · . , th.-~ ~to.,~]~.- t~<'--~:t-,~,,::,, ~"=S '""J'~ ...... :'"" 7" '?.e ~[~ jL~riC'~'[C;i't .... ~g , ,b: ..... ,~ " ....... ~-~' COiqS~, uC'~'~Oit. 1:~' Si WaS .. of u!,~: S~er~'- ~ '-'~' ~nd" .... ' ' . = " =":~'"i ' 'Oil I=' ' ' ' ~eb.S ~' c ~'~: " .... ~'~V ~ -~-'-.'~" I~ 'l .10 ~-~ CRC~ DO/ to j~sti'Fy the es';ab~is]~m"~n~ o':: an' e~e;;;$n'ca.r'v sc~o~.. ~.:,en one . . Peni'nsu. l~ $oroh:u!~ v'es o'"Can~='~cI ~ "g~ So~do ....... w s ; , - m -. . . , Sold n~ to beco:~;.3 ~ r'~'c ~, , L~o c~ t~ zci~s o'~ ~'o% vo'te4 ?'~ c'lass city wi th a ma3/or ~*' , .... et-' t For s'e\,et x! y cc-'-,'"s focal'l)" '-'~. ha" be .... , ;' to esuaD~.is~! a nospitai~ buu I',~,, ai ficu'!ty o'ota~ning aceqLi.-.te , . - ,,~ , ~ ' ..... ' ~ Borougi'i Gov~rn,:'.~:n'c 'r'inal!y assu::;~u espa,, , ~ . , . ' .. ~ , -cas I-,ospi'tal facility and ~n 'i970 a. hospital with "- opened. . . -~ Soldotna, with a present popui · " = th ' " .... Ka" ' strategically located at zne Junction o~ e Sterling ;~ :,u ~ .acstrial area and 'co u Spu~., Road. Hi g"~,way ira-i-74, c to "-c ,,~, ., . - . ~ , , ¢,~S~0~ OT C: heN* rec. re~tion~] ~re~s taus~- - h "" ~ ~ p~.ss t ro~g~, So:douna 'The - o these 'cwo industrie~ or ~,e ex a,,sio o-: . , r.aflec~ed ~n ~,~ grov,,'~h of So'ido':~ ~. · · · · · !.-I o :'ne r " o .. ilomer was first set':'i ad 'about i'~'¢~'~- n "" -' f 'h Coal · ~ oou 0 ciqC' e~!'~ 0 i1 e · . · · Spi't~ a -. .... ' ~:~ "~ ~ ~. ~"'"'~! .... C ' ' ' ~" ' .... !' ~ "~ o · .. . -. ......... ,- ,~ ~ naa so -,~: ~:; ~ ~ .... ' ,,~"-e'~ ""- led ~ gT-o:~., of "~c,,~"'~ cja,~ ~ --'-su'~'~. u s-ce"~r~, s ';'~,~ "-he~ :,~:n~', ~ Pc,~i nsu~a, ~hey, . -¢, r.~ ' o-.tt.i ¢, s '.' '" ,.. . ~ ,.,,e Coox. ~r,.[,-:,'c. C:oa~ r'te;d Conlpany establ:~shea a 'rat~,..e'.r' s'~z-e,u'[c COo., Yn'[ning '~s'L[~[]a'c'"of t:':. ....,. ~ ~.,s ~.~,a for "he 0ri cng, A' p'rov~de fuel 'rot coastwise ,-ccarners ~;.nd for shi" bo'" ' .. . · ' . . ' ' ..'-- f h , " and loading facili '''~ ' x., · .... ,. ', ,~'--' . _ ~'-' ' ' ~ ~C DOc: ~'. system ~n A~s~,~ u~ng co~ oi~ ]~mps to ~-'lgh~' 'he ' ' '- About '1907 the ~oo" ..... ,-~:,,, ,,...rEs st..'.ccee{ad h.y &': " :~ i. nlei.: C°ai Field Co:,~x,.,.,,., . ,~ Engii sh Corn?any whic,, carri ed on coal i'r~ i~i ng ope~ cfi ohs for a .'rev,,- SEC,,' s. As oil r~placed~ "coal as the ':ual, so,rca for s'tean:s~ips~,, the coal--m~nina', indu:'~"~'*''. ,., .. declined..Sinc6 'fha{ t'ime coal .mihing h'~i.s-con'hint~ad on a iimitad b~.sls to . -' ~' . ~ ' , ~" ,, c~,;:S h~.Va satisfy the local fuel-needs .A~ the presenu t~e most been conver~ad~ to oil, so for all practical ?,.~u, eq}-~s~ coal · ~ ~ ,,'~i~ l° ..... ' '"'"~" '% '~" '~ -. _, ' "~" rl~O;il lguO, Ur, ' _, o 'C~ CO :i'~ ' O~ ~-~0;';i2~ pr-o,g?ogced A.bou"r; 1904 and arj'ai n about "1934'.~e co:';',:'::un'~'%, expari encad 'two dar. x.~g:~ ;'~,'~ i' ~"~.:, · ~5 ..... ~ ,:~-~ ". ~ ....... i';':: ~3."' , ../ -' ~ .... :" ~E-:~ a :'iL'.'~'~:~Ci' C,f VC%C:,'~a::~ (:00~" -- , . , " ~- :-~ (: (-: ::' i; ~ UOVC ., l:o:-~as-~-.~--,.x~ ,, < co "' d-~.'.', si: ,:ad boa,, s"?"s~''''4 ?'' . " on the la`',~ l..:sny o'i- ~.e ::,,,:~. ....... .The population o?' Flo:'i:-ar in ]940 ,,,as 3 5 ~y ]qSn" .... ~' .... " doub]eu to 725, lite ]95.0 ce,,~us place"' ,~ ;, , . o" : -- ,.- u 'th~: :.,o?,u'iat';c.n at ] ~<-7> aha t::a current esti mate i s i ~000 :,'~' v'i'::~'s vt': t!: '"', ~ %h e -i i ::ti 'ts o f 'the f'i" '-.'s % c] ~-'ss c-: :-:~'~., ~ wi th ai'l acldi ti one] ' ' "CT'a O. n ~ ,.. 500 in ':~i:e ' . . ' ' ' i ~ u:,,~-, e CT'e.&%]011 Of The-?~rst e'i:for'c a: -!cca' ri--,-.,-~r:~ at H~"'''~-''''' ,,,~s · "· ' ~ 8 '"'" ~-~ :':la p :-.pos a of a publ:ic uti l'~ty distr'~ct :n 19 for ~:: ::"i ry ~ - . . ~ : ,.~s inc:'eas~.a in. 19,$9 when t''~ pui i c wharf The responsib~'I'' ty '.?' ~.~ ~ ' Legisla'ture enacted legislation to req~,'i:'e~, t. he collection o: , ! 'fha following Legislature rescinaea this ~:~t'~= but the basis .... ~ ' ~'i taxes had been es"cablished. :'n 19~ ,--:~ dan-cs pprovec t'- of Ho;~,;~ as a -First class c':ty wi'ch a co,,::c-;'~ ,'.::.neet.ar .. , . '. · · ,, · · ~,,.,,~r'~,~,~,,ni ty se,-vi ces .h~va, ,. deva'l o¢~ci. 'as the. need. arose; in. · . , · , , ,. first elementary school was es:Bab'tis!:e::~ and was expanXad ~o ~, · ~' ,-. , .. cu'rriculun: tnroug~' the saco:~dary Icve~ A~ :,,e ~'r, esent 'ci':;a a ::'~',' 1920 th<:~ 46 school, is under cor~sti'uc't'ion> v,.'h':ch ,,,.rill include' a standard.. 9y;:):".-":s':u:: and o . _. i~,,, tlie area coal l(en'ai ?a'nir~sula 'industY'~a'~ ~','.eas Ni nii ch i The vii!age of hal .... ' - - been establisli$d som~t'ime bet. v:een lC20 and 1830 by the Russian Fur Tr~ing - Company as an acjricul , the origil~ai settlers w'ere Russion ~ar, me brog ~ , , The ori at the mOUth of the N-inilch]l( [<:var. lhe name .. . A7 . · · ' - ..... - . . time the raising of fox ~nu :i!'iz,~, cons ti'r"~taq a . , ~ ~ 'ti~e dec] ~ ne ] n ~ne "~:~r~'~ ,'l~,~nti oneu el sew ere, caused this tO be cor;';2let'uly phased out. 'i970 cer:sLi$ ].iSiS 'C?IO popuiatio:~ served by "she pos'c o',-':-~ca as about [::a 'f-~rs'~ ~ ~i'ic S ChO0" "'~ " ' . ....... a one-too:ri' s'i:ruct,',~,~~..,., ~. -in 191 7 A c cho'o'l ~,as'-- u~:a:~'- ~ ' cp~": .... a usu' cont.'~' n~,~,~sl.,' ..... . ,¢ . " ,,.. ' ' "- "" ~:-o:"da aducat, l, onal co;..i:'$cs s~nce '[:ha~ 'Bi~',',~ aha has been ax?xnaea to :. ., · -. · A.post. o{f~ce was estah'ii~hed . of the year- This inclu, dad boats 'uring ti'-,,~ sum:er, by horsebac" , t.ra-velling along the beach, and by do>s ~, ThC area is baco::,-~ng increa~ingi., p,..xula'r as a sportsfis~in9 and recreation area and as the paouta~ic,:, o'? An~,orag,~ inc. a:,es 'chis area ,~ re in ..... Fro:,, ~ a o;-; ane touri~'>~ sections o the should enjoy ,,,o .co,,,~ '~he .recre ti ' ~,.. f Anchor Poi nt ' · located' '-' ' ...... ;"'i ci'ic~d ~i~ i q'~-~ ~';', O; ~ th~.~ .c~Pf3.& e,',~, ' " ~nd-ti~'" , ..... ~ .... '.~ the c- ..... ~'" ~ v C02~-..,~ u~02 OT .,~:F', Fi~ch"~n~ i~' 'r. obab. cu. a''~ ' ,.,- ~ for. and creeks ka ~ area p~)uls.~ Sa]'"'~Fi ~i c2'~'~ ' , , , ~. '~ u:eS ill '-e -. · :~i'l'l create the dave]oor,,-,'-ar~t of i-,.'~..,r: :~c~ ]:"'" ~n -~mmad-~ate ct!-a,; A post office was est. ablisl~ed a-'~ Ankhs, Po~,,, ,,. -, · ...... ~r ~'. '~" ~' x lc. The s, or~.uiat';on in a sca~.,~ u.a pop,~iation o'~ ~?~?,rly ',-~ve hundra~ paop , i 9''° '~'"" ~'rty o., ,uc the area was th-' . · · there ~s soma po - ~nt~ai for a~ ,u. ra pension a,. - . and the area may expe~ionce soma benefits -:f there is further oil aha gas , .. exploration either off or on shore. North · .~ Although N. orth Kenai is nou an incorpora in the economic growth o~ th'e Kenai'Peninsuia Lowlands. warrants suaciai . . , , . . . at'tenti on. · . . , . , , . .- . " s';,,er ~'i~d in ]~57 The discovery of pe'croieu,;, in the Swanson ,~ ...... . . . ' t-riggered, ~ period" of au~ono:::ic and i~;'d~u: ;a v..~,', ,~_ ~ ~ '1 v~ ~} ' ...... ,~ f .u tow~a,,~,s area lhe d'~scov'erY revolutionized the econ~,,,~ o ~ . · .49 . , ! I Fort, 'f::c~ ] i'::'~ es co',.; d be devo':' c. ped, The ,' Caruol';., ~:~p,d Ck--~'.",',-; c~t~;~ ..... :. Co~]?3&i'i~/, c,..,,;F: e'cea coiqs'u',"uu'~i oN"~ o'i:' "~.ite ................. i ~F'~.s~; t. ~:.,,;:,iu.:-i:.' & and urea. r;mnu'ractL,'.',-',ng ¢ .... *.~ '" '-, '- .')an~" *' " ' ' completad uu,;,i,~nias ~ll co0 ora'i;iO,q ~.,~-i-ch ~,~ gu~,¢o..~..c lN(i~gi'&c~"l~'-,~,,, D, . - '~0 Jar, ar` ~ -~o ' ~ ::~. i as . islan-' ' · -'~ ' ' ' . ,~ to the a. rea uhe Poru of !'.:il(Nsi~ :,.,'as develop~a so o . Cn'¢,'~ ny' - ~ , service a,,d ~,,,,,a constructed a refin~ry~ and severe~ " ' .... , facilqties were establisheu. in i964, a schoo~ v,'as construc"'u~-~u"-' ,,~-:,.~ "-"::~ e'ignt' ' cl as's,^uu;;:~ :~' ~ ac,','n!'~'-'' ~,~u~,ve,- offices, and service rooms. In 1968 the area popui~t-;on ,. .. .% ~, ~! e'xpand,~,d t0 such an exte',S ",' , ~ ,, ~.,at ten add~tional classrooms ~,,e~e cons ..... .. · , , At t!~e present ti,me' this.scno'ol serves the educational neecls o'F ara~ . . , s'cude.nts through grade six.-Older s'cudants are bussea to junior a.,u sunio:' . ' . '. ~ - . · . high sc!~ooi",'acilities in Kenmei. ' , . . . , . ' The area', because, o'F the sc,~nery ta. ke~ and available ir~nc~ ~.as . ~ ~ ~ ~ beco? a%tractive as re~'idant.'ial and recraat': ' ~ ,,~ . ,onal si'ces, in 156u .1 5O · . , . .,, ' !~ t~ r- r~: t -,, . , C or::,-.~,: .- ,., ,;,.,,.i: ;';',, of ,._ 'i u ....... 'i i" ,,.,'a th~ ~-' . o'; o~'.-: , : -. · The Co' ......... ~ -,~r ;,oio:~i ?, " ' ", "";+ d~,.e ~l ~ .c.~, r s t [3 oS-i: o:'~:~'~ ~ ce t.,~:., ~ s' es 'cauk ~, i s h.2d ', s l-,ot, . ;. iiot.!i~ ~ L, c~s : ...... . = .... , .,-:uted to "" ' ~ . the pos% o~-'i'-ic¢ a~ ..... ~:'r~,~aq was .c'i,...c:~':' d. IL ~s cs t{ ~:.:~ %co %ha{' r~"~ of ca was f5 rs"'~ open.ed F. . ~,s ,,as il o~- ,.'. 5 s . r . fishing~ wh'ich is fha chief occu:~aticn of the 'ioca] area. . · ', ~--'"~.d }~.aCt~ the eastern edt:-, o; Sterl-~ng~ a small co unity lo~~ -- c'-, d',' ' ~ ........ ~ gr-e.w W 'Cfi e OX the ~uu., area and alo~ig the Sterl4,-~g High,.,ay T th tension o'f' · ' ~ > ,~cre n both out c'? stat;-' the Sterling ll-ighv,ay, .. . S~or~s.f'i~h, ng, a,,u '~.:', atio TOt , ~ ~ ' '- :'~ "pandi rig. The com;'nun:ty is served and A choraga residents are rapiu,y e,,. , . . by a post office anu a small el amantary sc;Soo! Population -- "~., ' , ~,a] Penins,~ia l..ov:land° 1930' l ,146 'i964 9 ~357 19'40' I ,477 ,. i965 lO :,'i72 19~n*,..,~ " 't ~991 !966 'lO. ~987. 6,., 6,097 1907 l I ~ 809 i961 6~9!2 - 'i958 12~6'i 7' .. . . . ., '--, -, ~42~. t962 7,727 l°o: · .l~ _~. ' 'l I'~} ' '" . ~70~:'*' 1963 8,542 ~ .. · , Source - :a~a'~'"'~ .... *" Es ti :,: tes"- ' com:)iled from ,,ar'ous. sourc¢.-~:., . ** census figures are -fo: an~-~ru election ci~-'-"': - , ,,o ~ ~ .,u, ,ct lO aha ara poss-~bly ':0" higher than for the lo,.,iand area o. .o. .o · 52' ....... u'~ . Fishing .... e: ?alii ,,;:,ul a Lc,:,.' iands ''~' .... ':'~' ~:' 'fi rs t Ec' ..... · ' ..... w' '"' ~'-,- rag~on ~-;~-.c~::,o. y ?r. ov'~aoc ~ major The '"~ ny sp;.wni n~ . ...... h .... ~ th SOU~O 0 [;~i~ ........ , .... res and ~,, - .,,.~x'p r:?):,:~,.,, ~ ins .~)i~ be~i cf .~,,a~ ~,:cS~alfi 'I'~P '%: c,~,~ O CO ']0 COili il sal'ted, sa'Imor~ w,'ere a m;~j~' part o'f 'c!!e d~ "' . ~, " ~et .of ~i"'~e,;eat'fY e>:'::~'i of'ars . . ...... W:.c ~:~.~ 0-~ ,-',- ,;' : i',; it.e Sebu,ers ~,)oo,~ ve~.,sols fo~', coastwi ~ ~r:,'; and o ~ .. -":r '! . r,. hl , 'i ou ,~aii~ ~s It seems oil~ e y re~so a.. e a,tn gi~ a ..... O'F c informatqon coas not s.ubstai;tia'c~ it, tha-c commercial sales · ~ ..... ~ the first land-based f~sn m~z h~ " - ~s~ o, -~n 'i887 Il;story re'la~es tn~t ~r: ~,,~t s~]mon cxnner'y ~" "i. '; ' ,' ' :~ -~ ~ed It 0~ ,% ~ ~ _~ Ou C&IiS O]~ SE]lllO!] ,.,./lilCli 'm,e sm~ll cann~;'V"at Kas ~ ,o~ proces . ~. ' -' try in sh. ipped to Seattle From th' .... ' ' ~ ~ he fis'hing 'n~us the area '~' .... ~,,e g, ,,u~, o'r ~tro]oum and n~a its star%, and ,,nti~ '~'~ '~o~''~'~ ~ ~ . chemical development, was the' number one indL~strY, l',..,~o co='~an~es l(enai ~ ck°' ~ Columbia l.,!o.,d, n~ e ' -- , ' ,. . re :" osera'co: ~ i" t;~e =u...;~ancl a, ua g o "~ ,,,uSt cOF~si ctoi]~ ' , ' ' ' . . - _I ~- p~ productive seasons these col-noah;es h~vc e:T;onoY'd between 150 acz 2u~ . . , people in the cannery operations. Fish for :~he cc',~neries, ware. previewed .N. . , I .~ - · ,.: ~.,,~ -- ,73,~ca~,/ ooerateo hy tl, i ee-:~'~n crav;s Al'chou :~ by 'Frc:u~:~O to 450 bolus~ . ~,o. , ~' " - , - -,--' ' '-'-:- '~"d tl ..... -.,~,jor~ ' ' tn~' ' som~ 'local residents part'ic'ip~u~ ~n c~e ~,~-,ustry :c ,,, ,~b' eT - . . workers e,,,;) ere recru ~(:u ~'~ u::: out>, , , , . - · ' ~' n5 O' 47 5'11 O -, .... -.,',e, 0 ": 56 0 970 0 7 :..--"i-:, i.w u.';'::: 5,, 7 g 7.0 . 9 cc .~,.,,.., :. . . '- - ,, uO 'l 9 5/:-. * 4,, 874 .0 3 7,,. b 4 o.0"" ,.,,: 79 '!. n,., ,..:.* 'i : u" "::,¢ ,.,;: .. ,,,"' "~ 3"' ,, P '! 8 .0 'i ,, '~, .... _ , 0 .'7 ~ .C, 1:'"-7P, 8 0 F"~. <" " ~7c2 0 ~' ~, · ~ 27o. 0 27,.,-,- - 'i 9 5 u v: ' U/ u :, ,'d ' - ,"x- 0 "3w 935 0 ;- 3,:-, u ~ ,-_° ..... r: 96 323 93:,34 .0 ; o ::.::;: 5 6L: .... ¢ :.. 'i 9 57' ':' '~' :, ': 0 2 ~' 0 ?3 0 2,30" 0 ~.- -, .:; n 3S 9-' "z 0 6'/ " ' .... ""': 2~ '193 0 ,,",", -,,? x -if;r:,,-,.,. 3;~,~ n. 9q ,.'o~ .~ 7 589 5 35~9c;:~ ~ _., , · ~- c,~ r-, ~ 9 966.~c' s~" C'03 0 '19;':°* i, .... " '~oo5 0 _, . ~iO r:, l~ Sub 0 .. ~ o.~.o - 'I 8o9 0 4" 7?o n 20-/ 354-0 ~oo~',': I :,4r~'~ '~.?.5 0 9~..,.:o 0 l'O ,~_l.,~ 5 '15 707 0 67,.S'/~ .... ;:¢.0 53~':- · - · ' ' ",, ..... ' ' ,"~_ '196'-~*,.,2:0:,3.. .0 .=~2 ,,/;aT,. . -5 7 .." S:"'.~ . LO :..~--,- , ,, · iq~:'-,': ,o,-n J-4 977 0 15,6<'': .~0"-'7 "" ~. 697 O' 2'i7 ~55 u ' . ,..,-.;-0'tOOo. u 3 _, ()'-.;- ODd , 0 , ~_ , i ...... .... '- " c: t%'! 0 'i.9 6 5'* '1 ,. 22]. 0 l 0 9 _,o o.:, .0 't'i, :, g~c:.,. 0 5 , s'i'i .0 27 ,i 85 .0 i96n** I laC"" 0 '137,779 0 ~'~' '~67 n o,-, 5o7 0 ~7 8':0 0 2e'5 59" '" z.L) ~, i ~ (DO :,. ., ,, ~,~. -,..., .....x :, [ , U ...... °0'i 0 'I 957'* 1 ,,906.0 'i"t 9 .,.523. ., .0 't 5 :'i Ss ,0 2] ,,..,.'~o,- 0., _. 3;¢ ,,'/9'1.. 0 '! 96 ,,_, , i~$"'"* '548.0 76,505.0 o~,,*'~ 5.00. .0 ]~'7, ~02 .0 'i26,257..u 3~ 9 u 'i: 59'* l', 53'7.0 49 .,337'. 0 7,007.0 '85 ,~ 2'?, 0 2,778..0 ]~70'z'*- 5] ~.0 83~74~._.0 ]8-~5°°.,~.O $i ,.~3~ .u 73.acju~. .0 _ '- " 0~'2 0 ..,. 4.34. 0 20.~ .~.~ 197'i** 894.0 68,086.0 5,,577.0 90.~"~'l ,0 44, , ~., , I"- i., Source' State Depar'c;::ar, t of r is~, and GaNa .. * Ra~'cesents pack of two major canneries' ,. "' "i t are~ ' , includes' the study ** ;4eprasur:ts~ p,ck~ for Coo~, zn , e ~ wn'ich (separate statistics N.A.). . . ' ' 1.',fa.? ' '¢ : ' Co~,t,,moi~ > ..d aha !,~nai PacKers . . · , · . , , ,.,u , ,.,,sVe ~o~.')~'' i Il '~'.¼',2 '-' :~ i ,,?5 s suec {-'..:. ,, . . . . .. ,-. , ' ,,¢F~ 'i .(2 "~' ..... ~S,,u~-~i,c. Fi [)~:'~:.g~R ~,D.)~, ~'C~,,r~ S, r, , ~' .............. F :- " ' OW 0~" P ': - ' " i 5 c;o., o , ., ..~: . .,... ~, ,_~.,,:e but i)e~fi ~a;'' ~ ~'' .... " , · , ' ' '" ' ' sta'cistics TOt the Cook in'ia'~:-':~oh n:' g~,on ,,.,,'~ I~ '[na~c~i · - ,^ F' ! ~- of this paru o'~' - . ~o.~ . " ~ the over-,~;.~ 1:;She, -" in.o. usu Sheli fish Catch ~rJ ThoL;sands of Pounds Yaa'r' Ki.nq Crab .. . 'i965 2,8!9.7 '1955 3,897.6 !fi67 3,117.5 'i068 4,085.6 1969 2,857.1 a57.5 1970 1971 · 3,059.4 DL~n .c! e n e s's Cra b 74.2 :t29.6 ' 7..2 488. ! 48.5 6'~ 8 154-.9 165.1 ~.-7© 7 '~' 5')7 ~ I ~278.6 :~ough i nuo:';'O] e'r:e ~-~n.a . ,sss. to. list so:'ne o'? c~,e ~,x3o ish:-'ur',us o..aration$ -,~ 'the Pen'in;u'!a .... '" ....... - -cD Aiaska Sea,~ods I) ' I,! Col tm'u_ ",.'a ,,, a r d · Dan Garroutte H 0',1!?. i"'- C', o o ~(.~ Inl et yes yes ,~ u~ Kena'i yes' yes yes . Ni nii ch ~; I< yes no report yes li~ ni ~, chi 1~ 3'es nc) r'el-.,ort 3, es ' \;es y. es },asilof yes ~c yes yes Ken a i y'~ ~ Sol do'~na yes yes yes Homer no.. no yes Kas i t of no yes yes . - f'":' S iS. '[:FO 2'.3 n ~,.,..... .C' ' S i7, 0 ~' n. 4 " .... ca:~,~ed & froz~-- fra,~'!'~ i frozer,, specialty pack .~. ~ant of Fi~ and Game Sotlrce'. State DeT~a'" ...... h In aaai tion, 'Bhere v.z~r,~ a number of , sn,u~,'~"inua and .... specialty p>c,,~,,a~ durinno one or morc of +~' '-~' "~ period. These were ioc~ted a~' v~p Soldotna ii, nilchit~ !.(asi~of C'i n: C"ic2 . . and'l-lomer. For ti~e most part these were sm~l! operations and had litt'e , , , , , . signifi.cant bearing on the .indus. try.. ' ' . · ,, .. .., , , Ciiii~'r21< A OV'OPV'i · . . .,:, ' " r; ": C.o. U S ri d ':6:i ':' ua a c', el, '~,,~. ° i n'ru ~- r ~'~:. r~'~',,,, ~ '~ ~.'-' an~" '[:;~" ~ -~ u~c,~'" ~e..a~ e., 3a,~ 3 n~on fi s , ~ . ~: - .r-. r.. ~ -*- ........ ' -:- r,,.~r:.q% i~ bile CC:I:- po~u~ ...... , . . strac~io,; ..... of the g*~"..,, ii ng ~,t'i ghway ~ t:'era ....... ,.,~as 'I i'~.t'i~ clzvaic::',:;;on'¢,., acti,.,i':".r. ,.,. l(enai nov: hop,:u: and 'i ncltis'~riai deveiop:':'~ent was as important "co the . eco,,,~'::~,,, cacti v.4 ti es i n- the ar'aa .... ?ri or 'co 196'~ 'ch~ popu: at': on oi' u~,,, area : did not warrant the esta~-,~ishn;en.t~., of s-choois~ and t!~e post of'F{ce~;., a-.~ Kenai and Soldotna served a very scattered popLilat-;on. During %hese year's o Civilian emi~!oymznt more than doubled~ whil~ in. 'tine Seward Election District to th~'. ~ easu,'" - emplOyn:ent d~creased~ a~ n:os"', u ~kO' p ercen'r'~, " _~ . ,'-,' , ,~ O~ & bdS,C This sharp increase ';n e,,,ploymani; was the PeSLI1''' al iSera' '~"~u,on of ti~e local ecopomi c, s tr~ ~,rv, · . , · · · ' · ' ' ' wi'ch ~' _ ,- -~ ~ _ uQe Saflle the area economy was low keyed-, al,,,ost pre ~n,,Ustrma,~ .. . · . , , . . . , . . . ' ralati vely he.avy tel i anca on' governnm'nt~ s e'i f-employment fin fi s.her~ . . . . agricultu,'e and other non indus:' ,,.. .. , - ~rial pL1','S Lii.~S'. ;,,~t,, typ~ ;-] ed., . the A! as Ea , eConor%,, as a whole. · · At .the beginn';.~'..r~,,~ of the dccacle ,co:' $3,o70~ ~C:~uu. - ' -'- th .;- .- s ........ hU"' ~.¢l-ii]e ov~-,T}~ sec~ot" ~y;ct'3~; u.,~ 'i us 'co'ca -.. --. - per'iod~ so~'~',3 ectors expa~'~ cd ., '.' . ' ,~'~ It]DC" . , .,,~ ., ~ r,. ,,~, ,.~ par. cant and con"- .[: ~ t,~,, th 02~ percent and n~an,~'Factur"i rig.. wi '" . . -. ' ' · Pur~ng"i 68 ]969 .... . invo] \'i n~, contract cori$t,,*'''''t'~ o'', ,~ ,, and .?,* nu ~ ~c'tu','" ":s,..~ .. ,-:;~i~: oYi::'ai~;'; O'°n~" ;'rtlu ~'iun l~u d~ . '." '"' '" , . ~c]ined, - .,-^-- '-,'fin , loyal, ant ih'is redisut ~bu~,on re l'fi~ R U 'it& C u ~ g e',7','..3 · , ' - · u, ~tns ~ t-~ on ~ n ~ne petro ...... ,. , ' ~ ' ~ nts 'the reo]~can';:sn~'o s~as o na ] .aha" · s :,htr-term'- ei~:p] oyrrie n u op. portuni, t~, es v.z ~th, p e~ i,~ne nt , y~'~. round, jobs. This is a tre'n~. ~ which will certainl,'~.b"ing g¥-eatur aconon-:ic , security to the area work 'force ~nd grea~, · ~. .' , . . a n d p o i.) ~'i a t i o n. _ . .. · 58 ' " , , .. a~-~d' cons'[.t'uc.t':, on o"--;7:oder:'~ a': , o ,n :u ;-t:ma c:'::)': os, :::e',':'~ ~':' ~ .... ' .... "a):P~::a~''' ..... ',,, u6::'~ ~.O u, O iT;O c:?t: t'i&3.¢ 0'c '~ service fac~nt~es ~,./~:c:: ctrg so 'i:':por'~ ..... ~: d" ~ ~ ,,:~-2. , - . -e ~- ' .... ' ...... :: l"i e~LiCa'[:i OF:&: cid~ , ea ,'u:~ su:"'V: c: Indus.'L'r'ia] cieva]o?..:,-::nt' ' ...... ao"- any ~,~oc::t-:. o'.,~. ........ be::efits ::,,~'"",: :'"as'galen o-F. the- Sta:e~ b,'t., '~-~:e... impact of s:'~.''~:~,, devei,,n,::~nt h.~s the ., , ' . '-'- -' ,, and i,ta'irac'cly to :!: e i o cal c*'~,""", be no do,' ..... ,-i, discove'r:,/ of oil and ga~, ir tl-¢ area ,nd -:' ~- n ~ 'these resources l~;~q,a ::=~d~' i~{du'stries associated with ~:,e der~,opnla 'c' o, ', .... · ..... . . the Lower Peninsula regqon Source o'F st. attst'tca! in:u'rm:ttton for Chaoi:.,:r ]0 was i;~le "¢:""; PGFi~:l W: Borough Co::prehansiva Piannins Report. o March 9, 1972 TO' FROM: SUBJECT · HONORABLE ~AYOR AND CITY COUNCIL GEORGE L. JAYNES, P'UBLIC WORKS COORDINATOR LAND I N G MAT S The State of Alaska has an indicated interes't in purchasing any excess landing mats the City may wish to dispose of,. At the present time the City has in excess of 4,000 landing mats. We do have need for approximately 100 landing mats for. projects such as launching ramps in our Recreation Program of the miscellaneous projects. The State has indicated that the going price of ma.ts in Anchorage is in excess of $5.00 and it is therefore, my recommendation that the City ~.] indicate to the State-that we would be willing to sell any ' · '~' ' $5.'00 each. It ~s my further recommendation that we retain excess landing mats we may have to them for the price of approx'im/j-'tely 50.0 ..... mats ..... in good shape for present and future Ci . . .e'Cts, . -- '-- ..., --> __.._~~ Geor§e L, J.~y~e$ Public W~r~s Coordinator GL J/ss Speed,set ~. Moore Business Forms. Inc. L TO · Edwin H. Glotfelty, City Manager FROM · Bruce A. Massey, Water & Sewer Superintendent DATE · March 9, 1972 SUBJECT ' PAYMENT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES TO ADAMS, CORTHELL, LEE WINCE & ASSOCIATES. Attached is a billing which we have been holding from ACLW for engineering services for this pas~2 seasons work. The billing appeared to be rather high at the time of submittal and ~, therefore, asked permission from ACLW to withhold payment' until after a final accounting of construction costs. This was done to compare the hourly charge submitted with the recommended "ASCE Engineering Service Charge's," which are based on a per- centage of actual construction costs. We now have enough-data to know that the department spent in excess of $100,000 which puts the City over any ad- vantage it might receive on the percentage basis of payment. Curves from.the 1'968 ASCE manual are attached for 'your compari- son but basically, the hourly rate amounts to $7,082.90, whereas the percentage basis would fall in the $8,000+ category. Please note however, that the ACLW billing includes the drainage project constructed near the Toyon Villa Apartments and is not part of the Water and Sewer Department's billing. I would hold payment on the project pending input from Red Jaynes. Respectfully, Bruce A. Massey { Water & Sewer' Superzn' ' tendent BAM/db Attachment TEST EXPLORATION MATERIALS ~, INSPECTION 503 E: 6TH AVE. ANCHORAGE, .ALASKA 995OI City of t(enai P.O. i~ox 580 Kenn i, /',la ska 'ATTEN?i'ON: Mr. Bruce M. assey PHONE 272-3428 November 11, 1971 Dear Sir; Please consider this letter an invoice for services rendered on the following work orders: WO 10763 Sr. Engineer .July August September Technician July August September Sr. Technician August September PROJECT- Sewer Crossings 17 hrs. @ 28.90 1'2 hrs. @ 28.90 32 hrs. @ 28.90 55 hrs. @ 19.05 63 hrs. @ 19.05 69½ hrs. @ 19.05 7.5 hrs. ~ 21.95 7.5 hrs. @ 21.95 $ 491.30 346.80 924.80 1047.75 1200.15 1323.98 164.63 164.63 Total $5664.04 WO 1.0764 St. Engineer July . Technician July August PROJECT' Extend Sewer Line 5 hrs. @ 28.90 19 hrs. @ 19.05 3½ hrs. @ 19.05 144.50 361.95 66.68 Total $ '573.13 G i ty © f Kc ha i WO 10758 St, Engineer June - July August TeChnician June- July , AUgust PROJECT.: Toyon Villa Drainage 32 hrs.~ 28.90 1 3-z hrs. ~ 28.90 107 hrs, ~ 19.05 6 hrs. @ 19,05 $ 924.80 101.15 2038.35 114.30 Total $.317 8.60 WO- 10759 PRO.JEGT' Extend .Wamr and Sewer Laterals in · Mission Street 81- hfs, @ 28.90 31½hrs. ~ 19.05 Sr. Engineer 245.65 Technician 600.08-, Total · $ 845.73 If we can be of any further service, please do not hesitate to contact our office. Vew truly yours, ALASKA TESTL~B G. P. Owens Office Administrator lat ;-,~ !',.~; -- ' 503 F.. 6111 AVE. -- ANCIIORAG[, AIA$1(A 99501 - PItONE 272-3-128 -"7":¥ ~:i L"ii"/¥'r'~'~r'"~i"J'fi--5','~i';<');i.'~S-7 .... ~-,::.~'~ t¥::"~"L"!~-T~[ l! [:- ....... ?/'-'t.T~"u .... 3:, .... ,~'s"s Cf .c F/, 'r. r: s . c o t..,, s u t TIN 0 .[ r,.~ (.t,~ ~.,' '~! ~ ~'< S 't ~, k A5 '" ^ T5 $ "J' J~. A B -' 503 E. 6TH AVE - AI'qC~{ORAOE, iXLASI'fA 99501 - PHO~'~ 972-3428 .~ ~ ~---~ · .. · . , _ ~.F'F~LIATED ~vitl~ ADAt,~S - CORT~iELL - LEE - W~"~'~--~E & ASS~~C~5 . CONSULTI'rqG ~HGiNEE'RS... ........ i o. L~ t I u: 1 L..'.J t [': I 0 C) r- 14 13 12 11 10 Net construction % from cost Curve B- 1967 40,000 9.85 60,00O 9.03 80,000 8.50 100,000 8.11 200,000 7.34 300,000 6.84 400,000 6.50 500,000 6.26 600,000 6.08 8OO,OOO 5.79 1,000,000 5.57 2,000,000 5.13 5,000,000 4.73 10,000,000 4.48 20,000,000 4~30 50,000,000 4.19 100,000,000 4.15 0.01 0.05 0.1 0.5 1 5 10 50 Net construction cost, irt millions of dollars · FIG..2: ..... CURVISB, MEDIANCO51PENSATIONFORBASICSERVICES. EX P R ESS [! I) ,\S A PERCENTAGI~ OF CONS-I'RUCTION COST FOR PROJECTS OI: A\'I~RAGE COM PI:F~XI'TY 100 TOUCHE R.O SS CO. BOX 1191, BENCO BLDG. KENAI, ALASKA 99611 'March 9, 1972 qr. Dan A. I~elen ?inance Director ]ity of Kenai Box 850 Sol.dotna, Alaska 99669 K068 FOR SERVICES RENDERED gxamination' of Balance Sheets of all funds of City of Kenai, Alaska as of June 30, 1971 Time in Period Total to 12/13/71 12/13/71 to 2/29/72 ~. Si.ddle less adjustment effective billing ~r. Brandt' 146.3 57.6 203.9 110.1 1'6.5 126.6 ~r. Elkinton (Review) 24.0 24.0 256.4 98.1 345.5 ~ew York office re bonds 2.0 .ir. Elkinton's travel costs Billing rate $ 55 11,214.50 '19 3,874.10 36 7,340.40 21 2,658.60 50' 1,200.00 23 46.00 11,245.00 265.00 11,510.00 Continued on next. page TOUCHE Ir' Dan A. Whelen · 'inance Director 'ity of Kenai ~ox 850 :oldotna, Alaska R OSS & CO. 99669 BOX 1191, BENCO BLDG. KENAI, ALASKA 99611 March 9, 1972 o . K068 Page 2 FOR SERVICES RENDERED ublication of Balance Sheets and related Letters of Recommendation of City of Kenai, Alaska as of June 30, 1971 Typing Proofreading Mr. Swinton 14.5 hours at-$15. Printing (Ken 'Wray"s Print Shop) Postage ~ss progress billing #1 of January 13, 1972 ~lance due 60.00 217.50 381.50 10.50 669.50 12,179.50 7,578.90 $ 4,600.60 March 14, CITY OF-KENAI. P. O. BOX 580 KENAI, ALASKA 99611 TELEPHONE 283 - 7535 1972 TO' City Hanager SUBJECT' Additional control -- dogs in packs In response to a request from City administration, I have prepared the enclosed ordinance, 206-72, which attempts the following action' _ 1. Provides for authority, in.~-.~.~'~¥dd':'~iltii~'O,-m.~..to any other authority, t o .d e a 1 wi t h d o g s i n p ac k s...~:~:i~!~?'":"~iroup's'~..~-'~'.' ......... :'.~:.-..,'.~!¥1i~i!~i.¥.~.,. . 2. Makes a change in a. pr'o~:~'"de'~:~:~¢°~:':'~ a pe~'iod of'"~::~:t...~:' .i~t'~nger than one week as it P.reS::~:~:~n.t'ly exi. s'ts":.::~:~...in the%C"~d"~"~'~for a "pick up". b.. ............ r train dogs. ~::~Th...is~' res.traint~(:~.woUt"d.?-:~.b~'~'~. ~o.~:~::'~?"the entire 24 hours exc ep t?:.~ for '~a Y~a~r.:~iOd ...... s'6me ~'im~':.~d~.:~ing ~.t. hee. venin g t o HidnigFt when large:-~:'d0gs migl~:.t...::be permitted to run at . . large, 3. I have made a pr°'~i'si~'n~.::-.S° -~.t~i~"~"~'~:':~.a:~:'"4:'~'mi'":::~:%::~°'~:~d be picked for a certain size of dog so it. wouldn't...:, b.e.-.~.-.necessary to pick up every 1.asr house pet. I would Suggest a'~':'do.g exc'ee'ding 20 pounds or 30 pounds, whatever the Council might-decide. . .. 4. The various State Statutes specifically mentioning dogs are' (a) A.S. 29.15.160; ih) A.S. 18.75; (c) A. S. 03.55.010; (d) S. .05.S5.030; (e) A.S. 11.60.100; (f) A. S. 29.10.178. A~ 5. The authority to be provided by this ordinance, which adopted permit more stringent regulations by the Kenai Code, are ~'as a sta12, ment of policy in view of the fact that the City of Kenai is a home rule city. Ci~ Attorney CITY OF KENA! P. O. BOX 580 KENAI, ALASKA 9961 TELEPHONE 283 - 7535 March 14, 1972 TO' City Manager SUBJECT' Supplement to transmittal Ordinance 206-72. letter-memo On In Paragraph 4 of the' above-referenced memorandum, various State Statutes. I made reference to As a comment or explanation about the State Statutes, I advise as follows' I · Forwarded. herewith is a co.py of A. S. 03.55.010 through 03.55. 030. Also forwarded are Statutes A. 18.75.020 through 18.75.050 (this and is not completely 2. S. last section pertains to the DepZi::i;?!..?70;:f:;7!:!.::P.:~b!~ic Safety pho tocopi ed i.n the attached) ,,,.:::,;:;i??~":~:~ii..i..'...~i,: .*.-.:.?..~ ,~::~. ~.,.i ....... ~':i~'::'~:~:~:'~:!~:-:~i~ii?ii:"!~,:?.....,,. 3. gtso forwarded is a co~:i!i:'""6f ~;:'t':~"'"':':~7"';7'~"?~-Y9712"~/10,,'"':'~787~i!'}i:;:!~,.., 4. The memo also refer:}':'gd ~:~::~"g:~:.:::~. "S. ~2:9.1S.~"~-0~"::~;:?5 '"~:ich is the Statute authorizing villages, ::t.°wils,-~::~*"etc. to...:.:.;'enact ofdi'~;:'n~:e:s providing for the S. The reference to ':':t:' 'rm ~:: '. ' provides for a crimin'a.1 "penal Pf-:fbr:'::?:P:~ i~:'t:~ i"fig~)dangef0us animals to be . ?' .... , se':E~ti -1...:?{hr u h 3 23 deals 6 The renai Code, 196:3 as"%amend;'d~-~J:~. on'~.~...:,3 o g - primarily with the licensing::-, ......... ::impounding, .hand.lfng:.?~,::of suspected rabid dogs, and various types of. dOg::::.:-behav, io.r ;':'bu.t"':::::nO.t;.~?specifically with packs : .:'. .:...::::::.::.e::t)(..:v 7. Brief opinion on proposed'::ordinanc, e?206-72· ....... a. I believe that the City is within its authority to Fass and add th.e proposed section 3-2~4. There is a potential of some conflict with A. S. 03.55.03 in that proposed Section does not provide for notification or reasonable inquiry on the whereabouts of an owner of a dog running at large. b. The confinement of dogs proposed in 'Section 2 of Ordinance 206-7 which would be accomplished by the addition of Subpar.agraph (b) and (c) to' Kenai Code, Section 3-13, are clearly within the authority .°f the City Council. c The City Council should, and will have to, decide upon whet h . ~ °r not they want to implement Subparagraph (c) and if they in fact' w~s.~ to change SectS. on 3-13, Kenai Code, 1963, (the leash law). 8. An emergency has been provided in this particular instance of the a~arent increase in complaints on do~s in recent days. 10. Xi]llng of vlci~'.:~ or n'.:',d d<4 ;,u- Zhorized. . 26. Do~.;s deemed vicious -30. i{i!ling dog's annoying or evL~cing' tendency ~o bite anirnai~ or fowls ,. · and :kre::teninz ~}:e peace xvi~k re<~ect tb e::forcen~en~ g'overn:zental units relating' dog' control Sec. 03.55.010. i'EiXt:£4.of vicious or ' dog authorized. Any person :nay..":w'~''::.~ ~ ~...3~ /<ii:. any v'.cious or mad dog' running' at !arg'e. 'kC~'" Am. Jut., ALP. and C.J.S. refer- enccs~2 Am. Jut., Animals, ~ 4, 6, -7, 2D to 34, 49, 5~, 53, 81, 64, 67, ?0, 93 to I0i, i05, 123, 12D, l~g, i32 165. Constitutionality of ~tatute or ordi- nance providing' for deszrueMon dog's running at large, 8 "~o 74' ALR2d. ,02~ Constitutionality o~ ~tatUte prov:.d- ing' for destruction of dog's as by property rights in dogs, 8 77; 5~ ALRtd 1024. Joint liability of several independ- ent owners of dogs for injury by the:u, 9.,,~ '~ ?R 946; SS ~,~z~ ~r~ 411; ~ .... 7~3. " ";~'; ..... to protect Liability zor ........ re. es;ir animal or fowl, i0 ALI~ 689. 7~.-~-:~; .... for injuries inflicted by rabid dog, iS ALP, 492. Presence of owner as effectlng' lia- bility flor,k~`:---~',,.,,.s zrespassing dog, 42 ALR 437. Constitutionality of :law :nakin~ ov.-ter liable for damage done by dog, 49 ALR 852. § 03.55.020 ALASI<A STAT'UTES § 03.55.0(;0 Right to /{ill dogs dangerous to hu- ing oz' injuring trespassing doff, 15 man beings as nuisance, 70 ALR 1061. ALR2d 578. Killing dogs dangerous to domestic Validity of statute, or ordinance animals as nuisance, 79 ALR 1064. providing' for destruction of dogs, 56 Liability for injury inflicted by dog ALRgd 1024. exhibited at showy, 129 ALR 431. 3 C.J.S. Animals ~ I to 3, 67 to Civil liability of landowner for kill- 84, 145 to 182, 211, 212, 223 to 226. Sec. 03.55.020. Dogs deemed vicious. Any dog which when un- provoked has ever bitten or attacked a human being' is considered vicious within the meaning of ~ 10 of this Chapter. (] 33-3-92 ACLA.1949) Sec. 03.55.030. Killing dog's annoying or evincing' tendency to bite animals or fowls. Whenever any do~ habitually annoys any wild deer, reindeer, sheep, cattle, horse or other animal or bird either do- mestic or wild, or evinces a dispoMtion which makes it likely that it will without provocation bite an animal or fowl, any person may lawfully kill the do~, when at large. The owner or keeper of the the dog, if he is known or if .upon reasonable inquiry he may be known, shall be notified and given reasonable opportunity to re- strain the dog- before it is lawful to kill it. Persons authorized to enforce the Alaska Fish and Game Code (AS 16.05) and peace of- ricers may enforce this section. (~ 33-3-93 ACLA 1949) ~~..~3.a0.040..Impoundln~ dogs runnk~g at large and lhreat- emng the peace. Any dog running at large that is threatening, the peace, pmson, o~ mopexty m ,my mom mated oht~c P~aC' ' '- .... "~ ' "P" ' · p :' al subdivision ~ of the state, or within 10 miles of the boundaries of the political ~ subdivision, may be impounded. If the owner of the impounded do~ /fails to claim the animal after a period of days to be' determined / ing ain ~ygthe,as fixedP°/it/eM. ' by. ~.subdiv;si°nthe ..... pohtmal", and~ubd~v~on. ..,}a>[ ~osts ~. ', ' the.°f c,tchingdo~"-~ shad" andbe, destrosimp°und' ~ ed' or ma[)e sold to.pay costs. (~ 1 ch 78 SLA 1959; am ] 1 ch 29 ~'lio e?fm[cement. All incorporates political subdivisions may in~e- I pendently or m agreement with the state enforce'the zov' ' ' ' ' P' ~s~ons of u~?s rel~]t~.ng to dog control. Cities, public utility districts, and other poht~cal subdivisions may ~rovide for the ]icensin~ and regulatmn of a~l do-s ,n cious, dangerous, or otherwise a menace to Ffe or h~B ~omv~s~ons may con,.tact wi~h each other ~nd with the state through the De~-~tment o* R v ~nrou; . ~,,' .' f e m~u~ to oper,Ae ~ithin an 'area ~ the contracting parties. (~ 1 el: 6~ ~LA: ~ t ) [~epe. aled by ~ S ch 10'3 SLT~ 19"38. o Sec. iS.7~.02(). !)o2: t.r~g's. ""~"e o'v.'::,~r o:f a dog' not Ecensad by a department a metal ~a::f ~taznped with a. numbez. The number shall ......... ~ ~;2~:,' TO g CO!l~Ir 011 ~i~ dof5 ~0 registered. A clog zunning' at ]a. zge v:iti'mut a co!far and tag is con- 145 § 18.75.030 ALASKA STATUTES § 18.75.050 sidered not to' have an o,amer and may be destroyed by a peace officer. (§ 2 ch 120 SLA ~ c'62 ~v ;am § 6 ch ].09 SLA 1956) I~ffect of amendment. -- The 1-066 amendment deleted "municipality or other" preceding "political subdivi- sion'' in the first sentence. ~]ditors note.- Section 8, ch. 109, SL.a~ 1966, provides: "If the Legisla- ture enacts into law Senate Bill No. 101 or House Bill No. 508 introduced intO the Fourth State Legislature, or committee substitutes for these bills, whether amended or not, ~ ! through 6 of this Act are void." Neither Sen- ate Bill No. 101 or House Bill No. 508 passed. Am. Jur., ALR 'and CJ.S. refer- ences.- '2 Am. Jur., Animals, §~. 29 to 34; 37 Am. Jut., I~{unicipal Corpo- rations, § 6. Constitutionality of statute or or- dinance · providing for destruction of dogs running at large, 8 ALR 74; 56 ALi~2d 1024. Liabiiily for killing to protect domes.tic ,animal or. ~ow~, i0 AL~ 8,89. Constitutionality of license law, 49 ALR 848. Unlicensed dog as nuisance, 79 ALR lOgS. . Liability for killing or injuring un- licensed or untagged dog, 145 AL~ 993. 3 C.J.S. Anhnals §§ 9, 10. Sec. 18,75.030. Enforcement. The provisions of the dog control ordinance of the city or village as to control, impounding, or de- struction of dogs may be enforced in the area outside the city or village limits by the stai. e police under conlract with +..he govern- ing body of the city or village. ~o oz~.cex.' of the state may be civilly liable for the destruction of a dog under this chapter. (§ 3 ch 1.20 SLA 1962) Sec. 18.75[040. Power of vi!]age council to ccnirol dogs. (a) A village council duly elected by residents of an unincorporated vil- lage not within an organized borough may destroy loose dog's in the village and may otherwise control dogs to the extent authorized first class cities. (b) The council may impose'and enforce the provisions of a dog' control ordinance in ~he total area wi'thin 20'miles of the vil- lage. The ordinance must generally describe the area in which it is imposed. If two vii]ages hov;n~.~. ,~ dog control ordinances lie wRh- in 40 miles of each oohu~, the ~urisdiction of each village termi- nates at a point midway between them. (] 4 ch 120 SLA 1952; am § 7 clx 109 SLA 1956) Cross references. As io impound- lng dogs running at large, see AS 03.55.040, 29.15.150. As to dogs and dog licenses, see AS 29.10.177. As killing of vicious or mad dog's, see AS 03.55.010. As to killing dogs noying or. evincing tendency lo bi'~e animals or fowl, see AS 03.55.030. As to permitting animals to be at large, see AS 11.60.200. As to rccip- rocal agreements between govern- mental units relating to dog control, see AS 03.55.050. ~ffcct of amendment.- Prior to the 1960 amendment, this section read- '"': village council duly elected by vlllag'e residents may destroy loose dog's iii the village, v..-hether the · '~'~' w.,ag'e is incorporated or not." Sec. 18.75.050. Enforcement of ' · ~' cnap,.er. The Departinent of Pub- lic Safety may adopt regulations necessary to enforce this chapter. 146 8.70.000 ii~.~.'...~L?i~ ~×i~ S:c:,'l'.,:'r¥ $ 18.80.060 § 29.10.177 ~{UNICiPAL Com~oax?~oxs §.29.10.172 prehcnsive 1964 enactment, ihe pen- alty limitations prescribed in the AS 29.0S.013, subsection (a) of ~his sec- tion, and AS 29.19.195 irilogy were not intended to detract from the pow- ers of suspension, revocation, and lim- itation granted by ch. 17, SLA 198I. Therefore, the legislative lirnitations on the power of municipalities to pre- scribe penalties concerning motor ve- hicle violations did not amend or sub- Sec. 29.10.177. Dogs and dog Repealed by § 9 ch 109 SLA Cross references.--As [o impound- lng dog's runn:ng at large, see AS 0;5.- 55.040, 29.15.160. As to licensing and control of dogs, see AS 18.75 As to killing of vicious or mad dogs..see AS 03.55.010. As to killing dogs an- noying or evincing tendency to bite tract from the powers which were .~;'ranted to the courts, by virtue of chapter 17, SLA 1564, to revoke, sus- pend, or limit a license as part of sen- zence imposed for conviction' of a violation of any law or ordinance reg- ulating' the operation of a motor ve- hie!e upon a hig'hway. City of Fair- banks v. Schrock, Sup. Ct. Op. No. 5~7 (File No. 1032), 457 P.2d 242 (~9). licenses. 195-8. an~rnals or fowl, see AS 03.55.030. As to-permltt:ng animals to be at large, see AS 11.80.200. As ~o reciprocal agreements between governmen,al units ce!ating [o dog control, see AS 03.55.060. Sec. 29.10.178. Control of dogs. (a) In order to control dogs, the council may (1) require dos' owners to keep dogs from running at large on public streets and other public places; (2) provide for the destruction of dogs which are vicious, dangerous to public health or safety or otherwise a public nuis- ance; (3) provide for the catching and impounding of dogs running at large on public streets and in other public places;' (4) require payment of the costs of catching and impounding by persons eiaiming dog's; (5) provide for the humane destruction or other disposition of impounded dogs; (6) require the inoculation of dogs against disease; (7) take other action to control dogs by ordinance, resolution or otherwise which may be necessary to protect and preserve the lives, health, safely and well-beifig of the public. (b) The council may impose and enforce the provisions of a dog control ordinance of the city in the total area within 20 miles of the limits of the city, unless the city is within an organized borough. The ordinance must describe generally the area outside · the city in which it is imposed. If the boundaries of a city lie within 40 miles of the boundaries of another city, the extra- territorial jurisdiction of each city terminates at a-point equidis- tant from their respective boundaries. (§ 1 ch Editor's note. Section 8, eh. 109, comm';ttee substitutes for these bills, SLA 1966, provides: "If the Legisla- whether amended or not, §§ 1 ture enacts into law Senate Bill No. through 6 of this Act are void." 101 or House Bill No. 508 introduced Neither Senate Bill No. 101 or House into the Fourth State Leg'islature, or Bill No. 508 passed. 13 / / ORDINANCE-NO. 15 AN OPd)13~CE LICENSING AND REGULATING DOGS, PROVIDING FOR IMPOUNDING DOGS, AND PRB$~IB~G -A t:rI~NA~ FOR VIOlaTION. The City Of Kenai ordains: .Section _1... Definitions- (a) As used in this ordinance, "oWner', means any person, firm, or corporation owning, harboring or keeping a dog. o (b) "At Large" means off the premises of the owner and not' under the con- trol of 'the o%¢ner or a member of his immediate family', either by leash or otherwise. Se..~ciion 2. License Required- No dog owner shall keep any dog within the City after the 1st day of January, 1962. unless a license therefor has first been secured. Licenses shall be issued by the City Clerk for a fee of $2.00 for each male or spayed female dog and $4.00 for each unspayed female dog. An applicant for a license for a spayed female dog shall present a statement from a qualified veterinarian indicating that /he dog has been spayed and giving the date of the operation. Licenses shall expire on the 1st day of January next following their issuance. Section_3:. Date Of Payment - It shall be the duty of each owner of a dog to pay the license fee imposed in Section 2 to the City Clerk on or before the first day of January in each year, or upon acquiring ownership or posse.ssion of may unlicensed dog or upon establishing residence in the City. The Clerk shall cause a' notice of the necessity of payinS-such license fee to be printed in the official paper one time before the lSth day of December in each year. Section 4. Receipts and'Tags -Upon the payment of the license fee, tile Clerk shall execute a receipt in duplicate. He shall deliver- the original receipt to the person who pays the fee, retaining the duplicate. He shall also procure a sufficient number of suitable metallic tags, m%d he shall del- iver one appropriate tag to the owner when the fee is paid. : Section 5_. Affixing Tags - The owner shall cause said tag to be affixed by a .permanent metal fastening to the collar of the dog. so licensed in such a manner that the tag may be easily seen bF the officers of the City: The o~mer shall see that the tag is constantly worn by such dog. Section_-. _ 6. Impounding - Thirty days after the taking effect of this or- dinance and on and after the first day of February of each year thereafter, the police officers of the City may take up and impound an~ dogs found in the Cit~ without the tag provided for in Section 4 hereof. Section 7_-.. Notice of Iiupounding -Upon taking up and impounding any dog as provided in Section 6, there shall be posted., on the City Council bulletin board a notice of impounding in substantiall~ the following form: 163 To Whom it may Concern: NOTICE OF IM~UNDING DOG Date ........... 19 I have this day taken .up and impounded in the pound of the City of Kenai at __~_.. ---:--_ ....... St., a dog answering to the following description: Sex - Color Breed Approximate age .-_ .... Name of O~mer ......... - ..... Notice is hereby given that unless said dog is claimed before o'clock bi., on the day of 19 the ~ - - _ .............. -_ .... -_ ___ same will be sold or killed as provided by ordinance. Signed Poundmas t er The date of sale or killing of the dog shall be the 5th day after the post- ing o£ the notice unless that date falls on a Sunday or holiday, in which case it shall be the foil.owing day. section ...... 8.._~__~.. ._:_ Redemption -Any dog may be redemmed from the pound by the owner within the time stated in the notice by the payment to the Clerk of the license fee for the current year with an impounding fee of $3.00, and $2.00 for each day the dog is confined in the pound as the cost of feeding. Section 9. Release -Upon the presentation of a correct license tag and a recei~og license for the current year and for the fees provided in Section 8, ~he poundmaster shall release to any owner the dog claimed by him. ie¢_t, iPn.!_o_. Duplicate Tags - In case any dog tag is lost, a duplicate may be issued by the Clerk upon presentation of a receipt showing the payment of the license fee for the current year. A charge of twenty-five cents shall be made for each such' duplicate tag. Sec__ti0n~_l!_. Disposition of Unclaimed Dogs -Any dog which is not claimed as provided in Section 8, within five days after impounding may be sold for not less than the amount provided in Section 8 to anyone desiring to purchase the dog. All sums received above ghe costs and tax shall be held by the Clerk for the benefit of the owner and if not claimed in sixty days, Such funds shall be - placed in the general fund of the City. Any dog which is not claimed by the owner or sold shall be killed and buried by the poundmaster. Sectio.n 12. _.._. Establishment of Pound - The City Council is hereby auth- oriied' to designate a dog pound, or may contract for services, for the pur- pose of placing this ordinance in effect. The City Council by resolution may designate a poundmaster,, who shall attend to the maintenance of any estab- lished pound, presenting a proper claim to the Council monthly for the necess- ary expenses which he may incur in so doing, which claim shall be audited by the Clerk and, if allowed by the Council, paid by the treasurer, f S__ection 13. Confinement of Certain Dogs -No female dog in heat, no dog of vicious habits or likely to cause_injury to any person and no dog which habitually chases automobiles shall be allowed by i~s owner to run at large. The police officers of the Cit~ may take up and impound any dog found at large in violation of this provision, and release it only upon payment of the fees provided in Section 8. Section_.~_14. Restrictions on Certain Dogs - No person shall keep or harbor a dog which habitually barks or cries between the hours of 10:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. No dog o~mer shall permit his dog to damage any lawn, garden, or other property. Section !_. 5._ Interference with Officers - It shall be unlawful for any un- authorized person to break open the pound or to attempt to do so, or to take or let out any dogs therefrom, or to take or attempt to take from any officer any dog taken up by him in compliance with this ordinance or in any manner to interfere with or hinder such officer in the discharge of his duties under this ordinance. Se~-ti_o.n !?_:- Offenses Involving Tags - It shall be unlawful to counter- feit or attempt to counterfeit the tags provided for in Section 3 of this ordinance or take from any dog a tag legally placed u~on it by' its owner with the intent to place it upon another dog. Section 17. Tags Not Transferable - Dog tags shall not be transferable and no' refunds shall be made on any license fee because of leaving the City or death of the dog before the expiration of the license period. Se.c.tion ....18:. MUzzling Proclamation - %~henever the prevalence of hydro- phobia renders such action necessary', to protect the public health and safety, the ~ayor shall issue a proclamation ordering every person owning or keeping a dog to confine it securely on his premises unless it is muzzled so that it cannot bite. No person shall violate such proclamation, and any unmuzzled dog running at large during the time fixed in the proclamation shall be killed by the police without notice to the owner. Section 19o Kennels - No person, firm or corporation shall maintain in this City a kennel where dogs are kept for sale without securing a license therefor from the City Clerk. The license fee shall be $5.00 per year. This fee shall be in addition to the license fee prescribed in preceding sections for each dog. kept in such kennel. Se_ .etlon 20. Vaccination -No .license shall be granted for a dog which has not been vaccinated against rabies as provided in this section during the 90-day period preceding the malting of an application for such license except that when a dog is first licensed for an entire year hereafter, the license ma~ be issued if the dog has been vaccinated within a period of six months preceding the application for a license. Vaccination shall be per- state in which the dog is vaccinated.% A veterinarian who vaccinates a dog to be licensed in the City shall compl, ete in duplicate a certificate of license application, and one copy shall\be retained in' the veterinarian's files. Upon issuance of a prociamation~] by resolution of the City Council, no further applic'ations will be accepte~ pursuant to Section 2 of ~he Ordinance until the applicant has first ~complied with the provisions of this section (Section 20). ~ . 165 . . Section 21. Penalty- Any person, firm or corporation violating any' provision of' thi"'"-'-'"'~-'s ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con- viction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100.00, or prisonment in jail for not more than 30 days. First Reading 3rd day o£ October, 1961. Passed 17th da}, of October, 19'61. (SEAL) Attest: Frances Torkilsen City Clerk JDH~ SI~ANSON Mayor · tt3S'~D 21st day of October, 1961. CITY OF KENA. I ORDINANCE 206-72 /LMENDING KtiNAI CODE, 1963, TO'MAKE .B{ORE STRINGENT TIlE "LEASII LAW" (Section 3-13, KENAI CODE) AND TO ADD A PROVISION AUTHORIZING DESTRUCTION OF DOGS TRAVELING IN GROUPS OR "PACKS" AND DECLARING AN EHERGENCY ' WtlEREAS, residents of this city and state have had occasion to observe that when dogs, either abandoned or wild or household pets, travel in groups or packs, said packs of dogs constitute a threat to people, especially small children, domestic animals, and wildlife; and WHEREAS, the licensino,, restriction, or regulations presently provid'ed for · in Kenai Code, 1963, and the State Statutes have not been effective in the controlling of dogs acting in groups or "packs" within the City; and WttEREAS, recent complaints to the admi. nistration of the City of Kenai demonstrate a continuing and apparently increasing hazard from dogs, both licensed and unlicensed, which are traveling in groups or packs ~ithin the City limits of the City of Kenai~ ~ BE IT ORDAINED BY TIlE .COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA' Section 1. There shall be added to Kenai Code, 1963, as amended, a further SectiO-fl--~-24, entitled, "Authority to Deal with Dog Packs"' Authority to D~al with Dog Packs Sectio'n 3:'2-4'-.-1~' P01~icer or the dog eatcher of the City of Kenai., in addition to all other actions authorized pursuant to the Eode of the City of Kenai, 1963, as amen.ded, may destroy, kill, capture, or otherwise dispose of any one or all of any dog packs or groups of dogs which, in the view of the said desig- nated official, or officials, appear hazardous to persons, property, ~or wildlife. Such destruction o.r disposal of the dog, or dogs, is to be accomplished by any reasonable means. Section 2. The Code of the City of Kenai, 1963, as amended, is hereby ame~ded tO change Section 3-13, Subparagraph (b) as follows- Confinement of certain dogs Section 3-13 (a) ,-- , , (b) 'rhe City Hanager may, after publication for not less thah two weeks, declare that all dogs will be restrained by fence, leash or otherwise on the property o f the owner, such restriction to con.tinue for a period of not more than ~9 days at any one time. During'such,-designated period, the dog catcher shall impound all dogs running at large. No dog shall be released except upon payment of the fee provided in Section 3-8. (c) All dogs, regardless of sex, weighing more than pounds, shall be chained or enclosed in a fenced yard in such a fashion as. not to be wandering loose off the owners' premises or otherwise unrestrained inside a house.,~,,r:ve~,ther enclosure except for the hours of __!J P.M. to ~~~£'when such dogs may be permitted to run at large. Such dogs ranging at large out- side the designated hours shall be subject to impound or other disposal as permitted in this Code. Section 3. EMERGENCY DECLARED. An emergency is hereby declared to exist ~-na--~-the rules governino~_, introduction, reading, passage and approval of ordin, ances are hereby suspended and this ordinance shall be effective immediately up. on its passage. EMERGENCY DECLARED day of March, 1972. FIRST READING ~tay of ,~-Iarch, 1972.. PASSED day---~--b~ March, 197 2. ATTEST' ~3]m r o n S t e r l. i-h-g, t; x~y--c--Tb r-Fk .... ~TO0 ~$'P-~-[ Ha y o r March 10, 1972 Mr. Vincent O'Reilly Kenai Peninsula Borough B~ox 850 Soldotna, Alaska 99669 Dear Mr. O'Reilly' T~e Kenai Area Committee has' received and approved the application of the City of Kenai for 480 acres of Wildwood Air Force Station along with buildings and certain equipment. This proposal is attached herewith for submittal terested ~.~t ies. S inc er,e ~zT, /' ' George Jaynes, Area Chairman Kenai/North Kenai Area Committee GL3/db Attachment to all in- March 8, 1972 Mr. George L. Jaynes, Area Chairman Kenai/North Kenai Area Committee Box 342 Kenai~ Alaska 99611 Re' F. ARLY ENTRY PEKNIT FOR EARLY OCCUPANCY, WILDWOOD AIR FORCE STATIONS OUTDOOR RECREATION FACILITIES. Dear Mr. Jaynes' The City of Eenai will be requesting an early entry permit for occupancy of Wildwood Air Force Station, emphasizing utilization of its recreation facilities. This proposal is submitted herewith. ~ncluded in this proposal is an inventory of administrative and maintenance buildings, skeet and rifle ranges, small arms range and community oriented facilities, such as ball- ~.elds~ skating rinks, playgrounds and picnic areas. T~e C~ty of ~enai is requesting favorable action from your comm~ttee and forwarding of the attached proposal to the local O.E.D.P. committee. Sincerely, C~ristopher D. Adams Parks & Recreation Director db/ CC' Vince O'Reilly Capt. Mary Marks Att achme.nt Col. Pittenger, Commander Wildwood Air Force Station Box 50 74 Kenai, Alaska 99611 -Re' EARLY ENTRY PERHIT FOR OCCUPANCY OF WILDWOOD AIR FORCE STATION, OUTDOOR RECREATION FACILITIES. Dear Colonel Pittenger' The City o£ Kenai requests an early entry permit to occupy land and buildings as outlined in the attached programs. The proposed program calls for implementing recreation programs immediately as the military commitment on Wildwood Air Force Station phases out. TI~e City of ~enai feels that the attached program will provide recreation possibilities for all of the citizens of Kenai/ Soldotna and the North ~enai area. A small parks program will integrate facilities on Wildwood Air Force Station into the existing City of Kenai parks program and will be implemented as rapidly as possible. A headquarters site will provide a central location for the administration of the City's park system, not only on the Wildwood Air Force Base, but through ~ut t~e entireCity, T~e trap range and the smal'l bore indoor range will supplement existing programs within the City of ~enai. One program in particular is a fi.re arms safety course being taught at the ~enai schools without adequate ranges on which to complete t~e program. The trap range will be something new to the community and will get a considerable amount of use through thee participation of local gun clubs. Golf course, park reser~e, and trail systems will add to the City's continuing park acquisition and development program. The trails will be Utilized during the summer time for horses and bicycles and during the winter time for the cross country skiing and snow machine ope ration. We feel t~at the integration of the requested area into the City's park system will provide much in the way of entertain- ment for the citizens in the Kenai/Soldotna/North Kenai area and request your early consideration of this matter. ~dwin-H. Gl~o t.-fe 1 t~ City Manager db/ Attachment Speedise! ® Moore Business Forms, Inc L EXItIBIT "A" LAND 1/4, SEC. 29, T6N, RI. lW, S.B' bi. containing :160 acres. N 1/2, SEC. 50, T6N, Rll. W, S.B.~I. containing 320 acres. TOTAL ACRES REQUESTED BUI'LD~NGS 480 acres 1 Building No 250 blars Buildin= 2.. BUilding No. 251 Power Station Building 3. Building No. 253 4. Building No. 255 5. Building No. 257 6. Buil. ding No. 317 7. Building No. 325 Satt. Com. Building poWer Generation Building Heating Building I ndo'o r Range Shed, Skeet Range 8. Building No. 302 Boy Scout Hut , . EXItlBIT "A" Page 2 ..... I. 17 ---J'-.,.~--- ..... ------~.'r--- ~ ~"-, '":~ :. ".."'"~7 -'x K'~:~I'~' 'x ~ '~'~ ~ NW 1/4. Sec. 29, T6N, Rill?l, S.B.M. N 1/2 Sec. 30, T6N, RllW,I S.B.M. EXHIBIT "B" ROAI)S AND Gi'~OtlXI)S, BUILDING NO.6 1.. Hower (tractor drawn) · 2. I, awn roller 3. Fer, tilizer spreader (small) 4. liarrow disc S. Fertilizer spreader (large) 6. Rototiller - SUPPLY OFFICE, BUILDING NO. 7 1. 1/2 inch drill 2. }land power saw 3. Radial saw 4. Jo'inter 5. Grinder (bench) 6. Drill. press ?. Oxy/aceteline welding outfit Welder/arc MOTOR POOL, BUILDING NO. 55 · 1/2 ton pickup Tractor (wheel) Truck, 20 ton (american hoist') · AD.~IINISTRATIVE, BUILDING 10 1. Desk 2 Chair 3. Cabinets 4. Typewriters 1 ea. 1 ea. 1 ea. · 1 ea. 1 ea. ! ea. CO,-. ea. ea. ea. ea. ea. ea. ea. ea. ea. ea. ea. ea. ea. ea. EXHIBIT "C" \ '~' "'~-~ PARK ~ P\ICNIC AREA~( -, ....-' .~"- -i ........ . , , ~,k~ . ...... ;~ , ; ~ e ~ -. - Y" Y/ I ' ' .~- I~~:~ : ........ i~i"',' l'~'"'~'2~'i ['-~-'"'~,~~~7i: .... p ~1 ~'~ ' ,' , ~ , 1~ 1 ' !]' ~ ~,!~:-~ ,.~,~-~ , ~ . ~ .... ..- , ~d._~ .~ .... ; ,~ 1~-~ ix:; ~, ..~'.'~ .': h ~'1 II ~'. ,i ~- ~ u ,0, j / ,' I / I - ; I' J ;r ~ .... · ,) ,, , '" ~rLL~OS--*~ ! ' ' ",~E?Y::~:n-~t t · !I. /".7 EXIIIBIT "I)" RIFI, E RANf;E E(.~UIP;'.IENT 1, Rifle carrying trunks, 2, Spott ino~ scopes (?0x).. 3, Electric trap (1) (~nossberg) EXIt I'B I T " BOYSCOUT ING PROGRAM 1. Boat (grumanan, 1S ft.) 2. Boat (fiberglass, 16 ft.) 3 ..... Boa't (alun~inium, 14 ft.) · $, 6. 7, 8. 9. 10, 11, 12, '15, Boat trailer Camping trailer, (3 ft.) Canoe (portable type, 15 ft.) Canoe (portable type, 17 ft.) Canoe (fiberglass, 17 ft.) Car Broiler Tent (12 man) SIeeping bags Tap~e deck and a. mplJ. fier Ice Skating sharpener 3 ea. 1' ea, 1 ea, 4 ea,- 2 ea, 1 ea,. 1 ea, 4 ea, -3 ea, 7 ea, 1 ea, 1 ea, EXI.II B IT ."F" t~ N gS,O00 ,( OR E The City o~f Kenai makes formal application for the Northwest. 1/4 of ~ection 29, T6N, RllW, S.B.M., containing 160 acres and the North 1/2 of Section i0, T6N, RllW, S.B.M., containing 320 acres. Total acres requested, 480 ac.res. The attached list, Exhibit "A", in .addition to describing the above ~lands ~lso describes all buildings on these lands. The attached equipment lists are lesirable and necessary to complete the program outlined herein. It · is the 'ity's plan to utilize Building 250, (2058 sq. ft., constructed in 1954), as headquarters building for the Cities' parks and recreation programs~ Housed .n this building would be offices for the City's Recreation Director and taff, and a meeting place for local clubs and organizations de.siring to ttilize this space' for recreation purposes. Building 253, (800 sq. ft, 'onstructed in 1968), will be used as a shop building for the repair and 'onstruction of park equipment such as, tables, signs, fire grills, swings, ~tc. Building 251, 255 and 257 are all small buildings a~d will be used as torage for recreation and parks equipment and tools. The fenced area in he vicinity of these first five buildings will be used as an equipment torage area for pickups, trucks, tractors, mowing equipment, etc. The terns in Exhibit "B" consist of mobile equipment, office equipment, shop quipment and park maintenance equipment, which will be utilized from the roposed headquarters complex. The programs contemplated, by this applica- ion consist of' 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Small Parks P.rogram Hunter Safety Program Scouting Pro gram Golf Course TraiIs System Park Reserve -1- SMALL PARKS PROGRAM The Small .Parks Program will consist of the maintenance of and operation f the several outdoor recreation facilities existing on the Wildwood Air Force ase. Specifically, these areas are outlined on Exhibit "C" and consist of laygrounds 1,2 [ :5, t~o athletic fields and a park and picnic area.. The City s requesting that these areas, along ~ith the associated equipment, be inte- :rated into the City's existing and on-go-lng recreation and parks program. "he equipment thereon consists of sw-ings, slides, overhead bars, picnic~ tables, tnd small field equipment. In addition to serving the exist-ing Wildwood A-i-r ?orce Base area, the C-ity feels that these fac-il-it-les could easily serve such areas as the Mommsen and Bush Lanes Subdivisions, as well as residents of the ;ity on or near the Redoubt Boulevard area. In addit-ion, as part of the summer recreation program at the Sears Elementary and. Jun-ior High Schoo'l, children ~ill use these facilities as part of their field trip and outdoor recreation activities. The C-ity proposes to util-ize these areas in programs as soon as the necessary entry permission has been rece-ived.- ^ctiv-i_ties would ~nclude softball, organized games, volleyball, horseshoes, etc. The park and picnic area located on Chugach and 6th Street would be utilized for recreational purposes by the general public. All clubs and organizations would be notified of this facility's availability. The City Parks and Recreation Department would ma-intain these grounds and equipment. The t~o baseball fields would be included into such summer recreation programs ~as the Youth Baseball Clinic and' the Adult Softball Leag'ue. In addition, these fields will be scheduled for use by community organizations on a first come, first serve basis. Maintenance of these facilities will be assumed, by Kenai's Parks and Recreation Department. -2- HUNTER SAFETY PROGRAM The City has made application for Building 319, (1920 sq. ft., con- ~tructed in 1954), the indoor small bore range and Building 325 (32 sq. ft.', constructed in 1954), the skeet range and storage sheds.· These facilities ~ill be utilized in connection with local hunter safety programs financed through the PL-91305 program. In addition to the hunter safety program, these facilities will be used by the local gun clubs and the general public coordinated through the City Parks and Recreation Department. 'These facilities will be maintained by the Parks and Recreation Department and improvements will be made as federal funds become available. The equipment in Exhibit "D" will ~e utilized in this program. 3. SCOUTING PROGRAM The City has requested Building 302,. (960 sq. ft., quonset hut). This~ .bui~lding ~curre.ntly houses Kenai Boy Scouts Troop 253, and would be used as a headquarters site for Boy 'Scouts in-the Kenai/North Kenai/Soldotna areas. The equipment outlined in Exhibit :'E" will be made available to all scouting organizations and will be coordinated through the Mayor's Committee on Parks and Recreation in Kenai. The equipment and buildings is currently located on'lands other than those applied for in this application. Future plans call for either the transfer of this building to another site within the lands applied for, or a cooperative agreement with whichever body holds the deed to the present location. GOLF COURSE It is the City's plan to utilize 70 Section 30, for golf course facilities. acres in the northwest corner of This parcel of land is within the -3- · ea requested for withdrawal and adjacent to the headquarters site previou'sly ;ntioned. The area has been drained by a drainage ditch constructed by the _litar¥ several years ago. This ditch cuts the property approximately in ~lf diagonally as shown on Exhibit "F." The land is sloped slightly to the )rth and has patches of dense spruce and birch timber on it. This plan is ~pendent on f~nancing implemented through existing outdoor recreation funding rograms. TRAILS SYSTEM .o T~e City i~s planning a trails system connecting the major park facilities ithin tt~e City of Kena~. This trail sy~stem will be continued onto the lands ,. ec[uested for release. The trails system would be utilized during the summer .~ntt~s for horses~ hikers, ~icyclists, and during the winter months, for cross ~untr~r skiing and snowmachine and dog sled operations. Funding required would 'e through t~e Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. i'. PARK. RESERVE The remakn~n.g lands not utilized in the forego±ng programs ~ill be placed ~n park reserve for future use and preservation of tundra areas. Much of ~the Land is ~et in nature, primarily muskeg. Some portions of this area ~ill be ~ith~_n clear zones for proposed airport facilities north of this area. Most ~f this park reserve ~s well sukted to recreation use during the winter and for the t. ra~l system proposed in Item S. This park reserve area would be approximately 400 acres. This proposal wkll remain somewhat flexible dependent upon the subm5ssion of all cooperating agencies plans for comprehensive use of Wildwood Air Force Base. RESOLUTION 72 - 6 RESOLUTION REQUESTING AN EARLY ENTRY PER?,IIT FOR OCCUPANCY OF THE WILDWOOD R FORCE STA'I'IO~ OUTI)OOR RECI~,'EATION FACILITIES [EREAS, the Department of Defense, II.S. .r Force Station excess to their needs, Air Force has declared the Wildwood and; [EREAS, the Economic Adjustment Agency of the Department of Defense has tdicated that the closure of the station will be accomplished at 30 June, ~72 with a caretaker force to remain until 30 June, 1973, and; tEREAS, it would be mutually beneficial to the C.ity of Kenai and the U.S. _r Force for the City to operate the outdo.or recreation facilities located ~ Wildwood Air Force Station; )I~,..THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED TI]AT' An early entry permit to the above mentioned facilities be granted -City of Kenai' the permit to include the buildings, grounds, and equip- ~nt so designated on the proposal, attached hereto. -. )) The City of Kenai will extend its summer recreation program to ~ese facilities provided the permi.t 'is issued. include -) The City of Kenai will provide and maintain the attached comprellensive ~tdoor recreation plan 'for the coinmunity at large, provided the permit is ~sued. o. ~ssed this day of .. , 1972 TTEST· ]~aron Sterling, C l..ty Cler]~ JOItN F. STEINBECK, MAYOR · . RESOLUTION 72 - 7 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF KENAI ACCEPTING THE AUDIT OF TOUCHE ROSS AND COMPANY FOR FISCAL' YEAR, 1970-71. WHEREAS., the certified public aCcounting firm of Touche Ross & Company was appointed City Auditors for the balance sheet examination of the financial statements of the City of Kenai for fiscal year 1970-71, and; WHEREAS, the aforementioned 'auditors have' completed the balance sheet ex- amination of the, financial statements of the City of Kenai and have sub- mitted tl~eir findings to the City of' Kenai, and; WHEREAS, manner; this examination was conducted in aver. y thorough and professional NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: - That the 1970-71 balan'ce sheet examination of the financial records of the City of Kenai audited by Touche.. Ross & Company be accepted as submitted. Passed this _ day of , 1972. ATTEST: Sharon Sterling, City Clerk JOHN F. STEINBECK, MAYOR RESOLUTION 72 - 8 A RESOLUTION CHANGING THE AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES FOR DEPOSITO. RIES OR WITH- DRAWING FUNDS FRO~ MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTS. WttEREAS, t~e duties, responsibilities and employment of personnel within the staff of the City of Kenai have changed, and; WHEREAS, it is desirable to change the name of the City accountant on the authorized signature list; · . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED' That the name of Thomas Haas, accountant, be removed from the authorized signatures for depositories or withdrawing funds from municipal accounts and the name of Eugene Dyson, accountant, be added to that list. Passed this day of , 1972. jOHN F. STEINBECK, MAYOR ATTEST' ~haron Sterling, City Clerk