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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-03-03 Council Packet - Work Session, Public HearingKenai City Council Public Hearing March 3, 1983 Proposed Jail Facility at Wildwood ~CITY Of KENAI PUBLIC NOTICE The Kenai City Council is accepting applloatlone from the citizens of Kenai to ftli the vacant seat on the Council. The term ml run from March 2, 1983 to October 4, 1983. Requirements ere: a. Qualified voter of the City of Kenai b. 21 years old. a. Resident of Me City of Kenai, one year of which must be immediately prior thereto. Applicants are asked to submit to Janet Whelan. City Clerk, Box 660, Kent - before Feb. 24,1083 for reviewai fhe March 2, 1983 regular CounoU meeting. PU/: gill, 2Ns, im 2M Kenai looking for. council member' The city of Kenai is ac- Peseli reiectioa, mitng applications and To quality for ap- letim of interest from poLthneM. a person must be residents Interested in at leant 21 yam old, a sera tgondoCityCounefl. regidered voter, and a The council seat formerly resident of Kenai for at lead held by Ron Mahan will be three years, Names of in. Ned by appointment by the terested people will be tntntcll next month. Mdstort gathered until Peb. 24. took over as mayor when . Ma,yor Vince O'Reilly Filydw Wormation on tm res)gaed, available position is The appofated carrell available from City Hall, member wig serve will the 2884= 6 seek Kenai. Council seat Our Kenai bureau KENAI — Six people are vying to. till a sent on the Kenai ' City Council vacated by former Mayor Vince O'Reilly. The remaining council members will select the replace - meet Wednesday night. The candidates are: • Ponner borou ApemblywotmiqBetty Glick, who servecl`oti tthe counell unfit last Ociober. Glick is a former vice mayor of Kenai. - -Cherry Gerson, -an active member of -many- communi. ty groups who was recently selected as the 1982 Alaska Outstanding Young Woman of America. • Richard Carignan, principal of Kenai Elementary School. • Dale Sandahl. director of elementary education for the borough school district. • Boger Holl, an attorney who serves on the Kenai Peninsula Community College Advisory Council. • Art McComsey, operator of Fire Control Systems. The vacancy was created earlier this year when Mayor Vince O'ReUly resigned his seat on the council to become deputy dommissioner of the Department of Commerce in • the Sheffield Administration. 1 M H Z CITY OF KENAI caw 4 4"„ P. O. BOX $10 KENAI, MA1KA 11611 1111►NONE 211 • 1131 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CORRECTED NOTICE The public hearing to be held in the Kenai City Administration Building on Thursday, March 3, 1983 hoe been changed to 7:30 PM. At'v Janet Whelan City Clerk DATED: February 24, 1983 i CITY OF KENA1 %Od Cap" 4 4"„ P, O, WX 6#0 XRNAI, MA19A 9%11 " flm[PNON! 9/2 - loss NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING There will be a public hearinq in the Kenai City Adminintration Building on Thursday, March 3, 1983 at 7sOO PM. Purpoee of the meeting will be to hear public tentim©ny regarding the proposed jail facility in Wildwood. Roger Endell, Director Diviaion of Correctiono, will he available for comment. The public is invited to attend and contribute. Janet Whelan City Clerk DATEDs February 23, 1983 kA%#A%xwJ6Alca uxxmr ! to rr 'rho f(aldetrui Oft road vehicles ordinance, which wan passed by the fioldoine City Council (without priorpormission Off -road traffic on In January, went into effect this week, Police C hlef Wane Udland anno city allowed; however speeu observed, Ot!•roetit ad,une• Udlond mado the announcement to re. mind soldnina off -road riders that the riders five mike per hour throul near pntrian traffic, e now will be Isss will uing ng citations f r violationsHoldof the hour in residential not business 16 ordinance, According ideage and under i companies by a to the ordinance, off -road traf• fic on public and private land within the eity parent o they are 14 years old, m "motoedrl %f��f` . a :f ,/_' '��:� •�"i��M.i �./%NN ii�:{J/�� N..,n.... 'i.la:..-•�.r%:,3' sir'. �•Ji:y;+ .'.rs!vw ✓.a 7, ., e,.ow' •/R3"9' 7X.w � !>'.,•��j' ;m�; . f�!•,,., Prison hearjMg ulv?wiiF4iiW4J0,14,Ai 1491, c4,)X ►¢I)IP!.I 59, - - `1 i!'r s-u•«.,ro�f r riy.'•e.n•+�r�v+p•�r� t set for ev n e mg The Kenai hearing on the proposed use of , Wildwood as a medium•security, prison has , been scheduled for 7 p,m, on March a, the el• d Me ty anneed of Corrections an.nou ' (toss �kDivision The hearing was originally announced lest week, but no hour had been set Mon, It ' will be conducted In the City Council chambers in City Hall, Bogor Snde1. director of the Oivison of Corrections, will attend, In prerentallons W rho Komi Chamber of Commerce and to the City Council, Endoll has sold rho state would like to take eve; ',.. about 10 acres atWildwood for a 2winmele prison• Wildwood too former Air Force base adja• coot to the northern border of Renal, It is owned thoKenai Natives Association, Endelf Said the building and grounds . wouldbeemMadbyiwelences,andsecuri. ty could Include guard Compute The Wildwood buildings are attractive to thostste, herald, because theyeould becon• varied to a prison with only minor modiflca• (ions Plans sere being made to c for the purchase of a comp end Improvemeretr, Endell said about 70 employees would be hired as guards, administrators and service Rogge, a Kenai Central Nig, who is unable to attend sabot worker§, He sold medium security Prisoners include people Convicted of pro Illness, Hoggo, 17, suffers from th Potty crime§ Ouch a$ burglary and theft. neuroffbrometals (NV), or a ly known as "elephant man di Enrollment grows faster statistics from the peninsula boroulpt §drool district's Community schools in• to ON In '8142, and the numb dleate that partletpation In the program Is growing at a much !aster rate than its Brewlrom701totiAO, In contrast, the budget Mee budget, ad for die ISM teem Is o The number of podicipaMa in Community efon, Man the budget for tl schools programs increased by 144 poreent In one year, but Dave McCard, McCord is hoping for a budi program eAVrifinatorthat's next year 8 � an increase of $11 till f7ron budgetOf lssupp state only percent larger this Figures for the 19914J2 torm, the last one illtwo•: for which statistics are available, show 22M people participating in Community schools asses, compared with 9,eal in money, The Community schools go. • from a varlety of soure" school board 1900181. McCord sold these figures are an been askj $31,500 next year, up from SM Other sources are the citirs misleading, however, "bemuse one person u Soldoina, for a total of l:31.2% Correction The public meeting to discuurs the poten- tial uno of the Wildwood facility an o medium-accurity prison is to be held on Thursday, March 3, in Kenai City Ilull coun- cil chombern, not Tuesday as stated in a Ingul advertisement in the Mob. 24 issue of The Clarion. Confusion about the hearing time and date was also stirred by an erroneous news report that the hearing would begin at 7 p.m., rather than ilia correct hour of 7.30 P.M. The Clarion regrets any confusion these errors may have canned. STATE Of ALWA MEETING NOTICE.. A 'public meeting is scheduled e1:700' p.m. Thursday, March 3 in the Kenai City Hall Council y Chambers, to discuss thi potential use of the Wildwood facility as a medium . security correctionel center. Corrections'dirsow Roper Endell Wil ntake' the preNntadon and answer questions. 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Fndeli, the director of corrections; Bill Brighton, Kenai's city manager who chaired the hearing; and the public,. sonie•125 local officials and citizens spent 3% hours together in One demeanor. The issue was openly and fairly aired, with a minimum of rancor. As for the outcome, it's hard to say that EndeWs desire to use the Wildwood site for a medium. security prison for up- to 220 in- mates was shaken or that it should have been. The hearing testimony on the scorecard kept in this corner came out 15 for the prison,14 against and 7 neutral. In addition to the actual testimony, Endell received written testimony, primarily two petitions representing about wsignatures of people said to be against using Wildwood for a prison. Against that evidence of public opinion, he has resolutions of support from the city of XenaL chambers of commerce, the fire chiefs association, and others. He posedthe question himself Thursday: How do you gauge a community's opinion? Based on the showing at the hear- ing, anyone could reasonably con- clude that the community is divid- ed by proximate. thirds: Pro - prison, anti -prison and neutral. If that's the gauge and if non - objection means the same as "yes" for vote counting purposes, then the judgment here is that the state has grounds to proceed. Does that mean the matter is finished? Hardly. A-E'ndell emphasized, the state has ' yet ' to negotiate with Wiidwood's owners, the Kenai Natives Association. - - if more support or more substan- tial opposition has yet to surface, it yet has time to make itself heard by mail and by telephone. Endell's office in Anchorage is Me E. 42nd Avenue, Anchorage.9M; phone 5614462. If Endell picks Wildwood, and if the site negotiations go well, and if the governor and the Legislature approve, must those concerned about the way the new prison would operate just throw up their hands andpray? . ..... . The answer is clearly the op- posite. Concerned citizens should, if anything,. get more involved. Endell said he. has the authority_ to ` appoint a citizens advisory cum-' mittee and would do so. How a prison sets up'.what pro• cedures it follows and how it works with its neighbors would seem to be open for a lot of consideration:. ' And Roger Endell, if we takebim at his word, seems open to the Vublies considerations. Peninsula Clar M hct µwo i ion x cu _�Fy 1� . MONDAY, March 7, 198:1 Vol.13, Issue 113 © The Peninsula Clarion / U.S.P.S. 438 410 Kenai, Alaska Mixed views heard at prison meeting By JOHN QUINLEY Assistant Editor Testimony by 31 Kenai area residents Thursday night about whether a medium - security prison should be put at Wildwood was roughly split between those in favor of the facility and those opposed. In addition to oral testimony, Roger Endell, director of the state Division of Cor- rections, received written opinions and peti- lions promoting both sides of the issue. Opponents to the prison plan said they submitted petitions with more than 350 names opposed to the project. Resolutions of support for the 220•bed facility have come from groups such as the Kenai Chamber of Commerce, the Kenai City Council and the Kenai Natives Association, which owns Wildwood. Endell spent much of the three-hour hear- ing explaining what a prison at Wildwood would consist of, why the state wants the to -acre site and its large, concrete and steel buildings, and what comes next in the deci- sion process. Public comments focused on security, the possiblity of increased crime and on economic benefits of the prison. Assemblyman Dave Carey said the slate's presentation was "an attempt to buy off with employment and salaries." He added, "You talk about cost. How much money will Roger Endell, director of the division of security prison In Wildwood. He also an - corrections, took testimony at Kenai City swered questions during a public hearing. Hall Thursday on a proposed medium- (Photos by John Quinley ) Jet boats draw fire at public hearing By DAN GUZAt:SKAS staff Writer jet -powered boats should be restricted from the Kenai River, according to some of those who testified Friday on the Kenai River Task Force report. The task force heard public comments on its report during two sessions at the Borough Building in Soldotna. The report. which includes 14 management recom- mendations for the Kenai. will be submitted to the state Hoard of Fisheries later this month for its consideration I)urmg the afternoon session, most people agreed that courtesy, common sense and enforcement of the rules now in effect should govern boat traffic tin the river However, jet boats were singled out as the cause of some of the problems regarding erosion and destruction of salmon habitat. The task force has recommended limiting boats in the Kenai to 55 horsepower motors. That recommendation met stiff oposition from Anchorage fishermen during a public hearing on the report last Wednesday. lu Soldotna. more concern was expressed about the type of propulsion system One long-time Sterling resident said, "It's getting sn on the Kenai River that I feel like I'm in Homer with lu-foot seas 1 would rather see it limited In prop boats than yt-t; Ile -aid the main problem with jet boats is that the% ran come much closer to the hank than a prop boat and thus increase bank erosion. He added that while he often complains to the Coast Guard about boat operation in the river, "1 have seen very little enforcement of the rules that are already on the books on boating safety." Sterling resident Jim Fellman said he felt the river should be coned for the different users. "The traditional use of big boats is in the lower part of the river and that's where we should keep them - lie ;aid he supported the task force's recommendation to restrict power boats in the upper river between Kenai and 5kilak page I3 Kenai to be port of call for Seattle barge 11 va 1,•-1414111, '.11t1 soon he ahbr 11, :hip Jjllle..I Haal(e11 preslderll, aoll wand% 11tcr Iliai bailles will arrivu abbot even arko to and Irian the peninsula dirrclh in .lohnsoo. "ales manaller were of KI•nal last iwit weeks :cad llf routinkit tfit" n10,111 A 110101•;1ge Irek to m.akv arrangements Iur hrinknig Aaageu said a substllnllal :unouat 111 ':nrthlarld yen ire, Ina' %%hirh dork-I •he ban;c, into the fort of Ki-om I'hey tidid tnl)ne% ran lie saved h% �hiliping (bent Iv to >dt Ll"• III Kl'llal a Iett 111111• last P.m NIII 1 hanie 1a•i1 t ',- 11ower 1aN week al'id the .1... ........• 1.1.• .. 1•" .. .... . , - „,••, 1, . . be paid to victims of crimes from escaped convicts?" Harold Dale, a Kenai insurance salesman, took an opposite view. "I've got a lot of kids and grandkids around this place. I saw the fencing and the wire. I sure wouldn't try to escape. I think instead of pushing against a prison, we should push for a properly managed one." see PRISON, Page B Prison outline for Wildwood released The "Functional Program Statement; Wildwood Correctional Center," released Thursday by the slate's Division of Correc- tions, is preliminary and basic, and defines the possible operation of the proposed prison only in outline. That is essentially what Roger Endell, director of corrections. Thursday told Kenai area citizens they would find when any of them read the document. Endell presented the document, dated March 3, at the public hearing he held on that date at Kenai City Hall. About 125 peo- ple attended the hearing. Several people protested the lack of prior public access to such a report. Endell answered that it was being worked on earlier and hadonly just been completed. lie added that its main function was to help architects and engineers with preliminary planning, but the public was welcome to review it. The document is 78 pages long. Endell provided copies to the Peninsula Borough Assembly and the news media. Kenai City Manager big Brighton, who chaired the hearing, afterward said he planted to make an extra copy to have on file at City Hall. The first 25 pages cover the main public concerns. The second section is a short and technical fire marshal's report; the third is a long and technical listing of established correctional standards; the fourth and last is a very technical collection of graphs and charts detailing space management stan- dards and functions. The following specifics are reported in the first 25 pages: 9 The Wildwood site, if chosen and con- verted for a medium -security prison, would be used for ""211 custody beds" in Building l0. • The site is 10 acres on the former Wildwood ,fir Force Station. and a prison ought tiviii.h. Buildings 7 and a, "the com- missary and maintenance shops." • tip to -)o prisoner spaces would he ,egregated from the prison proper and mami nned f•ir pre-trial" inmates, persons 'malting Inal • 'The main entry point to the institution III br %k 11at is now known as the fire sta- in. :'1.1. _, imi itford indoorspuce for the !•1a1fu tand otnlnnding of prisoners Visitors n1II,I 411 Ill. .11.... p,1 .,, .1... 1,iil,tin11 l01i11. .y Page 8 March 7.1003 Peninsula Clarion ... Prison hear*mgdraws concerned residents Continued from Page i Kenai Police Chief Rick Ross reminded people who expressed fear the area would see rapes, robberies and murders if a prison were established, that those crimes are here now. "if we had a medium -security prison to- day, of the 200 prisoners, probably 150 of them would be from the peninsula," Ross said. "If the state built a 40.bed jail ( there is now a 14-bed Jail in downtown Kenai), it would hold people sentenced for less then 15 days. We're sending three-day sentences to Anchorage," he said. To questions of whether maximum - security prisoners would be housed at the prison, Ross noted that recently when a tour -man cell at the city Jail was tilled the least dangerous man was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. The other three faced murder charges. Assemblyman Kenn Stephens said the Kenai Natives Association was trying to unload "a white elephant." He said he resented the states approach of contacting "businesses first. You didn't come and ask the people, you dangled the money first. This has beenrailroaded through." Ruby Coyle recalled the 194M when Kenai was small and crime was practically nouex- Weat. "I'd Woe tosay, 'Folks, go home.' But let's stay and take care of what crime we have and not plisb it on Juneau or An- chorage. 'Do you want to start another capital move? If that's what you want, theft (ego get out your pocketbooks." A prison would "take can of the !reeds and our responsibWty." sheseld. "I favor a medium sendly prison," said lawyer Ken Quack. "It's a chance to save the state some money. Now when they have court appeamnees in Kenai, they By back to Anchorage. I'm more worried about securi- ty in the airport and tramportlogthem back andforth." The state has listed Wildwood as one of three future metUum-security prison sites in Us response to a court case on prison over- Ablywmn John Douglas said he and others "got a secure feeling" in knowing that prisoners in the Kenai Jail are not "residing there for a fang time. They're on their way somewhere else." He added that "iiaere's no assurance that the aext director might not want to make Wildwood a maximum -security prison." The first third of the meeting allowed Endell to give the audience an overview of what is planned for Wildwood U a deal can be made. The last third of the meeting had Endell fielding questions from theaudtence. Responding to Stephens, Ended said his speaking trips to local clambers of com- merceand othergrotps were at the groups' invitations, not at his request. He noted that "very serious crimes are being committed" on the peninsula already. "With further economic development, the crime rate will go up. Also correllated with crime is the unemployment rate." Other responses and comments made by Ended included: • To allegations that a deal has already been made — "The state has not made up its mind. There is no piece of paper with a signature. We're not trying to cram anything down your throats." • On public input — "It's within my power to appoint a citizens advisory board, and I intend to do so." • On local hire — "Of the 71 employees, about halt will need to be experienced cor- rectional officers. You can't rum a center with inexperienced people. About 30 to 35 people could be hired locally and trained." • On security provisions — "There will be two 18-toot fences, 20 feet apart, topped by razor wire. There will be a facility on the roof for observation, and possibly trained dogs between thefencea." e On economic impacts — "There will be about 71 start people with an average wage of $40,000. Peoplewho work for us must live In the area. The site will cost about $3 million to get ready for corrections. For most of the work, we'll hire private contrac- tors„ • On the types of people housed — "You're looking at someone serving one Wfive years, primarily for property crimes and some personal crimes. The very violent criminal, is going to be a longer -term prisoner .r Endell also explained that as prisoners progress toward their release dates, they are generally moved to less setae insdtu- Hom. No prisoners, except thane serving the kind of short Jail term now served in the Kenai Jail, would be released directly from Wildwood, hesaid. Medium -security prisoners, as they wear their release, would move to minimum security and then community centers or halfway houses. No miNmum4ectirity or halfway house Is planned for the Kenai- Sokloina area, Endell said. "Our objectiveis not to warehouse people, but to change them so they don't break the law again. Statewide we have a 06 percent success ratio. You can turn that around and call it a one-third failure rate, too, I suppose, but we want to make law-abiding citizens. They come in at the bottom of the ladder, andwe try to boost them up." Endell said any final decision is still many weeks away. Comments on the prison plan may be sent to Division of Corrections, Pouch H03, Juneau, 99502. ...Wildwood prison plan continued from Page t prisoners were being loaded. • Medical services would be provided "on a contract basis" and prisoners would be taken outside "under staff escort" when necessary. foreurgery. • "Prisoners Will spend from 9 to 23 hours per day in their sleeping areas depending upon status... Because of the amounts of time that prisoners may spend in their rooms, the rooms should be as pleasant as possible, while being durable and difficult to breach." There would be "two inmates per roam or eeu." • Rooms would each have locks with elec- trical override controls. • Suspects awaiting trial and sentenced prisoners would be absolutely segregated, and the pre-trial inmates would be more closely supervised than sentenced prisoners. Y itations with family and friends would be allowed twice a week without physical separation in the visiting room and with personal contact allowed under "open visual supervision." Physical contact might not be allowed in some casts • "Unsupervised work releaw programs will not operrile tit the Wildwood facility " Work programs within the prison are plann- ed, huwever,.and there is law poauklity, at supervised work crews being established for local government agencies for "services such as brushing trails. cleaning streams, maintaining -roads, and other similar ser- vices... The program statement makes no men- tion of maximurn4ecurity prisoners being housed at Wildwood, except as a reader might infer that some pre-trial inmates might rate maximu n-security status. There are a couple of references to maximum mcurity prisoners in the context of excerpts from a correctional task force report dealing with that report's determined need for maximum -security prisons in the "MatanuskaSusitna or Kenai Borough site. or both." but Endell said that recommenda- tion has nothing to do with Wildwood. The program statement also makes rw reference to conjugal visits. Endell said at the hearing Thursday that the state has no provision for conjugal visits and he does not know whether it will provide for them in the future. The program statement make no at. tYmpt to define the terms "medium." "maximum" or "minimum" srrurily There is alm no reference to leasin); rants sir any p-lssihle "Irase•purchasr option,. that -night Ix- negotiated with the land uulscr:,ihc lic:l:si Yu!lsc�:l.:;us'l:sl:us:. Jim Areas, at the podium, spoke sigahat Me proposed Wildwood prim dsriag a public hearing in ilMICity Hail last wok. Sb1of wins Western sled race DHJMGHAN (AP) — Vider SMf of Dillingham held oft a strong challenge by fellow Dillingham musher Tom Hoaeth an Sunday to win the Western Alaska Sled Dog Champion. ships and Bast -place money Of "in. Hoseth bad the beat time for We Mal 25.mile !teat on Sunday, onehorr, 27 minas and 38 seconds, but his overall time for the three days of racing tell short of Stfsof's total elapsed time by 16seconds. Sifsof's total time was 4:31:11, Including 1:27:45 for the final treat. Hoseth's total elapse+! time of 4:31:27 brought him second place money of $1,700. Gust Chockook of New a total elapsed time of Stuyahak turned in a heat 4:50:34, good for thirdow time of 1:33:14on Sunday for meMo(:1,150. ATTENTION SUPERVISORS �k HANDLING COMPLAINTS . AND AVOIDING GRIEVANCES WORKSHOP WHERE: Kenai Peninsula Community College Room L-302 WHEN: Thursday, March 10 Thursday, March 17 TIME: 6:30 p.m. to 9:60 p.m. INSTRUCTOR: Scott Jacobs 262-5801 ATTENTION CHUGACH ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION MEMBERSI GET INVOLVED WITH YOUR COOPERATIVE. Your Nominating Committee requests members wishing to be candidates for ore Board of Direc- tors to submit their names, brief biographies, and summaries of their qualifications to Mr. Lou Kaminski. Chairman, Nominating Committee. P. O. Box 351 S. Anchorage. Alaska 99501. ONLY THOSE PERSONS BOLDING MEMBERSHIP FOR ONE YEAR AND RESIDING FOR A LIKE PERIOD IN AREA SERVED, OR TO BE SERVED BY CHUGACH ARE ELIGIBLE. Notices of cm dldacy and the supporting information may be delivered to Ore Chairman, marked for his attention. at the Office of Chugach Electric Association. Inc.. (umbel Street at Eighth Avenue. Anchorage. or by mail as follows: Lou Kaminski Nominating Committee Chairman Chugach Electric Association. Inc. P 0 Box 3518 Anchorage. Alaska 99501 But whether delivered by land or by mail. the notice of candidacy and supporting information must be received by the Chairman not later than 5:00 p.m. on WEDNESDAY. MARCH 23.1983. TWO DIRECTORS TO FILL TERMS EXPIRING AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF 1936 AND ONE DIRECTOR TO FILL A TERM EXPIRING AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF 1084 ARE TO BE ELECTED AT THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING ON APRIL 27. 1903 IN THE WEST HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM. NOMINATIONS BY PETITION ARE WELCOME. THE SIGNATURES OF FIFTEEN(15) MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED ON PE 11TIONS NOMINATING CANDIDATE& tnlorviows with proupechve candtdatou will he hold on Salurday March ^8 1983 Memburship rot the Board of Drrectora of your elechtc cooporatrve offers a challenging oppor- tuniN to tlual,fred porwtvu lot direct pnrhcrpatron m the mannip-m ant of a rapidly grovnnil public sere ce association Each promerhve ca"drdate mast livable nnrf wdirnq to dnvolo a subntanhal pirl W h.. or liar Pm(? to the contlen1 o g h"1:r""11s Fu, tinker inlarmat,at lelephorw?!h 3500 enhrtsn>n t')r; PUBLIC HEARING, PROPOSED JAIL FACILITY, STATE OF ALASKA MARCH 39 1983, 7:30 PM KENAI CITY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING CITY MANAGER WILLIAM BRIGH70N PRESIDING I. City Manager Brighton reviewed the ground rules and guidelines. He then introduced Roqer Endell, Director of the Division of Corrections. II. STATE DIV. OF CORRECTIONS Mr. Endell introduced Kevin Bruce, Special Asst. to the Governor, Corrections. He explained this was his 60th day on the job, he was at UA in Juneau, Anchorage do Eagle River Corrections. The correction area is a problem every- where. Alaska does not have massive correction centers, all are small in Alaska. The State intends to keep them that way. He has been meeting with people all over Southcentral Alaska regarding this subject. the facilities are over- crowded. The public has demanded the State be touqher on crime. This has been done, now we need more facilities. The Legislature does not want to spend more money there. He is trying to travel all around the State to find the best place. They will cost $4 to $5 Million each, we will have to build one every year from now on, of 60 bed facilities. We do not have to do things as they do out- side. A task force was formed last December, they made 35 recommendations to the Governor. The Wildwood site was one potential site that could be remodeled for this purpose. There is a program report of the facility. It would be a medium security institution, a double security fence topped by some type of wire, observers on the roof, possibly guard dogs. It would put the Kenai jail out of business, you will have more police on the road. It simplifies dealings with the Court. Medium security prisoners are between 1 6 5 years. There are half -way houses in Fairbanks and Anchorage. 29 felons in jail are from the Kenai area, 150 from the Peninsula. There is always an objection to a jail facility. They have to be someplace. There are facilities all over the State. It has to be close to services. They have found neigh- borhoods build up around the facilities. There are 1-1/2 million people in jail right now, there are very few instances of escape. Those stick in our minds. There are 1500 Alaskans in jail right now. Most things people fear do not happen, but it does happen occasionally. The prisoners do some work in the facility in Palmer, they worked on heavy duty equipment. There are some positive sides. It will cost about $3 Million to get ready. He estimated about 71 people on staff. It will hold 200-220 inmates. Average salary will be $40,OOD It would have 5 nurses, they would use the school system and other facilities. 1/2 of the employees would be experienced em- ployees. We would need contractors to start the work, the inmates would complete the work. The employees have to live in the area. They will need medical, dental, food services. The inmate population should go to work. They do not deserve special services. We should teach them good work habits. We need to work with the commun- ity to ensure it will work. Correction operations are complex, training is difficult, incidents are minor and few. There are advantages - it a stable industry, is a good business industry. He has heard that the site sel- ection is cut and dried. That is not true. If there is strong opposition, we will leave. There are many sites available. M Public Hearing - Proposed Jail Facility March 3, 1983 Page 2 III. PUBLIC TESTIMONY 1. WaldoCoyle He has lived in Kenai for 35 years. He Tealivedin communities with prison work camps. No- body objected. He sees no objection to the Wildwood facility. It may help Kenai Native Assn. and will be an asset to the community. 2. Carol Freas She lives in N. Kenai, is Executive eecy.too RAA and has knowledge of management of property. She would like more troopers available in remote areas. We have problems in the area now. We should give the authorities a chance to correct the problems in correctional facilities. She has material in support of the facility. 3. Mal Cole He has lived here 40 years. He was greed -by 400 fine people (Natives) when he arrived. It will be a benefit and asset to the Natives and the people. A treaty in the 180019 returned this land to the Natives. 4. Gene Collins He is President of the Kenai Chamber of ommerce. He had a resolution supporting the facility. 5. John Wise He is neither pro or con. The public Weeds oo—know the proposal. It should be available. There should be social contact between the State and the community. He cannot support the project without a contract. 6. Tom Wagoner He is a 14 yr. resident. Wildwood closed own one year after he moved here. There was panic in Kenai. Nobody wanted it till George Miller went to Gov. Egan and asked for it. They have been an economic force in the community and have not been given much credit. KNA will benefit, but so will the surrounding community. The money is turned over 7 to 11 times. Council reviewed a new jail facility for 40 beds at the last meeting, so there is a problem. He has lived in 2 jail towns, in most towns there is not a high level of awareness. He is in support of the facility. 7. Dave Carey He is a 23 year resident of Kenai. e is opposed to the facility. The Borough Assembly repealed their ordinance of support. The only justification is money. The State is trying to buy off the community. It should not be a business like Safeway. With unemployment at 20% +, we should stress local hire. Also, why is there little mention of cost? How much will pay for the escapees harming? Who will pay for lower land values? Why not put it in an isolated area? How many people have escaped from McLaughlin? Now many maximum security people will be temporarily placed in this facility? 8. Bob Bor en He lives north of the City limits near Wildwood. He is opposed to the facility. We will never own the land, will rent it. We will spend millions to fix it. Why not buy the land to use? He lives near Wildwood and is not concerned about that. Mr. Endell has done a good job of telling what we want to hear. Public Hearinq - Proposed Jail Facility March 3, 1983 Page 3 9. Bob Roth He lives in Kenai. He has 250 names on a pion objecting to the facility. He heard on the radio that the State people had made up their minds to have it at Wildwood. 10. Roger Meeks He has lived in Kenai since 1952. He can sympathize with Mr. Borgen regarding the closeness. He didn't think there is as much concern, but there is cause for worry. Wildwood is the cheapest area in the State for a prison. He worked on the building, it is solid reinforced concrete and steel. You can't go on dollars and cents only. He has heard about the crowded jails in Alaska, drunken drivers and let offenders have been taken to Anchorage. We have to do something. $20 Million to conservative, it could be ' $50 Million. It would be $10 Million to do Wildwood. It would help the economy, we have very high unemploy- mental. An isolated area would mean starting at square • one. We would need water do sewer, fire, etc. We are unnecessarily alarmed about escapees. He has a petition of 21 in favor. 11. Al Willis Representing the Kenai Peninsula Fire Chiefs' Issociation. He has a resolution in favor. r 12. Charlotte Korpinen She is in favor of the facility. 13. Keith Laurie He has a statement against the recility. 14. Jack Hatcher He has heard a rosy picture. We have a pro em w th crime in America. The number of years i would be one criteria for minimum security. We have a corrupt situation. He didn't see why we had to bring i this into one of the finest areas in Alaska. 15.Don Erwin He read a statement opposing the facility. e added, he has lived near various facilities, he didn't want to do it again. He will fight to keep it --- out. 16. Bernie Doyle He lives 2 miles from Wildwood. He is oppose o he facility. We should not have anything less than a maximum security in Kenai if we are going ! to build. A 40 bed facility in Kenai has nothing to do I ' with this. He asked about the Meech case, he escaped from a facility and killed 4 people. T I� 17. John Carter He is against the facility. 18. Gary Davis He has been employed by Wildwood, he ves in Mommsen. He has no fears of the facility ! in Wildwood. i 19. Jim Arness Jr. He has been an accountant in the area for 10 years, has spent his life in Kenai. 40 people will mean new schools, police, facilities. It would not help us. This is a political thing. Mr. 1 I Endell may be gone in the next administration. The r facility could be changed to a maximum security. Re- gardinq Mr. Meech, he was not being but under ' ,jailed, supervision of the State. If anythinq happened to his 2 girls, someone would be responsible. i 1 Public Hearing - Proposed Jail Facility March 3, 1983 Page 4 20. Gus Rodeo There has been no information except o►�or and against. This is a perfect example of bureaucratic pettifogging. It would put small criminals with hardened criminals. Many escapees have done much damage. Most of our criminals are out of State. Mr. Endell has not presented enough facts. 21. Tom Gregrory He is a resident of Kenai. It would be wise to see an operating plan and have another meet- ing. He feels uncomfortable with a prison because he is a parent. He questioned the impact on rents in Kenai. About 1/2 of the employees would go to rentals, rents would go up. He agrees with John Wise. 22. Harold Dale He has been here since 1940. He has many kids -and grand kids. He went out to Wildwood and saw the security proposals. He agrees with Tom Gregory. Most people who have lived near jails have no problems. Maybe we should not push against but for a properly managed one. 23. Connie Keeuil She is in favor of the facility. We can ask for stricter enforcement and not a jail, that is hypocritical. 24. Wilma Ham so�on She is against the facility. She had T50 sTnatuies in a short time. She asked Mr. Endell to look further into the feelings of the people. 25. Rick Roaag Police Chief City of Kenai He grew up n Kenai. Kenaias changed a lot. Crime is here now. He will not speak just about Wildwood. This is the 3rd largest population in the State, and the largest judicial area. Many areas are handling Kenai people. We would only be able to handle about 15 Day inmates because of being crowded. This court serves the area across the Inlet as well as here. The medium facility would be 150 people from the Kenai area. Eventually we are going to have a prison, we are fortunate that we can pick our place. This type of hearing has never been done to his knowledge. 26. RubX Coyle She is a resident of Kenai, she came here n IV40. Let us take care of our own crime and not send them someplace else. You cannot put the facility in an isolated area, you need services. If you build a new facility, it will raise taxes. If we have criminals in our area, it is our responsibility to take care of them. We are all for libraries, educa- tional facilities, etc., but not for the ones who go wrong. Maybe we can do something for those. She worked at Wildwood for 14 years, they have carpenter shop, plumbing shop to train people. It housed 220 military people, it cannot be too bad. The mess hall, cooking facilities are all right there. When we turned Wildwood over to KNA, the citizens wondered how we were going to get along losing 400 people. We don't own Wildwood, the Native people do. They can do as they want to with it. 27. Ken Cuaskj AttorneX He lived in Soldotna 7 years, and —grew up in Anchoraqe. He is in favor of the facility. Regardinq the statement that the State is holding money out to entice the building of the prison, I Public Hearing - Proposed Jsil Facility March 3, 1983 Paqe 5 we object to monies spent badly, here is a chance to spend it right. The prisoners have to be transferred from Anchorage for Court at great cost. There is a risk in jail facility, but oil companies are too. We should be willing to take the chance. 28. Kenn Stephens He has been in Alaska since 1963, in lCenai since 1967, is on the Borough Assembly. Some people feel the Kenai Natives are trying to bail themselves out and make money. The State has held out the carrot of money before contacting the people. It was railroaded through. Let the State poet bond that anyone who is hurt will be paid. He is against the facility. 29. Brenda Stephens She lives in Soldotiie. She is against a acility, it will affect the whole community. She objected to businesses being con- tacted first. It was a "PR" campaign. Unemploy- ment is over 20%, she would like them to look at local hire. 30. John D�oou__gq_la�ss He is on the Borough Assembly, the area he represents includes Kenai. Some of his friends are for, some against. Equating a prison in a community such as ours is like comparing a meat house to a slaughter house. The Kenai Peninsula has always been a place that looked positively at development. Most of the people he has talked to have been against the facility, one was for. The City jail is not a place to reside prisoners for a long time. They are on their way someplace else. That gives him a feeling of satisfaction. Also, we have a Senior Citizen home in Wildwood. He didn't think when they build the home there, they thought they would be near a prison. Old people have an insecure feeling anyhow, that would give them more. We have no assurance after Mr. Endell's term is over if we would have a maximum security prison. He might have pressure himself. A facility like that would demand other facilities. It is out of the City. It would present a tax burden on fire services. We need to get crime off the streets and need tougher court systems. But an ex -judge who got tough was criticized. He thought it was more a criticism against the system than the judge. 31. William Phillips He is a resident of Kenai. He is not in favor of a medium security facility, but is in favor of a maximum security. The new Federal peni- tentiary has had only one escape in many years. The economy rests on oil and fishing in the area. Oil production in the area is decreasing. This is a recession -proof business. Instead of moving 70 families in, why not set up a training program for locals to be employed? IV. STATE RESPONSE Mr. Endell said he would reply to statements made first. Historically, Corrections facilities showed up at the door- step without notification to the residents. He decided not to do it that way. He has subjected himself to a lot of abuse. 60 days ago he was not a bureaucrat, now he is. There have been citizens advisory boards, he will have that f Public Hearing - Proposed Jail Facility March 3, 1983 Page 6 if the facility is built. This gives the people something to say about it. He has the power to appoint such a board. Regarding the hiring list, they will probably need 500 experienced correctional officers, in upper level manage- ment. The rest will be local. Regarding distribution of the proposed program. He gave one to Councilman Wise, he would like the media to have copies. Regarding the statement that this is a pay-off, that the State came in promising money. He did not invite himself to any meetings, he has been asked. Why is it near a community? We have to have services, the law requires it. Regarding the statement that the State has made up its mind. There is nothing written to that effect. No radio announcements have been authorized by him. Regarding Mr. March. He was a mental patient, not under incarceration. Nobody wants that kind of activity. It is unfair to suggest we would want it. Regarding dangling a carrot. He has tried to point out the Positive and negative aspects. He feels the positive out- weighs the negative. Regarding a lack of publicity. He has been coming for 30 days. He has met with many people of the community and the media. He has tried to make himself available. Regarding high rents. That is important. It is bad to send people into an area where they will be gouged. He has asked the City Manager to prepare for this. He is not willing to put in a facility without protection of the employees also, that goes two ways. Regarding positive and negative economic activity. Fishing and oil are positive, crime is negative. Crime is on the Peninsula now. Further development means further crime. If unemployment goes up, crimes go up. V. QUESTIONS 1. Men. On page 3 of the recommendations of the Task Force, the recommended Mat -Su Borough and Kenai Peninsula Borough for maximum security. it would seem the recommendations go against what he said. Mr. Endell replied, that is a different issue. The State has no facility for maximum security. It will cost $45 Million, it will employ 150, have 300-400 inmates. It will be new construction. He added, in the States the new Federal Penitentiary had 3 inmates that almost got out. One was an Alaskan. They are looking at several communities that are looking at this. Man. There could be 2 facilities in the area? Mr. Endell replied yes. � f 1 Public Hearing - Proposed Jail Facility March 3, 1983 Page 7 2. Lady. She wanted to state that KNA sent the proposal to Mr. Endell, he did not come to KNA. Mr. Endell added, there are people begging for a facility now. Years ago no one wanted them, now we have requests from all over Alaska. 3. Lady. Is there a possibility of 2 facilities so you could move from one to the other? Mr. Endell replied, no. That is not a good arrangement. Usually they move to another area. Lady. Would you have conjugal visits? Mr Endell replied, the State does not address this. If an inmate is near the point of release, he has a furlough. It is possible, but not now. Lady. Will there be males or females? Mr. Endell said the males for sentencing, the females prior to sentencing. The State has 30 women serving time in Alaska. They cannot house women near their communities. They must be housed in one area to serve their needs. One is in Anchorage. 4. Man. Will there be work release programs? Mr. Endell replied, in the Task Force report, they suggested community entry program for each inmate before goinq back to the street, within 3 months of release. He noted we must decide if we want them better or bitter. It may be possible at a later date, but none at this time. Men. That makes security out of the question. Mr. Endell replied, these are people who are going out anyway. it is for those that are getting ready to leave. Man. Regarding plea bargaining. We may have hardened criminals on the streets if they use that. Mr. Endell replied, there is no plea bargaining in Alaska. That -' -- is a result of the Chiefs of Police request. 5. Man. He que3tions the feasibility of the site in 2 or 3 years. He lives 75' from Building 10. Will this still be viable in later years? Why not use this facility for a temporary and build a better facility? i How long will this be satisfactory? Mr. Endell replied, Corrections cannot spend much money on less then a long-term facility. But it is wise to look at adjacent ground. Man. He is looking at the welfare of KNA. Down the road, when this will be confronted, who wants a used jail? Mr. Endell replied, we have $7 Million to build a 50 bed facility in Bethel, $5-1/2 Million in Nome, $45 Million for a maximum security. We need to re- place 2 jails in Anchorage. We will need $118 Million to bring the system to Consitutional standards. It is expensive. 6. Lady. What is the decision -making process? Mr. Endell replied, he will have a great deal to say. His rero- mendations will be important. F Public Hearing - Proposed Jail Facility March 3, 1983 Page 8 Lady. Who would the recommendations go to? Mr. Endell replied, he has had a technical evaluation on the costs to build. He has had staff to look at safety. He has looked at real estate value. He has looked at the bottom line and estimated staff. It goes to the Governor and to the Legislature. Unfortunately, it can become a political football. Lady. Will it go to the Legislature? Mr. Endell replied, this case is a little different. We have some money. It will allow us to do some renovations and start the lease. 7. Man. Regarding the location in the community. Chiniek is regarded as a potential site, but it is not near a Community. Mr. Endell replied Chiniak is 49 miles from Kodiak. That is a different type of service area. It serves Kodiak, the Aleutians and Bristol Bay. Bristol Bay has a crisis situation in their jails. 8. Lady. Why didn't he leave material at the City Clerk's office for those Who could not attend the meeting? Mr. Endell replied, it was made clear to people that asked that it was being prepared. It was finished yesterday. (March 2, 1983) Lady. She has great respect for this public hearing. The last one she went to 15 years ago, the moderator said it was just for form. She was interested in the material. Why was the hearing done before the report was done? Mr. Endell explained, this report is not for the public hearing. It is done for architects, eng- ineers, etc. It is a technical document. Lady. Were there any public information documents available? Mr. Endell replied, no. Lady. Are there any other ways we can speak on this other than the Legislature? Mr. Endell replied, he has had similar problems in his residency. There is a point where you don't go to police and courts and tell them what to do. Operating correctional facilities is a highly technical job. We have an obligation to the public to do this. There has been much publicity on this. 9. Man. What is the escape rate on medium security? Mr. Endell replied, they do not keep statistics on this. It is infinitesimal with the rate of those incarcer- ated. Man. What is medium security? Mr. Endell reviewed the definition used at the beginning of his report. Man. It is like an Army stockade, they escape from those. Mr. Endell replied, that is not true. Man. They will be mainly felons. Medium security is lase than 10 years? Mr. Endell replied, most are one to 5 years, 10 is maximum security. Man. These will not be violent people or those with past histories? Mr. Endell replied he had never heard that. -.d Public Hearing - Proposed Jail Facility March 3, 1983 Page 9 Man. Will they be run-of-the-mill violent prisoners? Mr. Endell replied, 1 to 5 years of primarily property related and not violent offences against persons. Man. Will someone with 15 years and 10 years sus- pended be eligible? Mr. Endell replied, yes, but other factors are considered - his past record, the person, etc. Man. We would have the same chance as Eagle River. Mr. Endell replied, you would be fortunate to get, they are medium security. If it was maximum security and not medium security, it would be his head. Man. The prison guards are worse than the prisoners. Mr. Endell replied, the State has high standards and the guards are not like that. Men. The prisoners could escape. Mr. Endell said, with security, it not likely. Man. How did the man in Anchorage get loose? Mr. Endell replied, the most hazardous are those in your local jail. Anchorage and Eagle River now have double fencing. 10. Man. He suggested putting the information in the library. Mr. Endell replied he will give it to the media. Man. He thought Mr. Endell had done a good job in presenting this. 11. Ruby Coyle. Regarding taxes, Wildwood facility is a taxable entity. They pay taxes to the Borough. 12. Man. Regarding the lease, is it 20 to 30 year? Mr. Endell replied, he would prefer a long term lease with option. To protect us so our interests are not destroyed. 13. Man. What is the statistical figure on security? Mr. Endell replied, it is hard to get out of double fences. The best fences are people. Fences are to slow them down. There is visibility around the compound, it is lighted at night. 14. Roland Lynn. Is it a regular fence or buried? Mr. Endell replied, the statement that it is un-climbable is not true, but with 2 fences, it cuts down. With 45° arms going out, 4 ft. with wire or razor ribbon. 15. Lady. If this is medium, will they go to minimum security lot or be released to this area? Mr. Endell replied no, they would go to a minimum security facility and half way house. Lady. So they would not be put out here? Mr. Endell replied, not at this time. They could in the future, but it is not likely. Public Hearing - Proposed Jail Facility March 3, 1983 Page 10 16. Man. Would families of the inmates go to the community? Mr. Endell explained, they describe them as "camp followers." They do not have them in Alaska. Relatives will visit or come for a vaca- tion, but not move there. Many times he gets a "Dear John" letter. 17. Harold Fencl. He wanted to noted misdemeanors are 30 to 60 days, they would be released to the commun- ity. Mr. Endell replied, the question was not on misdemeanors, and agreed they are released here now. 18. City Manager Brighton. He asked about the statement regarding Borough support of the facility that was withdrawn. Dave Carey said, they could not withdraw, but they did quantify. 19. Lady. Where does it go from here? Mr. Endell replied, he had to review all the material. How do you eval- uate public opinion? He did not know. He has to depend a great deal on community leaders. j Lady. How can you do this when the Borough has sent I a resolution without a public hearing? Mr. Endell replied, is it the same as people sending a petition without information.He has documents that are in I support and in opposition. How do pp you evaluate a community? Government offices, Chamber of Commerce, and business leaders support it. 20. John Douglas. The Borough resolution was just to E support the State looking at a site. There was a 2nd resolution asking that if the State was inter - sated in Wildwood, they would hold public hearings. i 21. Bob Borgen. Has he taken into consideration those in favor have special interests and own pieces of - land? Mr. Endell replied, yes. As for financial interests, he doesn't care who the owners are. He - - has to make a determination if it is a viable site and see from the community if we can be good neighbors. f Mr. Borgen. A lot of people had vested interests. Mr. Endell replied, that is not his affair. He has to act 4 responsibly for all Alaska. Who owns it not his affair. Mr. Borgen said it would if he went by yes vs no vote. 22. Howard Wilson. He asked, how do you know whether the petitions are actual signers or not. Mr. Endell replied, he agreed. It is difficult to gauge public opinion. Usually people who come to a hearing are those opposed or who want to know. 23. Lady. All 200 of her signatures are signed by them. 24. Man. He asked Mr. Endell if he said there were no serious incidents on escapees? Mr. Endell replied, no, just very rare. Men. What are the disadvantages of a facility? Mr. Endell replied, looking at an ugly fence. That is his perspective. Also, people having fears of the institution. Public Hearinq - Proposed Jail Facility March 3, 1993 Page 11 25. Lady. Not everyone is Wildwood is an owner. Has he addressed renter problems in the area? Mr. Endell replied there are 126 renters, and various facilities. He didn't see any problem with working with them. The fencer may be close in some areas and may not be esthetic. That is up to the land owners. Lady. Is he aware of any liens? Mr. Endell replied, that is for the legal dept. to handle. 26. Man. Whet would it take it they proved the majority did not want the facility? Mr. Endell asked, why polarize the community? We need to get together and work this out. We can get along very well. He would insist the superintendent get involved with the community and that we have a community advisory board. That has been done in Eagle River for a number of years. It started with a problem, but has worked very well. He added, someone told him during break that he had been incarcerated and was changed afterwards. Mr. Endell said they do not intend to warehouse them, but to change them. They have a 66% success rate. Their objective is to make law-abiding citizens out of them. Men. Can we put a price on hurting one of our citizens? Mr. Endell replied, he would encourage him to call the citizens of the 10 areas where there are institutions. Ask them. He has a daughter and a son, and a wife. He is no different than they are. He has knowledge how corrections should operate. He needs trust, cooperation and he will guarantee output. .; 27. Lady. He had said the people for and the people against balance, and that would create polarization. It is most likely it will go in because he is the one who will push for it. Government, business want it. _.'... Could it ever be a vote of the community? Mr. Endell replied no. 28. Man. Could Mr. Endell give them a date? Mr. Endell said, if he decided tonight, it would be several weeks before he could start. So there is much time for further testimony. There could not be another hearing, he does not have time. 29. Man. Where do you write to give opinions. Mr. Endell if replied, Pouch H03, Juneau. 30. Tom Wagoner. He has 2 daughters. He just came back from Hawaii. He would feel safer with a facility than in the areas he wee in lest year. When you assess what could happen to women in the area, there is a lot more danger from people in the community than from people in prison. Every parent lives with that day to day. r Public Hearing - Proposed Jail Facility i March 3, 1983 Page 12 IV. ADJOURNMENT City Manager Brighton thanked all who contributed and congratulated them for their courtesy. He added, this is not a City hearing, but State. We have just provided the facilities. Meeting `aid journed at 1005 PM. Janet Whelan City Clerk, City of Kenai 0