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October 4, 2017
KENAI CITY COUNCIL – REGULAR MEETING
OCTOBER 4, 2017 – 6:00 P.M.
KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
210 FIDALGO AVE., KENAI, AK 99611
http://www.kenai.city
A. CALL TO ORDER
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. Agenda Approval
4. Consent Agenda (Public comment limited to three (3) minutes per speaker; thirty (30)
minutes aggregated)
*All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine and non-controversial
by the council and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate
discussion of these items unless a council member so requests, in which case the item
will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in its normal sequence on
the agenda as part of the General Orders.
B. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (Public comment limited to ten (10) minutes per
speaker)
C. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (Public comment limited to three (3) minutes per
speaker; thirty (30) minutes aggregated)
D. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Ordinance No. 2986-2017 – Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations in
the Water and Sewer Special Revenue and Water and Sewer Capital Project Funds
and Authorizing Redirection of Funds Previously Appropriated to the Reservoir
Number One Recoating Project to a Project to Replace the Water Main Under the
Kenai Spur Highway at Shotgun Drive and Beaver Loop. ................................... Pg. 5
2. Resolution No. 2017-61 - Respectfully Requesting that the Alaska Board of Fisheries
Meeting, Scheduled for 2020 to Consider Upper Cook Inlet Finfish Issues be Held on
the Central Kenai Peninsula. .............................................................................. Pg. 8
3. Resolution No. 2017-62 – Declaring Approximately 15 Bicycles Surplus or Obsolete
as Allowed in Kenai Municipal Code 7.15.090 and to Donate those Bicycles to
Mountain View Elementary School. ...................................................................Pg. 11
4. Resolution No. 2017-63 – Amending the Kenai Council Travel Policy. .............Pg. 13
E. MINUTES
1. *Regular Meeting of September 20, 2017 ............................................................Pg. 17
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F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Ordinance No. 2984-2017 – Amending Kenai Municipal Code Section 23.55.060 –
Stand-By Pay, to Amend the Rate of Stand-By Pay and Increasing Water & Sewer
Fund Estimated Revenues and Appropriations to Provide Standby Pay for Certified
Water and Wastewater Operators that was Not Included in the FY2018 Budget.
(Clerk’s Note: This item was postponed from the September 20th meeting; a motion to
enact is on the floor.) .........................................................................................Pg. 27
2. Ordinance No. 2985-2017 – Amending Kenai Municipal Code Section 13.20.035-
Camping, Fires and Other Activities on City Beaches, to Prohibit the Burning of Pallets
and Other Wood Materials Containing Metal Fasteners on City Beaches. (Clerk’s Note:
This item was postponed from the September 20th meeting; a motion to enact is on the
floor.) .................................................................................................................Pg. 32
• Substitute Ordinance No. 2985-2017 ........................................................Pg. 35
G. NEW BUSINESS
1. *Action/Approval – Bills to be Ratified. ............................................................Pg. 38
2. *Action/Approval – Purchase Orders Exceeding $15,000.
3. *Ordinance No. 2987-2017 – Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by
Accepting and Appropriating Additional Funds from the Federal Aviation
Administration for the 2016 Airfield Marking, Signage, and Crack Sealing Project.
..........................................................................................................................Pg. 39
4. *Ordinance No. 2988-2017 – Accepting and Appropriating a Donation from Hilcorp
Energy Company to Assist with the Annual Kenai Senior Center Thanksgiving Dinner.
..........................................................................................................................Pg. 42
5. *Ordinance No. 2989-2017 – Appropriating Additional Funding From the Kenai Senior
Connection, Inc. in the Senior Center Solarium Capital Project Fund for the Purchase
of Blinds for the Senior Center Solarium Project. ...............................................Pg. 45
H. COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Council on Aging ...............................................................................................Pg. 48
2. Airport Commission ...........................................................................................Pg. 50
3. Harbor Commission
4. Parks and Recreation Commission
5. Planning and Zoning Commission
6. Beautification Committee
7. Mini-Grant Steering Committee..........................................................................Pg. 53
I. REPORT OF THE MAYOR
J. ADMINISTRATION REPORTS
1. City Manager
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2. City Attorney
3. City Clerk
K. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT
1. Citizens Comments (Public comment limited to five (5) minutes per speaker)
2. Council Comments
L. EXECUTIVE SESSION – None.
M. PENDING ITEMS – None.
N. ADJOURNMENT
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INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Purchase Orders between $2,500 and $15,000 for Council Review ............. Pg. 54
2. BDO FY17 Audit Planning Letter .................................................................. Pg. 55
3. CIRCAC Director’s Update – September 2017 ............................................. Pg. 60
The agenda and supporting documents are posted on the City’s website at www.kenai.city.
Copies of resolutions and ordinances are available at the City Clerk’s Office or outside the Council
Chamber prior to the meeting. For additional information, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at
907-283-8231.
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CITY OF KE NAI
ORDINANCE NO. 2986-2017
Sponsored by: Administration
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, INCREASING
ESTIMATED REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE WATER AND SEWER SPECIAL
REVENUE AND WATER AND SEWER CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS AND AUTHORIZING
REDIRECTION OF FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED TO THE RESERVOIR NUMBER
ONE RECOATING PROJECT TO A PROJECT TO REPLACE THE WATER MAIN UNDER THE
KENAI SPUR HIGHWAY AT SHOTGUN DRIVE AND BEAVER LOOP.
WHEREAS , the recoating of Reservoir #1 is nearing completion with $48,560 in e xcess funding
that is available for redirection via budget transfer to another project; and ,
WHEREAS, the total projected cost of the water main replacement is $92 ,225 to be pa id with
Water & Sewer Funds including $48 ,560 redirected from the Reservoir #1 Recoating Project and
the remaining $43 ,665 available for transfer from the Water & Sewer Special Revenue Fund ; and ,
WHEREAS , the water main to be replaced was installed in 1979 and is 12" in diameter; and,
WHEREAS , the replacement water main will be 16" in diameter allowing increased flow to the
C ity's water system ; and ,
WHEREAS, in November the Alaska Department of Transportation (DOT) anticipates advertising
for bid Phase One of the Kenai Spur Highway Rehabilitation from Swires Rd . to Eagle Rock Drive ;
and ,
WHEREAS, the water main to be replaced is within the DOT project's limits; and ,
WHEREAS , the City will avoid significant additional e x pense if the main is replaced at the time of
the DOT project ; and,
WHEREAS , the DOT has agreed to include our project in their competitive bid package; and ,
WHEREAS , replacing the water main as part of the DOT project is in the best interest of the City .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI ,
ALASKA, as follows:
Section 1. Form : That this is a non-code ordinance .
Section 2. That estimated revenues and appropriations be increased as follows :
Water & Sewer Special Revenue Fund
Increase Estimated Revenues -
Appropriation of Fund Balance
New Text Underlined; [DELETED TE XT BRACKETED]
$43.665
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Increase Appropriations :
Transfer to Water & Sewer Cap ital Project Fund
Water & Sewer Capital Project Fund
Increase Estimated Revenues -
Transfer from Water & Sewer Special Revenue Fund
Increase Appropriations -
Spur Highway Water Main Replacement -Construction
Section 3. That the following budget transfer be authorized :
Water & Sewer Capital Project Fund
From -
Reservoi r #1 Recoating -Construction
To-
Spur Highway Water Main Replacement -Construction
$43.665
$43 ,665
$43.665
$48 560
$48 .560
Section 4. Severability: That if any part or provision of this ordinance or application thereof to
any person or circumstances is adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction , such
judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part, provision, or application directly involved
in all controversy in which this judgment shall have been rendered , and shall not affect or impair
the validity of the remainder of this title or application thereof to other persons or circumstances .
The City Council hereby declares that it would have enacted the remainder of this ordinance even
without such part, provis ion , or application .
Section 4 . Effective Date : That pursuant to KMC 1.15.070(f), this ord inance shall take effect
upon adoption .
ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI , ALASKA, this 4th day of October, 2017 .
ATTEST:
Jamie Heinz, City Clerk
Approved by Finance
BRIAN GABRIEL SR., MAYOR
Introduced : September 20, 2017
Enacted : October 4 , 2017
Effective: October 4 , 2017
Ne w Text Underl ined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
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Telephone: (907) 283-7535 I Fax: (907) 283-3014
www.kenai.city
MEMORANDUM
TO:
THROUGH:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Council
Paul Ostrander, City Manager Q. c.7·
Sean Wedemeyer, Public Works Director/Capital Projects Manager 5 /1 k(
September 13, 2017
Ordinance Funding Water Main Replacement
This purpose of this memo is to recommend adoption of an ordinance appropriating and
transferring funds for a water main replacement project.
A water main was installed crossing the Kenai Spur Highway at Beaver Loop Rd. in 1979. Since
then the Kenai water system has e x panded significantly and would benefit from an increased
pipe diameter in this location . The Water & Sewer foreman, Brent Jacobs, suggested that we
consider replacing this section of water main during the Phase One of the Alaska Department of
Transportation 's (DOT's) Kenai Spur Highway Rehabilitation project. This is an excellent
suggestion as the asphalt and subgrade within the roadway structural section will be removed
and replaced at the DOT's expense as opposed to the City's . I contacted the DOT's project
manager and we determined it would be possible to include our project in their bid package.
The reservoir #1 recoating is nearly complete . Notwithstanding this transfer I will have sufficient
funds including contingency to complete that project.
Thank you for your consideration.
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KENAI, ALASKA
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CITY OF KENAI
Sponsored by: Mayor Brian Gabriel
Vice Mayor Tim Navarre
Council Member Robert Molloy
Council Member Glenese Pettey
Council Member Jim Glendening
Council Member Mike Boyle
Council Member Henry Knackstedt
RESOLUTION NO. 2017-61
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI , ALASKA, RESPECTFULLY
REQUESTING THAT THE ALASKA BOARD OF FISHERIES MEETING, SCHEDULED FOR
2020 TO CONSIDER UPPER COOK INLET FINFISH ISSUES BE HELD ON THE CENTRAL
KENAI PENINSULA.
WHEREAS , Upper Cook Inlet finfish are a vital and long-standing component of the
City of Kenai economy and community; and,
WHEREAS, all City of K enai residents are impacted by Upper Cook Inlet finfish
fisheries either directly or indirectly; and,
WHEREAS , the Alaska Board of Fisheries Upper Cook Inlet Finfish regular meeting has not been
held on the Kenai Peninsula since 1999; and ,
WHEREAS, City of Kenai residents and businesses benefit from informed science based
fisheries management, strategies and practices; and,
WHEREAS, sound management, strategies and practices are developed by transparent
processes , accessible public meetings and user participation, knowledge and representation;
and,
WHEREAS , conducting the Alaska Board of Fisheries regular meetings concerning Upper Cook
Inlet finfish exclusively in Anchorage instead of rotating locations between Anchorage and the
Kenai Peninsula greatly hampers public participation by City of Kenai residents due to the
substantial expense and burden of attending multi-day meetings in Anchorage; and ,
WHEREAS , all users of public resources are entitled to reasonable access to public meetings
and processes concerning matters affecting their economy , livelihood and lifestyle ; and,
WHEREAS, holding the 2020 Alaska Board of Fisheries Upper Cook Inlet Finfish meeting on the
Kenai Peninsula would improve the amount of testimony about local traditional knowledge to the
board , which is a great resource for the Board of Fisheries; and ,
WHEREAS , it is in the best interest of the residents and visitors to both the Kenai Peninsula and
the Anchorage area to maintain healthy well-managed salmon stocks and provide opportunities
and access for diverse user groups ; and ,
NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI , ALASKA:
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Section 1. That the Alaska Board of Fisheries is respectfully and strongly urged to schedule its
full Upper Cook Inlet Finfish Meeting of 2020 and future such meetings on the Kenai Peninsula
on a semi-regular basis .
Sect ion 2. That this resolution takes effect immed iately upon passage.
PASSED B Y THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI , ALASKA, this 4th day of October, 2017.
BRIAN GABRIEL SR., MAYOR TIM NAVARRE , VICE MAYOR
ROBERT MOLLOY, COUNCIL MEMBER GLENESE PETTEY, COUNCIL MEMBER
JIM GLENDENING , COUNCIL MEMBER MIKE BOYLE, COUNCIL MEMBER
HENRY K NACKSTEDT, COUNCIL MEMBER
ATTEST:
Jamie Heinz, Cit y Clerk
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210 Fidalgo Ave, Kenai, Alaska 99611-7794
Telephone : (907) 283-7535 I Fax: (907) 283-3014
www . kenai. city
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Council
Paul Ostrander, City Manager?. D .
September 26, 2017
2020 Board of Fish Resolution
For residents of the Kenai Peninsula to participate in the BOF process for UCI, where
75%-85% of the proposals effect watersheds on the Kenai Peninsula , it has been
necessary to travel to Anchorage to provide testimony and/or participate in committees ,
without a schedule to know when they may participate. This often requires burdensome
costs associated with multiple days of lodging and subsistence , in addition to
transportation costs . Having reasonable , periodic, access to the BOF process is simply
unfair to the large population of Alaskans residing on the Kenai Peninsula.
Additionally , the BOF process itself is rendered less comprehensive and effective by the
difficulties imposed upon Alaskans residing on the Kenai Peninsula by not holding the
UCI meeting on the Kenai Peninsula on a periodic basis. By minimizing or eliminating
input and testimony from residents on the Kenai Peninsula, the BOF is denied the
knowledge of individuals that are closest to , and most directly affected by , the fisheries
and decisions made by the BOF.
This Resolution respectfully requests that the 2020 Alaska Board of Fisheries Upper
Cook Inlet Finfish meeting be held on the Kenai Peninsula and future such meetings be
held here on a semi-regular basis.
Your consideration is appreciated .
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KENAI, ALASKA
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Sponsored by: Administration
CITY OF KENAI
RESOLUTION NO. 2017-62
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, DECLARING
APPROXIMATELY 15 BICYCLES SURPLUS OR OBSOLETE AS ALLOWED IN KENAI
MUNICIPAL CODE 7 .15.090 AND TO DONATE THOSE BICYCLES TO MOUNTAIN VIEW
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
WHEREAS, the Kenai Police Department takes in found bicycles from the public and sometimes
from other City Departments. Found property is held for at least a year for owners to claim prior
to being declared surplus or obsolete; and,
WHEREAS, the Kenai Police Department has a school resource officer that works with local
elementary schools that facilitate Bicycle Rodeos for students, and in conjunction with that the
Mountain View Elementary Principal has requested donated bicycles; and,
WHEREAS, bicycles were donated to Mountain View Elementary last year under a similar
Resolution and the project was successful in getting bicycles to kids,
NOW , THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI , ALASKA,
Section 1. That the approx imately 15 bicycles held by the Kenai Police Department be
donated to Mountain View Elementary School.
Secti on 2. That this resolution takes effect immediately upon passage.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI , ALASKA, this 4 th day of October, 2017.
BRIAN GABRIEL SR, MAYOR
ATIEST:
Jamie Heinz, City Clerk
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210 FidalgoAve, Kenai , Alaska 99611-7794
Telephone : (907) 283-7535 I Fax: (907) 283-3014
www.kenai.city
MEMORANDUM
TO:
THROUGH:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Council
Paul Ostrander, City Manager ?<?·
Dave Ross, Police Chief~Z -
9-25-17
Bicycle Donation
The purpose of this memo is to recommend the donation of bicycles held by the Kenai Police
Department to Mountain View Elementary.
During the course of each year the police department takes in a number of bicycles in varying
conditions. Those bicycles are turned in as found property to the department with no apparent
owner. If the Department cannot determine an owner the property is kept for a year and then
typically disposed of by auction. Currently, the Department is in possession of approximately 15
bicycles that are available for release.
Our school resource officer has worked with Mountain View Elementary for a number of years
on a bicycle rodeo event that occurs in the spring . In conjunction with that, the principal has
requested donated bicycles . They are willing to take all the bicycles we currently have ,
determine what is usable , and put them to use .
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Sponsored by: Council Member Navarre
CITY OF KENAI
RESOLUTION NO. 2017-63
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, AMENDING THE
KENAI COUNCIL TRAVEL POLICY.
WHEREAS, Resolution 2016-24 approved a Council Travel Policy; and,
WHEREAS, the Policy, which governs the Mayor’s and Council Members’ travel authority, does
not have sufficient flexibility to authorize time restricted travel needs, or substitution of travelers if
the Mayor or other Council Member becomes unavailable; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the City’s best interest to streamline the travel policy to ensure the Mayor and
other Council Members can represent the City and meet the City’s business need in a timely and
responsible manner.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA:
Section 1. That the attached Kenai Council Travel Policy as amended is approved
Section 2. That this resolution takes effect immediately upon passage.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 4th day of October, 2017.
BRIAN GABRIEL SR., MAYOR
ATTEST:
Jamie Heinz, City Clerk
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POLICY NO. 2014-02, KENAI COUNCIL TRAVEL POLICY (AMENDED 2017)
Purpose
The purpose of this Policy is to establish rules for authorization and reporting of Council
Member travel on City business.
Scope
This policy applies to travel by the Mayor and other Council Members traveling on City business.
Policy
1. Any Council member who intends to travel outside the City, on behalf of the City, must
apply for and obtain, in advance of such travel if such travel was not previously included
in the adopted budget, approval as follows:
(a) The Mayor approves his/her own and Council Member travel within the United
States;
(b) The Council, by motion, approves all travel outside the United States, except the
Mayor may approve travel outside the United States if time does not allow for
Council approval. In such cases where the Mayor approves travel outside the
United States, the Mayor shall provide written justification for the travel
authorization to the Council at the next regularly scheduled Council Meeting
following the travel approval.
2. Any Mayor or Council Member, who travels at the City’s expense, will be required to submit
a report of their activities verbally or in writing, at the next meeting attended following said
travel.
Effective Date: ___________ Approved by Resolution 2014-24
As Amended by Resolution 2017-63
____________________________
BRIAN GABRIEL, SR., MAYOR
ATTEST:
____________________________
Jamie Heinz, City Clerk
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210 FidalgoAve, Kenai, Alaska 99611-7794
Telephone: (907) 283-7535 I Fax: (907) 283-30 14
www.kenai .city
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Council
Vice Mayor Tim Navarre "/ -;-
September 28, 2017
SUBJECT: Resolution Amending Council Travel Policy
The City Council approved a Travel Policy in 2014. The Policy does not allow sufficient flexibility
when travel needs arise on a time sensitive basis or when the Mayor or another Council
Member becomes unavailable and a substitution is needed . Your support for the proposed
changes to the Policy as provided below in legislative format is requested.
POLICY NO. 2014-02, KENAI COUNCIL TRAVEL POLICY (AMENDED 2017)
Purpose
The purpose of this Policy is to establish rules for authorization and reporting of Council
Member travel on C ity business.
Scope
This policy applies to travel by the Mayor and other Council Members traveling on City
business.
Policy
1. Any Council member who intends to travel outside the City , on behalf of the City, must
apply for and obtain , in advance of such tra vel if such travel was not previously included
in the adopted budget , approval as follo ws:
(a) The Mayor approves [THEIR] h is/her o wn and Council Member travel within the
United S[S]tate.§.;
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(b) The Council , by motion , approves all [OTHER] travel [,EXCEPT FOR TRAVEL]
outside the United States, except the Mayor may approve travel outside the United
States if time does not allow for Council approval.[; AND] In such cases where the
Mayor approves travel outside the United States. the Mayor shall provide written
justification for the travel authorization to the Council at the next regularly
scheduled Council Meeting following the travel approval.
(c) [THE COUNCIL BY RESOLUT ION APPROVES ANY TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE
UNITED STATES .]
2. Any Mayor or Council Member, who travels at the City's expense , will be requi red to
submit[, IN WRITING ,] a report of their activities [AND REPORT,] verbally or in writing , at
the ne xt meeting attended following said travel.
Effective Date : -----
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ATTEST:
Sandra Modigh , City Clerk
Approved by Resolution 2014-24
As Amended by Resolution 2017-
BRIAN GABRIEL , SR., MAYOR
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KENAI CITY COUNCIL – REGULAR MEETING
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 – 6:00 P.M.
KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
210 FIDALGO AVE., KENAI, AK 99611
MAYOR BRIAN GABRIEL, PRESIDING
MINUTES
A. CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the Kenai City Council was held on September 20, 2017, in City Hall Council
Chambers, Kenai, AK. Mayor Gabriel called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
1. Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Gabriel led those assembled in the Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Roll Call
There were present:
Brian Gabriel, Mayor Robert Molloy
Henry Knackstedt Tim Navarre
Jim Glendening Glenese Pettey (absent)
Mike Boyle (absent)
A quorum was present.
Also in attendance were:
**Brittany Gilman, Student Representative
Paul Ostrander, City Manager
Scott Bloom, City Attorney
Jamie Heinz, City Clerk
3. Agenda Approval
Mayor Gabriel noted the following additions to the packet:
Add to Item F.1. Resolution No. 2017-57
• Amendment Memo
Remove Item G.2. Purchase Orders Exceeding $15,000
Add to Item G.5. Assignment of Lease between Kenai Aviation and Schilling
Rentals
• Informational Memo
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Add to Item D.4. Consent to Sublease between City of Kenai, Schilling Rentals,
and Hilcorp Alaska.
• Informational Memo
MOTION:
Council Member Molloy MOVED to approve the agenda with the requested revisions to the
agenda and packet and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Council Member Knackstedt
SECONDED the motion.
VOTE: There being no objections, SO ORDERED.
4. Consent Agenda
MOTION:
Council Member Knackstedt MOVED to approve the consent agenda and requested
UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Council Member Glendening SECONDED the motion.
Mayor Gabriel opened the public hearing; there being no one wishing to be heard, the public
hearing was closed.
VOTE: There being no objections, SO ORDERED.
*All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine and non-controversial
by the council and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate
discussion of these items unless a council member so requests, in which case the item
will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in its normal sequence on
the agenda as part of the General Orders.
B. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS
1. Larry Persily, Chief of Staff, Kenai Peninsula Borough – Information Regarding
the Sales Tax Ballot Proposition on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Ballot.
Mike Navarre, Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor, provided an overview on the Sales Tax Ballot
Proposition noting some of the decisions the Assembly made caused the fund balance to be used
to balance the budget in FY18 and discussed the history of sales tax and mill rate increases and
decreases. Also noted school district funding was the largest portion of the borough budget and
the conscious decision to require the borough to find additional revenues and let the school district
preserve its fund balance. Additionally, he explained the need for the heating system upgrade in
borough building and its associated ballot proposition.
C. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
D. PUBLIC HEARINGS
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September 20, 2017
1. Ordinance No. 2981-2017 – Amending Kenai Municipal Code, Chapter 1.15 – Rules
of Order, to Change Gender Specific Language to Gender Neutral, Provide
Consistency in the References to the Chair of a Meeting, and Other Housekeeping
Changes.
MOTION:
Council Member Molloy MOVED to enact Ordinance No. 2981-2017 and the motion was
SECONDED by Council Member Knackstedt.
Mayor Gabriel opened the public hearing; there being no one wishing to be heard, public comment
was closed.
VOTE:
YEA: Molloy, Knackstedt, Gabriel, Navarre, Glendening
NAY:
**Student Representative Gilman: YEA
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
2. Ordinance No. 2982-2017 – Amending Kenai Municipal Code Section 7.30.010 –
Airport Land Sale Permanent Fund, to Eliminate References to the Airport Enterprise
Fund which is No Longer Utilized.
MOTION:
Council Member Knackstedt MOVED to enact Ordinance No. 2982-2017 and the motion was
SECONDED by Council Member Navarre.
Mayor Gabriel opened the public hearing; there being no one wishing to be heard, public comment
was closed.
VOTE:
YEA: Molloy, Knackstedt, Gabriel, Navarre, Glendening
NAY:
**Student Representative Gilman: YEA
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
3. Ordinance No. 2983-2017 – Accepting and Appropriating a Donation to the Kenai
Parks & Recreation Department for the Purchase of Bleachers.
MOTION:
Council Member Navarre MOVED to enact Ordinance No. 2983-2017 and the motion was
SECONDED by Council Member Glendening.
Mayor Gabriel opened the public hearing.
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Dick Peck noted the Kenai Rotary Club’s involvement in the community and their “Service Above
Self,” motto. He, along with Elena Breaker and Theresa Mulican, presented a donation check on
behalf of the Kenai Rotary Club.
There being no one else wishing to be heard, public comment was closed.
Clarification was provided that the bleachers identified to be replaced was on Kenai Softball Field
#3 and would benefit the high school teams as well as other softball leagues around the state.
VOTE:
YEA: Molloy, Knackstedt, Gabriel, Navarre, Glendening
NAY:
**Student Representative Gilman: YEA
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
4. Ordinance No. 2984-2017 – Amending Kenai Municipal Code Section 23.55.060 –
Stand-By Pay, to Amend the Rate of Stand-By Pay and Increasing Water & Sewer
Fund Estimated Revenues and Appropriations to Provide Standby Pay for Certified
Water and Wastewater Operators that was Not Included in the FY2018 Budget.
MOTION:
Council Member Knackstedt MOVED to enact Ordinance No. 2984-2017 and the motion was
SECONDED by Council Member Molloy.
Mayor Gabriel opened the public hearing; there being no one wishing to be heard, public comment
was closed.
It was clarified that new State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation regulations
required the amendment and an overview of the management of the facilities was provided.
The City having provided someone on standby for many years without the need to budget
additional funds, being on standby restricting what an employee could do outside of regular work
hours, the certain degree of competency required for responding to call-outs, water and
wastewater staff cross training, ensuring the standby pay in the City was within the range of other
municipalities, and the potential penalty for non-compliance being permit revocation were topics
discussed.
MOTION TO POSTPONE:
Council Member Navarre MOVED to postpone to the next meeting and requested UNANIMOUS
CONSENT. The motion was SECONDED by Council Member Glendening.
VOTE: There being no objections, SO ORDERED.
5. Ordinance No. 2985-2017 – Amending Kenai Municipal Code Section 13.20.035-
Camping, Fires and Other Activities on City Beaches, to Prohibit the Burning of Pallets
and Other Wood Materials Containing Metal Fasteners on City Beaches.
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MOTION:
Council Member Molloy MOVED to enact Ordinance No. 2985-2017 and the motion was
SECONDED by Council Member Knackstedt.
Mayor Gabriel opened the public hearing; there being no one wishing to be heard, public comment
was closed.
Administration was thanked for putting together the ordinance.
Clarification was provided that the ordinance allowed for fines and penalties up to $500 to be
recommended and that glass and other refuse was already covered elsewhere in the code.
It was suggested that there be a strong public outreach component prior to issuing fines for non-
compliance.
MOTION TO POSTPONE:
Council Member Navarre MOVED to postpone to the next meeting and requested UNANIMOUS
CONSENT. The motion was SECONDED by Council Member Glendening.
VOTE: There being no objections, SO ORDERED.
6. Resolution No. 2017-60 – Declaring Equipment, Supplies, and Materials Surplus or
Obsolete, and to be Sold as Allowed in Kenai Municipal Code 7.15.090.
MOTION:
Council Member Knackstedt MOVED to adopt Resolution No. 2017-60 and requested
UNANIMOUS CONSENT. The motion was SECONDED by Council Member Glendening.
Mayor Gabriel opened the public hearing; there being no one wishing to be heard, public comment
was closed.
Unanimous consent was objected to.
MOTION TO AMEND:
Council Member Molloy MOVED to amend the second section of the resolved statement to
remove, “requests authorization from,” and replace it with, “is authorized by,” and requested
UNANIMOUS CONSENT the motion was SECONDED by Council Member Knackstedt.
VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT: There being no objections, SO ORDERED.
Clarification was provided that this authorization was for the current year and future years would
require future declarations and authorizations.
VOTE:
YEA: Molloy, Knackstedt, Gabriel, Navarre, Glendening
NAY:
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**Student Representative Gilman: YEA
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
E. MINUTES
1.*Regular Meeting of September 6, 2017
Meeting minutes approved by the consent agenda.
F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Resolution No. 2017-57 – Consenting to a Renewal of Lease of Certain Airport Lands
within the Airport Reserve Between the City of Kenai, Lessor, and SOAR International
Ministries, Inc., Lessee, on Property Described as Lot 2, Block 3, General Aviation
Apron Number One. (Clerk’s Note: This item was originally on the August 16 meeting
agenda where it was postponed to September 6 and was postponed on September 6
to this meeting; a motion to adopt is on the floor.)
• Substitute Resolution No. 2017-57 – Consenting to a Second Amendment of
Lease of Certain Airport Lands within the Airport Reserve between the City of
Kenai, Lessor and SOAR International Ministries, Inc., Lessee, on Real
Property Described as Lot 2, Block 3, General Aviation Apron Number One,
According to Amended Plat No. 2004-20.
MOTION TO AMEND :
Council Member Knackstedt MOVED to amend by Substitute Resolution No. 2017-57 and the
motion was SECONDED by Council Member Molloy. UNANIMOUS CONSENT was requested.
Mayor Gabriel opened the public hearing; there being no one wishing to be heard, public comment
was closed.
VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT: There being no objection; SO ORDERED.
MOTION TO AMEND:
Council Member Knackstedt MOVED to amend by inserting the word, “approve,” in the fifth
whereas clause and the motion was SECONDED by Council Member Molloy. UNANIMOUS
CONSENT was requested.
VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT: There being no objection; SO ORDERED.
MOTION TO AMEND:
Council Member Knackstedt MOVED to amend by inserting the word, “approve,” in the sixth
whereas clause and the motion was SECONDED by Council Member Molloy. UNANIMOUS
CONSENT was requested.
VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT: There being no objection; SO ORDERED.
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VOTE ON THE MAIN MOTION:
YEA: Molloy, Knackstedt, Gabriel, Navarre, Glendening
NAY:
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
G. NEW BUSINESS
1. *Action/Approval – Bills to be Ratified.
Approved by the consent agenda.
2. *Action/Approval – Purchase Orders Exceeding $15,000.
Approved by the consent agenda.
3. *Action/Approval – Kenai Precinct Election Boards for the October 3, 2017 Election.
Approved by the consent agenda.
4. *Ordinance No. 2986-2017 – Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations in
the Water and Sewer Special Revenue and Water and Sewer Capital Project Funds
and Authorizing Redirection of Funds Previously Appropriated to the Reservoir
Number One Recoating Project to a Project to Replace the Water Main Under the
Kenai Spur Highway at Shotgun Drive and Beaver Loop.
Introduced by the consent agenda and public hearing set for October 4, 2017.
5. Action/Approval – Consent to Assignment of Lease of Airport Lands or Facilities
between Kenai Aviation Leasing Company, LLC., and Schilling Rentals, LLC., on the
real property described as Lot 2, Block 2, and Lot 2, Block 4, General Aviation Apron
No. 1, according to Amended Plat No. 2004-20.
MOTION:
Council Member Knackstedt MOVED to approve consent to assignment of lease of airport lands
or facilities between Kenai Aviation Leasing Company, LLC., and Schilling Rentals, LLC., on the
real property described as Lot 2, Block 2, and Lot 2, Block 4, General Aviation Apron No. 1,
according to Amended Plat No. 2004-20 and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. The motion
was SECONDED by Council Member Molloy.
VOTE: There being no objection; SO ORDERED.
6. Action/Approval – Consent to a Sublease of Certain Airport Lands within the Airport
Reserve between Schilling Rentals, LLC and Hilcorp Alaska, LLC. on the real property
described as Lot 11A, FBO Subdivision No. 9, according to Plat No. 2009-54.
MOTION:
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Council Member Knackstedt MOVED to approve consent to a sublease of certain airport lands
within the Airport Reserve between Schilling Rentals, LLC and Hilcorp Alaska, LLC. on the real
property described as Lot 11A, FBO Subdivision No. 9, according to Plat No. 2009-54 and
requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. The motion was SECONDED by Council Member
Glendening.
VOTE: There being no objection; SO ORDERED.
7. Action/Approval – Schedule a Work Session for City Council Training on Navigation
and Use of the iLegislate Mobile Device Application.
It was decided a work session would be held on 11/01/17 at 5:00 p.m.
8. Action/Approval – Request for Innovative Readiness Training Civil – Military
Partnership for the Kenai Bluffs Stabilization Project.
MOTION:
Council Member Molloy MOVED to approve Request for Innovative Readiness Training Civil –
Military Partnership for the Kenai Bluffs Stabilization Project and the motion was SECONDED by
Council Member Glendening. UNANIMOUS CONSENT was requested.
Elena Breaker with Senator Sullivan’s office provided an explanation of how the Innovative
Readiness Trainings were developed and their benefit to the military and communities. She
suggested a training in collaboration with the Bluffs Stabilization Project would be the largest
training in the nation and recommended the application be submitted sooner than later so the
different military arms could review it and units could be identified for the training.
VOTE: There being no objection; SO ORDERED.
H. COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Council on Aging – It was reported that the next meeting was October 12.
2. Airport Commission – It was reported that the Commission met on September 14 and
discussed and approved the sublease, assignment of lease, and renewal of lease that
Council had just approved; City Planner M. Kelley was thanked for attending the
meeting and explaining the leases; next meeting October 12.
3. Harbor Commission – It was reported that at their September 11 meeting, the
Commission discussed the responsibilities of other harbors, a no wake zone at the
mouth of the river, and requested paper packets; next meeting October 9.
4. Parks and Recreation Commission – It was reported that there wasn’t a quorum for
the September meeting; next meeting October 5.
5. Planning and Zoning Commission – It was reported that the Commission approved a
plat to vacate a lot line and consolidate lots for the property where the theater was;
next meeting September 27.
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6. Beautification Committee – It was reported that there was not a quorum for the
September meeting; Fall Festival scheduled for October 14 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.; next
meeting October 10.
7. Mini-Grant Steering Committee – No report.
I. REPORT OF THE MAYOR
Mayor Gabriel reported on the following:
• Attended the 25th Anniversary Party of Vintage Pointe;
• Was the official spinner for the first day of the first Silver Salmon
Derby;
• Delivered two proclamations, one for KSRM’s 50th Anniversary and
the other for the Peninsula Food Bank for Hunger Action Month;
• Provided a reminder for the Senior Center Director’s retirement
party;
• Noted a police officer was being sworn in on September 29.
J. ADMINISTRATION REPORTS
1. City Manager – P. Ostrander reported on the following:
• Recoating of reservoir one construction was substantially complete;
• Noted options were being looked at for donated property to Kenai
Performers;
• Met with the CEO of Peninsula Community Heath Services and had
a conversation about their future plans in the City;
• Provided an update on the fencing and signage around the boat at
the Visitor Center;
• Noted the state had provided the City with an extra $77,000 in
community assistance; also noted that revenues came in below
FY17 projections, but still added about $100,000 to the fund
balance;
• Provided an update on the Bluff Erosion Project noting a
congressional reprogramming request had been submitted and if it
went through quickly, federal funding would dovetail with the pre-
design stage;
• Clarified wastewater treatment facility upgrades on public works
mid-month report; that the City had a redundancy on water
reservoirs.
2. City Attorney – No report.
3. City Clerk – City Clerk J. Heinz reported on the following:
• Absentee voting began on September 18;
• Election on October 3.
K. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT
1. Citizens Comments (Public comment limited to five (5) minutes per speaker)
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Marian Nelson provided a brief update on the designs at the Kenai Fine Arts Center and noted an
upcoming auction on September 30.
2. Council Comments
Vice Mayor Navarre encouraged participation in the auction benefitting the Kenai Fine Arts
Center; expressed gratitude that the delegation had always been supportive of the Bluff
Stabilization Project; suggested budgetary savings be set aside for an Assistant City Manager.
Council Member Molloy thanked the City Manager for the good financial news and for bringing
the innovative training request for consideration.
Student Representative Gilman noted it was Homecoming week at Kenai Central High School
with a “No Place Like Homecoming,” Wizard of Oz theme and provided information on the sporting
activities associated. Also reported that the Honor Society was hosting a teddy bear drive for
National Teddy Bear Day.
Council Member Glendening complimented the city manager on his budget mindfulness.
Councilor Knackstedt reported he attended the Vintage Point Anniversary celebration.
L. EXECUTIVE SESSION – None.
M. PENDING ITEMS – None.
N. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 8:18 p.m.
I certify the above represents accurate minutes of the Kenai City Council meeting of September
20, 2017.
_____________________________
Jamie Heinz, CMC
City Clerk
**The student representative may cast advisory votes on all matters except those subject to
executive session discussion. Advisory votes shall be cast in the rotation of the official council
vote and shall not affect the outcome of the official council vote. Advisory votes shall be recorded
in the minutes. A student representative may not move or second items during a council meeting.
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CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 2984-2017
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI , ALASKA, AMENDING KENAI
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 23.55 .060-STAND-BY PAY, TO AMEND THE RATE OF STAND-
BY PAY AND INCREASING W ATER & SEWER FUND ESTI MATED REVENUES AND
APPROPRIATIONS TO PROV IDE STANDBY PAY FOR CERTIFIED WATER AND
WASTEWATER OPERATORS THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FY2018 BUDGET.
W HEREAS, changes to the State of Alaska Water and Wastewater Operator Certification and
Tra ini ng reg ulations, 18 AAC 74, became effective on November 26 , 2016 and in cluded a
requ irement for a certified operator to be either onsite at the system or ava ilable by rad io or
telephone, and able to be onsite within one ho ur at all times; and ,
WHEREAS, th e City does not currently utilize stand-by pay as provided fo r in the City's Code of
Ordinan ces or require certified wa ter and sewer employees to be on standby; however,
employees are required to respond to emergency call outs when available and recei ve "ca ll-out"
pay-a minimum of two hours pay at overtime rates; a nd ,
WHEREAS, in order to comply with 18 AAC 74, the City must have a certified operator availab le
to be onsite wit hin one hou r ; and ,
WHEREAS , un der the FLSA and due t o the co nstraints placed on the employee 's freedom , the
Ci ty must compe nsate employees who are placed on standby duty; and ,
WHEREAS , amending th e KMC definiti on of sta nd-by pay and paying employees placed on
stand-by at a rat e of 5% computed against Step A of t he employee 's pay ra nge for eac h hour in
stand -by sta tu s wi ll a ll ow th e City t o comp ly with DEC regulations at a rate comparable to other
municipalities; and,
W HEREAS , th e adopted FY2018 Budget did not includ e funds fo r st andby pa y, and an in c rease
in the Water & Sewer Fund is necessary to provide for the cost of stand-by pay at the above rate
for the remainder of F Y2018 ; a nd ,
W H ER EAS , p rovidin g sufficient funds for stand-by pay for certified water and sewer operato rs
and amend in g th e Ke na i Municipal Code wi ll brin g the City into compliance with DEC regulations ,
prov ide flexibility for staffing , and is in the best interest of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNC IL OF THE CITY OF KENAI,
A L ASKA, as follows:
Section 1. Form : That th is is code o rdin ance.
Section 2 . Amen dment of Section 23.55.060 of the Kenai Municipal Code: T hat Kenai
Municipal Co d e, Section 14.20.151 -Stand-by Pay, is amended as follows:
New Text Und erli n ed; [D ELET ED TEXT B RACK ET ED]
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23.55.060 Stand-by pay.
(a) Where employees are [REGULARLY] placed on a stand-by status [ON A DAY WHEN
THEY ARE SCHEDULED TO BE OFF DUTY], they shall be entitled to a 5% rate of pay
computed against Step A of the pay range of the employee [TWO (2) HOURS PAY] for
[SUCH ST AND-BY STATUS] each hour in stand-by status .
(b) To be eligible for stand-by pay , an employee must formally be placed on stand-by
status , with the approval of the City Manager, and the proper documentation indicating such
approval placed in the employee 's personnel records . An employee in stand-by status must
be a vailable for call-outs [AND]J. must be in a location whereby the respons ible City personnel
can communicate with him or her[.], and comply with any other requirements of the approved
stand-by pay.
Section 4. That estimated revenues and appropriations be increased as follows:
Water & Sewer Fund
Increase Estimated Revenues -
Appropriation of Retained Earnings
Increase Appropriations:
Water:
Wages
Overtime
Medicare
PERS
Workers ' Compensation
Total Water
Sewer:
Wages
Overtime
Medicare
PERS
Workers' Compensation
Total Sew er
Wastewater Treatment Plant
Wag es
Overtime
Medicare
PERS
Workers ' Compensation
Total Water
Total Water & Sew er Fund
$24,156
$4,633
250
71
1,075
2 88
$6 ,317
$4 ,633
250
71
1,075
288
$6,317
$8,408
500
129
1,960
~
$11 ,522
$24, 156
Sectio n 3. Sev erability: That if any part or provision of this ordinance or application thereof to
any person or circumstances is adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction , such
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judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part, provision , or application directly involved
in all controversy in which this judgment shall have been rendered, and shall not affect or impair
the validity of the remainder of this title or application thereof to other persons or
circumstances. The City Council hereby declares that it would have enacted the remainder of
this ordinance even without such part, provision , or application .
Section 4. Effective Date: That pursuant to KMC 1.15.070(f), this ordinance shall take effect
30 days after adoption.
ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 20 1h day of September,
2017.
ATTEST:
Jamie Heinz, City Clerk
Approved by Finance _______ _
BRIAN GABRIEL SR., MAYOR
Introduced: September 6, 2017
Enacted: September 20 , 2017
Effective: October 20, 2017
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"Vtlltlje with a Pas; City with a Future"
210 Fidalgo Avenue , Kenai , Alaska 99611-7794
Telephone: 907-283-7535 I Fa x: 907-283-3014
www.kenai.city
MEMORANDUM
TO:
THROUGH:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Council
Paul Ostrander, City Manager -:P. c.::::>.
Christine Cunningham , Assistant to City Manager/ HR~
August30, 2017
Ordinance No. 2984-2017 -Stand-by Pa y
The purpose of this memo is to provide support for Ordinance No . 2984-2017, amending Kenai
Municipal Code (KMC) section 23.55.060 , Stand-by pay .
Changes to the State of Alaska Water and Wastewater Operator Certification and Tra ining
regulations , 18 AAC 7 4, became effective November 26 , 2016. The amended regulations specify
that a large water treatment , water distribution , wastewater treatment , and wastewater collection
system must have an operator certified at a level equal to or greater than the classificati on of the
system, either onsite at the system or available by radio or telephone , and able to be onsite within
one hour at all times .
At this time, the City employs seven full-time certified operators in the water and sewer and
wastewa ter divisions of the Public Works Department. These employees are required to respond
to emergency call outs when available . However, certified operators have not been placed on a
stand-by status in the past.
If an employee is required to remain on ca ll whi le not scheduled to work , whether or not the time
should be compensated under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA ) depends on the constraints
on the employee 's freedom . For certified utility operators, being on call means being able to be
available by radio or telephone and able to be on-site at the system within one hour at all times .
The employee 's activities are restricted so that during the time the employee is on stand-b y, he or
she is prohibited from consuming alcohol or engaging in other acti vi ties , such as travel, that would
inhibit the employee 's immediate availability .
The City's Code currently pro vides for stand-by pay w hich would entitle an employee placed on
stand-by status to two hours of pay. A recent salary and benefits comparison for public utility
positions in which other cities provided information on their stand-by or on -call rates show most
cities surveyed pay an hourly rate ranging between $1.50 -3.50 per hour. The 5% rate of pay
computed against Step A of the pay range of the employee for each hour in stand -b y status
proposed in Ordinance No . 2984-2017 , averages to approximately $1 .60 per hour. The benefit of
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setting the rate at a percent of the employee 's base pay is that it allows the rate to automatically
adjust over time with amendments to the City's salary schedule , such as cost-of-living adjustments
(COLAs) or re-classifications.
Amending the KMC definition of stand-by pay and paying employees placed on stand-by at a rate
of 5% computed against Step A of the employee's pay range for each hour in stand-by status will
allow the City to comply with Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) regulations at a
rate comparable to other municipalities and with the flexibility to automatically adjust without
requiring subsequent changes to the City 's Code . Employees who respond to emergency call outs
would still be eligible to receive "call-out" pay - a minimum of two hours pay at overtime rates, as
provided in the City's Code .
The most recent update to the 2016 18 AAC 74 Regulation Changes was published on April 18,
2017, and a recommendation for an amendment to the KMC section 23 .55.060 -Stand-by pay,
was not completed in advance of the deadline to submit for inclusion in the FY18 Budget , and
compensation to certified utility operators for stand-by pay was not included in the FY18 Budget.
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Sponsored by: Administration
CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 2985-2017
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, AMENDING KENAI
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 13.20.035-CAMPING, FIRES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES ON CITY
BEACHES, TO PROHIBIT THE BURNING OF PALLETS AND OTHER WOOD MATERIALS
CONTAINING METAL FASTENERS ON CITY BEACHES.
WHEREAS, burning of pallets and other wood materials containing metal fasteners on City
beaches often results in nails and screws left behind after the fire is extinguished and abandoned;
and,
WHEREAS, nails, screws and other metal fasteners left on City beaches can not only be unsightly,
but present a hazard to vehicles, pedestrians and animals; and,
WHEREAS, the City receives complaints about metal fasteners left on the beaches from fires and
expends resources to clean the beaches; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to prohibit the burning of pallets and other wood
materials containing metal fasteners on City beaches.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA,
as follows:
Section 1. Form: That this is a code ordinance.
Section 2. Amendment of Section 13.20.035 of the Kenai Municipal Code: That Kenai
Municipal Code, Section 13.20.035- Camping, fires and other activities on City Beaches, is hereby
amended as follows:
Camping, [F]Fires, and [O]Other [A]Activities on City [B]Beaches.
(a) The intent of this section is to regulate camping, fires and other activities on City beaches
that threaten or have the potential to threaten or damage public and private property, use and
enjoyment of the beaches, public safety, health and welfare, and other City interests.
(1) Camping, starting or maintaining open fires, and parking on City beaches is prohibited as
follows:
(A) On that portion of the South Beach beginning at the line common to the NE ¼, and SE ¼,
of Section 7, Township 5 North, Range 11 West, Seward Meridian Alaska South to the City of
Kenai boundary, located on Section 7 and 18, Township 5 North, Range 11 West, Seward
Meridian, as shown on Appendix V of Title 13 of the Kenai Municipal Code.
(B) On all City Beaches, the burning of pallets and other wood materials containing metal
fasteners.
(2) With reasonable public notice, and without further authorization, the City Manager may
temporarily close City beaches or portions thereof to camping, starting or maintaining open fires,
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parking, vehicular access and other similar activities. Causes for such temporary closures include
but are not limited to extreme high tides, conditions creating high fire dangers, health hazards,
high waters or flooding or other risks to public safety, health or welfare or for the maintenance of
City owned or managed property.
(A) Any temporary closure described in subsection (a)(2) above authorized by the City
Manager must be reported to Council at the next Council meeting after the temporary closure
takes effect.
(B) Temporary closures authorized by the City Manager as described in subsection (a)(2)
above may not exceed thirty (30) days. The Council may extend and modify closures by
resolution.
(b) “City beaches,” for purposes of this section, means the areas of the North and South
Beach as shown on Appendix III of Title 13 of the Kenai Municipal Code.
(c) A violation of this section shall be punishable as provided in KMC 13.05.010.
(d) The provisions of this section do not apply to governmental officials in the performance of
their official duties, or to private property owners otherwise lawfully engaged in activities on their
private property.
Section 3. Severability: That if any part or provision of this ordinance or application thereof to
any person or circumstances is adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part, provision, or application directly involved
in all controversy in which this judgment shall have been rendered, and shall not affect or impair
the validity of the remainder of this title or application thereof to other persons or circumstances.
The City Council hereby declares that it would have enacted the remainder of this ordinance even
without such part, provision, or application.
Section 4. Effective Date: That pursuant to KMC 1.15.070(f), this ordinance shall take effect
30 days after adoption.
ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 20th day of September,
2017.
BRIAN GABRIEL SR., MAYOR
ATTEST:
Jamie Heinz, City Clerk
Introduced: September 6, 2017
Enacted: September 20, 2017
Effective: October 20, 2017
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'Viti'~ «1/t/i a Pacf~ Ct'tf «1/t/i a rat(IJ<1!, II
210 FidalgoAve, Kenai, Alaska 99611-7794
Telephone : (907) 283-7535 I Fax: (907) 283-3014
www. kenai. city
MEMORANDUM
TO :
FROM :
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Council
Paul Ostrander, City Manager Y · O ·
August 29 , 2017
Prohibition of burning wood materials containing metal fasteners on City
beaches
The City has received numerous complaints about nails and screws being left on City Beaches
from pallet fires, creating a hazard for vehicles , pedestrians and animals. This ordinance will
prohibit the burning of wood materials containing metal fasteners on City beaches.
Your consideration is appreciated.
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Sponsored by: Administration
CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 2985-2017 (SUBSTITUTE)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, AMENDING KENAI
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 13.20.035-CAMPING, FIRES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES ON CITY
BEACHES, TO PROHIBIT THE BURNING OF PALLETS AND OTHER WOOD MATERIALS
CONTAINING METAL FASTENERS ON CITY BEACHES.
WHEREAS, burning of pallets and other wood materials containing metal fasteners on City
beaches often results in nails and screws left behind after the fire is extinguished and abandoned;
and,
WHEREAS, nails, screws and other metal fasteners left on City beaches can not only be unsightly,
but present a hazard to vehicles, pedestrians and animals; and,
WHEREAS, the City receives complaints about metal fasteners left on the beaches from fires and
expends resources to clean the beaches; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to prohibit the burning of pallets and other wood
materials containing metal fasteners on City beaches; and,
WHEREAS, in recognition that the burning of pallets and other materials with wood fasteners on
Kenai beaches has been a past practice of many residents and visitors, a delayed effective date
for this ordinance is in the City’s best interest to allow for sufficient public outreach and education.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA,
as follows:
Section 1. Form: That this is a code ordinance.
Section 2. Amendment of Section 13.20.035 of the Kenai Municipal Code: That Kenai
Municipal Code, Section 13.20.035- Camping, fires and other activities on City Beaches, is hereby
amended as follows:
Camping, [F]Fires, and [O]Other [A]Activities on City [B]Beaches.
(a) The intent of this section is to regulate camping, fires and other activities on City beaches
that threaten or have the potential to threaten or damage public and private property, use and
enjoyment of the beaches, public safety, health and welfare, and other City interests.
(1) Camping, starting or maintaining open fires, and parking on City beaches is prohibited as
follows:
(A) On that portion of the South Beach beginning at the line common to the NE ¼, and SE ¼,
of Section 7, Township 5 North, Range 11 West, Seward Meridian Alaska South to the City of
Kenai boundary, located on Section 7 and 18, Township 5 North, Range 11 West, Seward
Meridian, as shown on Appendix V of Title 13 of the Kenai Municipal Code.
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(B) On all City Beaches, the burning of pallets and other wood materials containing metal
fasteners.
(2) With reasonable public notice, and without further authorization, the City Manager may
temporarily close City beaches or portions thereof to camping, starting or maintaining open fires,
parking, vehicular access and other similar activities. Causes for such temporary closures include
but are not limited to extreme high tides, conditions creating high fire dangers, health hazards,
high waters or flooding or other risks to public safety, health or welfare or for the maintenance of
City owned or managed property.
(A) Any temporary closure described in subsection (a)(2) above authorized by the City
Manager must be reported to Council at the next Council meeting after the temporary closure
takes effect.
(B) Temporary closures authorized by the City Manager as described in subsection (a)(2)
above may not exceed thirty (30) days. The Council may extend and modify closures by
resolution.
(b) “City beaches,” for purposes of this section, means the areas of the North and South
Beach as shown on Appendix III of Title 13 of the Kenai Municipal Code.
(c) A violation of this section shall be punishable as provided in KMC 13.05.010, except that
a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) shall be punishable by a $50.00 fine.
(d) The provisions of this section do not apply to governmental officials in the performance of
their official duties, or to private property owners otherwise lawfully engaged in activities on their
private property.
Section 3. Severability: That if any part or provision of this ordinance or application thereof to
any person or circumstances is adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part, provision, or application directly involved
in all controversy in which this judgment shall have been rendered, and shall not affect or impair
the validity of the remainder of this title or application thereof to other persons or circumstances.
The City Council hereby declares that it would have enacted the remainder of this ordinance even
without such part, provision, or application.
Section 4. Effective Date: That pursuant to KMC 1.15.070(f), this ordinance shall take effect
July 1, 2018.
ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 4th day of October, 2017.
BRIAN GABRIEL SR., MAYOR
ATTEST:
Jamie Heinz, City Clerk
Introduced: September 6, 2017
Enacted: October 4, 2017
Effective: July 1, 2018
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PAYMENTS OVER $15,000.00 WHICH NEED COUNCIL RATIFICATION
COUNCIL MEETING OF: OCTOBER 4, 2017
VENDOR DESCRIPTION
PERS PERS
HOMER ELECTRIC ELECTRIC USAGE
INVESTMENTS
VENDOR DESCRIPTION
DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT AMOUNT
VARIOUS LIABILITY 87 ,401 .35
VARIOUS UTILITIES 112,950.92
MATURITY DATE AMOUNT Effect. Int.
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Sponsored by : Administration
CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 2987-2017
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNC IL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, INCREASING
ESTIMATED REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS BY ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING
ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION FOR THE 2016
AIRFIELD MARKING, SIGNAGE, AND CRACK SEALING PROJECT.
WHEREAS, several areas of work increased during the construction phase of the 2016 Airfield
Marking , Signage , and Crack Sealing Project; and ,
WHEREAS , Wince-Corthell-Bryson provided additional design and administrative work at a cost
of $24,870; and,
WHEREAS , Lakloey, Inc. performed the additional construction work at a cost of $43 ,964.32; and ,
WHEREAS, the cost of the additional engineering and construction work is $68 ,834.32; and,
WHEREAS , the amendment request and change order have been reviewed by Administration
and determined to be fair and reasonable; and ,
WHEREAS, previous appropriations of Airport funds are sufficient to provide the required local
match of$ 4,302 ; and,
WHEREAS, the Airport has received confirmation from the Federal Aviation Administration that
additional work incurred over the course of this project will be eligible for 93.75% FAA
reimbursement upon completion of the 2016 Airfield Marking, Signage , and Crack Sealing Project;
and ,
WHEREAS, the recommendation from City Administration is to increase the construction contract
to Lakloey, Inc., by $ 43,964.32 for the total contract amount of$ 489 ,812.82 and increase the
design and engineering contract to Wince-Corthell-Bryson by $ 24, 870 for a total amount of
$ 67,325.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA,
as follows :
Section 1. Form : That this is a non-code ordinance.
Section 2. That the City Manager is authorized to accept additional grant funding for
$ 64,532 from the Federal Aviation Administration and to execute grant agreements and to
expend grant funds to fulfill the purpose and intent of this ordinance .
Section 3. That estimated revenues and appropriations be increased as follows:
New Text Underlined ; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
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Airport Improvements Capital Project Fund -Airfield Drainage Project:
Increase Estimated Revenues -
FAA Grants
Increase Appropriations :
Construction
Engineering
$64.532
$41,217
$ 24,315
$ 64 532
Section 4. That the City Manager is authorized to e xecute change order with Lakloey, Inc.
$ 43 ,964.32 and an amendment to Wince-Corthell-Bryson in the amount of$ 24,870 to complete
this project.
Section 5. Severability: That if any part or provision of this ordinance or application thereof to
any person or circumstances is adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction , such
judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part, provision , or application directly involved
in all controversy in which this judgment shall have been rendered, and shall not affect or impair
the valid ity of the remainder of this title or application thereof to other persons or circumstances .
The City Council hereby declares that it would have enacted the remainder of th is ordinance even
w ithout such part , provision , or application .
Section 6. Effective Date: That pursuant to KMC 1.15.070(f), this ordinance shall take effect
upon adoption .
ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 19th day of O ctober 2017 .
ATTEST:
Jamie Heinz, City Clerk
Approved by Finance R
BRIAN GABRIEL SR., MAYOR
Introduced : October 4 , 201 7
Enacted: October 19, 2017
Effective : October 19, 2017
New Tex t Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED!
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'llttl~ «1/t/r, a PaJ'~ e~ «1/t/r, a Future JI
210 Fidalgo Ave, Kenai, Alaska 99611-7794
Telephone : (907) 283-7535 I Fax : (907) 283-3014
www.kenai.city
MEMORANDUM
TO:
THROUGH:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai Cit~ounc ·a
Paul Ostrander, City Manager 7 ·
Mary L. Bondurant -Airport Manag
September 26 , 2017
Ordinance 2987-2017 -Airfield Marking, Signage, & Crack Sealing
The purpose of this memo is to appropriate additional funds for both engineering and
construction costs associated with the 2016 Airfield , Marking, Signage and Crack Sealing
Project.
This project (orig inally scheduled for the summer of 2016) was pushed back to the spring of
2017 due to multiple changes requested by the FAA in July 1, 2016 and bad weather.
A major component of this additional work is associated with the overrun in crack sealing . The
original inventory of the cracks was completed in 2015. Over the two years , the cracks
requiring sealing increased significantly. Additional work was related to plans and
specifications revisions, inspection time , updating the 139 certification manual exhibits , etc.
The FAA has confirmed that the additional costs are grant eligible.
I recommend approval of Ordinance 2987-2017 to support the Airfield Marking, Signage, and
Crack Sealing project.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
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Sponsored by: Senior Center Administration
CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 2988-2017
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, ACCEPTING AND
APPROPRIATING A DONATION FROM HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY TO ASSIST WITH THE
ANNUAL KENAI SENIOR CENTER THANKSGIVING DINNER.
WHEREAS , annually the Kenai Senior Center host a Thanksgiving Dinner that is open to seniors
from all over the Peninsula ; and,
WHEREAS , the City has received a donation from Hilcorp Energy Services in the amount of
$3,500 for the purchase of food and supplies for hosting the event; and ,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Kenai to accept and appropriate t his donation
for the purposes described above.
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI ,
ALASKA , as follows :
Section 1. Form : That this is a non-code ordinance.
Section 2. That the City Manager is authorized to accept a donation from Hilcorp Ene rgy
Services in the amounts of $3 ,500 and to expend the donated funds to fulfill the purpose and
intent of this ordinance .
Section 3. Section 3. That estimated revenues and appropriations be increased as follows:
Senior Fund
Increase Estimated Revenues:
Donations
Increase Appropriations:
Congregate Meals -Operating Supplies
Home Meals -Operating Supplies
$2,625
875
$~
Section 4. Effective Date: That pursuant to KMC 1.1 5.070(f), this ordinance shall take effect
upon adoption .
ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 19th day of October,
2017 .
BRIAN GABRIEL SR., MAYOR
New T ext Und erlin ed ; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
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ATIEST:
Jamie Heinz, City Clerk
Approved by Finance: __ {,_~-----
Introduced: October 4 , 2017
Enacted : October 19 , 2017
Effective : October 19 , 2017
New Text Underli ned ; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED!
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"Vt1/"je with a Pas~ City with a Future"
210 Fidalgo Avenue , Kenai , Alaska 99611-7794
Telephone: 907-283-7535 I Fax : 907-283-3014
www .kenai .city
MEMORANDUM
TO:
THROUGH :
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Council
Paul Ostrander, City Manager 1/ f,, f?C).
Rachael S . Craig, Senior Center Director
September 29, 2017
Ordinance 2988-20 17 -Hilcorp Donation
Hilcorp donated $3 ,500.00 for the Annual Peninsula -Wide Senior Thanksgiving Dinner,
which will be held November 23, 2017 . This is the fifth year Hilcorp has provided funding
and volunteers for this event.
The Peninsula-Wide Thanksgiving Dinner is a senior tradition that began November
1976. A Homemakers Club provided and served the first meal to the seniors. From there
it grew and Unocal Oil too k over the event which was held at the Elks Club . In 2001,
Agrium continued the tradition until their plant closed in 2008. In 2008, Marathon Oil
accepted the tradition and donated funds to the senior center for the event. In 2011 ,
Marathon Oil was sold to Hilcorp. Together they provided a joint event. In 2012 , Hilcorp
continued the tradition and it continues the tradition today by providing funding and
voluntee rs . The donation is used as follows:
Food:
Table Decorations :
TOTAL
Thank you for your consideration.
$3 ,200 .00
$ 350 .00
$3 ,500 .00
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lheeitya(,
KENAI, AlASKA
"V"
CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 2989-2017
Sponsored by: Administration
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, APPROPRIATING
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE KENAI SENIOR CONNECTION, INC. IN THE SENIOR
CENTER SOLARIUM CAPITAL PROJECT FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF BLINDS FOR THE
SENIOR CENTER SOLARIUM PROJECT.
WHEREAS , the Kenai Senior Center Solarium Project will provide 80 ' of southern -facing windows
with window opening abilities provided at the east and west ends of the room which could present
temperature and light control issues; and,
WHEREAS, it has been identified that the Solarium Project specifications funds will not provide
window blinds that will offer sufficient cold/hot insulation, room darkening, and ease of use
capabilities; and,
WHEREAS, additional funding is needed for the purchase of blinds more beneficial in assisting
the heating /cooling system for the room with cold/hot insulation, shade from direct sun , room
darkening for events involving a video monitor during daylight time use , as well as a track system
with an easy lift up or down to ensure the blinds cannot be pulled out or stretched; and,
WHEREAS, individual donations designated for additional needs of the solarium project (such as
upgrade of blinds) were made to the Kenai Senior Connection , Inc., and , at its September 22,
2017 meeting, the Senior Connection, Inc. approved those funds be added to the Solarium Project
for the purchase of upgraded blinds to provide the cold/hot insulation , room darkening, and ease
of use capabilities identified above .
NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI ,
ALASKA, as follows:
Section 1. Form: That this is a code ordinance.
Section 2. That estimated revenues and appropriations be increased as follows :
Senior Center Improvement-Capital Projects
Increase Estimated Revenues -
Donations
Increase Appropriations -
Construction
$2 ,750 .00
$2,750 .00
New Text Un derli ned ; [DE LETED TEXT BRAC KETED)
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Ordinance No. 2989-2017
Page 2 of 2
Section 3. Severability: That if any part or provision of this ordinance or application the reof to
any person or circumstances is adjudged invalid by any c ourt of competent jurisdi ction, such
judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part, provision , or application directly involved
in all controversy in which this judgment shall have been rendered, and shall not affect or impair
the validity of the remainder of this title or application thereof to other persons or circumstances .
The City Council hereby declares that it would have enacted the remainder of this ordinance even
without such part, pro vision , or application .
Section 4. Effective Date: That pursuant to KMC 1.15 .070(f), this ordinance shall take effect
upon enactment.
ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI , ALASKA, this 19th day of October,
2017.
ATTEST:
Jamie Heinz, Cit y Clerk
Appro ved by Finance:
BRIAN GABRIEL SR., MAYOR
Introduced: October 4, 2017
Enacted: October 19, 2017
Effective : October 19, 2017
New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
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"Vtl/~e with a Past, City with a Future"
210 Fidalgo Avenue, Kenai, Alaska 99611-7794
Telephone : 907-283-7535 I Fax: 907-283-3014
www.kenai.city
MEMORANDUM
TO:
THROUGH:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Council
Paul Ostrander, City Manager 1 -f. /.v-f {).
Rachael S. Craig, Senior Center Director
September 29 , 2017
Kenai Senior Center Solarium Capital Project
As noted in Ordinance No. 2989-2017, the specifications of the Kenai Senior Center Solarium
Capital Project provide for 80 feet of southern-facing windows with window opening abilities at the
east and west ends of the room only.
Over the years, the solarium /dining room has had issues with the heating/cooling system as the
heat exchanger has not provided adequate temperature control and the room has basically been
heated with the baseboard underneath the windows. As such , the dining room has been very
difficult to cool down in the summer and equally difficult to warm up in the winter.
The previous blinds provided very little shade from direct sun and no help with room darkening for
any events involving a video monitor during the daylight hours . Most of our activities are during
the daylight hours . With the solarium project, we are working toward a better system with a hanging
projector to accommodate larger audiences for video viewing , as well as upgrading the sound
system , etc.
We have a long history of blinds with pull cords and the problems that arise from opening and
closing of the blinds because staff is not available 100% of the time to monitor their use , especially
during weekend rentals.
The Kenai Senior Connection , Inc. has provided funding (given by individual donations designated
for additional needs of the solarium project, such as upgrade of window blinds) to add to those
funds provided within the project fund to upgrade the window blind purchase . The additional funds
will provide for blinds that will offer:
Cold /hot insulation
Room darkening and shade capabilities
• Ease of use (blinds with a track system with an easy lift up or down)
Thank you for your consideration.
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COUNCIL ON AGING MEETING
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 – 4:30 P.M.
KENAI SENIOR CENTER
CHAIR VELDA GELLER, PRESIDING
MEETING SUMMARY
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Geller called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. Roll was confirmed as follows:
Members Present: J. Hollier, R. Williams, M. Milewski, Chair V. Geller, B. Osborn
Members Absent: B. Modigh, L. Nelson, Vice Chair A. Weeks
Staff/Council Liaison Present: Senior Center Director R. Craig, Administrative Assistant K.
Romain
A quorum was present.
2. AGENDA APPROVAL
Councilor Osborn MOVED to approve the agenda and Council Member Williams SECONDED
the motion. There being no objections; SO ORDERED.
3. APPROVAL OF MEETING SUMMARY
a. August 10, 2017
Councilor Milewski MOVED to approve the August 10, 2017 meeting summary; Council Member
Osborn SECONDED the motion. There being no objections; SO ORDERED.
4. PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD – None.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Revisit Service Animals vs. Emotional Animals at the Senior Center Policy adopted
4/13/17.
Read over policy. It was suggested a sign be placed reading “Service Dogs Allowed”.
Councilor Williams MOVED to accept the Service Animal vs. Emotional Animals at the Senior
Center Policy and Council Member Milewski SECONDED the motion. There being no
objections; SO ORDERED.
b. Review 2017-2018 Goals
Goals noted for 2017-2018 were:
1. Generator (past goal)
2. Sound system
3. Hearing accommodations
4. Solarium remodel
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Council on Aging
September 14, 2017
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5. Encourage community to donate to comprehensive plan; Re: Seniors
6. Kenai Senior Center Needs Program Day – “Mission Moment” – volunteer, inform
7. Mounted projector in dining room (past goal)
It was noted that progress has been made on two goals; the sound system and the solarium
remodel. It was suggested that administration be invited to inform Council Members of the pros
and cons of obtaining a generator for the Senior Center.
6. NEW BUSINESS – None.
7. REPORTS
a. Senior Center Director – Director Craig thanked everyone for their support and
assistance.
b. Council on Aging Chair – Noted it was Director Craig’s last meeting and thanked
her for her service.
c. City Council Liaison – None.
8. NEXT MEETING ATTENDANCE NOTIFICATION – October 12, 2017
9. QUESTIONS & COMMENTS
10. PERSONS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD – None
11. INFORMATION - None
12. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 5:35 p.m.
Meeting summary prepared and submitted by:
_____________________________________
Tawni Eubank
Administrative Assistant
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KENAI AIRPORT COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 – 6:00 P.M.
KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CHAIR GLENDA FEEKEN, PRESIDING
MEETING SUMMARY
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Feeken called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
a. Pledge of Allegiance
Chair Feeken led those assembled in the Pledge of Allegiance.
b. Roll was confirmed as follows:
Commissioners Present:
Commissioners Absent:
J. Zirul, J. Bielefeld, P. Minelga, G. Feeken, K. Dodge
C. Henry, D. Pitts
Staff/Council Liaison Present: City Planner M. Kelley, Council Member H. Knackstedt,
Airport Assistant E. Shinn
A quorum was present.
c. Agenda Approval
MOTION:
Commissioner Zirul MOVED to approve the agenda and Commissioner Minelga SECONDED the
motion. There were no objections; SO ORDERED.
2. PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD – None.
3. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT – None.
4. APPROVAL OF MEETING SUMMARY
a. August 10, 2017
MOTION:
Commissioner Zirul MOVED to approve the meeting summary from August 10, 2017 and
Commissioner Minelga SECONDED the motion. There were no objections; SO ORDERED.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None
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Airport Commission
September 14, 2017
Page 2 of 3
6. NEW BUSINESS
a. Discussion/Recommendation – Consent to Assignment of Lease of
Airport Lands or Facilities between Kenai Aviation Leasing Company, LLC,
and Schilling Rentals, LLC, on the real property described as Lot 2, Block
2, and Lot 2, Block 4, General Aviation Apron No. 1, according to Amended
Plat No. 2004-20.
The City Planner explained consent to Assignment of Lease between Kenai Aviation and
Schilling Rentals. It was noted that Kenai Aviation has been an outstanding tenant for many
years.
MOTION:
Commissioner Zirul MOVED to recommend approval of assignment of lease and Commissioner
Dodge SECONDED the motion. There were no objections; SO ORDERED.
b. Discussion/Recommendation – Consent to Second Amendment of Lease of
Certain Airport Lands within the Airport Reserve between the City of Kenai, Lessor
and SOAR International Ministries, Inc., Lessee, on real property described as Lot
2, Block 3 General Aviation Apron No. 1, according to Amended Plat No. 2004-20.
The City Planner explained the Second Amendment of Lease between the City and SOAR
International Ministries.
MOTION:
Commissioner Bielefeld MOVED to recommend approval of Second Amendment of Lease within
the Airport Reserve between the City and SOAR International Ministries; and Commissioner Zirul
SECONDED the motion. There were no objections; SO ORDERED.
c. Discussion/Recommendation – Consent to a Sublease of Certain Airport Lands
within the Airport Reserve between Schilling Rentals, LLC and Hilcorp Alaska,
LLC. on the real property described as Lot 11A, FBO Subdivision No. 9, according
to Plat No. 2009-54.
The City Planner explained the sublease between Schilling Rentals, LLC and Hilcorp Alaska,
LLC.
MOTION:
Commissioner Bielefeld MOVED to recommend the approval of sublease within the Airport
Reserve between Schilling Rentals, LLC and Hilcorp Alaska, LLC; and Commissioner Dodge
SECONDED the motion. There were no objections; SO ORDERED.
7. REPORTS
a. Airport Manager – Airport Manager Bondurant was out of state attending a
conference; Airport Assistant Shinn reported:
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Airport Commission
September 14, 2017
Page 3 of 3
• Awaiting final FAA review; approval of Airport Layout Plan.
• City received FAA grant for terminal rehabilitation on 9/7/2017.
• Snow Removal Equipment has been ordered; should arrive by winter season.
• Recruiting for temporary equipment operator; 5 month seasonal position.
• Manager and City Administration will be attending an FAA meeting in
Anchorage on September 27, to discuss Capital Improvement Program.
• The Airport Manager will be out of the office attending W estern Region Airport
Property Managers Conference in Denver, Colorado on October 1-4.
• Annual table top review of Airport Emergency Plan – October 4.
• Annual Snow Removal Meeting held – October 11.
b. City Council Liaison – reported on various actions at City Council meetings.
8. NEXT MEETING ATTENDANCE NOTIFICATION – October 12, 2017.
9. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
Commissioner Zirul remarked that he was very sorry to see Kenai Aviation leave.
Commissioners Dodge and Feeken thanked Commissioner Bielefeld for all the years of aviation
services.
10. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT – None
11. INFORMATION ITEMS – None.
12. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 6:37 p.m.
Meeting summary prepared and submitted by:
_____________________________________
Tawni Eubank
Administrative Assistant
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1
Jamie Heinz
Subject:FW: Mini-grant Steering Committee Meeting
Jamie Heinz, CMC
City of Kenai
City Clerk
From: Tim Wisniewski [mailto:timwisniewski1949@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 1:47 PM
To: Jamie Heinz <jheinz@kenai.city>
Subject: Re: Mini‐grant Steering Committee Meeting
I really think that you should appoint someone to take my place. With my health declining I'm finding that it's getting
more difficult to make meetings. Sincerely,Tim Wisniewski.
Sent from my iPad
On Sep 25, 2017, at 1:07 PM, Jamie Heinz <jheinz@kenai.city> wrote:
Hi…
Friday, 9/29 at 1:30 did not work for Mayor Gabriel. Would Friday, 9/29 at 11:00 a.m.
work for everyone?
Thank you,
Jamie Heinz, CMC
City of Kenai
City Clerk
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PURCHASE ORDERS BETWEEN $2,500.00 AND $15,000.00 FOR COUNCIL REVIEW
COUNC IL MEETING O F: OCTOBER 4, 2017
VENDOR DESCRIPTION DEPT.
INGRAM LIBRARY SERVICES BOOKS LIBRARY
PRO-SEAL SERVICE GROUP REPAIR OF FLYGT 12HP PUMP SEWER
ALASKA LIBRARY NETWORK ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LIBRARY
ACCOUN T AMOUNT
BOOKS 4 ,000.00
REPAIR & MAINTENANCE 4 ,375.00
REPAIR & MAINTENANCE 2,832.00
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City of Kenai, Alaska
The following communication was prepared as part of our audit, has consequential limitations, and is
intended solely for the information and use of those charged with governance (e.g., City Council and
Audit Committee) and, if appropriate, management of the Government and is not intended and
should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.
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Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, and forms part of the international BDO network of
independent member firms.
BDO is the brand name for the BDO network and for each of the BDO Member Firms.
AUDIT PLANNING
YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2017
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international BDO network of independent member firms.
BDO is the brand name for the BDO network and for each of the BDO Member Firms.
3601 C Street, Suite 600
Anchorage, AK 99503
Tel: 907-278-8878
Fax: 907-278-5779
www.bdo.com
June 30, 2017
Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council
City of Kenai, Alaska
Professional standards require us to communicate with you regarding matters related to the financial
statement audit that are, in our professional judgment, significant and relevant to your responsibilities
in overseeing the financial reporting process. This document provides an overview of our plan for the
audit of the financial statements and the schedule of state financial assistance of City of Kenai, Alaska
(the City) as of and for the year ending June 30, 2017, including a summary of the nature, scope, and
timing of the planned audit work.
Responsibilities
BDO USA, LLP, as your auditor, is responsible for forming and expressing an opinion about whether the
financial statements and the schedule of state financial assistance that have been prepared by
management, with your oversight, are prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition our audit will be conducted
in accordance with standards for financial audits contained in the Government Auditing Standards, issued
by the Comptroller General of the United States and the State of Alaska Audit Guide and Compliance
Supplement for State Single Audits (State Audit Guide). The audit of the financial statements does not
relieve you of your responsibilities and does not relieve management of their responsibilities. The
engagement letter, a copy of which has been provided to you, includes specific details regarding the
auditor’s and management’s responsibilities.
Overall Audit Strategy and Planned Scope
Overall, our audit strategy is to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements,
whether due to fraud or error, and design further audit procedures responsive to assessed risks. An audit
also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of
significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of
the financial statements. In connection with our audit, we will obtain a sufficient understanding of the
City’s internal control to plan the audit of the financial statements. However, such understanding is
required for the purposes of determining our audit procedures and not to provide any assurance
concerning such internal control. In addition, the State Audit Guide requires that we also plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the City has complied with applicable
state statutes, regulations and the terms and conditions of the state awards that may have a direct and
material effect on each of City’s major state programs.
We focus on areas with higher risk of material misstatement (whether due to error or fraud). Our audit
strategy includes consideration of:
a) prior year audit results together with current year preliminary analytical review, including
discussions with management and those charged with governance regarding the City’s
operations,
b) inherent risk within the City,
c) recent developments within the industry, regulatory environment and general economic
conditions,
d) recently issued and effective accounting and financial reporting guidance,
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e) the City’s significant accounting policies and procedures, including those requiring significant
management judgments and estimates and those related to significant unusual transactions,
f) the control environment and the possibility that the control system and procedures may fail to
prevent or detect a material error or fraud,
g) internal control over compliance with requirements that could have a direct and material effect
on a major state program in order to determine our auditing procedures for the purpose of
expressing our opinion on compliance and to test and report on internal control over compliance
in accordance with the State Audit Guide.
h) information about systems and the computer environment in which the related systems operate,
and
i) a continual assessment of materiality thresholds based upon qualitative and quantitative factors
affecting the City.
Based upon our initial assessment, our planned scope for the audit is described below:
The areas indicated below relate to significant risks identified during our risk assessment procedures
and include a brief description on how we propose to address them:
o Fraud Risk
o Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
o Cash and Investments
o Accounts Receivable and Allowances
o Revenue Recognition
o State Grants
o Long-term Obligations, including Debt Issuance and Repayment
o Capital Assets
o Tax Revenue, Charges for Services, etc.
o Pension and Other Postemployment benefits
o Single Audit in Accordance with the State Single Audit
o Evaluation of Related Party Relationships and Transactions and Going Concern
o Other Matters, Including Significant Unusual Transactions
Overall Audit Timeline
Planning is anticipated to occur in August 2017 and year-end fieldwork will occur September 2017, with
release of the opinion and financial statements and reports in accordance with Government Auditing
Standards and the State Audit Guide expected to occur by November 2018.
Independence Communication
Our engagement letter to you dated June 30, 2017 describes our responsibilities in accordance with
professional standards and certain regulatory authorities with regard to independence and the
performance of our services. This letter also stipulates the responsibilities of the City with respect to
independence as agreed to by the City. Please refer to that letter for further information.
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Significant Accounting and Reporting Matters
GASB 74 – Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefit Plans Other Than Pension Plans – Effective
for year-end June 30, 2017, with earlier application encouraged – This statement contains financial
reporting guidelines for Postemployment Benefit Plans. This is the Plan side requirements applicable to
OPEB benefits and generally brings the OPEB reporting rules into alignment with the new GASB 67 Pension
rules.
GASB 75 – Accounting and Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions –
Effective for year-end June 30, 2018, with earlier application encouraged – This statement contains
accounting and financial reporting guidelines for OPEB related activities at the participating employer
level and generally brings the OPEB reporting rules into alignment with the new GASB 68 Pension rules.
GASB 80 – Blending Requirements for Certain Component Units – Effective for year-end June 30, 2017,
with earlier application encouraged – This statement requires blending of a component unit incorporated
as a not-for-profit corporation in which the primary government is the sole corporate member. This
statement amends the previous requirements established in paragraph 53 of GASB 14. The criterion
specified in GASB 80 does not apply to component units included in the financial reporting entity pursuant
to GASB 39.
GASB 81 – Irrevocable Split-Interest Agreements – Effective for year-end June 30, 2017, with earlier
application encouraged – This statement establishes recording and recognition criteria for governments
who receive resources pursuant to an irrevocable split-interest agreement.
GASB 82 – Pension-Issues – an amendment of GASB Statements No. 67, No. 68, and No. 73 – Effective for
year-end June, 2017, with earlier application encouraged – This statement further amends prior pension
reporting to redefine “covered payroll” for required supplementary information, clarifies deviations from
actuarial standards, and clarifies the classification of employer-paid member contributions.
GASB 83 – Certain Asset Retirement Obligations – Effective for year-end June 30, 2019, with earlier
application encouraged – This statement addresses accounting and financial reporting for certain asset
retirement obligations that are legally enforceable liabilities associated with the retirement of a tangible
capital asset.
GASB 84 – Fiduciary Activities – Effective for year-end June 30, 2019, with earlier application encouraged
– This statement addresses criteria for identifying and reporting fiduciary activities.
GASB 85 – Omnibus – Effective for year-end June 30, 2018, with earlier application encouraged – This
statement addresses practice issues that have been identified during implementation and application of
certain GASB statements. Issues covered include blending of component units, goodwill, fair value
measurement and application, and postemployment benefits.
GASB 86 – Certain Debt Extinguishment Issues – Effective for year-end June 30, 2018, with earlier
application encouraged – This statement addresses accounting and financial reporting for in-substance
defeasance of debt when only existing resources are used, as well as accounting and financial reporting
for prepaid insurance on extinguished debt.
Client Service Team
As a matter of policy, we attempt to provide continuity of service to our clients to the greatest extent
possible. Where engagement team rotation is necessary, we will discuss this matter with you and
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determine the appropriate individuals to be assigned to the engagement based on particular experience,
expertise, and engagement needs.
The following is the contact information for the engagement partner and manager responsible:
Joy Merriner – Engagement Partner
jmerriner@bdo.com
Michelle Kiese – Manager
mkiese@bdo.com
We are pleased to be of service to the City of Kenai and look forward to answering questions you may
have regarding our audit plan as well as other matters that may be of interest to you.
Respectfully,
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DIRECTORS UPDATE
“I am pleased to report
that CIRCAC has been
recertified for its 27th
consecutive year without
exception.”
- Exec. Director Mike Munger
John Williams
President
Representing the
City of Kenai
The Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council (CIRCAC) held their
regular meeting at Land’s End Resort in Homer on September 8.
Among the invited guests and presenters were Captain Sean MacKenzie,
Commander Sector Anchorage, Ex Officio Directors Brian Blossom (Alaska
Department of Fish and Game), Lt. Brent Mellen (U.S. Coast Guard), Graham
Wood (Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation) Heather Crowley
(Bureau of Ocean Energy Management) and by phone, Jonathan Schick
(Department of Natural Resources); Bart Buesseler (NOAA Coast Survey),
Dave Hassell (Pipeline Hazards Management Safety Administration) Dan
Polito and Michelle Brown (Hilcorp/Harvest Alaska), Kim Powell and Donna
Aderhold (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration); and Tim
Robertson and Sierra Fletcher, Nuka Research (telephonically). Guests
included representatives from The Alaska Center, Prince William Sound
RCAC, and Cook Inletkeeper. Directors in attendance were: Board President
John Williams, V. President Robert Peterkin II, and Treasurer Gary Fandrei;
Grace Merkes, Deric Marcorelle, Paul Shadura, Rob Lindsey, Michael
Opheim, Carla Stanley, Kyle Crow and Walt Sonen.
Captain Sean MacKenzie, Commander Sector Anchorage, who began his
Alaska tour in June during a Change of Command, provided an update on the
U.S. Coast Guard’s work to develop dispersants use avoidance areas in Cook
Inlet. The Technical Committee of scientific experts has been gathering input
the last several months. CIRCAC has provided extensive comments and the
USCG, State of Alaska and EPA were briefed. Capt. MacKenzie commended
CIRCAC Director of Science and Research, Sue Saupe, for presenting to the
Technical Committee and relaying CIRCAC’s concerns and interests. Captain
MacKenzie’s goal is to have the avoidance areas be approved and added as
an annex to the subarea contingency plans. They are on track to meet the
January 27th deadline. Captain MacKenzie also confirmed that sector
command assignments are routinely three years.
Report to our Stakeholder Groups September 2017
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Presentations
Cook Inlet Pipeline Infrastructure Risk Assessment (PPT)
Prompted in part by several subsea pipeline integrity issues in 2017, CIRCAC initiated an update to its
regulatory study, 2005 Pipeline Risk Assessment. and the Pipeline & Hazards Management Safety
Administration (PHMSA) in April spearheaded a Cook Inlet Pipelines Task Force to focus on pipeline risks. Once
finalized, the Task Force findings and CIRCAC’s updated report, which is nearing completion, will be used to
inform a larger Cook Inlet infrastructure risk assessment of the 200 miles of pipeline in and around Cook Inlet.
CIRCAC has tasked this project to Nuka Research. Sierra Fletcher and Tim Robertson with Nuka Research
explained the project, which will take place in three phases.
Phase 1 (est. December 2017) is an inventory and regulatory update, and is currently under way. The scope of
this phase is to inventory oil transition lines including the Tesoro pipeline, and gas pipelines that are related to oil
infrastructure; and set up the regulatory framework. Phase 1 has been funded, with funding in part from the
Kenai Peninsula Borough.
Phase 2 (2017-2018) will mirror the North Slope Spills Analysis and Expert Panel Recommendations on
Mitigation Measures study and will analyze Cook Inlet spill history, causes of integrity investigation/inspection
reports, and integrity management plans in detail.
Phase 3 will convene an expert panel to develop risk reduction measures for continued maintenance and use of
Cook Inlet pipelines into the future.
CIRCAC Executive Director Mike Munger elaborated on the funding, including from the Kenai Peninsula
Borough, State of Alaska and CIRCAC. Mr. Munger stated that since Cook Inlet’s pipelines will be operated into
the foreseeable future, the ultimate goal of the Risk Assessment will be to identify the highest risks of
infrastructure and ensure Cook Inlet pipelines have adequate structural integrity to operate safely, year -round.
Mr. Munger said Hilcorp has pledged their full cooperation for the risk assessment, including the sharing of
information.
Cook Inlet Cross-Inlet Extension Project (PPT)
Dan Polito (right), Projects Specialist with Hilcorp Alaska, provided an overview of
the Harvest Alaska Cook Inlet Pipeline Cross-Inlet Extension project and status; and
described the current and new configuration of lines which will take the Drift River
Terminal and tanker traffic out of the equation. He explained the objectives to extend the
life of Cook Inlet oil, eliminate tanker risks and costs, and avoid risks of volcanic activity.
The plan forward is to make the best use of existing infrastructure to move oil and
leverage the acquisition of the Tyonek platform and pipelines, and will require converting
and extending one of the Cook Inlet gas gathering system lines (CIGGS line) to an oil
line. The schedule is to bring the first oil online by October 2018. CIRCAC Director Paul Shadura, Commercial
Fishing stakeholder group representative, asked what considerations were being made for the set netters in the
region and individuals who have operated there for years. Hilcorp Director of Public Affairs Lori Nelson gave
assurances that Hilcorp is actively reaching out to owners and working very hard to mitigate impacts.
Harvest Alaska Regulatory Compliance Specialist Michelle Brown updated the Board on two big applications
which will be open for public comment, including right -of-way applications and the application for conversion
from gas to oil. The Regulatory Commission of Alaska will approve reconfiguration and rerouting of the system,
which will also be open for public review and comment. Drift River will be addressed after the new system has
been approved. She encouraged comments on applications and the project itself. The changes will ensure more
efficiency and consistency. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Ex Officio Heather Crowley pointed out that
from a regulatory standpoint, the subsea pipeline is integral to reducing risks of a spill. This information will be
used to inform decision makers whether to approve development plans and could potentially affect future
facilities. All lines are common carrier lines.
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Gulf Watch Alaska
Sue Saupe introduced Gulf Watch, the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS) Trustee ’s long term environmental
monitoring program to assess marine ecosystems resources impacted by Exxon spill and explained the
program’s relevance to CIRCAC’s interests and informing CIRCAC studies.
Donna Aderhold (below), Program Coordinator —Five Years of Ecosystem Monitoring in Northern Gulf
of Alaska (PPT)—gave an overall perspective and explained program goals which are to collect long term data,
synthesize the information, and make that data broadly available. Gulf Watch is
divided into different components: environmental drivers, pelagic ecosystem and
nearshore ecosystem and principal investigators associated with each component. All
work has to occur within the Exxon Valdez oil spill -affected area. Ms. Aderhold
touched on projects of interest to lower Cook Inlet, including the oceanography
project. Data sets reflect effects of the warm-water anomaly (blob). CIRCAC and Gulf
Watch share data sets and data sites on the nearshore component of Gulf Watch.
Data which has been completed for the first five years are publicly available at the
Gulf of Alaska Data Portal hosted by AOOS. CIRCAC data are also stored there. Gulf
Watch is also working on a number of publications to synthesize the data and develop
a science synthesis report, which is available on the Trustee Council website, and publishing papers in Deep
Sea Research Part 2.
Kim Powell (right), Ecologist and NOAA Contractor—Environmental Drivers
Component of Gulf Watch Project (year 6 of 20 year project (PPT)—described the
oceanography project in greater detail, including the collection of water temperature,
salinity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity and chlorophyll and how data are collected with nets
and instruments suspended from vessels. Based on their studies, the implications are
that the whole water column, including Lower Cook Inlet, is becoming fresher and more
mixed with a warming trend and talked about the implications. She also emphasized the
value of oceanographic data to decision makers for modeling and to inform plume and
even the potential dispersal of oil during an oil spill.
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Graham Wood, ADEC Ex Officio (PPT)—briefed the board on legislation which ADEC is promoting to deal
with abandoned and derelict vessels. Last year, legislation to address this situation died in Committee. ADEC
is asking CIRCAC to send a letter of support once a new bill is introduced. The board extensively discussed the
problems of derelict vessels and the bill’s possible ramifications to small boat fishermen.
Committee, Executive Director, Staff Reports (Board Packet)
Board President John Williams reported that the CIRCAC Executive Committee has reviewed the financial
statements and 2018 budget with some additions. CIRCAC has been recertified by the U.S. Coast Guard for its
27th consecutive year. As part of the triennial review process, the recertification application was open for public
comment. Out of forty-five comments received, one from the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce, was
negative. The Executive Director addressed the inaccurate assertions made by the Alaska State Chamber
regarding expansion of the Tourism Stakeholder seat and read from Admiral MacAllister’s legal review which
upheld CIRCAC’s actions.
Mr. Munger spoke to the budget’s unallocated funding/carry over funds. He noted that the Executive Committee
has encouraged the PROPS committee to designate $45000 of its budget to the oil pipeline infrastructure risk
assessment.
Executive Director’s Report—BlueCrest Energy’s finances are being impacted by the State’s decision to pay
no more than is legally obligated in tax credits. Their solvency is completely dependent on the success of a well
which is nearing completion but which has encountered some challenges. CIRCAC toured the BlueCrest
facilities earlier this summer and consider it to be a well-laid out and well-run facility. BlueCrest has been very
good and very transparent to work with. CIRCAC is closely monitoring the situation to insure operations are not
adversely impacted.
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The next Board of Directors Meeting will be held at the Anchorage Sheraton Hotel on Thursday,
November 30 and Friday, December 1, 2017. More information will be posted online as it becomes
available.
Contact Us
CIRCAC
8195 Kenai Spur Highway
Kenai, AK 99611
907-283-7222 circac@circac.org
Mr. Munger spoke of the positive working relationship with Prince William Sound RCAC and CIRCAC’s
participating with them for Science Night on Thursday, November 30, as well as their Volunteer
Appreciation event on Friday, December 1, to coincide with the next Council Meeting.
Programs and Projects Highlights
The Directors of Administration and Public Outreach have been contacting tourism -related
organizations in the Cook Inlet region to become members of the newly expanded Tourism
Stakeholder Group. The next election for this group will be in 2019.
Staff have been participating in planning for the annual Andeavor/Tesoro drill exercise which will
take place on November 2 in Nikiski at CISPRI headquarters. Staff is providing training in the
Cook Inlet Response Tool and other AOOS data portals and Alaska ShoreZone website. CIRCAC
will have 4 staff in the Incident Command Center, including office support during the drill. The
scenario focuses on oil reaching the inlet from a catastrophic tank release on the Kenai Spur
Highway.
CIRCAC will have an exhibit at the Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle on November 16-18.
*Note: PowerPoints, Board Packets, and Approved Minutes are posted at: https://
www.circac.org/who-we-are/council-meetings-minutes/
NOAA, U.S. Coast Guard Commander Sector Anchorage, Tesoro/
Andeavor and ADEC representatives share a table.
From left: CIRCAC Director of Operations Vinnie
Catalano, USCG Captain Sean MacKenzie.
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OCTOBER 4, 2017
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL/REVISIONS
REQUESTED REVISIONS TO THE AGENDA/PACKET:
ACTION ITEM REQUESTED BY
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• Letter to Board of Fisheries City Manager
Add to Item D.4. Resolution No. 2017-63
• Travel Policy Historical Records Council Member Molloy
Add to Item F.2. Ordinance No. 2985-2017
• Photos City Manager and
Council Member Molloy
Remove Item G.2. Purchase Orders Exceeding $15,000 City Clerk
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