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Home My WebLink About1986-01-06 Council Packet - Work SessionKenai City Council Work Session January 6, 1986 Joint Meeting of Commissions, Committees and Council CITY OF KENAI ,_,, "DEC G'� 44a4a it 210 FIDALGO KENAI, ALASKA 99611 TELEPHONE 283 - 7535 January 3, 1986 TO: Kenai City Council FROM: Janet Whelan, City Clerk JW/il CITY OF KENA'1 0 "'Od eapi&i 44a4a it 210 FIDALGO KENAI, ALASKA 99611 -- TELEPHONE 283 - 7535 January 3, 198+6 TO: Kenai City Council FRONT: Janet Whelan, City Cleric JWIj1 Ci �y of AI�n8i Council Meeting With Commissions & Committees January 6, 1986 Af fonrinnrp Chris Monfor Bill Brighton Raymond Measles Janet Whelan Sally Bailie Ron Malston Tom Wagoner John Williams Jess Hall Tom Ackerly Ozzie Osborne Hal Smalley Dick Hultberg Lou Schilling Betty Warren Sylvia Johnson Linda Swarner Fred Braun Marion Nelson - Mayor Wagoner recommended 3 year terms plus 1 to 3 year renewal, then move on to a different commission I Recreation - Dick Hultberg a, Separate Beautification and Recreation b. Plan to fill vacancies ce Recreation Center improvements d. Mayor Wagoner - Kayo McGillivray put effort into tying into school district using ball fields. Dick Hultberg - the Tinker field is not being utilized, is school property e. Sally Bailie - one Recreation member should be directly involved with Beautification. f. Sally Bailie - Recreation Commission should review parks - go to pocket parks perhaps g. Mayor Wagoner - make city park recreational and move the camper park COMBINED COUNCIL/COMM, MEETING January 6, 1986 Page 2 II Planning & Zoning Commission - Hal Smalley all A handout was given members present - refer to list for presentation (attached) b. Set up conservation zoning co Old Town would have special zoning d. Betty Warren - street name changes should have public notice III Library Commission Linda Swarner a. Increased services be In-house computor cataloging planned co Concern - appointed members be interested in the library field d* Enforce the rule referencing missing three meetings and out e.. Ask Council to listen to Commission recommendations fe Ask that minutes be standardized g. Consider more staff to 'increase services he Andrew Mallon grant has donated books with matching funds Misc. Discussion was held regarding the minutes - suggestion made to have secretary attend meetings IV Harbor Commission - John Williams Commission is non-existent. Recommend disbanding, combine Harbor, Airport into Transportation Commission. Commission has made recommendation but no action has been taken, have lost funds by reversion, He will resign. Harbor is unfeasible, was always intended for fishing boats. Mayor Wagoner - , Keith Kornelis was to bring docking facility REP to Council. Harbor is feasible for thirty-seven million dollars and three million dollars for maintenance. The $600,000 left could be put into a small dock, grid, fueling facility, etc.(Plus $2 1/2 Me) V Landscape Review Board - Lou Schilling A new board, have had three amendments approved to 'Include industrial sites, percent of landscaping, time max, and will be reviewing proposal to control type of building. Also want to secure greenbelt areas, no change in zoning without vote of the people. Marion Nelson - add remodeling to controls. VI Community Center Committee - Ron Malston Legislature turned down the funding, January vote by the people was rejected. Is back to legislature, but is in doubt. Would like to have bond vote after legislature adjourns if the funding is not approved . This is a four million dollar project. COMBINED COUNCIUCOMM. MEETING January 6, 1986 Page 3 VII Beautification Committee - Marion Nelson Priorities are the two triangles, one in front of the airport and one in front of Time Saver. The plans are ready from Kasprisin. Equipment is being ordered. Would like to see Old Towne developed and will help Old Towne Committee. Beautification will be involved in cemetery maintenance. Mayor Wagoner - they work for Parks & Recreation. Sally Bailie - expanded prison greenhouse to do city plants. Would like to be main supplier next year, small scale this year. $1300 -plantings, $1400 with new boxes last year. Total budget was $58,000 last year. Would like higher salary for Jim Simeroth (the supervisor) next year, he did an excellent job. Would like new members that are knowledgable in beautification matters. VIII Old Towne Committee - Fred Braun This was a short-lived Committee, came up with three alternative plans. Would like to keep the Committee going with issues such as the moose range land swap. Mayor Wagoner - quite a spread in value. Bill Brighton - natives have been negotiating with land also. Mayor Wagoner - we don't own much land there, but could work with a federal land trade. IX Council on Aging - Betty Warren Worked hard on Borough Proposition 7, went petition route with over 2,000 signatures and won. The first priority is a pioneer home. Will use Jette Peterson to promote. Will probably have to go to State bonds for 90 beds. Officers: Sylvia Johnson President, Betty Warren Vice President, Gene Sipperly Secretary/Treasurer a. Expand exercise room expand reading room expand dining room Sixty-two people per day, have best run center in the State. Soldotna would like a center but funding was a problem and it was turned down. Will ask Borough for funding. Will not be more funding from State. We feel we do not need duplication. The resolution is up for vote at the Borough Tuesday, January 7th. Would like to wait till after Council on Aging has local survey. Mayor Wagoner - any problems with new Council? Betty Warren - no. Code of Ethics has also helped. $1700 profit from play, will have another one. The meeting was adjourned at 9:05 PM Janet Whelan, City Clerk CITY OF KENAI KENAI PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 86-1 A RESOLUTION OF THE ADVISORY PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF KENAI ESTABLISHING PROJECT GOALS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1986, WHEREAS, the Commission desires to complete several defined projects within a specified time period, and WHEREAS, the Commission has identified the following projects as the primary goals for calendar year 1986, Goal 1 Update City of Kenai Comprehensive Plan Project Initiation January 1985 Project Completion March 1986 Plan Adoption June 1986 Goal 2 Comprehensive Review of Street Names & Street Plan Study Project Initiation In Process (1985) Project Completion June 1986 Plan Adoption September 1986 Goal 3 Update Zoning Code 1. Zero Lot Line Ordinance Project Initiation January Project Completion March Plan Adoption May 2. Create new zone for :Old Towne Site Project Initiation March Project Completion July? 3. Home Occupation Ordinance Project Initiation April Project Completion June Plan Adoption August 4. Bed & Breakfast Revisions Project Initiation May Project Completion June Plan Adoption September Goal 4 Begin First Phase of Old Towne Redevelopment Project Initiation February/March Project Completion July? CITY OF KENA'1 %%0 it id Cap 44m" 210 FIDALGO KENAI, ALASKA 99611 -- TELEPHONE 283 - 7535 December 20 , 1985 T0: Commission Chairmen Committee Chairmen FROM: Tom Wagoner��"`� Mayor You are invited to participate in a joint meeting of Council, Commissions and Committees scheduled for Monday, Jan. 6, 1986 at 7 :00 PM at City Hall, This meeting is held annually to give the three entities a chance to discuss their concerns and plans for the future. TW: j w � it -Amw=W 7le a[virNlr/VT FOR CONTRACT/NG • L OGG/NG 41 I NDUSTRIAL CITY OF KENAI "Od (2apdxd 4iad4a 210 FIDALGO KENAI, ALASKA 99611 --- TELEPHONE 283 - 7535 MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Wagoner and Council Members FROM: Janet Loper, Planning Specialist SUBJECT: Project Goals . of the Planning Commission DATE: < January 61 1986 Chairman Lewis regrets he is unable to attend the meeting. However, I have drafted a list of Project Goals for 1986. This resolution is to be presented to the Commission on January 15th for approval, and while it is not yet approved, it is indicative of the concerns and comments of the Commission over the past year and has been -approved by Chairman- Lewis as representative of the goals the Commission will be addressing. All project goals are submitted to the Council for your edification. j a 1 ' T _AUNT TO THANK TIM : COMY UNITY•`A; : CITY C:O UNCI L EO R kST AND CO NTI NUI NG=— SUPPORT `P0 R r1w,12H -BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE S WORK OUR P R E S ENT PRIORITIES ARE THE T RI N G L. E S III FRONT 0 E TIME SAVER AN .E HE AIRPORT WE JUST NOW HAVE OR ALL EXCEPT H A' S UTI LITY DIAGRAM _.'FOR BOTH AREAS • THIS HADN'T BEm DONE BY KASPRI SON 00 I IT WILL INFLU NCE THE MODIFICATIONS WE AS A COITTEEI�►KE TO HIS OVERALL PIANS, WE NEED TO PLAN WITH THE CITY WHAT WE CAN DO TO B .E GI N WORK ON rE ESE PRIORITY AREAS THAT WOULDN'T COST US ANYTHING. • I • E • MOVE DIRT AROUND. n ERRAp tTLTl: * EL`l A PERSON WILL HAVE TO B HIRED '1'O OVERSEE THEaE PROJECTS • WE CONTINUE TO R.E AS SES S EQUI PM ENT NEEDS AND ORDER AS AREAS ARE 'ACPAND ED OR OUR NEEDS B ECOM -E 1e10 R E SOPHISTICATED, FUTURE F. CTIONS• . • • OLD - TOWN BEATIFICATION ON .-XN ONGOING BASIS? PERHAPS B E THE TMTE XG i , ONGOING COMMITTEE FOR THAT D EV E LPM ENT DEPENDING HOW IT COULD FIT FUNDING SO URC S S `3UCT3 ikS HUD OR HISTORICAL AREAS LTE .. . WE WILL BE TAKING OVER THE CEMETARY FUNCTIONS. WORK WITH THE PRISON GREENHOUSE• . • • • THIS DEPENDS ON WHAT THE CITY CHOOSES TO DO IN TER 4 S OF 0PANDI NG THE PRISONS EXISTING FACI LITY• . • . • PERHAPS THIS YEAR, THEY CDOULD ckUGMENT WHAT WE ORDER FROM TRINITY AND TAKE NO T i E S • .. SO TO SPEAK, THEN SHIFT TO FULL SUPPLY T.11134 FOLLOWING YEAR, DEPENDING ON THE QUALITY WE SEE THIS YEAR• WE HAVE HAD ZCELLENT COOPERATION FROM TRINITY GREENHOUSE • THIS PAST YEAR, WE SPENT $1300 ON SOIL & FLOWERS FOR ALL THE CIRCLE PLANTINGS AND FLOWER BOXES AND $1485 FOR NEW BOX, (POSSIBLY ADDITIONAL SOIL FOR THIN TOO) • • . • WE WILL NOT BE ORDERING NEWW BOXES IN THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE• AND WE SAVE THE SOIL FROM YEAR TO YEAR • • • • • 0 OVERALL BUDGET OF $58-710 WHICH INCLUDED THE C.�' M ETARY, CHRI STMAS DECOR, SALARIES, INSURENCE, PLANTINGS ETE. 2^TC. NOTE ON JIM SIMERQFF, , WAS A HUGE ASSETT AND I PERSONALLY RECOMMEND IN INCREASE IN OA LAREY FO R HIM THIS NEXT Y EAR • WE WANT TO KEEP HIM AS AN ONGOING SUMMER EMPLOYEE,