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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-10-04 Council PacketKenai City Council Meeting Packet October 4, 2000 AGENDA KENAI CITY COUNCIL- REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 4, 2000 7:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS http://www.ci.kenai.ak.us ITEM A: CALL TO ORDER 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll Call 3. Agenda Approval 4. Consent Agenda *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. ITEM B: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (10 minutes) Deputy Commissioner Dwight Perkins, Ak. Dept. of Labor/h Workforce Development -- Presentation of Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program {SHARP) Award . Richard Dominick, Cook Inlet Lions Club -- Request to use Floatplane Basin for Snow Machine Drag Racing . Randy Daly -- Buy Local and Economic Development ITEM C: PUBLIC HEARINGS o Ordinance No. 1880-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $6,300 in the General Fund for a Library Grant From the State of Alaska. . Resolution No. 2000-58 -- Transferring $3,000 in the Shop Department for Purchase of an Automatic Parts Washer. . ITEM D: Resolution No. 2000-59 -- Formally Accepting an Increase to ADEC Grant No. 47547 From the State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation in the Amount of $297,000 for the Well House No. 4 Project. COMMISSION! COMMITTEE REPORTS . 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Council on Aging Airport Commission Harbor Commission Library Commission Parks & Recreation Commission Planning & Zoning Commission -1- , Kenai Historic Commission Miscellaneous Commissions and Committees a. Beautification Committee b. Kenai Visitors & Convention Bureau Board c. Alaska Municipal League Report ITEM E: MINUTES . *Regular Meeting of September 20, 2000. ITEM F: CORRESPONDENCE ITEM G: OLD BUSINESS ITEM H: NEW BUSINESS Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified . Purchase Orders Exceeding $2,500 . *Ordinance No. 1881-2000-- Substituting the Term "Fire Marshal" for "Chief Inspector" in KMC 8.10.010, 040 and 070. , Approval -- Request for Termination of Lease/Airport Gift Shop -- Jeb Frederick Hansen, d/b/a Alaska Wild Fin. . Approval-- Change Order No. 1, Kenai Airport ARFF/SRE Facility Site Work 2000/Zubeck, Inc. -- $10,280.00. . Discussion -- Matt Vogel/RIM Architects -- Kenai Municipal Airport ARFF/SRE Facility Design Presentation. ITEM I: ADMINISTRATION REPORTS . 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Mayor City Manager Attorney City Clerk Finance Director Public Works Managers Airport Manager ITEM J: DISCUSSION 1. Citizens (five minutes) 2. Council EXECUTIVE SESSION- None Scheduled ITEM K: ADJOURNMENT -2- MAYOR'S REPORT OCTOBER 4, 2000 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING CHANGES TO THE AGENDA REOUESTED BY: No changes. CONSENT AGENDA No changes. MAYOR'S REPORT Z 0 0 0~~~0 0<~~0 <o~~~3~o ~~o<~~o ~¢oO~~~3~o <o~~~3~o <o~~~3~o ~~o~~~o MEMORANDUM 'CITY OF KENAI 210 FIDALGO AVE., SUITE 200 KENAI, ALASKA 99611-7794 TELEPHONE 907-283-7535 FAX 907-283-3014 ~ TO' FROM' DATE' Rick Ross, City Manager Keith Kornelis, Public Works Manager September 29, 2000 SUBJECT: SHARP Deputy Commissioner Dwight Perkins from the State of Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development will present the Safety and Health Achievement and Recognition Program (SHARP) award to the City of Kenai Wastewater Treatment Plant at the City Council meeting of October 4, 2000. This is a very prestigious award that we have received for the second year in a row. We have met the stringent requirements to obtain this award. We are the only ones that have ever been given this award in this State. Our Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators are very proud of their safety program and their record of safety. This award is a great compliment to their hard work in providing a safe and healthy work place. KK/jet Cook Inlet Lions Club P.O. Box 7083 Nikiski, AK. 99635 (907) 776-7652 SNOWMACHINE DRAG RACING POLICY MANUAL Policy Manual Table of Contents 1. Mission Statement 2. Release and Waiver of Liability and Indemnity Agreement 3. Copy of Handout for Specatators 4. Copy of Tech Sheet 5. 2000 Drag Racing Rules and Regulations 6. Set up information 7. Site-Map Cook Inlet Lions Club P.O. Box 7083 Nikiski, AK. 99635 (907) 776-7652 Snowmachine Drag Racing Mission Statement In an effort to bring snowmachine drag racing to the Kenai Peninsula the Nikiski Cook Inlet Lions Club will host drag races at the Kenai Airport Floatplane Basin starting the winter of 2000-2001. This will be a major fundmiser for our many commumty serv/ce projects. -_ Drag racing can trace its roots to local streets- anywhere a straight piece of asphalt and set of traffic signals existed. In the early 1950's the NHRA worked with local law-enforcement agencies around the country to entice such traffic-light racers off the street and onto dry lakes and abandoned rtmways, where n~ore orgamzed competition could be staged. From those humble origins, the sport of NHRA Drag Racing was bom. In basic terms, a drag race is an acceleration contest from a standing start between two vehicles over a measured distance. The accepted standard for that distance is either quarter-mile or an eighth-mile. We will be using the eighth-mile standard. These contests are started by means of an electronic device commonly called a "Christmas Tree." Upon leaving the starting line, each contestant activates a timer which is then stopped when the same vehicle reaches the finish line. The start-to-finish clocking is the vehicle's E.T. (elapsed time), which serves to measure performance and often serves to determine handicaps during competition. Virtually anyone can compete in drag racing, Drivers are required to have a valid state driver's license and must be capable of the safe operation of the vehicle. The vehicle must meet basic safety criteria (ie. Have good brakes, be equipped with a belt, etc.) This applies to most street- .type vehicles. Faster, all-out race cars must meet more stringem requirements as outlined throughout the NSSR Rulebook. Prime responsibility for the safe condition and operation of a vehicle in competition rests with the vehicle owner and driver. The track operator's main concern is to provide a place to conduct events. NSSR produces guidelines based on experience gained at several thotmands of events held each year and circulates valid information to help perpetrate the sport and maintain good organization. Total respomibility for drag racing progress, however, mu~ be shard by everyone associated with the sport. Close observance of the standard~ set out in the NSSR Rulebook is an important fundamental. RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT )ESCRIPTIoN AND LOCATION OF E'~/ENT ....... DATE RELEASE SIGNED IN CONSIDERATION of being permitted to enter for any purpose any RESTRICTED AREA (herein defined as including but not limited to the racing surface, pit areas, infield, burn out area, approach area, shut down area, and all walkways, concessions and other areas appurtenant to any area where any activity related to the event shall take place), or being permitted to compete, officiate, observe, work for, or for any purpose participate in any way in the event. EACH OF THE UNDERSIGNED, for himself, his personal representatives, heirs, and next of kin, acknowledges, agrees and represents that he has, or will immediately upon entering any of such restricted areas, and will continuously thereafter, inspect such restricted areas and all portions thereof which he enters and with which he comes in contact, and he does further warrant that his entry upon such restricted area or areas and his participation, if any, in the event constitutes an acknowledgement that he has inspected such restricted area and that he finds and accepts the same as being safe and reasonably suited for the purposes of his use, and he further agrees and warrants that if, at any time, he is in or about restricted areas and he feels anything to be unsafe, he will immediately advise the officials of such and will leave the restricted areas: 1' HEREBY RELEASES, WAIVES, DISCHARGES AND COVENANTS NOT TO SUE the promoter, participants, racing association, sanctioning organization or any subdivision thereof, track operator, track owner, officials, car owners, drivers, pit crews, any persons in any restricted area, promoters, sponsors, advertisers, owners and lessees of premises used to conduct the event and each of them, their officers and employees, all for the purposes her6i~ referred to as "releasees", from all liability to the undersigned, his personal representatives, assigns, heirs, and next of kin for any and all loss or damage, and any claim or demands therefor on account of injury to the person or property or resulting in death of the undersigned, whether caused by the negligence of the releasees or otherwise while the undersigned is in or upon the restrictecl area, and/or, competing, officiating in, observing, working for, or for any purpose participating in the event; 2. HEREBY AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND SAVE AND HOLD HARMLESS the releasees and each of them from any loss, liability, damage, or cost they may incur due to the presence of the undersignect in or upon the restricted area or in any way competing, officiating, observing, or working for, or for any purpose participating in the event and whether caused by the negligence of the releasees or otherwise. 3. HEREBY ASSUMES FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND RISK OF BODILY INJURY, DEATH OR PROPERTY DAI~' AGE due to the negligence of releasees or otherwise while in or upon the restricted area and/or while competing, officiatin · '~serving, or working for or for any purpose participating in the event. EACH OF THE UNDERSIGNED expressly acknowledges and agrees that the activities of the event are very dangerous and involve, the risk of serious injury and/or death and/or property damage. EACH OF THE UNDERSIGNED further expressly agrees that the foregoing release, waiver, and indemnity agreement is intended to be as broad and inclusive as is permitted by the law of the Province or State in which the event is conducted and that if any portion thereof is held invalid, it is agreed that the balance shall, notwithstanding, continue in full legal force and effect. THE UNDERSIGNED HAS READ AND VOLUNTARILY SIGNS THE RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND INDEM- I',IITY AGREEMENT, and further agrees that no oral representations, statements or inducements apart from the foregoing written agreement have been made. PRINT NAME HERE SIGN NAME HERE PRINT NAME HERE SIGN NAME HERE ~ ~' :~ ...... :, '; i" ~'"":~ ~:' '"'"' ~.~-, i.'~.,i..:i!:. :',~':..- .~. ,~.;; "-: ..... ~.~:.'..~?' :. .... , ........... .,- ......... ....~, .:.~" ....,..-., :;'!,.'.~ ,.... ? , ..'..,......, "..!:.,.......~:i~. ,,:.'..',... ;.. · :,..; ..... · SIGNATURE & TITLE' OF WITNESS CL.65 4/87' ,, ADDRESS G ~~o&~l¥ spena~l builders suppi~l RPM ENGINE REBUILD, INC. F ONTZE AUTO PARTS Cook Inlet Lions Snowmachine Drag Racing Schedule December 23rd January 20th March 3rd March 17th April 14th Time Trials begin at 11:00 AM with Eliminations beginning at 12:30 PM. cook inlet processing DAVIS BLOCK & CONCRETE COMPANY CarSales ®.@ lttattonal Ban~°/Alasl~a Cook Inlet Lions Club P.O. Box 7083 Nikiski, AK. 99635 (907) 776-7652 Vehicle # snowmachine tech sheet OK NO COMMENTS Snell or Z-90/91 Approved Helmet only Leather Coat (Leather Pants Reccomeded) , Tethered Engine Kill Switch ,, , Leather Boots or High Top Tennis _ Shoes w/ankle support. - Leather Motorcycle Riding .Gloves (No Big Ray Specials) Rood operating brake , Track with good surface. No Major Oil Leaks Drive train in Rood condition , , Please Print: Driver & ID0: , , Age: Vehicle Year: Social Security Number: Vehicle Make: Telephone: Information about your sled: Address: Sponsors: Crew Members and ID#'s . Cook Inlet Lions Club P.O. Box 7083 Nikiski, AK. 99635 (907) 776-7652 2000 S nowmachine Drag Racing Rules and Regulations Cook Inlet Lions Club P.O. Box 7083 Nikiski, AK. 99635 (907) 776-7652 2000-2001 General Rules & Regulations Rule Book Disclaimer The rules and/or regulations set forth herein are designed to provide for the orderly conduct of racing events and to establish minimum acceptable requirements for such event~. These rules shall govern the conditions of all events, and by participating in these events, all participants are deemed to have complied with these roles. No expressed or implied warranty of safety shall result from publication of or compliance with these rules and/or regulations. They are intended as a guide for the conduct of the participant, spectator, or official. The Track Steward shall be empowered to permit minor deviation from any of the specifications herein or impose any further restrictions that in his/her opinion does not alter the minimmn acceptable requirements. No express or implied warranty of safety shall result from such alteration of specification. Any interpretation or deviation of these rules is left to the discretion of the Track Steward. The Track Steward Official Decision is final. Cook Inlet Lions Club P.O. Box 7083 Nikiski, AK. 99635 (907) 776-7652 2000 General Rules & Regulations General Rules: We follow the roles and guidelines set forth by the 2000 NSSR Rulebook. Restricted Areas: Any persons under eighteen (18) years of age must have a Minor' s Release Form signed by parent or legal guardian before they will be allowed in a restricted area. These forms are available at the Tech Station and Pit Entrance. Restricted Areas are: a. Staging lanes b. Drag Strip c. Shutdown area d. Return Road Minor's Release: Persons eighteen (18) years of age or younger MUST have a Minor's Release Form signed by parent or legal guardian before they will be allowed to participate in any racing event, regardless of class. Off Limits Areas: As of January 1, 2000 the following areas have been designated "OFF LIMITS" to racers, crew and spectators. a. Inside the main ticket booth b. Inside the timing booth area . e Ticket Booth: You must pay your entry fee to receive your technical inspection sheet. Entry fees paid allow entry for one race velficle. All Classes; Snowmachine and Driver and 1 pit pass Technical Inspections: All snowmaclfines registered to nm either Test & Tune or competition MUST be inspe~ed by the Nikiski Cook Inlet Lions Tech Inspector. No snowmachine will be allowed in the staging lanes or the drag racing strip until tech has been satisfied. Before entering the tech station, please be certain that your tech sheet has been completely filled out, driver's safety gear is with snowmachine, and snowmachine is in race ready stares. Saturdays- Tech Station opens ~ 10:00 AM and Closes at 12:00 PM. NO SNOWMACHINE WILL BE INSPECTED AFTER THE TECH STATION'CLOSES. NO EXCEPTIONS !!!!! Tech Sheets: Absolutely no snowmachine will be allowed to participate in any race event until tech sheet has been completely filled out. Once you as the driver sign the tech sheet, you have assumed full responsibility for you, your crewmembers, and team participants and pet's conduct while at the Nikiski Cook Inlet Lions Snowmachine~m~g Races. Please make your entire team member's aware of this fact. You could be disqualified from a mm due to a team member's conduct. 7~ Pay outs: No pay-outs will be awarded to you without your full name, mailing address, social security number or Federal Tax I.D. number on your tech sheet. 8. Pit area parking: Crew and Spectator vehicles must be parked in the general spectator parking lot. . Racer/Crew Weather Cancellation Policy: We will sit on the weather for as long as possible before canceling the race. Should weather problems, or natural disaster prevent the completion of a racing event our 2000 policy is as follows; a. No refunds b. If weather or other occurrence halts the racing prior to Eliminations, full credit will be given towards any entry during the 2000-2001 season. c. If weather or other occurrence halts the racing prior to finals, the Eliminations will be conducted on the next race day. d. Your wristbands (pit pass) must be presented at the gate to receive a rain check. 10. Alcoholic Beverages: No alcohol will be allowed in any area of events sponsored, by the Nikiski Cook Inlet Lions Club. All offenders risk loss of racing and/or admiss~n privileges for the day. Any offender violating this role on more than one occasion will be banned for the 2000-2001 race season. 11. Illegal Drugs: definition; any substance defined and prohibited by state and/or federal laws. Possession, use, sale or intent to distribute any illegal drug substances, as defined above, is prohibited in any form, by any participant (driver, crewmember, spectator, etc. ) at any race event. Any person found to be in possession, under the influence of an illegal drug, or attempting to sell or distribute any type of illegal drug shall be immediately suspended from any further events conducted by The Nikiski Cook Inlet Lions Club for the entire 2000-2001 season, and, depending on the severity, possibly for life, as well as being subject to local, state and federal penalties. All officials have been directed to immediately contact the track steward and local law enforcement should they find anyone in violation of this drug policy. Should you witness the use of an illegal substance, please contact the race steward. Your information will be held in confidence. Please, let's work together to keep our track safe and drug free. 12. Staging Lanes: Our full intentions are to have the staging lanes operate in a smooth & professional manner. During "Time Trials" all lanes may be used. During "Eliminations" lane designation for each class will be announced during the drivers meeting conducted at the timing table. Please review the elimination ladder (posted in the pit area ) for your class and work with lane directors to ensure that you match against the proper opponent Being matched against the wrong opponent may subject you to one of the following: Re-run, Loss of points, or disqualification from further Eliminations. Track Officials will assist you as much as possible, but cannot and will not take responsibility for correct line-up in the staging lanes. The burden of correct line-up in comparison to the ladder diagram shall be thc sole responsibility of the driver. 13. Disqualification: The track steward or technical inspector for Nikiski Cook Inlet Lions reserves the right and authority to disqualify any organization, vehicle, or participant from any event conducted. Any suspended or expell~ party may appeal to the Executive Committee within 30 days after the rendering of penalty, and must set forth the full facts of the case. 14. Participant Conduct: Drivers/Car Owners will be held fully responsible for the ~ctions of their crew. Anyone, driver, crew member, family member, or participant of a race team found to be acting in an tmsportgnanlike manner, using improper language or conduct detrimental to racing, including harassing, disturbing, beco~g a nuisance to any track official or spectator, or refusing a request from a txack offi~ shall be immediately disqualified, with no refund, entry or admission for the remainder of the day including any test & tune passes. A second offense shall be penalized by a 30-day suspension from Nikiski Cook Inlet Lions Snownm¢~e Drag Races and a third and final offense will result in suspension for the remainder of the 2000-2001 seasor~ 15. Dial-In: During Eliminations your dial-in may be changed after every round. Please make your dial- in large and legible. If the timing robie cannot read your dial-in, you will be disqualified. It is not the responsibility of the race officials to ensure the size, location, correctness, or legibility of the dial- in on your race vehicle. That responsibility lies solely on the driver. No dial-in may be changed once you have left the head of the staging lane. 16. Lane Choice: All lane choice will be determined by a random draw lane assignment. Following lane assignment will be fastest E.T. choice. 17. Pre-Staging: Once the starter motions you to stage you must comply, ff you feel you need to build more heat m your motor before racing, please do so in the staging lanes. Anyone intentionally trying to "bum down" or "over heat" their opponent in the Pre-Stage mode will be disqualified. 18. Staging: After proper staging and receiving the starter's signal to go, it is not allowable to restage for a second attempc The final staging motion must be made using vehicle's applied power and must be in a forward motion going from pre-stage to stage. All snowmachines must line up straight with the strip, NO angle starts. NO CREWMEMBER is allowed to accompany-the snowmachine once' it has gone / is going from pre-stage to stage. 19. Dual Infraction / Breakage: In the case of dual infractions on a competitive rum the car inaking the worst infraction will be disqualified. If infractions are of equal rank. the first infraction shall be disqualified. All of which is spelled out in the NSSR Handbook. 20. Lane Safety: Should your snowmachine get "loose" or "out of control", please get off of the tltrottle and drive through. Crossing lane boundaries, show boating or driving in a manner tlmt is deemed a risk to other drivers, track crew, or spectators will not be tolerated. Any snowmachine touching any barricade, cone or track fixture during the measured race will be disqualified. Intentional crossing of boundary lines to leave the track or to avoid debris on track is not grounds for disqualification. 21. Breakout: On any nm of a handicap eliminator, if both snowmachines breakout, the one breaking out the least will be declared the winner. If both cars breakout the same amount, the "first to finish" shall be declared the winner. 22. Shutdown: Once you have passed the "E.T." and mile per hour lights, begin your normal shut down procedures. For safety reasons, a Cook Inlet Lions Official will be at the turn-out area to conduct mcmg traffic. Please pay close attention to his signals: it could be a matter of life or death to the racer. You must wear all safety equipment until you have completely stopped in the turn out area. 2:5. Return Road: Speed limit on the return road is 20 MPH. Should you experience mechamcal problems, please pull off the return road and request assistance from track official. Should you experience any problems from spectators or witness any spectator causing problems by the return road, please bring it to the attention of any race official. No snowmachine will be allowed to use the strip for return purposes without the Race Stewards approval. 24. Lane Call: The track aanouncer will give each class approximately a 15 minute first call A 5- minute call will be made and the final call will be made. You have one (1) minute from the final call to have your snowmachine m the staging lanes. If your snowmachine is not in the lanes, you will not be allowed in, nor will you be allowed to race in Eliminations!! 25. Time Trials Line-Up: Any snowmachine runmng / registered in any class may come to the staging lanes (during time trials ) at any time for a "Test & Tune" run providing they have successfully passed tech, completed their tech slip, have class designation posted on vehicle. 26. Drivers Meeting: The drivers meetings in the pit area are very important. To avoid confusion and problems we ask that all drivers attend these meetings. If you, as the driver cannot attend these meetings, please assign one of your team members to represent you. It is not the responsibility of race officials to go to each team's pit area to make them aware of any changes / problems that were discussed at the meeting. This is the driver's responsibility. 27. Jack Stands: No work will be done on any vehicle while the snowmachine is supported by only one jack. Additional safety devices such as jack stands are required to provide protection in the event of jack failure. 28. Payout and'Prizes: For all classes, once your f'mal round of Eliminations has been completed and if you have finished in first or second or third place please check with a race official to see where the prizes will be awarded. Cook Inlet Lions Club P.O. Box 7083 Nikiski, AK. 99635 (907) 776-7652 Race Track Set-Up Information There will be a mmimmn number of 20 Lions Club Workers present to do tasks necessary to ensure smooth nmmng of program. All Lions will wear Yellow Vests to help with visibility of workers and to promote the objectives of the Cook Inlet Lions Club. _ 2. We will have cell phone communication at all times for emergency purposes. Handouts will be passed out at the gate. The spectators will receive a calendar of events and on the reverse side a copy of the spectator roles. The drivers will receive the stone and also the 2000-2001 drag racing roles. Announcer will be instrumental in helping to remind the spectators of safety precautions and any violators will be ejected by security. 5. We will have a ~mnflnmn of four portable toilet facilities. 6. We will maintain a first-aid station at the concession booth in case of emergency.. 7. We will have Kenai Fire Dept. on sight m case of emergency. 8. Refuse Barrels will be placed in the pit area and spectator area. We will have a safety vehicle in place in case of crash with a znimlnmn of 50 lbs. Of Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers. 10. We will have security personnel on site if needed. They will control the parking of cars and one will be at ticket booth at all ti~nes. 11. We will constru~'t floatplane mad and entrance gates to direct cars to appropriate entrance, along with an individual at fids location. 12. We will construcfanother sign at the entrance to the Drag Races with some rules included such as No Alcohol allowed on premises all violators will be removed. 13. We will not infiSnge on other user groups at the Kenai Airport. 14. In the event of a confrontation Security Personnel will have cell phone and will call Kenai Police Depamnent for assistance. : · , · ',. (3au~.g&) ~A~:- cloo'T J.~3~LLS H1¥14 '; . : ' 00'T'V~L.'I. _; , . Av~ J,~JOc~ Suggested by: Administration City of Kenai ORDINANCE NO. 1880-2000 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALAS~ INCREASING ESTIMATED REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS BY $6,300 IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR A LIBRARY GRANT FROM THE STATE OF ALASKA. WHEREAS, the City received a $6,300 grant from the State of Alaska; and WHEREAS, the administration's recommendation is t6 use the money to buy books. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, that estimated revenues and appropriations be increased as follows: General Fund Increase Estimated Revenues: State Grants - Library $6,300 Increase Appropriations: Library- Books $6,300 PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 4~h day of October, 2000. ATTEST: JOHN J. WILLIAMS, MAYOR Carol L. Freas, City Clerk Approved by Finance: (9 / 7 / 2000) jl Introduced: Adopted: Effective: September 20, 2000 October 4, 2000 October 4, 2000 Suggested by: Administration City of Kenai RESOLUTION NO. 2000-58 A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING $3,000 IN THE SHOP DEPARTMENT FOR PURCHASE OF AN AUTOMATIC PARTS WASHER. WHEREAS, the Shop Department has located a nearly new automatic parts washer for about half the cost of a new unit; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Kenai to purchase this parts washer; and WHEREAS, funds are available due to summer maintenance costs being lower than anticipated. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, that the following budget transfers be made: General Fund- Shop From: Repairs & Maintenance $3,000 To: Small Tools $3,000 PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 4th day of October, 2000. ATTEST: JOHN J. WILLIAMS, MAYOR Carol L. Freas, City Clerk Approved by Finance: (9 / 28 / 2000) jl Suggested by: Administr CITY OF KENAI RESOLUTION NO. 2000-59 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA FORMALLY ACCEPTING AN INCREASE TO ADEC GRANT NO. 47547 FROM THE STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $297,000 FOR THE WELL HOUSE NO. 4 PROJECT. WHEREAS, the State of Alaska has offered the City of Kenai a grant increase in the amount of $297,000 for Well House No. 4, exploratory and production wells, a water main on Lawton, and additive alternates of another water main on Swires, a sodium hypochlorite on-site generator, and a water test lab facility; and, WHEREAS, the City of Kenai agrees to accept responsibility to operate and maintain this water utility improvement; and, WHEREAS, the Kenai City Council formally accepts this ADEC Grant increase and the City agrees to the terms and conditions of the grant offer. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, that the City formally accepts an increase to ADEC Grant No. 47547 from the State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation in the amount of $297,000 for the Well House No. 4 project and accepts the conditions of the grant offer. PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 4th day of October 2000. Attest: JOHN J. WILLIAMS, MAYOR Carol L. Freas, City Clerk Approved by Finance: COUNCIL ON AGING September 14, 2000 lO:OOam Call Meeting to Order Agenda Approval Minutes from Prior Meeting Scheduled Public Comment: Central Area Rural Transit System (CARTS) Presentation Old BusinesS: 1. Assisted Living Rates New Business: 1. Discussion - Carport Raising 2. Discussion- Senior Rentals 3. Computer Lab for Seniors 4. United Way Kick-off Persons Wanting to be Heard: COUNCIL ON AGING SEPTEMBER 14, 2000 10:00 A.M. KENAI SENIOR CENTER ITEM 1' CALL TO ORDER/k ROLL CALL Chairman Earl Jones called the meetm§ to order at 10'00 a.m. Present' Absent: Others Present: Hollier, Huddleston, Jones, Jurgensen, Enfield, Nelson, Meeks and Wilson Fields City Clerk Freas, Councilwoman Port.er, Senior Director Kelso ITEM 2' AGENDA APPROVAL There were no changes to the agenda. ITEM 3: · ,, APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- June 29, 2000 There were no changes or corrections to the minutes of June 29, 2000 and they were approved as presented. ITEM 4: ! SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT 4-ae Cristin Lambert -- Central Area Rural Transit System (CARTS) Update Lambert reported the final plan, determining availability of resources in the area, transportation plan, etc. was available for review, She noted the program was a brokerage system and not a bus system. Other information included' funding for the program is from the federal government; ride requests must be made in advance; drivers could be from an agency (taxi) or a volunteer (who is reimbursed through the program grant funding); their newsletter is on their webpage at www.ridesalaska, org; their program is being used as a model; a grand opening celebration is scheduled for September 29 and fides will begin on October 2; because it is not a door-to-door service like a taxi, the ride policy is a 1/2 hour pick-up window for initial pick-up and for return fide; the CARTS program is in concert with the "Welfare to Work" program; modifications to the program will probably be made as they progress; the program has lots of local support; standards for operating, drivers, riders, vehicles, etc. were reviewed and an informational brochure was distributed; a conceptual chart for fare zones was distributed and it was noted a one- way fare within one zone will be $2.50; crossing into each additional zone will cost an additional $2.50, i.e. $10 for a one-way ride from Kenai to Soldotna; because no cash may be used between the driver and rider, punch cards will be available for purchase by individuals and by groups and can be donated back to CARTS for distribution to anyone or specific groups of people; their Phase II plan is to have a shuttle system between Kenai and Soldotna with opposing loops which has been approved in their transit grant, however it will take a year to get the vans and time is wanted to operate the brokerage first; funding includes purchase of child car seats and cell phones for drivers; customer service and safety most important their facility is situated in the old Carver bus barn; their computer system, copier, etc. were provided by the Mental Health Trust; the Alaska Dept. of Transportation supports the program and hopes it is an answer for rural Alaska transportation. ITEM 5: OLD BUSINF~S 5-a. Assisted Living Rates -- Senior Director Kelso explained a presentation at the last meeting regarding assisted living facilities in Alaska prompted this current discussion. She referred to rate information included in the packet which was collected from a survey and forwarded by Kay Branch, Alaska Division of Semor Services° Discussion followed in which the members agreed an assisted livin§ facility is seriously needed in the area to serve the surrounding communities as facilities such as Heritage Place and Pioneer Homes offer more nursing home-style care and are very expensive. It was suggested an effort be made to contact businesses already involved in developing and administering assisted living facilities and discuss the possibility of building such a facility in the area. The membership suggested Kelso meet with other senior facility directors from the area to discuss the matter. Councilwoman Porter stated the need for and concept of an assisted living facility being built on city property as a standalone facility (that doesn't compete with Vintage Pointe) from the Senior Center needs to be enthusiastically discussed with the city council. She also impressed that efforts should be made to promote the Kenai area as a site for an assisted living facility with a management company already in the business. Porter also offered to work on a local committee toward this effort. COUNCIL ON AGING MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 14, 2000 PAGE 2 MOTION: Member Jurgensen MOVED to develop a committee selected by the Chair and include Pat Porter and Member Nelson SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. Chair Jones appointed the committee to include himself, Pat Porter, Joanna Hollier, Betty Nelson, and Kellie Kelso. The first meeting was scheduled for September 15 at 9:00 a.m. in Kelso's office. ITEM 6: NEW BUSINESS -[[,. Discussion -- Carport Raising Kelso reported the bid for the entryway roof to be raised ~ras approved at the last city council meeting. The roof will be raised enough to accommodate the new senior van. Heating the sidewalk may be included in the next budget. 6-bo Discussion -- Senior Rentals Kelso reported a policy issue was developing due to requests from seniors to use the dining room of the Center for private parties at no expense. She noted, when the room is used, the senior takes over the responsibility to leave the' Center clean which has been a problem in some instances. She suggested it be required the senior hire Tom English to clean the Center at his rate of $100. Kelso also noted a $50.00 deposit is also required if the kitchen is to be used. MOTION: Member Hollier MOVED that seniors be charged a $100 cleaning fee for use of the dining room for private parties and the normal $50 kitchen deposit if the kitchen is to be used. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. Discussion -- Computer Lab for Seniors Kelso suggested a counter be built on a wall in the green room and used to house four or five computers for seniors' use. She explained, Representative Phillips indicated used computers are available which have been donated from businesses for this type of use and three of the computers will be received next month. However, because costs will be incurred to hook up the computers with the intemet and to insure compatibility, she wanted to bring, the matter to the membership first. COUNCIL ON AGING MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 14, 2000 PAGE 3 Discussion followed and some concern was expressed in that the room size will be diminished with adding the counter, however the consensus of the membership was that it would not be diminished to a great extent and to go forward with the project. 6-do Discussion -- United Way Kick-Off Porter reported the United Way Kick-Off would be held on September 14 between 5:30 and 7:00'p.m. at the Senior Center. She encouraged the membership to attend as the Senior Center is a recipient of United Way funding. She noted, computers are also available through United Way at no cost. ITEM 7: MEMBERSHIP COMMENTS Concern was expressed that the wellness clinic was no 19nger available at the Center. Kelso explained the nurse who ran the program had some health problems and would be back in December. ITEM 8: ADJOUR//MENT MOTION: Member Nelson MOVED to adjourn the meeting and Member Jurgensen SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. The meeting adjourned at approximately 11:26 a.m. Minutes transcribed and prepared by: Carol L. Freas, City Clerk COUNCIL ON AGING MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 14, 2000 PAGE 4 KENAI AIRPORT COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 14, 2000 KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:00 P.M. '**AGENDA'" ITEM 1' CALL TO ORDER/h ROLL CALL ITEM 2' AGENDA APPROVAL ITEM 3' ITEM 4: APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- AuEust 10, 2000 PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD ITEM 5' OLD BUSINESS ao Discussion -- Airport Terminal Carpet Selection Recommendation Discussion -- Special Use Permit - Calling Card Machine ITEM 6: NEW BUSINESS a, Discussion -- Update to Noise Abatement Procedures Discussion -- Cook Inlet Lions Club - Snow Machine Races ITEM 7: REPORTS ao Commission Chair Airport Manager City Council Liaison ITEM 8: COMMISSIONER COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ITEM 9' PERSONS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD ITEM 10: INFORMATION ITEMS a. Kenai City Council Meeting Action Agendas for August 2 and 16, 2000. 8 ! 2000 Enplanement Report Kenai Municipal Airport/Float Plane Basin Activity Update Airport Commission Membership Updated List ITEM 11' ADJOURNMENT KENAI AIRPORT COMMISSION KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS SEPTEMBER 14, 2000 7:00 P.M. CHAIR HENRY KNACKSTEDT, PRESIDING ITEM 1- CALL TO ORDER Ih ROLL CALL Chairman Knackstedt called the meeting to order at 7'00 p.m. The roll was taken as follows: Present; Absent: Others Present: Knackstedt, Haralson, Van Zee, Bielefeld, Kleidon Copple, Holloway Airport Manager Cronkhite, Councilwoman Swarner, and Contract Secretary Kellerby ITEM 2' AGENDA APPROVAL. MOTION: Commissioner Van Zee MOVED to approve the agenda as presented with the addition to Item 5' Old Business- 5-b. Discussion -- Special Use Permit -- Calling Card Machine and Item 6' New Business - 6-b. Discussion -- Cook Inlet Lions Club -- Snow Machine Races. Commissioner Bielefeld SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM 3' APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- August 10, 2000 The Commission unanimously approved the minutes of the August 10, 2000 meeting. ITEM 4: PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD - None ITEM 5' OLD BUSINESS.. Discussion -- Airport Terminal Carpet Selection Recommendation. Councilwoman Swarner reported the airport carpet selection committee met on September 7 and agreed on the new flooring to be used at the airport. She and Cronkhite presented a terminal layout of the carpet and samples of the materials to be used to the Airport Commission. It was noted, one of the materials to be used in high traffic areas was made of recycled rubber tires and looked like granite. Another was carpet squares which do not stain and are supposed to last 15 years. They also presented a rubber grating material that would be used at the entrances that would cut down on the snow and dirt on shoes coming into the terminal. They also showed samples of the seating they chose for the waiting area. They noted, $30,000 had been budgeted for this project, but Cronkhite reported the cost estimate for the materials presented was $145,000. She added, because the life of the materials was three to four times greater than the old carpet and throw rugs wouldn't be needed (currently used at an approximate cost of $6,000 a year), they would be saving money in the long run. She also noted she had budgeted money for new terminal lighting which could be moved to this project and do the lighting later. Cronkhite and Swarner added, a lot of research on these materials was done in regard to their durability and maintenance performance. MOTION: Commissioner Haralson MOVED to submit to the City Council for their approval the Commission's recommendation to approve the carpet selection committee's proposal with the provision that they continue negotiations for the l~est price for the product and installment and Commissioner Bielefeld SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED.. 5-bo Discussion -- Special Use Permit - Calling Card Machine Item added at the beginning of the meeting. Cronkhite referred to information distributed at the beginning of the meeting and noted Alaska Call Connection wanted to operate and maintain a prepaid calling card machine in the Kenai airport. Their bid was for 25% of the monthly gross receipts and they proposed to install a new machine and lower the rates for customers to under eight cents per minute. She added, Administration would like to issue the Special Use Permit as an exclusive agreement. MOTION: Commissioner Bielefeld MOVED to approve issuing the Alaska Call Connection a Special Use Permit as an exclusive agreement as presented to be submitted to City Council for their approval and Commissioner Kleidon SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM 6' NEW BUSINESS 6-a. Discussion: Update to Noise Abatement Procedures Cronkhite reported on the draft Noise Abatement Procedures included in the packet. She noted revisions to this policy were written assuming a right traffic pattern. She asked for the Commission's approval on this as an informal policy. The Commission gave their unanimous consent. 6-b. Discussion: Cook Inlet Lions Club - Snow Machine Races KENAI AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING SEPTEMBER 14, 2000 PAGE 2 This item was added to the agenda at the beginning of the meeting. Richard Dominick with the Cook Inlet Lions Club referred to information distributed at the beginning of the meeting and explained the Club would like the Commission's approval for the use of the floatplane basin for several weekends during the winter for Cook Inlet Lions Snow Machine Drag Races. He noted benefits the City would realize from this, discussed safety and security issues, and noted committees working on other areas of concern. Also included in their information was their Snow Machine Drag Racing Policy Manual. Cronkhite noted the airport would require someone with proper credentials to insure the ice on the float basin was safe for this endeavor. The Commission asked many questions as to ambulance service, snow removal, where the profits were to be used, etc. MOTION: Commissioner Ha_raison MOVED to approve the Cook Inlet I~ions Club proposal for snow machine races on the floatplane basin as presented to be submitted to City Council for their approval and Commissioner Van Zee SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM 7: REPORTS 7-a. Commission Chair -- Commissioner Knackstedt noted his concerns of whether the Airport would be able to accommodate people if a large hotel was built and three or four corporate jets would be arriving in Kenai at a time. Cronkhite reported on Administration's current efforts to accommodate those travelers and noted they had been working on this for some time. 7-bo Airport Manager -- No report. 7-¢. City Council Liaison -- Councilwoman Swamer passed out a Kenai Municipal Airport Commission Goals and Objectives Worksheet. She noted the City Council agendas included in the packet for August 2 and 16. ITEM 8' COMMISSIONER COMMENTS/OUESTIONS Commissioner Haralson asked the status of the Airport Regulations and Cronkhite reported they were very close to being revised and that they would be given to the Commission for their approval when finished. There was also discussion on the taxi ways at the airport. ITEM 9' P~.RSONS NOT SCHRDULRD TO BE HEARD - None KENAI AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING SEPTEMBER 14, 2000 PAGE 3 ITEM 10: XNFO~TXON ITEMS ITEM 11: ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 P.M. Minutes transcribed and prepared by: Susan Kellerby, Contract Secretary KENAI AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING SEPTEMBER 14, 2000 PAGE 4 CITY OF KENAI 2 210 FIDALGO AVE., SUITE 200 KENAI, ALASKA 99611-7794 TELEPHONE 907-283-7535 FAX 907-283-3014 ~ MEMORANDUM TO: FROM. DATE' RE' Mayor and Council Members Carol L. Freas,/~ity Clerk City of Kenai ~ September 28, 2000 RESIGNATION OF CHRISTOPHER COPPLE FROM AIRPORT COMMISSION At your September 20, 2000 meeting, it was brought to your attention that Chris Copple, a member of the Airport Commission, had missed five of the last eight meetings. You requested a letter be written to Mr. Copple to inquire of his intentions. This morning I received a call from Mr. Copple who told me his work schedule had changed and what used to be his work days were now work nights and visa versa. He had been told when the change was initially made, it would be temporary. Since then, he learned it would be on a more permanent basis. Mr. Copple verbally resigned from the Airport Commission, but added he would be interested in being considered for another appointment in the future if his work schedule changed again. I have attached copies of the applications on file. Commission is an "at-large" seat. Mr. Copple's position on the clf CITY OF KENAI "V'dl~e ~ith a p~t- Ci~ ~itfl a Yum. ~ BACKGROUND AND PERSONAL DATA- CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS DATE: Resident of the City of Kenai? Residence Address '//'-~' ,/O~E2~D6~,O~) 0 Mailing Address Home Fax No. Business Fax No.Q~9 Howlong? ~ '~'t~~- o Business Telephone No ~ 7'-2.~:;.2. - /',~ct Email Address: EMPLOYER: t;~r_1: r~ ~.,, ,,, GIx~I'` o ti.& Job Title NAME OF SPOUSE: J~am. 0 ~ 4-~. ,/~~ i Current membership in organizations: cst organtzatiomd memberships: COMMITTEES OR COMMISSIONS IN WHICH YOU ARE INTERESTED: /~1 / ~.,~ ~' · WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE INVOLVED WI2TH THIS COMMISSION OR COMMITTEE? '-'To WHAT BACKGROUND, EXPERIENCE, OR CREDENTIALS DO YOU POSSESS TO BRING TO THE BOARD, C_~OMMISSION OR COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP? -'~ P.O. Box 1842 Kenai, Alaska 99611 City of Kenai 210 Fidalgo Ave. Suite 200 Kenai, Alaska 99611-7794 · Attention: City Clerk To Whom It May Concern: Subject: Kenai Airport Commission I am interested in applying for FAA Representative Chair_available on the Kenai Airport Advisory. Board Committee. I can be relied upon to demonstnite my professional expertise in my knowledge with the FAA as well as being a local pilot. I've volunteered my time and have developed positive working relationship with local student pilots associated with the Alaska Flying Network. I enjoy the interaction I have with the flying community. I look forward to the oppommity to serve the committee and the community. Please consider my petition to serve as the FAA Representative on the Kenai Airport Advisory Board. If you have any questions, please contact me at (907) 776-5479. Sincerely, - Randolph M. Stiedl Air Traffic Control Specialist Kenai AFSS ~N 1~ '00 I~:~F~ CI'T'Y OF' K~'NF%Z ~07 ~8~ 301~ P.1/1 CITY OF KENM BACKGROUND AND PERSONAL DATA - CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT COMMITTE~ AND COMMISSIONS Reatdent of the L-~itF of Kenai? _~ ~ Past orLqLniza~o~-~ memberships: ..... co~ OR. CDMMT.88IONB IN wi:tACH YOU ARE I<'~ _.,s. . ~. , ' ...,~ -, :/./,-,. ~ r~ 'd'~_.-/,"*,'~-s-',' ~,~ _ ~~O. YOU W,~,T TO/BE INVOL .VED WITH THIS COMMI88ION OR CO_._M'~_._I~? ATTACHMENT Question- Why would I like to be apart of the Kenai Municipal Airport Commission? Answer: From a professional aspect I have been an Air Traffic Controller for eight years and currently hold a private, pilot certificate. I am an active member in the Alaskan aviation community, and have formed a solid relationship with user groups on the Kenai Peninsula. Through the Alaska Flying Network, I have volunteered my time in teaching student pilots the meteorological aspects of aviation as well as other services provided by the Kenai Automated Flight Service Station. With my bacfcground in the aviation industry I feel that I could be an asset to this committee. I believe this would be an excellent opportunity to serve my community and enhance my knowledge in the field of aviation. I would like to have the opportunity to participate in the ongoing development of the Kenai Municipal Airport. Thank you for your time and consideration. · .-~ Randolph M. Stiedl CITY OF KENM "l/i~a~e v,~th ~ psst - O'ty wit~ ~ firms.' ~ BACKGRO~D ~D PE~ON~ DATA - ~ ~ CANDIDATE5 FOR ~~INTMENT COMMITTEES A~ ~M~SSIONS ~fling Address ~/[~/] ~o~~ ~~ Home Telephone No, ~~' Busing88 F~ N~. , ,.Bm~l Ad~re~.: .. . ~~~ O~ 8~~5g: ,. , ~nent membcrs~p tn organ~tions: - · l __ i i _ COMMITT~ OR COMMISSIONS IN WHICH YOU ARE INTE~ED: O p.,-~/1./ WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE INVOLVED WITH THIS COMMISSION OR COMMITTEE? WHAT BACKGROUND, EXPRRIENC-E, OR CREDEITrlALS DO YOU POSSES TO B~NO ?O T~ BO~' ~~~, . ,~ , .... ~~. ~ ~ . Commission Application http://www.¢i.kenaLak, us/commissions/c°mmissi°napplicati°n'htm CITY OF KENAI "Village with a past -- City with a future." BACKGROUND AND PERSONAL DATA- CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS Resident of the City of Kenai? ~_ Y~ _ How long? ~_. yL~, ~ .... Residence Address ~ 1,1 Mailing Address Home Fax No. "- Business Fax No. Home Telephone No. ~7 ,~'~_~ ~ ~7,z'l ~ -- Business Telephone No. , C~,~)'7,-]7 ~'~, ~ ~,5 ,~ , ,1 , , EMPLOYER: %11J ~t .? ~- . ,~ Job Title ~, rt', ~,~/./~/. ~.-'~_ NAME OF SPOUSE: I ' ~, ~L~. ~lP. ~1 ~== · _ Membership in organizations: Past organizational memberships: , ~'-~,, COMMITTEES OR COMMISSIONS IN WHICH YOU ARE INTERESTED WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE INVOLVED WITH THIS COMMISSION OR COMMITTEE , , _ _ 1 of 2 919/00 5:52 t' Commission Application Imp ://www. ci.kenai, ak. us.,commissions/commissionapplication~.hun WHAT BACKGROUND, EXPERIENCE, OR CREDENTIALS DO YOU POSSESS TO BRING TO THE BOARD, COMMISSION OR COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP? ................ - Signature Return to City Clerk, 210 Fidaigo Avenue, Suite 200 283-3014 (fax), 283-7535, ext. 231 (phone) 2 of 2 9/9/00 5:52 CITY OF KENAI PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS September 13, 2000 - 7:00 p.m. http ://www. ci. kcnai, ak. us 1. CALL TO ORDER: a. Roll Call b. Agenda Approval c. Approval of Minutes: August 23, 2000 d. Consent Agenda *All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be ro~ine and non-controversial by the Commission and will 'be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Commission Member so requests, in which case the item will be removed fi'om the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda as part of the General Orders. 2. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT' 3. CONSIDERATION OF PLATS: a. PZ00-33--Preliminary Plat--McCollum Subdivision~Submitted by Integrity Surveys, 605 Swires Drive, Kenai, Alaska. 0 PUBLIC HEARINGS: a. PZ00-31--A resolution of the Planning & Zoning Commission recommending the Kenai Municipal Code at KMC 12.25.030(c) be amended to allow vehicles otherwise meeting the definition of"Junk Vehicles" to be obscured from public view. b. PZ00-32--A resolution of the Planning and Zoning Commission recommending the Kenai Municipal Code at KMC 13.20.080 be amended to include prohibiting the operation of motor vehicles on the vegetated areas of a portion of the south shore of the Kenai River and Cook Inlet. (Maps depicting the affected area are available at City Hall.) 5.' OLD BUSINESS: 6. NEW BUSINESS: 7. PENDING ITEMS: 8. CODE ENFORCEMENT: o REPORTS: a. City Council b. Borough Planning c. Administration 10. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED' 11. INFORMATION ITEMS: a. Kenai City Council Roster b. Letter to Surveyors fi'om KPB regarding notification of affected property owners for plat review dated August 17, 2000. c. KPB Notice of Plat Committee Action- August 28, 2000 12. COMMISSION COMMENTS & QUESTIONS' 13. ADJOURNMENT: CITY OF KENAI PLANNING/h ZONING COMMISSION KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS SEPTEMBER 13, 2000 - 7:00 P.M. VICE-CHAIR PHIL BRYSON PRESIDING MINUTES ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER Vice Chair Phil Bryson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 1-a. Roll Call Members Present: Phil Bryson, Ron Goecke, Barb Nord, Donald Erwin, Mike Morse, Amy Jackman Members Absent: Carl Glick Others Present: Councilman Duane Bannock, Administrative Assistant Maril~ Kebschull, Contract Secretary Barb Roper 1-b. AEenda Approval MOTION: · Commissioner Goecke MOVED for approval of the agenda and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Motion SECONDED by Commissioner Morse. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. 1-¢. Approval of Minutes: AuEust 23, 2000 MOTION: Commissioner Erwin MOVED for approval of the August 23, 2000 minutes and requested U~ANIMOU$ CONSENT. Motion .was SECONDED by Commissioner Jackman. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. 1-d. Consent Agenda - None ITEM 2: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT -- None ITEM 3: CONSIDERATION OF PLATS PZ00-33--PreHminary Plat--McCoHum Subdivision~Submitted by InteErity Surveys, 605 Swires Drive, Kenai, Alaska. Kebschull reported the request was to remove a lot line between lots and the surveyor was available to answer any questions. Kebschull also noted the subtitle requirement PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING SEI~EMBER 13, 2000 PAGE 2 should be removed from staff recommendations as the title is as listed. Kebschull pointed out there is a structure on 399 McCollum Drive and there was concern of a possible encroachment and clarification was required. PUBLIC COMMENT Cliff Baker, Integrity Surveys, Kenai, Alaska -- Baker provided the Commission with an as-butt survey that addressed the encroachment concern. Baker stated, with the way the property was now situated there was no encr.oachment, however, a full dedication of the 33-foot right-of-way on Magic Avenue would create one. As a result, Baker requested to change the dedication to 30 feet, which would still retain the full width fight-of-way and would leave the property with a 25.7-foot offset from the fight- of-way with no encroachment. Kebschull asked if the as-built took into consideration the new construction. Baker replied that it did. Kebschull noted this was a unique situation because of three right- of-ways that require three front setbacks and as long as the 25-foot setback is maintained, then it would satisfy Administration's concern. Kebschull was provided with an as-built and noted the building official would clarify the encroachment when inspecting the structure. Baker reiterated his request to reduce the original proposal of 33-foot dedication to 30-feet that would assure no encroachment. MOTION: Commissioner Goecke MOVED for approval of PZ00-33 and Commissioner Morse SECONDED the motion. AMENDMENT TO MOTION: Commissioner Jackman MOVED to amend the main motion to recommend the proposed 33-foot dedication be reduced to a 30-feet. Motion was SECONDED by Commissioner Nord. VOTE ON AMENDED MOTION: Goecke Yes Jackman Yes Glick - Absent Nord Erwin Yes Morse Yes B19rson Yes Yes MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. VOTE ON MAIN AMENDED MOTION: PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING SEPTEMBER 13, 2000 PAGE 3 Nord Yes Morse Erwin Yes Glick Absent Goecke Yes dackman Yes Bryson l Yes Yes MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 4: PUBLIC HEARINGS PZO0-31--A resolution of the Planning tk Zoning Commission recommending the Kenai Municipal Code at KMC 12.25.0301c~ be amended to allow vehicles otherwise meeting the def'mition of "Junk Vehicles" to be obscured from public view. Kebschull explained a substitute resolution was included in the packet which would change the term "obscured" to "screened~ and requested the Commission to determine which term they would like to recommend to Council. Kebschull added, the term change would allow an individual to maintain a vehicle on their property so long as it is not visible to neighbors. Kebschull continued, the issue was discussed with the City Attomey and all the ordinance would do would codify what the City already does. At this time the City does not get a search warrant to enter a property. If the City can view something from a right-of-way or an easement, photographs are taken and if it does not satisfy the code requirement then it is pursued, however, if it can't be seen from public property that it is a junked vehicle, then it is not pursued. Kebschull noted there are many vehicles that are considered junked, including snowplows that are not registered. Public Hearing Michael Christian, 613 Maple Drive, Kenai, Alaska- Christian asked if the underlined words were new in the proposed resolution and Kebschull confirmed that was correct. Christian asked ff the terms 'obscured~ and 'screened~ would allow a vehicle in the front of the house or driveway to be covered with a tarp and Kebschull replied it could be. Christian stated his concem that property values could be affected if someone is allowed to cover numerous vehicles in their yard with tarps. He noted, the City. dealt with junked vehicles since the 60's and he hated to see the current wortdng law be weakened with such d~f~cult terms as "screened' or "obscured." Christian stated he didn't think those terms were specific enough and they needed to be more carefully defined. Christian added, he wouldn't have a problem if the vehicles were confined to the backyard or fenced, but the way the resolution read, the front yard was acceptable. Christian requested the Commission reconsider the wording a bit more carefully and make it stronger. Ms. Riley, Box 432, Kenai, Alaska- Riley stated the issue bothered her and she was in opposition of Christian. Riley asked if down the road the Planning and Zoning PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING SEI:~EMBER 13, 2000 PAGE 4 Commission would decide if short people, tall people, fat people, sldrmy people, ugly people, would not be allowed in Kenai. Riley asked where the City would draw the line and reiterated that she was opposed to the whole thing. For clarification, Bryson asked Riley whether she was opposed to both the resolution and the substitute. Riley replied, "yes." Public Hearing Closed MOTION: Commissioner Goecke MOVED to recommend approve of PZ00-31. Commissioner Jackman SECONDED the motion. Commissioner Goecke stated he didn't think changing the ordinance or allowing individuals to cover their vehicles with tarps was the proper way to go. Goecke didn't think there was any reason for the resolution and he would vote no. Vice-Chairman Bryson stated there had been mixed success with the current ordinance and was partially the result of social pressure as to what is tasteful and what is not. Bryson thought the change would eliminate the constraint of an item of what is tasteful by allowing it to be covered. Bryson stated he would vote against the resolution. Commissioner Jackman stated she had a problem with any junked vehicle being stored even in a backyard with a fence and thought they shouldn't be allowed nor do they have a place within the city limits. Jackman added, the tarp issue would be more of an eyesore than a junked vehicle. Jackman asked if the proposed resolution was complaint driven. Kebschull replied that it was. Jackman continued,, since there was already something on the books that addressed junked vehicles, she was unclear as to why the issue was being addressed and the problem was not being handled. Jaclanan asked why people were not being cited, why the vehicles weren't being towed away, and why the City had to have the resolution when there was already something that should take care of the problem. Kebschull answered, the city was trying to work with the public without going into court. Ke. bschull noted the city already had a history with junked-vehicle court cases and' the outcomes were not in the city's favor. Kebschull reiterated that basically the city already did what the ordinance said; if something is obscured or covered, the city will not go on the property. What the resolution would do is codify the current procedure. Kebschull assumed that ff the resolution did not pass, the city would just continue with the current procedure. Kebschull stated she had been doing some research of other cities that have code enforcement officers and they do go out and cite the people and tow the vehicles. However, the City of Kenai did not have the staff or the means to do that. Kebschull added, this has been a large problem and the city is just not staffed to deal with it, so the city tries to work PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING SEPTEMBER 13, 2000 PAGE 5 with the people. Another problem is there isn't a real place for people to take their junked vehicles nor do they have the capability or the funds to get rid of them. Kebschull reported the Public Works Manager was currently trying to develop a program for the spring to provide an option to people to get fid of junked vehicles. Kebschull added, the Public Works Manager visited the Mat-Su area to determine how they handled their program. The program was very successful but also very expensive and reqUired a lot of participation from many agencies. Jackman referenced the citations and the towing and thought that if this had been done steadily all along it wouldn't be such and expense fight nov~. Jackman stated that if the city dealt with this throughout the year rather than bringing the issue up once per year, or every two or three years, it wouldn't be such an expenditure..Jackman stated she would personally like to see the code more strictly enforced and would vote against the resolution. Bryson noted that a situation closest to his house had been there for 27 years and the city hadn't been able to get compliance even though court determinations have been made. Commissioner Erwin expressed concem that even if the code wasn't being enforced, the fact remained the regulation Was still some means that could be used. Erwin stated he was against removing any regulation the city currently had and felt the resolution asked for proliferation of the front yard and he's wasn't in agreement with it. Commissioner Nord stated she would vote against the resolution and added, as much as she wanted to maintain the rights of private property owners, she didn't want to see three or four tarped vehicles in a yard. Councilman Bannock added, as a point of clarification to the registration of vehicles, the Kenai Municipal Code had an entire list of things that determined, by definition, what makes a Car qualify as a junked vehicle and it would take two or three of those items listed. Bannock stated an unregistered vehicle in itself would not make it a junked vehicle and there was a test which would determine a junked vehicle, i.e. one or more wheels being off of it, an inoperable engine, safety equipment requirements, etc. Bannock continued, any one of the items listed alone could not qualify a car as a junked vehicle. Bannock stated his opinion was that the definitions were very good and` the laws were very adequate, but empathized in Administration's poor success rate in making any of it work. Commissioner Morse reported he had visitors from out of state this summer and they flew into Kenai Airport and noticed the "All-America City" sign. Morse said they spent the next day driving around the area and they wanted to know why Kenai was so full of junk. Morse noted, that doesn't leave a good impression of the City. VOTE: I Nord [No ! Morse [No I Jackman I No PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING SEPTEMBER 13, 2000 PAGE 6 Erwin Glick No Goecke Absent No ! Bryson No MOTION FAILED. PZ00-32--A resolution of the Planning and Zoning Commission recommending the Kenai Municipal Code at KMC 13.20.080 be mended to include prohibiting the operation of motor vehicles on the vegetated areas of a portion of the south shore of the Kenai River ~md Cook Inlet. (Maps depicting the affected area are available at City Hall.) Kebschull explained, the resolution recommended a modification to KMC 13.20.080 to include prohibiting the operation of motor vehicles on the vegetated area on the south side of the Kenai River. Kebschull stated, currently the code lim/ted vehicles on the north side but not the south and because of increased activity on that side, the city wanted to protect the vegetated areas. Public Hearing Oven There were no public comments. Public Hearinz Closed MOTION: Commissioner Nord MOVED to approved PZ00-32. Commissioner Erwin SECONDED the motion. Commissioner Nord asked if a parking area was available and whether or not the resolution was a result of dip netters driving on the vegetation. Kebschull replied, that was what drew attention to the problem. Commissioner Goecke stated the area had a fair amount of parking available along the beach and he thought the resolution would prevent the ATV's from te.aring up the vegetated area. Bryson noted the area was quite large and it'would be difficult to contain, however, he was in favor of the resolution. Jackman asked how the ordinance would be enforced. Kebschull answered, she asked the same question and currently the city had summer officers who have access to a four-wheel vehicle. Jackman asked if those enfOrcing the regulation would drive on the vegetated areas. Kebschull replied that hadn't been discussed but noted that anyone driving into the area would have to come out at some point. Bryson added, that would be a judgment call by the enforcement personnel. Bannock explained the ordinance was introduced at the last council meeting and no comments were made, however it was suggested by a council member, that perhaps the PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING SEPTEMBER 13, 2000 PAGE 7 city should create some infrastructure on the south side to include barriers, etc., rather than place a law on the books that had no chance of being enforced. Commissioner Goecke didn't think the city should spend any money to put a road in through a wetland area and have it washed out by the high fides experienced each year. Goecke thought that once a few people are caught and fined, the word would get out and that would stop the driving on the vegetated areas. Commissioner Nord noted the last sentence in Attachment A was incorrect and should read, "... operate in the prohibited area if necessary for publi.c safety purposes." Commissioner Erwin thought that enforcing the rules may be difficult but the area needed to be protected and would vote in favor. Bryson asked if the city considered placing sanitation facilities down there to accommodate the public. Bannock replied that it had been considered but it was not possible for maintenance vehicles to get in there to maintain the facilities. Goecke stated the matter had been discussed before and asked why the city should bear the brunt of the State's responsibility. Goecke didn't think the city owed the State anything for that side of the fiver. VOTE: Morse lYes ! Jackman Yes Erwin Goecke Yes Nord Yes Br~son Glick Absent Yes Yes MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Bannock again noted a public hearing on the ordinance was scheduled for Council's Wednesday, September 20th meeting. ITEM 5: OLD BUSINESS-- None ITEM 6: ITEM 7: N~W BUSINESS -- None PENDING ITEMS-- None ITEM 8: CODE ENFORCEMENT -- None ITEM 9: REPORTS ,,, 9-a. City Council- Councilman Bannock gave a brief report on the City Council meeting held on September 6, 2000. He also noted he presented the idea of returning the landscape/site plan reviews issue back to Planning and Zoning and Council had no objection. PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING SE~EMBER 13, 2000 PAGE 8 Bannock explained it was his opinion that a lot of the site plan review work, having no positive action associated with it, could be handled by Administration. He added, the code currently stated any work requiring a building permit (any work over $10,000), required a landscape/site plan review. Bannock stated he brought Council's attention to the two most recent cases (interior remodel jobs) that had no impact on the landscape or site plan, yet code required the applicant to go through the steps as if there were landscape or site plan changes. Bannock thought the issues could have been handled more expediently by Administration and th.e building permit signed off and on its way. Bannock continued, there were many cases where the plan should come to Planning and Zoning as there are questions such as where the snow would be stored, where would grass be planted, etc. However, an increasing number of items go before Planning and Zoning that have no comments or recommendations and could have just as easily been handled by Administration. t3annock requested comments from the Commission and noted that if they felt they were giving up some control and were not comfortable with it to please state so. Bannock reiterated, there were many simple cases that could be handled administratively. Jackman asked what constituted an easy case and who would determine such. Bannock answered, he discussed, the matter with the city manager and they agreed the cases would be those that had no changes to the landscape/site plan or absolutely no impact. Jackman asked about specific guidelines and Bannock referred to last year's action by Council to relinquish a little bit of control to Administration involving encroachments. Bannock pointed out Council was not willing to give up an inch of variances without going to Planning and Zoning but they gave up and inch of encroachment. Bannock stated he looked at this in the exact same terms and was very comfortable with Administration's ability to handle it. Bryson stated he was always comfortable with some of the items being administrative determinations and he wished to have more use of the consent agenda on the minor items. If the Commission wanted to be notified of the minor items, the consent agenda is where that could take place. Goecke asked how everyone, the Commission, Administration and Council, would feel if interior work was not required to come before Planning and Zonfng, noting exterior work continue to go before Planning and Zoning. Bannock 'answered, Planning and Zoning should see any work that would substantially change the existing landscaping/site plan. Bryson agreed entirely and stated he felt it's so easy to spend $20,000 on siding, arctic entries, construction of a porch, etc., which should be tied to the footprint of the building rather than the dollar value. Goecke asked if the city engineer and the building official would make the determination or decision on whether or not the issue needed to go before the Planning and Zoning Commission. Kebschull explained, someone applying for a building permit in a commercial/industrial zone triggered the need for a PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING SEPTEMBER 13, 2000 PAGE 9 landscape/site plan. Kebschull corrected Councilman Bannock that the last code change made the dollar value $20,000. Bannock concurred. Kebschull continued, in the last yearly report the Commission reviewed 12 landscape/site plans and of all of those, only one had a recommendation from the Commission and that one was the gas station being required to plant grass. Kebschull added, when landscape/site plans go before the Commission, they have already been reviewed for the criteria in the Code, i.e. parking, snow removal, drainage, etc., and the Code only requires up to a maximum of five percent landscaping with no criteria as to what that is. Kebschull · noted she was not comfortable with the Code's landscaping criteria but the site plan portion was what could be done administratively. Kebsctiull continued, without any proper landscape criteria, it was difficult to handle and recently the city had been recommending dumpster enclosures for aesthetic purposes. Kebschull drew attention to the two most recent situations in the industrial areas where both had no landscaping plans and the way the code read, the city had no control to require it. Kebschull stated that personally she felt the code needed to be rewritten in that section and generally could be administratively approved unless they wouldn't fit the specific criteria listed. Bryson clarified, the applicants from the gas station proposed to pave the right-of-way and utilize it for parking and he requested they consider planting grass instead. Kebschull noted, the current procedure delayed building permits and could delay them for as much as three weeks depending on the meeting schedule and that was the problem especially when they come to the Commission and are just rubber stamped. Jackman asked how many individuals currently review applications. Kebschull answered the building official says it has to be done and he determines the parking requirements. The city engineer determines the drainage and snow removal areas then the setbacks are based on the building code requirements. Bannock stated, that didn't exist current and it could be anything the Commission wanted. He suggested utilizing the planning official, city engineer and building official and any one of the three could require that it come before Planning and Zoning. Kebschull stated, the streetscape should be considered with emphasis on what the city wants people to see when they visit, so perhaps landscaping shoul~d.be a requirement. Bannock stated he would bring the matter to council at their September 20 meeting. 9-1~. Borough Planning- Bryson gave a brief report on the Borough Planning Commission meeting held on August 28, 2000. 9-~. A~ninistr~tion- Kebschull reported the council would be asked to approve a purchase order for the addition of a water and sewer layer to the current GIS system. Once the information is updated, staff would be able to zoom into a water or sewer line PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING SE~EMBER 13, 2000 PAGE 10 any place in the city and determine when it was put in and get drawings of any location. The same company who developed the GIS system will do the water and sewer line layer. Kebschull stated the city also has a new laptop that will be brought to future meetings so if there are questions about certain areas they can be easily reviewed. Kebschull stated the RFP for the comprehensive plan was almost ready and it was possible the Commission would do an initial review at their first meeting in November. Those recommendations would go to Council and once c6mplete, it would go out for bid. It is anticipated to be a 12 to 18-month project. Kebschull stated she would recommend a strategic planning method where specific goals are listed and plans on how those goals will be met provided. Kebschull stated one Commission member would be asked to be on the review team. ITEM 10: PERSONS PRE~ENT NOT SCHEDULED -- None ITEM 11: INFORMATION ITEMS 11-a. Updated Kenai City Council Roster 11-b. Letter to Surveyors from KPB regarding notification of affected property owners for plat review dated August 17, 2000. Bryson gave comment on the letter to surveyors. 11-c. KPB Notice of Plat Committee Action - August 28, 2000 ITEM 12: COMMISSION COMMENTS/h QUESTIONS Commissioner Goecke thanked the Commission for the well wishes and the card he received while he was in the hospital and during his recovery. Bryson stated it was nice to have Goecke back. ITEM 13: MOTION: ADJOUR1/MENT Commissioner dackman MOVED to adjourn. There were no objections. ORDERED. SO Meeting adjourned at 8:27 p.m. Minutes transcribed and prepared by: Barbara Roper, Contract Secretary CITY OF KENAI PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS September 27, 2000 - 7:00 p.m. http ://www.ci.kenai. ak.us 1. CALL TO ORDER: a. Roll Call b. Agenda Approval c. Approval of Minutes: September 13, 2000 d. Consent Agenda *All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the Commission and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Commission Member so requests, in whlch case the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda as pan of the General Orders. 2. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT: 3. CONSIDERATION OF PLATS: 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 5. OLD BUSINESS: e NEW BUSINESS: a. Amending KMC 14.25 Landscaping/Site Plan Regulations to provide for administrative review and approval~Discussion 7. PENDING ITEMS: 8. CODE ENFORCEMENT: 9. REPORTS: a. City Council b. Borough Planning c. Administration 10. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED: 11. INFORMATION ITEMS: a. Kenai City Council Roster b. "Zoning Bulletin"- August 25, 2000 c. Letter to KPB regarding Vacation of Public Right-of-Way--dated 9/21/00 12. COMMISSION COMMENTS & QUESTIONS: 13. ADJOURNMENT: CITY OF KENAI PLANNING ~k ZONING COMMISSION KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS SEPTEMBER 27, 2000 - 7:00 P.M. CHAIRMAN CARL GLICK PRESIDING MINUTES ITEM 1' CALL TO ORDER Chairman Glick called the meeting to order at 7'00 p.m. 1-a. Roll Call Members Present: Carl Glick, Phil Bryson, Ron Goecke, Barb Nord, Donald Erwin, Mike Morse, Any Jackman Others Present: Councilman Bill Frazer, Administrative Assistant Marilyn Kebschu11, Contract Secretary Barb Roper 1-b. AEenda Approval MOTION: Commissioner Goecke MOVED for approval of the agenda adding the items provided prior to the meeting and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Motion SECONDED by Commissioner Morse. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. 1-c. Approval of Minutes' September 13, 2000 MOTION' Commissioner Jackman MOVED for approval of the minutes of September 13, 2000 and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Motion SECONDED by Bryson. There were no objections and/or corrections noted. SO ORDERED. 1-d. Consent Agenda - None ITEM 2: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT -- None ITEM 3: CONSIDERATION OF PLATS -- None ITEM 4: PUBLIC HEARINGS-- None ITEM 5: OLD BUSINESS-- None ITEM 6: NEW BUSINESS Amending KMC 14.25 Landscaping/Site Plan Regulations to provide for administrative review and approval--Discussion Kebschull reminded the Commission of the proposed amendment to KMC 14.25 to allow for administrative approval, i.e. if the amendment is approved, landscape/site plan applications will be reviewed and approved administratively and the Commission will receive copies of landscape/site plans that have been reviewed as information items in meeting packets. There was no discussion on the item. Kebschull announced the issued would be scheduled for public hearing on October 11, 2000. PropOsed ordinances adding requirements for residences which are the subject of home occupations permits to be inspected by the Fire Marshall prior to issuance of a permit with continuing bi-annual inspections for home occupation day-care facilities and bed and breakfast establishments. Kebschull introduced the tw° proposed ordinances and explained their purpOse. After some discussion it was noted that all Commissioners were generally in agreement that users of such facilities should be assured of their safety. Discussion took place on other businesses that may need the same requirements but it was decided the day care and bed and breakfast businesses would be addressed first and others would be added as administration or the Commission deems necessary. Bryson asked if the term "shall" in (h)1 of the proposed day-care ordinance should be "may." Kebschull agreed the term "may" would be more appropriate and would discuss it with the City Attorney. ITEM 7: PENDING ITEMS -- None ITEM 8: CODE ENFORCEMENT-- None ITEM 9: REPORTS 9-a. City Council- Councilman Frazer gave a report on the September 20, 2000 council meeting and noted Ordinance No. 1877-2000, which prohibits the operation of motor vehicles on the vegetated areas of a portion of the south shore of the Kenai River and Cook Inlet, was tabled in order to research other alternatives. Frazer noted that might include roads, parking, etc. 9-b. Borough Planning- Commissioner Bryson gave a brief repo'~t on the September 25, 2000 Borough Planning meeting and a copy of the agenda was included in the packet. PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 27, 2000 PAGE 2 9-c. Administration - Kebschull reported two summer interns continued to work on adding streetlights to the existing GIS. Kebschull also announced that City Council approved the water and sewer map work and it should be completed within two to three months. Kebschull reported she attended a Foreign Trade Zone meeting and work continues on the proposal. Kebschull reported there had been some complaints regarding a potential home occupation on Toyon Way. The application had not yet been submitted so staff is unable to react to the complaints. The issue may come before the Commission in the near future. ITEM 10: ITEM 11: PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED -- None INFORMATION ITEMS 11-a. 11-b. 11-c. Kenm City Council Roster "Zoning Bulletin"- August 25, 2000 Letter to KPB regarding Vacation of Public Right-of-Way--dated 9/21/00 ITEM 12: COMMISSION COMMENTS/h QUESTIONS Commissioner Nord asked if the Fireweed Espresso sign placed on Forest and Spur was a legal sign. Kebschu11 indicated it probably was not. Jackman reported the road contractor placed the sign for the business while the road was closed. It was noted the road was open and the temporary sign should come down. Kebschu11 stated she would bring this to the attention of the building inspector. ITEM 13: ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Commissioner Goecke MOVED for adjournment. ORDERED. There were no objections. SO The meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Barbara Roper, Contract Secretary PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 27, 2000 PAGE 3 KENAI HISTORIC COMMISSION KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS SEPTEMBER 18, 2000 7:00 P.M. AGENDA ITEM 1' ITEM 2: ITEM 3: CALL TO ORDER/h ROLL CALL AGENDA APPROVAL APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- August 21, 2000 ITEM 4: PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD ITEM 5: OLD BUSINESS Discussion -- Inventory Update ITEM 6: NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion -- AK Department of Natural Resources/5010 Historic Preservation Fund Grant Program ITEM 7: REPORTS ao Council Liaison Commission Chair c. Alaska Historical Commission Representative ITEM 8: PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD ITEM 9' COMMISSIONER COMMENTS/OUESTIONS ITEM 10' INFORMATION ITEMS a. Kenai City Council Meeting Action Agendas.for August- 16 and September 6, 2000. ITEM 11' ADJOURNMENT KENAI HISTORIC COMMISSION KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS SEPTEMBER 18, 2000 7:00 P.M. CHAIR PRO TEMPORE EMILY DEFOREST, PRESIDING ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER/k ROLL CALL Commissioner DeForest was appointed Chair Pro Tempore to call the meeting to order. She called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. The roll was taken as follows: Present: Absent: Others Present: Preston, Clausen, and DeForest Huhndorf, Kluge, Russell, Lindgren Librarian Jankowska, Councilman Moore, City Clerk Freas, Contract Secretary Kellerby There were not enough members present for a quorum so the meeting was adjourned and the members in attendance had a short work session. Members present became a subcommittee to work on the application for the Alaska Department of Natural Resources/5010 Historic Preservation Fund Grant which must be postmarked by October 13, 2000. The objective is to use this funding to do the inventory of historical equipment and objects in the City of Kenai and possibly a place to store the inventory. There was discussion on how to accomplish the application by the deadline. Issues discussed the use of volunteer time as in-kind contributions (toward what would be the city's 40%); getting confirmation from the Kenai Historical Society who informed DeForest they had funding they would donate toward the in-kind 40%; contacting Ricky Gease at the Visitors. Center about a database already available for inventory; pricing digital cameras; and a time line to submit this to Council for their approval before the deadline. The work session ended at 7:50 P.M. Minutes transcribed and prepared by: Susan Kellerby, Contract Secretary KENAI BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE SEPTEMBER 12, 2000 7:00 P.M. KENAI COUNCIL CHAMBERS ***AGENDA*** ITEM 1' CALL TO ORDER/k ROLL CALL ITEM 2: AGENDA APPROVAL ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- August 8, 2000 ITEM 4: PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD ITEM 5' OLD BUSINESS Discussion -- 2001 Planning Discussion -- Garden-of-the-Week Program ITEM 6: NEW BUSINESS Discussion-- Po[ice Department Landscaping Discussion -- Memorial Park Sidewalk Addition Proposal Approval- Election of New Vice Chair ITEM 7: REPORTS a, Committee Chair Parks & Recreation Director Kenai City Council Liaison ITEM 8: OUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ITEM 9' INFORMATION ao Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes of August 3, 2000. City Council Action Agendas of August 2 and 16, 2000. ITEM 10' ADJOURNMENT KENAI BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE KENAI COUNCIL CHAMBERS SEPTEMBER 12, 2000 7:00 P.M. CHAIR MARILYN DIMMICK, PRESIDING ITEM 1' CALL TO ORDER/h ROLL CALL Chair Dimmick called the meeting to order at 7' 10 p.m. The roll was taken as follows: Members Present: Non-Voting Members Present: Non-Voting Members Absent' Brown, Rogers, Dimmick, Hett, Nelson, Buffington, Hansen Overturf '. Benedict Others Present: Councilwoman Swarner, Parks & Recreation Director Frates, Contract Secretary Kellerby ITEM 2: AGENDA APPROVAL The members approved the agenda as presented with the addition to Item 6' New Business - c. Election of New Vice Chair, ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- August 8, 2000 The members approved the minutes of the August 8, 2000 meeting as presented. ITEM 4' PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD -- None ITEM 5' OLD BUSINESS Discussion - 2001 Planning Members welcomed Lois Nelson as a new member to the Committee. Overturf and Councilwoman Swarner reported they took pictures of the 20 gardens in the City of Kenai that the Beautification Committee oversees. The Committee used these to critique each garden and plan what to do next year. They asked that the following be included in the minutes: Beds to remain the same: Sign bed; cement circles in front of bank and church; Dan's TV; fire station; police station (with addition of pansies around edge). bed at Changes' BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 12, 2000 PAGE 1 · Gazebo mound -- fill in with tiger lilies or bright yellow ones; ladies' mantle; lamb ears and veronica; add pansies and/or padulosum at edges. · Bean bed -- Remove some tansy; keep salvia; delphiniums; add more short lychnis (orange/red, 12-18" tall); rudbeckia (2" and taller) and dianthus and/or Sweet William at edge. · Chamber -- Plant same along path with addition of tall rudbeckia toward the deck; add red geraniums in planter and window boxes. · Smaller mound at Leif Hansen -- fill in with poppies and blue bachelor buttons; add padulosum around edge. Others' · lilies Window boxes/round planters - use red geraniums, tall rudabekia, tall Flag Mound - Use lilies, poppies, and tangelt)sa It was agreed to discuss Erik Hansen Park and any other gardens at the next meeting. It was also agreed to send a thank-you note to the KCHS Cheerleaders and other volunteers who helped this summer. MOTION: Member Brown MOVED to approve that whoever adopts a cement circle or planter, etc. needs to present a plan to the Committee for approval before planting and member Rogers SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. a-bo Discussion - Garden-of-the-Week Program Director Frates reported the Garden-of-the-Week Program ended for the year. was discussion on other gardens to include in this program next year. There ITEM 6- NEW BUSINESS Discussion - Police Department Landscaping Director Frates reported that Mary Piper had volunteered to plant flowers at the Police Department similar to that of the fire station. Members suggested she plant bulbs in the island now and label them, and later present a plan for what she would like to do next year. 6-bo Discussion - Memorial Park Sidewalk Addition Proposal Director Frates reported all the spaces at Leif Hansen Park had been sold. He noted the Mayor had suggested a memorial wall be built that would hold tiles or bricks with loved ones' names inscribed. He asked members to take the map of Leif Hansen Park BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 12, 2000 PAGE 2 included in the packet to the park and note their location recommendations for the new sidewalks and wall and bring them to the next meeting. Approval - Election of New Vice Chair MOTION: Member Hett MOVED to elect Helen Brown as the new Vice Chair and Member Hansen SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM 7: REPORTS 7-a. Committee Chair - Chair Dimmick thanked everyone for their help in the planning process and Director Frates for his beautiful photos of the gardens in the Garden-of-the-Week program. 7-bo Parks and Recreation Director -- Director Frates reported the following' they used slow release fertilizer this year {20-20-20); weed fabric was instated in the rose gardens; the lilies had been pulled and planted at the extension block; about 12 stepping stones had been cut for those who are interested; the flower boxes were being stored for the winter as some flowers had already frozen; he received a wholesale plant material list from Herb Garden; wildflower beds at the Visitors Center and the Library had been planted; the cemetery bed had not been planted. 7-c. City Council Liaison - Councilwoman Swarner noted the City Council Action Agendas included in the packet and they had received a good financial report. ITEM 8: QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS -- None ITEM 9: IKFO~TION-- None ITEM 10: ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 p.m. Minutes transcribed and prepared by: Susan Kellerby, Contract Secretary BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 12, 2000 PAGE 3 AGENDA KENAI CITY COUNCIL- REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 20, 2000 7:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS http://www.ci.kenai.ak.us ITEM A: CALL TO ORDER 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll Call 3. Agenda Approval _ 4. Consent Agenda *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. ITEM B: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (10 minutes) ITEM C: ,, PUBLIC HEARINGS , Ordinance No. 1877-2000 -- Amending KMC 13.30.080 to Include Prohibiting the Operation of Motor Vehicles on the Vegetated Areas of a Portion of the South Shore of the Kenai River and Cook Inlet. e Ordinance No. 1878-2000 -- Amending Various Parts of Title 21 (City Airport and Airport Lands) and title 22 (City-Owned Lands). of the Kenai Municipal Code. . . . Ordinance No. 1879-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenue and Appropriations by $225,000 in the Water and Sewer Fund and the Mission Street Sewer Line Relocation Capital Project Fund. Resolution No. 2000-55 -- Transferring $5,000 in the Wellhouse No. 4 Capital Project Fund From Construction to Engineering for Additional Engineer/Design Work. . . . . Resolution No. 2000-56 -- Adopting an Alternative Allocation Method for the FY01 Shared Fisheries Business Tax Program and Certifying that this Allocation Method Fairly Represents the Distribution of Significant Effects of Fisheries Business Activity in Cook Inlet. -1- . ITEM D' . 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. ITEM E: , ITEM F: ITEM G: . ITEM H: , , . . , . . Resolution No. 2000-57 -- Designating the Kenai Water Quality and Quantity Development Program -- Wellhouse No. 4 With Main Line Tie- Ins -- Phase III Project as the City of Kenai's Number One Overall Capital Improvement Project. COMMISSION/COMMI~EE REPORTS Council on Aging Airport Commission Harbor Commission Library Commission Parks & Recreation Commission Planning & Zoning Commission Kenai Historic Commission _ Miscellaneous Commissions and Committees a. Beautification Committee b. Kenai Visitors & Convention Bureau Board c. Alaska Municipal League Report lVlINUT~ *Regular Meeting of September 6, 2000. CORRF_~PONDENCE OLD BUSINGS Approval-- Vacation of a Public Right-of-Way and/or Easement Reserved Under Public Land Order 1216 and Excluded from U.S. Patent Fried in Book 547, Pages 167 and 168, Kenai Recording District, Located in U.S. Survey 1435, Within Section 6, Township 5 North, Range 11 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska (502 Overland Avenue, Kenai). NEW BUSINESS Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified Purchase Orders Exceeding $2,500 *Ordinance No. 1880-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $6,300 in the General FUnd for a Library Grant From the State of Alaska. Approval -- Kenai Municipal Airport Prepaid Calling Card Machine Special Use Permit/Alaska Call Connection. Approval -- Proposal to Purchase/Lot 3, Block 2, Evergreen Subdivision, Klm Addition -- New Castle Builders. -2- ITEM I: ., , ADMINISTRATION REPORTS 1. Mayor 2. City Manager 3. Attorney 4. City Clerk 5. Finance Director 6. Public Works Managers 7. Airport Manager ITEM J: DISCUSSION 1. Citizens (five minutes) 2. Council EXECUTIVE SESSION - None'Scheduled ITEM K: ADJOURNMENT -3- KENAI CITY COUI~CIL- REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 20, 2000 7:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS http' //www.ci.kenai.ak.us MAYOR JOHN J. WILLIAMS, PRESIDING ITEM A: CALL TO ORDER Mayor Williams called the meeting to order at approximately 7:03 p.m. in the Council Chambers in the Kenai City Hall Building. A-X. PLEDGE-OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Williams led those assembled in the Pledge of Allegiance. · A-2. ROLL CALL Roll was taken by the City Clerk. Present were: Absent was: Bookey, Swamer, Moore, Porter, Bannock, Frazer and Williams. AGENDA APPROVAL Mayor Williams requested the following changes to the agenda: ADD AS: B-l, Assembly President Bill Popp -- Economic Disaster Release Request MOVE: G-l, Vacation of Easement to be heard immediately before C-1. MOTION: Councilwoman Swamer MOVED for approval of the agenda as amended and Councilman Moore SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. CONSENT AGENDA There were no changes to the consent agenda. MOTION: Councilwoman Swamer MOVED to approve the consent agenda as presented and Councilman Bookey SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM B: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS {10 minutes) IiEN~ CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 20, 2000 PAGE 2 Assembly President Bill Popp -- Economic Disaster Release Request Economic Disaster Release Request -- Popp reported the full declaration was not received and Governor Knowles was trying to obtain long-term Small Business Administration loans for those who were affected by the low returns of the fishing season and he believed a response should be received within a few weeks. Popp also reported the Assembly, at their next meeting, would be discussing developing a traveling team to meet with different agencies and bring them to the area in regard to the disaster declaration and encouraged iterfis of concern be forwarded to them prior to the meeting. Councilman Moore stated he did not have any specific concerns but appreciated the Assembly's efforts and thought the fishing industry would appreciate their efforts as well. Project Impact -- Popp reported he learned there was an oversight by Borough administration that the areas included in this year's Project Impact efforts would not be completed before winter. However, the matter would be discussed at their next meeting and he believed it would be resolved at that time. He invited Fire Chief Elson to attend the assembly meeting to speak to the issue if he desired. Popp added, he wanted the work to be done before winter. Williams asked if the slash would be removed from the Section 36 properties before winter. Elson answered, the slash pries are to be burned in place and there had been advertisements to the community that the wood was available to the public. Discussion followed regarding e-commerce's affects on the borough/city governments and Williams asked if the borough would be interested in doing a borough-wide review of the issue and how the cities could participate. Popp stated he would entertain it as a joint effort and thought it could be explored by the Economic Development District and would bring the matter to the attention of the assembly. Williams stated, the information garnered from the study could be used by the local governments in preparing budgets. Council had no objections to having Popp discuss the matter with the assembly and after the borough finance committee reviews the information, having the EDD do the study. Approval-- Vacation of a Public Right-of-Way and/or Easement Reserved Under Public Land Order 1216 and Excluded from U.S. Patent Fried in Book 547, Pages 167 and 168, Kenai Recording District, Located in U.S. Survey 1435, Within Section 6, Township 5 North, Range 11 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska (502 Overland Avenue, Kenai}. City Manager Ross reported he met with Kenai Natives Association's (KNA) Board of Directors President Rick segUra and General Manager Mike Slezak to discuss the KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES SEI~EMBER 20, 2000 PAGE 3 vacation and the right-of-way easement for Overland Drive which Councilman Bookey brought to council's attention at their last meeting. Ross added, KNA agreed to sign a fight-of-way easement for Overland Drive. Mike Slezak -- Stated he was unaware of the right-of-way problems with Overland Drive and that KNA was anxious to resolve the problem. Mayor Williams noted the record should show the City of Kenai had no objections to the vacation of public right-of-way and/or easement for referenced property. ITEM C' PUBLIC HEARINGS C-lo Ordinance No. 1877-2000 -- Amending KMC 13.30.080 to Include Prohibiting the Operation of Motor Vehicles on the Vegetated Areas of a Portion of the South Shore of the Kenai River and Cook Inlet. MOTION: Councilwoman Porter MOVED for approval of Ordinance No. 1877-2000 and Councilwoman Swarner SECONDED the motion. Bill Popp -- Stated he shared the concerns of his neighbors in regard to the increased pressure on the south side of the Kenai River due to the dip net fishing. He added, his biggest concern is the number of vehicles, amount of activity, pressure and sanitation. Popp referred to paragraph (a)(1) of the proposed ordinance and noted it allowed for public safety vehicles to operate on the vegetated area. He asked if that would cause a problem in refuge removal in the future. Other than that, he believed the ordinance was heading in the fight direction, but the long-term concern would be how the city's services would be able to access the area. Porter stated her main concern in proposing the ordinance was the destruction of the dunes and sanitation problems in the area. She noted, administration was to discuss that concern with the state. Popp asked if the ordinance would allow parking at the mouth of the fiver. Porter answered, the issue is to protect the dunes and the ordinance offered'an avenue for enforcement if needed. - Ross explained administration had discussed the matter several times with the state and the city applied for a grant which was not granted. The state officials understand there is a problem and they and city administration are actively.investigating placement of a road and parking lot in the area. Discussion followed regarding the city's intention to enforce the ordinance if passed. Chief Moms noted the Police Department had a four-wheeler available to them through Fish & Game during the dip net fishing season. Concern was stated that if there is an ordinance, it should be enforced all year long. Swamer stated she wanted KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 20, 2000 PAGE 4 to discuss purchasing a four-wheeler or other equipment needed for enforcement during the next budget period. Ross noted, the city would only be able to enforce the ordinance when officers were available to patrol the area. Bannock reported the Planning & Zoning Commission passed their identical resolution. He stated his respect for the intent of the ordinance, but felt developing an alternate access would be a better way to resolve the concern instead of developing an ordinance that would be difficult to enforce. Bannock stated he would not support the ordinance and urged administration to provide an alternate access. Porter noted the ordinance didn't appear to have enough support and suggested administration discuss the matter further with the state. Ross noted, he had discussed several alternatives with the state and believes the biologists are recognizing that protection of the dunes is needed and a road may be feasible. He added, he would be meeting again with state representatives in October or November. MOTION: Councilwoman Porter MOVED to table Ordinance No. 1877-2000 and Councilman Moore SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. C-3. Ordinance No. 1878-2000 -- Amending Various Parts of Title 21 (City Airport and Airport Lands) and title 22 (City-Owned Lands) of the Kenai Municipal Code. MOTION: Councilwoman Swamer MOVED for adoption of Ordinance No. 1878-2000 and Councilman Moore SECONDED the motion. There were no public comments. Ross reviewed the intended changes to the Code and noted the changes were housekeeping measures. VOTE: Bookey: Porter: Yes Yes Williams' Yes Swarner: Bannock: Yes Yes Moore: Yes Frazer: Yes MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. C-3. Ordinance No. 1879-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenue and Appropriations by $225,000 in the Water and Sewer Fund and the Mission Street Sewer Line Relocation Capital Project Fund. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 20, 2000 PAGE 5 MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED for adoption of Ordinance No. 1879-2000 and Councilman Bannock SECONDED the motion. There were no public comments. Public Works Manager Komelis reported the current sewer line would be abandoned in place and reviewed the line's placement design, noting a change was made due to utility and right-of-way concerns. Bookey suggested consideration should be given to moving the water line ~_nd Ross noted administration had discussed the matter and felt that if the Coastal TraiI project goes forward, the water line will be protected and would not have to be moved. VOTE: Bookey: Porter: Yes Swarner: Bannock: Yes Yes Moore' Frazer: Yes Yes Yes Williams- Yes MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. C-4, Resolution No. 2000-55 -- Transfemng $5,000 in the Wellhouse No. 4 Capital Project Fund From Construction to Engineering for Additional Engineer/Design Work. MOTION: Councilwoman Swamer MOVED for approve of Resolution No. 2000-55 and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Councilwoman Porter SECONDED the motion. There were no public or council comments. VOTE: There were no objections. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. C-5, Resolution No. 2000-56 -- Adopting an Alternative Allocation Method for the FY01 Shared Fisheries Business Tax Program and Certifying that this Allocation Method Fairly Represents the Distribution of Significant Effects of Fisheries Business Activity in Cook Inlet. MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED for approval of Resolution No. 2000-56 and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Councilman Frazer SECONDED the motion. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 20, 2000 PAGE 6 There were no public comments. Williams asked how the low returns from the past fishing season would affect the allocation. Ross answered it was unknown what the impact would be because fish is also brought in from other areas of the state for processing. VOTE: There were no objections. SO ORDERED. C-6. Resolution No. 2000-57-- Designating th~ Kena/Water Quality and Quantity Development Program -- Wellhouse No. 4 With Main Line Tie- Ins -- Phase III Project as the City of Kenai's Number One Overall Capital Improvement Project. MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED for approval of Resolution No. 2000-57 and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Councilman Frazer SECONDED the motion. There were no public comments. Ross explained, the resolution Would acquire more points toward the city's request for DEC funding for the wellhouse project and would not interfere with requests made from the Governor's Matching Fund program. VOTE: There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM D- COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REPORTS D-1. Council on Aging -- Councilwoman Porter reported a meeting was held on September 14 at which an informative update was given by Cristin Lambert regarding the new transportation brokerage system. Porter added, because of the group's strong desire to have an assisted living facility situated in the area, a lengthy discussion took place on how to encourage that type of a project. To that end, the group would be contacting developers/managers of those types of-fa, cilities and inviting them to the area to review the matter. Porter also reported a computer lab will be set up in the green room at the Center for the seniors' use. D-2. Airport Commission-- Councilwoman Swarner reported the Commission met on September 14 and discussed the choice of flooring made by the carpet committee. The item will be presented to council at their October 19 meeting. KENAI CITY COUNCIL ME~ING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 20, 2000 PAGE 7 Williams noted Commissioner Copple had missed five out of the last eight meetings and requested the Clerk send a letter to ask him his intentions in regard to his membership. D-3. Harbor Commission -- Councilman Bookey reported the Commission met on September 11 and discussed the commercial fishing disaster declaration and a ramp request of Snug Harbor Seafoods. Bookey noted, the Commission would review the ramp request again during the Corps of Engineers application review. D-4. Library Commission -- councilman Moore'teported the Commission met on October 3 and that the Friends of the Library were selling raffle tickets. D-5. Parks/l~ Recreation Commission -- Councilman Frazer reported the Commission met on September 7 and the minutes of the meeting were included in the packet. He noted there was a long discussion about Leif Hansen Memorial Park and the need for additional sidewalks and the suggestions of placing a brick wall memorial there as well. The Commissioners were asked to visit the Park and consider some designs for new sidewalks and bring those ideas back to the next meeting. Frazer also reported the Teen Center would be used as a meeting place for the young people interested in development of a skateboard park. Porter asked if the debris from Project Impact/Fire Wise program would be removed from the East End Trail area before winter. Fire Chief Elson explained there was money included in the program for chipping/burning. A purchase order for the work had been prepared but was hung up at the borough. He added, he hoped the chipping would be done before snow. D-6. Planning/l~ Zoning Commission -- Councilman Bannock reported among other actions, the Commission failed their resolution to recommend amending the Kenai Municipal Code in regard to junk vehicles, changing the term "obscured" to "screened." He noted, the Commission discussed the matter at length and determined they were not interested in making it easier to have a junk vehicle. Bannock reported he also shared his idea of administrative approval of some landscape/site plan reviews with the Commission and the Commission agreed it was a good idea and he requested City Attorney Graves to draft a resolution to that end. Williams noted new junk vehicles, as well as buses, had been placed on the old Quandt wrecking yard and asked if administration was aware. Ross stated his last contact was when the owner was cleaning up the property, uncovering buffed vehicles to remove. Porter asked if administration was going to be able to do something about junk vehicles in the city by spring. Ross reported Public Works Manager Komelis had KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 20, 2000 PAGE 8 traveled to the Mat-Su Borough to learn more about the program they developed, involving a massive effort of volunteers, crushers, tow companies, etc. and had a massive one-day event. Kenai is interested in doing a similar project and the Borough and City of Soldotna were contacted to see if they would want to participate. Porter stated she believed this would be a good idea and that citizens should be informed early and after the event, what is not removed can be addressed separately. D-7. Kenai Historic Commission -- Councilman Moore reported there was no quorum for the October 15 meeting. . D-8. Miscellaneous Commissions and Committees D-8a. Beautification Committee -- Councilwoman Swarner reported the regular meeting was held on October 10 at which the committee discussed the sidewalk at Memorial Park. She noted there had been a request to place a large memorial rock in the Park close to the Dan's T.V. property. D-8b. Kenai Visitors/k Convention Bureau Board -- No report. D-8¢. Alaska Municipal League Report -- Williams reported he would not be a attending the Mayors meeting in Kodiak. ITEM E: MINUTES E-1. agenda. Regular Meeting of September 6, 2000. -- Approved by consent ITEM F: CORRF~PONDENCE-- None. ITEM G: OLD BUSINESS Approval-- Vacation of a Public Right-of-Way and/or Easement Reserved Under Public Land Order 1216 and Excluded from U.S. Patent Filed in Book 547, Pages 167 and 168, Kenai Recording District, Located in U.S. Survey 1435, Within Section 6, Township 5 North, Range 11 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska (502 Overland Avenue, Kenai). Discussed after B-1. ITEM H: NEW BUSINESS H-X. Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified MOTION: KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 20, 2000 PAGE 9 Councilwoman Swarner MOVED to pay the bills and Councilman Moore SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. H-2o Purchase Orders Exceeding $2,500 MOTION' Councilwoman Swarner MOVED for approval of the purchase orders exceeding $2,500 and Councilman Bookey SECONDED the motion. _ Swamer asked if the projectors on the list were being purchased over the Intemet and if local vendors had been contacted. In both cases they were not being purchased over the Intemet and local vendors had been contacted, however their price was considerably more. Williams commented on his concerns that local costs for many items are so much more that it forces buyers to go elsewhere for the same equipment. VOTE: There were no objections. SO ORDERED. H-3o Ordinance No. 1880-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $6,300 in the General Fund for a Library Grant From the State of Alaska. Introduced by consent agenda. Approval -- Kenai Municipal Airport Prepaid Calling Card Machine Special Use Permit/Alaska Call Connection. Swamer noted the Airport Commission had reviewed and discussed this special use permit and recommended approval. MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED for approve of the Special Use Pe .r~nit with Alaska Call Connection as presented in the lease and Councilwoman Porter SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. Approval-- Proposal to Purchase/Lot 3, Block 2, Evergreen Subdivision, Klm Addition -- New Castle Builders. MOTION: KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 20, 2000 PAGE 10 Councilwoman Swamer MOVED to approve the cash sale to Jerry Stock, d/b/a New Caste Builders for $9,500 for Lot 3, Block 2, Evergreen Subdivision, Klm Addition. Councilman Bannock SECONDED the motion. Moore stated he would not support the sale referring to his previous action on an Inlet Woods sale request and asked if the code referred to cash discounts. Ross answered, the code did not speak to cash discounts. He added, Stock offered to pay cash for the property which was appraised at $11,000 (which was posted on the property). Bookey noted he was aware that once property has been through the bid process, the city manager has the authority to negotiate a price whether cash or credit and would support the sale because he felt it important to sell the property and have it developed. It was noted there were only time limits on appraisals for airport lands. Bookey asked if the code has limits for how long a lot can be up for sale through negotiated price before it should be returned to the bid process. Ross answered, the code had no restrictions, but the council could direct administration to order a new appraisal and new sale. Frazer stated he supported the resolution because it was a builder that has built other houses in the city and will be placing a house on the property. Williams stated he would also support this sale because it was different than the previous sale request {Inlet Woods) because it was not setting a precedent; the property had been on the market for a long time; the property had not been tied up in litigation; and because the house market was in better condition when four other lots were sold to the {for the same price) contractor in 1997. VOTE: Bookey: Porter: Yes Yes Williams' Yes Swarner: Bannock: Yes Moore: No Yes Frazer: Yes MOTION PASSED. ITEM I: ADMINISTRATION REPORTS I-1. Mayor-- Mayor Williams reported the following: · He attended the Alliance/BP meeting where the proposed natural gas line was discussed. He noted BP wants to start the project in 2002 and have gas to market by 2007. Although a gas line is being proposed to go through Canada, it would not preclude a line to Nikiski. · He congratulated council and administration who attended the Challenger Challenge with members of the City of Soldotna council and administration. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES SE~EMBER 20, 2000 PAGE 11 · He referred to the attendance record of the Kenai Historic Commission and noted absence problems with several of the members which the council would need to address again. · Noted the city couldn't rely on the Economic Development District or the Borough's new economic development group to help the city in seeking and encouraging new businesses to come to Kenai and that it is the city who is responsible for those efforts. Because there is economic activity available, he believed the city should have an employee responsible for making the necessary investigations, contacts, etc. He noted a hotel/conference center and addition to the senior housing facility, airport development were projects that could be ihvestigated. Swamer stated she agreed with Williams about the economic development and growth of the city and agreed the effort needed to begin with the council. She suggested council meet in an informal session to discuss economic development. Williams suggested council also consider hiring an economic development officer for a year and treat it as a project. There were no objections in setting a work session with city commission/committee members, staff, and council to have a broad discussion of the city's economic future. Asked if the refrigerator replaced at the Senior Center was repairable and if so, could it be purchased by the Challenger Center. Ross stated he would find out. City Manager-- No report I-3o Attorney-- No report I-4. City Clerk -- Clerk Freas noted absentee ballots were available at City Hall for the October 3, 2000 City/Borough election. Freas also requested council to inform her as soon as possible whether they were planning to attend the AML Conference in Juneau in November in order to make the appropriate reservations. I-5. Finance Director -- Acting Finance Director Feltman thanked the council for allowing her and Kenna Meeks to participate in the Challenger Challenge. Public Works Managers -- No reports. Airport Manager-- No report. ITEM J: DISCUSSION J-X. Citizens-- None. J-2. Council KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 20, 2000 PAGE 12 Bookey -- Questioned the well-drilling operation taking place at the Civil Air Patrol property. Airport Manager Cronkhite reported the CAP were drilling some test wells on their property. Swarner -- · Referred to the earlier discussion regarding sales tax and how it affects the city and requested administration investigate the feasibility of adding a service charge on each intemet bill in the city. · Suggested closing access to the south side beach would bring immediate attention to the city's concerns. _ Moore -- Liked Swarner's idea of closing access to the south-side beach and thought it could be leverage for administration to use in pursuing another access to the beach. Porter -- Thanked Attorney Graves for his assistance during the Challenger Challenge. Bannock -- Stated he enjoyed the Challenger Challenge and added, it was the most fun he had with council and thanked Williams for developing the idea and including the City of Soldotna. Frazer-- Noted the audience chairs in the chambers had all be reupholstered and added, the only thing missing were the people to/ill them during the meetings. Williams -- Reported he presented a proclamation to the Phillips group who worked on the East End Trail. He also reported he attended former Councilman Raymond Measles' retirement party from Tesoro and noted it had been well attended. EXECUTIVE SESSION- None Scheduled ITEM K: ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:29 p.m. Minutes transcribed and prepared by: Carol L. Freas, City Clerk 0 z ~ 0 I..- z LU LU F- LI.I LIJ z F- I. IJ LI.I 0 n~ LI.I LIJ I. IJ LIJ I-- LI.I < n,' u.I LI.I z z LLI r~ I- z LU Z 0 W 0 u.I IJJ I. IJ o. I.IJ !- o z 0 o 0 0 ~ 0 0 m "r' 0 w ~' ,~ ,~ w o. w ~ ~ n,' 0 n~ co co 0 i-- UJ n Suggested by: Adrn~is~au~, CITY OF KENAI ORDINANCE NO. 1881-2000 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, SUBSTITUTING THE TERM "FIRE MARSHAL" FOR "CHIEF INSPECTOR" IN KMC 8.10.010, 040 AND 070. Whereas, KMC 8.10.010, 040 and 070 currently use the term "Chief Inspector" to describe a job function in the Fire Department; and Whereas, the "Fire Marshal" is the person performing the duties set forth in the above- referenced ordinances; and - Whereas, the position of "Chief Inspector" does not now exist in the Kenai Fire Department. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, that KIVIC 8.10.010,040 and 070 are amended as £ollows: 8.10.010 Definitions. Definitions applicable to this chapter of the Kenai Code are' (a) "Municipality" whenever used in any of the code or codes adopted hereby shall be the City of Kenai, Alaska. (b) "Corporation Counsel" as used in any code or codes adopted hereby shall mean the City Attorney of the city of Kenai. (c) "Chief of the Fire Department" shall be that individual who has been employed by the City of Kenai as the officer in charge of such agency as may act as the fire department of the City of Kenai. The "Chief of the Fire Department" may also be referred to from time to time as "Fire Chief." (d) "Fire Department" shall be such agency or non-profit corporation or volunteer fire department as may be variously known as the Kenai Fire Department or Kenai Volunteer Fire Department, or such comparable agency designated by the City of Kenai to act as its agency to suppress, control, and prevent fires or fire hazards within the City. (e) "Bureau of Fire Prevention" is a division or section of the Fire D, epartment for the City of Kenai which, by inspection and citation, insists on standards professionally established to prevent or minimize fires or fire hazards. (f) ["CHIEF INSPECTOR"] "Fire Marshal" is an officer of the Fire Department assigned to head the Bureau of Fire Prevention and responsible for carrying out the functions of the said department relating to prevention of fires as specified in this code. Ordinance No. 1881-2000 Page 2 of 3 8.15.040 Dangerous materials. Before licenses may be issued for the keeping storage, use, manufacture, sale, handling, transportation, or other disposition of highly flammable material and rubbish, crude petroleum or any of its products, gun or blasting powder, crackers and signaling explosives, the Fire Chief, the [CHIEF INSPECTOR] Fire Marshal, or his assistants shall inspect and approve the receptacles, vehicles, buildings, or storage places to be used for any such purposes. 8.15.070 Inspections on request. (a) An officer of the Fire Department, upon the cdmplaint of any person or whenever deemed necessary, shall inspect all buildings and premises within its jurisdiction. Whenever any of said officers shall find any building or other structure which, for want of repairs, lack of, or insufficient fire escapes, automatic or other fire alarm apparatus, fire extinguishing equipment, by reason of age, dilapidated condition, or fi'om any other cause is especially liable to fire and which is so situated as to endanger the property or the occupants thereof, and whenever such an officer shall find in any building combustible or explosive matter or flammable conditions dangerous to the safety of such building or the occupants thereof, he shall order such dangerous conditions or materials to be removed or remedied and such order shall forthwith be complied with by the owner or occupant of such premises or building. If such order is made by the [CHIEF INSPECTOR] Fire Marshal or any ofhis assistant inspectors, such owner or occupancy may within 24 hours appeal to the Fire Chief, who shall within five (5) days review such order and file his decision thereon, and unless by his authority the order is revoked or modified, it shall remain in full force and be complied with within the time fixed in said order or decision of the Fire Chief. (b) Provided, however, that any such owner or occupant may within five days after the making or affirming of any such order by the Chief of the Fire Department file a petition with the Superior Court, praying a review of such order, such parties so appealing to the Superior court shall file with said Court within two (2) days a bond in an amount to be fixed by the Court, to be approved by the Court, conditioned to pay all the cost of such appeal in case such appellant fails to sustain his appeal or the same be dismissed for any cause. PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE; CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this . day of October 2000. John d. Williams, Mayor Ordinance No. 1881-2000 Page 3 of 3 ATTEST: Carol L. Freas, City Clerk Introduced: Adopted' Effective' October 4, 2000 October 19, 2000 November 19, 2000 CiTY OF KENAI ~/- ~ 210 FIDALGO AVE,, SUITE 200 KENAI, ALASKA 99611-7794 TELEPHONE 907-283-7535 FAX 907-283-3014 ~ 1992 M emoranClum Date: To: From: September 28, 2000 Mayor and Council Richard A. Ross, City Manage~4l(-~ Airport Gift Shop Jep Frederick Hansen, the owner of the Airport Gift Shop has requested that his lease be cancelled. He has closed his business in the airport. The Administration recommends that the Council cancel the lease effective September 30, 2000. Attachment TERMINATION OF LEASE JEP FREDERICK HANSEN d/b/a ALASKA WILD FIN, whose marlin§ address is P.O. Box 1948, Soldotna, AK 99669, and the CITY OF KENAI, 210 Fidalgo Avenue, Suite 200, Kenai, Alaska 99611-7794, hereby agrees the Lease recorded March 26, 1998 at Book 525, Page 427, for the property located in the Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska described as follows' Airport Terminal Gift Shop, located in the Kenai Municipal Terminal Building, 305 N. Willow Street, Kenai, Alaska, within the NWl/4, SE 1/4, Section 32, T6N, R11W, S.M. is terminated effective September 30, 2000. The lessee will be responsible for payment of the 2000 property taxes on the above-described property. DATED this day of ,2000. LESSEE' JEP FREDERICK HANSEN d/b/a ALASKA WILD FIN By: Jep Frederick Hansen LESSOR: CITY OF KENAI Richard A. Ross, City Manager Termination of Lease - Page 1 of 2 Approved as to form: Cary R. GraVes, City Attorney STATE O F ALASKA THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT THIS IS TO CERTIFY that on this day of ,2000, JEP FREDERICK HANSEN, being personally known to me or having produced satisfactory evidence of identification, appeared before me and acknowledged the voluntary and authorized execution of the foregoing instrument. Notary Public for My Commission Expires: STATE OF ALASKA THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT ) )ss ) THIS IS TO CERTIFY that on this day of ,2000, RICHARD A. ROSS, City Manager of the City of Kenai, Al. aska, being personally known to me or having produced satisfactory evidence of identification, appeared before me and acknowledged the voluntary and authorized execution of the foregoing instrument on behalf of said City. Notary Public for Alaska My Commission Expires' Termination of Lease- Page 2 of 2 C.O. SENT TO ON C.O. APPROVED BY ON CITY OF KENAI CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 PROJECT' KENAI AIRPORT ARFF/SRE FACILITY SITE WORK- 2000 DATE: 9/28/2000 CONTRACTOR: ZUBECK, INC. YOU ARE HEREBY REQUESTED TO COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES FROM THE CONTRACT PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: ITEM DESCRIPTION OF CHANGES . QUANTITIES, UNITS, UNIT PRICES, INCREASE ORi NO. CHANGE IN COMPLETION SCHEDULE, ETC. (DECREASE) REQUESTED BY FAA AND TO BE PAID FOR BY FAA $10,280.00 Willow Street Road Crossing · Summary of work as per attached from ~:AA dated 9/25/00 and Proposal from Zubeck, Inc. dated 9/28/00. This Change Order will be charged to City Account No. 020.92.4538 (Airport Land Repair & Maintenance) in the amount of $10,280. FAA will reimburse the City of Kenai through Purchase Order No. DTFA 04-00-P-43857 and check to the City when completed. ,,, NET CHANGE IN CONTRACT PRICE DUE TO THIS C.O. $10,280.00 CHANGE IN CONTRACT TIME ORIGINAL TIME 9/30/2000 PREVIOUS C.O.S N/A CHANGE ORDER 15 DAYS REVISED CONTRACT TIME 10/15/2000 CHANGE IN CONTRACT AMOUNT ORIGINAL CONTRACT AMOUNT 5228,882.30 PREVIOUS CHANGE ORDERS THIS CHANGE ORDER $10,280.00 REVISED CONTRACT AMOUNT $239,162.30 ATTACHED IS JUSTIFICATION OF EACH ITEM ON THIS CHANGE ORDER. THIS C.O. IS NOT VALID UNTIL SIGNED BY THE OWNER. CONTRACTOR'S SIGNATURE INDICATES HIS AGREEMENT HEREWITH, INCLUDING ANY ADJUSTMENT IN THE CONTRACT SUM OR CONTRACT TIME. 'BY: BY: ENGINEER . ~ . OWNER DATE: D, DATE: Revised 5/26/99 SEP-28-2000 THU 03:46 PM FhA aCQUISITION DIV FaX NO, 1 907 271 2326 ?, O1 U,$. Depam~ent of Tramportaflon Fe~l~ral Aviation Admini~rlratlon Alasken Region ~? W. 7th Avenue #14 Anchorage, AK 99513-7587 Septen%ber 28, 2000 Mr. Keith Kornelis Cigy of Kenai 210 Fidalgo Ave., Suite 200 Kenai, AK 99611 Dear Keith- Reference ls made ~o our various conversations concerning the in~aila~ion of cable condui~ between F~u~'s ~%NICS and ATCT facilities. Enclosed is Purchase Order No. DTFA04-O0-P-43857. The purchase order has been issued to cover the cost of the project. ~rhen submit~inq your lnvoice please be sure and reference the purchase order nu~er on it. Should you have any q~escions please contact me aC 271-5876. Sincerely, Alice L. Salzman Real Es=a=e Contracting Officer, Acc/uisit[on & Real Estate Branch SEP-28-2000 THU 03:46 PFI Ffi~q iqO~UISITION DIV NO, 1 907 271 2326 P, 02 Federal Aviation Award for Supplies or Services Administration of Award: 28-$EP-2000t Co.tract Number (if any): j Award No. (if any): [ tDTFA0400P43857 i~:~O'--R'TAN-~: Marl~ ~tll P.'~kTg~'~s~,' in~~)~ ~nd c°T'r~s~'-onden~7~'~th,.con~a~nd/or g~ard ~Umb,rs. Contracior (Name, Addreas, and Zip Code): Mail Invoice To (Name, Address, and Zip ~ode): CITY OF KENAI 210 FIDALGO, STE 200 KF_,NAI, AK 99611 Contact Point/Phone No: F.O.B. Point: Destination Discount Terms: Duc in 30 Ship Via: Best Means PURCHASER NAME AND PHONE NO: Alice L Salzman (907) 271-5876 ,,- iMPoI~TANT: Contractor i'1 is, i~is not requircd to sign this docUment and return ! N~l~: A~'D rrrL~: OF PEnsoN AUTHOItlZEI~ TO SIGN:" ' ~Y: ! DATE ~IGNED; i Line Descri_ntion I INSTALL TWO SIX INCH ROAD CROSSING CONDUITS UNDER WILLOW STREW. PROJECT TO PROVIDE POWER FROM ANICS EMERGENCY GENERATOR TO KENAI ATCT. AAI.,-42C, Accounting Office Fcderal Aviation Administration 222 West 7th Avenue, #14 Anchorage, AK 99513 Issuln~ Office (Address Correspondence 'Fo): Alice L. Salzman FedvrA Aviation Administration 222 West 7th Avcnue# 14 Anchorage. AK 9-9513-7587 TOTAL AMOLq~F'0F ORDI/;R/AWARD: ,. _ copies to the issuing office. Page 1 of 1 $'i 0,280.0 ~Ouantiw ~ Unit Price LI Total $ 1.00 A~b 10280 $10,280.00 Non-ISO 9000 PLACE OF INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE: Destination R~uisition No. 0000924 PRI CODE: 5-4 Shipment 56901. FMM # 1 6901FM FEDERAL AVIATION ADMIN ATTN: ENA ATCT 4n5 N WILLOW ST KENAI, AK 996117708 MARK FOR: EBERHARDT 5.282A.0--.----.2B 09A0.8774--. 2535.480100.-.----.-.330000~9- $10,280.00 TONy KNOWLES GOVERNOR governo~gov, state, ak. us STATE OF ALASKA OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR JUNEAU P.O. Box i: Juneau, Alaska 9 (907) 465-3auu Fax (907) 465-3532 www. gov. state, ak. us The Honorable John Williams City of Kenai 210 Fidalgo Ave., St. 200 Kenai, AK 99611 September 25,200(~ Dear Mayor Williams: As part of the state's response to the fisheries failure in your region, I am urging the Small Business Administration (SBA) to declare an SBA disaster so businesses will be eligible for the SBA's economic injury disaster assistance. I have enclosed for you a copy of the letter I sent on Friday to the SBA regional administrator asking him to approve the state's request as quickly as possible so loan assistance can be available before winter. This assistance would be in the form of extremely favorable loans to eligible businesses, including individual fishermen and other businesses affected by the low salmon runs. We have already been in personal contact with SBA staff to make them aware of the conditions in the region and to urge their support of our request. We will continue to work with the SBA to convince them that the economic difficulty your fishermen and other businesses are experiencing meets SBA disaster requirements. For instance, the economic problems must be a direct result of a precipitous natural event (such as a flood or storm). We will let you know as soon as we get word of the SBA's decision. In the meantime, Debby Tennyson of the Department of Community and Economic Development will be working to get information out to your residents about state and federal assistance that is already available, such as financial aid for home heating needs, restructuring of existing state loans, and help with IRS issues. You can reach Debby at 842-5135 through the end of this month, and in Anchorage at 269-8100 starting October 2nd. Her e-mail address is deborah_tennyson~dced.state.ak.us. We know the effects of the salmon failure have been significant on the famil.ies and businesses in your region. Our state agencies will be working proactively with communities throughout the region to address your concerns creatively and responsibly. .~TSincerely' ~/ ~ony Knowles Governor Enclosure TONY KNOWLE$ GOVERNOR governor~gov, state, ak. us STATE OF ALASKA OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR J~E~ September 22, 2000 P.O. Box 11000 ! Juneau, Alaska 998 ! 1-000 (907) 465-3500 Fax (907) 465-3532 www. gov. state, ak. tis Mr. Alfred Judd, Area Director Disaster Assistance Area 4 U.S. Small Business Administration P.O. Box 13795 Sacramento, CA 95853-4795 Dear Mr. Judd: This letter is to formally request a declaration of disaster by the administrator of the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) for the purpose of making businesses in the Kenai Peninsula Borough eligible for economic injury disaster assistance due to a failure in the Upper Cook Inlet (UCI) sockeye salmon industry. The 2000 harvest of UCI sockeye was the second lowest since 1979. The t~vo lowest sockeye harvests in UCI in the past 20 years were in 1998 and 2000. The 2000 exvessel value of UCI harvested sockeye was the lowest since 1975. The price processors paid for UCI sockeye in 2000 is the lowest since 1983. Some reduction in salmon fecundity resulting from natural phenomena is foreseeable. However, the combination of adverse effects beginning with the unforeseen sudden physical event of the September 1995 flood, and culminating in the drastic reduction of returning adult populations in 2000, was far greater than could have been anticipated based on existing knowledge at the time the damage was taking place. September 1995 was a very wet month in South Central Alaska. Included in a series of cyclones, or low pressure areas, was a single cyclone that produced in excess of 20 inches of rainfall in just a few days in some locations. The resulting floo. ding on South Central Alaska streams caused an estimated $10 million in damage to private homes and public facilities. The full extent of the damage that we now know was caused to the 1995 sockeye spawn was not foreseen by state fisheries biologists and only became known when the sockeye failed to return in significant numbers this summer. It now appears that the current year sockeye salmon shortages in the Upper Cook Inlet drainages (Kenai Peninsula Borough) began with the sudden physical event of the September 1995 flooding. Rapid runoff from steep mountain terrain carried heavy sediment loads onto flatter terrain. There, the current slowed and sediments deposited in and adjacent to the channels. The accelerated. Mr. Alfred Judd September 22, 2000 Page 2 debris-laden currents harmed both preparation and fertilization success. The sediment deposition further decreased the viability of the spawn. A winter of minimal snowfall and colder than normal temperatures followed the flood event. The already diminutive spawn was left unprotected by the usual insulating cover of snow on tributaries. The resulting freeze-down and glaciating of these tributaries added to the spawn's destruction. I certify that a minimum of 750 businesses are directly irhpacted by this failure. The financial assistance that SBA has to offer is not available on reasonable terms elsewhere. The disaster area encompasses the Kenai Peninsula Borough. I have included as supporting information the.following items: Memorandum from the Department of Community and Economic Development on the Commercial Fishing Revolving Loan Fund; the effects of this salmon return on local economies and governments, and initial estimates of the number of businesses affected. Alaska Department ofFish and Game Fisheries Salmon Stock Summary Report for the Kenai River. Memorandum from Alaska Department of Fish and Game identifying the 1995 flood/freeze-down as the cause for the 2000 sockeye salmon failure.. Your priority attention to this request will be greatly appreciated. We are anxious to get assistance to businesses as soon as possible before winter conditions begin to exacerbate their problems. Thank you for your help in this crisis. Sincerely, wles Enclosures September 21, 2000 TO' Governor Tony Knowles FROM: Bernice M. Joseph Deputy Commissioner REe Economic Injury Disaster Request for Kenai Area The Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) fully supports the state's request for a declaration of disaster by the administrator of the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) for the purpose of making businesses in the Kenai Peninsula fisheries area eligible for SBA's economic injury disaster assistance. Our department is greatly concerned as we have a total of 326 fisheries loans totaling $18.8 million in this borough. Initial site visits to several communities confirmed our concerns of loan recipients' ability to keep payments on schedule. This amount is only one piece of the overall picture for the affected businesses. Many have other outstanding loans with commercial banks. Native regional profit and nonprofit organizations, and businesses. The total number of permits in the Kenai area is 1380. Additional concerns voiced by individuals in the Kenai Peninsula Borough included the inability to pay debts to the local stores, utility companies, and fuel distributors. The majority of the fishermen mentioned that they usually build up credit with these organizations over the course of the year and rely on commercial fishing openings to pay off their debt. In addition, the many businesses that serve the region's commercial fisheries, ranging from suppliers to air carriers, have been severely impacted. The Kenai Peninsula Borough experienced a drop in raw fish tax revenue by $300,000. This will have a dramatic affect in the level services that are provided to the communities.. The loss of revenue will result in communities having to tap into what little reserves they are able to save, thus leaving no funds for unforeseen events. ~ E 0 0 C~l 0 DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME OFFICE OF THE coMM/SSIONER TONY KNOWLES, GOVERNOR P.O. BOX 25526 JUNEAU, AK 99502-5526 PHONE: (907) 465-6141 FAX: (907) 465-2332 TO: Tony Knowles, Governor FKOM: DATE' Frank Rue, Commissioner Depaxtment offish and Game September 21, 2000 SUBJECT: Return of Sockeye Salmon to the Kenai Peninsula The return of sockeye salmon to Upper Cook Inlet in 2000 was 38 percent below forecast. This low return was poorly forecast and resulted in a small surplus available for harvest. The commercial catch of 1.3 million sockeye salmon was the lowest since 1979, following a similar harvest in 1998. Compounding this unforeseen disaster was the low price per pound resulting in a total ex-vessel value not seen since 1975. The 2000 sockeye salmon return was valued at $7.2 million, 15 percent of the 20-year average. · The shortage of 5-year-old sockeye salmon in the Upper Cook Inlet drainages is attributable to the September 1995 flooding that affected survival of sockeye eggs being deposited at the time. The flood was a 150-year event, and occurred at the time most of these fish would have been spawned. Floods affect survival as rapid runoff from steep mountain terrain carries heavy sediment loads onto flatter terrain. There, the current slows and sedimems are deposited in and adjacent to the channels. The accelerated, debris-laden currents exacerbate both redd preparation and fertilization success. Streambed movement crushes or dislodges redds. The sediment deposition further decreases the viability of the spawn. Most streams in Southcentral Alaska crested on the 20th, 21st, or 22nd of September. The lower Kenai River on the Kenai Peninsula did not crest until September 24 and.remained above flood stage £or over 10 days. A winter of minimal snowfall and colder'than nonhal temperatures followed the flood event. The remaining viable spawn was left unprotected by the usual insulating cover of snow on tributaries. The resulting freeze-down and glaciating of these tributaries added to the spawn's destruction. Though in hindsight the causes of this year's poor return are identifiable, the department had neither the funding or historical observations upon which to study and compare this 150-year event. Last year's return of 4-year-old fish did not adequately forewarn of this year's shortfall. The department has a program which forecasts the sockeye salmon return to Upper Cook Inlet, Governor Tony Knowles -2- September 21, 2000 specifically the Kenai River. Normal method's only predicted a below average return of 2.5 million rather than the much smaller observed return of 1.4 million sockeye salmon. The forecast to the Kenai River was 42 percent below forecast. Other rivers ranged fi'om 11 percent to 67 percent below forecast. Stock Status of Kenai River Sockeye Salmo.n. A retum of 2.5 million sockeye salmon was forecast to the Kenai River in 2000. Preliminary results indicate that only 1.4 million sockeye salmon returned. The remm to the Kenai River has averaged 2.7 million the last 5 years (1995-1999), 3.3 million the last 10 years (1990-1990), and 3.4 million since 1980. The current spawning escapement goal range is from 500,000 to 800,000 sockeye salmon. Spawning escapements have not been significantly below the minimum escapement goal range since 1979. Five-year-old sockeye salmon returning in 2000 were the offspring of a spawning escapement of 521,000 fish. Spawning escapements have averaged 603,000 the last 5 years (1995-1999), 615,000 the last 10 years (1990-1990), and 632,000 since 1980. The 2000 spawning escapement will not be known until the sport harvest can be subtracted from the lower fiver sonar count of 625,000 fish. Staff estimates the spawning abundance to be greater than 500,000 sockeye salmon. Sockeye salmon return to the Kenai River as 3- to 7-year-old fish. The vast majority return as age 5, having spent either one (age 1.3) or two (age 2.2) years in fresh water. The 2000 return was significantly below forecast for all age classes (Table 1). The forecast is typically prepared using average return per spawner values, parent-year escapements, juvenile production, sibling relationships, average marine maturity schedules, and time series modeling. Table 1. Forecast and actual return of sockeye salmon to the Kenai River. Kenai River Forecast Actual Difference (4) 248,000 183,927 26% Sockeye Salmon Age Classes Age 1.3 (5) Age 2.2 (5) 1,309,000 200,000 850,247 116,470 35% 42% Age 2.3 (6) 696,000 235,789 66% Total 2,453,000 1,435,456 42% cc: Mike Bird, Operation Renew Hope CITY OF KENA. 5 210 FIDALGO AVE., SUITE 200 KENAI, ALASKA 99611-7794 TELEPHONE 907-283-7535 FAX 907-283-3014 ~ MEMORANDUM TO: FROM~'~~ DATE: RE' Mayor John Williams and the Kenai City Council Cary R. Graves, City Attorney September 27, 2000 lnternet Service Charges During the last council meeting, the issue came up on whether Kenai could institute a service charge on sales over the Interact. In 1998, Congress passed the Interact Tax Freedom Act (P.L. 105-277). In general, that Act created a three-year moratorium on new taxes for Interact services or products sold over the Intemet. The moratorium is in effect from October 1, 1998 to October 21, 2001. A service charge on products sold over the Interact would be classified as a "discriminatory tax" under § 1104(2) of the Act. Such taxes are prohibited during the moratorium. I have included a "plain English" summary of the Act. I got it from the website of one of the sponsors of the Act (Chris Cox, R-CA), so it may be a little one-sided. Nonetheless, it is a good summary of the history and effect of the Act. Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions. CRG/sp Enclosure Plain English Summary Page 1 of 3 "Plain English" Summary of The Internet Tax Freedom Act (P.L. 05-277) Included as Titles XI and XII of the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 1998; Approved as H.R. 4328 by Congress on October 20, 1998; Signed as Public Law 105-277 on October 21, 1998 [Click here to read a Section-by-Section Analysis of the law] Background' The Internet Tax Freedom Act is based on a simple principle: Information should not be taxed. As we enter the digital age, the age of information, establishing this principle in law will have profound and long-lasting consequences. Given the pace of the Internet's growth--the U.S. Commerce Department recently told us that the number of Internet users and the number of web pages are doubling every 100 days--protecting the Internet, and the information and commerce exchanged over the Net, from special and discriminatory taxation on a national basis will prove a further stimulus to the continued technological and commercial development of this dynamic new medium. The Internet Tax Freedom Act is needed not just to give the Net room and time to grow, but also because the Net is inherently susceptible to multiple and discriminatory taxation in a way that commerce conducted in more traditional ways is not. The very technologies that make the Net so useful and efficient--notably its decentralized, packet-switched architecture--also mean that several States and perhaps dozens of localities could attempt to tax a single Internet transaction. The Internet Tax Freedom Act will protect commerce conducted over the Internet from being singled out and taxed in new and creative ways, and will give Americans the reassurance they need that they will not be hit with unexpected taxes and tax collecting costs from remote governments. Summary: The Internet Tax Freedom Act has undergone a number of changes since it was introduced by Rep. Christopher Cox (R-CA) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) in March 1997. Most of these changes are the result of months of intense negotiations with State and local government leaders. As a result, the legislation has been altered to reflect State and local concerns, and now reflects a balanced compromise between the national interest in protecting this burgeoning marketplace and the importance of guarding against erosion of the State and local treasuries. In March 1998, Rep. Cox held a news conference to announce the support of the National Governors' Association, the National Conference of Mayors, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the National Association of Counties, and the National League of Cities for the revised legislation. Numerous changes were made to cause state and local governments to drop their opposition, including: shortening the moratorium to 3 years; providing for a more targeted moratorium instead of a blanket prohibition on all Internet-related taxes; and creating a temporary commission to study the complex state and local tax issues relating to electronic commerce. httn'//xxrazw hmi,qe_cmvlchri,qcnx/nettax/law.qlim,q_html 0/gtq/flt3 Plain English Summary Page 2 of 3 Highlights of the law' 3-year moratorium on special taxation of the Internet. Bars state or local governments from taxing Internet access (i.e. the $19.95 or so that many Americans pay monthly to America Online, CompuServe, Erol's, or other similar services to access the Internet) from October 1, 1998 until October 21, 2001. A limited "grandfather" clause permits the handful of states already taking steps to tax Interact access--COnnecticut, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Ohio--to continue to do so if they can demonstrate that their taxes had already been "generally imposed and actually enforced" on Interact access providers prior to October 1, 1998. Nevertheless, it is not expected that all of these states will in fact choose to tax Interact access: Connecticut and South Carolina, for instance, have already indicated they intend to abide by the national moratorium. 3-year moratorium on multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce. Bars state or local governmnents from imposing taxes that would subject' I~uyers and sellers of electronic commerce to taxation in multiple states. Also protects against the imposition of new tax liability for consumers and vendors involved in commercial transactions over the Internet, including the application of discriminatory tax collection requirements imposed on out-of-state businesses through strained interpretations of 'nexus.' It also protects from taxation, for the duration of the moratorium, goods or services that are sold exclusively over the Internet with no comparable offiine equivalent. Establish commission to study question of remote sales. A temporary Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce will study electronic commerce tax issues and report back to Congress after 18 months on whether electronic commerce should be taxed, and if so, how it can be taxed in a manner that ensures such commerce won't be subject to special, multiple, or discriminatory taxes. State and local elected officials will be given a prominent voice on this commission. Congress, of course, retains full authority to change or discard the Commission's proposals. · No federal taxes. Sense of Congress that there should be no federal taxes on Intemet access or electronic commerce. · Declares that the Internet should be tariff-free zone. Calls on the Clinton Administration to work aggressively through the EU and WTO to keep electronic commerce free from tariffs and discriminatory taxes. Asks Commerce Department to report to Congress on barriers hindering the competitiveness of U.S. businesses engaged in electronic commerce abroad. Legislative History: Rep. Cox and Sen. Wyden introduced H.R. 1054/S. 442, the Interact Tax Freedom Act, in March 1997. In the House, the legislation was referred to two main committees, the Commerce Committee and the Judiciary Committee. Hearings were held in both committees in July 1997. In October 1997, the Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law each approved amended versions of the legislation. Subsequent to these markups, Rep. Cox negotiated an agreement with state and local leaders and introduced a new bill (H.R. 3849) in May 1998 reflecting this agreement, which was approved on May 14, 1998, by the Commerce Committee on a 41-0 vote. On June 17, 1998, the Judiciary Committee reported out virtually identical legislation (H.R. 3529, introduced by Rep. Steve Chabot) by voice vote. The main http://www.house.gov/chriscox/nettax/lawsums.html 9/26/00 Plain English Summary Page 3 of 3 difference between the two bills was that, on the latter bill, Judiciary was the primary committee of jurisdiction, whereas the Commerce Committee was the primary committee on H.R. 3849. To reconcile these jurisdictional differences, on June 22, 1998, Rep. Cox introduced a new version (H.R. 4105) that merged these two separate bills into one unified version, taking the state and local tax provisions from the Judiciary Committee's bill and important FCC language from the Commerce Committee's bill. On June 23, 1998, H.R. 4105 was brought up and approved by the full House by voice vote. In the Senate, S. 442 was referred to the Commerce Committee, which held hearings in May 1997 approved the legislation in November 1997 by a 14-5 vote. Following the House's unanimous approval of H.R. 4105, in July 1998 the Finance Committee--which had recently obtained a sequential referral on S. 442--held hearings on the legislation, and voted 19-1 to approve amendments to S. 442 that reflected the consensus reflected in the House-passed language. The full Senate took up S. 442 in September 1998, and spent two and a half weeks debating the legislation before approving it on October 8 by a 96-2 vote. The Senate language was subsequently rolled into the Omnibus Appropriations bill that was approved by Congress on October 20. Bill Clinton signed the entire package--including the Intemet Tax Freedom Act--into law on October 21. Under the terms of the new law, the Intemet tax moratorium is officially in place, and will be in effect from October 1, 1998 until October 21, 2001 http://www.house.gov/chriscox/nettax/lawsums.html 9/26/00 INFORMATION ITEMS KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 4, 2000 . 8 / 14 / 2000 Kenai River Festival thank-you letter. 9/32/2000 KPB letter to Governor Knowles regarding KNA private prison proposal. , 9/2000 Resource Development Council, Inc., Resource Review. , 9/18/2000 Boys & Girls Clubs thank you letter for $800 ALPAR program donation and request for $1,000 in year 2001. Aug 14, 2000 City of Kenai 210 Fidalgo Ave., Suite 200 Kenai AK 99611 PO BOX293? SOLDOTNA, ALASKA99669 ~ear ~0.~ On behalf of the Kenai River Festival Organizing Committee, we would like to ~/J~~II~It~.ORG thank City of Kenai for your financial support of the Kenai River Festival 2000. The family event was a huge success. We hope you all could attend. In recognition of your generosity, I have enclosed a Certificate of Appreciation with photos from the Festival. Additionally, I have enclosed copies of the sponsor Thank You advertisements that we ran in both the Peninsula Clarion and the Anchorage Daily News. We look forward to continuing to work with City of Kenai to promote activities that help keep our river healthy and productive for generations to come. Thank you again for your support! Sincerely, e~an O Neill Fundraising Chair Kenai River Festival '99 Kelly E. Shea Kenai River Festival Org. Committee · Kenai Watershed Forum "CITIZENS WORKING TOGETHER FOR COMMUNITY VITALITY IN A HEALTHY WATEI~HED*' KENAI PEN. INSULA BOROUGH 144 N. BINKLEY SOLDOTNA, ALASKA o 99669-7599 BUSINESS (907) 262-4441 FAX (907)262-1892 DALE BAGLE'~ MAYOR September 21, 2000 The Honorable Tony Knowles Office of the Governor Post Office Box 110001 Juneau, Alaska 9981 !-0001 Dear Governor Knowles' We have only briefly had the opporttmity to speak regarding the private prison proposal near Kenai. We are still very interested in the project. I am sending you this letter with some additional information. Recently, Borough Assembly President Bill Popp and I had the opportunity to discuss the private prison proposal with Commissioner Pugh and several of her staff. At that meeting, the Department of Corrections raised two problems they felt mitigate moving our proposal forward: o The Commissioners office felt it was the legislatures intent to use Delta Junction and is still proceeding with the Delta Junction proposal. 2. The Kenai Peninsula Borough/Kenai Natives Association proposal was different than the Delta Junction proposal in that we did not anticipate State or Borough ownership of the prison. I have taken the time to reflect on the Department's concerns and offer the following observations: The Commissioner is authorized to purchase prison beds from the city of Delta Junction after converting the Fort Greely facilities into a prison. The language of the legislation appears discretionary rather than obligatory by use of the word "may" rather than "shall". Circumstances have also changed in Delta Junction since you signed HB 53 into law. The City is now embroiled in a lawsuit with its contractor. They have asked the Army for another year to develop their plan. The City Council and Mayor have expressed reservations about proceeding under current conditions. Finally, the National Missile Defense System has placed an indefinite cloud over Fort Greely's availability. It seems clear that there wili be a long delay in a prison Governor Knowles Re: Kenai Peninsula Prison Project September 21, 2000 Page 2 of 2 proposal from Delta Junction, or no prison proposal at all. In the meantime, we send nearly 750 prisoners and $20 million to Arizona each year. With regard to the government question, the Kenai Peninsula Borough would prefer that the State contract directly with the Kenai Natives Association. The Kenai Natives Association would build and mn a privately owned prison in the true sense of the word. If, however, government ownership is a requisite to a government-to government relationship with the State, we are optimistic that we can come up with a plan. The Kenai Peninsula Borough wants the jobs and economic advantages currently being enjoyed by Arizona, as well as returning Alaskan offenders to be nearer their families and support systems. The advantage our proposal has over Delta Junction is that we can deliver the beds to the State faster. The military base closure process does not encumbi~r our project. We offer a superior, central location that can serve the Department of Corrections more effectively with the efficiencies and security associated with new construction. Governor, I would deeply appreciate it if you would assign someone in your office to help facilitate a 'problem solving' dialogue concerning our proposal. This project is very important to the Kenai Peninsula Borough and the Kenai Natives association, as well as beneficial to the state as a whole. I hope that you agree. I look forward to hearing from you as soon as your schedule allows. Sincerely, Dale Bagley Borough Mayor Cc' Kenai Natives Association City of Kenai KPB Assembly ~,~ ~~ $~,~~~/~; Usibelli Coal Mine, Inc. I periodic publication of the Resource Development Council, Inc. North Slope gas given high priority Given soaring demand and other favorable market conditions, Governor Tony Knowles believes that within two years, "Alaskans can be on the working end of a shovel breaking ground on a natural gas project." Calling the development of North Slope natural gas a top priority of his administration, Knowles told a gathering of 300 business executives at an RDC breakfast forum last month that during the remainder of his term as governor, he will dedicate himself and his administration to ramping up efforts to do all that needs to be done .to commercialize stranded North Slope gas. "Putting together the largest private construction project in North American source for ska, Resource Development Council. Inc. Governor Knowles outlines his conditions for the development of North Slope gas. history will be an enormous challenge," Knowles said. "Through a partnership between the State and industry and with broad public participation, I believe this dream -long-held by Alaskans - can become a reality." For the first time in a generation, market conditions now seem to be in Alaska's favor. First, demand for natural gas in the Lower 48 is skyrocketing. In fact, many energy experts are warning of a looming Lower 48 natural gas shortage this fall. As a result, there is renewed interest in new gas sources, including Alaska. What's driving this demand is economic growth and environmental pressures for cleaner burning fuels, (Continued to page 4) Congressional staff visits far reaches of Alaska _. · · · ,. COngressional staff from Washington, D,C., visited Alaska last month at RDC's invitation to learn first hand about pressing Alaska federal issues. At left, the group poses at the Red Dog. Mine in Northwest Alaska. Above, the delegation enjoys a light moment at Denali NationaI Park where they met with park officials on a number of issues. Please see page 2. , , RDC hosts congressional staff RDC had the opportunity recently to host a high-level congressional staff from Washington D.C. on an issues tour of Alaska. Our aggressive itiner- ary included Juneau, Valdez, Kaktovik, Prudhoe Bay, the Alpine oil field, the Red Dog Mine, Fairbanks and Denali National Park. This summer's tour focused on broad issues to demonstrate the unique circumstances industry and local com- munities face in Alaska in respect to the application of federal policy. One of the main goals of the tour was to also demonstrate the role Alaska plays in meeting America's energy needs, as well as the importance of preserving access to and across federal lands for a wide variety of activities. The tour began in Juneau with a The group toured Denali National Park and met with Park Service officials on issues ranging from visitor infrastructure development to snowmachine access. discussion of helicopter landings in the Tongass National Forest. Leslie Howell of Temsco Helicopters provided the group with a thorough presentation on the importance of access to and across federal lands. While in Juneau, the delegation also met with Juneau Mayor Dennis Egan, an RDC Executive Committee member, and City Manager Dave Palmer, who provided a tour of the city and led the group through a discussion concerning federal policies impacting Southeast Alaska. We also had a tour of Juneau's new police station which provided a number of photo opportunities of congressional staff behind bars! Before leaving Juneau, our Washington visitors met with Goldbelt executives to better understand the importance of resource development to Alaska Native corporations and regulatory and policy hurdles Alaska Natives face in pursuing new economic opportunities. From Juneau, the tour continued on to Valdez where our visitors were treated to a ride on one of Crowley Marine's newest tugs and recent additions to SERVS, the AWARE. The group was also introduced to Alyeska Pipeline Terminal operations, as well as the local U.S. Coast Guard facilities which demonstrated its vessel tracking capabilities. Page 2 / RESOURCE REVIEW / September 2000 The group also visited the North Slope, flying first over ANWR and into Kaktovik. Senate President Drue Pearce briefed our congressional guests on the merits of oil and gas exploration and introduced them to Kaktovik elders. The group then flew to Phillips' Alpine oil field which provided a great opportunity to witness first hand the newest technology and smaller foot- print of modern day oil development on the North Slope. ~ RDC Board Member John Key and Charlotte MacCay, both with Cominco Alaska, hosted the group at Red Dog, the world's largest zinc mine. Before the day was out, the group flew over the mine's port facilities on the Chukchi Sea and met in Fairbanks with William Petroleum's Jeff Cook, a board mC' "er of RDC. The next morning our visitors toured Denali National Park and met with Park Service officials to discuss a number of access issues and the need for addi- tional infrastructure. Our final day was spent aboard the Alaska Railroad which picked us up in Denali for our final return trip to Anchorage. The Alaska Railroad went beyond the call of duty to ensure the group had a comfortable and enjoyable day. Tour participants included Dan Beattie, Office of Congressman John Dingell, Rick Dearborn, Office of Senator Jeff Session, Colleen Deegan, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Corrimittee, Brian Gaston, Office of Congressman Dick Amey, Garrett Graves, Office of Congressman Billy Tauzin, Michael Henry, House Committee on Resources, Joan Hillebrands, Office of Congressman Fred Upton, Brian Malnak, Senate Energy and Natural Resour,,es Committee, Cameron Taylor, Of Senator James Jeffords and Go,,.,on Taylor, Office of Congressman Chris John. (Continued to page 5) ANWR monument woul'd gut AN ILCA compromise Twenty years ago, President Jimmy Carter signed into law the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILICA), adding more than 100 million acres, an area the size of California, to Alaska's national parks, refuges and national forests. The law was based on compromises where both environmentalists and development advocates had to settle for something less than desirable. Mr. Carter was back in Alaska last month to commemorate the 20~ anniversary of ANILCA. He used two.forums, attended heavily by environmentalists and employees of federal land agencies, to urge President Clinton to use the Antiquities Act of 1.906 to set aside the ANWR Coastal Plain as a national monument. Mr. Carter claimed there is only a six-month supply of oil in the refuge and warned that attempts to recover that oil would destroy the refuge. Moreover, he completely ignored ANWR's enormous natural gas potential. Predictably, ~ -"~:._ the national media was present and gave Carter's remarks ___..,/' ~. prominent coverage. Lost in the debate were several key facts. .First, the compromise struck in 1980 doubled the size of ANWR and designated eight million acres of federal Wilder- ness inside the refuge. The Coastal Plain, however, was deliberately excluded from the Wilderness designation as Congress recognized the area's immense oil and gas poten- tial and punted the issue of leasing to a future Congress. In 1995, Congress did vote to open the Coastal Plain to oil and gas leasing, but President Clinton vetoed the measure. Now, Mr. Carter is urging President Clinton to circumvent congres- sional intent and gut a key compromise of ANLICA by declaring the Coastal Plain a national monument. Second, Mr. Carter and the outside media have largely ignored the fact that environmentally-responsible oil and gas development CAN occur inside the Coastal Plain. In one report after another, Americans are reading about how development would devastate ANWR and that by preserving the coastal plain, we have a chance to do it right in Alaska. In stark contrast, more than 30 years of oil development on the North Slope has demonstrated that we can do it right in the Arctic without harming wildlife and the environment. Instead of pleading with OPEC to increase oil production, the Clinton-Gore administration should be supporting oil and gas development in ANWR, especially given the fact that Alaska's ) environmental laws and regulations are second to none and our petroleum industry is setting new standards in the Arctic. Third, Carter's claim that ANWR's oil reserves would supply our nation's needs for only six months is terribly misleading. This argument, which the media continues to use, assumes that ALL the oil used by Americans would come from one field, a physical impossibility since we could never produce all of ANWR's reserves all at once. If such an argument was applied to Prudhoe, it would have been ex- hausted in months. The oil and gas we use in America comes from dozens of fields abroad and domestically. Like Prudhoe, ANWR has the potential to produce 20 percent of our domes- tic oil,. as well-as enormous amounts of natural gas. Governor 'Tony Knowles and Alaska lawmakers challenged President Carter's recent Alaska campaign to lock up ANWR. The Governor, in a sharply-worded letter to Carter, told the former president that the essential needs of Alaska's working families depend on the responsible development of natural resources. "You are wrong in ignoring the pressing needs of Alaska's Native families, especially those living on the Arctic Slope, whose lives depend on the delicate Care of a fragile environ- ment for sustenance and whose hopes are nourished by the jobs, education and decent quality of life that oil and gas development has brought and will bring to their children, Knowles wrote." In his letter, Govenor Knowles made it clear that oil and gas development and environmental protection are compatible and necessary in ANWR. Alaska lawmakers also denounced Mr. Carter's comments on ANWR. "The last thing we need is another impediment to the responsible development of ANWR's Coastal Plain," stated Senate President Drue Pearce. "Mr. Carter is free to advise President Clinton on this issue- but it's advice the White House would be smart to ignore. Unfortunately, the former president seems caught up in outdated thinking that we cannot develop ANWR and protect the environment at the same time." House Speaker Brian Porter noted that President Carter has a long record of being a champion of human rights, "but he seems blind to the human costs of failing to develop ANWR ." But, is anyone outside Alaska listening to the rational arguments? Prudhoe Bay and later generation oil develop- ment in the Arctic is occurring without harm to wildlife and the environment, but why is such a good record and 30 years of evolving experience ignored? Between now and the end of President Clinton's term, we have our work cut out for us to fend off sudden monument status for the Coastal Plain. If the ultimate decision is based on public opinion, then Alaska has a big problem because most Americans know little about ANWR and are too willing to accept the environmental industry's propaganda. September 2000 / RESOURCE REVIEW / Page 3 Markets will drive North Slope :;i !"Continued from page 1) especially for electrical generation, industry and transportation. Almost 90 percent of America's electrical generation capacity built in the last two years is gas-fired and that's expected to continue. For nearly 20 years now, many Alaskans have worked long and hard to sell North Slope gas to markets in Asia. But those efforts, according to Knowtes. have been frustrated by a single factor - the market simply hasn't been there for Alaska. "Try as many of us have. we can't force that marl<et" the Governor said. He pointed out that right now, six coun- tries already are supplying Asia with ali the gas it needs. Although Asia's grow- ing population and recovering economy mean an increasing demand for natural gas, most experts believe it will be met by current sources and others on a competitive basis. "This doesn't mean Alaska should ignore opportunities to market our gas abroad." Knowles added. "We shouldn't, and we won't." What's new for Alaska. however, is a dramatically changed marl<et for natural aas in the Lower 48. The competitive advantage of proximity to market, enjoyed by those countries in Asia. now falls in Alaska's favor in supplying Lower 48 markets. The combination of record high prices and soaring demand has left buyers across the nation shopping for natural gas. Despite its distance from domestic markets, Alaska's natural gas is more economic now than ever. If prices in mid America stabilize at around three dollars per MCF, moving Alaska's natural gas to those markets would be economic. Another reason why Alaska gas looks so good is that political and indus- try stars seem perfectly aligned behind gas development. The realignment of ownership at Prudhoe Bav means the debate between oil and gas nas passed. BP's acauisition of ARCO. followed by the sale of ARCO's Alaska's assets to Phillips and the realignment of Prudhoe Bay gas interests, have equalized the companies' interests in the oil rim and. gas caD. Simply put, what's good for one is now equally good for all. All of Alaska's major gas owners, including the State, are now solidly behind natural gas development. All the major North Slope producers right now are studying their own natural gas development options. And oil_ and gas consulting firms are undertaking their own studies. Alaska's North Slope contains 35 trillion cubic feet of discovered natural gas, the energy equivalent of 6 billion barrels of oil. or about half the original recoverable oil reserves in Prudhoe Bay. Just the discovered gas reserves alone could meet 10 percent of America's gas needs for the next 16 years. Geologists estimate potential Alaska North Slope gas reserves at perhaps triple what they've already dis- covered - more than i00 trillion cubic feet. That much gas would supply half of America's needs for 10 years and make the North Slope a worldwide center for gas exploration and development. In his remarks before RDC. Knowles did not endorse a specific gas p~peline route, but said he is open to all options. including a liquified natural as plant in Valdez or converting the gas to liquid form for the Alaska pipeline. However. the Governor's remarks made it clear that the companies that own the gas are focusing on piping the gas to the Lower 48. Both Senators Ted Stevens and Frank Murkowski both oppose a new option to route a subsea pipeline off the Arctic coast to the MacKenzie River into Canada. Both senators would rather see a natural gas pipeline to Fairbanks and then down the Alaska Highway into Canada. The route is longer, but would mean more jobs for Alaskans and natu- ral gas for Fairbanks. In addition, spurs could perhaps be built at a later date to supply Anchorage and feed an LNG plant in Valdez or the Kenai area. Page 4 / RESOURCE REVIEW / September 2000 "Putting together the largest priv construction project in North Am can history will be an enormous challenge. Through a partnersh! between the State and industry, with broad public participation, i believe this dream - long-held b~ Alaskans- can become a reality - Governor Tony Knowles Proposed Pipeline R Southern Route: Follows the Alaska Highwa to Canada. This route is generally referred tc share potential synergies with LNG option. ~ Northern Route: Across northern portion of, The route would allow for gas supplies tr, he project economics (1,617-1,650 mile Central Route: Follows Trans-AlasKa pipetir ¢,nd then south of the Arctic National Wildlife F pipeline fl.816 miles). Existing Pipeline Grid 1opment, future projects Governor Knowles pledges his support for North Slope gas development at RDC breakfast. es & GTL Markets gh Fairbanks into southern Alaska before turning east , ANGTS line. May have permitting advantages, and Jgged mountainous terrain (1,940 miles). to MacKenzie Delta and then south through Canada. )in the Northwest Territories and in Alberta, improving ing). through Atigun Pass, turns in an easterly direction It connects into proposed Northern MacKenzie Delta Illustration courtesy of BP While each gas commercialization option and project has some potential, Knowles said the pipeline option from Prudhoe Bay to the MacKenzie Delta "faces enormous environmental and political challenges." However, analysts believe that route may be the most 'economic. Knowles outlined three conditions that any gas project must meet. First, a project must hire Alaskans, including highly-skilled union workers and use Alaska businesses. ' Second, Alaska communities must have access to the gas. Knowles said "it's unacceptable for us to fuel America, or the world, while Alaskans freeze in the dark." Third, the project must bring revenues into the state treasury. Knowles said that any gas project must fairly compensate Alaskans through revenues to the treasury to pay for public services and to the Permanent Fund. To achieve his goal of breaking ground on an Alaska natural gas project in two years, Knowles pledged that his administration will work hard to make sure permitting stays on track and that environmental impact statements are updated. Knowles said his administration will also work to achieve the necessary construction, financing and marketing agreements for a gas project. These contracts would include labor agree- ments to hire and train Alaskans and to use Alaska suppliers. Knowles also said he will seek changes to Alaska's fiscal system to make a project more attractive to industry. "Without question, getting Alaska's natural gas to market would be great for Alaskans," Knowles said. "Depending on the environmentally sound project, it could create thousands of jobs for Alaskans, new industries for our economy and hundreds of millions of dollars for state services and the Permanent Fund." New Oil/Gas Ownership on North Slope Oil & Gas Prudhoe Bay BP 26.7% Exxon 36.8% Phillips 36.8% Others 0.5% Kuparuk Phillips 55% BP 39% Others 6% Alpine Phillips Anadarko 78% 22% North Slope Oil Production BP 44% Phillips 32% Exxon 21% Others 3% Congressional staff tour Alaska (Continued from page 2) While the tour involved a great deal of coordination and time, it was very successful and productive. These tours are vital in educating decision makers on Alaska issues. In the long run, the tours have proved beneficial to Alaska communities and our state's resource industries. Our sponsors are a key factor in each tour's success as these special projects would not be possible without their generous support. ' M,3ny thanks to Sealaska Corporation, Goldbelt Corporation, BP, Phillips Alaska, Anadarko Petroleum Company, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, Princess Tours, the Alaska Railroad Corporation, Cominco Alaska, the National Park Service, Temsco Helicopters, the City and Borough of Juneau, the City of Valdez, Williams Alaska Petroleum, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, and Tim Melican's Magic Bus. I would like to thank the many individuals who spent time with the group during its travels in Alaska and the many others who participated behind the scenes to make our tour a success! September 2000 / RESOURCE REVIEW / Page 5 Illegal Forest Service decision hurt Sitk¢ By Tim Bradner Editor's Note: This article appeared in the Anchorage Daily News. It is re-printed here for our readers outside Anchorage. I believe, at the risk of being naive, that our government and political lead- ers basically do the right things, and follow the law. But on occasion things happen that make me think the black helicopter crowd isn't so wacky. The recent federal claims court ruling in Alaska Pulp Co.'s appeal of a 1993 U.S. Forest Service decision terminating the company's timber purchase contract in Southeast Alaska is a case in point. The claims court agreed with Alaska Pulp that the government illegally ended the company's long-term contract. The action precluded the company from con- verting a pulp mill that had become uneconomic to a new-technology fiber- board plant. The' decision, made essentially for political reasons, cost Sitka its largest employer and eliminated several hun- dred high-wage jobs in Southeast. The Clinton administration was apparently determined to run the timber industry out of the Tongass National Forest. Once APC's contract was voided it was just a matter of time before it was Ketchikan Pulp Co.'s turn. A few years later the Ketchikan mill closed. What's so ironic about this is that creation of a year-around, high-wage timber industry in Southeast Alaska was the result of a specific Forest Service policy, and a brilliant economic development success stow of the late 1950s. Alaska was then about to become a state, but it had little in the way of a year-around, sustainable economy. The Forest Service decided to encourage a sustainable timber-based economy in the large Tongass National Forest by allowing timber harvesting, but with a local-processing requirement. The Tongass was the only national forest in the nation with this rule. Sawmills were started to export high-value "cants," or partly-sawed logs, The closure of the APC pulp mill in Sitka cost the community dearly and led to the decline of the Southeast timber industry. but a way was needed to use lower- value logs harvested along with the high-value timber. To solve this problem, the forest service decided to do long- term, large-volume timber sales to encourage major companies to invest in year-around timber-related manufacturing. The two companies that won these long-term contracts were the Jap.3~:ese- owned Alaska Pulp and Ketchikan Pulp Co., a U.S.-owned firm. The companies agreed to build large pulp mills to make a high-value pulp from what was essentially waste timber. As the years went by, Sitka and Ketchikan became two of Alaska's most stable communities, with year-around jobs at the mill filling out seasonal jobs from fishing, fish processing and, in more recent years, tourism. Overtime, the political environment changed. Influential environmental groups began working on the national level to stop timber harvesting in the Tongass, even though most of the big national forest has always been off- limits to logging. There were also criticisms that monetary terms of the timber contracts were out-of-date, that the companies were unduly profiting at the government's expense. The environmentalists' big chance came in 1992. Sagging pulp prices due to more intense overseas competition and highertimber harvest costs, brought about mainly by changes in the federal Tongass Reform Act of 1990, caused Alaska Pulp to decide that its Sitka plant was uneconomic. The company's contract required it to maintain a manufacturing facility, so APC proposed that its pulp mill be con- verted to a fiberboard plant. Fiberboard was, and is, a profitable product in Pacific markets. Fiberboard would also require fewer trees to be cut, result in less air and water pollution than the older pulp plant, and would have main- tained a good share of the plant's high- wage workforce. But the Forest Service said no. The contract required the company_to operate a pulp plant, the govern, ruled, and voided the contract. Common sense and a commitment to the Southeast communities would have argued for a little flexibility on the part of the government, and in a techni- cal sense a fiberboard plant is a kind of pulp mill anyway. Still, the government held firm. Sitka's high-wage job base went away. Some people argue Sitka is stl!i viable. It is, indeed. Local real estate prices have been propped up partly by California retirees moving in. Cruise ship tours, fishing and government workers create an economy, but it could have been stronger with a large private empl.oyer. Now the appeals court has con- firmed the government indeed did the wrong thing, and Alaska Pulp Co.'s Japanese shareholders will get paid a lot of money. But what about those Alaskans in Southeast who lost their livelihoods? What do they get? Alaska needs a larger, more di~ private industrial base. The federal government's shift in its timber policy has left us without one of our major industries. Page 6 / RESOURCE REVIEW / September 2000 Alaska warming up to Carter?' "Alaska Warming Up to Carter After 20 Years," headlined the New York Times August 25 story by Timothy Egan. Carl Portman and l both granted in- depth interviews for the article. Judging by the questions, we suspected it would be biased; it was blatantly so. Reporter Egan attended the Alaska Conservation Foundation luncheon at which former President Carter spoke to a wildly enthusiastic audience and covered the ANILCA panel the next day. Participants were Carter, Cecil Andrus, Celia Hunter, Jay Hammond, Oliver Leavitt, Bill Horn and me, expertly moderated by Lieutenant Governor Fran Ulmer, with questions developed by the event sponsors. The day after the panel was publicized, admission tickets miraculously disappeared; they had been given to environmental groups, government employees and students. RDC was able to get only several tickets. The 900 seats, as evidenced by thunderous applause and standing ovations for Jimmy Carter, were not filled by friends of development. Because Mr. Carter's only two public appearances were before environmental audiences, Tim Egan could say Alaska "crowds hailed him" as a "hero and visionary for what has been called the greatest conservation act in American history." If the event is shown on national public television, Americans will hear musing applause for Carter, Andrus and Hunter, and virtually none forthe other side; of course they won't realize why. Ammunition it will be for the anti-people, anti-reason, anti-development, anti-freedom, anti- technology movement that reveres only "preservation ." Although two-thirds of the panel questions concerned events leading up to December 2, 1980, Oliver Leavitt, Bill Horn and I -- and Jay Hammond to an extent-- were able to discuss a few ANILCA panelists, including Paula Easley at far left and former President Jimmy Carter immediately to the right of moderator Lt. Governor Fran Ulmer, share two hours of #vely debate. implementation problems. Wishing for more time to discuss "life after d-(2)," we felt some frustration with not being able to expand on our references to the "compatibility" hammer, the "no more" provisions, or access problems, many stemming from the current "anti-access" philosophy that governs federal land management. To me, the most egregious example of environmentalists' anti-people stance was their opposition to the King Cove- Cold Bay road that would link two isolated communities, populations 97 and 691, respectively. The road would have enhanced human safety and its fishing economy. Four bad-weather plane crashes and eleven deaths, including a King Cove rnedivac flight killing the patient, pilot, nurse and support person, prompted the Alaska delegation in 1997 to seek congressional funding for a road to Cold Bay's safer airport. Separated by the Izembek NWR, repeated attempts since 1981to gain road access across the tip of the refuge or to negotiate land exchanges had been fruitless. That the "damaging and unneces- sary'' incursion into eleven miles of the refuge was made a national environ- mental cause continues to sadden so many Alaskans. It cold-bloodedly pointed out the fact that, where this state is concerned, environmentalists do not compromise. In the end, the side for reason lost, although Congress did appropriate $37.5 million last year to seek alternatives to a road. Cecil Andrus, Mr. Carter and.Ms. Hunter emphasized the "balance" that ANILCA accomplished. Referring to that, Lgave representative definitions of the wdrd, along with several examples to refute their assumption. One concerned the Tongass National Forest. "If the 17 million-acm Tongass were a 100-yard football field, less than one inch could be harvested in any given year under the current management plan," I said, a comparison drawn by the Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce. I then asked the audience, "Is that balance?" A fellow in the audience shouted back, "That IS balance!" Oh, well, so much for defending the need for balance in the 49th state. September 2000 / RESOURCE REVIEW / Page 7 Coa.i ~rom our mine uild eom Usibelli Coal Mine, !nc. keeps our families, neighbors and dollars working close to home by providing over 120 permanent, year-round jobs with an annual payroll exceeding $10 million. UCM is supported by nearly two hundred vendors with annual purchases exceeding $15 million. USlBELL! COAL MINE, INC. P.O. Box 1000. Healv. Alaska 99743 Clean Energy .for Alaska's Future Resource DevetoDment Council 121 W. FireweecL Suite 250 Anchorage. AK 99503 .~ r-.,~r-e,r, ,.'.,-',-, ............... 7'2 ................ ~-DiG;? 996! ! , 'ii ',., ,. ,,,,,_ ~,, _710 Fi DALCO AVE ... KEHAi AK 99611-77g~ ...... 'i,,, ,,, ,,, ' ~,,,i1t1,,,, ,, ;~,l,,i,~,,,;~,,,,,, iil ii il,I,,,,,, ii i Bulk Rate U.S. Postage PAID Anchorage. AK Permit No. 377, BOYS/~ GIRLS CLUBS of the Kenai Peninsula, Kenai Unit 11247 Frontage Road, Suite B Kenai, Alaska 99611 e-mail: bgckp @ alaska.net (9o?) ~aa-~6s~ (907) 283-8190 fax September 18, 2000 ., . Mayor John Williams and Kenai City Council Members 210 Fidalgo, Suite 200 Kenai, Alaska 99611- 7794 Dear Mayor Williams and Council Members: The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula is very appreciative of the City of Kenai's support of our 2000 ALPAR Youth Litter Patrol in the amount of $800 (check #131~05) for support of this worthwhile program. With the City's support, our Club has administered this worthwhile program since 1996. Our litter patrol crew removed 7,835 pounds of trash from the roadways on the Penlnsula this summer. That's an increase of almost 3,000 pounds over last year! The crew also collected 30 bags of cans, which the Club donated to the Nfloski Elementary School Can Drive for recycling. We respectfully request the Kenai City Council support our ALPAR Youth Litter Patrol for the year 2001 in the amount of $1,000. Please contact me if you have any questions at 283-2682. 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Place them onto the city's website from there as soon as possible. A6ENDA KENAT CTTV COUNCTL- RE6ULAR MEET'J:N6 OCTOBER 4, ZOO0 7:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS h__tt_p://www, ci. kenaJ, a k. us ITEM B: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (10 minutes) 1. Deputy Commissioner Dwight Perkins, Ak. Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development-- Presentation of Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) Award 2. Richard Dominick, Cook In.!...e.......t....,,~,~~,~.~.l..~.....b.....-- Request to Use Floatplane 3. Randy Daly-- Buy :~E~:ii~iafi~~mic ITEM C: ..... ~'~gl~iiH ~~S ~nance No.,:~ii~""~8~20~iii~ii~'"asin~.~~~V'~,.u.,es and Appropriatio..~'~::'bCj$..:~00 ii~"'the General Fu'~:~ ~:' E:ibr.a..~J;~Grant From the 2. Resolutio.:~?N~i~::g-58 -- Tra~,.f. erring $3,000 in tt~e.:A~ ~partment for Purchas~i ~f::~h X'~[~matic Part~asher. 3. 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EXECUTIVE SESSION - None Scheduled ITEM K: ADJOURNMENT The public is invited to attend and participate. Additional information is available through the City Clerk's office at 210 Fidaigo Avenue, Suite 200 or visit our website at http://www, ci.kenai.ak.us