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Home My WebLink About2002-05-15 Council PacketKenai C i ty Counc i 1 Meeting Packet May 15, 2002 AGENDA KENAI CITY COUNCIL- REGULAR MEETING MAY 15, 2002 7:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS http' //www. ci.kcnai.ak.us ITEM A: CALL TO ORDER 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll Call 3. Agenda Approval 4. Consent Agenda *Ail 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' o ITEM C: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (10 minutes) Mike Siegfreid-- Central Peninsula General Hospital/Survey Update PUBLIC HEARINGS . Ordinance No. 1954-2002 -- Amending the Employee Classification List at KMC 23.50.010{c) to Include Chief Animal Control Officer and AssiStant Animal Control Officer and KMC 25.50.010(d) to Include a Buildings Maintenance Lead Technician, a Water and Sewer Lead Operator, and to Change the Class Titles of Water and Sewer and Sewer Treatment Classifications. . Ordinance No. 1955-2002 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $16,000 in the General Fund to Implement a Plan to Better Control the Personal Use Fishery Impacts on the South Side of the Kenai River. ITEM D' COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REPORTS , 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Council on Aging Airport Commission Harbor Commission Library Commission Parks aa Recreation Commission Planning & Zoning Commission Miscellaneous Commissions and Committees a. Beautification Committee b. Kenai Convention aa Visitors Bureau Board c. Alaska Municipal League Report d. Kenai Chamber of Commerce ITEM E: MINUTES o 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. *Regular Meeting of May 1, 2002. *Board of Adjustment Hearing of May 1, 2002. *Budget Work Session of April 9, 2002. *Budget Work Session of April 10, 2002. *Budget Work Session of April 11, 2002. *Budget Work Session of April 16, 2002. ITEM F: ITEM G: CORRESPONDENCE OLD BUSINESS ITEM H: NEW BUSINESS o Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified , Purchase Orders Exceeding $2,500 o o *Ordinance No. 1956-2002 -- Amending Title 14 to Establish an Education Zone and Change Several Sections of the Kenai Municipal Code to Include the New Education Zone as Noted on Attachment A. Code Sections Affected are: 14.20.030(a); 14.20.075(b); 14.20.220(c}; 14.22.010 (Land Use Table); 14.24.010; and 14.25.020. *Ordinance No. 1957-2002 -- Amending KMC 14.20.154(a)(2) to Eliminate the 150 Feet Buffer Between the Surface Extraction of Natural Resources and the Adjoining Property if the Adjoining Property is Also a Permitted Site for the Surface Extraction of Natural Resources. . ITEM I: Ordinance No. 1958-2002 -- Adopting the Annual Budget for the Fiscal Year Commencing JulY'l, 2002'~d Ending June 30, 2003. REPORT OF THE MAYOR ITEM J: ADMINISTRATION REPORTS 1. City Manager 2. Attorney 3. City Clerk ITEM K: DISCUSSION 1. Citizens (five minutes) 2. Council EXECUTIVE SESSION- None Scheduled ITEM L: ADJOURNMENT MAYOR'S REPORT MAe 15, ~00~ REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING .~DD AS: ADD AT: CHANGES TO THE AGENDA B-2, Representatives frOm Central Peninsula Habitat for Humanity -- Thank-you for city participation and support. D7-d, Kenai Chamber of Commerce -- Thank-you letter from for city's involvement in "Hooked on Kenai" promotion. REOUESTED BY: · CLERK MAYOR CONSENT AGENDA NO CHANGES. MAYOR'S REPORT ~~o rr' ~ Z u~ n' Z ~ ~~ rr ~/Z ............... · '~,i, ...... ..~'.'es,e~~co:?'~.~l:o:olngs ':.'.;.'='...~..,/,~...:; :.::.;... ~'..~ ....., :,..:/.:: ............;...;....~:..::.~`:~...:~..:..?.......~.~.....:.~:~......:¥:.~?..~:.(~.~7.:¥?:.:~:~.:.i~<?~ . J!~ve.:.pen~: .~ ;.:. ~i'~ti 'of,:~e:~votenm~:0u~;~istudy.gcons~der '~i')i:~P°rta=.~.t°.:~:'~he.~.~ie°mmuni¢i~:~d'i~:~i;ii:a:h~'5~Ported that me '.;'.~,:.;:.:..'}'t :::.'~.:~'?..:..:.. :..:: ' .:~';'..;-' :: ,:..';',.:.;:...5 :..:......';.: .:.;'.' ..,..; ..}}. :.~ ..' ,:. :.'..). %::.:...... :.5:..; '""7.' ." '.'.~'~'.::.,:.:.' ':::.:~"~.:. 7.." ~?:not:at..all::::lmpo.rt~t~.<...'..~.... %:: '?.~5.~.:.~'.?:..:.. '.5:,. ...: .:~..~ :.:: 5; :~....75 · .......,.: for some re,on. Sixw ...... . . . . ..., ...... year. ......~.. · 42% of respondents polled have been patients at the hospitfl within the l~t year. Only 13 people out of 415 had not been to CPGH. ... · When asked to rate the hospital (very good, good, ' average, poor or very poor) on the ease of finding your way around the hospital, on the comfort of the waiting areas, on the amount of privacy it gives people who are coming in for tests or treatments, on not being overcrowded, the hospital only received the highest raring o£ver7 good on one caregor7. On the other hand, less than 10% rated it poor or very poor. The highest percentage of the very good rating was given for not being overcrowded (33%) and the lowest rating was for the comfort of the waking areas (18%). · Of the registered voters in the study, 48% had an good understanding of who owns and who manages the hospital. · Half of the voters polled consider the hospital adequate for current community needs. Only 19% believe it is adequate to meet future needs. · Before a discussion of funding was introduced to the survey respondent, 62% reported that they tended to favor expansion. Another 13% of these service area residents were ambivalent. Only 70/0 were decidedl7 opposed. · While the reasons for opposition varied, half of the opposed felt expansion is not needed and approximately 18% were concerned it would raise taxes. · About the same percentage of respondents reported the likelihood (or at least somewhat likely) to vote for Borough bonds (63%) as those that say they generally tend ,~;~:go:~.~,~.opport expansion (62%). The percentage holds even when increased taxes are ~~:ffered (62%). ;olfno increase in taxes is introduced, the percentage rises to ~6riers, 39% are very likely to vote for Borough bonds, 27% ~i~ii~:iriSed, and 52.% very likely if taxes are not raised. ~i}~?!i!i~'~;e voters oiled think a new, two-sto addition at a higher cost ~~:f~ble (26% favor expanding into the area around.) Support for a Kenai satellite facility is lower, however, with voters evenly divided % favor and 40% opposed. ~ Fifty-seVen percent (57%) of the reSpondents have left the Peninsula for hospital services in the last five years. ~ Most of the people in the survey (62%) think they would be less likely to go elsewhere for care if the hospital and its services were expanded. ~ Three quarters (76%) of the respondents who had gone elsewhere for hospital services made the journey for medical reasons; services or specialties not available locally. Nineteen percent (19°/o) left for reasons over which they had no control, and 22% for reasons that CPGH might conceivably control- such as concerns over quality, cost and privac7 issues. Focus group research provided significant qualitative information. While that data will not be fully available until May 7, one overall message from all three focus groups is that there needs to be significant improvement in the manner in which the hospital communicates with the public. People were significantly misinformed or uninformed about current hospital services and indicated they wanted to be fully informed about the hospital's plans regarding future expansion. Please ~ o~n us ~or lne ISCUSS Dr. Byron McCord, Member o£Task Force on Rx Drug Abuse will speak on Problem Pills on thc Peninsula Prescription Drug Al)mc with membeu ~rom Counseling, Faith, Healthy Communities/Healthy People, Law F.~Forccment, Medical, Pbamacy, Public Assistance Com~ktecs, with special gue~ Dr. Michad Gevacrt, o£ Rchab~u~on Medicine Assocht~, Thursday, May 23 ~rom $:30 to 7 p.m. at Paradisos' banquet room. Cost is $5 per person Call Bonnie at 262-8129 or rcscFvationsl Dine & Discuss is a community education program sponsored by Central Peninsula General Hospital that provides important healthcare information from local medical experts. Join us for an enjoyable dinner and a great healthcare discussion. central ~- pentnsula general hospital Cen. tral Peninsula General Hosp. it Planning for the Future of Health ene~ Hospital has been i~~ Ived in a comprehensive proCdss of planning for the future ~ealth care on the Kenai Peninsula. The CPGH Inc. Board of Directors spearheaded a process that included comprehensive research, input and reports from experts in a variety of fields, physician and staff participation, and a wide range of community involvement. The following summary provides highlights of the planning process and details a range of actions currently being undertak- en by the hospital to better meet the health care needs of the resi- dents of the Kenai Peninsula - now and in the years to come. CPGH, Inc. Board members Bill Reeder and Richard Brown discussed hospital planning efforts at a recent Board meeting. Central Peninsula General Hospital: Growth and Excellence Report In February 2000, Quorum Health Resources, LLC- a nationally recognized health care and hospital management compa- ny that provides management and consulta- five services to CPGH Inc.- began the strategic planning process with a work session for Depamnent Managers and the Board. The sessions provided an opporttmity for hospital management to dkx~ the changing conditions of health care and to look at the oppommifies for growth and for centers of'excel- lence in health care services on the Peninsula. The managers dimassed why growth is important to hospitals and what qualifies are needed to create and msmin a culture of excellence. The area]s demographics, techno- logical capabilities, public policy and politics, and customer preferences and values were explored from the hospital's point-of-view, current services and customm were identi- fied, and the need for new areas of service was explored. In addition, the group began to explore areas where the hospital might develop "Cen- ters of Excellence" and looked at how those centers would benefit the community. L-R: CPGH Board Member William Kelley, MD, of Peninsula Internal Medicine; Jeanette Marcinkowski, RN, Emergency Nurse; John Bramante, MD, of Peninsula Internal Medi- cine; and Kathy Lopeman, RN, Oncology and Infusion Nurse. Central Peninsula General Hospital Market Assessment Subsequent to the staff and Board initial work sessions, CPGH began its strategic planning process in earnest using a market assessment with assistance from Quorum Health Resources Integration Services Group, headed by Carol Davis. The purpose of a market assessment is to create a data set of historical information (where has the organization been?), current trends (what is the current environment?), and future projections (what potential changes are on the horizon?) to support an organization's strategic planning process. A market assessment is based on both quanfita- five and qualitative data. It hdps to lead an organization to shared assumptions and com- mon strategic goals. In our case, data was collected from a wide variety of sources, induding hospital databases, health care industry reports and government documents. On-site stakeholder interviews were conducted with members of the hospital's Strategic Planning Committee, physicians, administration and managers. Patient origin data, market area demo- graphics, the hospital's competitive environ- ment, trends in use of hospital services, a profile of the medical staff, community per- ceptions and the hospital's financial trends were analyzed and implications for planning were outlined. Central Peninsula General Hospital 2001-2005 Strategic Plan In March 2001, the CPGH Inc. Board and the Strategic Planning Committee com- pleted a comprehensive 2001-2005 Strategic Plan. The plan was based on the market assessment research data and on the input garnered from a broad rage of staff and community involvement. The hospital's strengths, weaknesses, threats and oppommides were identified and an overall strategic direction emerged. The most critical strategic issue, as well as the greatest opportunity; identified for Central Peninsula General Hospital for the next five to ten years is meeting the increased demand for health care services due to growth and aging of the service area population. It was determined that in order to meet that demand the hospital has to: I Catch up with past population growth; 1 Plan for future growth and aging of the Peninsula population; ~ecrease the number of patients leaving the Peninsula for services that are available locally; and ~ Expand the range of specialty services available on the Peninsula. Here is a summary of the hospital's main strategic goals and initiatives: 1. CPGH will provide a wide range of servic- es so that the need for patients to leave the Kenai Peninsula for health care services is minimized. 2. CPGH will help to facilitate patient acvxss to a wide range of primary care and specialw physicians who have a commitment to the service area. 3. CPGH will be responsive to health care needs of the various commtmifies, populations and geographic areas served by the hospital. 4. CPGH will demonstrate exc~ence in its workforce, operatiom, facih'ties, technology and financial performance.. Medical Staff Development Plan for Central Peninsuti~:~neml Hospital To provide excellent, healthcare for the residents of the Peninsula, another plan was required. The Medical Staff Development Plan provides an oudine that addresses the supply and demand for physidans by med- ical specialty. Careful planning and c°ordinadon of physician stafl~mg in relation to the hospital's services is an important part of the hospital's efforts to be cost effective and provide appro- priate services to area residents. While many of the following services are already offered at the hospital and on the Peninsula, the Medical Staff' Development Plan cited the need for adding additional spe- Facilities Development Plan Early in the planning process it became clear that it was necessary to look at how the hospital's physical facility could meet the future needs of Peninsula residents. The Board contracted with American Health Facilities Development, LLC, a lead- ing expe~ in hospital facilities planning, to assess CPGH's facilities. Central Peninsula General Hospital Administrator Jay Seigfreid, leading a business planning session with hospital employees. cialists in the following areas: Internal Medi- cine, Family Practice, Pediatrics, Urology; General Surgery; Cardiology; Oncology; Oto- laryngology; Neurology; Obstetrics-Gynecol- ogy; Psychiarr7 and Dermatology. This dererminadon was made based national models, on current and proiecred population, on current medical specialists and on physician-to-population rados. The group conducted a comprehensive analysis of the current hospital site, reviewed the research and planning data, interviewed hospital and community stakeholders, and compared our hospital with national health- care trends. After a year-long analysis, the group pre- sented the hospital Board with a plan for matching facility needs with community healthcare needs. The analysis calls for a fairly significant expansion of the hospital itself, along with expansion of health care facilities in Kenai. The hospital's Facilities Development Plan outlines the number of hospital beds needed to meet the projected growth in area population, and sets out guiddines for space requirements for patient preferencxs, for additional medical technology and new laws determining patient priva~ rights. The analysis also outlines building construction costs, site development requirements and costs and other costs assodated with facility needs. At present, an estimated $60 million would be required to meet current and future facility needs. Marketing and Public Relations Plan In addition to looking at the medical md fidlifi~ aspects of planning for the futme, the hospital Board also asked'f0r a comprehensive analysis of the communica- tions needs of area residents relative to the hospital. In September 2001 a Marketing and Public Relations Plan was submitted to the Board that provided the hospital with an assessment of cunent maffadng and com- munications and recommendations for improving communications with doctors, hospital employees, area busin~ and the residents of the Kenai Peninsula. The report recommended that the hos- pital use a mix of marketing and public rela- tions strategies to better communicate cur- rent hospital services and future plans. The hospital was encouraged to develop consis- L-R: Dr. Kathy Phillips, Central' Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area.Board mem~ Diana Zirui, President, Board of Directors' CPGH Inc.; and JoAnn Hagen, Director of Public Health, at a meeting of the Board's Strategic Planning Committee. tent graphic standards, make its marketing and public relations efforts more effective and visible, and improve its relationships with existing media. As pan of communications planning, the hospital conducted a survey of communi- ty residents and focus groups aimed at help- ing the Board better understand current community perceptions about the hospital and community communications needs. Central Peninsula General Hospital Business Plan In order to meet the hospital's goals for improving quality; service, community rela- tions, workforce development and financial performance, the hospital undertook a department-by-department business planning process. This comprehensive analysis of the hos- pital's finandal needs has looked at every area of current hospital services and anticipated flnandal needs for furore services. It is expected that this procea will be completed May 2002. From Plans to Action Plans provide a road map for action. The CPGH Inc. Board of Directors, hospital . administration, physicians and staff- in con- juncdon with the residents of the Central Peninsula- have undertaken the comprehen- sive planning process outlined above in order to meet the health care needs of the residents of our communities for years to come. From-improving' ~~:~i foundation for furore fadlities expansion, we have begun to implement the strategies and tasks needed to accomplish our strategic goals. We welcome questio~ input, con- cerns, suggestions, and community involve- ment and support as we continue to move toward improving hospital services and your access to quality medical mm Suggested by: Administratic .__ CITY OF KENAI ORDINANCE NO. 1958-2002 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2002 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2003. WHEREAS, it is a requirement of the Code of the City of Kenai, Alaska,. that the City Council, not later than the tenth day of June, adopt a budget for the following fiscal year and make appropriation of the monies needed. NOW, THEREFORI~, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA as follows: Section 1' That certain document entitled "City of Kenai Fiscal Year 2003 Annual Budget" which is available for examination by the public in the Office of the City Clerk and is incorporated herein by reference, is hereby adopted as the budget for the City of Kenai for the fiscal year commencing duly 1, 2002 and ending dune 30, 2003. Section 2' The following sums of money are hereby appropriated for the operations of the City of Kenai for the fiscal year commencing on the first day of July, 2002, and ending the 30th day of June, 2003, to be expended consistent with and subject to the restrictions, procedures, and purposes set forth in the Code of tl~e City of Kenai and to be expended substantially by line item in the manner shown in the budget adopted by Section 1 hereof: General Fund $8,643,481 Airport Terminal Fund Congregate Housing Water and Sewer Fund Airport Land System Fund Boating Facility Fund Senior Citizen Title III Grant Fund Senior Citizen Title V Grant Fund Senior Citizen COA-Borough Fund 1984/86 / 93 Bond Issue Debt Service Fund General Land Sales Trust Fund Airport Land Sales Trust Fund 469,182 379,087 1,431,909 1,480,029 165,169 228,235 21,010 166,329 180,020 18,000 25,000 Ordinance No. 1958-2002 Page Two PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 5t~ day of June, 2002. ATTEST: JOHN J. WILLIAMS, MAYOR Carol L. Freas, City Clerk Approved by Finance:,~ (05 / 09 / 2002) jl Introduced: Adopted: Effective: May 15, 2002 June 5, 2002 July 1, 2002 Suggested by: Administration City of Kenai ORDINANCE NO. 1955-200'~ AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA INCREASING ESTIMATED REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS BY $16,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND TO IMPLEMENT A PLAN TO BETTER CONTROL THE PERSONAL USE FISHERY IMPACTS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE KENAI RIVER. WHEREAS, there is an increase in participation in the personal use fishery on the south side of the Kenai River that has caused environmental and social concerns; and WHEREAS, the City wishes to implement a plan similar to that which is successfully used on the north side of the Kenai River; and WHEREAS, this plan will provide portable toilet service, an iron ranger fee collection box, fee envelopes, signs and fencing; and WHEREAS, the Kenai Peninsula Borough will provide an ATV for use during the season; and WHEREAS, it is anticipated that next fiscal year the City will receive $10,000 in a reimbursable Coastal Impact Assistance Program grant through the Kenai Peninsula Borough; and WHEREAS, the remainder of the cost of this program is anticipated to be recovered through user fees. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, that estimated revenues and appropriations be increased in the General Fund as follows: General Fund Increase Estimated Revenues: Appropriation of Fund Balance Increase APpropriations: Parks - Operating Supplies - Printing and Binding - Rentals $16,000 $ 6,700 800 8,500 $!6,000 PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 15t~ day of May, 2002. A'FTEST: JOHN J. WILLIAMS, MAYOR Carol L. Freas, City Clerk Approved by Finance- (04 / 17 / 2002) hl Introduced: Adopted: Effective: May 01, 2002 May 15, 2002 May 15, 2002 ~ 0 AGENDA KENAI CITY COUNCIL- REGULAR MEETING MAY 15, ~-00~- 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) o ITEM C: . Mike Siegfreid-- Central Peninsula General Ho. spitE/Survey Update PUBLIC HEARINGS Ordinance No. 1954-2002 -- Amending the Employee Classification List at KMC 23.50.010(c) to Include Chief Animal Control Officer and Assistant Animal Control Officer and KMC 25.50.010{d) to Include a Buildings Maintenance Lead Technician, a Water and Sewer Lead Operator, and to Change the Class Titles of Water and Sewer and Sewer Treatment Classifications. . Ordinance No. 1955-2002 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $16,000 in the General Fund to Implement a Plan to Better Control the PersonaJ Use Fishery .Impacts on the South Side of the Kenai River. ITEM D: COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REPORTS , 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Council on Aging Airport Commission Harbor Commission Library Commission Parks & Recreation Commission Planning & Zoning Commission Miscellaneous Commissions and Committees a. Beautification Committee b. Kenai Convention & Visitors Bureau Board c. Alaska Municipal League Report d. Kenai Chamber of Commerce ITEM E: MINUTES o 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. ITEM F: ITEM G: ITEM H: o . o o o ITEM I: ITEM J: *Regular Meeting of May 1, 2002. *Board of Adjustment Hearing of May 1, 2002. *Budget Work Session of April 9, 2002. *Budget Work Session of April 10, 2002. *Budget Work Session of April 11, 2002. *Budget Work Session of April 16, 2002. CORRESPONDENCE OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified Purchase Orders Exceeding $2,500 *Ordinance No. 1956-2002 -- Amending Title 14 to Establish an Education Zone and Change Several Sections of the Kenai Municipal Code to Include the New Education Zone as Noted on Attachment A. Code Sections Affected are: 14.20.030(a); 14.20.075(b); 14.20.220(c); 14.22.010 (Land Use Table); 14.24.010; and 14.25.020. *Ordinance No. 1957-2002 -- Amending KMC 14.20.154(a)(2) to Ehminate the 150 Feet Buffer Between the Surface Extraction of Natural Resources and the Adjoining Property if the Adjoining Property is Also a Permitted Site for the Surface Extraction of Natural Resources. Ordinance No. 1958-2002 -- Adopting the Annual Budget for the Fiscal Year Commencing July 1, 2002 and Ending June 30, 2003. REPORT OF THE MAYOR ADMINISTRATION REPORTS 1. City Manager 2. Attorney 3. City Clerk ITEM K: DISCUSSION 1. Citizens (five minutes) 2. Council EXECUTIVE SESSION- None Scheduled ITEM L: ADJOURNMENT Suggested by: Administratio~ City of Kenai ORDINANCE NO. 1954-2002 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA AMENDING THE EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATION LIST AT KMC 23.50.010(c) TO INCLUDE CHIEF ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER AND ASSISTANT ANIMAL CONTOL OFFICER AND KMC25.50.010(d) TO INCLUDE A BUILDINGS MAINTENANCE LEAD TECHNICIAN, A WATER AND SEWER LEAD OPERATOR, AND TO CHANGE THE CLASS TITLES OF WATER AND SEWER AND SEWER TREATMENT CLASSIFICATIONS. WHEREAS, the Chief Animal Control Officer and Assistant Animal Control Officer class titles should be moved from Public Works to Public Safety to better reflect their responsibilities; and WHEREAS, the Building Maintenance Lead Technician will have increased responsibilities including supervisory responsibilities; and WHEREAS, the Water and Sewer department class titles and ranges should be the same as the Sewer Treatment Plant titles due to similar certification requirements; and WHEREAS, the recommended changes are in line with positions with similar responsibilities and duties. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA that: KMC23.50.010(c), Employee Classification List, Public Safety, and KMC23.50.010(d), Employee Classification List, Public Works, be changed to read as follows: -/ 23.50.10 Employee Classification: City employees shall be classified by Class, Title, and Pay Range as follows: CLASS CODE CLASS TITLE RANGE (c) PUBLIC SAFETY 301 Assistant Fire Chief 18 302 Fire Fighter 13 303 Police Lieutenant 18 304 Police Sergeant 16 305 Police Officer 14 306 Dispatcher 9 307 Fire Engineer 15 308 Correctional Officer I 11 309 Correctional Officer II 12 310 Correctional Officer III 14 311 Fire Captain 16 312 Fire Marshall 17 313 Communications Supervisor 12 314 Police Trainee 13 315 Battalion Chief 17 411 Chief Animal control Officer 11 415 Assistant Animal Control Officer 9 Ordinance No. 1954-2002 Page Two CLASS CODE CLASS TITLE RANGE (d) PUBLIC WORKS 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 [4111 412 413 414 [4151 416 417 418 419 420 Building Official 15 Shop Foreman 16 Street Foreman 15 Sewer Treatment Plant Operator[I] 13 Water & Sewer Operator[I] 13 Mechanic I 12 Equipment Operator I** 11 Mechanic II 14 Street and Airport Lead Operator 12 Water & Sewer Foreman [14] 15 [Chief Animal Control Officer] [11] Building Maintenance Technician 11 Sewer Treatment Plant Lead 14 Operator[III Sewer Treatment Plant[OPERATOR III] 15 Foreman [Assistant Animal Control Officer] [9] Engineering/Safety Technician 12 Airport Operations Specialist 1 1 Airport Operations Supervisor 15 Building Maintenance Lead Technician 12 14 Water & Sewer Lead Operator PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 15th day of May, 2002. ATTEST: JOHN J. WILLIAMS, MAYOR Carol L. Freas, City Clerk Approved by Finance: (04/15/02) hl Introduced' Adopted' Effective: May 1, 2002 May 15, 2002 July 1, 2002 Suggested by: Administration City of Kenai ORDINANCE NO. 1955-2002 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA INCREASING ESTIMATED REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS BY $16,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND TO IMPLEMENT A PLAN TO BETTER CONTROL THE PERSONAL USE FISHERY IMPACTS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE KENAI RIVER. WHEREAS, there is an increase in participation in the personal use fishery on the south side of the Kenai River that has caused environmental and social concerns; and WHEREAS, the City wishes to implement a plan similar to that which is successfully used on the north side of the Kenai River; and WHEREAS, this plan will provide portable toilet service, an iron ranger fee collection box, fee envelopes, signs and fencing; and WHEREAS, the Kenai Peninsula Borough will provide an ATV for use during the season; and WHEREAS, it is anticipated that next fiscal year the City will receive $10,000 in a reimbursable Coastal Impact Assistance Program grant through the Kenai peninsula Borough; and WHEREAS, the remainder of the cost of this program is anticipated to be recovered through user fees. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, that estimated revenues and appropriations be increased in the General Fund as follows: General Fund Increase Estimated Revenues: Appropriation of Fund Balance Increase Appropriations: Parks- Operating Supplies - Printing and Binding - Rentals $16,000 $ 6,700 8O0 8,500 $16,000 PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 15th day of May, 2002. ATrEST: JOHN J. WILLIAMS, MAYOR Carol L. Freas, City Clerk Approved by'Finance: ~'~ (04 / 17 / 2002) hl Introduced: Adopted: Effective: May 01, 2002 May 15, 2002 May 15, 2002 .s:: 0 COUNCIL ON AGING MAY 2, 2002 KENAI SENIOR CENTER 10:00 A.M. ITEM 1' CALL TO ORDER/h ROLL CALL ITEM 2' AGENDA APPROVAL ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- April 4, 2002 ITEM 4: OLD BUSINESS ao Discussion -- Assisted Living Update Discussion -- ASsisted Living Survey Discussion -- Mystery Dinner Theatre Discussion -- Sister Senior Center/Thorpe, Sparkhill, NY, ITEM 5' NEW BUSINESS ITEM 6' Discussion -- Senior Center Budget Discussion -- Kenai Senior Center Survey OUESTIONS/h COMMENTS ITEM 7: INFORMATION a,, Council Action Agendas of April 3 and 17, 2002. ITEM 8' ADJOURNMENT COUNCIL ON AGING MAY 2, 2002 KENAI SENIOR CENTER 10:00 A.M. CHAIR DICK JURGENSEN, PRESIDING MINUTES ITEM 1: CAlL TO ORDER ih ROLL CALL Chairman Jurgensen called the meeting to order at 10'00 a.m. and the roll call was confirmed as follows: Present: Absent: Staff Present: Others: Fields, Jones, Wilson, Jurgensen, Huddleston and Nelson (anSved at 10:04 a.m.) Hollier, Enfield, and Osbom City Clerk Freas, Senior Department Assistant Isaak, and Councilwoman Swarner S. Johnson and R. Meeks ITEM 2: AGENDA APPROVAl, MOTION: Member Jones MOVED to approve the agenda as presented and Member Huddleston SECONDED the motion. SO ORDERED. ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- April 4, 2002 MOTION: Member Huddleston MOVED to approve the minutes as presented and Member Wilson $~ONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM 4: OLD BUSINESS Discussion -- Assisted Living Update Concern was stated of a lack of support from the community in regard to development of an assisted living facility and that may be why the effort is failing. Councilwoman Swarner reported, the issue was briefly discussed at the May 1 council meeting when the council reviewed a large report on assisted living facilities, what different types of care is provided, etc. She added, council was planning to discuss the matter further at their May 7 work session. Swarner also noted: · Council must decide the level of participation the city should take, i.e. whether to manage, should it be private or public, how many beds, etc. · Council discussed putting out a request for proposals to find out if there is interest. ~ · The city could provide the land and utilities for a facility. · She will make the presentation to council as she did for her college class when they hold a work session on the topic. She added, for her class, she also searched for possible funding and funding source requirements and learned much of the funding can go to municipalities, but there is not much available for private entities. · The Comprehensive Plan will include the desires emphasized at the workshops, that an assisted living facility is wanted in the community. An effort is being made to set standards for assisted living facilities, for private homes and for large complexes,' in Alaska by her' college professor, who has also visited many of the state's facilities. He has found those he visited on the Peninsula to be better than others in the state. · To quicken the pace of going forward, seniors were encouraged to contact the council members. Isaak asked for seniors to contact her if they would like to have a tour of the three facilities on the Peninsula and her office would set it up. 4-bo Discussion -- Assisted Living Survey Because of the low return of surveys (ten out of 400), it was suggested the survey be rewritten and not as broad as the initial one. Craig and Isaak were requested to include the rewritten survey in the next meeting's packet for the membership to review and discuss prior to distribution. Discussion -- Mystery Dinner Theatre Isaak reported, due to problems acquiring actors for the theatre and because of it being a busy time for the office due to grant writipg efforts, etc., the dinner was postponed to September 27 at the Center. The price of the meal was also changed to $15.00. 4-,d. l)i~¢us~i~ -- Sister senior Center/Thorpe, Sparkhill, NY Because of the .difference in the lifestyles, abilities, and levels of activity and participation wanted between the New York group and Kenai, the membership thought it best to put a note on the Center's bulletin board to see if there are other seniors interested in continuing the relationship. Otherwise, the membership may want to contact New York and suggest other options. ITEM 5: NEW BUSINESS Discussion -- Senior Center Budget Isaak reported the Senior Center budget information included in packet was for the membership to review. She noted, the budget included funding to install windows at COUNCIL ON AGING MEETING MAY 2, 2002 PAGE 2 the end of the hallways in housing facility and to install new carpet in 14 of the apartments. Swarner also reported that increases in fees and rent were up for discussion at budget work sessions. a-bo Discussion -- Kenai Senior Center Survey It was reported, Senior Director Craig had put out a small survey to the seniors to ask "what the Senior Center means to me" and she will report on her findings at the June meeting. ITEM 6: OUESTIONS/h COMMENTS Swarner-- Reported the budget ordinance will be introduced at the May 15 council meeting. ITEM 7: INFORMATION Council Action Agendas of April 3 and 17, 2002. ITEM 8: ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Member Huddleston MOVED to adjourn and Member Nelson SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. The meeting adjourned at approximately 10:41 a.m. Minutes transcribed and prepared by: Carol L. Freas, City Clerk COUNCIL ON AGING MEETING MAY 2, 2002 PAGE 3 KENAI AIRPORT COMMISSION MAY 9, 2002 KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:00 P.M. AGENDA ITEM 1' CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL ITEM 2: AGENDA APPROVAL ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- April 11, 2002 ITEM 4: PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD ITEM 5: OLD BUSINESS Discussion -- Customer Survey Discussion -- Post Card Mail Out Discussion -- Unnamed Right-of-Way ITEM 6' NEW BUSINESS Discussion -- Air Fair 2002 ITEM 7: REPORTS Commission Chair Airport Manager City Council Liaison ITEM 8. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS AND Q~TION.~ ITEM 9: PERSONS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE ITEM 10' INFORMATION ITEMS Kenai City Council Meeting Action Agendas for April Airport Goals & Objectives 2002 -- Final Draft 2002 / 2003 Budget Information 17 and May 1, 2002. ITEM 11: ADJOURNMENT KENAI AIRPORT COMMISSION MAY 9, 2002 KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:00 P.M. CHAIRMAN HENRY KNACKSTEDT, PRESIDING MINUTES ITEM 1- CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Chairman Knackstedt called the meeting to order-at 7:.00 p.m. confirmed as follows: Roll was taken and Present' Absent' Others Present: Public' Knackstedt, Van Zee, Kleidon, Bielefeld, Holloway Haralson, Elson Councilwoman Jackman, Airport Manager Cronkhite, Department Assistant Harris Chip Versaw- Alaska Flying Network ITEM 2' AGENDA APPROVAL MOTION: Commissioner Van Zee MOVED to approve the agenda as presented. Commissioner Kleidon SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM 3- APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- April 11, 2002 The minutes were unanimously approved as presented. ITEM 4: PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD -- None ITEM 5: OLD BUSINESS 5-a. Discussion -- Customer Survey Airport Manager Cronkhite provided the Commission with a draft aircraft user survey to be used at the June 8th Air Fair and marled-out to airport users. The Commission, along with Chip Versaw, discussed the questions and provided the following alterations and additions: · Question #2: .... affect your decision to park here? Changed to' ...affect your decision to operate at this airfield. Question #4: Please estimate the number of takeoffs your aircraft performed in 2001. Changed to: .... number of hours logged in 2001. · Add: Do you own an aircraft? · Add: Are you a licensed pilot? · Add: What other business or services have you seen at other airports that you would like to see at Kenai Municipal Airport? · Add: What other services would you like to see at the Float Plane Basin? · Add: Does the personal property tax affect your decision to park at the Kenai Municipal Airport? · Add' Are you aware of the extra amenities and services offered at the Kenm Municipal Airport for the same rates elsewhere? Councilwoman dackman provided the Commission with a recent 'Xerox survey for use as a guide. Cronkhite stated she would compile the additional questions provided and would prepare another draft. Jackman stated she would appreciate a copy of the draft to be further reviewed by Council. $-b. Discussion -- Post Card Mail Out Cronkhite reported the Post Card mail out would be sent out next week and requested the Commission provide her with any additional addresses by Monday. Discussion -- Unnamed Right-of-Way The Commission discussed the memo regarding renaming of streets (included in the packet). The memo stated, "...careful consideration to new or changed names is required to prevent duplication of names and to maintain continuity." Cronkhite explained the Commission could recommend a name for the unnamed right-of-way discussed at last month's meeting. Bielefeld suggested Gee Bee as this is the name of an old model plane short in length, much like the road. MOTION: Commissioner Holloway MOVED to recommend the unnamed right-of-way in question be named Gee Bee Road. Commissioner Kleidon SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. The Commission agreed future naming of unnamed right-of-ways would be considered after a complete list of those ROW's is determined. ITEM 6: NEW BUSINF~S 6-a. Discussion -- Air Fair 2002' Cronkhite and Knackstedt reported the following: · The Air Fair is scheduled for June 8, 2002. · Breakfast and pilot sign-in will be at the Soldotna Airport from 8-11 a.m. · The Kenai ARF-SRE BBQ will be from 1'30-4'00 p.m. · Tokens will be obtained from each destination. After all tokens have been gathered, a card hand can be played at the Kenai ARF-SRE. Winning hands will be awarded prizes which are yet to be determined. KENAI AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING MAY 9, 2002 PAGE 2 · radio coverage will take place in conjunction with the Kenai River Festival. · The organizing committee is looking for volunteers to help at the BBQ. interested, contact Cronkhite. · The next organizing meeting is May 16, 2002 at 5 p.m. at the Kenai Airport. The Airport has arranged for radio time for promoting the event. Remote If ITEM 7: REPORTS 7-a. Commission Chair-- No report 7-b. Airport Manager -- Cronkhite informed the Commission of monthly reports added to their packets. The Commissioners stated the report was informative. 7-c. City Council Liaison -- Councilwoman dackman provided a recap of City Council act/on items. ITEM 8: COMMISSIONER COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS Commissioner Bielefeld informed the others of an issue brought to his attention regarding an eliminated fight-of-way to a lot rendering the lot inaccessible. Cronkhite stated she was aware of the issue and is in the process of rectifying the situation. Additionally, Bielefeld learned of a citizen who is interested in building a hangar and was given a much cheaper price by the Soldotna Airport. Cronkhite stated she spoke to the gentleman several times and was prepared to designate hangar space for him, but he wanted to build as soon as possible. Additionally, preparing space for a hangar to be built would require a substantial expenditure by the city (for utilities, etc.l. Cronkhite stated, she is still in the process of trying to help the individual. Chairman Knackstedt informed the Commission of a lack of a right-of-way on 1 ,t Avenue near the Civil Air Patrol. Cronkhite stated she hadn't known of this, but would look into it. ITEM 9' PERSONS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD -- None ITEM 10: INFORMATION ITEMS 10-a. 10-b. 10-c. Kenai City Council Meeting Action Agendas for April 17 and May 1, 2002. Airport Goals & Objectives 2002 -- Final Draft 2002 / 2003 Budget Information ITEM 11' ADJOURNMENT KENAI AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING MAY 9, 2002 PAGE 3 MOTION: Commissioner Van Zee MOVED for adjournment and Commissioner Kleidon SF~ONDED the motion. There were no.objections. SO ORDERED. The meeting adjourned at 8'55 p.m. Minutes prepared and transcribed by: Sharon M. Harris, Department Assistant ~NAI AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING MAY 9, 2002 PAGE 4 KENAI HARBOR COMMISSION MEETING MAY 6, 2002 KENAI COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:00 P.M. AGENDA ITEM 1' ITEM 2:~ ITEM 3: ITEM 4: ITEM 5' ITEM 6: ITEM 7: a. ITEM 8: ITEM 9- ITEM 10: CALL TO'ORDER./h ROLL CALL , AGENDA APPROVAL APPROVAL. OF MINUTF~ ¥ - April 8, 2002. 'PERSONS scHEDULED TO BE HEARD OLD BUSINESS ., NEW BUSINESS Discussion -- Boating Facility Operating Alternatives REPORTS Director Dock Foreman City Council Liaison COMMISSIONER COMMENTS/QUESTION,~ INFORMATION Kenai City Council Action Agendas of April 3 and 17, 2002. 4/11 / 02 Homer News article, Bluff Seawall Project on Hold. 4/02 Resource Development Council for Alaska, Inc., Resource Review. 4/10 / 02 Anchorage D'aily News article, Water Samples Show Oil Pollution in Kenai River. ADJOURNMENT KENAI HARBOR COMMISSION MEETING MAY 6, 2002 KENAI COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:00 P.M. CHAIRMAN TOM THOMPSON, PRESIDING MINUTES ITEM 1' CALL TO ORDER Ih ROLL CALL Chairman Thompson called the meeting to order at 7'00 p.m. confirmed as follows. Roll was taken and Present: Absent: Others Present' Eldridge, Rogers, Spracher, Thompson, Barret, Foster Simon Councilman Bookey, Public Works Director Komelis, Manager Freden and Department Assistant Harris Dock ITEM 2: AGENDA APPROVAL MOTION' Commissioner Eldridge MOVED to approve the agenda as Presented and Commissioner Rogers SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM 3' APPROVAL OF MINUTF~ -- April 8, 2002. Chairman Thompson requested a change on page three (Item 6-a, fourth paragraph) to read "... by five percent..." MOTION: Commissioner Eldridge MOVED to approve the revised minutes and Commissioner Spracher SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM 4: PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD -- None ITEM 5' OLD BUSINESS Commissioner Eldridge requested the Commission briefly discuss the status of the Unity Trail- Warren Ames Bridge area bike path. Komelis stated a recommendation was sent to the Department of Transportation; he will provide the Commission with a copy as well as comments and suggestions from the last meeting. Commissioner Eldridge requested the Commission focus on public safety issues regarding the location of the proposed bike trail. ITEM 6' NEW BUSINESS 6-a. Discussion -- Boating Facility Operating Alternatives Councilman Bookey explained the current fiscal situation and requested the Commission dedicate time focusing on expenditure-reducing, solutions. Bookey also reminded the Commission of a work session on May 7 at 7 p.m. that will concentrate on potential budget cuts. Bookey stated it would be beneficial for the Commission to provide several ideas prior to the work session. 13ookey requested this item remain on the agenda throughout the summer. The following ideas were discussed at length: · The Commission discussed the idea of contracting out some (or all) of the doCk services. If contracted Out, the added exPenses of crane maintenance, inspections, gear installations, insurance, dock repairs, etc. would be very high and perhaps not economically feasible for a private.entity. If contracted, limitations to the agreement would be made to ensure public access. The Commission discussed ideas on creating new revenue including: -~ Check out competitive rates for launch fees and consider raising the fee as approximately 3,000 people launched last year. -~ Fines for overnight parking: Overnight parking is prohibited in the lease. .... Charging for general parking: As the City charges only for a launch fee, additional vehicles park for free. -- Tie-up fees' The City currently charges only $7.00 a day for buoys. Additional fees for tie-ups have not been established. -- Derby revenue (though the Commission found this unlikely as the City of Kenai cannot engage in gambling activities and the fiver would suffer from over-crowding). -~ Create a set amount for fuel. The current margin rate is 26% which is significantly higher than the competition. ITEM 7: REPORTS 7-a. Director -- Komelis reported on the following: · Regarding the Kenai Coastal Trail email memo to City Manager Snow, Komelis explained Peratrovich, Nottingham & Drage (PND) might not be granted the contract for this project. As the memo.states, Tyrck, Nyman & Hayes (TNH) might be awarded the contract and may, in turn hire PND as a subcontractor. Kornelis stated he would keep the Commission apprised when new information is known. 7-b. Dock Foreman - Dock Foreman Freden reported on the following: · As of May 1, the dock has been opened. · Due to weather, the launch ramp was opened on May 15, 2002. Last year it opened on April 25. · New bumpers are scheduled for installation at the next low tide. · Due to ice damages, several lower piles are in need of replacement at a significant cost to the city. City Council Liaison - Councilman Bookey invited the Commission to the May KENAI HARBOR COMMISSION MAY 6, 2002 PAGE 2 7 work session at 7 p.m. Bookey .also thanked the Commission for their ideas and hard work. ITEM 8' COMMISSIONER COMMENTS/0UESTIONS-- Non~ ITEM 9: INFORMATION Kenai City Council Action Agendas of April 3 and 17, 2002. 4 / 11 / 02 Homer News article, Bluff Seawall Project. on Hold. 4/02 Resource Development Council for Alaska, Inc., Resource Review. 4/10/02 Anchorage Daily News article, Water Samples Show Oil Pollution in Kenai Riven ITEM 10' ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Commissioner Spracher MOVED to adjourn and Commissioner Rogers SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. The meeting adjourned at approximately 8'55 p.m. Minutes prepared and transcribed by: Sharon M. Harris, Department Assistant KENAI HARBOR COMMISSION MAY 6, 2002 PAGE 3 ITEM 1' ITEM 2: ITEM 3' ITEM 4: ITEM 5: ITEM 6: a. ITEM 7: ITEM 8: ITEM 9: a.. 'ITEM 10: KENAI LIBRARY COMMISSION KENAI COMMUNITY LIBRARY ACTMTY ROOM MAY 7~ 2002 6:00 P.M. AGENDA CALL TO ORDER/k ROLL CALL AGENDA APPROVAL APPROVAL OF MINUTF~- April 2, 2002 .P,.ERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD REPORTS Director Friends of the Library City Council Liaison OLD BUSINESS Discussion- Review of Grant Options for Proposed Library Expansion NEW BUSINESS COMMISSIONER COMMENTS/(~~TIONS INFORMATION Kenai City Council Action Agendas of April 3 and 17, 2002 ADJOURNMENT KENAI LIBRARY COMMISSION KENAI COMMUNITY LIBRARY ACTMTY ROOM MAY 7, 2002 /5:00 P.M. CHAIRMAN BOB PETERS, PRESIDING MINUTES ITEM 1' CALL TO ORDER th ROLL CALL Chairman Peters called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. The roll was taken and confirmed as follows: Commission Present: Commission Absent: Others Present: DeForest, Peters, Rodes, Heus, Brown, Amen (in at 6'35 p.m.) Brenckle Library Director Jankowska, Department Assistant Harris ITEM 2' AGENDA APPROVAL MOTION: Commissioner Heus MOVED to approve the agenda as presented and Commissioner Brown SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. ORDERED. SO ITEM 3' APPROVAL OF MINUTES- April 2, 2002 Director Jankowska requested striking the last sentence in paragraph two of Item 5-c (Addition.ally, the only services listed...). MOTION: Commissioner Brown MOVED to approve the revised minutes and Commissioner Heus SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. ORDERED. SO ITEM 4: PERSONS SCHEDULED TO _ltlg H~.AI~F) -- None ITEM 5- ,,REPORTS 5-a. Director- Director Jankowska reported on the following' · Encouraged the Commission to attend the work session at city hall at 7 p.m. This work session will focus on city policies. The library has had a seven percent increase in circulation. · "Turn-off-the-TV-Night" had 48 participants. · Registration for the summer reading program is scheduled for June 1 ~t-duly 8th. The theme this year is "Good books are Good Friends." 5-b. Friends of the Library- Commissioner Heus reported on the following: The Book Sale is scheduled for June 13th pre-sale for members, and June 14th& 15th for the general public. * The Friends of the Library are taking names for the membership board, as .three seats are open in June. 5-c. City Council Liaison- No Report ITEM 6: OLD BUSINESS 6-a. Discussion- Review of Grant Options for Proposed Library Expansion Commissioner Heus reported she and other members of Friends of the Library have compiled some basic information such as the federal ID. information, a brief history of the library and Friends of the Library, a list of names and amounts of donations, etc. This information can be aPplied to future grant applications. Jankowska suggested a grant search on the CD-ROM grants index at the University of Alaska at Anchorage. This service can provide a list of grant recipients who had similar requests for expansions or renovations. ITEM 7: . NEW BUSINF~S -- None ITEM 8: COMMISSIONER COMMENTS/QUF~TIONS DeForest affn'med 7,800 people used the library last month and informed the Commission the Historical Society expressed interest in establishing an Alaskana Room at the library. Additionally, the Society intends to write a letter of support for the addition and expansion. Commissioner Rodes stated she would try to look into this while in Anchorage next week. Chairman Peters stated he would request a cancellation of the July 2 meeting. ITEM 9: INFORMATION 9-a. Kenai City Council Action Agendas of April 3 and 17, 2002. ITEM 10: ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Commissioner Brown MOVED for adjournment and Commissioner Heus SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. KENAI LIBRARY COMMISSION JUNE 7, 2002 PAGE 2 The meeting adjourned at 6:55 p.m. Minutes prepared and transcribed ,by: Sharon M. Harris, Department Assistant KENAI LIBRARY COMMISSION JUNE 7, 2002 PAGE 3 KENAI PARKS/h RECREATION COMMISSION MAY 2, 2002 CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:00 P.M. AGENDA ITEM 1' CALL T° ORDER/h ROLL CALL ITEM 2: AGENDA APPROVAL ITEM 3' APPROVAL OF MINUTES - March 7, 2002 and April 4, 2002 ITEM 4: PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD ITEM 5' OLD BUSINESS ao b, ITEM 6: Discussion-- Section 36 Development {Baseball, Softball, BMX, Skateboard, Soccer, etc.) Discussion- Boys and Girls Club of the Kenai NEW BUSINESs ao DiscussiOn -- Skateboard Park Review ITEM 7: ao REPORTS Commission Chair Director City Council Liaison ITEM 8: COMMISSION QUESTIONS/k COMMENTS ITEM 9' PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HRAI~D ITEM 10: INFORMATION a, Council Action Agendas of April 3 and 17, 2002. Beautification Committee Minutes of April 9, 2002. March Multi-purpose Activity Report. ITEM 11' ADJOURNMENT KENAI PARKS/h RECREATION COMMISSION MAY 2, 2002 CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:00 P.M. CHAIR TIM WISNIEWSKI, PRESIDING MINUTES ITEM 1' CALL TO ORDER Ih ROLL CALL Chair Wisniewski called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. confirmed as follows' Roll was taken and Present' Absent' Others Present: Gifford, Sandahl, Wisniewski, Baxter, Castimore, Hultberg Steiner, Hultberg Councilwoman Porter, Councilman Moore, Director Frates, Department Assistant Harris .. ITEM 2: AGENDA APPROVAL Director Frates requested the addition of the Boys and Girls Club of the Kenai Peninsula as Item 5-b. There were no objections. ITEM 3' APPROVAL OF MINUTE~ -- March 7, 2002 and April 4, 2002 The minutes of March 7, 2002 and April 4, 2002 were approved as presented. ITEM 4. PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD -- None ITEM 5: OLD BUSINESS Discussion -- Section 36 Development (Baseball, Softball, BMX, Skateboard, Soccer, etc.) Frates presented the Commission with a proposed plan of Section 36 for review. Frates informed the Commission of a meeting he attended with Mayor Williams and others regarding future developments and stated he would keep the Commission apprised of new developments. MOTION: Commissioner Sandhal MOVED to recommend Council accept the proposed Section 36 plan with the new revisions. Commissioner Castimore SECONDED the motion. VOTE: Castimore Sandahl Yes Yes Baxter Hultberg Yes Gifford Yes Absent Stein er Ab sent Wisniewski Yes MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. 5-b. Discussion -- Boys & Girls Club of the Kenai Peninsula (B&GCKP) Frates requested the Commission review and comment on the B&GCKP proposal to contract the operation of the City of Kenai's summer recreation program. The Commission spoke briefly regarding the benefits of having the Club take over the program and all commissioners agreed the Club provides excellent services. Additional conversation focused on the financial aspects of the program; the City of Kenai would provide $22,000 to the B&GCKP operating budget as the City of Kenai (as well as most other communities) and the Club operate on a partnership-like basis. MOTION: Commissioner Sandahl MOVED to recommend Council approve turning over the City of Kenai summer recreation program to the Boys & Girls Club of the Kenai Peninsula. Commissioner Castimore SECONDED the motion. AMENDED MOTION: Commissioner Sandahl MOVED to amend the motion to recommend Council approve turning over the City of Kenai summer recreation program to the Boys & Girls Club of the Kenai Peninsula effective January 1, 2003. Commissioner Baxter SECONDED the motion. VOTE: Castimore Yes Sandahl Baxter Yes Wisniewski Steiner Absent lYes Yes Hultber§ Gifford Absent Yes MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 6: NEW BUSINESS 6-a. Discussion -- Skateboard Park Review The Commission discussed the idea of moving the skateboard park from its current location at the Kenai Recreation Center to an area near the Challenger Learning Center as many skateboarders are congregating in this area. A move to this area would be beneficial for the following reasons: · Frates stated 207 skateboard park participants signed up last year. This large number of participants was somewhat difficult to manage at the recreation center location. PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION MAY 2, 2002 PAGE 2 · If moved, liability could be reduced as there would be littl'e to no monitoring of the skating area, thus eliminating any expectation of supervision. Frates also stated warning signs would be placed in the area. · If moved, the gate would not be necessary and would leave the area open 24 hours a day. · Councilman Moore spoke briefly on the subject and stated moving the park would be logical as there are restroom and parlc/ng facilities as well as this being a very popular area with the skateboard park users. Additionally, vandalism has not been a big issue with the multi-purpose facility, which is also open 24-hours a day and is not monitored. · For enforcement of undesirable or illegal activities, Frates stated he would notify the Kenai Police Department of the relocation of the park and would request the area to be added to their patrol route. Frates also stated the majority of the park participants are mindful and respectful of the property and rules. MOTION: Commissioner Sandahl MOVED to recommend the relocation of the skate park to the Multi-Purpose Center/Challenger Center area. Commissioner Gifford SECONDI/:D the motion. VOTE: Baxter Yes Wisniewski Yes Steiner Absent Sandahl Yes Gifford Yes Castimore Yes Absent Hultber§ MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 7: REPORTS 7-a. Commission Chair-- Chair Wisniewski reported on the following: · The Bernie Huss Park hydro-axing project looks good. Wisniewski inqUired as to the likelihood of dredging taking place in the pond-like area. Frates stated because this area is technically wetlands, the permitting process is cumbersome. When further information is known Frates will inform the Commission. 7-b. Director-- Parks and Recreation Director Frates reported on the following: · The summer help has been hired. · The hockey clinic is scheduled to begin June 6, 2002. · Cherie Brewer, Kenai Chamber Board President, contacted the city to request the purchase of seven to ten banners that will state, "Get hooked on Kenai.' PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION MAY 2, 2002 PAGE 3 · Little League is scheduled to begin on May 11, 2002. To date, 400 kids have signed up. · May 18, 2002 is the Chamber of Commerce Clean-Up Day from 10 a.m. to noon. · Star of the North Lutheran Church has scheduled a cemetery clean up. · The City Planting Day is scheduled for May 25, 2002 at 10 a.m. Frates stated he anticipates this to be a large event and reminded everyone of the B-B-Q to be sponsored by the Kenai Firefighters Association. The B-B-Q will be at 2 p.m. at the Kenai Fire Department, 7-c. City Council Liaison -- Councilwoman Porter provided a recap of City Council meeting action items. ITEM 8: COMMISSION QUESTIONS & COMMENTS Commissioner Baxter informed the Commission of the status of Kayo McGillivary, former director of the Parks & Recreation Department. ITEM 9: PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD -- None ITEM 10: INFORMATION 10=a. 10-b. 10-c. Council Action Agendas of April 3 and 17, 2002. Beautification Committee Minutes of April 9, 2002. March Multi-purpose Activity Report. ITEM 11: ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Commissioner Gilford MOVED for adjournment. ORDERED. There were no objections. SO The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Minutes prepared and transcribed by: Sharon M. Harris, Department Assistant PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION MAY 2, 2002 PAGE 4 coty 2~o F~ K~~K 99610 Kenai Chamber of Commerce 402 Overland Kenai, Alaska 99611 (5fi37) 283-7989 (907) 283-7'183 (Fax "!:,,, 5:}.t'Y ~. May 7, 2002. Mayor Wa~an~, m, wl city cotmci, l Iq~s, On belwaf of ~ K~C~ of C~ce I w~ lCke to e~t~ o~r ~r~~. ~ opl~oro, m~ to promote ou~ K~~o Chambe~ of Comanerce lewd ~n ou~ progr~p~~ wbth ~ C~ of K~. Our ~ is to ~ Promote E~ Growth ~ $ ~u~k~ceJo~ Growth ~ P rovCd~ Educo~yn ~ I ns~~te I niP--oyes ~ Promote ~ F~e B ~ rge c~y's ~p~ ~v ~mg the a~port ~~e ~s a key ~ uv o, cl, ti, ewi, rwZ ~ ~. We ~vbte~of youtostop by see w~ ~e ~ We a~o w~v to ~ our oq~pr~~ to ~e coty for ~ ~p~ lnf~ 9 H~ ~ K~S~~ L~B~s. We ~e AGENDA KENAI CITY COUNCIL- REGULAR MEETING MAY 1, 2002 7:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS http://www, ci.kenai.ak.us BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT HEARING -- 7:00 P.M. 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) , Andrew Carmichael, Jack Brown, Becky Foster, Pam Howard -- Arctic Winter Games . Jennifer Beckman, Kristen Lambert, Central Area Rural Transit System, Inc. -- Update and Funding 2002/2003 Request ITEM C: PUBLIC HEARINGS . Ordinance No. 1953-2002 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $3,000 in the Senior Citizens Title III Grant Fund for a Grant from the state of Alaska Transferring Match Money for the Borough Grant Fund. , Resolution No'. 2002-22 -- Amending ICMA 457 Deferred Compensation Plan to Permit Loans. , Resolution No. 2002-23 -- Setting the Public Hearing Date on the Proposed Pillars Subdivision {Chinook Drive and Sockeye Circle) Paving District. , Resolution No. 2002-24 -- Awarding the Bid to Big G Electric & Engineering, Inc. for the Kenai Recreation Center Light Replacement- , , , ITEM D' . 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. ITEM E: o ITEM F: ITEM G: ITEM H: , e , 2002 for the Total Amount of $38,312.00, Which Includes the Basic Bid and Additive Alternate. Resolution No. 2002-25 -- Approving A Contract to Wince-Corthell- Bryson for the Project Entitled Bridge Access Road Water/Sewer Feasibility Study for the Not-To-Exceed Amount of $29,590. Resolution No. 2002-26 -- Awarding the Bid to Great Bear Ford for'a Streets Flatbed Truck- 2002 for the Total Amount of $41,501. Resolution No. 2002-27 -- Supporting the Central Peninsula Counseling Services' Concept of building a Residential Treatment Center for Adolescents. COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REPORTS Council on Aging Airport Commission Harbor Commission Library Commission Parks & Recreation Commission Planning & Zoning Commission Miscellaneous Commissions and Committees a. Beautification Committee b. Kenai Conveiation & Visitors Bureau Board c. Alaska Municipal League Report MINUTES *Regular Meeting of April 17, 2002. CORRESPONDENCE OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified Purchase Orders Exceeding $2,500 *Ordinance No. 1954-2002-- Amending the Employee Classification List at KMC 23.50.010(c) to Include Chief Animal Control Officer and Assistant Animal Control Officer and KMC 25.50.010(d) to Include a Buflclings Maintenance Lead Technician, a Water and Sewer Lead Operator, and to Change the Class Titles of Water and Sewer and Sewer Treatment Classifications. o . 6o~ . ITEM I: ITEM J: *Ordinance No. 1955-2002 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $16,000 in the General Fund to Implement a Plan to Better Control the Personal Use Fishery Impacts on the South Side of the Kenai River. Approval-- Sublease of Tract C, Kenai Tidelands Survey No. 2 -- Polar Equipment, Inc. d/b/a Cook Inlet Processing to Ocean Beauty Alaska, Inc. Approval-- Special Use Permit Renewal -- Reean Pitts/ATM Machine in Airport Terminal. Discussion -- Comprehensive Plan Progress REPORT OF THE MAYOR ADMINISTRATION REPORTS 1. City Manager 2. Attorney 3. City Clerk ITEM K: DISCUSSION , ,, 1. Citizens (five minutes) 2. Council EXECUTIVE SESSION- None Scheduled ITEM L: ADJOURNMENT KENAI CITY COUNCIL- REGULAR MEETING MAY 1, 2002 7:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS h.ttp' //www.ci.kenai.ak.us MAYOR JOHN J. WILLIAMS, PRESIDING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT HEARING -- 7:00 P.M. ITEM A: CALL TO ORDER , , Mayor Williams called the meeting to order at approximately 7:19 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: Jackman, Williams, Bookey, Swarner, Moore, Porter and Bannock. A-3o AGENDA APPROVAL Mayor Williams requested the following changes to the agenda: ADD AS' B-I, Persons Scheduled to Be Heard -- JOhn Wensley/Mt. View teachers' letter-writin§ campaign to Legislature. ADD TO' C-7, Resolution No. 2002-27 -- Letters of support for the Proposed Residential Treatment Center from community agencies and organizations. MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED to approve the agenda as amended and Councilman Bookey SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. A-4o CONSENT AGENDA There were no changes to the consent agenda. MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED to approve the consent agenda as presented and Councilman Bookey SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 1, 2002 PAGE 2 ITEM B: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS ,,, B-X. John Wensley-- Mt. View teachers' letter-writing campa/gn to Legislature. Wensley explained he is a teacher at Mt. View Elementary School and he andother teachers at Mt. View were in the process of renegotiating their contract. In taking a proactive approach to their renegotiations, they were asking organizations and individuals to contact the legislators in Juneau to impress upon them the importance of funding education to cover rising costs of heat, maintenance, etc. of buildings, as well as teachers and materials with which to teach. Wensley invited council members to join other teachers in the lobby of the Carrs' grocery store to write postcards to the legislators and encourage others in the store to write letters as well. 9-2° Andrew Carmichael, Jack Brown, Becky Foster, Pam Howard -- Arctic Winter Games Carmichael offered a presentation regarding his attendance, as well as other representatives of the area, to the Arctic Winter Games in Greenland. Their traveling · to the Games was to get a first-hand l°ok at what is required to host the Games as there is a group from the Kenai Peninsula preparing a bid to bring the Games to the Peninsula in 2006. In his presentation, Carmichael noted in bringing the games to the Peninsula, it will require financial support, development of infrastructure, but mostly bring the community together in the effort to accumulate funding to construct capital improvements which would otherwise not be possible. Carmichael noted, the Peninsula will be competing with the Mat-Su Borough, Juneau and Fairbanks in its quest to bring the Games to the Peninsula. Mayor Williams suggested the formation of a group to work toward development of'the bid, acquisition of funding, development of recreational facilities, etc. He added, he requested a meeting of administrative personnel, elected officials, parents of athletes, etc. to develop an overall long-range plan, inventory recreation facilities in the communities, what facilities are needed, design a schematic of facilities and facility additions needed, and present that information to the congressional delegation. It was noted the bid package will need to be submitted October 15 and a site visit would then be made in January or February. The initial planning meeting will be held on May 10 in the Borough Assembly Room. Jennifer Beckman, Kristen Lambert, Central Area Rural Transit System, Inc. -- Update and Funding 2002/2003 Request KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 1, 2002 PAGE 3 A presentation was given by Beckman and Lambert, updating the council of their program, noting their ride delivery had increased over the last quarter and they projected 44,000 fides to be given in 2002, of which over 40% would be rides to and from Kenai. A request was made of council to financially support their efforts and in doing so, enhance the ability to offer transportation and match funding sources for purchase of vehicles, etc. It was emphasized transportation is critical, there are 90 agencies involved in their efforts, and that it is critical to have. community support. Council was requested to schedule a work session with CARTS representatives to better discuss their situation. Others speaking in support of council's providing funding to CARTS were Sharon Slater, Judy Keck-Walsh, Janme Espy, Jim Fischer, Jane Stein and Tom Stroman. They noted the following: · CARTS is the best way to provide mobility for community citizens to get to jobs, doctor appointments, day care, etc. and gives self respect; · encouraged council's providing funding for their program which was designed to fit the community; · the program is valuable and is an addition to the Senior Citizen's service; · statistics indicate the need for the transportation system had quadrupled. Williams explained it would be a council policy of whether to fund their efforts and that if they donate once, it would become a continuing cost. He noted, council was now struggling with other policies and the budget shortfall. He added, council would be holding a work session on May 7 to discuss policy and the budget. After that work session, it would be better understood whether funding would be available. BREAK TAKEN: 8:35 P.M. BACK TO ORDER: 8:39 P.M. ITEM C: PUBLIC HEARINGS C-1o Ordinance No. 1953-2002 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $3,000 in the Senior Citizens Title III Grant Fund for a Grant from the State of Alaska Transfemng Match Money for the Borough Grant Fund. MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED for adoption of Ordinance No. 1953-2002 and Councilman Moore SECONDED the motion. There were no public or council comments. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 1, 2002 PAGE 4 VOTE: dackman Yes Williams Yes Yes Bannock Yes Moore Bookey Yes Yes Porter Yes MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. C-2. Resolution No. 2002-22 -- Amending ICMA 457 Deferred Compensation Plan to Permit Loans. MOTION: Councilwoman Porter MO~D for approval of Resolution No. 2002-22 and Councilman Bannock SECONDED the motion. There were no public comments. City Manager Snow referred to a memorandum included in the packet, which explained IRS laws and regulations regarding public sector deferred compensation plans were changed to make them more consistent with private sector plans. An option offered by ICMA allows individuals to borrow half of .their 457 plan balance,"up to $50,000, to use for any purpose. To allow this to be offered to the city's participants would require a change to the plan and council approval. It was also noted, there would be no administrative overhead on the city and it was recommended by administration. VOTE: There were no objections. SO ORDERED. C-3. Resolution No. 2002-23 -- Setting the Public Hearing Date on the Proposed Pillars Subdivision (Chinook Drive and Sockeye Circle) Paving District. MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED for approval of Resolution No. 2002-23 and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Councilwoman Jackman SECONDED the motion. Leo Oberts -- Stated he supported the resolution and the paving project for the Pillars Subdivision. He noted, there was no public water system to the subdivision which would offer better fire protection, etc. and encouraged council's consideration of tying that area to the city water system in the future. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 1, 2002 PAGE 5 VOTE: There were no objections. SO ORDERED. Resolution No. 2002-24-- Awarding the Bid to Big G Electric & Engineering, Inc. for the Kenai Recreation Center Light Replacement - 2002 for the Total Amount of $38,312.00, Which Includes the Basic Bid and Additive Alternate. MOTION: Councilwoman Porter MOVED for approval of Resolution No. 2002-24 and Councilman Moore SECONDED the motion. There were no public or council comments. VOTE: There were no objections. SO ORDERED. Resolution No. 2002-25 -- Approving A Contract to Wince-Corthell- Bryson for the Project Entitled Bridge Access Road Water/Sewer Feasibility Study for the Not-To-Exceed Amount of $29,590. MOTION: Councilwoman Swamer MOVED for approval of Resolution No. 2002-25 and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Councilwoman Jackman SECONDED the motion. There were no public comments. Public Works Manager Komelis noted a design for taking water/sewer along Bridge Access Road had been done in 1979 and Wince- Corthell-Bryson had done that work, which was one of the reasons why their firm had been chosen. He added, they would also include a line down Anthwerp if water is found there, down to the city dock, other possible alternatives, and the best way to provide water along that line. Komelis added, the study will still be of great benefit even if water is not found, for all the fish processing plants, etc. and the study will determine the cost, whether it will be feasible to bring water from Anthwerp (if water is found) and along the Spur Highway. He added, it is an ADA grant Williams added he wanted the study to include options for the dock area in furnishing water to the fisheries. Phil Bryson, Wince-Corthell-Bryson -- Bryson stated the study would use general information, i.e. fire flow requirements, etc. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 1, 2002 PAGE 6 VOTE: There were no objections. SO ORDERED. Resolution No. 2002-2/~ -- Awarding the Bid to Great Bear Ford for a Streets Flatbed Truck - 2002 for the Total Amount of $41,501. MOTION: Councilwoman Swamer MOVED for approval of Resolution No. 2002-26 and Councilman Bookey SECONDED the motion. There were no public comments. Bannock stated, in order to determine his participation in consideration of the award, he explained he is a volunteer corporate official of Great Bear Ford, but was not compensated. Williams requested a determination by City Attorney Graves whether Bannock had a conflict. Graves stated, even though there is no financial conflict, there could be an appearance of impropriety though concerns such as this are resolved through disclosure, according to Supreme Court ruling. He added, he believed the chair could excuse Bannock or rely on his public disclosure that he is on the board, but there is no direct financial interest, and allow him to vote. Graves noted, there was only one bidder on the truck. Williams stated, because there was only one bidder, there would be six other members of council voting, there would be no financial interest gamed by Bannock, and because Bannock revealed his connection to the corporation, he would allow Bannock to vote on the resolution. VOTE: There were no objections (including Councilman Bannock). SO ORDERED. C-7o Resolution No. 2002-27 -- Supporting the Central Peninsula Counseling Services' Concept of building a Residential Treatment Center for Adolescents. MOTION: Councilwoman Porter MOVED for approval of Resolution No. 2002-27 and Councilwoman Jackman SECONDED the motion. There were no public comments. Bannock requested a copy of the resolution be forwarded to the Central Peninsula Counseling Service and to the Kenai Peninsula Borough, along with a copy of Williams' letter of support. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 1, 2002 PAGE 7 VOTE: There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM D: COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REPORTS D-1. Council on Aging -- Swamer noted a meeting would be held on May 2 at 10:00 a.m. at the Senior Center. D-2. Airport Commission -- Jackman reported the next meeting would be held on May 9. She also noted the minutes from the last meeting were included in the packet and that the Air Fair had been scheduled for June 8. Williams also noted he received a letter from ERA AViation notifying him the cost of a round-trip ticket to Anchorage had been raised again. He requested the Peninsula Clarion to write an article in that regard. D-3. Harbor Commission -- Bookey reported the Commission's next meeting would be held on Monday, May 6. D-4o for May 7. Library Commission -- Moore reported the next meeting was scheduled D-5. Parks/h Recreation Commission -- Porter reported the next meeting was scheduled for Thursday, May 2 and requested Frates to add a discussion regarding the Boys & Girls Club participation w/th the city recreation program to the agenda. D-6. Planning/h Zoning Commission -- Bannock reviewed the actions taken at the April 24 Commission meeting as follows: · Approval was given to the Pelch request for a conditional use permit for surface extraction. · Comprehensive Plan update is progressing and a working document should be available soon. · A resolution to amend the code to include an'"education zone" will be taken forward for public hearing with the Commission and then brought forward to council for consideration. He added, he requested a map showing the areas to be included in the new zone to be attached with the resolution to define the zone, as well as allay issues of spot zoning, specific requirements of the zone, etc. · An amendment to KMC 14.20.154 to eliminate buffer zones between adjoining gravel pits was discussed and a public hearing set. Bannock explained there are pits whose buffer zones have been encroached upon over the years and the KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 1, 2002 PAGE 8 amendment to the ordinance would aid in the completion of the usable life of the pits and lead to their reclamation. · Bannock stated he was disappointed letters had been sent to gravel pit owners/operators to notify them of the potential change to the code and because some of the pits have encroached into the buffer zone, they were given five years to comply with the code in regard to the operatiOn of their business. Williams noted the letters notifying need for compliance to the code were the result of several months of review of each pit. Bannock stated his objection to the timeline administration placed on the pit owners for the reclamation of an issue that had gone on for many, many years. Williams stated he didn't think the city should be forcing a pit owner to create a 150' buffer, even though it is a requirement of the code, when the pit is older than the code itself. Bookey agreed and added, one of the older pits was not excavated out completely and could be leveled and used for a building site. Attorney Graves was asked if there is a grandfather clause on pits that were opened prior to the code development and he stated he researched that issue about a year ago and found there is no Alaska case history. However, the general rule in other states is that when there is a grandfathered in situation like a gravel pit, the municipality cannot regulate the use of the business but it can impose regulations on the use to allow it to continue the use. He added, whether that would be fair or good policy was a different issue. Graves added, governmental estoppal would be when a government doesn't take an enforcement action for many years and then does. The rule in Alaska until approximately eight years ago was there was no estoppal for governmental enforcement action, but since then, the court allowed a test where it would keep government from enforcing an ordinance where the government has watched and monitored an action and then wanted to make the business undue what they had done. Bookey stated, whatever is done to the gravel pits on Beaver Loop, it would be the only gravel source the town has and if they are unable to operate, construction costs would be raised for projects because other sources will need to be used. Williams stated the city could have to make the operators comfortable with what it is trying to do or review the code and make some changes. Porter stated she believed any new pits should have to follow the code from the beginning. She asked what direction should council take since the letters were already sent. Williams suggested a grandfather clause be drafted and incorporated into the code. Graves stated the ordinance can be amended, however Kebschull was motivated by the code and reviewing the pits and seeing what, by code, should have remedial action. He added, Kebschull had already contacted the Borough and other entities with information about the zone and expects input from them. Graves noted, he ~NAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 1, 2002 PAGE 9 believed Kebschull's idea is to present the idea and get the affected entities involved as well. Administration was requested to include back-up information for the education zone with the ordinance, as well as proposed maps indicating the aCtual properties to be affected. Swarner asked La Shot if any of the existing pits had encroached in the 150' buffer to Beaver Loop Road. La Shot answered, at least one may have gone closer within the last five years. Porter stated she believed council needed to address the five-year notification and Williams suggested the Commission develop a grandfather clause. Bannock asked if council wanted to make the pit operators recreate a buffer zone in the next five years. The issue will be brought to council in the future. D-7. Miscellaneous Commissions and Committees D-7a. Beautification Committee -- Swarner reported the next meeting would be held May 14. D-7b. Kenai Convention/h Visitors Bureau Board -- Bookey noted the sneak preview of the summer art show was scheduled for May 2 and the grand opening for May 3. D-7c. Alaska Municipal League Report -- Williams reviewed some of the legislative issues with which the Legislators were grappling. D-7d. Kenai Chamber of Commerce -- No report. ITEM E: MINUT~ Regular Meeting of April 17, 2002 -- ApProved by consent agenda. ITEM F: CORRESPONDENCE-- None. ITEM G: OLD BUSINESS-- None. ITEM H: NEW BUSINESS H-X. Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED to pay the bills and Councilwoman Porter SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. KEN~ CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 1, 2002 PAGE 10 H-2o Purchase Orders Exceeding $2,~00 MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED to approve the purchase orders exceeding $2,500 and Councilman Bookey SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. H-3o Ordinance No. 1954-2002 -- Amending the Employee Classification List at KMC 23.50.010{c) to Include Chief Animal Control Officer and Assistant Animal Control Officer and KMC 25.50.010{d} to Include a Buildings Maintenance Lead Technician, a Water and Sewer Lead Operator, and to Change the Class Titles of Water and Sewer and Sewer Treatment Classifications. Introduced by consent agenda. H-4o Ordinance No. 1955-2002 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $16,000 in the General Fund to Implement a Plan to Better Control the Personal Use Fishery Impacts on the South Side of the Kenai River. Introduced by consent agenda. H-5o Approval-- Sublease of Tract C, Kenai Tidelands Survey No. 2 -- Polar Equipment, Inc. d/b/a Cook Inlet Processing to Ocean Beauty AlaSka, Inc. MOTION: Councilwoman Porter MOVED for approval of the sublease of Tract C, Kenai Tidelands Survey No. 2 -- Polar Equipment, Inc. d/b/a Cook Inlet Processing to Ocean Beauty Alaska, Inc. and Councilman Bannock SECONDED the motion. During a brief discussion in regard to the location of the property, it was suggested the property indicated on the map (included in the packet) was incorrect, however it was noted, the correct legal description was included in the sublease documents. VOTE: There were no objections. SO ORDERED. Approval-- Special Use Permit Renewal -- Reean Pitts/ATM Machine in Airport Terminal. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 1, 2002 PAGE 11 MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED for approval of the Special Use Permit to Reean Pitts for the ATM machine in the airport terminal and Councilman Bookey SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. H-7o Discussion -- Comprehensive Plan Progress It was noted, a request for the information included in the packet was made during discussion at the previous council meeting. Williams requested council to review it carefully and note any concerns they may have. Bannock noted the Planning & Zoning Commission had officially received the draft of the complete Chapter 2 (which was not available when the council packet was prepared) and would be reviewing the next segment during their regular meetings in May and June. Work sessions, if necessary, would be held after those meetings. ITEM I: REPORT OF THE MAYOR Williams noted the following information: · A free seminar regarding professionalism in the workplace, communications and leadership would be offered at the Kenai River Center on May 7. · A draft inventory of government offices was included in the packet to indicate the economic effect of those offices' personnel and payroll on the City of Kenai. Williams requested council to add others to the list as well as number of personnel, etc. Williams stated.he believed the inventory pointed out how the city had developed into a long-term service community in the Central Peninsula and funded by either federal, state or local government. ITEM J: ADMINISTRATION REPORTS J-1. City Manager -- City Manager Snow reported the following items: · The Kenai Chamber of Commerce are interested in placement of "Hooked on Kenai" street banners in Kenai and requested funding to do so. In discussing the matter with Parks & Recreation Director Frates, it was found there was some funding available that could be used for that purpose. The Parks & Recreation Commission will discuss the matter further at their May 2 meeting. Williams asked if council was interested in having the city purchase fish for different departments to decorate and hang in their buildings. Council agreed to purchase the banners instead. · The closing with Sean Andersen on the Five Irons Heights property was held and the sale recorded. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 1, 2002 PAGE 12 · Fish & Game scheduled a site visit of the south side of the River for May 15 at the highest tide, which will be about 6'30 a.m. If council approves Ordinance No. 1955-2002 at their May 15 meeting, Fish & Game will budget a $5,000 grant to be used toward reimbursement of impacting costs. · The April 16 investment report submitted by Finance Director Semmens was included in the packet for council's review. Information regarding assisted living facilities was included in the packet along with a survey of other communities. Porter commended Senior Director Craig and stated, council needed to design what to do with the information. She suggested discussing the matter further on May 7. Snow pointed out there were recommendations included in the report. A brief discussion followed in which it was noted the council needed to decide the type of participation the city should have in developing/operating a faCility and be fully aware of implications that involvement would have on the city. Bookey stated he would support the development of facility with the intent the private sector would run it. It was suggested the city could do a request for proposals for an indication whether there is interest in developing and operating a facility. Council felt the issue would require additional discussion. · Annual reports of the Fire and Police Departments were also included in the packet. d-2. Attorney-- Attorney Graves reported he and Finance Director Semmens discussed the city's program of attaching Permanent Fund Dividends for payment of traffic fines at the Alaska Association of Finance Officers recent conference. He noted, the information was well received. J-3. City Clerk -- City Clerk Freas reported the following' · The petition for forming an assessment district for the paving of Dolchok Lane, Kim-N-Ang Court, and Cub Court was received and referred to the city manager for preparation of a report for council. · A packet would be prepared for the May 7 policy work session and made available for pick up at Police Dispatch on May 3. ITEM K: DISCUSSION K-1. Citizens Bob Peters, Old Town -- Thanked council for the Volunteer Appreciation Reception; noted more of the bluff had fallen during the last storm; and suggested banners for the "Get Hooked on Kenai" program might be made locally. K-2. Council KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 1, 2002 PAGE 13 Bookey-- No comments. , Swarner -- · Thanked the Fire and Police Departments for their annual reports. · Asked if sandwich advertisement signs were allowable and it was noted the sign in question was being reviewed. The sign code, to this respect, may need to be readdressed. Moore -- · Asked if another pass through subdivisions would be made with the sweeper and Public Works Manager Komelis answered yes. Reported he would be attending the Parks & Recreation Commission meeting to discuss the skateboard park. Parks & Recreation Director Frates noted, the Commission would be discussing moving the park to another site. Porter-- · Thanked Graves, Komelis, Freas, Craig and Senior Center personnel for their assistance with the Volunteer Appreciation Reception and those department heads who attended. · Asked if the sidewalks could be cleaned and Kornelis reported their cleaning was planned. He also noted, the State would paint the striping on city streets and the city will clean the highway through the city. · Asked when the street banners would be placed and Frates reported their placement was planned for late next week. Bannock-- Thanked city employees who helped with the volunteer reception and added, he thought.it an excellent way for council to say thank you. Jackman -- No comments. EXECUTIVE SESSION- None Scheduled ITEM'L: ADJOURiNMENT The meeting adjourned at approximately 10'33 p.m. Minutes transcribed and prepared by: Carol L. Freas, City Clerk BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT HEARING MAY 1, 2002 7:00 P.M. KENAI COUNCIL CHAMBERS VICE MAYOR LINDA SWARNER~ PRESIDING Appeal of Planning & Zoning Commission Denial of PZ02-15 Variance Permit for an Oversized Sign at 9711 Kenai Spur Highway (KN Township 06 IVorth, Range 11, a portion of Section 33 as described in Lease Agreement $$9 ~796) .. Challenger Learning Center of Alaskc~ Council Present: Council Absent: Staff Present: Others Present: Jackman, Porter, Swarner, Bannock, Bookey and Moore ' Williams (removed himself from the proceedings and sat in the audience) Freas, Snow, Graves, Semmens, La Shot, Jankowska, Craig, Frates, Komehs, Walden, Kopp John J. Williams, Steve Horn, Emily DeForest, Robert Shill, Jack Brown Vice Mayor Swarner opened the hearing at 7'00 p.m. and noted the addition of a letters of support for approval of the sign variance from Debbie Sonberg and Bob Favretto, Kenai Chrysler Center marked and entered in the record as Items BA-2j and BA-2k respectively. Clerk' Do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give in the case now before this board to be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth under pain and penalty of perjury? Horn' I do. I am Steven Horn, Executive Director, Alaska Challenger Center for Space Technology, Inc. My address is, P.O. Box 1234, Soldotna, Alaska. The Center's in Kenai. Thank you. I want to focus on three issues on our appeal. One is the prerequisites to issuance of variance permits detailed in KMC 14.20.180. The process we went through of designing the sign and my call to action to the Board of Adjustment. There are basically five prerequisites as I saw it in the code and I just wanted to address those. The first one is special conditions or circumstances are present which are peculiar to the land or structure involved which are not applicable 'to other lands or structures in the same zoning district and there are basically three issues here. One is, a significant right-of-way issue that puts our building further back and the land further back from the highway than the other side of the highway. Which means to have a sign put up, not being in the right-of-way, has to come back towards our building which requires, what we saw, as an oversized sign. The second point is that the zoning of suburban rural does not really reflect the actual usage of the land in that area and the structures in that area are basically Kenai BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT HEARING MAY 1, 2002 PAGE 2 Central High School and the multipurpose facility and the Challenger Learning Center. And the third point is that, the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska's structure is unique. We are adding on to it as you know and that we thought through the process an elegant monument be erected to mark its presence for now and decades to come. The second condition was that special conditions or circumstances have not been caused by actions of the applicant and such conditions and Circumstances do not merely constitute a pecuniary hardship or inconvenience. In fact, the Challenger Center of Alaska did not cause or create the establishment of the right-of-way or the current zoning and there really is no financial hardship or inconvenience. As a matter of fact, we have a collaboration amongst private enterprise, our organization, and the City of Kenai. The third prerequisite was that the granting of the variance shall not authorize a use that is not permitted, a permitted principle use in zoning district in which the property is located. And again, the key issue is that most of the development of land is not, not as zoned and I think that you're looking at that, but that the high school, the multipurpose facility, and the Challenger Center all seem to work together. If the land were rezoned to educational and take on the sign restrictions of that which would mirror the commercial district, the sign restriction would be 120 square feet and the variance requested would then be 19 square feet and planning and zoning has already previously granted variances up to and including 5755 square feet in the city. The fourth prerequisite is that the granting for the variance shall be the minimum variance that will provide for reasonable use of the land or structure. And I have to say there is quite a bit of time that has been spent designing this sign, in fact, we've probably had more meetings on the sign than we did on the construction of phase two in that we have designed a monument and a piece of artwork that we think represents not only the facility well, but the, but the city well and if there had not been any writing on the sign, the side of the sign, in fact, it would have been a monument and not considered a sign. The. fifth prerequisite is that the granting of the variance shall not be based upon another non-conforming land uses or structures within the same land use or zoning district. Again, our variance request stands by itself for the Center,. however there are other issues as I've pointed out as far as usage in the area and there are existing signs within close proximity to that which also have some significant issues as far as being in the right-of-way or meeting the zoning requirements. The second point I want to talk to was about the process of designing the sign. We went to exhaustive means to collaborate with the funding source which was Agrium, representatives of our Center, representatives from the City of Kenai on several occasions, architect, and staff to come up with what we really thought was going to be a sign that was pleasing not only to the Center but to the city. Every effort was made along the way to address all the issues associated w/th the sign, including the right-of- BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT HEARING MAY 1, 2002 PAGE 3 way issue, which is something we can't do anything about, the construction, again some sort of elegant monument that would stand the test of time and something unique and assembled for what the state-of-the-art facility is becoming to be known for. And, as a matter of fact, we didn't have any indications in working through the city with this up until the day of the P&Z meeting that there was any real issues associated with not only the process, but the recommendation of all involved that this was a good thing. Finally, it was just my call to action and what I'm asking is that you approve our variance, not only for the Challenger Center, but for the good of the city. We have local community support. We have business support. We have City of Kenai support. I think it's the right thing to do and I ask you to approve our variance. Thank you for this opportunity and I'll stand for any questions that, if you have any questions. Swamer: Thank-you. Are there any questions of council? Thank you. Anyone from the general public wish to testify? Please go to the podium and be sworn in by the City Clerk. Clerk: Do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give in the case now before this board to be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth under pain and penalty of perjury? Klauder: Yes, I d°. Swarner: Please state your name and your address for the record. Klauder: My name is Peter Klauder, principle architect at Klauder & Company, Architects and my address is 455 North Forest Drive here in Kenai. I've been working very hard on the design of the sign and actually enjoyed it a lot. It's been quite a challenge. I wanted to kind of explain to you how we got how we are a little bit and touch on what Steve talked about in terms of the monument aspects of it. When we found out from the State that we kind of got the boot out of the fight-of-way and that wasn't going to be an option, it was pretty apparent that, that what we had to design no longer really fit within the constraints or limits of what a sign means, you know, connotatively in your mind. It's not, it's a, the opportunity to do a sign that far from the road with some, somewhat self-imposed restrictions in terms of trying to preserve some trees and landscape and a little buffer to improve the beauty, that's what I've heard from, from folks in Kenai, what they wanted. So, without really clear cutting a bunch of trees and trying to do a billboard-type sign, which we didn't think would enhance the facility at all, we had to come up with something else and when we moved the sign over towards town further, and it's, it's on what we call the line of orbit, which, if you're familiar with the Challenger Center, when you come in there's a piece of stainless steel that's scribed into the tile floor in an arch and all the planets are aligned on that in our floor and as you come in on the sun, and you move through the planets, and then as you move outside, the planets continue and there's, there's BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT HEARING MAY 1, 2002 PAGE 4 several monuments. There's Saturn, the planet itself and Saturn's arch and an eternal flame is planned and the next planet is Uranus and there's a planter that symbolizes this planet and we've met with landscapers and picked the right foliage and the fight color and gotten photographs out of the space magazines and astronomers, and then we've got Neptune and that's a fountain and Neptune the fountain is developed with a glass dome like a skylight with light underneath it so that in the winter, it's like this glowing orb. And beyond that, the next monument is to Pluto and it's, it's an orb, it's like a brass, brass orb. Pluto's not that big. It's a sort of dark, maybe gaseous mass. And, so we were struggling with this sign issue. We're pushed almost into the memorial garden. We're not on the paved portion of the memorial garden, but we're just outside it and we came up with the universal symbol. The symbol that's above Universal Studios, the wire frame image of the universe and this fit. It's the, it's the final monument in this line of orbit of this succession of, of pieces that, that we've taken right through the building from your entry at the sun all the way through; the main lobby is the earth and Alaska and right on out to this final monument that is, is the universal symbol and then of course, the whole Challenger concept came from the memorial of those who died in the explosion and so that, the pillar, the obelisk, it's almost like a gravestone or a monument. In fact, on the backside toward the monument, that's all it is. It's a stark oblique, oblique with a plaque in memory of the folks that perished. The signage itself is just the logos. I'm sure you've seen that in the package of the Challenger Center, front, center, and highest and then smaller NASA and Agrium are sponsors and the square footage and area of actual sign is really quite small and would almost be recognized more as a, as an emblem, as a logo, than that you'll be able to read the words all that specifically. It's just too far away. We didn't even try to do that. It would have been too commercialized and inappropriate. So, I guess in closing, what I, what I, what I want to say is that we've worked very hard to come up with something very special for a very, very special building that, that you all as our council and our mayor have done an incredible job to land for our, our community and our town. I'm not really sure what we'd do if, in terms of a sign for this building, if we shot this down. I've designed several and I'm really not sure, we'll come up with something if, if this doesn't fit the bill. We won't stop, but we're so far off the highway, it has to integrate into the landscape and the hard scape and the theme and that's, that's what we've tried to do. So, if that helps, helps you're understanding of the design and the intent and the nature of what we've put forward, I hope that helps and thank you for your time. Bannock. Thank-you. Are there any questions from council? Councilman Bannock: Just a quick one. Mr. Klauder, you've made reference to the, the commemorative plaque and we have a picture on our, in our packet of Side C where BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT HEARING MAY 1, 2002 PAGE 5 the commemorative plaque is. what goes there? That speaks to the original Challenger disaster? 'That's .. Klauder:. Yes, yes sir. Bannock: Swarner: Thank you. Any other questions from coUncil?. Thank you.. Klauder: Thank you. Swarner: Are there any other members of the public that wish to testify tonight? Any other members of the public that wish to testify for the Board of Adjustment hearing? Any'comments from council? Okay, this ends the Board of Adjustment hearing and the council has 30 days to issue a written opinion that will be written by the city attorney and I'd ask all the council members that have heard this Board of Adjustment hearing to make your wishes known to the attorney. The hearing's ended. The hearing closed at 7:15 p.m. Verbatim prepared by: .. Carol L. Freas, City Clerk Council Present' Staff Present: Others' BUDGET WORK SESSION APRIL 9, 2002 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL_._CHAMBERS MAYOR JOHN J. WILLIAMS, PRESIDING Williams, Porter, Bookey, Moore, Bannock, Jackman and Swarner Freas, La Shot, Graves, Jankowska, Craig, Cronkhite, Kornelis, Frates, Walden, Semmens, Feltman, Moms, Wichman, Langfitt, Johansen, Baktuit, Kopp, Nyren, Snow. E. DeForest, J. Krein, R. Gease, R. Ross, P. Thompson City Manager Snow reviewed the her presentation letter included with the draft budget and explained, when developing the budget, serious considerations were given to maintaining'a good balance between public service and how to maintain 'those services. Interest revenues were projected to be substantially down from historical averages which will impact the General and Airport Funds the most and both those funds were showing substantial budget deficits as a result. Snow added, this was a status quo budget with an overall one percent increase. No property tax increase was included or any significant increases in user fees, except for ice rental fees. She noted, the budget also reflected a $85,000 health insurance cost increase due to a projected rate increase of 12% and the addition of one new covered position; Fire Department overtime incre~d $15,000; and new and upgraded positions included additional hours for the Clerks Department part-time position, combining the temporary street department and temporary dock assistant to one full- time position to be split between the street (eight months) and dock (four months), and increasing the library summer gardener position a total of 20 hours. Finance Director Semmens offered a budget overview presentation including all the funds, and noted the following: · sales tax was projected at $4.2 million (optimistic); · revenue sharing and safe communities funding would be the same; · fish tax was projected to decrease; · reappraisal of properties by the Borough increased assessed values and it was now at approximately $20 million, which he believed was closer to the real value; · overall state revenue was projected to decrease; · interest revenue was projected at $400,00 for the next year; · it is believed the interest rates would come back up in 2004. Semmens also noted this budget was a fighter budget as the lapse had been cut, and he believed there would be a larger demand on the contingency in this next budget because it was a fighter budget. Water/Sewer Fund -- Semmens stated there would be demands on the balance ($928,000) to match DEC grants. BUDGET WORK SESSION 'APRIL 9, 2002 PAGE 3 Discussion followed in regard to the additional hours request. Comments were not to increase the hours as it had not 'been the intention to have the position become full time; the total picture of impacts in moving the Clerk's office to the downstairs had not been repr.esented; preference would be to raise the COLA instead of adding hours. ACTIQN: ASSISTANT. REMOVE ADDITIONAL FOUR HOURS PER WEEK FOR DEPARTMENT Visitors Center: Director Ricky Gease reviewed the budget with council and noted their request to the city was status quo, which includes a $70,000 management contract with the KVCB and $3,100 request for minor equipment including a digital camera. It was explained, this equipment is used for running the facility and was part of the contract. The camera would be used to enhance the Center's website and promote the facility. Gease also noted they were worlc/ng with the Chamber to develop a new visitor map as part of the "Get Hooked on Kenai" program. Gease also noted their savings account had a balance and they were exploring other areas of funding. Bannock stated he did'not support the city's'purchase of an overhead projector for the Center and 'did not support the city's~fiinding of a digitalcamera. He:added, he believed the city was the Center's number one supporter and that it was inappropriate for them to request additional funds for their events. Gease stated that request was an oversight. They would now be charging an admission to the art shows during the summer months and they request donations of visitors during the summer months. The walking tour brochure was also discussed and it was noted the brochure helps to get people out and walking through Old Towne, seeing activities available, and encouraging people to stay in Kenai. Bannock stated he believed the costs for the · brochure should come from the KVCB and nOt the city, however the consensus was to leave the $2,100 in the budget for the brochures. ACTION: REMOVE $3,100 IN SMALL TOOLS FOR DIGITAL CAMERA. Legislative: " Council reviewed the donations included in their miscellaneous funds. Swarner stated her wish to delete the Alaska Jr. Miss donation of $500 and Bookey stated he wanted to reduce all the donations to $500 except for ALPAR, leave the $5,000 for the employee appreciation dinner. Review continued and the following changes were made: Miscellaneous KCHS Graduation party Kenai Alternative School ALPAR litter Control Boy Scouts/Flags $ 300 Same $ 300 Same $1,000 Same $ 300 Same BUDGET WORK SESSION APRIL 9, 2002 PAGE 5 Art Guild leases the building from the city for $1 and they maintain the building. Because of other capital improvements that will need to be made to the building in the future, administration was requested to do an analysis of the building. The $2,000 donation was approved. ACTION: $2,000. DENY CARTS DONATION. APPROVE ART GUILD DONATION OF Legal' City Attorney Graves reviewed the budget with council and noted his overall budget was reduced. ACTION: NO CHANGES. City Manager: It was noted this budget was reduced from 2002. The transportation budget was discussed and the akmount of travel between the city manager and her assistant was discussed. Council reduced the transportation budget $1,000. ACTION: REDUCE TRANSPORTATION $1,000. NO OTHER CHANGES. Land Administration: ACTION: NO CHANGES. Finance' It was noted the health insurance costs increased the budget; small tools was reduced; an increase in professional services regarding GASBY 34 implementation. ACTION: NO cHANGES. Non-Departmental' Snow noted, the purchase of copy machines was not in this budget as the funds were remaining in the current budget. She asked if council wanted to purchase the copiers in the current year or next fiscal year. Discussion followed and it was noted Frontier Services would be able to piggyback copiers for the city on the school district's contract. It was also noted, whether to do a piggyback or not was a policy call for council's determination. An analysis was done by Semmens to compare costs for lease or purchase and it was found to be cheaper to purchase the machines. Council determined to make the purchase in the new fiscal year and administration was requested to prepare a report for council and discuss the matter after July 1. Semmens also noted he anticipated increases in insurance, however he had not requested bid proposals at this time. Council Present: Staff Present: Others: BI. GET WORK SESSION APR~ 10, 2002 6:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS MAYOR JOHN J. WILLIAMS, PRESIDING Porter, daclanan, Bookey, Williams, Bannock, Swamer, Moore Freas, Moms, Graves, Feltman, Craig, Cronkhite, Walden, Lockwood, Komelis, Nyren, Kebschull, Wannamaker, Kopp, Frates, Jankowska, Wichman, Baisden, McNair, Snow, Semmens R. Ross, E. DeForest Clerk: Williams referred back to the Clerk's budget and discussion followed regarding the request of and additional four hours a week for the department assistant. Williams requested a three-month time management report of the contract secretary, office assistant, and clerk and if that report shows a need, council could re-evaluate the request of additional hours. The matter was discussed further and concerns were stated as four additional hours was more time and cost; that the part-time position would go full time in the future and that was not the original thought; coverage of the office and ability for the Clerk to be out of the for lunch, meetings, and user friendliness of the office should be a consideration. Range Changes/Title Changes' Council also reviewed information distributed by Finance Director Semmens regarding range change and additional hours requested in the draft budget. It was explained there were no actual added positions and there was no place in the budget doCument to list the changes. It was also noted, some code changes would be required for title changes, etc. and the ordinance would be introduced at the May 1 council meeting. It was also noted, there would be an increase to the budget for Fire Department overtime. ACTION: INCLUDE DELINEATED RANGE CHANGE INFORMATION IN THE BUDGET DOCUMENT. General Concerns: Bannock discussed his concem of travel costs city-wide and suggested travel and transportation be reviewed and stated he wanted to justify costs as much as possible. Bookey stated he would like definition of the expenses in the budget document and wants it to be consistent throughout the document. Swamer suggested reducing the City Manager travel from $8,000 to $6,000. It was noted, $3,000 in that budget goes to the city manager's'Car allowance which is in her contract. A lengthy discussion followed regarding the need for council to review policies in many aspects. BUDGET WORK SESSION APRIL 10, 2002 PAGE 3 Discussion followed regarding the travel budget and who would be traveling, etc. Porter stated she didn't want council deciding who should travel and where, but was okay with taking a 10-20% reduction in all the budgets. It was also noted a digital camera was included in the budget to replace the old one which no longer works and is used by the Building Official for code investigations, etc. ACTION: NO CHANGF~. Public Works Administration: La Shot reviewed this budget with council and noted it was increased overall about three percent and included a personnel increase for the administrative assistant. He added, the largest purchase was $6,000 to replace the old blue print machine which is 21 years old. He noted, replacement of the machine would be useful in copying the old blueprints and it was a safety issue as well. Travel was included for him, Komelis and the administrative assistant for training, meetings, certifications, etc. ACTION: NO CHANGES. Shop: La Shot noted there were increases in personnel and maintenance and operations. Discussion followed in which a request'for more detailed information was made. Replacement of the current shop building was also discussed and investigation of funding. It was suggested this item be discussed at the first May council meeting. Discussion followed regarding refurbishing the cab and frame of 1982 GMC and it was noted, the refurbishing would save approximately $35,000 because a new truck would not be needed. Working 4/10's was also discussed and it was noted, the issue had been discussed internally and it was found the Code does not allow for a study to try different schedule options and administration was not yet ready to recommend. La Shot was asked what he would cut from the budget if he needed to and he suggested Repairs & Maintenance. Shop Foreman Mike Wichman suggested using the $35,000 saved from the refurbishment and use it to purchase a new broom to clean the sidewalks. ACTION: NO CHANGES. Buildings: La Shot noted, this budget fluctuates depending on what repairs and maintenance are needed. He noted repairs and maintenance decreased, personnel increased and included a range change, and re-lamping costs were included which will make the lighting more efficient. Discussion followed regarding painting the outside of buildings, etc. La Shot suggested the budget be cut to a certain amount and they could do what they can and bring the maintenance list back for review next year. BUDGET WORK SESSION APRIL 10, 2002 PAGE 5 communications was increased for cable TV costs, multipurpose phones and cell phones. ACTION: NO CHANGES. Discussion followed as to whether this work session could be carried over to APril 11. With reasonable public notice, and it was a work session and no actions could be taken, City Attorney Graves stated the work session could be continued. Public service announcements, posting on the bulletin board and webpage would be made to insure reasonable public notice. ACTION: CONTINUE'WO~ SESSION TO APRIL 11, 2002, BEGINNING AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. This work session ended at 10:10 p.m. Notes prepared by: Carol L. Freas, City Clerk BUDGET WORK SESSION APRIL 11,200:2 7:00 P.M. KENAI COUNCIL CHAMBERS MAYOR JOHN J. WILLIAMS, PRF.~IDING Council Present: Staff Present: Others Present: NOTES Porter, Jackman, Bookey, Williams, Bannock, Swamer, and Moore Freas, Snow, Semmens, Graves, Frates, Craig, Jankowska E. DeForest, M. Nelson Discussion opened with Williams discussing the information included in a market research report on the Central Peninsula General Hospital. Williams encouraged all council members to read the report and gave it to Clerk Freas to house in her office. Williams added, representatives from the hospital would be included on the May 15 council meeting agenda for them to discuss their plans. Additional Work Session: Bookey stated he was very frustrated with the budget this year and was looking for ways to service the budget deficit. He noted, council had not set a new direction for administration to reduce the budget other than to hold it at status quo; in two nights they had only cut approximately $6,000 out of the budget; talked about cutting travel budgets, digital cameras and deferred maintenance on buildings, and then started a new project in snow removal. The budget is still out of balance at a projected $539,000 and the budget reserve is at $4.4 million. He suggested the council needed to seriously restructure programs and give administration the task of what is the best direction for the city to go in to balance the budget. Bookey suggested the following ideas to consider' · review the Visitors Center program; · investigate dock privatization program · library · recreation · health insurance · all city fees Bookey suggested setting a fifth work session to review these items. He added, he believed the budget would get passed the way it was presented. Council needs to develop ideas and give direction for the administration to make it happen. He added, he would like to discuss policy and give direction Prior to reviewing the draft budget, perhaps in January, in order for administration to prepare the budget with whatever guidelines are given to them by council. He added, he believed it was council's responsibility in regard to the budget and it was the only fair way to gain confidence of the taxpayers to ever have a bond issue, etc. BUDGET WORK SESSION APRIL 11, 2002 PAGE 3 Bookey stated his strong objection to discussing this matter at this time, as not all the council was included in the discussion/meeting and suggested the matter be given to administration to make a recommendation and brought.to council as a discussion item on. an agenda. Frates stated he would need a decision whether there was interest in combining this year's summer program as he would need to begin interviews for hiring the summer crew in the next week. Snow stated staff did not intend to combine the programs this year, but to put the issue out for discussion With council and plan the possible combination for the future. Consensus of council was to bring the issue to the May 7 meeting, proceed with the city's program separately this year, and take no action in combining the programs this year. Frates noted, they could incorporate some pilot activities during this year's program and council agreed. ACTION: DISCUSS THE MATTER FURTHER ON MAY 7; NO COMBINING OF THE TWO PROGRAMS THIS YEAR; DISCUSS FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET;' BEGIN PILOT ACTIVITIES BETWEEN THE TWO PROGRAMS DURING THIS YEAR'S SUMMER PROGRAM. Multipurpose Facility: Council reviewed information included in the packet received from DR Ice, the current contractor at the facility, as well as information alternatives suggested by administration. Comments included' · Frates preferred Alternative No. 2 (full-time employee splitting time between ice maintenance, etc. during the winter and beautification program in the SUlTIIII~r. · Moore stated he believed it better to contract as you are guaranteed good ice and experience and there's only $4,000 difference. · Bookey agreed but wanted to increase the ice rental to $105/hour · Bannock agreed with Alternative No. 1, but wanted to change the closure time. ACTION: $85/HOUR. PROCEED WITH ALTERNATIVE NO. 1 AND ICE RENTAL AT Recreation: It was reported a concession stand would probably be ready for next season as plans, cost estimates, materials, etc. are going forward (work being done by KPHA and volunteers}. It was also noted, there is a need for two additional dressing rooms and Williams suggested council could consider donating materials to build an enclosure between the two buildings. It was decided, this matter could discussed further at the May 7 work session. ACTION: NO CHANGES TO THE BUDGe. DISCUSS THE MULTIPURPOSE FACILITY AND ADDITIONAL DRESSING ROOMS ON MAY 7. BUDGET WORK SESSION APRIL 15, 2002 5:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS VICE MAYOR LINDA SWARNER, PRESIDING NOTES Council Present: Staff Present: Swarner, Jackman, ]3ookey, Porter, Bannock (arrived at 6:42 p.m.) Freas, Snow, La Shot, Walden, Feltman, Graves, Cronkhite, Jankowska, 'Komelis, Morris, Wichman, Craig, Isaak Continuation of review from April 10, 2002. Senior Citizen Fund It was noted there were no major changes in the Fund; the programs are growing; home meals have risen ten percent in the last quarter and 30% from last year. ACTION: NO CHANGES. Conaregate Meals No grant increase is expected from the state and there could be a cut. The budget for congregate meals is the same as it was last year. Meal donations are $4.00 per meal as required by the grant. ACTION: NO CHANGES. Home Delivery Meals This budget is the same as last year. There is an increase reflected in salaries. ACTION: NO CHANGES. Transportation There is an increase reflected in salaries. ACTION: NO CHANGES. Borough Fund Money coming into this fund is through the Borough, rents from congregate housing, United Way, and Senior Connection donations. It was noted $4,700 was added for food due to the increase in meals; communications increased to cover costs for cell phones for the bus drivers and voice mail was added to their phone capabilities; and the purchase of a van was included in the budget, which will be paid from the fund and Senior Connection donations. ACTION: NO CHANGES. Senior Emplo.yrnent This fund does not change and the workers are paid minimum wage. ACTION: NO CHANGES. BUDGET WORK SESSION APRIL 16, 2002 PAGE 3 Aimort-- Maintenance & Operation A detailed handout indicating for what these budget funds would be used was distributed to council. 'ACTION: NO CHANGES. Airport-- Administration Council reviewed information handed out which detailed the use of funds in this budget. The DBE program was explained and its involvement with FAA terminal concessions, etc. It was noted, the budget included a range raise for the Department Assistant which Would be paid for by the Lands and Adrn_inistration budgets (70/30). Porter stated she did not want to raise the range until other positions are reviewed. She added, she believed the ranges should be reviewed city wide. ACTION: NO CHANGES -- NO VOICE APPROVAL OF THE RANGE RAISE. Airport Land The budget was reviewed. Randy Ernst, PRISM discussed their priority list of requests .which was forwarded to the Airport Manager. Their list included cameras and project system replacement ($27,100), enlarged parking area, and a bay door. He requested funding be included in the Land System budget to cover these costs. Discussion followed in which Airport Manager Cronkhite explained they planned to enlarge the parking area and put in the bay door within the current budget and in- house. It was also noted, the contract with ESI (PRISM contractor) delineates the responsibility of replacing the camera system is the contractor's. Comments regarding the city's purchase of the camera equipment included' · Bookey: not in favor as it is a private sector business. · Jackman agreed · Porter and Bannock supported the city's purchase of the equipment noting the original equipment was inferior and the city has purchased audio equipment for the Visitors Center. Bookey stated he believed this would be a policy change and it should be addressed by all seven of the council members. ACTION: NO CHANGE TO THE BUDGET. E~UIPMENT DEFERRED. REQUEST FOR CAMERA Airport Terminal This budget was reviewed. Discussion followed regarding Cronkhite's investigation of parking lot changes, i.e. hiring a traffic.consultant, etc. It was suggested the increase of overnight fees be discussed at the May 7 work session as well. Cronkhite noted she was also considering developing a bus permit charge and off-airport rental car charges. ACTION TAKEN: NO CHANGES TO THE BUDGET. PARKING FEES AT MAY 7 WORK SESSION. DISCUSS OVERNIGHT BUDGET WORK SESSION APRIL 16, 2002 PAGE 5 'This work session concluded at 8' 10 p.m. Notes prepared by: Carol L. Freas, City Clerk Z o') z o~ o~ >- >- u.I Cc) mmm mmm t- I-- Z 0 I-- uJ w 0 121 Z ILl o · mmm 0 z 0 ILl O ~ 0 I-- LLI Z UJ u.I >.. 0 w Z w 0~ w 0 Suggested by: Administration CITY OF KENAI ORDXNANCE NO. 19S6-2602 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, AMENDING TITLE 14 TO ESTABLISH AN EDUCATION ZONE AND CHANGE SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE KENAI MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCLUDE THE NEW EDUCATION ZONE AS NOTED ON ATTACHMENT A. CODE SECTIONS AFFECTED ARE: 14.20.030(a); 14.20.075(b); 14.20.220(c); 14.29..010 (LAND USE TABLE); 14.24.010; and 14.25.020. WHEREAS, 1) the Kenai Central High School, Kenai Middle School, the Ted and Catherine Stevens Challenger Center and the Kenai Multi-purpose Facility; 2) Sears Elementary; and 3) Mountain View Elementary are located on large tracts of land; and, WHEREAS, the land use needs of those facilities do not properly match any of the existing city zone classifications; and, WHEREAS, there is a need to establish an education zone to provide for the land use needs of areas designated primarily for educational needs. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA that the Kenai Municipal code is amended as follows in Sections 1 through VII in Attachment A. PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this fifth day of June. John J. Williams, Mayor ATTEST: Carol L. Freas, City Clerk Introduced: Adopted: Effective: May 15, 2002 June 5, 2002 July 5, 2002 CITY OF KENAI PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION RESOLU~ON NO. PZD2-21 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF KEN~, ALASKA, RECOMMENDING TO THE COUNCIL THAT TITLE 14 BE AMENDED TO ESTABLISH AN EDUCATION ZONE AND CHANGING SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE ~NAI MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCLUDE THE NEW EDUCATION ZONE. WHEREAS, 1) the Kenai Central High School, Kenai Middle School, the Ted and Catherine Stevens Challenger Center and the Kenai Multi-purpose Facility; 2) Sears Elementary; and 3) Mountain View Elementary are located on large tracts of land; and WHEREAS, the land use needs of those facilities do not properly match any of the existing city. zone classifications; and WHEREAS, there is a need to establish an education zone to provide for the land use needs of areas designated primarily for educational needs; and NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA recommends that the Kenai Mumcipal code be amended as follows in Sections 1 through VII in Attachment A. PASSED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 8th day of May 2002. I \ - SECTION I KMC 14.20.030 (a) Adoption of Zones and Zoning Map. The City of Kenai is hereby divided into the following zones: Conservation Rural Residential Suburban Residential Rural Residential (One and Two-family) Suburban Residential (One and Two-family) Suburban Residential (One and Two-family) Urban Residential C Zone RR Zone RS Zone RR- 1 Zone RS-1 Zone RS-2 Zone RU Zone Central Commercial CC Zone General Commercial CG Zone Light Industrial IL Zone Heavy Industrial IH Zone Recreational R Zone Townsite Historic Education' Zone TSH Zone 'ED Zone Ordinance No. 1956-2002 Attachment A Section Ii KMC 14.20.075 Education Zone (a) Intent: The Education Zone is intended to provide for an area primarily of education and related uses such as schools, dormitories for educational purposes, parks and .recreation, libraries and museums. .... (b) Principal Permitted Uses' As allowed in the Land Use Table. (c) Conditional Uses: As allowed in the Land Use Table. (d) Accessory Uses: As defined (see Definitions). (e) Home Occupations: (f) Development Requirements' As described in the Developments Requirement Table. (g) Parking Requirements: As required by this chapter. Ordinance No. 1956-2002 Attachment A SECTION III 14.20.220 Signs. (c) Commercial [AND], Industrial and Education Zones. For the purposes of this section, the following disctricts shall be considered commercial districts: CC, CG, IL, [AND] IH and ED. Ordinance No. 1956-2002 Attachment A SECTION IV 14.22.010 Land use table. KEY: P = Principal Permitted Use NOTE: Reference footnotes on C = Conditional Use following pages for additional S = Secondary Use restrictions N = Not Permitted Table 1 of 4 Ordinance No. 1956-2002 Attachment A SECTION V FOOTNOTES (1) Allowed as a secondary use except on the ground floor of the part of the building fronting on collector streets and major highways. (2) One (1) single-family residence per parcel, which is part of the main building. (3) Allowed as a conditional use, subject to satisfying the following conditions: (a) The usable area per dwelling unit shall be the same as that required for dwelling units in the RS zone; (b) The site square footage in area must be approved by the Commission; (c) Yards around the site, off-street parking, and other development requirements shall be the same as for principal uses in the RR zone; (d) Water and sewer facilities shall meet the requirements of all applicable health regulations; (e) The proposed dwelling group will constitute a residential area of sustained desirability and stability; will be in harmony with the character of the surrounding neighborhood, and will not adversely affect surrounding property values; (f) The buildings shall be used only for residential purposes and customary accessory uses, such as garages, storage spaces, and recreational and community activities; (g) There shall be provided, as part of the proposed development, adequate recreation areas to serve the needs of the anticipated population; (h) The development shall not produce a volume of traffic in excess of the capacity for which the access streets are designed; (i) The property adjacent to the proposed dwelling group will not be adversely affected. (4) See "Townhouses" section. (5) See "Mobile Homes" section. (6) Allowed as a conditional use, subject to "Mobile Homes" section and provided that any mobile home park meets the minimum Federal Housing Authority requirements. (7) See "Planned Unit Residential Development" section. (8) Allowed as a conditional use, provided that the proposed location and the characteristics of the site will not destroy the residential character of the neighborhood. (9) Allowed as a conditional use, provided that all applicable safety and fire regulations are met. (10) Provided that no part of any building is located nearer than thirty (30) feet to any adjoining street or property line. (11) Allowed as a conditional use, provided that no part of any building is located nearer than thirty (30) feet to any adjoining street or property line and provided further that the proposed location and characteristics of the use will not adversely affect the commercial development of the zone. (12) Allowed as a conditional use, provided that the following conditions are met: (a) The proposed location of the use and the size and characteristic of the site will maximize its benefit to the public; (b) Exits and entrances and off-street parking for the use are located to prevent traffic hazards on pUblic streets. (13) Allowed as a conditional use, provided that setbacks, buffer strips, and other provisions are adequate to assure that the use will not be a nuisance to surrounding properties. The Commission shall specify the conditions necessary to fulfill this requirement. (14) Allowed as a conditional use, provided that no indication of said use is evident from the exterior of the mortuary. (15) Allowed, provided that the following conditions are met: (a) An uncleared buffer strip of at least thirty (30) feet shall be provided between said use and any adjoining property in a residential zone. (b) Exits and entrances and off-street parking for the use shall be located to prevent traffic hazards on the public streets. (16) See "Conditional Uses" section. (17) See "Conditional Use Permit for Surface Extraction of Natural Resources" section. (18) Conditional Use allowed only on privately held property. Not allowed on government lands. Ordinance No. 1956-2002 Attachment A (19) Allowed as a conditional use provided that ingress and egress from the property is from the Kenai Spur Highway. (20)The airport and related uses allowed under this entry are aircraft approach zones per KMC 14.20.070(a). (21) Setbacks for use shall be the same as those listed in the "Development Requirements Table" for the RU/TSH zones. (22) AIIowe.d as a conditional use in conjunction with a permitted use in the ED zone. For example, housinq for teachers or students for a school in the zone. (23) Allowed as an .accessory use in coniunction with a permitted use in the Ed zone. For example, a dormitory used to house students for a school or educational facility. Ordinance No. ! 956-2002 Attachment A SECTION VI 14.24.010 Minimum lot area requirements. KEY: N = Not allowed. DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS TABLE ZONINGr DISTRICTS C/RR I RR1 I .RS I RS1 J RS2 I RU/TSH ! IL, IH CC, CG I R ED USES Minimum Lot Area (in square feet) ~'ingie/Two/Three 20,000 20,000 7,200 12,500 7,200 7,200 20,000 20,000 Family Dwelling Four Family 20,000 24,400 9,600 N N 7,200 20,000 N Dwelling See individual Five Family 22,400 N 12,000 N N 7,200 sections of 20,000 N Dwelling Code for Six Family 24,800 N 14,400 N ' N 7,200 requirements. 20,000 N Dwelling Seven or More 27,200 + N 16,800 + N N 7,200 20,000 N Family Dwelling 2,400 for 2,400 for each unit each unit over 7 over 7 Note: 1. Listed square footages are the minimum required for each zone. 2. Greater lot square footages may be required to satisfy Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) requirements where on-site water supply and/or sewer is necessary. 3. Minimum lot size for non-residential uses in ED zone is 40,000 square feet. ZONING DISTRICTS C/RR RR1 RS RS1 RS2 RU/TSH IL, IH CC, CG R ED Minimum lot width 90 90 60 60 60 60 90 90. (feet) , Minimum yard size .. (feet) . Front~ 25 25 25 25 25 10 See individual 25 25 Sidez sections of One-story~ 15 15 5 5 5 5 Code for 15 1 Daylight 15 15 10 10 10 5 requirements. 15 basement/split3 '-' Level~ 15 15 15 15 15 5'~ ' 15 '15' Two-story3 Rear 20 20 20 20 20 104 .... 20 ,,, Maximum lot 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% 40% 30% 30% coverage · ~ '" Maximum height 35 35 35 35 35 · (feet) Ordinance No. 1956-2002 Attachment A Section VII 14.25.020 Application. This chapter shall apply to all commercial and industrial development and all development of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) or more in the Townsite Historic Zone (TSH) within the City of Kenai and shall apply to both the landscaping and site plans. "Commercial and industrial development" and "all development" shall be defined as any improvements requiring a building permit for new construction or any improvements of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) or more, which adds square footage, located on properties within the Central Commercial (CC), General Commercial (CG), Heavy Industrial (IH), Townsite Historic (TSH), [AND] Light Industrial (IL) and Education (ED) zoning districts, it is unlawful for any person to construct, erect or maintain any structure, building, fence or improvement, including landscaping, parking and other facilities on property designated as a commercial tract unless such improvements are constructed or reconstructed in a manner consistent with the approved plan. Ordinance No. 1956-2002 Attachment A Suggested by: Administr& ..... CITY OF KENAI ORDINANCE NO. 1957-2002 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, AMENDING KMC 14.20.154(a)(2) TO ELIMINATE THE 150 FEET BUFFER BETWEEN THE SURFACE EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ADJOINING PROPERTY IF THE ADJOINING PROPERTY IS ALSO A PERMITTED SITE FOR THE SURFACE EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES. WHEREAS, currently KMC 14.20.154(a)(2) requires a 150 feet buffer between the permitted site of surface extraction of natural resources (usually a gravel pit) and neighboring property; and, WHEREAS, some of the surface extraction sites border other sites for surface extraction of natural resources; and, WHEREAS, the 150 excavation buffer between similar surface extraction of natural resources sites is not necessary; and, WHEREAS, this ordinance will not change the requirements to provide natural screening for such sites from roadway and inhabited areas nor change the 150 feet excavation buffer between a surface extraction site and non-surface extraction property. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA that KMC 14.20.154(a)(2) is amended as follows: The boundaries of the proposed excavation at its greatest dimensions, including back slopes, are at least 200 feet from any road or public right- of-way and at least 150 feet from other surrounding property lines, except that adioining permitted surface extraction of natural resources sites are not required to maintain the above 150 feet excavation between sites. PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this fifth day of June 2002. ATTEST: John J. 'Williams, Mayor Carol L. Freas, City Clerk Introduced: Adopted: Effective: May 15, 2002 June 5, 2002 July 5, 2002 CITY OF KENA/ PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. PZD2-22 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, RECO~ENDING TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KEN~, ALASI~, AN AMENDMENT TO KMC 14.20.154(a)(2) TO ELIMINATE THE 150 FEET BUFFER BEl~EEN THE SURFACE EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURC~ AND THE ADJOINING PROPERTY IF THE ADJOINING PROPERTY IS ALSO A PERMITTED SITE FOR THE SUBSURFACE EXTRAC~ON OF NATURAL RESOURCES WHERF~S, currently I<IMC 14.20.154(a)(2) requires a 150 feet buffer between the permitted site of surface extraction of natural resources (usually a gravel pit) and neighboring property; and WHEREAS, some of the surface extraction sites border other sites for surface extraction of natural resources; and WHEREAS, the 150 excavation buffer between similar surface extraction of natural resources sites is not necessary; and WHEREAS, this ordinance will not change the requirements to provide natural screening for such sites from roadway and inhabited areas nor change the 150 feet excavation buffer between a surface extraction site and non-surface extraction property. NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA recommends that that KMC 14.20.154{a){2) be amended as follows: The boundaries of the proposed excavation at its greatest dimensions, Including back slopes, are at least 200 feet from any road or public right-of- way and at least 150 feet from other surrounding property lines, except that adioin/ng permitted surface extraction of natural resources sites are not required to maJn~ the above 150 feet excavation between sites. PASSED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 8th day of May 2002. ATr T: Suggested by: Administratic._ CITY OF KENAI ORDIN~C]~ NO. 1958-2002 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2002 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2003. WHEREAS, it is a requirement of the Code of the City of Kenai, Alaska, that the City Council, not later than the tenth day of June, adopt a budget for the following fiscal year and make appropriation of the monies needed. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA as follows: Section 1: That certain document entitled "City of Kenai Fiscal Year 2003 Annual Budget" which is available for examination by the public in the Office of the City Clerk and is incorporated herein by reference, is hereby adopted as the budget for the City of Kenm for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2002 and ending June 30, 2003. Section 2: The following sums of money are hereby appropriated for the operations of the City of Kenai for the fiscal year commencing on the first day of JUly, 2002, and ending the 30th day of June, 2003, to be expended consistent with and subject to the restrictions, procedures, and purposes set forth in the Code of the City of Kenai and to be expended substantially by line item in the manner shown in the budget adopted by Section 1 hereofi General Fund $8,643,481 Airport Terminal Fund Congregate Housing Water and Sewer Fund Airport Land System Fund Boating Facility Fund Senior Citizen Title III Grant Fund Senior Citizen Title V Grant Fund Senior Citizen COA-Borough Fund 1984/86 / 93 Bond Issue Debt Service Fund General Land Sales Trust Fund Airport Land Sales Trust Fund 469,182 379,087 1,431,909 1,480,029 165,169 228,235 21,010 166,329 180,020 18,000 25,000 Ordinance No. 1958-2002 Page Two ' PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 5th day of June, 2002. ATTEST: JOHN J. WILLIAMS, MAYOR Carol L. Freas, City Clerk Approved by Finance:,~~, (05 / 09 / 2002) jl Introduced: Adopted: Effective: May 15, 2002 June 5, 2002 July 1, 2002 GENERAL FUND AS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED $ 8,649,317.00 GENERAL FUND AFTER 5 BUDGET SESSIONS $ 8,643,481.00 PROJECTED REVENUE PROJECTED BUDGET DEFICIT $ 7,980,423.00 mmmmmm mmm~mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mm~mmmmmmmmmmmm -$ 663,058.00 PROJECTED LAPSE (4%) LAPSE ADJUSTED DEFICIT (Ordinance No. 1958-2002) +$ 332,392.00 mmmmmmmmmmm~a~mNmmmmmmmmemmm -$ 330,666.00 I propose that we set the general fund ~. .... ,.~ limit from the adjusted value after 5 work sessions of $ 8,643,481.00 to a "not - to - exceed" value of $8,483,481.00. This represents a net decrease of $ 165,000.00, or roughly one-half of the originally proposed deficit. The administration is charged with making the necessary adjustments with the following items for consideration' *No Mill Rate Increase *No Negative Adjustments To Life, Health or Safety Issues *The Measurement of Success Will Be How Many Residents Cannot See or Feel The Difference. GENERAL FUND (AMENDED) $ 8,483,481. O0 PROJECTED REVENUE PROJECTED DEFICIT (AMENDED) $ 7,980,423.00 mmmmmmmmmmm~mmmmmmmmmemmmmmmmmmmmmmm -$ 503,058.00 PROJECTED LAPSE ((4%) AMENDED)) LAPSE ADJUSTED DEFICIT (AMENDED) +$ 325,758.00 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmemmmmmm -$ 177,300.00 CITY OF KENAI "Oil Capital of Alaska' 210 FIDALGO AVE., SUITE 200 KENAI, ALASKA 99611-7794 TELEPHONE: 907-283-7535 FAX: 907-283-3014 MEMORANDUM TO' FROM: DATE: RE' May'or Williams and City Council Members Linda L. Snow, City Manager May 15, 2002 Summer Recreation Program Fees As you know, the Summer Recreation Program begins its registration on or about the end of May for a program start date of June 10~. Due to the short time available for the preparation of program advertisements and brochures, the Administration recently evaluated the Summer Recreation Program in view of Council direction to actively pursue potential increases in user fee rates and charges. The City of Kenai hires four temporary summer workers to implement its Summer Recreation Program. The Labor & Supplies cost of operating this Program is approximately $23,000, and there are typically 200 children participating. There are three primary summer program options available in Kenai from which parents may choose: first, there are private day care programs at an average charge of $3.00/hour; secondly, there is the Boys & Girls Club program at an average charge of$0.80/hour; and, thirdly, there is the City of Kenai program which has been free of charge. Since there are now private programs available at lower cost, the Administration proposes to institute a Summer Recreation Program fee average of $1.00/hour. The Program session runs three hours per day for 40 days. At $1.00/hour, the cost would equate to $120.00 Per session per child. The Administration Would also institute a reduced rate of $100 per session per each additional child in the family. If the same number of children participate in the program, then the revenue would support the Labor & Supplies cost. If a reduced number of children participate, which might be expected, then at least a portion of the costs will have been recovered. Unless there is objection to the proposed fees, the Adminstration will begin implementation of these user fees through its Program advertisements and brochures. The Council may wish to re- evaluate and revise these fees at any time. G'ENERAL FUND AS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED $ 8,649,317.00 GENERAL FUND AFTER 5 BUDGET SESSIONS PROJECTED REVENUE PROJECTED BUDGET DEFICIT PROJECTED LAPSE (4%) LAPSE ADJUSTED DEFICIT (Ordinance No. 1958-2002) . $ 7,980,423.00 -$ 663,058.00 +$ 332,392.00 memmmmmmemmmmmm~e~mme~m~mmm -$ 330,666.00 i p. ropo.se t_hat we set the general fund ,spendi~',~-fimit from the adjusted ~?..~wo~r..k~ions of $ 8,643,481.00 to a "not- to- exceed" value u,.._.v.E.~o,.~o~,o~.~ represents a net decrease of $ 165,000.00, or rough y one-t~aif of the originally proposed deficit. The administration is charged with making the necessary adjustments with the following items for consideration: ~~---~No Mill Rate Increase No N. egat~ve Adjustments To L~fe, Health or Safety Issues ' ---~-~l'he Measuroment of Success Will Be How Many Residents /" C~annot See or Feel The Difference. ,' GENERAL FUND (AMENDED) PROJECTED REVENUE PR(~JECTED DEFICIT (AMENDED) PROJECTED LAPSE ((4%)AMENDED)) LAPSE ADJUSTED DEFICIT (AMENDED) '~. $ 8,483,481.00'"") $ 7,980,423.00 mmmem~mm -$ 503,058.00 +$ 325,758.00 m mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmemmmemmmm~mmmmmm~mm -$ 'i77,300.00 CITY OF KENAI "0il Capital of Alaska" 210 FIDALGO AVE., SUITE 200 KENAI, ALASKA 99611-7794 TELEPHONE: 907-283-7535 FAX: 907-283-3014 MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: DATE: SUB J: Linda Snow, City Manager Lawrence A. Semmens, Finance Director2~ May 9, 2002 Depann'tent Report The finance department will be completing the budget document for publication prior to June 15 if all goes as planned. Regular activities such as billing for ambulance, water and sewer, leases and assessments and payment of bills are happening as usual. A RFP for banking services will be out by the end of the month. Mikunda Cottrell auditors will be here at the end of May to begin the year-end audit process. We will have a temporary receptionist from about May 20 to October to fill in for a staff member on family medical leave. CITY OF KENAI "0il Caf~ital of Alaska" 210 FIDALGO AVE., SUITE 200 KENAI, ALASKA 99611-7794 TELEPHONE: 907-283-7535 FAX: 907-283-3014 MEMORANDUM TO' FROM: DATE' Linda Snow, City Manager ~ Lawrence Al Semmens, Finance Director May 9, 2002 Property Tax and State Revenues- 30 Years The attached spreadsheet is the history of our mil rate, assessed value, property tax, revenue sharing & municipal assistance, and a calculation of the property tax in today's dollars. You can see that the tax rate reached its peak in 1976 when it was 16.75 mils. Although the tax rate was already falling by 1980, the maximum tax levy occurred that year at about $1.6 million. The following year, much to the surprise, (and delight I am sure) of everyone, revenue sharing and municipal assistance skyrocketed to over $1.2 million. This state revenue continued pouting in at over $1 million per year until 1989 with the maximum being $1 .'8 million in 1982. During this time the mil rate dropped to a low of 1.9 in 1985 and 86. Clearly, state revenues were the driving force behind falling tax rates. You may notice that the state revenue today is less than it was in 1976 when the mil rate was 16.75! It is also interesting that it took about 10 years for assessed values to recover from the crash following 1988, which was due to the recession of 1986. I used CPI data to convert the tax levy each year to constam 2002 dollars. A dollar in 1973 is worth $3.51 in 2002 dollars. This data is to show that if we look at the tax levy in today's dollars, there were many years when the levy exceeded our current levy. In 1978 the tax levy in 2002 dollars is 2.4 times more than the current levy. If you have questions about this or would like further analysis of historical data, please let me know. City of Kenai - Taxes Year Mil Rate Assessed Value 2002 3.50 $ 357,000,000 2001 3.50 350,584,054 2000 3.50 347,342,306 1999 3.50 341,22.5,614 1998 3.50 326,853,278 1997 3.50 317,636,360 1996 3.50 310,704,620 1995 3.50 308,891,000 1994 3.50 292,927,000 1993 3.50 275,472,000 1992 2.70 255,340,000 1991 2.70 252,936,667 1990 2.70 254,879,000 1989 2.70 270,817,000 1988 2.70 324,763,000 1987 2...70 326,941,000 1986 1 .(:JO 279,237,626 1985 1.90 264,093,858 1984 2.10 184,673,073 1983 2.10 170,122,396 1982 4.21 166,513,658 1981 9.90 136,747,865 1980 12.50 127,849,216 1979 13.40 102,230,143 1978 15.00 84,241,423 1977 16.00 64,148,625 1976 16.75 56,981,731 1975 12.00 47,487,583 1974 10.50 46,774,857 1973 7.00 46,818,714 Property Tax $ 1,330,375 1,319,079 1,288,012 1,232,749 1,185,049 1,162,833 1,275,065 1,235,726 1 ,O45,782 1,006,553 723,126 731,457 718,039 748,874 867,629 911,534 549,992 498,185 374,609 386,554 729,478 1,344,732 1,601,392 1,324,528 1,320,336 1,028,387 991,604 572,872 496,245 327,975 Revenue Sharing Municipal Asst. 303,076 289,349 327,883 500,117 530,680 565,719 623,854 659,511 746,588 817,475 917,299 967,070 988,184 1,029,400 1,033,979 1,247,653 1,600,00O 1,680,000 1,507,951 1,542,568 1,838,597 1,226,215 342,197 317,852 392,055 346,847 319,810 24O,587 181,864 178,698 Inflation Adjusted Tax Levy in 2002 dollars 1,330,375 1,354,683 1,354,888 1,308,223 1,271,442 1,262,366 1,425,879 1,419,538 1,228,479 1,216,284 904.632 947,735 995,681 1 ,O72,767 1,252,083 1,324,016 8O2,608 747,997 572,931 603,024 1,179,260 2,307,791 ' 3,031,762 2,846,093 3,159,086 2,647,333 2,718,633 1,661,116 1,570,268 1,152,345 City Council Report For April 15, 2002 Keith Kornelis, Public Works Manager K.enai Coastal Trail' I talked with the Corps of Engineers about the city's request to continue to use Peratrovich, Nottingham & Drage, PND, as consultants on this project. They said that there is no way that they can go directly to them as the prime contractor. They will talk to Tryck, Nyman, & Hayes about hiring PND as their subcontractor. They are also working on a new scope of work. Pillam LID' ! have completed and submitted the public hearing information, preliminary assessment roil, and cost estimate along with drawings and an owner information sheet. Basin View LID: I have completed the preliminary cost estimate for this project and I am working on the preliminary assessment roll. This is a large expensive project but them are 40 property owners on the assessment roll. New Well House 4: Kraxberger Drilling is presently developing the exploratory well. So far the water looks very good. We seem to have plenty .of water and it is artesian. The water quality is being tested. The city has insufficient project funds but I have applied for additional funds for construction of the new well house and water line to the existing· main. Wastewater Facility Plan (WWFP)' We are about 65% complete on the study. I have the 35% draft copy in my office if anyone wants to look at it. The water and sewer rate study has been started. Brid~e Access Road W & S Feasibility Study: Wince, Cortheil, Bryson has started this project. It is being paid for by grants. Hopefully the new water main from this study will tie into the new well. Gill Street Water Main Crossing Spur: Dept. of Transportation, DOT, has sent us the record drawings. We still need Department of Environmental Conservation, DEC, approval. Di;) Net Fishery: We have started with implementing the plans to charge $5.00 for parking on the south side beach of the Kenai River near the mouth. Wastewater Treatment Plant ,Roof Repaim: This should be ready to bid next week. Boatin~ Facility: R & J Seafoods said they do plan on operating off our city dock again this year. The Harbor Commission is working on different alternatives to operating the dock for next season. Consumer Confidence Report, CCR- I have started to prepare the 2001 CCR. Safety: I am working on the annual city safety audits for all city facilities. We are continuing with the updating of the Site Specific and General Health & Safety Plans. K®nai River Baseline Water Quality Monitoring' The city has helped take water samples. Flatbed Truck: This Flatbed truck has been ordered. Grader: This grader has been ordered. W & S' We are waiting on DEC to close out of exploratory well at Swires & Lawton. I am working on changes to Kenai Municipal Code, KMC - Water & Sewer. We have back washed our wells, repaired some fire hydrants, and worked with the engineer & contractor on Well No. 4, installed a new modem in Well House 2, and installed zeroing logic for the lift stations. S.t. reets' We have been sweeping city streets & sidewalks (plus Spur), removed the snow wings and gates from our graders, worked on many different signs, graded roads and ditches, removed accumulated mud from the ramps and repaired and installed some floats at the city dock, prepared the paved streets for painting, patched pot holes, and received the permit and made arrangements for our dust control program. Sewer Treatment Plant, STP We are working on our grease & basin waste disposal problem with KPB. Lab work confirms the STP is performing well. There are no problems with excessive flow. CITY OF KENAI 210 FIDALGO AVE., SUITE 200 KENAI, ALASKA 99611-7794 TELEPHONE 907-283-7535 FAX 907-283-3014 ~ MEMORANDUM TO: FROM' DATE: SUBJECT: Linda Snow, City Manager Jack La Shot, Public Works Manager q~d~ May 9, 2002 Department report for Council meeting of May 15, 2002 The revised Comprehensive Plan project schedule is attached as it was presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission. A Public Works bid information sheet is also attached. The Building Department started out slow this year with applications for building permits, however, since the last few days in April, we have been receiving one or more applications daily. It is now looking like a fairly strong season for both residential and commercial construction. MEMO: CITY OF KENAI 210 FIDALGO AVE., SUITE 2{)0 KENAI, ALASKA 99611-7794 TELEPHONE 907-283-7535 FAX 907-283-3014 ~ TO: FROM' Planning & Zoning Commission Marilyn Kebschuli, Planning Administration DATE: April 30, 2002 SUBJECT: Comprehensive Plan- Revised Schedule The following is the tentative schedule (revised) to continue with the project. It may be necessary to schedule additional work sessions. Meeting Date May 8, 2002 May 22, 2002 June 12, 2002 June 26, 2002 Agenda Item Old Business Public Presentation- Kevin Waring & Associates Work Session Work Session- If Required Work Session Topic Draft Chapter 1 - Accept Revised Chapter Draft Chapter 3 (Land Use) Draft Chapter 4 (Community Improvements) Draft Chapter 3 (l'and Use) Draft Chapter 4 (Community Improvements) Continuation Chapters 3 & 4 Draft Chapter 5 (Implementation) The consultants plan to provide copies of the draft plans to the Commission as soon as they become available to give you ample opportunity for review. This schedule will be modified as necessary. Z l-- Z LIJ nal Municipal Airport !1 Monthly ReportII Terminal Flooring Project: City Attorney is scheduled to meet with contractor to negotiate a settlemenL New Airline Service: Frontier has started regular service into Homer but has made no commitment to Kenai as of this writing. Airport Marketing- Air Fair: The Airport Manager is continuing to work with members of the Airport Commission, City of Soldotna, FAA Flight Service Station and other interested parties to finalize plans for the Second Annual Central Peninsula Air Fair, Fly-in, Fun Run and barbeque. We are coordinating this year's event with the Kenai River Festival in an effort to draw a large number of people into the City on June 8. Airport Land: The Airport Manager is continuing to work with local FAA personnel to move the Direction Finder (DF) antenna (and subsequently turn the property behind the new Health Center over to the City). The FAA Airports Division has approved use of Airport Funds to provide approximately $12,000 in dirt and pad work to facilitate the move of the DF Antenna. We are currently investigating our ability to tag onto an existing FAA contract to accomplish this work without going out for a separate bid. Once the details are worked out, Council will see an Ordinance requesting appropriation of the money. This will not happen until the FAA has all of the permits and authorizations in place to complete their portion of the move. This is an important airport project because the current location renders the DF unreliable. The acquisition of the property behind the new Health Center is secondary to the safety issue of relocating the DF. More Airport Marketing: A draft of the postcard mailing is included in the information section of this packet. Airport Development: The Airport Manager spent a good deal of time during the last month working with local pilots to research and brainstorm ways to open up lease space for small private hangers near the existing gravel ski strip. This would be an expensive development and it is not yet clear if there are clients willing to build even if the roads and utilities existed. Research will continue. Airport Survey: A draft survey is included in the information section of this packet. Suggestions for additional questions are encouraged. The survey will be finalized prior to the Air Fair so we can use that opportunity to survey local pilots. FAA Airports' FAA Airports Certification Inspector Mack Humphries stopped by on May 9, 2002 for a surprise inspection of the Airport and Fire Station. All was in order. Forestry Service: The Division of Forestry'has requested renewal of their special use permit to operate on the north ramp. The permit is in this packet. Additionally, they were informed that the Airport Manager was not inclined to recommend renewal of the permit allowing their fire retardant storage tanks on the ramp past this summer. They have a lease in place and will be encouraged to develop that property for storage of tanks and retardant, as was the original plan. The Airport Manager will recommend approval of special use permits to continue to allow aircraft operations and parking on the ramp. Airport Information: Included in the information items are repons on DOT enplanements reported for Kenai and a listing of carriers paying landing fees. Airport Fees: Next month Airport Commission will review draft proposals from the Airport Manager for parking fines and off-airport car rental fees. Commission has eXpressed an interest in sending both of these issues to Council for approval. Kenai Police Department Memorandum To: Linda Snow, City Manager Fmrrr~aniel Moms, Chief of Police Date: 5/9/02 Re: Monthly Report Through the end of April calls for service are up slightly over last year. During May officers will be attending the Sexual Assault Response Team (S.A.R.T) training and the Radar Instructors Course. Communications personnel will be attending certification for Emergency Medical Dispatch. On May 17th the Alaska Highway Safety Office will be presenting awards to Officers Miller and Langseth for their outstanding commitment to increase seatbelt use at the Anchorage Millenium Hotel. The local chapter of the Alaska Peace Officers Association will be hosting the annual "Law Enforcement Torch Run" to raise funds for Special Olympics on May 18th at 10'30 a.m. The event is open to runners, walkers, skaters etc. Traffic delays should be expected through the summer on the Spur Hwy due to the Unity Trail construction project. DLM/rr · Page 1 KENAI FIRE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT TO CITY MANAGER For the period of April- May 2002 Assisted out of town instructor with loan of resource books and general knowledge of fire hydrants and water systems in preparation for course at training center. Three personnel attended National Fire Academy course "Training Operations for Small Departments". ~ Conducted Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification training for personnel. Attended budget meetings and drafted fee increase suggestions for City Manager. Provided blood pressure checks for 28 citizens. Completed draft of cooperative agreement with Forestry and forwarded for signatures. Participated in quarterly cooperative training exercise with Central Emergency Services, and annual cooperative training with Forestry. Pre-fire planned gulleys near Municipal Park and continued negotiating with Forestry on assistance in removing dead spruce. (Concerns of disturbing historical, archeological sites and fish habitat). Lt. Governor dropped in to congratulate Iditarod walker and Kenai firefighters for naming mountain. Participated in fire investigation training with ATF, preparing to host State conference for arson investigators next spring. Planning for hosting State firefighters and fire chiefs conference in Fall 2003 began. , Made presentations for Young Arctic Marines on public service careers; welcoming ceremonies at Western Region Conference of American Legion; and conducted station tours for 40 Sears Elementary students and 20 Kenai Middle School students. Distributed Airport Emergency Plans for Airport Manager. Ongoing participation in Police Chief recruitment process. Captain Walt Williamson reached his 25th anniversary with the City on April 29. Proctored one fire extinguisher certification test for businesses, and coordinated proctoring these tests for 60 Unocal employees. (No other proctor on Peninsula, closest site is Anchorage at State Fire Marshal's Office). CITY OF KENAI 210 FIDALGO AVE., SUITE 200 KENAI, ALASKA 99611-7794 TELEPHONE 907-283-7535 FAX 907-283-3014 t~-l.t-~ 1992 MEMORANDUM TO' FROM' Linda Snow, City Manager Robert J. Frates, Parks & Recreation Director DATE' May 9, 2002 REe Monthly Administrative Report A total of 5,430 patrons visited the Recreation Center during April and another 1,201 visited the Teen Center. The combined total of 6,631 users made for a fairly busy April. Our TOT Program will come to a close on May 30th and begin again the first of September. Summer pre-season maintenance activities have been in full swing since late April including, removal of winter decorations, inspection of park property and vandalism control, and turning on water in designated areas. Two major activities have included sweeping and cleaning of lawns and bike paths, hanging banners, and ball field maintenance. Aerating, fertilizing, and setting imgation equipment will follow. Little League has reported an increase of 100 participants over last season and I was told they are now the fifth largest Little League program in the state. Opening Ceremonies begin on Saturday, May 11th with games beginning on Monday, May 13th. Our local Adult Softball League will begin league play June 3rd with a tournament scheduled for May 25th and 26th. Other upcoming activities include~ the volunteer planting on May 25th and the Annual Cemetery Cleanup on May The Parks & Recreation Commission recommended relocating the skateboard park to the Multi- Purpose Facility. After an internal review, it was decided to pursue this suggestion. Most of the units have already been moved with the larger equipment slated to be moved on Friday, May 10th. Linda Snow .... a__., ..... ~ . _ ~ From: Ewa Jankowska Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 10:34 AM To: Linda Snow Cc: Klm Howard Subject: April Report Library, patrons enjoyed several programs organized for them in April. The Writers Group and many other mystery writing aficionados enjoyed an evening with Dana Stabenow. This famous Alaskan author proved to be an excellent and lively speaker. Growing up in Seldovia She spend many hours at a local library and credits its librarian with her later literary success. The younger generation of Kenai literati participated in the Fourth Annual Young Writers' Conference featuring Brett Dillingham, an author and a storyteller from Juneau. The two evenings of"Creating a Family Storytelling Tradition" with Carol Ford and Mike Morgan- culminated that program. On April 22, Corey Hall, our Youth Services librarian, organized the "Turn Off TV. Week Kick-Off". 48 kids and their families enjoyed an evening without TV., a potluck supper and bingo. The Library. staff continues with the monthly film club meetings sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Last month we saw the 1976 Italian movie "Seven Beauties" and in May we will see "Lumiere and company", an interesting cinematographic experiment where several famous film directors produced short oneminute movies with the first practical motion picture camera. On Yhursday April 25, the Library staff showed their appreciation to our volunteers with a tea party. This yearly tradition has always been a pleasure to all. This year each volunteer was given a pot of marigold and lobelias to be enjoyed all summer. The Library circulation increased by 7.1% in April. The Library electronic counter registered 7,824 persons and our circulation system shows 9080 checked out materials. The Library web catalog, accessed by our patrons usually from home, registered 674 connections, which brings it to 2541 connections this year alone. 5/9/2002 Page Iot 2 Linda Snow ..kAl U .. i . .. i From: Rachel Craig Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 1:21 PM To: Linda Snow Subject: marchreport tocouncil To: Linda Snow, City Manager From: Rachael Craig, Senior Center Director Date: April 8, 2002 Subject: Monthly Report to City Council Total number of days open in March were: 21 Total Congregate Meals Served: 1127 Total Home Meals Served: 11155 Total Non-Senior Meals' 61 Total Meals served in March: 2282 Total Number of Seniors who accessed our transportation: Total R/des given: 550 52 There were 739 volunteer hours served this month. We had volunteers working in the kitchen, on the reception desk; line dancers were dancing for groups, and teaching classes, community service workers, and entertainers for congregate lunch. There are 43 seniors on our active Waiting list for senior housing and 114 seniors on our inactive waiting list. Three seniors have moved to the active waiting list. In the wee morning hours on the 17th of April our Senior Volunteers served 150 junior and senior high schoolers for an "after prom" breakfast. All had a great time! Our "Busy Bee Quilting" Club made 45 lap quilts to be distributed to our home delivered meals clients. The Monthly Wellness Center had 17 clients for monthly weight, blood pressure, blood draws, and or foot care. Nine of our staff participated in our yearly CPR and First Aid class. The other two staff will participate in the class given for the seniors. The Center was rented 5 times this month. The Senior Connection and Council on Aging met in March. Our Council on Aging attended a volunteer dinner hosted and served by the Sterling Senior Center's board of directors. All senior centers on the peninsula were represented and each center was given a proclamation of service from the borough mayor. 5/8/2002 Our quarterly peninsula-wide senior center directors' meeting was held on the 24 of April. The United Way grant and Exxon grant is completed. 5/8/2002 CITY OF KEN/ 210 FIDALGO AVE., SUITE 200 KENAI, ALASKA 99611-7794 TELEPHONE 907-283-7535 FAX 907-283-3014 ~ MEMORANDUM TO'_~/ Mayor John Williams and City Council Members FROM: ~'~, Cary R. Graves, City Attorney DATE: May 10, 2002 RE: ' Library Addition / Davis-Bacon Wages Council Member Jackman recently requested I examine whether it was possible to have contractors do volunteer work for an addition to the Kenai Community Library without the requirement that "prevailing wage" be paid to the workers under the Davis-Bacon acts. Both the state and federal governments have Davis-Bacon Acts. The state act (AS 36.05) is referred to as the "Little Davis-Bacon Act," even though it is broader than the federal act. The federal act covers expenditure of federal monies, so in this case the state's "Little Davis-Bacon Act" would govern the addition to the library. My research confirmed my initial feeling that the "prevailing wage" would have to be paid on such projects. However, I requested an opinion from the State Department of Labor to check my interpretation. Attached are copies of my letter and Mr. Carr's reply. As you can see, Mr. Carr's opinion is clearly that a contractor's workers are not allowed to volunteer on public works projects. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding this matter. CRG/sp Enclosure CITY OF KENAI 210 FIDALGO AVE., SUITE 200 KENAI, ALASKA 99611-7794 TELEPHONE 907-283-7535 FAX 907-283-3014 ~ April 25, 2002 J. R. Cart Chief Wage & Hour Administration Alaska Department of Labor Box 107021 Anchorage, AK 99510 RE: Little Davis-Bacon Act Dear Mr. Carr: The City of Kenai-is considering an addition to the Kenai Community Library. We have a question regarding application of the Little Davis-Bacon Act AS 36.05 to that potential addition. As throughout Alaska these days, funding the addition is a problem. It has been suggested that volunteer labor might be used to build part or all of the addition. That idea brought up the questions regarding the Little Davis-Bacon Act. There are two potential scenarios. The first is where a contractor (let's say an electrical contractor) volunteers to have his company provide .electrical work on the project at no cost to the City but pays his workers a wage if the City provides the material. In that scenario, would the electrical contractor have to pay a prevailing wage under AS 36.05? The second scenario is where the contractor and his workers both agree to do volunteer electrical work at no cost to the City if the City provides the materials. In this scenario, the employees of the contractor agree they will not get paid for the work. Is that permissible under the Little Davis-Bacon Act? J. R. Cart April 25, 2OO2 Page 2 of 2 Please feel free to call me at 283-8224 if you have any questions. advance for your assistance in this matter. Thank you in Sincerely, CITY OF KENAI City Attorney CRG/sp / 3301 Eagle Street, Suite 301 P.O. Box 107021 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR / Anchorage, Alaska 99510-7021 Phone: (907! 269-4900 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT " Fax: (907)269-4915 WAGE AND HOUR ADMINISTRATION' LABOR STANDARDS & SAFETY DM$ION April 29, 2002 Cary R. Graves City Attorney 210 Fidalgo Ave., Suite 200 Kenai, AK 99611-7794 Dear Mr. Graves- RE' Little Davis-Bacon Act Thank you for your letter of April 25 regarding the application of the Little Davis-Bacon Act to various scenarios under consideration 'for the Kenai Community Library Addition. If an electrical contractor volunteered to have his company provide electrical work on the project at no cost to the City, that contractor would have to pay his workers the prevailing wage for any work performed on the project. The workers may not volunteer their labor on a public works project. Volunteer labor is not allowed on public projects under either the Little Davis-Bacon Act or the Federal Davis- Bacon Act from which our Act is drawn. To do so would liable the offending contractor to pa.vment of the prevailing wage and potential debarment. The only latitude allowed in this situation is that of force accounting. Should the City of Kenai perform the work with its own employees, either those in its existing workforce or with employees hired specifically for that purpose, those employees Mr. Cary Graves -2- April 29, 2002 may be paid at a rate less than the prevailing minimum rates of pay. I hope this information is helpful. If you have further questions, do not hesitate to contact our office. Si 'nc~~~/ J~_R. (Randy) Carr C~ief L'abor Standards JRC: p lm Chief\2002 apr\Graves INFORMATION ITEMS KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING May 15, 2002 o . o , 4 / 2002 Kenai Library Report. 4 / 2002 Kenai Multipurpose Facility Activity Report. 4/2002 Kenai Municipal Airport Monthly Enplanement Report; Enplanements by Individual Carrier; Landing Fee Reports; and 2001 Transient Aircraft Reports. 5 / 2002 Soldotna Chamber of Commerce, Chamber Connection. CITY OF KENAI LIBRARY REPORT FOR APRIL,2002 CIRCULATION Adult Juvenile Easy Books Fiction 2086 Non-Fiction 1849 Periodicals 47 411 346 1711 387 Cassettes Intemet Access CDs Kits 156 729 100 8 Misc. Puzzles Videos DVD 54 4 1180 12 Total Printed Materials .............6837 Total Circulation ............................ 9080 ADDITIONS Docs Adult Juvemle Easy Books AV Gifts 3 30 1 3 8 Purchases - 28 13 4 5 Total Additions .................................. 95 INTERLIBRARY LOANS Ordered Received Returned Books 28 17 12 INTERLIBRARY LOANS BY OUR LIBRARY ............ 51 INTERNET USE ......... 729 VOLUNTEERS Number .....18 Total Hours ..... 184 INCOME Fines and Rental Books Xerox Lost or Damaged Books $1,349.07 333.50 71.50 Total Income for April, 2002 ............ $1,754.07 Library Cards Issued April,2002 Kenai 49 CooperLanding 1 Kasilof 4 Nikiski 21 Ninilchik 1 Soldotna 20 Sterling 6 Other 7 Total 109 Library Patronage ...... 7,824 Persons Adult Programs ........ 177 Persons Children's Programs... 221 Persons KENAI MULTI-PURPOSE FACILITY ACTIVITY REPORT MONTH: April 2002 ACTIVITY Customer Type: KPHA Hrs. KCHS Hrs. Homer Hrs. North Pen. Rec. Men's Over 3 5 Hrs. Rusty Blades Hrs. Houston High Hrs. Nikiski High Hrs. Shinny Hockey Hrs. Total Hrs: Revenue-. Ice Rental Expenses: Ice Maint. (contract) Electric (Mar 28-Apr28 ) THIS MONTH 14.5 15.5 $1,232.5 $11,703.39 2,847.02 THIS MONTH LAST YEAR $1,346.63 THIS YEAR TO DATE 209.50 72.5 43.5 6 13.5 15.75 9.5 371.25 $30,433.25 $58,516.95 21,901.49 LAST YEAR TO DATE 82 23.5 2.5 4 4 116 $9,424.50 $4,522.90 $7,364.69 Gas 153.63 Water & Sewer 57.75 Phone/Sanitation 146.73 Total Revenue: $1,232.50 Total Expenses: $14,908.52: *Rink closed March 7th in 2001' 47.80 1,525.36 1,814.11 849.85 $30,433.25 $84,607.76 and April 15th in 2002 446.47 $9,319.51 $12,334.06 hal Municipal Airport 2002 Monthly Enplanements Series 1997-2001 Month (1) ERA (2) XXX Total ..5 yr. Average Jan 7,829 0 7,829 8,076 Feb 7,046 0 7,046 7,350 Mar. 7,371 0 7,371 8,247 Apr 6,902 0 6,902 7,148 . May 8,003 Jun 9,582 Jul 12,958 Aug 11,196 Se;) 8,343 Oct 8,356 Nov 8,004 Dec 8,067 Totals 29,148 0 29,148 Monthly enplanements down 156 compared to April 2001. 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City of Kenai Mayor John Williams 210 Fidalgo Ave. Kenai, AK 99611 AS "To provide enhanced success of our membership and serve as a driver in developing 5oldotna's future." The Soldotna Chamber Connection is a monthly publication of the $oldotna Chain- bet of Commerce. This publication is sent to members and associated organizations. Call Us! Mail Us/ Fax Us/ Email Us/ There are many ways to submit story ideas (or stories themselves): 262-9814 44790 Sterling Hwy. Soldotna, AK 99669 262-3566 info~soldotnachamber, com . · 'TheBoard approved supporting' the. Industry AppreeiationDay on. An, gust24, with $500 cash and up to $250 in watermelons, · The. Board approved writing a letter to the State supporting.an expedi'. ent. solution to the highway problem' through CoOper La.nding;'. · FroSt, Chair of the Visitor Center BUilding Committee,. reported ~that there were' primarily two properties that would work fora' new VI.C'''~' location. The committee ~vill further explore both locations and backa recommendation to the Board. . . .. · The Board approved writing a letter to the Kenai Rivet'Professional.. Guides Association in response to their request of the Chamber, · ' Spreading yourself too thin by trying to do too many things at once. Suggestion: You must set priorities for each day and. if necessary, each hour. Get the most important things done first. · ! ..... '~ aj?aid to delegate. Suggestion: Convince Yourself that it's ~cessary to do everything yourself. You can still be certain things are being done the way you want them to be when you delegate. · Not wanting to say "no" to requests. Suggestion: You can't say "yes" to everything without getting in over your head. Decide what you must do, and want to do, and say "no" to all other re- quests. · Being tied to the phone. Suggestion: Have others screen your calls. Use an answering machine when you don't want to be dis- mrbed. Schedule a telephone hour to remm calls. · Procrastinating. Suggestion: Get those unpleasant chores done first-if they're important. Divide large tasks into smaller ones. Re- ward yourself when you accomplish something. Local students honored at Chamber Luncheon The April students of the month were: Soldotna High School's Carly Miller, Skyview High School's Jessica Truesdell and Soldotna Jr. High School's Wyatt Merritt. The Soldotna Cham- ber of Commerce feels these exceptional young people deserve a special recognition. On April 23, 2002 these fine young students presented with a certificate and a lunch. We would like to Bob Sizemore for sponsoring the Soldotna Chamber of Com- merce Student of the Month program. Keep up the good work... you're our future Chamber Members.t Alaska 600 MS Bike Tour Announced Registration is open for the inau~ma~l Alaska 600 MS Bike Tour from Fairbanks to Homer, scheduled for June 22-28. Information about tour, endorsed by the Alaska Division of the National Mul- tiple Sclerosis Society, is available on-line at http:// www.alaska600.org. According to tour organizer Eric Noah Hart, until now, Alaska and Hawaii were the only states without a bike tour designed to raise money for the fight against Multiple Sclerosis (MS,) a devas- tating disease that affects the lives of several hundred thousand people in the U.S. alone. According to the Alaska Division of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, approximately 1,100 Alaskans live with MS, which can cause a host of symptoms including pa- ralysis, blindness, deafness, pain, bladder problems, sexual dysfunc- tion and extreme, unexplained fati~m~e. Hart, a computer network engineer who lives in Kenai, raced and toured on the amateur bike circuit in the New York area as a teenager. He said he wanted to organize a bike tour to raise money for a good cause, and that MS was the natural choice. "It seems we all know someone with MS. I know several. My father, my brother, my girlffien& my ~mrlfriend's sister and my next-door nei~mhbor all have MS and deal with the uncertainty of the disease every, day. "I talked to a few people about the idea, including my fellow Rotarians in Soldotna, and was amazed by the response. People I thought would never take time away ~br their businesses were telling me they wanted to come along." The Alaska 600 MS Bike Tour dwarfs the annual 1 to 2-day bike tours of up to 150 miles scheduled across the country. Cyclists in the Alaska tour will ride 600 miles over 7 days, making camp at night. For more information about the tour, to make a pledge or to sponsor the event, contact Eric Hart at eric.hart~alaska600.org or call 907-776-6834 Erica Williamson, our esteamed Membership Services Manager, has returned from her trip to the Fairbanks Outdoor ShoTM. She repons a great showing, we gave out over 1,000 Soldotna recreation guides and over 50 members rack cards! She would like to bring special attention to R.W. & Sally, from RW's Fishing, and Tim Cashman, fi'om Alaska Coastal Marine, who were im- mensely helpful to her with our booth and transportation. I, ge really appreciate our wonderfid members! Sp. r,t of Alaska: Don't miss the Grand Opening reception for Kenai Visitors & Cultural Centers an exhibition, "Spirit of Alaska: The Inner LandsCape.'' The show opens Saturday, May 4 from 5-9 p.m. This major art exhibition explores the Alaskan sense of place, and includes all original art by 90 of the top contemporary artists inAlaska. ~'you miss the grand opening, the am~ork will stay on dis- pt,.., through September 8, 2002 in the center's gallery, located at 11471 Kenai Spur Hwy., Kenai. For more information call (907) 283-1991 or visit their site at www.visitkenai.com. Special Thanks to Lynden Transportation for shipping our stuff to the Fairbanks Show! POSITION .OPENING Visitor Information Assistant. This is a part time position to begin in May and run through September for the Soldotna Visitor Cen- ter. Requires a mature attitude, customer service experience and knowledge of Soldotna and the surrounding area. Requires weekend work and some lifting; up to 40 lbs. Pay will start out at $7.00 per hour and be 20-35 hours weekly. Please send a re- sume to the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce at 44970 Sterling Hwy., Soldotna, AK 99669. Closes May 8, 2002. · 3 · Board of Directors i President Lisa Wimmer 'Netls Farao 262-4435 Past President Mike Frost I st National Bank Alaska 260~6023 " President Elect Bar0ara Elson Wells Fargo 283-3403 Vice President Dena Cunningham McDonalds 262-2221 SecretarytTreasurer Robyn Sullens Great Bear Ford 262-5497 Dan Mortenson Four D Carpet One 262-9181 Paul Gray Exl~loring Alaska w/Paul Gray 262-9008 Betty Obendorf Individual 262-9890 Tim Pope Natron Air 262-8440 Mike Sweeney Sweeney's Clothing 262-5916 Jim Stogsdill City Council Seat 262-5622 Tom Janz Peninsula Clarion 283-7551 Terry Covai K-WAVE/KPEN-K-BAY/KGTL Radio 283-7423 Staff Executive Director Justine Polzin Visitor Center Coordinator Shanon Hamrick Member Service Manager Erica Williamson Bookkeeper Nita Fena Soldotna Chamber of Commerce Phone 262.9814 Fax 262-3566 River City Pull Tabs 260-6100 ~Ataskas.,~ Z ~'~"''?. SOLPOTNA a riv~ cit'y. Bre0 Ou 5 Help the Kaladi team in supporting Relay fbr life. buy a ceiling tile fbr $25 per tile. T~e it home ~d d~i~ it youmelf. B~g it back ~d be a pan of the Kaladi ~adi- tion~ See employees fbr de- tails, all proceeds go to the Relay fbr Life ~~c~ C~- cer Socie~. A special th~ you to SBS fbr dona~g ma- te~als. Don't feel creative? You c~ aiso leave a ,)~ cash donation. , Call 262-5980 . c,'/~.~.,~'~, tbr more ¥~" '.. ~¢.~:-~ :. ,i~ 10 n .:~~.~:~~ntbmat' . ALASKA HOST. TRAINING PROGRAM The Renal Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council will be offer- lng the Alaska Host Customer service training tbr employee~- ,f businesses and organizations revolved in service industries. completion of this one-day seminar, participants will]earn to' · Demonstrate good customer service skills * Communicate more effectively .. ° Handle customer, concerns sensibly · ' Identify services, in~brmation sources, places and events in their community. · Recognize the importance of the visitor industry to the economy of their community, and state. There is a $15 fee per person for course materials, and seminars will be offered toward the end of May (dates TBA) at various locations throughout the Kenai Peninsula. For more reformation, call 283-3850. The center tbr Mediation and Community, Dialogue is sponsor- ing a fi-ce seminar at 5:30 p.m.. Tuesday, May 7, at the Kenai River Center l across fi.om the Soldotna Airport.) ChiefofPolice, Shirley Gifford. will address professionalism m the workplace, communi- cations and leadership. She has spoken on the subject to several groups within the City of Soldotna and for the Department of Public Safety. Come and join others for refi'eshments, dialogue and a presen- tation designed to enhance professionalism and leadership sk" Calling All Veterans For the third year in a row, Mr. Carey's and Mrs. Raemaeker's U.S. History classes are pleased to end the school year with a project to honor the service and dedication of American Veterans by hosting an Apprecia- tion Spaghetti Dinner Thursday, May 16 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. This dinner is open to the entire family and is free. As a result of a Mini-Grant by the City, of Soldotna, they were able to rent the Soldotna Sport Center Conference Rooms. Their dinner will be one of the first events after the renovations. In addition to the support ti'om the City of Soldotna, our local Young Marines have volunteered to participate in this event by their strong support. Student projects on patriotism will be displayed along with a brief pro,am at 5:45 and 7:45. After the events of September 11, it is espe- cially appropriate that this three-year old tradition be honored during the year in which we remember the 50th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. We hope that all American Veterans and their fmnilies accept our humble invitation and honor us as we show our appreciation tbr them. Mark White, Donna Miller, Margaret White & Brenda Oelrich have once again volunteered their gardening talents to the Soldotna Visitors Center for the summer. Even if you don't have company coming this year, come on over and enjoy the view, you won't be disappointed! On behalf of the Chamber Staff and Board, we Would like to tell them HERE ARE OUR NEW MEMB~ FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL s /Jom fo our mar r.r! Senate Election 2003 Erin Lawton-PA-C Phillips's Cruises & Tours Raymond P. VinZant. Sr. 39135 AlmaAve. P.O. Box 100034 PO Box 4523. Soldotna P.O. Box 4216. Soldotna Anchorage, AK 99510-00034 (907) 262-3736 (907) 262-1548 {907) 274-2723 Non-Profit Organizations Physicians Sightseeing/Tours '2" Volume 15 ......... ~; Visit us ~t: www. SoidotneChambcr.com Em~il us ~t: info~$oldotnaChamber.com heck out the following flyer~ il . btserts in this newsletter! i I · _~w ~ro~"~r Vo-~h II ® Raymond P. VinZant Sr., I[ Republican for State Senate [[ _District Q ~Spring Clean-Up Registrati.~ IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN.* Bags are now available at both Kenai and Soldotna Chamber offices. Bogs will be picked up by Peninsula 5onitotion l / l / / ~B/'~~ alono main roadways from ~oy 13th- 18th.. "'~ PICK UP SCHEDULE. COMMUNITY CLMN-UP DAY K-B~ch Road & Kasflof ,,,s,,,: MIl 18, 2002 Greater S oldoma Area I Kenai Spur to Strawbeny Road'} WEDNESDAY: North Road toNeighbors Drive & Beaver Loop to Strawberry Road & K-Beach, Cannery Road to Gaswell & Bridge Access TBgRSDAY: Greater K enaiArea (Swires Road to LilacDfive) SATURDAY: Sterling Hwy. (Sterling to Kasilof) Keual Peninsula Borough HAZARDOUSWA~DISPOffi Central Peninsula Bailing Facility Mile 98.5 Sterling Highway MAY 18, 2002 JINE 1,5, 2002 JILY 20, 2002 Businesses must pre-register by calling Burlington Environmenal at 1-111-411-0668 UNOCAL ALASKA IS THE PROUD SPONSOR OF THE COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP FOR THE SOLDOTNA & KENAI AREAS WIN UP TO $300111 Businesses & organizations will be assigned a ZONE within their City Limit. Garbage Bags, T-Shirt, BBQ Meal Ticket and Zone will be provid.ed for your group upon check in. For Complete details... SEE REGISTRATION FORM INSIDE THIS NEWSLETi'EB... ¥isi&r Cen&r ~[~~~..' Thevisitorcenterisgearedupand ready tbr another fantastic season. We will be open seven days a week starting May 4. Come by and say hello, we'd love to talk to you! Some of our bins for rock cards are getting low. To fully take advan- tage of your member benefits, please call and see if you need to replen- ish your supply. Nichole is busy working on our accommodations manual. If you tamed in an amenities tbrm with no pictures, please get those to her as soon as possible. ~a, ~ o'~ u,~ ~o~e rfo see ffou $oorff AGENDA KENAI CITY COUNCIL- REGULAR MEETING MAY 15, 2002 7:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS __ http://www, ci. ken ai. ak. us -'~ ITEM B: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (10 minutes) 1. Mike Siegfreid -- Central Peninsula General Hospital/Survey Update ITEM C: PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Ordinance No. 1954-2002 -- Amending the Employee Classification List at KMC 23.50.010(c) to Include Chief Animal Control Officer and Assistant Animal Control Officer and KMC 25.50.010(d) to Include a Buildings Maintenance Lead Technician, a Water and Sewer Lead Operator, and to Change the Class Titles of Water and Sewer and Sewer Treatment Classifications. 2. Ordinance No. 1955-2002--Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $16,000 in the General Fund to implement a Plan to Better Control the Personal Use Fishery Impacts on the South Side of the Kenai River. ITEM G: OLD BUSINESS ITEM H: NEW BUSINESS 1. Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified 2. Purchase Orders Exceeding $2,500 3. *Ordinance No. 1956-2002 -- Amending Title 14 to Establish an Education Zone and Change Several Sections of the Kenai Municipal Code to Include the New Education Zone as Noted on Attachment A. Code Sections Affected are: 14.20.030(a); 14.20.075(b); 14.20.220(c); 14.22.010 (Land Use Table); 14.24.010; and 14.25.020. 4. *Ordinance No. 1957-2002 -- Amending KMC 14.20.154(a)(2) to Eliminate the 150 Feet Buffer Between the Surface Extraction of Natural Resources and the Adjoining Property if the Adjoining Property is Also a Permitted Site for the Surface Extraction of Natural Resources. 5. Ordinance No. 1958-2002 -- Adopting the Annual Budget for the Fiscal Year Commencing July 1, 2002 and Ending June 30, 2003. EXECUTIVE SESSION -- None Scheduled. ITEM K: ADJOURNMENT The public is invited to attend and participate. Additional information is available through the City Clerk's office' at 210 Fidalgo Avenue, Suite 200 or visit our website at http://www, ci.kenai.ak.us Carol L. Freas, City Clerk D431/211 MAKE PACKETS COUNCI'L PACKET DISTRIBUTION COUN¢]~L ~EET"J~N6 DATE: ~a¥or/¢ouncil Attorney ~"Ta¥1or/$prin~¢r/Kebschull Clerk /' City Manager ~'Public Works Police Deportment /'Finance ~ Engineer Library ~ Parks & Recreation ~ Clarion Fire bep~rtment ~ KVCB A6ENDA D'rSTR]:BUT'J:ON ~!: ..... Sewer Treatment Plant Streets Shop Dock Building/Maintenance Animal Control Water/,Sewer Counter Fax by computer to Contacts; A~enda List' Microsoft Fax from printer list; Address Book; Assembly Members KSRM HEA Kenai Chamber of Commerce ,Ton Little (Daily News/5oldotna) KVCC KDLL Ebb DELIVER Council Packets to Police Deportment Dispatch desk. The Clarion will pick their packet up at City Hall. The portion of the agenda published by the Clarion should be foxed os soon os possible after Noon on pocket day. The camera-ready agenda (c:/myfiles/documents/minutes/ogendo form for paper)is emailed to the Peninsula ¢larion (at email Contacts) and a copy is foxed to Denise at the ~/ario~ elsa. Home Page documents (agenda, resolutions and ordinances for public hearing) are placed in the Clerk's H'I'ML file. Place them onto the city's web$ite with Front Page from there os soon os possible.