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Home My WebLink About2018-06-07 Parks & Recreation PacketKENAI PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING JUNE 7, 2018 – 7:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 210 FIDALGO AVE., KENAI, AK 99611 http://www.kenai.city 1. CALL TO ORDER a. Pledge of Allegiance b. Roll Call c. Agenda Approval 2. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to ten (10) minutes per speaker) 3. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT (Limited to three (3) minutes per speaker; thirty (30) minutes aggregated) 4. APPROVAL OF MEETING SUMMARY a. May 3, 2018 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Municipal Park Trails 7. REPORTS a. Parks & Recreation Director b. Commission Chair c. City Council Liaison 8. NEXT MEETING ATTENDANCE NOTIFICATION – August 2, 2018 9. COMMISSION QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS 10. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT 11. INFORMATION ITEMS – None. 12. ADJOURNMENT PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING: JACQUELYN -- 283-8231 OR, BOB -- 283-8261 WORK SESSION AFTER COMMISSION MEETING Immediately after adjournment of this meeting there will be a work session to tour the Tsalteshi Trail System (This page was intentionally left blank) KENAI PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION MAY 3, 2018 – 7:00 PM KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CHAIR CHARLIE STEPHENS, PRESIDING MEETING SUMMARY 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Stephens called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. a. Pledge of Allegiance Chair Stephens led those assembled in the Pledge of Allegiance. b. Roll was confirmed as follows: Commissioners present: C. Stephens, T. Wisniewski, J. Joanis, S. Kisena, F. Perez Commissioners absent: J. Halstead, N. Widmayer Staff/Council Liaison present: Parks & Rec Director B. Frates, City Clerk J. Heinz A quorum was present. c. Agenda Approval MOTION: Commissioner Kisena MOVED to approve the agenda as presented; Commissioner Wisniewski SECONDED the motion. There were no objections; SO ORDERED. 2. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS a. Bike Friendly Community Representative Matt Pyhala introduced himself as being part of a local bike group working towards promoting biking in Kenai and Soldotna. Mr. Pyhala explained that the group consisted of approximately ten members and their goal was to get both communities designated as bike friendly communities through the League of American cyclists. He added that getting this designation would help the marketing and tourism industry, and provide great opportunities. Mr. Pyhala noted that the group was currently coordinating with both Kenai and Soldotna Parks and Recreation Departments on getting a couple bike repair stations built and assisting with a bike safety event in collaboration with Wal-Mart. He clarified that both would be small actionable steps to promote biking and safety in the communities. Mr. Pyhala reported that the next group meeting would be on May 21 at Kenai River Brewing and welcomed additional attendance. 3. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT – None. Page 3 of 16 4. APPROVAL OF MEETING SUMMARY a. February 1, 2018 MOTION: Commissioner Kisena MOVED to approve the meeting summary of February 1, 2018 and Commissioner Perez SECONDED the motion. There were no objections; SO ORDERED. b. March 1, 2018 MOTION: Commissioner Kisena MOVED to approve the meeting summary of March 1, 2018 and Commissioner Wisniewski SECONDED the motion. There were no objections; SO ORDERED. 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – None. 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion – 2018 Dip Net Vendor Operation City Clerk Heinz informed the Commission that during the personal use fishery, vendors had always been allowed, but the City of Kenai was interested in providing more consistency and better opportunities. Heinz presented an outline used for gathering vendor information, which led to the development of a more streamlined approach including location, size of space, and exclusivity for certain items. Several questions concerning size, costs, and possibility for local preference were addressed by Heinz. 7. REPORTS a. Parks and Recreation Director – Frates reported on the following: • Temporary Hire interviews were complete and the Department was looking forward to a busy summer season; and • The Department would be working with the bike group on the May 12 Bike Safety Day and anticipated a bike repair station would be complete and used for a static display. b. Commission Chair – Stephens thanked everyone for their hard work, including members of the bike group for promoting biking. c. City Council Liaison – None. 8. NEXT MEETING ATTENDANCE NOTIFICATION – June 7, 2018 9. COMMISSION QUESTIONS & COMMENTS Commissioner Perez inquired if the playground equipment at 4th Avenue Park would be replaced this summer. Director Frates clarified that funds were not allocated for replacement of playground Page 4 of 16 equipment for FY2019. 10. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT – None. 11. INFORMATION a. 2018 Flower List 12. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m. Meeting summary prepared and submitted by: _____________________________________ Jacquelyn Kennedy Deputy City Clerk Page 5 of 16 (This page was intentionally left blank) Page 6 of 16 MEMO: TO: All Parks & Recreation Commission Members FROM: Robert J. Frates, Parks & Recreation Director DATE: May 31, 2018 RE: Municipal Park Trails Purpose of this correspondence is to review the layout, prioritization and proposed construction methodology of the trails at Municipal Park. Attached are some trail maps for Municipal Park along with information on trail design criteria. In an effort to minimize costs, I am recommending we install Level 2 – Recreation Corridor type trails. I would like for us to visit the Tselteshi Trail system immediately following our regular meeting in order to get a better idea of this type trail. We can utilize the City van for this purpose. Please let me know if you have any questions. Attachments 210 Fidalgo Avenue, Kenai, Alaska 99611-7794 Telephone: 907-283-7535 / FAX: 907-283-3014 Page 7 of 16 (This page was intentionally left blank) Page 8 of 16 MUNICIPAL PARK LOOP CORRIDOR Segment 3 -Picnic and Playground Lawn Perimeter Trail Type Rank Medium Level 4: Fully Improved Trail Recommended Trail Location & Description: Develop a Level 4 trail along the forest edge of Municipal Park playground lawn, connecting the existing park trail to South Forest Drive. Provide stubs to playground and new parking lot. Amenities: Benches and directional signage. Existing Conditions: Flat open lawn area in a high use portion of Municipal Park. Adjacent mature forest to the east. Map Key • • • • • • • • • Medium Priority Trail Boardwalk Q Trail Amenity Lennh 800 l.f. Cost Estimate Trail follows the outer edge of the lawn. City of Kenai Master Trails Plan: Trail Corridors 22 Page 9 of 16 MUNICIPAL PARK LOOP CORRIDOR Segment 4 -South Forest to Ball Fields: North Loop Rank Low Trail Type Level 3: Semi Improved Trail Boardwalk Recommended Trail Location & Description: Construct trail to connect east and west sides of Municipal Park on the north end of the ravine. Starting at South Forest Drive, trail crosses the small drainage and runs east and then north, meandering and gradually traversing the slope to the creek level near Kenai Spur Highway. Trail crosses the creek as a boardwalk and meanders back up the east side of the ravine to connect with the trail at the NW corner of the ball fields. Spur option: Trail spur to the pedestrian walkway along South Forest Street. Issues: Long term goal -Construct a tunnel under Kenai Spur Highway to provide an uninterrupted pedestrian connection between Municipal Park and the communities on the north side of the highway. Len 2th 2,000 l.f. 75 l.f. Amenities: Directional signage at trail intersections and ends. Existing Conditions: Wooded and sloped terrain with a variable width creek bed. City of Kenai Existing creek culvert on south side of the Kenai Spur Highway Master Trails Plan: Trail Corridors 23 Cost Estimate Informal footpaths in wooded area near South Forest Drive Page 10 of 16 MUNICIPAL PARK TRAILS Segment 1 -Ball Fields to West Side Trail Rank Medium Medium Medium Trail Type Level 3: Semi Improved Trail Level 4: Fully Improved Trail Boardwalk Location & Description: Construct Type 4 trail from the parking lot on the north side of the existing ball fields, following the western edge of the ball fields and meandering within the wooded area at the top of the ravine to the fenced corridor between the southernmost ball fields and back into the parking lot. Construct a Level 3 trail from the SW corner of the trail southward through the wooded area along the top of the ravine and gradually descend to the creek drainage area. Construct boardwalk to cross the drainage. Follow the western edge of the drainage with a Level 4 trail to the existing trail. Amenities: Benches and directional signage at trail intersection. Provide a widened overlook space along the boardwalk with educational and interpretive information. Issues: Wetlands areas may require boardwalk construction. Public access through private property is necessary prior to planning and construction of this trail segment. City of Kenai Master Trails Plan: Trail Corridors 20 Len 2th 1,300 ft. 1,300 l.f. 140 l.f. Cost Estimate Page 11 of 16 TRAIL IMPLEMENTATION Level I -BackcountryTrail TRAIL DESIGN CRITERIA Trail Width & Shoulders. 6 • 24 inch wide tread on native soil, or boardwalk. No shoulder necessary. Surface. Native, with limited grading. Rock. soil, or wood where needed to cross wet areas. Roots, rocks and log protrusions to 6 inch, steps to 14 inches. Clearance. -Vertical clearance -6 feet for hiking, 8 feet for bicycle, I 0 feet for equestrian and snowshoeing. -Horizontal clearance -Minimum 36 in. width. Grade Target grade < 12%, with grade reversals every 20-50 feet. -Maximum 20% for trails where underlying soils are sand, silt, or clay. 20%-30% for gravel or rock base. -For grades over 30%, natural trail base and surface should be composed of angular rock, large rock or solid rock. Use steps to minimize erosion and steep grades. Cross Slope of Trail -Target cross slope -3-10%. Flowing toward the down hill side of the tread. Maximum • up to natural side slope, I 0% for bicycles. Signage -Trail markers, as needed, to navigate trail year round. -Resource protection information and trail identification signs including trail name, length, and any use restrictions or accessibility warnings posted at each end of the trail. -Directional signage with trail name and length, at all trail intersections. City of Kenai Master Trails Plan: Trail Implementation 29 '· ;;-"" P ,'"'.// ' -../, .::=- . IY2 :I Max . Cut Slope / t N.~ 6-10 foot t·' if Vertical ~ · ,· c1earance ·~ :r ~· ':-1 . I 8 Feet Min. Easement ____ ._..,! TYPICAL CROSS SECTION -LEVEL I TRAIL NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION Page 12 of 16 TRAIL IMPLEMENTATION Level 2 -Recreation Corridor TRAIL DESIGN CRITERIA Trail Width & Shoulders 6 -16 foot wide grass corridor for a variety of low volume year-round recreational use. A worn central tread area may occur naturally over time. 6 foot wide trail in areas with challenging terrain, more cross-slope, wet soils, or other restrictions. 8-12 foot wide corridors are the standard -a mix of hiking, snowshoeing, biking, informal skiing, low volume equestrian. 16 foot wide corridor for ski routes that are groomed for both classic and skate ski. Surface Native earth or ground cover with limited grading, imported material and/or seeding. Porous pavement panels or turf reinforcement materials may be used in wet areas. Generally clear, with protrusions <6 inches. No steps or retaining structures. Clearance Vertical clearance -12 feet minimum above both trail and shoulders. -Horizontal clearance -Vegetation clear zone 8-20 feet, depending on use. 2 feet beyond each side of trail. Grade -Target grade: <I 0%. Maximum: 15% for distances up to 50 feet. Cross Slope of Trail -Target cross slope -5% Maximum, where natural cross slope warrants: 10% Signage & Amenities Trail markers as needed to navigate trails year-round . Trail information signage posted at each end of the trail: Trail system map (if appropriate), trail name, length, use restrictions or accessibility warnings, and resource protection information. Directional signage with trail name and length, at all trail intersections. City of Kenai -l ?-:YJ!d ~ .. .r :--:r~: foot Vertical Clearance I /If ' ,. /I / I I/,. 20 Foot Min. Easement ----------1~ TYPICAL CROSS SECTION -LEVEL 2 TRAIL NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION Master Trails Plan: Trail Implementation 30 Page 13 of 16 ACTION AGENDA KENAI CITY COUNCIL – REGULAR MEETING MAY 16, 2018 – 6:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 210 FIDALGO AVE., KENAI, AK 99611 http://www.kenai.city A. CALL TO ORDER 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll Call 3. Agenda Approval 4. Consent Agenda (Public comment limited to three (3) minutes per speaker; thirty (30) minutes aggregated) *All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the council and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a council member so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda as part of the General Orders. B. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (Public comment limited to ten (10) minutes per speaker) 1. Frank Richards, Alaska Gasline Development Corporation – LNG Project Presentation. 2. Riley Graves, Caring for the Kenai Contestant – Magnetic Beach Sweeper Concept Overview. C. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (Public comment limited to three (3) minutes per speaker; thirty (30) minutes aggregated) D. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY. Ordinance No. 3021-2018 – Determining that Tract C Dragseth Subdivision – 2017 Addition, Located within the East ½ Section 7, Township 5 North, Range 11 West, Seward Meridian, City of Kenai, Kenai Recording District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska is Not Needed for a Public Purpose and Approving a Sale of the Property for its Appraised Value to Ron Hyde. (Administration) 2. ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY AS AMENDED. Resolution No. 2018-21 - Amending Policy 2016-01, Procedures for Commissions, Committees and Council on Aging –to Clarify the Policy on Council’s Referral of Items for the Agendas of the City’s Commissions, Committees and the Council on Aging Prior to any Final Council Action. (Council Member Molloy) E. MINUTES Page 14 of 16 1. APPROVED BY THE CONSENT AGENDA. *Regular Meeting of May 2, 2018 F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. ENACTED AS AMENDED. Ordinance No. 3018-2018 – Amending Kenai Municipal Code Title 23-Personnel Regulations, to Create a New Class of Employees Defined as “Department Head Service” that Includes Employees who Work at Will and are Compensated within A Salary Range Approved by the Council, and Making other Housekeeping Changes. (Council Members Navarre & Glendening) [Clerk’s Note: This Item was Postponed to this Meeting from the May 2, 2018 Meeting; A Motion to Enact is On the Floor.] G. NEW BUSINESS 1. APPROVED BY THE CONSENT AGENDA. *Action/Approval – Bills to be Ratified. 2. APPROVED BY THE CONSENT AGENDA. *Action/Approval – Non-Objection to New Marijuana Product Manufacturing Facility License for Herban Extracts, LLC – License No. 14432. 3. INTRODUCED BY CONSENT AGENDA/PUBLIC HEARING 06/06/2018. *Ordinance No. 3022-2018 – Adopting the Annual Budget for the Fiscal Year Commencing July 1, 2018 and Ending June 30, 2019 And Committing $750,000 of General Fund, Fund Balance For Capital Improvements, Amending The Salary Schedule In Kenai Municipal Code Chapter 23.55 - Pay Plan, Amending Employee Classifications In Kenai Municipal Code Chapter 23.50, And Amending Police Department Qualification Pay In Kenai Municipal Code Chapter 23.55. (Administration) 4. INTRODUCED BY CONSENT AGENDA/PUBLIC HEARING 06/06/2018. *Ordinance No. 3023-2018 – Increasing FY2018 General Fund Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $13,747 and FY2019 General Fund Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $35,996 in the General Fund Parks, Recreation and Beautification Department for the Receipt of a Grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency Passed through the State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation for Bacteria Level Monitoring on the City’s Beaches During the 2018 - 2019 Personal Use Fishery. (Administration) 5. SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPROVED. Action/Approval – Approve a Special Use Permit to HDL Engineering Consultants, LLC, for Storage Space at Tract A, FBO Subdivision. (Administration) 6. SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPROVED. Action/Approval – Special Use Permit to Reddi Towing & Salvage, LLC, for Impound Lot Space at Lot 4, Block 5, Cook Inlet Industrial Park. (Administration) 7. Discussion – Dipnet Vendor Operations (City Clerk) H. COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REPORTS Page 15 of 16 1. Council on Aging 2. Airport Commission 3. Harbor Commission 4. Parks and Recreation Commission 5. Planning and Zoning Commission 6. Beautification Committee 7. Mini-Grant Steering Committee I. REPORT OF THE MAYOR J. ADMINISTRATION REPORTS 1. City Manager 2. City Attorney 3. City Clerk K. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT 1. Citizens Comments (Public comment limited to five (5) minutes per speaker) 2. Council Comments L. EXECUTIVE SESSION 1. Review and Discussion of the City Attorney’s Evaluation which may be a Subject that Tends to Prejudice the Reputation and Character of the City Attorney [AS 44.62.310(C)(2)]. M. PENDING ITEMS – None. N. ADJOURNMENT **************************************************************************************************** INFORMATION ITEMS 1. Purchase Orders between $2,500 and $15,000 for Council Review 2. Kenai Historical Society Newsletter – April 2018 The agenda and supporting documents are posted on the City’s website at www.kenai.city. Copies of resolutions and ordinances are available at the City Clerk’s Office or outside the Council Chamber prior to the meeting. For additional information, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 907-283-8231. Page 16 of 16