HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-11-25 Harbor Commission Summary - Joint Special MeetingJOINT KENAI HARBOR COM MISSIO N AND
KENAI PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
NOVEMBER 25, 2019 -6:00 P .M.
K ENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
HARBOR COMMISSION CHAI R M IKE D U NN, PRESIDI NG
M EE TING SUMMARY
1. CAL L TO ORDER
Chair Dunn called the meeting to order at approximately 6:00 p .m.
a . Pledge of Allegiance
Cha ir Dunn led those assembled in the Pledge of Allegiance.
b . Roll Call
Roll was confirmed as follows:
Comm issioners present:
Commissioners absent:
Staff/Council Liaison present:
A quorum was present.
c. Agenda Approval
MOTION:
M. Dunn, C. Crandall, B. Peters, G. Greenberg, C.
Hutchison, N. Berga, J. Desimone, G. Wisniewski, J. Joanis,
C. Stephens , J . Dennis , T. Winger
S. Kisena
Parks and Recreation Director B. Frates, Public Works
Director S. Curtin , City Manager P. Ostrander, Public Works
Assistant K. Feltman, IT Manager D. Castimore, Council
Members B. Molloy and R. Peterkin
Commissioner Stephens MOVED to approve the agenda and Commissioner Crandall
SECONDED the motion. There were no objections; SO ORDERED.
2. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMEN T
Council Member Jim Glendening reported on the Alaska Municipal League meeting and the need
of repair and maintenance of harbors throughout the state . He reminded folks that the City of
Kenai always needed commissioners to fill spots on various Committees and Commissions.
3. UNFINISHED BUSINESS -None.
4. NEW BUSINESS
a . Discussion/Recommendation -Personal Use Fishery Capital Projects
The City Manager stated he intended to forward a recommendation to Kenai City Council on
December 4 with respect to Personal Use Fishery Capital Projects . He provided a history of the
grant from the State of Alaska and an explanation of how the money was to be used for
improvements on the north and south beaches. The City Manager also reviewed the top four
projects along with the scoring criteria, such as, quality of life, safety, timelines, operating expenses
and potential revenue . The projects suggested include: 1) Vault Restrooms (north and south
beach); 2) Spruce Campground; 3) Little League Permanent Restrooms, and 4): South Beach
Shack Replacement.
It was also reported that the grant may be extended per a recent notification from the State of
Alaska .
Clarification was provided that the top three priorities for the City of Kenai were Bluff, Waste Water
Upgrades and Streets. Clarification was also provided that a campground is compatible with the
Municipal Lands Plan although a location was not specified;
Considering other projects instead of the South Beach Shack project, the expense of portable
restroom rentals, applying leftover funds to other projects, fencing on South Beach being important
to prevent ATV use , and a private property owner installing a bridge to protect certain areas were
topics discussed.
MOTION:
Commissioner Hutchison MOVED that all four (4) projects listed on page 7 of the Personal Use
Fishery Capital Project list be forwarded to Council; Commissioner Berga SECONDED the motion .
There was discussion regarding the campground and it being available for RV and tent camping,
purchasing the lot adjacent to the proposed campground being included in the development
costs, the campground paying for itself, support for the vault restroom project were topics
discussed .
Clarification was provided on the breakdown of the costs for the fee shack project.
It was suggested that someone could divide the question and separate out the projects individually.
Commissioner Hutchison required the division of the question to each individual project.
1. Restrooms
VOTE:
YEA: Wisniewski, Hutchison, Stephens, Desimone, Dennis, Dunn , Joanis, Greenberg,
Winger, Peters, Berga, Crandall
NAY:
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
2. Spruce Campground
VOTE:
YEA: Stephens , Wisniewski, Desimone, Dennis, Hutchison, Joanis, Dunn, Greenberg,
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Crandall, Peters, Berga
NAY: Winger
MOTION PASSED.
3. Little League Permanent Restrooms
VOTE:
YEA: Wisniewski , Hutchison, Stephens, Desimone, Dennis , Dunn, Joanis, Greenberg,
Winger, Peters, Berga, Crandall
NAY:
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
4 . South Beach Shack Replacement
VOTE:
YEA: Wisniewski, Hutchison, Stephens , Desimone, Dennis , Dunn, Joanis, Greenberg,
Winger, Crandall, Peters, Berga
NAY:
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
The Public Works Director stated that it would be beneficial if another project could be identified in
the event one of the top four (4) projects was dismissed for some reason.
MOTION:
Commissioner Hutchison MOVED that the South Beach Fence Completion project be identified as
an alternative; Commissioner Peters SECONDED the motion.
VOTE:
YEA: Wisniewski , Hutchison, Stephens, Desimone, Dennis, Dunn, Joanis , Greenberg,
Peters, Berga, Crandall
NAY: Winger
MOTION PASSED.
5. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
Parks & Recreation Commissioner Joanis thanked administration for all the work put into bringing
this forward .
Harbor Chair Dunn thanked administration for the clarification on the cost of the gates for the south
beach shacks.
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6. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT
Council Member Glendening thanked everyone fo r their time and coming out tonight for this
important discussion.
7. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Commissions , the meeting was adjourned at 6 :59 p.m.
Meeting summary prepared and submitted by:
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