HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-04-16 Council Minutes - Special MeetingKENAI CITY COUNCIL -SPECIAL MEETING
APRIL 16, 2020 -5:00 P.M.
A. CALL TO ORDER
KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
210 FIDALGO AVE., KENAI, AK 99611
MINUTES
A Special Meeting of the Kenai City Council was held on April 16, 2020, in City Hall Council
Chambers, Kenai, AK. Mayor Gabriel called the meeting to order at 5:00 p .m.
1. Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Gabriel led those assembled in the Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Roll Call
There were present:
B rian Gabriel, Mayor
Henry Knackstedt
Jim Glendening
Robert Peterkin
A quorum was present.
Also in attendance were:
Scott Bloom, City Attorney
Jamie Heinz, City Clerk
3. Agenda Approval
MOTION:
Robert Molloy
Tim Navarre
Glenese Pettey
Vice Mayor Molloy MOVED to approve the agenda and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
Council Member Knackstedt SECONDED the motion.
VOTE: The re being no objections, SO ORDERED .
B. PUBLIC COMMENT (Public comment limited to three (3) minutes per speaker; thirty (30)
minutes aggregated)
There was no one in attendance to provide public testimony.
C. 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
44.62.31 O(C)(2)].
MOTION:
Vice Mayor Molloy MOVED to enter into executive session to review and discuss the City
Attorney's evaluation which may be a subject that tends to prejudice the reputation and character
of the City Attorney [AS44.62.310(C)(2)]; requested the attendance of City Attorney, Scott Bloom ,
as needed. Council Member Knackstedt SECONDED the motion.
VOTE:
YEA: Knackstedt, Gabriel, Glendening, Navarre, Molloy, Peterkin, Pettey
NAY:
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
Council reconvened in open session and it was noted for the record that Council met in executive
session and reviewed and discussed the City Attorney's performance evaluation with the City
Attorney and reported the evaluation of his performance was positive.
City Attorney Bloom was dismissed from the meeting at 6:17 p.m .
2. Review and Discussion of the City Clerk's Evaluation which may be a Subject that
Tends to Prejudice the Reputation and Character of the City Clerk [AS
44.62.31 O(C)(2)].
MOTION:
Vice Mayor Molloy MOVED to enter into executive session to review and discuss the City Clerk 's
evaluation which may be a subject that tends to prejudice the reputation and character of the City
Clerk [AS44 .62.31 O(C)(2)]; requested the attendance of City C lerk, Jamie Heinz, as needed.
Council Member Navarre SECONDED the motion.
VOTE:
YEA: Knackstedt, Gabriel, Peterkin , Navarre, Glendening, Pettey, Molloy
NAY:
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
Council reconvened in open session and it was noted for the record that Council met in executive
session and reviewed and discussed the City Clerk's performance evaluation with the City Clerk
and reported the evaluation of her performance was positive .
D. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before th e Council, the meeting was adjourned at 7:13 p.m.
City of Kenai Special Counci l Meeting
April 16,2020