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Home My WebLink AboutRESOLUTION 1991-47 Suggested By= I~,BSOLU'~XON Administration A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OFT HE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, REQUESTING THEKENA! PENINSULA BOROUGH CHANGE AND ESTABLISH THE NAME OF RYAN~S DRIVE TO SPUR VIEWDRIVE WITHIN THE KENA! CITY LIMITS. WHEREAS, the Kenai Peninsula Borough has assumed the powers o£ street naming and has established a laster Street Plan; and, WHEREAS, the Kenai Planning & Zoning Commission and the Kenai City Council have approved the above-referenced name change; and, WHEREAS, certain discrepancies exist between the current street name and the original street name; and, WHEREAS, the change has been agreed upon by the City and the Borough. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OFT HE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, that= Section 1: The street presently named Ryan's Drive be changed to Spur View Drive and that said name be incorporated on the Master Street Plan and on the Borough Official Street Name Nap for the City of Kenai. day of August, PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, the seventh 1991. ATTEST: (7/29/91) BICENTENNIAL CITY OF KENAI 210 Fidal§o Avenue Kenai, Alaska 99611 ~ONB 1AX 907-283-3014 TO: FRO~: DATE: RS: Mayor and Council Members City of Kenat Carol L. Freas, City C.1Ark City o£ Kenai ~(~~ July 29, 1991 0 STREF~ H~J~ CII~.HGE: R~f'8 DBx'gE ~C) SPUR VIEW City 0% genai DRIVE The City has been advised by the Kenai Peninsula Borough that they require a ~esolution of the Council approving the changing of the name of Ryants Drive to Spur View Drive in order to complete that task. elf PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RBSOLUTION ~S 91-2S A RESOLUTION OF THE ADVISORY PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, RECOmmENDING THAT THE' KENA1 CITY COUNCIL REQUEST THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH CHANGE AND ESTABLISH THE NAME OF A CERTAIN EXISTING STREET WITHIN THE KENA! CITY LIMITS. WHEREAS, Section 14.15.140 of the Xenai Municipal Code authorizes the Council to name or rename streets; and, WHEREAS, the Kenai Peninsula Borough has assumed the powers of street naming and have established a Master Street Plan; and, WHEREAS, the Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission, at their meeting of Nay 8, 1991, unanimously approved the name change; and, WHEREAS, the Kenai City Council, at their meeting of June 5, 1991, established insufficient historical significance to the current street name and unanimously approved the name change; and, WHEREAS, certain discrepancies exist between a current'street name and original street name; and, WHEREAS, the change has been agreed upon by the City and the Borough. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, that= AND ZONING section--l, The street presently named Ryan,s Drive. -be' changed to Spur View Drive and that said name be incorporated on the-~aster Street Plan and on the Borough O£ficial Street Name Map for the City of Kenai. PASSED BY THE ADVISORY PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION 0FTHE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 24th day of July, 1991. ATTEST: ' II I C E N N 'rE NIAI, June 26, 1991 CITY OF KENAI 210 Fidalgo Avenue Kenai, Alaska 99611 TRLI~HONI~ 28375,:15 FAX 907-28~-3014 Hr. Richard P. Troeger Planning Director Kenai Peninsula Borough 144 North Binkley Street Kenai, AK 99669 Petition to Vacate Spur View Drive and'Senior Court public right-of-ways~ and Vacate Ten Foot Utility Easements aSjacent to those.ri, ght-of-ways~ as dedicated and granted plat of Spur Subdivzsion No. 3, within Section $, Ti1W, S.H., /~ena/ Record/rig Distriat, City of Kenai, AK. C/"/~ O~ At their regularly scheduled meeting of June 5, 1991, the Kenai City Council took action on the above-referenced petitions, as well as a~ending plats to change the Street named Ryan*s Dr~ve to Spur View Drive, and changing the street named Senior Drive to Senior Court. At the' June 5,'199i meeting,'-Council unanimoUsly'granted the '-. -".- petition to. vacate.the public right-of-waysand-to.vacate the ten- foot utility easements adjacent to those right-of-ways. Also,. Council unanimously approved the amending of the plat to change the street named Senior Drive to Sen~or Court. The Council, however, objected to changing the street name of Ryan~s Drive to Spur View Drive. This obJect~on was due to any historical significance the name may carry. At their regularly scheduled meeting of June 19, 1991, further information was brought before Council giving insight into the his~..ory of the name "Ryan's Drive,'. After discussion., the name chanqe from Ryan~s Drive to Spur View Drive was unanimously approved.. Thank yOU for yoUr c~ O~ ~~ assistance ~arol L.- Freas elf Public Works Department~-- in. this matter XF~AX CXT¥ COUNCXT- MEETXNG ISXHUTES ;UIqE xg · xggx session of the group. &ll who can attend;Please, be there',. Williams stated that the work session will be advertised. D-7, Hiscellaneous Commissions and COmmittees Ns. reports. BonEd of Adjustment Hearing of Juno Approved by Consent Agenda. Regular Approved by Consent Agenda, None, ,O~D BUSXNBSS RTan*o Drive/Spur view Drive - Change'of name. 'Hay0r williams '~eferred to th· memorandUm-,'in-th~-'paCket'bY Howard-' Hackney in .regard to the history of Ryan*.s.Drive. .... Hackney stated.. that a surveyor drew up the plat for Spur Subdivision, Ho. 4 and designated the Street in front of theUpto~nMotel from the Spur Highway to Frontage Road as Spur VieW.DriVe. The street from.. Frontage Road to the Senior Center area Was'also desisnated as Spur' View Drive. Because of the oostinv01ved in.ohanqinq . advertisements in international tourist publiCati°ns,.stat£onery, telephone listings, and pressure from the post office, Hackney recommends that both se!meats of Ryan's Drive be designated as SPUr'View Drive. In honor of PattTRyan,.Hackne¥ rec0nmends.a plaque be erected proclaiming the creek'was named in honor.of' Patty Ryan. Williams related the story he heard from oldtimere, in the community. Ryan was a felon who came to Alaska'to start' a.new life. ~nelection was to be held for the'Position of Mayor. Ryan was told by Commissioner HcGill that he could not vote KBITAI CITY COUNCIL MBBTIN0 NXNUTBS JUNB 19; 1991 PAGE 17 e._~_w~s_a.~elgn. An argument ensued and Co~missioner. u~a~ xx~ea Patty xyan. The townspeople were fond of Ryan and were quite upset wi~hwhat ~c~ll had done. They held a kangaroo' court in the local store. They conspired with a fellow named.,," Charlie {who was befriended by~cGill when Nc~tll nursed him~back to health) to kill ~c~ill. Charlie shot NcGill, wounding h~m. ~c6ill fell backwards and broke his neck. ~c~ll died from the fall. Charlie was distraught w~th what he had done. Charles left and went across the Inlet ~here he was found some time later. Charlie committed suicide. ~OTXONi Councilman Smalley MOVED to concur with the recommendations of _Ho.ward Ha. ckneyf.changt.ng the.name of Ryan's Drive to Spur View urxve aha erecting a p~aque in honor of Patty Ryan. Councilwoman Swarner suggested not erecting the plaque. Smalley "~ let his motion stand as stated. Williams stated he would investigate the 'cost of a plaque with the incorporation of the - story of the creek. Councilman McComsey SECONDED the motion. Councilman Walker stated that he understood the name change was completed at the last meeting. Williams stated that Council agreed to part of it, but not the change of name to Ryan~s Drive. VOTB8 There were no objections to the motion. 80 ORDnBD, MOTXON8 Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified Councilman Smalley HOVEDto pay the bills and Councilman MccomSey BBCONDBD the motion, There were no objections. SO ORDERED.