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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-01-05 Council Minutes1 AGENDA KENAI CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 5, 2005 7:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS htt 'ih'wVtj . 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: ITEM C: ITEM D: ITEM E: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (10 minutes) UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (3 minutes) REPORTS OF KPB ASSEMBLY, LEGISLATORS AND COUNCILS REPORTS OF KENAI CONVENTION 8s VISITORS BUREAU BOARD AND KENAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ITEM F: PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Ordinance No. 2075-2004 -- Decreasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $ 16,896 in Three Senior Citizen Funds. 2. Resolution No. 2005-1 -- Transferring $ 11, 300 in the General Fund to Pay Utilities at the Alaska Regional Aircraft Firefighting Facility for the Arctic Winter Games. 3. Resolution No. 2005-2 -- Supporting Legislation to Extend the Provisions of HB242 Rehired Retiree - Employment Waiver. ITEM G: MINUTES 1. *Regular Meeting of December 15, 2005. 2. *December 15, 2004 Work Session Notes. ITEM H: OLD BUSINESS ITEM I: NEW BUSINESS 1. Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified 2. Purchase Orders Exceeding $2, 500 3. *Ordinance No. 2076-2005 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $ 150,892 in the Senior Center Kitchen Capital Project Fund. 4. *Ordinance No. 2077-2005 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $36,000 in the General Fund to Replace Radio Communication Equipment. 5. Approval -- Kenai City Council Student Representative Policy. 6. Approval -- Commission/ Committee Term Renewals. 7. Approval -- City Tidelands - ADL 37765, ATS 770, Cherrier and King to Port of Kenai, LLC. a. Assignment of Lease b. Security Assignment of Lease 8. Discussion -- Kenai Peninsula Borough Ordinance No. 2004-36, Amending KPB 5.18.430, Sales Tax Computation - Maximum Tax, by Increasing it from $500 to $1,000. a ITEM J: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. ITEM K: ITEM L: 1. 2. 3. Discussion -- Street Improvement List 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. Alaska Municipal League Report C. Arctic Winter Games d. Stranded Gas Committee REPORT OF THE MAYOR ADMINISTRATION REPORTS City Manager Attorney City Clerk 1. Citizens (five minutes) 2. Council EXECUTIVE SESSION - None Scheduled ITEM N: ADJOURNMENT KENAI CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 5, 2005 7:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS htt : ww-w.c0 kenai.ak.us ,,ZZ..1MAYOR PAT PORTER, PRESIDING MINUTES ITEM A: CALL TO ORDER Mayor Porter called the meeting to order at approximately 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers in the Kenai City Hall Building. A-1, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Porter led those assembled in the Pledge of Allegiance. A-2., ROLL CALL Roll was taken by the City Clerk. Those present were confirmed as follows: Pat Porter, Mayor Joe Moore 1 Linda Swarner Cliff Massie Rick Ross Blaine Gilman Those absent were: James N. Butler, III A quorum was present. A-3. AGENDA APPROVAL Mayor Porter requested the following changes to the agenda: ADD AT: B-1, Ted Smith, Tasco REgieration -- Suggested Ice Manufacturing Proposal. MOVE: D-1, Report of KPB Assembly to M-1, Persons Not Scheduled. ADD TO: I-6, Commission/Committee Member Renewals -- Eric Mayer, SOAR Ministries, application for Airport Commission Placement consideration as a Lessee (Position Available) ADD TO: I-8, Discussion regarding KPB Sales Tax Ordinance -- 1/4/05 R. Molloy letter and attachment. ADD TO: K-1, City Manager Report -- Ted Smith/Proposal for Ice Making Equipment Using Kenai City Dock Facility KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 5, 2005 PAGE 2 ADD AS: Information Item No. 8 -- 12/27/04 U.S. Department of the Interior News Release regarding Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for Cook Inlet Sale 199, including a copy of JJW 12/ 10/03 letter in support and Resolution No. 2003-06. MOTION: Council Member Moore MOVED for approval of the agenda with the requested changes and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Council Member Swarner SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. A-4. CONSENT AGENDA MOTION: Council Member Moore MOVED to approve the consent agenda as presented and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Council Member Swarner SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM B: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS -- None. ITEM C: UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS B-1. Ted Smith, Tasco Refrigeration, Soldotna -- Suggested Ice Manufacturing Proposal. Mr. Smith stated his address to be P.O. Box 3669, Soldotna. Smith reviewed the information distributed at the beginning of the meeting and noted, the state and federal governments have available matching funds for an icing program on the Cook Inlet through the Cook Inlet Salmon Board (CISB). Bids need to be submitted by Friday, January 14. Smith suggested an ice facility be situated at the Kenai City Dock; it would be a completely portable manufacturing unit; would require the access road to be extended for ingress and egress of the facility; would manufacture 90 tons of ice a day; and, could include delivery of ice to totes or trucks for $650,000. This proposal could be enhanced by $250,000-$300,000 and make it a turnkey operation to deliver ice automatically into boats and delivery truck for delivering the ice. Smith noted, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has to approve the facility for the operation, however he did not think that would be needed at this time to forward the proposal to the CISB. He added, the CISB is looking for someone after that time to maintain, operate, and the location. A brief discussion took place which included the following comments: KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 5, 2005 PAGE 3 • Administration did not believe the dock access road could be extended by this year and was not prepared to make a recommendation. • Administration is in the process of collecting information to forward to council in order for them to make a judgment. Smith was invited to talk with council to give a briefing of his proposal. • Smith indicated, the next council meeting would be too late. • Smith and City Manager Snow agree, it was late for BLM to make a decision in regard to this proposal. Smith also noted: • If the city is interested and wants to move forward with the proposal, he would need council's approval to present it to the CISB in his proposal. • When asked if he would need lease space on the dock, Smith explained he wanted the city to take over as a non-profit and run the icing facility. • It would cost approximately $25 a ton to produce the ice and cover the operating costs, with a profit of approximately $75/ton of ice. • The CISB is wanting a site on which to place the ice facility, someone to operate and maintain it and who would keep the profits. The CISB would maintain ownership equipment. of the e ui ment. Gilman stated he did not believe the city should be in the ice business and Ross agreed as the city would be competing against private business. In addition, the time in which to review, research, etc., was too short. Moore stated he would like Smith to work with administration to bring additional information forward. He added, he would not want to be competing against private business however. Swarner stated she too was interested, but did not want to compete against private industry. She noted the potential of lease space on city property. It was also noted, the bid was open for anyone, including local processors. Moore stated, local processors have not been able to make enough ice and the request for proposals is an attempt to answer the problem. Porter thanked Smith for talking with the council and added, the city was reluctant to become involved at this time. ITEM D: REPORTS OF KPB ASSEMBLY, LEGISLATORS AND COUNCILS Report of Assembly Member Glick moved to Item M-1. ITEM E: REPORTS OF KENAI CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU BOARD AND KENAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Tim Navarre -- President Kenai Chamber of Commerce KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 5, 2005 PAGE 4 Navarre noted the following items: • The KEDS presentation was made at the Chamber luncheon January 5 and would be presented to the city's commissions and committees on January 12. A public forum is planned for February 5 and it is anticipated the plan would be finalized in March. • The Chamber of Commerce annual awards are scheduled for Saturday, January 15, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Visitors Center. The evening would be celebrating not only this year's award winners, but the 50th year of the Chamber's existence. • Roy Wells will take over as president of the Chamber shortly. Council Member Swarner asked if the KEDS presentation will be updated with new statistics before it goes to the public. Navarre stated, the program now being presented is a draft and comments received will be input prior to the finalization of the plan. ITEM F: PUBLIC HEARINGS Ordinance No. 2075-2004 -- Decreasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $16,896 in Three Senior Citizen Funds. MOTION: Council Member Moore MOVED for adoption of Ordinance No. 2075-2004 and Council Member Ross SECONDED the motion. There were no public comments. Council Member Moore requested an explanation of the ordinance. City Manager Snow explained, the Senior Citizen budget is built with estimated grant awards and when the definite amounts are received, an ordinance is used to officially set the amounts. VOTE: Butler Absent Porter Yes Moore Yes Swarner Yes Massie Yes Ross Yes Gilman Yes MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. F-2. Resolution No. 2005-1 -- Transferring $11,300 in the General Fund to Pay Utilities at the Alaska Regional Aircraft Firefighting Facility for the Arctic Winter Games. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 5, 2005 PAGE 5 MOTION: Council Member Massie MOVED for approval of Resolution No. 2005-1 and Council Member Ross SECONDED the motion. There were no public comments. Council Member Ross asked if these costs were anticipated when the budget was generated. Snow explained, the costs were anticipated, but by oversight, the amount was not included in the budget. She also noted, the amount covered the whole year's use of utilities. Moore requested a copy of the resolution be forwarded to the Arctic Winter Games office. VOTE: Butler Absent Porter Yes Moore Yes Swarner Yes Massie Yes Ross Yes Gilman No MOTION PASSED. F-3. Resolution No. 2005-2 -- Supporting Legislation to Extend the Provisions of HB242 Rehired Retiree - Employment Waiver. MOTION: Council Member Ross MOVED for approval of Resolution No. 2005-02 and Council Member Moore SECONDED the motion. There were no public comments. Ross explained the need for the resolution to point out the city and state (as well as other governments) had negotiated and entered into good -faith arrangements to allow eligible employees to retire from PERS, be rehired by PERS employers, and continue to receive normal retirement benefits. The arrangement was approved by the state. Ross stated, he believed the state was now attempting to change the rules and the resolution requests the Legislature to investigate the issue and grandfather in those employees with whom the state negotiated agreements and for who they approved the agreements. Moore referred to a subsequent ordinance the council passed and stated he did not want the current resolution to contradict the previously passed ordinance. VOTE: l KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING 1 JANUARY 5, 2005 PAGE 6 Butler Absent Porter Yes Moore Yes Swarner Yes Massie Yes Ross Yes Gilman Yes MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. G-1. agenda. G-2. agenda. ITEM I: MOTION: Regular Meeting of December 15, 2005 -- Approved by consent December 15, 2004 Work Session Notes -- Approved by consent OLD BUSINESS -- None. NEW BUSINESS Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified Council Member Swarner MOVED to pay the bills and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Council Member Moore SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED, I-2. Purchase Orders Exceeding $2,500 MOTION: Council Member Swarner MOVED to approve the purchase orders exceeding $2,500 and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Council Member Moore SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. I-3. Ordinance No. 2076-2005 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $150,892 in the Senior Center Kitchen Capital Project Fund. Introduced by consent agenda. I-4. Ordinance No. 2077-2005 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $36,000 in the General Fund to Replace Radio Communication Equipment. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 5, 2005 PAGE 7 Introduced by consent agenda. I-5. Approval -- Kenai City Council Student Representative Policy. Council Member Massie reported he, Mayor Porter and City Attorney Graves used the current Kenai Peninsula School District policy for student representatives and made some revisions to meet the needs for the council's use. A brief discussion followed in which the following changes were suggested: • Item 5, change "long term interest in serving the public as an elected official" to "encourage the student to be someone with a long-term interest in public service." • Item 4, criteria for attendance should be the same as that of the council's meeting attendance/absences. • Item 4, allow the appointment of an alternate which would allow involvement of more students, but allow a student involved in extra -curricular activities to miss council meetings. • Require the student(s) to be residents of the City of Kenai. • Seating for the student representative could be at the table in the front of l the room. Tim Navarre -- Noted he had been a student representative to the Kenai City Council when he was in high school. He supported the student representative appointment as well as allowing an alternate being appointed. It was requested the policy return to council with the suggested changes made prior to it receiving final approval. I-6. Approval -- Commission/Committee Term Renewals. Council reviewed the information included in the packet listing those members whose terms were ending and who declared their interest in reappointment. It was noted Janet Brown stated she did not want to be reappointed. Council reviewed an application submitted by James Jenckes for appointment to the Library Commission. Council stated no objections to the reappointment of the names listed indicating their interest in reappointment or to the appointment of James Jenckes to the Library Commission. City Clerk Freas noted the 'lessee' vacancy on the Airport Commission and indicated the application submitted by Eric Mayer which was added to the packet at the beginning of the meeting. Council stated no obj ections to the appointment of Eric Mayer as a lessee on the Airport Commission. l KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING y JANUARY 5, 2005 PAGE 8 Clerk Freas will write the necessary appointment letters, as well as a thank you letter to Commissioner Brown. I-7. Approval -- City Tidelands - ADL 37765, ATS 770, Cherrier and King to Port of Kenai, LLC. I-7a. Assignment of Lease I-7b. Security Assignment of Lease MOTION: Council Member Swarner MOVED to approve the assignments of lease for City Tidelands ADL 37765, ATS 770, from Cherrier and King to Port of Kenai, LLC and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Council Member Moore SECONDED the motion. Moore questioned the name "Port of Kenai" and City Attorney Graves explained it refers to the name of the LLC only. He also noted, it was his understanding the LLC included members of the Cherrier family whose addresses were on file. Swarner requested more documentation for the assignments of leases, including addresses, etc. in the future. VOTE: There were no objections. SO ORDERED. I-8. Discussion -- Kenai Peninsula Borough Ordinance No. 2004-36, Amending KPB 5.18.430, Sales Tax Computation - Maximum Tax, by Increasing it from $500 to $1,000. Porter noted, administration was requesting direction as to the council's interest in either supporting or not supporting the Borough's ordinance to raise the sales tax cap. Council Member Ross stated he would not support the raising of the cap as he felt there are other options to consider. He stated he would like the Borough to make a full-scale review of their tax code, remove exemptions, and give more equity. He also suggested they investigate an all -borough bed tax instead of raising revenue or the mill rate. Ross added, he believed a borough -wide bed tax could work and the municipalities could work with the Borough as to how much of the tax collected would be returned to the cities. Massie stated he agreed with Ross. Council Member Gilman stated he had been, in the past, in favor of raising the sales tax, but now felt the timing was not good in relation to the impending closure of Agrium. He added, he would also like to explore a borough -wide bed tax and was not KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 5, 2005 PAGE 9 in support of the Borough's ordinance. Mayor Porter stated she was not in favor of the Borough's ordinance either. It was noted, the Assembly had set the final hearing on the ordinance for March 1. Council requested a resolution be prepared with the minutes from the last meeting council had discussed the issue. Consensus of council was for administration to prepare a resolution objecting to the raise in the sale tax cap. Bob Molloy -- Stated he supported the comments of council against the Borough's ordinance. He noted, he had spoken on the issue to council and the Assembly in the past and that council had received a copy of his cover letter, along with a copy of the Kenai Peninsula Bar Association's position paper on the issue. Molloy explained how legal services are impacted by raising the cap and he hoped the Bar Association would offer an alternative ordinance addressing inequities for residents with attorneys in the Borough and outside the Borough. Referring to a memorandum included in the packet from Finance Director Semmens, Molloy stated his agreement that estimating revenue to come to the city is difficult to calculate. I-9. Discussion -- Street Improvement List City Manager Snow reviewed the memorandum included in the packet from Public Works Manager Kornelis, explaining how the street improvement list was prioritized. Snow noted, the following: • The list was compiled from an earlier list of road improvement needs from 1990; all but the McCollum & Aliak local improvement district (LID) requests listed indicated a 50/50 split of costs because, at the time this LID was requested, council agreed to grant the 75/25 split of costs. Since that time, council passed a new resolution declaring improvement district splits would now be 50/ 50. • The list was based on the presumption it would be good to complete all the roads in a particular area through an LID. • There were many more roads to include on the list, however council requested the list match the $4 million included in the Capital Improvement List request resolution and the list was cut to fit that amount. • The list has been compiled to match the $4 million, however anyone could come forward and submit the required petition with signatures, etc. and would be eligible for road improvements if funds are available. • Thompson Park was listed, however no one has submitted completed \ petitions. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 5, 2005 PAGE 10 • Remainder of the areas in that neighborhood were then added next on the list. • The list also included the drainage and parking lot improvements. Snow noted, the list could be changed and no area would be precluded. She added, the information included in the packet also offered different options how road improvements could be paid and would like the council to consider initiating a revolving fund which would require an appropriation by council to start it. Swarner asked why Inlet Woods was requiring funds to repair drainage problems in the subdivision. Kornelis explained the original infiltration systems placed in the subdivision had been clogging and the water table is very high, making it difficult for the water to drain. He added, the amount is an estimate. Kornelis also noted, the estimated costs for road improvements included bring them to grade and the residents pay 50% of the total cost of the project. Council Member Ross suggested the revolving fund proposal be submitted to council during the budget preparations. Discussion followed regarding the change from the 75/ 25 split to the 50/ 50 split. It was noted, the McCollum/Aliak residents submitted petitions but the project was stopped due to lack of available funding. City Attorney Graves stated he believed those LID petitions submitted, which were not funded, would have to submit new petitions due to the amount of elapsed time since the initial petitions were submitted. He added, he would want to review the minutes of the meeting when the commitment was made to the 75% as it may have been discussed at that time. Ross stated he would also like to see the minutes. He added, he felt it would be a totally new project and if funds become available, council would be asking neighborhoods to do LIDs on a differential basis when it would look like they were new projects. Porter suggested any of the LIDs who had submitted petitions and were not funded would have to resubmit new petitions. Ross noted, there was plenty of time in which to bring the information back because it would not be until the end of the legislative session before it would be known if funding would become available. Porter asked if council wanted to direct administration to contact those who had submitted petitions to resubmit petitions. Council indicated no because they would not want to give false hope because it would not be known until later if funds come available. Council requested the minutes of the meeting discussing the 75/25 match be provided in their next packet. Additionally, if new information or requests are received in the future relating to LIDs, to forward that information to council as well. BREAK TAKEN: 8:14 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 5, 2005 PAGE 11 BACK TO ORDER: 8:26 P.M. ITEM J: COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REPORTS J-1. Council on Aging -- Council Member Gilman reported a meeting was scheduled for January 6 and Council Member Swarner would attend for him. J-2. Airport Commission -- Council Member Swarner reported a work session was held with the Municipal Airport Supplemental Planning Assessment consultant; the airport restaurant remained open during the holidays; and, the next Commission meeting would be held January 13. J-3, Harbor Commission -- Council Member Massie reported the next meeting would be held Monday, January 10. J-4, Library Commission -- Council Member Gilman reported the January meeting was cancelled. } J-5. Parks & Recreation Commission -- Council Member Moore reported the next meeting would be held January 6. J-6. Planning & Zoning Commission -- Council Member Ross reported the next meeting would be held Wednesday, January 12. J-7., Miscellaneous Commissions and Committees J-7a. Beautification Committee -- Swarner reported the December's meeting summary was included in the packet and the January meeting was cancelled. J-7b. Alaska Municipal League Report -- No report. J-7c. Arctic Winter Games -- Parks & Recreation Director Frates reported the next meeting would be held Thursday, January 13. J-7d, Stranded Gas Committee -- Ross reported he would be attending a Committee teleconference January 6. ITEM K: REPORT OF THE MAYOR -- Mayor Porter reported the following: • She and City Manager Snow met with James McConnell regarding land acquisition from the city for the planned assisted living facility. Property off Redoubt Avenue was indicated as the preferable site and administration will be reviewing and researching the property. A resolution will come forward in the future to consider donation of the property. Porter added, it is the intent of McConnell to come before council regarding the Redoubt property for an assisted living facility use as well as an independent living facility. � KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING t JANUARY 5, 2005 PAGE 12 It was also noted, the property is adjacent to Mommsen Subdivision and is served with water and sewer. City Manager Snow noted, the property may have been acquired by foreclosure and the Senior Connection has identified it as a priority property. She added, additional information will be forwarded to council as it becomes available. • She and Mayor Carey have co -written a letter to the community related to support of tsunami victims. • She has requested the City Clerk and City Attorney to prepare job descriptions. • She would like to hold a "coffee with the mayor" on January 18 and requested council's approval to purchase advertising in the newspaper. Council had no objections to the purchase of advertising and breakfast snacks. It was suggested public service announcements be used for future "coffee with the mayor." The Governor's letter with a 'community transportation package" fact sheet attached and included in the council packet was noted. It was suggested a letter be written to the Governor and the Department of Transportation noting the city's support of the proposed Kalifornsky Beach Road rehabilitation. ITEM L: ADMINISTRATION REPORTS City Manager -- City Manager Snow reported the following: • She reviewed the monetary responsibilities for the city if it pursues the ice plant proposal discussed by Mr. Smith at the beginning of the meeting. She noted, the proposal discussed a $250,000 to $300,000 cost and the city would have to fund the amounts lacking and the cost of developing the access road. She also noted, the staff had not met or reviewed the proposal. Snow requested direction from council, i.e. whether she and administration should move forward with their research of the proposal. She noted, she thought it would be difficult to complete the research, etc. and make the February 1 deadline. • Gilman suggested the Cook Inlet Salmon Board be contacted to verify the grant funds are available. • Moore noted the funds were available and a request for proposals was being advertised. He added, he did not want to discourage economic growth, but he did not want to invest $350,000. • Ross stated he would want to be sure the city would not be in competition with private enterprise/local processors who may be interested in pursuing the grant to expand their operations. • Snow noted, the CISB would be retaining the ownership of the equipment; Smith is working on two different proposals, i.e. one with the city involved and the other with another entity within the city, however Smith believes the city dock is the best site. • Moore stated he felt the business would fit the dock. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 5, 2005 PAGE 13 • Snow clarified from the council's comments: She should work with Smith through the processes; call CISB; and, meet with staff. She stated her concern she did not think there would be time to meet the deadline. • Ross stated he thought Moore's suggestion the city dock was a good site for a plant was viable. However, he did not want Smith to think the city wants to be an ice facility operator. However, he would not have concerns if there are others with whom Smith could put together a proposal using the dock facility as a location and the city could partner with BLM. However, he does not want anyone to think the city would be participating financially or operating an ice facility. L-2. Attorney -- City Attorney Graves reported the class action lawsuit against CIGNA which the city had joined in several months ago. He noted, the lawsuit had been settled and the city's payout would be approximately $6,000. The city could submit an administrative appeal, however he did not advise doing so. He suggested allowing the award to go forward. Graves added, it would be several months before the award check would be received. Council made no objections. L-39 City Clerk -- City Clerk Freas reported mailboxes had been placed in her } office for council. ITEM M: DISCUSSION M-1. Citizens Assembly Member Betty Glick -- Glick reviewed actions/ discussions which took place at the January 4 Assembly meeting, including: • Received a presentation of the Borough's projected financial status during the Finance Committee meeting. • The Assembly will consider the sales tax cap amendment ordinance at their March 1 meeting. • She has submitted a proposal for an eight percent borough -wide bed tax which should be brought forward for introduction by March 1. • The Assembly will also consider charging grant administration fees. • Received a letter of resignation from Borough Clerk Linda Murphy. • Considerations will also be made to reviving the noxious injurious hazardous ordinance. • The ordinance to accept and appropriate U.S. Department of Justice grant funds for the construction of a multiuse facility for E-911 dispatch, Central Emergency Services (CES) administration, and a Borough Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on Borough -owned property in Soldotna was postponed until their January 18 meeting. Glick stated the postponement was made because the Assembly would like the City of Kenai to make a presentation regarding the PRISM facility and to clarify any misconceptions there may be as to what the building has to offer, etc. 1 KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 5, 2005 PAGE 14 Glick also stated she was concerned about the cost of the Borough facility, when including the purchase of the lots to be used as the site. Porter asked council if they would like to direct administration to make a presentation to the Assembly or not. Ross stated, if the presentation is on the agenda, offers factual information and not made in a sales role, he felt it would be appropriate. However, because of the space needs at issue other than emergency communications, the presentation should only make aware of what is available and what can be done at the city facility. Consensus of council was to make a presentation at the Assembly meeting to correct misconceptions, inform the public of the facility and the specific uses for which it was built, not do it in a sales role, and that administration should decide who will make the presentation. M-2. Council Moore -- • Stated his concern the city is leasing property with an official name Of "Port of Kenai" as an LLC. City Attorney Graves stated he did not think it a particular problem as it did not bind the city. - • Suggested the student representative policy should consider longevity of the students involved, i.e. juniors or seniors. • Has received complaints of snow machine users running through neighborhoods. • Asked if, with the warmer weather, the insulation on the beams at the multipurpose facility would be accomplished. Public Works Manager La Shot stated the work was scheduled for the beginning of the week. Swarner -- • Referred to Information Item No. 8 relating to Cook Inlet Sale 199, and suggested the city comment again, indicating its support of gas exploration in the Cook Inlet. • Suggested a link be placed on the web page regarding economic development and the Kenai Economic Development Strategy document. • Suggested students be asked to help upgrade the city web page. Massie -- No comments. Ross -- No comments. Gilman -- No comments. EXECUTIVE SESSION - None Scheduled 1 ITEM N: ADJOURNMENT l KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING l JANUARY 5, 2005 PAGE 15 The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:47 p.m. Minutes transcribed and prepared by: Carol L. Freas, City Clerk