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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-01-07 Council MinutesAGENDA KENAI CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 7, 2004 7:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS htt www.ci.ken.ai.ak.us 6:00 P.M. COUNCIL/STAFF MEETING 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: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (10 minutes) REPORTS OF KPB ASSEMBLY, LEGISLATORS AND COUNCILS PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Resolution No. 2004-01 -- Supporting the Inclusion of the Kenai Peninsula Borough in the Regional Transportation Planning Organization for the Purpose of Creating an Alternative Transportation System to Serve the Cook Inlet Through the Development of a Dual -Use Vessel. 2. Resolution No. 2004-02 -- Adopting the City of Kenai, Alaska 2004- 2005 Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Priority List for Request of State Grants. 3. *Liquor License Renewal -- Kenai Golf Course Caf6 #3146 -- Restaurant/ Eating Place Seasonal ITEM E: COMMISSION/ COMMITTEE REPORTS 1. Council on Aging 2. Airport Commission 3. Harbor Commission 4. Library Commission 5. Parks 8, Recreation Commission 6. Planning & Zoning Commission 7. Miscellaneous Commissions and Committees a. Beautification Committee b. Kenai Convention 8v Visitors Bureau Board C. Alaska Municipal League Report d. Kenai Chamber of Commerce e. Arctic Winter Games 1. *Regular Meeting of December 17, 2003. ITEM G: CORRESPONDENCE 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. 2032-2004 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $51,491 in the General Fund for a Juvenile Justice Grant From the State of Alaska to be Passed Through to the Boys and Girls Club of the Kenai Peninsula. 4. Discussion -- Kenai Peninsula Borough Proposed Aircraft Flat Tax ITEM J: REPORT OF THE MAYOR ITEM K: ADMINISTRATION REPORTS 1. City Manager 2. Attorney 3. City Clerk ITEM L: DISCUSSION 1. Citizens (live minutes) 2. Council EXECUTIVE SESSION -None Scheduled ITEM M: ADJOURNMENT KENAI CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 7, 2004 7:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS htt www.ci.kenai.ak.us MAYOR JOHN J. WILLIAMS, PRESIDING MINUTRS 6:00 P.M. COUNCIL/STAFF MEETING ITEM A: CALL TO ORDER Mayor Williams 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 Williams led those assembled in the Pledge of Allegiance. A moment of silence was held in memory of Police Officer John P. Watson, killed in the line of duty on December 25, 2003 and for long-time area resident and businessman Ron Swanson. James Dye, Jennifer Dye and Phyllis Halstead presented an "In the line of duty" quilt to Police Chief Kopp on behalf of the Kenai Fire Fighters Association in memory of Officer Watson. A plaque accompanied the quilt explaining the meaning of the design, i. e. the 11 th block representing Officer Watson's call sign, K-11; the 40th block turned and representing Watson as the 40th law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty in Alaska since statehood; the red blocks representing courage; and, the blue vertical lines representing the thin blue line walked by law enforcement officers who protect us all. A-2. ROLL CALL Roll was taken by the City Clerk. Present were: Blaine Gilman Rick Ross James C. Bookey, III Linda Swarner Pat Porter A-3, AGENDA APPROVAL John J. Williams, Mayor Joe Moore Mayor Williams requested the following changes to the agenda: SUBSTITUTE: Item D-2, Resolution No. 2004-02 -- Change under Item 3. MOTION: Council Member Bookey MOVED to approve the agenda as amended and Council Member Swarner SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 7, 2004 PAGE 2 A-4. MOTION: CONSENT AGENDA Council Member Bookey MOVED to approve the consent agenda as presented and Council Woman Swarner SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM B: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS -- None. ITEM C: REPORTS OF KPB ASSEMBLY, LEGISLATORS AND COUNCILS -- None. ITEM D: PUBLIC HEARINGS D-1. Resolution No. 2004-01 -- Supporting the Inclusion of the Kenai Peninsula Borough in the Regional Transportation Planning Organization for the Purpose of Creating an Alternative Transportation System to Serve the Cook Inlet Through the Development of a Dual -Use Vessel. MOTION: Council Member Bookey MOVED for approval of Resolution No. 2004-01 and Council Member Swarner SECONDED the motion and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. There were no public or council comments. VOTE: There were no objections. SO ORDERED, D-2, Resolution No. 2004-02 -- Adopting the City of Kenai, Alaska 2004- 2005 Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Priority List for Request of State Grants. MOTION: Council Member Porter MOVED for approval of Substitute Resolution No. 2004-02 and Council Member Moore SECONDED the motion. There were no public comments. Administration noted the suggested improvements for Cunningham Park were trash receptacles and shelter; because of the reappropriation of funding by the Legislature, the substitute excluded a launch ramp KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 7, 2004 PAGE 3 at the dock; and the list did not include funding requests for the Arctic Winter Games as this was being pursued by the Games committee. VOTE: Gilman Yes Ross Yes Williams Yes Bookey Yes Swarner Yes Moore Yes Porter Yes MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. D-3, Liquor License Renewal -- Kenai Golf Course Cafe #3146 -- Restaurant/ Eating Place Seasonal Approved by consent agenda. ITEM E: COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REPORT'S E-1. Council on Aging -- Swarner reported a meeting would be held on January 8, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. at the Senior Center. E-24, Airport Commission -- Moore reported a meeting was held in December and the meeting summary was included in the packet. The next meeting will be held in February. E-3. Harbor Commission Bookey reported the next meeting was scheduled for January 12. E-44, Library Commission -- Gilman reported the next meeting was scheduled for February. E-5. Parks & Recreation Commission -- Ross reported a meeting would be held on January 8. E-6. Planning & Zoning Commission -- Bookey reported the next meeting would be held January 14. E-7, Miscellaneous Commissions and Committees E-7a. Beautification Committee -- Swarner reported the next meeting would be held in February. E-7b, Kenai Convention & Visitors Bureau Board -- Fred Braun, Board Chair, reported weekly meetings were being held in the absence of a director. The new director will begin at the Center the beginning of February. -\ KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 7, 2004 PAGE 4 E-7c. Alaska Municipal League Report -- Swarner reported she had been reassigned to the Land Use and Natural Resources committee. E-7d. Kenai Chamber of Commerce -- Williams reported Tim Navarre was recently elected as President of the Chamber Board. E-7e. Arctic Winter Games -- Moore noted the minutes of the November meeting and agenda of the December meeting were included in the packet. The next meeting would be held January 8 and would be the first meeting with the new erector. ITEM F: MINUTES F-1. Regular Meeting of December 17, 2003 -- Approved by consent agenda. ITEM G: CORRESPONDENCE -- None. ITEM H: OLD BUSINESS -- None. ITEM I: NEW BUSINESS I-1. Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified MOTION: Council Member Bookey MOVED to pay the bills and Council Member Moore SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED, I-2. Purchase Orders Exceeding $2,500 MOTION: Council Member Bookey MOVED to approve the purchase orders exceeding $2,500 and Council Member Swarner SECONDED the motion and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. The purchase order to Kinkos was questioned and discussion followed relating to whether local printers were contacted and price quotes received. Public Works Manager La Shot reported five quotes were gathered and all were above the price indicated on the purchase order. Since then another quote was received for a local 1 business but the product quality was unknown. Allowing the purchase order amount l -1 KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 7, 2004 PAGE 5 be approved and administration to change the receiver of the order according to price information received was briefly discussed. MOTION TO AMEND: Council Member Porter MOVED to amend the list by removing the order to Kinkos in the amount of $4,432 and Council Member Moore SECONDED the motion. A brief discussion followed in which support of local vendors was expressed, even if the quality may be less than an out-of-town vendor. VOTE ON AMENDMENT: There were n objections. SO ORDERED, VOTE ON MAIN AMENDED MOTION: Gilman Yes Ross Yes Williams Yes Bookey es Swarner Yes Moore Yes Porter Yes MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. I-3. Ordinance No. 2032-2004 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $51,491 in the General Fund for a Juvenile Justice Grant From the State of Alaska to be Passed Through to the Boys and Girls Club of the Kenai Peninsula. Introduced by consent agenda. I-4. Discussion -- Kenai Peninsula Borough Proposed Aircraft Flat Tax Finance Director Semmens reported he attended the Assembly's Finance Committee meeting on January 6 and explained the city would support an equalization across the Peninsula but unless the city exempts the aircraft, there will still be a difference in costs for keeping aircraft in Kenai. He added, they also discussed sharing a tax, i.e. if a tax is non-areawide, a portion could be paid to Kenai and other Peninsula municipalities, though it was doubtful the Borough would do this. Council Member Moore stated he understood the ordinance had little chance of passing because it would create a revenue loss to the Borough of approximately $179,000. Council Member Bookey noted, if there is a revenue loss, another revenue source will need to be found and that if the ordinance passed, there could be other groups requesting the same type of exemption. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 7, 2004 PAGE 6 Consensus of council was to wait and see what action is taken by the Assembly and then react. City Manager Snow reported, as directed by council, she had scheduled a meeting on January 13 with Assembly Members Chay, Superman and Glick to discuss the issue further prior to their final public hearing on January 20. Henry Knackstedt -- Noted the Airport Commission had discussed having a flat tax for some time in order to encourage planes to move back onto the Kenai airport instead of being kept in Anchorage and other areas. Porter noted, when planes are moved out of Kenai, it also affects subsidiary businesses, i.e. maintenance, hangar facilities, etc. Moore also noted, Anchorage calls their fee a registration fee per engine and added, if the Borough would charge a registration fee, the fee may be able to be passed through to the municipality where the aircraft is kept. Williams stated council would delay action pending the outcome of administration's discussions and action of the Assembly. He noted, if the ordinance does pass, it would not become effective until January, 2005 and that would allow the council to consider other action. Moore noted, the issue at hand is the Assembly's ordinance and encouraged aircraft owners to attend the Assembly meeting and speak to the issue. ITEM J: REPORT OF THE MAYOR -- Williams noted the following: • He will be attending a transportation meeting in Anchorage relating to the high-speed ferry, as well as with representatives from Congressman Young's office, January 14. • He will attend the Alaska Conference of Mayors meeting in Juneau, January 25-27. Discussion followed relating to the letter included in the packet from FADS North America who stated their interest in leasing a facility either from the city or other entity for use as a plant to assemble helicopter laser obstacle warning systems. If an existing facility is not available, it would be their desire for the city to identify a process and mechanism sufficient to support design, construction and lease a facility to EAD S North America for their enterprise. A lengthy discussion followed in which caution was expressed relating to a long-term lease, i.e. the company may want the city to build a facility and lease it back to them and the lease with the company should be long enough to cover costs to the city. Philosophical concerns were also expressed by Mayor Williams. The consensus of council was administration should contact FADS and discuss the issue further. 1 KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 7, 2004 PAGE 7 • Referring to a letter included in the packet from James Shill, North Star Behavioral Health System who stated their interest in developing a residential treatment center in Kenai, Williams stated he, Snow and Attorney Graves would contact Shill in the morning. A brief discussion followed regarding the process if there are two or more entities interested in purchasing the same piece of property. It was noted also, there are three organizations who have stated interest in developing similar projects, but not all are interested in the same piece of property. • The list of expiring terms for commission and committee members were noted and Clerk Freas was instructed to contact all those listed and ask if they want to have their appointments continued for another three-year term. ITEM K: ADMINISTRATION REPORTS K-1, City Manager -- City Manager Snow noted the following: • She met with Senator Wagoner regarding the formation of an ad hoc committee to discuss the possibility of the establishment of a state sales tax. Finance Director Semmens will attend the committee meetings. • The Borough Assembly passed a resolution authorizing the planning of a new multi -use building for 911 dispatch, Central Emergency Services Administration, and Borough Office of Emergency Management. She requested direction from council as to whether they wanted her to continue pursuing the Borough's use of the fire training facility to house the EOC. She added, there could be political ramifications and wanted council's support relating to continued efforts. A lengthy discussion followed in which it was noted there are legitimate needs for a 911 dispatch center and CES administration office; the city does not want to detract from the Borough's need to acquire funding for this purpose; the development of a duplicate EOC will not detract from the city's development of an EOC; and, it is important to continue a strong working relationship with borough employees and the Assembly and it would not be productive to compete for the same funds. Williams stated council's directive to administration was to continue seeking funding to complete the city's EOC as was intended. K-2. Attorney -- No report. K-3. City Clerk -- No report. ITEM L: DISCUSSION L-1. Citizens -- None. L-2. Council KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 7, 2004 PAGE 8 Bookey -- No comments. Swarner -- • Noted there were no pictures taken of the presentation of the quilt and requested administration to be sure pictures are taken on such occasions for inclusion on the website, etc. 0 All the sidewalk spaces at Memorial Park have been sold and suggested council may want to consider adding sidewalk during the budget process. Moore -- • Reported he would be absent from the February 18 meeting. • Requested an update regarding the formation of the economic development task force and it was reported, due to the holidays, etc., the group had not yet met, however an initial meeting will be scheduled for the near future. Porter -- Asked if council was going to discuss setting term limits for commission and committee members. Gilman -- Referred to the list of prefiled legislation included in the packet and requested administration to track SB 247 relating to the establishment of the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority. He added, he believed the city should offer testimony when the hearings begin. Ross -- No comments. Williams -- Commended Lt. Wanamaker, Chief Kopp and Chief Walden relating to the Officer Watson shooting. He added, Lt. Wanamaker quickly took control of the situation. EXECUTIVE SESSION - None Scheduled ITEM M: ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:00 p.m. Minutes transcribed and prepared by: Carol L. Freas, City Clerk APPROVED BY CL#UNCtt �A:� a4 Cu R�