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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-12-15 Council MinutesAGENDA KENAI CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 15, 2004 7:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS htt www.ci.ken.ai.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: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (10 minutes) 1. Introduction -- Kenai Police Department, Officer Jim Johnson ITEM C! ITEM D: ITEM E: ITEM F: UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (3 minutes) REPORTS OF KPB ASSEMBLY, LEGISLATORS AND COUNCILS REPORTS OF KENAI CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU BOARD AND KENAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Ordinance No. 2074-2004 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $548.79 in the Police Department for the City's Share of a Drug Enforcement Administration Forfeiture. 2. Resolution No. 2004-60 -- Adopting the City of Kenai, Alaska 2005- 2006 Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Priority List for Requesting State of Alaska Legislative Appropriations. ITEM G: 1. 2. ITEM H: ITEM I: MINUTES *Regular Meeting of December 1, 2004. *Work Session Notes of December 6, 2004. OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS 1. Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified 2. Purchase Orders Exceeding $2,500 3. *Ordinance No. 2075-2004 -- Decreasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $16,896 in Three Senior Citizen Funds. 4. Discussion -- Scheduling Board of Adjustment Hearing/Appeal of Planning 8v Zoning Commission Denial of PZ04-49, a Conditional Use Permit for a Recreational Vehicle Park for the Property Known as KN T05N R 11 W S 17 South 460 FT of the S 1 / 2 SE 1 / 4 SW 1 / 4 lying North of the Northerly Right -of -Way of Kalifornsky Beach Road (725 Baleen Avenue), Kenai, Alaska. Application Submitted by Blue Sky Pilots Trust, Mae H. Brower, Managing Director, P.O. Box 9478, Spokane, Washington. ITEM J: COMMISSION / COMMITTEE REPORTS 1. Council on Aging 2. Airport Commission 3. Harbor Commission 4. Library Commission 5. Parks 8v Recreation Commission 6. Planning 8v Zoning Commission 7. Miscellaneous Commissions and Committees a. Beautification Committee b. Alaska Municipal League Report C. Arctic Winter Games d. Stranded Gas Committee ITEM K: REPORT OF THE MAYOR ITEM L: ADMINISTR.ATION REPORTS 1. City Manager 2. Attorney, 3. City Clerk ITEM M: DISCUSSION 1. Citizens (five minutes) 2. Council EXECUTIVE SESSION - None Scheduled ITEM N: ADJOURNMENT KENAI CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 15 2004 7:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS htt : www.ci.kenai.ak.us MAYOR 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 was taken by the City Clerk. Present were: Blaine Gilman Cliff Massie Pat Porter, Mayor Linda Swarner Rick Ross Absent was: Joe Moore and James N. Butler, III A quorum was present. A-3. AGENDA APPROVAL MOTION: Council Member Swarner MOVED to approve the agenda as presented and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT., Council Member Ross SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. A-4. MOTION: CONSENT AGENDA Council Member Swarner MOVED to approve the consent agenda as presented and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Council Member Massie SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM B: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (10 minutes) B-1. Introduction -- Kenai Police Department, Officer Jim Johnson ' KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 15, 2004 PAGE 2 Chief Kopp introduced the city's new police officer, Jim Johnson. Kopp reported Officer Johnson had been an Alaska State Trooper before his hire and noted, the city was very fortunate to find and hire Officer Johnson. ITEM C: UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS -- None. ITEM D: REPORTS OF KPB ASSEMBLY, LEGISLATORS AND COUNCILS Assembly Member Betty Glick -- Assembly Member Glick reviewed actions taken by the Assembly at their December 7 meeting. She also noted the following: • The Assembly is developing their federal and state priority list booklet. They are requesting, as additional information to coincide with the lists, who will be responsible for the operation, maintenance, and their costs if funding is made available for the project. The lists will be reviewed at their January 4, 2005 meeting and they hope to finalize the booklet on January 18 prior to a trip to Juneau by members of the Assembly, to present the booklet to legislators. • The ordinance to raise the sales tax cap was postponed to March 1 in order to receive additional input from the public. • She will be discussing the implementation of a borough -wide bed tax in the near future. ITEM E: REPORTS OF KENAI CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU BOARD AND KENAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Mya Renken, Director, Kenai Convention & Visitors Bureau -- Gave a brief report of activities taking place at the Visitors Center, including consideration of future cultural and family -oriented programs through partnering with other local entities. ITEM F: PUBLIC HEARINGS F-1. Ordinance No. 2074-2004 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $548.79 in the Police Department for the City's Share of a Drug Enforcement Administration Forfeiture. MOTION: Council Member Swarner MOVED to approve Ordinance No. 2074-2004 and Council Member Ross SECONDED the motion. There were no public or council comments. VOTE: KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 15, 2004 PAGE 3 Gilman Yes Butler Absent Porter Yes Moore Absent Swarner Yes Massie Yes Ross Yes MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. F-2. Resolution No. 2004-60 -- Adopting the City of Kenai, Alaska 2005- 2006 Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Priority List for Requesting State of Alaska Legislative Appropriations. MOTION: Council Member Swarner MOVED to approve Resolution No. 2004-60 and Council Member Massie SECONDED the motion. There were no public comments. It was noted, the list of projects was developed during a recent work session and were included with the resolution. As requested by council at the work session, the projects listed were not in a specific order. Discussion followed to prioritize the list of projects. Swarner stated her desire to see the list of roads in the priority administration has listed. Ross suggested council go forward with prioritizing the list to include with the resolution and then prioritize the list of road projects for backup data at a later time. Swarner and Ross suggested the list of road projects be included on the next meeting agenda for prioritization. MOTION: Council Member Swarner MOVED to amend the list by adding to it a sprinkler system at the Leif Hansen Memorial Park. Council Member Massie SECONDED the motion. VOTE: Gilman No Butler Absent Porter No Moore Absent Swarner Yes Massie No Ross No MOTION FAILED. Council Member Ross suggested the following as a prioritized list: 1. Roads, drainage, and parking lot improvements 2. Fire Protection, VIP Subdivision 3. Kenai Coastal Trail KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 15, 2004 PAGE 4 4. State of Alaska Dip Net Fishery Projects 5. Community Street Lights Discussion followed relating to the addition of the water treatment projects for which Department of Environment Conservation (DEC) grant funds had been requested. It was noted, the Governor had not included the projects on his capital list, and because of non-compliance concerns in 2006, it was felt the project should be added to the list. If funded, those funds could be used toward the city's 50% match of DEC funds. MOTION: Council Member Gilman MOVED to amend the resolution to include the treatment portion for these wells at $1.6 million. Council Member Ross SECONDED the motion. Gilman stated his concern of the compliance issue and funds would be needed to complete the work. He added, he felt it was a priority and felt there would be a better chance to receive funding for this type of project than for the coastal trail project. A brief explanation of how the projects can be funded through grants and Governor's capital lists was given. VOTE ON AMENDMENT: Gilman Yes Butler Absent Porter Yes Moore Absent Swarner Yes Massie Yes Ross Yes ::::J MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Ross withdrew his original priority list and suggested the following: 1. Water well treatment 2. Roads, drainage, etc. 3. Fire Protection, VIP Subdivision 4. Kenai Coastal Trail 5. State of Alaska/ Dip Net Fishery 6. Community Street Lights City Manager Snow asked for clarification of the water well project added. It was confirmed council was referring to the Water Treatment System for Well Houses 1, 2, 3, and 4 at $1.6 million. Gilman suggested the street lights should be moved to item four on the list (following iu-e protection of VIP Subdivision) as another lower -cost project which may be more easily funded by the Legislature. Swarner agreed. The list was restated as: KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 15, 2004 PAGE 5 1. Water Treat System for Well Houses 1, 2, 3, and 4 2. Roads, Drainage, and Parking Lots 3. Fire Protection, VIP Subdivision 4. Community Street Lights 5. Kenai Costal Trail 6. State of Alaska Dip Net Fishery Projects MOTION: Council Member Gilman MOVED to accept the list as the city's priorities and Council Member Ross SECONDED the motion. VOTE: Gilman Yes Butler Absent Porter Yes Moore Absent Swarner Yes Massie Yes Ross Yes MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Snow requested clarification if it was council's intent to forward the first two priorities to the borough. Snow noted, the letter she received from the borough did not indicate they wanted two projects. They will accept a list of projects on one page. Assembly Member Glick noted, the two -projects request was to communities outside of the cities. Snow stated she would forward the entire list in its current priority form to the borough. There were no objections stated. ITEM G: G-1. G-2. agenda. ITEM H: ITEM I: MINUTES Regular Meeting of December 1, 2004 -- Approved by consent agenda. Work Session Notes of December 6, 2004 -- Approved by consent OLD BUSINESS -- None. NEW BUSINESS I-10 Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified MOTION: KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 15, 2004 PAGE 6 Council Member Swarner MOVED to pay the bills and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Council Member Massie 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 Council Member Massie SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. I-3. Ordinance No. 2075-2004 -- Decreasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $16,896 in Three Senior Citizen Funds. Introduced by consent agenda. I-4. Discussion -- Scheduling Board of Adjustment Hearing/Appeal of Planning &Zoning Commission Denial of PZ04-49, a Conditional Use Permit for a Recreational Vehicle Park for the Property Known as KN T05N R 11 W S 17 South 460 FT of the S 1 / 2 SE 1 / 4 SW 1 / 4 lying North of the Northerly Right -of -Way of Kalifornsky Beach Road (725 Baleen Avenue), Kenai, Alaska. Application Submitted by Blue Sky Pilots Trust, Mae H. Brower, Managing Director, P.O. Box 9478, Spokane, Washington. Council referred to the information included in the packet and scheduled the Board of Adjustment hearing for Tuesday, January 4, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. A brief discussion followed related to the amount of people who attended the Planning & Zoning Commission when the issue was heard. It was noted, a call was received from a concerned citizen who was not able to hear the proceedings because of a lack of seating in the chambers. It was suggested the hearing be held at the Senior Center. Clerk Freas stated her concerns there was more room available at that site, however, a lack of satisfactory microphone / recording equipment would be problematic. Bill Popp, 810 Set Net Drive, Kenai -- Noted a previous suggestion to borrow portable equipment from the Borough Clerk's office would also be problematic because the equipment would be in use for committee meetings prior to the Assembly meeting scheduled for the evening of January 4. Duncan Harris, 310 Portlock, Kenai -- Suggested contacting one of the schools where the hearing could be held. He noted, there would be more parking space available as well. ' KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 15, 2004 PAGE 7 Council scheduled the hearing at the Senior Center and administration will work out the details in' finding adequate sound system/recording equipment to use for the evening. ITEM J: COMMISSION / COMMITTEE REPORTS J-1. Council on Aging -- Gilman reported the December meeting was cancelled and he would not be able to attend the January meeting. Council Member Swarner stated she would attend. J-2. Airport Commission -- Swarner reported the December meeting was cancelled and a work session with the airport supplemental study contractor was held instead. J-3. Harbor Commission -- Massie reported he was unable to attend the meeting due to the work session with the airport consultant. J-4. Library Commission -- Gilman reported the meeting summary for the December 7 meeting was included in the packet. J-5. Parks & Recreation Commission -- No report. J-6. Planning & Zoning Commission -- Ross reported the December 8 meeting dealt mainly with the conditional use permit application which had now been scheduled for a Board of Adjustment Hearing. J-7. Miscellaneous Commissions and Committees J-7a. Beautification Committee -- Swarner reported a meeting was held on December 14. The Committee discussed plans for flower beds at the Visitors Center and Chamber. She reported the Committee also requested their January meeting be cancelled. Council had no objections. J-7b. Alaska Municipal League Report -- No report. J-7c. Arctic Winter Games -- Porter noted, a productive work session was held with Games representatives earlier in the week. J-7d. Stranded Gas Committee -- Ross noted a teleconference meeting was held during the last week and updated council on actions and discussions taken. He noted, the next teleconference meeting would be held January 6, 2005. ITEM K: REPORT OF THE MAYOR -- Mayor Porter reported the following: • She attended a lunch with Governor Murkowski at which he presented his proposed budget. Copies of his budget were available for council. �KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 15, 2004 PAGE 8 • In a discussion with Mayor Carey related to opportunities for joint projects, they agreed a joint letterhead might be useful. She distributed a suggested design and noted the letterhead would not be used without approval from both councils, it would be used for very specific issues, and, a discussion related to a joint letterhead would be included on the next meeting's agenda. • She attended the opening of the Medallion Foundation's teaching facility at the Kenai Airport. ITEM L: ADMINISTRATION REPORTS City Manager -- City Manager Snow reported the following: • The department head reports were included in the packet. • She explained, the Borough had a contract with the cities for E-911 services for which they paid the cities. In March, the Borough terminated their contract with the cities and are no longer making payments. A new contract is being negotiated with the borough and in that effort, Mayor Bagley has scheduled a work session for January 11 with city managers to discuss E-911 upgrades, etc. Snow added, she and Chief Kopp will attend the meeting. • Noted an updated rate schedule for the Kenai Recreation Center was included in the packet as Information Item 7. • A grant request was submitted to the Land and Water Conservation Fund for the development of four soccer fields on Section 35 properties. If approved, the city's match would be approximately $223,000. • Problems with Public Works radios have been ongoing since the upgrade of the radios at the dispatch center. She noted, research of costs for a remedy will be made and brought back to council for consideration. Chief Kopp noted, the problems developed about 18 months ago with the 20-year old combiner. The quote received earlier in the day of $20,000 would replace the combiner, wiring and antenna. He noted, this item was included in the last budget draft, but was not funded. Ross noted the copy of a letter council was given during the work session with legislators prior to the council meeting relating to HB242, Rehired Retiree /PERS Employment Waiver. Ross requested a resolution be prepared for council's consideration for the January 5, 2005 meeting. He added, he would like the resolution be forwarded to the Legislature because the cities all over the state relied on the State's advice. Ross stated, he thought that point should be included in the resolution, as well as any actuarial problems. Council's consensus was to have the resolution prepared. Swarner suggested a history of PERS payments over the last 15 years be included, however it was decided the two topics were separate issues. L-2. Attorney -- Attorney Graves reported he would be out of the office December 27-31. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING f DECEMBER 15, 2004 PAGE 9 L-3. City Clerk -- No report. ITEM M: DISCUSSION M-11 Citizens Emily DeForest, 515 Pine Avenue, Kenai -- Noted the scheduling of the Board of Adjustment Hearing for January 4, 2005 would prevent Gilman from attending the Library Commission meeting and he was to have a major part in the discussions to take place. She requested the January 4, 2005 Library Commission meeting be cancelled. Council had no objections. M-2. Council Swarner -- Wished all happy holidays and suggested council members request a tour of the dispatch area relating to the security camera equipment now in use. Massie -- Thanked City Manager Snow for changing the department head seating arrangement. Ross -- Wished all happy holidays. Gilman -- • Thanked Swarner for her offer to attend the Council on Aging meeting and wished all happy holidays. • Reported he may not be able to attend the January 5, 2005 council meeting. EXECUTIVE SESSION - None Scheduled ITEM N: ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:16 p.m. Minutes transcribed and prepared by: , e"'e Carol L. Freas, City Clerk