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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-05-30 Council Minutes - Special MeetingAGENDA KENAI CITY COUNCIL - SPECIAL MEETING MAY 30, 2001 7:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS http: Z /www.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: PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. *Transfer of Liquor License -- Transferred from Ethel Henderson, deceased, d/b/a Eadie's Frontier Liquor to Three Bears, L&,J Enterprises, Inc. ITEM C: NEW BUSINESS 1. Discussion -- Selection of City Manager EXECUTIVE SESSION - None Scheduled ITEM D: ADJOURNMENT -1- KENAI CITY COUNCIL - SPECIAL MEETING MAY 309 2001 7:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS http: Z Z www. ci. kenai. ak. u s MAYOR JOHN J. WILLIAMS, PRESIDING ITEM A: CALL TO ORDER Mayor Williams called the meeting to order at approximately 7:05 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-2, ROLL CALL Roll was taken by the City Clerk. Present were: Moore, Porter, Bannock, Frazer, Williams, Bookey, and Swarner. A-3, AGENDA APPROVAL Mayor Williams requested the following changes to the agenda: ADD TO: ITEM C: A request for a donation by the Renee C. Henderson committee (ARCH). Williams asked that this item be discussed prior to the discussion of selection of the new City Manager. MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED to approve the agenda as amended and Councilman Bookey SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED, A-4. CONSENT AGENDA There were no changes to the consent agenda. MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED for approval of the consent agenda as presented and Councilman Bannock SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. Mayor Williams, with Council's approval, removed the transfer of liquor license from the consent agenda and allowed Father Targonsky to speak on that topic. KENAI CITY COUNCIL - SPECIAL MEETING MAY 30, 2001 PAGE 2 OF 4 ITEM B: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS B-1. Transfer of Liquor License -- Transferred from Ethel Henderson, deceased, d/b/a Eadie's Frontier Liquor to Three Bears, L&,J Enterprises, Inc. Father Targonsky stated he had been a personal advisor to Ethel Henderson for 20 years. He said when this item came up previously he had spoken out against it "because it was being transferred to her son without any monies coming in for it. That was not her wish." However, he stated, he now wanted to go on record as supporting the sale of Ms. Henderson's liquor license because the money would go to her estate and be used to pay her creditors and administration costs, which is what she had wanted. MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED for approval of the transfer if the liquor license from Ethel Henderson, deceased, d/b/a/ Eadie's Frontier Liquor to Three Bears, L&J Enterprises, Inc. Councilman Bookey SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED, ITEM C: PUBLIC HEARINGS C-1. Discussion -- Request for a donation by the City to the Renee C. Henderson committee (ARCH) for the alumni choir program. Mayor Williams reported that he had been working with the group that is sponsoring the Renee Henderson alumni choir program. The group has incurred considerable expenses for renting the auditorium and other parts of the project., he said; and the group told him they would be grateful for any help the Council could offer financially. Mayor Williams said that many people (previous students, etc.) are in town for the event. Councilman Bookey asked how much the committee was asking for. Mayor Williams responded they had asked for $500. MOTION: Councilman Bookey MOVED to appropriate $500 for the project. Councilman Bannock SECONDED the motion. There were no objections to UNANIMOUS CONSENT. SO ORDERED. C-2. Discussion -- Selection of City Manager. Mayor Williams stated that Council had completed the interviews and extensive investigation of the two final candidates. He asked if Council had anything they KENAI CITY COUNCIL - SPECIAL MEETING MAY 30, 2001 PAGE 3 OF 4 wanted to discuss about this item. Councilman Bookey said he did but he thought it should be discussed in Executive Session. Mayor Williams asked if there were any questions from the general public before Council considered convening in Executive Session. There were no comments. MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED to "convene in an executive session of the Council of the City of Kenai, concerning matters that might tend to prejudice the reputation and character of the City Manager applicants and to give instructions to the Adminis- tration regarding salary and benefits negotiations." Councilman Bookey SECONDED the motion. Councilwoman Swarner stated the City Attorney and the current City Manager should also attend the Executive Session. There were no objections to UNANIMOUS CONSENT. SO ORDERED, EXECUTIVE SESSION - Council removed to Executive Session at approximately 7:36 p.m. Mayor Williams called the meeting back to order at approximately 8:21 p.m. Council- woman Swarner reported Council had discussed the candidates and directed the Administration regarding the parameters of the contract that will be offered to M s . Linda Snow. MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED that Administration discuss with Ms. Snow the contract that was discussed in the Executive Session and asked for unanimous consent. Councilman Frazer SECONDED the motion. There were no objections to UNANIMOUS CONSENT. SO ORDERED, MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED that the City of Kenai hire Ms. Linda Snow, now of Petersburg, Alaska, to be the new City Manager for Kenai, and that her contract begin on July 16, 2001, and she asked for unanimous consent. Councilman Frazer SECONDED the motion. There were no objections to UNANIMOUS CONSENT. SO ORDERED. ITEM D: MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Williams announced that Lynden Transport has invited the Council to their picnic ("Customer Appreciation BBQ") on June 6, Wednesday, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to be held at their Kenai terminal. RSVP by June 4 at 283-9640. KENAI CITY COUNCIL - SPECIAL MEETING MAY 30 2001 PAGE 4 OF 4 The Mayor also announced that on July 5 there will be a dedication of the Moose Range Meadows public fishing access facility located in the Keystone Drive area off East Redoubt just behind Fred Meyers. Also, the Mayor reminded everyone that the Open House for the Airport (new carpet, seating, etc.) is tomorrow, Thursday, May 31, at 5:00 p.m. ITEM E: ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at approximately 8 : 30 p.m. Min tes transcribe d prepared by: She A. Padilla, Acting City Clerk 4