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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-02-16 Council MinutesAGENDA KENAI CITY COUNCIL -REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 16, 2000 7:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS http: Z Z www. ci. kenai. ak. u s 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) ITEM C: PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Resolution No. 2000-5 -- Encouraging the Alaska Legislature to Support Funding for the Magazine, Newspapers and More: Full Text Articles for Alaskans Online Resource Included in the State of Alaska FY 2001 Capital Budget. ITEM D: 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. Historic District Board C. Kenai Visitors & Convention Bureau Board d. Alaska Municipal League Report ITEM E: MINUTES 1. *Regular Meeting of February 2, 2000. ITEM F: CORRESPONDENCE ITEM G: OLD BUSINESS -1- ITEM H: NEW BUSINESS 1. Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified 2. Purchase Orders Exceeding $2,500 3. *Ordinance No. 1850-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $164,065.52 in the General Fund to Pay Outstanding Taxes and Costs Due on Inlet Woods Subdivision. 4. *Ordinance No. 1851-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $30,000 in the General Fund for the Multi -Purpose Facility Ice Maintenance Contract. 5. *Ordinance No. 1852-2000 -- Amending KMC 24.15.010, Entitled "Regulations" and the Cemetery Regulations. 6. *Ordinance No. 1853-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $44,934 in the Airport Land System Special Revenue Fund and the Airport Fire Station Capital Project Fund for Engineering. 7. Approval -- Kenai Golf Course/Requested Rate Increase. 8. Approval -- Special Use Permit/ Bill Joyce, Arctech Services, Inc. -- Harvesting Spruce Beetle Killed/ Infested Trees. 9. Discussion -- Historic District Board 10. Discussion -- Potential Partnering with Boys &Girls Club/Development of New Facility. ITEM I: ADMINISTRATION REPORTS 1. Mayor 2. City Manager 3. Attorney 4. City Clerk 5. Finance Director 6. Public Works Managers 7. Airport Manager ITEM J: DISCUSSION 1. Citizens (five minutes) 2. Council EXECUTIVE SESSION - None Scheduled ITEM K: ADJOURNMENT KENAI CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 16, 2000 7:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS http: / /wvvw.ci.kena.i.ak.us MAYOR JOHN J. WILLIAMS, PRESIDING ITEM A: CALL TO ORDER Mayor Williams called the meeting to order at approximately 7:01 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: Bookey, Swarner, Moore, Porter, Bannock, Frazer and Williams A-3. AGENDA APPROVAL Mayor Williams requested the following changes to the agenda: ADD AS: B-1, Rick Baldwin -- Multi -Purpose Facility Update B-2, Kristin Lambert -- Central Kenai Peninsula Public Transportation Task Force B-3, Suzanne Little -- Boys & Girls Club SUBSTITUTE: H-2, Purchase Orders Exceeding $2,500 -- The amended list adds purchase orders to Westcoast Sales in the amount of $6,059.06 and R&K Industrial in the amount of $6,000. ADD TO: H-9, Discussion of Historic District Board future -- Letter Board Member Bill Kluge. 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 Mayor Williams stated he had no changes to the consent agenda. MOTION. Councilwoman Swarner MOVED for approval of the consent agenda as presented. Councilman Moore SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 16, 2000 PAGE 2 ITEM B: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS B-1, Rick Baldwin -- Multi -Purpose Facility Update. Baldwin stated his address as 3080 Kim-N-Ang Court, Kenai. He explained he wanted to give the council an update in regard to the ice rink. He noted, the LLC had the responsibility of building, operating and maintaining the rink. Everything was going well and they appreciated the support given by the city administration. He added, the rink was being well received and he had heard comments from around the community that it was the best hockey ice on the Peninsula. Baldwin reported the LLC decided to professionally maintain the rink instead of their doing it themselves. He added, they were disappointed the facility had not been used more by the non -hockey groups because it was financially more of a strain due to additional ice maintenance needs. Baldwin added, he hoped that would improve next year. Baldwin thanked Parks &Recreation Director Frates for his involvement. He noted Frates had been working almost directly with the maintenance group. Baldwin added, they were losing money by using the professional management for the maintenance of the facility, but hoped to increase the revenue by charging $85.00/hour instead of $65.00/hour. Baldwin noted, it was difficult holding the ice during the recent warmer weather and suggested adding plexi-glass around the rink as well as dropping the front girder to give more shading to the ice. He suggested the costs of these improvements could be borne by the city in the future. Councilwoman Porter complimented Baldwin for what had been accomplished and added, she hoped the city would use the public/private partnership as a project in its next All -America City application. She suggested the costs be included in the Parks 8s Recreation Department budget for review and consideration. B-29 Kristin Lambert -- Central Kenai Peninsula Public Transportation Task Force Reported she had been involved with the Central Kenai Peninsula Public Transportation Task Force and the development of the Central Area Rural Transit System (CARTS) and draft Central Kenai Peninsula Public Transportation Plan. She requested council meet with members of the Task Force to hear an in-depth explanation of the Plan. She noted, she felt the municipalities needed to have input and be on board and added, the program was a grass -roots solution to an area problem and had a lot of interest groups involved. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 16, 2000 PAGE 3 Council decided to meet in the Council Chambers on Monday, February 28 at 2:00 p.m. to hear the Task Force's presentation. It was noted the gathering would need to be advertised and the public invited to attend. Dick Troeger -- Explained he was the chair of the board which had fled for 501(3) (C) non-profit standing. He noted, the board had applied for three grants for starting the program and continued operations. He encouraged the council to take an interest and stated a copy of the plan would be forwarded to the council for their review. Troeger also reported they were soliciting members to the board and was pleased for the city to take an interest in the project. Joe Donahue -- Reported the group's website was www.centralpeninsula.wego.com and noted he was hired to do the local work and DTA to do demographic investigation. Donahue added, they found they needed to start slow because the data didn't show the program could sustain running buses. He added, they would be starting with a call -in request line and would arrange rides. There would be a charge for the rides. Donahue added, to date they had not requested funding from the local governments to run the program, although they may have to in the future. He continued, although they had requested two additional grants, there was increasing difficulty in receiving grants without needing matching funds. Donahue added, they were hoping the area senior centers would be able to provide funding and equipment for the program. Mayor Williams requested Senior Director Kelso, Finance Director Semmens, City Manager Ross and City Clerk Freas to attend the presentation on the 28th. B-3, Suzanne Little -- Boys & Girls Club Little stated she was the executive director of the Boys & Girls Club and noted she was speaking to the item listed as H-10 on the agenda. Little explained, the Club recently secured a five-year lease for the portion of the Kenai Elementary School they had been using for several years. However, because the building was also used by the Kenai Alternative School and the Aurora Borealis Elementary School programs, there could be the possibility the Club may have to move from the building in the future. Little stated she was thinking ahead and talked briefly with Mayor Williams of the possibility of building a new facility or adding on to the City's Recreation Center. If an addition was made to the Recreation Center, she suggested the Club could jointly operate the facility with the City. Williams stated he suggested the possibility of developing a Little Theatre in the city and because the Club had a drama production program, there could be some coordination and incorporation of effort. He added, they had also discussed the possibility of acquiring funding to build a theatre in the same KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 16 2000 PAGE 4 area as the Challenger and ice rink facilities. Input of ideas was requested in order to begin a process to investigate possibilities now for a later concern. Potential properties were discussed, i.e. land in front of the Recreation Center, in front of the Vocational Education Building at KCHS, etc. Williams noted the theatre group would be meeting on February 29 at the Kenai Visitors Center. ITEM C: PUBLIC HEARINGS C-1. Resolution No. 2000-5 -- Encouraging the Alaska Legislature to Support Funding for the Magazine, Newspapers and More: Full Text Articles for Alaskans Online Resource Included in the State of Alaska FY 2001 Capital Budget. MOTION: Councilman Moore MOVED for approval of Resolution No. 2000-5 and Councilwoman Swarner SECONDED the motion and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT, Bob Peters -- Peters noted he resided in Old Town and was the current chair of the Library Commission. Peters reported the Library Commission unanimously supported the resolution and hoped the council would also support it. He added, the subject database provided Internet access to the libraries and schools in the state, as well as individuals. Peters added, the library wouldn't be able to afford the service in its own budget due to the cost of the database. Peters was asked if the funding for the database was currently in the state's budget. He answered yes, it was included in the University of Alaska budget and was referred to there as the Alaska Statewide Database Licensing Initiative. He added, the database was a tremendous service to students and libraries. Williams stated he would support the resolution however suggested council and audience to be cautious as the Legislature would be reviewing the state's budget, beginning with the amount that was included in it last year and remove another $30 million from it. VOTE: There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ' ITEM D: COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REPORTS KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 16, 2000 PAGE 5 D-1. Council on Aging -- Councilwoman Porter reported there had been no meeting. D-2. Airport Commission -- Councilwoman Swarner reported the Commission met on February 10 and discussed formulating goals and objections for the year; heard a report from the carpet selection committee; heard a presentation from Finance Director Semmens on the personal property tax; and heard a gentleman interested in developing T-hangars at the airport. Swarner noted, some of the suggestions for goals and objectives included development of camping spaces off the gravel runway and marketing the airport. She added, the Commission requested council to forward their vision of how they want the airport to develop so they might consider those ideas as they develop their goals and objectives. Swarner also reported the airport received its new broom and the crews were learning how to operate it. She noted she would not be able to attend the next meeting and that Councilman Bookey stated he would attend in her place. Swarner informed the council the carpet selection committee would be meeting again on February 23. She noted the manufacturer representatives and local dealers had been a great help to the committee. Swarner asked if types of cleaning equipment, cleaning solutions, etc. specifically for a building's type of flooring was included in the maintenance contracts for the airport terminal, as well as other city buildings. She noted, some manufacturers specify the type of equipment and solution to be used for the type of flooring installed. City Attorney Graves stated he didn't think that information was included in the contracts. Swarner suggested they should be in the next contract to better insure the guarantees on the flooring. Discussion followed regarding the T-hangar presentation made at the Commission meeting. City Manager Ross reported he met with Doug Olson several times after the Commission meeting and discussed his plan for developing T-hangars, possible properties, etc. He noted, there was a piece of property currently leased by another entity which could work for Olson and he would be contacting that lessee to see if they wanted to continue with the lease. Swarner passed down information Olson had distributed at the Commission meeting. Williams stated he thought it important the city work with Olson in developing his plan. He asked if it would be possible for the city to help Olson financially through paving the area to the property. Swarner noted, the Commission discussed Olson's request to pave the taxiway that would be going to the T-hangars and it was pointed out other lessees had to pay for their own asphalting. Ross stated they were KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 16, 2000 PAGE 6 investigating all kinds of options because there were several pieces of land that could work. He added, if paving was done for Olson, the cost would be reflected in the lease rate. D-3. Harbor Commission -- Councilman Bookey reported the meeting had been cancelled by council due to a lack of agenda items. D-4. Library Commission -- Councilman Moore reported the minutes of the February 1 Commission meeting were included in the packet and that he had reported on the meeting at the last council meeting. Moore recognized members of the Commission who were in the audience; Kathy Heus, Lorene Forbes and Bob Peters. D-5. Parks & Recreation Commission -- Councilman Frazer reported the minutes of the February 3 meeting were included in the packet. He noted the Commission reviewed and unanimously approved suggested changes to the cemetery ordinance and regulations. Frazer also reported several members of the Beautification Committee presented 14 banner designs and from those, ten were chosen to be made for the coming summer's use. Parks & Recreation Director Frates reported the dedication of the multi -purpose facility was held and was well attended. He noted the figure skating exhibition was a highlight of the festivities, as well as the broom ball game between members of the Lions and Rotary Clubs. D-6. Planning & Zoning Commission -- Councilman Frazer reported he attended the February 9 meeting for Councilman Bannock. Frazer noted, the minutes of the meeting were included in the packet. He explained, a lengthy discussion was held on aerial signs and questions regarding possible encroachment of airspace from the Commission were deferred to City Attorney Graves. Graves noted he had done some research and a memorandum with his findings had been forwarded to Planning 8s Zoning Administrative Assistant Kebschull and would be included in the Commission's next packet. Frazer reported the Commission requested a work session with the council for March 15 to discuss the livestock ordinance, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Bannock explained the discussion first evolved last spring and was placed in the pending items. Bannock reported, some of the Commission members felt there were issues involved with the livestock ordinance which were not adequately addressed. He suggested council recommend the Commission begin drafting of an ordinance and then discuss it at a future work session along with other amendments to be made to Title 14. He noted, it had been suggested the current ordinance could use a broader -based definition. Frazer added, during the last Commission meeting, it appeared to him there were several of the Commissioners who were in favor of a much -restricted livestock KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 16, 2000 PAGE 7 ordinance of what may or may not be allowed on residential properties. Additionally, the Commission was very adamant to hold a work session with council. Attorney Graves reported he wrote a livestock ordinance for Commissioner Goecke and it had gone through several drafts. He noted, he wrote the ordinance on the guidelines of what Goecke had suggested and submitted it to Animal Control Officer Godek for his review. Godek had some issues with the ordinance and Graves passed that information on to Goecke. Graves added, there was a draft ordinance on the table for review and it had been forwarded to the Commission. Kebschull explained, the Commission reviewed the draft ordinance at their September meeting and that was when Bannock requested it be held for a work session. She added, the ordinance as it was drafted, would limit livestock to the Rural Residential Zone, to lots equal or greater than three acres. Graves noted, livestock, in the draft ordinance, was defined as large animals, i.e. cows, alpacas, horses, etc. He added, chickens and small farm animals were not covered in the ordinance. Graves stated, the ordinance was drafted for debate and was not the final version. It was questioned whether the ordinance would allow for grandfather rights and Graves answered, yes. He explained, the grandfathered lots would be addressed as non -conforming use to cover that scenario. Council approved a work session with the Planning 8. Zoning Commission on March 15 at 6:00 p.m. Clerk Freas was requested to remind council of the work session. Ross reported, he would be filing a letter of appeal with Clerk Freas in regard to the Commission's approval of an encroachment permit at 1110 Channel Way, Kenai. D-7. Miscellaneous Commissions and Committees D-7a. Beautification Committee-- Councilwoman Swarner reported the Committee met on February 8 and discussed goals and objectives, as well as a theme for the summer. They also discussed an Adopt -A -Park program, weeding, and a Yard - of -the -Week program. She added, if council had suggestions about the Yard -of -the - Week program to talk to her or Parks 8. Recreation Director Frates. Councilwoman Porter stated she wanted to sponsor one of the circle planters and added, she would be happy to have volunteers from council to work with her. D-7b. Historic District Board H-9 discussion was moved ahead and held at place in the meeting. Mike Huhndorf -- Noted he was the current chair of the Historic District Board. Huhndorf stated he was aware the Board was under scrutiny, the meetings were cut to four a year, and establishing quorums had been a problem. He suggested the KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES j FEBRUARY 16, 2000 PAGE 8 Board had also listed too many goals and objectives last year and were unable to accomplish them. Huhndorf added, he believed retaining the Board had merits when considering the requirements of the Historic Preservation Act of 1966. Huhndorf noted the letter from Bill Kluge (added to the agenda) explained the Board chose only one goal this year, i.e. developing an area where the old machinery now stored could be exhibited to accompany the walking tour. Councilman Moore noted there were three members of the Board present, i.e. Ethel Clausen, Emily DeForest, and Mike Huhndorf. He added, DeForest informed him prior to the meeting that she had done some research and found grant money was available for "bricks and mortar" for preservation of articles. Councilwoman Porter thanked Huhndorf for attending the meeting. She asked if he knew if it was a lack of interest that was keeping members from attending the meetings and if it was a lack of interest, was there a point to keeping the Board. Huhndorf answered he had been a member of the Board for approximately five years. He was unsure of why other members did not attend meetings. He noted there had been several resignations and suggested lack of communication was a problem in promoting enthusiasm for history. Porter noted, because the Board had a project, it might encourage enthusiasm on the Board. Huhndorf stated, with the Board focusing on one goal and having members with a fair amount of knowledge, he believed they had a better chance of succeeding. He also noted, in nominating properties as historical sites, he didn't know if it should stop with the Townsite District Zone. Councilwoman Swarner noted there were several applications included in the packet for both the Beautification Committee and Historic District Board. She noted she spoke with one of the applicants who listed interest in both the Committee and Board and wanted to be appointed to the Board. Swarner added, she wanted to see the Board functioning, especially if there were people who wanted to be involved. She noted, she was concerned about the quorum issue and suggested the time and day of meetings needed to be considered in setting the meetings. Huhndorf suggested he, as chair, needed to be more active and thought with only four meetings a year, more phone communication was needed. Councilman Bookey stated he had concern about the continuation of the Board for some time. He added, when the Board was formed, he understood it was their charge to take care of the activities of construction or development in Old Town. He noted, he believed the Board had gotten into a program where they wanted to do projects and didn't believe that was ever their charge. Bookey added, he wasn't saying that couldn't be part of their charge, but he felt the focus was lost. He added, he believed the Board was to be in line with the Planning & Zoning Commission so that if there KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 16, 2000 PAGE 9 was development going on in Old Town, the Board would be involved. Bookey stated, if there were no quorums and no meetings, and there was development in Old Town, there would be a problem. Bookey referred to the information included in the packet in which it suggested the Board could have only two meetings a year or be on call. He stated he had some hesitancy to do that. Porter asked Huhndorf if the Board was getting the help needed from administration. Huhndorf answered, he had no complaints about the help or lack of it. He added, he hoped the historic nature of the community could be enhanced and thought the Board was an excellent way in which to do it. Bookey stated he believed there were two issues: taking on projects and to aid in regulation of development in the Townsite District Zone. Williams stated he believed the Board had accomplished the task they set out to do and what council envisioned them to do was yet to be completed. He noted, he believed boards, commissions, etc. function better when they are busy and thought council needed to reexamine the issue of the Board and consider including the Historical Society and Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center and their roles as private organizations in exploring the community's history. He added, council had discussed previously the identifying of property on which to place a concrete slab and displaying of antique machinery, etc. He suggested council charge the Board with finding funding, etc. to accomplish that project. Huhndorf stated he liked that idea and felt the Board, along with the Historical Society and Visitors Center, offered a forum for preserving the history of Kenai. Emily DeForest -- DeForest noted she was a member of the Historic District Board. DeForest stated money was available through State Historical Preservation Society (eligible for matching grants) for preservation of historical artifacts, including shelter or education. She noted, the matching portion varied from 50/50 to 25/75 and a better percentage was offered for education. Williams stated he saw an opportunity for the city to charge the Board to inventory potential historical items, investigate property on which to display it (both city and private properties), grants and costs involved, combining of thought between the Board, Historical Society and KVCC, and be involved in the shaping of the core of Old Town. He added, there was a lot that could be done by a diligent group. DeForest noted, she also learned the Board, in investigating historical buildings, etc., did not have to limit their review to the Townsite Historic District. Councilman Bannock stated that in learning more about the Certified Local Government, he felt there were two items of discussion; geographical boundaries of the zone and the rules governing the zone. He added, council needed to decide if they wanted the Board to adhere to the rules in the code or incorporate more of a historical society of work to the Board. Bannock noted a comment in Kebschull's memorandum was that she verified the benefit of maintaining the CLG status was to participate in KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES } FEBRUARY 16, 2000 PAGE 10 the Historical Preservation Fund Grant Program. He added, he agreed with that and understood it. He then noted Kluge's letter mentioned maintaining the CLG status which in turn, allowed individuals to apply for tax credit on private developments of historic significance. He asked if that was true and if it would be lost if the CLG status wasn't maintained. Kebschull answered she wasn't familiar if that was dependent on being a CLG, but knew there was an opportunity to apply for tax credits. She added, it was suggested in the CLG information, that the city offer tax credits. Huhndorf noted, the federal government made it possible to apply for tax credits. Bannock asked if there was a direct tie between an individual applying for tax credits and CLGs. Kebschull stated she was not aware. Williams reviewed KMC 14.24.105 which defined the Townsite Historic Zone and the Historic District Board. He noted, he believed there was a lot the Board could do under the code and agreed with Bannock that further discussion could take place in regard to the current code and the possibility of expanding the charge of the Board's work. Swarner suggested a work session be held to further discuss the issue and suggested Gwen Preston (one of the applicants for Historic District Board) be appointed to the board. Bookey questioned making appointments to the Board if their future was unknown. Frazer stated his reluctance in turning down volunteers and that there was a problem in attaining quorums. It was noted budget work sessions would be coming up and there was some apprehension in setting a work session in regard to the Board. Discussion continued in regard to making appointments to the Board and if there were any specifications for the appointments. The code was reviewed and it was noted the majority of the Board plus one, had to be Kenai residents and to the extent available, three board members were to have expertise in the fields of architecture, archeology, and history. Porter stated she thought the appointment should be made since volunteers were available and that new blood on the board may be what was needed to go forward. Williams explained the filling of the seats would be a signal to the Board that council wanted some action to take place. Williams suggested to appoint the applicants suggested, charge the Board with the responsibility to come back to council with a plan, including only the geographical area discussed in the code or whether it would include other areas of the city. Discussion followed and council directed the Board to hold a special meeting prior to their regular meeting of April 17. At the special meeting, the Board was directed to develop a plan for the zone or outside of the zone. The Board were then directed to present their plan to the council during their April 17 meeting. Council requested the Planning & Zoning Commission also be invited to the April 17 meeting. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 16 2000 PAGE 11 Alexandra Lindgren, Pamela Russell and Gwen Preston were appointed to the Historical District Board without objection. Swarner requested Judy Buffington be appointed to the Beautification Committee and council had no objections. D-7c. Kenai Visitors & Convention Bureau Board -- Councilman Bookey reported the next meeting was scheduled for February 24 at 5:00 p.m. D-7d. Alaska Municipal League Report -- No report. BREAK TAKEN: 8:44 P.M. BACK TO ORDER: 8:58 P.M. E-1. Regular Meeting of February 2, 2000. Approved by consent agenda. ITEM F: CORRESPONDENCE -- None. ITEM G: OLD BUSINESS -- None. ITEM H: NEW BUSINESS H-1. Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED to pay the bills and Councilman Bookey SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. H-2. Purchase Orders Exceeding $2,500 MOTION: Councilman Moore MOVED to approve the purchase orders exceeding $2,500 marked "substitute." Councilwoman Porter SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 16, 2000 PAGE 12 H-3, Ordinance No. 1850-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $164,065.52 in the General Fund to Pay Outstanding Taxes and Costs Due on Inlet Woods Subdivision. Introduced by consent agenda. H-4. Ordinance No. 1851-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $30,000 in the General Fund for the Multi -Purpose Facility Ice Maintenance Contract. Introduced by consent agenda. H-5. Ordinance No. 1852-2000 -- Amending KMC 24.15.010, Entitled "Regulations" and the Cemetery Regulations. Introduced by consent agenda. H-6. Ordinance No. 1853-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $44,934 in the Airport Land System Special Revenue Fund and the Airport Fire Station Capital Project Fund for Engineering. Introduced by consent agenda. H-7. Approval -- Kenai Golf Course/Requested Rate Increase. MOTION: Councilman Frazer MOVED to approve the rate increases as requested by Donald Morgan in his letter of January 21, 2000. Councilwoman Swarner SECONDED the motion and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. There were no objections. SO ORDERED, H-8. Approval -- Special Use Permit/ Bill Joyce, Arctech Services, Inc. -- Harvesting Spruce Beetle Killed/Infested Trees. Attorney Graves reported this Special Use Permit was similar in nature to the previous permit for removing trees in the Oilers' Park area. MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED for approval of the Special Use Permit with Bill Joyce, Vice -President of Arctech Services, Inc. in the City of Kenai. Councilman Bannock SECONDED the motion. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 16, 2000 PAGE 13 Ross noted, the brush removal did not include stumpage and pointed out the city property on which Joyce would be working. He added, private property owners wishing to participate would be able to contact Joyce and be included in the clearing of dead trees on their improved properties at their own expense. Ross continued, the city was obtaining waivers from owners of unimproved private properties who wanted to participate in the program. Bannock stated he would support the approval of the permit as he was very pleased with the work Joyce had recently completed in Section 36. Williams asked if anybody had discussed the stumpage with any of the contractors? He noted he was aware of one local business storing root balls and stumpage to be used for future river bank restoration. Ross answered no, it was not part of the project. He added, when and if it would be decided to do additional work at Section 36, administration would investigate putting it out to bid for removal during future winters to see if there would be any value for the city in regard to the timber. Ross added, stumpage removal had not been discussed. Joyce did state he didn't get the yield he thought he would in the east side project already completed and Ross believed if there had been some value in the stumpage removal, Joyce would have pursued it. VOTE: There were no objections. SO ORDERED. H-9. Discussion -- Historic District Board Discussed at D-7b. H-10. Discussion -- Potential Partnering with Boys &Girls Club/Development of New Facility. Discussed at B-3. ITEM I: I-1. Mayor ADMINISTRATION REPORTS Fish Tax -- Williams referred to the Department of Community and Economic Development letter included in the packet indicating the city would receive $4,831.52 in Share Fisheries Business Tax and $308.62 in Fishery Resource Landing Tom. Alaska Fire Chiefs Association Donation -- Williams requested a donation of $1,000 be made to co-sponsor a reception in Juneau during the Alaska Fire Chiefs Association Conference. The other co-sponsors would be PRISM and the Alaska Fire KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 16, 2000 PAGE 14 Chief s Association. He noted, they would be seeking business for the facility as well as promoting Kenai and its local businesses and facilities. Williams reported the Department of Transportation would be sending workers to the facility and he intended to meet with the director of the state ferry system to ensure their training would be done in Kenai. Swarner asked if there were other items the city would be asked to fund in the next six months in regard to PRISM. Williams answered, he was not aware of anything, however he noted he was still working with the Coast Guard in regard to the plan to enlarge the fire training facility. Pipeline Project -- Williams reported he and Mayors Bagley and Lancaster gave their pipeline presentation at a conference in Anchorage earlier in the week. He noted, it was well received and there were many people surprised there was another destination for the pipeline other than Valdez. Williams added, Mayor Bagley would be making the presentation to the Palmer/ Matanuska- Susitna area and he (Williams) wanted to make the presentation to council in the near future. Industry Picnic -- Williams reported the picnic committee held their first meeting and set the date of the picnic for August 26. He added, the committee expanded the picnic to include the tourism industry and the Soldotna Chamber had agreed to donate $1,000 to the effort. Tesoro -Alaska Petroleum -- Williams reported he met with former council member Raymond Measles in regard to a letter received by Tesoro from the State of Alaska demanding payment of $24 million, including 16 years of penalties and interest. He explained, in addition to the state's demand, it was reported the Alaska portion of the corporation lost approximately $3 million, but overall, the corporation made a three percent profit. Williams stated, the Nikiski refinery had been directed to develop a method by April 15 to improve Tesoro -Alaska to support their being a function of the overall corporation. In addition, the corporation was trying to develop other markets, but currently, everything was on the table, including the refinery. Williams added, it was his understanding another letter from the State demanding an additional $16 million was to follow. Economic Development District Board of Directors -- Williams noted the City of Kenai had two seats to represent it on the EDD Board of Directors and only one of the seats was filled (his). Williams suggested Randy Daly of Hi Speed Gear be appointed to the other seat as Daly had been involved with the organization, stated his interest, and had the time to give. Council had no objections to the appointment of Daly as one of the city's representatives to the EDD Board of Directors. Advertising -- Williams reported his concern that a local radio advertisement by a local water delivery business was stating the city was adding chemicals to its KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 16, 2000 PAGE 15 drinking water. He suggested a public relations advertisement be prepared informing the public of the city's new wells, the cleanness of the water, and lack of chemicals in the water. Public Works Manager Kornelis reported, currently the city sends out a report to the public about the water (October 1 and one by July 1) , which was required by law. Swarner suggested the Public Works Department distribute a brochure to all the users as well as the radio stations. Ross stated they would make the informational brochure normally sent out more attractive and less governmental looking which might create more interest. It was suggested the information be sent to all the users of the system and to the radio station news directors immediately. I-2, City Manager ESI/PRISM -- Ross reported he and Finance Director Semmens met with the CEO and Financial Officer of ESI and learned ESI was very happy with the facility, but were not pleased with the slow development in class sizes, etc. He added, ESI would be approaching the city about the sharing of the gross revenue and when to begin the sharing. Ross noted, Semmens requested a copy of the financial records to review. He added, they had all been aware what the margins would be when the program began. Ross also noted, the level included in the initial agreement had not yet been reached. I-3, Attorney -- No report. I-4, City Clerk Volunteer Advertisement and Reception -- Clerk Freas referred to a memorandum included in the packet which noted National Volunteers Week was scheduled for April 9-15, 2000. She added, in the past, council had requested an advertisement be included in the newspaper listing all the volunteers of the city and hold a reception honoring the volunteers. Freas asked if council wanted to do the same this year and if so, when did they want to hold the reception. Council chose Friday, April 14, 2000 as the evening on which to hold their reception and agreed to the suggestion of Councilman Bannock to cook hamburgers and hot dogs instead of the normal reception fare. The reception, it was decided, would be held at the Kenai Senior Center from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Council also agreed they would serve the food and Bannock, the chair for the event, would cook. Williams requested the members of the LLC be included in the list of invitees. I-5, Finance Director -- No report. I-6, Public Works Managers KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 16, 2000 PAGE 16 Knrn Pl i Project Impact Work Plan -- Kornelis reported a three-day Damage Assessment Workshop entitled, "Post -Disaster" would be offered at the Kenai Fire Training Center March 9-11, 2000. The course was in conjunction with the Alaska Division of Emergency Services and Project Impact. He added, it was a certification program and those completing the course would have an Alaska Responders Card and could be called on after a disaster to inspect buildings, etc. to ensure their safety. Department of Transportation Workshop -- Kornelis reported a public workshop would be held on April 5, beginning at 6:00 p.m. in regard to improvements to Kenai Spur Highway, Milepost 10.6 to 22 (corner of Main Street Loop and the highway to South Miller Loop Road). Unity Trail Workshop -- Kornelis reported he attended the workshop just prior to the council meeting. While there, he reviewed the maps of the project and noted it included 5.3 miles. Kornelis also reported, the project was to be bid in the summer and construction begin during the summer. The trail, he noted, would be placed on the south side of the road and completion would be next year. La Shot -- No report. I-7. Airport Manager -- No report. ITEM J: DISCUSSION J-1. Citizens -- None. J-2. Council Bookey -- No comments. Swarner -- Reported she visited the city shop and suggested the shop employees would appreciate a visit from the council members. Moore -- No comments. Porter -- No comments. Bannock -- Stated he would not be in attendance at the March 1 meeting. Frazer -- No comments. Williams -- • Williams reported a group of Challenger representatives traveled to Lawton, Virginia to take possession of and do final inspection of the module unit for the facility. He also noted the program was approximately $30,000 short in meeting their capital expenses goal, but he believed the group would be able to acquire the funds. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBR ARY 1 U 6, 2000 PAGE 17 • Williams reported he and Ross composed a letter to Senator Stevens and requested $450,000 to offset the costs for engineering for the coastal trail project. EXECUTIVE SESSION MOTION: Councilwoman Porter MOVED to convene in an executive session of the council of the City of Kenai concerning matters which by law, municipal charter, or ordinance, are required to be confidential. Councilwoman Swarner SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED, AT EASE DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION: 9:45 P.M. BACK TO ORDER: 10:46 P.M* Councilwoman Swarner reported the executive session was held pertaining to employee evaluations prior to the budget and they would be held on March 15 and directed administration to include only the most important items on the agenda for that night and Clerk Freas to include evaluation forms in the March 10 packets for council. ITEM K: ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED to adjourn and Councilman Moore SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. The meeting adjourned at approximately 10:48 p.m. Minutes transcribed and prepared by: Carol L. Freas, City Clerk APPROVED BY COUNCIL ch� C�