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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-08-02 Council MinutesAGENDA KENAI CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 2, 2000 7:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS http: / /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: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (10 minutes) 1. Jim Spracher -- Homesteader's Stone & Plaque Placement at Memorial Park 2. Joe Gallagher -- Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council Update ITEM C: PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Ordinance No. 1874-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $37,305.30 in the Airport Land System Special Revenue wand and $251,882.30 in the Airport ARFF/SRE Facility Capital Project Fund for Site Work. a. Motion for Introduction b. Motion for Second Reading (Requires a Unanimous Vote) C. Motion for Adoption 2. Resolution No. 2000-44 -- Accepting a Capital Project matching Grant from the State of Alaska in the Amount of $144,390. 3. Resolution No. 2000-45 -- Approving a Contract to Zubeck, inc. for the Project Entitled, "Kenai Airport ARFF/ SRE Facility Site Work-2000" for the Total Amount of $228,882.30. 4. Resolution No. 2000-46 -- Awarding the Bid to Totem Equipment & Supply, Inc. for a Parks Department Front -Mounted Mower for the Total Amount of $15,195. 5. Resolution No. 2000-47 -- Approving a Contract to Kraxberger Drilling, Inc. for the Project Entitled, "Well No. 4 Test and Production Well" for the Total Amount of $168,250. 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 8. Zoning Commission 7. Miscellaneous Commissions and Committees a. Beautification Committee b. Historic District Board C. Kenai Visitors 8v Convention Bureau Board d. Alaska Municipal League Report ITEM E: MINUTES 1. *Regular Meeting of July 19, 2000. ITEM F: CORRESPONDENCE ITEM G: OLD BUSINESS ITEM H: NEW BUSINESS 1. Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified 2. Purchase Orders Exceeding $2,500 3. *Ordinance No. 1871-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $9,467 in the Senior Employment Special Revenue Fund. 4. *Ordinance No. 1872-2000 -- Replacing the Tables Referred to in the Personnel Regulations (Title 23) to Establish a New Pay Rate for the Senior Employment Program. 5. *Ordinance No. 1873-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $206,271 in the '99 Street Improvement Capital Project Fund. 6. *Ordinance No. 1875-2000 -- Enacting KMC 7.15.045 Providing for a Local Preference in Competitive Bidding Purchases for the City of Kenai. 7. *Ordinance No. 1876-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $3,315.95 in the Police Department to Purchase a Projector. 8. Approval -- Amendment to Lease/Lot 1, Gusty Subdivision -Edward A. Ferguson. 9. Approval -- Lease Term Change from Five Years to Fifteen Years/Lot 2, Block 3, Gusty Subdivision No. 4 -- James H. Doyle d/b/a Weaver Brothers, Inc. 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 (live minutes) 2. Council EXECUTIVE SESSION - None Scheduled ITEM K: ADJOURNMENT -3- KENAI CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 2, 2000 7:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS http://www.ci.kenai.ak.us MAYOR JOHN J. WILLIAMS, PRESIDING 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-2. ROLL CALL Roll was taken by the City Clerk. Present were: Bannock, Frazer, Williams, Bookey, Swarner and Porter. Absent was: Moore A-3. AGENDA APPROVAL Mayor Williams requested the following changes to the agenda: REMOVE: B-1, Jim Spracher -- Mr. Spracher will meet with the Parks 8s Recreation Commission prior to speaking to council. SUBSTITUTE: H-2, Purchase Orders Exceeding $2,500 -- Adds a purchase order to Zubeck, Inc. in the amount of $6,385.01. Williams noted several items that were included with the council's packets. He also reported Aide to Senator Stevens Lisa Sutherland will be in Kenai on August 10. She will meet with council members at the Challenger Center from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. to discuss the Challenger, multi -purpose facility, and take a trip to the bluff. She will then go to Soldotna to meet with representatives from the Borough. MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED for approval of the agenda as amended and Councilman Bookey SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. A-4., CONSENT AGENDA -- No changes. MOTION: KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 2, 2000 PAGE 2 Councilwoman Swarner MOVED for approval of the consent agenda and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Councilman Bookey SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM B: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (.10 minutes) B-1. Jim Spracher -- Homesteader's Stone 8s Plaque Placement at Memorial Park Item was removed. B-2. Joe Gallagher -- Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council Update Gallagher introduced himself as the Public Outreach Coordinator for the Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council (CIRCAC) and thanked the city for its representative, John Douglas, to the CIRCAC Board of Directors. Gallagher reviewed their 1999 annual report and noted CIRCAC's history, membership and projects accomplished. He also noted their new webpage address: www. circac. orb. ITEM C: PUBLIC HEARINGS C-1. Ordinance No. 1874-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $37,305.30 in the Airport Land System Special Revenue Fund and $251,882.30 in the Airport ARFF/SRE Facility Capital Project Fund for Site Work. C- la. Motion for Introduction MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED to introduce Ordinance No. 1874-2000 and Councilman Bannock SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. C-lb. Motion for Second Reading (Requires a Unanimous Vote) MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED for the second reaching of Ordinance No. 1874-2000 and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Councilman Bannock SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. C-1 c. Motion for Adoption MOTION: KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 2, 2000 PAGE 3 Councilwoman Swarner MOVED for adoption of Ordinance No. 1874-2000 and Councilman Bannock SECONDED the motion. There were no public comments. City Manager Ross explained the ordinance's introduction, second reading and consideration for passage was due to just receiving the FAA's confirmation of the grant award and to take action on the resolution to appropriate the funding in order to go forward on the project. VOTE: Bannock: Yes Frazer: Yes Williams: Yes Booke Yes Swarner: Yes Moore: Absent Porter: Yes MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. C-2., Resolution No. 2000-44 -- Accepting a Capital Proj ect matching Grant from the State of Alaska in the Amount of $144,390. MOTION: Councilwoman Porter MOVED for adoption of Resolution No. 2000-44. Councilwoman Swarner SECONDED the motion and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. There were no public or council comments. VOTE: There were no objections. SO ORDERED. C-3. Resolution No. 2000-45 -- Approving a Contract to Zubeck, inc. for the Project Entitled, "Kenai Airport ARFF/ SRE Facility Site Work-2000" for the Total Amount of $228,882.30. MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED for approval of Resolution No. 2000-45 and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Councilman Bookey SECONDED the motion. There were no public comments. Bannock asked, since the FAA had approved the grant award, was the fourth whereas (noting the appropriation was contingent on FAA approval) needed. Ross explained, when the resolution was written, approval had not yet been received. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 2, 2000 PAGE 4 MOTION TO AMEND: Councilman Bannock MOVED to delete the fourth whereas from the resolution and Councilwoman Porter SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. VOTE ON AMENDED MAIN MOTION: There were no objections. SO ORDERED. C-4. Resolution No. 2000-46 -- Awarding the Bid to Totem Equipment 8v Supply, Inc. for a Parks Department Front -Mounted Mower for the Total Amount of $15,195. MOTION: Councilman Bookey MOVED for approval of Resolution No. 2000-46. Councilwoman Swarner SECONDED the motion and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. There were no public or council comments. VOTE: There were no objections. SO ORDERED. C-5. Resolution No. 2000-47 -- Approving a Contract to Kraxberger Drilling, Inc. for the Project Entitled, "Well No. 4 Test and Production Well" for the Total Amount of $168,250. MOTION: Councilwoman Porter MOVED for approval of Resolution No. 2000-47 and Councilman Bannock SECONDED the motion. There were no public or council comments. VOTE: There were no objections. SO ORDERED. A brief discussion took place in regard to the placement of the lines and how the new well would affect the capacity. Public Works Manager Kornelis explained the additional line down Lawton and tying into the main line would give an alternate access to water and the additional water will allow the reservoir to fill faster. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 2, 2000 PAGE 5 Kornelis also explained the cuts in the pavement on Redoubt and North Forest were to install water/sewer lines for roads in use and future roads so that cuts won't need to be made in the new pavement. He added, a second water line will serve Mommsen Subdivision. Williams noted, sometime in the future, Mommsen Subdivision will be developed and the water service in that area is very old and upgrading it will be expensive. ITEM D: COMMISSION / COMMITTEE REPORTS D-1. Council on Aging -- No report. D-2. Airport Commission -- Swarner reported the next meeting would be held on August 10 and noted the unapproved minutes of the last meeting were included in the packet. She also reported Jay Davis was hired as the new traffic manager at the airport. It was noted a seat was vacant on the Airport Commission and applications were included in the packet for consideration. Williams stated he would delay appointment until the August 19 meeting. Swarner noted Carrie Kliedon, one of the applicants, was in attendance, had been attending the Commission meetings on a regular basis, and was very interested in serving on the Commission. D-3, Harbor Commission -- Bookey reported the next meeting was scheduled for August 7. DA, Library Commission -- Library Director Jankowski reported no quorum was present for the August 1 meeting. In reviewing the attendance records of all the commissions and committees, Porter noted Library Commissioner Rodes had missed three meetings in a row. It was noted she was one of the members who was present for the August 1 meeting. It was noted Commissioner McCune had missed all the Harbor Commission meetings since January and Williams requested City Clerk Freas send a letter to McCune to ask his intentions. D-5. Parks & Recreation Commission -- Frazer reported the next meeting would be held August 3. Williams referred to information he had received regarding a trails grant program through State Parks and suggested administration investigate the viability of its submitting a grant request. Ross stated administration would look into it. D-6. Planning & Zoning Commission -- Bannock reported the minutes of the July 12 meeting were included in the packet. He reported the Commission met again on July 26 and approved a replat and conditional use permits for the Kenai Central KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 2, 2000 PAGE 6 High School, Kenai Elementary, and VoTech building. With the permits, the Borough could then apply for building permits. Bannock also reported Mike Morse had been sworn in as a new commissioner. D-7. Miscellaneous Commissions and Committees D-7a. Beautification Committee -- Swarner reported the Committee would meet again on August 8 at 5:30 p.m. and noted the minutes of the July 11 meeting were included in the packet. She also thanked Parks Director Frates for taking pictures for the garden or yard of the week award and the Peninsula Clarion for publishing the pictures. Williams requested Fire Chief Elson to have pictures taken of Leif Hansen Park, the Challenger Center, multi -purpose facility, and ongoing photos of the building of the new Health Center for use later in the year. D-7b. Historic District Board -- No report. D-7c. Kenai Visitors & Convention Bureau Board -- No report. D-7d. Alaska Municipal League Report -- Williams reminded council of the AML meeting in Fairbanks the end of August. ITEM E: MINUTES E-1, Regular Meeting of July 19, 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 Frazer SECONDED the motion. There were no obj ections. SO ORDERED. H-2. Purchase Orders Exceeding $2,500 � MOTION: KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 2, 2000 PAGE 7 Councilwoman Swarner MOVED for approval of the purchase orders exceeding $2,500 marked Substitute H-2 and Councilman Bookey SECONDED the motion. Porter requested the purchase order to American Linen (located in Anchorage) be pulled off the list in order for administration to investigate whether a local company could perform the service. Ross stated administration could continue month to month until the matter was researched and resolved. Williams stated he would accept Porter's request as an amendment to exclude American Linen from the H-2 list. VOTE: There were no objections. SO ORDERED. H-3. Ordinance No. 1871-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $9,467 in the Senior Employment Special Revenue Fund. Introduced by consent agenda. H-4. Ordinance No. 1872-2000 -- Replacing the Tables Referred to in the Personnel Regulations (Title 23) to Establish a New Pay Rate for the Senior Employment Program. Introduced by consent agenda. H-5. Ordinance No. 1873-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $206,271 in the '99 Street Improvement Capital Project Fund. Introduced by consent agenda. H-6. Ordinance No. 1875-2000 -- Enacting KMC 7.15.045 Providing for a Local Preference in Competitive Bidding Purchases for the City of Kenai. Introduced by consent agenda. H-7. Ordinance No. 1876-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $3,315.95 in the Police Department to Purchase a Projector. Introduced by consent agenda. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 2, 2000 PAGE 8 H-8. Approval -- Amendment to Lease/ Lot 1, Gusty Subdivision - Edward A. Ferguson. Ross referred to the memorandum included in the packet and noted the lease had been entered into prior to the adoption of a standard policy for setting lease rates and was subject to negotiations. Ross added, the new lease rate was negotiated between he and Ferguson. MOTION: Councilman Bookey MOVED to approve the amendment to lease for Lot 1, Gusty Subdivision to Edward A. Ferguson as presented. Councilman Frazer SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. H-9. Approval -- Lease Term Change from Five Years to Fifteen Years/Lot 2, Block 3, Gusty Subdivision No. 4 -- James H. Doyle d/ b/ a Weaver Brothers, Inc. MOTION: Councilman Frazer MOVED to approve the lease term change from five to 15 years for Lot 2, Block 3, Gusty Subdivision No. 4 and Councilman Bannock SECONDED the motion. It was noted all leases are required to be reappraised every five years and the lease term change would not circumvent the lease reappraisal. It was also noted the lessee did not object to the 90-day cancellation clause. VOTE: There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM I: ADMINISTRATION REPORTS I-1. Mayor -- Williams requested the Award of Excellence the city received from the AML be hung in City Hall and reminded council the Industry Days picnic was scheduled for August 26. Porter suggested the award information be posted on the city webpage. Williams also noted the Mayors' Golf Tournament to be held on August 5. I-2. City Manager • Ross reported he received two inquiries for cash sales of Inlet Woods lots and those offering the purchase requested a discount for the cash sale. He noted the code allows the city manager to negotiate sales, but if council wanted to offer KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 2, 2000 PAGE 9 discounts, he wanted to standardize the amount of discount. He added, his suggestion would be to offer a ten percent discount for the sale of one or two lots. The sale of more than two lots would have to be negotiated. He requested council's comments. A lengthy discussion followed in which concerns were made that offering a ten percent discount would further depress the market and that buyers might hold the lots for speculation. It was also noted that building a $200,000 home on the property would mean property taxes, increased sales taxes, etc. and would be an advantage for the city. Also, development of an agreement to sell lots for cash if a house is built within 12 or 24 months in order to get a ten percent discount (either by holding it in escrow and reimbursed or penalty if house is not built within time allowance) was discussed. Difficulties in collecting on penalties and tying up the buyer's funds were noted. Bookey, Bannock, Porter and Swarner were interested in getting the properties sold and giving a ten percent discount in order to get the properties/houses on the tax rolls. Ross explained he had a specific offer on the table where a person had already put down a deposit and asking for more than a ten percent discount. He added, he was going to negotiate either ten percent or no deal. Ross continued, he didn't want to go through all that and come back to council with it if council was not interested in entertaining the offer. If council was going to entertain the idea, he would apply ten percent to all sales of less than two properties and anything above that would be negotiated and brought back to council. Ten percent would be applied to cash sales and use the current appraised values on all term sales. Williams clarified that Administration could bring forth any proposed transactions and council will review and consider them. • More code revisions would be forthcoming after the Planning 8v Zoning Commission considers changes to the sign ordinance. • A suggested code change he will make is to increase the transfer amount within a fund from $999.99 to $2,500 to be commensurate with purchase order limits, etc. before requiring council approval. • A report in regard to the recent dipnet season will be brought forward to council in the next several months. He noted revenues from parking were slightly higher and those of the boat launch were decreased. • Public Manager Kornelis will be investigating the handling of junk cars in Palmer and if necessary will travel there to discuss the matter. I-3. Attorney -- Graves reported there was a pending Borough ordinance to exercise transportation powers. He is aware of an obscure section in Title 29 that says if a borough exercises an area -wide power, the cities cannot do so unless otherwise provided. He added, if adopted, that ordinance could theoretically could take away the KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 2, 2000 PAGE 10 city's ability to provide a senior transportation system. Graves added, he spoke with the Borough Attorney in this regard and a section was added to their ordinance preserving the right of a city to run a transportation system. I-4. City Clerk -- Freas reported nominating petition packets for those wishing to run for council positions up for election this year were available through August 15. She also reported absentee voting for the State primary would begin on Monday, August 7 in the council chambers. Ballots for Districts 7, 8, and 9 would be available. Councilwoman Porter thanked Freas for using the city logo on a recent newspaper advertisement. I-5. Finance Director -- Semmens reported, the auditors were at City Hall and would be there through the next week. I-6. Public Works Managers -- No reports. I-7. Airport Manager -- Airport Manager Cronkhite reported she, the landscaper, Tim Wisniewski and Phil Bryson would be meeting at the cemetery on Monday at 9:00 a.m. to continue identifying trees to be removed, topped and/or replaced. ITEM J: DISCUSSION J-1. Citizens Jennie Neyman -- Williams introduced Neyman as the current reporter from the Peninsula Clarion who would be attending council meetings. Neyman reported she was working in Kenai as an intern. J-2. Council Bookey -- No comments. Swarner -- Reported she was unable to link from the city's website to the Chamber website and requested the problem be investigated. Porter -- Asked when the mayor's greeting would be added to the city website. Williams noted he was looking for a photograph. Bannock -- Congratulated the Peninsula Oilers for a successful season and wished them good luck in the national playoffs. He also noted Danny Garcia, a player for the Oilers, who he believed would be named most valuable player. Frazer -- Reported the Kenai Chrysler Pro/Am Golf Tournament would be held on August 18, 19 and 20. A charitable donation to the vocational education program would be made from funds collected for the event and Mayor Williams would be addressing the group at their banquet. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 2, 2000 PAGE 11 Swarner -- Reminded council and audience of the 13th Annual Women's Run to be held on August 12. She thanked the employees who had been helping with the event. EXECUTIVE SESSION - None Scheduled ITEM K: ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at approximately 8 : 31 p.m. Minutes transcribed and prepared by: Carol L. Freas, City Clerk