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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-11-01 Council MinutesAGENDA KENAI CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 1, 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) ITEM C: PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Ordinance No. 1882-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $457,256 in the ARFF/SRE Capital Project Fund. 2. Ordinance No. 1883-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $297,000 in the Wellhouse No. 4 Capital Project Fund. 3. Ordinance No. 1884-2000 -- Amending KMC 14.20.321 Requiring Inspection of Buildings Prior to Issuance of a Bed and Breakfast Conditional Use Permit and Requiring Biannual Inspections Thereafter. 4. Ordinance No. 1885-2000 -- Amending KMC 14.20.320 to Require (1) Home Occupation Day Care Facilities to be Inspected for Compliance with the Fire Code Prior to Issuance of a Permit and Thereafter Biannually; and (2) Other Home Occupations to be Inspected for Fire Code Compliance Prior to Issuance of a Permit if Deemed Necessary by the Fire Marshal. 5. Ordinance No. 1886-2000 -- Amending KMC 14.25 to Provide for Administrative Approval of Landscaping/Site Plans. 6. Resolution No. 2000-64 -- Transferring $1,300 in the Fire Department for a software upgrade. ITEM D: COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REPORTS 1. Council on Aging 2. Airport Commission 3. Harbor Commission 4. Library Commission 5. Parks & Recreation Commission 6. Planning & Zoning Commission 7. Kenai Historic Commission 8. Miscellaneous Commissions and Committees a. Beautification Committee b. Kenai Convention & Visitors Bureau Board C. Alaska Municipal League Report 1. *Regular Meeting of October 19, 2000. 2. Work Session Notes of October 17, 2000 ITEM F: CORRESPONDENCE ITEM G: OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS 1. Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified 2. Purchase Orders Exceeding $2,500 3. *Ordinance No. 1887-2000 -- Eliminating the Kenai Historic Commission by Repealing Ordinance No. 1866-2000. 4. *Ordinance No. 1888-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $70,000 in the General Fund and the Kenai Coastal Trail Capital Project Fund. 5. Discussion - Well House No. 4 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 NOVEMBER 1, 2000 7:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS http: / 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: 02 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: Porter, Bannock, Frazer, Williams, Bookey, Swarner and Moore. A-3, AGENDA APPROVAL Mayor Williams requested the following changes to the agenda: ADD AT: I-2, Central Area Rural Transit System, Inc. (CARTS) letter requesting general letter of support for the program. ADD AS: Information Item No. 6 -- Update on North Forest Drive and Redoubt Avenue improvement projects. 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 Mayor Williams noted there were no changes to the consent agenda. MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED for approval of the consent agenda as presented and Councilman Bookey SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED, J ITEM B: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS -- None. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 1, 2000 PAGE 2 ITEM C: PUBLIC HEARINGS C-1. Ordinance No. 1882-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $457,256 in the ARFF/SRE Capital Project Fund. MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED for adoption of Ordinance No. 1882-2000 and Councilman Moore SECONDED the motion. There were no public comments. Public Works Manager La Shot reported the project would not go to bid until the next grant is received (January) and these funds were being used for the site work and design. He noted, approximately 60% of the design work had been completed. Construction was planned for spring. VOTE: Porter: Yes Bannock: Yes Frazer: Yes Williams: Yes Booke Yes Swarner: Yes Moore: Yes MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. C-2, Ordinance No. 1883-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $297,000 in the Wellhouse No. 4 Capital Project Fund. MOTION: Councilman Bookey MOVED for adoption of Ordinance No. 1883-2000 and Councilman Frazer SECONDED the motion. There were no public comments. Williams referred to Item H-5 which would also discuss the wellhouse project. It was decided to hold comments in reference to that discussion. City Manager Ross stated administration recommended appropriating the grant money for improving the water program. VOTE: Porter: Yes Bannock: Yes Frazer: Yes Williams: Yes Booke Yes Swarner: Yes Moore: Yes MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING \'P NOVEMBER 1, 2000 PAGE 3 C-3. Ordinance No. 1884-2000 -- Amending KMC 14.20.321 Requiring Inspection of Buildings Prior to Issuance of a Bed and Breakfast Conditional Use Permit and Requiring Biannual Inspections Thereafter. MOTION: Councilman Bannock MOVED for approval of Ordinance No. 1884-2000 and Councilwoman Porter SECONDED the motion. Bookey asked what instigated the ordinance; had there been major problems that demanded a need. Fire Chief Elson explained there had not been problems with fires or compliance with building issues in the past, but there had been a growing concern both by the Building Official and the Fire Department. He noted, the Fire Department's concern is life/safety issues, i.e. hard -wired smoke detectors, wiring, etc. Bookey referred to a recent council work session in which stimulation of new businesses in the city was discussed and stated his concern that adding new regulations wouldn't encourage development of businesses. Moore asked if existing bed and breakfasts would be "grandfathered" and Elson explained no, not when life safety issues were the basis. He also noted it was difficult to track changes made in homes unless the costs to make the changes required a building permit. Elson also explained, currently the Fire Department does not review plans unless a building permit is required. Frazer noted he had attended the Planning & Zoning Commission meetings at which this and Ordinance No. 1885-2000 had been discussed at length. He explained these two issues were those of which the Commission was most concerned due to the involvement of children and public safety. Bannock added, when a conditional use permit or bed and breakfast are approved, it put the credibility of the city on the line. Currently there is no way to check whether one of these facilities are in compliance and the ordinance would give the Fire Department authority to check. Swarner stated she felt it was a life/ safety issue and the reviews wouldn't impact the Fire Department as there was staff available to make the inspections. She added, she would support the ordinance and urged council to support it as well. Williams asked Kathy Tarr, Executive Director of the Kenai Convention and Visitors Bureau how many bed and breakfasts were operating in the city and she estimated 20-25. Williams suggested the ordinance be tabled in order to notify the bed and breakfast operators in the city of the pending ordinance. It was noted the matter had been before the Commission twice and on the council's agenda twice. Williams stated he supported the ordinance, but felt it important to have the bed and breakfast operators made aware of the ordinance. He added, with the passage of the ordinance, KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING ! NOVEMBER 1, 2000 PAGE 4 a public official would have to go to the location and demand entrance. He believed it in the council's best interest to give time to notify the operators as there could be repercussions to the city if the people were not notified. Discussion followed in which Elson explained the city would not be mandating that if the facility did not have hard -wired detectors, the permit would be revoked because state regulations already required them in a commercial occupancy. He explained, when opening a bed and breakfast, it changed a private home to a public occupancy. He suggested 90% of the bed and breakfasts were already in compliance of the state regulation. Bannock suggested notifying everyone with a current conditional use permit and the members of the bed and breakfast association be notified as well (some of their members may not have permits). He also suggested a copy of what the Fire Marshal would be inspecting be included with the notification. MOTION TO TABLE: Councilman Bannock MOVED to table Ordinance No. 1884-2000 until the first meeting in December and Councilman Frazer SECONDED the motion. VOTE: There were no objections. SO ORDERED. C-4, Ordinance No. 1885-2000 -- Amending KMC 14.20.320 to Require (1) Home Occupation Day Care Facilities to be Inspected for Compliance with the Fire Code Prior to Issuance of a Permit and Thereafter Biannually; and (2) Other Home Occupations to be Inspected for Fire Code Compliance Prior to Issuance of a Permit if Deemed Necessary by the Fire Marshal. MOTION: Councilwoman Porter MOVED for approval of Ordinance No. 1885-2000 and Councilman Frazer SECONDED the motion. There were no public comments. Porter suggested the wording "may be required" in (h)(2) of the ordinance be changed because if anybody has a home occupation permit, they should have the inspection. Bannock explained there were many home occupation permit types that didn't involve people going into the home. Frazer asked if the items to be inspected for a day care facility were the same as those for a bed and breakfast. Elson explained the inspection would be more extensive due to the type of business and to protect the health and safety of children. He noted, KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 1, 2000 PAGE 5 changes were being statewide; home day care facilities were private occupancies being used for something for which they were not designed; and consideration was being given to require sprinkler systems when there are more than eight children. The occupancy would also be required to have sufficient egress, ingress, smoke detectors. Elson added, when doing their inspection, they would be taking action on any life / safety issue that would be noted. MOTION TO TABLE: Councilman Bannock MOVED to table Ordinance No. 1885-2000 until the first meeting in December and requested administration to mail each day-care facility conditional use permit holder with a copy of the proposed ordinance change and check list from the Fire Marshal. Councilman Frazer SECONDED the motion. Swarner requested Bannock add the day-care assistance providers to the list of those to be notified. Bannock had no objections. VOTE: There were no objections. SO ORDERED. Williams stated his desire to not use "may be required" in (h)(2) of the ordinance as he felt it was nebulous and Porter suggested it say "will be reviewed by the Fire Marshal." It was suggested that change could be made as an amendment when the ordinance is brought back in December. Elson noted, Health & Social Services generally require an inspection before the facility is licensed. C-5. Ordinance No. 1886-2000 -- Amending KM C 14.25 to Provide for Administrative Approval of Landscaping/ Site Plans. MOTION: Councilman Bannock MOVED for approval of Ordinance No. 1886-2000 and Councilman Frazer SECONDED the motion. There were no public comments. Bannock reported the ordinance had been discussed at great length by the Planning & Zoning Commission and with administration. He noted the ordinance would allow landscaping/ site plans to be approved administratively, which would be easier for the citizen, unless administration was not comfortable with the issue and then it could go to the Commission for review and consideration. Ross noted, the ordinance was a remake of the current ordinance and it wouldn't change the process, but it would change the person in the process. It would also speed the process. Concern was stated that the responsibility would fall on one person. It was noted an appeal process was included in the current ordinance and would remain. It was also KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 1, 2000 PAGE 6 explained the current ordinance authorized the building official to approve a building permit if a landscaping/ site plan had been approved; the "administrative official" would be the Planning Official; the Building Official is the only person who can grant a Certificate of Occupancy; and that the ordinance allowed time for the landscaping to be completed in the spring if the building construction was completed during the winter. VOTE: Porter: Yes Bannock: Yes Frazer: Yes Williams: Yes Booke : Yes Swarnen No Moore: Yes MOTION PASSED. C-6. Resolution No. 2000-64 -- Transferring $1,300 in the Fire Department for a software upgrade. MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED for approval of Resolution No. 2000-64 and Councilman Frazer SECONDED the motion. There were no public comments. Elson explained software programs had been designed to meet federally mandated reporting requirements. Their current software vendor did not upgrade their software to meet the federal requirements. The state found a suitable software and supplied the basic software at no cost to the fire departments in the state. However, that portion of the software did not include a database for the required collection of inspection, hydrants, and equipment maintenance programs, etc. With passage of the resolution, the database portion could be purchased. VOTE: There were no objections. SO ORDERED, BREAK TAKEN: 7:55 P.M. BACK TO ORDER: 8:12 P.M. ITEM D: COMMISSION/ COMMITTEE REPORTS D-1. Council on Aging -- Porter reported a meeting would be held on November 7 at the Senior Center at which a presentation would be made regarding assisted living facilities. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 1, 2000 PAGE 7 D-2. Airport Commission -- Swarner reported the next meeting was scheduled for November 9 and on Friday, November 3 a Carpet Selection Committee meeting would be held in the airport terminal. D-3. Harbor Commission -- Bookey reported the next meeting was scheduled for November 6, however there were no items to include on the agenda. He requested the meeting be cancelled. Council had no objections. D-4. Library Commission -- Moore reported the next meeting was scheduled for November 7 and reminded all the holiday open house would be held on December 14. D-5. Parks & Recreation Commission -- Frazer reported the next meeting was scheduled for November 2 and a work session with members of the Beautification Committee would be held immediately following the meeting to discuss Memorial Park, i.e. additional sidewalks, memorial wall, etc. D-6. Planning & Zoning Commission -- Frazer reported he attended the meeting for Bannock and the meeting minutes were included in the packet. He reviewed actions taken by the Commission and noted, the RFP for the Comprehensive Plan would be before the Commission at their next meeting. D-7. Kenai Historic Commission -- Discussion took place on Ordinance No. 1887-2000 which was introduced at the beginning of the meeting and was proposing the elimination of the Commission. Council requested a letter be sent to all the members of the Commission, informing them of the ordinance and notifying them the ordinance would be up for public hearing on November 15. D-8, Miscellaneous Commissions and Committees D-8a. Beautification Committee -- Swarner reported the next meeting was scheduled for November 14 and the Committee would meet in a work session with the Parks & Recreation Commission on November 3 to discuss Memorial Park. D-8b, Kenai Visitors & Convention Bureau Board -- Kathy Tarr, Executive Director of the KVCB reported the following: • Their next board meeting would be held on November 6. She noted the Bureau's name was officially changed to Kenai Convention &v Visitors Bureau and requested the change be reflected in the council agenda form. • The lights had been placed at the Center and she thanked Parks &� Recreation Department employees for their help in getting the lights hung. • The Center was selected to be included in Worldwide Country Tours' 2001 summer tour schedule. They will visit Kenai six times during the summer. She noted, Worldwide is the only national touring company that has included Kenai on their itinerary. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 1, 2000 PAGE 8 • Another art show is being planned for next summer and will be called "2001 Fish Odyssey." She noted 145 invitations for participation had been sent; the show would again be co -sponsored with the Kenai Peninsula College; Alaska Magazine will be featuring an article in regard to the show; and, they want to involve the Kenai and Soldotna Chambers in the show, as well as decorate businesses in the fishing theme. • The Center received a grant for cataloging all the museum items and interns from the Kenai Peninsula College were inputting the information on their database. Williams asked if Tarr was keeping track of the smaller groups who have met or plan to meet in Kenai for seminars / meetings / conventions. Williams noted he was aware of a number of groups who had met in Kenai which showed there is a market for Kenai as a convention destination. Tarr explained, the Center had been working with the Challenger Center to aid in capturing a corporate market to use the facilities. She added, she agreed there was a market, but there was sometimes a lack of facilities for hosting the meetings. D-8c. Alaska Municipal League Report -- Williams noted he would be attending the AML Conference and upon his return, would be participating in a round table discussion at the RDC Conference in Anchorage. The discussion would be in regard to bringing the gas pipeline to Nikiski. ITEM E: MINUTES E-1. Regular Meeting of October 19, 2000 -- Approved by consent agenda. E-1. Work Session Notes of October 17, 2000 -- Approved by consent agenda. ITEM P: 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 over $2,500 and Councilman Moore SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED, H-2. Purchase Orders Exceeding $2,500 MOTION: KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 1, 2000 PAGE 9 Councilwoman Swarner MOVED for approval of the purchase orders exceeding $2,500 and Councilwoman Porter SECONDED the motion. Ross explained the "change order" to G&S Construction should have been listed as an "increase of an existing purchase order" and noted the amount would cover the cost to change the lighting which council requested be done last year. VOTE: There were no objections. SO ORDERED. H-3., Ordinance No. 1887-2000 -- Eliminating the Kenai Historic Commission by Repealing Ordinance No. 1866-2000. Introduced by consent agenda. H-4. Ordinance No. 1888-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $70,000 in the General Fund and the Kenai Coastal Trail Capital Project Fund. Introduced by consent agenda. H-5. Discussion - Well House No. 4 Referring to the information included in the packet, Kornelis reported the drilling was completed on the test wells located off the intersection of Lawton and Swires Roads. The water was tested for quality and found to be good, however during flow testing, contaminants were drawn which made the well site unacceptable. Kornelis reviewed the contaminants and noted, the water from the well wouldn't be as good as the water in Well No. 2. Kornelis added, he discussed the matter with DEC, engineer, geophysicist, and the city water/ sewer employees. He recommended not going forward with this well site. Kornelis referred to the three options included in his memorandum (in the packet) and stated he and the city manager were not ready to make a recommendation, but with all three recommendations, better water than found at the test site would be sought. He hoped to have a recommendation to council within 30 days. He added, DEC had no objections to the work that was done. Approximately $70,000 had been spent in developing the test well, including the engineering costs. Williams noted the city had water quality problems for many years and suggested administration and council give consideration to examining the feasibility of a water treatment facility instead of putting the cost into finding water of good quality. He noted, in the future there would be discussion of expanding the prison facility, that KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 1, 2000 PAGE 10 utilities would be needed and the question of quality will again be a concern. He suggested combining the development of the prison facility and the development of the city's water utilities. Discussion followed in regard to the possibility of developing a water treatment facility; combining wells; adding another line into town; possibility of running a water/ sewer line down Bridge Access Road to the dock facility; and a joint water project with Soldotna. Ross explained that in discussions about the test well, the first two options included in the memorandum involved working in the Swires area for water development to take care of pressure and volume problems in that loop. If all the water sources are in one area, a central water treatment plant could be placed without a great deal of cost. He added, administration was not restricting their discussions to only those ideas, but were awaiting comments from DEC and the engineering consultants. Ross added, it was a possibility that in ten years a water treatment system would have to be built. Ross stated it seemed the best options for the city would be to continue locating water sources in the Swires area so that when a water treatment facility is built, one plant could be built instead of one in each end of town. Bookey agreed with Williams in that the city had water problems for a very long time and added, if council wanted the town to grow, water quantity and quality would be a key component. Williams suggested Kornelis contact a representative of Peratrovich, Nottingham & Drage, Inc. about the aquifer at the bridge area (in regard to water/ sewer to the dock facility) as they had experience with it in the past and discuss the possibility of a joint water system and treatment plant with Soldotna. Ross stated he thought they should continue investigating volume and pressure problems in the downtown area prior to discussing storage, etc. There were no objections to administration continuing on ahead with the water discussion and report back to council at a later time. ITEM I: ADMINISTRATION REPORTS Mayor -- Mayor Williams commented on the following items: • Central Area Rural Transit System, Inc. (CARTS) Request -- Referring to the letter added to the agenda, council was asked if they had any objections to writing a general letter of support. Ross explained CARTS' Standard Memorandum of Agreement required too many financial commitments and he didn't feel comfortable signing it. He added, CARTS would require a lot of growth to meet their projections and he recommended council consider only sending a general letter of support. Porter and Bookey stated their objection to sending an open letter of support, but would consider a support letter if addressed to a specific agency. No further direction was given. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING j NOVEMBER 1, 2000 PAGE 11 • Destruction of Records -- Referring to Item I-4, a notification of the City Clerk to destroy election records pursuant to the Kenai Municipal Code, Williams asked if council had any objections to the notification. There were no objections. • Comprehensive Plan Draft RFP -- Reference was made to the draft and Ross explained it was included in council's packet in order for them to have plenty of time to review it prior to its coming to them after the Planning 8- Zoning Commission's review. He added, he believed the Plan would come to the council before the first of the year. • North Forest Drive/Redoubt Avenue Upgrade -- Thanked Public Works Manager Kornelis for the information regarding the road project which was added to the agenda at the beginning of the meeting. Bookey stated his concern that there were waves in the Redoubt portion of the project. Kornelis explained he was told by the State the project was done to the specifications required and the waves were to accommodate drainage flow and the areas where the waves were situated would be the areas where curbs and gutters could be placed during a future project. Bookey stated he wanted council to extensively investigate designs, etc. of future projects as he didn't think this project was done the way it was thought it would be. He added, he was disappointed with the design of the road by the State and he was disappointed with the way Forest Drive was left and noted the approaches to the side streets were terrible. • Tribal Council Caucus -- Reported the Caucus met in Kenai to develop a framework document to help shape the structure of relations between the state and trial governments in the future as acknowledged by Governor Knowles when he signed the administrative order which honored the federally recognized tribes in Alaska. • Challenger Center -- Reported the congressional bill directing $ 1 million to the Challenger Center for operation costs was signed by the President. • Gas Pipeline -- Reported he met with representatives from Phillips in regard to the gas -to -liquid plant and the proposed gas pipeline to Nikiski. I-2. City Manager -- Ross reported on the following items: • The Women's Resource & Crisis Center received their shelter grant for which the city acts as the certified local government. He noted, the city had no responsibility in regard to the grant and he would sign it unless council objected. There were no objections expressed. • A projector at the Kenai Convention & Visitor Center (KCVO) needs replacing and the matter would be brought as a discussion item at the November 15 meeting. He explained the KCVC director identified the projector as a piece of city equipment and the city should replace it at a cost of $6,000 (repair costs were estimated at $2,800 and it was felt the projector was not worth the cost of repair). Ross added, historical information did not determine the responsibility. • A statement was received from DEC noting more action was required on the airport tank removal in regard to the soils in the area of the tank site, but no action would be required on the piping. He added, administration had not yet taken a position on DEC's comments as yet. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 1, 2000 PAGE 12 • He recently attended several meetings in Anchorage regarding city matters: FAA Property -- Another generator site was needing to be explored and remove some contaminated soils. An environmental audit is to be done in the spring and transfer of the property to the city should be in the spring of 2001. BORE Birch Island Properties -- Appraisals were completed on the three acres of BOR property and the Birch Island property, they were fairly comparable, and the valuation was in the city's favor to some extent. He added, the acreage at the present BOR site was probably also in the city's favor. A proposal, requiring federal approval, was being developed to exchange the Birch Island property and the parcel on which it was situated for removal of the BOR restrictions with the State guaranteeing to do the conversion of their own property to the Outdoor Bureau of Recreation. The proposal package would be brought to council for review and consideration and the Director of State Parks, Jim Stratton was requested to attend that meeting and discuss the development plans for Birch Island. Ross added, the development of Birch Island was on the STIP list and had the points to go into construction in 2003. Ross noted, he thought there was a good chance the federal government would accept the proposal of exchange. Kenai River/ South Side -- No solutions were determined during his meeting with the State, but some suggestions were made and were being investigated. Kenai River Parcel -- The State would like to acquire the 11-acre parcel of city property upriver from Cunningham Park. Ross noted, he told the State he would not bring a proposal to council unless it involved restroom facilities and a drift boat pullout at Cunningham Park. The State was interested in investigating the matter and if a proposal is submitted to the city, it would be brought to council for consideration. Williams suggested the property be traded for either of the acreage adjacent to Cunningham Park, currently owned by Loftstedt. • Cleanup on Roger's Tesoro was completed and Public Works Manager La Shot reviewed the project and concurred with Tesoro that no further work was needed. A "no future action required" request had been made to DEC and the lessee (Ferguson) agreed with La Shot's findings. Ross noted, there would be no other deed restrictions on the land. • The Daubenspeck environmental study should be before council within a month. He noted the study indicated there was an amount of buried junk on the property, but no concerns for major contaminant leaching. He hoped to bring the matter to council in the next month. I-3. Attorney -- No report. I-4. City Clerk -- Noted absentee balloting was ongoing in the council chambers and would be through Monday, November 6. Absentee balloting would be available on November 7 in the Clerk's office. Freas also reported she had attended a records management conference during the last week which was very informative and she looked forward to working with the city manager and department heads in further developing the city's program. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 1, 2000 PAGE 13 I-5. Finance Director -- No report. I-6, Public Works Managers -- No reports. I-7, Airport Manager -- No report. ITEM J: DISCUSSION J-11 Citizens Emily DeForest -- Explained she was a member of the Historic Commission and stated she agreed with the council's consideration to disband the Commission and thought it the sensible thing to do. She added, she would not be able to attend the scheduled November Commission meeting. DeForest reported she was still interested in doing an inventory of city antique equipment, etc. Ross noted he suggested in a meeting with a member of the Commission and Clerk Freas that an amount be included in the city's budget to have the inventory done through the Visitors Center since they already had the necessary software and staff. He added, the city's inventory would be combined with that the KCVC was already doing, since the items belong to the city. DeForest noted funds were available through the State Historical Association that could be used to make an addition to a building to house the items. Williams suggested the city investigate the possibility of adding on to the Center in regard to this funding source. He and DeForest will discuss the matter further. J-2. Council Frazer -- No comments. Bannock-- Reminded those present to vote on November 7 and invited everyone to Kenai Chrysler Center to visit while waiting for election results. Porter -- No comments. Moore -- No comments. Swarner -- • Reported she attended the Agrium luncheon and was excited they had become a part of the community. • Suggested council members be available for an informal question and comment period after Chamber luncheons once a month. Frazer suggested at least one council member give an update of city activities during Chamber meetings once a month. Porter stated she would like to see the newsletter finished first, but liked the idea of the once -a -month update. • Suggested the expansion of notification of citizens, discussed earlier with Ordinances No. 1884 and 1885-2000, be for other matters as well. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 1, 2000 PAGE 14 • Noted a trailer had been winterized and appeared to have been permanently placed on Redoubt Avenue. • Asked if the cut trees from Impact Project along Spur Highway would be removed or burned. Fire Chief Elson stated they would be burned within the next few weeks. Porter noted several people in the Redoubt Subdivision had taken their beetle -killed trees and put them in back of their properties. She asked if they would be burned as well and Elson stated they would be. Bookey -- • Due to the watering problems experienced during the past summer, Bookey requested a watering plan be formulated during the winter in order that watering could begin early in the spring. • Noted his memory of developing a city greenhouse was that it would be. a. holding greenhouse for plants purchased from nurseries. He added, he wanted to buy the plants from a local vendor so they would be blooming when planted and wanted administration to be sure to put an effort toward that end. Bookey noted, if there were problems at budget time in including funds for this purpose, he wanted to be made aware of it. Porter agreed with Bookey and added, she believed the greenhouse should be used as a holding facility only, unless the greenhouse would be expanded. She added, she was willing to spend more money if needed to get better plants. EXECUTIVE SESSION - None Scheduled ITEM K: ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:50 p.m. Minutes transcribed and prepared by: Carol L. Freas, City Clerk