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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-10-20 Council MinutesAGENDA KENAI CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 20, 1999 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. CERTIFICATION OF OCTOBER 5, 1999 ELECTION 4. Agenda Approval 5. 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. 99-57 -- Supporting an Application by the Kenai Peninsula Borough for a U.S. Customs Port of Entry and Status for a Foreign Trade Zone. 2. Resolution No. 99-58 -- Awarding a Contract for Two Police Patrol Cars. 3. Resolution No. 99-59 -- Adopting Certain Street Name Changes. 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. Miscellaneous Commissions and Committees -1- 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 October 6, 1999. 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. 1843-99 -- Finding That Certain City -Owned Airport Land, Described as Lot 1, Spur Subdivision, Senior Citizen Addition, Is Not Required for a Public Purpose. 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 -2- l KENAI CITY COUNCIL -REGULAR MEETING 1 OCTOBER 20, 1999 T:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS htt-p://www.cl'.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: Williams, Bookey, Swarner, Moore, Bannock and Frazer. A-3, CERTIFICATION OF ELECTION Clerk Freas read into the record, the findings of the City of Kenai Regular Election of October 5, 1999 as follows: CITY OF KENAI REGULAR ELECTION OF OCTOBER 5, 1999 WE, the members of the Kenai City Council, do hereby certify the results of a canvass of the ballots for the Regular Election of October 5, 1999. CITY COUNCIL/ ONE-YEAR TERMS: CANDIDATE VOTES RECEIVED Eldridge, Richard "Barry)' 354 McDonald, Kevin D. 244 Frazer, William R. 578 Porter, Pat 673 Write -Ins 20 KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 20, 1999 Page 2 of 15 CITY COUNCIL/THREE-YEAR TERMS: CANDIDATE VOTES RECEIVED Swarner, Linda 623 Bannock, Duane 606 Osborne, John "Ozzie" 370 Gough, Don 369 Write -Ins 21 ************************************************************************************************ SPOILED BALLOTS 3 ABSENTEE BALLOTS RECEIVED (in- person, personal representative, by -mail) 105 QUESTIONED BALLOTS RECEIVED 20 ABSENTEE BALLOTS COUNTED 102 QUESTIONED BALLOTS COUNTED 5 POLL VOTER TURNOUT 1116 TOTAL VOTER. TURNOUT 1241 NUMBER OF KENAI REGISTERED VOTERS 4635 VOTER TURNOUT 2 7 % MOTION: Councilman Bookey MOVED to accept the regular election of October 5, 1999 as presented and Councilman Moore SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. A-44, AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL Mayor Williams requested the following changes to the agenda and consent agenda: Agenda ADD AS: H-4, Discussion -- Phase I LLC Use of Softball Bleachers Consent Agenda ADD TO: H-3, *Ordinance No. 1843-99 -- Add as backup information to ordinance. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 20, 1999 Page 3 of 15 MOTION: Councilman Moore MOVED for approval of both the regular agenda and consent agenda as amended. Councilman Bookey SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM B: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS -- None. ITEM C: PUBLIC HEARINGS C-1. Resolution No. 99-57 -- Supporting an Application by the Kenai Peninsula Borough for a U.S. Customs Port of Entry and Status for a Foreign Trade Zone. MOTION: Councilman Bookey MOVED for approval of Resolution No. 99-57 and Councilman Frazer SECONDED the motion. There were no public comments. Bookey asked what would be the future fiscal note to the City of Kenai to fund a Port of Entry. Ross explained, the suggestion to apply for a U.S. Customs Port of Entry/ Foreign Trade Zone came from the Peninsula Coalition. Because the Borough would become the primary beneficiary (collection of sales tax, etc.) , it offered to pay for the initial application fee. He noted, the application process would take two years and after the award, five years would be given to actually implement the Port of Entry/Trade Zone. Future fees would be divided among the Borough and Peninsula municipalities and could be up to $20,000 a year. However, the amount of yearly fees could be circumvented by activity of the Trade Zone. Williams noted, referring to past discussions about the proposed gas pipeline to Anchorage and Nikiski, the Zone would be necessary for the future of the pipeline. He added, the Peninsula Mayors support the Zone and would be taking the matter to their councils for support. VOTE: There were no objections. SO ORDERED. C-2. Resolution No. 99-58 -- Awarding a Contract for Two Police Patrol Cars. l KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES � OCTOBER 20, 1999 Page 4 of 15 MOTION: Councilman Bookey MOVED for approval of Resolution No. 99-58 and Councilman Moore SECONDED the motion. There were no public comments. Councilman Bannock stated he was disappointed to have the resolution before them because the Police Department bid the type of automobile that was bid and more disappointed the bid was sent off of the Peninsula. He asked council that if they prescribe to the "buy local" theory, they put their money where their mouth is and vote no on the resolution. Councilman Frazer noted it appeared there were three local dealers who didn't bid and asked if there had been any input why they didn't bid. Chief Morris explained, there was only one manufacturer that makes a full-sized police sedan; the Ford Crown Victoria. He noted, Hutchings Chevrolet brought an Impala police package for the Department to review and found it would be too small when the cage and other equipment are added. Williams noted he recalled a previous discussion that General Motors was not going to make large cars for this purpose and though he was a supporter of "buy local," he was surprised to see the letter from Kenai Chrysler (it was distributed to council at the beginning of the meeting) asking council to accept their apology for not responding to the bid. He added, he did not know if they were not aware of the bid or just didn't respond. Williams asked what type of automobile would be available from Chrysler for a squad car. He also noted, though both Cal Worthington and Seekins Ford were businesses off the Peninsula, they both had facilities on the Peninsula. He added, in a sense, they were both local businesses. Williams added, there were lots of things purchased from dealers off the Peninsula who have associates on the Peninsula who get credit for the purchases. He stated, he failed to see the relevance in Bannock's comments. Williams added, he would vote to support Resolution No. 99-58. Councilman Bookey stated he saw two bidders (on the resolution) and neither were businesses in the City of Kenai. He added, if they were really wanting to speak to "buy local," the council was at a corporate level and if they were wanting to "buy local" within the corporate limits of the City of Kenai, he didn't prescribe to that. He added, he was in a business needing to make bids and had bid against people in Anchorage and in the Borough. Seekins and Worthington have lots on the Peninsula. If the other dealers on the Peninsula chose not to bid, it was their prerogative. He continued, council had two worthy bids before them and he would support the resolution. Bannock stated the letter from Kenai Chrysler was to apologize for not responding in a no -bid fashion. He added, he thought it was rude they did not respond. He continued, Chrysler Corporation did make a police vehicle, however the only thing the l KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 20, 1999 Page 5 of 15 Chrysler vehicle had in common with the proposed bid specifications were the "year 2000" and "police vehicle," otherwise nothing came close to it. He added, he did not work for Cal Worthington or Seekins Peninsula Ford and did not want to speak for them. However, as a matter of record and fact, Cal Worthington Ford was not on the Kenai Peninsula. He added, they had a used -car operation locally, but if anyone wanted to be technical about it, it was not Cal Worthington Used Ford that was on the Peninsula because that was part of the dealer agreement. Bannock continued, Bookey was absolutely correctly in that if the city chose to have a local bidders' preference, which it did not have (and wasn't suggesting to have one) , in investigating the matter, there was a lot more of Seekins Peninsula Ford dollars invested in Kenai than Cal Worthington Ford dollars. He added, it was not the money issue to him or whether Cal Worthington was local or not, but the issue that the bid was sent off the Peninsula and it was not necessary to do that. Bannock continued, Seekins Peninsula Ford had no idea they were the only one on the Peninsula who would bid the vehicle. He added, they don't collude. Bannock stated, he would not support the resolution and urged council not to support it. Bannock suggested, council direct administration to keep it here. VOTE: Williams: Yes Bookey: Yes Swarner: Yes Moore: Yes Bannock: No Frazer: No MOTION PASSED. C-3. Resolution No. 99-59 -- Adopting Certain Street Name Changes. MOTION: Councilman Bannock MOVED for approval of Resolution No. 99-59 and Councilman Bookey SECONDED the motion. There were no public comments. Bannock reported the matter came from the Planning 8. Zoning Commission. He noted, because there had been some confusion whether Togiak was in Thompson Park or close to Third Avenue, the street was named Gilbertson for the developer of the subdivision. Bannock added, all the changes were passed by the Commission. Bookey asked if there had been any public comments made at the Commission's public hearings. Bannock answered, the minutes of the last two Commission meetings didn't show any public comments made in regard to the matter. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 20, 1999 Page 6 of 15 VOTE: There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM D: COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REPORTS D-1. Council on Aging -- No report. D-2. Airport Commission -- Bannock reported the Commission met on Thursday, October 14 at which there was a brief discussion in regard to landing fees and ski strip promotion. He added, there was a lengthy discussion regarding noise abatement procedures. Bannock reported an explanation of the changes to the flight patterns was given by the Airport Manager and National Guard representative. He added, several members of the public spoke and all were in support of the procedures. Bannock also reported the Commission discussed briefly the new car rental lease bid documents which were distributed at the beginning of the meeting. He noted there were five slots available and would go to competitive bid. The draft documents would be brought to council at their next meeting for consideration. Bookey stated it was very obvious the noise procedures had been implemented and he felt sure there would be some major benefits to the residents in the affected subdivisions. Bannock noted a suggestion was made to change the cut-off time for training from 10:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m. He added, the procedures were voluntary and the airport manager would be logging any complaints and tracking them. D-3. Harbor Commission -- Bookey reported a meeting was scheduled for October 11, however there was no quorum. Instead, the Commission had a brief work session with District Ranger Berkhahn who was in attendance. He added, notes of the work session were included in the packet. D-4. Library Commission -- Moore reported the Commission would meet again on November 2. D-5. Parks 8s Recreation Commission -- Frazer reported the minutes of the October 7 Parks &Recreation Commission were included in the packet. He noted, the cemetery sign had been removed and a new sign was being built by Garland Buffington and Morgan Steel (who was donating the metal). He added, Alaska Petroleum Contractors was donating the shop and equipment to help complete the sign. Parks &Recreation Director Frates reported they hoped the sign would be completed within the next month. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 20, 1999 Page 7 of 15 Williams reported he attended a meeting with Rick Baldwin and a HUD representative in Anchorage and discussed the possibility of funding to complete the remaining phases of the multi -purpose facility. He noted, the representative seemed very interested in the project and would be investigating their budget for funding that might be applied to the project. Williams added, he would be meeting again with HUD. He noted Baldwin discussed the membership of the LLC and the work the city and LLC did to develop the partnership and operating agreements. D-6. Planning & Zoning Commission -- Bannock reported the minutes of the October 13 Commission meeting were included in the packet. He noted the Commission acted on the renaming of some of Kenai streets which council had already discussed and made a recommendation for making property in front of the Senior Center available for sale. Bannock added a home occupation permit was also approved. Bannock reported the matter regarding the Mellish landscape plan would be before the Commission at their next meeting. Also, he advised the Commission the council would be asking them to hold work sessions during the winter to review code revisions and requested the Commission wait until the winter to discuss the proposed livestock ordinance. The Commission had no obj ections other than they did not want to wait longer than the winter to discuss the matter. D-7. Miscellaneous Commissions and Committees D-7a. Beautification Committee -- Swarner reported the Committee met on October 12. She noted several of the members met several days after the meeting and planted bulbs at Leif Hansen Park. She added, the Committee would meet again in November to continue their work. D-7b. Historic District Board -- Moore reported the Board met on October 19 and discussed two items which they wanted brought to council for consideration; the acquisition of the old Fish & Wildlife buildings / property in Old Town and the development of a video regarding Old Town. Moore added, it was stated the Fish 8� Wildlife property had been transferred to the Kenai Natives Association, Inc. and it was thought the Association had sold it. The Board felt the possible acquisition of this property was worth exploring. Moore continued, the Board discussed the possibility of the city sponsoring a contest for high school students to produce a video about Old Town as school projects and the city offer $1,000 as a prize for the video chosen. He added, the Board would provide the criteria for the video and would judge the videos. Williams requested administration investigate the ownership of the property. Bookey noted the Visitors Center Board would be meeting on October 27 where Doug KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 20, 1999 Page 8 of 15 Campbell, the new executive director of the Kenai Natives Association would be present. The ownership of the property could be questioned at that time. Williams noted, a historical museum had been discussed previously by council and he hoped one could be constructed in the future to house machinery being collected. D-7c. Kenai Visitors & Convention Bureau Board -- Bookey reported the Board would meet on October 27 at 5:30 p.m. D-7d. Alaska Municipal League Report -- Williams reported he had been working with Mayors Navarre and Lancaster in regard to the conference. He noted, he had also been talking with the KCHS government teacher and was investigating whether some of the government students could attend portions of the conference. Williams also reported three award applications had been submitted to AML in regard to the City's accomplishments. He noted, he would be making several presentations at the conference. Williams noted the application of Don Gough for appointment to the Planning & Zoning Commission was included in the packet as well as a letter of resignation from Cecelia Richard from the Historic District Board. Williams added, he understood Amy Jackman would be submitting an application for appointment to the Planning & Zoning Commission. Williams suggested appointments would be considered at the November 17 council meeting. ITEM R! MINUTES E-1. *Regular Meeting of October 6, 1999 -- 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 KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 20, 1999 Page 9 of 15 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 pay the purchase orders exceeding $2,500 and Councilman Bookey SECONDED the motion. VOTE: Williams: Yes Bookey: Yes Swarner: Yes Moore: Yes Bannock: No Frazer: Yes MOTION PASSED. H-3. Ordinance No. 1843-99 -- Finding That Certain City -Owned Airport Land, Described as Lot 1, Spur Subdivision, Senior Citizen Addition, Is Not Required for a Public Purpose. Introduced by consent agenda. H-4. Discussion -- Phase I LLC Use of Softball Bleachers Councilman Moore reported he had been approached by a member of the LLC who asked if the city would allow the use of two blocks of the softball bleachers at the multi -purpose facility during the winter. Moore asked if the bleachers' use would be possible. Ross answered, since the city owns the multi -purpose facility and anticipated bookings through city departments, there was no objection in moving two blocks of the bleachers over to the facility for the winter. He noted, there would be no need for an agreement with the LLC for the use of the bleachers. Williams asked if the bleachers would be taken back to the ball park after the hockey season ended. Ross answered yes. ITEM I: ADMINISTRATION REPORTS I-1. Mayor -- KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 20, 1999 Page 10 of 15 a. Anchorage Visitors Center -- Williams reported he would be traveling to Anchorage in the morning to listen to a presentation about a plan for a new convention center in Anchorage. b. Challenger Center -- Williams reported he attended a Challenger fundraising function at which British Petroleum made a $200,000 donation to the Center. Several other corporations are enthusiastic about the Center, he added, as well as other oilfield companies making donations. Williams noted, one of the astronauts who attended the function graduated from West High School and attended the University of Alaska. I-2. City Manager -- a. Multi -purpose Facility Restroom Facilities -- Ross referred to his memorandum included in the packet regarding restroom facilities at the multi- purpose facility. He stated port -a -potties would be used at the facility this winter, he believed, but that other options were being reviewed. Ross added, putting in service lines for restrooms would increase the amount of the contract significantly. They were waiting to see what is left in contingency before considering a change to the contract. b. Point Possession Land Disposal -- Ross reported copies of the disposal plan were available in City Hall and copies had been placed on the council's table for their review. He noted, the plans were provided by the Borough. C. Resignation -- Ross reported Lynda Ruesch resigned her position as Dispatch Supervisor. He noted, Ruesch had worked for the city for 15 years and a potluck would be held on Friday. Council was invited to attend. d. Juvenile Detention Center -- Ross reported a public hearing was scheduled for November 4. He noted, sites in Kenai and Soldotna were being considered, however it was unlikely funding would be available. Ross added, Lt. Kohler was a member of the committee reviewing the matter and was representing the city. I-3, Attorney -- No report. I-4, City Clerk -- No report. I-5, Finance Director'-- Noted the quarterly investment report was included in the packet. I-6. Public Works Managers Kornelis KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 20, 1999 Page 11 of 15 a. Unity Trail -- Kornelis reported he attended a public hearing regarding the Unity Trail. He noted, they planned to have the engineering completed during the winter and most of the construction completed next summer. Another hearing will be held after some of the drawings are completed. b. OSHA Training -- Kornelis reported the city would be holding public employee health and safety training on October 27, 28, and 29. C. Water Report -- Kornelis reported all the city's customers for water were mailed copies of the Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) which discusses the quality of the city's water. He noted, copies of the report would also be available to the public at the Library, City Hall, Fire Department, Recreation Center, etc. Bookey asked when the Forest Drive bid would be scheduled. Kornelis answered, it was his understanding it was to have been in September but it was not. He noted, he understood the funding was committed. Bannock asked for the financial statistics for the Unity Trail. Kornelis answered, $2 million for the total project and 97% of the costs would be federally funded. La Shot Reported there had been a group of contractors at the FAA property, preparing to complete the clean-up efforts. I-79 Airport Manager -- No report. ITEM J: DISCUSSION J-11 Citizens Amy Jackman -- Stated she is a resident of the city and she and her husband own a property business in Kenai. She noted, she would be submitting an application and letters of support for possible appointment to the Planning & Zoning Commission. Jackman added, she was very interested in the Commission and she was a hard worker and dedicated to what she gets involved. She encouraged council to call her and ask questions about her views and opinions as she thought they would be weighed heavily in their consideration of appointment. J-2. Council Bookey -- No comments. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 20, 1999 Page 12 of 15 Swarner -- Wished a belated birthday to Ross. Swarner also asked why the burned house on Forest Drive had not been razed. Chief Elson answered, the owners, for whatever reason, had not chosen to repair it or raze it at this time. Swarner asked if the building could be condemned. La Shot answered, it was possible it could be if the house became an attractive nuisance. He added, he would check with the Building Official to see if there had been any input received. Elson stated the house still had some value to it. Bookey asked if the trailer in Old Town would be removed. He noted, the trailer had burned approximately 15 years before and was a nuisance. He requested the trailer situation be investigated. Elson stated they would. Moore -- Asked what happened with the log house on Third Street (Fourth) and asked if it had been a voluntary removal. Elson answered, it was voluntary. Bannock -- Reported he would not be in attendance during the November 17 council meeting (the meeting council members would be sworn). A brief discussion took place and it was decided the Clerk and Attorney would review the Charter and make the necessary arrangements for Bannock's oath. Frazer -- Alliance Meeting -- Frazer reported he and Swarner attended an Alliance meeting in Anchorage at which the proposed natural gas pipeline was discussed by Mayor Cobb of Valdez. Williams -- Referred to an anonymous letter included in the council's packet which made positive comments of the city's services. Bookey stated he agreed with the writer in his/her comments regarding the phone -answering recording. EXECUTIVE SESSION - None Scheduled ITEM X: ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at approximately 8 :10 p.m. Minutes transcribed and prepared by:;, F1110VED By COUNCIL Carol L. Freas, City Clerk,1 Pry L E IRt K