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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-10-05 Council Minutes• A. Be a. • AGENDA RENAL CITY COUNCIL - REGLi M XNETINO , OCTOBER 5, 1994 7t00 P.N. REMAI CITY COUNCIL CIU BMRS 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. SCSEDULED PUBLIC COHNW (].0 Minutes) 1. Any Eriksson - City of Kenai Video i. Ordinance No. 1606-94 - Increasing Estimated..Revenues and Appropriations by $39,500 in a New Capital. Project Fund for an Environmental Site Assessment, of Lots 13 and 14, Cook Inlet Industrial Air Park. 2. Ordinance No. 1607-94 - Amending KMC 7.22.060 to Specify that Short -Term U.S. Treasury Notes and the Alaska Municipal League Investment Pool are Liquid.._ Investments. 3. Ordinance No. 1600-94 - Amending MC 7.12.040 by Creating a Mechanism for Estimating Hotel/Motel.Robm Tax for Operators Failing to File Returns or.Provide or.. Keep Accurate Records. 4. Resolution No. 94-60 - Requesting a Grant From the State of Alaska Under the FY96 Capital Matching Grant Program. 5. Resolution No. 94-61 - Transferring $1,551.50 in the General Fund for Additional Janitorial.Services* at'the. Kenai Bicentennial Visitors and Cultural Center. -1- . • D. F. G. s. r� 6. Resolution No. 94-62 - Declaring the Following Equipment, Supplies and Material Surplus or Obsolete. 7. Resolution No. 94-63 - Transferring $8,000 in the Congregate Housing Enterprise Fund for Additional Repair and Maintenance. 8. *1995 Games of Chance and Contests of Skill Vernit Application - Kenai Chamber of Commerce.. 9. *1995 Games of Chance and Contests of skill Mont* Carol Bersit hpplication - Kenai Chamber of Commerce. 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. *Regular Meeting of September 21, 1994. 2. *September 21, 1994 Work Session Notes QLD BOBINEBB 1. Discussion - Schedule Work Session to Prioritise Goals. & Objectives List, 2. Discussion - Inlet Woods Settlenent (Agreement .'to be provided at Council Meeting). 3. Discussion - City Newspaper Advertisement � 1. svas�es Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified 2. Purchase Orders Exceeding $1,OOV -2- 3. Diaovtnsion - Kenai Jr. Achievement Project/Purchase of Advertisement space. 1. Mayor 20- City. Manager 3. Attorney 4. City Clerk. 5. Pinance' Director .. 6. Public Works Director 9. Airport Manager J. DIS9 �B_BIO�t 1. Citizens (five minutes) 2. Council • KENAI CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING OCWBER 591994, 7:00 P.M. . BENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS MAYOR JOHN J. WILLIAMS, PRESIDING CALL. Q ORDER 1Vl6y9r Williams called the meeting to order at approximately 7:05 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Kenai City Hall. A-i., PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Williams led those assembled in the Pledge of Allegiance. A-20 ROLL CALL Rollwas taken by the City Clerk.. Present were: Bannock, Williams,, Swarner, Bookey, . Sinalloy and Measles. Monfor was absent. A 30 AGENDA APPROVAL ADD TO: 0-2 Inlet Woods Draft Settlement Agreement Information Marathon/Unocal letter Central Peninsula Habitat for Humanity Unofficial Summary of Election (10/4/94) MOTION: Councilperson Smalley MOVED that the agenda be approved as amended and he asked for unanimous consent. No objections, . SO ORDERED. A4. CONSENT AGENDA No comments and no objections stated. r' KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 5, 1994 PAGE 2 OF 14 DUY.FD Pti,IC COIVIM NT Bole Amy Erlksson - City of Kenai Video Erikssou stated this was- the second version of the video and that she was open to suggestions. She said she will be meeting with the committee next week to make a final decision on the voice. Mayor Williams called an "at ease" so everyone Could watch the video. The video was approximately 20 minutes long. It was suggested that some of the recreational shots and school bus shots could be removed to shorten the video. N ''E: Prior to beginning Public Hearings, Mayor Williams addressed the crowd which. was there to discuss the news of two halfway, houses possibly being opened in Kenai.- Williams stated that City Council would not discuss the matter thus evening. IRO, stated tie procedure begins with the PIanning & honing Commission, which is. when the public should appear to testify. Williams said the Townsite Historic Board will hear this iss on October 11, 1994. Williams stated that property owners within 300 feet of the property being discussed at P,&Z would receive written notice. of the meeting dates. He said the T on Villa discussion will take. place at the P&Z meeting on October 1Z 1994. The 4th & Spruce project will be on October 26, 1994. Any questions . about procedures could be addressed t night, Williams said;: but .any other discussion should take place in front of P&Z. C' P%JBLIC HE_A1tINGs C-10 Ordlnaace No.16N-94 - Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations. by $39,S00 in a New Capital Project Fund for an Environmental, Site Assessment of Lots 13 and 149 Cook .Inlet Industrial air Park. I Keith Kornelis asked that this item be removed from agenda. monON: Councilperson $Malley MOVED to table Ordinance 1606-94 to no-, timecertain. Councilperson Swarner SECONDED the motion, No objwdons. SO ORDERED. C-Z. Ordinance No.1607-94 - Amending KMC 7.22.060 to Specify that Short. Term U.S. Treasury Notes and the Alaska Municipal League Investment Pool are Liquid Investments. MOTION: ;u Councilperson Bookey MOVED for approval of Ordinance 1607-94. Councilperson Swarner SECONDED the notion. Williams. Basked, Finance Director. Bmn about the wording in the ordinance. which said "state irxvestn►en.6 podgy." Williams said it's not a state investment pool. Bt'own said. that the AW inv0stnYertt pool was authorized by legislation. "Williams suggested ttae wording should be "state authorized investment pool. MOTION TO AMEND: Councilperson Measles -MOVED to so amend Ordinance-1607-94. Councilperson Bookey SECONDED the motion. VOTE ON AMENDMENT: No objections. SO ORDERED. No further discussion. • KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETINO ' OCTOBER 5, 1994 PAGE 4 OF 14 C-3. Ordinance No.116l8.94 Amending KMC 7.12.040 by Creating a Mechanism for Estimating Hotel/Motel Room Tax for Operators 1~ailing to File Returns or Provide or Keep Accurate Records. MOTION: Councilperson Smalley MOVED for adoption of Ordinance 1608-94. Councilperson Swarner SECONDED the motion. No further discussion. VOTE: Swnruer Yes Smalley Yes Monfor Absent Williams Yes Measles Yes Bookey yes Bannock. Yes MCMON PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. C-4. Resolution No.. Requesting a Grant From the State of Alaska Under the FY96 Capital Matching Grant Program. MOTION: Councilperson Measles MOVED for approval of Resolution 94-49 and asked for unanimous consent. Councilperson Smalley SECONDED the motion. VOTE: I No objections. SO ORDERED. Resolution No. 94a61 - Transferring $1,551.50 in the General Fund for Additional Janitorial Services at the Kenai Bicentennial Visitor., and Cultural Center. MOTION: Councilperson Bookey MOVED for approval of Resolution 94.61. Councilperson Bannock SECONDED the motion. • KENAI CITY CAUNCII. MEETING OCTOBER S, 1994 PAGE 5 OF 14 Councilperson Swarner asked Sue Carter how many more times the Visitors' Center is going to ask the Council for more money. Carter stated this is the first time this year. She also said her concern is for maintaining the building which the city owns. She said the Center is now open six days a week seven months per year and seven days a week five months per year, and it is only being cleaned once a week. She said that is not sufficient to keep the building clean. She said the staff tries to keep it up; but with 9,500 square feet of carpet, it's just too much. Carter also said the Visitors Center increased its budget by $5,500 to pay for increased staffing for the facility to keep it open longer hours. Swarner asked if utilities will be running higher because of the extra days open. Carter said she didn't know for sure. She said the building is very economical to operate and she doesn't believe the utilities will be affected by the added day. She stated that as of September 31, 1994, 53,358 people have visited the Center. She said their budget is $198,000 per year; and the City gives $75,000 of that amount. The remainder is raised by the Center itself. 0 e of the reasons the extra da Bookey stated that on Y was added to the Center's schedule was to allow people who work during the week to visit the Center on Saturdays. VOTE.. Williams asked if there was any objection to unanimous consent. No objections. SO ORDERED. C-6. Resolution No. 94-62 - Declaring the Following Equipment, Supplies and Material Surplus or Obsolete. MOTION: Councilperson Measles MOVED for approval of Resolution 94-62 and asked for unanimous consent. Councilperson Smalley SECONDED the motion. Councilperson Bookey stated that all the items on the auction list are low cost items except the grader. He said he is worried that the grader won't bring the price it should. Bookey asked if HEA is joining the City in this auction. Kornelis answered that HEA has expressed an interest but has not provided a list of equipment. Bookey said the more equipment that's in the auction the more bidders there will be and the better prices we'll get. Kornelis .said he had planned on putting a minimum bid on the grader of $30,000 or $35,000. Bookey said that would be good. VOTf'. 1 No objections to unanimous consent. SO ORDERED. C-7. Resolution No. 9443 - Transferring $8,000 is the Congregate Housin Enterprise and for Additional Repair and Maintenance. g MOTION: C 'mcilperson Swarner MOVED for adoption of Resolution 94-63 and asked for unanimous consent. Councilperson Smalley SECONDED the motion. No discussion. VOTE.. No objections. SO ORDERED. C4. 19" Games of Chance and Contests or Sidll Permit Application - Kenai Chamber of Commerce. Approved by consent agenda. C-9. 1995 Games of Chance and Contest$ of Skill Monte Carlo - Kenai Chamber of Commaerce. permit Application Approved by consent agenda. D' COMMISSION/COMMII7'EE � PpRTS 04. Council on Aging No report. - D-3• Airport Commission Measles stated there is a meeting scheduled for October 13. He said the Commission is short three members. Mayor William pointed, out the application of Joel . Kopp for. a . commission position and asked how People felt about putting him. on the Airport Commission. No objections. SQ ORDED, D-3., Harbor Commission No report. 4 KENAI CITY COUNCIr. MEETING OCi'OBBR S. 1994 pp(iB 7 OF 14 D-4. Library Commission DeForest stated their meeting was held last night. She said 144 library cards were given out to new residents of the City of Kenai. Williams stated the ofacial census for Kenai is about 6,800, but he believes there are about 7,500. D.S. Parks & Recreation Commission No meeting. Director McGillivray stated the regular scheduled meeting is set for Tuesday, October 11,1994. He said he will be leaving Monday night for the P&R conference so he would like to change the meeting to the following Monday. Council gave its approval. Williams asked about the status of the ball fields. McGillivray stated they are close to being finished. Williams said they are looking very good. D-6. Planning & Zoning Commission Smalley stated the agenda was in the packet, and he went over it briefly. D-7. Nllseellaneous Commissions and Committees Toown_site HistoriC_Mard - Williams asked for a council member to be a regular liaison to this Board. Measles stated he will attend the next meeting. Also, Mayor Williams stated that he will be on his Russia trip on the date of .the next council meeting and asked Vice -Mayor Measles to chair the City Council meeting. EH BOS E-1. Regular meeting of October 501994. Approved by consent agenda. M a CORRESPOND None. r� • KENAI CITY CAUNCII. MEETING OCTOBER S, 1994 PAGE 8 OF 14 ]rMM—G* OLD BUSINESS. 1. Discussion - Schedule Work Session to Prioritize Goals & Objectives List. A work session was scheduled for Tuesday, November 1,1994, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the council chambers. 2. Discussion - Inlet Woods Settlement. City Attorney Graves said the proposed settlement is basically what was discussed in the last executive session. He stated that a recent title search revealed the federal tax lien has not been cleared, but that the McLanes claim to have paid it. He asked Finance Director Brown to give a brief rundown of the numbers. Brown said that the overall loss to the city, after all the property is sold and given all the risks of holding and disposing of land, is approximately $150,000 (which is about 950 on the dollar). MOTION: Councilperson Measles MOVED to accept the settlement as drafted on the condition that the tax lien be cleared first; he asked for unanimous consent. Councilperson Smalley SECONDED the motion. VOTE: No objections. SO ORDERED. 3. Discussion - City Newspaper Advertisement. Smalley stated that the last time this ad ran he received many good comments on it; it appeared to be useful to the citizens. MOTION: Councilperson Smalley MOVED to update the information in the ad used last time and run a half -page ad twice this year. Councilperson SECONDED the motion. Bannock suggested that it also be run at least once in the other local paper --the Dispatch. Williams suggested that Administration research the price of a half -page ad in the Dispatch. He said, if it doesn't cost any more than the Clarion, run the ad in both papers (once in the Dispatch and twice in the Clarion). (See further discussion in Clerks Report.) VOTE: No objections. SO ORDERED. H-1. Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified MOTION: Councilperson Smalley MOVED to pay the bills. Councilperson Swarner SECONDED the motion. VOTE: No objections. SO ORDERED. H-2. Pumbase Orders Exceeding $1,000 MOTION: Councilperson Measles MOVED approve pu chase.orders oven $1,000.. Councilperson Bookey SECONDED the motion. VOTE: No objections. SO ORDERED. - H-3. Discussion - Kenai Jr. Achievement Project/Purchase of Advertisement Space. MOTION.- Councilperson Swarner MOVED that the City purchase a square on the Monopoly game board for $200. Councilperson Smalley SECONDED .the motion. VOTE: No objections. SO ORDERED. . 5 INx 33AU N REF_OR S I-1, Mayor Regarding water system improvements,. Williamsfated here is a potential for $9,450,000 total; however, most of that is uncertain. Tate "hard dollars" available are approximately $105009000. Williams said what he needs to know is the number to give the legislature as a must to get for the City for water and sewer. ..} ,.. '—. :. .,. .-. ...1, C' .. . .:__ •.-. _..: '._ ... .-. - .... _,i .__ .....-.,.:i.. ..._. _._4.. f..- _._..-. .._.... ...,___....s....._:._-.,.v.. �.i. _._..._. ].i.a.-_ __._i-t'11.-� li. _.�... v.v::l, .. . �.. ... • 0 • KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 5, 1994 PAGE 10 OF 14 Williams also stated, '"The Administration appears to have us moving in a very good direction ---back into water and sewer pretty heavy; we're back into our loop lines; we're back into this water well business." He said the City needs to now look at the problems of the animal control building and acquiring money for the Dolchok paving project. Williams said he would like the City to approach the legislature on behalf of Habitat for Humanity and ask for a "pass -through" grant in the amount of $121,739 to put in streets, water, sewer and utilities for six lots. I.2. City Manager Manninen said that at the EDD Board meeting last week in Seward he learned of some grants that may be available to the City. He said Administration is already in the process of applying for two of the grants for the Cone/Cunningham Park projects. There is also a new one called the "EDA Competitive Communities Grant" and may have from $500,000 to $3 million available. Administration is also researching that and will come back to. Council in time for the goals and. objectives meeting. Manninen said the volcano interpretive center was also discussed at the EDD Bogtd meeting. He said he and the Mayor are setting up a meeting with the Lake Clark people for later this month. Manninen asked council members if they wanted to move ahead with this project; they said yes. Manninen reported that his staff is developing an emergency spill response procedure. and will have it ready in the next few weeks. He said non -locking fuel nozzles will be installed at the city garage. I-3. City Attorney Graves said the fact that the Seward bed tax was thrown out shouldn't affect Kenai's bed tax because the court held that Seward didn't follow proper procedure and they dedicated the tax --neither of which Kenai did. 14. City Clerk Acting City Clerk Paulsen stated that absentee ballots will be counted on Tuesday, October 11, at 10:00 a.m. in council chambers. Acting Clerk Paulsen asked council if they planned to reschedule the November 16, 1994 • • 6 KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING OCrOBER 5, 1994 PAGE 11 OF 14 council meeting because of AML. After a brief discussion, it was decided to reschedule the. meeting to Wednesday, November 23, 1994. Bannock stated P&Z will need to hold their meeting in another room that night. Acting Clerk Paulsen asked council if they still want to make the $200 donation to Kenai Peninsula Healthy Communities even though the presenter did not incur the expected hotel costs after all. After a brief discussion, council directed the clerk to send a letter to Kathy Scott stating that since there were no hotel expenses the City withdraws its donation at this time. - Acting Clerk Paulsen asked council if they would like to run a newspaper ad during National Volunteer Week in April, 1995, listing members of city commissions, committees and boards. Smalley stated it is a good idea to recognize these people occasionally and people like to see their names in print. Williams suggested asking the newspaper to do an editorial or an article about the committees and commissions --who they are and what they do for the city. Measles said we should do the same thing for the city's half -page informational ad. Acting Clerk Paulsen read into the record a telephone poll taken on 9/28 and 9/29: At the request of the Acting City Manager, the Public Works Department requests Council approval to transfer $5,000 from Water - Contingency to Water - Improvements Other Than Buildings and to issue a purchase order to Kraxberger Drilling for $5,000. This transfer and purchase order is for additional drilling, test pumping, and screen placement for a new exploratory well. The vote on the telephone poll was Bookey-no; Smalley -yes; Swarner-yes; I.S. Finance Director No report. I-6. Public Works Director Williams -unavailable; Measles -yes; Bannock -yes; and Monfor-yes. Kornelis stated DEC did an inspection on the water and sewer in Thompson Park on October 4,1994. The lines have been approved, he said, and be expects an operating pe*t sometime this week; so they should be able to start tieing in the water and sewer lines by Monday (October 10) at the latest. • KENAI CITY COUNCIL MSBTIIdU OGTOBBR S, 1994 PAdE 12 OF 14 Kornelis pointed out Information Item #5 (cost estimate on the Basin View paving project). He said. he has the full report with him and will have copies available: Williams. asked council if the city should try to get this paving money from the state. Smalley stated this project should be on the capital grants list because the citizens came. forward and asked. for, it. 'Williams agreed. Kornelis reported that he and Mayor Williams attended a meeting on September 26 regarding the Chester Cone Project and Cunningham Park Upgrade. A sutum,aryof that meeting is in the packet at Info #13. I-7. Airport Manager Ernst reported the airport signage project is cn.+mplete as. of September 30, 1994. The airport now has new names on the secondary taxiways. J•2. Council Bookey. The City Manager did not report on his trip to 1CMA in Chicago. Also, he asked why the fire chief went on the trip to Chicago. Mananinen stated there have been several joint projects over the. last ton years between the. 1CMA_and the police -and fire chiefs' - associations. This meeting had -avertification program for fire departments.. MuSison $aid . it was a good opportunity 10 exchange information with other city administrators. Bookey said he. still didn't agree that it was necessary for the fire chief to go and be there for. a week. Bookey asked Kornelis if the safety plan project had been started. Kornelis stated a draft has been done. Bookey said it's .very important to get it done, because the supervision people in the field can be held personaVy responsible (financially) for problems if 'ibe safety plait is not iu place. He stated ,that'the . Engineering Technician (Rachel Clark) Was,hired specifically to start this program; and he would like to see it started as soon as, possible. 0 • KBNAI CITY COUNCII. MEETING OCI'OHER 59 1994 PAGE 13 OF 14 Swmer: On September 24 she attended the Healthy Communities Forum, and she. is now involved in the life skills portion of that program. There will be a meeting for interested people on October 17 in the council chambers from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Measles: Nothing. Bannock: He talked with Kathy Mayer at the Borough this week and thanked her for the good work being done at the transfer site. They put in trees and built a nice buffer; they responded well to the input from the city. Smaller. He said thank you to the City and the fire and police departments from Kenai Central High School for their assistance with the homecoming activities. Smalley stated his support of Bookey's comments about the safety plan because of the potential responsibility of city employees. At the P&Z meeting, Smalley was asked why the council has appeared to change its direction on the Cone/Cunningham Park projects. Why is the council going away from a boat landing and going to a boardwalk and looking at potentially closing the boat launch facility in Cunningham Park? He said he explained to them that the likelihood of any development in that area within the next several generations is not good. He also told the P&Z body that council had received information about the boat launch facility which made them aware that it is unsafe at present. He said he suggested people talk with the individual council members about it. Smalley stated that he is looking forward to working with the council. and serving the community again for the next three years. Williams: He reminded Administration to look at Info #4 and remember the December 7, 1994 deadline regarding legislative priorities and capital improvement project list. 0 • KErIpI CITY COUNCIL MEETING pL fOBFdt 5,1994 pq(3E 14 OF 14 meeting madjourned at approldmately 9:50 p.. Minutes transcribed and submitted by: Acting sty Sheryl . Paulsen$ Clerk C=�yP60�DOCS\�I.�RIC\MINIJT�8�10S94.MiN