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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-03-04 Council Minutes• KENAI CITY COUNCIL - REGUIM MEETING MUCH 4, 1992 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* Be @MDULED *=LIC Comm (to Minutes) 1. Roger Meeks - Kenai Fine Arts Center 2. Pam Jefferson - Kenai Cooperative Pre -School C. VMMIC KBARI, Nas 1. 1992 Liquor License Renewal Rainbow Bar & Grill/Beverage Dispensary PRMBT - 2. *Liquor License Application - Alaskalanes, Inc. - Recreational Site (Bowling Alley)• 3. *1992 Liquor License Renewal - Kenai Joe's - Beverage Dispensary. 4. *1992 Liquor License Renewal - Pizza Hut 09 - Restaurant/Eating Place. 5. *1992 Liquor License Renewal - Italian Garden - Restaurant/Eating Place. 6. *1992 Liquor License Renewal - Mr. D's - Tourism. 7. *1992 games of Chance and Contests of Bkill Permit Application - Central Peninsula Special Olympics* -1- • 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 8 • M MMES 1. *Regular Meeting of February 19, 1992. $ • IM ARAXNE68 1. Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified 2. Purchase Orders Exceeding $1,Ooo i• J. R• • 3. Disoussion - Insurance Request for Proposals. 4. Disoussion - Congregate Housing Project/Architectural & Engineering Inspection - Request for Additional Compensation. 5. Approval - STP Disinfection Project/Wm.J• Nelson & Associates Request for Additional Compensation for Inspection - $4,280. 1. Mayor 2. City Manager 3. Attorney 4. City Clerk 5. Finance Director 6. Public Works Director 7. Airport Manager 1. Citizens 2. Council ( f ive minutes) -2- XSNAI CITY COUNCIL REGULU NESTING MUCK 4, 1992 XSNAI CITY COUTCIL CE MHERB VICE MATOR RRY'MOND MSABLEB, PRZOIDING Vice Mayor Measles called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers in the Kenai City Hall Building. Vice Mayor Measles led those assembled in the Pledge of Allegiance. A-2. ROLL M Roll was taken by the City Clerk. Present were: Measles, Smalley, Swarner, Monfor, Walker, and McComsey. Absent was Williams. Vice Mayor Measles requested the following changes to the agenda: ADD: B-1 - (Additional information for item) Janie Munson - Odgers - Letter regarding Kenai Fine Arts Center. C-2, 3, a S - Kenai Peninsula Borough's Non -Objection letter for 1992 liquor license renewals of italian Gardens, Pizza Hut 09, and Kenai Joe's. N-6 - Discussion - Linoleum coving - Congregate Housing Project. Information Item #8 - 3/4/92 KK memorandum regarding color selection changes - Congregate Housing Project. 8-3 - Leo Oberts - Kenai River Boat Launch - Pillars. There were no other changes to the agenda. There were no objections to the changes. Measles determined the Agenda was approved as amended. There were no changes to the Consent Agenda. Measles determined the Consent Agenda was approved as submitted.. 9 KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MARCH 4, 1992 PAGE 2 ,ITEM as 8931D M ,12MIC c=MM- H-I* Roger Meeks - Kenai Fine Arts Center Prior to Meeks speaking, Vice Mayor Measles stated to Meeks and the audience that the remarks made in the Peninsula Clarion by Mayor Williams in regard to the old library and fire department buildings, were off the top of his head. The Council has never discussed ridding the City of those buildings or taken any action in that direction. If Council decides to sell or discard the buildings, the leaseholders would be contacted and public hearings would be held. Measles again stated that there is nothing pending in regard to those two buildings. Roger Meeks - Meeks stated he is very familiar with the buildings. Meeks added that it was upsetting to read those comments in the newspaper and not have had the City discuss the matter first with the leaseholder. Meeks was happy to hear Measles' remarks. Meeks stated that both the buildings are being used for education purposes. As leaseholder, the Historical Society has taken care of most of the repairs on the buildings. The preschool subleases the one building for the whole year so not to interrupt their classroom. However, this summer they may use the building for special education purposes. e-2. Pam Jefferson - Kenai Cooperative Pre -School Nancy Thibodeau spoke instead of No. Jefferson. Thibodeau stated that the Kenai Cooperative Pre -School has been in existence for 18 years. There are over seventy families enrolled in the program. They moved into the old library building a few years ago from their previous space at Fort Kenay. Thibodeau stated that she hoped the Council would consider the children before ridding itself of the building. Measles stated if at any point the City does choose to do away with the buildings, they will first contact the current user of the buildings to discussion the disposition. There is nothing on the table at this time in regard to disposition of those buildings. 8-3. Leo Oberts - Kenai River Boat Launch - Pillars. Oberts stated that the Boat Launch planned by the State Parks Department is coming along slowly. Oberts compared the recent illness of his wife to the urgency this plan should take. Oberts • • KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MARCH 41 1992 PAGE 3 stated that the purchase of the Johnson funds. park will be within the City of Kenai and the property will be fully paid for out of Dingle- Oberts requested a resolution of support from Council to help move the project forward. Oberts requested that the City physically support the project as well. Oberts sees an advantage to having this launch placed by the Parks and Corps of Engineers. It may open an opportunity for the City to build a launch further down the River. MOTIONS Councilman Walker MOVED to have at the next meeting in support Councilman Smalley SECONDED the to the motion. 80 ORDERED. a resolution before the Council of Oberts' Pillars Boat Launch and motion. There were no objections ITEM C! PUBLIC HEARINGS C-1. 1992 Liquor License Renewal Rainbow Bar & Grill/Beverage Dispensary - IRO -TEST Vice Mayor Measles explained to Council that a protest has been issued by the Borough. Measles spoke with the Clerk and City Attorney in regard to this item. Council can do one of two things: Council can ask for a 30-day extension or issue its letter of protest. Council must take action. The City cannot not object because of the Code. MOTION: Councilman McComsey MOVED to issue a letter requesting a 30-day extension and Councilwoman Monfor SECONDED the motion. There were public comments. Graves stated that the 1991 license renewal is under protest from the City and the Borough. The ABC hearing on that matter is set for March for the same back sales taxes owed. Graves stated he understands the owner is trying to make payment. Monfor stated she would support a 30-day extension at this time. • Measles stated that either decision will not close the bar at this time with the 1991 protest just now being heard. u • • KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MARCH 41 1992 PAGE 4 VOTE: Swarner: No McComsey: Yes Walker: No MOTION FAILED. MOTION$ Monfor: Yes Smalley: No Measles: Yes Williams: Absent Councilwoman Swarner MOVED to protest the renewal of the liquor license of the Rainbow Bar and Grill and Councilman Walker SECONDED the motion. There were no public or Council comments. VOTE: Swarner: Yes McComsey: No Walker: Yes NOTION FAILED. Monfor: No Smalley: Yes Measles: No Williams: Absent Measles stated that the Clerk must make a response before March 7, 1992. RECONSIDERATION: Councilman Smalley MOVED for reconsideration on the first motion for the thirty -day extension. Councilman McComsey SHCONDED the motion. There were no objections to the motion. SO ORDERED. Smalley stated that he will vote yes on the motion this time. Smalley stated that he believes the owner will get the message. VOTE: Swarner: No Monfor: Yes Measles: Yes McComsey: Yes Smalley: Yes Williams: Absent Walker: No MOTION PA88ED. Clerk will send a letter requesting a thirty -day extension. • • • KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MARCH 41 1992 PAGE 5 0-2. Liquor License Application - Alaskalanes, Inc. Recreational Site (Bowling Alley). Approved by Consent Agenda, C-3, 1992 Liquor License Renewal - Kenai Joess - Beverage Dispensary. Approved by Consent Agenda. C-4• 1992 Liquor License Renewal Pizza Hut 09 - Restaurant/Eating Place. Approved by Consent Agenda. C-50 1992 Liquor License Renewal - Italian Garden - Restaurant/Eating Place. Approved by Consent Agenda, C-6. 1992 Liquor License Renewal - Mr. DIs - Tourism. Approved by Consent Agenda, C-7., 1992 Games of Chance and Cont*sts of skill Permit Application - Central Peninsula Special Olympics. Approved by Consent Agenda, D-le Council on Aging Swarner reported the lease information for the Congregate Housing was included in the packet for review. 0-2. Airport Commission Measles reported that there was no meeting since the last Council meeting. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday. Measles will be out-of-town and unable to attend. Airport Manager Ernst stated that the new lessee of the Airport Restaurant is building booths. He is planning to be open on April 1. • KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MARCH 41 1992 PAGE 6 D-S. Harbor Commission No report. D-4. Library Commission No report. D-Se Parke & Recreation Commission Parks & Recreation Director McGillivray stated that there is a report in the packet. The Commission met, but had no quorum. Their next meeting is scheduled for March 10. D-6. Planning & Zoning Commission Smalley reported that the minutes and agenda were included in the packet. The Commission discussed having a joint work session to discuss possible changes to the Townsite Historic Zoning Code. Smalley stated the work session would be with Council,'members of the former Townsite Historic committee, Bicentennial and the Planning & Zoning Commission. This would be the initial meeting to set the objectives. Other meetings would include property owners included in the area, Kenaitze Tribe, etc. They will contact the Mayor to discuss an appropriate date for the meeting. D-7. Miscellaneous Commissions and Committees Monfor reported the Bicentennial building is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Lake Clark National Park will be placing their exhibit in the building soon, along with the museum materials. XTEK so KIRMS 2-1. Regular meeting of February 19, 19920 Approved by Consent Agenda. 0 None. K&NAI CITY COUNCIL M88TING MINDTE$ MARCH 4, 1992 PAGE 7 None, R-1. Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified MOTION= Councilman Smalley MOVED to pay the bills and Councilman McComsey SECONDED the motion. There were no objections to the motion. 8o ORDERED. x-Z. itrobase Orders Exceeding $Z,000 • MOTIONt Councilman McComsey KOVZD to pay the purchase orders exceeding $1,000 and Councilman Smalley SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. 80 ORDERED. N-3. Discussion - Insurance Request for Proposals. Brown stated that the RFP is included in the packet for Councils review. If there is something Council would like to change, now is the time to discuss it. If there are no changes requested, he will go ahead with the meeting with the agents and brokers scheduled for Monday, March 9, 1992.. McComsey suggested there be a limit in regard to renewals. Brown stated that he did not want to limit the renewals. If the City continues to get favorable renewals, and there is a limit, the City would have to bid when they did not want to bid. Council can change their minds in a few years and direct that the insurance be bid again. Brown added that more and more the renewals go for six years. A three-year limit disrupts the market price. Brown.stated that he would like to see how this will work with renewals. If Council wants to go to competitive bid in three years, he can be directed to do so. McComsey stated that there is another government entity that has looked at three years. Brown explained that is reviewing the price at three years. That is different than -renewals. McComsey added that he wants the program to be as fair as can be. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MARCH 41 1992 PAGE 8 Brown stated that he would like the freedom, if the brokers see something needing changed with the request that is not drastic and with the consensus of the brokers, to go ahead and change it without coming back to Council. VOTE: There were no objections to the motion. 00 ORDERED. Council directed Brown to go ahead with the Request for Proposals. N-4. Discussion - Congregate Housing Project/Architectural & Engineering Inspection - Request for Additional ' Compensation. Measles stated Administration would like Council's approval. to send the letter which was included in the packet. The letter is in response to Thomas W. Livingston's letter of February 7, 1992 regarding architectural/engineering construction inspection budget problems. MOTION: Councilman Walker MOVED that Kornelis send the letter post haste. Smalley BECONDED the motion. Walker asked if the letter would be sent certified, return receipt requested. Kornelis stated that in this case it would. VOTE: There were no objections to the motion. 00 ORDERED. Kornelis was directed to send the letter. N-S. Approval - STP Disinfection Pro ject/Wm. J. Nelson & Associates Request for Additional Compensation for Inspection -- $4,280. Measles suspended the rules for Walker to ask a question. Walker asked if the additional compensation was for work that had been discussed previously regarding added safety signals, etc. Kornelis stated yes, that some of the costs were. Other costs KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MARCH 4, 1992 PAGE 9 were for problems with the contractor. There were changes made from the electrical inspection. Kornelis added that it is the basically what was discussed before with Council. MOTION8 Councilman Walker MOVED to extend the contract with Wm. J. Nelson & Associates for the Kenai Sewer Treatment Plant Inspection in the amount of $4,280. Councilman Smalley BECONDED the motion. There was no discussion and no objections to the motion. 80 ORDERED. 8-6. Disoussion - Linoleum covin Project. 9 Congregate Housing Kornelis stated that aIS t a previous meeting, Councilwoman Swarner requested that he investigate the cost for placing self -coved vinyl on the floors of the Congregate Housing Project. Kornelis stated in a memo distributed to Council at the beginning of the meeting, that the quote received was $30,000 minimum. Swarner stated she requested the quote. Measles stated that self -coved vinyl is too expensive and regular coved vinyl should be placed. Measles added that when a portion of self -coved vinyl needs replacing, the whole area needs to be replaced. Swarner asked for a second quote. Kornelis stated that he can request one, but the quote given was for a minimum amount of $30,000. Kornelis did not think a lower price could be received. Measles added that he thought self -coved vinyl is not a good idea to be placed in that building. MOTIONS Councilman Smalley VOTES Swarner: No Monfor: No Measles: Yes McComsey: Yes Smalley: Yea Walker: Williams: Absent Yes NOTION PASSED. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES LARCH 4, 1992 PAGE 10 1-1. Mayor Measles stated he will be out-of-town on Friday. 1-2. City Manager Brighton stated he will be out of town on Friday. Brown will also be out of town for a few hours on Friday. Brighton referred Council to Information Item No. a and requested that review it. I-3. Attorney a. Graves reported that the City had received a proposed grant agreement from the Court System for $276,000 for the design phase. There are a few items in the grant agreement that Administration does not like. One was to warrant the contractor's work and that the weather will be good. Graves stated he has discussed those items with the Court System and they will drop those requests. Graves stated that the City requested $10,000 more for 100 extra sets of plans and specifications. The Court System had no problem with that request. Brown and Graves will be traveling to Anchorage on Friday to meet with the Court System and iron out any problems and get the agreement signed. Graves stated to Council that in the grant agreement the City warrants the property is free from environmental contamination. The City has the preliminary assessment which does not include surface core drilling. That portion will be completed in the spring. There is a potential that if the core drilling is not acceptable, the City may have to pay the $276,000 from its own money. Graves stated that there is that potential and he wanted Council to be aware of it. Graves added that if there is unacceptable soil on the property, the City would then turn to Grace Drilling for payment. Grace Drilling may dispute paying. Graves stated he could not guarantee the City could get reimbursed from Grace Drilling. Graves stated that if Council had no questions or objections, they will sign the agreement if it is acceptable to he and Brown. Consensus of Council was to proceed. • KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MARCH 41 1992 PAGE 11 Walker added that Grace Drillings environmental policy seems to be excellent. Graves stated that he has spoken with their environmental coordinator in Texas and he seemed willing to take care of their responsibility. b. Graves asked Council if they had questions in regard to the Congregate Housing application, lease agreement, etc. No questions. c. Brighton stated that as required by ADA, the City has inspected their buildings. Brighton stated that it appears that the one major problem is the bathrooms in the library. They are not barrier free. There will be transfers brought forward in the next two -three months from Public Works in regard to this work that will need to be done. Monfor asked if the Art Guild building and Preschool building have been inspected. Brighton stated they had not been but will be and he will report back in two weeks. 1-4. City Clerk a. Freas reported that she will be in Fairbanks the week of March 15-20. Freas stated she will be attending the IIMC Clerk's Institute. Deputy Clerk Craig will be available for any office needs and will be attending the March 18, 1992 Council Meeting. b. Freas reported that the Student Government Day has been scheduled for April 15, 1992. Freas added that City Manager Brighton will be teaching a class at KCHS regarding politics. 1-5. finance Director No report. I-60 Public Works Director No report. 1-79 Airport Manager 0 No report. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MARCH 41 1992 PAGE 12 J-1. Citizens Leo oberts - Oberts referred to his previous comments and urged the City to be involved in the planning of the proposed park at the Pillars. Bus Wright, Barabara Drive in the summer, and Bowpicker Lane in the Winter - Wright stated that she understood an ordinance was passed by the Council to pave Set Net Court and Set Net Drive. Wright stated that she was on vacation when this happened. Wright added that she had been contacted by Karen Koester earlier and they discussed having Bowpicker included in the paving. Wright stated that she was surprised to find that Bowpicker was not included in the LID. Wright stated that she would like Council to add Bowpicker to the paving district, Brighton stated that Bowpicker could not be added at this time. To pave Bowpicker would have to be a separate project. Kornelis stated that it could be added, but the cost of the engineering would be increased. Kornelis agreed it would be better as a separate project. Wright stated that no one was contacted on her street. Wright also stated that she understood there were funds left from other projects to pay for the paving. Wright stated that she thought Bowpicker should be added to the Set Net Court/Drive project and that residents of Bowpicker should have been notified. Brighton stated that the residents of Set Net Drive petitioned the City and Bowpicker was not mentioned. That is why the residents of Bowpicker were not notified. Graves stated that the public hearing already occurred on the Set Net Court/Drive LID. A new petition for an LID on Bowpicker needs to be submitted to Council. The LID for Set Net Court/Drive was advertised in the paper. Wright asked if there is funding available if they petitioned for an LID on Bowpicker. Brown stated that there was some grant money left to be used for Set Net Court/Drive, but money from the General Fund will be used also for that project. Any overruns, etc. which may occur on the Set Net Court/Drive project will be paid from the General Fund. • It was suggested to Wright that she et a new petition to gg g g p be completed and forwarded to the Council. I 4 . • • KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MARCH 4, 1992 PAGE 13 Joyco Bostnick - Kenai Art Guild - Bostnick stated she came to speak in regard to the Art Guild building and preschool building. Bostnick stated she was impressed by the actions of the Council when voting down the spending of $30,000 for the self -coved vinyl at the Congregate Housing Project. Bostnick stated further that she believed there will be work required at those buildings to be in agreement with the ADA requirements. Council Walker - No report. Swarner - No report. Monfor - Will not be at the next meeting. MaComeey - No report. Smalley - Complimented the street crews for their good work in clearing the snow. The meeting adjourned at 8:02 p.m. Minutes transcribed and submitted by: (3/10/92) 044co ay C^�.D:'»yti � �3A' CV