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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-01-03 Council Minutes0 ,AGENDA KENA2 C=TX COUNCXLS — REGULAR MEETTNa J'ANUARY 3 , ]_ 9 9 O A . C1kLL 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. S . SCHEDULED PUSL=C COMMENT (10 Minutes) a. Dennis Carlson - Flags on Willow Street 49 C . PUS142C HRALaTNGS 1. Ordinance 1349-89: Amend KMC to Adding New Chapter - "Investment of Monies" to Establish a Policy for Investment of City Monies 2. Resolution 90-01: Transfer $2, 000 for Repairs to Heating System for Public Safety Building 3. *Renewal of Liquor License - Peninsula Moose Lodge 1942 Uptown Motel/VIP Motel Uptown Motel Annex - Backdoor The Place Bar & Motel D . Comm XSS=ON/COMM='MSIEE REPORTS 1. Council on Aging 2. Airport Commission 3. Economic Development Commission 4. Harbor Commission S. Library Commission 6. Parks & Recreation Commission 7. Planning & Zoning Commission S. Misc. Commissions/Committees E. M=NUTES 0 1. *Regular Meeting, December 20, 1989 1 • C1 • F . COR12E S VONDENCE 0. OI.,D SUSTNESS H. NEW SUSTNESS 1. Hills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified 2. Requisitions Exceeding $1,000 3. *Ordinance 1350-90: Establishing an Ambulance Service Fee - $300 4. *Ordinance 1351-90: increase Estimated Rev/Appns by $15,000 for Shared Costs of U.S. Customs Service Office 5. Discussion: "Ground Zero Beyond the Spill" - Proposal by Visual Arts Center of Alaska T . ADMTNT S'I'RATTON I•tEPORws 1. Mayor 2. City Manager 3. Attorney 4. City Clerk S. Finance Director 6. Public Works Director 7. Airport Manager J. O T SCU S S T ON 1. Citizens 2. Council K . AID J'OU RNME mw 0" A. KENA= C 2 TX CC�UNC 3I �, "'. REGUX,JyR MEET=Nc"t '�'ANUARY 3 , 3.9 9 0 C i tom* H,a,1„ 1, Cc�unt3 i 1 Ghsamkve, r� CAIrii 'I'4 C:)RIaE R 1„r„_. Pledae of Alleaiance 2. Roll Call Present: Measles, Monfor, O'Reilly, Smalley, Swarner, Walker, Williams 3• Agenda Anoroval Mayor Williams asked that the following items be added or deleted: Item C-1 Add Memo from Finance Director Item C-3 Add Letter from Borough Sales Tax Division Delete ePlace & Motel Item H-6 Add LetterfromBorough Request for "furtherconsiderationPlanning r�ctor Info Forget -Me -Not Newsletter Info Chamber of Commerce January Calendar. Info Monthly Budget - January MOTION: Councilman Smalley moved approval of the amended agenda, seconded Councilwoman Swarner by VOTE: Motion passed by Unanimous Consent 4. Consent Agenda Councilwoman Swarner asked for corrections to the minutes: page 6, second line, change requirement to requiring; d to the screen could contain; Pag� g, page 3, first paragraph change is indicated that those are the words he�used d notsecond e tro chap Mayor Williams change the wording. MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner moved approval of the Consent Agenda, Councilman Smalley Q da, seconded by VOTE: Motion passed by Unanimous Consent 0 KENAI CITY COUNCIL January 3, 1990 Page 2 B . S�H�DULED FiJE3L 3` C COM1��N'I' (10 Minutes) a. Aennis Carlson - Flags -on WillowStreet Mr. Carlson is a representative of .the Boy Scouts and explained that the Scouts put up and take down the flags for fund raising.. They ,are out there in the cold, wind, rain, snow, whatever the weather, to handle the task. The Scouts had asked the local merchants to sponsor a flag at $30 each for a contribution, however, so far only ten businesses have done so. We are hoping for at least $200. The boys are brave and cheerful getting out there in the cold to put 'up the flags. We were out New Years to put the flags up. If we couldn't get a sponsor we'd have to cut off Willow Street. MOTION: Councilwoman O'Reilly moved that the City appropriate $300 to help defray the costs of the flags on Willow Street, seconded by Councilman Measles. VOTE: Motion passed by Unanimous Consent Councilwoman Swarner: What happens if another business wants to donate. Mr. Carlson answered that he didn't have the material with him. Mr. Carlson also noted that the Scouts are required to attend a government function and would be coming in shortly. C. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Ordinance 1349-89: Amend KMC to Adding New Ch of MoniAn" *^ _ ,._ apter - "Investment �d�s�� :..,. , s - MOTION: Councilman Measles moved for adoption of Ordinance 1349-89, seconded by Councilman Walker Mayor Williams called for comments from the public, there were none. MOTION: Councilman Smalley moved to amend the Ordinance to include ..7.22.030, Authorized Investments, be amended to state "Authorized instruments shall be limited to the following", seconded by Councilwoman O'Reilly VOTE AMENDMENT: Motion passed by Unanimous Consent VOTE MAIN MOTION: Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote XNAI CITY COUNCIL January 3, 1990 Page 3 2• Resolution 90-01: Transfer $2,000 for Repairs to Public safet 8uildin Heating System for MOTION: Councilwoman Monfor moved for approval ofR .esolution 90�- Councilman Measles 01, seconded'by Councilman Walker noted that there was no public hearin.. withdrew the action. g mayor Williams Mayor Williams called for comments from the public, there were nave. VOTE: Motion passed by Unanimous Consent 3. *Renewal of Liquor License - Peninsula Moose Lodge 1942 Uptown Motel/VIP Motel Uptown Motel Annex - Backdoor Consent Agenda Item L7 • COMM2S82C7N/COMMITTEE REPORTS Council on Aging a. Councilwoman Swarner reported that there will bea meeting January b. There has been publicity for the ornament project that was Governor Cowper, however, "we are at a frustratingsent to the comments by the Governors Press Secretary who saipoint have to of ete with the environmental issues." We need some direction and how to attention to our local legislators. draw Mayor Williams mentioned that the Press Secretary did tell us it woul a rough road. The three legislators be delegation may be reluctant to indicated that it appears that the request the funding directly and unless comes from the Governors Budget it may not have a lot of change to succeed• Councilwoman Swarner noted the, letter in,the Rep- Navarre to the Governor, it did not Include the kCon et f re a��Swack'� and only the water & sewer to Thompson Park. g g to Housing, Mayor Williams stated that the Governor has indicated that he to prepare a line item project list and probably wouldn' is not going much later. I will be wouldn't.Submit one until then. going to Juneau 1/28/90 and plan to talk to him . • KENAT CITY COUNCIL January 3, 1990 Page 4 legislators who areW not pushing the project find out. Mayor the Education Endo willa.am$; I think I would Councilman Smalls y: We could ment on the table until after prefer to leave the issue of We need to �r'ect the City Clerk to first w p meet with the self in February prior to �t me to dfecnee Governor. briefing paper on 2 S this again the continue era � /90 for you. the old meeting. I Prepare their end letter �e the Neniar Citizens a wr�tting• tte to c' Councilwoman Swarner reported on a sent by Seniors to cookie Housing the all the 'legislators and Px°ject. Cookies are being senators for the Congregate 2• Air ort Co mmission No meeting 3• Economic Develo ment Commission a• Councilwoman 0' about discussion regarding y noted that in the Helicopter Cold Watethe Fire Training minutes on item G Recover g School - it should t talks Y School. be the b' Mayor Williams Cold Water Recover reported 1/10/90 at the �oschool has Y• 4• Harbor Commission No meeting 5• Librar Commission Meeting Tuesday, January 9th, that the meeting regarding been cancelled and will be the Helicopter rescheduled for 6. Parks & Recreation Co mmission No meeting 7• Plannin & Zonin Commission No meeting 8• Misc• Commissions Co mtnittees None E • MXNU WM S 1. Regular Meeting of December 20, 1989 Councilwoman O'Reilly Councilman Smalley moved to APProve the amended minutes..seconded by z KENAI CITY COUNCIL January 3, 1990 Page 5 VOTE: Motion passed by Unanimous Consent V . CORRESVONOONCE None H . NEW BUS = NE S S 1. Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified MOTION: Councilwoman Monfor moved to make the payments over $1,000, seconded by Councilwoman Swarner VOTE: Motion passed by Unanimous Consent 2. Requisitions Exceedina $1,000 MOTION: Councilwoman Monfor moved to approve the requisitions over $1,000, seconded by Councilman Smalley 0 VOTE: Motion passed by Unanimous Consent 3. *Ordinance 1350-90: Establishing an Ambulance Service Fee - 1300 Consent Agenda Item 4. *Ordinance 1351-90: Increase Estimated Rev/Appns by $15,000 for Shared Costs of U.S. Customs Service Office Consent Agenda Item S. Discussion: "Ground Zero Beyond the Spill" - Proposal by Visual Arts Center of Alaska Mayor Williams explained that this was presented to him for consideration by the Council for a donation of $5,000. MOTION: Councilwoman.Mbnfor moved that we unanimously do not discuss this. Mayor Williams asked if Councilwoman Monfor wished to change her motion to a positive. Councilwoman Monfor: I don't think its open to discussion, the $5,000 is not benefiting us, they called us a town and we've been a city for years. Councilwoman O'Reilly: If you look at their budget sheet, it lays out amounts donated by other large agencies. Council took no action. 11 KENAI CITY COUNCIL January 3. 1990 Page 6 6• Letter from Kenai P Block 2 s Peninsula Borough Re Sun ate 8 D garding Vacation Mayor Willi of Lot 2, meeting erns noted that this 9• The Borough item was discussed Planning Commission appears to be at length at action r asking for the la t MOTION; ether than a veto of the Borough an objection• Councilman Measles Borough Planning moved to ission Veto the easement within northern bou for decision of the vacation of 5 the Kenai Peninsula 94, seconded by Councilman ndary of Lot °f a 10' Walker �� Block 2, gun9ate g D utility Cliff Baker Plat 16, that � representative of It was not a Public HUD asked to speak speak. hearing, however, Mayor Willi if Council ems stated Councilman Walker wished he could hearingasked if the Council needed a Williams from a member of the motion to stated that it was not as a motion reconsider before a public hearing,is on the floor. Mayor Williams noted just a few Mayor still a discrepancy that City Manager Brighton comments. Council Went Y in the amount pointed out that t 12 of the through the minutes to f footage that here was minutes Verified determine the was to be vacated. feet. that the letter amount of footage. Page indicated ten feet not Councilman Walker; five on this one, as I As I recollect feet also. remember. I object to not two of these vacations. at, there way see a problem with only the ten And discussed at a question that that particular. feet but,the five length it was a le building being Counciim , and I believe t gal building at all where its Put our Measles that at some his was supported rather strongly as we foot down and stop a lot Point in time We to by these have , more Mayor Williams. vacations. °r less, has re The point to quested ten feet not make specifically to the Borough re five feet and our , though, is the building itself quest. There is objection was directlyBorough decision to den but I don't a great deal of con related Y the re believe that had jecture on the quest from a the Borough. anything Councilman Meto do with our a 1 Council voted s e8• I'll on for was five against this vacation myself but I think the feet or ten feet. easement regardless of the keep getting approached b The gardless of whether it has been g a Problem, as Councilor built 31le Y these vacation re an Walker stated, we a0Prove these Sally on an ease quests because some code vacation requests we meat. If We're building and say you can build may as well get that sectio going tocontinue to Your building any where n out of the Mayor Williams; You want to. discussion about the our point is well illegal building, taken, there was considerable r • KENAI CITY COUNCIL January 3, 1990 Page 7 Councilwoman Monfor: I wasn't here for this last discussion, but I did read the minutes and I did sit on Planning and Zoning for quite a while and this was a thing that even a long time ago, people came to us with the same problem, and I feel the same way now that I did then that its the responsibility of the owner to know where the easements are, where the property lines are before they build. Its not the City's responsibility to fix it after it has been done. Mayor Williams stated that comments will be heard from Mr. Baker. Cliff Baker, surveyor: I think one thing that may need to be brought to the Council's attention, but if every member of the Council is not aware of exactly how a lot of these easements are placed on property in subdivisions. Through the process of subdividing, you're usually subdividing property that is raw land. The utility companies and municipalities have no idea at all what easements they need or what they will require as the property is developed. The utility companies usually go through and label where they'd like to have easements, knowing that they're not going to need them all and have no intent that those easements are required to stay there if they don't need them. It is quite often that later individuals come through and request vacations of easements that are not being used or portions of easements. In this particular case, all utility companies that are affected have said that they do not require the interior five feet including your own engineering department. They said they would not need this easement for water and sewer expansion. Unfortunately the building has been built first and then you come back, but that still does not mean that an easement is intended to be there permanently if its not going to be used. Mayor Williams: As I recall it is the policy of the Borough to pass out plats to all of the utility companies and ask them to mark what they need. This particular subdivision is a very old one and created prior to the Borough instituting this program. I can see no way of the City remedying the situation short of having all of the utility companies and all of the property owners sign on to the fact that they all wish to vacate that easement. The problem is that there are multiple property owners. The request of one property owner to vacate a portion, especially an interior lot like that, is something we don't want to get into. The best policy to follow if people want to do it that way is to go ahead and have everyone sign off on it and run it through again. Cliff Baker: I can see what you're saying but private individuals are not given permission to use that. If they want to have a utility brought to them, they go to the utility company and the utility company has the right to use that. And if the utility company says that the easement is not necessary and that they have other avenues of access, then that is their determination, it wouldn't be individual lot owners. Granted, it would be nice if everyone of the property owners came to the Borough and subsequently to the City and requested a five foot vacation. The problem you have their is that we can't request a vacation for other parcels if we don't own those properties. 0 0 KENAI CITY COUNCIL January 3, 1990 Page 8 position, been in that however, the Mayor Williams: I understand itupon tself to act on this matter without Council is not going to take P going to vacate full indication from everyone involved that they are for Cliff Baker: As far as the building, since the last meeting, a real. , ard and tried to find out if there are avenues has gotten in touch with How to resolve that, if this is not vacated what we can do. : I am acting as area management broker Kathy Brickey of Kenai River Realty on the Kenai Peninsula. HUD is the owner of this property for Hud Homes aspects, but until and stepped into a problem because of various confusing the property, they We got nearly to closing. The buyers are already They were here at the last meeting but did note vacating of the ethemselves aswement has would like to continue with the sale but the of into a been the hold up. Meanwhile, HUD as owner of the property t by ome someone else and situation of inheriting this house thearci a purposesbuil is beside the point• een whether or not it was used for comet permit • the last meeting it was determined that there was no building p At with Howard Hackney, he later discovered a building for it, in talking but there was an addition to permit so it was not builthere illegally, th t does not have a permit- it a Mayor Williams: It the addition the the building part that's hanging several?inches Brickey: It actually is full portion sidef of the building. It is a large to several feet. The whole backstage and a separate building. The original permit is for a buyers x 24' g commercial 20' x 24' addition to the side. Thei imate con ern and t ey are willing intent and I know taha►theyaare fully aware of the covenants and that to sign a statementwould dust like to get it is strictly residential use intended and they on with their lives. ile has considered what the options are and absothe lutely none either of f ice HUD, meanwhile Council is giving us, abs has asked what the Kenai City the building, remove it from the easementmove Xea•whOor have tear down Really, there's three wall, or vacate the easement. an after er the fact permit, for the building, but the errand different options.haveit l quite a. bit to have the ... and I did send a contractor of additional information regardingyou buy ese things, but when Cou ncilwoman Monfor: I'm not real c h thaton thfinds things like the before a home, don't you have a title search you get that far. But the Ms . . Br ickey : That's when they did find it •? car wWioman or • Williams: No. HUD people were already living in the housey foreclosed on this property and then all theta sale. were persons Who The property has since gone through an attempted Brickey: They are now occupying the property has no bearing on this. Ms• Councilwoman priorare occupying it on a lease agre ould happen? ment° Msos ingBrickey: No, they Monfor: They realized that this w E • • KENAI CITY COUNCIL January 3, 1990 Page 9 didn't know all this was going to happen until they had gotten into the property. Councilwoman Monfor: I feel real bad about this, but you know the City of Kenai has ordinances on their books, we have a building code, we have an office that's open five days a week and I don't understand why this happens and its wrong. Its wrong that it comes up so long after and someone says fix it because this person over here did something that was illegal. They didn't bother to come to the City and say we want a building permit so our building inspector can say I'm sorry you can't do that because there's a utility easement there. That's why we're here. That's where I have my basic problem. You can't make it right by continually doing it wrong. Cliff Baker: Fortunately the building does have a building permit and even that portion is built within that easement. It wasn't brought up at that time. City Manager Brighton: Your building permit has no bearing on where you put that building, whether you put it on an easement or not. Cliff Baker: Councilwoman Monfor was just saying that that's part of the building permit is the building inspector will tell you you can't build it there because there's an easement there, when it does have a building permit for a part of the building in the easement. Granted, the building inspector probably isn't qualified to know exactly where an easement line lies. Mayor Williams: Its not the necessity of the building inspector to know where the building sets. Its up to the contractor that builds that building to ensure that he's on the right place. Cliff Baker: The building inspector can come up and say that he can't build there because there's an easement there. City Manager Brighton: The building inspector is going to check and see to it that its built according to code, not check on the easement. Mayor Williams: Once again the Council has expressed the desire to veto this item before the Borough and as I said before, the only way I can see clear is to back track through the whole mill and everyone associated with it sign off. Mtn. Brickey: I just want to know what alternatives, does the whole building need to be demolished. City Manager Brighton: Move the wall five feet. Mayor Williams: Take a chain saw and cut off that much off right down the line. Ms. Brickpy: That sounded ideal until I got a contractor out there and found the impracticality of it and the $5,000 expense. May as well tear the building down. Then there's the foundation in the ground, move it over five feet, and be to code, and how to move that wall. And it is the winter and is costly. In this case I can understand the CouncillIs position but I also see that there needs to be some flexibility when there's an innocent party involved. Councilwoman Swarner: It doesn't matter who the innocent party is. Cliff Baker: I do have one more problem with your chain saw idea, that resolves the problem of the easement but then are you going to make them KENAI CITY COUNCIL January 3, 1990 Page 10 n spend $5,000 and then come back and say well you're within the building setback so now you've got to move it anyway. City Attorney Rogers: So there will be no misunderstanding, the Council dont is not giving you alternatives. The Council is taking action and I want you to think that you can go out and take some action at this point as the result of some compromise or comments by Council tan im All e detrimental reliance for some action that you take at this poi Council is doing now is either vetoing not °i Amid I don't want you as your alternatives, that's not within their prerogative. to go away from here thinking that you are going to take some action to remedy the situation based on off. -hand commenti made by,on. It makes idt hCouncil members. I don't want to get in that a at much more difficult. Cliff Baker: What I'm trying to get to is even if we try to move the wall, we'll have a building encroachment into the rear setback. city Attorney Rogers: I understand but that's not the Counrears problem. Doesn't the Council have to give the permit? Answer no. VOTE: Motion passed by Unanimous Consent Councilman Smalley: Do we need to • address eveningbecause they had just met S/D because that did not come to the night before. PW Director Kornelis: If 1 remember right it was an objection, not a veto. Councilman Smalley: So we need to do the same thing. • MOTION: decision Councilman Smalley moved to veto the Borough Lot 12 l Block 2.ommisSiO Thompson Park S/D, to vacation the 10, utility vacation seconded by Councilwoman Swarner VOTE: Motion passed by Unanimous Consent _ . ADM=N=STEtpiT=CAN RE3PC]RT:3 1. Mayor a. Mayor Williams stated that he had received a request from Mr. Norm Blakely of Iditarod Lanes who received a late charge on his rent of $23. His rent is $241 per month. He is asking Council to waive the late charge in as much as they have spent so much time', money, and effort to.make the lanes successful. City Attorney Rogers: This was brought to my attention this evening. It is my position that it doesn't matter � the charges emselves in waivers inappropriate. I think, for the Council of penalties and fees. The Finance Department works with people on those things. They can make arrangements for partial payments or whatever. KENAI CITY COUNCIL January 3, 1990 Page 11 Mayor Williams: I will bring to the Council's attention that this was merely a constituents letter and I was asked to bring it to you. Is it the pleasure of the Council to waive the surcharge as explained in the letter. no action. b. Mayor Williams reminded the Council that the public hearing on the fire training school will be next Wednesday at 7:00 P.M. at the armory. c. Mayor Williams noted Info 1 - Municipal Interim Management Services. The AML has created a program in which personnel can be loaned. Most recently Mr. Underkoffler from the City of Soldotna acted as City Manager for the City of Wrangell for a period of time. We're looking at whether or not Council wants to involve itself in this program with AML. Williams asked the City Attorney to give the Council some highlights of the program. City Attorney Rogers: In each individual case, I talked to Chrystal Smith about this both during AML and subsequently, and you've got an agreement and the Council with each community involved would have to agree to that particular assistance. Also, the expenses incurred are borne by the borrowing agency. Also, a loaned employee is precluded hfrom °liked it betterng lthere eundertime nthis Let's say we loaned an employee and y arrangement they would be precluded for a period of one year or something from going or working full time for that agency or municipality. The other thing that was pointed out at AML, as far as advantage is that it goes all the way down to your department heads, fire, police, public works, finance, things of that nature so you can loan an individual there. The benefit to the loaning agency has been found to be the development of different or further expertise in an area that the loaned employee had not dealt with perhaps previously or different ways of doing things. There's an educational benefit to be pointed out. The needs are going to be, I would say primarily, a lot of the bush communities that are getting started up and new boroughs that are being formed, bringing people in there during an organizational phase. There are also some people that are signing on in the public sector that are not presently working for to fill a agencies,, tare in the talent o As the pool grows, its there gaf duringa selection processdue to death, departure, or firing or some sort of emergency situation where you need some guidance or someone in that chair. Mayor Williams: I can see some long range benefits to the entire state would be substantial forming of new communities and new boroughs. Councilman Smalley: I don't see any membership fees. City Attorney Rogers: I don't recall any. Councilman Smalley: And number two, perhaps the only expense, for instance, if the City of Kenai were to be a member of the talent bank, if we sent our City Clerk somewhere upon their request, • • KENAI CITY COUNCIL January 3, 1990 Page 12 obviously they'd take care of transportation and so forth. City Attorney Rogers: And salary. Councilman Smalley: But the person that replaces Janet when she's gone, if she is in that position fo isbornecto n length of m time, I'assuming she has a salary adjustment ty Attorney Rogers: No, I don't think that does , but lacedthat employeery Basicallyt never equals the $ unt ociallyf itlary looksythe like financial gain. looking at it f in One other thing that was pointed out to me as an to look at another of a person forian community is to give them an opportunity extended period of time, in the position on a temporary basis and ho ee if that person eventually could ft and nLet's his spot. Who you public works director that you put somebody in are also looking, at as a possible replacementd ahowwn the road. they perform. It gives you an opportunity to look at that person Councilman Smalley: But aren't they precluded from taking that position for a year. City Attorney Rogers: abse,I'm talking about the person you take in temporarily to cover that position. Councilwoman O'Reilly: Maybe because the city is not a town, I don't see, if something happens where we lost our city attorney or city manager or whatever for whatever reason, it would a ino me to do better thecommunity and knewvthe ing someone on an interim basis that was alreadyn community as opposed to going to some other town. City Manager Brighton: You're right. Councilman Smalley: Well you don't have to draw from the bank do you. City Attorney one of Rogers: our o No,, you isdallt have to, you're not tied to it. This is justY City Manager Brighton: I might just add, for an Councilfhe individuals n i idagreehat work for you to participate in this program, to participate. You could agree to participate a program. loyee would submit an application requesting to b Participant in the p City Attorney Rogers: As a matter of fact, as with what happened w t h Mrwas Underkoffler when he went, he ended up doing double duty. understood he would be available on a daily basis to consult with goldotna while he was doing the other job. So it wasn't as if he were totally unavailable, and I assume it would be that way with any participating person. Councilman Measles: But the employee has to volunteer for it as well as Council agree to do it. Councilwoman O'Reilly: Assuming that Council goes along with membership in this bank, and City Manager Brighton volunteers to go to Greeley, do we get another opportunity to agree. City Manager Brighton: Oh you have to agree on an individual basis. Councilwoman O'Reilly: So this isn't a blanket thing. City Attorney Rogers Right. There's actually an City Manager Brighton: Not only agreement that the Council has to sign. lication has to meet all these that, but the person submitting an aPP qualifications. The application may not necessarily be accepted by a community. KENAI CITY COUNCIL January 3, 1990 Page 13 MOTION: Councilman Smalley moved that the City the crite participate lable to employees Management Services program and make th as far as applications, seconded by Councilman Measles VOTE: Motion passed by Unanimous Consent d. Regarding the boat ramp facility and the price of the land, we did direct Administration to continue with the applications for the reached onnthe Corps permits, and grants, however, no agreement has be en purchase of the land. Mayor Williams asked permission of Council to bring the item back at the next meeting for public hearing. In the interim, I would like to make the copy well known to the public and generate a great deal of interest from the public. I feel it might have some bearing on how Council views the program. Councilwoman Monfor: Now that we've had this edict from Washington D.C. to do to us. Mayor Williams about the wetlands, what ai is day moratorium placed on the no net loss at going explained that there , • program. Our application for the permit actually went in prior to the first deadline. We don't know what will happen. Councilwoman Monfor: What if nobody shows up. Mayor Williams stated �Wwould see to it that there will binpe3.ople from the general public in atte ndance. if they are successful an early red run in the Kenai River it will mean upwards sport ffishing0 early ly reds coming in in early May, primarily aim location of this boat ramp is just downstream from Beaver Creek Foster Brothersere these fish will be going into the lake planned by the Councilwoman Monfor: On that same night is the I doll t t ink thator the ambulance service fees, and to be perfectly honest uld be more important than this because we have a while to do the thing with Mr. Cone. What are our priorities going to be. Are we going to listen to the people talk about the river or are wc�ga going for to ambulance seten to the rvQicee talk about why or why not they want to be g Mayor Williams felt there was room for both. Councilwoman Monfor asked if there was room for publicity for both in the same hweek. Council�agre®man o O'Reilly: It was my understanding from the minute meet again for another work session. Councilwoman Swarner felt it would be appropriate to hold another work sessionwai a an how much theyowant ther early red run. There were four people thhth to pay for that property and a public hearing at a Council meeting is going to get that decision. Councilwoman Monfor: I don't care if there's an early red run or note the problem is we need the apt • that'se the bottom a boat aline, are we go9 $180,000 or a lessor amo , Councilman Walker: I this it most appropr iate to bring it to the regular Council meeting rather than another work session. I think any decision KENAI CITY COUNCIL January 3, 1990 Page 14 making we have to do, as far as how much we spend on this particular item is not o en to discussion. I think we need to bring it like tatha public ion on iI, for one the public and a work hearing and make our session would not have nearly the public input. Then we make our decision in public. ng is appropriate if Mr. Cone Councilwoman Monfor: I think a public heari appropriate the $1801000 Then we either app says he's not going to negotiate. aif the people have a public hearingtnd thndk its too much and put it to a Council of tor it, fine and if they think its a great idea, g money for the City to commit and that's fine too. But we make a decis ion. Mayor Williams stated that if the Council felt more comfortable, m ortable, he woull prefer the question of the boat ramp be on the 2/7/ agreed. Mayor Councilman Smalley asked if money would be Councilman his Williams answered nvolved attmeetismalleys suggested that it would ld be. condemnation procedures and let the courts settl t ee. Mayor condemnation islstil l noted that he was in his fourth Year and the last placing an ad in the not settled. PW Director Kornelis suggested newspapers soliciting lands available along the river. The Council dis cussed it further, however, decided to stick with the present option and depending the outcome, may consider this later. agreed to speak on "sound -off" on gain on the project 2/5/90. The Council agr 2. City Manager None 3, Attorne a, City Attorney Rogers reported on an upcomirnegl meeting in Los A g Jos fith the o Legislative Committee in Jtionu which the chairs. The Council had no the American Bar Associa objections. b, Councilwoman Monfor noted that on the was ,a in Anchorage* and a public made to tear down the Palace Hotel because it are going to sell the hazard. So they have torn down the hotel and theyhorage and were land. Isn't that interesting that they can do that Rogersin � t t d that he did dow here - City Attorney see it and will be checking g on it. Mayor Williams stated that he had heard that SBA had a qualified buyer. ing torn down. C. Councilwoman Monfor asked about the conveeel rsation this afternoon. City Attorney Rogers: I had a telephone con are past due. The uprights are still there, they should all be -down They They had an alternative, they could have thrown and off by this Friday. asked the uprights over and would have had a mess on thground. / he for p it Just happens I'm too busy my indulgence, I saidJ by this Friday. I • • KENAI CITY COUNCIL January 3, 1990 Page 15 q, City Clerk a. Councilwoman swarner expressed thanks for additional pass out items for Council meetings. 5, Finance Director None the memo listing the 6. public Works Director area grincluding the extensive a. The Kenai River Mouth sment of tViewinnperty is clone • I have heard that there environments c d sP ssibility he P vex that we will get 'it* There is $6Q0,000 is a Y 9 available and we're asking for $150,000. PW Director Kornelis reported that he is working with the Borough b. and meeting with them frequently. Emergency Management team c. We are getting close to finishing the Willow Street Extension project. That should be ready for bid soon. ry, Ai ort Mara er a. Airport Manager is still on vacation. ` on the case for the b. Mayor Will asked d if sit Werany oprogress e to build it in, -house. industrial display and asked i PW Director Kornelis answered that our Chamterencaenperson wuldibe the that is on the wall at the back of the Chambers should no bids come in. Councilman Walker indicated an earlier discmaintenance andsion with City asked c* the state about road Manager regarding contacting PW Director Kornelis: I think the Public Works Director for information. at ha pens is that they start from Soldotna and work orka histh y'st in knw whP that this was one of the things You asked about, Kenai and work the other way. Councilman Walker noted that during the holiday weekend, it was very shape n oticeable that from Wildwood north, the road was ionexcellent roads were Wildwood south and on through From Kenai. nearly to terr ible. That shape hasn't improved much. in fact with the new snow its getting worse. What I would ask is that you contact them again and maybe we can get something done. Mayor Williams : Let me quote you what was said to the legislators, "we're doing 30� more roads for 30% less budget with t3n0 cu a leg �iat rs bYan we DOT. g That was.nformation given were in 1982." Who's Councilman Smalley: And doing 30% less work. Councilwoman Monfort getting the $2.7 million. CITY COUNCIL 3, 1990 1 d• Councilman Smalley: that as the City From the cross county out that y grader goes by Linwood and Y skiers County Pull out that goes into the Lawton t � is it possible Y skiers use it, back nine on hat they could themselves. I noticed someone the golf course. dish as it is a That would allow a Private tried to Cross useful cross country lot of people access to Push that berm that there Dula be no Pi'oblemY ski area. pyf Director that golf course . the area will be cleared en,Werea e • Councilman S eared of the ber,� east, a boom mallet'' On a bulletin board • truck was advertised• in a he was $5,600 and was an older It had a 22' boom in a city t. the ROx'nelis will look into truck' It was °n it• and the the condition Of the �ctendarty, Price f' Councllwo snow nd t man Swarner; I the priCe�ior he maintenance, have had some calla when they went b I did notice the Cit and comments PW Director Y °n Willow Y Personnel liftin bout the Kornelis• Street so I know they can lift g the gates they do that. When they do that those wings. When Swarner: they leave Woodland ••,• a pile of and c�i1Q back PW Director Well it wasn, t snow when and did Kornelis; We did that much. Also was what they meant. the drivewa s g° down Willow and do sidewalks We don Y when we did sidewalks, are done. We Usually do sidewalks Perhaps not. PW Director ' Part until all P that Kornelis stated Of Woodland the streets deed he was is done and Council sure they would Parts are g• get to t sign at the corner warner re hem. L'ner of l�'aple d Ash that there was no st • and welted that one be s;gn or street vs o XON put up. 1• Citizens a• Clarence Ladd s at Riverview Poke about abatement of Ladd asked that d Main' It is a to old buildings. it be cords 9 cabin and is There is one Mr. Jim Julliason was the coned and torn down, deplorable shape. Mr. latest owner. Mr• Ladd had learned b' Mr• Ladd stated that Riverview that has been broken here Is considered for another building destruction. ° many times and d h the end of cabin of the Cit Mr. Ladd suggested that he would that it also be Y would take care of the other building.ld renovate his The Building Official was asked ab Hackney stated that out the two buildings i buildings to the Coun it so edto condemn Process set out in the Cod those buildings• n question � e back. We Went brought two to take those buildings e' the City Manager said it would ugh the length with it, We don' 9 down. Council said i cost some money over to the attorney, now if we can we donit want back a and it Went ° in to private to d° anything and now we can't touch it. on until the property, it was federal turned Mayor Willi government got it federal hand $ and Mr • Hackney greed on when those buildings Councilwoman Monfor n s for this type of thing. So with Pointed out that g Came into move the money there and y was ORPMPriated there are buildings M KENAI CITY COUNCIL January 31 1990 Page 17 identified., then we ought to do 1t. ells asked if the code were not specific Ho en coreferring Councilman Sm Y Rogers: I think what private property. City Attorney e went through a period of time when wedw�inally the council said nt through the process to is w to do it at their expense, an and we were trying et it done and worry one through out we will appropriate money so that we can do it, g the costs later. By that time even ink correct, t was in the recoupingteat time Howard ia, that whole process, bystarit again. We can hands of the federal agency and we a to back and ask for more if needed. begin and spend what we have and come asked if Council wanted to give hits auncilwoman Monforist of all e Mr. Hackney the house in Thompson Park. Co buildings, including Councilman Smalley: I thought we were doing the one in Thompson Park. the City chose not to pursue that particular one No, at the last meeting point in time, but to let the owners thin with that's iwhat the at that pabout a Councilwoman Monfor: The owners haven't done an i was talking problem is. Councilman Smalley: I m sorry, o• different plac®, the ghirnberg home is what you're referring are out there, you may be in City Attorney Rogers: I don't know how many point in time. Councilwoman a position of having to prioritize at some Monfor: Well, the Shirnberg house is the one we directed the legal department to move ahead one Id buildings under advisement - drawing Council Will take abatement of up a list. 2. _c a unai1 councilwoman Swarner plans on going to Juneau at the end of January a, for the AML legislative meeting (1/30 - 2/2 90) Councilwoman Monfor: I think its time the City does something b. Council at our next meetingr discuss positive regarding the Congregate Housing, putting 0=0 money forward and building the additiomm o the dining oroan at the Senior Center. This will show we have a eniors do what they have been doing but we're doing our part. having our s �Bri hton asked what should be available, �� r=o� o�y�,n� tv City Manager 9 ion of the 9 approximately $157 0�00 Which is oepe the schematics, and using his Director itornelis at the next meeting to cover the cost as expertise, bring back a figure described by the schematics. C, councilman Smalley asked for a letter of appreciation accoompanY the check for the Boy Scouts. There mayor Williams discussed a new project at the sof tball f fields . is d. Y The figure Year - are some major tournaments scheduled Mayor Wi liams asked the Public approximately $150,000 for a pa Works Director to cane back with some solid figures on this an well so Council can make same decisions in that direction. K . AI�JCaU�tNMENT' There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:03 P.M.. Janet A. Loper Deputy City Clerk (Transcribed from Tapes) CY COUNCIL AAC, Ci w�