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AGENDA
KENAI CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING
MAY 16, 1990 - 7:00 PM
A. CALL TO ORDER
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. Agenda Approval
4. Consent Agenda
*All items listed with an asterisk are
considered to be routine and non -controversial by
the Council and will be approved by one motion.
There will be no separate discussion of these
items unless a Council member so requests, in
which case the item will be removed from the
Consent Agenda and considered in its normal
sequence on.the agenda as part of the General
Orders,
B. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT (10 Min.)
1. Kris Ericksen - Airport Public Relations
2. Steve Peloza - Use of Beach North of River Mouth
C. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Ordinance 1369-90 - Increase Rev/Appns - Council
on Aging, Borough Fund - Janitorial Services -
$720
2. Ordinance 1370-90 - Replacing Tables in Personnel
Regulations - Salary Structure, Hourly Rates
3. Ordinance 1371-90 - Amending KMC 23 - Uniform
Allowance, Police Dept.
4. Ordinance 1372-90 = Amending KMC 23 - Adding Job
Classification - Sewer Treatment Plant Operator
5. Resolution 90-20 - Setting Percentage - Lease of
City Lands
6. Resolution 90-21 - Transfer of Funds - Repairs to
City Hall Ventilation - $90000
7. Renewal of Liquor License -
Kenai Merit Inn
8. Tidelands Lease Application -- Tract C - Larry
Powers
D. COMMISSION/C0MMITTEE REPORTS
1.
Council on Aging
2.
Airport Commission
3.
Economic Development Commission
4.
Harbor Commission
5.
Library Commission
6.
Parks & Recreation Commission
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7. Planning & Zoning Commission
8. Misc. Commissions & Committees
E. MINUTES
1. *Regular Meeting, May 2, 1990
F. CORRESPONDENCE
G. OLD BUSINESS
1. Cook Inlet Housing Proposal
a. Request Item Moved to B-1
2. RIP Program - Reconsideration
3. OEKOS Request
H. NEW BUSINESS
1. Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified
2. Requisitions Exceeding $1,000
3. *Ordinance 1373-90 - Increase Rev/Appns - Float
Plane Basin - FAA Grant - $66,782
4. *Ordinance 1374-90 - Adopting Annual Budget -
1990-91
5. Ordinance 1375-90 - Increase Rev/Appns - Senior
Day Care - State Grant - New Employee Training -
$722
a. Public Hearing - Ordinance 1375-90
6. *Ordinance 1376-90 - Amend Zoning Map - Lands
Adjacent and including Spur S/D #9 (Senior
Citizens Center)
7. Approval - Vacation of Utility Easement - Redoubt
Terrace S/D - HUD/Integrity Surveys
8. Approval - Lease Modification & Extension of
Note - Decor Inlet Industries - CIIAP
9. Approval - Amended Agreement - C. Cone - Cone
Tract A-lB
I. ADMINISTRATION REPORTS
1. Mayor •
2. City Manager
3. Attorney
4. City Clerk
a. Review of Job Applications
b. Final Performance Evaluation
5. Finance Director
6. Public Works Director
7. • Airport Manager
J. DISCUSSION
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KENAI CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEE
MAY 16, 1990 - 7:00 PN
KENAI CITY HALL
MAYOR JOHN J. WILLIAMS PRESIDING
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A-1
CALL TO ORDER
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Mayor Williams called the meeting to order.
Pledge of Allegiance
A-2 Roll Call
Present: Linda Swarner, Kevin Walker, John Williams, .
Ray Measles, Christine Monfor, Marj O'Reilly,
Hal Smalley
Absent: None
ADDED ITEM:
Mayor Williams presented a plaque to Clerk Ruotsala,-in
honor of her retirement.
A-3 Agenda Approval
Mayor Williams spoke.
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NOTION:
Because of travel concerns, item G-1 (Cook Inlet
Housing) will be moved to item B-1.
Because of travel concerns, item H-8 (Decor Lease)
will be moved to item B-2.
To complete action early to accommodate the
applicants, item I-4a (Clerk Applications) will be
moved to item B-3.
The present item B-1 (Airport Public Relations)
will be item B-4.
The present item B-2 (Use of Beach) will be item
B-5.
The Borough has stated they will take no action on
the Merit Inn Liquor License application, Mayor
Williams requested that Council also take no
action on this request (item C-7).
There is a request for action under item D-2
(Airport Commission). Mayor Williams requested
this action be discussed under item B-4.
Material was distributed this date for item B-1.
Additional material for item H-2 (Requisitions
Exceeding $1,000) was distributed this date.
Item H-5 (Ord. 1375-90) is scheduled for
introduction and public hearing this date. I will
call on Program Director Porter to explain why the
public hearing was requested.
Additional material for item B-2 was distributed
this date.
Material for item H-9 (C. Cone Agreement) was
distributed this date.
Material for item I-6 (Rublic Works Director
Report) was distributed this date.
Update for Info 11 (Harbor Rate Schedule) was
distributed this date.
A letter from Lobbyist Ashley Reed was distributc
this date.
Councilman Smalley moved, seconded by Councilwoman
O'Reilly, to approve the agenda as amended.
Notion passed by unanimous consent.
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A-4 Consent Agenda
Consent Agenda was approved as submitted by unanimous
consent.
B. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT
B-1 Cook Inlet Housing Proposal
Tom Harris, Cook Inlet Housing Authority. Regarding
the question of special assessments, if could they be
waived. HUD has said it looks like they could not be
waived. We have added paragraph 7 hoping that would
settle the problem. Also, any outstanding assessments
would be paid at closing. We have submitted.this to
Council - working with Atty. Rogers, our attorney and
HUD. The proposal was in the letter, we hope to add
this to the agreement. It would be where there is
streets, water & sewer already there. There would not
be assessments in the future Owe would hope). We think
this is the solution to the problem. We would hope we
could bring to an agreement tonight. We are excited
about this.
Councilman Smalley. The proposed paragraph 7 in the
attorney's letter? Legal Asst. Graves. It would be
added to the original document with a letter of intent.
Mayor Williams. The attorneys have worked out the
discrepancies as we have reviewed them. I would ask
Council for a motion to approve. Before we do that,
was there any final decision as to numbers? Mr.
Harris. We had hoped to do 30, but at the option of
the City we would like to do 15. We have 19 on the
list. Thirty would take us out to the Borough
agreement.
Mayor Williams. The Borough has 30 units. Is that to
cover the entire area? Mr. Harris. 129 total units in
the Borough, these 30 get to that number.
Councilwoman Monfor. Wasn't this already approved with
these questions to be settled? Mayor Williams. We
took no action at the previous meeting. There were too
many problems to settle.
{ Councilman Smalley. Do we need to include a statement
in the motion regarding outstanding assessments? Mr.
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Harris. We intend to have a letter of intent that will
be included in the agreement. we talked to HUD May 15
!. and they agreed. Legal Asst. Graves. That would be
:.: included in the agreement. Mayor Williams. Should we
put that in the motion? Legal Asst. Graves. Include.
paragraph 7 and the letter of intent. Mr. Harris.
That is agreeable with Cook Inlet Housing.
MOTION:
Councilwoman Monfor moved, seconded by Councilman
Smalley, that the City go into a cooperative agreement
with Cook Inlet Housing Authority including paragraph 7
in item B-1 and we will have a letter of intent from
j them that they will pay the City the outstanding
assessments.
Councilman Walker. I had more questions than the
special assessments. One is, I see a loss in tax
revenues and I don't feel at this time we can ask the
people of the City for a tax raise and then take
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payment in lieu of taxes that is substantially less
than taxes. I cannot change my mind on this.
VOTE (Failed):
Yes: Monfor, O'Reilly, Smalley
No: Swarner, Walker, Williams, Measles
Mayor Williams requested Legal Asst. Graves research
this item.
NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION:
Mayor Williams gave notice of reconsideration,
dependent on the Mayor's right to do so.
Councilman Measles. a) I question the Mayor's right to
a notice of reconsideration. b) This is
reconsideration we are voting on.
Mayor Williams. I will not dispute that. I have asked
the Atty. for a review.
Notice of reconsideration was not completed.
Legal Asst. Graves. I would have to check the minutes
to see if this is a reconsideration.
Councilman Measles. Councilman Walker asked for
reconsideration. This vote is a result of that
reconsideration.
Councilwoman Monfor. In the meeting I missed, it
passed 4 to 2. I was under the impression the
questions were only things that had to be done.
Mayor Williams. There was a misunderstanding regarding
if it had passed. We should research the minutes, if
there has been action taken and there are only
paragraphs to be taken care of.
RECESS TO COPY AND REVIEW MINUTES OF 4-18-90 MEETING.
MOTION, Rescission:
Councilwoman Monfor-moved, seconded by Councilman
Smalley, to rescind the motion.
VOTE, Rescission (Passed):
Yes: Swarner, Walker, Williams, Monfor, O'Reilly,
Smalley
No: Measles
Mayor Williams. The procedural problem is with the
last motion. At the 4-18 meeting, the same action was
taken.
MOTION:
Councilman Smalley moved, seconded by Councilwoman
O'Reilly, that the City of Kenai go into a cooperative
agreement with Cook Inlet Housing Authority and the
document will include sect. 7 distributed as item G-1
this evening, and said document will include a letter
of intent speaking to special assessments paid in full
by the Authority.
Councilman Measles. Is that not the same motion we
Just had and the same motion that was reconsidered
earlier? Mayor Williams. I want the motion clearly
stated so we all understand it.
Councilman Measles. I am not concerned about the
motion. I am not sure what we are doing. Mayor
Williams. We are getting your vote on the motion as it
stands now.
Councilman Walker. Is this just another way to
reconsider our reconsideration? I am still unclear.
Legal Asst. Graves. The problem I have is the motion
to reconsider turned into a motion to rescind.
Procedurally it is unclear. I think Cook Inlet Housing
would like a definite reply this evening, but I think
we need the exact proceedings.
Councilman Smalley. Councilwoman Monfor's motion to
rescind action. Is that different than a
reconsideration? Legal Asst. Graves. Yes, any
previous vote can be reconsidered.
Councilman Smalley. We have a motion on that
reconsideration. The motion I gave would be that of
reconsideration, because it had been reconsidered.
City Manager Brighton. On the basis of voting down the
previous action, you did not call for reconsideration
of the original question. Therefore the table is open
for any motion. It may get technical if the wording is
the same. If the wording is different, there is no
problem.
Mayor Williams. If we take action on the motion on the
table and you do research on the technicalities and
find everything in order, it would be action of
Council? If you find an error it could be brought back
to Council? Legal Asst. Graves replied yes. Mayor
Williams. Vote on the action, then turn it over to
Legal Asst. Graves to see if the procedures are
correct.
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MOTION, Table:
Councilman Walker moved, seconded by Councilman
Measles, totable the action.
VOTE, Table (Failed):
Yes: Swarner, Walker, Measles
No: Williams, Monfor, O'Reilly, Smalley
Councilwoman Monfor. I did not ask for
reconsideration. I asked for rescission. These people
have been "jacked" around enough.
VOTE (Passed):
Yes: Williams, Monfor, O'Reilly, Smalley
No: Swarner, Walker, Measles
Mayor Williams. I would ask the Atty. to review our
proceedings.
B-2 Approval - Lease Modification & Extension of Note -
Decor Inlet Industries - CIIAP
Hoyt Cole, Representing Decor Industries. I am
requesting written approval for the loan modification
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and extension agreement from 1st National Bank of
Anchorage. The Bank's position would stay where it is,
the City 's would stay where it is. There is no
interest to change the position of the City. The Bank
cannot guarantee an extension unless the City and
others give this position.
Mayor Williams. It'there any reason the City cannot do
this? Legal Asst. Graves. No, the City remains in #1
position.
MOTION:
Councilwoman Swarner moved, seconded by Councilman
Smalley, to accept the modification as requested.
Motion passed by unanimous consent.
B-3 City Clerk - Review of Job Applications
Mayor Williams. The Council met in work session May 14
to interview the two final applicants. The Review
Committee had given 2 applications to Council. After
considerable discussion it was recommended to give one
recommendation to Council. There were a couple of
Council members not present. Councilwoman O'Reilly
spoke for the Committee.
MOTION:
Councilwoman O'Reilly moved, seconded by Councilman
Smalley, that the City hire Carol Freas as City Clerk.
Mayor Williams. The applicants did want to make a
presentation to Council.
a. Colleen O'Donnell. Thank you for the opportunity
to present this and have you reconsider my
application. I know you have all seen my resume.
I would like to expand on areas I did not go into
before. I think it is important for you to know
my credentials and the caliber of my work.
I think there is some discrepancy as to what
people feel a legal assistant is. I got to that
position by a lot of hard work. In 1976 I decided
I could not rise any higher. I was supervisor of
a law dept. in Anchorage. The requirement for
entry level for school was, you had to have an
undergraduate degree. I challenged it. I applied
to Univ. of San Diego Law School. I had to have
at least 10 municipal or state officials for
recommendations. I had 2 mayors, one governor,
and several legislators. They said I could do it
even though it was a postgraduate course. I
passed all courses. The Dean of the Law School
interviewed me for 3 hours and chose to accept my
application. I was chosen by 2 other schools. I
was 32 years old, I moved to California and
successfully passed that course in the top 5.
I was hired by Wendell Kaye to be their first
Legal Asst. and was there 5 years. I took all
applications and made the determination as to what
attorney they should see, based on the case.
After that I decided to continue my education as I
went along. I needed 6 credit hours per year.
Attorneys have no requirements for continuing
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education. I have done this for 5 years. I go to
Anchorage 2 times per year. Courses include time
management, administrative skills, etc.
I have worked as a professional in administration
for 20 years, which I consider a Clerk to be. It
positively needs to be filled by a person who has
that position. I have been in management and
labor and have taught at Kenai Peninsula College.
I had the Clerk's position for 2 years with the
City of Palmer. I handled all elections, minutes,
P&Z, labor negotiations for Public Works. Also I
was with the Police Dept. in Anchorage and have
taken school board minutes. I have a varied
background for this position. The citizens
deserve the best qualified person. I respectfully
ask you to reconsider this candidate.
When I worked as Chief Deputy Clerk for trial
courts, all civil litigation went to my desk. I
did that for several years. When I left, my
position was filled by 2 people. one person who
took my place sits as Magistrate on week ends. I
was nominated as Employee of the Year. That had
never been done before in Kenai. It is done by
your peers. I left to go into private practice
before I knew I was nominated. I was also
Marriage Commissioner while I was in the Court
House. It is by appointment only. I married
people for 3-1/2 years.
All of these things attest to my qualifications.
I successfully passed the Alaska State Troopers
test for process server. I was an officer of the
Court for 3-1/2 years. I feel that when a
position of this caliber comes open, it does not
come very often. Whoever has this position, they
travel and represent the City. It is important
that they be well qualified. Councilman Smalley
made a remark about it being a hard decision, they
were based on the qualifications of the persons
that applied. The message you send to the people
of Kenai as to who will take the position, the
only merit should be their qualifications. Mine
has been strong in administration and what this
job needs. I would not think to apply for
attorney, I.am not qualified for it. There are
.others- I am over qualified for. But this is right
on target.
b. Carol Freas. No statement.
VOTE (Passed)
Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote.
B-4 Kris Ericksen - Airport Public Relations
Kris Ericksen. I understand my company has come up in
the past and I have not been here to speak to you. I
feel that I have been represented but I am not sure it
has been accurate. In terms of a proposed budget, it
came about with short notice (2-1/2 hours). I don't
know who saw it before it got to you. I did not think
it was to vote yes or no. It was just for ideas with
little or no guidance. I would ask that you forget
that and let me start over. If you are a large client
and are forward thinking, you plan everything else -
your marketing should be planned. If you do one thing
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at a time, you will pay more. You don't have an eye as
to how much money you have to spend. There are a lot
of things going on in the City, not just the airport.
There are a lot of things that should be marketed.
Council and the Commission should be consulted. All is
to increase traffic at the airport. In the old budget,
the float plane basin, I saw it as public use and
private use to be marketed separately. The original
plan was to advertise slips in magazines. However,
advertising is expensive, especially magazines. $2,700
in Alaska Magazine for one ad, it should be done 3 ,
times. You could spend $15,000 to $25,000 to do a
"bang-up" job. The amount of revenue that you can
possibly make from the float plane basin at the very
best (in option 2) as a commercial entity is $15,000.
Option 1 would be $12,000 at most. It does not make
sense to spend more than you will make. There are
other options. One is placing stories in magazines.
All of the magazines said they would run an article.
My job is to enhance the odds that you will get a story
in the paper. In order to do that, some have said yes,
one said, "Write the article." Each magazine wants a
different article. That would be less expensive and
more effective. News carries 3 times what an ad does.
Councilwoman Monfor. This is a situation where we will
have to work with Kris Ericksen, the Airport Commission
and Council. The Airport Commission has grandiose
ideas.
Mayor Williams. Publicity and promoting the airport
has been on my mind for some time. We should have an
overall view of Kris Ericksen's ideas. Balloons and
T-Shirts are ideas that Council passed by. We have 3
new interests for the airport - new hanger, new fuel
terminal and 3rd airline. We have to pull together a
good promotional program. But we need a tighter
package. Kris Ericksen could work on that and we could
then have a work session.
Councilwoman Monfor. The Commission needs to look at
marketing. Mayor Williams added, land system, float
plane basin and terminal. Kris Ericksen needs to
familiarize herself with the land system.
Kris Ericksen. If I meet with the Commission, if I do
not have input from Council, we will be where we were
before.
COUNCILWOMAN MONFOR LEFT, 8:30 PM.
Councilwoman Swarner. We need to tell the Airport
Commission to stay within the budget or we should meet
with them. Councilman Smalley. I think a work session
with the Commission to draft out what needs to be done.
Councilman Measles. A work session to include EDC. We
need to determine what are viable marketable aspects of
airport. There is no need to promote anotLer airline.
The float plane basin could not be marketed by itself.
Maybe lands is where we should be. It would have to be
decided first.
COUNCILWOMAN MONFOR RETURNED, 8:45 PM.
Councilwoman O'Reilly. Regarding the memo (item B-4).
That disturbed me. "City Council public relations." I
don't think we need this for Council, for economic
development - yes.
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Mayor Williams. We should market the land system and
float plane basin.
Council agreed to have a work session with EDC and
Airport Commission, June il, at 7:00 PM.
Kris Ericksen. Everybody think about what you are
trying to achieve - making money, promotion, etc.
Mayor Williams. The airport is the gateway to the City
and the Central Peninsula for commerce, industry and
transportation. The studies regarding the ferry system
a v-e. " complete. There is a major effort to bring it to
this area. We have spent much money promoting the
airport. I did not want to detract from that. But
there is freight to move. There will be competition in
the area and we need to be prepared for that competing
market.
B-5 Steve Peloza - Use of Beach North of River Mouth
Steve Peloza. Mr. Peloza reviewed his letter (item
B-5). A proposal regarding a sports area on the beach.
We may have live music for the kids.
Councilwoman Monfor. At the outf all below Wildwood?
Mr. Peloza. Yes, there are no set netters there.
Councilwoman Monfor. would you charge? Mr. Peloza.
Yes, but it would be very reasonable. At $5 with free
soft drinks, no alcohol.
Councilman Smalley. The upland owners, how much of the
property below the bluff do they own? Admin. Asst.
Howard. I don't know. Legal Asst. Graves. But we can
find out. Councilman Measles. There is 100 ft. buffer
along the bluff. Mayor Williams. There is a set back
zone. Public Works Director Kornelis. This is a
street map (in the packet), not a property map.
Mayor Williams. Is there any legal reason why public
access could take place and somebody could make a
profit from this? And what is our liability? City
Manager Brighton. If you let him use it and he
charges, anyone who does not pay could not use it. Mr.
Peloza. There would be a thoroughfare for them. Mayor
Williams. Access is used by set netters. Mr. Peloza
replied yes.
Mayor Williams. The City is in the land business.
Every piece of land that is used, we get remuneration.
We would have to make a policy statement regarding
this. Legal Asst. Graves. When we are doing is giving
a lease of land to someone who wants to make money.
There are others who want to make money on City land.
Mr. Peloza. This would be a positive thing for the
community for young people and we would clean up the
beach. Mayor Williams. We often use the beach for
public activities where private enterprise makes money,
hot dog stands, etc. Councilwoman O'Reilly. But if
you don't want to buy, you can still be there. I think
it is a noble idea but the City would open itself up to
problems. Councilwoman Swarner. It is a good idea but
it is a "can of worms." There would be problems with
set netters and the public using the beach.
Councilman Walker. It is a good idea. I don't see we
will have a problem With set netters. I think we can
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work out something. We don't know the value of the
property. Perhaps a lease agreement could be worked
't out. That part of the beach is pretty empty. But I
don't see it by June 1.
Councilman Smalley. It is a noble venture. Bringing
it about may take a lot of research. Regarding set
netters. There will be a lot of traffic. They can be
an unfriendly lot at times when people are using their
beach.
Councilwoman Monfor. Set netters lease their sites
I from the State and the City. They would be north. The
only thing would be those that are picnicking. Once
the fish are running, you are asking for trouble. I
would be concerned with that.
Mr. Peloza. It would be only at low tide and there
would be access. It is a nice beach to go to waste.
Young people need something to do. A senior citizens
picnic would be nice. It would help clean the beach.
I am not trying to make big money. I am looking at
f. some kind of lease, maybe 10 years.
Councilwoman Monfor. Have you met with Administration?
�. Admin. Asst. Howard. He spoke to me, I talked to City
E. Manager Brighton, Recreation Director McGillivray and
Mayor Williams.
Mayor Williams. Traditionally in the U.S., beach
property that is open to the public is very seldom
restricted by charge unless it is a direct lease from a
municipality or owner. That is usually a small area.
I don't see use of a large area for private enterprise.
Mr. Peloza. About 5 acres. Mayor Williams. That is a
large area. I am not against the project, just the
method of utilizing public lands. Mr. Peloza. Maybe
the City should do it. Mayor Williams. We spend a lot
of time on that now.
City Manager Brighton. Suppose you lease 5 acres and a
couple more entrepreneurs ask for 5 acres on this side
of the sewer treatment plant. Would you be able to say
no without having discrimination? Mayor Williams. I
think we would be willing to lease any part of it,
where we own land.
Councilwoman O'Reilly. I have a problem with making
public beaches private. In Massachusetts there are
beaches that only owners can use. In Hawaii they are
public.
Councilman Smalley suggested, charge a fee, take them
to a public beach, and then take them back up. Mayor
Williams. .Charge them a fee from someplace else?
Councilman Measles. He would have to have a taxi
license.
Mr. Peloza. What about toilets?
Mayor Williams. If you pick them up at a special
location, you don't need a taxi license. Mr. Peloza.
I could bring them anywhere? Councilwoman Monfor. I
would prefer you take them to one place.
Councilwoman Swarner. What is the liability of
accidents on City land? Legal Asst. Graves. It would
depend on how close the City is with the problem. If
it is not a condition the City created, we would not
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have liability unless we become involved in it. If we
enter into an informal partnership we could get a
lawsuit.
Councilwoman Monfor. Because of low tide, there would
be days you could not do it. Mayor Williams. He could
charge fee to take them down there. Mr. Peloza. I
would rather have a lease so I can advertise. Mayor
Williams. That would involve appraisal, insurance,
etc. Mr. Peloza. Who could I work with on this?
Mayor Williams. By the time you.worked on all the
other details, the.season would be over. Admin. Asst.
Howard noted, $3,020 for an appraisal. Mr. Peloza. I
will not do that.
City Manager Brighton. He is talking about Parks & Rec
activities. He wants to know who he should talk to.
He should talk to Recreation Director McGillivray and
the Parks & Recreation Comm. Mayor Williams. They
could work out a scheme with Parks & Rec. They could
not set policy.
Councilman Measles. As far as the City backing what he
does, we cannot do that. City Manager Brighton. I
think the City has no business contracting or leasing a
portion of the beach to private individuals. That is a
public beach. For us to restrict is a mistake.
Mr. Peloza. What about fishing guides? Mayor
Williams. They are licensed by the.State.
Mr. Peloza. What should I do? Councilwoman Monfor.
Just do'it.
Council took no action.
C. PUBLIC HEARINGS
C-1 Ord. 1369-90 - Increase Rev/Appns - Council on Aging,
Borough Fund - Janitorial Services - $720
MOTION:
Councilman Smalley moved, seconded by Councilwoman
O'Reilly, to adopt the ordinance.
There was no public comment.
Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote.
C-2 Ord. 1370-90 - Replacing Tables in Personnel
Regulations - Salary Structure, Hourly Rates
MOTION:
Councilwoman O'Reilly moved, seconded by Councilman.
Measles, to adopt the ordinance.
There was no public comment.
Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote.
C-3 Ord. 1371-90 - Amend KMC 23 - Uniform Allowance, Police
Dept.
MOTION:
Councilman Smalley moved, seconded by Councilman
Measles, to -adopt the ordinance.
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There was no public comment.
Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote.
C-4 Ord. 1372-90 - Amend KMC 23 - Adding Job
Classification - Sewer Treatment Plant Operator
MOTION:
Councilman Measles moved, seconded by Councilwoman
O'Reilly, to adopt the ordinance.
There was no public comment.
Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote.
C-5 Res. 90-20 - Setting Percentage - Lease of City Lands
MOTION:
Councilman Measles moved, seconded by Councilman
Smalley, to adopt the resolution.
There was no public comment.
Motion passed by unanimous consent.
C-6 Res. 90-21 - Transfer of Funds - Repairs to City Hall
Ventilation - $9,000
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MOTION:
Councilwoman O'Reilly moved, seconded by Councilwoman
Swarner, to adopt the resolution.
There was no public comment.
Councilman Walker. $2,800 for remainder of year?
Public Works Director Kornelis. This would zero out
the account. We feel $2,800 would be needed to
complete for other possible problems.
Councilman Walker. Complete what? City Manager
Brighton. It is surplus to prevent us from coming back
before the end of the year. If it is not used, it will
come back to General Fund. It is not identified to be
spent at this point.
Mayor Williams. Are there Barber Coleman dampers on
the back? Public works Director Rornelis replied, I do
not know.
C-7 Renewal of Liquor License -
Kenai Merit Inn
Mayor Williams. (Reviewed letter from Kenai Borough
attorney, distributed this date) We do not have to
take any action.
Councilwoman Swarner. It should be noted it says that
'... the Borough and Soldotna taxes are delinquent, not
Kenai. Mayor Williams. They have property in
Soldotna. Councilwoman Swarner. She goes speeding
down my street. Mayor Williams. Have her arrested.
C-8 Tidelands Lease Application - Tract C - Larry Powers
Councilman Walker (to Mr. Powers). In a Harbor Corm.
meeting earlier this month, there were several items
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they brought up. Have you been made aware of these
items? Larry Powers. No, but I am aware of them.
Councilman Walker. In the Corps. permit and lease
application, all numbers should be the same. Are the
designs signed by the engineer? Mr. Powers. I believe
so. The 1988 Corps. permit for this (Aug. 11, 1988)
allows me to do a 24 ft. wide boat launch into the
river. Council had a chance to object then and did
not, but they are now.
Mayor Williams. There is no objection being done. Mr.
Powers. This is not the same as the drawings. But
since 1988 I have had 3 years to gather funds and get
ideas. I have a letter with the permit for Council to
review. (The letter was distributed) This letter came
with the Corps. permit. The engineers finished the
drawings this date for the project. I could have
amended the Corps. permit applied for that Mr. Kornelis
wrote a letter on May 9. I think we are talking about
2 different Corps. permits. Mr. Kornelis' letter has a
different number than the one I have. I have 17 acres,
I want 2 floating docks, 1500 boats stored. I have
every intention to go up to 150 ton boats, larger than
anything we can pull out now. I don't know why the
City would object to having another Corps. permit
issued. That is down the road a bit.
Mayor Williams. The City has never objected to
issuance of the Corps. permit. Mr. Powers. Mr.
Kornelis' letter objected to issuance unless drawings
were modified. That is still in the planning stage -
that dock, etc., and will not come about for several
years.
Mayor Williams. The Corps. letter - 2nd paragraph says
if there are changes on location, plans should be
submitted to the office. That is the primary concern.
Mr. Powers. The drawings are complete. All we have
been waiting for is stamped engineer's drawings. We
should be on line with that. The old Corps. permit of
1988 can be amended.
Councilwoman O'Reilly. Is this letter of Aug. ll, 1988
granting Corps. permit to be used for this floating
dock? Mr. Powers. Yes, that was issued before I knew
the City owned the tidelands.
Councilwoman O'Reilly. And you are in the process of
doing paragraph 2 (Kluge letter)? Mr. Powers. Yes, I
will get with the Corps. May 17.
Councilwoman O'Reilly. Is this Corps. permit good for
an indefinite period? Mr. Powers. Yes, It took me one
` year to y get the permit.
Councilman Smalley. The May 7 letter from Mr. Kluge.
#2 deals with anchors and lateral movement. Are you
going to alter your - - - ? Mr. Powers. Yes, the new
plan calls for pilings. There are no objections from
the Corps for that. Mr. Borsetti (Corps. of Engineers)
said there were no objections to Mr. Kornelis'
submittal. In several days we could have approval.
Councilman Smalley. Number 4 (Kluge letter), any
problem? Mr. Powers. No, that is what it is designed
for. I will probably not have that much of a load. It
is what Marvin Dragseth did for 10 years.
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Public Works Director Kornelis. This permit we have
never seen before. In the packet is a copy of the
Corps. permit. This is the first time we have seen
this Corps. application. Engineer LaShot and I noticed
different things from the Corps. permit and submitted
drawings. This was submitted to the Harbor Comm. The
Harbor Comm. made a motion that the drawings we receive
should be similar to those of the permit. The drawings
have not been signed yet. In response to the
application, I wrote the May 9 letter. I did not mean
we objected to the permit. I sent a copy to Architect
Kluge and Mr. Powers. I called the Corps. of Engineers
to say we were not objecting, just to make sure it was
the same as the drawings the Corps. had. They thought
the Corps. permit should be modified and then submitted
to the City.
Mayor Williams. Admire. Asst. Howard has designated
questions on the memo. We will want to lease the lands
contingent on those measures.
MOTION:
Councilman Walker moved, seconded by Councilman
Smalley, that we enter into a lease agreement with
Larry Powers or at least accept the lease agreement
with Larry Powers, based on modification of Corps. of
Engineers permits and signature on the lease.
MOTION, Amendment:
Councilman Walker, with consent of second, amended the
motion to add that the City enter into the lease
application provided the lease be stamped and signed
and contingent upon approval by Corps. of Engineers.
Motion, as amended, passed by unanimous consent.
D. COMMISSION/CO1waTTEE REPORTS
D-1 Council on Aging
a
Councilwoman Swarner. Congregate Housing received
$3.8 Million from the Railbelt Energy Fund but it has
not been signed by the Governor. Mayor Williams. It
was not all from Railbelt Energy Funds. Councilwoman
Swarner.' The Congregate Housing committee is still
meeting weekly.
The fashion show is this week.
Program Director Porter. The presentation to United
Way is May 21.
Mayor Williams. The Senior Citizens housing. Council
should be considering future plans, selection of
architect, design committee other than that in place,
people professionally involved in this. $3.8 Million
is not close enough for the original project. We have
to make a determination whether we want to stop at that
or "sweeten the pot." That will be tied with the
architect fees. I think we can get more for our
"buck." $5.2 Million is excessive. 40 units is
$100,000 per unit. We can do it, but we need an
architectural review contingent upon how soon we can
proceed.
City Manager Brighton. We have to have notification
that the money is available and Council has to
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tappropriate. Mayor Williams. How long? Finance
Director Brown. Usually about August from the State.
Mayor Williams. Would Council like to proceed early
for the architect regarding what we can expect? We
will want to hear from more than one architect,
Councilwoman Monfor. How much longer before the
Governor has to sign? City Manager Brighton replied,
60 days.
Councilwoman O'Reilly. Do architects tend to be less
expensive after the building season? Can we wait till
Fall? Public Works Director Kornelis. It would depend
on the work load. It would be higher if there was more
work. I perceived this as starting this winter. That
would give us more time and give us a better price.
Mayor Williams. I would like to see it ready to bid
early in the Spring. Anything we can do early is the
first step. We have no idea what we want in the
building since the money situat-Lon has been altered.
We need time after the architect reviews to see what we
want to do.
Councilwoman Monfor. June meeting we will know if
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it will be vetoed? Mayor Williams. Not necessarily.
Public Works Director Kornelis. We have 2 registered
architects, I believe. Mayor Williams. I would like
to see us begin to acquire names of architects, find
out how many would be interested in giving us a
preliminary design, have the committee sit with the
architect and work up. It would not cost us anything.
Councilwoman Swarner. I agree but we don't have to
rush into anything. Getting names is the 1st step.
Councilman Smalley. I agree, also identify similar
buildings and find out how they did theirs. Mayor
Williams. We will have to have some modifications of
Size and design to get cost. The plat of land will
have to be modified? City Manager Brighton replied
yes. Mayor Williams. That could be done this summer.
We can ask Public Works Director Kornelis to do those
things - identify architect, begin modification to land
plat, get us moving on this direction. Councilwoman
O'Reilly. Agree. As long as it does not cost any
money.
Mr. Kornelis. We are already getting requests from
architects regarding the Bicentennial building.
Mayor Williams. We should establish a date for
preliminary renderings. Mr. Kornelis. They will need
criteria from the committee.
Mayor Williams. It is mandatory we get a determination
or consider other financing. Councilwoman O'Reilly. I
think we should go with the original 40 units and see
how much we have. Councilwoman Monfor. Then go down
I from there.
City Manager Brighton. Regarding Capital Improvement
Projects funding - $2 Million went to Chugiak to add 20
units. They are talking $100,000 per unit.
Councilwoman Monfor. Just tell the architect we have
$4 Million and 40 units and to design.
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D-2 Airport Commission
Councilman Measles. What happened at the last meeting?
Airport Manager Ernst. It was cancelled. Councilman
Measles. I was not told.
ITEM C-8 (contd):
Mayor Williams. Item C-8 (Tidelands Lease Application.
Larry Powers). Page 2 of the permit, paragraph 5,
lists Kenai: -River Special Management Area. That stops
at the bridge. This should be corrected.
D-3 Economic Development Commission
City Manager Brighton. (Reviewed minutes) Page 2, #1
and #2, statements were made by Marion Nelson.
Councilwoman Monfor. Tell her to clean up the refuse
in f runt of the Hall.
D-4 Harbor Commission
Councilman Walker. (Reviewed minutes) They discussed
Larry. Power's request. Marpol V regulations -were
discussed.
D-5 Library Commission
None
D-6 Parks & Recreation Commission
a. Councilwoman O'Reilly. At the May 8 meeting they
discussed that due to the lack of usage of the Rec
Center on Sundays, they will close it in summer
beginning July 1. Recreation Director
McGillivray. The Teen Center will remain open.
b. Councilwoman O'Reilly. Where are the Parks &
Recreation Comm. minutes? I would like to see
them sooner. Recreation Director McGillivray.
The Beautification Comm. minutes are taken by
staff, others � by the hired person.
ADDED ITEM.
Councilwoman Swarner. There are many misspellings
in the EDc minutes.
D-6 (contd)
C. Mayor Williams. Regarding Parks & Recreation.
Over the past years I have been asking for
pavilions. In the last few weeks I have visited
communities that have covered pavilions of 20 x 40
ft. With Council permission, I would ask for the
cost from Recreation Director McGillivray to
appropriate money in time for the softball games.
Recreation Director McGillivray. We have a
proposal for a 20 x 40 ft. pavilion. Public Works
Director Rornelis. I brought it to Council, I
will bring it again. Councilman Smalley. I am
Agreeable, depending on cost. Should the City
undertake this or could we take it to Wildwood for
labor? Mayor Williams. We could look into it.
Recreation Director McGillivray. We are working
with them on another project. It will be at the
next Council meeting. With the cold storage
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building the price we had with a metal roof was
reasonable. That would be different for prison
crews. A wooden one would be better. Mayor
Williams. Come to Council with a metal one.
d. Councilwoman Monfor. The City park. Are we going
to leave it open for camping? We have 2 open now
and there is real riffraff in there. We may have
some problems this summer. Recreation Director
McGillivray. We are just getting crews now.
Councilwoman Monfor. They have been there for
some time. Mayor Williams. The area is posted.
a. icontda Councilwoman Swarner. If the gym is closed,
will that be a reduction in the budget? What will
you do with the employees? Recreation Director
McGillivray. Normally we hire extra, we will not
have to. Two Sundays ago we made $22, last Sunday
- $95. $72 was by cards. It has been that way
for the past couple of years.
e. Councilman Smalley. I have received phone calls
from people regarding planting their own corner.
If the City brought the dirt, they would be glad
to maintain them. Public Works Director Kornelis.
One year we had a supply of top soil and we would
deliver. We do not have a supply now. Councilman
Smalley. How expensive is it? Mr. Rornelis. It
depends on the quality. We do not have a supply,
just dark peat. Recreation Director McGillivray.
We have some by the softball fields. Councilman
Smalley. Visitors to the community love these.
People I have talked to are talking about reserved
areas. Recreation Director McGillivray. If they
want dirt, will we have to haul out what they dig
out? Councilman Smalley. They can do that. They
just want dirt to spread out. Recreation Director
McGillivray. It is hard to get good clean top
soil. Councilwoman O'Reilly. If you are talking
about a small corner that residents could make a
garden, residents could do the screening. Mr.
Kornelis. If they are patient enough, we can find
some.
If Council does not object we will haul it.
Council agreed to the suggestion.
D-7 Planning & Zoning Commission
Councilman Smalley reviewed the minutes. There will be
a work session May 23 regarding encroachments, after
AD the regular meeting.
Mayor Williams. What did P&Z do with Tony Knowles'
handouts? Councilman Smalley. I don't know.
D-8 Misc. Conga/Comm
a. Councilwoman Swarner. Beautification Comm. They
discussed signs. They will meet May 22. The sign
would be at Big John's. Emphasis will be where to
turn. There was discussion regarding a storage
building and sidewalks in Memorial Pk. deleted
from the budget. The Beautification Comm. will
come to Council June 6 regarding this.
Also the City flag, do we have one? Clerk
Ruotsala. We had a discussion some time ago but
nothing was done. Councilwoman Swarner. We could
have 4 flags, 2-sided, it would be $600.
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b. councilwoman Monfor. The Bicentennial Comm. The
first mural will be dedicated June 2. It is
really spectacular. There will be a.reception.
I': • . MINUTES
E-1 Regular Meeting, May 2, 1990
Approved by Consent Agenda.
F. CORRESPONDENCE
None
G. OLD BUSINESS
G-2 RIP Program - Reconsideration
Mayor Williams noted the memo from Clerk Ruotsala and
reviewed the memo from Finance Director Brown.
Council took no action.
�• NEW BUSINESS
H-1 Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified
MOTION:
Councilwoman O'Reilly moved, seconded by Councilman
Smalley, to approve the bills as submitted.
Motion passed by unanimous consent.
H-2 Requisitions Exceeding $10,000
MOTION:
Councilwoman Monfor moved, seconded by Councilman
Smalley, to approve the requisitions with the addition
of Alaska Valuation Service, Inc. in the amount of
$3,500.
Motion passed by unanimous consent.
H-3 Ord. 1373-90 - Increase Rev/Appns - Float Plane Basin -
FAA Grant - $66,782
H-4 -Ord. 1374-90 - Adopting Annual Budget - 1990-91
Approved by Consent Agenda.
H-5 Ord. 1375-90 - Increase Rev/Appns - Senior Day Care -
State Grant - New Employee Training - $722
a. Public Hearing Ord. 1375-90
MOTION:
Councilman Measles movede seconded by Councilwoman
Monfor, to introduce.theordinance.
There was no public comment.
Program Director Porter. I asked for the public
hearing because Rhonda Webb (Forget -Me -Not Center) has
submitted her resignation effective May 31. There are
no funds for training of the new employee. I called
OAC and. they were willing to fund this.
Motion passed by unanimous consent.
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MOTION, 2nd Reading.
Councilman Measles moved, seconded by Councilwoman.
Swarner, to have the 2nd reading.
There was no public comment.
Motion passed by unanimous consent.
MOTION:
Councilman Measles moved, seconded by Councilwoman
Swarner, to adopt the ordinance.
There was no public comment.
Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote.
H-6 Ord. 1376-90 - Amend Zoning Map - Lands Adjacent &
Including Spur S/D #9 (senior Citizen Center)
Approved by Consent Agenda.
H-7 Approval - Vacation of Utility Easement - Redoubt
HU Terrace S/D - D/Integrity Surveys
MOTION:
_ Councilman Smalley'moved, seconded by Councilwoman
O'Reilly, to approve the vacation request.
Motion passed by unanimous consent.
H-9 Approval - Amended Agreement - C. Cone - Cone Tract
A-lB
City Manager Brighton. Chester Cone wanted the
additional 30 ft. easement from a septic system
standpoint. We agreed. $1,000 to $5,000, we agreed.
He objected to the time, it was changed to 2 years. If
we get Corps. permits, we shall purchase. I think it
accommodates his wishes and Council's wishes. -
Councilman Smalley. Is there a clause for the extra
year and at what cost? City Manager Brighton. Yes, at
no cost. Section 3 & 4 were changed. Legal Asst.
Graves. Section 4 is regarding the extension. It is
not automatic. The seller has to agree.
Mayor•Williams. Is there an objection to Section 7?
Councilwoman Swarner. What was the original amount?
City Manager Brighton replied, $1,000. Councilwoman
Swarner. I have a problem with that amount, but I
don't know what we can do. City Manager Brighton. You
have to do something with an option. I don't think it
is unreasonable. Should the Corps. permits be
forthcoming, it will be applied to the purchase.
Councilman Measles. Originally it was my understanding
the time would be established by the Corps. of
Engineers. I have a problem with a 2 year period, but
I don't think we can do any better. Mayor Williams.
Do you think it will take longer than 2 years? Public
Works Director Kornelis. This is unusual. Besides the
Corps. of Engineers permit, there will be 4-5 permits
more. It will take a while.
Councilman Measles. The Kenai River Special Management
Bd will probably try to take all of the lower river.
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Mayor Williams. They have no statutory authority. We
own the land below the water. I have problems with
this. City Manager Brighton. He is insistent on the
time situation.
Councilman Measles. At the end of the second year, if
we do not have a permit, it is unlikely he can sell.
MOTION:
Councilman Walker moved, seconded by Councilman
Smalley, for approval of the amended agreement with
Chester Cone, Cone Tract A-1B, item H-9 in the packet.
Public Works Director Kornelis. Did he mention Tract A
and .the additional 2.02 acres? Answer - yes.
: Motion passed -by unanimous consent.
I. ADMMSTRATION REPORTS
_ I-1 Mayor
Mayor Williams spoke.
� a. !fhe Citywas incorporated May 18 1960. We '
rpo y , will
celebrate our 30th birthday May 30 at the Chamber
of Commerce luncheon. I have asked the remaining
members of the Charter Committee to attend. The
City will act as host. It will be "City of Kenai
Day" in Kenai. I would invite the Council to
attend.
b. The Charter Review Committee. It might be very
well to seat a Charter Review Committee, members
made up of Charter signers.
Councilwoman Swarner. Don't open up a "can of
:r worms." Councilman Measles. Look at it.in
another 30 years.
Council took no action.
c. The Volunteer Appreciation Reception is May 30 at
Mr. D's, at 7:00 PM.
d. The Hospital Service Board appointment. The
j Quesnels are not able to serve.
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Councilwoman O'Reilly recommended Janet Brown.
�. Mayor Williams asked Clerk Ruotsala to contact the
Borough Mayor regarding appointment proceedings
and contact Janet Brown to fill out an
application.
_ Councilman Measles. They are advertising now.
They meet once a month. They have to serve on a
committee.
e. The Harbor Commission needs one more member. We
will be working on that.
f. Councilwoman Swarner. Jim Krein asked to serve on
the Personnel Arbitration Bd. Mayor Williams. I
sent him an application.
g. Mayor Williams.. I sent a letter to Fish 6
Wildliferegarding cleaning -the buildings in Old
Town. Clerk Ruotsala.. They called this date,.
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PAGE 20
they will be painting the buildings this summer,,
. they will send a follow-upletter.
1-2 City Manager
City Manager Brighton spoke.
a. He distributed copies of the Legislative final
report.
b. Amended dock rates for 1990 season were
distributed this date (Info 11). If there is no
object -ion from Council, they will be as listed.
co He distributed a confidential envelope regarding a
grievance by an employee.
d. I am requesting an executive session between now
and the adoption of the budget.
Clerk Ruotsala. I was going. to ask for an
executive session during -the Clerk's Report,, for a
final evaluation. could they be
-performance
combined?
NOTION,? Executive Session:
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Councilman Smalley moved, seconded by Councilman
Walker, for an executive session - matters., the
immediate knowledge of which would clearly have an
adverse effect upon the finances of the City.
Councilwoman O'Reilly. It is too much to do both.
Notion passed by unanimous consent.
COUNCIL ADJOURNED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION, 10:55 PH.
Clerk Ruotsala was called in after the first part was.
completed vV:.
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1-3 Attorney:
None
1-4 City'Clerk
Wone
1-5 Finance Director
None
1-6 Public Works Director
Public Works Director,reported the Corps. of Engineers
permits for willow St. Extension and Kenai Boat Ramp
are in the public comment period.
1-7 Airport Manager
Airport Manager Ernst spoke.
a. The Airport Open.House was a success.
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PAGE 21
b. Mayor.Williams. Could the.City use a free
helicopter ride to take pictures of the airport
area? Answer - yes.
J. DISCUSSION
J-1 Citizens
a. Father Targonsky, Russian Orthodox Church. May 13
through May 19 is National Historic Preservation
Week. The Russian Orthodox Church has been
designated as a National Historic Landmark. It is
their highest achievement, I tell tourists that.
There are 22,000 on the list, only 8 are national,
the remaining are state or local. 46 are in
Alaska, 7 are Russian Orthodox churches. This is
the only one on the Peninsula. I would like to
see the City and the Chamber of Commerce take
pride in this church and offer us financial and
technical aid, whatever they can, for preservation
work. We do need help. At the present time we
i= have stopped work because we are out of funds.
The Kenai Historical society has been helping
restore the Shrine (Chapel). It would be nice if
by 1991 that work could be completed. What is
Council's attitude toward this?
Mayor Williams. Where did the funding come from
in Sitka after the fire? Fr. Targonsky. It was a
conununity organization of community leaders. It
did not lose its standing because it was rebuilt
as it was and most of the artifacts were saved.
It was a community effort.
Mayor Williams. Fr. Targonsky has been coming to
Council for a number of years asking for help. We
have always looked at it as separation of church
and state. But it is not uncommon to do. If the
City can spend money for a visitors center and
senior citizens dining room & land for housing, we
should be able to find it in our budget to
contribute something. Even if only technical
assistance. First thing that needs to be done is
cost of restoration of the Shrine. I would urge
Council to consider. We are celebrating our
Bicentennial based on Russian history.
J-2 Council
a. Councilman Walker. Regarding Cook Inlet Housing
Proposal (item B-1). After tonight's action, if
it does end up appropriated, is the final draft
coming back to Council before it is signed? Legal
Asst. Graves. If Council wants it to. Preparing
will not take long at all.
Councilman Walker. I would like to see it come
back to Council. Councilman Smalley. Come back
as information? Councilman Walker. It depends on
what we see. Legal Asst. Graves. The document
would be the agreement in the packet with the
inclusion of paragraph 7 and the letter of intent.
Mayor Williams suggested, get the document
-prepared for Council review prior to next meeting.
If there are any differences, Council could decide
whether to do anything else.
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B. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT
B-1 Cook Inlet Housing Proposal
Tom Harris, Cook Inlet Housing Authority. Regarding
the question of special assessments, if could they be
waived. HUD has said it looks like they could not -be
waived. We have added paragraph 7 hoping that would
settle the problem. Also, any outstanding assessments
would be paid at closing. We have submitted this to
Council - working with Atty. Rogers, our attorney and.
HUD. The proposal was in the letter, we hope to add
this to the agreement. It would be where there is
streets, water & sewer already there. There would not
be assessments in the future (we would hope). We think
this is the solution to the problem. We would hope we
could bring to an agreement tonight. We are excited
about this.
Councilman Smalley. The proposed paragraph 7 in the
attorney's letter? Legal Asst. Graves. It would be
added to the original document with a letter of intent.
Mayor Williams. The attorneys have worked out the
discrepancies as we have reviewed them. I would ask
Council for a motion to approve. Before we do that,
was there any final decision as to numbers? Mr.
Harris. We had hoped to do 30, but at the option of
the City we would like to do 15. We have 19 on the
list. Thirty would take us out to the Borough
agreement.
Mayor Williams. The Borough has 30 units. Is that to
cover the entire area? Mr. Harris. 129 total units in
the Borough, these 30 get to that number.
Councilwoman Monfor. Wasn't this already approved with
these questions to be settled? Mayor Williams. We
took no action at the previous meeting. There were too
many problems to settle.
Councilman Smalley. Do we need to include a statement
in the motion regarding outstanding assessments? Mr.
Harris. We intend to have a letter of intent that will
be included in the agreement. We talked to HUD May 15
and they agreed. Legal Asst. Graves. That would be
included in the agreement. Mayor Williams. Should we.
put that in the motion? Legal Asst. Graves. Include
paragraph 7 and the letter of intent. Mr. Harris.
That is agreeable with Cook Inlet Housing.
MOTION:
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Councilwoman Monfor moved, seconded by Councilman
Smalley, that the City go into a cooperative agreement
with Cook Inlet Housing Authority including paragraph 7
in item B-1 and we will have a letter of intent from
them that they will pay the City the outstanding
assessments.
Councilman Walker. I had more questions than the
special assessments. One is, I see a loss in tax
revenues and I don't feel at this time we can ask the
people of the City for a tax raise and then take
payment in lieu of taxes that is substantially less
than taxes. I cannot change my mind on this.
VOTE (Failed):
Yes: Monfor, O'Reilly, Smalley
No: Swarner, Walker, Williams, Measles
Mayor Williams requested Legal Asst. Graves research
this item.
NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION:
Mayor Williams gave notice of reconsideration,
dependent on the Mayor's right to do so.
Councilman Measles. a) I question the Mayor's right to
a notice of reconsideration. b) This is
reconsideration we are voting on.
Mayor Williams. I will not dispute that. I have asked
the Atty. for a review.
Notice of reconsideration was not completed.
Legal Asst. Graves. I would have to check the minutes
to see if this is a reconsideration.
Councilman Measles. Councilman Walker asked for
reconsideration. This vote is a result of that
reconsideration.
Councilwoman Monfor. In the meeting I missed, it
passed 4 to 2. I was under the impression the
questions were only things that had to be done.
Mayor Williams. There was a misunderstanding regarding
if it had passed. We should research the minutes, if
there has been action taken and there are only
paragraphs to be taken care of.
RECESS TO COPY AND REVIEW MINUTES OF 4-18-90 MEETING.
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MOTION, Rescission:
Councilwoman Monfor moved, seconded by Councilman
Smalley, to rescind the motion.
VOTE, Rescission (Passed):
Yes: Swarner, Walker, Williams, Monfor, O'Reilly,
Smalley
No: Measles
Mayor Williams. The procedural problem is with the
last motion. At the 4-18 meeting, the same action was
taken.
MOTION:
Councilman Smalley moved, seconded by Councilwoman
O'Reilly, that the City of Kenai go into a cooperative
agreement with Cook Inlet Housing Authority and the
document will include Sect. 7 distributed as item G-1
this evening, and said document will include a letter
of intent speaking to special assessments paid in full
by the Authority.
Councilman Measles. Is that not the same motion we
Just had and the same motion that was reconsidered
earlier? Mayor Williams. I want the motion clearly.
stated so we all understand it.
Councilman Measles. I am not concerned about the
motion. I am not sure what we are doing. Mayor
Williams. We are getting your vote on the motion as it
stands now.
Councilman Walker. Is this just another way to
reconsider our reconsideration? I am still unclear.
Legal Asst. Graves. The problem I have is the motion
to reconsider turned into a motion to rescind.
Procedurally it is unclear. I think Cook Inlet Housing
would like a definite reply this evening, but I think
we need the exact proceedings.
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Councilman Smalley. Councilwoman Monfor's motion to
rescind action. Is that different than a
reconsideration? Legal Asst. Graves. Yes, any
previous vote can be reconsidered.
Councilman Smalley. We have a motion on that
reconsideration. The motion I gave would be that of
reconsideration, because it had been reconsidered.
City Manager Brighton. On the basis of voting down the
previous action, you did not call for reconsideration,
of the original question. Therefore the table i8,6pen .
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for any motion. It may get technical if the wording is
the same. If the wording is different, there is no
problem.
Mayor Williams. if we take action on the motion on the
table and you do research on the technicalities and
find everything in order, it would be'action of
Council? If you find an error it could be brought back
to Council? Legal Asst. Graves replied yes. Mayor
Williams. Vote on the action, then turn it over to
Legal Asst. Graves to see if the procedures are
correct.
MOTION, Table:
Councilman Walker moved, seconded by Councilman
Measles, to table the action.
VOTE, Table (Failed):
Yes: Swarner, Walker, Measles
No: Williams, Monfor, O'Reilly, Smalley
Councilwoman Monfor. I did not ask for
reconsideration. i asked for rescission. These people
have been "jacked" around enough.
VOTE (Passed):
Yes: Williams, Monfor, O'Reilly, Smalley
No: Swarner, Walker, Measles
Mayor Williams. I would ask the Atty. to review our
proceedings.
Janet Ruotsala
City Clerk
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PARTIAL TRANSLATION
MAY 16, 1990
C. PUBLIC HEARINGS
C-8 Tidelands Lease Application - Tract C - Larry Powers
MOTION:
Councilman Walker moved, seconded by Councilman
Smalley, that we enter into a lease agreement with
Larry Powers or at least accept the lease agreement
With Larry Powers, based on modifications of Corps of
Engineers permits and signature on the lease.
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MOTION, Amendment:
Councilman Walker, with consent of second, amended the
motion to add that the City enter into the lease
application provided the lease be stamped and signets
and contingent upon approval by Corps of Engineers.
Motion, as amended, passed by unanimous consent.
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Janet Ruotsala
City Clerk
DATED: May 17, 1990